Project Eyeball, 8 March 2001
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Advertisement361 2001-03-08 1 DON’T BLAME THE GIRLS Nobody expects beauty pageant contestants to be smart. So, blame the organisers if expectations are raised, says Eugene Wee. See Page 13 if THINK DIFFERENT Check out the flower-power iMac and a dazzling device to bridge the gap between analog and digital. See Page 10 WHITHER361 words
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NEWS & VIEWS
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Article, Illustration121 2001-03-08 2 lAN ROBERTSON has a tin of tomatoes tattooed on his arm to remind him of the day his wife of 10 years left him with nothing but a can of Princes plum tomatoes in the kitchen at his home in Treharris, Glamorgan, UK. The 37-year-old’s plight became a standing121 words
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Article, Illustration356 2001-03-08 2 Wong Sher Maine - Mosques can be gateways for mixed activities By Wong Sher Maine sher@sph.com.sg THE mosque as a gateway for in-ter-racial activities. That’s the grand design of Yaacob Ibrahim, the new adviser to the People’s Association Malay Activity Coordinating Council (Mesra) -a grassroots non-reli-gious organisation to promoteLaw Kian Yan - 356 words
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Article276 2001-03-08 2 – Foo Lyn Lee - Foo Lyn Lee IT’S not as grim a picture as has been made out, the Serangoon office of the Marine Parade Town Council said yesterday, following a complaint that several blocks at Übi Avenue 1 had received at least one coat of paint276 words
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Eyeball MEWS
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Article116 2001-03-08 2 NAKED wives don’t seem to turn local computer users on. The Singapore Computer Emergency Response Team (Sing Cert) has not received any reports on the Naked Wife worm, an e-mail virus that has taken a heavy toll across Europe and the US. A spokesman116 words
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Article62 2001-03-08 2 COMMON TOWN, an e-solutions provider, and Singapore Zoological Gardens have announced the opening of a virtual zoo (http://zootown. commontown.com/site/ zootown/). To be launched on March 11, visitors to the site can, besides learning about animals and their habitats, take part in chat sessions with zookeepers62 words
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Article71 2001-03-08 2 THE Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and the Ministry of Environment said yesterday that a chemical-filled drum found on the Pasir Ris Park beach on Tuesday had not contaminated the beach or the seawater. An investigation by SCDF fire-fighters confirmed that there was no71 words
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Article45 2001-03-08 2 A CHINESE male was arrested yesterday morning for trying to rob a Circuit Road convenience store with a toy gun on Tuesday. The suspect, who has been identified as a Woodbridge Hospital patient, gave up after some customers walked into the store.45 words
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Article, Illustration331 2001-03-08 3 SKOPJE Nato-led peacekeepers in Kosovo clashed for the first time with Albanian gunmen fighting near the Macedonian-Kosovo border, as the Western powers tried to contain new turmoil in the Balkans. JERUSALEM Ariel Sharon, 73, was to take office as Prime Minister with the largest Cabinet of 26 ministersBong Fortin - 331 words
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Article, Illustration454 2001-03-08 3 Civilians on board may have inhibited them from voicing out misgivings about order to surface Wires PEARL HARBOR Commander Scott Waddle, the captain of the USS Greeneville, will not take the stand in the US Navy’s court of enquiry into the collision between the submarine– Wires; Reuters - 454 words
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Eyeball
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Article, Illustration803 2001-03-08 5 Eugene Wee - Some put drivers and architects in very tight spots By Eugene Wee eugenew@sph.com.sg IF EVERYONE drove a Nissan March, no one would be complaining. But given the Singaporean’s love for luxury vehicles, it’s no wonder that people have a problem navigating their wide-bottomed beauties through narrowClarence Chan - 803 words
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Article220 2001-03-08 5 SHAW CENTRE He complaint: In a nutshell, miniscule lots. Even owners of average-sized cars may have to ‘contort’ to drive their cars out. Doors open a sliver before they ding the sides of neighbouring cars or scrape concrete walls. Loh Yew Kee, who helped design the building220 words
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Budget debate
