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Title Section15 2013-10-19 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp SATURDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/201315 words
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Article, Illustration761 2013-10-19 1 TEO XUANWEI - TEO XUANWEI Assistant News Editor xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Growing strains on family life, as evidenced by a spiking divorce rate, mean that a re-tooling of the justice system to deal with such disputes will be needed soon. This could include Family Court judges who761 words
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Article657 2013-10-19 1 Revived investment, consumer spending and factory production put economy on track to achieve annual target ‘CHINA’S ECONOMY IS BACK’ AGENCIES BEIJING —China’s economy steadied in the third quarter, expanding by 7.8 per cent compared with a year earlier, the government said yesterday, indicating thatAGENCIES - 657 words
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hot news
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812 2013-10-19 2 TAN WEIZHEN - OpenNet refutes StarHub’s claims that SingTel has unfair advantage over other telcos SINGTEL CLAIMS ALL RESTORATION WORK COMPLETED TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Hours after OpenNet, the builder of Singapore’s nationwide high speed optic fibre network, announced yesterday that all restoration work has been812 words
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724 2013-10-19 4 Question of what new budget conference can deliver by Dec 13 remains subject of scepticism SHUTDOWN AMPLIFIES NEED FOR BIPARTISAN BREAKTHROUGH AGENCIES WASHINGTON —With the government reopened and a debt default averted for now, congressional negotiators plunged into difficult budgetAGENCIES - 724 words
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Article, Illustration452 2013-10-19 4 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Marina Bay Sands enjoyed a surge in profits in the third quarter as its casino won a bigger percentage than in the previous three months from VIP gamblers, who placed larger bets. The integrated-resort operator earned an operatingAGENCIES; TODAY FILE PHOTO - 452 words
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528 2013-10-19 6 Beijing issues ‘solemn protest and strong condemnation of visits by Japanese lawmakers YASUKUNI SHRINE ‘A SYMBOL OF JAPANESE MILITARISM’ AGENCIES TOKYO —The Chinese government yesterday summoned Japan’s Ambassador to lodge a protest after a Cabinet minister and more than 100 other lawmakersAGENCIES - 528 words
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Article, Illustration584 2013-10-19 6 AMIR HUSSAIN - AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Compared to five decades ago, Singapore now faces a tougher time in charting the course for the future, said Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday. With just an entrepot port then, MrPHOTO: ERNEST CHUA - 584 words
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saturday people
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Article, Illustration1583 2013-10-19 10 NEO CHAI CHIN - Master marketer Jeffrey Seah talks about being one of the first movers in digital advertising, big data’s potential and the value of many extra-curricular activities THE ST REGIS PERSPECTIVES NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com .sg “Because I am from Singapore, I am quite an expert in advertising.” SoPHOTO: DON WONG - 1,583 words
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Advertisement48 2013-10-19 10 With barely any time to prepare his side after the international break, this fixture with Southampton is one of the last Moyes would have picked. ADRIAN CLARKE 24 WHAT MR JEFFREY SEAH HAD AT ASTOR BAR An assortment of satay Golden fried mozzarella bocconcini Moroccan mint tea S$47++48 words
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voices
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403 2013-10-19 16 THOMAS CHEONG WEE YEE - FROM THOMAS CHEONG WEE YEE By now, the numbers are familiar to most of us who have been following the United States government shutdown, which ended recently. The country owes US$16.7 trillion (S$21 trillion), and foreign investors hold one-third of the debt. There403 words
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Article, Illustration190 2013-10-19 16 DONALD KOH - FROM DONALD KOH Fandi Ahmad, the subject of hot debate among Singapore football fans, must be feeling the heat. (“Fandi has done well locally and regionally, why not give him a shot at LionsXII coach?”; Oct 18) Fresh from his resignation during aTODAY FILE PHOTO - 190 words
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247 2013-10-19 17 HENG CHO CHOON - FROM HENG CHO CHOON I refer to the commentary, “Excuse my bad, it’s a grammar twerk” (Oct 16). Senior Minister of State Indranee Rajah probably feels uncomfortable whenever she sees a grammar twerk, but as she rightly puts it: “Language247 words
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200 2013-10-19 17 LIU RIJING - FROM LIU RIJING The boss of a cleaning company who was interviewed last week on Channel 8’s Frontline should be praised for giving people with mental illness a chance. Various stereotypes of these sufferers have been created especially200 words
