The New Paper, 10 June 2012

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1 24 The New Paper
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    12 1 the new paper on sunday June *****2 80 CENTS MICA (P) 089/01/2012
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      86 1 GROUP B HOLLAND 0 DENMARK 1 LOOK OUT FOR GERMANY v PORTUGAL REPORTS IN OUR SPORTS NOON EDITION TODAY FANS CLASH AT S’PORE-M’SIA MATCH Video shows M’sians charging at S’poreans 50 INSIDE 24-page Kids World Special ADVICE FOR 3 WOMEN EXECS IN EX-SCDF CHIEF’S SEX-FOR-BUSINESS CASE How to handle that
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Sex and success sometimes do come together
      551 2  -  NATALIE SOH natalie@sph.com.sg If I had a dollar for every time I had been asked a certain question this week, I’d have enough to make a deposit in the hot-again private resale home market. The question? Whether this newspaper has pictures of the
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      153 2 FEATURES 4 Women under siege Taiwanese ex-politician Chu Mei-feng on living with a scandal 6 Sleep to the top? Women execs tell us it happens all the time 15 Goodbye, Nur Little girl who touched thousands, dies COLUMNS 18 Confessions of a high-rise window cleaner: It’s not easy. Men have
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      312 3 A 1. informatics academy This could also be your classroom. Asides learning in our classrooms, our lectures will be streamed live onto your mobile devices. You can attend our lessons anywhere, anyplace, anytime. OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY Top 40 UK University in Computer Sciences IT UK Guardian, Good University Guide 2012
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  • PEOPLE
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      Lock icon Get real... People will never forget your shame
      1048 4 / 5  -  She was the infamous Taiwanese politician who fell from grace after being secretly filmed having sex with her married lover. Now, 10 years later, she’s still hounded for photos and interviews. Her advice to the three women in theSCDF sex-for-contracts case Don’t
      PICTURES: APPLE DAILY, TVBS MAGAZINE, CHU MEI-FENG  -  1,048 words
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      Lock icon Get real... Sex matters more than brains
      1044 6 / 7  -  When her ability failed to clinch deals, this business graduate used her sex appeal, and slept with people in power to get promotions. Now an MNC vice-president, she says brains and hard work are not enough REPORTS: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg Get real. Sex
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      Lock icon Get real... My sexual favours pay for hubby’s lifestyle
      644 6 / 7 Hers is a life in the fast lane, where sexual favours are traded to seal the deal. That life has seen her go from driving a Toyota Wish to a BMW 7 Series sedan. It allowed Agnes and her then-husband to
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      Lock icon Lovers get real
      562 9  -  Private eyes say carparks favoured by illicit couples Many want to avoid hotel CCTV cameras and credit card paper trails REPORT: ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg When court papers revealed where former Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) chief Peter Benedict Lim Sin Pang allegedly carried out his sexual trysts,
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      Lock icon Moved by her plight, they now mourn her unsuccessful fight
      1055 15  -  They raised $400,000...but it was too late REPORT: LEDIATI TAN ledtan@sph.com.sg little Nur died early yesterday without knowing how many hearts she touched in the short four years and three months of her life. She will also never find out
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      Lock icon Fund-raising initiatives to continue
      622 16 / 17  -  REPORT: LEDIATI TAN, ARIFFIN JAMAR tnp@sph.com.sg What they could not do for their child, they now hope to achieve for orphans and other children battling critical illnesses. Nur’s parents made this pledge amid their grief yesterday. Her father, Mr Muhammad Ghazali, 27, a security supervisor, said
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      Lock icon Friends of arrested woman take pictures
      528 20  -  Four arrested in police dragnet on drink drivers REPORT: KELVIN CHNG kchng@sph.com.sg Two women were among four people nabbed in an islandwide operation targeting drink drivers. Held early yesterday morning between midnight and 1.30am, the operation conducted by the Traffic Police saw road blocks
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    • Article
      Lock icon Football party, food, drinks, fun in your home with Euro Bonanza
      161 20 The New Paper has a solution to help you avoid the temptation to drink and drive during the Euro 2012 competition we bring the booze, food and fun to your home. All you need to do is take part
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      Lock icon He trades lattes for teh teriks
      672 21 Billion-dollar man moves to S’pore He is Australia’s 26th richest man. With a fortune estimated at about A$915 million (S$1.1 billion), 36-year-old Nathan Tinkler is known for his flamboyant use of wealth. He buys sporting teams, thoroughbreds, property and expensive toys as part of
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      Lock icon Elephants charge at M’sian villagers
      371 22 Ms Zubedah Ayong and her sisters were gathering vegetables near her village in Mersing, Johor, when they were attacked by a herd of elephants. The 19-year-old suffered a broken shoulder and injured her buttocks in the incident at the Endau-Rompin National Park on Thursday. Her
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      Lock icon Raid nets 72 stolen vehicle engines in M’sia
      264 22 A major car-theft syndicate was busted by police in Petaling Jaya yesterday when they arrested 11 men, including seven Indian nationals, and recovered the engines of 72 stolen cars and lorries. Selangor police chief Datuk Tun Hisan Tun Hamzah told The New
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      Lock icon Kidnapped & dumped, woman now in coma
      500 22 Kidnapped dumped, woman now in coma The family is praying for her quick recovery. Madam Teoh Soo Kim is in a coma in a hospital in Sungai Buloh, Selangor, after being abducted by a group of four. The 51 -year-old was found unconscious at an oil palm estate in Kuala
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      Lock icon Teenager exposes murderer father on TV show
      430 23 She ran away with her boyfriend a month ago and refused to return to her home village when they got married. When pressed to explain why on an Indian TV talk show, the 16-year-old shocked viewers and the host, reported British paper Daily
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      Lock icon Cannibal inspired by Hollywood?
