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Title Section28 2010-10-12 2 AFTERNOON EDITION TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Tuesday October 12, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking OCTOBER 12, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF28 words
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Article, Illustration496 2010-10-12 2 Former ‘remisier king’ Peter Lim ready to swoop if Boston bid fails AGENCIES LONDON On the eve of a court battle to decide the future ownership of Liverpool, a new contender Singapore billionaire Peter Lim (picture) is reportedly ready to make aAGENCIES - 496 words
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NEWS
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505 2010-10-12 4 THE NEW YORK TIMES AFTERNOON LATEST LONDON Prime Minister David Cameron said yesterday that a British aid worker killed in an American rescue raid in Afghanistan last week may have been killed by a grenade detonated by a United States special forces unitTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 505 words
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327 2010-10-12 4 THE NEW YORK TIMES OSLO The 2010 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science was awarded yesterday to Professors Peter Diamond, Dale Mortensen and Christopher Pissarides for their work on markets where buyers and sellers have difficulty finding each other, and in particular on theTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 327 words
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Article, Illustration266 2010-10-12 5 NG JINGYNG SINGAPORE Lucasfilm Singapore is now ramping up for the production of “one of the biggest” projects it has handled and its parent company’s first animated film of its own, a Lucasfilm spokesperson in the United States told MediaCorp. Significantly, the production of theNG JINGYNG - 266 words
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369 2010-10-12 5 MILLET ENRIQUEZ; MAYWONG - MILLET ENRIQUEZ AND MAYWONG emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The once sleepy Tanjong Pagar district looks set for another boost that could turn the area into one of the most prized downtown residential districts. The Keppel group yesterday unveiled a billion-dollar asset reshuffle369 words
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431 2010-10-12 6 SINGAPORE The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) is suspending the sale of sibutramine products in Singapore with immediate effect. It made the decision after consulting its Pharmacovigilance Advisory Committee and a panel of external experts in metabolic diseases and cardiology, the HSA said in a431 words
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Article, Illustration168 2010-10-12 6 Residents of Bukit Merah View have of late found themselves facing some rather intrusive guests. Chickens have been spotted roaming around the estate clucking around car parks, sitting at playgrounds and checking out the hawker centres. Residents say they could be from a nearbyCHANNEL NEWS - 168 words
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Article, Illustration249 2010-10-12 8 SINGAPORE Despite concerns, discussions on setting up Singapore’s first liberal arts college are in the final stages. National University of Singapore (NUS) president, Professor Tan Chorh Chuan (picture), said yesterday that talks with Yale University are progressing well and a decision can be249 words
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482 2010-10-12 8 ESTHER NG - ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The future of food resilience in Singapore is being increasingly underpinned by the advances made in fish culture. Four out of 11 projects approved by the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) went to commercial fish farm Barramundi Asia, which482 words
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Article, Illustration157 2010-10-12 10 SARAGROSSE SINGAPORE Get ready to witness some gravity-defying stunts at this year's President's Star Charity. Parkour. better known as "the art of movement", is a physical discipline of French origin that incorporates jumping, climbing or swinging to overcome obstacles in one's path in theSARAGROSSE; CHANNEL - 157 words
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Article, Illustration76 2010-10-12 10 S RAMESH SINGAPORE The AgriFood and Veterinary Authority (AVA) is carrying out investigations to ensure that Indomie noodles available in Singapore are safe for consumption. The AVA move came in the wake of reports that Taiwan has banned Indomie’s mee goreng. Taiwanese authorities said paraS RAMESH - 76 words
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176 2010-10-12 10 MUSTAFA SHAFAWI SINGAPORE Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan has urged the World Health Organisation (WHO) to review the current criteria for declaring pandemics, as well as for determining its pandemic alert levels. He said the review is necessary to betterMUSTAFA SHAFAWI - 176 words
