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    11 1 TODAY fI\~DIACORP incorporating ouGHtS Thursday July 7,2005 todayonline.com MICA (P) 103/07/2004
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    Lock icon LONDON'S MAGIC JIG
    901 1  -  Leonard Thomas French heartache as Paris lose for third time in a row Sports Editor leonard@newstoday.com.sg IN the video, she looked a typical young French girl, armed with big dreams. With perhaps the most famous steel structure in the world her giant shadow, seemingly hypnotised by the
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    Anthems in their sleep, and now a city to live their dream
    642 1  -  Rohit Brijnath news@newstoday.com.sg ALREADY every morning they're sweating, running, vomiting, pushing the body, challenging the mind, testing the nerve. You don't know them because now they're nobodies, that nine-year old girl with braces in your local gymnasium, the
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      57 1 NEWSX\YIEWS Army politics Arroyo storm claims jobs of senior army men/4 Pay for plastic? Move to see if retailers will charge for bags/6 Training drive Mind Share plans to pump millions into training/30 The saddest storyteller Life was no fairy tale for Hans Christian Andersen /47 GERRARD CHANGES HIS MIND
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      8 1 QLYMPICS I m■ R ARE LEFT Ij, lfc£^Ji'
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        Stupid promotions, stupendous price
        630 3  -  David Graves news@newstoday.com.sg WHEN it comes to ensuring profits are maximised, a company relies on its management team. But what happens when a manager is under-trained? Or secretly doubts his or her abilities? Incompetent managers will look for ways to deflect attention from themselves. This usually
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      Lock icon Arroyo storm claims heads in the army
      488 4 -AFP General resigns, politicking major gets the sack MANILA A commander of an elite Philippine military unit has been sacked while a general quit as political tensions over allegations of vote fraud against President Gloria Arroyo exposed fissures within the force yesterday. Major
      -AFP; AFP  -  488 words
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      Lock icon Revenge of the shrine: India tense, its ex-DPM in trouble
      488 4 -AFP NEW DELHI A nightmare which India thought it had set aside has come back to haunt the country again. Yesterday, amid violent street protests in retaliation for Tuesday's attack on India's biggest and most controversial religious site, Ram Janmabhoomi,
      -AFP  -  488 words
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      Lock icon Monaco's ruler claims illegitimate child
      310 4 MONACO Prince Albert 11, the ruler of Monaco, who is in Singapore for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session, has publicly acknowledged he is the father of a 22-month-old boy born out of wedlock to a French-Togolese flight attendant. The prince "recognises this child as
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  • Singapore news
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      Want to charge for that bag?
      412 6  -  Lee U-Wen Under NEA plan, retailers may put a price on bags if they want to u-wen@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPOREANS could one day start paying for their plastic bags if a proposal to implement a voluntary charging scheme is given the green light The National Environment
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    • Article
      First plastic bag usage survey
      242 6 THE Nation Environment Agency (NEA) revealed that it has completed a study on the number of plastic bags that are given out here every year. The total? 2.5 billion. The number excludes bags that are used in packaging and in public bins. The estimate was
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    • Article
      Names for 12 Circle Line MRT stations unveiled
      259 6 NEXT stop: BRAS Basah, Dakota, Tai Seng or Lorong Chuan. Following a public survey last year, the names of 12 stations on the Circle Line (CCL) MRT have been approved by the Street and Building Names Board. Of these, 9 names reflected
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      Speed-duel cabby jailed for four years
      535 8  -  Ansley Ng He knew swerving might cause death: Judge ansley@newstoday.com.sg THE cabby who took part in a high-speed driving duel with a motorcyclist along Lentor Avenue was sentenced to four years in jail yesterday. Wan Chin Hon, 57, had pleaded guilty last week to
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      Lock icon NUS plans global splash in top 10 bid
      270 8 938 Live IT TOOK 100 years for the National University of Singapore (NUS) to be ranked as high as No 18 by one newspaper, in a list of the world's top universities. But NUS is not waiting another century to reach its
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        Lock icon PM Lee's first official visit to US
        83 10 938 Live Mr Lee Hsien Loong is in the United States for a 10-day visit, his first there as Singapore's Prime Minister. He will visit New York, Washington DC and Las Vegas and meet with US President George W Bush, Vice-President Dick Cheny,
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      • Article
        S'porean wins Commonwealth Essay Contest
        47 10 A young Singaporean student has won top prize in the Commonwealth Essay Competition. Kang Mm Li, 17, from Raffles Junior College, shared top honours with Carolyn Jong, 17, of Canada. Both winning essays dealt with issues of light and darkness in life.
