The Straits Times, 1 January 2009

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    18 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 THURSDAY, JANUARY 1 2009 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Means testing from today
      46 1 MEANS testing of patients in B2 and C class wards in public hospitals begins today. The amount of subsidies they get will be pegged to their incomes. Those without incomes will be subsidised according to their housing type. PRIME PAGE A 4
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      Lock icon SGX boss sets up charity
      43 1 SINGAPORE Exchange chief executive Hsieh Fu Hua has become the latest millionaire to set up a charitable foundation. Called Binjai Tree, the charity will be privately-run and will give out grants to various organisations. PRIME PAGE A 7
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      Lock icon China's reverse migration
      52 1 CHINA'S great migration from the farming hinterland to the booming coastal cities has been wrenched back by the economic crisis. With over 10 million migrant labourers back in the countryside, the government is fearful of the consequences of a huge mass of jobless and disappointed people. WORLD
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      Lock icon Shuttle's final seconds
      51 1 THE seven astronauts on board the space shuttle Columbia slipped into unconsciousness within seconds and their bodies were whipped around in seats whose restraints failed as the space craft spun out of control and disintegrated, Nasa says in its final report on the 2003 tragedy. WORLD PAGE
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      Lock icon $400b wiped off market
      51 1 SHELL-shocked investors will be glad to see the back of 2008, a year of unprecedented bloodletting and panic selling that ended up wiping almost $400 billion off the local stock market. The coveted billion-dollar club saw membership fall from 115 in 2007 to 62. MONEY PAGE
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    Lock icon Economy grew 1.5%, difficult year ahead
    738 1  -  Sue-Ann Chia PM assures S'poreans that efforts to help them will be stepped up By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT ALTHOUGH Singapore slipped into recession last year, its economic growth was still positive at 1.5 per cent, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. It is, however,
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    Lock icon HELLO 2009
    28 1 PHOTO: Looking forward to a better year, this girl in Shenyang city, China, prepares to celebrate the New Year along with millions around the world. XINHUA
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    Lock icon Hu calls for exchanges with Taiwan military
    674 1  -  Peh Shing Huei By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: Chinese President Hu Jintao yesterday capped a year of warming ties with Taiwan by calling for highly sensitive military talks with its former foe at the "right time". His remark came weeks after Taiwan said it
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      Lock icon An optimist's take on 2009
      1045 2  -  Chua Mui Hoong Being small and open is good recovery, when it comes, will be swift By SENIOR WRITER THIS year marks the 50th year of self-government for Singapore. Amid the plethora of bad news, it's easy to enter the New Year with a sense
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    • VIEWPOINTS
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        Lock icon Residents should exercise local power
        44 2 WE SAY HDB towns' residents have it in their power to make their communities more liveable. They must be prepared to take part in council governance and not leave everything to politicians and paid council officials. EDITORIAL PAGE A2B
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        Lock icon The Antarctic model
        32 2 COLUMNS The global cooperation taking place in Antarctica could be a model for better global governance and economic recovery in the wider world, says Michael Richardson. REVIEW PAGE A3O
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        Lock icon Dabbler's pleasures
        23 2 Tan Shzr Ec finds joy in fiddling with something new, be it the accordion or Mongolian singing. LIFE! PAGE C 4
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        Lock icon Don't stop giving
        27 2 OUR READER SAYS Reader Clement Chung says we should continue to support charities despite the economic gloom in the new year. FORUM PAGE A3l
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        43 2 www.straitstimes.com Goh Eng Yeow discusses the need to tackle economic flashpoints before they become crises. Peh Shing Huei on three words set to become China's 2009 catchphrase. Terrence Voon says not all Singaporeans displayed bad sportsmanship at the Suzuki Cup finals.
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      Lock icon Arrest order, Interpol alert for $7.9m theft suspect
      253 3  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN By A WARRANT of arrest has been issued for a man believed to be linked to the $7.9 million Christmas Day theft at the Cortina watch outlet at Raffles City, The Straits Times understands. Singapore Police have also alerted Interpol
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      16 3 PARLIAMENT will sit on Jan 19 at 1.30pm, the Clerk of Parliament has announced.
