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FEELING THE HEAT Over 2,000 people from different countries march in Bangkok to make their voices heard in the fight against global warming >PAGE 2

GOOD MORNING BANGKOK!

Politics boring? But you’re the star!

By Jomquan Loapet Nation Channel news anchor

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wish everybody would stop saying they are bored of politics and start following political news in a more insightful way. Instead of being irritated and disgusted, try looking at it in a more optimistic light. It’s less about who wins than about understanding the struggle for power. Right now, the division between conservatives, progressives and liberals is the seed for more conflict – history repeating itself. But democratic politics is only a reflection of the public’s choices. The future is in no one else’s hands but our own. We decide who enters politics.

What’s on Experience fiery flamenco; catch Kamala Sukosol in concert; don’t miss the Bangkok International Gift and Houseware fairs.

KIDS: visit the Doll Mania festival or check out Cartoon Network’s ‘Ben 10’ show

Win FREE TICKETS to the DA:NS FEST in Singapore

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1,700

THE NUMBER OF SLUMS in Bangkok, according to the Four Regions Slum Network

Back to the forest

Loser gets wet

Elephants head out of Bangkok to their own ‘Kingdom’ later this week

Children box on a log over the Chao Phya River as part of a traditional boat-racing and boxing festival held at Wat Sakae in Pathum Thani’s Sam Khok district yesterday.

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New tourist attraction Surin Provincial Administration Organisation president Thongchai Mungcharoenporn said the centre, known as the Elephant Kingdom, would enable mahouts with their elephants to earn up to Bt10,000 a month and should be selfsupporting after five years.

Mahouts will be put to work on reforestation and growing crops for elephant feed while also helping to promote mahout wisdom and knowledge of elephant-related rituals. Elephants could give rides to tourists or perform in shows.

With as many as 200 elephants gathered in one place, the centre has the potential to become a major tourist attraction, said Thongchai.

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he recruitment period for a T project named “Returning Domesticated Elephants to the Wild” opens this Thursday to Saturday, with space for 125 animals, said Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suwit Khunkitti yesterday.

The project was launched to protect the creatures from road accidents after HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn expressed concerns about the problem of elephants roaming Bangkok and surrounding built-up areas.

The Royal Forestry Department has donated a 7,500-rai plot in the Dong Sai Thong and Phu Din forestlands of Surin’s Tha Thum district as a centre for elephant conservation and mahout wisdom, which the government would fund at Bt22 million a year for five years, said Suwit.

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BOILING POINT Demonstrators from all over Asia converge on the international Climate Change Talks in Bangkok D A I LY X P R E S S

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hai and Bangladeshi farmers, a Nepalese mountaineer, a Filipino fisherman and an Indonesian women’s rights advocate are among more than 2,000 people demanding their voices be heard at the Bangkok Climate Change Talks, which end on Friday.

The talks are the penultimate negotiating session before December’s conference in Copenhagen where an ambitious international climate change deal will be agreed.

“We are here to show Asians’ power in the negotiations. We want to tell them [negotiators]

that our concerns must be part of the deal,” said Khingkhon Narinthornkul, coordinator for the Thai Working Group on Climate Justice.

More than 2,000 people marched yesterday from Santi Chai Prakarn park to the United Nations building in Bangkok, where 4,000 delegates from around the world are meeting to discuss solutions to the effects of climate change.

Direct action The marchers carried banners reading “Cool world not for sale” and “We don’t want

your carbon credit, we want your responsibility”.

“All of us agree that there is no hope of resolving the problems if things are left to the negotiators and the UN. That’s why we were here,” said Khingkhon. “We need to scream and shout so that negotiators know we are watching what they are doing,” she added.

Demonstrators will put a human face on the issue of climate change today when they put developed countries on trial in a mock court hearing.

Developed nations on trial The court, in session from 9am to 1pm at Prince Palace Hotel, will examine the culpability of developed countries for global warming and claim damages for the hardships in-

flicted on the people of Asia.

Thai rice farmer Thongsa Juansang will speak about the hotter and drier weather this year which was followed by intense rainfall that is now threatening her crops.

Personal testimony Nepalese mountaineer Dawa Steven Sherpa will share his experiences of the dramatic and unusual collapse of a part of the Khumbu Icefall on Mount Everest, and Bangladesh’s Shorbanu Khatun, a survivor of Cyclone Aila, will tell of rising seawater destroying crops and livelihoods. Filipino Elvira Matias Baladad will give testimony of how the erratic weather has shattered his lifelong dream of being a successful fruit orchard owner.

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THE WORLD Chen in first movie since sex photo scandal

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dison Chen will appear in his first movie since his career was derailed by a sex photo scandal more than a year ago.

The 28-year-old ChineseCanadian actor-singer will feature in the English-language c o m e d y “A l m o s t Perfect”, which stars Kelly Hu, according to the website of New Yorkbased production company Slew Pictures.

Slew Pictures founder Bertha Bay-Sa Pan is directing the movie about an Asian woman who juggles the competing needs of her new boyfriend and her immediate family. Pan made the 2002 drama “Face”, starring Bai Ling.

It was not clear when the movie would be released. Slew Pictures’ publicists did not immediately respond to an email yesterday seeking further details about the movie.

Photos that were leaked onto the Internet early last year showed Chen performing sex

THE FILM IS ABOUT AN ASIAN WOMAN WHO JUGGLES THE COMPETING NEEDS OF HER NEW BOYFRIEND AND HER IMMEDIATE FAMILY. acts separately with eight female Hong Kong stars. The photos caused an uproar and forced the stars to suspend their careers.

A Hong Kong computer technician was sentenced to eight-and-a-half months in jail in May for copying the photos from Chen’s laptop.

Chen appeared in the 2002 hit Hong Kong police thriller “Infernal Affairs”, and in the 2006 horror movie “The Grudge 2”. He also had a cameo in the Hollywood blockbuster “The Dark Knight”, released last year.

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The international march for peace that began in New Zealand on Friday will travel through

90 countries and end in Argentina on Jan 2

Info highway Sale of Gandhi pens challenged in court

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28-year-old Chinese-Canadian actor-singer will feature in the English comedy ‘Almost Perfect’ A P , Hong Kong

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Jessica Watson arrives onboard her yacht Ellas Pink Lady, sailing through the Sydney Heads after her sea trip from Brisbane to Sydney yesterday. Watson hopes to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.

Police probe mid-air scuffle Indian police are probing an alleged mid-air scuffle between pilots and crew of an Air India flight while it was cruising over Pakistan en route to Delhi from Sharjah.

Delhi police said a flight attendant, who had been onboard the flight, lodged a complaint that she had been hurt and molested by a pilot and the case was being investigated.

