Today, 4 September 2004

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    13 1 TODAY September 4 5 2004 mita (P) 105/07/2004 we set you thinking todayonline.com
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    Lock icon MEN WHO DEFY DEATH
    1861 1  -  f John Hodgman I Secrets of longevity from I the island of 100-year-olds C DR LUCA DEIANA and I are sitting in his office inl j Cagliari, the capital of the Italian island of Sardinia,^^H if where everything is old. The island is old, a craggy
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      33 1 Rusljjjjsj tor wo Ac h no bacu^b ior Turn to page 4 to find out how you can start the day right, even on the go. wh?ch PROPERTY 18 GADGET 28 CAR 40
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  • NEWS
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      10 MORE WAYS TO GET TO 100
      313 2 1) Make like a boy scout: People who score high on conscientiousness, dependability and prudence in personality tests live longer than impulsive types. 2) Marry well: Happily married men have substantially lower morbidity rates than the unhappily married and bachelors. Divorced men have
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    • SARDINIAN LIFE SECRETS
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        Don't worry, be grumpy
        40 3 Sardinia's centenarians' bleak outlook on the world may be a key to their longevity. It could lower stress, protect the arteries against strokes and heart attacks, and diffuse the corrosive effects of the fear of death.
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        Eat meat, cheese, minestrone and drink wine
        86 3 The Sardinian diet-which includes suckling pig and cheese and flatbread at every meal should have them falling over with heart attacks, not living to 105. But when you look more closely you see that they're also eating bundles of fresh produce and that
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        Eat 10 to 20 per cent less
        66 3 It now appears that you may be able to significantly prolong your lifespan by eating as much as 2,000 or even 2,200 calories a day. It all comes down to figuring out how much your body ideally wants to eat, and then trimming
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        Don't exercise so much
        108 3 Better to stick with the relatively modest activity loads that let you realise the health benefits of exercise with less oxidative stress on your body's cells. In the world famous Harvard Alumni Health Study, for example, the biggest longevity bounce associated with a reduction of as
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      Lock icon Shankar Aiyar spared the cane
      95 4 Channel News Asia FORMER television presenter Shankar Aiyar has been spared the cane on medical grounds. In January, he was sentenced to 16 months in jail and four strokes of the cane for molesting a woman. On Friday, he was back in court before sentencing
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      Lock icon Siege erupts in bloody chaos
      432 4 Agencies At least 100 hostages killed in Russia BESLAN (Russia) At least 100 hostages, believed to be mostly children, were reportedly killed and scores more wounded on Friday when commandos stormed a school in southern Russia, where a group of gunmen had been holding the
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      Lock icon 240,000 Uniquely Singapore postcards bust campaign target
      107 6 Kenneth Tan Singapore Tourism Board (STB) CEO Lim Neo Chian and Singapore Post CEO William Tan Soo Hock (picture, left and right, respectively) dug deep into a mountain of postcards yesterday to pick 15 winning senders and three overseas recipients in the second
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      3 schools named for Chinese elite programme
      183 6  -  Lee U-Wen THE mission to equip an elite group of students in Singapore with the skills to engage China begins in January. The Bicultural Studies Programme (Chinese) will be launched in The Chinese High School, Nanyang Girls High School and Dunman High School,
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      Focus now also on immigration
      432 6  -  Lee Ching Wern Criteria to be broadened, but Singaporeans won't lose out chingwern@newstoday.com.sg WITH baby-making incentives in place, the Government will review its immigration policies in the hope of drawing more foreigners to take up permanent residence and citizenship. At a media conference on Friday,
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      137 3 i fi*i Anthony Robbins r$&OU X lffilWBIIIjllH8l« rm LIVE! in Sinqapor^^^-*^ A YOUR LAST CHANCE to create an extraordinary life with the World's Leading Success Coach Anthony Robbins. Attend this FREE SEMINAR to discover how you can follow in the footsteps of presidents, sporting heroes, captains of businesses and millions
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      56 4 every day, T NESVITA 1" Nestum® is now iiM&^lliilli packed with more goodness than ever. To fill you with /ff^J vitality, even when you are v**'sj on the go. With reduced '''^Mi sugar, more vitamins, more J jl^J iron and more calcium it's \< Mi a great, healthy drink to
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      11 4 Audio House IS NOW ON! 10% BELOUJ DEALER COST k A
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      301 5 FREE MRT RIDES -S Ij^P^^^-* Our HarbourFront Centre 8 'Bfcf.VV* representative will be giving away 31 B*T***-****.%B I^Mt- a $1.50 MRT redemption coupon > to selective commuters when you I*.V'»V" £6| travel along the North East Line A flj .'V.-V.v I on 4,5,11 and 12 September 2004 Il"'«***V"»V I j
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      279 6 An Amara Home Upper Bukit Timah Road A GENESIS OF CREATIVE LIVING Own A Home Second To None And We'll Even Pay Your Instalments For The First 2 Years*! Promotion fora limited period only SHOWFLAT: 888 Upper Bukit Timah Road Opens daily from 10am 6pm S n yg c o
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  • HUMOUR
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      NUH to hold IVF forum
      146 8 ONE woman had three successful pregnancies through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) and eventually requested for a ligation so that she would not conceive naturally after that Another had up to three cycles of IVF overseas with no success, until she approached the National University Hospital (NUH).
