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Title Section11 2000-10-16 1 projecteyeball. eyeball.asial.com.sg Mita (p) 077/02/2000 Monday, October 16, 2000 80 CENTS11 words
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Article, Illustration92 2000-10-16 1 Feedback from a Singapore Broadcasting Authority survey indicates that viewers are concerned about racial stereotyping in local TV programmes such as Growing Up and Spin (left). Chinese have often been reduced to thuggish loan sharks, for instance. Minorities, increasingly represented on local TV, may also be92 words
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Article22 2000-10-16 1 sensitivity to media stereotyping is justified because it points out that the local media's representations are becoming stale and static. 322 words
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Article23 2000-10-16 1 ‘Are these stereotypes disturbing? Well, considering how sitcoms are exaggerated...not quite. They are so deliberately distorted, they are difficult to fault23 words
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Article, Illustration51 2000-10-16 1 Foreign workers help build Singapore during the day. But at night, the crowd that gathers at Kampong Glam is a nuisance. They’re accused of loitering, public drunkenness and excessive littering. The problem is big enough to attract the attention of a minister. See Page51 words
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Article54 2000-10-16 1 Many parents can’t, or won’t, talk to their children about sex education. Most of them feel they need help with broaching the subject. Students feel the same way too, with many of them saying their parents are not comfortable talking about the birds and the54 words
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Advertisement158 2000-10-16 1 Hot LINES Maths no problem for Sintercom ‘wizards’ The maths problem that had PSLE students racking their brains and parents crying foul was little more than a few minutes’ worth of time for the many posters at the Sintercom website. See Page 20 Jobs tried to block biography A new158 words
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News & Views
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Article160 2000-10-16 2 LONDON A pair of Lancashire lads have proven that in today’s world, not everything has to move at Internet speed. They travelled to India, bought a three-wheeled motorised rickshaw and drove it 19,200 kilometres back home to Great Harwood, reported ananova.com. The incredible journey through Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Greece,160 words
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941 2000-10-16 2 Stewardesses stun guests in posh hotel with drunken orgy LONDON Two randy British Airways stewardesses have been sacked following a booze-fuelled orgy with a handsome male colleague. Drunken purser Stefania Lanza and hostess Shirlie Johns stunned guests in a posh hotel bar941 words
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Article, Illustration833 2000-10-16 3 Winston Goh - E-commerce certification scheme hobbled by low consumer awareness By Winston Goh winston@sph.com.sg IT LOOKS after your hard-earned cash and makes sure it’s not swindled out of your pocket. A laudable goal, yet Case Trust is fighting an uphill battle to do just that.Paul Rric Roca - 833 words
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Article, Illustration748 2000-10-16 4 Joanna Lim; and Eri Akbar - They squirm when kids ask By Joanna Lim and Eri Akbar joanna@sph.com.sg eri@sph.com.sg PARENTS should talk to their wide-eyed offspring about the birds and bees, but most of them can’t, or won’t. “In my time, we didn’t talk about it,” said Corazon Candaza,Desmond Wee; Bong Fortin - 748 words
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Article, Illustration719 2000-10-16 5 Knowledge leads to better choices HERE’S the choice: Sit prim on the high horse and lecture teens about staying virgins; or tell them what they need to know about sex. With four out of 100 Singaporean teens having had sex, according to a a recent719 words
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Article207 2000-10-16 5 – Eri Akbar - Eri Akbar NEVER mind the British virginity campaign, here’s a homepage dedicated to local chastity. The Singapore Virgins site (http://www.geocities.com/ sgvirgins) urges teenagers to “keep your virginity for your future spouse”. The webmasters claim to be a group of friends and working professionals who don’t207 words
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Article, Illustration340 2000-10-16 6 Desmond Wee - By Desmond Wee deswee@sph.com.sg THE vast green expanse opposite Kaki Bukit Hostel has turned red. Yes, it’s become -a red-light district. So if you wander by and happen to see any makeshift tents in the forest there, take our word it’s not a Boy ScoutPictures: Desmond Wee - 340 words
