Streats, 4 December 2001
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Title Section17 2001-12-04 1 STREATS TUESDAY 4 December 2001 'other quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MITA (P) 429/03/200117 words
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Article, Illustration526 2001-12-04 1 transport device has no brakes.no engine; you pull your weight Wire services I RED of the crush on the MRT? Or the wait for your bus? Finally, here’s a gadget to ease computer woes and whiz you around for Practically free. After nearly a year of speculation, inventor– Wire services - 526 words
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morning rush
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Article52 2001-12-04 1 KEPPEL Corp will spend $425 million to privatise subsidiaries Keppel Hitachi Zosen (KHZ) and Keppel Telecommunications and Transportation (KTT). The proposed privatisation is part of Keppel’s ongoing plan to focus on core businesses. The group’s latest privatisation will reduce its listed subsidiaries on the stock exchange from seven52 words
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Article61 2001-12-04 1 Reuters SINGAPORE'S information technology (IT) services revenues are expected to hit $3.6 billion this year, up 12.7 per cent from $3.33 billion in 2000. Research firm Gartner Dataquest expects double-digit growth for IT services from 2003 to 2005 despite the economic slowdown and global uncertainty. It expects– Reuters - 61 words
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Article63 2001-12-04 1 GAZA CITY Israeli helicopters yesterday destroyed Yasser Arafat’s presidential residence and offices in a missile strike in Gaza City, while the Palestinian leader was out of Gaza. Palestinian cabinet minister Saeb Erekat said he had asked the US to force Israel to halt the strike, which63 words
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Article222 2001-12-04 1 DEEPA VIJIYASINGAM - by DEEPA VIJIYASINGAM BE prepared for bold new changes in the economy next year. The Economic Review Committee (ERC), set up to map out a new economic strategy for Singapore to sustain economic growth, create new jobs and increase the wealth of Singaporeans, met222 words
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Article154 2001-12-04 1 SEVEN sub -committees will scrutinise the following areas of the Singapore economy: Government policies with economic implications Taxation, CPF, wages and land allocation: Chaired by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister of State (Trade Industry and Education) Entrepreneurship and the growth and internationalisation of Singa-pore-based companies: Chaired by154 words
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Streatsmart LOCAL
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362 2001-12-04 2 KAREN CHEN - by I KAREN CHEN IF commuters had their way, there’d probably be a close fight between Raffles Place and City Hall MRT stations for the “2001 MRT Station of the Year” contest by SMRT. And surprise, surprise: The362 words
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251 2001-12-04 2 LIKE the People’s Action Party, the LoyangTba Pek Kong Temple has its own “rules of prudence” to ensure transparency and proper conduct of its committee. The Chinese temple at Loyang Way introduced the standards last month to prevent misunderstandings and misgivings, reported Chinese251 words
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Article77 2001-12-04 2 TWO former caretakers of the Loyang temple were jailed for six months for stealing a total of $1,887 from a donation box in September. Nam Hai Leng, 27, put double-sided tape on a steel ruler and used it to “fish” money out of the box while his77 words
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Article84 2001-12-04 2 In “Big Search gets physical” Streats, Nov 30, we said that Location Search clues would be released hourly. This is incorrect. Clues will be released at any time every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from Dec 1 to 23 at www.can.com.sg. We would also like to clarify that of the84 words
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Article244 2001-12-04 3 ZUBAIDAH NAZEER - Youths from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, China nabbed by 'ZUBAIDAH NAZEER EIGHT youths from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and China gathered at Far East Plaza Shopping Centre. But there was no cultural exchange, only ill intent. Agus Sulistianto, 21, stared at the floor and looked pale in court yesterday.244 words
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Article215 2001-12-04 3 ZubaidahNazeer - -ZubaidahNazeer He walked away with $35 from the ta ble, despite protests from his friend, the owner of the cash. Now he’s starting a one-year jail term. Unemployed Teh Kim Poh, 35, a Ppeared in court yesterday with u nkempt wiry hair and215 words
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145 2001-12-04 3 ZubaidahNazeer - -ZubaidahNazeer sitra Saminathan Veerasamy decided her rate of pay as a parttime maid was not enough. Sitra, a Singaporean, was helping herself to a substantial raise from her employer’s walJ ot when she was caught. A court heard yesterday that Australian Ms145 words
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Article70 2001-12-04 3 onekindact. Lubana I would like to thank the person who has given me lots of encouragement and advice to help me with my studies. I recently passed my exams with flying colours thanks to my wonderful mother, Fatimah Ahmad. If you wish to highlight a kind act, no70 words
