Today, 9 April 2005

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    17 1 weekend TODAY April 9 -10 2005 mica(P) 105/07/2004 /AEiyjACofiP Frew incorporating iJIFCmS we set you thinking todayonline.com
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    SWING SINGAPORE?
    891 1  -  Rahul Venkit Partner swapping and kinky fantasies are all the rage in local swingers' clubs rahul@newstoday.com.sg THEY call it a "meeting of lifestyle friends". But don't be fooled by the sophisticated sugar coating. Behind the closed doors of the rising number of swingers' clubs in Singapore lies a
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      Psychologically normal but medically unsafe, warn experts
      349 2 EXPLAINING the psychology of swingers, Dr Bryan Yeo, consultant psychiatrist at the Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, said: "Swingers are neither abnormal nor mentally ill. Clinically, they are considered more impulsive than the average individual." People with tendencies to swing might also have perfectly
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      Lock icon Fanatic 5566 fans skip school to queue for concert
      284 3  -  Mervin Tay THOSE fanatic little girls are at it again, queuing up night and day just to meet their idols. This time, fans have set up camp at IMM building in Jurong East, hoping to be the first in line for
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      Lock icon Public to get a 'full account' on casino decision in Parliament
      240 3 Channel News Asia THE Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports has assured Singaporeans that there will be a full and proper account when Parliament announces its April 18 decision on the proposed integrated casino resort. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan
      — Channel News Asia  -  240 words
    • SINGAPORE snippets
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        President's state visit
        93 3 President SR Nathan will make a state visit to Malaysia from Monday to Friday, at the invitation of Sultan Syed Sirajuddin. In Kuala Lumpur, the president will be hosted to a state banquet. He will meet Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, in the absence of Prime
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        Asean meeting
        62 3 Asean foreign ministers will meet in Cebu City in the Philippines on Sunday to discuss Myanmar's chairmanship of the 1 0-member grouping. Singapore is represented by Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo. The issue of Myanmar heading Asean has been in the news recently. The United States and European
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        New HDB CEO
        53 3 From June, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) chief executive, Rear Admiral (NS) Lvi Tuck Yew, will be appointed CEO at the Housing and Development Board. Director of the Joint Intelligence Directorate at the Defence Ministry, Brigadier-General Tay Lim Heng will take over as chief
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        Record contracts
        80 3 Singapore's construction firms managed to clinch $2.5 billion worth of overseas contracts last year. This is a record high in 10 years and more than double the amount of overseas contracts in 2003. The Building and Construction Authority said the increase was driven by strong expansion in India,
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        Appointment extended
        36 3 The President, concurring with the advice of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, has extended the appointment of Mr Chan Sek Keong as Attorney-General for a period of three years, with effect from May 1.
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      Lock icon Ex-staff point finger at Jacko
      441 3  -  SANTA MARIA Agencies Thieving guard, maid claim to have seen star sexually abuse children (California) Singer Michael Jackson's defence against child-molestation allegations suffered a major blow after two former employees testified that the pop star had oral sex with a young boy at midnight and
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      Lock icon Biggest papal funeral ever
      251 4 -AFP VATICAN CITY In the largest funeral for a Pope ever, millions of Catholics and people of other faiths around the world paused on Friday to reflect and pray as the Vatican held an elaborate and emotional funeral rite for Pope John Paul 11, reported the
      -AFP; AFP  -  251 words
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      Pfizer drug Bextra withdrawn from S'pore
      240 4  -  Sheralyn Tay DRUG giant Pfizer has voluntarily pulled the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) Bextra off shelves island-wide, after consulting with the Health Services Authority (HSA) of Singapore. This is in response to announcements two days ago from the United States' Food and Drug Administration
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      68 2 LMNG FAITH CHURCH® www.thelivingfaith.org Venue: Wisdom Centre KAPT (KretaAyer People's Theatre) Time: I Oam Marketplace Christian Fellowship Venue: Singapore Conference Hall [Exhibition Hall] ■^^fe. Time: 7.30pm (Light refreshments will be served from 6.30pm to 7.20pm) fzi i.p zr > si n I i i ii I borne a be blessed!
