Streats, 25 September 2000
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Title Section21 2000-09-25 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets MONDAY 25 September 2000 Another quality publication of >§* Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com,sg MITA (P) 103/06/200021 words
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Article, Illustration558 2000-09-25 1 Calvin Low - Historic bronze hope goes bust as S'pore girl is beaten 21-18, 14-21, 15-21, 10-21 by Calvin Low WOULDN'T it have been wonderful to have woken up this Monday morning feeling like an Olympic winner? How wonderful it would have been if the headline558 words
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Article60 2000-09-25 1 THE Primary Care Partnership Scheme, i which helps people aged 65 and above pay polyclinic rates when they visit a GR was launched at the Jalan Besar con- i stituency by Manpower Minister Dr Lee i Boon Yang yesterday. Nine private clinics in the area and 5060 words
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Article47 2000-09-25 1 MALAY and Indian Muslim families will get advice on early childhood parenting and the role of the son in the family in the month-long Muslim Family Campaign 2000. Launched yesterday, it is based on Taqwa, a Malay acronym for responsibility, trustworthiness, strength, vision and integrity.47 words
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201 2000-09-25 2 Frequent stoppages, slow speeds on Jurong East-Woodlands section MRT More Reading Time MRT stood for “More Reading Time” at least for morning rushhour com-muters travelling on the northbound trains between Jurong East and Woodlands stations on Saturday. Frequent stoppages and slow train speeds plagued that section between about 5.30 am201 words
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252 2000-09-25 2 THE number of children in Singaporean families has fallen by a third in 10 years. The State of the World Population 2000, a report released by the UN last week, highlights a growing trend of smaller families across the developed world. In Singapore, this252 words
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Article, Illustration351 2000-09-25 2 WHEN Julie and David Goh’s first child was born, little Joanne came long with a big lifestyle change for her parents. A year later, her brother Justin sealed that change. Now, Mr and Mrs Goh don’t have a chance to catch a movie, let alonePic: ST - 351 words
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Article, Illustration254 2000-09-25 3 YOUR “Phone fiend” article (Streats, Sept 20) reminded me of a similar incident I encountered at work. As a marketing officer in a financial institution, I man the hotline. One morning, about two months back, I received a call from a guy who254 words
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Article124 2000-09-25 3 I REFER to your “Phone Fiend” article. Young children are curious, especially when they are restricted from certain things, like “never to talk strangers when alone at home”. I feel that Lilian, being an eight-year-old, should not have been left alone at home in the124 words
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Article, Illustration88 2000-09-25 3 Streets reader I AGREE with your survey that children are going to school too early. School should start later, for instance, between 8am and 8.45am. The advantages: Parents would be more alert when driving. They also save time and petrol, and pollute the environment88 words
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Article158 2000-09-25 3 Mrs Wong KwongMeng WHILE the baby bonus is an incentive to many, it is simply not enough. Give me, a soon-to-be mother, a fair chance at employment. I am currently six weeks pregnant and looking for a job. When seeking employment, I was told by158 words
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140 2000-09-25 3 Amanda Chow I CONSIDER myself a daily reader of your paper and think that this free paper is a great idea. Thanks for it. So, I find it such a waste when readers throw Streats away after they have finished reading it when alighting140 words
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Article115 2000-09-25 3 I couldn't agree more with Mr Christepher Wee in "Sex-crazed society" (Sept 7). I'm an Asian who grew up in the West i came to Asia to work two and a half years ago. I see a lot of sexual promiscuity around me. The sad thing is,115 words
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Article381 2000-09-25 4 CAMCORDER perverts will go straight to jail. They can no longer hope for a mere fine. The tougher measure applies to voyeurs or Peeping Toms who get a thrill out of filming women in places such as showers, toilets or changing rooms. And the jail381 words
