Project Eyeball, 19 October 2000
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Advertisement184 2000-10-19 1 Hot LINKS m Wmmmm 3S3C 10! After testing the public beta of Mac OS X (above), we have one question: “What the hell took Apple so long?” The interface looks like a million bucks, and it’s no less intuitive than OS 9, but the best thing about the Mac’s new184 words
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Advertisement371 2000-10-19 1 for wearing these r t ’"-'i s TI f SM —s Pictures: Alphonso Chan No “unnatural” hair colours. No bermudas. No slippers. At Ngee Ann Polytechnic, they mean it. The poly has five campus supervisors who go round ambushing students in offensive attire. These supervisors scan in the offending students’371 words
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News & Views
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Article78 2000-10-19 2 WATCHING out for falling dads is almost a game at school sports days in Japan. Men toppling over in the father’s races are so common that the crowds almost expect it. The most vulnerable are those who were sporty in their youth, but who have unfit lifestyles as adults.78 words
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Article, Illustration38 2000-10-19 2 South Korean soldiers standing guard outside the Seoul Convention Centre, where the leaders of 25 European and Asian nations will start arriving today for the Third Asia-Europe summit meeting which starts tomorrow. APAP - 38 words
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Article376 2000-10-19 2 Disappointing IBM results, higher CPI contribute to massive early fall Wires NEW YORK United States stocks were bloodied in early trading yesterday, but recovered at the mid-day break from a massive early sell-off. Even though losses were trimmed, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted more than– Wires - 376 words
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242 2000-10-19 2 KEY BILL PASSED BY PARLIAMENT Reuters BANGKOK Thailand will hold general elections now that its parliament has approved a final piece of legislation before the House can be dissolved and a date set. The House of Representatives voted 142 to two to approve a– Reuters - 242 words
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Ground ZERO
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Article, Illustration1110 2000-10-19 3 Sharon Loh - For looking away while their children tortured a girl, they should be counselled, at least By Sharon Loh eyene-ws@sph.com.sg AS FAR as the courts are concerned, the case is closed. On Tuesday, a 12-year-old girl on the brink of puberty became the last of seven1,110 words
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Article, Illustration866 2000-10-19 4 Wong Sher Maine - Ngee Ann Polytechnic has five supervisors to enforce dress and conduct code By Wong Sher Maine sher@sph.com.sg DRESS right or pay up. That’s right. Students of Ngee Ann Polytechnic have to obey the school dress code or pay a fine of $4O if they’rePictures: Alphonso Chan - 866 words
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Article177 2000-10-19 4 NGEE Ann Polytechnic is probably the only tertiary institution in Singapore to have clothes cops. While the other three polytechnics and two tertiary institutions have similar dress codes, they rely mostly on lecturers to warn students. “We are more forgiving about dress-code offences. “These are177 words
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Article695 2000-10-19 6 Eri Akbar - Curiously seeking sex online Teens who are too shy to ask parents log on for answers By Eri Akbar eri@sph.com.sg SO YOU’RE shy about talking to your teen about sex. But chances are, your child is picking up more .than you bargained for on the Net. Nearly half of 235695 words
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232 2000-10-19 6 NOT sure how to broach that birds-and-bees talk? Then turn your teen to these sex-education sites recommended by the Parents Advisory Committee for the Internet (Pagi): http://www.lovelife.iik.com The love stories aren’t your high school romance novel. They paint a scenario, say, a teenager wants232 words
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Article, Illustration555 2000-10-19 8 Successor to be picked from ranks of priests in Singapore ARCHBISHOP Gregory Yong is stepping down after leading the 140,000 strong Catholic community in Singapore for 23 years. His retirement, though, is does not come as a big surprise to the community because he555 words
