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Article, Illustration12 2010-12-11 3 UNDERCATE BLANCHETT’S PERFECT SKINT8 DON’T MISS 32 PAGES OF T12 words
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383 2010-12-11 3 NG JING YNG - NG JING YNG NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Former Ministry of Education (MOE) scholar Jonathan Wong had already been arrested for possession of child pornography when he returned to teach in a secondary school here, MediaCorp has learnt. Wong, 23, a383 words
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Article, Illustration721 2010-12-11 3 Nobel committee chairman calls for laureate Liu Xiaobo's release AGENCIES BEIJING Calling the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to imprisoned democracy activist and literary critic Liu Xiaobo a “political farce”, China blocked live broadcasts of the ceremony in Oslo on Friday and tightened a clampdownAGENCIES; AP - 721 words
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■ THE BIG STORY
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Article, Illustration1330 2010-12-11 4 VENESSA LEE - Experts here are not at all surprised by results of British study, which show that this socially-acceptable drug can be the most destructive VENESSA LEE correspondent venessa@mediacorp.com.sg IF ALCOHOL is more lethal than heroin, as a recent study contends, should we be paying closer attention toFAIZAL - 1,330 words
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Article350 2010-12-11 5 VENESSA LEE IF IT were coined today, the famous advertising slogan “Guinness is good for you” wouldn’t have seen the light of day. The old slogan would run counter to the marketing code of Diageo, the global alcohol company that manufactures the stout, which makesVENESSA LEE - 350 words
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■ NEWS
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Article, Illustration455 2010-12-11 6 With a little help from their friend Myanmar is building nuclear sites with help from N Korea: WikiLeaks AGENCIES WASHINGTON Witnesses in Myanmar claim to have seen evidence of secret nuclear and missile sites being built in a remote jungle, according to secret United States diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks,AGENCIES; REUTERS - 455 words
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338 2010-12-11 6 REUTERS AGENCIES LONDON An army of computer hackers is planning to bring down British government websites if Mr Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is extradited to Sweden. The 1,500-strong network of online activists also hacked the websites for Dutch police and prosecutorsREUTERS; AGENCIES - 338 words
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380 2010-12-11 6 AGENCIES JAKARTA Indonesian police arrested one of the country’s most-wanted militants on Friday, accusing him of plotting high-profile assassinations and attacks on foreigners at luxury hotels in the capital. Firearms expert Abu Tholut also known as Mustofa, Pranata Yuda and Imron Baehaqi was captured withoutAGENCIES - 380 words
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581 2010-12-11 8 CLAIRE HUANG - CLAIRE HUANG clairehuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Many private dental clinics here have said they rely on the Singapore Dental Council (SDC) to do the necessary checks on foreign-trained dentists who apply to work here. They also admitted that they seldom checked with the relevant foreign581 words
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Article, Illustration112 2010-12-11 8 An enormous photo album has been unveiled at The Forum, Resorts World Sentosa, that has broken the previous Guinness World Record for the world’s largest photo album. The record-breaking album, which measures 6.7m by 9.7m, contains 20 pages and 36 photos and weighs 800kg, has beenPHOTO BY WEE TECK HIAN - 112 words
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Article, Illustration228 2010-12-11 8 NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE Known by some as the founding father of communication studies here, Professor Eddie C Y Kuo (picture) will next month be conferred the title of “Emeritus Professor” by the Nanyang Technological University (NTU). The title, conferred only on retired professorsNEO CHAI CHIN - 228 words
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261 2010-12-11 8 S RAMESH SINGAPORE The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), has brought its social assistance efforts for the year to a close by giving out $3.75 million worth of U Care Back-to-School vouchers on Friday. This is to help 30,000 children of low-incomeS RAMESH - 261 words
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381 2010-12-11 10 ONG DAI LIN - Experts caution that EUP will be a minor factor in determining housing prices ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Residents in the six private housing estates selected last week for the Estate Upgrading Programme (EUP) may have cause for cheer when the381 words
