Project Eyeball, 30 April 2001

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    11 1 projecteyeball. eyebalLasiaLcom.sg Mita (p) 105/03/2001 Monday, April 30, 2001 80 CENTS
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      423 1 f ALL SET TO SIZZLE New gals Eelyn Kok (left) and Jeanette Aw take their Route To Glamour in Singapore’s newest television station. See Pages 18-19 SIGN OF THE TIMES Existentialist questions overwhelm John Lui when all he wants to do is to find out when the next train arrives.
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  • NEW & VIEWS
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      125 2 A RESTAURANT owner is griping after Swedish king Carl Gustaf visited his Thai restaurant on Saturday, and left a tip worth just $0.90. Bernard Duijn, who owns the restaurant in Saint Tropez, France, thought he had it made when the king stepped into his eating house. So he worked
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      Lock icon CPF restoration: Review in October, says PM
      387 2 Govt to proceed with caution as economic outlook still bleak THE Government will review the economic situation in October and assess growth prospects before deciding on any CPF restoration next year. In his May Day message to workers yesterday, Prime Minister Goh Chok
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    • Eyeball NEWS
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        Lock icon Keyboard goes Tamil
        39 2 Visitors to Family Fun Sinda IT Carnival yesterday got a peek at a computer keyboard with Tamil characters, sold for $25. The one-day event was held at the Marine Parade Community Club yesterday. Law Kian Yian
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      • Article
        Lock icon Pasir Ris GRC gets funding
        174 2 THE Pasir Ris Group Representation Constituency (GRC) has received $8.47 million from the Government to test out estate-improvement ideas. The Pasir Ris 21 concept plan, first mooted by the MPs of Pasir Ris GRC in 1997, could become the template for other new estates that
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      • Article
        Lock icon Be open-minded, says BG Yeo
        119 2 SINGAPOREANS should go broadband when it comes to culture. Cultural diversity and “broadband links” to the world which gives us a cosmopolitan character are features that we should promote and embrace, said Minister for Trade and Industry BG George Yeo. Calling it the “Big Singapore
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        Lock icon Recycling: Heed European example
        134 2 SINGAPORE should heed the example of some European countries in the effort to cut down and recycle solid waste, said Acting Environment Minister Lim Swee Say yesterday. Countries such as Germany and the Netherlands, like Singapore, also rely heavily on the incineration process to dispose of
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      287 3 P55T j Ethnic Albanian rebels are j organising three brigades totalling 18,000 armed troops to resume operations against j the Macedonian government, i if it refuses to accept rebel j demands, according to a top j guerrilla commander. LONDON Queen Elizabeth’s sister, Princess Margaret, has lost her sight
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      Lock icon Go home, Gus Dur tells supporters
      422 3 Be defuses fears of mayhem following likely censure Wires JAKARTA The consequences of pushing President Abdurrahman Wahid from office may not be bloody after all. During a short address before a 20,000-strong but unexpectedly subdued prayer rally yesterday, the Indonesian head told his supporters
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      161 3 CHINA ENDS INVESTIGATIONS Wires BEIJING China will give the United States access to its spy plane stranded on Hainan island after a collision with a Chinese fighter, the official Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. Xinhua also said that the US has agreed to
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      Lock icon Lending tetraplegics a helping hand
      709 4  -  Charity drive aims to raise $200,000 for those disabled by spinal injuries Pictures and Text Law Kian Yan kianyan@sph.com.sg EIGHTEEN years ago, his doctor gave him five years to live. Today, Gilbert Tan is a living inspiration to fellow tetraplegics. “I thought I was going
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    • Singapore
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        1385 6  -  Security measures won’t measure up if hostelites don’t take simple precautions, say universities By Uyen Vu uyen@sph.com.sg THE universities have lobbed the ball right back into the students’ court: After all that we can and perhaps will do, it’s up to you to take care of
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    • The World
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        Lock icon Aussie, Chinese warships in Taiwan stand-off
