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| LIFE |
FOR fall 2003, the BCBG Max Azria collection combines charm with function.
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| Life Style |
- True story of journalist's phoney stories
Actor Hayden Christensen, who portrays Stephen Glass, a staff writer for "The New Republic" and freelance feature writer for "Rolling Stone", "Harper's" and "George" magazines in the motion picture drama "Shattered Glass", poses as he arrives during the premiere of the film on the closing night of the Hollywood Film Festival in Los Angeles last Sunday. "Shattered Glass" is the true story of one of the most sought-after young journalists in Washington in the mid-90s, who fell from grace when it was found he had fabricated over half of his articles.
- Almost Miss Venezuela
Ingrid Mora, 19, from the state of Nueva Esparta smiles during the Miss Venezuela final in Caracas last week. Mora was one of the 10 finalists. Ana Karina Anez, 18, from the state of Lara was crowned the new Miss Venezuela.
- Hannah at Aussie premiere
Actress Daryl Hannah poses with a fan after arriving at the Australian premiere of "Kill Bill Volume 1" in Sydney last week. Hannah is one of the stars of the movie directed by Quentin Tarantino.
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| Fashion |
- Functional frills for the romantic tomboy
FOR fall 2003, the BCBG Max Azria collection combines charm with function.
- Fashion Extravaganza
THICKER garments in conservative colours are not necessarily the choice for autum and winter: fashionable young people are increasingly switching to accessories made with breezy fabrics, in bright colours and skimpy sizes to embrace the change of season.
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| Health |
- Cord banks in trouble
THE director of one of the three privately owned umbilical-cord blood banks has refused to comment about the recent inquiry into the banks' operations by the Shanghai Health Bureau.
- Health care hunger is big business
"WE are looking forward to developing the booming market in Asia. Particularly, we are very interested in China because the population is so large and the interest in health care is growing," said Sir Christopher O'Donnell, Chief Executive of Smith & Nephew Plc, the world-renowned health care conglomerate.
- Benefits for bones
A RECENT survey has found that more than one in three local senior citizens don't drink milk, despite the fact that osteoporosis - linked to calcium deficiency - is mostly found among old people.
- Sexual identity rooted in genes
LOS ANGELES - Sexual identity is wired into the genes, which discounts the concept that homosexuality and transgender sexuality are a choice, according to a group of California researchers.
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- In Mother Nature's embrace
WATERFALLS, rapids, lush primeval forests, caves, mountains, ethnic minorities and the world's largest karst terrain - economically Guizhou Province may be one of the least attractive in China but its tourism resources surely make it one of the richest and most fascinating.
- Going the way of ghost money
TUCKED away in West Yandang Mountain, the village of Zeya enjoys a reputation for making paper just as it has done since the product's invention 2,000 years ago.
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- Clean profit
AS consumers in the West grow increasingly hungry for organic food, Chinese farmers see a niche market worth cultivating.
- Bill Gates answers cop's child-porn plea
A "REALLY rotten day" at work in late January prompted a just-about-had-it Toronto police officer to e-mail a spontaneous plea to the world's richest man for help fighting child pornography.
- Vineyard behind bar
AFTER months of scorching hot summer temperatures, winemakers across Italy are looking forward to their best vintage in decades - and so are the inmates of an Italian prison.
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| What's on |
- EXHIBITIONS
Abstract art
- STAGE
Shanghai Centre Theatre
- Egyptian treasure
The exhibition of national treasure from Egypt is undoubtedly one of the most eyecatching highlights during the 5th China Shanghai International Art Festival. It has been a "first" in many respects. The show is the first ever exhibition held by an Egyptian institute in China. It is also the first ever exhibition which the Egyptian National Museum in Cairo has held on such a large scale outside Egypt. In total, 143 exhibits will be displayed in the show. Some insiders have revealed that the total insurance for this exhibition comes to US$200 million.
- Aesthetic space
AN abstract painting by Zhu Dequn has recently taken the place of Ting Shaokuang's "Muse" in the lobby of Shanghai's Grand Theatre, bringing abstract art into the city's showcase building.
- Art feast
THE Seventh Shanghai Art Fair starts next Tuesday in Shanghai Mart.
- Art of investment
A TV set or refrigerator made in Japan could be swapped for a work by celebrated Chinese artists such as Qi Baishi or Zhang Daqian back in the 1970s and early 1980s.
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