The New Paper, 31 October 1999
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Title Section23 1999-10-31 1 the new paper OCTOBER 3 1. 1999 a 0 1 i a w o Q. </> s on Sunday if) Z UJ o o23 words
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Article, Illustration505 1999-10-31 2 The next generation: ...THAT'S life in the next century. The next millennium generation will retire from their first job in their 30s and they will go back to university in their 60s. That is the startling prediction of a leading British think-tank. By the505 words
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Article75 1999-10-31 2 TODAY, Singaporeans can expect to live to about 85 years old. In future, 55 will be just middle-aged. By 2030, the proportion of people who are at least 65 years old is expected to be more than 18 per cent, up from only 7 per cent last75 words
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Article, Illustration846 1999-10-31 5 Calvin Low - If you are a man, read this. If you are married to an aging man, listen to Dr Peter Lim, head urologist at Changi General Hospital. What he tells could prove shocking by Calvin Low A WOMAN, frustrated by her 50-year-old husband's low sex drive, led him846 words
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Advertisement57 1999-10-31 5 AFRAID OF SEEING DOCTOR? We are looking for two men over 50 who have not had a general health check for over 10 years. We'll pay for the examination, if you are willing to talk about the results of the check-up. E-mail Calvin Low at calvin@sph.com.sg, or call 1800-733 445557 words
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Article, Illustration954 1999-10-31 6 TONY Leong has genes to die for. He is 59 years old with thick, barely grey streaked hair. His strapping 1.78 m tall, 72kg frame is trim, muscled and tanned. His zest and energy would make many men a decade younger palePicture/ Choo Chwee Hua - 954 words
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Article98 1999-10-31 6 BODY changes linked with andropause start between the ages of 40 and 55. These are due to dropping levels of testosterone, the male hormone produced by the testicles. SIGN 1: Decline in sexual desire, lowered fertility, difficulty in developing and maintaining erections, and ejaculatory problems SIGN 2:98 words
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Article, Illustration712 1999-10-31 7 Last month, we told you the story of 11-year-old Malisa Mohammad, who has never been to a proper school The debate about children like her has been raging. The Prime Minister has since asked whether education should be made compulsory. This raises712 words
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Article, Illustration484 1999-10-31 9 Irene Kew - Plenty on our minds. But not many care enough about improving things around us By Irene Kew IMAGINE a society of people, for people and by people. Some call it a civil society. Imagine people who all want to be more active citizens. They support causes484 words
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Article209 1999-10-31 9 BEING concerned seems to be a national pastime for British citizens. In 1994, The Economist reported that Britons often support more than one cause. A group like the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) saw its membership increase 13-fold since 1971 to209 words
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Article330 1999-10-31 10 Why aren't Singaporeans stepping forward to help? AZHAR GHANI finds out WE care but we're too busy. That seems to be the message that some Singaporeans gave when The New Paper conducted a quick poll yesterday. The purpose: To find out if Singaporeans have the spark needed330 words
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Article131 1999-10-31 10 WHICH of the following causes would you support? 1. Protect the environment. 2. Educate the public about Aids, breast cancer or other diseases. 3. Be active in the organ donation drive. 4. Volunteer for projects to help the visually handicapped. 5. Be a befriender to a child stricken131 words
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Article, Illustration583 1999-10-31 11 Zaihan Mohamed Yusof - Reports Pictures/ Zaihan Mohamed Yusof THE saying, "When the cat's away, the mice will play," appears not to apply in some parts of Tampines. There, both cats and the rats seem to be having free play, much to the annoyance of two-legged residents at Block 245. Mr Lionel Lim,583 words
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Article, Illustration625 1999-10-31 13 EVERY TRAVELLER'S WORST NIGHTMARE Air rage is all the rage these days. ERNEST LUIS gets on board an imaginary flight to hell, with the passengers acting up. All the experiences described are based on real-life incidents that have happened in the past year on different flights "HELLO625 words
