Today, 11 September 2010

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    31 1 TODAY SEPTEMBER I I 12,2010 A PUBLICATION OF /A=r>IACORP Weekend TODAY Saturday, September 11, 2010 Articles selected for A Publication of MediaCorp Copyright 2010 The New York Times MICA (P) 149/07/2010
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      65 1 SEPTEMBER 11 12, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF THE UGLY MOONCAKE GOES HAUTE COUTURE. >> T4 COLUMNS MAYO MARTIN: JUST HOW SINGAPOREAN CAN A FOREIGNER BE? >> T2 GEORGINA CHANG: I’M A WOMAN AND I’M A BETTER DRIVER THAN YOU ARE. >> T3 STYLE DIRECT FROM SHANGHAI: WANG LEEHOM EARTHKEEPER HERO.
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      683 2  -  POSTSCRIPT There’s a difference between being Singaporean and being a citizen of Singapore Mayo Martin mayo@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is the arts correspndent at TODAY. IT HAS come to my attention that one of my nephews is confused about what kind of person his uncle is. It has nothing
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      825 3  -  THE FAIRERTEXT I am woman watch me drive, buddy Georgina Chang georgiac@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is the senior creative director of 987FM and Lush 99.5. I BELIEVE I’m a darn good driver and can out-park any man. Yes, yes, I know many guys just snorted disdainfully at that
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  • FOOD
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      In fine Mid-Autumn fashion
      776 4  -  At least one purveyor of fancy modern mooncakes is taking its cue from the haute couture runways Don Mendoza donm@mediacorp.com.sg TRADITIONAL baked mooncakes will always sell best. It’s the little black dress of the culinary season. But, like it is in fashion, makers of this perennial
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      Having a good fill of movies, Chapter I
      660 6  -  When going to the cinema works up an appetite Christopher Toh christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg HAS this ever happened to you? You’re watching a movie like Julie Julia, when you suddenly feel peckish, esurient, hungry. You know you should be appreciating Meryl Streep’s thespian abilities
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      Shake it up
      93 6 FOOD NOTES THE perennial KFC favourite Popcorn Chicken just got better. Check out theTangy Zest Popcorn Shake, a fun-filled and tasty snack choice that comes with a tangy, sweet tomato flavour. For just $3.30, you can try out the new snack at any KFC restaurant or make
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      121 4 Three Splendid Holidays One Superb Room Rate! Every destination is a splendid vacation waiting to happen. Laze on the idyllic beaches of Burau Bay Langkawi, explore the world's oldest rainforest at Taman Negara or discover the vibrant city of Johor Bahru. M.1 MUTIARA BURAU BAY LANGKAWI MUTIARA JOHORBAHRU :SjJ3 mm
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      92 5 m^n ks- v 4 3*<-H Tima tWirTtf -'i4 {VERY ONE A FAVOURITE. EVERY FAVOURITE A WANT. Celebrate your Sundays with our Master Chefs' signature bestsellers and free flow of champagne for brunch! From Chef William Tan's much-acclaimed Honey Glazed Ham to Chef Sunny Kong's classic Peking Duck, have the world
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      58 6 NutritionPark.com Good Nutrition. Real Results. '4a at £,r e<, r$399 C,iar e. 1 rolls' $54.90 •s. »o: lit ■$I39S k^ E,rG <. $2243'* »$629.90 t V FREE gifts of $50. and delivery with minimum purchase 0% INTEREST EASY PAYMENT for DBS UOB credit cards. www.NutritionPark.com h 48 Hillview Terrace, Hillview
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  • STYLE
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      Good save
      1076 7  -  Wang Leehom joins forces withTimberland to save the world in style Lynette Koh in Shanghai lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg LAST Monday, American-Chinese singersongwriter, musician, music producer, actor and director Wang Leehom added yet another title to his already impressive list of credentials: Earthkeeper Hero. At the Timberland “Nature Needs Heroes” press
