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    20 1 TODAY incorporating utrCfltS MICA (P) 103/07/2004 Tuesday May 24,2005 todayonline.com TODAY incorporating utTC^ltS MICA (P) 103/07/2004 Tuesday May 24,2005 todayonline.com
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    Lock icon Can S'pore step up its game?
    1278 1  -  Tan Yo-Hinn In the contest to draw world-class sports events, nation is dropping the ball yohinn@newstoday.com.sg Five months ago, 55,000 fans packed the National Stadium to watch Singapore beat Indonesia 5-2 on aggregate to lift their second Tiger Cup. But it looks as if
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      28 1 NEWSX^/lEWS Leonard Thomas For Spores sake, please get Argentina here/3 I Say What if Einstein had been a Singaporean?/25 The Promise Cecilia Cheung talks up her latest film/40
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      At the top of their game
      114 2 MALAYSIA Major multi-sport event 16th Commonwealth Games (1998) Football Malaysia v Brazil (2002) FA Premier League Asia Cup (2003) Motor Sports Petronas Malaysia Fl grand prix (since 1999) Fl Powerboat World Championship Malaysian grand prix (since 2001) Golf US$l.2l million Carlsberg Malaysian Open golf
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      Lock icon PM Lee to cut short Japan trip
      167 2 TOKYO Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (picture) will be cutting short his trip to Japan following news of the death of his mother-in-law, Madam Chan Chiew Ping, who is understood to have been ill for a few months. She was 76. Mr Lee
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      Get to Sec 1 before your PSLE
      490 4  -  Lee U-Wen Expanded admission scheme recognises students' non-academic talents u-wen@newstoday.com.sg FROM next month, more Primary Six students can attempt to secure themselves a secondary school place before they even sit for their Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE). The Ministry of Education (MOE) has
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      Gunning for air rifle enthusiasts
      264 4  -  Lee U-Wen IF YOU'RE in Primary 6 this year, and have a knack for hitting the bull's-eye, you could be granted direct entry to Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary, which intends to build up its niche area of shooting. Teachers and trainers from the school will be
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      Lock icon Malaysia may use ISA against new militant group
      211 4 AP KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government has uncovered a new militant group and may use the Internal Security Act (ISA) to detain the group's leaders and members, officials and a news report said yesterday. Deputy Internal Security Minister Noh Omar declined to
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      Unborn child to be sold to help pay for sibling's surgery
      159 10 A SINGAPOREAN couple has offered to adopt the unborn child of a Malaysian couple, who want to sell the baby in order to pay for the heart surgery of their seven-month old son, the New Straits Times reported yesterday.
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      Lock icon Singer, swimmer, recording artiste ...'water'great all-rounder she is!
      141 10 Singer, swimmer, recording artiste ...'water 'great all-rounder she is! Singer and Paralympic Games swimmer Lena Marie (second from left) waits for the start of a friendly swim race against elderly swimmers at The Pines country club on Friday Despite having only one healthy leg, the arm-less Swede propelled herself swiftly
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      'Balanced' view of M-E issue
      167 10 SM offers help to Palestinians RAMALLAH Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong offered Singapore's help in providing technical assistance to the Palestinians during his warm and frank discussions about the Israeli-Palestinian issue with President Mahmoud Abbas at the Palestinian National Authority's headquarters in Ramallah on Sunday.
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      Please get Argentina here...
      820 3  -  Leonard Thomas NEWSs&nun&n^— Spore can't afford to lose more world-class events IT USED to be the case that folk in South-east Asia could only catch Brazil in action if they made the expensive trek to a World Cup Final. Not anymore. The greatest football show on
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      More Indonesia landing rights for budget airlines?
