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Title Section47 2010-05-29 1 Week&uC RHW MICA (P) 162/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 May 29 30, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you VMCH£ RHW MICA (P) 162/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 May 29 30, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking MAY 29, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF47 words
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187 2010-05-29 3 AGENCIES SEOUL China will not protect those who sank a South Korean warship, Premier Wen Jiabao was quoted as saying on Friday, as he came under pressure in Seoul to join an international push to punish North Korea. During a meeting with South Korean PresidentAGENCIES - 187 words
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Article, Illustration732 2010-05-29 3 JOANNE CHANAND ESTHER NG - Animal and nature lovers voice concerns JOANNE CHANAND ESTHER NG joannechan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Even as the authorities finished cleaning up 90 per cent of the areas in East Coast Park affected by the oil spill which first hit Singapore on Wednesday oil patches havePHOTO COURTESY NPARKS - 732 words
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Advertisement67 2010-05-29 3 THE WAY WE WERE THE CHANGING FACE OF GRASSROOTS WORK THE BIG STORY PAGES 2+3 COMMENT &ANALYSIS PETER BAKER OBAMA’S MEA CULPA 12 MARIA SIOW KOREA TENSIONS TEST CHINA DIPLOMACY 14 ANSLEY NG WHEN TOO MUCH WATER IS BAD FORYOU 16 T SEX AND THE CITY MALADJUSTED GETTING CARRIE-D AWAY67 words
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Article, Illustration1810 2010-05-29 4 LOH CHEE KONG - THE BIG STORY Grassroots work isn’t like it used to be, says this five-decade veteran of the scene LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is a freelance correspondent at Today. BACK in the ’50s, a group of teenagers bonded by their passion for table-tennisPHOTOS COURTESY TAN KIM HOCK - 1,810 words
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NEWS
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Article, Illustration350 2010-05-29 6 But sunseekers pack Singapore's beaches, seaside eateries for the public holiday JOANNE CHAN, ESTHER NG AND ZHAO QUAN YIN SINGAPORE Watersport training and activities at the East Coast have come to a sticky halt because of the oil spill. Some 200 sailors, including aJOANNE CHAN, ESTHER NG AND ZHAO QUAN YIN; ESTHER NG - 350 words
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Article, Illustration338 2010-05-29 6 AFP TOKYO Thousands of fired up and sleep-deprived gadget fans mobbed shops in Australia and Japan Friday as Apple’s iPad, touted as a revolution in computer use and publishing, began its international launch. A queue some 200 metres long stretched round the blockAFP - 338 words
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251 2010-05-29 8 NG LIAN CHEONG AND SHARON SEE SINGAPORE They may not be practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) themselves but they know the Chinese language. And the group of about 50 students got the chance to put their language skills in ChineseNG LIAN CHEONG AND SHARON SEE - 251 words
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Article, Illustration91 2010-05-29 8 THE GREAT SINGAPORE Shoppers thronged Takashimaya at Ngee Ann City for bargains on Friday the first day of the annual Great Singapore Sale (GSS). This coincided with Vesak Day, a public holiday for Singapore. Some tourists MediaCorp spoke to said they had planned their trip for the shopping spree sixWEE TECK IAN - 91 words
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Article, Illustration637 2010-05-29 8 NG JING YNG - NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Taking as many as eight different types of medication along with health supplements can be confusing for some people. They may not take the right dosages or take them at the right time.PHOTO COURTESY CGH - 637 words
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411 2010-05-29 10 Investment firm calls them 'thuggish', 'criminal' SINGAPORE The Profitable Group has blasted a group of investors who turned up at its office in Shenton Way on Monday, describing their behaviour as “thuggish” and “criminal”. In that incident, it was reported that a dozen people had411 words
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Article, Illustration490 2010-05-29 10 ALICIA WONG - ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Mr Gallala Gamage Padmasiri Herath (picture) celebrated Vesak Day yesterday with a heavy heart. For the past 13 years, the Sri Lankan and his wife have made more than 10 trips to Singapore to seek medical treatment for their: . WffTECK Wl/Vfo - 490 words
