Streats, 30 December 2004
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Title Section12 2004-12-30 1 Streats THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2004 website: www.streats.com.sg e-mail: streats@spfi.com.sg MICA (P) 196/03/200412 words
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Article417 2004-12-30 1 Lee Chop Kiong - Phuket ‘uncontactable’ list shrinks to 183 names; bid to contact 96 in other areas continues; death toll remains at 2 By_ Lee Chop Kiong A TOTAL of 722 holidaying Singaporeans has been accounted for in tsunami-stricken Phuket, where many were earlier reported to be uncontactable since417 words
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Morning Rush
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Killer WAVES
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Article, Illustration481 2004-12-30 2 AFP BANDA ACEH, Indonesia Disease epidemics could double the death toll in Asia’s tsunami catastrophe which already stands at more than 76,000 experts warned as the world’s biggest ever relief operation stuttered into life against enormous odds yesterday. It is feared that rotting corpses, smashedAFP - 481 words
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352 2004-12-30 2 Sharlene Tan - By Sharlene Tan RELIEF aid has been pouring in from across the world, including Singapore, for victims in the areas devastated by the deadly tsunami on Sunday. Thousands died and millions were left homeless after the tsunami struck coastal areas of South352 words
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164 2004-12-30 3 -AFP LOS ANGELES International disaster officials will likely lay down the groundwork for a lifesaving and urgently-needed Indian Ocean tsunami alert system at a key meeting next month, a top expert said on Tuesday. The rush for a global alert mechanism came as-AFP - 164 words
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Article, Illustration414 2004-12-30 3 AFP BANDA ACEH The only hope for 700 hungry people clinging to a tsunami-ravaged hillside on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, policeman Supardi Kasdi led frantic prayers to God before embarking on a perilous sea voyage to bring them help. Shaking from fear andAFP; 8: I 0. - 414 words
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510 2004-12-30 3 AFP HONG KONG When the catastrophic earthquake struck, British tourist Al Howard and his French girlfriend, Ms Sophie Pasquier, were among the closest people on the planet to its tumultuous epicentre. Two days later after an epic journey across seas littered with floating corpsesAFP - 510 words
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Article, Illustration365 2004-12-30 4 Christopher Lim - Streats l ‘H 7i I By Christopher Lim HE did not receive much education but through his work as a tailor, he brought up nine children two boys and seven girls. And when Mr Wong Wei died on Dec 22 at the age of365 words
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610 2004-12-30 4 Investors invited to submit concepts for integrated resort SINGAPOREANS and permanent residents wanting a flutter at the casino, should one be built as part of an integrated resort, will have to fork out $lOO for a day’s membership, while those under 21610 words
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195 2004-12-30 4 TWO new MRT stations will be built by 2009 to better serve commuters in Jurong in light of plans to develop the western region of Singapore. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said yesterday that the East West line will be extended from Boon195 words
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Article, Illustration156 2004-12-30 6 – Zubaidah Nazeer - BUZZSTOP Zubaidah Nazeer WHEN the MRT train arrived in Buona Vista station at 10am, yesterday, some 850 students from nearby Raffles Junior College (RJC) trooped into the six coaches. Song dedications then started blaring on the train’s intercom asLlanhe Zaobao - 156 words
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125 2004-12-30 6 3.8 m accounts in November Bloomberg THE number of cellphone subscriptions in Singapore exceeded 90 per cent of the population for the first time in November, Government statistics show. Total subscriptions for Singapore Telecommunications, Mobile One, and Star Hub climbed to 3.8 million at the endBloomberg - 125 words
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Article125 2004-12-30 6 Cambodia tries suspect in absentia -AFP A CAMBODIAN court yesterday sentenced Indonesian terror suspect Hambali, in absentia, and five others to life in prison for plotting an attack on the country. “The court sentenced Hambali, (Malaysian) Ibrahim and (Egyptian) Rousha Yasser to life in prison,” presiding-AFP - 125 words
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Article157 2004-12-30 6 Prices up for sth straight quarter Reuters SINGAPORE’S largest electricity and gas utility said yesterday that it would increase domestic power tariffs for the fifth straight quarter in January-March next year because of the higher costs of fuel oil. Singapore Power Group’s unit, SPReuters - 157 words