An altercation between the pilots of the aircraft and two cabin crew members – one female and the other male – began on the ground in Sharjah before flight IC-884 took off on Saturday.

Verbal exchanges allegedly developed into a full-blown fight after the aircraft took off, the report said citing unnamed sources.

“Blows were exchanged and abuse hurled between pilots and crew mid-air, with bewildered passengers looking on,” The Times of India reported. The incident took place right outside the cockpit and violated all safety norms as the aircraft flew at over 9,500 metres with 160 passengers on board, the report added.

The pilots have accused the male cabin crew of misbehaving and compromising safety. – D P A

An Indian man launched a legal challenge to halt the sale of US$28,000 (Bt950,000) pens engraved with the image of Mahatma Gandhi, saying they were an insult to the independence leader.

Germany-based Montblanc unveiled the limited-edition fountain pens, which are plated with white gold and rhodium, in Mumbai last week to mark the 140th anniversary of Gandhi’s birth.

Dijo Kapen, from the Centre of Consumer Education in the southern city of Kottayam, filed a petition in Kerala’s high court challenging Montblanc’s right to market the pens.

Kapen said the idea was an inappropriate tribute to a man who renounced material possessions, and he cited a law that prohibits the use of Gandhi’s image for business purposes without the permission of the government.

But Gandhi’s great-grandson Tushar Gandhi said Gandhi’s image had long been put to commercial use and that Montblanc wished to pay homage the iconic peace campaigner. Only 241 of the pens will be up for sale. – AFP

Reggae artist slashed Jamaican reggae artist Major Mackerel has been slashed in the head, arm and hand by a Brooklyn man wielding a 66-cm sword.

Police say the musician’s neighbour was arrested and the sword recovered.

The artist’s real name is Garfield Dixon. His girlfriend Novia Watson says that the neighbour claimed Dixon was harassing his wife. But Watson and Dixon say that is untrue.

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66m-year-old T-Rex fails to sell Top bid of $3.6 million for ‘Samson’ is way below minimum price at a Las Vegas auction

A PAIR OF DINOSAURS RELATED TO THE TRICERATOPS SOLD FOR $440,000 – BELOW THE $500,000 ESTIMATE NOTED IN THE PROSPECTUS.

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66-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus Rex named Samson failed to sell at a Las Vegas auction on Saturday after the top bid of $3.6 million (Bt120.5 million) fell way below the minimum price.

Samson, a female T-Rex found on a South Dakota ranch in 1992, also trailed the record $8.36 million that Sue, another T-Rex, sold for at a 1997 auction.

Sue, the most complete T-Rex ever found, has since become a blockbuster attraction in Chicago’s Field Museum, which bought her.

But Samson, which is a little

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less well preserved, was one of 17 dinosaur and fossil items which failed to sell, in a sign of the depressed economy.

Positive face Officials from auction house Bonhams and Butterfields attempted to put a positive face on the sale that netted more than $1.7 million on 25 other

dinosaur and fossil lots.

“I’m disappointed that we couldn’t find a buyer, but we will, and I’m pretty happy with the results overall,” Bonhams and Butterfields chief operating officer Patrick Meade said.

A pair of a less-known species of dinosaurs related to the triceratops sold for $440,000 – below the $500,000

Devices locate children, parents find peace of mind A P , San Francisco

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ith a computer or cellphone and an electronic tracking device, you can locate a missing pet, follow the path of a stolen car, find a skier buried in an avalanche and rescue a hiker lost in the woods.

So what about a child snatched by a stranger?

About 800,000 children are reported missing in the US each year. The vast majority are runaways, followed by parental abductions, said Ernie Allen, president of the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children.

About 58,000 children are kidnapped by strangers.

Then there are the approximately 115 children a year like Jaycee Dugard, who are snatched then murdered, ransomed or kept for several years.

There are technological tools that give parents some peace of mind, from clip-on alarms to GPS locators that can be dropped in a backpack or stuffed in a teddy bear, but experts caution that the gadgets are not without their limitations and can even raise safety concerns of their own.

Myths about successful child-tracking items include implantable GPS-enabled microchips, but industry experts say they do not exist on the market.

And there are concerns, such as whether electronically tethering chil-

COMPANIES THAT SELL LOCATORS SAY THEY DO NOT SUBSTITUTE FOR KEEPING AN EYE ON YOUR KIDS AND THEY DO NOT PREVENT KIDNAPPINGS OR GUARANTEE RECOVERY AFTER AN ABDUCTION. dren makes them anxious for their safety or makes parents lazy.

Companies that sell locators say they do not substitute for keeping an eye on your children and they do not prevent kidnappings or guarantee recovery after an abduction.

“This is not tag and release,” said Todd Morris, CEO of BrickHouse Security, which makes the BrickHouse Child Locator and distributes many other brands. “But even the best parent, with the best intentions, can find it hard to keep track of their kids all the time.”

estimate noted in the prospectus – but, according to Bonhams and Butterfields, a world auction record for such an item.

Spending $1 million They were bought by Larry Lawson of Big Lake, Alaska, who spent about $1 million in all. The 44-year-old oncologist

said the items will adorn his home and offices and be available for schools to visit.

“I’ve been into this kind of stuff since I was a little boy,” said Lawson, who was attending his first auction. “I just came to see who was going to buy the T-Rex and to see if I could get anything other than that.”

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DAVID LETTERMAN, US TALK-SHOW HOST, ON BEING BLACKMAILED BECAUSE HE’D HAD SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH SOME OF HIS SHOW’S STAFF.

“This whole thing has been quite scary. I had to testify before a grand jury, how I was disturbed and worried for myself, my family felt menaced and I told them all the creepy things.”

Tol, playing the villain, and Lukpong.

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PONDEROUS CHALIANG FANTASIA Weaving the popular band’s songs into a jokey script takes a great deal of time

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

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rue Fantasia and Work Point Entertainment, better known for TV work than theatre, have together produced a stage musical with pricey tickets – Bt3,500 for the best seats.

For another Bt500 you could see “Mamma Mia!” “The Legend of Re Khai Fun: Chaliang the Musical” clocks Mint, centre, excels in singing and acting while Nat, left and Bow tended to drop out of character when singing.

in at three and a half hours, and there’s a 20-minute intermission too.

True Fantasia seems to have realised that not everyone from the cast of “Academy Fantasia” is made for a musical and has selected only those who can sing, act and fit a character.

Work Point, however, is sticking to its old student-comedy format.

This is a “jukebox musical” – the songs are all well-known

hits. Success lies in how the songs are reinterpreted and laced into a plausible dramatic story.

Unfortunately, success proves elusive in this show, which suffers from too many unnecessary gags and superfluous songs, the story line struggling to connect to Chaliang’s lyrics, which in turn refuse to goose the script along.

