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Advertisement408 2001-02-05 1 Take Govt firms private It’s time for the Government to take the state out of state- controlled enterprises and let their more gung-ho private sector counterparts take over. Government-linked companies This is partly because of the such as Sing Tel may be dominant at perception that it represents the home,408 words
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NEWS & VIEWS
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Article, Illustration109 2001-02-05 2 IF THE experience of a female centenarian is anything to go by, there might be chance you can ditch your dentures. Doctors at the Drozhonosk Districk Hospital have discovered that Maria Vasilieva had three new teeth. This might not be such a big deal for other adults, it’s definitely109 words
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Article, Illustration256 2001-02-05 2 Kan Seng says Govt tackling problems THE economy will be one of the issues in the forthcoming election says Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng. “People are concerned about the economy, about the cost of living. We have introduced measures to ameliorate some ofDesmond Wee - 256 words
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Eyeball NEWS
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Article110 2001-02-05 2 HER last hope was presidential clemency. But that has just been denied to Julaiha Begum, 52, who was found guilty last March of murdering her husband, T Maniam, a retired police officer, in April 1999. Juhaila’s lawyer, R Palakrishnan, who has confirmed this, says he does not know110 words
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Article, Illustration41 2001-02-05 2 Yukie Yokoyama, three, smiling in the arms of Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong at the Chinese New Year Garden Party at the Istana. It was attended by about 6,000 civil group members and their families. Wang HuifenWang Huifen - 41 words
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Article90 2001-02-05 2 MISSION impossible? Sarojini Chandran doesn’t think so. The 67-year-old has embarked on a project to put together a directory to help the Singapore-Malayalee community get connected and restore old ties. And how many of them are there? A good 20,000. Chandran, a retiree, hopes to get it90 words
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Article105 2001-02-05 2 IT WAS the first meeting between a Singapore leader and a senior member of the new US Administration since the inauguration of President George W Bush two weeks ago. Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Dr Tony Tan met the new US Secretary of Defence Donald105 words
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178 2001-02-05 2 OPERATION GUJARAT was a huge success. The island-wide relief effort for victims of the Gujarati earthquake had started out with a target of 25 tonnes. But the donations that poured in on Saturday far exceeded this amount, said one of the student organisers from Ngee178 words
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Article, Illustration316 2001-02-05 3 WASHINGTON In the second weekly radio address of his presidency, George W Bush on Saturday pitched a tax relief plan, which he intends to send to Congress next week, as the right thing to do to help the US economy. LONDON Surgeons in Britain have amputated the handBong Fortin - 316 words
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Article261 2001-02-05 3 VIPs lose credit card numbers Reuters GENEVA The World Economic Forum said yesterday hackers managed to breach its computer system during its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland last week. The Forum does not yet know who the hackers were, or how they obtained credit card information on– Reuters - 261 words
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Article, Illustration54 2001-02-05 3 A birthday party being held for South Africa’s most famous Aids activist, Nkosi Johnson (in painting), who turned 12 yesterday. He could not attend his own birthday party because he has been critically ill since the beginning of this year. Marking the event is Nkosi’s grandmotherAp - 54 words
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Article209 2001-02-05 3 Ap KUALA LUMPUR Four armed men mounted a dramatic pre-dawn attack on a police armoury in Kedah yesterday, wounding two policemen in what authorities believe was a botched weapons heist. The assailants cut through the fence of the Gua Cempedek police station in Kedah state,– Ap - 209 words
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Eyeball FOCUS
