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  • 24 1 TODAY /A=diaCorp TUESDAY, 12 MARCH 2013 MICA (P) 093/06/2012 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING AbdiaCorp TUESDAY, 12 MARCH 2013 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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    • 55 1 THE CONVERSATION CONTINUES ONLINE! CATCH THE ONLINE-EXCLUSIVE WEBSTREAM FROM 8.45PM FORA FULL HOUR OF VIEWS AND DEBATE TDY.SG/VOICESTODAY SHOULD STUDENTS TAKE THEIR FIRST MAJOR EXAM ONLY AT 18? TEXT DUMMY QUESTION GOES HERE? HAVE YOUR SAY ON TWITTER #VOICESTODAY FACEBOOK COMMENTS TDY.SG/ VOICESTODAY EMAIL VOICES@MEDIACORP.COM.SG LIVE THIS THURSDAY, 9PM ON
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    • 216 2 2:38 PM hot news commentary voices daily focus china&india world What makes a Singaporean core? a&£3S s >> w v Several MPs give their take on the concept on the first day of debate in Parliament O P o o o BYNEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE A common responsibility felt for
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  • 104 1 The recently-completed Multi-Mission Range Complex in Pasir Laba was cited yesterday by Senior Minister of State (Defence) Chan Chun Sing as an example of an innovative concept that makes “good use of the finite land space we have”. The three-storey indoor shooting range, which
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  • 823 1  -  Group will look into ways to provide better support, benefits, recognition for NSmen DEFENDING SINGAPORE TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As Singaporeans become more educated and as more Permanent Residents serve National Service the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has to find ways to
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    • 5 1 WANiflFRA FAsian BIP 2013 03
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    • 34 1 DR PETER NEUMANN STUDIES THE RECRUITMENT TACTICS OF TERRORISTS— ON TWITTER COMMENT&ANALYSIS 12 THE COLOURED CIRCLES AT LEFT WILL APPEAR OCCASIONALLY ON OUR FRONT PAGE. THEY REPRESENT OUR ENTRY INTO AN INTERNATIONAL PRINTING COMPETITION
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  • hot news
    • 563 2  -  Not true that new scheme is something few can enjoy, says National Developmen t Min ister HOMES FOR THE FUTURE SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —More than eight in 10 singles aged 35 and above here, excluding retirees, earn below S$5,000 and
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    • 275 2  -  LOUISA TANG Senior Minister of State (Defence) Chan Chun Sing yesterday reiterated the layers of internal and external checks that the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) have put in place to “reduce the risks of corruption”. In January, the Transparency International gave Singapore
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    • 702 4  -  Trade and Industry Ministry details measures to help firms recruit, raise productivity HELPING HAND FOR BUSINESSES WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can expect greater support to help them recruit talented local staff, access global opportunities and improve productivity
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    • 515 6  -  Residents can expect new parks and green spaces andfacelifts for existing parks GREEN INITIATIVE SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A POR E —The Government has pledged to commit a tenth of Singapore’s land to nature reserves and parks, with new parks and green spaces
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    • 690 8 DEMOGRAPHIC CRISIS DOW JONES BEIJING China plans to strip power from the agency that oversees its onechild policy, a move observers said may mean the eventual phase-out of the much criticised population-con-trol effort. The proposal, put forth by a top official during
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    • 630 10 Family members and lawyer suspectfoul play SUDDEN DEATH AGENCIES NEW DELHI The police said a man on trial for the gang rape and fatal beat- ing of a woman aboard a New Delhi bus committed suicide in an Indian jail yesterday,
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    • 310 4 I crown myself with a quality education. It’s my choke. A z Success means the world to us, but it does not come about overnight. It is the culmination of sound decisions and equally offbeat ones. In partnership with a prestigious triple-crown accredited university that has produced many well known
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    • 42 6 Mew FLAVOURS kr BIG SAVERS. 50 I W. 2 i’m lovin’ it Taro Pie ■> Pi I m Blueberry Sundae Honey Lemon Drumlets2pc Everyday Savers Menu is not available during breakfast hours and via McDelivery institutional stores and iFly. Find us on www.facebook.com/mcdsg
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    • 287 7 To acquire the knowledge to build a better world, we first designed our library. m —i tee My time in the housing committee was highly enriching as I was involved in choosing the furniture, designing the survey to sort students into apartments and coordinating bulk buying of common household items.
