The New Paper, 16 July 2009

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      Lock icon Dying friend’s body had turned cold by the time help arrived
      1135 2 / 3  -  REMEMBERING A HORRIFIC N-S HIGHWAY CRASH REPORT&PICTURES:ZAIHANMOHAMEDYUSOF ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg FOR five desperate minutes, three Singaporeans, bloody and frantic, were stranded by the side of the North-South Highway in the dark. One was unconscious. All three were bleeding
      TNP INFOGRAPHICS: TEOH YI CHIE  -  1,135 words
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      Lock icon $6,000 for hard-to-find subject teachers
      866 4 / 5  -  One-time grant fornewbiesirks senior teachers REPORT: SANTOKH SINGH,LIEW HANQING tnp@sph.com.sg SOME senior teachers are cynically calling it a “hardship grant” paid to newbies to study and teach subjects for which there is a short supply of teachers. Officially, it is known as a “study grant”.
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      Lock icon Airforce man gives up bombs and fighter planes to teach
      672 4 / 5  -  REPORT: DESMOND NG desmondn@sph.com.sg BACK in the airforce, he was a weapons specialist tasked with loading bombs and missiles onto F16 fighter jets. It is, to the young, one of the most exciting and “cool”jobsoutthere, noted Mr IvanNg, aformer airforce
      TNP PICTURE: KUA CHEE SIONG  -  672 words
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      Lock icon PHOTOS OF CONTENTION
      632 6  -  When where did accused find photos? DAVID V GOLIATH TRIAL REPORT: VIVIEN CHAN vivienc@sph.com.sg I DID not lie. Er, yes, I lied. Er, no, I did not lie. Grilled by the prosecution yesterday over a set of photographs, technician Ker Ah Tee, 45, flip-flopped over where and
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      Lock icon 2-day concert to raise funds for Charmaine
      461 6  -  REPORT: SHREE ANN MATHAVAN shreeann@sph.com.sg IF soccer veterans could do their bit in raising funds for a cancer-stricken child, then why not the music industry? That was the thought that raced through Mr FrizAB’smind whenhe first readabout four-year-oldCharmaine Lim’s battlewith stage-four cancer. The
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      172 4 / 5 Stansfield College Stansfield College is a specialist college offering only the University of London degrees and diplomas in Singapore since 1993. The Stansfield Advantage S Producing top students every year with over 51 First Class Honours S High number of LSE full scholarship and special prize winners S Large library
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      29 4 / 5 OUR REPORTER GETS UP CLOSE AND VERY PERSONAL WITH PUBLIC ENEMIES’ JOHNNY DEPP HIGH VOLTAGE Pioneer DVD player worth $169 to be won IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAPER
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      Lock icon NATIONAL DAY FEVER:
      48 8 To mark the National Day next month, this cabby, known only as Mr Rahman, 50, wanted to show his unflagging support for Singapore with (what else?) the flags. On his rear windscreen, flags are arranged into two rows of four to symbolisethenation’s44thbirthday,reportedLianheZaobao. PICTURE: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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      Lock icon No need for more stimulus packages
      207 8 S’PORE’SECONOMY STABILISING FURTHER stimulus measures for Singapore are unnecessary as the economy has stabilised, said Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang (right) yesterday. Mr Lim noted that none of the “major economies” are contemplating a second stimulus package “anytimesoon”. He was speaking to
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      Lock icon Pregnant woman seriously ill with H1N1
      101 8 A PERSON with no underlying conditions has fallen seriously ill with Influenza A(H1N1) in the first such case in Singapore. The victim is a 22-year-old woman who is six months' pregnant. She developed pneumonia and tested positive for H1N1 at a private hospital. She
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      Lock icon Record number of new homes sold in June
      96 8 DEVELOPERS sold a whopping 1,825 units of new homes last month, an increase from 1,673 units in May. This has surpassed the boom-time high of 1,731 units re- corded in August 2007. Data released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority yesterday also showed
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      Lock icon MDA removes travel grant for film-makers
      100 8 A TRAVEL grant for film-makers has been removed by the Media Development Authority (MDA) in a sudden move that has prompted directors to say its abolition could stunt artistic growth. The Overseas Travel Grant, introduced 10 years ago, allowed film-makers to travel on the
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      Lock icon Can this change the world?
