Project Eyeball, 5 December 2000
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Advertisement447 2000-12-05 1 TIH NOT ANOREXIC!’ Yesterday, Jeanmarie Tan told us why she hates Ally, the TV show. Today, it’s why she hates being called Ally-thin. See Page 22 “There are limits to what security and event planners can do. However, there are no limits to human stupidity.” See Page 14 OSPREY BID447 words
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NEWS & VIEWS
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Article188 2000-12-05 2 RIO de Janeiro is putting its famously fat King Momo, who reigns over the city’s unbridled carnival festivities, on a diet. After 12 corpulent candidates stepped up to the scales to compete for the title at next February’s carnival, the city treated them to salad and diet sodas instead188 words
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Eyeball NEWS
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Article, Illustration145 2000-12-05 2 President Nathan praises foreign communities’ volunteer work VOLUNTEERING is away of life for some foreign communities here, and Singapore could take a leaf out of their book, said President S R Nathan yesterday. The contribution of these groups not only “injected a new vigour” intoLaw Kian Yan - 145 words
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Article144 2000-12-05 2 THIS year’s Singapore Hotel Security Conference saw six hotels being awarded the Gold Award for their safety and security standards. The City Bayview Hotel, The Elizabeth Hotel, Grand Plaza Parkroyal, Merchant Court Hotel, and the Novotel Apollo Singapore are among the six hotels that won144 words
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Article127 2000-12-05 2 IT’S official! It’s safe to sink your teeth into your favourite burger or other food containing beef, assures the Agri-food and Veterinary Authority (AVA). According to the AVA, beef is imported to Singapore from Brazil, Australia, New Zealand and the United States, countries which, for127 words
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Article, Illustration92 2000-12-05 2 SINGAPORE and the United States began negotiations for a US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA) in Washington DC yesterday. The Singapore delegation, led by Ambassador-at-Large Professor Tommy Koh aims to conclude negotiations with its US counterparts before the year-end. The talks follow the announcement in Brunei92 words
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Article144 2000-12-05 2 MAKING friends through sports that seems to be the message of The Children’s Baseball Carnival. To be held from tomorrow to Sunday, the carnival brings together children, aged eight to 11, from Singapore, Japan and the United States. The five-day event is organised by the Baseball144 words
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Article115 2000-12-05 2 THE public has been invited to submit nominations to the 2001 Cultural Medallion and the 2001 Young Artist Award. Singapore citizens or permanent residents who have attained excellence in the fields of dance, theatre, music, literature, photography, arts and film are eligible to be nominated as115 words
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Article, Illustration237 2000-12-05 3 NEW DELHI Mamata Banerjee, the federal railways minister has accepted moral responsibility for a recent train crash that killed 46 people and tendered her resignation, but it was rejected. BEIJING Motivated by the bid to host the 2008 Olympics, China’s capital is cleaning up its notoriously foul publicBong Fortin - 237 words
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Article, Illustration210 2000-12-05 3 Reuters JAKARTA A popular Indonesian magazine has reported that two ministers, including security chief Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, were considering resigning because they were fed up with President Abdurrahman Wahid, but the president’s office has denied this. The leading Tempo magazine, quoting an unidentified minister,– Reuters; Reuters - 210 words
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Article, Illustration242 2000-12-05 3 M’sian Foreign Minister dismisses ST writer’s suggestion Wires KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar has dismissed suggestions that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad had provoked Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid into launching a stinging verbal attack against Singapore after the Asean– Wires; AP - 242 words
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Eyeballing THE NEWS
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Article, Illustration1100 2000-12-05 4 Alvin Pang - Quiet-day plan misinterpreted By Alvin Pang alvinp@sph.com.sg TALK about misrepresentation. First, it was touted as a protest against unfair treatment of artists and the restrictions imposed on their freedom of expression. Then the organisers came out to say that “No Art1,100 words
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Article, Illustration553 2000-12-05 13 Thao Hua - Massages help keep illnesses at bay By Thao Hua thaoth@sph.com.sg A GOOD rubdown is not only good for adults, it can also benefit children. Studies have shown that massages can help children as young as three months, who suffer from indigestion and respiratory problemsWang Huifen - 553 words
