Project Eyeball, 24 January 2001

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    11 1 projecteyeball. eyeball.asiaLcom.sg Mita (p) 077/02/2000 Wednesday, January 24, 2001 80 CENTS
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      357 1 PARTY POLITICS Alvin Pang was in Manila over the Weekend, watching the Filipinos party out their President. See Page 16 REPORT Eye Sport declares: Jordan might have retired, Kobe and Shaq may be fighting, but the NBA is still kicking. See Page 17 CHEMICAL REACTION Sob Wen Lin asks: How
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  • NEWS & VIEWS
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      95 2 A BRITISH sex-shop owner was fined after his customers complained that the pornographic videos he sold were not as hard core as advertised. Nicholas Griffin was fined £3,800 (559,690) and had to pay more than £2,000 in costs, after his company admitted to three charges of breaching trade description
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      Lock icon Changkat raises $16,000 for World Vision
      271 2 STUDENTS OF Changkat Primary celebrated Chinese New Year with the message of caring and sharing. They managed to raise a total of $16,200 or $270 per class which will be used to help needy children from all over the world, including those in Africa
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    • Article
      Lock icon Few takers for NTU Russia deal
      415 2  -  Students sceptical of institute in double-degree offer Wong sher maine STUDENTS at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) could get a double postgraduate degree in Moscow, but they aren’t exactly Russian we mean, rushin’ to take it up. The offer is for Computer Engineering Masters students
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    • Eyeball NEWS
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        Lock icon Greet relatives in China – for free
        101 2 Greet relatives in China for free IT’S the next best thing to saying gong xifa cai in person. If you have relatives and friends in Beijing and Suzhou, you can exchange greetings with them through live video conferencing. And it’s free for visitors to the Singapore River Hong Bao 2001
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        Lock icon Women trapped in shophouse rescued
        41 2 IT WILL be a Chinese New Year they’ll never forget. Two women trapped in a burning shophouse on Lorong 28, Geylang, were yesterday rescued by fire-fighters. Three other women, stuck on the second floor, managed to
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      312 3 I LONDON British scientists have been given the green light to clone human embryos for medical research, after controversial legislation cleared its final hurdle in parliament. In a landmark vote, an attempt to stall the move was defeated in the House of Lords, the upper house of parliament,
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      Lock icon I’m not worried, says Gus Dur
      160 3 Reuters JAKARTA Embattled Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid is not worried by the possibility of being impeached over two financial scandals linked to him. “I am not concerned at all,” Abdurrahman told a news conference yesterday, one day after he outraged a parliamentary team probing
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      Lock icon Filipinos ensure Estrada can’t get to a bank
      394 3 Government freezes his accounts and bans him from leaving country Wires MANILA The people moved, even before the government did, to keep tabs on disgraced former President Joseph Estrada yesterday. Protesters surrounded his residence and blocked access to his banks even before
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      Lock icon ESTATE UPGRADING PROGRAMME: WOODLANDS PARK
      385 4 Estate makeover Here are some of the things residents and members of the Woodlands Park EUP working committee will like to see in v their quiet neighbourhood. THE EUP SOME private estates are getting a facelift under a Government programme announced last March. The neighbourhoods
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        Lock icon Keeping the peace
        638 4  -  Woodlands Park residents love its cosy feel, but one more road to make two- will help By G Sivakkumaran gsiva@sph.com.sg IT’S usually a smooth drive along Jalan Bumbong, unless a vehicle breaks down along the narrow twolane road. Then you, the tow-truck driver and any other drivers
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    • Singapore
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        Lock icon These guys want a ‘golden handshake’
        1087 5  -  Struggling shops want Govt buy-out By Sue-Ann Chai sueann@sph.com.sg THE WORDS “golden handshake” may send shivers up the spine of office workers but not among Singapore’s shopkeepers and hawkers. Struggling to keep afloat, some of them actually want the Government to start a “golden
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        Lock icon CHANGE IN MINDSET NEEDED
        154 5 THE scenario can be really desolate in some areas like Toa Payoh Lorong 1, which wore a deserted look, with less than half the usual crowd, instead of the usual hustle and bustle of festive shoppers. The small shops and stalls can- not compete with megamarts
