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  <title>Today SmarttPapers Is Powered By SmarttPapers</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[To view more than just a glimpse of the main section of Today SmarttPapers, visit Today SmarttPapers now!]]></summary>
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  <title>Bigger shield for mum</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[ALONG with four weeks more maternity  leave,  mums  will  get  better  protection  from being unfairly sacked or retrenched  during their pregnancy.&#13;&#10;    What should increase their peace of  mind: Employers who retrench them in  the last three months of their pregnancy,  or  dismiss  them  without  due  course  in  the last six months, will have to cough up  their maternity leave benefits.&#13;&#10;    Currently, the penalty only applies to  unfair dismissal in the last three months.&#13;&#10;    As announced...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>WHAT IT&apos;LL COST</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The  $1.6B BUDGET  for the measures won&apos;t mean  higher taxes, in fact, it will significantly lesse nthetax burden on families with children, says Finan...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Making the choice an easier one</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   A BIGGER Baby Bonus for kids No 1 and 2. Doubled child-care subsidies for working mums, who also get more relief per child. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   And the good news for bigger families, especially: &#13;&#10;Enhanced tax rebates for all children, not just the first four.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   These add up to a significantly bigger hamper of financial goodies for Singaporean parents, that should be seen not as bait but a generous helping hand.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &quot;We&apos;re not trying to convince those who don&apos;t want babies to have...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Bolt strikes again: New 200m record</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[BEIJING -- A sprint double was all too predictable. To make the Beijing Olympics absolutely special, Usain Bolt added a world record double last night by winning the gold medal in the 200 metres.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Already well ahead coming off a tight bend that was supposed to be his only challenge, the Jamaican didn&apos;t slow for the first time in the Games and bettered the world record of Michael Johnson -- one that even the track great considered still out of reach. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   With a time of 19.30...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>An easier choice?</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[mums  for  their  efforts  in  balancing work and family, stay-at-home  mums see fewer direct benefits by  comparison coming their way.&#13;&#10;    Ms Teoh Tze Pin, 36, a mother  of two and freelance consultant, felt  the package was skewed towards  keeping women in the workplace.&#13;&#10;    But there are a lot of women  out there, like me, who leave their  jobs  because  we  don&apos;t  want  to  farm out our children to childcare,  maids and grandparents. We want  to be fully involved in raising our...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>A bigger shield for mum</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[I think we have signalled that  through increasing the childcare  leave and also providing the unpaid  infant care leave, said Mr Wong,  who heads the National Population  Committee.&#13;&#10;    Giving  another  perspective,  Senior  Minister  of  State  for  Finance  and  Transport  Lim  Hwee  Hwa pointed out that specifying  the  extra  leave  was  for  mums  would  ease  the  guilt  of  women  when they apply for the leave. &#13;&#10;    The feedback is that a lot of  the women do want that extra four...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Your CAREER or your Kids</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   I HAVE just taken a year&apos;s no-pay leave from my job as an executive to look after my two kids, because my mother can&apos;t cope. Financially, I probably will not last out the year.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Even with some money coming in from a part-time project now, we have been thinking of selling the house and moving in with my mum, to reduce the mortgage. But the housing market is down, and costs are rising. Our FairPrice groceries bill, once about $400, now hovers at $600.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   It&apos;s not ...]]></summary>
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   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Why Jan 1, 2009?</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[UNLIKE the last marriage and parenthood package announced in 2004, where the measures took effect in the same year, Singaporeans will have to wait until next year to enjoy the enhanced benefits, as time was needed to put measures in place, explained Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   He was asked why measures -- such as the longer maternity leave and bigger Baby Bonus -- couldn&apos;t take effect earlier to benefit those already pregnant. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Only the subsidy for Assisted...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>women, really uncool for employers</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[women, really uncool for employers   to discriminate against parents of  young kids. If, as a society, we frown  on such behaviour, we would have  gone far and done much.&#13;&#10;    Acting Manpower Minister Gan  Kim Yong said there had been no  significant increase in the number  of complaints received. So, I think  we would be able to manage it as  we introduce these measures.&#13;&#10;    For  some  employers  like   Mr Lee Chee Yong, who runs a printing firm with 40 staff, promoting a  pro-family...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>FOR BOTH PARENTS&#13;</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   FOR BOTH PARENTS&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   RELIEF:&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Either &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   - Qualifying Child Relief: $4,000 per child (under 16 or studying full-time, no limit on number of children)&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Or&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   - Handicapped Child Relief: $5,500 per child (physically or mentally disabled)&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Relief effective year of assessment (YA) 2009. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   TAX REBATE:&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   1st child: $5,000&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   2nd child: $10,000&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   3rd child+: $20,000      &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>How to win the perception battle</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   IF POLITICS is an art that combines practice and perception, then the Prime Minister and his team have their work cut out.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Devoting nearly one-third of his National Day rally speech to what is really an old story -- what the Government has done and is doing to help you fight inflation -- one could almost notice a sense of exasperation in Mr Lee Hsien Loong&apos;s voice when he thought aloud: How come some Singaporeans don&apos;t appreciate all the goodies that are being given to...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>New subsidy scheme &apos;welcomed&apos;</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   FINALLY pregnant after eight years of trying, Mrs J Chua yesterday got another pleasant surprise when the Government announced its co-funding scheme for Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) procedures.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   A first-time mother, 36-year-old Mrs Chua conceived after one cycle of In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) at KK Women&apos;s and &#13;&#10;Children&apos;s Hospital (KKH). &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Now five months pregnant, she was going to stop at one, partly because the unsubsidised procedure is costly....]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>CASE STUDY SHE&apos;s HAD an IVF child, thinking about another</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[FIRST CHILD&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   36-year-old Mrs J Chua got pregnant after one IVF cycle at KKH. She spent ...&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   $6,000+&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   SECOND CHILD&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   If she aims for a second child with IVF treatment at KKH, &#13;&#10;her estimated cost per cycle is ...&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   $7,000 to $9,000&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   This depends on her response to the injections. &#13;&#10;Amount includes injection drugs, ultrasound scans, doctor&apos;s reviews, egg pick-up and embryo transfer procedure.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   She also gets $3,000 ...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Achieve your business potential, with the TODAY-HP Total Care Seminar.</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Global Brands, Globalized Branding    - Ms Hazel Lam, Brand Programme Manager, Business Capability Division, International Enterprise Singapore  Effective Branding for B2B   - Mr Neil Johnson, Executive Creative Director, DDB  Accelerate Your Business Through Next-Generation Marketing Content   - Mr Philip Lee, Small and Medium Businesses Solutions Manager, Hewlett-Packard Asia-Pacific &amp; Japan, Personal Systems Group  Marketing Your Company Locally and Overseas. From Niche to Niche - Mr K K...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Standing out in today&apos;s cluttered marketplace</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Standing out in today&apos;s cluttered marketplace is key to building a thriving business. The TODAY-HP Total Care Seminar will touch on the finer points of brand building and creative marketing. Providing valuable insights will be a panel of experts from International Enterprise Singapore, DDB and HP. Drawing from 30 years of experience in the print service industry, Mr. K.K. Fong, Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Xpress Holdings Ltd, will share tips on how to market your company locally and...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>CASE STUDY SPARKS FLEW FOR THE WATTS&#13;</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[CASE STUDY SPARKS FLEW FOR THE WATTS&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   He was eager to join in the Social Development Unit&apos;s (SDU) activities to make more friends. She was reluctant to do so due to the &quot;Single, Desperate, Ugly&quot; tag attached to its members.