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    • 131 8 SEE YOURSELF ON TV THIS YEAR STRICTLY LIMI TED, SEMINAR SAVINGS. Register now to attend MediaCorp TVConnect 2013 this March to see our revolutionary marketing concept that makes mainstream TV advertising simple, effective and affordable for any business. At TVConnect we will be offering a strictly limited number of special
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    • 125 9 OWL SINCE 1956 A r 1 SPECIAL RECIPES WHITE COFFEE TARIK i *ortgimat.* II:: mm c0 f?EE §s»i auihentjc I i K nSs man io i Original si p m -s&k White coffee now comes as a P frothy tarik experience! Enjoy this rich and creamy special recipe, blended with
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    • 54 10 ENJOY THE FREEDOM OF CLEAR VISION jA SHINAGAWA LASIK Eye Centre A\ //g I \Jt Come join us: Learn more about CATARACT GLAUCOMA, at our public forum Venue Mar 14 (Thu) Apr 11 (Thu) 6.30pm Shinagawa LASIK Eye Centre #05-01 Wheelock Place search us Shinagawa LASIK Centre Limited Seats! RSVP
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    • 41 11 Book your perfect staycation at Costa Sands Resort. Choose from any 3 locations. Book online www.costasands.com.sg now. Valid till 29 April 2013. Subject to room availability. Rates are on a per room night basis and inclusive of prevailing GST. facebook.com/costasandsresort www.costasands.com.sg
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  • comment & analysis
    • 1059 12 SOCIAL MEDIA AND TERROR NETWORKS Dr Peter Neumann’s Twitter list reads like a who’s-who of international terrorism. “If you go to my Twitter account and look at people I follow, you can find a lot of the world’s biggest terrorist organisations,” he said, adding that the groups
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    • 40 12 Identity is about finding an ‘us’ to begin with, and letting that flourish into an active community. It is this identity that allows us to spot a fellow Singaporean, even when we are miles away from home. HOWARD LEE 16
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    • 575 13 Advertising Feature DESIGN FOR BUSINESS INNOVATION GRANT w. m I i is ’V.y;. TMyr. Sf '> m V iQM? y -Ji 4,*. EC S5£ SCANTEAK “PROLOGUE” COLLECTION: The Singaporean retailer’s furniture Line for the Japan market, created with the Design for Business Innovation Grant, photo:scanteak Teak performance Singaporean furniture retailer
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    • 117 14 2T .j i 2X1 V X V Enhance your skills and employability through Retail WSQ programmes with SIRS! Project yourself confidently and gain the right skills for a successful and enriching career in the Retail Industry! Course details: Time 9am to 6pm Venue Singapore Institute of Retail Studies 490 Lorong
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  • voices
    • 431 16  -  FROM HOWARD LEE I refer to the commentary by Dr Adrian Kuah “Facing up to identity, myths and politics in S’pore” (March 6). As a nation, we have not elaborated on our identity beyond the clinical pageantry of the National Day Parade. This has to
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    • 84 16 In the report, “Heartache shapes a doctor’s heart” on March 9, it was stated that Associate Professor Tan Huay Cheem was appointed Director of the National University Heart Centre, Singapore 10 years ago. This is incorrect. He was appointed five years ago. In the caption of the photograph for
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    • 282 17  -  FROM DOMINIC FOO RONG HAN I refer to the recent debate over the necessity of Literature. I question the justification for encouraging or even making compulsory Literature education in schools. Other commenters have already rejected the “functional” arguments for Literature, such as enhancing reading and critical
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    • 97 17  -  FROM YANG CHUN HONG I refer to the article “Let singles buy three-room flats, too” (March 11). Allowing singles aged 35 and above to purchase two-room flats directly from the Housing and Development Board (HDB) is a huge step forward.