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Stork OPTIONS
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Article, Illustration648 2000-12-05 13 Dear Dr Chen: We’ve been trying for a baby for about 14 months. We’ve done fertility tests and found that the problem is with my husband. He has a low sperm count, though the motility is considered moderate. We’re in our late 20s. My gynaecologist648 words
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Singapore
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Article, Illustration603 2000-12-05 5 Sue-Ann Chia - Changing political boundaries every four or five years make it tough for community building By Sue-Ann Chia sueann@sph.com.sg IF RESIDENTS are confused about which town councils they belong to, how is it possible to build a community? With boundary lines being redrawn after each General Election,Luz Ramos - 603 words
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560 2000-12-05 5 Joanna Lim - AIMS TO FIELD ‘STRONGEST POSSIBLE TEAM’ By Joanna Lim joanna@sph.com.sg THEY have found “at least” 12 potential new candidates to don party whites, including two women. But that’s just half the number the People’s Action Party (PAP) fielded in the General Election in560 words
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Article, Illustration842 2000-12-05 6 Sonny Phua - On-the-spot deals proving popular By Sonny Phua son nyp@sph. com.sg A TIPSY pub-goer hails a passing cab. The cabbie agrees to park his taxi and drive the customer home in his own car for a negotiated fee, usually between $5O and $lOO. It’s a private dealDesmond Wee - 842 words
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431 2000-12-05 6 BRITISH CRACKDOWN ON RECKLESS MOTORING LONDON Britain is cracking down on drink-driving but the government is not just resorting to steeper fines and jail-terms. Motorists found guilty of drinkdriving or dangerous speeding are likely to be made to work with the victims431 words
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The World
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US Elections 20M
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Article, Illustration560 2000-12-05 7 Running mate more determined to fight on Wires WASHINGTON Al Gore may be preparing to abandon his fight for the US presidency, going by the indications gathered from statements he and one of his senior advisers have made. But running mate Joe Lieberman is proving– Wires; AP - 560 words
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614 2000-12-05 7 LIFE AFTER THE PRESIDENCY LONDON When US President Bill Clinton is forced to leave the White House in January, he could very well be heading back to school. But not just any school the prestigious Oxford University. According to Britain’s Daily Express newspaper,614 words
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Article, Illustration47 2000-12-05 9 Activists from environmental pressure group Greenpeace holding a demonstration in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, where delegates from 120 countries are meeting to forge a global treaty to curb and perhaps ultimately ban the production of some of the world’s most dangerous chemicals. ReutersReuters - 47 words
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Article482 2000-12-05 9 Brothers sue makers of drug after Dad killed Mum, then committed suicide London Prozac’s supposed to Le the cure-all drug for depression, isn’t it? Try telling that to Reginald Layne’s three sons. In March 1996, their mild-man-nered father suffocated his wife before throwing himself off a482 words
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Article274 2000-12-05 9 London A new drug promises mums the one thing ney could wish for in an age of infant fixes instant delivery. Thanks to a yet-to-be named Qr Ug developed by a British comL a riy, childbirth can be quicker, s nfer and less painful, reported274 words
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327 2000-12-05 9 GREYING PROBLEM Reuters BERLIN Lonely German pensioners are hiring themselves out to help out the younger, time-strapped generation, particularly single mothers. The innovative “Rent-a-Granny” option illustrates Germany’s demographic dilemma too few children are being born to finance the generous pensions of the post-war baby– Reuters - 327 words
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Technology
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Article470 2000-12-05 11 Winston Goh - Creating and copying fuels market By Winston Goh winston@sph.com.sg WITH the price of blank CDs sliding, burning your own has never been more attractive, or more popular. “Blank CDs have been selling very well, and a lot of working adults in their 20s come470 words
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Article, Illustration52 2000-12-05 11 The first pair of giant solar arrays will make the fledgling International Space Station the largest structure ever to fly in space. Second only in brightness to the planet Venus, the ISS can be seen in the morning and evening sky from more than52 words