      823 10 Professor Nicholas Negroponte (farright) wants to change the world with a simple laptop. The founder of the One Laptop Per Child non-profit organization, is the man behind the $100 laptop, meant for the world’spoorest children. Yesterday, he gave a guest lecture at the Singapore Management
      PICTURE: ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD NON-PROFIT ORGANISATION  -  823 words
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      Lock icon ‘TARGET SENTOSA’
      118 12 Terroristshit S’pore’s resort island yesterday as realistic scenes were played out on the final day of Exercise Northstar VII,Singapore’s largest anti-terror drill. Our team reports... FIRE FIGHT AT SEA 1 Twospeedboatsfrom Special TaskSquadron(STS) ofthe PoliceCoastGuard pursue terrorists’boats.Police fire shots,terrorists retaliate. RAMPAGE IN HOTELPGEOBEACH 2 BEACH Fourterrorists landatSiloso Beachand
      WORDS: AMANDA YONG GRAPHICS: FADZIL HAMZAH, CEL GULAPA PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG  -  118 words
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      Lock icon No female cops,please
      649 13  -  Man accused of prison rape too shy to reveal details to policewomen REPORT: ARUL JOHN anathan@sph.com.sg THE men are accused of torturing and sexually abusing their fellow cellmate. But when questioned by cops, one of them claimed he was too shy to give details in the presence
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      Lock icon Handphone videos capture violent attacks by schoolgirls
      339 13 TWO countries, two teenage girls, two attacks captured on video. One of these videos was eventually posted online,whereit wasdiscovered by the victim’s elder sister. The footage was taken on a handphone camera at a mosque in Terengganu, Malaysia. There are conflicting reports about
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      Lock icon Mess wasn’t from sewerage pipe
      366 14  -  LEAKING MESS AT TAMPINES MALL REPORT: VEENA BHARWANI veenab@sph.com.sg A CLOGGED, leaking kitchen pipe created a mess in Basement 1 of Tampines Mall on Friday. Tenants and workers had initially thought the brownish liquid was from a leaking sewerage pipe. But a CapitaLand retail spokesman
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      125 9 This series is brought to you by SIM Global Education Mr Shozo Yamamoto (left)andMr Yavuz Ziddioglu enjoyedbeingimmersedin Singapore’sbusinessand cultural scenes. They eat,sleep,breathe S’porefor 6 weeks TwooverseasstudentsinSIMGlobalEducation’sexchange programmesayithelpsthemfinddirectioninpursuingacareer Sangwasabletogetthebeststorelocationsinthemalls.” Thecourseculminatesinafinalprojectwherestudents workinteamstodevelopabusinessplanforacompanythat isinterestedinenteringanAsianmarket. Thestructuredprogrammeconsistsofseminars, consultationsandprojectwork.Inthefinalweek,studentswill havetopresenttheirfinalprojectandtaketests. Inadditiontothecompulsorymodule,studentscan chooseasecondmodulefromavarietyofcourses,including humanresourcemanagement,organisationalbehaviourand basicbusinessMandarin. MrZiddioglutookupHRmanagementwhile Mr YamamotolearntMandarin. “I’vemanyopportunitiestospeakChineseoutsideof class,likewhenorderingfood,”saidMrYamamoto. MrZiddioglusaid:“Thebestpartoftheprogrammewas alwaysbeingwith23peopleasitforcedmetobemore social. “Themoreoutgoingpeoplewoulddragmeout.Wevisited places,likeLittleIndia,ClarkeQuayandChinatown.” Theyalsoflewtonearbycountries,likeThailandand Malaysia,forweekendtrips.
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      350 11 Come play this National Day. Windows®. Life without Walls™. HP recommends Windows. Celebrate with fun and games on the Compaq Presario CQ3000d series Desktop PC. Besides its entertainment offerings, the Compaq Presario is also a multi-talented companion with its online capabilities and tools to help you breeze through school assignments
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      135 14 A Sizzling International Buffet Popular dishes include Chilled Seafood on Ice, Steamed Dory Fillet with Mussels, Chilli Black Pepper Crab, Crispy Butter Prawns, Sumo Style Braised Pork Belly, Baked Salmon Fillet with Cajun Sauce, Roast Beef Striploin with Red Wine and Salmon Fish Head Broth. Specialty stalls serving Sashimi, Laksa,
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      168 14 Another school run by fake-degree peddler ordered to close NATIONAL DAY SPECIAL! v QUEEN SIZE COLONIAL STEEL BED COLOUR CHOICE MAROON, BLACK SILVER ONLY (120 SETS) m OPTIONAL iraiV*f\ SPRING QUEEN SIZE MATTRESS U (FOUR STAR WONDERLAND) I SIMULATED LEATHER DIVAN BEDS (WITH OR WITHOUT STEEL OR FIBRE STANDS) COLOUR
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      18 14 Head to CATS FASTADS in The New Paper for job opportunities! MATS BUY IT• SELL IT• FIND IT
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      52 15 This is all that’s left of a passenger plane that crashed near the city of Qazvin, about 150km north of Teheran yesterday. The Caspian Airlines aircraft went down in north-western Iran yesterday on its way to neighbouring Armenia. All 168 people on board were killed, Iranian media reported.
