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Title Section15 2014-02-15 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp SATURDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2014 MICA (P) 053/06/201315 words
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1215 2014-02-15 1 COI hearing, which begins on Wednesday, expected to last for four weeks as it seeks to establish how the riot unfolded AGC WILL BE LEADING THE EVIDENCE SING A PORE —At least 70 witnesses will testify at the public hearing1,215 words
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66 2014-02-15 1 VOLCANO ERUPTS IN INDONESIA Mount Kelud volcano, in Yogyakarta, erupted late on Thursday night on the heavily populated Indonesian island of Java, sending a huge plume of ash and sand 17km into the air, covering towns and cities across the region. Three people were killed and the authorities were forcedPHOTO: REUTERS - 66 words
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Article, Illustration580 2014-02-15 1 TAN WEIZHEN - TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —An average of 34 valid complaints a day were filed in the first six weeks of the Do Not Call (DNC) Registry taking effect, said the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) yesterday. In all, 1,500 complaints against 580 organisationsSOURCE: PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION COMMISSION - 580 words
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Advertisement43 2014-02-15 1 FROM LORRYDRIVERS TO MOTHERS, THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO MAKEUP SINGAPORE’S PIONEER GENERATION SATURDAY PEOPLE 12 Download the new TODAY ANDROID APPSFOR SMARTPHONES tdy.sg/todaydroidmobile AND TABLETS tdy.sg/todaydroidtablet HOT NEWS 5 WP links audit issues to post-poll handover; MND hits back HOT NEWS 743 words
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Article, Illustration1029 2014-02-15 2 Donors share their thoughts on the OCBC-TODAY Children’s Fund A WORTHY CAUSE nothing when we can.” produced by the TODAY SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM SINGAPORE —It takes close to S$19,000 over an average of two-and-a-half years to help a child suffering from the emotional effects of neglectnothing when we can.” produced by the TODAY SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM; PHOTO: SINGAPORE CHILDREN’S SOCIETY - 1,029 words
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Article, Illustration597 2014-02-15 2 Number of cases last year fell by 4.3%, but incidents of online scams and youth rioting rose POLICE EMPHASISE PARENTS’ ROLE IN TACKLING YOUTH CRIME solved. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY RESHMA AILMCHANDANI SINGAPORE The overall crime rate here continued its downward slide last year,SOURCE: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE - 597 words
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486 2014-02-15 2 AMANDA LEE - AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Police are investigating the PERTAPIS Children’s Home, after the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) received information that some children there may have been inappropriately physically punished by some staff. Meanwhile, the MSF has directed the home486 words
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995 2014-02-15 5 NEO CHAI CHIN - Most of the concerns auditors raised not rela ted to handover issues, ministry says MINISTRY BEST PARTY TO ASSIST IN RESOLVING GAPS IN ACCOUNTS, SAYS TOWN COUNCIL CHAIRMAN NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC)995 words
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535 2014-02-15 5 KENNETH TAN - KENNETH TAN SINGAPORE —Residents in Aljunied GRC and Hougang whom this newspaper spoke to were split when asked yesterday whether they were concerned with the fact that auditors appointed by their Workers’ Party-run town council were unable to express an opinion on its535 words
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Article, Illustration669 2014-02-15 7 Three killed, more than 76,000 moved outfrom five cities around Mount Kelud PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO TO VISIT AFFECTED AREAS IN NEXT TWO OR THREE DAYS AGENCIES JA K A RTA More than 76,000 people fled their homes and flights were grounded across most of Indonesia’sAGENCIES; PHOTO: AP - 669 words
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355 2014-02-15 7 AGENCIES The eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Kelud volcano on Java island has forced the closure of seven airports and airlines to cancel flights, stranding thousands of passengers. Mount Kelud is 90km south of Indonesia’s second-biggest city, Surabaya, a major industrial centre. Its large international airport wasAGENCIES - 355 words
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809 2014-02-15 10 WONG WEI HAN - UOB, OCBC reported better-than-expected results, but DBSfell short of forecast LENDERS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT MAKING INROADS IN REGIONAL GROWTH MARKETS WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The three local banks ended last year on a strong note, enjoying broad-based loan growth in the fourth809 words
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Article, Illustration410 2014-02-15 10 WONG WEI HAN - WONG WEI HAN SINGAPORE Property prices will fall this year as cooling measures continue to dampen the housing market, but the local banks will not suffer a big hit on asset quality despite the pressure on their loan book. The banks highlightedTODAY FILE PHOTO - 410 words
