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SINGAPORE: Two 11-year-old boys, believed to be classmates, have been missing since Thursday (Jan 18) afternoon. The police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of Javier Teo Ren Jie and Axel Lim Jun Wei. The police said Javier was last seen at Blk 273D Compassvale Link at about 7.10am on Thursday, while Axel was last seen at a shopping mall along Rivervale Drive at about 7.30pm on Thursday. Facebook user Leftone Shady - who referred to Javier as "our son" in a post she put up on Thursday afternoon - said that Javier was last seen at Park Green condominium with his classmate, Axel. She added in an update that both Javier and Axel went to "play Buddy cards at Rivervale Plaza and may have been last seen there". It is unclear how she is related to Javier. She referred to Javier as "our son" in the Facebook post, but also stated that she is not his biological mother. The post, which was shared more than 6,000 times by Friday afternoon, has since been deleted. Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/11-year-old-classmates-go-missing-in-sengkang-9876884

Just wondering if any one doing yoga? I just bought a 12 sessions of yoga and going to select the type of yoga. Any advise?

Hi, Anyone has any experience when you bought any items /accessories from the local online auto car parts and accessories shop below? I am thinking of buying from them but not sure if they are cheap or good. https://littleredcarshop.com/ocart/index.php?route=common/home thanks.

Can share your experience with your order with Foodpanda ? how is their delivery service, fast n prompt ?

Hi, wondering if anyone here park before at the environment building at scott road before?

Wanted to go there for a 4 days trips in Dec. Anyone got itinerary to share? Wanted to print out their maps but it is very hard to find. Also is it safe there? robbery or scammer alot?

Hi Am a noob in ppty, only got 1 ppty....HDB. Anyway, thinking of getting one landed at Penang to retire cos wife nag nag about life here and wanted to retire in a lesser pace with her siblings and relatives there. Anyone bot landed in Penang? Went there a few times over past few years and it seems there's some appreciation. But am a noob in ppty so all views welcome.

Does additives works on Japanese cars??? Seen those STP fuel injector cleaners, Engine Oil treatment, Fuel system treatment, high octane booster...etc. Does it really work on Japanese cars?? I am asking becoz I heard these products are only tested on conti-cars... Anyone got any comments?

Can count w one hand the number of times i used it. Anyone else think its a waste of time esp in SG start stop traffic?

Hi all, If you have taken a car loan from a bank which is higher than the 50% that you are allowed to, you have to pay gst for the additional loan you take? I heard it's the industry standard and it's the bank that charges this surcharge. Anyone else encounter this before? Thanks!

What happens? Any way to negotiate to get back deposit???

Just wondering if anyone's driving up to watch the F1?

Anyone scrapping 2010 kia forte with EPS please let me know. Thanks.

Hello, I am researching the benefits of running a large radio campaign and I am wondering if anyone here has prior radio advertising experience? My goal is not at all branding, but rather direct sales. I would be directing the radio listeners to my website. So I am wondering how the ROI of radio ads compares to web ads? Does anyone have knowledge of how to purchase and setup a large radio campaign? I went through many resources and checked Advertising Campaign Examples but,I haven't found a clear source for rates and to purchase ads. Any advice? Any help will be appreciated. Thank you.

Hi guys , i love the Ford Kuga looks , its higher , look muscular , look bigger and the stock RIMS is beautiful then the CR-V and Rav4 besides , i am into SUVs . Anyone test drove before ? wanna look at your opinion about this car , thanks

