The New Paper, 16 October 2011

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1 68 The New Paper
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  • Title Section
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    11 1 the new paper OCT 16 2011 80 CENTS MICA (P) 113/01/2011
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Poker as a metaphor of new woman?
      807 2 / 3  -  KEN JALLEH JR kenjr@sph.com.sg In your newspaper today: Women who are no longer sugar and spice and all things nice, and rice. But first, rewind to last Saturday night at the office. We enjoyed a pleasant curry treat from a colleague following her
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    • Article
      Lock icon Q: Would you still support the Lions after they lost 0-3 to Jordan in the World Cup qualifier?
      157 2 / 3 We ask 50 Singaporeans “I think they are beyond redemption. Oh well, I’m a fair weather fan. Mr Cedric Tan, 26, marketing executive “Singapore has a long way to go in player
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      Lock icon SAY WHAT?
      76 2 / 3 “Terrific, thank you. I feel married. former Beatle Paul McCartney on how he felt after marrying US heiress Nancy Shevell “I think 20 is kind of low. Shouldn’t it be like 70?” Actress Anna Faris, on how many men an average woman sleeps with before finding Mr Right
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      Lock icon HAPPINESS INDEX
      147 2 / 3 We rate the past week’s news good and bad -10 The number of cases of adverse drug reactions reported shot up from 439 to 24,300 over the past decade. -10 Singapore is almost certainly out of the football World Cup after losing 0-3 to Jordan. +20 The monthly
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      25 2 / 3 QUICK ON THE DRAW YESTERDAY IN SHENTON WAY Isn’t this where the ‘OCCUPY RAFFLES PLACE’ protest is supposed to take place? TNP ILLUSTRATION: KELVIN CHAN
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  • PEOPLE
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      Lock icon iPhone4Sex
      408 4 Netizens call it ‘absolutely stupid’& ‘disgusting’ A university student in China has offered a man sex or “anythingyou want” in exchange for an iPhone 4S, which went on sale on Friday. A screen capture of the QQ chat between the Year Two undergraduate in Nanjing and a man has
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      Lock icon $1,500 for a place in iPhone 4S queue?
      398 4 The iPhone 4S has hit the market. And like any other Apple launches, which are considered historically insane events, people queue up days in advance just to be the first to get hold of the gadget. Some get in line early for
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      Lock icon Don’t pity me
      444 13 Iraqi orphan abandoned in shoebox steals hearts in Australia’s X Factor IT’S auditioning time for the Australian edition of the X Factor. Emmanuel Kelly (above) steps on stage. He walks with a pronounced limb, his arms are not fully formed. But he is all smiles. As he
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      Lock icon Fame, money but no man
      354 13 SUSAN Boyle Is an accidental superstar. One who thought the good things in life has passed her by. She bloomed late, very late rather, and now at the age of 50, is making up for lost time. Her rise to superstardom from a council home
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      Lock icon The week in tweets
      233 15 Seen a tweet worth sharing? Message us @thenewpaper ALYSSA MILANO @Alyssa_Milano He did just pee on me. (And I don't care.) (US actress Alyssa Milano, who gave birth to son Milo in August, on motherhood) GWYNETH PALTROW @GwynethPaltrow Shooting in sunny central park. Reminds me of
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      Lock icon Pro Poker’s Queen of Hearts
      1106 16 / 17  -  She’s got model looks, appeared in a Hong Kong movie and is among the top 20 earners in pro poker, yet Ms Liz Lieu says there’s more to life than making money REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg The most stony-faced men have been seduced by
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      Lock icon Slow and steady
      597 18  -  This S’porean executive (above), who once lost half her savings in casinos, plays small and wins small REPORTS: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg Compared to highrollers like Ms Liz Lieu, Singaporean Hazel Chong plays her game slow and steady. She was a familiar face recently at the Asian
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      Lock icon Top female poker faces
      123 18 Kathy Liebert Career winnings: US$5.8 million (S$7.5 million) The 44-year-old sits at the top of the ranks of female professional poker. She has won more prize money than any other woman in poker history and is ranked 38th overall. Vanessa Rousso Career winnings: US$3.1 million Better
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      Lock icon Poker’s draw
      82 18 The World Series of Poker Main Event next month will be aired on ESPN and has attracted more than 6,000 international players. Each player has paid a US$10,000 (S$12,660) entry fee, raising the prize pool to US$64 million and potentially making eight of the nine players who qualify
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      Lock icon Don’t know when to stop? Seek help
      129 18 Under the Common Gaming Houses Act, any person convicted of gaming in an illegal den shall be liable to a fine of up to $5,000, or to imprisonment for a term of up to six months, or both. Anyone found guilty of managing
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      Lock icon Bikini cover no big deal to her
      440 20 As make-up artists and hairdressers surround her, Huda Naccache calmly discusses the media frenzy sparked by her appearance clad in a bikini on the cover of an Israeli Arabic magazine. The 22-year-old, who comes from Haifa, doesn’t see the cover shoot for Lilac
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      Lock icon Clash of tech titans
      216 20 Tech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Sean Parker reportedly had a drunken brawl outside Hollywood nightclub The Beverly earlier this month. New York Post claimed that the fight was over Facebook’s role in Parker’s new music streaming service Spotify, which offers selected music from major and independent
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      Lock icon Does Becks’ watch hint at Paris move?