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      Timberland’s sustainable style
      267 7 Do you throw away footwear once they start showing signs of wear? Here’s an idea: Dismantle them instead. THAT’S what owners of Timberland Earthkeepers 2.0 shoes can do.The latest addition to the series are the men’s Moc Toe boots. Designed for disassembly, Earthkeeper 2.0 footwear come with
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      In the clear
      628 8 Heavy layers may help preserve one’s modesty when wearing sheer outfits, but this trend isn’t for the lazy dresser THE “see-through trend” is an easy choice for this column because it’s such a huge challenge.Wearing anything super-sheer in public requires lots of audacity, and a figure free
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      96 8 LYNETTE KOH LAST Wednesday, some very sharply dressed men including celebrities Allan Wu and Pierre Png were in attendance at the launch of premium Italian menswear label Canali.The event marked the opening of the 76-year-old brand's first store in Singapore. Hosted by Junita Simon, the launch was
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      Lock icon Pretty English NEVER HIDE
      567 9 The fate of Crabtree Evelyn is in the hands of... a Singaporean LYNETTE KOH FROM its classic Rosewater bath products to its series of Gardeners hand moisturisers which come in tubes sporting whimsical illustrations of women tending to their plants there is a charming traditional Englishness
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      132 8 CANCER PREVENTION MANAGEMENT International Conference on Yoga Ayurveda 9-10 October 2010 Beat the #1 killer disease! Learn self-management techniques! Scientifically proven methods! i Early Bird 1 Discount Main Conference (Day 1): 9 Oct (Sat) 9am-6pm NTU Alumni Club (Buona Vista) Post Conference (Day 2): 10 Oct (Sun) 9am-5pm S P
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  • SHOP
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      5 questions with Alicia Ong
      264 10 CONTRARY to what its name may suggest, there is only one person behind local fashion label, Al&Alicia 27-year-old Alicia Ong (picture). After graduating from New York City’s renowned Parsons design school,Alicia worked for established brands such as DKNY and Richard Chai, before returning to Singapore.
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      Curio city
      361 10  -  Birds Co at Cathay Cineleisure Orchard peddles quaint knick-knacks and handmade stationery with a nostalgic dose of old-school charm Lynette Koh lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg ENTERING the three-week-old Birds Co store at Cathay Cineleisure Orchard feels a little like stepping into an old-world workshop and curio store. And it’s not just
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      249 10 World Food Fair 2010 9th-12th September 2010 Suntec Singapore Level 4-Halls 403 404 Ham 10pm Daily FREE ADMISSION Singapore's MEGA WORLD FOOD FAIR SUNTEC SINGAPORE And WIN The 1st Prize Of CASH SS20.000 and other CASH PRIZES (NO PURCHASES REQUIRED TO ENTER THE DRAW) Simply cut this coupon, fill your
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      29 10 Cut-Out Special Direct Warehouse Sale $68 $1 38 FREE DELIVERY INSTALLATION 161 Kampong Ampat #03-02/03 Price before gst Goldlion Building Tel *****032 Opening Hours Mon Sat 9am to 6pm
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  • CARS
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      It’s getting better all the time
      594 11  -  CAR REVIEW The new-generation small hatchback from Renault is a big step forward Daryl Lee cars@mediacorp.com.sg RENAULT’S traditional best-seller, the Megane, is back and better than ever. The range previously featured the superb 250bhp Megane RS (RenaultSport), the high-performance model that’s flying the flag
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      That fearless asymmetry
      401 12  -  CAR REVIEW The entry-level Porsche Panamera 4 offers a whole new take on the luxury sedan Daryl Lee cars@mediacorp.com.sg WAIT. It’s a Porsche. So, how much and what do we get out of it? Well, $299,888 with COE gets you the Panamera 4, the latest variant in
