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    19 1 TODAY Thursday August 28, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Thursday August 28,2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    • IN OUR MORNING PAPER
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        BY-ELECTIONS
        69 1 You might not think beyond the obvious about the party symbol that appears beside each candidate's name, on the ballot papers every General Election. But that mark makes a fundamental point about Singapore's election philosophy. In countries such as Britain, where no party symbol appears beside the candidate's name,
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        TANG'S LIE
        50 1 Fighting for his life and driven to desperation, retail magnate Tang Wee Sung lied under oath in order to buy a kidney from an Indonesian donor. His lawyer, Senior Counsel Cavinder Bull, said this in his mitigation plea, asking the court not to jail the 56-year-old Mr Tang.
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        ANTI CLIMAX
        40 1 After nearly four hours of heated debate, with five Nominated MPs, two Worker's Party members, two PAP backbenchers and the Prime Minister having their say, the vote was almost anti-climactic. .todayonline.com Log on to read the full reports
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      Lock icon Red's late escape
      285 1 AFP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Kuyt #s strike three minutes from end clinches win for Liverpool LIVERPOOL Dirk Kuyt's goal three minutes from the end of extra-time ensured Liverpool progressed to the group stages of the Champions League at the expense of an unfortunate Standard Liege yesterday (this morning,
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      Lock icon Gallas on target as Arsenal ease through
      186 1 AFP LONDON William Gallas produced the perfect response to his critics as the Arsenal captain helped book his side's place in the Champions League group stages with a rare goal in a 4-0 win against FC Twente. Gallas's captaincy credentials had already been
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      106 1 Singapore's Premier Music Lifestyle Festival returns! JB&fHh,- SINGAPORE Come join over Sagsun 250, a= at,ona' FESTIVAL g, celebrities in more than OO ventslo days 17-26 October 2008 V" w A PUBLICATION OF J\A=diaCorp MICA (P) 132/10/2007 HOTLINE 6822 2268 ADVERTISE 6359 7359 UffW SINGAPORE y#^^ fc~. JEnS FESTIVAL ¥>i.^.l^ ...^...1
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      Lock icon Madrid snubbed, again and again
      498 2 AGENCIES PRIMERALIGA Real targets Villa, Cazorla reject chance to join Spanish champions MADRID It's just three days before the transfer window closes and Real Madrid officials in charge of new signings are feeling the heat. One by one, all the players they wanted have said
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      Lock icon Milner wants to quit St James' Park
      354 2 BLOOMBERG LONDON Newcastle midfielder James Milner, who holds the appearance record for England's Under-21 team, handed in a transfer request yesterday, the club said. Elsewhere, Newcastle's northeast England rivals Sunderland said they completed the signing of West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand on a
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      Lock icon Murphy saves Fulham's League Cup blushes
      307 3 AFP LONDON Fulham avoided a League Cup second-round upset when Danny Murphy (picture) scored an injury-time winner to see off League One rivals Leicester 3-2 yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). Zoltan Gera grabbed his first goal for the Cottagers in the 31 st minute
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      Lock icon Jankovic survives scare
      512 3 AFP USOPEN World No 2 was stretched before advancing to round 3 NEW YORK World No 2 Jelena Jankovic struggled but held on to beat Sofia Arvids-son6-3,6-7 (5/7), 7-5 in the second round of the US Open yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). The 23-year-old Serbian has reached
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      Lock icon MALAYSIA'S VOTER REVOLT CONTINUES
      937 4  -  OOIKEEBENG NEWS COMMENT Huge support Anwar received in polls shows that the BN's initiative backfired IN GAINING a substantially bigger victory margin than his wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail did in the March 8 general elections (15,671 to 13,398), Mr Anwar Ibrahim's coalition continues its march
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      More alternatives for Muslim contributors sought
      368 6 WITH contribution rates to the Mosque Building and Mendaki Fund (MBMF) recently raised, one Muslim group while welcoming the increase is asking that Malay-Muslims be given more choice over one portion of the contributions, in particular. The Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) proposes that
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      Lock icon Trials kick off in November
      553 6  -  NEOCHAICHIN ELECTRICITYVENDING SYSTEM i ooo households will test impact of peak and off-peak rate packages chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg WANT to know if the air-con is the real energy guzzler in your household, or whether to use energy-intensive gadgets only during off-peak hours? One thousand households here will
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      Lock icon Pay for music licensing on top of copyright fees, upset karaoke operators told
      385 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA PLAYING songs in a lounge does not come cheap, and karaoke operators have been given until Oct 1 to pay any outstanding copyright fees for using music videos in their business. The deadline was issued
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      Price of 1,000 more babies
      450 8  -  ESTHERNG MARRIAGE AND PARENTHOOD Despite $i.6-billion Govt package, some S #poreans say it's not enough estherng@mediacorp.com.sg ONE resident wanted paternity leave and another wanted more infant care services. Between responding to these and other reactions to the marriage and parenthood package, Senior Minister Goh ChokTong
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      Lock icon A 'worrying' rate
      444 10  -  TAN HUI LENG ELDERLYSUICIDES Student rates remain stable, but every death regrettable: Minister huileng@mediacorp.com.sg OVER the last few years, there has been no rise in the number of suicides among the young, but suicide rates for those 75 years and older are worrying. Among Singaporeans aged 10
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    • PARLIAMENT ROUNDUP
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        BUDGET TERMINAL UPGRADING
        117 12 Is the upgrading of the Budget Terminal due to poor planning, given that it was opened in March 2006? Senior Minister of State for Transport Lim Hwee Hua replied that when the decision to build it was taken in 2004, the industry was relatively new in Asia
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        SMALL-SCALE UPGRADING FOR PRIVATE ESTATES SOON
        55 12 The Estate Upgrading Programme (EUP) will be expanded to allow for small-scale upgrading works to complement the EUP in private estates. Like the EUP, such works will be funded by the Government but subject to stipulated cost caps. The Ministry of National Development will
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        ABORTION ISSUE REVIVED
        162 12 With the issue of abortion being an "emotive and divisive" one, it would "not be wise to reopen the debate", said Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan. MP Christopher de Souza had filed several questions asking, among other things, if adoption could be promoted as a "serious alternative"
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        CHIKUNGUNYA'S JOHOR LINK
        61 12 The growing number of chikungunya cases in Johor is a major reason for the recent surge in such outbreaks in Singapore: About 80 per cent of imported cases had a recent travel history to the Malaysian state, said Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan. From late 2006 to
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      Lock icon 16 gantries on KPE for safely
      375 12  -  TAN HUI LENG ELECTRONIC ROAD PRICING Congestion can exacerbate risks in long tunnels: Teo huikng@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN it opens on Sept 20, the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) will have 16 new Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries along its 12 kilometres, of which 9km are underground.
