The New Paper, 7 January 2007

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    33 1 the new Paper Our Sunday 7 JAN 2007 i HI Will 8"8871 81 *****9 > Singapore Press Holdings MICA (P) 196/12/2006 80 CENTS 7 January 2( the new paper r 'j 7 January 2C
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      37 1 JC GIRL'S SURPRISE I IfWW She's S'pore's first Prom Queen DA Dye j.... UNBELIEVABLE' ESCAPE Ceiling slab falls on pram in Orchard Rd mall a h. Picturn/ KELVIN CHN6 DISAPPEARSDURING -g7 NESS Ml Jtisit- f jfl P'
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  • SUN NEWS
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      Lock icon Missing... or hiding?
      1420 2  -  HUBBYiDOESN'T RETURN WIFE SUSPECTS HE'S FROM CHIN A TRIP r# WITH CHINA MISTRESS S'pore hubbies go missing during China trips. It may be foul play or they may be playing the disappearing game to dump S'pore wives for China lovers Some hubbies return WHEN POCKETS ARE EMPTY
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      Lock icon Other men missing in china
      211 2 IN 2005, Crime library organised a joint search mission with the Malaysian Chinese Association to locate missing Singaporeans and Malaysians in China. These men are: '> Singaporean Ng Beng Kiat, 29, who left Singapore in October last year and did not return. His brother dug
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      Lock icon CRIME LIBRARY FOUNDER SAYS: SOME HUBBIES RETURN WHEN POCKETS ARE EMPTY
      511 3  -  REPORTS AND PICTURES Joyce Lim joyccl(Qsph.com.sg WHEN adults suddenly vanish while they are in China, their families usually fear the worst. Have they been involved in accidents, kidnapped or even murdered? Chances are, they hiding from their families, said
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      Lock icon More serious than michael fay
      665 4  -  MP Seah Kian Peng (above) on theft of lightning strips: Leong Ching chingl@sph.com.sg AT most, it could fetch a few dollars. Yet by ripping off small part of a lightning conductor of a housing block, scrap metal thieves are putting residents in danger during a
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      Lock icon Stop theft with anti-theft designs, community vigilance
      431 4 FOR the past 10 years, Mayor Teo Ho Pin has been thinking of ways to bolt, solder or chain up metal parts of public property. Dr Teo is the chairman of the coordinating committee for all the town councils overseen by People's Action
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      Lock icon Water floods PRAM
      396 5  -  Drama at the centrepqint Second shock for parents after CEILING SLAB LANDS ON STROLLER LAST NIGHT WITH THEIR 3-MONTH-OLD BABY INSIDE Tan Mae Lynn maclynn@sph.com.sg MR CLIFF Tan shudders to think what could have happened if the hood of his daughter's pram had not been lowered while
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      Lock icon SHE'D RATHER BE ONLINE AGONY AUNT FOR FREE
      1084 6  -  Bye bye, high-paying job S'porean's blog brings in just $100 a month, but she's not giving up Cara Van Miriah caravm@sph.com.sg IS someone who is single qualified to tell couples how they should behave in a relationship? Business graduate and former owner
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      Lock icon Not that easy to mend broken relationships, say counsellors
      347 7 FT takes more than just a listening ear and one-time advice to mend a broken relationship. And not everyone is qualified to do so, said relationship and marriage counsellors we spoke to. Counsellor Hema Gurnani of Wings Counselling Centre told The
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      Lock icon Dark horses STEAL SHOW
      517 8  -  Inter-JC beauty pageant Tan Mae Lynn maclynn @sph.com.sg SINGAPORE'S teen royalty were crowned last night at Zouk. And it was the underdogs who had their day. Phua Shih Wen, 18, and Colin Ang, 18, were named Prom Queen and Prom King at the Hollywood Glamour Inter-JC