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Article154 2000-09-25 4 onekindact Sylvester Ashbir, 12, student: ONE evening, I went to a 7-Eleven store with $5 to buy things. When I was queueing at the counter to pay for my shopping, I couldn't find my $5-note, which l had put in my pocket I panicked as I didn't have154 words
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Article, Illustration211 2000-09-25 4 FROM London to New York, Singapore’s Speakers’ Corner has made headlines in every corner of the world. World media flocked to cover the launch of Speakers’ Corner at Hong Lim Park earlier this month. Some flew in from Africa and Britain, others from Asean capitals.Pic: ST - 211 words
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Article138 2000-09-25 4 SOULFUL vocals of a cappella songs, but with an oriental twist. A Cappella Fanatix Mandarin A Cappella is Singapore’s first Mandarin a cappella compilation album. It is by a group called A Cappella Fanatix and has a twofold purpose promoting Mandarin through music and promoting an138 words
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Article119 2000-09-25 4 YAMAHA MUSIC school in Tampines Mall opened its door on Saturday morning to find more than $7,000 in cash and musical instruments stolen. Its assistant unit head arrived at the school at 8.19 am to find the reception and teachers’ locker area ransacked. A section of the119 words
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Article93 2000-09-25 4 A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy and his maid were hit by a car while crossing Upper Thomson Road outside the Church of the Holy Spirit on Saturday at 5.30 pm. They were crossing the three-lane road when a car travelling towards Lornie Road hit them in the93 words
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Article, Illustration187 2000-09-25 4 A 68-YEAR-OLD second-hand goods vendor was robbed of about $B,OOO in a lift on Friday at Bpm. He was also injured. Two male suspects allegedly rushed into the lift at Block 1, Toa Payoh Lorong 7, after Mr Kam Siew Kee entered it. One of187 words
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Article87 2000-09-25 4 THERE was a foul smell wafting in the southern and central parts of Singapore yesterday. Police and the SCDF received 25 calls from the public between 11am and 12.12 pm about the smell. Power Gas and the Ministry of the Environment investigated the source of the smell.87 words
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Article, Illustration218 2000-09-25 5 THE LATEST artiste under MediaWorks’ roof is comedienne Norleena Salim. She is also the first TCS 5 actress to join Media Works. The other artistes, including Kym Ng, Bryan Wong, Guo Liang and Evelyn Tan, who have signed up with Media Works are TCS 8 artistes. Norleena,218 words
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249 2000-09-25 5 football, castles and Father Christmas are bringing in big bucks for Singaporean travel agents as demand for unusual holidays grows. The annual Natas Holidays 2000 travel fair begins on Friday It sells specialised but pricey holidays. A 17-day trip to Latin America could cost $7,500.249 words
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Article45 2000-09-25 5 jjj Hey men, W take note! Tom Tailor is > having a promotion at Suntec City j Mall Tropics 1 Atrium. Low prices for shirts, pants, T-shirts, j| bermudasand Jf more. So head down today and grab some good buys! Until Sept 27.45 words
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Article60 2000-09-25 5 If your family household income is less than $2,000 and you're thinking of buying a 3-room HDB flat there's good news. The monthly household income ceiling for the Three-room Buy-back Scheme has been raised from $1,500 to $2,000. First-timers and second-timers can apply. Call the Sales Enquiry60 words
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Article52 2000-09-25 5 Those of you who K have not changed Wk the timber m frames for m your window air-conditioning V units to steel brackets have only five days left I todoso.Those I who don't may be fined $5,000 or face a jail sentence j| of up to six II months,52 words
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Article, Illustration85 2000-09-25 5 Looking for some fun in the sun? Today's weather is pretty sunny and fair with only occasional showers in the Northern and Western areas during late morning. The temperature will reach a high of 32 degrees Celsius. If you intend to hit the beach, you will85 words
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Article254 2000-09-25 6 betweenthelines JPie all know the catechism. America is cradled within the longest uninterrupted uninterruptible!economic boom in history. Stock prices mint fortunes at the speed of a mouse click. Billionaires live next door. Yak herders carry Palm Pilots. And so on, et cetera, ad nauseam. Just how far,254 words