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Article, Illustration552 2000-10-16 6 Thao Hua - Kampong Glam residents up in arms By Thao Hua thaoth@sph.com.sg THEY are among Singapore’s most needed workers before the sun sets. But in the evening, they become effectively persona non grata in the neighbourhood. That’s the story of foreign construction workers who gather in Kampong GlamMike Lee - 552 words
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Local LOG
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Article186 2000-10-16 7 IN A series of lightning raids yesterday morning, the police force’s elite Special Tactics and Rescue (Star) team swung into action and arrested three suspects thought to be involved in two murders in August. On Aug 9,42-year-old taxi driver Koh Ngiap Yong was found stabbed to death186 words
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Article, Illustration45 2000-10-16 7 Otrie Barrett on the saxophone with Rick Smith and Friends at Chijazz 2000, the fifth annual jazz festival, held at Chijmes yesterday. The event, which brought together some of Singapore's best performers, marked the end of Chijmes' Just Jazz series. Mike LeeMike Lee - 45 words
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Article151 2000-10-16 7 BOTH the Retail Sales and Catering Trade indices fell for the month of August compare to the previous month. But when compared on a year-on-year basis to August last year, both showed an increase. On a year-on-year basis, retail sales jumped by a significant 20.6 per151 words
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Article139 2000-10-16 7 WHEN someone asks you for a donation for a particular cause but requests that the cheque to be made payable to some other name, be on the alert. Safra, the organiser of the nine-month long NSman Charity Drive, said they received a call about a139 words
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Article78 2000-10-16 7 ANOTHER maid has fallen to her death on Saturday morning, the fifth such case this year. The maid, an Indonesian, fell from the fifth storey flat of Block 33, Hindhede Walk. She was believed to be doing housework at the time. Last Monday, an Indonesian78 words
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Article589 2000-10-16 7 G SIVAKKUMARAN - High-IQ club members aren’t always rocket scientists or child prodigies By G SIVAKKUMARAN gsiva@sph.com.sg QUICK. What do Mensa members do for a living? Medicine, engineering or perhaps nuclear physics, did you say? Well, that would be half the truth. How about being truck drivers, or unemployed589 words
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Word WIDE
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Article138 2000-10-16 8 Wires JAKARTA Police have arrested President Abdurrahman Wahid’s masseur who allegedly masterminded a scam that netted 35 billion rupiah (Ss6.B million) in stolen state funds. Alip Agung Suwondo, 43, was arrested on Saturday in Puncak, a mountain resort south of Jakarta, reported news agency Antara. Suwondo,– Wires - 138 words
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115 2000-10-16 8 AFP KUALA LUMPUR The government of Pahang has ordered students to be screened before being given cash incentives after many were found using the money to buy mobile phones, a report said yesterday. Many of the 8,000 students who received RM$5OO (Ss23o) as incentive– AFP - 115 words
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123 2000-10-16 8 AP MANILA Opposition politicians will file an impeachment complaint against President Joseph Estrada despite his apology for a scandal over alleged gambling payoffs, officials disclosed yesterday. The impeachment complaint and a separate criminal suit will be filed later this week, said Ernesto Herrera, a– AP - 123 words
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Article188 2000-10-16 8 Reuters CAPE CANAVERAL The crew of space shuttle Discovery added a new segment to the International Space Station on Saturday despite a delay of more than two hours caused by an electrical failure effecting the shuttle’s robotic arm. Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata was flexing the 15-metre– Reuters - 188 words
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115 2000-10-16 8 AFP KUALA LUMPUR The government of Pahang has ordered students to be screened before being given cash incentives after many were found using the money to buy mobile phones, a report said yesterday. Many of the 8,000 students who received RM$5OO (Ss23o) as incentive– AFP - 115 words
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Article, Illustration165 2000-10-16 8 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday led Malaysians in attempting to plant 100,000 trees in one minute and set a new record. The current world record for tree planting is held by Brazil, where 24,199 trees were put up– Reuters; Reuters - 165 words