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        Lock icon New COE results out
        68 10 938 Live The COE price for small cars has fallen by nearly 1,200 to about 16,110 in the latest bidding exercise. It went up by $500 to about $15,500 for big cars. An Open Category COE now costs nearly $17,200, down by $800. In the Goods,
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      She is doing grandma proud
      333 10  -  Dawn Quek JC dropout wins Lee Kuan Yew Award dawn@newstoday.com.sg FOUR years ago, Dian Farziana Mohd Farid was skipping classes at Anglo-Chinese Junior College. Yesterday, she became the first Malay student to win the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Award, which is given to the top
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      There's a right royal gathering of birds at Istana
      173 12  -  Vinita Ramani THE sprawling grounds of the 135-year-old Istana need no introduction for Singapore and its visitors. But how many know the area is home to 67 species of birds, despite being located in the heart of town? That is the
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      Who says I want to be a lawyer?
      391 12  -  Vinita Ramani S'porean youth share their aspirations vinita@newstoday. com, sg BECOMING a wrestler or an explorer might not seem an obvious career choice for a young Singaporean but then, as a recent project shows, teenagers here are quite willing to take the
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Bush isolated on global warming
      536 14 Agencies But he is not expected to give in on Kyoto when he attends G8 leaders' meeting in Scotland GLENEAGLES (Scotland) As the leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) richest and most powerful nations met yesterday to solve a raft of weighty problems plaguing
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      Impotent man kills wife when she picks teenage lover
      159 14 LONDON An impotent husband who encouraged his wife to sleep with other men stabbed her to death when she told him that she was leaving for a lover 30 years her junior. Christopher Willsher, 53, lost control and attacked his wife,
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      Lock icon UN agencies plan clean-up of Asia's poultry industry
      256 14 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR United Nations agencies and animal experts yesterday released a blueprint to overhaul Asia's poultry industry to halt the spread of the deadly bird flu virus. The plan includes the cleaning up of markets and backyard farms. The strategy was
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      Lock icon M'sia slaps ban on foreign caddies
      141 14 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will ban foreign caddies on golf courses but protect foreign maids from exploitation by unscrupulous employment agencies as part of an overhaul of labour regulations. Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said a Cabinet committee on foreign workers had asked
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon China to provide birth control products to 250m couples
        68 16 AFP The Chinese government will spend US$46 million ($78.1 m) on birth-control products such as condoms and intrauterine devices this year, to supply 250 million couples of child-bearing age. The move is to help support such couples in accordance with the
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        Lock icon Commerce minister quits after fraud claim
        42 16 -AFP Thailand's deputy commerce minister Suriya Lapwisuthisin resigned yesterday after the stock exchange watchdog the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand said a company run by his family, Picnic Corp, had engaged in stock fraud. AFP
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        Lock icon Big cat explosion
        69 16 AFP A Bangladesh zoo is set to introduce birth control after a series of unplanned births resulted in 36 tigers and lions (picture) living in an enclosure meant for only 1 6 animals.The number of big cats is also putting pressure on the zoo's finances with half
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      Lock icon London casino loses out to Umno man
      416 16 -AFP Malaysian court rules RM7m gambling debt can't be recovered KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian court has quashed a London casino's bid to recover a gambling debt of more than 7 million ringgit ($3.13 million) racked up by a senior politician in Malaysia's ruling
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      She emerges from divorce, smiling
      336 18 LONDON Women are far more likely than men to come out of a divorce feeling liberated, relieved and happy, a British study of 3,000 divorced people has shown. Rather than feeling devastated at the end of the marriage, women are more likely to see the
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        'Quickie' lands man, 81, in trouble
        72 18 An 83-year-old German woman divorced her 81-year-old husband after 60 years of marriage because he was caught having sex with his mistress while working. Mr Georg Meister met his lover, 30 years his junior, while doing voluntary work at an animal breeding centre. The
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        Lock icon Herbalist bids to last 50-day fast
        144 18 AP A Chinese herbalist will go without food for 50 days in full public view to prove he didn't pull a fast one when he performed a similar feat last year. Mr Chen Jianmin, who hails from southwestern Sichuan province, plans to live in
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        Lock icon School pulls no punches
        86 18 AFP A New York City school teacher, who moonlighted as a wrestler, cooked up a tall tale to further his second career in the wrestling ring. He told the school principal that he was going on leave to care for a relative. In fact, the teacher