My kid is going half crazy over this. Apparently, it is a craze in school now. Anyone bought one? http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/in-a-spin-over-use-of-fidget-toys-in-school In a spin over use of fidget toys in school 1 of 2 The Straits Times journalist Alyssa Woo makes her own fidget toy using everyday objects to combat stress, restlessness and fidgety fingers. PUBLISHED8 HOURS AGO FACEBOOK85TWITTERWHATSAPPEMAIL Debate rages on among teachers and paediatricians over gadgets that can help kids with ADHD WASHINGTON • Kids love those fidget spinner toys. But are they too much of a distraction? Ms Erin Silver Melissa Ferry is a big believer in the benefits of allowing students to use fidget toys in the classroom. She points to research indicating that playing with fidget toys - little gadgets, cubes, putties and spinners - is effective in improving concentration and focus in students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). She also has seven years' worth of anecdotal evidence that shows how beneficial they can be for some children. "If we see students are unfocused, getting up to use the washroom, sharpening their pencil frequently or causing a disturbance, they might need a sensory tool to help them focus," says Ms Ferry, a special-education teacher at Ganiard Elementary School in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, who also writes for The Friendship Circle, a blog geared towards the special-education community. "There are lots of adaptive learning tools; just like some kids need glasses, others need fidgets." She maintains a wide selection for her students to choose from, and she also helps them make stress balls filled with sand, oatmeal or flour. Make your own fidget toy Related Story Feeling fidgety? There are toys that can help you focus Ms Ferry points to one case study involving a sixth-grade classroom in Georgia, in which students who were given stress balls increased their average scores on a writing assessment from 73 per cent to 83 per cent; those with a medical diagnosis of ADHD improved their results by 27 per cent. Her pro-fidget toy stance is a good thing for her students, now that the gadgets are all the rage. Ms Cathy Siegel, owner of Party Rock, a small party-supply store in Toronto, says she began stocking the toys in February and now she can't keep them on her shelves. "It's craziness," she said. "This weekend, we sold over 200 spinners alone." USEFUL IN CLASSROOMS If we see students are unfocused, getting up to use the washroom, sharpening their pencil frequently or causing a disturbance, they might need a sensory tool to help them focus. There are lots of adaptive learning tools; just like some kids need glasses, others need fidgets. MS ERIN SILVER MELISSA FERRY, a special-education teacher at Ganiard Elementary School in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, on how fidget toys can be beneficial for some children. While some shoppers are buying fidgets to help manage ADHD symptoms, Ms Siegel says most customers buy them because they do not want to be the only one without it. "Once one kid bought one, everyone wanted one. It's a trend," she says. They are so popular that some teachers have banned them from the classroom. Some schools in Manchester, England, made headlines recently when they announced a fidget toy ban, enraging parents of special-needs students. "At first I thought it was brilliant that other kids had them because (my son) wouldn't have to answer any questions or feel awkward using it," one mum told the Manchester Evening News. "But now that they're being banned in schools, it means he will have to lose an aid that is extremely beneficial to him." Seventh-grade science teacher Cory Sicard recently banned them from his class at Sierra Middle School in Parker, Colorado, and says many colleagues are doing the same. "The need for these spinners stemmed from a desire to control the symptoms of ADHD," Mr Sicard said. "Unfortunately, the spinners can also take children's attention away from what they are seeing and hearing. Plus, the spinning and movement serves as a distraction to other students in the room." Theft is also an issue. "Now that kids can't pull them out in class, there's less incentive for others to steal them," Mr Sicard said. "Out of sight, out of mind, which is how most of the kids feel towards them now." NOT JUST CHILD'S PLAY These little gadgets should be called fidget tools, not toys, and they can be part of a successful strategy for managing fidgety behaviour if they are introduced as a normal part of the classroom culture. MS CLAIRE HEFFRON, a paediatric occupational therapist in Cleveland, who is concerned about outright bans on fidgets and says the whole discussion needs to be reframed. Mr Sicard says parents were understanding. Even students were supportive. "Most kids will pull out a fidget spinner in class and are easily distracted by it, also distracting other students around them," wrote Jade Miracle in the school's student-run newspaper, the Sierra Summit Online. "Students can also forget these items in the classroom if they leave in a rush; putty will most likely end up on a floor, or stuck to a computer; fidget cubes or spinners can be forgotten under or on desks, then found and taken by another student." Despite such support, outright bans on fidgets concern experts such as Ms Claire Heffron. A paediatric occupational therapist in Cleveland, Ms Heffron says the whole discussion needs to be reframed. "These little gadgets should be called fidget tools, not toys, and they can be part of a successful strategy for managing fidgety behaviour if they are introduced as a normal part of the classroom culture," she says. Ms Heffron says there needs to be rules about when and how fidgets can be used if they are to be part of an effective learning strategy. Fidgets should also be part of a much larger discussion, she says, about managing behaviour in classrooms and what the school day looks like for children. "Kids spend a lot of time sitting in class, and recesses are shorter than ever at 15 or 20 minutes. Developmentally this doesn't even come close to the amount of movement kids need in a day," says Ms Heffron, co-author of child-development blog The Inspired Treehouse and author of the book Sensory Processing 101. Ms Heffron says students are also feeling increased pressure over standardised testing, which, combined with the decreased movement, results in an overflow of problem behaviour in school. "We need to come up with strategies to meet it," she says. "Fidget tools are a profound piece of the discussion, but they are just the tip of the iceberg." Dr Julie Schweitzer, a clinical psychologist at the Mind Institute at the University of California at Davis, has been studying ADHD for 25 years. Her 2015 study, published in the journal Child Neuropsychology, measured the impact of fidgeting on cognition among a group of children aged 10 to 17. Her work revealed that students with ADHD performed better on a computerised attention test the more intensely they fidgeted. Meanwhile, typical children did not improve their test scores with fidgeting. While her test results were interesting, she cannot endorse fidget toys yet. She points out that people have been fidgeting for years (think the Rubik's Cube), and that chewing gum or tapping your foot might be less disruptive but just as effective in satisfying a need to fidget. "We need to study (these toys) to find if they make a difference and for whom," Dr Schweitzer says. In the meantime, experts say fidgets can be successfully incorporated in classrooms, with the following rules to minimise disruptions to learning: If you're not using it, leave your fidget on the table or keep it in your desk. When you need it, use it in your lap so others do not see you playing with it. Teachers should explain that fidgets are a learning tool, not a toy. Parents can talk to their kids about how and why fidgets are used in school and at home, to reinforce these guidelines. WASHINGTON POST