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448 2000-10-19 8 BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE WITH six in every 10 households here owning personal computers, infocomm companies should be happy about their market reach. But some of them are also showing concern about the digital divide. To bridge the gap between the wired and448 words
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Local
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Article, Illustration111 2000-10-19 9 AP TEENAGE opera prodigy Charlotte Church was faced with a roomful of dropped jaws yesterday when she said her favourite local dish was “soy sauce and rice”, but quickly redeemed herself by saying, after a little prompting by Seow Sher Yen, general manager of the Substation,– AP; Alphonso Chan - 111 words
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107 2000-10-19 9 THE next restoration of the CPF cut will be made to employees’ ordinary accounts, which they can then use to pay for housing loans, said Lim Boon Heng, Minister without Portfolio and chief of the National Trades Union Congress, yesterday. The Government announced recently107 words
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Article63 2000-10-19 9 THE active ingredients for Viagra the world renowned little blue anti-impotence pill will be manufactured right here in Singapore. United States pharmaceutical giant Pfizer yesterday announced plans for a $6OO-million manufacturing facility here. The Singapore plant will be Pfizer’s first outside the US and63 words
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Article165 2000-10-19 9 YESTERDAY’S trial of former S-League player Mirko Jurilj had the distinction of having a mini-trial within the main trial. This was to determine if the statement Jurilj had given to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) confessing to match-fixing was obtained voluntarily or not. CPIB principal165 words
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Article89 2000-10-19 9 FORMER Channel News Asia presenter Zahara Lateef s trial for maid abuse was yesterday postponed to next Friday. Her lawyer Tan Chee Meng told Eyeball that this was because Zahara had gone for an operation to remove a bone tumour last Friday and was recuperating. Next week’s89 words
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Article138 2000-10-19 9 BEAUTY, fast. That’s the focus of this Sunday’s workshop organised by the National Skin Centre. Over the past five years, cosmetic dermatology which includes such procedures as laser skin resurfacing and hair removal has found a niche among many Singaporeans who want to enhance their appearances.138 words
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55 2000-10-19 9 A 21-YEAR-OLD Malaysian was arrested at the Woodlands checkpoint yesterday and charged with importing 1.4 kg of heroin. The arrest took place after CNB officials received information that a drug syndicate was distributing heroin from across the Causeway to Singapore users. If convicted,55 words
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Article329 2000-10-19 9 The Straits Times - SM views new leadership style with ‘mixed feelings’ The Straits Times OPINION polls are becoming increasingly important to leaders. In fact, exercising leadership today means shaping policies that can carry a majority of the voters, or at least being able to win over a majority by329 words
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Article, Illustration393 2000-10-19 10 Website reveals symbols used by hate groups AP NEW YORK The number tattooed on his arm was 311 no, not 7-11, the neighbourhood convenience store 311. It appeared innocent enough. A birthday? A lucky number? But its meaning was anything but innocent. Believe it– AP - 393 words
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Article, Illustration307 2000-10-19 10 Boots symbol: Until recently, skinheads could be identified by their coloured shoelaces and Doc Martens boots, often made with steel tips and used as weapons to kick people in fights. A boot party is when skinheads get together and commit acts of violence. □bow web: The spiderSource: Anti-Defamation League; Bong Fortin - 307 words
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334 2000-10-19 10 PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS ARRESTED FOR ISRAELI LYNCHING Wires JERUSALEM The world watched in vain yesterday for peace to return to the Middle East. What emerged instead were reports of renewed violence and the arrest of eight Palestinians for the brutal lynching of two Israeli soldiers– Wires - 334 words
