Today, 29 July 2006

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    17 1 /AediaCoflp July 29 30, 2006 mica(p> 190/07/2006 weekendTODAY share your free newspaper we set you thinking todayonline.com
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    THE SPORTS SCHOOL REVOLUTION
    1419 1  -  LEONGWEEKEAT weekeat@newstoday.com.sg STANDING at 1.52 metres, Sasha Christian isn't much taller than her Hyperlite wakeboard (17cms taller to be exact). But the 13-year-old is already Singapore's best at the sport, having won the national championships three times. Better still, she is ranked sixth in the world
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      21 2 Hartford can: 6235 9223 v r"*- Kflffjf@VrM Email: enquiries@hartford-institute.edu.sg 410 North Bridge Road #01 -00 Cosmic Insurance Building Singapore *****6 www.hartford-institute.edu.sg
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon A WINNING FORMULA OF SPORTS AND STUDIES
      673 3  -  DARREN LAI darren@newstoday.com.sg WHILE sports is understandably the major focus of the Singapore Sports School, its initiators knew that convincing the Singaporean parent required an equally strong reassurance that studies would not take a back seat Which is why its educators have had
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  • Singapore news
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      Lock icon To protest IMF policies, this way please
      1092 4  -  ANSLEY NG LOHCHEEKONG Indoor venue set aside for approved protesters at IMF-World Bank meet here a nsley@newstoday.com.sg DOING all it can to avoid possible violence, Singapore will ban outdoor protests when global financial and economic chiefs meet here in September. Instead, protesters from
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    • Article
      When eating greens is fattening ...
      276 4  - When eating greens is fattening —SHERALYNTAY THE bulk of fat in your diet owes itself to a more innocuous culprit than you may think. According to results from the Health Promotion Board's (HPB) latest National Nutrition Survey 2004, stir-fried vegetables are the top contributor of fat in our diets. Ironically,
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    • Article
      SIA plane aborts descent in safety move
      280 4 ON A Singapore Airlines flight home from Tokyo, regional sales director and Today reader Danny Goh was rather surprised when the plane he was on started to descend and then pulled up again to move into a circling pattern. The pilot of the
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    • Article
      SMEs buy into work-life balance
      592 6  -  JASMINE YIN $10mfund now tapped by more local firms jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg OFTEN chided as the black sheep where it comes to manpower issues, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are finally getting their act together to balance work goals and their staff's personal needs. This trend is
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    • Article
      High-brow input on how to spend MOE's $1b
      455 6  -  DERRICK A PAULO derrick@newstoday.com.sg THE advice of nine academics from around the world will help determine how the Ministry of Education (MOE) spends $1.05 billion. The money is how much the MOE will have for five years, starting this year, to support
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      Marriot aims to change timeshare image
      372 6  -  TORCHING LI chingli@newstoday.com.sg TIMESHARE holiday resort schemes have become almost synonymous with travel scams, pesky salesmen and unfulfilled promises. But Marriott International aims to change the unsavoury experience of timeshare holiday ownership in Asia with its new Marriott Vacation Club International (MVCI), Asia Pacific,
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      108 5 IRHiItiRIPVI %r^r i With OptiA4s' washing programme on the NEW Brandt washing ■H 1 »FVjJßm^^ machines, you can now wash junior's stained teddy and Laundry at 40° C I 'iia (ideal temperature to remove stubborn stains] with perfect washing L. -J =S results in just 45 minutes with A Class
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      122 7 Wee Too Kiat I broke into a house I I helped him where he was serving time for •I first met Wee Joo Kiat n P"^^ feetter so encouraged J hurelary He was determined to change tor me ld be SfSfcg the rehaHHtanon prog— workshop t toug h but we
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  • world news
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      A long way to go
      552 8  -  SHARON VASOO George Yeo to Asean: Let's be strong first before jumping into global affairs IN KUALA LUMPUR DEPUTY FOREIGN EDITOR sha ron@newstoday.com.sg WHILE the reputation of the Association of South-east Asian Nations has grown, it still has a long way to go before it
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      Lock icon On the ARF sidelines, a protest drama
      327 8  -  SHARON VASOO KUALA LUMPUR Hundreds of anti-war demonstrators and political activists on Friday tried to storm the venue of Asian security talks here and demanded talks with United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. They broke through barricades, forcing police to form a
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      88 8 PIANO DIPLOMACY: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice playing piano at the traditional gala dinner of the 39th Asean Ministerial Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday. With North Korea firing off missiles, carnage in Lebanon, rockets raining on Israel and killings convulsing Iraq, Dr Rice was in no mood
