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29-Oct-2010 12:12
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Any BANK withOUT nOrmalised Interest Rate wIll nOt recOver. When Interest Rate is NEAR-ZERO, ecOnOmy is sIck and eXtremely FRAGILE, bank is at hIghest rIsk Of DEFAULT. STAY CLEAR OF NEAR-ZERO INTEREST RATE BANKS |
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pharoah88
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12-Oct-2010 20:14
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T H I N K POLL QUESTION: In build up to Wall Street 2 (Sept 24 release), we are posting some of Gordon Gekko's fav quotes. What are your faves? CHOICES AND RESULTS - I don't throw darts at a board. I bet on sure things, 5 votes, 14.71% - It's all about the bucks, kid. The rest is conversation., 2 votes, 5.88% - Ever wonder why fund managers can't beat the S&P 500? 'Cause they're sheep, and sheep get slaugthered., 5 votes, 14.71% - Lunch is for wimps ..., 1 votes, 2.94% - If your enemy is superior, evade him. If angry, irritate him. If equally matched, fight, and if not split and reevaluate. - Bud Fox at Gordon's house., 4 votes, 11.76% - Every battle is won, before its ever fought. Think about it...., 5 votes, 14.71% - The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed -- for lack of a better word -- is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms -- greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge -- has marked the upward surge of mankind!!!, 6 votes, 17.65% - Greed is not good. Greed is why this country is in the toilet., 2 votes, 5.88% - He does not know the difference between preferred stock and livestock., 1 votes, 2.94% - Do you think the difference between this man (homeless) and this man (business suit) was luck?!, 3 votes, 8.82% |
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pharoah88
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12-Oct-2010 14:08
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pharoah88
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12-Oct-2010 14:03
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To the athletes, it’s a slap in the face Letter from Lim Beng Lee
MUCH as no one wants to see Ang Peng Siong punished, some form of reprimand is necessary. By not doing anything, the sports authorities will be setting a poor precedent. If Ang had left for the venue one hour before the deadline for the submission of entries, taking into account the possibility of traffic delays en route, nobody would blame him. But he did not; instead he left for the venue 15 minutes before the closing time for entries. [WHAT was he doing at that crucial tIme ? ? ? ?] His said it was normal for the event organiser to give a grace period [perpectual late comer ? ? ? ?] after the deadline. But this just shows a lack of respect for the rules and the importance of meeting deadlines. At the very least, he could have sent in the entry by fax, informing the officials by phone that he would be there in person as soon as he could. Ang’s error belittled the immense sacrifice put in by the swimmers and their parents — something I, the mother of a former national athlete, am familiar with. Now, the swimmers have to wait for another four years before they get a shot at participating in a final at a Commonwealth Games. |
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pharoah88
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12-Oct-2010 13:54
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Ang should be punished So what if a medal wasn’t likely? Letter from Jeffrey Law Lee Beng I READ with concern the report, “It’s a minor mistake and Ang should not be punished, says swim chief” (Oct 11). Whether it is major or minor, a mistake is a mistake, and it is paramount that one should learn from it and ensure that it is not repeated. While coach Ang Peng Siong (picture) did the right thing by apologising for the slip-up, it irks me to read Singapore Swimming Association president Jeffrey Leow’s remark that the mistake was trivial as our swimmers were not expected to win medals. Is he sending the message that our sportsmen should not try to excel in competitions in which they have hardly a chance to win? # ALL teams which Hardly Have a Chance to Win must nOt be sent for any Overseas Games ? # The 4x200m freestyle relay team lost the chance to gain the rare experience of competing in the final of an international event. In sports, participation and challenging oneself are more important than winning medals. Time and again, we have been reminded of the importance of perseverance and a never-say-die attitude. I trust that our sports associations will emphasise the importance of athletes giving their best, no matter the odds.
