Streats, 12 December 2002
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Title Section8 2002-12-12 1 Streats THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2002 MITA (P) 240/03/20028 words
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Article320 2002-12-12 1 Choong Choon Yee - Reports by Choong Choon Yee MORE people in Singapore have been made bankrupt and the sums involved have grown to an estimated $5.2 billion. The trauma the bankrupts suffer and there were 14,595 of them as at September is not just deep financial trouble, but also320 words
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Article440 2002-12-12 1 THREE years ago, after he was declared a bankrupt following a business failure, a 2 5-year-old systems engineer found that no employer would hire him. He did freelance work and felt so ashamed that he never told his girlfriend. She is now his fiancee, and440 words
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Advertisement89 2002-12-12 1 aircais THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2002 MITA (P) 240/03/2002 THURSDAY TECH GEOFFREY PEREIRA tries out the tablet PC and finds that it CAN WRITE, CANT HEAR PAGE 34 THE TROUBLE WITH RACE Must we state it on ICs to know who we are? Asks CHITRA RAJARAM PAGE 21 It wasn’t on89 words
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Morning Rush
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Article291 2002-12-12 2 Dawn Wong - Housewife gets 6 weeks in jail for abusing help By Dawn Wong A HOUSEWIFE who was unhappy with her daughter’s maid beat the worker on the head and body with a broom and kicked her on the face and body after she fell. A week291 words
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Article, Illustration287 2002-12-12 2 AN Indonesian baby bom with her intestines outside her abdomen has been successfully operated on by doctors in Singapore. Little Angelina, who was brought here after Indonesian doctors assessed her chances of survival as slim, was discharged from the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital yesterdayShin Min - 287 words
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Article, Illustration474 2002-12-12 3 IT’S not the 5Cs that make people happy. Really happy, that is. Psychologists have discovered that what makes people truly happy costs nothing. Worldly possessions like the Singaporean dream of cash, a condo, a car, credit cards and country club membership are all passing satisfactions. “Materialism474 words
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Article, Illustration773 2002-12-12 4 YVONNE KWOK - No Media Works presenters and no telecast By YVONNE KWOK A WEEK after the Asian Television Awards, it’s still anyone’s guess if Singapore viewers will get to see the show on TV The event last Wednesday was hot telecast live, but everyone expected it to be773 words
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203 2002-12-12 4 MUAR, Johor A six-year-old girl was the sole survivor of a car crash in which a Singaporean couple died early yesterday. The child miraculously escaped unscathed from one half of the wreck after the car broke into two and overturned. She told police that203 words
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Article, Illustration99 2002-12-12 6 BUZZSTOP AN Indian man holds the record of 1,226 letters published in newspapers, beating the previous record of 602. Mr Subhash Chandra Agrawal, 53, began writing letters to editors in 1967, reported news site Ananova.com. “When I was victimised, the newspapers seemed to me to99 words
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Article136 2002-12-12 6 15 Scuds seized Wire services YEMEN yesterday demanded that the US and Spain hand over Scud missiles it ordered from North Korea. Foreign Minister Abu Baker Abdullah A 1 Kurbi summoned US Ambassador Edmund Hull in Aden and handed over a protest letter. “This cargo is– Wire services - 136 words
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Article161 2002-12-12 6 11 Terrorism DEPUTY Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tony Tan said yesterday that countries have the right to defend themselves against terrorists, but the use of force should be subject to international law. Speaking to reporters in Manila after a courtesy call on President Gloria Arroyo at161 words
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Article, Illustration48 2002-12-12 6 SANTA CLAWS HIS LITTLE YELPER Don’t give animals as Christmas presents, says Hongkong’s Lok Hong association, which saves stray animals and uses them for animal therapy for the elderly and the handicapped. Seen here recently are association president Jackie Chan and her animal friends at a fund-raiser AFPAFP - 48 words
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Article164 2002-12-12 6 FESTIVITIES to mark the Year of the Goat next month will take visitors into the plush Concert Hall at the Esplanade Theatres On The Bay, where a song-and-dance troupe from Hunan province of China will put up the main show of the Singapore River Hongbao 2003.164 words
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Article87 2002-12-12 6 -AP THE White House on Tuesday reminded Iraq and other hostile countries that the US is prepared to use nuclear weapons in response to any chemical or biological attack. In a statement on countering weapons of mass destruction (WMD), the US underscored long-standing policy that it-AP - 87 words