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        Lock icon COME UP WITH IDEAS
        148 5 ONE solution is for retailers to help themselves, instead of relying solely on the Government to bail them out. They can band together with the other neighbourhood shops and work out a plan to upgrade the stores and make shopping enjoyable. At Chong Pang City, Yishun
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        Lock icon More legroom on your next flight? Dream on
        1875 6  -  No proof that Economy Class Syndrome linked to cramped seats, so airlines won’t change them By Leong Pik Yin pikyin@sph.com.sg TO HEAR the airlines tell it, Economy Class Syndrome is a misnomer. Though there’s been an epidemic of sorts in the skies
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        Lock icon A helping hand
        424 7 A look at who did what before and after deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) attracted widespread media attention: Singapore Airlines BEFORE Provided health tips in its in-flight magazine. Provided 10 two-minute in flight TravelWise videos. Aram (To commence some time in next month) Will provide an information brochure with
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    • The World
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        Lock icon Teenager castigates Sharon
        386 8 16-year-old confronts him in public over the trauma her father suffered in Lebanon war Wires JERUSALEM A teenage Israeli girl confronted election frontrunner Ariel Sharon yesterday over his role in the 1982 Lebanon war, blaming Sharon for the shellshock her father has suffered since he returned from
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        Lock icon Likud leader’s anti-Arab record appeals to many
        632 8  -  mmmu mmmtms By Joshua Smith jsmith@sph.com.sg UNLESS pollsters are way off the mark, Ariel Sharon, who heads the rightist Likud Party, is set to become Israel’s next Prime Minister on Feb 6. This week, a Dahaf Institute poll put Sharon 16 points ahead
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        Lock icon Paying their last respects
        55 9 Congolese soldiers (above) standing next to the flag-draped coffin that carries the remains of Laurent Kabila, the assassinated President of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Thousands of mourners (right) waited in line on Monday to view Kabila’s coffin at the People’s Palace. Kabila was given a
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        757 9 Couple’s ‘dream of having a large family’ leaves British experts bristling THE STING “She might be a far better mother than others who conceive naturally who are under 18.” lan Craft fertility expert YOU’D think having kids is a personal decision. But not
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        614 10 Digital promise unfulfilled NYT WASHINGTON President George W Bush may have hit the ground running, but he has yet to soar in the lofty domain of cyberspace. Visitors to the official White House website, which has drawn as many as 2 million daily hits, were
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        Lock icon Bush reverses Clinton policy on abortion
        354 10 FIRST POLITICAL STORM NYT WASHINGTON President George W Bush’s very first official act has raised a storm. Late on Monday, he decided to reverse a Clinton policy and halt US funding of international family-planning groups that provide abortion counselling. The move on abortion, one
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    • Technology
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        Lock icon Boom for alternative energy firms
        483 11 Share price surge for Californian companies despite crisis AFP WASHINGTON California’s energy crisis, while damaging industry and business in the state, is helping at least one sector of the US economy alternative energy Firms. Since last week, when leading California power companies Pacific Gas and
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        Lock icon Fish and chips
        79 11 No, this is not a new species of jellyfish. In fact, it’s a toy from Japanese giant Takara. Swimming about at robot exhibition Robodex 2000, held in Yokohama in November, is the solar-powered pet fish, named Aquoroid. You don’t need to worry about feeding it, as all
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        Lock icon Helping the blind use computers
        221 11 GRAPHICS, TEXT CAN BE READ BY TOUCH AFP JERUSALEM An Israeli firm said on Monday it has developed a computer mouse and operating system that can help the blind “see” computer graphics, claiming a world first. VirTouch said it has signed a deal with a
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        Lock icon Connecting cable to multiple PCs
        42 12 Setup using a second SCV modem Setup with cable router Subscription $072 One-time installation charge $187.50 Total $869.60 LinkSys cable router $306 Ethernet LAN card x 2 $72 LAN cables, x 2 $30 Total $407 Mik Zarzuela
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        Lock icon ‘Don’t share Net access’