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    Focus On The Family
    248 20  -  Dr James Dobson i Tbiws byl A MOTHER'S P.R. AGENT Where do children learn to think highly of their mothers? Who sets the pattern in their young minds, positioning Mum as a much loved and respected member of the family instead of a maid? I have
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      Limit number of directorships MPs can hold
      161 20  -  JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG Letter from I REFER to the report, "Ministers get guidelines on gifts and business" (July 6). The re-issued guidelines will cement the high moral standing of our ministers and MPs. However, I suggest a limit to the number of
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      We need roots, not birds that will fly
      282 20  -  JEFFERY DE ROSARIO Letter from I REFER to Mr Liang Dingzi's News Comment, "Time to scale the Everest of our prejudice" (July 6). Should citizenship be a prerequisite in deciding if someone is a real Singaporean? The answer should be "yes" it
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      Steel rivets not so useful if aluminium fasteners remain
      199 20  -  BALWANT SINGH Letter from THE article, "Riveting proposal" (July 6) noted the fact that it costs 70 cents to $1 to replace each window rivet. However, this doesn't take into account hidden costs such as changing friction stays (slid- ing arms)
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      Agent's fee tactics
      285 24  -  DENYSE SIM Must home buyers pay the seller's housing agent? Letter from WHILE house hunting, we found a place advertised in the papers. We called the agent and he arranged with the owner for a viewing. We did not meet the agent We then made an offer
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    • Singapore
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        Baring their inner selves
        105 24 Indifferent to the backdrop of lingerie advertisements and brassieres displayed in the store window of a department store in Ang Mo Kio Central, a cobbler and his friend chat away, creating an amusing tableau which juxtaposes the traditional and the modern. SOH ENG KONG is an
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      Dear 'naked ang moh', please continue to make us laugh
      198 24  -  CLARE LOH Letter from DEAR Neil Humphreys, I read with great amusement the uproar that your columns have caused, especially your call for the naturist resort ("Put your clothes on, ang moh", July 2-3, and "The Naked Truth", June 25-26).
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      iSay TO THOSE WHO KILLED LINGWU
      427 24  -  Viviane Dubos I AM crying: Lingwu, my little cat is dead. I found him around 10 pm last Wednesday in a gutter covered with a grate I had to pry open. When I called to him, he answered with a strange miaow, full of
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    • What women really want
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        Lock icon Old formula is better
        275 26  -  ALFRED LIM Letter from I REFER to Rene Yap's letter, "Can't a girl have dreams?" (July 6). Women in Singapore today earn high salaries, travel frequently, enjoy fine dining, buy luxury goods and do it all independently. Perhaps this is at the root of today's failing
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      • Letter
        New perspective on 'work' needed
        234 26  -  I LYNETTE THOMAS I Letter from I REFER to Frances Ong's letter, "First a wife, then a career woman" (July 5). There is no magic formula for success at marriage, but one thing we cannot do is go back to old, outmoded models. Women have
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
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      164 25 Mr Anthony Wong is battling colorectal cancer. When the doctors diagnosed his disease in 2003, he was devastated. But he did not lose hope. He was determined to fight and beat cancer at its deadly game. He was determined to live for his children. Today, Anthony continues to live with
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  • Businesstoday
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      Vantage eyes PacNet
      439 28  -  Christie Loh It agrees to buy major shareholder of the ISP to stave off delisting christie@newstoday.com.sg TO STAVE off a possible delisting, Vantage Corp is looking to take control of a 28.8-per-cent stake in Pacific Internet (PacNet), a homegrown Internet service provider listed on the US technology
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    • MarketWATCH
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        Singapore
        60 28 SHARE prices closed higher, with market sentiment boosted by Wall Street's overnight gains. The ST Index gained 1 1.52 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 2,234.1 3. Advancers outnumbered decliners 270 to 170 while 812.8 million shares worth $836.9 million were traded. The trend of rising oil prices kept
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        World markets
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 28 SGI Bloomberg Gold uss/oi 425.30 Silver uss/oi 6.94 Platinum uss/oi 864.00 Information provided by Rubber cents/kg 273.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1427 Brent crude uss/barrel 58.30
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        Lock icon STI – 2,234.13 +11.52
        49 28 STI 2,234.13 +11.52 Dow Jones firm, with City Developments up 1.9 per cent, or 15 cents, at $8.15 while Keppel Land rose 3.1 per cent, or 8 cents, to $2.63 ahead of expected strong bidding for the Business and Financial Centre site that the Government is auctioning off today.