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      Lock icon CLUELESS ABOUT BUSINESS RLAN BUT HE GIVES CONMAN $17,000 ANYWAY
      893 9  -  BLUR BUYER CONNED WHEN BUYING FROM THE BACK OF A VAN Teh Jen Lee jenlcc@sph.com.sg THE ploy sounded too good to be true invest $13,000 and you could earn monthly profits of $5,000 monthly. And to ensure people would bite,
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      Lock icon CLUELESS ABOUT SELLER BUT HE OVERPAYS BY $400
      570 10  -  Didn't check quality of speakers carefully Didn't get receipt Didn't ask seller for namecard or phone number Alvin Chiang alchiang @sph. com.sg A FIVE-SPEAKER home theatre system sits unused in Mr G S Ng's storeroom. The 27-year-old was talked into shelling out
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      Lock icon HEART PATIENT'S AMAZING RACE FOR LIFE
      1335 11  -  M'sian with severe heart problems told he has 3 months to live. He spends 600 days, $300,000 travelling halfway around the world HEART RACE Malaysia, Jan 2005: Told he has heart problems Holland, Apr 2005: X-ray shows white spots in heart. Told it is
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      Lock icon JOHORCOPS NAB FAMILY OF 16
      304 12 Three generations involved, with the youngest member only 15 Gang believed to be behind more than 30 robberies, car thefts, break-ins FOR this bunch of crooks, crime was a family business. The Johor police arrested 16 members of a gang believed to be responsible for
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      Lock icon 16 HOSTESSES IN SECRET TUNNEL
      440 13 SEREMBAN'S CINDERELLAS' Her shoes leave a clue for police who find IT was a Cinderella story with a twist. In the fairy tale, a glass slipper helped Prince Charming find the girl of his dreams. But in this version, there was no happy ending. The
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      227 13 MOST humans fear meeting a bear, but it was the animal that got the worst of an encounter last week. A Malayan sun bear was killed after being hit by a car on the East Coast Expressway in Malaysia on Thursday morning. The highway
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      554 14 China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe THESE dancers have performed in more than 50 countries, leaving audiences enthralled. Three years ago, after watching them, then-Chinese President Jiang Zemin said: "Your performance is splendid and touching. It encourages people to make unremitting efforts to improve themselves
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      Lock icon Toddler falls 5 storeys from here Bounces OFF MAN'S CHEST, FALLS INTO OTHER MAN'S ARMS
      852 15 PASSERS-BY TO THE RESCUE 1 THE two friends were strolling along a Bronx street in New York discussing a car deal. Then, alerted by the terrified screams of other pedestrians, they looked up and saw
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      387 15 Woman about to fall from 11th storey I PASSERS-BY TO THE RESCUE 2 I FOR 10 minutes, the 28-year-old woman was hanging between life and death. She had fallen over a railing on the 11 -storey of a building
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      450 16 #Want to ring up india’s handphone business? WHEN Mumbai chauffeur Krishnadeo Prasad Verma makes a call from his handphone, he listens for one ring, then hangs up. Like millions of other low-income earners in India, he prefers to wait for the person at
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        82 17 The parallels between human obesity and canine obesity are striking. They live with us. So when we eat too much, they eat too much. When we don't exercise enough, they don't exercise enough. And when we snack between meals, they probably snack between meals. Mr John Bauer, a
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        Lock icon ANOTHER BULL-RUN THIS YEAR?