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Article, Illustration422 2000-12-05 11 Andrew Chin - By Andrew Chin andrewc@sph.com.sg WITH IBM’s ThinkPad X20 ultraportable laptop, you’ve got most bases covered. The X series features come from previous 240s and 570s ThinkPads. This compact, lightweight class targets the super-mobile road warriors. It’s not as sexy-looking and light as Sony’s Vaio, or asPictures: Mike Lee - 422 words
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Business
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Article, Illustration80 2000-12-05 12 Straits Times Index (STI VOLUME CENTS PacCent 23,841,000 93.5 PCI 15,486,000 106 Omlnd 14,483,000 272 Top 3 Gainers CENTS V- Bukit Sem 1260 30 2.4 UOB 1260 20 1.6 Clipsal 318 16 5.3 Total number of gainers: 66 Top 3 Losers CENTS V- SPH100 2550 90 3.4. SPH 256080 words
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176 2000-12-05 12 – Nicholas Yong - BIZ SITE OF THE DAY: www.myfund online. com Nicholas Yong OPINION and advice, particularly on stocks, come easy so long as you only have to dispense it. Here’s a portal that actually puts its money where its mouth is. Click on its My Trading Diary icon to access real-time information176 words
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Article, Illustration570 2000-12-05 12 Francis Kan - World Shipholding’s bid of $1 a share too low, say analysts By Francis Kan francisk@sph.com.sg THIS is one open offer that shareholders are likely to cold-shoulder. If analysts’ opinions are anything to go by, shareholders of mainboard-listed shipping line Osprey Maritime may not bite WorldBong Fortin - 570 words
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Article266 2000-12-05 12 WORLD Shipholding’s 52.83 per cent stake in Osprey has triggered an unconditional offer for the remaining shares at $1 each. Analysts had speculated that World Shipholding would take over Osprey after it bought a 22.5 per cent stake in August this year at 62 cents a266 words
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Article, Illustration699 2000-12-05 14 Sentosa death: Party’s over (Dec 4) WONG Wee Chieh, 21, drowned in the waters off Sentosa amid the festivities of Saturday’s Zouk Out party, which attracted over 10,000 revellers. As this was Singapore’s first large-scale beach party event, should the organisers have been more careful withThe New Paper; Straits Times - 699 words
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Expat EYE
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Article, Illustration929 2000-12-05 15 Mark Malby - By Mark Malby malby@sph.com.sg Like them or hate them, you certainly cant ignore them. We are of course talking about expatriates our “foreign talent Many of them are glad to call Singapore home, but they have their pet peeves too. It could be the way chickenPictures: Mark Malby - 929 words
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Miscellaneous27 2000-12-05 2 (food morning! Showers with thunder are expected in the afternoon and early evening affecting most areas. High: 32C 1 Low: 24C Tides: 8.05AM/2.3M 5.16PM/2.3M Met Service: http://www.gov.sg/metsin27 words
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Advertisement58 2000-12-05 5 With boundary lines being re-drawn after each General Election, it’s tough for Town Councils to build a sense of belonging, says DrTeo Ho Pin. Do you agree with him that shifting electoral boundaries hamper good community bonding? What else can be done to help create an identity for residential communities?'58 words
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Advertisement35 2000-12-05 7 Read more about the US elections impasse at http://eyeball.asial.com.sg http://www.washingtonpost.com/ wp-srv/style/longterm/books/ chapl/first.htm Clinton’s official biographer discusses the US President’s Oxford days. http://www.geocities.com/gore in context/harvard.html How scholarly were Bush and Gore? Check out their academic records.35 words
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Advertisement49 2000-12-05 9 Did Prozac make the world a happier place? For more on the pill and the controversy, visit these sites: http://www.abcnews.go.com/ sections/living/dailynews/ prozacbacklashooo4o7.html Read about the controversial book Prozac Backlash. http:/ www.naturalessentials.com/antidepressants.htm Learn about some of the reported side-effects of Prozac. http:// prozac.com/prozac/Main/AboutMain.isp Some FAQs answered by manufacturer Eli Lilly.49 words
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Advertisement40 2000-12-05 13 Tomorrow, Eyeball brings you a video segment of a massage for children. If you’re interested in taming an unruly tummy ache or other complaints, log on to Other sites that focus on kneading the young: http://www.infantmassage.com http:// www.babymassage.com http://www.childbirth.org/articles/ baby/infantmassage.html40 words
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Advertisement38 2000-12-05 15 Do you agree with Mark Malby that there is enough wilderness if you care to look around our precious 642 sq km? Or do you think there just isn’t enough space? Tell us how you feel at talk@eyebaU.com.sg.38 words
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EyeSport
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Sport IN SHORT
