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Title Section15 2014-04-19 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp SATURDAY, 19 APRIL 2014 MICA (P) 053/06/201315 words
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786 2014-04-19 1 Separatist leader refuses to lay down arms, vacate seized buildings until Kiev govt resigns REJECTION HIGHLIGHTS HOLE IN GENEVA DEAL THE NEW YORK TIMES DONETSK The leader of a group of pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine said he would ignore the international agreement reached inTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 786 words
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103 2014-04-19 1 CAPTAIN OF SUNKEN FERRY ARRESTED Mr Lee Jun-seok, the captain of the South Korean ferry Sewol which capsized on Wednesday, arriving at a court in Mokpo yesterday. The South Korean authorities arrested Mr Lee yesterday, while arrest warrants were issued for the third mate and another crew member on criminalPHOTO: REUTERS - 103 words
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Article, Illustration733 2014-04-19 1 JOY FANG - JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Drawn to the heavilydiscounted price for a television set at a roadshow promotion, Ms Annabel Choi, 36, promptly put down a deposit for what she was told was limited stock. Just three days before she wasPHOTO: REUTERS - 733 words
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913 2014-04-19 2 Investigators say captain was not at steering house when ferry tilted and began sinking FACTORS FOR SHIP’S TILTING SUCH AS SHARP TURN, SHIP MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS BEING INVESTIGATED AGENCIES MOKPO/JINDO —The captain of the ferry that sank in the waters off SouthAGENCIES - 913 words
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Article, Illustration294 2014-04-19 2 AGENCIES MOKPO/JINDO —The police said late on Thursday that all messages claiming to have been sent from the sunken ferry after it went down appear fabricated. Government investigators said they would find and punish the people who had sent the textAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 294 words
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Article, Illustration740 2014-04-19 3 AGENCIES MOKPO/JINDO —Strong tides and murky waters off South Korea’s south-west-ern coast were hampering efforts yesterday to find survivors from a ferry accident on Wednesday that left hundreds of passengers missing, most of them high school students. Twenty-eight passengers were officially listed asAGENCIES; PHOTOS: AP, REUTERS - 740 words
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Article, Illustration546 2014-04-19 4 One calls act of spreading gory pictures of accident on social media extreme and uncivilised BN MP, FORMER PERKASA VP CRITICISED FOR INSENSITIVE STATEMENTS THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUAL A LUMPUR Two Malaysian ministers yesterday spoke out against the attacks on MrTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 546 words
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Article, Illustration492 2014-04-19 4 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER PENANG Politicians from both sides of the divide were part of the long queue that formed outside the late Karpal Singh’s house in Penang as people from all walks of life paid their respects to the oppositionTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER; PHOTO: FACEBOOK - 492 words
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247 2014-04-19 4 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER PERAK Initial investigations have revealed that Mr Karpal Singh’s Toyota Alphard crashed into a five-tonne lorry in the accident that claimed his life and that of his assistant, the Perak police said yesterday Dismissing rumours and speculationTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 247 words
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Article, Illustration815 2014-04-19 5 HERA DIANI - With the move, Prabowo Subianto gets small boost in bidfor country’s top job A DISTANT SECOND IN PRESIDENTIAL POLLS, HE HOPES ALLIANCE WILL GET MORE PARTIES TO RALLY BEHIND HIM HERA DIANI today@mediacorp.com.sg J A K A R TA Presidential hopefulPHOTO: REUTERS - 815 words
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Article, Illustration653 2014-04-19 6 Deal calls on all sides to refrain from violence and rejected all forms of intolerance MEASURES AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP TO SOLVING CONFLICT, SAYS KERRY AGENCIES GENEVA —After four-way talks on the crisis in Ukraine produced an accordAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 653 words
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258 2014-04-19 6 REUTERS The Ukrainian government yesterday warned that it could take “more concrete actions” next week if pro-Russian separatists do not end their occupation of public buildings under the terms of an international accord. Foreign Minister Andrii Deshchytsia gave no details and KievREUTERS - 258 words
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421 2014-04-19 7 THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING An official report by the Chinese government has found that nearly one-fifth of China’s arable land is polluted a finding certain to raise questions about the toxic results of the country’s rapid industrialisation, its lack ofTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 421 words