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642 2014-02-15 11 US Secretary of State urges Beijing to establish a ‘calmer approach’ in solving territorial disputes with neighbours AP BEIJING —United States Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday he had won a commitment from China to helpAP - 642 words
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saturday people
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Article, Illustration1461 2014-02-15 12 From lorry drivers to mothers, they made up the generation that had little of anything except spirit and yet built for themselves lives, families and a nation. TODAY readers pay tribute to the pioneer generation Singaporeans they know THE MARK THEY HAVE LEFT ON SINGAPORE DRIVING1,461 words
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132 2014-02-15 14 JUNE CHEAH-NICHOLLS - FROM JUNE CHEAH-NICHOLLS At a recent talk in Singapore, a Swiss academic warned of the downside of increasing the workforce by raising or removing the retirement age. One aspect that was not mentioned was that increasing the workforce by this way hardly132 words
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Article, Illustration846 2014-02-15 14 Can we do even more for our pioneers? The debate continued in the post-live show segment of Thursday’s VoicesTODAY. Here are excerpts: Halimah Yacob: Beyond healthcare, people have constantly raised the issue of employment. They say that only if they are productively-engaged846 words
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317 2014-02-15 15 JAMES POH CHING PING - FROM JAMES POH CHING PING I refer to the report “MAS relaxes TDSR loan curbs for some homeowners” (Feb 11), and welcome the tweak to the loan policy. The Total Debt Servicing Ratio was introduced last June to encourage financial prudence317 words
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227 2014-02-15 15 DUDLEY AU - FROM DUDLEY AU From Indonesia’s viewpoint, its two marines were heroes because, even now, it sees its Konfrontasi with Malaysia and Singapore as a state of war. Our view is that they were terrorists because they killed civilians who did227 words
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125 2014-02-15 15 GEORGIA TONG JEE CHENG - FROM GEORGIA TONG JEE CHENG The report “S’pore faces threat of early, prolonged haze” (Feb 12), stated that the number of hot spots in Indonesia is increasing. It is a matter of time before the haze hits us, when the wind blows our125 words
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Article, Illustration581 2014-02-15 16 XUE JIANYUE - Farm is unusualfor being located in city centre and run largely by the young: Khaw PROJECT AIMS TO TAP POTENTIAL OF LAND NOT USED FOR FARMING XUE JIANYUE xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —From next month, vegetables and herbs will be harvestedPHOTO: ERNEST CHUA - 581 words
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283 2014-02-15 16 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —Helping extended families who want to live together, or close to one another, will be a key priority for the National Development Ministry over the next few years, said its minister Khaw Boon Wan in aCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 283 words
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233 2014-02-15 16 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —The security breach last month at the Woodlands checkpoint will be addressed in Parliament on Monday, with several questions on the incident having been filed by Members of Parliament (MPs). The recent spate of train delays and service disruptions willCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 233 words
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634 2014-02-15 17 WOO SIAN BOON - Exhibition surpassed 2012 event by S$1.3 billion and organisers look to set higher target in 2016 WOO SIAN BOON sianboon@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY WONG WEI HAN SINGAPORE With a record US$32 billion (S$40.5 billion) worth of deals inked at this year’s Singapore634 words
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341 2014-02-15 18 CHURCH PASTOR SEEKS PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO FAQ PUBLICATION SINGAPORE —The Singapore Islamic Scholars Religious Teachers Association (PERGAS) says it is disappointed with the Health Promotion Board’s (HPB) FAQ section on sexuality, calling it insensitive to the prevailing view on341 words
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Article, Illustration162 2014-02-15 18 Experience the meaning of Total Defence through the eyes of ordinary Singaporeans at TD30: An Experiential Showcase, an exhibition at the National Museum of Singapore, which launches on Total Defence Day today. Held until Feb 23, it features key moments from our collectivePHOTO: ERNEST CHUA - 162 words
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251 2014-02-15 19 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE A former bus driver whose negligence resulted in the death of a prominent professor’s wife at a pedestrian crossing has been convicted and will be handed his sentence at the end of the month. Chan Mun Hing,CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 251 words
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317 2014-02-15 19 Appeals judges find initial sentence too lenien t, lengthen it to 6 years AGENCIES BUCHAREST —The former Romanian diplomat convicted of a deadly hit-and-run accident in the Republic had his jail term doubled to six years by an appeals courtAGENCIES - 317 words
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Article, Illustration542 2014-02-15 20 Meeting not acceptable and inappropriate, says head of China’s Taiwan Affairs Office CHINA BROUGHT UP SUBJECT OF LEADERS MEETING THIS YEAR DURING TALKS THIS WEEK: MINISTER REUTERS TAIPEI —China has rebuffed a request by Taiwan for Chinese President Xi JinpingREUTERS - 542 words
