Today, 20 March 2008, Afternoon Edition

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  • 26 1 TODAY /A=DIJ\CORP MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Thursday March 20, 2008 todayonline.com TODAY /A=DJACOFIP MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Thursday March 20, 2008 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
    • 718 1 —AGENCIES Investors still jittery about economic conditions despite previous day's rate cut by the Fed NEW YORK Wall Street took a beating yesterday, giving up half of the previous day's gains, as jitters resurfaced over the financial sector a day after a hefty rate cut by the
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    • 719 1 -AGENCIES Rafidah surprised that PakLah did not tell her earlier she would be dumped from Cabinet KUALA LUMPUR When it was first announced that she would hold a press conference a day after she was dumped from the Cabinet, there was speculation that Malaysia's Iron
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 42 1 NEW RISK TAKERS ADMIN SERVICE KEEPS FINGERS ON THE PULSE SINGAPORE PAGE 4 TERENCE CHONG WHY EMBRACE FOREIGN PRS BUT VILLIFY EMIGRANTS? COMMENT PAGE 12 BULL RUNS MAN AND BOVINE WRESTLE IT OUT AT RODEOHOUSTON TRAVELLER PAGE 60 Bk '<^ Awv^ »Wr 88l
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  • hot news
    • 390 2  -  LOHCHEEKONG TAN HUI LENG More S'poreans facing bankruptcy, cash-flow woes AND cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg THE good times might still be here, but some Singaporeans are biting off more than they can chew. After falling from a high four years ago, the downward trend of bankruptcy petitions and orders is
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    • 241 2  -  LEONGWEEKEAT NAMED one of the top 10 tourist destinations in Asia Pacific, Singapore has also been tipped to surpass its target of 15 million visitors in 2015, according to a study of 40 destinations by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (Pata) yesterday. The
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    • 414 3 -AGENCIES No longer in Cabinet, Radzi quits all posts KUALA LUMPUR A close ally of the Malaysian Prime Minister, Mr Radzi Sheikh Ahmad, resigned from his political posts less than 24 hours after he was dropped from the new Cabinet Mr Radzi, the
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  • Singapore news
    • 210 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE iPhone may finally see its official launch in Singapore by Sing Tel as early as September, according to industry sources. When contacted, the telco would neither confirm nor deny this, but a local vendor who works closely with Apple associates in
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  210 words
    • 608 4 Risk-taking Admin Officers who keep their fingers on the pulse of society PERMANENT Secretaries given one-on-one-tuition in conversational Malay and Mandarin. Administrative officers sent on attachments to the Middle East and China. Post-graduate scholarships in specialised areas such as economics. And, by the end of this
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    • 562 4  -  LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@media corp. com. sg THE Land Transport Authority's (LTA) partial backtracking on the rule for taxi pick-ups in the Central Business District could have been averted, with more effective consultation. That is the view of two high-flying civil servants who were among
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    • 367 6  -  NEOCHAICHIN chaichin@media corp.com.sg CAN you teach someone how to get over a broken heart? The Social Development Unit (SDU) thinks so, and to start them young on marriage, it has teamed up with two polytechnics to offer students pro-family
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    • 415 6  -  JINNY KOH The hunt is on for S'porean with most 'smiley' outlook jinny@media corp.com.sg IF YOU think happiness is not within your control, you may be half right. Research suggests that 50 per cent of happiness is due to genetics. A study of 900 identical
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
      • 126 8 The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has learnt of isolated cases of letters and email containing the MAS name, logo and letterhead being sent to consumers. These typically ask the recipients for personal information or ask them to transfer funds to a certain
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      • 93 8 During the April 1 to June 30 quarter, electricity tariffs will increase by an average of 5.7 per cent, or 1.26 cents per kWh, due to higher electricity costs arising from higher fuel prices. During this period, tariffs are pegged to a
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      • 100 8 Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices have gone up in almost all categories in the second bidding exercise for this month, ahead of a drop in COE supply. The highest jump was in the commercial vehicles category, which increased $1,300 to more than
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      • 87 8  -  LEONG WEE KEAT A 52-year-old Singaporean was arrested by Johor police on suspicion of involvement in a drug trafficking syndicate in the state. They raided a house in Taman Sentosa last Thursday and found 98g of heroin. Johor police told Today the
