Streats, 10 April 2003
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Title Section10 2003-04-10 1 Streats THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2003. E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita (p> m/03/200310 words
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Article, Illustration486 2003-04-10 1 Pradeeep Rajan - US-led coalition forces stroll unopposed into centre of Baghdad By Pradeeep Rajan IT WAS a sight no Iraqi could have expected to see. A proud statue of President Saddam Hussein erected just a year ago in the centre of Baghdad to celebrate his more than two decades inReuters - 486 words
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SARS UPDATE
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600 2003-04-10 2 Khushwant Singh - Doctors, nurses reassured by vote of confidence By Khushwant Singh NEWSPAPER advertisements, relief funds, radio dedication programmes, cheesecake. Following reported incidents of prejudice against the Sars warriors in Singapore hospitals, companies and individuals are coming forward to offer reassurance of their support in myriad ways.600 words
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Article, Illustration532 2003-04-10 3 Choong Choon Yee - Virus forces companies to change the way they do business in the region By Choong Choon Yee BUSINESS was already difficult for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) because of the economic downturn. Then Sars, or severe acute respiratory syndrome, came into the picture.532 words
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293 2003-04-10 3 Chua Kong Ho - By Chua Kong Ho RICKY TAN would be planehopping right now to cities such as Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing, as he usually does for 10 days each month, if concerns over Sars had not grounded him. Instead, the executive chairman of Kinder293 words
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Article97 2003-04-10 3 Reuters PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong has said that the Government is preparing a package of financial aid for people whose livelihoods have been affected by the Sars outbreak, according to his press secretary, Mr Burhan Gafoor, who spoke in a phone interview from New Delhi. Details– Reuters - 97 words
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Article89 2003-04-10 3 THE economic impact of Sars might affect the timing of Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong’s decision to hand over power to a successor, state radio reported yesterday. It was not clear whether the comments indicated he would delay his departure or bring it forward. His successor is89 words
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Article68 2003-04-10 3 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has barred tourists from mainland China to prevent the spread of Sars, officials said yesterday. An official said Malaysian missions in China would no longer issue tourist visas with immediate effect. Chinese travelling for government or business reasons were still welcome if. – Reuters - 68 words
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Article134 2003-04-10 3 -AFP LONDON British soccer club Aston Villa has joined Everton in pulling out of an end-of-season tour to China because of concern over possible exposure to Sars. “In view of the situation with Sars in parts of Asia, it was felt unwise for us to travel,” a-AFP - 134 words
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Article406 2003-04-10 4 EIGHT new Sars cases were reported yesterday, giving no respite to worried Singaporeans. Seven of the new patients are linked to the Singapore General Hospital cluster. Five of them are SGH staff, one an inpatient and another a visitor. The eighth patient is a406 words
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375 2003-04-10 6 Sarah Ng - By Sarah Ng SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) may have been the reason for closing schools. But for some students of 18 junior colleges and centralised institutes which re-opened yesterday, the closure was a welcome extension of the March week-long school holiday. Victoria375 words
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Article, Illustration27 2003-04-10 6 Comfort Group will disinfect its fleet 0f11,300 taxis daily for the next two months to help allay passengers’ concerns about contracting the Sars virus APAP - 27 words
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425 2003-04-10 6 Julie Sim - Jittery S’poreans snap up vitamins, thermometers, hygiene products By, Julie Sim SARS jitters has caused health and sanitation products to fly off pharmacy shelves. But, with the exception of masks, prices have remained constant. A check with the pharmacies revealed that, in addition425 words
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GULF WAR II
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POWER PLAY