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Article, Illustration187 2010-12-11 10 Heroes of Singapore, step up please ALVINA SOH SINGAPORE The people behind Ironman and Spiderman are here on a talent-spotting mission. The world-famous Marvel Comics team will be attending the Singapore Toy, Games and Comic Convention which is held from Friday to Sunday at Suntec City and they will beALVINA SOH; PHOTO BY WEE TECK HIAN - 187 words
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Article155 2010-12-11 10 SINGAPORE A community park will be built in Holland Village by the fourth quarter of next year. A joint statement from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and the National Parks Board (NPB) said it will be located next to the Holland Village Circle Line (CCL)155 words
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113 2010-12-11 10 MAN ALLEGEDTO HAVE BRIBED APPRENTICE JOCKEY SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB A businessman has been hauled to court for allegedly giving bribes to an apprentice jockey in exchange for information about race horses which is not publicly available. Cogan Swee Yong Huat, 56, now faces 11 corruption charges involving about $3,000. His allegedSHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - 113 words
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208 2010-12-11 10 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB SINGAPORE Two more young men have been charged with the murder of a student at Downtown East in Pasir Ris on Oct 30. They are Puay De Feng, 20, and Stilwell Ong Keat Pin, 19. Ong was arrested with the help ofSHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - 208 words
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154 2010-12-11 10 STUDENT ALSO ACCUSED OF MOLESTING 3 OTHERS SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB A Nanyang Polytechnic student who was charged last week with outraging a girl’s modesty in his campus library is now accused of molesting three others at the same location. Jee Guang You, 23, allegedly targeted the four girls between Nov 12SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - 154 words
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VOICES
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Article408 2010-12-11 12 Why the flat 'no' Can some flats be set aside for those in urgent need? Letter from PhangTiong Seng I AM the sole caregiver for my aged, widowed wheelchair-bound mother who has had a stroke and is suffering from dementia. I have heeded the Government’s call to shoulder the burden408 words
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171 2010-12-11 12 Letter from Ethel Chong ON MY return by an evening flight on Thursday, I was shocked to see a chaotic scene at the taxi stand at Changi Airport’s Terminal 1. The area was under renovation and a 1 0 1 2 1 0 x171 words
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Article265 2010-12-11 12 Letter from Tay Koon Quie Deputy Director (Sales), HDB WE REFER to the letter from Mr Phang Tiong Seng. Mr Phang had requested for priority allocation for a new flat. He would like to move to a block near an elderly daycare centre so as to265 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1067 2010-12-11 14 PHILIP STEPHENS - PHILIP STEPHENS THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED China is in unapologetic mood. Not so long ago Beijing routinely protested its anxiety not to disturb the established international order. But a rising China has now become a risen China. Past inhibitions are being shed. Beijing looksTHE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED; AP - 1,067 words
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Article, Illustration1243 2010-12-11 16 JOHN NAUGHTON - Western elites obfuscate, lie and bluster and when the veil of secrecy is lifted, they try to kill the messenger JOHN NAUGHTON THE GUARDIAN The catchphrase of the Barack Obama team in the run-up to the 2008 United States Presidential Election used to be “neverTHE GUARDIAN; AP - 1,243 words
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Article, Illustration850 2010-12-11 17 PAUL KRUGMAN - PAUL KRUGMAN THE NEWYORKTIMES Ihave spent the past couple of days trying to make my peace with the Obama-McCo-nnell tax-cut deal. President Barack Obama did, after all, extract more concessions from Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell than most of us expected. Yet I remain deeply uneasy notTHE NEWYORKTIMES - 850 words
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WORLD
