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Title Section26 2010-08-02 1 TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Monday August 2, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking AUGUST 2, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF26 words
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Article517 2010-08-02 1 LEONG WEE KEAT - Loyalty and pride remained stable, but two in three said national unity would be affected by foreign immigrants LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE About nine in 10 Singaporeans (93 percent) polled think the Republic is a better country than most other countries, according to a new517 words
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494 2010-08-02 3 S RAMESH - S RAMESH rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE NTUC Secretary-General Lim Swee Say has said he is confident Singapore will be able to replenish the $4.5 billion drawn from the reserves in over two to three years. In his National Day494 words
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Article370 2010-08-02 3 LEONG WEE KEAT - Fewer expressed views, but more want to be heard LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While the desire for political participation is strong, only eight out of 100 citizens here went on to express their views on public policy issues to the Government. This is less370 words
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409 2010-08-02 4 that.” THE GUARDIAN LONDON A ground-breaking study led by New York’s Columbia University School of Social Work and published last week has found that mothers can go back to work months after the birth of their childthat.” THE GUARDIAN - 409 words
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Article, Illustration287 2010-08-02 4 AGENCIES ISLAMABAD Rescue workers were struggling to save more than 27,000 people trapped by massive flooding in northwestern Pakistan, as the death toll topped 1,000 yesterday. The army said it had sent boats and helicopters to rescue stranded people and its engineers were trying toAGENCIES; AFP - 287 words
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Article, Illustration667 2010-08-02 5 And the bride wore a Vera Wang AGENCIES RHINEBECK (New York) Former United States President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary, the US Secretary of State, have tried to shield their daughter, Chelsea, from the gaze of the public for most of her life. But on her wedding day onAGENCIES; AFP - 667 words
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156 2010-08-02 7 JOANNECHAN SINGAPORE The Northeast Community Development Council has partnered food company New Moon to set up a $200,000 Seniors’ Healthcare Fund, which aims to help those unable to cope with their healthcare expenses. “There are other schemes available, of course, for healthcare. But forJOANNECHAN - 156 words
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Article, Illustration173 2010-08-02 7 others. DYLAN LOH SINGAPORE A Singaporean couple has completed a round-the-world motorcycle trip. Mr Goh Mia Chun, 32, and his wife Samantha Pan, 28, (picture) are believed to be the first duo from South-east Asia to do so. The couple spent two-and-a-half years crossing theothers. DYLAN LOH - 173 words
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Article334 2010-08-02 7 NG JINGYNG - NG JINGYNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Well-equipped to treat the elderly, the centre is trying to get more patients to come in. A Sata CommHealth physiotherapy service in Woodlands was launched yesterday by Dr Teo Ho Pin, Mayor of North West District and Member of Parliament for Bukit334 words
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Article, Illustration197 2010-08-02 7 SINGAPORE Six Singapore Armed Forces servicemen have been awarded the Commemorative Medal for Peacekeeping Operations by the Netherlands Defence Minister for their contributions to the stabilisation and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. They are SAF Contingent Commander in Uruzgan, Lieutenant-Colonel Alvin Chan; former SAF Contingent CommanderPHOTOS COURTESY MINDEF - 197 words
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244 2010-08-02 7 EVELYN LAM AND LYNDA HONG SINGAPORE Ren Ci said its $26 million reserves has not been touched, thanks to a healthy stream of donations and profits from its investments. The charity nearly dipped into its reserves last year, due to the global financialEVELYN LAM AND LYNDA HONG - 244 words
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VOICES
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Article, Illustration234 2010-08-02 9 a. mes s from Singapore THE GAME OF LIFE When my daughter Danae was a teenager, she came home one day and said: “Hey, Dad! There’s a great new game out. I think you’re going to enjoy it. It’s called ‘Monopoly’.” I just smiled. The family234 words
