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They have eight albums to their credit and a resounding victory at the International Youth Chamber Music Competition.

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GOOD MORNING BANGKOK!

Holidays: time to get busy

By Natida Wirushsilpa

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hether they call it summer break, school break or uni break, the long holidays have just one meaning for most students: free time. Free from school, homework, projects and, of course, waking up early. For me, it’s a time to do things I don’t get the chance to do while I’m busy studying.

People might say I’m a workaholic, but I believe that this is the time for every student to find new opportunities and experiences, before they settle down to the drudgery of a job.

What to do Get an earful of The Innocent at their reunion concert; pick up tips from an Aussie TV chef, or learn Chinese cooking; don’t miss the Mahidol University Choir as they perform Brahms’ ‘German Requiem’

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THE CITY

Sept1,1990 THE DAY SUEB NAKHASATHIEN committed suicide in a bid to draw attention to forest encroachment, illegal logging and illegal hunting.

Sanam Luang set to bloom

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style flower market, with plans to transplant vendors from Pak Khlong Market already underway.

Part of the “orderly regulations” regime being launched at Sanam Luang today, the idea will be implemented after the Bangkok landmark is cleared of some 300 homeless people, said Deputy Bangkok Governor Theerachon Manomaipibul, who inspected the area yesterday.

The flower market idea is part of a two-year landscape adjustment plan to divide Sanam Luang into a ceremonial ground and an activity ground. The latter will include a plaza for cultural and sports activities as well as a Dutchstyle flower market, said Theerachon.

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muddy corner of Sanam A Luang will soon be transformed into an Amsterdam-

FAB FOUR RETURN After conquering the world stage, young classical music quartet the Dr Sax Chamber Orchestra show Thailand what it’s been missing

Homeless trained, housed The Social Development and Human Security Ministry’s Prachabodi Centre would provide the homeless people and migrant workers who sleep at Sanam Luang with shelters, he said, while the city and the Labour Ministry would provide vocational training and help them find jobs. The homeless will be able to register today at a stall set up at Sanam Luang.

Theerachon said he had instructed the city’s “tesakit” officials to get tough on street hawkers, and had more trash cans in place, with littering subject to fines of Bt100 to Bt1,000 from October 1.

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A sign at the Ratchayothin overpass tells motorists it will be closed for 30 days starting today for renovation.

Ratchayothin intersection under the overpass normally witnesses heavy traffic, which gets worse when it rains.

By Lisnaree Vichitsorasatra

Meet the band

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Cellist Tapalin Charoensook and violinists Visanee Vongvirulh, Chalat Limpisiri and Pongthep Jitduangprem have practised together for three to six hours a week for the last 12 years. That hard work has produced eight albums so far, but the group is still a non-commercial venture.

The quartet was launched to the heights by the Sugree Charoensook Foundation’s Talent Education Search Project, which nurtures 20 of the country’s most musically gifted youngsters.

Cellist Tapalin recalls how

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inning the International Youth Chamber Music Competition 2005 in Switzerland sent them spinning round the world for concerts in China, Italy, Austria, Germany and Canada.

Now, almost five years later, the four kids of the Dr Sax Chamber Orchestra are back to show how their musical talents have grown, with “Solo Night No 9: The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi”, a concert at the Stock Exchange of Thailand this Friday.

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ALL ‘FOUR SEASONS’ >> The Dr Sax Chamber Orchestra perform at SetTrade on September 4 and at Ratchapat Nakornsawan on September 20. >> Visit: www.DrSaxChamberOrchestra.com.

they flew through the auditions for the International Youth Chamber Music Competition, only having to play their piece once while other groups were asked for at least three repeats.

Rising stars Before conquering the world stage, the quartet had been playing small events like weddings and exhibitions.

“After we won the competition, we were famous enough to hold a big concert in Thailand,” says Tapalin.

She adds that as undergraduate students the four have to balance music practice with lectures and homework. “We’re just like any other teens.”

So, what about this Friday’s performance?

“The pieces evoke spring, summer, autumn and winter in turn,” says Tapalin. “Instruments imitate the sounds of birdsong and the wind, ” adds Visanee.

But like their friends VieTrio at Grammy, Dr Sax enjoy bringing out the lively, fun side of classical music.

“Classical is more complex than pop music,” says Visanee.

“You have to find the meaning of it by yourself so you need to use more imagination.”

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children are being held in British immigration detention centres with their families

Info highway

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Text messages go from Australia into space

The cast and crew of ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ pose with the outstanding drama series award backstage at the Daytime Emmy Awards on Sunday. Below: Rachael Ray with her award for outstanding talk show.

‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ wins major Daytime Emmys award spirit. He would probably say, ‘It’s about time’. I took out the expletive.”

historic theatre were part of the 36th annual Daytime Emmys – which honoured everything from soaps to talk shows to game shows – in an attempt to lure an eroding audience for award shows.

Acting honours

Rachael, Tyra win again

Drama series lead acting honours went to Christian LeBlanc of “The Young and the Restless” and Susan Haskell of ABC’s “One Life to Live”.

LeBlanc scored his third career trophy, taking a playful bite out of the globe on the trophy. “You cannot resist the excitement,” he said backstage.

“Guiding Light” earned one of its last trophies before it leaves the air after 72 years. Jeff Branson, who plays Shayne Lewis on the CBS soap, tied for

Rachael Ray and Tyra Banks repeated as winners of the entertainment and informative talk show trophies, respectively. The ladies of “The View” ended Ellen DeGeneres’ fouryear run as talk-show host winner. Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd and Barbara Walters weren’t on hand to accept the trophy. Neither was game show host winner Meredith Vieira of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”.

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he Bold and the Beautiful” won drama series honours at the Daytime Emmys, the CBS soap opera’s first such victory in 22 years on the air.

It was a poignant victory for executive producer Bradley Bell, whose late father William J Bell co-created “The Young and the Restless”, a show that was honoured seven times in the same category.

“It’s incredibly exciting because I grew up going to visit that show,” Bell said backstage.

“It’s sweeter after 22 years, it didn’t come in five or 10 or 15 years. I think my dad is here in

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Soap bags drama series honours, the first such victory in 22 years

supporting actor. “This is so bittersweet,” he said.

He tied with Vincent Irizarry of ABC’s “All My Children”, who got his soap start on “Guiding Light” in the early 1980s.

Singing, dancing, comedy and a touch of pathos set against the glitzy backdrop of a

Texters from 195 countries sent messages to the nearest Earth-like planet outside the solar system in an Australian publicity stunt its originator said yesterday was the computer age equivalent of putting messages in bottles and casting them in the ocean.

“We had messages from Afghanistan to Alaska, from Morocco to Macau,” said Wilson da Silva, the Cosmos magazine editor who dreamed up the wildly successful Hello From Earth project.

With the help of the Nasa and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, 25,880 messages were switched into binary code and transmitted to Gliese 581d.

Three times the size of Earth, Gliese 581d is 20 million light years away, but the nearest place that could potentially support life as we know it.

Following last week’s transmission from the Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex, the long wait is on for replies.