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    • ASEANROUNDUP
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        Lock icon US DEFENDS ASEAN EFFORTS ON MYANMAR
        95 8 -AFP United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday defended the South-east Asian nations' engagement with Myanmar, saying the region was taking a stronger stance against the military-ruled country. Asean foreign ministers earlier in the week issued a watered-down version of a statement
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        Lock icon MALAYSIA-US TREATY TO FIGHT TERRORISM
        57 8 -AFP Malaysia and the United States on Friday signed a pact to help the countries carry out investigations to comba crimes such as terrorism and corruption. The treaty was signed by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar on
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        Lock icon NUCLEAR TALKS PROCEED WITHOUT PYONGYANG
        69 8 DPA Top representatives from five nations in the six-party North Korean nuclear talks met on Friday without a delegate from Pyongyang, but were joined by five other countries Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Indonesia and Malaysia. The 10 nations including original parties South Korea, the United
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      Lock icon Asian nations hatch plan to prevent cyber attacks
      246 8 —AFP KUALA LUMPUR Asia's top security forum on Friday announced sweeping plans to prevent cyber attacks on critical infrastructure and the abuse of online resources by terrorists. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF) which includes the United States, Russia
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      Lock icon Dr M attacked with pepper spray
      215 10 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Former Malaysian Premier Mahathir Mohamad, who is locked in a bitter row with the government, was attacked with pepper spray on Friday. Dr Mahathir was assaulted by an unknown assailant as he was about to address a crowd of some 1,500
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      Lock icon S'pore 53rd happiest nation: New survey
      224 10 ■AFP LONDON Singapore is the 53rd happiest nation in the world, according to a new survey by the University of Leicester. Denmark tops the list in the survey that follows another earlier this month that said the tiny South Pacific island archipelago of Vanuatu
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      Lock icon UN 'shocked' by Israeli attack
      730 10 AGENCIES 'Watered down' motion provokes Chinese threat to hold up resolution on Iran UNITED NATIONS The United Nations Security Council has passed a statement expressing shock at Israel's attack on a UN observer post in Lebanon, which killed four peace-keepers but making no condemnation. Later,
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      353 10 l r j3 rB3JJ dasjJ fflaks a dsciston 3» International Club Games Training Centre is the only provider of casino job skills training in Singapore. The certification program provides casino games dealing skills to prepare students for Croupier positions in the casino. The comprehensive cum'cullum is the definitive foundation course
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  • Voices
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      Cash guards on travel agencies
      244 11  -  SIMON NG YAP PENG Letter from THE CaseTrust-Natas accreditation scheme was launched on July 26 ("Cert for travel agencies, but it's no guarantee", July 27). It is not enough to just have travel agencies stipulate to consumers the conditions for cancellation, refunds, amendments and transaction
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      Why you leave ah, Dumpwee?
      788 11 My fond memories will include those conspiracy theorists I WAS visiting an old friend in Singapore General Hospital (SGH) a few days ago when a concerned stranger stopped me. He was a kind man. He was also a conspiracy theorist of the highest order. "Hey,
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    • Letter
      Lim Kim San was that rare officer who worked for free
      191 11  -  NARAYANANARAYANA Letter from YOUR report, "Mr HDB, Lim Kirn San, passes away" (July 21) mentions incidentally that "Mr Lim worked for free as HDB chairman". In the current culture of Singapore where 'nothing is for free' and 'everything has
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    • Flag down these bus bugbears
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        Lock icon PTC should pinpoint inaccuracies in bus fares
        208 12  -  DANNYCHUA Letter from IT IS good for the Public Transport Council (PTC) to set the service standards that SBS Transit and SMRT Bus must meet. When I take the SBS Transit bus No 156 from Clementi interchange to Holland Road (opposite the Cold
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        Let's keep things clean
        302 12  -  GRAHAM MCEUNE Letter from I APPLAUD the proactive steps taken by the PTC to improve the standard of service for Singapore's commuters. But I was surprised that no mention was made of cleanliness. Compared to Singapore's taxis, which I rate the cleanest in the world, and
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        Pack 'em in-why not?