        340 7 STRAINED TIES AP SYDNEY Three Australian warships were confronted by a Chinese warship in the Taiwan Straits, reported the Sydney Morning Herald yesterday. On April 17, the Australian force of two frigates and a supply ship was en route from South Korea to Hong
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        Lock icon Bombs in their backyard
        57 7 Songwriter Robi Draco (far left) and Puerto Rico senator Velda Gonzalez (centre) were among the protesters arrested by the US Navy for trespassing at the Camp Garcia navy base in Vieques, Puerto Rico, on Saturday. Hundreds protested against the US’ controversial bombing exercises, which they say
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        Lock icon US may cut down number of warheads
        501 7 Other changes may include shifting targets to meet growing Chinese challenge Lat-Wp WASHINGTON In major changes to America’s nuclear posture, the Bush administration is considering slashing the number of strategic warheads, taking most B52 and B-2 bombers out of the nuclear force and
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        487 8 He urges bigger rallies across the country as coup rumours swirl in Philippine capital Wires MANILA Detained former President Joseph Estrada called for bigger protests from his supporters yesterday as the Philippines went on a security alert over rumours of a coup. Two grenade explosions ripped
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        Lock icon ...and Arroyo’s troubles mount
        307 8 APPROVAL RATING DROPS AFP MANILA Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo marked her 100th day in office yesterday haunted by the prospects of a revolt by her jailed predecessor Joseph Estrada’s supporters and a sagging economy. Arroyo hit the ground running after she was installed as leader
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        Lock icon Nine out of 10 Japanese back Koizumi
        253 9 Wires TOKYO Japan’s new Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has won a stunning support rate of nearly 90 per cent with his populist approach and promise of change, according to opinion polls. A jaw-dropping 87.1 per cent of voters polled by the conservative daily
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        Lock icon Beating about the Bush
        87 9 Reuters President Qeorge W Bush showed off a sense of humour during the the White House Correspondents' Association dinner yesterday. Here are some gems. ‘My advice is, don’t peak too early.’ showing his first-grade report card filled with As ‘In college I did a lot of
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        385 9 Bush cracks jokes about himself and his family during White House dinner Wires WASHINGTON President George W Bush took irreverent digs at himself and just about everyone in his family in a joke-rid-dled speech that marked his debut at the White House Correspondents’ Association
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        Lock icon Gates still world s richest man
        224 9 WAL-MART CHAIRMAN HAS NOT WRESTED TITLE, SAYS FORBES NEW YORK Microsoft’s Bill Gates is still the richest dude around, says Forbes magazine. Last weekend, Britain’s Sunday Times had declared that Wal-Mart chairman S Robson Walton had beaten the Microsoft co-founder to his title of
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          866 10  -  Buying a good travel insurance plan takes sting out of holiday emergencies By Fiona Voon biz@eyeball.com.sg THE infamous Murphy’s Law is enough to wreck your dream holiday. Imagine losing your baggage on arrival in Hawaii. Or falling severely ill while in Papua New Guinea.
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    • Technology
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        Lock icon Ring, ring, you’re dead
        535 11 New ‘hunting’ game uses GPS in mobile phones to find players’ whereabouts THE next text message on your mobile phone may tell you that you have just exploded in a ball of flames. A new type of game, using a mobile phone as a weapon and
        Paul Reic Roca  -  535 words
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        Lock icon Beijing bans Internet cafes near schools
        276 11 BID TO CURB ONLINE ‘DISSENT AND VICE’ AFP BEIJING The Chinese capital yesterday banned Internet cafes on its main thoroughfare and near government offices and schools as the country cracked down on the growing spread of online dissent and vice. According to regulations issued
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    • Mailbox
      • Generation NEXT
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          Lock icon Mugging for interviews
          687 14  -  By Fiona Voon teens@eyeball.com.sg WHEN you were younger, you might have liked catching grasshoppers to watch them panic in a jar. At the grand old age of 18,1 realise that probably wasn’t such a nice thing to do, not because I’ve become a nature lover, but because