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288 2014-04-19 7 AP JOHOR Malaysia has quarantined 64 people in a southern village after one of its residents became the country’s first person to die from the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) that is spreading from the Middle East, Malaysian media reported yesterday. TheAP - 288 words
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Article, Illustration1558 2014-04-19 8 LIN YANQIN - Ms Asha Gupta, Tupperware’s first woman president for the Asia-Pacific market, says the key to promoting female leadership is to have ‘front-runners’ to show it is possible THE ST REGIS PERSPECTIVES LIN YANQIN Assistant News Editor yanqinl@mediacorp.com.sg “Before we go, I just want to1,558 words
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Article, Illustration156 2014-04-19 10 TAY KAY SWEE - FROM TAY KAY SWEE Singapore will be celebrating its 50th anniversary next year. My wish is that the Merdeka lions should be returned and displayed at their rightful former sites at Merdeka Bridge, now known as Nicoll Highway, so that our celebration isPHOTO: MUN CHOR SENG (TELEVISION CORPORATION OF SINGAPORE) - 156 words
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271 2014-04-19 10 ONG SIEW CHEY - FROM ONG SIEW CHEY Dr Damien Cheong emphasised rightly that “For community spirit to thrive, the Ugly Singaporean must go” (April 18). How can its riddance be effected, though? As humans developed beyond the phase of scattered cave dwellings,271 words
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373 2014-04-19 11 EUGENE TAY TSE CHUAN - FROM EUGENE TAY TSE CHUAN On every Earth Day (April 22), we are reminded of the need to take small, individual actions for our environment. This year, let us also think about how we can work towards more impactful changes. While it is373 words
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182 2014-04-19 11 AARON LOW CHIN YONG - FROM AARON LOW CHIN YONG Undergraduates here are encouraged to complete a certain number of modules per term to complete their degree within the stipulated duration. But a student could decide to take fewer courses a term for various reasons, such as having to182 words
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619 2014-04-19 12 AMANDA LEE - Proportion of such incidents in all outrage of modesty cases going up by 1 percen tage point every year since 2011 INCREASE COULD BE BECAUSE MORE VICTIMS MAKE POLICE REPORTS: AWARE AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More molesters are striking on buses and619 words
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Article, Illustration285 2014-04-19 12 KOK XING HUI - KOK XING HUI SINGAPORE —Local fish farmers in the Western Johor Straits were puzzled as to where the scores of dead fish that had washed up at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on Thursday came from, saying they had notPHOTO: ERNEST CHUA - 285 words
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226 2014-04-19 12 SINGAPORE A 23-year-old man believed to have molested a teenager in Woodlands on Thursday has been arrested and will be charged in court tomorrow. In a press release yesterday, the police said the alleged attack happened at about 6.35pm that day, after226 words
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Article, Illustration40 2014-04-19 13 Christians gathered for Good Friday prayers held at Novena Church yesterday, watching a passion play titled A Love Story by the church to commemorate the crucifixion and trial of Jesus Christ. PHOTO: ERNEST CHUAPHOTO: ERNEST CHUA - 40 words
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Article, Illustration548 2014-04-19 13 AMIR HUSSAIN - AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com SINGAPORE —New regulations for operators of larger foreign worker dormitories could be introduced in a few months, Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin said yesterday. While the minister declined to reveal what aspects wouldPHOTO: ERNEST CHUA - 548 words
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368 2014-04-19 13 SINGAPORE Singaporeans should make a stand and say no to bigotry, Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin said yesterday, referring to a recent article about harassment directed at organisers of a Philippine event here. The organisers reportedly received phone calls filled with368 words
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Article, Illustration1256 2014-04-19 14 IDAYU SUPARTO - TRICKY PART IS ENSURING U.S. AVOIDS STOKING TENSIONS WITH BEIJING IDAYU SUPARTO nuridayus@mediacorp.com.sg AGENCIES SINGAPORE Security issues will top the agenda for United States President Barack Obama’s (picture) visit to Asia next week, but trade will not be farAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,256 words
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Article, Illustration665 2014-04-19 15 Severalfamily members in Beijing march from prayer service to park, hold brief sit-in AP PERTH/BEIJING Six weeks into the extensive search for the lost Malaysia Airlines plane without so much as a piece of debris yet found, several Chinese relativesAP; PHOTO: AP - 665 words
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Article, Illustration552 2014-04-19 15 BLOOMBERG Kiel (germ any)— Search crews hunting for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 may need to review the area of focus again because the absence of any surface debris suggests the correct location has still not been identified,BLOOMBERG; PHOTO: REUTERS - 552 words
