Today, 7 August 2012, Afternoon Edition

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    15 1 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING /A=diaCorp TUESDAY, 7 AUGUST 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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    Lock icon From unknown to world-beater
    776 1 Teenager Kirani James storms to 400m gold, breaks US stranglehold on event OLYMPICS: ATHLETICS AGENCIES LO N D O N If you hadn’t heard of Kirani James already, you will have done now. He is the new superstar of athletics, a man who could go on
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      172 1 CHINA’S ECONOMY MAY HAVE SLOWED DOWN BUT NOW MAY NOT BE THE RIGHT TIME FOR A CHANGE IN POLICY DIRECTION COMMENT&ANALYSIS 8 BUSINESS 30 SINGAPORE’S HONGLEONG SUES MORGAN STANLEY OVER PINNACLE NOTES do Tummy, Hip Thigh Slimming r r a France Wish to Slim Down? A n 1 3 m
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon ‘SUPER FELIX’ WINS IT FOR GRANDMA
      291 2 REUTERS An emotional Felix Sanchez (picture) of the Dominican Republic proved that age is no barrier to track success when he stormed to a second men’s Olympic 400 metres hurdles gold medal yesterday, eight years after winning in Athens. The 34-year-old, world champion in
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      Lock icon US, Japan set up tasty rematch
      440 2 AP MANCHESTER Japan and the United States made it through the semi-fi-nals of the women’s Olympic football tournament yesterday, setting up a rematch of the World Cup final won by the Japanese just a year ago. Japan beat France 2-1 in London and the
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      Lock icon US on fire
      49 2 Kevin Durant (right) scored 28 points to send the United States men’s basketball team into the quarter-finals with a 126-97 win over Argentina yesterday. LeBron James added 18 points, while Chris Paul had 17. The Americans will play play Australia in the quarterfinals tomorrow. AP AP
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      Lock icon Sikh temple gunman was an ‘ex-soldier’
      465 4 Authorities search for clues to gunman’s motive as vigils, protests against violence follow WISCONSIN SHOOTING AGENCIES OA K CREEK WISCONSIN The police yesterday searched the apartment of a gunman who killed six people at a Sikh temple in southern Wisconsin, looking for clues to
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      Lock icon Iran airs murder ‘confessions’
      289 6 TV documentary shows individuals explaining how they killed nuclear scien tists IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMME REUTERS DUBAI Iranian state television aired what it described as confessions of individuals accused of assassinating Iranian nuclear scientists, saying they worked as Israeli agents to sabotage the country’s nuclear programme. Five
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      Lock icon New evidence shows acid threat to marine life
      369 6 REUTERS C A M B R I DG E Ocean acidification caused by climate change is making it harder for creatures such as clams and sea urchins to grow their shells, and the trend is likely to be felt most in the
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      289 4 I will lay the foundation to my success. It’s my choice. RLike time, learning never stops. At Kaplan, we find ways for you to reinvent yourself. With renowned international university partners, in addition to an k extensive suite of programmes, we ensure that students always achieve academic and career success
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      494 5 STAND UR National Heritage Board walk to our museums! In celebration of our nation’s birthday, all visitors enjoy free admission to all exhibitions at the National Heritage Board museums and institutions on 9 August 2012! NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SINGAPORE THE WEDDING DRESS: 200 YEARS OF WEDDING FASHION FROM THE VICTORIA
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      146 6 Standard Cg Chartered Here for good 'tk 1 winner every Up to $500 minutes 4 off your shopping 3904 winning w a m Kk transactions It’s good to know everyone can win. Congratulations to all the winners of our Great Singapore Sale 2012 Promotion. Cardholders who have won will have
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      95 6 Wa BT*r m y r^ 7-=_3Si!>,:: FABULOUS FORTY SEVEN V triple three HAPPY NATIONAL DAY Celebrate Singapore's 47th birthday by indulging in local favourites and international fare at Triple Three with your family and friends. Enjoy a sumptuous spread and double this joy with a 47% off the total food
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      297 7 CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF HELPING YOU ACHIEVE YOUR FINANCIAL GOALS. t In 1992, Prudential was the first insurance company in Singapore to launch a comprehensive range of Investment-Linked Life Insurance Policies. This year, we celebrate 20 years of helping you achieve your financial goals. To mark this milestone, we're giving
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  • comment &analysis
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      Lock icon China can stay the course — for now
      879 8  - China can stay the course for now ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN YU YONGDING Yu Yongding is a former member of the monetary policy committee of the People’s Bank of China and former Director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of World Economics and Politics. PROJECT SYNDICATE China’s annual GDP growth slowed
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      Lock icon Should media be first or right with the news?
