The New Paper, 30 April 2013

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    18 1 the new paper TUESDAY APRIL 30 2013 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS I PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MICA (P) 084/01/2013
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      42 1 PICTURE: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS DRAMA AT WAKE OF DRIVING INSTRUCTOR KILLED BY FALLING TREE His mother (above left) blames student driver (right) for his death: I’LL NEVER FORGIVE HER Student, who had gone to pay her last respects, says... Page 3
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      55 1 MUM OF NSF WHO DROWNED IN S’PORE RIVER: He had planned his future Page 2 GARY LIM ON REAL’S HOPE OF REVERSING 4-1 LOSS No way, Jose Page 42 TUESDAY APRIL 30 2013 L O U D K-POP STAR INSPIRED PSY How to tame a G-Dragon facebook.com/thenewpaper twitter.com/thenewpaper To subscribe:
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      Lock icon ‘He really was a very good boy’
      929 2  -  Man who drowned wanted to help with family’s optical business after NS REPORT: ELIZABETH LAW lawsm@sph.com.sg HE HAD a bright future ahead of him that was abruptly cut short. Mr Jonathan Lim Chong Ping had planned to further his ophthalmology studies in Australia
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      Lock icon PAST DROWNING CASES
      222 2 Dec 17, 2012 (right) A man, believed to be in his 30s, jumped into the Singapore River after stripping down to his underwear. Eyewitnesses said the man, who was drinking alone by the river, was seen running around restaurants in the area before he leapt into the
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      Lock icon Mum of driving instructor killed by tree asks student at wake: YOU COME FOR WHAT?
      730 3  -  REPORTS: FOO JIE YING fjieying@sph.com.sg ALL she wanted was to pay her last respects to her driving instructor. But when she arrived at his wake on Sunday night, Madam Marliana Sumarno, 34, was met with
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      Lock icon He proposed to her just last month
      321 3 THE fact that she was older than him affected her a lot. But his sincerity and maturity touched Miss Brenda Lee so much that a year and seven months into their relationship, she accepted his marriage proposal. But a month later, her boyfriend,
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      Lock icon 3 lose more than $3,700 on SilkAir plane
      707 4  -  Two suspects detained, one arrested later charged with theft REPORT: DAVID SUN, RENNIE WHANG tnp@sph.com.sg SOME fly for business. Others for pleasure. Then there are those who fly so they can steal. On April 19, three men lost more than US$3,000 (S$3,700)
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      121 4  -  Andre Joseph Theng THE scene was a mess of metal and glass. A scooter was wrecked and its front cover had broken into small pieces, exposing the engine. Nearby, a grey helmet lay on the ground. The accident happened early yesterday morning along Upper Thomson
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      609 6  -  Sales of anti-mosquito products rise along with number of dengue cases REPORT: KERRI HENG kerrihyp@sph.com.sg AS THE dengue threat continues to hover over our island, some Singaporea ns a re stock ing up on repellents and taking extra precautions at home. Mosquito repellent products have been f lying
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      Lock icon DENGUE EPIDEMIC
      136 6 SINGAPORE is at the midpoint of a fullblown dengue epidemic, Environment and Water Resources Minister Vivian Balakrishnan cautioned on Sunday. There were 510 cases in the week ending April 20, the highest weekly number recorded since the major outbreak in 2005. Since the start of this year, there
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      170 6 House Fans Using wind is an effective method against mosquitoes and other airborne pests. It prevents mosquitoes from circling and landing. When indoors, use a fan on medium or high speed. Avoid dark colours When dressing for outdoor activities, think white and light as mosquitoes
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      Lock icon ‘Vile reaction’ UNEXPECTED
      753 10 / 11  -  Social activist Nizam Ismail surprised at reaction towards his exit from AMP REPORTS: ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg HE KNEW some of his ideas were controversial, like pushing for racial politics. And Mr Nizam Ismail, 46, expected his moves to be challenged. But what he didn’t expect was his
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      424 10 / 11  -  REPORT: LINETTE HENG linheng@sph.com.sg IN LOCAL online lingo, it is to “CSI” someone. And by that, netizens mean researching their intended target and pulling out skeletons from the target’s cyber closets. The term is coined after TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Mr Nizam Ismail
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      272 10 / 11 MR NIZAM Ismail said he resigned because the Government had allegedly threatened to cut AMP’s funding after taking issue with his comments online and his participation in two political events. This he told The Straits Times in an April 23 interview. But both Minister-in-charge
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      Lock icon ‘Everyone I have ever loved is here’
      558 12  -  §img§j@3<§>@E?@ HARDCOREAs our population swells, the concept of a ‘core Singaporean’ is becoming murky. In this ongoing series to find the Singaporean Core a term raised in Parliament during the Population White Paper debate we speak to people with a pink IC to