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Article97 2002-12-12 6 SEX pictures for kids, but not what you’re thinking. Rather, the Health Promotion Board (HPB) will show teenagers pictures of body parts distorted and disfigured by sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as gonorrhoea and syphilis in a 10-page booklet called Teenagers Ask. The booklet will be97 words
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Article103 2002-12-12 6 HISTORY went up in smoke yesterday as a row of conservation shophouses on Pahang Street, near Jalan Sultan, were gutted or damaged by fire at about 3.30 am yesterday. Only four of the seven pre-war shophouses were occupied, and no one was hurt in the fire, although one103 words
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Article95 2002-12-12 6 Reuters FRAUDSTERS trying to steal credit card information from online auction house eßay’s 55 million users set up a website that mimics the firm’s, an Internet watchdog said yesterday. The scam involved e-mails that asked recipients to log on to a Florida-based website, ebayupdates.com, and re-enter data– Reuters - 95 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration402 2002-12-12 8 ChuaKongHo - HDB clarifies request for feedback from participants at loan fair By ChuaKongHo A HOUSING and Development Board (HDB) request for feedback from institutions participating in its loan fair appeared to have caused some confusion yesterday. Streats understands that there was some concern among some of the institutions that402 words
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276 2002-12-12 8 Reuters SINGAPORE Singapore and Australia are expected to begin formal discussions on an “open skies” agreement within the next few months after informal talks yesterday. Aviation authorities met to discuss a pact between the two countries which could pave the way– Reuters - 276 words
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Article64 2002-12-12 8 -AFP WASHINGTON US Federal Reserve policymakers on Tuesday extended an era of 41-year low interest rates to support the sluggish economy, saying it may already be escaping a soft patch. Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan and his colleagues voted unanimously to keep the federal funds target rate,-AFP - 64 words
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Article108 2002-12-12 8 Bloomberg VIENNA Opec needs to cut oil output by as much as two million barrels a day, or 8 per cent, or risk causing a “collapse” in prices next year, said Mr Ali A 1 Naimi, the Oil Minister for Saudi Arabia, the Organisation of Petroleum– Bloomberg - 108 words
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Article93 2002-12-12 8 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Sing Tel has said that it won a contract to provide as many as 310 pay phones along three new rail lines. It will be the exclusive provider of phones for three years on the lines run by DelGro’s SBS Transit, it said. The– Bloomberg - 93 words
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Article87 2002-12-12 8 SINGAPORE SembCorp Waste Management and its business units have been renamed. To embrace a single unified brand image, the holding company will now be known as SembCorp Environmental Management Company (SembEnviro). Also, waste collection and disposal subsidiary Semac Pte Ltd will now be SembWaste Pte Ltd. SembWaste87 words
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Article, Illustration464 2002-12-12 10 Remisiers bear the brunt as punters stay away from stock market SINGAPORE The country’s economic troubles have hit dealers and remisiers hard, forcing them out of their jobs. From a high of 1,129 in May last year, the number of dealers crashed to just 900 in464 words
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406 2002-12-12 10 STI: 1,374.38 7.28 Reuters SHARES finished weaker in the broader market yesterday, but gains in defence and blue chip counters helped cushion market losses. The Straits Times index ended 0.53 per cent, or 7.28 points, higher at 1,374.38 from an intraday low of 1,369.31.– Reuters - 406 words
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Article24 2002-12-12 10 *AS AT DECEMBER 11 US$: 551.764 552.773 EURO: 551.779 Ss: 69.88 YEN Ss: RM2.098 Ss: HK54.422 Ss: 24.59 BAHT Ss: 5,046 RUPIAH24 words
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243 2002-12-12 10 Reuters WASHINGTON Four years after describing Malaysia’s decision to peg its currency to the US dollar as a “retrograde step”, the International Monetary Fund yesterday said that the peg is a “stability anchor” of a rebounding economy. The IMF predicted– Reuters - 243 words
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BUSH'S NEW ECONOMIC TEAM
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Article, Illustration311 2002-12-12 14 Wire services WASHINGTON “As my mother used to say, it is time to pull up our socks,” Mr William Donaldson said on Tuesday “Confidence in the US corporate and financial industries has been seriously eroded during the past few years,” said Mr Donaldson, nominated– Wire services; AP - 311 words
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Article, Illustration470 2002-12-12 14 Reuters WASHINGTON Mr George W Bush is for cutting taxes. But his choice for top US economic adviser is against that policy, according to critics. The White House is scrambling to shore up support for Mr Stephen Friedman’s appointment as National Economic Council chairman after Republican conservatives– Reuters; Bloomberg News - 470 words
