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Cristiano Ronaldo makes surprise visit to Crest Secondary to aid Peter Lim Scholarshi
Published on Jul 03, 2013
Real Madrid football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo (back row, in white) takes a group picture with students from Crest Secondary School on Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Ronaldo made a surprise visit to Crest Secondary on Wednesday, showing off his skills to 200 wide-eyed kids. -- ST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI
(From left) Mr Peter Lim, Real Madrid football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and his girlfriend Ms Irina Shayk arrive at Crest Secondary School on Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Ronaldo made a surprise visit to Crest Secondary on Wednesday, showing off his skills to 200 wide-eyed kids. -- ST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI
(From left) Real Madrid football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, his girlfriend Ms Irina Shayk and Mr Peter Lim are seen in Crest Secondary School on Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Ronaldo made a surprise visit to Crest Secondary on Wednesday, showing off his skills to 200 wide-eyed kids. -- ST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI
Real Madrid football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo gestures during his surprise visit in Crest Secondary School on Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Ronaldo made a surprise visit to Crest Secondary on Wednesday, showing off his skills to 200 wide-eyed kids. -- ST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI
Real Madrid football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo (right) demonstrates his skills with Crest Secondary School's football captain Muhd Haziq Isnin (centre) and vice-captain Oliver Lim in Crest Secondary School on Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Ronaldo made a surprise visit to Crest Secondary on Wednesday, showing off his skills to 200 wide-eyed kids. -- ST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI.
Real Madrid football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo demonstrates his skills in Crest Secondary School on Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Ronaldo made a surprise visit to Crest Secondary on Wednesday, showing off his skills to 200 wide-eyed kids. -- ST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI.
By Sanjay Nair
Real Madrid football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo made a surprise visit to Crest Secondary on Wednesday, showing off his skills to 200 wide-eyed kids.
The Portuguese forward, 28, is in town for a brief stopover to support the Singapore Olympic Foundation-Peter Lim Scholarship, which supports needy young athletes.
Ronaldo had arrived from a private holiday in Bali with supermodel girlfriend Irina Shyak.
During the 30-minute session, he told youngsters how he turned into the world's most expensive footballer and even did his trademark stepovers on stage.
9th Singapore National Swimming Championships:
Five noteworthy storylines
Red Sports
Posted by: Erwin Wong
Posted date: July 01, 2013
Swimmers who have met the 2013 Southeast Asian Games qualifying marks
Event Qual Mark Name Age Time Remarks 2011 Gold 2011 Silver Men's 50m freestyle 23.33s Darren Lim 14 22.87s 23.28s 23.32s Men's 50m freestyle 23.33s Russell Ong 24 23.33s Season's best 23.28s 23.32s Men's 100m freestyle 51.36s Danny Yeo 23 50.51s Open Record 50.79s 50.98s Men's 100m freestyle 51.36s Darren Lim 14 51.25s U17 Record 50.79s 50.98s Men's 200m freestyle 1:52.36s Joseph Schooling 18 1:49.47s Open Record 1:51.07s 1:52.23s Men's 200m freestyle 1:52.36s Quah Zheng Wen 16 1:50.29s U17 Record 1:51.07s 1:52.23s Men's 100m backstroke 56.96s Quah Zheng Wen 16 56.60s Open, U17 Record 55.59s 56.52s Men's 100m butterfly 53.18s Joseph Schooling 18 52.33s Open Record 53.07s 53.17s Men's 200m butterfly 2:01.44s Joseph Schooling 18 1:57.79s Season's best 1:56.67s 2:00.24s Men's 200m IM 2:06.96s Joseph Schooling 18 2:00.77s Open Record 2:02.90s 2:04.85s Men's 200m IM 2:06.96s Quah Zheng Wen 16 2:05.96s 2:02.90s 2:04.85s Men's 400m IM 4:31.27s Quah Zheng Wen 16 4:24.83s Season's best 4:24.33s 4:27.41s Men's 400m IM 4:31.27s Pang Sheng Jun 20 4:30.29s Season's best 4:24.33s 4:27.41s Women's 50m freestyle 26.23s Amanda Lim 20 25.86s Season's best 25.77s 25.89s Women's 100m freestyle 56.73s Quah Ting Wen 20 56.14s Season's best 56.54s 56.71s Women's 100m freestyle 56.73s Amanda Lim 20 56.63s Season's best 56.54s 56.71s Women's 200m freestyle 2:03.47s Quah Ting Wen 20 2:01.13s Season's best 2:01.49s 2:03.02s Women's 200m freestyle 2:03.47s Lynette Lim 21 2:02.86s 2:01.49s 2:03.02s Women's 400m freestyle 4:23.00s Lynette Lim 21 4:19.31s 4:15.84s 4:16.54s Women's 400m freestyle 4:23.00s Rachel Tseng 15 4:22.56s Personal best 4:15.84s 4:16.54s Women's 800m freestyle 9:02.81s Lynette Lim 21 8:53.74s Season's best 8:50.17s 8:55.51s Women's 100m breaststroke 1:11.69s Samantha Yeo 16 1:10.49s U17 Record 1:10.55s 1:10.57s Women's 200m breaststroke 2:37.12s Samantha Yeo 16 2:32.34s U17 Record 2:33.67s 2:35.53s Women's 200m breaststroke 2:37.12s Cheryl Lim 18 2:35.55s Season's best 2:33.67s 2:35.53s Women's 100m butterfly 1:01.97s Tao Li 23 59.07s Season's best 58.84s 1:01.92s Women's 100m butterfly 1:01.97s Quah Ting Wen 20 59.92s Personal best 58.84s 1:01.92s Women's 200m butterfly 2:15.70s Quah Ting Wen 20 2:13.77s Personal best 2:14.27s 2:15.43s Women's 200m IM 2:21.31s Samantha Yeo 16 2:19.11s Personal best 2:18.75s 2:20.11s
Swimmers who have met the 2013 FINA World Championships qualifying marks
SNSC – Singapore National Swimming Championships; SNAG – Singapore National Age Group Championships; Nat Schs – National Inter-School Championships
Event Type Qual Mark Name Age Time Meet Men's 50m freestyle B 23.11s Darren Lim 14 22.87s 9th SNSC; June 2013 Men's 100m freestyle B 50.64s Danny Yeo 23 50.51s 9th SNSC; June 2013 Men's 200m freestyle B 1:52.21s Joseph Schooling 18 1:49.47s ARENA Grand Prix; May 2013 Men's 200m freestyle B 1:52.21s Quah Zheng Wen 16 1:50.29s 9th SNSC; June 2013 Men's 200m freestyle B 1:52.21s Danny Yeo 23 1:50.82s 44th SNAG; March 2013 Men's 50m backstroke B 26.32s Quah Zheng Wen 16 26.15s 54th Nat Schs; April 2013 Men's 50m breaststroke B 28.98s Lionel Khoo 18 28.90s 8th SNSC; August 2012 Men's 50m butterfly B 24.80s Joseph Schooling 18 24.68s ARENA Grand Prix; May 2013 Men's 100m butterfly A 52.57s Joseph Schooling 18 52.33s ARENA Grand Prix; May 2013 Men's 200m butterfly B 2:01.13s Joseph Schooling 18 1:57.79s ARENA Grand Prix; May 2013 Men's 200m butterfly B 2:01.13s Quah Zheng Wen 16 1:59.46s 8th SNSC; August 2012 Men's 200m IM B 2:04.19s Joseph Schooling 18 2:00.77s ARENA Grand Prix; May 2013 Men's 400m IM B 4:28.05s Quah Zheng Wen 16 4:24.83s 9th SNSC; June 2013 Women's 50m freestyle B 26.29s Amanda Lim 20 25.86s 9th SNSC; June 2013 Women's 50m freestyle B 26.29s Mylene Ong 21 26.10s 8th SNSC; August 2012 Women's 100m freestyle B 56.78s Quah Ting Wen 20 56.14s 9th SNSC; June 2013 Women's 100m freestyle B 56.78s Mylene Ong 21 56.33s 30th Olympics; August 2012 Women's 100m freestyle B 56.78s Amanda Lim 20 56.63s 9th SNSC; June 2013 Women's 200m freestyle B 2:02.90s Quah Ting Wen 20 2:01.13s 9th SNSC; June 2013 Women's 200m freestyle B 2:02.90s Lynette Lim 21 2:01.21s ARENA Grand Prix; June 2013 Women's 400m freestyle B 4:18.55s Lynette Lim 21 4:17.19s ARENA Grand Prix; May 2013 Women's 50m backstroke B 29.85s Tao Li 23 29.13s 9th SNSC; June 2013 Women's 50m backstroke B 29.85s Shana Lim 20 29.31s 8th SNSC; August 2012 Women's 100m backstroke B 1:03.54s Tao Li 23 1:01.60s 30th Olympics; July 2012 Women's 50m breaststroke B 33.12s Samantha Yeo 16 33.01s 9th SNSC; June 2013 Women's 100m breaststroke B 1:11.03s Samantha Yeo 16 1:10.49s 9th SNSC; June 2013 Women's 200m breaststroke B 2:33.06s Samantha Yeo 16 2:32.34s 9th SNSC; June 2013 Women's 50m butterfly B 27.77s Tao Li 23 26.93s 9th Asian C'ships; November 2012 Women's 50m butterfly B 27.77s Quah Ting Wen 20 27.54s 9th SNSC; June 2013 Women's 50m butterfly B 27.77s Mylene Ong 21 27.71s 8th SNSC; August 2012 Women's 100m butterfly A 58.89s Tao Li 23 58.18s 30th Olympics; July 2012 Women's 100m butterfly B 1:00.95s Quah Ting Wen 20 59.92s 9th SNSC; June 2013 Women's 200m butterfly B 2:13.91s Quah Ting Wen 20 2:13.77s 9th SNSC; June 2013 Women's 200m IM B 2:19.69s Samantha Yeo 16 2:19.11s 9th SNSC; June 2013
Swimmers who have met the 2013 FINA World Junior Championships qualifying marks
Age eligibility: Boys must be born between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 1998, and girls between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1999.