Beware of these sandals Two four-year-old Hong Kong boys were injured in separate incidents after being trapped in escalators by their trendy Crocs sandals.

Firemen and paramedics were called to help a boy on Sunday when he was trapped by his right foot in an escalator at an underground train station.

An hour later, at another underground train station, another boy was taken to hospital after injuring his foot in the same way.

Both boys were wearing the fashionable plastic sandals. – DPA

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Cadaver dogs search home in shocking US abduction case Two daughters sexual predator fathered with a schoolgirl have been told that their mother was kidnapped by their father A F P , San Francisco

olice and cadaver-sniffing dogs scoured the California home of a convicted sexual predator accused of holding a girl captive in his backyard for 18 years and fathering two children with her.

Police refused to describe the nature of the search at the home of Phillip Garrido, 58, but US media reported that investigators are looking for potential links to other crimes in the area.

Garrido and his wife Nancy,

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Antioch police officers and Contra Costa Sheriff officers search outhouses of the property next door to 58-year-old Phillip Garrido and his 54-year-old wife Nancy Garrido, who were arrested in the kidnapping case of Jaycee Lee Dugard in California.

54, were arrested last week and charged with the kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard, nearly two decades after the blonde schoolgirl was snatched out-

side her home in 1991 when she was just 11.

Dugard, now 29, was confined in a makeshift prison of sheds and tents in what police

Actor Andy Lau ‘got married quietly to protect his wife’ “I was afraid that if I announced the marriage, she would be stalked by reporters, so I made a selfish decision. I thought if things go well, I would tell everyone when the baby is stable, but instead I made things more complicated,” he said.

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ong Kong actor-singer Andy Lau says he quietly got married but did not announce it because he wanted to protect his wife while they tried to have a baby.

Lau said in a brief message on his official website that he and his girlfriend married in the US because they want to have a child by artificial insemination – a procedure authorised only for married couples in Hong Kong.

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Married to beauty star Carol Chu

Andy Lau with Malaysian beauty star Carol Chu after arriving at Hong Kong’s international airport on August 25.

Lau did not identify his girlfriend, but public marriage records made available online by the Clark County Recorder’s Office in Nevada show that Lau and Carol Chu wed on June 24, 2008.

The records were first reported on Saturday by Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper.

Speculation about Lau’s personal life has dominated the entertainment pages in Chinese-language newspapers after he was spotted in Hong Kong’s international airport last Tuesday with Chu, a former beauty pageant contestant from Malaysia.

Entertainment reporters had staked out the funeral of Chu’s father in Kuala Lumpur and mobbed Lau and Chu when they returned to Hong Kong.

The 47-year-old star of films such as “Infernal Affairs” and “House of Flying Daggers” has appeared in more than 100 movies since his debut in 1982 and is one of Asia’s biggest celebrities.

have described as a “backyard within a backyard” at Garrido’s home in Antioch.

Police searched Garrido’s home at the weekend in relation to a series of prostitute killings in the 1990s, as other bodies had been found close to where he worked.

Neighbours described Garrido as a religious fanatic who grew more and more strange, and who lately was intent on spreading his confounding beliefs widely, sometimes accompanied by his two girls.

News reports on Sunday said the two daughters Garrido fathered with Jaycee, who are now 11 and 15, have been told that their mother was kidnapped by their father.

Her stepfather Carl Probyn told news media that the girl’s mother told him that Jaycee is “fragile” and does not think she ever tried to escape.

A worm in the apple: Macs now target of hackers It all used to be simpler for Mac users: viruses and other malicious software affected Windows computers, not them. That is slowly changing.

“The threats have intensified,” says Candid Wuest from anti-virus maker Symantec.

The biggest threat comes from hackers trying to sneak viruses onto computers.

OSX.RSPlug.A is the name of one that preys on Mac users.

It claims to be a video codec required to watch certain porno films, but in fact tries to redirect the surfer to a website forged to look like an eBay page. An attempt is then made to phish for the access data to the user’s real eBay account.

Another trojan assumed control of Macs earlier this year, harnessing them into a “Botnet” – a remote controlled network of computers employed by hackers to send out spam.

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SAMMO HUNG, ROTUND MARTIAL-ARTS STAR, WHO RECENTLY UNDERWENT HEART SURGERY. HE IS FILMING “IP MAN 2”.

“Everything is back to normal even though my weight has become a health issue, causing heart problems. I am now back at work and I would like to thank everyone for their concern.”

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The original desperate housewife’s heart-warming story is transplanted to Thailand

By Pawit Mahasarinand S P E C I A L T O D A I LY XPRESS

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resh from “Nang Nak the Museum”, the New Theatre Society has a date with the boisterous Shirley Valentine, the housewife who so famously broke free from drudgery.

Parnrut Kritchanchai was studying in Britain when she read the script for “Shirley Valentine” by Willy Russell, who also penned “Blood Brothers” and “Educating Rita”.

She enjoyed it so much that she translated the whole book in one day, titling it “Chor Malee Ramluek”, and that’s the

WE’RE NOT PROTESTING OR DEMANDING ANYTHING. Parnrut Kritchanchai

play she’s directing this week.

“Shirley Valentine is a Liverpool housewife who gave

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up her wild life when she got married. Then her best friend wins a trip for two to Greece and she goes along, and life is never the same again.

“I’ve added another character – the best friend,” Parnrut says.

“Part of the reason was that it’s tough finding a Thai actress who could handle the solo performance, but the friend is a single woman too, so you can observe the similarities and differences between the two women.”

Parnrut has also shifted the setting and social context to Thailand and stitched in some of her own experiences and

those of his mother and grandmother.

Point of view “Chor Malee Ramluek” is not, she insists, a “feminist” piece.

“We’re not protesting or demanding anything. It’s simply a story about how women lead their lives today, as told from women’s point of view.”

Parnrut, a seasoned actress known for her deadpan comedy, plays the best friend, Tuktik. Portraying Chor Malee is Sao Soong Theatre’s Yaowaluck Mekkulwiroj.

“Chor Malee Ramluek” opened last Wednesday and

GREECE, HUH? >> “Chor Malee Ramluek” continues at the Crescent Moon Space in the Pridi Banonmyong Institute between Soi Thong Lor 1 and 3, until Sunday, nightly at 7.30. >> Tickets are Bt300 (Bt250 for students). Call (086) 787 7715.

audience reaction has exceeded Parnrut’s expectations.

“The original British play was an award-winning comedy, but this adaptation somehow makes Thai viewers – even men – cry. Some people are coming back to see it a second time.”

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JAPANESE COUPLE Kyoko and Hiroshi Yamao won the Seventh World Championship of Tango, dethroning Argentina, whose dancers have dominated for years. Second place in the Buenos Aires contest went to a pair from Colombia.

EDITION of the Mostra – the Venice International Film Festival.