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106 2013-10-19 17 HONG MAK SECK - FROM MAK SECK HONG It is good that the Land Transport Authority will increase the number of bus arrival panels by more than 50 per cent. (“Arrival information to be available at more bus stops”; Oct 15) It should also106 words
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Advertisement32 2013-10-19 17 LETTER WHAT PATIENTS NEED TO RECOVER FROM MENTAL ILLNESS Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/illness19oct for the letter from Raymond Anthony Fernando.32 words
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singapore
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221 2013-10-19 18 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The National Environment Agency (NEA) has stopped issuing its daily haze forecast and health advisory because it says the haze situation is expected to improve with the start of the intermonsoon period and the end of theCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 221 words
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400 2013-10-19 18 St Andrew’s Nursing Home at Buangkok Green Medical Park to provide care to 300 residents FOURTH AND LARGEST IN SINGAPORE CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The fourth and largest psychiatric nursing home in Singapore will open next month at the Buangkok Green MedicalCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 400 words
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115 2013-10-19 18 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Work on the Thomson MRT Line’s Woodlands, Lentor and Mayflower stations and Mandai depot will start in the first quarter of next year, the Land Transport Authority said yesterday. The four contracts are worth S$1.04 billionCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 115 words
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Article, Illustration518 2013-10-19 19 TIARA HAMARIAN - TIARA HAMARIAN tiarabtemh@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) the largest dialysis provider in Singapore will be building four new dialysis centres in the next two to three years. PatientsPHOTO: ERNEST CHUA - 518 words
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Article, Illustration243 2013-10-19 19 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —Four town council workers who staged the daring rescue of two seniors stranded in a burning flat yesterday morning, and two members of the public who helped, were given Public Spiritedness Awards. One of the workers, Mr Rahman MdCHANNEL NEWSASIA; PHOTO: SCDF - 243 words
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201 2013-10-19 19 SINGAPORE With the growing need for more transparency and accountability in the charity sector, two organisations have stood out for their exemplary standards of governance and have been conferred top honours at this year’s Charity Governance Awards. The Young Men’s Christian Association201 words
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384 2013-10-19 19 NEO CHAI CHIN - NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE —His breach of the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) rules on conduct makes for an arguable case of corruption. On top of that, former law professor Tey Tsun Hang’s intent of having a corrupt relationship with former384 words
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world
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623 2013-10-19 20 Riyadh condemns ‘international double standards’ on Middle East, demands reforms in council UNPRECEDENTED SHOW OF ANGER AGENCIES RIYADH Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented show of anger at the failure of the international community to end the war in Syria and actAGENCIES - 623 words
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Article, Illustration625 2013-10-19 21 REUTERS NEW DELHI —India and China are close to an agreement to ease rising tensions on their contested border while they try to figure out a way to break a decades-old stalemate on overlapping claims to long stretches of the Himalayas.REUTERS; SOURCES: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, REUTERS - 625 words
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Article, Illustration662 2013-10-19 21 THE NEW YORK TIMES PARIS —The gun fired four shots into a gelatin block. Each nine-millime-tre bullet punched deep into the substance, which was meant to mimic the density of a human body. For the experts at the Austrian Interior Ministry performing theTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES - 662 words
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business
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384 2013-10-19 22 SINGAPORE —CapitaCommercial Trust’s (CCT) third-quarter distributable income increased by 1.6 per cent despite the absence of yield protection income from One George Street (OGS). Distributable income rose to S$58.8 million for the commercial real estate investment trust, up from S$57.9 million in the same384 words
