Today, 31 December 2012, Afternoon Edition

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    3 1(2nd Edition) TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION
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    Lock icon One day before the deadline, ‘serious differences’ remain
    629 1(2nd Edition) FISCAL CLIFF TALKS REUTERS WASHINGTON Efforts to prevent the United States economy from tumbling over a “fiscal cliff” stalled yesterday as Democrats and Republicans remained at loggerheads over a deal that would prevent taxes for all Americans from rising on New Year’s
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    Lock icon Euro zone crisis far from over, says Merkel
    363 1(2nd Edition) REUTERS BERLIN The euro zone sovereign debt crisis is far from over even though reform measures designed to address the roots of the problem are beginning to bear fruit, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said in her New Year’s address. In a
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      46 1(2nd Edition) HAPPY DAYS MAY BE RETURNING TO THE PHILIPPINES BUT ITS RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH HAS YET TO BENEFIT ITS POOR COMMENT&ANALYSIS 6 TODAY wishes all its readers a Happy New Year. We will be back on Wednesday. SPORTS 24 SUAREZ SHINES AS LIVERPOOL PILE MISERY ON QPR
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Put residents’ welfare first: Teo Ser Luck
      610 2  -  Minister of Sta te overseeing Punggol East stresses need to address day-to-day concerns PUNGGOL EAST SMC WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E The intense interest shown by several political parties in contesting the Punggol East Single
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      Father Goh to succeed Archbishop Chia as head of Catholic Church in Singapore
      472 2  -  WONG WEI HAN S I N G A P O R E Father William Goh, Rector of the St Francis Xavier Major Seminary, is slated to become the head of the Catholic Church here, in a move
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      Lock icon Delhi’s response in rape case fuels anger
      1286 4 Protesters angered by woman’s death say government is more interested in protecting itself GANG RAPE BACKLASH THE NEW YORK TIMES N E W D E L H I India often seems to careen from crisis to crisis, with protests regularly spilling onto the
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      Lock icon SHANMUGAM CONDEMNS RAPE
      136 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Minister for Law and Foreign Affairs K Shanmugam yesterday condemned the horrific gang rape of ayoung Indian woman in New Delhi. She died in a hospital in Singapore on Saturday. In a post on his Facebook page, Mr Shanmugam said it was a heartbreaking case
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      436 5 Advertisement Nearly 1 in 2 Singaporean Parents say their child is a “picky eater”* Picky eating is a common feeding difficulty among children and may lead to a risk for nutrient deficiencies. Identify if your child is a picky eater. Some common picky eating behaviours are listed below. 4 Vt
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  • comment & analysis
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      Lock icon A delayed take-off
      1884 6  -  THE PHILIPPINES’ ECONOMY DAVID PILLING, ROEL LANDINGIN David Pilling is the Financial Times’ Asia editor and Roel Landingin is its Manila correspondent. THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED For years, the Philippines has been the economic laggard of South-east Asia. Blessed with a large Englishspeaking population of 100 million,
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      Lock icon OVERSEAS FILIPINOS COULD KINDLE CHANGE
      373 8 THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED The Ayalas’ Globe Telecom, along with its rival Philippine Long Distance Telephone, has made it vastly cheaper and easier for more than 9.4 million Filipinos abroad to remain in touch with their families in the Philippines. Globe recently introduced a US$25
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      789 7 Dell recommends Windows 8. r a 5-i •kf'X D0tL Happy New Year and here’s wishing all a wonderful start to 2013! Our festive delights'" are still available till 10th Jan, so purchase a Dell laptop to enjoy it now. Call us or go online today. The power to do more
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  • voices
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      Violence against women is corroding the very foundation of Indian society
      348 10  -  FROM SUJATA DWIVEDI The rape and death of the woman from New Delhi is nothing short of a devastation of fundamental human rights and an example of how violence against women is corroding the very foundation of Indian society.