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174 2010-05-29 10 The Singapore Police Force and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority are aware of a new human trafficking route via Changi Airport and into Malaysia to smuggle Afghan nationals to Indonesia and Australia. The police confirmed with MediaCorp on Thursday that they know of this174 words
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Article, Illustration188 2010-05-29 10 CLAIRE HUANG Southbound train services between Woodlands and Yishun MRT stations were disrupted for about an hour on Friday due to an incident on the track. The SMRT said a man died after being hit by a train at Sembawang MRT Station atCLAIRE HUANG - 188 words
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130 2010-05-29 10 The traffic police have reminded motorists to belt up and use approved child seats for passengers who are aged eight years and below after two children were hurt in an accident on Thursday involving a van which skidded. The accident happened on130 words
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VOICES
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Article308 2010-05-29 12 Virdi Bhupinder - Shocked by salesgirl’s insensitive comment Letter from Virdi Bhupinder MY WIFE and I recently went to a popular chocolate shop with our friends from overseas who had read about the place on the Internet. We were greeted by a girl at the entrance, whose way of striking308 words
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Article194 2010-05-29 12 Lionel De Souza - Letter from Lionel De Souza AFTER reading “In conversation with MM Lee” (May 27), I bought a copy of the book, Conversations with Lee Kuan Yew by Tom Plate. Often, “keyboard warriors” hiding behind pseudonyms use the Internet to make derogatory statements against MM194 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1066 2010-05-29 14 PETER BAKER - Unlike his predecessors who often minced words, Obama admits he was wrong over oil spill PETER BAKER Peter Baker is a New York Times correspondent. The views expressed here are his own. THE NEW YORK TIMES President Obama uttered three words on Thursday that manyTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,066 words
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Article, Illustration951 2010-05-29 16 MARIA SIOW - Beijing has to weigh its strong links with Pyongyang against its growing economic ties with Seoul MARIA SIOW mariasiow@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is the East Asia correspondent at Channel NewsAsia. The escalating tension between North and South Korea will turn out to bepui l ui lacan UM i nunuay. BLOOMBERG - 951 words
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Article, Illustration779 2010-05-29 18 ANSLEY NG - Our mindsets on consumption need to change it’s for our own good ANSLEY NG ansley&mediacorp.com.sg Ansley Ng is a senior writer at Today. Amid the humid weather, you cross the marathon finish line, feeling dizzy and on the verge of collapsing. Instinctively,779 words
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WORLD
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Article330 2010-05-29 20 AFP TOKYO Japan and the United States agreed on Friday to keep a US air base on Okinawa island, resolving a row that has badly strained ties between the allies, but splintering Japan’s ruling coalition. Embattled Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama sacked his consumer affairsAFP - 330 words
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Article, Illustration321 2010-05-29 20 Passenger train in head-on collision with cargo train AP SARDIHA (India) Suspected Maoist rebels derailed an overnight passenger train on Friday in eastern India, triggering a crash with an oncoming cargo train that killed at least 65 people and injured 200 more. Survivors described aAP; AFP - 321 words
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Article181 2010-05-29 20 AP CANBERRA Australia announced on Friday it will take Japan to the International Court of Justice to argue that its annual Antarctic whale kill violates international obligations, in a major escalation of the Australian campaign against the hunt. Japan's Foreign Ministry called the action regrettableAP - 181 words
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164 2010-05-29 21 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has urged Malaysians to work together to make the country a model of religious tolerance and harmony in the world. He made the call during Vesak Day celebrations at the Buddhist164 words