        474 12  -  SCV urges subscribers to stop connecting multiple PCs to a single cable modem By Andrew Chin andrewc@sph.com.sg IF YOU’RE one of the many cable modem users with a DIY splitter that lets you share the connection with several PCs, Singapore Cable Vision (SCV) prefers that you
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        Lock icon Japan unveils global-use handset
        250 12 MOBILE PHONES AFP TOKYO Japanese mobile telephone giant NTT DoCoMo Inc said on Monday that it was launching the first-ever handset compatible with the Japanese, European and Asian networks but at a hefty price of US$l,BOO (553,150). “We are the first company to provide this kind
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    • Business
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        Lock icon S’pore ranked ninth most costly city
        462 13  -  Rise pinned to currency weakness in other regional cities, says EIU report By Nicholas Yong nicyong@sph.com.sg wafer-thin wallet sticking °tit on your hip-pocket is proof of 1(: Singapore is among the most e *pensive cities in the world. According to the Londonbased Economic Intelligence
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        Lock icon Dying dotcoms opt out
        482 13 SUPER BOWL ADS The Washington Post NOBODY knows if the New York Giants or the Baltimore Ravens f ill win Sunday’s Super Bowl, but U already looks like a blowout for old economy. The Internet start-ups, whose a< Js dominated last year’s game, £>ll take a
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      • Business BUZZ
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          101 13 ASIA’S Car markets face a 7 per cent slump this year. This is a reversal of two years of growth as the markets will fall victim to a slowdown in the United States and weakening regional economies, according to a study released yesterday. The South-east Asian region
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          76 13 SINGAPORE shares finished yesterday’s holidayshortened session with small gains as banks attracted some scattered buying. But, technology stocks felt the effects of another set of profit warnings by US companies. The benchmark Straits Times Index closed 0.17 per cent, or 3.22 points, higher at 1,914.20, above an
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          62 13 ST ASSEMBLY Test Services is likely to report poor results for the fourth quarter of last year and the better part of2ool as industry overcapacity and an overall weaker demand crimp its earnings, analysts said. The company is engaged in testing and assembly services for semiconductor designers.
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          51 13 Wires CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing is seen posting fourth-quarter results matching its earlier forecast but the full-year performance will be dismal as weak demand and excess inventory take their toll, analysts said. Chartered is scheduled to release its earnings report for the quarter from October to December on Jan
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      • Single’s SAY
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          Lock icon Mix ‘n’ match can work
          545 14  -  By Soh Wen Lin wenlin@brandeis.edu HERE’S a potentially explosive science experiment you can try at home. Begin with a simple litmus test. Tell your parents you are dating a non-(insert your race here). Do your parents turn bright red at the news, or sink into
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        Lock icon Feminism can benefit everyone
        298 14 ‘Equality can be such a scary word’ (JanlB) IN HER column last week, Soh Wen Lin pointed out that “it takes a real man to date a feminist”. How do we define today’s feminist, now that we’re past the bra-burning *****? Can feminism promote men’s rights
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      • Global EYE
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          Lock icon Partying out the President
          943 15  -  By Alvin Pang In Manila alvinp@sph.com.sg WHAT a blast! In Manila on a literary excursion last week, I witnessed “People Power 2” from the beginning to its startling conclusion. The evening we arrived, the Estrada impeachment had Manila glued to the TV and radio. The proceedings
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      29 2 Qood morning! *4 4 Showers with thunder in the afternoon and early evening over most areas. High: 31C I Low: 23C Tides: 12.13AM/2.5M 10.56AM/2.8M Met Service: http:/ /www.go v.sg/metsin
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      29 6 SHOULD airlines be doing more to prevent DVT on long flights? Give economy-class passengers more legroom? Install a treadmill for long-haul flights? Give us your suggestions at httpV/eyebalL aslaLconLsg
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      44 9 Do you think the law should set an age limit for having babies? Or do you think that women should be allowed the choice? Give us your vote at http^/eyebaU.a&ial.comjsg Also visit: http://www.fertilit y network.com/ articles/ articles-ivf.htm For a fuller explanation of IVF treatment.