      723 24 His online videos refer to movie thrillers ‘He was a time bomb waiting to explode’ Did his inspiration for the macabre act come from Hollywood movies? Or was it a violent video game? Was Chinese student Lin Jun his only victim? Questions more than answers are
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      Lock icon Victim was quiet, unassuming man with a dark side
      308 24 Mr Lin Jun’s parents flew to Montreal from China to meet Canadian authorities and university officials. They were unable to speak and the 33-year-old’s mother was “crying all the time” and “could barely walk” after landing in the country where her
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      Lock icon Meet the UK’s serial mistress
      407 25 At 45 and divorced, you would expect Karen Marley to devote her time to looking after her children or tending the garden. But Ms Marley wants to live it up. She got divorced 11 years ago but has zipped back into the dating scene and
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    • Article
      Lock icon HK cabby to return $331,000 found in bag
      336 25 The Hong Kong taxi driver waited for almost a year to know whether he was a millionaire or not. But luck was not on his side. The police ruled that the HK$2 million (S$331,000) he found in his taxi is not his.
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      Lock icon Know your euro 2012, widows
      1139 34 / 35  -  thrill Don’t want to be a football widow? Here’s how women can join the Euro-phoria NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH asyiqins@sph.com.sg When my editor told me to work on a Euro 2012 spread for the lay-dees, I immediately said: “Okay, I’m on it!” Then I promptly
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  • SNAPSHOT
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      Lock icon 2 freak accidents leave 2 dead in 2 days
      197 10 / 11 One man falls, another is crushed Two men have been killed In freak accidents involvingworkplace equipment. The first accident occurred on Thursday afternoon when a 29-year-old Bangladeshi worker identified as Mr Nazrul was putting up advertisements on lamp-posts along Cantonment Road.
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      Lock icon 18-hour anti-crime operation across S’pore nets 152 suspects
      98 10 / 11 OFFICERS from the Criminal Investigation Department, together with those from the Singapore Police Force, the Central Narcotics Bureau and the Singapore Customs, have nabbed 98 men and 54 wom- en for various offences. The 152 people, aged from 17 to 54 years
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      Lock icon Dads, kids set mass reading record
      86 10 / 11 FATHERS sat down with their children, read a story and set a record. Together, there were 2,750 fathers and children at the Marina Barrage yesterday, in an event organised by the National Library Board and the Singapore National Co-operative Federation. They read Horton Hatches
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      51 10 / 11 CAR-CHING: Bollywood actors Boman Irani (right) and Sharman Joshi posing with a Ferrari car at the F1 pit lane during the promotion of their new film, Ferrari Ki Sawari, yesterday. They are in Singapore to attend the three-day International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards, which ended yesterday. PICTURE:
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    • Article
      Lock icon Spain may seek $160b bailout
      604 10 / 11 Rush to shore up banks before Greek elections A bailout for Spain’s teetering banks, if asked by Madrid, could amount to as much as 100 billion euros (S$160 billion), two senior EU sources said yesterday. Spain had not yet made a formal request for European
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      Lock icon China preparing for first manned space docking this month
      92 10 / 11 AFP CHINA will launch a spacecraft this month to conduct its first manned space docking, state media said yesterday. The Shenzhou-9 spacecraft and its carrier rocket have already been moved to the launch platform at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in
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      Lock icon US arrests 190 suspects in global child porn crackdown
      113 10 / 11 AFP POLICE have arrested 190 people and rescued 18 children in a US crackdown on child pornography, judicial authorities said on Friday. Most of the arrests in Operation Orion last month took place in the US, but suspects were also nabbed
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      Lock icon Hackers’ supporters in India protest against online censorship
      111 10 / 11 AFP INDIAN demonstrators supporting the global hacking movement Anonymous took to the streets yesterday to protest against what they consider growing government censorship of the Internet. Rallies in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata followed a court order in March demanding that