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283 2010-05-29 21 AP UNITED NATIONS North Korea is exporting nuclear and ballistic missile technology and using multiple intermediaries, shell companies and overseas criminal networks to circumvent United Nations sanctions, UN experts said in a report obtained by The Associated Press. The seven-member panel monitoringAP - 283 words
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184 2010-05-29 21 AP TAIPEI The Taiwanese electronics company buffeted by a spate of suicides at its factories in China said on Friday it will raise the pay of workers by an average of 20 per cent. The pay raises at Foxconn Technology Group have been inAP - 184 words
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Article160 2010-05-29 22 AGENCIES LONDON Britain’s Conservatives have won the final seat in Parliament after a delayed general election poll in Thirsk and Malton a result which appeared to show support for the coalition government. Voters in the constituency, where the ballot was postponed due to the deathAGENCIES - 160 words
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Article, Illustration275 2010-05-29 22 Up, up and across the English Channel AGENCIES LONDON An American adventurer has crossed the English Channel in a chair tied to dozens of helium-filled balloons. Jonathan Trappe, 36, set off early on Friday from Kent in south-east England. After sailing quietly above the water for several hours, he loweredAGENCIES; AP - 275 words
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162 2010-05-29 22 AGENCIES JAKARTA Indonesia’s central bank is investigating claims that its staff took bribes from a middleman in a bank note printing deal with a company half owned by Australia’s Reserve Bank. Bank Indonesia (BI) has asked four former employees to answer questions aboutAGENCIES - 162 words
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290 2010-05-29 24 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH LONDON Failing to brush your teeth twice a day can significantly increase the risk of developing heart disease, according to a new study. Research has found that those who brushed less often were 70 per cent more likely toTHE DAILYTELEGRAPH - 290 words
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Article, Illustration264 2010-05-29 24 AFP MIAMI Sharks are most likely to attack surfers and other unsuspecting swimmers in shallow water, on Sundays, during new moons and especially in August, according to researchers in the United States. Young surfers in black and white bathing suits are also mostAFP - 264 words
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145 2010-05-29 24 AFP PARIS Pentagon-backed research has yielded a breakthrough in the fight against the Ebola virus, a pathogen that is also feared as a future biological weapon, scientists reported on Friday. Monkeys injected with the deadliest strain of Ebola survived after receiving an experimental formulaAFP - 145 words
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Article, Illustration155 2010-05-29 25 AP Thai military and police have increased their surveillance of people in the country’s north who are suspected to be allied with Red Shirt protesters. Intelligence officials have information suggesting that protesters have moved underground and could be planningAP; AFP - 155 words
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86 2010-05-29 25 AP A Pakistani official said another man has been detained in connection with the main suspect in the attempted car bombing in New York’s Times Square earlier this month. He said the suspect was a Pakistani named Humbal Akhtar but did notAP - 86 words
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111 2010-05-29 25 AFP South Korea’s Constitutional Court has ruled that human embryos left over from fertility treatment are not life forms, and can be used for research or destroyed. In its ruling on Thursday, the court upheld an existing law allowing theAFP - 111 words
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140 2010-05-29 25 AFP A fluffy white Australian kitten has survived a 30-minute dunk in a washing machine, including a high-speed spin cycle. Kimba, a four-month-old Persian, astonished her Sydney owner after emerging dazed and sopping wet from the frontloading washing machine, where sheAFP - 140 words
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Miscellaneous8 2010-05-29 25 PREMIERES 2 JUNE 2010 xinmsn.com/ dropdeaddiva M -DIACORP8 words
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BUSINESS
