The New Paper, 20 August 2000
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Article, Illustration667 2000-08-20 2 Michelle Choh - [•v*] By Michelle Choh WHERE were you when the lights went out? Ask a packed train of MRT commuters who used the train last night and they'll tell you they were stranded in a dark tunnel somewhere between Raffles and Tanjong Pagar. For667 words
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Article, Illustration802 2000-08-20 5 HERE'S a top heart surgeon, operating from the main artery of Chai Chee technopark, and he's trying to deliver a baby. Dr K K Ong, former head of the cardio-thoracic department at Singapore General Hospital, is trying to give birth. To a dot.com baby. In private practice thePicture/ KC Wong - 802 words
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Article112 2000-08-20 5 "INCHON encapsulates our philosophy. "It was conceptualised by Mac Arthur. It achieved an unimaginable strategic breakthrough. He led, from the vice-like grip of defeat, to glorious victory." Dr Ong, referring to the inspiration of the 1950 battle of Inchon, which was masterminded by US General of112 words
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Article, Illustration802 2000-08-20 6 FACTFILE: 2000: Appointed principal of Hua Yi Secondary 1996-99: Vice-principal, Raffles Junior College (RJC) 1997: Senior member of Thinking Schools, Learning Nation Project Group 1988-97: Teacher and head of department at RJC 1986-87: Gifted education specialist at Education ministry *****6: Teacher and head of department at River ValleyPicture/ Florence Tan - 802 words
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Article, Illustration480 2000-08-20 8 Michelle Choh - By Michelle Choh IF you want to market something, make sure your product is simple, stable and small. Like the Palm. Since launching their first Palm in March 1996, Palm Inc has sold more than seven million of the handheld computers. To translate,Picture/ J F Koh - 480 words
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Article111 2000-08-20 8 TWakofthePahaaoa 1 0V0fy IW0V6* Trtvd extensively? Oat Ml fcuchmm, canaacy hrtarprotort,ochedalesof plaaes Md train, and you're AMcMtocwMt rfWn? WRk Avaatgo, for mnpte, MpdNtaichaiTliNMi York Timet, and the apdatad yowbei h ealomaHt oWy BMvodta year Paha, aftoayoa haokapyaarPahatoyoarPC (tWs b coled hotsyachtag). Showthaotleaaothor f—tootle applcatloa Wyoa're a111 words
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112 2000-08-20 8 Got co* to spare? Yoo coo attack aaHP3 player aalto perfectly wttfc toe aewPaka artOO aeries. li For too titanr kappj, there's toePakaPh^toit—suheai tfyoaaveooooftoooewfco lap* loads of data tale toe Pake, yoe tone to frttob—toe foldaklo keykoenf (rifkt) Is fast toeeookNUHd Ma mm*, toto112 words
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Article47 2000-08-20 8 Y«Kf§ sw^adtoiieiW. beams her numta- to the' mm chute— ki ow Bw wart ink BahfaMetolaiajMr Mmm card It a mkf Mat aadmeM trick already. to moot of RMM carts! MjMeiibmialMK •vijuivrvK iroffi your mvi HyM'rttoolazjr—or, rimldsr, too iMhb—lt «rf thcNctforappScaioMy jtmcm havoafvMboanßtoyM.47 words
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Article411 2000-08-20 8 THIS man doesn't make a move without first consulting his Palm V. Elvin Tan, co-founder ofAudioload.com, is a self-confessed Palm fanatic. His indispensible handheld gadget practically runs his life. Even, if not especially, on strange ground. Take the first time he was in Hongkong. He411 words
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Article110 2000-08-20 8 Action Names: This is a programme that merges the Datebook and the To Do List. Makes sorting and planning for the day much easier at a glance. Avantgo: Being in a dotcom, he has to keep abreast of all the latest developments in the industry. Using110 words
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Article, Illustration654 2000-08-20 9 For two weeks a year, journalist Melvin Singh gets a haircut, slips into a blue uniform and becomes a police national serviceman. It was while pounding the streets earlier this year that he made an arrest which earned him an award and a commendation. MICHELLE654 words
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Article143 2000-08-20 10 OVER 100 awards were given out in recognition and appreciation of our men in blue. At the Commander's Award Presentation, officers from the Tanglin Police Division were awarded in various categories, including best counter-service, best suggestions and outstanding arrest. Commander of the Tanglin Police Division, Deputy143 words
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Article, Illustration989 2000-08-20 11 The Hungry Ghost Festival comes every year, but some of us just have a vague idea about it. FLORENCE TAN gives you the full picture WHAT do hungry ghosts have to do with a son who wanted to make sure his mother had enough to eat, even thoughPictures/ Florence Tan - 989 words