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    • Article
      Birth order tagging helps avoid clawbacks or fluctuations of Baby Bonus incentives
      153 10  -  FROM CAROL CHUA Director, Family Services, Ministry of Social and Family Development We refer to Mr Mike Pang’s letter, “Tailor Baby Bonus Scheme to help remarried couples” (Dec 24). The Baby Bonus scheme helps families with the cost
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      NLB keen to promote avid reading culture
      205 10  -  FROM STANLEY TAN Deputy Director, Public Library Services, National Library board We thank Mr Heng Cho Choon for his feedback and suggestion that the “New library@orchard could host a bookshop, too” (Dec 22). We assure him that the National Library Board (NLB) is
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      Lock icon FAS will capitalise on success of Suzuki Cup
      225 10  -  FROM ALAN CHIANG Senior Executive, Corporate Affairs, Football Association of Singapore We thank TODAY readers Kelvin Zhu, Sebastian Tan, Michael Sing and Tan Eng Khoon for their encouraging words and suggestions, in “Set new goal for the Lions”, “Singapore lucky to have
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      28 10 LETTER LET’S HAVE A GEORGE SUPPIAH CUP Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or visit tdy.sg/suppiahcup for the letter from Paul Antony Fernandez.
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      14 10 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices
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      412 11 Usher in the New Year at the museums ~\V wy&i -Mr T 1 "Tv 'W' 'W' National Heritage Board institutions at our New Year's Day Open House on 1 January 2013! ASIAN CIVILISATIONS MUSEUM NEW YEAR’S EVE COUNTDOWN AT ACM 31 December 2012,8pm to 12 midnight Free entry from 5pm
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Kampung favourites draw in the crowds
      284 12  -  ALVINA SOH SINGAPORE Some 500 members of the public indulged in some good old-fashioned fun at a roadshow in Woodlands yesterday afternoon, in an effort to get individuals and their families out of the cyber world and spend quality time with each other. Children
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      Productivity schemes to better help SMEs
      398 12  -  LONG-TERM GROWTH WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) will announce several recommendations over the next six months to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) achieve the country’s long-term productivity growth target of 2 to 3 per cent annually
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      Lock icon Youth crime rate rose last year
      326 12 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The Government is concerned about crime rates involving youth, said Second Home Affairs Minister S Iswaran yesterday, as he pointed to an increasing number of those involved in loansharking and harassment activities, as well as drug abuse. The number of new
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  • youth
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      Lock icon A passion for recycling
      382 13 ENVIRONMENT SINGAPORE While many youths will be partying tonight, some will be doing their bit for the environment. Dressed in beachwear and toting waterproof bags to collect used plastic cups for recycling, six young Green Ambassadors will be at the Siloso Beach Party on Sentosa from
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      305 13 Standard Cg Chartered Here for good r X A loan your of up to monthly income 1 great gift upon approval Sign up online in simple steps It’s good when your loan is just a few clicks away. Get a loan of up to $200,000* with CashOne and enjoy the
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  • china&india
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      Lock icon China comes clean on air quality data in biggest cities
      359 14 ENVIRONMENT REUTERS BEIJING China plans to release hourly air pollution monitoring data in 74 of its biggest cities starting on New Year’s Day, its state media said yesterday, in a sign of increasing responsiveness to quality-of-life concerns among prosperous urban
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      Lock icon Train kills 5 elephants in eastern India
      152 14 AP BHUBANESHWAR (INDIA) A passenger train has plowed into and killed five elephants of a herd crossing railroad tracks in eastern India. Mr R N Mohapatra, a railroad spokesman, said the train struck the animals early yesterday in the Rambha forest area, about
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      72 14 Satisfying your After-Part hunger pangs? Open till 3am daily: Bedok Point, Far East Plaza, Sun Plaza, Westmall ri: Facebook w *3 X v Ob 49 9 $26 Save 40 up Serve pa >' «n K S-SSS -3?a S r--’ sg 3 x Pasta*, 2 x 7” Pizza 0 ,1 x
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  • world
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      Lock icon Woman charged with murder as hate crime for NY subway shove
      536 15 Accused admits hatred of Muslims was reason for her pushing man into path of train NEW YORK SUBWAY DEATH AP NEW YORK A woman who shoved a man to his death off a New York subway platform into the
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      Lock icon Bus bomb wounds 7 people in southern Philippines
      295 15 AP ISULAN (PHILIPPINES) A powerful bomb exploded in a passenger bus and wounded at least seven people in the southern Philippines in an attack by suspected extortion gangs, police said yesterday. The homemade bomb exploded in the rear portion of the bus
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      Lock icon Japan’s new DPM to visit Myanmar to boost ties
      340 15 REUTERS TO K YO Japan’s Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Taro Aso, travels to Myanmar this week for talks with President Thein Sein to boost relations with the rapidly transforming country and support Japanese business interests in the region. Mr Aso, who
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  • business16
    • STOCK CALLS
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        DISCLAIMER
        27 16 Readers should seek independent financial advice before making any investment decision. TODAY cannot be held liable for any consequence arising from the use of this information.