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Article310 2010-08-02 9 Roger Lim - What should be done when platforms are overcrowded? Letter from Roger Lim LAST Monday, between 8am and 8.15am, there was an exceptionally high number of commuters on the Jurong East MRT Station platform. A train from the North East Line had just arrived and unloaded a train310 words
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196 2010-08-02 9 RONALD - RONALD I REFER to Paul O’Hagan’s letter, “If we all did our part, it might still not be enough” (July 30) on carbon dioxide emissions. It is true that Britain’s CO2 emissions make up only 1.8 per cent of the196 words
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Article, Illustration540 2010-08-02 11 from Tang Li - I SAY Perhaps a move away from health angle will help Letter from from Tang Li Everybody knows that smoking is bad for you. Even the tobacco companies admit it. In Singapore, the Government has created what one wag called “the world’s mostTODAY FILE - 540 words
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Article68 2010-08-02 11 In the article, “An activist Government focused on helping the poor: Tharman” (July 31), we stated that Singapore’s Gini coefficient a statistical measure of income inequality has risen from 0.41 in 1990 to 0.48 currently, even with various Government assistance schemes to help the less well off. The Ministry68 words
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Advertisement523 2010-08-02 9 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices PILLS OR COUNSELING? PARTI OF2 By Mr. Kirby Chua (Singapore Registered Psychologist) Pills may seem to be the easy way out; every time there's pain, a pill can easily get rid of it. Simple, I buy the pill,523 words
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Article, Illustration1714 2010-08-02 13 PAUL GILFEATHER - COMMENT ANALYSIS A rare political appointee, Ambassador David Adelman wants to win back goodwill for the United States By making the appointment political, President Obama has telegraphed the importance he places on Singapore as a strategic ally and a potential weapon in hisPHOTO COURTESY UNITED STATES EMBASSY; WEE TECK - 1,714 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration383 2010-08-02 17 AFP HONG KONG More than 1,000 protesters rallied in Guangzhou and Hong Kong (picture) yesterday against what they say is China’s bid to champion the national language Mandarin over their dialect Cantonese. Hundreds of mainland police officers were deployed to disperse protesters who gathered inAFP; out’. - 383 words
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195 2010-08-02 17 AGENCIES MANILA Filipinos paid tribute yesterday to democracy icon Corazon Aquino, whose death last year became an emotional springboard for her son’s triumphant run for presidency. President Benigno Aquino III led one of several tributes to his mother, calling on Filipinos to continue her struggle forAGENCIES - 195 words
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Article101 2010-08-02 17 charges. AFP Philippine President Benigno Aquino yesterday said his government would intervene in a labour dispute between pilots and flag carrier Philippine Airlines which had caused cancellations of international and domestic flights. Mr Aquino said ministers from the departments of justice, transportation, labour and hischarges. AFP - 101 words
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Article, Illustration198 2010-08-02 19 AFP DHAKA Rock-throwing Bangladeshi garment workers clashed anew with the police after a weekend of running battles in protest at a government offer to raise their minimum wage. Dhaka’s assistant police commissioner Monowar Hossain said at least 20 facto- riesAFP - 198 words
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188 2010-08-02 19 AP YANGON A new party formed by renegade members of Aung Sang Suu Kyi’s disbanded Myanmar opposition party opened its headquarters yesterday but says it now faces the hurdle of getting funds to field candidates. All candidates contesting Myanmar’s first election in two decadesAP - 188 words
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372 2010-08-02 19 agency quoted saying. AFP AGENCIES SEOUL North Korea renewed its threats of military retaliation yesterday ahead of a visit to South Korea by a United States envoy, as Seoul and its allies look to impose fresh sanctions on Pyongyang. The North will “sternly and mercilessly”agency quoted saying. AFP; AGENCIES - 372 words
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144 2010-08-02 19 AFP Three protesters were killed in Indian Kashmir, taking to nine the number of young people shot dead by security forces in three days of street clashes. “One protester was killed and four injured when security forces opened fire atAFP - 144 words
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282 2010-08-02 20 AFP SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard struggled yesterday to put her election campaign back on track after a poll showed her heading for defeat following a series of damaging leaks. Ms Gillard moved the focus back to policy matters, unveilingAFP - 282 words