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    • NEWS TRACKS
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        New Continental discovered
        99 12 BENTLEY has let out the first official details of its new Continental GT sports car, which is expected to arrive here next year. This is its first model-wide revamp since being launched in 2003.The most obvious changes have been to its looks, which is slightly more angular,
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        Citroen DS4 announced
        96 12 FRENCH carmaker Citroen will build a new DS4 hatchback after the global success of the DS3. Just as the DS3 is a funkified, more fun-to-drive version of the C3 hatchback, so is the DS4 to the five-door C4.The DS4 will be slightly shorter, wider and taller than
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      All the right moves
      332 13 CAR REVIEW The BMW 320i Coupe might not sound like much on paper, but it’s got it where it counts ISTHIS the latest BMW 3 Series coupe? Right you are. Joining the slightly mad,turbocharged 335i and the 325i is the 320i. BMW’s confusing model naming system
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      Movin’ to the groovin’
      434 13  -  CAR TUNES Top 10 songs to rev your engine to Christopher Toh christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is the music correspondent at Today. DRIVING in Singapore can sometimes be a strenuous affair, especially when everybody seems to be a Sunday driver except you. But marketing assistant Alex Koh
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      1002 14 SATURDAYTV SCOOBY DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED Channel 5, 7.30pm Scooby and the gang lose their stellar reputation when an anonymous masked villain wrecks mayhem on the city of Coolsville with a monster machine that re-creates classic Mystery Inc foes like The Pterodactyl Ghost,The Black Knight Ghost, Captain Cutler's Ghost and
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      962 15 SUNDAYTV THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT Channel 5,7.30pm Rebel Shaun Boswell must move to Tokyo to avoid doing time due to an illegal race he was involved in. He stays with his dad and begins hanging out with Twinkie who leads him to the underground street racing circuit
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      1570 16 WEEKDAYTV CHANNEL CHANNEL CHANNEL 6.15 Just For Laughs Gags (Canadian Version) 6.30 America’s Funniest Home Videos XIV 7.00 Wheel Of Fortune 7.30 Mega Monday Movie: The Invasion (TV Premiere) 9.30 News 5 Tonight 10.00 White Collar 11.00 Fringe II MN Shark II 1.00AM Oh Carol II 1.30 Ghost Whisperer IV
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      1544 17 HEADLINES 12.30pm, 1pm, 1.30pm, 5.30pm, 6pm, 6.30pm, 10.30pm, 11.30pm, 12.30am, 1am, 1.30am HEADLINES/SINGAPORE UPDATES 9.30am, 11.30am, 2.30pm, 4.30pm HEADLINES/SINGAPORE MARKET REPORT 10.30am, 3.30pm 9.00AM Tweenies (PRESCHOOL) 9.30 Little Princess (PRESCHOOL) 10.00 Dragon (PRESCHOOL) 10.30 The Razzberry Jazzberry Jam (PRESCHOOL) 11.00 Shelldon (PRESCHOOL) 11.30 Postman Pat Special Delivery Service (PRESCHOOL) NOON
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    Today’s top 5 ... plus 5 others
    810 18 Today’s top 5 plus 5 others THINGS TO DO 1 Music By The Beach Let Cuban pianist Gabriel Hernandez, together with his friends, regale you with live music in an alfresco setting for a nice night out. Hernandez has played with greats like Tito Puente and Roy Hargrove. Date: Saturday
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      952 18 1900 912 1234 www.gv.com.sg m.gv.com.sg VIVOCITY TIONG BAHRU PLAZA MARINA SQUARE JURONG POINT TAMPINES MALL GRAND, GREAT WORLD PLAZA SINGAPURA GVmax BISHAN JUNCTION 8 RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE 3D* 10.50am 1.30 4.10 6.50 9.40pm 12.20am TOM: 1.40 4.20 7.00 9.40pm LOVE CUTS*▲+ MAND 11.20am 1.50 4.20 6.50 9.20 11.50pm TOM: 11.20am
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      43 18 Our tough weekend treat for Sudoku die-hards SUPER SUDOKU plus DIFFICULTY RATING: HOW TO PLAY The rules are easy. Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. COPYRIGHT UCLICK FRIDAY’S SOLUTION