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365 2010-12-11 18 REUTERS BANGKOK The Thai military played a larger role in the killing of civilians during political unrest in Bangkok this year than officials have acknowledged, leaked state documents show. A preliminary state probe into political violence in April and May concluded thatREUTERS - 365 words
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Article, Illustration251 2010-12-11 18 AP SYDNEY Australia’s AttorneyGeneral, Mr Robert McClelland, declared 45 communities in Queensland and New South Wales disaster areas on Friday, following weeks of drenching rains that have submerged homes, destroyed crops and killed four people. After years of drought, heavy rains this month haveAP; REUTERS - 251 words
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310 2010-12-11 18 AP CANCUN Climate talks went into their final day on Friday with a raft of issues undergoing intense bargaining through the night but with high hopes an agreement was within reach on measures to fight global warming. In a late-night session, negotiating groupsAP - 310 words
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Article, Illustration366 2010-12-11 20 AGENCIES LONDON Furious student protesters attacked a car carrying Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, vandalised buildings and battled riot police on Thursday as a controversial hike in university fees triggered Britain’s worst political violence in years. In a major security breach,AGENCIES; AP - 366 words
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204 2010-12-11 20 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has begun a series of talks with Palestinian and Israeli negotiators as she tries to shape a fresh approach to meet to a one-year deadline for a Middle East peace agreement. In advance of a policy speechBLOOMBERG - 204 words
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Article90 2010-12-11 20 NY SUBWAY HATE ATTACK ON IMAM AP Two men attacked a Muslim religious leader in a hate-fuelled assault in a New York City subway station, prosecutors said onThursday. Eddie Crespo and Albert Melendez were charged with robbery and assault, both as hate crimes. Prosecutors said Melendez used an anti-Muslim insultAP - 90 words
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Article94 2010-12-11 22 110 HOOKERS HOOKED IN MACAU Police have arrested 110 women on prostitution charges in an overnight raid at the Venetian Macau, the Hong Kong Standard reported on Friday, in the first crackdown at the lavish hotel casino since it opened in 2007. Macau police began surveillance of the casino floor94 words
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87 2010-12-11 22 ORANGES WITH TOXIC DYES IN SHANGHAI The Shanghai authorities are investigating batches of oranges coloured with toxic dyes and have ordered fruit stall vendors to pull them off the shelves, the Oriental Morning Post reported on Friday. The case came to light after consumers in Pudong complained that the colouring87 words
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Article, Illustration45 2010-12-11 22 A new Lady Gaga figure was unveiled on Thursday at Madam Tussauds Hollywood in Los Angeles. Models of the 24-year-old American music icon were also uncovered in New York, Las Vegas, London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Shanghai and Hong Kong. AGENCIES AGENCIESAGENCIES - 45 words
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225 2010-12-11 22 REUTERS HONG KONG Suppliers for Apple’s iPad are gearing up for a new round of production in the first quarter, sources said on Friday, with one saying the revamped iPad will include frontand back-mounted cameras. This would be in line with theREUTERS - 225 words
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Article222 2010-12-11 22 REUTERS NEW YORK Most exercise appears to have little relationship to the quality or quantity of sperm but men who bike at least five hours a week have fewer and less active sperm than men who did not exercise, according to a study in the UnitedREUTERS - 222 words
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Advertisement177 2010-12-11 23 The Honda Odyssey. Intelligent design for the whole family. Most fuel efficient in its class. Thanks to its powerful yet economical 2.4L i-VTEC engine, the Odyssey uses only 8.9L/100km†. Maximum safety and peace of mind. The Odyssey is equipped with Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA), Honda’s G-Force Control technology (G-Con), airbags177 words
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SCIENCE
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Article497 2010-12-11 24 With the holiday fast approaching, we wonder: Does the Christmas Story have a basis in scientific fact? THE DAILYTELEGRAPH THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM Upon Jesus Christ’s birth, Christians believe, a star appeared in the sky over Bethlehem, leading the three magi to the manger where heTHE DAILYTELEGRAPH - 497 words
