Project Eyeball, 12 January 2001
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Advertisement447 2001-01-12 1 SLOW SALES FOR SEPANG Ticket sales for the FI race in Sepang in March have been sluggish. See Page 16 W M Our essential guide to buying Chinese New Year goodies. See Page 24 TOASTING THE DEEJAYS Radio DJs have been playing musical chairs in the battle to come out447 words
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Article, Illustration115 2001-01-12 2 A BRITISH nudist campaigner accused of being a menace for repeatedly stripping off in public bared the full monty and walked free and naked from court. Prosecutors said Vincent Bethell, 28, who appeared nude in public six times last summer to campaign for the Freedom To Be Yourself group,115 words
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Article242 2001-01-12 2 Eyeball report forces webmaster to ‘get out of the kitchen’ LOCAL pornography website owner Sam Leong has taken one of his sites off the Web “indefinitely”. This followed a Project Eyeball article last Friday about how Singaporeans like Leong who ran porn sites hosted on foreign242 words
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Eyeball NEWS
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Article208 2001-01-12 2 WHAT’S on in Parliament today? Top on the list of questions asked by four Members of Parliament (MPs) is the issue of oil prices. Ong Kian Min (Pasir Ris GRC) was concerned about why local retail oil pump prices have remained at such high levels.208 words
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Article125 2001-01-12 2 PRESIDENT Abdurrahman Wahid of Indonesia will visit Singapore next week. In an interview with Associated Press, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said that Gus Dur will come on Monday to witness the signing of an agreement between the two countries under which Singapore will buy natural125 words
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Article98 2001-01-12 2 THE international academic experts have spoken and they say the proposed fourth university, targeting polytechnic graduates, is a good idea for Singapore. Why? It would make polytechnic education more attractive to young people as they have a path for higher learning, and it would meet98 words
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117 2001-01-12 2 SCHOOL principals will soon be trained like business Chief Executive Officers (CEO). This was announced yesterday at the graduation ceremony for students taking the Diploma in Educational Administration (DEA) -a pre-requisite for those who want to become school principals. Education Minister Rear Adm Teo Chee117 words
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Article, Illustration116 2001-01-12 2 NO DATE has been set for the inking of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the US and Singapore, as both parties chose to concentrate on content rather than deadline. “We want the quality of the agreement not to be traded off against theWang Huifen - 116 words
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Article, Illustration302 2001-01-12 3 THE HAGUE Former Bosnian Serb president Biljana Plavsic pleaded not guilty before the UN War Crimes Tribunal yesterday to nine charges of genocide and other war crimes against Muslims in Bosnia, a.day after she surrendered to the court. MONTREAL Quebec’s separatist prime minister, Lucien Bouchard, is likely toBong Fortin - 302 words
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Article, Illustration53 2001-01-12 3 This sadhu, or holy man, takes time off from a religious festival to chat on his cell phone on Wednesday. The 42-day festival in Allahabad, India, called the Maha Kumbh Mela, is the world s largest religious gathering. It has gone high-tech, with cyber cafes, dedicated websites andAFP - 53 words
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Article479 2001-01-12 3 Qantas, Ansett, Air NZ say it can affect fit passengers Wires SYDNEY The bad news is that economy-class syndrome, or deep vein thrombosis (DVT), can affect even the young and the fit. What could help, however, is the announcement by some more airlines that– Wires - 479 words
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Eyeball FOCUS
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Article, Illustration544 2001-01-12 4 Time to catch up after bleak period LITERATURE Yesterday, Eyeball tracked how the Qovernment made the good times roll in movies, music and nightlife. Today, we see if ids managed to grow the performing and literary arts, and also ask the question: We’ve got the playground, but do544 words
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Article, Illustration510 2001-01-12 4 THE ARTS CERTAINLY, Singapore is no longer the cultural desert it was in the 1980 s, and the Government has much to do with that. It has increased funding for performing groups in theatre, music and dance, and made efforts to bring510 words