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Article115 2002-12-12 14 Wire services WASHINGTON US treasury secretary nominee John Snow is willing to forego a lucrative severance package from railroad giant CSX Corp. Defusing any controversy over the potential payments, Mr Snow said that he had informed the CSX board that, if approved by the– Wire services - 115 words
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Article55 2002-12-12 14 Reuters NEW YORK Merrill Lynch handed layoff notices to about 10 per cent, or 100 members, of its investment banking staff last week, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. The cuts came ahead of yearend bonus payments. The 100 employees may receive less in severance payments than they– Reuters - 55 words
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Article77 2002-12-12 14 Bloomberg LONDON UK workers took twice as many days off because of work-related illness in the past year compared with 1995, the Financial Times said, citing a study by the government’s Health and Safety Executive. The survey found that 33 million days were lost due to work-related– Bloomberg - 77 words
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Article78 2002-12-12 14 -AFP TOKYO Two of Japan’s debt-ridden trading houses, sixth-ranked Nissho Iwai and eighth-ranked Nichimen, will merge in April. Operations will be integrated by March 2004. The merger will result in some 4,000 job cuts by next March and another 4,200 by March 2005, creating annual savings of 80-AFP - 78 words
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Article81 2002-12-12 14 Bloomberg BERLIN The German Cabinet is likely to approve a draft law extending shopping hours on Saturdays in a bid to revive consumer spending as unemployment reaches a fouryear high. The proposed law, allowing shops to open until Bpm on Saturdays instead of 4pm, requires the approval of– Bloomberg - 81 words
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Article, Illustration614 2002-12-12 16 ‘Little princess’ ttims spotlight on $26 billion family feud NEW YORK A slip of girl is now threatening to turn the spotlight on the breakup of a US$l5 billion (5526.4 billion) empire. The story centres on Chicago’s Pritzker family, which also owns the Hyatt hotelBloomberg News - 614 words
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Article, Illustration362 2002-12-12 16 Bloomberg LONDON Martin Currie Investment Management director Ross Leckie, 45, got a U *****,000 (*****,000) bonus this year from Hollywood. The executive at the Edinburgh-based money manager got the windfall after selling the rights to his novel Hannibal, set during the Roman empire, to Revolution– Bloomberg; Bloomberg News - 362 words
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244 2002-12-12 18 Bloomberg BUDAPEST Budweiser beer will not be legally restricted to production in the East European city Budweis. The beer’s maker, Anheuser-Busch Cos, announced that it had won a ruling in Hungary blocking a Czech brewer’s bid to do just that. The Hungarian Patent– Bloomberg - 244 words
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Comment
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Article, Illustration648 2002-12-12 21 CHITRA RAJARAM - By CHITRA RAJARAM Tamil Murasu WHO are we really? Indian, Chinese, Malay, Eurasian or Others as reflected in our identity cards? Or are we simply Singaporeans? If that is the case, is it necessary to reflect one’s race in our identity cards? Why does one haveTamil Murasu - 648 words
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Advertisement236 2002-12-12 21 FANCL know s 008 Why doss my skin age? Notice that your skin is not as supple and healthy as before, and seems to have lost its firmness and radiance? Sadly, these are the signs of aging skin but what causes the skin to age? The problem is more than236 words
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Vocal
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Article377 2002-12-12 22 I REFER to the reply from the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) Mrs Chan Jee Kun (“MOE: We hope you’ll return one day”, Streats, Dec 11) to Ms Angeline Teoh’s letter telling of her reasons for and her sadness about leaving the teaching profession (“Education377 words
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Article88 2002-12-12 22 AS some Singaporeans may or may not know, a great conspiracy unfolds each night here on our streets just before midnight strikes. Every evening, between 10.30 pm and midnight, you will be hard pressed to get one of the many taxis to stop for you. I recently88 words
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170 2002-12-12 22 I RECENTLY found night dining at the Satay Club at Clarke Quay to be very stressful. I went there with my guests from overseas to try to enjoy some traditional Singaporean food. As we approached the club entrance, several men170 words
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Article144 2002-12-12 22 I’VE had enough. Enough of staying up till the wee hours of the morning. Enough of feeling like I’ve gone stiff and am six feet under when I wake up It’s painful to watch your favourite television shows, and it’s even more painful to144 words
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SLEEPER CABIN?