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Article, Illustration844 2003-04-10 8 Exiles, Shi’ites, Sunnis and Kurds jostle for position in post-war government WASHINGTON The Americans are discovering that the hardest part of their campaign for regime change in Iraq is yet to come. It starts the day after Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is overthrown. In a844 words
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COLLATERAL DAMAGE
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Article, Illustration529 2003-04-10 10 Reuters KARBALA When a young Iraqi boy stooped to pick up a rocket-propelled grenade off the body of a dead paramilitary, US Army Private Nick Boggs made a tough call. He unloaded machine-gun fire. And the boy, whom he puts– Reuters - 529 words
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Article156 2003-04-10 10 Reuters BEIRUT Evidence is emerging of foreigners who were looking forward to material rewards or martyrdom when they went to fight for Iraq against the coalition forces. One recounted yesterday how different the reality is from the promises. “We stayed at the front five days and– Reuters - 156 words
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Article97 2003-04-10 10 -AFP BAGHDAD Footage filmed by France 3 television shows a US tank waiting for at least two minutes before it fired on the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad yesterday, killing two journalists. Said Herve de Ploeg, the journalist who filmed the attack: “It had been very quiet for a-AFP - 97 words
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Article110 2003-04-10 10 -AFP NEW DELHI A member of one of India’s former royal families has offered to pay for artificial limbs for an Iraqi boy who lost both his arms in a missile attack by US-led forces on Baghdad over the weekend, a newspaper reported. Maharani (Queen) Gayatri-AFP - 110 words
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THE HOMECOMING
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Article, Illustration493 2003-04-10 12 Wire services BASRA Mr Ali Sadoon Salman returned home on Sunday, surprising his old friends and neighbours with his newly acquired American accent. They hadn’t seen him since he fled Basra to escape Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s brutal suppression of an uprising by Shi’ites at– Wire services - 493 words
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SIGHTS
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Article, Illustration45 2003-04-10 14 An Iraqi woman fleeing Baghdad yesterday in the hoot of a Baath party official’s car. Rampant looting was reported and the UN High Commissionerfor Refugees warned that the security vacuum could spark several revenge attacks against officials of President Saddam Hussein’s regime AFPAFP - 45 words
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Article, Illustration60 2003-04-10 14 Colleagues of Al Jazeera journalist Tareq Naim Ayyoub, who was killed by a US bomb in Baghdad on Tuesday, carrying a camera on a stretcher in Amman yesterday. They said that the procession depicted the death of journalism. Newspapers across the Arab world yesterday accused the USAP - 60 words
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Morning Rush
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Article, Illustration745 2003-04-10 16 Khushwant Singh - ‘Most feared principal’ returns for St Patrick’s 70th birthday party By Khushwant Singh THE SIX former students of St Patrick’s Secondary School are nearly 50, but were waiting with child-like anticipation in the Terminal 1 arrival hall. “I remember himKhushwant Singh - 745 words
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Article, Illustration386 2003-04-10 18 READING newspapers and keeping up with current events are just part of the job for Ms Susan Liang (pictured), a communications manager at Methodist Welfare Services. She said that it was important for her to read Streats and other newspapers because significant developments “willI't r-r - 386 words
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128 2003-04-10 20 BUZZSTOP ALL 360,000 Star Hub cable television and MaxOnline broadband users will get their bills late, by up to three weeks, due to a new billing system that will make bills easier to read. Ms Jeannie Ong, its assistant vicepresident (corporate communications),128 words
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Article, Illustration48 2003-04-10 20 Kaye, a female giraffe at Auckland Zoo, sticking out her agile tongue towards a stick of celery offered by a visitor on Tuesday. A daily feature at the zoo allows members of the public to feed the giraffes as part of its 'Giraffe Encounter experience RewtereRewtere - 48 words
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Article141 2003-04-10 20 M Indon army warns rebels Wire services DROP bid for independence or face a military crackdown, Indonesia’s army commander yesterday warned rebels in Aceh province. “If all they talk about is independence, we can’t continue this (peace deal),” General Endriarto Sutarto said, adding that he– Wire services - 141 words