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Article, Illustration579 2000-09-25 6 ZOETAY likes sucking on fish bones. She has to, because by the time she got round to eating during City Beat host Lina Ng’s wedding dinner two weeks ago, fish bones were all that were left. The Queen of Caldecott and until pixie-faced Kym579 words
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Article95 2000-09-25 7 Reuters ATAMI, Japan South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung said yesterday North Korea could face even more serious food shortages next year and urged Japan to send more food aid. “The food situation in North Korea could worsen further next year,” President Kim was quoted as– Reuters - 95 words
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Article89 2000-09-25 7 -AFP SEOUL South and North Korea have agreed to hold more family reunions before the end of the year. Exchanges of 100 relatives from each side will occur on Nov 2-4 and Dec 5-7, said a joint statement on Saturday. The two sides also reached agreement on-AFP - 89 words
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Article66 2000-09-25 7 Reuters HONGKONG The International Monetary Fund is to set up a Hongkong branch. The IMF signed a memorandum of understanding with China yesterday to open the Hongkong office, the Hongkong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said. “As a major financial centre, Hongkong markets play a key role in– Reuters - 66 words
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Article85 2000-09-25 7 -AFP JAKARTA Deep sea oil fields off Borneo could hold the key to a revival of Indonesia’s economy, a US oil company official said. Unocal’s Indonesia chief, Brian Marcotte, told an energy conference in Jakarta last week deep offshore exploration off east Borneo was producing many-AFP - 85 words
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Article81 2000-09-25 7 Reuters SHANGHAI China’s energy experts urged the setting up of an oil exchange again to help local prices adjust to surging world prices, the China Daily Business Weekly said yesterday. The exchange would also help the oil .sector cope with foreign competition as China readies to join– Reuters - 81 words
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Article89 2000-09-25 9 -AFP ADELAIDE A New Zealand tourist was killed by a massive white pointer shark which attacked in front of horrified witnesses off a south coast beach. The 25-year-old man was surfing at Cactus Beach in South Australia when he was taken just 50m from the shore.-AFP - 89 words
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Article96 2000-09-25 9 -AP MAE SOT Four armed intruders from Myanmar were killed in a gun battle with Thai soldiers near the border between the two nations. Fighting broke out after the soldiers came across about 10 armed intruders on a corn plantation just over the Thai side in-AP - 96 words
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Article113 2000-09-25 9 -AFP BANDA ACEH Violence continued in Indonesia’s Aceh province as Jakarta and separatist rebels debated in Switzerland whether to extend a truce between the two sides. Guerrillas from the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) ambushed an army convoy in the Lhoksukon area of North Aceh on Saturday. One-AFP - 113 words
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Article79 2000-09-25 9 -AFP GIZO, SOLOMON ISLANDS Ethnic violence has become business as usual in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands. Since the rebel Malaita Eagle Force (MEF) seized the government in a June 5 coup, along with police armaments, things have deteriorated quickly in Honiara, a city now-AFP - 79 words
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Article61 2000-09-25 9 -AP TAIPEI Three moderate earthquakes rattled central Taiwan early yesterday, one year after a massive quake devastated the region. No damage or injuries were immediately reported. The first 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck at 5.18 am local time in Hualien county. It was followed minutes later by two 4.1-magnitude-AP - 61 words
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185 2000-09-25 7 -ap BEIJING Beijing on Saturday demanded the United States hand over Zhong Hongbao, the leader of a banned Chinese sect, calling a US Court decision to let him stay an attack on China’s legal system, state-run media said. Foreign Ministry spokesman Sun Yuxi said-ap - 185 words
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Article54 2000-09-25 7 The Net in one page ...almost webcites. Imagine the notion of just surfing to one site and having all your favourite bookmarks presented to you, saving you the extra mouse-dicks. Just surf to Clickmarks.com and change forever the way you view the Web. Even password-protected accounts like e-mail and stocks54 words
