The New Paper, 4 December 2011

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1 68 The New Paper
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    • 65 1 thenewpaper DEC 4 2011 HOW FAR IS TOO FAR? When banter becomes sexual harassment KELONG KING: BASED ON A TRUE STORY 14-part match-fixing manga starts today33 8 PICTURE: SM ENTERTAINMENT S’pore’s K-pop craze at Ground Zero GIRLS FAKE IT Blues so lucky tod escape red card 66 (on Orchard Road)
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  • UPFRONT
    • 701 2/3  -  NATALIE SOH natalie@sph.com.sg You’renotimaginingthings. Today, we are transforming a section of this magapaper (“magazine paper” for the uninitiated) into a manga. (See Pages 32-35.) Our award-winning art team has embarked on an ambitious project to draw, and draw out, the story of how The New Paper
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    • Article, Illustration
      70 2/3 “Hey, 50 is the new 30.” –KellyPreston,whosaysshe feels better than she did 20 years ago after dropping 18kg post-pregnancy “We were at your birth. You filmed it for us and showed us the placenta and now you want some privacy?” ActorDaniel Craigrantsabout reality TV stars, the Kardashians “I
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    • 117 2/3 Weratethepastweek’snews–goodandbad +10 Credit card spending on overseas travel is up 20 per cent this year. -10 Deforestation has accelerated and a quarter of the world’slandis highly degraded. A growing population cannot be fed unless this is reversed, the UN said after a global assessment. +10 Singapore workers are
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    • 87 2/3 INSIDE FEATURES 8 When does friendlybanter crossthe line? 12 Braggingrights 14 K-PopGenerations 18 Drummingto hisown beat 34 KelongKing SPORTS 50 Golf:Woodshitting it right 52 Football:End ofthe road for Lionel 54 SerieA: ACMilansend ominous warningto rivals 56 Euro2012: Gomez– A brightfuturefor Germany 58 FC Weekendby GlennConnley It’s morelike lightingaF.U.S.E onan English
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  • Page 2/3 Miscellaneous

  • PEOPLE
    • 559 4 US SHOOTING TRAGEDIES Laura Gonzalez was happy to be back at work after three weeks away that included a stay at a shelter. Ms Gonzalez, 24, saw it as the beginning of a new life: one without her husband and the father of her four
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    • 318 4 The gunman first went intoaapartmentand shot a man, then hopped onto a crowded city bus in Queens, New York, and opened fire. He had “a beef to settle”. The shooting left a passenger dead and another seriously injured. Police arrested the 20-year-old suspected shooter. Witnesses described
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    • 1077 8 / 9  -  REPORTS: BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg Just howfar is too far, when it comes to a show of affection? Even as people are due to appear at Hong Lim Park today in support of Singapore’s version of the international protest movement SlutWalk, the region
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    • 563 8 / 9 Clad in a skimpy bikini, she grooved to the beat at a countdown party held at Sentosa’sSilosobeachonDec 31,2009. A video of four men molesting her quickly made its way onto the Internet, where it sparked furore among netizens. The video showed the men
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    • 589 10 The storm of controversy erupted when paparazzi pictures of 19-year-old Hong Kong starlet Rose Chan being kissed and hugged by f ellow actors and co-stars Joe Ma, 43, and Benny Chan, 42, surfaced. The actors had apparently gone for supper after a day of filming
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    • 173 10 Things are going too fast, too soon. Whether at work or atplay, here’swhatyou cando toget outofthat sticky situation: STOP TO THINK When things become disconcerting and troubling, start thinking through the situation. Don’tbeafraid to freezeand stop whateveryouare doing. A sudden halt breaks the momentum and creates a
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    • 532 12 / 13  -  How much would you pay for a brassiere? REPORT: BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg What would be the price tag on Singapore’smostexpensivebra? In Malaysia, it seems the going price is RM26,000 (S$10,600). At least, that’s what the opposition alleges is the price of a bra owned by minister Shahrizat
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    • 527 12 / 13  -  REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg Mytask,ifIchosetoacceptit,wastogo out and see if I can tell the difference between an expensive bra and a cheap one. The assumption is that as a married man, I should have enough experience to be able to tell. Idon’t know whetherto
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    • 171 12 / 13 Seen a tweet worth sharing? Message us @thenewpaper BRUNOMARS @BrunoMars @archa24I Canthelpit!! Imma Shwetty lil dude :p USsingerBrunoMarsrespondingtoatweetfroma fannotingthattherewasalotofsweatinhisvideos KRISALLEN @KrisAllen Hangin outside today and thought a bug flew on my face. Tried to slap it off. Turns out it was just the mustache –USsingerandAmericanIdolwinnerKrisAllenonthe facial
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    • 543 16 / 17 A Pakistani actress who is seen posing nude on the cover of an Indian magazine with the initials of Pakistan’sfearedandpowerful intelligence agency on her arm has triggered fury
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    • 221 16 / 17 It is rare to be a woman professional basketball player in Sweden. And it is even more rare for that player to make a move into the world of fashion. Elsa Hosk, 23, has managed to transcend two professions at different ends of the spectrum.
