Streats, 12 February 2001

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  • 19 1 STREATS Treats for Streets MONDAY 12 February 2001 Another quality publication ofSingapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 103/06/2000
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  • 422 1  -  by KHUSHWANT SINGH EVERY morning he was up well before dawn. Every morning the old cleaner cycled almost 20km in the dark to work. He rode all the way from Yishun to work at Senoko because he wanted to save
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  • 154 1 TAKE note if you’re suffering from diseases such as hypertension or diabetes, which are inherited. The genome the complete list of coded instructions needed to make a person is to be published later today. Scientists who worked on it are plan- ning their findings under
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  • morning rush
    • 85 1 TRADE and Industry Minister George Yeo arrived in Jakarta yesterday for a four-day visit during which he will witness the signing of a major natural gas agreement and hold talks with Indonesia’s leadership. BG Yeo is to attend the signing of the agreement between the Indonesian state oil
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    • 81 1 TEMASEK Polytechnic is offering two new courses to support the growing demand for trained personnel in the media and life sciences industries. A diploma course in Communications and Media Management will train students to integrate video production and new forms of media like the Internet. The three-year
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    • 51 1 Jack Neo and Mark Lee latest comedy outing, Top Fun (which debuts on TCS 8 at Bpm tonigh has been slammed for being a wannabe of Taiwanese top-rated variety show, Super Sunday. But Jack is un fazed. TURN TO PAGE 22 FOR HIS DEFENCE rrm J <3 w MM Wm
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  • Streatsmart local
    • 353 2 DRESSED in grey robes, the monk went from door to door on Tuesday seeking alms. Not unusual in itself for a monk to seek donations, but this one gave his donor a surprise when he told her that her offering
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    • 133 2 THREE young brothers proved they were up to the task of an uphill battle and surprised their dad at the same time. Haeftner Tan Wei Ting, 7, Graham Tan, 10, and Dickson Tan, 13, conquered the 61-storey OUB Centre in the National Vertical Marathon 2001
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    • news scan
      • 149 2 A DRIVER whose car hit and killed a 14-year-old student was fined $l,OOO for failing to exercise proper care and attention on the road. School teacher Ong Teow Choo, 60, had accelerated past a bus which was allowing passengers to alight near the junction of Upper
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      • 77 2 A PILLION passenger died after the motorcycle on which he was travelling hit a lamppost at 8.40 pm on Saturday. Mr Toh Kin Hoe, 46, a clerk, died at 9.15 pm of head injuries. He was married with two children. The motorcycle was travelling along the slip
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      • 76 2 AN assistant engineer who was hit by a lorry on Jan 21 died of his injuries in hospital on Saturday. Mr Lim Kok Heng, 30, had stopped his motorcycle on the hard shoulder of the Seletar Expressway when the accident occurred. He was travelling to a
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    • 375 5  -  by CARRIE HO THE waterfront at Clarke Quay yesterday was a scene that would excite the most dispassionate of rag-and-bone men. It was a landscape of bottles, old tyres, rubber tubes and other used material. Students and members of the public were battling it out on
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    • 60 5 Keep those umbrellas and raincoats handy as we expect partly cloudy skies with showers in the afternoon over many areas. Temperatures will reach a high of3l°C. High tide will hit 3.1 m at 1.54 pm. Our weather girl is Streats reader SherrylLim. Outfit from eWorld ofSports.com
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    • Just a minute
      • 59 5 You can sort out your disputes with neighbours, family and friends kampung-style at the chatroom set up by the Law Ministry. This is part of governmental effort to take mediation into grassroots communitites and to create a gracious society. Users, identity will be kept confidential. The chatroom
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      • 74 5 There is more need to keep up efforts to maintain social cohesion, as globalisation widens the economic gap in Singapore. According to the latest census, Singapore families are earning more now than they did a decade ago. But the divide between the richest and the every poor has widened.