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Article, Illustration556 2014-04-19 16 Beijing warns security alliance of externalforces trying to stir up people to topple govts REMARKS LIKELY TO PLEASE THE KREMLIN AGENCIES DUSHANBE China has urged Russia and its Central Asian partners in a sixnation security alliance to tighten control over the InternetAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 556 words
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Article, Illustration609 2014-04-19 16 REUTERS BEIJING China sentenced four activists to jail for up to three-and-a-half years yesterday for urging officials to reveal their assets, a lawyer said, the latest convictions in a crackdown on dissent that has drawn international criticism. The sentences markREUTERS - 609 words
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707 2014-04-19 17 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEWYORK —It is a bit bigger and somewhat colder, but a planet circling a star 500 light-years away is otherwise the closest match of our home world discovered so far, astronomers have announced. The planet, known as KeplerTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 707 words
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308 2014-04-19 18 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK —The wealth effect is not what it once was for the United States economy. While the wealth of American households has jumped more than US$25 trillion (S$31.3 trillion) since early 2009 amid rising equity and home prices,BLOOMBERG - 308 words
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Article, Illustration819 2014-04-19 18 Strong post-IPO trading a sign in vestors keen to tap poten tial of huge Chinese Internet market ALIBABA IPO EXPECTED TO BE ONE OF WORLD’S BIGGEST THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK —The Chinese are still coming, and so areTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 819 words
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Article, Illustration1290 2014-04-19 19 TAN WEIZHEN - No longer only the domain of industrial applications, the technology is now increasingly used at consumer level MORE BUSINESSES SET UP TO MEET RISING DEMAND TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE That toothbrush sitting on your bathroom cabinet. The houndstooth wrap dressPHOTOS: DON WONG - 1,290 words
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Article, Illustration681 2014-04-19 20 Olympic Council of Asia still awaiting official confirmation of Hanoi’s withdrawal as hosts of 2019 Asian Games SECOND-PLACED BIDDER INDONESIA CONCERNED ABOUT INCREASED PRICE OF HOSTING EVENT REUTERS SINGAPORE —The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) must move fast to find aREUTERS; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 681 words
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Article, Illustration453 2014-04-19 20 DAN GUEN CHIN - DAN GUEN CHIN SINGAPORE —Safuwan Baharudin has his sights on reaching the eight-goal target this season set by coach Fandi Ahmad, though it is Paolo Rangel whom he will be watching tonight when the LionsXII face Selangor in the Malaysian Super League (MSL). AlreadyTODAY FILE PHOTO - 453 words
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Article, Illustration736 2014-04-19 21 IAN DE COTTA - NEW MAN IN THE FERRARI HOT SEAT COMMENTARY BY IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg Ian De Cotta is F1 Correspondent at TO DAY. Pundits scrambled to scrape the barrel for any bit of information when Ferrari announced five days ago that Marco Mattiacci had replaced StefanoPHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 736 words
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467 2014-04-19 21 AP SHANGHAI —Ferrari’s new team principal, Marco Mattiacci, arrived at the Chinese Grand Prix yesterday wearing large sunglasses on an overcast day. There was a reason, he said, and it didn’t have anything to do with vanity. “If you do, in less than four days,AP - 467 words
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Article, Illustration453 2014-04-19 22 City boss still hopeful his side can reclaim title last won in 2012 SKY BLUES STILL HAVE A GAME IN HAND REUTERS LONDON —Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is “absolutely sure” that Liverpool and Chelsea will drop points in the Premier League title run-in andREUTERS; PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 453 words
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Article, Illustration333 2014-04-19 22 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —Luis Suarez is one of three Liverpool players nominated for the Professional Footballers’ Association’s (PFA) Player of the Year award. The Uruguayan, who heads the Premier League scoring charts with Liverpool at the top of the table,THE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES - 333 words
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Article, Illustration1110 2014-04-19 23 Adrian Clarke - With the season bubbling to a boil, TODAY EPL analyst Adrian Clarke (sports@mediacorp.com.sg) puts his money on Liverpool to end their 24-year drought, with a calm Brendan Rodgers at the helm. Adrian Clarke (sports@mediacorp.com.sg)puts Adrian Clarke, TODAY’s EPL analyst, is a former Arsenal midfielder who hasPHOTO: REUTERS - 1,110 words
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Article, Illustration840 2014-04-19 24 Failure to defend NBA title could split trinity of James, Wade and Bosh 2013 CHAMPS FACE QUESTIONS ABOUT TEAM CHEMISTRY, DEPTH REUTERS MIAMI —The Miami Heat may not be entering the playoffs as the top seeds, but they are still very muchREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 840 words