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      Lock icon BOOBOO BOX
      153 10 / 11 12,000 The population of the US town of Boring, Oregon, which has voted in favour of joining the village of Dull in Scotland as sister communities, hoping to interest tourists. 1.68m The height of a 50-year-old US woman, whose 52-year-old boyfriend was caught smuggling her in a suitcase
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      Lock icon Homey goes hipster
      209 10 / 11  -  Russell Westbrook’s on-court heroics helped propel OKC Thunders to the 2012 NBA finals. But he’s causing a bigger sensation off-court with his outrageous clothing. Here are some recent sightings and what others say about them.... ARTIST’S IMPRESSION CELESTINO GULAPA cel@sph.com.sg Pictures: Screengrab from NBA video It’s hip
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      Lock icon Our senior photojournalist picks his pics of the week
      123 12  -  MOHD ISHAK SAMON ishak@sph.com.sg ALL EYES ON VENUS: This spectacular image from Nasa’s Solar Dynamic Observatory satellite shows the planet Venus, the black dot in the picture, passing in front of the sun on Tuesday. This event won’t be repeated for
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      Lock icon HAPPINESS INDEX
      162 12 We rate the past week’s news good and bad Ex-Singapore Civil Defence Force chief Peter Lim Sin Pang was charged with 10 counts of corruption involving sex with three women seeking government contracts for their companies. Some 9,500 lower-wage civil servants are set for a pay rise next
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      275 13 3 MZ mmm an fm sTuieiTsii Your EXPRESS ticket to a successful career with a Murdoch Degree at SMa Institute. W PEOPLE CHOIC 2011/12 ASIAONE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD 2011/12 ill Murdoch UNIVERSITY PERTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA Degree Year 3 Degree Year 2 Polytechnic Diploma ‘Gain up to 1 1/2 years of
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A HIGH-RISE WINDOW CLEANER
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      729 18  -  Maids made to clean high-rise windows? REPORT: ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg This professional doesn’t bat an eyelid when he has to scale skyscrapers. But he winces when he has to deal with picky, rich homeowners. “The hardest part about my job is not the heights,” says soft-spoken Scott Voongwith
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  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
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      Lock icon Remember, you will be old one day
      1176 19  -  Two senior citizens assaulted this week. Are we losing respect for the elderly? MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg It is Friday morning and this group of Qigong kakis are discussing the latest incident where a 76-year-old woman was pushed out of the rear door of
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      12 25 The boy who saw a mountain and grew up to climb it
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  • EATS
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      Lock icon Chilli crab
      845 26  -  HED CHEF HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg She fell in love with chilli crab when she first tasted the dish at Newton Circus in the 1970s. Says Mrs Regina Meals, 65, a golfing assistant: “Even though I am not a chilli person, I really loved the dish. I was so
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      Lock icon Who cooks it best? We show, you choose
      556 27  -  This week: PAPER THOSAI Compiled by: DENIS EDWARD, S SHIVA, NG EE CHING CASUARINA CURRY RESTAURANT 136/138, Casuarina Road Open: 7am to midnight Instead of the usual tube-shaped offering, the paper thosai here takes the shape of a cone that fits nicely
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      Lock icon Nuts about Peanut Butter
      625 28  - Nuts abou t Peanut Butter FOOD FOR THOUGHT VANESSA FRIDA tnp@sph.com.sg When I was younger, while most of my peers had a thing for chocolate, I loved peanut butter, especially the chunky variant. Essentially, regular peanut butter is peanuts ground to a paste with salt added, while the chunky one
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      Lock icon Sandwich, we love you for all time
      395 29  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg Through the decades, we have grown to like and love the sandwich, in all forms, from around the world. When McDonald’s first outlet in liat Towers descended upon us in the late 70s, it served the most number of
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      Lock icon How about a purple dog?
