Today, 22 December 2006

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    25 1 TODAY MICA(P) 314/10/2006 share your free newspaper Friday December 22, 2006 todayonline.com TODAY MICA (P) 314/10/2006 share your free newspaper Friday December 22, 2006 todayonline.com
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    TWEAK YOUR OWN TV
    743 1  -  LOH CHEE KONG You can help shape content on new experimental channel cheekong@media corp.com.sg SINGAPOREANS may soon have a television channel that they can both watch and shape. If it takes off, that is. Its tentative name says it all. It has been dubbed The Experimental
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      82 1 SCREEN SAVOUR WHAT THE NEW CHANNEL WILL BRING C COMMUNITY Singaporeans can post videos and share their stories and ideas NEW TALENTS More opportunities for local film-makers to showcase their works MORE INTERACTIVITY Audience better engaged. For example, viewers can indicate whether they want to volunteer their services after a
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      42 1 hot news 2 Singapore news 4 world news 10 voices 30 business 47 classed 62 sports 64 we set you thinking BRINGING yfl GENDER TESTS INTO M 21ST CENTURY E S f+pius p I PAGES \r OF ICJ>\ +PUIS VX INSIDE! xSr/-
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      279 1 A bypass needed for the Orchard heartbeat? how should we LEONG WEE KEAT It is estimated that some 2,300 vehicles EASE THE SQUEEZE? weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg routinely drive along Orchard Road every YOUR SUGGESTIONS hour during peak periods. Even the gentler, PAGE 6 SITTING inside a car on Orchard Road two non-peak
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      WHO TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS?
      41 2 Parts of Singapore (highlighted) found their power supply cut off from 3.55pm to 4.40pm yesterday. The cause: Two generators were unable to function as gas supplies from Malaysia were interrupted, said power suppliers Senoko Power Limited.
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      First soaked, now we're in the dark
      636 2  -  LINYANQIN Hour-long power cut affects large swathes of Singapore yanqin@media corp.com.sg TWO days after parts of Singapore were deluged by floods, people across the island abruptly found themselves without electricity for nearly an hour yesterday. As the power went out, the shutdown left
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      Lock icon Out cold for 24 days – yet he's still alive
      386 3 Out cold for 24 days yet he's still alive -AGENCIES Injured and stranded on a mountain, his body'fell asleep'in a bid to survive TOKYO A Japanese man survived for 24 days in cold weather and without food and water by falling into a state of "hibernation", his doctor has said.
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      Lock icon HUMAN HIBERNATION SAVED HIS LIFE
      138 3 and Mr Uchikoshi's "miracle" could have an even further-reach-ing impact on medical science. IT'S THEORETICALLY POSSIBLE, say scientists. In 2004, a German research team found Madagascar lemurs hibernated for many months each year-the first proof of hibernation in primates, they claimed. IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE.
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      158 2 PennyChristmas your fin m This Christmas, A feeling tne pinch by fishing from From handy home wares Wr that stretch your dollar to engaging itty-bitty prices, you'll never when shopping on a budget. So take advantage of our last two days yourself a great deal more fl]> 6NSKA set of
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      110 3 pinching gift ideas at gertips ££k 90 *,^i^ r m 3 TTlTAfiiigerpuppet V a make a splashtwithout our wide range of nifty gift ideas. f and functional accessories playthings and decor pieces at feel like a fish out of water dive into an IKEA 8 store and B^Q I^. of
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      OPEN OPTIONS WITH DOUBLE DEGREE
      622 4  -  GERARD EE Consider four-year course for NUS' new-look auditors IN DESIGNING an accounting curriculum emphasising such issues as corporate governance, ethics and risk management, the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School is on the right track. Why? Because the move recognises that additional knowledge,
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      86 4 we set you thinking RECAP 'NUS to close book on new-look auditors' Dec 21 The NUS Business School's Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) degree had sought to go beyond training "traditional" accountants" to those with business acumen as well as a knowledge of the pitfalls in new corporate jungle.