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      Lock icon Means testing of hospital patients starts today
      684 4  -  Salma Khalik Those in B2 and C class wards will be asked to consent to checks on their income By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT PATIENTS warded in B2 and C class wards in public hospitals from today will be means-tested to determine the level of
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      Lock icon Tenants leaving with debt unsettled
      844 5  -  Jessica Cheam Crisis takes its toll on rental market By Two tenants skipped town without paying the last month's rent, said property agent Sally Tan. This was six months after they signed a one-year contract to rent a three-room flat in Yishun for $1,800. The
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      Lock icon Ex-dairy boss on trial for tainted milk
      729 6 Tian Wenhua is accused of selling melamine-laced milk that led to deaths SHIJIAZHUANG: The former boss of the dairy firm at the heart of China's tainted milk scandal went on trial here yesterday over a trail of death and sickness that pushed Chinese
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      Lock icon Former spy acquitted of killing Indonesian rights activist
      447 6  -  Salim Osman Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja By JAKARTA: An Indonesian court yesterday acquitted a former spy of all charges of ordering the killing of a human rights activist four years ago in a sensational trial that tested Indonesia's commitment to human rights and the
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      Lock icon SGX boss starts foundation to donate millions
      659 7  -  Theresa Tan Hsieh Fu Hua is believed to have given about $5m By Super-rich and generous MR HSIEH Fu Hua joins a growing number of Singapore's super-rich who have given significant sums to charity. Some other notable donors include: Mr Chew Hua Seng,
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
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      Lock icon China's jobless migrants head home
      677 9 Millions stream back to farming hinterland as economic crisis worsens CHENGDU: The biggest migration in human history has gone into reverse. China's ocean of blue-collar workers is streaming back to the country's farming hinterland, bringing thwarted aspirations and rising discontent in tow as their city
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      Lock icon Growth, jobs 'must be top priority'
      557 9  -  Grace Ng By THE top priority for Beijing during these troubled times is to deliver the economic growth and jobs needed to quell social unrest and sustain the legitimacy of its rule, said veteran China watcher Jonathan Fenby (below). The current crisis of slowing
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        Lock icon We'll be back, say Thaksin supporters
        646 11 Street demonstrators vow to push for fresh elections after holiday BANGKOK: Supporters of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra vowed to resume their street campaign in the new year to pressure the new government to call fresh elections. In a sign of the political
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        Lock icon Forced to become drug mules?
        261 11 KUALA LUMPUR: A Nigerian man who fell to his death from the 12th floor of a condominium in Puchong Perdana on Monday night may have been forced to become a "drug mule", according to the police. Selangor Criminal Investigation Department chief Hasnan Hassan said the
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        Lock icon Indian leaders threaten to quit
        541 12 MALAYSIAN OPPOSITION WOES Some in Anwar's PKR meet to decide whether to leave the alliance Pakatan Rakyat's troubles THERE are signs of trouble within Malaysia's opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR). The coalition consists of multiracial Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), the Chinese-led Democratic Action Party (DAP) and
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        Lock icon Pyongyang offers deal on prisoners
        745 13  -  Lee Tee Jong It will free captives from South Korea in exchange for aid By SOUTH KOREA CORRESPONDENT FIRM STANCE "Seoul seeks a fundamental solution to the return of former soldiers and civilians held in North Korea in exchange for the possible provision of food
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        Lock icon No way crew could survive: Nasa study
        805 16 2003 SPACE SHUTTLE TRAGEDY Findings in final report being used in designing future Orion spacecraft NEW YORK: The crew of the doomed shuttle Columbia were violently spun around in the cabin as the spacecraft disintegrated on re-entry, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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        Lock icon Final moments of Columbia
        252 16 CREW MADE RIGHT MOVES "The crew were doing everything they were trained to do, and they were doing everything right." Astronaut Pam Melroy, deputy project manager for the investigative team, on the Columbia crew THE Columbia's crew likely knew for as long as 41 seconds that
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        Lock icon Air strikes on Gaza deepen Arab divide
        579 17 Fault lines re-emerge between moderates and militants, ending year-old thaw in the region BEIRUT: After days of Israeli air strikes on Gaza, an outpouring of popular anger is putting pressure on United States allies in the Arab world and appears to be worsening
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        Lock icon Israel rejects 48-hour ceasefire with Hamas
        326 17 GAZA: Israeli leaders yesterday decided to reject an immediate 48-hour pause in fighting and push ahead with the devastating air offensive against the Hamas Islamist group. Jets and assault helicopters pounded targets in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip through pouring rain as the Israeli offensive
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        Lock icon Web's future won't be in English alone
        580 18 Rapid growth of foreign sites, especially in India, poses major challenge to tech firms in the West NEW YORK: The next chapter of the World Wide Web will not be written in English alone. Asia already has twice as many Internet users as
