The Straits Times, 14 February 2011

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    18 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA(P)108/11/2010 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14 2011 G A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Maids getting picky
      61 1 WITH Singapore experiencing a maid crunch, domestic workers can afford to be a bit more picky when it comes to choosing their next employers. Some want only expatriate families or those without kids or old folks. Maids and maid agencies say it is now common for maids
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      Lock icon Ugly truths in beauty biz
      60 1 SLIMMING pills and breast enhancement cookies, not tested and cleared for sale in Singapore but available online can pose health risks, the Health Sciences Authority has warned. Such products range from iris-enlarging contact lenses which have been known to cause serious eye infections to stomach
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      Lock icon Slower pace for Sers
      44 1 THE Government will slow down the pace of the scheme to build replacement flats under a long-running en bloc relocation scheme, because it is running out of space, said National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan, yesterday. L HOME PAGE B4
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      Lock icon Online vs TV shopping
      42 1 ONLINE shopping may be growing dramatically, but in South Korea, “traditional” shopping via dedicated TV shopping channels is still holding its own, thanks to innovative moves by retailers to expand the range of products. L WORLD PAGE A8
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      Lock icon Hopes dim for border spat
      39 1 THAILAND and Cambodia appeared to take steps back from the negotiating table yesterday, dimming hopes for resolution over the deadly armed clashes that broke out over a long-simmering border dispute. L WORLD PAGE A12
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    Lock icon Egypt takes first steps on road to civilian rule
    674 1 Constitution suspended, Parliament dissolved as tension returns ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CAIRO: Egypt took its first steps in the transition towards democratic, civilian rule yesterday, with its new military rulers saying they were suspending the country’s Mubarak-era Constitution and dissolving
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    Lock icon PM hosts Chinese New Year party
    157 1 ENTHUSIASTIC guests jostled for a chance to take a picture and shake hands with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana lawn yesterday. They were there for the annual Chinese New Year Garden Party, hosted by PM Lee and his Cabinet colleagues to
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    1100 1  -  BY JEREMY AU YONG AMELIA TAN jeremyau@sph.com.sg ameltan@sph.com.sg WHEN Crescent Girls’ School student Eunice Lim hands in her English essay assignments, a teacher is not always involved. Instead of turning in her homework to her teacher, the Secondary 4 student
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      87 1 ROCKING STEADY HIRING MOMS Global survey shows bosses still reluctant SECOND CHANCE MONEY, PAGE B17 Even music industry bosses get star-struck More bosses give ex-convicts a chance at jobs HOME, PAGE B1 LIFE! PAGE C4 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 CALL 6388-3838 TO
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        Lock icon A revolution not yet concluded
        96 2 WE SAY President Hosni Mubarak was only the fount of the Egyptian people’s anger. He has been driven out. But a lot more has to happen civilian rule after elections, restoration of civil liberties, provision of economic opportunity and jobs before the revolution can be
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        Lock icon People power
        35 2 COLUMNS The revolt in Egypt is neither about Islam nor jihad; rather, it is more about freedom and bread and butter, say Mohamed Redzuan Salleh and Muhammad Haniff Hassan. L REVIEW PAGE A18
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        Lock icon Protesters go online
        31 2 The rising popularity of politically themed songs on the Internet reflects the growth of a new style of protest in Indonesia, says Zubaidah Nazeer. L WORLD PAGE A14
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        Lock icon Pay rise for maids
        35 2 OUR READER SAYS The Government could consider allowing a portion of the maid levy to be used to raise the pay of Indonesian maids, says Stephanie Chok. L FORUM PAGE A20
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        16 2 www.straitstimes.com L Goh Eng Yeow explains why fund managers sometimes underperform the stock indexes.
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      Lock icon Will Egypt distract Obama from Asia?
