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    32 1 WEEKEND TODAY October 29 30, 2005 micaipj 114/07/2005 we set you thinking todayonline.com /AediaCorp incorporating IMTCiIIS WEEKEND TODAY October 29 30, 2005 mica(P) 114/07/2005 we set you thinking todayonline.com /VleljjaCorp incorporating JjirCalS
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    GAMBLING ON EMPTY
    1786 1  -  VALCHUA Val@newstoday.com.sg AN INNOCENT game of mahjong with friends at 16 sowed the seeds of a sinister habit that nearly took away the life of David (not his real name). At 21, he "progressed" from mahjong tiles to Internet gambling and illegal soccer betting. At 26, after
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      Lock icon ARE YOU A PROBLEM GAMBLER? TAKE THIS TEST...
      180 2 1. You have often gambled longer than you had planned 2. You have often gambled until your last dollar was gone 3. Thoughts of gambling have caused you to lose sleep 4. You have used your income or savings to gamble while
      SOURCE CAMP  -  180 words
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      150 2 WHERE TO SEEK HELP: CAMP (Offers individual counselling, group therapy and recovery support groups) Call: 6389 2387/6389 2389 or go to www.cainp.org.sg Family Service Centres Provides help on any family-related matters through its 36 centres spread across Singapore. Hotline: 1800--838-0100 (9am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday) Credit Counselling Singapore Helps
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      Lock icon Lost $80k, flat, son's love
      480 4  -  ANSLEYNG SOURCE IMH a nsley@newstoday.com.sg WITHIN a few months, Mr Goh blew his $80,000 savings at the roulette table on a cruise ship. After his wife divorced him and he lost his job, the 51-year-old sold his 3-room flat, rented a room with a friend,
      SOURCE IMH  -  480 words
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      He wanted his clothes washed separately
      371 4  -  -VALCHUA YOU can call Linda (not her real name) the long-suffering wife of a gambler. Married for over 20 years, her marital life took a turn for the worse when her husband lost his high-flying job at an MNC in his late 40s. Not
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      Lock icon S'pore firm named in Iraq scandal
      571 4  -  CHRISTIE LOH Zicom alleged to have given kickbacks to Saddam govt in now defunct programme christie@newstoday.com.sg A SINGAPORE outfit is among the 2,253 companies worldwide accused of illegally paying some US$l.B billion ($3.0 billion) to the former Iraqi government during the now-defunct oil-for-food programme.
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      Lock icon Growing financial roots in Liaoning
      437 6  -  TORCHING LI ComfortDelGro, Wearnes to further invest in revitalised North Eastern China in Shenyang chingli@newstoday.com. sg EVEN as the winds of economic change in China are now blowing north-east, Shenyang the capital of Liaoning province is still rich in cultural assets. Despite the biting cold,
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      Lock icon Raising retirement age may backfire
      356 6  -  LEECH ING WERN WHILE it is pushing for people to work as long as they can, the labour movement does not endorse raising the official retirement age as it may backfire and create other problems, said National Trades Union Congress' deputy secretary-general Lim Swee Say
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      Student entrepreneurs to woo shoppers at Junction 8
      224 6  -  DERRICK A PAULO FROM primary school pupils to university students, several groups of budding entrepreneurs will be going all out to woo shoppers at Bishan Junction 8 on Sunday. In the process, they will vie with each other to see who can
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      Lock icon Schools on bird flu alert
      559 8  -  TAN HUI LENG Students asked to disclose their travel plans during the school holidays huileng@newstoday.com.sg WITH bird flu fears spreading around the world, schools have started giving out travel declaration forms to staff and students so as to keep tabs on their holiday destinations during
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      Lock icon Immunity fight for key man in Nicoll Highway collapse
      236 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA CLOSING submissions were made on Friday in the trial of former project director of the Circle Line, Ng Seng Yoong. Ng was the first of four men to face criminal charges in the wake of the Nicoll Highway accident
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  236 words
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      Handicapped pets need homes, too
      293 8  -  —WONG FEI WAN ALL the caller said was the injured dog had no skin on its leg. But when Mr Ricky Yeo, the president of Action for Singapore Dogs (ASD), went to see the animal, he was in for a rude shock. "We thought it
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      Mendaki aims to tackle pre-marital sex
      335 8  -  DERRICK A PAULO FROM next year, community self-help group Mendaki hopes to get the Malay community to discuss issues of sex with their youth. Be it the doctor or the taxi-driver, the coffee shop pak cik (uncle) or the teacher, all members of the
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      Lock icon How scared should we be of Iran?