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      High-strung on Singapore's highest street
      543 6  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@media corp.com.sg AS HE watches the endless procession of cars snake their way along Orchard Road, Mr Sim Kah Choon turns pensive. Unless something is done, things will only get worse, he predicts. After all, the buzz in the area is getting
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      Lock icon $2,500 fine too light, some docs say
      358 6 -938UVE AFTER the heavy clampdown on Subutex abusers and the tough message sent by the authorities, the $2,500 fine levied on a doctor for his lax administration of Subutex seems to have come across as a mere slap on the wrist. On Wednesday,
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      Lock icon Vandal 're-paints' 18 cars in Bishan
      175 6 UNYANQIN EIGHTEEN cars got an unwanted fresh coat of paint overnight at a multi-storey car park in Bishan yesterday. The vandal targeted cars including Honda, Chevrolet and Kia makes over two levels at the car park at Block 2 63A, Bishan St 22. A
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      EYES WIDE OPEN
      68 8 Cost of Lasik for both eyes, inclusive of doctor and facility fees Itandard $2,500 $2,640 $2,560 to to NA $4,460 $3,180 Vavefront-guided with nicrokeratome flap Vavefront-guided with iladeless flap $3,440 to $3,640 NA $3,040 $2,940 $4,400 to to to $4,860 $3,560 $5,600 $3,940 $5,600 NA to to
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      Singapore's got an eye for Lasik
      409 8  -  TAN HUI LENG huileng@media corp. com. sg centres that provided the service. The cost of standard Lasik for both eyes was the lowest at NUH, which charges $2,550. The same procedure cost $2,640 to $4,460 at SNEC and $2,560 toS3,IBOatTTSH. The increasingly popular procedure
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      A small problem pumped up
      533 8  -  TAN HUI LENG Trans fat situation in US 'hysterical', Spore will not tighten guidelines huileng@mediacorp.com.sg DESPITE other countries imposing stricter guidelines to limit the use of trans fat, there is no need for Singapore to follow suit, said the Health Promotion Board (HPB) yesterday. Nor
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      Lock icon FAT FACTS
      131 8 HEALTH PROMOTION BOARD Both saturated and trans fat increase the body's production of bad cholesterol and decrease good cholesterol but the effect from trans fact I is double that of saturated fat. Bad cholesterol has been strongly associated with fat build up in the arteries, and cardiovascular heart
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      Lock icon S-League official hauled to court for assaults
      246 8  -  LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@media corp. com. sg PROMINENT S-League club official Vengadasalam Rengayyan (picture) was in court yesterday after being charged with assaulting two patrons outside a pub at Lucky Plaza. The 46-year-old was also accused of allegedly providing public entertainment without a
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        Lock icon MORE WET WEATHER
        88 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA More wet weather can be expected until Sunday, according to the National Environment Agency (NEA). Higher tides are also expected until Christmas day. Roads at affected areas are back to normal and the spillage at Macßitchie Reservoir has ceased. But the NEA warned that flash
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        Lock icon VEGGIE PRICES MAY RISE
        88 10 -938UVE The rain could also affect vegetable prices here. Exporters from Johor said the supply of vegetables would be cut by half due to a shortage, which is likely to persist for at least a month. But the hike won't be major, said the Singapore Fruits
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      It's strictly business for land
      556 10  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA No new residential sites in prime districts to be released in first half of 2007 shobha@media corp.com.sg DESPITE the sizzling demand in luxury homes, the Government has judiciously stuck mainly to the reserve list in its land sales programme for the first half
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      University students can't recognise S'pore leaders
      228 10  -  CLEMENT MESENAS EDITOR-AT-LARGE clement@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN a group of university students were shown photographs of some leaders who have helped shape modern Singapore, none of them could identify them. Recounting this, Ambassador-at-large Professor Tommy Koh said at a gathering of academics and diplomats yesterday that
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      210 10  - -LOHCHEEKONG TRIAL ADJOURNED: Singapore Democratic Parly chief Chee Soon Juan arriving at the Subordinate Courts yesterday. Chee was back in the dock, five days after he was let out from prison where he was serving time for speaking in public without a permit and not paying the fine. This time
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      654 11 Brought to you by W^ ■H Ik _jk COOL WIN: Instead of a refrigerator, separate freezer and a mini ■OSf fridge, Ms Pauline Chan now i B needs only the Samsung Quatro LbMMM Cooling refrigerator. The capacity to impress With her brand n6W s Pau''ne Chan used to have a
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      Lock icon 63,000 evacuated
      633 12 -AGENCIES Five killed as floods hit five Malaysian states KUALA LUMPUR Floods have killed at least five people and forced more than 60,000 to flee their homes, officials said yesterday, as torrential rains in four Malaysian states engulfed whole towns and villages. The bodies of two men have
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      Lock icon Snowstorm leaves many stranded
      363 12 -AP DENVER A major snowstorm blew across Colorado toward the Plains, dumping more than 30cm of snow in some areas and forcing the airport to close. The weather has also left thousands of holiday travellers stranded. Authorities have at times shut down major highways in parts
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      Lock icon Fog forces BA to cancel 160 flights to and from Heathrow
      144 12 -AGENCIES LONDON British Airways said it had been forced to cancel 160 of its 400 short-haul flights to and from London's Heathrow Airport on Wednesday due to heavy fog that was expected to linger for another two days. Domestic
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      Lock icon Court overturns Bashir's conviction
      276 14 -AFP Official decision states the Muslim cleric is not involved in major terror attacks JAKARTA Indonesia's Supreme Court yesterday overturned the conviction of firebrand Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir who was jailed in connection with the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people. "Bashir is not
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      Lock icon M'sia overhauls sex education in schools
      219 14 -AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Cabinet has approved guidelines for sex education that pave the way for what is long considered taboo to be taught in schools for the first time. The green light to incorporate reproductive and social health education into the school syllabus
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        Lock icon SCARE AT AUSTRALIAN PM'S OFFICES
        64 14 -AFP Suspicious substances that were mailed to the offices of Australian Prime Minister John Howard and to the country's parliament building sparked an evacuation and a major security alert yesterday, fire and parliamentary officials said. But the mystery substances found in Mr Howard's Sydney office
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        Lock icon ABE'S ADVISER QUITS AFTER SCANDAL
        91 14 -AFP Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe received the first resignation in his capacity of prime minister as his top adviser on taxes quit over a scandal that involved his mistress. Mr Masaaki Honma, who was hand- picked by Mr Abe to lead the Council on
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        Lock icon TERROR ATTACK IN INDONESIA?