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Article, Illustration43 2000-10-16 8 Pope John Paul II married eight couples from five continents, including this one from South Korea, at the Vatican during a rain-soaked ceremony on Sunday to mark the Jubilee Of The Family, part of the Church’s 2000 Holy Tear celebrations. APAP - 43 words
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334 2000-10-16 8 Crime is becoming ‘entertainment’ in Koala Lumpur Wires KUALA LUMPUR There’s a new phenomenon here that might interest sociologists: Jeers for the victim and cheers for the villains. On Friday, Malaysian police were left fuming as people cheered while armed men robbed a goldsmith.– Wires - 334 words
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542 2000-10-16 10 Summit hopes low as hostility simmers Wires JERUSALEM In a development bound to heighten tensions further at today’s Middle East summit, Lebanon’s Hizbollah guerrilla group announced yesterday it had captured an Israeli colonel working for Israel’s security network. Israel said that it knew of– Wires - 542 words
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Article, Illustration277 2000-10-16 10 Cox News IN AN attempt to end the fighting between the Israelis and Palestinians, a summit is to be held today in the Red Sea beach resort of Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt. It will be hosted by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and attended by US President– Cox News; Reuters - 277 words
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Article, Illustration326 2000-10-16 10 PROTESTS IN SYDNEY AFP SYDNEY Palestinian anger spilled onto the streets of Sydney yesterday, as protesters burned US and Israeli flags and even tried to storm the US consulate there. But the New South Wales police, who had formed a defensive cordon around the consulate in– AFP; Reuters - 326 words
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265 2000-10-16 11 SUICIDE BOMBINIG OF U.S WARSHIP Wires ADEN Who carried out the suicide bombing that killed 17 US sailors in the Yemeni port and left the world’s most powerful military feeling vulnerable? As many as 100 US investigators grappled with that question yesterdayWires - 265 words
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Article, Illustration374 2000-10-16 11 Passengers reassured by Iraqi officials Wires BAGHDAD Ninety passengers yesterday walked safely from a hijacked Saudi airliner at Baghdad’s airport as Iraqi security forces arrested the two hijackers who had threatened to blow up the plane. Two men were being interrogated over the hijacking of the– Wires; AFP - 374 words
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Article, Illustration1095 2000-10-16 13 Salon A new biography reveals a side of the Apple iCEO that's not as sweet as his candy-coloured iMacs. JAMELLE BROWN (janelle@salon.com) talks to the author of The Second Coming Of Steve Jobs. NEW YORK The first thing you should know about Alan Deutschman’s delicious new– Salon; Reuters - 1,095 words
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Article354 2000-10-16 13 WILD RIDE Reuters FUND managers are likely to keep a cautious stance on Singapore, whose stock market has experienced a wild rollercoaster ride last week due to a volatile Wall Street and oil market. Spooked by tensions in the oil-rich Middle East, the blue chip– Reuters - 354 words
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Article, Illustration559 2000-10-16 15 Winston Goh - New games no match for Pacific War and War In Russia By Winston Goh winston@sph.com.sg “OLD soldiers never die,” said Douglas MacArthur, an American general who fought in World War II and the Korean War. “They just fade away.” That may be, but some old559 words
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Tech FILES
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114 2000-10-16 15 AFP FRANKFURT The 52nd Frankfurt Book Fair, the leading international forum devoted to the published word, opens its doors on Wednesday with Poland as this year’s special guest country. Electronic publishing will be a feature of the six-day event. The fair will be a– AFP - 114 words
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Article141 2000-10-16 15 AP BALTIMORE Using modern technology to unlock ancient secrets, scientists have deciphered five pages of the only known copy of a 2,300-year-old Greek text by the mathematician Archimedes. The scientists hope to complete a translation of the 174-page treatise, On Floating Bodies, by September next year. Scholars believe– AP - 141 words
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Article, Illustration219 2000-10-16 15 AFP SEOUL The first World Cyber Game Challenge ended yesterday with the United States and South Korea emerging as pioneer champions in the art of computer-game jousting. The event, which styles itself as the Cyber Olympics, even if it is not allowed to use– AFP; AFP - 219 words
