The Straits Times, 13 September 2010

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    19 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 094/11/2009 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 2010 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon China’s ‘Generation P’
      39 1 CALL them members of the “Plasticine Generation”. The name has been given to the growing number of young, white-collar Chinese who have no dreams, interests or ideals, and have grown numb to life. WORLD PAGE A11
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      Lock icon Moonlighting maids
      59 1 BY WORKING as a part-time maid illegally, Mary, a Filipina in her 30s, pulls in $3,000 a month much more than her compatriots who stick to employment laws. The authorities have warned that such moonlighting maids will be taken to task, but a Straits Times check found that
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      Lock icon Alonso wins Italian GP
      63 1 ONE day after securing Ferrari’s first pole position in almost two years, Fernando Alonso almost blew it. An awful start saw him lose the advantage in the first lap, but he fought back to win the Italian Grand Prix. Defending champion Jenson Button was second, and
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    Lock icon Cosmetics millionaire murdered, body burnt
    933 1  -  BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: The closely-watched mystery of the missing cosmetics millionaire came to an abrupt end yesterday, when she was found to have been brutally murdered and her body disposed of, likely by a business rival. Madam Sosilawati Lawiya,
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    Lock icon Singapore’s Winter Olympic dreams begin here
    53 1 The Singapore Ice Skating Association has begun its search for talents who can represent the Republic in speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Over 80 participants took part in the country’s first short-track speed-skating camp yesterday. SPORT PAGE B12 ST
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    Lock icon China ups the ante in trawler row with Japan
    585 1 Top diplomat weighs in and tells Tokyo to make ‘wise political choice’ REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA BEIJING: A top-ranking Chinese diplomat ramped up pressure on Japan over a sea dispute yesterday, the highest-ranking official so far to weigh in
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      343 1 That’s life MM Lee’s revealing interview PRIME, PAGE A3 and REVIEW, PAGES 17-18 Peace talks ‘Footbrawl’ teams meet and make up PRIME, PAGE A7 More eyeliner please Adam Lambert loves playing dress up LIFE! PAGE C2 FOR BREAKING NEWS GO TO www.straitstimes.com REACH AND INTERACT ON www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL stomp@sph.com.sg WATCH
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        Lock icon Sino-Japan ties: First things first
        79 2 WE SAY A year ago, Sino-Japanese relations were all sweetness and light. All that is forgotten now, after Japan arrested the captain of a Chinese fishing boat that had collided with Japanese coast guard boats near disputed islets in the East China Sea. It behooves
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        Lock icon It pays to be alert
        29 2 COLUMNS Living in a low-crime state has lulled most Gen Y Singaporeans into taking their safety for granted, says Serene Luo. HOME PAGE B8
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        Lock icon Win-win listing
        40 2 Singapore-listed shipbuilder Yangzijiang became the first mainland China company to be listed in Taiwan, raising hopes that the welcome mat will be rolled out for other S-chips venturing there as well, says Goh Eng Yeow. MONEY PAGE B16
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        Lock icon Teaching Chinese
        30 2 OUR READER SAYS While using English to teach Chinese is effective, there are limits to its role as a teaching tool, says Seow Guo Rong. FORUM PAGE A19
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        27 2 www.straitstimes.com Tan Hui Yee on why homes should just be homes. Goh Eng Yeow on how the US carry trade is affecting global stock markets.