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          108 14 ALL else being equal in a relationship, I’d feel most comfortable with... 32% Someone with the same education puts us on the same wavelength. 22% -1 can honestly say, I don’t give two hoots about education. 17% Paper status is redundant today: School dropouts can be IT geniuses;
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          Lock icon The unbearable lightness of seeing
          747 15  -  By John Lui johnlui@singnet.com.sg ONE drawback of Information Technology is that it gives people the idea that they have to share information. For example, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has been putting up signs all over telling motorists that it’s only 12 minutes not 10,
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          Lock icon Let capable women come forward themselves
          239 15 Women MPk Should we have more? (April 27) SINGAPORE has four elected and two nominated women MPs, among 92 members in the House. Speaker of the House Tan Soo Khoon said people should not be “too obsessed” with having more women MPs simply for
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      28 2 Qood morning! m Showers with thunder over many areas in the pre-dawn hours and morning. High: 31C I Low: 24C Tides: 2.41AM/2.7M 5.15PM/2.2M Met Service: http:// www.gov.sg/ metsin
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      89 7 pennState World Campus FOUNDATION YEAR OPEN to O-level, N-level, ITE Holders Our FOUNDATION YEAR is designed to help you gain entry into Year One at a University degree course overseas. All 7 modules are being offered online from Penn State, a US top-50 university. Apply Now. Study anytime. Anywhere. For
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      41 8 1 For more on people vs Erap: http://www.time.com/time/asia/news/column/0.9754,*****9,00.html Pity ousted president Joseph Estrada; others have got away with worse crimes. http://www.dyarvoboy.com/cgi-bin/FrameIt/FrameIt.cgi? Url=http://www.manilatimes.net/&FooterSize=70&Footer Location=2&FooterUrl=http://www.dvaryoboy.com/cgi-bin/FrameIt/footer.htm Estrada’s allies predict takeover of Arroyo administration. http://www.inq7.net/nbk/2001/apr/27/nbk 4-l.htm A look at the criminal cases filed against Estrada.
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      93 9 i pennState I World Campus ’’Liberal Arts A Dynamic Force” Straits Times, 28 Mar 01, on the future of broadbased education in Singapore The first of its kind offered in Singapore, the BA in Liberal Arts is a multidisciplinary online degree programme coming from a US top-50 university. Study anytime.
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      64 11 HELEN, SWEETHEART OF THE INTERNET m too sleepy por this ItfgRMAT'OMAl. VtPEO C0WFER6WCS. 1 /N THE OTHER PARTY'S REAPY. !Xl JUST ACTIVATE THE WE{? CAMERA... TEP KOPP6L? OKAY, THERE'S YOU IU THE WIWPOW OKI THE LEPT, AWP OKi THE RIGHT THERE'S... SORRY. PHfl. WE HAP TO PO IT VURIU3 GESMAW
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      280 12 The cutest smile of the year. Boo...boo. chak! Ronn Toh Jun Ming m p tm |fW| Oh yes...I'm so cute...I am too sexy for my body...by the way anyone saw my booties? Raudhah Kamaludin Hello everybody, I just arrived in this world, 5 months only, hee hee. Please call me
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      223 13 The arrivaf of our beloved daughter, Pei Xuan, has brought temendous joy to us. We would 'ike to take this opportunity to share our joy with all of you. Serena Sam Thanks to those who have been very supportive, caring and understanding throughout my pregnancy. As a token of my
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  • EyeSport
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      792 16 Schumacher bags Spanish Grand Prix despite trailing AFP BARCELONA (Spain) Reigning world champion Michael Schumacher bagged a dramatic Spanish Grand Prix win yesterday after a last-lap engine problem cruelly robbed Mika Hakkinen of victory. The former world champion couldn’t hide his frustration after coming
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    • Sport IN SHORT
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        118 17 AP LIVERPOOL will play a team made up of Singaporean and international players when they visit in July. Yaw Yan Chong, spokesman for the Football Association of Singapore, said the final line-up would be decided by national coach Jan Poulsen, who he also named as the coach of
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        Lock icon Tyson’s kin in fire
        85 17 AFP POTOMAC (Maryland) 'Ablaze wrecked former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson’s home and caused US$1.5 million (S$2.7 million) in damage but the five occupants of the home escaped unharmed. Tyson’s wife, two of their children and his in-laws escaped the fire without injury, the boxer
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        Lock icon Big pile-up
        80 17 AP HAMPTON-Eleven cars were involved in a spectacular, fiery crash on Saturday night on the 53rd lap of the Indy Racing League’s (IRL) zMax 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Al Unser Jr and Sarah Fisher were among those who got caught up in the crash, which involved a