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Article, Illustration105 2000-12-05 16 Reuters SUN CITY-South Africa’s Ernie Els claimed the richest prize in golf when he won the US$2 million (553.5 million) Sun City Challenge in a play-off win over England’s Lee Westwood. Describing his winning birdie putt from four feet at the 17th hole, the second hole– Reuters; AP - 105 words
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Article65 2000-12-05 16 AP SAN JUAN (Puerto Rico) Puerto Rico’s capital went wild to celebrate the return of boxer Felix Trinidad after his successful title defence, but festivities were marred when a man and an 11-year-old girl were injured by stray bullets. Celebrants fired handguns and semi-automatic weapons into the air.– AP - 65 words
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Article, Illustration221 2000-12-05 17 SnperSonics 118 Warriors 102 GARY Payton scored a season-high 38 points as Seattle overcame a 51-point effort from Antawn Jamison. The Sonics beat the Warriors for the 10th straight time on their home court and improved to 3-1 under new head coach Nate McMillan. Lakers 99 Mavericks 97AFP - 221 words
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Article96 2000-12-05 18 AP MADRID Mallorca settled for a 1-1 draw against Zaragoza in the final game of the 13th round of the Spanish La Liga. A fourth-minute goal from Brazil’s Paolo Roberto Jamelli gave Zaragoza a 1-0 lead, but striker Alberto Luque scored an equaliser in the 54th minute– AP - 96 words
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Article, Illustration117 2000-12-05 18 AP ROME In the Serie A, Juventus missed the chance to move up to joint second spot, throwing away a two-goal advantage in a thrilling 2-2 draw at Inter Milan. Juventus took a 2-0 lead within 10 minutes in an opening period dominated by French World Cup– AP; AP - 117 words
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Article, Illustration111 2000-12-05 19 Wires LONDON Former England captain Alan Shearer could be out of action for another month. The Newcastle striker, who missed the weekend’s 1-1 draw at Aston Villa, has consulted a specialist about his knee problem. Newcastle boss Bobby Robson said: “Since I’ve been here, Alan played every– Wires; AFP - 111 words
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Article88 2000-12-05 19 Wires LONDON Middlesbrough has reopened negotiations with former England national coach Terry Venables. But chairman Steve Gibson, who has become increasingly frustrated at the on-off farce, has made it clear he will decide whether the former England boss joins the club. The “will-he-won’t-he” saga took a new twist– Wires - 88 words
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Article34 2000-12-05 16 DID you know that FI driver Mika Hakkinen fell in love with the chicken tikka dish served at a roadside coffeeshop near Sepang recently? And yes, he also enjoyed Tiger beer.34 words
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Article, Illustration493 2000-12-05 16 Love gets better of Woods and Garcia AFP THOUSAND OAKS (California) Davis Love has a title, albeit an unofficial one. Love carded an eight-under-par 64 to storm past Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia of Spain at the US$3.5 million (556.12 million) Williams World Challenge, an unofficial event on the– AFP; AP - 493 words
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Article, Illustration423 2000-12-05 16 MASTERS CUP AFP LI3BON Gustavo Kuerten’s 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win over Andre Agassi at the Masters Cup the last match of the last tournament of the year gave him the No 1 spot. It was a mammoth achievement for Brazilian Kuerten who became– AFP - 423 words
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Article, Illustration443 2000-12-05 17 Pointguard’s three-pointer propels Suns past Blazers AP PHOENIX (Arizona) By reputation, Jason Kidd is no sharpshooter. But looking at his swagger that brought down the Portland Trail Blazers, he sure looked the part of fastest gun in the West. Kidd scored 23 of his 29 points in the– AP; AFP - 443 words
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Article, Illustration360 2000-12-05 17 BOXING’S FINEST HOUR LAS VEGAS He ended the night like a baby, curled up on the floor, eyes leaking, bystanders gaping, and it was all wrong. He was dragged to his feet like he was sickly, helped from the ring, strapped to a stretcher,AFP - 360 words
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Article33 2000-12-05 18 “I DON’T know if Terry is coming to join us. I don’t know what’s happening. I don’t have a clue,” said Boro boss Bryan Robson about new reports of Venables assisting him.33 words
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Article, Illustration395 2000-12-05 18 Beleaguered London club beats Manchester City despite nervous second half AFP LONDON With the storm clouds gathering and the whiff of crisis in the air, Chelsea assured embattled Italian coach Claudio Ranieri some much-needed breathing space as they scraped past Manchester City 2-1 at Stamford Bridge. But– AFP; Reuters - 395 words
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Article, Illustration319 2000-12-05 18 Zaki Amrullah - POST-SONGKHLA CHANGES By Zaki Amrullah zaki@sph.com.sg WHEN players openly discredit and criticise coaches, the silent threat is: It’s time for either party to goIt happens everywhere in the Premiership, Serie A, Clausura, JLeague and in the national teams. The same applies here in Singapore, too,Law Kian Yan - 319 words