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        Lock icon Facebook faces ire of 85,000 mums
        378 18 WASHINGTON: Facebook has become the target of protest by more than 80,000 irate mothers, after the social networking website banned overly revealing breastfeeding photographs from online profiles. A Facebook group entitled "Hey, Facebook, breastfeeding is not obscene!" has attracted nearly 85,000 members since Tuesday,
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        Lock icon NZ plane takes to the skies on plant oil
        268 18 WELLINGTON (New Zealand): A ir New Zealand has successfully flown a test flight powered by a biofuel made from the jatropha plant as the airline industry searches for an alternative to crude oil. For two hours on Tuesday, pilots tested the
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        Lock icon Disgraced governor names new senator
        593 19 Move is opposed by Obama, state and Senate leaders CHICAGO: A defiant Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois has named a black political trailblazer to Mr Barack Obama's Senate seat, a move that was immediately shot down by the United States President-elect. Defying Senate leaders in
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        Lock icon Duck's tale to inspire children
        147 22 PORTSMOUTH (Rhode Island): For more than two years, Ms Laura Backman has cared for a duck with a neurological disorder that affects its sense of balance and control over its bodily functions. It now gets around with a wheeled cradle and wears diapers. Lemon, a
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        Lock icon Maid stung to fan
        117 22 SELANGOR: A family watched as the man of the house strung their Indonesian maid to a ceiling fan. The slightly built maid in her 20s was also beaten up and scalded with hot water by her employer, who is a businessman, Harian Metro reported. The maid
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        Lock icon Bible rule: Govt says why
        141 22 KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government banned the widespread distribution of the Bible in Bahasa Malaysia to prevent confusion among Muslims, said Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar. "The government does not have any agenda to discriminate against followers of any religion; instead it is done to
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        Lock icon 18 years' jail for tycoon
        146 22 years' jail tycoon TAIPEI: A court sentenced the former chairman of Taiwan's Eastern Group yesterday to 18 years in jail for his role in one of the biggest financial scandals on the island. Gary Wang Lin-ling was found guilty of breach of trust and violation
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        Lock icon 10 pig farms quarantined
        129 22 PUTRAJAYA: Ten pig farms in Malaysia have been quarantined by the Veterinary Services Department, following the discovery of beta agonist, a banned growth enhancer, in pig feed. All pigs in the farms five in Malacca, three in Selangor and one each in Perak and Penang are
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        Lock icon $210b shock for student
        96 22 LONDON: A student from Scotland was left reeling in shock on Tuesday when his bank statement showed him to be £100 billion (Ss2lo billion) overdrawn. Mr Donald Moffat, 38, said that on Tuesday morning his Barclays account was showing two separate withdrawals of £50 billion. The
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        Lock icon Troops stay until July
        95 22 BAGHDAD: Iraq signed agreements with Britain and Australia on Tuesday for their troops to stay in Iraq for seven months after a United Nations mandate authorising their presence expires today, Iraq's Defence Ministry said. Ministry spokesman Mohammed Al-Askari said the agreements would take effect on New
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        151 22 I'LL JUST WAIT FOP IT TO THAW. Lake of ice-cold beer BERLIN: A busy intersection in the German city of Kassel turned into a lake of frozen beer after poorly secured crates containing some 1,600 bottles flew off a delivery truck, police said. The truck, carrying 12,000 kg of
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    • world the year ahead
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        Lock icon Testy ties between neighbours
        586 23  -  Ravi Velloor In the fourth of our eight-part series on what is in store for major countries this year, The Straits Times looks at India, where the next four months are critical as the country moves into election mode. War talk has paused for now, but
        ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  586 words
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        136 23 January: Civilian government takes power in Bangladesh, ending military rule. Begum Hasina Wajed's rise could portend closer ties with India after years of tension. February: India to unveil pre-election budget amid sharpest slowdown in recent memory. The government may announce tax cuts to spur spending and
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        Lock icon Faces to watch
        143 23 Sheikh Hasina Wajed: The newly elected Bangladesh leader may crack down on militant Islamist groups and steer her country closer to India, which helped her father create Bangladesh in 1971. L.K. Advani: This year's general election is probably the last chance for the 81-year-old leader of India's
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        Lock icon The known unknowns
        96 23 Pakistan army chief Ashfaq Kayani may well assert himself more openly. Once the Indian elections are over, the Sri Lankan army may get the full backing of the Colombo government to go after Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran. The Tigers get considerable support from India's Tamil Nadu
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        Lock icon Ravi Velloor's forecast
        49 23 Political: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will retain power, thanks in part to his party boss Sonia Gandhi stitching up a remarkable political alliance. Economic: India's stock market will rebound at the end of this year, touching 12,000 after dipping to about 8,000 in the first quarter.
