Today, 8 March 2014

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1 14 Today
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  • hot news
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      Govt identifies more than 50 firms with too few S’porean professionals
      408 2  -  These companies may have been unable to find locals with the right skills: Chuan-Jin EMPLOYERS, JOB SEEKERS BEING APPROACHED TO TEST JOBS BANK XUE JIANYUE xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Government has identified more than 50 firms that have a disproportionately
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      Lock icon NEA steps up efforts to clear leaf litter to control mosquito population
      474 3  -  WOO SIAN BOON SINGAPORE —To keep the number of mosquitoes in check during the current dry spell, the National Environment Agency (NEA) has stepped up its cleaning efforts to clear leaf litter a potential breeding ground for the
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      Water rationing not needed yet, but drills may be held
      556 3  -  Balakrishnan ‘seriously’ considering suggestion as form of public education 5% RISE IN S’PORE’S WATER CONSUMPTION DURING CURRENT DRY SPELL SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Water consumption in the Republic has gone up by 5 per cent during the current dry
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      Lock icon Johor disputes Singapore’s statements on water rights
      268 3 AGENCIES JOHOR BARU —The Johor state government has disputed Singapore’s statements with regard to Malaysia not having the right to unilaterally revise the price of water supplied to the Republic under an agreement in 1962. State public works, rural and regional development committee
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      Support offices on campus for special needs students
      532 4  -  Staff will get training to ensure these students receive necessary help FUND TO HELP STUDENTS WITH PHYSICAL OR SENSORY-RELATED IMPAIRMENT WILL ALSO BE SET UP SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Starting this year, Disability Support Offices will be set up on the
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      MOE TO BROADEN DSA SELECTION PROCESS
      364 4  -  NGJINGYNG The Ministry of Education (MOE) will be broadening the Direct School Admission (DSA) scheme’s selection process so that all secondary schools will need to consider the personal attributes of students when choosing candidates, said its Minister Heng Swee Keat yesterday. Speaking in Parliament
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      Lock icon Bursaries enhanced to help more students from higher learning institutions
      478 6  -  About120,000 to benefit from higher qualifying income cap, bigger bursary allowances ENSURING ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE To provide for himself and his family, Mr Alvin Loke had to give tuition for two hours every day
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      Golf clubs experience contrasting fortunes in membership prices after land lease announcements
      720 6  -  ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Despite the news that the Government will take back about 10ha of land from Tanah Merah Country Club (TMCC) when its lease expires in 2021, the value of the club’s membership has increased by
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      Lock icon Anwar jailed five years after court reverses acquittal for sodomy
      758 8 Decision rules him out ofKajang by-election and stokes political tensions JUDGES VOTE UNANIMOUSLY TO OVERTURN ACQUITTAL AGENCIES PUTR A JAYA A Malaysian court convicted opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of sodomy and sentenced him to five years in prison yesterday, shattering
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      Lock icon Moscow signals it will support Crimean move for secession
      610 8 THE NEW YORK TIMES MOSCOW Leaders of both Houses of Russia’s Parliament said yesterday that they would support a vote by Crimea to break away from Ukraine and become a new region of the Russian Federation, the first public signal that
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      121 5 NUH Nursing Allied Health Open House 2014! Saturday, March 2014 NUHS Tower Bloch, Level 1, IE Kent Ridge Road, Singapore *****8 Programme 8.30am Registration 9.00am Welcome Address Sharing by Nursing Allied Health Professionals 10.30am Tour of NUH and Exhibition 12.30Dm Lunch 12.30pm Sponsorships available Allied Health (Degree/Diploma) Nursing (Degree/Diploma) RSVP
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  • saturday people
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      Lock icon SINGLE WOMEN: INVISIBLE IN MODERN INDIA
      1333 12  -  Society sees this group as a liability and threat to morality that has to be kept away WIDOWS SUFFER RESENTMENT, ABUSE AND ABANDONMENT RUPA JHA In her bright frock, with two perfect plaits, Khuddo looked like any other young domestic helper living in rural
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      208 12 Spared the chop and perhaps stung by their footballing mortality, Chelsea’s John Terry (picture) and Tottenham’s Emmanuel Adebayor have since come out fighting. So much so that their duel tomorrow tops the weekend bill. ADRIAN CLARKE•25 Take the Lead with a Group of Eight University Degree NGEE ANN ADELAIDE EDUCATION
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      392 13 pm *3 1 -4 1 -> j tmLj £&£3 MM DEN LIVING IN THE CITY AWARD WINNER OF MOST ICONIC GREEN DEVELOPMENT IN MALAYSIA Located along the prestigious Embassy Row at Jalan Ampang with LRT and upcoming MRT, M City is a freehold integrated development with retail. M City offers
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  • voices
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      Infidelity: A personal or national affair, or both?