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You could have predicted it: Moderndog has had to add another show to its 15thanniversary “5 3 15” celebrations. It’s the day after the sold-out October 2 concert at Hua Mark Indoor Stadium. The trio will be performing a decade and a half worth of hits alongside a bevy of guests, including Moderndog founding bassist Som-att “Bob” Bunyarattavej, Kamol Sukosol “Sukie” Clapp and Palmy. On September 9, take the key to a Honda motorbike, a Canon digital camera or nine Coke tops to any Total Reservation counter and a Bt1,500 seat is yours for just Bt999. Call (02) 833 5555.

Space,the everyday frontier

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ARTIST ARIN RUNGJANG reinterprets the meaning of space and place in everyday life in his new exhibition “Russamee Rungjang (2009)”, which opens at 5.30 on Thursday at Gallery Ver in Thonburi.

Arin’s works seek to remove the barriers between private and public space with the use of familiar household objects and transforming them with peculiar arrangements. He previously presented his work at the Guangzhou Triennial.

“Russamee Rungjang (2009)” includes a video that was shot from the summit of People from all walks Bangkok’s Dusit Thani of life populate ‘Square Hotel, where his mother One’ tomorrow to used to work.

Friday at DPU Hall.

The show runs until September 30. The gallery is on the second floor of Klongsan Plaza on Charoen Nakorn Road.

Catch the ferry from River City. Call (02)

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861 0933 or click www.VerVer.info.

Back to Square One DIRECTOR GRISANA PUNPENG has adapted Austrian playwright Peter Handke’s “The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other” for her new play, “Square One”, which will be staged from tomorrow to Friday at Dhurakij Pundit University’s DPU Hall at 7.30.

The one-hour, one-act, non-verbal play is a glimpse at the lives of more than 300 people as they pass through a town square. The roles are performed by 21 physical-theatre students from the Department of Applied Performing Arts.

Tickets are Bt150 (Bt100 for students).

Call (089) 016 3327 or (085) 919 8127.

Slow lane is still creative Photographer Tom

Chuawiwat returned to Thailand five years ago after decades abroad, his pioneering magazine covers of the 1980s still fondly remembered.

Since coming home he’s spent his time “outside Bangkok, reading dharma books and working on the garden” – no longer interested in the commercial design work that made his name.

The real pleasure, says Tom, now 77, only came when he was doing what he wanted, whether painting or photography, “gradually, with no rush”.

If you’d like to see what he’s been gradually producing lately, he has an exhibition opening at the Exhibit Cafe on Sukhumvit Soi 31 on Friday.

Candlelit clothes

Michael Moore skewers capitalism with his latest documentary, which is among the competitors in Venice A F P , Rome

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ichael Moore unleashes his acerbic wit on the world financial crisis and fashion designer Tom Ford makes his directorial debut at the Venice Film Festival opening tomorrow.

Moore’s “Capitalism: A Love Story” is in competition for the Golden Lion at this year’s fest.

“It’s got it all – lust, passion, romance and 14,000 jobs being eliminated every day,” says Moore.

Ford’s “A Single Man” is based on Christopher Isherwood’s 1964 novel about a professor mourning the death of his homosexual partner. Starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore, it’s the first film by 48-year-old Ford, a former Gucci designer. It could win the Queer Golden Lion, a prize that has been awarded the past three years to gay-theme movies.

The jury is chaired by Ang

XTRA THE LION IN 3-D >> 24 films are competing for the Golden Lion, including a “surprise” entry not yet announced. >> Eight films are in an inaugural 3-D competition. >> John Lasseter and his Disney/Pixar team will get a career Golden Lion and 3-D versions of “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2” will premiere.

Lee, two-time Golden Lion winner for “Brokeback Mountain” in 2005 and “Lust, Caution” in 2007.

The fest opens with an Italian movie for the first time in 20 years, “Baaria”, an epic Sicilian love story from “Cinema Paradiso” director Giuseppe Tornatore.

Incredibly busy Japanese

fashion designer Junko Koshino wasn’t about to let her 70th birthday slow her down on August 25. She was in Bangkok telling fashion students, artists and about 300 expatriate countrymen about her recent show in Rangoon.

Her lengthy talk at the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit ended with a black-out: The ballroom lights went out, a cake laden with candles appeared, and – surprise – there was Koh Mr Saxman playing “Happy Birthday” on his saxophone, courtesy of the Japan Foundation.

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retail therapy Sensuously Sui With autumn coming, Anna Sui Beauty introduces several key products that provide all the essential tools to create natural looking, divinely bright skin. The highlight of the new collection is the Base Makeup series, which offers the Anna Sui girl the opportunity to have flawless looking skin without looking overly made-up.

Made in Japan with anti-oxidantenriched, botanical ingredients, the new, upgraded Moisture Rich Foundation series gives a naturally flawless finish while moisturising the skin.

Supermodel Agyness Deyn, a personal friend of Sui, is the face of the autumn-winter 2009 advertising campaign.

The Base Make Up series, along with other Anna Sui cosmetics, is now on sale at leading department shopping stores.

All that glitters Metallic eyes are trendy, confirm both Bobbi Brown and The Body Shop.

Bobbi Brown recently introduced its autumn collection called “Metallic Long-Wear Cream Shadow” in eight glittering shades that include shimmering chrome patina, brown metal, starry night, black pearl, starry purple, antique gold, and mercury.

Body Shop has just also launched its “Precious Pearlescents Make-up Collection” comprising eye shadow and lipstick in metallic shades. The products are made of organic cupassu butter from Amazon. Both brands are available at leading department stores.

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Divine, as in goddess From myrtle to immortelle, organic aids to younger skin Daily Xpress

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rench skincare firm L’Occitane sets out to push back the years with Divine Cream, an anti-ageing ointment that’s applied in a special way to make the essential oils more effective.

It mingles the essences of yellow immortelle petals from Corsica and the white buds of myrtle, hailed as “a source of vitality”.

There’s a legend that gives myrtle the power to extend life by 300 years, but more realistically, its essential oil is believed to rejuvenate the skin by restoring youth to mature fibroblast cells.

L’Occitane says Divine Cream – due on shelves soon for Bt5,150 – restores vitality to the skin by stimulating the production of collagen and thus making it smoother yet firmer.

Here’s how the cream is used: Step 1 – Warm a small amount of the cream in the palm of your hand to trigger the essential oils. Breathe in and savour the scent.

Step 2 – With an open hand held flat against the skin, smooth cream over the middle of the face, then the neck, work-

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Gustav klimt’s ‘adele bloch-bauer i’ ing upward and alternating between the left and right hands, and finally the forehead, from left to right, then right to left.

Step 3 – Pinch the skin around the perimeter of the face in energetic movements, working up from chin to ears, to enhance blood circulation.

Step 4 – Stroke the skin smoothly

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with the flat of the hand. The caressing promotes the drainage of toxins as well as having a soothing effect.

Use downward strokes on the neck.

Do the middle of the face next, then the forehead, working out from the centre.

Step 5 – Cup your hands over your ears, press lightly, and relax.

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Smart and sassy too At less than Bt9,000, the new Nokia E63 is a bargain for a smart phone

By Smiley Byte D A I LY X P R E S S

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down-to-earth and highly affordable hand phone, the Nokia E63 is ideal for writing e-mails and text messages. The QWERTY board is tiny but you’ll soon become sufficiently familiar with it to be able to type quickly using your thumbs.

