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GOOD MORNING BANGKOK!

Don’t be so hard on yourself!

By Inthiporn ‘Maxine’ Tamsukhin Cheeze TV presenter

e’re always stressed – stressed about what has happened, what hasn’t happened, what could happen next month, or even what regrets we might have next year.

Have you ever thought that being stressful all the time can actually make you crazy? We could start by taking things one day at a time, and whenever we feel 24 hours is too much stress to handle, we can try to manage things five minutes at a time. Do your best until you go to bed each night, and let tomorrow take care of itself. And don’t forget

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TEACHERS were killed as a result of the insurgency in Thailand’s three southernmost provinces

Laos royal to sell family jewels Chiang Mai

descendant of Laos’ Luang Prabang royals yesterday announced she was selling 200-year-old silks and jewellery worth Bt30 million to raise funds for monks’ education.

Chao Soymala In-ieum na Jampasak, 67, said she wanted to help cover fees for more than 200 monks from Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Bhutan, Nepal and Chiang Tung City to study at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyal aya University in Chiang Mai, her adopted home.

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Treasures for dharma Chao Soymala, whose great great grandfather was Phrachao Chaiyachettha, a ruler in the Lan Chang Dynasty, escaped to Thailand

as a 30-year-old after the Laotian revolution of 1975.

After marrying, she settled in Chiang Mai and sold Laotian silks.

She is selling 1,000 antique silks decorated with gold and silver threads, some estimated to be worth Bt150,000, as part of a collection that’s expected to fetch Bt20 million or more.

Century-old gold ornaments

Police under the cosh While most people see the police force as friendly, they also think it is a political tool.

Reform is needed say the public: political interference and nepotism should be eradicated and there should be continuous assessment of officers’ performance within and outside the force.

These are the findings of an Abac Poll about the police’s image and politics conducted on 2,231 residents of Bangkok and surrounding provinces this week.

About 40 per cent of the respon-

dents said they had used a police station’s services in the past six months.

Of those who had positive experiences, 83 per cent described the police as “friendly”, 57.2 per cent as “working with justice”, and 53.8 per cent as “arriving at the scene quickly”.

Bad experiences For negative experiences, officer shortage was mentioned at 39.6 per cent, the lack of modern technology at 34.7 per cent, unfriendly faces at 16.9 per

worth about Bt10 million in total are also for sale, she added.

From the sale, Bt600,000 will go towards the tuition fees. The rest will form a fund to assist monks on dharmastudy missions and to buy clothes for needy female prison inmates, she said.

Those interested can contact Chao Soymala at (053) 832 854.

cent, verbal harassment and threats at 14.4 per cent, inappropriate behaviour at 13.9 per cent, demand for bribes at 9.1 per cent and the beating of suspects at 5.5 per cent. The poll recorded 47.8 per cent “satisfied” with police services, and most respondents (74.9 per cent) thought the police force was interfered with by politicians of all administrations.

A majority wanted a police force free from political interference, said an Abac representative. He added that the national police chief should be selected from the House rather than by government. – DAILY XPRESS

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Chao Soymala In-ieum na Jampasak, 67, shows a tray of her glittering inheritance.

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Presenters of THAI Airways pose for cameras yesterday for a campaign for its 2009 special promotions, in Bangkok’s Silom area.

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THE ESTIMATED number of unemployed Thais in 2009, up from the 500,000 unemployed last year.

FIFTY PROVINCES were plunged into crisis by the cold weather this winter – 6.5 million people were affected. – Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

Take a deep breath...

And hold it – pollution levels are dangerously high in five provinces

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ith airborne particles hovering at dangerously high levels, people in Samut Prakan, Nonthaburi, Saraburi, Samut Sakhon and Pathum Thani should think twice before exercising outdoors.

“Children, elderly people and those with respiratory problems should avoid outdoor activities,” Pollution Control Department director general Supat Wangwongwattana said yesterday.

To improve air quality in these provinces, Supat suggested that locals should try to cut down private vehicle use and refrain from burning anything in open areas.

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Getting physical

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Hazardous to health

Government officials at the Industry Ministry participate in a 15-minute exercise break at 2pm every workday. The exercise is intended to keep them in good health and re-energise them for the afternoon’s duties.

BLUE SKY THINKING THAI crashes its airfare prices to help get economy off the ground

By Suchat Sritama DAILY XPRESS

ulling back hard on the throttle in an effort to level out the tail-spinning economy, national carrier Thai Airways International (THAI) is axing airfares for domestic and overseas destinations by as much as 55 per cent.

Travellers will need to hurry – the “Happy All the Way with

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THAI” offers are only available until the end of March.

Discount destinations “These ticket prices are the lowest the airline has ever offered,” Chris Chantalitanon, the carrier’s director for Southeast Asia, said yesterday.

THAI is cutting domestic fares from Bangkok by between 45 and 55 per cent, while tickets

to 55 international overseas destinations (the US is not included) are down by 10 to 50 per cent over this peak season.

Indian adventure The carrier is also offering special rates for online booking.

Ticket prices for India are especially impressive: the fare for a round-trip Bangkok-DhakaKolkata-Shamshamed ride starts from Bt3,500. More destinations are being planned.

Chris says the company plans to have new website

www.ThaiAirways.co.th up and running in the next few months, targeting the domestic market with up-to-date promotions.

Domestic flights are 65-to-71 per cent full at the moment, international flights 68-to-72 per cent. That’s up from the zero per cent in December when the airport closures grounded all planes.

The company has lowered its initial revenue projection of Bt178 billion for this year to Bt122 billion due to the economic downturn.

Supat warned that pollution in the provinces was serious enough to damage people’s health.

A test in Saraburi has shown that there is up to 199.9 micrograms of particulate matter in a cubic metre of air. Experts consider anything above 120 micrograms per cubic metre to be unsafe.

Supat added that many areas of Bangkok were also suffering high pollution levels.

A test done in Din Daeng district showed up to 142 micrograms of particulate matter per cubic metre.

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Thursday, January 22, 2009

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THE FUTURE MOVING TO AFP

British artist Willard Wigan’s sculpture of the First Family that can fit in the eye of a needle.

What’s in a name?

Cash, if it’s Obama

Barack Obama made history yesterday when he was sworn in as America’s first black president.

Now, amid jubilation, the world waits to see if he can bring about that change he promised

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A barber in Khartoum, above, and a mattress company in Nigeria cash in on Obama. fall for Indonesian Ilham Anas, whose toothy grin, big ears and close-cropped hair has brought fame, particularly as Obama spent part of his childhood in Jakarta.

British artist Willard Wigan has made possibly the tiniest tribute to the new US president – a sculpture of him with his family that fits inside the eye of a needle. “I wanted to create the smallest biggest tribute to this huge occasion,” he said.

Other pundits are already looking to Obama’s future.

Burmese astrologer SanZarni Bo, 53, predicted that Obama would be re-elected but that there would be “certain assassination attempts” on the US president in 2009, 2010 and 2013. They would fail, the astrologer said, because of his birth date and horoscope.

e f the Japanes Residents o o a ad city of Obam ance to d la u h n Hawaiia a’s m a b O te ra celeb US s a inauguration president.

A man in Nairobi holds up a photo that hails Barack Obama as ‘truly Kenyan’.

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rom a Sudanese barber to an Indonesian lookalike and a British artist – everyone wants to cash in on Barack Obama’s name it seems.

Even a Nigerian mattress company seized on the US president’s promise to give hope, using an inauguration day advert featuring a dozing Obama and using the slogan: “great mattress, great dreams”.

Barber Muntasser Jacob hung a giant Obama portrait with the name of the first black president in US history emblazoned in Arabic outside his shop, offering haircuts and shaves in north Khartoum’s central market.

“I opened the shop just before the US presidential election in November, but I waited for Obama’s victory before naming it,” he said. “If John McCain had won I would not have named my shop after him.”

Obama has brought a wind-

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NELSON MANDELA

GORDON BROWN

NOBLE PEACE LAUREATE

BRITISH PRIME MINISTER

“We believe that we are witnessing something truly historic, not only in the political annals of your great nation, the United States of America, but of the world.”

“He’s not only the first black American president but he sets out with the determination to solve the world’s problems.”

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Students from the school in Jakarta that Obama attended in the 1960s perform to mark the inauguration. Below left, a human rights activist stages a protest outside the US embassy in Jakarta.

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A woman wipes away a tear while watching the inauguration at a bar in Beijing.

Revellers in Hong Kong spell out Obama’s name with their arms.

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A woman applauds while watching Obama’s inauguration in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

US President Barack Obama’s former classmates in Indonesia brimmed with pride and expectation yesterday after the chubby kid they knew as Barry became the most powerful man in the world.

Dewi Asmara Oetojo, a lawmaker in Indonesia’s parliament who went to primary school with Obama in Jakarta in the 1960s, said her old classmate was a peacemaker with a “global” vision.