        102 12  -  i MAHALINGAM LAXMAN Letter from I DO not agree that buses should not take more than 95 per cent of maximum capacity, not when commuters are already complaining of the wait for buses. Buses should be allowed to take maximum capacity. Some passengers hold up the
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      Small S'pore can play big global role
      293 12  -  KEN LEE Letter from I REFER to Transport Minister Raymond Lim's view that Singapore cannot pursue "a foreign policy of abstract ideals" because of the apparent dispensability of our country's position in global politics ("Size matters for Spores foreign policy", July 27). I
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      It's my right to leave if cabbies don't show up on time
      259 12  -  RAYMUND KOH Letter from WHILE I agree with Stephen Lim's letter (July 26) that it is basic ethics to honour one's taxi phone booking, what about taxi drivers who do a no-show? I used to book a taxi
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      En-bloc sale – make it a rule only resident owners can vote
      218 12  - En-bloc sale make it a rule only resident owners can vote LUCY HUANG Letter from WHILE the en-bloc fever is raging, more people are jumping on the gravy train eager to make a fast buck. I think it is time for us to stop and spare a thought for those
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
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      93 12 CATHERINE LIM ...AMUSES The male obsession with size Began with Adam after the Fall When he looked down and said 'Hey, this fig leaf is far too small!' MUSES Warring members in a tribe Unite against a common enemy Opposition groups in a state Unite against the ruling party. And
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon DBS earns $549m in Q2
      469 13 -BLOOMBERG Rising loan demand and increased fees drive 16-per-cent rise in its quarterly profit DBS Group Holdings, Singapore's largest banking group, said its fiscal second-quarter profit rose a higher-than-expected 16 per cent, as brokerage and investment banking fees increased and economic growth spurred demand for
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      Lock icon Merck's investment in Singapore tops $1 billion
      159 13 DOW JONES UNITED States pharmaceutical giant Merck and Co said on Friday it was investing another $100 million to expand its production facilities in Singapore. The expansion brings Merck's total investment in Singapore to more than $1 billion and will create 30 new
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      Lock icon SMRT Q1 profit at $27.3m
      155 13 -BLOOMBERG SMRT Corp, Singapore's biggest subway operator, said its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 6.8 per cent as more people rode on its buses and trains. Its net income rose to $27.3 million, or 1.8 cents a share, in the three months ended June 30, compared
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    • marketwatch
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        Lock icon Singapore
        181 13 —AFP SHARES ended lower on Friday, retreating after sharp gains on Thursday, following a lacklustre Wall Street session overnight, dealers said. The ST Index fell 15.22 points, or 0.62 per cent, to 2,429.44. In the broad market, gainers lagged losers 227 to 309 on volume of 765.63 million shares
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        ST Index— 2,429.44-15.22
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        Lock icon World markets
        66 13 SGX, Dow Jones Bloomberg Information provided by! and Nikkei 225 15,342.87 +163.09 +1.07 HK Hang Seng 16,955.04 +38.27 +0.23 Australia ASX200 4,958.30 -49.50 -0.99 Korea Comp 1,297.07 +0.80 +0.06 Thailand SET 691.43 -4.40 -0.63 Jakarta Comp 1,337.41 +6.82 +0.51 Phils Comp 2,329.57 -6.85 -0.29 Shenzhen B 289.57 -0.72
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        SGX most active
        53 13 THBEV 0.280 19,818 Chartered 1.070 -0.020 -1.8 19,645 Gen lilt 0.325 +0.015 +4.8 19,366 SWSChP 0.865 -0.020 -2.3 14,437 SingTel China Sun 2.560 0.835 +0.040 -0.015 +1.6 -1.8 13,841 13,589 HSU 6800 ePW*****0 0.335 -0.020 -5.6 12,278 MediaRing 0.375 -0.010 -2.6 10,868 GES 1.210 10,414 UTAC 0.695
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 13 US$ 0.6305 UK£ 0.3395 Yen 72.956 HK$ 4.9025 RM 2.3122 Euro 0.4975 Rupiah 5,7324 Baht 23.918 Peso 32.503 AS 0.8296 Indian Rs 29.451 Won 601.56 C$ 0.7162 Yuan 5.0266 NZ$ 1.0251 NT$ 20.675
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        Commodities
        20 13 Gold US$/oz 640.50 Silvar US$/oz 11.34 Platinum US$/oz 1,230.00 Rubber cents/kg 358.00 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,503.00 Brant USS/barrel 74.32
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        SGX top rises
        64 13 HSI*****BNPeCW*****8 0.745 +0.120 BukrtSem 16.000 +0.100 JMH400USS 18.700 +0.100 JSH500USS 11.600 +0.100 Olam 1.410 +0.100 ShangAsia2kHK$ 15.900 +0.100 SIA200 13.300 +0.100 HSI*****BNPeCW*****7 1.190 +0.090 SGXCSeCW*****7 0.655 +0.090 Ezra 2.420 +0.080 SIABBeCW*****2 0.010 +100.0 OlamBBSeCW*****1 0.075 +87.5 Compact 0.015 +50.0 UangHuat 0.015 +50.0 SembComMBLeCW***** 0.045 +50.0 SIACAeCW*****3 0.015
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        SGX top falls