        58 14 —AFP Australia yesterday warned of potential terror attacks in Indonesia during the festive period, just days after a similar statement by the United States. A travel advisory posted on the Department of Foreign Affairs' website said: "There is a credible threat of terrorist attack in Indonesia
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      Lock icon New US foreign affairs panel chief pledges to be 'diplomatic, respectful' toward Asia
      349 16 -AFP WASHINGTON The incoming head of the United States House of Representatives' top foreign affairs panel has pledged to try to improve ties with Asia by adopting a "more diplomatic, respectful and listening posture". But lawmaker Tom
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      Lock icon The fear of 'many Muslims'
      451 16 -AFP Election of first US Muslim to Congress will inspire others, warns Republican WASHINGTON A Republican congressman has told constituents that unless immigration is tightened, "many more Muslims" will be elected and follow the lead of the first Muslim elected to Congress, who plans to
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      Lock icon THE FINE ART OF ERRATIC BEHAVIOUR
      769 18  -  TIM JOHNSON MCT Why no one has ever negotiated successfully with N Koreans MAKE outlandish demands. Appear unyielding. Threaten to bolt at the slightest provocation. These vintage tactics are once again on display as North Korea, this time a nuclear power, sits down for
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      Lock icon Austrian court frees Holocaust-denying author
      250 20 -AGENCIES VIENNA British author David Irving, imprisoned on charges of denying the Holocaust, was set to return to his home country after an Austrian court ruled he should be freed. Vienna's highest court ruled on Wednesday that Irving will be allowed to serve the rest
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      Lock icon Al Qaeda's biggest threat
      390 20 —AFP New message shows it is vulnerable to democracy, says US WASHINGTON A videotaped message from Osama bin Laden's top deputy on Wednesday demonstrated that elections and democracy represent the single biggest threat to violent Islamist movements like Al Qaeda, a senior US official said. In
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      Lock icon Pyongyang's one-note demand
      494 22 AFP US expresses optimism though all N Korea talks about is financial sanctions BEIJING Six-nation talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear programme may be making progress, the United States envoy said yesterday, although other officials cautioned the diplomatic drive was likely to falter again. The talks
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      Lock icon SECOND NUCLEAR TEST AT SAME SPOT?
      180 22 -AFP Suspicious activities have been detected in a remote area of North Korea where the communist state carried out its first nuclear test in October, South Korean lawmaker Chung Hyung-keun said yesterday. "Since the beginning of this month, there has been hectic activity at
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      Lock icon One woman, two wombs, three babies
      290 22 AFP LONDON A British mother could get into the record books after she gave birth to twins and a single baby at the same time from two wombs in what is believed to be a world first. Ms Hannah Kersey, 23, gave birth to
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      Lock icon THE XYZs OF GENDER TESTING
      747 25  -  ZAFARANJUM s^ig|rt Indian athlete's dilemma is unacceptable in 21st century zafa r@media corp.com.sg SHE crossed the finishing line at Doha with distinction but failed in the battle of the sexes, figuratively speaking. Twenty-five-year-old Santhi Soundarajan, an athlete from India, was stripped of the silver medal
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      Tsunami warnings via your phone
      421 26  -  NG HUN WEI One German company claims its system is 100 per cent accurate and effective hunwei@media corp.com.sg WHILE a reliable tsunami warning system eludes most countries around the Indian Ocean, a German company believes it has found the solution with the help of mobile
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      SYSTEM PINPOINTS UNDERSEA EARTHQUAKE IN FIVE MINS
      180 26 The tsunami early-warning system that Germany is building off the coast of Indonesia can now pinpoint an undersea earthquake within five minutes, engineers said in Berlin. Mr Rolf Emmermann, chairman of the construction consortium, said the system would be fully functional in November
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        Lock icon STUDENTS TOLD TO WRITE IN BLOOD
        90 28 -AFP A South Korean teacher is being investigated after telling two pupils to write in their own blood as punishment for failing to do their homework, education authorities said yesterday. The authorities in the south-western city of Gunsan said the teacher, in her mid-20s,
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        Lock icon TURKMENISTAN PRESIDENT DIES
        70 28 AFP Turkmenistan's authoritarian President Saparmurat Niyazov, who ruled over the gas-rich Central Asian country with an iron fist for 20 years, died yesterday morning of a heart attack, state media announced. He was 66. Mr Niyazov first took power as communist leader of this largely desert country
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      Lock icon British police to revisit old murders
      491 28 -AFP They hope to shed light on previously unsolved cases after Ipswich probe LONDON British police will reportedly re-open unsolved murder cases in the Ipswich area as they continue questioning two suspects in the killings of five prostitutes. Police are under pressure to make
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      146 24 From now till Hew Year at h^ Clarhe Quay Central Square ""Wm^^M x With night after night of year-end merriment a-la Mardi Gras, happening from 20th -31st W^K^.^ V yL\ December. Find yourself among stilt walkers, lotsa feathers and glittery street performances (Pj tapping your feet to the high-energy beats
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      THE ULTIMATE XMAS GIFT...