      557 29 One day, a returning financial consultant ditched his Excel spreadsheet and cool PowerPoint skills, and tempted his old buddies here with a hotdog stall idea. Within a short time, Mr Saba Bhamidipati got a few partners and enough dough to roll out Purple Mustard. One
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  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
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      90 28 -<*s mWi m m mm. r.?* if a. m* mm\ i USTEN CHARLIZITT WART THERON ETEMSWOR #r MOVIE IN SINGAPORE AND USA! “A HIGHLY ENTERTAINING FANTASY ADVENTURE” Chris bumbray, joblos Movie emporium OOOO “WONDERFULLY DARK AND DREAMY” JASON JOHNSON, SPH THE NEW PAPER, FIRST “AMAZING BATTLE SCENES” SHAWN EDWARDS, FOX-TV
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      3 28 WITH CHINESE SUBTITLES
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  • WHEELS
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      Lock icon ROLLING FORWARD
      667 30  -  TWO WHEELS GOOD DANSON CHEONG tnp@sph.com.sg It is an unusually hot Spring day in the city of Zwolle, Netherlands. But inside Dutch wheelmaker FFWD’s headquarters, Mr Roman Storcel’s (left) wheel-building workshop is pleasantly cool. Even so, the 43-year-old’s face glistens with perspiration. The master wheelbuilder, originally from Slovakia,
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      137 30 CHINESE DELIGHTS LOCAL FAVOURITES Show your love this Father’s Day with popular fare like Steamed Whole Sea Bass, Slipper Lobster with Black Pepper, Sliced Abalone with Sesame Dressing, Braised Duck with Sea Cucumber, Crispy Soft Shell Crab, Stirfried Prawn with Lily Bulb and Fresh Sashimi. Buffet Lunch $38.80(Adult) $25.80(Child) Buffet
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  • SECRET SHOPPER
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      569 31 This secret shopper was at Paragon Shopping Centre when a yearning for coffee kicked in. With many cafes in this upmarket mall, one was spoilt for choice. While riding on the escalator down to the third storey, I chanced upon PS.Cafe, from
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  • AFFORD/ASPIRE
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      Lock icon The next big thing
      487 32 / 33  -  REPORT: NUR ASYIQIN MOHD SALLEH asyiqins@sph.com.sg Who will be the next big name? Mall operator Parco (Singapore), together with the Textile and Fashion Federation (Singapore) and Spring Singapore, is helping to nurture a new slate of young Singapore designers, mentoring them and selling their designs at
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  • HUMOUR
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      Lock icon I was a vandal, initially
      849 36  -  NOTES NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg Who came up with the name Sticker Lady? She sounds like a direct-to-DVD superhero. We could have called her anything. She could have been the Phantom Menace, the Invisible Artist, Rebel for the Bores or, best of all, Jack the Sticker.
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      Lock icon My grandfather not a stickler for grammar
      675 37  -  ACT BLUR S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg My grandfather’s grandson. See the picture above. That’s me, my grandfather’s grandson. This is my small contribution to something called My Grandfather Singapore on Facebook, where Singaporeans are asked to take a photo of themselves “all over
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    • REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
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        Lock icon Dog nurses endangered tiger cubs in Russia
        144 37 AP TWO Siberian tiger cubs abandoned in Russia by their mother have found an unusual wet nurse a wrinkled, sand-coloured Shar Pei dog named Cleopatra (right). The cubs were born late May in a zoo. Zoo assistant director Viktoria Kudlayeva said Wednesday that
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        Lock icon Man arrested after stolen laptop snaps his photo
        128 37 AP OPEN an app. See a flash. Get arrested. Police in Michigan, US, say a stolen laptop took a picture of the thief and sent it to a security website, leading to his arrest. The computer’s owner, Mr Logan Chadde, had installed
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  • TV
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      Lock icon I am what I watch
      586 38  -  Marry a rich playboy ora prince? The answer is... BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg Everything I know, I learned from TV. If you’re a couch potato like me, you’ll know what I mean. TV has shaped me so much over the years. I’m convinced that I am
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      Lock icon THE MUST-SEE THREE
      132 38 Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides FOX Movies Premium (StarHub Ch 622), 9pm Captains Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive Fountain of Youth, only to discover that Captain Blackbeard and his daughter are after it, too. Starring Johnny Depp, Penelope
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      228 39 Straits Times Appreciates Readers epart of the STAR event The Straits Times Appreciates Readers (STAR) party on July 15 4Mmute t A Jason Peru o 1 n ESSBra A Tauhk Batisah Hady Mirza 4Minute, and Singapore Idols Taufik Batisah and Hady Mirza Venue: The Meadow at Gardens by the Bay
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  • RACING
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      Lock icon LAST FRIDAY’S SINGAPORE STIPES’ REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
      640 40 / 41 RACE 1 JEWEL PRINCESS: Trainer J O'Hara was fined $200 for failing to submit his request for apprentice CS Chin to ride JEWEL PRINCESS without claiming his full allowance. URBAN LEGEND: Slow to begin. LUCKY BANKER: Bumped on jumping. CALIFORNIA KID: Bumped on jumping.