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Article, Illustration297 2010-05-29 26 Markets take cue from biggest rally on Wall Street in 3 weeks BLOOMBERG TOKYO Asian stocks rose for a third day on Friday, following the biggest rally in stocks in the United States almost three weeks as concerns over Europe’s debt crisis eased. Commodity and financeBLOOMBERG - 297 words
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280 2010-05-29 26 MILLET ENRIQUEZ SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines Cargo is “very disappointed” with the decision by the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) in a case involving alleged unfair air cargo practices, the company said in a statement on Friday. The company was among several majorMILLET ENRIQUEZ - 280 words
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224 2010-05-29 26 LEIPZIG (Germany) Private investments and not government spending are the key to global trade growth, according to Mr Ron Widdows, chief executive officer of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL). He was speaking to an international panel of transport ministers at the International Transport224 words
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Article176 2010-05-29 26 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK Prudential has confirmed in a statement on Friday that talks are continuing with American International Group (AIG) on its acquisition of insurer AIA Group Limited. Prudential’s chief executive officer, Mr Tidjane Thiam, himself was in New York on Thursday to makeBLOOMBERG - 176 words
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Article196 2010-05-29 26 AFP LONDON The energy giant British Petroleum (BP) said in a statement on Friday that its response costs linked to the huge Gulf of Mexico oil spill from a ruptured oil well have risen to about US$930 million ($1.3 billion). The Deepwater Horizon oilAFP - 196 words
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Article375 2010-05-29 28 IAN DECOTTA - Germany upset Hong Kong to set up semi-final clash with Feng and Co IAN DECOTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Hungary proved a mere distraction for the Singapore women’s table tennis team on Friday, as they signalled their intentions at the Liebherr World Team Championships in Moscow. The375 words
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Article, Illustration573 2010-05-29 28 AFP PARIS After the rain on Thursday, French Open heavyweights Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal lifted the gloom on Friday with a tennis masterclass to cheer the crowd. Defending champion Federer eased past German qualifier Julian Reister 6-4, 6-0,AFP - 573 words
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Article224 2010-05-29 29 SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE League Cup champions Etoile FC survived an early scare to see off Cambodia’s Phnom Penh Crown in the preliminary round of the RHB Singapore Cup at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Friday night, but the S-League rookies managed it by the slimmest of margins.SHAMIR OSMAN - 224 words
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Article, Illustration842 2010-05-29 29 LEONARD THOMAS - COMMENTARY Organisers must get opening ceremony right, a lightning Bolt and two Singaporeans could help LEONARD THOMAS leonard@mediacorp.com.sg THERE will be the sound of drums at the opening ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games, I just hope there will be many of them. I842 words
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Article, Illustration546 2010-05-29 30 SHAMIR OSMAN - They make the Asian Games cut but finish last in Bangkok SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Four losses, 10 goals conceded and only one scored. That is the record of the Republic’s women’s hockey team at the end of their Asian Games qualifying tournament in Bangkok.SANGAPORE HOCKEY FEDEPATICH - 546 words
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Article240 2010-05-29 30 AFP JOHANNESBURG Thieves stole about US$2,000 ($2,800) in cash from the hotel rooms of the Colombia squad before their friendly against South Africa, in an embarrassment for organisers ahead of the World Cup, newspapers reported on Friday. Two employees of the five-star Hyde Park SouthernAFP - 240 words
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Article, Illustration335 2010-05-29 31 AGENCIES ACCRA Ghanaian football suffered a mortal blow on Friday after midfielder Michael Essien (picture) was ruled out of the World Cup and there are even fears for his career as he has failed to recover from a bum knee. The ChelseaAGENCIES; AFP - 335 words