      983 2  -  Work on achieving US-Asean FTA can help keep focus on the region BY CHUA CHIN HON US BUREAU CHIEF chinhon@sph.com.sg THE unprecedented revolution in Egypt has raised many intriguing questions, one of which is whether the street protests could have a “domino” or “contagion”
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      Lock icon Maids getting to choose their bosses
      1027 3  -  Supply crunch means more are demanding better working terms BY MELISSA PANG AMANDA TAN melpang@sph.com.sg tamanda@sph.com.sg WANTED: Expat employer. Minimum salary of $450. Must have Sundays and public holidays off. No pets. These are typical requests seen on online forums and bulletin boards in
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      84 4  -  BY CHEW SENG KIM PHOTOJOURNALIST It’s that golden time of the day when things start to wind down, people head home, and friends and family start getting together. Straits Times photographers show their take on that moment in the Prime pages every Monday entitled 6.39pm. With a mix
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      Lock icon Egyptians in Singapore celebrate historic event
      273 6  -  BY AMANDA TAN MORE than 40 Egyptians living in Singapore got together last night to mark their country’s first steps towards a new political era. Held at a cafe in Arab Street, the gathering was organised by restaurant owner Hassan Saad, 45, and some
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      Lock icon Bahrain moves to head off unrest
      464 6 Money, more media freedom among offers ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DUBAI (United Arab Emirates): Bahrain promised yesterday to expand media freedoms ahead of planned an-ti-government protests, which have sprung up or are being called in several countries across the Middle East since the
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      Lock icon Overcoming inequality and the income gap
      728 6  -  BUDGET PREVIEW SERIES This is the sixth of a special 10-part series in which The Straits Times explores some of the key issues expected to be tackled in the Budget on Feb 18. BY ZAKIR HUSSAIN POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CLEANER P. Thanalakshmi, 40, and her
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      600 8  -  ‘Traditional’ TV shopping growing in popularity despite competition from online sales BY KIM JI HYUN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jemmie@heraldm.com SEOUL: Forget the usual food blender, running treadmill or car polishing kit. South Koreans are going big in their television home shopping, as
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      100 8 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Next-gen iPad to debut within months MOST COMMENTED ON L Calls for restraint in Thai-Cambodian dispute. Says gemini58: “No level of negotiations will succeed as long as this dispute is bolstered by nationalism or politics spurred by
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        Lock icon Probe of China’s rail chief: More officials linked?
        539 10 Staff changes looming, says ministry official, but normal ops not affected HONG KONG: China’s Minister of Railways Liu Zhijun (above right), in charge of the country’s multi-trillion-yuan high-speed rail programme, may not be the only rail official under investigation. The official Xinhua
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        Lock icon Board game cafes in China offer chance of friendship
        469 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Mr Jia Han was a Web junkie who used to while away entire days in Internet cafes, but the 21-year-old university student says he has now found a better pastime board games. “You get excited when you first
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        Lock icon Taiwan’s defence plans badly hit: Ex-spy chief
        385 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI: Taiwan’s ability to defend itself in the event of a Chinese invasion has been badly compromised by the island’s worst espionage case in 50 years, a former spy chief warned. Mr Ting Yu-chou, former secretarygeneral of Taiwan’s National Security Council,
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        Lock icon Japanese women go to court in bid to keep surnames
        552 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Four Japanese women will go to court today to challenge a law that compels almost all women to drop their maiden name and assume their husband’s surname when they marry. The group plus one of their husbands
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        Lock icon Suzhou Industrial Park to face IPO test
        881 11  -  It chooses to list in Shanghai instead of Singapore so it can command a higher value NEWS ANALYSIS BY GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT graceng@sph.com.sg BEIJING: After years of talk, the Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) is finally preparing to go for listing as early
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        Lock icon No consensus on how to resolve border spat
        593 12 Cambodia wants UN to intervene, but Thailand prefers bilateral talks AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA BANGKOK: Hopes of resolving a deadly border clash between Thailand and Cambodia appeared to dim yesterday, as both nations moved to distance themselves from the negotiating table. While both
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        Lock icon Look, Ma – only hands!