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Article, Illustration518 2014-02-15 20 AGENCIES BANGKOK —Riot police cleared antigovernment protesters from a major boulevard in the Thai capital in a small victory for the authorities yesterday as they try to reclaim areas that have been closed during a threemonth push to unseat Prime MinisterAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 518 words
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681 2014-02-15 21 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW DELHI —In a fight with a major company, a frail 84-year-old retired headmaster would seem to be the David to India’s publishing Goliath, Penguin Books. However, the headmaster, Dinanath Batra, this week achieved the crowning victory ofTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 681 words
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259 2014-02-15 21 AP Penguin India publishing house yesterday said intolerant and restrictive Indian laws had forced it to remove a book from sale after it tried to defend an American author’s religious history against objections from a conservative Hindu group. The publisher’sAP - 259 words
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Article, Illustration406 2014-02-15 21 AGENCIES TOKYO Days after Tokyo experienced its heaviest snowfall in decades, a second snowstorm hit much of Japan yesterday, including the capital region, disrupting train and flight services as well as prompting companies to ask workers to head home early. TheAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 406 words
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Article, Illustration694 2014-02-15 22 THE NEW YORK TIMES JAK ARTA While the Indonesian government is snubbing the Singapore Airshow this week, the country’s main military manufacturer is using it as an opportunity for a coming-out party, with staff members in orange flight suits courting potential buyers.THE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 694 words
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576 2014-02-15 22 THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON The United States’ predominance in science and technology is fading, a report released this month by the country’s National Science Board has warned. The report underscores what a powerhouse the US remains in knowledge- and technology-intensive industries, includingTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 576 words
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Article, Illustration592 2014-02-15 23 CEO BULLISH ON ARABICA PRICES, BUT NEUTRAL ON ROBUSTA DUE TO LARGE CROP IN VIETNAM REUTERS SINGAPORE Commodities trading giant Olam International yesterday reported a 12.5 per cent plunge in sec-ond-quarter profit on weaker sales and commodity prices,REUTERS; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 592 words
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405 2014-02-15 23 SINGAPORE Warehouse operator Global Logistic Properties (GLP) yesterday reported its third-quarter net profit surged 56.3 per cent despite lower revenue, as it got a higher share of contribution from jointly-controlled entities, and enjoyed lower finance costs and lower taxes. Net405 words
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335 2014-02-15 23 S I N G A P O R E Vegetable producer China Minzhong Food Corp yesterday reported a 6.4 per cent fall in its fiscal second-quarter net profit mainly due to higher tax expenses, while revenue surged on higher sales in its335 words
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Article, Illustration571 2014-02-15 24 Investors in another trust product in default vow to seek repayment from country’s second-largest bank, CCB ANALYSTS HIGHLIGHT MORAL HAZARD IN INVESTING IN STATE-OWNED FIRMS REUTERS SHANGHAI —Six Chinese trust firms have lent more than 5 billion yuanREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 571 words
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530 2014-02-15 24 BLOOMBERG BEIJING —China’s inflation stayed subdued last month while factory-gate prices extended the longest drop since the 1990s, in a sign of moderating demand in the world’s second-larg-est economy. The consumer price index rose 2.5 per cent last month from a year earlier, theBLOOMBERG - 530 words
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346 2014-02-15 24 REUTERS NEW DELHI —India’s wholesale price inflation eased to an eight-month low last month as food prices moderated, offering some relief to policymakers who have long battled to get a handle on surging prices. The wholesale price index (WPI), India’s main inflation measure, roseREUTERS - 346 words
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Article, Illustration996 2014-02-15 23 POSB is reaching out to older people through outreach, education, and partnership ACTIVE AGEING By 2030, about a quarter of Singapore’s population will be aged 65 and above. The median age of citizens will increase from 30 years in 1990 to 47PHOTO: KOH MUI FONG - 996 words
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Article, Illustration787 2014-02-15 25 DAN GUEN CHIN - LionsXII coach wants his players to stop thinking of ATM as their bogey team CLUB WILL BE BOOSTED BY SHAHFIQ’S RETURN TO FULL FITNESS DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE LionsXII head coach Fandi Ahmad has urged his players to cast out thoughts of AngkatanPHOTO: WEE TECK HIAN - 787 words
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238 2014-02-15 25 DAN GUEN CHIN - DAN GUEN CHIN He was recalled to the LionsXII fold this season to add experience to the squad and beef up the side’s attack. But after four Malaysian Super League and two FA Cup matches, Sufian Anuar has managed to find the net238 words