Event Qual Mark Name Age Time Men's 50m freestyle 23.31s Darren Lim 14 22.73s Men's 100m freestyle 51.49s Darren Lim 14 51.25s Men's 200m freestyle 1:52.55s Quah Zheng Wen 16 1:50.29s Men's 50m backstroke 26.83s Quah Zheng Wen 16 26.69s Men's 100m backstroke 56.65s Quah Zheng Wen 16 56.60s Men's 200m butterfly 2:04.36s Quah Zheng Wen 16 2:01.49s Men's 400m IM 4:27.87s Quah Zheng Wen 16 4:24.83s Women's 50m breaststroke 33.33s Samantha Yeo 16 33.01s Women's 100m breaststroke 1:11.35s Samantha Yeo 16 1:10.49s Women's 200m breaststroke 2:32.69s Samantha Yeo 16 2:32.34s
Singapore Sports School, Sunday, June 30, 2013 – The 9th Singapore National Swimming Championships came to an end yesterday, putting a close to the six-day meet which displayed the very best of local swimming.
Being a Southeast Asian (SEA) Games year, the championships served as the sole local qualifying meet for the biennial Games, breaking recent practice of having a qualifying window where swimmers could attempt to equal or better the previous Games' bronze-medal winning time.
It was also the only meet where junior swimmers could make the cut for August's FINA World Junior Championships in Dubai, and also the final opportunity for all swimmers to qualify for the FINA World Championships to be held at the end of this month in Barcelona.
With a looming deadline and limited places in team squads on offer, the swimmers rose to the challenge with several startling times and a plethora of records – 13 national open and age group marks – despite the unease and uncertainty of whether the meet would even take place at all, due to the hazardous air quality which plagued the country two weeks ago.
Here are five noteworthy storylines that emerged from the meet.
1. Darren Lim within touching distance of Ang Peng Siong's 31-year-old national record
Darren twice lowered his national under-17 100m freestyle record, and with his 51.25s time in the final, he earned himself a place in his first ever SEA Games squad, behind national record holder Danny Yeo, but ahead of freestyle veterans such as Clement Lim and Russell Ong.
Two days later on June 29, as the Secondary Three student took off from his starting blocks in the 50m freestyle heats, it had already been 11,271 days since Ang Peng Siong set the national record of 22.69s at the United States Swimming Championships on August 20, 1982. Darren touched home just 0.04s slower than the oldest national swimming mark in the books.
Although Darren could not improve on it in the final, his 22.87s was still good enough for him to finish first and add another event to his SEA Games program, which looks likely to be the 50 and 100m freestyle along with the 4x100m freestyle relay.
To put into perspective how fast Darren is, he is a massive 0.74s quicker than the United States boys' 13-14 years old record of 23.47s held by Michael Andrew, and just 0.01s off the 15-16 years old record of 22.72s set by Shayne Fleming.
Darren would have been ranked ninth fastest in a field of Olympic champions at the US National Championships that have just ended, and would have taken silver at last November's Asian Swimming Championships. It would also have been good enough to win this event at every SEA Games save for 2009, when non-textile suits were not yet outlawed.
Before Darren gets a shot at the SEA Games gold in Myanmar, he will have ample opportunities to lower his time, and the national record, at the World Championships (July 28–August 4), the Asian Youth Games (Aug 16–24) and the World Junior Championships (Aug 26–31).
2. Quah Ting Wen's return to the national fold
Ting Wen made her SEA Games debut way back in 2005 as a 13-year-old, and then had a heady year in 2009 when she won five gold medals at the SEA Games to add to her four at the Asian Youth Games. There were countless national open and age group records in between, as well as an appearance at the 2008 Olympic Games. However she failed to qualify for both the 2011 SEA Games as well as the London Olympics the following year.
Ting Wen recovered from a broken arm sustained in November 2011, and finished seventh in the women's 100 yard butterfly final at the US National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 Swimming championships in March. She swam encouraging times at the Santa Clara Grand Prix in May, and really hit form at the Nationals here.
She qualified for the Myanmar SEA Games in the 100 and 200m freestyle and won the two events with her fastest times since 2009 and 2010 respectively. Ting Wen also took over two seconds off her seven-year-old 200m butterfly personal best to win the final in 2 minutes 13.77 seconds, beating national record holder Tao Li in the process. This made Ting Wen the second fastest ever local swimmer in this event, and also qualified her for the Games.
Ting Wen's fourth individual SEA Games event will be the 100m butterfly. She is one of only two swimmers who will take part in four events. She became just the third local swimmer to go below the one-minute mark, after Tao Li and Joscelin Yeo, when she finished second behind Tao Li in 59.92 seconds.
Ting Wen's rise to prominence in the butterfly events also gives the medley relay team another possible permutation to work with.
3. Samantha Yeo's emergence as a medal contender in the breaststroke
While the 16-year-old is peerless in the local scene, her startling times at these championships have put her firmly in medal contention at the SEA Games. Samantha, who owns all three national under-14 breaststroke records in the 50, 100 and 200m, finished the meet with two of the three under-17 equivalents.
She broke Joscelin Yeo's 1995 100m breaststroke mark of 1:11.37 by slashing nearly 1.4 seconds off her pre-meet personal best, clocking a stunning 1:10.49, and putting Nicolette Teo's national open mark of 1:10.15 under serious threat.
Samantha then proceeded to lower her 200m breaststroke PB and under-17 record of 2:34.07 by a huge 1.73-second improvement. Her new time of 2:32.34 is 0.38 seconds away from Nicolette's national open mark.
The 100 and 200m breaststroke titles at the last SEA Games were won by Malaysia's Siow Yi Ting in times of 1:10.55 and 2:33.67.
These timings, as well as her 2:19.11 PB in the 200m individual medley, place Samantha in a good stead to challenge for top honours in December against familiar foes in Malaysia's Siow and Christina Loh, as well as Thailand's Phiangkhwan Pawapotako.
4. SEA Games champions unable to defend their titles
Arren Quek, a surprise men's 50m freestyle gold medalist at the previous Games in Palembang, will not be present on the starting blocks to defend his title. He finished third in the National Championships final behind Darren Lim (22.87s) and Russell Ong (23.33), with only a maximum of two spots on the squad per event if the qualifying time is met.
Danny Yeo suffered the same fate even though he finished second in the 200m freestyle final and met the qualifying time of 1:52.36. The Games champion clocked 1:50.85 to Quah Zheng Wen's 1:50.29, and with overseas-based Joseph Schooling's national record of 1:49.47 at the Charlotte Grand Prix, his nominated qualifying meet, that meant Danny could only be content with a place on the 4x200m freestyle relay squad.
Teo Zhen Ren (1500m freestyle) did not swim at this meet, while Tao Li did not meet the qualifying marks in the 100m backstroke and 200m butterfly, which had zero and one qualifier respectively.
However, according to the selection policy, all swimmers have until September 8 to submit times in events that do not have two qualifiers. The Selection Committee may also in its discretion fill any vacant slots in any event with swimmers who have already been selected.
Defending SEA Games winners Joseph (200m butterfly), Zheng Wen (400m IM), Amanda Lim (50m freestyle), Tao Li (100m butterfly) have all made the cut in their respective events.
5. Bright prospects for relay teams
Singapore took home five of the six relay golds on offer at the last Games. The odd one out was the men's 4x100m medley relay which they were disqualified from after an erroneous changeover. With a dearth in breaststroke talent to match main medley rivals Indonesia, even the presence of the region's top butterfly swimmer Joseph Schooling may not be sufficient to overhaul the SEA Games record holders, whose superior backstroke and breaststroke legs would probably prove to be too much for Singapore.
Other than that, the times clocked at the National Championships suggest that Team Singapore have the ability to win the remaining lot. The team began the 2011 Games with only Danny and Russell having sub-52 second times in the 100m freestyle during the year. This time, there are already five such swimmers: Danny (50.51), Darren (51.25), Joseph (51.47), Clement (51.57) and Russell (51.71). Danny, Clement (50.68) and Joseph (50.99) are the only local swimmers who have gone below 51 seconds, and Russell has the fastest relay split of all time (50.12).
