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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Now Showing

Now Showing The Grinch. (Comedy/Fantasy, 105 minutes). Starring: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen. Narrated by Anthony Hopkins. Directed by Ron Howard.When director Howard (Apollo 13, Liar Liar) was allowed to film Theodor S.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Giving alms to the poor the backbone of every religion

Giving alms to the poor the backbone of every religionBy Mehru Jaffer Certain members of our very acquisitive society may snigger but according to the sage, the joy in giving far outweighs that of taking. And at this time of the year the generosity of people seems to know no bounds.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Indonesian art, hot items at auctions

Indonesian art, hot items at auctionsBy Boudewijn Brands AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands (JP): A concentration of offers attract more buyers. That is a marketing strategy. So usually, auction houses, targeting wealthy buyers in Singapore, plan their sales at the same time.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Now Showing

Now Showing Chicken Run. (Comedy, 95 minutes). Voices by Julia Sawalha, Mel Gibson, Miranda Richardson. Directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/On the record

On the recordAlbum : Lovers Rock (PT Sony Music Entertainment Indonesia/2000) Artist : Sade Critics often dismiss Sade's music as being too soft, too bland and too lovelorn.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Slow down to keep fit in Ramadhan

Slow down to keep fit in RamadhanBy Tri Hafiningsih JAKARTA (JP): Fasting during the holy month of Ramadhan means no food and drink from dawn till dusk, but this does not necessarily have to have a detrimental effect on your physical fitness.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Now Showing

Now Showing The Replacements. (Comedy, 105 minutes). Starring Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman, Brooke Langton. Directed by Howard Deutch.Mr. Reeves stars in a comedy which uses an all-too-familiar formula about a bunch of losers beating the odds.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/What it takes to make a marriage work

What it takes to make a marriage work Marriage in MotionBy Richard Santon Schwartz and Jacqueline OldsPerseus Publishing, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2000xx + 214 ppRp 264,000 JAKARTA (JP): All married people likely have experienced a time when their spouses keep a sour countenance when ...
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/How to minimize the disruption

How to minimize the disruption The End of Change -- How Your Company can Sustain Growth andInnovation while Avoiding Change FatigueBy Peter Scott-Morgan, Erik Hoving, Henk Smit and Arnoud van derSlotMcGraw-Hill, 2001302 ppUS$24.95 JAKARTA (JP): Nothing is permanent but change.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/'Siapa Berani' still not bold enough

'Siapa Berani' still not bold enough Siapa BeraniHosts: Helmi Yahya, Alya RohaliIndosiar8 a.m. - 9 a.m. (weekdays) JAKARTA (JP): Siapa Berani (Who's Brave) owes much to Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, the UK show which became a phenomenon in the U.S.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Old buildings still have some spirit left

Old buildings still have some spirit leftBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): "The Ministry of Finance will move its offices because ghosts have been seen roaming the building and scaring the staff," a newspaper reported in July.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaSunday Maghrib 6:06 p.m.Monday Imsak 4:02 a.m.Subuh 4:12 a.m.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/C. Java youths eye Sri Lanka

C. Java youths eye Sri Lanka SEMARANG (JP): Three Central Java tennis players have been training hard over the past month in the hope of being selected for next year's junior tennis World Cup in Sri Lanka.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Bogus psychics taking advantage of the economic crisis

Bogus psychics taking advantage of the economic crisisBy Gin Kurniawan SURABAYA (JP): Crisis does not always mean sluggish business. On the contrary, while many are complaining about the protracted economic crisis, psychics are making a lot of money.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Some Digital Era Lingo that you must be familiar with

Some Digital Era Lingo that you must be familiar withBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Here are just a few of the terms that you will be hearing more and more as we go deeper into the Digital era.First, there is the term "dial-up connection".
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Political sparring on chat lines? Why not?

Political sparring on chat lines? Why not? JAKARTA (JP): I didn't know how much people needed to share their thoughts, anger, sorrow and happiness until I sat in the operators' room at a communications company providing telephone chatting services.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Indonesia's fashion world on the international catwalk

Indonesia's fashion world on the international catwalkBy Asniar Sahab JAKARTA (JP): Going international is the dream of many fashion designers around the world, including Indonesians.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/TV today

TV todayTVRI 3:30 a.m. Ramadhan Special: Uraian Syiar Sahur 4:30 Ramadhan Special: Koran Recital 5:30 Ramadhan Special: Pelajaran Iqro 6:00 News 8:00 Cartoon 9:00 Children's Program 10:00 Music 11:00 Comedy 12:00 p.m.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/'Passion makes life worth living'

'Passion makes life worth living' Top Indonesian bodybuilder I Gusti Agung Rai Kusumayudha, or Ade Rai, has a successful career as a bodybuilder, is a graduate of the University of Indonesia's School of Social and Political Sciences and has several fitness center branches in Jakarta and Bali.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Home Movies

Home Movies JAKARTA (JP): The Age of Empire may be gone forever, yet it seems that remembrances of that bygone era of conflict and colonial grandeur continue to linger among some people, both in Asia and in the West.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Surakarta opts for Asian c'ship

Surakarta opts for Asian c'ship SEMARANG (JP): The Surakarta branch of the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) has chosen to host the Asian junior championship next July instead of the Aqua Cup tournament.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Pick of the Flicks

Pick of the FlicksHollywood KC The Grinch 13:00 15:15 19:30 Kuch-Kuch Hota Hai 14:30 19:45 Charlie's Angels 13:00 15:15 19:30 The Replacements 13:45 16:00 20:15 Chicken Run 13:00 15:15 ...
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Susanto won again in the Philippines