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      • 53 5 Be prepared for a real treat as three Singaporean divas Petrina, Angela and Rekha showcase their singing prowess in the scintillating 3 Divas. Guest appearance by Jacintha. At the Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel, on Feb 13 and 14 at 8.15 pm. Tickets are available at all Sistic
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    • 78 2 UNIVERSITY OF LONDON ws«s tnw(BACHELOR OF LAWS) Dip in Law Commencement: 26th February 2001 Course Fees $4120.00 Early Bird Discount Fee till 17 Feb 2001: $2,914.90 Management Accounting Finance Dip in Economics An alternate route for those who do not directly qualify for the Degree Programmes INFO TALK I 15
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  • Streatsmart Interchange
    • 333 3 YOU may be aware of the rising number of accidents involving motorcycles. I wish to make this plea to motorists to be more careful on the roads. I have lost two cousins to two separate accidents. I am concerned as the victims are often
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    • 198 3 WE refer to Mr Eugene Tan’s letter, “Accident blackspot” (Streats, Feb 5). He has suggested relocating the bus stop in front of the Kendang Kerbau Hospital to outside the Tanglin Police Headquarters, and also to build a pedestrian overhead bridge to connect the new
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    • 151 3 I READ Cassandra Chew’s comments on the conduct of taxi drivers at Ikea, in the Feb 5 issue of Streats (Interchange) and would like to share my experience at Suntec City. I visit Suntec City at least three times a week. Over the last Christmas
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  • Streatsmart column
    • 182 6 betweenthelines oteap, convenient and as übiquitous as bowls of rice, disposable chopsticks have become the utensils that Chinese environmentalist love to hate. Middle-school children have written letters to Prime Minister Zhu Rongji asking him to ban them. College students have persuaded campus cafeterias to replace
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    • 677 6 TRUST the audience of 700 at the Mandarin Ballroom to NOT do as they were told. At last Thursday’s gala dinner concert to raise funds for a Chinese musical, Serenade, my co-host, Guo Liang, and I had been specifically briefed to instruct the audience to applaud
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  • Streatsmart regional
    • 286 8 Wire services WASHINGTON The US found itself apologising to Japan for the second time in three days this week. The second apology made by both President George W Bush and his Secretary of State Colin Powell came after a Japanese
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    • 91 8 -AFP TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori came under fire yesterday for continuing to play golf after learning about a US submarine’s collision with a Japanese fishing boat. Mr Mori was golfing with friends on Saturday in Yokohama and learned about the
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    • 72 8 ‘Bullet-proofed Hitler reading justbelieveit. Reuters POTSDAM, Germany Actor Serdar Somuncu has publicly read from Hitler's banned book Mein Kampf 1,000 times as part of a public satire on extreme right-wing ideology. But last month he felt threatened enough to wear a bullet-proof vest. A group called the National Movement threatened,
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    • 136 9 Reuters Canberra reacts with surprise to news of Indonesian president's plan to visit Australia CANBERRA Australian Prime Minister John Howard said yesterday that he was surprised but pleased to hear of a planned visit to Australia in April by Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid. “President Wahid
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    • 97 9 AP BANGKOK The party of Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra secured a majority in parliament yesterday by merging with a small party. The Seritham party, with 14 MPs, has joined with Dr Thaksin’s Thai Rak Thai. Both parties denied that any deal had been struck to
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    • 186 10 -AFP TOKYO Japanese police found the body of a murdered British woman after analysing the pattern of mobile telephone calls made from the area by an alleged rapist, a report said yesterday A day after police confirmed the dismembered remains of
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    • 134 10 -AFP AUCKLAND Big or eccentric are two criteria when choosing children’s names in the South Seas. In Samoa, the premier, who began his political life with just a title and a surname is now Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi. His rival, when
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    • news scan
      • 68 10 -afp KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police have foiled a “kitnapping” bid and returned two prized Persian cats to their owner, a report said yesterday. Two men held by police had demanded a ransom of about RM2.000 ($910) for the cats. The cats were grabbed from Seremban, south of
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      • 55 10 -AFP ZAMBOANGA Phillipine troops clashed yesterday with extremists holding an American and a Filipino hostage, leaving a number of rebels killed or wounded, the military said. The clash erupted in Talipao in Jolo, a stronghold of Abu Sayyaf, which holds US tourist Jeffrey Schilling and Filipino Roland
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      • 61 10 AP SYDNEY Patrick Silmer-Sanke, deputy director of the Australian Museum, says recent sightings of the tiger, also known as the Thylacine, have a lot to do with alcohol. “There’s a correlation between boozing and Thylacine sightings,” he said. “For 50 years there’s been nothing like it sighted.
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    • 273 11 Bernama SHAH ALAM Leaders of the main ruling party who participated in last Sunday’s Malay rally were seeking glory. That was the assessment of United Malays National Organisation (Umno) Youth chief Datuk Hishammuddin Tun Hussein. They were probably using
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    • 108 11 -afp KUALA LUMPUR The family and lawyers of jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim who could face partial paralysis without a speedy spinal operation said yesterday the government has set unreasonable conditions for treatment by a German specialist. The government on Saturday rejected calls
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    • 49 11 -AFP TAIPEI Taiwan Semi-conduc-tor Manufacturing, a leading microchip maker, has reported damage of around NT$lOO million ($5.4 million) after a power supply cable to its Hsinchu Science-based Indus-trial Park plant was unexpectedly ripped off by a building worker, the United Daily News reported yesterday. AFP
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  • Streatsmart global
    • 267 13 Reuters Palestinian leader wants to talk with man he says tried to killhim GAZA Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat promised yesterday to give his old enemy, the newly-elected Prime Minister of Israel, Mr Ariel Sharon, a chance to show if he now wants peace. “We have
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    • web cites
      • 44 13 If you are a fashion fanatic, fashion.net is the place to go. You will find video profiles on people in the industry and links to designer sites. The show videos may be outdated, but it's still a site worth checking out.