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      Lock icon IN newspapers, catch ’em young
      1027 2  -  Reaching out to young readers a challenge, but try going back to basics BY SERENE GOH ASSISTANT EDITOR sereneg@sph.com.sg A COLLEAGUE of mine has been in journalism for four years. And he hasn’t even turned 19. Bryan Toh, at 18 and three quarters, will get
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      Lock icon View among young that S’pore can be put on auto-pilot still concerns MM
      1018 3 You cannot take liberties with what has been built here, he says REFLECTING on the greatest satisfaction of his political career, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has said in an interview that it was the development of
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      Lock icon Watch what you say in that anonymous e-mail
      692 4  -  Man made to pay $35,000 damages in ‘game-changing’ case BY K. C. VIJAYAN vijayan@sph.com.sg THOSE who think they are safe hiding behind anonymous e-mail messages should now think again. In what is the first reported anonymous e-mail defamation suit in recent times,
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      Lock icon 6.39 PM
      74 4  -  BY JOYCE FANG PHOTOJOURNALIST It’s that golden time of the day when things start to wind down, people head home, and friends and family start getting together. Straits Times photographers show their take on that moment in the Prime pages every Monday entitled 6.39pm. Five-year-old Ejner Brejner Pelle
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      Lock icon New, improved S’pore pavilion praised by PM
      799 6  -  He says it succeeds in its attempt to offer a glimpse of the country BY PEH SHING HUEI CHINA BUREAU CHIEF shpeh@sph.com.sg SHANGHAI: The Government took note of the criticisms of the Singapore pavilion at the World Expo, and has put in a
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      Lock icon Dairy Farm, Tesco out of running for Carrefour stores
      400 6 HONG KONG: Dairy Farm, which owns the Giant and Cold Storage supermarkets, is out of the running for Carrefour’s South-east Asian stores, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. It was one of several bidders, including Britain’s Tesco and Japan’s Aeon, that
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      Lock icon Joint 4th uni-MIT postgrad courses
      568 7  -  Collaboration part of push towards research at SUTD BY TRACY QUEK US CORRESPONDENT tracyq@sph.com.sg BOSTON: Singapore’s fourth university and one of its overseas partner institutions, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), are working towards launching new postgraduate programmes that will jump-start research at the new
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      Lock icon ‘Footbrawl’ teams meet and make up
      618 7  -  BY FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg ONE box of Malay pastries, several handshakes and a whole lot of water under the bridge. That was the scene yesterday afternoon as players and officials from the Young Lions and Beijing Guoan met for the first time since their
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  • WORLD.
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      Lock icon (Not) Made in Japan
      850 8  -  In the land of the rising yen, more firms are venturing overseas to cut costs, but some still prefer to produce their premium products in the country BY KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO: The yen, now at a 15-year high against the United States
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      111 8 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE Tommy Suharto sues airline MOST COMMENTED ON Manila cops ‘may have shot some HK hostages’. Says Bayleyan: “Corruption and the inability to coordinate and organise an effective response to the (Mumbai) terrorists led to the loss of many
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        Lock icon Rise of the ‘Plasticine’ generation
        993 11  -  Many young Chinese professionals feel burned out, empty and numb BY SIM CHI YIN CHINA CORRESPONDENT simcy@sph.com.sg ALMOST as soon as he wakes up at 8am each day, property agent Kevin Tu is already tired. He drags himself to work, and puts in nine hours
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        Lock icon China out to conquer the ocean depths
        724 9 New submersible signals its intention to lead global seabed exploration NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING: When three Chinese scientists plunged to the bottom of the South China Sea in a tiny submarine early this summer, they did more than simply plant their country’s flag
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        Lock icon New era for Taiwan, China as pact kicks in
        410 10 Both sides say trade deal will boost ties and benefit economies AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS TAIPEI: A historic trade pact between Taiwan and China came into effect yesterday, tying the two sides more closely together than at any point since their
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        Lock icon Record 2,000 Chinese swim in Taiwan lake
        197 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI: More than 2,000 mainland Chinese visitors swam across a scenic lake in Taiwan yesterday, officials said, a record number for the yearly event amid fast-warming ties between China and the island. The swimmers were among a total of 27,000 who
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        Lock icon KL makes push for minimum wage
        668 12  -  Both PM and HR minister have supported calls in recent weeks; Cabinet to discuss wage model BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is looking to introduce a minimum wage for the first time as pressure mounts on the government to
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        Lock icon Najib calls for mechanism to resolve spats with Indonesia
        325 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak says a better mechanism is needed to resolve border issues with Indonesia, following a maritime dispute that sparked angry protests, a report said yesterday. Tensions between the two neighbours flared up
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        Lock icon Kelantan succession saga: Sultan challenges Regent
        438 12 KOTA BARU: In the latest twist to the Kelantan succession saga, the Sultan of Kelantan has said he will challenge the installation of the Regent as the new ruler, amid reports that a proclamation ceremony will be held today. Last Friday, Utusan Malaysia reported
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        Lock icon Churchgoers attacked outside Jakarta
        331 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEKASI (Indonesia): Assailants stabbed a Christian worshipper in the abdomen and hit a minister on the head with a plank as they headed to morning prayers yesterday outside Indonesia’s capital. Neither of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening and no one has claimed responsibility
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        Lock icon Newborn baby found in plane toilet
        224 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS MANILA: Cleaners sweeping through a passenger jet that landed at the Philippines’ main international airport found a newborn baby dumped in a bin in a toilet yesterday. The cleaners quickly alerted airport doctors to the surprise discovery aboard the Gulf