      337 6 Government may lift ban on such access for budget carriers SINGAPORE'S budget airlines could soon get more landing rights to domestic airports in Indonesia. The Jakarta Post reported that Indonesia's government may lift restrictions on such access for foreign budget airlines, including Singapore
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      Lock icon Soldier support for Singapore's 40th National Day celebrations
      69 6 About 110 soldiers from 30th Singapore Combat Engineers, Charlie Company, will spend 10 to 12 hours per day six days every week, to build the platform that will house 25,000 spectators for Singapore's 40th National Day Parade at the Padang. The soldiers
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      Lock icon More pick abortion to avoid pregnancy
      405 8 Channel News Asia Not enough women here use contraceptives MORE women are turning to abortion instead of using contraceptives to avoid unwanted pregnancy. And not enough educated women are using contraceptives, said Singapore's Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society. The number of tertiary-educated married women going
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      What's wrong if I'm... ?
      66 8 What's wrong if I'm... Can you spot the grammatical error in this cardboard sign, which can be seen at most MRT stations? Caught up in the spirit of the recently-launched Speak Good English Movement 2005, TODAY sub-editor Rahul Venkit snapped this shot. A spokesman for the British Council confirmed that
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      Lock icon Four injured in powerboat accident
      134 8 Channel News Asia FOUR Singaporean men on a fishing trip have been injured in a powerboat accident in the waters off Pulau Tekong. Two suffered head injuries and another complained of severe back pain. The owner of the boat, Ong Kirn Tat, is in stable
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      Scout group helps boys 'Ketchup'
      508 9  -  Jasmine Yin Struggling youth can do more than catch up, with the aid of community mentorship scheme jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg HE dreams of becoming a chef. But 16-year-old John Wang is struggling to obtain the minimum educational qualifications needed to enroll in a local hospitality institute. And
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      Lock icon Separated twin taken off ventilator
      104 9 Channel News Asia INDONESIAN twin Anjeli, who was separated from her conjoined twin on Saturday, has been taken off the ventilator, said doctors at Gleneagles Hospital yesterday. Anjeli, with a hole in her heart, is the weaker of the twins. Older sister Anggi was able
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      Lock icon Koizumi snubbed?
      317 12 Agencies China's vice-premier cancels meeting and leaves Japan early TOKYO Chinese VicePremier Wu Vi abruptly cancelled a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi yesterday which had been billed as a way to resolve bilateral tension and warned Tokyo it must work to turn around ties. Ms Wu,
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        Lock icon Iraqi commander shot dead
        41 12 AFP Gunmen shot dead the commander of Iraq's new counter-insurgency headquarters, Major General Wael Rubaye, as he drove to work yesterday in Baghdad. Meanwhile, three Romanian journalists, released by hostage-takers after two months of captivity, flew home.
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        Lock icon Man kills family for insurance
        47 12 AFP Chinese man, Cvi Jiguo, killed his wife, child, father and grandmother to cash in on insurance policies in the hope of leading a better life with his girlfriend, the Beijing Morning Post reported yesterday. Cvi bought policies worth 600,000 yuan ($120,000).
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        Lock icon Kylie delays plans to have baby
        33 12 AP Australian singer Kylie Minogue and her boyfriend, Olivier Martinez, nave postponed plans to have a baby because of the singer's cancer, reported the New Idea magazine.