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      83 4 DON'T WAIT! Take charge of your career today with CdTGGrS IOIMif In our new CareersTODAY section you will: Find out which jobs are available where Get practical advice on how to land the job you want Learn how to turn your job into a fulfilling career AND ALSO Get a
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  • singapore news
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      Lock icon The great Singapore sail
      63 6 A yacht in a shopping centre isn't your everyday spectacle, but that's what you will see at Raffles City until Monday. The three-storey-high yacht is parked outside the Timberland store and is owned by Simpson Marine (SEA). The display is held in conjunction with Boat Asia
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      Lock icon Stuck in a Second Link jam
      503 6  -  Ansley Ng Commuters frustrated by long queues; ICA cites increased security checks ansley@newstoday.com.sg IT WAS opened in 1998 to ease congestion at the Causeway, but today, the Tuas Second Link looks to be caught in a jam of its own. In the past few
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      Lock icon Just a month needed to approve funding for environmental technology projects now
      277 6 Newsßadio 93.8 THE Government is making it easier for companies here to apply for funding to finance innovative environmental technologies. It has streamlined the application and approval process for the existing Innovation for Environmental Sustainability (lES) fund, said
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  • world news
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      Lock icon MACAU'S GAMBLE
      765 8 -AFP As more casinos move in, the Chinese territory faces a host of social ills MACAU The Jardim Arte garden opposite the Landmark Hotel in downtown Macau was once the pride of the former Portuguese enclave, where the elderly practiced tai ji (Chinese meditative exercise), where youngsters went
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      Temptation 24-7: That's the real appeal of casinos
      551 8  -  Tor Ching Li in Macau WHILE I wasn't greeted by slot machines at the airport arrival hall, a la Las Vegas, Macau proved to be unabashed about hardcore gambling. The concept of the "integrated resort" is still relatively new to the island
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      Lock icon Howard won't beg
      222 10 Agencies SYDNEY Australia will not beg for an invitation to join a summit of East Asian countries, but it should be a member because of its high-level involvement in the region, Prime Minister John Howard said, after failing to get Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's backing
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      Lock icon British spies finally admit they got it wrong on Iraqi WMDs
      210 10 The Guardian LONDON British intelligence chiefs have admitted in public for the first time that claims they made about former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction were wrong and have not been substantiated. The admission was revealed
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      Foreign aid helping fund Filipino rebels
      175 10 MANILA Communist rebels are siphoning off funds from multi-million-dollar aid projects in the Philippines, many of them funded by foreign governments, according to a secret military briefing paper obtained by AFP. Part of the money helping fund the 36-year-old Maoist rebellion has been coming
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    Lock icon Moving on ...
    827 11 Moving on But cabby Koh Thian Soon and others like him still need your help WHEN taxi driver KohThian Soon was diagnosed with kidney failure, seeking help from the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) was the last thing on his mind. Mr Koh had just heard one too many horror stories
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    How you can help
    193 11 Don't miss the "live" telecast of the NKF Charity Show 2005 tomorrow and next Sunday, April 17, at 7pm on Channel 8. The stellar line-up of local and overseas artistes performing at this year's shows include Emil Chou, CyndiWang, Mayday, 5566, Quan Yifeng, Mark Lee, Vincent
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      Unpredictable factors affect bus schedules
      673 12  -  TAMMY TAN But signs, vehicle management system will counter these Letter from Group corporate communications officer, ComfortDelGro Corporation I REFER to the letters "Station inspectors to ensure buses on time" by Ms Haslinda Shamsudin (March 31), "Give the public reliable service" by Mr Yew Kong
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      Air-conditioned interchange for pollution-free environment
      128 12  -  HAN LIANG YUAN Letter from Senior manager, Corporate communications, Land Transport Authority WE WOULD like to thank Mr Abdul Halim for his letter about the future air-condi-tioned bus interchange at Clementi (March 31). The new commercial and residential developments in the Clementi town centre will
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      Child, you're 'fired', too
      350 12  -  CATHERINE LEE WAI YEE I Letter from WHEN I read the article, "Mum, You're fired" (April 5), my heart went out to the women who faced such discrimination. The following day, I got a termination letter from my 22-month-old daughter's public childcare centre, stating that the
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      Lock icon War of the words!