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Article, Illustration916 2000-08-20 13 Gloria Chandy - Boyw rememberf by Gloria Chandy SHE was a women's rights activist long before the term became fashionable. Women of Singapore, you can say a big thank you to this soon-to-be nonagenarian. Mrs Seow Peck Leng, feminist, politician, charity and social worker, beauty contest promoter and trailblazer, will bePicture/ Ian Tan - 916 words
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Article13 2000-08-20 15 Sydney Anastasia Yeo, the only eight-year-old at a recent playwriting competition13 words
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Article, Illustration716 2000-08-20 15 EARLIER this month, my class paid a visit to the Singapore Discovery Centre It turned out to be an experience worth remembering. On arrival at the SDC, we were ushered into a classroom and introduced toPicture/ Drew Fritz - 716 words
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313 2000-08-20 16 YES, if you put two and two together. There are more women doctors in certain medical areas like anaesthesia, radiology and pathology. And these are the areas that are suffering from a shortage of specialists. So, is313 words
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Article106 2000-08-20 16 IF SANTA really lived at the North Pole, his home would be underwater now. The thick ice that has for ages covered the Arctic Ocean at the Pole has turned to water, recent visitors there reported on Friday. For now, an ice-free patch of ocean about 2 km106 words
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Article93 2000-08-20 16 OVER 200 cancer patients from the United States and Japan will climb Mount Fuji in a bid to inspire mutual hope and determination to conquer their illnesses. The climb is also aimed at bringing attention to increasing breast cancer rates the disease being the leading cause of93 words
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Article76 2000-08-20 16 MENDAKI is looking into the possibility of introducing awards for Malay-Muslim students who are furthering their studies under the Open University Degree programme. Information and the Arts Minister Lee Yock Suan announced this yesterday. He said that more Malay-Muslim students are qualifying for the polytechnics and enrolling in76 words
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Article82 2000-08-20 16 DABBLE in drugs, and youll be caught whether you take them here or overseas. Last year, 168 Singaporeans and Permanent Residents were arrested by the Central Narcotics Bureau for abusing drugs overseas. Thirty-five others were arrested at various checkpoints in the first half of this year on charges82 words
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Article93 2000-08-20 17 SMOKING can kill, and also burn a huge hole in your pocket. Last year alone, Singaporean smokers consumed 3.23 billion cigarettes, which works out to about $871 million. The figures are taken from a Straits Times analysis of excise-tax collections, which showed that a smoker who consumes 2093 words
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Article103 2000-08-20 17 SIX people offered to sell their vote for the US president on the Internet this week, fetching as much as US$lO,lOO ($17,000) before online auctioneer eßay cancelled the bidding. On cmother site, undecided voters are being solicited to offer their votes as a block to the highest103 words
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Article76 2000-08-20 17 If llOtt cJfiase after success, success will run away from you**. Instead of looking at yourjobs as stepping stones to greater things to come, it is better to enjoy every challenge y so that you will have the self-motivation to go the distance. Do not76 words
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Article, Illustration105 2000-08-20 17 JUST a few weeks ago, the teenage son of British Prime Minister Tony Blair was arrested while drunk in central London. Yesterday, he hit the headlines again. Euan Blair (right), 16, was reprimanded by hotel staff yesterday for horsing around at 5 am in a hotel on the105 words
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184 2000-08-20 17 QniQcus] TWO months is not enough for mothers to take good care of their newborns. Women employees need longer than the existing two-month maternity leave to do that, said Dr S Vasoo, chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee for the Ministry of Community Development184 words
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Article84 2000-08-20 17 MUSIC IN THK AIR: Pack those picnic baskets and head on down to the Botanic Gardens for a relaxing evening with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Concert at 6 pm. Free FOUNTAIN PLAYi Come down for a special jazz session as veteran musicians Mike Stanton (piano), Christie Smith84 words