      869 10 THE GUARDIAN Despite his alarming rhetoric, there are limits to what the country's greenhorn president can do FOUR months into his presidency, Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has sent a shiver of alarm across Europe and the Middle East with his demand that Israel be
      – THE GUARDIAN; PHOTOS AFP, ARTWORK ENG KONG  -  869 words
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        Lock icon CABIN CREW BANNED FROM DOING SUDOKU
        89 10 AP British Airways inflight staff have been banned from doing Sudoku puzzles, ananova.com reported. BA bosses are worried that their cabin crew could be distracted during landing and take-off. They have sent memos to their over 13,000 staff that read: "We have had reports
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        Lock icon FAKE COP SHOWS WOMAN TATTOOS, ASKS HER OUT
        103 10 AP Steven Terrell first told Ms Christine Gray that he was an undercover cop. Then he showed her his driver's licence and asked her for a date. Then he was arrested. Deputies arrested Terrell after Ms Gray called dispatchers to ask whether
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        HI HANDSOME, WHY DONT YOU RUN FOR PRESIDENT?
        94 10 Beauty may only be skin deep but it's apparently enough to carry an election, a new study said, according to Reuters. Good looking male candidates had a 56-per-cent chance of winning an election while their less swoonworthy counterparts had a 44-per-cent chance,
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      Lock icon Miers defeat latest setback for Bush
      542 12 —AFP He must stop perceptions of weakness, say experts WASHINGTON President George W Bush staunched shortterm bleeding by pulling Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers, but still faces a pivotal set of choices which could define his second term, analysts said. Rattled by a CIA
      —AFP  -  542 words
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      Lock icon Booze raises miscarriage risk
      179 12 —AFP WASHINGTON Problem drinking may dampen both a man's sex life and his chances of having children, according to a new study. Researchers at Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital at Coimbatore in India found alcoholic men had lower testosterone levels and more sperm abnormalities than non-drinkers
      —AFP  -  179 words
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      Lock icon The bard or not the bard?
      149 12 —AFP LONDON One of the most famous portraits of English playwright William Shakespeare is not him after all, Britain's National Portrait Gallery announced Friday. The Grafton Portrait is one of the most iconic images of the literary giant. However, after nine months of restoration
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        Lock icon DANISH TERROR SUSPECTS' PROFILES SIMILAR TO LONDON BOMBERS
        89 14 DPA Four young men arrested in Denmark on suspicions of planning a suicide attack in Europe have links to recent arrests in Bosnia-Herzegovina, police said Friday. The four suspects were aged 16 to 20. All four had links to the Middle East.
        — DPA  -  89 words
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        Lock icon JAPANESE PREMIER KOIZUMI TO RESHUFFLE CABINET ON MONDAY
        85 14 —AFP Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will reshuffle his Cabinet and the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Monday. According to the Kyodo news agency, Mr Koizumi met Mr Takenori Kanzaki, head of the LDP coalition partner New Komeito Party,
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        Lock icon SRI LANKA'S TAMIL TIGER REBELS WANT THEIR OWN NATIONAL ANTHEM
        116 14 —AFP Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, who have been fighting since 1972 for a separate state, now want something else —their own national anthem. The pro-rebel Tamilnetwebs'ite reported that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam had invited "bards and minstrels
        —AFP  -  116 words
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      Lock icon Japan to host US aircraft carrier in 2008
      111 14 —AFP YOKOSUKA Japan said yesterday it had agreed to host a United States nuclearpowered aircraft carrier here in 2008 for the first time, prompting protests in a nation still sensitive about atomic issues. The navy said it opted for a nuclearpowered carrier
      —AFP  -  111 words
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      Lock icon US employees hooked on blogs
      503 14 —AFP Workers will waste equivalent of 551,000 years online: Study WASHINGTON That co-worker staring, eyes scrunched up, at his computer monitor may look like he's sweating through another hard day's work. But he just might be one of the growing number of office jockeys who,
      —AFP  -  503 words
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      Lock icon Silicon will end use of paper, says Gates
      302 14 —THE GUARDIAN LONDON In celebrating his 50th birthday on Friday, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates looked into the future and predicted the eventual demise of paper at the hands of silicon. In 20 years, magazine and newspapers will become obsolete, he told a
      —THE GUARDIAN  -  302 words
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        POWER BOOST
        61 16 Give your child a power boost with the new Brand's Chewable C Double Action tablets.This fruity-flavoured supplement contains Vitamin C and zinc to support your child's immune system. Zinc also enhances the functioning of immune cells and promotes healing. The Brand's Chewable C Double Action, priced at $9.80,