      755 14  -  Neil Humphreys YEN YOK Shoot down acronyms, destroy short forms and, together, we can all speak properly I AM back in Singapore after my little sister kindly pushed out her twins before my vacation ended. She now has a collection of three little boys. I have
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      Govt clinics must ensure chronic sick keep records
      362 15  -  UI!I:M»L'I!IJ1 Only then can GPs help patients Letter from IT IS not uncommon for many elderly patients to turn up at HDB clinics for consultation, and when we ask them if they have chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart
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      Separate retailing of spectacles from optometrist services
      153 15  -  IdiWiLl'MlJdA'JJtl!! Letter from I REFER to Chong Yee Ming's letter about the selling practices by the staff of optician shops (April 8). This happens to be a pet topic of mine as I have personally dealt with dubious opticians/optometrists who seem more motivated
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      WHAT IS YOUR VISION FOR SINGAPORE? TELL US AND YOU COULD MEET THE PM
      111 15 WHAT is the Singapore that you want? What kind of opportunities would you like to see? Choose the one or two issues closest to your heart and tell us, in 400 words or less. Over the
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      111 14 I CareersTbnw 1 Tr~ I fV»g l^k z~* I That's the kind of employee in demand these W days. And that's the kind of applicants you will Resourceful Motivated Informed Innovative .Proactive Creative ££3£s££2S&;S£S£* 1 %JL* \A. \_l M V^.'l C^V V'^^' Each day, we reach more than half a
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      Lock icon SMEs to get more access to funds in Q3
      559 16  -  Christie Loh Private equity exchange comes after loans securitisation scheme christie@newstoday.com.sg COME next quarter, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can tap into Singapore's maiden private equity exchange. This was revealed yesterday by Mr Inderjit Singh, a committee member of Action Community
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      Global Active chief executive Cynthia Poa reinstated
      223 16  -  Val Chua THE turbulent state of affairs at Global Active took another turn when its chief executive Cynthia Poa was reinstated after 11 days of suspension. In an announcement on Friday, the healthcare group said that the board has "reviewed the situation" following
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      Stan Chart stake not under threat: Khoo
      197 16  -  Val Chua AS HER eagerly-watched criminal case looms in the background, the daughter of the late tycoon Khoo Teck Puat has dismissed speculation that her family's 13.4~per-cent stake in Standard Chartered Bank is under threat. In a statement on Friday, Elizabeth Khoo, 45,
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      Lock icon ST Engineering's Q1 profit up 23%
      133 16 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering, South-east Asia's largest defence company, said yesterday its first-quarter profit rose 23 per cent, helped by increased demand for ship repair services. Net income rose to $88.1 million, or 3.1 cents a share, in the three months ended March 31,
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      CAO to revise debt plan, judicial management petition by SK Energy to proceed
      328 17  -  Valeric Law CHINA Aviation Oil (Singapore), or CAO, will present a revised debt repayment plan by the middle of next month, it was revealed in the High Court on Friday. "The company (CAO) has filed written intent
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    • Market WATCH
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        ST Index- 2,181.94 +5.55
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        World markets
        59 17 Index Value a Pis hange Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd 11,874.75 13,666.72 4,148.50 6,024.07 +63.76 +64.37 +36.10 +52.31 +0.54 +0.47 +0.8E +0.8E Korea Comp 992.17 +3.27 +0.3KLCI 864.02 +2.50 +0.25 SET Index 683.76 +5.79 +0.85 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1,111.22 1,906.69 273.18 -0.39
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        SGX most active
        54 17 fy volume Close Change Pts '000 iarin JTAC .abroyMar JniFiber .&M Grp \ccs Celestial iunpower Jiina Sun 0.365 0.630 0.680 0.510 0.005 1.600 0.270 0.405 0.315 0.380 +0.025 +0.090 +0.110 -0.015 +0.030 -0.010 +0.010 93,071 +4.1 27,997 +15.3 25,668 23,714 18,645 +7.4 17,620 -5.3 16,926 +8.0 16,876
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        SGX top rises