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322 2010-08-02 20 AGENCIES WASHINGTON An American army private charged with leaking classified material to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks had civilian help, a key figure in the case has said. The development suggests an expansion of the government’s investigation into the disclosure of Afghanistan war records toAGENCIES - 322 words
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122 2010-08-02 20 AGENCIES DUBAI The United Arab Emirates is to suspend BlackBerry services including messenger, email and web browsing from Oct 11 as the government aims to stop communications that cannot be monitored. The announcement came the same day as Saudi Arabia said it was toAGENCIES - 122 words
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184 2010-08-02 21 implemented. AFP WASHINGTON The United States is close to activating a missile shield over southern Europe as part of its effort to shore up regional defences in the face of a missile threat from Iran, The Washington Post reported on Saturday. Citing unnamed Pentagonimplemented. AFP - 184 words
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Article, Illustration166 2010-08-02 21 years”. AFP MOSCOW Russian firefighters yesterday pressed on with battling forest fires that have killed at least 30 people, destroyed thousands of homes and forced the mobilisation of hundreds of thousands of emergency workers. Fires in the sparsely populated Far Eastern region grewyears”. AFP; AP - 166 words
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Article, Illustration338 2010-08-02 21 AP BANGKOK Several hundred Red Shirt protesters defied a State of Emergency in the Thai capital to stage a symbolic protest yesterday, with hundreds of people sprawling on the ground and chanting, “People died here!” The demonstration at the city’s Democracy Monument wasAP - 338 words
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131 2010-08-02 21 AFP Israeli warplanes yesterday launched two pre-dawn raids on two tunnels used by smugglers in the southern Gaza Strip, injuring one person, in response to a new rocket attack by Palestinian militants. A military spokesman said the tunnels targeted were used toAFP - 131 words
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127 2010-08-02 21 AFP Two men were questioned by the authorities yesterday after one parcel bomb was sent to Britain’s MI6 foreign intelligence agency and another was intercepted. The two suspects, aged 52 and 21, were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences on Friday at separateAFP - 127 words
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305 2010-08-02 22 AFP WASHINGTON People who sleep more or fewer than seven hours a day, including naps, are increasing their risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a study published yesterday. Sleeping for less than five hours a day, including naps, more than doublesAFP - 305 words
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Article, Illustration85 2010-08-02 22 Supporters and opponents of Arizona’s tough immigration enforcement law face off during a demonstration at the state capitol building on Saturday. The law to combat illegal immigration included a section that allowed police to spot check the immigration status of all suspects a clause that was stripped85 words
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187 2010-08-02 22 AFP ARROU An 80-year-old Frenchman was recovering in a state of shock in hospital on Saturday after being freed from a year locked in a laundry room by a wife half his age and her alleged lover. French paramilitary policeAFP - 187 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration256 2010-08-02 23 gise.” SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE It is official: SAFFC, S-League champions for the last four years, are in decline. The Warriors fell 2-0 to current league leaders Tampines Rovers last night, with former SAFFC skipper Aleksandar Duric coming back to haunt them. Duric scored with agise.” SHAMIR OSMAN; referee. OOI BOON - 256 words
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Article, Illustration715 2010-08-02 23 Vettel blows it again as McLaren and Hamilton endure a nightmare race AGENCIES FORMULA 1 Hungarian Grand Prix BUDAPEST Australian Mark Webber took over as leader of the Formula 1 drivers’ world championship yesterday with a mature and measured victory in an incidentfilled 25thAGENCIES; AFP - 715 words
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Article, Illustration576 2010-08-02 24 Arsenal boss wants his midfield ace to publicly declare he’s staying a Gunner AGENCIES LONDON Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has called on Barcelona target Cesc Fabregas to end speculation over his future once and for all. Fabregas’ future at Arsenal has been the subject ofAGENCIES; AFP - 576 words
