Project Eyeball, 2 April 2001
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Title Section11 2001-04-02 1 projecteyeball. eyeball-asial.com.sg Mita (p) 105/03/2001 Monday, April 2, 2001 80 CENTS11 words
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Advertisement479 2001-04-02 1 EmpText thin ,s you should know today Just how expensive Is medicine here?: We compare some common products such as Panadol and charcoal pills. See Page 2 Gus Dur digs in some more: Indonesian President is in no hurry to delegate power to Vice-President Megawati. See Page 9 China, US479 words
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NEWS & VIEWS
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Article, Illustration126 2001-04-02 2 IT TAKES a fair bit of black humour to place bets among friends on who will die first. That’s exactly what a group of British drinkers are doing putting £5 (Ssl3) a week in a coffin-shaped money-box to fund a party when one of them dies. They have been126 words
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Article343 2001-04-02 2 Leong Pik Yin - Comparison shows drug prices higher in Singapore By Leong Pik Yin pikyin@sph.com.sg HAVE a throbbing headache? Stabbing gastric pains? The high prices of medicine in town may well make you feel even more ill, say some people. And it may not all be just be343 words
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Eyeball NEWS
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Article, Illustration99 2001-04-02 2 THERE were fun events galore at various places yesterday to celebrate All Fools’ Day. A joint celebration by the Singapore Art Museum and Time magazine saw children get their faces painted like clowns. They also took part in workshops and guided tours. The SiglapClarence Chan - 99 words
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Article67 2001-04-02 2 WINE connoisseurs and novices here had every reason to raise their glasses. Leading auctioneer Christie’s revived its Spring Sale of fine wines yesterday. It offered a wide range of fine wines that are not readily available on the market. The auction attracted over 150 bidders, and67 words
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Article116 2001-04-02 2 EXPATRIATE workers view Singapore as one of the most desirable places to live in the region. And it’s a place that’s anything but boring, they say. This was revealed by the results of a regional quality of life survey by the Political and Economic Risk116 words
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57 2001-04-02 2 THE number of people who died in road accidents last year is the second lowest in 25 years. A total of 215 people died on the roads last year. In 1999, there were 198 deaths.^ A total of 99,motorcyclists were killed in accidents last57 words
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Article, Illustration254 2001-04-02 3 HONGKONG Battling growing drug use by teenagers, police in Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macau arrested almost 1,200 people in a two-week raid and seized drugs worth HK $4.6 million (S$ 1.06 million). MANILA The Moro Islamic Liberation Front promised to indefinitely suspend offensives in the southern islands, beginningBong Fortin - 254 words
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Article, Illustration202 2001-04-02 3 AP HEBRON Carrying the body of a baby killed in a gun-fire attack, several hundred Jewish settlers and their supporters buried her in an ancient cemetery in the divided West Bank city yesterday. Ten-month-old Shalhevet Pass was killed, and her father, Yitzhak, wounded last– AP; Reuters - 202 words
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Article346 2001-04-02 3 But few Serbs want him tried abroad Wires BELGRADE Relieved Serbs were glad at the arrest of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic yesterday, but only a few supported handing him over to the United Nations war crimes tribunal. “That man ruined 10 years of my life and it– Wires - 346 words
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Singapore
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Article, Illustration828 2001-04-02 4 Leong Pik Yin - Pilates are they trained? Dawn of ‘overnight’ instructors leads to backbiting By Leong Pik Yin pikyin@sph.com.sg THERE’S a slug-fest taking place in the world of Pilates instructors, and you, the consumer, could be the casualty. The 80-year-old exercise programme is seeing new life as the latest exercise fad, and someClarence Chan; Law Kian Yan - 828 words
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Article, Illustration575 2001-04-02 7 Toh Bee Ping - NSmen, women, kids welcome By Toh Bee Ping beeping@sph.com.sg THE Ministry of Defence’s Internet portal miw.com.sg, short for Mindef Info Web is not just for National Servicemen and Ministry of Defence employees. It’s targeted at women and children too. In fact, just about anyone isPictures: Mike Lee - 575 words