Breathtaking Mint The cast is a mixed bag. The most outstanding performer is Mint AF3, who excels in both singing and acting, fuelled by sheer energy and charm, a spotless musical-theatre star.

With the hero’s charisma, Boy AF2 shows why he’s the most successful actor from the TV reality series. And Tol AF4 shows he’s a true villain with

exemplary subtlety and sincerity.

There is credible acting from Lukpong AF4, Nat AF4 and Bow AF5, but when the music starts, they think they’re putting on a concert, so they drop their dramatic characters.

Tee AF4 is never convincing in his role as a father, but veteran actors Suprawat Pattamasoot, Yanee Tramote and Pawanrat Naksuriya are all delights and solidify the overall performance.

“Re Khai Fun” is entertaining, sporadically, but you’re better off enjoying Chaliang’s music by simply listening to the CDs – or seeing them onstage in person.

To see the full review, visit Blog.Nationmultimedia.com/ DanceAndTheatre.

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XTRA ACADEMY MUSICALIA >> “The Legend of Re Khai Fun: Chaliang the Musical” continues at M Theatre every Friday through Sunday until October 18. Show time is 7.30 and with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2. >> Tickets are Bt800 to Bt3,500 at www.WeBooking.com and True Shops. >> On the Internet: www.ReKhaiFun.com.

LADY GAGA will embark on a solo tour after one with Kanye West was cancelled.

The “Poker Face” singer also appeared on “Saturday Night Live”, which included a surprise catfight skit and song with Madonna.

ALBUMS were recorded by Argentine folksinger Mercedes Sosa. She died on Sunday at age 74 in Buenos Aires.

Designs to live by

Visit www.IAmThaiGraphic Designer.com

Fateful fado GRAMMY AWARD nominee Mariza returns to the Thailand Cultural Centre on Thursday at 7.30 for Bangkok’s 11th International Festival of Dance and Music.

She’s the leading exponent of fado – loosely meaning “fate” – sentimental Portuguese ballads of longing, sadness, happiness, pain and love.

Tickets cost Bt600 to Bt2,000 at www.ThaiTicket Major.com.

Mariza sings on Thursday night.

Just doing our job here We in the gossip-news media

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MORE THAN 1,000 works by Thai designers are on show at the Siam Discovery Centre until Saturday in “I Am a Thai Designer” as part of the Bangkok Design Festival.

Tomorrow at 5, there’ll be a talk by Wee Weeraporn from Conscious, Surat Tomornsak of Try2benice, Siam Attariya of Colour Party, Kevin Wong of K Kelvin Studio and Worathit Krueywanich of Farmgroup.

On Friday at 5, this year’s Silpathorn Award winner Parinya Rojana-arayanon from DB Design will talk about the graphic-design scene. He’ll be joined by Pairoj Theeraprapa of Siam Ruey, Piyakul Benjadol from Bangkok University, Chitima Jaturajinda of Beourfriend and Pichit Wirangkabutr of the Thailand Creative and Design Centre.

On Saturday at 4, Pecha Kucha will lead a discussion talk about the hottest designs around. Co-panellists include Wisut Pornimitr, Jitsign Sombun and JeeradejPornpilai Meemalai. The exhibition wraps with video installations and live performances.

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Hottest ticket of the year And you can win a pair to see a jaw-dropping world dance premiere in Singapore

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

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aria Pages, one of the world’s most celebrated flamenco dancers, returns to Singapore this month in what promises to be an extraordinary duet with contemporary-dance sensation Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.

Britain’s Daily Telegraph has hailed Pages’ “charisma and crowd-pleasing technique”. The London Evening Standard said Cherkaoui is more than a choreographer – “he’s really our conscience”.

“Dunas”, their first collaboration, is inspired by the sand dunes of an undulating desert.

One of the most highly anticipated events in the dance world this year, it kicks off Da:ns 2009 on October 23, in a world premiere ahead of a global tour.

The weekend after, Shen Wei Dance Arts will perform the triptych “Re-” for the first time in Asia.

China-born, US-based choreographer Shen Wei drew on his travels to Tibet, Angkor and

Beijing for this study of return, reconsideration and renewal that was a highlight of July’s Lincoln Centre Festival.

“Resolutely experimental,” the Boston Globe said of the Shen Wei troupe. “So strikingly original, they defy categorisation.”

The Esplanade is offering Daily Xpress readers pairs of tickets to “Dunas” on October 24 and “Re-” on October 31.

Decide which one you want to see and e-mail ntlife@nationgroup.com, subject Da:ns Festival,

by Thursday noon to explain why, in 50 words or less. The winners will be announced on Friday.

Win tickets to see ‘Dunas’ on October 24.

really do wish celebrities would come right out and say they’re dating so we don’t have to drag it out of them.

Atichat “Um” Chumnanont tried to be coy in a TV interview about his blossoming relationship with fellow actor Myria “Nat” Benedetti.

He admitted he sees Nat often and even visited her mum in hospital, but insisted they’re “only close friends”.

After waterboarding, Nat confirmed they’d been dating, but literally begged people “to see it in a neutral way. It’s normal when you start a relationship to study the person first.”

That’s what we’re doing too, Nat – studying!

XTRA HEAD SOUTH >> The Da:ns Festival runs from October 23 to November 1 at Esplanade: Theatres on the Bay in Singapore.

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Abhisit hands the trophy to Gilles Simon.

>> Get tickets from www.Sistic.com.sg, which has discounts for students.

Exciting tennis

>> On the Internet: www.DansFestival.com.

The Pichet Klunchun Dance Company will be staging a khon performance at the Singapore festival. Watch for the story in The Nation on Sunday.

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The finalists in the Thailand Open on Sunday weren’t exactly household names, so who really cared whether Frenchman Gilles Simon or Serbian Viktor Troicki won?

Those ubiquitous drumbanging, costumed cheerleaders were there to call out, “Who’s cheering for Viktor?” and “Who’s cheering for Simon?”

The roar was equal for both players, so they tried, “Who’s cheering for Abhisit?”

The response for the prime minister, on hand to present the winner’s trophy, was quite deafening, if that’s any kind of a poll to go by.

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Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya presided over the award presentations, greeted by Chumpol Silapaacha.

Tourism and Sports Minister (second right) and Jareuk Kaljareuk, the festival director (centre)..

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rincess Ubolratana Rajakanya presided over the Bangkok International Film Festival’s Kinnaree award presentation ceremony last Wednesday night at the Chatrium Suites Hotel.

