Project Eyeball, 4 January 2001
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Advertisement534 2001-01-04 1 DANCE CLUB WINE BAR WHO’S HOME IS IT? Home is the name of the trendy new club on Orchard Road. It’s also the name of a trendy club chain in London and Sydney. A legal battle might be brewing, as Karl Ho discovers. See Pages 19-20 POWER-CRAZY IRC COPS DON’T534 words
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NEWS & VIEWS
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Article, Illustration117 2001-01-04 2 A NEW ZEALAND doctor was golf-crazy enough to tee off at midnight for the second year in a row in a bid to become the first person in the world to complete a round of golf in the new millennium. Using a three iron, a luminous golf ball and117 words
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Eyeball NEWS
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Article265 2001-01-04 2 TELCOS are jostling to get in on the auction for third-generation wireless network (3G) licences here, and the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) has postponed the February auction to April at their request. IDA said that it wanted to delay the auction for the265 words
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Article, Illustration138 2001-01-04 2 THE Elections Department Building at Prinsep Link is getting anew coat of paint. And with all this talk about the next election, it did not fail to catch the eye of our photographer, who was passing by. An official with the Department saidAlphonso Chan - 138 words
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215 2001-01-04 2 TAIWANESE investigators studying the crash of Singapore Airlines SQOO6 said that an interim factual report of the disaster will be released next month. No conclusions will be drawn. That part of the investigation will begin on March 1. Yong Kay, the managing director215 words
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Article92 2001-01-04 2 TWO Falungong members, who were still in police custody on Tuesday night, posted their $2,000 bail and were released yesterday afternoon. They were part of a group of 15 Falungong members arrested at Macßitchie Reservoir on Sunday evening for illegal assembly and obstructing a92 words
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Article277 2001-01-04 2 Boy suspected to have disease dies on way to hospital AFTER a two-month hiatus, the deadly hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) may have claimed another life. A four-year-old boy died yesterday morning of suspected HFMD. The deadly disease had claimed the lives of two277 words
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Article, Illustration321 2001-01-04 3 NEW YORK Four alleged followers of Islamic extremist Osama bin Laden go on trial today for the 1998 bombings of two US embassies in East Africa, amid massive security and restrictions so tight that jury selection will be closed to the public. WASHINGTON The 107th US Congress, dividedBong Fortin - 321 words
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Article, Illustration201 2001-01-04 3 Wires WASHINGTON All that the three hours of meetings between US President Bill Clinton and Yasser Arafat yielded yesterday was a renewed promise from the Palestinian leader to try to curb the violence that has swept away the goodwill needed for a peace– Wires; AP - 201 words
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Article, Illustration356 2001-01-04 3 Indonesian Defence Minister says Muslims not involved Wires JAKARTA Former members of the National Defence Forces (TNI) were behind the spate of Christmas Eve bombings that killed 14 people, Defence Minister Muhammad Mahfud said yesterday. Clearing the current armed forces and Muslim activists of involvement,– Wires; Reuters - 356 words
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Eyeball
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Article, Illustration977 2001-01-04 4 ADAM HASHIDY - Football lovers see red at decision ruling out visit by Liverpool BY ADAM HASHIDY hashidy@sph.com.sg FOOTBALL fans are seeing red at not being able to see the Reds, or, more precisely, the Liverpool Football Club. No punches are being pulled by those who feelAFP; Reuters; AP - 977 words
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Article292 2001-01-04 5 FROM mailing lists to websites by religious groups to forums, it’s possible to stumble across all kinds of religions and cults online, even with the Government’s efforts to block out the undesirable ones. This worries Buddhist leader Lee Bock Guan, who wants the292 words
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Article, Illustration748 2001-01-04 5 WONG SHER MAINE; UYEN VU - Understanding the differences also crucial to harmony, say religious leaders BY WONG SHER MAINE AND UYEN VU sher@sph.com.sg uyen@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE may be far removed from religious violence, but there’s no discounting the occasional overrighteous zealot. The president of the Singapore Buddhist Lodge, Lee Bock Guan, has748 words