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Article38 2000-12-05 19 “AS FOR Claudio not speaking English, that’s a problem for the media, certainly not for the players.” Chelsea managing director Colin Hutchinson on coach Claudio Ranieri’s inability to communicate well in the English language.38 words
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Article, Illustration695 2000-12-05 19 English Premier League The big guns, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea have finally started firing away and are back on a winning streak. ADAM HASHIDY (hashidy@sph.com.sg) brings you the weekly Eye Sport English Premier League Power Rankings. Player of the Week: David Beckham. Any player who is rumoured toBong Fortin - 695 words
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Unwind
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Gender
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Article, Illustration1548 2000-12-05 20 Heroes. Those necessary icons of our generation. Move over Gandhi and Lennon. In today’s Singapore, one name stands out above the rest: Sumiko Tan. We know her as the dulcet belle and deputy editor of The Straits Times’ Life! section. A celebrity in her own right,1,548 words
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Gender BENDERS
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Article128 2000-12-05 22 NOT only can American consumers order burgers at a drive-through, they can also watch strippers shed lingerie. At the Climax Red Top in Pennsylvania which is actually part of a strip joint called Climax Gentleman’s Club -a driver can pull up to a driveway next to a128 words
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Article, Illustration88 2000-12-05 22 A GYNAECOLOGIST does not look at life through, uhm, cherry-coloured lenses. “You see so many vaginas during a normal course of a working day,” explained one gynaecologist to the Times of London, on why men in his profession have dreary sex lives, statistically speaking. “That’s88 words
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79 2000-12-05 22 Karl Ho WANT to kiss your date after dinner, but your mouth smells like a cesspit? Forget the breath mints and chew on the garnish instead. According to Ellie Krieger, director of nutrition services at La Palestra Center for Preventative Medicine in New York,– Karl Ho - 79 words
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Venus & MARS
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Article, Illustration819 2000-12-05 22 JEANMARIE TAN (jeanm@sph.com.sg) has been ridiculed and criticised for her thinness she's even been called mee pok. Perhaps it's time we let thin people take comfort under the blanket of political correctness? DETEST people calling me Ally McBeal. I am neither a neurotic lawyer,819 words
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Fashion
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Article, Illustration721 2000-12-05 23 Asian designers are taking fashion by its neck and giving it a good shake to yield new perspectives and looks. Using style and colour from their Eastern heritage, they've also infiltrated Western couture. JUNE WAN (junewan@sph.com.sg) profiles the names making headlines. ITERARY critic and721 words
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Article, Illustration476 2000-12-05 24 ANDREW GN THIS 31-year-old son of Singapore has the honour of being the first Asian designer to be called to a French couture house as a ready-to-wear designer at Pierre Balmain in Paris. And he did it the right way too, waiting till after National Service476 words
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Personal STYLE
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Article, Illustration604 2000-12-05 25 He’s been called daring and fashionable (who can forget h is birthday party?), but MediaWorks creative director Dick Lee begs to differ. He tells CLARA CHOW (darac@sph.com.sg) about how salah’ he can get. HAT’S your A 1 1 R personal style? T T I would sum it604 words
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Wear & TEAR
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Article, Illustration78 2000-12-05 25 HULLO excess! Goodbye conscience, minimalism and bank account! Since the 1980s snuck its way back into fashion this year, its lust for money wasting has increasingly become vogue too. Daunted? Take your cue from Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher, who has just spent £3,500 (S$8,610) at Harrods on78 words
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Article73 2000-12-05 25 THE gorgeous union between DKNY Euro models Mark Vanderloo and Esther Canadas may be over after barely a year, if the Spanish press is to be believed. Celeb butt-kissing mag Hola reported that Vanderloo saw red on discovering paparazzi pictures of his wife with hunky Spanish actor73 words
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Article116 2000-12-05 25 IMITATION of Christ, launched only a few months ago, should have known better than to charge exorbitant sums for its clothes reconstructed from second-hand garments. Chloe Sevigny loved them, but detractors saw this as an opportunity to do the “wham-bam-thank you ma’am” in a style only fashion116 words