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Article, Illustration709 2010-12-11 24 Sure, he delivers presents to all the well-behaved children in the world. But how? And why? THE DAILY TELEGRAPH HOW FAST DOES SANTATRAVEL? If we assume that Santa Claus has to travel the planet’s surface area of roughly 510,000,000km on Christmas Eve, and thatTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 709 words
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BUSINESS
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Article, Illustration336 2010-12-11 26 JO-ANN HUANG - still too expensive, according to propertyguru.com.sg poll JO-ANN HUANG joannhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Buyers feel that properties are now more affordable, thanks to the cooling measures introduced by the Government in August, according to the latest survey by real estate listing portal propertyguru.com.sg. But most respondents toTODAY FILE PHOTO - 336 words
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251 2010-12-11 26 SINGAPORE Asian equity investors can expect healthy returns next year as global money pulls away from bonds and chases stocks, according to Japan’s largest brokerage, Nomura Holdings. Analysts at Nomura are particularly bullish on Indonesia and Malaysia. They say Indonesia’s fundamentals are251 words
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Article282 2010-12-11 26 CHRISTOPHER HOWELLS SINGAPORE DBS Bank has launched a $30 million regional branding campaign to boost its presence in its key Asian markets. Beginning this month with television and newspaper advertisements, the campaign will also utilise airport ads and social media. It builds on the $10CHRISTOPHER HOWELLS - 282 words
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107 2010-12-11 26 MILLET ENRIQUEZ SINGAPORE More than 270 units at Prive the third executive condominium launched this year have been taken up as of 5pm on Friday. Even before the start of balloting, analysts had already expected a good turnout for the EC near PunggolMILLET ENRIQUEZ - 107 words
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Article, Illustration730 2010-12-11 27 Strong Chinese data show global recovery intact, central bank hikes reserve ratio AGENCIES BEIJING China’s trade surged last month while bank lending topped forecasts and property investment powered ahead in a series of robust numbers on Friday that offered a reminder that Chinese demand was stillAGENCIES; BLOOMBERG - 730 words
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Article303 2010-12-11 27 MILLET ENRIQUEZ - MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Four scholars from Singapore will soon be on their way to Stanford University. Doctors Henry Ho and Anthony Tang and engineers Fiona Loke and Iris Tan have been chosen as the first batch of fellows for the one-year Singapore-Stan-ford Biodesign (SSB) Programme303 words
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124 2010-12-11 27 KEPPEL, SEMBCORP BIDS STAND A CHANCE Singapore shipbuilders Keppel Corp and Sembcorp Marine have a good chance to win parts of a massive tender for up to 28 deepwater oil-drilling rigs from Brazilian national oil company Petrobras, according to Kim Eng Securities. Kim Eng analyst Rohan Suppiah said Keppel and124 words
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178 2010-12-11 27 SINGTEL SEEKING ALTERNATIVES TO APPLE OFFERINGS SingTel is seeking alternatives to iPhone and iPad offerings amid growing concerns about Apple’s rising influence on how subscribers of telecommunications companies choose to spend their money, according to JP Morgan. In its meeting with analysts in Bangalore earlier this month, the management of178 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration754 2010-12-11 31 LEONARD THOMAS - COMMENTARY Perhaps it is right for FAS to stand by Avramovic but the country still needs answers for the Lions'Suzuki Cup failure LEONARD THOMAS leonard@mediacorp.com.sg After the Lions’ dismal showing in the Suzuki Cup when they failed to even make it out of theTODAY FILE PHOTO - 754 words
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Article, Illustration280 2010-12-11 31 LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Tenpin bowling was celebrating on Friday when the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced their list of sports for the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. Initial fears were that tenpin bowling would be shifted to theLOW LIN FHOONG; TODAY FILE PHOTO - 280 words
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Article, Illustration530 2010-12-11 32 SBA will invest $1 million in three areas, including in the national team SINGAPORE Out to unearth the Republic’s next star shuttler, the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) received a timely boost on Friday night in the form of a generous donation of $1 million. Newly-appointed SBAPHOTO COURTESY OF SINGAPORE BADMINTON ASSOCIATION - 530 words