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        GOODNESS IN A CAPSULE
        105 16 Lingzhi has long been valued as a herb that promotes overall well being. Research has shown that the active ingredients are stored in the spores. The Eu Van Sang Lingzhi Cracked Spores Powder Capsules are made from the finest lingzhi and the active ingredients are obtained
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        KIDDY FUN
        92 16 I Your kids will love the toys from the Akira Junior I range.The Baby Jolli doll is an interactive toy that cries when its pacifier is removed. It also slurps and burps when fed. For your little boy, there's the Fast Trax Cyborg. Instead of a remote controller,
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        KEEP MOZZIES AT BAY
        94 16 The new Ginvera Bio-Repel Mosquito Shower Cream not only keeps you clean but also helps repel mosquitoes.The shower cream uses natural ingredients such as citronella oil, myrtle oil and tea tree oil which are known to repel mosquitoes. It also contains Biogel, Bio Mineral Acid, ginseng
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      Lock icon Expect more terror after Ramadan
      360 16 AGENCIES We may not be able to prevent all-out assault: Thai minister NARATHIWAT (Thailand) Thai military forces have received fresh intelligence that militants in southern Thailand plan to step up their terror campaign once Ramadan is over next week. Defence Minister Thamarak Isarangura said that
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      Lock icon High-stakes pharmaceutical war heats up
      373 16 -AFP LONDON The race is on for pharmaceutical firms to develop an effective defence against a possible outbreak of bird flu in humans, as bird flu cases spread worldwide. While Roche is struggling to produce enough of its anti-viral flu drug Tamiflu, The Guardian reported
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      Lock icon Drains in S'pore just do not drain
      336 18  -  JEFFREY HO LOON POH Thorough review, redesign needed for sustainable efforts in fight against dengue Letter from, I REFER to Channel News Asia's report, "More than 1,000 mosquito-breeding sites found during 6-week carpet combing exercise" (Oct 27), which noted that "the main problem
      PHOTOS JEFFREY HC  -  336 words
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      Trade dependent S'pore should review drug laws
      225 18  -  CHIAHERNKENG Letter from I REFER to the report, "Death sentence Aussie 'given fair hearing'" (Oct 28), which stated that the Singapore authorities had rejected the Australian government's call for clemency over the death sentence for Australian drug trafficker Nguyen Tuong Van. News articles,
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      Shopping centre to relocate smoking zone
      217 18  -  S SATISH APPOO Letter from Head Environmental Health Department National Environment Agency WE REFER to the letters, "All that cigarette smoke in the air" by Ricky Lee (Oct 25) and "Keep smoking zones at a good distance" byJamesChi(Oct26). We wish to thank the letter
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      Lock icon Ready, kaypoh kings? It's show time
      777 20  -  Neil Humphreys Roll up, roll up and watch other people's misfortune! THERE was a brief punch up in Toa Payoh Central on Tuesday. Despite the intervention of HDB Hub security guards, two women were gamely trying to knock each other out. It was great.
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      Not always cost effective to have most direct bus route
      448 20  -  LOHCHOWKUANG Letter from Secretary, Public Transport Council WE REFER to Mr Benny Tien's letter "Are bus operators taking commuters for a ride?" on Oct 20. The Public Transport Council (PTC) is an independent body that regulates bus services and also
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      Lock icon Temasek increases stake in Malaysia's Southern Bank
      453 22 -DOW JONES Spore firm allays concern of bitterly-contested takeover battle for the lender TEMASEK Holdings confirmed that it had accumulated a significant shareholding in Malaysia's Southern Bank a stake which it described as a portfolio investment that could be sold for a profit
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      Lock icon SMRT makes $29.6m in Q2
      234 22 DOW JONES SMRT Corp, on Friday, reported a 50.8-per-cent drop in fiscal second-quarter net profit due to the lack of a substantial tax break that Singapore's dominant rail operator enjoyed in the year-ago period. The company, which also operates buses and taxis, posted a net
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      Lock icon SingPost delivers higher profit
      222 22 DOW JONES SINGAPORE Post said on Friday that net profit for its fiscal second quarter rose 2.4 per cent due to strong growth in its mail, logistics and retail businesses. Singapore's dominant provider of domestic and international mail services said that net profit for the period
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        Lock icon Loan demand boosts banks' Q3 results
        590 24 -BLOOMBERG Together DBS and UOB made over $900 million in their fiscal third quarter DBS Group Holdings and United Overseas Bank (UOB), Singapore's two biggest banks by assets, said on Friday their third-quar-ter profit rose as loan demand rebounded in line with an improving