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      Lock icon Watch Apaches wage battles
      423 14  -  SOPHIA HUANG RSAFOPEN HOUSE Latest capabilities of 3rd generation air force on display to public FOUR air bases in Singapore, four base commanders who assume full and separate control of their turf, reporting directly to the Chief of Air Force. That has been the set-up in
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      Lock icon Home visit boom for low-income elderly
      193 14 938 LIVE MOBILE healthcare has arrived for needy elderly residents living in two-room public rental flats in Taman Jurong. Two medical centres are adopting three HDB blocks at Ho Ching Road, where 70 per cent of the residents belong to the elderly low-income group.
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Another night under the stars ...
      716 16  - Another night under the stars ANSLEY NG TURMOIL INTHAILAND IN BANGKOK ansley@mediacorp.com.sg ANY tourist walking near Government House in central Bangkok could have thought that a carnival was on. Standing on the back of two lorries, a man sang a popular Thai song, with hundreds of people most of them
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      BANGKOK RESIDENTS FROWN ON PROTESTS
      197 16  -  ANSLEY NG The majority of Bangkok residents do not support the current demonstrations, according to a survey by Bangkok University. News agency AFP reported that 68 per cent of those polled frowned on protesters occupying the government offices and only 4.5 per cent said they
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      Lock icon Thai riot police surround besieged Government House
      323 16 AFP BANGKOK Thai riot police yesterday took up positions outside Bangkok's Government House, where thousands of protesters are camped out (above picture), police said. Deputy police spokesman Major General Surapol Tuanthong said a few officers and protesters had received minor injuries during scuffles
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      Lock icon PM faces fresh calls to resign
      480 18 AGENCIES POST-ANWAR VICTORY Dissenters include Umno members and government supporters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi faced calls to quit from within his ruling party yesterday after opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim scored a landslide by-election victory. Mr Anwar won the vote to return
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      Lock icon Anwar to be sworn in as MP today
      358 18 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim (picture) will be sworn in as a member of parliament today, his party said, after a landslide by-election victory that ended his decade-long political exile. Mr Anwar, who was sacked as deputy premier in
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      Lock icon Malaysian Islamic party to protest rocker Lavigne concert
      243 18 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's conservative Islamic party has said it will mount protests at Canadian rocker Avril Lavigne's concert here tomorrow, after failing to have it banned. The concert is an insult to Islam as the fasting month of Ramadan is due
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      Lock icon Chinas 'iPhone Girl' becomes a celebrity
      406 20 AFP MOBILETECHNOLOGY Factory worker unsettled by sudden fame after photo appeared on websites SHANGHAI A Chinese factory worker (picture) has become a celebrity after her smiling face was accidentally loaded onto an Apple iPhone and shipped to the other side of the world, her
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon CLOTHES FOR CHINA QUAKE VICTIMS BEING RECYCLED INTO MOPS
        165 20 AFP Mountains of clothes donated to victims of China's recent devastating earthquake are being auctioned off, recycled into mops or left in warehouses because no one wants them, state press reported yesterday. Sixty tonnes of secondhand clothes will be auctioned off
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        Lock icon THOUSANDS OF CAMERAS TO WATCH OVER BEIJING'S BUSES
        178 20 AFP Thousands of state-of-the-art video cameras will be installed on buses in Beijing in the latest effort to ensure security and monitor the public, state press reported yesterday. More than 1,400 buses in Beijing will each be fitted with four video cameras,
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      Lock icon Bank of China denies terror allegations
      210 20 AFP BEIJING Bank of China, one of the nation's big four state-owned commercial lenders, yesterday denied it facilitated terrorism, responding to accusations in a United States lawsuit filed by a group of Israelis. "The accusations are baseless and do not make sense The Bank
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      Lock icon Taiwan prosecutor heads to Singapore
      296 22 AGENCIES MONEY LAUNDERING PROBE TAIPEI A Taiwanese prosecutor flew to Singapore yesterday as part of a probe into alleged money-laundering by Mr Chen Shui-bian as new bribery allegations surfaced against him. Reports in Taiwan said prosecutor Ching Chi-jen would probe claims that the Chen family
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      Lock icon KETCHUP, PLEASE
      46 22 People hurling tomatoes at the traditional Tomatina festival in Spain yesterday. La Tomatina, held annually on the last Wednesday of August, sees tens of thousands participating from all over the world. About 115,000 kg of tomatoes were used during the hour-long tomato fight. EPA
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      Lock icon Six from hacking ring arrested
      146 22 AFP TAIPEI The police in Taiwan have arrested six people suspected of stealing personal data from state firms, including data on the island's current and former presidents, officials said yesterday. An official at Taiwan's Criminal Investigation Bureau said the hackers had tapped into data held
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      Lock icon Hijackers surrender
      155 25 AGENCIES TRIPOLI The hijackers of a Sudanese airliner surrendered to the Libyan authorities yesterday, several hours after all passengers on board were freed, a Libyan official said. The plane had been forced to land in the Libyan desert on Tuesday after the two hijackers took control of the
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      Lock icon Buddhists protest
      259 25 AGENCIES ALLEGED RELIGIOUS BIAS South Koreans march against President SEOUL Tens of thousands of South Korean Buddhists (picture) rallied yesterday against alleged religious discrimination by the government of Lee Myung-bak, the latest setback for his protest-plagued administration. Discontent among Buddhists has been brewing for months over the president's