        65 12 Look, Ma only hands! A Thai soldier showing how to catch a cobra with bare hands during a jungle survival exercise at a military base in Chon Buri province yesterday. The event was part of the Cobra Gold 2011 joint military exercise. More than 13,000 armed forces personnel representing Indonesia,
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        Lock icon Mahathir continues push for pro-Malay policies
        513 12  -  BY TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad over the weekend made his latest call for the continuation of pro-Malay policies, even though he admitted that the system had been abused. If Malays had made the most of the
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        Lock icon Jakarta names ‘mastermind’ of religious riots
        170 12 TEMANGGUNG (Indonesia): Police have named a villager from Temanggung as the mastermind of religious riots in Central Java last Tuesday, the Jakarta Globe has reported. Central Java police chief, Inspector-Gen-eral Edward Aritonang, said on Saturday that the man, identified only as SYB, was the
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        Lock icon Belting out their grievances online
        990 14  -  In Indonesia, catchy protest songs win over netizens as public dissatisfaction swells MEMO FROM JAKARTA BY ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT zubaidah@sph.com.sg WHILE serving a jail term for domestic violence, an unemployed Mr Bona Paputungan channelled his frustrations with life into writing songs, including one about
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        Lock icon Indian authorities clear Buddhist leader in probe
        334 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW DELHI: The Indian authorities have cleared Tibetan Buddhism’s third most important leader in a probe into US$1.35 million (S$1.73 million) in cash discovered last month at his headquarters in northern India, a news report said. Ms Rajwant Sandhu, the top
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        Lock icon Swiss shoot down tighter gun law bid
        440 15 Voters reject plan aimed at reducing suicides, violence ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GENEVA: Voters in Switzerland, which has the highest rate of suicide by firearms in Europe, rejected a proposal to tighten firearm laws yesterday. The referendum was started by a coalition of
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        Lock icon Protests over Berlusconi sex scandal
        322 15 REUTERS ROME: Women rallied across Italy yesterday, incensed by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s sex scandal which they say has hurt their dignity and reinforced outdated gender stereotypes. Thousands of protesters marched through Naples and Palermo, carrying banners calling on Mr Berlusconi to resign and chanting
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        Lock icon Italy plans to send forces to Tunisia
        225 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME: Italy said yesterday it was planning to deploy its security forces in Tunisia to stop a wave of immigrant arrivals. The news came as coast guards intercepted another 1,000 people fleeing the troubled North African state. “I will
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        Lock icon Obama tries for cuts that won’t hit growth
        479 16 Budget revealed today also aimed at presidential race AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: United States President Barack Obama unveils his fiscal 2012 budget today, an election year plan forged from conflicting needs to cut spending and boost economic recovery. With vast crisis payments and
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        Lock icon Graffiti artist kills 4 in New York rampage
        417 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: A graffiti artist armed with five knives went on a rampage across New York City, stabbing to death his stepfather, his ex-girlfriend and her mother, then running down a pedestrian with a stolen car and kniving several bystanders.
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        Lock icon Mum hunts for twins ‘killed’ by dad
        196 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE mother of missing Swiss twins, whose father said he murdered them before killing himself, scoured Corsica in a police helicopter on Sunday in a desperate, against-the-odds bid to find them alive. Ms Irina Lucidi and her brother arrived on the
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        Lock icon EU to cut costs amid fury over ‘fund misuse’
        375 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) is trying to tighten its purse strings this year, amid anger that some funds have been poured into dog fitness clubs and Elton John gigs. But it will not be easy to cut costs
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        Lock icon Britain plans to let gays wed in church
        541 17 Proposed move likely to provoke backlash from religious leaders AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LONDON: The British government is planning to change the law to allow same-sex couples to hold their weddings in places of worship a move that will please the gay community
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          Lock icon A heady celebration of life
          79 17 A young girl dancing in specially made headwear during a traditional festival, Tiaohuajie, last Saturday at Suoga, a village of the city of Liupanshui, in south-west China’s Guizhou province. In the annual gala, which translates to “dancing flower festival”, the Miao people pray for the
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          Lock icon Nigerian rally stampede
          108 17 PORT HARCOURT (Nigeria): A stampede at a campaign rally on Saturday for Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan in the oil-producing Niger Delta region killed at least 11 people and injured 29 others. A policeman is said to have fired a shot into the air as the crowd surged
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          Lock icon Bus hijacking inquest
          106 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG: A Hong Kong inquest into a Manila bus hijacking that left eight tourists dead is set to start today. The 25-day inquest before Hong Kong’s Coroner’s Court is due to hear from a host of witnesses, including survivors and families of the Hong
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          Lock icon S’pore invited to G-20
          103 17 BLOOMBERG PARIS: France has invited Ethiopia, Singapore, Spain, the United Arab Emirates and Equatorial Guinea to the Group of 20 summit which will be held in Cannes on Nov 3 to 4. The invitation of the five non-member countries was “in line with the principles defined
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          Lock icon Chinese official to visit
          63 17 XINHUA BEIJING: Chinese State Councillor Meng Jianzhu left Beijing yesterday for visits to North Korea, Laos, Singapore and Malaysia. Mr Meng, who is also Chinese Minister of Public Security, is travelling to the countries at the invitation of their public security ministers. Singapore Minister for Home
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          Lock icon Water sports ban eased
          89 17 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK GEORGE TOWN: The authorities on Penang Island have relaxed the temporary ban on water sports along the popular Batu Ferringhi beach. The ban was imposed following an incident in which a tourist was severely injured after a runaway water scooter rammed into
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      905 18  -  BY MOHAMED REDZUAN SALLEH, MUHAMMAD HANIFF HASSAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writers are a senior analyst and associate research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. THAT Egypt is traditionally a base for jihadists needs no reiteration.
