The Straits Times, 4 August 2014
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Advertisement65 2014-08-04 1 MCI (P) 073/02/2014 MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2014 WHICH WAY IS HOME? Your stomach knows, says a student overseas. p12 Partners with: DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS The real story behind National Day songs. p14-15 LAH! Find out how ‘Singaporean’ you are in IN’s fun poll. 2013 World Young Reader Prize for65 words
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MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2014
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INsidetrack
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Article, Illustration739 2014-08-04 2 SERENE GOH - BY SERENE GOH EDITOR Since my husband and I became parents two months ago, we’ve been introduced to a whole new set of Singapore attitudes. Most of the advice offered amused me, but other times I was disturbed. Several times, people said the739 words
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Article, Illustration300 2014-08-04 4 NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL - Study discovers a handshake transfers 10 times more bacteria, which can spread diseases Compiled by NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL Agence France-Presse BRITAIN Fist bumps are more hygienic than handshakes and drastically reduce the risk of spreading infectious diseases, researchers in Britain have found. Fist bumps, famously employedAgence France-Presse; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 300 words
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Article, Illustration217 2014-08-04 4 Agence France-Presse Haris Suleman, a 17-year-old teenage pilot who was attempting to set a round-the-world flight record, has died after his plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean on July 23. The accident also killed his father, Mr Babar Suleman, 58. Besides attempting to become the youngest pilot everAgence France-Presse; PHOTO REUTERS - 217 words
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Article, Illustration175 2014-08-04 4 Bloomberg Police in Norway are being asked to cut their vacations short, after the country’s security service uncovered information pointing to a possible terror attack from combatants linked to the conflict in Syria. The Norwegian police force, already on high alert, has summoned officers back to work to bolsterBloomberg; PHOTO AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 175 words
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SINGAPORE
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Article, Illustration652 2014-08-04 6 / 7 EILEEN AUNG-THWIN - The SAF is simplifying its fitness test from next April Complied by EILEEN AUNG-THWIN The Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT) will be revamped to include fewer categories and a new scoring system. he new test will be adopted by the Singapore Armed Forces nextMYP FILE PHOTO - 652 words
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Article, Illustration412 2014-08-04 6 / 7 The National University of Singapore (NUS) is lowering the grade required for students to qualify for the honours year in arts and social sciences, business, science and nursing bachelor’s courses. To qualify for honours study, students in these faculties need a Cumulative Average PointST PHOTO MARK CHEONG - 412 words
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Article, Illustration336 2014-08-04 6 / 7 Anew Android app is helping nurses communicate with Canton-ese-speaking patients at Changi General Hospital (CGH). The Integrated Healthcare Communicator (iCOM) contains 100 Cantonese translations of phrases commonly used in a hospital setting. The phrases include “Please put this tablet under your tongue” and “PleaseST FILE PHOTO - 336 words
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GOODTOBEHOME
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Article, Illustration583 2014-08-04 8 AMANDA PHOON - Groups of students of all ages go door-to-door to share tips on living graciously. AMANDA PHOON reports AMANDA PHOON rhpoon@sph.com.sg Knocking on the doors of strangers to promote neighbourliness was a daunting task for 110 students, until a group of them ran into a familiarPHOTOS COURTESY OF AMY LEO - 583 words
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Article, Illustration483 2014-08-04 9 NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL - talks to the ITE students who designed this year’s funpack and some of its goodies NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL nszainal@sph.com.sg Ice cream is the secret ingredient in the creation of this year’s National Day Parade (NDP) funpack. The group of 15 students who were behindST PHOTOS NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL - 483 words
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Article, Illustration297 2014-08-04 9 1. FREE NDP SCREENING No tickets to the National Day Parade (NDP) this year? You can still watch it with thousands at a live telecast of the parade at the newly opened Singapore Sports Hub. 2. APHOTOS LIM YAOHUI FOR THE STRAITS TIMES - 297 words
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IN DEPTH