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Article967 2001-02-05 4 Francis Kan - Going it alone may help firms abroad By Francis Kan francisk@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S Government-linked companies (GLC) seem to be biting off more than they can chew when it comes to competing in the global arena. Dominant at home, these companies in industries ranging from telecommunications967 words
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Article, Illustration134 2001-02-05 4 SINGTEL February 2000: SingTel (left) failed in its bid to acquire Hong Kong telecoms operator Cable Wireless HKT, which Richard Li’s Pacific Century Cyberworks got. May 2000: SingTel’s attempt to buy a stake in Malaysian telco Time dotCom fell through. The stake eventually went to Malaysia's state134 words
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Singapore
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Article460 2001-02-05 5 Teo Yen Fen - But you need to buy special glasses to enjoy movies and programmes such as Jaws 3 By Teo Yen Fen yenfen@sph.com.sg IF TV3 programmes look a little fuzzy this month, don’t adjust your set: The station is “creating television history”, said a spokesman of460 words
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Article, Illustration669 2001-02-05 5 G Sivakkumaran - TAXI WOES By G Sivakkumaran gsiva@sph.com.sg NIGHTRIDER and Nite Owl threaten to knock the living daylights out of cabbies’ business. The night-bus services, introduced last year by Transisland Bus Services (Tibs) and Singapore Bus Services (SBS), have left taxi drivers complaining: 10 out of theClarence Chan - 669 words
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Article, Illustration1026 2001-02-05 6 Leong Pik Yin - Parents and students swear by two methods By Leong Pik Yin pikyin@sph.com.sg THERE are new magic potions in town that promise the moon how about making your number-wary kid a pro in maths? The best part is that they come without side effects, unlessClarence Chan - 1,026 words
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The World
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Article, Illustration775 2001-02-05 7 They meet despite opposition warnings Wires KUALA LUMPUR Racial tensions in Malaysia went up a notch yesterday after a new Malay rights group went ahead with a rally to defend Malay ethnic supremacy despite opposition warnings that it would be racially provocative. The rally,Wires; Reuters - 775 words
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356 2001-02-05 7 PARLIAMENT CENSURE Wires JAKARTA Angered at the Indonesian parliament’s censure of Abdurrahman Wahid, the President’s supporters who came from the country’s largest Muslim group rallied yesterday, warning it might lose control of its members. A total of 3,000 protesters marched through the streets ofWires - 356 words
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Article, Illustration387 2001-02-05 9 RALLYING AGAINST THE EXPECTED ELECTION WINNER Afp JERUSALEM When Israel elected Ehud Barak Prime Minister, thousands of people flooded into Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square shouting that peace has won. Now many feel that peace may lose, as Ariel Sharon, the hardline right-wing candidate, is– Afp; Afp - 387 words
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Article624 2001-02-05 9 For whoever wins tomorrow’s election WHEN he votes in Israel’s prime ministerial election tomorrow, Shalom Rahum will not think twice about casting his ballot for Ariel Sharon. Rahum, a 43-year-old electrician, is tired of Prime Minister Ehud Barak’s promises of peace. “We walk around624 words
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Science
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Science BRIEFS
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Article109 2001-02-05 11 Ap WASHINGTON Mission controllers, in history’s first attempt.to land a spacecraft on an asteroid, hope to drop one to a soft landing on Eros, a barren space rock. But the Feb 12 manoeuvre will not be easy: The craft was not designed to land. If all goes perfectly– Ap - 109 words
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Article98 2001-02-05 11 SOIL pollution may have a new combatant in the form of an arsenic eating fern, according to an article in this week’s edition of the science journal Nature. University of Florida scientists reported the first plant known to “hyperaccumulate” arsenic from the soil. Arsenic, a cancer-causing heavy metal,98 words
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Article54 2001-02-05 11 PLANETS, stars and gases make up just 5 per cent of the known universe. That’s the latest estimate published in this month’s Physics Review journal. The remaining 95 per cent is a motley stew of material between the stars and galaxies, dubbed “dark matter” as it can’t be54 words