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        CORPORATEBRIEFS
        217 24 Transport company ComfortDelgro Corp said on Friday it had agreed to pay $73.2 million for the largest public bus company in the Chinese city of Shenyang. The acquisition of Shenyang Passenger Transport Group, which includes rights to 50 bus routes and 1,218 buses, makes ComfortDelgro the largest foreign transport
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        Lock icon Suntec Reit to distribute $20.8 million for Q4
        247 25 —AGENCIES SUNTEC Reit said it would distribute $20.8 million to unit-holders for the fourth quarter, beating its own forecast as rents and occupancy rates improved amid a pickup in economic growth. The real estate investment trust will distribute 1.61 cents per share
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          ST Index — 2,192.41 -9.49
          4 25 ST Index 2,192.41 -9.49
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          Lock icon Singapore
          116 25 DOW JONES SHARES fell on Friday, weighed down by losses in most regional bourses and Wall Street's weakness on Thursday, traders said. Profit taking was heightened ahead of the short trading week next week when the Singapore market will be closed for public holidays on Tuesday and Thursday, they
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          Lock icon World markets
          63 25 SGX, Dow Jones, Bloomberg Information provided by Mikkei 225 13,346.54 -70.54 -0.53 Hang Seng Australia ASX 14,215.03 -165.23 -1.15 4,303.00 -50.00 -1.13 laiwan Wtd 5,632.97 -20.21 -0.50 <orea Comp 1,140.72 -25.64 -2.20 <LCI 905.79 +1.33 +0.15 SET Index 602.25 -3.04 -0.44 Jakarta Comp 1,050.25 -5.44 -0.51 Dhils Comp
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          SGX top rises
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          SGX top falls
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          20 25 ■old US$/oz iilver US$/oz 'latinum US$/oz 475.00 7.825 947.50 Rubber cents/kg Palm oil RM/tonne Brent US$/barrel 284.25 1,431 59.40
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        Lock icon Microsoft's Q1 profit rises 24% to $5.3b, boosted by school season PC demand
        271 26 —AGENCIES SEATTLE Software giant Microsoft on Thursday reported a fiscal first-quarter net profit of US$3.l billion ($5.3 billion), or 29 US cents a share, up 24 per cent from US$2.5 billion, or 23 US cents a share,
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        334 26 DOWJONES UK mobile telecoms giant seeks exposure to under-penetrated, high-growth markets LONDON British mobile telecommunications company Vodafone Group on Friday said it had bought a 10-per-cent stake in India's largest wireless operator Bharti Tele-Ventures for £820 million ($2.5 billion) in cash. Following
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      555 27  -  PEARLYN THAM Pearlyn Tham HBBfl H^r fl V^l with pea rlyn@newstoday.com. sg Formalwear, states the invite so no prizes for guessing what the men will wear... pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg WE ARE celebrating Today's sth anniversary with a gala dinner next week and, with a dress code that reads
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        Jar of natural wonders
        493 28  -  PEARLYN THAM Shiseido's new eye and lip cream incorporates traditional Chinese remedies pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg IN A way, Dr Yoshimaru Kumano fights against nature. As the corporate executive officer of Shiseido, he is responsible for research and product development, helping to develop major Shiseido skincare products that ward
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          TIME FOR A LADY
          96 28 It started out with pocket watches but Hamilton soon decided to do something special for the women with its first ladies' timepieces in 1908. In Hamilton's latest Lady Hamilton series, it pays tribute to these early ladies' watches with three models that showcase very delicate dimensions
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          QI QI'S REVEALS HER SECRET 'AFFAIR'
          98 28 For the first time, celebrity model Qi Qi appears with her husband. Hong Kong actor Simon Yam, in a SK-II television commercial to declare their love for SK-II Facial Treatment Essence. Qi Qi's affair with SK-II started when she was in her 20s. As
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          COME ALIVE AFTER FIVE
          89 28 Ever heard of a make-up collection inspired by a part of the day? Elizabeth Arden's limited edition After Five colour collection is inspired by the promise of fun after five, so colours such as shimmering copper, sultry green, lush golden brown and deep red are made
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          QUAINT ESSENTIALS
          103 28 Beat the festive crowds by doing your Christmas shopping now. Not that you really need a reason to indulge in the funky, gorgeous offerings at Quintessential at Mandarin Gallery. Our picks include ring mannequins (right) dressed in cheongsams and beaded dresses and that come with hooks for you
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          SEA THE RESULTS
          74 29 Don't let time get the better of your complexion. The new H2o+ Sea Results Series contain Sea Mineral Complex, a moisture transportation system to maximise the delivery of marine botanicals, extracts and other key ingredients such as an anti-oxidant rich triple tea complex These prevent environmental damage
