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Sunday, November 28, 2010
RunKeeper is now available for Android-based mobile devices
RunKeeper is now available for Android-based mobile devices! Now Android device owners can track the time, distance, speed, pace, calories, and path on a map for their fitness activities using their GPS enabled mobile device.*
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* RunKeeper currently runs on Android OS 2.0 and above only. We will add support for all Android devices in the future.
Swiss mull tougher rules for foreigners, minimum tax
A year after successfully backing a push for the country to ban the construction of minarets, the far-right Swiss People's Party has mounted another aggressive campaign.
This time they want to get Switzerland to clamp down on foreigners guilty of certain crimes by stripping them of their right to remain.
Its signature poster illustrates a white sheep kicking a black sheep out of the Swiss flag. Another poster depicts a gangster-like man with the slogan "Ivan S., rapist, and soon a Swiss?"
"It's very simple: we think that people we welcome in Switzerland should respect the rules of this country," Fabrice Moscheni, president of the SVP in canton Vaud, told AFP.
"If they don't respect these rules, they should be going away and expelled from our territory," he added.
"If you welcome somebody to your house, and he comes and destroys everything, I don't think you want him to come back."
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This time they want to get Switzerland to clamp down on foreigners guilty of certain crimes by stripping them of their right to remain.
Its signature poster illustrates a white sheep kicking a black sheep out of the Swiss flag. Another poster depicts a gangster-like man with the slogan "Ivan S., rapist, and soon a Swiss?"
"It's very simple: we think that people we welcome in Switzerland should respect the rules of this country," Fabrice Moscheni, president of the SVP in canton Vaud, told AFP.
"If they don't respect these rules, they should be going away and expelled from our territory," he added.
"If you welcome somebody to your house, and he comes and destroys everything, I don't think you want him to come back."
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5 rare elephants found dead
JAKARTA - FIVE endangered Sumatran elephants have been found dead in Indonesia, and conservationists said on Sunday that they suspect farmers poisoned the animals to stop them from damaging crops.
The elephants - four females and one male all under the age of 5 - were found dead late on Friday in Riau province on Sumatra island, said Edi Susanto, a government conservationist.
Mr Susanto suspects that owners of nearby palm oil plantations used cyanide to poison the animals, which are known for damaging crops.
Only 3,000 Sumatran elephants are believed to remain in the wild, a number that dwindles each year with poaching and killing by farmers angry over crop losses. The animals are prized by poachers for their ivory tusks.
Budget may bring good news
PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday hinted that the upcoming Budget will bring good news, as Government revenues have been better than projected.
He also pledged that this growth will be channelled to improve the lives of Singaporeans. The funds will be spent on building homes, upgrading and rejuvenating housing estates, and strengthening the country's social safety nets, he said.
The Government will also invest heavily in education and skills training, improve medical care, build new MRT lines and add trains to serve the growing population, he added.
Mr Lee was addressing some 1,700 People's Action Party (PAP) cadres and activists at the party's biennial conference.
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EPL Update
Football: Brilliant Berbatov hits five to destroy Rovers
MANCHESTER: Manchester United moved top of the Premier League as an incredible five goals from Dimitar Berbatov helped Sir Alex Ferguson's side humiliate Blackburn Rovers 7-1 on Saturday.
Wayne Rooney made his first Old Trafford start since he almost left Manchester United last month, but it was Berbatov who stole the show on a memorable afternoon for the Bulgarian striker.
He became just the fourth player since the inception of the Premier League to score five goals in one game following in the footsteps of Andy Cole, Alan Shearer and Jermain Defoe as United played beautifully from start to finish.
Everton hammered by ruthless West Brom
LIVERPOOL (AFP) - Everton's stuttering Premier League campaign was dealt another hammer blow as West Bromwich Albion ran out 4-1 winners in a stormy encounter at Goodison Park on Saturday.
Defender Paul Scharner and midfielder Chris Brunt put the visitors into a two-goal lead which was halved before half-time by Tim Cahill's header.
The Toffees played the final 30 minutes with 10 men after Mikel Arteta was dismissed, and were further punished through substitute Somen Tchoyi and an own goal from Sylvain Distin.
Youssouf Mulumbu was dismissed late on for the Baggies, but it was far too late for the home team to capitalise.
NKorea deploys missiles
SEOUL - NORTH Korea has deployed SA-2 surface-to-air missiles near its disputed Yellow Sea border with South Korea, a report said on Sunday as a major US-led naval exercise began further to the south.
The missiles appear to be targeting the South's jet fighters flying near the Northern Limit Line which marks the border, Yonhap news agency quoted a government source as saying.
The ageing Soviet-designed SA-2 missile has a range of 8-30km.
Other missiles on the North's west coast, such as the Samlet and Silkworm with ranges of up to 95km, have also been put onto launch pads, the source was quoted as saying.The defence ministry declined to comment on the report.
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Police nab 23 drink drivers in 5 hours
SINGAPORE: Traffic police arrested 23 offenders in a five-hour anti-drink driving operation on Saturday morning.
This brings the number of drink drivers caught so far this year to 2,650.
Of these, 20 per cent were involved in accidents.
For this latest operation, police set up simultaneous road blocks along Zion Road, Havelock Road, Outram Road and Ganges Avenue.
Traffic police said compared with last year, there has been a seven per cent increase in arrests of drink drivers who were involved in accidents.
On conviction, drink drivers will be disqualified from driving for at least 12 months and have their licenses revoked.
First-time offenders can be fined between S$1000 and S$5000, or jailed up to six months.
Repeat offenders face a maximum fine of S$30,000 and a mandatory jail term of up to three years.
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This brings the number of drink drivers caught so far this year to 2,650.
Of these, 20 per cent were involved in accidents.
For this latest operation, police set up simultaneous road blocks along Zion Road, Havelock Road, Outram Road and Ganges Avenue.
Traffic police said compared with last year, there has been a seven per cent increase in arrests of drink drivers who were involved in accidents.
On conviction, drink drivers will be disqualified from driving for at least 12 months and have their licenses revoked.
First-time offenders can be fined between S$1000 and S$5000, or jailed up to six months.
Repeat offenders face a maximum fine of S$30,000 and a mandatory jail term of up to three years.
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Rugby: South Africa bounce back to down England
LONDON : South Africa maintained their four-year winning streak against England here Saturday, bouncing back from their shock loss against Scotland to score a 21-11 victory at Twickenham.
The world champions, who had not lost to England for four years, rarely looked in danger of losing that proud record as they ran in tries from flanker Willem Alberts and wing Lwazi Mvovo to win a bruising contest.
Victory was no less than South Africa deserved after a ferociously committed effort that left England battered -- both flanker Tom Croft and fly-half Flood departed injured long before the final whistle.
England's captain Lewis Moody described the defeat as "bitterly disappointing."
"Fair play to South Africa -- they played exceptionally well today. We're bitterly disappointed," Moody said.
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The world champions, who had not lost to England for four years, rarely looked in danger of losing that proud record as they ran in tries from flanker Willem Alberts and wing Lwazi Mvovo to win a bruising contest.
Victory was no less than South Africa deserved after a ferociously committed effort that left England battered -- both flanker Tom Croft and fly-half Flood departed injured long before the final whistle.
England's captain Lewis Moody described the defeat as "bitterly disappointing."
"Fair play to South Africa -- they played exceptionally well today. We're bitterly disappointed," Moody said.
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