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Are you a Twitter user wanting to meet friends, show off your musical ability or even scout for a job? Join the ‘Tweetple’ at a city coffee shop >PAGE 2

GOOD MORNING BANGKOK!

I aim to develop soccer – and stay with the Thai team

By Byran Robson Manger Thailand’s national football team

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nything can happen in soccer. In my point of view, if I can fulfill my task in developing Thai soccer and face no problem, that would be an achievement in my coaching career with Thailand, and I certainly won’t leave the Thai team.

Feel the music Get an earful of Girly Berry at the Hat Yai Party Fest, or sibling pop stars Golf-Mike on their tour; catch Koy-Yong and Friends at Singha’s Met Bar Music series

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THAIS HAVE RANKED

21st & 29th

in math and science performance over the 2004-’08 period among Grade-8 students in 66 other nations

Saving the turtles

Members of the Rotary Club release little turtles into the sea in Chon Buri’s Sattahip district yesterday. The activity was initiated with the aim of making merit in dedication to His Majesty the King, who has been receiving treatment at Siriraj Hospital.

Calling Twitterers...

Well over a hundred Twitter users gather at Wawee Coffee Shop each week

By Kornchanok Raksaseri D A I LY X P R E S S

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coffee shop in Bangkok is riding the gigantic online social network wave, becoming highly popular as a weekly meeting place for Twitter users.

“Tweeple” (Tweet people) gather at the shop to make friends, get updates and show off their musical talent – or find job openings.

Those musically talented can also join the band performing there. But whether they are capable or not is left up to voters on Twitter.

Well over a hundred Tweeple take part in the Sunday evening event at Wawee Coffee Shop in Soi DAILY

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Aree, seven of whom have joined the three-member iHear Band.

It was Patchara Kerdsiri, a 32-year-old Web-program developer and iHear Band keyboardist, who came up with the idea for such a gathering.

He applied the “open source” concept in which anyone can join and the public decides.

Patchara, or @iPattt on Twitter, is also a user of online social networking services such as Facebook, YouTube and Flickr, and has been blogging for years. He has been twittering more intensively for four months and has almost 1,200 followers on the site.

“Twitter combines the two

Web-program developer Patchara Kerdsiri, 32, was the one who came up with the idea for such a gathering. worlds of reality and online.

Famous people in reality are also famous on Twitter. You must be real otherwise people will not pay attention to you,” he says. “Activities both online and offline can enhance the potential to strengthen your brand.”

In this way, individuals can own a brand without having to

depend on the costly mainstream media for publicity.

Patchara and his close friends had once had a music band. But the group was forced to dissolve after it couldn’t bear the cost of promoting itself through the media. Now iHear Band has become famous on Twitter – and the more people talk about it, the faster it becomes more successful in real life.

The band is also going to perform at the “Twittcm” event at a Wawee Coffee branch in Chiang Mai, and has been hired to perform at other events.

Patchara said Twitter opens the chance for users to be close to famous people.

Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, or @thaksinlive, veteran politician Chaturon Chaisang, or

@chaturon, and Patee Sarasin, or @patee122, have replied to his “tweets”.

“In real life, we would never have a chance to talk to these people,” he says.

According to Patchara, Tweeple who joined the event and met their counterparts in person are more eager to get updates on their friends’ online.

Meanwhile, other Tweeple who have heard people talking about the gatherings do not want to be “out of trend” by missing the next event.

Tweeple also take part in other activities including “Twittbkk”, which has been held for a third time, and a BarCamp gathering, where every attendant must stand up and speak on any topic he or she fancies.

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THE WORLD FAYED EYES Festival fun

Harrod’s owner urging his ‘fellow Scots’ to detach themselves from ‘the English and their terrible politicians’

WHATEVER HELP IS NEEDED FOR SCOTLAND TO REGAIN ITS INDEPENDENCE,I WILL PROVIDE IT...

I’M READY TO BE YOUR PRESIDENT. Mohamed Al Fayed The Fulham Football Club owner is the father of Dodi Fayed, the lover of Diana, princess of Wales, who was killed in the same 1997 Paris car crash. Fayed has long alleged that the couple were killed in an establishment plot involving Queen Elizabeth II’s husband Prince Philip.

