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    12 1 MICA (P) 207/09/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 March 5 6, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking March 5 6, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking Weekend TODAY MICA (P) 207/09/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 March 5 6, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking March
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      237 2 (Z)l_£XUS CT m INTRODUCING THE CT20Oh. NEW LUXURY HAS ARRIVED. i i i i w M e m 0 See luxury in a new light with the world's first 1.8 litre full hybrid compact. The CT200h is built for the progressive and the passionate who appreciate technological innovation as much
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  • NEWS
    • Article
      MENTAL WELL-BEING SCALE DESIGNED WITH LOCAL FACTORS IN MIND
      158 2 A locally developed mental well-being scale was launched on Friday by the Health Promotion Board (HPB). According tothe HPB, international scales, while helpful, did not take into account local factors like values, culture and multi-ethnicity. The Singapore Mental Wellbeing Scale, developed
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      NO ISSUES MAKING DRUG LIST PUBLIC BUT…
      173 2  -  NEO CHAI CHIN Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan is open to the idea of putting Singapore’s Standard Drug List —comprising drugs deemed cost-effective and essential to healthcare provision here and thus subsidised online for greater transparency. The dynamic list, of about 1,000 drugs
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      Ageing with peace of mind
      401 2  -  Health Minister Khaw outlines how Govt will play its part NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When Mr Mohd Juana Nan suffered a stroke over a year ago, his wife became his caregiver and the family’s sole breadwinner. But caring for him after he returned home
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      Consumers get greater protection against unsafe products
      331 2  -  HOE YEEN NIE yeennie@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE From next month, consumers will have greater protection against unsafe products. The Consumer Protection Act has been expanded to include goods such as toys, sports equipment and baby products a move that will see the list of categories
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    • Article
      ‘No impact on tariffs after 1961 water agreement expires’
      313 3  -  ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The expiry of the 1961 Water Agreement with Malaysia this August will not have an impact on water tariffs, Environment Minister Yaacob Ibrahim said in Parliament on Friday. The assurance comes after he said last year
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      CATERERS TO DISPLAY ‘CONSUME BY’ DATE
      153 3  -  S RAMESH From the end of this year, caterers will be required to time-stamp their packed meals and put up advisory notices at buffets to inform consumers when food should be consumed by. Dr Amy Khor, Minister of State for the Environment and Water
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    • Article
      Smart recycling with a little help
      202 3  -  LYNDA HONG SINGAPORE Trash bins and trucks are being retrofitted with radio-frequency identification (RFID) and weighing technology, under an enhanced National Recycling Programme (NRP). Veolia Environment Services, the first public waste collector to be awarded a contract under the enhanced NRP, said it will
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      Lock icon From former landfill to wetland ...
      343 3  - From former landfill to wetland ONG DAI LIN SINGAPORE At 6.4km long, it might be the longest wall in Singapore and it is underground. That is what national water agency PUB has had to build to prevent pollution at Serangoon Reservoir for a unique project in Singapore: The transformation of
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      Lock icon A-Level results better than before but who is Singapore’s top scorer?
      415 4 SINGAPORE On a day when records were broken, there was also some confusion as the A Levels results were released on Friday. Collectively, last year’s batch of students outshone their predecessors a year earlier: About 91 per cent passed
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      Retiring army chief to enter politics?