This year, the award for Best Picture went to “Altiplano”, a visually striking co-production

by Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, which also won the special award for promoting the environment. Former superstar Phetchara

Chaowaraj received the Lifetime Achievment Award In the Southeast Asian Competition, Filipino Raya Martin’s indie film “Independencia” won Best Picture while Penek Ratanaruang’s “Nang Mai” (“Nymph”) won the Jury Prize.

For the first Bangkok International Animation Film Festival, the Canadian animation “Edison and Leo” won the Best Picture award with Thai favourite “Khan Kluay II” picking up the Jury Award.

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Indie films bag the top prizes at this year’s Bangkok International Film Festival B Y D A I LY X P R E S S

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Canadian celebrity photographer Douglas Kirkland.

Veteran actors Khanchit Khwanpracha, left, and Yodchai Meksuwan.

The winners From left: Taweelap Srivuthivong (“Khan Kluay II”), representative from “Edison and Leo”, representative from “Em Empleo” and representative from “Ergo”, Charin Nanthanakorn and representative from “Altiplano”.

Charin Nanthanakorn received the Lifetime Achievement award on behalf of his wife, Phetchara Chaowaraj.

Rachel Nichols, left, star of “GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra” and Kyle Gallner, centre, of “Haunting in Connecticut”.

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Smile, you’re connected The Samsung ST1000 embraces Wi-Fi and GPS geotagging

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12.2-megapixel camera designed with the traveller in mind, the Samsung ST1000 comes with built-in GPS and wireless network capabilities.

Turn the GPS on and the camera conveniently displays your current location on its screen. Press the shutter button, and it geo-tags the shot by recording latitude and longitude. The location data is automatically embedded into each image’s EXIF file and the geo-tag data can be utilised on social media photo-sharing websites like Google Earth, Google Maps and Flickr to pinpoint where on the globe it was taken.

The camera also comes with iStudio software that can automatically load the Google Map and pinpoint the location of the shoot with just a few mouse clicks.

When I clicked on a shot taken on my home soi, for example, the picture was displayed on the Google Map along with soi name, city and country.

The built-in Wi-Fi adapter makes it very convenient to upload photos or videos from the camera directly to Facebook, Picasa and YouTube or even Samsung’s own website (www.SamsungImaging.com).

Key in user name and password and you connect the camera to a hotspot or your home wireless router. Once connected, photos can also be sent via email.

What’s more, the built-in Wi-Fi feature allows you to display the photos on hi-definition LCD or Plasma TVs that support the Digital Living Network Alliance.

In our test, the ST1000 took sharp and clean photos especially when we selected the proper shooting modes.

KEY SPECS Resolution: 12.2 mega-pixels Optical Zoom: 5x Internal

Optical Zoom Lens: Schneider-kreuznach,

Particularly impressive was the portrait mode, which brightens the face of the subject while dimming the background. We liked Samsung’s popular Beauty Shot mode, which not also softened the subject’s face but also

knocked off a few years.

Several shooting modes are available and the most convenient of these Smart Auto, which analyses key elements of your composition like colour, brightness, motion and subject and then automatically selects the mode for you.

The ST1000 can HD video in 1280x720p resolution at 30 frames per second in H.264 format.

The camera comes with a

35-175mm equiv with F3.6(W) F4.8(T) ISO Sensitivity: ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 and 4800 (3M) LCD Size: 3.5 inch wide 1,152,000-dot touch-screen Movie Mode: 720p HD / H.264 Format Wireless Connectivity: Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11 b/g), Bluetooth 2.0, GPS Storage: Internal memory (Approx.100 MB) expandable with MicroSD/MicroSDHC Power: Rechargeable SLB-11A (1,130mAh) Size: 99.8mm x 60.8mm x 18.9mm Weight: 156g

3.5-inch touch screen, which lets you easily adjust the settings and select various functions.

It’s in shops now for Bt13,990.

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Sony’s PlayStation Portable is the highest-powered handheld video-game machine on the market, but it’s usually my third choice when it comes to on-the-road action.

It’s all a matter of size.

Apple’s iPhone, which has become a solid casual-gaming platform, slides easily into a trouser pocket. Nintendo’s DS fits a little more snugly.

But even the slimmest version of the old PSP is still too bulky to carry on everyday errands.

The newest model of Sony’s handheld, the PSP Go, is less demanding. It’s just a little bigger than an iPhone.

Sony has accomplished this feat with a number of tricks.

The video screen is slightly smaller diagonally, though it has the same wide-screen ratio and looks as sharp as ever.

The controls that were once

on the sides of the screen are now on a panel that slides out from under the screen.

Most significantly, there’s no longer a slot or a drive for the Universal Media Discs that contain PSP games and videos.

There’s no longer a need to carry a UMD for each game.

Instead, all your media can be stored on the PSP Go’s 16-gigabyte hard drive or on a tiny memory stick.

That also means no more trips to the game store.

Instead, you have to download software from Sony’s PlayStation Store – a process that shouldn’t be too alien now that Apple has trained everyone to download media AFP

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through iTunes.

Sony says there are more than 225 games available, as well as 2,300 movies and 13,300 TV episodes.

The game library runs the gamut from elegant puzzlers like Echochrome to elaborate role-playing dramas like Jeanne d’Arc. There are PSP originals like Patapon 2 and remakes of PlayStation 1 classics like Metal Gear Solid.

And there will be a whole section of PSP Minis, inexpensive casual games like PacMan and Tetris that are meant to compete with the offering in Apple’s App Store.

Sony is delivering two fullfeatured racing games to coincide with the PSP Go’s launch. Gran Turismo is the showstopper, de-

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livering the wealth of realistic cars and racetracks we’ve come to expect from the series. It’s missing some features from its home console brethren – most notably, a career mode – but it looks and feels wonderful.

MotorStorm: Arctic Edge is less ambitious, although its renderings of snow-packed off-road courses are eyecatching. It’s more of an arcade racer, so you have nitroboosted engines, ridiculous jumps and the ability to keep racing after crashes that should be debilitating. It’s reckless, fast-paced fun.

If you already own a PSP,

you’ll want to hold onto it, because there’s no way to transfer your UMD-based games to the PSP Go. That and the hefty price tag are the two biggest drawbacks to the new device.

However I won’t miss the noisy, sometimes sluggish UMD drive, and I like the evolution into a download-only device. It feels sturdier than its predecessors, without the wiggly controls of older PSPs. And its compact size makes the PSP go, at long last, a worthwhile travel companion.