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Article, Illustration330 2010-12-11 32 Nations Cup 2010 foundation IAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE In a match crucial to both teams as they battled to stay in the hunt for a place in the final, Wales punished Singapore for losing focus earlyIAN DE COTTA; PHOTO BY OOI BOON - 330 words
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Article, Illustration639 2010-12-11 33 United defender labels Arsenal a 'football training centre' which does not win trophies AGENCIES MANCHESTER Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has launched an astonishing attack on Arsenal, branding the Gunners a “crisis club”, dismissing them as a “football training centre” and ridiculing their five-year trophyAGENCIES; AP - 639 words
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Article, Illustration425 2010-12-11 33 AGENCIES LONDON Alan Pardew could not have hoped for a more daunting task on his return to the English Premiership. His five-and-a-half-year tenure as Newcastle manager begins with Saturday’s visit of a resurgent Liverpool side with Fernando Torres back inAGENCIES; REUTERS - 425 words
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Article, Illustration622 2010-12-11 34 Terry accuses Chelsea players of lacking the hunger to succeed AGENCIES LONDON John Terry (picture) has called on his Chelsea teammates to “stand up” and be counted or see their hopes of retaining the Premier League title disappear. The captain also admitted that the team wereAGENCIES; REUTERS - 622 words
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129 2010-12-11 34 It’s a huge weekend in the Barclays Premier League as Tottenham Hotspur, revitalised under wily Harry Redknapp, take on champions Chelsea in a tasty London derby on Sunday. Twenty-four hours later, Manchester United and Arsenal meet at Old Trafford in another duel of129 words
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Article226 2010-12-11 34 CHELSEA'S WINTER OF DISCONTENT Nov 7: Liverpool 2 Chelsea 0 Chelsea suffer their second defeat of the season courtesy of two FernandoTorres strikes, seeing their lead at the top of the Premier League cut to two points. Nov 14: Chelsea 0 Sunderland 3 Coming three days after Ray Wilkins’ sacking,226 words
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125 2010-12-11 34 WHAT'S COMING UP FORTHE BLUES THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Dec 12: Tottenham Hotspur (a) Chelsea haven’t won at White Hart Lane since March 2007 and will come up against a Spurs side buoyed by their recent form. Dec 19: Manchester United (h) Far from being in tip-top form themselves this season,THE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 125 words
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Article, Illustration40 2010-12-11 39 FOOD SHOULD EGGNOG REALLY BE SERVED AT CHRISTMAS? T4 BEAUTY GREAT COFFRETS YOU CAN GET. T10 THE AUSSIE ACTRESS PUTS HER BEST FACE FORWARD IN OUR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW. T8 TRAVEL JOANNE PEH TALKS ABOUT HER FIRST TIME.40 words
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Article, Illustration730 2010-12-11 40 Christopher Toh - How to make smart KPIs I mean New Year resolutions Christopher Toh christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg IT’S just a couple of weeks more to Christmas and you know what that means yes, it’s time to start making those New Year resolutions again. Why so early, you ask? Well,Yen Yok - 730 words
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Article, Illustration562 2010-12-11 41 Leonie Cooper - What aroma would your favourite movie have? Leonie Cooper Cooper features@mediacorp.com.sg THE GUARDIAN IT’S A rainy Tuesday night, and I’m in a basement club in London wafting a perfume-impregnated cardboard stick under my nose. It smells good. I can detect a delicate floral note. But thenTHE GUARDIAN - 562 words
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Article, Illustration815 2010-12-11 42 Frank Bruni - DRINK The familiar Christmas beverage comes under fire Frank Bruni features@mediacorp.com.sg THE NEWYORKTIMES CREAMY, sweet and as Christmasy as Rudolph:Who could resist eggnog? I’m raising my hand. And I’m telling you why. It’s a dessert in drink disguise, a calorie extravaganza, capable of overwhelming you rightTHE NEWYORKTIMES; NYT - 815 words
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Article, Illustration1148 2010-12-11 46 Lynette Koh - TODAY EXCLUSIVE Elf queen Cate Blanchett reveals her skincare secrets and talks about keeping life simple Lynette Koh Lynette Koh lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg IT SEEMS Cate Blanchett has it all. A plum role (word has it she’ll return to the big screen as the elf queen, Galadriel, in1,148 words