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148 2001-12-04 3 Eiktha Murli Khemlani - Eiktha Murli Khemlani A MAN will be charged in court today in connection with the death of his 19-year-old Indonesian maid, who collapsed and died on Sunday. The police have classified the case as murder. The maid is alleged to have been assaulted by the148 words
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88 2001-12-04 3 THE Open University Degree Programme is expanding its intake and courses according to expected demand. The university targets 7,000 students studying subjects such as environmental science, design and innovation. It will also offer courses which combine subjects like psychology and business. The institution now88 words
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Just a minute
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Article103 2001-12-04 4 Pele, arguably the greatest soccer player, will be in Singapore today. Have a webchat with the legend from 4.30-5.30 pm. Post year questions and register atwww.straitstimes.asia 1. com.sg. Singapore Post's renovated Macpherson Road branch is now open for business. The PO Box service and the 24-hour Self-service103 words
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Article, Illustration393 2001-12-04 4 CARA van MIRIAH - How to get people back to Sentosa by CARA van MIRIAH CONCERTS, water sports, even a casino. These are what will bring the crowds back to Sentosa, some people feel. Beach parties have been pulling in the revellers, Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) sales manager Nguyen Van On said,393 words
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Article, Illustration84 2001-12-04 4 T/s the season to be rainy, so be sure to carry an umbrella because it looks like you'll be going for lunch, and going wUiome, in the rain. Showers with thunder are expected over most areas in the afternoon I and early evening. The temperatures willPic: Wu Lifen - 84 words
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Streatsmart interchange
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Article387 2001-12-04 6 Now the US seems a little less like the land of the free THE Sept 11 attacks may well have brought about change in the US and its policies that Asia must react to. In the wake of the fall of the twin towers,387 words
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Article232 2001-12-04 6 WE refer to the comments about credit card subscription promotions in the letter by Mr Narayana Narayana (Streats, Nov 29). While we appreciate the advice that he gave about cutting up a credit card and returning it after the promotional period has finished, such action232 words
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Article158 2001-12-04 6 I REFER to “Unappreciated frequent flier”, a letter by Mr Julian Seah (Streats, Nov 28). SIA regrets the inconvenience that Mr Seah experienced in making a redemption of mileage points for a round-trip air ticket from Singapore to Melbourne. Mr Seah made a reservation on Aug158 words
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Advertisement626 2001-12-04 6 ‘rJs, wmm mmmwm mm The Online Search has ended, but the excitement is just heating up in the Location Search. Streats readers will get a bonus ciue plus a photo hint of the iocation where one of the silver cans are hidden. Login to can.com.sg to check when the can626 words
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WAR
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286 2001-12-04 7 Wire services Kabul Kandahar’s Taleban defenders must surrender or die, the US Warned yesterday. “If they don’t surrender, they are going to be killed,” Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said as the battle for the Taleban’s last bastion heated up yesterday. With US– Wire services - 286 words
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Article163 2001-12-04 7 Wire services Bonn An interim post-Taleban government is beginning to take shape with a draft ready to be signed today in talks at a hotel near Bonn. The largest groups, the Northern Alliance and representatives of former king Zahir Shah, have reportedly agreed on an– Wire services - 163 words
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war diary
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Article50 2001-12-04 7 Wire services FACTIONAL fighting and looting have reportedly broken out in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif, threatening delivery of aid supplies to millions of people, a UN spokeswoman said yesterday. UN spokeswoman Stephanie Bunker called the situation in Mazar and surrounding areas “extremely unstable”. wire services■ Wire services - 50 words
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Article43 2001-12-04 7 Reuters THE US military beefed up its forces in Afghanistan yesterday, flying in more light armour and all-terrain vehicles armed with anti-tank weapons to a US Marine forward operating base near Kandahar. More are on the way, sources said. Reuters– Reuters - 43 words
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Article, Illustration35 2001-12-04 7 A Pakistani border policeman beats and detains an Afghan refugee who fellow refugees claimed was trying to seduce young girls inside 1 a border refugee camp near Chaman, Pakistan, on Sunday PicAPPicAP - 35 words
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Article, Illustration265 2001-12-04 7 ABDUL HAMID'S scrawny frame does nothing to distinguish him from his fellow Taleban fighters. Bearded, dirty and in rags, he looks no different from the Chechens and Uzbeks who had been holed up for almost a week at the 19th-century fortress prison at Qila-e-Jhangi, near Mazar-e-Sharif.PicAP - 265 words