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Article, Illustration214 2001-01-04 5 THROUGHOUT history, inter-faith peace has been the exception rather than the rule, said Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in a New Year’s Day speech at a charity dinner. The religious harmony Singapore enjoys today did not happen by chance. Inter-faith harmony “must be nurtured and214 words
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Article, Illustration824 2001-01-04 6 SUE-ANN CHIA - The URA’s stiff guidelines are forcing many to close down BY SUE-ANN CHIA sueann@sph.com.sg WHERE have all the no-star, nofrills budget hostels along Bencoolen Street gone? What used to be a backpacker’s haven, as far back as the early *****, has now become something of aPictures: Yen Meng JiIn - 824 words
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Article, Illustration127 2001-01-04 7 27 Bencoolen St 22 rooms Room Rate: $300 upwards per month j It was once a boarding house but it has 1 been turned into a service apartment 1 Photos: Yen Meng Jiin and Mike Lee/Graphic: Luz Ramos 171B Bencoolen StPhotos: Yen Meng Jiin and Mike Lee/Graphic: Luz Ramos - 127 words
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Article, Illustration348 2001-01-04 7 FROM the outside, it looks like a run-down apartment block along Bencoolen Street. Most Singaporeans walk by without giving it a second glance. Backpackers, however, usually stop to nose around. And it’s not the huge, neon “Axe Oil” ad that attracts them. Nor isPictures: Yen Meng Jiin - 348 words
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The World
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Article754 2001-01-04 8 But can Bosh get his diverse line-up to work for a common cause? LAT-WP WASHINGTON With the completion of his Cabinet selections on Tuesday, President-elect George W Bush has put forward a governing team every bit as ethnically and racially diverse as President Bill Clinton’s, and– LAT-WP - 754 words
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Article, Illustration232 2001-01-04 8 Wires WASHINGTON He’s the reason why Senator-elect Hillary won’t be the only Clinton-era holdover working in Washington this year. Norman Y Mineta, current Commerce Secretary and Presi-dent-elect George W Bush’s choice as Transportation Secretary, brings diversity, experience and Democratism to W’s side. For Mineta, the– Wires; AP - 232 words
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Article, Illustration139 2001-01-04 8 Paul Eric Roca - Cabinet nominees Secretary of State: Colin L Powell Treasury Secretary: Paul O'Neill Defence Secretary: Donald Rumsfeld Attorney General: John Ashcroft Cabinet-level Positions Environmental Protection Agency Administrator: Christine j Todd Whitman Posts still open: CIA Director, UN Representative, US Trade Representative Presidential Advisers Chief of Staff: Andrew H139 words
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Article, Illustration454 2001-01-04 9 DotComGuy survive on Net for a year Wires DALLAS DotComGuy has clicked offline after a year of relying on the Internet for every necessity. The cyber hermit left his Dallas townhouse at midnight on Monday (2 pm on Tuesday, Singapore time), ending an exile during which– Wires; AP - 454 words
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Article, Illustration256 2001-01-04 9 NEW AUCTION POLICY Wires PALO ALTO (California) Yahoo! yesterday announced two big changes to its auction service: A first-ever listing fee; and a ban on the sale of hate material. The company, which lists about 150,000 new auction items every day, and has, till– Wires - 256 words
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Article247 2001-01-04 9 Reuters PALO ALTO (California) Crashed and burned on your dotcom stocks? Take a poke at all that techno speak to help cushion your fall. When Internet companies were the hottest picks on the market, everyone had new acronyms on their lips, like B2C (busi-ness-to-consumer)– Reuters - 247 words
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Technology
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Article, Illustration596 2001-01-04 10 ANDREW CHIN - BY ANDREW CHIN andrewc@sph.com.sg THINK of Intermec’s 6651 Pen Computer as a handheld PC, but with an integrated digital video camera for capturing both JPEG stills and movies. It’ll come in handy for building inspectors or traffic wardens who require a picture along with a data record. StoragePictures: Mike Lee - 596 words
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Article, Illustration647 2001-01-04 10 WINSTON GOH - BY WINSTON GOH winston@sph.com.sg THE new Fujitsu Lifebook P-1000 is a curious creature. It’s neither a full-featured laptop nor is it a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) clone. You would have very specific needs in terms of size, weight and battery life before this model647 words