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      Lock icon Schroeder plans for early general election
      185 12 -AFP BERLIN German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder was meeting party officials yesterday to plan an early general election after his Social Democrats were crushed in a key state election. Mr Schroeder called for the election to be moved forward when his Social Democratic Party (SPD)
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      Lock icon Don't panic over bird flu, China says
      346 14 Agencies Disease will be brought under control: Specialist BEIJING The Chinese government urged people not to panic as it rushed three million doses of avian flu vaccine to a western province to inoculate every farm bird in the area after migrating geese there
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      Lock icon Indian capital hit by third consecutive blast
      177 14 AFP NEW DELHI One person was injured in a blast in the Indian capital yesterday, but the incident was not linked to bomb attacks on two cinemas showing a controversial Sikh film, police said. Delhi's police chief X X Paul said investigations were
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        Lock icon World health measures updated
        60 14 AFP The World Health Organization yesterday decided to boost global measures to tackle country-hopping epidemics such as Sars and the growing threat of new variants of infectious diseases like influenza and polio. At its annual meeting, the 1 92-country assembly approved a proposal to update measures
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        Lock icon Girl raped and buried under rocks
        82 14 AP An 8-year-old girl in Lake Worth, Florida, who had been sexually assaulted and buried under rocks in a trash bin was found alive by an officer searching a landfill, authorities said. Milagro Cunningham, 1 7, who had been staying at the girl's godmother's
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        Diplomats on charity mission hurt
        61 14 Two European diplomats and the wives of the Netherlands and Hungarian ambassadors to Malaysia were among seven people who were injured when a lorry rammed into their tour coach in Kota Kinabalu, reported The Star. The victims were among a group headed towards two remote
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      M'sians outraged by rude gesture
      217 15 Finger 'flipped' at Negri Sembilan Chief Minister SEREMBAN A leader in Negri Sembilan has caused outrage over the weekend when he flipped an obscene sign at Chief Minister Mohamad Hasan during a live telecast of the prize giving ceremony for the national Quran recital competition.
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        Lock icon Bird flu – is it really that big a deal?
        748 16  - Bird flu is it really that big a deal? Gustavo Capdevila IPS Activists question the true magnitude of the bird flu threat GENEVA While a new World Health Organization (WHO) report has sparked fears of a worldwide bird flu pandemic, civil society activists charge that these worries have been blown
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      Lock icon Newsweek adopts new editorial policies
      303 18 -AP No more use of 'sources said', curb on quoting anonymous sources NEW YORK Newsweek has adopted new policies for the use of anonymous sources, a week after retracting a report that claimed investigators had found evidence the Koran was desecrated by interrogators at the
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      Lock icon Gains in animal organ transplants
      115 18 AFP SEOUL South Korean scientists have discovered ways to prevent monkeys rejecting organ transplants from pigs, paving the way for the use of animal organs and cells in humans, the Korea Times reported yesterday. The ground-breaking research raises new hopes for millions of people needing
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      Lock icon Of beauty and sensitivity...
      47 18 Miss Universe contestants, Miss Philippines Gionna Cabrera (left), Miss Japan Yukari Kuzuya (centre) and Miss Indonesia Artika Sari Dcvi pose for photographs in Bangkok. Miss Indonesia, in deference to her country's sensitivities, is wearing a one-piece swimsuit instead of the traditional bikini. AFP
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      Lock icon BBC staff strike hits programming
      184 18 Agencies LONDON Journalists and technical workers at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) staged a 24-hour strike yesterday over plans to cut 3,780 jobs, seriously disrupting programming at the world's biggest public broadcaster. Striking staff had formed picket lines outside entrances to BBC buildings in London
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      Why China is taking political risks
      649 20 NEWSSDSUS!^ A confident President Hu shows a deft hand in dealing with Tokyo and Washington A CHINA which is willing to take risks is slowly emerging under President Hu Jintao and the fourth-generation leadership at Beijing's helm. A "risk-taking" China is evident, not only
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      Is this any way to treat a member of the family?