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The World
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Article, Illustration187 2001-04-02 8 ACCORDINQ to the annual April Fool's Day survey released yesterday, former US President Bill Clinton is the Most Foolish American for a second year running. r [}ie telephone survey, conducted by New York-based public relations consultant Jeff Barge, polled the 1,046 people on who they thought had“done somethingMik Zarzuela - 187 words
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Article, Illustration239 2001-04-02 8 China searching for its fighter-jet crew HONOLULU A United States Navy maritime patrol aircraft was intercepted by two Chinese fighter jets and, after a minor collision, made an emergency landing in China, claimed the US Pacific command yesterday. But in a counter-claim made someAFP - 239 words
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Article143 2001-04-02 8 SECRET U.S. NAVY STUDY Reuters NEW YORK A secret study by United States Navy officers has concluded that Taiwan needs the sophisticated Aegis ship-based battle system and other advanced weaponry. China strongly opposes the sale of US arms to the island. During a visit to– Reuters - 143 words
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297 2001-04-02 9 Can do so only after term ends and Constitution is amended, says spokesman AP JAKARTA Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid is in no hurry to surrender power to his popular deputy as away of avoiding impeachment, The Jakarta Post reported yesterday. The– AP - 297 words
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Article, Illustration472 2001-04-02 9 Reuters MANILA The upcoming Senate elections in the Philippines are shaping up as a battle between supporters of former President Joseph Estrada and those who ousted him. But the front-runner in the race for 13 of the 24 Senate seats up for grabs next month– Reuters; Reuters - 472 words
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262 2001-04-02 9 GRAFT CASE AFP BANGKOK Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra may escape a five-year ban from politics that threatens to cut short his political career, said an analyst. Thailand’s Constitutional Court opens a hearing tomorrow into corruption charges against the popular Thaksin for deliberately concealing– AFP - 262 words
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Technology
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Article, Illustration517 2001-04-02 10 Colombian firm specialises in armoured attire for the fashion-conscions AP BOGOTA (Colombia) Miguel Caballero steps up to his attorney and fires a .38-calibre revolver at his abdomen. The lawyer, Wilson Sanchez, recoils from the impact, but feels only a thump. He’s wearing an armoured raincoat– AP; AP - 517 words
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Article324 2001-04-02 10 VENDING MACHINES OUT of small change for the vending machine? No worries, just use your mobile phone to get it to dispense what you want. Vending machines are going high-tech, reports MSNBC.com. At the Spring National Automatic Merchandising Association (Nama) conference in Las Vegas,324 words
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Business
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Personal
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Article, Illustration939 2001-04-02 11 Gail Aw - Distributors offer up to 50% discounts By Gail Aw local@eyeball.com.sg THE next time you want to buy unit trusts, think online. There are at least four online sellers offering a wide variety of funds from asset management firms here. The main advantage of buying939 words
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Mailbox
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Wry TECH
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Article, Illustration608 2001-04-02 14 John Lui - 1 2 win lots of Rite SMS poem By John Lui talk@sph.com.sg A Singaporean THE GUARDIAN newspaper (http://www.guardian.co.uk) in Britain is holding an SMS poetry competition, yet another sign of the impending Apocalypse. Let’s back up a bit. The newspaper, which was once known for its excellent journalism, impregnable editorial– A Singaporean; Paul Reic Roca - 608 words
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Article135 2001-04-02 14 ‘Computer glitches are here to stay’ (March 28) HAVE you been the victim of a computer glitch? Have you received incorrect bills from Power Supply or StarHub? A reader writes: NOT SO TECHNICAL COMPUTER glitches or not, the readiness of Singapore Power to use billing software that135 words
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Article107 2001-04-02 14 WHAT would you do if you knew you were dying? 42% Devote my time to family and friends. 27% Treat myself: See the world, go on safari, eat everything. 10% Go down in the history books with a wild stunt or crime. 9% Sacrifice myself suicide-bomb Osama bin107 words
