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Title Section17 2009-10-19 1 TODAY I www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Monday October ig, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking17 words
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Article, Illustration126 2009-10-19 1 *Y~J Man in the muddle? D I AlanWiley is back in the spotlight after a questionable sending-off as Man City and Wigan battle to a 1-1 draw. Dl 'Grossly over-rewarded' D 1 bankers reflect market failure, with clients being overcharged, says UK Treasury Minister Paul Myners. This has126 words
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Article361 2009-10-19 1 THEGUARDIAN AFTERNOON LATEST Expect catastrophe if December climate talks fail: UKPM Brown COPENHAGEN British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will warn today that the world is on the brink of a "catastrophic" future of killer heatwaves, floods and droughts unless governments speed up negotiations on climate changeTHEGUARDIAN - 361 words
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Article482 2009-10-19 1 AGENCIES TEHRAN In an attack that analysts say raises doubts about Iran's internal stability and its grip on its border region, a suicide bomber killed seven senior commanders of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard as well as dozens of others yesterday, in a province that isAGENCIES - 482 words
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Article, Illustration335 2009-10-19 2 AGENCIES PAKISTANI-TALIBAN CLASHES MIR ALI (Pakistan) The Pakistani army and the Taliban claimed to be inflicting heavy casualties on each other in the first 24 hours of a military assault on South Waziristan, an Al Qaeda and Taliban sanctuary close to the Afghan border. ThousandsAGENCIES; AFP - 335 words
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Article, Illustration344 2009-10-19 2 SAJJADTARAKZAI - SAJJADTARAKZAI AFP POINTOFVIEW The Pakistani army stands little chance against militants in South Waziristan PAKISTAN'S military faces nearimpossible odds to smash Taliban networks in South Waziristan on impenetrable terrain infested with some of the most dangerous militants in the world, analysts say. South Waziristan willAFP - 344 words
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Article, Illustration577 2009-10-19 3 NG BAOYING - NG BAOYING EN BLOC SALE They mull selling units at $1 billion, but some want to wait for market pick-up baoying@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When they put their seafacing estate up for collective sale early last month, with the economy barely on the track toTODAY FILE PHOTO - 577 words
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Article, Illustration493 2009-10-19 4 AGENCIES INDONESIAN POLITICS Final wave of Cabinet interviews today BOGOR (Indonesia) The second day of interviews by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice-President-elect Boediono for future members of the Indonesian Cabinet resumed yesterday at the President's residence in Cikeas, West Java. "I can say thatAGENCIES - 493 words
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Article, Illustration373 2009-10-19 6 DISASTER RELIEFTEAMS SINGAPORE They returned home from West Sumatra yesterday morning to an emotional welcome. The 80-member Singapore Air Forces' disaster relief team comprising medical and engineering officers was on a two-week mission to provide humanitarian assistance to earthquake victims in Padang and Pariaman. "IMINDEF - 373 words
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Article, Illustration277 2009-10-19 6 938 LIVE SINGAPORE More than 100 MediaCorp stars will come together today to raise funds for the victims of typhoon Ketsana and the Padang earthquake. The likes of Zoe Tay, deejay Glenn Ong, Singapore Idols Taufik Batisah and Hady Mirzah, and Project Superstar's Daren Tan, will938 LIVE; CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 277 words
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Article, Illustration569 2009-10-19 8 ESTHER NG - ESTHER NG BANK VP, HOUSEWIFE, ART GALLERY OWNER estherng@mediacorp.com. sg SHE was "going through a mid-life crisis" and was not happy with her job as a software engineer. Mother-of-three Nellie Ho, 49, then tried applying for a job last year as a social worker,DON WONG - 569 words
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Article, Illustration100 2009-10-19 10 PHOTO COURTESY SCDF This horrific crash between a car and a bus yesterday morning left a woman dead. At 7.22 am, the Singapore Civil Defence Force was notified about the accident at the junction ofTuas Link 4 and Tuas West Road. The driver of the private bus, aPHOTO COURTESY SCDF - 100 words