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  224 words
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        Lock icon On the trail of Philippine tax cheats
        551 13 Lawyers and accountants go after big names, even if it means risking life and limb AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA: Philippine tax investigators say that on slow days, they comb through the obituary pages and stacks of sales invoices. Occasionally they get lucky and track
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        Lock icon Protests mar Sept 11 ceremonies
        771 14 Though pastor calls off Quran burning, others abuse Muslim holy book NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: The United States marked the anniversary of the Sept 11, 2001 attacks with commemorative ceremonies, and although a pastor cancelled plans for a high-profile protest burning
        NEW YORK TIMES; REUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTOS: REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  771 words
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        Lock icon First ladies honour heroes of Flight 93
        450 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS SHANKSVILLE (Pennsylvania): The victims of United Flight 93 are an inspiration and all who visit the rural field where they died on Sept 11, 2001, will now “see how a scar in the earth has healed”, First Lady Michelle Obama said
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        Lock icon Cleric warns against retreat on mosque
        364 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: The Islamic cleric behind plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero in New York warned yesterday that retreating on the project would only strengthen the hand of Muslim extremists around the world. Despite the warning, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf dodged
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        Lock icon Gillard: I’m the leader, not Rudd
        453 15 Aussie PM makes assertion amid talk she would struggle to control foreign minister AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard yesterday vowed to establish a close working relationship with the man she ousted, insisting she would not be outshone by newly appointed Foreign
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        Lock icon Iran ready to free US hiker
        239 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS TEHERAN: A senior Iranian prosecutor said yesterday that the authorities will release a jailed American woman on US$500,000 (S$670,000) bail because of health problems, another sudden about-face by Iran in a case that has added to tension with the United States.
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        Lock icon Devastation after US gas pipeline blast
        71 15 The death toll has risen to seven after a huge gas pipeline explosion near San Francisco that caused a massive inferno, setting fire to dozens of homes last Thursday. The search continues for six more people who remain missing in the San Bruno neighbourhood.
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        Lock icon Upset over breakfast, man kills 5
        455 16 Facing eviction, he shoots wife and four others after getting angry over eggs not cooked to his liking ASSOCIATED PRESS JACKSON (Kentucky): A man facing eviction over his hostile temper became so angry over how his wife cooked his eggs that he killed her,
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        Lock icon Flights of fantasy
        41 16 A little girl towing one of the weird and wonderful flights on display at the 16th Dieppe International Kites Festival in France over the weekend. The biennial event features representatives from around 40 countries. PHOTO: XINHUA PHOTO: XINHUA
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          Lock icon George Yeo visits Beijing
          94 16 SINGAPORE Foreign Minister George Yeo yesterday began a six-day working visit to Beijing, during which he will attend the World Bank’s World Development Report advisory council meeting. Mr Yeo will call on his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi and State Councillor Dai Bingguo, the Ministry of Foreign
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          Lock icon Datuk ‘tried to bribe Sultan’
          109 16 JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has remanded a datuk for attempting to bribe the Sultan of Johor with RM1.01 million (S$436,200) in cash on the eve of Hari Raya Aidilfitri. The suspect attempted to pass two bags containing the money to the Sultan at
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          Lock icon Floods kill 10 in Indonesia
          104 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS JAKARTA: Flash floods in central Indonesia have killed 10 people and left 14 others missing. Local media reports said the flooding occurred on Saturday on the swollen banks of the Kinarum River, a popular tourist spot on Borneo Island. Many of the victims
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          Lock icon Violent clash in Kashmir
          92 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS SRINAGAR (India): Hundreds of stone throwing protesters defied a curfew and attacked security forces in two towns in Indian-administered Kashmir yesterday, injuring nine police officers and four soldiers. Separately, about 300 protesters stoned the home of state Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed, who escaped
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          Lock icon Turkey votes on Constitution
          75 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS ISTANBUL: Turks voted yesterday on whether to amend a military-era Constitution in what the government said is a key step towards European Union-style democracy, despite opposition claims the proposed reforms would shackle the independence of the courts. The referendum has become a battleground between
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          Lock icon Three set themselves on fire
          99 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Three people were in serious condition in hospital in eastern China yesterday after setting themselves on fire to protest against being forcibly evicted, state media reported. The incident occurred on Friday in Fuzhou city, Jiangxi province, when Madam Luo Zhifeng, 59, her
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  • REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Sino-Japan ties: First things first
      441 17 WHAT a difference a year makes. When then Japanese Premier Taro Aso visited China last year, it was all sweetness and light. All that is gone now. Last week, Japan arrested the captain of a Chinese fishing boat that had collided with Japanese coast guard
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      Lock icon To love, to hold and to cherish
      2154 17 Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew was interviewed by Seth My dans of The New York Times on Sept 1. We carry today edited excerpts of the interview Mr Lee: When you are coming to 87, you are not very happy... Well, you should
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    • review.