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Article, Illustration597 2001-04-02 15 Taking flight’ (March 26) IN DROVES, they head abroad every year to acquire an overseas education. But do young students also risk losing touch with the Singaporean way of life? Will they return as informed, well-travelled and active citizens? Or as Generation Next columnist Fiona597 words
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Article194 2001-04-02 15 ‘CPI not a good enough snapshot of costs’ (March 23) YOUR article used some strong words to describe the Consumer Price Index (CPI): “inherent flaws”, “shortcomings”, and “problems of measurement”. Your criticisms and expectations go beyond what a pure price index can offer. The194 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous29 2001-04-02 2 Qood morning! Partly cloudy and slightly hazy. Showers with thunder over many areas in the afternoon. High: 33C 1 Low: 24C Tides: 3.50AM/2.5M 6.58PM/2.1M Met Service: http:/ www.gov.sg/ metsin29 words
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Advertisement17 2001-04-02 4 Introducing The Boston® Multifocal RGP contact lens for NEAR and FAR visions. m Visit your optometrist NOW.17 words
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Advertisement13 2001-04-02 4 To find out more about Pilates, surf to: http:// www.pilatesstudio.com http://www. excelpilates.com http://www.pilates.com.sg13 words
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EDUCATION EYE
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Article, Illustration12 2001-04-02 5 What does your employer value? Source: STUDENT-link (Feb 2001 issue)12 words
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Article, Illustration296 2001-04-02 5 From an interview with Professor Shafa According to ww surveys done in Europe, the USA and the Far East, the quality of an MBA is known to employers and students alike. A recent business survey also published that an MBA-holder296 words
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Article504 2001-04-02 5 Singaporeans who love accumulating a string of designatory letters behind their names were in for a shock last week. Headhunters revealed that an MBA was not as valuable as work experience in their recruitment criteria, saying that there were many young MBA holders who504 words
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Advertisement65 2001-04-02 7 If you want to find out more about what else you can do on Mindef Info Web, log on to http://www.miw.com.sg SMALL PRICE BIG ROOM fflf m Tilt mm Complimentary Drinks hotel 88 Weekday Weekend Standard Room $4O $5O Superior Room $5O $6O Deluxe Room $55 $65 Transit Passenger/Stop Over65 words
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Page 10 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous52 2001-04-02 10 HELEN, SWEETHEART OF TEE INTERNET YOU GOT RIP OF 2,SCO £OMPUT£R£?i WB ÜBBPBP TO UPGRAPB, str rs BUT TO THROW AWAY AIL THAT HARDWARE* rr® oi p mcmouj&y. PHIL! bbgipbb, i PiPU T rmow mm away they SAy this new FILLER'S CHEAPS? THAW FOAM CHIPS? 1 H 0 y A52 words
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Advertisement266 2001-04-02 12 Life is tasty and beautiful. Don't you agree? Elizabeth Wong Pei En m Dad, do I look pretty? Now I am ready for another pose. Brenda Lee Si Ying Baby Dani, since your arrival, everyday is a sweet memory. You are the love of our lives, always and forever. Love266 words
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Advertisement161 2001-04-02 13 We are proud to announce our pride joy, Kieran Lee. Thank you for being our son Agnes Koh Announcing our first cutest bundle of joy whose rays of smile fill our home with brightness. Arvind Gunasekaran We are jumping for joy! Introducing Raul Gurung He arrived on October 25, 2000161 words
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Miscellaneous29 2001-04-02 15 D mm m tti CE3 “I’m not sure I like a college whose home page is a link to The Party Zone.” ®> 2001 Rich Tennant/Dist. by Universal Press Syndicate29 words
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EyeSport
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Sport IN SHORT
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Article, Illustration102 2001-04-02 16 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Mike Tyson has verbally agreed to fight Nigerian heavyweight David Izon here in June, the Sunday Star reported. The newspaper quoted a spokesman from Promote Classic but no one at the event organiser’s office was available for comment yesterday. The newspaper said the– AFP; Reuters - 102 words
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Article68 2001-04-02 16 Reuters LONDON Italian giant Juventus is considering making a bid for Arsenal’s French international midfielder Patrick Vieira, according to a report quoting Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi in the News Of The World newspaper yesterday. The 24-year-old Vieira, who joined Arsenal in 1996, said: “I’m stronger than– Reuters - 68 words