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Article89 2001-12-04 7 -AFP The US military is escorting vital supply ships passing through the Straits o f Malacca on their way to the war front in Afghanistan, a top US military official has said. Admiral Dennis Blair, head of the US Pacific command, told the International Herald Tribune that-AFP - 89 words
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Streatsmart regional
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272 2001-12-04 8 -AP Everywhere we went... I was struck by the sense of marginalisation. William Jonas, Federal Race Discrimination Commissioner CANBERRA Racism is making life a misery for immigrants and aborigines, Australia’s human rights watchdog said yesterday. Releasing a report from-AP - 272 words
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Article106 2001-12-04 8 -AP KUALA LUMPUR Hit by declining demand in its key export sector, Malaysia’s trade surplus for October narrowed by almost 23 per cent year-on-year, the government reported yesterday. The Statistics Department said October’s preliminary trade surplus was RM4.4 billion ($2.1 billion), as exports declined faster than-AP - 106 words
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176 2001-12-04 8 -AP BANGKOK Thai police questioned an influential politician yesterday on suspicion that he hid or destroyed a gun, which his son is accused of using to shoot a policeman during a nightclub brawl. ChalermYoobamrung denied he was trying to hide or destroy evidence and claimed that-AP - 176 words
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Article254 2001-12-04 8 Reuters TOKYO The arrival of a royal baby might haV lifted the hopes of some optimists that Japan’ l long-suffering economy might benefit from tb cheer, but economists and investors were scepti cal yesterday. With the country’s business struggling through the toughest downturn in– Reuters - 254 words
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Streatsmart global
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289 2001-12-04 9 Reuters TEL AVIV Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was deciding yesterday how to answer suicide attacks that killed 25 people and wounded about 200. Palestinian security forces arrested about 90 militants in response to demands led by US President George– Reuters - 289 words
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Article97 2001-12-04 9 BRIGHTLY-COLOURED, easy to-see speed cameras were unveiled in Britain yesterday, BBC News Online reported. The cameras come with new rules on the position of camera signing as part of a bid to cut the number of accidents. Despite plans to introduce thousands more cameras on97 words
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Article131 2001-12-04 9 Reuters CHICAGO Parents do have the power to stop their children taking up smoking, researchers concluded after studying schoolchildren in three rural schools for two years. The researchers from Dartmouth Medical School said in their study, published in this month’s issue of Pediatrics, that they– Reuters - 131 words
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weird world
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Article63 2001-12-04 9 Reuters AN Australian primary school banned a teacher after she told a class of six year olds that Santa Claus does not exist. Angry parents from Corowa public school, 500 km south-west of Sydney, demanded action when some children arrived home in tears after a reserve teacher, on– Reuters - 63 words
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Article106 2001-12-04 9 Reuters HARRY Potter will soon be read in Latin and ancient Greek, the Daily Telegraph reported. Author J K Rowling and publishers Bloomsbury hope the translations will help children overcome the dread of studying the two ancient languages. “We aren’t under any illusions that they will be– Reuters - 106 words
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Article84 2001-12-04 9 Reuters A BRITISH dating agency says it’s the only one in Britain to link would-be lovers by political persuasion. Mr Peter Shaw, who owns Socialist Partners in Bradford, said his agency did not discriminate against anyone except those to the right of centre. Said Mr Shaw:■ Reuters - 84 words
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Article199 2001-12-04 9 -AP NEW YORK -Energy company Enron filed for bankruptcy protection and began a US$lO billion ($18.3 billion) lawsuit against rival Dynegy one of the largest US corporate bankruptcies. Enron listed U 5524.7 billion in assets and US$l3.l billion in liabilities, according to the Chapter 11 filing-AP - 199 words
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easy STREATS
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Article, Illustration552 2001-12-04 11 Yvonne Kwok - The Asian Television Awards this year marks the first time there will be two local broadcasters vying for prizes tubby by Yvonne Kwok So YOU'VE watched the Star Awards, jaughed at Jacelyn Tay’s hair and gaped lr > astonishment that people like Vivian Lai and Fiona552 words
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Article176 2001-12-04 11 MediaWorks vs Media Corp Best Comedy Programme or Series: Mr Kiasu, Channel 5 (Media Corp TV), Singapore Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, Channel 5 (Media Corp TV), Singapore The Odd Squad, TV Works (SPH Media Works), Singapore Under One Roof, Channel 5 (Media Corp TV), Singapore War of the Genders,176 words