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Article135 2003-04-10 20 Church’s missing millions CATHOLIC priest Joachim Kang Hock Chai was charged in a district court yesterday with embezzling more than $4.3 million from the Church of St Teresa in Bukit Purmei Road. Kang is accused of transferring the funds from church accounts to his personal bank135 words
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Article155 2003-04-10 20 Benefits of exercise Reuters PROLONGED sitting in front of the TV and lack of exercise can make you obese, but that does not mean people should start running marathons, researchers said on Tuesday. Limiting TV time to no more than 10 hours a week and moderate– Reuters - 155 words
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Article94 2003-04-10 20 THE National Wages Council will meet over the next few weeks to discuss wage guidelines for next year. It said yesterday that it will consider factors such as the economic outlook, the jobs situation and Singapore’s competitiveness. The council’s decisions set the tone for the civil94 words
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Article85 2003-04-10 20 -AFP BELGIAN brewing company Interbrew and British-based banking giant HSBC have agreed to share the slogan “the world’s 10ca1...” after a spat over who owned the rights to the epithet. Interbrew, which makes Stella Artois beer, said that it would continue to market itself as “The-AFP - 85 words
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Article98 2003-04-10 20 Wire services PHILIPPINE President Gloria Arroyo said on Tuesday that she had approved a deployment of US troops at the stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom group in the southern island group of Sulu. However, defence and military officials said the issue of deploying the US– Wire services - 98 words
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Article91 2003-04-10 20 THE Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) Kota Barn state government and Umno supporters are at loggerheads over celebrations to commemorate the sultan’s birthday. The authorities deem such an event to be against the Islamic policy of the state, but Umno supporters, who called themselves Kelantan people’s Action Council,91 words
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Article, Illustration615 2003-04-10 22 Sarah Ng - By, Sarah Ng SEVEN years ago, Ms Stoney Tham was a sales manager at a travel agency, earning a monthly salary of $4,000 and living the high life, wining and dining. But she gave it all up so that she can have more time to* - 615 words
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Article, Illustration672 2003-04-10 24 Choong Choon Yee - Singapore is a haven compared to risky Russia, says web-hosting provider chief By< Choong Choon Yee EVEN though there is fierce business rivalry in Singapore, competitors don’t go around shooting one another. This might sound like a strange observation, but it’s not when it comes fromAshlelgh Sim - 672 words
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Article218 2003-04-10 24 STI: 1,292.85 r\ 25.27 Reuters THE Straits Times Index (STI) fell for the second straight day yesterday amid worries over the deadly Sars virus and talk of derivative losses. Dealers and analysts said that weak global conditions and concern over the spread of Sars here outweighed– Reuters - 218 words
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Article24 2003-04-10 24 *AS AT APRIL 9 US$: 551.784 552.769 EURO: 551.921 Ss: 67.16 YEN Ss: RM2.130 Ss: HK64.372 Ss: 24.07 BAHT Ss: 4,974 RUPIAH24 words
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Article86 2003-04-10 24 SINGAPORE The Singapore Exchange yesterday said that president Ang Swee Tian would head its derivatives trading after the resignation of executive vice-president Jimmy Ang. In a circular sent to its members, the exchange said the appointment will take effect immediately, Bloomberg reported. The Straits Times had reported86 words
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Article87 2003-04-10 24 Bloomberg SINGAPORE PSA Corp moved 30 per cent more containers last month than a year earlier, boosted by its overseas operations in Europe and China. It handled 2.33 million 20-ft equivalent containers worldwide in March, PSA Corp said on its website. Its Singapore operations moved 1.51, – Bloomberg - 87 words
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Article93 2003-04-10 24 Bloomberg SYDNEY Qantas Airways will cut 1,400 jobs, or 4 per cent of its workforce, after the Sars scare and the Iraq war caused bookings to drop by as much as a quarter on some international routes. Another 300 full-time workers will be moved to part-time– Bloomberg - 93 words