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   But as Fate would have it, Cupid worked his magic on them at an SDU dancefloor. Five years later, the lovebirds tied the knot, joining the list of almost 190,000 SDU members who have wedded since 1984. The SDU now has 90,000 members.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Bank officer Mr ...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Happy days ahead for childcare</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   IF YOUR child has been on the waitlist of the Jurong NTUC Childcare centre for a long time, the wait may soon end.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   In the next six months, NTUC Childcare will open five new centres, offering space for 60 infants and 280 children. There will be one centre at Jurong Point, Woodlands and Hougang, and two at Sengkang.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Three years later, Singapore&apos;s largest operator of childcare facilities hopes to open up to 40 new centres. It now has 39 centres catering to...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>&apos;Costs will go up&apos;</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[AS THE bar rises for pre-school teachers, parents have to recognise that costs will have to go up, said Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &quot;There will be demand for qualified, good people in this childcare industry and quite frankly, I think wages, salaries for people in this sector would have to rise in order to attract quality people in sufficient quantities,&quot; he said.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   This would increase costs, which would be passed on to parents....]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Having kids will lighten tax burden</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[WITH  the  budget  for  the  enhanced  marriage  and  parenthood package expected to add  up to $1.6 billion a year, nearly  double that of the current package,  some  may  be  concerned  that  this  could  spell  higher  taxes for all.&#13;&#10;    The  Government&apos;s  assurance is that this will not happen -- in fact, quite the opposite -- as the package is within  Singapore&apos;s  means.  It  is  the  equivalent  of  0.6  per  cent  of  the Gross Domestic Product.&#13;&#10;    Responding to questions on  whether  ...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Got a plan to harvest solar energy?</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[SINGAPORE&apos;S Clean Energy Programme Office (Cepo) is making an international call for research and development proposals to develop solar harvesting devices and systems for the tropics.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The reason? Most systems today are optimised to operate under temperate climates, in countries such as Germany and Japan, home to some of the largest global markets for solar energy. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   There is, however, a lack of solar systems tailored for hot and humid tropical climates. With this grant call,...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Singaporeans look overseas</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   LIKE a number of Singaporeans, public relations consultant Mr Khaled Talib has family overseas -- one reason why he would consider retiring in Australia.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   That puts the 43-year-old among a majority of Singaporeans when it comes to preparing for ageing and retirement.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   As many as 63 per cent of Singaporeans would consider moving to another country for retirement, according to a survey by the Tsao Foundation and market research company TNS.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   And it...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Blood supply here is safe: HSA</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[THE Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said yesterday that Singapore&apos;s blood supply is safe. The statement comes after the recall of a chemical substance used to test donated blood.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Some batches of reagents for the Nucleic Acid Test, one of two tests used by HSA to detect HIV, Hepatitis B virus and Hepatitis C virus, were recalled on Aug 15 by its supplier, Chiron.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The Novartis company recalled the reagents after finding they were stored in a freezer with inconsistent...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Two opposition lawmakers arrested? Arrests could mar Anwar&apos;s bid to re-enter Parliament:</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia&apos;s anti-corruption watchdog arrested two state lawmakers from Mr Anwar Ibrahim&apos;s Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) for alleged bribery yesterday, complicating the opposition leader&apos;s bid to re-enter Parliament. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Opposition groups voiced concerns that the arrests were meant to undermine public support for &#13;&#10;Mr Anwar ahead of next week&apos;s parliamentary by-election in Permatang Pauh. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The incident is expected to send the Perak government into turmoil as the state ...]]></summary>
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   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>BLOGGER&apos;s behaviour WAS &apos;DESPICABLE&apos;, SAYS BADAWI&#13;</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[BLOGGER&apos;s behaviour WAS &apos;DESPICABLE&apos;, SAYS BADAWI&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has described as despicable the action of a blogger who called on his readers to fly the national flag upside down as a sign of protest, the Malaysian Insider reported yesterday.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &quot;This is uncouth behaviour, showing no respect at all for the national flag&quot;, &#13;&#10;Mr Abdullah was quoted by the news &#13;&#10;portal as saying.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The premier said the blogger came up with the idea to fly the...]]></summary>
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  <title>MUKHRIZ MAHATHIR CASTS DOUBT ON BN HOPES&#13;</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[MUKHRIZ MAHATHIR CASTS DOUBT ON BN HOPES&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   There are doubts whether the ruling Barisan Nasional candidate can beat opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim at the Permatang Pauh by-election on Aug 26, said Malaysian MP Mukhriz Mahathir &#13;&#10;yesterday (picture).&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &quot;Whether we can win or not, that&apos;s a big question but the response to our own candidate is very positive, he&apos;s a local over there and he speaks the lingo,&quot; said Mr Mukhriz, 44, who is an Umno Youth executive council member. Umno is...]]></summary>
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  <title>Thaksin seeks political asylum in Britain</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[BANGKOK -- Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will seek political asylum in Britain, claiming that he and his family are not safe in Thailand, his lawyer said yesterday.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Mr Thaksin, 59, his wife Pojaman, 51, and their three adult children fled to London last week. Ms Pojaman has been convicted of tax evasion and the couple face corruption charges in a property scandal.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &quot;At this moment, Thaksin&apos;s legal team is proceeding to ask for political asylum for Thaksin and...]]></summary>
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  <title>Quake rocks China&apos;s border with Myanmar</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[BEIJING -- A 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit China&apos;s border with Myanmar early yesterday, destroying homes and forcing more than a thousand people to evacuate, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and Chinese state media said.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The tremor struck at 5.35am local time, 224km from the city of Dali in south-west China&apos;s Yunnan province and 65km from Myitkyina in Myanmar, according to a statement on the USGS website.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The USGS said the quake was centred at a depth of about...]]></summary>
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  <title>WWII bomb blast kills</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[WWII bomb blast kills &#13;&#10;two scrapyard workers&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Two foreign workers in a Malaysian scrapyard were killed when a World War II bomb exploded as they were cutting up the 100kg device, reports said yesterday.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The victims, a Bangladeshi and an Indian man, died of their injuries shortly after the blast on Tuesday, which destroyed the scrapyard they were &#13;&#10;working at as well as a hostel located above it, reports said.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The scrapyard owner told The Star newspaper that he had...]]></summary>
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  <title>The show had to go on</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   BEIJING -- Martial arts student Cheng Jianghua only saw the army barracks he stayed in and the stadium where he performed at the spectacular Olympics opening ceremony. But his sacrifices were minor &amp;#173;-- other performers were injured, fainted from heatstroke or forced to wear adult diapers so the show could go on. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Ceremony director Zhang Yimou, a filmmaker, insisted that suffering and sacrifice were required to pull off the Aug 8 opening, which involved wrangling nearly...]]></summary>
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  <title>China sends two elderly women to be &apos;re-educated&apos;:</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[BEIJING -- Two elderly Chinese women were ordered to spend one year in a labour camp after they applied to protest during the Beijing Olympics against being forced from their homes. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   This came as Olympic officials for the first time openly criticised their Beijing hosts for China&apos;s intolerance of public protests, questioning their desire to allow citizens the right to raise grievances during the games, the Financial Times (FT) reported Tuesday.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The elderly Chinese women were...]]></summary>
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  <title>Exam? You can phone a friend</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[SYDNEY -- Under a plan revealed by a girls&apos; college yesterday, Australian high-school students will be able to telephone a friend, surf the Internet and listen to podcasts during exams.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Sydney&apos;s Presbyterian Ladies&apos; College said it was updating the &quot;open book&quot; exam concept, in which students are able to bring in reference books, to take into account new technology.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The school is doing a trial  of the use of new media with 14- and 15-year-old students in English classes, but...]]></summary>