        66 13 APB 12.000 -2.100 KepCoip 15.000 -0.400 SZSI100SGAeCW*****4 1.000 -0.270 SSE50ETFSGAeCW*****9 1.580 -0.240 BBS 18.200 -0.200 Haw Par 5.600 -0.200 Nikkei225BBePW*****2 0.370 -0.125 SIMSCI290SGAePW***** 0.935 -0.115 QTYDEV 9.050 -0.100 BBSBk6%NCPS10 107.000 -0.100 Cha1eredBBeCW*****8 0.005 -90.0 UTACMBLeCW*****5 0.025 -54.5 OlamMBLeCW*****8 0.005 -50.0 Venture BBSeCW*****7 0.025 -44.4 C1TYBEVBBSeCW*****8 0.015 -40.0
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  • business news
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      Lock icon CORPORATEBRIEFS
      243 14 BLOOMBERG -DOW JONES Ascott Group, said that second-quarter profit rose to $37.1 million, or 2.3 cents per share, for the period ended June 30, from $17.1 million, or 1.08 cents, a year earlier. Sales fell 18 per cent to $98 million. Singapore Food Industries said that for the second
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    • Article
      'Hsien Yang, please don't go'
      428 14  -  CHRISTIE LOH Sing Tel shareholders implore CEO to stay christie@newstoday.com.sg MOM V pop shareholders on Friday pleaded with Mr Lee Hsien Yang to stay on at Singapore Telecommunications as its group chief executive officer (CEO) and director. During what was probably his final annual general
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    • Article
      Raffles Medical profit up 38%
      142 14  -  CHOW PENN NEE RAFFLES Medical Group performed well in the second quarter ended June 30, reporting a 37.8-per-centyear-on-year rise in profit after tax of $3.8 million, or 0.91 cent per share. Revenue rose 18.2 per cent from the corresponding period a year earlier to $32.8
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    • !mpact advertising and media
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        THINK DIFFERENT
        1151 15  -  JANECHIAPOCO THIS article launches our new Advertising Media section in Weekend Today. The section will feature must-read articles on personalities from up-and-com-ing as well as well-established firms in the media and advertising industries. It will showcase the best, brightest, most promising and most enduring in the industry making
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      134 14 B^l hi- m ■■-r^: '-li; <Hh gst B^&. a Si B IHH fl> B Bfi Kk n £S s i^ Not one month, one week or tomorrow. Now. Instant Approval When you need extra cash and you need it now, we never keep you waiting. In fact, &Casn Withdrawal no
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  • wealth personal finance & investment
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      Borrow without collateral
      1008 16  -  CHOW PENN NEE sz*. i Unsecured loans are gaining in popularity pennnee@newstoday.com.sg IF YOU are looking for a loan to help pay for a wedding or that dream holiday, now could be a good time, as financial institutions here slug it out in the unsecured credit market
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      FINANCIAL ADVISOR
      347 16 Q: I do not want to approach a financial advisor for a financial analysis bacause they always and up pressuring me to buy their products. Is there a simplified "do-it-yourself" analysis that I can do? And where can I find resources such as websites, books, etcetera? A: There
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      Lock icon Soy for Celestial's growth
      748 17  -  VALERIE LAW Mainboard-listed food and beverage producer banks on China's Soybean Zone valeri e@newstoday.com.sg IN CHINA'S biggest soybean zone sit Celestial NutriFoods' new production facilities, which will help boost the region's already significant output of soybean products. Daqing City in Heilongjiang province, which has traditionally been
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      THE CHINA FUNDS MASTER
      489 17  -  VALERIE LAW investoi profile va lerie@newstoday.com.sg MR WINSON Fong joined SG Asset Management as an analyst and later became a portfolio manager specialising in Japanese equities. In 1990, he extended his coverage to include the Pacific Basin. In the firsthalfofthis year, SGAM Golden China Fund S$
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      317 18 Seeing is Believing |ITj \^jgj\ YUN NAM I I Clarence Chua, 44 j£ I Used to suffer from Ring-shaped Hair Loss "Sometime last year, I noticed that my hair was thinning w v^? out at a drastic rate- Not on'y tnat > my sca'P was almost AR always itchy. After
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      146 19 If you are overweight, or suffering from hair or skin problems, we want YOU! /jf Brand new series (Beauty Experts)), hosted by popular celebrities Guo Liang and Pan Ling Ling, features real people with real problems achieving real B results! CBeauty Experts? shows you not only how these experts have
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    • style
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        Lock icon A tights situation
        809 20  -  Pearlyn Tham Rejoice if you've got nice legs, because leggings are in season MY LUCK has finally run out All my life, I was re-B lieved that tights would never have a place in my I wardrobe again unless I changed jobs and became an acrobat, a
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        Lock icon Culture checkout
        1115 21 KIMONO-LOGUE Why are kimonos for petite Japanese women so long? This is a question Akiko Silva's customers often ask her. The owner of Patch Magic, a shop specialising in kimonos as well as clothing and accessories handmade from vintage kimono fabrics, is happy to offer an explanation. The
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        A successful cut above all