“For sure we’re very proud and grateful that Barry, who was part of our childhood, has been elected president of the most powerful country in the world,” she said.

“We’re convinced that he’ll be able to bring change because even when he was a kid he already had a ‘go global’ attitude. It will be easy for him to bridge the differences between West and East. He will bring peace to the world.”

Obama’s ex-classmates, who have followed his rise to the presidency, gathered yesterday at his old school in the leafy central Jakarta suburb of Menteng for a party to celebrate the inauguration.

US Ambassador Cameron Hume joked in a speech to the gathering of former and current students of Menteng One primary school that he hoped to see Obama “shooting hoops” at the school on a visit

to Indonesia soon.

The son of a white American mother and a black Kenyan father, Obama was raised in Hawaii and moved to Indonesia when he was six after his divorced mother remarried an Indonesian.

In his memoirs he recalled his time in Indonesia as the “bounty of a young man’s life”.

Onny Padma said he was “very, very, very proud” of his old playmate. “It never crossed my mind that my friend, an Afro-American with a chubby face, would be elected as American president,” he said.

Indonesia is the largest Muslim-majority country in the world and has had a love-hate relationship with the US since the 1960s. Many Indonesians are hoping Obama brings a new style to US leadership with an emphasis on dialogue and understanding.

About 21 pupils from Obama’s old primary school performed traditional dances at a dinner in a posh hotel late on Tuesday to celebrate his inauguration. One child read a letter entitled “Hope, Prayers and Expectations of the Children of Indonesia”, calling for an end to poverty and for better education. – AFP

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OPRAH WINFREY, ON THE INAUGURATION OF US PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.

“I feel like I am better because of his being elected. And I think that the country is going to be better. I feel like it is a beautiful thing, and we all start to see ourselves differently, the possibility.”

CELEBRITY

ON THE ‘BUTTON’ In the time-shifting ‘Curious Case’, Brad Pitt is a man who ages backwards

By Reed Johnson LOS ANGELES TIMES

n “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, time doesn’t just slip away. It rolls backward and forward like a movie projector, unspooling the tale of a man whose peculiar fate is to age in reverse, starting his life as a wrinkled old codger and ending it as a newborn babe.

Thoughts about time and mortality left a deep mark on many of those connected with the project, including director David Fincher, producer Kathleen Kennedy and Brad Pitt, who stars in the title role.

“It’s not about a life lived forward or backward; it’s about a life lived well,” says Kennedy, who devoted many years of her life to bringing “Benjamin Button” to the screen over a Greek chorus of studio scepti-

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Brad Pitt portrays Benjamin Button, who at birth looks like an old man and then takes on a younger appearance as he grows up.

XTRA A LIFE WELL LIVED >> For this role, Brad Pitt was a nominee for a Golden Globe Award. He’s been nominated by several other awards bodies, including the upcoming British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards.

>> “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” opens in Thailand on February 12.

cism.

“It forces you to confront the choices that you’ve made along the way.”

Just a moment Loosely based on a fable-like 1922 short story by F Scott Fitzgerald, the ParamountWarner Bros co-production is first and foremost an epic romance about star-crossed lovers whose overlap in each others’ lives is achingly brief.

Like a man with a mediaeval spell upon him, Benjamin starts his life at age 80 on Armistice Day 1918 and goes on to live through many of the highs and lows of the so-called American Century.

During the course of the film, Pitt is transformed from a creaky octogenarian to a strapping seaman to a dashing world adventurer able to win the heart of his long-time flame, Daisy Fuller (Cate Blanchett), a ballerina who first meets Benjamin when she's a precocious child and he’s a virginal elder.

Playing an American Everyman with a grave-to-cradle character arc sounds daunting, but Pitt was fascinated to see himself stooped and shrivelled – with the aid of several diminutive body doubles and some sophisticated CGI effects.

“I was actually quite intrigued to see where it might be heading,” Pitt says, adding that he “got to have some say” in exactly how decrepit he would appear on screen.

“I doubt time and gravity will be as kind as I was to my-

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SHARP GUY DJ Beam is on the edge as he talks about his collection of cutlery. > Page 12

America’s

new face

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Yoshiro Someya, an employee of Ogawa Studios in Japan, sprays paint on a rubber mask of US President Barack Obama. With Obama’s inauguration as president on Tuesday, demand for Obama souvenirs has soared, especially in northern Japan’s Obama City.

Music to soothe the savage bull CHINESE CLASSICAL musicians welcome the Year of the Ox with 40minute recitals at 5.30pm daily from January 23 to 25 in the Emporium’s Motion Hall. Li Yang, who taught Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn to play the guzheng, will be joined by young composer Li Hui, maestro of the fiddle-like erhu. A choir will also perform, followed by a rhythmic recitation of auspicious Chinese poems by ThaiChinese children and a demonstration of “Chinese knots”, traditionally given as lucky charms at this time of year.

Meanwhile there’ll be all kinds of festive items on sale to match your zodiac sign.

soopsip No refunds policy There shouldn’t be too

much trouble when the daughter of veteran actor-turned-TV director Pisarn Akaraseni decides to get married.

The nosy press wanted to know how he felt now that his actress Piyada daughter Piyada is seriand Pisarn ously serious with Sara “Art” Jutharattanakul.

“I’d give her to any man who really loves her and will take care of her,” Pisarn said, “with one condition: he can’t return her!”

Pisarn said Piyada is mature enough to settle down, and he looks forward to having a grandchild.

“It could be a he or a she, or even a katoey!”

Tua’s multi-tasking Saranyoo “Tua” Wongkrajang killed two birds with one stone last week by having on his “Jor Laung” talk show a pair of activists from the grim Octobers of our past.

The People’s Alliance for Democracy coleader has vowed to make a movie about the anti-Thaksin protests, and here he was doing his research in front of a TV audience.

Bhandit Rittakol and Krissanapong Nakpong are not only veterans of the 1970s uprisings, they’re seasoned filmmakers, and both worked on “October 14: Songkram Prachachon”, which was also known as “The Moonhunter”.

Contact Soopsip at veenxpress@gmail.com.

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show s Sculpted from silk Sculptor Xawery Wolski, a Pole based in Mexico and New York, has recent works on view in “Into an Empty Sky” at the Jim Thompson Art Centre from Saturday to April 5.

As well as pieces created in the West, Wolski will debut new sculptures made during his stay in Thailand, some using textiles from the Jim Thompson silk factory.

Jim Thompson House is on Soi Kasemsan 2, opposite the National Stadium on Rama I Road. It’s open daily from 9 to 5.

Call (02) 216 7368 or visit www.JimThompsonHouse.com.

The digital deception Noraset Vaisayakul’s installations are a provocative journey through the “Subsconciouscape” at Gallery Ver until February 14.

His work satirises life in the digital age, where electronics rule.

Your preconceptions don’t stand a chance when you encounter the gulf between illusion and reality.

The gallery is on the second floor of Klongsan Plaza on Charoenakon Road and is open Tuesday to Saturday from 1 to 7.

The great ceramic reef Vipoo Srivilasa’s brainy, briny warning to stop messing up the ocean

By Khetsirin Pholdhampalit D A I LY X P R E S S

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ipoo Srivilasa’s ceramics always have hidden surprises that defy any cursory, grab-what-you-like scan. So a proper look at his second solo show in Bangkok – “Colonies” at the Surapon Gallery – deserves some time.

Plenty of symbolism waits to be interpreted, with meanings as deep as the sea.

With his colourful shades, the Melbourne-based ceramist isn’t serious on the surface, but Vipoo Srivilasa with an elephant vase made with a traditional celadon technique. there’s gripping stuff beneath – global warming, the ruinous efDwelling inside each fects of life’s digitisation, even vessel is a mermaid, Like chunks the Buddhist philosophy of aywhich Vipoo regards as of coral, ‘Tropical atana, involving the senses and his “alter ego”.

Tube (Double Tails)’. mindfulness as channels of per“The idea comes from ception. the Ramayana,” he says.

Vipoo, 38, is quick to point “The mermaid out the double meaning in the Supanmatcha is the wife of word “colony”. the monkey god “Coral is a marine organism A mermaid lives inside Hanuman, and their son composed of colonies of ‘Elephant Ears I (Kiss of Death)’.

Matchanu is half-fish and polyps, and humans colonise half-monkey. physical beauty. This time, he the coral reefs.”

“Matchanu is like me: a His acclaimed 2005 show throws us overboard, with man of two worlds. He’s “Lai Krarm” had humorous, if vivid, coral-inspired earthen- my alter ego.” biting comments on being Thai ware adorned with quirky imMan has polluted his XTRA ages. and the obsession with mermaid’s gleaming white Marine polyps adorn the out- world, though, and she’s deer surfaces, and occidental indi- formed – one eye, three hands S C U B A A R T go willows and Western floral and octopus arms where her >> “Colonies” continues until February 21. The Surapon Gallery patterns decorate the white in- tail should be. is on the first floor of the Tisco teriors.