      762 30  -  BUDGET TAI TAI Tabitha Wang ...does not necessarily have to be an object I LOVE bargains. But last week, I bought something that made me feel so guilty I almost went back to pay the $5 difference I had haggled for. It was a souvenir leather
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      Lock icon Why no warning on floods?
      264 32  -  HENRYUMUSHUN Meteorological services seem unable to anticipate rains Letter from THE continuous heavy rain over 24 hours on Tuesday saw floodwaters rising up to waistlevel in some parts of Singapore a sight not seen since the *****, as far as I can remember. The worst
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      Plan for floods the way we plan for terror attacks
      167 32  -  KHOO LIH-HAN Letter from IN THE last few years, Singapore has been preparing itself against a terrorist attack by staging mock-up exercises in our neighbourhoods. It is good to see such efforts taking place. But the recent floods and mudslides,
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      777 33  -  FARUQSHADHILI AS A permanent resident and someone who has advised foreign friends on company matters and investment opportunities here, I must say Mr Mohamad Rosle Ahmad's letter, "CPF tinkering may worry foreign investors" (Dec 19), is hardly accurate about what may worry investors. Contrary
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      230 34  -  LEONG KUM CHUEN Letter from I DRIVE often and realise that danger lurks everywhere. But the most prominent danger that drivers face is: Pedestrians. I was driving along Commonwealth Avenue towards Jurong near Dover MRT station at about 11.10pm on Saturday. I
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      500 34  -  PENELOPE PHOON Instead, fin etune Accountants Act to accommodate graduates Letter from Head, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Singapore WE REFER to the article, "NUS to close book on new-look auditors" by Derrick A Paulo (Dec 21). We wish to clarify that the Association of Chartered
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      231 36  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY THE POWER OF AFFIRMATION Given a choice between a compliment and a criticism, who wouldn't choose a compliment? Unfortunately, though, some parents forget this when they talk to their children. Psychologist Abraham Maslowonce said, "It takes nine affirming comments to make up
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      496 36  -  HO KONG LOON I HAVE always looked with a mixture of amusement and bewilderment at the frenzied Christmas and New Year rush. Each passing year reinforces the overwhelming impression that bigger is better, louder is acceptable, fancier is classier and more
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      411 37  -  JAMES WONG Staff in other countries go the added mile. Will Singapore ever catch up? Letter from I REFER to the article by Tabitha Wang, "Service staff are Nuts" (Dec 15). I had some bad experiences over the last few weeks. At a restaurant,
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      190 37  -  HARRY CHIA Letter from I REFER to Liang Dingzi's "The year's dirty dozen" (Dec 21). Yes, this is a good time to renew our convictions and I would take the other perspective; my wish list is for what we as customers can do.
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      275 40  - Let Santhi keep her medal and her dignity YASMINE CLAIRE Letter from I REFER to the report, "(S)he runs into trouble" (Dec 19). I am heartbroken at the way the media has ripped apart the dignity of Santhi Soundarajan (picture). She won a silver medal for the 800 m at
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      316 40  -  KAROLWEE Hardware token for online banking is inconvenient, costly Letter from FROM my understanding, there are three main alternative solutions that banks can adopt for a second layer of security for Internet banking, namely: a hardware token, a mobile phone token and an SMS token, to
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      153 40  -  KEN LOW Letter from LATELY, with the introduction of a second layer of security, online banking seems to be more of a hassle than using the ATM. I am a customer of POSB and Maybank. Both have introduced the thumb-sized device that generates
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      516 42  -  GURUVISHWANATH Don't let political correctness ruin the season's joy Letter from I READ Liang Dingzi's I Say comment, "Jolly good diversity" (Dec 20), with much interest. A few years ago, I shared an apartment with two guys. One of them, an Englishman, had family here.
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      803 44  -  MATTHEW LYNN IN THE words of actress Morgan Fairchild, you can never be too rich or too thin. The fashion industry is sticking to the first part of that maxim; the second is now being revised. Models are suddenly being perceived as too skinny. And, if
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      100 44  -  LESLIE LIM Letter from MUCH as I hope Town Councils will offer exterior window cleaning services ("Let town councils clean windows", Dec 19), they should start by cleaning the common areas first I have lived in Punggol for three years and never seen the exterior
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      199 46  -  JIMMY HO KWOKHOONG Letter from I REFER to the letters, "The cost of saving on public toilets" by Dr Lim Boon Hee (Dec 13) and "Enough toilets to prevent urinating in public" by Mr S Satish Appoo of the National Environment Agency (Dec 20).