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      500 17 Beckham lashes out at Keane for calling United an ordinary team Wires LONDON There is trouble brewing in the Theatre of Dreams and it could turn into a nightmare if someone doesn’t step in to stem the slide. Old Trafford favourite David Beckham lashed out at
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      Lock icon Magic bucks trend, remains alive
      389 17 CLOSE IN ON MIL WAUKEES’S LEAD USA Today ORLANDO It was a clean sweep, all right. But it was hardly the one-sided runaway that looked like such a foregone conclusion just days earlier in this Eastern Conference playoff series. In one bold swoop on Saturday
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  • Unwind
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      Lock icon U-turns, twists and shouts
      775 18 No to mindless slapstick, yes to intelligent programming. That’s how Channel U, MediaWorks new Mandarin channel promises to ‘turn U on starting this Sunday. JEANMARIE TAN (jeanm@sph.com.sg) tunes in. T’S been a flurry of print ads, road shows and carnivals since MediaWorks received its broadcasting licence
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    • The Tube
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        Lock icon ROUTE TO STARDOM
        371 19  -  Leanmarie Tan MEDIAWORKS’ fresh faces were selected from a pool of 5,000 hopefuls in a talent search conducted in Singapore and Malaysia for Channel U’s Route To Glamour. Now, Eyeball gives you the scoop on four hopeful stars-to-be. Jeanette Aw IMAG& Sassy 21-year-old with possibly what will
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      Lock icon This Angel does not suck
      692 20 David Boreanaz s noble bloodsucker takes his demons to a much darker place in the hotly-anticipated Buffy spin-off, Angel. Far from boring you to death, its themes of redemption and very dry humour let this helTs Angel take flight, says JEANMAR1E TAN (jeanm@sph.com.sg). AST seen
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    • Books
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        Lock icon On the rituals worth keeping
        1104 21 Best-selling author Wilbur Smith breezed into town last week to promote his latest book, Warlock. When it comes to his winning style, he confesses to abiding by the maxim ‘if it ain't broke, don't fix if. CLARA CHOW (clarac@sph.com.sg) chats with the writer of macho-romantic
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      • Foot NOTES
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          Lock icon Larkin’s ‘lesbian phase’revealed
          140 22 SIXTEEN years after his death, dark, misanthropic English poet Philip Larkin’s erotic novellas will see the light of day. But critics are saying that the perverse, lesbian scenes in them might affect his literary reputation, reported The London Observer. Trouble At Willow Gables and Michaelmas Term At
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          Lock icon Rowling bio in the works
          85 22 ANYONE and everyone today can get a book written about him or her, with a film adaptation of it done shortly thereafter. The latest on the list is Harry Potter author J K Rowling, the subject of a forthcoming unauthorised bio penned by Sean Smith,
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          Lock icon Dench ditches Murdoch’s clothes
          80 22 SPOTTED: Dame Judi Dench playing late novelist Iris Murdoch on the streets of Oxford in a new film called Iris, based on the memoirs of husband John Bayley. A female friend of Bayley’s saw the actress and offered Dench the use of some of Murdoch’s coats
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        Lock icon Pharaoh’s caretaker
        327 22 Clara Chow WARLOCK Wilbur Smith (Macmillan) $48.50 WILBUR SMITH writes stories which gather momentum and sprawl over generations. Warlock, his latest historical mystery, is no exception. Although it’s the third in the Egyptian series after River God and The Seventh Scroll, Warlock is set in the time between
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        Lock icon QUICK PICKS
        289 22 Clara Chow CARRIED AWAY: THE INVENTION OF MODERN SHOPPING Rachel Bowlby (Faber) $34.00 IT’S a sexy title. After all, who doesn’t want to know how “retail therapy” evolved? Instead of investigative journalism, however, Bowlby reads shopping through display windows, packages, salesman manuals and customer surveys. Nuggets include how
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        Lock icon The customer is king
        959 23 THE CUSTOMER REVOLUTION Patricia Seybold (Crown Business) $49.90 S A CEO, you could be forgiven for thinking that sound strategy, savvy marketing and topline focus are all you need to hit pay dirt in the world of business. Author Patricia Seybold begs to differ. “You are
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        Lock icon BLUFFER’S GUIDE TO...