        83 17 BULLOCK carts, cattle parade and cultural shows kicked off the Singapore-style Pongal (harvest festival) celebrations in Little India yesterday. Pongal is a thanksgiving festival for a good harvest and coincides with the beginning of the auspicious Tamil month of "Thai". For Singapore, last year's "harvest" was
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        Lock icon MODEL'S REMAINS TO BE BURIED
        85 17 BONE fragments of a Mongolian model who was murdered in Malaysia are being returned to her homeland so that her family can finally go ahead with a funeral, an official said yesterday. Most of the remains of Altantuya Shaariibuu, who was allegedly shot and blown
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        Lock icon 50 DEAD IN B'DESH BUS FIRE
        74 17 AT LEAST 50 people were feared to have burnt to death yesterday after fire engulfed a bus packed with migrant workers in Bangladesh, police said. The bus, which was travelling to the country's second city, Chittagong, following last week's Eid holidays, burst into flames
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        Lock icon HANDOUTS FOR LOW-WAGERS
        108 17 ABOUT 1,500 low-wage workers were each given food vouchers and household goods worth $40 by three unions and sponsors at the Gift From The Heart 2007 event yesterday. The workers benefited from the $100,000 spent on the event, held at Downtown East, with sponsors donating $35,000 worth
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        179 17 CJ CHAN: STRIKE BALANCE BETWEEN SETTLING CASES AND SERVING JUSTICE THE legal profession should strike a balance between settling court cases quickly and making sure that justice was also served, said Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong. CJ Chan opened the legal year, the first
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        Lock icon Adam air flight twice changed COURSE: OFFICIAL
        194 17 THE Adam Air flight with 102 people aboard which disappeared after encountering 130 kmh winds over northern Indonesian waters twice changed course, an official said. The flight KI-574 left Java for Manado on Sulawesi but altered course and turned westward halfway into the
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        50 17 Police in Britain are looking for a man who stole a urinal from a pub bathroom, they said on Friday. He stuffed it into his rucksack and walked out but was caught on the pub's closed-circuit television system, which landlords Alan and Suzie Dreja have now handed to police.
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      84 2 c m a tnp@sph.com.sg Hotline: 1800 -***** 55 OUR pricey kids'parties Parents splurge thousands of dollars on super-parties to make up for the stress their kids go through in school 24 OUR gift of love Columnist Leong Ching says you donl have to hold parties with five-figure budgets for your
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      74 8 2 GOLDEN GLOBE" NOMINATIONS (MUSICAL OR COMEDY) INCLUDING BEST PICTURE BEST ACTOR SACHA BARON COHEN S A G HA B A R 0 N THEHK&US NO. f BOX OFHCE SENSATION it It it -the FUNNIEST FILM of the YEAR IF NOT toe DECAbE" Dovid Edvrardt Defy 'Minor A WORK of
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      25 17 Weather Central Partly cloudy Thunderstorms West Thunderstorms Temperature max I 32°C min I 24°C High Tide first tide 2.7m I 2.20am second tide 2.5m 11.01pm
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  • OUR Sunday
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      Lock icon Would you spend $3,000 on your kid's party?
      870 18  -  Mindy Tan mindyton @sph.com.sg THESE parents celebrate their children's birthday parties in style. Candles are blown out on 4kg three-dimensional birthday cakes featuring cartoon characters and the adults would later savour this dessert with Chardonnay. They spend two weeks planning and splurge
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      380 18 IT'S not all just about their kids. Some parents also throw parties for less privileged children, to show their own kids that life isn't so rosy in every family Mrs Annette Heppolette said: "My children must realise that they are very lucky and not everyone
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      308 18 SINGAPOREANS are warming up to the idea of lavish kiddie parties. From having mostly expatriates as lids clients, party planner Mr Edmund Khong from Star Dazzle Concepts has seen his local client base expand in recent years from a quarter of his total client base to
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      Lock icon You can't buy a lost childhood
      806 19  -  Leong Ching chingl@sph.com.sg IT was the first day of school for the kids, and I felt a frisson of pride as I saw my little guy dressed up in his blue and white uniform. "He is Mr Perfect," announced his sister, and I laughed.