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      39 10 Former President Clinton has moved house in cyberspace as well. Check out his new address as well as the work-in-progress Ifigm White House site: I' http://www.whitehouse.gov The site of President George W Bush. http://wWw.clinton.nara.gov The Clinton Presidential Materials Project.
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      53 12 HELEN, SWEETHEART OF THE INTERNET THE RttP GUYS PIP WHAT? A BIOTECH STRENGTHENING OF MY BROKEN FOOT. MO IT FEELS <*****? STRONGER THAN EVER IN FACT! IT FEELS GREAT! K a. ii M (l A urn. s M A S H i MV MUSCLES ARE STILL A BIT TIGHT THOUGH.
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      35 15 Check out a video shot by Alvin, which fills you in on the action at the huge protest party that went on in Manila calling for Estrada to resign as President. Log on to httpy/eyehaH-anlaLcom-gg
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  • EyeSport
    • Sport IN SHORT
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        Lock icon It’s a draw
        89 16 Reuters LONDON-Both Charlton Athletic and West Ham United produced an entertaining game in yesterday’s 1-1 Premiershipidhravvr South African international striker Shaun Bartlett put Charlton ahead in the seventh minute with a sharp finish, but from then on West Ham were the better, more inventive side. But they
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        65 16 AP LONDON England’s new coach Sven Goran Eriksson, who has been making nearly daily pilgrimages to English clubs, had talks with Middlesbrough’s Terry Venables and Bryan Robson. Eriksson, who got the job instead of the highly popular Venables, praised his English rival. “He has done the work before
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        40 16 THE throngs of patrons at the Australian Open annually consume 125,120 ice-creams, 19,250 slices of pizza, 50,000 sandwiches and baguettes, 60,000 bottles of soft drink, 110,000 bottles of Evian water and 318,000 bottles of Hcmeken beer: LfjTj
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        Lock icon Still a Hammer
        115 18 AFP LONDON Frederic Kanoute has denied reports he wants to leave West Ham to further his international career. Reports said Kanoute, 23, was ready to make a move across London but ruled out a venture north, where he believed the weather was cold and wet and the
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        Lock icon Sand signs new deal
        65 18 Reuters BERLIN Bundesliga top scorer Ebbe Sand can imagine seeing out his career at league leaders Schalke 04 after signing a five-year contract doubling his salary. Danish international Sand, scorer of 13 goals this season, joined German soccer’s top earners with an annual salary of 6
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        76 18 “WHEN I leave the court and go home, I want to feel good about myself. My mother always told me to never give up, but to play by the rules. I think my mother would be proud of me.” Magnus Norman, who lost when he overruled the umpire at
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      Lock icon Agassi advances to semis
      653 16 Capriati beats Seles at Anssie Open Wires MATCH OF THE DAY MELBOURNE Defending champion Andre Agassi raced past fellow American Todd Martin 7-5,6-3, 6-4 to be the first man through to the semifinals of the Australian Open. Sixth seed Agassi sealed the quarterfinal victory on his
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      191 16 AMERICAN FOOTBALL: You’d think that Pottsville Maroons might be the name your mother gave to her lawn bowling team of 1963. Well, think again. The Maroons were actually an NFL side whose claim to stardom in the early 1900s were done in controversial fashion. Read all the controversies
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      Lock icon Cavaliers run Blazers out of town
      332 17 RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON AP CLEVELAND A few Cleveland Cavalier fans threw food in Shawn Kemp’s direction. But that was about all the Portland Trailßlazers were getting for free. They couldn’t buy a basket if they wanted to. The result: The West-leading Blazers
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      42 17 Allen Iverson (76ers): 54 points on Jan 6. Tony Delk (Suns): 53 points on Jan 2. Chris Webber (Kings): 51 points on Jan 5. Kobe Bryant (Lakers): 51 points on Dec 6. Antawn Jamison (Warriors): 51 points on Dec 6.