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      Lock icon Intel trumps forecast on rising PC demand
      292 15 IMPROVED OUTLOOK FOR TECH SECTOR Reuters INTEL’S quarterly results and outlook blew past Wall Street forecasts on better-than-expected consumer demand for PCs, especially in Asia, setting an auspicious tone for the technology sector. Shares of Intel, the world’s largest chipmaker, jumped 8 per
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      Lock icon Anwar sodomy trial to go on without chief lawyer
      113 15 AFP MALAYSIAN opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, 61, failed yesterday to win a postponement in his sodomy trial after his chief lawyer was forced to withdraw due to illness. TheHigh Court ordered Anwar’s legal team to proceed with the case, starting with
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      Lock icon Mrs Clinton to visit India, Thailand this month
      137 15 AFP US SECRETARY of State Hillary Clinton will travel to India and Thailand from Friday to 23 Jul for talks with regional leaders on key issues, a spokesman said on Tuesday. Mrs Clinton leaves Washington today, and will arrive in Mumbai tomorrow.
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      Lock icon Proposed $48,000 health-care fee for elderly in England
      88 15 Reuters THE British government may introduce a compulsory charge of up to £20,000 ($48,000) per person payable on retirement to cover the cost of care in old age, Health Minister Andy Burnham said on Tuesday. The proposal, which would see everyone who
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    • DESPERATELY SEEKING SMILES
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        196 16 TO GET their employees flashing their best smile every day, a Japanese rail firm has introduced the Smile Scan a system that evaluates the grins of its station staff. Developed by Kyoto-based precision equipment maker Omron Corp, the device has a smile-measuring software that analyses the facial characteristics
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        239 16 Reuters FACED with a fall in tourist numbers due to the financial crisis and a reputation for unfriendliness, the Paris tourist board has made a simple request to the city’s residents– smile. VisitorstoParis,the world’smost visited city, have fallen 17 per cent since January compared with the same period
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      Lock icon HAPPY BLAST-ILLE DAY
      101 16 PICTURE STORY SOME three tonnes of fireworks burst in the night sky behind the Eiffel Tower in honour of its 120th birthday on Tuesday. The“IronLady”was also glowing in the illumination provided by video projectors and light projectors. The birthday celebrations coincided withBastilleDay–the anniversary of the storming of
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      502 17 Boxing champ knifed and strangled to death THE BRAZILIAN wife of Arturo Gatti has denied charges and asked to be released from jail, where she is held on accusations she strangled the former boxing champion with her purse strap as he drunkenly slept. Amanda Rodrigues told
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      Lock icon More do nip/tuck to look like model
      365 18 Cosmetic surgery tourism hot in Lebanon AFP LEBANON has long been known as a plastic surgery hub of the Mediterranean famed for its skilled, yet affordable surgeons. But now, the country is actively capitalising on its popularity as a venue for lovers of
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      11 15 DILBERTSCOTTADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER KL:Thunderstorms High32˚,Low24˚ Jakarta:Cloudy High33˚,Low23˚ Bangkok:Thunderstorms High32˚,Low27˚ Manila:Thunderstorms High30˚,Low27˚
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      49 19 FROM READER MARVIN LIN DRUNK HUNK: A reader spotted this Caucasian man lying asleep on the pavement in front of Lucky Plaza in the wee hours of Tuesday. He said that the man appeared to be drunk. E-mail your pictures with your name and contact number to tnpclick@sph.com.sg
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      230 19 FROM READER MOHAMAD NURIMAN INSUFFICIENT PARKING LOTS I REFER to a TNP Click picture “Notenoughlots?”sentbyreader Rowena Teo. (The New Paper, 10 Jul). As a resident of one of the blocks there, I would like to clarify that the whole carpark of Blocks 15
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      56 19 On record home sales in June “Thesebig-ticket items arenothing tothe super-duper rich cosmopolitan people who parktheir wealthinSingapore.” opinion2009 “Analystssee things throughhindsight most of the time... The bottom line is to make your own judgment, do your own homework. The purchase needs to be within your means as
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      211 19 FROM READER ACE KINDRED CHEONG IREFERtothereport“IstheQueenofCaldecottover theHill?”(TheNewPaper,14Jul). Netizens who believe that Zoe Tay ought to go for botox are naive and absurd. I have read that some people have developed complications after having botox. Itisdangeroustoriskone’shealthjusttolook good. No medication or