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  <title>&apos;Ugly ducklings&apos; rain scorn on outback mayor</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[SYDNEY -- Scores of angry women have protested against the mayor of their outback Australian town after he said fat and unattractive females often found love and happiness in the remote mining community.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Up to 200 people rallied against Mount Isa mayor John Molony late on Tuesday, with many demanding his resignation over his call for &quot;beauty-disadvantaged&quot; women to move there to make the most of a gender imbalance.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &quot;We should find out where there are beauty-disadvantaged women ...]]></summary>
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  <title>Probe leads to S&apos;pore?</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[TAIPEI -- A Taiwanese prosecutor is due to head to Singapore, but the reports are unclear as to whether he is heading to the island to investigate alleged money-laundering by former President Chen Shui-bian and his family or to attend a conference.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The United Daily News, a Taiwanese newspaper, yesterday claimed that prosecutor Ching Chi-jen would probe allegations that the Chen family had transferred funds to Switzerland via the Singapore bank accounts of Mr Chen&apos;s brother-in-law Wu...]]></summary>
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  <title>residents forcing open a door to release</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[residents forcing open a door to release water trapped inside a house in Barangay Bagong  silangan, north-east of Manila. Five people were killed as Typhoon nuri slammed into  northern Philippines yesterday, officials said. Packing maximum sustained winds of 140km an  hour, nuri covered large parts of Luzon island with heavy rain, including Manila and nearby  suburbs, and schools had called off classes in some affected provinces. nuri is expected to  move towards hong Kong, triggering fears the ...]]></summary>
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  <title>a boy trying to balance on top of a</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[a boy trying to balance on top of a floating locker on a street in Florida. Tropical storm Fay  continued its erratic path yesterday, moving north along the Florida coast but not going out  over the atlantic Ocean, where many had feared it could strengthen and curve back towards  the state as a hurricane. Fay flooded streets and homes, injured several people and cut power  to thousands in southern Florida, after killing more than a dozen people in the Caribbean....]]></summary>
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  <title>Bridges over member nations</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   AS ASEAN forges ahead in an increasingly-competitive world, parlimentarians from the member nations must continue to enlist public support and build bridges across the region.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Only then can the members keep the difficulties in perspective and maintain friendships even when problems arise between Asean countries, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the opening ceremony of the 29th Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (Aipa) General Assembly.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &quot;With your ears and eyes close...]]></summary>
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  <title>Thailand to deport Glitter to UK&#13;</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Thailand to deport Glitter to UK&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Thailand declared British former glam rocker Gary Glitter &quot;persona non grata&quot; yesterday and moved to deport him to Britain, one day after he finished almost three years in a Vietnamese prison for child sex offences. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The order was set to end Glitter&apos;s state of limbo since he arrived overnight at the Bangkok airport from Vietnam. The 64-year-old singer had been due to board a connecting flight to London but instead stayed in the airport...]]></summary>
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  <title>Troops out by Friday</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   MOSCOW -- Russian lawmakers moved yesterday to recognise the independence of Georgian separatist regions, heightening tensions after Russia also blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding a withdrawal of its forces from Georgia.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Russian forces remained entrenched in the rebel Georgian provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, although President Dmitry Medvedev said the bulk of the troops would be out by the weekend.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The Deputy Speaker of the...]]></summary>
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  <title>Twin bombings on Day 2 of Algeria attacks</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[ALGIERS -- Two car bomb attacks in eastern Algeria have killed at least 11 people, the Algerian state radio reported yesterday. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   One bomb targeted a bus parked near the Sophie hotel, in the city centre. The second bomb went off near the military headquarters in Bouira, which is 120km south-east of Algiers. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The early-morning attacks came only a day after a suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into a police school killing 43 people and injuring 45 in Issers, also...]]></summary>
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  <title>United States Secretary of State Condoleezza</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski signed a deal yesterday that will put an American &#13;&#10;missile defence base in Poland.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The move has angered a resurgent Russia, which issued threats that &#13;&#10;Poland is making itself vulnerable to attack - even a nuclear one. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The formal signing comes six days after the two countries agreed to a deal that will see 10 US interceptor missiles placed just 180km from Russia&apos;s &#13;&#10;westernmost...]]></summary>
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  <title>His trouble with money</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   WASHINGTON -- Neither &#13;&#10;Mr Barack Obama nor Mr John McCain has consistently followed the government&apos;s instructions for keeping prohibited foreign money out of their presidential campaigns, and some of that banned money has slipped into Mr Obama&apos;s campaign.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The Associated Press analysed 1.27 million campaign contributions to Mr Obama and Mr McCain to identify 6,948 contributions from people who appeared to live outside the United &#13;&#10;States and who were not obviously in the US...]]></summary>
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  <title>Mao&apos;s successor dies</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[BEIJING -- Mr Hua Guofeng, who succeeded Mao Zedong as chairman of China&apos;s ruling Communist Party, has died at the age of 87 in Beijing, state media reported yesterday.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   State broadcaster CCTV said that Mr Hua died of an unspecified illness. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Mr Hua, one of the last of the revolutionary old guard, spent a brief period at the helm of the Communist Party after Mao&apos;s death in 1976, before being eased out of power a few years later by Mr Deng Xiaoping who introduced reforms that...]]></summary>
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  <title>MPs rebuked for sightseeing, shopping on official US trip</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[BERLIN -- A German diplomat has criticised a group of German Members of Parliament (MPs) over their behaviour on a recent visit to San Francisco, accusing them of choosing sightseeing and shopping above meetings with United States counterparts.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Mr Rolf Schutte, the German consul-general in San Francisco, wrote to the foreign ministry in Berlin. His confidential letter has been leaked to the German press and created a public debate about the legitimacy of publicly-funded foreign...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Next better suggestion, please</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   I REFER to &quot;How to boost Singapore&apos;s birth rate&quot; (Aug 20).&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Mr Edmund Ng is suggesting a return to the 12-week maternity leave, flexible working schemes for working mothers, and a waiver of the COE and road tax payments for first-time parents who want to own a car.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Does Mr Ng really think that if all these suggestions are accepted, it would make the birth rate go up, and there would be no other demands?&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   With regards to the extended maternity leave,...]]></summary>
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   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>It&apos;s a natural thing</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[I REFER to &quot;How to boost Singapore&apos;s birth rate&quot; &#13;&#10;(Aug 20). Mr Edmund Ng&apos;s suggestions for a waiver of the COE on cars for first-time parents, as well as free road tax for the first two years are beyond the reasonable.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Procreation is a natural course of events. If carrots are required to entice a couple to have children, it just goes to show that such couples have no maternal or paternal instincts. Besides, those who want babies are already enjoying many other forms of incentives such ...]]></summary>
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   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Standardise duration of maternity leave</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[I REFER to &quot;How to boost Singapore&apos;s birth rate&quot; (Aug 20). I do agree with Mr Edmund Ng that the maternity leave need not be extended to 16 weeks.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   But regardless of the length of the leave, I believe that, like in some European countries, the duration of the leave taken should be mandatory across the board in both the private and public sectors. This would create a more level playing field for all working mothers and corporations would discriminate less against individuals when it...]]></summary>