The men's 4x200m freestyle team also offer much promise. Joseph's 1:49.47 national record, along with Zheng Wen's under-17 mark of 1:50.29 and Danny's 1:50.85 should ensure the trio will spearhead the task to defend the gold medal. Clement, with a 1:51 split and individual swim to his name, could also be called upon to beat back the challenge from the Malaysians, led by the probable quartet of Lim Ching Hwang, Daniel Bego, Kevin Yeap and Vernon Lee.
In the women's 4x100m freestyle relay, the first six finishers (Ting Wen, Amanda Lim, Mylene Ong, Lynette Lim, Koh Hui Yu and Tao Li) at the Nationals clocked 57.70s and faster, and therefore could prove too strong for perennial rivals Thailand. The core of this group, with the additions of Shan Teo and Marina Chan, should also be able to defend their gold medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay.
In the medley relay, Tao Li could be deployed to swim the backstroke leg if Shana Lim is unavailable for the Games. Ting Wen, with her sub-minute butterfly time at the Nationals, could then take Tao Li's spot in the butterfly and safely leave the task of bringing the team back in the final 100m freestyle leg to one of the many talented 100m freestyle swimmers who have shone at the recent Nationals.Last edited by Loh; 07-04-2013 at 04:23 AM.
MSL coaches praise LionsXIIs discipline
By Dan Guen Chin
12 hours 29 min ago
SINGAPORE — Malaysia's top football coaches have hailed the tactical discipline showed by the LionsXII this Malaysian Super League (MSL) season, highlighting it as one of the main reasons behind their capture the league title in only their second year in the tournament.
Ac cording to Kelantan coach Bojan Hodak, Selangor's Irfan Bakri and Malaysian national coach K Rajagopal, what stood out for them was the LionsXII players' ability to stick strictly to coach V Sundramoorthy's game plans.
Said Hodak, whose side won the treble last season, the MSL crown, the FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup, but can only finish fourth in the table at best if they beat the LionsXII this weekend: "Their ability to defend well and keep their shape have been their keys to success.
"They may not have a prolific striker but the moment they score a goal, they can defend their lead staunchly and that comes with discipline. Likewise, no matter which formation Sundram uses, 4-3-2-1 or 4-4-1-1, his players always have the mental strength to see it through."
Irfan, whose side will battle Johor Darul Takzim this weekend for the right to finish second this season, lauded the LionsXII's fighting spirit. "You can see in their players' eyes, especially the younger ones," he said. "They are always fighting and chasing for every ball and looking out for one another, and now their hard work has been rewarded."
Rajagopal said Singapore's ASEAN Football Federation success last December had a knock-on effect on the LionsXII.
"The Lions were very disciplined in the Suzuki Cup and then experienced players like Shahril Ishak, Baihakki Khaizan, Hariss Harun, Izwan Mahbud and Safuwan Baharudin brought the confidence, and more importantly, the tightness into the LionsXII," he observed.
"Discipline in defence and midfield makes the difference between winning and losing. And the LionsXII have bags of it."
Hodak is now hoping that none of the LionsXII strikers will develop a rich scoring form in the Malaysia Cup. "Right now, the gap between them and other top teams is narrow because they don't have a prolific scorer," he said.
"I dread the day when they find a lethal finisher. Many teams will suffer."
Singapore to usurp Switzerland as top finance hub by 2015: Study
Published on Jul 04, 2013
People look at the skyline of the Central Business District in Singapore on April 25, 2013. Singapore will dethrone Switzerland in the next two years as the world's top centre for managing international funds, a study said on Thursday, July 4, 2013, as a global tax crackdown and tighter regulation weaken the Alpine nation's appeal to investors. -- FILE PHOTO: REUTERS
ZURICH (REUTERS) - Singapore will dethrone Switzerland in the next two years as the world's top centre for managing international funds, a study said on Thursday, as a global tax crackdown and tighter regulation weaken the Alpine nation's appeal to investors.
Switzerland, still the world's biggest offshore financial centre with US$2 trillion (S$2.5 trillion) in assets, came ahead of rivals Singapore, London, Hong Kong and New York in the 2013 ranking, compiled by PricewaterhouseCoopers as part of its Global Private Banking and Wealth Management Survey.
But respondents to the survey, which questioned 200 finance industry professionals from 51 countries, also said they expected Switzerland to lose ground, with Singapore taking the top spot in the next two years.
Switzerland's tradition of banking secrecy has helped its financial sector thrive but is under massive pressure from the United States and elsewhere, as cash-strapped governments seek to stop tax evasion and close loopholes.
Upcoming community club in Hougang to be hub for residents
Published on Jul 05, 2013
The planned community club, which will be completed by early 2015, will be built on this plot of land in Hougang Avenue 9. Hougang is believed to be the first neighbourhood to house town facilities and a hawker centre within a single community club. -- PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS
By Feng Zengkun
Hougang residents will soon be able to watch a play, see a doctor and tuck in at a hawker centre, all within the same community club.
The one-stop facility is believed to be the first in Singapore and will be completed by early 2015, according to Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Yeo Guat Kwang, who oversees the club's location in Hougang Avenue 9.
Asked whether the project would serve as a model for future community clubs, he replied that it had not been decided. "But if we make it a success, then definitely we may see more."
The Government had said in April that the new Tampines Town Hub to be ready in 2015 will have a football field, swimming pool, library and even a performing arts centre.
Older MRT trains to get new motors from Japan
Published on Jul 05, 2013
An MRT train travelling along the tracks near Bishan MRT station on Oct 30, 2012. Local operator SMRT has ordered these motors by Toshiba for all 66 of its oldest trains. -- ST FILE PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
By Hoe Pei Shan
The high-efficiency motors used by trains on the Tokyo Metro, the world's busiest subway, will soon be driving Singapore's MRT trains.
Local operator SMRT has ordered these motors by Toshiba for all 66 of its oldest trains.
This is the first time the trains will have their drive systems upgraded since they started operating in 1987.
Almost all of the recent disruptions, however, did not involve motor issues.
Temporary road closures at Changi and Joo Chiat for Hari Raya Light Up on July 6
Published on Jul 04, 2013
The Hari Raya Light Up at Geylang Serai in 2012. To facilitate this year's Hari Raya Light Up at Geylang Serai, the following roads and lanes will be closed to vehicular traffic on Saturday, July 6, 2013. -- ST FILE PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG
By Farah Mohd Ismail
To facilitate this year's Hari Raya Light Up at Geylang Serai, the following roads and lanes will be closed to vehicular traffic on Saturday.
The slip road leading from Changi Road into Joo Chiat Road will be closed from 12 noon to 9 pm. The extreme left lane of Changi Road (between lamp post 46 and the junction of Joo Chiat Road), as well as Joo Chiat Road (between its junction with Changi Road and lamp post 2), will be closed between 5 pm and 8 pm.
During the road and lane closures, access into the above-mentioned roads and lane will only be granted to police and emergency vehicles. Parking restrictions along the peripheral roads will be strictly enforced. Vehicles found parking and causing obstruction will be towed away.
Asia needs to 'blaze its own trail' in green growth: Nobel laureate
Published on Jul 04, 2013
Asia should be less concerned with growing its economies and more focused on sustainable development, said Nobel laureate Professor Lee Yuan Tseh (above). -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG
By Kash Cheong
Asia should be less concerned with growing its economies and more focused on sustainable development, said Nobel laureate Professor Lee Yuan Tseh .
"People in Asia always say they want to catch up with the United States, but if the world consumes like Americans, we would need 5.4 earths to sustain us," said the Taiwan-born professor who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1986.
Speaking at a five-day Singapore International Science Challenge organised by the National Junior College, which started on Monday, Prof Lee said although Asia has several encouraging projects like the Tianjin Eco-city, a massive population is also migrating from rural areas to cities. "I'm afraid at this rate, green energy may not be able to overcome more consumption by more people," he said.
Prof Lee is also the President of the International Council for Science. Together with other science institutes, the council is involved in the Future Earth Project, a decade-long research initiative which explores methods to cope with global environmental change.
RCs bringing back the kampung spirit
TODAY file photo
By Alfred Chua
7 hours 9 sec ago
SINGAPORE Residents Committees (RCs) grassroots organisations ubiquitous in public housing estates have been associated with block parties and karaoke sessions. Now, two RCs in Queenstown have evolved into resource pooling centres, replete with items residents can borrow including tables, chairs and ladders.
Member of Parliament Chia Shi-Lu, who oversees the Queenstown ward in Tanjong Pagar GRC, told TODAY that residents response to the new scheme, barely weeks old, has been uniformly positive. The concept came about when many residents repeatedly approached the RCs to borrow items.
Dr Chia then met the founders of blockpooling.sg, a resource-sharing social enterprise started by local technology company Estatebuzz, as he thought it would be a good idea to make the RCs a nexus for resource sharing.
Estatebuzz Chief Executive Officer Moh Hon Meng said he had wanted to use blockpooling.sg to bring back the kampung spirit from the past, when residents would barter their items and services with one another.
With the websites launch in May, Singaporeans can offer items for their neighbours to borrow or tap the existing inventory list online to loan items. In addition, users can offer their skills such as first aid in what Mr Moh called effort-based offers.
