The New Paper, 15 August 2010

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      Lock icon IS THIS RIGHT?
      972 2 / 3 Buyacar Getagardener Hireprostitute Classifieds website carry sex ads under erotic section,withnopasswordneeded,prompting authorities to investigate REPORT: SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT tnp@sph.com.sg BUY a car spare part on the cheap. Or a second-hand fridge. Or get somebody to landscape your garden. Or find a job. In fact, you can buy and
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      745 4 / 5  -  Arcadegamepopularwithkids has‘jackpot-like’formula,but someparentsaren’tworried REPORTS: VEENA BHARWANI veenab@sph.com.sg THEY push the buttons of the arcade game for hours, hoping to get the extremely rare Animal Kaiser card called Siegfried. Xenith Wong, 9, his brother Xavier, 11, and their parents spent over $80 playing more than 40 games two Saturday
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      Lock icon Experts: Game 'like gambling'
      302 4 / 5 THERE’Sagambling elementto the game, counsellors and psychiatrists told The New Paper on Sunday. Said Dr Adrian Wang, a consultant psychiatrist at Gleneagles Medical Centre, feels thereis“ definitelyajackpot element” tothe game. DrWangexplained: “Kids keepputtingin money and hope to get cards of stronger value. The main problem is
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      Lock icon FOREIGN EXCHANGE
      543 10  -  Sellers from far and wide cometoGeylangtohawk their wares REPORT:ZUBAIDAH ZUBAIDAH NAZEER zubaidah@sph.com.sg THEGeylangSeraibazaarhasgoneglobal.This year’s Hari Raya bazaar, which is a yearly fixture during fasting month, has attracted stallholders from as far as Iran and Nepal. TherearealsothosefromneighbouringcountriessuchasIndonesiaandThailand. The sprawling bazaar starts near Paya Lebar MRT station and extends to
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      752 11  -  Readerssnapupmembershipcards toenjoyprivilegesatTNPSportsBar REPORT and PICTURE: LIN ZIXIN linzixin@sph.com.sg FOR human resources consultant Michele Lee, 36, watching football is a family affair. “To me, football is more than just the screening of the game on TV. I always watch football with family, so the experience
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      Lock icon Boy's battle to live inspires cyclists
      640 12/13  -  They raise $11,000 for heart defect boy in round-island ride REPORT: MELANIE CHU melchu@sph.com.sg WHEN he read about the little boy’s rare medical condition, cyclist Steven Hoo was so moved that he got his cyclist friends to help raise money for his operation. Last
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      371 12/13  -  Salonownercelebrates 20yearsinhairdressing REPORT: KENNETH GOH kengohsz@sph.com.sg HE STARTED out as an assistant shampoo boy. Fast forward 20 years. Mr Eddie Tan, 38, is now the director of X’pect Group, a chain of hair salons. The chain has six branches and more than 30 employees.
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      Lock icon Shop till your eyelids drop
      519 14  -  OldWoodlandsTownCentre shopsopenasearlyas4am REPORT: MELANIE CHU melchu@sph.com.sg MANY Singaporeans cross over to Johor Baru for a seafood meal or some shopping. But the economic gains flow both ways: Shops at the Old Woodlands Town Centre, near the Woodlands Checkpoint, benefit from the daily exodus of Malaysians
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      Lock icon FREAK WINDS kill 3 at Malacca bazaar
      452 15 FRIDAY the 13th proved to be a day of bad luck when three people were killed and 17 others injured after strong winds toppled tents and canopies at a Ramadan bazaar in Jasin, Malacca. The incident occurred at 4.40pm at the Jasin stadium
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      Lock icon 4 shot dead outside US restaurant
      435 16 Fourmorepeoplewounded TOMMY Dates was at the bar area of a restaurant in Buffalo, New York, with his friends when he noticed a party had broken up. The 35-year-old said people started leaving the restaurant but rushed back inside a few minutes later. Mr Dates
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      Lock icon Drunk pushes woman in front of train
      392 16 AN EVENING ride home in a train, like any other day, turned out to be a scary one for a Manhattan woman. Ms Ute Linhart, a 39-year-old fashion industry bigwig, was pushed onto a oncoming train’spath by aman ata subwaytrainstation. He was drunk.