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Article, Illustration64 2000-08-20 17 FIELD OF TRAPS: Check out this cow-shaped "Moollennium" maze at fanner Louis Escobar's dairy farm In Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Mr Escobar has turned a 3.2 ha field—slightly larger than the area of the Singapore zoo —at his farm Into a puzzle of pathways that twist and turn throughPicture/ Ap - 64 words
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Miscellaneous55 2000-08-20 16 Showers, si times with thundev, in the morning over iiuuiy ums. S "^i i,. •> Ar. -T5EF north Thunderstorms fMi Thunderstorms «*ri» 7:04 om central Thunderstorms SAWt 7:13 pm south Showers moonrise 11.10 pm east Showers moonstt 10:47 om minimum 24 C first tide 2.6m: 1:41 om moximum 32 C55 words
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Advertisement92 2000-08-20 17 Manhunt Singapore 2000 "Yes!" It's Raining MEN at Europa East Coast The Grand Final Wednesday, 23rd August at 8.30 pm See who will represent Singapore at Manhunt International 2000 "The Hunt is On! V Don't Miss It!" GUINNESS. r talentpage EASTFCOAST renoma SKIISJX g&E N JT IVIILANO V tW bum92 words
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Article, Illustration1072 2000-08-20 18 Angela Suen Oltmanns - I went the other way SINGAPOREAN EXPATS: Second in a four-part series "One cannot see new oceans until one has the courage to lose sight of the shores." BY Angela Suen Oltmanns IN DALLAS. TEXAS So said the wise man. How apt these words are to1,072 words
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157 2000-08-20 18 OVER the last few months, we've received many letters from You, yes, You, the Singaporean expats. You've read our stories online (newpaper.asial. com.sg and click Expat) and have sent in your responses. Your letters and e-mail are important to us. Please keep them coming.157 words
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Article245 2000-08-20 18 TWO weeks ago, Mr Anton Moses wrote about his joy in taking part in the National Day Parade for the first time this year and in being accepted here. He lived in Sri Lanka and Britain before. This is a response: We must always try We all245 words
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Article, Illustration646 2000-08-20 19 How long have you been researching durian? Nineteen years. So, why durian? As a kid growing up in Taiping, I would eat durian every day when they were in season. Not only that, my friends and I would spend the whole day waiting for durians to drop. ThePicture/ Drew Fritz - 646 words
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239 2000-08-20 20 HOW does it feel to be at the heart of a RMSOO-million ($226 million) industry? "Nothing special, it's just a job," said the affable Dr Zainal. Yes, but a demanding job. Especially in the early 80s, when he first entered the new world239 words
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Article, Illustration85 2000-08-20 20 H Hold tha durian up and small its Mtw Thafi whara Hs small is coucatrtratad. Shake the durian. If there to a sight rattflng sound, this muni tlia hulls Inslda ava idea, hard and loose. A Ight durlan is better than a85 words
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Article, Illustration283 2000-08-20 21 EVEN the mighty Richard Li can be brought down to earth. The ones who did that: The Chinese press in Hongkong. The reporters of the Chinese media staged a sit-in on Thursday to protest against what they felt was unfair treatment from MrPicture/ Ap - 283 words
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Article, Illustration60 2000-08-20 22 Mpwants Dennis to forgive her and for tMto put their lives back together of Hollywood couple Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid (left). Ryan, 38, described her three-month affair with Gladiator star Russell Crowe as a "dreadful mistake". It was reported that Quaid, 46, has dropped the divorce60 words
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361 2000-08-20 23 AN Indian woman in Britain has won a landmark case. Ms Rajinda Sanghera was awarded £20,500 ($52,900) after her marriage to Mr Tarbinder Singh lasted just 14 days. The compensation is for what her parents had put up in cash and jewellery the361 words
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331 2000-08-20 25 Source: Reuters. A RUSSIAN navy chief has literally sounded the death knell for the 118 men stuck in the submarine that sank in the Barents Sea earlier this week. Reading a statement over Russian TV last night, Vice-Admiral Mikhail Motsak, head ofSource: Reuters. - 331 words