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    • 81 16 / 17 How happy are Singaporeans? Over the coming weeks, we ask people what makes them happy and how happy they currently are What makes me happy? “Thefestive season. December is my birthday month, so I always look forward to this time (of the year). Christmas and New
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    • 224 16 / 17 She is clad in nothing but stiletto heals andahat. The 19-year-old Karlie Kloss proudly shows off her flawless figure in the Italian edition of fashion magazine Vogue. The fashion world has been so taken in by her that she has beenlabelledthe“newBody”,DailyMailreported. That accolade
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    • 290 24 Dec 1 was World Aids Day. It is also 30 years since HIV/AIDS was acknowledged. Despite more knowledge about “the big disease with a little name”, HIV/AIDS still poses a serious threat. Worldwide Percentage of population with HIV/AIDS No data Less than 0.1% 0.1% 0.5% 0.5%-1% 1
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    • 410 24 Stanmore Cooper says he should be able to sue the government for emotional distress in a medical privacy case when agencies improperly shared his records. However, government lawyers want his lawsuit thrown out. The US Supreme Court heard from federal lawyers
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    • 374 32  -  S’POREBACKINM’SIANFOOTBALL REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg Fullofnervousanticipation.That’s howsomeofus–journalistsfrom TheNewPaper–awaitSingapore’s re-entry into Malaysian football nextyear. Getting back into the fray with our rivals from across the Causeway is sure to bring back memories of Singapore’sglorydays. Singapore last won the Malaysia Cup in 1994. But the
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  • SNAPSHOT
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      26 6 / 7 PRAYERFORTHEDEAD:A monk praysfora manwho diedofan unknowncause inShanxiTaiyuan Train Stationin China onFriday. Witnessessaid theman wasthought tobe sleeping tilla passenger foundhe wasdead,reported China Daily. PICTURE: REUTERS
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    • 390 6 / 7 THE Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) is likely to increase next year’s budget by 10 to 15 per cent. It expects more requests for help ahead of a global economic downturn, CDAC chairman Lim Swee Say said yesterday.
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    • 133 6 / 7 APPLE failed to convince a US judge to block Samsung Electronics from selling Galaxy smartphones and tablets in the US market, depriving the iPhone and iPad maker of crucial leverage in a global pa- tent battle between the two companies.
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    • 415 6 / 7 Gang renunciation programme The two-year old Gang Renunciation Programme may be expanded outside prison walls, and soon be introduced to theSingaporeBoys’Home. The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports told Channel NewsAsia that it will adapt suitable elements of the programme for the
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    • Article, Illustration
      140 6 / 7 7 years The jail sentence a 57-year-old man in Germany got after he attempteda hold-up– armedwith atoy gun ata building that housed a bank 17 years ago, but now has only ATMs. $850,000 The equivalent of the insurance a Taiwane+se man, 60, took before he went to China
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    • 133 6 / 7 TWENTY-one blocks of HDB flats at Redhill Close have been chosen for the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme, the 76th such site to date. The blocks 1 to 3 and 5 to 22 comprise 878 flats, and were built in
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    • 95 6 / 7 THE five youths who were arrested in connection with the stabbing of a Raffles Institution student on Thursday were charged in court yesterday. Four of them aged between 16 and 18 were charged in court. The fifth, aged 15, was charged in
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    • 65 6 / 7  -  ARTIST’S IMPRESSION FADZIL HAMZAH fadz@sph.com.sg Taking to the trails is more than just a quick workout before work. The adrenaline rush I get from challenging the unforgiving terrain is addictive but comes at a hefty price. As I ride into the wilderness with a team
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    • 35 12 / 13 DON’T MISS OUR SPORTS NOON EDITIONS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WED,DEC 7 Chelsea v Valencia Olympiakos v Arsenal Barcelona v BATE THURS, DEC 8 Man City v Bayern Munich Basel v Man Utd Ajax v Real Madrid
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  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
    • 582 14 / 15  -  MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg Oh mama! Jean Soh screams her lungs out at K-pop concerts and meet-and-greet sessions with Korean stars. Butshe’sfarfromyourtypicalK-pop-obsessedteenagegirl. MadamSohis50yearsold–ahousewifebydayandK-popfan by night. Or whenever her favourite idols hit town. That’s when the unabashed divorcee morphs, in her own words,from“frumpymumtoboppingfan”. “I don’t see what’s wrong with that.