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      86 19 YOUR VIEWS E-mail tnptalk@sph.com.sg or write to The New Paper, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Level 6, Annexe Block, Singapore *****4 Forverification,we needthe writer’sfull name andcontact number(preferably a handphone). We reserve the right to edit letters. By your submission, it is deemed that you have granted us the right to archive,
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      215 20 INSIDE The HarryPotter kids kiss and tell Read our exclusive report from London set PLUS: 5 SETS OF HARRY POTTER PREMIUMS TO BE WON In the middle of the paper m {09 RIB n Singapore's first ever neighbourhood Drifting Event will set pulses racing with high-skill, high-power action! Even more
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      296 20 WATCH’EM Stars For A Cause Channel U, 8pm In this new local variety series, celebrities like A-Mei, Ah Bu, Elvin Ng and Mindee Ong join volunteer organisations around the world and get to see a different side of countries they visit through the eyes of the less fortunate. Culture X:
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      257 21 Living their passion Instead of clock-watching at a desk-bound job, some people find true career fulfilment by going the extra mile to live their dreams Riding on a highReservedSpaceReservedSpace ReservedSpace ReservedSpace Avid wakeboarder Jeremy Jarrod Hoh wanted a job where he gets to do what he loves and also be
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      76 22 CASHIERS REQUIRED DISTRICT 16 SHELL PETROL STATION. Preferably with experience. Able to start work immediately. S’poreans/ PRs only. Interested, please call 6241-4950 Estab Alum Co located at AMK Ind Park 2 urgently requires: ADMIN ASSISTANT GCE ‘O’ level or ‘N‘ level Knowledge of MS Office such as Words, Excel etc
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      799 23 From Page 21 All on board By Janice Goh If supermodels of the last decade famously declared that they would not get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day, wakeboarding coach Jeremy Jarrod Hoh would ride that statement out flat: He would not hop out of bed for
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      64 23 Swiss Butchery Meat Sausage Specialist Retail, Wholesale Home Delivery requires immediately Butcher Supervisors Butchers Cashier Admin Assistant Retail Shop Assistants Experience an advantage Speaks good English Friendly personality Good Team Worker Singaporean/ PR/ Malaysian only Walk-in interview on 17 July, 10am to 5pm For Admin Assistant pis call first before
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      31 34 Wednesday,15 Jul 2009 First Second Third 2620 6030 8717 Starters 1310 8145 9544 6348 0382 0289 8066 2658 0784 0628 Consolation 3815 1909 6157 0703 2749 6347 2626 7091 5827 4427
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        163 34 APPRENTICES Mark Ewe (left) and Jacky Low (right) will be heading for Melbourne next month. They will represent Singapore in the 2009 Asian Young Guns Challenge at Flemington, home of the Melbourne Cup, on 8 Aug. The duo will be competing against a
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        326 34 GUIDE TO KUALA LUMPUR TRACKWORK NST KIM DELIGHT geared up for a maiden success in the Class 4 event over 1,200m on Saturday with a one-round workout in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Taken out by jockey Rio Burnett, the five-year-old Austral-ian-bred mare cantered one round on
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        371 34 NST SPEEDIHAVE, trained by Johnny Lim Boon Thong, is the pick of two Class 3 newcomers entered for the Selangor Turf Club July Meeting starting in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. Racing as What's The Secret back home, the four-year-old by Elusive Quality out of
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S SOUTH AFRICA (SCOTTSVILLE) RESULTS
        320 34 Going: Good Race1 MaidenJuvenilePlate(Fillies) 1200M 10 JOPIPER57(11-9) SCormack (7) 1 5 ESSENCEOFLOVE57(46-5) RDanielson (2) 2 3 CREAMCHEESE57(31-10) BFayd'Herbe (3) 3 6 FISANI57(131-29) WKennedy (14) 4 ?Trainer: D Drier. Margins: 8, 3.75, 0.75. Time: 1min 8.9sec. EOB: $14. Forecast: $18. Place Forecast: $17 (Nos. 3-5), $8
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        Lock icon Sir Alex has form to score first-up
        366 35 WILLIAMLOW’SGUIDETOKRANJITRACKWORK FORWARD-LOOKING newcomer Sir Alex did a winning trial at Kranji yesterday morning. Ridden by race-jockey Barend Vorster, the Patrick Shaw-trained two-year-old by former glamour Australian sprinter Choisir galloped beautifully over 600m in 41.1secon the right-handed T rack 6. The nice-looking bay Australian-bred
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        Lock icon TOMORROW'S SINGAPORE (SHORT COURSE B) RACE CARD
        597 35 RACE1-1200m(SC) C5 6.30 1 LuminousDragon ELegrix (11) 59 2 RecycleTriumph VDuric (10) 59 3 SuperRacer OChavez (13) 59 4 ThrillSeeker TRBarnabas* (3) 58.5 5 Stilleto DBeasley (9) 57.5 6 Transformers TAffandi* (8) 57.5 7 PriorViscount MZaki (7) 57 8 ShenJiang MKellady (12) 57
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        698 36/37  -  Why Woods has to be the favourite GODFREY ROBERT npsports@sph.com.sg CLICHED though it may seem, it has to be said again. The hunt is on for Tiger. He will be chased. He is the prime target. The favourite, in many minds. Also some hearts. No surprise, right?