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Article, Illustration775 2001-01-12 5 – Alvin Pang - Alvin Pang HERE’S the official recipe for a fun city, folks: First, you need lots of dough. $5O million over 5 years, if you want a Renaissance City. Shape into grants, scholarships, programmes and infrastructure projects. Add plenty of urban planning, committees and consultations.775 words
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Article, Illustration652 2001-01-12 7 Wong Sher Maine - College gets serious on anthem By Wong Sher Maine sher@sph.com.sg IT STARTS out lustily and tapers off to a murmur. That seems to be the case when it comes to the singing of Singapore’s national anthem, with the volume gradually going downLaw Kian Yan - 652 words
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Article, Illustration458 2001-01-12 7 REACTION TO CHANNEL NEWSASIA REPORT SINGAPORE Press Holdings deputy president Denis Tay has dismissed unequivocally a report by Channel News Asia that speculated that he is retiring because of Project Eyeball. Citing “market speculation”, the CNA report on Tuesday said Tay was leaving the blue-chipYen Meng Jiin - 458 words
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Singapore
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Article498 2001-01-12 6 Sue-Ann Chia - Better-informed patients quick to sue By Sue-Ann Chia sueann@sph.com.sg MEDICAL negligence seems to be the latest buzzword in town as more people are dragging their doctors to court. Patients are no longer suffering in silence, and this is because they “are not so stupid anymore498 words
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Article, Illustration241 2001-01-12 6 Under this award, victims are compensated for the pain, distress their disability inflicts on them and generally, the loss of enjoyment of life. Eps In HengKimEngvSßS(l97B) Ltd, a sum of $28,000 was awarded for the pain and suffering for the loss of the right eye.Paul eric roca - 241 words
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Article, Illustration243 2001-01-12 6 JAM 9,2001: Madam Gunapathy Muniandy, 41, has filed a $2-million suit against consultant neurosurgeon James Khoo, Mount Elizabeth Oncology Centre’s radiation oncologist Khor Tong Hong, and the Neurological Surgery, of which Dr Khoo is a director, for negligence that left her paralysed with memory and speech problems after243 words
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Article64 2001-01-12 6 COMMON surgical accidents leading to medical malpractice suits: Operating on the wrong side of the body Failure to X-ray fractures Anaesthetic mishaps Surgical errors Removal of the wrong organ Retained objects Tight plaster cast Surgery on wrong digit Paralysis from splints Blood-transfusion mistakes Operating on the64 words
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The World
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Article399 2001-01-12 9 US trio spends drunken night in kosovo sex den and triggers kidnap alert PRISTINA Three British Royal Marines triggered a massive security alert when they slipped off in full uniform to get drunk in a bar and ended up in a lap-dance bar in Kosovo. The399 words
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Article202 2001-01-12 9 CHILD PORN ON NET LONDON Horrifying details of the world’s largest Internet childporn network came to light after a UK court lifted a gag order as seven British men pleaded guilty. Police had smashed the ring in September 1998 and 107 men were arrested in 10202 words
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Article, Illustration39 2001-01-12 9 Chinese dancers performing at a Beijing bar on Tuesday. Stiff competition for customers in bars and restaurants has forced some of the businesses to introduce entertainment that was banned until recent economic reforms. ReutersReuters - 39 words
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Article, Illustration413 2001-01-12 9 Wires NEW YORK The naked truth can be very expensive, especially for the city of New York. City officials were considering a settlement proposal yesterday to pay up to US$50 million (S$87.5 million) to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of tens of thousands of people– Wires; AP - 413 words
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Article, Illustration411 2001-01-12 10 LETHAL HUMAN VIRUSE EASILY MADE IN THE LAB LONDON Australian scientists who accidently created a deadly version of mouse smallpox in the laboratory say lethal human viruses are only a step away. The prospect of such dangerous organisms being produced relatively easily has leftReuters - 411 words