Common services offered by users include IT help. Most of the items residents can borrow were donated, though some were present at the RCs before the scheme started.
Highlighting the benefits of the programme, Dr Chia said: Firstly, its environmentally friendly. Secondly, it helps with the high cost of living when you can borrow instead of buy; and lastly, it helps with social bonding when people living nearby learn to depend on each other for resources.
Dr Chia said he has shared the idea of turning the RC into a resource centre with other constituencies.
He added: While it is great that the RC is a one-stop centre (for residents to borrow), I think ultimately we want the residents to approach each other about loaning items.
It is still too early to tell the success of the project, but Mr Moh is hopeful his website can help recreate the kampung spirit.
I hope this website is an opportunity for Singaporeans to open their cyber-doors to their neighbours, he said.
Harmonising legal standards important for ASEANs integration: Shanmugam
Minister K. Shanmugam giving a media brief on Shane Todd case in Singapore. Photo: Ernest Chua
By Saifulbahri Ismail
14 hours 26 sec ago
SINGAPORE Foreign Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam said harmonising legal standards and strengthening legal frameworks are important components of ASEAN integration.
Speaking at a conference today (July 4), he stressed the regional group must continue its integration and community-building efforts in order to strengthen its resilience and competitiveness.
Some 160 participants from the region attended the conference.
One of the issues discussed was ASEANs external legal relations, as the regional group develops a range of agreements with other countries.
Mr Shanmugam said ASEANs senior law officials have also been working on various legal integration initiatives. These include harmonising the laws of various member states on arbitration and on the international sale of goods.
Mr Shanmugam said: These efforts are important for ASEAN as the harmonisation of legal rules can help to remove uncertainty, reduce cost, generate greater business confidence, and ultimately advance ASEAN community-building goals.
He added that a stronger, unified ASEAN will remain influential as it serves as a neutral platform for major powers to engage the region and each other in constructive ways.
He also lauded China for showing a serious intent to engage ASEAN.
Mr Shanmugam said: China announced a whole slew of initiatives which sometimes doesnt get as much attention as it should about putting in more money on platforms that would promote more physical integration and regional infrastructure development, working with ASEAN on maritime cooperation, working with ASEAN to fund the whole series of new projects, to upgrade the China-ASEAN FTA and so on.
Six outstanding individuals honoured at Singapore Youth Award
Published on Jul 07, 2013
The Singapore Youth Award was given to six individuals for their contribution to the society on Sunday, July 7, 2013, at the Istana. The winners include (from left) non-profit group Halogen Foundation co-founder Martin Tan, scientist Juliana Maria Chan, arts and drama teacher Koh Hui Ling, musician Muhammad Riduan Zalani, paralympian Laurentia Tan and national netball player Jean Ng (not pictured). -- PHOTO: NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL
By Lim Yi Han
The Singapore Youth Award was given to six individuals for their contribution to the society on Sunday at the Istana.
The six recipients were selected from 107 nominees, the most number of nominations received in the past five years.
The winners include paralympian Laurentia Tan, 33; non-profit group Halogen Foundation co-founder Martin Tan, 35; scientist Juliana Maria Chan, 29; musician Muhammad Riduan, 27; national netball player Jean Ng, 34 and arts and drama teacher Koh Hui Ling, 33.
Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean was the guest of honour at the event. The award, which is in its 38th year, is administered by the National Youth Council.
Help build a better Spore, PM urges youths
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the PAYM Loves Red launch yesterday. Photo: People's Association
By Ashley Chia
5 hours 38 min ago
SINGAPORE — Many countries are battling a high youth unemployment rate, but Singapore has been fortunate and the young should take advantage of what they have and build a "better" Singapore, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday.
Addressing young volunteers on Youth Day as he launched a two-month long campaign, PAYM Loves Red, organised by the People's Association's Youth Movement, Mr Lee urged them to see the country's achievements as a base from which to scale greater heights.
"We look at the difficulties that the Europeans have, taking care of the young people. One quarter of the young people are unemployed, and some countries like Spain or Greece, half the people are unemployed," he said. "Fortunately in Singapore, we are not in that position. People graduate — whether it's from ITE, polytechnic or university — the jobs are there."
Mr Lee said that building a better Singapore would require a collective effort, where the successful contribute back to society while the Government does more to help the less fortunate by strengthening safety nets.
Referring to the S$100 million in the new National Youth Fund to help youths champion social causes, the Prime Minister urged the next generation to step forward to build a softer, more compassionate nation.
"We are building Singapore for the new generation, for the young. Take advantage of what you have, build on it and take it higher, stronger, brighter for many years to come," he said.
Through PAYM Loves Red, some 6,000 youths from the organisation will be involved in an initiative to show love and loyalty to Singapore for its 48th birthday through over 100 different projectS, based on the themes of the arts, culture, sports, environment and community service.
The activities include singing National Day songs, doing a "bread run" for the needy and taking less fortunate children on a kite-flying excursion.
PAYM Loves Red will take place till Aug 31. The campaign, in its second year, is expected to reach out to 27,000 young people and residents islandwide.
Sengkang West Member of Parliament Lam Pin Min, who attended the launch yesterday, said young Singaporeans are facing increasing competition for jobs but there are still many opportunities available out there.
Nonetheless, noting that he has come across Singaporeans who are selective in what jobs they would like to do, Mr Lam said the young should bear in mind that every job provides a "learning opportunity".
"It's a stepping stone to more experiences and future opportunities," he said.Last edited by Loh; 07-07-2013 at 09:59 PM.
Singapore to push for action at haze meeting
Top of agenda at Asean meet: Seeking accurate land concession maps
Published on Jul 09, 2013
A general view shows Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers (centre) and commercial buildings as haze clears in Kuala Lumpur on June 28, 2013. Singapore will seek several concrete outcomes at an Asean haze meeting in Kuala Lumpur next week, and topping the agenda is an urgent push for Indonesia to provide official and accurate land concession maps. -- FILE PHOTO: AFP
By Leonard Lim
SINGAPORE will seek several concrete outcomes at an Asean haze meeting in Kuala Lumpur next week, and topping the agenda is an urgent push for Indonesia to provide official and accurate land concession maps.
These maps, combined with satellite technology, will be instrumental in holding companies or individuals who clear land illegally to account, Environment and Water Resources Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said yesterday.
"Without those maps, it's very difficult for me to point fingers... authoritatively, bearing in mind that these activities occur in another sovereign land."
Dr Balakrishnan, who was one of five ministers who addressed Parliament yesterday on the haze issue, will lead a delegation to Malaysia for the three-day meeting, which begins on Monday.
Rules for online news sites a refinement and not a major shift: Yaacob
Published on Jul 09, 2013
Posed photo of a girl sitting in front of a computer and surfing the internet. The new rules for online news sites mark a refinement and not a major shift in content standards, said Communications and Information Minister Yaacob Ibrahim. -- ST FILE PHOTO: WANG HUI FEN
By Tessa Wong
The new rules for online news sites mark a refinement and not a major shift in content standards, said Communications and Information Minister Yaacob Ibrahim.
This was why the Government decided to hold consultations with the 10 news sites that would come under the regime rather than the wider Internet community. It does not believe that the new regulations will have an impact on the overwhelming majority of Internet content providers, he told Parliament yesterday.
It is now in talks with the 10 websites that will come under the new framework. The process started in May, and it will take two to three months more to work out the details of the licensing conditions.
Dr Yaacob added that the Government will nonetheless continue to engage stakeholders to allay any concerns they may have. He was responding to queries from members of both the opposition and the ruling party on the rolling out of the regulation, including its prior consultation process.
Mr Zaqy Mohamad (Chua Chu Kang GRC) and Non-Constituency MP Yee Jenn Jong felt that the rules, which came into effect on June 1 - three days after they were first announced - seemed to have been unveiled in a rush.
Non-Constituency MP Lina Chiam, who filed an adjournment motion on the topic, said that they "were dropped like a bomb" on the public.
Dr Yaacob noted in his reply that since 1996, most websites have come under the class licence scheme which has rules spelling out prohibited content, such as content that infringes on public decency or public harmony.
Now, the Government wants news websites to have individual licences, so that they are placed on a "more consistent regulatory basis" with traditional news outlets such as newspapers, which must obtain individual licences too.
Websites with individual licences must comply with two additional requirements: a 24-hour window to take down offensive content when directed by the Government, and they must put up a $50,000 performance bond.
The new rules are needed, he noted, because of media convergence where news is now published online besides in print and broadcast. Furthermore, "eyeballs are shifting" as more Singaporeans get their information from the Internet.
Hence, as online sites become a more significant source of news, the Government felt that the regulatory framework has to evolve as well to keep pace, "rather than wait and react", he said.
"I think we need to put the framework in place, learn as we go along, because there may be a proliferation of sites in the future," said Dr Yaacob.
'New rules do not target individual bloggers': Yaacob
Regulations targeted at news sites, says Yaacob
Published on Jul 09, 2013
Bloggers have been and will continue to be free to comment on government policies and do not need to feel curbed by the licensing regulations on news sites instituted last month. -- TNP FILE PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR
By Tessa Wong And Rachel Chang
Bloggers have been and will continue to be free to comment on government policies and do not need to feel curbed by the licensing regulations on news sites instituted last month.