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      494 46  -  MOHAMAD ROSLE AHMAD Implement law in context, say scholars Letter from I AM responding to Irfan Husain's News Comment, "Lift the veil and what do you see?" (Dec 18). In his book The Criminal Law Of Islam, Professor Dr Anwarullah wrote that
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      700 47 -DOW JONES Seeks to become major pan-Asian player, eyes Islamic jointventure and a China tie-up ASIA Capital Reinsurance Group, a Singapore-based reinsurer launched at the beginning of this month, intends to establish itself as a major pan-Asian player during the current insurance renewal season, a
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        55 48 Nikkei 225 *****.83 +36.79 +0.22 Hang Seng ASX *****.84 5583.50 -17.28 -24.30 -0.09 -0.43 Taiwan Wtd 7620.94 -27.41 -0.36 Korea Comp 1436.47 -5.81 -0.40 KLCI 1076.68 +0.38 +0.04 SET Index 676.10 -15.45 -2.23 Jakarta Comp 1789.08 +22.28 +1.26 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2862.51 418.93 +32.94 -3.67 +1.16 -0.87
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        47 48 Sapphire 0.025 +0.005 +25.0 253,792 ChinaEnergy 0.935 205,105 Gen Int 0.500 +0.040 +7.4 166,495 Jasper 0.020 +0.005 +33.3 52,007 SingTel 3.200 50,047 Auston 0.200 +0.030 +17.6 34,644 UniFiber 0.260 +0.005 +2.0 34,570 DigilandW*****6 0.005 31,677 FHTK 0.010 +0.005+100.0 23,206 Sinopipe 0.315 +0.025 +0.6 16,696
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        70 48 Thai Prime200US$ 5.800 -0.400 KepCorp Haw Par 17.500 -0.300 7.050 -0.200 JMH 400US$ Sino-Env 21.200 -0.200 2.470 -0.160 Hengxin Creative 50 DBS 0.640 -0.135 10.000 -0.100 22.000 -0.100 SIA 17.100 -0.100 SIA200 17.100 -0.100 NobleGrpBNP*****0 0.010 -33.3 HSM8400SGA070I30 0.165 -31.3 Inchem W*****8 0.015 -25.0 Tri-M 0.060 -25.0
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        159 48 -DOW JONES SHARE prices ended flat, with two real estate investment trusts (Reit) shining amid a mixed performance in blue chips. The ST Index (STI) barely budged, rising 0.01 point to 2,920.8. Volume was moderate at 1.65 billion shares worth $1.29 billion. On the broad market, decliners outnumbered advancers
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        36 48 US$ 0.6485 UK£ 0.3302 Yen 76.616 HK$ 5.0412 RM 2.2924 Euro 0.4924 Rupiah 5881.8 Baht 23.621 Peso 31.951 A$ 0.8251 Indian Rs 28.941 Won 601.47 C$ 0.7452 Yuan 5.0692 NZ$ 0.9334 NT$ 21.108
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      583 48  -  LEECHINGWERN Singapore Exchange CEO to lead the bourse for another two years chingwern@mediacorp.com.sg THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has extended the services of its chief executive, Mr Hsieh Fu Hua, till Sept 30, 2009. His current term was due to expire in December next year. This is the
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      130 48 DOW JONES WASHINGTON The United States economy was a bit weaker last summer than earlier believed as the sharpest housing sector slump in 15 years took an even bigger toll on the slowest quarterly growth of this year. Gross domestic
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      356 48 Internet telephony service provider Mediaßing has appointed MediaCorp chief executive officer Lucas Chow as one of its four independent directors. Mr Chow, who has headed MediaCorp since December 2005, will join Mediaßing's Board with effect from Jan 1 next year. He spent almost 20 years in Hewlett-Packard before joining
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      345 50 -BLOOMBERG QANTAS Airways has placed a US$2.4-bil-lion ($3.7-billion) order for Airbus A3BO planes, a day after the world's biggest plane maker won an expanded order for the model from Singapore Airlines (SIA). Qantas, which already had 12 A3Bos on order, confirmed an earlier commitment
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      620 50 AGENCIES The palm plantation giants are part of proposed 3-way merger KUALA LUMPUR The boards of Malaysia's Kumpulan Guthrie and its units Highlands Lowlands and Guthrie Ropel have accepted an offer from Synergy Drive to buy their businesses, the companies said yesterday in
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      720 52 -BLOOMBERG Bank of Thailand governor Tarisa Watanagase says forex control is temporary BANK of Thailand governor Tarisa Watanagase defended yesterday measures to control the appreciation of the baht that wiped US$23 billion ($35.4 billion) from the value of Thai stocks, and said
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      172 53 BLOOMBERG THAILAND posted a record trade surplus in November as companies shipped more computer parts, automobiles and other products to overseas customers. The value of exports exceeded imports by US$l.74 billion ($2.6 billion) last month, Mr Rachane Potjanasuntorn, di-rector-general of the Export Promotion Department, said yesterday.