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Article, Illustration289 2001-01-04 11 CHIP MAKER BRANCHES OUT Wires SAN JOSE (California) Intel is jumping into the market of portable digital music players, hoping its strength in memory chips will overcome its late start in the field. The company will announce plans on Tuesday to ship a lightweight US$3OO– Wires; AP - 289 words
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Article, Illustration380 2001-01-04 11 Product prices drop 15 to 30 per cent IN LINE with dramatic price cuts in the US, Apple Singapore has slashed rates of products here with immediate effect. Prices for high-end Power Macs and Powerßooks have fallen by about 30 per cent while prices of other productsYen Meng Jiin; Desmond Wee - 380 words
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Article233 2001-01-04 11 DIABLO II (DII) fans who have had their characters “killed” by a hacker over the past fortnight can stop crying now. Blizzard Entertainment, the game’s developer, has announced that all DII characters who were “hacked” to death between Dec 19 and Jan 1 will be revived233 words
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Business
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Article, Illustration466 2001-01-04 12 NICHOLAS YONG - THEMATIC MALL BY NICHOLAS YONG nicyong@sph.com.sg IF YOU are one of those who avidly devour nutritional information given on the side panels of food products, here’s a shopping mall tai-lor-made for you. Compass Point will quench your thirst for information on just about every productLianhe Zaobao - 466 words
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Article462 2001-01-04 12 Index slides closer to 1,800 mark IS THERE a method in all this market madness? The local stock market, which has been on a slide for some time now, threatens to fall further. Yesterday alone, the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) slipped 35 points,462 words
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Article, Illustration305 2001-01-04 12 WOULDN’T it be great if you knew how much a petrol station was charging before you actually drove up to the pump? That way, you could actually decide whether the prices compare favourably with the string of other outlets along the same road. IfAFP - 305 words
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Article745 2001-01-04 13 FRANCIS KAN - 37% of those who try for better rates earn less than interest offered by Govt BY FRANCIS KAN francisk@sph.com.sg LIKE Oliver Twist, they asked for more. Now, they are licking their wounds. That’s the story of 37 per cent of all Central Provident Fund (CPF)745 words
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Mailbox
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Eyeballing THE NET
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Article, Illustration491 2001-01-04 14 Lim Puay leng - That dim-witted kicked me out By Lim Puay leng puayleng@sph.com.sg JUST two weeks ago, the IRC Net Committee held its elections to select the best operators as members of the Net Committee. The election, in which only senior-ranking IRC-operators could vote, took place quietly via e-mail while Singaporeans chatted onPaul Eric Roca - 491 words
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499 2001-01-04 14 DAVID SOH - DAVID SOH ‘$lOK fine for train crash: That’s peanuts’ (Dec 29) THE Singapore Mass Rapid Transit was slapped with a $lO,OOO fine following the collision of two Light Rapid Transit trains in November. Is this enough of a deterrent? One reader writes: EYEBALL’S headline very succinctly499 words
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Article, Illustration803 2001-01-04 15 TOH BEE PING - BY TOH BEE PING beeping@sph.com.sg “BELIEVE me, nothing is trivial.’’ Fans of the 1994 gothic movie The Crow are well acquainted with the phrase Eric Draven (Brandon Lee) uttered to officer Albrecht about how important little things are in love and life. These words803 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous21 2001-01-04 2 Qood mowing! Showers with thunder are expected in the afternoon High: 32C 1 Low: 23C Tides: 5.46AM/2.4M 5.52PM/2.2M Met Service: http://www.gov.sg/metsin21 words
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Advertisement13 2001-01-04 5 Check out some websites run by diverse religious groups in Singapore at http//eyebalLaslaLcoin.sg13 words
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Advertisement65 2001-01-04 6 Can’t find a budget hostel or boarding house along Bencoolen Street? Well, don’t despair. Log onto these online travel sites and see what advice they have for backpackers on a budget: http://www.itisnet.com/english/asia/ Singapore/e-singapore/e-h-sp.htm http:// www.singapore-inc.com/stpb/hotels/budget4o.html http://travel.roughguides.com/content/9642/*****.htm Bugis Street has been cleaned up. So has Chinatown. How do you feel about65 words