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 28 US$ 0.5898 UK£ 0.3357 Yen 65.896 HK$ 4.5824 RM 2.2412 Euro 0.4951 Rupiah 5828.2 Baht 24.494 Peso 33.187 A$ 0.7957 Indian Rs 25.685 Won 618.97 C$ 0.7334 Yuan 4.8812 NZ$ 0.872 NTS 18.851
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        SGX most active
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        SGX top rises
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        412 30  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Media buyer boosts training budget for Asia to $5m shobha@newsto day, com. sg TO compensate for the paucity of creative media talent in the region, Mind Share, one of the world's largest media buyers, is raising its training budget for Asia
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        266 30  -  Christie Loh THE wheel of fortune for Singapore Computer Systems (SCS) has taken a sudden turn for the worse. The provider of information technology services expects to post a loss for the year ending December 2005, after managing to return to the
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        164 30  -  Chow Perm Nee THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday reprimanded Firstlink Investments Corp for failing to announce immediately and with adequate detail its acquisitions of two companies, a shortcoming that breached the exchange's listing rules. The acquisitions of Golden Concept Enterprise and La Petite Bodyline UK, valued
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        92 30 Channel News Asia SEMBAWANG Kimtrans has been awarded a three-year contract to manage a vehicle pound for the Land Transport Authority (LTA). The contract, which starts in September, is valued at $721,100. The vehicle pound will be located at the company's Logistics 21 Complex
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        263 32 Bloomberg Demand for rigs seen rising on record high oil prices SHARES of SembCorp Marine, Singapore's second-largest marine engineering company, advanced as much as 8 per cent yesterday to an intraday high of $2.85 on expectations that it would clinch more orders for oil rigs after
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        Lock icon Keppel divests stake in vessel for $143m
        177 32 Dow Jones SINGAPORE'S largest marine engineering firm Keppel Corp said yesterday it had agreed to sell its 85-per-cent stake in a special-purpose company that owns a semi-submersible accommodation vessel, Safe Concordia, to Sweden's Consafe Offshore for about US$B4.5 million ($143 million). Consafe Offshore
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        514 34  -  Chow Perm Nee Providing entertainment to people brings him a better quality of life pennnee@newstoday.com.S] A CAREER in fund management and another in a theatre production company have more in common than one would think. Just ask Mr James Cundall, theatre company
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          131 34 FORMULA 1 fans will be treated to some eye candy this weekend at the Renault Extravaganza 2005 at Millenia Walk. The highlight of the event is the Renault Fl exhibition where shoppers can get up close with the Renault Fl single-seater. There is also
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          124 34 PLANET Fitness will host the Mega Combat 2005, the largest outdoor combat aerobics class in Singapore. There will be more than 600 participants at event on Saturday, July 9, 2005, from 6pm at the Fountain of Wealth of Suntec City. Mega Combat 2005 is
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        199 34 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Airlines Cargo, the world's third-largest freight airline, said that it started new services to Johannesburg yesterday to meet growing trade demand between Asia and South Africa. The cargo carrier, a unit of Singapore Airlines, is offering two weekly flights to Johannesburg
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        176 35 Bloomberg OLAM International shares hit at an alltime high yesterday, after earlier announcing that it had secured a trade finance facility from six banks. 01am stock closed 6.9 per cent higher at $1.01, after peaking at a new high of $1.04 on a heavy
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        360 35 Shoppers can look for cheap airfares, post reviews TWO new travel websites will soon make it easier for travellers in the region to search for the best travel deals. Acting very much like the Google search engine, the two local websites will let travellers search
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        352 38 -AFP Says the price is right and US will get oil BEIJING The chairman of China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC), Mr Fu Chengyu, has defended his company's US$lB.5-billion ($31.4 billion) bid for United States oil company Unocal in the face of growing
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      492 38 Don't miss Singapore's iiS ENTREPRENEUR May EVENT OF 2005 Hear from and be inspired by 5 ENTREPRENEUR SPEAKERS H From Idea Billionaire Creating An To IPO in Training I Asian Icon Key business factors in Multiply your business How to out it in a building a billion dollar through franchising