It comes with Edge and Wi-Fi data connectivity so you can check mails and browse web pages on the go.

And of course it supports Nokia Messaging, the mobile phone maker’s own push mail technology.

I tested it on the True Move Edge system and had no problem checking my hotmail account and company emails. The E63 supports IMAP4, Mail for Exchange, POP3, and SMTP mail protocols.

Setting up the phone to connect to your hotmail and your company account is easy thanks to the e-mail setup wizard but remember to get your firm’s email server address off the IT department first. The phone will know automatically whether your mobile phone operator supports the Nokia Messaging technology.

However, you should be aware that once you set up an e-mail account or go online using the phone, it will be online all the time. Nokia staff showed me how to deactivate the online connectivity but for some reason, the phone inevitably went back online a few seconds later. This is apparently because the E63 is designed to make most of the Nokia Messaging technology that requires it to be connected all the time so that the new e-mails can be sent directly to the handset.

As a result, E63 users should sign up for an unlimited GPRS package or else the online costs will be astronomical.

Compared to Nokia E75, the E63 is a great deal retailing at Bt8,700 compared to the E75’s price tag of Bt15,790.

But there again, the E75 has a stainless steel body while the E63’s is plastic.

Back in the game

By Jan Kluczniok DEUTSCHE PRESSE-AGENTUR

The history of Sony’s Playstation 3 (PS3) is littered with bad luck, bankruptcies and a series of glitches. But there’s hope that the worst days are behind with clear sailing ahead.

European gamers had to wait more than a year for the console to hit markets - until March 2007 - because problems with the blue laser diodes in the system’s Blu-ray drive forced multiple launch delays. The lull let competitors snap up Sony’s customers.

But those days seem to be in the past.

“The Playstation seems to have found solid footing, especially during the last Christmas season,” says Markus Schwerdtel, chief editor of GamePro, a German gaming magazine. Indeed, according to Sony Computer Entertainment's German operations, 8.5

million of the consoles have been sold in Europe so far.

Additionally, 1,100 games have been produced for the PS3 - 20 per cent by Sony directly, the rest by third parties.

The PS3 has let Sony focus more on its core market of young, tech-savvy men, says Schwerdtel. The heart of the PS3 is a multi-core cell processor developed jointly by IBM and Toshiba.

That processor makes the PS3 faster than modern PCs in some ways. On top of that, the Blu-ray drive lets the PS3 double as a home entertainment centre.

But the PS3 is about more than games and watching movies. Thanks to interfaces for digital cameras and MP3 players, the console can be used for showing pictures or playing music.

The current model has an 80-gigabyte hard drive and costs about 400 euros (Bt18,000).

And while E75 has 3.2 megapixel camera, the E63 has just two megapixels. The E75, supports up to 16 gigabytes of microSD card while the E63 supports only 8GB microSD. If you don’t want to use the E75’s side-slide keyboard and larger screen, you can save a lot by going for the E63. But E63 lacks HSDPA connectivity, which the E75 supports.

If you love to chat on the go, you can also download mobile live messenger to use on the E63 or visit mobile.live.com to use the Web-based instant messaging service.

KEY SPECS System: WCDMA 850/2100, WCDMA 900/2100 and WCDMA 850/1900, GSM/EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 User Interface: S60 platform Main display: 2.36” QVGA (320x240), up to 16 million colours Memory: Up to 110 MB internal memory, support for up to 8 GB microSD memory card Image capture: Up to 2.0 megapixels (1600x1200 pixels) Video capture: Video recording in QVGA quality Music playback file formats: .mp3, .wma, .aac, AAC+, eAAC+; Audio streaming formats: .rm, .eAAC+ Video playback file formats: .Flash Lite 3, mp4, .3gp; codecs: H.263, MPEG-4 VSP; Video streaming: .3gp, mp4, .rm Battery: BP-4L, 1500 mAh, Li-Po Dimensions: 113 mm x 59 mm x 13 mm (L x W x H) Volume: 86 cc Weight: 126 g

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Choral challenge The Mahidol University Choir performs Brahms’ “German Requiem” at two recitals, Tomorrow at 8, the choir will be at Mahidol University College of Music in Salaya. On Thursday at 7 , they’ll sing at Assumption Cathedral on the river near the Oriental Hotel.

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Call (02) 800 2525, extensions 154 and 155 or visit www.Music.Mahidol.ac.th.

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Chinese creations The Conrad Bangkok’s executive chef Dietma Spitzer and guest chef Tony Liang invite you to learn Chinese cooking on September 12 at 10 with a menu that includes deep-fried shrimp with spicy sauce Shangdong style and stir-fried seafood combination with spicy vegetables. Call (02) 690 9299 or e-mail info@conradbangkok.com.

All about indigo The Thai Textile Society is arranging a special trip to Chiang Mai for an indigo workshop that runs from November 1 to 4 and is followed by the opening of the Cambodian textile exhibition at the Bank of Thailand on November 5. Designer Patricia Cheesman of Studio Naenna will give lessons on indigo dyemaking and how to design and dye shibouri cloth. There’ll also be a visit to the home of textile expert Keo Siri Everingham.

The fee is Bt8,800 for society members and Bt9,300 for non-members. Reservations must be made before September 14. Call Chotinan

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Neilson Hays Library’s Rotunda and Garden galleries “Couleurs de la vie” (“Colours of Life”) by Nattee Thikikanaariyakij, showcasing the Chiang Mai artist’s collection of abstract paintings that reflect his passions toward nature. The galleries are open Tuesday to Sunday from 9.30 to 5. The opening reception will be held on Friday at 6.30pm. Call (02) 233 1731 or visit www.NeilsonHaysLibrary. com.

Ticked off Until September 27, the Central International Watch Fair is offering deals on high-

end and mid-range brands at all its stores. Limited-edition timepieces on display at Central Chidlom include the Tag Heuer Monaco 40th Anniversary watch priced at Bt338,500,the Hermes Cape Cod Tonneau Diamond for Bt374,500, the Classique Chronograph 5238 from Breguet at Bt9.5 million and Corum’s the Golden Bridge Lady, which costs a cool Bt7 million. Check it out at www.Central.co.th.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

THE SCREEN 11

DAILY XPRESS

TO SEE

on dvd REGION 3

Bolt

Ponyo on t he Cliff by the Sea Animator H ayao Miyaza ki’s

Bandslam

becomes the aelan Connell) (G y bo se ag en ir of female clas An awkward te headed by a pa al nd go r ba ei ck Th ro . a a) on Michalk manager of ys Al d an ns ge Hud .★★★ mates (Vanessa nds. Rated 13+ battle of the ba a in te pe m co is to

year-old boy latest fanta sy is about a an fivewho longs to d his relationship with a goldfish p become hum rincess Thai subtitles an. In Japan es at Paragon Cineplex an e with English and general au d the Siam. diences. ★ ★★★ Rated for

Water Drops of Life Eleven short films that celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Royal Development Centre will screen for free at 7 nightly until tomorrow at Esplanade, Paragon and EGV Pin Klao and Major Ratchayothin.