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BIG ideas Hundreds of designers and manufacturers will launch their latest collections at the 2009 Bangkok International Gift and Houseware Fairs (BIG & BIH) from next Tuesday to October 18 at Challenger Hall at Impact in Muang Thong Thani. It’s a great opportunity to find bargains on gifts, furniture, textiles, stationery, toys and games, flowers and plants, handicrafts and appliances. Visit www.ThaiTrade

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Valley of the dolls Dollmakers from South Korea and Hong Kong are joining Doll Mania 2009, the annual festival organised by Doll Heart and Milky Way, which runs from today to October 15 at Central Plaza Rama III. The event includes rare dolls, a workshop on Blythe dolls by Keeson Pang from Hong Kong, a cosplay contest and a doll parade. Collectors can also check the latest Barbies as well as dolls from Disney, Sanrio and Russ.

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Heartfelt benefit Sukrit “Bie” Wisetkaew will be among the performers crooning ballads in the “Rhythm of the Heart” concert at the Centara Grand Hotel at CentralWorld on October 17.

Singers Rose Sirinthip, Sobchai “Ford” Kraiyurasen, Saranya Songsermsawat and Kristy Gibson will join in the charity show to raise funds for heart simulators for underequipped hospitals. Tickets cost Bt3,000 and Bt5,000 at

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Silpa remembered Silpakorn University marks the memory of its founder Silpa Bhirasri with three exhibitions.

The Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Arts Faculty has “Our Best Recent Works and Glass Art Project” in the PSG Art Gallery until Friday. The Architecture Faculty has “2009 Transformation: Achi Donn’t” at its gallery until October 15. And the university’s main gallery has the contemporary art exhibition “Conscious” until Saturday.

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Facing up to charity Kamala Sukosol will sing for charity next month in the Siam City Hotel’s Kamolthip Ballroom in “Kamala: To Life”, raising funds for the Chulalongkorn Craniofacial Centre of the Thai Red Cross Society. Son Krissada “Noi” Sukosol Clapp will help out along with his siblings and other family members and friends, including Dolchai Boonyaratavej, Suteesak Pakdeeteva and students from the Aree School of Dance Arts, all backed by the Prachin Songpow Big Band Orchestra. Tickets cost BtBt1,000 to Bt2,500 (students Bt400) on November 12 and 14 and November 13 will be a gala dinner show with tables going for Bt35,000 to Bt40,000. Call (02) 247-0123, extensions 1928, 1946 or 1912.

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

THE SCREEN 11

DAILY XPRESS

TO SEE

on dvd REGION 3

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Hor Taew Taek Hak Krajerng A college dormitory run by crossdressing gays is haunted. Their solution is to hire their own ghost to fight back. Rated 15+.

Sorority Row Sorority girls try to cover up the death of one of their sisters after a prank goes wrong, only to find themselves stalked by a serial killer. Rated 18+.

Broken Embraces The latest collaboration between director Pedro Almodovar and Penelope Cruz is a complex neo-noir drama

marked by a four-way romance.

In Spanish with English and Thai subtitles at Paragon Cineplex until October 14. Rated 18+.

Rookies A baseball team of bumbling misfits gets a new coach. Based on a hit TV series. In Japanese with English and Thai subtitles at Apex.

Streets of Blood Val Kilmer is a police detective in post-Katrina New Orleans, investigating the death of his partner. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Sharon Stone also star. At SFW CentralWorld.

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Er w s s ar hi st s a ay pl am s romantic dr el MacAdam ch Ra e. tim h roug tarily travels th Rated G.

Pandorum A pair of space travellers (Ben Foster and Dennis Quaid) awaken from hypersleep with total amnesia and the feeling that something else isn’t quite right on their ship. Rated 15+.

Fun Kote Kote The story of an impossible romance between a 40-something street performer (Ping Lampraperng) and a popular actress (Pavinee Viriyacahikij).

Rated 15+.

District 9 For 20 years, a spaceship has been stalled above Johannes-

burg, with its alien inhabitants segregated into a shantytown.

Now the time has come to move them out. Rated 15+.

The Proposal To avoid being deported from the US, a bossy Canadian executive (Sandra Bullock) proposes a marriage of convenience to her assistant (Ryan Reynolds).

Race to Witch Mountain A Las Vegas cab driver (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) is hired by two children with paranormal powers to drive them from clutches of an organisation with nefarious plans in this remake of Disney’s 1975 adventure. The disc has deleted scenes and bloopers with audio in English, Thai, Portuguese, Spanish and Hindi with subtitles adding Chinese, Bahasa, Malaysian and Korean. It’s selling for around Bt250. – DAILY XPRESS

on tv

Rated 13+.

Miao Miao Confused sexuality reigns as a shy Japanese exchange student experiences her first love in Taiwan. In Mandarin with English and Thai subtitles at House.

>> CINEMA NUMBERS

Things We Lost in the Fire

Apex: Lido, (02) 252 6498, Siam, (02) 251 3508, Scala, (02) 251 2861 Century: (02) 247 9940 House: (02) 641 5177-8 Imax: (02) 129 4631 Major Cineplex/EGV/ Esplanade: Bangkok, (02) 515 5555 Major Hollywood: (02) 718 7999 Paragon Cineplex: (02) 129 4635 SF Cinemas: Bangkok, (02) 268 8888 UMG: RCA, (02) 641 5913-14

As of August 2009, Thailand has these motion-picture ratings: G – General audiences.

P – Promote as educational.

13+, 15+ and 18+ – Suggested minimum ages for viewers.

20+ – Restricted to viewers aged 20 and older; ID check mandatory.

> > C H A N N E L L I N KS

>> CRITICAL CONSENSUS

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

A widow helps a friend turn his life around while he helps the grief-stricken family confront their loss. Halle Berry stars.

HBO (TrueVisions), 8pm > > F I L M R AT I N GS

Cherry Blossoms A Bavarian widower fulfills his dead wife’s wishes and goes to Japan. There, he forms a bond with a young woman street performer. At House.

= Must see! = Solidly entertaining = It’s okay = Barely watchable = Don’t bother No star rating means no reviews were available.

Adam

By Bryan Basset

The Buckets

By Scott Stantis

Pooch Cafe

By Paul Gilligan

Red and Rover

By Brian Basset

By Bill Watterson

Calvin and Hobbes

By John McPherson

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

DAILY XPRESS

LEISURE

Games&YourStars SUDOKU

The last word in

ASTROLOGY

By Eugenia Last

Today’s Birthday: It’s time to get your ducks in a row financially, emotionally and physically. Start with your home and personal life and follow through by making the self-improvements that will boost your confidence. Set your budget, life and goals to suit your needs instead of trying to please everyone around you.

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 Your emphasis should be on work and getting along with the people you do business with. A challenge will suddenly appear and a fast reaction will be necessary to avoid trouble later.

TAURUS *** April 20-May 20 Strive for perfection and productivity. Work from home if it will help you accomplish more and open your doors to the people who can offer you the most assistance. Romance is looking good.

GEMINI *** May 21-June 20 You may have some great ideas but trying to get others to buy into your plans will not be easy.