      334 23  -  TEENY TEH 'Freeing' a domesticated pet in the wild condemns it to a painful death I Letter from' I President House Rabbit Society (Singapore) THE House Rabbit Society of Singapore (HRSS) is an all-vol-unteer, non-profit organisation which aims to
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      Coupon option for HDB car park users
      219 23  -  ENG SOH SENG MORE LETTERS ON PAGES 24 26 I Letter from Deputy Director (Car Parks) For Director (Housing Administration) Housing and Development Board I REFER to the feedback by Mr Ivan Goh on HDB parking (May 18). Mr Goh suggested allowing the
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      Doing something about poor service
      520 24  -  GRACE POON CHEE LAI CHOW MORE LETTERS ON PAGE 26 Long hospital waiting times are far from unusual Go that extra mile, customer service officers I Letter from AS JEREMY Lim states (in "The hospital waiting game", May 26), with or without an appointment, it
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      Hard to contact the Manpower Ministry
      143 24  -  ISHWAR MAHTANI Letter from RECENTLY, I had some urgent enquiries about sending a maid back to her country of origin. I thought to retrieve the necessary information on the Ministry of Manpower's (MOM) website. To my dismay the website links did not work. I
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      Free parking must not compromise residents' needs
      215 26  -  WltldililddJTW Letter from Deputy Director (Car Parks) for Director (Housing Administration) Housing Development Board I REFER to the commentary by Mr Sunny Goh "Rules always 'strike a balance' except when they don't" (May 16). Mr Goh commented that efficiency is not the most
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      Blow after blow,
      1011 26 tojlliEjfowJ MATTHEW sits on the floor surrounded by building bricks and toys, and he and his grandmother chat animatedly about his latest Lego creation, a huge battleship. At 63, Regina Suppiah has been raising the rambunctious 10-year-old all by herself after losing her daughter, Matthew's mother, to
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      752 25  - i say E AH BENG2 Tan Jian Fong A CENTURY ago, Albert Einstein (picture), at the age of 26, published five papers on five different subjects. Three became the most vital ever written in the history of physics. One paper provided a quantum explanation for the photoelectric effect, winning him
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      Lock icon Einstein and the Lion City
      81 25 Channel News Asia Did you know Albert Einstein was in Singapore twice in the 1 9205? It was on one trip here, in 1 922 to raise funds for the Hebrew Univer sity of Jerusalem, that Einstein received a letter telling him he had won
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      497 28 Bloomberg Investment manager recommends selling the euro to buy the unit THE Singapore dollar (SGD) and Malaysia's ringgit may give investors the biggest returns among Asian currencies because a US slowdown may prompt the Federal Reserve to slow or stop its interest rate increases, Mr
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        11 28 THE Singapore Exchange was closed for the public holiday yesterday.
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        52 28 Index Nikkei 225 Value *****.65 Change Pis +121.36 +1.1C Hang Seng Ordinaries faiwan Wtd *****.13 4077.20 5885.45 -18.29 +35.90 -69.24 -0.13 +0.85 Korea Comp 951.05 -1.14 -0.15 KLCI SET Index lakarta Comp 1045.15 -2.96 -0.2E Phils Comp Shenzhen B Wumbai Sensex 1883.48 228.99 6539.83 -3.25 -4.01 +40.33 -0.17
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        21 28 Gold uss/oz 417.60 Silver uss/oi 7.01 Platinum uss/oz 861.50 Rubber centsAg 1403.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 228.75 Brent crude uss/barrel 48.03
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        41 28 US$ 0.6021 UK£ 0.3291 Yen 64.952 HK$ 4.6885 RM 2.288 Euro 0.4799 Rupiah 5701.9 Baht 24.141 Peso 32.944 A$ 0.7955 Indian Rs 26.165 Won 604.69 C$ 0.7605 Yuan 4.9833 NZ$ 0.8506 NTS 18.908 Information provided by SGX, Bloomberg
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      451 29 BEFORE you even think about growing your wealth, you should first take stock of your income and expenses to make sure that you are not over-spending. We know that it is important to live within our means. However, some of us may not be aware of the
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      37 29 MRTAN'S CASH FLOW STATEMENT Monthly income Salary* 3,792 Employer's CPF 493 Interest lncome A 91 Total 4,376 Cashflow 1,976 Monthly expenses Mortgage payment 1,000 Other expenses 1,400 2/400 "Including 13-month bonus Afrom cash savings and CPF balance
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      634 29  -  William Pesek Jr Bloomberg BREATHLESS speculation that China will revalue its currency is drawing capital to Asia. China and Hong Kong are bearing the brunt of the trend, though markets in Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan are being influenced
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        111 30 HeritageFest Singapore Design-A-Watch competition PUT your creativity to the test. Tell your story about Singapore with your very own watch design. Need inspiration? Just look around you. The landscape of the country, buildings, art, history, nature and our very own unique lifestyle. As you play with the design of your
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        258 30 GET ready for the first ever live performances in Singapore by world-renowned theatre-cum-comedy circus group. Aga-Boom (picture) is coming to Downtown East's D'Marquee this June holiday. Their performances from June 1 until 6 are so funny and "infectious" that even the
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        159 30 BUY any two medium cereal packs or one large pack and be in the running for the Grand Prize of a Nintendo DS console and Madagascar DS game for two winners. The nationwide contest is being held between May 16 to June 30, 2005.