Buppah Rahtree 3.2 Yuthlert Sippapak offers a fourth installment in his genreblending romance-horror-comedy franchise. With English subtitles in some cinemas. Rated 18+. ★★★

Ricky Francois Ozon directs this come-

dy about a very unusual baby who has wings like an angel. In French with English and Thai subtitles at House. ★★★

Inglourious Basterds Brad Pitt leads a group of Jewish-American soldiers through occupied France scalping Nazis. Rated 18+. ★★★★

Coco avant Chanel Audrey Tautou portrays the fashion icon from her days as an impoverished seamstress to her life as a couturier in Paris. In French with English and Thai subtitles at the Scala and SF World CentralWorld. ★★★

Orphan

level of her fighting skills. With

An angelic little girl displays an unforeseen devilish streak upon moving into the home of her new parents. Censored.

Polamuang Juling

E-Som Somwang Cha Cha Cha Young couple Som (Suwanan Kongying) and Somwang (Pitisak Yaowananon) arrive in Bangkok where Somwang lands a job as a nightclub singer.

House (02) 641 5177-8

Major Cineplex/EGV Bangkok: (02) 515 5555

Major Hollywood Bangkok: (02) 718 7999

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

SF Cinemas Bangkok: (02) 268 8888

UMG RCA: (02) 641 5913-14

XPRESS

on tv

6.30 tonight with English subtitles at House. ★★★★★

GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra

A headstrong young woman (Jeeja “Yanin” Vismitananda) must learn the meaning of true love in order to reach the top

A pair of young soldiers join a highly trained secret force tasked with bringing down an evil arms dealer. ★★

Wieners

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

(02) 247 9940

This four-hour documentary examines Thai politics and society and how they relate to the Islamic insurgency in southern Thailand after the brutal beating of teacher Juling Pongkunmul. At

Jeeja Due Suay Du

Apex

Century – The Movie Plaza

English subtitles at some cinemas. ★★★

TV dog Bolt (voiced by John Travolta) has come to believe that he’s a super dog. That’s fine until he accidentally escapes from the studio and has to face a whole new world.

Special features include a making-of, behind-the-scenes, a music video by Miley Cyrus and John Travolta, deleted scenes and director interviews.

Language soundtracks are English, Thai and Portuguese with subtitles adding Hindi. It’s priced at Bt240. – DAILY

Fan Kao (My Ex) A womanising actor (Shahkrit Yamnarm) discovers he’s being stalked as he starts a new relationship and people around him start dying. Also stars Wanida “Gybzy” Termthanaporn, Attama “Bowie” Chiwanitchapan and Navadee “Aom” Mokkhavesa. Rated 15+. ★★★

Three friends travel cross-country in a “wienermobile” to visit a talk show so they can beat up the host.

HBO (TrueVisions), 8pm

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 – TV11.prd.go.th TV Thai – www.ThaiPBS.or.th True – www.TrueVisionsTV.com

Critical consensus ★★★★★ = Must see! ★★★★ = Solidly entertaining ★★★ = It’s okay ★★ = Barely watchable ★ = Don’t bother No star rating means no reviews were available from Daily Xpress staff or agencies.

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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

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Comics&Games

Red and Rover

DAILY XPRESS

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

LEISURE

DAILY XPRESS

Games&YourStars SUDOKU

The last word in

ASTROLOGY

By Eugenia Last

Today’s Birthday: You will have to make some serious decisions regarding your home and family this year. Don’t be afraid of change or added responsibility if it comes with future promises of financial or emotional growth. An argument will not have a happy ending, so strive for compromise and be true to yourself and the ones you love 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 The more you step out on a limb for someone or something you believe in, the better you will do.

There is plenty of potential if you work alongside people with the same goal or point of view.

TAURUS ** April 20-May 20 Don’t count on anyone who is trying to pressure you. You aren’t likely to get what you want so go it alone. You will capture attention by giving the most for the least.

GEMINI ***** May 21-June 20 Someone critical will be waiting for you to make a mistake. Your insight and ability to do things with finesse should be enough to keep everyone happy.

Love will lead to a chance to travel.

DIFFICULTY RATING ★★

CANCER *** June 21-July 22 If you overload your agenda you will end up feeling anxious. An argument will harm a relationship you have with someone from work or with whom you have to deal regularly.

LEO *** July 23-Aug. 22 You’ll be able to express your feelings effortlessly.

The talks you have will clear up any misconceptions. Plan a vacation that will allow you some time to relax.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY

VIRGO *** Aug. 23-Sept. 22 A serious attitude will help you persuade others to take a chance on you. Uncertainty regarding someone you love can be cleared up with a few simple questions.

LIBRA ***** Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Love is on the rise and a chance to share your emotions with someone special will develop. It’s time to make new friends and to find new hobbies. Idle time will lead to anxiety.

SCORPIO ** Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Watch your back. Someone you think you can trust will let you down. Focus on work, helping others and visiting friends. Creative collaboration will pay off. Avoid overindulgence in any form.

SAGITTARIUS **** Nov. 22-Dec. 21 You will discover alternative ways to make more money. A love relationship can lead to an easier lifestyle and less pressure on you. Follow your heart; it will not lead you astray.

Gloria Estefan

Comedian-actress Lily Tomlin is 70.

Actor Don Stroud is 66.

Singer Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees is 63.

Drummer Greg Errico of Sly and the Family Stone is 61.

Talk show host Dr Phil McGraw is 59.

Singer Gloria Estefan is 52.

Jazz saxophonist Boney James is 48.

DJ Spigg Nice of Lost Boyz is 39.

Actor Ricardo Antonio Chavira is 38.

Actor Scott Speedman is 34.

Guitarist Joe Trohman of Fall Out Boy is 25.

CAPRICORN *** Dec. 22-Jan. 19 You may be under a little pressure. Don’t let anyone push you to do something before you are ready. A serious deal will require more time and effort if you want to maximise the outcome.

AQUARIUS *** Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Clear matters up by talking about the way you feel and what your plans are for the future. Don’t hold back when so much depends on being truthful about your concerns and intentions.

PISCES *** Feb. 19-March 20 Don’t get caught up when there is so much more to the events taking place. Do your research and find out who is behind a project you want to be a part of. Expect a change of heart regarding a partnership.

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A US $29.2 billion corporation, the Aditya Birla Group is in the League of Fortune 500.

It is anchored by an extraordinary force of 130,000 employees, belonging to 30 different nationalities. In India, the Group has been adjudged “The Best Employer in India and among the top 20 in Asia” by the Hewitt-Economic Times and Wall Street Journal Study 2007. Over 60 per cent of its revenues flow from its overseas operations.

The Group operates in 25 countries - India, UK, Germany, Hungary, Brazil, Italy, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Australia, USA, Canada, Egypt, China, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, Philippines, Dubai, Singapore, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Malaysia and Korea.

Globally the Aditya Birla Group is: Thai Rayon Public Company Limited, a flagship company of Aditya Birla Group, Awarded Best Employer in Thailand in 2005 by Hewitt Associates, is a leading manufacturer & exporter of viscose staple fibre with annual turnover of baht 9 million & listed on the stock exchange of Thailand.