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      Lock icon SHE OUTSHINES SULKING SUPPORTERS
      563 26  -  MARGARET CARLSON BLOOMBERG NEWS COMMENT Hillary Clinton's Punru (Party Unity My Ass) group should stop sulking and grow up DENVER What is Puma, you may ask? Those who watch cable news will know that 'Party Unity My Ass' is starring along with sister organisations of the
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      Lock icon NO ASSASSINATION THREAT TO OBAMA
      157 26 AFP United States authorities said on Tuesday they had found no evidence of a plot to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama following the arrest of three men and the seizure of a weapons cache. US Attorney Troy Eid said officials were satisfied that the
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      Alleged plot to kill British PM
      150 30 LONDON British police say yesterday that they have arrested a fifth man over a suspected plot to assassinate Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The 29-year-old suspect was detained on Tuesday under anti-terrorism legislation in Derby, central England, where detectives searched a property for evidence. Four
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      Lock icon RIVER CHANGES COURSE, TRAPS 2.5M PEOPLE
      80 30 AFP Indian emergency services yesterday rushed supplies to 2.5 million people marooned after heavy monsoon rains caused a river to shift its course. One million tonnes of rice and wheat would be doled out after the Kosi river breached its banks and flooded huge
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      Lock icon Will Russia widen bear hug?
      410 30 AFP EUROPE UNEASE Ukraine, Moldova could be next, says French minister PARlS—European leaders raised fears yesterday that Russia could set its sights on other neighbouring countries after recognising two Georgian rebel regions as independent states. Ukraine and Moldova are both vulnerable, French Foreign Minister Bernard
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      Lock icon Mid-air collision kills one
      193 32 AP PLANE CRASH MELBOURNE One person was killed after two small planes collided mid-air yesterday, causing one to crash into the garage of a house in Australia, police said. The other plane, carrying two men, was able to land safely at the nearby Moorabbin Airport, south
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      Lock icon Two-headed baby gets police protection
      209 32 AFP DHAKA A baby born with two heads in south-western Bangladesh has been placed under police protection because of the curiosity that his birth has caused among locals, a doctor said yesterday. The boy, named Kiron, was born by Cesarean section on Monday weighing 5.5
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        Lock icon BEWARE OF METALS IN AYURVEDIC MEDICINES: SCIENTISTS
        89 32 AFP One fifth of Ayurvedic medicines sold on the Internet contain unhealthy levels of dangerous substances like lead, mercury, and arsenic, United States researchers said on Tuesday. The medicines, often mixes of herbs and supplements based on traditional, popular health treatments in India,
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        Lock icon NO CARTWHEELS IN THE PLAYGROUND? AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL WILL REVIEW BAN
        93 32 AP A school in northern Australia will review a ban on cartwheels, handstands and other gymnastic tumbles in the playground after a community backlash, the state education department said yesterday. Belgian Gardens State School in Townsville, Queensland, recently banned all
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        Lock icon AUSSIE VISA BAN FOR RAPPER SNOOP DOGG
        113 32 AGENCIES Australia's immigration department yesterday said it is conducting a full character assessment of rapper Snoop Dogg, including his criminal history, as it considers whether to grant him a visa for a concert tour later this year. The singer, whose real name is
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      479 38  -  LIEWKAI KHIUN Singapore is not an intellectual desert, says reader I REFER to "Where is the think in our tank?'(Aug 23-24). Mr Ravi Veloo laments the absence of inspiring public intellectuals in Singapore like the late Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the Russian novelist, dramatist and
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      1525 42  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH MUSIC GOT GIGS? It's a rough road to rock stardom, says our man christophertoh @mediacorp. com.sg PROLOGUE So here we are, on stage at Timbre The Substation, rockin' it out for our very last song. Cool beans, I thought, as the drummer brought the song
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        195 50 3 FACED ELVA ELVA HSIAO EVEN as Elva fans relish the chance to see their idol up close this September, when she is slated to pop into town, many more probably can't get enough of Elva's current album, mostly because there are four versions of
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        93 50 THE ACADEMY 15... Named after a classic '80s high school movie, as well as the school that singer William Beckett and bassist Adam Siska attended, this third album by The Academy 15... shows a maturing of sorts, not just lyrically, but musically as well it
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        83 50 OCEANLAB Vocal trance group Oceanlab's debut album starts off with the hauntingjust Listen, a three-minute study into aural restraint for a trance outfit before the beats lack in for the title track. Interestingly enough, Oceanlab manage to inject enough variety that you don't get bored of
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        I WON'T DANCE
        100 50 VAN FAN Chinese singer Van Fan has kept a low profile music-wise these past couple of years, so this CD-and-DVD compilation, which contains five new songs, is meant to keep fans happy while awaiting his next album. Of the new songs, the title track is probably the
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        82 50 BOYS LIKE GIRLS This self-titled debut actually starts out nicely with the Who-esque intra of The Great Escape, but then dives headlong into the formulaic, nasally-vocals-with-crunch/grind-guitar sound that many bands have adopted. Still, this re-issue features more goodies, and not just for ardent fans, mind. There's an
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        98 50 NATASHA BEDINGFIELD This is a composite album, with half the songs taken from her second "concept" album, N. 8., in a move to target the American market, Once again, Bedingfield's voice shines but this compilation sounds a little uneven and awkward, even though the songs are good.