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Article, Illustration841 2014-02-15 26 Adrian Clarke - This weekend’s FA Cup clashes offer two potentially scintillating Premier League battles. Manchester City take on Chelsea, the team that outplayed them last month, while Arsenal meet a marauding Liverpool, who thrashed them 5-1 only last week. Our EPL analyst Adrian ClarkePHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES - 841 words
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333 2014-02-15 26 ADRIAN CLARKE - ADRIAN CLARKE Destroyed. Dismantled. Demolished. The sheer devastation of Arsenal at Anfield last weekend will live long in the memory of all concerned. Is the chance to claim redemption only eight days later good or bad news for Arsene Wenger’s333 words
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Article, Illustration768 2014-02-15 27 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —Thanks to the modern obsession with statistics, heat maps and the sort of forensic analysis that can even identify who a player passes to and how often, Juan Mata could either be billed as the saviour of Manchester United orTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 768 words
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Article, Illustration291 2014-02-15 27 ADELENE WONG - ADELENE WONG SINGAPORE —Even though more than half of the 16-strong Singapore contingent competing at this week’s Asian Schools Tenpin Bowling Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, are debutants, the tournament’s defending champions are still on track to emerge the overall top country inTODAY FILE PHOTO - 291 words
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Article, Illustration608 2014-02-15 28 TRIAL TO BEGIN ON MARCH 3 AGENCIES JOH A NNESBURG —Oscar Pistorius, the celebrated athlete who became a murder suspect, said yesterday that he is consumed by grief on the first anniversary of the day that he fatally shot his girlfriend at his home.AGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 608 words
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Article, Illustration435 2014-02-15 28 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH GRENOBLE Michael Schumacher’s family have said they strongly believe the Formula 1 legend will recover from his medically-induced coma, as they announced the seventime champion is still in the “wakingup process”. The 45-year-old’s manager, Sabine Kehm, refused to commentTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 435 words
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Article, Illustration1743 2014-02-15 30 MAYO MARTIN - SOUND ART PRACTITIONERS PUT UP AN EARFUL MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg The sounds greets you with a controlled cacophony: Beeboobeep! Tweeeeeet! Kzzzzzkzzzzz! Weeeeeee-kzzz-kzzz! Chugga-chug-ga-beep! Grzzzshhhzeeeeee! No, I’m not standing in a construction site, nor am I in the presence of R2-D2. I am, in fact, standing in an artPHOTO: PHILIPP ALDRUP; PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE ARTIST; PHOTOS: COURTESY OF THE ARTISTS; PHOTO: KOH NGUANG HOW - 1,743 words
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Article, Illustration531 2014-02-15 32 SERENE LIM - The inaugural event brings old favourites, fresh initiatives together with a brand new space PLACE VALUE SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It’s time to welcome the National Design Centre (NDC). Where is that, you ask? Well, it’s what the old Saint Anthony’s Convent and Nanyang531 words
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Article, Illustration904 2014-02-15 32 CHRISTOPHER TOH - CHRISTOPHER TOH S ING A POR E Singer Farisha Ishak takes to the stage tonight at Rentak Singapura, the concert featuring Malay pop artistes from Singapore, and she’s nervous. You can’t really tell that from talking to her, though. She’s animated, amicable and isn’t put offPHOTO: HYPE RECORDS - 904 words
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Article, Illustration633 2014-02-15 33 Performances and exhibitions to check out this week TODAY’S PICK (ARTS) MY FAIR LADY This beloved musical based on George B ernard S haw ’s P ygmalion comes to Singapore. Eliza Doolittle is a Cockney flower girl who’s the subject of a wager by snobbish Professor Henry HigginsPHOTO: BASE ENTERTAINMENT - 633 words
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Article, Illustration623 2014-02-15 34 KIDS 12 AND BELOW TODAY’S PICK SINGAPORE AIRSHOW Don’t miss the chance to get up close with some of the latest and most technologically advanced aircraft in the world at the Singapore Airshow. This is one of the world’s most important aviation shows and features not just exciting623 words
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Article, Illustration1055 2014-02-15 35 The new host says there’s no reason not to watch his show NEW STARTS THE NEW YORK TIMES new York In 2004, as Jimmy Fallon was leaving Saturday Night Live after a six-year run creating sketch characters, Lorne Michaels floated an idea. Michaels,THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,055 words
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Article, Illustration332 2014-02-15 35 REUTERS NEW YORK —Bears like burgers, right? The producer of Wahlburgers hopes so. He wants Mark Wahlberg’s talking bear from the movie Ted to make a special guest appearance on the show. Producer Rasha Drachkovitch envisions an episode in which the foulmouthed stuffed animal, voiced byREUTERS - 332 words
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