      321 4  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE News of the Chief of Army’s early retirement has sparked talk that he may be fielded as a People’s Action Party (PAP) candidate in the coming General Election. Only 41, Major-General (MG) Chan Chun Sing (picture), who has held
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      POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR THE COMING ELECTIONS
      133 4 Mr Ong Ye Kung, 41, former senior civil servant and now NTUC employee Mr Desmond Choo, 32, NTUC deputy director (youth development) Dr Janil Puthucheary, 38, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital senior consultant MrGanThiam Poh, 48, DBS Bank senior vice-president MrZainal Sapari, 46, Education
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      Lawyer accused of misleading clients
      748 5  -  He allegedly told them: ‘If you do not provide documents, the Court does not know then no one will know’ TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Lawyer Leonard Loo, who was rebuked by a judge last year for providing “slipshod work” to a group of clients, had
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      282 2 ADAM KHOO LEARNING CENTRE Discover the Proven Strateg I6S to Score A's in Math a March and English! Programmes School Holiday Programmes for Primary 1 to Secondary 4 Students Make this March an exciting and purposeful holiday for your child! Review and preparation for Term 2 2011 Equips with key
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      126 3 “Discovering how a single cell becomes a complex organism makes my heart leap with joy. With A*STAR’s support, I hope to take my passion for Developmental Biology to greater heights.” Agnes Lim Yeok Loo National Science Scholarship (PhD) Developmental Biology, Stanford University BSc in Natural Science Biological University of Cambridge
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      237 4 SMa I|1 Murdoch Institute of Higher Learning The SMarter move is being two steps ahead of any plan When Double Major Degrees are paired with SMart starts. Murdoch University's Double Major Degree Programmes at SMa Institute puts you more than two steps ahead of the competition by immersing you into
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      537 5 Advertising feature What is big today? In our modern, compact urban living environment big is not about quantity but quality. With ever-shrinking space and time, big is those little luxuries that enhance our lives and change the way we think. Big is design that inspires. Big is details that delight
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  • VOICES
    • Article
      Baby Bonus wasteful
      342 6  -  Could lottery work where incentives have not? Letter from Lin Ziyuan I REFER to the report “More initiatives could help raise fertility rate” (March 3). I agree with MP Zaqy Mohamad that the Government’s procreation schemes have not been successful because they have not reached the “tipping
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      Boundaries review panel should be neutral
      289 6  -  Letter from Woo Weng Kah THE Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) Report for the coming General Election has sparked accusations from the Opposition political parties of gerrymandering to establish a political advantage for the ruling party and its incumbents. This state of affairs will
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      BETTER WAYS TO FEE TRANSPARENCY
      265 6  -  tion of bill sizes on their website. LETTER FROM CYNTHIA CHIN, SENIOR ASSISTANT CYNTHIA CHIN FROM CYNTHIA CHIN, SENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS, COMPETITION COMMISSION OF SINGAPORE WE REFER to the article “Allow professional bodies to set fee guidelines” (Feb 28). CCS looks at cases
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      259 6 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices Navigate Your Career Fly with us CMT m BEIS5U I LETJOUBJI^ 51^ flight CML55SL board'** 6 pass Prove Yourself and Protect Your IT Career with Top Microsoft Certifications At COMAT Microsoft Certified System Administrator (MCSA) Microsoft Certified IT
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      107 7 COMPACT EXECUTIVE THE STRAITS TIMES I I 1^ Volvo S60 u 3 COMFORT SPORT ADVANCED Driver Control Interface cockpit with 7” full colour screen. Dynamic Chassis Four-C offering 3 distinctive driving experiences. Powershift 2.0L with the world's most compact turbocharger and performance T6 engine. X d* w Collision Warning with
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      533 9 hub LARGEST RANGE, LOWEST PRICE OF LAPTOPS mm® P GUARANTEED t LOWER THAN ANY SHOW PRICES!!! r A l HOW PRICES 5 6 MARCH 2011 acer 10.1” NETBOOK Intel Atom N550 Processor ULTIMATE DEALS i acer/(J}/ BRANDED DESKTOP I3 PROCESSOR NOTEBOOK Intel Core I3-380M Processor 2GB RAM 500GB HDD Windows