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869 2001-03-08 4 Tamil Selvan; And Sue-Ann Chia - There’ll be off-Budget measures a la last economic crisis By Tamil Selvan And Sue-Ann Chia tselvan@sph.com.sg sueann@sph.com.sg IF SINGAPORE’S economy takes a turn for the worse this year, the Government is prepared to pull another “off-Budget rabbit” out of its hat.869 words
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Article, Illustration379 2001-03-08 4 Low’s “illegitimate” arguments IS THE personal income tax rate biased towards the rich? Opposition Member of Parliament Low Thia Khiang (Hougang) thinks so. But Finance Minister Richard Hu hoped he’s “not naive enough to believe that this a legitimate complaint”. He explained that tax cutsBong Fortin - 379 words
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Singapore
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443 2001-03-08 6 National programme aimed at making online shoppers feel comfortable WANT to know if the online merchant you’re making a deal with is genuine? Look for The Mark. It doesn’t exist yet, but one day the mark will grace the websites of businesses deemed443 words
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Article, Illustration30 2001-03-08 6 Senior citizens from the Kim Seng Community Centre registering for their online account with Yahoo! at the e-Festival Asia at Suntec City yesterday. Wang HuifenWang Huifen - 30 words
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328 2001-03-08 6 FINALLY, some progress on the 3G auctions. The Government hopes to release its delayed auction rules for third-generation (3G) telecoms licences by the end of the week. The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA), which plans to offer up to four 3G328 words
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290 2001-03-08 6 Toh Bee Ping - NORTHWEST SER VICE By Toh Bee Ping beeping@sph.com.sg SOMETIME this year, passengers on Northwest Airlines will be able to print their boarding pass on their own stationery, head for the airport, and board the plane straight away. The service is now available290 words
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Article, Illustration351 2001-03-08 7 Internet businesses face difficulties in expanding regionally IF YOU’RE running a successful e-business in Singapore and are thinking of going regional, perhaps you should think again. According to Michael Yap, chief executive officer of Singaporebased Commerce Exchange, an e-business solutions provider, Asian e-businesses face351 words
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Article, Illustration606 2001-03-08 7 G SIVAKKUMARAN - FIRST S.C.D.F WOMAN COMMANDER By G SIVAKKUMARAN gsiva@sph.com.sg SHE almost became a teacher. After teaching part-time on and off, Samantha Loke was ready to take it up full-time. She had even filled up an application form, but something, she couldn’t say what, stopped her fromClarence Chan - 606 words
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The World
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Article, Illustration856 2001-03-08 8 Cabin pressurisation possible culprit in heart attacks, faintings on airplanes WASHINGTON Economy-class syndrome is not the only thing air travellers have to worry about. A rising concern now is whether they are getting enough oxygen on board. The number of reported heart attacks, faintings and other856 words
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Article, Illustration265 2001-03-08 8 ECONOMY SAGGING Reuters CANBERRA The political death knell sounded for Australian Prime Minister John Howard yesterday, with a poll predicting that his coalition will be wiped out at an election expected at the end of the year. An added dampener was the news that– Reuters; Reuters - 265 words
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Article, Illustration518 2001-03-08 9 Recording industry wants all free sites closed Wires SAN FRANCISCO Not so fast if you shrugged off yesterday’s “bad news” on Napster because the Internet is bursting full of the popular music-swap-ping website’s clones. The era of free music may not last forever the recording industry– Wires; AP - 518 words
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Article, Illustration63 2001-03-08 9 Mum gives baby daily dip in icy waters! Nadezhda Razdamakhina taking her one-year-old daughter Vera for a dive in the ice-cold waters of Lake Shuvalovskoye on the outskirts of St Petersburg, Russia. Though the air temperature was a frigid -8 deg C, the water was slightly warmer. Many Russian mothersAP - 63 words
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167 2001-03-08 9 NO AUTOGRAPHS, JUST CREAM AND SUGAR, PLEASE CAMBRIDGE The world’s first Internet star is retiring after 10 years in the spotlight, The Times of London reported yesterday. The unlikely star is a £4O (Sslo3) coffee percolator that made its debut when computer scientists167 words
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Technology