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Article141 2000-10-16 15 NYT ENTEBBE (Uganda) An outbreak of haemorrhagic fever that has killed dozens of people in northern Uganda has been identified as thfe dreaded Ebola virus. This is according to a statement on Saturday by an official of the Atlanta-based Center for Disease Control and– NYT - 141 words
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Article, Illustration524 2000-10-16 17 New smart toy literally grows up NYT DAYTON (Ohio) Once upon a time, little girls were satisfied with baby dolls that had eyes that closed when you laid them down. A doll that could say “Mama” when squeezed was even more exciting. Now, baby dolls with a vocabulary– NYT - 524 words
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Article, Illustration589 2000-10-16 17 Steven Ng - MULTIMEDIA BOOTHS SET TO TAKE OVER By Steven Ng stevenng@sph.comsg QUICK: What do you do when your mobile phone’s battery goes flat and you need to make a call? Most of us would go looking for a payphone. Good luck: It seems that payphones589 words
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Article, Illustration623 2000-10-16 20 ‘Maths exam raises ruckus’ (Oct 12) WERE parents going overboard in raising a hoo-ha about this year’s PSLE Maths paper being too tough? FEAR DOES NOT WORE THE issue of the Maths paper being hard should not be about whether students are trained for it,Paul Eric Roca - 623 words
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468 2000-10-16 20 BELOW is the infamous mathematical poser that had PSLE students racking their brains and parents crying foul to school authorities last week. One Netizen posted the puzzle find the last digit to the sum of 1+2+3...+97 on Sintercom (http://www.sintercom.org), which drew a slew of posters468 words
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Article648 2000-10-16 21 ‘Child-care centres can reopen on Monday, but parents complain’ (Oct 13) TREASURE TOUR CHILD I WOULD like to send my only son, aged four, back to enrichment class but I would probably not do it today. I don’t see myself as being kiasu, just648 words
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Article, Illustration392 2000-10-16 21 ‘Tattoos and school don’t go’ (Oct 13) A TATTOO could mean expulsion from school. As Eyeball reported, “Mike”, a student, will be leaving after the year-end exams for refusing to remove a tattoo on his hand. Readers respond: SACKING IS EXTREME I’VE got nothing againstWong Sher Maine - 392 words
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Miscellaneous34 2000-10-16 2 Qood morning! o Partly cloudy and slightly hazy. Showers with thunder in the morning, mainly over southern, western and central Singapore. High: 32C 1 Low: 24C Tides: 12.37 AM/3.0M 12.30PM/3.0M Met Service: http://www.gov.sg/ metsin34 words
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Article, Illustration1025 2000-10-16 23 Chris Lakey - It has to be Venables... ...though Robson has got first nod By Chris Lakey peppoint@sph.com.sg Wires The media and many fans strongly feel Terry Venables ought to take over as the England manager. But it looks like the Football Association has other ideas. We look at– Wires; Mik Zarzuela; Mir Zareuela - 1,025 words
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Sport IN SHORT
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Article126 2000-10-16 24 Wires LONDON Leeds United manager David O’Leary has unleashed an extraordinary attack on the FA over their disgraceful expulsion of Leeds stars Lee Bowyer and Jonathan Woodgate from the team. Midfielder Bowyer, 23, and central defender Woodgate, 20, have been banned until their trial on charges in– Wires - 126 words
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Article74 2000-10-16 24 AP MADRID Goals by Raul Gonzalez, Fernando Hierro and Jose Manuel “Guti” Gutierrez gave Real Madrid a 3-0 victory over Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday and the league lead in the Spanish first division. Meanwhile, FC Barcelona appeared to break out of its recent skid that has– AP - 74 words
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Article99 2000-10-16 24 Reuters MILAN- Marco Tardelli’s reign as Inter Milan coach got off to a promising start with a 3-1 Serie A win over Napoli on Saturday. Champions Lazio also claimed their first win of the season Argentine Hernan Crespo scored on his debut in the 3-0 win over– Reuters - 99 words
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Article83 2000-10-16 25 Reurers MOTEGI (Japan) American Kenny Roberts celebrated his newly acquired world championship in style by running away with the Pacific 500 cc Grand Prix in Japan. Roberts and his Suzuki bike took the lead at the start and never looked back, although the Italian pair of– Reurers - 83 words