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  • COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Need versus greed
      1090 10  -  If greed dominates, economic growth will deplete the world’s resources, driving us to a violent struggle for survival JEFFREY D SACHS Jeffrey D Sachs is Professor of Economics and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He is also Special Adviser to United Nations Secretary-General on
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      Lock icon China’s schizophrenic faces
      967 12  -  Recent events highlight the paradox of a confident, rising power that is yet fragile and insecure MARIA SIOW mariasiow@mediacorp.com.sg Maria Siow is East Asia Bureau Chief at Channel NewsAsia. Recent events have painted conflicting images of China one that is supremely proud and confident on the one
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      Lock icon Women show the way, in a world ruled by male bankers
      961 14 Economies like Malaysia and Indonesia are offering examples of what could be in the investment realm William Pesek is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. BLOOMBERG One of my favourite things about Muslimmajority Malaysia is
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      106 10 Singapore General Hospital CARE TO SingHealth EDUCATE TO EMPOWER INNOVATE TO ADVANCE SPONSORSHIPS FOR: DIPLOMA IN NURSING DIPLOMA IN DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY DIPLOMA IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY DIPLOMA IN PHYSIOTHERAPY Requirements Singapore Citizens/Permanent Residents Gained admission to the programme at Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) or Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) Passed medical examination required
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      130 12 wmogicscol A Product Of New Zealand Magnetic Insect Screens k’ I r* w f L it Open All Windows with 24 Hours Protection y" Patented design and magnetic bonding process J Custom-made to fit all windows J Zero maintenance weather-proof and rust free y/’ Environmentally friendly y/' Keep the insects
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      217 14 SMa JJ Institute of Higher Learning SMart starts to great careers begin here. While it's true that you can learn anything anywhere, to be fully prepared for the path you choose, it helps that you are immersed to receive knowledge in a conducive environment, with the right frame of mind.
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon NO PLANS TO CALL SNAP POLLS: JAPAN PM
      160 15 REUTERS Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Friday he has no plans to call snap elections to break a deadlock in Parliament, where opposition parties are threatening to block Bills for a workable budget in the fiscal year from April. Mr
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      Lock icon S KOREA ISSUES ALERT OVER HACKING ATTACKS
      127 15 AGENCIES Hackers attacked about 40 South Korean government and private websites on Friday, prompting officials to warn of a substantial threat to the country’s computers. The National CyberSecurity Center said it had seen signs of a “denial of service” attack, in which large
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      Lock icon China defence budget in neighbours’ crosshairs
      322 15 AGENCIES BEIJING China will boost its defence spending by 12.7 per cent this year as it continues to modernise its armed forces a move likely to intensify concerns among its Asian neighbours and the United States. Chinese parliamentary spokesman Li Zhaoxing said the increase
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      Lock icon Another Friday protest, but this one’s for freedom
      367 16 REUTERS TRIPOLI Shots rang out across a district of the Libyan capital on Friday as forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi tried to break up a crowd of protesters shouting “Gaddafi is the enemy of God!” The demonstrators, who were marking
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      Lock icon IN THE MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA...
      203 16 AGENCIES BAHRAIN: Security forces are on high alert after sectarian clashes between Sunnis and the majority Shias leading anti-government protests in the Gulf nation. Police patrols were stepped up on Friday in the capital, Manama, before a planned march by opposition groups demanding the
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      Lock icon France to enforce ban on full-face veils from April
      271 17 Police are instructed to summon veil-wearers to a station, where they will be asked to remove the garment for ‘identification’ and leave it off. If the wearer refuses to remove it, they will be fined up to €150 (S$265). THE GUARDIAN
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      Lock icon WORLD’S 3RD-TALLEST FERRIS WHEEL