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   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>In the typical Singapore school</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[In the typical Singapore school, we do not merely miss the wood for the trees. Instead, for the sake of our exams, we desperately memorise the bark, the twigs, the useless fallen dead leaves - and we will be punished for failing to do so. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   blogged&#064;mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;...]]></summary>
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   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Just how</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Just how &#13;&#10;sensitive are we to the disabled, beyond the courtesy and assistance we render to those we see in daily life? As a nation, are our buildings and infrastructure designed such that the disabled, too, have ease of use? Tune in to TalkBack on 938Live from 8.15am to 8.45am tomorrow. Call us at 66911938 and share your views with us.&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>They are catalystsForeign talent here to create local talent pool</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   SO WITH an Olympic silver, our wait has ended. Or has it?&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Let&apos;s not forget what we are really aiming for. The big picture isn&apos;t about dressing up our trophy cabinet.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Foreign talent are ultimately here to be a catalyst for creating a sustainable pool of local talent.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   How much closer are we now?&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   There might be merits to the Foreign Talent Scheme, but at what cost? The continued &quot;success&quot; of foreign talent could serve as further...]]></summary>
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   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Offer advice with love, respect&#13;</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Offer advice with love, respect&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   When you want to offer advice to a person about a flaw or a shortcoming in his or her character, it&apos;s best to do it the way porcupines make love: very, very carefully. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   It&apos;s often difficult to open the eyes of friends or relatives to their own blind spots. It&apos;s even more risky to discuss a mistake in the way parenting responsibilities are being handled. You&apos;re liable to get your ears pinned back, even when your motives are honourable and you...]]></summary>
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   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>They were born abroad: So what?:</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[I SAY enough of this griping that the silver medallist paddlers were not born in Singapore. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   From their point of view, they will &#13;&#10;always owe Singapore a debt which is never repayable: For giving them a chance to shine that would never have happened if they were in China.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   They took a risk to come to Singapore -- that their plans would not come to pass. One thing is for sure, given the thousands vying for so few spots to represent China, the risk they took was worth it.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;  ...]]></summary>
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  <title>Show-and-tell exercises for kids</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[I REFER to &quot;Great expectations&quot; (Aug 15).&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   I applaud Education Minister Ng Eng Hen in setting new directions and aspirations in the educating of Singaporeans. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The three broad directions will cover the imparting of values by engaging the young generation, meeting parents&apos; expectations with qualified teachers and empowered schools, and helping more students realise their aspirations for higher education. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   However, we are still deficient in one aspect -- the typical...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Why culling is necessary ...</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Letter from goh shih yong Assistant Director, Corporate Communications  for Chief Executive Officer Agri-food &amp; Veterinary Authority Ministry Of National  Development WE REFER to Why cull a dog that  has been sterilised? (Aug 15). &#13;&#10;    Rabies is an acute viral disease transmitted to man by the  bite of a rabid animal, most commonly a dog, and the outcome is  usually fatal. Though Singapore  is free from rabies, the disease is  endemic in the region. Hence, we  have to remain constantly...]]></summary>
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  <title>Why culling is necessary? ...</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[WE REFER to &quot;Why cull a dog that has been sterilised?&quot; (Aug 15). &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Rabies is an acute viral disease transmitted to man by the bite of a rabid animal, most commonly a dog, and the outcome is usually fatal. Though Singapore is free from rabies, the disease is endemic in the region. Hence, we have to remain constantly vigilant as the possibility of rabies entering Singapore remains. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   It is especially important to keep the stray dog population in check as stray dogs are highly...]]></summary>
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  <title>Baying for more</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[EVERY year, thousands of alternative music fans flock to Esplanade: Theatres on the Bay for Baybeats, that ode to alternative music from Singapore and the region, which celebrates its seventh anniversary this year.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   This three-day music festival drew about 85,000 people last year, and this year, organiser Esplanade expects an even larger crowd. Not bad, considering they started out seven years ago with a modest 7,000 turnout. And not bad, considering the non-mainstream music the...]]></summary>
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  <title>Love your music but don&apos;t want to leave</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Love your music but don&apos;t want to leave the house on Baybeats &#13;&#10;weekend? No worries -- Plus has picked out three ways to feed your passion while tucked in snugly at home ...&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   READ 21 Nights by Prince &amp; Randee St Nicholas&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   You can&apos;t read this book just at the moment, &apos;cos it&apos;s not yet available. But you might want to put this on your pre-order wishlist. Like a movie-in-a-book, it follows Prince&apos;s European tour which included a record-breaking 21-night stint at London&apos;s...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Baying for more</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[EVERY year, thousands of alternative music fans flock to Esplanade: Theatres on the Bay for Baybeats, that ode to alternative music from Singapore and the region, which celebrates its seventh anniversary this year.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   This three-day music festival drew about 85,000 people last year, and this year, organiser Esplanade expects an even larger crowd. Not bad, considering they started out seven years ago with a modest 7,000 turnout. And not bad, considering the non-mainstream music the...]]></summary>
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  <title>Terms &amp; Conditions: Now your fi lthiest</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Terms &amp; Conditions: Now your fi lthiest, mankiest old sports shoes  can get you $50 off a brand new pair of adidas Bounce shoes and $30 off  other adidas sports shoes with a minimum shoe value of $100. &#13;&#10;    But your trainers can only be reborn again when you choose  regular priced items. The Bounce Medals range, adidas Originals,  Stella McCartney and golf shoes are not included in this offer.  And remember to bring your dirty, old trainers in by 7th September 2008  when the promotion ends. So ...]]></summary>
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  <title>Baying for more</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[EVERY year, thousands of alternative music fans flock to Esplanade: Theatres on the Bay for Baybeats, that ode to alternative music from Singapore and the region, which celebrates its seventh anniversary this year.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   This three-day music festival drew about 85,000 people last year, and this year, organiser Esplanade expects an even larger crowd. Not bad, considering they started out seven years ago with a modest 7,000 turnout. And not bad, considering the non-mainstream music the...]]></summary>
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  <title>It&apos;s time to change to The Script?</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[THE SCRIPT THE SCRIPT&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Step aside, U2, and make way for The Script. Irish trio Danny O&apos;Donaghue (vocals, keyboards) Mark Sheehan (guitars) and Glen Power (drums) make up The Script, a band that plays what the rags are calling &quot;Celtic soul&quot;. But really, it&apos;s just some really well-constructed songs delivered with some raw emotion.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   They&apos;ve been hailed as one of the new big things to look out for, and it&apos;s not hard to see why. Both Danny and Mark have worked with some of the best...]]></summary>
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  <title>David Bryne designs bike racks</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[MUSICIAN, artist and now, bicycling rack designer David Byrne (picture) has designed nine unusual bike racks that have been installed around New York City.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The Department of Transportation says the artistic installations by the Talking Heads singer are meant to spark interest in bicycling.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Each rack reflects its location. A guitar-shaped rack named Hipster has been placed in Brooklyn&apos;s trendy Williamsburg neighbourhood. &#13;&#10;A rack that looks like a dollar sign is in the Wall...]]></summary>