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153 2000-09-25 9 Reuters TAIPEI The chairman of notebook computer maker Quanta Computer has forecast Taiwan will manufacture 80 per cent of the world’s Internet appliances (lAs) by 2004 to 2005, the Economic Daily said yesterday. The newspaper quoted Quanta chairman Barry Lin as saying Taiwan “would not– Reuters - 153 words
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73 2000-09-25 9 Reuters MANILA Bad weather delayed the rescue of a US hostage held by rebels on Jolo island but the rebels have been encircled by troops, a government spokesman said in a statement yesterday. The Philippine government has said Mr Schilling’s taped messages to a local– Reuters - 73 words
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Article167 2000-09-25 9 -afp PORT MORESBY Papua New Guinea’s police force was on high alert yesterday after soldiers angered by the shooting death of one of their number fired shots and threw rocks at police, a report said. The commander of the PNG military apologised for the actions of-afp - 167 words
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Article73 2000-09-25 9 Some banks in PostRenaissance Europe issued small, porcelain "borrower's tiles" to their credit-worthy customers. Like credit cards, these tiles had the name of the bank, owner's name and his credit limit written on it The customer would present the tile to the bank teller to borrow money.73 words
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Article45 2000-09-25 9 During hard times in the 19th century, English noblemen hind fewer staff at their stables. With less staff, the grooms saved time by cutting the horse's tail hairs to the same length. Eventually, women adopted the same "banged" look, sporting straight-cut fringes.45 words
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Article262 2000-09-25 10 -AFP 60 per cent voters against limiting foreigners to 18 per cent BERN Sixty per cent of Swiss voters yesterday rejected a referendum proposal to limit the proportion of foreign residents to 18 per cent of the population, Swiss radio and television reported. The country’s-AFP - 262 words
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Article, Illustration171 2000-09-25 10 -AP WASHINGTON Al Gores presidential campaign suspended a junior staffer after he acknowledged boasting of a “mole” planted in Texas Governor George W. Bush’s campaign. The staffer, Michael Doyne, 28, had denied making any such claims in an interview with ABC News but recanted-AP; Pic: Reuters - 171 words
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Article45 2000-09-25 10 gofigure. survey by Singapore Polytechnic (March) What percentage of mobile phone users aged between 15 and 30 like Nokia phones? Forty per cent ofBoo mobile phone users surveyed prefer the Finnish brand. A close 30 per cent of them liked Swedish brand Ericsson.– survey by Singapore Polytechnic (March) - 45 words
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Article130 2000-09-25 10 -AP TORONTO In 1991, Red Army soldier Arkady Bykov fled from the Soviet Union to freedom in Germany. Now, he is is facing his greatest fear: going back to Russia, where military prosecutors have a 1991 warrant for his arrest. Mr Bykov, now 28, surfaced in-AP - 130 words
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Article80 2000-09-25 10 Reuters STOCKHOLM Sweden’s first showing of a chic art collection promoting Absolut vodka has drawn crowds to this odd symbol of national pride in Europe’s most alcohol-wary state. Alcohol advertising is illegal in Sweden. Any alcohol stronger than 3.5 per cent can be bought only at a state-run– Reuters - 80 words
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Article104 2000-09-25 10 -AFP BELGRADE Yugoslav voters went to the polls yesterday for crucial elections amid claims of plans to rig the ballot. Yugoslav authorities claimed on Saturday they had uncovered a “foreign-led plan to sabotage” the elections, as they expelled several foreign journalists ahead of the poll. The European-AFP - 104 words
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Article104 2000-09-25 10 Reuters BRATISLAVA, Slovakia When an elite force of Slovak police commandos rushed to eastern Slovakia to watch over fields this summer, the mission was no small potatoes. The force was sent after reports Gypsies were stealing potatoes. Vitazoslav Moric of the Slovak National Party, suggested last month Gypsies– Reuters - 104 words
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Article84 2000-09-25 10 AFP KATHMANDU A Unesco delegation arrived in Nepal yesterday to inspect a World Heritage site amid concerns it has been spoiled by development. The Kathmandu Valley World Heritage area could face being struck off the list if the delegation finds UN guidelines are being breached. The– AFP - 84 words