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      Lock icon Turn back the clock
      482 17 Fivedecadesof‘Britishcool’celebrated atVintagefestivalinGoodwood,UK THEYdonned50sswimsuits,tookpartin80s style roller discos and partied in a mid-70sstyleMeccaBallroom. “FivedecadesofBritishcool”isbeingcelebrated at the landmark festival Vintage at Goodwood. It certainly lived up to expectations if the crowd which gathered in their “vintage” costumeswereanythingtogoby. Thethree-dayfashion,musicandartsfesti-val aims to be the biggest celebration of Britain’s vintage past, the
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      80 2 / 3 Sports Noon Editions Don’t miss our EPL coverage as the new season kicks off TOMORROW Liverpool v Arsenal TUESDAY Man United v Newcastle BID AND WIN WITH US! AUCTION SERIES 1 Last day today Cut and collect TNP$ from the front page of The New Paper and bid for fantastic
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      229 4 / 5 f° r singles Preservation of Monuments Board presents Monumental ,¥l Encounters ■I ■I cWflm Be the Step into a National Monument and immerse yourself in another world! Learn the history of this neo-classical gem, which today stands as the Asian Civilisations Museum. Behind the walls of the beautifully restored National
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      652 6 / 7  -  Out from the dark... REPORT: BENSON ANG, GERALDINE YEO tnp@sph.com.sg HE IS seen as Singapore’s brightest hope for a gold medal in the Youth Olympic Games (YOG). So it was hardly surprising that sailor Darren Choy, 16, was chosen to be the final torch-beareratlastnight’sYOGopeningcere-mony. The identity
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      Lock icon Ceremony opens with themes of character and strength
      256 6 / 7 THE story of a boy confronting his demons came to life during the YOG opening ceremony. The boy appeared, literally out of agiantfive-storey‘book’, and started to practise his boxing moves. Suddenly, a shadow of himself appeared and it grew larger and fiercer.
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      436 8 / 9  -  Rower who accompanied flame in grand finale: REPORT: JOANNA SEOW joseow@sph.com.sg DRAGONBOATER Natalie Koh was awed by how pretty the boats looked as she and her teammates rowed down the river during last night’s Youth Olympic Games (YOG) opening ceremony. The 20-year-old
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      159 8 / 9  -  OPENING CEREMONY REPORT: JOANNA SEOW joseow@sph.com.sg TOMOSTpeople,walkingoutinfrontofacontingentofworld-classyoungathletescarryingtheircountry’splacardmaybe nerve-racking. Evenmoresowhenyouhavetoclimbuptoa containernearlysevenstoreyshighwhilebearingthe country’sflag. Throwinsome27,000pairsofeyesstaringatyou. But17-year-oldpolytechnicstudent,Sarah Au-Yong,didnotappearnervousatalllastnight. Shewasamong205placardholdersintheYOG openingandclosingceremonies.Shewasholdingthe placardfortheSouthAfricancontingent. ShetoldTheNewPaperonSundayafterthe openingceremony:“Iwasecstaticandthewhole experiencewasworthallthetimeandeffortweputin.” Timingwaskeyastheplacardholderswalkedoutof theportalatthecentreofthestage,andtotheside wheretheyexchangedtheplacardwithanathletefor thecountry’sflag. Theplacardholdersweredressedinspecially tailoredwhiteuniformsconsistingofablazer,blouse andskirt. Theyalsohadharnessestokeepthemsafewhen climbinguptothecontainers. InJuly,Sarah,asecond-yearrealestatebusiness studentatNgeeAnnPolytechnic,hadvolunteeredfor thepositionandwentthroughabriefinterviewbefore gettingselected. “Isignedupbecauseitisaonce-in-a-lifetime chancetobeinvolvedintheYOG,”shesaid. “It’salsoagoodchancetogettoknowmorepeople andI’mquiteexcitedaboutgettingtomeetthe athletes.” Rehearsals at the Marina Bay
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      59 11 thenew BE AT THE BAR FOR THE BIG RED SUNDAY It’s happening tonight at The New Paper Sports Bar (St James Power Station) from 7pm. Catch the Liverpool vs Arsenal match on 16 flat-screen TVs win fabulous prizes WIN AN ALL-EXPENSES PAID TRIP FOR 2 TO WATCH MAN UTD vs
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      Lock icon Malaysia will use ringgit, not Islamic currencies
      120 18 THE Kelantan government was reminded against making new regulations indiscriminately such as using the gold dinar and silver dirham without referring to the federal government. International Trade and Indus- try Minister Mustapa Mohamed said the statement by Kelantan Menteri Besar Abdul Aziz Nik
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      102 18 CHINESE flags across the country and at overseas embassies and consulates will be lowered to half-mast today to mourn the victims of the devastating mudslide in the northwestern Gansu Province, as the death toll rose to 1,240 people. Public entertainment such as movies and karaoke
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      Lock icon Obama defends mosque at Ground Zero