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        299 36/37 AFP WHEN Liang Wen Chong wanted advice on how to approach his second British Open campaign, he went straight to the top. The Chinese star (right) sought out Padraig Harrington, the man chasing a hat-trick of Open titles here this week, as the ideal partner
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        246 36/37 AFP THAILAND’S Thongchai Jaidee and Prayad Marksaeng will bank on experience counting when they mount a twin challenge on the British Open at Turnberry, Scotland, today. It is the first time that two golfers from Thailand have qualified for the tournament although both have played
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        154 36/37 MERCEDES-BENZ TOUR SINGAPORE’S rookie pro Quincy Quek played above himself to be in joint-sixth spot after the first day of US$60,000 ($85,000) Mer-cedes-Benz Masters Malaysia yesterday. Quek shot a three-under 69 at the Saujana Golf and Country Club to be two shots behind joint-leaders S. Siva
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        848 38 Diagnosed with testicular cancer, it has since spread to his brain and lungs MANY football fans will remember John Hartson as a battler. And now he has to face the biggest battle of his life, for his life. It was announced yesterday by the hospital
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        619 39  -  The beauty of football seems to have left our heartland pitches, with discrimination and bigotry rife among theplayers.Let’s change all that by taking lessons fromfootball’spast Shannon Rezel newsroom intern. COMMENT IT’SBEEN dubbedtheBeautiful Game. Yet at times, football has been anything but beautiful, displaying the most
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        743 40/41  -  For the ex-law offenders from ISCOSFC, the Beautiful Game is their saving grace outside the prison walls Shannon Rezel newsroom intern ONE HAS a fierce-looking tattoo which curls around his arm like a snake devouring its prey. Another dangles multiple earrings on his ear like ornaments
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        421 40/41  -  Dr Bryan Yeo, consultant psychiatrist with Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre and a Leeds United fan, shares with The New Paper how sports like football can help ex-offenders cope outside prison Shannon Rezel newsroom intern What kind of difficulties are ex-offenders likely to face? Many people
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        707 42 THE VERY best players have that streak of individuality about them. The drive to be different, to stamp their mark. While football is a team sport, they believe some members of the team should be more distinguished. The likes of Eric Cantona, Diego Maradona
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        Lock icon Terry should stay
        521 44  -  ERNEST LUIS npsports@sph.com.sg COMMENT JOHN Terry must remain where he is as the tug-of-war continues between Chelsea and Manchester City for his services. Chelsea are a much better team all round than a Manchester City side that’s no doubt building up its numbers. From back to front,
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        268 44  -  ERNEST LUIS THE GAMBLE is worth the risk. Andit’s notjust from afinancialpoint ofview. The New Paper’s football analyst Tohari Paijan says John Terry should make the move to City now, rather than later. He argued: “Yes, Terry will miss out on Champions League football in the
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        Lock icon He wanted to leave after 10 days, but now...
        493 45 Reuters CARLOS Tevez has surprised himself with his success in English football. “The truth is that when I signed for West Ham I wanted to leave after 10 days. I never thought I’d achieve all the good things I’ve done in
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      119 46 THE Academy Award winner has big plans for the World Cup. Her Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project is teaming up with LAFC Chelsea Soccer Club in Los Angeles to build community football programmes for underprivileged children in South Afri- leged children in South Africa. In addition
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      Lock icon Hero to zero
      511 46  -  IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg HEROEScanbehardtofindinmodernfootball.It’s difficult to feel any connection to a teenage millionaire when he signs a contract large enough to fund a hospital wing before he’s even scored his 20th PremierLeaguegoal. It’s impossible to respect a man who passionately expresses his desire to
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        61 47 LIVETELECASTS COPA LIBERTADORES Today: CRUZEIRO (BRA) v ESTUDIANTES (ARG) Ch 27, 8.45am J-LEAGUE Saturday: YOKOHAMA F-MARINOS v ALBIREX NIIGATA Ch 27,6pm VODACOM CHALLENGE 2009 Saturday: MANCHESTER CITYv ORLANDO PIRATES Ch 27, 8.55pm City manager Mark Hughes has included his three new star signings, Carlos Tevez, Roque SantaCruz (right,holding afan’s
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        8 47 SWEDISH OPEN Tomorrow: QUARTER-FINALS Ch 21, 5pm
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        13 47 BRITISH OPEN Today: DAY 1 Ch23, 4pm Tomorrow: DAY 2 Ch23, 4pm