Tower on North Sathorn Road, and is open Tuesday to Saturday from 11 to 6.

Call (02) 861 0933 or visit www.VerVer.info.

Women who find a way Chainapa Lepajarn is showing small sculptures in “Uneven Life” at La Lanta Fine Art from February 3 to 28.

The value and power of women form the basis for a show that shows how female dignity – and opportunity – arises from endurance, intellect, tenacity and wisdom.

The gallery is on Sukhumvit Soi 31 and is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 to 7.

Call (02) 204 0583.

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The celadon-style ‘Beauty and the Beast 1’.

The multi-glazed ‘Oscar’ is a miniature award with a lid topped by the Buddha’s hand.

‘For the Future Jnr’ – a diving suit as safeguard against pollution.

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Thursday, January 22, 2009

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WHAT’S ON/WHAT’S UP see it!

Love in the country Nitiphong “Dee” Hornag gets up close and personal with nature on February 7 when he’ll present the “Arom Dee” concert at Chokchai Farm in Nakhon Ratchasima.

Among the guests are Sumeth and the Pang, Lula, Maew Jirasak, Nicole, Nuvo, Boy Trai, Acappella 7, Marsha, Am Saowalak, Mai, Hydra, Ben Chalatit, Patcha Af2 and Aof Pongsak. Tickets cost Bt2,200 Thaiticketmajor. For details,

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The hilarious comedy “Tuentuek”, about love between a 40-year-old Thai woman and a Chinese man who decide to marry, surprising their single friends, returns to the stage from February 6 to 8 at M Theatre (formerly the Bangkok Theatre) on New Phetchaburi Road.

Tickets are now on sale at Thaiticketmajor.

The purity of art In celebration of its 15th anniversary, the Imperial Queen’s Park Hotel in conjunction with Silpakorn University’s painting sculpture and graphic arts faculty present “Pure Art from Pure Heart”.

The exhibition, which runs in the lobby’s reception lounge until January 31, features more than 100 paintings and sculptures by the faculty’s 15 art masters and teachers including Nonthiwat Chantanapalin, Rung Theerapichit, Prapan Srisuta, Songchai Buachum and Wiranya Duangrat.

Call (02) 261 9300 extensions 5938 or 5945.

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Thursday, January 22, 2009

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WHAT’S ON/WHAT’S UP do it!

Big bonus Watsons celebrates Chinese New Year with a “Big Bonus Month”. For every Bt200 spent, customers receive a Bt20 ang pao voucher towards their next purchase of at least Bt250.

The pharmacy is offering discounts on such products as Garnier Light Whitening Night Cream (Bt199), Elseve Damage Care Shampoo (Bt99) and Blackmores Ginkgo pills. The promotion runs through February 18. Visit www.Watsons.co.th.

Diving in the deep end Fancy tying the knot on Valentine’s Day in the company of the fish? Then head down south and join the Trang Underwater Wedding Ceremony 2009 at Pakmeng Beach in Sikao district from February 13 to 15.

Bridal couples participate in a traditional wedding ceremony and register their nuptials beneath the turquoise Andaman Sea. They’ll also take part in some ecofriendly activities, including releasing colourful coral and planting trees of love in a botanical garden.

Interested? Call (02) 863 3288 extension 191.

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The wonders of DoiTung Spend between Bt2,000 and Bt5,000 at the DoiTung Lifestyle shops until January 31 and you’ll be rewarded with vouchers worth up to Bt500.

There’s plenty on offer for those still searching for gifts for friends and family including hampers, gift sets, produce, ceramics, handwoven neckties and silk scarves. The promotion is available at all branches. You’ll find them on the fourth floor of Siam Discovery, Suan Lum Night Bazaar, Bon Marche markets as well as at Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai airports. Call (02) 252 7114 exten-

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Romance on the river Love is in the air on Valentine’s Day as the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel and Towers helps couples demonstrate their love with delectable dinner by the river. Enjoy dinner Italian style at Giorgio’s for Bt3,400++ per couple, or be tempted by Thai treats at Thara Thong for Bt2,400++ per couple. Call (02) 266 9214.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

HEALTH & FITNESS

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A caring face

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HOBBY

Thursday, January 22, 2009

DAILY XPRESS

Beam and his blades For this Virgin Radio DJ, life is a two-edged sword

Square-point knife

The knife from ‘Final Fantasy’

Samurai sword

By Kitchana Lersakvanitchakul D A I LY X P R E S S

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isten to DJ Beam on 95.5 FM Virgin Hitz and you’d never guess that this smooth-talking guy has a sharp edge. Well, only when it comes to his hobby, that is. His weakness is weapons and, to date, he’s amassed more than 2,000 knives and swords for his collection.

“Actually, I also like other guy things like guns and lighters but I’m most fond of sharp weapons,” says the DJ, who’s also known as Saranyoo Prachakit.

His collection of knives and swords, which range in price from Bt8,000 to Bt20,000, dates back to his teenage days, and was inspired by the 1990s Hong Kong gangster movie “Young and Dangerous” starring Zheng YiJian.

“I started off by collecting clasp knives and knuckle-dusters. The swords came later. My first piece, which is also a favourite, is a Cobra knife from a ‘Rambo’ movie priced at Bt8,000,” he says.

“Another inspirational movie was ‘Romance of Three Kingdoms’.

There are some great swords in it.”

Understandably, his parents were not too happy with Beam’s hobby, fearing that the weapons could put the teen’s life in serious danger.

“They were very nervous, especially because I had such a hot temper, so they seized all my knives. But when I grew up, I got them all back," he says.

Beam often shops at The Old Siam for new swords, after searching for information and details on the Internet and in books.

“I’m fascinated by shapes and

styles of swords,” he says. “I started by buying new ones but later became hooked on more ancient weapons, like old samurai swords. I paid 100,000 yen for a set of three different sized swords while studying in Japan. I bought a sparta sword for more than Bt1,000 in Cambodia and a square-point knife at Rong Klua border market.

“I also acquired a great knife from the comic ‘Final Fantasy’.

It has a brass knuckle handle with spikes embedded in it and a huge curved blade with a skull embossed on its side.

My latest buy is a short knife from Vietnam. It’s made of iron from an American tank.

It cost more than Bt1,000 and it’s really heavy but blunt”.

All the weapons are displayed at his home but Beam says he would never use them in a violent act.

“That’s a two-edged sword,” he smiles.

DJ Beam with his cobra knife

HEALTH & FITNESS

DAILY XPRESS

Thursday, January 22, 2009

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Working out with a Wii Seniors in the US are now enjoying their daily exercise thanks to Nintendo’s popular game console BLOOMBERG

lanche Betten, a 76-yearold retired restaurant owner, hammered Bob Warner, 85, with a flurry of punches, sending the World War II and Korean War veteran sprawling to the ground.

“Again, again, again,” shouted onlooker Rosa Villanueva, 61, at the Perris Hill Senior Centre as Warner tried to regain his footing.

Of course, the San Bernardino, California, seniors weren’t fighting in a real ring.

They were boxing on Nintendo’s Wii video-game console as part of a publichealth class to encourage physical activity.

They’re among a growing number of former non-gamers who have taken up the Wii and made it the dominant player in the $21 billion (Bt733 billion)

B

ask

the pros

US video-game industry.

Last year, 26 per cent of people over the age of 50 played video games, up from nine per cent in 1999, according to the Entertainment Software Association, a Washingtonbased trade group. The figure is expected to rise because of the games’ growing popularity with seniors, the association said.

In San Bernardino County, 350 people aged 58 to 85 have participated in six-week fitness classes at senior centres since July, underscoring how the Wii has expanded the market for Kyoto, Japan-based Nintendo.

US retailers have sold 15.4 million Wii players since the console was introduced in 2006, according to research firm NPD Group, and four of the top 10 games sold in November were for the Wii. “Wii Fit”, a $90 game that in-

Choosing the right sunscreen I

Thidakarn Ratanabanangkoon, MD Anti-Aging Physician and Dermatologist at Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital’s Esthetics Institute

cludes a balance board for yoga and other exercises, was among the top sellers, with customers snapping up 3.53 million copies in around nine months. “Wii Sports”, a title with boxing, bowling and tennis, has sold more than four times as many because it’s included with every console.

San Bernardino publichealth worker Erin Haugh, 27, incorporated games such as boxing and track and field from “Wii Olympics” in a walking programme for the elderly she introduced about two years.

“The arm-waving raises the seniors’ heart rates and has made the classes more popular,” Haugh said.

“My goal is to keep it interesting. They are more likely to keep going waving their arms than if I was standing up there telling them to do it.”

AP

By Adam Satariano

’m 35 years old and have just had a fraxel laser treatment for freckles and melasma.