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      511 4  -  BY JESSICA LIM POSTMEN had to work a tad harder last Christmas as more Yuletide cards were sent out than in 2009, after a four-year dip. Last year, Singapore Post (SingPost) handled 4.75 million Christmas cards, up 0.6 per cent from the level in
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      321 4  -  BY GOH KAI SHI IMAGINE being 20 and having access to the chief executive officers (CEOs) of companies all over the world. And then imagine asking them anything at all over a cup of tea. Members of Tea Talks with CEOs, a student
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      548 5  -  Newlyweds met at shelter for the elderly VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL BY DESMOND LIM PHOTOJOURNALIST deslim@sph.com.sg LIKE most newly wed couples, they bask in each other’s company. Madam Tan Khin Lan gently picks up her tortoise from its tank and holds it close to her face. “The
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      441 5  -  BY AMANDA TAN THE Danish Seamen’s Church in Singapore yesterday welcomed its first female priest at a service attended by more than 100 members of the Danish community here. Vicar Kirsten Eistrup, 55, is the Lutheran Protestant Church’s first female pastor in
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      202 6 RED SUN’S Cholesser is a health supplement produced in Japan with a combination of red yeast rice, B complex, vitamin C, niacin and garlic powder. Red yeast rice is rice that has been fermented by the red yeast and it is believed to be useful for
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      177 6 THE latest edition of CATS Classifieds Recruit Career Guide has up-to-date salary scales and it surveys the job prospects in major sectors of the key industries. The annual guide also lists more than 200 jobs in 25 sectors in Singapore such as
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      249 6 Love’s scent Present loved ones with Ralph Lauren Romance. The brand has created a limited edition of its iconic fresh sparkling floral fragrance for Valentine’s Day 2011. Each bottle comes with a bracelet, and is available in gift sets at Ralph Lauren counters. Resorts break Club Med members and
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      682 6  -  Travel agencies are going big on the web to tap a growing market where holidaymakers find it easy to book their flights and accommodation BYZACKARIAABDULRAHIM ZACKARIA ABDUL RAHIM MORE holidaymakers are going online to book their flights and accommodation and the travel agencies here are boosting
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      176 6 HSBC has launched a suite of renminbi deposit accounts for its customers. These include an online savings account and time deposit accounts that offer the highest renminbi interest rates for a limited period. Mr Winston Teo, head of wealth management at HSBC Singapore, says: “Many
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      161 6 WATSONS’effort to provide good service at its 106 personal care stores and 28 pharmacy outlets has paid off. It became the first health and beauty retailer to be awarded the Singapore Service Class (S-Class) certification from Spring Singapore recently. The S-class certification is given
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      120 6 STARBUCKS’ new breakfast menu features items that are free from artificial trans fat, artificial colouring and high fructose corn syrup. There are four new offerings and two existing favourites made with premium and natural ingredients to ensure the best taste and quality. Starbucks’ spokesman says:
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      947 7 In-form Fulham relish prospect of further denting Chelsea’s hopes AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: This is the West London derby that usually slips below the radar: A modest Fulham side against the expensively assembled reigning English Premier League champions. But Fulham manager Mark Hughes says they could not
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      380 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson insists he has substantial funds to spend on new players in the next transfer window. And the Premier League leaders have made Tottenham Hotspur winger Gareth Bale their top target for the summer transfer window. The Mirror
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      116 7 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES L Dalglish has answers L Puzzle for Ancelotti L Title race opens up as United are beaten MOST COMMENTED ON L Puzzle for Ancelotti Says Bullethead: “Recent matches show that tactics play an important part. Daglish got
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      663 8  -  Ali Imran Lomri to play for Woodlands after spending 2 years in NFL BY LEE MIN KOK mklee@sph.com.sg AFTER two years spent in the wilderness of the National Football League (NFL) Division One, Ali Imran Lomri is finally back where he belongs the S-League. The