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      Lock icon We are not alone, EVER!
      757 8 There's no escape from African pinces, telemarketeen and mad in-la\/! MY in-laws have moved in to the spare bedroom. Not literally, of course. There's no bed in there and I'd risk divorce before I'd sell my football table. No, they're staying in a small corner
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      459 8 COME EARLY to avoid disappointment! «fc OFFERS STARTS from Saturday A udin Mn IJSP 4 Sept 2004 9.00pm only. A™J£2Js£r S* Limited to 300 pcs only. ONE per customer. 100 BRANDED VCD PLAYER 100 BRANDED 1.8 LITRE RICE COOKER 100 BRANDED WATER KETTLE $9.90 Jk& W f 9 W^ y^js.
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  • HOW TO GROW YOUR MONEY
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      PROMOTIONS
      96 9 OCBC Bank is giving away hampers full of Mooncake Festival goodies worth $120! Simply invest in a single or regular premium insurance product at any OCBC Bank branch to walk away with the instant reward. Hurry, while stocks last! Terms conditions apply. Want a free Nokia 7610, Sony Ericsson
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      QUIZ: TRUE OR FALSE?
      96 9 1. Singles do not need any form of insurance at all since they usually do not have any dependants. 2. All things being equal, premiums for term insurance are lower than tnose of life plans as they do not accumulate any cash value. 3. You can
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      Ask OCBC.
      273 9 Ql am a 23-year-old undergraduate. As I do not have any dependants at this point in time, do I need any insurance at all? I have yet to enter the workforce and I depend on my parents for pocket money every month. As such, I would have difficulty
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      Singles need insurance too
      912 9 Many plans available for different needs at various points in one's life SO YOU'RE 35, single, and ready to take advantage of the relaxation of HDB rules to finally move into your 5-room bachelor's pad. Even as you are eyeing that piece of property or planning
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      Singles owning homes: Easier or harder?
      272 10  -  Leong Sze Hian New policy may be restricting options FROM Sept 15, singles aged 35 and above can buy any type of resale HDB flat, but the income ceiling to qualify for the singles housing grant and HDB concessionary loan will be revised from
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      Not right to target employers who keep changing maids
      311 10  -  Bertrand Tan THE Ministry of Manpower will now require all employers who change their Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) five or more times within one year to attend an orientation programme, or have an interview with a ministry official. It says: "Frequent
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      Banking body will review chequing way
      91 10 WE REFER to Mr Cheng Shoong Tat's letter, "Chequing the easier way" (Aug 30). From time to time, the industry receives feedback on service and product improvements in the banking industry and this is one of them. We have always welcomed such public feedback
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    • Safely barriers on MRT station platforms
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        Ads on barriers can help defray cost
        74 10  -  lay Yam Chua It is good that SMRT is considering putting up safety barriers on train station platforms. Yes, this may cost $5 million. To defray the cost, may I suggest that SMRT allows commercial ads to be mounted on the barriers? SMRT
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        Hazardous for commuters leaving train
        108 10  -  Michael Chua Kheng Hwee As safety barriers would impede human traffic flow, they might actually pose a hazard for commuters coming out of the trains especially during peak hours. After the train doors have closed and the train starts pulling out of the station, there
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        Humiliated to be treated like kids
        138 10  -  Tham Yew Hua, Eugene MRT safety is not an issue of cost, but an issue of personal responsibility. SMRT shouldn't have to do anything in response to pressure that would make Singaporeans look like kids in the eyes of the world for only kids
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon INVEST WITH A CONSCIENCE AND MAKE MONEY
      527 12 Dow Jones Socially responsible investing looks poised to take off in Asia ASIAN investors have been slow to put their money into "companies with a conscience", but international fund managers say it is only time before socially responsible investing (SRI) takes off here.