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      Lock icon Teen throws cat from 10th storey of HDB block
      397 12  -  REPORT: AUDREY KANG audkang@sph.com.sg HE WAS about to enter his flat when he saw something fall from the 10th storey of the opposite HDB block. Curious, he went downstairs to check what it was, and was shocked to find it was
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        499 13  -  Picture of three women on an advertising billboard looking at a construction worker is this week’s winner for the theme, ‘My Singapore Hero’ REPORT: JUSTIN ZHUANG tnp@sph.com.sg HE WAS looking for the shuttle bus to IMM shopping mall, but Mr Ng Wei Chean instead
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        97 14 / 15 AFP THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday it is “carefully” monitoring massive capital flows into Asia and urged the region’s policymakers to guard against risks of overheating. The level of the inf lows which have sent Asian stocks and property prices skyrocketing
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        110 14 / 15 AP CHINESE health officials said the four-year-old son of a man infected with a new strain of bird flu has also caught the virus. Shandong province’s health department said there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission, and that the boy is in
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        101 14 / 15 AFP A POWERFUL blast ripped through a multi-storey building in Prague’s historic centre yesterday, leaving about 40 people injured and possibly up to four dead trapped in the rubble, rescuers said. The force of the explosion, which police said was believed to
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        226 14 / 15 TAIWAN PRESIDENT’S PLEDGE AFP TAIWAN’S President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday renewed his support for the “One China” policy as the island marked the 20th anniversary of historic talks with its former bitter rival China. President Ma, who initiated the easing of hostility with Beijing
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        Lock icon Climate chief warns of ‘urgency’ as CO2 levels rise
        102 14 / 15 THE United Nations’ climate chief called for urgency yesterday, amid warnings that carbon dioxide (CO2) levels were approaching a symbolic threshold not seen in human history. Data from an observatory in Hawaii has shown the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere
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        Lock icon Australian tourist raped in Bali: police
        102 14 / 15 AFP AN AUSTRALIAN tourist was raped on the Indonesian resort island of Bali by a thief who broke into her family’s rented villa, police said yesterday. The man attacked the woman, 28, after entering the property in Kuta in the wee hours of Saturday.
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        100 14 / 15 AFP THE Greek parliament voted on Sunday to adopt a law providing for the dismissal of 15,000 civil servants as part of austerity measures imposed by the country’s international creditors. After heated debate during an emergency session, 168 deputies voted for
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        104 14 / 15 AFP THE European Union was set to impose a two-year ban on three pesticides linked to bee deaths after a majority of member countries voted in favour of a moratorium yesterday. A key committee of experts cleared the
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        330 14 / 15 A US charity worker was allegedly raped by a businessman in eastern India last week. Police said they have arrested the businessman, as anger grows over the high incidence of sexual crime in the country. Dinesh Burman, 40, was arrested last
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        Lock icon Abused but culprits go scot-free
        289 14 / 15 AFP STUDENTS at one of America’s most prestigious schools were abused by paedophile teachers for more than three decades. But US prosecutors said they were unable to file charges because the crimes happened long ago, officials in New York said last Friday. The Bronx District
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        502 16 M’sia PM says BN rule will lead to harmony, stability BARISAN Nasional (BN) head Najib Abdul Razak has warned that the “Johor way”, toget her w it h t he “big pla ns” of t he incumbent state government, will “disappear” if
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        Lock icon Internet abuzz with M’sian election news
        276 16 THE Malaysian general election fever is hotter online than in real life. That’s what Mr T.C. Lee, a 60-year-old resident of Georgetown, Penang, says and he has his iPad to prove it. “I haven’t attended a single ceramah (rally) this time around,” he said.
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      772 18 LAND BATTLE IN CHINA AFP HIS frail body is ravaged by cancer and age, and his wife and son are in a Chinese prison. Mr Yao Baohua is awaiting trial himself, but he is still determined to fight for his house and land. The Yao home
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      376 5 Tom Cruise is back in action Literally. Tons of it. and of the Loudest. most •i varieties.” E! News Coming 1 May I R 1 First on mio TV Only on mioTV S K Y F A L L 007 r AFFLECK CRANSTON ARKIN GOOD. FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE
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      45 7 Winners of a RWS Invites annual membership worth $150. Winners will be notified by post via the billing address of their designated billing account with SingTel. J o J Let’s make it. Bi Sin Tel Copyright 2013 Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (CRN: *****1624DJ. All rights reserved.