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    • 118 17  -  FROM M LUKSHUMAYEH It seems that an artificial pitch is being considered for the National Stadium at the Sports Hub (“Turf Poser for Sports Hub”, March 11). The Sports Hub is meant to be Singapore’s premier sports venue, so it is unimaginable that an artificial
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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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    • 150 17 I have what it takes UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD 2 Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences m k A Specialisations in Medical Biochemistry, Medical Cell Biology or Cancer Biology northumbna UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Science (Hons) Biotechnology r aw 1 '-v Curriculum covers the basic science that underpins Biotechnology, Molecular Biology
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    • 115 18 Real European cheese Emborg shredded cheese promotion Emborg natural shredded cheeses are made from European milk and are brought to you from carefully selected dairies. Right now we are running a special promotion on Emborg Shredded Mozzarella and Emborg Shredded Cheddar. When you buy 2 packs you get a free
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  • singapore
    • 587 19  -  KEEPING GOVT AGENCIES ON TRACK NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE —Procurement capabilities in the public sector will be levelled up, with the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Public Service Division working together to develop a Procurement Specialist Track to boost officers’ discernment when evaluating bids.
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    • 386 20  -  IMPROVING PROCESSES SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE From July, companies in the construction sector will need to meet new requirements aimed at improving productivity, but the Govern- ment will also provide more financial help for these firms to cope with the tightened inflow of
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    • 396 21  -  AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE Safety at MRT stations is a “shared responsibility” and Thai teenager Pen—Eakchanasak Nitcharee, who fell onto the tracks at Ang Mo Kio MRT Station in 2011 and lost her legs, was responsible for her own as
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    • 204 21 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Singaporeans could see more vegetables and seafood from Myanmar, as the Republic continues to diversify its food sources. In a blog post published yesterday, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said his ministry works closely with Singapore’s food
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    • 195 19 OUR COURSES TO Business Management (BM) WSQ offers modular programmes that can be tailor-made to suit your needs. Choose from more than 100 programmes and enjoy training support from Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) Enhance Your Business Management Competencies In order to adapt in today's dynamic global economy, you need
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    • 142 20 O Level Chemistry March Holiday Revision Workshop for Sec 4 m Back by Popular Demand for the 6 th .Year! f DETAILS: N Mole Calculations Revision Workshop Date: 18, 19 20 Mar 2013 Time: 2 pm 6 pm For first 5 Sign-Ups: Receive an autographed GCE O-Level 2003-2012 (Latest Edition)
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  • education
    • 505 22  -  LEE KONG CHIAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Apart from providing students with greater exposure to patients and clinical environments at an earlier stage compared to traditional medical programmes the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine also hopes to train more
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    • 202 22 NATIONAL INFOCOMM COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK Embracing the New Internet IPv6 Forum Certification NICF Training Programme: V 70% Course Fee Grant 20% ETS Course Fee Subsidy V Absentee Payroll Available V Get Double Certification from the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) and IPv6 Forum SINGAPORE: LEADERSHIP IN IPv6 DEPLOYMENT Date: 14 March
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    • 74 22 I# YOUR ENCOUNTER AWAITS —INVASION—MANIFESTATION OF THE HIDDEN ONES MARCH 13-15,2013 SINGAPORE EXPO HALL 2 WALK-IN REGISTRATION FOR DAY SESSIONS FREE ADMISSION FOR NIGHT MEETINGS PRAYER FOR HEALING 6PM NIGHT SESSIONS 7.30PM RANDY CLARK BILL JOHNSON GLOBAL AWAKENING BETHEL CHURCH HEIDI BAKER IRIS MINISTRIES TOM JONES GLOBALAWAKENING NIGHTLY SESSION THEMES
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  • china & india
    • 248 25 AGENCIES BEIJING China has not yet decided who will take on the heavy debt load of the Railways Ministry, a senior official said yesterday, a day after the government announced it was dissolving the scandal-plagued ministry. The railway restructuring plan, issued
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    • 412 25 AGENCIES SHANGHAI —Authorities in Shanghai said they have detected traces of a virus that may have killed the pigs found in a river that runs through the city as state media reported that the number of dead animals retrieved