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        98 50 DONNATUCKER There's something about those American classics like Misty, Summertime or Something's Gotta Give that just strike a chord in you whenever you hear them. Perversely, Donna Tucker's debut, which has 14 such songs, actually restricts her somewhat because of the strength of the original renditions.
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        85 50 YOUNG CLEVER LUCKYTWICE With songs like Hop Non-Stop and The Lucky Twice Song, you'd be forgiven if you thought this was a children's album. Well, it's not. It's an album that would have been club fodder back in the '90s when Euro disco was THE musical order of day for
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        82 50 DONAVON FRANKENREITER The surfer-singer was a long time friend of Jack Johnson and was even signed to Johnson's label at one point. So the songs here all talk about life, the sea, having fun, and having fun with your life by the sea kind of like a
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        DEFINITION OF REAL
        83 50 PLIES If you really want to define what's real on this album, it's this: Two-bit rap from someone who really ought to know better. Plies (pronounced Algernod Lanier Washington) plies his trade rapping in maudlin fashion (and in bad English, of course; otherwise you're not qualified to
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        90 50 METRO STATION As debut albums go, Metro Station's effort is a refreshing offering that percolates with an effervescence not heard since the '80s. No, they're not a throwback band, but they pay more than a passing nod to the era of synthesizer bleeps and tweets, even as they
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      1218 60 TV LISTINGS UGLY BETTY II DRAMASUTRA SPIRIT OF CHAMPIONS VI LIFESTYLE How Betty Got Her Grieve Back Cinta Madinah Mongolia India Food Made Easy (Available In True HD On HDS) Suria, 9.30pm Channel News Asia, 1.30pm Central, 9.30pm Channel 5,10pm Indian cuisine is a British Betty's life is turned 'f^^T
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      547 61  -  LOW LIN FHOONG TABLE TENNIS TURMOIL Mediation process begins between embattled paddlers and coaches linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg THE mediation process to sort out the troubles at the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) began yesterday morning. Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan met with members of the
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      Lock icon TABLE TENNIS TROUBLES AN 'ISOLATED INCIDENT': PROJECT 0812 CHAIRMAN
      198 61  -  TANYO-HINN Ng Ser Miang (picture) has said the internal troubles of the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) will not hurt the sport's funding for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, as the Project 0812 chairman considers the "Gao Ning fiasco" to
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      Lock icon Chinese sports fans suffering 'Olympic syndrome'
      244 61 AFP BEIJING Feelings of loss, worrying about work and generally feeling sluggish? Call it the "Olympic Syndrome", according to a Chinese psychologist. Many Chinese sports fans are suffering after spending much of August in front of their television sets watching the Beijing Olympics, the
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      675 62 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH USOPEN Women's tennis suffering from indifference and the lack of a dominant player NEW YORK If you stopped a thousand New Yorkers on the streets of Manhattan and asked them to name the world No 1 in women's tennis, some would suggest one
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      Lock icon UMPIRES KAYU: SERENA
      267 62 AFP Eight-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams says the reason she doesn't have more US Open titles to her name is because the umpires and linesmen have ganged up on her in the past. "One year I really ran into a lot of bad luck where I
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      324 62 AFP NEW YORK Roger Federer (picture) began his quest for his fifth consecutive US Open title in stunning fashion with a dominating 6-3,6-0,6-3 win over Maximo Gonzalez on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). "It was a good match to start off with," Federer said.