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Article125 2000-10-16 25 AP KAILUA-KONA (Hawaii) Canada’s Peter Reid won his second Ironman Triathlon World Championship in three years with his victory in Hawaii, while his wife Lori Bowden finished second in the women’s race. Reid, 33, completed the 226.2-km course more than two minutes ahead of runner-up Timothy Deboom. “This– AP - 125 words
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Article93 2000-10-16 25 AP DENVER The chase is over. Patrick Roy is to none among National Hockey League goaltenders. Roy tied Terry Sawchuk’s career victory record Saturday night, making 14 saves for his 447th win, as the Colorado Avalanche beat the expansion Columbus Bluejackets 3-1. Roy was 19 when he won– AP - 93 words
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Article49 2000-10-16 26 LUXEMBOURG cyclist Benoit Joachim has recorded positive for the drug, nandrolone, a source said in France on Saturday. Joachim, 23, tested positive at the Luxembourg national championships at the beginning of July, the source said. The Luxembourg Cycling Federation will decide what action to take against Joachim.49 words
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Article113 2000-10-16 26 ITALIAN 125 cc Honda rider Mirko Giansanti crashed and fractured his leg during official practice for the Pacific Grand Prix, the season’s next-to-last round. “Giansanti will be forced to jump the last Australian Grand Prix (on Oct 29),” said Barbara Demicheli, a spokeswoman for Giansanti’s Benetton113 words
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Article118 2000-10-16 26 DAIJIRO Katoh out duelled fellow Japanese Shinya Nakano before their home fans to score his fourth 250 cc victory of the season in the Pacific Grand Prix here yesterday. Nakano on a Yamaha was the first to the first bend, but Katoh on a Honda overtook him later118 words
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Article, Illustration629 2000-10-16 24 Tyson even explains bizarre behaviour Wires LAS VEGAS Sitting on a bench in a shower room after four rounds of sparring, Mike Tyson seemed neither manic nor depressive. He didn’t talk about eating Lennox Lewis’ children or threaten to hurt anyone. Instead, he chatted affably for about half– Wires; AFP - 629 words
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Article, Illustration473 2000-10-16 24 NFL'S UNLIKELY HERO Wires FOXBORO (Massachusetts) As befits a short, stubby, free agent from a no-name football school such as Hofstra University, Wayne Chrebet looked to have about as good a chance of becoming an NFL star as Ralph Nader does of becoming president. But in– Wires; AFP - 473 words
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Article, Illustration722 2000-10-16 25 This quartet has made goals an art form THEY were the toasts of their respective clubs last weekend as they slotted in the goals. And mind you, they weren’t goals that were delivered with a simple tap or an open header. With a defender or two supervising theirReuters - 722 words
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Article, Illustration412 2000-10-16 26 Adam Hashidy - Snubbed like Cole and Phillips By Adam Hashidy hashidy@sph.com.sg ANFIELD star Michael Owen is not the only one scratching his head trying to figure out why he was kept out in England’s match against Finland. The rest of his countrymen are also asking the same question. ButReuters - 412 words
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Article532 2000-10-16 26 PREMIERSHIP ROUND-UP Wires LONDON Sir Alex Ferguson defended his selection policy on Saturday after two goals by Teddy Sheringham helped fire Manchester United back to the top of the Premiership in a 3-0 win over Leicester. United returned to the summit with 18 points from nine– Wires - 532 words
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Unwind
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Television
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Article, Illustration1428 2000-10-16 27 SAMUEL WU, 25, is a part-time polytechnic lecturer. THNIC representation on television is an age-old debate in the US roles for Asians, Italians and Puerto Ricans are rarely written for prime-time telly, inducing that “Discrimination!” outcry. In multi-racial Singapore, there’s a similar grouse. Viewers have expressedPhoto illustration: Wang Huifen - 1,428 words
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Article, Illustration50 2000-10-16 28 Under One Roof could be considered stereotypical with many of its racial depictions, but the comedy can also, arguably, be termed historically accurate. Spin which features two Eurasian characters has its cast members playing a number of character flaws as individuals, rather than stereotypical portrayals.50 words