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      592 8  -  BY JONATHAN NORTHCROFT THE TIMES, LONDON stsports@sph.com.sg LONDON: In the build-up to Wayne Rooney’s wonder moment, something happened that typified the striker’s past 11 months. Trying to find Paul Scholes, he misdirected a routine pass and almost gave possession back to Manchester City. Then something
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      170 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GOLD COAST (Australia): Taiwan’s Tseng Ya-ni swept to the No. 1 world ranking after a brilliant four-shot victory in the Australian Ladies Masters at Royal Pines yesterday. The 22-year-old will officially overtake South Korea’s Shin Ji Yai this week. “I never
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      238 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Assistant referee Sian Massey has faced unwelcome chants on her return to the Premier League for the first time since being the subject of a sexism scandal. Two football broadcasters left British TV station Sky Sports last month after being caught off
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      209 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Welsh winger Gareth Bale will miss Tottenham’s Champions League clash with Italian outfit AC Milan due to a back injury. Tottenham’s 2-1 win over Sunderland means they will head to the San Siro for their last-16 clash tomorrow on the back
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      511 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS DUBAI: Another week without a win for Tiger Woods, but the fallen star of world golf insists he is still on the right track and will redouble his efforts ahead of the Masters. The 35-year-old American failed to
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      543 9 Greek Thanou allegedly given Olympic medal stripped from Jones ATHENS: From one cheat to another? According to British newspaper the Guardian, reports in Greece have suggested that Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou, who was accused of deliberately avoiding drug tests on the eve of the 2004 Athens
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        61 9 AURANGABAD (India): Singapore’s Stefanie Tan beat Prerana Prathap of India 6-0, 6-0 yesterday to book a berth in the main draw of the Endurance-MSLTA ITF Futures. Tan, 18, the Republic’s top female tennis player, will face 10th-seeded Indonesian Voni Darlina (world No. 840) in the first
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        76 9 BUDDHIKA Mendis (6-21) spun SCA Colts to a 34-run win over Singapore Cricket Club in the Singapore Cricket Association (SCA) T20 tournament final at the Kallang ground yesterday. Earlier, he top-scored with 43 as the Colts hit 132-9 in 20 overs. SCC’s Andre de Lange
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        49 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS: The French Tennis Federation voted to keep the French Open at its traditional Roland Garros venue and renovate the existing site, rather than move it elsewhere. Three other projects were bidding to host the clay-court Grand Slam by 2016.
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      1121 9 NEW YORK TIMES BEDLINGTON (England): The phone first rang a year ago in January. The caller identified himself as Bob Rich, a billionaire United States businessman and sports team owner. He had English royals among his ancestors. For Christmas, his wife had bought
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      89 9 Brittany Lau performing a camel spin during the 10th National Figure Skating Championships at Kallang Ice World yesterday. She topped the junior ladies category with 94.19 points. Sarah Paw, 18, finished second (79.24), while Ng Yi Ching, 14, was third (77.91). Brittany, 16, will be looking
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      362 9 REUTERS PARIS: Petra Kvitova spoilt the Kim Clijsters party yesterday with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over the popular Belgian in their Paris Open final yesterday. The top-seeded Clijsters had celebrated a return to the world No. 1 ranking after she reached the semi-finals here. However, there was
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      531 10  -  Passionate racer Tan is part of team who are 3rd in 24-hr Dubai race BY LIN XINYI linxinyi@sph.com.sg GROWING up, Gerald Tan had one true love car racing. He might have represented Anglo-Chi-nese Primary School in badminton, bowled alongside former world champion Remy Ong as an
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      196 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS JEREZ (Spain): Nick Heidfeld made a strong case to take over from the injured Robert Kubica at Lotus Renault. The German posted the quickest time on the third day of Formula One testing on Saturday. He set a time of
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      416 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON: Peja Stojakovic is settling in with his new team, adding a valuable dimension to the Dallas Mavericks’ offence. The Serb scored 22 points and broke a tie with Dale Ellis for fourth place in career three-pointers, as the Mavericks beat the Houston