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      136 53 DOW JONES THE Bank of Thailand's measures to curb baht speculation have affected the Thai property market as foreign investors have suspended real estate buys originally planned to close before the end of the year, property consultant Jones Lang Lasalle said in a report yesterday. "All
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      352 53 BLOOMBERG Bank of England governor King wants stronger surveillance powers for the Fund BANK of England Governor Mervyn King said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should tell countries when their economic and currency policies might affect others and disrupt the global economy.
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      455 54 -BLOOMBERG Country's trade surplus rises to $11.9 billion JAPAN'S export growth unexpectedly accelerated in November, easing concern that the expansion of the world's second-largest economy is faltering. Imports slowed, reflecting a decline in oil prices. Exports rose 12.1 per cent, while imports
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      262 54 -BLOOMBERG RUSSIA will drive casinos and gaming arcades out of its main cities under a bill passed by the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, following concerns across the country that gambling is undermining morals. The bill on "state regulation of activities in
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      377 56 BLOOMBERG Merged exchanqewill host firms worth a total of $40 trillion NYSE Group shareholders approved the US$l4.6 billion ($22.5 billion) purchase of Euronext, paving the way for the creation of the first trans-Atlantic securities market An estimated 99.7 per cent of the NYSE Group shares
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      256 56 -DOW JONES LONDON A prominent British hedge fund is betting that Nasdaq Stock Market will fail in its £2.7 billion ($8.2 billion) bid for London Stock Exchange Group (LSE), setting itself apart from other hedge funds that are confident Nasdaq will raise its offer price
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      871 57  -  LIANG DINGZI news@newstoday.com.sg A GAMBIT it was. Soon after it was announced that Qantas Airways had rejected the buyout offer by a consortium led by Australia's Macquarie Bank and United States private equity firm Texas Pacific Group, the airline's board of directors declared that
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      762 58  -  ANDYMUKHERJEE BLOOMBERG APPROACHING the 10th anniversary of the Asian financial crisis, we must brace for a round of self-congratulatory backslapping. In the months ahead, expect policymakers in the region to wax eloquent about how much more resilient their economies and capital markets have
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      870 60  -  KEVIN HASSETT -BLOOMBERG Wine proves to be a top investment in 2006 news@newstoday.com.sg WINE lovers had a great year in 2006. First, we found out that resveratrol, a key ingredient in wine, may prevent ageing. Later, a study suggested that it may help
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      Lock icon Picking the right fight
      355 64 —AP De La Hoya-Mayweather bout set to explode with record takings LAS VEGAS Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather and Oscar de la Hoya will meet here on May 5 at the MGM Grand in a showdown of US boxing superstars, promoters announced yesterday morning (Singapore time). "Golden Boy"
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      Lock icon New case throws up hope for Landis
      308 64 LONDON Disgraced Tour de France winner Floyd Landis said the decision to clear Inigo Landaluze of doping because of testing errors strengthens his own case. Landis tested positive for testosterone but has always claimed the analysis by the French laboratory was flawed. Landaluze's
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      Lock icon A make or break Christmas schedule
      502 65 -AFP Some playoff dreams will be fulfilled, others will be shattered this weekend NFL Dallas v Philadelphia WASHINGTON The Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles meet in a Christmas Day showdown to decide a division crown, topping a ten-sion-packed holiday week in which nearly
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      Lock icon Drug ring rocks Aussie weightlifting
      338 65 —AFP SYDNEY An organised drug ring is at work within Australia's weighlifting scene, a high level probe sparked by the sport's most recent doping scandal, reported yesterday. Details from an investigation by US anti-doping investigator Richard Young indicate a drug distribution ring is active within
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      Lock icon It's going to get hot in Denver
      862 66 —AFP A slick Iverson-Anthony partnership could deliver the one-two punch that rivals dread DENVER Allen Iverson must wait until at least Friday (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) to make his debut for the Denver Nuggets, but he is confident the National Basketball Association's two
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      Lock icon Venus to miss tourney, jury verdict due
      303 66 -AGENCIES PERTH Venus Williams, suffering from a wrist injury, will not compete for the American team at this month's Hopman Cup. The mixed teams tournament that begins on Dec 30 also lost the entire German team, which will be replaced by one from
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      Lock icon What a ride, Warney!