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Article, Illustration894 2001-03-08 10 – Lilian Koh - Lilian Koh Thinking different It's not only for Apple any more. The age of me-too beige boxes is over. These gadgets are out to make an impression on your eyes and with luck, your wallets with sexy curves, bold colours and niche applications. The first894 words
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Business
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Article, Illustration598 2001-03-08 11 Nicholas Yong - 17,000 traders could benefit from Retail 21 initiative By Nicholas Yong nicyong@sph.com.sg Bong Fortin CALL it an election-eve largesse if you will, but retailers are thrilled to bits. The Government yesterday announced a $l6-million fund to be divided among some 17,000 retail shopsBong Fortin - 598 words
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Article, Illustration58 2001-03-08 11 Cathay Pacific chairman James Hughes Hallett (right) announcing that the Hong Kong carrier’s net profit for last year surged 129 per cent to HK$5 billion (Ssi.i2 billion) as economic recovery took hold in the region, while the airline’s deputy chairmanAFP - 58 words
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Business BUZZ
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Article56 2001-03-08 11 LED by technology shares, the Straits Times Index closed yesterday at 1910.74 points, up by 10.68 points. But the broader market was mixed in lacklustre trade, as gainers beat losers 150 to 115, with volume at a moderate 230.97 million shares. Traders said this could have been56 words
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Article51 2001-03-08 11 IT SERVICES provider Frontline Technologies offered 190 million shares at $0.22 each yesterday for a mainboard listing. As many as 175 million shares will be placed out and 15 million open to the public. The offer closes on March 14 and trading is slated to begin on March51 words
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Article99 2001-03-08 11 SINGAPORE AIRLINES’ overall load factor in January fell to 67.7 per cent, from 71.8 per cent in December. It had risen by 0.1 per cent the year before. January’s passenger-seat factor declined to 76.3 per cent, from 76.7 per cent in December, but was higher than the99 words
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Article50 2001-03-08 11 DELIFRANCE ASIA is holding talks with Joilibee Foods, Philippine’s largest fast-food operator, to buy a stake in the latter’s wholly-owned subsidiary Bakers Fresh Foods. Bakers Fresh currently operates 13 Delifrance stores under licence from the Singapore-based Delifrance Asia. The two parties have yet to reach an agreement.50 words
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Article59 2001-03-08 11 – Gail Aw - Gail Aw OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION vice-chairman and chief executive Alex Au yesterday said that the bank licence regime in South-east Asia had derailed its planned Internet banking joint-venture with the Australia and New Zealand banking group. “Because of the licensing regime in South-east Asia, it would be59 words
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Mailbox
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E-Male ADDRESS
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Article, Illustration619 2001-03-08 13 Eugene Wee - By Eugene Wee eugenew@sph.com.sg BEAUTY and brains, never trust a woman with both. Omar Sharif uttered these words when he played a villain captured by a female spy in a very forgettable B-grade outing called S*H*E (Special Hazards Expert). Going by his words of619 words
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Article, Illustration382 2001-03-08 13 ‘Beauties without brains’ (March 5) IN HIS report, Ronald Rajan called the Miss Singapore Universe pageant a showcase for the utterly stupid. One reader says he was too hard on the contestants: I READ Ronald Rajan’s piece and winced. In writing it, he tried to placeYen Meng Jiin - 382 words
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Eyeballing THE NET
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Article, Illustration728 2001-03-08 14 Alvin Pang - By Alvin Pang alvinp@sph.com.sg SO MUCH for the “Intelligent Island”. With just 250,000 broadband subscribers out of almost two million Internet users here, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore has declared that broadband usage has surpassed its targets, and will cease subsidies to the industry on April728 words
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Article, Illustration322 2001-03-08 14 Viruses used to be what you recovered from under a blanket with aspirin and a teddy. But even the best mothering cant cure some infections now, says RICHARD MORT (rmort@sph .com.sg). Here are three very virulent ones. Bong Fortin yFlrgt seen; March 6,2001 Nationality: Brazilian (ThisBong Fortin - 322 words