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        563 47 LOCAL EVENTS SAILING What: SSSC/SPSSC National Inter-Schools Sailing Championship When: Till 24 Jul Where: National Sailing Centre ONE OF the largest sailing events in the region with an average of 400 participants, the championship attracts all schools active in sailing in Singapore. Admission is free. FUTSAL/BIATHLON What: H-TWO-O
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      176 39 WRITE TO US BE IT football, basketball, or even beach volleyball, if you belong to an amateur group of people who play sports together regularly, we want to hear from you. Email us your name and contact and a short write-up about your activity to npsports@sph.com.sg EVERY TEAM NEEDS adidas
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      172 43 WATCH LIVERPOOL FC PLAYERS LIVE IN TRAINING ON FRIDAY 24 JULY 2009 JALAN BESAR STADIUM, 7PM To score a ticket to see Liverpool FC players train. Spend $30 ON CARLSBERG at participating Carlsberg retailers and outlets between Thursday 16 and Wednesday 22 July 2009 Be among the first 200 to
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      106 1 WE KNOW MOVIES 09 JULY 16 5 SETS OF HARRY POTTER PREMIUMS TO BE WON p4 MOVIE DATE: Hogwarts crew—magic or tragic? p14 ‘MORE SEX, DRUGS ROCK ‘N’ ROLL’ The Harry Potter kids kiss and tell in our exclusive report from London set p2 MALAY HORROR VS CHINESE HORROR Scarier
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  • FIRST COVER
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      1011 2/3  -  In the Great Hall of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Hermione Granger looks up in alarm, then turns to her friend Ron Weasley, who is daydreaming with magic wand in hand. Yong Shu Chiang “Stopit,Ron, you’remaking itsnow!” So begins scene 522, take 2, on the set of
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      284 2/3 POTTERMANIA is alive and well in Singapore, despite the franchise hitting its sixth instalment. Joanne Soh asks Harry Potterfanswhy eight years on, they remain loyal to the boy wizard and his wand-wielding friends. “Attendingthe Harry Potter movie galas have always been a family affair. Some of
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      307 4  -  We often see actors playing themselves on screen. Emma Watson is a fine example. For someone who has played the same character for the last eight years, the line between real and reel does get a little hazy. JOANNE SOH explores the similarities between the English rose
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      909 8/9  -  What happens when a diehard fan meets her movie idol? LOW CHING LING lowcl@sph. com. sg Reporting from Los Angeles One bored journalist and a bossy minder nearly killed my 15-year obsession with Johnny Depp. Last month, I landed my dream assignment whenIwassentonamoviejunkettomeetmy idol.
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      172 8/9 John Dillinger is just the latest real-life character Johnny Depp has played. Here are the others he brought to life on screen: THE LIBERTINE (2004) ROLE: John Wilmot, the Second Earl of Rochester and a 17th-century poet who drank and debauched his way to an early demise.
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      423 12 New film High Voltage promises to be the same action thrill ride like its predecessor,2006’s Crank. JASON STATHAM’S SUCCESS HAS The movie follows a similar plot in that Jason Statham’sleadcharacter,ChevChelioshasto make a mad dash across Los Angeles to save his own life. This time he has to rescue
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      137 6 WRITE IN WIN DVDS You’ve read our reviews and commentaries. Now we want yours. This week, we’re looking for your reviews of the latest Harry Potter instalment, Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince. Tell us why you still love the Harry Potter series or if you’re getting tired of
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      356 6  -  Chia Hon Fah Ernest Phoon NATURALLY, 20th Century Boys 2 picks up where the first instalment left off, and some 15 years later. KenjiremainsMIAafterPart1’s finale explosion. His niece, Kanna, takes over the struggle in a David-vs-Goliath fashion, along the way picking up the loose ends to
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      283 6  -  Yuen Mun WITHOUT a doubt, my favourite manga-to-screen adaptation is the DeathNoteseries.Whowouldn’twanta notebook, in which they are able to punish the criminals who got away with it? Yagami Light found one, and sadly, his sense of justice began to waver when he took it to the
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      259 6 Elll ENG wah cinemas Online Bookings: www.ewcinemas.com.sg Most 2K Digital Halls In Singapore! Clearest Sharpest Resolution! Best Sound Effects! SINGPOST S.A.M. CATCH IN THE MOST DAZZLING QfrPIGITAL AT ALL ENG WAH CINEMAS (PG)E(C5)A. EW SUNTEC 9.45, 10.35, 11.00, 12.45, 3.45, 4.00,10.15,10.30pm EW JUBILEE 9.50, 10.20,11.45,12.50, 2.45, 3.30, 5.45, 6.00, 6.30,
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      137 7 IT MAY be too late for you to get tickets to the Comic-Con 2009, but knowing how generous fans can be, you can be sure trailers, scoops, or special features will be leaked onto the Internet come end next week. Theline-upthisyearisreallyinteresting– there’sJamesCameron’sAvatar,AliceIn Wonderland, Tron 2 and District 9.