      235 20 David Beckham has added another piece to his collection of luxurious timepieces an elegant Jacob Co Global 3 watch. The US$11,000 (S$13,900) timepiece comes displays five different time zones New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Paris and the local time. It also rates high
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      Lock icon So nice, my rice
      585 24 / 25  -  REPORT: BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg Before tucking into his bowl of fluffy white rice, Mr Gan Boon Poh would always take a deep whiff of the aroma. “The fragrance is a good indicator of the quality and origins,” he says. Mr Gan was an IT lecturer
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      Lock icon Rice test
      509 26  -  REPORT: BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg “My family shall not be fed a brand of rice other than the one with a picture of a crane on its packaging!” declares a colleague adamantly. The best rice, she adds, is a must. But can you really tell the difference between
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    • Article
      Lock icon The people who give us rice need rice
      476 26  -  COMMENT: SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg When you curse next from behind the wheel of your not inexpensive car at the rain that’s been beating down in recent days, shut up. Shut up and think about Thailand, the destination of budget flights
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      Lock icon He wins $4,000 watch in online auction
      534 27  -  Website to make donation to Project Helping Hands REPORT: YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg Last Sunday was a lucky day for Mr Clint Seah. The 24-year-old interior designer made the winning bid in an online auction for a limited-edition Tag Heuer watch worth nearly
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      Lock icon Project runway
      721 34 / 35  -  The New Paper on Sunday gives you a close-up look at the restricted zones of Changi Airport, beyond the viewing gallery Pictures by KUA CHEE SIONG cskua@sph.com.sg Every day at work, he is surrounded by the metal birds of the skies and his job involves ensuring that aircraft
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  • PASSAGES
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      Lock icon MARRIED
      115 6 The31-year-oldkingof the Himalayan nation of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, married Jetsun Pema, a student 10 years his junior, last week. The Oxford-educated king wed his wife, a daughter of a pilot, at a 17th-century monastery set in a secluded valley. A biography released by the palace listed her
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      81 6 American Idol season 3 winner Fantasia Barrino is pregnant with a baby boy. The 27-year-old revealed that she is due in late December. She has a 10-year-old daughter, Zion, from a previous relationship. Less than two weeks after confirming his engagement, Jack Osbourne, 25, announced that he’s going to
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      Lock icon BIRTHS
      134 6 R&B superstar Ne-Yo is a father again. Last Sunday, the singer- songwriter and girlfriend Monyetta Shaw had a son, Mason Evan, who weighed in at 3kg. The birth comes less than a year after their daughter Madilyn Grace was born. American actor-comedian, Johnny Knoxville had a new daughter Arlo
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      Lock icon ADOPTION
      15 6 Sex And The City star, Kristin Davis, 46, has adopted daughter Gemma Rose Davis.