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    • 458 14 / 15  -  REPORT: CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg “Girls’Generationiswalking aroundinOrchardRoad!” This tweet, and other similar ones, caused a frenzy on Twitter yesterday. FansofKorea’shottestgirlgroupwonderedifits nine members had secretly flown in early for a few days of shopping before their two-night sell-out concert here on Dec 9 and 10. Theninegirls–whoappearedat313@Somersetand MandarinGallerywithfourhulkingbodyguards–were
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  • THEN & NOW
    • 717 18 / 19  -  Percussionist Albert Louis uses his sounds as therapy for troubled souls REPORT PICTURES: ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg BOY Hecouldhavemadealotofmoney asapercussionistforMando-pop artisteA-Mei. Or he could have earned “easy money” as a drum instructorinSingapore. Yet,hechosetobecomeavolunteerwhousesdrummingastherapyfortroubledsouls. For percussionist Albert Louis, co-founder of local band Culture Shock and founder
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A DEEJAY
    • 757 20  -  JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg The biggest insult a deejay can get is a request to play the hit from Crazy Frog, says Mr Effendie Yacob, 29, resident deejay at Avalon. “It’s just wrong. The song is silly and cheesy,” adds Mr Effendie. The computer animated
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
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  • PASSAGES
    • Article, Illustration
      103 22 Hong Kong actor Benny Chan (above), 41, and his wife, Chinese ex-beauty queen and model Lisa Chiang, 25, welcomed their baby girl last Wednesday. The first-time parents named their daughter Chan Ya Ru. The little girl, who was delivered by a caesarean section, apparently shares the same birthday as
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      118 22 Hong Kong actress and Cantopop singer Miriam Yeung (above), 37, may be expecting too. She was coy about confirming the news, but did not deny it either and has been spotted wearing billowing dresses and flats. She is married to publicist Gary Ting, 32. One of Hong Kong’s “Heavenly
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      181 22 Brunei’s palace announced late last week that Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (above) has divorced his wife, Azrinaz Mazhar Hakim (above, right), after five years of marriage. State television and radio carried the announcement that the 63-year-old sultan had divorced Ms Azrinaz, 30, a former Malaysian television news journalist, and that
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    • 59 22 Film director Ken Russell, who was nominated for an Oscar for his 1969 film Women In Love, has died at 84. His son, Alex Verney-Elliott, said he died last weekend following a series of strokes. During his career, he became known for his controversial films including Women In Love,
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      109 22 What started off as mere rumours has evolved into a full-on romance. Not only was Jennifer Lopez, 42, photographed publicly smooching backup dancer Casper Smart, 24, the duo have also jetted off to Morocco. She’s set to perform at the launch of the Morocco Mall in Casablanca. The blossoming
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    • 65 22 Anne Hathaway, 29, is engaged to wed boyfriend Adam Shulman, 30. The Oscar-nominated actress, known for roles in The Princess Diaries and The Devil Wears Prada, has been dating Shulman, an actor and jewellery designer, since 2008. Their engagement comes after the actress went through a public break-up with
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  • LIVE RIGHT
    • 483 25 More women are finding thatspotsaren’tjusta teenage nightmare WhenShakespeare’sLadyMacbeth exclaims,“Out,damnedspot”,she may not have been referring to acne, but she neatly summed up how many of us feel when we see a pimple in the mirror. Acne is a curse we hope to shake off once we leave
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    • 108 25 Join the search for TOP BEACH HUNK BABE Got a great body to flaunt? Come hangoutonSentosa’sSiloso beach next Saturday. Get snapped by TNP photographers and you could standto win anight at Shangri-La’sRasa Sentosa Resort. Top prize: The top hunk and top babe will each win a onenight’s stayin aDeluxe Sea
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  • EATS
    • Article, Illustration
      347 26  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg The story goes that marmalade a jam-like preserve made from citrus fruit and peel–wasinventedbyMrsJanet Keiller of Dundee, Scotland. Her family is said to have built the world’s first marmalade factory in 1797. This quintessentially Scottish item is key to MrDavidAsh’slambchopsdish. Besides the marmalade which is
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    • 271 26 Ingredients 60g butter 500g of lamb chops or 6 pieces 1 /2 tsp black pepper Pinch of salt 1/2 tsp paprika 1/2tspgroundginger 75ml water 75ml vinegar 5 tbsp Scottish marmalade (Mr Ash used MacKays Marmalade) 1 shot of Scotch whisky Slice of orange for garnishing Instructions Melt
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    • Article, Illustration
      244 26 Headhunter David Ash, 47, is a Singapore permanent resident. Originally from the town of Glenrothes in east-central Scotland, he has lived here for the past 13 years. His wife is Singaporean and they have an 18-year-old son. He has a decent stash of whisky in his kitchen cupboard