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Article, Illustration644 2000-08-20 25 Did you know that there are more that 600 submarines in 43 countries around the world, including Singapore? DESMOND NG takes you on an all-you-want-to-know guide about this mystery vessel Q: How big to a submarine? A: Many submarines are longer than a football field, although they canPicture/ Afp; Picture/ AP - 644 words
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Article319 2000-08-20 26 Surinder Singh - By! Surinder Singh IN SYDNEY A MAN who was keeping nearly 300 rabbits in a house and backyard in the Sydney suburb of Sutherland has finally lost his pets. The police moved into the rented property with a court order and removed the rabbits as319 words
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Article123 2000-08-20 26 Source: Afp THAI customs have charged a Singaporean man with heroin smuggling after they found 3.5 kg of the drug strapped to his body, officials said yesterday. Lee Soo Heng, 44, was arrested in the departure lounge of Bangkok international airport while checking in for aSource: Afp - 123 words
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Article, Illustration405 2000-08-20 27 YES, say some doctors in Britain. They're so sure about this following a study on brain-dead people, that they want the brain-dead to be given anaesthesia before organs are removed from them. Brain-dead people are clinically dead even though their heart is still pumping. In405 words
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Article, Illustration667 2000-08-20 29 Trudy Lim - THE PLACE TO DIP FOR TIPS By Trudy Lim trudy@sph.com.sg It's a major juggle balancing work and family. Pete finds that his work eats up so much time that often he has little time left for Pepe. Working mothers too seem to be667 words
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Article, Illustration810 2000-08-20 31 DREW FRITZ - Feature by DREW FRITZ IT all started innocently enough. She was a pitiful little thing, small for her age, and not in very good health. Frequently sick and with a chronic, terrible cough. Some would even call her puny, a weakling. Asthma was the problem, her doctor said. HePicture/ Drew Fritz; picture/ Ian Tan - 810 words
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Aggie MATTERS OF THE HEART
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Article, Illustration217 2000-08-20 32 I HAVE a problem which has been haunting me. I got to know a guy, D, through a friend. We have never met. He gave me his pictures and I find that he is quite handsome. I gave him a photograph of myself with217 words
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Article156 2000-08-20 32 Gal Feeling Guilty is a secondary school student. She has a brother who is in national service. What bothers her is that he is going to have a child. She found out one day when he was out of the house and she secretly read a letter from156 words
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Article175 2000-08-20 32 YOUR parents need to know about the present situation, but in a positive way. Make use of the information you have sourced so that everybody understands your concern. B Don t tell anyone that you listened to your brother's messages. Just say you have informed sources. M175 words
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Article142 2000-08-20 32 YOU are in the wrong for reading your brother's letter without his permission. Don't make another mistake by keeping mum about this matter. Give some serious thought as to what you can for his ex-girlfriend as you are, in fact, the baby's aunt. The least you can142 words
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Article503 2000-08-20 33 I HAVE a girlfriend who is of a different race. We love each other very much. Two weeks ago, tragedy struck. We bumped Into her brother and he asked her If there were no other guy of her race In this world. She was even503 words
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Article326 2000-08-20 33 I'M 21 and my boyfriend is a year older. We have been together for more than a year. We used to have sex but I told him I was not ready for it, so we don't do it now. Instead, he always wants me326 words
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Puberty Dr Lim Su Min clears the air over teen sex issues
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Article235 2000-08-20 33 MY boyfriend and I are Qboth 19 years old. We love each other very much and we have had sex. Now, I have a problem: I think I am pregnant. My period has never been more than a day or two late but ifs been235 words
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Article333 2000-08-20 33 DIFFERENT methods are used, depending on how advanced the pregnancy is. If an abortion is carried out during the first six weeks, a technique called menstrual regulation is used. In this procedure, the womb cavity is sucked empty using a fine plastic tube. Between the333 words