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      86 6 One of Cuba’s leading opposition voices, Laura Pollan, has died in a Havana hospital at 63. Pollan helped found the dissident group Ladies in White after her husband was jailed in a 2003 government crackdown. With family members of the other prisoners, the teacher staged silent marches every Sunday,
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      Lock icon SPLITS
      73 6 The Ashton Kutcher-Demi Moore saga continues. A woman claims she slept with Kutcher when he was supposed to be celebrating his sixth wedding anniversary with Moore. Sara Leal, 22, also says that Kutcher, 33, told her that he and Moore were separated. To try to work things out, Kutcher
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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  • SNAPSHOT
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      Lock icon Big Walk registration extended – today is last day to book a place
      164 8 / 9 Big Walk registration extended today is last day to book a place SO KEEN was retiree Loi Poh Mun (above) and his wife, Madam Tan Siew Sim, to take part in The New Paper Big Walk, the couple went down not once but twice to register. They went to VivoCity
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      Lock icon PA to reach all sectors of society – regardless of age, race and housing
      130 8 / 9 PA to reach all sectors of society regardless of age, race and housing THE People’s Association (PA) aims to reach out more evenly across age groups, races and forms of housing, so as to reach one in every two Singaporean residents by 2015. PA’s deputy chairman Lim Swee Say identified
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      Lock icon Halimah calls on companies to hire more disabled people
      136 8 / 9 EMPLOYERS should tap into the Government’s Open Door Fund to create more chances for disabled adults to work in mainstream companies. Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports Hali- mah Yacob has suggested that for every 100 able-bod-ied persons
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      Lock icon BIG PICTURE
      56 8 / 9 SLAB IN THE FACE: Several concrete slabs fell off a trailer at the junction of Thomson Road and Lornie Road near the entrance of MacRitchie Reservoir around noon yesterday, police said. No one was injured but three lanes on Lornie Road had to be closed while the obstruction
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    • Article
      Lock icon National Service still crucial: Mindef
      527 8 / 9 Four ministries and National Security Coordination Secretariat give 5-year plans National Service remains a crucial and indispensable element of our defence, the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) said in its addendum to the President’s speech. Three other ministries and the National Security Coordination Secretariat (NSCS) in
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      Lock icon GPC seeks clarification on ‘preferential’ treatment during NS
      128 8 / 9 THE Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for Defence wants to raise in Parliament defence-related issues highlighted in public recently. Among issues the GPC will raise are the perceived preferential treatment during national service (NS), de- ferment and disruption policies and concerns that children
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      Lock icon Bangkok braces forfloods with sandbags piled outside homes
      126 8 / 9 THOUSANDS of sandbags, piled alongside a canal on the northern edge of Bangkok, form the last line of defence between the city of 12 million people and a wall of floodwater bearing down on the capital. The emergency dyke is part of
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      Lock icon Premier Wen pledges stable yuan to exporters
      110 8 / 9 Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said China’s exchange rate would remain stable to protect exporters, Xinhua news agency reported. Mr Wen said “a basically stable exchange rate” would help maintain a steady level of exports and enhance business confidence, China’s state radio reported. China
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      Lock icon BOOBOO BOX
      150 8 / 9 938 The number of complaints about travel agencies that the Consumers Association of Singapore got in the first nine months of this year. There are 1,037 licensed and active travel agencies here. $2,540 What Pek Hock Eng, 62, tried to avoid paying in electricity charges by tampering with
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      Lock icon Breaking the ultimate speed limit
      188 8 / 9  -  ARTIST’S IMPRESSION CHNG CHOON HIONG chngch@sph.com.sg It was reported last month that researchers at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) accelerated subatomic particles called neutrinos beyond the speed of light (299,792,458 metres per second). If true, these superluminal neutrinos punch holes in Einstein’s Theory
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  • THEN & NOW
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      Lock icon The comeback kid
      1170 10 / 11  -  When once he c uldn’t keep up with his childhood friends during pl y time, this kid with a spinal disorder grew up to race among the world’s best REPORTS: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg As soon as he was old enough to understand, he knew he was
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      Lock icon Insight into para athletes
      178 12 Singapore’s para athletes received a major financial boost last week. Over $200,000 was raised through a gala dinner hosted by the Singapore Disability Sports Council. Special copies of the book Dreams, The Living And The Pursuit autographed by former president S R Nathan were also sold
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A PLASTIC SURGEON
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      755 14  -  JOYCE LIM Joycel@sph.com.sg A local actress called Dr Chua Jun Jin at 10am one day to ask if she could get a boob job done. By 2pm, the actress had upgraded from her A-cup to a C-cup. “With today’s technology, breast enlargement procedures
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      114 15 SEXTING It’s more acceptable here than you think, but where do Singaporeans draw the line? A «.i II A s 1 Lee Wei Hong I r> A analytics The Sheffield School of Management is accredited by Chartered Management Institute (CMI). Graduates will enjoy exemptions from many professional accounting bodies such
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  • LIVE RIGHT
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      Lock icon When it comes to the crunch
      406 22 / 23  -  JONATHAN ROBERTS jonrob@sph.com.sg LIVE RIGHT We all know people who, when they get to the end of their iced drink, rather than letting the ice melt, pour the cubes into their mouth and crunch them. The sound alone can set your own teeth on
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      Lock icon Beans means...