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    • 468 8  -  LOH CHEE KONG MOE centralises school admissions for foreign students cheekong@media corp. com. sg THE sight of anxious expatriate parents queueing for days outside popular primary schools as was seen at Tanjong Katong Primary School last year will soon be a thing of the past For
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    • 367 10  -  ANSLEYNG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg THE property agent of a condominium locked in an en bloc tussle had colluded with the potential buyer, and did not seriously negotiate for a higher price because of a "commission agreement". So asserted a minority owner of
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    • 432 10  -  ANSLEYNG Killers made off with $1.3 m loot ansley@mediacorp.com.sg A VICIOUS beating with a baseball bat during a robbery two years ago led to the death of lorry driver Wan Cheon Kern and now, the three men involved are due to pay for it
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    • 303 12  -  MAYO MARTIN mayo@media corp.com.sg TWO months after his exit from Golden Village (GV) Singapore set tongues wagging, it has been announced that Mr Kenneth Tan (picture) will join the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) as its new chief operating officer. Mr Tan, whose
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    • 820 12  -  TERENCECHONG Why embrace foreign PRs while demonising Singaporeans who emigrate? THE price of global city status is an enlarging overseas Singaporean community, which has profound repercussions for a nation-state of only 3.5 million citizens and Permanent Residents (PRs). According to recent revelations, the country loses
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  • world news
    • 449 14 -AGENCIES Anwar says it's possible with BN defections KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian opposition chief Anwar Ibrahim says he is moving towards forming a new government with the help of defectors from the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. "I don't know how soon we can form the
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    • 207 14 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Cabinet was sworn in yesterday, a day after Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi unveiled the new line-up. His deputy, Mr Najib Razak, led the 32 ministers and 35 deputy ministers as they took the oath of office before King Mizan Zainal
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    • 237 14 KUALA LUMPUR A main component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition has called on Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to release the five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders being detained under Internal Security Act (ISA). News website Malaysiakini.com reported that
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    • 144 14 PENANG—PoIice have warned of tough action against those who sent SMSes about an illegal gathering at the main mosque in the state, reported the New Straits Times (NST). The AKTreported that police have received two reports on the spread of such rumours and are investigating the source.
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    • 125 16 -AFP BEIJING More than 1,000 Tibetans, some on horseback, have charged into a remote Chinese town, attacking a government building and hoisting their national flag. Canadian TV (CTV) captured footage of the mounted Tibetans, cheering wildly as they galloped into the unnamed town in China's north-west
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    • 355 16 —AGENCIES Dalai Lama wants to resume talks with China BEIJING More than 100 "rioters" involved in protests in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa have surrendered, Chinese authorities said. This comes as the Dalai Lama expressed his wish for talks between his government-in-exile and China to resume.
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    • Article, Illustration
      112 16 MEETING OF THE TWO PREMIERS: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong meeting his Thai counterpart SamakSundaravej who is making his first visit to Singapore since he was sworn in as Prime Minister on Feb 6. The leaders discussed developments in Thailand and the region, and agreed to work more closely
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    • 281 18 -AFP BANGKOK Thailand's military will stop branding transsexual conscripts as mentally disturbed, and will list them in a new "third category" as neither male nor female, a senior officer said Wednesday. Thai men are required to report for the draft once they
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    • 454 18 -AGENCIES US wants junta to allow international election observers NEW YORK The United States has asked the United Nations Security Council to pressure the military government in Myanmar to allow international election observers for a constitutional referendum planned for May. US ambassador to the
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    • 269 20 -AP COLOMBO Workers at Sri Lanka's state television channel fear they are being hunted. In the past two months, staff members have been stabbed, threatened and beaten by unknown assailants. The violence has grown so bad that President Mahinda