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    • 585 27  -  THIS WEEK: NASI LEMAK Compiledby RENNIE WHANG Hup Lee Nasi Lemak Block 209, Hougang Street 21 Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre, #01 -27 Opens: 6am-9.30pm daily. This eight-year-old stall sells nasi lemak Chinese-style. This means, apart from your basic fluffy coconut
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    • 689 28  -  VANESSA FRIDA tnp@sph.com. sg For many of us, our last baking adventure was in secondary school during home economics class. Remember the cookies that could bounce off the blackboard? Very often, I hear the same lament: “Baking is difficult.Itneverturnsoutthewayitisexpectedto.” I have been baking for more
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    • 153 28 STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE (Serves 6) INGREDIENTS 3 punnets of strawberries ½cupicing sugar Whipping cream Vanilla 2 1 /3 cup Bisquick baking mix 3 tablespoon butter, melted 1/2 cupmilk 3 tbsp sugar DIRECTIONS 1. Remove the stems from the strawberries and slice them about 1 /2-inch thick. 2. Placein
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    • 216 29 HAVE you been eating and tweating? Here are our favourites for the week. @Mag–TY Kraze Burger Liang Court ginormous burger– sumptuous!! TWEAT OF THE WEEK @benyeotk Hearty breakfast of chicken murtabak@ Al-Thohirah located in Bedok Reservoir. Congratulations benyeotk!You’re ourTweatofthe Week. You’llreceivea $50 voucher courtesy of Holland
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  • PARENT HOOD
    • 462 30  -  JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg My six-year-old son S is a natural swimmer. He’s the youngest and smallest in his class, yet he was the first kid to swim the full length of the pool. His technique is stunning. His strokes are powerful. While some of
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    • 521 30 DEAR NANNY QUESTION Myfour-year-oldsonjustdoesn’t wanttoeat.He’lllookforsnacks instead.Hestilldrinkshismilkfour times a day. At times, he eats real food only once a day. Is this normal? Madam Liza Mohd ANSWER You say your son “looks for snacks”? Have you considered not letting him snack between meals? As a parent,
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  • WHEELS
    • 759 31  - Kiddy ride BMX Style Luke Wong, 4, races with boys over three times his age TWO WHEELS GOOD DANSON CHEONG tnp@sph.com.sg AT FOUR years old, most kids are watching Barney, learning to tie their shoelaces or maybe just beginning to ride a bike with trainingwheels. Luke Wong is not one
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  • Page 32 Advertisements
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  • Page 33 Advertisements
    • 26 33 SUNDAY MANGA WRITERS: ZAIHAN YUSOF, SIMON ANG STANLEY HO ILLUSTRATORS: KELVIN CHAN CHNG CHOON HIONG KELONG KING the new paper manga BASED ON A TRUE STORY
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  • Page 34 / 35 Miscellaneous
    • 322 34 / 35 SUNDAY MANGA KELONG KING Bahrain vs Togo September 7, 2010 the new paper manga WRITERS: ZAIHAN YUSOF, SIMON ANG STANLEY HO ILLUSTRATORS: KELVIN CHAN CHNG CHOON HIONG PROLOGUE: THE BEAUTIFUL GAME Veena, reporter The stadium is barely filled... Dom, The Editor Murali, Sports Editor Some call it football, some call
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  • Page 36 / 37 Advertisements
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  • AFFORD/ASPIRE
    • 347 38  -  MANDIRA RAI tnp@sph.com.sg Astiletto–Italianfordagger –isindeedtheultimate weapon in a woman’s fashion arsenal. Some of them are simply to die for while others have looks that kill. We give you the low-down on five pairs to suit every whim and wallet. 1. PEDRO ‘THE GEOMETRICAL BERRY’ PRICE: $93 Work
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  • Page 38 Miscellaneous
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  • SECRET SHOPPER
    • 720 39 From lacy, see-through types to bejewelled cross-back styles, there’sone(ormore)forevery woman. Yes, you guessed right. This secret shopper is talking about bras, the sometimes-wired equipment that holds up and envelops every woman’s jigglybits. Ever since this secret shopper was old enough to need a training
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  • HUMOUR
    • Article, Illustration
      660 40  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg NOTES Back on track The Rail Corridor needs you. Having been returned to Singapore in July, the former Malaysian land is being developed and the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) wants your suggestions. The URA wants something that will show off the green spaces, let everyone experience
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    • 508 41  -  ACT BLUR S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg So did you catch the live telecast of Mnet Asian Music Awards (Mama) on Channel U last week? It was held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Tuesday night. I’mnotafanofK-pop,butIthinkKoreanpopgroup Super Junior, who won the awards
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    • 233 41  -  JUST PAIK CHOO SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg ForsevenyearsItoiled(ha!)inthe inhospitable regions of second language class, five half-hour lessons every week in Chinese before the formidable Mrs Lau. Today my name in Chinese characters eludes me, but I recall with bell-like clarity our daily
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    • REALLY?