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Article88 2004-12-30 6 Bloomberg SINGAPORE’S tourism receipts, or spending by tourists, has exceeded an initial $8.6 billion target this year by $1 billion, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, senior minister of state at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, said yesterday. Tourist arrivals surged to a record eight million visitors as of– Bloomberg - 88 words
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Article82 2004-12-30 6 -AFP SIXTY-FIVE people have died in hospital after drinking homemade liquor in a Mumbai suburb, doctors said yesterday. The dead were all poor labourers who drank the bootleg brew last weekend at six unlicensed bars in India’s financial capital, police said. Alcohol deaths are frequent in-AFP - 82 words
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Article83 2004-12-30 6 THE Traffic Police has started deploying pairs of police officers armed with new mobile cameras to carry out speed checks from overhead bridges, The Straits Times reports today. Conducting speed checks from the bridges instead of along the roadside is not only safer for the police officers83 words
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Article91 2004-12-30 6 INSURANCE companies should merge the annual wage supplement with employees’ monthly basic pay, a working group examining wage reform for the insurance sector has recommended. This is because the two to two-and-a-half months’ AWS that many insurance companies now pay has been looked upon as91 words
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Article30 2004-12-30 6 THE Singapore Parliament will open its second session of the 10th Parliament on Jan 12, the Clerk of Parliament announced in a media release yesterday.30 words
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Financial
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Article915 2004-12-30 8 Chun, Kong Ho - LSesdaq Focus] By Chun, Kong Ho The days of making a quick buckfrom IPOs may be over. Only nine Sesdaq companies make gains, and China-based companies lead the Top 10 Losers IF you’re not convinced that the days of flipping initial public offer (IPO) shares for915 words
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Article67 2004-12-30 8 Bloomberg KUALA LUMPUR Temasek Holdings got central bank approval to buy a stake in Malaysian Plantations Bhd, which controls one of Malaysia’s smallest lenders. Malaysian Plantations, owner of Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd, said in a statement that its largest shareholder Langkah Bahagia Sdn got Bank Negara’sBloomberg - 67 words
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Article53 2004-12-30 8 Bloomberg JAKARTA Everitt Investments, a unit of Temasek Holdings, scrapped talks to buy a stake in Indonesia’s biggest publicly traded oil company, PT Medco Energi Intemasional. Negotiations “were halted for an indefinite period”, Mr Melli Darsa, Everitt’s lawyer, said in a letter to the Indonesian Capital Market– Bloomberg - 53 words
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Article, Illustration170 2004-12-30 8 SINGAPORE Rick Clements and Associates, a newly formed company by the former vice-president of public affairs for Singapore Airlines, will tieup with PR firm Baldwin Boyle Shand, Marketing magazine reported in its online edition. In particular, Mr Rick Clements will provide his expertise170 words
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Article, Illustration161 2004-12-30 10 NgSorLuan - Text and picture by NgSorLuan NO one knows more about fun than kids, so SIA made sure it got their input when it was needed. The airline’s inflight entertainment and customer research departments packed 30 children and their parents into Matsushita Avionics Systems’161 words
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276 2004-12-30 10 AFP BEIJING China, one of the big hopes for the world’s aircraft makers, has no plans to approve the purchase of any new planes next year, an official said yesterday. The official, with the General Administration of Civil Aviation ofAFP - 276 words
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Article341 2004-12-30 10 India, China fuel record growth in region Bloomberg SINGAPORE China and India fuelled record sales of stock and bonds in Asia outside Japan this year, luring investors with the world’s fastest economic growth rates. Asian companies and governments raised US$9B.6 billion (Ssl6l billion) sellingBloomberg - 341 words
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286 2004-12-30 12 AFP TOKYO Japan has launched a pilot Internet programme with the aim of having 20 per cent of the nation’s workforce “telecommute” from home by 2010, cutting down on the stress and family disruption caused by office life. Currently four million Japanese, orAFP - 286 words