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          NEW FCUK FLAGSHIP STORE
          77 29 Be amused by FCUK's spoof celeb magazine FCO/Cthat showcases it new clothing collection in mock celeb moments. Get a complimentary copy at FCUK stores at Tangs Level 3 and Wisma Atria. The latter is the brand's new flagship store here and carries both FCUK Men and
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        Hot looks for a cool fall season
        252 29  -  BRENDACHEW CLEAN yet sophisticated, fashionable yet classic that was G2ooo's message during the launch of its Fall/Winter collection, held in Raffles City last Saturday, in conjunction with Singapore Fashion Week 2005. Instead of harsh black and white, expect a delightful splash of hot
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        Beckham beckons
        315 29  -  KARMAN TSE karma n@newstoday.com.sg WHEN you're one of the richest and most adored sports personalities in the world, have a name like David Beckham and an immaculately-groomed pretty face that fetches you endless lucrative endorsement deals chocolates, sports gear, shaver, sunglasses, cola and the list goes on how
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        A Balinese treat for your skin
        216 29  -  LAUREENTOH TOO busy to indulge in a spa treatment somewhere exotic? Slather on Origins Paradise Found Balinese Body Cream and give yourself an instant tropical holiday treat. The whipped body cream is the latest addition to Origins Paradise Found bath body collection. This range
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        1 IDOL 4 LOOKS
        617 30 Singapore Idol and Swatch ambassador Taufik Batisah shows he's as versatile in his dressing as he is in his musical repertoire. GLAM SLAM Most cocktail parties play around with the glam theme so, what do you wear when you receive an invite stating just "glam party
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        DEFINING ASIAN LOOKS
        825 33 With her 173 m waif-like figure and delicate Asian features, Kris has been told that she can pass off as a model. She told Today that she does not wear make-up and doesn't know the basics of doing so. In her previous deskbound job, Kris could do
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        Lock icon Satay burger, peppery udon
        596 34  -  FLORENCE EE 2Hot Halal Cafe gives a twist to normal fare, masala fish and chips a winner too f ood@newstoday.com.sg TUCKED away in a corner of the Esplanade Mall is 2Hot Halal Cafe, which packs in a good pre-show crowd during dinner time. The cafe owners
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        FOODNOTES
        188 34  -  -BRENDACHEW GREAT SUPPER AT PREGO Prone to late night hunger pangs? Head down to Prego for its one-for-one "Great Supper Excitement" which is on every night from 10.30pm to 12.30 am. Prego head chef Antonio Massagli presents pasta dishes such as penne all'arrabbiata, which is fresh pasta doused in
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        Lock icon Feel totally Greek at Athens
        955 35  -  FLORENCE EE The names of the dishes are a mouthful, but rest assured thatthe food is scrumptious f ood@newstoday.com.sg Athens' pita bread is homemade and it does not take an expert to tell that it is. Seasoned with salted garlic butter and eaten with the
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          Tung Lok celebrates 21 years of success
          545 36  -  AMYVAN Premier restaurant group offers special Cantonese anniversary set menu food@newstoday.com.sg FOR 21 years, Tung Lok has carved out a successful reputation for its refined classic Cantonese cuisine. Established in 1984, the group's flagship restaurant is one of the best places to luxuriate
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          Spicy cousin of your regular steamboat is one hot dish
          780 38  -  EVELINE GAN The potent Chong Qing ma la may give you a sting butyou could very well end up loving it eveline@newstoday.com.sg CHILLI lovers who brag that they can stomach all kinds of spicy food obviously haven't tried Chong Qing
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        SHOPPING GUIDE Olympus E-500 Digital SLR Oregon Scientific iBall Wireless Speaker DigiTV Laika Digital Television Receiver Seagate Compact Flash Photo Hard Drive
        535 40 THE 8-megapixel Olympus E-500 is said to have the world's lightest body for a digital single lens reflex (SLR), weighing in at 435g (excluding battery and Compact Flash
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        Your theatre – at home
        448 40  - Your theatre at home NAZHAR ADNAN So easy to use, operating this projector is a no-brainer PORTABLE PROJECTOR REVIEW Epson EMP-X3 infotech@newstoday.com.sg AT $1,999, the EMP-X3 from Epson is a competitively-priced mid-range portable projector. Weighing just 2.6 kg, the projector is capable of a four-second startup and an almost instant
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        An entertainment machine right in your hands
        380 40  -  —TERRY LAU PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER REVIEW Epson EMP-X3 THE Powßox V 25 from i.Tech is a small portable media player that can be paired with Bluetooth stereo headsets. It plays and records video and audio as well as displays photos with surprising clarity
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        Hooked on a Fable
