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Title Section21 2001-01-05 1 STREATS Treats for the Streets FRIDAY 5 January 2001 Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/200021 words
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Article, Illustration624 2001-01-05 1 O US Fed lowers interest rate O Markets in Asia and Wall Street celebrate WHAT a difference a day makes. Yesterday, Streats raised the spectre of the dreaded R word as Wall Street took a drubbing on the first trading day of the new year. Today,624 words
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Article135 2001-01-05 1 THE hand, foot and mouth disease killed four-year-old Chua Choon Hao, who died on Wednesday. This was confirmed by the Department of Pathology, SGH. A statement by the HFMD Taskforce said the enterovirus 71 (EV7I), one of the several viruses associated with HFMD, was found135 words
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Article99 2001-01-05 1 ONE- and five-cent coins are no small change when it comes to saving the environment. That’s why the Singapore Mint is offering a free coin-exchange service at its 10-day Lunar Collectibles Fair, which opened yesterday at Funan The IT Mall. Visitors can have their coins counted99 words
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333 2001-01-05 2 SOME students who went back to school this week were sent straight back home to get their hair dyed black. They had coloured their hair, becoming blondes, brunettes or redheads. All very well during the holidays but against school333 words
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Article170 2001-01-05 2 MUIS, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, said its halal inspectors at major supermarkets will conduct random checks to ensure that Indonesian “Ajinomoto” is removed from the shelves. Indonesian-made 1-kg packs of Ajinomoto, a flavour enhancer used in local cooking, is not halal because it is170 words
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316 2001-01-05 2 YVONNE KWOK - by 'YVONNE KWOK PEOPLE their age usually have more answers than most. But yesterday, about 50 senior citizens showed that life or government policy still had its mysteries. Such as: How do you define “senior citizen”? They were at a feedback session chaired by316 words
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288 2001-01-05 3 VIOLETTA WONG - by VIOLETTA WONG A DISHONEST couple rented rooms in HDB flats, only to burgle them when the owners were out. The 27-year-old divorced man and his 23-year-old girlfriend pretended to be husband and wife to win the trust of their soon-to-be victims. Within days,288 words
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Article205 2001-01-05 3 IF YOU woke up early yesterday morning to rush to the nearest McDonald’s to buy a set of Hello Kitty and Dear Daniel, you probably would have been surprised by the queue. Because there were no queues. There were no lines of people snaking outside McDonald’s205 words
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Article124 2001-01-05 3 SYMPATHY for a “recently bereaved member of the congregation” cost a church administrator $4OO. Miss Fung YF, 48, a member of staff at a Horne Road church, took a call on Dec 28 at 4pm from a man who introduced himself as Ricky Chong. Claiming that he124 words
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Article85 2001-01-05 3 POLICE arrested two men on Wednesday who are believed to have stolen from a woman’s home on the pretext of telling her fortune. They are also alleged to have told the 44-year-old housewife that they would banish evil spirits from her home at Block 409 Saujana Road.85 words
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Article81 2001-01-05 3 THE ex-human resources officer of Nokia was sentenced to 15 months’jail yesterday for issuing bogus payment vouchers worth a total of more than $150,000 on four occasions. Singapore Polytechnic graduate Zoey Tan Chai Ping, 26, joined the company in July 1997. Tan was responsible for vetting81 words
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332 2001-01-05 5 by SARAH NG IT'S official: We had fewer juvenile arrests and young drug abusers last year. From January to September, the number of young offenders and drug abusers aged under 20 had dipped 17 per cent and 24 per cent respectively by comparison with332 words
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256 2001-01-05 5 MRS T Seethalaksmy is someone who wears two hats one as a teacher of Jin Tai Secondary School, and the other as a volunteer police officer. And she did this to stop unwelcome guests who hang about the school gates hoping to recruit impressionable256 words
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Article, Illustration447 2001-01-05 7 by DEEPA VIJIYASINGAM SHE wasn’t a commuter but made it a point to pick up Streats every morning. Housewife Madam Seetoh Pheng Theng, 29, took a five-minute walk to Bukit Batok MRT station each morning at T'.SOam to get a copy of the paper. ThePic: Charles Ng - 447 words
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151 2001-01-05 7 SHE was a bank officer but was hounded by loan sharks. She was burdened with gambling debts and share market losses. So she decided to steal from her employer’s customers. Lee Kwee Lan, 40, who worked in the Industrial Commercial Bank, withdrew money regularly151 words