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Article, Illustration171 2000-10-19 11 Wires JAKARTA He was widely blamed for last year’s bloodshed and mayhem in East Timor. But now Indonesia’s former military chief, General Wiranto has crooned an album of love songs for charity. Kicked out of office amid accusations of human rights abuses, the 53-year-old retired four-star– Wires - 171 words
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358 2000-10-19 11 DRAMA TIC PENANG RAID AP KUALA LUMPUR It was more exciting than a VCD sale at the shop. An incensed VCD distributor in Penang held five enforcement officers, who were trying to seize his huge cache of pirated discs, and two reporters– AP - 358 words
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Article, Illustration609 2000-10-19 11 Report: Shooting deaths ‘alarming" KUALA LUMPUR More than one person is shot dead by Malaysian police every week. In fact, a memorandum handed to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday said that based on fatal police shootings over the609 words
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World WIDE
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Article, Illustration140 2000-10-19 13 Wires ADEN Some clues are emerging on the blast that killed 17 sailors aboard the USS Cole last week. Yemeni investigators have found bomb-making equipment in an apartment near the port. They believe two former occupants may have carried out the bombing, security officials– Wires; Reuters - 140 words
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Article148 2000-10-19 13 JAKARTA The axe has fallen again. Jakarta police chief Inspector General Nurfaizi has been demoted in a top-level reshuffle of 30 police officers. He will now be director of the new National Police Training Centre. The other high-ranking officer to be demoted was the East Java148 words
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204 2000-10-19 13 Reuters ST LOUIS Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W Bush both said they were happy with Tuesday night’s third and final debate. Gore described his performance in all three as being like the Goldilocks story in which three bears try two bowls of– Reuters - 204 words
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Article87 2000-10-19 13 Reuters TOKYO Indonesia yesterday won a US$5.3 billion (559.3 billion) aid package needed to plug its gaping budget deficit, promising in return to continue economic reforms and bring order to volatile West Timor. The pledge had been widely expected, despite criticism by the donors of– Reuters - 87 words
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69 2000-10-19 13 AP BAGHDAD Iraq has turned down a Saudi demand to extradite the two hijackers who commandeered a Saudi plane to Baghdad last week. Interior Minister Mohammed Zemam Abdel-Razzak said yesterday that under Arab tradition, Iraq could not surrender the two men. He was responding to– AP - 69 words
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225 2000-10-19 13 I'll never quit, he says Wires MANILA About 15,000 protesters staged a rally in the Philippine financial district yesterday demanding the resignation of President Joseph Estrada, who has recently been dragged through the mud for his involvement in a bribery scandal. Shouting anti-government slogans, the protesters– Wires - 225 words
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Article181 2000-10-19 15 Nicholas Yong - Nicholas Yong www.orange tee.com THIS site is neither about fruits nor T-shirts. It’s a new-age property consultancy firm on the Net. So why the strange name? “Orange” because it represents warmth, energy, vibrance and hospitality. The “tee” refers to the golf tee, and connotes a181 words
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Article, Illustration106 2000-10-19 15 Straits Times Index (STI) 1 Top 3 Active 1; VOLUME CENTS PacCent 21,452,000 139 I' P STEngg 14,953,000 269 Eill SingTel 13,827,000 280 j 1 Top 3 Gainers igv CENTS S' Shangri-La 316 86 37.4 OUE 550 45 8.9 Up SIA 1600 40 2.6 f: 11 Total number of106 words
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Article, Illustration576 2000-10-19 15 Boutique fund will only invest in FT companies headed by them LOS ANGELES So you think you know about narrowly focused investment funds? Here’s a kooky one. It’s a boutique fund that’s so specialised it won’t even think about investing in a company unless at least oneReuters - 576 words
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Article355 2000-10-19 15 Nicholas Yong - TRADING OUTLOOK AFTER MERGER WITH PIDEMCO LAND By Nicholas Yong nicyong@sph.com.sg AS EXPECTED, the merger between DBS Land and Pidemco Land to form CapitaLand (CapLand) is through, but the real question on the mind of many punters is: What will happen to DBS Land shares today?355 words