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Article357 2009-10-19 10 AFP WINDOWS 7 LAUNCH SAN FRANCISCO Microsoft is scheduled to release Windows 7 to the world on Thursday as the American software giant tries to regain its stride after an embarrassing stumble with the previous generation operating system Vista although it has already been lambasted forAFP - 357 words
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Article, Illustration89 2009-10-19 10 PHOTO COURTESY WAVEHOUSE Wave House Sentosa celebrated its opening over the weekend with a three-day party that, well, made waves. Featuring Singapore's only 3m-high barrelling wave it opened its doors at Siloso Beach with two flowriding (surfing the artificial waves) competitions that saw top ridersPHOTO COURTESY WAVEHOUSE - 89 words
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292 2009-10-19 12 SINGAPORE Yesterday morning, a 41-year-old man robbed four taxi drivers in the same area, one after another, at knife point. But his spree ended when within two hours of his last robbery he was caught by the police. His first victim292 words
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Article, Illustration313 2009-10-19 12 MINISTRYOF GEORGEYEO IN SRI LANKA SRI LANKA Foreign Minister George Yeo, currently visiting Sri Lanka, handed over 5,000 water purification tablets to help purify drinking water for internally displaced people at a camp in Kopay, Jaffna. He also witnessed the camp's living conditions and the complexFOREIGN AFFAIRS - 313 words
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Article296 2009-10-19 13 LOANSHARK RUNNERS SINGAPORE In only 12 hours, police from Ang Mo Kio Police Division nabbed five men, aged 16 to 27, in three separate cases of suspected loansharking activities. On Saturday evening, the officers arrested a 26-year-old man believed to be a debt-or-turned-runner who296 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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Article103 2009-10-19 13 938 LIVE A football team has been formed to help the homeless find their footing. Called Team Hope, it is started by welfare group New Hope Community Services to reach out to the less-privi-leged in society— including those who have been affected by the economic downturn.. 938 LIVE - 103 words
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Article150 2009-10-19 13 Come December, the Singapore Indian Development Association (Sinda)will have a new chief executive at the helm current chief operating officerTßajaSegar. Current CEOS Manogaran completes his secondment to Sinda on Dec 13 and will return to the Ministry of Education to assume a senior appointment. Mr150 words
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Article, Illustration109 2009-10-19 13 PHOTO COURTESY OF TEAM AID In a bid to raise awareness of the threat of Aids, a group of Singapore Management University students came up with a novel campaign of using condoms to reach out to those between the ages of 16 and 30. The one-dayPHOTO COURTESY OF TEAM AID - 109 words
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181 2009-10-19 14 AFP JAKARTA Indonesia plans to launch a drone plane called "Puna" next year to support national defence and monitor extremist activity, an official said yesterday. "Puna, an unmanned small aircraft, can safely observe hard-to-reach areas. It has been tested and we'll launch it next year,"AFP - 181 words
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224 2009-10-19 14 AP SEOUL South Korea's conservative government will consider giving limited aid to impoverished North Korea but has ruled out assistance on the large scale of previous liberal administrations, a senior official said yesterday. It would be the first time that the administration ofAP - 224 words
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Article, Illustration408 2009-10-19 14 AP SOLO SAILING STINT SYDNEY A 16-year-old Australian steered her bright pink yacht out of Sydney Harbour yesterday to start her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo and unassisted around the world. Ms Jessica Watson's (picture) plan to make a 38,000-km journeyAP; AFP - 408 words
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Article246 2009-10-19 14 AGENCIES MANILA One suspect was killed yesterday as watch store thieves disguised as bomb squad members traded fire with police officers in one of the Philippine capital's poshest shopping malls, officials and witnesses said. The day-time Shootout at the Greenbelt 5 mall in MakatiAGENCIES - 246 words
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557 2009-10-19 16 AFP ASEAN SUMMIT BANGKOK —Closer economic ties and ways of coping better with natural disasters in the region will be on the agenda as Asean leaders gather in Thailand this week, analysts and diplomats said. The Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean)AFP - 557 words