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Article, Illustration540 2001-01-12 10 Suspected murderers of UN aid workers in West Timor could face up to 34 years AP JAKARTA It was an act that shocked the world: The brutal killing of three UN aid workers in West Timor last September was the worst attack ever– AP; AP - 540 words
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Technology
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Article, Illustration745 2001-01-12 11 Andrew Chin - Use it to shop online with overseas e-tailers or to ease your parking woes By Andrew Chin andrewc@sph.com.sg YOU’VE probably heard of using Cashcard readers attached to your PC to pay for Golden Village’s movie tickets. Later this year, you can do eshopping the same way- onAlphonso Chan - 745 words
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234 2001-01-12 11 iffliHMSfil PORTLAND A plan to build the world’s largest wind farm is not just a lot of hot air. A total of 450 windmills along the Oregon-Washington state line will soon generate enough electricity for 70,000 homes in 11 western states. Construction will begin234 words
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Article, Illustration198 2001-01-12 12 Although the halcyon days of flight sims (think MiQ Alley, circa 1999) have long gone, some of them are still a blast to play. All three flight games reviewed in this package have an element of strategy in them, unlike other fly-a-plane-to-nowhere titles. FLIGHT CHECK RATING:198 words
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Article324 2001-01-12 12 Winston Goh THE B-17 Flying Fortress was a dream given form by pre-World War II air power advocates like Giulio Douhet, Hugh Trenchard and Billy Mitchell. These visionaries (or agents of evil, depending on your point of view) foresaw a role for airpower far in advance ofWinston Goh - 324 words
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Article209 2001-01-12 12 Andrew Chin DEVELOPED in the tradition of the Red Baron and Flying Corps, Microsoft’s Crimson Skies is a stylish package with loads of fun, simplified controls and a great storyline. The game is set in the 1930s, when airships and souped-up World War I biplanes ruled the skies.– Andrew Chin - 209 words
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Article62 2001-01-12 12 FOR a more realistic flight sim experience, try using a joystick that boasts force feedback technology, like Microsoft’s Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 (above). Force feedback technology allows you to “feel” what’s happening. For example, you can feel the recoil of your guns during an aerial dogfight. After all,62 words
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Article294 2001-01-12 12 Winston Goh “NEVER in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” With these words, Winston Churchill, then-Prime Minister of Britain in 1940, immortalised “the few” of the Royal Air Force after their victory over the Luftwaffe (the German air– Winston Goh - 294 words
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Business
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Article561 2001-01-12 13 Nicholas Yong - Wholesale commerce, manufacturing firms hog limelight By Nicholas Yong nicyong@sph.com.sg IF YOU have to be in business, better get into wholesale commerce or manufacturing. More than 500 of the top 1,000 companies in Singapore are from either segment. According to DP Information Network’s annual Singapore 1000561 words
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Article172 2001-01-12 13 THE Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (ASME) unveiled two new entrepreneur awards to be presented later this year. ASME yesterday announced the creation of the Netrepreneur of the Year Award (Neya) and the Community Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Ceya). The association said that172 words
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Article, Illustration30 2001-01-12 13 Distribution of Top 1000 companies by industries Caltex topped the turnover list with $32.1 billion in sales. Glaxo Wellcome came in first in the net profit category.30 words
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Article34 2001-01-12 13 Whos who MBKHEiIl RY B COMPANY Highest turnover Caltex Trading Highest net profit Glaxo Wellcome Manufacturing Highest turnover (SME) Lim Kim Hai Electric Highest net profit Kallang Development Bong Fortin34 words
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Article273 2001-01-12 13 THE Singapore 1000/Singapore SME 500 Elite Club is no country club. The brainchild of DP Information Network which provides credit and business information to corporations the online club hopes to provide a platform for top firms and SMEs (small and medium enterprises) to network273 words