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385 2000-10-19 16 MICROBE REVIVAL AFP PARIS Scientists say they have revived a microbe that had been in suspended animation for 250 million years, a remarkable feat which boosts theories that the ancient seeds of life arrived on Earth from space. The bug was found– AFP - 385 words
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Article, Illustration615 2000-10-19 16 Audrey is the biggest departure yet from a PC AP NEW YORK In a bid to redefine a company best known for its Palm unit, 3Com unveiled its Internet appliance for the home oh Tuesday. It is also trying to create a machine with the– AP - 615 words
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Article, Illustration650 2000-10-19 18 Eugene Wee - Comdex 2001 to be rendered in interactive 3-D for Internet visitors By Eugene Wee eugene@sph.com.sg GEEKS and other IT types visiting April’s Comdex Asia 2001 will be able to spare themselves aching feet and steer clear of claustrophobic crowds. One of the region’s major IT shows,650 words
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Article, Illustration339 2000-10-19 18 John Lui - APPLE'S NEW OPERATING SYSTEM By John Lui johnlui@sph.com.sg AFTER a day testing Mac OS X, the only thing to be said is: “What the hell took Apple so long?” The Aqua user interface looks fabulous. But the coolest thing about it is that underneath339 words
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State of the NET
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Article, Illustration822 2000-10-19 20 Toh Bee Ping - By Toh Bee Ping beeping@sph.com.sg AND behold, a new utopia is born Mojo Nation. Welcome to the cyber-paradise that promises Netizens complete equality. There is no oppression by authority. No exploitation by a privileged class. Work for yourself, so its ideology goes, and you work for thePaul Eric Roca - 822 words
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Article, Illustration867 2000-10-19 21 Running from failure ‘Everything also want!’ (Oct 18) A NEW definition of kiasuism is rearing its head: People are so afraid to lose that they refuse to even try, unless forced to. Do Eyeball readers agree? NOT A SIN IT IS sad but it isAlphonso Chan - 867 words
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Miscellaneous30 2000-10-19 2 Qood morning! Slightly hazy and partly cloudy. Showers in the morning mainly over northern, western and southern Singapore. High: 32C 1 Low: 25C Tides: 3.24AM/2.6M 2.22PM/2.8M Met Service: http:// www.gov.sg/metsin30 words
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Advertisement45 2000-10-19 4 Is a fine too harsh a penalty for flouting the dress code? Yes, poly students should have the right to decide what to wear. No, they should look professional in school. Maybe, it depends on how serious the offence is. Make your vote at httpV/eyebalLasiaLcomjsg45 words
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Advertisement24 2000-10-19 11 More cases that caused concern and led to the paper presented to Parliament http:/ /www.malavsiakini.com/archives news/2000/oct/oct!7/news3a.htm Some of the fatal shootings by Malaysian police.24 words
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EyeSport
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Sport IN SHORT
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Article60 2000-10-19 23 AFP AUCKLAND The next America’s Cup team to be fielded by Italy’s Prada Challenge will start sailing into the Hauraki Gulf here again from January. Prada, which unsuccessfully raced Team New Zealand for the Cup this year, plans to spend about three months sailing in the– AFP - 60 words
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Article, Illustration113 2000-10-19 23 AP CHICAGO Michael Jordan appeared at the United Centre yesterday, home of the Chicago Bulls, to watch his current team the Washington Wizards take on the Bulls. He stopped to hug former teammate John Paxson, now the Bulls radio analyst, before walking into the Wizards locker room.– AP; AP - 113 words
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Article38 2000-10-19 23 WHAT do you think Manchester United’s Roy Keane would be if he wasn’t a footballer? A boxer! The United skipper was an amateur boxer during his younger days before turning to football. Big surprise, huh?38 words