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      113 7 THE actress formerly known as Lindsay Lohan has decided that if no one gives her a job,she’llcreateherown. Party animal Lohan has set up her own production company with her fashion-line partner Kristi Kaylor called Unforgettable Prods. Some projects that the duo are developing include a TV show
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      115 7 A DECADE has passed since Ekin Cheng and Aaron Kwoktook up arms as Wind and Cloud in the 1998 blockbuster, The Storm Riders. Based on a popular comic series, Ekin and Aaron have reprised their Whispering Wind and Striding Cloud characters. This time, they battle an evil Japanese
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      158 7 IT’SGOODnewsforcomic-bookfans– both on the Marvel and DC front. Marvel has nabbed Natalie Portman for its highly-anticipated movie Thor. The adorable actress is set to play Jane Foster. In the early Thor comics, Jane was a nursewhowasalsotheNorsegod’sfirst love. WithPortman’scasting,wecansafely assume that the movie will be more Earth-boundratherthananAsgard(therealm of the
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      86 7 MATT Reeves is doing it again. Clever viral marketing tactics were employedtobuildhypeforthefilmmaker’s monster flick, Cloverfield. Now,he’sattemptingtogenerateearly buzz for his sophomore work, Let Me In. Aseriesofthenewfilm’spostershavebeen released, way before Reeves made any casting decision. In fact, he may not even have started! Let Me In is a remake of
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      82 7 A CASE of like father, like son? Will Smith has just inked a deal that sees himreunitingwithhisIAmLegenddirector, Francis Lawrence, for City That Sailed. Based on a story by Andrew Niccol (The Terminal), Smith plays a New York City street magicianwhoseEngland-baseddaughter makes a magic wish that
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      401 10  -  Who would have thought that horror maestro Chukiat Sakweerakul, whose previous efforts include the ghost story Evil and the ultra-violent 13: Game Of Death, would turn out to be such a SNAG (Sensitive New Age Guy)? JASON JOHNSON His latest movie, Love Of Siam, is about two
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      58 10 At a Wacoal press conference in Shanghai on 8 Jul, it was announced that Li Xiao RanwouldtakeoverAyumiHamasaki’s reign as the new Wacoal spokesman. XiaoRan,starofDragonTigerGate,is confidentthatshe’smoreelegantthan Ayumiandstressedthatshe’snota substitute for the Japanese pop queen. “Beinganlingeriespokesmanisnot about having a good figure. I know women young and old who have different styles
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      69 10 Hong Kong director Benny Chan believes his upcoming film, City Under Siege, will feature stunning special effects that will rival those seen in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The plot revolves around a circus clown and his colleagues who start to experience physical changes when they accidentally ingest some biological
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      65 10 Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra says it waspoplegendMichaelJackson’ssongs that made her start loving music. “Youneverknowwhatyouhaveuntil it’sgone–musicjustdoesn’tsoundthe same without Michael Jackson. He was thereasonIstartedtolovemusic,” Priyanka said in a press release. “Hiseverlastingsongs,BeatIt,Bad, Thriller, Black or White, Heal the World and a multitude of his other music, will be an
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      93 10 Aftertaking a break from the action movie genre, Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) will be back for a new old-school kung fu movie. The film is tentatively titled The Sword And The Martial Arts World. Michelle had started out in showbiz as an action star but
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      679 11  -  MALAYSIA’Shorrorking Ahmad Idham has done an about-turn, spoofing his own hits JanganPandangBelakang(Don’t Look Back) and Congkak, which were hugely successful at the Malaysian and local box office. But do Malaysian ghosts have anything on Hong Kong, Japanese or Thai ones? JULIANA JUNERASUL tries out slick Asian
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      67 12 GIVEAWAY We’regivingaway agrand prize ofaPioneer DVDplayer worth $169, courtesyof ShawCinemas.One luckywinner will get the DVDplayer (modelno: DV-510K-S),a posterofthe movie High Voltage and ticketsfor twotowatch High Voltage. Three otherwinners will geta HighVoltage poster and ticketsfor twotowatch the movie.To standa chancetowin, call Infoline at1900-914 0801 and answerthissimple question: Whichofthese movies hasJason Stathamstarred
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      286 13  -  Joanne Soh From looks alone, this animation featuring cuteand adorable“stitchpunk”ragdolls in a post-apocalyptic world is already a winner. Andwe’renot even talkingaboutthe pedigree behind this project. 9 isn’tnew.Thosewho religiously follow the Oscar shows would know that Shane Acker’s9 first madeheadlines asoneofthe nominated short films at the 2006 Academy Awards. Acker,
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      226 13 There are a couple of reasons why you should watch this movie when it opens in Singapore on 29 Oct. For starters, it features hottie-of-the-moment Megan Fox and umm, her body. And you do get to see a lotofthatbody–Foxstrippeddownin quite a few scenes as you can see from
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      384 14  -  AMarsvsVenuslookattheweek’shottestmovie JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg JEANMARIE TAN jeanm@sph.com.sg After six films, it finally becomes apparent what all the fuss is about. Having found most of the previous instalments of the Harry Potter franchise to be diverting but ultimately empty spectacles, The Half-Blood Prince
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      84 14 Don’t letH1N1 keep you awayfrom the cineplexes. There are some little gems thatare worthwatching. 20TH CENTURY BOYS 2: THE LAST HOPE This sequel picks up 15 years after the end of the first film, where Japan is now in the hands of cult leader Friend. Confusing plot aside,
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      20 14  -  JJ It’shardtojudgedepravity. Shouldadepravedmoviebejudgedonits ownterms?Orshouldweholdadepraved movietothesamestandardsthatwe’duseto evaluatenormalfilms? Frankly,itdependsonyourmood. Soifyou’reinthemoodtoseeJason Stathamshoveashotgunupsomeone’sbum, utterracialslurs,dryhumpanoldladyand jump-starthisartificialheartbyapplying boostercablestohistongueandnipples,High Voltageisforyou. There’satimeandaplaceforthissortof thing,anditworksasasortofvicarious catharsis.But,ontheotherhand,yuck. You’lleitherhateit,orhateyourselffor lovingit.–JJ
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      103 14  -  JJ Just for its novelty value, Love Of Siam should be appreciated. It’sawonderfulcoming-of-agestoryand can be enjoyed beyond the fact that no one gets his tongue pulled out by a ghost like in all the other Thai horror flicks that we keep getting. Two young boys, Mew and
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      23 14  -  Tan Kee Yun TheHauntingInConnecticut–“basedon trueevents”from1970sConnecticut–isdated andstuckinatimewarp. Afamilymovesintoanewhousein Connecticutandisfacedwithaseriesof supernaturalencounters. Usingeveryhackneyedtextbookdeviceto inducescreams–mysteriouslockedroomthat turnsouttobethehorrorchamberandashower scene(comeon,Psychoissopasse!)–thefinal productisalacklustreeffortthathas“been there,donethat”writtenalloverit. Itssavinggraceliesinthecompetent performancesofVirginiaMadsenasthedoting motherofnewcomerKyleGallner’s cancer-strickendyingcharacter.