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ohamed Al Fayed, owner of plush London emporium Harrods, told The Sunday Times newspaper he was ready to become the first president of an independent Scotland.

The Egyptian tycoon, 80, who owns an estate in the Scottish Highlands, said he was urging his “fellow Scots” to detach themselves from “the English and their terrible politicians”.

Fayed, who has been repeatedly refused a British passport, said he hoped to be offered Scottish citizenship if a planned referendum on Scottish independence leads to Scotland leaving the United Kingdom – and then becoming a republic.

“You Scots have been living in a coma for too long,” he told the broadsheet. “Whatever help is needed for Scotland to regain its independence, I will provide it. When you Scots regain your freedom I’m ready to be your president.”

The Scottish National Party (SNP), in power in the devolved Edinburgh administration, is committed to holding a referendum on independence.

But Fayed is not impressed with Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond, the SNP leader.

“I will do anything for Scotland, but I don’t want this Alex Salmond,” he said. “I asked to meet him but he refused.”

Sediment cores from a small Arctic lake in Canada stretching back

200,000

years show unprecedented gains in global warming since 1950

Info highway Pitt unhurt in motorcycle crash

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Some 6,000 people make themselves comfortable as they participate in the Breakfast on the Bridge event at Sydney Harbour Bridge yesterday. The event is part of the Crave Sydney festival, a major celebration of Sydney’s way of life, offering 31 days of food, art, comedy and outdoor fun, including the Sydney International Food Festival.

Fans attempt ‘Thriller’record Dancers have launched a worldwide attempt to be listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the greatest number of people simultaneously dancing to Michael Jackson’s hit song “Thriller”.

Some 230 people donated food or money to the food bank in the Canadian city of Vancouver for the right to contort themselves into the zombie poses of Jackson’s song, which blasted out of loudspeakers Saturday as howls reverberated off surrounding high rises in a central plaza.

Fans in more than 200 cities around the world were expected to take part in the celebration dedicated to the memory of the King of Pop, who died on June 25 at the age of 50 after taking a lethal cocktail of prescription drugs.

The global event was ostensibly launched in Vancouver, but started at the same place around the world, according to a clock on a conference call by organisers. “When we take our first step people in China will take their first step,” said coordinator Graeme Lea in Vancouver.

Although separated by thousands of miles, the celebration in Vancouver mirrored a similar event in a park in the Argentine capital where about 400 Michael Jackson fans shook to the beat to the singer’s 1982 hit.

In France, some 60 people aged from 11 to 73 signed up to take part in the ‘Thriller’ dance extravaganza in the western village of Gourin.

AFP

Hollywood star Brad Pitt, 45, emerged unscathed from a motorcycle accident.

The US photo agency X17online reported that the actor crashed with his vehicle after an incident with a photographer.

Pitt, who wore a helmet, pulled his motorcycle to the berm of the road and fled into a building to escape the paparazzi.

He was picked up later by his assistant.

X17online reported that the photographer followed Pitt with a car and came too near to his bike.

Pitt lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a car in front of him, before he was thrown to the ground.

The father of six was visibly upset and had angry words with the photographer. – DPA

Man ‘kills wife with acid’ Malaysian police arrested a man suspected of killing his wife and possibly blinding his teenage daughter by splashing acid on them while they slept.

The man is believed to have crept into his wife’s separate bedroom early on Saturday and poured a bottle of acid over the two, who were in the same bed in a home in northern Penang state.

Neighbours rushed them to a hospital after the 17-year-old daughter ran out screaming, a police official. The man later gave himself up at a police station.

The wife died several hours later, while her daughter suffered burns on her face and would probably lose her sight, the national news agency Bernama and The Star newspaper reported yesterday.

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PAUL McCARTNEY, ANNOUNCING A CONCERT TOUR FROM DECEMBER 2, ENDING ON DECEMBER 22 WITH A “FESTIVE SPECTACULAR” AT O2 ARENA. “Starting in Hamburg, ending in London and rocking everywhere in between. I’m very much looking forward to ending the year on a high.”

Director Ang Lee’s biggest technical problem in ‘Taking Woodstock’ was finding authentic hippy extras

By Ann Hornaday THE WASHINGTON POST

or “Taking Woodstock”, director Ang Lee used three types of film stock, negotiated rights for more than 20 songs and orchestrated a long, complicated tracking shot involving a constantly moving camera, 120 cars and about twice that number of people. But the hardest technical issue he had to solve?