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        NAM CHEONG
        87 16 S$0.26 (BUY) DMG keeps rating and target price of S$0.30 after Nam Cheong announced it sold three vessels a 5,000dwt PSV and two 5,150bhp AHTS for a total value of US$56.4 million (S$69 million). This brings the total number of vessels sold this year to 21, with a
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      Lock icon Germany will ‘avoid recession next year’
      214 16 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS BERLIN Germany will avoid recession next year and achieve growth rates similar to 2012, said Mr Dieter Hundt, leader of Germany’s employer association, in an interview with Reuters. “I’m expecting that we won’t experience recession in Germany next year and the
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      Lock icon Exxon starts up steam cracker
      61 16 ExxonMobil Corp has started up its 1 million tonnes per year steam cracker in Singapore, and ethylene and other hydrocarbon production is expected within a few months. The cracker, initially slated to start a year ago, and associated downstream production make the Jurong Island facility
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      182 16 Thank You. Bye Bye QOU Sr- 1kf l lll «EL itn t amm ■r E mm E@8 g^^5*3 HiPPO River Cruise Exits Singapore River. Today is the last day hippo River Cruise is operating in the Marina Bay. We want to thank all partners and customers for your support in
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      97 17 LADY COP n a .J| b C PAPA J GRflHK 2 jt: .V. 1 h conu i Li'/ > i v s r A A ■V B aio 3> s^s: CELESTIAL MOVIES CELESTIAL MOVIES On Demand is now on Toggle! Watch recent hit films like Don't Go Breaking My Heart
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  • SHOP TO WIN!
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      Create your own sofa at Courts
      289 18 Personalise your couch to fit your living space and budget Achieve your perfect home setting with low prices at Courts. Be inspired by the selection of fine dining, premium bedding range and decor ideas. Courts also offers a range of sofa brands, including Armadio,
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      316 18 SHOP AND WIN CASH! HERE’S THE DEAL THIS WEEK’S SHOP CODE: COURTS Until Feb 3, 2013, every S$30 spent at participating merchants entitles you to one chance in the TODAY Shop To Win grand draw, where you could walk away with S$30,000. On top of that, stand to win S$10,000
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  • management
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      What Panasonic learnt in China
      1308 20  -  A MULTINATIONAL TRANSFORMED COMMENTARY BY TOSHIRO WAKAYAMA, JUNJIRO SHINTAKU, TOMOFUMI AMANO Toshiro Wakayama is a professor at the International University of Japan’s Graduate School of International Management. Junjiro Shintaku is a professor and the late Tomofumi Amano was an associate professor at the University of
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      31 20 NO GIMMICKS SALES! UP TO 80% DISCOUNT OFF For all sports items at PARAGON SPORTS #02-01 Queensway Shopping Centre from now till 1st Jan 2013 Operation Hours: 12 noon to 9pm
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  • technology
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      Lock icon No Apple gadgets for Bill Gates’ kids
      391 21 MICROSOFT THE DAILY TELEGRAPH SAN FR ANCISCO Mrs Melinda Gates, the wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, has said that her children are banned from owning Apple products such as an iPod. Mrs Gates, a philanthropist and world health campaigner, was a guest
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      149 21 Y I S H U N M SAFRA A Place for Adventure I 'Vtfk, C K. m^ilQJMoQ^JD V V Tf K 0* bDOB o» *4 ADI SAW* f Fun-filled father-and-child bonding challenges along the race route, including Sport Climbing, Canopy Challenge Walk and mystery puzzles Run and cycle together between
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  • sports
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      Lock icon A YEAR OF JOY AND HOPE
      788 22  -  GOODBYE 2012, HELLO 2013 COMMENTARY BY GERARD WONG gerard@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is Sports Editor at TODAY. You can never get enough of a good thing, or so the saying goes. Indeed, this has been such a spectacular sporting year for Singapore that one can’t
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      Athlete to look out for in 2013
      119 22 Gary Yeo The 26-year-old sprinter gets our overall nod as the one to look out for over the next 12 months, not just for his encouraging performance in the 100m heats at the London Olympics, but for clocking the fourth-fastest ever time achieved
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      Sports personality of 2012
      85 23 Laurentia Tan It was an extremely close affair, but equestrienne Laurentia Tan got the nod ahead of Singapore national football coach Radojko Avramovic who masterminded the Lions’ return to the summit of South-east Asian football with their Suzuki Cup triumph. Despite having to live with cerebral
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      BIGGEST SURPRISE OF 2012
      89 23 Chelsea’s sacking of Roberto Di Matteo Despite winning European club football’s ultimate prize, Roberto Di Matteo was unceremoniously shown the exit by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich some six months after guiding the Blues to their first Champions League crown. Former New Zealand netball head coach Ruth