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615 2013-10-19 22 WONG WEI HAN - SGX will continue to monitor market activities, investors advised to trade ‘with care BLUMONT GETS S$248M FROM NY INVESTMENT FIRM WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The trading curbs on the shares of Blumont Group, Asiasons Capital and LionGold Corp will be lifted615 words
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sports
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Article, Illustration695 2013-10-19 23 DAN GUEN CHIN - She will be competing on a fast track against two SEA Games champions as she seeks new 400m hurdles record MALAYSIAN OPEN TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —It looks like the right ingredients are in place for DipnaTODAY FILE PHOTO - 695 words
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Article, Illustration457 2013-10-19 23 AP FRANKFURT —Germany coach Joachim Loew thinks his team will play a major role at next year’s World Cup, but stressed that it would be “disrespectful” to single themselves out as the favourites without mentioning others such as SpainAP; PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 457 words
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Article, Illustration1016 2013-10-19 24 Adrian Clarke - No top-of-the-table clashes this week, but there are still plenty of potentially exciting games to catch. TODAY’S EPL analyst Adrian Clarke (sports@mediacorp.com. sg) picks his three top matches of the weekend MAN UTD FACE STIFF TEST FROM SOUTHAMPTON Adrian Clarke (sports@mediacorp.com. sg) picksPHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 1,016 words
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Article, Illustration802 2013-10-19 25 Wenger believes Arsenal have cleared transitional period and are now financially strong enough to win league crown THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —Arsene Wenger says Arsenal have come through their transitional period and can now spend big money for established worldclass players. TheTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; GETTY IMAGES - 802 words
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374 2013-10-19 25 BLOOMBERG SHANGHAI —National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern said Chinese investors inquiring about stakes in teams is a “very good thing” for the league as it seeks to boost sales in the world’s second-big-gest economy. The NBA’s revenue in China is growing by “double-digits”BLOOMBERG - 374 words
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Article, Illustration461 2013-10-19 26 COACH KIDD THE 6TH TO RETIRE FROM BROOKLYN AP NEW YORK Paul Pierce drove his shoulder right into LeBron James, a post-season foul in a pre-sea-son game. A message to the NBA champions? “It’s a message to the league,” Pierce said. The BrooklynAP; PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 461 words
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Miscellaneous62 2013-10-19 24 FIXTURES THISWEEK Tonight, 7.45pm Channel mio TV StarHub Newcastle v Liverpool 102 227 Tonight, 9.55pm Chelsea v Cardiff 103 228 Arsenal v Norwich 104 229 Everton v Hull 105 230 Stoke v West Brom 106 Swansea v Sunderland 107 Tonight, 10pm Man Utd v Southampton102 227 Tomorrow, 12.30am West Ham62 words
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Miscellaneous81 2013-10-19 26 For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg LW nrrr--f Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 years and above) Ip Always play with care. [responsiblyf Do not bet illegally. Singapore Pools Account Service. Call 678681 words
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Advertisement50 2013-10-19 27 29 SATURDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2013 FINE DINING MADE EASY A STALWART FRENCH GEM FLAUNTS NEW LAID-BACK MENUS 28 BLAST FROM THE PAST 20OF CHEF ANDRE CHIANG’S BIGGEST HITS ON ONE MENU 29 IN SEASON MORE REASONS TO GET YOUR HAIRY CRAB FIX PHOTO: COLD PASTA WITH BELUGA CAVIAR, LES AMIS50 words
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food
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Article, Illustration599 2013-10-19 28 DON MENDOZA - ANDRE CHIANG CELEBRATES THREE YEARS OF WINNING CULINARY PROGRESSION WITH AN ‘OLD’ NEW MENU DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg Chef Andre Chiang’s creations are a personal reflection of southern French nouvelle cuisine, a meticulous, thoughtful expression of artisanal produce. But after spending close to 20 years in the Parisian kitchens599 words
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Article, Illustration355 2013-10-19 28 DON MENDOZA - Promising a mixed bag of unique treats UNDER ONE ROOF DON MENDOZA S I N G A P O R E —This year’s Oishii Japan remains a dedicated showcase of Japanese food and beverage products. And with 230 companies exhibiting their products atPHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 355 words
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Article, Illustration458 2013-10-19 29 ANNETTE TAN - French restaurant Les Amis shows its mettle with a new, more laid-back menu FOOD REVIEW: LES AMIS ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE To stand the test of time in palate-fickle Singapore, fine dining restaurants must continually reinvent themselves or remain flexible to the changes in tastes and budgets. No restaurant458 words
