Recycle Paper to protect your children's futureBy Laila Faisal JAKARTA (JP): We take paper for granted every day of the week. When we need paper it can be almost guaranteed that a sheet or two can be found on the desk, in the drawers or in your bag.

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Guess What? 98 Degrees Each music group has fans who know every single tidbit about them. But for 98 Degrees, a group of American male vocalists, none of their fans here really know about their idols.

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Int'l schools battle on amid dwindling enrollmentsBy Stevie Emilia JAKARTA (JP): The girl's little fingers tap and squeeze a portion of play dough from a large chunk prepared by her teacher.A few minutes later she laughs cheerfully, showing off her work to her teacher and a classmate.

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TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. News 6:45 Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 7:15 Healthy and Fresh 7:30 Children's Program: Arena Kami 9:00 People and Event 9:30 Documentary: Disekitar Kita 10:00 TVRI News 10:30 Music: Album Minggu 11:30 Teenager's Program: Temu Remaja 12:15 p.m.

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Why I didn't set up my own businessBy Idrus I am an employee of an Indonesian import-export company. My office is a newly painted garage. I have a desk the size of a pocket handkerchief and an old rocking chair.

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BI is the source of monetary crisis Sumber Krisis Moneter (Source of the Monetary Crisis); By H.M.T. Oppusunggu; Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia, Jakarta, 1998; 221 pp + x; Rp 17,500 JAKARTA (JP): In the medical world, a doctor's diagnosis is very important for the patient's therapy.

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Report of rescheduling rejection dismissed JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Research and Technology Rahardi Ramelan has denied media reports that Japanese banks rejected a request by Vice President B.J. Habibie to reschedule Indonesia's private sector overseas debts.

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Plenty of choices in IT education in RIBy Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Quality computer education has always been one of my main concerns. It is so obvious that, although personal computers can be found everywhere, their utilization is still very limited in general.

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Let's be resourceful and innovative JAKARTA (JP): "We need to adopt a new life style," wrote my friend Zatni in an email message. "Everything has gone up in price, from the computer magazines I need for my writings to all food stuff.

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Court acquits Catholic priest and his brother JAKARTA (JP): Bekasi District Court acquitted Catholic priest Ignatius Sandyawan Sumardi and his brother Benny Sumardi of charges of harboring activists accused of masterminding the July 27 riot in Jakarta in 1996.

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'As Good As It Gets' rebels with extraordinarinessBy Rayya Makarim JAKARTA (JP): The opening scene of As Good As It Gets shows Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson), a romance novelist, hurling his neighbor's dog down the garbage chute.

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Local TV stations sell program abroad to surviveBy Antariksawan Jusuf JAKARTA (JP): Although still seen by some as just a penny- making industry, exporting television programs looks promising for local stations at a time when advertising revenues continue to free fall.

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Indonesia-IMF talks seen to be encouraging JAKARTA (JP): Talks between the government and an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team here to review the country's economic reform program have made considerable progress, according to Indonesian and IMF officials.

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French flair flavours 'Paris of the Orient'By Wang Su Tiak JAKARTA (JP): While artists around the world may look to the Orient as a source of creative inspiration, oriental art and architecture itself draws stimulation from a multiplicity of cultural influences.

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Shall I not? Shall I notCome to youOn a dark nightWhen it is rainingA Bogor rain? Shall I not lookInto your eyeswhen they are moistWith love? Shall I not speakThe music of my heartWhen your footstepsSound on wet pavement? Shall I not liftA finger to touchResounding chordsIn your heart? ...

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Shooting association seeks tax exemption for bullets JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Indonesian Shooting Association (Perbakin) Sutiyoso urged the government yesterday to consider classifying imported bullets and other shooting materials as exempt from taxes.

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Don't expect power to sap Hasan's brashnessBy Devi M. Asmarani JAKARTA (JP): When he accepted the immense task of becoming the new industry and trade minister, Mohamad (Bob) Hasan subjected himself to fresh brouhaha on top of his already controversial persona.

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Sidewalk 'literature' functions as alternative readingBy A. Ariobimo Nusantara JAKARTA (JP): The domino effect of soaring print paper prices is increasingly being felt now, particularly in book publication circles.

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Putu offers intrigue, greed to the masses JAKARTA (JP): Intrigue has always inspired one of Indonesia's foremost writers and theater icons, Putu Wijaya, to create award- winning works. But nothing inspires him more than society's problems.

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Geuzenprize for Pakpahan The Indonesian Prosperous Labor Union has announced that the Netherlands' Stichting Geuzenverzet foundation awarded Muchtar Pakpahan the prestigious Geuzenprize. Some background information was published in a newspaper article, which needs some clarification.

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