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431 2004-12-30 12 Foreigners likely to come: Deutsche Bank exec Bloomberg JERUSALEM The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (Tase) will probably attract foreign investors because of better prospects for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and economic “stabilisation”, Deutsche Bank AG’s Israel country head said on Tuesday. “We’ve seen an increased level– Bloomberg - 431 words
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161 2004-12-30 12 STI: 2,057.82 0.30 AP SHARES closed flat in listless trade yesterday as sentiment remained cautious following the tidal waves that swept across much of southern Asia on Sunday. The Straits Times Index closed 0.30 points lower at 2,057.82, after peaking at 2,067.44 in theAP - 161 words
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Article24 2004-12-30 12 *AS AT DEC 30 US$: 551.634 553.158 EURO: 552.227 Ss: 63.16 YEN Ss: RM2.325 Ss: HK54.760 Ss: 23.91 BAHT Ss: 5,710 RUPIAH24 words
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Comment
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Article, Illustration701 2004-12-30 13 WILLIAM PESEK Jr - By WILLIAM PESEK Jr Bloomberg SUDDENLY, the events of the last year in Asia seem trivial. The fast-rising death toll from the weekend’s earthquake and tsunamis eclipses everything else. The disaster, which has claimed at least 50,000 lives and perhaps far more, highlighted the– Bloomberg - 701 words
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Advertisement190 2004-12-30 13 EMPRESS PLACE COMES ALIVE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE! Join us at The Arts House and have loads of zany interactive fun with Asian Culture taken to the extreme in Asia Major, a theme dance party. Enjoy free outdoor performances by Umbara, Presto Party Band.Gendrum Network and WiiERD which will climax190 words
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Article, Illustration304 2004-12-30 14 I REFER to the article, “Furriers upbeat as pelts back in fashion” (Streats, Dec 27). The House Rabbit Society of Singapore opposes the use of all kinds of fur. Peta (www.furisdead.com) and several other animal welfare groups have uncovered the severe suffering and brutality involved in304 words
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Article111 2004-12-30 14 THE root cause of HDB flat windows falling is the horizontal hinges not being robust enough to take the wear and tear. These friction hinges become loose with constant use and buffeting by the wind. And when the rivets come loose, you have a falling window.111 words
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296 2004-12-30 14 WE refer to Mr Narayana Narayana’s letter, “No need for banks to close early” (Streats, Dec 29). We agree that computerisation and automation of banks’ systems and processes have made the closing of books easier.296 words
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55 2004-12-30 14 I WOULD like to suggest that payment for the carpark at Subordinate Court 1 at Havelock Square be by cashcard rather than coupon purchase. Court proceedings take time, and when we buy coupons it’s difficult to know how much time to take. Would the authorities55 words
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157 2004-12-30 14 THE reports in all media, including Streats (Dec 24), about a nine-year-old girl 1 who was missing for 24 hours and later found raise some questions about security. She slipped past the barriers of four MRT stations and boarded a train to Little India, Harbour157 words
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Global
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Article462 2004-12-30 15 Caribbean island ‘favouring China’ AFP TAIPEI Taiwan’s ambassador to Grenada has been summoned home in protest against the Caribbean island state’s alleged plan to shift its diplomatic recognition to Beijing. “Ambassador Allan Jiang has returned to Taiwan to give a briefing on our relations withAFP - 462 words
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Article, Illustration29 2004-12-30 15 A view of the Taipei 101, the world’s tallest building at 508 m high, in Taiwan’s capital. The skyscraper will be inaugurated tomorrow in a ceremony ReutersReuters - 29 words
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217 2004-12-30 15 -afp BEIJING India’s armed forces chief, General N C Vij, has invited China to participate in joint anti-terrorism exercises in a further sign of growing military links between the two countries, China’s state press said yesterday. “We invite China to join our military exercise-afp - 217 words
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Article168 2004-12-30 15 Wire services BEIJING More than 8,000 ranking Chinese officials have been forced to quit their parttime jobs in the business world as the country continues its struggle against graft, state media said yesterday. The officials have left their lucrative posts over concerns that their active– Wire services - 168 words