Bodies and hair.

“The biggest challenge was to get extras who were skinny but who were not working out all the time,” producer and screenwriter James Schamus says. “And who still had pubic hair.”

Say what?

“When you think about it, that was really a generation of people who weren’t fat, but who weren’t staring at themselves in the mirror all the time,” Schamus says.

“Or shaving everything off down there. It encapsulates the difference in 40 years right there.”

There are a lot of naked hippies in “Taking Woodstock”.

Which means hairy nudity.

And there was a time long, long ago, when most people let their nether regions grow wild.

That little detail turned out to be pivotal, because establishing period authenticity was most important. And that called for the extras to strip naked. All that skinny-dipping!

All that free love! Eventually, their numbers hit critical mass in the tracking shot that depicted the “half a million strong” immortalised in story and song.

Let your hair down For Lee, “Taking Woodstock” represented a chance to shake off the angst that has driven so many of his films. “I was yearning to do a comedy-slash-drama without cynicism,” he told reporters at Cannes in May, when the film premiered. “It took me a long way to get there, but I thought after 13

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An acid trip in a Volkswagen van was no big deal for Ang Lee. Finding extras with body hair was a harder technical difficulty to overcome.

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THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WAS TO GET EXTRAS WHO WERE SKINNY BUT WHO WERE NOT WORKING OUT ALL THE TIME. Ang Lee made a switch from doing heavy dramas to the lighthearted affair of ‘Taking Woodstock’. years I’d earned that right to ... just be relaxed and happy and at peace with myself.”

Schamus concurred, noting that in many ways “Taking Woodstock” represents a prequel to their 1997 drama, “The

James Schamus, producer and screenwriter

Ice Storm”, about 1970s suburban alienation and ennui. “‘The Ice Storm’ was really centred around a very specific technical film problem we wanted to solve,” Schamus said, “which was how to film the least com-

fortable, worst sex scene in the history of cinema.

“The technical problem for Woodstock,” he continued, “was how you [depict] sexuality and a real sensuality of life without cynicism.”

In many ways, the innocence and optimism epitomised by Woodstock’s “three days of peace and music” was embodied by the era’s youth, who weren’t toned, waxed or bronzed into taut, narcissistic perfection. “They were more relaxed,” Schamus said simply.

“They didn’t always have one eye on the mirror.”

The laid-back personal grooming habits and slouchy posture of the era became a coded way to communicate tribal affiliation, according to Lee. “I think that relaxation was the way they rebelled against the establishment and their parents,” he said. “And it was a way of connecting, to nature and to each other, without saying anything.” > > O P E N S T H U R S D AY “Taking Woodstock” will be at Paragon Cineplex and the Apex theatres.

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YEARS AGO this week, the first computer-tocomputer link was established on Arpanet, the precursor to the Internet.

VIC MIZZY died on October 17 at his home in California. He was best known for writing the theme songs to the 1960s American TV comedies “Green Acres” and “The Addams Family”. He was 93.

MUSICAL FIRST

soopsip

You’ve got to have harp!

Baby bump,not speed bump Model Sirinya “Cindy” Bishop

wasn’t about to miss a turn on the catwalk at Elle Fashion Week just because she’s seven months pregnant. In fact, she looked terrific in a glamorous dress from Kai’s boutique.

A lot of the applause she gar- Cindy nered may have been due to her grace on massive platform heels. At a celebratory party the next day, Cindy was back in comfy flat shoes, joking that the baby’s just going to have to get used to this.

Tamnak Prathom’s first international festival attracts some of the world’s best harpists to perform and compete for the Queen’s Cup D A I LY X P R E S S

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Stardom shared

Lydia, left, and her ‘Mafia Mum’.

Singer Saranrat “Lydia” DAILY XPRESS/THANIS SUDTO

ringing some of the world’s best players to Bangkok, this weekend’s Tamnak Prathom-Thailand International Harp Festival and Youth Competition is the first of its kind for Southeast Asia.

Her Majesty the Queen has graciously consented to be the event’s patron, and the winner of the youth competition will receive the Queen’s Trophy.