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      38 10 / 11 Do the 5-Step Mozzie Wipeout together every Sunday. EVERY ACTION COUNTS DO THE 5-STEP MOZZIE WIPEOUT. 0 r J m Get updates and find out more about the Dengue Community Alert System online: www.dengue.gov.sg f www.facebook.com/Stop.Dengue.Now W www.twitter.com/NEAsg
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      89 13 WHAT’S NEXT? CONTINUE sending the Big Picture photos for our theme, “My Singapore Hero”, this week and stand to win $500. We want images that show the unsung heroes that make this city possible. The deadline is Saturday, midnight. After this, our upcoming fortnightly theme will be “Trading Stories”, where
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      163 17 AS SIMPLE AS A,B,C Be it a property, car or job opening and anything under the sun, advertising on our respective sites is really hassle-free. Check out any of these 3 easy ways to get started: DIY OR EMAIL Simply visit any of our portals to self-register and place your
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      513 19 WATCH ’EM Chicago Fire (left) Universal Channel (StarHub Ch 512), 11.30pm This new drama series revolves around the intense lives of firefighters and paramedics in Chicago, as they face stresses on both the personal and professional front. Starring Taylor Kinney, Jesse Spencer. Food And Drink BBC Lifestyle (StarHub Ch 432),
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      260 20 MATS Fastads BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT toll free 1800-289-9988 www.cats.com.sg Cash them in Sell your unwanted bottles of liquor. See Class Hobbies II An artisan bakery is hiring bakers. See Class Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge s 1 V is r Whole units are being s risi 6 ij Got a flat
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      26 21 Devine Feet Reflexology Promotion Traditional foot reflexology and back massage $18 and above Blk 555 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 #01-1956, S’pore *****5 Tel *****862 R/ME/*****0/2012
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      104 22 Home Needs FACTORY PRICE!! kitchen cabinet room cabinet, Office cabinet, old cabinet change of new door. 9834-5461 Professional Made In Singapore BUY/WANTED Old/ New Liquor Hennessy XO Martell, whisky Gordonbleu etc Call: *****092 HIGHEST Pawn Tickets Gold Diamond Rolex Watches etc 18K/ 20K/ 22K/ 24K New/ Old Hennesy XO/ Martell
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      171 23 WATS Fastads Jobs Class Guide Accounting/ Bookkeeping Administrative/ Clerical Agents/ Brokers/ Traders Art/Creative Building/ Construction Call Centres/ Telemarketing Cleaners Counter/ Receptionists Customer Service Dispatch/ Delivery Drivers/Chauffeurs Engineers Finance Fitness/Spa Food Stalls General Production/ Operators Hair/ Beauty Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Human Resources IT/ Infocomm Marketing/ Communications Nursing/ Health Care Other Positions
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      53 23 Metal Works Contractor Requires: Design Coordinator Diploma holder or equivalent Min 2 yrs experience PC literate Pls email detailed resume to: admin@jalitar.com FULL/PART-TIME TELEMAR-KETER Town Singaporean PR Immediate SMS *****093 Telemarketers urgently needed Up to $12/hour. Flexible hrs/ day -9100 4246 CLEANERS required urgently Full-Time Raffles Place Ê Mon-Fri Ê
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      185 23 (Full-Time Part-Time) Earn up to$12per hour or more Earn more on Public Holidays ($14or more per hour) Personal accident benefits Possess a valid Class 2B licence Possess own bike for part-time riders Bike provided for full-time riders (Malaysians may also apply) Singaporeans, SPRs students are welcome to apply WALK-IN INTERVIEW
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      126 23 Fty Cleaners Senoko. DISHWASHERS/ PLATE COLLECTORS Novena Square 2, Terminal 3, Great World City, Robertson Quay. Call *****764 *****036 Riders Required Flexible working hours Meals uniform provided Salary $7/ hr weekdays $8/hr weekends Trip allowance Possess own bike with valid licence insurance. Should know how to read Map 18 years
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      107 23 Hiring Permanent Lorry Crane Driver With Class 5 License Preferably with Lorry Crane experience and Hazmat Immediate Availability. Basic Salary $1500-$1700 Please call 6474 7818 (HR dept) DRIVER CUM WAREHOUSE ASST Possess Class 3 lic with 1 year driving experience Physically fit Simple English Assist in warehousing jobs Call Tracy
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      159 23 TEMP PERSONAL DRIVER urgently required. Possess own bike and stay in the west. Interested pls call *****725 between 9am to 1 pm or 2pm to 5pm. The Advertiser 20 Jalan Afifi #07-01 Certis Cisco Centre II Singapore *****9 LORRY CRANE DRIVER required Jurong area Start Immed. Tel: *****547 *****788 Hiring
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      71 23 11-Seater PA Bus Driver Attendant Dealing with school children workers Hardworking reliable Immed. S’porean/PR Call 10am-2pm 8404-2417 Require CLASS 3/4 DELIVERY DRIVERS Contact 9162-2874 An Estab. Electrical Engrg. Company urgently requires Project Engineer Diploma/ Degree in Electrical Engineering 1-2 years experience Bilingual, need to liaise with Chinese speaking customers Preferably
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      75 23 Urgently required Therapists for Spa û Full Time û Pleasant looking û With/ w/o experience û S’poreans/ SPRs only *****474/ *****381/ Urgently require MASSEUSE/ CASHIER in city area. *With without experience. *S’porean/ PR *Pleasant looking Call *****842 Urgently Requires BEAUTY THERAPISTS from all races. Please call *****503 Foodcourt near Jurong