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      172 10 Today Football S-League: Hougang United v Woodlands Wellington (Hougang, 7.30pm). English Premier League: Fulham v Chelsea (Live, mio TV HD Ch102, tomorrow, 4am). Tomorrow Football S-League: Balestier Khalsa v Home United (Toa Payoh, 7.30pm). Uefa Europa League: Rd of 32, 1st leg Aris Thessaloniki v Manchester City
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      458 10 Basketball NBA Atlanta 86 Charlotte 88, New Jersey 95 New York 105, Washington 94 San Antonio 118, Minnesota 87 Philadelphia 107, New Orleans 88 Chicago 97, Houston 102 Dallas 106, Milwaukee 97 Indiana 103, Sacramento 97 Oklahoma 99. ABL Finals Game 1: Thailand Slammers 66 Philippine Patriots 58. Football
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      295 10  -  ARUNNER’S DIARY BY JEANETTE WANG jwang@sph.com.sg The writer is the associate editor of Shape, Singapore’s premier health, fitness, wellness and nutrition magazine for women WHEN I started training for triathlons 11 years ago, running was still a daily must-do despite adding twice weekly swims to
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      148 10 REPLACE one of your weekly runs with this 1.5km-long swim. Warm-up L 400m swim. Use any stroke you like. Main set L 5x10sec fast kick against the wall. Rest 30sec between each. L 2x50m kick while holding a small board/pull buoy. Do first 25m fast, focusing on
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      39 12 Memory wanders as shadows fall Sack to the days of happiness, Days beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her 1 ips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep. 4
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      602 18  -  Premiums surge by up to 25% since unrest hits region BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg THE unrest in Egypt and Tunisia has sent insurance premiums for business- es operating in North Africa and the Middle East skyrocketing. Insurancebroker and risk consultant Jardine Lloyd Thompson
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      226 18  -  YASMINE YAHYA ONLY a handful of Singapore companies operate in Egypt and Algeria, and they have emerged relatively unscathed from the turmoil that is sweeping the region. Mainboard-listed Portek International, which provides port equipment and services, will put off commencing one of its
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        546 14  -  Exit of funds offers buying opportunities for retail investors here MARKET INSIGHT BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg NOW that the political unrest in Egypt has cooled with the departure of President Hosni Mubarak, the Singapore market will likely take its cue from two
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        443 14 A DEUTSCHE Bank unit has made a general offer for all the ordinary shares in mainboard-listed Jaya Holdings, the German bank said in a statement to the Singapore Exchange last Saturday. The unit, Cathay Asset Management (CAM), is part of a consortium that purchased
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      343 15  -  BY JONATHAN KWOK KEPPEL Corp has won two contracts in Brazil worth a combined $385 million. The deals were won by Keppel Fels Brasil, a subsidiary of Keppel Offshore Marine which in turn is a wholly owned company of Keppel Corp. One
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      1018 16  -  It’s largely untapped in Asia; S’pore could take first-mover advantage C A I JIN BY GABRIEL CHEN FINANCE CORRESPONDENT gabrielc@sph.com.sg SMART investors know full well that the rock-bottom interest rates much of the world is enjoying are just too good to last. The
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      326 16  -  BY GRACE CHUA SINGAPORE has the greatest investment potential in South-east Asia when it comes to energy efficiency improvements, says a new report funded by the British government. The benefits of such initiatives are clear, as the investments would help the region’s businesses
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          59 17 Christopher Brian Wei: Appointed to the board of Great Eastern Holdings, of which he was also recently named chief executive. Mr Wei, a 43-year-old Canadian Chinese, took on the roles of executive director and CEO last Thursday. Before joining Great Eastern, he was executive vice-president and group
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          47 17 Michael Syn: Named senior vice-president and head of derivatives at the Singapore Exchange (SGX), with effect from from March 1. Mr Syn, 39, will lead SGX’s growth in the trading and distribution of derivatives. He will report to Mr Gan Seow Ann, president of SGX.
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          43 17 Gan Chee Teik: Mr Gan has been appointed chief financial officer of Food Junction Holdings with effect from last Tuesday. Mr Gan, 40, replaced Mr John Chang Tong Wah as CFO. Mr Chang remains as an executive director of the company.