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VOICES
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196 2010-10-12 12 Jeffrey Law Lee Beng - Letter from Jeffrey Law Lee Beng I READ with concern the report, “It’s a minor mistake and Ang should not be punished, says swim chief” (Oct 11). Whether it is major or minor, a mistake is a mistake, and it is paramount that196 words
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Article, Illustration210 2010-10-12 12 Lim Beng Lee - Letter from Lim Beng Lee MUCH as no one wants to see Ang Peng Siong punished, some form of reprimand is necessary. By not doing anything, the sports authorities will be setting a poor precedent. If Ang had left for theTODAY FILE PHOTO - 210 words
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241 2010-10-12 14 Bernard Quek - Letter from Bernard Quek I HAVE been subscribing to StarHub TV and SingTel mio TV to satiate my need for football. However, I am terribly disappointed that both of them have not been broadcasting matches from my favourite league, the241 words
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Article358 2010-10-12 14 Danesh Daryanani - I Letter from Danesh Daryanani Last week, I saw a part of Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew that I only had fleeting glimpses of in the past. Some of the snapshots of him the public got to see over the past week, in the358 words
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Article113 2010-10-12 14 Jackie LauWaiWan - Letter from Jackie LauWaiWan I REFER to the letter from Joyce Koh, “NEA fine overly harsh?” (Oct 10). I have often witnessed the damage caused by inconsiderate park visitors, who light candles on tables, chairs, trees, pavements everywhere, really without sparing a thought for the113 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1410 2010-10-12 16 MAKYUENTEEN - Ranked No 1 in Asia on corporate governance, Singapore could do more to tighten accounting standards, enforce shareholder rights MAKYUENTEEN As I read the recently-released report by the Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA), CG Watch 2010, comparing the corporate governance of1,410 words
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Article, Illustration918 2010-10-12 18 FAN GANG - FAN GANG China’s Henan province has a population of about 100 million larger than that of most countries. In China’s administrative system, a province is at the highest level of sub-national government, followed by counties, cities and townships. But a township in Guangdong province can easily serve918 words
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Article, Illustration724 2010-10-12 19 SHEBA RWHEELER - SHEBA RWHEELER THE NEW YORK TIMES SERVICE How many different ways could a person go wrong with a Facebook status update like this one: “At the doctor’s office. Hope everything is OK.” Within minutes a response pops up from one friend and anotherTHE NEW YORK TIMES SERVICE - 724 words
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WORLD
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160 2010-10-12 20 AP Norway said yesterday that China has called off a meeting with the Norwegian Fisheries Minister just days after Beijing warned that the Nobel Peace Prize award to a jailed Chinese dissident would harm bilateral relations. Liu Xiaobo, a 54-year-old literaryAP - 160 words
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148 2010-10-12 20 REUTERS Opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) yesterday demanded that the authorities cancel a planned concert by American glam rocker Adam Lambert that they say is promoting “gay culture” in the country. PAS has also threatened to call “as many of its members andREUTERS - 148 words
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277 2010-10-12 20 AGENCIES MANILA Six government and police officials will face administrative sanctions, not criminal charges, over their handling of a deadly bus hijacking on Aug 23 that killed eight Hong Kong tourists, Philippine President Benigno Aquino said yesterday. The officials will beAGENCIES - 277 words
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Article, Illustration81 2010-10-12 21 Malaysian firefighters check the wreckage of an express bus and several vehicles after an accident on the North-South Expressway in Negeri Sembilan that killed 12 people and injured 45 others on Sunday. The authorities said all victims have been identified three were Myanmar nationals, while the restAP - 81 words
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357 2010-10-12 21 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Pakistan has been secretly accelerating the pace of its nuclear weapons programme, infuriating the United States which is trying to cap worldwide stocks of fissile material and improve fraught relations with a fragile ally in the Afghanistan war. TheTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 357 words