A collaboration by the Culture Ministry, Bangkok Municipality Authority, the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Chulalongkorn University and the Tamnak Prathom Harp Centre, the festival aims to promote “Friendship through Music” as well as Bangkok’s image as a city of culture.

The youth competition will have 18 entrants ages eight to 16 from Thailand, Lithuania, France, Italy, Wales, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Wales’ top harpist, Elinor Bennett, will head a six-member jury as well as serve as the festival’s artistic co-director with Tongsuang Isarangkul.

There will be three concerts, beginning on Friday at the Chula auditorium. Three French players – Marielle Nordmann, Isabelle Moretti and Isabelle Perrin – will perform.

The latter two will share the stage for “A Harp Extravaganza” on Friday at Chula, and Nordmann will present a solo recital on Sunday at the Thailand Cultural Centre.

Next Monday’s finale will feature young award-winning harpist Jie Zhou from Shanghai, who will perform Gliere’s “Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in E flat Major”, accompanied by the Royal Thai Navy Orchestra conducted by National Artist Veeraphan Vawklang.

Proceeds will be donated to the Thai Red Cross Society and the Fund for Classical Music Promotion under the patronage of Her Royal Highness the late Princess Galyani Vadhana.

XTRA S T R I N GS AT TA C H E D >> The Tamnak PrathomThailand International Harp Festival and Youth Competition runs from Friday until next Monday. >> Tickets for each concert cost Bt800 to Bt1,000 or you can get a VIP pass to all three for Bt2,800 including wine and refreshments. >> Call (02) 261 4777-8, (084) 766 4086 or (084) 766 4098.

Wisutthithada has to giggle when she goes out with her mother and people ask for Sansanee’s autograph rather than hers.

“Maybe it’s because, without any makeup, people just don’t recognise me,” she said on the Channel 3 show “Ratree Samosorn”.

Lydia’s mum became a star in her own right when she got celebrity astrologer Supakrit “Mor Krit Confirm” Pathomsriviroj to kneel at her feet for making idiot predictions about her daughter.

Lydia points out that her mother has always commanded respect because she fights for justice. “At school, my friends used to call her ‘Mafia Mum’!”

Contact Soopsip at veenxpress@gmail.com.

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love scope

A tiny, perfect cinema A sleek micro-home theatre with a virtual 5.1-channel audio system, the LG HS33S has two front speakers with 75 watts each, a 150-watt subwoofer and the main control unit, which functions as DVD player.

The system can upscale DVD movies to full 1080p high definition. There’s a USB port for playing music from an external drive and you can hook up your iPod player too.

BY EUGENIA LAST

October 26-31, 2009

ARIES March 21-April 19

You’ll be drawn to someone who is mysterious but, before you become too intrigued, you have to take stock of how possessive your suitor might be. Your free-spirited, outgoing nature may be too much to handle and may lead to trust issues.

TAURUS April 20-May 20

You’ll be given some interesting opportunities to get involved in a passionate relationship. A connection will be made if you attend events or volunteer your services. Relax and be yourself and, before you know it, you’ll be in love.

Reckon on paying Bt17,000.

GEMINI May 21-June 20

The excellent Exilim The Casio Exilim EX-H10 is a compact digital camera boasting 12.1-megapixel resolution and 10x optical zoom, not to mention the high-capacity battery to keep you snapping for 1,000 images per charge.

Its 24mm wide-angle lens is great for landscapes, and there’s a three-inch screen for previewing your shots. The retail price should be Bt13,990.

Love is within reach but, if you let your emotions run wild, you will make mistakes that can lead to suspicion. It’s best to be upfront about your situation - past, present and future - in order to start a new relationship off on the right foot.

CANCER June 21-July 22

You will attract potential partners with ease. Socialise and you'll charm the partners who interest you the most, giving you plenty of choice when the time is right to get serious and make a decision that will lead to commitment.

LEO July 23-August 22

You will have trouble keeping things in perspective when it comes to relationships. Don’t get angry with someone who doesn't buy into what you are offering. Move on to someone who can appreciate your Leo love.

VIRGO August 23-September 22

Neighbourhood alert Keep karaoke at home with this system from TJ Media – a pair of speakers, the TA-350 100-watt x2 stereo amplifier and the TKR350T hard disk-DVD player.

The hard drive packs 500 gigabytes and can store up to 11,300 songs. You get tunes licensed by GMM Grammy and RS, and you can add 100 more every month from the from Imagine shop. The going price for the system is Bt23,590.