      117 22 / 23 Bean there, done that? While you should watch your intake of processed foods, the humble baked bean has been re-evaluated. Protein, fibre, iron and calcium the baked bean has it all. It also contains low-GI (glycemic index) carbohydrates, which release their energy slowly and keep you feeling fuller
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      Lock icon Mr RIGHT
      114 22 / 23 Jason Chee AGE: 24 JOB: Personal trainer, freelance model With a body like that, it’s no surprise that Jason is a freelance model. He started hitting the gym at age 20 and now exercises four times a week, working dfferent muscles each day. He’s now also part owner
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      Lock icon Ask Ben
      323 22 / 23 Starting this week, here’s your opportunity to ask our resident expert, Ben Ho, any questions you have on how to get fitter for everyday life. Ben is one of the strongest men in Singapore, having been a Top 10 finalist for two years running in the local Strongman
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      11 22 / 23 E-mail your questions to tnp@sph.com.sg with the subject line ASK BEN
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  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
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      Lock icon No need for panic-buying
      649 24 / 25  -  MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg I am very much a “png tang” (rice barrel in Hokkien), never mind if it gets in the way of my lofty weight-reduction plans. Without rice, my life or rather, meals would be impossible. And I am afraid my rice prejudice has filtered
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      91 27 THE NEW PAPER Project Helping Hands tnp.sg/helpinghands Help us reach out to them TO HELP the elderly who are living alone, The New Paper has partnered the Lions Befrienders Service Association and Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Project Helping Hands. THE PROJECT DESIGN It involves installing wireless motion sensors in the
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      165 27 This technology, known as the NP’s Elderly Monitoring System, was developed by the staff and students of Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Lions Befrienders has identified 1,000 needy elderly Singaporeans living in one-room flats as potential beneficiaries. ROLL-OUT To get the hardware portion of the project up and running, at least $1
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  • EATS
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      Lock icon HED CHEF
      464 28  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg It’s fast to cook and absolutely good to eat. But this is no instant noodles and much more wholesome. Cook some rice, and get busy with the chopping and cutting in the meantime. All it takes is 20 minutes to whip up the butaniku no
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      Lock icon Butaniku no miso itame
      249 28 Recipe Ingredients 180g kiriotoshi (thinly sliced) pork 5 fresh shiitake mushrooms, halved 1/3green bell pepper, cut into squares 1/3 red bell pepper, cut into squares 1/3yellow bell pepper, cut into squares 3 Japanese eggplants, cut rangiri style 1 tsp ginger paste 3 tbsp cooking oil Oil
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      Lock icon TODAY’S CHEF
      286 28 RETIREE Setsuko Sekine, 65, first came to Singapore in 1974 and stayed for one and a half years as her husband was posted here for work. She later returned to Japan. In 1983, her husband was again posted here and they have lived here since. Early this month,
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      Lock icon Who cooks it best?
      567 29  -  We show, you choose THIS WEEK: CONGEE Compiled by RENNIE WHANG Gen Shu Blk 74, Lor 4 Toa Payoh Food Centre #01 -03 The authentic Cantonese congee is cooked using a strong fire, then over medium heat to dissolve the millet. Finally, using low heat, it’s
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      Lock icon Rice for the occasion
      459 30  -  VANESSA FRIDA tnp@sph.com.sg Growing up in Asia, I ate rice with most of my meals. Most of the time, it was jasmine rice, which is mainly imported from Thailand. But the price of Thai rice is expected to rise as the country faces the worst floods
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      Lock icon Mushroom risotto
      295 30 Serves two INGREDIENTS I 3 cups chicken broth I 3 rehydrated porcini mushrooms, diced (keep the soaking liquid) I 4 tbsp butter I3/4cup arborio rice I 2 cups fresh portebello mushrooms, cleaned, trimmed, and coarsely chopped I2/3cup dry white wine I Salt to taste I 3 tbsp freshly
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      Lock icon Tweat before you eat
      128 31 Don’t keep the food to yourself. Tweat it. Here are some dishes that impressed our readers. hisfoodblog Shish Taouk and Chelow Kebab Kubide from Anar Restaurant at Resorts World Singapore. @sugarkane11 Bee hoon crabs at the extraordinary Sin Huat coffee shop at Geylang Lor 35. Everything
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  • PARENTHOOD
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      Lock icon Baby feeds only when half-asleep
      498 32 / 33 Dear Nanny QUESTION My six-month-old daughter is healthy and happy. She is fairly easy to take care of, except for one thing she doesn’t like drinking milk while awake. She has been fed on bottle (breast milk) since she was a few weeks old and
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      Lock icon Play with your kid and read the papers
      465 32 / 33  -  FATHER FIGURES EUGENE WEE eugenew@sph.com.sg One of the biggest challenges of being a parent is being able to balance having time to bond with your child and getting all your work done, both in the office and at home. I believe I
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      Lock icon Time for trick and treats
      491 32 / 33  -  KIDS’ CRAZE CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg Remember those times when you were vowed by magic shows, either on television or on stage? Now, you get to put a little magic into the lives of your little ones. Either learn to perform these simple magic tricks
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      31 32 / 33 Unload problems and send your questions to our very own super nanny at tnp@sph.com.sg Write “Dear Nanny” in the e-mail’s subject field, and please include your full name, and contact number.