The company exports 60% of its production to almost 20 countries. The company is looking for qualified candidates for following positions based at factory:

1. Manager - Electrical • Age 35-45 years, Male.

• B.E. (Electrical) 12-15 years experience in Process Industry.

• Should have handled High voltage 69kv/115kv supply with transformer, switch gear etc.

• Should be able to deal with government bodies like PEA, EGAT etc.

2. Manager - Maintenance • Age 35-45 years, Male.

• B.E. (Mechanical) with 15 years experience in Maintenance function in large process manufacturing industry.

3. Manager - Production • Age 35-45 years, Male.

• B.E. (Chemical Engineer) with 15-20 years experience in Process / Manufacturing Industry.

5. Superintendent - Accounts • Male or Female.

• Certified Public Accountant or Graduate from reputed University in the field of Finance or Accounting.

• Minimum 5-7 years experience in preparation of financial statements in large manufacturing & preferable multi-national organization listed on SET. • Know and should have experience of Thai accounting standards as well as IAS, corporate and personal tax, costing systems and other regulatory compliance.

6. Plant Manager • Age 35-45 years, Male, B.E. Mechanical / Electrical / Production with 15-25 years experience in heading a small / medium scale industry (Manufacturing / Process / Chemical plant.

4. Manager - Accounts • Age 35-45 years, Male or Female.

• Bachelor degree or Higher in Accounting or Finance, CPA/experience in Account function in a manufacturing Industry for 15-20 years.

• Should be conversant with Thai Tax level.

* All positions requires Good Command of Spoken & Written English and candidates should possess excellent managerial skills and are for Thai National only. ** Position 1-5 - based in Angthong and Position 6 - based in Saraburi

Interested candidates may send their resume stating present & expected salary along with recent photograph to the address below : Human Resources Department

Thai Rayon Public Company Limited

888/160-1 Mahatun Plaza Building, 16th Floor Ploenchit Rd., Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Tel. 662 2536745-54 www.thairayon.com e-mail banthoeng.c@adityabirla.com, ruchikarn.k@adityabirla.com

Aker Solutions is a leading global provider of engineering and construction services, technology products and integrated solutions to industries including oil & gas, refining & chemicals, mining & metals and power generation.

Aker Solutions employ approximately 26,000 people in over 30 countries worldwide. From all cultures and backgrounds, our people strive to achieve excellence every day and are relentless in their quest to find the right solution.

Our work environment is challenging, but at Aker Solutions we put a lot of energy into developing and rewarding performers who deliver on their commitments.

We are seeking high-calibre, forward thinking and enthusiastic people, and in return we offer a future of personal and professional development opportunities including overseas and cross disciplines assignments.

HSE MANAGER - Southeast Asia Based in Bangkok Qualifications ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Male / Female, Thai national, age minimum 30 years old Preferably a degree holder in related fields Minimum 7-10 years experience in an HSE responsible role, some of which in a super visory capacity Manufacturing & offshore experience is highly desirable Excellent command of written and spoken English is a must Ability to work independently with minimal supervision Working knowledge of ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 standards and advanced knowledge of all OSHE rules Recognized Lead Auditor qualification Strong presentation skill and excellent interpersonal skill Strong leadership, communication and organization skills and the ability to drive change management programs Ability to demonstrate initiative and assertiveness Ability to plan and work well under stress and time pressure Cross cultural awareness is highly essential

Applicants are invited to e-mail their application to vimonvan.ungvichian@akersolutions.com Your CV must include your contact numbers, current and expected salary and a recent photograph.

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24 GAMES

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

THE SPORT briefly

7-0 Paul Byrd pitched six shutout innings as the Boston Red Sox completed a threegame sweep over the Toronto Blue Jays

Ratthapark grinds to halt in US

Principal of Force India team, Vijay Mallya, and driver Giancarlo Fisichella.

Valencia gun down Sevilla Cash-strapped Valencia started the new season on the right note with a 2-0 home win over rivals Sevilla who were reduced to 10 men following a red card for Frederic Kanoute.

Mali international Kanoute was sent off close to half-time for two dangerous aerial challenges and Valencia took full advantage with second half goals from Juan Mata and Pablo Hernandez. – AFP

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Bordeaux top French champions Bordeaux saw their record of 14 consecutive league victories come to an end in a tight 0-0 draw with title rivals Marseille on Sunday.

But the point was enough to put them back on top of the table on goal difference from Paris St Germain and Lyon, who also have 10 points.

– AFP

MOTOR R ACI NG

FISI FOR FERRARI? Force India driver waits on Massa medical verdict

Gud going AFP,Spa-Francorchamps

European champions Barcelona have loaned Eidur Gudjohnsen to AS Monaco and defender Henrique to Racing Santander, according to Spanish press reports yesterday. Gudjohnsen, 30, has hardly played for Barca since joining from Chelsea in 2006.

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Grosso waits Juventus would need a miracle to snatch Italy full-back Fabio Grosso from Lyon before the end of transfer deadline, according to the player’s agent.

Grosso has spent two years in France but has been pushed out of the first team by the arrival of Frenchman Aly Cissokho from Porto and is known to be in Juve’s sights.

But money is proving the stumbling block. – AFP

DAILY XPRESS

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errari will wait for the results of Brazilian driver Felipe Massa’s medical examination in Miami today before deciding who will partner Belgian Grand Prix winner Kimi Raikkonen at next month’s Italian Grand Prix.

This became clear yesterday when team boss Stefano Domenicali outlined his and the Italian team’s considerations ahead of their home race at Monza in the wake of seeing Raikkonen win and team-mate Italian Luca Badoer finish 14th and last in Sunday’s race.

Raikkonen’s victory was his first in 25 races and the team’s first this year, but his future remains uncertain amid unconfirmed claims that Ferrari have signed two-times champion Fernando Alonso from Renault as his replacement for 2010.

Similar unconfirmed reports have said that the team are set to recruit Belgian race runner-up Giancarlo Fisichella of Force

FIA probe Alonso’s S’pore win Formula One’s ruling body the FIA confirmed it has launched an investigation into Fernando Alonso’s victory in last year’s Singapore Grand Prix.

According to respected website autosport.com the FIA wants to examine the circumstances of various alleged events surrounding Alonso’s win, including his then-Renault team-mate Nelson Piquet’s crash, which led to a safety car intervention.

Alonso’s victory came after he had enjoyed the advantage of refuelling just before Piquet’s crash, which introduced the safety car period. Piquet has denied all suggestions that he was ordered to crash and instead he has insisted that he spun off because he was pushing too hard. Autosport.com has reported that fresh evidence about events surrounding that race has recently come to light. – A F P India as a temporary second driver alongside Raikkonen at Monza. Ferrari and Fisichella were denying any contacts had been made late on Sunday.

However, good sources in the paddock have said that Fisichella’s move to Ferrari only needs formal completion once it is known how long injured Brazilian Massa is likely to remain absent.

