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DBS CEO Richard Stanley dies from leukaemia infection: The CEO of DBS Richard Stanley has died from an infection resulting from being treated for leukaemia. Mr Stanley was 48 and he leaves behind a wife and three children.


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Mr Stanley was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukaemia, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow, in late January and had been responding well to treatment. Responding to queries from Channel NewsAsia, DBS said after a brave fight with the disease, Mr Stanley died on Saturday morning at 8.45. His immediate family was by his side as he slipped away peacefully.

In a late night statement on Friday, DBS said Mr Stanley's condition took a sudden turn for the worse. It said after two rounds of chemotherapy earlier this week, his doctors believed his cancer was in remission. But his condition deteriorated rapidly on Friday. DBS said the unpredictability of the disease has led to severe complications due to infection. Mr Stanley had been on a leave of absence for 3-6 months since he was diagnosed with leukemia.

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This little piggy likes to sit on a Jeep

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An Open Letter to Starbucks Regarding Bathroom Feng Shui: Inspired by a fortune cookie which says "You have a charming way with words. Write a letter this week"


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Burglary Live On The Internet: Florida woman watches intruders rob home via surveillance feed.


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A Florida woman who used a live Internet video feed to monitor the interior of her home was shocked yesterday when she saw two men burglarizing her residence in real time. Jeanne Thomas, 43, was seated at her office desk when two strangers appeared in her living room (the intruders got into Thomas's Boynton Beach house through a doggie door at the rear of the home, according to the below probable cause affidavit). Thomas, who set up the live video stream after her home was burglarized last October, immediately called 911 to report the burglary (click here to listen to her conversation with a police operator). Cops raced to her home and arrested the two men inside the house: Curtis Williams, 20, and Steven Morales, 19. Two other suspects--Scott George and Jonathan Cruz, both 20--were nabbed at a nearby residence and charged with helping plan the burglary. The amazing surveillance video from inside Thomas's house was uploaded to YouTube by the Boynton Beach Police Department and can be seen above. Click here to see mug shots of the four perps, who were booked into the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office lockup.

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Japanese Dole Banana Commercial


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The Smartphone Wars: Describes strengths and weaknesses of Apple, Research in Motion, Microsoft, Google, Palm and Nokia in the war for the handheld platform.

The handheld computer is the new PC — the most exciting, promising new platform for running software and connecting to cloud-based services. What do I mean by a handheld computer? Well, it could be one of the new generation of super-smartphones, like Apple’s iPhone — which pioneered the new generation — or phones powered by Google’s Android operating system, or the latest BlackBerries from Research in Motion. Or, it could be a small tablet powered by the iPhone’s OS and user interface; by Android; or by other competitors, like Palm’s new webOS. A battle is shaping up in the next few years to see who will dominate this new handheld platform — who will attract the most users and third-party apps?

So, here’s a quick snapshot of the strengths and weaknesses of the main combatants in the war for the handheld platform.