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  • SECRET SHOPPER
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      Lock icon Hidden gem in over-hyped lane
      484 36 Haji Lane has a reputation that raises one’s expectations. Over the past couple of years, it has been described in local fashion pages as a treasure trove of eclectic and quirky finds from clothes to homeware. But when I took a peek just last week
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      142 36 600 Three Musketeers tickets to be won Get ready for some swashbuckling fun in 3-D no less with The Three Musketeers. Inspired by Alexander Dumas’ beloved tome, this action adventure charts how a young D’Artagnan (Logan Lerman) journeys to Paris aspiring to be a musketeer just like his father. He
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      471 37  -  MENAGA VINCENT tnp@sph.com.sg Just months after dating, Kim Kardashian’s now-husband Kris Humphries popped the question in a classic and conventional manner with rose petals spelling out “will you marry me” on her bedroom floor. But he made everyone’s eyes pop with the $2.62 million engagement
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      663 38 / 39  -  BIKER BOY ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg It usually happens without warning. Depending on where you are when your motorcycle piston seizes, it could be a funny moment or a life-changing one. When a piston jams against your engine cylinder the smooth barrel where the piston slides up
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      519 38 / 39  -  Lane-switchers, speedsters and schizo cyclists beware LADY DRIVER TAN MAE LYNN maelynn@sph.com.sg When I got my driver’s licence many moons ago, I had this recurring dream: I am a traffic cop. You see, back then, they drove BMW patrol cars. With the
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  • HUMOUR
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      Lock icon On going home, bald referees, stupid questions and smoking
      777 40  -  NOTES NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg Go back, ang moh It must have been the unshaven white face. I sat down beside an auntie and she jumped up with a level of alarm that suggested I had cat poop on my shoe. I
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      Lock icon Making a mountain out of my moles
      687 41  -  ACT BLUR One removed, two more to go S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg Talk about losing face. Last month, without my knowledge, a reporter colleague showed my photo to a fengshui expert to read my fortune based on my face and birthdate for a
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        Lock icon Getting high on funeral brownies
        120 41 Odd news that’s for real Reuters POT-LACED brownies served at a funeral in Southern California, US, sent three people to the emergency room last weekend, Huntington Beach police said. Two 71 -year-old women and an 82-year-old man were taken to a hospital emergency room Saturday
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        121 41 Wires FOR one woman, sex was mind-blowing and, literally, totally forgettable, all at the same time. A case study published in the September issue of the Journal of Emergency Medicine reported that a 54-year old woman experienced memory loss after having sex with her husband.
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      458 41  -  MIDDLE CRASS HO LIAN-YI tnp@sph.com.sg The photo/video story by TNP photo journalist Gavin Foo on Oct 9 left me feeling nose-talgic. It was the tale of Mr Tan Boon Kee, 66, possibly Singapore’s last back-alley barber (near Jalan Sultan). What caught me was the
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      Lock icon Death becomes her
      539 42  -  Dana Delany makes dealing with dead bodies seem glamorous in Body Of Proof JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg I honestly can’t understand why anyone would make a showwithoutwerewolves, robots, vampires, mermaids, aliens or witches in it. It just seems wilfully obtuse. There are like eight billion boring human beings
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      269 42 DR MEGAN HUNT (DANA DELANY) She’s not very nice, but it doesn’t matter as everyone is nice to her because she’s super pretty. She bonds with the dead bodies in her lab in a way that she’s unable to do so with living people. She drives her colleagues
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      123 42 The Social Network HBO (StarHub Ch 601), 10pm David Fincher’s movie tells the story of how social-networking website Facebook was founded by socially incompetent wunderkind Mark Zuckerberg and his former friend/business partner Eduardo Saverin. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield. Piranha Star Movies (StarHub Ch 622), 11 pm
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  • LAST LOOK
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      117 43 The sound for Sir James Paul McCartney was of weddings bells as the former Beatle married his third wife, US heiress Nancy Shevell last weekend. It was a much more understated affair than his previous nuptials with second wife Heather Mills. But given the high-profile acrimony
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  • RACING