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  <title>It&apos;s time to change to The Script?</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[THE SCRIPT THE SCRIPT&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Step aside, U2, and make way for The Script. Irish trio Danny O&apos;Donaghue (vocals, keyboards) Mark Sheehan (guitars) and Glen Power (drums) make up The Script, a band that plays what the rags are calling &quot;Celtic soul&quot;. But really, it&apos;s just some really well-constructed songs delivered with some raw emotion.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   They&apos;ve been hailed as one of the new big things to look out for, and it&apos;s not hard to see why. Both Danny and Mark have worked with some of the best...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>It&apos;s time to change to The Script?</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[THE SCRIPT THE SCRIPT&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Step aside, U2, and make way for The Script. Irish trio Danny O&apos;Donaghue (vocals, keyboards) Mark Sheehan (guitars) and Glen Power (drums) make up The Script, a band that plays what the rags are calling &quot;Celtic soul&quot;. But really, it&apos;s just some really well-constructed songs delivered with some raw emotion.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   They&apos;ve been hailed as one of the new big things to look out for, and it&apos;s not hard to see why. Both Danny and Mark have worked with some of the best...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>It&apos;s time to change to The Script?</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[THE SCRIPT THE SCRIPT&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Step aside, U2, and make way for The Script. Irish trio Danny O&apos;Donaghue (vocals, keyboards) Mark Sheehan (guitars) and Glen Power (drums) make up The Script, a band that plays what the rags are calling &quot;Celtic soul&quot;. But really, it&apos;s just some really well-constructed songs delivered with some raw emotion.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   They&apos;ve been hailed as one of the new big things to look out for, and it&apos;s not hard to see why. Both Danny and Mark have worked with some of the best...]]></summary>
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  <title>It&apos;s time to change to The Script?</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[THE SCRIPT THE SCRIPT&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Step aside, U2, and make way for The Script. Irish trio Danny O&apos;Donaghue (vocals, keyboards) Mark Sheehan (guitars) and Glen Power (drums) make up The Script, a band that plays what the rags are calling &quot;Celtic soul&quot;. But really, it&apos;s just some really well-constructed songs delivered with some raw emotion.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   They&apos;ve been hailed as one of the new big things to look out for, and it&apos;s not hard to see why. Both Danny and Mark have worked with some of the best...]]></summary>
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   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>He&apos;s all croon-ed up</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   WHEN R J Rosales (picture) last performed in Singapore, he was wearing a tutu. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   That was for a role in the musical Cabaret in 2006, the same year he played the &quot;evil son of an evil father&quot; in The Forbidden City.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   But for his return concert at the Esplanade next Friday, the Filipino-Australian singer-actor will be crooning without the theatrics. &quot;I feel most at home when I sing a lot of Frank Sinatra stuff, the heavy ballads or the musicals. They&apos;re just so comfortable ...]]></summary>
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   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Dave Matthews member dies</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[LEROI Moore (picture), saxophonist and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, died yesterday afternoon of complications from an accident in June.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Moore, born in 1961, died unexpectedly at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Centre in Los Angeles, the band said in a statement on its website.  &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Moore was in an accident involving an all-terrain vehicle at his farm near Charlottesville, Virginia, and was living in his Los Angeles home to begin a physical rehabilitation programme,...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>STICKY TREAT</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   IN NORTHERN Thailand, glutinous rice is a staple eaten at every meal. Because of its sticky nature, the Northern Thais steam the rice and then knead them into balls that stick together but not to the fingers. These rice balls are used as an accompaniment to their main dishes like curries and stir-fries. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Here in Singapore, most of us use glutinous rice to make our own versions of the Thai dessert of mango and sticky rice drizzled with sweetened coconut cream. The other common ...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Lured by a postcard to chase the light</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The south of France drew the brightest stars of the art world in their day. Picasso, Cezanne, Matisse and Van Gogh all descended on the region to capture its light on their canvas. And no doubt Peter Mayle with his best-selling series of travelogues sold many arm-chair travellers on the pool-side and  idyllic boule-bowling and pastis-sipping days of the region.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   I was drawn to Provence by a postcard I spotted at a souvenir stop during my drive through Burgundy. The...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Driving is one of the best ways to</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Driving is one of the best ways to  explore the country. Once outside  of Paris&apos; impatient traffic, driving in France is straightforward, albeit on the other side of the road. Here are some tips.    Road signs point to the next  community, so check the name  of the villages along your route  to determine your direction. &#13;&#10;    Signs are posted at traffic roundabouts, so if you miss  your turn, drive around again  until you find the right turn-off.&#13;&#10;      Avoid the highways if you&apos;re  not in a...]]></summary>
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  <title>Peep periods</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[while New England is the undisputed queen of classic autumn scenery, other regions in the United States boast pretty fall foliage, too. And the good news for travellers seeking autumn&apos;s gold stateside is that leaf-peeping season extends beyond late September and early October, the typical prime periods to see fall foliage.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Autumn comes early in Alaska, brushing Denali National Park with purple and gold in late August. In warmer climates and near sea level, &#13;&#10;autumn colours can last...]]></summary>
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  <title>Dream big and wake up to pharaohs</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[It seemed rather narrow, almost too diminutive for a river that had nourished a great civilisation for thousands of years. From the deck of our riverboat docked at Luxor, it felt like we could reach right across to the other bank of the Nile. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The river at this point may be narrow but there was no mistaking the immensity of the monuments that dotted the landscape everywhere we turned in Egypt. There is no better way to come face to face with this magnificence than to sail up river in a ...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Peep periods</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[while New England is the undisputed queen of classic autumn scenery, other regions in the United States boast pretty fall foliage, too. And the good news for travellers seeking autumn&apos;s gold stateside is that leaf-peeping season extends beyond late September and early October, the typical prime periods to see fall foliage.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Autumn comes early in Alaska, brushing Denali National Park with purple and gold in late August. In warmer climates and near sea level, &#13;&#10;autumn colours can last...]]></summary>
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  <title>Mount Mitchell</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Mount Mitchell, which is  the highest peak in eastern North America; and  the Blue Ridge Parkway  -- which starts in Virginia but runs through North  Carolina and Tennessee  -- which has many scenic  overlooks. When: Autumn colour  usually appears in the  mountains the second  week in October at 910m  to 1,520m. Leaf reports are  posted starting the last week of  September on www.visitNC.com. highlights: Look for sugar maples  (orange and red), tulip poplars  (yellow), sassafras black gum...]]></summary>
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  <title>Meet the 10 wonders</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   You can trawl the Internet for answers to your travel gear queries, or you can take them to The Planet Traveller this Friday. That&apos;s when the store, which brands itself as a travel-solutions specialist, will  commemorate its 10th year with a 10-day exhibition to help business, fashion-savvy and adventure travellers with their travel needs.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Said Philip Tan, The Planet Traveller&apos;s managing director: &quot;As business and leisure travel are increasingly common in Singapore, we...]]></summary>
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  <title>he strange rock formations  of Cappadocia</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Millions of years ago, three of the mountains in Cappadocia were active volcanoes and through time,  resulted in the formations known as fairy chimneys.  Inhabited since prehistoric times, the relics of the past, dating as far back as the Assyrian civilisation, the Hattis, the Hittites, Phrygians, Persians, Romans, Byzantines,  Seljuks, and Ottomans are still evident today.A UNESCO heritage site, Cappadocia is a destination not  to be missed with its natural dwellings, chapels, churches and...]]></summary>
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  <title>Power-packed travel fair to be held on sunday</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Just when you think travel fairs  are over, another one comes along  to tug at your holiday dollar. &#13;&#10;    the  AsA  Holidays  Powerpacked! travel Fair is on this sunday and the key to discounts is the  OCBC credit card. &#13;&#10;    the  first  30  people  to  use  their OCBC credit cards can buy a   7-day Japan package for $1,422. &#13;&#10;    the  usual  price  is  $2,100.  Cardmembers  also  enjoy  holiday  packages  to  popular  spots  such  as Hong Kong, siem Reap, Ho Chi  Minh City, Bangkok and taipei...]]></summary>
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  <title>dubai stays for less fly emirates&#13;</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[dubai stays for less fly emirates&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Fly to Dubai on Emirates during the month of Ramadan to save on lodging and enjoy a host of deals. Passengers can enjoy two-nights stay in selected hotels -- including the Marco Polo Hotel, Novotel World Trade Centre Dubai and Hyatt Regency Dubai -- starting from US$57 ($80) per person per night. They are also eligible for the Arabian Adventures Welcome Pack, which includes a meet-and-assist service at Dubai International Airport, airport transfers to...]]></summary>