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Miscellaneous25 2001-03-08 2 Qood morning! Partly cloudy and occasionally windy. Showers over many areas in the afternoon. High: 31C I Low: 24C Tides: 9.52AM/2.8M 11.35PM/2.6M Met Service: http://www.gov.sg/metsin25 words
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Advertisement31 2001-03-08 3 9 http://www.cnn.com/specials/2001/subcollision/ sessionl.html An unofficial transcript of the court of enquiry proceedings. http://www.cpf.navv.mil/greeneville.html The US Pacific Fleet’s site on the Greeneville incident http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/ world/americas/ newsid *****00/*****13.5tm An archive of submarine collisions.31 words
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Advertisement43 2001-03-08 5 Do you know of a nightmare carpark to warn other motorists about? What do you think can be done to improve parking conditions in older buildings? Should we have a guide to the worst or cheapest carparks in town? Tell us at httpV/eyebalLasiaLconusg43 words
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Advertisement89 2001-03-08 7 7 didn’t go out of my way to show I was better just because 1 am a woman. I just did things as best as I could Samantha Loke (above) On one hand are the wonder women. They manage the home, run their own businesses, become mayors, and are increasingly89 words
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Advertisement44 2001-03-08 8 Some precautions air passengers can take to protect themselves against hypoxia: http://www.usatodav. com/life/health/heart/ ihheals9.htm Eating food before boarding can improve oxygen flow, says this report. http://www.aeromedix. com Buy an instrument that can measure hypoxia. http://health4india. com/new/wellness/ wellness- Airtravel.asp General air travel and health tips.44 words
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Advertisement187 2001-03-08 9 Free file sharing has become popular, with Napster alternatives emerging almost daily. These include: http://www.aimster.com Aimster piggybacks on America Online’s instant-messaging service. It offers encrypted file requests via proxy servers, which may provide a degree of legal protection users can’t be spied on. The number of registered users is 3187 words
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Miscellaneous41 2001-03-08 10 HELEN, SWEETHEART OF THE INTERNET 7 SO WHAT? you WANT ME TO LEAVE? WHAT? WE'RE ON A PATE! YOU'RE OFF TOPAY? KNOW. NOPE rM ON NOW NOT EXACTLY SO YOU WORK HERE, .SPENCER?. 0 n YEAH, f MANAOE THE PLACE. 03.0641 words
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EyeSport
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Sport IN SHORT
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Article100 2001-03-08 15 LONDON-Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger paid tribute to his side’s crucial 1-0 Champions League win over Spartak Moscow, but admitted they had also been lucky to beat the Russians. Arsenal dominated the Group C encounter at Highbury but looked set for a potentially ruinous draw before Thierry Henry stepped100 words
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Article59 2001-03-08 15 LYON Sidney Govou smiled a shy smile and admitted he had just played the most memorable match of his short career. The 21-year-old Olympique Lyon striker, normally used as a substitute, scored two outstanding goals as the French side trounced Bayern Munich 3-0 on Tuesday to maintain their59 words
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Article107 2001-03-08 15 Wires MADRID David O’Leary said he was proud Leeds United were going into the Champions League quarter-finals as runners-up in their group after their 3-2 defeat at Real Madrid. O’Leary revealed the match referee had apologised to his downcast team after the handball blunder, where Raul Gonzalez used– Wires - 107 words
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Article, Illustration88 2001-03-08 16 Reuters SCOTTSDALE (Arizona) Top seeds Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi were upset in the first round of the US$4OO,OOO (S$700,000) Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic on Tuesday. Sampras doublefaulted at match point as' the 24-year-old Andrew Ilie scored a 3-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 victory. It was his first– Reuters; AFP - 88 words
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Article67 2001-03-08 16 AFP SEOUL The organisers of the 2002 World Cup finals in Japan and South Korea are considering imposing a smoking ban in stadiums, officials said yesterday. “A smoking ban is under discussion with Japanese organisers and the world’s soccer governing body Fifa,” said Lin Byung-Taik, the spokesman for– AFP - 67 words