      109 18 AFP IN A passionate push for religious freedom, President Barack Obama defended the right of Muslims to build a mosque just blocks from Ground Zero. “As a citizen, and as President, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practise their religion as
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      Lock icon MCA president calls for more opportunities for non-Malays
      80 18 MALAYSIAN Chinese Association president Chua Soi Lek yesterday urged more sectors to be open to non-Malays, including the lucrative oil and gas, and telecommunications industries. Speaking at the Chinese Economic Congress, Dr Chua pointed out that protectionism had led to high telecommunication
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      Lock icon Minister: S'pore must build on strengths
      273 18 MANUFACTURING REMAINS KEY MANUFACTURING will remain an important growth engine for Singapore in years to come, said Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang. Speaking at a People’s Association forum on the economy yesterday, Mr Lim said Singapore has to develop its strengths as
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      60 18 BEACH CRICKET: The annual cricket match betweenthe Royal SouthernYacht Cluband Cowes’ Island Sailing Club was held yesterday on the Solent, a strait separating the Isle of Wight from the English mainland. Yesterday marked the only day in a year when the waves roll back sufficiently to uncover a
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      573 19  -  THE BUZZ COMMENT: DESMOND NG desmondn@sph.com.sg JOSTLE: To push, elbow, or bump against someone roughly, typically in a crowd. Jostling is a must-have skill in Singapore. Take a bus. Hop on to a train. Or drive on the CTE during peak periods. The
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      129 19 Weratethepastweek’snews–goodandbad +10 GROSS domestic product in the second quarter grew 18.8 per cent year-on-year. Growth was fuelled by strong recovery in manufacturing, electronics and tourism. +10 THERE were fewer fires in Singapore in the first six months oftheyear 2,395 or a 14 percentdrop from the same period
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      23 19 “Shehasherown apartmentandcar.She’ll makeagreatboyfriend.” –Amanonhowindependenthis girlfriend is. “Carbohydratesarebadfor you. Cows eat corn to get fat.” –Amanonhowhisall-proteindiethas helped him lose weight.
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      754 20/21  -  Stilettos. Plunging necklines. Lacy lingerie.Researchshowsthatwomen buysexierclothesbeforetheirperiod. REPORT:CHARLENE REPORT:CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg MEN, we know how you feel about yourwoman’stimeofthemonth. Fretnot,there’sanupside. New research has shown that when women ovulate, they tend to buy sexier clothing so as to outdo other attractive females nearby. So when your sweetheart
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      150 20/21 GYNAECOLOGISTS whom The New Paper on Sunday spoke to were divided on the subject. DrChristopher Ngof GynaeMD Women’s Rejuvenation Clinic felt that more studies need to be done before a conclusion on the link between ovulation and shopping can be made. Also, theseare “consumerresearch articles,
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      475 22  -  US band The Click Five popular in Asia despite being dropped by label REPORT: SYAHIRAH ANWAR sanwar@sph.com.sg ALOThaschangedforUSboybandTheClickFiveoverthepastfewyears.The pop group’s matching suits and Beatles-esquemoptopsareadistantmemory now. In its place? Unique individual styles and modernhaircuts. The quintet were also dropped by their recordlabelAtlanticRecordsearlylastyear. The five members lead
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      Lock icon CATCH BANDS IN ACTION
      136 22 Catch free performances at The Promontory@Marina Bay over the next 12 days as Samsung brings international and local acts to town to celebrate YOG The Click Five (left) WHEN: Tonight, 9.15pm-10.15pm Catch the band as they serenade the crowd with hits like Jenny and I Quit!
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      Lock icon New hairdos, new confidence
      382 23  -  REPORT: KAY TAN tnp@sph.com.sg –additionalreportingbyKennethGoh –additionalreportingbyKennethGoh SHE was hoping for a “dramatic change,”and that was exactly what Vivien Ong got when The New Paper New Face 2010 finalists were sent to Monsoon Hair House at Velocity for a hair makeover. The makeover was to prepare them
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      522 24  -  Indonesian island resort has activities that will appealtobothfamiliesandoutdoorenthusiasts REPORT: DOLORES TAY doltay@sph.com.sg CONTRARY to popular belief, Bintan isn’tjustaboutgolfcoursesandspas. It’s also about sea sports, trekking, shopping, romantic dinners under the stars and adrenalin-pumping rides on an all-ter-rain vehicle in the jungle. And the good news?
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      Lock icon What do you get a boy who wants nothing?