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      Top executives at UOB resign: Report
      312 12 AT LEAST four senior executives at United Overseas Bank (UOB) close to deputy president Koh Beng Seng have resigned, bank sources told Dow Jones on Friday, fanning talk that Mr Koh is leaving as well amid concerns of a hollowing out of top talent
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    • MarketWATCH
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        World markets
        56 12 Pis Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ordinaries laiwan Wtd *****.49 *****.10 3577.30 5761.14 -130.26 -50.97 -13.20 -91.71 -1.17 -0.39 -0.37 -1.57 Korea Comp KLCI SET Index lakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Wumbai Sensex 820.69 841.90 629.08 786.49 1627.96 220.79 5218.46 -3.14 -0.14 +0.30 +6.21 +13.96 -0.48 +19.74 -0.38
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 USS UK£ Yen HKS RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.5874 0.328 64.316 4.5797 2.2321 0.4825 5448 24.397 Peso AS Indian Rs Won CS Yuan NZS NTS 32.967 0.8422 27.208 675.76 0.7633 4.8616 0.9055 19.924
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        Commodities
        22 12 Gold us$/oz 408.500 Silver us$/oi 6.805 Platinum us$/oi 867.000 Rubber cents/kg 233.5 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1 602 Brent crude us$/borrel 41.57
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        Lock icon Singapore
        119 12 Dow Jones SHARE prices closed lower, led by technology stocks reacting to Intel's lowered guidance that gave weight to analysts' worries of a weak outlook for the semiconductor sector. The ST Index fell 4.31 points, or 0.2 per cent, to close at 1,936.55. Losers outnumbered gainers 1 64 to
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        ST Index: 1,936.55 -4.31
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        Lock icon SGX most active
        61 12 rSGX, Bloomberg Information provided by fy volume Close Change '000 ftiguo Powerpl ling Tel iTATS ChipPAC WL chartered j'tiraya jpitaland Weghmani SDS JTAC iGX 0.215 2.350 1.070 2.820 1.040 0.765 1.690 0.285 0.585 1.840 +0.070 -0.010 +0.020 +0.010 -0.005 +0.005 +0.030 +3.1 -0.9 +2.7 +0.6 -1.7 +0.9
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        SGX top rises
        81 12 Bukil Sem Close Changi 13.200 +0.201 IMH 400USS 13.400 +0.201 SrealEast 11.700 +0.101 setan(S) XBC 3.100 +0.101 13.700 +0.101 DUE 7.400 +0.101 Sing Tel :iTYDEV W*****0 iing Tel 100 \?i Breweries 2.350 +0.071 3.940 +0.061 2.340 +0.061 7.500 +0.051 )y percentage fongnam W*****6 Hua Kok joldtron Close
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        SGX top falls
        80 12 By$ Close DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 107.500 Thai Prime200USS 10.100 Change -1.300 -0.500 Venture 16.500 -0.500 F&N 13.900 -0.300 Creative 50 18.100 DBS 15.800 -0.200 -0.200 SIA 11.000 -0.200 UOB 13.300 -0.200 KepCorp 7.200 SIA 200 11.000 -0.150 -0.100 By percentage El-Nets IRE Corp Wepco 500
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    • shoptalk
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        FRUITY TREAT IN A CUP
        69 14 Here's another reason to enjoy your favourite Marigold Jellies: they are enriched with vitamin C for a healthy treat. Marigold has introduced three new flavours Aloe Vera, Fuji Apple and Loquat containing pieces of fresh fruits to give you more fibre with every cup. Marigold
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        GUILT-FREE BBQ DELIGHT
        83 14 Now you can snack on bak kwa without worrying about your waistline. Fragrance recently introduced the lean pork bak kwa, a healthier version of the normal bak kwa that still retains the flavour of the traditional favourite. Pork floss fans can also enjoy a healthier treat with
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        TRADITIONAL REMEDY FOR ASIAN SKIN
        87 14 Cortry has launched a new series of face masks to help Asian women achieve flawless and fair skin. Using ingredients that are used in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Cortry has created the Intensive Whitening Facial Mask, After-Sun Facial Mask and Anti-Acne Facial Mask. Each of these
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        THE SMALL CLEANER
        93 14 The air fresheners from Toroco are big on cleaning power. The fresheners use a stable form of chlorine dioxide that kills germs and viruses floating in the air. Chlorine dioxide is approved for use by the World Health Organisation as a safe ingredient for use indoors and
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      Lock icon Investor urges NOL to seek top value
      374 14 Dow Jones Board asked to solicit buyers beyond Temasek A BIG shareholder in Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) on Friday urged the board of the world's seventh-largest shipping company to play a more active role to ensure maximum value for its shareholders. The New
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    • Article
      Lock icon PSA to add 15 new berths
      117 16 Channel NewsAsia PORT operator PSA Corp is expanding again by adding 10 new berths at its Pasir Panjang Terminal over the next five to seven years. This is in addition to the five new berths to be built at Pasir Panjang, which it announced