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Article39 2001-02-05 11 “The difficulty lies ziot m tie new ideas, tout in escaping the old ones, which ramify, for those brought up as most of us have been, Into every corner of ©nr minds/’ John Maynard Keynes British economist39 words
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Science SCOPE
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Article, Illustration763 2001-02-05 11 This was in a report issued before recent quake that Indian govt didn’t heed Nyt NEW DELHI Many a disaster comes with its own Cassandra, someone, whose warnings went unheeded, leaving the grieving to wonder: Why didn’t we listen? In the case of India’s– Nyt; Pictures: Ap - 763 words
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Technology
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Article, Illustration586 2001-02-05 12 Andrew Chin; Mik Zarzuela - Singaporean patents Net DVD in US By Andrew Chin andrew@sph.com.sg Mik Zarzuela AN INTERNET-WIRED DVD playef is only one of the many ideas on 28-year-old Singaporean Siah Eng Kiat’s mind, as he chases his dreams in the US. His start-up, Florida-based iDVDBox, is a joint ventureDesmond Wee - 586 words
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Article251 2001-02-05 12 OLYMPIC OFFICIALS CONSIDERING ‘BIG BROTHER’ SYSTEM Ap SALT LAKE CITY Security planners for the 2002 Winter Olympics are examining video surveillance equipment used during the National Football League’s Super Bowl, a system some consider to be Big Brother-like. Each facial image of the 100,000 fans and– Ap - 251 words
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Wry TECH
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Article, Illustration477 2001-02-05 17 John Lui - Don’t try these at home yet By John Lui johnlui@sph.com.sg GETTING your stomach tied up so that you stop gorging must be so satisfying it’s as if you are hiring someone to attack the organ that’s causing so much grief. You: “I didn’t want to do this. But you’ve given477 words
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Generation NEXT
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278 2001-02-05 17 Jeannette Lim - By Jeannette Lim teens@eyeball.com.sg EVERYBODY loves celebrity couples. They personify perfection. They are beautiful, popular and rich. So it’s no wonder that celebrity two-somes provide such juicy fodder for the media. There was the marathon 13-year romance between Elizabeth Hurley and Hugh Grant.278 words
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Article79 2001-02-05 17 Do we need to help expats adjust to living in Singapore? 24% Yes, we need injections of ideas and culture from other parts of the world to become a wealthy, cosmopolitan nation. 45% Having expats is okay, but it should be up to them to fit79 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous28 2001-02-05 2 Qood morning! fit 4 Showers with thunder over many areas in the afternoon and early evening High: 32C 1 Low: 23C Tides: 7.45AM/2.5M 10.24PM/2.3M Met Service: http://www.gov.sg/ metsin28 words
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Advertisement32 2001-02-05 5 Would you rather wait for the bus or hop into a cab after a late night out? Why? And would you like to see more night bus services? Tell us at ajrial.ftmn.ng32 words
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Advertisement48 2001-02-05 6 If you’re intrigued by these unusual methods, check out the following websites: 1) Vedic Maths, at http://www.vedicmaths.org. uk/menu_files/Home.htm To find out about Vedic Maths courses in Singapore, go to http://www.vedic2ooo.com 2) Sakamoto Maths Method, at http://www.sakamoto.net A list of the eight centres in Singapore are on the site.48 words
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Advertisement290 2001-02-05 8 4* We thank GOD for such a wonderful, healthy and joyous baby who has brought so much joy and laughter to the family. Welcome to the family! Dearest Nicholas! Edmund Nellie Bonjour everybody! I'm Pearlsi Lam Su Rui, aka Little Tyrant, born on 17/7/2000. Favourite pastime is bullying adults. But290 words
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Advertisement31 2001-02-05 9 X Catch up with the latest campaign news: http://www2. haaretz.co.il/specials/ election2ool-e Ha’aretz’s Election 2001 Web page. http://www. peacenow.org.il/ english.asp Peace Now has long advocated negotiations and mutual compromise with the Palestinians.31 words
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Advertisement237 2001-02-05 10 H £2} Hi! My name is Chan Pom Yee. Dad *gnd munji told me that I bring them so and “happtfTess which buy.] '7\ fv\k-, pm t saWS*' arrival has brought tremendous joy, warmth and comfor to the family. You are the sunshine of our lives! Love always, Mum Dad237 words