      476 26  -  JASON JOHNSON FATHER FIGURES jjohnson@sph.com.sg LAST week we celebrated my youngest son Skyler’s fifth birthday, and once again I foolishly spent too much money on presents. We allowed him to pick out a couple of toys for himself, and he went
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        197 27  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg THEwayto aman’sheartis throughhisstomach, but the same may apply to women. The art of love is not so dissimilar to the art of war. Think strategy, think resources. Used correctly, food is a potential weapon of mass seduction. You don’t need quantity. The right combination of
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        756 28/29  -  Our YOG cycling team has whatittakestotakeon traditional powerhouses DANSON CHEONG tnp@sph.com.sg THEpressureison.WiththeYouthOlympicGamesunderway,Singa-pore’syoungathletesarefeelingtheheat. Nonemoresoperhapsthanouryoungstarcyclists. For the group of four, there is more than national prideatstake. Seventeen-year-oldAlvin Phoon,whois studyingat Mayflower Secondary School, said it best: “If we do well,cycling(could)reallytakeoffinSingapore.” A good outcome, he said, would be
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        459 28/29  -  REVIEW:DANSON DANSON CHEONG tnp@sph.com.sg NOT too many years ago, few riders would want to own a Polygon bicycle. But this has been changing in recent years as more riders take to the Indonesian bike-maker’s value-for-money rigs. So when I was offered the Polygon Cozmic CX 3.0 for
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        474 30  -  Cantoneserestaurantchain’srevamped menugetsthumbsupfromourpanellists CHERYL LIM cheryll@sph.com.sg THE Peach Garden chain is a fairly familiar name in the local dining scene. Its first branch opened in a Novena shophouse about eight years back, serving hearty Cantonese cuisine. Since then, the brand has grown and now has five
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        73 30 WHERE WE ATE PEACH GARDEN 33 in The Executives Club, OCBC Centre 65 Chulia Street #33-01 Tel: 6535 7833 If you wish to join Table For 4, e-mail cheryll@sph.com.sg with your name, age, occupation and mobile phone number. Restaurants who would like to be considered for Table For
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        504 32  -  Our writer has a family reunion by a Hawaiian beach SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO JUST PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg LAST week in Maui (Hawaii), home of the golden pineapple, we had a family reunion four sisters and a brother flew in from the mainland,
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          Lock icon Good looks can't nail some jobs for women
          140 32 Odd news that’sforreal REUTERS To think women get penalised for being beautiful. According to a study by the University of Colorado Denver Business School, good looks can kill awoman’schances ofsnaring jobs that are considered masculine. Attractive women faced discrimination when they applied
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          Lock icon Annoyed inmate swallows specs
          101 32 AP An inmate in a US prison was not afraid of making a spectacle of himself when he grabbedanother inmate’sglassesand started to eat them. The 42-year-old at the North Dakota detention centre became frustrated when he was not able to talk to the chaplain, so he
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        398 32  -  S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com. sg EUGENE from the production company that produced Phua Chu Kang The Movie had arranged two tickets for metoattendthemovie’sgalapremieretwoweeksago. I told him I was taking my mother and sister. Oh, he said,
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      67 23 "...filled with visual wonders." "The element-bending effects are cool..." Jason Johnson, SPH V The New Paper, FiRST W V May Seah, TODAY, MediaCorp Pte Ltd ANM.NIGHT SHYAMALAN FILM THEIAST IN 3D K ™sSf a TheLastAirbenderMovie.com NOW SHOWING ALSO PLAYLNG IN 2D "I want to bend the elements too!" Ivan Wong,
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      216 25 POSB Run for Kids 2010 We're running for the kids again. You can too! -<P!) > w 4 Calling runners of all ages! Together with Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, POSB will once again organise the POSB Run for Kids 2010 to raise funds for the less privileged children in our community.
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      16 26 GENERATION NEXT Wow, this new workout seems to be paying off. No dear, it’s the mirror.