The Government has not stopped any of them commenting on the ruling since it kicked in, Communications and Information Minister Yaacob Ibrahim told Parliament yesterday.
And despite accusations that the move would stifle Internet freedom, this has not occurred, he noted, even as several bloggers critical of the rules watched from the public gallery as he fielded questions on the regulations.
"Since we... announced the law on May 28, nothing has stopped the bloggers from commenting," he said, reiterating the Government's stance that the change does not target bloggers.
The new rules, which require news sites to post a $50,000 performance bond and take down offensive content within 24 hours, kicked in on June 1, three days after the announcement.
The idea that the rules would have a chilling effect on bloggers is "far-fetched". Said Dr Yaacob: "I don't think they are so easily 'chilled'."
If future operators cannot afford the bond, the Media Development Authority (MDA) would be willing to set a "reasonable" amount in line with the news site's finances.
"The intention is not to prevent the site from operating under a licence. On the contrary, the intent is to allow a qualifying site to continue to operate, under an individual licence," said Dr Yaacob.
The whole idea behind the framework is to hold news sites to a higher standard than other sites, he added in response to questions in Parliament.
To qualify as a news site, they must have at least one news story on Singapore a week and attract at least 50,000 unique visitors from here in a month.
Some members pointed out that the definition for news sites was broad, and Non-Constituency MP Lina Chiam who filed an adjournment motion on the rules said this could lead Singaporeans to believe the rules had been "crafted to censor blogs, especially those that discuss politics".
Dr Yaacob said this was not the case, and that the regulations were squarely targeting news sites to hold them to "a higher level of responsibility". "We need to license you so that you know that whatever you do, you must do it well and do it accurately because you're reporting for the benefit of Singaporeans," he said.
He noted that bloggers, Internet commentators and niche websites provide their personal views and do not regularly report on news. Hence they do not fall within the scope of the new licensing.
"However, should these websites morph into online sites reporting on Singapore news, MDA will have to separately assess if they meet the two criteria for licensing," he said.
Mr Choo Zheng Xi, part of the Free My Internet movement which opposes the rules, said he was "gratified" to see Dr Yaacob challenged by all three parties in Parliament - the ruling People's Action Party and the opposition Workers' Party (WP) and Singapore People's Party.
"We feel vindicated that our concerns over the new regulations are shared across the political spectrum," said the co-founder of sociopolitical blog The Online Citizen.
Separately, in a written response to a question filed by WP MP Chen Show Mao (Aljunied GRC) on the criteria for media accreditation, Dr Yaacob said factors include the reach and distribution of the news organisation, and its professional standing.
"The platform of the news organisation, whether traditional or online, is not a consideration. The licensing of online news websites is not related to accreditation and has no bearing on the criteria used to accredit the media organisations," he said.
The Government is discussing the licence details with the three companies which own the 10 news websites that come under the licensing framework - Singapore Press Holdings, MediaCorp and Yahoo Singapore.
Yahoo is the only one among the three that does not have press accreditation for its reporters.
NUS celebrates graduation of over 10,000 students
Published on Jul 08, 2013
President and NUS Chancellor Tony Tan Keng Yam presided over the NUS Commencement ceremony at NUS Commencement ceremony at NUS Cultural Centre on Monday, July 8. A total of 10,282 students will graduate from the National University of Singapore this year. -- ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG
Valedictorian Mr Ow Yeong Wai Kit, Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in English Literature and University Scholars Programme, gives his speech at the NUS Commencement ceremony at NUS Cultural Centre on Monday, July 8, 2013. A total of 10,282 students will graduate from the National University of Singapore this year. -- ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG
NUS Commencement ceremony at NUS Cultural Centre on Monday, July 8, 2013. A total of 10,282 students will graduate from the National University of Singapore this year. -- ST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG
By Stacey Chia
A total of 10,282 students will graduate from the National University of Singapore this year. This year's graduating class comprises 6,547 students receiving bachelor degrees and another 3,735 students receiving graduate degrees.
NUS Chancellor, President Tony Tan Keng Yam presided over the main commencement ceremony on Monday for 160 students from the University Scholars Programme.
Education Minister Heng Swee Keat, was also among guests present at the ceremony.
A total of 23 ceremonies will be held at the NUS University Cultural Centre over nine days.
The pioneer batch of students from the NUS-Imperial College Joint Doctor of Philosophy Programme, NUS-CMES Double Degree Programme, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences: Master of Social Work, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Science will graduate this year.
Claims that Shane Todd was murdered based on 'fantasy': Shanmugam
Published on Jul 08, 2013
Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam (above) said the conspiracy theory of American researcher Shane Todd being murdered in Singapore over sensitive work at the Singapore Institute of Microelectronics (IME), was based on "untruths, pure fantasy and pure imagination". -- PHOTO: AFP
By Rachel Chang
Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam said the conspiracy theory of American researcher Shane Todd being murdered in Singapore over sensitive work at the Singapore Institute of Microelectronics (IME), was based on "untruths, pure fantasy and pure imagination".
Speaking to the media on Monday afternoon after the State Coroner had delivered his finding of suicide on the case, Mr Shanmugam, who is also Law Minister, said the inquiry was fair, open and "the world can see what we have done".
He said that the Financial Times (FT) - which published a report about the case in February that was largely based on the belief of Dr Todd's family that he was murdered - should "do the honourable thing" and correct the untruths that it had reported.
This was because journalist Raymond Bonner, who was writing for the FT at the time, did not verify the facts before the story was published.
On Dr Todd's parents, who still maintain that he was murdered and who said they would take the case up with United States President Barack Obama, Mr Shanmugam said that he understood their grief but there should be "strength to face the truth".
State Coroner Chay Yuen Fatt had ruled earlier in the day that Dr Todd committed suicide by hanging.
The US Embassy in Singapore said after the decision was announced that the coroner's inquiry into Dr Todd's death was "comprehensive, fair and transparent,"
In a statement, the embassy added that its officials attended the entire inquiry and were with the Todd family during their time in Singapore. The Todds quit the inquiry on May 21 and went home to the US two days later.
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I just donated $1,000 to NSAL for construction of their new facility.
Unlike you skeptics, I think NSAL does outstanding work.
Also, for my $1,000 I'm supposed to be able to ride Beff and feed her some oats.
I think that's worth a grand for me.
They're waiting for the orders before they start printing and shipping the calendar. They didn't bother to mention that upfront though until people started to ask where their calendars were a month after ordering them.
Bababaloney, you officially just jumped the trolling shark. Even the staunchest Stern fan can't defend the NSAL, let's look at Charity Navigator:
Overall 39.56 Financial 28.39 Accountability & Transparency 59.00
Charities Performing Similar Types of Work
Charity Name Overall Score Overall Rating North Shore Animal League America - NY 39.56 Richmond SPCA - VA 61.84 Animal Rescue League Shelter and Wildlife Center - PA 63.54 Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons - NY 61.61 San Antonio Humane Society - TX 64.27
Also, notice that 1/3 of their funds are spent on "fundraising", rather than the animals or programs related to animals.
EXPENSES (Adjusted) Program Expenses $19,222,385 Administrative Expenses $1,185,694 Fundraising Expenses $11,503,922 TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES
didn't KC sell some DVD to people and he was never able to fully send it out to all the purchasers
If I remember right, the people who didn't get a DVD were able to get their money back, but it was over a year later and most people never bothered fighting for it. Maybe someone here who ordered one can shed more light on it. Seriously though, if you're dumb enough to buy a DVD from KC and not think that maybe he won't be responsible about getting enough DVDs pressed and promptly returning money on unfulfilled orders, I don't know what to tell you.
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I know right?
Please don't cock block me on Twitter
I want a calendar so I can wipe my ass with it.
...whats howard going to do with all the calendars hes going to have to buy? no way are there that many dumb asses following this twat let alone trying to get them to part with 25 dollars. all the human suffering in this world and this cunt is worried about kitty cats. shes so dumb she would probably hire botanist to grow pot.
Howard's not even trying to pretend any more that the calendar has anything to do with animals. Heard him refer to it on the replay today as the calendar OF BETH he photographed. Too bad NSAL allows the Sterns to use them to peddle a vanity project in the name of charity. I don't think most people who buy a calendar from an animal shelter want to see photos of an over-the-hill attention whore hogging the spotlight.
I call bullshit. You may like to instigate but you are not dumb. In the area of the country where you live there are some of the nation's best animal oriented charities and you would be well aware of the fact that your money would help more animals if utilized there rather than the animal charity ranked #404 out of 434.
...nsal is taking donations now for the party theyre going to make for beth.

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Apple called Instagram the year's "definitive photo-sharing app" and noted that its filter effects make it almost impossible to take a bad picture. The free app allows users to apply one of 17 custom filter to their camera phone pictures and then instantly share them with friends via Facebook, Twitter, or Flickr.
