Today, 7 August 2006, Afternoon Edition

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    13 1 TODAY Frew share your free newspaper Monday August 7, 2006 todayonline.com MICA(P) 192/07/2006
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Wanted: Local Warren Buffetts
      922 1  -  TORCHING LI Spore millionaires slow to share their wealth with society chingli@newstoday.com.sg WHILE the unprecedented generosity of Mr Warren Buffett recently made headlines worldwide, a similarly selfless gesture closer to home went virtually unreported. Dr Loo Choon Yong, the executive chairman of the Raffles Medical Group,
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      Lock icon Hezbollah targets Israel's third largest city
      731 1 -AGENCIES HAIFA (Israel) Hezbollah rockets crashed into the port city of Haifa yesterday, killing three people, in a heavy barrage that crushed buildings and caused dozens more casualties, police said. Emergency services said more than 40 people were injured and dozens more suffered shock
      -AGENCIES; AP; AFP  -  731 words
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      88 1 hot news 2 Singapore news 4 world news 8 voices 14 business 18 succeed 22 plus 24 1v 32 classad 33 sports 34 we set you thinking I U|JPI nlfi^iiiiiii; I ■UUUU-'U -■■-■y h ifh- 1 I IJ-LLU_[i__Ul| I Do we know how to laugh at ourselves? Starting today, cartoonists
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      Lock icon Jobs still elusive for elderly
      835 2  -  LOH CHEE KONG Voluntary body says it's getting harder to find work for mature workers cheekong@newstoday.com.sg DESPITE the Government's efforts to help older workers stay employed, those who are already jobless still don't see a light at the end of the tunnel. Last Monday, the
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      Lock icon No civil war in Iraq because nobody has opted out: Rice
      303 2 -AFP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday rejected allegations that a civil war was raging in Iraq, arguing that the conflict in the US-occupied country had no separatist dimension and no Iraqi ethnic group had "opted out".
      -AFP  -  303 words
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      Lock icon Neighbours with open arms
      453 3 -AGENCIES Singapore companies should lookto build on Indonesia's recovering economy: Yudhoyono INDONESIAN President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has urged companies in Singapore to look for opportunities in Indonesia, especially in its emerging biofuel industry. Here on a two-day trip during which he met Singapore business leaders to
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      Lock icon Students to host IMF delegates
      189 3 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SOME 400 polytechnic students are being trained to serve as hosts during the International Monetary Fund/World Bank meetings in Singapore next month. They will act as guides for delegates travelling on chartered buses. They also have to make sure delegates arrive at meetings
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      Lock icon Malaysia may use CCTVs nationwide
      193 4 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Fighting crime may become easier once Malaysia goes ahead with its plan to install close-circuit television (CCTV) nationwide. Speaking to reporters after a community event here yesterday, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said: "We want to try out these electronic eyes. Our
      AGENCIES  -  193 words
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      THIS LION IS TOO TAME
      664 4  -  LIANG DINGZI Loosen up have fun without being told to WHAT kind of image of Singaporeans do we want to impress upon the world? In preparation for the IMFWorld Bank annual meetings and other conferences next month, it is to be expected that we are
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      Lock icon Joo Chiat weeds out seeds of sleaze
      688 6  -  ANSLEY NG More than a year on, efforts by a residents' group are bearing fruit a nsley@newstoday.com.sg IT'S been more than a year since Colin Chee's Save Joo Chiat Work Group (SJC) started waging war on sleaze in the heritage-rich town. Today, Mr
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      Lock icon Iran tried to smuggle in uranium: Report
      347 8 —AFP LONDON Iran tried to import uranium for its nuclear programme from the Democratic Republic of Congo, but the shipment was intercepted in Tanzania, The Sunday Times of London reported, citing a senior Tanzanian customs officer. A huge shipment of uranium 238 bound
      —AFP  -  347 words
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      Lock icon Abdullah on son-in-law's political future
      274 8 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said his son-in-law, Mr Khairy Jamaluddin (picture), who has been the target of slander and allegations by various parties, will not hold the post of United Malays National Organisation Youth (Umno) deputy chief if the delegates
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      Lock icon Chad's defection to China irks Taiwan
      271 8 -AFP TAIPEI Taiwan yesterday angrily criticised China after losing another diplomatic ally to its rival, saying Beijing must shoulder full responsibility for any negative impact on cross-strait relations. Taiwan's Foreign Ministry yesterday severed diplomatic relations with Chad after it decided to switch recognition to