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    • 96 25 PRESIDENTS DESIGN AWAR SWyMMi 2013 AG AGO The President’s Design Award is Singapore’s most prestigious award for its designers and designs, in recognition of excellence from all design disciplines. Online nominations for the President’s Design Award 2013 are now open till Friday, 19 April 2013, 11pm. To nominate, please visit
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  • world
    • 314 26 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS NEW YORK New York City’s ban on large sugary drinks from restaurants, movie theatres and other establishments was yesterday invalidated by a state judge as “arbitrary and capricious”, a day before it was to take effect. The decision
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    • 147 26 BLOOMBERG M A NIL A Companies in developing Asia face difficulties getting loans and guarantees for trade transactions, hindering job creation and economic growth, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). A survey of companies and banks by the lender last
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    • 246 27 AGENCIES MANILA —A top Philippine government official met a Muslim royal clan leader yesterday to discuss possible ways of resolving a deadly crisis that started when the clan’s followers invaded the village of Lahad Datu in Malaysia’s Sabah state more than
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    • Article, Illustration
      57 27 This artificiallyrestored ‘miracle pine tree’ in Rikuzentakata in Japan’s Iwate prefecture was the only tree in a forest along the coast that survived the March 11, 2011 tsunami. Yesterday, Japan marked the second anniversary of the quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that claimed nearly 19,000 lives in
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    • 166 27 AGENCIES PETALING JAYA —The father of alleged sodomy victim Saiful Bukhari Azlan said yesterday that he will be joining the opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), three days after he alleged that the sodomy charge against the party’s de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim
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    • 525 28 RISING TENSIONS IN THE PENINSULA AGENCIES S E O U L North and South Korea staged duelling war games yesterday as threatening rhetoric from the rivals rose to the highest level since Pyongyang rained artillery shells on a South Korean island
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    • 310 26 A draw will be conducted on 19 March 2013, 10am at Caldecott Broadcast Centre, Andrew Road to determine the winners for The Laurels 2013 Viewers’ and Listeners’ Choice Voting Contest. The lucky draw winners will be drawn from the pool of voters who voted for any of the television and
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    • 170 27 QjJSIM UNIVERSITY Manage Your Future > Passion /«X EE l Phyllis Lee Art enthusiast and lifelong learner Lifelong Learning I V fA A .J Be a lifelong learner with our wide range of courses Pursuing your personal interests and passions can be truly rewarding. SIM University’s Western Oil Painting and
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  • business
    • STOCK CALLS
      • 88 30 OUTPERFORM (S$1.465) CIMB says that Tat Hong maintains its position as the leading crane rental company in Asia. Its operational prowess has resulted in its fleet being deployed in several landmark projects. Its share price has outperformed over the past year and should continue to do so.
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      • 66 30 HOLD (S$4.31) OCBC notes that SPH announced that it is exploring a REIT listing on the SGX Mainboard. The properties for it and the terms at which they would be injected are under review. If this transaction does occur, OCBC sees it as a move which would
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      • 57 30 BUY (S$0.49) Maybank Kim Eng remains positive on Midas’ order win outlook in China. Although in a recent media interview, the Minister of Railways, Sheng Guangzu denied the previous market rumour that the high-speed train tender will resume in April, he did indicate that the tender could be
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      • 74 30 HOLD (S$2.58) OCBC notes that Ascendas REIT has raised gross proceeds of about S$406.4 million through a private placement, most of which will be used to acquire two properties. OCBC projects the initial yields for both assets to come in at around 6 per cent, comparable to the
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    • 337 30 AFTERNOON LATEST BLOOMBERG S A N F R A N C I SCO Apple will outline what it plans to do with a growing pile of cash by next month, according to Mr Howard Ward, Chief Investment Officer at Gamco Investors.
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    • 208 30 REUTERS NEW YORK Eastman Kodak’s fourthquarter loss more than tripled, but the camera pioneer yesterday said that it is on track to emerge from bankruptcy in the middle of this year as it shifts its business focus towards printing from photography.