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        Lock icon Doing ‘nasty’ things for the greater good
        1278 18 Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew was interviewed by Seth Mydans of The New York Times on Sept 1. We carry today edited excerpts of the interview The public view of you is as very strict, cerebral, unsentimental. Catherine Lim says of you: “An
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        Lock icon Swimming and cycling keep MM fit
        712 18 You did make a reference in an interview with Time magazine to something that goes beyond reason, as you put it. You referred to a book by Pierre D’Harcourt, who talked about people surviving the Nazi concentration camps, saying it’s better when they have
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        Lock icon ‘Play the race card and we’re finished’
        794 18 Let me ask a question about the outside world a little bit. Singapore is a great success story, even though people criticise this and that. When you look back, you can be proud of what you’ve done. Are there things that you regret,
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        Lock icon Get shipping lines to use cleaner fuel, like in HK
        334 19  -  Larry Haverkamp I REFER to last Thursday’s report (“Maersk turns to cleaner fuel in HK”) which said that Danish shipping giant Maersk Line will switch to cleaner, low-sulphur fuel when its ships make port calls in Hong Kong which is
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        Lock icon Limits to using English as tool
        229 19  -  TEACHING CHINESE Seow Guo Rong I AM a secondary school relief teacher and I disagree with the letter (“Teaching Chinese: Little has changed”; Aug 27). The Ministry of Education has introduced many changes for the better over the past few years. First, the “Teach
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        Lock icon FORUM ONLINE
        64 19 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR LEE SECK KAY: Curb mushrooming Toto booths 2 MR CHUA MING LI: Food in eateries getting too salty? 3 MADAM LIM SIEW BEE: Many thanks to zoo staff for helping family in distress 4 MR RAYMOND ER: A plea for extending Downtown
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        Lock icon See the bigger picture in award recognising national servicemen
        221 19  -  Loh Yanping (Miss) I REFER to last Wednesday’s commentary (“Consider a coherent structure for rewards”) by associate research fellow Ho Shu Huang of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. The National Service Recognition Award (NSRA) for all national servicemen was
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        60 19 LETTERS should be sent only to The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer’s full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit a letter. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or Madam. Please
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        Lock icon Don’t kill the beauty of the beautiful game
        243 19  -  Dr Colin Lim I REFER to last Monday’s article (“Don’t demean the beautiful game”). Both the Singapore and Haiti soccer teams sorely lacked sportsmanship in their semi-final clash in the Youth Olympic Games (YOG). With the referee having a less-than-firm grip on
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      1117 1  -  BY LIEW HANQING, KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN hanqing@sph.com.sg kimspyke@sph.com.sg WHILE most of her compatriots make about $400 a month as maids, Mary, a Filipina in her 30s, boasts a pay packet of up to $3,000. Instead of working full-time for just one employer, she
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      245 6 MAYBAN K Singapore has set up the Maybank Family Fund for low-income families in partnership with the Central Singapore Community Development Council (CDC). The partnership will span a minimum of five years and Maybank has pledged to raise $1 million over the next two
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      709 9  -  BY RICHARD JOLLY JOSE Reina may have cost Liverpool two points already this season. Yesterday, he earned them one with a display of athleticism and agility that made him and his rather more fortunate teammates unbeatable. This particular journey from villain to hero took
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      686 10 Spaniard gives Ferrari their first home victory since 2006 ITALIAN GRAND PRIX ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS MONZA (Italy): Fernando Alonso recovered from a poor start to win the Italian Grand Prix for home team Ferrari yesterday and revive his Formula One title chances. The Spanish
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      386 10 REUTERS BARCELONA: Barcelona and AC Milan are giants in their respective football leagues but over the weekend, they also shared the embarrassing misfortune of losing to newly promoted minnows. To their credit, the coaches of both teams did not make any excuses for
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      115 10 REUTERS MONZA: Indonesian teenager Rio Haryanto will try out a Virgin Racing Formula One car after the end of the season as a reward for his performances in the GP3 junior series, the team said at the Italian Grand Prix. Virgin, one of three new F1
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      812 11  -  ARUNNER’S DIARY ST/100PLUS SWEET 16 MARATHON PLAN BY JEANETTE WANG jwang@sph.com.sg The writer is the associate editor of Shape, Singapore’s premier health, fitness, wellness and nutrition magazine for women THE road to that personal best is not necessarily paved with pain.