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      Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE (POLYTRACK) RACE CARD
      2169 40 / 41 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 MS 12.50 -1000m Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 7475 Success Winnie 59 (51) SH Low* c2 2 (4am Sam Chua-Hui Yang) 2 940 Jeram Jeram 56.5 (46) D Beasley 10 (4ag
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      Lock icon SUNDAY TIPS
      561 40 / 41 Andrew Frost 1 RACE Mr X Brian Miller Tan Thean Loon Beyonce 9 6 1 6 9 Hearts Hearts Success Winnie Hearts 6 Magic Ocean 11 14 Beyonce Napoleon B Zac Command 1 1 3 9 Success Winnie Success Winnie Beyonce 1 3 Success Winnie Jeram Jeram Magic
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      Lock icon Full Toss has Race 11 at his mercy
      2441 42 / 43 ANDREW FROST’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI POLYTRACK MEETING RACE 1 (1,000m) 1 Success Winnie)))Appreciates the company given she has been running in Class 4. Have to respect with handy 2kg claim. 2 Jeram Jeram)Has had issues, returned a roarer last start and
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND (TRENTHAM) & AUSTRALIA (BELMONT/EAGLE FARM/TOOWOOMBA) RESULTS
      766 42 / 43 YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND (TRENTHAM) AUSTRALIA (BELMONT/EAGLE FARM/TOOWOOMBA) RESULTS RACE 1 Trentham 1st 6 Mahanadi ($35-$14) 2nd 2 George Neil ($22) 3rd 7 Alignadreams ($9) 4th 3 Just A Shout. Forecast $96. Place forecast $27 (2-6), $27 (2-7), $8 (6-7). Tierce $601. Trio $141. Quartet No winner ($3182 jackpot carried forward
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      Lock icon DORAEMON (Race 12 No. 2)
      308 44  -  BESTBET TAN THEAN LOON Six-year-old DORAEMON (No. 8, above) has come down a lot in class and ratings. Although he has not won since his last success on Sept 3 2010, the Desmond Koh-trained Australian-bred did pop up for a few placings. From a high
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S HONG KONG (SHA TIN) RESULTS
      718 44 RACE 1 CLASS 5AWT 1200m CLASS 5AWT—1200m 10 DASHING ACE 113 (93-24) CKTONG (7) 1 11 GOOD JOB 113(28-7) M CHADWICK (1) 2 9 FIERCE FORCE 11 3 (80-20) W M LAI (5) 3 XTrainer: BK Ng. Margins: 4.75, 0.5. Time: 1min 09.24sec (good).
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      645 44 Race 1 C5 (SC) 1200m 6 HOLLYWOOD BOY 55.5 c 55 (155-32) S Mutaza* (3) 7 8 2 (440) 2.5 C5 (SC) 1200m 1 COUNT ZERPOUR 58 (12-6) XWinning owner and trainer: R Lines. Time: 1min 11.50sec (Going: good). Forecast: $56. Tierce: $1256. Quartet: No winner
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      1881 45 GOING FORECAST: GOOD TAN THEAN LOON’S KUALA LUMPUR TIPS RACE 1 :5 Grin 7 Hill Of Fortune 9 Bukit Mas City 3 Yang’s General. RACE 2: 6 Ajay Star 5 Speed Ranger 2 Flying Singa 9 Speed Guru. RACE 3:3 Californian Jet 7 Kim Forever
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      760 46 KALGOORLIE I TIPS AND COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE1 Kalgoorlie (1,760m) 7 CARLA: She looked good at first Kalgoorlie start when working home nicely behind the impressive Albertani. Could well be the winner here. 3 RED DESTINY: Looked the winner
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      Lock icon BIG HUAT GOT LUCKY
      539 68  -  BRIAN MILLER brian@sph.com.sg The next time I am In the vicinity of Lim Chu Kang, I shall be in disguise. I mean, how am I going to show my face in “fishy-land” after being beaten by an angry-looking arowana? By the way, I am also going
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    • BOXING
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        843 47 But will Manny lose his killer instinct against Bradley? AP Manny Pacquiao barely escaped to fight another day, and would need 28 stitches to close the cut over his right eye. Juan Manuel Marquez had nearly ended his remarkable run, but that didn’t stop Pacquiao from
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        Lock icon Celtics and Heat set for decider
        428 47 NBA AP LEBRON JAMES has no idea what he will do for an encore. He offered a simple vow instead. “I won't regret Game 7,” James said. There may not have been another sentiment the Miami Heat would have preferred hearing more as they
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    • TENNIS
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        Lock icon Favourite? Not me
        899 48  -  HOWARD FENDRICH AP tennis writer Novak Djokovic has won 27 matches In a row at Grand Slam tournaments. If he can make that 28 by beating Rafael Nadal in today’s French Open final, Djokovic will earn a fourth consecutive Major title, something no man has accomplished since
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        329 48 AP ALREADY a big name on the red carpet, Maria Sharapova is now a champion on the red clay, too. The Russian star won the French Open yesterday, defeating Sara Errani 6-3, 6-2 in the final at Roland Garros to complete the career Grand Slam.
