Focus on academic skills causes stress among preschoolersT.Sima Gunawan, Contributor, Jakarta The five-year-old girl pouted and shouted: "I don't want to go to school. I am tired." As her mother stared at her, the girl took back her words and said that she was just kidding.

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TV Program: Sunday, October 3, 2004.TB.30" .90"TVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News7:30 Children Show9:00 Music: Delta10:30 Sports: Antar Gelanggang11:00 English for Fun12:30 p.m.

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Still PlayingMan on Fire (Thriller/Drama, 146 minutes) Starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, Marc Anthony, Radha Mitchell. Directed by Tony Scott.Enthralling, hard-hitting thriller about a bodyguard trying to find a little girl. Riveting and ultra-stylish.

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Arts Summit Indonesia: Much lacking in first visual arts exhibitionCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, JakartaThe opening of the fourth Art Summit Indonesia on Sept.

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When MBA is management by anxietyI'd like to tell you the name of my friend's international company where she works as a secretary. But revelation would lead to revenge -- as you will learn.

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Gender expert Musdah speaks within reasonHera Diani, The Jakarta Post,JakartaSiti Musdah Mulia has raised the ire of many for her boldness in criticizing some aspects of Islam considered sacred.

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Pre-schooling can have lasting benefitsSimon Marcus Gower, Contributor, Jakarta It is a quite remarkable fact -- and it can be a constant wonder to see -- that small children are natural learners. It is in our very human nature that, as children, we learn.

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Tourism group holds fun walkINDONESIA: The Indonesian Tourism Society's (MPI) Jakarta chapter is inviting the public to participate in a mass walk on Sunday, to commemorate World Tourism Day, which fell on Sept. 27.The walk will start from City Hall on Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan at 6:30 a.m.

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Susilo to ask ministers to sign contractsThe Jakarta Post, Bogor, JakartaProspective president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Saturday he would require all ministerial candidates to sign contracts spelling out their commitment to state duties.

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Choosing excellent preschools for your kidsSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Early childhood education programs provided by preschools and kindergartens undoubtedly offer an opportunity for children to develop their full potential.

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Indie band Seringai are boys who wanna have funHera Diani The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indie rock quartet Seringai acknowledges that their signature heavy metal inflected sound will have trouble finding its place in a market dominated by sugar-coated candy pop and dull love songs.

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Indie band Seringai are boys who just wanna have funHera Diani , The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndie rock quartet Seringai acknowledge that their signature heavy metal inflected sound will have trouble finding its place in a market dominated by sugar-coated candy pop and dull love songs.

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Standing room only: Mind your own business, pleaseWe were descending slowly down the very steep and dangerous Sitinjau Lauik stretch of road between Solok and Padang in West Sumatra.In the cool air, the view from the top of the mountains was simply magnificent.

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The secretTeguh Winarsho ASIt was a murky dawn as the burly tattooed man staggered along the narrow alley.Running along the side was the ditch with muddy water.

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Fuming Akbar sends PPP packingM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaInfuriated by the United Development Party's (PPP) move to nominate its own candidate for the House of Representatives speakership post, Golkar leader Akbar Tandjung said on Saturday the Muslim-based party was out of a ...

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Hangzhou: Every bit a 'heaven on earth'Pandaya, The Jakarta Post, Hangzhou/ChinaAfter an exciting three-hour trip from Shanghai through the seemingly endless idyllic farmland of Zhejiang province, our bus entered Hangzhou, a town where shops and construction projects dominated the landscape on a ...

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A wide range of language instruction As a metropolitan city, Jakarta is home to people of various nationalities from around the world. Foreigners come to the country not only to enjoy its natural beauty or to explore the rich arts and culture. They also work and live here.

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On the RecordArtist : Bryan Adams Album : Room Service (Polydor)Bryan Adams, admittedly, is a crafty pop crafter, with hits ranging from his early rock tunes Summer of '69, Cuts Like a Knife and Run to You, to the mega hit ballad Everything I Do (I Do it For You)Even his ultrasappy tunes, like ...

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Kabbalah followers practice on the quietClaudine Frederik Contributor/JakartaIn the quest to find our inner selves and deal with all the stresses chipping away at our souls, Kabbalah has become the buzz word for celebrity spiritual sampling, with Madonna its megawatt champion.

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On the RecordArtist : Nelly Album : Suit/Sweat (Universal Music)Rapper Nelly follows OutKast by releasing this double disc record, but unlike the former's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, he opted to make Suit and Sweat two separate albums.

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Susilo to ask ministers to sign contractsThe Jakarta Post Bogor/JakartaProspective president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Saturday he would require all ministerial candidates to sign contracts spelling out their commitment to state duties.

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Fresh from the studio, onto the stageThe latest, most cutting edge creations in contemporary performing arts have been brought to town for the ongoing Art Summit Indonesia.

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Now showingThe Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (Comedy/Romance, 115 minutes) Starring Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Chris Pine, Hector Elizondo. Directed by Garry Marshall.

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If you go...* As a major tourist destination, Hangzhou is accessible from Hong Kong and the mainland. Dragonair has opened direct flights from Hing Kong to Hangzhou. From Shanghai, Hangzhou is accessible by bus or train.

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Biyan's young at heart collection no youth quakeHera Diani , The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe usual fashion queries about the latest collection from Biyan Wanaatmadja's teenage line (X) S.M.L. can be answered in two parts.

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Studying on the quietClaudine Frederik, Contributor, JakartaIn the quest to find our inner selves, Kabbalah has become the buzz word for celebrity spiritual sampling, with Madonna its megawatt champion.

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Gypsy queens: Sebastian takes a cruise to fashion hot spotsSherry Samtani, Contributor, JakartaLast Thursday, the creme de la creme of society was out and about at Hotel Mulia Senayan in Central Jakarta for a firsthand look at local fashion at its best.

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Factions vying for speakershipM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFoot-dragging among political factions in the People's Consultative Assembly over the mechanism for selecting its leaders prompted the law-making body on Saturday to extend its session until Monday.

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Gender expert Siti a force to be reasoned withHera Diani The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Siti Musdah Mulia has raised the ire of many for her boldness in criticizing some aspects of Islam considered sacred.Take, for instance, her views on the jilbab (head covering), which she herself wears.

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