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      Lock icon US jobless rate down
      90 16 Dow Jones WASHINGTON United States employers cranked up the pace of hiring for the first time in five months last month, driving down the unemployment rate to a three-year low. Non-farm business payrolls grew by a net 144,000 last month, nearly twice the rise recorded in
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      Lock icon Temasek can invest in India power projects
      245 16 Bloomberg To pump $167m in tie-up with Reliance INDIA has approved plans by a unit of Temasek Holdings to invest in power projects in that country with Reliance Energy. The Indian government said on Friday that it had approved the plan by Aranda
      – Bloomberg; _ ■Mini i tm hi BLOOMBERG  -  245 words
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      CORPORATEbriefs
      162 16 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation has appointed Mr Pramukti Surjaudaja as a non-executive director, effective from Nov 1. He is also the president director and chief executive of Indonesia's Bank NISP, an associate company of OCBC. GKE International had a net profit of $702,000, or 0.43 cent per share, for the
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      42 16 University Jointly Produced By r:i Forum "A forum in Malay involving undergraduates from The NUS, NTU and SMU and their counterparts from the University of Brunei Darussalam." k Best Way To Achieve m^Gender Equality xs^o^i Recognise The Differences Between Men And Women"
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    • PROPERTY
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        Lock icon There's value in the old
        481 18  -  Ted Chen Older condos yield higher rents, have bigger units, or can be redeveloped and sold en bloc tedchen@newstoday.com.sg EVEN as new condominiums such as Kovan Melody get snapped up like hot cakes, some home buyers who go for things other than style and newness
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      hot property
      114 18  -  Ted Chen Asking price: $850,000 Plenty of space YES, you read it right this spacious, two-storey, freehold house at No 35, Lichi Avenue is going for $850,000. Marketed by PropNex Realty, the intermediate terrace house comes with a land area of 1,702.86 sq ft and a built-up area
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      Al fresco living facilities and a qreat view
      171 18  -  Ted Chen BUYERS nunting for a property that allows plenty of al fresco living and a 360-degree view of the surrounding area may find this corner terrace appealing. Situated off Woo Mon Chew Road, this freehold three-storey terrace is going for a
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      ELEGANTLY LINEAR
      406 19  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Its upmarket location and pricing should also be a draw for home-buyers shobha@newstoday.com.sg IN THE excitement generated by recently-released "upgrader" projects, home-buyers seem to have forgotten that there are some excellent developments that offer these far-flung suburban condominiums some great competition. One such example is
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      inside out
      711 20 WHEN THE PAST AND THE FUTURE BECOME THE PRESENT Is retro in or out? AngeliaTeo explores why the past is making such an impact in the future of furniture design. PICKING a design theme for your home is a bit like buying the lottery. Pick a winner and
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    • GADGET
      • SHOPPING GUIDE
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          Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 3 speaker
          98 28 Bang Olufsen BeoLab 3 speaker FOR icy-cool acoustic glamour, you can't go wrong with Bang Olufsen's BeoLab 3 speaker. This small but lethal stereo machine incorporates acoustic lens technology that allows greater freedom in positioning without audio deterioration. It also limits sound reflections from the floor and ceiling, delivering more
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          Dell 2300MP projector
          107 28 THE versatile Dell 2300MP projector is ideal for making meeting and classroom presentations and for home entertainment. At $3,088, it features a brightness of 2,300 Ansi lumens (max) and a contrast ratio of 2,1 00:1. Manual zoom and keystone correction functions enlarge and straighten images. This means
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          Lexmark E230 laser printer
          70 28 PRICED at an affordable $329, the Lexmark E230 personal laser printer offers a print speed of 17 pages per minute and includes a 1 00MHz processor and BMB of memory with a 1 O-sec-ond first page print time. The intuitive operating panel and easy paper loading
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          Asus MyPal A730 personal digital assistant
          109 28 IT'S not enough that your PDA can take pictures. It has to be able to take highquality pictures. AsusTek's MyPal A730 is a Pocket PC with a 1.3-megapixel digital still/video camera built into its lithe 170g frame. View images on the 3.7-inch, 640x480-resolution display