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Article, Illustration681 2010-05-29 31 IAN DE COTTA - McLaren ace needs to bring forth the qualities that made him special IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It has been a strange season for Lewis Hamilton so far. After six races of the 2010 Formula 1 season, he trails joint-leaders Mark Webber andAFP - 681 words
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Article, Illustration453 2010-05-29 32 Americans look for the spirit of 1950, England just want to forget AFP WASHINGTON Sixty years after the United States pulled off a stunning win over England to send shockwaves all over the globe, the Americans will attempt to repeat the feat at the 2010 World CupAFP; NEW YORK - 453 words
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Article, Illustration199 2010-05-29 32 AGENCIES GRAZ England’s midfield star Steven Gerrard (picture) added to the furrows on Fabio Capello’s forehead when he pulledup sharply with a calf problem just 30 seconds into an 11-a-side practice match at England’s training camp in Austria on Thursday. The Liverpool captainAGENCIES; AFP - 199 words
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The North and South divide
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Article, Illustration571 2010-05-29 33 AFP BEIJING North Koreans will be prevented from travelling to South Africa next month to cheer on their World Cup team because of the reclusive and paranoid ways of their country’s leader Kim Jong Il. But a growing number of international football fansAFP - 571 words
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Article, Illustration487 2010-05-29 33 AGENCIES SEOUL Aside from being Asia's representatives at the 2010 World Cup, Australia, Japan and North Korea have something else in common all have been beaten recently by the continent's on-form team, South Korea. The South Koreans, preparing for theirAGENCIES; AFP - 487 words
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Miscellaneous261 2010-05-29 30 SPORTSZONE CATCHES THE WIND They’ve been the best national sports association (NSA) in the country for some time now but change is in the air at SingaporeSailing. The NSA, whose developmental programme has produced 14 world titles at youth level, will say goodbye to president LowTeo Ping soon, with Dr261 words
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Article12 2010-05-29 37 Shoe: Christian Louboutin from On Pedder • Styling: Don Mendoza • Photo: Jason Ho - Shoe: Christian Louboutin from On Pedder Styling: Don Mendoza Photo: Jason Ho12 words
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Article, Illustration890 2010-05-29 38 Phin Wong - MALADJUSTED Carrie Bradshaw and I have a lot in common mainly how boring we’ve become Phin Wong phin@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is the Features editor at Today. I HAVE a deep, paralysing fear that as you get older, the less interesting you become. It is a fear thatYen Yok - 890 words
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Article, Illustration712 2010-05-29 39 Chung Lyn-Yi - IN REAL LIFE Should the Fab Four make Sex And The City 3? Chung Lyn-Yi lynyi@mediacorp.com.sg The Writer is a Senior Producer at Channel NewsAsia. THIS weekend, prepare for all manner of Sexperts to come out of the woodwork. I am talking about diehard fansFazal - 712 words
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Article, Illustration1131 2010-05-29 40 Don Mendoza - FOOD Don Mendoza donm@mediacorp.com.sg ASK not what four now-middle-aged, sassy women from New York City can do for you. All right, you can, but save the question for a more appropriate time and place. Instead, ask now what a hit sitcom-turned-Hollywood-blockbuster about four empowered1,131 words
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Article, Illustration397 2010-05-29 42 Costume designer Patricia Field creates limited-edition bottle for Sex And The City 2's official vodka Win! FOR a chance to win yourself the limited-edition SKYYVodka Sex And The City 2 bottle, simply tell us what your favourite vodka cocktail is (don’t forget to tell us why),397 words
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Article, Illustration132 2010-05-29 43 Moet Chandon celebrates Sex And The City 2 WATCHING fabulous people drink Champagne on screen for 146min has an unsual effect of making one feel rather parched.Thankfully, Moet Chandon was there to help. In celebration of the opening of Sex And The City 2,132 words