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      Lock icon NBA’s best and worst
      585 17 With more than half of the regular NBA season played already, EyeSport figures it’s time to pass out the best and worst awards. BEST TEAM IT’S a lock between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Portland TrailBlazers. While Philly has the league’s best record, the 76ers are
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      Lock icon Not all is forgiven, Ray Lewis
      903 18  -  Some are sure Ravens’ player hid truth By Jon Saraceno USA Today JOYCE Lollar went to church on Sunday, like she always does. She prayed, as she has for the past year, for her family and to the memory of her murdered grandson the
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      Lock icon Michelin returns to F1
      892 19 Reuters I here II he a rubber mat eh of sorts at the Formula One eireuits this season as the French tyre maker makes a comeback alter 16 years. setting the stage lor a 'tyre icaFwith rival Bridgestone. LONDON He has a friendly smile, packs a
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      Lock icon F1 training circuit in France
      220 19 AVAILABLE 360 DAYS A YEAR AFP PARIS The popular Spanish Formula One winter training venues °f Jerez and Barcelona will get a French challenger next year. The Paul Ricard Castellet circuit, in the southern Var region, is making headlines for its planned futuristic layout and
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        53 19 Reuters MARANELLO Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer was released from hospital but will be out of action for two weeks. He was injured in a spectacular crash during Formula One trials in Barcelona on Monday. Badoer was released from hospital but will be out of racing action for
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        50 19 Reuters LONDON McLaren will present its 2001 FI car at Valencia’s Ricardo Tormo circuit in Spain on Feb 7, the team announced. The launch of the MP4-16 will be a day afterßenetton reveals its car in Venice. The Grand Prix season starts in Australia on March 4.
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        46 19 Reuters BEGLES Former captain Abdel Benazzi is set to make his comeback for France, which hosts Scotland in their opening match of the Six Nations tournament in Paris on Feb 4. Coach Bernard Laporte hinted that Benazzi will be part of the squad.
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        52 19 AFP CHARLOTTE Former National Football League player Rae Carruth was sentenced to prison for between 19 and 24 years here yesterday for his role in the shooting death of his girlfriend Cherfea Adams. Adams was wounded in a drive-by shooting and died later. Hilll s v. MsMsg M
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        Lock icon DID YOU KNOW?
        41 19 IN 1999, Martina Hingis became the first foreign woman to win the Australian Open singles and doubles titles for three consecutive years (1997-99). The other women to achieve this feat are Margaret Court (1969-71) and Evonne Cawley (1974-76).
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  • Unwind
    • Design
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        998 20 If your idea of a chair is more than a seat with four support stems, here's help. STEPHEN LEE (pedas@sph.com.sg) grabs a seat and unveils the definitive guide to Modern classics. THEY are spoken about in academese, or in the blase tones of the pseudo-sophisticate. They sit in
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    • Arts DIARY
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        Lock icon ‘Shooting’ women
        106 22 IT COULD be mom washing the dishes, your girlfriend in her Armani work suit or your aunt simply bossing people around. Aware and the Photographic Society Of Singapore (PSS) want your pictures of women working for a photographic competition and roving exhibition based on the theme Women@Work. They
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        Lock icon Opera marathon
        127 22 THERE may be some kind of dubious record about to be set by five local Chinese opera troupes. Starting at 10 am on Feb 4, the five troupes will combine to present a 12-hour marathon of Chinese opera pieces. They will be using more than 200 preformers and
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        Lock icon YJC does Streetcar
        82 22  -  Jeremy Au Yong A GUTSY group from Yishun Junior College is giving Tennessee Williams’ infamous classic about love and betrayal, A Streetcar Named Desire, a shot. The group made up of Chinese, Malays and Indians will be presenting its play on Jan 29 and 30 at the
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      Lock icon Arts hotbed in school
      577 22 Northland Secondary School is experiencing a dance, dance revolution with NAC’s Artiste-In-School programme. JEAHMARTR TAM (jeanm@sph.com.sg) finds out how ODT is inspiring the students. OCATED in Yishun, L Northland Secondary School has f transformed itself HUB into an arts hotbed for its 1,200 students. Since the
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    • Living Well
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        Lock icon Old made new
        354 23 The trend of the new fused with old can be extended to an occasion as traditional as Chinese New Tear. Dust off the old china, mix it with modern pieces and treat your guests to Oriental fare with a twist GUESTS are arguably the best part of
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    • Travel
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        Lock icon Staying alive
        603 24 Qetting stranded it's inevitable. But globe-trotters worth their Lonely Planet tomes know better. The secret for keeping it together is in the movies. TAY YEK KEAK (pedas@sph.com.sg) uncovers the hidden truths that filmmakers have been encoding, and shows us how to survive any situation travel throws you. Here's
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      • Travel DIART
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          Lock icon Holy bath
          146 24 FANCY taking a bath with 70 million other people? You can, at Maha Kumbh Mela, an astrological festival held in the Indian city of Allahabad in the eastern state of Uttar Pradesh until Feb 21. Hindu mythology has it that at this time of the year, the murky
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          Lock icon Rites of spring
          55 24 FOR nature lovers, we recommend chilling out in Michoacan, Mexico, while watching magnificent tangerine hordes of monarch butterflies pepper the skies on their annual migration (check out http://www. MonarchWatch.com). Or observe the oh-so-cute annual penguin-hatching season at various points on the Antarctic Peninsula (http://www.ourworld. compuserve.com/homepages/ Peter_and_Barbara_ Barham/pengies.htm).