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Article, Illustration766 2014-08-04 10 / 11 ANG YIYING - With National Day around the corner, ANG YIYING finds out from teens here what experiences they share ANG YIYING childhood chant about Tarzan, the ability to parrot an MRT announcement, the hots for goodie bags and playing the recorder rank high among the experiences teens hereDESIGN & ILLUSTRATIONS JASTER NGUI ST PHOTOS ANG YIYING - 766 words
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WRITE IN
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Article, Illustration533 2014-08-04 12 BRYAN TOH - This National Day, an overseas student talks about what connects him to home BY BRYAN TOH The writer is a second-year student at the University of Exeter. It’s 6.30pm on a Friday evening, and somewhere in the sleepy English town of Exeter, a kitchenPHOTOS TNP FILE, MAKANSUTRA - 533 words
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Article, Illustration166 2014-08-04 12 Serene Luo - Serene Luo Students from 12 schools, including Cedar Girls’, St Margaret’s Secondary and Peicai Secondary, laid out a colourful feast for the eyes as part of Racial Harmony Day on July 21. At host Bartley Secondary, each school set up a booth which featured hawker culture and166 words
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IN THE STRAITS TIMES
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Article, Illustration448 2014-08-04 13 LAREMY LEE - Read the story in The Straits Times today on a new method to help cardiac arrest victims, before answering the questions Lesson activity by LAREMY LEE Cardiac arrest is the sudden loss of heart function in a person. It is usually caused by a malfunction of the heart’sST FILE PHOTO - 448 words
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LIT & LEARN
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Article, Illustration891 2014-08-04 14 / 15 DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO - National Day tunes of yore have an ability to strike a chord in Singaporeans Lesson activity by DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO For almost 50 years, National Day songs have stirred hearts and inspired patriotism. The stories behind their compositions are insightful and thought-provoking, painting a portrait ofBH PHOTO - 891 words
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PERSONAL ASSETS
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Article, Illustration1220 2014-08-04 16 / 17 ALISON DRAGON-HUMPHRIES - This week’s lesson looks at the issue of experiencing failure in our lives Lesson activity by ALISON DRAGON-HUMPHRIES The writer is the dean of the National University of Singapore’s Faculty of Law IN PRAISE OF FAILURE By Simon Chesterman for The Straits Times July 19 ItPHOTOS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, STARHUB - 1,220 words
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THINKING
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Article, Illustration899 2014-08-04 18 / 19 SHERLEY SERVOS - This week, IN looks at the problem of littering Lesson activity by SHERLEY SERVOS EDITING (10 marks) Carefully read the text below. It has been adapted from a Straits Times article on a photography contest held to raise awareness on the problem of littering “Contest to snapPHOTOS WITONO HALIM, YONG YOKE KENG, ALICE KHO; ST FILE PHOTO - 899 words
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Article, Illustration487 2014-08-04 20 LAREMY LEE - In the first of three parts on Singapore’s history, LAREMY LEE finds out about the people who helped develop the country LAREMY LEE A sleepy fishing village before Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles plucked it out of obscurity in the early 19th century. This is the view most Singaporeans487 words
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Advertisement20 2014-08-04 2 Do you hide or express your feelings? Why? Tell us @STSchools_ LEGEND No sweat! Hmmmm.... Put on those thinking caps!20 words
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Advertisement211 2014-08-04 3 SCHOOL GREEN AWARDS) Organised By r Singapore -I Envimnmf Environment Council OUR PEOPLE, OUR HOME... OUR ENVIRONMENT Let’s roll out the red carpet on 9 August 2014! School’s out, so let’s paint the town red with our friends and family! But don’t forget to catch the red-hot parade too. Our211 words
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Advertisement5 2014-08-04 10 / 11 ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY AMANDA PHOON5 words
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Advertisement304 2014-08-04 1 Sun sets on Sunny Bookshop Iconic shop to close for good on Aug 20 C7 C2 Jackass star Steve-O promises a memorable show here Still crazy but not stupid C6 Veteran diva wows audience without sweat Paula Tsui packs a punch When Aaron Tan started staging getai shows more than304 words
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LIFE! People
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Article, Illustration769 2014-08-04 2 Nabilah Said - Expect brutally honest comedy from former Jackass member Steve Glover on Sunday Nabilah Said nabilahs@sph.com.sg In many ways, Stephen Glover is a changed man. Better known as Steve-O, Glover was a familiar face on MTV’s reality shows Jackass and Wildboyz, which ran in thePHOTO: LA COMEDY LIVE - 769 words
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