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Article, Illustration174 2002-12-12 22 AFTER reading “Sleeper cabin?” (Streats, Dec 11), I’d like to report another instance of lack of consideration. Rejoice, dear smokers! SMRT seems to be providing a new service for you. I have encountered people smoking in the last cabin of the MRT train twice now. In one case,174 words
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Article114 2002-12-12 22 YOUR article “Sleeper cabin” (Streats, Dec 11) reminded me of many occasions on which I have seen people put their shopping items onto a train seat and refuse to give it up, sometimes pretending they are asleep. Yesterday, I saw a different example of lack of consideration for114 words
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Article, Illustration507 2002-12-12 25 LISTEN TO LIVE MUSIC AND TAKE PART IN A VARIETY OF FUN ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE WEEK AT SUNTEC CITY MALL. Christmas just isn’t Christmas without music and lots of fun. And Suntec City Mall has a fun-filled line-up of performances and activities from now until Christmas Day.507 words
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Article, Illustration379 2002-12-12 26 VISIT SUNTEC CITY MALL’S GIFT GALLERY FOR THAT ELUSIVE OR EXCLUSIVE BUY! Looking for a gift that’s different or special? Head for the Gift Gallery at #O3-025 Suntec City Mall, between Towers 2 and 3. You’ll find a dozen booths selling hand-made jewellery, books and all kinds379 words
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Medical
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127 2002-12-12 29 Reuters NEW YORK Smokers are almost twice as likely to develop Hodgkin’s disease, a type of cancer that strikes the body’s immune defences, new research indicates. And the risk appears to increase with the amount that people smoke and how long they have been– Reuters - 127 words
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Article, Illustration306 2002-12-12 29 Reuters NEW YORK On top of all the other problems related to being very overweight, researchers now report that obesity can increase the risk of developing cataracts, the world’s leading cause of blindness. Cataracts occur when proteins in the eye’s lens begin to clump together, forming. – Reuters - 306 words
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Article109 2002-12-12 29 I What are the %C I side-effects of potassium citrate? A Potassium citrate is normally used to relieve the discomfort in mild urinary tract infections. Side effects include mild increase in loss of water from the body (diuresis), increased potassium level in the body if high doses are109 words
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Article, Illustration625 2002-12-12 30 Health begins with sufll> eani Are bananas fattening? Are isotonic drinks healthier for everyone? We examine some misconceptions about food FOR something that we do so much of, eating is still clouded by many misconceptions. We look at some common food myths: Myth: Food eaten late625 words
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Global
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Article, Illustration542 2002-12-12 31 Mukhlas’ arrest will bring Hambali out in the open JAKARTA It was his overconfidence that finally proved his undoing. Mukhlas, alias Ali Ghufron believed to be the inspiration and financier of the Bali operation had underestimated those on his trail, said Time magazine in its latest issue.AP - 542 words
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Article110 2002-12-12 31 JAKARTA Mr Achmad Mihdan, the lawyer of alleged Bali mastermind Imam Samudra, has claimed that “an eyewitness saw something fall from the sky just before the explosions at Kuta’s Sari and Paddy’s bar on Oct 12”. He also expressed his scepticism over Samudra’s ability to110 words
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291 2002-12-12 31 SHAH ALAM Two men arrested in conjunction with the kidnap and rape of a teenager have been released on police bail because of a question of jurisdiction. The 18-year-old student was kidnapped in Shah Alam, Selangor, but raped in Tampoi, Johor.291 words
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Article, Illustration389 2002-12-12 32 Veerappan now has $724k price on his head Wire services NEW DELHI When it comes to ruthlessness, legendary Indian bandit Koose Muniswamy Veerappan is without equal. The Indian police have now upped the ante with a 20 million rupee (*****,000) reward for the capture of the elusive forest– Wire services; AP; Reuters - 389 words
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Article, Illustration328 2002-12-12 32 Reuters GENEVA The Swiss humanitarian group that brokered a ceasefire in Indonesia’s restive Aceh province said on Tuesday that it was turning its sights on a new hotspot Myanmar. It announced that it will seek a go-between role between Myanmar’s military government and– Reuters; Reuters - 328 words
