Streats, 4 February 2003
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Title Section10 2003-02-04 1 Streats TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2003 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg MiTA <P) 240/03/200210 words
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Article, Illustration661 2003-02-04 1 Sarah Ng - National campaign to promote composting to help save the environment By Sarah Ng DON’T squirm at the sight of these worms. They can help you save two things: the environment and your money. Known as composting worms, they do this by eating foodClarence Chan - 661 words
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Advertisement56 2003-02-04 1 '«SSShhhßb PlPliiPiSwi No snazzy shop or big staff? That’s no problem for enterprenuer Geraldine Vander Straten, reports JANICE WONG PAGE S SARAH NG LAMENTS I can’t live without my cellphone PAGE 16 Facing the ic| All Darrell Ang wants to be is an orchestra conductor. But he meets hurdle after56 words
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Article, Illustration716 2003-02-04 2 Kkushwant Singh - Music exile turns his back on Singapore B y Kkushwant Singh MR DARRELL ANG wants more than anything else to be the conductor of an internationally renowned orchestra, to become one of the first Singapore heartlanders to achieve this goal. But although he has been acceptedClarence Chan - 716 words
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Article, Illustration507 2003-02-04 3 Zubaidah Nazeer - Owner of fire-damaged nurseiy takes opportunity to rebuild By Zubaidah Nazeer IN some ways, Mr Danny Cheok, 54, owner of Far East Flora, considers the fire which damaged his Thomson Road nursery as a blessing in disguise. Fie was so thankful that the Sunday night blaze injured noFrancis Lee - 507 words
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Article, Illustration694 2003-02-04 4 Columbia commander became an astronaut on his fourth attempt WASHINGTON While the media was flooded with reports about India-born astronaut Kalpana Chawla and Israeli Han Ramon after the Columbia space shuttle tragedy, the story of shuttle commander Rick Husband’s passion for space exploration has goneAP; Reuters cVA-1 - 694 words
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Article234 2003-02-04 4 HOUSTON Indian-born Columbia astronaut Kalpana Chawla had told her brother that if she had to die, she hoped it would be in a crash. The Atlanta JournalConstitution reported that her words haunted her Atlanta-based brother, Mr Girish Chawla. “She was a very234 words
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Article, Illustration94 2003-02-04 6 BUZZ STOP BRUNEI Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has divorced his second wife, former flight stewardess Mariam Abdul Aziz (right). A royal announcement on state-run television on Sunday night said the 56-year-old Sultan pronounced “talak satu” on her. It is one of three types of divorceAP ■v. m - 94 words
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Article, Illustration189 2003-02-04 6 -AFP A BOMB which exploded yesterday morning at Indonesia’s national police headquarters in Jakarta has heightened fears of new attacks in the country, the police chief said. General Da’i Bachtiar said that the explosion had “a huge political impact” in a country still recovering from the Bali-AFP; AP sun - 189 words
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Article144 2003-02-04 6 Fight against terrorism -AFP MAS SELAMAT, the man accused of planning to crash a hijacked plane in Singapore, was arrested on Bintan island on Sunday, Indonesian police said yesterday. Selamat is said to be the Singapore chief of operations for the Jemaah Islamiah (JI)-AFP - 144 words
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Article157 2003-02-04 6 licence needed IF YOUR battery-powered bicycle goes faster than 25kmh or has power of more than 200 watts, it’s no longer a bicycle and becomes a motorcycle. This means that the vehicle has to have approval and insurance, and the rider needs to have a157 words
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Article93 2003-02-04 6 AP NORTH Korea yesterday said that it is fully prepared to counter what it called US plans to invade amid the current nuclear crisis. “Our military and people are in full combat readiness to cope with US imperialist warmongers’ indiscriminate military and political moves under their strategyAP - 93 words
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Article89 2003-02-04 6 TWO Singaporean men were nabbed for drugs in Penang’s Bayan Lepas International Airport on Friday. In the first case, police seized 15,000 amphetamine-type pills with a street value of RM500,000 (*****,000) from a 41-year-old man, who is believed to be acting as a courier for a89 words
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Article96 2003-02-04 6 AN ELDERLY Italian who visits his foster son in Singapore every Chinese New Year died on Sunday from injuries sustained in a road accident. Mr Silvio Secchi, 87, was knocked down at about Bpm last Wednesday as he was crossing Sengkang East Way with the aid of96 words
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Article99 2003-02-04 6 -AFP SRI LANKA’S military top brass were red-faced after they learned that the “dummy president” they had saluted at the independence day dress rehearsal in Colombo yesterday was a junior woman constable. The role is usually taken by the President’s most senior official, and it was the-AFP - 99 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration745 2003-02-04 9 Janice Wong - This ex-Singapore Girl is exploring a niche offering gentle introductions to the grape for the growing band of Singaporeans who are getting started on a vine romance By, Janice Wong BUSINESS and pleasure mix like a well-balanced wine for Ms Geraldine Vander Straten. And it all happens745 words