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  <title>LIFESTYLEWorld Cafe Asia: Jaipur Arts Central, 9pm</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   In this north-western Indian city, Bobby Chinn visits Milk Lane to see the various types of dairy products being traded and gets treated to a traditional royal feast.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;...]]></summary>
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  <title>channel 5</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[ 6.00AM Demons to Darlings &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;     The Mcgonagles &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    6.30 Prime Time Morning &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    9.00 Beijing Olympic Games 2008 &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;     (Day 13) &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;     Athletics and/or Diving (Semi-Final) &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    1.00PM Today in Beijing (Encore) &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    2.00 Beijing Olympic Games 2008 &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;     (Day 13) &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;     Table Tennis &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    4.00 Beijing Olympic Games 2008 &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;     (Day 13) &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;     Beach Volleyball &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    6.00 Beijing Olympic Games 2008 &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;     (Day 13) &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10; ...]]></summary>
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  <title>channel 8</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[6.00AM Golden Age &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    7.00 Good Morning Singapore &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    10.00 Secret Files (Last Episode) &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    11.00 Two of Us &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    NOON Creatively Mine &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    1.00PM News 8 at One &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    1.30 TR Report: Super Kids IV&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    2.00 Money Smarts &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    2.30 Dandelion &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    3.30 Man of the House &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    4.30 The Unforgettable Memory &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    5.30 The Hotel &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    6.30 Singapore Today &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    7.00 Love is All Around &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    8.00 Say It If You Dare...]]></summary>
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  <title>9.00AM Thomas &amp; Friends &#13;</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[9.00AM Thomas &amp; Friends &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;     Thomas and the Shooting Star/Which Way Now (Preschool) &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    9.30 Clifford&apos;s Puppy Days &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;     Paw Print Picasso/Hup-Hup (Preschool) &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    10.00 The Koala Brothers &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;     Archie&apos;s Loose Tooth/Penny Comes &#13;&#10;to Stay (Preschool) &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    10.30 Honk, Toot &amp; Swo-swoosh (Preschool) &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    11.00 Hi-5 (Preschool) &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    11.30 Jacob Two-Two &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;     Jacob Two-Two and the Bookworm Brouhaha (Preschool) &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    NOON Louie (Preschool)...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>suria</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[3.00PM Selingan Hiburan&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    4.00 Bersama Ziana &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    5.00 Metafora &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    6.00 Inovasi &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    6.30 Selera Asia II&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    7.00 Zon Si Kecil &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;     Kemaraan Semangat Muzik &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    7.30 Impian Illyana III&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    8.00 Berita &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    8.30 Kerana Fateha &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    9.30 Cinta Madinah &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    10.30 Sedutan Rapat Umum Hari Kebangsaan 2008 &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    11.30 Berita &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    MN Close &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;...]]></summary>
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  <title>SpotlightBiopics: The Favorite (Epic)MGM (Ch 82), 9pm</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The true story of Aimee Dubuca De Rivery, a French girl sold into slavery to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.          &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;...]]></summary>
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  <title>Chestnut Star Movies (Ch 58), 9pm</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[When orphaned sisters Sal and Rae find adoptive parents, it seems like the perfect beginning to the rest of their lives. But things get complicated when the girls find out that their Great Dane puppy, Chestnut, isn&apos;t welcome at their new home. Their parents&apos; apartment building doesn&apos;t allow dogs and their new father is allergic to animals. Rather than leave Chesnut, the girls sneak him into their new home and begin a game of hide and seek. Can two girls&apos; love for their dog somehow reconcile...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>channel newsasia</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[6.00AM Asian Home News&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    6.30 Primetime Morning&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    9.40 Correspondent Diary&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    10.00 World Today&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    10.33 Explore Middle East&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    11.00 World Today &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    11.33 Asian Home News&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    NOON World Today&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    12.32PM A Journey of Hope&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    1.02 Asian Home News&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    1.32 Spirit of Champions (picture)&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    2.00 World Today&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    2.33 Shubh Labh India&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    3.00 Asia Today&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    3.32 ASEAN/Asian Panorama&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    4.00 World...]]></summary>
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   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>The Consultant Channel NewsAsia, 9.31pm</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Branding is no longer just about selling the product or service. It&apos;s about the user experience and getting involved in the community. Going green, green-washing and social responsibility are buzz words in branding right now. Can brands actually save our planet? Join brand consultant Jorg Dietzel in the concluding episode of the series ? in green Singapore.&#13;&#13;&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;...]]></summary>
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   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>YuGiOh! Duel Monsters Kids Central, 4.30pm</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Honour, friendship, revenge ... &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   As each duelist &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   remembers what &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   they&apos;re fighting for, the &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   battle royal rages on &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   where none of the &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   duelists know where the &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   next attack is going to &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   come from! Joey may have &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   fought some of the fiercest &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   fights in Battle City, but has &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   all his frontline training &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   taught him to become an &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   elite duelist, or is he still a &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   cut...]]></summary>