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      65 20 WOMAN IN POWER: Pakistan's Parliament yesterday elected the first female Speaker in the country's 60-year history, a loyalist from the party of assassinated former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Ms Fahmida Mirza (centre), 52, could play a crucial role in a looming showdown between a coalition government led by Ms Bhutto's
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    • 281 20 -AP Brown reveals new strategy to ward off threats LONDON Prime Minister Gordon Brown outlined the first major overhaul of Britain's national security plans since the end of the Cold War yesterday, aiming to curb threats including extreme weather, pandemic diseases, unstable energy supplies and
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    • 247 22 -AP S Korea's President Lee wants to hear from the 'vivid voices'of the business community SEOUL South Korea's new president is waiting to take your call if you are one of the country's top business leaders. Mr Lee Myung-bak (picture), who took office
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    • 286 22 -AP PALO ALTO (California) Facebook is tweaking the privacy settings on its popular online hangout to let users exert greater control over which of their friends are allowed to see personal details they post. The Palo Alto-based company said it would add features Tuesday night that
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    • 248 22 —AFP BEIJING Chinese Olympic organisers are rushing to renovate bathrooms at flagship Olympic venues after complaints about a lack of western-style sit-down toilets, an official said yesterday. The problem emerged during a series of test events conducted over the past several months
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    • 224 22 -AFP TOKYO Elderly people in Tokyo who surrender their driver's licences will soon enjoy perks when they go to department stores or order pizza, police said yesterday. Tokyo police will next month launch the novel campaign in hopes of
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    • 191 22 -AFP WELLINGTON The drought gripping many parts of New Zealand is expected to cost the country's farmers NZ$l.24 billion ($1.38 billion) in the year to June, the government said yesterday. Little rain has fallen through many parts of the country during the southern
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    • 410 23 BLOOMBERG He claims the extra forces have paved the way for a 'major strategic victory' WASHINGTON United States President George W Bush said yesterday the extra forces he ordered into Iraq last year have increased security in the country and paved the way for
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
      • 121 23 —AP A Thai man suspected of murdering a female Swedish tourist surrendered to police after fleeing to the Myanmar border, police said yesterday. The 31-year-old suspect, Akaradej Tankae, turned himself in three days after fleeing the crime scene in Phuket, one of Thailand's
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      • 107 23 AFP Hong Kong police yesterday charged a 24--year-old man in connection with the murders of three sex workers, as they continued to hunt for the killer of a fourth prostitute. The man, a Hong Kong resident of Pakistani origin,
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    • 506 27  -  THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Candidate seeks to cap uproar over black preacher's sermons with race speech WASHINGTON Barack Obama has taken the biggest gamble of his White House campaign by confronting the issue of race in America and refusing to disown his controversial black pastor for his "profoundly
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    • 253 27 WASHINGTON The right of Americans to keep and use guns, an issue that has divided the political landscape for centuries, was taken up by the Supreme Court on Tuesday for the first time in nearly 70 years, AFP reported. Experts say the conservative-leaning
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    • 241 28 -AFP TAIPEI Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian yesterday appealed for voters to back Saturday's referendum on UN membership, saying it was a way to show support for Tibetans living under Chinese rule. Mr Chen said that the referendum, being held
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    • 821 28  -  JASON LEE How will the neutral voters affect the election outcome? jasonlee@mediacorp.com.sg CONTRARY to the various opinion polls in recent weeks, which showed Kuomintang (KMT) candidate Ma Ying-jeou leading by some 20 to 30 percentage points, Taiwan's presidential race this Saturday is likely to be much closer
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    • 198 29  -  -"mEDAILYTELEGRAPH NEW YORK A Wall Street trader is seeking damages after allegedly being hit in the face by a stripper's high heel as she performed a lap dance for him. Mr Stephen Chang claims in court papers filed at the Manhattan Supreme Court
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    • 237 29 -AFP MANILA Philippine health officials yesterday warned people taking part in Easter crucifixions and self-flagellation rituals to get a tetanus shot first and sterilise the nails to avoid infections. Every Good Friday in this predominately Roman Catholic South-east Asian nation, dozens of men re-enact
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    • 190 29 WANG JIN-PYNG, 67, LEGISLATIVE SPEAKER AND KMT STALWART It remains to be seen if the hardcore supporters of Mr Wang willfully support Mr Ma's presidential bid. Mr Ma trounced MrWang (72 per cent to 28 per cent) in the contest for the