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Article126 1999-10-31 13 AIRLINES ines in Britain have reported a 400 per cent increase in air rage incidents over last year. Calls for a crackdown have been sparked by a 400 per cent jump in incidents of air rage over the past three years in the airline industry. Airlines concede126 words
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Advertisement247 1999-10-31 10 DEPP How Well Do You Know Your Partner? nPr T ~t~< "NASA would Ilk* to report an explosion on board the space ll— h shuttle. We have contact with commander Spencer." B \"J CTf) NASA astronaut Spencer Armacost (Johnny Depp) loses < I K\ I consciousness while on a routine247 words
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Article, Illustration537 1999-10-31 15 Celine Lim - I FROM PAGE 14 By Celine Lim SOME aviation experts believe it is just a matter of time before a person with air rage causes a plane to crash. And guess who're the maniacs behind these incidents? Not gangsters or537 words
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Article146 1999-10-31 15 What If a follow passenger becomes unruly? Leave your seat to alert the cabin crew. Try not to call them over. Do not confront the passenger yourself. Ask to be moved to another seat. If there are no seats available, try to distance yourself by reading or146 words
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Article, Illustration539 1999-10-31 16 Gene Whitlock - and I get married tomorrow [exMtr] By Gene Whitlock IT has got to be the ultimate fantasy. For most straight guys, their veritable raison d'etre. And guess what? I'm living it. Yes, that's right, I live with two women. Two attractive Singaporean women, I mustPictures/ Kenneth Koh - 539 words
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Advertisement74 1999-10-31 16 What makes you attractive? STATISTICS show that more and more Singaporean women are marrying Caucasian men. Some of these women say they are attracted to Caucasians because they are more open-minded and understanding. What do you, the Caucasian man, think? What do Caucasian men have that Asian men don't? What74 words
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212 1999-10-31 17 GOOD news for civil servants. You will be getting a bonus at the end of this year, and a nice pay rise early next year. The Government is expected to announce the bonus for civil servants in Parliament next month. Also to be announced212 words
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Article, Illustration37 1999-10-31 17 PUBLIC GALLERY: Large pictures of war hang around a public fountain in the centre of Hanoi. The photographer, Thomas Biilhardt was In Northern Vietnam in the 1960s when there were massive US bombings. Picture/ AfpPicture/ Afp - 37 words
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Article73 1999-10-31 18 AIDS is spreading in Asia. There will be about 500,000 new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections this year in Asia alone, predicts Unaids, the United Nations agency that monitors and manages efforts to combat the disease. And experts are worried about the potential for epidemic expansion in China73 words
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Article83 1999-10-31 18 CHINA'S parliament yesterday passed a law outlawing cults, but defiant members of the banned Falungong movement, maintained their silent protests in Bering's Tiananmen Square. The law "calls on courts, prosecutors, police and administrative judicial organs to be on full alert for cult activities and smash them rigorously83 words
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Article152 1999-10-31 18 A POLICE officer was cleared of corruption charges yesterday after a court found the evidence given by the main witness to be unreliable. Detective sergeant Toh Tiong Lin, 29, of Ang Mo Kio Police Division's crime control unit, had been charged with accepting liquor and entertainment from bookmaker152 words
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Article83 1999-10-31 18 AFP ONE of Australia's most exclusive private schools plans to introduce random testing of students suspected of using illicit drugs. Geelong Grammar School students caught using drugs or thought to be using drugs will be subjected to random urine tests and room searches. The policy was developedAFP - 83 words
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Article, Illustration33 1999-10-31 18 GORILLA ATTACK: Pacific Internet mascot Dal the Gorilla aurprlaaa passers-by In town. The mascot gava away bananas at MRT statlona to promote Its launch of on-llna gaming ahopa. picture/ Joyce Limpicture/ Joyce Lim - 33 words
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Article98 1999-10-31 18 OWNERS of 5.5 million Toshiba laptops in the US will be eligible to share in at least US$l billion ($1.66 billion) in rebates and coupons. It is part of one of the largest settlements in a suit over defective products. The settlement affects all Toshiba laptops sold98 words
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LAST WEEK IN A MINUTE
