OnTheTown-MetroMadBetter dead than redby Simon PitchforthWhen I was a child, my first experience with the law occurred when I was riding my bicycle home one evening. It was already dark and I had no lights on my bike.

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Antara/Ujang ZaelaniEleanor Savitri, 56, embraces a picture of her husband, jazz bassist Perry Pattiselano, 55. Perry was among dozens who were killed in Wednesday's hotel bombings in Jordan.

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'Dispersed attacks' new terror worryYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung As police widened the search for the followers of master bombmaker Azahari, an antiterror official warned on Saturday that Islamic militants could carry out widely dispersed attacks across the country following ...

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Azyumardi Azra:Islam, restraint and corruptionKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Prominent Muslim intellectual and rector at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) in Ciputat, Banten, Prof. Azyumardi Azra is a friendly, humble person.

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L'Oreal's Rockmantique trends launched For women bored with their black hair who would like to experiment with different colors, L'Oreal Professionnel has recently introduced a series of hair colors as part of its Autumn/Winter 2005/2006 collection.

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Air conditioners offer healing and decorative functionsKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Dozens of air conditioning units of various brands are displayed at a showroom on Jl. Fatmawati, South Jakarta. Three men looked busy, tidying up the electronic merchandise in the spacious store.

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Thanksgiving dinner at Mulia For everyone who loves a good turkey, The Cafe at Mulia Hotel will offer an irresistible Thanksgiving dinner in unbeatable surroundings.The appetizing buffet will be one to be thankful and to share with family and friends.

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Mango promotion at Shangri-La Healthy mangoes will be on offer at Satoo Restaurant at the Shangri-La Hotel in Jakarta all through November to satisfy customers' palates.Famously sweet, mangoes are considered a very healthy delicacy. And the green flesh of young mangoes can be eaten as a salad.

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Staying healthy and strong until 'mudik' callsWayan Sadia, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta What could be more gratifying for Muslims than being united with relatives -- grandparents, parents, siblings, in-laws -- and meeting friends during Idul Fitri or Lebaran, as it is popularly called here, ...

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JP/1/blurbBlurb 1 -- cinemaOh la la!Filmgoers can expect a series of French treats at local cineplexes as Gallic film makes headway in response to rising demand.

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A House of a Mahatma The crowds that congregated in Gandhi Ashram on Ashram Road in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on Oct. 2, had just left the ashram complex. However, many people from different walks of life continued to flock to the ashram.

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Azyumardi Azra:Islam, restraint and corruptionKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Prominent Muslim intellectual and rector at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) in Ciputat, Banten, Prof. Azyumardi Azra is a friendly, humble person.

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JP/1/RESHUFFLEKalla assures businessmen of their places in CabinetMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar Ministers coming from a business background, notably Aburizal Bakrie, may breathe a sigh of relieve as their patron, Vice President Jusuf Kalla, has defended ...

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Ibis Slipi wins international award Ibis Hotel in Slipi, West Jakarta, has been named Best Economy Hotel Asia Pacific by Travel Trade Gazette Asia, more popularly known as TTG Asia, in this year's reader survey.

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Fall/winter collection at Mela boutique Indonesian women can now choose from the new collections from several renowned international fashion designers at Mela boutique in the Darmawangsa Square City Walk, South Jakarta.

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Air conditioners offer healing and decorative functionsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Dozens of air conditioning units of various brands are displayed at a showroom on Jl. Fatmawati, South Jakarta. Three men looked busy, tidying up the electronic merchandise in the spacious store.

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Mango promotion at Shangri-La Healthy mangoes will be on offer at Satoo Restaurant at the Shangri-La Hotel in Jakarta all through November to satisfy customers' palates.Famously sweet, mangoes are considered a very healthy delicacy. And the green flesh of young mangoes can be eaten as a salad.

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Label snobs everywhere, breathe a sigh of relief Fashion is indeed a cruel mistress. It is one of the great paradoxes of the fashion industry that by the time a woman is able to afford expensive clothes, she has probably lost the figure to wear them.

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Model Olga peddles books and bicycles A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Model and television presenter Olga Lidya is not afraid that cycling through the city's streets would damage her smooth skin and hairstyle."I'm not worried at all. Maybe I could try it on Sunday.

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Ayu Utami on literature, sex and politicsA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sexuality -- from a woman's perspective-- is one powerful theme besides politics in Ayu Utami's novel Saman and its sequel Larung.Born in Bogor, West Java, on Nov.

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Building collapse kills oneINDONESIA: A still-under-construction building located near a filling station in Medan, North Sumatra, has collapsed, leaving one construction worker dead and 10 others seriously injured. One of the 10 injured was the owner of the filling station.

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Better dead than red When I was a child, my first experience with the law occurred when I was riding my bicycle home one evening. It was already dark and I had no lights on my bike.

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Biking to work fun, healthy, cheap A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When Ozy Sjahrindra made the decision to bike to his office on Jl. Sudirman in Central Jakarta from his home in Bintaro, South Jakarta, every Tuesday and Friday, he was thinking about his health."It's exercise.

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Parkdrive: Relaxing in the jazz park Artist: Parkdrive Album: Parkdrive Record Company: Gowa music Featured Single: Sekedar Cinta Rating: *** out of ***** There are a number of misleading and just plain wrong stereotypes floating around about jazz. That jazz is boring.

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RI jazz mourns legendary bassist Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian jazz has lost a seasoned bass player, Perry Pattiselano, 55, and his contemporaries mourned the passing of a "reliable, stable and consistent" musician and good friend.

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Wynne vies for Jakarta Open doubleMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Wynne Prakusya outclassed Montinee Tangphong 6-0, 6-4 in the semifinals of the US$25,000 Jakarta ITF Women's Open at the Hotel Hilton tennis courts here on Saturday.

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Dim Sum Extravaganza at Lai Ching Lai Ching Restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel in Jakarta is serving up a dazzling variety of delicious dim sum. Chefs are creating a delicious selection of dim sum with different fillings, types and shapes.

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