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      Moment of 2012
      70 23 London Olympics Manchester City securing the English Premier League title with virtually the last minutes of the season and Radojko Avramovic leading Singapore to a record fourth AFF Suzuki Cup title were contenders, but the overwhelming consensus was that the London Olympics was the stand-out moment of
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      BlGGEST STORY AND DISAPPOINTMENT OF 2012
      152 23 Lance Armstrong Biggest Story: Not surprisingly, Lance Armstrong’s spectacular fall from grace got the most votes from the TODAY Sports Desk for the biggest story of the year. Michael Phelps salvaged some American pride by becoming the most successful, and possibly the greatest, Olympian
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      WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN 2013
      430 23 TAN YO -HINN Deputy Sports Editor Inroads made for sports to become a viable career in Singapore. Sporting talent at grassroots and youth level are aplenty in our country, and the sports authorities have pumped in millions to develop sports. But unless
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      Lock icon LIVERPOOL PILE MISERY ON QPR
      515 24 QPR’s survival bleak as Suarez shines despite manager Rodgers’ absence AFTERNOON LATEST AGENCIES QPR LIVERPOOL 0 3 LONDON Liverpool gave sick manager Brendan Rodgers something to smile about by outclassing last-place Queens Park Rangers 3-0 in the Premier League yesterday, with Luis Suarez taking his
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      179 24 BEST SELLERS, EVEN BETTER PRICES Grab these popular e-books from ilovebooks.com now! ig Author GOME COUNTRY Gone Country Lorelei James $7.80 DP: $3.49 IIP I SUCK AT GIRLS SH'T MY DAD SAYS I Suck At Girls Justin Halpern $12.36 DP: $13.63 Steve Jobs Walter Isaacson $15.12 DP: $13.12 NEW YORK
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      45 25 BYE-BYE 2012 GOOD RIDDANCE TO THE CULTURAL GAFFES OFTHE YEAR 26 SEX SYMBOL SCARLETT JOHANSSON’S THE RELUCTANT SEXBOMB 29 MONDAY, 31 DECEMBER 2012 AN OFFICE WITH A VIEW OPEN HOUSE TAKES YOU ON AN ART TOUR OF MARINA BAY’S CORPORATE WORLD 28 PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES
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  • T TODAY
    • `culture&lifestyle
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        Lock icon WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?
        2030 26 FROM TWITTER GAFFES TO CHRIS BROWN TO 50 SHADES OF GREY RIPOFFS, HERE ARE THE WORST IDEAS OF 2012 THE GUARDIAN It has often been observed that we’re living in a golden age for creativity and new ideas. You don’t need an old-school publisher before
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        Lock icon The art of business
        420 28  -  Open House wanders into Marina Bay VISUAL TOURS FARAH DALEY SINGAPORE When you look at the Marina Bay skyline, the idea of corporatisation screams out at you as you see buildings emblazoned with the names of financial institutions. The latest instalment of Singapore’s only art walkabout
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        Lock icon Scarlett was ‘super-sexualised’
        394 29 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Actress Scarlett Johansson has lamented being “super-sexu-alised” at age 18, after her “bombshell” figure was compared with Marilyn Monroe. The 27-year-old said her “curvy” figure ran in her family, attracting extra attention when she dressed up for film premieres as a result. The
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    • things to do
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        The New York Times E-Book List
        105 30 BEST SELLERS FICTION ~THIS~ LAST~ ~WEEK~ WEEK TITLE~ AUTHOR ~1~ Two~Graves~~ Douglas~Preston~~ ~~~~and~Lincoln~Child ~2~ 2~~ The~Edge~Of~Never~ J~A~Redmerski ~3~ 4~~ The~Forgotten~ David~Baldacci ~4~ 6~~ Gone~Girl~ Gillian~Flynn ~5~ 5~~ The~Black~Box~ Michael~Connelly ~6~ 8~~ Merry~Christmas,~Alex~Cross~ James~Patterson ~7~ 10~ The~Racketeer~ John~Grisham ~8~~ 9~~ Notorious~Nineteen~ Janet~Evanovich ~9~~~~ 12~~ Fifty~Shades~Of~Grey~
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        DALE FRANK: THE SILENCE RODE A DONKEY INTO TOWN
        48 30 This exhibition displays 13 new works by one of Australia’s most respected contemporary artists, who is renowned for his technique of pouring brightly coloured paint directly onto canvas to create his signature swirling, abstract patterns. Until~Dec~31, ~11am~to~6pm,~Gallery~ Reis~at~#03-01/02~Palais~Renaissance.~~ Free~admission.~
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        FUN WITH TOTS
        64 30 Join in this series of six sessions that introduce you and your little ones to the six early literacy skills that are important in order for your child to learn to read. Good rhymes andbooks willbe shared and are sure to entertain as you bond with your
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        THE NEXT MOVEMENT + ZSA ZSA
        57 30 THE NEXT MOVEMENT ZSA ZSA S i x x ’s t h re e p i e c e a c o u s t i c s p i n o f f made up of Aarika, Joe and Kel bring on a mixed bag of upbeat and low-key
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        COMEDY MASALA
        41 30 If you’re a secret comic, don’t keep it on the down-low try stand-up. Perform on open mic night at this underground comedy venue or, alternatively, just come and chuckle (or cringe) at the night’s performances. Jan~1,~9.15pm,~Home~Club,~#B1-01/06~ The~Riverwalk,~20~Upper~Circular~Road.~ Admission~at~S$10~inclusive~of~one~drink.~ Happy~hour~rates~all~night.