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        710 49  -  Captain Kompany promises to help make it happen SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg The Premier League’s Footballer of the Year is sitting behind a table at the Courts store in Orchard. But he’s no preening, hard-to-please prima donna. Instead, Manchester City and Belgium captain
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        Lock icon Lee grabs nice double
        164 49 GOLF TAIWAN’S Lee Chieh-po made it a grand double at the Singapore Junior Golf Championships at Keppel Club. Lee snatched the boys’ overall title by two shots with a 220 total from Singapore’s Marc Ong. In the team event, he partnered Chang Yu-hsin (443) to finish
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          Lock icon Jazreel falls in final
          98 49  -  ANDREW SEAH SINGAPORE bowler Jazreel Tan went into the women’s Masters finals of 38th Hong Kong Open as the top seed. But, in the stepladder finals, she fell to an unyielding Esther Cheah. The Malaysian, who qualified third, had beaten Hong Kong’s Yip Ka Yan to
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          Lock icon Rory leads St Jude after 65
          123 49 AP RORY MCILROY ended his string of three straight missed cuts in style yesterday morning (Singapore time), shooting a five-under 65 to take the lead into the weekend at the St Jude Classic. McIlroy went to Memphis looking to build up his game before
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          Lock icon Pak one ahead of the field
          112 49 AFP PAK SE RI fired a one-under 71 to take a one-shot lead while the slumping Michelle Wie missed the cut with a 10-over 82 after the second round of the LPGA Championship in Pittsford, New Yorkyesterday morning (Singapore time). Pak, who is playing
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        Lock icon ‘They started it’
        656 50  -  Local fan claims no vulgarities were hurled ALI KASIM ANDREW SEAH npsports@sph.com.sg I was there, I saw everything and they started it. Sulastre Hamzah attended Friday’s match between Singapore and Malaysia at the Jalan Besar Stadium with her eight-year-old daughter. Two hours before the 7.45pm kick-off, while
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        Lock icon Gao Ning advances into semis
        256 50  -  TABLE TENNIS ANDREW SEAH aseah@sph.com.sg IT HAS been a confidence-boosting run of games for Singapore’s No. 1 paddler Gao Ning (left) a run that may culminate in an unexpected title in Japan. Yesterday, at GAC Group 2012 ITTF World Tour Japan Open in Kobe, the
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        Lock icon Time for business
        508 52 / 53 England have enough of playing tourists, eager to go against France PA Sport Joleon Lescott declared it was time for England to get down to business. Lescott and his teammates have spent as much time being tourists as they have preparing for tomorrow’s Group D opener against
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        Lock icon Game over for Ferdinand
        340 52 / 53 Rio Ferdinand is resigned to the fact that his international career is over. England manager Roy Hodgson insisted Ferdinand (left) was left out of his 23-man Euro 2012 squad for “footballing reasons” but critics believe the decision is related to the racism saga involving teammate John
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        Lock icon France know what England are up to
        594 52 / 53 But Blanc’s side will not underestimate their opponents Reuters Almost a third of their players are at Premier League clubs. Their coach Laurent Blanc once played for Manchester United. With their “English experience”, the French Euro 2012 squad is well placed to judge
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        Lock icon Greece defender out for rest of Euro 2012
        125 52 / 53 Reuters GREECE central defender Avraam Papadopoulos will miss the rest of Euro 2012 after suffering a knee injury in their 1-1 draw in the tournament’s opening game against co-hosts Poland on Friday (yesterday morning Singapore time). He was replaced after 37 minutes
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        Lock icon Racist abuse hurled at Czech defender
        154 52 / 53 PA Sport CZECH Republic defender Theodor Gebre Selassie was the victim of monkey chants during his country’s Euro 2012 defeat against Russia, according to anti-racism campaigners. The Football Against Racism in Europe (Fare) confirmed one of their observers at the game in Wroclaw heard
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        Lock icon Polish striker dodges Man United link
        145 52 / 53 Wire Services STRIKER Robert Lewandowski dodged questions linking him with Manchester United after scoring as Poland drew 1-1 with Greece in a dramatic Euro 2012 opener in Warsaw. The Borussia Dortmund frontman refused to confirm Poland coach Franciszek Smuda’s suggestion that he would be
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        Lock icon POROUS POLAND
        955 54 / 55  -  Party-poopers Greece expose co-hosts’ defensive frailties GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg POLAND 1 (Robert Lewandowski 17) GREECE1 (Dimitris Salpingidis 51) REPORTING FROM WARSAW The facade of the splendid National Stadium resembled a waving Polish flag. On the inside, the overwhelming majority of the 56,070 spectators decked themselves in the Polish
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        Lock icon Why no subs?