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      246 19 bttchaboutcorner IT ranks among the most important life skills that one must have. I say it's right up there next to personal hygiene, feeding oneself and using basic appliances. Fortunately, we all develop the skill at a very young age and most of us
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  • OUR SUNDAY
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      Lock icon Jezreel Tan, 19
      232 21 r SHE easily stood out from the crowd at Holland Village. The Singapore Institute of Management student, who recently won a Sentosa beach babe contest, has been living in the neighbourhood for the past nine years. What's your heartland background? I live in a three-room flat with
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      Lock icon Sebastian Lau, 25
      176 21 HE was spotted at a playground in Hougang Ave 3. The recent materials engineering graduate from Nanyang Technological University is starting work as a business development associate soon. He has lived in the neighbourhood for the past 12 years. What's your heartland background: I live in Hougang,
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  • OUR SUNDAY
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      Lock icon What I remember of 2006 makes me go red
      596 23  -  David Turner Columnist tnp@sph.com.sg MY 2006 began on a multi-storey carpark roof. My wife and I wanted a romantic spot to see the New Year's fireworks. We wrongly figured the roof would be devoid of crowds. In the end, there were
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      Lock icon Back to school, to where I once lived
      825 24  -  Don't be goondu shoot the breeze with Paik Choo in this fortnightly column Sylvia Toh Paik Choo paikchoo<Q)sph.com.sg THE postman would slip letters under the front door, and small packets through the roof, almost, by dropping them in the space between the
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      Lock icon Enjoy candlelit dinners on beach mats
      878 25  -  KF Seetoh Columnist tnp@sph.com.sg IT was one of those places that brought out the worst in me. I wanted it to remain my own little secret, not to be shared with others. It was on a whim that I let the wind take over
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      Lock icon Get your glands going
      397 26  -  DESTRESS WITH YOGA 3 Bharat Thakur Columnist tnpQsph.eotrug YOGA has many techniques to reduce stress and counter its harmful effects. One of these is "bandhas", or neuro-muscular locks. They help to re-balance hormonal levels in the body and hence help to minimise stress. I'm sure that
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      Lock icon Give your brain the right feedback
      600 27  -  New training technique can be useful for everyone, from the average Joe to children with special needs Dr Joseph Guan Columnist ©sph.eom.sg THERE is a new option for children with special needs. Neurofeedback has been widely-researched and proven to be an effective treatment for
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      Lock icon Love iPods? Wear them on your sleeve
      289 27  -  This new column tells you which gizmo is worth breaking your piggy bank for... Lan Tan tanyhi ®sph. com.sg WANT to wear your iPod on your sleeve and not look like an exercise dork at the same time? Check out the Zegna i
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    250 29 our simony Getting married? Had a baby? Or just having a crush? We want to know all about it. Send your pictures and messages to... tnpforum@sph.com.sg Happy New Year to my beautiful boys! May you both always be happy! —Love, Mum and Dad Happy 21 st Anniversary Baby,
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  • SUN RACING
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      214 31 Racing Editor Marc Tan a Deputy Racing Editor Danny KhooJ Tan Thean A Loon R2 pr^j R4 /?5 Ffl7«3 4B8 4 Sea Cookie j v 6 H'aniceday 5 Maxwell 2 Who Is Jimmy 10^': I'M |j Hfl 9 Kiwi Rebel l' J 5 Destiny's Day —a 2