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      744 28 Nominated for Golden Globes" 2013 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) RICHARD GERE SUSAN SARANDON TIM ROTH Golden Globes' Winner Academy Awards' Winner Academy Awards* Nominee “A REAL THRILLER. RICHARD GERE HAS NEVER BEEN MORE INTENSIVELY ALIVE.” •OWEN GLEIBERMAN. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY “FIRST RATE... AN OSCAR CALIBER
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      96 28 CATHAY 5I1AP HERE FOR THE DEAL I OF THE DAY dill /cathaycineplexes /cathaycineplex cathay.com.sg LesMiserables The Cathay 11.10am, 2.15pm, 5.20,8.30,9.40, 11.40pm, 1.00am Platinum Movie Suites 12.00pm, 3.05,6.10,9.15pm, 12.20am Cineleisure Orchard 10.25am, 12.30pm, 1.30,3.35,6.40,7.40, 9.45,10.50, 11.20pm, 12.50am, 2.00am Causeway Point 2.45pm, 5.45,8.45, 11.45pm AMK Hub 4.40pm, 7.45,10.50pm Downtown East 5.00pm, 8.05,
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      76 29 ,T .i:\ *'X jVAW w m* -SSSS* #0 I ■j w THE MUSICAL PHENOMENON RS' k S s» »’v -fc V* ■JGOLDEN GLOBE® NOMINATIONS INCLUDING BEST MOTION PICTURE MUSICAL BEST ACTOR HUGH JACKMAN BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS ANNE HATHAWAY powerful and unforgettable showstopper..." Edward Douglas, Comingsoon.net HUGH RUSSELL ANNE AMANDA JACKMAN
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    • Miscellaneous
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      755 29 www.gv.com.sg@ 6311 9162 facebook.com/gvmovieclub twitter.com/gvmovieclub LES MISÉRABLES*▲ 11.00am 2.05 5.10 8.15 11.20pm CZ12▲+ MAND 10.40am 11.30 2.00 3.40 4.30 7.00 8.45 9.30pm 12.10am LES MISÉRABLES*▲ 12.00 3.05 6.10 9.15pm 12.20am JACK REACHER*▲ 1.00 6.10pm KATONG WRECK-IT RALPH*▲ 10.45am 12.15 2.30 4.45pm DABANGG 2+ HINDI 4.25 7.00 9.35pm 12.10am TAXI! TAXI!*▲+
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      423 30 BROUGHT TO YOU BY: On the Shelf An e-book review from ilovebooks.com The New Year is typically synonymous with two things: resolutions and getting ready for school. Daniel Wong’s The Happy Student marries the two in a practical, self-help book which shows how students can find deep satisfaction in the
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      27 30 HOW~TO~PLAY Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: SATURDAY’S SOLUTION COPYRIGHT UCLICK
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      311 31 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Films Stars Asia 6.30 AM Live! 9.00 Holiday Special: Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2011 10.45 Holiday Special: Amazing Magic with Lu Chen Special II 12.30PM Holiday Movie: Meet The Robinsons 2.30 Holiday Movie: National Treasure: Book Of Secrets (HD5) 5.00 Holiday Special: The 2012 Miss USA (CH5
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