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Article, Illustration305 1999-10-31 18 Trudy Lim - by Trudy Lim THERE'S been so much to talk about this week. The news seems to be filled with talking points issues to be discussed over coffee or a meal, or on the bus. So lets talk about: CHINESE: Students who have problems305 words
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Article44 1999-10-31 18 INDIAN CULTURE: Deepavali is just a week away. Find out about Indian culture, such as henna painting, and sample delicious Indian delicacies too. The Deepavali Food Fair is on at the Asian Civilisations Museum today from 9 am to 5.30 pm.44 words
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Miscellaneous56 1999-10-31 18 WEATHER TODAY Showers with thunder in tin lot* morning and afternoon over most areas. wmmmm north Thunderstorms sunrise 6.47 om west Thunderstorms sunset. 6.51 pm central Thunderstorms moon rise. 12.22 am south Showers moon set 12.53 pm east Showers K33QEH99HHHI minmum 24 °C fatUde 2.4 m: 4.28 om maximum 3156 words
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THE WEEK
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Article, Illustration264 1999-10-31 19 GRACE YOUNG - Every Sunday, we invite a personality to comment on the week's headlines that happen to catch his or her eye. Today, former national bowler tells us about the news items that struck her Guest editor GRACE YOUNG I CANNOT fathom the incorrigible characters who264 words
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Article205 1999-10-31 19 THE newspaper as Webster would have it is "a sheet of paper printed periodically for circulating news". It keeps us up to date with the latest, the greatest and the best together with the highs and lows of every possible part of society. Sounds to me205 words
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Article, Illustration263 1999-10-31 20 Carol Leong - SIGHT OF THE CENTURY This is the third in our series of Swatch senses of the Millenium. More than 100 of you have written in to share your views and we've picked five to showcase. The writers each win a Mirror On The263 words
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444 1999-10-31 21 AFRICA'S MAD MERCHANTS EXPOSED THE pictures which came over Tanzanian television were stark. Explosive. Revolting. Repulsive. There, for television viewers to see, were pictures of human skins displayed alongside the dismembered bodies from which they were so meticulously carved out. The work444 words
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Article, Illustration66 1999-10-31 21 Minister’s two glasses Vision 20 20 Malaysian Finance Minister Tun Dalm Zainuddln took time out during hla Budget speech In Parliament on Friday to clean hla spectaclea. He even uaed hla second set of glasses to ensure a thorough job. The "People'a Budget" he presented Is to put the countryPicture/ Nanyang Siang Pau (MALAYSIA) - 66 words
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Article, Illustration277 1999-10-31 22 LOVE is being squeezed out of the bedrooms of today's high-stress couples. Two in three Britons surveyed say stress affects their sexual performance, The Daily Express reports. Their hectic lifestyles are increasingly preventing just as many from making love, men and women both say. Worso,277 words
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Article, Illustration272 1999-10-31 23 YOU'VE heard of feng shui. Now say hello to "veg shui". Veg what, you say? "Veg shui", the art of laying out fruits and vegetables on the supermarket shelves to keep them so they last longer. Yes, supermarkets in Britain are employing fruit gurus to help272 words
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Article, Illustration366 1999-10-31 23 More than $88 million later, billionaire Steve Forbes keeps on trying—and paying FOR Steve Forbes, nothing is too small, too little, too insignificant or too expensive. That's because his goal is the presidency of the United States of America. It's possible366 words
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Advertisement79 1999-10-31 20 WHAT'S UP NEXT? IN the next month, we focus on Taste. What taste do you think would best represent this century? Tell us why. Send us your choice by Nov 15. If your contribution is published in our Nov 30 issue, you stand to win a Cheesy Toast, courtesy of79 words
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Article, Illustration474 1999-10-31 25 There are about three million of them in the country of 124 million. They don't look any different from an ordinary Japanese. And they speak the same language. But the Burakumin are regarded as "untouchables". A JAPANESE movie made in the early 90s, River With No Bridge, tells474 words
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Article134 1999-10-31 25 THE Burakumin people have been trying to fight the discrimination for years. They say they have had limited success despite years of trying. Their organisation, known as the Buraku Liberation League (BLL), wants new and stricter anti-discrimination laws to be put in place. Said Mr Masato Takahashi: "Although134 words