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Article77 2000-09-25 10 -afp BERLIN German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is making a one-day visit to Moscow today for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. A German government official said the two sides would seek to harmonise their positions on Yugoslavia, where elections were held yesterday. Under Mr Putin’s predecessor Boris-afp - 77 words
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Article82 2000-09-25 10 -AFP MOSCOW Tenor Jose Carreras gave a benefit concert in Moscow on Saturday for the families of the sailors who died in the Kursk submarine disaster last month, TV station NTV reported. Spain’s Carreras is to give part of the concert’s earnings to the families of-AFP - 82 words
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Article, Illustration83 2000-09-25 11 AUSTRALIAN jeweller struck gold by catchthe shoe that US sprinter Maurice Greene ap ew into the crowd after winning the men’s 100 Olympic final. “Someone juggled it and as soon as I touched I gripped it. I wasn’t going to let it go,” said e n Harper.Pic: Reuters - 83 words
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Article, Illustration200 2000-09-25 11 SHARON Au will do anything for charity. Even making herself dirty. of TCS B’s magazine shov* City Beat, will Mbrfonafr di&iesl calligraphy using not a brush, but her body, in “Affairs of the Heart Charity Show” m Oct 1. m lo help raise money for heart200 words
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Article, Illustration141 2000-09-25 11 Maker of 'Aaron Kwok' lewd tape fined 700,000 one year after Heavenly King Kwok got embroiled in his e Wd tape scandal, David Ly, the has been fined HK$3 pillion (around $700,000), and banned from owning the tape. The video shows a man, said be Aaron, stroking his girl'riend Christine141 words
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Article, Illustration174 2000-09-25 11 PRINCESS Diana was manipulative, deceitful, occasionally cruel and desperately in need of attention. These are the remarks in published excerpts of a new book by the late princess’ most senior adviser. Despite Buckingham Palace’s vehement objections to the book, The Sunday Times printed the first174 words
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Article, Illustration75 2000-09-25 13 f Diana Ser - by f Diana Ser Sponsorship of famous faces means big bucks and free stuff for celebrities. Most times, the sponsorship involves everything on the star's body except the skin (maybe). Golf megastar Tiger Woods recently took the cake with a sl74million sponsorship deal. What of thePic: Citta Bella - 75 words
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Article, Illustration182 2000-09-25 15 Judi Low - two shoes by Judi Low RARELY have I come across Penang laksa (also known as “laksa assam”) so well balanced in flavour. Unlike its more popular cousin the coconut milk-based laksa lemak (also known as Nonya laksa) Penang laksa is assamor tamarind-based. The saucePic: Charles Ng - 182 words
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Article, Illustration65 2000-09-25 15 7pm, TCS 8 It’s the final episode. Things are j murkier than Ĕ ever. Ye Ning u confesses to killing Ziwen I and Philip, but 1 is let off the 1 hook when Xiao- 1 xin finds out that she was hospitalised during Ziwen’s murder. Ye Ning reveals65 words
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Article57 2000-09-25 15 9pm, Arts Central The first of a five-part series starring people like Julia Roberts, Robin Williams and John Cleese, as they educate the public about vari- ous members of the animal kingdom. Tonight’s debut tracks Whoopi Goldberg as she ex- j pounds on the difficulty of becoming57 words
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Article, Illustration76 2000-09-25 15 11pm, Arts Central This documentary traces the development IpL of Rastafarianism, WL a life-style directly ■k descended from ■I slavery and the H I Third World. I Novel Producf m tions’ film crew travelled to the ■r West Indies to r document the76 words
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Article, Illustration66 2000-09-25 15 BLOOD CONCRETE: A LOVE STORY 10pm, Cinemax (SCV 59) Sounds like something to do with an accident on a construction site, but A in reality, it’s about a small-time thief (Billy Zane) and i a suicidal jun- m kie (Jennifer I Beals), and how their love bios- soms after a66 words
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Article58 2000-09-25 15 10pm,VV Entertainment (SCV 56) A moving tale of childhood idyll. The movie traces author Tashima Seizo and his twin brother’s experiences while growing up in a provincial village, and how they draw from this period in their lives to create works of art. One reason to watch58 words