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    • 277 31 ©SINGAPORE WORKFORCE SKILLS QUALIFICATIONS LOSS [wang] Being passive in business will result in loss. Take steps to advance your skills set and enlarge your world. MOUTH [kou] Communicating in the right cultural context to bring your ideas in the language your clients understand. JL ORDINARY [fan] An ordinary skill takes
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  • impact
    • 696 32 New ad campaign focuses more on accomplishment and less on gender to sell deodoran t ADVERTISING THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Degree, a deodorant company, previously played to the usual gender stereotypes in advertisements for its products. That changed yesterday when it launched its new
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    • 228 32 USCRossier School of Education Global Executive Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) Program For experienced educational leaders. Offered in Los Angeles and Hong Kong. Information session: March is, 2013 7:oopm-8:3opm Grand Hyatt Singapore, 10 Sootts Meeting Room 10 Sootts Road Singapore *****1 ENDOMETRIOSIS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN 2013 JLNUH National University Hospital A member
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  • technology
    • 364 33 They includepump-and-dump schemes, which involve negative stock commen tary that sparks volatile trading SECURITIES FRAUD REUTERS NEW YORK —Prominent short-seller David Einhorn raised eyebrows last month when he popped up on Twitter to disavow that he had tweeted about nutrition company Herbalife. “Apparently,
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    • 201 33 AGENCIES BEIJING —Samsung tripled sales of its smartphones in China, beating out rivals Lenovo and Apple to the top spot in the increasingly important market. Yonhap news agency, citing market researcher Strategy Analytics, said on Sunday that the South Korean company sold
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    • 326 33 The New York Times e-book list 10 to 16 March 2013 Fiction THIS WEEK LAST WEEK TITLE AUTHOR 1 Alex Cross, Run James Patterson 2 1 Safe Haven Nicholas Sparks 3 3 Wait For Me Elisabeth Naughton 4 5 Gone Girl Gillian Flynn 5 9 If You Stay
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    • 51 33 The Silver Linings PlaybookMatthew Quick $7.24 No Easy Day Mark Owen, Kevin Maurer $31.73 A Week in Winter Maeve Binchy $35.59 Gone Girl Gillian Flynn $13.35 American Sniper Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Jim DeFelice $12.68 READ WHAT’S ON THE CHARTS! Get your e-books at www.ilovebooks.com Download the free ilovebooks.com e-reader
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  • sports
    • 662 34 Catalans battle slump, history to keep Champions League hopes alive CHAMPIONS LEAGUE REUTERS MADRID —Personal accolades have always been secondary to him, insisted Lionel Messi. And the Argentinian would most probably swap all four of his World Player of the Year awards for what looks
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    • 327 34  -  CHARLES ONG SINGAPORE —In search of their first zonal crown, Canberra Secondary School huffed and puffed. But unfortunately for them, it was rivals and defending champions North Vista Secondary School who blew their house down to retain the Singapore National Schools
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    • 616 35  -  ATHLETICS LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Sprinters Muhammad Naqib Asmin and Goh Eng Wei have been drafted into Singapore’s national men’s 4x100m relay squad, a move the team hope will strengthen their chances of landing the gold medal at this December’s South-east Asian
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    • 181 36 THE GUARDIAN L O N D O N Reading have sacked manager Brian McDermott after the home defeat against relegation rivals Aston Villa. The Royals have lost four successive Premier League games and sit 19th in the table, with only goals scored keeping them off
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    • 288 36 PALERMO COACH GASPERINI GIVEN THE SACK AGAIN AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS ROME Palermo yesterday sacked coach Gian Piero Gasperini for the second time in a season as owner Maurizio Zamparini desperately battles to avoid the drop. The Serie A club are now mulling who will take over, with media reports speculating
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  • Page 36 Miscellaneous
    • 84 36 For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg LW Livewire MB S) Livewire (RWS) (21 yrs and above) BE;;,! Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 yrs and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 yrs and above) Ip a Yri) Always play with care. [responsibly] Do not bet illegally. Singapore Pools Account
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    • 48 37 SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST OLIVIA WILDE ON FILMING DRINKING BUDDIES 40 MOVIE MUSIC SONGWRITER JOE NG ON MOVING FROM INDIE ROCKER TO NOTED FILM SCORER 42 TUESDAY, 12 MARCH 2013 COMING UP ROSES HOW THE BACHELOR TURNED ITS FORTUNES AROUND AND REKINDLED ITS ROMANCE WITH AUDIENCES 38 PHOTO: STOCK.XCHNG
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  • T TODAY
    • television
      • 1116 38 AFTER LACKLUSTRE PAST SEASONS, THE BACHELOR IS BACK IN VIEWERS’ GOOD BOOKS THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK —After several seasons in decline, The Bachelor has had a resurgence rare among network reality shows it has rekindled the romance between the reality series and its viewers. The
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