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      2264 44 / 45 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 C5 D1 12.50 -1600m(Turf) Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 9-1898 Ace Ameida 57 (43) KB Soo 14 (5nzg Desmond Koh-Tan Huat) 2 *****0 American Tycoon 57 (43) S John
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      211 44 / 45  -  (Race 12 No. 8) BESTBET TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg RUSH, a promising youngster with two wins and a second from as many starts, looks a treat on weight in the final race at Kranji today. The Michael Freedman-trained three-year-old gets in the Graduation event over 1,400m with only 51kg
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      602 44 / 45 Andrew Frost 1 RACE Tan Thean Loon Brian Miller Mr X Chengdu Warrior Chengdu Warrior Golden Lido Chengdu Warrior 4 14 14 14 Merlin Merlin Chengdu Warrior 11 Good Day 5 6 6 8 Seacrest 2 RACE Good Day Good Day Seacrest 5 5 3 Dan Noble Davide
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      2847 46 / 47 ANDREW FROST’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI TURF/POLYTRACK MEETING RACE1 (1,600m) 1 Ace Ameida))One of many dropping in grade and has to be some chance with winning jockey aboard. Follow each-way. 2 American Tycoon))Not far away from the action lately in harder company,
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      948 46 / 47 YESTERDA Y’S NEW ZEALAND (WANGANUI) AUSTRALIA (CAULFIELD/RANDWICK/ASCOT/TOOWOOMBA) RESULTS RACE 1 (Wanganui) 1 st 6 Spartanicus ($68-$17) 2nd 3 Authentic Desire ($7) 3rd 2 Second Hope ($7) 4th 9 Mcrae. Forecast $91. Place forecast $8 (2-3), $21 (2-6), $21 (3-6). Tierce $1129. Trio $96. Quartet No winner ($1198 jackpot carried forward
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      Lock icon Apprentice See banned one year
      322 48 / 49 APPRENTICE Joseph See has failed In his appeal against the one-year disqualification imposed over his handling of LOOK AT ME in Race 6 on July 29. The inquiry into the running and riding of LOOKAT ME was heard on Aug 10. After taking evidence from
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      Lock icon LAST FRIDAY’S S’PORE TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’ REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
      543 48 / 49 RACE 1 DOUBLE S: Slow to begin after jumping awkwardly. WHIRLRUNNER: Took home turn wide. ROMAN KNIGHT: Dipped and became unbalanced; jockey J Verenzuela, when questioned, said that the gelding travelled only fairly in the early and middle stages. He added
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      1511 48 / 49 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 CLASS 5TURF 2000m TIME 1:00 Stakes: HK$525,000 NO. HORSE NAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 SABINA A LEE B DOYLE 133 8 2 GREEN GLORY A S CRUZ B PREBBLE 132 11 3 SUNNY SKY C S SHUM
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      Lock icon Tuxedo ready to win HK debut
      1421 48 / 49 RACE1 (2,000m) KING GALILEO (11) came to hand in his final start for a rallying win over the 1,800m and resumed last month with a nice effort late for fifth behind Sunny Smiles. He’ll appreciate the extra 200m and will be hard to keep
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      Lock icon Frankel makes it 9 out of 9
      347 50 Henry Cecil-trained superstar affirms status as world’s best on inaugural British Champions Day AFP FRANKEL yesterday made it nine wins from nine starts as he won the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot, England, in tremendous style in the inaugural edition of the
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      Lock icon THE BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY RESULTS AT ASCOT
      125 50 THE results of the five British Champions Day races telecast to Singapore: Group 3 Champions Long Distance Cup (3,200m): 1st Fame And Glory 3-1 2nd Opinion Poll 12-5 fav 3rd Colour Vision 10-1.10 ran. Group 2 Champions Sprint Stakes (1,200m): 1st Deacon Blues
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      699 50 TOP FORM: Ipoh-based trainer Evert van Breukelen topscored yesterday, saddling four winners in the card of seven Ipoh races. His winners were Break Free (Race 1), Break Through (Race 5), Supradyn (Race 6) and Phoebus (Race 8). FILE PICTURE Race 1 C3 (LC) 1400m C3(LC) 1400m 4
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      32 48 / 49 Saturday, Oct 15 2011 First Second Third 9912 8432 2636 Starters 0751 7126 2290 9327 9737 8804 1735 5496 7196 2925 Consolations 2919 2988 5829 7577 3544 1743 6887 8024 8495 0362
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  • GOLF
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      Lock icon Murray on a roll
      328 51 TENNIS AFP IN-FORM Andy Murray Is just one win away from a third straight title after crushing Japan’s Kei Nishikori yesterday to seal a place in the Shanghai Masters final where he will face comeback king David Ferrer. The British second seed and defending champion was
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      Lock icon Choi moves to the top
      337 51 SOUTH Korea’s Choi Na Yeon took the outright lead over American Brittany Lang at the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia tournament after hitting a four-under 67 yesterday for a total of 12-under201. SIME DARBY LPGA MALAYSIA SI I AFP Entering today’s final round, Choi (right) is
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      Lock icon Sizzling 66 sees Gleeson take lead