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      411 25 ARE HOUSING Board residents willing to take a greater interest than they have in how their town councils manage their estates? Not only do they have senior ruling party official Khaw Boon Wan's invitation to do so, but a system will
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      1776 25 PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN LOONG'S NEW YEAR MESSAGE A world in recession is not a world without opportunities. In the midst of the storm, we must keep pursuing new growth chances, and look beyond the immediate problems to ensure that Singapore emerges stronger after
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        855 27  -  Michael Richardson UNLOCKING THE ANTARCTICA By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The world faces a bleak 2009 as recession spreads and deepens, heightening the risk of protectionism and conflict. In Antarctica the fifth-largest continent the climate is harsh too, even in the few brief
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        741 27  -  Ilan Ben-Dov GAZA IN ISRAEL'S EYES By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE harsh photographs and reports arriving from Gaza in recent days sometimes give an unbalanced, inaccurate picture of the current crisis in Gaza. An impartial analysis of the sequence of events should not start
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        866 27  -  Thomas L. Friedman By I HAD a bad day last Friday, but it was an all-too-typical day for America. It actually started well, on Kau Sai Chau, an island off Hong Kong, where I stood on a rocky hilltop overlooking the South China
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        381 28 ECONOMIC GLOOM IN NEW YEAR EVEN as the economic situation worsens in the new year, we should not fail to support charities and non-profit organisations. It will be tough for them in the year ahead, but there are many things we can do as
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        183 28 I LIVE in an HDB flat in Ang Mo Kio. Unfortunately, my flat is on the second level. It is is unfortunate because there are no lifts. This makes life very difficult for my aged mother, who has a huge ulcer on
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        169 28 WHEN I first read about the proposed $2.7 billion relief package for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), I was surprised how quickly it was approved. Now, the truth sinks in: Banks are not willing to risk their share of 20 per cent of
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        269 28 WITH reference to Tuesday's article, "Home sales to stay weak next year", I cannot help but ask the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) why it is not reducing property tax for the coming year. Official Urban Redevelopment Authority private and public housing
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        390 28 I REFER to the new rule by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) that all vehicles must give way to buses exiting bus bays, to allow them to join a traffic lane. I understand this rule is already on trial in some areas.
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      43 28 sfM WHAFS ONLINE MORE LEnERS www.straitstimes.com ONLINE FORUM NUCLEAR POWER: Best option for Singapore? FATHER'S HOSPITAL STAY: NUH staff were angels ONE ON THE BUND: Customer service a letdown COURTS: No recourse for customers LOOKING AHEAD: A reader's wishes for the new year
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      616 30  -  Yen Feng Along with ethnic groups, they are upping budgets for education bursaries to meet rising demand By Singapore Buddhist Lodge: Increased its education bursary budget from $lm to $1.2 m Mendaki: Widened its education fund criteria to include upper secondary students Sri Ruthra
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      389 31  -  Melissa Sim By OVER 100 construction workers from China thronged the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) yesterday, claiming they had not been paid their salaries. They form the latest group of foreign workers turning to the authorities for help, with the economic downturn biting.
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      570 31  -  Tessa Wong GROUNDED WHEEL Experts to work on reinstating electrical parts; struggling tenants to get more help too By THE international team of experts flown in over Christmas to inspect the Singapore Flyer has outlined a rough plan to get the
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        1004 33  -  Lim Pow Hong GLUE-SNIFFING ON THE RISE Laws help curb indiscriminate selling but all it takes may be a trip to the hardware shop By THE BURNING QUESTION GLUE-SNIFFING has been on the rise over the last five years, especially among young people. From
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      591 34  -  Nicholas Yong 3 food centres pledge to keep their old prices By Just in time for the new year THE following markets-cum-food centres will re-open in the new year: BLK 216, BEDOK NORTH STREET 1 Built in 1979 Has 196 stalls, including 82 selling cooked food Re-opens
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      495 35  -  Sujin Thomas Tanker's former chief engineer negligent in cranking up propeller By TWO divers polishing and taking underwater photographs of a tanker's propeller were startled when it roared to life suddenly last August. The rotation of the propeller blades left one of them, Mr
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      464 36  -  Goh Chin Lian By STANDING in silence, 10-year-old Denise Lim could not take her eyes off the giant computers at Transit Link yesterday. The machines, twice her height, worked 30 times faster than her personal computer, she was told by an