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Article, Illustration1156 2001-01-12 14 SO THE Government will be accepting credit-card payments online by year’s end, if the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore’s (IDA) plans to promote secure electronic payment comes to fruition. It might just be the ticket to jumpstart the lacklustre development of electronic government transactions1,156 words
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Article, Illustration927 2001-01-12 15 ‘What do yon want from Project Eyeball In 200ir (Dec 28) SOME of you have lashed out against our Single’s Say columnist Soh Wen Lin, calling her a feminist and saying that she is a “disproportionate voice” in our newspaper. Yesterday, Eyeball’s resident bachelorPaul eric roca - 927 words
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Miscellaneous25 2001-01-12 2 Qood morning! Wm Showers in the late afternoon and early evening over many areas. High: 32C 1 Low: 23C Tides: 1.37AM/2.9M 12.24PM/3.3M Met Service: http://www.gov.sg/metsin25 words
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Advertisement21 2001-01-12 5 Written by: June Wan (Music Movies), Karl Ho (Nightlife), Jeanmarie Tan (TV), Clara Chow (Literature) and Tan Dawn Wei (The Arts).21 words
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Advertisement38 2001-01-12 7 Poll: Should JC students be made to repeat the national anthem until they get it right? Definitely, they must show national pride. No way, JC is not a correction facility. Maybe, depends on how uncooperative the students are.38 words
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Advertisement29 2001-01-12 10 How real is the danger of a modified virus? http://www.phpab. org/Editorials/ ReprintOfParadoxln.htm The threat of smallpox bio-terrorism is very real. http:// www.bt.cdc.gov/ How to respond to a bio-terrorist attack.29 words
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Advertisement23 2001-01-12 12 To find out more, visit: http://www.bl7flying fortress.com http://www.empire interactive.com/bob/ http://www.microsoft. com.games/ crimsonskies/ Another good game is F/A-18. Find out more at http://www.ianes.ea.com/ f-18/home.html23 words
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Advertisement13 2001-01-12 13 To get a peek at the Elite Club, log on to: http://www.dpgroup. com.sg/dpinfo13 words
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EyeSport
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Article341 2001-01-12 16 LEAGUE CUP AFP LONDON English First Division side Crystal Palace inflicted Premiership aristocrat Liverpool’s first defeat in cup competition in a year when it beat the Reds 2-1 in their League Cup semifinal first-leg match here. Andreas Rubins and man-of-the-match Clinton Morrison were Palace’s heroes, although– AFP - 341 words
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Article186 2001-01-12 16 EVERY day, Eyesport trawls the World Wide Web of sports and points you to what’s interesting and worthy of your attention: NXTi: Tennessee Titans running back Eddie George is known for his relentless work ethic on the field, but he jokes that it’s a good thing he’s got186 words
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Article, Illustration625 2001-01-12 16 The Petronas Malaysian Qrand Prix is only two months away. Today and on Monday, EycSport*s ZAKIAMRULLAH (zaki@sph.com.sg) takes a look at Sepang its famed track, facilities, gigantic circuit, and its woes. THE Malaysian Grand Prix may be losing its lustre. Malaysian press reports indicate625 words
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Article, Illustration619 2001-01-12 17 None of them are in the top three seedings for the Australian Open, which begins on Monday. ADAM HASHIDY (hashidy@sph .com.sg) takes a look at the players who could pull off upsets. Log on to http: teyeball.asiai.com.sg for previous days’ previews on the top three seeds.619 words
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Article211 2001-01-12 17 NBA: Boston Celtics vs Toronto Raptors When: Saturday, 8 am Where: ESPN (SCV Ch 23), live Why bother: Air Canada Vince Carter will be trying to down the Celtics. Boston is trying hard to get its act together. The Celtics are still reeling after their211 words
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Sport IN SHORT
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Article43 2001-01-12 17 AP MELBOURNE Two-time US Open champion Patrick Rafter said yesterday this will probably be his last year in pro tennis, but retirement is not definite. “I will be slowing down...keeping the door open to play next year,” the 28-year-old said.– AP - 43 words
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Article56 2001-01-12 17 AFP MELBOURNE-Andre Agassi fought back from the brink, three match points down, to reach the final of the Kooyong Tennis Classic here yesterday. Agassi wore down Frenchman Nicolas Escude for a gritty 3-6,7-5,6-1 win and a place in tomorrow’s final against either Yevgeny Kafelnikov or Juan Carlos– AFP - 56 words