I was told to use a high SPF sunscreen but there are many products on the market and I’m not sure how to choose the right one for my face. Also, what SPF level should I be using?

Fraxel laser treatment introduces thousands of tiny deep columns of heat into

your skin so it’s common to experience mild sunburn and flaking skin after the procedure. During the healing period, the treated area will be more sensitive to sunlight.

Additionally, there is a risk of post-laser discoloration especially for those who have dark skin tone or suffer from melasma. Applying a good sunscreen is therefore crucial.

There are a few criteria in choosing an ideal sunscreen.

First, select the broad-spectrum sunscreen that blocks both UVA and UVB. The SPF number is the indication of UVB protection only. There is currently no widely accepted standard for UVA protection.

Look for products that contain titanium oxide, zinc oxide, or avobenzone (Parsol 1789) since these ingredients can protect against both UVA and UVB. Second, choose the sun-

screen with an SPF of 30 or more. Third, don’t forget to choose the sunscreen you feel comfortable wearing all day.

If you tend to have oily skin, avoid oil-based products that will leave a greasy feel.

Last, be sure to apply liberally 30 minutes before going outdoors and reapply every two hours or as needed. For added sun protection, you can also wear a wide-brimmed hat or use a UV-protection umbrella.

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Thursday, January 22, 2009

DAILY XPRESS

TO SEE on tv

The Messengers Twin brothers Danny and Oxide Pang directed this 2007 chiller about a North Dakota family torn apart by suspicion, mayhem and murder.

Star Movies (TrueVisions), 8pm

Enemy at the Gates Russian and German snipers play a game of cat-andmouse during the Battle of Stalingrad. Stars Jude Law, Rachel Weisz and Ed Harris.

True Movie Hits (TrueVisions), 7pm

High Scho ol Musical 3: Senior Basketball te a

Year m captain Tr Gabriella (V oy (Zac Efro anessa Ann n ) a n d b ra iny beauty e Hudgens) being separa face the pro ted as they spect of head off to college.

Defiance Three Polish-Jewish brothers (Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell) join the Russian resistance against the Nazis.

Directed by Edward Zwick (“The Last Samurai”). ★★★

The Elephant King Two American brothers (Tate Ellington and Jonno Roberts) find trouble in Chiang Mai. Ellen Burstyn and Florence Faivre also star. At Major Cineplex, Paragon, Esplanade. ★★★

Fah Sai Huajai Chuenbaab

Uncommon Valor

Comedy hijinks and romance

combine in this story of youths joining the communist insurgency in 1976. With English

Hode Na Hiaw

is out of prison aturong Mokjok) d (Nui (J i oe gt on Kl Gangster Song n his old frien d is hunting dow nchuen after 20 years an ernuch Thongme, Khom Chua ve ta at N ).

Chernyim boy also star. and Kotee Aram

Kitaro 2

subtitles at some cinemas.

The half-human, half-demon Kitaro investigates the disappearances of villagers. In

Tok Tra Phee

Japanese with English and Thai subtitles at Apex.

A mentally disturbed Taiwanese man (Kenji Wu) wakes up out of a coma in the body of a Thai man. With Thai and English

Yes Man

subtitles. ★★

Snakes and Earrings A young woman (Yuriko Yoshitaka) embarks on a selfdestructive path of eroticism, tattoos and body modification.

In Japanese with English and Thai subtitles at House.

Jim Carrey stars as a negative guy whose life is turned around after he starts saying yes to everything. ★★★

Soi Cowboy Begins with the monochromatic life of a farang-Thai couple and ends with fratricide in the colourful countryside. At Paragon Cineplex. ★★★★★

A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unites to rescue one of it own left behind and taken prisoner.

Khwamsuk Khong Kati With her mother dying, a nineyear-old girl shows surprising strength has she makes mature choices. With English subtitles at some cinemas. ★★★

Quarantine A TV crew is trapped inside an apartment building that is home to rabid zombies.

Bal Ganesh This Indian animated feature focuses on the childhood of the Hindu elephant god. With Hindi sountrack with English subtitle at Paragon Cineplex, elsewhere Thai-dubbed.

Apex Lido: (02) 252 6498 Siam: (02) 251 3508 Scala: (02) 251 2861

Cinemax (TrueVisions), 8pm

Century – The Movie Plaza

The Corruptor

(02) 247 9940

The top cop in New York’s Chinatown teams up with a rookie officer to try and bring down the triad gangsters.

Stars Chow Yun-Fat and Mark Wahlberg.

House (02) 641 5913-4

Major Cineplex/EGV Bangkok: (02) 515 5555 Chiang Mai: (053) 283 939

HBO (TrueVisions), 8pm

Major Hollywood Bangkok: (02) 718 7999

Paragon Cineplex Bangkok: (02) 129 4635 IMAX: (02) 129 4631

Channel links www.NationChannel.com Channel 3 – www.ThaiTV3.com Channel 5 – www.TV5.co.th Channel 7 – www.CH7.com Modernine – www.MCOT.net NBT – NBTTV.prd.go.th Thai PBS – www.ThaiPBS.or.th True – www.TrueVisionsTV.com

Red Cliff 2 In the second instalment of John Woo’s epic based on “Three Kingdoms”, armies led by strategists Zhou Yu (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) and Zhuge Liang (Takeshi Kaneshiro) are vastly outnumbered by Cao Cao’s forces. In Mandarin with English and Thai subtitles at some cinemas.

SF Cinemas Bangkok: (02) 268 8888 Phuket: (076) 209 000

Vista Chiang Mai: (053) 894 415

Thursday, January 22, 2009

PATTAYA/BANGKOK 15

DAILY XPRESS

CITYSCENE IN PICTURES Dignitaries at the match included, from left, B Grimm Group chief executive Harald Link, Thanpuying Dhasaniya Suwanrath, Privy Councillor Palakorn Suwanrath, Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang, Malaysia, and Assunta Link.

Polo is fun for young and old alike.

By Kornchanok Raksaseri D A I L Y X P R E S S , Pattaya

rivy Councillor Palakorn Suwanrath presided at the final match of the Sixth Mercedes-Benz-B Grimm Thai Polo Open on Saturday.

With orchestral music before and fireworks after, the duel between La Sarita and BRDB-Elevation for the HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Cup took place at the Thai Polo and Equestrian Club in Pattaya.

It doubled as a fund-raiser for the Chitralada Vocational School project under the Princess’ patronage.

Eight teams entered the tournament this year, hailing from Singapore, Hong Kong,

P

Pakistan, India, Australia, German, Argentina and Britain, as well as Thailand.

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Abdullah of Pahang, Malaysia, was a member of the Royal Pahang squad, while B Grimm Group CEO Harald Link served his usual role on the Thai side.

On hand to see BRDBElevation win 6 1/2 to 6 was His Majesty the Sultan of Pahang.

DAILY XPRESS/UTHORN SRIPHANTHA

The ponies pack ’em in

BRDB-Elevation and La Sarita engage in a turf war.

The winners from BRDBElevation display their hardware.

Ladies are dressed for the occasion.

The Tiger that roars Tiger Beer recently hosted the latest in its “Tiger Translate” parties at Cosmic Cafe on RCA, where contestants showed off their talents in an experimental multimedia art exhibition, the result of a recent workshop attended by the finalists. Providing the entertainment were the three bands who made it through to the final round of the competition along with pop rock outfit Scrubb, who earlier led a workshop to share their experiences. The next event on the Tiger Translate calendar takes place next Wednesday at Talum Bar on Prachacheun Road, featuring Flure and the BORED street art group. Visit www.TigerBeer.co.th.

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Close to Home

By John McPherson

LEISURE

Pooch Cafe

The Buckets

Adam

Calvin and Hobbes

By Brian Basset

By Paul Gilligan

By Scott Stantis

By Bryan Basset

By Bill Watterson

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Comics&Games

Red and Rover

DAILY XPRESS

Thursday, January 22, 2009

LEISURE

DAILY XPRESS

Games&YourStars SUDOKU

The last word in

ASTROLOGY

By Eugenia Last

Today’s Birthday: There is a lot to be grateful for and even more to consider regarding your future. This is not the time sit back and see what unfolds. Be aggressive and decisive and take control of your life. It’s forward motion that will win you the help, respect and confidence of the people you care about most.

Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.

ARIES ***** March 21-April 19 Take a closer look at a potential partnership. If what’s being offered doesn’t complement and compensate you fairly, go it alone. Past experience should caution you.

TAURUS *** April 20-May 20 Just because someone doesn’t want to do things your way doesn’t mean you should follow his or her plans. If you think you have a better way, go for it. An unusual money deal will be profitable.

GEMINI *** May 21-June 20 Someone from your past will make a difference in your life now. You will discover new ways of doing things by watching closely how someone else handles situations.