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All My Children Recaps
AMC Week of September 8, 2008
Sam came to see Erica and gave her the good news that the cops were dropping
all the charges against Dre. He reported that he and Dre were going to
travel the state campaigning together and invited Erica to come. She turned
him down, noting that she needed to stay and get her life back together.
Later, Erica fantasized about Jack calling and saying he wanted her back. In
her reverie, she blasted him for having taken Carmen to bed.
Kendall walked in on Zach and his goons roughing up Josh. She refused to
leave when Zach ordered her to go home. Zach explained that Josh had stolen
20 million dollars from the company. Kendall defended her brother, certain
there must be some misunderstanding. A call from Paris confirmed to Zach
that no one had hacked into Josh's computer. With no other recourse, Josh
confessed to his crime. Kendall was crushed. Zach made it clear that paying
back the money wouldn't be sufficient recompense. As Zach's heavies led him
away, Josh begged Kendall to stop Zach from having him killed. She asked her
hubby if he planned to hurt her brother. Zach said he was going to make Josh
disappear. Kendall then created a distraction by pepper-spraying the goons
and screamed, "Run, Josh!" He bolted. Zach sent his minions after him.
Kendall warned Zach that if he hurt Josh, they were finished. An
understandably panicked Josh showed up at Erica's door and told her that if
Zach found him, he was a dead man.
Greenlee and Aidan made up after their argument over Ryan. He assured her
that they were going to be okay. Aidan apologized for having acted like
Kendall, issuing her ultimatums. Greens tried to explain to Aidan how
significant Ryan is to her. She told her husband that she was more in love
with him (Aidan) than ever.
Ryan came to the mansion in a hurry; Annie reported that Emma had had a
nightmare about never seeing Ryan again. Annie's soft approach to Ryan
confused him, considering that earlier in the evening she had told him she
didn't want him anywhere near Emma. She apologized for having said such
things and got her hopes up about the possibility of a reconciliation until
he dashed them by saying that she was right to have left him. "I don't love
you," he said. She smacked him and reminded him that Greenlee wants Aidan,
not him. She told Ryan that he disgusted her and that Greenlee couldn't give
him what she could (children).
Angie was crushed when Frankie got papers ordering him back to Iraq. They
were called to the hospital due to a bus crash. Jake picked up on Angie's
distress; she filled him in on the army's summons. Jake knew of a way that
reservists can apply to postpone their redeployments and told Angie about
it. When he asked Frank if he'd consider it, Frank said no.
Pete came to the mansion to check on Colby. Colby reminded Pete that she
doesn't have feelings for him and sent him on his way. An exiting Pete ran
into Annie, who, with the help of the voice of dead Richie, executed a new
scheme to help her win back Ryan and to help Pete get Colby. Annie fell into
Pete's arms on purpose to make her arms bruise. Pete pretended he could hear
Opal calling him and bolted. Annie told "Richie" that she needs to kill
Visions of Richie taunted Annie, who was plotting to off Greenlee. Annie and
"Richie" debated how she should go about executing her scheme. Pete returned
to the mansion and his jaw dropped as he ogled a skinny-dipping Annie. Annie
emerged from the pool, put on her robe and listened to a stammering Pete try
to explain his presence. Annie chatted Pete up about Colby with an eye
toward getting him to be an ally. She removed Pete's glasses and told him he
looked very handsome without them. "Good luck with Colby," she said, taking
her leave. He thanked her and put his glasses back on. When Annie returned
to her room, Richie mocked her for her chat with Pete. "It's all part of the
plan," Annie calmly explained, saying that she wanted Ryan to cry in her
arms when Greenlee died.
Kendall warned Zach not to hurt her brother or else. He refused to back down
despite the case Kendall made in Josh's defense. "I don't give seconds
chances," seethed Zach. Zach was upset with his team's inability to track
down Josh.
Josh told Erica that Zach was after him but lied about the reason why. He
swore to La Kane that he hadn't stolen any money. When Josh said he wanted
to leave town, Erica tried to dissuade him. Kendall met up with her brother
after Erica promised to take care of Zach. Josh and Kendall argued and he
cried as he explained that he felt like a freak show. Kendall was upset to
hear that her brother didn't feel their family's love. Kendall summoned
Ryan, who was in the middle of a motorcycle ride. She told Ryan that she
needed him to help her make Josh disappear.... Erica arrived to see Zach,
who wasn't amenable to Erica's pleas on her son's behalf. Erica and Zach
returned to the yacht club and Kendall and Ryan said they were too late:
Josh was gone. Ryan said that he would be responsible for paying Zach back.
Angie begged Frank to reconsider going back to Iraq. Frank said he had no
other choice. Jesse arrived at the hospital and Angie delivered the news.
Angie blamed Frank's desire to re-enlist on Jesse's decision to go back to
the force and stormed off. When Angie calmed down, Jesse, thinking of
telling his mysterious caller that they needed to meet, noted that there are
things about his past that he hasn't told her. "Tell me now," she suggested.
Jesse spoke of his time in the psychiatric hospital; Angie told him to take
the time he needed to deal with his memories, and then come back to her.
Jesse promised that if Frank went back to active duty, he would be right by
her side.
In her room on the yacht, Taylor thought back to a romantic massage she
received from a lover. The reverie was interrupted by the sound of an
explosion in her memory. Frank came to inform Taylor about his deployment;
she called him a lucky bastard and threw her arms around her. Taylor was
aghast at Frank's lack of enthusiasm for returning to Iraq. Taylor made an
impassioned speech to Frank about his duty. "Suck it up," she suggested,
reminding him that it's an honor to serve.
Babe and JR discussed the apparent turn-around in Adam. JR said he didn't
trust his dad; Babe replied that she didn't blame him..... Adam insisted to
JR that Colby hadn't been drinking at the launch party and had merely
suffered a 24-hour bug.... Pete came to see Adam at the mansion and Pete
wanted to know what he next step was for his Bella-tainting concoction,
Blast. Adam told him their deal was off. Pete threatened to reveal to Colby
that Adam drugged her, forcing Adam to reconsider ("pure Cooney," he sniffed
of Pete's tactics).
Kendall went to see Zach at his office. Zach remained livid over Kendall
helping Josh escape his wrath. After learning that Ryan was now working for
Zach, Kendall went to Fusion and confided in Greenlee about her marital
woes. Ryan told Zach about ending his marriage to Annie. After Zach gave
Ryan his first assignment (to fire whomever let Josh's embezzlement slip
through the cracks), Ryan received a restraining order from Annie.
Annie dreamed about poisoning Greenlee.... Babe and Annie came to work. Babe
told Annie that Adam keeps a gun in the parlor. Babe noticed the bruises on
Annie's arms and Annie claimed that Ryan was responsible. Kendall refused to
believe it. Richie's apparition urged Annie to be proactive about getting
rid of Greenlee and Annie got an idea when Greens described her plans for
the evening (watching a horror movie alone)..... Kendall went back to the
casino and tried to get through to Zach, who was resentful of all the drama
she created in their lives and was upset that his focus on her problems had
cost him so much at work. Kendall tabled the matter by forcefully seducing
Tad and Krystal went to see a family counselor about Kathy's troubles. Tad
jumped to Kathy's defense, but Krystal pointed out that Jenny could end up
getting hurt as a consequence of Kathy's actions. After the session, Tad was
questioning his skills as a parent, but Krystal told him he was a great dad
and assured them that they and their daughters would get through this
Babe and JR kicked off a romantic evening together. JR saw Pete and Adam
together (Adam was informing Pete of when the next shipment of Bella was
arriving and Pete was asking for instructions on how much tainting to do)
and demanded to know what the powwow was about.... Annie secretly snatched
Adam's gun from the parlor. Pete almost caught her, so Annie buttered him
up, then went to check on a snoozing Emma. Later, she sneaked out of the
mansion and crept into Greenlee's place via the fire escape while Greens
watched her scary flick. Tad stopped by looking for Aidan, momentarily
interrupting Annie's murder plot. With prodding from Richie's ghost, Annie
was poised to pull the trigger until she collapsed in terrible pain.... Ryan
barged into the mansion and demanded to see Annie. Ryan was stunned when
Babe accused him of having roughed Annie up. Adam tried to throw Ryan out.
Ryan refused to be kept from Emma and brushed past JR, Pete, Babe and Adam.
After their romp in Zach's office, Kendall assumed their hard times are
over, but Zach was still angry about her going to Ryan for help. Kendall
promised to be more honest with her husband and left to spend time with the
kids. But as she was running out, Erica rushed in and said she needs to
speak with Kendall but Zach cannot know that she's there. Erica asked if
there's any way she can get in touch with Josh, but Kendall insisted that no
one can know where Josh is. When Kendall recommended they act like Josh no
longer exists, Erica said it's not that easy.
Annie shakily pointed a gun at an unsuspecting Greenlee but couldn't bring
herself to shoot. Suddenly, she slumped down in agony, clutching her
abdomen. Greenlee turned when she heard a thud but then went back to
watching her horror movie. Annie sneaked away unseen, but knocked a potted
plant over. Greenlee saw the overturned plant and thought someone had broken
in, so she called Jake.