      1029 14 Infidelity is a top factor for more marriages breaking down. Has it become easier to be unfaithful? Could compulsory pre-marriage counselling help? The debate continued in the post-live show segment of Thursday’s VoicesTODAY INFIDELITY’S IMPACT Elysia Eileen Tan Siew Siew: We have
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      Correction
      36 14 For the article “REITs: Good or bad?” (March 7), we were incorrect to use a picture of ION Orchard, as it is not under any real estate investment trust (REIT). We apologise for the error.
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      Lock icon No glass ceiling, no woman left behind
      491 15  -  FROM CHERYL GUZMAN NG Today marks International Women’s Day and women have lots to celebrate in terms of what we have achieved. To maintain the momentum of progress, though, we must change the mindsets that have brought us to where we are today.
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      Public intellectuals can lead debate on concepts of honour and virtue
      508 15  -  FROM JEROME YAN ZHELUN I read Dr Nazry Bahrawi’s commentary on public intellectuals with interest and have some suggestions to complement his. (“Time to scale ivory towers, moral high ground”; March 5) I agree with literary scholar Edward Said
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      To maintain credibility, NUS must respect academic freedom
      159 15  -  FROM LAM JER-GEN Having studied at a local university, I have observed that students and even professors faced intimidation and retaliation when they attempted to discuss issues such as homosexuality. Those holding and expressing conservative views were often ridiculed as ignorant or
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      NUS should have protected rights of professor to express his views
      133 15  -  FROM SHAFIQ ABDULLAH I refer to the report “NUS professor acknowledges ‘poor judgment’ in posts on sexuality” (March 6). The National University of Singapore said it is committed to diversity, regardless of “gender, ethnicity, religion, nationality, political beliefs or
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      33 14 LETTER MORE CURBS, PLEASE, ON DUMPING OF RUBBISH, BULKY ITEMS Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone or you can visit tdy.sg/ ltrcurbs8march for the letter from Sunny Ho.
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      14 14 •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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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Fire breaks out at coffee shop at Marine Terrace
      277 16  -  ALVIN CHONG SINGAPORE —A blaze broke out and gutted a coffee shop at Block 59 Marine Terrace yesterday, forcing residents above it to evacuate from their homes. The residents were, however, allowed to return to their flats after the fire was
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      MND gives WP town council lowest rating in corporate governance
      479 16  -  BANDING COMES AS NO SURPRISE, SAYS SYLVIA LIM KOK XING HUI xinghui@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council has been given the lowest rating in corporate governance by the Ministry of National Development (MND) in its Town Council Management Report.
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      New court to hold offenders accountable for own rehab
      230 16  -  CLAIRE HUANG SINGAPORE —A new court that will hold offenders accountable for their own rehabilitation and progress will be set up by the State Courts, formerly known as the Subordinate Courts. Called the Progress Accountability Court, Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon announced
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      Panel to review need for progressive wage system in landscape sector
      398 17  -  XUE JIANYUE SINGAPORE A new tripartite body will be set up to assess the need for a wage system in the landscape sector that would be similar to the ones the cleaning and security sectors will adopt, said Acting
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      Lock icon HIGHER SPENDING NEEDS ‘MUST NOT LEAD TO MORE RISK-TAKING’
      397 17 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Singapore’s spending needs will rise over time, but that should not drive government investment arms GIC and Temasek Holdings to take on more risks, Senior Minister of State for Finance Josephine Teo said yesterday. “If the Government is in
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      S’pore can take steps to curb domestic sources of air pollution, say experts
      460 18  -  SUMMARY OF ROUNDTABLE ON PROPOSED HAZE BILL TO BE SUBMITTED TO ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Republic could take measures to curb domestic sources of air pollution, in addition to laws proposed to take
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      1,700 affected by Downtown Line service disruption
      201 18 SINGAPORE —Train services in both directions along the Downtown Line were disrupted for 30 minutes yesterday because of a defect in the system meant to act as a fail-safe backup in case of a power supply problem. The breakdown, which affected about 1,700
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      New water recycling and treatment plant in Jurong
      397 18  -  WOO SIAN BOON National water agency PUB and Japanese firm Meiden Singapore yesterdayjointly opened a S$10.3 million demonstration plant capable of treating and recycling industrial used water, in a bid to recover every drop of water used here. The plant, which is
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      392 17 AS YOU GO THROUGH LIFE, ENSURE YOU CONTINUE TO RECEIVE INCOME IN YOUR RETIREMENT YEARS. Secure your future with pru golden income fir Family Income Benefit Disability Monthly Income Provides additional monthly income in the event of demise and disability of the life assured f fr f ft Lifestyle Multiplier
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    Lock icon UPSIZED!