DIFFICULTY RATING ★★★★

CANCER *** June 21-July 22 You can make some extra money with a little sideline business of your own. There is a deal to seal if you move fast. A love relationship will take a unique twist, leading to greater security.

LEO ***** July 23-Aug. 22 If you let your feelings take over you may make a mistake you’ll regret. Making unreal promises or overspending will be your downfall. Expect delays and mishaps while travelling.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY

VIRGO ** Aug. 23-Sept. 22 The fewer people you let know your plans, the easier it will be for you to complete them. Don’t be surprised if someone you know well makes lastminute changes that leave you in limbo.

LIBRA **** Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Avoid trouble or anyone who is causing you grief.

There will be opportunity to have some fun but only if you get out with positive people who will motivate you to walk away from any negativity in your life.

SCORPIO *** Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Be polite but don’t let what everyone else is suggesting lead you to lose sight of your goals. You have a game plan and, although it may take a little longer, it’s what works for you.

SAGITTARIUS *** Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Don’t be discouraged by someone who doesn’t have the vision you do. Rely on your experience, ideas and imagination and you will come up with ideas that will utilise your skills and strengths.

CAPRICORN *** Dec. 22-Jan. 19 There are too many factors you will not be aware of to make a good decision regarding money, health or a legal concern. Ask questions but, if you don’t get answers, keep digging. Time is on your side.

Linda Blair

Actress Piper Laurie is 77.

Author Joseph Wambaugh is 72.

Actor John Hurt is 69.

Actress Linda Blair is 50.

Drummer Steven Adler (Guns N’ Roses) is 44.

Actress Olivia d’Abo is 40 Guitarist Ben Moody (Evanescence) is 29.

Singer Willa Ford is 28.

AQUARIUS **** Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Take a unique approach to everything you do today and you will get the interest and support you need to move forward. Make the adjustment that will improve your life and your relationships.

PISCES ** Feb. 19-March 20 Emotional issues are likely to surface. Be prepared to act fast but fairly. A partnership can help to ease your stress and add to your progress if you handle the initial stages of your agreement properly.

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Honda R&D Asia Pacific Co., Ltd., a member of Honda Group in Thailand.

We research and develop four-wheeled vehicles in Asia Oceania.

1. Marketing Research Officer

(Location: BKK)

- Male, age not over 30 years old - Bachelor's Degree in Marketing/Engineering (Mechanics/Automotive) - Good command of English (TOEIC 600 up), Japanese will be an advantage - Experience 3 years in marketing in automotive business - Ability to compile data and documents (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

2. Modeller

(Location: BKK)

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Male/Female, age not over 30 years old Bachelor's Degree in Sculpture or related field Interested in creation of clay model and product design Good knowledge of computer: Alias program, 3D program, Photoshop, Illustrator programs, clay model - Capability of English (TOEIC 500 up) or Japanese communication will be an advantage - Interested in automotive will be an advantage * Please attach portfolio with an application letter

3. Vehicle Test Engineer

(Location: Ayutthaya)

- Male/Female, age not over 30 years old - Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or related field - Good command of English (TOEIC 500 up) and/or Japanese communication will be an advantage - Able to work in Ayutthaya or any area that relates to the job - Special skills 1. Car driving skill and driving license 2. Good PC skill and computer literacy in MS Office; Excel, PowerPoint

4. Power Plant Engineer (Location: Ayutthaya or Bangkok Area) - Male/Female, age over 30 years up - Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering or related field - Minimum 5 years experience in automotive (engine/transmission/automotive environment technology) - Good command of English (TOEIC 500 up) and Japanese language proficiency test level 4 will be an advantage - Able to work in Ayutthaya or any area that relates to the job

5. Design Engineer (Location: Ayutthaya or Bangkok Area) -

Male/Female, age not over 30 years old Willing to work in automotive engineering Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field Good command of English (TOEIC 500 up) Minimum 2 years experience in engineering design, must be able to use CATIA V5 CAD - Experience in automotive business will be an advantage - Able to work in Ayutthaya or any area that relates to the job Interested candidate, please send your resume in English along with your recent photo and expected salary to

Human Resource Department,

Honda R&D Asia Pacific Co., Ltd. 49 Moo 9 T. Thanu, A. U-Thai, Ayutthaya 13120 Tel. 035-226636-41 E-mail: hraprc@n.t.rd.honda.co.jp

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Please apply at

DPAC Inter Corporation Co., Ltd.

444/1 Moo 4, T. Nongmaidaeng, A. Muang, Chonburi 20000 Tel. 038-458333 or apply via E-mail: hrf@dpac-intl.com

Based out of Rayong, Dacon Inspection Services Co., Ltd. has over the last 15 years developed into one of Thailand and the region's leading inspection companies, specializing in advanced and high technology inspection services for the Oil & Gas, Petrochem and Power industry. The company has recently received ISO 9001 Certification, and expands into new high tech sectors, especially Advanced and Digital Radiographic Testing and X-ray services as well as high end Ultrasonic’s, while at the same time further expanding into ASEAN countries. The company has taken aim at going towards Public Listing in Thailand, so to further boost our team of young and dedicated professionals, we are looking for the following people to join us:

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QUEEN’S PARK vs PETERHEAD

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Queen’s Park secured a dream Scottish Cup tie away to Glasgow giants Celtic after a 1-0 fourth round replay win over fellow third-tier side Peterhead .

briefly Spurs’one-two punch knocks out Pacers

Duncan

The Indiana Pacers had no defence for San Antonio’s one-two punch. Tim Duncan had 27 points with 10 rebounds before sitting out the final quarter, Argentine spark plug Manu Ginobili added 26 points and the Spurs spanked the Pacers at home for the seventh straight time, 99-81. “Overall, it was a great game,” Ginobili said. “Defensively, we did a very good job of holding a high-scoring team under 90 points.” – DPA

Lin targets International Taiwan star Lin Wentang is eyeing a successful title defence when he headlines the seasonopening Asian Tour International next month in Thailand.

Lin, winner of two titles en route to a career-high second place on the Order of Merit last season, will be joined by a strong field which includes local favourites Thaworn Wiratchant, Boonchu Ruangkit and Prayad Marksaeng.

The Asian Tour International will be played at Suwan Golf and Country Club in Bangkok from February 5-8. “I’m looking forward to playing again,” said Lin. – AFP

Ross becomes Dolphins’ owner New York real estate billionaire Stephen Ross became majority owner of the Miami Dolphins on Tuesday, completing his purchase of 95 per cent of the franchise for $1 billion. Co-owner Wayne Huizenga retained a 5 per cent interest. Ross then addressed speculation he and Bill Parcells, the vice president of football operations, might not be hitting it off. The sale triggered a clause in Parcells’ contract allowing him to leave and still receive the $9 million-12 million remaining on the fouryear contract he signed a year ago. “Parcells is in charge,” Ross said. “He’s staying, and I think

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we’re very fortunate to have someone like Bill Parcells, who I think people have come to recognise as probably the best football mind in America.” – AP

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Papelbon signs deal with Boston The Boston Red Sox avoided arbitration by agreeing to terms with closing pitcher Jonathan Papelbon on a one-year deal.

Terms were not disclosed, but Sports Illustrated Papelbon reported the deal is worth US$6.25 million which would be a record for an arbitration-eligible relief pitcher. – AFP

Swiss Master and Russian Safin on a collision course; champ Djokovic flying AFP, Melbourne

Everton ground sale blocked Cash-strapped Everton have suffered a financial blow after losing a battle with planning authorities over an application for the club’s former training ground to be redeveloped for housing. The setback will cost the club an estimated £10 million, money which Everton had planned to use towards its £78million contribution for a new stadium which is also the subject of a planning controversy.

Everton’s board committed the club to moving out of Liverpool to nearby Kirkby. – AFP

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efending champion Novak Djokovic hit top gear in a sparkling Australian Open performance yesterday as former winners Roger Federer and Marat Safin set up the clash of the third round.

Taiwan’s Lu Yen-Hsun produced the biggest shock so far in ousting 10th seed David Nalbandian, while America’s Andy Roddick made unexpectedly slow progress past 195thranked Xavier Malisse.

Spanish No 2 David Ferrer, Croatia’s Marin Cilic and Czech player Tomas Berdych also made it through along with Argentina’s rising star Juan Martin del Potro.

Djokovic was in irresistible

form against Jeremy Chardy of France, winning 7-5 6-1 6-3 as he shrugged off an indifferent start to the year.

“I think I’m playing better and better every match, so this is really important. This is something that I planned to do,” he said.

“If I keep the high level of performance and a good game, I will hopefully get far in the tournament.”

He next faces Bosnian-born American Amer Delic, who appealed for local fans to keep a lid on simmering ethnic tensions between Serbian, Bosnian and Croatian fans.

Rival groups of fans taunted each other during Delic’s match with France’s Paul-Henri

Mathieu, raising fears of a return of sectarian rioting which marred the last two editions.