Don’t waste time getting others on board — develop your ideas and present them as your own.

DIFFICULTY RATING ★★

CANCER **** June 21-July 22 Home is where you belong. Utilise the time you save in travel to get some of the finer, more important details completed of a new project. A romantic situation can help turn your life around.

LEO ** July 23-Aug. 22 Do what you can for others. As soon as you become too me-oriented, someone will point out your faults. A trip will pay off as long as you don’t go overboard. A past partnership will come in handy.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY

VIRGO ***** Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Push your ideas to the right group of people. It’s up to you to do the groundwork but, once you target your audience, you will get the help you need to move forward. Love is in the stars.

LIBRA *** Sept. 23-Oct. 22 You can move investments around or put money into your home or even collect an old debt successfully. A change at work may be sudden and unexpected but necessary. Don’t get emotional.

SCORPIO *** Oct. 23-Nov. 21 A change in a relationship will pleasantly surprise you. Don’t lose sight of your budget when making upgrades to your home or electronic equipment. A trip will be educational and rewarding.

SAGITTARIUS *** Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Prepare to give your job all you’ve got. One slip and you will fall through the cracks and miss out on an opportunity. This is not the time to rely on others to pull things together.

CAPRICORN ***** Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Personal and domestic changes will confirm what you had already anticipated. Act swiftly and with confidence and you can complete all the plans and projects you have on your to-do list.

Elisabeth Shue

Actress Britt Ekland is 67.

Singer Millie Small is 63.

Guitarist David Hidalgo of Los Lobos is 55.

Actress Elisabeth Shue is 46.

Country singer Tim Rushlow (Little Texas) is 43.

Bassist Tommy Stinson (Guns N’ Roses) is 43.

Actress Amy Jo Johnson is 39.

Actor Ioan Gruffudd is 36.

Actor Jeremy Sisto is 35.

AQUARIUS ** Jan. 20-Feb. 18 You’ll have to make the calls and do the work yourself to get things done properly. An emotional issue regarding a friend or relative will escalate if you’re not truthful about your intentions.

PISCES **** Feb. 19-March 20 Set your goals and do not deviate, regardless what others do. Take care of any past association that may benefit or hinder you before you formulate a contract or deal. Lay everything out in the open.

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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

Sukishi Intergroup Co., Ltd. Sukishi operates Japanese & Korean Charcoal Grill Restaurant with more than 26 Branches. Sukishi originates the first and only concept of sukiyaki & sushi on conveyor belt in Thailand.

Sukishi has expanded more branches in many locations and we need key persons who have experience to join and work with us.

Position

Executive Secretary ● Purchasing Supervisor ● Warehouse Manager ● IT Manager ● Programmer ● Assistant Branch Manager ● Operation Supervisor ● Finance and Account Supervisor ● Training Supervisor ●

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Qualifications • Male / Female, age 24-40 years old.

• Bachelor's Degree in related field.

• At least 2 years experience.

• Good command of spoken and written English is a plus.

• Computer literacy (MS Office, E-mail, Internet).

• Strong leadership and influencing skill.

If you are qualified for any of the above positions and would like to be part of our successful organization, please apply in person or submit your application with full resume and contact telephone no to :

Sukishi Intergroup Co., Ltd. 1055/3 Soi Prajerdla, Moo 12, Bangna Road, Km. 4, Bangkok 10260 Tel. 02-743-0862-6 # 13, 49, 081-359-1709 Mon - Fri 8.30 - 17.30 www.sukishigroup.com E-mail: hr@sukishigroup.com

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Referee Craig Thomson admits he should have given Celtic a second penalty in the defeat by Scottish rivals Rangers at Ibrox on Sunday.

With Rangers one up from a Kenny Miller goal, Thomson spurned calls for a penalty in the 12th minute when Shaun Maloney went down under a tackle from skipper Davie Weir.

Thomson admitted his error through the Scottish Football Association’s head of referee development, Hugh Dallas.

“Craig is disappointed at his error of judgement when he decided against awarding a penalty in the 12th minute. I think that it says a lot for the character and professionalism of Craig that he has been more than willing to hold his hands up on this one.” – AFP

South Korea international striker Park Chu-young scored a memorable goal to help Monaco win at Marseille.

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New Orleans Saints safety Darren Sharper, No 42, and cornerback Randall Gay celebrate an interception.

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McDonald’s signed a sponsorship deal worth Bt90 million with the Football Association of Thailand yesterday.

The American fast food chain held a press conference at Esplanade Cineplex Ratchada to announce its partnership with the association, with the current members of the national squad in attendance.

The three-year contract will take effect from next month and see the organisation receive financial support worth Bt30 million each year. Bt25 million will come in cash while the rest comes in the form of the company’s products.

McDonald’s became the latest partner of the association, after Chang, PTT and Nike, who provide a combined sum of around Bt70-80 million each year.

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arren Sharper returned one of his two interceptions 99 yards for a touchdown to spark New Orleans past the New York Jets 24-10 on Sunday in a matchup of American football unbeatens.

Sharper, a 12-year veteran whose 59 career pick-offs are the most of among active National Football League player, has five interceptions and two touchdowns this season as the Saints are off to their best start since 1993. “Defence did a great job.

They set us up with great field position all day,” Saints quarterback Drew Brees said.

The Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos matched the Saints in improving to 4-0. The Broncos achieved their best start in six seasons with a 17-10 victory over Dallas while the Colts defeated Seattle 34-17.

Also staying unbeaten were the Saints’ next foes, the New York Giants, who ripped winless

Kansas City 27-16. Eli Manning threw three touchdown passes but suffered a bruised right heel in guiding the Giants to victory.

The Saints have a bye week next week while the Giants face struggling Oakland before what could be another showdown of unbeatens in two weeks.

“We expect them to come in undefeated,” Brees said. “It figures to be another big matchup.”

New York Jets rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez completed 14-of-27 passes for 138 yards but was sacked four times and committed four turnovers, including a pickoff by Randall Gay in the final minutes to seal the Saints’ victory. “My mistakes killed us,” Sanchez said. “The defence played well enough to win. That whole game is 10-10 without three interceptions and a fumble.”

The Saints’ league-leading attack managed only three points in the first three quarters but dominated with defence, Sharper’s pickoff runback from the Saints’ 1-yard line in the second quarter turning momentum for good. “When I caught it, I kind of stopped and just started

running real slow because I wanted to see what was around me,” Sharper said. “Then I said, ‘Why don’t I turn on the speed a little bit to show people I can still run.’”

Defensive end Will Smith sacked Sanchez in the end zone and forced a fumble that Remi Ayodele recovered for a touchdown to give New Orleans a 17-0 lead.