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      Lock icon HSBC picked for S'pore oil terminal project
      197 30 Bloomberg It will arrange for $240 m loan for Jurong Island plan A GROUP led by Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc) has selected HSBC Holdings to arrange a $240-million loan for an oil terminal project on Jurong Island, Project Finance International (PFI) reported,
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      MAS-China insurance regulator ink MOU
      162 30 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has signed a regulatory Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) the authority responsible for regulating the insurance industry in China. The MAS and CIRC had first signed a MOU in 1999 to facilitate cooperation
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      208 30 Dow Jones TOKYO Asian investors seem to have a high level of interest in Japanese government bonds, or JGBs, said a Ministry of Finance (MOF) official after holding government bond road shows in Singapore and Hong Kong last week. "Compared with European and American
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      551 31 Bloomberg Drop in demand for electronics may pull down growth to 5.1% KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's economy probably expanded in the first quarter at its slowest pace in almost two years as global demand for computer chips and electronics slumped. South-east Asia's third-largest economy
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      961 32  -  Chow Perm Nee Looking for an alternative to the usual investment funds? Fine arts funds are heading our way. pennnee@newstoday.com.sg FANCY owning pieces by Picasso or Van Gogh? Well-heeled investors looking for an alternative way to grow their money may soon get their hands on a couple of
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      544 33  - Health, beauty convenience Spells success the 7-Eleven way, says Guardian chief at its annual awards Shobha Tsering Bhalla shobha@newstoday. com, sg So, would Guardian qualify to be called the 7-Eleven of the health and beauty sector? Certainly, said Mr Chia, "convenience is the essence of what we can provide". In
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        703 34  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Behind the scenes, Cirque dv Soleil deals with a host of logistical challenges immaculately shobha(g>newstoday.com.sg AS SINGAPORE gears up for the return of the award-winning Canadian show Cirque dv Soleil which is coming here for a limited period in September it
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        440 34  -  WITH the advent of O'Brien's in Singapore, Ireland as a brand is no longer restricted to images of leprechauns, shamrocks and frothy mugs of Guinness. One also associates it with aromatic coffee, delicious salads, sandwiches and wraps all thanks to Mr Brody
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        190 34 Far East Organization gets new executive director FAR East Organization (FEO) last week announced the appointment of Mr Owen Ow Tin Nyap a Malaysian aged 51 as an executive director. Mr Ow has been appointed to the executive office and will provide strategic leadership and business development counsel
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      659 35  -  Think of long-term maintenance when choosing your company IT system: Avanade CEO Mitch Hill Seah Siew Hua siewhua@newstoday.com.sg I SOME computer systems are used I for up to 20 years. They are around for so long that employees forget where they are, or what they look like.
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      287 36 Sun to buy Tarantella Sun Microsystems will acquire Tarantella Inc for about US$25 million ($41.5 million). Tarantella provides software that enables organisations to manage data and applications across platforms, networks and devices. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the first quarter of Sun's fiscal year 2006. For
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      H P moves into storage
      355 36 Slew of new products now available I IN its bid to extend the company's share of the global storage market, Hewlett-Packard has unveiled a slew of new products and services in what it calls "the most significant expansion of its storage portfolio in company history".