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      888 40  -  David Ngiau If videos can sway the lOC, we tell you which city should have won the bid T7ESTERDAY, the five cities I bidding to host the 30th Olympiad made their final presentations at the 117 th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session. Members of the bidding teams,
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      Believe the Hype, be a part of it
      523 42  -  David Chew Calling all aspiring digital artists: This could be your big break david.chew@newstoday.com.sg IF YOU'VE ever wanted to get your artwork featured in an art gallery, this is your chance. Hype, an international touring digital art gallery, opens tomorrow for the
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      Pitted against brainy kids
      368 44  -  Jeanine Tan CNA's Cheryl Fox hosts new season of Singapore's Brainiest /C/dfrom tonight j eanine@newstoday.com. sg BY her own admission, Cheryl Fox (picture) was "a chubby kid with braces". The baby fat has melted away and the braces have given her straight teeth, such that she
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      284 44  -  -Joyce Lin THE use of salt to treat ulcers and lemon juice to lighten hair are not new to those who read women's magazines, but there is far more than just those in the spectrum of natural beauty treatments. For example, did you know that
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      120 46 VERENA Tay (picture), acclaimed local playwright, will be featured in The Substation's The Male Instinct from tomorrow until Sunday at Bpm. The play is made up of tales about men and how they react to the world. Admission is by donation. "I'm currently reading two books, one
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        196 46 Harlan Coben HARLAN Coben's book will hook fans of thrillers with fast action and lots of twists and turns. Just when the reader thinks this is going to be sentimental love story, things takes a dramatic turn for the worse. Married couple Dr David Beck and his
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        Winning
        131 46  -  Valeric Law Jack Welch IN ANOTHER straight-from-the-gut account, Jack Welch transforms painful lessons in corporate life into light-hearted and memorable tips for managing our businesses and careers. This time, however, the lessons come from all levels of an organisation. In his latest book, Winning, the former CEO of General
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      218 43 Chocoholics, get a load of this! It's chocolate J galore and more at Century Square this July during The Singapore Food Festival. G£ocofaie Uaniasu jßucJey 'Draw Okod Samplings W Get a chance to dip Stand a chance to win dining From 11 July-15 July 2005, savour m fresh fondues into
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      530 47  -  David Chew His work has delighted millions of children, but life was no fairy tale for Hans Christian Andersen david.chew@newstoday.com.sg THE man behind some of the world's bestloved stories for children led a life of great sadness. Hans Christian Andersen was born 200 years ago, in a
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      217 47 There are a variety of events planned as part of the Hans Christian Andersen celebrations. The popular Ballet Under the Stars by the Singapore Dance Theatre (SDT) features Andersen's The Little Mermaid, while the Singapore Film Festival is holding a
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      Love is in the pair
      528 48  -  YONG SHU CHIANG YONG SHU CHIANG Will Smith's charm blends perfectly with Kevin James' hilarious antics I DVD REVIEW by Hitch WITH his Independence Day and Men In Black movies, Will Smith has established himself as a "Fourth of July" sort of guy. The films
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    GOOD TO EAT
    831 49 Eating well is not just about eating healthy, but also about handling food with proper care WE'VE all suffered food poisoning at some point or another. Ignorance and carelessness in how you choose, store and handle food are common causes of the ailment. Bacteria multiply rapidly between
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      320 50  -  Pearlyn Tham Win prizes and invigorate yourself with Nivea pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg NOW this is what one would call big returns for a small investment the Nivea Men Instant Rewards promotion that's on until July 31, that is. Guys, all you have to do is buy $10 worth of Nivea
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      A toast to your skin
      692 51  -  Pearlyn Tham Tone down To help you measure the efficiency of Light Whiten Protect Moisturising Cream SPF15, Gamier has designed the Skin Tone Scale. This scale was developed with results taken from more than 2,000 skin samples worldwide. Before using Light Whiten Protect Moisturising Cream
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      Make-up through the ages