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115 2010-10-12 21 AP Torrential downpours dumped up to 28cm of rain on parts of eastern Australia yesterday, resulting in flash floods, stranded cars and knocked out power to thousands, the Bureau of Meteorology said. Heavy rain has been falling across coastal areasAP - 115 words
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Article, Illustration67 2010-10-12 22 FLY METOTHE MOON Virgin Galactic’s space tourism rocket SpaceShipTwo made its first solo test flight on Sunday, marking another step in the company’s plans to fly paying passengers. Manned by two pilots, the six-passenger rocket flew freely over the Mojave Desert for 11 minutes before landing at an airport runway.AP - 67 words
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118 2010-10-12 22 The Russian military has found an inventive and inexpensive way to increase its threat, according to the BBC. Manufactured at hot-air balloon factories at a fraction of a cost of the real thing and light enough to be car- ried in a duffel bag by118 words
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211 2010-10-12 22 AP LONDON A long-delayed inquest into the July 7, 2005 suicide bombings that killed 52 people on London’s transit network opened yesterday with a minute’s silence in memory of the victims. The coroner, lawyers, members of the public and relatives of theAP - 211 words
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Article, Illustration125 2010-10-12 23 AP An armless musician who plays the piano with his toes has won the China’s Got Talent competition with his rendition of James Blunt’s You’re Beautiful. All three judges praised 23-year-old Liu Wei for his determination, urging him to pursue his dreams. The BeijingAP - 125 words
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94 2010-10-12 23 AP The Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan looked headed for political stalemate after no single party emerged a clear winner in the weekend’s parliamentary elections. The nationalist Ata-Zhurt party pulled ahead with around 8.7 per cent of eligible votes with nine-tenths of ballots counted. TheAP - 94 words
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329 2010-10-12 23 AGENCIES JERUSALEM The Israeli Cabinet approved a Bill on Sunday requiring new non-Jewish citizens to swear an oath of allegiance to Israel as a “Jewish and democratic state”, in a move that has brought accusations of discrimination against Israel’s Arab minority. The Bill, originallyAGENCIES - 329 words
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164 2010-10-12 23 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH SAN JOSE MINE The 33 trapped Chilean miners have called in a lawyer to draw up a contract ensuring they will equally profit from the lucrative media deals they expect for the story of their two-month survival. The menTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 164 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration650 2010-10-12 24 SHAMIR OSMAN - Controversies at Commonwealth Games may have hurt country’s chances of hosting a bigger event SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg NEW DELHI From bacteria in the swimming pool at the Dr S P Mukherjee Aquatics Arena, to a non-functioning information dissemination system and poor transport service that led technical officialsAP - 650 words
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153 2010-10-12 25 AGENCIES NEW DELHI In another major setback for the Commonwealth Games, Nigerian Osayomi Oludamola, the women’s 100m gold medallist, became the first athlete to fail a dope test. Oludamola’s “A” urine sample con- tained the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine, which was added toAGENCIES - 153 words
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237 2010-10-12 25 SHAMIR OSMAN NEW DELHI It was not quite the quicksilver speed and slick passing they showed in Vientiane last year when they set a new national record of 39.82 seconds in the men’s 4x100m en route to an unexpected silver medal at theSHAMIR OSMAN - 237 words
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Article, Illustration137 2010-10-12 26 Returning from the Commonwealth Games, shooters Jasmine Ser, Nigel Lim, Cheng Jian Huan, Mohammad Zain Amat and Lee Wung Yew arrived at Changi Airport Terminal 2 yesterday to a quiet welcome from friends, family and officials. Double gold medallist Ser (women’s 50m air rifle three positions pairs, women’sLOW LIN FHOONG. PHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA - 137 words
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Article, Illustration491 2010-10-12 26 LEONARD THOMAS - COMMENTARY LEONARD THOMAS leonard@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is executive sports editor at MediaCorp NewsHub. Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) officials are usually a disciplined bunch, over the years when wrong over any issue, they have accepted responsibility, taken the criticism on the chin, addressed the491 words