        429 54 / 55 Angry Poles question coach Smuda’s tactics Reuters Poland coach Franciszek Smuda has come under fire for not refreshing his flagging side with substitutions in their Euro 2012 opener with Greece. He will now pressured to make changes for Tuesday’s politically-charged clash with Russia. Local media and fans
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        Lock icon Behold Russia’s GOLDEN TRIANGLE
        918 56 / 57  -  Our analyst tells ALI KASIM that Russia could emulate 2008 semi-final showing ASK THE COACH BARRY WHITBREAD npsports@sph.com.sg I What impressed you most about the Russians? WHITBREAD: They played very well. They had a slow start, but settled quickly. Once they got going, it was terrific
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        Lock icon Czech defeat ‘cruel but deserved’
        395 56 / 57 AFP Czech media slammed the performance of the national football team yesterday, after their crushing 4-1 defeat by Russia on the opening day of the European Championship in Poland. DNES, the largest Czech broadsheet daily, ran a front-page picture of devastated Czech captain Tomas Rosicky
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        Lock icon Russia stay grounded after flying start
        304 58 / 59 Reuters RUSSIA will not get carried away after their 4-1 demolition of the Czech Republic, with perfectionist coach Dick Advocaat managing to pick holes in a near-flawless performance. Co-hosts Poland await on Wednesday morning (Singapore time) in their second Group A match and with
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        Lock icon It’s 2008 once more
        579 58 / 59  -  Czar Arshavin turns back the clock with a masterful display DILENJIT SINGH dilen@sph.com.sg GROUP A RUSSIA 4 (Alan Dzagoev 15,78, Roman Shirokov 24, Roman Pavlyuchenko 82) CZECH REPUBLIC 1 (Vaclav Pilar 52) Watching Russia crush the Czech Republic 4-1 yesterday morning (Singapore time) was like living
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        Lock icon A-STAR ARSHAVIN
        76 58 / 59 MINS 14 Arshavin’s brilliant back-heel sends Zhirkov down the left flank. The winger crosses for Kerzhakov, but the striker can only drag his shot wide. MINS 4 1-0 24 2 Arshavin’s perfectly-weighted through-ball finds Shirokov, who dinks it over the on-rushing Petr Cech for Russia’s second goal. MINS
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        Lock icon Ireland will be stubborn
        750 60 / 61 Coach Giovanni Trapattoni says his players are ‘very direct and precise Reuters If you find Chelsea’s Champions League triumph hard to digest, then look elsewhere when Ireland face Croatia in their Euro 2012 clash tonight (tomorrow morning Singapore time). Chelsea proved it is possible to overcome
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        Lock icon AFFECT ME NOT
        512 60 / 61 Bilic: Talk of Man Utd move will not distract Modric Wire services Reports have suggested that Manchester United have already sealed a deal for Tottenham’s Luka Modric. But Croatia coach Slaven Bilic insisted that his midfielder is not distracted by talk of his move. Bilic is putting
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        Lock icon ‘Positive tension is important’
        399 60 / 61 AP THEIR opening match against Croatia at the Euro 2012 already has a make-or-break feel to it. But Ireland’s coach Giovanni Trapattoni said: “I’m not particularly excited, but I’m a little tense because I want to keep (up) the level of tension for the players. “Positive
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        Lock icon ‘Balotelli holds the key’
        627 62 / 63 PA Sport Spain defender Gerard Pique believes his side must stop Mario Balotelli when they take on Italy in their Group C opener. Pique has identified the Manchester City forward as one of Italy’s players who could cause his side major problems. The Barcelona defender expects
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        Lock icon De Rossi set for defensive role
        664 62 / 63 PA Sport Italy midfielder Daniele de Rossi has revealed he will play in defence against Spain in their Group C opener. De Rossi is set to take the place of injured defender Andrea Barzagli, and play alongside Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci in Italy’s
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        Lock icon Spain hold upper hand
        579 64 / 65 Wire Services The Spaniards are in confident mood. Spain will go into their Group C opener against Italy with a swagger that was missing from past encounters after a pivotal moment in their rivalry four years ago. It is widely accepted that the Spanish turned from
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        Lock icon The other Fernando stakes his claim
        430 64 / 65 AFP SPAIN are missing their top scorer David Villa as they look to defend their Euro title. But they retain plenty of firepower with Fernando Torres having seemingly rediscovered his form of late and Alvaro Negredo and Fernando Llorente staking their claims for glory.
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        576 64 / 65 PA Sport Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has challenged his side to make history, as they launch their Euro title defence against Italy. The Spaniards, who won the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, are trying to become the first team to win three successive
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        Lock icon ORANJE SQUASHED
        652 66 / 67  -  First major upset of the tournament as Denmark beat Holland for the first time since 1967 GROUPB HOLLAND 0 DENMARK 1 (Michael Krohn-Dehli 24) ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg It was like watching Arsenal. Loads of possession, numerous wasted chances, and a one goal conceded. I’m talking about Holland. And
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          74 66 / 67 LIVE TELECASTS EURO 2012 All matches on StarHub TV Ch 225 227 (Euro 2012) and SingTel mio TV Ch 118 (Uefa Euro) Tonight: I SPAIN v ITALY 11.30pm Tomorrow: I IRELAND v CROATIA 2.15am I FRANCE v ENGLAND 11.30am Tuesday: I UKRAINE v SWEDEN 2.15am I GREECE v CZECH
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  • KIDS’WORLD
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      370 3 Kids at City Ballet Academy develop good posture when they learn dance MOST parents can’t wait to see their little girl swirl around in a pretty tutu. That is why City Ballet Academy offers dance classes to children as young as three. The school offers creative movement
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      419 5 Tuition centre offers maths and science subjects to students ONCE you walk through the door, Milieu the white domestic cat will greet you with a soft meow. You can hear soft music from the radio somewhere in the background. It feels like you
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      641 6 Newtonapple Learning Hub builds children’s confidence to ace exams IT’S every parent’s grouse. They have smart kids who lack the motivation to do well in school. There is no point in forcing them to do their homework as they get even more turned off by schoolwork.