      • 81 41 Odd news that’sfor real Reuters. AUS cemetery worker could spend 10 years in jail after pleading no contest to stealing an electric guitar from a casket. The cream-coloured Fender Telecaster was laid on the body of Mr Randall Jourdan, whowishedtobeburiedwithhis“prideand joy”,thecriminalcomplaintsaid. The guitar was recovered
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      • 144 41 Wires. THE alarm was first raised when a woman passed a rubbish bin in the village of Moelfre, in Borth, Wales, and apparently heard cat sounds. Believing that it was a cat in the bin, villagers tried in vain to get inside the
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  • TV
    • 416 42  -  Step aside, Deuce Bigalow, Thomas Jane shows how a male hooker should behave JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg I hate you, Thomas Jane. I hate you from your sexy dimples to your pert bottom. From your manly drawl to your swaggering stride. You make me sick! OfcourseI’mspeakingoutofjealousy,but thatdoesn’tchangethefactthatyou’rescum tome.
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    • 190 42 RAY DRECKER (THOMAS JANE) Rayis muchmore thanjust ahooker aformerpro-athlete, a former coach, a substitute teacher, an ex-husband and a father to a pair of weird twins. Things are looking up with the wellness centre for women he has started with his pimp Tanya, and boy, does he
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    • 108 42 Unstoppable Star Movies (StarHub Ch 622), 9pm A veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to stop an unmanned freight train barrelling toward a city. Starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pine. Weather Wars Syfy Universal (StarHub Ch 526), 10.50pm A series of freak weather events
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  • LAST LOOK/LAST CHANCE
    • 134 43 The best quote about Meryl Streep is from the US sitcom Modern Family. As uber-fan Cameron Tuckerputsit, she “couldplay Batman and be the right choice. She’sperfection.” This week, the 62-year-old actress was named Best Actress by the New York Film Critics Circle for her latest film, The Iron
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  • Page 44/45 Miscellaneous
    • 36 44/45 BESTBET SUPER JETSET (Race 6 No. 4) Saturday,Dec***** First Second Third 8678 9789 9485 Starters 2527 3702 3447 6635 9259 0283 8846 6556 9186 8815 Consolations 6617 2345 3940 2641 3670 8693 2640 8514 1918 4697
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  • Sports
    • RACING
      • 464 44/45 LASTFRIDAY’SSINGAPORETURFCLUBSTIPENDIARYSTEWARDS’REPORTHIGHLIGHTS SPECIAL ACCOUNT was lucky to get up in time to win the opening race last Friday. Despite hanging inwards between the 300m and the 200m, placing jockey Mark Ewe at a disadvantage, the Brian Dean-trained grey managed to beat Coffee Kid by a shorthead in
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      • 1088 44/45 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 C5D1 1.20 -1200m Stakes:$35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 90-00 BulletTrain 57 (43) SSam 2 (4agHKTan-Excavator) 2 *****2 FlyFreely 57 (43) BWoodworth 11 (5nzgDHill-Dowell) 3 0-8-03 GypsyMagic 57 (43) YFLeong 6 (5agLeslieKhoo-GypsyMagic) 4 595--8 HorizonLad 57 (43)
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      • 489 44/45 1 RACE Mr X Brian Miller Tan Thean Loon 2 2 Fly Freely Andrew Frost Queen Kell Fly Freely 7 6 3 Lucky Find 7 9 7 Gypsy Magic Queen Kell Rena Cross 9 12 2 2 RACE 2 6 Queen Kell Lucky Find 3 That’s Money 9
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      • 1666 46 ANDREWFROST’SCOMMENTS ONTODAY’SKRANJI POLYTRACK MEETING RACE 1 (1,200m) 1 Bullet Train)Hasn’t shown much so far in four starts. Hard to recommend. 2 FlyFreely)))Lookedthewinnerbeforenarrowly beaten last time in first run in Class 5. This is suitable and can atone. 3 Gypsy Magic)))Appreciated this company last time
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      • 1273 47  -  I TIPS AND COMMENTS BY I TIPS AND COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG LIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE1(1,650m) STORM’S DESTINY (No. 4) has dashed well for two fourths from three dirt efforts this term.