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Advertisement55 1999-10-31 26 Sunday October 31,1999 Altogether now, whole I- Lou Mambo No has our airwaves, si catchy tune has as many people over as there are people 1 y over T* the man S Bega on II V 19 Page K MamUBNo S Ken Jalleh Jr [~M^| Sounds more m| Dumbo m55 words
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Article, Illustration409 1999-10-31 27 Carol Leong - p CHEAP AND HIP: STYLE FOR THE BUDGET-CONSCIOUS By Carol Leong carol@sph.com.sg YOUR home influences you and your emotional sense of well-being. Recently, I came across an absolutely fascinating book called Sacred Space Clearing and Enhancing the Energy of Your Home, written by a lady409 words
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Article, Illustration666 1999-10-31 28 Ng Wan Ching - Childhood emergencies THE place to dip for homemaking tips^ Edited by Ng Wan Ching wanching@sph.com.sg Recently, Rui En, my IIA -year-old, developed a cough which turned into a wheeze. But I was not alert enough. I kept thinking it was nothing. She'd be666 words
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Aggie MATTERS OF THE HEART AND BODY
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Article, Illustration177 1999-10-31 29 MY boyfriend and I have been going steady for almost four years. We plan to marry soon. However, we often argue over trivial matters. Many of our arguments are over other girls. I have a tendency to get jealous very easily. I hate177 words
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Article118 1999-10-31 29 Last week's letter: SAD Wife has been married for more than two years. She and her husband were married after knowing each other for a year. They now have a child. Both of them are middle-aged. Her husband is the quiet sort. He appears cheerful towards others.118 words
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Article156 1999-10-31 29 Readers reply: THREE years x one child bored husband seeking a divorce. Surely, life is worth more than the above formula? Divorce is never a solution as it involves personal feelings and costly legal aspects. A bored husband does not mean the end of the world.156 words
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Article150 1999-10-31 29 TAKE heart, you are not the only "computer widow" in town. Believe me, your present predicament is not something that can be solved with just divorcing your spouse. I have experienced all the frustrations you are going through. I felt really hurt, and the thought of divorce150 words
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Article247 1999-10-31 30 I AM 14 years old and my boyfriend is one year older. We've been going steady for almost a year. He's rather firm with me. He scolded me when I pierced my ears several times. He got angry with me for not responding to his247 words
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Article348 1999-10-31 30 I AM angry with my superior for treating me like dirt at the workplace. Although I am a supervisor, he does not treat me like one. He makes me work like an ordinary worker instead of allowing me to supervise the staff. Whenever348 words
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Article164 1999-10-31 30 I'M in love with my grandfather's brother's son. So, I'm supposed to address him as my uncle. But he is only 20 years old and I'm only a few years younger. My sister and my cousin are also in love with him. I'm worried164 words
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Puberty Dr Lim Su Min clears the air over teen sex issues
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Article193 1999-10-31 30 Q I HAVE a few questions about my sexual development. Firstly, my penis has little bumps (like bubbles) on the tip of the foreskin. Is that normal? Next, I've discovered a transparent liquid coming out of my penis when I experience sexual desire. Also, my foreskin193 words
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Article165 1999-10-31 30 Q I'M 18 years old and have missed my period for almost nine months. I have not had sexual intercourse with anyone. I'm afraid that there is something wrong with me. I told my mum about this and she replied that it is normal. Is165 words
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Advertisement44 1999-10-31 29 CAN YOU HELP? If you think you can help with some useful advice, write or fax to Aggie by Wednesday. The best letter will be published next week. The writer of the best reply will receive a special @T-shirt and a New Paper cap.44 words
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Advertisement45 1999-10-31 30 CALL US If you need advice on matters of the heart or sex issues, write to: Aggie, The New Paper, Times House, 390 Kim Seng Road, Singapore *****9. Or fax: 737-5375, e-mail: npops@sph.com.sg (please mark Aggie) or call 1900-*****07 (calls cost 30 cents a minute).45 words