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Article, Illustration394 2010-10-12 26 SINGAPORE Three footballers from the inaugural H-TWO-O Champions League will each win an all-expenses paid trip to watch a Barclays Premier League (BPL) match. They will be selected from a group of400 players from 56 Institute of Technical Education (ITE) College Central teamsPHOTOS COURTESY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF - 394 words
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Article, Illustration192 2010-10-12 28 AP DERBY Daniel Alves and Alexandre Pato were on target as Brazil beat Ukraine 2-0 last night in a friendly in England, maintaining the five-time world champions’ perfect record under new coach Mano Menezes. Barcelona fullback Alves opened the scoring in the 24th minute withAP - 192 words
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118 2010-10-12 28 NYT Fifa is studying 13 different goal-line technology systems which could help match officials make more accurate decisions. The world football governing body said yesterday that all the project proposals were presented last week, and will be further discussed at an Oct 20 meeting ofNYT - 118 words
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Article141 2010-10-12 28 TELEGRAPH LONDON Jenson Button has tipped Sebastian Vettel to beat Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber to the drivers’ title should the pair dominate the final three races as they did in Japan last weekend. Vettel cruised to his third victory of the season at Suzuka,TELEGRAPH - 141 words
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Miscellaneous35 2010-10-12 24 *Correct at press time CATCH THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES ON CHANNEL 5 6 11.30am: Badminton ‘Delayed’, Table Tennis ‘Delayed’ 12pm: Table Tennis ‘Live’ 5.30pm: Diving finals ‘Delayed’ 6.30pm: Hockey ‘Delayed’ 7.30pm: Badminton ‘Live’ 11pm: Daily Highlights35 words
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Miscellaneous127 2010-10-12 25 SPORTS BETTING League International Football International Football S.League Euro Champ 2012 Euro Champ 2012 Euro Champ 2012 Euro Champ 2012 Euro Champ 2012 Euro Champ 2012 Euro Champ 2012 Euro Champ 2012 Euro Champ 2012 International Football J Cup Cup S.League Home Team New Zealand Korea Republic Albirex Finland Switzerland127 words
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IMPACT
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Article, Illustration182 2010-10-12 34 Passengers of the five CIMB gift- wrapped Comfort cabs plying the roads now have been pleasantly surprised over the past week. Since last Wednesday, anyone fortunate enough to hop into one of these cabs will be told at the end182 words
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Article, Illustration368 2010-10-12 34 Immerse yourself in colours with the people behind household brand, Dulux SINGAPORE The best way to combat the grey weather is to wrap yourself in colours. And if AkzoNobel, the manufacturer of Dulux, has its way, the world would be a more vibrant one. Aside from the368 words
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BUSINESS
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Article311 2010-10-12 30 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK Half of Wall Street finance professionals surveyed expect their bonuses to increase for 2010, according to job-search website eFinancialCareers.com. About 71 per cent of the 2,145 people who responded to the email poll in the United States said they are anticipatingBLOOMBERG - 311 words
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Article57 2010-10-12 30 MONDAY CLOSE 11,010.34 (+0.04%) Friday 11,006.48 p 0.53% Thursday 10,948.58 q 0.17% Wednesday 10,967.65 p 0.21% Tuesday 10,944.72 p 1.80% NYSETOP 5 BYVOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Citigroup 430.9m $4.18 q 0.24% Bank of America 100.8m $13.15 q 0.23% MGM Resorts 56.9m $13.48 q 0.59% General Electric 51.8m $16.9657 words
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Article13 2010-10-12 30 FTSE100 hB*- 5,672.40 IHI (+0.26%) DAX nfch 6,309.51 IH (+0.28%) cac^o (+0.14%)13 words
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OVERNIGHT
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Article86 2010-10-12 30 Barely shift in light volume US stocks drifted in the lightest trading volume of the year as few dared to place bets ahead of key companies' results later this week. Expectations the Federal Reserve will flood markets with even more cash have been fully priced in to the86 words
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Article82 2010-10-12 30 Down again Crude oil fell for a second day after the US dollar rose against the euro and yen, reducing the appeal of commodities as an investment. "The market's not that strongly supported by fundamentals, so people are watching things like the currency," said Mr Michael Lynch, president of82 words
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Article, Illustration277 2010-10-12 30 AGENCIES NEW YORK Microsoft made its final roll of the dice in the global smartphone market last night, launching a new mobile operating system which the software powerhouse hopes will rival iPhone and Android devices. Microsoft, which once dominated the computing world, is having to sprint toAGENCIES; REUTERS - 277 words