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        Lock icon MSN music venture takes aim at Apple's iTunes
        237 28 -AFP NEW YORK Microsoft has unveiled an online music download service that throws the weight of the world's largest software company into a field dominated by Apple Computer. Microsoft said a test version of its MSN Music service started operation on Thursday
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        THE ULTIMATE IN LIVING ROOM COMFORT
        585 28  -  Ariel Tam Entertainment products that spice up your home ariel@newstoday.com.sg IF you plan to spend a lot of time with your posterior planted firmly on a couch in front of the television, you might as well make sure your senses have a good time.
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        MuVo2 FM 5GB: Hi-Fi in your pocket
        519 29  - MuVo 2 FM 5GB: Hi-Fi in your pocket Tor Ching Li "VERY desirable" was how Creative Technology's CEO Sim Wong Hoo described the lightweight and pocket-sized MuVo 2 FM SGB. Indeed, the latest addition to Creative's sprawling MP3 player family tree is pretty in metallic pink, pearl white, jet black,
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        Power shots with the S65
        186 29 FOR the finest details and brightest colours, opt for a megapixel phone, such as the 565 Siemens' first mobile handset that offers a 1.3-megapixel integrated still and video camera. The phone records MPEG4 video at 15 frames per second and still images at a maximum
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    • WORLD
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        Lock icon THE THREE SPECTRES OVER BUSH'S RE-ELECTION
        842 22  -  Trudy Rubin KRT Service NEW YORK Here's how I had imagined the scene before President George W Bush appeared in Madison Square Garden at the Republican National Convention yesterday. The president will address the crowd from a circular stage, but above him will float
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        Grieving Malaysians almost bury wrong body
        151 22 KUANTAN Members of a grieving Malaysian family got a rude shock when they found out that they had been mourning over the wrong body, reported the New Straits Times. The discovery was made just minutes before the burial, the paper added. The family realised
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      • GLOBALroundup
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          Copter crashes in Sarawak
          72 22 A helicopter with four people on board crashed early on Friday in Sarawak state on Borneo island in the third such incident in two months, with the fate of the passengers still unknown, reported Bernama news agency. The ill-fated Bell helicopter was carrying the bodyguards of
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          Lock icon S Africa seizes 6 tonnes of drug
          37 22 AFP South African officials seized nearly 6 tonnes of drug powder on a ship from Hong Kong, saying the bust could be linked to an international syndicate with Chinese connections.
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          Lock icon Bird flu can infect house cats
          42 22 AFP The bird flu, responsible for 27 deaths in Asia this year, can infect house cats, potentially leading to infections in humans and other mammals, said a Dutch study to be published in the United States.
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        Lock icon Former US President Clinton suffers heart attack
        148 24 Agencies NEW YORK Former United States president Bill Clinton was admitted to a New York hospital on Friday to undergo heart surgery, US media said. Quoting a friend of the 58-year-old Clinton, Fox New TV said the ex-president went to a hospital after
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        Lock icon Anwar gets a new passport
        423 24 Agencies Former M'sian DPM committed to reform but mum on political future KUALA LUMPUR With a new passport in hand, Anwar Ibrahim will head to Germany on Saturday for surgery on his back, but it is still anyone's guess where his next destination in politics
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        Lock icon Miss Universe 'exposed'
        62 24 AFP A "wardrobe malfunction" of Janet Jackson proportions had 2004 Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins rushing off the catwalk after her gold skirt unravelled from the waist and slipped to the floor during a fashion show in Sydney. "It was just a pity I wasn't wearing better panties,"
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    • REFLECTION
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        isay OLD PEOPLE ARE MORE INTERESTING
        750 26  -  Robyn M Speed WHY are old people so much more interesting to talk to? It is because they grew up in an era without the cursed Internet! While the Internet is great for accessing news, doing research and keeping in touch with friends and
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        99 26 Fiery reflections A fire-eater's captivating performance at Novena made an impression on everyone and everything, as his glowing reflection on the still waters beside him can attest to with vivid brilliance. Photographer YAP KHUAN JOO, 27, is an engineer who picked up photography as a hobby two years ago.