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Article, Illustration979 1999-10-31 31 Ernest Luis - One, two, three-four-five... by Ernest Luis emest@sph.com.sg BY NOW, you must have heard of that catchier-than-the-flu song, Mambo No 5 You know, the one where Lou Bega blurts out: "A little bit of Monica in my life, a little bit 0f... (followed by979 words
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Article693 1999-10-31 31 Chart progress Mambo No 5 has topped the Perfect 10 and Rediffusion charts for the last three weeks. It was No 1 on the MTV charts two weeks ago, dropping to No 6 last week It has also hit the No 1 spot in 18 countries, spanning the693 words
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Article132 1999-10-31 31 HERE it is. The lyrics to Mambo No 5: One, two, three-four-five Everybody in the car so come on let's ride To the liquor-store around the corner, The boys say they want some gin and juice But I really don't wannabeerbust like I had last week I132 words
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Miscellaneous885 1999-10-31 32 prvici] 5 7.00 AM Talespin/Down at the Zoo H 8.00 Disney's Doug (Cartoon/r) 9.00 Sylvester Tweety Mysteries m. M Chinese Top 20 Countdown /Cas P er Channel 8, 12.15 am nnn N OW fi! B,JUWI (R H H_ Of tn© He is my favourite man the Wu-Man, David Wu. He885 words
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Article, Illustration935 1999-10-31 33 Ken Jalleh Jr - [@large] by Ken Jalleh Jr kert|r@sph com.sg MAMBO No 5, which is a little bit of stupidity, makes me realise why these are such exciting times to be deaf. You are, of course, entitled to disagree, especially if you have bad taste935 words
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Article, Illustration631 1999-10-31 34 Jason Tan - I shoot weddings but... nSingeColumnl by Jason Tan jasont@sph.com.sg MY good friend Hazel is getting married next Saturday. The solemnisation ceremony at Chijmes will be a simple, dignified affair. Hazel will be in a long, flowing white gown, probably looking gorgeous. I'll ask631 words
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Article, Illustration299 1999-10-31 35 [Bloodies] -J- typically f HEY huff and puff and threaten I to blow their opponents down. And then, when it's all over, they snack on curry puffs. Curry puffs at training have become a form of tradition for the big boys of the Blacks RugbyPicture/ JOYCE Lim - 299 words
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Article, Illustration51 1999-10-31 36 Ernest Luis - £@odds] THE MOVIE Edited by Ernest Luis emest@sph.com.sg In October 1994, three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary on the existence of the Blair Witch. A year later, their footage was found. m Stars: Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael51 words
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Article, Illustration267 1999-10-31 36 ERNEST LUIS - by ERNEST LUIS I REGRET staying on till the end of this much-hyped movie. When I caught the sneak preview at Bugis Junction last weekend, couples, and groups of three or four people, headed for the exit doors almost every five minutes.267 words
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Article113 1999-10-31 37 Michael Williams to Heather Donahue, after they have trekked a distance into the woods: "Why can't you admit that you got us lost?" Joshua Leonard to Heather, in a turning point for the movie, as they prepare to continue finding a way out of the woods: "Have you113 words
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Article, Illustration247 1999-10-31 37 CALVIN LOW - t»y CALVIN LOW IF you measure success by hype, Blair Witch Project is unsurpassable. But don't count on it being worth your $7 in entertainment value. The statistic speaks for itself: At last count, for every dollar spent making it, investors got back $4,000. Which247 words
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Article205 1999-10-31 37 Roger Ebert in his online review; "The Blair Witch Project it an extraordinarily effective horror film. Nature itself begins to seem oppressive and dead. They find ominous signs. Bundles of twigs. Unsettling stick figures. The crude objects are scarier than more elaborate effects. The visuals are not just205 words
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Advertisement276 1999-10-31 37 E, Tune in, chill out Decibels I I with Ming Kang DISGUISED as a health tablet this flashy pop star has a radio hit with "Smile". In it she sings the catchy hook Life, It ain't Easy, a theme that pervades her debut album. The track. Girls Against Boys, speaks276 words
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Miscellaneous517 1999-10-31 38 H CALL: 873-3333 J| 1% I£| I mmm cmli vmb 24-hour subscription sales hotline mOVI6S Stars Richard Dreyfuss, Jenna Elfman, today Island of Creed Natasha Lyonne and Gregory Smith. lOpm Tony Leung plays a Taiwanese triad STARMgvtwfl^A leader who has managed to stay a step tt# ahead of the law.517 words