      1217 12  -  24/7 NEWS CYCLE MATHEW INGRAM Mathew Ingram is a senior writer with GigaOM. The landmarkUS Supreme Court decision on healthcare that was handed down on June 28 was the kind of news event that everyone knows is coming, like an Apple
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      377 8 How You Can Start Your Own Business Successfully With Minimal Risk And Still Keep Your Day Job! You don’t need a mind-blowing, innovative and new idea to start with. Learn how many successful start-ups exploded into success by modelling ideas and concepts to make it work for them. 2. Diagnose
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      34 8 Media outlets are going to have to decide whether they would rather run the risk of being spectacularly wrong or be satisfied with being slow but confident that they are right. MATHEW INGRAM 12
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      613 14 A J r w a I sK Have you ever wondered what makes the difference in people’s lives? Why are some people able to experience success, happiness and fulfilment on a regular basis while others struggle to just ‘survive’. Why are some people constantly driven and focused to achieve their
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      371 15 K:' 'r.' x ii a Chung W le m i i» a X X «5t& r\ i Tavia Yeung X w i mm f h m m r mi 'M 5K Wayne Lai >T' sF. Moses Chan X Cheng evm i z x/ X X StarHub TVB Awards Gala 2012
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  • voices
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      Issue is scouting practice, not nationality
      303 16  -  FROM JAMES OH In this debate on foreign-born athletes, the issue is not where they hailed from, how well they have integrated in our society or how much they wanted to win for Singapore. It is how they ended up representing our country or,
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      Singapore, from the 1950s to 2030
      229 16  -  FROM HENG CHO CHOON The letter “Birthday wish for Singapore“ (Aug 3) evoked my memories of Singapore in the ’50s, when we lived in attap houses with no proper sanitation and when pig and vegetable farming was common among kampung folks. Today, we have
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      An insurance policy unfair to male citizens
      166 16  -  FROM ANUJ VELANKAR I recently bought a term life insurance with an Accident Rider. One of the clauses, I noted, was that, for an accidental death while the claimant is doing National Service in peace time, the payment is only 50 per cent.
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      Foreign drivers, like all motorists, must follow traffic laws
      317 17  -  FROM SUPT HO YENN DAR Assistant Director (Media Relations), Public Affairs Department, Singapore Police Force We refer to Mr Walter Jayandran’s letter “More attention needed on foreign commercial drivers” (July 16) and agree that more can be done to prevent road
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      Keep L-plate drivers away from school zones
      75 17  -  FROM SARAH CHONG There is a school zone at Woodlands Crescent, comprising Admiralty Secondary and the upcoming Riverside Primary, where driving lessons are being conducted from as early as 8am. I worry about the safety of the pupils. There should be a ban
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      Lock icon Sell old buses to firms that ferry foreign workers
      124 17  -  FROM RONALD CHAN WAI HONG Many trunk services on the roads today, by both SBS Transit and SMRT Buses, are run using newer buses. So, there should be a surplus of older buses in the depots. Some of these buses have
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      113 16 LETTER A FEW WORDS FROM FENG IS ENOUGH Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/fengenglish for the letter from Michael Ang. LETTER PROUD TO FLY THE FLAG, BUT... Scan the QR code on your smartphone, or visit tdy.sg/flytheflag for the letter
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      14 16 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices
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      32 17 LETTER IMPROVE OUR ROAD SAFETY ADVISORIES Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/ safetyadvisory for the letter from Warren Marc Lim Kiak Juew.
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  • singapore
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      DART receives award
      273 18  -  SCDF’s elite rescue team honouredfor efforts in hotelfire and Downtown Line accident HOME TEAM TAN QIUYI tanqiuyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For their part in two recent fire and rescue incidents, the Singapore Civil Defence Force’s (SCDF) elite rescue team has been awarded the Minister for Home Affairs National Day
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      Man went on crime spree despite being out on bail
      295 18  -  AMIR HUSSAIN S ING A POR E In the six months he was out on bail for drugging a victim, the 42-year-old went on a crime spree ranging from theft to sexual assault and rape, between February and July 2009.