        82 17 By$ Close Change jealive50 16.400 +0.400 By percentage Close Creative eCW*****0 0.040 Change +60.0 lardine C&C 12.700 +0.400 SeeHS 0.070 +55.6 iingamasC 2kHKS 7.700 +0.250 KepCorp 11.300 +0.200 JOB 14.800 +0.200 NobleGrpeCW*****7 0.160 Creative eCW*****3 0.030 NobleGrpeCW*****2 0.175 +52.4 +50.0 +45.8 /enture 14.200 +0.200 Rolol 0.090 +38.5
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        SGX top falls
        80 17 By$ Close ilA 200 11.800 Change -0.300 By percentage Close UOB ePW*****7 0.020 Change -50.0 DBS 14.700 QBSBk6%NCPS10 108.700 -0.200 -0.100 UOB ePW*****1 0.025 SingTel ePW*****7 0.035 -44.4 -36.4 F&N 15.400 -0.100 Ascendas eCW*****4 0.250 -21.9 XBC 13.800 -0.100 Inno-Pac 0.020 -20.0 >IA 11.900 -0.100 Hi-P eCW*****9
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        Lock icon Singapore
        123 17 Dow Jones SHARES rose on Friday, helped by overnight gains on Wall Street and a sharp fall in oil prices. New York crude oil plunged US$l.74 to US$54.l 1 a barrel on Thursday. It continued to fall in Asia on Friday as investors took profit on expectations that there
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 17 US$ 0.6028 UK£ 0.3224 Yen 65.495 HK$ 4.7028 RM 2.2914 Euro 0.4701 Rupiah 5,725.7 Baht 23.919 Peso 32.922 A$ 0.7865 Indian Rs 26.388 Won 612.16 C$ 0.7382 Yuan 4.9915 NZ$ 0.8456 NTS 19.061
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        Lock icon Commodities
        27 17 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/i 427.30 Silver uss/m 7.05 Platinum uss/oi 860.00 Rubber a»ts/k 9 220.25 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,441 Brent crude uss/bami 53.40 Information provided by
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      HAT FIGURE
      559 18  -  Pearlyn Tham Ask any kid (or Queen Latifah): Women's bodies come in all shapes, sizes KIDS may say the darndest things, but they can also make the most savvy decisions. At the recent Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, rapper-turned-actress Queen Latifah won the Wannabe Award. This means that she's
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    • Style
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        BLITZ THOSE ZITS!
        595 19  -  Pearlyn Tham Acne can affect anyone, young or old.The good news: Chocolate isn't a cause, so feast away pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg THIS should be good news for those of you who love your char kway teow or chocolates acne is not caused by the consumption of foods traditionally perceived
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        Jewellery that resonates
        212 20  -  Pearlyn Tham Lee Hwa Jewellery's newest collection dazzles pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg RESONATE with the aura of divine style and glamour, with some help from Lee Hwa Jewellery's Spring/Summer 2005 Resonance Collection. Fusing influences from many eras, this eclectic collection plays up lusciously coloured gems such as citrine, garnet, blue
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        Whiter, brighter skin with silk protein
        234 20  -  Pearlyn Tham WHEN women working in silk factories were found to have smooth and ageless-looking hands, it was discovered that this was due to the rich ammo acids in the silks they worked with. As a result, silk protein was unearthed as an ingredient
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      • AT A GLANCE
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          Fruity fresh breath
          100 20 Listerine Mouthwash and Listerine PocketPaks now come in a zesty citrus flavour that contains components of orange, tangerine, lemon and grapefruit. Listerine Mouthwash has been clinically proven to reduce plaque, kill bacteria in places where brushing cannot do, offer protection against gingivitis and of course, control bad
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          Sun,sand,sea and Anna Sui
          83 20 Sun,sand, sea and Anna Sui Anna Sui's new Beach Collection features the Anna Sui Super Waterproof Mascara in seven fashionable colours including Peacock Green ana Brilliant Pink. And, yes, there are also classic shades such as Super Black and Antique Brown. These contain olive, grape seed, jojoba and rose hip
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          Wear Diamond, not diamonds
          90 20 The new Rado VI OK watch lets you wear diamonds in a new way. Touted as the world's hardest watch, it boasts high-tech diamond coating on its surface so you can enjoy some superb scratchresistant qualities. In fact, the VI OK stands for Vickers 10,000 Vickers
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          Hair's Heat List
          83 20 Redken has added two new items to its repertoire of heatstyling hair essentials Fabricate 03 (pictured, right) heat active texturiser and Satinwear 02 ultimate blow-dry lotion. Fabricate 03 is a heat-reac-tive spray that gives your hair more dimension, control and body without leaving a feeling of stickiness.