“Today was bad when the other [fans] came across – I’m just hoping with Novak that it doesn’t turn into World War III,” Delic said.

Meanwhile Federer, seeking a record-equalling 14th Grand Slam, turned on the style against qualifier Evgeny Korolev with a 6-2 6-3 6-1 win to set up a mouthwatering third-round clash with long-time foe Safin.

The two former number ones, who have never played so early at a Grand Slam, have a memorable history here with Federer winning the 2004 final but being ousted in a classic semi by Safin a year later.

“We go way back. Him, of course, being a former number one, same as me, and a former Grand Slam champion, it’s an in-

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Jelena Dokic

ABOUT MEETING ROGER FEDERER

AFTER BEATING CHAKVETADZE

“I have nothing to worry about. I’m going to play my match. We know each other pretty well. Unfortunately I haven’t won a lot of matches against him, but I’m looking forward to it. It’s another chance. I have nothing to lose. I’m going to go for it whatever comes, comes.”

“It’s been a long time, last time I was on this court it was a bit different. Thank you all for supporting me, it’s unbelievable.

It’s been an amazing night, and no matter what happens from here on in, I will not forget this for a long time.”

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WE GO WAY BACK. HIM,OF COURSE, BEING A FORMER NUMBER ONE,SAME AS ME.IT’S AN INTRIGUING MATCH-UP. Federer on Safin

triguing match-up,” Federer said.

“Back when he was really at his very best, we had similar

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personalities growing up. I sort of chilled out and he kept on going. But it was always a good match-up.”

Federer has won their previous three meetings, including last year’s Wimbledon semi-final, and holds a 9-2 record against the Russian.

Safin also said he was relishing Friday’s clash, which promises to be the pick of the third round. “Unfortunately I haven’t won a lot of matches against him, but I’m looking forward to it,” said the Russian, who beat Spain’s Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-5 6-2 6-2.

“It’s another chance. I have nothing to lose. I’m going to go for it – whatever comes, comes.”

Seventh seed Roddick, 26, is desperate to be a genuine contender once again but ran into a roadblock in Malisse before winning in four sets.

There was no shortage of confidence as fifth seed Ivanovic swept past Alberta Brianti of Italy in a manner that suggested she can finally turn around the form slump that has dogged her since she won last year’s French Open.

The Melbourne Park crowd favourite thrashed Brianti 6-3 6-2, moving closer to her accomplishing mission to make amends for losing last year’s final to Maria Sharapova.

The 21-year-old was encouraged as her booming forehand finally found some its old potency and she blasted five aces past Brianti.

“This year, I really think I can still improve and build up on my game, hopefully take a step further,” Russia’s Zvonareva may have trouble improving her game after a near-perfect display when she served up a dreaded “double bagel” 6-0 6-0 scoreline to Edina Gallovits of Romania.

Safina’s scoreline was far less emphatic, as she went down a set and dished up 44 unforced errors on the way to beating compatriot Ekaterina Makarova 6-7 (3/7) 6-3 6-0.

The only upset came when Australian wildcard Jelena Dokic beat Russian 17th seed Anna Chakvetadze 6-4 6-7 (4/7) 6-3.

Yen-Hsun Lu of Taiwan celebrates his victory.

Lu shocks Nalbo for biggest win A F P , Melbourne

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op seed Jelena Jankovic battled into the Australian Open third round yesterday as fellow Serb Ana Ivanovic showed glimpses of the grace and power that swept her to last year’s final.

But it was the low-profile Russian seventh seed Vera Zvonareva who produced a perfect 6-0 6-0 display, while her third seeded compatriot Dafina Safina salvaged a patchy come-from-behind win.

Jankovic’s 6-4 7-5 win over Belgian Kirsten Flipkens showcased the Serb’s fighting qualities but will do little to silence questions about how a player who has never won a Grand Slam title holds the world number one ranking.

While never seriously threatened, Jankovic struggled to subdue a player rated 110 in the world who was determined to make the most of her moment on the big stage.

“I wasn’t really happy with my game, with what I was doing on the court. So I have to clean up my game a little bit and try to do the right things for my next match,” she said.

“I had to hang in there and find my way to get through the match,” she added, expressing confidence she would improve as the tournament progressed.

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Ana Ivanovic smashes on her way to defeating Alberta Brianti.

nheralded Taiwanese player Lu Yen-Hsun shocked 10th seed David Nalbandian in the Australian Open second round yesterday for the biggest win of his career.

The 25-year-old Lu, who has never been past the second round of a Grand Slam tournament in 12 previous attempts, thumped the Argentinean 6-4 5-7 4-6 6-4 6-2 in three hours 55 minutes.

Lu beat then world No 6 Andy Murray at the Beijing Olympics but said winning here was different.

“It’s different than the Olympics because it’s a Grand Slam,” he said.

“I think for me it’s the biggest of the tennis events.”

Lu said that because Nalbandian has one of the best backhand returns in the game he gambled that the South American would be expecting serves to his forehand.

“Because I just guessed he was ready for his forehand returns, I just changed my mind and said, ‘Okay, then I go to his backhand all the time’,” Lu said.

“So I was serving six times to his backhand in the break points and I won all the points.”

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Robinho to be fined for exit

ANDERSON AGONY Injuries take shine off Manchester United’s triumph AFP, Manchester, England

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razilian midfielder Anderson is facing an anxious wait for the result of X-rays on a suspected broken left ankle after being carried off during Manchester United’s League Cup 4-2 semi-final victory over Derby County.

Goals from Nani, John O’Shea, Carlos Tevez and Cristiano Ronaldo, with two late strikes from Giles Barnes in reply for Derby, secured a 4-3 aggregate victory for United at Old Trafford on Tuesday as they booked their seventh League Cup final appearance, at Wembley on March 1.

But the win was marred by several injuries, the most serious concerning Anderson, Rafael (hamstring) and Jonny Evans (ankle).

And with the likes of Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra already sidelined, the cost of this victory was a high one for the English, European and world champions.

“We were playing with nine men at the end, we were just limping around, but we got through,” said United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

“Anderson will have to go for an X-ray. There is some damage, so we’ll see what happens. It’s been a bad night for us that way, but we’re in the final, so we should celebrate that, even though we had six or seven injured.

“The serious one is Anderson. Ryan Giggs, Gary

Manchester United’s Carlos Tevez, right, is brought down for a penalty by Derby goalkeeper Roy Carroll.

Neville and Nani all picked up injuries. Jonny Evans has got a recurrence of the ankle injury that has bothered him for a few weeks now, but hopefully he’ll be OK in a week’s time, and Rafael has a hamstring injury and will be out for a few weeks.”

Ferguson, trying to remain upbeat, said the largely youthful side that got United to Wembley would be given a chance of glory.

“Finals are always hard to get to, though, and the young lads have done fantastic to get there, so they will play at Wembley, there is no question about that.

They deserve it.

“Wembley is a special place and our record is terrific in fi-

WE WERE JUST LIMPING AROUND, BUT WE GOT THROUGH. Alex Ferguson nals. It’s a great occasion going there, but you always want to win it.”

Derby’s late rally gave United a scare and another goal from Nigel Clough’s men would have levelled the aggregate scores.

Clough, who took charge at Pride Park earlier this month, said his second-tier Championship strugglers had run United agonisingly close.

“If we had scored a bit earlier, then we might have been able to give our supporters something to shout about. And if we had scored a second goal at Derby, then it could’ve been a different story.

“United are the best side in the world, though, and they can beat anyone by five or six on their day, so we have to take the positives from the game.”

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Robinho says he warned Manchester City. The club is mystified by its star’s sudden exit.

On Tuesday, after Robinho insisted City knew he left training camp in Tenerife to return to Brazil for family reasons, the club threatened to fine him unless he can explain his sudden departure – apparently without warning.

Robinho faced a maximum two-week fine of US$194,000.

Robinho said he had no dispute with City and was “committed” to helping the team become a force. “I would like to make it clear to the fans what the situation is, so that they can understand my decision to fly home to Brazil,” Robinho said on his website. “Earlier in the month I made Manchester City aware that I needed to return to Brazil, because of a family matter. The club agreed and I was grateful to them for this. Up until yesterday it was my understanding that the club had no problem with my plans.”

He said Kaka’s decision not to move to City had no bearing on his reasons to fly home.

“I feel it is important to underline that I did not return to Brazil because of the Kaka deal. He is one of my good friends and it would have been great to see him at Manchester City. But it had nothing to do with his decision to stay in Milan.”

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Honduran Wilson Palacios is moving to Tottenham.

ottenham Hotspur yesterday agreed a fee to sign midfielder Wilson Palacios from Wigan Athletic.

The clubs have agreed a deal thought to be worth £14 million, although it is subject to Tottenham securing a work permit for the Honduras international.