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Article, Illustration147 2000-10-19 24 Results from the Uefa Champions’ League Group A, Sporting Lisbon 0 Spartak Moscow 3 Real Madrid 5 Bayer Leverkusen 3 Madrid is through to the next round but Sporting is out. Moscow should make it at the expense of Leverkusen with two games left. Groupß LazioReuters - 147 words
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Article77 2000-10-19 24 IN 1973, Sir Alf Ramsey’s England drew 1-1 with Poland at Wembley to kill off chances of a place in the 1974 World Cup Finals. In 1988, Liverpool’s Jan Molby was imprisoned for three months for motoring offences. And today in 1990, the Pakistani stranglehold in the world77 words
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Article, Illustration576 2000-10-19 23 Luke Pachymuthu - Converse likely to hang up high-tops and shut shop By Luke Pachymuthu luke@sph.com.sg LARRY Bird wore it, Karl Malone adores it, and for a brief moment, bad boy Dennis Rodman even gave it a shot. But now the brand that brought high-tops to the world576 words
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Article265 2000-10-19 23 Luke Pachymuthu - Luke Pachymuthu CONVERSE is still very much alive in Singapore, said its distributor, Atlantic Sports, yesterddy. According to finance manager Connie Tham, the brand still commands a strong regional appeal, especially in Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Japan. “We are independent of what goes on in265 words
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Article, Illustration532 2000-10-19 24 Nets lose third key player to injury AFP ORLANDO Crack, and another player joins the already lengthy New Jersey Nets injury list. Star forward Keith Van Horn broke his left leg during a National Basketball Association (NBA) exhibition game against the Orlando Magic and– AFP; AP - 532 words
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436 2000-10-19 24 MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX AP KUALA LUMPUR For a race only one year old, the Malaysian Grand Prix already has a lot of history. The Malaysians have spent RM3O million (5513.8 million) giving the track and surrounding area a face-lift since last season. Prime Minister– AP - 436 words
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Article, Illustration297 2000-10-19 25 THE world was expecting Thierry Henry (left) to stand out at the vast Stadio Olimpico against ||jj|p Lazio. Alas, he was as cold as the wet weather. Time and again, he was shackled by either Hf Alessandro Nesta or Paolo Negro and was reduced toMik Zarzuela - 297 words
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Article, Illustration400 2000-10-19 25 Zaki Amrullah - Seaman’s stand-in saves the day By Zaki Amrullah zaki@sph.com.sg JOHN Lukic didn’t expect to start the Lazio-Arsenal Champions League Group B clash yesterday. So, when David Seaman was declared unfit to play, Lukic did feel the butterflies. It has, after all, been three years since heAP - 400 words
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154 2000-10-19 25 IT WAS OVER WHEN: Robert Pires planted the ball past Angelo Peruzzi with two minutes of play left. LAZIO’S LAMENT: If only Alessandro Nesta were taller or had timed his jump better in the 88th minute... ARSENAL’S LAMENT: If only Dennis Bergkamp could fly...154 words
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Sports BUZZ
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Article, Illustration283 2000-10-19 26 AFP NEW YORK New York can get a little crazy, but for the next 11 days, it will be turned upside down as the New York Yankees face off against the New York Mets in baseball’s first Subway World Series since 1956.– AFP; AFP - 283 words
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Article, Illustration35 2000-10-19 26 Mike Tyson clowns with fellow boxers Eab Judah and Laila Ali. Tyson fights Andrew Qolota in Michigan tomorrow morning, while Ali meets Kendra Lenhart and Judah meets Hector Quiroze in undercard bouts. ReutersReuters - 35 words
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Time OUT
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Article369 2000-10-19 26 Gordon Forbes - Despite defeats, their act is coming together By Gordon Forbes USA Today THEIR names are Bob Whitfield, Chris Banks, Calvin Collins, Travis Claridge and Ephraim Salaam. Not exactly a blocking unit that strikes fear into any ofthe NFL’s defensive coordinators. Yet Atlanta’s reshuffled and maligned offensive– USA Today - 369 words
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Tee TIME