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Article88 2003-04-10 24 -afp TAIPEI Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) yesterday said that its sales increased 9.9 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of this year. In the three months ending March, TSMC’s sales rose to NT539.33 billion (552.01 billion) from NT535.79 billion a year earlier, but were-afp - 88 words
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Article, Illustration673 2003-04-10 26 SOH WEN LIN - Soh what? By SOH WEN LIN The Straits Times TIRED of the gloom surrounding Sars and the war, I ventured out to the Esplanade last Saturday night and saw something that would have made those at Temasek Holdings dealing with foreign talent green with envy.The Straits Times - 673 words
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247 2003-04-10 28 WE refer to the report “Card defaulters can lose HDB flats” (Streats, April 7) which quoted The Business Times article “Bankruptcy rules lean on banks to foreclose on property” (April 7). The Streats report stated that flat owners who take bank loans to buy247 words
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Article57 2003-04-10 28 I NOTE that doctors and nurses dealing with confirmed and suspected cases of Sars do not wear eye protection. Normal influenza can be contracted by touching the eyes with contaminated hands. So wouldn’t it be reasonable to expect that the latter might be able to enter57 words
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Article71 2003-04-10 28 I AM worried about the practice of chopsticks, forks and spoons being put into bins at our foodcourts for patrons to pick up themselves. All it takes is for a careless person to sneeze into his hands and then immediately reach into the self-help bins for his chopsticks.71 words
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Article255 2003-04-10 28 ON a Sunday a few weeks ago, I worked as a student volunteer at the new Asian Civilisation Museum at Empress Place. As it was the opening weekend for the museum, there were free goodie bags for the first 800 adult visitors. Each bag contained two255 words
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Article79 2003-04-10 28 I RE AD with disbelief and disappointment that holidaymakers are still heading for Vietnam (“Travel risk: For some, it’s worth taking”, Streats, April 9). Despite travel advisories issued by the Government and the World health Organisation to avoid places affected by Sars, people are still taking the79 words
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186 2003-04-10 28 MR Lee Han Shih’s commentary, “Grades or creativity, MOE?” (Streats, April 9), is itself a creative act. His deliberate challenge of the status quo serves to highlight shortcomings in the education system as perceived on the ground and will hopefully encourage some rethinking at the186 words
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Article118 2003-04-10 28 I REFER to the letter “Driver yelled at me” (Streats, March 28), by Ms Amanda Chow. We received similar feedback from Ms Chow on March 24. We have since replied to her. We would like to clarify that Ms Chow’s ez-link card data was captured118 words
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Medical
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Article422 2003-04-10 30 Calorie-counting best for slimmers: research -AFP CHICAGO Diets low in carbohydrates have got some good press in recent months, but a study released on Tuesday suggests that they are no better than conventional calorie-counting regimes. “While these diets are effective in the short term, weight loss results-AFP - 422 words
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Article138 2003-04-10 30 Q. Do people with oily scalp have a higher tendency of having dandruff? A Oiliness and dandruff do not have a cause-effect relationship. Rather, people with oily scalp have a condition known as seborrhoeic dermatitis. Oily scalp is caused by the increased production of sebum by the sebaceous138 words
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Thursday Tech
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Article, Illustration301 2003-04-10 32 EILEEN YU - Kenneth Delbridge who uses Pro Tools for his work for the Discovery Channel\ says such software has made his task easier By EILEEN YU Computer Times THE next time you catch a promotional trailer on Discovery Channel, think about the IT tools which helped ensure that theComputer Times; temi* hah - 301 words
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Article185 2003-04-10 32 TO get started, connect a Midi cable from your musical instrument to the computer so data can be transferred between the two devices. Midi, or musical instrument digital interface, is the industry’s standard for exchanging musical information between computers and musical instruments. Then connect an185 words
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Article, Illustration594 2003-04-10 34 An ex-stand-up comic from Down Under opens a bar that comes with just one genre ofmusic pre-60s blues. GREGORYLEOWfinds out why LUKE Mitchell’s new bar at Cuppage Terrace, Best Blues Bar (BBB), has a strict policy on the music to be played: Blues and nothing else.594 words