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   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Singapore, a gateway to help Mike fly</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[HE WALKED in as the sounds of U2&apos;s Vertigo crashed off the walls and shivered the glass panes around the Omega Pavilion.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   His image beamed out of countless small television screens behind him, and the electric entry of swimming&apos;s greatest star would surely have got the nod of approval from Bono and The Edge.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   It&apos;s about the only way to introduce Michael Phelps these days.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   He&apos;s so big even Bruce Springsteen stopped in the middle of a concert last Saturday in the United...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Lighting Bolt strikes twice at the Bird&apos;s Nest</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   BEIJING -- The dramatic ascendance of Usain Bolt as the world&apos;s greatest sprinter continued last night at the Beijing Olympics as he left another group of elite runners far behind in setting a world record in the 200m and winning his second gold medal.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Having obliterated the world record in the 100m on Saturday, Bolt, 21, is the first man to win both the 100 and 200m at the same Olympics since Carl Lewis in 1984. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   But more than that, the Jamaican is the first man...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>ATHLETICS ROUNDUP</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[No stopping Jamaicans&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   On a sultry evening where nothing seemed to go wrong for the overpowering Jamaicans, Melaine Walker (picture) continued her nation&apos;s domination of US women by winning the 400m hurdles in Olympic record time at the Bird&apos;s Nest last night.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Walker clocked 52.64sec, with American Sheena Tosta second in 53.70s and Britain&apos;s Tasha Danvers third in 53.84s.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The grudge match began when Jamaicans swept the women&apos;s 100m medals with three Americans adrift...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Too fasT, Two good</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Only nine men have won both the 100m  and 200m in the same Summer Olympics yEar  NamE (couNTry)  100m  200m 2008  usain Bolt (Jam)  9.69  19.30 1984   carl Lewis (us)  9.99  19.80 1972  valeriy Borzov (ussr)  10.14  20.00 1956  Bobby morrow (us)  10.50  20.70 1936   Jesse owens (us)  10.30  20.70 1932  Eddie Tolan (us)  10.30  21.20 1928  percy williams (canada)  10.80  21.80 1912   ralph craig (us)  10.80  21.70 1904  archie hahn (us)  11.00...]]></summary>
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  <title>Yuegu crashes out</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   JUST three days after taking to the winner&apos;s podium in Beijing, Singapore&apos;s female paddlers had a mixed first outing at the Peking University Gymnasium in the women&apos;s singles.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The silver medal-winning trio of Li Jiawei, Wang Yuegu and Feng Tianwei -- who won silver in the women&apos;s table tennis team final on Sunday -- were in action yesterday after receiving byes into the third round.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   While Li and Feng cruised through their respective ties, fifth seed Wang was shocked...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Team USA on gold medal pace</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[BEIJING -- Team USA powered its way closer to Beijing Olympics gold last night, despatching Australia 116-85 in a quarter-final match behind the attacking play of NBA superstars Kobe Bryant (picture) and LeBron James.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   LA Lakers guard Bryant scored 11 of his game high 25 points during a 14-0 run to start the second half, extending a 55-43 lead at the break to 89-61 at the start of the final period.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &quot;At the start of the second half we wanted to come out and we had a particular...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>OLYMPICS: SELECTED RESULTS &#13;</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[OLYMPICS: SELECTED RESULTS &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   ATHLETICS Women&apos;s - hammer throw: 1 Aksana Miankova (Blr) 76.34m (OR), 2 Yipsi Moreno (Cub) 75.20m, 3 Zhang Wenxiu (Chn) 74.32m; 400m H: 1 Melanie Walker (Jam) 52.64s (OR), 2 Sheena Tosta (US) 53.70s, 3 Tasha Danvers (Gbr) 53.84s; Men&apos;s 200m: 1 Usain Bolt (Jam) 19.30s (WR), 2 Churandy Martina (Aho) 19.82s, 3 Shawn Crawford (US) 19.96s&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   BASKETBALL Men&apos;s quarter-finals: Spain 72 Croatia 59; Lithuania 94 China 68; US 116 Australia...]]></summary>
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   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>OLYMPICS: SELECTED RESULTS &#13;</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[OLYMPICS: SELECTED RESULTS &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   ATHLETICS Women&apos;s - hammer throw: 1 Aksana Miankova (Blr) 76.34m (OR), 2 Yipsi Moreno (Cub) 75.20m, 3 Zhang Wenxiu (Chn) 74.32m; 400m H: 1 Melanie Walker (Jam) 52.64s (OR), 2 Sheena Tosta (US) 53.70s, 3 Tasha Danvers (Gbr) 53.84s; Men&apos;s 200m: 1 Usain Bolt (Jam) 19.30s (WR), 2 Churandy Martina (Aho) 19.82s, 3 Shawn Crawford (US) 19.96s&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   BASKETBALL Men&apos;s quarter-finals: Spain 72 Croatia 59; Lithuania 94 China 68; US 116 Australia...]]></summary>
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  <title>OLYMPICS: SELECTED RESULTS &#13;</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[OLYMPICS: SELECTED RESULTS &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   ATHLETICS Women&apos;s - hammer throw: 1 Aksana Miankova (Blr) 76.34m (OR), 2 Yipsi Moreno (Cub) 75.20m, 3 Zhang Wenxiu (Chn) 74.32m; 400m H: 1 Melanie Walker (Jam) 52.64s (OR), 2 Sheena Tosta (US) 53.70s, 3 Tasha Danvers (Gbr) 53.84s; Men&apos;s 200m: 1 Usain Bolt (Jam) 19.30s (WR), 2 Churandy Martina (Aho) 19.82s, 3 Shawn Crawford (US) 19.96s&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   BASKETBALL Men&apos;s quarter-finals: Spain 72 Croatia 59; Lithuania 94 China 68; US 116 Australia...]]></summary>
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  <title>Still waiting for Zhang</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   OUT of the 33 throwers that posted a mark in the women&apos;s shot put qualifying competition at the 2008 Olympic Games on Saturday, Zhang Guirong finished in 29th spot.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Her first attempt was a foul, she threw the iron ball a distance of 16.23m on her second try and in the third and final effort, she fared worse with a mark of 16.08m.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Obviously, the Singaporean failed to make the final. The lowest qualifier among the top-15, Russia&apos;s Olga Ivanova, posted a mark of...]]></summary>
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  <title>Singapore last on alternative medals table based on GDP, North Korea on top</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[BEIJING -- Of the 75 countries who have made the official table, based solely on gold medals, China have a strong lead with 45 compared to the United States on 26 and Great Britain&apos;s 16 as of yesterday evening.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Singapore, who won their first medal in 48 years when the women&apos;s table tennis team took silver on Sunday, are 59th in the official standings, which are generally considered a reflection of economic input.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   But what if you were to factor in countries&apos; Gross Domestic...]]></summary>
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  <title>Still waiting for Zhang</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   OUT of the 33 throwers that posted a mark in the women&apos;s shot put qualifying competition at the 2008 Olympic Games on Saturday, Zhang Guirong finished in 29th spot.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Her first attempt was a foul, she threw the iron ball a distance of 16.23m on her second try and in the third and final effort, she fared worse with a mark of 16.08m.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Obviously, the Singaporean failed to make the final. The lowest qualifier among the top-15, Russia&apos;s Olga Ivanova, posted a mark of...]]></summary>
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  <title>Three limbs, one big heart</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[BEIJING (China) -- Natalie du Toit pulled herself onto the dock and waited for someone to bring her prosthetic leg.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   She stretched out the other leg -- the one she didn&apos;t lose in that horrendous motorcycle accident -- and chatted with an official about the first open water race in Olympic history.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Du Toit didn&apos;t finish the race where she wanted. But just making it to the Beijing Games was a huge victory for anyone who&apos;s ever faced a disability.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Hoping to contend for a...]]></summary>
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  <title>OVERHEARD AT THE OLYMPICS&#13;</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[OVERHEARD AT THE OLYMPICS&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &quot;Everyone is saying it&apos;s unfair. I got ripped. Everyone is saying I got ripped. I could crawl up and cry like a baby but I am trying to be strong... I guess this wasn&apos;t meant to be, I guess God has other ideas for me.&quot;&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   - Ivett Gonda aims some kicks at the judges after the Canadian lost in the preliminary round of the women&apos;s -49kg taekwondo to Sweden&apos;s Hanna Zajc.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &quot;It was a bit rough in the pack, there was a bit...]]></summary>
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  <title>Sparks flying</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[BEIJING -- Few rivalries in sport match Australia and Britain and the barbs have started flying at the Olympics, where the Brits could beat their Aussie cousins on the Olympic medal table for the first time in 20 years.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates got the ball rolling when he said Britain&apos;s medal haul from the aquatic sports wasn&apos;t bad for a nation with &quot;few swimming pools and not very much soap&quot;. It wound up the British press, who have been wallowing in their...]]></summary>
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  <title>&apos;Racist Park&apos; gets the chop in Beijing makeover</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[BEIJING -- For seven years, David Tool has patrolled Beijing&apos;s streets hunting for embarrassing signboards, inspecting menus and teaching residents English to help the city prepare for the Olympics.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The 66-year-old former US Army colonel from South Carolina played such a central role in helping the Beijing Speaks Foreign Languages Committee raise English standards that officials honoured him by making him the first foreign torch bearer when the Olympic flame entered the capital.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10; ...]]></summary>
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  <title>A Silvestre-sized surprise</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   LONDON -- Mikael Silvestre, the long-serving Manchester United defender, is on the verge of foregoing a testimonial season at Old Trafford to become the club&apos;s first player to be sold to Arsenal for 34 years.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Arsene Wenger instigated the move on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) after learning that the former France international had been holding talks with Manchester City and Sunderland. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Silvestre had provisionally agreed a move to City before contacting...]]></summary>