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      • 58 13 If you feel that the market is saturated with male movie reviewers, meet Mary Ann Johanson afgirlmoviecrttic.com, where you can view her thoughts, which may seem refreshing compared to the usual fare. For those who can't get enough, go to girlson.com, a female e-zine that touches on film,
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    • 135 13 -AFP CAIRO Two Egyptian ministers are at loggerheads over a proposal by one of them to introduce sex education into the school curriculum, government weekly Akhbar al-Yom reported on Saturday. Culture Minister Faruq Hosni recently proposed to the parliament’s culture committee that sex education be introduced
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    • 223 14 Human genome mapped out, but No fast gain for firms -AFP WASHINGTON Biotech firms are eagerly awaiting to profit from the completed deciphering of the human genetic code, but analysts warn they are jumping the gun. Sequencing the human genome clears the way for medical breakthroughs, including a potential cure
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    • 157 14 -AFP BRESCIA, Italy Competition can drive people to the limits. In Italy, it drove two brothers who sold pizza, to the wrong side of the law. They sold their pizzas with a special topping that quickly delivered them a huge success. Both brothers were
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    • 83 14 -AFP NEW DELHI Indian police have made their firstever arrests under a new law aimed at tackling cyber-crime. Two people hacked into the website www.gotonextjob.com and posted a message saying the site was closed due to non-payment of bills. They also left a contact address where police
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    • news scan
      • 72 14 -AFP NEW DELHI An earthquake of moderate intensity shook parts of north-eastern India yesterday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or fatalities, the Press Trust of India reported. The earthquake, measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale, rocked the city of Shillong and its neighbouring
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      • 95 14 Reuters REYKJAVIK -Blondes take home the smallest pay cheques, an Icelandic study shows. In addition, taller people with light brown hair earn higher salaries than shorter coworkers with other hair colours, according to the study by the Reykjavik Commercial Workers Union. The union surveyed its members
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      • 91 14 -Xinhua KAMPALA Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said the war against the rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) is over, the New Vision newspaper reported yesterday. “We have now defeated the ADF There are two bandit leaders remaining, Yusuf Kabanda and Phinehas Kisokeraino,” Museveni said in a live
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      • 79 14 -Xinhua NAIROBI An army worm invasion in parts of Kenya’s Coast Province threatens a famine unless urgent efforts are taken, the Sunday Standard newspaper reported. The outbreak has seriously hit Msambweni division of Kwale district. In Taveta sub-district, the worms destroyed huge areas of pasture last month.
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      • 75 14 -AFP MECCA About 300,000 Muslims have already arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of the Haj, which begins in early March. Mecca’s governor Prince Abdul Majid bin Abdul Aziz on Saturday .washed the holy Kaaba stone at the city’s Grand Mosque with water from the nearby Zamzam
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  • Streatsmart People
    • 272 15 Reuters WASHINGTON Former US president Bill Clinton I received U *****,000 jp ($783,000) for his presiF dential library fund from Ms Denise Rich, the former wife of fugitive financier Marc Rich whom he pardoned last month before stepping down from office, said the Washington Post.
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    • 208 15 Reuters HONGKONG Hongkong extended the red carpet to the mayor of Taipei yesterday, in yet another sign of warming ties between Taiwan and its rival, communist China. Mr Ma Ying-jeou, rising star of Taiwan’s opposition Nationalist Party which advocates TaiwanChina reunification, was ushered
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    • 258 15 -AFP LONDON -The British Library has helped bring a rare recording of former South African leader Nelson Mandela, unheard for more than 30 years, back to life. The recording of his speech at his trial on April 20, f" 1964, before he was sentenced
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    • 283 16 -ap SYDNEY Ms Pauline Hanson, a fish-and-chips shop owner turned far-right firebrand, completed a stunning political comeback in the early hours of yesterday with her racist One Nation party polling up to 20 per cent of votes in a state election. The resurgence of
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    • 202 16 -AFP BHUJ, India Police in this quake-rav-aged town have intensified their search for an alleged Pakistani terrorist who broke out of jail when the tremors shattered the prison walls last month. Qayam Shah, alleged to be an operative of the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI,
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  • easy STREATS
    • 344 17 Reuters:;: TO police, family groups, and activists for gay and women’s rights, he is a dangerous, foulmouthed pop icon who promotes prejudice and drug-taking. But to British newspapers, white American rap star Eminem is just a comical phony making money out of his fans. Controversy about
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    • easyStreats treats
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        309 18  -  two shoes by Judi Low THAI food has become popular in most major cities around the world. Lime juice, fish sauce, chilli and lemon grass have quietly crept into Western cuisine, especially in Australia. A recent visit to Chiang Mai, Thailand inspired me to search for their mouth-watering
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      • channel scan
        • Today's must-see TV...