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        213 37 Q: I noticed that I often have a file called Thumbs.db in many of the folders I use. What is it and is it safe for me to remove the file? Gerald Yee A: Thumbs.db files are cache files created by Windows when you view files
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        392 37  -  It benefits as more governments push for open-source technologies Ariel Tarn ariel@newstoday.com.sg I THE open source moveI ment has been steadily gaining ground over the past years. And it's not just enterprises that are showing interest in open-source technologies such as Linux. Recent years have seen
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        605 38  -  Proactive computing anticipates your needs, thereby connecting the virtual and physical worlds Ariel Tarn ariel@newstoday.com.sg THE computer we know today is I interactive: You put data in it and data comes out of it The computer waits for us to give commands and we wait
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        316 38  -  Ariel Jam The basic premise of proactive computing could rattle privacy sensibilities. The idea of non-sentient machines predicting what we want to do and making decisions on our behalf can be disturbing. "Privacy is indeed a concern, depending on the environment, the application and the culture," Dr
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        231 38  -  Ariel Tarn In the colourful computing landscape, it is easy to confuse similar concepts that carry subtle differences in meaning. Übiquitous computing and autonomic computing are some of the common terms closely associated with proactive computing. According to Dr Tennenhouse, übiquitous computing refers to
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      686 40  -  Cecilia Cheung gets to flex her acting chops in Chen Kaige's period flick HONG Kong superstar Cecilia Cheung politely declined a glass of rose wine and ignored the plate of gnocchi, asparagus and mushrooms placed in front of her. Perhaps the svelte 25-year-old felt that it
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      192 40 The Promise, expected to hit local screens in December, is set in an unspecified time and place, a war-torn world reminiscent of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms era. Filled with mystical elements, the story revolves around a slew of men vying for the affections of a
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      593 41  -  Felix Cheong news@newstoday.com.sg "SHOWGIRLS Australia announced today that it'll open its first franchise strip club in Asia, in the island republic of Singapore. It'll be located at Orchard Towers, right in the heart of the tourist shopping belt..." Yes, that's a joke of course, but
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      108 41 Sinfully Lomo The Lomographic Embassy Singapore invites avid Lomographers to indulge in the seven deadly sins and capture photographic masterpieces of them. Selected photographs will be exhibited in Sinfully Lomo, an exhibition by Objectifs, from June 24. Seven celebrity artists including Emma Yong, Royston Tan and Electrico will
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      642 42  -  Meryin Tay LORRAINE LIM Veteran HK actress Li Siqi now stars in 100-episode Channel 8 drama mervin(g>newstoday.com.sg SHE was the matriarch in A Kindred Spirit, the hit Hong Kong drama that ran over 1,000 episodes. Now, she's the matriarch in Portrait of Home, a 100-episode drama that debuts
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      887 44  -  Recta Raman Some tips on how you can make your vacation enjoyable reeta@newstoday.com.sg Trekking in Nepal? Cruising the Caribbean? Or, visiting Disneyland with the kids in tow? Whether you are basking on board the love boat, scaling high peaks or splashing about in amusement parks, travelling these
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      412 45  -  Eveline Gan Some people may need to wear high heels for health reasons, says one physiotherapist health@newstoday.com.sg /CONTRARY to popular belief that high are a health killer, some people may actually need to wear them for health reasons. So says Dr Norbert Poessel, a certified physiotherapist and
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      295 45 AP WHEN stroke victims played virtual reality games in which they imagined they were diving with sharks or snowboarding down a narrow slope, their ability to walk eventually improved, researchers reported in a small study, which appeared in the journal, Stroke. Doctors called the
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      267 45 MediaCorp artiste Dasmond Koh gets moody and sullen when he doesn't get his beauty sleep. Eveline Gan spoke to him and found out that this energetic multi-hyphenated artiste has a chin-up bar at home and takes his exercise seriously. Dasmond can currently be seen on Be Somebody