      97 17 AGENCIES A 152m Ferris wheel will soon tower over the Las Vegas Strip. A local zoning commission has approved plans by developers to build a 4-hectare amusement park and retail centre with the Ferris wheel as the centrepiece on a vacant plot of land on the
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      Lock icon DRUG VIOLENCE UP IN LAOS, SAYS US REPORT
      86 17 AP Laos has suffered an unprecedented spike in violent crime as drug trafficking from neighbouring Myanmar, China and Vietnam has risen dramatically, the United States government reported. It said the cultivation of opium has plummeted in South- east Asia’s Golden Triangle over
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      Lock icon WANDERING SPIDERS LEAD MAZDA TO RECALL 65,000 CARS
      113 17 AP After discovering 20 cases of yellow sac spider webs in vents, the Japanese auto-maker Mazda is recalling more than 50,000 Mazda6 cars from the 2009-2010 models in the United States and an additional 15,000 vehicles in Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
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      Lock icon US UNIVERSITY TO INVESTIGATE SEX TOY DEMONSTRATION
      111 17 AP Northwestern University in Chicago found itself at the centre of a furore on Thursday after a sexuality professor known for racy lessons allowed students to stay after a lecture to witness a couple using a mechanised sex toy. According to students and
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      109 15 Life Congress 2011 Living life! Live it well! REGISTER NOW FOR: Active Ageing Seminar OR Living with Diabetes Seminar WHEN: 12 March 2011, 11am to 5pm WHERE: Raffles City Convention Centre Supported by: Singapore Heart Foundation yourHeart WeCoro Panasonic Register at www.abbott.com.sg/lTFecongress by 8 March 2011 Registration fee $15 (Public)
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      273 17 NEXT STOP, THE WORLD SYDNEY LONDON EUROPE NORTH AMERICA THE CARIBBEAN SOUTH AMERICA 798 1,488 1 ,21 8 2,1 98 2,528 2,908 Sale ends 10 March 2011. Travel from 1 March to 15 June 2011. Discover everything that’s out there. Take in the sights, sounds and colours with our great
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  • SCIENCE
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      Lock icon And the Oscar goes to ... a scientist
      1207 18 And the Oscar goes to a scientist Black Swan Academy Award winner Portman is among the rare breed of stars with serious academic credentials THE NEW YORK TIMES THE Intel Science Talent Search is considered the most elite and demanding high school research competition in the United States, attracting the
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon PSA’s net profit up 20.8% at S$1.18b
      278 20  -  TRAVIS TEO travisteo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Port operator PSA International on Friday said its net profit for last year jumped 20.8 per cent as the global economy recovery drove trade flows and boosted the container shipping industry. But looking ahead, it highlighted concerns about persistent
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      Singapore springboard for chip giant MediaTek
      199 20  -  JONATHAN PEERIS SINGAPORE MediaTek plans to invest S$120 million to expand its research and development centre and business operations in Singapore, with the aim of moving into the smartphone market, the Taiwanese chip company said on Friday at the official opening of its new
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      Another SCMP editor-in-chief quits
      191 21  -  DOW JONES HONG KONG Veteran journalist Reginald Chua is stepping down as editor-in-chief of the South China Morning Post (SCMP) after only 20 months on the job, becoming the latest in a string of short-lived top editors at Hong Kong’s dominant English-language daily. The SCMP said
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      Lock icon US job market rebounds, Wall St shrugs off news
      346 21 AGENCIES WASHINGTON The United States job market rebounded last month and unemployment fell below 9 per cent for the first time in nearly two years, the latest signs of a steadily improving economy. Non-farm payrolls in the world’s largest economy rose
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      Lock icon Indonesia holds key rate
      154 21 AGENCIES JAKARTA Bank Indonesia on Friday kept its benchmark overnight rate at 6.75 per cent but said it stood ready to raise borrowing costs and would allow the rupiah to appreciate to fight inflation. “The decision (not to raise interest rates) doesn’t change Bank Indonesia’s tight
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      217 23 MediaCorp Ad-Xtra WE RE HERE FOR WORKING ADOLTS. Learn more at unisim.edu.sg or call 6248 9777. s r s 'ii SIM UNIVERSITY Recognition Opportunity Flexibility Versatility Earn your degree Gain the skills and knowledge Balance work, family Choose from a wide range of from an MOE-approved you need to advance