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Article, Illustration553 2001-12-04 12 STEPHANIE GOH - He doesn't want to make a transvestite movie. So why is theatre director Ekachai Uekrongtham making a film about Thailand's most famous transsexual a former kickboxing star? by STEPHANIE GOH JUST before he decided to make Beautiful Boxer, Ekachai Uekrongtham rushed out to553 words
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Article, Illustration442 2001-12-04 13 -AP LOS ANGELES Dave Matthews Band led with four wins at the second annual My VHI Awards, an irreverent fanbased ceremony honouring everything from the year’s best song to the best display of a musician’s belly-button. Dave Matthews Band took home honours on Sunday for-AP; Pic.AP; Pic: AFP :; ricAFP’ - 442 words
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channel scan
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Today's must-see TV
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Article35 2001-12-04 13 7.30 pm, TV Works Described as America’s Funniest Videos meets Cops, the series showcases real stories about unlucky criminals tripped up by their own stupidity. It combines surveillance camera footage with re-enactments.35 words
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Article, Illustration57 2001-12-04 13 10pm, TV Works Three singing Holly- A wood cowboys ride j in to save I a small Mexican village terrorised by ban- dit El Guapo. They soon realise that they are caught in a horrible case of mistaken identity and must truly fight for their lives. Stars57 words
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Article57 2001-12-04 13 Bpm, Channel U After visiting Little Thailand last week, Magarita (Lynn Poh) tours Bangkok and some spa resorts. Bao Zhi (Kym Ng) and Meng Nan (Bryan Wong) earn extra income by cleaning the office. In the Challenge, eight young people join host Michelle Chia at Bintan Island to57 words
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Article44 2001-12-04 13 10pm, Central Atticus Finch, a lawyer in a racially divided Alabama town in the *****, defends a young black man accused of raping a white woman. Based on the book by Harper Lee and starring Gregory Peck and Robert Duvall.44 words
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Article45 2001-12-04 13 9pm, Star Movies (SCV 58) A teenage girl is found dead and her missing boyfriend is the prime suspect. His mother tries to search for the truth, while his father destroys crucial damning evidence. Stars Edward Furlong, Meryl Streep and Liam Neeson.45 words
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easyStreats sports
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172 2001-12-04 16 TORONTO Riding the best road winning streak in club history, the Toronto Raptors came home and endured the worst second half in club history. It was held to a team record low of 25 points in the second half by the surging Boston Celtics,172 words
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Article, Illustration402 2001-12-04 17 Wire services Manchester United has lost its fifth league Same and we are barely into December. Worse, it has lost four and drawn one of its last six. Its diehard fans say that is not a crisisWire services - 402 words
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326 2001-12-04 18 Wire services ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Fulham 0 Leeds 0 LONDON David O’Leary believes Robbie Fowler needs a run of a dozen games before Leeds will see the best of him. The Leeds boss was pleased with Fowlers’ display in a goalless draw at Fulham evenWire services - 326 words
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Article, Illustration575 2001-12-04 18 Sven Goran Eriksson (above) knows better than anyone how much he has to fear from the flashing blades of Argentina at next summer’s World Cup. He spent more than £lOO million ($2BO million) signing its most exciting stars forPic: Reuters - 575 words
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369 2001-12-04 19 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Arsenal vJuventus Highbury, England Arsenal and Juventus’ French international strikers Thierry Henry and David Trezeguet have won the World Cup together, Euro 2000 and a French title at Monaco. But today they will be gunning to put a hole in each369 words
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Article, Illustration474 2001-12-04 19 ADAM HASHIDY - Only attacking football can save Brazil\ says Pele byl ADAM HASHIDY "IF coach Felipe Scolari puts a defensive team and win (the World Cup), it will be fantastic for Brazil. If he lost, the people will kill him in Brazil.” Perhaps, Pele exaggerated a bit. But not much,Pic Francis Lee - 474 words
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Miscellaneous514 2001-12-04 14 m A vi&mkiv day's /fit's your oimraay you share it with Marisa Tomei Your Daily Horoscope JAN 20-FEB 18 Talk your way into a better deal. A strong Leo influence puts some real fire behind the hot air that others may accuse you of blowing. Make yourself available to inspiration514 words
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Miscellaneous208 2001-12-04 15 H v %m&' X-: The story today, Xiao Yuer follows Jiang Yulang to his bedroom, which is located quite some distance away from Jiang Senior's. Yulang says that he has not been home for a year. Yulang soon falls asleep and Xiao Yuer thinks about all that has happened since208 words
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Miscellaneous30 2001-12-04 18 Inthelivingroom SOCCER: Champions League: Arsenal vJuventus (ESPN Ch 23 and City TV, Nov 5,3.30 am DELAYED TELECAST SOCCER: Champions League: Bayer Leverkusen vDeportivola Coruna (ESPN Ch 23, Nov 5,6 am).30 words
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