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      2968 31 TODAY'S KRANJI (SHORT COURSE, A FIBRESAND TRACK) RACE CARD GOING FORECAST: GOOD (SAND), SOFT (TURF) Races 7-10 Page 40 Yesterday's Ipoh and WATC results Page 43 rWrBtote" 1.45 Hums No. Urt I w NOME Wl Waili Jecfcey Biter (Ap/ii|IMti, freleer-ener) 1 0846 TITAN DELIGHT 59 (50) *FTanc3 7 (4nzg Laxon-Titan)
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      Lock icon AFFORDABLE STAB AT TRIPLE TRIO
      536 32  -  Larry Foley npracing ®sph. com.sg NOVELTIES, exotics. Call them what you want but it remains the most fun way to punt and, if you play it smart, you can turn a small outlay into a tidy sum. Quartets in Singapore usually pay well and, with
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      100 32 (Rac46No.5) BEST BET This Steven Burridge-trained youngster won with something in hand on Dec 22, when he came with a sustained run in the straight to pip Triple Aces by a shorthead over 1,800m on the fibresand track The extra 100m today on the same surface should not be
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      64 32 RACE 2: It's A Secret, Daring Commander. RACE 5: Double Happiness, Contango, Equator, Golden Flame, Landau, Super Rapid Dancer, Smart Conqueror, Lion City Emperor. RACE 7: Majesticardo, Future Baby, Safety Outlet, Tommaloms, Sky Bet, Andrew's Gold, Sky Pioneer, Royal Smile. RACE 9: Arenti, World Airlines, Connery, Shanghai Hero, Mushroom,
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      Lock icon LAST FRIDAY'S SINGAPORE TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS' REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
      563 33 RACE 1: YIN KHING jumped awkwardly. Shortly after the start, he made contact with KING'S ANGEL. RACE 2: GET SQUARE was slow into stride and showed no early pace. HULK GENERAL jumped awkwardly. In the straight, STORM CHASER and BIG HONOUR
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      209 34 Racing Editor Marc Tan a Tan Loon Jk m m TR3 J 4Ri 5 88 rm J mi iVil'i \|l|('!'Tl I' 1 Best Wrestler > V/'Jfi 1 u'Jl fy/]«W RQS^H 8 Royal Beauty 1 MEGA BEST 1 }<»lll 8 Bushrange rr UiHUrtBM 4 Around The Cape I
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      Lock icon TODAY'S IPOH RACE CARD
      1773 34 GOING FORECAST: GOOD TO YIELDING SCARE FOR PIGGOTT Eleven-time British champion jockey Lester Piggott, who is no stranger to veteran Singapore race-goers, is recovering at home after spending five days in hospital over Christmas with a suspected heart problem. The 71-year-old, who won an unprecedented nine
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      Lock icon WONDERFUL TYCOON
      96 34 (Race 3 No. 2) BEST BET This Hoy Kee Poh-trained gelding should keep up his good work against similar Class 5 company today. On 16 Dec, he prevailed over the KLl,BOOm trip in yielding going with consummate ease despite registering a winning margin of only l -length over
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      135 34 RACE 1: Lion Mountain, Matisse, True Aristocrat, Sound Perfect, Time To Celebrate, Agatha's Special, She General, Tough Power. RACE 2: Keen Challenge, U Can I Can, Bushrange, Circle Of Life, Herecomewongchoy, Popular. RACE 3: Wonderful Tycoon, Brief Silence, Ninety-Nine Aces, Eagle Phoenix, Always Ready, Bingo Star. RACE 4: Dynasty
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      Lock icon FIGHT TO THE WIRE
      42 35 Friday flashback: King's Angel (left, No. 4) staving off Lion City Soldier by a shorthead in Race 1 last Friday, with Khan (right) prevailing by a head over On The Line in Race 6. pictures chong Jun Liang
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY'S IPOH RESULTS
      922 36 GOING: GOOD (RACES 1 2), YIELDING (RACES 3-11) 6 A NEW BE6IIMIN6 54 c 51 (40-11) MLow (9) 5 5 1 (468) 9 SAME BOAT 50.5 c 49.5 (66-13) "HowYanfl (5) 8 7 2 (479) 1.25L 11 BLUE MELANG 50 (83-16) lAzhar (10) 2 4 3 (465)
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      Lock icon RAVENOUS ROOKIES