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Article, Illustration479 2003-02-04 11 Chua Kong Ho - Jobs aplenty in logistics and transport, but for skilled workers By Chua Kong Ho SINGAPORE “Nobody’s hiring” is a common complaint voiced by frustrated jobseekers and retrenched workers. A more likely reason why they aren’t getting a job: They don’t have the necessary skills. The job market479 words
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383 2003-02-04 11 Reuters London Global equities have withered under the threat of a US-led war with Iraq, but with billions of dollars set to pour into risk assets when safe haven trades are unwound, fund strategists say the time to buyReuters - 383 words
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Article23 2003-02-04 11 *AS AT JANUARY 31 US$:S$dL73B 552.875 EURO: 551.881 Ss: 68.42 YEN Ss: RM2.187 Ss: HK54.488 Ss: 24.61 BAHT Ss: 5,108 RUPIAH23 words
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Article482 2003-02-04 11 The stock recommendation is the average of all the recommendations submitted by analysts following the stock. There is a total of 29 brokers submitting recommendations but not every stock is followed by all the 29 brokers. Their recommendations are placed on a 1 to 5 points scale and482 words
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Article, Illustration499 2003-02-04 12 Road-building programme to transform country into regional transit hub AFP VIENTIANE Laos, one of the world’s poorest nations, has embarked on an ambitious programme of road building intended to connect it with its neighbours and turn the landlocked country into a regional transit hub.AFP - 499 words
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Article, Illustration206 2003-02-04 12 Bloomberg STOCKHOLM Ericsson’s chief executive officer, Kurt Hellstroem (picture), is trying to persuade customers to let his company manage their networks, but Lucent Technologies, Nortel Networks and Alcatel are vying for the same service contracts. Mr Hellstroem, 59, is counting on the contracts to– Bloomberg; Bloomberg - 206 words
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Article98 2003-02-04 12 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Capita Land is expected to post a profit for the first time in three years, driven by increased home deals and the sale of three shopping malls. It is likely to announce a $256.6 million profit for last year, up from a $275– Bloomberg - 98 words
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Article92 2003-02-04 12 Bloomberg BANGKOK Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Thailand fell 83 per cent in the first 11 months of last year as overseas companies borrowed at lower rates from local banks to repay loans to their parents, according to central bank data. FDI totalled US$547 million (Ss9soBloomberg - 92 words
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Article95 2003-02-04 12 ■AP TOKYO Mitsubishi Electric returned to profitability in the latest quarter compared to a year earlier, helped by costcutting and better sales. The company yesterday reported a profit of 1.15 billion yen (S$ 16.68 million) for the October-December period, swinging back into the black from a■AP - 95 words
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Article, Illustration619 2003-02-04 13 Asia-based bankers walk on wild side to beat stress Bloomberg HONGKONG Perched at the edge of an ancient bridge in a forest in China’s Guangxi province, Credit Suisse First Boston broker Paul Jeffery looked into a muddy pool 9m below and jumped. Mr Jeffery, who– Bloomberg; Bloomberg - 619 words
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Article, Illustration140 2003-02-04 13 Bloomberg SYDNEY Mr Keith Lambert has paid the price for the financial woes of Southcorp, Australia’s biggest winemaker. He was yesterday sacked as CEO, ending a 19-month tenure during which shares slumped 42 per cent and the company had to cut its profit forecasts.– Bloomberg - 140 words
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Vocal
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Article239 2003-02-04 14 Green Ridge Secondary School recently used writer Calvin Law’s commentary ‘'Black sheep and their kurang ajar’ jlock” (Streats, Jan 21), about the bad public behaviour of Singaporeans, as a topicfor discussion. The following are excerpts of some of the letters we received. IF adults do239 words
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Article, Illustration210 2003-02-04 15 IT is sad to learn that Singaporeans do not think twice about spending more money and time holidaying m Malaysia, and even more distressing to know that billions of holiday dollars leave the country every year. I cancelled all my trips to210 words
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Article197 2003-02-04 15 IN response to Tony Walton’s letter “Aggressive sales people a big turn-off” (Streats, Jan 31), I would like to point out another major difference between the shopping experiences in Singapore and other countries. In many other countries, Particularly in the West, the protection of consumers’ rights197 words