“We are delighted to announce that we have reached

agreement for the transfer of Wilson Palacios from Wigan Athletic,” a statement on Tottenham’s website said.

Tottenham are also reported to be targeting Italian defender Marco Materazzi.

“There is interest in England and I can say that Tottenham in recent days have expressed a real interest in Marco,” the player’s agent Claudio Vigorelli told Calciomercato.

“We are at a very early stage, they are talking with Inter and presenting something to the player – then it is up to the club and Marco to decide whether to accept or not.”

Meanwhile, Dutch midfielder Nigel de Jong’s move from SV Hamburg to Manchester City has been sealed for a fee of US$25.2 million, Bild newspaper reported.

The 24-year-old internation-

al signed a four-year contract with the Premier League club late Tuesday, the report said.

De Jong is set to make his debut for City next Wednesday at home to Newcastle United.

Meanwhile, Jermaine Pennant has agreed to join Portsmouth on loan from Liverpool until the end of the season after turning down the chance to make a permanent move.

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BALKANS BATTLE Delic appeals to fans not to turn tie into World War III AFP, Melbourne

he ethnic tensions that have plagued recent Australian Opens simmered just below the surface yesterday as rival groups of Serbians, Croatians and Bosnians engaged in verbal warfare.

While a potential powderkeg clash between Croat Marin Cilic and Serb Janko Tipsarevic passed off largely trouble-free, security was called during a match between Bosnian-born American Amer Delic and Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu.

It was deemed necessary after a group of Serbian fans turned up and began taunting Delic’s supporters.

Delic, who overcame Mathieu in five sets, said later he wanted his fans to calm down and not turn his third-round match with

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Supporters of Bosnian-born Amer Delic shout from the stands during his match against Paul-Henri Mathieu at the Australian Open.

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic “into World War III”.

“I’m going to try and tell my fans that we don’t need to be embarrassing ourselves in front of the world and I hope Novak says something to the Serbian fans also,” Delic said.

“You know, leave the politics aside. It’s not my fault and it’s

not Novak’s fault.”

He added that he would also speak to the leaders of the Bosnian community in Melbourne.

The Serbian fans who descended on the Delic-Mathieu clash came straight from seeing Tipsarevic go down to the bigserving Cilic 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-3.

That match ended without incident although both players were upset by fans singing political songs rather than following the tennis. “It was like I expected – it was a highly intense match,” Tipsarevic said, later comparing the atmosphere to a Davis Cup tie.

Tipsarevic said that once he saw the draw he asked organisers to ensure the match was played on a showcourt to lessen any chance of trouble. “Both the Serbs and the Croats were a little bit incorrect singing songs that had nothing to do with the tennis but to do with the history we have between each other,” Tipsarevic said.

“There was a little bit of rudeness towards the players.”

Tipsarevic said Cilic had also found it difficult.

“I spoke to him at the net and he told me ‘I don’t know about you but for me this was really tough mentally to play in these conditions’, and I said the same thing to him,” Tipsarevic said.

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amarine Tanasugarn and American partner Jill Craybas crashed out in the first round following their 3-6 5-7 defeat to Poland’s Agnieszka and Urszula Radwanska in the doubles first round yesterday.

Meanwhile, Indian icon Sania Mirza was dumped out of the singles but said she was just happy to be back after a painful six months on the sidelines.

Her 6-3 6-2 loss to Russian 10th seed Nadia Petrova was only her second match back and even winning once here was good enough for Mirza.

“I’m just happy to be back and doing what I love doing, playing tennis and competing,” she said.

“There was a big crowd out there and I haven’t played like that for six months. Of course I’m disappointed at losing but I will try and take positives from this.”

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FORMULA ONE

Fernando Alonso says he can silence all speculation about a future move to Ferrari by succeeding with Renault

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f his optimism and his coolness are anything to go by, Fernando Alonso has half a Formula 1 title – the third of his personal count – in his pocket already, even before the 2009 season starts on March 29 in Australia.

In southern Portugal, where the year’s first joint tests were being held until today, only one word could take away the Spaniard’s smile: Ferrari.

“I’ve been having to answer that question for five years,” he complained at a press conference in the brand new Portimao circuit, when asked by a journalist.

No, he has nothing to say about Ferrari, to whom he has repeatedly been linked by rumours.

BMW take wraps off BMW-Sauber unveiled the car it hopes will break up the dominance of McLaren and Ferrari in the Formula One championship this year. The wraps came off the F1.09 at a presentation in Valencia, Spain attended by the team’s drivers Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica.

BMW believe that they will mount a stronger challenge for the constructors’ title in their fourth year in F1. “We want to fight for the title with the two other big teams and any others in contention,” BMW motorsport director Mario Theissen said. “We are aware that we are aiming very high. It is the final step and that, as we all know, is the most difficult.” – A P

“Maybe if we win two or three races we can forget about Ferrari,” he said.

Alonso insists he is thinking about his team, Renault, and about the present, “not about 2010, 2011, 2012 or 2013.”

And the present looks rosy for the driver who won the Formula 1 world championship in 2005 and 2006.

“My goal is to win the drivers’ title and the constructors’ title,” he says of the upcoming season.

With a serious and challenging look on his face, the Spaniard says the new car can win races.

He is aware of the pressure that puts on him and on his whole team. However, Alonso does not “feel” that pressure these days – he is having fun in

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Fernando Alonso frowns after complaining that he has been answering questions on Ferrari for five years.

THE NEW SHAPES ARE STRIKING, THAT’S TRUE,BUT IT IS A MATTER OF GETTING USED TO THEM. Alonso on the 2009 Renault

his job, and he is not afraid to say it.

“When you are waiting for your first title everything is more complicated, any mistake is more serious,” he says.

Following a very quiet winter holiday, in which he admitted that he “almost only ate, slept and rode a bicycle,” Alonso looks more relaxed than ever.

At age 27, he is one of the veterans in Formula 1.

“I had not thought about that, that’s true,” smiled the man who first rode a kart at age 3.

He is not too enthusiastic about the new wave of changes imposed by the motorsport federation FIA, but he knows the

modifications are necessary.

“We have to accept them,” he admits.

However, he wants more continuity.

“Constant changes confuse spectators. It is as if in football you changed the offside rule every year.”

Of the criticism that has been poured on Renault’s new car, which many journalists in Portimao have termed “ugly,” Alonso stood up for designers.

“The new shapes are striking, that’s true, but it is a matter of getting used to them. When we see a photo of 2008 cars in three or four months, we are going to find them strange.”

New Renault shark not very sexy DPA, Portimao, Portugal

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he Formula 1 circus, which on this crisis year is set to cut its spending by some 30 per cent at the request of the FIA, launched the first joint tests in Portimao, Portugal with a show that was in accordance with the new era: grey, lacklustre and somewhat disappointing.

“It is not at all sexy,” an Italian journalist said of the new weapon in the hands of double world champion Fernando Alonso.

Others spoke of an eighties look. The Spaniard’s new car, the Renault R29, which was unveiled on Monday in a modest ceremony in the Algarve, caused both surprise and controversy: some liked it, others not quite.

What is true is that the R29,

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FORGET FERRARI: ALONSO

Fernando Alonso pilots the new Renault R29 Formula One car during a test session. which at the beginning of the year did not pass the International Motorsport Federation FIA’s front and lateral impact tests, is quite different not only from the trend

in 2008, but also from the look that other teams have unveiled so far this year.

It still features the shark’s snout, but it is quite a bit bigger than those of the other teams,

and its front spoiler stands out for its simplicity. A French journalist commented, rightly so, that the R29 resembled a “Formula 3 car.”

Amid the novelties, there is also more orange in the chassis, a concession to financial services sponsor ING. Despite the ongoing financial and economic crisis, the bank vowed it would fulfill its commitments to Renault, whose parent company is going through hard times of its own. The car that was unveiled by team managing director Flavio Briatore and by drivers Alonso and the Brazilian Nelsinho Piquet looks more yellow and also incorporates red, which pushed out the more traditional blue in the wake of a sponsorship deal with French energy giant Total.

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KAKA’S DAD ‘GREEDY’ Man City say Leite only cared about the big bucks AP, Manchester, England

anchester City accused AC Milan of reneging on an agreement to sell Kaka to the Premier League club and blamed the Brazil star’s father for being too greedy.

City executive chairman Garry Cook met with Kaka’s father and chief adviser, Bosco Leite, and presented a vision that City thought would appeal AC Milan supporters celebrate outside Kaka’s home in central Milan. to Kaka’s deeply religious side.