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  • education
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      Lock icon Pushing new frontiers
      484 20  -  Frontier Primary relies on engagemen t with parents to keep the new school on track PRIMARY EDUCATION SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Months before Frontier Primary School welcomed its first batch of students this year, teachers and school leaders were working tirelessly behind the scenes. For instance, its
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  • china&india
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      Lock icon China media tell US to ‘shut up’ over tensions
      305 22 REUTERS B EIJING China’s state-run media ramped up condemnation of the United States yesterday over tensions in the South China Sea, with the Communist Party’s top newspaper telling Washington to “shut up” and charging it with “fanning flames” of division in
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      Lock icon HK clearing plastic pellets from beaches
      118 22 Volunteers clearing up plastic pellets on a bank along Hong Kong’s Lamma island. Hundreds of millions of potentially toxic plastic pellets from containers, which were knocked off a vessel during Hong Kong’s worst typhoon in 13 years last month, have washed up on its
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      Lock icon Reading on the go
      387 22 Free magazine in Mumbai targets the more affluent auto-rickshaw passengers INDIA’S PRINT MEDIA THE GUARDIAN NEW DELHI Free newspapers have become a feature of public transport systems the world over, targeting time-poor commuters eager for a dose of news on their way into work. Mumbai by
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      234 22 FIND OUT HOW YOUR AVER AGE PAYING JO CAN MAKE YOU A MILLIONAIRE You don't have to be a Harvard Business graduate, have good luck or lots of capital to become rich. It doesn't matter if you are heavily in debt, stuck in a low-paying job or averse to taking
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  • world
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      Lock icon Remembering Hiroshima
      72 24 Japan marked the 67th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bomb attack with a ceremony yesterday. About 50,000 people gathered in Hiroshima’s Peace Park near the epicentre of the 1945 blast that destroyed most of the city and killed as many as 140,000 people. A second atomic bombing
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      Lock icon Nuclear energy wild card in poll
      276 24 Ruling party DPJ is expected to fallfrom power amid opposition to nuclear power JAPAN POLITICS REUTERS TOK YO Growing Japanese opposition to nuclear energy after the Fukushima disaster will be a wild card in a general election many expect within months, but politicians on
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      Lock icon Minister ‘unaware’ of project bid
      152 24 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUAL A LUMPUR Former Malaysian Cabinet minister Shahrizat Jalil said yesterday that she was unaware her husband had submitted a bid to operate a national cattle farming scheme and denied helping her family secure the government project. “I can confirm that neither
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    • IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon 2 THAIS ON TRIAL OVER MURDER OF TOURIST
        69 27 AP The trial of two Thai men charged with killing an Australian travel agent has opened on the island of Phuket. Michelle Elizabeth Smith, 60, was walking near her hotel on June 20 when the men tried to grab herbagand then stabbed
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        Lock icon PILOT SUSPENDED FOR FAILING ALCOHOL TEST
        71 27 AP Australia’s air safety regulator said Qantas Airways has suspended a female pilot for attempting to fly while under the influence of alcohol. She was removed from the cockpit on Monday before the planned flight of a Boeing 767-300 from Sydney to Brisbane. In
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        Lock icon IN LONDON, IPHONES CAN FIND PARKING LOTS
        72 27 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Road sensors which tell motorists where to find free parking spaces are being tested in central London. The sensors detect whether there is a car in the parking space and the live information is then transmitted to smartphones, iPads and
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        Lock icon IRAN GOES OFFLINE TO DODGE CYBER ATTACKS
        70 27 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Iran will move key ministries and state bodies off the Internet next month to shield them from disruptive cyber attacks behind a secure computer wall, Telecommunications Minister Reza Taghipour said. He described the move as the first phase of a
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      Lock icon PM ‘defects, flees to Jordan’
      356 27 SYRIAN CRISIS AGENCIES BEIRUT Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab has defected and fled to neighbouring Jordan, marking one of the highest-profile desertions from the government since the uprising against President Bashar Al Assad’s authoritarian rule began 17 months ago. “I announce today my defection from
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      Lock icon Curiosity rover lands on Mars
      279 28 SPACE MISSION AP PASADENA (CALIFORNIA) In a show of technological wizardry, the robotic explorer Curiosity blazed through the pink skies of Mars, steering itself to a gentle landing inside a giant crater for the most ambitious dig yet into the red planet’s past. A chorus
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      Lock icon Paris hospitals to woo foreign patients
      208 28 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH PARIS Public hospitals in the French capital will start using low-cost and high-quality care to woo wealthy foreign patients in the hopes of reducing their deficit. After facing a £65-million (S$126million) deficit last year, public hospitals in the Paris region now
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      88 26 Experience Hie action and excitement as MediaCorp brings you the best of the London SOTS Olympic Carnes From 27 Jul to 12 Aug, people from the world over will unite for the biggest sporting event. Catch the 24-hour coverage of the Olympic Games on Channel 5, HD5, okto and Channel
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      209 27 "The lecturers here are always ready to lend a helping hand. Aside from the usual lectures, they will incorporate fresh styles of teaching such as brainstorming, Q&A sessions and project-based learning." Mr Loh Keng Kent Student (2012) Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering University of Bradford, UK THINK SUCCESS.