        249 23 Disgrace M Coetzee Who: J(ohn) M(ichael), born 1940 in Cape Town to white lawyer father and teacher mother, was trained in literature and mathematics. The former computer programmer wrote Waiting For The Barbarians (1980), The Life And Times Of Michael K (1983 Booker Prize) and Foe (1986).
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      25 19 For the lowdown on the soft launch of Singapore’s newest television stations —Media Works’ TV Works and Mandarin Channel U log on to http^/eyebalLasial ■com.sg
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      93 20 LLL Jij_L JISJ JJiSi WIN StarWorld goodie bags, containing an exclusive umbrella, strap bag and reversible fishing hat. Just answer the following question, and you could be one of 30 lucky winners. Question: What is the name of the actor who plays the title role of Angel in StarWorld's upcoming
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      253 20 MUST SEE TV: THIS WEEK’S TOP PICKS Movies Mickey Blue Eyes Tonight 0 9 pm 0 Star Movies (Ch 58) BRITISH fop Hugh Grant is an art-house auctioneer who gets embroiled in illegal mafia activities when he realises his teacher-girlfriend is the daughter of a major mobster. The romantic comedy
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      Lock icon Millions couldn’t keep Margulies on ER shift
      158 24 DESPITE the millions of dollars NBC offered Julianna Margulies (right) to stay on ER, she said she left the series after six seasons last May for several reasons. “By last year, there were 13 series regulars. It just became a show about revolving
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      Lock icon Mayhem lands Tommy Lee in court
      159 24 FORMER Motley Crne drummer Tommy Lee (right) appeared surprised by his lawyers. A settlement was made in a Manhattan civil court on Friday right before a jury announced its verdict in a trademark-infringement case, AP reported TT Sounds Good AB claimed Lee, Universal Records
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      Lock icon Chat & Mouse
      206 24 Chat Mouse Divorce court A JUDGE was interviewing a woman regarding her pending divorce, and asked: “What are the grounds for your divorce?” She replied: “About four hectares and a nice little home in the middle of the property with a stream running by.” “No,” he said, “I mean what
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      Lock icon No May-December fling in Outback, say Survivors
      145 24 NOW that they’ve both been voted out of the Outback, Survivor contestants Rodger Bingham and Elisabeth Filarski want to set one thing straight: They were never more than friends. Filarski, 23, raised eyebrows of suspicious viewers when she referred to Bingham, 53, as
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      Lock icon Ryan’s weight loss a worry?
      83 24 IMDb.com reports that movie bosses are concerned for Meg Ryan (left), who has lost an enormous amount of weight since she split from Rnssell Crowe. Ryan, who celebrates her 40th birthday in November, is filming Kate Leopold, a romantic comedy about a 19th century duke
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      Lock icon ’N Sync singer is a new pop
      46 24 A British website, Worldpop.com, reported that ’N Sync member Joey Fatone is a new father. His gal-pal Eelly Baldwin reportedly gave birth to a girl named Brianna last weekend. The band’s spokesman would not comment on the site’s story.
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    • Making HEADLINES
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        Lock icon Terminator 2 star rushed to hospital
        100 24 TERMINATOR 2 star Edward Furlong (right) was rushed to a Los Angeles emergency room on Tuesday for a suspected drug overdose. The 23-year-old actor was released on Thursday. Party-goers said Furlong has showed up at the Whiskey club on Sunset Boulevard to catch a
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        42 24 ACTRESS Sharon Stone, who recently adopted a boy, will narrate an HBO animated kids’ series, Harold And The Purple Crayon. This is a departure from Stone’s steamy roles in Basic Instinct and Sliver. The 13 half-hour episodes will premiere in December.
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