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        452 2  -  The INside track BY SERENE GOH EDITOR The season from Christmas Day to Chinese New Year, and then Valentine’s Day is like an annual gift-giving monsoon; and, like the weather, brings different outlooks. Christmas might be the big one, with a list of
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        294 2 BY GERAINT WONG SHARE Think about the gifts that you have given. 1. Which factor is more important in your gift decisions: value or suitability? Why? 2. Which is the gift for which you put in the most effort? Why? 2. Which is the gift for which
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        613 3  -  BY EISEN TEO It is the year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese zodiac, so what better way to raise funds for an animal shelter than by offering rabbit grooming services? That is what Claire Leong, 14, a Secondary 3 student from Admiralty
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        173 4 Strong family support and the belief that there are plenty of opportunities here have made young people happy and contented, according to a survey. They are also more satisfied than those surveyed five years ago. The main findings of the National Youth Council survey are that young
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        172 4 The latest official figures show the number of job vacancies at record levels. In all, there were 50,200 vacancies in September last year, a four-year high. This peak is about one-third more than the 36,900 recorded a year earlier, according to the Job Vacancies
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        362 4 Fewer shopping trolleys have gone missing from FairPrice supermarkets, thanks to an advertising campaign. Over the last five years, they lost an average 200 trolleys a month, which cost the company about $150,000 a year. In 2009, that number went down by two-thirds. The loss of fewer
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        312 5 Last month, The Straits Times ran a story on the results of the National Youth Survey. According to the survey, Singapore’s youth value spending time with their families. IN Crowder Claire Leong, 14, had this to say on families. I am very grateful for my family
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        475 5 YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED Hubert, 16, says: “I lack self-confi-dence and I always believe I am inferior to my peers in whatever I do, be it in schoolwork, CCA or even popularity. What can I do to boost my confidence?” ANSWER from Dr Adrian Wang, consultant psychiatrist from Dr
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        565 6 / 7 BBC News Agence France-Presse EGYPT THE NEWS Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians have gathered in the streets to demand that President Hosni Mubarak resign. Despite hundreds being killed in clashes with security forces and Mubarak supporters, the historic protests continue, and their outcome could affect
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        228 6 / 7 Agence France-Presse The Australian Prime Minister choked back tears as she paid tribute to the tens of thousands of Australians whose lives have been devastated by severe floods, fires and cyclones on both sides of the country. After floods killed 35 people, the state of Queensland and other parts
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        161 6 / 7 Agence France-Presse The Iraqi government runs secret prisons where people are tortured to make them confess to crimes, according to the human rights group Amnesty International. It believes some 30,000 men and women are behind bars there, some hidden in secret facilities under Iraqi security forces who use beatings,
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        908 8 / 9  -  How are you celebrating Valentine’s Day today? EISEN TEO quizzes teens on what the occasion means to them. EISEN TEO alentine’s Day is upon us again. Have you been eagerly looking forward to this day and spending the last couple of weeks racking your brains
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        270 8 / 9 Valentine’s Day is named after Saint Valentine, or Valentinus, a saint recognised by the Roman Catholic Church. The saint has been associated with a number of legends. One has it that he was a priest from the Roman Empire in the 3rd century. When Emperor
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        937 10 / 11  -  weather8waystobeatto MATTHEW HUI show you how to beat the blues with these indoor activities. MATTHEW HUI 1 GET WET ON YOUR OWN TERMS You can avoid being struck by lightning while swimming at the Sengkang Sports and Recreation Centre, which has a sheltered pool
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        516 12  -  Want to be a rock star or hotshot deejay? SHERYL QUEK looks at how you can pursue your musical passion with the gamut of iOS music-making apps available. SHERYL QUEK If you are a music buff with an iPhone or iPod Touch, you probably already
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        297 12 There is a truckload of mu-sic-making apps on Apple’s App Store, but not every app is worth the download. IN picks a few good ones that are both useful and free. L DigiDrummer Lite Think of DigiDrummer Lite (right) as your portable drum machine. Itching to try out the
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        266 13 Last year, 12,400 children who could not afford to buy food during recess got a helping hand from The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund. Now entering its 11th year, the fund has paid for the bus fares and lunches of thousands of needy
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        889 14  -  GERAINT WONG reviews three books on Singapore’s history written in their own unique story-telling styles. GERAINT WONG Several books launched recently offer interesting insights into aspects of Singapore. Arguably the most talked about of these has been Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths To Keep Singapore
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        425 15  -  BY ANDREW DUFFY What kinds of trees are there in Singapore? The first roadside trees like angsanas and rain trees were planted for shade. In the 1980s, trees were chosen for beauty and the pink poui (right) and bougainvilleas arrived. Then fruit trees and fragrant