    646 19 Big families serve up large portions of love When you come from a family full of siblings and cousins, and had no lack of playmates growing up, you’ll want your own children to experience the same sense of belonging and togetherness as well. That is the case for primary
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  • world
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      Lock icon Xinjiang Governor vows to crack down on separatists
      460 20 ‘FOREIGN FORCES’ BEHIND VIOLENCE AGENCIES BEIJING —A government leader in the western region of Xinjiang has said officials would “rigidly crack down” on separatist groups in the area and that foreign forces were behind separatist activities. The remarks by Xinjiang Governor Nur
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      Lock icon Malaysian couple to hang for murdering their maid
      593 21 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —A Malaysian court has sentenced a couple to death by hanging for murdering their 26-year-old Indonesian housemaid three years ago, a lawyer said yesterday. Defence lawyer Thong Seng Kong said the High Court on Thursday found electrician Fong Kong
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      35 20 Football Legend AhmadFielded His Own F-17 Teams Will They Outshine The Rest In The Finals? NHL L QMS STRIKERS DON’T MISS THE FINAL EPISODE BEFORE THE SEASON ENDS! SUN 11.30AM WEDI8.30PM «kto ENGAGE ENTERTAIN ENRICH
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      342 21 Always feeling' tired? FilgHhut fatiignae with Yomeiislhiiuu Why should you choose Yomeishu? Lack of sleep, busyness of life, physical stress or aging can cause you to feel tired all the time. One underlying cause of constant fatigue is poor blood circulation. To improve your blood circulation and relieve your fatigue,
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  • business
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      Twitter seeks to raise profits by providing business intelligence
      622 22  -  CONVERSATIONS ON TWITTER ‘HELP COMPANIES IDENTIFY TRENDS’ TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com. sg S I N G A P O R E —Launching an initial public offering? Check. Expanding to Asia? Check. Concern from analysts over slowing user growth, engagement issues and its
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      Lock icon BNP Paribas opens 1st Asia-Pacific campus to fill skills gap in banking
      384 22  -  WONG WEI HAN SINGAPORE —Financial services professionals in Singapore must develop more sophisticated competencies and be able to excel in multiple job functions if they are to succeed in the Republic’s fast-growing banking sector. This is according to
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      Lock icon US job market picks up, Fed seen to be on course
      371 22 AGENCIES WASHINGTON The United States labour market picked up last month as employers hired more workers than expected, but the growth was measured and the unemployment rate remained stubbornly high. The world’s largest economy added 175,000 to non-farm payrolls
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      181 23 tys. books SOnn i e r r m 15 16 March •11am-9pm Suntec Convention Hall 403 Pi I |Q|\ Stand a chance to win these in our lucky draw* a m FunPass entitles you to 6 fantastic stations, 2 amusement rides and a goodie bag worth $50! Pre-order your Fun
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  • sports
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      Lock icon LIONSXII MUST STOP CONCEDING EARLY GOALS: FANDI
      605 24  -  But S’pore side boosted by news that Kelantan are without two key players because of visa problems DEFENCE WILL BE SEVERELY TESTED DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Fandi Ahmad has ordered his LionsXII players to stop conceding early goals if they want to
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      Lock icon ACS-I WREST BACK WATER POLO CROWN
      350 24  -  ADELENE WONG SINGAPORE —Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) may have ended brother school Anglo-Chinese School Independent’s five-year reign as National Schools C Division water polo champions last year with a 9-6 win. However, ACS (Barker)’s hopes of adding to their maiden title win came to
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      Lock icon BACK FROM THE DEAD, AND DEADLIER THAN EVER
      681 25  -  COMMENTARY BY ADRIAN CLARKE ADRIAN CLARKE sports@mediacorp.com.sg TODAY EPL analyst Adrian Clarke is a former Arsenal midfielder who has played at every level of English football. Now an experienced sports journalist, he writes for many publications around the world. Follow him on
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      AS LEAGUE CAMPAIGNS SPUTTER, ARSENAL, EVERTON SEEK FA CUP GLORY
      301 25  -  ADRIAN CLARKE Just as Arsenal’s crestfallen stars stopped staring at their feet in disappointment at last weekend’s defeat to Stoke City, poor old Jack Wilshere goes and breaks a bone in his. It is rotten luck for the Gunners to
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      Lock icon A HINT OF MAGIC IN THE AIR
      878 26 Form of high jump stars such as Ivan Ukhov suggests that Javier Sotomayor’s 25-year record could be broken RECORD IS PRIORITY FOR OLYMPIC CHAMP THE NEW YORK TIMES BOSTON —It has been an indoor season for beating gravity and venerable world records, and
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      Lock icon NEW PROGRAMME TO TRAIN TEENS TO BECOME BALLKIDS FOR TENNIS EVENTS