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      264 24 SQUE Rotisserie Alehouse at Central@Clarke Quay is HIRING!! If you are fun-loving, committed and enjoy meeting people from all walks of life, we invite you to join our family as:1) Full Time Waiter Waitresses 2) Part-Time Service Crew 3) Commis Chef Positions are ONLY available to Singaporeans, Singaporean PR and
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      112 24 Other Positions Other Positions Other Positions Joining Bonus $5,000 CBTtS CLCMCLCm Securing Your World Enforcement Officers (nea lta ura) Secondary 2 SPM. 2B licence, with without experience. Bike allowance for those with their own bikes. Singaporeans Singapore PRs Malaysians Walk-in Interview, 9am 6pm Monday Friday (except Public Holidays) Certis CISCO
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      130 24 Pest Control Field Staff Drivers 20 Vacancies 5½ days week Min Pri 6 With without NEA licence Good Salary Overtime •ONLY SINGAPOREANS PR Walk in Interview after 4pm on Weekdays Must Bring Certificates @48 Toh Guan Road East #04-99 Enterprise Hub Trading Company hiring 1.Warehouse Supervisor 2.Supermarket Coordinator Basic Salary
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      106 24 FEMALE ESCORTS û Age18 Above û Highly Confidential û High Income û Flexible Working Hrs û Female Agent Call/sms *****508 General Workers Day and night shifts High starting pay Require overtime work Location: Woodlands Interested, please call 6392-1154 or 9322-7309 CAR WASHER needed at various locations Call: Lee 9105-9564 BUTCHERS/
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      58 25 Other Positions FULL/ PART-TIME CASHIER Paya Lebar/ Novena S’porean/ PR. 9689-6462 Lose Weight Win Cash Top Prize $1000 SMS:*****585 Francis www.loseweightstudio.com TELEMARKETERS Weekly Pay $6-$10 per hour Part full time Call Kris 9477-7040 Baby Dolls Talent Agency required Full/ Part-time Female Escort û Attractive Pleasant looking û Trpt provided û
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      142 25 3551 Caltex AMK 3 requires Pump Attendants Singaporean/ PR Please call *****333 FULL TIME CAR WASHERS Up to $1800/$60 cash daily, comm CPF S’porean/ PR only )East Coast/ Siglap/ Tampines *****123 )Boon Lay/ Bt Merah/ Little India *****422 PEST CONTROL WORKERS required Pri 6 above Preferably staying in Bedok/ Woodlands
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      350 25 Here’s your opportunity to work with Asia’s leading pet retail and service chain. Come and join our dynamic team and capitalize on your passion for pets. Retail Assistants(Full-Time) Hard working, mature and pleasant personality Good communication skills and self-motivated sales person Assist with the standard day to day retail operations
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      105 25 CAR SALES EXECUTIVE Basic +$2K comm. p/car additional benefits S’porean/ M’sian welcome 9004-4461 BUILDING PRODUCTS SALES REP With/ w/o experience. Class 3 lic. Bedok Res area. 6844-2603 6744-7664 SALES EXECUTIVE Min secondary Hardworking motivated Trpt allowance for own vehicle Basic+comm. Please call 6749-4008 or email to robing@legacyoffice.com DIRECT SELLING GIFT
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      228 26 Charles Keith Group of Companies has established as a fast–fashion retailer with more than 300 stores worldwide. In Charles Keith Group, we believe in our business philosophy of offering fast-fashion products and services to its customers with utmost commitment to perfection. 1. ASSISTANT SHOP MANAGER SUPERVISOR Customer-focused with good leadership
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      279 26 PREMIER SECURITY CO-OPERATIVE LTD URGENTLY REQUIRED TRAINEDSECURITYPERSONNEL 1. 8 Hours Senior Security Officers Resorts World Sentosa 7am to 3pm, 3pm to 11pm, 11pm to 7am (No rotating shift) 2. 12 hours Senior Security Officers Islandwide Day and Night Shift, Tanjong Pagar, Simei, Changi, Bedok, Serangoon, Tampines, Ubi, North East Line,
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      126 26 Security OFFICERS Tanglin and Geylang Bahru *Attractive salary *Weekly advance payments *Daily-rated relief positions available Please call for an interview appointment *****755 $1750 $2000 LIBRARY/ MUSEUMS/ SHOPPING CENTRES Ang Mo Kio/ Dhoby Ghaut Orchard/ Bugis Permanent/Relief Day/ Night S’poreans/M’sians welcomed REACHFIELD (GradeA) #26-09 Int’l Plaza (Tg Pagar MRT) 6324 0648
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      783 27 RACE 1 SUGGESTAHABIT: Restless in the barrier. DRAGON PLAYER: Restless in the barriers; raced keenly. AKUBRA: Slow to begin; raced poorly. I LIKE: Steadied when crowded; jockey D Beasley reported that his horse was not striding out freely. GRAND VITESS: Rolled outwards; raced
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      749 27 SATURDAY C*****m -120--Only Thumbs Up ..................57 (73) (5ag BT Lim-Yuk Tung) 6-0-7-Generous Tycoon.................56.5 (72) (8nzg BT Lim-Century) 57 (73) 335-3-Volpista................................55 (69) (7brzg T Gillespie-A L A Crabbia) (Sag BT Lim-YukTung) -***** Samurai Phoenix .................53 (65) (7ag Bonny Ng-Storm) 980-96 Camouflage .........................52.5 (64) (5ag MH Wee-Kawanku) 803-8-Pina