      395 51 HERO INDIAN OPEN AFP DAVID Gleeson signalled his intention of ending a three-year title drought on the Asian Tour by shooting a sizzling six-under 66 in the third round of the Hero Indian Open yesterday. The Australian was three shots off the pace after
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      Lock icon Mardan inches up
      79 51 MARDAN Mamat moved up six places to joint-22nd spot after a two-over 73 in the Japan Open at the Takanodai Country Club in Chiba yesterday. The Singaporean is on five-over 218, 11 shots behind leader Nobuhito Sato in the 200 million yen ($3.3m) Japan Tour event. LEADERBOARD
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      Lock icon Wisut ahead
      123 51 WISUT Artjanawat, the highly-rated Thai golfer who many believe has the ability to succeed at the highest level, took the third-round lead in the US$75,000 ($90,000) Palembang Musi Championship yesterday. He carded a six-under 66 at Palembang Golf Club giving him an opportunity to win his third title
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  • RUGBY WORLD CUP
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      Lock icon WALES SEE RED
      790 52 / 53 Coach fumes as skipper’s sending-off hands victory to France SEMI-FINAL FRANCE 9 WALES 8 Reuters An injury to tighthead prop Adam Jones followed by a red card for captain Sam Warburton inside the opening 20 minutes cost Wales any chance of advancing to their first Rugby World
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      356 52 / 53 AP AUSTRALIA and New Zealand have wound up careful preparations for a Rugby World Cup semi-final which may be the biggest clash either team has played and the high point of a rugby Test rivalry which has burned brightly for 108
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      Lock icon PERFECT NO MORE
      694 52 / 53 Hamilton ends Red Bull pole streak but Vettel still confident FORMULA ONE AP Red Bull’s perfect run of pole positions in Formula One this season ended yesterday when McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton edged out Sebastian Vettel in qualifying for the Korean Grand Prix. Hamilton’s time of 1
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  • S-LEAGUE
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      Lock icon Quak makes impact in 5-1 win
      693 54  -  COURTS YOUNG LIONS 5 (Gabriel Quak 31, Irwan Shah 50, Hafiz Abu Sujad 68, Hariss Harun 75, Nigel Vanu 80) WOODLANDS 1 (Moon Soon Ho 37) SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg He might not have played much football over the past year, but Gabriel Quak
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      Lock icon Gold for local doubles bowlers
      156 54 BOWLING SINGAPORE bowlers Amanda Ng (left) and Bernice Lim (right) won gold medals in the women’s doubles at the 25th Asian Intercity Bowling Championships yesterday. The duo ended up with a grand total of 2675 pinfalls, 204 more than second-placed Singapore duo Kristin Quah and
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  • FOOTBALL
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      Lock icon Shed the ‘semi-final nation’ tag
      536 55  -  REPORTER’S RANT SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg When there are no matches being played, the Jalan Besar Stadium is a quiet place. Apart from the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) staff whose offices are located there, you are unlikely to chance upon anyone else. But just
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      337 55  -  ATHLETICS DILENJIT SINGH dilen@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Athletic Association (SAA) was dealt its second blow in a week after Scott Wong withdrew from its SEA Games squad. The 21 -year-old shot putter made the decision to miss out on next month’s Games in Jakarta and Palembang
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  • SERIEA
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      Lock icon David & Goliath Derby
      1008 56  - David Goliath Derby AS Roma’s galaxy of stars take on a Lazio team assembled on a shoestring budget in a Rome Derby where only football is the focus FC WEEKEND GLENN CONNLEY npsports@sph.com.sg It Is fantastic that the build-up to tomorrow morning’s (Singapore time) much-anticipated Rome Derby has been all
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  • EPL BETTING
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      Lock icon Henry vital to Wolves
      660 57 PA Sport WEST BROM v WOLVES (Tonight, 10pm, SingTel mioTVCh 103) West Bromwich Albion know the identity of at least one of Wolves’ players ahead of tonight’s (Singapore time) kick-off. Mick McCarthy has hailed the importance of fans’ target Karl Henry (right) to Wolves and insisted
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  • EPL
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      Lock icon High-flying Magpies face litmus test
      805 58  -  YOUR ENGLISH KAKI IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg Whatever happened to Armageddon? This was supposed to be the season that unpopular Newcastle owner Mike Ashley’s “tight-fisted” policies destroyed the club once and for all. Instead, the Magpies are enjoying their best start to a campaign since the
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      Lock icon Wenger to offload Chamakh?