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Article, Illustration322 2003-04-10 34 JILLLIM - By JILLLIM THE CAT'S MEOW Starring Kirsten Dunst, Edward Herrmann and Eddie Izzard Directed by Peter Bogdanovich ooo®® IF you liked Gosford Park, you’ll probably like this film. The first half anyway. On the surface, they’re similar: An ensemble of about 10 people, an upper-crust setting,322 words
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Article, Illustration476 2003-04-10 36 Yvonne Kwok; Gregory Leow - Having problems keepingyour hyperactive kids happy indoors? Just watch these VCDs that are perfect treats for the whole family By Yvonne Kwok Gregory Leow HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS IT’S the famous Harry Potter’s second year at Hogwarts, but his return to the school is476 words
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our PICKS
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Article, Illustration143 2003-04-10 37 ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S THE BIRDS (VCD) THIS 1963 movie, starring Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor and Jessica Tandy, is set in a coastal California town where the birds, without any warning, suddenly start attacking people. Why? What triggers them? What can the townsfolk do? No one knows and143 words
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Article, Illustration64 2003-04-10 37 ARE YOU BEING SERVED? TONIGHT AT 11.30 PM ON CENTRAL THIS 70s-era British sitcom is set in the oldfashioned Grace Brothers Department Store, with its Gentlemen’s Ready-To-Wear and Ladies department, and where the staff are definitely not on a first-name basis. It’s Captain Peacock and Mrs64 words
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Article94 2003-04-10 37 WWW.POSITIVEPRESS.COM TIRED of news of war and disease each time you pick up a paper? This optimistic site offers only good news. If you’re the sort who would like an uplifting mantra to kickstart a day, it also offers a Positive Quote of the Day with a94 words
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Article, Illustration109 2003-04-10 42 CAR commuters in Sydney prefer the luxury of guilt, i a survey has found. Many who drive to work feel that they are helping to destroy the environment, a report in the Sydney Morning Herald said, but they are doing it anyway, saying that public transportPicAshleigh Sim - 109 words
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Article, Illustration43 2003-04-10 42 10pm, Channel i Scientists have created the perfect weapon: A blade-wielding, selfreplicating race of killing devices known as Screamers, designed to hunt down and destroy the enemy. But it continues to evolve and now has a new mission to obliterate all life.43 words
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46 2003-04-10 42 10pm, Central How do you survive 170 movies in two weeks? Where can you get cheap parking for that three-hour epic movie? The first episode of the Guide to the Singapore International Film Festival 2003 gives you some answers.46 words
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Happenin’
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Article, Illustration46 2003-04-10 42 NEW FINDS 2003 Tomorrow till April 21, 10am-7pm Wetterling Teo Gallery (3, Kim Yam Road) Free Featuring the works of three emerging Singaporean artists Ardi bin Abdullah, Grace Tan Lee Keng and Vincent Twardzik Ching who play with mediums and forms in an interesting manner.46 words
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Article64 2003-04-10 42 SHLOMO MINTZ PLAYS BEETHOVEN Tomorrow, 7-30 pm The Esplanade, Concert Hall Tickets from $l2 to $6O at Sistic Israeli violinist Shlomo Mintz makes his Singapore concert debut as both soloist and conductor in this all-Beethoven programme. The centrepiece of the concert is a performance of Beethoven’s only Violin Concerto,64 words
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Travel
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Article, Illustration694 2003-04-10 41 THE land of a thousand smiles is also home to over 120 spas. Renowned for the traditional Thai massage, the kingdom is a major destination for spa aficionados, as well as tired travellers who just want to unwind. In the past few years, there has been such an694 words
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Miscellaneous445 2003-04-10 42 Yourdailyhoroscope jp AQUARIUS JAN20-FEB 18 PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 by Kelli Fox at Astrology.com *>© ARIES MAR21-APR 19 An overwhelmed lover might panic. Responsibilities are turning into problems. Get your own house in order, including anyone who may be staying or storing their things there. Flowers and fragrances remake your445 words
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Sports