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Article84 2001-01-05 7 From this month You will be happy to know that CPF contributions from your employers will increase to 16 per cent this year. This partial restoration of the CPF cut is for workers up to 55 years old. For those above 55, the rates will be restored in the same84 words
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Article47 2001-01-05 7 Remember The NTUC Club Millennium Drive Away is still on. The lucky winner of the draw gets to drive off with a brand new car. Just shop at any of the participating outlets. The next draw date is on Jan 10. Call 589-1688 for more l information.47 words
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Article70 2001-01-05 7 Fans of popular Cantonese v opera Madam White Snake should check out the new opera series by the National Arts Council. Called the Wow Wayangl, the series will see the Chinese I Theatre Circle perform an jjr English version of I the opera tomorrow and a Cantonese70 words
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Article, Illustration77 2001-01-05 7 Our weathier girl says The skies will be blue for those living in the central and eastern parts of Singapore. But there's no such luck for the rest of us. Expect showers in the late morning and afternoon over the other parts Ji| of the island. Temperature will reach 3IX.Pic: Charles Ng - 77 words
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Article, Illustration658 2001-01-05 6 IT'S not that I have anything against being friendly with the popiah seller but next time, I will definitely draw the line at divulging my 1C number. Last week, I found out that my patience with the issue of privacy was wearing as thin as658 words
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227 2001-01-05 9 -AP DAP slams Umno'scall for talks among Malay leaders KUALA LUMPUR A fresh headache awaits Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad in his effort to unite Malays in the country. An opposition leader from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) has said that calling-AP - 227 words
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Article140 2001-01-05 9 Reuters MANILA The trial of Philippine President Estrada was thrown into disarray yesterday by a Senator’s outburst, forcing a suspension of proceedings. Miriam Santiago, one of 22 senators acting as judges in the trial, lambasted people in the visitors’ gallery for purportedly making provocative gestures at– Reuters - 140 words
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Article102 2001-01-05 9 -afp UNITED NATIONS The UN administration in East Timor has pledged to protect Muslims in a Dili mosque. Round-the-clock protection would be provided for the 250 people living in the mosque, who have been subjected to violence, the UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (Untaet)-afp - 102 words
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175 2001-01-05 9 -AP JAKARTA At least nine people were killed and three injured in clashes between two rival villages on the resort island of Lombok, police said yesterday. Lombok lies 40km east of Bali, Indonesia’s main tourist destination, and is about I,oBokm east of Jakarta.-AP - 175 words
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250 2001-01-05 10 AP Cellphones were apparently used to trigger the bombs MANILA Philippine police and soldiers raided a Muslim neighbourhood early yesterday and arrested 17 men in connection with five weekend bombings that killed 22 people and wounded more than 120 others. Defence Secretary Orlando Mercado– AP - 250 words
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263 2001-01-05 10 AP He offers RM 10,000 for info on culprits KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian horse racing was hit by allegations of doping yesterday after four horses failed blood tests and were barred from competing in Penang. One of the top trainers in the country, Mr K Velayuthan,– AP - 263 words
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Article139 2001-01-05 10 HONGKONG Five women refused to evacuate a burning office tower until their nails were perfect. “We took the risk because we wanted to get our job done,” said Rebecca Lee, owner of the Fingertrix nail salon. Ms Lee and two staff members were putting acrylic finger139 words
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Article67 2001-01-05 10 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s wholly-owned power plant in Pakistan is expected to begin commercial operations next month after a two-year delay. The 235 megawatt gas-fired Liberty plant in Dharki is the Malaysian national power firm’s only overseas generation venture. Despite its completion in 1998,-AFP - 67 words
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Article78 2001-01-05 10 Reuters BERN Switzerland is willing to help Indonesia investigate whether Indonesian expresident Suharto channelled billions of dollars through Swiss banks. Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss said, however, that a request for more information would first have to be met. The request was first made in 1999.– Reuters - 78 words
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Article117 2001-01-05 10 Reuters SYDNEY Local authorities in Sydney’s popular Bondi beach area are cracking down on illegal backpacker hostels in a bid to avoid a repeat of a fire at a hostel in Queensland last year that killed 15 young travellers. Waverley district mayor Paul Pearce said authorities had– Reuters - 117 words