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      454 36  -  Amelia Tan DUPED BY TUTORS? Many fail to check credentials of tuition agencies and teachers By PARENTS duped by tutors are guilty of not checking credentials, says the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case). Case received 19 complaints last year against tuition centres, tutors
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      90 36 Ask tutors for referrals from their students' parents. Find out from the parents their experiences with the tutors and their teaching methods. Parents should read and understand the terms in the contract between them and the tutors. They should also seek clarification if
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      172 36 HAD your fill of booze, turkey and cake over the holidays? Perhaps you're thinking of a way to flush those extra calories from your over-stuffed body? Mind Your Body looks into the phenomenon of the detox diet and gets medical experts to weigh
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      203 37 POLICE have caught a suspected serial thief believed to have been involved in stealing Cash Cards from about 500 vehicles. Mohd Saris Yusoff, a 40-year-old Philips Electronics employee, is said to have targeted motorcycles with Cash Cards left in their in-vehicle units (IU) at
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      430 37  -  Selina Lum By 92-year-olds $8.9 m account with OCBC had been frozen pending a psychiatric test AN ELDERLY woman, 92, whose $8.9 million account has been frozen by OCBC Bank pending a psychiatric test, has been allowed to take $11,300 a month from her account
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      111 37 MADAM Hwang submitted a list of 22 items that she needed money from her locked-up funds to pay for. What the judge allowed Maid's salary: $350 Groceries: $1,000 Petrol, parking and other expenses for her car: $1,000 Medical expenses: $710 Restaurant outings: $1,000 Toiletries, grooming,
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      327 38  -  Elena Chong Eight years' detention, 8 strokes for culprit who dressed up as a woman By COURTS CORRESPONDENT THE man who threatened to blow up a bank was sent to prison for eight years and ordered to receive eight strokes of the cane
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      358 38  -  Sujin Thomas By A BAR owner illegally hired a Philippine national on a social visit pass to work at a Duxton Road pub as a hostess on Sept 1 last year. However, the 23-year-old woman not only drank and chatted with male customers but
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      265 38 A POLICE officer allegedly accessed his office computer to get the details of two former girlfriends and the former husband of one of them without authority. Sylvester Marian (right), 44, an inspector attached to Bedok police division, was also charged with corruptly receiving
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      112 30 pi WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, BLOGGED ABOUT AND MORE WWW.Straitstimes.COlTl as time goes by and been able to pass MOST-READ ONLINE it down to their children?" Woman jailed for voucher ruse. Education Ministry to go on hiring YOUR SAY blitz. How easy is it for young people to get their
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      199 31 Turning Adversity into Business Opportunity Aussie Entrepreneur Richard Ellis will show SMEs how to "Turn Adversity 'i,(4 into Opportunity", be ready for domi- i^^. nating growth when the economic pen- g^i. -J^^ dulLim swings your way again. Join the Innopreneur Masterclass and have your J^H_^| business ready to grasp the
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES SPORT.
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      173 39 P W D L F APts Liverpool Chelsea Man United 20 13 6 1 35 13 45 20 12 6 2 40 9 42 18 11 5 2 29 10 38 Aston Villa Arsenal Everton Wigan HullCjty Fulham Westjjam Bolton 20 11 5 4 33 22 38 20
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      681 39 Chelsea, Liverpool, Man United have to deal with player problems LONDON: Luiz Felipe Scolari read the riot act to his Chelsea under-performers in a stormy club meeting on Tuesday. Liverpool's Rafael Benitez had to reassure captain Steven Gerrard his squad place was safe after the midfielder was
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      212 39 LONDON: The final Premier League football game of 2008 ended with Aston Villa beating Hull City 1-0 on Tuesday with a late goal and the rare sight of a referee changing his mind. Steve Bennett dramatically awarded Hull a stop-page-time penalty for handball after Luke Young diverted
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      992 40 JANUARY 8-11 Golf Start of US PGA Tour (Mercedes-Benz Championship) 10 Sailing Volvo Ocean Race (Singapore in-port race) 12 School sports Start of season 14 Football Iran v Singapore (AFC Asian Cup Qualifier) 17-21 Sailing 15th Singapore Straits Regatta Sailing Volvo Ocean Race (Singapore to Qingdao) 19-Feb 1
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      688 41  -  Neil Humphreys Neil Humphreys LIGHTERSIDE By By THERE is only one sporting New Year's resolution worth contemplating. In 2009, I vow to spend as much time as possible in the company of jittery Liverpool supporters. These guys are more entertaining than watching Stokes Ricardo
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      652 41  -  Lin Xinyi Shore teams ensure Volvo yachts are ready By THE sailing teams in the Volvo Ocean Race never have it easy, battling treacherous weather and sea conditions and enduring sleepless nights in the round-the-world yacht race. But their respective shore teams also face challenges of their own.
