Singapore Headline New Thur March 22 2007

With Deepest Sympathy to my fellow Singaporean !!

Man dies after being pricked by crab he was preparing for dinner

Singapore- A man pricked by a live crab he was preparing
for dinner died 48 hours later in a rare case of flesh-eating
bacteria infection from seafood, a news report said Thursday.
Tan Boon Hock, 83, put a bandage on the small cut but began
vomiting and suffering diarrhoea hours later. He was rushed to the
Accident and Emergency Department of the National University
Hospital.

"The doctors told us that he had been infected by a rare flesh-
eating bacteria called Vibrio, and ... it was most likely that the
crab spread the bacteria to him," The Straits Times quoted son Tan
Aik Cheng as saying.

In a bid to prevent the virulent bacteria from spreading
throughout his body, doctors amputated the patient's arm, but it was
too late.

"The doctors called me on the morning of February 24 to tell me
that my father had been given the maximum dosage of antibiotics, but
he was not getting any better," Tan told the newspaper.

His father died that day, 48 hours after he was infected.

Doctors queried said that the Vibrio bacteria is potentially
lethal but rarely passed to humans. Apart from crabs, it can be found
on other seafood such as fish and prawns.

Cooking destroys the bacteria, making the seafood safe for
consumption.

Doctors advised people preparing meals to use tongs or gloves when
handling the live crabs. The claws should be brushed and washed with
water before cooking, they added.
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Singapore Airline Internet Check - In System

Some screwed up sytems that doesnt not allow you to change seats once you check in !!

Internet check-in services are available between 48 and 2 hours prior to flight departure. Internet check-in services are currently available for most flights operated by Singapore Airlines (excluding flights departing from Colombo).

IT UPDATE (23march 2007)

March 2007) is already over, and the next computer exhibition will be the PC Show 2007 (31 May - 3 June, 2007) at
Suntec Singapore.

In the meantime, you can still find good offers at Sim Lim Square ( http://www.simlimsquare.com.sg) or Funan Digitalife Mall ( http://www.funan.com.sg).

Let you fingers do the walking, by downloading and comparing the pricelists of various computer shops, at http://sg.hardwarezone.com/priceguide/download.php

These pricelists, which are updated regularly, are divided into the following broad categories:-

PC Components Pricelists
Notebook Pricelists
Bundle Package Pricelists
PC System Pricelists
PDAs, Mobilephones & Mobile Gadgets

Some of the vendors have outlets in both Sim Lim Square and Funan Digitalife Mall, and a few have outlets at the newly opened e-life@suntec
( http://www.hardwarezone.com/news/view.php?cid=5&id=5847)

item sold !

230105287108 TOSHIBA SATELLITE 3000-Excellent Condition !! 1 S$ 350.00 S$ 350.00

Subtotal: S$ 350.00 Postage and handling via Domestic standard mail: S$ 10.00 Postal insurance (not offered): -- Seller discounts (-) or charges (+): S$ 0.00 Total: S$ 360.00

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