      426 52  -  Pearlyn Tham Bobbi Brown shares her secrets on how to stay beautiful forever pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg IN HER book Bobbi Brown Beauty Evolution: A Guide to a Lifetime of Beauty, Bobbi, who is well-known for her philosophy of celebrating a woman's natural beauty in every form, gives practical
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      LIP TOP
      238 52 Think buying or applying a lipstick is just about choosing the colour? Make-up guru Bobbi Brown recommends more tips and tricks. Shop for a new lipstick without wearing any make-up or keep it minimal. This lets you see the natural shade of your lips as the latter determines
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      278 54  -  Pearlyn Tham Styled hair can now look light and natural, thanks to VOs's new range pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg STYLE your hair with a firm and long-lasting hold while keeping the look natural and light This is no longer a farfetched wish, thanks to the new VOS Air Style range of
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      LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD
      381 54 This is the start of a column series in which Dr Theresa Chew, cofounder, president and chief executive officer of Expressions International, answers Today readers' beauty, spa and wellness questions. She is also the president of the Spa and Wellness Association (Singapore). Expressions International is a
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    Lock icon flavours of Canberra
    855 55 From Asian fare to tasty smoked meats, tuck into mouth-watering cuisines in Australia's capital city I N.| CANBERRA- wining and I N dining is probably the most popular activity after sports. No matter which day of the week, the dining establishments are always packed with Canberrans tucking
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    107 55 Just a three-hour drive from Sydney, Canberra is the perfect place for a stopover if you plan to get away from the bustling city life. Australia's national carrier Qantas together with British Airways fly to Sydney three times daily, offering passengers a variety of gourmet food
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    No need to feel blue while flying
    498 56 Air France-KLM's Flying Blue programme offers many attractive perks EUROPE'S biggest airline group, Air France and KLM, has a new treat for its loyal customers: A joint frequent flyer programme, Flying Blue. Flying Blue, which was launched last month, replaces Frequence Plus (Air
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    155 56 -AFP ATHENS Greek archaeologists have discovered fragments of archaic statues on an uninhabited islet near the Cycladic island of Antiparos. Dating from 750 to 500 BC, the fragments of three statues of young men, known as kouroi, were found on the islet of Despotiko
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      552 57  -  Low Shi Ping "YOU want Angkor Wat guidebook madam? Only US$B," clamoured a young boy who looked barely 10. "No, thank you," I replied, still a bit dazed from having spent an afternoon wandering though the World Heritage Site, Angkor Wat "OK, when you go home don't
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      444 58 Exclusive private villas at Banyan Tree Phuket beckon holidaymakers QURROUNDED by the golden sands Oand the gentle waves of the Andaman Sea, the Banyan Tree Phuket makes for a perfect getaway for those seeking a breather from life's pressure cooker. Located in Bang Tao Bay, the resort
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      359 60  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla The 'Grand Dame' of hotels and a resort fit for the gods are only a short flight away shobha@newstoday.com.sg FOR those going to Bangkok, Thailand for the first time, there can hardly be a better introduction to the city than staying at that
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      349 60 IF YOU have time to visit only one place in Thailand outside Bangkok, make it Chiang Mai. No, not so much for the attractions of the countryside but for the Mandarin Oriental's latest gem the hideaway resort Dhara Dhevi, which means "Star Goddess" in Sanskrit. Partially
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    450 63  -  JOSE RAYMOND Resurgent Geylang ready to build on last week's rare victory jose@newstoday.com.sg WHAT a difference three points can make. Ask Geylang United, who won their first match in five weeks with a 1-0 victory over the Young Lions last week. Assistant coach Darren Stewart believes the gloom
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      615 64 Agencies Gerrard makes sudden U-turn after Reds reject Chelsea's record bid LONDON If Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard (picture) was as indecisive on the pitch as he was off it, he would never have made their first team. In the last 48 hours, he has argued with his
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      180 64 Agencies LONDON He might not be keen on the idea, but Hernan Crespo (picture) is set to return to Chelsea and play in the English Premiership next season, according to the Argentine striker's agent. After an indifferent first season with the Blues, Crespo was loaned