      478 59 AFP Last year, he was billed as one of the most coveted players in Europe. But now, Marouane Chamakh is heading for the exit at the Emirates, reported the Daily Mail yesterday. Unless the 27-year-old suddenly hits scoring form between now and the end of the
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      Lock icon Pilkington brace has Canaries flying high
      634 60 NORWICH 3 Pilkington 1, 63, Martin 10 SWANSEA 1 Graham 12 Norwich secured victory in the battle of the English Premier League newcomers thanks to a frenetic opening 10 minutes. The Canaries took the lead after just 46 seconds. Striker Steve Morison knocked down
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      Lock icon Samba party for relieved Rovers
      231 60 QPR 1 BLACKBURN 1 Christopher Samba's bullet header rescued a point for Blackburn at Loftus Road, to give some comfort to their embattled manager Steve Kean. The Londoners dominated the first period and took the lead through Heidar Helguson’s cross-shot in the 16th minute. The
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      Lock icon Eagles flying at last
      639 61 WIGAN 1 (Diame 40) BOLTON 3 (Reo-Coker 4, Ngog 45, Eagles 90) Chris Eagles’ injurytime strike put the seal on a priceless second EPL victory of the season for Bolton at the DW Stadium. Boss Owen Coyle knew nothing more than a win would ease the
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      Lock icon Walters sparks late goal rush for Stoke
      315 61 STOKE 2 (Walters 80, Delap 87) FULHAM 0 Jonathan Walters and Rory Delap swooped late on to maintain Stoke’s excellent home form. The Potters had struggled in front of goal of late, scoring just four goals in seven games before this clash, but
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      Lock icon Mancini on top of the world
      719 62  -  Advantage City as United are held NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg MAN CITY 4 (Mario Balotelli 28, Adam Johnson 47, Vincent Kompany 52, James Milner 71) ASTON VILLA 1 (Stephen Warnock 65) Without actually facing each other, Roberto Mancini defeated Sir Alex Ferguson in a decisive
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      Lock icon Reds make leap but won’t win league
      758 63  -  Fergie will be happy to snap losing streak atAnfield, our analyst tells DAVID LEE PAUL PARKER npsports@sph.com.sg I Paul Parker is a former England and Manchester United defender who won two EPL titles and earned 19 caps for his country. He is currently
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      Lock icon Bittersweet return for Gerrard
      493 64 / 65 Liverpool captain scores from similar free-kick as last season PA Sport Steven Gerrard welcomed his lucky break on his Liverpool return but felt aggrieved to come away with only a point against rivals Manchester United yesterday. The fit-again Liverpool skipper’s poor free-kick found its way through
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      Lock icon Fergie angry with brittle wall
      331 64 / 65 PA Sport MANCHESTER United boss Alex Ferguson bemoaned the free-kick decision that led to Liverpool’s goal, but also pointed the finger at Ryan Giggs, who caused the wall to split. Rio Ferdinand’s foul on Charlie Adam led to the free-kick, with opposite camps feeling either
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      Lock icon Draw pleases all, drinks all round
      284 64 / 65  -  DILENJIT SINGH After every goal, the routine was the same. Shots of vodka allround. It was just another footballing night out with the family for 18-year-old Brandon Muk, his father Harris and uncle W K Yap. After confirming that he is of legal drinking
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      234 64 / 65  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ THE Red Devils may have ended up with just a point from their clash with Liverpool last night. But the lack of a win was not enough to dampen the spirits of members of United for United (U4U), who
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      Lock icon Stevie G’s back
      999 66 / 67  -  Reds’ Captain Marvel marks return from injury with fine strike GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg LIVERPOOL 1 (Steven Gerrard 68) MAN UNITED 1 (Javier Hernandez 81) The smile, the roar of joy, the flash of brilliance. Steven Gerrard’s back. And what a way to crown his comeback. The Liverpool
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    • ON TV
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        103 66 / 67 *All telecasts live unless otherwise stated. For the latest, please check www.mio.singtel.com/miotv&www.starhub.com/tv *Programmetimes, provided by SingTel StarHub, subject to change LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tonight: I ARSENAL v SUNDERLAND SingTel mioTV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 8.30pm I WEST BROM v WOLVES SingTel mioTVCh 103 (mio Stadium), 10pm I NEWCASTLE v
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        18 66 / 67 SHANGHAI ROLEX MASTERS Today: I FINAL StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD), 4.30pm
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        36 66 / 67 KOREAN GRAND PRIX Today: I PREVIEW StarHub TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 1 pm I MAIN RACE StarHub TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 1.45pm I CHEQUERED FLAG StarHub TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 3.45pm
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        19 66 / 67 WORLD CUP 2011 Today: I SEMI-FINAL 2: AUSTRALIA v NEW ZEALAND SingTel mio TV Ch 114 (ESPN), 3.50pm
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        30 66 / 67 LPGA SI ME DARBY MALAYSIA Today: I DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel), noon MCGLADREY CLASSIC Tomorrow: I DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel), 2am
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        18 66 / 67 Tonight: I SAFFC v HOME (7.30pm, Choa Chu Kang Stadium) Yesterday: I YOUNG LIONS 5 WOODLANDS 1
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