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  • business
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        DISCLAIMER
        27 30 Readers should seek independent financial advice before making any investment decision. TODAY cannot be held liable for any consequence arising from the use of this information.
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        DBS
        77 30 BUY(S$14.90) OCBC Investment Research keeps call, increases target to S$15.94 from S$15.40, after DBS’ Q2 net profit beat forecasts. House raises 2012 fiscal year earnings estimate to S$3.25 billion from S$3.14 billion. DBS’ plans to increase cross-selling, raise productivity, reduce its cost-to-income ratio and grow its key businesses may
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      Lock icon Hong Leong sues Morgan Stanley
      182 30 AFTERNOON LATEST BLOOMBERG NEW YORK Morgan Stanley was sued by Hong Leong Finance of Singapore in federal court in Manhattan over claims it deceptively sold investments that were designed to fail. Hong Leong alleged in a complaint filed yesterday that it entered into a distribution
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      Keppel Offshore seals S$5.1b rig order from Brazil
      112 30 SINGAPORE Keppel Offshore Marine, through its subsidiary Fernvale, this morning announced it has firmed up contracts with Sete Brasil, for the design and construction of five semisubmersible drilling rigs for approximately US$4.1 billion (S$5.1 billion). This is in addition to the contract,
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      142 30 Iks, .1 Singapore Symphony Orchestra m v .A* v W 'J The Music DANDI PRODUCTIONS JASON LAI conductor ic Sorcery Harry Potter Fri, 31 Aug 12 3pm Sat, 1 Sep 12 11am 1pm ESPLANADE CONCERT HALL Relive your favourite musical moments from the Harry Potter movies! Take a ride on
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      146 31 mm ?oJ?U m f n y X A MEDIACORP SOAP BOX DERBY MediaCorp proudly presents, RACE ME, Singapore’s first indoor gravity car race! HOW DOES THE DERBY WORK? Contestants are required to construct their own soapbox cars which they will race down an eight-metre ramp. Besides clearing obstacles along the
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  • impact
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      As real as it gets
      488 32 Real stories, real tips, real men. That’s how the renewed Real Love Works magazine intends to woo couples MARRIAGE MAGAZINE SINGAPORE When it comes to what makes marriage tick, most men get it. But if they don’t or if they slip up along the way,
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      514 33 MediaCorp Celebrates with the World London 3012 Olympic Carnes 24 hours coverage across Channel 5, U and okto i Anniist* 'LIVE' 4am 6am I Encore 7pm Closing Ceremony, 13 August. Livcjta Official Free-To-Air Broadcaster 30pm dual))sound day n TUESDAY 07 AUGUST 06:00-16:00 Sports Highlights Day 10 16:00-17:00 Hockey (Ml Korea
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  • technology
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      Movin’ pictures
      177 34  -  COMPACT CAMERA REVIEWS NICHOLAS YEO SINGAPORE Fujifilm’s F800 EXR is a camera that has it all: A comfortable grip, versatility in the form of its zoom lens and a wireless image transfer feature. Its ergonomic shape sits well in the hand and makes it easy to grasp. The
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      A dear camera
      181 34  -  NICHOLAS YEO SINGAPORE In a world of high-reso-lution smartphones, the Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100 shows compact cameras still have much to offer. At 101.6mm by 50.1mm by 35.9mm and weighing only 240g, the new camera has a small footprint yet packs a large 1-inch EXMOR sensor, ultra bright
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  • olympics