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      427 63 AGENCIES CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Nedved tantrum the only drama as Juve, Barca stroll into group phase PARIS Former European champions Juventus and Barcelona reached the Champions League group stage after safely negotiating away second legs in their final qualifiers on Tuesday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time). Both the
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      252 63  -  SHAMIR OSMAN THE Lions will avoid facing Thailand and old rivals Malaysia in the group stages of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2008, which will be held in Thailand and Indonesia from Dec 5 to 25. At the draw held at the Mulia Senayan Hotel in Jakarta
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      338 64 AGENCIES LONDON Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic has denied launching a scathing attack on English life and the weather in Manchester. Vidic, 26, gave an interview to Russian football magazine Football Weekly in which he bemoaned the lack of options for a social life in
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      Lock icon A matter of hours now
      444 64 THE GUARDIAN FOOTBALL Chelsea confident of completing Robinho signing by today MADRID Chelsea expect to conclude the protracted signing of Robinho from Real Madrid by today for a fee of around 36 million euros, or £28.6 million ($75 million), completing Luiz Felipe Scolari's squadbuilding for
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      314 64 FHE GUARDIAN LONDON Adebayo Akinfenwa (picture) was Northampton Town's two-goal hero as the League One side left dumped Bolton Wanderers out of the Carling Cup with a 2-1 win at the Reebok Stadium on Tuesday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time). Bolton were
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      589 65  -  MILTON TAN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL CentrebackValery Hick has been instrumental in Protectors backline NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2008 Sengkang Punggol v Home United Hougang Stadium, 7.45pm sports@newstoday.com.sg HOME United central defender Valery Hick has made quite an impact in the S-League in only his first season in Singapore. The
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      366 65  -  MILTON TAN SENGKANG Punggol assistant coach Mirko Grabovac will oversee his final game as acting head coach tonight as Home United come visiting for an S-League clash. Since head coach Saswadimata Dasuki took a month's leave about four weeks ago, Grabovac has been in the hot
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      58 64 SPURTS BET ING WITH THE LEGAL BOOKMAKER S.League Sengkang Home United Thu, 28/08/08 7.45pm S.League Combak Tampines Fri, 29/08/08 7.30pm UE Super Cup Manchester Utd St Petersburg Sat, 30/08/08 2.45 am This match is played on neutral ground. J League, UE Cup and German League matches are also on sale.
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      81 64 SPORTS ON TV TODAY 7am Tennis US Open: Morning Session Day 3, Ch 22 8.50 am Football Sao Paulo v Paranaense, Ch 27 10pm Golf Johnnie Walker Championship Day 1, Ch 26 11pm Tennis US Open: Evening Session Day 3, Ch 22 11.38pm Cricket Somerset v Worcestershire, Ch 110 TOMORROW
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      KOP buys 50% stake in hotel group
      244 66  -  LOHCHEEKONG TWO-YEAR-OLD local real estate investment firm KOP Group scored a coup yesterday when it announced its acquisition through its asset management arm of a 50-per-cent-stake in a European luxury hotel group. The investment in Stein Group International would mark KOP Capital's "foray
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      Lock icon IT'S NECESSARY TO REGULATE THE INDUSTRY
      828 66  -  MOHD ISMAIL PROPERTY COMMENT Like medical and legal services, we must engage trained and reliable property professionals MANY people praised the Competition Commission of Singapore's recent decision to have the Institute of Estate Agents (lEA) remove its commission guidelines for property agents. The common
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      449 71 BLOOMBERG INDIAN FARMERS PROTEST Opposition plans rally to demand the return of farmland seized for factory TATA Motors' plan to build the world's cheapest car faces delays after an Indian political party vowed to escalate protests over the seizure of farmland for the factory. The student wing
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      286 71 THE GUARDIAN RIO Tinto has shrugged off talk of an impending collapse in the commodities market, pointing to recent research that suggested China will build up to 50,000 skyscrapers in the next 20 years, the equivalent of 10 New Yorks, creating long-term demand for
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      No 1 worry: Inflation
      989 72  -  LOHCHEEKONG KELVIN CHOW BUSINESS GROWTH Rising costs are the top challenge faced by businesses, according to national survey AND cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg THERE seems to be one word constantly haunting the minds of business operators these days: Inflation. While inflation is easing, prices remain high. Just ask Ms
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      Lock icon Temasek wants to lift stake in Merrill
      461 72 BLOOMBERG TEMASEK has received US antitrust approval to increase its holding in Merrill Lynch and expressed its "great confidence" in the US bank's chief executive John Thain. Merrill has a "great franchise which has existed through many crises through a long period of
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        Lock icon MR LEO YIP AS NEW DEPUTY CHAIRMAN FOR EDB
        125 73 The Minister for Trade and Industry has appointed Mr Leo Yip (picture) as deputy chairman of the Economic Development Board (EDB) with effect from Sept 1. MrYip will retain his current appointment as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Manpower (MOM).
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        SERANGOON RESIDENTIAL SITE UP FORTENDER: URA
        159 73 The Urban Redevelopment Authority is inviting applications from developers to put a residential site in Serangoon up fortender. The 1.39 hectare site is located next to the future Lorong Chuan MRT station, which will provide future residents with easy access to many parts of
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      Lock icon UOB jumps on the bandwagon
      262 73 PREFERRED SHARES Bank will sell up to $1.5 billion worth of shares UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) is the last local bank to jump on the bandwagon of issuing preferred shares even as its smaller rival, Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) closed its second offer yesterday.