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      115 12  -  JERMYN CHOW ABOUT 70,000 running enthusiasts took part in the 19th Safra Singapore Bay Run Army Half Marathon yesterday morning. The run is the first to take participants, ranging from Singapore Armed Forces servicemen to school children, past newly built downtown landmarks like the Marina
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      546 12  -  Singapore’s search for sportsmen begins with speed-skating camp BY LIN XINYI linxinyi@sph.com.sg THE search for Singapore’s first Winter Olympian heated up yesterday at a short-track speed-skating camp. The camp, the first of its kind here, attracted over 80 participants a turnout that exceeded the expectations of organisers
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      577 12  -  BY TERRENCE VOON EIGHT years after winning a bronze medal for Singapore in the 470 sailing event in Busan, Tan Wearn Haw is set for another bite at the Asian Games cherry. The 31-year-old, accompanied by some old salts from the sailing
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      450 12  -  TERRENCE VOON THE search for promising local shuttlers has been expanded, with the launch of a new badminton academy at the Chinese Swimming Club (CSC). Sponsored by Chinese sportswear giant Li-Ning, the new CSC-Li-Ning Badminton Academy hopes to groom at least 200 players each
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        60 12 LONDON: Britain’s former world champion boxer Ricky Hatton has been video-taped snorting cocaine as part of a 10-hour drink-and-drug binge. The video was given to the News of the World by a friend of Hatton’s, Emma Bowe, who said she believed he was a danger to
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        61 12 HAI DUONG (Vietnam): Singapore paddler Gao Ning clinched the gold medal in the South East Asia Table Tennis Championships-VOV Cup last night. He beat Vietnam’s Dinh Quang Linh to win the US$3,000 (S$4,020) top prize in the men’s singles. His compatriot Yu Mengyu also beat
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        67 12 XINHUA BEIJING: Chinese police are investigating the former chief of the country’s soccer federation and two other senior figures in the sport on suspicion of bribery and helping to fix matches. The three are Xie Yalong, the former chief of the Chinese Football Association, Wei Shaohui,
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        59 12 REUTERS FRANKFURT: Vladimir Klitschko retained his World Boxing Organisation, International Boxing Organisation and International Boxing Federation world heavyweight titles when he knocked out Samuel Peter of Nigeria on Saturday. The Ukrainian floored his rival in the 10th round with a flurry of punches to the
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      666 13  -  South African captures first Asian Tour title at Handa Singapore Classic BY ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg SOUTH African Peter Karmis held his nerve to fend off compatriot Jbe Kruger and win the US$400,000 (S$537,000) Handa Singapore Classic yesterday. He shot a one-under 71 for a 21-under
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      149 13 Today Basketball Challenge Series: Singapore Slingers v Meralco (Singapore Indoor Stadium, 8pm). Cricket Champions League T20: Warriors v Victoria Bushrangers (Live, mio TV Ch123, 11.20pm). Football English Premier League: Stoke v Aston Villa (Live, mio TV HD Ch102, tomorrow, 3am). Tomorrow Cricket Champions League T20: Mumbai Indians
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      366 13 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CHICAGO: It looks like Tiger Woods could well have played his final round on the United States PGA Tour on Saturday. The world No. 1 was eight shots off the pace going into the final day yesterday. Although he broke
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      372 13 LONDON: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is expected to tell Pakistan that they will not be returning to England next season after the match-fixing crisis of the last fortnight. According to The Sunday Telegraph, England was going to be Pakistan’s second home
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      333 13  -  BY V.K. SANTOSH KUMAR CRICKET fanatics in Singapore can look forward to playing the game regularly at night, after the Ceylon Sports Club (CSC) declared its 72-hour non-stop tournament a success yesterday. The club’s president R. Theyvendran said he is keen to set up permanent