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    • makan
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        Lock icon One stall for all
        580 21  -  Amy Van This eatery in S-11 Cuppage has something for everyone food@newstoday.com.sg THE new S-11 Food Court next to Centrepoint houses so many new eateries that it is not easy for first-timers to single out any particular stall. There is, however, one stall serving a mind-boggling
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      • SHOPPING GUIDE
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          Panasonic X800
          122 22 PANASONIC has released another clamshell beauty. The XBOO features a one-push auto open button, embedded antenna and smart phone features that run on the Series 60 platform standards. Weighing 99g, this phone incorporates a miniSD card for extended memory storage, Symbian operating system with multimedia functionality and a
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          D-Link DWL-G730AP
          103 22 GIVING you wireless connectivity on the move, D-Link's DWL-G73OAP pocket wireless router/access point measures only 8.25x6.35x1.90cm It operates as three modes router/firewall, access point and wireless client. The router/firewall mode supports VPN Passthrough, assigns IP addresses to multiple connected devices, Media Access Control, or MAC, address filtering to
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          InFocus ScreenPlay 7210
          110 22 INFOCUS has rolled out a new home theatre projector the ScreenPlay 7210. Offering 2,800:1 contrast, 720p high-definition video performance, it incorporates technologies such as the Texas Instruments DarkChip3 DLP ana Faroudja DCDi 231 0 deinterlacer with InFocus engineering. Images are projected with the Carl Zeiss 1.3 x
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          Brother MFC-7420
          126 22 OFFERING you five functions on one machine, Brother's MFC-7420 is built for the small office/home office. This monochrome laser printer features laser faxing, PC faxing, colour scanning and laser copying. With print speeds of up to 20 pages per minute and resolution of up to 2,400x600dpi, its input
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        Technology for sports
        726 22  -  Seah Siew Hua Come on, break a sweat this weekend with these gadgets siewhua@newstoday.com.sg GADGETS are not just for the sun-adverse techie who is perpetually glued to the computer. Athletes now have a wide range of gadgets to pick from as well. These devices cater to your
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        Consumers can capture video footage more easily
        233 22 PINNACLE Systems has added enhancements to its Pinnacle Studio version 9, a home video editing software. The latest release lets consumers capture video footage from a wider range of video devices. Users can import and edit movies burned to DVDs and DVD camcorder
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        A mouse sensor designed to make gamers happy
        150 24 AGILENT Technologies has released an LED-based optical mouse sensor the ADNS-3080 that claims to offer the industry's highest performance. It is built to handle the demands of first person shooter PC games, professional graphics and com-puter-aided design workstations. For gamers, the sensor
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        It is like two cameras in one
        597 24  -  Trevor Tan Digital Camera Review The Nikon D2X provides great images and is comfortable to use trevor@newstoday.com.sg FOR the Nikon faithful, serious amateurs and professional photographers, the company has heard your prayers for the one digital camera to rule them all. Its top-of-the-line
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    • car
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        news tracks
        341 25 Lafesta ready for launch Nissan is aiming to steal some of Toyota Picnic's thunder when it launches the Lafesta (picture) Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) on April 23. The 2-litre seven-seater car replaces the Prairie and goes up against the best-selling Picnic as well as the Honda Stream. It
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        Hard and fast rules
        618 25  -  Sheldon Trollope New Megane RS takes Renault's track record of hot hatches to new heights news@newstoday.com.sg THOSE in the market looking for an affordable high-performance car have never had it so good. Not so long ago, if your budget or seating capacity could not stretch to
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        SAFETY JARGON EXPLAINED
        244 26 •Airbags I Studies indicate that you are I 30-per-cent less likely to die I in a head-on collision if your I car has airbags. The driver's j head can strike the steering wheel even in low-speed accidents so airbags are real life savers. They are particularly helpful