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Article109 2001-01-05 10 Reuters JAKARTA Indonesia has an estimated population of 203.5 million people, with violence in several provinces preventing an accurate count from taking place. The Statistics Bureau said that the results of a census last year showed average annual growth in 90s had fallen to 1.4 per cent– Reuters - 109 words
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244 2001-01-05 13 -AFP BEIJING China has accused Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian of trying to dupe the public by opening limited direct links with the mainland and warned that the measure would not lead to dialogue. A commentary in the overseas edition of the People’s-AFP - 244 words
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333 2001-01-05 15 Wire services TV report forced his business into bankruptcy LISBON An armed man burst into the offices of Portugal’s state TV station with his wife and two daughters threatening to detonate a bomb. He later went on radio and said he intended to– Wire services - 333 words
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Article, Illustration30 2001-01-05 15 A statute of Buddha and a Buddhist temple resurfaced at a hydro-electric reservoir in Sri Lanka's Kotmale area after water levels dropped drastically in the region Pic: AFPPic: AFP - 30 words
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229 2001-01-05 15 -AFP WASHINGTON The share of the foreign-born in the US population has hit a 70-year high a record 28.4 million people, the US Census Bureau has reported. The bureau also highlighted disparities between the US-born and immigrants in employment, income and education levels. It-AFP - 229 words
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Article76 2001-01-05 15 -AFP REDMOND, Washington Microsoft on Wednesday defended its treatment of minority employees, saying it maintains “a zero-toler-ance policy” towards workplace discrimination. But a Microsoft spokeswoman had no specific comment on a USssbillion (SsB.7 billion) class-action lawsuit filed against the company on Wednesday by seven current and former-AFP - 76 words
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Article76 2001-01-05 15 Reuters MADRID An 84-year-old woman was saved by her neighbours’ washing lines when she fell out of a seventh-floor window in central Madrid yesterday, the Spanish news agency Europa Press said. The woman stretched too far to peg her own clothes and plunged towards the patio– Reuters - 76 words
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Article84 2001-01-05 15 Reuters RIO DE JANEIRO Two Brazilian car thieves mistook vials of HIV-infected blood found in a stolen car for yoghurt drink and swallowed them, officials said. Six armed bandits overpowered a worker at a medical laboratory in the remote western state of Rondonia as he transported– Reuters - 84 words
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Article88 2001-01-05 15 AP ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico A woman and two children were shot to death in an Albuquerque hotel room. A suspect was later arrested 130 km away. Police Chief Jerry Galvin said the 23-year-old suspect had checked into the hotel with the victims between Christmas and New– AP - 88 words
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Article86 2001-01-05 15 -AFP SAN FRANCISCO A high school student was shot in the hip by a classmate in their Spanish class on Wednesday. But police detectives said the gunfire could have been accidental. The 15-year-old Balboa High School student sustained a wound that was not considered life-threatening, officials-AFP - 86 words
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Article258 2001-01-05 16 Reuters BANFF, Canada A woman who was killed by a cougar while skiing in Banff National Park was stalked by the predator then attacked from behind in what park officials described on Wednesday as an extremely rare event. In an incident that has shocked residents– Reuters - 258 words
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Article, Illustration29 2001-01-05 16 Model Terisa Tilley braves the chill as she waits outside Harrod's in London for the first day of January sales which began on Wednesday Pic APPic AP - 29 words
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140 2001-01-05 16 -AP NEW YORK Every parent dreads it. Almost overnight a sweet, cheerful, obedient child mutates into a churlish monster prone to recklessness and unpredictable mood swings. This is not The Exorcist. This is adolescence. Parents and experts have always blamed hormones for teenage behaviour.-AP - 140 words
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155 2001-01-05 16 Reuters WASHINGTON A review of air quality aboard commercial jets began on Wednesday, with allegations that de-icing fluids, engine fumes and other pollutants pose onboard health risks. The National Academy of Sciences review was requested by Congress in response to complaints by groups, such– Reuters - 155 words
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Article, Illustration202 2001-01-05 16 AP TUVLAN OUTPOST, West Bank Ariel Sharon, icon of Israel’s right and leading contender for prime minister, presented himself as a champion of peace in his first campaign stop on Wednesday. But he was purposefully vague on how he would strike a deal– AP - 202 words