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Article54 2001-01-12 17 Reuters SYDNEY Australian Open champion Lindsay Davenport continued her strong build-up to next week’s season-opening Grand Slam with a 7-5,6-4 win over Lisa Raymond at the Sydney International yesterday. The American world No 2 set up a semifinal meeting with last year’s Sydney winner Amelie Mauresmo of France– Reuters - 54 words
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Article46 2001-01-12 17 “I THINK me and Monica (Seles) and also Lindsay (Davenport) have a little edge over the Williams sisters right now because we’ve played a lot more matches in the last few weeks.” Martina Hingis, throwing down the gauntlet for an interesting year46 words
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Article47 2001-01-12 19 Lat-wp LOS ANGELES-Former Boston Celtics coach Rick Pitino confirmed on Wednesday that he was called by UCLA Athletic director Peter Dalis within the past month. “He told me: ‘l’m not sure we can afford someone like you. Are you considering coming back to college basketball?’– Lat-wp - 47 words
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Article, Illustration90 2001-01-12 19 Reuters WELLINGTON-Star All Black winger Jonah Lomu was yesterday named in the New Zealand squad for the World Cup sevens tournament in Argentina from Jan 26 to 28. The NZ squad includes Eric Rush (North Harbour), captain; Jonah Lomu (Wellington), Amasio Valence (Auckland), Karl Te Nana– Reuters; Reuters - 90 words
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Article35 2001-01-12 19 Reuters ZURICH-World soccer chiefs have asked that today’s scheduled meeting in Brussels in an attempt to reach an agreement on a new transfer system with the European Commission be postponed.– Reuters - 35 words
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Article44 2001-01-12 19 FORMER Tottenham Hotspur owner Alan Sugar threw away Jurgen Klinsmann’s No 18 shirt and claimed that he wouldn’t wash his car with it after the German left Spurs for Bayern Munich in 1995. Klinsmann did, of course, return two years later.44 words
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Article, Illustration961 2001-01-12 18 SHAQ VS KOBE: TROUBLE IN LA-LA LAND Lat LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Lakers are cracking, and it’s going to take more than all the king’s Zen to put them back together. Sometimes it seems as if Kobe Bryant wants the Maurice Podoloff Trophy more than the Larry O’Brien– Lat; Reuters - 961 words
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Article, Illustration274 2001-01-12 18 SWEET REVENGE Reuters PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia native Rasheed Wallace had 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Western Conference-leading Portland TrailBlazers never trailed in a 93-75 victory over the Eastern-leading 76ers on Wednesday. Wallace had a follow shot, a dunk and a 20-footer during an opening 16-3 run– Reuters; Reuters - 274 words
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Article928 2001-01-12 19 National Basketball Association Eye Sport toasts the Portland Trailßlazers for the second week in a row. They’ve really come into their own despite a shaky early-season start. Their win against the Philadelphia j6ers yesterday is signal that the Blazers are the real deal And we think theyve got928 words
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Music
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Article, Illustration391 2001-01-12 20 Its scrambled eggs and musical chairs in the land of morning radio shows, as DJs switch stations or traverse timeslots. But will the early birds catch their worms? JEANMARIETAN (jeanm@sph.com.sg) and JEREMY AUYONG (pedas@sph.com.sg) tune in to give their verdict. WO’S company, T three’s a crowd.Alphonso Chan - 391 words
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Article, Illustration219 2001-01-12 21 GtolOam Five Guys and a Girl with Glenn Ong, Rod Monteiro and Honky/Simone/God Pa/Short Fart. Mover and shaker: Master ventriloquist and nasty king of late-night radio Glenn Ong, famous for outraging people, ruffling feathers and for saying “I cut you off ah” to irritating callers. Verdict: WheneverPictures: Law Kian Yan - 219 words
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Article, Illustration274 2001-01-12 21 7 to 10 am The Breakfast Club, hosted by the zany foursome of Joe Augustin, Hamish Brown, Denise Tan and Showbuzz bombshell Vivian Tan (who’s now on leave). Mover and shaker: Joe joined Safra radio last November as Senior Promotions and Programmes Manager, and only hit the airwaves274 words
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Article, Illustration182 2001-01-12 21 6 to 10 am The Morning Express is about two guys, a girl and a cramped studio where they trade snippets about life. Starring The Flying Dutchman (Mark van Cuylenberg), Jamie Meldrum and Petrina Kow. Mover and shaker: Petrina. Verdict: For the past four years, The Morning Express182 words