You won’t have any trouble talking your way into someone’s heart but you may have concerns once you do. Your own uncertainty, once you get to know someone better, will have you second-guessing the connection you have made.

LIBRA September 23-October 22

Socialise and have fun. You don’t need to make noise in order to get noticed. Your originality, coupled with class and sophistication, will put you in a category of your own, allowing you to weed out who’s good for you and who isn’t.

SCORPIO October 23-November 21

Your heart may be in the right place but your head isn’t. Back up and find out more about the person who interests you before you give away too many of your personal secrets.

Someone you attract will have ulterior motives.

SAGITTARIUS November 22-December 21

You can fool most of the people around you but someone will see through your playful charm and demand answers that you may not be prepared to give. If you cannot satisfy someone’s emotional needs, move on quickly.

CAPRICORN December 22-January 19

With a couple of very important changes and moves on your part, you will be able to take a serious look at your personal future and the person you want to spend more time with. A commitment can be made and a new life begun.

BlackBerry shows off Here’s what you get with the amazing BlackBerry Curve 8520: an easy-to-use qwerty keyboard and touch-sensitive track pad; 256 megabyte of flash memory; all the enhanced power of a 512MHz processor; a two-megapixel camera.

Not enough? It will play music and video files, comes with a 3.5mm stereo headset, has a built-in wi-fi adapter, and you can boost the memory to 32GB and, as a quad-bad phone, it uses EDGE/ GPRS/ GSM at 850/ 900/ 1900/ 1900MHz. Get your Curve 8520 from AIS for Bt13,900.

AQUARIUS January 20-February 18

You’ll have some very good opportunities to hook up with someone who can contribute to your lifestyle emotionally, mentally and financially. Don’t waste time mulling over what to do next. Start to make plans for the future.

PISCES February 19-March 20

You may have to backtrack and make a couple of personal changes and decisions before moving forward with someone you find hard to resist. Clear the passageway so that you can get down to business and form a long-lasting relationship.

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WHAT’S UP

see it!

Birds of a feather You have until Thursday to admire Louise Truslow’s “As Kingfishers Catch Fire” at the Neilson Hays Library’s Rotunda and Garden galleries. It’s paintings of birds, all of them depicted in their natural habitats. The library is on Surawong Road and it’s open Tuesday to Sunday from 9.30 to 5. Call (02) 233 1731 or visit www.

NeilsonHaysLibrary.com

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The centenary of Haydn’s death will be marked at the Goethe Institut Auditorium on South Sathorn Road Soi 1 on November 6 at 8 by German pianist Beatrix Klein. She’ll play pieces by Haydn as well works by Dukas, Hahn and Ravel.

Tickets are Bt500 (Bt250 for students) at Robinson Piano at Siam Discovery.

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WHAT’S UP

Five to tango The Argentinean tango quintet Cambatango will put on a free show at the Siam Society on November 5 at 7.30. The group is fronted by singer Ruth de Vicenzo, who’s known as “the vinyl voice” for her style that’s faithful to the sound of the 1930s and ’40s. She’s backed by two guitars, a bass and bandoneon. For tickets, call the Argentinean Embassy at (02) 259 0401 or (02) 259 9198.

Halloween treat Make this Halloween special at the Courtyard by Marriott Hua Hin on Cha-am Beach. For Bt4,666 you get a night in a seaview deluxe room with an extra bed, breakfast buffet for two adults and two children, a VIP Kids World membership and a welcome from the resident witch. Bring your disguise for the costume competition and enter the pumpkin-carving contest. Call (02) 656 7707.

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TO SEE

on dvd REGION 3

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lunteer on a student (Pa rescue squa nw d, a univ series of horr ard Hemmanee) return s to campus ersity ific killings. A to face a nna Reese a lso stars. Ra ted 18+.

Surrogates In a futuristic society where people live vicariously through their robot doubles, a string of murders forces one cop to unplug and set foot in the real world.

Bruce Willis stars. Rated 13+.

Rot Fai Fah ...