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        125 74 Wall Street rises US stocks swung higher yesterday as an upbeat report on orders for big-ticket manufactured goods helped offset worries about the economic outlook and a big jump in oil prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 89.64 points (0.79 per cent) to close at 11,502.21. The
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        OIL PRICES
        58 74 Oil advances Oil prices surged yesterday as Tropical Storm Gustav appeared headed for the Gulf of Mexico and its oil and gas installations. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in October, advanced US$l.BB to close at US$llB.l5 a barrel. In London, Brent North Sea crude
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    • INOUR MORNING PAPER
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        S'PORE AFFECTED
        31 74 Although she revealed no numbers, Senior Minister of State for Finance Lim Hwee Hua said yesterday that Singapore's national reserves have been impacted by the recent volatile global markets.
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        MORE HOUSES
        35 74 House-seekers can expect more property listings on MediaCorp's online classifieds portal mocca.com following its tie-up with HSR, one of the largest real estate agencies here. .todayonline.com Log on to read the full reports
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      Lock icon A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
      28 74 WEETECKHIAN Temasek has great confidence in Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain, Temasek senior managing director of international Michael Dee (picture) tells BloombergTelevision. Page B3
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      445 74 BLOOMBERG US HOUSING CRISIS Fannie Mae Freddie Mac attract buyers to short-term debt WASHINGTON Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac yesterday sold US$3 billion ($4.25 billion) of shortterm notes at yields that suggest the largest US mortgage-finance companies are still capable of financing their businesses without government assistance.
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      Lock icon Fannie Mae shakes up management
      270 74 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Fannie Mac chief executive officer Daniel Mudd replaced three top managers at the beleaguered mortgage-finance provider as the company struggles to convince investors it has enough capital to weather the housing slump. Financial chief Stephen Swad, chief business officer Robert Levin and head
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      Keppel Land expands in Vietnam
      865 68  -  CONRAD RAJ OVERSEAS FORAYS IN HO CHI MINH CITY editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg OF ALL the Singaporean companies in Vietnam, few have more confidence in the long-term future of Indochina's largest country than Keppel Land (KepLand), the property arm of one of the island's largest conglomerates, Keppel
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      282 69 Time Hies... Come and see how beautifully. i|| tg^ 4*^ #i| |Jp|f §jflg? %#lf ;::s"^; if ;::5-^; if If Si\JY DAZZLING lEAI(S iconic jewellery of the Jimes Exhibition ff':™pfl TIME TO WIN DIAMONDS I? ,-f '*¥> il Today, as we step into a whole I j| B I g| li"
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      67 71 London from $998 Manchester from $998 Paris from $998 Amsterdam from $998 Frankfurt from $998 Barcelona from $1098 Madrid from $1098 Rome from $1098 Vienna from $1098 Prague from $1198 British Airways brings back low prices to the most popular destinations for a limited time only. BRITISH AIRWAYS For our
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      243 73 OWELL eighth years of trust BadyCare ~,'v%g& 'Uiß^, We thank you W SRS^nou^^ for your support! U JK dwell would like to thank you for your continuous trust and support for ~j/ T, A our quality products and service excellence. As a celebration of our Bth With purchase Ot V|^
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      294 75 Cast the Winning Vote for Perfect Weight Loss! These three ladies underwent London's slimming treatments and are voted to remain as the three final contenders A fe /M for Perfect Weight Loss. Who m W± C* m deserves to win? If you're facing (Ga) weight problems, now is your 1
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  • COMEX 2008
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      293 78 DETAILS, DETAILS WHAT: COMEX 2008 EN: Aug 28 to 31, noon to 9pm daily E: Suntec Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre Admission is free MAD ABOUT SHOPPING COMEX 2008 comes around again this year with its biggest showing yet. The IT and consumer electronics fair now sprawls over
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        Nikon D700
        168 80 BOOTH 8218 SIZE 147x123x77mm WEIGHT 995g SENSOR RESOLUTION 12.1 megapixels N SIZE 3 inches SI DRAGE Compact Flash Type 1 PRICE $4,499 (body), includes free 16GB CF card, umbrella, LCD cleaning pad, cleaning kit, tripod, Lowepro bag, Velboh tripod and Velboh monopod THE D7OO, Nikon's latest full-frame DSLR,
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        Canon EOS 450D
        138 80 HBlOl SIZE 128.8x97.5x61.9mm WEIGHT 475g UN 12.2 megapixels SCREEN Si; 3 inches S >RAGE SD, SDHC PRICE $1,299 (usual price: $1,399), includes EF-SlB-55mm IS lens, free 4GB SD card and EF lens workbook WITH its list of worthy features, DSLR newbies will find the Canon EOS 450
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        Olympus E420