        563 22  -  PEARLYN THAM Celebrity hairstylist Addy Lee shows off his hair creations in a new book pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg IF ADDY Lee's parents are reading this, one thing is for sure. They will bookmark this page and file it away with the countless magazine tearsheets, interview clippings and
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        Colour your hair and enjoy an aromatherapy experience
        278 22  -  BERNADETTE CHONG I'VE had quite a bit of experience mostly the bad kind with hair dye. When I decided to try out the new Gamier Nutrisse Cream, I wasn't expecting anything out of the ordinary. But the moment I opened the bottle
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      • ATAGLANCE
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          DELICIOUS TEMPTATIONS
          120 22 More daring and sultrier than its predecessor, DKNY Be Delicious, which was launched last year, the new DKNY Red Delicious fragrance range is inspired by the sexy excitement of New York City. While the Red Delicious Women Eau De Parfum (priced from $60 for 30ml) has tantalising notes
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          GET AGE OUT OF YOUR HAIR
          131 22 Poor hair. Until recently, it has always taken a backseat to our skin when it comes to anti-ageing care. But now, even your tresses can get a youthful boost with anti-ageing hair care ranges. One of these is the Phytodensium shampoo ($2B) and serum
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          A SIGHT FOR YOUR EYES
          82 22 It's called the Ray-Ban Autumn-Winter Eyewear 2006 collection but since it's always summer here, you can still strut out in style with those cool RayBan shades. Immediately recognisable is the classic Ray-Ban aviators, shown here, that were originally created in 1937 for US Air Force
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          SHINE IN THE RIGHT WAYS
          135 22 How ironic is it that your skin needs moisture but can do with less oil or none of it at all. And since your skin doesn't come with a thermostat, the next best thing way to regulate the amount of moisture and oil in it
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    • makan
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        Lock icon Welcome to the House of Hunan
        680 23  -  Amy Van Tung Lok introduces the 'original' Hunanese cuisine to Singapore THE Tung Lok Group has been opening a string of restaurants in China, Japan and Indonesia over the past few years. Back on home turf, the group recently launched House of Hunan. According
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        todaywithmoseslim
        280 23 I moseslim@newstoday.com.sg Healthy food Talk about health, and the topic of health supplements is likely to come up in the conversation. You'll also probably talk about healthy diets and what they constitute. But it seems that most people are prone to think that healthy food and beverages can't be
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      • FOODNOTE
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          THE CHICKEN RICE BATTLE
          116 24  -  BERNADETTE CHONG Chatterbox, famous for the Mandarin chicken rice, turns 35 this year, and it is kicking off a month of birthday celebrations with a first Mandarin chicken rice eating contest ever. The contest will be held at Chatterbox next Saturday at 3pm. Be the fastest
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          A CRACKING CELEBRATION
          155 24  -  BERNADETTE CHONG From Tuesday to Sept 30, in a timely commemoration of Singapore's 41st birthday, KopiTiam at Swissotel The Stamford is set to tempt with the nation's favourite crustacean. For $68+++ per dish, enjoy the freshest Sri Lankan crab prepared in seven styles. Every crab dish comes
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    • gadget
      • SHOPPINGGUIDE
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          PHILIPS MCM275 HI-FI SYSTEM
          135 26 Getting a dedicated set of speakers for your MP3 player? Think about how much money you're plonking down for a device that's essentially a one-trick pony or a glorified alarm clock radio. That's something the cool-metallic MCM27S from Philips isn't. The wall-mountable Hi-Fi set plays conventional
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          SMC WSKP100 WIRELESS SKYPE-CERTIFIED PHONE
          94 26 If you make VoIP calls on Skype often, SMCs wireless WSKPIOO Skype-certified phone lets you do so without the hassle of turning on your computer. The phone comes with the Skype software embedded and is compatible with 802.11 b/g WLAN access points. It automatically stores
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          SONY ERICSSON K6101 3G PHONE
          112 26 Affordable 3G phones have rarely been pretty or sleek until now, that is. The Sony Ericsson K6l Oi isn't only affordable and stylish, it's feature-packed as well. The 89-gram phone comes with a 2megapixel camera and a suite of business and entertainment applications. It syncs
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          ECI ACEPLUS MELODY
          110 26 Who would have thought you could put a Bluetooth headset, an MP3 player and a 5-in-1 memory card reader in one small package? Well, ECl's ACEplus Melody does exactly that. While listening to your MP3 or WMA audio files, you can receive conventional as well as Internet
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        SLASHING GOOD FUN?