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Miscellaneous481 1999-10-31 39 Highlight of the Week current affairs/education JJtf£.. J': mon The Music Shop 4pm "The Music Shop" uses music and >• 1, jL musical instruments as the springboard for the programme's topic This programme educates children on a full range of musical sounds, from today JOT. Halloween Specials accordions to zithers.481 words
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Article, Illustration685 1999-10-31 40 Rachel Tan - Vancouver is certainly no cowboy town. But beneath the towering skyscrapers and modern, upmarket malls is a land rich in native American culture. YONG SHU HOONG takes you on the trail Edited by Rachel Tan rachel@sph.com.sg IN Canada, they call them "First Nations People" a politicallycorrect term toPictures/ Tourism Vancouver - 685 words
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Article235 1999-10-31 40 Where to eat You've seen and heard enough about the culture. Now, what about a taste of it? Pop into a First Nations restaurant for a taste of the cuisine. The Liliget Feast House (Tel: 1-604-681-7044), situated at 1724 Davie Street in Vancouver, offers delicacies like wind-dried salmon,235 words
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Miscellaneous108 1999-10-31 49 with Ravi Veloo (of the V Media Campus) and Hup (hup@sph.com.sg) This week, let's lcx)k at the men ancl women TV adores, V anC^thinks we shoulcj love J OA.Ms, IWe worry about rising teenage I I._ I —I pregnancies, but The Women of u /t us Dur k s roc^108 words
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Article, Illustration749 1999-10-31 50 Tan Thean Loon - By' Tan Thean Loon PUNTERS, get ready, raise your glass and shout yam seng. It's time to celebrate with the aptly-named Louis Thirteen in the final event at Penang today. Named after a premier cognac, Louis Thirteen is set for another deserving victory today. The promising749 words
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Article44 1999-10-31 50 jlr Working well enough to suggest he is ready to notch his fourth career victory, especially with track conditions likely to suit him. Forecast him with Trembalau, another mud lover who has also won over this stamina trip.44 words
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Article46 1999-10-31 50 "A" Did well to finish fourth to stablemate Blue Frontier at Oct 2 debut. Effort was all the more creditable as he still looked gross. Has benefited immensely from that run and should step out a lot fitter this afternoon.46 words
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Article45 1999-10-31 50 ik No doubt he's one of the two outstanding runners in this race. The other is Emperor Returns. If the race is over 1,200 m, Emperor Returns may have the edge, but the 1,400 m suits Louis Thirteen more.45 words
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671 1999-10-31 52 YESTERDAY’S PERTH RACE RESULTS Going Film 5 DAMASCUS ROAD 54 c 52 (119-23) KrMffl Hawkins (4) 1 6 PROAMBER 53.5 (18-7) Jeff Noske (9) 2 H 3 TOPANGO CANYON 55.5 c 52.5 (47-9) .Clint Harvey (8) 3 10 OVER QUALIFIED 52 (80-20) Paul Harvey (3) 4 Also rin: LOOKS LIKE671 words
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1570 1999-10-31 53 YESTERDAY’S PENANG RACE RESULTS Going: Soft 3 DANGER MAN 52 (108-26) KLOo (13) 1 1 1 (497) 14 ORIENTAL SPLENDOUR 50.5 (30-9) *M Huzairl (3) 5 5 2 (424) 8 JOY RIDE 52 (21-7) L Rutherford (8) 3 3 3 (425) 2 ANACONDA 52 (11-6) SSuhaimi (6) 2 2 41,570 words
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Article274 1999-10-31 54 Marc Tan - By Marc Tan Yellow bee stung his rivals at Penang yesterday. The promising youngster from the yard of trainer Lim Hoon Hooi showed that his previous win over the Ipoh 1,200 m a fortnight ago was no fluke when he put up another sparkling display to274 words
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Article, Illustration784 1999-10-31 54 PENANG TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS' REPORT JOCKEY Suhaimi Salleh has been disqualified two years for his handling of Red Wine, the favourite in Race 8 at Penang yesterday. Red Wine, who is trained in Ipoh by Lim Hoon Hooi for Kuality Mas stable, finished third behind784 words
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290 1999-10-31 54 Reuters. TOP-LINE Australian stayer Sky Heights was installed as favourite for the Melbourne Cup after the field for Tuesday's feature race was finalised yesterday. Sky Hteights, the winner of the recent Caulfield Cup, fared well by drawing barrier No. 1 for the As 3Reuters. - 290 words
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Article, Illustration443 1999-10-31 55 Peter Siow - TODAY'S FORMULA OWE SHOWDOWN IN JAPAN; By Peter Siow FERRARI is in a Catch-22 situation. Even if it proceeds to clinch both the Formula One drivers and constructors' championships at Suzuka today, it may well look back on the day with some embarrassment. First: Favoured NoPictures/ Afp - 443 words