        517 41  -  TORCHING LI PC GAMEREVIEW Fable: The Lost Chapters Be prepared to put your real life on hold chingli@newstoday.com. sg FOR a role-playing game (RPG) that's all about choosing between good and evil, Fable: The Lost Chapters is an evil, evil game. It's all-consuming, compulsively addictive and
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        Give your iPod a new lease of life with Sonnet's cells
        175 41 SONNET Technologies has unveiled a line of high-capacity replacement battery solutions for first-, second-, third- and fourth-generation iPod models (including iPod photo and and iPod mini). As new iPod models are introduced, previous models do not suddenly become useless,
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        Touran de force
        610 42  -  SHELDON TROLLOPE VW's new multi-purpose vehicle surprises with a great ride news@newstoday.com.sg WHEN motoring writers start to go on about "inner beauty" or some such optimistically diplomatic description, it usually means they are struggling to say something nice about a car that really isn't that good. In
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        'Sweeting' it out: Drivers cover over 27,000km in 95 days in M&M rally
        444 42  -  SHELDON TROLLOPE WHEN a long distance drive is mentioned in the local context, it seldom refers to anything more than, say, a trip to the Thai border 888 km away from the Second Link. Over the last
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        AUTO MATE
        240 43 My Toyota Corolla came fitted with Yokohama 175/70 Rl4 tyres. When I wanted to change them, the tyre shop offered me Michelin 185/65 Rl4 as they did not have what I wanted. May I know if these tyres will fit properly on my car and what all these
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        Rounds with the champ
        742 43  -  LEOWJU-LEN Two laps in a Mercedes AMG with driver Gary Paffettwas a knockout... literally IN HOCKENHEIM, GERMANY news@newstoday.com.sg SITTING in his car, Gary Paffett looked like a person who had one drink too many the previous night But there was no begrudging him his celebrations. Just
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          YARIS, IT'S COMING HERE
          137 43 Toyota is gearing up to re-enter the supermini scene in Singapore with the new Yaris (picture). The car is scheduled to hit Borneo Motors' showrooms in the first quarter of next year. The Yaris will have one of the most powerful engines in its class, a
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          REVISED Z4 GETS M POWER
          105 43 Afire-breathing M version will join the BMWZ4 range when the car undergoes a midlife facelift early next year. The top-of-the-line Z4 is currently the 231 bhp 3.01, but BMW now wants to compete on level terms with powerful new rival models. The M 3's 343bhp
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          DIRACC ACCESS TO NEW CIVIC HYBRID
          132 43 Local motorists will be among the first in the world to get behind the wheel of the brand new Honda Civic Hybrid which was premiered at last month's Frankfurt Motor Show. Honda Diracc a car-sharing programme which currently runs a fleet of first-generation Civic
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        Lock icon Private home prices rise 1.2%
        342 44 DOW JONES Third quarter uptick is the largest in the market since the middle of last year PRIVATE home prices in Singapore rose 1.2 per cent in the third quarter from the second quarter, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said on Friday. The increase, after
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        On the trendmill: New freehold redevelopment site up for sale
        287 44  -  —JANECHIAPOCO THE en bloc party goes on unabated. Ultra Mansion a 13-storey development in Novena is the latest entrant into the collective sale club. Sole marketing agent Jones Lang LaSalle has put the freehold residential development site for sale by
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        CapitaLand buys Dragon View Park for $128 million
        267 44  -  SHOBHATSERINGBHALLA IN ITS first acquisition through a collective sale, Capita Land Asia's largest property developers has signed a sale and purchase agreement to buy Dragon View Park for $128 million. This works out to $532 per sq ft per plot ratio, inclusive
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        Tan Chong International launches maiden housing development
        229 44  -  CHRISTIE LOH IN TIME to ride on the recent uptick in property demand, Tan Chong International is launching its inaugural housing development Oasis Mulberry this weekend. And it is banking on wide, open spaces to sell the 77-unit project along Upper Aljunied Road
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      59 45 TODAY, now the 2nd most read English newspaper. Channel News Asia, the fastest growing TV channel. 938 LIVE and Capital 95.8FM, the radio stations that more people are tuning in to. i-WEEKLY, the dominant weekly magazine Singaporeans turn to for entertainment news. Source: 2005 Media Index, Nielsen Media Research A
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      Lock icon ANIMATED, BUT ANXIOUS
      1715 46  -  1 Jeanine Tan jeanine@newstoday.com.sg Despite making Diwons at the box office, top Pixar artist claims 3D animation movies have uncertain future rr v THE world was stunned when Snow White and the Seven Dwarves was released in 1937. The first full-length, colour animated movie ever made by
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      Lock icon Sleeping their way to the top ?