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150 2010-08-02 24 Ashley Cole has issued a come-and-get-me plea to Real Madrid by telling Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti he wants to quit the club. English tabloid The News of the World reported yesterday that Cole recently had a meeting with Ancelotti at Chelsea’s training ground150 words
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Article, Illustration260 2010-08-02 24 LONDON German sensation Mesut Ozil (picture) has revealed that he would relish the opportunity to join Manchester United or Chelsea. The 21-year-old playmaker saw his profile rocket this summer after a number of impressive showings at the World Cup finals. Sky Sports reported yesterday that260 words
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Article, Illustration603 2010-08-02 26 Woods has revelled at Firestone and this tournament could be the one where he breaks his duck THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK The World Golf Championships are back and so is Tiger Woods, who takes his 2010 golf redemption tour to the friendly confines of Akron,THE NEW YORK TIMES; AFP - 603 words
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Article, Illustration372 2010-08-02 26 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ROME Inter Milan are believed to be ready to table a formal opening offer of more than £20 million ($42.6 million) for Javier Mascherano, who missed Liverpool’s moneyspinning friendly with Borussia Monchengladbach yesterday. Roy Hodgson, the Liverpool manager, is already thought toTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; AFP - 372 words
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Article, Illustration595 2010-08-02 27 SHAMIR OSMAN - FAS secretary-general Lee says ad hoc committee looking at two models SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A regional football league in Asean is a concept that has been bandied about over the last few years. At last week’s Asian Soccerex Forum, Liverpool commercial directorTODAY FILE - 595 words
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Article, Illustration511 2010-08-02 27 TANYO-HINN - TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Last Friday, over 80 students aged 17 to 20 from ITE College Central MacPherson campus took part in the H-TWO-O Skills Assessment Challenge. The aspiring footballers were tested on their skills proficiency for five of the 20 basic movesOOI BOON KEONG - 511 words
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Miscellaneous34 2010-08-02 24 YOUR SPORTING FIX CRICKET 5.55pm Npower England v Pakistan (mioTV Ch 123) BASEBALL TOMORROW 7am MLB Blue Jays v Yankees (mioTV Ch 117) SPORTSZONE MINUTES Sports updates live hourly on 938Live (6.35am to 11.35pm)34 words
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BUSINESS
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298 2010-08-02 32 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Unemployment probably climbed in the United States last month, raising the risk American households will keep a lid on spending for the rest of the year, economists said before a government report this week. The jobless rate rose toBLOOMBERG - 298 words
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WEEKLY ROUNDUP (JULY 26TO 30)
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Article41 2010-08-02 32 FRIDAY CLOSE -2,987.70 (-0.33%) Thursday 2,997.65 p 0.41% Wednesday 2,985.38 p 0.20% Tuesday 2,979.38 p 0.42% Monday 2,966.99 q 0.22% THE WEEK AHEAD Asian bourses may likely be lifted by growing market confidence as companies continue to report their earnings.41 words
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Article30 2010-08-02 32 HANG SENG 21,029.81 (+1.03%) Ç NIKKEI Ç Ç 9,537.30 (+1.13%) SHANGHAI 2,637.50 (+2.55%) AUSTRALIA Ç 4,493.50 (+0.79%) MUMBAI 17,868.29 (-1.45%) È MALAYSIA 1,360.92 (+1.13%) Ç Ç SEOUL 1,759.33 (+0.07%)30 words
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Article57 2010-08-02 32 Hold $0.15 Phillip Securities downgrades from Buy, trims target price to $0.17 from $0.18 after lowering FY2010 DPU estimate by 11 per cent to reflect higher costs. Cites divestment of Cosmo Plaza in Japan and 39.0 per cent stake in Australian Wholesale Property Fund, as well as57 words
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Article51 2010-08-02 32 Buy $1.27 UBS raises target price to $1.52 from $1.23 after increasing 2011 EBITDA estimate by 18 per cent to $1.2 billion to assume higher margins. Keeps Buy call. Says even if Marina Bay Sands manages to increase market share, what matters is absolute growth in revenue and51 words
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323 2010-08-02 32 tronics. BLOOMBERG BEIJING China’s manufacturing grew at the slowest pace in 17 months last month as the government clamped down on property speculation and investment in energy-intensive and polluting factories. The Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 51.2 from 52.1 in June, the Federationtronics. BLOOMBERG - 323 words