      87 36  -  Marc Tan marc@sph.com.sg A HUNGRY bunch of apprentice jockeys ruled the roost at Ipoh yesterday afternoon. Jackson Low led the charge with two winners—A New Beginning (Race 1) and Master Command (Race 4) in the 11-race programme. The others who tasted success were S Thai Yang (Race 2),
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY'S WATC (ASCOT) RESULTS
      485 36 Going at Ascot: Good 7 KENMTY 57 (11-7) SMcGruddy (5) 1 4 ROCKING TNE BLUES 58 (176-61) PKing(13) 2 5 AVERROES 57.5 (189-35) L Robertson (3) 3 Trainer TR Harvey. Margins: Ns, nk, shd. Time: 59.545ec. Forecast: $132. Place forecast: $1,065 (Nos. 4-5), $46 (Nos. 4-7),
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  • Page 36 Miscellaneous
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      34 36 3-D m Saturday, 6 Jan 2007 First Second Third 1849 9711 2008 Starters 3075 1930 6095 9572 7890 8367 7619 4336 2798 4757 Consolation 0209 3741 8050 5797 8499 3508 1218 6707 8464 5300
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon FedEx delivery – to boost golf interest
      816 37 FedEx delivery to boost golf interest Mad about golf Stave Newell, who has worked with many of the world's leading players and teachers, has written several golf books. Newell now works primarily for top golfer Ernie Els THERE was one glaring omission from my crystal ball gazing session last week,
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      Lock icon Vijay turns danger into delight
      606 38 MERCEDES-BENZ CHAMPIONSHIP AFP. VIJAY Singh saved par at the final hole to steer out of harm's way and grab a one-shot lead in the Mercedes-Benz Championship at the Kapalua Plantation Course, Hawaii. On a difficult, wind-whipped Friday, Vijay looked in danger of surrendering his lead
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      Lock icon Asian champs Ghei, Suk pose strong challenge
      359 38 PAKISTAN OPEN INDIA'S Gaurav Ghei and South Korea's Suk Jong Yul are among the Asian Tour champions vying for honours at the Pakistan Open from 18-21 January. After tasting success last season, Ghei and Suk will be among the top contenders at the
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      1020 39 Two weeks ago, in our Singapore at Large column that profiles the Singapore sports scene with a national or grassroots perspective, we reported on the trend of more women running in races and marathons. Today, ASHIKIN HASHIM reports that more women are also now taking
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      Lock icon I never wanted to be a goalie
      1514 40  -  Lionel Lewis: Gary Lim npsports@sph.com.sg EVEN when seated, Lionel Lewis cut an imposing figure. At 1.88m and with those chiselled looks of his, it's hard not to attract attention. It was a Wednesday afternoon and several lunch-goers at the Bugis Junction Mos Burger
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      280 40 RENE HIGUITA OR PETR CECH? Neither. I prefer Peter Schmeichel and Edwin van der Sar. Schmeichel is strong and solid in goal. Van der Sar relies on his excellent technique. Although he looks thin and frail, he makes up for it with his technique. Higuita? Yes,
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      540 41 epl MORITZ VOLZ FULHAM FIRST of all, I'd like to wish everyone a happy new year. You can rest assured that I was tucked in bed by 10pm on New Year's Eve in preparation for the Watford game the following day. That was such a
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        184 43 Wire Services. HE has finally been told what everyone knew but dared not say. Joining Chelsea was the biggest mistake of his life. So said his former boss to Chelsea star Andriy Shevchenko. Dynamo Kiev club president Igor Surkis the man who sold the 30-year-old striker to
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        384 43 PA Sport. HIS hand has been forced. Charlton manager Alan Pardew admits the recent injury suffered by striker Darren Bent has forced him to listen to offers for the England international. The Premiership strugglers had been expected to reject all bids for their leading goalscorer during