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Article, Illustration709 2003-04-10 44 Without a Major title, world No 4 Mickelson’s career looks very ordinary AP AUGUSTA No one expects much of Phil Mickelson (right) in the Masters beginning today, which is probably just as well. For 42 major championships, those expectations have had a way of going astray at just. – AP; AP - 709 words
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Article42 2003-04-10 44 Winners from outside the US (from 1990} Year Player Country 2000 Vijay Singh Rji 1999 Jose Maria Olazabal Spain 1996 Nick Faldo England 1994 Jose Maria Olazabal Spain 1993 Bernhard Langer Germany 1991 Ian Woosnam Wales 1990 Nick Faldo England42 words
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Article, Illustration205 2003-04-10 44 -Reuters AUGUSTA -The phenomenal ability Tiger Woods (below) has to block out distractions will be tested to the full at the Masters, where talk about a first woman member is overshadowing his quest for a third consecutive green jacket. The first three' -Reuters - 205 words
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Article, Illustration525 2003-04-10 46 TAN KIM HAN - Chinese club sacks coach, five players for poor performance S-League savvy. By TAN KIM HAN SINCHI FC has sacked five players and head coach Cao Guanlin because of indiscipline and poor performance. Ironically, the sackings came a few days after Sinchi posted its first S-League victory. It pippedFrancis Lee - 525 words
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Article147 2003-04-10 46 P W D L F APts FTPK Home United 5 4 1 0 0 17 9 14 Tampines Rovers 5 3 1 0 1 8 5 11 S'pore U-23 5 3 0 1 1 7 6 10 Jurong FC 5 2 1 1 1 5 5 9 Sembawang Rangers147 words
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Article110 2003-04-10 46 GEYLANG V TANJONG PAGAR Sinchi v SAFFC 1X2 1X2 Geylang 1.30 Sinchi 3.45 Draw 4.80 Draw 3.75 Tg Pagar 6.60 SAFFC 1.75 1/2 GOAL 1/2 GOAL Geylang (-1 1/2 goals) 1.75 Sinchi (+11/2 goals) 1.40 Tg Pagar(+1 1/2 goals) 1.90 SAFFC (-1 1/2 goals) 2.60 TOTAL GOALS TOTAL110 words
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Article, Illustration274 2003-04-10 46 TONIGHT: Geylang United v Tanjong Pagar United I (Bedok Stadium) TISSIP Team news: Geylang Iswandy Amil, Shasi Kumar, Hafiz Rahim out; Tg Pagar all fit Team progress: Geylang WWLLL; Tg Pagar LLLLL Last season (Ist, 2nd, 3rd rounds): Tg Pagar 1 Geylang 2, Geylang 1 Tg Pagar 1,274 words
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315 2003-04-10 47 Reuters LONDON Italian Giancarlo Fisichella could be declared the winner of Sunday’s chaotic Brazilian Grand Prix instead of Finland’s Kimi Raikkonen, motor racing’s governing body said yesterday. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) said it was reviewing the result after a timing discrepancy came– Reuters - 315 words
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Article, Illustration525 2003-04-10 47 Real Madrid faithful turns against Brazilian superstar Wire services MADRID Ronaldo found that fame can be a fickle mistress yesterday, despite Real Madrid’s impressive showing in its 3-1 victory over Manchester United in the Champions League quarterfinal first leg on Tuesday. Real Madrid’s World Player of the Year– Wire services; Reuters - 525 words
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Article102 2003-04-10 47 BASKETBALL -AFP CLEVELAND, Ohio Michael Jordan scored 26 points as the Washington Wizards posted a critical 100-91 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in National Basketball Association action on Tuesday. Sparked by Jordan, who also grabbed 10 rebounds, the Wizards swept a season series from the Cavaliers for-AFP - 102 words
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SOCCER
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Article80 2003-04-10 47 -AFP LONDON Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been given a boost with the return of England left back Ashley Cole from a hernia operation. Cole underwent surgery on Feb 27 after carrying the injury during the Gunners’ hectic schedule at home and in the Champions League.-AFP - 80 words
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Article70 2003-04-10 47 Reuters LONDON Local teenager Tommy Wright virtually guaranteed Leicester City Premier League football next season. The 18-year-old smashed in the only goal after 37 minutes to help City beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 in the English First Division on Tuesday. Leicester, relegated from the top flight last year,– Reuters - 70 words
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Miscellaneous85 2003-04-10 47 IN THE LIVING ROOM BASKETBALL NBA: Philadelphia 76ers v Boston Celtics (Star Sports Ch 24, tomorrow, 7.30 am). GOLF: The Masters 2003: Day One Preview (Star Sports Ch 24, tomorrow, 3am. Repeat: Ipm). Day One (Star Sports Ch 24, tomorrow, 4am. Repeat: 2pm). SOCCER: Uefa Cup s-final, Ist leg: Celtic85 words
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