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        756 26  -  Colin Yong Potential car buyers should study Euro NCAP crash test results thoroughly colin@newstoday.com.sg GETTING into an accident is probably the last thing any driver would wish for while on the road, but it's heartening to know that when it comes to the crunch literally today's
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        179 26 I intend to change my car's licence plates to either the illuminated type or the one with silver coated alphabets and numbers protruding against a shiny black background. Are both types legal in Singapore? Also, I am particularly interested to know if hitting the kerb when parking would
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        247 27  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla THERE has been a 316 per cent jump in the sales value of auctioned landed property for the first quarter of this year, compared to the previous quarter. This was fuelled by the sale of a high value, good
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        Attractive pricing gives freehold property the Edge
        556 27  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla About a third ofThe Platinum Edge units sold out in first month shobha@newstoday.com.sg ALTHOUGH it was launched only about a month ago, The Platinum Edge, a freehold boutique development in District 13, has seen keen buying interest from HDB upgraders
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        113 27  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla THE number of new homes put up for sale in the first three months of this year is likely to have been between 900 and 1,100. Also, most of the developments launched during the first 10 weeks of this year were small
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      474 24 We often neglect our health, not because we don't care but because we're too afraid, too embarrassed or too ignorant to find out. Well, Channel News Asia is set to change all this with a series of health seminars aimed at addressing vital health concerns of today's men and women.
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      724 28  -  David Chew The Spore Arts Festival has become a much-anticipated international event david. chew@newstoday. com.sg THIS year's Singapore Arts Festival, which opens next month, has come a long way since its beginnings in 1977 as the then Singapore Festival of Arts. Merged with the former biennial
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      271 28 THE Indian Idol show didn't have an acerbic Simon Cowell-like judge. Neither did they have a hyped-up Randy Jackson type or a cheerleader in the Paula Abdul mold. Not that the Indian Pop Idol franchise minded. In Bollywood singer and performer Sonu
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          20 29  -  David Chew Adam Sandler's a chef, Tea Leoni's his insecure wife and Paz Vega is the new housekeeper. Hilarious.
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          16 29  -  Yong Shu Chiang A drifter breaks into unoccupied dwellings and makes himself at home. Arresting.
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          21 29 YSC John Travolta is back as writer Elmore Leonard's gangster protagonist in this stvlish but thin Get Shorty sequel.
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          20 29 YSC Barbershop spin-off starring Queen Latifah, with women the focus and not men, has got it "going on".
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          23 29  -  David Chew So-so romantic comedy about a love doctor (Will Smith) who hooks people up, but has trouble wooing a pretty reporter.
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          13 29  -  Mervin lay Actor-director Stephen Funq's star-studded parody of gongfu films.
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          18 29 YSC Fantastical kids' movie just about works despite Carrey's worst efforts.
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          15 29 YSC South Korean sex comedy attests to the alarming reach of American Pie.
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          18 29 YSC Creepy horror flick that just about manages to get under your skin.
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          21 29  -  Mervin Jay A group of teens tempt fate by testing methods for spotting ghosts. Predictable, with cheap scares.
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          21 29 DC A Bruce Willis vehicle, this hostage thriller (duh) doesn't offer anything you've not seen on the TV series, 24.
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          23 29 YSC This sequel moves away from beauty pageants and into uninspired territory, ripping off Connie and Carla.
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          18 29 YSC Imagine some soiled diapers. Funny? Didn't think so. Now, imagine Vin Diesel with those diapers
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          24 29 YSC Abysmal film about a woman (Teresa Cheung) who finds herself lured into a sultry web of intrigue and lust. Highly pretentious.