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      829 46 Sunburn Sunburn is a response of the skin to excessive exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light Ultraviolet B is the main wavelength responsible for sunburn. People with sunburn develop redness of the skin. This may be associated with swelling or even blistering of the skin. It is
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      113 46  -  Elisa Yang BARLEY deserves a place on your plate if your aim is to eat healthy. It is an excellent source of insoluble fibre. Abundant in all whole grains, insoluble fibre is also found in nuts, fruits and vegetables. Fibres generally aid in proper digestion. The
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      316 47 Humming your way to health KRT "HUMMING and singing is part of the universal language of caring," said Genevieve Gipson, a Norton-registered nurse. And now, she will begin to study the practice. Ms Gipson's programme, the Career Nurse Assistants Program Inc, has received a $13,000 grant from the Johnson Johnson
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      128 48 Everything you need to know about menopause Many women suffer menopause silently. But this neecf not be the case. More information about caring for menopausal women and the treatments available for menopausal women at this public forum. Date: May 28 Time: 2pm to spm Venue:
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      664 48 I am a 28-year-old woman. At 1.54 m and 48kg, my Body Mass Index (BMI) is within the healthy range. However, I am quite flabby in my tummy area, arms and thighs. I stick to a low-carbohydrate diet with plenty of vegetables and fruit, and exercise almost
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      684 47 Outperform w7f/i a Sharp Mind We all know the importance of performing to our optimum level at work, especially in today's changing economic climate. Increasing work loads and late nights demand we stay sharp and alert to remain on lop of things, to take control of situations. The Key to
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    867 52  -  ERIC DING Selvaraj is busy silencing his critics as he plans to go out with a big bang sports@newstoday.com.sg LIKE all good professionals, V Selvaraj is willing to take on any role. As a striker in the S-League from 1996 to 1998, he bagged his fair share of
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    476 53 A FORMER Malaysia Cup winner and an experienced S-League campaigner, V Selvaraj has seen it all as far as Singapore football in concerned. The old adage that there is no replacement for experience certainly applies in his case. "All these years of playing
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    445 54  -  ERIC DING Dramatic Singapore Cup victory ensures Ichiro escapes the sack sport@newstoday.com.sg AFTER a dismal start to the season, Albirex Niigata coach Otsuka Ichiro was informed last Monday that his team had to win the next two games or he would be sacked. In less
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    282 54  -  Dinesh Kumar WOODLANDS Wellington supporters have taken their devotion to another level. They don't just follow their club: They look after some of the Rams' most prized possessions too. S-League clubs have always had sponsors' advertising boards, or A-boards, placed around their
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    407 54 Tigers coach takes 'A' licence ABDUL Karim Razzak has been the coaching force behind Balestier Khalsa's surge up the S-League table, but has not been able to gain any recognition for his efforts. To qualify as a head coach in the S-League, a minimum 'A'
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    497 55  -  ERIC DING WEE TECK HIAN Sinchi's Prime League boys top table as senior team flounder sport@newstoday.com.sg lajelaeade ana we expect mem to oe resilient on the pitch. We spend considerable time and effort in developing young players. "We eventually want them to play in the
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    323 55  -  ERIC DING sport@newstoday.com.sg TRAVELLING from his native Tianjin in China, He Hongji (picture) hoped desperately to become a professional footballer in Singapore. The defender struggled in his first season here, working part-time as a groundsman and playing for Katong Rangers in the National
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    209 55  -  Eric Ding FOR the third year running, Geylang United players turned volunteers at the Spastic Children's Association of Singapore (SCAS) sports day, held at Meridian Junior College on Saturday. Mrs S R Nathan, the President's wife, graced the event, where the Eagles also took part