      752 67 -AGENCIES Australia's spin wizard calls time on perhaps the greatest bowling career ever MELBOURNE The two most famous words spoken on a cricket field are about to be extinguished for all time. "Bowled Warney," has rung out from Mumbai to Manchester to Melbourne, and mostly with
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      Lock icon Barr out to make it third time lucky
      417 68  -  DARREN LAI GOLF Accenture Champion of Champions 2006 darren@mediacorp.com.sg SCOTT Barr is determined to shed his nearly-man image at Laguna National's Masters Course. For the past two editions of the $37,000 Accenture Champion of Champions, he has always been nicely placed for
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      Lock icon New coach wants England to smile
      681 68 -AFP Ashton believes the champions can defend their world crown LONDON England's new rugby coach, Brian Ashton, said he wanted to put a smile back on the faces of his players and insisted the side had it in them to mount a successful defence
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      Lock icon Avramovic brushes off pressure talk
      621 69  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ Lions coach says Asiad show no disgrace and looks forward to AFF Cup defence m.sazali@media corp.com.sg AFTER failing to get past the pre-tourna-ment qualifiers at the Asian Games in Doha, Singapore football is currently licking its wounds. The Young Lions all but
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      423 69  -  CUBBY LEONG cubby@mediacorp.com.sg LIKE their male counterparts, China's women recently bagged gold at the Asian Games, thumping Taiwan 90-59 in the final. Yesterday, the future of the women's game in China was on show at ITE East College Simei, as their under-19 team
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      Lock icon CANNAVARO THE MISFIT
      659 70 ■AFP The world's top player made to look pedestrian as Real are floored at home PRIMERAUGA Real Madrid 0 Recreativo Huelva 3 MADRID Fabio Cannavaro showed that he is far from infallible despite being the 2006 World Player of the Year and was to blame for two
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      613 70 -AFP SERIEA Lazio 0 Inter Milan 2 ROME Inter Milan maintained their seven-point lead at the top of Serie A after defeating Lazio 2-0 here on Wednesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) for their 10th successive league win. Argentine midfielder Esteban Cambiasso put Inter ahead in the
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      Lock icon Agent slams 'bung' probe
      595 71 McKay, one of the eight targeted by inquiry, insists everything done by the book LONDON Agent Willie McKay has criticised Lord Stevens' investigation into alleged illegal payments in football. McKay yesterday revealed he was one of the eight agents who Lord Stevens said had failed to
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      241 71 -AFP BEIJING Beijing authorities are aiming to stamp out translation gaffes on restaurant menus they fear could make Beijing a laughing stock during the 2008 Olympics. Determined to burnish its reputation as an international city, Beijing wants to erase lost-in-translation items. Labels and road
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      199 71 —AFP GENEVA Swiss cycling chief Lorenz Schlaefli said yesterday that he was likely to halt anti-doping proceedings against former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich next month, unless new evidence comes through. Schlaefli said he was not able to use existing evidence received from the legal
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      44 65 ESS* ■ff TbDW*fzuji Your <jn'int Irjvpk gur^^fl Q. What is the full name of the basketball competition the Singapore Slingers compete in? Please e-mail your answer along wifh your name, IC and mobile number to media@singaporeslingers.com by no later than I Thursday 28 December.
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      114 68 A LUCKY 8 FOR SUNDERLAND? Blackcats 7 matches undefeated. E League Champ Crystal Palace Sunderland Sat, 23/12/06 4.00 am Italian League Siena Palermo Sat 23/12/06 10.00pm Italian League Udinese Milan Sat 23/12/06 10.00pm Italian League Roma Cagliari Sat 23/12/06 10.00pm Italian League Inter Atalanta Sat, 23/12/06 10.00pm E League Champ
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      280 72 CARUNG CUP, QUARTER-FINAL Newcastle 0 Chelsea 1 NEWCASTLE Glenn Roeder avoided another Jose Mourinho controversy after the 1-0 Carling Cup quarter-final defeat by Chelsea here on Wednesday night {yesterday morning, Singapore time). Mourinho waved an imaginary yellow card at Nicky Butt after a foul
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      792 72  -  Kenneth Goh But the Blues are making strides and with stamina, could knock on the door soon LAST month, Chelsea's chief executive, Peter Kenyon, announced the club's ambitious plan to join the game's elite, and even usurp Manchester United as the world's biggest football
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      594 74 THE GUARDIAN Ferguson gives Swede the grand tour, as he eyes 10 crucial weeks in United's season MANCHESTER Sir Alex Ferguson has hosted Henrik Larsson all week at Old Trafford, hinting at the important role the Swede is earmarked for at Manchester United in the new year.