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Article221 2003-02-04 15 THE report “Forms to claim ERS” (Streats, Jan 24) said that nearly 9,800 lowerincome Singaporeans who are getting a second chance to claim their Economic Restructuring Shares (ERS) will have to fill up a special form to get the payout. Grassroots leaders, volunteers and221 words
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159 2003-02-04 15 I REFER to the letter “Is my debt partly MOE’s fault?” (Streats, Jan 31). We should fully empathise with writer Siau Li Chao for her dreadful situation. Certainly, I hope that the injustice she has endured will be corrected. Termination of159 words
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Article127 2003-02-04 15 I READ “Sealed but not safe” (Streats, Jan 28) and the response “A taste before buying” (Streats, Jan 31) about trying the loveletters in a shop. I still feel that the two women were wrong to open the container BEFORE paying for it. What would127 words
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Comment
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Article, Illustration616 2003-02-04 16 SARAH NG - By SARAH NG I NEVER knew how dependent I was on my cellphone until one night in late December. That was when a power trip caused a blackout at home. Instead of grabbing the torchlight in the kitchen drawer before making my way to the circuit breaker,616 words
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Medical
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Article, Illustration214 2003-02-04 17 Reuters LONDON Bad breath could be more widely used as a tool to spot the presence of a bacterium linked to ulcers and stomach cancer, Turkish researchers say. Scientists from Baskent University discovered that halitosis was one of the most common symptoms in patients– Reuters - 214 words
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Global
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Article, Illustration450 2003-02-04 18 He reveals whereabouts of Saddam’s underground weapons facilities SYDNEY A senior bodyguard of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has fled Iraq with what some UN weapons inspectors are calling “the smoking gun” proof of Iraq’s possession of undisclosed weapons of mass destruction, the Australian Herald Sun reportedAFP - 450 words
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Article132 2003-02-04 18 SYDNEY Australian universities have reduced the number of places for first-year students this year and some have said this would be their last intake. Universities in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory said that cutbacks in government funding have forced them to scale back132 words
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357 2003-02-04 18 SYDNEY A United Nations report, due to be released later this month, will show that women throughout the world are likely to have an average of 1.85 children. The worldwide birth rate will decline to Western levels by 2050, overturning environmentalists’ and demographers’ theory357 words
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Article, Illustration595 2003-02-04 19 As copyright lawsuits pile up, software’s developers say they’re not liable AP NEW YORK Ms Nikki Hemming knew she’d be stepping into a legal dogfight last year when she formed an Australian venture to take over Kazaa, the Internet’s leading bazaar for sharing music and video.– AP; AP - 595 words
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Article, Illustration289 2003-02-04 19 AP BANGKOK When Cambodian media quoted a Thai TV star as saying that the temples of Angkor were actually Thailand’s, the anger was intense. On Wednesday, howling mobs torched and looted the Thai Embassy and dozens of Thai businesses in the Cambodian capital,AP; Reuters - 289 words
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254 2003-02-04 19 -ap TALLINN, Estonia When Swedish software developer Niklas Zennstrom cast about for help in writing the Kazaa file-sharing software, colleagues raised eyebrows when he chose three unknown youths from remote Estonia. And jaws dropped when the programme that Ahti Heinla, Priit Kasesalu and Jaan-ap - 254 words
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Advertisement331 2003-02-04 18 Accents Of Joy Personal Development For the Individual The way the mystics in the East have categorised the evolution of consciousness is in 7 centers. The seventh is "knowing God", the six is "knowing yourself", the fifth is "being creative", and the fourth is "being loving, sharing and knowing others."331 words
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Easy Streats
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Article, Illustration694 2003-02-04 20 YVONNE KWOK - Tellytubby By YVONNE KWOK If you're makingprogrammes for yuppies, better make them slicker. The latest Channel i series, Touched, for one, has room for improvement WHEN I was 10,1 finally realised what adults meant when they said not to believe everything you see on TV I694 words
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Article, Illustration100 2003-02-04 20 THE latest crazy revelation about pop superstar Michael Jackson is that he feeds his son through a veil, reported ITVcom on Sunday. In a special documentary called Living With Michael Jackson by British reporter Martin Bashir, who trailed Jackson for eight months, shown in the UK100 words
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Article, Illustration138 2003-02-04 20 STEPHEN Frears’ Dirty Pretty Things, about illegal immigrants in London, was voted the best film at the Evening Standard Film Awards. Its star, Chiwetel Ejiofor, who plays a Nigerian exile who is a cab driver by day and a hotel porter by night, won the best138 words