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Advertisement55 2001-01-04 8 For a closer look at some key players in the Bush Cabinet, go to: http://www.usa today.com/news/ e9B/shapiro/504.htm No Cabinet nominee is as polarising as John Ashcroft http://www.time. com/time/magazine/ article/0,9171, *****.00.html Treasury secretary-to-be Paul O’Neill billed the turnaround guy http://www.nytimes. com/2001/01/03/ opinion/03dowd.html Despite the multi-gender, multi-racial cast of Cabinet members, corporate55 words
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Advertisement40 2001-01-04 9 Need a laugh after dotcom disaster? http://www.satire wire.com The site that spoofs the dotcom experience career advice for fired workers: “If At First You Don’t Succeed, Point That Out.” http://www.ijustgot fired.com http://www.net slaves.com Sites for dotcommers to share their woes.40 words
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Advertisement58 2001-01-04 12 What do you think of Case’s idea for prominent signs displaying pump prices at the entrance to all petrol kiosks? Will this help you stretch your dollar, or will you still tank up at the same station you’ve always been filling up at before? Would you bother to look for58 words
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Advertisement15 2001-01-04 13 To learn more about CPF investment schemes, go to the CPF Board’s website at http://www.cpf.gov.sg.15 words
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Advertisement189 2001-01-04 13 NEC Monitors BEATS THE COMPETITION NEC Multi Sync LCD Ambix XtraView Series Superior display quality Wall/arm-mounting capability Lower power, reduced emissions OSM On-screen controls Ambix Technologies Series: Multi Sync LCD 1525X/181OX/LCD 2010 X Also available: 1525 V, 1525 M, 1510+ 1810 i Ambix Technology Digital Analog connectivity Digital Video interface189 words
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Eye Sport
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Sport IN SHORT
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Article, Illustration181 2001-01-04 16 Pacers 91 Super Sonics 83 IN SEATTLE, Jermaine O’Neal scored 14 in the first quarter and had 15 rebounds for his 16th career double-double as the Indiana Pacers ended a two-game losing streak. Nets 120 HHfagjfc no STEPHON Marbury scored 30 points as the Nets ended a seven-gameReuters - 181 words
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Article, Illustration76 2001-01-04 17 Ap DOHA Top seed Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia started his campaign in the USsl-million (551.75-million) Qatar Open championship on a confident note, trouncing Spain’s Francisco Clavet 6-2,6-2 on Tuesday. Chilean Marcelo Rios, who has taken a break from his honeymoon to play in Doha, survived a mid-match crisis– Ap; AFP - 76 words
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Article51 2001-01-04 17 AP CHENNAI-The Indian Open lost its top two seeds when Swede Magnus Norman and Argentina’s Franco Squillari crashed out in the first round. American teenager Taylor Dent upset world No 4 four Norman 6-3,7-6 in 91 minutes and Russian Michael Youzhny beat Squillari 6-7,6-1,6-2 in a 111-minute– AP - 51 words
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Article70 2001-01-04 17 Reuters WASHINGTON Veteran forward Michael Smith of Washington Wizards was arrested on Monday after a fight at a club party, local reports said yesterday. Smith, 28, was charged with simple assault as the victim said she was repeatedly kicked and beaten. Officers arrested two women and Smith– Reuters - 70 words
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Article35 2001-01-04 17 “IT’S an unhealthy position for us to be in, because all the talk is going to be that the League is over,” said Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, whose side now tops the table.35 words
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Article112 2001-01-04 18 AP ST LOUIS-Defensive coordinator Peter Giunta and two of his assistants were fired on Tuesday by the St Louis Rams, who also dismissed special teams coach Larry Pasquale. Also fired were line coach Carl Hairston and secondary coach Steve Brown. The moves came three days after the– AP - 112 words
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Article131 2001-01-04 18 AP DENVER-Greg Robinson, who helped the Broncos win Super Bowls in the 1997 and 1998 seasons, was fired as Denver’s defensive coordinator on Tuesday amid criticism of the team’s shoddy tackling and apparent lack of passion. Broncos coach Mike Shanahan did not announce a successor, but will discuss– AP - 131 words
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Article30 2001-01-04 18 THAT when he was just 18 years old in 1995, Patrick Kluivert scored the only goal in the European Cup final for Ajax Amsterdam against AC Milan.30 words
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Article, Illustration445 2001-01-04 16 Sacramento’s Divac, Williams neutralise Phoenix guard’s 53 points AP SACRAMENTO The Sacramento Kings survived 53 points by Tony Delk and Chris Webber’s ejection to beat the Phoenix Suns 121-117 in overtime on Tuesday night. Vlade Divac scored a careerhigh 34 points and Jason Williams had nine– AP; AP - 445 words