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Article48 2001-03-08 16 SEATTLE Tim Duncan scored 22 points and David Robinson added 19 as the San Antonio Spurs routed banged-up Seattle 101-73. Gary Payton scored 28 points to lead the Sonics. The Spurs (41-19) have won 18 of their last 22 games since dropping four straight in mid-January.48 words
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Article, Illustration263 2001-03-08 15 Wires CHARLOTTE (North Carolina) It’s been the same old story the last 11 times the Minnesota Timberwolves played the Charlotte Hornets. Loss after loss after loss after...you get the picture. Yesterday, the Timberwolves decided that enough was enough. Led by Kevin Garnett’s 22 points, Minnesota finally– Wires; Reuters - 263 words
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Article, Illustration473 2001-03-08 15 New transfer system will harm the game, says Wenger Wires LONDON This new soccer transfer system? It sucks, says Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger. In fact, the only people who are happy with the deal are the ones who negotiated it, said the outspoken Frenchman. “It looks like– Wires; Reuters - 473 words
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Article138 2001-03-08 15 NBA: For sports fans, one of the best things about the Internet is the access it gives to big-time sports stars. Take Marc Jackson, for starters. The Golden State Warrior is a prime candidate for Rookie of the Year honours, and he’ll be available to answer your questions138 words
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Article, Illustration465 2001-03-08 16 More safety measures on the way Reuters MELBOURNE You’ve heard of the Ugly Singaporean. Now meet the Ugly Australian. An Australian newspaper reported that scavengers at the Melbourne Grand Prix were scrambling for pieces from Jacques Villeneuve’s BAR Honda car just metres from a dying– Reuters; AFP - 465 words
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Article, Illustration53 2001-03-08 16 St Andrew’s Secondary’s attempts to score proved futile as they were repeatedly foiled by Raffles Institution players during their U-i 7 National Schools Rugby Championship, Group B clash yesterday. Raffles Institution routed their arch-rivals 43-0. In Group A, defending champions Anglo Chinese School (I) trounced Greenridge SecondaryClarence Chan - 53 words
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Unwind
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Movies
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Article, Illustration1311 2001-03-08 17 – The New York Times - The New York Times HOLLYWOOD Mike Nichols is directing Emma Thompson in the film adaptation of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Wit. Another filmmaker, Norman Jewison, is directing Greg Kinnear, Dennis Quaid and Toni Collette in Dinner With Friends, the comedy-drama that won a Pulitzer last year. An1,311 words
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Article, Illustration56 2001-03-08 18 Sources: Variety, Reuters Oscar may stand just 30 cm tall but stars and big movie houses will employ armies of dedicated campaigners in the search for Hollywood*s Holy Qrail. This years promotional budgets have topped S$3-$ million the little man's very appearance on a movie billingSources: Variety, Reuters; © GRAPHIC NEWS - 56 words
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Article, Illustration740 2001-03-08 19 NYT He's up for an Oscar as Emperor Commodus in Qladiator and has won critical praise for Quills and The Yards. DANA KENNEDY looks at the rising star of Joaquin Phoenix. T IS one hour after Joaquin Phoenix is scheduled to arrive at The Algonquin Hotel in Manhattan– NYT - 740 words
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Article, Illustration278 2001-03-08 19 – June Wan - June Wan HAVE Michael Caine and Helen Hunt cloned themselves? Both have appeared in too many recent movies: Pay It Forward, What Women Want, and Cast Away for Hunt; Miss Congeniality, Quills, The Cider House Rules, and Get Carter for Caine. If multiplicity is this278 words
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Article, Illustration1050 2001-03-08 20 – JeanmarieTan - JeanmarieTan THE YARDS (PC) Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron, James Caan THE YARDS aspires to be an epic homage to New York City’s grit, gloom and gravitas without any Hollywood slam-bam. But James Gray’s lacklustre follow-up to Little Odessa ends up being a runaway train that1,050 words
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Article, Illustration383 2001-03-08 20 – Lim Hui Ling - Lim Hui Ling CAMERON DIAZ, Charlize Theron, Andie McDowell and a host of other actresses have one thing in common. They all started out sashaying down the catwalk before moving on to the big screen. But not all models should make that career switch. We assess a few.383 words