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      • 936 47 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 CLASS5AWT 1650m TIME:1:00 Stakes:HK$525,000 NO. HORSENAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 BROTHERSINARMS SWOODS MBARZALONA 133 14 2 GREATHERO LHO THSO 133 12 3 PRECISIONMAGIC ALEE MLYEUNG 133 11 4 STORM'SDESTINY DCRUZ DWHYTE 131 3 5 FULLVERSION KWLUI GCHEYNE 128
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      • 104 48 / 49 RACE1 7 Vista 9 Marvellous Present 5 Jose-Jose 1 Cayenne RACE 2 8 Samara 1 Wiseman 5 Mayo’s Dancer 3 Medinet Wine RACE 3 3 Happy N Joyous 1 Casper 2 Supreme Istana 5 PrivateCollection RACE 4 3 Tagmamarakay 5 Flying Kiss 7 Perfect
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      • 723 48 / 49 Race1 C5(LC)1400m 9 GOODWINNER56(12-9) IAzhar (4) 4 4 1 (484) 14 SPEEDYBORONIA52c49(102-25) SSVanan* (9) 1 1 2 (458) 0.5 2 FASTAGAIN57c55(53-18) HKCheng (6) 2 3 3 (518) Nk 11 BLACKPAWN55.5c54.5(188-53) BTai (7) 5 5 4 (428) 2.25 XWinning owner: Mdm SP Tan. Trainer: K Coetzee. Time:
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      • 867 48 / 49 GOING FORECAST: YIELDING RACE1 C5 2.10 -1400m(SC) Stakes:RM35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 *****9 Cayenne 58 (24) NCallow 8 (5nzgRLines-Prosperity) 2 *****- ThunderMan 57.5 (23) RBurnettc1 3 (5agMHWee-Ezaro) 3 -0-345 Christie 56.5 (21) GHind 6 (7mmJBrink-CKTan) 4 8417-9 CourageousGeneral 56.5 (21)
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      • 548 48 / 49 RACE1 (Rosehill) 1st 9 Recorrido ($33-$6) 2nd 8 Mighty Obvious ($15) 3rd 6 Madibagold ($18) 4th 4 Unanimously. Forecast $89. Place forecast $23 (6-8), $21 (6-9), $21 (8-9). Tierce No winner ($1748 jackpot carried forward to next race). Trio $287. Quartet No winner ($222 jackpot carried
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      • 512 48 / 49 YESTERDAY'S NEW ZEALAND (ELLERSLIE/TRENTHAM) AUSTRALIA (ASCOT) RESULTS RACE1 (Ellerslie) 1st 10 Pacific Rose ($59-$13) 2nd 7 Top Spot ($34) 3rd 11 Supreme Lady ($13) 4th 5 Thundermore. Forecast $317. Place forecast $33 (7-10), $53 (7-11), $24 (10-11). Tierce No winner ($2035 jackpot carried forward to next race). Trio $723. Quartet
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    • GOLF
      • 233 50 / 51 ANCORA CLASSIC IT WAS a happy baptism in the pro ranks for Singapore’s Choo Tze Huang. The University of Washington graduate, who had done the country proud with several regional honours as an amateur, finished ninth in the Ancora Classic in Jakarta yesterday. Choo
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      • 584 50 / 51 CHEVRON WORLD CHALLENGE AP. TigerWoodsknowshe’s playing better than he has in the last two years, and he has the leaderboard to prove it. Woods hit a half-dozen extraordinary shots on Friday in the Chevron World Challenge on his way to a five-un-der 67, giving him a
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      • 179 50 / 51 Reuters. SPAIN’S Alvaro Quiros compiled a solid bogey-free 67 yesterday to take a one-shot advantage into the final round of a Hong Kong Open tournament he has led since the opening day. The 28-year-old from Cadiz ended the third round on 10 under for the tournament,
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      • 126 50 / 51 IT WAS golf with a heart at S-League club Geylang United’sgolfdayatOrchidCountry Club. Winning prizes was least in the minds of the 117 golfers some representing corporationsandshipping firms– who were more interested in giving than taking. That attitude enabled Geylang United to raise $180,000 from its 14th Eagles
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      • 670 50 / 51  -  DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg The first word in the Chinese translation of golf suggests altitude, and, going by that yardstick, the 1.83-metre Lisa Ge must be the first lady of female golfers here. It is not just this towering frame that puts her in rarefied air. Just
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      • 229 50 / 51 TAYLORMADE has expanded on the R11 franchise with the introduction of the R11 irons. These are engineered for the player who appreciates the shape and refinement of a Tour-grade iron, but needs the help of advanced technology to launch the ball high, straight and
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      • 118 50 / 51 VINCENT GALLUS, a certified member of the Swiss and European PGA and currently instructor at Tanah Merah Country Club and Green Fairways, continues providing tips for golfers in this column. This week: THERE is a simple way to give you the feeling of a proper shoulder turn
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      • 286 50 / 51 TENNIS: DAVIS CUP Reuters. RAFAEL Nadal thrashed Juan Monaco and David Ferrer rallied to beat Juan Martin del Potro in five thrilling sets to give Spain a 2-0 lead over Argentina in the Davis Cup final in Seville on Friday. Playing on his