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Article553 2010-05-29 43 Denise Tan - One girl’s love affair with the bubbly stuff Denise Tan food@mediacorp.com.sg I WISH I could tell you that I was bathed in buckets of Champagne as a baby, fed droplets of Babycham to aid my infant slumber, and developed a discerning palate for bubbly by age553 words
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Article, Illustration548 2010-05-29 44 Lynette Koh lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg SHOE fiends the world over owe a debt to Carrie Bradshaw. Besides Imelda Marcos, we can’t think of anyone who has fought harder for a woman’s right to Choos and Manolos, and Louboutins. In the first Sex And The City movie, Carrie’s longtime, on-off548 words
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Article, Illustration99 2010-05-29 45 AT A GLANCE GET stopped by Triumph’s “traffic wardens” along Orchard Road on weekends and get a “parking coupon” that has tearout coupons for up to 50 per cent off on selected Triumph products. Customers can get one item free with every three pieces purchased and, throughout the99 words
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Article, Illustration75 2010-05-29 45 IFYOU have just bought another three black dresses and need to accessorise them, check out Citigems.The brand is offering up to 70-percent discounts storewide, including special deals on its new collection. Featuring white gold, rose gold and diamonds in simple, understated designs, the highlight is the Avoire pendant75 words
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Article, Illustration60 2010-05-29 45 ONE lunch hour, five members of the family to shop for? Bossini is your answer. Weather-friendly basics for men, ladies, youths, kids and even babies, at discounts of up to 50 per cent during the GSS what’s not to like? Just don’t get matching outfits for all, or60 words
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Article, Illustration217 2010-05-29 46 Lynette Koh - We’ve got tips on how to look as fabulous as the Fab Four of Sex And The City Lynette Koh lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg WHAT are the Sex And The City women on? Well, in the new movie, Samantha’s on plenty of pills to combat the perils of217 words
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Article, Illustration506 2010-05-29 48 Lynette Koh - If you can’t get to Manhattan, you can still shop as if you were on Fifth Avenue Lynette Koh lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg A HUGE hazard associated with watching SexAndThe City is being gripped with an unrelenting desire to board a flight to New York City and shop where506 words
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Article, Illustration370 2010-05-29 48 IT HAS been a pretty busy year for Stephanie Carrington.The Fly Entertainment artiste kicked off 2010 as a participant in Dance Star Asia, a show with a similar premise to the American reality programme Dancing With The Stars. She also returns as host of the370 words
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Article, Illustration93 2010-05-29 50 Armani Casa “Bizet” table lamp, $6,100 Armani Casa, #01 -33/34 Raffles Hotel Arcade Essence of John Galliano Candle by Diptyque, 129 The Link Home, #04-10 Paragon Shopping If, like Carrie, your wardrobe’s already filled with labels, why not fill up the rest of your home with designer stuff?93 words
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Article, Illustration110 2010-05-29 51 TERENCE LEE HAVE a six-star hotel experience right in your own home with the Simmons Beautyrest Celestine Collection, consisting of a mattress and the Celestine Bedlinen Collection.The mattress features a special coil system that minimises overall movement, and provide maximum support and comfort. It is made fromTERENCE LEE - 110 words
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Article, Illustration62 2010-05-29 51 YOU may not have a view ofTimes Square from your home office, but the gorgeous HPTouchSmart 600 range of PCs should jazz up your work space nicely.Think of it as a great accessory with RAM.And, hey, if it's good enough for Samantha Jones, it's good62 words
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Article, Illustration71 2010-05-29 52 NEWS TRACKS DERRYN WONG Chevrolet, in collaboration with jeans maker Levi’s, have announced the launch oftheAveo5 small hatchback with numerous Levi’s-branded accoutrements available only in blue or red.The 1.4-litre 94bhp engine is unchanged. It gains denim and leather seats with matching headrests and comes branded withDERRYN WONG - 71 words