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Article177 2001-03-08 21 – Jeanmarie Tan - Jeanmarie Tan JOSXE AND THE PUSSYCATS MUSIC VIDEO Time: 2 minutes, <http://www.ifilm.com> GOODBYE, Charlie’s Angels and Powerpuff Girls. Hello, Josie and the Pussycats destined to be this year’s poster-vamps. Check out clips from the movie on their rockin’ MTV Three Small Words, the main track of the irreverent live-action177 words
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Cyber SNITCH
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Article108 2001-03-08 21 BEN AFFLECK and Matt Damon leaped into the limelight when their script for Good Will Hunting was picked up. Now they’ve given other aspiring tinseltown talents a chance to make a breakthrough. The duo held a screenwriting contest on their Project Greenlight website last year. The winner,108 words
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Article85 2001-03-08 21 CAN’T wait for the movie? Sorry, because Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone won’t be coming anytime soon. You can, however, satiate that Potter need a bit at the movie’s website at http:// w ww.harrypotter. com, which hosts the trailer. Potter wannabes can also create their85 words
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Article95 2001-03-08 21 IN THE MEXICAN, Brad Pitt plays a bumbling crook, Jerry, who has to complete one last job, which is to secure a pistol named The Mexican, before settling down with his girlfriend Sam (Julia Roberts). Even more exciting than that, he has to speak Spanish. Get a load95 words
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Article25 2001-03-08 21 ‘We are hot chicks. 5 Five big-breasted, cat-suited women with long hair to everyone they meet from Dude, Where’s My Car?25 words
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Clubbing
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Article, Illustration918 2001-03-08 22 Where do divers in Singapore hunt for good times when they are not in their wetsuits plunging the depths? EARL HO (karl@sph.com.sg) takes a deep breath and explores the waters of local dive bars. DIVE bar is opening at Boat Quay. No, it’s not a sleazy outlet withMike Lee; Desmond Wee - 918 words
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Pick of the CLUBS
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Article110 2001-03-08 23 Nextpage Pub 17Mohamed Sultan Road DECORATED along a Chairman Mao theme, Nextpage comes with Malaccan brick walls, red Chinese lanterns, moongates and private booths to complete its old-world charm and Oriental appeal. On Tuesdays, guys get a free shooter with every bottle of beer purchased. Ladies,110 words
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Article189 2001-03-08 23 – Lim Hui Ling - Lim Hu i Ling Fluid 11 Purvis Street GET your martinis from this swanky outlet on Thursdays at a special price of $lO each. Or chill out every night from 6 pm to 9 pm, when you get 50 per cent off standard pours and bottled beers. For189 words
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Article, Illustration631 2001-03-08 23 Mohamed Sultans famous roti-prata joint is no more. In its place is a sleek, upmarket eatery wooing the clubbing crowd. KARL HO (karl@sph.com.sg) checks out Sultan 8. F YOU’RE a denizen of Mohamed Sultan, get ready to be pampered. Instead of teh tarik, you’ll get a choiceDesmond Wee - 631 words
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Night HAWK
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Article76 2001-03-08 23 IT PAYS to apply early for your licence. Ivan Rantung, Orange’s club operations director, applied for the 3 am licence when the 650-sq-m outlet at 33 Mohamed Sultan Road underwent renovations late last year. And barely a month after receiving its midnight licence, Orange extended its hours in76 words
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Article60 2001-03-08 23 WORD has it that the Wong San pubbing chain plans to open another club at 24 Mohamed Sultan Road. But the group which runs Siam Supper Club, Wong San’s and Eastside has difficulty getting a licence, presumably because the nightlife hub is overcrowding. Insiders now say60 words
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Article31 2001-03-08 23 – Karl Ho - Karl Ho ZOUK’S security manager Peter Lim the towering behemoth with shades and tinted brown hair has resigned. Taking his place is former assistant security manager Simon Lim.31 words
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Advertisement985 2001-03-08 24 f got to be connected ,:«aR.V 8# SINGAPORE com Follow me to IT Young whiz leads family to e-lifestyle On a typical weekday night, Mark can usually be found seated cross-legged in front of his computer, frowning intensely as his fingers flit across the keyboard. Occasional spurts of laughter break985 words
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