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      427 8 This Myanmarese student made a complete turnaround thanks to Knowledge Park HE could barely understand what he was reading as his English was very poor. When Myanmarese Ye Thu Ra Soe first came to Singapore in 2009 with his parents, he was failing most of
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      371 9 Cambridge Child Development Centre offers classes in Japanese culture and language for preschoolers ALWAYS wanted your preschooler to learn Japanese at his kindergarten? Well, now you can. Parents can give their children an early start at the language by enrolling them at Cambridge Child
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      Lock icon Don’t label children
      370 10 Bridge Learning helps children, with a non-judgmental approach MANY in Singapore tend to be quick with labelling children. “He’s gifted” or “he has ADHD” (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) or is “just plain lazy’’ these are common phrases used by both parents and teachers in school when they
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      424 11 Cogito IQ encourages the enjoyment of English HE was a nervous reader, stuttering and pausing at every word. Seven-year-old Syed Aqeel Aljunied’s lack of confidence worried his mother Siti Rosmi Amin. Said Madam Siti, 34, an assistant manager: “He just wasn’t confident and he was
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      Lock icon Turning failures into successes
      415 12 Achieve a 3-grade improvement with Advocators THEY only have one lesson to impart teaching kids howto dream and succeed. For example, they have a programme where they take in students who have failed most of their exams two weeks before the O and A levels. “These
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      358 13 Founder of UCM Profiling has profiled more than 10,000 people from all walks of life WILLIAM Shakespeare once wrote: “ALL the world’s a stage. And all the men and women merely players.’’ But what if we could find out more about these players, find out their characters
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      Lock icon Better posture, happier kids
      372 15 Atwood’s range of ergonomic chairs help children maintain a better posture HOW many times have we seen kids slouch in their seats? It’s not their fault. Often, it is because they are sitting in badly designed chairs that are bad for their backs. Atwood aims to
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      Lock icon Go organic for kids and adults
      383 16 Nature’s Glory shares benefits of going organic F.Y.I NATURE’S GLORY Address: 315, Outram Road, #11-03, Tan Boon Liat Building, Singapore *****4 Tel: 6227-1318 E-mail: chrislim@natures-glory.com. Online: www.natures-glory.com WE all want our kids to have the best and most healthy food. We will go to
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      319 17 Four-leaf clovers signify faith, hope, love and luck EVERYONE needs more luck in their lives. So why not buy a lucky charm? The Julie Roberts Four Leaf Clover accessories are supposed to bring luck to its owners. The company, which was started in 2004 by Robert
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      366 18 Heavier bags neck and back problems Long hours on computers also a major contributor HEAVIER backpacks and spending long hours on computers. These are the two major reasons why there has been an increase in the number of teenagers with back and neck problems. Said Dr Prem Pillay, 55, a
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      428 19 JSSL-Arsenal’s Under-12 team swept aside all in 2011 THE Junior Soccer School League (JSSL)-Arsenal Under-12 team won seven out of eight international and local tournaments they took part in from November 2010 to the end of last year. JSSL-Arsenal’s Under-12 team swept aside all challengers in
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      Lock icon Striking the right chord
      403 20 His dream was to play the guitar, and he finally started last year HE always longed to play the guitar. But Nicholas Lai, 18, never had the chance. Said the computer engineering student at Singapore Polytechnic: “There was always exams and tests and homework to set
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      Lock icon Football is about discipline
      388 21 First Kick Academy trains boys to be men of character IF YOU think learning to play football just makes you a better player, you are wrong. Meet the boys from First Kick Academy (FKA) Jubilant Chew and Keith Tan, both nine. Since they joined the school
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      Lock icon Getting babies into the pool
      444 22 Centre has classes for babies from six months old onwards ALL parents want their kids to be water safe. But how soon can they be taught howto swim? Waterfun Aquatic Centre, which specialises in swimming programmes, has classes for babies from six months onwards. Said
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      443 23 Kids and parents can have a bundle of fun at Kids Amaze IT’S every kid’s dream: To enter a world where there are nothing but tall slides, canon balls and loads of fun. Welcome to Kidz Amaze at Safra Jurong, a three-storey indoor playground, where there
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