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pharoah88
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11-Oct-2010 15:39
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Too many fatwas Saudi King moves to regain control CAIRO Now King Abdullah is moving to regain control over this abundance of fatwas. Under a royal decree issued in mid-August, only the official panel may issue the fatwas that answer every question of how pious Saudis should live their lives. The result: In recent weeks, websites and a satellite station where clerics answered questions have been shut down or have voluntarily stopped issuing fatwas. One preacher was publicly reprimanded for urging a boycott of a supermarket chain for employing female cashiers. Saudi historian Saad Sowayan hinks this points the way to a more liberal code: “The state wants to take the lead in shaping public opinion and this serves the issue of secularism and modernity.” But many of the clerics on the 21-member council are themselves hardliners. And tinkering with the system is risky: The governing Al Saud family supports the clerics and the clerics support the family’s rule. King Abdullah has taken a few incremental steps towards modernisation. In a move last year that angered some Wahhabis, he inaugurated the first university where male and female students share classes. Saudi media has speculated that the King’s resolve may have been hardened by a recent fatwa that provoked particular public uproar. Sheik Abdul-Mohsen Al Obeikan ruled that if a woman needs to appear without her veil in front of an adult, unrelated male, she has the option of breastfeeding him, because it establishes a mother-son bond in Islamic tradition. That reasoning has been heard in a few fatwas by other sheiks but is rejected by most scholars. Fatwas on the website also reinforce an intolerance that critics say fuels militancy. There are, for example, injunctions against relationships of “mutual affection, love and brotherhood’’ with non-Muslims — or even initiating an exchange of greetings with them. Saudi political analyst Turk Al Hamed says limiting fatwa rights to the official panel is not enough. “The state must intervene. The religious establishment enjoys complete freedom. This is not acceptable.” He noted the council’s rulings on jihad, some of which are vague enough to be interpreted on pro-Al Qaeda websites as approval of violence in the cause of Islam. — The ideology that reigns in Saudi Arabia comes into plain view on the website of the Council of Senior Religious Scholars, where a situation of boys and girls sharing a swimming pool causes “mischief and evil’’ and where bringing flowers to a hospital patien is to be discouraged because it is a foreign custom that “imitates Allah’s adversaries’.’ And those fatwas, or religious rulings, come from the government-appointed body of clerics who are the guardians of the kingdom’s conservative Wahhabi school of Islam. But there is also a whole other world of independent clerics issuing their own interpretations, often contradictory, through the Web, TV stations and text messages.AP |
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11-Oct-2010 15:33
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ey e pool water not clean lei in e end 50 swimmers were sick after competiting...lets look at it as blessin in disguise.n Ang actually save alot of Singaporeans from being sick. I say he deserved a medal instead | ||
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pharoah88
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11-Oct-2010 14:44
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In 2010, benchmarking FAILURE in 1972 ? ? ? ? For what ? ? ? ? |
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pharoah88
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11-Oct-2010 14:42
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It’s a minor mistake and Ang should not be punished, says swim chief
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But the Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) said yesterday Ang was unlikely to face any punishment for the error, with SSA president Jeffrey Leow saying reaction to the incident had been “totally overboard”.
“It’s not only the coach’s error, but it’s actually SSA’s error as well because we failed to give the coach enough support,” Leow told MediaCorp at the Team Singapore welcome reception for the swimmers and gymnasts at Changi Airport yesterday.
“In terms of mistakes, this is trivial. I believe the Americans had done the same in the ’70s in one of the Olympics and that was a serious situation where they lost medals.
“In our case, our swimmers were not expected to win medals and were looking for seventh place. It’s unfortunate that they weren’t able to swim in the final, but it was not a major error.”
WHY go there in the FIRST PLACE if it is not to GAIN competition experience ?
THEN, WHY even bother to WASTE MONEY to send a TEAM ?
In 2010, Benchmarking FAILURE in 1972 ? ? ? ?
fOr what ? ? ? ?
At the 1972 Munich Olympics, the top two US sprinters and medal favourites in the 100m, Rey Robinson and Eddie Hart, missed the final after being given the wrong starting time.
The men’s 4x200 relay team comprising Teo Zhen Ren, Jeremy Kevin Mathews, Matthias Ng and Arren Quek had qualified seventh fastest (7 min 47.19 sec). But Ang had missed the 3pm deadline for submitting the start list for the final as he was stuck in Delhi’s notorious traffic jam.
But it was all water under the bridge for the young swimmers, who clocked 19 personal bests at the Dr SPM Aquatics Complex in New Delhi.
Sixteen-year-old Arren said: “At first we were shocked and a little disappointed but I won’t blame Uncle Siong (Ang). As a team, we should have reminded him to go earlier as well. It was an honest mistake, we can forgive and forget.”