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263 2009-10-19 16 AFP MANILA The Philippine authorities yesterday put rescue teams on standby and stockpiled emergency supplies as the country braced for Typhoon Lupit in the wake of two storms which left more than 900 people dead. The government weather service said the outer bands ofAFP - 263 words
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Article, Illustration101 2009-10-19 16 ng HKIiffIHHHHH On Friday, one firefighter collapsed and died after helping put out a grass fire on the New South Wales coast. Across the country in Western Australia state, a bushfire was burning near the northern resort town of Broome but hadng - 101 words
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178 2009-10-19 18 AFP BANGKOK A Thai waxworks museum has apologised and covered up a giant billboard of Adolf Hitler giving a Nazi salute after the Israeli and German embassies lodged complaints, its director said yesterday. The billboard was one of four featuring pictures of famousAFP - 178 words
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Article294 2009-10-19 18 AFP HEDGE-FUND BILLIONAIRE WASHINGTON A United States-based hedge-fund billionaire charged as part of an insider-trading case has been investigated by the US authorities for allegedly raising funds for a Sri Lankan separatist group, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Citing people familiar with theAFP - 294 words
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Article699 2009-10-19 20 CLIFFORD J LEVY - CLIFFORD J LEVY THE NEWYORKTIMES POINTOFVIEW NEARLY two decades after the collapse of the Communist Party, Russia's rulers have hit upon a model for future success: The Communist Party. Like an envious underachiever, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's party, United Russia (UR), is increasingly examining how itTHE NEWYORKTIMES - 699 words
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Article, Illustration327 2009-10-19 20 AGENCIES FORT COLLINS (Colorado) The authorities searched the home of Colorado's "Balloon Boy" after a sheriff said he was pursuing criminal charges in a case that at first sparked fear for the child, then relief he was unhurt, to suspicions that theAGENCIES; AFP - 327 words
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Article, Illustration411 2009-10-19 22 AFP SPANISH POLITICS MADRID Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets on Saturday to condemn plans by Spain's socialist government to liberalise abortion laws in the overwhelmingly Catholic country. Protesters staged a march behind a huge banner reading "Every Life Matters"AFP; . EPA, AFP - 411 words
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217 2009-10-19 22 AFP LONDON Some 27 British lawmakers are being investigated by tax officials amid revelations over their expense claims, officials said on Saturday. HM Revenue and Customs confirmed a report in The Daily Telegraph charting a new twist in the long-run-ning scandal which has ledAFP - 217 words
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240 2009-10-19 22 AFP WASHINGTON United States Senator John Kerry said in an interview it was "irresponsible" to send more US troops to Afghanistan at this time, amid a deepening election crisis that has placed the Kabul government's legitimacy at stake. Mr Kerry, who isAFP - 240 words
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180 2009-10-19 24 THE NEWYORKTIMES LOS ANGELES The body of a man slumped over patio furniture on his balcony in Marina del Rey, California, was mistaken for Halloween decor last week and remained undisturbed for five days. Sheriffs deputies were called to the complex on Thursday evening andTHE NEWYORKTIMES - 180 words
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Article, Illustration444 2009-10-19 24 AP UNREST IN RIO Police chopper shot down during drug-gang violence RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian officials are insisting security will not be a problem for the 2016 Olympics despite drug-gang violence that plunged the country's second-biggest city, Rio de Janeiro, into a day ofAP; AFP - 444 words
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Letter, Illustration261 2009-10-19 26 Rick Lim Say Kiong - Rick Lim Say Kiong PAYCUT FOR SENIOR WORKERS Letter from NTUC is right to review the need for legislation that allows employers to deduct 10 per cent of a worker's salary when he or she is re-employed upon reaching the age of 62 ("Scrap wage-cut for workers261 words