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    545 56  -  ERIC DING Table-topping Warriors eager to stay consistent sports@newstoday.com.sg TWO SEASONS without silverware was more than just a wake-up call; it was a disaster for one of Singapore's footballing titans. The Warriors could not be classified as sleeping giants: They were practically comatose. But their
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    267 56 Yishun Stadium Thursday, 7.30pm THE Young Lions are producing a Jekyll-and-Hyde display this season, which is clearly reflected by their mid-table position. Coach Fandi Ahmad, who showed his charges how to finish with both goals in the Singapore veteran's 2-1 win over their Selangor counterparts before
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    227 56 THE live match of the week is a clash of the cellar dwellers. Sinchi host Paya Lebar, who are still without a point. Inconsistency continues to plague the hosts at Jurong Stadium. The Chilins have now lost two on the trot after an emphatic win over
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    562 57  -  Boubacar's strike leaves Home's title hopes hanging by a thread JOSE RAYMOND jose@newstoday.com.sg TABLE-TOPPING SAFFC could not have asked for a better result With only seconds left on the clock, Home United had every reason to believe that they would end up with a share of the
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    Player of the week Norikazu Murakami
    39 57 Murakami's (red) two goals against Geylang United for Albirex gave the Japanese side a much needed victory. The 24-year-olds goals went a long way in helping his coach, Itchiro Otsuka, keep his job.
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    Team of the week Albirex Niigata
    62 57 It was touted to be coach Itchiro's last game in charge if the White Swans lost again. But Albirex Niigata found their form on the right day to register a comprehensive 4-1 win against struggling Gey Tang to secure only their third win of
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    102 57 He is certainly our best referee and is on his way to the Confederations Cup. But Shamsul Maidin's decision not to postpone the match between Home and SAFFC despite an almost unplayable, waterlogged pitch at the Bishan Stadium was baffling. The ball could
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      572 58  -  Taken on a great ride, by a bunch of geriatrics THEY usually scare the hell out of you. Old tales you've heard a million times before are regurgitated as if new and fresh, embellished a little more with each occasion the story is told. Given
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      294 58 TENNIS French Open PARIS Title-holder Anastasia Myskina of Russia made history by becoming the first defending champion to fall in the first round of the French Open last night Myskina, the fifth seed, lost 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 to 109th-ranked Spanish veteran Maria Sanchez Lorenzo in
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      591 59 -AFP Raikkonen plays perfect hand in Monte Carlo FORMULA 1 Monaco Grand Prix MONACO McLaren-Mercedes and Kimi Raikkonen (picture) proved they are the current high rollers of the Formula 1 world championship when they played another winning hand on the glamour circuit of Monte Carlo
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      366 59 Agencies MONACO There was a time when Michael Schumacher finishing ahead of team-mate Rubens Barrichello meant 1-2 for Ferrari. On Sunday, it was seventh and eighth as the Prancing Horses trotted across the line at the Monaco Grand Prix, way behind the galloping Kimi
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      277 59 AFP MONACO McLaren-Mercedes boss Martin Whitmarsh is convinced Kimi Raikkonen can win the world title this season after seeing him ease to victory in the Monaco Grand Prix here on Sunday. Whitmarsh is confident that the pace the team have shown in recent grands
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      412 60 AP NBA PLAYOFFS San Antonio 121 Phoenix 114 (San Antonio lead series 1-0) PHOENIX A fourth-quarter rally fuelled by layups, dunks and 3-pointers is to be expected in a game featuring the Phoenix Suns. Yet it was the San
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      325 61 Agencies LONDON After being linked with a move to Chelsea, England defender Ashley Cole looks set to stay with Arsenal, after vicechairman David Dein said no player would be leaving the FA Cup winners. "No one will be leaving the club," Dein told
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      693 61 GETTY IMAGES; ARTWORK BY EDRIC SNG Building a team around golden boy Rooney will be United boss' final test LONDON Roy Keane can always be relied upon to fly the Manchester United flag. The Red Devils' skipper claimed his team will emerge next season a stronger side,
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