      795 48 Sleeping their way to the top -AFP It's not just Pamela and Paris celebs are finding that sex videos help keep them in the public eye LOS ANGELES It's becoming a common story. Some unknown or washed-up celebrity has sex and decides to record the performance for posterity. And then,
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      292 48 —AP I LOS ANGELES First it was a wardrobe malfunction; now Janet Jackson has been exposed naked again. And this time, Justin Timberlake is nowhere to be seen. A video clip showing Jackson sunbathing naked has been circulating on the Internet and was still playing on some
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      Double trouble
      507 50  -  JOYCE LIN Nurse, teacher feel wrath of Survivors two tribal councils joyce@newstoday.com.sg THERE have been shades of Shakespeare's Macbeth in Survivor: Guatemala recently. The infamous line, "double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble" has particular relevance after the Guatemalan jungle left two Survivors hot and
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        ELVIS TUP DEAD CELEBRITY
        170 50 Elvis (picture) is still the king when it comes to earning royalties, according to Forbes magazine, but Shakespeare could have given him a run for the money. Forbes' annual list of Ten-Top Earning Dead Celebrities issued on Thursday showed Elvis Presley was top earner for the
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        JOLIE WANTS TO ADOPT NO 3
        96 50 US actress Angelina Jolie, often photographed with her two children in her arms, says she wants to adopt again. "It's a very special thing," the 30-year-old actress told People magazine at the recent Worldwide Orphans Foundation benefit in Manhattan. "There's something about making a
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        STAR TREK'S SULU CONFIRMS HE'S GAY
        138 50 George Takei (picture), best known for his role as Mr Sulu in the StarTrekTV series and movies, came out as a homosexual in the current issue of a magazine covering the Los Angeles gay and lesbian community. Takei said that his role as a
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        50 CENT SLAMMED FOR GUN POSTER
        101 50 A poster promoting rapper 50 Cent's upcoming film has been accused of promoting gun violence. Activists in the US want Paramount Pictures to take down billboards promoting the film. Get Rich or Die Tryin', which opens next month. The posters depict 50 Cent real
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        Back off Jack Neo, he fully deserves Cultural Medallion
        262 51  -  CAROLINE WONG WRI+ES I WRITE this as a response to your Weekend Today story Jack of all trades (Oct 22). It strikes me as odd that there are still Singaporeans who can slam the recipients for being too lowbrow. I thoroughly
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        S'pore needs news veterans
        149 51  -  CUVE SCHARENGUIVEL WRI+ES HAVING read your recent PLUS ICONS feature (Watt a Story, Oct 12), I would like to say Duncan Watt is most certainly a Singapore icon, despite reading his news in shorts! Why do we need so many new faces to read the news
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        Bring more HK stars here
        142 51  -  GENEVIEVEUM WRI+ES I READ Elisa Chia's cover story on foreign talent working on Singapore TV productions (Foreign fantasies, Oct 17). I believe it's the right move for MediaCorp TV to bring overseas talent here. I would like it to go even further. Let's see if
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        Esplanade is a great, one-stop arts venue
        137 51  -  KHOOUH-HANW RI+ES AS A regular patron of the Esplanade's productions, the Esplanade has become the "Home of the Arts" for me. Before the Esplanade was built, the arts scene was rather dispersed. Some productions were at the Kallang Theatre, others at the Victoria
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        I love Dick Lee!
        112 51  -  IVYUM WRI+TES I WANTED to write in about your PLUS ICONS feature (Oct 19) on singer-songwriter Dick Lee (picture). My colleagues think that I am crazy. My boss feels that I am nuts. But from the moment I came to hear about Dick lee many years
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        South Africans love Sudoku
        141 51  -  ROBERT DOMMERHOLT WRI+ES LAST Friday, my wife and I returned to South Africa with the very early flight from Singapore. As a transit passenger from Phuket with Silk Air, I received your Today newspaper and read about this new game Sudoku in your PLUS section. It
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      Lock icon No fear of being forgotten
      331 52  -  JOYCE LIN ACTRESS Michelle Saram (below) may have disappeared from the Singapore screen for a while, but she's not afraid of being forgotten. The 31-year-old model-actress of Indian-Chinese parentage has found greener pastures in China and Hong Kong, where she has filmed a movie, Fear
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      Lock icon French loath
      628 52  -  DAVID CHEW Social unrest in his country is making director Cordier very uncomfortable david. chew@newstoday.com. sg EARLIER this month, the BBC reported that tension was building between the French government and its people, as President Jacques Chirac continues to struggle in his bid to revamp the country's social
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      Perhaps Love is all around
      459 53  -  JEANINETAN Director Peter Chan will be in town to discuss musical as part of publicity blitz jea nine@newstoday.com.sg HONG KONG director Peter Chan will be in town next week to speak at a seminar, which will kick off a campaign of events leading up to
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      Lock icon The Amityville Horror
      243 54  -  Lan De Cotta DVDREVIEW by FILM: More than two decades after the Lutz family's story has been decried by paranormal experts to be one of the greatest hoaxes of the 20th century, Hollywood's No 1 haunted address is back. The only truth about the Amityville horror house
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      The gritty side of Costner
      334 54  -  Ross Wallace Actor shines as lonesome loser who finds love DVDREVIEW by I EB3 FILM: Throughout a career that's seen him hit as many lows as highs, Kevin Costner has carved out a career as both larger-than life hero (Dances With Wolves) and loveable loser
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        26 55  -  Elisa Chia The bloodshed and mayhem in this gritty Hong Kong triad thriller, about ordinary people consumed by greed, unfolds in a strangely serene way.
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        36 55  -  JeanineTan Jodie Foster is so good at channelling the panic, desperation and near-hysteria of a mother in search of her missing child on an airplane that she single-handedly rescues this mystery-thriller from a crash landing.
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        22 55 JT This quirky South Korean black comedy examines the complexity of vengeance by through the emotionally layered woman.
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        21 55 JT Sweet as American Pie, this testosteronefuelled comedy celebrates all that is pure and beautiful about virginity. Really.