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      653 32  -  Elisa Yang elisa. yanq@newstoday.com. sq ELAINE Lee had been suffering from constant headaches, giddiness and nausea. After consulting her family doctor, she was told that she had high-blood pressure. "He asked me a number of questions about my work, eating habits and lifestyle. When
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      41 32 Physical signs Decline in appearance Changes in eating habits Insomnia Body and muscle aches High blood pressure Headaches Digestive disorders Emotional signs Emotional behaviour Aggressiveness Poor concentration Inability to make decisions Helplessness Apathy Drop in self confidence Low esteem
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        476 35  -  BADMINTON -AFP As conditions trouble players, Olympic champ downs Gade to make the semis Japan Open TOKYO Olympic gold medallist Taufik Hidayat repeated his outstanding form in Athens by beating former world No 1 Peter Gade, to reach the semi-finals at the Japan Open badminton tournament on
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        370 35 -AFP UEFA CUP QUARTER-FINAL Newcastle 1 Sporting 0, first leg PARIS You can't keep a good warhorse down. Less than a week after he reversed his decision to quit at the end of the season, former England skipper Alan Shearer scored the only
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        459 36  -  ERIC DING Geylang goalkeeper commits two howlers to hand Tigers a precious point atToa Payoh NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE Balestier 2 Geylang 2 sports@newstoday.com.sg SHAHRIL Jantan is trying to challenge Lionel Lewis and Hassan Sunny for Singapore's coveted No 1 jersey. But he didn't do his cause
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        188 36  -  Dinesh Kumar LEE Wei Kong had dreams of playing for the Singapore Reds and becoming a local rugby star. The 18-year-old was a key member of the national under-19 team and took part in the Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU) under-19 Championships in Kunming,
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        122 36 -AFP NEW YORK Six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong was in New York on Thursday to convince Olympic backers here that he believes the Big Apple, and not Paris, is the best city to host the 2012 Games. He has had to do
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        892 37  -  PRIMERA LIGA Agencies Raul's empire is crumbling, with Barcelona and Eto'o poised to take over Real Madrid v Barcelona MADRID The biggest match of the Spanish season has often been a Primera Liga title decider. But on this occasion, the clasico may well confirm the fall of one
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        337 37 Agencies ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Norwich v Manchester United MANCHESTER Sir Alex Ferguson may consider leaving Ruud van Nistelrooy on the bench for the visit to Norwich on Saturday. The Manchester United striker, who scored an incredible 110 times in his first three seasons at
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      272 38 -AFP AUGUSTA Unheralded Aussie Mark Hensby found himself the leader in the storm-hit first round of the US Masters, but some of the world's finest are within striking distance with holes still to finish. Hensby made a spectacular debut in his first Masters when
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      1137 38 Agencies Thirty years on, Woods is the only African-American at Augusta and the man who made history blames continued barriers GOLF US Masters ATLANTA When Lee Elder became the first black man to play in the US Masters in 1975, he feared
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      603 38 theweekendinterview with Ryder Cup winner Colin Montgomerie It is one of the most storied tournaments in all of golf. The 69th Masters teed off at Augusta National on Thursday with usual suspects Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and Ernie Els. But Scotland's Colin Montgomerie, 41, a
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      235 36 Q1 What is the Carlsberg 11 a) Probably the most priceless football experience in the world offered by Carlsberg b) A new beer launched by Carlsberg c) A new English Premier League football club d) A new form of 11-pack beer packaging by Carlsberg Q2: Express in not more than
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      262 37 League I Home Team I Away Team I Match Kick Off (Singapore date/time) German League Stuttgart SchlkO4 Sat, 09/04/05 9.30pm E Premier Blackburn Southampton Sat, 09/04/05 10.00pm E Premier Manchester City Liverpool Sat, 09/04/05 10.00pm E Premier Bolton Fulham Sat, 09/04/05 10.00pm E Premier Portsmouth Charlton Sat, 09/04/05 10.00pm E
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      36 38 T^^bT >• ykf\ 9 lv a bbbt^tTblbT Late equaliser saves Geylang/36 Eagles rescue a point against the Tigers in close S-League encounter Striking contrasts in Spain/3] Barcelona and Eto'o (above) are poised to bring down Real's empire
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      172 39 SATURDAY 9.30 am NBA Denver Nuggets v Minnesota Timberwolves, Ch23 11.25 am Cricket Pakistan Tour of India, 3rd ODI, Ch9s 9.55pm EPL Chelsea v Birmingham, Ch23 9.55pm EPL Middlesbrough v Arsenal, Ch24 11.15pm Ligue 1 Nantes v Lyon, Chi 08 11.55pm Serie A AC Milan v Brescia, Ch22 SUNDAY 12.10
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