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      204 41 Basketball NBA: New York Knicks 93 Charlotte 89, Atlanta 110 Indiana 104, Miami 104 Cleveland 95, Phoenix 101 Memphis 89, New Orleans 97 Washington 85, Dallas 107 Minnesota 100, Milwaukee 100 San Antonio 98, Portland 91 Boston 86, Sacramento 92 LA Clippers 90. Cricket First one-day international In Queenstown,
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        63 41 HANOI: Four people died and more than 400 were injured amid frenzied celebrations following Vietnam's victory in the Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup, state media reported on Tuesday. The streets of Vietnam's cities were filled with tens of thousands of cheering revellers on Sunday,
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        62 41 DALLAS: Jason Terry scored 24 of his 29 points in the second half, and the Dallas Mavericks rallied from a 29-point deficit to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-100 on Tuesday. The Timberwolves led 70-41 early in the third quarter when the Mavericks started their
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        69 41 LONDON: English Premier League football club Portsmouth have rejected a combined £30 million (Ss63 million) bid from Tottenham for Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe and Glen Johnson, reported The Daily Mail. Portsmouth insisted that Spurs have significantly undervalued the trio, who have all been recent
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      2341 39 n"} WHAT'S ONLINE X) A MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Gerrard arrested over assault. Swimsuits affect credibility. Robinho seals Man City comeback. MOST COMMENTED Scolari blasts players for errors against Fulham Said st_forum: "Deco has not been playing to the level that we know he
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      120 41 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want...and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 Juliana Low Chui Siang Age: 67 Was called home to be with the Lord on 31 December 2008, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband:
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      95 41 BOEY SOONG WAI (JOHN) Age: 56 passed away peacefully on 31 December 2008, leaving behind loved ones Wife: Joyce Wong Sons: Daughters: Chin Ray, Leo (Zhanrui) Kid Weng, April (Jieying) Kah Ray (Jiarui) Lye Weng (Liying) Brother: Sister-in-law: Boey Soon Chiu Tan Soo Gee Sister: Brother-in-law: Boey Wai Wall Leong
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      30 41 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Joyce Wong on the demise of her beloved husband JOHN BOEY (Director of Ascendo Pte Ltd)) From: The Management Staff of ASCENDO PTE LTD
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      37 41 Abdul Rahman Bin Sukri Health Care Attendant Pre-Operative Evaluation Clinic Singapore General Hospital The Management and Staff of Singapore General Hospital extend their deepest sympathy and condolences to the family of the Late Abdul Rahman Bin Sukri.
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      223 42 SEOW LEUAN M& Age: 102 passed away peacefully on 31 December 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Sons: Daughters-in-law: Granddaughters: Grandson-in-law: Chua Heng Choo Ang Siew Wah Chua King Loo Lam Tuck Wai Chua Seng Chong Tan Bong Yeo Chua Chiew Hoon Chua Peng Yeow Heng Hwee
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      211 42 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 AGNES CHOW YOON THYE ABe: 83 was called home to be with the Lord on 30 December 2008 Dearly m.ssed and fondly remembered by
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      53 42 t( The family of the late TEO HIONG TUAN Departed on 26 December 2008 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and app P reciation t0 all Pastors Glad Tidings Church, relatives, friends, church members, colleagues and business associates for their kind k *«^™> i Payers, wreaths and contributions J> during
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      72 42 1/ \i Thalai Thevasam lst NALLAIAN MANYAM Departed on 14 January 2008 Not a day goes by w i t h out thinking of you. Your presence brings great pain. Your love remains with us. Appa, we miss you. Forever missed by family, relatives friends. Prayers will be held at
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      104 42 P\^ With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences To Our Board of Directors Chua Heng Choo, Chua Seng Chong, Chua Peng Yeow, Chua Peng Hong and Managing Directors Chua Chee Koon, Chua Chee Gay Chua Chee Pin, Teo Biow Hin and family on the demise of their beloved Mother and Grandmother SEOW
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      85 42 Purely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.' P523:6 IST ANNIVERSARY /n Loving Memory of t» T j aa ROSalind Ong (Tee Guek Noi) nmartgu lami anr 9ftft Departed 1 January 2008 Time may
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      28 43 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late MR TAN I TONG From: CHAIRMAN, DIRECTORS, MANAGEMENT STAFF OF HONG LEONG GROUP OF COMPANIES (SINGAPORE)
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      123 43 TAN I TONG passed away peacefully on 31 December 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Hsu Joean Lien Brother: Su Chew Children: Spouses: Siok Bie Allan Yang Theng Siok Cheng Siok Sun Kian Chee Siok Shong Helen Siok Sing Jasmine Yun Ling Grandchildren: Spouses: Ken Vi
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      28 43 In ever loving memory of Teo Bak Seng Departed Ist January 1984 Dearly missed and always remembered by beloved wife Joyce Teo, children, grand children and loved ones.