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Article, Illustration405 2001-01-04 16 TIMBER WOLVES LOSE 115-108 LAT-WP WASHINGTON There’s a proverb which states that the journey of a million miles begins with a single step. While the NBA playoffs or even a .500 record are a long way away for the Washington Wizards, Tuesday night’s– LAT-WP; Reuters - 405 words
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Article, Illustration551 2001-01-04 17 32 golfers knocked ont in first round AP MELBOURNE Jean Van de Velde avoided another massive collapse yesterday in the Match Play Championship, a tournament missing the top golfers but still not lacking in excitement. Van de Velde, who squandered away the British Open at– AP; AFP - 551 words
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Article, Illustration382 2001-01-04 17 NEW CASTLE REDUCE TO NINE MEN Reuters LONDON Three players, including two of the six goal-scorers, were sent off yesterday as Tottenham Hotspur defeated Newcastle United in a frenetic English Premier League match. Referee Steve Bennett dismissed Nolberto Solano for handling the ball after– Reuters; Reuters - 382 words
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Article, Illustration511 2001-01-04 18 Wires NEW YORK Talk about remarkable turnarounds. A year ago, the Baltimore Ravens’ Ray Lewis was in court on a murder rap. Yesterday, he was named the Associated Press National Football League Defensive Player of the Year. The award marked a remarkable turnaround for the man widely– Wires; AP; AFP - 511 words
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351 2001-01-04 18 TEAM MINARDI Wires ROME It doesn’t have drivers. Or engines for its cars. Heck, it doesn’t even have much money. But that isn’t stopping the tiny Minardi Formula 1 team from vowing to be on the starting grid when the FI season begins in– Wires - 351 words
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Unwind
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Article, Illustration1116 2001-01-04 19 NEW club for Singapore’s trendy elite is set to officially open in the bowels of Mandarin Hotel later this month. It will play house and garage music, boasts designer trimmings including a slick wine bar, and it has a catchy name Home. Sounds good. Except that Home alsoMike Lee - 1,116 words
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Article518 2001-01-04 20 They are not affiliated to each other; hut how does Home Singapore stack up against Home London and Home Sydney? Eyeball looks at why it’s good to go Home. SYDNEY LONDON SINGAPORE Cockle Bay Wharf, Darling Harbour (Opened in 1998) One Leicester Square (Opened in 1999) Basement518 words
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Article, Illustration1085 2001-01-04 21 nOT only is DJ Nigel Dawson unstoppable on the turntables, he’s also a fashion ninja: A sharp dresser who fades into the background, even though his clothes whisper designer extravagance. “Prada,” blurted the 35-year-old Nottinghamshire native, when asked about his favourite clothing brand. “I was just lookingCD - 1,085 words
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Pick of the CLUBS
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Article60 2001-01-04 22 17 Jiak Kim Street Zouk is the place to party. DJ Deep is set to keep the rave going when he helms the deck tomorrow and Saturday. Currently running Legends the best deep-house nights in Paris as well as hosting his own radio show on Nova, DJ Deep plays60 words
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Article90 2001-01-04 22 31 Lorong Mambong Holland Village ONE of the heartbeats of Holland Village, beer-haven Wala Wala is still the place to unwind after eight years in operation. While the laidback first level brims with diners and drinkers, the second floor, called The Bar Above, offers a jazzier90 words
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Article59 2001-01-04 22 Pavilion Far East Square PRESENTING 17,600 watts of sound, this is the opportunity for you to party the night away on Saturday to an all local DJ line-up. The party is on from 7.30 pm to 3 am. However, entries are by invites only, so do all that59 words
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Article63 2001-01-04 22 30 Victoria Street #Bl-07/08 Fountain Court, Chijmes ITS infamous Dentist Chair, where patrons get tequila and lime poured down their throats, is certainly one of the reasons why this watering hole is a place not to be missed. Wednesday is Babe Central night, when the63 words
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Article, Illustration109 2001-01-04 22 SITI HADIJAH - SITI HADIJAH 13 Mohamed Sultan Road WITH the launch of their Just Sugar look, the club marks its return to basics with a focus on quality music, sound and service. On Wednesdays, when you hand over a screw, you’ll get 40 per cent off your bill. Or you can109 words