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Article167 2009-10-19 26 David Kwok Ng Kan - David Kwok Ng Kan Letter from IT'S rather absurd to have cigarette smoke blowing in your face while eating at the hawker and cooked food centres. This is due to the partial smoking ban in such places. Now, how effective is the smoking ban in eateries167 words
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Article167 2009-10-19 28 DR BILL MAIER - DR BILL MAIER BY WHEN ADHD GOES UNDIAGNOSED If you think that having a child with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is frustrating, try having an ADHD child and not knowing it! I've worked with a lot of parents of ADHD children and they tell me167 words
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Letter, Illustration356 2009-10-19 28 Cheong Chee Mun - Cheong Chee Mun WET MARKETS Letter from MAY I also lend my little voice to the many requests to retain our wet markets. Besides the fact that wet markets are very much the social hub of the community as stated by Verana Tan ("Another voteBLOOMBERG - 356 words
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173 2009-10-19 28 Mariann Macs - Mariann Macs Letter from I REFER to "Not a free for all" (Oct 14). I am glad Cheng ShoongTat mentioned the heritage aspect of wet markets. I am in my late 20s and I still love shopping in these markets. It has been a tradition173 words
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Letter102 2009-10-19 28 Letitia Ng - Letitia Ng From I REFER to "Not a free for all" (Oct 14). Already, Singaporeans see the same shops and restaurants in every mall. Everything has to be a "chain" owned by a big firm, with standardised services and products. Do we want to let that102 words
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Article, Illustration448 2009-10-19 30 MAY SEAH - MAY SEAH CELLULOID DREAMS Life is bleak sometimes. Thankfully, there's always television for us to turn to in los angeles may@mediacorp. com.sg HELLO, sweetheart, said the driver with an Eastern European accent as I hailed the taxi outside Prospect Studios and448 words
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Article, Illustration64 2009-10-19 30 Now in its fifth season, CriminalMinds revolves around an elite team of FBI profilers who analyse the country's most twisted minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. "This season, there are classes of serial killers I'd never even heard of. It's creepy!" said AJ Cook, who64 words
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Article, Illustration47 2009-10-19 30 Set in the world of competitive gymnastics, Make It or Break It is a new drama that follows a group of teenaged Olympic hopefuls as they train and prepare for their day in the spotlight. Competitive silken-haired girls in stretchy spandex, anyone?47 words
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Article, Illustration72 2009-10-19 30 It's Twin Peaks meets Lost in this new drama. Haplin, Minnesota, or "Happy Town", has enjoyed an uneasy peace for five years but, still haunted by a number of unsolved kidnappings, the small town now faces a dark new crime that brings all its unresolved fears to the72 words
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Article68 2009-10-19 30 Following the success of the movie a decade ago, this is a half-hour dramedy that re-examines the story of razor-tongued feminist Kat (Lindsey Shaw) and her look-at-me-I'm-popular sister Bianca (Meaghan Martin). Throw in a resident bad boy, a geeky nice-guy and a spoiled head68 words
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Article76 2009-10-19 30 Brothers Sisters returns for a fourth season of following the Walker family through the complicated maze of life. Romance, parenting, politics, addiction, arrest, war you name it, and the five somewhat damaged adult siblings and their passionately devoted mother, Nora (Sally Field) have been through it. "I76 words
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Article, Illustration86 2009-10-19 30 In season six, our favourite flawed people in white coats are trying to cope with George's death, Izzie's new lease on life, Mark and Lexie's romance, Owen and Cristina's romance, and all the other drama that's just another day at Seattle Grace Hospital. There might be a surprise86 words
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Article, Illustration47 2009-10-19 30 Jennifer Love Hewitt's Melinda continues to follow her calling of helping earthbound spirits with unfinished business into the Light, but this season, she has an exceptional son, whose gift is far more powerful than hers, to worry about. Spooky. In a good way, of course.47 words