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      231 31 PICTURES:TWENTIETH CENTURYFOX, UNITEDINTERNATIONAL PICTURES TheGambler,TheGirl AndTheGunslinger HBOFamily(StarHubCh604),8.30pm WhenoutlawsrideintoanOldWesttown,a conmanandacowboymustputasidetheir differencestoworktogetherorrisklosing everythingtheyhave.StarringDeanCain, JamesTupper. ThePathOfTheCondor AnimalPlanet(StarHubCh424),8pm Thisnewdocumentaryspecialnarratedby actorViggoMortensentracesthelifeofthe Andeancondor,thelargestflyingbirdinthe world. WATCH’EM Dragonball:Evolution(above) StarMovies(StarHubCh622),9pm Ayoungwarriorsetsoutonaquesttocollectasetofsevenmagical orbsthatwillgranttheirwielderunlimitedpower.StarringJustin Chatwin,ChowYunFat. InfernalLover VVDrama(StarHubCh855),8.45pm ThisnewTaiwan-Chinadramarevolves aroundapairofbuddieswhoturninto enemiesduringChina’scivilwar.Starring MikeHe,JinDong. InglouriousBasterds (above) HBO(StarHubCh601), 9pm A bandof elite soldiersspreadsfear throughkilling Nazis during WorldWar II. StarringBrad Pitt, ChristophWaltz. CHANNEL5 Noon Singapore2010 YouthOlympic
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      30 34/35 Saturday,August14 2010 First Second Third 1284 4744 9290 Starters 0388 2163 2311 3416 4107 8635 9002 9438 9442 9786 Consolations 1259 1547 2926 3877 5012 5332 6039 6370 7005 9361
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        481 34/35 Marc Tan Tan Thean Loon Danny Khoo Larry Foley 1 RACE Happy Lido 1 8 8 1 Lucky Domino 4 Happy Lido Lucky Domino 8 12 Lucky Domino Fairy King Dane 1 2 Happy Lido Multi Warrior Riviera Star 2 7 2 8 Atomic Cannon Riviera Star Lucky
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        Lock icon TODAY'S SINGAPORE (POLYTRACK) RACE CARD
        1009 34/35 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 C5 1.15 -1600m Stakes:$35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 0--263 HappyLido 57 (37) JSaimee 4 (6agLeslieKhoo-Weekly) 2 *****0 RivieraStar 56.5 (36) JMoreira 6 (6nzgTKieser-RX) 3 *****- GutsyKnight 56 (35) MarcusAu 12 (5nzgHKTan-GutsyStar) 4 *****8 MultiWarrior 56 (35)
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        Lock icon DUE FOR A WIN
        148 34/35 BEST BET: BERT (Race 5 No. 3) IT’S a pity such a consistent trier has yet to greet the judge. Look at his form from six starts so far: 3-4-4-4-2-2. His last-start one-length second was the closest he came to winning. During that July 23 outing,
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY'S AUSTRALIA (CAULFIELD/BELMONT/TOOWOOMBA) RESULTS
        834 34/35 RACE 1 (Caulfield) 1st 2 Toorak Toff ($116-$24) 2nd 8 Soul ($20) 3rd 1 Star Witness ($5) 4th 4 General Truce. Forecast $135. Place forecast $15 (1-2), $15 (1-8), $25 (2-8). Tierce $846. Trio $109. Quartet No winner ($564 jackpot carried forward to next race). RACE
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        Lock icon Ewe can win on Lucky Domino
        1645 36 LARRYFOLEY’SCOMMENTSFORTODAY’SKRANJIPOLYTRACKMEETING RACE1 (1,600m) 1 HappyLido))Goingalongin goodenough orderbut slight question mark on some ordinary Poly form. 2 Riviera Star))Showed enough two starts back in similar affair to think he can go OK in what looks a poor Class 5 event. 3 GutsyKnight))Beenthreatening and has had
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        Lock icon Best chance for the consistent Be Smart
        783 37 TIPS AND COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 Sunshine Coast (1,800m) 5 MORINGA’S MCCOY 4 ZUZAO 2 LUNAR ROSE 1STURT COUNTY RACE 2 Sunshine Coast (1,000m) 6 STRIKE ON GOAL: First start. Will give this a shake on excellent trial
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        538 40 There is more to come, declares American after clockingfastesttimeoftheyearinwetLondon Wire Services. TYSONGaysentamessagetomissingrivalsUsainBoltandAsafaPowellwithvictoryinthe100metresattheLondon DiamondLeaguemeetingyesterdaymorning inaworldleadingtimeof9.78seconds. Gay, the 2007 world champion, led from start to finish on a wet track to set a record timeattheCrystalPalaceevent. “I wasn’t expecting to go that fast in these conditions but I
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        697 41 AP. ROGER Federer advanced to the Rogers Cup semi-finals with a 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (5) victory over Tomas Berdych yesterday morning, avenging two defeats this season to the Czech player. Federer’s most recent loss to Berdych was in the Wimbledon quarter-finals in June, his
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        476 44  -  NAT RUDARAKANCHANA rnatt@sph.com.sg ON WEEKENDS, he lets loose a minimum of 400 arrows a day. On weekdays, the number halves to 200. Butthat’sonlyfortraining. Mohamed Jaffar Abdud Dayyan, 17, will need to fire just 72 crucial arrows in the first ranking round of the actual YOG 2010
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