          • 46 18 7.30 pm, Channel 5 Directed by Asian action flick master, John Woo, this movie sees Dolph Lundgren as a bodyguard who’s temporarily blinded. But before he can fully recover, he must protect a supermodel from the deadly attentions of a stalker, played by Philip MacKenzie.
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            48 18 Bpm, Channel 8 Watch and judge if Jack Neo and gang manage i to redeem themselves I after the closure of 1 Comedy Night with this new variety show that’s modelled after Taiwan’s mega-successful Super Sun- day. Tonight’s guests are Chew Chor Meng and Ann Kok.
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            70 18 10pm, V V Entertainment (SCV 56) Jackie Chan plays a chef who appears on a TV show to show off his cooking skill. Meanwhile, a journalist, Diana, records some drug dealers’ activities I and runs off, but not before accidentally dropping the tape W in our hero’s
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          • 72 18 9pm, Star Movies (SCV 58) Bobby (Adam Sandler), a 31-year-old waterboy, is constantly tormented by the team he works for until he’s fired by the coach. He finds a new coach to work for and discovers a new talent, tackling people by pretending they’re making fun of him.
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    • 227 21 Reuters LONDON Actress Nicole Kidman said husband Tom Cruise’s decision to file for divorce was a “total and devastating shock”, a British Sunday newspaper reported. Kidman’s representatives had released a statement on her behalf, saying Cruise had given her no warning of his plans to
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    • 244 22 COPYCATS! That’s what TCS 8 viewers said after watching promotion clips of the new Chinese variety show, Top Fun, hosted by veteran comedian Jack Neo and his disciple, Mark Lee. Top Fun, which makes its debut at Bpm tonight was slammed for duplicating Taiwan’s wildly-popular
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    • 413 23 AFP BERLIN A black-and-white 1995 film starring a young Leonardo DiCaprio, prevented from being screened in America, received its worldwide premiere at the Berlinale film festival here yesterday. The largely improvised film Don’s Plum features a young DiCaprio playing a macho, foul-mouthed teenager. The
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    • 244 25 Would you buy and wear celebrity hand-me-downs that cost a fraction of the original prices? one aquestion'i No. So what if they are celebrities? Nobody would know the clothes belonged to them unless I make a public announcement I might as well use the money for new things. Anyway, it'll
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    • easyStreats sports people
      • 191 27 -Reuters WASHINGTON Dikembe Mutombo is using his seventh All-Star Game in 10 seasons to seek help for his native Congo, ravaged by war and disease. “I think everywhere I go and any footstep that I take is like walking with the flag of
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      • 209 27 -AFP SYDNEY High-profile Australian golfer Greg Norman has been involved in an incident with a photographer while out on the town celebrating his 46th birthday. The local photographer, 30, sought medical assistance after the incident near the city’s Circular Quay precinct on Saturday night and Norman
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    • easyStreats sports
      • 396 29 LONDON Referee Graham Barber is to report three Sunderland players for over-zealous goal celebrations after an incident-packed 1-1 draw with Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday. The official was escorted from the pitch after he awarded a controversial penalty to
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      • 335 30 -AFP LONDON Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson was happy with a share of the spoils after the English Premiership leader fought back to earn a point in an exciting 1-1 draw at Chelsea on Saturday. The draw left United 13 points clear in the Premiership
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      • 272 30 LONDON Manchester United is embroiled in a row ahead of this week’s Champions League clash with Valencia after the Spanish club’s striker Miguel-Angel Angulo claimed there was an “agreement” between the teams to draw their match in Spain last season. The result saw both teams
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      • 478 31  -  by PETER SIOW Ifthey threw the first punch, they should face the music SO what will happen to enfants terribles Noh Alam Shah and Dalis Supait? The two Lions took matters into their own hands in last Friday’s pre-World Cup soccer qualifiers by being involved
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      • 229 31 I don't think there's any plan to fine them not yet.. The players have to stay calm or they will lose a lot of energy doing non-football things and forget what they need to do on the field. Jan Poulsen, National team coach I don't think the
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
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