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Article, Illustration425 2001-01-04 22 Not content with the size of the current Lush, the club’s owners will be opening a new watering hole, Centro 360, in April KARL HO (karl@sph.com.sg) reports. USH, uber-club for Lthe glitzy and glamorous, has big plans this year. The 15,000 sq ft multi-entertainment platform Centro 360425 words
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Article61 2001-01-04 22 THE highly anticipated Liquid Room, which garnered a reputation as a dance bastion back on Bussorah Street, is still taking its time to open at Gallery Evason. Widely believed to launch in mid-January, Liquid Room is now keeping quiet about its opening date. Michelle Tan, marketing manager of61 words
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Article62 2001-01-04 22 LIQUID Room might still be under construction, but another bar at Gallery Evason opened officially last week. Lara’s Hideaway, a 4,000 sq ft wine lounge/disco, plays a smorgasboard of music ranging from 1940 s tunes, to Latin, to commercial house. A pub in the daytime, Lara’s Hideaway will62 words
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Article62 2001-01-04 22 STAY peeled for club Orange. The soon-to-open Top 40s and house-music joint at 33 Mohamed Sultan is well on its way to ripening. Owner Ivan Rantung has actually painted the whole building orange. “Orange is going to be vibrant and fun,” Rantung said. “Lack of Vitamin C will cause62 words
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Article, Illustration649 2001-01-04 23 New Tears resolution: See more art movies? You re in luck! TAN DAWN WEI (dawntan@sph.com.sg) shares the good news on two hack-to-back film festivals coming to Singapore this month. O YOU’RE nursing a case of post-Christmas blues, no thanks to the barrage of threadbare and uninspiring649 words
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Article, Illustration338 2001-01-04 23 LAT-WP SOME movie attributes are too delicate to put in words. Such is the case with Danish director Lars von Trier’s brilliant Dancer In The Dark, whose ethereal fascinations defy reduction to mere language. It’s easier to say what it’s like. In the mid-*****, a Czechoslovakian– LAT-WP - 338 words
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Article, Illustration98 2001-01-04 23 BLOCK off next week and the week after for the Danish and Israel Film Festivals. Some of the movies to be shown: Everlasting Joy The movie tells the story of six hardworking neighbours and their search for the secret of everlasting joy. (Israel Film Festival) The Idiots A98 words
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Article, Illustration952 2001-01-04 24 REVIEWS: SANDI TAN DELIVERING MILO (PG) Bridget Fonda, Albert Finney, Anton Yelchin, Campbell Scott YANNI-HAIRED Milo (newcomer Anton Yelchin) doesn’t want to be born. Who can blame him? His mother-to-be is the whiny, uncharismatic Bridget Fonda, and his designated birthplace is New York, a city so noisy it952 words
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Article, Illustration608 2001-01-04 25 WONDER BOYS (PG) Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Robert Downey Jr, Frances McDormand WONDER Boys is filled with former boy wonders men who want to coast on the success of an earlier effort, Peter Pan-like for the rest of their lives. There’s Grady Tripp (Michael Douglas), the shambly 50-year-old608 words
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Article188 2001-01-04 25 JEANMARIE TAN - JEANMARIE TAN BARBIE’S MISERY www.ifilm.com THE world’s most perfect woman as a murdering maniac? Watch Mattel’s beloved blonde doll Barbie unleash a woman’s fury in this parody of Stephen King’s classic tale of terror about a hapless author held captive by his “greatest” fan (who’s a nutcase by188 words
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Cyber SNITCH
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Article126 2001-01-04 25 A LONG time ago, God created Eve. Now the French have created their own. This one likes cats, Gandhi, and footballer Zinedine Zidane. She is 1.62 m tall and wants to be a film star. But she can only do that virtually, because she isn’t real. Eve126 words
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Article75 2001-01-04 25 AFTER the Buena Vista Social Club and The Million Dollar Hotel, one might think Wim Wenders has sold out to the commercial beast. The Wenders website takes that thought further: Log on on Jan 8 for the annoucementofAmazon.de Wim Wenders auction. Four hundred invitees in Berlin75 words
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Article73 2001-01-04 25 GO BALLISTIC is the theme this summer. The teaser for Rollerbail, the movie, has just been launched on http://www.rollerball.com/ and if that’s anything to go by, the John McTiernan remake should be a visual feast of high-energy action, testosterone bashing, and survival. The clip with revolving sound73 words