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        233 43 Wire Services. HORNETS SIGN DUO BOTTOM Premiership side Watford signed Will Hoskins and Lee Williamson from League One side Rotherham yesterday in a deal that could rise to £1 million. Williamson, a midfielder, and forward Hoskins become the Hornets' second and third captures since the transfer window
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        708 44 PA Sport. Football may be a man's game but Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will never accept having to sit back and take all the rough-house treatment. Sheffield United captain Chris Morgan was found guilty of violent conduct for punching Arsenal's Robin van Persie during his side's
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        Lock icon Essien is African Footballer of the Year
        120 44 CHELSEA'S Ghana international Michael Essien was yesterday named the BBC's African Footballer of the Year. Essien (left) won the title with a massive 66 per cent of the vote. The 24-year-old midfielder was named ahead of Mohammed Aboutrika, of Egyptian club side El
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        Lock icon Henry: Wrong to push myself
        202 44 PA Sport. ARSENAL striker Thierry Henry has likened his struggles earlier this season to "watching a bad movie". The France striker was forced to take a break at the end of November to have treatment on a sciatic nerve problem, missing seven matches as a
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      1096 45 IVAN CHARLIE WEEKEND SHOW V; SAM ALLAROYCE (Bolton) CHARLIE: The scariest looking manager must be Big Sam, Sam Allardyce. He has to be the scariest we have. The way he looks reflects his attitude, which reflects his team. His team, Bolton Wanderers, is an aggressive
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        Lock icon MATCH 0415: MAN UTD v ASTON VILLA
        178 46 BETTING BRIAN TAYTZE GARY DALE JUtfS JAMES Miller Siong um Tempest carter tastnam MAN UTD C-253 1.25 £l.jO 6.25^5 DRAW 4.60 4.60 Cf 6Q. 4.60 4.60 4.60 ASTON VILLA 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 HOME (-11/2) C-8Q 1.85 1.85 1^5 AWAY 1
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        Lock icon MATCH 0416: SHEFF WED v MAN CITY
        204 46 BRIAN TAYTZE GARY QALE JULES JAMES Miller Siong Lim Tempest Carter Eastnam SHEFF WED 3.45 3.45 G-4p 3.45 3.45 3.45 DRAW 3.15 3.15 G.lO Q.lQ 3.15 MAN CITY 1.92 1.92 1.92 1.92 CL92^ HOME (+11/2) Q.23j> Q-23J) Q.23j> Cl.23J> QzQ 1.23 AWAY (-1
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        175 46 BRIAN TAYTZE GARY. DALE JULES JAMES Miller Siong Lim Tempest Carter tastnam EVERTON 1.90 1.90 £l.90_^ DRAW 3.15 3.15 3.15 3.15 3.15 3.15 BLACKBURN 3.50 Q.50j> 3J0 &5p 3.50 330 HOME (-11/2) 330 3 JO 3 JO AWAY 1 1/2) 1.23 1.23 1.23 0 GOAL
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        Lock icon MATCH 0418: CARDIFF v TOTTENHAM
        174 46 TAYTZE GARY Siong Lim QALE Tempest JUl£S Carter CARDIFF DRAW TOTTENHAM 4.80 1.62 4.80 1.62 <s& 1.62 4.80 3.30 4.80 1.62 4.80 152 HOME (+1 1/2) Q-3Q 135 AWAY 1 1/2) 2.80 2.80 2.80 2.80 2.80 0 GOAL 950 950 9.50 9.50 950 1 4.40
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        Lock icon Back Cardiff to hold Spurs
        479 47  -  BETTING James Eastham Special Corrcsponent CARDIFF v TOTTENHAM (Cardiff 2 Tottenham 2) TOTTENHAM'S away form this season has been very poor. They have won just one of 11 Premiership games (2-1 at Manchester City) and lost six times on their travels. They have happy memories
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        Lock icon United should make it a stroll
        1042 48  -  BETTING Jonathan Turner PA Sport MANCHESTER UNITED v ASTON VILLA (Manchester Utd 3 Aston Villa O) THERE will be plenty of interest in this game chiefly because it could feature the United debut of Henrik Larsson against his former Celtic boss Martin O'Neill. But
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        Lock icon We want that winning feeling again
        474 49 CARDIFF v TOTTENHAM PA Sport. TOTTENHAM manager Martin Jol is determined to avoid a repeat of last season's FA Cup disappointment. But he is expecting the sternest of tests at a hostile Ninian Park tonight. Spurs lost at Leicester in the third round of