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143 2002-12-12 32 -AP BRISBANE A federal lawmaker was kicked off a Qantas flight on Tuesday for arguing with a government official travelling on the plane. But Mr Bob Katter, an independent legislator from north-east Australia, was unrepentant yesterday, telling Australian Broadcasting Corp Radio: “If I had to-AP - 143 words
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Article128 2002-12-12 32 LONDON A woman has earned the right to live free in a £1 million (Ss2.B million) house in an expensive neighbourhood after squatting there for 12 years. The Daily Telegraph reported that under the 1987 “right of adverse possession”, the freehold to the house and128 words
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Thursday Tech
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Article, Illustration613 2002-12-12 34 GEOFFREY PEREIRA - Tablet PCs are the latest gadgets, but while they are good at reading handwriting, they can’t quite recognise what you say into them By GEOFFREY PEREIRA The Strait Times HANDWRITING and speech recognition capabilities are key features that Microsoft’s operating system (OS) builds into the new tabletThe Strait Times; Clarence Chan - 613 words
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Article210 2002-12-12 34 WHAT is the new tablet PC, how is it different from other computers and what is new about it? The quick answer: It is a laptop souped up to include a tablet a drawing and writing pad which doubles as a computer screen. You can draw or210 words
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Article, Illustration241 2002-12-12 34 MICROSOFT recommends wearing a headset microphone if you want to use the tablet PC’s speech recognition facility. But most people would want to talk directly into its built-in microphone. Doing this, however, returns unsatisfactory results. One problem was that it kept on typing “at” or into241 words
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Article, Illustration707 2002-12-12 39 It's good to see Daniel Day-Lewis back and acting again but how didMaitin Scorsese manage to get him back into movies and more importantly, will he stay? IT’S been five years since his last film, The Boxer, and he was prepared to wait 10 more for the right707 words
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Article, Illustration106 2002-12-12 39 BEND it Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha has managed to rope in top Indian actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai (left) for her Bollywood version of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The British director has described the film, to be retitled Bride and Prejudice,106 words
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Article, Illustration80 2002-12-12 39 -AFP A US judge ordered Seattle-based Internet company Internet Entertainment Group to pay Baywatch actress Pamela Anderson and her ex-husband Tommy Lee U *****,000 (Ssl.3 million) in damages for selling a video of their honeymoon sexual escapades. The 1996 film of the couple camping-AFP - 80 words
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Article, Illustration109 2002-12-12 39 SEXY Hongkong star Christy Chung suffered a cut to her chin during the rehearsal for a charity show. She was hit by a flying hula-hoop as the director was doing a demonstration, reported the Hongkong dailies. Everyone was shocked at the sight of her bleeding chin, but109 words
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Article, Illustration514 2002-12-12 40 YVONNE KWOK - By YVONNE KWOK VOLCANO HIGH Stars Jang Hyuk, Shin Min Ah and Kim Soo Roh Directed by Kim Tae Gyun oooo* PICTURE this a Secret Manuscript (TM) containing the secret to some “jue shi wu gong” (peerless martial arts skill) is missing. A frantic search for it begins,514 words
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Article, Illustration103 2002-12-12 42 AFTER examining 31 pig spleens, Canadian farmer Gus Wickstrom is sure of his sixmonth forecast for south-west Saskatchewan: snowstorms, mild spells and May rains. He is one of a handful k of people on the Prairies who forecast the weather by examining the spleen of aPic Francis Lee - 103 words
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Article, Illustration52 2002-12-12 42 10pm, Channel 5 It is the last hour before the new millennium and Satan is roaming the streets of New York. He needs to mate with the girl who has been chosen for him or he will remain in his eternal prison for another thousand years. Starring52 words
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Article66 2002-12-12 42 10pm, Channel i A spacecraft carrying an assortment of passengers, including Riddick (Vin Diesel), a dangerous murderer, is forced to crash-land on a barren planet Several crew members are killed, leaving meek Officer Fry (Radha Mitchell) in charge of the survivors. Riddick may be their only hope against66 words