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        375 26  -  Dave Barry weekend@newstoday.com.sg NEW YORK The Republican convention lunged to a triumphant climax here on Thursday night as US President George W Bush, acting on the advice of advisers, accepted his party's nomination for a second term in which he pledged to, quote, "pay
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        457 30 THE time: 2.55pm. The date: Friday, Sept 3. An hour from then, Nancy Sit better known as Ka Yin Cheh in Cantonese by her fans was wheeled into the operating theatre. There, she underwent a major eye operation on her retinas
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        446 30  -  Jeanine Tan After seven seasons of PCK, he's had days *> when he just wants to be an ice-cream seller J^^g^ _JC —iißfc j eamne(gnewstoday. com.sg TF funny man Gurmit Singh had .La retirement plan, it would involve him becoming an icecream seller, a taxi driver or
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        286 31  -  Elisa Chia EVER heard of the Raffles Long Bar Band? Many of us haven't, but guess who turned up at the launch of the band's second album on Thursday night? Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan, MPs Lily Neo and Andy
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        243 31  -  David Chew THE chance to have one's work exhibited at London's Tate Modern museum has arrived. The Unilever International Schools Art Project 2004, which began on Wednesday and continues until Oct 8, is based on the theme Connecting and Communicating. Over 18
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        492 31  - Catch the International Wine Beer Fair before it roars away Ariel Wee food@newstoday.com.sg THIS year's International Wine Beer Fair roared into a heady start on Thursday. Balancing wine glasses in hand while riding on Harleys, the senior management of Cold Storage Supermarkets, HarleyDavidson Motor Cycles and Raffles City Shopping Centre
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          722 32  -  Yong Shu Chiang Catch Fantasia Barrino and pals in their first concert outside the US shuchiang@newstoday.com.sg FANS here saw single mum Fantasia Barrino become the latest American Idol on television on May 26. Next month, they will be able to catch the season
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          138 34 IN ADDITION The ultimate bride book The biggest-ever bridal magazine in Singapore hits the stands this week with a whopping 520 pages. The latest issue of Style Weddings features MediaCorp stars Qi Yuwu and Fann Wong on the cover, and a comprehensive dinner listings guide and a wedding planner pullout.
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          363 34 -AP Peter Jackson prepares for a King Kong remake PETER Jackson first tried to remake the film King Kong at the age of 13 using a cardboard model of the Empire State Building, a bed sheet painted with a New York backdrop and his Super 8 film camera.
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          303 36  -  Pearlvn Tham Lancome's new Juicy Wear range leaves your lips beckoning to be kissed ■M. Vfc+X M.V M.M. 1 pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg CHOCOLATE Impulse, Chestnut Fantasy, Candy Apple and Peach Temptation. These may sound like something off a dessert menu, but they're actually some of the shades you can
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          169 36  -  Pearlyn Tham IT'S OG's 42nd anniversary, but you get to be on the receiving end of the goodies. To celebrate this occasion, OG is holding its 42 Anniversary Sale from now till Oct 3. During this period, you can enjoy up to
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          223 36  -  Pearlyn Tham YOU don't need to wait for someone to buy you diamonds. If SK Jewellery's tagline, "Every Woman Deserves To Shine", is anything to go by, you can indulge in some precious rocks on your own. SK Jewellery's 100 Sparkles campaign lets you easily do that
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          214 36  -  Pearlyn Tham IF YOU believe that your face is your fortune, protect it from the damaging effects of the sun with Nivea's Sun Whitening Face Cream. This light and non-greasy cream comes with a SPF 30 or SPF 50 factor. The Sun Whitening
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        468 38  -  Gurmeet Singh eat oul Traditional flavours born in our own backyard at this kopitiam food@newstoday.com.sg WHILE Singapore continues to be an ever-evolving stage for new cuisines from across the globe, it is always nice to go back to simple, traditional and hearty flavours born in our
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          495 39  -  Cathleen Tung Ottonam is a serenely cosy eatery with some worthy tucks food@newstoday.com.sg AFTER a stressful morning at work, don't we look forward to a lunch break to unwind? Unfortunately, lunchtime often means a mad rush to grab some stomach fillers from fast food chains or hawker centres