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      1039 28 / 29 FRIDAY OP Inglis Sydney Juvenile Stakes (LC) 1200m Inglis Sydney Juvenile Stakes (LC) 1200m Bringithome.........................57 (2ag T Kieser-Dream Team) Callide River ........................57 (2ag S Burridge-S Burridge) Dragon Walk........................57 (2ac HW Tan-Darwin Liman) -9 Flying Neko..........................57 (2ag B Dean-Hippocrates) 5 In Like Flynn........................57 (2ag M Freedman-Segenhoe Stud)
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      992 28 / 29 SUNDAY OP 97 (LC) 1400m *****4 What Now -26-61 El Padrino ............................56.5 (91) (4nzg S Burridge-TH Law) *****0 Excavator.............................56 (90) (5ag ZL Mok-Excavator) *****7 Apache Crown .....................55.5 (89) (7ag S Burridge-S Burridge) 80-686 Arowana Dot Com ...............55.5 (89) (5ag Desmond Koh-Arowana) 2-2522 Masthead.............................55.5 (89) (4ag M
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      576 28 / 29 WITH all the hype going around following his impressive t r ia l w ins t wo in New Zea la nd a nd t wo at K ra nji t he pressure to deliver was certainly there. So when FIRST TOTHELIGN crossed
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      384 28 / 29 Reuters AUSTRALIAN horse racing has lurched into the headlines again, following a very public split between thoroughbred owner John Singleton and high-profile trainer Gai Waterhouse over the weekend amid allegations of insider information. Singleton withdrew all seven of his horses under Waterhouse’s supervision on
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        113 30 AFP WORLD No. 1 Park Inbee drained a birdie putt at the final hole yesterday morning (Singapore time) to win the inaugural North Texas LPGA Shootout, holding off Spain’s Carlota Ciganda by one stroke. It was her sixth LPGA title of
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        110 30 Reuters AMERICAN Billy Horschel charged ahead with six consecutive birdies, then held his nerve down the stretch to win his maiden PGA Tour title by one shot at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in Avondale, Louisiana yesterday morning (Singapore time). Two strokes
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        106 30 AP GREG Norman described golf’s antidoping procedures as “disgraceful” and called for blood testing to be instituted by the sport’s governing bodies. “You only have to look at what happened to Vijay Singh (who admitted to using a banned substance) just recently to know
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        640 30 NBA PLAY-OFFS Wire Services LOS ANGELES LAKERS 82 SAN ANTONIO SPURS 103 San Antonio win series 4-0 THE defending NBA champions moved easily into the second round of the Eastern Conference play-offs, with LeBron James leading the Miami Heat to a sweep of the
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        512 31 26-year-old wins a record eighth Barcelona title AFP RAFAEL Nadal extended his record number of Barcelona titles to eight as he brushed off a slow start to beat Spanish compatriot Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 6-3 yesterday morning (Singapore time). The previous weekend’s Monte Carlo runner-up regained
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        221 31 BASKETBALL AFP RETIRED NBA legend Michael Jordan married model Yvette Prieto at a ceremony in Florida last Saturday with a lavish reception at a luxury golf community, People magazine reported yesterday. Jordan, 50, led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA titles during his playing days and
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        305 31  -  GOLF GODFREY ROBERT IN A boost for amateur golf, a new tournament, Team Golf League, will be held in Singapore in June and August. It is an extension of the event held in India for the last three years. Total Sports Asia (TSA) joined hands
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        515 32  -  Darren helps ACS (I) rule boys’ squash as he ends his schools’ adventure with a flourish JASPAL SINGH jsgrewal@sph.com.sg HE JOINED Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) in 2010 and, since then, the fortunes of the school’s squash team have been transformed. Darren Subramaniam has been in Singapore for
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        266 32 FOOTBALL GREAT Eastern-Yeo’s SLeague side Courts Young Lions won the tournament last year but the team, who are effectively the Republic’s Un-der-21 side, will face a tough title defence in the 2013 edition of the Singapore Cricket Club (SCC) Sixes. Mark
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        547 33  -  Fans to experience European-level digital advertising systems after FAS strikes deal with PGK Media ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg FOOTBALL fans can now expect to see state-of-the-art digital advertising boards while watching Football Association of Singapore (FAS) matches. The FAS has appointed PGK Media as the
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        343 33  -  SHAMIR OSMAN PAILS were brought out as rain leaked into the Singapore Indoor Stadium (SIS) at the 2010 Li-Ning Singapore Open, with towels used to prevent the water from affecting the courts. The scenes at the Republic’s premier badminton tournament caused a threehour
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        615 35  -  Fans wonder why Saints-West Brom game goes missing from Channel 104 LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg ARDENT football fan Ryan Li was channel surfing last Saturday night on SingTel’s mio TV and stopped abruptly at Channel 104. Instead of “live” action from the English Premiership