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Article198 2000-10-19 26 John Crean - By John Crean USA Today IT’S an image which is difficult to bring into sharp focus the ev-er-snarling, constantly-intense Colin Montgomerie stopping and smelling the flowers on the fairway of life. But Monty has said he will take Walter Hagen’s advice “to stop and smell the– USA Today - 198 words
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Unwind
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Clubbing
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Article, Illustration1326 2000-10-19 27 POOD and beverage operators are heading down to Siglap like prospectors on a gold rush. Swing Bistro, for instance, is located in a shophouse at the outskirts of Siglap, at the junction of East Coast Road and Telok Kurau Road. Come December, the 1,000-sq ft jazz bistro willPictures: Law Kian Yan; Luz Ramos; Mike Lee; Law Kian Yan - 1,326 words
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Pick of the CLUBS
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Article120 2000-10-19 29 Insomnia Cafe Block 4, New Bugis Street, Ol-04 THE indie club with the eclectic crowd spills its laid-back groove into Sundays. This Sunday, sip a cocktail and relax to world music tunes, including Latin jazz and bossa nova. The tropical retreat runs from 3 pm to120 words
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Article136 2000-10-19 29 Karl Ho Simon Coyle Nox 11 Mohamed Sultan Road INDEPENDENT promoter Fluid Mix brings in another DJ to spice up club culture. On Deepavali eve, Oct 25, Melbourne DJ Simon Coyle will unleash his brand of intelligent and soulful techno at Nox. He has spun with big namesKarl Ho - 136 words
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Article, Illustration191 2000-10-19 29 Models are just like you and me, says KARL HO (karl@sph.com.sg), trying to get their job done so they can get on with the serious business of having fun. But what's the most ridiculous item they've ever been asked to wear in the name of fashion? GO BACKSTAGEPictures: Alphonso Chan - 191 words
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Movies
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Article, Illustration861 2000-10-19 31 There was a time when movie trailers managed a rough poetry. Today, they're infuriatingly generic, maniacally edited and ruined by plot spoilers. STEPHANIE ZACHAREK (pedas@eyeball.com. sg) takes you inside the trailer park. Salon NYONE who loves movies has to have possessed a grudging fondness for movie trailers.– Salon - 861 words
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Article, Illustration279 2000-10-19 31 INFLUENRIAL VOICE FOR MORE THAN 3 DECADES LAT NEW YORK Vincent Canby, who influenced movie-goers and theatre audiences for more than three decades with his sophisticated reviews in The New York Times, died on Sunday of cancer in Manhattan. He was 76. Canby occupied a powerful– LAT; AP - 279 words
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Article, Illustration753 2000-10-19 32 AMERICAN PSYCHO, R(A) Christian Bale, Chloe Sevigny, Jared Leto, Reese Witherspoon THE 1980 s aren’t over. Not just yet. Director Mary Harron brings back the well-heeled zombies of 1980 s New York in her flamboyant adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ American Psycho, that lacklustre satire753 words
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Article140 2000-10-19 32 Jeanmarie Tan - Jeanmarie Tan THE KELLER BEAM 2: THE PARTY www.ifilm.com A MIND-BLOWING 3-D animated action flick about one lean, mean coffee bean who doesn’t take crap from anyone. Not even if this Chow Yun Fat-like killing machine resembles a harmless M&M. A rowdy house party spins out of control140 words
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Article, Illustration680 2000-10-19 33 MYSTERY ALASKA, PG Russell Crowe, Burt Reynolds, Colm Meaney IN BETWEEN churning out episodes for Ally Mcßeal and The Practice, hotshot TV producer David E Kelley has found time to pen Mystery Alaska, a paen of sorts to the sport of ice hockey. The denizens of680 words
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Cyber SNITCH
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Article129 2000-10-19 33 THE three-day Blair Witch Web-fest is on. Log onto http://www. blairwitchwebfest.com and take in the 64 (and counting down) hours of original programming related to last year’s smash hit Blair Witch Project and its upcoming sequel Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2. The live-streaming Web-fest started at129 words