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        Lock icon Rovers ready to lock up Bentley, lock out Everton
        528 49 EVERTON v BLACKBURN AFP. BLACKBURN manager Mark Hughes prepares for his team's third-round tie at Everton tonight with plans to offer a new contract to David Bentley following reports of interest from Manchester United in the midfielder. Bentley, 22, has emerged
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        450 50 SwSPHBHHIHBb*N FOREST 2 CHARLTON 0 PA Sport. NATHAN Tyson wreaked havoc on Premiership strugglers Charlton as Nottingham Forest surged into a richly-deserved lead in their FA Cup clash at the City Ground. Tyson's pace and power forced Addicks boss Alan Pardew into an early change, which backfired
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        Lock icon Blades cut apart by Swansea
        253 50 SHEFFUO SWANSEA 3 PA Sport. SWANSEA midfielder Thomas Butler made Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock pay the price for fielding an understrength side as the Blades crashed out. Butier, who had scored just four goals in a 7 Vi -year career prior to today, grabbed
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        109 50 CHELSEA 6 MAC'RELDI PA Sport. WHILE Chelsea are thrashing Macclesfield 6-1, with Frank Lampard scoring a hat-trick, the club is being linked with moves for strikers Milan Baros and Darren Bent. The Daily Mirror claims Baros has emerged as Jose Mourinho's main target after the Stamford Bridge supremo
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        407 51 TAMW0RTH1 NORWICH 4 PA Sport. Norwich city advanced to the FA Cup fourth round for only the second time in the last decade as the Championship side eased past non-League Tamworth at the Lamb Ground yesterday. Norwich, whose only previous round three victory in the last 10
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        100 51 STOKE 2 MILLWALL 0 PA Sport. TWO goals in the last eight minutes ensured Championship outfit Stoke a place in the fourth round of the FA Cup at the expense of battling Millwall. The Lions are engaged in a fight against relegation in League One but put that
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        283 51 DEAR readers, time to answer The Postman's Question of the Week by 3pm tomorrow. We will then choose the Letter of the Week winner, who will get $250 worth of Lotto sports gear—for men or women—from top to bottom, with football boots or
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      Lock icon want No 12 here
      615 52  -  Brian Miller npsports@sph.com.sg Wire Services. SIR Alex Ferguson's got the seven-year itch and a not-so-secret wish. As he gazes at the new Wembley Stadium, his eyes are intense and he sees candles on a giant birthday cake where the towering floodlights beckon. Having turned 65 on
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      Lock icon O'Neill: Fergie's Godfather of EPL
      870 53 MAN UNITED v ASTON V1I1A PA Sport. ASTON Villa boss Martin O'Neill has hailed Sir Alex Ferguson as "the Godfather of The Premier League" and praised the way he has adjusted his managerial style to the demands of football clubs in the 21st century. O'Neill,
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      Lock icon Two new players are coming but Ronaldo's staying
      124 53 PA Sport. SIR Alex Ferguson could bring in two new players during the transfer window. But the Manchester United boss insists he has no intention of raising funds by selling Cristiano Ronaldo. Bayern Munich's Owen Hargreaves is known to be target but
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      89 53 d SPORTSONTV MAN UNITED v VILLA Chl4, 9.55pm, tonight CARDIFF v TOTTENHAM Ch24, Midnight, tonight QETAFE v BARCELONA Ch22,11.55pm, tonight DEPORTIVO v REAL MADRID Ch22, 1.55 am. tomorrow VILLARREAL v VALENCIA Ch 22, 3.55 am, tomorrow DAY 3 Ch22, 7.00 am, today FINAL DAY Ch22, 7.00 am, tomorrow 'Live, unless
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