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      31 43 17th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of POLLY WONG Departed 1 January 1992 Always cherished by: Geoffrey, Susan, Gayl, Ryan, Grace, Aileen, Perry, Uel, Lael, David, Sally, Shevonne and Donovan h A
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      22 43 In Loving Memory of GOHSEOWMENG Departed 1 Jan 1985 Always remembered by: Wife, children, Grandchildren m loved ones. mm i 3 m
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      50 43 have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith' 2 Tim 7 2nd ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory of JOHN WONG KUM CHYE Departed on 1 Jan 2007 Time changes many things But not the memory this day brings Always remembered by Family Loved Ones
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      59 43 'Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.' Psalm 90:1-2 6th Anniversary IN LOVING MEMORY OF LAW YUH FOONG DAVID Called home to the Lord on 1
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        1625 49  -  Adeline chia Ml Singapore Fringe Festival Museum of Broken Relationships is one of several quirky events in this year's fringe festiva arts reporter bookit Teddy bears. One half of a pair of handcuffs. An old postcard. A frying pan. A NEWater bottle filled with brown cigarette
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        469 50  -  tara tan arts reporter For the first time in his 27 years, dancer and choreographer Zhuo Zihao has had to learn to share. "As the only boy in the family, I grew up quite pampered and always wanted things done my way," he admitted sheepishly. However,
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        427 51 BEYOND PERFORMANCE The Singapore Management University's (SMU) two-year-old dance group, InDanCity, is putting on its inaugural full-length dance production called Beyond. Part of the SMU Arts Festival, the P/2-hour production is made up of eight short pieces, with contributions from guest choreographers such as Stephanie Burridge, Albert Tiong and
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      277 55  -  Anjana Krishna Kumar Student Grace See, 16, made her way to the Esplanade on Tuesday evening and scribbled a wish for the new year on a silver leaf. But instead of wishing for something for herself, she penned her hopes that her friend Stephanie Wong, 17, a talented
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    690 69 SPORTS champions know how to win and accomplish their dreams, They have learned the secrets of being the best at mental game concepts. They know what these principles mean, and they honour and apply them during their training and in competitions. Examine the following winning principles of
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      300 71  -  June Cheong Reporter junee@sph.com.sg Calendar dates, especially those in the first month of the new year, have always tripped me up. It's as if I am unable to let go of the year just past and resist its stealthy passing by marking my cheques or
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      317 71 TODAY, JAN 1 Hearing Aid Recycling Programme: The Singapore Association for the Deaf (SADeaf) is appealing for used but functional digital hearing aids. A collaboration by SADeaf, Temasek Polytechnic and the Society of Audiology Professionals Singapore, hearing aids collected will be refitted for people in need. Collection boxes
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      819 72 A special feature brought to you by PdlldSOlliG Panasonic's Core Trainer strengthens muscles, reduces weight and promotes all-round health ALL health experts say that the benefits gained from a leisurely stroll are not as health-promot-ing as those one gets from a brisk walk. But for
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        375 73 Sleep more and you might just live longer. Researchers say sleep deprivation may increase the risk of heart disease. People who get five to seven hours of sleep nightly are almost twice as likely to develop early signs of blood-vessel damage as those
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        272 73 Cigarettes are responsible for 1.5 deaths in the US He is a role model in so many ways but not when it comes to his smoking habit. United States President-elect Barack Obama could not give a straight answer when he was asked on a
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        271 73 Even a little bit of extra weight can raise the risk of heart failure, according to a US study published last week that calculated the hazards of being pudgy. It comes as little surprise that obesity makes a person much more susceptible
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        221 73 Christmas may be over but you can still spread some Yuletide cheer. Instead of throwing away your old curtains or Christmas cards, donate them. Pharmaplus at Camden Medical Centre is running a charity and recycling project. Staff members will recycle your used greeting
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        720 74 The odour of rotting flesh could be smelled as soon as she walked into my consultation room. When she undressed, and after removing the layers of tissue paper, I could clearly see the infected tumour. Fungus had eaten away most of her right breast and blood oozed out
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      413 75 People with inadequate eyelashes and cancer patients who have lost theirs after chemotherapy could turn to a new drug for help Allergan Inc, maker of the wrinkle smoother Botox, has won approval in the United States to sell the first prescription medicine to make eyelashes
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      906 76 Setting yourself realistic targets will go a long way in realising your resolutions, experts tell JUNE CHEONG SMALL RESOLUTIONS,BIG SUCCESS Made your New Year's resolution riding on the inebriated high of booze, fireworks and New Year cheer? Now comes the hard part keeping it.