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Article, Illustration195 2001-01-12 21 6 to 10 am The Breakfast Show with Hubert Tang and Margaret Lim. Mover shaker: Motormouth Margaret left Power 98 in October to deliver a baby. She was later approached to be radio presenter/promotions exec with Gold. Verdict: Jim Morrison can crow Light My Fire all he wants.195 words
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Article, Illustration176 2001-01-12 22 Ronald Rajan - Ronald Rajan VAN MORRISON Astral Weeks (Warner Bros) RECORDED in two brief sessions in 1968, Astral Weeks’ musical daring, kaleidoscopic use of language and mantra-like incantations still defy cosy categorisation. The album signalled the artistic rebirth of 23-year-old Morrison, until then merely known as the176 words
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Article280 2001-01-12 22 June Wan - June Wan Beatrice Chia, 26, actress-director “MANY many! Many many! Oh dear!” For someone like Beatrice Chia, who owns almost 500 discs and that’s only the exposed ones! choosing three CDs to be stranded on a desert island with is possibly the worst request to be hit280 words
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Article, Illustration1073 2001-01-12 22 HIP HOP OUTKAST Stankonia (Arista) THE fourth album from the acclaimed Georgia-based hip hop duo “Dre” Benjamin and “Big Boi” Benjamin, following the astounding 1998 Grammy-nominated Aquemini, is another astounding piece of work. The title plays on the received ideas of the American South as the country’s1,073 words
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Article128 2001-01-12 23 June Wan - SHAKE ME TAKE ME MAKE ME June Wan Glampire from the album Melodramatic Time: 3:03 www.mp3.com ANY modern-day Nosferatu will immediately identify with this brand of “glambient darkpop”, wrenched from the deepest bowels of The Cure’s Robert Smith and mixed with Prince’s most latent and potent128 words
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Music GOSSIP
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85 2001-01-12 23 A CHARITY auction organised by Liam Neeson seems to be bringing the best out of Hollywood stars. Neeson has asked for personal memorabilia to be donated for the Movie Action for Children auction on Mar 6, which aims to raise funds to help prevent85 words
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Article, Illustration117 2001-01-12 23 MICHAEL Jackson is keeping himself busy this new millennium. Already putting finishing touches on his new album, due later this year, he has also announced plans for a Jackson 5 reunion. The last time the five brothers, now well into their 40s, sang togetherReuters - 117 words
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Article88 2001-01-12 23 IT WAS just a matter of time. As prophesied by her song Lucky, Britney Spears is due to make a splash in the movies. The skin-baring teenage pop star will make her acting debut under director Tamra Davis in a film now known only88 words
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128 2001-01-12 23 Jeremy Au Yong - Jeremy Au Yong CONVICTED and fined in April 1998 for wearing a Marilyn Manson T-shirt to a town fair in Benton, Kentucky, Venus Starlett Dust Morgan has won a reversal from the Kentucky Court of Appeals. She was convicted of harassment for128 words
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Food
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Article, Illustration670 2001-01-12 24 ANGELICA TAXt(tanaw@sph .com.sg) lends the hapless shopper a hand with picking the foods that will bring him luck and more luck. HINESE New Year Cjust won’t be complete until we’ve had our wax duck, abalone and conpoy. And if the names of the foodsPictures: Alphonso Chan - 670 words
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Article, Illustration724 2001-01-12 25 Forget about cooking at home on the Lunar New Tear. After all, restaurants are already whipping up special yummy promotions that could leave you slithering back home. TAN DAWN writ (dawntan@sph.com.sg) reports. UM no longer needs to cook up a storm in ill the dingy kitchen F724 words
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Pick of the EATS
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103 2001-01-12 26 IF YOU have a craving for Japanese food, Matsu at the Copthorne Harbour View has the solution. A wide array of Japanese cuisine is offered at Matsu’s ever-popular Japanese buffet. Chefs will be on hand to prepare all the food be it sashimi, teppanyaki,103 words
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Article124 2001-01-12 26 SNAPPERS at the Ritz Carlton has recently renamed itself Snappers Seafood Restaurant to emphasise its seafood specialties. To further highlight its current focus on seafood, it has introduced a new seafood buffet. The buffet boasts over 50 fresh seafood dishes, including slipper lobster salad and rare seared124 words