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        331 35 PA Sport BLACKBURN Rovers have been ordered to pay £2.25 million ($4.3m) in compensation to former manager Henning Berg by a High Court judge. Former Blackburn defender Berg’s spell in charge at Ewood Park was brought to an end 57 days into a three-year deal last
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        747 34  -  DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg HOUGANG UNITED 1 (Thomas Beattie 52) HOME UNITED 0 THERE was a time when they couldn’t find a win to save their season. Then, just three days after they beat Harimau Muda 3-1 at Jalan Besar for their first victory in eight games,
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        131 34 IT’S THE S-League against the Malaysia Super League (MSL) tonight. S-League champions Tampines Rovers entertain 32-time Malaysia Cup winners Selangor at the Jalan Besar Stadium, in their AFC Cup Group H clash. While the Stags are already out of the running for a
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        680 36 PA Sport EVIAN 0 PSG 1 (Javier Pastore 50) PARIS St-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti admitted his team “lost a little cont rol”, a f ter t wo red ca rds a nd a mass brawl marred yesterday morning’s (Singapore time) 1-0 win at Evian
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        538 36 LA LI GA Reuters REAL SOCIEDAD 4 (Inigo Martinez 34, Gonzalo Castro 73, Imanol Agirretxe 86, 90+4) VALENCIA 2 (Roberto Soldado 25, Jonas 90) IMANOL Agirretxe scored two and set up a third, as Real Sociedad strengthened their hold on fourth place and Spain’s last
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        661 38  -  Our analyst tells ALI KASIM that the United midfielder can be the launchpad for Roy Hodgson’s attack BARRY WHITBREAD ASK THE COACH npsports@sph.com.sg Barry Whitbread led Singapore to the 1998 Tiger Cup, their first international trophy. He was Liverpool Youth Academy’s head of recruitment until
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        425 38 PA Sport QPR manager Harry Redknapp admitted it would be difficult to clear out players on high wages this summer, after their relegation from the English Premier League was confirmed against Reading on Sunday. The Royals were also condemned to relegation following an uneventful 0-0
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        627 39 Arsenal manager also brushes off talk of a move to French giants PSG PA Sport ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has challenged his players to produce a perfect finish to their English Premier League campaign. He said this after watching former striker Robin van Persie put a
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        1192 40 / 41  -  Our columnist picks out the great and the good, the terrible and the tragic and the occasionally grotesque from the football world NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg 1. Bale picks up double excuse to leave THE Professional Football Association’s handed Gareth Bale not one, but two getout-
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        758 40 / 41 Wire Services GARETH Bale’s double success at the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Player of the Year awards ceremony capped a remarkable season for the Tottenham star, but the acknowledgement of his individual excellence has placed an extra burden on his club as they battle to
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        596 42 / 43  -  GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg WHAT was supposed to be a gripping encounter instead degenerated into a one-sided affair. No thanks to Borussia Dortmund’s 4-1 thrashing of Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, tomorrow morning’s (Singapore time) game at the Bernabeu will
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        688 42 / 43 Wire Services REAL Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo is fit for tomorrow morning’s (Singapore time) Champions League semifinal, second leg at home to Borussia Dortmund. He had been an injury doubt after missing their 2-1 La Liga win over Atletico Madrid last Saturday. The Portugal international, top
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          165 42 / 43 LIVE TELECASTS AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Today: CENTRAL COAST MARINERS v KASHIWA REYSOL StarHub TV Ch 209; SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 4.55pm Tomorrow: FC SEOUL v BURIRAM UNITED StarHub TV Ch 209; SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 6.25pm MUANGTHONG UNITED v URAWA RED DIAMONDS StarHub
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      94 31 Tue, 30/04/13 LW*: Telecast not available at Livewire(Singapore Pools) For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg LW iTri-iicc! Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 yrs and above) Pfc—! Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 yrs and above during live’ telecast) SB |E-1Ji]:lfci:liFii1 SportsBuzzOKranji (18 yrs and above) Ip a V(i) Always play
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      80 39 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS LIVE AT HARD ROCK WE ARE SHOWING THE SEMI FINAL 2ND LEGS THE GRAND FINAL LIVE! BARCELONA VS BAYERN MUNICH REAL MADRID VS BORUSSIA DORTMUND GRAND FINAL 2nd Leg First Semi Final:Tues 30 Apr, 2.45 am 2 nd Leg Second Semi Final: Wed 1 May, 2.45
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      203 44 I have what it takes SINGAPORE’S OLDEST NOT-FOR-PROFIT PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE innovations /tflPa UNIVERSITY OF r=i™ BRADFORD W' MAKING KNOWLEDGE WORK Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Ranked 55 th in ‘The Complete University Guide, University Subject Tables 2013’ (Electrical Electronic Engineering) Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Mechanical