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Miscellaneous52 2001-02-05 12 HELEN, SWEETHEART OF THE INTERNET THOUGH MY JUST WALKWO WTO YOUR YOU KNEW W COfAE BACK, HELEN. MWE OF COURSE WAS GETTING ELEOTROOUTEP BY MY OAR POOR HAMPLE THIS MORNING. OFFICE MUSTve BET SHOOK BEEM sigh ssS 8^ v t;:v: VC. HAVfNG YOU BACK W MY LIFE WAS THE SHOOK,52 words
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VALENTINE’S DAY
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Article37 2001-02-05 13 Sweet is sickly. Be different this Valentine’s Day flirt with the dark side of love. Indulge your lover’s vices with Eyeball’s Guide to a Sinful Valentine s, for the deadliest sins of them all.37 words
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Article, Illustration261 2001-02-05 13 You re better off getting an elephant to tango. Housework to her is shopping for linen in Paris. He pulled a muscle falling for you. Do your slothful lover a favour... The Oasis bv La-z-bov j j The pleasure: Touted as the finest thing you’ll ever put yourPhotography: Wang Huifen, Mike Lee, Clarence Chan • Test: Jeremy Au Yong, Serene Goh - 261 words
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Article, Illustration395 2001-02-05 14 She keeps you up nights and makes c> 5 heads turn. He s the stuff of dreams. With this lover perched on your arm things could only get better. Calvin Klein Truth The pleasure: Fragrances are a helluva aphrodisiac. This one is designed for impact: If the fragrance395 words
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Article, Illustration405 2001-02-05 14 He i cont have the guys f ish out anything new before he does. She's on every waiting list for anything worth flashing about town. Beat the trends for them these spoilt rotten lovers. Canon PowerShot Gi The pleasure: A gift that everyone has to look at. This405 words
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Article, Illustration288 2001-02-05 15 If your sweetheart lives to eat eut to the ehase A/tz/ce tz list of favourite foods and ask for the best in town. Or let the food of love be partaken in style. O Mama kettle The pleasure: Never mind that your food-crazy partner can’t ~'m make anything288 words
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Article, Illustration216 2001-02-05 15 A staunch worshipper of Dollar the Almighty this lover thumbs the nose at The Beatles' Cant Buy Me Love. Favourite Freshly minted bills. Dream home? On an island paid for. l ime to feed the drive. Tiffany Co money clip The pleasure: Okay, so your lover may not216 words
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Article, Illustration240 2001-02-05 16 Not the nicest person to he around when the ***** hits the fan but oh! the energy that makes it to your g boudoir... Soldier Of Fortune The pleasure: Your Indiana Jones with a temper of doom won’t have much patience for hunting for keys, levers and what240 words
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Article, Illustration286 2001-02-05 16 Brimming with confidence in the material world, such a lover doesn’t settle for anything less than the best you included. Reward the vanity with anything that’s top of the line. Amrita Spa membership The pleasure: Relaxation doesn’t come cheap here, and your Valentine will know that upon entering286 words
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Advertisement89 2001-02-05 15 BE MY VALENTINE m W m A cosy ambience. Intimate. Dinner by candlelight. The right ingredients for a romantic Valentine's Day dinner. Five-course Set Dinner Menu $68.00 per person inclusive of stalk of red rose heart-shaped chocolate for your sweetheart. Couples eligible for Lucky Draw. First Prize: One Air Ticket89 words
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EyeSport
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Sport IN SHORT
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Article92 2001-02-05 18 Reuters LONDON Manchester United rested several of their players but were still good enough to beat Everton 1-0 and maintain their 15-point lead in the Premier League. Everton defender Steve Watson deflected an Andy Cole shot into his own net in the 52nd minute to give– Reuters - 92 words
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Article89 2001-02-05 18 Afp ULSAN South Korea warned yesterday that it might seek to renegotiate the agreement that gave Japan the 2002 World Cup final if Japan does not stick to the original name of event. Under an accord when they were jointly awarded the finals in 1996 the tournament– Afp - 89 words
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Article50 2001-02-05 18 Reuters GLASGOW Turkish international Kerimoglu Tugay conjured up his second spectacular goal in three days to help Rangers to a 2-0 home win over Dunfermline in the Scottish League. The victory took the champions into second place in the Scottish Premier League for the first time since August.– Reuters - 50 words