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Article, Illustration77 2009-10-19 31 Mike makes his choice between Susan and Katherine; one woman suffers a mental breakdown; Lynette and Tom are befallen by yet another pregnancy; Bree struggles to break free of Orson and her inhibitions; and Gabrielle is sorely tested by Carlos' teenaged niece who comes to live with her77 words
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Article, Illustration58 2009-10-19 31 Different hospital, same levels of drama. Dr Addison Forbes Montgomery (Kate Walsh) and herteam have worked on difficult cases where there is no right or wrong, saved and lost lives, and survived financial turmoil. Now, the ties that bind them are tested as never before. Oh, yeah, and58 words
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Article, Illustration93 2009-10-19 31 In season two, famous mystery novelist Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) is still trying to beat his writer's block by helping the police solve unorthodox homicide cases with his storyteller's perspective, together with his partner, the very attractive Detective Kate Beckett, who is very, very peeved at him for being93 words
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Article, Illustration418 2009-10-19 32 DGFDHFG - DGFDHFG MODEL SINGAPOREAN Celine Chua puts her best face forward as our representative on Project Runway may@mediacorp.com.sg PROJECT Runway is all about the aspiring designers, but you might say that the models are the unsung heroes, too. Just talk to Singaporean model Celine Chua after418 words
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Article, Illustration394 2009-10-19 32 AP TOKYO The Tokyo International Film Festival opened with stars including Hollywood actress Sigourney Weaver strolling a "green" carpet made of recycled plastic bottles. The theme of the nine-day festival, which started on Saturday and will feature more than 100 movies, isAP; AFP - 394 words
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Article, Illustration527 2009-10-19 34 CHRISTOPHERTOH - CHRISTOPHERTOH CARRIEONSINGING This Oklahoma country singer knows how to bring the house down christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg IT IS no secret that Carrie Underwood (picI ture) is country music's golden girl at the moment. So what was she doing rocking out to Motley Crue's Home Sweet Home and Guns 'n'I CHRISTOPHEWOH - 527 words
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Article89 2009-10-19 34 One of Madonna's New York neighbours says her loud music and frequent dance sessions are causing a commotion. Karen George, of Manhattan, lives above Madonna in a building on Central Park. She said in a lawsuit filed on Friday against the building's co-op board that the89 words
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Article90 2009-10-19 34 AFP Hundreds of fans gathered on Saturday in Dublin for the funeral of Boyzonestar Stephen Gately, paying the singer an emotional farewell one week after his death. His bandmates, friends and family packed into St Lawrence O'Toole's church near Gately's home for the service, while outside tearfulAFP - 90 words
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Article, Illustration631 2009-10-19 36 FHE DAILYTELEGRAPH ENGLISH FOOTBALL Benitez banks on Gerrard, Torres returns as tough ties with Lyon, United loom LIVERPOOL Where others see looming disaster, Rafael Benitez sees opportunity. Every week seems fraught with meaning for Liverpool these days but the next two games inFHE DAILYTELEGRAPH; AFP - 631 words
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Article, Illustration377 2009-10-19 36 AGENCIES SUNDERLAND Instant notoriety is guaranteed for a young spectator who effectively condemned Liverpool to a 1 -0 defeat against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. The "supporter" who was wearing a dark blue top, the colour of Liverpool's city rivals EvertonAGENCIES; AFP - 377 words
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Article, Illustration623 2009-10-19 37 AP AFTERNOON LATEST Button clinches title with sth-place finish at eventful Brazil GP SAO PAULO Jenson Button clinched his first Formula One drivers' title with a fifth-place finish at the Brazilian Grand Prix yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) and his Brawn GP teamAP; EPA - 623 words
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Article, Illustration331 2009-10-19 37 WIGAN Manchester City's ten men held on for a 1-1 draw at Wigan on Sunday even though referee Alan Wiley was back in the spotlight with the second half dismissal of Pablo Zabaleta. Mark Hughes' team fell behind to Charles N'Zogbia's first half strike:. epa - 331 words