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    • FOOTBALL
      • 853 52  -  Goalkeeper announces retirement from international footballafteralmost10yearsinaLions’jersey SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg After nine years and 73 appearances, Lionel Lewis has finally decided to call time on his international career. The giant goalkeeper, who turns 29 later this month, told The New Paper that he has
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      • Article, Illustration
        472 53  -  Young Singaporean shot-stopper undergoes two- week stint at J-League club SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg Quietly, and with little fanfare, a young Singaporean is taking the first step to achieving his footballing dreams. Fariz Zulhilmi, a 17-year-old goalkeeper, is in Japan on a two-week stint with the Under-18 squad
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      • 190 53  -  BOWLING DAVID LEE FRESH from being crowned South-east Asia’s bowling queen at the SEA Games last month, local bowler Cherie Tan is making a charge at the 2011 AMF World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa. After the third day of qualifying and 15 games, the
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    • SERIEA
      • 739 54 GENOA0 AC MILAN 2 (Zlatan Ibrahimovic 56-pen, Antonio Nocerino 79) Wire Services. ACMILANwenttopofSerieAforthe first time this season, after a 2-0 victory over 10-man Genoa yesterday morning (Singapore time). They now have seven wins and a draw in their last eight league games. Zlatan
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      • 210 54  -  METTLE GAMES DAVID LEE DENISE de Haan, the world No. 3 female cable rider, has taken a big step to retaining her cable wakeboard title at the Mettle Games. She (right) defeated world No. 1, Australia’s Angelika Schreiber, in the preliminary round yesterday at SKI360. Understandably,
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    • EURO 2012
      • 1227 56 / 57 Fifa.comdiscussedwithBayernMunichandGermanyinternational strikerMarioGomezabouthisnationalteam,nextsummer’s Euro 2012 and his personal club goals IMario, is there any way things could be even better for you personally at the moment? MARIO GOMEZ: Things can always go better. It’s definitely a good time for me with both my club and
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      • 403 56 / 57 AFP. Germany coach Joachim Loew said his side will have no fear when they start their Euro 2012 campaign against Portugal, having also drawn World Cup finalists Holland and Denmark in Group B. Germany were the first team to book their Euro 2012 place through the
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      • 251 56 / 57 AFP. CROATIA coach Slaven Bilic said he was satisfied with yesterdaymorning’s(Singaporetime)Euro2012draw that pitted his team against champions Spain, Italy and the Republic of Ireland, vowing it was a privilege to have such rivals. “Maybe someone will say that I’m crazy, but I
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      • 762 58 / 59  -  If you believe the English media NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg England zealots have started earlier than usual. If the Three Lions will not quite fight them on the beaches, thenthey’lltakethemdownin Donetsk instead. Following yesterday morning’s Euro 2012 draw in Kiev, the only element missing from the ceremony
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      • 53 58 / 59 Reuters BOOKMAKERSWilliam Hill hasmade England 7-1 joint-third favourites to win Euro2012 followingyesterday morning’s (Singapore time) draw. William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe said: “England havebeen handed adecent draw and we have cut their odds from 11-1, their price before thedraw,to 7-1.” Spainarestill the topbet at 9-4, ahead of
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      • 827 58 / 59  -  GLENN CONNLEY FC WEEKEND npsports@sph.com.sg RemembertheSun’sheadline “E.A.S.Y.”afterthedrawforthe2010 World Cup? England. Algeria. Slovenia. Yanks. It was certainly creative far more than England’s footballinSouth Africa.Yetitcouldn’thavebeenmore inaccurate. In their opening Group C game, Fabio Capello’s men struggled to a 1-1 drawwiththeUS, before joining
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    • EPL
      • 366 60 EVERTON v STOKE (Tonight, 11pm, SingTel mio TV Ch 103) STOKE boss Tony Pulis will shuffle his pack again for the English Premier League trip to Everton tonight. The Welshman made eight changes from the side that beat Blackburn last weekend for Friday morning’s (Singapore time)
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      • 703 60 WOLVES v SUNDERLAND (Tonight, 11.55pm,SingTelmio TV Ch102) PA Sport. Mick McCarthy stressed the importance of his Wolves players keeping calm as he prepares for another pressure-cooker match against Sunderland at Molineuxtonight. The Black Cats, who are expected to be managed by caretaker-boss Eric Black