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486 2010-08-02 31 MILLET ENRIQUEZ - MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The introduction of metals futures on the Singapore Exchange is set to boost interests in metals trading in Asia and position Singapore as commodities trading hub. But some analysts said it will take some time before metal futures will see486 words
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148 2010-08-02 31 Mainboard-listed Xpress Holdings Ltd has agreed to sell 10 per cent of its stake in Shenzhen Jiaxinda to three buyers for a total of $7.7 million. In a stock exchange filing on Sunday, the firm said this will reduce its equity interest in Jiaxinda—which148 words
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202 2010-08-02 31 Mainboard-listed HL Global has narrowed its losses to $162,000 for its second quarter ended June 30, according to a filing on the Singapore Exchange overthe weekend. This is on the back of higher revenue, which grew 47 per cent to $9.7 million202 words
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378 2010-08-02 30 MILLET ENRIQUEZ - Tiger and Thai Airways form alliance to start new airline: Reports MILLET ENRIQUEZ MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Mainboard-listed Tiger Airways is set to form an alliance with Thai Airways to start a lowcost carrier. The two sides are scheduled to organise a378 words
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Article, Illustration72 2010-08-02 30 Indian IT professionals work on their laptops during an ‘Open Hack Day’ programme organised by global search engine Yahoo in Bangalore on July 25. Some 500 developers across India attended the 24-hour hacking event, which involves using Yahoo’s web tools, services and application72 words
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280 2010-08-02 30 JO-ANN HUANG - JO-ANN HUANG joannhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Investors looking to add diversity to their portfolios have more products coming their way, as local and foreign financial institutions attempt to meet in-creasingly-discerning investment appetites. UOB Asset Management has collaborated with financial advisers GYC Financial Advisory to launch the United280 words
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346 2010-08-02 29 If you have 2 years and $136 million to spare You can build a cyber army capable of crippling the US economically. AFP LAS VEGAS A computer espionage specialist has laid out blueprints for building a cyber army capable of crashing through US defences. Readying an unstoppable Internet invasion wouldeconomically. AFP - 346 words
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Article251 2010-08-02 29 AFP WASHINGTON How do you build a New Media company in the digital era? Former Googler Jason Liebman thinks his start-up, Howcast Media, which hosts one of the largest collections of instructional or “How To” videos on the Web, is the way to go.AFP - 251 words
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101 2010-08-02 29 sales. AFP Amazon, by slashing the price of the Kindle, is hoping to turn its electronic book reader into a device with mass market appeal, one for “serious readers” distinct from Apple’s multi-purpose iPad. Amazon, the pioneer of the e-book business, last week unveiledsales. AFP - 101 words
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99 2010-08-02 29 AFP YouTube gave its users five more minutes on Thursday, increasing the upload limit for videos to the site to 15 minutes from 10 minutes. Mr Joshua Siegel, a YouTube product manager, said in a blog postthat increasing the time limit had beenAFP - 99 words
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Article, Illustration490 2010-08-02 29 Positive outlook for Chinese market Contributed by Edmund Seow from SIAS Research. Concerns over the global economy slowing down dominated news wires around the world for most of last week and the volatility in the equity markets reflected those sentiments. The MSCI World equity index tradedContributed by Edmund Seow from SIAS Research. - 490 words
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Article, Illustration156 2010-08-02 41 AP SPIKE Lee (picture) screened some of his new HBO documentary that includes a look at the massive BP Gulf oil spill and says no one from the oil giant is speaking to him. The director showed about 90 minutes of If God Is Willing AndAP; AFP - 156 words
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Article, Illustration307 2010-08-02 48 THINGS TO DO 1 Preservation Of Monuments Board Photography Exhibition The travelling photography exhibition organised by the Preservation Of Monuments Board highlights iconic buildings that have stood the test of time, and which continue to be symbols of pioneers and leaders who have made indelible marks on307 words
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