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Article, Illustration769 2010-12-11 48 Lynette Koh - Stuff those stockings with these prettily packaged beauty coffrets Lynette Koh lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg THERE is just one fortnight left to Christmas. And if you’re still stumped for gift ideas, the beauty aisles may be a good place to start your festive shopping. See, many beauty retailers have769 words
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Article, Illustration376 2010-12-11 50 ARTHUR CHUA CAN money buy style? Money helps obviously, when it comes to expensive threads. Yet, style doesn’t always come from spending blindly on the newest designer labels. Conversely, cheap doesn’t equate with uncool. The perfect wardrobe for any man should consist of relevant pieces thatARTHUR CHUA - 376 words
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Article, Illustration70 2010-12-11 51 LYNETTE KOH MULTI-label boutique Front Row has been one of Singapore’s most original stores since it first opened five years ago. And one of the most beloved, too: Many fashion insiders and scenesters, including Peter Kruder of Austrian electronica duo Kruder Dorfmeister, and Tracy Phillips, dressedLYNETTE KOH - 70 words
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Article, Illustration430 2010-12-11 52 Lynette Koh - Japanese accessory label brings its brand of kawaii to Singapore Lynette Koh lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg WHO IS Samantha Thavasa? It’s a secret, according to KazumasaTerada, the founder and CEO of the Japanese handbag and accessory label which bears the name. The 45-year-old Tokyobased entrepreneur was in town this week for430 words
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Article, Illustration341 2010-12-11 53 THEIR label may be called Depression, but their designs which feature playful details and accents, such as the blue, red and white stripes of airmail envelopes are all about having fun with fashion. Four years ago, Kenny Lim (above, right), 33, and Andrew341 words
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Article, Illustration541 2010-12-11 54 Derryn Wong in Shizuoka; Nagoya, Japan - CARS Safety first We take an exclusive look at Toyota's safety testing features Derryn Wong in Shizuoka Nagoya, Japan Nagoya, Japan cars@mediacorp.com.sg VISITING the technology centre of a major car manufacturer is a lot like being on parole they take away privileges (no cellphones or cameras), you’re not allowed to541 words
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Article, Illustration501 2010-12-11 56 Derryn Wong - CAR REVIEW The new Jaguar XJ propels the brand into luxury limo eminence Derryn Wong news@newstoday.com.sg LAST week we reviewed the Ford Kuga, but this time round we come to grips with a distantly-related and very different automotive feline:The Jaguar XJ is Coventry’s flagship, a luxury limousine.501 words
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Miscellaneous1214 2010-12-11 63 SUNDAYTV KELVIN MCCLOUD: SLUMMING IT Channel NewsAsia, 7.32pm Kevin continues his journey into the heart of Dharavi, India’s largest slum, to find out what, if anything, this place can teach us about how we should all be living our lives in our cities. CHANNEL 6.00AM Star Wars: The Clone Wars1,214 words
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Article, Illustration829 2010-12-11 64 T ODAY'S top 5 and 5 others 1 SingTel Presents ZoukOut 2010 It’s the 10th anniversary of Asia’s largest outdoor dance festival.To celebrate, it’s got a line-up of top acts, including David Guetta andTiesto, Laidback Luke, Dubfire, and Afrojack. Minimum age for entry is 18. Date: Saturday Time: 8pm toWee Teck Hian - 829 words
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Article, Illustration980 2010-12-11 66 Serene Lim - With some ingenuity, the much dreaded transit period is needn't be such a chore Serene Lim Serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg DUBAI airport, 11.52pm: I had just got off the plane from Europe. Despite my mild state of grogginess, I realised there were still seven hours to go before boarding time980 words
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Article, Illustration136 2010-12-11 67 WHEN a hotel room leaves you cold, light up. A scented candle can do wonders for jet lag while infusing a room with a soul-soothing scent. Ecofriendly Aussie home fragrance and bath brand Ecoya has arrived in Singapore and its pretty travel tins ($38) are compact and136 words
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Article, Illustration588 2010-12-11 68 Serene Lim - By Serene Lim By Serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg COMPARED to others,Joanne Peh had her virgin experience rather early. Get your mind out of the gutter, we’re talking about her trip on business class. And while she may be busy filming the Channel 8 TV series A Tale OfTwo CitiesJason Ho - 588 words
