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Singapore actress Joanne Peh claims her bust size increase is natural. Experts comment.Source: The Sunday Times, 22/3/9, p.10Headline: BustedQuote1:Local actress Joanne Peh has caused a storm in a D-cup after claiming that her breasts always swell up by one whole cup size at that time of the month, ... claiming that her mammaries usually become bigger when she is having her …
Source: The Straits Times, 21/6/8, p.43Headline: Girls at US school get pregnant for funQuote:BOSTON: A city in Massachusetts is investigating an apparent teenage "pregnancy pact" that has at least 17 girls at a public high school expecting babies, four times more than last year. ... "Some girls seemed more upset when they weren't pregnant than when they were," Mr. Joseph …
Source: The Straits Times, 28/5/8, p6.Headline: Cover up please, we're VietsQuote1:HANOI: The culture czars of Vietnam are telling beauty pageant contestants and fashion models to cover up, even as the country gears up to host the Miss Universe pageant. ... "The world's fashion shows, like the Miss Universe contest, have rules to stop the girls from wearing inappropriate …
Source: Today, 23/6/8, p.20Headline: Why do they turn to sex?Byline: Sarah Sum-CampbellQuote:I would like to offer another explanation [for Ms Sufiah Yusof's situation]: Could her home situation have caused her trauma so severe that she is taking a break from using her brain to make money? ... The sex trade, for many women, is more than just about making money. It is a form …
Source: The Straits Times, 1/12/8, p.A15Headline: Britain on top in casual sex leagueQuote1:LONDON: British men and women are now the most promiscuous of any big Western industrial country, London's Sunday Times reported, citing an international study. ... Professor Schmitt [from Bradley University in Illinois, who led the study] said: "When you free a society by giving women …
Source: Today, 9/6/8, p.14Headline: The ultimate glass ceiling is still intactByline: By Molly LevinsonQuote:[Ms Hillary Clinton's suspended] candidacy is a reminder that the ultimate glass ceiling remains intact. ... In December 2006, ... 55 percent of registered voters said that the US was ready to elect a woman as President in a Newsweek poll. In the wake of Ms Clinton's …
Source: The Straits Times, 14/6/8, p.22Headline: Massacre highlights plight of Japan's tempsQuote:TOKYO: The massacre by a knife-wielding car worker [Tomohiro Kato, 25] in Tokyo has raised concern over conditions for Japan's temporary employees, whose ranks are growing as traditional "jobs for life" disappear. ... Kato was sent by his temping agency in November to a …
Will the China market rebound? One expert says it will not, and another says it will. How do we decide whom to believe? We must ask for, and then examine, their respective arguments.Source: The Straits Times, 8/7/8, p.H16Headline: China bulls headed for a fall: Investment gurusQuote1:SHANGHAI: Investors betting on a rebound in China's tumbling stocks are setting themselves up …
Source: Today, 6/6/8, p.26Headline: The blob vs Buddha boyQuote:TOKYO: Ever since his horned head was unveiled in February, [Nara mascot] Sento-kun has been the target of ridicule and revulsion. ... Selected from 21 entries in a competition organised by the local government, Sento-kun has been pilloried for being disrepectful of Buddha, an odd human-deer hybrid and, most …
Source: The Straits Times, 28/2/9, p.A31Headline: Paracetamol: Pause to reflectWriter: Richard BeasleyQuote1:Paracetamol is the preferred medication for relieving fever and pain because of its safety profile. Ten years ago, it was hypothesised that its use may increase the risk of developing asthma.Comment1:The hypothesis is stated: Paracetamol increases asthma …
I have been conducting philosophy cafe sessions for the past five years at Gone Fishing Cafe. Over these five years, I have been trying to refine my format for conducting these discussions. Just as I was settling on a workable format, Gone Fishing Cafe underwent a change of management.Today, I am glad to announce that I have managed to obtain permission from the new …
St. Anselm (1033-1109) put forward a fairly straightforward argument in answer to the question: Does God exist? It is one of the classical arguments in Western philosophy. Just follow the cues to discover what his argument is.1.Start. Go to 2, 3, 4.2. (from 1)When an artist plans a work, the work exists in his understanding. When the artist executes his plan, the work exists …
Good news. Philosophy cafe has been reborn. The new format works. Participants are given a short primer on the dynamics of argument, then let loose on the question for the night. I step in only when discussion stymies or goes haywire. Here is a summary of the evening's answer. (The point of asking a question is to answer it, not to generate endless other questions.)Technology …
Source: The Straits Times, 27/5/8, p18.Headline: Qantas plan to recruit foreign pilots hits turbulenceQuote:MELBOURNE: The Age newspaper yesterday quoted the Australian Financial Review as saying Jetstar -- the national carrier's budget arm -- is planning the first large scale recruitment of international flight crew since a pilot's strike neary 20 years ago. Jetstar claims …
Source: Today, 2/7/8, p.12Headline: China quake unusual: ScientistsQuote1:WASHINGTON: A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) had studied the region around Sichuan province, where the 7.9 magnitude quake hit on May 12, for more than two decades but found nothing to warn them of a major quake. ... "This earthquake was quite unusual."Comment1:This is a …
Source: The Straits Times, 18/6/8, p.12Headline: Starving men on display at Mumbai's 'hunger cafes'Quote:MUMBAI: Mahim Darbar is just one of Mumbai's 'hunger cafes' where donors can drive up to feed the hungry. ... Drifters squat in neat rows in front of each establishment, waiting patiently. Vats full of food simmer behind the doors. What separates the men from the food is …
This is a report of the philosophy cafe session on 17 September 2008.This problem arises in a heterogeneous society. Religion should be separated from the state for two reasons. First, to prevent conflict between the different religions. Second, because we can't be sure which religious claim is true.No, we want to put this position on KIV status until we consider other …
Source: Today, 11/7/8, p.28Headline: 'Life gems' are foreverQuote:CHUR (Switzerland): At the end of their days, many people end up buried, in flames, frozen, or mummified. ... For a fee, a Swiss company called Algordanza offers a service to turn ashes into precious stones. ... Mr Rinaldo Willy, 28, one of two co-founders of Algordanza, said their commissions come from "all …
Source: The Straits Times, 30/5/8, p.29Headline: Goodbye mouse, hello touchQuote:NEW YORK: Microsoft is signalling the end of the mouse with its latest operating system. ... Windows 7 will allow PC users to touch, rather than point and click. ... But critics claim Microsoft is a long way from replacing what has been the dominant human-computer interface since its invention by …
Source: My Paper, 1/8/8, p.A19Headline: Clinch that business deal -- with quality biscuitsQuote:LONDON: The quality and the type of biscuits served at a business meeting can make a difference to the outcome of the session, according to a recent survey by Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts. In the poll of more than 1,000 business professionals across Britain, ... a whopping 80% …
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