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      • 720 61 TOTTENHAM 3 BOLTON 0 (Bale 7, Lennon 50, Defoe 60) TOTTENHAM moved ahead of Manchester United in to second place in the Premier League after easing to a win over 10-man Bolton. Gareth Bale tapped home a Luka Modric corner to break
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      • 608 62 BLACKBURN 4 (Yakubu 20, 45, 57, 82) SWANSEA 2 (Lita 35, Moore 66) YAKUBU fired in four goals as Blackburn gave under-fire coach Steve Kean some breathing space with a priceless win. Kean faced further protests fromhomesupporters–many wearing T-shirts expressing their lackofconfidenceinhim– despite a hard-working
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      • 235 62 QPR 1 (Helguson 20) WEST BROM 1 (Long 81) SHANE LONG’S late goal helped West Brom secure a share of the spoils from a match QPR will be wondering how they failed to win. His predatory strike, tapping in from a Peter Odemwingie cross, was
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      • 704 63 WIGAN 0 ARSENAL 4 (Arteta 28, Vermaelen 29, Gervinho 61, Van Persie 78) Arsenal moved into fifth place in the English Premier League table with a thumping win over Wigan. The home side, who drop to the bottom of the table, began brightly but were undone by
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      • 505 64  -  MAN CITY 5 (Sergio Aguero 32, Samir Nasri 51, Yaya Toure 68, Mario Balotelli 88, Adam Johnson 90) NORWICH 1 (Steve Morison 81) GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg The rainbow over the Etihad Stadium was ominous. For Manchester City, on the horizon is a glorious era in
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      • 442 65  -  OurcolumnisttellsDAVIDLEEtheoldguard isthereasonChelseawon’twintheleague PAUL PARKER npsports@sph.com.sg Iwouldn’tsayChelseahave answered their critics with this 3-0 win over Newcastle. Chelsea’sDavidLuizshouldhavebeen sent off for illegally denying Newcastle’s Demba Ba a clear scoring chance very early on, but thereafter, Chelsea should have been ahead by four goals in the
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      • 897 66/67  -  NEWCASTLE0 CHELSEA3 (Didier Drogba 38, Salomon Kalou 89, Daniel Sturridge 90) YOUR ENGLISH KAKI IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM SPORTS DIRECT ARENA They may have ridden their luck until saddle sores developed, but misfiring Chelsea took all three points from a frenetic, end-to-end
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      • 194 66/67 PA Sport. NEWCASTLE manager Alan Pardew is to examine the rule book after admitting he was baffled as to why Chelsea’s David Luiz was not sent off last night. In the fourth minute and with the score 0-0, the Brazilian brought down Demba Ba with only
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    • ON TV
      • 117 66/67 *Alltelecastsliveunlessotherwisestated.Forthelatest,please checkwww.mio.singtel.com/miotv&www.starhub.com/tv *Programmetimes,providedbySingTel&StarHub,subjectto change LIVETELECASTS EPL Tonight: IEVERTONv STOKE SingTel mio TV Ch 103 (mio Stadium), 11pm IWOLVESv SUNDERLAND SingTelmioTVCh102(mioStadium),11.55pm Tuesday: IFULHAMv LIVERPOOL SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 4am LALIGA Today: IATLETICOMADRID vRAYO VALLECANO StarHub TV Ch 222 (Football Channel), 6.55pm SERIEA Tonight: IJUVENTUSvCESENA StarHub TV Ch
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      • 16 66/67 DAVIS CUP FINAL Tonight: IDAY 3: SPAINv ARGENTINA StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 8pm
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      • 40 66/67 HONG KONG OPEN Today: IDAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel), 1 pm CHALLENGE SUN CITY Today: IDAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel), 5pm CHEVRON WORLD CHALLENGE Tomorrow: IDAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel),2am
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    • 130 68 AP. FORMER Brazil captain Socrates is back in hospital and on life support. A hospital in Sao Paulo says the 57-year-old Socrates is suffering from septic shock resulting from an intestinal infection. Socrates (right) was last in the hospital in September. That was for a haemorrhage
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    • 30 68 Sports DAVIDLUIZ’STACKLEONDEMBABA Y E S ...saysNewcastlemanagerAlanPardew, whowantstochecktherulebook ...saysourmaninNewcastle,Iain Macintosh,whofeelsLuizwasthelast lineofdefence PAGES66-67 WASITA RED? GARYCAHILL’STACKLEONSCOTTPARKER N O ...saycommentators DionDublinandJohn Dykesontelevision becauseincident happened35metres fromgoalline ...saysBoltonmanager OwenCoyle,whose 10-mansidecrash3-0 toSpurs PAGE61 PICTURES: ACTIONIMAGES, GETTYIMAGES
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