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Article, Illustration319 2000-09-25 17 Guess her job, win a Swatch! Name: Elizabeth Surya Age: 21 Gets on bus at: Tanglin Road Gets off at: Orchard Road lam... A complete rojak. I’m chaotic, romantic, and a professed purist when it comes to my interest in architecture. I feel... A strong need to re-evaluate319 words
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Article, Illustration73 2000-09-25 22 -AFP SYDNEY Top-seeded Kong Linghui of China moved into the men’s singles Olympic table tennis final where he faces former champion Jan-Ove Waldner(left) l of Sweden, who stands in the way of a Chinese gold medal sweep. Kong beat former world champion Joergen Persson of Sweden-AFP - 73 words
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Article78 2000-09-25 22 AP SYDNEY -Facing the last player to beat her, Venus Williams extended her winning streak to 30 matches yesterday by edging Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario in the quarter-finals. Williams lost her first five service games, double-faulted eight times in the opening set and still won, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4. She– AP - 78 words
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Article, Illustration81 2000-09-25 22 -AFP LONDON Britain’s serial Olympic gold medallist Steve Redgrave (right) said yesterday he would quit and not try to add a sixth title to his record-break- j ing collection. Britain’s greatest j Olympian completed an historic fifth successive Games triumph when he led the coxless four to-AFP - 81 words
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Article93 2000-09-25 23 -AFP SYDNEY American Laura Wilkinson stunned the Chinese favourites when she staged a remarkable comeback to win the women’s Olympic 10m platform diving gold here yesterday. Sixteen-year-old Li Na of China, winner of the 2000 World Cup and the USA Grand Prix in May, had to settle-AFP - 93 words
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Article89 2000-09-25 23 -AFP SYDNEY Gary Hall, who won the 50m freestyle gold and anchored America’s world record-set-ting 4xloom medley relay, nearly didn’t swim at Sydney. Hall had refused to pay a fine that went with his three-month ban for marijuana use, which Fina said was a second offence.-AFP - 89 words
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Article78 2000-09-25 23 -AP SYDNEY Gay Olympic athletes are afraid to disclose their sexuality because it could affect their chances to compete or attract sponsorship, a Sydney 2002 Gay Games official said. Garrie Gibson estimated there are more than 1,000 gay men and lesbian athletes competing at Sydney. “For the-AP - 78 words
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Article208 2000-09-25 22 AP LONDON Chelsea gained a measure of confidence under new coach Claudio Ranieri and Manchester United remained undefeated in the season when the two English soccer giants battled to a 3-3 draw at Old Trafford. In a day that saw every home side in the English Premier– AP - 208 words
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Article, Illustration299 2000-09-25 22 She becomes first Japanese woman to win a track and field gold at the Olympics SYDNEY After 42 kilometres and months of hard training, Naoko Takahashi was almost sorry to stop running yesterday but her Olympic marathon gold has launched the Japanese champion into the recordPic: AFP - 299 words
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Article, Illustration234 2000-09-25 22 Reuters SYDNEY He has already earned the title “world’s fastest man”. But although a day after his Olympic victory he looks perfectly relaxed in a scarlet T-shirt and blue denim jacket, Maurice Green is still haunted by races– Reuters - 234 words
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Article, Illustration312 2000-09-25 23 AFP Legendary Javier Sotomayor slips to silver in men's high jump on a rainy day SYDNEY Sergey Kliugin upstaged his more-heralded compatriot Vyacheslav Voronin to win the Olympic men’s high jump title as Cuba’s world record holder Javier Sotomayor finished with a creditable silver medal in– AFP; Pic: AFP - 312 words
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Article287 2000-09-25 23 G S B T USA 21 12 19 52 China 18 14 12 44 France 12 12 6 30 Russia 12 11 16 39 Italy 11 6 11 28 Australia 10 19 11 40 Romania 9 4 4 17 Holland 7 5 3 15 Germany 5 8 15287 words
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249 2000-09-25 23 -AFP SYDNEY The rains finally came, sweeping across the Olympic track, but not even mother nature could divert the relentless chase for gold by American Michael Johnson and Aussie track queen Cathy Freeman. After a week of glorious sunshine a chilly wind sent-AFP - 249 words
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