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Advertisement44 2000-08-20 32 CAN YOU HELP? If you think you can help with some usefcil advice, write or fcx to Aggie by Wwfcmdiy. Tho bost letter will be published next week. The writer of the best reply will receive a special ©T-shirt and a New Paper cap.44 words
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Advertisement45 2000-08-20 33 CALL US If you need advice on matters of the heart or sex issues, write to: Aggie, The New Paper, Times House, 390 Kim Seng Road, Singapore *****9. Or fax: 737-5375, e-mail: tnp@sph.com.sg (please mark Aggie) or call 1900-*****07 (calls cost 30 cents a minute).45 words
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Article, Illustration45 2000-08-20 34 Michelle Choh - THE MOVIE Edited by Michelle Choh michchoh@sph.com.sg Claire Spencer's (Michelle PfeifTer) perfect existence is shattered when her house is haunted by a spirit who has returned with a vengence. Stars: Harrison Ford, Michelle PfeifTer, Diana Scarwid, Joe Morton James Remar, Miranda Otto45 words
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Article403 2000-08-20 34 MICHELLE CHOH - by MICHELLE CHOH WHAT Lies Beneath this movie? Well, obviously not very much at all. Michelle Pfeiffer is Claire Spencer, the beautiful but staid housewife who gave up a musical career for the perfect family. Everything's perfect in this movie. A daughter who adores403 words
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Article43 2000-08-20 35 Norman Spencer (Harrison Ford) to his daughter's room-mate; "You guys take good car* of mcH other right?" Room-mate: "I won't go to the single's bar without her!" Claire (Michelle Pfeiffer) yells to the spirit "What do you want?" Spirit "(You know!)"43 words
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Article, Illustration355 2000-08-20 35 SHEELA NARAYANAN - by SHEELA NARAYANAN REMEMBER Fatal Attraction? The Michael Douglas-Glenn Close movie that put a homicidal brand on infidelity? Knife-wielding, bunny-boiling Close caused some serious terror on screen and in the hearts of husbands and boyfriends. Well, I was reminded of Douglas and Close when watching355 words
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Miscellaneous532 2000-08-20 37 contenders to stop Man Unfted's Highlight of the Week hat-trick will surety set Highbury alight but can the Gunners overcome the loss of Marc Overmars and Emmanuel Petit? Repeat at 10 pm. Football Channel m -W passengers were to be guaranteed a place on a lifeboat Abandoning ships and offshore532 words
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Article, Illustration559 2000-08-20 38 Crispina Robert - Edited by Crispina Robert crispina@sph.com.sg THINK of California The Golden State, and you think Hollywood and swanky stretch cars. So it is a pleasant surprise when you actually discover the nature behind the glitz and glamour. Lake Tahoe, for example, is a wonderful reserve of lush greenery forPictures/ Seto Nu-Wen - 559 words
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Article49 2000-08-20 39 Northwest Airlines flies to San Francisco once daily at 6.05 am. Singapore Airlines flies to San Francisco twice daily at 10.45 am and 5 pm. Package tours by bus to Lake Tahoe are available from San Francisco. The drive would take you about four to five hours.49 words
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Article, Illustration517 2000-08-20 40 Carol Leong - Ir ■HI g CHEAP AND HIP: STYLE FOR THE BUDGET•C 0 N S C I 0 U S By Carol Leong carol@sph.com.sg THIS week, I visited a friend who hasn't been to Orchard Road in 10 years. She's a retiree in her 50s, living in a nice flat517 words
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Article, Illustration582 2000-08-20 41 R Chandran - Seeking a horse while riding a mule Huh? by R Chandran SOON, a few newspapers are going to be given FREE to bus and MRT commuters. My suggestion is that they SHOULD NOT be. The commuters, I feel, should be doing something more important than burying their faces into these582 words
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Article, Illustration773 2000-08-20 42 Siva Choy - by Siva Choy HAVE I ever told you about Dr Godfrey Stephanus Rfy, the computer programmer who wrote a letter home to his folks in Bangalore telling them about life in Singapore? When he had written his 34-page epic and shoved 24 photographs of773 words
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Article, Illustration568 2000-08-20 43 Jason Tan - [singleColumi^ by Jason Tan jasont@sph.com.sg HE never went to school and speaks only Hokkien. It would also appear that my uncle holds the record at Tan Tock Seng Hospital for surviving the greatest number of electric shocks. But that is nothing.568 words