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Article, Illustration246 2014-04-19 24 Best-of-seven schedule (Singapore time, first 4 games) Eastern Conference 1-Indiana Pacers v 8-Atlanta Hawks Game 1: Tomorrow at Indiana Game 2: Wed at Indiana Game 3: Fri at Atlanta Game 4: Sun at Atlanta 2-Miami v 7-Charlotte Bobcats Game 1: Mon at Miami Game 2: ThuPHOTO: REUTERS - 246 words
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Miscellaneous72 2014-04-19 23 LIVE FIXTURES Tonight, 7.45pm Channel mio TV StarHub Spurs v Fulham 102 227 Tonight, 10pm Villa v Southampton 103 228 Cardiff v Stoke 104 229 Newcastle v Swansea 102 227 West Ham v C Palace 105 230 Tomorrow, 12.30am Chelsea v Sunderland 102 227 Tomorrow, 7pm Norwich v Liverpool 10272 words
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Article, Illustration2224 2014-04-19 26 MAYO MARTIN - WHAT DOES THE REAL WORLD HAVE IN STORE FOR SINGAPORE’S NEXT BATCH OF ACTORS? MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg Everyone is lying on their backs, moaning and groaning. And somewhere nearby, amid all the ruckus, is Lian Sutton. And he’s having a bit of a crisis. “IPHOTO: TUCKYS PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTO: TYEN YING FONG AND ALBERT K S LIM / W!LD RICE; PHOTOS: MARCUS YANG MOHAN AND PANGDEMONIUM PRODUCTIONS - 2,224 words
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Article, Illustration1009 2014-04-19 28 GABY WOOD - How the late author of One Hundred Years Of Solitude influenced a generation of writers LITERARY GIANT GABY WOOD features@mediacorp.com.sg THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON The Colombian novelist Alvaro Mutis used to tell a story about his close friend and compatriot Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who hasTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,009 words
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Article, Illustration525 2014-04-19 29 MAYO MARTIN - Remesh Panicker returns to the stage for this year’s Shakespeare In The Park PARK LIFE MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Merchant Of Venice marks Remesh Panicker’s return to the stage after a nearly six-year-long break. For a brief moment, it looked like he was going to scrapPHOTO: SRT - 525 words
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Article, Illustration177 2014-04-19 29 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN S ING A PORE Cultural Medallion recipient Abdul Ghani Hamid, one of Singapore’s literary and visual arts pioneers, died at the age of 81 due to pneumonia. The theatre scene is also set to bid farewell to one of its most daring groups, spell#7,177 words
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Article, Illustration505 2014-04-19 29 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE Two years ago, artist Ho Tzu Nyen unleashed his ferocious and visceral heavy metal spectacle The Song Of The Brokenhearted Tiger. This time around, the eardrumsplitting roar of rage has been replaced by the steady though no less menacing purr of itsPHOTO: OLIVIA KWOK - 505 words
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Article, Illustration624 2014-04-19 30 French, Canadian films dominate line-up CANNES FILM FEST REUTERS PARIS —Hollywood star power will vie with world cinema and a large crop of French films, including New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard’s latest, for the top prize next month at the 67th Cannes film festival, theREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 624 words
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Article, Illustration301 2014-04-19 30 REUTERS LOS ANGELES A man who has sued film-maker Bryan Singer, the director of the new blockbuster action film X-Men: Days Of Future Past, for allegedly raping him as a teenager said his claims of sexual abuse went unheeded by the authorities. MichaelREUTERS; PHOTO: AP - 301 words
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Article, Illustration799 2014-04-19 31 Performances and exhibitions to check out this week TODAY’S PICK (MUSIC) A TAPESTRY OF SACRED MUSIC The annual festival is back with more awe-inspiring music. Performances include: Folk Hymnody From The Eastern United States The Appalachian Mountains; Sounds Of Contemplation; A Baroque History Of Time: Hearts, Stars ThePHOTO: ESPLANADE THEATRES BY THE BAY - 799 words
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Article, Illustration848 2014-04-19 32 KIDS 12 AND BELOW TODAY’S PICK SENTOSA SONGS OF THE SEA After a seven-year run, Sentosa’s signature Songs Of The Sea night show will end with a final performance on May 4. To commemorate the occasion and allow everyone a chance to enjoy the production, Sentosa is offeringPHOTO: SENTOSA; PHOTO: VIZPRO INTERNATIONAL - 848 words
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Article, Illustration728 2014-04-19 33 HON JING YI - The Mad Men star insists he isn’t a sex symbol HE’S COMPLICATED HON JING YI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Over the phone, Jon Hamm is as likeable as his iconic character, Don Draper in the hit American television series MadPHOTO: FX - 728 words
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Article, Illustration365 2014-04-19 33 REUTERS LOS ANGELES —A television adaptation of V C Andrews’ vampire novel Daughters Of Darkness may soon be in the works. Production company MarVista Entertainment has reportedly partnered with Canada’s EVOS Media to develop the vampire novel from the late novelist. OtherREUTERS - 365 words
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