Massa suffered head injuries when he was struck by debris and crashed during last month’s Hungarian Grand Prix.

Domenicali said: “With regard to what we are going to do for the next races, we will tell you in

the next three days. We will use all our consideration following the medical check that Felipe will do and then we will put on the table all the different things that are correct and have been considered and then we will make a decision.”

Massa is due to see respected American neurosurgeon Steve Olvey in Florida.

According to Force India commercial director Ian Phillips, Fisichella will be contacted by Ferrari when the results of Massa’s examination are known. “We expect a move will probably be made in the next 24 hours or so,” he said.

ady Luck turned her back on Ratthapark “Feem” Wilairot at the United States Grand Prix on Sunday as the Thai rider was forced to retire by engine breakdown with only three laps to go in the MotoGP’s 250cc division.

The Thai Honda PTT SAG rider, who won a point with an 11th place finish in the Czech GP after ending up with nothing in the preceding two races, was left to rue his luck once more when his bike lost power while he was fighting for fifth place.

In his debut race at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Thai rider made a good start from the third row and was battling with four riders – Roberto Locatelli, Hector Barbera, Hector Faubel and Lukas Pesek – for fifth place.

Unfortunately the performance of his engine dropped considerably with just three laps to go, forcing him to pit.

The 21-year-old has a chance to make up ground in a week’s time at the Italian circuit of San Marino.

“I made a good start and caught the second group where I was comfortable fighting for fifth.

“When Jules Cluzel crashed I had to dodge pieces of his bike and also rubbed up hard against Alex Debon.

“Unfortunately the run-in with Debon damaged my exhaust pipe which affected my engine’s performance badly.

It was sad to end that way.

“Over the weekend we improved a lot and in the race we were strong, but we lacked the luck,” said Ratthapark, who is in 14th place in the overall standings with 43 points.

“I hope things go a little smoother at the next race.”

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FOOTBALL

Capello keeps Owen in World Cup exile

ADE IS ADORABLE Hughes impressed by revitalised Togolese striker AFP, Portsmouth, England

anchester City manager Mark Hughes believes Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor is flourishing again because he is happy to have found a club that appreciates him.

Adebayor wasn’t missed by many at Arsenal when City paid £25 million to sign him during the close-season after an acrimonious final 12 months in north London.

Arsenal fans were angered by Adebayor’s constant flirtations with the likes of AC Milan, Barcelona and Chelsea, while several Gunners players hinted that the dressing room was a happier place without the forward.

But Adebayor has made a superb start to life with City and Sunday’s bullet header at Portsmouth, which clinched a 10 win, took his tally to three goals in three games for his new team.

Adebayor’s form has played an important role in fouthplaced City’s 100 per cent start to the season and Hughes said: “It’s clear to see he is happy where he is.

“He’s enjoying playing with good players again and the fans love him. That maybe was missing from his life before.

“I thought he was superb.

There was a lot said about Ade as a player and a person, a lot of it with a negative slant. You can only judge people on how you find them and he’s come in and wants to be successful. Those negative things people said I

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Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor celebrates scoring the winner against Portsmouth. haven’t seen. He’s enjoying the team he’s in. He could be at the start of something special and wants to play a big part in that.”

After spending over £100 million to strengthen his team since the end of last season, Hughes had to deliver immediately and there can be no questioning results so far.

The City boss believes the likes of Gareth Barry, Kolo Toure, Joleon Lescott and Carlos Tevez – who all followed Adebayor to Eastlands – have added a winning mentality to his squad.

“Last season we were in similar situations and at times we went under on those occasions,” Hughes said. “I sense now that happens they thrive

HE IS HAPPY.THE FANS LOVE HIM AND THAT MAYBE WAS MISSING FROM HIS LIFE BEFORE. Mark Hughes, City coach

on it rather being apprehensive about it. That is a shift in mentality. “We’ll have stronger tests.

I just sense that I have players who are confident. When you go into games against Arsenal [City’s next opponents] you have to go in with confidence.”

Portsmouth manager Paul Hart, meanwhile, was encouraged by his side’s performance despite a fourth successive defeat that left them bottom of the table.

“I thought we played very well, I was pleased with the way we went about our job,” he said.

“I think we lacked a bit of forward movement because when we got behind them we caused them problems.

“It was a great opportunity [for David Nugent] to score at the end and I’m disappointed we didn’t.”

Michael Owen’s chances of playing in the World Cup finals suffered another blow on Sunday when coach Fabio Capello snubbed the striker for next month’s qualifier with Croatia.

The 29-year-old Manchester United player, who scored his first competitive goal for the English champions in last week’s Premier League defeat of Wigan, is his country’s fourthhighest goalscorer.

But Capello was not convinced enough by the striker’s form to include him the squad which faces Slovenia in a friendly at Wembley on Saturday or the Group Six qualifier with Croatia on September 9 where victory would guarantee England’s place in the finals in South Africa.

Capello has instead decided to keep faith with Tottenham star Jermain Defoe, who has been in fine form this season.

Goalkeeper David James misses out for the third squad running after being forced to sit out Portsmouth’s home defeat to Manchester City, leaving West Ham’s Robert Green likely to continue as the first-choice stopper.

Manchester United keeper Ben Foster had been earmarked by Capello as the main understudy to James, but some nervous displays may have damaged his chances.

In defence, the absence of Rio Ferdinand with a thigh strain has provided Man United team-mate Wes Brown with a surprise return.

Brown was sidelined for much of last term with an ankle injury.

AFP

Dazzling Diego helps Juve down rusty Roma A F P , Rome

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Diego, right, celebrates his goal with Vincenzo Iaquinta.

razilian magician Diego teased and toyed with AS Roma as he inspired Juventus to a crucial 3-1 victory over their Serie A rivals in the Italian capital on Sunday.

The Turin giants went top of the table after the former Werder Bremen star’s brace at the Stadio Olimpico secured a second consecutive win and condemned Roma to a second defeat in two games.

Juventus coach Ciro Ferrara paid tribute to his star player.

“He already showed last week the quality he has.

Technically he is very good but he’s also very useful in the defensive phase,” said Ferrara.

“Of course we had some difficulties during the game but overall we played as we should and deserved to win.

“This win gives us confidence and confirms that we have great players here but I’m

not reading anything into the six points at this time, even if we are doing well.”

After a quiet opening the game quickly became a personal battle between the central figures on each side: Juve’s attacking midfielder Diego and midfielder enforcer Daniele De Rossi of Roma.

And Roma coach Luciano Spalletti admitted not all his players have the same will to win as De Rossi.

“It’s also my fault if the rest of the team does not have the same desire to fight,” said Spalletti.

“De Rossi did but [Jeremy] Menez and [Francesco] Totti have different abilities. They lack a bit of fighting spirit.”

Diego was at the centre of everything the visitors created.

Diego scored a brilliant solo goal after Marco Cassetti inexplicably dithered on the halfway line.

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South Korean high-school student becomes youngest US Amateur golf champion South Korean-born An Byeong-hun defeated Ben Martin 7 and 5 in the 36-hole final on Sunday to become the youngest champion in US Amateur history.