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Article42 2001-02-05 18 “I’M FRUSTRATED, exasperated, puzzled can I go now? I think the video replay will embarrass the referee for the rest of his career.” Manchester City’s manager Joe Royle on Danny Tiato’s controversially-disallowed goal in their match against Middlesbrough.42 words
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Article93 2001-02-05 19 Afp ROME Atalanta pulled off a comeback victory Saturday, defeating Juventus 2-1 in a pulsating Italian First division clash in Bergamo. A Massimo Paganin own goal with 17 minutes remaining looked like it would give Juve the three points it needed to draw level with league leader– Afp - 93 words
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Article, Illustration78 2001-02-05 19 Afp BARCELONA A hat-trick from Luis Enrique helped Spanish giant Barcelona blitz Athletic Bilbao 7-0 to move the Catalonian giants into second place in the La Liga title race. Enrique sealed his hat-trick in the opening 32 minutes of a one-sided romp at Camp Nou, putting Barca– Afp; Reuters - 78 words
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Article24 2001-02-05 19 Afp BERLIN Brazilian striker Elber struck twice to help champion Bayern Munich win 3-1 at VfL Wolfsburg and recapture the Bundesliga leadership.Afp - 24 words
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Article47 2001-02-05 19 MANCHESTER CITY’S new home ground will be called the Eastlands stadium. It will seat 45,000 fans, and plans to expand it to 60,000 are being considered. But the Blues will only be able to move there from Maine Road after the 2002 Commonwealth Games.47 words
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Article23 2001-02-05 20 Wires WASHINGTON Jerry Sloan extended his coaching contract for three years with the Utah Jazz on Friday for an undisclosed amount.Wires - 23 words
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Article62 2001-02-05 20 Wires WASHINGTON All-Star forward Rasheed Wallace and shooting guard Allen Iverson were punished for rude behaviour. Portland Trailßlazers’ Wallace was suspended for two games and lined US$lO,OOO (5517,500) for hitting a referee with a towel at a game against Phoenix. Philadelphia 76ers’ Iverson was lined US$5,OOO for a– Wires - 62 words
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Article, Illustration65 2001-02-05 20 Afp BARCELONA Ferrari’s Brazilian driver Rubens Barichello set a lap record during the final day of FI testing yesterday at the Montmelo circuit. Barichello clocked 1 minute 18.605 seconds after 58 laps to beat the 1:18.991 time set by France’s Jean Alesi of the Prost team on– Afp; Ap - 65 words
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Article38 2001-02-05 20 ON THIS day four years ago, the Singapore Bodybuilders’ Federation was chastised by the Singapore Sports Council for bringing the sport into disrepute. This came after the Jojo Sinclair drug scandal. Financial aid was also withdrawn.38 words
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Article518 2001-02-05 18 Zaki Amrullah - SINGAPORE 0 KYRGYSTAN 1 By Zaki Amrullah zaki@sph.com.sg DEAR, oh dear. It wasn’t for want of trying. But in football, my dear friends, if you don’t score, you won’t win. Pure and simple. The Lions discovered that last weekend after their Pre-World Cup qualifier against518 words
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Article, Illustration573 2001-02-05 18 England striker makes splashing comeback Reuters LONDON Robbie Fowler was being written off as a Liverpool has-been a month ago, but after another sparkling performance over the weekend, he was again the toast of Anfield. Fowler scored two and had a third disallowed as Liverpool– Reuters; Reuters - 573 words
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Article, Illustration636 2001-02-05 19 XFL’s promised brand of extreme football turns out to be a damp squib Lat Wp LOS ANGELES To answer your first question about Vince McMahon’s professional wrestling football league, no, the outcomes of these games aren’t scripted in advance not yet anyway. For openers, two teams– Lat – Wp; Reuters - 636 words
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Article206 2001-02-05 19 FOOTBALL: ARDENT England fans should take out some time and fill out a survey by Burton Menswear League of Style on Soccernet. The link-up is designed to reach football fans online to discover which set of fans has the most sartorial class on the terraces. Hey, we might206 words