   <modified>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</modified>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Dunga&apos;s neck on the chopping block?</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[BEIJING -- Dunga is confident he will keep his high-pressure job as Brazil&apos;s national coach despite a blow to the football-mad country&apos;s psyche from a 3-0 drubbing by rivals Argentina in their Olympic football semi-final on Tuesday.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Pressure is racheting up on Dunga as the Brazilians leave the Olympics again without a gold medal, and the prospect that Argentina will clinch back-to-back titles in Saturday&apos;s final against Nigeria.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Dunga came to Beijing already under fire over...]]></summary>
   <modified>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</modified>
   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Kaka bid back on as Chelsea forget Robinho, drop Sheva</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[LONDON -- Chelsea will now attempt to test AC Milan&apos;s resolve with an audacious &amp;#163;70 million ($183.5 million) world-record bid for Kaka, according to reports.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Earlier this summer, Milan emphatically warned the London club against making a move for the 26-year-old Brazilian, after revealing they had received and rejected an &quot;astronomical offer&quot; for him.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   In a move that could pave the way to Stamford Bridge for the World Player of the Year, Chelsea are letting Andriy...]]></summary>
   <modified>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</modified>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>SPORTS ON TV</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[8am Baseball LittleLeagueSF1:WestvNorthwest,Ch23 8.10am Football  CopraSudamericanaEstudiantesv Independiente,Ch27 9pm Golf TheKLMOpen-Day1,Ch26 11.10pm Cricket  NatwestDiv2:DerbyshirevYorkshire,Ch110 &#13;&#10; &#13;&#10; TOMORROW&#13;&#10; &#13;&#10;  2am Golf PGATour:FedexCupPlayoffs--TheBarclays Day1,Ch26&amp;Ch304 4am Baseball LittleLeagueSF2:MexicovLatinAmerica,Ch23 7am MLB...]]></summary>
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   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Time to break the duck</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   WOODLANDS Wellington are one of the biggest clubs in the S-League, with a strong following and long history.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   With players like Park Tae Won, Akihiro Nakamura, Hasrin Jailani and 2006 S-League Player of the Year Laakkad Abdelhadi on their roster, opponents never take them lightly.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The Young Lions certainly won&apos;t as they visit Woodlands Stadium tonight for the first leg of their RHB Singapore Cup 2008 semi-final.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   But the proud Rams can&apos;t seem the shake their...]]></summary>
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   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Young Lions take heart from their recent win</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[THE Young Lions could not have ended their winless spell at a better time, with the first leg of their RHB Singapore Cup 2008 semi-final tie with Woodlands Wellington tonight.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   V Sundramoorthy&apos;s boys go into match on the back of their 2-0 win over Sengkang Punggol on Saturday to snap an 11-game winless streak dating back to the start of May, when they edged Woodlands 2-1.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &quot;Last Saturday&apos;s win was definitely a plus point for us,&quot; said Sundramoorthy. &quot;The boys are ready and I am...]]></summary>
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   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Sorting things out in Ho Chi Minh</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   THE dong may be down and inflation at a raging 25 per cent, but the Vietnamese economy is still growing, albeit at a slower 6 to 7 per cent pace, compared with over 8 per cent annually in the last few years.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Along with the weaker economy, property prices have dipped quite a bit. Homes built by local developers have fallen by more than 30 per cent from the peak of last year. &quot;But, in the last couple of weeks, there have been reports that the take-up rate of residences by...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Sorting things out in Ho Chi Minh</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   THE dong may be down and inflation at a raging 25 per cent, but the Vietnamese economy is still growing, albeit at a slower 6 to 7 per cent pace, compared with over 8 per cent annually in the last few years.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Along with the weaker economy, property prices have dipped quite a bit. Homes built by local developers have fallen by more than 30 per cent from the peak of last year. &quot;But, in the last couple of weeks, there have been reports that the take-up rate of residences by...]]></summary>
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   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>MOVING AWAY FROM THE CITY</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   ONE of the highlights of Singapore&apos;s Draft Master Plan 2008 is to bring jobs closer to home. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Economists point out that it makes financial sense for firms to locate in suburban areas. What then are the limiting factors that prevent complete decentralisation?&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Agglomeration benefits, such as accessibility to clients and supporting services, largely account for the continual concentration of businesses in the Central Business District (CBD). However, with the advent of...]]></summary>
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   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>How Much Can Values Rise?&#13;</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[How Much Can Values Rise?&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   From the regression analysis of the March development charges rates, land value of most decentralised areas was below or close to the predicted value - only Tampines has a residual of more than 10 per cent of the predicted value.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   With development plans in place for Jurong East, we can expect its commercial land value to rise 8 to &#13;&#10;10 per cent above the predicted value, similar to that in Tampines. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Another area to be developed is Paya Lebar. ...]]></summary>
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   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>Ebay moves to cool tempers</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   SOME people who sell things on eBay are fed up with new rules the company has been imposing in hopes of making the auction site more attractive to online shoppers. Now even more changes are coming in the next few weeks, but this time, eBay hopes it can cool tempers. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   In this year, eBay has tinkered with its fee structure, search results and feedback system. These efforts might be meeting eBay&apos;s aims of improving the experience for buyers, but several sellers say that their...]]></summary>
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   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>NO MORE FREE LUNCHES: UNITED&#13;</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[NO MORE FREE LUNCHES: UNITED&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   United Airlines will become the first carrier in the United States to stop serving free meals and snacks in the economy class cabin of some overseas flights as it tries to stem losses from record fuel prices.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    United, the second-largest US carrier, will replace free meals with food that can be purchased aboard trips to Europe from Washington&apos;s Dulles International Airport starting Oct 1.  &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;    The change expands the list of services airlines...]]></summary>
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   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>CHINA RAISES ELECTRICITY PRICES - FOR</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[CHINA RAISES ELECTRICITY PRICES - FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 2 MONTHS&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   China has raised electricity prices for the second time in two months to help utilities offset high coal costs, highlighting Beijing&apos;s struggle to ensure power supplies for its booming economy. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Wholesale power prices will rise by about &#13;&#10;5 per cent, said the country&apos;s planning agency, &#13;&#10;the National Development and Reform Commission. That comes on top of a 4.7-per-cent increase in July. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The move is...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>The numbers are growing UK-based company to provide cardprotection services</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   IMAGINE a scenario where you stride confidently into a bank, armed with a good credit history, only to have your request for a loan surprisingly rejected.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Citing your bad credit profile, the lender hands over records of your many credit lines and unpaid bills, to your horror. You have never seen them before.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   If this has ever happened to you, then perhaps you are a victim of identity theft. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   Mr Alvin Ow, senior director of IT security firm, Symantec ...]]></summary>
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   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>ASL Marine posts record profit&#13;</title>
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   <summary type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[ASL Marine posts record profit&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   ASL Marine has posted record full-year profits, rising almost &#13;&#10;50 per cent to $60.3 million.&#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   As a result, it is rewarding&#13;&#10;shareholders with a final dividend of 3 cents per share as well as a special dividend of 1 cent a share. &#13;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;   The firm owns shipyards in Singapore, Batam and Guangdong. In the financial year to June 30, it enjoyed robust growth across all its three core business segments - shipbuilding, repair and...]]></summary>
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   <created>2008-08-21T06:00:00+08:00</created>
   <issued>2008-08-21</issued>
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  <title>TRITECH SET TO</title>
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