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Article66 2001-04-02 16 AP TAMPA (Florida) Friends of former New York Yankees slugger Darryl Strawberry say they are worried about him, two days after he walked out of a drug treatment centre where he was under house arrest. A warrant has been issued for Strawberry’s arrest. He left the treatment centre– AP - 66 words
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Article, Illustration563 2001-04-02 16 Williams outlasts Capriati to win final marked by blunders, and brilliance AP KEY BISCAYNE (Florida) Venus Williams stood a single point from defeat eight times. Her game was erratic, the weather hot, the match long and the crowd firmly in Jennifer Capriati’s corner. But Williams would– AP; Reuters - 563 words
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Article285 2001-04-02 16 TIES WITH SEATTLE FOR PLAYOFF SPOT Reuters WASHINGTON The Houston Rockets shook off their slumber in the fourth quarter, reeling off 15 consecutive points, on their way to a 96-86 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday. The victory put the Rockets into a tie with– Reuters - 285 words
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Article, Illustration588 2001-04-02 17 Adam Hashidy - A reporter in mourning reminisces about a not-so-long-ago interview with a true football hero By Adam Hashidy hashidy@sph.com.sg IN THE game of football, you breathe in its beauty and exhale at the splendour exhibited by their heroes. And for many years, David “Rocky” Rocastle was a588 words
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Article, Illustration196 2001-04-02 17 SOCCER: Soccernet correspondent Michael Calvin is convinced that Steven Gerrard will soon be the new King of England, replacing the incumbent David Beckham. So convinced is he of Gerrard’s calibre, he sticks his neck out and says: “(Gerrard) hinted at greatness, and defied the fact he is only196 words
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Unwind
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Books
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Article, Illustration544 2001-04-02 18 E- dressing the vanity presses With e-books, digital publishing is starting to resemble vanity presses. CLARA CHOW (clarac@sph .com.sg) finds out what’s legit. Shakespeare, Blake, John Donne, Walt Whitman and Gertrude Stein did it. Self-publish, that is. It’s a craft that is thriving in the digital age. Indeed, e-vanity pressesMik Zarzuela - 544 words
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Article, Illustration518 2001-04-02 19 – Clara Chow - Clara Chow THE idea of the vanity press in Singapore is an unfamiliar one to many. “Whassat?” is often the blank-faced response. Indeed, the closest thing we have to a self-publishing press in Singapore is First Fruits. Started in 1996 by Enoch Ng and Yeo Eng Cheng, First518 words
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Book MARKS
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Article, Illustration124 2001-04-02 20 THE WIND DONE GONE. That’s the title of a new version of Margaret Mitchell’s Civil War novel Gone With The Wind. By Alice Randall, the book out next month is from a slave’s (Scarlett O’Hara’s half-sister) perspective. In a statement, Randall “of mixed race ancestry”124 words
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Article111 2001-04-02 20 – Clara Chow - Clara Chow THE dignified world of literature isn’t exempt from gender wars. For many years, UK’s Orange Prize for Fiction worth £30,000 (5575,000) has been criticised for being male-dominated and male-oriented. This year, in a clever publicity-garnering twist, the men and women of letters have decided111 words
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Article, Illustration585 2001-04-02 20 – Clara Chow - Clara Chow THE LOVE OF STONES Tobias Hill (Faber), $2B NCE in a while, you come across a book that holds you in its thrall, like a diamond clutched in its claw setting. The Love Of Stones is one such novel; destined, no doubt, to soon585 words
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Article, Illustration366 2001-04-02 20 – Clara Chow - Clara Chow DAME Shirley Bassey’s warbling of Diamonds Are Forever is just the sentiment of authors who wrote odes to fantastic jewels. Works such as these have captured imaginations and immortalised their authors thanks to these precious gems: THE INDISCREET JEWELS Denis Diderot (1748) Cache: A magic366 words
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Article, Illustration464 2001-04-02 21 In simple words, one paints slices of personal experience. The other borrows the voices of Singapore’s historical figures and gives bygone events a twist. CLARA CHOW (clarac@sph.com.sg) meets two poets who are launching their books of poetry on April 7 under Ethos Books. EDDIE TAT 27, authorPictures: Law Kian Yan - 464 words