        162 80 H 8111 SIZE 129.5x91x53mm WEIGH' 380g SENSOR RESOLUTION 10 megapixels SCRI 2.7 inches S JRAGE Compact Flash Type l/ 11, Microdrive, xD-Picture card $999, includes Zuiko Digital ED 14-42 mm lens and 2GB memory card THE Olympus E420 gives you all the features of a DSLR minus the
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        Sony a350
        175 80 H 8210, concourse area SIZE 130.8x98.5x74.7mm WEIGHT 582g SENSOR RESOLUTION 14.2 megapixels EN SIZE 2.7 inches STORAGE Compact Flash Type I/I I, Micro Drive, Memory Stick Duo, Pro Duo and MS-PRO HG (with optional adaptor) P :ICE $1,099 (body); $1,299 (includes SAL-1870 lens); $1,599 (includes SALIB7O lens and
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        Lock icon Buying your first DSLR
        890 82 YUSUFABDOLHAMID YOU were at the Fullerton bridge this National Day, jostling with the crowd of photographers and their huge cameras, hoping to capture that special moment, with the Esplanade in the foreground and fireworks in the sky. With that little compact camera of yours, all you
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          Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX38
          316 84 H 8230 SIZE 94.7x51.9x22.0mm WEIGH' 125g SENSOR RESOLUTION 10.1 megapixels MS Leica DC Vario-Elmarit OPTICAL; OM 5x OM 4x SCREEN SIZE 2.5 inches )RAGE 50MB internal memory, SD/SDHC card, MultiMediaCard PRICE $549 PANASONIC'S latest Lumix is the 10.1-megapixel DMC-FX3B, which boasts a 25mm ultra-wide-angle Leica DC lens
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          Nikon COOLPIX S550
          188 84 H 8218 SIZE 90x53.5x22mm WEI T 120g TION 10 megapixels LI MS Nikkor M 5x DIGITAL ZOOM 4x SCREI 2.5 inches S )RAGE 50MB internal memory, SD/SDHC card P $349 (usual price: $449), includes BGB SD card, camera case, umbrella, LCD, cleaning pad, mini tripod, EN-ELIO battery
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          Olympus μ 1040
          233 86 BOOTH 8111 SI E89x55.5x20.3mm WEIGHT 108g SENSOR RESOLUTION 10.1 megapixels 0 OM 3x )OM 5x SCF N SIZE 2.7 inches S )RAGE 48MB internal memory, xD-Picture card slot P lICE $449 HOT off the Olympus oven is the 10.1-megapixel v 1040, a slim camera that touts a
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          Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300
          224 86 H 8210, concourse area SIZE 94.3x59.0x26.8mm WEIGHT 156g ESOLUTION 13.6 megapixels LI Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar OPTICAL ZOOM 3x DIGITA OM 2x SCRI E 2.7 inches S 15MB internal memory, optional Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick PRO Duo P E $799, includes free 4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo, case
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          176 87 BOOTH 8130 E 92.0x57.9x22.6mm WEIGH" 146g SENSOR RESOLUTION 10 megapixels LENS Fujinon OPTICAL ZOOM 5x DIGITAL ZOOM 5.7 x SIZE 3 inches STORAGE 24M8 internal memory, SD/SDHC card P E $299, includes free camera case, 4GB SD card, card reader, extra battery, mini tripod and screen protector
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          Canon IXUS 860 IS
          208 87 BOOTH 8101 S 92.6x58.8x25.9mm WEIGH 155g SENSOR RESOLUTION 8 megapixels OPTI CALZOOM 3.8 x DIGITAL ZOOM 4x SCRE 3 inches STORAGE SD/SDHC card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card P $549, includes 4GB SD card, a digital kit bag and a $30 voucher (usual price: $599)
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        682 89 Get the perfect notebook geared foryour needs NUR ISKANDAR MALIK WITH laptops becoming the main computing machines for more users, picking the right one is essential. We offer you four factors to keep in mind when you're scouting for a notebook. BIG, BIGGER, BIGGEST Not all
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        Toshiba Qosmio G50-AV870 (PQF55L-*****N)
        178 93 BOOTH 8143 SCRI E 18.4 inches WEIGHT 4.4 kg OPER/ EM Windows Vista Ultimate PROCESSOR Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53 GHZ STORAGE 500GB MEMORY 4GB CONNECTIVE Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11a/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 GRAPHICS Nvidia GeForce 9600 M GT EXPANSION Express Card 54 S DVD writer, integrated webcam,
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        Fujitsu LifeBook 6520
        168 93 BOOTH 8241 SCREEN SIZE 14.1 inches WEIGHT I.7kg OPERATING EM Windows Vista Business PROCESSOR Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz STORAGE 160GB MEMORY IGB CONNECTIVITY Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11a/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, 56K modem GRAPHICS Intel GMA4SOOMHD EXPANSION PC Card Type II OTh :EATURES DVD writer, integrated webcam, memory
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        Sony Valo VGN-FW13GU
        156 93 300 TH 8210, concourse area SCREEN SIZE 16.4 inches WEIGHT 3kg OPERATING SYSTEM Windows Vista Ultimate PROCESSOR Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53 GHZ STORAGE 320G8 MEMOR 1 4GB CONNECTIVITY Gigabit Ethernet, 56K modem, 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.0 GRAPHICS ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 EXPANSION Express Card 34 OTh
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        ASUS G70S (G70S26PYH64BCUL-HTV)
        183 93 300 TH 8310 SCREEN SIZE 17 inches WEIGHT 4.Bkg OPERATING EM Windows Vista Ultimate PROCESSOR Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz STORAGE ITB MEMORY 4GB CONNECTIVITY Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.0 GRAPHICS Two NVIDIA GeForce 8700 M GT S Blu-ray drive, integrated webcam, memory card slots,