As Adam's guards tried to haul out Ryan, Adam reminded Lavery that he is
breaking Annie's restraining order. Ryan insisted that he's never hurt Annie
and was not the cause of her bruises. Adam and JR argued that Annie has
never been any trouble to them and they do not think she lied about her
injuries, but Ryan warned them that this isn't the first time Annie's lied
to get her way. Unable to reason with Adam and JR, Ryan stormed upstairs to
her room. Annie miraculously returned to the bedroom by the time Ryan opened
the door. Babe, Adam and JR took Emma downstairs for ice cream, leaving Ryan
and Annie to discuss their differences. Suddenly, Annie was hit with another
pain and doubled over. Ryan carried her downstairs, insisting that they go
to the hospital.
After Jake checked out Greenlee's apartment, she was embarrassed and certain
she had overreacted. Greenlee changed the subject and asked about his fling
with Amanda. Jake was happy to report that he and Amanda have an
uncomplicated, drama-free relationship. Married life is incredible, Greenlee
told him, mentioning that she and Aidan did have their first fight as
newlyweds. When Jake asked if it was about Ryan, she lied that it was about
a broken wedding gift. Jake received a panicked call from Ryan and said
they'd better get to the hospital.
As Annie was wheeled in to the ER, she pleaded, "Do whatever you need to do.
I can't lose this baby." After explaining her symptoms to the doctor, she
instructed Ryan to leave her alone. In the waiting room, Greenlee and Ryan
watched coverage of 9-11 remembrance for a moment and recognized that their
problems are so much smaller. But Ryan wanted Greenlee to know that he had
nothing to do with Annie's bruises and she promised to trust him.
Pete listened as Adam defended him to JR, noting that Petey's a better
influence on Colby than her "hit-and-run cronies." He also commended Babe on
her keen business sense regarding Bella. But once JR was out of the room,
Pete congratulated Adam on successfully scamming his son, noting that JR has
no idea Adam's going to snag Fusion from him. Adam said if Colby is actually
interested in Pete, then Adam might agree not to interfere but warned Pete
against the deceitful nature of women. JR, meanwhile, hinted to Babe that
his dad is up to something. Later, they read Emma a good-night story
together and shared a sweet moment after she fell asleep.
At ConFusion, Erica sought Jack's help but their conversation was
interrupted when Carmen showed up for a date with Jack. Carmen sensed
Erica's stress level and asked if there's anything she can do. Erica left
them to their date and headed over to Adam's, but he wouldn't even let her
Zach called Kendall but Rachel was still watching the kids. Rachel said
Kendall asked her to stay while Kendall checked on someone in the hospital.
Kendall arrived at the hospital and jumped to the conclusion that Annie was
creating more drama and Zach followed, while Annie had her sonogram and
feared she was losing the baby.
At ConFusion, Tad grilled Jake about the nature of his relationship with
Taylor. Jake denied that there was anything going on between them and told
Tad that he is seeing Amanda. Jake excused himself; Jesse met up with Tad
but quickly departed after a mysterious call (for the station, he said).
On the yacht, Amanda asked Taylor point-blank if she was interested in Jake.
Taylor said Jake is interesting but that is it. The ladies bonded as
Amanda set a romantic table for Jake. Amanda forgot a critical component to
the dinner she was preparing so raced out to the store, leaving Taylor in
charge of finishing the set-up. She put on some music, lit some candles and
fantasized about sharing a slow dance with her beloved Brot. Jake walked in
and his eyes met Taylor's.
At the Hubbards' loft, Angie and Frank got into it over Frank's decision to
return to Iraq. She tried to persuade him to fake a condition in order to
avoid redeployment but he refused to entertain the idea. A weeping Angie
maintained that Frank going back into the services would kill her. Angie
went to Fusion to talk to Randi about Frank and Randi reeled from the news
that Frank had been called back to Iraq. Randi then met up with Frank and
pleaded with him to reconsider reenlisting. Frank noted that he had many
important reasons to stay, Randi included, but that he couldn't skirt his
responsibilities to the army. She proposed that they run away. "I'm
serious," she said. "I won't let you go."
Angie met up with Tad at ConFusion and he explained why Jesse was absent.
Jesse's phone rang and Angie answered; it was another hang-up, sparking
Tad's suspicions. Angie fretted that someone might be after her husband.
At the hospital, Annie and Ryan had a calm discussion about the recent heat
between them (the restraining order she filed, the way he barged into her
room). Ryan, Greenlee, Kendall and Zach convened in the hallway, where Ryan
updated them on Annie's condition. Richie appeared to Annie and praised how
perfectly her plan was going, riling her up. Kendall and Greenlee squabbled
over Kendall's conviction that Ryan needs to leave Annie for good. Kendall
crept in to see Annie, who told her to leave. Kendall refused and tried to
force Annie to admit that she was faking her health problems in an effort to
"beat" Kendall and Greenlee. She collapsed in pain again, which Kendall
initially scoffed up, but ultimately screamed for help.... Zach took Ryan
aside for coffee and a chat. Ryan expressed his fear that he didn't deserve
to be a dad but Zach reassured him that he's a great father.... Ryan and
Zach ran into Annie's room when Kendall summoned medical attention for
Annie. The doctor confirmed to Annie that she had miscarried.... Zach
scolded Kendall for accusing Annie of faking. Greenlee was the next to come
down on Kendall for her behavior. Kendall countered that Greens wanted Ryan
with Annie to protect her own marriage to Aidan. "Admit it!" she barked.
Aidan arrived just as Kendall was hissing that up against Ryan, Aidan
wouldn't stand a chance.... Annie broke down crying in Ryan's arms. "What
did Kendall say to you?" he hissed. "It's not her fault," wept Annie. "It's
mine. I did this. All of it." She told him that she had done horrible things
and kept them a secret. "But now I need to tell you everything," she sighed.
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Sometime in the next 10 days, a fiscal cliff agreement will probably happen.
It almost certainly won't be the grand bargain sought by President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner that addresses the nation's chronic federal deficits and debt.
It may not happen before January 1, the trigger date for the automatic tax increases on everyone and deep spending cuts of the fiscal cliff.
When it does occur, a deal will likely be similar to proposals rejected by Republicans during similar brinksmanship efforts of the past two years.
"It's all about scoring political points," GOP Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen complained Wednesday on CNN, referring to both sides in the debate. "I know the American people are tired of all of us."
Obama is heading back to Washington on Wednesday night from his Hawaiian vacation, leaving behind the first family, to be ready if the Senate comes up with a plan when it returns Thursday from its own Christmas break.
Meanwhile, House Republican leaders held a conference call Wednesday afternoon but made no decision about when to bring their members back to Washington, according to a GOP source on the call. Members were told last week they would receive 48 hours' notice if they needed to return after Christmas.
The principal dispute continues to be over taxes, specifically the demand by Obama and Democrats to extend most of the tax cuts passed under President George W. Bush while allowing higher rates of the 1990s to return on top income brackets.
Obama campaigned for re-election on keeping the current lower tax rates on family income up to $250,000, which he argues would protect 98% of Americans and 97% of small businesses from rates that increase on income above that level.
Republicans oppose any kind of increase in tax rates, and Boehner suffered the political indignity last week of offering a compromise -- a $1 million threshold for the higher rates to kick in -- that his colleagues refused to support because it raised taxes and had no chance of passing the Democrat-controlled Senate.
Rep. Nan Hayworth, R-New York, acknowledged Wednesday that a deal will have to include some form of higher rates on top income brackets, but she said her party would fight to make it as minimal as possible.
"If that's where people have to go, we'll make the threshold as high as we can," Hayworth said on CNN, arguing that higher taxes in any form burden economic growth. "Because the more relief we provide, the better off we'll be."
Hayworth also made clear that a limited agreement was the most to expect for now, saying: "I don't think we're going to get the big plan in the next six days."
A statement Wednesday by Boehner's leadership team said the Democratic-controlled Senate must act first on proposals already passed by the House but rejected by Senate leaders and Obama.
"If the Senate will not approve and send them to the president to be signed into law in their current form, they must be amended and returned to the House," the leadership statement said. "Once this has occurred, the House will then consider whether to accept the bills as amended, or to send them back to the Senate with additional amendments. The House will take this action on whatever the Senate can pass, but the Senate first must act."
Obama and Democrats have leverage, based on the president's re-election last month and Democratic gains in the House and Senate in the new Congress that will convene in January. In addition, polls consistently show majority support for Obama's position on taxes.
Economists warn that failure to avoid the fiscal cliff could bring a recession, and stocks have been down since the middle of last week, when apparent progress in the talks suddenly unraveled with Boehner proposing his own "Plan B" that was rejected by fellow House Republicans.
The Gallup daily tracking poll released Wednesday showed 54% of respondents support Obama's handling of the fiscal cliff negotiations, compared with 26% who approve of Boehner's performance.
Sen. Harry Reid, the Democratic majority leader in the Senate, had an approval rating of 34% for his role so far.
Reid is poised to assume a larger role as the focus of negotiations appears to be shifting to the Senate after last week's GOP disarray in the House stymied any progress before Christmas.
A senior Senate Democratic source told CNN on Wednesday that Reid has made clear in private conversations that he will need assurance any plan can pass both the Senate and the House before he will bring it up.