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Article342 2001-04-02 21 – Clara Chow - Clara Chow A LITERARY COMPANION TO PARIS lan Littlewood (Penguin), $18.98 from Kinokuniya DITCH those Lonely Planet guides and roam Europe’s romantic capitals with these slim volumes in hand instead. Rather than telling you where to eat and how much to tip, these books take you under the342 words
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Article, Illustration258 2001-04-02 21 Paul Eric Roca - Paul Eric Roca HOT The Death Of Vishnu: Manil Suri’s novel about life and death set in Bollywood has prompted even the flightiest model in curlers to read. Dusting off old books: Trawl second-hand shops for Ali And Nino by Kurban Said (1937). This love story about an258 words
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The Tube
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TV TATTLE
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Article, Illustration121 2001-04-02 22 JERRI MANTHEY (above), the scheming wannabe actress who was voted off the hit reality TV series Survivor II on Friday, is actually quite a nice gal. Or so she’d want everyone to believe. “I was a little bit hurt when I first saw the (public) reaction121 words
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Article62 2001-04-02 22 GARY OLDMAN and Kathleen Turner will guest-star on Friends. According to Access Hollywood, Oldman will play the star of a film in which Joey (Matt Leßlanc) gets a role. Turner, meanwhile, will appear as a “very interesting relative of Chandler’s” during the TV sitcom’s season finale, which revolves62 words
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Article84 2001-04-02 22 MTV refuses to air a public service announcement created by the People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (Peta) that encourages spaying and neutering of housecats. The ad features two animatronic cats getting at it, which MTV has found to be too graphic. “We are flummoxed by84 words
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Article, Illustration708 2001-04-02 22 It's the toughest endurance race on earth. And the Singaporean team of three women and a man busted their guts out at Eco-Challenge Sabah 2000. JEAMHHAREEI TAM (jeanm@sph.com.sg) talks to the team about Survivor, injuries and dramatic spats. OF YOU think Team Singapore Power’s triumphant televisedClarence Chan - 708 words
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Eyeballing Television
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Article, Illustration695 2001-04-02 23 Right when a particular local diva and a certain Qrcck god seems to have thankfully faded into heavens oblivion, these naff musical superstars are back to assault us with TV comebacks reminding us why we banished them in the first place. JEAMMARIE TAM (jeanm@sph.com.sg) reports. UST695 words
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Miscellaneous267 2001-04-02 23 MUST-SEE TV: THIS WEEK’S TOP PICKS Movies Postman Bines Sunday 010 pm W Entertainment (Ch 56) THIS Japanese action-comedy which is also an arthouse movie tells the story of Sawaki, a clueless postman who unintentionally gets involved in drug-dealing, murder and mutilation. All because of a letter. Starring Shinichi Tsutsumi,267 words
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The Bach Page
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Article309 2001-04-02 24 Chat Mouse If restaurants were run like Microsoft PATRON: Waiter! WAiTilu: Hi, my name is Bill, and I’ll be your Support Waiter. What seems to be the problem? PATRON: There’s a fly in my soup! WATOER: Try again, maybe the fly won’t be there this time. PATRON: No, it’s still309 words
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Article, Illustration99 2001-04-02 24 THE most difficult role for Rate Winslet (right) was not in Titanic or Quills. It was awaiting the birth of her daughter Mia six months ago. This is revealed in her foreword to a new book, Natural Pregnancy, by midwife Zita West. The book gives adviceReuters - 99 words
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Article, Illustration123 2001-04-02 24 STELLA MCCARTNEY (left) is leaving Chloe, where she established her reputation as a designer, to join luxury label Gucci, where she will design her own range of clothes. Rumour had it that the daughter of Beatle Sir Paul, who counts Madonna, Kate Moss and Naomi CampbellReuters - 123 words
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Article85 2001-04-02 24 Wires NEED a wedding singer? Over at http://www.ebay.ca, Jon Bon Jovi can be bid on until April 9. Other prizes in the Canadian Music Therapy Trust’s auction, which benefits kids with developmental problems, are Ricky Martin’s pants and a walk-on in a TV show... How much for Oasis– Wires - 85 words
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