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      Lock icon Sri Lankan bloodbath over water ends
      373 10 -AFP Rebels lift canal blockade but warn of 'war' if military launches new strikes COLOMBO Norway yesterday clinched a deal to end a deadly dispute over water in northeast Sri Lanka, but Tamil Tiger rebels warned of a return to full-scale war if the
      -AFP; AP  -  373 words
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      Lock icon Shrine visits 'any time': Koizumi
      259 10 AGENCIES HIROSHIMA Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said yesterday that he could visit a controversial war shrine any time, amid speculation he would go on the anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender this month. "I can make a visit any time, but I will decide
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      Lock icon GLOBALROUNDUP
      193 12 -AFP. Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro could return to power in several weeks, Vice-President Carlos Lage said on Saturday, denying reports that the 79-year-old, who had temporarily turned over power to brother Raul, is suffering from stomach cancer and has an unfavourable prognosis, reported Reuters. FIDEL CASTRO TO BE
      -AFP.; AFP  -  193 words
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      Lock icon One-way ticket home for envoys, peace grounded
      397 12 -AGENCIES India-Pakistan ties run into rough weather with tit-for-tat expulsions ISLAMABAD India and Pakistan's tit-for-tat expulsion of diplomats is a bad omen for their already troubled peace process, analysts said. Pakistan on Saturday ordered Indian diplomat Deepak Kaul to leave the country for
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      Lock icon HK passes surveillance law
      172 12 -AFP HONG KONG Hong Kong legislators passed a controversial surveillance law yesterday after a protest walkout by opposition lawmakers, who said it undermined civic freedoms. The bill will allow the authorities to monitor private communications with telephone wire taps, email scans and other covert techniques, and
      -AFP  -  172 words
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      CHEAH:THESTORYSOFAR
      168 14  -  CHEAHSINANN BY I THREE cartoon strips and now, an editorial cartoon spot in Today -what a difference an unexpected retrenchment and a year in Ireland make. There's nothing like the prospect of staring into the darkness to spur one to create, and that's exactly what I did. But enough
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      Traffic won't bunch up with random ERP timing – here's why
      419 14  - Traffic won't bunch up with random ERP timing here's why UM SOON HENG Letter from I THANK Ms Naleeza Ebrahim, deputy director of the Land Transport Authority (LTA), for her reply to my suggestion to randomly end the ERP operation between 9.20 am and 9.40 am as a way to
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      Loud audio ad is no fun on trains
      174 15  -  SIMCHOONCHYE Letter from EVERY day, we receive spam email, as well as junk mail in our mailboxes and mobile phones. Now we even have advertisements announced over the MRT public address systems. I was travelling on the west-bound train on Friday. Besides
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      CTE motorists have no choice
      196 15  -  LIMBOONHEE Instead of ERP hike, accelerate building of new expressway Letter from I GREET the news of the Land Transport Authority's (LTA) quarterly review of the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates which are set to go up at six gantries with dismay. Those who live
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      An officer and a gentleman
      247 15  -  JOYBAYA-AY ACCOLADE Letter from ON JULY 29, my husband and I accompanied my mother and my five-year-old daughter to the National Day Parade (NDP) preview. Since we had only two tickets we gave them to my mother and our little princess. As we were saying
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      249 16  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY I WHAT QUALITY TIME ISN'T Want to hear some really bad ideas for how to spend quality time with your children? My friends Greg Johnson and Mike Yorkey have come up with a few examples of how not to relate positively with
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      isay THE REALITY BEHIND THE EN-BLOC HOOPLA
      852 16  -  PHILIP J WILLIAMS MY FAMILY and I are unwittingly caught in the maelstrom of collective sale fever, which may force us to leave our home for the sake of lining the pockets of a few filibustering speculators, estate agents and developers. For in
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      Maximising land use? Think again
      134 16  -  LEE YU ZHOU Letter from I REFER to the letter, "Maximising land use for the good of the country" (Aug 4). By compromising on the size of each individual residential unit, developers can construct more houses per plot of land. So theoretically, en-bloc sales means
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      sayagain
      49 16  -  Jeffrey Law Lee Beng I am perturbed to see some of the National Day decorations in tatters left lying on the sidewalks because of the strong winds that have snapped ropes and uprooted poles. And at some flats, our national flag is hung alongside laundry over parapet walls.