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205 2001-01-05 18 AP GREENVILLE, South Carolina A reclusive businessman has left a US$4OO million ($692 million) estate to charity. John Hollingsworth Jr left nearly all his estate to Furman University, the Greenville YMCA and other charities. Only eight donations met or topped US$lOO million last year,– AP - 205 words
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Article, Illustration136 2001-01-05 18 WASHINGTON Former US Secretary of State William Pierce Rogers, 87, who tried to broker a Middle East peace pact in 1970, has died. He died on Tuesday at a Washington hospital of congestive heart failure following a brief illness, said a spokesman for his lawPic: rtF - 136 words
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Article, Illustration162 2001-01-05 18 Reuters JERUSALEM Beleaguered Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak says he still enjoys some small comforts. Fading at the polls and assailed by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he told a television talk show host on Wednesday that his spartan pleasures were cold showers and piano practice. Responding– Reuters; Im ' Pic: AP - 162 words
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Article, Illustration245 2001-01-05 18 AR AFP WASHINGTON Hillary Clinton was sworn in as New York’s junior senator on Wednesday, making history as the only first lady ever elected to office. As President Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea watched from the Senate gallery, she raised her right hand and– AR AFP; Rtb: AFP - 245 words
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Article, Illustration275 2001-01-05 19 ~AP ROME Pope John Paul II has Parkinson’s disease, according to one of his doctors. Although the 80-year-old pontiff exhibits many of the classic symptoms of the progressive neurological disorder, including tremors, slurred speech, rigid facial expression and a shuffling gait, the Vatican has never said publicly~AP; Pic: Mp - 275 words
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Article, Illustration193 2001-01-05 19 Reuters LONDON Pictures of Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth’s second son, enjoying a sunshine holiday with topless women on a yacht off Thailand were splashed all over British tabloids yesterday. Andrew, 40, whose marriage to the Duchess of York ended in divorce in 1996,– Reuters - 193 words
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190 2001-01-05 19 -ap LONDON Princess Margaret may have suffered a minor stroke, but her life is not in danger, said Buckingham Palace. The younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II has been undergoing medical tests at the royal family’s Sandringham estate. “Evaluation of a range of-ap - 190 words
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Article, Illustration266 2001-01-05 19 -AFP HAMBURG German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer was a street fighter during his days as a radical political activist, according to Stern magazine. Mr Fischer, 52, of the ecologist Greens party, is now No 2 in the government. But he was-AFP; He: AP l - 266 words
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Article, Illustration608 2001-01-05 21 YVONNE KWOK - Hrithik Roshan is the Bollywood newcomer who nearly brought down the Nepalese government by YVONNE KWOK HE has been in the limelight for one brief year and has starred in only three movies to date. Yet the mere rumour of an antiNepalese remark from him was enoughPic: AFP - 608 words
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Article, Illustration188 2001-01-05 22 STEER clear of the road if you spot Joey Swee driving her car. The gal gets into so much trouble behind the wheel, it would be best to keep away from her moving car. Barely six months after getting her licence, jinxed Joey has already been involved in188 words
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Article, Illustration156 2001-01-05 22 JAPANESE sex siren Norika Fujiwara impressed many viewers with her fighting sequences in the movie China Strike Force. But if you think that those stunts were difficult, wait till you hear about her latest endeavour. Norika was roped in by Fuji Film for an advertisement withr.i j PicßFrancis Lee > w* • – - 156 words
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121 2001-01-05 22 -AFP HONGKONG Hollywood star Chow Yuen Fatt, the star of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon which is widely tipped in this year’s Oscars, has donated all his film awards to Hongkong’s new film archives. The actor has added his collection to the multi-million dollar archive-AFP - 121 words
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Article, Illustration139 2001-01-05 22 LISTENERS of top radio station YES 93.3 have taken quite a liking to local female singers. Four homegrown artistes have made it to the station’s list of top 10 most popular female singers, derived from the cumulative results for the whole of 2000. Media139 words
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Article, Illustration75 2001-01-05 22 10pm, Channel 5 Winner of nine Oscars, including best picture and best director, this Bernado Bertolucci film is a lush depiction of the life of Pu Yi, the last emperor of China. The epic begins with his coronation at age three and Ĕ his sheltered life in75 words
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Article78 2001-01-05 22 Bpm, Channel 8 This is your last chance to catch Jimmy Lin as the likeable rogue, Lu Xiaofeng, in this series finale. Ximen Chuixue prepares for his duel with Ye Gucheng. Midway through the duel, Ximen realises that the man he’s fighting is actually Tang Tianrong.78 words