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Article50 2002-12-12 42 THE AFRICAN CHILDREN'S CHOIR Tomorrow and Saturday, 6.45 pm Musical Fountain, Sentosa Free, normal island admission applies Thirty African children perform Western and African pieces from their Still Walking In The Light Album to raise money for famine and disaster relief, education, rehabilitation and development projects for African children.50 words
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Article, Illustration48 2002-12-12 42 MAKANSUTRA Tomorrow, -M, 6.30 pm Kinokuniya, Ngee Ann City Free Get up-to-date tasty and quirky information about Singapore’s best eateries from makan guru, KF Seetoh. The latest edition of his book, Makansutra, is out. It features over 1,000 street food and restaurant listings with newly updated information.48 words
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Article, Illustration461 2002-12-12 45 Tan Kim Han - Singapore’s poor display poses no threat to Tiger Cup rivals By Tan Kim Han TIGER BEER CHALLENGE TROPHY Singapore 2 Philippines 0 THE Lions will not win the Tiger Cup. Based on last night’s final warm-up match against the Philippines, they might not even achieve their semi-final target.ii it /J; Francis Ice - 461 words
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Article, Illustration500 2002-12-12 47 Tan Kim Han - It’s Singapore or bust for Filipino midfielder Ocampo By Tan Kim Han FILIPINO midfielder Alvin Rafael Ocampo (right) will be hoping that the phone in his hotel room rings today. And that the call will be from an S-League club. The 25-year-old is keen to remain inFrancis Lee - 500 words
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Article288 2002-12-12 47 -AFP AMSTERDAM AS Roma coach Fabio Capello admitted he was grappling with the unfamiliar experience of a run of defeats in the Champions League after his side went down 1-2 to Ajax here on Tuesday. Goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Jari Litmanen sent Roma to-AFP - 288 words
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Article135 2002-12-12 47 FENCING SINGAPORE got off to a great start when it won a gold and a bronze on the opening day of the inaugural Fencing Singapore International tournament here on Monday. The Republic’s No 2 Ang Chez Yee won gold in the men’s epee individual event, beating Japan’s Eiichi135 words
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Article77 2002-12-12 47 SOCCER Reuters MADRID Spain’s Football Federation (RFEF) on Tuesday ordered Barcelona’s Nou Camp to be closed for two games after crowd violence during last month’s league game at home to Real Madrid. Barcelona, which has the right to appeal, was also fined U 554,041 (557,150) by the federation.– Reuters - 77 words
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Article98 2002-12-12 47 BASKETBALL Reuters TORONTO Toronto Raptors’ guard Vince Carter is out of action for another two weeks after straining a tendon in his right knee during a collision in practice, the team said on Tuesday. Carter, who has already missed 10 games this season because of an injured– Reuters - 98 words
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Article, Illustration565 2002-12-12 48 Arsenal goes second straight match without scoring Wire services CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2ND ROUND Arsenal 0 Valencia 0 LONDON Arsenal paid a high price for its failure to break down 10-man Valencia in the Champions League just four days after its 5 5-match scoring run in the English– Wire services; AP - 565 words
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Article129 2002-12-12 48 GROUP A Inter Milan (Ita) 3 (Di Biagio fls, 27, Crespo 80) Bayer Leverkusen (Ger) 2 (Zivkovic 63, Franca 90) Barcelona (Spa) v Newcastle (Eng) postponed (rain) GROUP B Arsenal (Eng) 0 Valencia (Spa) 0 Ajax (Ned) 2 (Ibrahimovic 11, f Litmanen 67) AS Roma (Ita) 1 (Batistuta129 words
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Article, Illustration603 2002-12-12 51 Francis and Yao help Houston halt losing streak NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Houston 103 Sacramento 96 HOUSTON The Houston Rockets exploded into action to end a ninegame losing streak against the Sacramento Kings. Its was Sacramento’s first loss to Houston since March 2, 2000. Steve Francis scored 32 points and603 words
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57 2002-12-12 51 Tennis superstar Serena Williams speaks to the media as she arrives at a party in New York City to celebrate Lance Armstrong’s nomination as Sports Illustrated’s 2002 Sportsman of the Year, on Tuesday. Armstrong, who won his fourth consecutive Tour de France this year, was chosen for symbolising, in characterAP - 57 words
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268 2002-12-12 51 -AFP PUERTO VALL ARTA, Mexico American Ryder Cup stars Phil Mickelson and David Toms will start favourites for the World Cup, which starts today. They proved a worthy partnership at The Belfry showdown against Europe late September where they were the strongest US-AFP - 268 words
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