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      99 15 CATHERINE LIM ...AMUSES MUSES Said the priest 'Beware this sinful organ At death it's back to ashes I shall not mention it by name Our destiny is clear and set It gives man so much pleasure Since matter is indestructible But causes much regret and shame! We may have immortality
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      9 15 SUCCEED: THIS SCHOOL LIGHTS UP PATHS LESS TRAVELLED 22
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      Lock icon Taking on the big boys
      942 18 —DOW JONES Labroy's entry into the rig building market will jack up its returns LABROY Marine is attempting to break into the lucrative rig-building industry, and analysts say the stock should deliver returns that are superior to its long-established rivals. With 30 years' experience in
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      Lock icon S'pore-KL route may be opened to Tiger and Air Asia
      185 19 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is studying the possibility of allowing budget carriers Air Asia and Singapore-based Tiger Airways to fly the lucrative Kuala Lumpur-Singa-pore route, the New Sunday Times reported yesterday. Malaysia's Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy said a committee
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    • marketwatch
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        105 19 -AFP TRADING in the Singapore market is expected to be cautious this week as investors await a decision by the US Federal Reserve Tuesday in New York on interest rates, dealers said. After 17 straight hikes, the US federal funds rate target stands at 5.25 per cent. A shortened
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 19 uss 0.6344 uke 0.3356 Yen 73.273 hks 4.9334 RM 2.3322 Euro 0.4961 Rupiah 5,767.1 Baht 24.014 Peso 32.681 A$ 0.8343 Indian Rs 29.541 Won 612.17 c$ 0.7148 Yuan 5.0626 nzs 1.0246 nts 20.855
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        Lock icon Commodities
        25 19 Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 657.70 Silver US$/oz 12.40 Platinum US$/oz 1,256.00 Rubber cents/kg 371.00 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,618.50 Brant crude USS/barrel 76.17 Information provided by
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    • ezyCash For every need, for everyone
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        Help for a budding accountant
        476 21  -  CHOW PENN NEE Keen to move up the career ladder, she signs up for ezyCash to pay for her part-time course fees pennnee@newstoday.com.sg WITH ezyCash behind her, Ms Julia Susanti's dreams of becoming a full-fledged accountant are just one step away. Currently working as an
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        ezyCash assists one customer to better organise various credit card payments
        342 21  -  CHOW PENN NEE EZYCASH is a personal loan that is convenient to apply for, and offers payment plans that suit your needs. With her busy schedule, Ms Janet Lim, an ezyCash customer, finds it hard to keep track of
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    • SUCCEED the business of learning
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        Lock icon Lighting up less travelled paths
        746 22  -  LOH CHEE KONG Northlight School focuses on helping children find their own roads to success cheekong@newstoday.com. sg SOON after the Government announced its plans to start a new vocational school in March, Mrs Chua Yen Ching Northlight School's principal-desig-nate received a surprise call. It was
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        Genecet takes life sciences into Japanese classrooms
        268 23  -  TANHWEEHWEE EXTRACTING DNA samples from cheek cells and diagnosing the HIV virus is probably all in a day's work for a laboratory scientist But for children as young as 15 years old, these experiments offer them an opening to the world of life
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        Lock icon Spa operators go professional
        325 23 TANHUILENG AMBITIOUS spa operators hoping to venture overseas will soon have a complete suite of training, education and business solutions to help them. The Entrepreneur's Resource Centre's (ERC) subsidiary the Asian Centre for Professional Excellence (ACPE) and the Spa Institute have teamed up in a bid
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      204 20 LJsfcA.m 1 life, live it. I H» Find out how lfc~ JKBL^^^^^^^M you can redeem ■■■Afljr^^H movie preview tickets H^HHl^VF^^^^^l from Ml in TODAY *^^H ewspaper tomorrow W^ff J (8 August 2006) LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN iß'J^l^ V/ A A case of mistaken identity lands Slevin (Josh Hartnett) into the middle
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      280 23 As a leading B J*v l^^k institution of higher learning, EASB Institute of Management offers a wide range of academic and professional programmes. We take pride in our commitment towards academic excellence and employability for graduates. Our unique holistic approach to education, focuses on academic achievement of students, by providing
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      Lock icon The chemistry of champions
      741 24  -  Elisa Chia It helps to befriends since the age of 4, as Mi Lv Bing found out in Super Band showdown THE stage had been set and the crowd was chanting. Superßand contender Mi Lv Bing was all revved up to perform their first song at
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      Lock icon OTHERFINALISTS
      159 26 LUCIFY J-rock band Lucify stood out with their loud costumes, big hair and black lipstick. Even former Singapore Idol runner-up Sylvester Sim turned up to support them. Pity they lost out to Soul by a mere 1 per cent of the viewers'vote and couldn't make rttoßound2. J3 Vocaj group