Anyone buy car and pay FULL CASH? Why? Clever or Stupid? Pls share why u pay Full Cash and why not? What are the Pros and Cons? If u pay full cash? Wats your model? How much? Is it wise to do so?

As above, https://www.facebook.com/K.Y.C.TyreGarage/ Is it good? For 4 tyres is about $270 16" wheels

Aircon blower stopped functioning for a while and then on again. Thankfully the car has a front and rear blower. When I checked the fuse box, the 35A front blower fuse is quite badly burnt. Normal below 25A fuse can find easily. This 35A fuse is rather unique. Where can we find a 35A fuse? Thank you.

Any bro out there regret installing CNG gas with the current petrol price....

hi, am considering to venture into those budget hair salon in the neighbourhood. anybody here could give some advice on personal level? - like substanability - employee - any difficulties in WP for malaysian or china staffs? - how much you think is enough for the setup. - any other constructive advice is greatly appreciated. TIA

Hi, Anyone applies for specialist diploma course under WDA - SME funding before? If my staff wants to apply for a course, can he apply the course first with the polytechnic or must he wait for the company to register with WDA for approval before the staff can proceed to apply the course?

Hi. I will be going up Malaysia for a road trip with my family on my wife's Mazda 3 this end of April and have a few safety concerns. Penang to be exact. Distance wise it's gonna be the longest I've ever travelled. Have a few concerns since I have two kids with me. Do you all actually keep a spare tyre in your boot? My wife's Mazda 3 does not have one. I do have tyre repair kits on hand like your usual worms etc. But as you know we are travelling with kids and it may be dangerous and inconvenient to stop on the highway to patch my tyre if we were to be that unlucky. http://www.sgcarmart.com/news/events_features.php?AID=3371 Saw this article on sgcarmart. Will this be useful? TireCare Sealant. Anyone used before? I'm looking more to use it as a preventive measure. According to them upon application prior to the trip, any punctures will be sealed automatically. And no need to head to workshop to patch the tyres after that. Reliability and cost is a factor here. At $269 for the revival kit it does not come cheap. Though the kit includes a compressor which I would not mind having, and the current offer of free AA membership. I appreciate all feedbacks especially those with kids, how do you all prepare for your road trips? As you already know the entire family's safety is on our shoulders and our spouse... sadly will not be able to help us. If this is posted to the wrong folder or if it's considered as repeated, mods please help me to shift it. Thank you.

anyone watching F8? the cars are gorgeous in there!! saw this on you tube... droollll... https://youtu.be/ivxDZZjtn9Q