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      171 17 Heshe founder Chia Shi Tech's comeback ft On Cheong polishes up its services Mngaporcs dream lactory 2 i C.-; SPRING i9 Singapore i TRY, TRY AGAIN ENTREPRENEURS WHO ROSE FROM SETBACKS July/August issue out now! Did you know that for every successful business, there are approximately 99 or more that
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      777 18  -  Buyers waiting for prices to drop, but developers hold steady BY ESTHER TEO esthert@sph.com.sg IT IS fewer visitors and even fewer sales for property showflats across the island as buyers play a waiting game in the hope of seeing prices fall. However,
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        552 15  -  Guidelines to prevent repeat of 2008 meltdown may add to uncertainties MARKETS INSIGHT BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg NEW banking rules, emerging from Basel in Switzerland over the weekend, are likely to play a key role in determining the fortunes
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        295 15  -  WARRANT WATCH GOH ENG YEOW THE destruction of vast tracts of Russian wheat fields by deadly forest fires has put the spotlight on producers of soft commodities like rice, wheat and palm oil, as countries grapple with a possible soaring of food prices. A possible counter-bid
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          95 15 Sep 9 CHNG YR 2010 CLOSE FR Sep 8 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.3416 +0.33 1.*****.3416@ Euro 1.7083 -0.13 2.0153 1.6886 2.0666 +0.54 2.2831 2.0003 A$ 1.2418 -0.91 1.2960 1.1515 Yen* 1.6028 +0.21 1.6080 1.4467 Rupiah* 0.***** +0.25 0.***** 0.***** Where S$ stands Sep 9 CHNG YR 2010
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          203 15 Week’s Top Rises CENTS DBXT AUDMM 5SG$ ***** 592.0 2.6 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 583.8 3.7 DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** 465.2 2.5 DBXT iBoxxSvEu 5US$ ***** 453.6 1.5 Thai Prime Fd 780 174.5 20.0 DBXT MSAsExJp 10US$ 2922 151.7 4.0 DBXT MSINDO 10us$ 1334 88.6 5.2
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          198 15 Week’s Top Rises CENTS SIA.ES.1009 1590 52.0 3.4 DBS.ES.1009 1420 48.0 3.5 CityDev.ES.1009 1160 46.0 4.1 SGX.ES.1009 773 35.0 4.7 Keppel Corp.ES.1009 911 23.0 2.6 YangzijiRBeCW*****9 68 13.5 24.8 F&N.ES.1009 577 12.0 2.1 CoscoCorMBLeCW*****2 30 6.5 27.7 Genting SP.ES.1009 182 6.0 3.4 Week’s Top Rises CENTS Tee
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        60 16 OSAMA ABBASI: Appointed chief executive of the Asia-Pacific region and member of the executive board of Credit Suisse Group, effective from Oct 1. Mr Abbasi will replace Mr Kai Nargolwala, who will become chairman of Credit Suisse Asia-Pacific, effective from the same date. Mr Abbasi will remain based
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        51 16 LEE WHAY KEONG: Appointed non-executive director of the company. Tan Sri Cheng Heng Jem has also been appointed non-executive director. Mr Lee, 54, is currently the personal assistant to the group executive director. Mr Cheng, 67, is chairman and managing director of several public companies listed on Bursa
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        60 16 VINCENT VOO: Appointed chief executive (designate) in place of Mr Koo Ah Seang, who is serving his four-month resignation notice as chief of the company. Mr Koo’s last day of service is Jan 8 next year. Mr Alex Yong has been appointed independent director, while Mr Tay Wee
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        54 16 JEREMY TAN: Appointed managing director and joined UBS’ ultra-high net worth team last Wednesday. The Singapore-based Mr Tan will focus on developing the family office business for South-east Asia markets. He was previously with Citi Private Bank and Merrill Lynch. Ms Rennie Lim, a director, also joined the team
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      735 17  -  Here are 7 free apps that can make life easier for any busy executive WORKING LIFE BY FRANCIS CHAN COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT franchan@sph.com.sg FEW mobile phones have the same cool appeal as the iPhone, with its slick touch-screen interface, high-resolution camera and fast Internet access.