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Article, Illustration564 2001-02-05 20 Edge out Raptors 108-105 Ap TORONTO Tracy Murray’s game-tying 3-pointer was ruled a split-second too late, giving the Minnesota Timberwolves their 10th straight victory. Kevin Garnett had 30 points and Murray’s 3-pointer was waved off at the final buzzer as the Timberwolves extendedAp - 564 words
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381 2001-02-05 20 SIX NATION RUGBY Afp ROME Winning the Six Nations Tournament is still off the agenda. At least that is the party line from the Ireland camp after it defeated Italy 41-22 in their opening match over the weekend. Ireland was the surprise package of last season’s– Afp - 381 words
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Unwind
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Books
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Article, Illustration1092 2001-02-05 21 Adults these days buy picture books, not for toddlers, but for themselves. CLARA CHOW (clarac@sph.com.sg) charts the invasion of grown-ups in the childrens books section. ARK, disturbing storylines. Strange cubist shapes. Creative use of fonts and layout. Some picture books these days are definitely not for children.Pictures: Clarence Chan - 1,092 words
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34 2001-02-05 22 The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Any Roald Dahl title. The Worlds Of Chrestomachi series by Diana Wynne Jones. Thomas The Tank Engine. Barney the Dinosaur tie-ins.34 words
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50 2001-02-05 22 Parental love. Siblings and sibling rivalries. Other family relationships. Moral issues: Honesty, thrift, sharing, etc. Traditions/culture. Nature/animals. Monsters, eerie tales. However, nothing grotesque. The idea is not to instill fear, but to get children to see things in humorous ways. Any combination of the above.50 words
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Article, Illustration146 2001-02-05 22 – Clara Chow - Clara Chow Fox by Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks (Allen Unwin). A dark, chilling tale about a loner fox’s betrayal of a magpie. Artist Brooks scratched, gouged his oil illustrations and lettered crookedly with his left hand to create a sense of desolation146 words
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Book MARKS
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Article66 2001-02-05 23 WHICH author would you have a one-night stand with? Who would you seat at your dinner party? Your wordsmith-partner in crime? Answer these and other fun survey questions in order to win a crateful of signed books by mystery authors. Just log on to http://www.relaxwithabook.com to enter this66 words
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Article103 2001-02-05 23 WHO’S the richest poet in the world? If you’re thinking poet laureates and Nobel Prize-winners, think again. It’s estimated by London’s The Sunday Times that Susan Polis Schutz, whose inspirational verses appear on greeting cards, is the wealthiest poet in the world. So far, more than 12103 words
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Article, Illustration76 2001-02-05 23 – Clara Chow - Clara Chow BASIC Instinct screenwriter Joe Eszterhas, whose book American Rhapsody aired the dirty laundry of many a Hollywood star (including Sharon Stone), is set to pen two more books. One will dish out more dirt on Tinseltown. The writer is quoted by Entertainment Weekly as saying:76 words
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Article, Illustration649 2001-02-05 23 – Clara Chow - Clara Chow PERFECT TENSE Michael Bracewell (Jonathan Cape) Price unavailable To be released on Feb 15 ICHAEL L"J BRACEWELLonce I i j I interviewed Brit r j icon Morrissey, HiHHHfl where the latter said: “I don’t exist as another person, somewhere else, doing something else with649 words
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Article134 2001-02-05 23 THE CRYPTO-AMNESIA CLUB (Serpent’s Tail) 1998 Merrill, the nihilistic manager of the Crypto-Amnesia Club, loves Lisa. Angst ensues when she turns up with an obnoxious husband. This is the kind of novel where the making of a fruit salad is described in such detail that134 words
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Article, Illustration489 2001-02-05 24 FLYING Henry Sutton (Sceptre) $39.66 ON’T confuse this Sutton with that Henry Sutton (1894-1912), Australian physicist. Nor is he Henry Sutton Junior (1897-1984), the American painter. Rather, this Sutton is the darling of British letters. Since his dazzling novel, Bank Holiday, burst upon the hip-Brit literary scene, critics have489 words