Denver’s Brandon Marshall evaded six Dallas defenders to complete a 51-yard touchdown reception 1:46 remaining and Champ Bailey batted away a last-second 2-yard touchdown pass attempt from Tony Romo to Sam Hurd for Denver’s victory.

Peyton Manning completed 31-of-41 passes for 353 yards and two touchdowns, matching Fran Tarkenton for third on the alltime TD pass list with 342, to spark the Indianapolis triumph.

“We played greatness,” Seattle coach Jim Mora said. “He’s one of the finest of all time.”

Manning’s brother Eli of the Giants said he expects to be back in the line-up next week despite his heel injury.

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Safina,Venus crash in China China’s unfancied number 226 Zhang Shuai threw open the race for WTA No 1 as the outsider stunned error-prone top seed Dinara Safina 7-5 7-6 (7-5) in a day of second-round shocks at the China Open.

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Juve are just awful but still on top in Italy

GALACTICOS CRASH Sevilla put an end to talk of two-horse race in Spain DPA, Madrid

evilla are the toast of Spanish football yesterday, with the country’s media full of praise for their 2-1 defeat of Real Madrid on Sunday.

Manolo Jimenez’s team are praised not just because of the style of their victory – they tore into Real from the first minute and deserved to win by more goals – but because of its significance.

The memorable win means that La Liga will not be another two-horse race between Real and Barcelona – at least for the time being.

Only once in the past five seasons have Real and Barca not finished as the top two teams.

Last season Sevilla finished eight points behind secondplaced Real.

Now Sevilla share second place with Real, with 15 points from six games, both of them three points behind leaders Barca. Sevilla lost their first match of the season 2-0 away to Valencia and it seemed that – with Real and Barca both winning their first five matches for the first time ever – that another two-horse race was on the cards.

However, Sevilla have put together a five-match winning run, thanks to a solid defence in front of veteran keeper Andres Palop – and thanks to a lively attack led by Luis Fabiano. “We played really well and are on a roll at the moment,” said Fabiano. “If we continue playing like that we can compete with Real and Barca at the top.”

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Sevilla’s Jesus Navas, centre, celebrates with team-mates after scoring against Real Madrid.

2006 and 2007, plus the Spanish King’s Cup in 2007. However, they lost their sparkle in the last two seasons, partly because of the heart-attack death of young left-back Antonio Puerta and partly because of the defection of coach Juande Ramos to Tottenham.

Their defeat of Real, the most expensive side in history, is front-page news in most Spanish newspapers yesterday.

According to Madrid sports daily Marca, “Sevilla is the alternative to the big two,” while rival daily AS praises the Seville side for their “rebellion”.

“We knew we would lose at some stage,” said Real midfielder Kaka. “We were beaten by a good team and we need to im-

WE WERE BEATEN BY A GOOD TEAM AND WE NEED TO IMPROVE SOME THINGS. Kaka, Real Madrid prove some things.

“It was an intense game in which we created chances but we made mistakes from setpieces and got punished.”

Catalan daily Sport claims that Sevilla “are better equipped than last season to keep up” with the twin giants, despite having spent only a fraction on new players this summer than the big two did.

Catalan channel TV-3 pointed out that Sevilla “have a stronger squad” than last season, despite having spent little in the transfer market. They single out Monchi, the club’s sporting director, for having put together “an excellent squad, at a reasonable price”.

The Sevilla players who receive most praise in yesterday’s papers are goalscorers Jesus Navas and Renato, plus midfielder Didier Zokora and defender Ivica Dragutinovic.

A sound 2-0 beating away to Palermo late Sunday was a worrisome eye-opener for Juventus fans who must have asked themselves how their team can sit just two points from the Serie A top after seven games.

Newspaper headlines yesterday ranged from La Gazzetta dello Sport’s “Juve sink in Palermo” to “The autumn of Juventus,” in la Repubblica, and peaked with Turin’s daily La Stampa titling “Nothing at all worked – This time Ciro is unforgivable.”

Coach Ciro Ferrara suffered his first defeat since taking over last May and did it in the worst possible way as Palermo walked over Juve in a game that, as defender Giorgio Chiellini said, “could have ended up 4-0 and there would have been nothing to say”.

Ferrara, a former international defender with Juve, was ruthless in his analysis, saying that “nothing worked, both from a physical and tactical point of view.

“Tonight [Sunday], a great game was played only

by Palermo, who had many strengths, but we did nothing against them.”

Chiellini and goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon were the only Juve players to put in decent performances while Mauro Camoranesi and Brazilian Felipe Melo appeared played farther below standard.

Palermo’s first goal owed much to Melo’s poor control in midfield, while Camoranesi, a seasoned offensive playmaker lost too much possession.

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AC Milan’s Ronaldinho scores against Atalanta.

C Milan coach Leonardo was literally left speechless by his team’s dire 1-1 draw at 10-man Atalanta on Sunday.

Having screamed and shouted at his struggling side from the touchline, he lost his voice, leaving assistant Mauro Tassotti to face the post-match media inquisition.

Had Brazilian Leonardo faced the press he would have

had to fend off uncomfortable questions about his team’s deficiencies for the fourth match in a row.

The statistics make sorry reading. In their last four matches in Europe and at home they have drawn twice and lost twice, scoring just one goal – that was on Sunday against 10-man Atalanta.

The former European champions have only two wins in

seven league matches and one solitary goal at home.

And this is a team with the likes of Pato, Ronaldinho, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Filippo Inzaghi and Marco Borriello, not to mention the creative elements of Andrea Pirlo and Clarence Seedorf.

Against Atalanta, Milan fell behind after some defensive uncertainty allowed Simone Tiribocchi to open the scoring

midway through the first half.

But despite substitute Ronaldinho saving the day for the seven-time European champions, centre-back Alessandro Nesta, who provided the defence-splitting pass, was scathing after the game.

“Have we bounced back?

This was a game we had to win.

They had 10 men, we have to be humble and understand that,” he said.

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OCHOA IS BACK

ON TOP Lorena Ochoa watches her putt on the 18th green during the final round of the Navistar LPGA Classic.

Mexican star snaps an 11-start winless streak to take Navistar LPGA Classic AP, Prattville, Alabama

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orena Ochoa successfully defended her Navistar LPGA Classic title, overcoming early troubles to shoot a 2-under 70 on Sunday for a fourstroke victory over Michelle Wie and Brittany Lang.

Ochoa finished at 18-under 270 on The Senator course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail’s Capitol Hill complex to snap an 11-start winless streak dating to the Corona Championship in late April.

The top-ranked Mexican star has three victories this year and 27 overall on the LPGA Tour.

“There are places where you feel comfortable and you

Tigers,Twins meet to decide play-off spot

feel a good vibe and you like the course,” Ochoa said. “This has been really good for me. I feel comfortable here. I have a lot of good memories.”