      314 26 SINGAPORE The Singapore Sports Council (SSC) and Singapore Tennis Association (STA) have launched a new annual programme, the Singapore Ballkids Programme (SBP) to train young tennis enthusiasts in Singapore, aged between 13 and 16, to become ballkids for participation
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      159 25 LIVE ON TV Tonight, 8.40pm Channel (FA Cup) mioTV StarHub Arsenal v Everton 111 Tonight, 8.45pm (EPL) West Brom v Man Utd 102 227 Tonight, 10.55pm (EPL) C Palace v Saints 103 228 Norwich v Stoke 104 229 West Ham v Hull 105 230 Tonight, 11pm (EPL) Cardiff v Fulham
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      60 27 NIGHTS ON BROADWAY WHY IL DIVO ARE TAKING ON SHOW TUNES 30 KILLER INSTINCT ACTOR FREDDIE HIGHMORE LOVES PLAYING PSYCHOPATH NORMAN BATES 33 SATURDAY, 8 MARCH 2014 28 CONSUMING PASSIONS TAKE A SIP OF THIS YEAR’S FLAVOURS AT THE NUS ARTS FESTIVAL OON SHU AN STARS IN CON$UMED, THE NUS
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  • T TODAY
    • arts&design
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        Lock icon OPEN WIDE
        1479 28  -  THIS YEAR’S NUS ARTS FESTIVAL OFFERS SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT ON ISSUES OF CONSUMPTION MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg What consumes us? That’s what this year’s edition of the NUS Arts Festival, which kicks off next week, is mulling over. From the more overt issues like shopping and rabid consumerism
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        STATE OF THE ARTS
        194 29  -  MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE —Another busy week full of news and updates from the arts scene. At this year’s Budget debate, NMP Janice Koh spoke up on the need to make creativity a national priority. Also making a buzz were the Ministry of Education’s plans for a
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    • culture&lifestyle
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        Lock icon Celebrating Broadway
        606 30  -  But don’t expect jazz hands from Il Divo’s David Miller when they perform here SHOW TUNES MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Il Divo and Broadway? Why not? That’s what you can expect when the vocal quartet return to Singapore on March 17 for their show, A Musical Affair. Yes,
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        Fashion gives back
        207 30  -  ZHANG WEIFANG SINGAPORE There is more to the world of fashion than just looking good in some of the season’s hottest or coolest offerings. Two labels have come up with initiatives to help with environmental and societal concerns. H&M, for example, has launched its very first denim
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        What’s on
        664 31 Performances and exhibitions to check out this week TODAY’S PICK (ARTS) THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA W!ld Rice takes on Frederico Garcia Lorca’s final play about a tyrannical mother who seals off her family from the world. Adapted by Chay Yew and transplanted into the world of the
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        Lock icon Wear sneakers please, say F.T. Island
        249 31  -  HON JING YI SINGAPORE Just what kind of fans can attract the attention of the guys in K-pop band F.T. Island? “Bikini girls!” joked 24-year-old lead vocalist Lee Hong Ki, before adding a little more seriously: “Definitely people who are enjoying the show, people
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    • family
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        Weekend planner
        536 32 KIDS 12 AND BELOW TODAY’S PICK 2DEGREE ICE ART 2013-2014 Let your children experience art in a new way at this exhibition that features ice sculptures of various world landmarks such as Paris’ Eiffel Tower and London’s Big Ben. Carved out of colour-dyed ice blocks by 20 professionals
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    • television
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        Lock icon Taking the Highmore road
        649 33 The star of Bates Motel, Freddie Highmore, says he always wanted to play a killer GOING PSYCHO REUTERS LOS ANGELES —Playing Norman Bates has presented a new direction for British actor Freddie Highmore. Highmore, 22, plays the teenage version of one of filmdom’s most notorious serial
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        Lock icon Commemorating The Great War
        215 33 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —A precious cache of previously unseen interviews by World War I veterans has emerged. The interviews were recorded in the 1960s for the landmark BBC series The Great War, but most were not used because programme makers then were concentrating on the
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        Lock icon Morgan Freeman sympathises with Travolta
        417 33 REUTERS LOS ANGELES Oscar winner Morgan Freeman did not attend the Academy Awards this year, but he believed that the awards show got the winners right, even if there were occasional flubs, such as John Travolta’s Idina Menzel gaffe, which has inspired countless memes, jokes
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      254 32 8 DAYS PRESENTS BACK BY POPULAR DEMANI .1#. Spend a fun day out with your pets at the 8 DAYS Pets’ n the City, back for the third year by popular demand! Take your pets out for an evening walk by the bay, let it have a frolic at the
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