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Article269 2001-02-05 24 – Clara Chow - Clara Chow ODYSSEY Homer What: As any kid who has read Usborne Books’ version can tell you, the Odyssey tells of how sly Greek-hero Odysseus makes his arduous 10-year journey back home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. Famous episodes include Circe turning men into swine, the269 words
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Article, Illustration172 2001-02-05 24 – Clara Chow - Clara Chow THE STORY OF MATHEMATICS Richard Mankiewicz (Cassell Co) DID you know that the word “algebra” comes from an Arabic term meaning “completion”? And how artist-mathematician Piedro della Francesca used grids to create optical illusions in paintings? Lovers of both mathematics and history will be delighted with172 words
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The Tube
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Article, Illustration881 2001-02-05 25 With the recent spate of hip, big-budget Shakespeare movies, it looks like the play is no longer the thing. But is this an exercise in crass commercialisation or novel reinterpretation? TP.AWMABir. tam (jeanm@sph.com.sg) makes much ado about the Bard. S YOUR knowledge of William Shakespeare getting881 words
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Article, Illustration157 2001-02-05 25 HOLLYWOOD never tires of updating Shakespeare. Here are some “modern” treatments: Richard HE (1995) STARRING Annette Bening and lan McKellen, this Richard Loncraine take on the Bard’s tale of multiple murders and betrayal is ingeniously transplanted to 1930 s England, in a Fascist coup. Romeo Juliet157 words
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Eyeballing. TELEVISION
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Article, Illustration705 2001-02-05 26 Snoops and VIP both boast an enjoyably trashy concept babelicious investigators in tight clingy clothing busting the bad guys in Los Angeles. JEANMABIFI TAN jeanm@sph.com.sg explains why one succeeds as an escapist romp, while the other one is an insipid letdown. AVID E KELLEY’S lucky streak705 words
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TV TATTLE
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Article79 2001-02-05 26 ACTOR Billy Campbell, who stars opposite Sela Ward on Once And Again, may get a chance to sizzle with Latino sex bomb Jennifer Lopez on the big screen. According to Variety, Campbell is in talks to appear in the upcoming film Enough, which would cast him79 words
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Article, Illustration123 2001-02-05 26 HOW will Sarah Jessica Parker spend her summer? She may headline David Lindsay-Abaire’s new play, Wonder Of The World, at New York City’s Manhattan Theater Club, according to Variety. The comedic play would cast the actress as a married woman who flees her marriage and runs off to123 words
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Article102 2001-02-05 26 STAR TREK veteran William Shatner has a hidden talent for animal training. He has had successes in training dogs and horses and was amazed to find recently that he could use his talents on gorillas too, according to IMDb.com. He said: “I was doing a public service102 words
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Article91 2001-02-05 26 Jeanmarie Tan - Jeanmarie Tan A JUDGE dismissed a US$ 5,000 (S$ 8,500) lawsuit against action star Chuck Norris filed by a look-alike actor, reports IMDb.com. Bill Cavenagh claimed that Norris killed his acting career, which was based largely on his resemblance to the action star. Cavenagh appeared in 1997 commercials91 words
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Tube Talk
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Article350 2001-02-05 27 THE inevitable day arrived when Bill Gates passed on and he found himself standing in front of the Pearly Gates (no relation, of course). As he approached, Saint Peter appeared and offered him a deal: “Being the great Bill Gates, and all, The Boss said you can350 words
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Page 27 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous521 2001-02-05 27 The Blair Witch Project 2 pm Star Movies 58 This low-budget horror film gets points for weirdness. In 1994, a three-person film crew heads into the Black Hills region of Maryland to document a local legend about a demonic apparition. They vanish, but a year later their black-and-white footage footage521 words
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Article, Illustration441 2001-02-05 28 Clara Chow - By Clara Chow clarac@sph.com.sg A BEVY of beauties will grace your television screen at 7.30 pm on March 3. The finals of the Miss Singapore Universe 2001 pageant will be telecast live on TCS 5. Besides $lO,OOO in prize money and flying off toPictures: Wang Huifen - 441 words
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