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Article128 2004-12-30 15 -AFP TOKYO -A 19-year-old Japanese youth stabbed his mother to death after she complained about his mounting cellphone bills, police and media reports said yesterday. The university student, whose name was withheld, was arrested on suspicion of killing his mother Hiromi Noguchi, 48, in-AFP - 128 words
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Article341 2004-12-30 16 Group says violence too grave for election Los Angeles Times BAGHDAD Iraq’s most prominent Sunni Muslim religious party announced on Tuesday that it was withdrawing from next month’s parliamentary elections, saying that the violence remains too grave to conduct the polls. The move by theLos Angeles Times - 341 words
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Article156 2004-12-30 16 AFP BAGHDAD A powerful explosion killed 28 people, many of them police, as Iraqi security forces searched the home of suspected insurgents in western Baghdad that was believed to have been booby-trapped, an Interior Ministry official said yesterday. The police raided the home in the– AFP - 156 words
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Medical
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Article302 2004-12-30 17 LONDON The contraceptive pill was found to be less effective for overweight and obese women, reported BBC News yesterday. Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle found that overweight women on oral contraceptive were 60 per cent more likely to get302 words
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Thursday Tech
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Article, Illustration475 2004-12-30 18 CHRISTOPHER LIM - By CHRISTOPHER LIM Want to cut your awn album? You don’t need to book studio time and spend lots of money. All you need is a PC and the right software WORDS such as “digital lifestyle” and “wired generation” get bandied about in advertising campaigns for computer and475 words
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Article269 2004-12-30 18 Geoffrey Pereira - By Geoffrey Pereira WHEN it was introduced late last year, Canon EOS 300 D set a standard and made digital SLR photography more affordable. Now, Olympus has entered the budget SLR market with a new model the E-300. Digital camera specifications have been rising, and the269 words
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Streats weekender
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Article, Illustration633 2004-12-30 19 Three-time Grammy award winning jazz singer Dianne Reeves, who performs here next month, tells ZUBAIDAH NAZEER that music is her source of strength THE last time she was in Singapore in 1981, she was a back-up singer for Brazilian jazz maestro Sergio Mendes’ concert. But come633 words
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Article, Illustration337 2004-12-30 19 Sharlene Tan - By Sharlene Tan Si M k ...Q DOMESTIC dramas are never easy to watch. It’s quite painful to have to watch a marriage break up, even if it’s just on the big screen. But this type of film does provide actors with the perfect337 words
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staying in
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Article, Illustration553 2004-12-30 20 Now that home-brew kits and brewing machines are readily available here cooking up your own beer is as easy as 1,2,3. Orisit? GREGORYLEOW tries his hand at the art of beer-making THE thought of a machine pouring forth beer for just about 90 cents aPics: NgSorLuan - 553 words
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Article, Illustration311 2004-12-30 20 Zubaidah Nazeer - By. Zubaidah Nazeer Jx\Y SEAN is one rapper who can mock himself. In the title track of his new album, you hear this 23-year-old British Indian rapping about himself, against himself. The song, Me Against Myself, has lyrics such as “You’re only making music/That you pretend311 words
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eating out
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Article, Illustration523 2004-12-30 22 Amy Van - By- Amy Van IF you’re looking for a place to treat yourself after a challenging year, why not usher in 2005 with style? Try Blu on the 24th floor of Shangri-La Hotel. Chef de cuisine Robert Conte, who recently joined the hotel, is behind the restaurant’s new523 words
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Article, Illustration99 2004-12-30 24 Cows and cold weather just don’t mix. Milk yields from the cows decrease as the animals expend more energy fighting off the weather. Dairy farmers also have to spend more time and money preparing their lots when the ground is wet and muddy. > In Singapore,PicAshleigh Sim - 99 words
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Happenin’
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Article59 2004-12-30 24 SALSA NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY Tomorrow, 10pm till late Chijmes lawn Free Dance to the red hot rhythms of salsa band Mint Jam and party on with DJ Monk’s Latin infused house set. Various F&B tents will provide food and drink all night long. Welcome 2005 with a59 words