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      536 19 (^CATHAY ONLINE BOOKING -WWW.CATHAY.COIVI.SG BOOKING HOTLINE-6235 1155 THE CATHAY 2 Handy Road, Levels 5 8t 6 RESIDENT EVIL:AFTERLIFE 3D* (IN 3D FORMAT) 11,45am, 12.45pm, 2.15, 3.00,4.30, 5.15,6.45, 7.30, 9.00, 9.45,11.15pm, 12.05am, 1.30, 2.20am RESIDENT EVILiAFTERLIFE* 10.30am, 12.40pm, 2.50,5.00,7.15,9.30, 11.45pm, 2.00am LOVE CUTS* 11.45am, 2.10pm, 7.00,11.35pm CATS DOGS:THE REVENGE OF KITTY
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      186 19 FROM THE DIRECTOR OF 'GREMLINS' AND 'SMALL SOLDIERS' THIS SCHOOL HOLIDAY'S UNMISSABLE MOVIE! fc' -JL- -JL- -JL-"... A WORTHWHILE TRIP" "FAMILY-FRIENDLY FUN" Dave Chua, SPH The Straits Times Life! Lawrence P. Raffel, Fear.net CHRI5 HALEY NATHAN BRULE TERI MAS50GLIA BENNETT GAMBLE w.tm BERN «<inPOLO WHAT ARE YOU SO AFRAID OFT'
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      112 20 FOR ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES, EMAIL TO IMDSALES@MEDIACORP.COM.SG i- t i v Miaiia 5!f© toi S7 k dff* Tisn* video J'W f«i| tn V7i IM Ik ""HRl -Wk<: fl ul tju msrv* video Aw finMy g«(s to b. b.ddlol S*K*»?i r> mmm m- i i *> T* i '-4E •V! i J
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  • MOONCAKE SPECIAL
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      346 21 Snowskin, flaky skin or traditionally baked, these pastries will send you overthe moon PETERYEO WE CAN only imagine the original mooncakes to taste papery. After all, legend has it the Chinese hid coded notes that called foran uprising against Mongol rulers on the 15th day of the eighth
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      Bakerzin
      272 22 This year, Bakerzin has brought back its popular durian mooncakes. Packed with pure D24 durian flesh and covered in a delicate vanilla-flavoured snowskin, this tasty treat is Bakerzin’s latest mooncake offering. “We decided it is time to bring back this hot favourite as there are many durian lovers out
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      Marina Mandarin Mandarin Orchard
      232 22 Watching your weight? Marina Mandarin’s award-winning chefs have come up with several light and low-sugar options this season. Try the refreshing Mini Snowskin Mooncake with Green Apple Paste and Macadamia Nuts, or perennial bestsellers such as the Baked Mooncake with Cashew Nuts in White Lotus Paste
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      Fairmont Singapore
      259 24 Making its debut this year atthe Fairmont Singapore is Szechuan Court’s Mini Snowskin Organic Muesli Chocolate Mooncake. Health-conscious mooncake lovers shouldn’t miss this creation, which features a creamy chocolate filling paired with high-fibre muesli. If you’d prefer something with an Eastern twist, try the Baked Mooncake with ChuanXiong,
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      Swissotel Merchant Court
      220 24 Set the mood for a sumptuous mid-autumn night’s dream this year with Swissotel Merchant Court’s range of mooncakes, which includes four new snowskin flavours. Try the Milk Rocher Snowskin Mooncake, filled with a chocolate praline and coated with roasted almonds in a white lotus paste. Or savour
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      Tung Lok
      286 26 In addition to their renowned restaurants, Tung Lok is also one of the largest mooncake manufacturers in the region. Their innovative flavours coupled with chic and fashion-forward packaging will make gift-giving that much easier if you can bear to part with it. The Tung Lok Perfect Duo consists
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      Singapore
      248 26 Always looking to top their game, the Singapore Marriott have introduced four new flavours forthis Mid-Autumn Festival. First is the Lotus Seed Paste with Chicken Bak-Kwah and Assorted Nuts, which is inspired by their popular bak-kwah cookies. Other innovations include the healthy White Lotus Seed Paste with Dried Figs,
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      Conrad Centennial Singapore
      257 28 Besides their traditional mooncake flavours, the hotel’s award-winning Chinese restaurant Golden Peony will introduce a plethora of new creations by Hong Kong chef, Yiu Kit Lam. The new mini snowskin delights include Snowskin with Mandarin Orange Peel in White Lotus Paste, Sakura Petals with Sweet Corn and