Approximately 50 friends, family and supporters were at Changi Airport to welcome the returning swimmers and gymnasts. |
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pharoah88
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10-Oct-2010 12:30
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Sunday tImes 10.10.10 30 thInk CHAMPIONS Of jUstIce Under clOUd ShOck arrests Of Japan's elIte specIal InvestIgatOrs erOdIng pUblIc's trUst Kwan Weng Kin Japan cOrrespOndent In Tokyo wengkin@sph.com.sg JAPAN's public prosecutors had long been considered among he country's elite. It special investigation teams - or tOkUsO - were regarded as tIreless champIOns of jUstIce who worked withOUt fear or favOUr to fIght evIl, and who had on many occasions even put powerful politicians behind bars. bUt nOw, to paraphrase one weekly magazine, the prosecutors' department is seen as being populated by the scum of society Faking evIdence "The bIgger the GAP between the TRUTH and the SCENERIO, the bIgger the DANGER Of fOrcIng the evIdence tO fIt the stOry. DrOppIng a case after an arrest was made UNheard Of." EX-PROSECUTOR YOJI OCHIAI |
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pharoah88
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10-Oct-2010 12:09
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HENRY FORD GREAT ENTREPRENEUR GREAT LEADER mOtivated by drIve tO sEE Ideas sUcceed nOt tO amass mOney People whose mOtIve Is tO make mOney dO sUcceed bUt theIr sUccess Is nOt lOng-lastIng and they dO nOt leave a lastIng mark engyeow@sph.com.sg |
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pharoah88
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10-Oct-2010 12:01
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GREED kIlled by STRUCTURED PRODUCTS 2009 MAS BANNED 10 fInancIal InstItUtIOns sellIng tOxIc STRUCTURED PRODUCTS abOUt 9,900 peOple lOst mOst Or ALL Investments, wOrth S$520 mIllIOn, On STRUCTURED NOTES, lIke LEHMAN MinibOnds when US Investment bank Lehman brOthers cOllapsed In September 2008 |
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pharoah88
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10-Oct-2010 11:53
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FAST fOrward GENTING SP S$10.10 nOmUra's "pOker face" analysIs was rIght when GENTING SP was S$2.18 [Monday: 20 September 2010] everyOne whO was GREEDY Is then mIllIOnaIre FAST rewInd |
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pharoah88
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10-Oct-2010 11:42
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leaders are ALL delegates at annUal wOrld sUmmIts where they cOmpare nOtes wIth each Other they ALL dO the SAME thIngs they ALL refUse the SAME thIngs hIstOry mUst repeat |
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pharoah88
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10-Oct-2010 11:35
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NEW twIst tO the STENCH On GREED anythIng Is acceptable sO lOng as IT makes mOney If everyOne was GREEDY when GENTING SP was S$0.330 everyOne Is mIlliOnaIre tOday hIstOry repeats becaUse leaders cOpy frOm One anOther ? ? ? ? |
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pharoah88
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10-Oct-2010 11:25
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Over the Last twO decades GREEDY abhOrrent behavIOUr may nOw be cOnsIdered an acceptable nOrm In the bUbble tImes nOw |
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10-Oct-2010 11:18
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GREED Is LEGAL Is GREED GOOD ? |
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pharoah88
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10-Oct-2010 11:14
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At a pre-university seminar in Singapore Mr. NG Robert, Chariman of One of Hong Kong's largest property developers, raised eyebrows when he observed: "GREED is nOt evIl. GREED Oils the wheels of cOmmerce. GREED gIves yOU the wIll and mOtIvatIOn tO sUcceed." Can yOU ImagIne ? what the wOrld wOUld be lIke tOday ? If peOple were nOT mOtIVated by ? Greed, AmbItIOn Or POwer [GAP] ? |
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pharoah88
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10-Oct-2010 11:06
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Sunday Times 10.10.10 [small change] invest 29 TOO many greedy people in the world ? If you believe Wall Street's Gordon Gekko, then it seems anything goes as long as money is made Goh Eng Yeow Senior correspondent Wall Street: mOney Never Sleeps |
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10-Oct-2010 10:53
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THE TRUTH is LONGER than A LIE www.outcomes.com.sg |
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