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      61 1 Music to the max the newpaper April 30 2013 http://www.loudr.sg L UD ENTERDRAGON the How K-pop chameleon helped inspire rapper Psy’s Gentleman dance choreography Plucky pairings Korean guitar master maestro Sungha Jung on his celebrity collaborator, Jason Mraz WIN tickets to the YouTube teen sensation’s upcoming concert! P8 WIN tickets
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      118 2 US POP starlet Selena Gomez, 20, has gone from cutesy to smokin’ hot so fast our heads are still spinning. The former Disney beauty turned up the heat at the recent Radio Disney Music Awards when she performed her song Come Get It dressed in a
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        114 2 SOUTH Korean superstar rapper Psy was honoured at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival in New York last Friday. The 35-year-old, who gave us the hit Gangnam Style and more recently Gentleman, was handed the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Award at a ceremony at New York
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        130 2 FLAMBOYANT afrohaired singer Redfoo, half of US electronic dance duo LMFAO, has become the latest music personality to embark on a career in reality TV, after signing up as a judge on the Australian version of The X Factor. The wacky 37-year-old,
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        135 2 BRITISH rock icon David Bowie has teamed up again with an old friend, British actor Gary Oldman, for the music video of his third single The Next Day, taken off his charttopping album of the same name. The pair who last collaborated in
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      108 2 IT’S not the 80s any more, but the party doesn’t end for rock ’n’ roll wild child Sebastian Bach. In between promoting his new CD-DVD set ABachalypse Now and working on his autobiography, the 45-year-old former frontman of US glam metal band Skid Row can be found hanging
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        580 4  -  REPORT: TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg FOR South Korean guitar whiz Sungha Jung (left), 16, life is more than just passing exams and writing love notes to his crush. He performed with K-pop rapper G-Dragon on popular variety show Inkigayo, recorded an acoustic number with all-girl quartet 2NE1
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        465 5  -  Cigarette lighters, boat oars and bananas feature in percussion group’s performance here next month REPORT: MERVIN TAY mervtay@sph.com.sg THEIR performance transcends language and cultural barriers, with audiences moving along to their tempo and rhythm. Such are the charms of Stomp, the worldfamous percussion group that makes music using
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        626 8  -  British singer Joe Brooks says it was difficult for him to make a name for himself in the US early in his career REPORT: NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg HE ONCE had the police bang on his US hotel room door at 5.30am, questioning his purpose
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        1065 6 / 7  -  REPORT: CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg ESTING positive for marijuana in 2011. Accused of plagiarising some of his songs. Dry-humping a female dancer on stage at a child-friendly concert that admitted anyone above 12. These controversies would have sounded the death knell for some in the world of
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        276 6 / 7 SUPER8 TAB WITH BIG BAD NOSE, DJ KOO Enigmatic Finnish DJ duo Super8 Tab first set the trance world ablaze with classic anthems Helsinki Scorchin’ and First Aid. Since then, they have their electrifying performances to festivals such as Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas and Tomorrowland
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        319 9  -  Mervin Tay BRITISH rock titans Muse caused panic with the video of their new song, Panic Station. What was supposed to be a wacky sci-fi-themed music video set in Tokyo, turned into a controversy. The cause for panic? A shot with an image of the Japanese Rising Sun
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        952 10  -  REPORT: NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg PUT TOGETHER a “Bach nerd”, a funk and jazz enthusiast, a Karen Carpenter wannabe and a 90s alternative rock fan and you get local melodic pop-rock band Tricks Cider. It might seem like a strange combination of people, but according
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        436 12  -  Jeanmarie Tan KATE “Duchess of Cambridge” Middleton has deservedly been earning rave reviews for her maternity fashion, but the same can’t be said for the other “dutchess” in pop culture. Like pregnant reality TV personality Kim Kardashian, US singer Fergie seems to be clueless about how to dress
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        186 12  -  Noor Ashikin Abdul Rahman Critic’s Pick IT HAS been nearly five years since this American pop-punk rock band’s last album and they are back not only with a brandnew image hello, skinnier but also with Patrick Stump but also with a big promise
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        160 12  -  Tan Kee Yun UNDER Soil And Dirt, the 2011 debut by California-based pop punk quintet The Story So Far, was so good that it put these youngsters on a par with seasoned similar-genre bands like Set Your Goals and New Found Glory.