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      Lock icon Wenger not giving up
      330 74 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Arsene Wenger insisted once again yesterday he has "not given up" on Arsenal winning the title, despite the fact the Gunners head into the festive schedule 14 points behind Premiership leaders Manchester United. With their four upcoming matches all against sides near the
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      155 74 LIVERPOOL Everton striker Andy Johnson has accepted Jose Mourinho's apology to him, reported Sky Sports yesterday. Mourinho blasted Johnson following Chelsea's 3-2 Premiership win at Goodison Park last weekend, accusing the England international of diving. The Chelsea manager's accusations infuriated Everton manager David Moyes and the club
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      33 72 SPORT 1 9am NBA Pistons v Cavaliers, Ch23 10am Basketball Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball: Gonzaga v Duke, Ch23 3.55 am Football Crystal Palace v Sunderland, Ch22 4am Ligue 1 Marseille vSt Etienne, ChloB
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      489 75 TOSHIBA i I A soccer I Mryji l^imlSiMM-51 roadshow 4 |igß|TfWßßHW!ffif K'^mrlrETa Guess the correct score for the "•••.i.^r 1 I J^ l^ m BBPwMfaJ^yfflWffßWß soccer match played on I J J mfl# I WfefflffPffH 27 December 2006 II I LWIW UWI (Wednesday), 1.30 am V M m nni^C .^2K3iS
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      REEL REWIND
      1224 80 MINUSES: 2006 IN REVIEW FELIX CHEONG (PLUS@NEWSTODAY.COM.SQ LOOKS AT THE YEAR IN CINEMA FOR a year touted as epoch-making, 2006 was surprisingly uneven in producing memorable cinema. Certainly, it saw audiences flocking in droves for their dose of escapism and had Hollywood studio executives laughing all the way
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      818 82  -  Felix Cheong THE PENIS IS THE POINT Aussie artist Tim Patch must've gone through a rough patch before he single-handed-ly well, so to speak reworked the old chestnut, the pen is mightier than the sword. In his case, it's his penis, which he brandished to noble ends to
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      RENEGADE PLAYER
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      Fast-paced thriller retains language, flavour of Mumbai
      416 86  -  Deepika Shetty BOOKREVIEW by Sacred Games Vikram Chandra IF YOU are looking for brevity, don't even attempt this book. Though if you happen to be looking for memorable characters, ones that will stay with you long after the read is over, then this
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      When the wave hit
      686 86  -  JUSTIN CHEONG Director of Tsunami, The Aftermath simply wants to tell it like it happened justin@mediacorp.com.sg "My past work has been more fantastical. I've done stuff about conmen, spies and policemen. These are worlds that I can develop in my own head," he said. "The challenge
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      On the wings of the daredevil
      674 88  -  ROSS WALLACE Flyboys director gave his stuntmen, actors reason to fear Deputy Plus Editor ross@newstoday.com.sg YOU'D have to have been pretty crazy to even consider it Strapping yourself into a plane that was little more than wood, wire and fabric, flying over a no-man's
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      288 88  -  David chew CONCERTREVIEW by Lush. Pop. Jazz IT WOULD be unfair to call local a capella sensation Vocaluptuous a one-hit wonder, but it's tempting to do just that. In their concert Lush.Pop.Jazz at the Esplanade on Tuesday, the six-mem-ber ensemble sang an awe-inspiring number
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      We twee kings
      455 90  -  AMELYNN LIONG Same old, same old? Scotland's Camera Obscura beg to differ plus@newstoday.com.sg IT CAN be frustrating for bands that are always being likened to others, but comparisons don't bother Glaswegian twee-pop outfit Camera Obscura. Forever linked to fellow Scottish band Belle and Sebastian, Camera Obscura actually
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      Lock icon Gusmao film debut in docu by S'porean goes unnoticed here
      339 90 JEANINETAN SINGAPOREAN Grace Phan may have scored a first with her documentary A Hero's Journey by getting East Timorese President Xanana Gusmao to serve as the guide for the events that unfold, but it has received limited attention here. A
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        273 92  -  JEANINE FAN in cinemas 500n... with jeanine@mediacorp.com.sg IN AN experiment like no other that's been tried in Hollywood, Clint Eastwood has made two companion films about World Warn. This year's Flags of Our Fathers is the story of a seminal World War II battle from an
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        Water
        378 94  -  Felix Cheong FILMREVIEW by EARNESTNESS is admirable in a charity worker. But when it's abundant in a filmmaker, the result is a patchwork of good intentions and self-consciousness. So it is with Water, the third act in Indian director Deepa Mehta's trilogy exploring the plight of women in her
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        A WILTED FLOWER
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        454 96  -  Felix Cheong Film about exhibits running amok tired, trite FILMREVIEW by Night at the Museum BRACE yourself for another Hollywood pIUUU^UUII UICIL takes its cue merely from a one-line sales pitch: What if exhibits in a museum come alive after hours? And that's as far
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        MAY THE FORCE HOME
        280 98 HERE'S good reason to stay indoors on Christmas Eve: George Lucas' space opera Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones makes its television premiere on Star Movies at 9pm. The fifth Star Wars movie and third directed by creator Lucas, Attack Of The Clones chronicles
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        349 98  -  Felix Cheong Wilbur, the talking pig, treads the same ground as Babe FILMREVIEW by I Charlotte's Web TALKING animals are so *****. Think Babe (1996) and its 1998 sequel, Babe: Pig in the City, and the nov- elty of Charlotte's Web is halfway over.
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