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Article77 2003-02-04 20 TIRED of the Hollywood hype? Then forget about the Oscars and vote for the Alties, a new award launched by Alternative news website www.altemet.org, to celebrate the diversity of film and filmmaking styles. Categories include Most Inspirational Movie, New World Order Award, Guilty Pleasure Award, the “Aha!” Movie,77 words
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Article, Illustration223 2003-02-04 21 LOVE flamenco or any kind of dance that gets your blood up and your feet tapping? Well, we have a treat in store for you. Flamenco Republico performs in Singapore later this month, and Streats is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the223 words
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Article, Illustration160 2003-02-04 21 YOU would rarely think of saying “footballer” and “book prize winner” in the same breath, but Roy Keane’s controversial autobiography, co-written with Eamon Dunphy, could be the British Book Awards’ book of the year. It goes up against the likes of Life of Pi160 words
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121 2003-02-04 21 PARAMOUNT Pictures is among the first of the movie industry to respond to the disintegration of the space shuttle Columbia over Texas on Saturday it has stopped showing trailers for its upcoming movie The Core. The trailers showed a space shuttle in navigational difficulties, reported121 words
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Article, Illustration112 2003-02-04 22 HI, I’m Kacy Chan. I’m your weather girl for February. With all the rain we’ve been having it’s hard to think of drought, but Australia is having one that meat producers say may affect their beef and lamb exports for the next few years. Many partsPic Clarence Chan - 112 words
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Tune in TV & MOVIE NEWS
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Article, Illustration68 2003-02-04 22 10pm, Channel i An epic tale of two Irish immigrants’ quest for land during the Oklahoma land rush of the 1890s. Tom Cruise stars as Joseph Donnelly, an ambitious young farmer whose father is killed in a protest against their wealthy landlord. His attempt at vengeance is68 words
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Article60 2003-02-04 22 10pm, Central Shirley Temple’s first starring vehicle casts her as the buttoncute daughter of ex-convict Eddie Ellison and his wife Kay. Ellison and his old cellmate Larry Scott manage to land jobs as chauffeurs for a wealthy family. When a valuable string of pearls disappears, both60 words
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Happenin'
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Article, Illustration50 2003-02-04 22 JOSEPH MALIK Thursday, 9pm till late Bar None $l2 (includes a bottle of Heineken) If you’re in the mood for soulful, seductive grooves, Joseph Malik is your guy. He’ll give you more of what he presented in his critically acclaimed new album Diverse more mellow sounds and chilled grooves.50 words
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Article, Illustration58 2003-02-04 22 CHINESE FESTIVAL OF ARTS Thursday till Feb 16 Esplande Check www.esplanade.com for times and ticket pricings Get in the Oriental groove this Chinese New Year. The Huqin Quartet (above) and T’ang Quartet will start things off on Thursday; Kun Opera on Thursday to Sunday; Tsai Chin on Feb 14;58 words
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Article68 2003-02-04 22 STUCK2GETHA Feb 23, 8.30am-spm Sentosa $25 for SDS members and $3O for non-members A fun event for singles to make new friends. There’ll be plenty of activities including a treasure hunt. The price includes the entrance fee into Sentosa, a goodie bag and buffet lunch. Registration forms can be68 words
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Article47 2003-02-04 22 TOKYO CITY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Last night tonight, 7-30 pm Victoria Concert Hall Tickets at $5l, $4l, $3l, $2l from Sistic Award-winning New Yorkbased Japanese violinist Reiko Watanabe (above) is the guest soloist, performing Saint-Saen’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No 3 in B minor, Op 61.47 words
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EXHIBITION
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Article59 2003-02-04 22 Till Feb 28; 12pm-6pm on Monday and 9am-6pm Tuesday to Sunday Singapore Philatelic Museum (238 Coleman Street) $2 admission Collector Johnny Lowis puts together a special display which shows the different breeds of the goat and sheep family. You can also view the production materials used in59 words
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57 2003-02-04 22 DOUBLE HAPPINESS A FANTASY IN RED Till Feb 9; 11.30am-Bpm, Monday to Saturday, 12pm-5.30pm on Sunday, closed on public holidays Utterly Art (208, South Bridge Road, #O2-01) Free Justin Lee Chee Kong’s first solo exhibition is a heady fizz of East-West pop art that examines the interweaving of Western influences57 words
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Article, Illustration286 2003-02-04 23 Wire agencies WHAT could have spurred virtually the whole world to fall for a Russian pop duet which hardly even existed two years ago? Tatu’s debut single, All the Things She Said, has already proved popular in the rest of Europe, claiming the number one– Wire agencies; Reuters - 286 words