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      494 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BASEL (Switzerland): Financial regulators from around the world are meeting in Switzerland to finalise a set of new bank regulations aimed at preventing a repeat of the recent financial crisis. The new package of rules, called Basel III,
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      221 1 Poignant and powerful 8 Questions With... Show on Cambodian atrocities moves reviewer to tears Glam rocker and speedster Adam Lambert Venice Film Fest Sofia Coppola wins Golden Lion C5 C2 C14 Art gallery owner Valentine Willie raised eyebrows when he recently staged an exhibition featuring works interpreting life after Lee
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      616 5  -  The narration of true stories from the murderous Khmer Rouge era speaks of recovering from tragedy reviewtheatre BREAKING THE SILENCE Amrita Performing Arts (Cambodia) Esplanade Theatre Studio Last Thursday tara tan stlife@sph.com.sg Breaking The Silence was an honest, intimate and moving portrait of a country taking its first
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      406 5 reviewconcert MAHLER FESTIVAL ADAGIETTO Lise de la Salle, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, John Nelson Esplanade Concert Hall Last Saturday marc rochester The 22-year-old French pianist, Lise de la Salle, has been making waves in the classical music world, and within minutes of starting her Singapore debut on
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        491 11 Reuters Agence France-Presse Toronto The story of the man who would rather not be king is stealing Oscar buzz at the Toronto Film Festival, with Colin Firth as the monarch who overcame a debilitating stammer to do the job. The King’s Speech stars Firth
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        720 14 Her film Somewhere is lauded amid rumblings of favouritism Associated Press Reuters Venice United States director Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere, about a hard-living Hollywood actor who receives a surprise visit from his 11-year-old daughter, won the top Golden Lion prize at the Venice film festival on Saturday.
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        227 14 Hong Kong Six months pregnant Karena Lam married in June and is awaiting delivery of her first child in Vancouver. Her divorcee husband, commercial director Steve Yuen, last Saturday released photos of their wedding in Vancouver, quelling rumours of Lam, 32, being an unwed mother
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          55 14 Actor Chow Yun Fat said he would donate 99 per cent of his reported HK$1 billion (S$173 million) wealth upon his death. He told Hong Kong paper Sun Daily: “The money isn’t mine but was simply earned by me. That doesn’t mean I
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          56 14 Swordfighting novelist Louis Cha, 86, has received his doctorate from Cambridge University, five years after he applied to attend its history institute. His supervisor was in Hong Kong to hand him his certificate, Ming Pao Daily reported. David McMullen praised his thesis which is on Chinese
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          77 14 French film-maker Claude Chabrol, who helped start the New Wave movement in the 1950s, died yesterday, aged 80, Paris deputy mayor Christophe Girard said. Chabrol, whose films include Bad Girls (1968) and The Breach (1970), became famous for his dark portrayals of French provincial bourgeois
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          55 14 Singer Olivia Newton-John is in talks to do a Bollywood film. After her movie Score: A Hockey Musical premiered at the Toronto film festival last week, she said: “I have a Bollywood-kind-of-film that is being talked about right now, but nothing concrete.” Her new album is
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          62 14 Britain’s Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson is to make a six-part documentary show for US television about her struggle to rebuild her life after a scandal over selling access to the British royal family. The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), a new cable channel due to launch
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      583 7/8  -  Three industry events are being held this week and a green product certification scheme will also be launched by esther au yong EXCITING times are ahead for the green building industry in Singapore and the region. Three prestigious events within the green building industry
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      567 9  -  As green building experts congregrate in Singapore this week, two guest speakers share their views with Esther Au Yong Esther Au Yong SINGAPORE is increasingly seen as a major player in the international green building industry. And that’s partly why the country was chosen as the host
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      587 9  -  The Singapore Eco Tour Sites offer conference delegates the opportunity to visit the green buildings here, including two that exemplify Singapore’s initiatives, reports Esther Au Yong Esther Au Yong KhooTeck Puat Hospital SAVING costs and improving patients’ comfort were the priorities when the blueprint for the