Maha Na Ter A 30-year-old woman (Cris Horwang) finally sees a chance for romance with a railway engineer (Theeradej Wongpuapan) on Bangkok’s Skytrain. Rated G. ★★★★

Haeundae Yun Je-gyun (“Sex is Zero”)

directs this drama, billed as South Korea’s first disaster film, about a giant tsunami wave hitting the Busan beach resort. In Korean with English and Thai subtitles at the Siam.

Law Abiding Citizen Gerard Butler is an ex-spy who orchestrates an explosive plot to expose the flawed justice system that failed his family. Jamie Foxx also stars. Rated 18+. ★★

New York, I Love You Ten tales of romance in the Big Apple unfold in this shortfilm anthology by such directors as Fatih Akin, Mira Nair and Brett Ratner, with such

ss g for Happine ny, has a in it a W : o o f a K mpa st his dog for co At an man, with ju rl he wished for?

A lonely Okinaw But is she the gi e. lif s hi r te en woman e Siam.

House and th

stars as Orlando Bloom, James Caan and Natalie Portman. At Apex, SFW CentralWorld and SFX Emporium. Rated 15+. ★★★

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Nicolas Cage plays a drugaddicted detective trying to solve the killing of a Senegalese family while keeping his own life and career together. At SF Cinemas.

Rated 20+. ★★★★

Sam Phan Boke Gangsters are after lost royal treasures. A Thai fighter (Pairote “Mike B” Boongerd)

must stop them. Stars Russell Wong. Rated 13+. ★★★

The Ugly Truth Katherine Heigl is mismatched with Gerard Butler in this battleof-the-sexes romantic comedy.

She’s a producer and he’s a misogynistic TV host. 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 Apex. Rated

X-Men Origins: Wolverine The complicated life of the steel-clawed Canadian superhero (Hugh Jackman) is explained, including his ties to arch-enemy Victor Creed, aka Sabretooth (Liev Schreiber).

Extras include deleted and alternate scenes and the “Wolverine Unleashed” featurette. A two-disc version has more about the helicopter sequence and a making-of.

Audio languages are English, Thai, Hindi and Tamil with subtitles adding Cantonese, Korean, Mandarin, Malay and Indonesian. Prices start at Bt379. – DAILY XPRESS

on tv

18+. ★★★★

>> CINEMA NUMBERS 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

Elizabeth: The Golden Age Reprising the roles they originated in “Elizabeth”, Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush return for a gripping historical thriller laced with treachery and romance. Clive Owen co-stars.

HBO (TrueVisions), 8pm

> > F I L M R AT I N GS

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

Chuean A convict (Arak Amornsupasiri) is sprung from prison for 15 days to help the police catch a serial killer.

Chatchai Plengpanich also stars. Rated 18+.

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.

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By Eugenia Last

Today’s Birthday: You will hit emotional barriers if you try to dive into household changes too quickly. Do your research and find out what your options are before you make any decisions.

Share your thoughts and ideas with creative people who are already into something similar. There is no room for arguing or anger this year.

Saturday’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 A little give-and-take will show your ability to adapt to whatever you face and come up with workable solutions. A relationship can become a great partnership, professionally and personally.

TAURUS ** April 20-May 20 Someone you rely on will disappoint you by leaving you in an awkward situation regarding promises you made to others. A serious attitude regarding your financial situation will help clear debts, GEMINI ***** May 21-June 20 There is an opportunity awaiting you. Long-range statistics will help you make up your mind.

Sending your resume and/or going for an interview will all be met with satisfaction and a brighter future.

DIFFICULTY RATING ★

CANCER *** June 21-July 22 Getting out and away from your normal surroundings may not be your idea of a good time but the experience will spark some interesting ideas and help you make a decision.

LEO *** July 23-Aug. 22 You’ll have plenty to think about regarding your home life and the people you are involved with personally and professionally. Don’t let anyone cause you unnecessary anxiety.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY

VIRGO *** Aug. 23-Sept. 22 You need to engage in more entertaining activities. It will help you develop new ideas you can implement into your work and daily routine.

Concentrate on your health and fitness.

LIBRA ***** Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Put time and effort into your personal and social life and you will develop relationships that will help you excel. An idea you have been mulling over should be taken to the next stage.

SCORPIO ** Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Do the unexpected and you will be able to outmanoeuvre anyone trying to get the better of you.

Maintain a certain amount of control both at home and work if you don’t want to lose ground.