        710 26  -  TREVOR TAN trevor@newstoday.com.sg EVER since the role-playing game (RPG) Diablo resurrected the dying RPG genre and single-handedly created a new field called action RPG (ARPG) games, scores of Diablo clones have flooded the market. However, only a few have come near the originality, addictiveness and excruciating fun
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        A Zen body with Plus-size features
        521 26  -  -ARIEL TAM MOVE over, iPod nano. Creative Technology's latest multimedia flash player the pocket-sized Zen V Plus touts a generous bevy of features, including photo and video playback, an FM radio with 32 autoscan pre-sets as well as voice and line-in recording. Our review
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        The power of the Atom
        364 27  -  TERRY LAU PDAPHONEREVIEW 02 XDA Atom Exec PROS: Push email capability •WiFi connectivity Faster computational power CONS: Lack of 3G capability Absence of keyboard/keypad Only mini-SD expansion is supported THE 02 XDA Atom Exec is to put it simply the 02 XDA Atom, upgraded with
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          82 27 Beat the heat with a super cold Tiger beer. You can now enjoy the crisp and smooth taste of the beer, thanks to Tiger's new cooling system.This new innovation keeps the temperature of the beer between minus two and two degrees Celsius. So it's time to
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          102 27 Be rewarded when you purchase your favourite Marigold HL milk. Simply buy two one-litre packets of Marigold HL Milk and submit the barcodes with your particulars to participate in this promotion where you can win attractive prizes in two lucky draws.You stand to win $200 cash in
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          73 27 Kick-start your haircare regimen with the new starter kit from Biolyn. It contains the popular Scalp Balancing Serum, Scalp Defense Shampoo and Scalp Benefit 111 Shampoo.This trial size is ideal for users who wish to test the suitability of the products. The Biolyn starter kit is now sold
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          POWERED FOR WASHING
          74 27 Enjoy greater cleaning power with the improved Topload Spin Dual Action powder detergent.The washing powder now comes with fabric softener. It is also formulated to brighten the colour of your fabric.The washing powder has two variants: Ocean Fresh and Spring Fresh. The Topload Spin Dual Action washing
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      Best of 3 ?
      694 28  - Best of 3 COLIN YONG IN INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA colin@newstoday.com.sg IMAGINE watching a play in which every scene is spectacularly choreographed and each awe-inspiring move perfectly set to music. In which all elements of the script come together so flawlessly you wish it never had to end. The new BMW 3
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        354 28 BMW 3351 COUPE Ups Effortless performance Exquisite handling balance Room for four adults Downs Bland dashboard Likely to be expensive Agent: Performance Motors Price: To be announced SPECIFICATIONS Engine type: 2,979 cc, 24V in-line 6 Maximum power: 306bhp at s,Boorpm Maximum torque: 400Nm at 1,300-s,ooorpm Gearbox: 6-speed automatic PERFORMANCE
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        612 29  -  SHELDON TROLLOPE New R2 marks Subaru's return to minicar class here news@newstoday.com.sg GOING green seems to be the new black in the motoring world, as car companies make their environmentally-friendly cars look increasingly stylish. Just look at what the Prius petrol-elec-tric hybrid has done for Toyota. It's stylish
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          LOCAL PREVIEW FOR ALFA 159 & BRERA
          94 29 LOCAL PREVIEW FOR ALFA 159 BRERA Two of Alfa Romeo s new generation mid-sized models have arrived here, ahead of their official launch at the Singapore Motorshow in November. The brand's distributor Euro Automobile gave Alfa owners a preview of the 159 fourdoor saloon and Brera coupe (picture) last weekend.