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Article, Illustration72 2000-12-05 25 – June Wan - CNN’s fashion maven Elsa Klensch whose trademark straight, black helmet head and clipped French accent dominated fashion TV for almost two decades may be on her way out. Rumours have been flying around for more than two weeks, but neither the station nor Klensch would confirmAFP - 72 words
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Article, Illustration661 2000-12-05 26 Cindy Melk, creator ofHzO+, talks to JUNE WAN (junewan@sph.com.sg) about the philosophy behind her product and the virtues of water-based makeup. T’S a brand of skin products that touts purity and serenity, like the water that makes up its base. But considering the way H20+ (the plusLaw Kian Yan - 661 words
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Simply ESSENTIAL
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Article75 2000-12-05 26 HOMME is in the spotlight right here, right now. Strut on down to the Hardy Amies and Francesco Smalto boutiques at Scotts Level 3, where men can dress like royalty (Sir Amies is dressmaker to British aristocracy) in suits from $599. Complete the look with accessories from75 words
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Article, Illustration90 2000-12-05 26 NOT yet a proud member of the mobile-phone brigade? Shame! Those who are, step ahead with Dunhill’s Nokia 8210 Special Edition, which comes in male and female versions of a combination mobile phone and leather case presented in a box. Her phone has a pearlised90 words
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Article, Illustration69 2000-12-05 26 THE modern Peranakan can now enjoy Risis’ Peranakan Series, an updated yet classic version of Peranakan favourites. These include kerosangs (the three ring-shaped metal pins to fasten kebaya lapels, from $49 to $148; the cherki box (to hold the cards of a traditional Peranakan game), $B9; and69 words
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Article79 2000-12-05 26 – June Wan - June Wan NOTE: You have less than three weeks to get that face into perfect celebration mode. Unless yours already has an alabaster appearance, you’ll need help. Estheva Spa’s Cell Shock Cellular Face Emulsion with SPF 10 apparently has loads of stabilised active79 words
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Tube Talk
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Article140 2000-12-05 27 MORE headlines coming from newspapers around the world: Larger kangaroos leap farther, researchers find Court rules boxer shorts are indeed underwear Biting nails can be sign of tenseness in a person Lack of brains hinders research How we feel about ourselves is the core of self-esteem, says140 words
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Page 27 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous409 2000-12-05 27 Movies Ernest Goes To Camp 9am# Star Movies 58 Ernest P Worrell, the lanky, lovable know-it-all played to perfection by the late Jim Varney (left), stars as the hero of this side-splitting, frentic comedy. The handyman at Camp Kikakee, Ernest becomes a camp counsellor to a gang of juvenile delinquents409 words
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The Back Page
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Article, Illustration342 2000-12-05 28 Tan Dawn Wei - By Tan Dawn Wei dawntan@sph.com.sg MEDIAWORKS is beefing up its bevy of babes with four new additions to the family. Irin Gan, Quan Yifeng and fresh faces, Jeanette Aw and Eelyn Kok. are set to sizzle on your television screens on Channel U, the new ChineseYen Meng jiin - 342 words
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Article, Illustration180 2000-12-05 28 COURTNEY Thorne-Smith (right), who plays Georgia on Ally Mcßeal, said that three seasons of appearing next to super-slender Calista Flockhart and Lucy Liu took a heavy toll on her. “I started undereating, overexercising, pushing myself too hard and brutalising my immune180 words
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Article, Illustration193 2000-12-05 28 COMEDIAN Dudley Moore (right) said a rare brain disorder similar to Parkinson’s disease has left him with a “short and uncertain future”. “It’s totally mysterious the way this illness attacks, and eats you up, and then spits you out,” the 65-year-old actor193 words
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Making HEADLINES
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Article94 2000-12-05 28 MADONNA blew 30 million lira (S$24,000) in just 90 minutes at a Fendi store in Rome over the weekend. Astonished staff watched as the diva snapped up a stack of designer gear including mink scarves, handbags, suitcases and a man’s shirt. Madonna and her entourage of94 words
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Article, Illustration163 2000-12-05 28 SEX was definitely off the menu when Matt Damon (left) dined recently at a Hollywood restaurant. A young girl followed him to the toilets, stripped and offered him her body. He turned her down and ran out, pale and stunned...A desperate Whitney Houston has handed control of her multi-million-dollar– Wires - 163 words
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