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360 2010-10-12 31 CONRAD RAJ - CONRAD RAJ conrad@mediacorp.com.sg editor-at-large SINGAPORE Sources have told Today that a local businessman, who appeared on the latest Forbes list of Singapore’s 40 richest people, recently lost a total of $100 million at the two casinos here. While significant, this is a fraction360 words
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Article107 2010-10-12 31 Keppel Seghers, a subsidiary of mainboard-listed Keppel Corp, has secured a $341 million contract in the United Kingdom. The engineering, procurement and construction contract is for the second phase of the Greater Manchester energy-from-waste project and was awarded by Viridor Waste Management. Keppel said it would107 words
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122 2010-10-12 31 The French company, FCI Microconnections, has opened its second plant in Singapore. Located in Changi, it was built at a cost of $51 million and this brings the company’s total investment in Singapore to $67 million. The company’s first plant, located in Loyang, opened in122 words
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143 2010-10-12 31 SINGAPORE A Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) site at Upper Serangoon Road has been released for sale by public tender by the Housing and Development Board (HDB). The site has an area of 20,000 sq m and a maximum allowable gross floor area of143 words
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Article, Illustration565 2010-10-12 32 AGENCIES LONDON The United States dollar yesterday slid to new lows after the weekend meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Group of Seven produced nothing to avert a cycle of competitive depreciation and as weakAGENCIES; BLOOMBERG - 565 words
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306 2010-10-12 32 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Rival bidders are looking to derail BHP Billiton’s US$39 billion ($50.9 billion) bid for Canada’s Potash Corp, with China’s Sinochem and a Canadian pension fund working on plans, according to newspaper reports, which cited unnamed sources. Canada’s Ontario TeachersAGENCIES - 306 words
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Article, Illustration1153 2010-10-12 38 MAYO MARTIN - The ‘photo vs painting as art’ debate is put into focus by Thai artists at SAM MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg ONE’S a photographer, the other’s a painter. Both are Thai artists who make their mark in contrasting ways. But which is the better form of art? Well, the age-old1,153 words
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Article, Illustration667 2010-10-12 42 Sam Leith - Ever had a coat stolen? It could end up as art Sam Leith features@mediacorp.com.sg THE GUARDIAN MIKE Ballard, you could argue, is an artist who is either contemptible, or brave, or both. Either way, by the time you read this, there’s a good chance he will haveTHE GUARDIAN - 667 words
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Article77 2010-10-12 43 LOVE 97.2FM,that is. A crowd turned up at City Square Mall on Sunday to catch a glimpse of the Love radio DJs, who were there to promote a commemorative book called Love 97.2FM Recipe Book 2010, containing 28 of their favourite recipes, including coffee pork ribs, cereal77 words
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Article, Illustration530 2010-10-12 44 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN STATE OF THE ARTS: A fair, an open house and a festival marked one of the busiest weeks the arts scene has ever had this year. A seemingly lacklustre 10th edition of Art Singapore was held at Suntec, while nearby Esplanade kicked off its annual da:ns Festival530 words
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Article, Illustration346 2010-10-12 49 THINGS TO DO 1 Oak Gorski With Ed Gorski on rhythm guitar and Ken Oak on cello and vocals, the acoustic duo’s music has been described as “soulful” and “calming” by Billboard Magazine. Just the perfect kind of sound for early week blues. When: Until Oct 17346 words
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Article, Illustration979 2010-10-12 50 Eveline Gan - When there is no cadaveric donor in sight, a living organ donation is a gift of life Eveline Gan eveline@mediacorp.com.sg JOHNSON Tan has lost track of the Mother’s Day gifts handbags, earrings and shoes, among other things he has given his mother, MdmKoh Mui Fong - 979 words
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Article184 2010-10-12 51 Myth 1: I am at a higher risk of ill health if I live with only one kidney. According to doctors, donors do not face significant long-term health risks of organ failure. DrTerence Kee, director of renal transplantation at SGH, said studies have shown that the risk of184 words
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