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          Lock icon CNY in HK
          119 24 WHILE we are chewing on bak kwa, revellers in Hong Kong are partying up a storm. The Chinese New Year Millennium Parade will see a non-stop whirl of performances and activities at Central and Wanchai Waterfront on Feb 5 and 6. At the spectacular flower markets, visitors
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        Lock icon Short hop to Tioman
        604 25 If it's relaxation time you re after on a short weekend getaway, check out Berjaya Air, which offers flights direct to Tioman island from Seletar Airport. JUNE WAN (junewan@sph.com.sg) discovers what you can do with all that time on your hands. IME, glorious time. That is
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        523 26 June wan HAVING a needle stuck into my butt was not on the itinerary. Then again, neither was leaving my skin and blood on Malang Rock while snorkelling. But there’s no point going to Tioman and not dip into the warm, clear water to explore the colourful marine
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      65 22 Best known for staging four full-length works (Odyssey To The Sublime; X-Treme; The Origins; and I Wish) upon its inception last year, ODT celebrates its first anniversary with One, at 8 pm on Jan 30 to 31, at Victoria Theatre. Tickets at $15 and $20 are available from Ticketcharge. Students
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      52 26 For reservations, call Berjaya Hotels and Resorts at *****88, or visit their website at www.berjayaresorts.com. Current promotions (till Feb 28) include a 3D/2N package from $108 with accommodation in a standard chalet, inclusive of transfers from the airport or jetty. Airfare is not included, but can be booked at the
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      107 27 Top io things about golf that sound dirty but arent 10. Nuts, my shaft is bent! 9. After 18 holes, I can barely walk. 8. You really whacked the hell out of that sucker. 7. Look at the size of his putter. 9. Keep your head down
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      150 28 DIRECTOR Guy Ritchie and the rest of the Snatch cast thought they could put a dent in hunky actor Rrad Pitt’s fortune by beating him at cards. “I play cards, and the rest of the cast and crew play cards,” said Ritchie. “And the reason why
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      117 28 BENJAMIN BRATT (right) gallantly came to girlfriend Julia Roberts’ rescue at the Golden Globe Awards when her dress snapped. The actor used a cameraman’s clip and pin to fix the gap at the back of Roberts’ long-sleeved Armani gown; covering up the bit of bare
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      156 28 AFTER the awards ceremony, Sarah Jessica Parker, who won a trophy for her role in Sex And The City, turned up at the HBO bash, but cringed when she had to appear in front of a TV monitor. “I’m so tired of talking,” said Parker. “I can’t believe
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        92 28 CATHERINE ZETA-JONES (below) is worried that her son Dylan would never be able to lead a normal life, because his parents are stars. “In two years’ time, I want to be able to take my son to the park and not have to explain why 20
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        54 28 Wires MICHAEL BOUTON owes US$5.4 million (559.5 million) in a music-infringement case... When Matrix star Carrie-Ann Moss picked out a doll of her character Trinity, the attending shop assistant didn’t recognise her and even asked Moss if her husband had a “crush” on Trinity. The actress’ answer? “I’m pretty
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