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Article, Illustration372 2013-10-19 29 KIMBERLY FONG - KIMBERLY FONG SINGAPORE —It was a slow start to the season but things are picking up as more restaurants have joined in the hairy crab charge, rolling out inspired and competitively priced offerings. Fans can look forward to more ways of savouring the perennial delicacy.372 words
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cars
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Article, Illustration710 2013-10-19 30 DERRYN WONG - MEET SOME UNEXPECTED GEMS THAT WILL NO LONGER GRACE CAT A PRICE LISTS IN FEBRUARY DERRYN WONG features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) dictate the car population here, but how cars are categorised within the COE system itself also affects buying behaviour. This effect was most recently710 words
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Article, Illustration415 2013-10-19 31 DERRYN WONG - S60 gets stronger, even with an impending move to Cat B hanging over its head VOLVO S60 T4 DERRYN WONG SINGAPORE —The S60 sedan helped cement Volvo’s new reputation as a maker of really safe cars that no longer reflect excess stodginess, be it in looks or behaviour.415 words
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culture&lifestyle
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Article, Illustration423 2013-10-19 32 SI CHUAN DOU HUA’S ANNUAL ABALONE FEAST Si Chuan Dou Hua’s acclaimed Abalone Feast will be available for lunch and dinner. It includes set menus starting at S$68 per person, with special Sichuan and Cantonese dishes created by the restaurant’s executive and consultant chefs, such as double-boiled pearl423 words
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Article, Illustration589 2013-10-19 32 Campaign aims to help Japanese firms promote their culture TOKYO FASHION WEEK REUTERS TOKYO —Washi paper was paired with silk and fabrics layered in an echo of traditional kimonos at Japan Fashion Week, the twice-yearly celebration of an industry that plays a key role inREUTERS; PHOTO: AP - 589 words
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Article, Illustration328 2013-10-19 33 CHRISTOPHER TOH - CHRISTOPHER TOH SINGAPORE It seems almost a given now that any charity event would have a musical component, but for Lithuanian accordionist Martynas Levickis, who is part of the line-up for this year’s President’s Star Charity show tomorrow night, the link betweenPHOTO: JASON HO - 328 words
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Article, Illustration294 2013-10-19 33 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LO N DO N Renowned chef Gordon Ramsay revealed that he has been checking up on his daughter using a camera he installed in her bedroom. It’s nothing sinister, just to make sure she was doing her revision. The fiery chef claimed he hadTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTO: REUTERS - 294 words
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Miscellaneous345 2013-10-19 32 THE CATHAY 2 Handy Road, Levels 5 6 MACHETE KILLS* 1.20pm, 3.15, 7.40, 9.55pm, 12.05am GINTAMA: THE FINAL MOVIE* 10.45am, 1.00pm, 5.25pm SPECIAL ID* 10.50am, 1.00pm, 3.05, 5.10, 7.15, 9.20,11,25pm, 12.15am THE BUTLER* 6.20pm, 11.00pm CINELEISURE ORCHARD 8 Grange Road, Levels 4,5,6 9 ZONE PRO SITE: THE MOVEABLE FEAST* 12.30pm,345 words
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Miscellaneous29 2013-10-19 33 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: YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION COPYRIGHT UCLICK29 words
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Miscellaneous67 2013-10-19 33 TAIWAN'S CULINARY COMEDY SMASH HIT OF THE YEAR! TP* CP o RO M ov EAB EAS HrMl *3 4 A NOW SHOWING Of- j MSS ==he= f <L 9 r if i V DON'T LET GO n 1 "THE MOST ESSENTIAL 3D SINCE 'AVATAR'" -JOE NEUMAIER NY DAILY NEWS SANDRA67 words
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Miscellaneous926 2013-10-19 34 9AM 10AM You And The Law With Keith De Souza 10AM 11AM Road Trip With Keith De Souza And Daphne Lim 11AM NOON Sports Zone With Raj Kumar And 938LIVE Sports desk NOON 1PM Hot In The City With Daphne Lim 7AM 10AM Asia Pop 40 With Dom Lau 10AM926 words
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Miscellaneous894 2013-10-19 35 VINTAGE SHOWCASE WITH BRIAN RICHMOND Your Sunday flashback to the good times and Singapore favourites with Brian Richmond. 9AM 10AM Pet Project With Keith de Souza 10AM 11AM The Good Life With Daphne Lim NOON 1PM Hot In The City With Daphne Lim 9AM 11AM 987 Top 20 Countdown (Encore)894 words
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Miscellaneous1146 2013-10-19 36 CHANNEL CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM~~ Family~ Combo~ II 6.30~ Dialect~ Delights~ 7 .00~~ Welcome~ Home,~ My~ Love (Last~ Episode) 8.00~ Panda~ Fanfare 8.30~ The~ Exciting~ Ventures~ Of~ San~ Mao~ 9.00~ Pleasant~ Goat~ and~ Big~ Big~ Wolf~ IV 9.30~ Doraemon 10.00~~ The~ Legend~ Of~ Nezha 10.30~ Ping~ Ping 11.00~ Kitchen~ Lab~1,146 words
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