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Article147 2003-02-04 23 -AP NEVER mind the Joneses, keeping up with the Indiana Jones actor is bad enough. Isaiah Washington said of Harrison Ford, his co-star in upcoming film Hollywood Homicide: “He forced me to do a lot of my own stunts because he did them. We were in-AP - 147 words
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Miscellaneous459 2003-02-04 22 Yourdailyhoroscope by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Sometimes you have it all figured out, and other times you realise that there’s no explanation. Aquarius likes instability but starts wondering about progress. Listen to what others think before rejecting it. JUL23-AUG22 Some people might judge you by the459 words
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Sports
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Article, Illustration858 2003-02-04 24 The S-League will introduce penalty shoot-outs this year to add more excitement The winning team in the shoot-out will earn two points and the losing team will get one This will replace the previous system of drawn teams having one point858 words
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Article, Illustration566 2003-02-04 25 Tan Kim Han - Croatian has to prove he can fill Iherdsak’s big boots By Tan Kim Han CROATIAN Ante Hrgovic has every reason to be worried. The newcomer in the Singapore Armed Forces FC rank-and-file has been asked to step into the big boots left behind by S-League PlayerFrancis Lee - 566 words
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SOCCER
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Article114 2003-02-04 25 Reuters LONDON Terry Venables has ended doubts about his immediate future by saying he wants to remain as manager of Leeds United. Venables, disturbed by last week’s sale of defender Jonathan Woodgate to Newcastle United and striker Robbie Fowler to Manchester City, told his players on Sunday– Reuters - 114 words
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Article105 2003-02-04 25 AFP ROME Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero could be ruled out for two months after injuring a muscle in his left thigh at the weekend, Italian media reported yesterday. Del Piero, second in Serie A’s goalscoring charts behind Inter Milan’s Christian Vieri, limped off at the endAFP - 105 words
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Article103 2003-02-04 25 CYCLING -AFP PARIS Lance Armstrong’s potential of a fifth straight Tour de France victory is gaining momentum but major changes in the winter peloton have raised the bar for his mighty US Postal team. Armstrong and his team remain head and shoulders above the rest at least as-AFP - 103 words
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Article, Illustration463 2003-02-04 26 Ferguson urges Keane to quit playing for Ireland MANCHESTER Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has urged Roy Keane (right) to follow Alan Shearer’s example by quitting international football to prolong his Old TrafFord career. Shearer has gone from strength to strength for Newcastle since retiring fromReuters - 463 words
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294 2003-02-04 26 LONDON Robert Pires is ready to back Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger if he orders his stars to snub this summer’s Confederations Cup in France. Wenger does not want any of his squad involved in what he labelled a “meaningless” tournament. Arsenal could lose294 words
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177 2003-02-04 26 AFP LONDON Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard was handed a threematch ban yesterday for a two-footed tackle on Everton’s Gary Nay smith in last December’s Merseyside derby. Referee Graham Poll did not send off Gerrard and did not book the player because he did notAFP - 177 words
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Article210 2003-02-04 26 k Aston Villa 3 (Dublin 2, 40, r Barry 81) Blackburn 0 West Ham 0 Liverpool 3 (Baros 7, Gerrard 9, Heskey 67) P W D L F A Pts 1. Arsenal 26 17 5 4 56 28 56 2. Man Utd 25 15 5 5 42 24210 words
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Article, Illustration520 2003-02-04 27 Dublin’s hot streak drives Villa’s good run BIRMINGHAM Dion Dublin’s (right) days at Aston Villa looked numbered when he was loaned out to First Division Millwall last season. But the fire in his belly has re-ignited this season and he has since re-established himself as Graham Taylor’s first-choiceReuters - 520 words
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Article, Illustration264 2003-02-04 27 Reuters NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Houston 105 Sacramento 89 HOUSTON Yao Ming (right) recorded his teamleading 15th double-double to propel the Houston Rockets to a convincing victory over the Sacramento Kings. Yao collected 18, 11 rebounds and a season-high six assists, while second-year forward Eddie Griffin added 22– Reuters - 264 words
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153 2003-02-04 27 ■AFP PARIS British yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur was cursing her luck yesterday as her bid to shatter the round-the-world sailing record was held up by light winds. Her maxi-catamaran Kingfisher II was lagging nine hours behind Frenchman Bruno Peyron’s record of 64 days, eight hours, 37min and■AFP - 153 words
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Miscellaneous16 2003-02-04 25 IN THE LIVING ROOM CYCLING: Telekom Malaysia Tour De Langkawi: Stage 5 (Ch 24, 2.30 pm).16 words
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