"It is to nobody's advantage to have a failed Senate vote at this point," the source said on condition of not being identified. "This will be the last train we will have, and there is no sense in it leaving the station before we have assurance it will get through."
Remaining questions include whether enough Republicans will support a compromise acceptable to Democrats, and whether Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell will allow a simple majority vote to take up and pass any proposal, or stick to the filibuster level of 60%.
"We believe very strongly a reasonable package can get majorities in both houses," a senior White House official said. "The only thing that would prevent it is if Senator McConnell and Speaker Boehner don't cooperate."
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REDBUD ROAD will soon be closed, and it has the full backing of the Jackson City Council.
The council voted 7-0 last week to approve turning Redbud's Ridgewood Road entrance into a cul-de-sac.
Work is slated to get under way this summer, once contractors receive a permit.
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In case you are being successfully diverted from the healthcare disaster, here's today's new problem:
Remember all those people who lost their health insurance notwithstanding Obama's promise that they could keep it? Well, here's what's happening as people scramble to find new coverage–they are determining that while 25 year old men are now covered [...]]]>
As I argue in my column today, the [...]]]>
As a public health strategy, making people miserable because they have unhealthy addictions is pretty dubious. I hate seeing people inequitably taxed and forced to huddle outside in the cold because they happen to be addicted to nicotine. But their addiction imposes public health costs and secondhand smoke on the rest of us, so such [...]]]>
Well, Barry has another uncle problem, and not just the fact that Barry comes from a family of illegal immigrants. Now, the White House has [...]]]>
"Now, the premise that we're all created equal is the opening line in the American story. And while we don't promise equal outcomes, we have strived to deliver equal opportunity — the idea that success doesn't depend on being born into wealth or privilege, it depends on effort and merit. And with every chapter we've added to that story, we've worked hard to put those words [...]]]>
Obama says that Obamacare seems to be up and running, confusing the webpage with the program. Current indicators confirm that insurance is being acquired by the very sick and the very poor, but not the demographic grouping of young and healthy that the program needs. The insurance industry is making it very clear that if the program doesn't balance out the risk, they'll be out of this so fast it will make your head [...]]]>
I'm not sure Obama wants to fire her, but there are ample reasons the HHS secretary should be gone. The main thing keeping her in office was the near-certainty that, if she resigned or was fired, the department [...]]]>
Apparently, the bipartisan committee looking at budget cuts has been stumbling over shifting numbers in terms of money needed to support Obamacare. One of the Congressman, [...]]]>
There was a great example from the MWDN, a mindless piece of fluff from Dana Millbank which accused Ari Fleischer and the Republicans of having a knee jerk reaction to the iran debacle before they even knew what was in the text. According to millbank "a couple of minutes after 9 p.m. on Saturday, word crossed the news wires that negotiators in [...]]]>
I haven't read the briefs, though you can find a short summary of the cases here. But while I've [...]]]>
I'm reading David Kilcullen's book Out of the Mountains again, and this is what Kilcullen says about fish traps: "Insurgents make fish traps, as do militias, gangs, warlords, mass social movements, religions…and, of [...]]]>
The endless national debate over health policy is long on politics and short on facts. There are lots of interesting things happening right now in health care, things more important even than Barack Obama's poll [...]]]>
Which has Bibi Netanyahu, surviving neocons and those who [...]]]>
This is exactly how the Massachusetts gaming law is supposed to work. No community is forced to accept a casino in its borders. Applicants must negotiate a [...]]]>
Charlie Baker came by for a visit last week, and we immediately found something to agree on. I complained that I don't even like hearing from candidates for statewide office more than a year before the election. Campaigns are just too damn long.
He agreed, and explained a one reason campaigns are so long in Massachusetts.
Federal campaign finance laws are organized by election, he said. Donors can give a certain amount before the primary, then can [...]]]>
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He was saying that big e-commerce companies like e-bay and Amazon are basically rewriting their [...]]]>
A jury was convinced that if you add up all those activities formerly protected by the First Amendment, add a narrative about a "media wing of al-Qaida" – not that Mehanna ever had any contact [...]]]>
First, space exploration is hardly a priority for this nation, and other than ego boosting it has no benefit [...]]]>
Because of that approach – and because I had only 800 words to cover a lot of territory [...]]]>
"Now that we have won the means to express ourselves, our responsibility to ourselves and to the country is paramount….The task for each of us is to think carefully about what he wants to say and gradually to shape the spirit of his paper; it is to write carefully without ever losing sight of the urgent need to restore to the country its authoritative voice. If we see to [...]]]>
The condensed version: The tea party lost, but not so decisively for them to change their ways. If anything, they are going to be more angry at the Republican establishment than before. And they aren't going to embrace Chris Christie just because he's shown he can win votes from women and Hispanics. They held their noses to support Mitt Romney, a [...]]]>
1. SAC stands for Steven A Cohen, and well over half the fund's capital is Cohen's money. After the fine, the fund still has $9 billion of his money.
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I'm a little baffled about this story from the MWDN and I'd love any insight anyone has. the story states that the state is going to get $400,000 or is trying to get $400,000 to restore the 1812 House in Framingham, which currently sits in the path of a parking lot project.
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The beauty of the game is in it the balance between the tasks of offense and defense. The time it takes for a fastball to travel 60 feet, 6 inches from the mound to the plate is so close to the time it [...]]]>
"There were definitely some angels up above looking down in the sixth inning."
~ Johnny Gomes, commenting on his Game 4 home run.
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He attended an elite exclusive fundraiser in Weston, then boarded his private jet and flew back to Washington.
And this is the ultimate blue state. If you need any more evidence that he despises the people, that he is not a man of the people, that he'd rather hunker down with Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey and discuss the minutiae of policy wonkdom, this is it. That wouldn't be so bad if he was effective or if his ideas actually worked, but [...]]]>
That stench in the air this morning is the sulfuric smell of Barry Obama arriving in Boston.
Over the past six months, I've been getting really sick of people pooh poohing the small business owners who have been facing massive escalation of health care costs because of Obamacare as well as substantive damage to the bottom line even though these companies have fewer than fifty employees. In fact, three business owners who went on television to explain the [...]]]>
One of the fundamental problems with Obamacare and its web page is that more than 60% of this country, and that includes most of the uninsured, can't handle on line shopping. As the article don included points out, the administration promised that buying health insurance would be as easy as buying a tv on line, or plane tickets. Well, news flash, people. I am a [...]]]>
In the last days of the H.W. Bush admin and the early days of the Clinton era, well-meaning American lawyers from Boston and Washington rushed to Europe to help draft the new constitutions and treaties that defined the post-Cold War European era. Amongst those laws and treaties was a curious example of the enlightenment coming home–American lawyers writing natural law into European code. One of those [...]]]>
The New York Times reports many of the predictions made by opponents just haven't come true. There's been no visible increase in crime or the use of other drugs, or the use of marijuana by teenagers. Among young adults, cannabis [...]]]>
"Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is rebuffing calls from Republicans for her to resign over the troubled launch of the ObamaCare sign-up website, saying those asking her to resign are 'people I don't work for.'"
Really? This Administration doesn't work for Congress, or Republicans, or Americans, or who, exactly? Or does she mean she answers only to Obama and that he is above the rest of us. [...]]]>
In a closed-door meeting with Congress members from both parties, Durbin wrote on Facebook, one Republican lawmaker told the president "I cannot even stand to look at you."
Think about that. Is that how people behave these days in the White House?
Deval Patrick, who has been in meetings of governors with both George W. Bush and Barack Obama, [...]]]>
To whom it may concern
First it was about repealing Obamacare, or defunding it, or delaying it, or maybe tweaking it just a little. For a heady moment, the hostage-takers figured while we're at it, let's demand the Keystone pipeline, changes to Dodd-Frank, malpractice reform, tax reform and easing coal ash regulations.
They thought Obama would cave, but he didn't. They thought the [...]]]>
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Just pay the bond holders and cut spending elsewhere, Rob says. But bonds aren't the government's only legal obligations. The guys building aircraft carriers, the surgeons operating on Medicare patients, the [...]]]>
Carl wouldn't say he disbanded the SWAT team because of the Stamps raid; it was a professional decision, [...]]]>
Really, what's it about? First it was a desperate push to defund Obamacare. Then House Republicans muddied the water by adding other things to their list of demands: the Keystone pipeline, malpractice reform, tax reform, rollback [...]]]>
"By a 22-point margin (53 percent to 31 percent), the public blames the Republican Party more for the [...]]]>
Needham, 31, is CEO of Heritage Action, the Heritage Foundation's campaign operation. He sat down with a bunch of reporters this week and showed some of his hand (Salon's account his http://www.maconch.com/article/20131009/BLOGS/310099986/-1/blogs01
The Head Start program and the WIC (Women with Infant Children) program have been stopped. Veterans services have been suspended including combat pay for our fighting men and women. Restaurants and retail businesses are devoid of customers in a Kentucky town where the IRS office is empty.
Speaker John Boehner is against government creating uncertainty [...]]]>
The case that has me ruminating this morning is McCutcheon v. Federal Election [...]]]>