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Article, Illustration505 2000-08-20 44 Tune in t G Decibels i chill out Everything You Want Vertical Horizon (BMG) ON a recent trip to New York my friends there couldn't stop talking about this band. After listening to it honestly I can't say they're the biggest thing to hit recent music scenes. But I have505 words
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Article, Illustration1015 2000-08-20 44 with J F Koh - Rave with J F Koh E. Tune in, y HDecibels 1 u chill out |i* "^L~j55S~~*ll jaHMHHHHk J 'X iSfl J^j '.^wi..J I I I jHAJ H^^^wLAJ vvgq rj i 9 i I Jii |r JH I Best Ball I Vw^a!?Ho^on 0 IL* They Came To Rule1,015 words
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Article, Illustration110 2000-08-20 45 planetcel CEL GULAPA'S SKETCHPAD Yup, that's my age and this one lends sketchy answers to why I'm still around after oh, so many years Those and correct The tnith ism the coivse of my work, I hive met I beautiful wonun, got mimed, had two lovely daughters110 words
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Miscellaneous17 2000-08-20 48 Funnies "Purvis, what's this rumour about you winning the lottery and buying 51% of the company's stock?"17 words
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Article, Illustration1605 2000-08-20 50 EXCERPTS OF SINGAPORE TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS' REPORT TWO of trainer Richard Ang's horses CRYSTAL CHILAVERT in Race 1 and PRINZ OSKAR in Race 5 failed their pre-race blood test at Kranji yesterday. Both horses have been impounded and the two cases are now under1,605 words
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Article, Illustration349 2000-08-20 51 Lionel Lee - Valiant Lea by a nose! By Lionel Lee VALIANT LEA landed the $100,000 Orchid Trophy in a heart-stopping finish at Kranji last night, giving Kiwi trainer Laurie Laxon's camp plenty to cheer for. Ridden a patient race by jockey Eddie Wilkinson, Valiant Lea got up in the nick of timePictures/ Ian Tan - 349 words
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1631 2000-08-20 52 TODAY'S KUALA LUMPUR RACE CARD Going forecast: Good RACES 10,11 12 ON NEXT PAGE Wo. LK»mm Horn Wt Rating Joctay Bfrif (Agatortglnfrw. trainy-ownr) 1 --098 INTAN SINGAPURAII 57 (59) *H Samsir 1 (Sag Yashaiya-Owner) 2 *****0 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 57 (59) *NAzmanc1.5 9 (4nzg Sargent-Owner) 3 *****0 SUPREME JUSTICE 561,631 words
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Article606 2000-08-20 53 Lionel Lee - By Lionel Lee The rm300,000 ($135,000) Wira Malaysia Cup, run over the mile at Kuala Lumpur this afternoon, promises to be an interesting contest. The day's main feature, which should go some way in determining the best Malaysian-bred "miler" this year, has attracted 11606 words
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Article138 2000-08-20 53 RACE 1: Intan Singapura 11, Must Invest, Unpredictable. RACE 2: When You Believe, Wish Master, Another Chapter. RACE 3: Star Betelguese, Walk That Walk. RACE 4; Really Quiet, Empire Enforcers, Season Dancer, Olympic Village. RACE 5: Cookie, Happy Fella, Another Effort, Diamond City, His Highness. RACE 6: Mega Success,138 words
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Article605 2000-08-20 53 No. L—IInm How m FUMng Jodwy tortw (kqthhjMmx,Inkm-emim) 1 -701 NfTTY WITTY 57 (67) D Miller 18 (4eh Robert-Westrelia) 2 -***** PLAY UP 57 (67) G Skinner 15 (6ag SB Tan-Index Link) 3 *****1 I CAN FLY 55 (63) *MMCheahc2.5 4 (7ah Ismail-I Can Fly)605 words
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481 2000-08-20 54 YESTERDAY'S PERTH RACE RESULTS Going: Good 3 SOUTHERN KING 54.5 (11-6) Jason Brown (4) 1 1 RORY'S RATIO 57 (22-7) MarkSesttch (2) 2 7 MAN FROM MEMPHIS 52 (30-7) Atom Sanson (1) 3 Also ran: DURHAM EXPRESS Peter Knuckey, DEL FRISCO Shaun McGruddy, LEGEND IMAGE Billy Wachill, GOLDEN MAGIC Troy481 words
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Article, Illustration467 2000-08-20 55 US PGA CHAMPIONSHIP 7** im* it has been handed (Blonfif before this. I cdVHm*tpass it to a nicer young man, who is obviously the cream cfthe crop right now by a mile. Jack NicJtlaus when asked if there was a sense of his handing over the baton toReuters.; Picture/ Afp - 467 words
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278 2000-08-20 55 AP. TIGER Woods was "perturbed" after a three-putt bogey on the 17th hole at the PGA Championship. So, pressed by a seemingly unflappable Scott Dunlap, Woods pulled himself together for a birdie on No 18 on Friday for a one-shot lead through 36 holes.AP. - 278 words
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Article179 2000-08-20 55 Collated second-round scores (US unless stated): 133: Tiger Woods 66-67 134: Scott Dunlap 66-68 137: JP Hayes 69-68, Fred Funk 69-68, Davis Love 68-69 138: Bob May 72-66 139: Stuart Appleby (Aus) 70-69 140: Thomas Bjorn (Den) 72-68, David Toms 72-68, Darren Clarke (Nl) 68-72, Greg Chalmers (Aus)179 words