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        159 12  -  Tan Kee Yun I MUST admit that I was never a fan of Taiwanese crooner Aska Yang’s voice. Despite many critics lauding his wide range and impeccable technique, I always felt that his style of delivery made every song sound overly tormented and too much of
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        161 12  -  Tan Kee Yun IT IS rather ironic that many people still associate Joanna Wang with her debut bossa nova effort Start From Here (2008), though it is the least representative of this folksy Taiwanese-American singer-song- writer’s iconoclastic style. She might boast a
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      34 2 http://www.loudr.sg Music to the max Just how amazingly talented is G-Dragon? The K-pop star doesn’t only make good music, he makes stunning, eyeball-grabbing music videos as well. Check out his hits Crayon and MichiGO.
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      100 3 stcircount presents SINGAPORE SOCIAL 2013 WWW.STARCOUNT.COM/TICKETS THE ULTIMATE CONCERT WEEKEND FRIDAY 24.5.2013 FEATURING GREEN SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCE FROM PSY BLUSH SATURDAY 25.5.2013 IN CONCERT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SINGAPORE AEROSMITH PLUS SUPPORT TO BE ANNOUNCED 24-25 MAY venueTHE MEADOW, GARDENS BY THE BAY TICKETS FRIDAY SATURDAY Limited no. of
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      5 5 http://www.loudr.sg Music to the max
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      91 6 / 7 http://www.loudr.sg Music to the max http://www.loudr.sg Music to the max PRESENTS Spring Wavs i i *p r v His Singapore GHHILflRniinG. UIBRflnCV. COLOR fsmw m i a Sr-*. jar Wfr tpv rJ mm r iXvS.:r t i -> r\V," i .L N MHRKU5 SCHULZ ffpCFEN* MILLER GARDENS BY THE BAY
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      231 8 http://www.loudr.sg Music to the max LOUD GIVEAWAYS Jay Chou (right) EXPECT a visual extravaganza at Taiwanese superstar Jay Chou’s upcoming live concert, Opus Jay 2013 World Tour. We have three pairs of tickets to the Mandopop King’s sold-out three-night show at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on June 6, 7 and
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      61 8 Music Chart 1 Pink Just Give Me A Reason PsyGentleman 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 For week ending April 26 Maroon 5 Love Somebody Avril Lavigne Here's To Never Growing Up Justin Timberlake Mirrors Demi Lovato Heart Attack Chris Brown Fine China Paramore Still Into You
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      60 9 http://www.loudr.sg Music to the max DEFTONES KOI NO YOKAN TOUR LIVE IN SINGAPORE MAY 28 2013, 8pm THE COLISEUM™ HARD ROCK HOTEL® SINGAPORE RESORTS WORLD® SENTOSA SISTIC.COM.SG +65 6348-5555 DEFTONES.COM VELVETHAMMER.NET LAMCPRODUCTIONS.COM B/DEFTONESSG 0@LAMCPRODUCTIONS PRODUCED BY OFFOAl MUSIC SHOP tSweemCees? ULLIBUJ] rwymy SUPPOnTFDRY ROCKSTAR 1 CURING OFFICIAl PARTY SHOT 3flQcrmciftcr
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      201 11 S m m 65c—/En SINGAPORE aS^ENT awards 2013 Av •> y-. A-:.' This year, the Singapore Entertainment Awards (SEAl Music Showcase continues the spirit of honouring Singapore's very own talent at Spring illfave Singapore Music Festival (SWMF). Home grown award-winning artistes will perform with local aspiring musicians and budding singers.
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