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      1115 11 BAILIFF’S SALE IN THE SUBORDINATE COURTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE In The Cause Of Writ of Distress No. 24 OF 2010 Between CHU IT CHIANG Execution Creditor And NEVE CONNECTION PTE LTD Execution Debtor AUCTION SALE OF LARGE QTY OF SCHOOL BAGS SHOES, SPORTS BAGS, LADIES’ MEN’S FOOTWEAR, RACKS,
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      1163 11 w A MAT3 NOTICES BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT oil free: 1800-289-8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sq www.cats.com.sq BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF INTENTION TO DECLARE DIVIDEND BKCY NO IC/PP NO NAME 1483/1984 S*****52Z TAN GUEK KIM Alias NG GUEK KIM 1793/1997 S*****67F LIM KWANG TJHAI 3189/1998 S*****81E GOH MIAH JOO
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      349 11 TENDER NOTICE TERMINATION OF STRATA SUBDIVISION LAND TITLES (STRATA) ACT NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No. 1934, having its registered office at 54 Tras Street #03-02 Singapore *****3 has, by a resolution by consensus passed on 7th September 2010, resolved that the strata
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      470 12 A MATS RECRUIT PCS Grow Glow Tampines Childcare Centre invites Singapore Citizens or PR to apply: English Teacher 5 GCE’O’ level credits including English CPT/DPT trained childcare experience an advantage Interested applicants please call Mdm Ang at 6783-8310 for an interview Training Agency Requires:-PART-TIME EARLY CHILDHOOD LECTURER Bachelor Master in
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      564 12 Our company, both a pioneer and leader in fluid transfer solutions products and services and serving the Marine, Oil, Gas Petrochemical industries. Due to business expansion, we are looking for dedicated people to fill the following positions: Sales Customer Service Executive (Tuas) Responsiblilites: Handle local overseas sales enquiries Handle sales
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      587 13 Property Assistant Career Conversion Programme 7th Intake Last Intake To Receive 90% Course Fee Funding Support Property Assistants provide admin, customer service and some technical support to the Real Estate Facilities Management team. Singaporeans/PRs are invited to a Career Conversion Preview if they meet these qualifications: At least 4 “O”
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      180 13 WEST RECEPTIONIST CUM AdminMNC. Pleasant, PC skills. Speaks well. 5 days *****411 (C*****11) ADMIN/CALL CENTRE/ LOGISTIC/ Customer Service vacancies. Call Jennifer at *****280 NOW! 4 TELEMARKETERS, 1 Admin required. 9am-6pm. 5 days week Takashimaya. Call *****878 ADMIN ASSISTANT Experienced. Good PC skills. Bilingual. S’por ean/ M’sian welcome. *****153 ACCOUNT ASSTS.
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      433 14 Logistic Assistant ::REQUIREMENTS:: Handling of incoming calls Data entry Maintain stock flow and other ad-hoc duties Min ‘O’ Level and preferably able to communicate in English and Chinese (to liaise with Chinese-speaking suppliers) Only S’poreans/SPRs and M’sians need to apply Able to start work immediately or within short notice period
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      358 14 A UTC Fire Security Company Grade ‘A’ Security Agency 1) SECURITY OFFICERS CONCIERGE (Gross Salary: $1900) 2) CARPARKENFORCEMENTOFFICERS (8 hours) Locations: Alexandra Ubi Ave Changi Business Park Loyang Tampines Kim Chuan Ayer Rajah Shenton Way Tuas (Raffles-Link 8-hour rotating shifts) Benefits: Comprehensive medical and full benefits allowances Joining bonus AWS
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      607 15 Looking for FLOAT TEAM CLEANERS μ Salary $800++ μ Located at Jurong area. Interested please call *****028/ *****642 Looking for CLEANERS $900 incentive transport allowance. MECHANICAL SWEEPERS Class 3 licence $1200 incentive transport allowance Work inside PSA Port, Pasir Panjang. S’poreans PR only. Please call *****928 Operation Supervisor Class 3
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      162 15 PERSONAL DRIVER NEEDED. Min 10 yrs experience. Valid Class 3. work weekdays 8 hrs. Sat 4 hrs. Pls call 6535 7482 9am-5pm. DELIVERY DRIVER URGENTLY Start immed 5 1/2 days. Prefer stay West *****347/ *****580 CLASS 4 DRIVERS to start immed.Must have cargo experience. Pasir Panjang. 8222-4462 PRESTIGE TOURS REQUIRES
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      133 15 CLASS 4 DRIVER required. Interested call *****793. 80 Genting Lane #01-03. Ruby Ind Complex. CLASS 5 LORRY Crane Driver. Experienced. basic salary $1500. Can work immed Tel *****880 DRIVER NEEDED IN Nursing Homes (At east). S’porean PR only. Florence *****020 LOOKING FOR CLASS 4 Driver. Physically fit. Speak simple Eng.
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      37 16 SEPT 22 Learn how to get along with all kinds of people at the office. Fee: $240 (EON member), $310 (non-member). For details, call Effective Outsource Networks on 6220-4008 or visit www. eontraining.com.sg
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      48 16 A MAT3 RECRUIT Executive Appointments: toll free 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs: 1800-289-9988 www.st701.com ASSEMBLY ENGINEER ASSISTANT ENGINEER PLANT MAINTENANCE ENGINEER ASSISTANT ENGINEER PLATING ENGINEER ASSISTANT ENGINEER PURCHASING EXECUTIVE The Personnel Manager SINGAPORE DAI-ICHI PTE LTD 55 Yishun Industrial Park A, Singapore *****8 E-mail: recruit_engrg@yahoo.com.sg Closing Date: 25 September 2010
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