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196 1999-10-31 56 (Live. Star Snorts Channel 24.12.45 pm) Reuters. FERRARI ace Michael Schumacher scorched to pole position for the start of Japanese Grand Prix today. But McLaren's Mika Hakkinen is well-placed in the battle for the Formula One world title. Schumacher seized the No 1 spot inReuters. - 196 words
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Article65 1999-10-31 56 1. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Ferrari lmin 37.470sec 2. Mika Hakkinen (Finland) McLaren 1:37.820 3. David Coulthard (Britain) McLaren 1:38.239 4. Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Germany) Jordan 1:38.696 5. Eddie Irvine (Britain) Ferrari 1:38.975 6. Olivier Panis (France) Prost 1:39.623 7. Jamo Trulli (Italy) Prost 1:39.644 8. Johnny Herbert65 words
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Article, Illustration752 1999-10-31 56 Look out for ROB HUGHES' exclusive reports from Suzuka in tomorrow's The New Paper STEPPING off Singapore Airlines Flight SQ9B2 after it landed on Thursday, Mika Hakkinen returned to Japan where last year he fulfilled the ambition he had since he was five years old: ToPicture/ Afp - 752 words
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Article113 1999-10-31 56 ARSENAL is out of the Champions League which its vice-chairman, David Dein, helped to ruin by sitting with the so-called G-14, the big clubs which held a loaded gun to Uefa's head. They wanted, and they got, a league of so many clubs that the word, champion, is113 words
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Article, Illustration480 1999-10-31 57 Double trouble with two football referees in the field of play? Trials have started to find out if this can be a radical way for tighter match control SURESH NAIR looks at the experiments taking place in Malaysia Malaysia has given the initial thumbs-up to480 words
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Article88 1999-10-31 57 LEANING on a senior referee for crucial decisions. The less experienced referee may have a tendency to depend on the judgment of the more experienced referee. MORE use of the whistles. ADVANTAGE rule sacrificed as there may be a tendency for two referees to be trigger-happy with88 words
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Article215 1999-10-31 57 MORE concentration of tight-match incidents from varied angles. At any one point, one referee is always an active participant of the match proceedings with his closest-to-proximity control of the match. LESS wastage of time. More mobility in play encouraged. BETTER control of match. REFEREES are more confident215 words
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Article, Illustration398 1999-10-31 58 S Gulam - SINGAPORE CUP (QUARTER-FINALS, IST LEG); HOME UTP S WOODLANDS 1 By S Gulam HE'S an intimidating presence on the field. Tall, bald, powerfully-built and with fiery eyes, he's simply awesome as he covers every inch of the pitch with long strides. His bone-crunching tackles can frighten any opponent.398 words
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Article131 1999-10-31 58 HE walked into the press conference room and sat next to Home United coach Robert Alberts, in- i stead of his own coach V Sivalingam. f He listened to both coaches talk. And, when it was over, he went out without saying a single131 words
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Article, Illustration280 1999-10-31 59 AFP. BUT even prayers may not help underdog France against the Kiwi rugby juggernaut. After all, France's progress in this World Cup has been less than impressive, only just managing to fight off the challenge of Fiji to make the final four. On theAFP.; Picture/ Afp - 280 words
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Article, Illustration150 1999-10-31 60 ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP HIGHPOINTS AFP. SUNDERLAND v SPURS A WIN for Sunderland will be a special milestone for manager Peter Reid. Victory over Tottenham Hotspur will be his 100 th triumph since taking over the newly-promoted Premiership club. The Rokers (Sunderland'sAFP. - 150 words
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Article, Illustration721 1999-10-31 60 Reuters. MANCHESTER UNITED 3 ASTON VILLA 0 FINALLY, the Red Devils are showing the good 'ole form as Treble winner of last season. Manchester United was merciless in the 3-0 rout of Aston Villa at Old Trafford last night to move to No 2 spot in the EnglishReuters.; Picture/ Reuters - 721 words
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Article, Illustration599 1999-10-31 61 What a gripping finish! to battle of the boots battle fIM HOW TO BEAT ALL IN the end, they were sepa- South Africa, in a dramatic De Beer had kept South Af- superbly, the boot dominated THAT vjiRSSJ'3 rated by only a pair of kicks, match that went into extraPicture/ RE ITERS - 599 words
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