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  • Voices
    • 163 30  -  WONG WENG FAI Add a display to show ERP rates, traffic conditions Letter from I REFER to "LTA funds more R&D" (March 19). I would like to suggest another item for the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to add to its research and development
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    • 311 30  -  SUHANAKHARUDIN Letter from Manager, Media Relations Land Transport Authority I REFER to Mr Lee Shing Kian's letter "ERP rates at gantries, a flash too late" (March 10). We would like to assure Mr Lee that the displays on the Electronic Road Pricing
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    • 756 32 Enjoy the dual benefits of relaxation and fitness with OSIMuYoyo AT THE end of a long, exhausting day, there are two things that can re-energise us: Exercise or a good, thorough massage. Unfortunately, more often than not, we usually end up doing something else diving into the comfort
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    • 562 33 in the crowd JOHN STANMEYER 43, photojournalist A former fashion photographer, John Stanmeyer turned his back on things of beauty to train his lens instead on wars, earthquakes, famines and the 2004 tsunami. The Illinois-born 43year-old began his second career capturing images of
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    • Don't ban char kway teow
    • 227 36  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY..... WHEN TEACHERS CAUSE PAIN What can we do to help children who are at greater risk of social ridicule cope? Well, so much depends on how we, as parents and teachers, relate to them and the respect that we show or fail
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    • 116 36  -  AUDREY ANG Letter from Assistant Director (Media Relations) Singapore Police Force WE REFER to Tan Hao Yang's letter "Why do I have to wait three months to take a driving test?" (Feb 28). The theory test waiting time faced by the writer
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    • 82 36  -  ARTHUR LIM Letter from I REFER to "Don't lose heart, Home Team" (March 19). It is very easy especially for bloggers to criticise while sitting at home. To these critics, I would like to say: Do not mock the Home Team as without them, terrorists would have
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    • Even houses aren't safe
      • 126 36  -  KWAHWEEKENG Letter from I SYMPATHISE with Kelvin Kuan "Where have all my bikes gone?" (March 17). I live near Kembangan MRT station, in the Siglap area. Recently, my son's bicycle was also stolen. The thief climbed over the wooden fence
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      • 104 36  -  HOO CHOON LYE Letter from I FULLY empathise with Kelvin Kuan's plight My son lost two bicycles in less than a month. They were stolen from the bicycle park at Admiralty MRT station and a void deck at Woodlands Crescent When I made a police
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    • 1002 38 PERFECT PICTURES ARE JUST A SNAP AWAYWITHTHE SONYT3OO THE Sony Cyber-shot T3OO recently made its international debut at the IT Show 2008 held at Suntec City Exhibition Centre, enabling techies in Singapore to be the first in the world to own it even before its Japanese
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    • 177 40 -DOW JONES THERE is a new venture aimed at bringing Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysian companies to the London market. The Singapore-based company, Merchant Capital (MCPL) will trade in the region as Merchant Capital Singapore. It has a number of potential clients involved
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      • 344 43 —AFP More volatility on the way; oil prices unsustainable WORLD oil prices fell by more than US$l in Asian trade yesterday, with more volatility expected as investors cast a wary eye on the global financial markets, dealers said. Crude oil for April delivery fell as
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      • 268 43 BLOOMBERG TA CHONG Bank, part-owned by the Carlyle Group, said it hired three senior executives from DBS Group Holdings, including Mr Edmund Koh, who was appointed president Mr Koh will succeed Mr Jerry Chen, who is stepping down after four years at the Taiwanese
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      • 231 44 -AFP CORRUPT Chinese officials may be fabricating reports of bulging granaries to get hold of subsidies, meaning Beijing has an inflated idea about the size of its grain reserves, state media said yesterday. Top rice scientist Yuan Longping, a member of
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      • 400 44 -AP Shares to start trading today in NY VISA raised US$l7.9 billion ($24.7 billion) late on Tuesday to complete the largest initial public offering in United States history and help prop up the wobbly financial services industry. The world's largest processor of credit and debit
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      • 119 46 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE would be willing to adopt a code of practice for its sovereign wealth funds' investments if European countries and the United States agree not to block acquisitions by such funds, the Londonbased Times reported. Mr Laurence Lien, the Ministry of Finance's director of