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        359 16/17  -  Read the article in the Home section about the beauty fixes available online. Lesson activity by SONIA SNG There was a recent case of teenagers suffering health problems after eating breast-enhancement cookies (above). There are many other such unorthodox beauty products available online which have
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        306 16/17  -  Go to the Sport section and read about the Bedlington Terriers Football Club. Lesson activity by SONIA SNG Rich Americans wanting to buy Premier League football clubs in England that is common enough. Even a rich Singaporean jumped on that bandwagon. What is different about this story is
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        1776 18  -  This article discusses the less-than-dramatic impact of a much-anticipated property tax in China. Lesson activity by MARDIANA ABU BAKAR MUTED RESPONSE TO CHINA’S ‘PROPERTY TAX BOMB’ By Grace Ng, China Correspondent The Straits Times Feb 1, 2011 Days after China’s first property tax was announced,
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        246 19  -  Minister for Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam will deliver this year's Budget in Parliament on Friday. EISEN TEO Friday. on Parliament in Budget PRESENTS THE BUDGET? Finance Tharman the Mr of currently responsibility WHO Parliament it becomes law. Minister the 5 is It last Financial muscle BUDGET FOR YEAR’S HOPES
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        730 2  -  The clean-living members of Iron Maiden do their world tours on a private jet-plane so that they can carry more stuff john lui johnlui@sph.com.sg British hard rockers Iron Maiden have put the metal in “heavy metal” by travelling in a private Boeing 757 twin-engine jet on a
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        556 2  -  rachael boon A young film-maker has been inspired by a speech by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to do his bit to encourage youngsters to dream big and help others at the same time. Josiah Ng, 23, has organised a charity film screening called YOUF
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        499 2 Associated Press Hong Kong Stepping up his push into the mainland Chinese market, Hong Kong director Johnnie To (right) is now shooting his second romance in a row, in a break from the stylish crime thrillers that helped him win international acclaim. He is regarded as
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        1135 3  -  Crossover violinist-model David Garrett is often compared to her and to footballer David Beckham 8QUESTIONSWITH...David 8QUESTIONSWITH...David Garrett jessica leow in london stlife@sph.com.sg Violinist David Garrett is ready to rock out. The classical crossover star’s latest album, Rock Symphonies, injects a feisty classical take on some of
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        2313 4  -  Through battles with staff and superstars, Ngiam Kwang Hwa has stuck with Rock Records for two decades the monday interview with Ngiam Kwang Hwa lin wenjian up wenjian@sph.com.sg Even music industry bosses get star-struck. Mr Ngiam Kwang Hwa, Singapore managing director of Asian mandopop record label Rock
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      528 5  -  Like it or not, Kumar will address racial prejudices and stereotypes that Indians face in his next stand-up show magdalen ng songyuan@sph.com.sg Close-minded or conservative audiences, take note: Local cross-dressing comedian Kumar (left) does not want you at his upcoming stand-up comedy show. In Kumar’s Amazing Race,
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      490 5  -  reviewconcert LIEDERABEND Alan Bennett (tenor) and Thomas Hecht (piano) Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Concert Hall/Last Friday marc rochester Marc Rochester is a Singapore-based musician, writer, broadcaster and blogger on classical music. He is a critic for Gramophone magazine and co-author of the Good CD Guide. It may
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      263 6 Associated Press New York Looking for Mother Nature? She has got her glam on in an enchanted forest. Designers at New York Fashion Week have foraged enough texture and nature-inspired embellishment think leaves and bark to keep the party going through autumn. Jill Stuart let fly
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      539 7  -  The national icon was the undisputed star of the otherwise unsatisfying show that was not quite a musical or a concert reviewconcert KIT CHAN MY MUSICAL JOURNEY Esplanade Concert Hall/Last Saturday Huayi Chinese Festival of Arts boon chan media correspondent bchan@sph.com.sg Local singer Kit Chan’s
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      502 7  -  reviewtheatre DECIPHERING THE PEACH GARDEN OATH Toy Factory Productions Esplanade Theatre Studio Last Saturday adeline chia Amid a beautiful peach blossom garden in war-torn China, three great warriors made an oath to become sworn brothers and to die on the same day. This moment
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      621 7  - Coming up Roses with thorns reviewtheatre RED ROSE WHITE ROSE National Theatre Of China Esplanade Theatre Last Saturday corrie tan The late Chinese writer Eileen Chang would have been surprised, to say the least, to see her literary work reincarnated as such a different animal. It was like ushering in
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        352 8 Reuters Los Angeles Punk pioneers the Ramones, actress and singer Julie Andrews (right) and jazz drummer Roy Haynes were among the diverse musical stars who received Grammys for lifetime achievement last Saturday. They were honoured at a ceremony alongside country music’s Dolly Parton, the Juilliard String
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        261 8 Xinhua Beijing Two Chinese migrant workers turned singers have been forbidden to sing their signature song by its composer, causing a public debate on copyright in China. Wang Xu, 44, and Liu Gang, 29, became stars after a friend uploaded on the Internet their performance
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