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TV TATTLE
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Article82 2000-10-16 29 THE small screen has crowned its queens. Preliminary ratings from the much-hyped premiere of Bette bode well for the new CBS sitcom starring Bette Midler. It finished in a virtual dead-heat with ABC’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Another big fall TV winner was Felicity, which82 words
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Article, Illustration75 2000-10-16 29 DESPITE dreadful reviews, The Geena Davis Show also premiered to strong ratings. T|he ABC comedy, starring £>avis as a flighty New Yorker who falls for a widowed father of two (played by former Thirtysomething star Peter Horton), attracted more than 17 million viewers, retaining a huge 9375 words
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Article112 2000-10-16 29 – Jeanmarie Tan - Jeanmarie Tan SINGER and erstwhile Psychic Friends spokeswoman Dionne Warwick has been cast in an upcoming episode of Walker, Texas Ranger, in which she’ll croon her signature tune, Say a Little Prayer For Me. She will play a grandma whose young granddaughter is in dire need of112 words
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Article, Illustration195 2000-10-16 29 – Ronald Rajan - Ronald Rajan THE comic genius of Rowan Atkinson manifested itself most distinctly on Singapore screens in the form of the nerdy misfit Mister Bean. But, his other famous and funnier alter-ego is as the notorious Blackadder, a historical anomaly of ludicrous proportions. Who is he?: Well “they”195 words
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Armchair
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Article, Illustration508 2000-10-16 29 It’s Friday night and the English have taken over your TV. JEANAIARIE TAN (jeanm@sph.com.sg) discovers the world of Britcoms and that oh-so-Anglo sense of humour. OBS0LUTELY fabulous, innit? Nasty Brit satire peppered with liberal amounts of swearing, sex and scatology all on cable TV in lurid technicolour. Every508 words
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Books
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Article94 2000-10-16 31 IN BRITAIN, the soon-to-be-iaunched W H Smith Book Awards will allow the public to vote for the winners. The WH Smith winners in nine categories will be announced in April, and will each receive £5,000 (5512,600). Eight of these prizes will be awarded on a public vote, while94 words
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Article83 2000-10-16 31 AN INFLUENTIAL Jesuit publication has rehabilitated Oscar Wilde, the Irish writer who was once jailed for his homosexual acts, praising him for a later turn to spirituality and a deathbed conversion to Roman Catholicism. The article appeared in La Civilita Cattolica, a quarterly endorsed by the Vatican, which83 words
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Article105 2000-10-16 31 – Ronald Rajan - Ronald Rajan YES, it’s magic, but there are no spells. Instead, a new software called Magic Book will breathe life in away into everything from Ninjas to rain clouds. The millennium’s answer to the pop-up book has readers using headsets or handheld devices to watch liquid-crystal displays. Though105 words
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Article, Illustration221 2000-10-16 31 – Tan Dawn Wei - Tan Dawn Wei NOBEL laureate Gao Xingjian may not be all that obscure a name in certain quarters in Singapore. Twelve years ago, Gao was in Singapore as part of the second Mandarin Theatre Camp, at the invitation of Singapore’s Chinese theatre community. The future NobelAP - 221 words
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Article589 2000-10-16 31 Controversy follows Qao Xingjian, the first Ch inese author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. ANGELICA TAN (tanaw@sph.com.sg) discovers a man who has suffered for his art. 0 HOCKED. That’s what the Chinese literati was when playwright, novelist and artist Gao Xingjian was named the recipient of589 words
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Article, Illustration701 2000-10-16 32 – VEN SUBRAMANIAN; – Serene Goh - VEN SUBRAMANIAN Serene Goh HANGMAN’S JOURNAL Shashi Warrier (Viking) $18.44 THE jury may still be out on whether the state has the right to take a life, but lethal injections, hangings and stoning-to-death sentences still make headlines around the world. Hangman’s Journal, written by Shashi Warrier he of701 words
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Article, Illustration192 2000-10-16 32 – Ronald Rajan - Ronald Rajan The Blind Assassin Margaret Atwood It’s about: Two sisters, one of whom died under strange circumstances. The surviving sister, Iris Chase Griffen, recounts the mysterious events that surrounded her brilliant sibling’s early death. Margaret Atwood is: A celebrated Canadian author. Her works have led her192 words