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Article, Illustration587 2000-08-20 56 EDWIN YEO - ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP: SUNDERLAND 1 (Niall Quinn 53) ARSENAL 0 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 4 Andy Hunt 10, John Robinson 42, Mark Kinsella 72, Graham Stuart 80 MANCHESTER CITYO Hatftime: 2-0 Crowd: 20,043 CHELSEA 4 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 30, Gianfranco Zola 59, Mario Stanic 78,90 WEST HAM 2 Paolo DiPicture/ Afp - 587 words
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Article, Illustration563 2000-08-20 57 HOW THE OTHER MATCHES WENT: reuters. M CHELSEA 4 WEST HAM 2: An impressive start from expected championship challenger Chelsea. Dutchman Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, making his league debut for the London side, converted a penalty after being brought down by West Ham 'keeper Shaka Hislop. Soonreuters. - 563 words
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Article111 2000-08-20 57 GERMAN LEAGUE: I860 Munich 2 Werder Bremen 1 Unterhaching 1 Freiburg 1 VfL Wolfsburg 4 Kaiserslautem 0 VfL Bochum 0 Bayern 3 Hertha Berlin 4 Hamburg 0 SCOTTISH PREMIER: Aberdeen 0 Hibernian 2 Dundee Utd 1 St Johnstone 2 Hearts 2 Celtic 4 Kilmarnock 3 Motherwell 2 Rangers 4111 words
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Article, Illustration258 2000-08-20 58 ROY KEANE IS FINED $271,000 FOR THIS INCIDENT AND WARNED... SIR Alex Ferguson has told Roy Keane a repeat of his Charity Shield sending-off was "not acceptable". The Manchester United captain was dismissed for a reckless tackle on Chelsea's Gustavo Poyet. AndPicture/ Afp - 258 words
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Article, Illustration799 2000-08-20 59 WHEN Manchester United kicks off its Premiership match against Newcastle United at Old TrafTord today (10.55pm f Singapore time), one of the two managers begins an astonishing achievement his 50th season in football. It will not, for once, be Sir Alex Ferguson799 words
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Article100 2000-08-20 59 WHEN Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh race in to bowl that little, red, hard cricket ball at you pow! They have been the West Indies pace attack for 12 years. On Thursday, Ambrose claimed Michael Atherton, his 400 th Test match "victim". Walsh danced a jig for his100 words
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Miscellaneous15 2000-08-20 59 M LIVE ON TV Man United v Newcastle (LIVE, Sportscity; Football Channel 22, 10.55pm, tonight)15 words
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Article388 2000-08-20 61 Lim Han Ming - U-19 players rapped for visiting nightclub By Lim Han Ming THEY only wanted to have some fun. But alas, they forgot to seek permission first. Now, they have to pay the price for stepping out of line. Fourteen national Under--19 players were each fined $50 by the Football Association388 words
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Article, Illustration177 2000-08-20 61 THERE were continuous screams of "Man on!". Nothing wrong but it looked a little odd when the players were of the fairer sex and kicking off the opening match of the FAS Women's League yesterday. The FAS (Football Association ofPicture/ Florence Tan - 177 words
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Article, Illustration1110 2000-08-20 62 The world's best athletes will converge in Sydney, Australia next month for the 2000 Olympic Games. Starting this week, as part of The New Paper's Olympic countdown, we will feature the 14 Singaporeans who will be smashing, sailing, shooting and swimming their way to Olympic glory. This week,Picture/ Florence Tan - 1,110 words
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Article172 2000-08-20 62 Sr OUR hopes lie with the V doubles. That's the frank W assessment of the women's national coach Chen Yong on the medal chances of Sydney-bound Jing Junhong and Li Jiawei. The pair is seeded Bth in the doubles event. "Our doubles stand a better chance.172 words
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259 2000-08-20 62 THREE members of the Pakistani cricket team face an inquiry. This is for reportedly inviting girls into their hotel rooms before the squad left for Singapore last week to take part in the Godrej Singapore Challenge 2000, which starts today. Yawar Saeed, a259 words
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Advertisement207 2000-08-20 61 $15,000 prize Ten have been shortlisted. Are you one of them? WHAT a response. There were 24,097 entries for the final week of WSA Sport's Goal Rush contest. Not surprising as the contest was made easier and the prizemoney raised to an astonishing $15,000. Now, to pick the winner of207 words
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