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Article92 2001-01-12 26 Jeremy Au Yong - Jeremy Au Yong 02-54, Chinatown Complex Opens: 3.30 pm to 9.30 pm (closed on Wednesdays) YOU can’t miss this stall. The delectable aroma, if not the sight, of at least 18 claypots cooking at the clay-stoves at the same time will grab your attention. Be prepared92 words
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Article, Illustration207 2001-01-12 26 Angelica Tan - Angelica Tan EYEBALL scours the aisles and gives new supermarket products the taste test: Pringles Wild Consomme Potato Chip WILD CONSOMME ($2.30) is the mustachioed Mr Pringles’ funky new suit. The new flavour of pungent onion is almost like the sour cream and onion, but it is less207 words
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Article, Illustration427 2001-01-12 26 Town has towns. Three of them, in fact, to house a grand selection of cosmopolitan cuisine. ANGELICA TAN (tanaw@sph .com.sg) tastes the offerings. Restaurant: Town Bistro Cafe and Bar Where: Fullerton Hotel, 1 Fullerton Square Opens: 6.30 am for breakfast, to 11 pm. Tel: 877 8128Pictures: Clarence Chan - 427 words
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Advertisement24 2001-01-12 24 Need hints on choosing sea cucumbers and mushrooms? Dried food retailer Low Koh We tells you how. Log on to http://eyehall.aflial.com.sg to find out.24 words
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Article287 2001-01-12 27 Hungry FBI agents FBI agents conducted a raid of a psychiatric hospital in San Diego that was under investigation for medical insurance fraud. After hours of reviewing thousands of medical records, the dozens of agents had worked up quite an appetite. The agent in charge of the287 words
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Miscellaneous502 2001-01-12 27 Movies The Second Jungle Book 7.30 pm TCS 5 They’ll milk any good thing dry. This shameless rip-off follows the trials and tribulations of Mowgli, a 10-year-old wild boy raised in the jungle by his animal family. He catches the eye of an evil circus promoter, but while on the502 words
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Article, Illustration123 2001-01-12 28 LATIN sensation Ricky Martin has been roped in to shake his bon-bons at the coming presidential inauguration of George W Bush. The 29-year-old star would be joining rocker Van Morrison, Frasier star Kelsey Grammer and theatre composer Andrew Lloyd Webber to entertain the audience at the123 words
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Article, Illustration185 2001-01-12 28 FANCY a US$5 million (SsB.s million) roll in the hay? Well, that’s how much Michael Donglas (left) will have to fork out if he cheats on Catherine Zeta-Jones. According to London's Daily Mail, the 56-year-old actor who was once treated for sex addiction has signed185 words
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Article, Illustration186 2001-01-12 28 IF THERE’S anyone out there who’s desperate to know what the inside of Sarah Jessica Parker’s (right) mouth is like it’s your lucky day. The Sex And The City star wants the world to know that her inner cheeks are bitten, blistered and bloody thanks186 words
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Article, Illustration79 2001-01-12 28 GUYS who want to date Monica Bellucci (above) must be able to pick her brains, as the 32-year-old star of Italian film Malena prefers smarts to looks. “If I see a beautiful man, maybe I am surprised for three seconds,” said the former model, in Esquire’s February edition,79 words
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Article, Illustration51 2001-01-12 28 JULIA ROBERTS has signed on to star in Ocean’s Eleven —a movie to be directed by Steven Soderbergh which will see her cosying up to her hunky co-stars, like Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, George Clooney and Casey Affleck, reported IMBD.com. Some girls just get all the51 words
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Article39 2001-01-12 28 PERHAPS filming for Basic Instinct 2 will go ahead after all. Kurt Rngsell was in talks with the film’s producers and is believed to have agreed to play the lead opposite Sharon Stone, reported Popcorn.39 words
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Article119 2001-01-12 28 TWO members of British boyband 51ve were granted bail after they appeared in a Dublin court charged in connection with a pub brawl. Both 21-year-old Ritchie Neville and 23-year-old Jason “J” Brown were charged with being drunk, disorderly and causing a breach of peace. The December brawl119 words
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