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        15 55 EC The context of this love lost, love regained melodrama is preposterous.
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        18 55  -  Neil Humphreys Sexy, pouty but Keira Knightley's upperclass accent makes her the least convincing bounty hunter ever
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        26 55 JT Like it or not, the best and worst thing about this South Korean comedy caper is its use of physical comedy.
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        23 55 -zo Yet another big dumb action movie with ludicrous action sequences that should please those with the IQ of a muppet.
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        30 55 JT The sequel to Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo is a Rob Schneider 'comedy' filled with such tasteless humour that it's asking to be massacred by critics.
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      617 60 After 6 years of research and a book, Prof Finkelstein has answers that surprise WHY do smart executives fail? Why is it that successful executives running thriving companies sometimes stumble and fail? What types of mistakes do these managers and business owners make, and
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        483 61 —AFP Angry Van de Velde wants to play in women's British Open SOTOGRANDE, Spain French golfer Jean van de Velde said here on Thursday that he intends to enter next year's women's British Open to protest the decision to allow women to play in the
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        526 62 —AP After 88 years of hurt, fans of world champions go wild CHICAGO Black and white were the colours of rejoicing Thursday as Chicago White Sox fans revelled in their team's first World Series championship in 88 years. A day after Chicago's sweep of
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        276 62 —AFP SYDNEY Midfielder Harry Kewell, on the comeback trail from injury, was on Friday included in a 23-man Australian squad for next month's World Cup playoffs with Uruguay. Kewell is under a fitness regime with his English Premier League club Liverpool and has been eased
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        287 62 -AP BERLIN The referee at the center of Germany's match-fixing scandal testified on Thursday at his trial and said fraud charges against him were "in most part" true. Robert Hoyzer (picture) is one of six defendants in the biggest soccer corruption case in Germany in more
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          930 63 A former Umno politician, Ibrahim Saad, will forever be remembered as the man who stood against Anwar Ibrahim's wife, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, in Permatang Pauh in the 1999 Malaysian General Election and lost. These days, Ibrahim is busy in the Malaysian sports scene. Earlier
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        383 63 LONDON Football legend George Best's condition improved slightly on Friday, but he remained on a ventilator, his consultant said. Professor Roger Williams said Best was still "a very sick man", but a change in medication overnight proved positive, reported BBC Sport. "He
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        457 64  -  TANYO-HINN Bucks looking to retain league title and make up for lastyear's Cup disappointment yohinn@newstoday.com.sg THIS time last year, the club came down to earth, after having sewn up the National Rugby Championship (NRC) 2004 Premier Division League title. Brewerkz Bucks' dreams of a first double
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        390 64 GOLF Hero Honda India Open AFTER a two-week break, Mardan Mamat was looking forward to making his return to the fairways this week. Singapore's No 1 golfer went into the US$3OO,OOO Hero Honda India Open as the defending champion, looking to hit
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        132 64 THIS season will be the last time Arsenal Football Club play at Highbury, before the Gunners move to the new £357 million, 60,000-capacity Emirates Stadium at Ashburton Grove in the next campaign. To commemorate the move, Arsenal FC and Tiger Beer have brought the FA
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        526 65  -  DARREN LAI Tampines goal ace had better clear more space in his trophy cabinet da rren@newstoday.com.sg ON THURSDAY, he celebrated with the rest of his team-mates as Tampines Rovers successfully defended their S-League title. And for Mirko Grabovac, it is only the beginning. The Croatia-born Singaporean is in
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        221 65 BEFORE he could even dry his hair, He Hongji was called up by his club vice-chairman, Steven Lee. A horde of autograph-seek-ing Japanese fans were waiting for the Paya Lebar Punggol defender outside the dressing room after their S-League clash against Albirex Niigata two
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        348 65  -  -ERIC DING Noh's doing it for the team TO NOH Alam Shah, every goal is something special. Since making his S-League debut as a 17--year-old in 1997, Noh has collected a total of 103 goals to date. "Each time I score, it is a different feeling," the 25-year-old
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      451 66  -  CUBBY LEONG cubby@newstoday.com.sg THE Football Association of Singapore (FAS) dished out one of the harshest punishments possible on Friday, after they docked Sinchi FC three points, meted out playing bans and posted a total fine of $22,500 on both club and five of
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      940 66 —AGENCIES j Forget Chelsea and Barcelona SERIEA AC Milan vJventus ROME Between them, Juventus and AC Milan have won 14 of the last 16 Serie A titles. An incredible statistic, with only Roma and Lazio in the 1999 and 2000 seasons respectively,
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      532 66 —AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Tottenham v Arsenal LONDON For the first time in a while, Tottenham fans will approach Saturday's north London derby in expectation, rather than hope. Tottenham start the game at White Hart Lane in third position,
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