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Mourinho eyeing an exit
      555 26 Portuguese coach refuses to tone down, says he is ready to leave Real AP MADRID Cristiano Ronaldo netted a hat-trick as Real Madrid turned on the style to deliver a brutal 7-0 drubbing of Malaga in La Liga on Thursday (Friday morning, Singapore time). The emphatic
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      Lock icon Boos all around as hosts Bangladesh get hammered
      307 26 REUTERS DHAKA Ruthless West Indies humiliated Bangladesh with the bat and ball in front of their own fans on Friday, skittling the World Cup co-hosts for their lowest oneday international score of 58 before chasing down the target in 12.2 overs. Left-arm
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      Lock icon Kolo Toure faces fight to prove innocence
      233 26 AGENCIES MANCHESTER Kolo Toure could be banned for two years after he became the first English Premiership footballer to fail a drugs test since Adrian Mutu in 2004. Toure tested positive for a “specified substance” in a routine examination and City acted quickly
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      ¢ SPORTSZONE TRACKS PELE AND CANTONA IN TAMPINES
      157 26 SPORTSZONE TRACKS PELE AND CANTONA IN TAMPINES Pele, arguably the world’s greatest footballer, and Eric Cantona, the King of Old Trafford from 1992 to 1997, will be at the Courts Megastore in Tampines on Saturday for an autograph session with the fans. 938LIVE’s SportsZone will also be there for a
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      Lock icon When Kenny met Fergie
      964 27 Two great Scots renew their 40-year rivalry when Liverpool and United clash on Sunday AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Liverpool vs Man United ANFIELD Theirs was a rivalry that harks back to 1969. Then, Alex Ferguson (picture, left) was a bruising centre forward with Glasgow Rangers, Kenny Dalglish
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      Lock icon Happy, and with fingers crossed
      848 24  -  Lions Shahril and Baihakki enjoy training and mixing with their new team-mates SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg MEDAN They stood behind a goalpost as the Medan Chiefs lined up for a two-sided training game at the Padede Stadium. The four boys, aged 12 to 14, either carried
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    • Article
      It’s going to be fast and furious at the Bay
      458 24  -  OCBC CYCLE SINGAPORE 2011 IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Despite a stronger international field, which includes world champions and record holders for Saturday night’s OCBC Cycle Singapore Professional Criterium race, Ben Kersten believes he can hold his ground and defend
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      Lock icon No short cuts to the pinnacle
      693 25  -  We, too, had to overcome hurdles: Pele, Cantona and Jones to students TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They had only 60 minutes to spare in their jam-packed schedule. And if time had not been an issue, Pele, Eric Cantona and former American international Cobi Jones
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      Lock icon STTA line up 28 meets ahead of 2012 Olympics
      330 25  -  LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Last year’s ITTF Pro Tour Grand Final champion Feng Tianwei and her team-mates may have yet to strike gold on the professional circuit this year but that has not stopped sponsors from coming on board in
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon The Human Touch
    600 1  -  LENS TOM BRADY ®lje jNcUt lark (Times The next challenge for Watson, I.B.M.’s supercomputer that crushed the two best human “Jeopardy! players, will be to learn to diagnose and treat patients, with help from Columbia University Medical Center and the University of Maryland School of Medicine. That
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    Lock icon A New Dawn for Arab Women
    1039 1  -  Tunisia’s Inspiring Example Could Alter Gender Roles By KATRIN BENNHOLD (Eljc iNc\u JJork Sirncs Paris At THE HEIGHT of the Egyptian uprising, protesters drew encouragement and practical advice from Tunisian tweets and Facebook messages: “We did it, you can do it, too!” read one.
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  • WORLD TRENDS
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      Lock icon Steering Italy Away From Showgirls
      801 2  -  intelligence/Loredana LOREDANA LIPPERINI Loredana Lipperini is ajournalist, blogger and author of “Ancora dalla parte delle bambine” (“Morefrom The Girls”) and “Non è un paese per vecchie” (“Not a Country for Old Women”). Send comments to intelligence@nytimes.com. Eljc Jfctu JJork Ehncs Rome Whoever asks how it
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