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Article, Illustration1161 2000-10-16 33 – Alvin Tang; – June Wan; – June Wan - Alvin Tang June Wan June Wan CHERRY Mary Karr (Viking Press) $33.99 HOW much might one expect from a memoir of early 1970 s adolescence in a backwater Texan refinery town, whose best recommendation is that its denizens grow up and leave with “a sense of having1,161 words
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Article83 2000-10-16 34 WHAT a bummer. Showbiz’s golden couple, Daniel Wu and Maggie Q, are said to have split up three months ago. While the two shared similar backgrounds both were raised overseas their personalities couldn’t be less alike. Qjs into parties, drinks and a vibrant83 words
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Article68 2000-10-16 34 KELLY Chen has been just about everywhere recently. The princess of ads has found herself the new face of Japan’s Excite Network, and has just done a series of tongue-in-cheek commercials. Since the network wanted to convey it reaches just about anywhere within Japan, the68 words
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Article119 2000-10-16 34 – Tan Dawn Wei - Tan Dawn Wei THE 20th China Golden Rooster Awards nomination list is out with both of Zhang Yimou’s leading ladies, past and present, vying for the Best Actress award. Zhang Ziyi has been nominated for her role in the critically-acclaimed The Road Home, while Gong Li has119 words
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Article, Illustration469 2000-10-16 34 Richie Ren, a star unafraid to wear shocking pink, shows ANGELICA TAN (tanaw@sph.com.sg) how nice he truly is. Oh yes, he also talks about his upcoming concert. INK on men is what PVPL (visible panty line) is on women criminal. But we’ll forgive Richie Ren orange-pinkWang Huifen - 469 words
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Article, Illustration394 2000-10-16 34 – Tan Dawn Wei - Tan Dawn Wei A CROSS between Cocoon and The Sixth Sense that’s how Raintree Pictures’ head honcho, Daniel Yun, described his latest film project, The Tree. So enigmatic is the plot, lead actor Francis Ng couldn’t resist the project. “You can’t find this kind of script inWang Huifen - 394 words
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Article390 2000-10-16 35 THE Star Wars phenomenon just won’t go away, and as with The Force, it seems to have permeated all levels of society. There’s even a branch of Redneck Jedis out there. Here’s how to tell if you or your southern “cuzins” from Arkansas or Alabama qualify because390 words
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Miscellaneous658 2000-10-16 35 JG ;> Have you ever “lost” or “misplaced” an item at home? Ever considered that the item may have been “borrowed”? Movies The Borrowers noon Star Movies 58 Based on the classic children’s novels by Mary Norton, The Borrowers combines the spirit of these popular stories with state-of-the-art visual effects658 words
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Article, Illustration85 2000-10-16 36 BRITAIN’S Prince William (above) is reportedly being shadowed by, of all things, a terrorist outfit. The police have unearthed a dossier on the young prince on a terrorist Internet site. The information on the file said to be compiled by the extremist Real IRA is chillingly85 words
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Article85 2000-10-16 36 BRITNEY Spears has not one, but five bodyguards to watch the pop princess’ every move as she does a string of gigs during her maiden UK tour. That’s because the singer is being stalked by 10 male fans obsessed with her. The 10 have been camping outside85 words
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Article, Illustration67 2000-10-16 36 KATE Winslet has given birth to a girl... Michael Clarke Duncan nominated for an Oscar for The Green Mile, is cast as a gorilla in the remake of the Planet of the Apes... Bill Gates (left) is going f to play in the US national championship of67 words
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Article, Illustration220 2000-10-16 36 SWEAT success or sweet success? All those years of bending and stretching in tight leotards must have paid off for Miss Hawaii Angela Perez Baraquio when she won the Miss America 2001 title on Saturday. The 24-year-old elementary school gym teacher gasped when co-host Donny OsmondReuters; AFP - 220 words
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Article, Illustration131 2000-10-16 36 THE real action at last week’s Paris fashion show was not on the catwalk. It was backstage, where the busty catwalk queen, Sophie Dahl (left), met ageing rocker Mick Jagger (below) at a party afterwards. Wild horses couldn’t have drawn the two apart as131 words
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