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          VW'S BABY SUV GETS A NAME
          97 29 Its official: Volkswagens forthcoming compact Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) will be called the Tiguan. More then 350,000 readers of magazines under the German Auto Bild group cast their votes to name the car, which will debut in 2008. The majority chose Tiguan, a name
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          VOLVO HATCHES A NEW MODEL
          104 29  -  COLIN YONG This unusual-looking car is Volvo's new C3O, which will go on sale here next year. It's the smallest model in Volvo's line-up. The interior has only four seats but there is enough space behind for full-sized adults. The petrol engine range starts with
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        733 30  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA Luxury developments and record prices for collective sales are key drivers, say experts shobha@newstoday.com.sg THE momentum in residential property prices is gathering pace and spilling over into the broader market, with both the high-end and mass market showing the fastest rise since the property market recovery
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        526 30  -  VALERIE LAW valeri e@newstoday.com.sg THE days of frenzied buying and selling of China properties are over for now. Spurred by concerns that house prices are sky-rocketing beyond the reach of common Chinese workers in major cities, the Chinese State Council on Monday
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        Pricking the idea of a bubble
        393 30  -  JANECHIAPOCO ja nec@newstoday.com.sg A PROPERTY market bubble is highly unlikely to happen here, despite fears in some quarters that have emerged due to the escalating prices of luxury properties. This is a fact further highlighted by the launch of Sentosa Cove's South Cove bungalow
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      199 32 CONCERT IN THE PARK A cappela, beat box, jazz, philharmonic wind and tabla performances (along with a dose of stand-up comedy) are all on the menu at this Sunday's 10th birthday bash for the Concert in the Park. Held at the Botanic Gardens' Palm Valley, fringe performances start at
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      When culture goes casual
      1228 32  -  David Chew MUSIC AND DANCE MEET PICNIC ON THE GREEN EVER since he returned to Singapore from the United Kingdom in 2001, actor and funnyman Adrian Pang has made a habit of taking his two sons to the annual National Arts Council (NAC)-ExxonMobil Concert in the
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      503 34  -  HO KONG LOON i sz*. i plus@newstoday.com.sg NEIL Humphreys, alias The Spittoon, is headed Down Under. After 10 great years on the tiny red dot, his untimely departure has had many in Toa Payoh and not a few in the rest of Singapore
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      550 34  - The renegade DJ who spins records and tall tales ZUL OTHMAN zul@newstoday.com.sg DRUM 'n' bass hotshot Amit Kamboj may be a rising star in the British electronic dance music scene but given that he is also notoriously reclusive, quite a few tall tales have been told about him over the
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        386 36  -  Ross Wallace DVDREVIEW by FILM: If there were any doubts that Lim Kay Tong is Singapore's finest actor, 2004's Perth should have laid them to rest. So convincing is Lim in US-based Singapore director Djinn Ong's gritty tale about life in the Lion City underbelly that it's easy to
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        200 36  -  Elisa Chia DVDREVIEW by.... FILM: Four delinquent boys grow up on the mean streets of Detroit. They eventually go their separate ways, but reunite in their hometown when their sweet, old adoptive mother is shot dead in a seemingly random store hold-up. When they find evidence suggesting there
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          PIRATES OF CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST
          42 37  -  Felix Cheong The action sequences in this sequel remain cheerfully inventive highlights include a three-man duel on a rolling waterwheel but the star of the show is, once again, Johnny Depp as loony Captain Jack Sparrow.-
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          Lock icon ASK THE DUST
          44 37 -FC Salma Hayek is a waitress who unplugs Colin Farrell's writer's block. Based on the 1930s novel by John Fante, Ask the Dustls about a writer who falls in love and starts writing about his life experiences. What a novel idea.
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          THE BEAT THAT MY HEART SKIPPED
          49 37  -  -JeanineTan A remake of the little seen Harvey Keitel cult film Fingers (1978), this film shows a man torn between a life of thuggery and his love for classical music. It's about the conflict between what we want and what we can't have.
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          31 37 FC Director Bryan Singer has made this Superman comeback an exercise in reverence rather than relevance. While Brandon Routh looks uncannily like Christopher Reeve, the new Superman is super-boring.
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          27 37 FC The animation may look rough around the edges but irreverent humour in the vein of Shrek channeled through Little Red Riding Hood is postmodern fun.
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          Lock icon HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE ME?
          37 37 -JT A comedy of high farce, this French film explores the nature of love through the unlikely affair between a bombshell prostitute played by Monica Bellucci and her average Joe suitor.-
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          Lock icon THE LAKE HOUSE
          41 37 -JC About a man and woman who live in different times but are connected through a mysterious postbox, the movie focuses on the characters' wordplay while leaving gaping plot holes. If only the lovers had stuck to email.
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          Lock icon LADY IN THE WATER
          44 37 -FC A self-consciously batty story about a water babe who lives in a swimming pool from director M Night Shyamalan. The mermaid turns out to be a "narf" from some cock-and-bull Asian folktale no one in Asia has heard of.
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          37 37 -FC Joining the league of movies with extraordinary cheese is this one, about half brothers separated at birth whose father runs a martial arts academy. As entertaining as Power Rangers using boy band poses.-
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          41 37  -  Neil Humphreys jonnny uepp stars as rebellious, anti-establishment rogue John Wilmot, the 2nd Earl of Rochester in this meandering film set in London of the *****. Depp's performance as Wilmot is deft but unfortunately fails to save the movie.
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          34 37 -JT Physical comedy isn't enough: It's all about the attitude when it comes to Jack Black, and he fails to deliver as a good-hearted Mexican friar with a love for freestyle wrestling.
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          38 37 FC Intriguing in a way that a twisted Alice in Wonderland could be, the Pang brothers' latest film about a novelist sucked into a world of abandoned objects falls short of expectations thanks to some glaring flaws.
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          40 37 -FC Another sappy South Korean love story that's so predictable you don't need to watch it to know the synopsis. Basically, a pretty boy changes his ways after he falls for a girl with a longterm illness.