The 17-year-old high school student emerged from a field at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that featured many of the top college players in the country.

An was 9-over par on the

day, but that still put him well ahead of the struggling Martin.

“I can’t believe it. I just won,” said An, who was missing the first week of school at Florida’s Bradenton Preparatory Academy to play in the tournament. “I’ve said it before, but my goal was to make it to the first round and then somehow I made it this far. I think I got lucky.”

An, the second straight

An Byeong-hun holds the Havemeyer Trophy in Tulsa.

champion born in South Korea, took a 3 up lead by winning three of the last four holes in the pairing’s first of two 18-hole rounds. He doubled that edge as Martin bogeyed five of the first seven holes in the afternoon round, then closed it out after a short-lived comeback attempt by Martin the second time through the back nine.

An, who turns 18 on September 17, is about a

month and a half younger than Danny Lee was when he broke Tiger Woods’ record last year to become the US Amateur’s youngest champion. Lee was 18 years, 1 month old at the time of his victory, while Woods was seven months older than that when he won his first of three straight titles.

Other past champions include Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Phil Mickelson.

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Rookie Hur wins title in play-off

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Slocum buries the hopes of stars with a killer shot AFP, Jersey City, New Jersey

eath Slocum drained a 21-foot par putt on the final hole on Sunday to claim a oneshot win at The Barclays, the first of the US PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup play-off series Slocum’s effort denied a possible play-off that would have included world No 1 Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker – who is second on the FedEx Cup points list – as well as threetime Major champions Ernie Els of South Africa and Padraig Harrington of Ireland.

Slocum shot a four-under 67 for a nine-under total of 275.

Woods and Harrington also carded 67s, while Els posted a five-under 66 and Stricker shot 69. Those four shared second on eight-under 276.

With the win, Slocum leapt from 124th on the FedEx Cup points list to third behind Woods and Stricker.

“That’s what is unbelievable about this system,” said Slocum, who earned US$1.35 million for his third US PGA Tour win.

“I was sweating it out last week not knowing if I’d even be here. I found out late Sunday and I came in with the attitude that I’ve got nothing to lose and I’ll let it hang out and play the best I can.”

Overnight co-leaders Paul Goydos and Steve Marino both struggled in the final round at Liberty National.

Goydos carded a 75 for a share of ninth place on 279, while Marino faltered with a 77

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Heath Slocum and his daughter Stella pose with the championship trophy. to finished tied for 15th.

Slocum birdied the second, then holed out for eagle on the fifth to seize a share of the lead.

He got up and down for birdie on the par-five sixth, but gave a shot back to fall back into a tie for the lead with Marino with a bogey at seven.

Marino faded on the back nine, as Slocum parred five straight from the eighth – retaining a share of the lead all the while.

Meanwhile Els and Stricker joined the lead. Els’s bogeyfree round included a birdie on the third and two posted a bogey-free round that included a birdie on the third and two braces of back-to-back birdies – at seven and eight

I PUTTED BEAUTIFULLY ALL WEEK SO IF I JUST GAVE MYSELF A CHANCE,I FELT LIKE I COULD MAKE ONE.IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. Heath Slocum and 13 and 14.

After Els, Harrington was

next in on eight-under. He birdied three in a row from the 12th to reach seven-under, the sank a 13-footer at 18.

Slocum got to nine-under with a four-footer at 13.

Stricker was nine-under after a five-footer for birdie at 13, but bogeyed 15. Stricker regained a share of the lead with a birdie at 16. At 18, both Slocum and Stricker were in bunkers off the tee. Both got out onto the fairway, and Stricker put his next shot within 10 feet as Slocum put his 21 feet away.

Slocum made his putt to put the pressure on Stricker, who missed on the left edge.

“Obviously, when I hit the drive I was a little concerned,” Slocum said.

outh Korean rookie MJ Hur hit a 6-foot birdie putt on the second play-off hole on Sunday to beat Suzann Pettersen and win the Safeway Classic for her first LPGA Tour victory.

Hur pumped her fist and started laughing after sinking the putt on the par-4 No 17 hole at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club north of Portland. She was then chased around the green by a friend trying to douse her with champagne.

Hur shot a final-round 65, while Norway’s Pettersen and American veteran Michele Redman each finished with a 67 to finish at 13-under 203 and set up the play-off.

Redman was knocked out when she missed a short putt for par on the first playoff hole, the par-4 No 18.

Hur, who competed on the Futures Tour last season, had played in 13 previous LPGA tournaments this season, making the cut six times.

Hur’s performance on the tour is important, she said, because her father sold his sporting goods business in South Korea to accompany her. “I practiced a lot,” she said. “That’s why I had a good score this tournament.”

Roberts edges O’Meara Second-round co-leader Loren Roberts birdied the final two holes to win the Boeing Classic title on Sunday and keep fellow American Mark O’Meara winless on the Champions Tour. Roberts shot a 7-under 65 in the final round and set a new tournament record at 18 under.

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DAILY XPRESS

NO SWOOP FOR ROBINHO Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola says Manchester City’s Brazilian winger Robinho is not on the European champions’ shopping list.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger claims Manchester

United tried to kick Arsenal out of their stride by playing “anti-football” in Saturday’s 2-1 victory over the Gunners.

Wenger was infuriated by the way United set out to disrupt Arsenal’s smooth passing game by flying into tackles with aggressive intent.

Although Arsenal collected six bookings and United were only shown three yellow cards, Wenger hinted that the champions’ approach was a stark contrast to his own purist principles.

The French coach seemed to be particularly angered by United midfielder Darren Fletcher’s challenges, but stopped short of accusing the Scot by name.

“I have seen a player who plays on the pitch only to make fouls,” he said. “For me, this is a point that is more urgent than diving.

“The players who are never punished, who get out of the game without a yellow card ... I think it is more anti-football than a player who did what Eduardo did.

“Look at how many deliberate fouls some players get away with. That’s a bigger problem because it cuts the flow of the game. And people pay to see football, not free-kicks.”

Asked if he was referring to Fletcher, Wenger just laughed and said: “Why do you say the name?”

Fletcher insisted he had done nothing wrong and was just playing his normal game. “I enjoyed the challenge of going up against Arsenal in a big game,” he told the Sun yesterday.

“I did what I normally do – made some tackles, got about the opposition, no different to any other game.”

DIRTY DEVILS!

Bowyer blameless Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric insists he does not blame Lee Bowyer for the tackle that broke his leg.

Modric will be sidelined for at least six weeks as a result of the injury he sustained in a collision with Bowyer at the start of the second half in Saturday’s 2-1 victory over Birmingham at White Hart Lane.

Bowyer has been no stranger to controversy throughout his career but Modric does not believe the Birmingham midfielder intended to hurt him.

“It was not a ferocious tackle but it hurt awfully and I knew something was wrong the moment it happened,” Modric told the Sun yesterday.

“It’s like my whole world has crumbled because I’ll be out for at least six weeks. I’m terribly sad.”

Arsene Wenger shouts in disbelief at a referee’s decision during the match against Manchester United.

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