Ochoa wiped out her threestroke lead coming into the day with a bogey and double bogey in the first five holes.

She erased any drama with a birdie on No 17. “It feels good,” said Ochoa, second behind Sophie Gustafson last week in California. “I have a lot of emotions because it hasn’t been easy. I’m ready to keep playing good ball and would love the chance to finish with a few more wins.”

Wie overcame a sore left ankle to close with a 66,

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while Lang had a 70.

Fourteen-year-old Alexis Thompson shot her second straight 74 to tie for 27th at 6

IT FEELS GOOD.I HAVE A LOT OF EMOTIONS BECAUSE IT HASN’T BEEN EASY.I’M READY TO KEEP PLAYING GOOD BALL. Lorena Ochoa

under. She opened with rounds of 65 and 69 to share the second-round lead.

The Thompson, a schoolgirl from Florida, finished with a crowd-pleasing shot to set up a 6-inch tap-in on the final hole, pumping both fists in the air as the ball rolled toward the hole.

“That was a pretty good shot to end it on,” said Thompson, who was part of a five-way tie for the secondround lead. “That’s all I wanted. I thought it was in there. I reacted like it was in the hole.

That would have been nice.”

Kuchar, Taylor tied Matt Kuchar and Vaughn Taylor were still tied after two holes of a sudden-death playoff at the Turning Stone Resort Championship when

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The Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins each won their Major League Baseball regular-season finale on Sunday to remain deadlocked for the last vacant berth in the championship play-offs.

After a six-month regular season, the Tigers and Twins each finished level atop the American League Central Division at 86-76, setting up a one-game tie-breaker today at Minnesota to decide which will qualify for the play-offs.

Ryan Raburn hit two home runs and Magglio Ordonez added a solo homer to give Detroit a 5-3 home victory over the Chicago White Sox while the Twins defeated Kansas City 13-4 to keep pace.

play was suspended on Sunday because of darkness, forcing a Monday finish.

They birdied the first extra hole and parred the second.

They were to resume play at 8.30am on the 13th tee.

Taylor, the second-round leader, began the day three shots off the lead and shot a 6under 66 to match Kuchar (69) at 17-under 271.

Rookie Leif Olson (69) tied for third with Tim Petrovic (67) at 16 under. The two shared the first-round lead.

Meanwhile, Luke Donald was almost perfect with his putter on the way to an 8-under 64 at Kingsbarns on Sunday to take a one-stroke lead over Rory McIlroy and Simon Dyson in the weatherdelayed third round of the Dunhill Links Championship.

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orld champions Jennifer Ross and April Kessy–Boss will be back to defend their title in the Phuket Thailand Open, the last stop on the 2009 Swatch FIVB Beach Volley World Tour, which will take place on Karon Beach, Phuket, from November 3 to 8.

The American pair, who are currently ranked No 3 in the world, struck gold at the World Championships held in Stavanger, Norway, in July.

The champions are among a record number of 96 teams from 35 countries participating in the tournament, which is sponsored by the PTT. The line-up includes nine of the world’s top 10 teams including world No 1 pairing Larissa

World champions Jennifer Ross, left, and April Kessy-Boss are favourites for the event after winning here last year. and Juliana from Brazil, winners of eight world tour titles this year, and the world No 2 team of Talita and Antonelli, also from Brazil.

Six teams from Thailand

will be competing, with three teams playing entered in the main draw and three battling through qualifying rounds to join them.

Now in its fourth successive

year, the Open carries is one of the biggest beach volleyball tournaments in Asia, with prize money of US$190,000 .

Matches will be played from 9am daily. Admission is free for spectators who will also be able to enjoy games, activities and bargains in the enlarged sponsor zone, which also includes a beer garden and food outlets.

The Phuket Thailand Open is supported by the Tourism Authority of Thailand, PTT, the Sports Authority of Thailand, Federbrau, the Swatch Group, Mikasa, Kata Group of Hotels, TOT, the Phuket Gazette, Sian Tai, FBT, 91.5 FM radio, Haad Thip, Woraburi Resort, Gems Gallery, Phuket-Bangkok Hospital and Jungceylon.

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FORWARD THINKING Fabio Capello has called up Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor for England’s final two World Cup qualifiers, but there is no place for Arsenal’s Theo Walcott.

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Chelsea’s Nicolas Anelka scores the team’s first goal past Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina.

Rafael Benitez refused to write off Liverpool’s chances of winning the Premier League this season despite watching his side fall six points behind leaders Chelsea after a 2-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge.

Goals from Nicolas Anelka and Florent Malouda condemned the Reds to their third defeat of the season and left them languishing in fifth place.

Three league losses is one more than Liverpool suffered over the whole of last season and Benitez’s team looked anything but championship quality on Sunday as Chelsea overpowered them in the second half.

However, Benitez is staying upbeat about their title prospects. “Our target now has to be the next game. Every game is important. We have to

keep calm and working hard,” he said.

“This year the top sides will lose games but you have to try to improve and we will try to win against Sunderland next. When the teams at the top of the table drop points and you win, it is better, but we have to keep winning games and stay as strong as possible and see what happens.

“It is my opinion you will see top sides losing more games this season. It is good for the Premier League and it means we have to keep calm.

“We drew a lot of games last season too, we will now try to win and if we have more wins than draws, we could end with the same amount of points.”

Carlo Ancelotti’s side have now opened up a two-

point gap over Manchester United. But perhaps more importantly, it restored the Blues to winning ways in emphatic fashion. Ancelotti said: “It was an important win. It was a difficult match. I don’t know if it was a better performance than in the Champions League against APOEL Nicosia.

The Italian added: “Manchester United’s result was a surprise for sure, but this season is about us because we are top of the league.”

Despite the defeat Benitez said he had few complaints about the performance of his players and admitted they could simply not find a way past the Chelsea defence. “The performance was not bad. We were playing a very good team in Chelsea.

FOOTBALL

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Sevilla shoot down the Galacticos

Big defence helps Saints past Jets

Real Madrid’s first defeat of the Spanish season has raised questions about their dependence on the absent Cristiano Ronaldo, while also signalling that Sevilla may be title contenders. Sevilla beat Madrid 2-1 on Sunday for a fifth straight win that tied them with the Spanish powerhouses at 15 points from six games – three less than leaders Barcelona, who have won all six ties. >PAGE 25

Darren Sharper returned one of his two interceptions 99 yards for a score and Will Smith forced a fumble in the end zone to produce a second defensive touchdown as New Orleans handed the New York Jets their first loss of the season. New York went down 24-10 despite stopping the Saints twice on fourth-and-short. >PAGE 24