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        226 37 AFP SEOUL A rare monster film is writing a new chapter in South Korea's cinema history, drawing record audiences here and selling well abroad. The Host, directed by Bong JunHo, who shot to fame with Memories of Murder in 2003, pulled
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      502 40 ARIES (Mar 21 -Apr 19) LIBRA (Sept 23 Oct 23) HLuck is definitely in your corner this week. Go Club or group gatherings are charted for you out and take a chance or push the envelope *B^ this week. Pool your resources with people in the romantic or social arenas.
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      674 41 Don't answer every email at once; the idea is to be assertive, not rude YOU sit at your computer to get some work done. But an email comes in. Should you check it? Then the phone rings and you answer it.Then somebody stops
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      689 42  -  Lan De Cotta FORMULA 1 German Grand Prix HOW timely for Michael Schumacher to say enough was enough. Just when we were running out of superlatives for Fernando Alonso as the Spaniard collected race win after race win, the German legend put in a couple of stunning
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      200 41 WEATHERTODAY Amsterdam 17/25 C thunderstorm Los Angeles 21/28 C hazy c Auckland 5/14 C partly cloudy Manila 24/31 C thunderstorm OingapOfe Bali 24/29 C party cloudy Melbourne 9/17 C rainy 25/32 C BSBegawan2s/32C thunderstorm New Delhi 24/29 C thunderstorm Bangkok 27/33 C showers New York 24/33 C showers Bangalore 21/29
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      981 43  - Youngsters bring them on SIR ROBIN KNOX-JOHNSTON, YACHTING LEGEND ttieWEEKENDintefti WITH He is one of the most revered names in yachting, after becoming the first person to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe in April 1969. Clipper Ventures chairman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, 67, spoke to TAN YO-HINN in Liverpool ahead of this
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      237 43 -AFP LONDON Arsenal have held talks with Chelsea over the potential sale of defender Ashley Cole to the English champions, according to the Gunners' vice-chairman David Dein on Friday. England star Cole, 25, has been a long-term target for Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, who
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      443 44 —AGENCIES MANCHESTER At last, there is movement at Old Trafford. Ruud van Nistelrooy (above) was finally granted his wish to leave Manchester United, after agreeing to a three-year contract with Real Madrid. The 30-year-old striker underwent a medical examination on Friday, Real said on their
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      Lock icon Carrick swaps white for red
      409 44 -AGENCIES LONDON Ruud van Nistelrooy's sale has enabled Manchester United to get the player they had been eyeing all summer: Michael Carrick. The England midfielder is set to become Alex Ferguson's first signing this summer, after United finally reached a deal with Tottenham Hotspur. The
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      412 44 AGENCIES NYON, Switzerland Liverpool, winners in 2005, face a tricky tie against Israeli side Maccabi Haifa in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, following Friday's draw at Uefa headquarters in Nyon. The second leg of the tie is scheduled to be played in Israel,
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      985 45  -  DARREN LAI Steinebrunner fears SNOC decision could spur Fandi's men 2006 RHB SINGAPORE CUP, QUARTER-FINAL 2ND LEG Woodlands Wellington v Young Lions da rren@newstoday.com.sg ON THURSDAY, the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) selectors decided to send the national under-23 team to December's Asian Games in
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      106 43 SHAKY FOR YOUNG LIONS! 1 st Leg home draw dents Cup chance! J League Ventforet Kofu Urawa Reds Sat, 29/07/06 5.30pm Singapore Cup Woodlands Young Lions Sat, 29/07/06 7.30pm German Cup Hamburg Hertha Berlin Sat, 29/07/06 9.30pm International Football Liverpool* Kaiserslautern Sat, 29/07/06 11.30pm J League Yokohama FM Albrx Ngata
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      262 46 -AFP HOCKENHEIM, Germany Defending world constructors' champions Renault were at the centre of a technical storm that has left their rivals in a state of mass confusion during practice for the German Grand Prix here Friday. It all started when the sport's governing body, the
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      131 46  -  DARREN LAI ALBIREX Niigata defeated Sporting Afrique 2-0 on Friday as Ichiro Otsuka's side broke their jinx at the Jalan Besar Stadium at their sixth attempt The Japanese failed to register a win in their previous five outings on the artificial pitch and while they again struggled
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      1196 46 AGENCIES Landis scandal takes cycling to a new low LOS ANGELES A week ago, American cyclist Floyd Landis made history in the Tour de France with an epic solo ride on a gruelling mountain stage to leave his competitors floundering. The ride was pronounced one of the
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      478 46 —AP LONDON The leader of the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) says Floyd Landis' positive test shows how much work cycling has to do to restore its credibility. Wada chief Dick Pound, a frequent critic of cycling's doping record, said the sport's tainted
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