Susanto won again in the Philippines JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian junior chess player Susanto Megaranto defeated Filipino Sadora Julio in the Asian Continental Boys Under-16 championships at the National Power Corporation (NPC) training center in Bataan, the Philippines.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/When another Harry met another Sally

When another Harry met another SallyBy Aida Greenbury JAKARTA (JP): Let me tell you how Jenny's boyfriend reacts every time she has a "nice" new male friend. He narrows his eyes, his right hand reaches for his nose and scratches it and his face reddens.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/How to provide picture frames for your digital photos

How to provide picture frames for your digital photosBy Vishnu K. Mahmud JAKARTA (JP): I remember a scene from a movie I saw long ago: An old lady, Lorraine McFly, was looking out of her window at a beautiful landscape. However, there was a strange white line at the bottom of the windowpane.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/A day with Tirah, the housemaid

A day with Tirah, the housemaid Tirah, 30, is employed as a housemaid in a Central Jakarta home. A former housewife in her native Lampung, South Sumatra, she arrived in Jakarta eight months ago to earn some money after her husband left for the capital and never returned.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Searching for the origins of the 'digital world'

Searching for the origins of the 'digital world' JAKARTA (JP): Remember the old days when your Mom or Dad -- or maybe your Grandma or Grandad -- had to crank the telephone repeatedly before the operator in the central office picked up her receiver and asked which number he/she wished to call?That ...
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Norbu's 'The Cup' shows the triumph of the spirit

Norbu's 'The Cup' shows the triumph of the spiritBy Joko E.H. Anwar The CupDrama/Comedy, 90 minutes, in Tibetan/Hindi with Bahasa IndonesiasubtitlesStarring: Orgyen Tobgyal, Jamyang Lodro, Neten ChoklingWritten & Directed by Khyentse NorbuA Palm Pictures Presentation.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Hampering the holidays with gifts

Hampering the holidays with giftsBy Mehru Jaffer There is little doubt that there is indeed something charming about being hampered in the holiday season. However, when there was little to hamper, two stones were rubbed together to make a fire of dried leaves and twigs.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Sweet somethings for Idul Fitri

Sweet somethings for Idul Fitri JAKARTA (JP): These two cookies can be prepared a week ahead of the post-fasting month celebration of Idul Fitri and are suitable for gifts to relatives and friends after the Day of Forgiveness.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Still Playing

Still Playing JAKARTA (JP): How do the films still showing in local theaters stack up? The Jakarta Post's Joko E.H. Anwar picks the winners from the also-rans.Bedazzled. (Comedy, 93 minutes). Starring Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley, Frances O'Connor. Directed by Harold Ramis.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/How's your luck today? Ask Nyai Salmah's bird

How's your luck today? Ask Nyai Salmah's bird TEGAL, Central Java (JP): It drizzled in the morning and the earth was slightly wet. But this did not stop the people crowding the traditional market.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/DecideNow.com will make decisions for you

DecideNow.com will make decisions for youBy Lim Tri Santosa BANDUNG (JP): Take a look at your life. Whatever knowledge you have accumulated, however successful you are, whatever genetic mental, physical or material benefits you have inherited, your life primarily reflects your decisions.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Shed Not a Tear

Shed Not a Tear Snared, captured, emasculated! in that instant dizzy with fear you've lost your home forever You're put in a cage and transported to a foreign land to sold as a novelty a prop in the world of your buyer You endure for a century of eternities unpleasant smells and noises ...
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Bag stolen

Bag stolen I had a small dark green Eddy Bauer bag stolen at Plaza Senayan on Dec. 14, 2000 at 6 p.m. The bag contains: three passports, an identity card, a driving license, an air ticket and a telephone card. All are under the name of Mr. Ewing Brooke Whitaker.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/The Final Party

The Final PartyBy Nini Tiley-Notodisuryo Jeremy parked the car on the eastern side of Te Papa, the famous New Zealand new museum located near the sea. The sixty-odd steps outside the building, climbing up to the function room were beautiful to look at.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Ruling the capital is 'difficult but interesting'

Ruling the capital is 'difficult but interesting' Many firmly believe that his days in the Medan Merdeka Selatan office are numbered with possibly only a few weeks to go. This turn of events is due to him being named as a suspect in the July 27, 1996 forcible takeover of the PDI headquarters.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Spotlight

SpotlightPhoto G: PlayingJP/msaLEARNING BY DOING: Students of state elementary school SD Negeri 04 Besuki in Menteng, Central Jakarta play a giant snakes and ladders game featuring rare animals during the "WWF (the World Wide Fund for Nature) Goes to School" program.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Is the digital era really good?

Is the digital era really good? The past few years have seen amazing developments in the realm of technology, which allows us to step into the digital era. The Jakarta Post contributor Zatni Arbi talked to people from various walks of life about its impact on them.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Close aides discuss 'private' side of Sutiyoso

Close aides discuss 'private' side of Sutiyoso JAKARTA (JP): Like many top officials, the "private" side of Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso is known to few people, among them his close aides.Two of them recently were willing to discuss the "real" Sutiyoso with The Jakarta Post.
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Sun, 17 Dec 2000

JP/Controversy over ghost stories

Controversy over ghost stories JAKARTA (JP): Discussing the possible existence of ghosts is always sure to lead to disagreements and arguments.A Dutch expert on historical buildings, Lodewijk Wagenaar, once said he did not believe the stories about old buildings being haunted by ghosts.
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