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      Goodwood Park Hotel
      238 28 As with past years, the pastry talents at the hotel have collaborated with a team of chefs from Hong Kong to create new mooncake treats. This year’s crop yielded 12 kinds, including two new creations among its signature flavours. The bigger deal of the two new flavours,
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      138 21 A DIVINE MID-AUTUMN CELEBRATION AT MERITUS If Featuring the Mandarin Orchard's auspicious masterpieces, the Mandarin Fortune Dragon and Phoenix Premium Gift Set, and a series of delicate mini snow skin creations such as Mango, Lychee Martini, Green Tea and Tiramisu. Over at Marina Mandarin, savour Peach Blossoms' exquisite new mini
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      103 22 oorvcane COLLECTION 2010 mmm JLOJJL sbdjuLzbs, JLaJji, TRADITIONAL MOONCAKE 1 R% I vJ OFF ALL MOONCAKE* 20% OFF FOR MEMBERS* er rr, s Conditions 8 Bakerzin will be donating $1 to MAKjE (/Q VVISH for every box of mooncakes sold. V MOONCAKE MAGIC i ir 4. X s Singapore Bakerzin
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      326 23 TUNG L O K TungLok Four Seasons I S Cherish The Tradition, Enjoy Our Creations TungLok Mooncakes are available at TungLok restaurants as well as FairPrice Xpress and Cheers outlets. 7 For corporate and bulk orders, please call 6337 2055 or email banquet@tunglok.com For general enquiries, please call the TungLok
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      111 24 <27 SZ£ CIJUFin (()(ir,' I (13 Aug 22 Sep 10) Savour a divine ensemble of traditional and revitalising morsels, elegantly cocooned in an inspiring package that will scintillate the senses, and satiate sophisticated desires for marvelous mooncakes. Szechuan Court introduces 2 new mooncake flavours PINK PANACHE (Mini SnowSkin Organic Muesli
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      858 25 <y^ustsavour WITH OCBC CARDS Unveil this season's most tempting secrets with OCBC Cards. Free treats for OCBC Cardmembers From now till 23 September 2010, simply charge S$1,888* to your OCBC Credit Card and redeem: A Box of exclusive Xin Cuisine, Holiday Inn 1 A Box Peon y Jade Signature Atrium
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      108 26 MOONCAKES ATTHE MARRIOTT 18 August to 22 September 2010 We want you to have a gastronomic feast this Mid-Autumn Festival. Expect nothing short of perfection with our renowned handmade Marriott mooncakes. NEW! Exciting new flavours include Lotus Seed Paste with Chicken Bak-Kwah and Assorted Nuts, Peanut Butter Jelly and Calamansi
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      289 27 i((j tt< (b Z oci Greet the Mid-Autumn season with Lantern Parade show and Mid-Autumn Special promotions. Meet Batman: The Brave and The Bold, join the SpongeBob PinkPants Run and many festive activities happening only at Downtown East! S3 a Ls CDSGQQQdggQ NOW till 12 September 3.30pm 7pm Additional sessions
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      168 28 r sd i ■r-eawt i/ /> w /8 S$i{sCfu&C to 22 cfefofemAew 20 0 1t9elebrate the full moon festivities with the palatable pleasures of new mooncake flavours from Swissotel Merchant Court. Wax lyrical over four new mini snowskin mooncakes! Chocolate lovers will rejoice as we introduce Milk Rocher Snowskin Mooncakes
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  • TRAVEL
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      City of joy
      817 29  -  The charisma of 300-year-old Kolkata never fails to disappoint anyone who passes through Sandip Hor travel@mediacorp.com.sg KOLKATA, previously known as Calcutta, is a city of many incarnations. It evolved from a sleepy coastal village in the 17th century, to classy London on Hooghly with stately buildings, wide
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      California drinking
      764 30 Wine-tasting with a difference in Napa Valley WITH stretches of land, striated by rows of vegetation, one vineyard looks like another after a while.That is, until they are the opened by celebrities, exhibit avant garde art, feature natural geysers or offer gondola rides up a mountain like some