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      246 64 -AFP AUCKLAND The All Blacks have named their strongest possible side for Saturday's final Test against the British and Irish Lions at Auckland's Eden Park, pledging they can only get better in their bid for a clean sweep in the threematch series. There was
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      627 65 Agencies Seven cars in Indianapolis saga prepared to leave LONDON FIA, the Formula 1 governing body, have been rocked by the latest threat by car manufacturers to set up a breakaway league. The seven Michelin cars which withdrew from the US Grand Prix in Indianapolis last
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      394 65 Agencies TORONTO Michelle Wie knows that sometimes, it's hard to act your age. "People that are young always try to act older, and people that are old always try to act younger," she said. Michelle has made a habit of defying her
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      395 65 -AFP LEEDS The Ashes Test is two weeks away, but for England and Australia, the war has already begun. Australia coach John Buchanan yesterday slammed England's fielding as "lumbering". Buchanan was responding to comments made by England coach Duncan Fletcher that Australia
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    462 66  -  CUBBYLEONG Singapore's three-minute window to the world applauded cubby@newstoday.com.sg IT WAS the first time a host country of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session was given the privilege to present the country's charm to the world. Singapore The Place To Be, a threeminute video produced by
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    271 66 -AP MADRID A collective silence, followed by boos, whistles and insults, spread across Madrid's central square yesterday after the Spanish capital was eliminated from the voting to choose the host of the 2012 Olympics. Hundreds of people had packed the 18th-century Plaza Mayor from early
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    232 66 We must be proud of all the people who promoted this candidacy. I think Madrid will fight on because it deserves to be an Olympic city. Real Madrid captain Raul Gonzalez after his city was eliminated The first thing to do in an Olympic event is to be
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    498 67 -AP NEW YORK Standing on a grey dawn in Rockefeller Center, Nick Patrickas heard the bad news yesterday morning: New York's bid to host the 2012 Summer Games had failed. The weather summed up his mood. "Everybody seems disappointed," said
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    532 67  -  LEONGWEEKEAT Bloomberg believes Olympic moment may have passed weekeat@newstoday.com.sg THE Big Apple impressed with its star quality and slick presentation to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the Raffles City Convention Centre yesterday. But it all came to a dismal conclusion. New York
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    470 68  -  TAN YO-HINN French in disbelief, but Lenfant sportingly congratulates London yohinn@newstoday.com.sg IT HAD the best evaluation report of all and two previous failed attempts. It was the bookies' favourite. But Paris was left in tears last night, as London won the right to host the 2012 Summer
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    307 68 -AFP PARIS Stunned Paris bid officials warned that it would be a long time before they could bid again for an Olympics, after losing to London in the race to host the 2012 Games yesterday. It was the third Olympic defeat in a little
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    209 68 It will be a while before we become a candidate again, whether it be the Summer Games or the Winter Games. There is a problem. For the third time it is a bit hard to swallow. Henri Serandour, president of the French National Olympic Committee I'll
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    668 69 -AFP London 2012 chief makes firm promise to lOC WITHIN an hour of pulling off one of the greatest upsets in modern Olympic history, Lord Sebastian Coe was already looking ahead to 2012. The jubilant London 2012 team leader promised the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
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    180 69 -AP LONDON Now that London has the 2012 Olympics, Wembley will stage the football final. The question is: Will Britain have a team in the competition? Because there is no such thing as a British soccer team and the Olympic organisation doesn't recognise
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    706 70  -  NEILHUMPREYS It's tears and kisses all round as the English capital pips Paris COLIN Jackson sobbed like a baby. The former 110 m hurdler knew the world's cameras were trained on his team. The proud Welshman also knew a stiff upper lip might be expected, but he
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    163 70 It's not often in this job that you punch the air and do a little jig and embrace the person next to you. It's a fantastic thing and I'm thrilled. British Prime Minister Tony Blair This is amazing because when we started out we thought this
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