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      513 76 Long derided as wimpy and a waste of time, nostalgia nonetheless often sweeps in this time of the year and settles in for the holidays. In calling up memories of people and celebrations past, it can evoke feelings buried by time and daily
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      700 77  -  DHANY OSMAN 111-fitting shoes, trauma to the toe or not cutting one's nails properly are common reasons behind this condition. reports For those who suffer repeatedly from ingrown nails, nail surgery can successfully cure 93 of cases In 2004, law student Daniel Tan, who was doing
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      670 78 Nearly 1/3 of the 3,000 participants aged 57 to 85 surveyed used at least five prescription drugs Popping multiple pills at one go puts you at risk of potentially fatal side effects, a study shows Doctors are warning that taking a combination of drugs or supplements from
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      1215 79  -  Dhany Osman Cover Story Detox diets that claim to be able to cleanse one's body of toxins are growing in popularity but some say that it is just pop science An Internet search for the phrase "detox diet" will throw up thousands of websites offering a
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      462 80  -  Dhany Osman Some may seek a dietitian's advice on detoxifying one's body system while others may buy an off-the-shelf detox diet kit. For Ms Jaime Pang, it was a television programme four years ago that got her started on such a
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      470 80  -  Dhany Osman Just as every bride-to-be wishes to look good on her big day, so did Ms Shirlene Tay, who got married in October. Ms Tay, who was 56kg at 1.52 m tall, was eager to shed some weight before her wedding but did
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      406 80  -  Dhany Osman Diets are not the only way to cleanse and detoxify your system. Mind Your Body lists a few more popular therapies, along with how they work: 1 Colon cleansing -I Considered an alternative medicine therapy, it removes faecal waste and toxins from a person's
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      551 81 The number of people worldwide afflicted with Alzheimer's is set to rise to O1 I million in 2040 Study shows an insufficient supply of glucose to the brain leads to a build-up of the neuron-attacking proteins that cause Alzheimer's A gradual loss of blood
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      870 82  -  Gary Hayden Living V J In 2006, I wrote a series of articles for Mind Your Body about happiness, in which I examined the views of some of history's great thinkers. This week, I return to the subject of happiness and consider the views of St Thomas Aquinas
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      243 83  -  MARGARET LEE They are rich in vitamins and minerals, but beware their saturated fat content. reports Love nibbling on nuts but worried that they are unhealthy? Not necessarily so, say the experts. The United States Food and Drug Administration says that eating lji cup or 42.5g of nuts
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      222 83 Nutritional value and calorie count of lh cup or 42.5g of various unsalted nuts: Walnuts (12-16 halves) 278 calories Protein: 6g Saturated fat: 2.6g Total fat: 27g Rich in linoleic acid, copper and manganese Almonds (30-36 kernels) 246 calories Protein: 9g Saturated fat: 1.7g Total fat:
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      653 84 The Pro MYB speaks to health professionals in this weekly column Dr Tho Kum San, 48, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon who is also team physician of the national football team, tells ZUREENA HABIB how he has always enjoyed fixing and building things from young I decided to specialise
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      882 85 Two little known studies showed that exercising made little difference to recovery time and cold symptoms Unless I am really i wiped out, I still work out but I will scale back a bit. Dr Michael Joyner, an exercise researcher at
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      571 89 Fit Fab Acting school made Knut Berger more aware of his body. JUNE CHEONG finds out how the German actor keeps fit What do you do to keep fit? If I'm working in a dance production, I hole up for half an hour before every rehearsal or performance
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      869 86 A dimmer switch in your brain helps filter out party noise to enable you to hear speech despite the din, and offers clues to hearing loss with age The dimmer switch's effectiveness declines wit age, dropping off in people aged 38.52 It
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      629 87  -  Dr Law Ngai Moh GOT A PROBLEM? BACKED UP IN PAIN I am a woman in my early 40s I and recently had an MRI after V^ suffering from severe back pain. The results showed degenerative changes in my lumbar vertebrae and loss of normal high signal
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        553 88 The Italian minestrone is given an Oriental twist with dumplings added, resulting in a comfort food for New Year's Day The Chinese have a particularly commendable habit for the New Year. They celebrate it by going vegetarian at least for the first day. It is like a
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        175 88 CHINESE MINESTRONE (For 4-6) 1 small onion, chopped finely 1 clove garlic, chopped finely 1 carrot, diced 1 stalk celery, diced 4 slices Chinese ham, diced Vi cup rice wine 1.51 chicken or vegetable stock 10-12 chive dumplings, frozen from a pack, optional 200g edamame beans, removed from pods
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      169 73 Grand Master Choa Kok Sui Pranic Healing Pranic Healing is a "no-touch, no drug therapy". It is a highly developed, systematic and a scientific method which uses "prana" to relieve physical and emotional ailments. Pranic Healing is not affiliated to any religion. It is based on Natural Laws. Free Pranic
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