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        624 40  -  Colin Yong Peugeot's 407 is like a breath of fresh air LOCAL Peugeot distributor AutoFrance ironically chose to mark the end of its sponsorship of Friends with the launch of a car whose advertising tagline reads "Playtime is over". AutoFrance has sponsored the hit American sitcom on
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        386 40  -  Sheldon Trollope news@newstoday.com.sg FOR decades, car-designing has been the preserve of the Europeans, with design studios such as Pininfarina and Italdesign creating cars ranging from entry-level Hyundais to high-end Lamborghinis. But lately, carmakers like Hollywood studios have started to recognise the efforts
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        532 41  -  Colin Yong Can a cheaper version of Nissan's cute supermini reverse its fortunes? colin@newstoday.com.sg ANYONE with more than a drop of testosterone gracing their veins would have trouble taking the Nissan March seriously, since it looks like something a fiveyear old would hug to sleep rather than
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        436 41 More powerful S6O hits town A range of engine modifications has given the turbocharged Volvo S6O T5 more power. With an increase in capacity from 2.3 to 2.4 litres, a fully-variable valve timing system and a new turbocharger, the latest model pumps out 260bhp, up from 250bhp. Maximum
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      755 46 AFP England coach resigns, then slams rugby's infrastructure LONDON If Clive Woodward's (picture) resignation as England coach was no surprise, his extraordinary, scathing outburst left the rugby world stunned. After finally quitting on Friday, he slammed the English game's infrastructure. And then, after biting the
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      193 46 AFP GOLF PGA Deutsche Bank Championship NORTON, Massachusetts Tiger Woods, who has just one win in 16 PGA Tour starts this year, praised Vijay Singh on the eve of the US$5 million ($8.51 million) PGA Deutsche Bank Championship. Vijay, of Fiji, has
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      449 48 -AFP NEW YORK Asia has the ingredients to produce the next wave of rising young stars with China leading the charge, Asia's No 1 player Paradorn Srichaphan said on Thursday (Friday morning, Singapore time). The Asian juggernaut is poised to strike, thanks to
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      483 49  -  TAN YO-HINN yohinn@newstoday.com.sg JOSCELIN YEO is Singapore's reigning swim queen. But she may be banned from representing the Republic at future meets after allegedly snubbing chef de mission Annabel Pennefather at last month's Athens Olympics. Nevertheless, Yeo bears no grudges towards
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      464 49  -  JOSE RAYMOND Feeling the heat, national coach keen to end losing streak TIGER BEER CHALLENGE TROPHY Singapore v Indonesia Jalan Besar Stadium, Saturday, 7pm jose@newstoday.com.sg THE DATE was Sep 2, 1998. There were only a few minutes left on the clock in Ho Chi
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      287 49  -  Stanley Ho AS A player, Peter Withe (left) was a burly striker who gave goalkeepers a torrid time. Just ask Singapore national coach Raddy Avramovic (right), who, as a goalkeeper with Notts County in the late *****, was on the receiving end of
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      666 50  -  Razali Abdullah If Reds want silverware, Benitez should encourage creativity not caution MICHAEL OWEN, in his autobiography Off The Record, says Gerard Houllier was "not the world's best tactician". One wonders if another former Liverpool player will one day say the same of the Frenchman's successor,
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      483 51 -AFP Captain Vieira will guide newcomers towards the World Cup WORLD CUP QUALIFIER France v Israel PARIS Zizou has sheathed his sword, so it will be left to Patrick Vieira to guide France towards the 2006 World Cup finals against Israel on Saturday. The Arsenal skipper
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      319 51 -AFP PARIS The World Cup qualifiers kick off this weekend, but Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson could do without them. With almost half of his squad involved, the fixtures could not have come at a worse time. The no-nonsense Scot, who has several players injured,
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      873 53 If the Swede wants to keep his job, England must take six points WORLD CUP QUALIFIER Austria v England VIENNA Former England striker Gary Lineker rarely has a bad word for anyone in the game. So when he admits that he finds Sven-Goran Eriksson to be an
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