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      • 454 46 BLOOMBERG Securities firm could be in trouble over improper conduct THE United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will not rule out bringing sanctions over improper conduct at Bear Steams in the days leading up to the company's forced sale to JPMorgan Chase. The SEC, in
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        • 66 48 -AGENCIES Citigroup plans to close down its brokerage business in Taiwan in the second quarter as part of a reorganisation in Asia, Citigroup said. As part of the reorganisation, Citi Smith Barney's operations in Singapore and Hong Kong will be combined with Citi
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    • 295 54 -AFP EVEN as tributes poured in for British filmmaker Anthony Minghella, who died on Tuesday at 54, the world mourned the loss of another Brit, sci-fi writer Arthur C Clarke, who died yesterday in Sri Lanka. He was 90. Minghella, best known for
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      • 97 56  -  Michael Jackson Thriller In an era when R&B music is more processed than cheddar cheese, this re-issue is a timely reminder of the time when real people made real music with real instruments. But what makes this album tick isn't just Michael Jackson's vocals-numbers like Beatltor Human
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        85 56  -  Sara Bareilles The title is a misnomer surely, as there's nothing little about Sara's voice. If you haven't grown sick of the bouncy ditty that is Love Song, you should treat yourself to the rest of the album, which features much stronger tracks such as the rumbling Vegas,
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      • 85 56  - Yael Nairn David Donatien Yael Nairn French-Israeli singer Yael Nairn got her big international hit with the song New Soul, and really that's the theme of this album. Produced by longtime collaborator David Donatien, it's a refreshing change of gear with its eclectic, organic and haunting sounds (just check out
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      • 93 56  -  Melody Gardot With that smooth, rich voice, Melody Gardot's sweet and sparse melodies often belie the struggle she has had to go through. (Due to a traffic accident, she now suffers from hearing, memory and sight dysfunctions.) Her music, though, is so uplifting; you can almost hear her
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        87 56  -  Rivers Cuomo The subtitle reads "the home recordings of Rivers Cuomo", but it's an interesting insight into the man who wrote The Sweater Song or even Simple Pages. The sound is raw but it captures the spirit of the moment. While some of the songs need work, others like
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      • 81 58  -  Lenny Kravitz Kicking off with the hard-hitting Love Revolution, Lenny Kravitz not only features the old-school rock that he's become famous for, but the album also has a certain verve not seen from Kravitz in a long time. Almost every track hits home,
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        64 58  -  Sons Daughters The brainchild of vocalist/guitarist Adele Bethel, Sons Daughters have a distinct brash quality about them, but that makes them all the more likeable. Their third recording still offers their alt-rock approach but is tempered with chunks of easy-listening riffs and remarkably boppy beats thanks partly to
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      • 69 58  -  John Legend nffl Those who think John moves on a downtempo groove should check out this album. It features John doing w^gt c c oes ]oesl Singing to an audience. Taken from his spring 2007 tour (with Corinne Bailey Rae, who makes an appearance on Where Is
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      • 70 58  -  Taking Back Sunday This sequel to their 2006 live package contains one live CD and one DVD. The CD contains eight live tracks from their 2006 Long Beach concert and two B-sides. The DVD contains a 2007 tour documentary, with live performances and bonus videos. Other
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        72 58  -  The Magnetic Fields One thing's for sure, The Magnetic Fields (led by Stephin Merritt] are not lying about their album title: This album is so infused with fuzz you'd be forgiven if you thought your speakers were on the fritz. The band tries to emulate the reverb-drenched 10-fi style
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    • 158 58 DANCEFLOOR SESSIONS VARIOUS Two CDs' worth of beats to keep you in the club vibe no matter where you are. Featuring tracks by Pablo Mojo, Super 8 Tab and the Doppler Effect IN CONTROL USS Five guys who look better than they sound -will they go
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      750 59  -  ANNETTE TAN HOT CROSS BUNS MAKES 12 50g caster sugar, plus 1 tsp 1 tbsp dried yeast 450g plain flour 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 75g raisins Zest of 1 orange or lemon 50ml warmed milk 1 egg, beaten 50g butter,
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        • 67 67 Log on to the Air Asia website at www.airasia.com before March 21 to snag one of 50,000 free seats for travel within Malaysia. Flights depart from the budget carrier's hubs at Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu and Johor Bahru. Destinations include the above cities, plus Langkawi,
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