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      Lock icon In the poppy zone
      546 31  -  All’s calm in Thailand’s Golden Triangle, as one traveller finds out Jafri M traveller@mediacorp.com.sg LEGENDARY tales of the opium trade are clearly livelier than the tranquil reality of the Golden Triangle region, which covers the northern tip ofThailand as well as eastern Burma and the west
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      Autumn breaks
      358 31 Cool weather is just one reason to visit these places MID-AUTUMN FESTIVITIES Vietnam. The country has always celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival with a passion, but this year, it will go all out to commemorate its 1,000-year history. The festival itself falls on Sept 22. In the capital of
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      35 32 Today is published by MediaCorp Press Ltd, Caldecott Broadcast Centre, Annex Building, Level 1, Andrew Road, Singapore *****9 Tel: 6333 3888. Printed by KHL Printing Co Pte Ltd, 57, Loyang Drive, Singapore *****8. Tel: *****222
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    Lock icon An Uncertain Harvest
    957 36  -  A scarcity of available wheat traced to drought, floods, speculation and a Russian export ban has political leaders and agricultural experts worried about the consequences. By NEIL MacFARQUHAR NYT huge leap in wheat trade over the past decade, the fluctuating weather patterns and unstable harvests there will
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      33 36 Money BUSIneSS Porsche’s new boss has purists worried. WoRlD tRenDS Angry patients, frightened doctors. ARtS StyleS Chinese opera, still grand, but fading. 6 15 10 IntellIgence: Roma are a convenient scapegoat, Page 3.
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    Lock icon Russians Fret Over a Lack of Buckwheat
    821 37  -  By CLIFFORD J. LEVY NYT Moscow GAlINA lITvYAk hAd stopped by the kiosk down the road, wandered through nearby supermarkets and badgered friends for the latest rumors. Nobody knew where to find it. All over her mid-dle-class neighborhood, the stores were filled with
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  • WORLD TRENDS
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      Lock icon Inconvenience of Otherness
      833 38 intelligence/Vincent hugeux Escorting Gypsies off the stage to try to win votes. NYT Paris The scapegoat that indestructible anti-hero whose resilience defies time, trends and geography haunts the political landscape today all over the globe as it has many times before. Governments, even democratically elected ones, that
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      Lock icon Church of Technology Has Its Doubters
      590 38  -  TOM BRADY NYT The promises of the robotic age, reported on with enthusiasm in the mainstream media and the technology world, envision a future where our lives are improved by our new friends made of metal, wire, transistors and imbued with artificial intelligence. These
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      Lock icon Syria’s Solidarity With Islamists May Be Reaching Its Limits
      677 39  -  Helping extremists abroad, curtailing them at home. Nawara Mahfoud contributed reporting. By KAREEM FAHIM NYT DAMASCUS, Syria This country, which had sought to show solidarity with Islamist groups and allow religious figures a greater role in public life, has recently reversed
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      Lock icon The Dead Join the Living in Celebration
      486 39  -  In Madagascar, dances of joy with relatives’ corpses. By BARRY BEARAK NYT AMBOHIMIRARY, Madagascar With fanfare befitting a parade, the shrouded remains of 17 bodies were removed from the family crypt, some sprayed with expensive perfume, others splashed with sparkling wine. Five brass
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      Lock icon In Japan, Anti-Foreign Protests Grow Louder
      704 40  -  By MARTIN FACKLER NYT KYOTO, Japan The group of about a dozen Japanese men gathered in front of the school gate, using bullhorns to call the students cockroaches and Korean spies. The December episode was the first in a series of demonstrations at the
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