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Article29 2001-01-04 25 June Wan - June Wan ‘Pam Martha FocherP Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo) on the married name she would have, if she marries her fiance, Greg Focker (Ben Stiller)29 words
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Article, Illustration860 2001-01-04 26 Tobey Maguire grows out of Leonardo di Caprio’s shadow and comes into his own as a serious young actor the Dustin Hoffman of the Noughties. In his latest movie Wonder Boys, CLARA CHOW (clamc@sph.com.sg) writes, he plays an eccentric college student who displays literary brilliance. Not far860 words
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Hollywood GOSSIP
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97 2001-01-04 26 THE Ang Lee-directed martial arts flick Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is still doing very well in US theatres, but it has already found a home in pay-television. Daily Variety reports that Starz Encore has purchased the exclusive pay-TV rights to the Chow Yun Fat97 words
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Article, Illustration147 2001-01-04 26 PLAYING a presidential adviser in the Cuban missile crisis thriller Thirteen Days was a performing challenge for Kevin Costner. He said he didn’t want his leading-man status to overshadow the true story of how President John F Kennedy and his brother, Attorney-General Robert Kennedy,147 words
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142 2001-01-04 26 SITI HADIJAH - SITI HADIJAH FROM emergency room to the podium: One part that George Clooney was surprised to find himself filling was that of impromptu bluegrass singer Everett McGill. This was in Ethan and Joel Coen’s latest offering, O Brother, Where Art Thou?. “The first142 words
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Advertisement24 2001-01-04 20 Homecorp does more than operate glitzy dance clubs and major dance Log on to http://eveball-asial.coin.sg for Eyeball’s take on two of its CD compilations.24 words
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Advertisement62 2001-01-04 23 For a full listing of the movies to be shown in the two festivals, log on to httpV/eyebalLasial.com^g The Danish Film Festival 2001 runs from Jan 8 to 12; the Israel Film Festival 2001 from Jan 15 to 19. The movies will be shown at at GV Grand in Great62 words
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Article305 2001-01-04 27 What happens to deleted characters? The Catholic Church’s approach: The nice keyboard characters go to Heaven, where they are bathed in the light of happiness. The naughty characters are punished for their sins. Naughty characters are those involved in the creation of naughty words, such as “breast”,305 words
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Miscellaneous464 2001-01-04 27 t Alien Intruder 9 pm Star Movies 58 Four convicts get a chance at freedom by volunteering for what seems to be a routine salvage mission. But with the appearance of a mysterious woman, the captain begins to lose his sanity, crewmembers start dying, and the navigator discovers too late,464 words
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Article, Illustration184 2001-01-04 28 Madonna gushes about teen ‘love’ MADONNA (right) takes her obsession with Britney Spears (left) to bed —by wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a photograph of the teen queen so that she can be close to Spears. “She just bowls me over,” gushes Madonna in February’s Elle184 words
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Article, Illustration51 2001-01-04 28 Wires IF STAMP experts have it their way, Brits could soon be getting David and Victoria Beckham’s faces instead of the traditional Queen’s head plastered on British postage stamps. One proponent of the move said “cool personalities” would help increase interest in stamp– Wires - 51 words
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Article88 2001-01-04 28 THE winner of the 1998 Academy Award for Best Screenplay has been on the move so much making films such as Saving Private Ryan, The Talented Mr Ripley and All The Pretty Horses that he doesn’t have a place called home. “I don’t own anything,” Matt88 words
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Article91 2001-01-04 28 CATHERINE ZETA-JONES was recently described by New York columnist Liz Smith as behaving like “a real movie queen”. At the premiere of Jones’ new film, Traffic, the actress was asked if there were rhinestones in her earrings. Her reply: “They’re diamonds. Rhinestones? I thought you only got91 words
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Article, Illustration118 2001-01-04 28 Wires (IMIS EVANS, the 34-year-old British deejay boyfriend of 18-year-old singer Billie Piper (right) has met L the parents hers after the I couple returned from a holiday in Madeira. When asked if he was nervous meeting Piper’s parents who are onlv six die uiuy biA w years older– Wires - 118 words
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