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      604 35  -  Women paddlers look to secure team bronze after poor semi-final display TABLE TENNIS TAN YO-HINN TAN~YO-HINN~IN~LONDON yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg LONDON Sunday’s crushing 3-0 semi-final defeat to Japan has left Singapore’s women paddlers shellshocked. It has shattered their target of at least retaining the silver medal they won
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      546 36  -  Outgoing swimming head coach says preparations should begin 4 years ahead TEAM SINGAPORE LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Tao Li’s performance at the London Games may have lacked the sparkle she displayed in Beijing four years ago, but Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) head coach
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      DIPNA MISSES OUT ON NATIONAL MARK
      448 36  -  TAN YO-HINN IN LONDON LONDON Her aim had been to set a national record in her debut Olympics. Her friends also told her albeit in jest not to return home unless she cracked the national record of 14.23sec that she set last year. And
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      568 37 AGENCIES LONDON Danny Boyle left the world fascinated with a three-hour opening ceremony extravaganza that featured rising chimneys, live animals, Mr Bean and an unforgettable display of molten Olympic rings showering sparks at the hundreds of actors below. It certainly seemed like a spectacle hard
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      Lock icon PISTORIUS LIVES HIS DREAM
      304 37 THE NEW YORK TIMES LONDON Moments after winning his 400m semi-final on Sunday night, world champion Kirani James of Grenada turned and looked for the man known as the Blade Runner. When he finally saw Oscar Pistorius (picture), James smiled and grabbed the South African in
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      69 35 BRINGING YOU THE BEST OF THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS ON TELEVISION CHANNEL TUESDAY NOON~ Today~in~London 1.00~ Sports~Highlights~Day~10 4.00~ Hockey~—~Korea~v~Netherlands 5.00~ Today~in~London 6.00~ Table~Tennis~—~Women’s~Team, ~Bronze~Medal~Match 10.00~ Gymnastics~Artistic~Ind~—~ ~Men’s,~Women’s,~Finals WEDNESDAY 12.00AM~~ Football~—~Men’s,~Semi-finals~~ 2.00~ Athletics~—~Finals 5.00~ Today~in~London 6.00~ Sports~Highlights~Day~11 CHANNEL TUESDAY 7.30PM~ Kayak~—~Women’s~K2~500m ~Semi-Finals 8.00~ Volleyball~—~Women’s~ ~Quarter-finals WEDNESDAY 12.00AM~ Sync~Swimming~—~Women’s~ ~Duets,~Finals 1.00~ Beach~Volleyball~—~Men’s,~
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      269 38 THE GUARDIAN LONDON An investigation is under way into claims by Manchester City defender Gael Clichy that a banana was thrown onto the pitch during his side’s friendly win over Limerick. Gardai the police force of the Republic of Ireland and stadium officials
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      449 38 Malaysian PGA Tour event snares golf s biggest star GOLF AP AKRON, OHIO The CIMB Classic in October is set to welcome golf’s biggest draw Tiger Woods. The former world No 1 said yesterday he will play in the Oct 25-28 PGA Tour event at
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      48 39 POLITICAL CHARM WHY ARNIE SAYS HE LOVES HIS TERM AS GOVERNATORAND HIS EXPENDABLES MATES 45 FEST FLYING HIGH THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL TAKES OFF IN A BIG WAY 45 TUESDAY, 7 AUGUST 2012 GOING LOCAL HOW OUR FOREIGN TV TALENTS SEE SINGAPORE 40 PHOTO GETTY IMAGES; ART KENNETH CHOY
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        SEEING SINGAPORE
        1036 40  -  THROUGHTHE EYESOFOUR FOREIGN-BORN CELEBRITIES MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg It was a Hungarian friend who made me realise something about Singapore. He was showing me around his home city of Budapest when, as we stopped for an intoxicating pick-me-up of Tokaji and chocolates, he asked what Singaporean desserts were like.