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        HP Pavilion dv4-1035TX
        165 95 BOOTH 8150 SCRI 14.1 inches A/EIGh 2.22 kg OPERATING SYSTEM Windows Vista Home Premium P LESSOR Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz DRAGE 250G8 MEMORY 3GB CONN Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 a/g/n, Bluetooth GRAPI NVIDIA GeForce 9200 M GS EXPANSION ExpressCard 54 0 ER FEATURES DVD writer, integrated
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        Acer Asplre 4930G-864G32Mn
        149 95 300THS 8105, 8458 SCREEN SIZE 14.1 inches WEIGH" 2.5 kg OPERATING SYSTEM Windows Vista Home Premium PROCESSOR Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz STORAGE 320G8 MEMORY 4GB CONNECTIVITY Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.0 GRAPHICS NVIDIA GeForce 9300 M GS EXPANSION Express Card 54 OTh DVD writer, integrated
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        LG R410-K.AP86A3
        174 95 H 8205 SC EN SIZE 14.1 inches WEIGHT 2.43 kg DPERATING SYSTEM Windows Vista Home Premium PR< CESSOR Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz STORAGE 320G8 V 2GB CONNECTIVITY Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.0 GRAPI S Nvidia 9300 M GS E Express Card 54 OTI SES DVD
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        Lenovo IdeaPad U330 (model:*****776)
        139 95 BOOTH 8358 SCRI E 13.3 inches WEIGH" I.Bkg OPERATING SYSTEM Windows Vista Home Premium P LESSOR Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz STORAGE 320G8 MEMORY 2GB CONNECTIVIT Ethernet, 802.11 a/g/n, Bluetooth GRAPHICS ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450 EXPANSION ExpressCard 34 OTh ER FEATURES DVD writer, integrated
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        Asus Eee PC 1000H
        158 97 BOOTHS 6271, 8310 SCREEN SIZE 10 inches WEIGHT 1.45 kg OPERATING SYSTEM Windows XP Home PROCESSOR Intel Atom STORAGE 80GB MEMORY IGB V Ethernet, 802.11 n, Bluetooth OTHER FEATURES Integrated webcam, mic, memory card slot P $888 THE popular Eec series of mini notebooks from Asus
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        Acer Aspire One A0A110
        186 97 BOOTHS 8105, 8458 SCRI EN SIZE 8.9 inches WEIGHT 995g EM Linpus Linux Lite PROCESSOR Intel Atom E BGB MEMC V IGB CONNECTIVITY Ethernet, 802.11b/g S Integrated webcam, memory card slots P AOA110: $599 (usual price: $699); AOA150: $799 (usual price: $899) YOU can't tell that
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        140 101 H 8115 T E All-in-one inkjet OUTPUT Up to A 4 PRINT SPE 34 ppm (black), 34 ppm (colour) PRINT RESOLUTION 5,760x1,440 dpi UN 1,200x2,400 dpi CONNECTIVITY USB, Pictßridge PRICE $198 (usual price: $248) LOOKING for a fast, one-stop solution for your home printing needs? With just a
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        131 103 BOOTH 8301 SIZE 50 inches INPUTS HDMI, USB, component, VGA, S-video R UN 1,365x768 16,000:1 PRICE $6,999 THE Pioneer Kuro PDP-508XG is one display that most will covet. Despite heated competition from LCDs, plasma displays like the Kuro are still alive and well. Plasma technology doesn't have
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        Samsung SyncMaster 226UX
        109 103 H 8328 SIZE 22 inches INPUTS VGA, DVI, USB RESC UN 1,680x1,050 TIME 2ms CONTRAST RATIO 3,000:1 PRICE $560 THE humble USB port can now be used to expand your viewing area with the help of Samsung's new SyncMaster 226UX. This 22-inch monitor can hook up to
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        122 103 H 8410 SIZE 32 inches INPUTS HDMI, VGA UN 1,366x768 RESF TIME 6ms CON--0 6,000:1 PRICE $749 (usual price: $1,299) IF YOU'RE still stuck with a CRT (cathode ray tube) TV, maybe it's time you invest in a flat-panel TV. The Sharp PXS provides a nice entry point
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        143 103 H 8210, concourse area SIZE 20 inches INPUTS HDMI, component, composite, VGA UN 1,366x768 CONTRAST RATIO 2,000:1 PRICE $699 WANT a cheerful-looking TV to display in your living room? The Sony Bravia S series of LCD TVs comes in six colours to suit every taste.
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        168 104 "H*****, 6751, 6201,6111, 6473, 6611, 6801 N 2.0 megapixel PRICE $119 (usual price: $149) WITH fast broadband speeds, you can now do high-resolution video conferencing without much lag. Try the Microsoft Life Cam VX-7000, a webcam with a 2.0-megapixel sensor that can deliver high-definition video resolutions and
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        97 104 BOOTH 6318 STORAGE 160GB, 250G8, 320G8 PRICES $124, $165, $199 NEED a small, tough and roomy external drive to store data? Check out the Mobile Drive XXS from Freecom. Small enough to fit into your pocket, it's touted as the world's smallest 2.5-inch external hard drive,
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        SanDisk Cruzer Micro Skin USB Flash Drive
        138 104 BOOTH 6216 STORAGE 4GB, BGB E $18.90 (4GB, usual price: $27); $35.90 (BGB, usual price: $57). YOU can never have enough flash drives to store and shuttle your music files, movies, photos, documents and games from computer to computer. So, perhaps it's time
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        Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Go!
        124 104 BOOTH 6121 STORAGE IGB OTHER FEATURES Creative EAX Advanced HD sound effects P E $79 TRUST Creative to squeeze a sound card into a USB stick. The Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Go! is exactly that, designed for gamers who need to keep their game profiles,
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