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      Lock icon In record time
      674 26  -  ROSS WALLACE From TV to studio to stage, rapid-fire revival continues for INKS with Spore show Deputy Plus Editor ross@newstoday.com.sg IF THERE was a world record for the shortest span between forming a band and recording an album, INKS would probably be the one to beat. Granted,
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    • in cinemas
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        The growl of Silence
        266 28  -  David Chew THEATREREVEIW by The Silence of the Kittens PROUDLY Singaporean is one way to describe Ovidia Yu's latest play. In The Silence of the Kittens, the veteran playwright uses her love for cats as a metaphor for how Singapore deals with the elderly, homosexuals and
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        Lock icon Andy Lau, co-stars mum on drug-taking
        223 28 -AP HONG KONG Andy Lav (picture) may play a major narcotic dealer in the upcoming movie Protege, but the Hong Kong star had little to say when asked if he had tried drugs to prepare for the role. Director Derek Yee told reporters at
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        Lock icon This Giraffe is sticking its neck out
        919 30  -  Karman Tse Ultra-hip restaurant set in the heart of Singapore is making waves with its delightful decor and international menu OTHER than a Caucasian couple at the bar, the restaurant on the mezzanine floor of the chichi two-storey glasshouse was serving only three
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        FOODNOTES
        350 30  -  -BERNADETTECHONG ■BERNADETTECHONG OLD-TIME HAWKER FAVOURITES Relive nostalgic memories of yesteryear with the Singapore Heritage Delights buffet at Swissotel Merchant Court this month. From Chinese, Indian and Peranakan to Malay cuisine, the Ellenborough Market Cafe will be offering old-time hawker favourites of taar, chilli crab claw and tauhu goreng. Catch
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      164 26 Fireworks Celebration Celebrate Singapore's 41 s* birthday and immerse yourself in the colourful display of the Fireworks Festival on 8, 11 and 12 August from the privacy of our well-appointed rooms with our Fireworks or National Day Packages. The festival offers a great opportunity to usher in the evening with
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      612 35  -  LAN DE COTTA Singapore will field a team at upcoming A 1 season ia n@newstoday.com.sg FINALLY, Singapore's motor racing is going global. Four months after Today broke the story (see graphic) that a local sports events company has been given in-principle approval to enter a team
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      269 35  -  —TANYOHINN NETBALL Asian Netball Youth Championships SINGAPORE may have secured third spot at Asia's top youth netball meet for a third successive time, but the inability to break the stranglehold of Malaysia and Sri Lanka is proving to be a source of consternation
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      323 35  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@newstoday.com.sg THREE months ago, Terry Khan was an angry man. The national men's hockey coach described Singapore's performance during May's Asian Games qualifiers in Bangladesh as "disappointing" and an "embarrassment" as their qualification hopes disappeared after losing four of their six matches.
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      429 37  -  -TANYOHINN ED CHEN HOME UNITED ended a run of four matches without a win with a 2-0 victory over Sporting Afrique at the Yishun Stadium last night Home, who welcomed back midfielder Aidil Shahrin and winger Sutee Suksomkitfrom a one-match suspension, led through their leading
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      282 38 —AGENCIES AMSTERDAM Michael Carrick is facing a race against time to be fit for the start of the Premiership season after suffering an ankle injury just 14 minutes into Manchester United's 1-0 victory against Ajax in Amsterdam on Saturday. Ryan Giggs' free-kick gave United
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      540 38 AB GETTY IMAGES -AGENCIES Chelsea lose in America, Cole's injured and Gallas wants to be a Gunner LONDON Dwayne De Rosario's 70thminute strike lifted the Major League Soccer All-Stars to a 1-0 victory over English Premiership champions Chelsea on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). But Blues manager
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      229 39 -AFP I GOLF Buick Open GRAND BLANC (Michigan) World No 1 Tiger Woods became the youngest player to win 50 US PGA Tour titles, firing his fourth six-under par 66 in a row here yesterday to win the Buick Open by three
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      386 39  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE missed out on a rare clean sweep of events in a single tournament when they won two out of five finals at the two-star New Zealand Open badminton championships yesterday. At the Auckland Badminton Hall, world No 27 Jiang Yanmei
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      235 39 -AFP LONDON Former England manager Sir Bobby Robson was doing well in hospital yesterday after being taken ill at Ipswich's seasonopener against Crystal Palace. The 73-year-old complained of feeling unwell 10 minutes into Saturday's Championship game at Portman Road, with reports speculating the respected
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      100 39 SENGKANG IN GIANT KILLING MOOD! Defeated Young Lions last match! S.League Albirex Sengkang Mon, 07/08/06 7.30pm E League Champ Cardiff West Bromwich Wed, 09/08/06 2.45 am E League Champ Norwich Preston Wed, 09/08/06 2.45 am E League Champ Wolverhampton Ipswich Wed, 09/08/06 2.45 am E League Champ QPR Leeds Wed,
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