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        835 44  -  How to celebrate the national spirit through music and lyrics LESSON PLAN CHRISTOPHER TOH christophert@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It began, as these things often do, with the television. See, come August every year, my family gets into the spirit of things and celebrates National Day. Okay, perhaps “celebrates” is too
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        509 45 Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sly Stallone, naked men and his Governator years HE’S BACK REUTERS NEW YORK Asked about what in his life and career he’s most proud of and what if anything he would do differently Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Friday that he was most proud of
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        342 45 Anarchic Edinburgh Fringe swings into high gear TAKING OFF REUTERS EDINBURGH The serious, anarchic and comedy-strewn Edinburgh Fringe kicked into high gear this weekend with a record number of shows and performers crowding the Scottish capital and giving a welcome boost to the economy as the city’s population
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        HERMES THE GIFT OF TIME EXHIBITION
        65 46 OUR PICK Hilton McConnico, American artist, scenographer, poet and long-time partner of Hermes, tells the story of Hermes by way of poetic displays tinted with a kaleidoscopic slew of colours and a series of sensory discoveries in this walkthrough exhibition. Until Aug 12, 11am
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        FRENCH MOVIES: LE HERISSON (THE HEDGEHOG)
        102 46 Paloma, 11, is a serious, highly articulate yet deeply bored girl who has decided to kill herself on her 12th birthday. Fascinated by philosophy and art, Paloma questions and documents her life and immediate circle, drawing caustic and often uproarious observations about the world
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        QIN YUAN 20: A NIGHT OF CHROMATIC CLASSICS II HARMONICA CONCERT
        106 46 Joe Sakimoto received the second prize in the soloist section at the 13th World Harmonica Competition and later returned to Japan to present a recital of his original works. He has studied harmonica with Hidero Satoh in Japan, Helmuth
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        HEALING GARDEN TOUR
        118 46 Spread over 2.5 hectares, Healing Garden is designed as a tranquil retreat, with more than400 species of medicinal plants traditionally used in South-East Asia as the main focus. It is a reminder that plants are chemical fac- tories that serve as a plant bank where many species
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        THE SAFRA SINGAPORE BAY RUN & ARMY HALF MARATHON
        97 46 THE SAFRA SINGAPORE BAY RUN ARMY HALF MARATHON Jointly organised by the Army, Singapore’s largest mass-running event aims to promote fitness, social cohesion and family bonding among NSmen. The event will feature four main categories 21km Army Half Marathon, 10km Race, 5km Fun Run and the Dads For Life 800m
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      142 46 Seminar The 3rd Health Weekly Health Seminar is on! If you have a health concern or just want to be kept informed of health, fitness and wellness issues, join us at this seminar where our experts will discuss topics such as sudden cardiac death, how to manage your cholesterol the
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      29 46 HOW TO PLAY Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION COPYRIGHT UCLICK
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      283 47 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM London 2012 Olympic Games (Day 10): Basketball/ Diving/ Boxing NOON London 2012 Olympic Games (Daily Highlights) 1.00 London 2012 Olympic Games (Day 10): Athletics 4.00 London 2012 Olympic Games (Day 11) (Live): Hockey/Athletics/Table Tennis Women’s Team 6.30 London 2012 Olympic Games (Daily Highlights) 7.30 Mr Bean 8.30
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      187 47 CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Footprints in Malaysia 6.30 Kung Fu Chefs 7.00 Focus 7.30 Good Morning Singapore 10.30 The Unforgettable Memory 12.30PM Street Smart 1.00 News 8 At One 1.30 Frontline 2.00 Cyberbob (Episode 1) 2.30 The Legends Of Ji Gong 3.30 The Female Constable 4.30 Unique Flavor 5.30 A Song
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      358 47 CHANNEL tellchannelu@mediacorp.com.sg 11.00AM Home Shopping 3.00PM Daddy 101 3.30 Guess 5.00 Campus Shrewd 6.00 Forensic Heroes II 7.00 Jumong (PG) 7.30 London 2012 Olympic Games (Day 11) (Live): Athletics/ Volleyball/ Canoe Sprint 10.00 Secret Garden 11.00 News Tonight 11.30 Food Notes MN London 2012 Olympic Games(Day 11) (Live): Beach Volleyball/
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      194 47 programming@channelnewsasia.com HEADLINES 12.30pm, 1pm, 1.30pm, 3.30pm, 5.30pm, 6pm, 6.30pm, 8pm, 8.30pm, 9.30pm, 10.30pm, 11.30pm, 12.30am, 1am, 1.30am HEADLINES/S’PORE UPDATES 9.30am, 11.30am, 2.30pm, 4.30pm HEADLINES/S’PORE Market Report 10.30am Programmes may be pre-empted due to breaking news 6.00AM Asian Home News 6.30 AM Live! Early Edition 7.00 AM Live! 9.00 World Today
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      146 47 tellvasantham@mediacorp.com.sg 3.00PM Suvai Arusuvai 3.30 Gopuram 4.00 Kalyanam 4.30 Villakku Vecha Nerathilla 5.00 Chinna Papa Periya Papa 5.30 Chhota Bheem 6.00 Masthaana Masthaana III 7.00 Abirami 7.30 Suvaiyo Suvai 8.00 Soundaravalli 8.30 Tamil Seithi 9.00 NC16 II 10.00 Nila Surian 10.30 Sambavam 11.00 Puthaiyal MN Tamil Seithi 12.30AM Close NC16
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