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Article160 2000-10-19 33 WONG KarWai’s much-anticipated new film, In The Mood For Love, comes with its own bilingual website, http://www.wkwinthemoodforlove.com/. Log on to look at stills from the movie, set in 1962 Hongkong, and see Maggie Cheung in amazing cheongsams and Tony Leung with Brylcreem-soaked hair. There is160 words
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Article34 2000-10-19 33 ‘It gets into the bloodstream faster 5 DJ Paul Eyeball (Rhys If arts) when asked why he drinks alcohol through his eyes, in Kevin Perry Go Large Sandi Tan/June Wan34 words
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Hollywood GOSSIP
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Article, Illustration106 2000-10-19 34 THE latest on Leonardo DiCaprio’s relationship with Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen has it that he has turned down the garden path. London’s Daily Mail claims that Leo recently got down on one knee with a pricey platinum and diamond engagement ring, while others told the New York106 words
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Article82 2000-10-19 34 RUSSELL Crowe offers his adoring fans a blow-by-blow account of his recent surgery on his just-launched website (www.russellcrowe.com). Crowe wrenched his shoulder shooting a film that’s now been scrapped and he’s got some pictures of the reconstruction he had done on it. These are available as e-cards. The82 words
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Article48 2000-10-19 34 Jeanmarie Tan - Jeanmarie Tan JADA Pinkett Smith is in negotiations to star in the second and third instalments of The Matrix for filmmakers Larry and Andy Wachowski, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The petite Pinkett Smith will play Niobi, the love interest to Laurence Fishburne’s character.48 words
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Article, Illustration771 2000-10-19 34 Taiwanese rock star and Time And Tide actor Wu Bai talks to JUNE WAN (junewan@sph.com.sg) about guns, swords, shades and what he would do if he couldnt act or sing. U BAI had a dream. WHe wanted to be an assassin. So when Tsui Hark asked him to771 words
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Article166 2000-10-19 35 MAXIMS for the Internet age: Home is where you hang your The e-mail of the species is more deadly than the mail. A journey of a thousand sites begins with a single click. You can’t teach a new mouse old clicks. Great groups from little icons grow.166 words
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Miscellaneous387 2000-10-19 35 Movies Meet Joe Black 6 pm HBO 60 A remake of 1934’s Death Takes A Holiday, the Grim Reaper decides to see what living is all about by inhabiting the body of a recently deceased man. He grants extra time to wealthy William Parrish; and in return, Parrish has to387 words
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Article, Illustration177 2000-10-19 36 Reuters BERLIN Buxom babe Pamela Anderson looks set to walk down the aisle to the sound of wedding bells once again this time with new boyfriend, Swedish male supermodel Marcus Schenkenberg. “She is the most beautiful, famous and sexy woman in the world,” Schenkenberg toldReuters - 177 words
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Article, Illustration94 2000-10-19 36 GEORGE Clooney (right) isn’t crazy about his legions of adoring female fans. In fact, the star is embarrassed by all the attention. “I’ve come to the conclusion that it isn’t about me as a person, but about an image that the fans have built up94 words
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Article, Illustration246 2000-10-19 36 WANT to impress Lncy Lin? Well, just offer to pay her telephone bill. You need about US$2,OOO (553,480) and some spare change. The actress of Ally Mcßeal fame was given a mobile phone by her agents Innovative so that they could contact her while she246 words
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Article, Illustration97 2000-10-19 36 LONDON Hot, the debut solo album by Scary Spice Mel B (above) has gotten the cold shoulder by music fans. It drifted into the British album charts at No 28 earlier this week. In fact, consider that Sporty Spice Mel CTs million-selling album97 words
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Article142 2000-10-19 36 Wires ORGASMS, lesbian sex and the rape of Bosnian women. Those were the key topics that Donna Hanover, the estranged wife of New York Mayor Rndolph Giuliani focused on in her monologue on Tuesday night during her debut performance in the off-Broadway hit, The Vagina Monologues... Sylvester– Wires - 142 words
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