“We really believed and we “We believed and his father the rest of the stuff. ... do believe Kaka has the capa- believed that these were all is“We would have put rebility to be the next global am- sues standing in the way of get- sources there to help build his bassador for the game,” Cook ting an offer – but he wanted an foundation and truly send a said. “We wanted to help devel- offer.” Cook believes that Leite message to global football op that through a foundation. was only interested in the fi- about what great players can do He is truly a humanitarian of nancial rewards for his son. that is not related to money. He the highest order and we truly “There was Stage 1 – Milan. used the term it is not just respect him not only for his ca- Stage 2 – what’s the plan? Stage about money. The irony was it pabilities for this, but also his 3 – what’s the offer?” Cook said. was about money. It was just approach to humanity and we “He wanted the offer. He did too sophisticated.” wanted to work on it. not want to sit and talk about With Kaka backed by 20 per-

RESULTS basketball NBA Yesterday’s results: Atlanta 105, Chicago 102; Denver 118, Sacramento 99; Utah 112, Minnesota 107; San Antonio 99, Indiana 81

ice hockey NHL Yesterday’s results: Atlanta 4, Montreal 2; NY Rangers 4, Anaheim 2; Ottawa 3, Washington 2; Carolina 2, Pittsburgh 1; Los Angeles 5, Minnesota 2; Phoenix 6, Detroit 3; Edmonton 4, Columbus 3; San Jose 2, Vancouver 1, OT

soccer English FA Cup 3rd rd replay: Doncaster 3 (Stock 26, 58, Hird 36) Cheltenham 0 FA Cup fourth round draw Liverpool v Everton; Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur; Hull v Millwall; Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers; Hartlepool v West Ham; Sheffield United v Charlton; Cardiff v Arsenal; Portsmouth v Swansea; Chelsea v Ipswich; Doncaster v Aston Villa; West Brom v Burnley; Torquay v Coventry; Kettering v

Fulham; Watford v Crystal Palace; Derby v Nottingham Forest; Wolverhampton v Middlesbrough Ties to be played over the weekend of Jan 24-25 English League Cup Tuesday’s result: Manchester United 4 (Nani 16, O’Shea 22, Tevez 34, Ronaldo 89-pen) Derby 2 (Barnes 80-pen, 90)Manchester United win 4-3 on aggregate Scottish Cup Tuesday’s fourth round replay result: Queens Park 1 (Holms 51) Peterhead 0

tennis Australian Open Yesterday’s results (x denotes seeding): Men’s singles 2nd round: David Ferrer (ESP x11) b Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) 6-2 6-2 6-1; Marat Safin (RUS x26) b Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 7-5 6-2 6-2; Marin Cilic (CRO x19) b Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3; Novak Djokovic (SRB x3) b Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 7-5 6-1 6-3; Tommy Robredo (ESP x21) b Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-1 6-3 6-0; Roger Federer (SUI x2) b Evgeny Korolev (RUS) 6-2 6-3 6-1; Tomas Berdych (CZE x20) b Brian Dabul (ARG) 6-1 6-1 6-3; Amer Delic (USA) b Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA x28) 1-6 3-6 6-3 76 (7/3) 9-7; Stanislas Wawrinka

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sonal sponsorship deals linked to him remaining at Milan, City were presented with a complex scenario. But while City had three lawyers, Kaka’s father tried to personally handle negotiations himself.

“It is like buying a business, you have to carry out your due diligence so you know what you are buying,” Cook said. “If each one of those sponsors decides if the player goes to Manchester City they are pulling out, there is a consequence for the player.

“There is a long-term impact, both financial and on his image.”

Cook said City still plans to turn City into a global football force, noting Monday’s signing of Craig Bellamy, a 29-year-old striker who appeared in only 24 league matches and scored seven goals in 18 months at West Ham. “If we don’t get Kaka it is not the end of the world, we got Craig Bellamy,” Cook said.

Cook acknowledged that it is difficult for City to lure players from a club that is accustomed to Champions League football, like Milan. “Maybe this club is not quite ready yet. But I truly believe we are going on that journey. It is a shame because if the player [Kaka] had been able to come with us that journey may have been accelerated by a couple of years – but it doesn’t deter us from what we are trying to do.”

Regardless of that, Cook believed that the huge fee for Kaka was a sensible deal that would eventually generate a healthy profit.

“Over the five-year period, if everything went well, we would show a return on the investment and satisfy the needs of the fans, financial community and employees,” Cook said.

“It was all coming together but when we got down to it, the father just wanted to know how much we were going to pay him.”

Hurricanes win second straight Cam Ward made 32 saves, and Ray Whitney and Eric Staal scored as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins.

(SUI x15) b Brydan Klein (AUS) 6-3 6-4 6-4; Mardy Fish (USA x23) b Simone Bolelli (ITA) 6-4 6-1 7-5 Women’s singles 2nd round: Nadia Petrova (RUS x10) b Sania Mirza (IND) 6-3 6-2; Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) b Karin Knapp (ITA) 6-4 6-1; Kaia Kanepi (EST x25) b Patricia Mayr (AUT) 6-3 6-1; Ana Ivanovic (SRB x5) b Alberta Brianti (ITA) 6-3 6-2; Ai Sugiyama (JPN x26) b Nathalie Dechy (FRA) 1-6 6-1 6-3; Dinara Safina (RUS x3) b Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 6-7 (3/7) 6-3 60; Daniela Hantuchova (SVK x19) b Mathilde Johansson (FRA) 6-3 4-6 6-3; Alisa Kleybanova (RUS x29) b Stephanie CohenAloro (FRA) 6-1 3-6 6-2; Vera Zvonareva (RUS x7) b Edina Gallovits (ROM) 6-0 6-0; Jelena Jankovic (SRB x1) b Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 6-4 7-5; Alize Cornet (FRA x15) b Andrea Petkovic (GER) 6-1 6-0; Lucie Safarova (CZE) b Marina Erakovic (NZL) 6-1 3-6 9-7; Sara Errani (ITA) b Monica Niculescu (ROM) 6-2 6-3;Caroline Wozniacki (DEN x11) b Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) 6-3 6-3; Marion Bartoli (FRA x16) b Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 7-5 62 Doubles: Men's first round: Jeff Coetzee and Wesley Moodie (5), South Africa, def. Robby Ginepri and Vince Spadea, United States, 64, 6-3; Christopher Kas, Germany, and Rogier Wassen (13),

Netherlands, def. Chris Haggard, South Africa, and Sam Querrey, United States, 6-4, 7-5; Frantisek Cermak, Czech Republic, and Michal Mertinak (14), Slovakia, def. Nicolas Almagro and Ivan Navarro, Spain, 6-2, 6-4; Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski (6), Poland, def. Colin Ebelthite and Sam Groth, Australia, 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-4; Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, and JeanClaude Scherrer, Switzerland, def.

Sebastian Prieto and Martin Vassallo Arguello, Argentina, 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4); Travis Parrott, United States, and Filip Polasek (15), Slovakia, def. Igor Andreev, Russia, and Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-4; Bruno Soares, Brazil, and Kevin Ullyett (7), Zimbabwe, def. Julien Benneteau and Florent Serra, France, 6-3, 60; Carsten Ball and Chris Guccione, Australia, def. Scott Lipsky and David Martin, United States, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4); Bob and Mike Bryan (2), United States, def. Fernando Gonzalez, Chile, and Mariano Hood, Argentina, 75, 6-3;Fabio Fognini, Italy, and Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia, def. Steve Darcis and Christophe Rochus, Belgium, 6-4, 6-3; Stephen Huss, Australia, and Ross Hutchins, Britain, def. Agustin Calleri and Eduardo Schwank, Argentina, 75, 7-5 Women's first round: Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska, Poland, def. Tamira Paszek, Austria, and Ipek Senoglu, Turkey, 6-2, 2-1 retired; Sofia Arvidsson, Sweden,

and Natalie Grandin, South Africa, def. Alison Bai and Emelyn Starr, Australia, 7-5, 6-2; Agnieszka and Urszula Radwanska, Poland, def. Jill Craybas, United States, and Tamarine Tanasugarn, Thailand, 6-3, 7-5; Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears, United States, def. Mariya Koryttseva, Ukraine, and Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, 7-6 (5), 6-2; Casey Dellacqua, Australia, and Francesca Schiavone (12), Italy, def. Petra Cetkovska, Czech Republic, and Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, 6-2, 6-1; Mervana Jugic-Salkic, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Anne Keothavong, Britain, def. Sophie Ferguson and Jessica Moore, Australia, 6-3, 6-2; Iveta Benesova and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, def. Chan Yung-jan, Taiwan, and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 6-4, 64; Gisela Dulko, Argentina, and Roberta Vinci, Italy, def. Alona and Kateryna Bondarenko (4), Ukraine, 6-2, 7-5; Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and Patty Schnyder, Switzerland, def.

Kristina Barrois, Germany, and Tathiana Garbin, Italy, 6-2, 6-1; Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Peng Shuai (16), China, def. Maret Ani, Estonia, and Renata Voracova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4; Ayumi Morita, Japan, and Martina Muller, Germany, def.

Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, and Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, 6-4, 7-6 (5)

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