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      317 15  -  Ooh-la-la! Stars glam up the red carpet... or not Jeanmarie Tan Red carpet darling Marion Cotillard is back to reclaim her title. The 34-year-old French beauty never seemed to live up to her memorable Jean-Paul Gaultier mermaid gown at the 2008 Oscars, where she walked away with
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      24 15 IVEAWAY Warriorsandanautographedteaserposterofthe movie. To winagoodiebag,answer this simple question:Whenwill EkinCheng bein Singapore? E-mailyouranswer,togetherwithyourname, NRICandhandphonenumberto thestormwarriors@goldenvillage.com.sg ThecontestclosesSundayatnoon. THESTORMWARRIORS G WOULDyouliketomeethotHongKongactorEkin Cheng? TheactorwillbeinSingaporeon20JulforThe StormWarriors150-DayCountdownEvent. We’regiving10luckywinnersachancetomeet Ekinandpersonallyreceiveagoodiebagfromhim. EachbagcontainsonecalendarofTheStorm
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      291 16  -  For the patient, art-house moviegoer Jason Johnson MOVIE EXTRAS: NONE Art alert! Ploy is languid, disjointed and somnambulistic, and will obviously not be for everyone. A movie about a married couple who return to Thailand for a funeral after 10 years in the US, Ploy unfolds primarily in an
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      137 16  -  Joanne Soh MOVIE EXTRAS:NONE Youknowyou’re going to get clichéd“fishoutofwater”jokeswhen five minutes into the film, the director zooms in on a pair of high heels amid a bunch of rugged snow boots. Renee Zellweger plays Lucy, a Miami high-powered executive who volunteers to evaluate a small town factory
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      114 16  -  JJ MOVIE EXTRAS Cool and stylish, The International is certainly a handsome-looking film. But there’ssomethinghollowatitscentre. Clive Owen stars as Interpol agent Louis Salinger, who goes on the warpath with a corrupt bank after his partner is killed. Naomi Watts is along for the ride as a sharp district
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      122 16  -  Seto Nu-Wen MOVIE EXTRAS: NONE Media-savvypoptartormisunderstood poor little rich girl? This one-hour documentary is Britney Spears trying to tellusshe’sthelatterbyinvitinga camera crew to trail her for three months last year. The video claims it be a no-holds-barred show and in a sense, it is. Spears answers questions
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      95 16  -  SN THEmoviewon’tbeouttill 30 Jul,butthesoundtrack’sstill enjoyable on its own, thanks to the mixed bag of tunes. As with The Hangover's Vegas setting, variety seems to be the spice of life. FromtheSpanishclassicIt’s Now Or Never by Mexican-American singer El Vez to the feminist power rock stylingsofTheDonnas,there’s something for everyone.
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      114 16  -  Jonathan Roberts The sequel to Crank is a high-octane adrenaline shock to anyviewer’s’system.Soit’s fitting that this soundtrack does exactly the same. The brilliance of this is that rather than gather the usual metal/rapbands’leftoversof “alreadyheards”,themakersof High Voltage turned to Faith No More vocalist and soundtrack expert Mike Patton
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      95 16 How would you like to help save the earth while watching more TV? Sony’sBraviaWE5comes chock full of eco-friendly features such as a new LCD panel that consumes around half the energy of other LCD TVs of a similar size and an energy saving switch that stops
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      91 16 When trying to achieve the ultimate home-theatre experience, size does matter. And Philips Cinema 21:9 not onlysatisfiesthesizepart–it’sa 56-incher–itisthefirstfull-HD LCD TV designed to fit the exact screen proportion that movies are shot in. While most wide-screen TVs havea16:9aspectratio,Philips’ screen goes up to 21:9, which meansthatyouwon’thavethe black bands
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