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Article, Illustration78 2010-05-29 52 DERRYN WONG Kia is offering a devilish deal where you can win a grand prize of $5,000 or one of five weekly $500 prizes. All you have to do is snap a photo of “The Soul Train”. This is a convoy of six Kia Soul hatchback/crossoversDERRYN WONG - 78 words
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Article, Illustration584 2010-05-29 52 Derryn Wong - CAR REVIEW The Mercedes E 350 Cabriolet is an accomplished drop-top cruiser and it protects your hairdo as well Derryn Wong cars@mediacorp.com.sg PRODUCT placement is a tricky thing. It requires the two parties involved to meet very much in the middle. A great example is the Audi R8,584 words
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Article, Illustration419 2010-05-29 54 Mercedes-Benz chief designer Gordon Wagener tells us what makes the brand’s style and lets you in on its next big looker PROFESSOR Gordon Wagener, head of design for Mercedes-Benz, was in town to oversee the launch of the E-Class Cabriolet. Part of Mercedes-Benz since 1997, he419 words
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Miscellaneous1035 2010-05-29 56 SATURDAYTV THE HEAVEN SWORD AND DRAGON SABRE Channel U, 7.30pm Zhao Min gets hurt after learning that Wuji is avoiding her because of his fiance, Zhou Zhiruo. When Ming Sect members and his grandfather know that Wuji is engaged with Zhou Zhiruo, Wuji feels uncomfortable when they urge him to1,035 words
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Miscellaneous1004 2010-05-29 57 SUNDAYTV SUNDAY PRIME MOVIE: WAR OF THE WORLDS Channel 5, 7.15pm Divorcee Ray Ferrier has custody of his two children, Rachael and Robbie, on weekends. On one visitation, looking after them proves more difficult when Ray discovers an all-out alien invasion of the Earth. Attempting to find safety for his1,004 words
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Miscellaneous1632 2010-05-29 58 WEEKDAYTV CHANNEL CHANNEL CHANNEL 7.15 Mega Monday Movie: Hostage 9.30 News 5 Tonight 10.00 Andromeda Strain 11.00 Flash Forward (Available In True HD On HD5) MN Cougar Town (PG-Mature Themes) 12.30AM Californication (PG-Mature Themes) 1.00 Entertainment Tonight 1.30 Wheel Of Fortune 2.00 The Starter Wife 3.00 Guinness World Records: Australia1,632 words
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Miscellaneous1677 2010-05-29 59 HEADLINES 12.30pm, 1pm, 1.30pm, 5.30pm, 6pm, 6.30pm, 10.30pm, 11.30pm, 12.30am, 1am, 1.30am HEADLINES/S’PORE UPDATES 9.30am, 11.30am, 2.30pm, 4.30pm HEADLINES/SINGAPORE MARKET REPORT 10.30am, 3.30pm 9.00AM Sesame Street (PRESCHOOL) 10.00 June Holidays Special: The Suite Life Of Zack Cody 10.30 My Friend Rabbit (PRESCHOOL) 11.00 Willa’s Wild Life (PRESCHOOL) 11.30 Ava, Riko,1,677 words
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Article, Illustration564 2010-05-29 60 THINGS TO DO 1 Aesop’s Fables A Malay stage production written by Golden Point Award winner Yazid Hussein about Aesop’s famous fables. Date: Saturday and Sunday Time: Noon and 3pm Venue: Bukit Batok East Community Club Tickets: $8 (email celik244@live.com or call 9229 8230)564 words
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Miscellaneous401 2010-05-29 60 CATHAY *71 THE CATHAY 2 Handy Road, Levels 5 Et 6 PRINCE OF PERSIA:THE SANDS OF TIME* (IN DIGITAL FORMAT) 11.15am, 1.50pm, 4.25, 7.00, 9.40pm, 12.30am, 2.50am PRINCE OF PERSIAzTHE SANDS OF TIME* 10.30am, I,25pm, 3.30,4.00, 6.00, 8.30, 9.00, II.00pm, 1.30am, 2.00am SEX AND THE CITY 2* 10.35am, 1.25pm, 4.15,401 words
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Article381 2010-05-29 62 THE NEW YORK TIMES CARRIE, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha may be off on a Middle-Eastern adventure, but you know their hearts will always belong to New York City. A trip to NYC in summer calls for the perfect picnic in one of the city’s gorgeous parks.THE NEW YORK TIMES - 381 words
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Article, Illustration616 2010-05-29 63 Alison Goh - In Sex and the City 2, the four girls visit the capital of the UAE for a week-long luxury holiday. Inspired to do the same? Here are five shopping spots to visit Alison Goh travel@mediacorp.com.sg IN THE long-awaited sequel to 2008’s Sex and the City, Samantha scores616 words
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Advertisement145 2010-05-29 64 Meticulously designed with your comfort in mind; the cabin in the new E-Class Cabriolet has been lengthened and widened to provide more room than its predecessor. It also comes with AIRCAP technology, a revolutionary stop-draught system that deflects the wind away from all occupants. There are also automatic seat belt145 words
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