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Article, Illustration346 2009-10-19 38 AFP NEW DELHI Messy in-fighting and shoddy preparations have put next year's Commonwealth Games in peril and badly shaken India's dreams of hosting the Olympics in the near future. Less than a year before the opening ceremony in New Delhi on Oct 3,AFP; .AFP - 346 words
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Article, Illustration601 2009-10-19 38 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH ENGLISH FOOTBALL Premier League vow action over bookmakers offering live betting on youth games LONDON Two gambling firms which sponsor Premier League clubs have been condemned for offering live betting on academy games, with fears that it puts teenagers some as young as" THE DAILYTELEGRAPH; AFP - 601 words
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Article, Illustration518 2009-10-19 39 LOWLINFHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE BASKETBALL 5 pore cagers take an early lead in the ABL after beating Patriots ASEAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE Spore Slingers 74 Philippine Patriots 6g linfhoong@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE There were queues outside the box office, right up until tip-off at 4pm yesterday, andWEETECKHIAN - 518 words
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Article, Illustration420 2009-10-19 39 LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Shoppers at Velocity@Novena Square were treated to an unusual battle-of-the-sexes on Saturday, as Singapore's national netballers took on the basketball team the Singapore Slingers in two exhibition netball matches ahead of December's Nations Cup 2009 here. It was honours evenLOW LIN FHOONG; WEETECKHIAN - 420 words
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Article, Illustration115 2009-10-19 40 HOW DOYOU MANAGE EMPLOYEE EXITS PROFESSIONALLY? JANE PRIOR, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, PRIORITY CONSULTANTS It's important to understand the reasons for the exit and respond accordingly; education, promotion and further experience should bring some form of shared celebration, ending the relationship on a positive note. It's important to recognise, however,115 words
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Article, Illustration327 2009-10-19 40 LINYANQIN - LINYANQIN KILLER DIFFERENTIATORS JACKYTAI AND WILSON CHEW Small- and medium-sized companies, if you have not been taking the branding of your products and services seriously, sit up and pay attention. Businesses of all sizes need to pay attention to branding if they want to grow and survive the327 words
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Article, Illustration702 2009-10-19 41 SATTAR BAWANY - SATTAR BAWANY succeeaigmeaiacorp.com.sg GONE are the days of lifetime employment; job tenure is shrinking. On a global basis as well as in Singapore, average job tenure has reduced from seven to six years, according to DBM, a human resource consulting firm that surveys professionals in transition702 words
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Article259 2009-10-19 42 NEW YORK Investors can't get enough United States treasuries even as the country's budget deficit climbs beyond US$l trillion ($1.39 trillion), the government sells a record amount of debt and the dollar declines to the weakest level since August 2008. Foreign buyers increased their holdings259 words
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112 2009-10-19 42 BLOOMBERG The UK economy will grow twice as fast as previously forecast next year as the country pulls out of the worst recession in a generation, Ernst Young's Item Club said. Gross domestic product will increase 1 per cent inBLOOMBERG - 112 words
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Article, Illustration717 2009-10-19 42 CONRAD RAJ - CONRAD RAJ POINTOFVIEW Telco still has a lot going for it despite losing out on EPL and iPhone deals editor-at-large conrad(S>mediacorp.com.sg NOW that the furore over Star Hub's loss of the rights to screen the English Premier League for the three years from next August appears toBLOOMBERG - 717 words
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Article203 2009-10-19 43 AFP TOKYO Japan's new centreleft government is set to bail out Japan Airlines after creditor banks rejected a restructuring plan submitted by Asia's biggest carrier, reports said yesterday. A task force overseen by Transport Minister Seiji Maehara wants a new quasi-public agency to takeAFP - 203 words
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149 2009-10-19 43 DOW JONES - DOW JONES SINGAPORE Lion Asia Resources, a unit of Malaysian conglomerate Lion Group, has increased its bid for takeover target Polaris Metals by Aso.lo ($0.13) per share to 70 cents per share. Lion has said that it also intends to make a cash149 words
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