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Article64 2004-12-30 24 THE SLEEPING BEAUTY ON ICE Till Jan 2, Bpm (with afternoon matinees on weekends) Esplanade Theatre Tickets from Sistic, $l5 to slosfor evening show, $l5 to $B9 for matinee The Imperial Ice Stars combine the brilliance of world-class ice-skating with the intimacy of the theatre as they bring to64 words
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Advertisement26 2004-12-30 24 If you wish to have your event highlighted in Happenin’, e-mail Streats at streats@sph.com.sg or fax 6319-8191. Please check with organisers for latest status of events.26 words
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Miscellaneous419 2004-12-30 24 c AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 You don’t feel like waiting for anyone or anything. This situation may change when you find it’s not producing the desired results. Try doing it a little differently tomorrow. PISCES FEB 19 -MAR 20 Misguided efforts undo much of what’s already completed. If you want419 words
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Sports
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Article, Illustration481 2004-12-30 25 Tan Kim Han - Singapore coach Avramovic slams referee after hot-tempered clash By Tan Kim Han in Kuala Lumpur TIGER CUP SEMI-FINAL (IST LEG) Myanmar 3 Singapore 4 TEMPERS frayed and tackles flew. But the Lions kept their focus to win the bruising encounter 4-3 at Cheras Stadium last night.Pics: BH - 481 words
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Article, Illustration551 2004-12-30 26 Mourinho down to last 16 players, may dabble in transfer market 0/Klre services LONDON Jose Mourinho has raised the prospect of another Chelsea spending spree by declaring: “I am down to my last 16 outfield players.” The Stamford Bridge chief has clearly indicated in recent weeks that he0/Klre services; Reuters - 551 words
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Article249 2004-12-30 26 MADRID Real Madrid general manager Arrigo Sacchi is preparing a sensational first signing to announce his arrival in Spain. Sacchi is lining up an approach for Barcelona star Samuel Eto’o and is prepared to send Jonathan Woodgate, Walter Samuel and Michael Owen in the opposite249 words
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Article218 2004-12-30 26 Wire services LIVERPOOL Everton may fine Duncan Ferguson two weeks wages after he was sent off during their 0-2 loss to Charlton in the Premiership on Tuesday. Ferguson, who came on as a substitute, was on the pitch for only 10 minutes when he elbowed– Wire services - 218 words
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Article, Illustration510 2004-12-30 27 Gary Lim - Swollen thumb doesn’t stop Goh from topping national youth trials By Gary Lim HE was not even sure whether he would quality but Jeremy Goh (pictured) not only did it but also finished as top qualifier in the national youth bowling trials. Amazingly, the 16-year-old studentNg SorLuan - 510 words
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269 2004-12-30 27 Reuters SYDNEY Australian maxi Nicorette won the punishing Sydney-Hobart yacht race yesterday after rough weather forced out almost half the competitors, including heavily fancied super maxis Konica Minolta and Skandia. Ludde Ingvall claimed his second Sydney-Hobart title when his boat coasted across the finish– Reuters - 269 words
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Article111 2004-12-30 27 BASKETBALL AFP LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryant scored 15 of his season-high 48 points in the final six minutes as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 117-99 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday. Entering the game, Los Angeles were winless in three games when Bryant reachedAFP - 111 words
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FOOTBALL
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Article117 2004-12-30 27 AFP MILAN Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has resigned as president of AC Milan, the reigning Serie A champions announced in a statement on Tuesday. Berlusconi’s resignation comes in the wake of a recent law introduced in Italy which forbids government members from holding other key positions atAFP - 117 words
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Article105 2004-12-30 27 LONDON Alan Shearer is ready to hand Newcastle a New Year boost by returning to full training this week. The former England captain has been out of action since damaging his thigh in mid November. Newcastle manager Graeme Souness had expected Shearer to be out for at least105 words
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Miscellaneous15 2004-12-30 27 IN THE LIVING ROOM BASKETBALL: Big Twelve Conference: Gonzaga v Missouri (Live, Ch 23, 9am)15 words
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