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Article, Illustration558 2010-12-11 71 ANITA PATH - ANITA PATH NYT A virtual strip search may sound like an activity only your avatar would partake in, but that’s what critics of the full-body scanners in airports are calling them. As more people encountered the machines, which create images of a near-naked body, there wereNYT - 558 words
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Article, Illustration773 2010-12-11 72 INTELLIGENCE/ROGER COHEN Send comments to intelligence@nytimes.com. NYT London Haruki Murakami, the Japanese novelist, writes books in which the everyday and the fantastic fuse strangely. Reading an essay of his the other day, I was struck by this passage: “Let’s call the world we actuallyNYT; ASSOCIATED PRESS - 773 words
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Article, Illustration825 2010-12-11 74 DAVID E. SANGER - NEWS ANALYSIS By DAVID E. SANGER NYT BEIJING Barack Obama came to office vowing to restore “engagement” talking and listening to America’s most troubling adversaries and reluctant partners. But it was never clear how the term would translate from aNYT; ANDREW WINNING/REUTERS - 825 words
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Article, Illustration479 2010-12-11 74 SCOTT SHANE - By SCOTT SHANE NYT WASHINGTON In a2009 meeting with John O. Brennan, President Obama’s top counterterrorism adviser, the president of Yemen offered an unusual bargain, according to diplomatic cables obtained by WikiLeaks. Ali Abdullah Saleh “insisted that Yemen’s national territory is available forNYT; EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY - 479 words
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Article, Illustration847 2010-12-11 76 JACK HEALY - By JACK JACK HEALY NYT TIKRIT, Iraq Qahtan Kareem is a businessman whose main business the United States is leaving town. He made his fortune buying and reselling scrap and surplus from military bases. Now, as the American Army withdraws from Iraq, heNYT; SHIHO FUKADA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 847 words
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Article, Illustration701 2010-12-11 78 LYDIA POLGREEN - By LYDIA POLGREEN NYT NEW DELHI Mahitosh Sarkar came here from his distant village in West Bengal 12 years ago looking for a better life, and he found it. He abandoned the penniless existence of a subsistence fisherman to become a big-city vegetable seller.NYT; LYNSEY ADDARIO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 701 words
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Article, Illustration643 2010-12-11 78 MARTIN FACKLER - By MARTIN FACKLER NYT YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea Sitting in front of his home early this month, Chang Woon-il looked almost out of place, a lonely human figure on a street where stray dogs wandered among the abandoned and broken houses. Nor was heNYT; WOOHAE CHO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 643 words
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Article, Illustration764 2010-12-11 80 CLAIRE CAIN MILLER - By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER NYT Google, which only 12 years ago was a scrappy start-up in a garage, now finds itself viewed in Silicon Valley as the big, lumbering incumbent. Some of the company’s best engineers are chafing under the growingNYT; THOR SWIFT FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 764 words
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Article, Illustration660 2010-12-11 81 MATTHEW SALTMARSH - By MATTHEW SALTMARSH NYT GENEVA Despite the financial crisis, companies still appear willing to spend in the Lake Geneva region, for a simple reason: It saves them money on taxes. Companies from Europe, the United States and, more recently, Asia are being drawn toNYT; BEATRIX STAMPFLI/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 660 words
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Article, Illustration690 2010-12-11 82 ANDREW POLLACK - By ANDREW POLLACK NYT For the last decade cancer drug developers have tried to jam the accelerators that cause tumors to grow. Now they want to block the fuel line. Cancer cells, because of their rapid growth, have a voracious appetite for glucose,NYT; UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA - 690 words
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Article, Illustration1008 2010-12-11 84 GUY TREBAY - By GUY GUY TREBAY NYT Has anyone seen the Dior man? You know the one, that scrawny young rocker with a chicken chest, a size 36 suit and a face sprouting its first crop of peach fuzz. It has been almost a decadeNYT; CHARLES LEE CLOWER FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; JEAN LUCE HURE, TOP; VALERIO MEZZANOTTI - 1,008 words
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