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Article46 2001-01-05 22 11.30 pm, Channel 8 Simon Yam stars in this movie about a mamasan who has a hard time handling her 16-year-old son, who has pick up all the bad habits from her nightclub. But things look up when he meets the girl of his dreams.46 words
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Article, Illustration76 2001-01-05 22 7pm, MTV (SCVII) Nick, Brian, Kevin, AJ and Howie. String these five names together and you have the i instantly recogI nisable quintet of I the Backstreet I Boys. With hits I like Quit Playing r Games With My Heart Backstreet’s wjĔĔP Backand Shape76 words
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Article, Illustration75 2001-01-05 22 3pm, VV Entertainment (SCV 56) Wong Kar Wai’s lens- i man, Christopher Doyle, Jj takes his turn to helm this film, which stars Singapore’s very own 1 Mavis Hee in one of the leads. The story: Asano leaves Okinawa where he spent his entire childhood and goes75 words
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Article, Illustration316 2001-01-05 25 Judi Low - Two 1 by Judi Low EXTENSIVE and yet contained are the choices at the Marriot Cafe’s dinner buffet. Extensive because there is so much offered, you simply won’t be able to taste everything in the three hours the buffet is available. Contained because the menu***•»<*, J - 316 words
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Article, Illustration584 2001-01-05 26 Academy expects to draw flak for nominating controversial rapper in four categories -AP NEW YORK -The record industry has showed that it can in fact stomach and even stand Eminem. The rapper’s wickedly offensive but critically acclaimed “The Marshall Mathers LP” received four Grammy nominations on-AP - 584 words
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Article, Illustration249 2001-01-05 26 RECORD OF THE YEAR: Say My Name Destiny's Child (from "The Writing's On The Wall") Try- Macy Gray (from "On How Life Is") Music Madonna (from "Music") Bye Bye Bye 'N Sync (from "No Strings Attached") Beautiful Day U 2 (from249 words
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321 2001-01-05 32 question Why not? Everything you do requires some sort of relationship management and if you think about it, flirting is also part o321 words
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Article, Illustration139 2001-01-05 34 AP MIAMI Now Tiger Woods has something else in common with the Golden Bear golden hair. Like Jack Nicklaus, he’s a blond. “In the islands, I got a little bit of sun it bleached my hair,” Woods joked from the sideline of the Orange Bowl. But– AP; Pic: AP - 139 words
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Article, Illustration215 2001-01-05 34 LONDON The latest sickening spectacle of a fist smashing into Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler’s (right) face may hasten his departure from the club, reports soccernet.com. Liverpool may have responded to the 25-year-old’s skirmish in a city-centre bar by rallying around him, in public at215 words
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Article, Illustration78 2001-01-05 34 Reuter NEW YORK NBA All-Star game after the third round of fan Carter collected 593,985 votes and has more O’Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers. In the Eastern Conference, Carter boasts nearly a 100,000-vote lead over guard Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers. Iverson is the– Reuter; Pfe. AP - 78 words
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Article, Illustration194 2001-01-05 36 -REUTERS MADRID -Third Division Gimnastica Torrelavega continued its giant-killing exploits when the club fought its way to a 2-1 victory over First Division Las Palmas in the second round of Spain’s King’s Cup. Las Palmas was reduced to eight men by the end after defenders Tomas Olias and-REUTERS; Pic: AFP - 194 words
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223 2001-01-05 36 -AFP LONDON Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has ruled out a repeat of the club’s historic 1999 treble despite a formidable 11 -point lead in the race for the Premiership title. United has so far dominated the domestic scene this season and, barring-AFP - 223 words
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Article, Illustration183 2001-01-05 38 -AP PORTLAND -The Portland Trail Blazers made things look so easy against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night that the game resembled a lay-up drill. Bonzi Wells scored a season-high 27 points as they turned the game into a fast-break clinic to beat the Pacers 102-86. Scottie-AP; Pic: AP - 183 words
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Article, Illustration393 2001-01-05 39 -AP MELBOURNE -Justin Leonard made a stunning escape to stay alive in the Accenture World Matchplay Championship yesterday, beating Gary Orr of Scotland on a day with bizarre twists and an unlikely departure. Vijay Singh became the second top seed to be eliminated, as Torn-AP; Pic: AP - 393 words
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349 2001-01-05 39 -AFP SYDNEY The West Indies fought back gamely in its bid to avoid a 0-5 whitewash after Australian captain Steve Waugh’s 103 had guided the home side to a first innings lead of 180 in the final Test yesterday. At the close of the-AFP - 349 words
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