SAGITTARIUS **** Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Stick to what you know and do best. If you pretend to have a handle on things, you will fall short of your goals and promises. Avoid sudden changes or decisions that can have repercussions.

CAPRICORN *** Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Poor directions or misinterpretation will cause upset and wasted time. Map out what you want before you get into a lengthy conversation that can lead you down the wrong path.

Hillary Clinton Actor Bob Hoskins is 67.

Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak is 43.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is 62.

Actress Jaclyn Smith is 62.

Actor Dylan McDermott is 48.

Actor Cary Elwes is 47.

Singer Keith Urban is 42.

Actor Jon Heder is 32.

AQUARIUS *** Jan. 20-Feb. 18 You have lots going for you and a chance to make headway financially, legally and personally if you set your plans in motion. Don’t hold back when there is so much you can do to please others.

PISCES *** Feb. 19-March 20 Don’t let someone else’s uncertainty cause you to miss out. It’s important to view things as they are and deal with each situation constructively and objectively. It’s time to move forward.

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Emerson is a world leader in producing and selling consumer durable products. It has a significant presence, with 3,500 plants and sales offices in 150 countries, over 100,000 staff worldwide with its head office in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Its global sales are in the vicinity of USD 22 Billion. We are looking for dynamic people to join our team in Rayong Plant. We are looking for well-qualified persons for:

Operation Manager Responsibilities: ● Plan, organize, lead and control Motor Operation and facility function to achieve plant targets ● Set objectives, Key Performance Indicators, manage resources to accom plish the work ● Challenge, motivate and inspire subordinates and team to work hard to achieve high performance ● Measure performance and taking action to ensure desired results ● Coordinate with concerned departments to support operation mission ● Plan and create new strategy to handle critical events ● Report higher level of the team needs and accomplishment Qualifications: ● Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or equivalents ● At least 10 years experience in high volume manufacturing environment ● Demonstrated good leadership, supervisory and communication skills ● Strategic thinking, able to comply business needs into strategic plan ● Good command of English and proficient in computer

Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Manager Responsibilities: ● Perform professional level work on Advanced Manufacturing Engineering projects under the direction of the Asia AME Manager ● Supervise and direct the advance manufacturing engineering department to achieve new product launch plan, plant cost reduction goals, improve productivity and provide adequate plant capacity ● Investigate working methods, equipments, and tooling for new product development, cost reduction, quality and productivity improvement ● Analyze and improve all processes for the introduction of new parts and/or processes

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● Provide tryout, acceptance, and start-up assistance to plant personnel on new equipments and tooling ● Interface with Manufacturing to implement continuous process improvements ● Interface with product engineer on design of new products to assure manu facturing ability at minimal cost ● Troubleshoot material, process, and equipment problems in plants and coordinate corrective actions with tool and equipment suppliers, plant manu facturing personnel, product engineering, and implement and share best practices among division ● Use project management techniques to prepare and maintain project scope, schedule, resources and budget ● Lead project management plans for new or existing projects and the APQP teams from concept through production Qualifications: ● Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or equivalents ● At least 10 years experience in high volume manufacturing environment ● Strong problem solving, communication, facilitation and interpersonal skills ● Proven analytical skill, knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques and ability to train on methodologies ● Good attitude and teamwork skill, self motivation and enthusiasm ● Excellent English both oral and written ● Computer literate in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, CAD/AutoCAD proficiency Benefits will be provided to the successful candidates as per the followings: Provident Fund (max to 7%), 15% Housing Allowance, Food Allowance, Fixed and Variable Bonus, Life & Accident Insurance, Health Insurance (also covers immediate family members), etc.

Please send your application letter together with full resume indicating qualifications and experience, a recent photo and expected salary to: Human Resources Department Emerson Electric (Thailand) Ltd., 24 Moo 4 T. Pluakdaeng, A. Pluakdaeng, Rayong 21140 Tel: 038-957-000 Fax: 038-957-131 E-mail: Jarun.K@emerson.com Website: www.emerson.com

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

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Monday, October 26, 2009

THE SPORT FOOTBALL

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Australia hold nerve to edge India

Heavy rain in New York forced Major League Baseball to postpone a crucial play-off matchup between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels. The sixth game in their best-of-seven American League Championship Series was delayed until today. – AFP

Schiavone wins Kremlin Cup Francesca Schiavone of Italy won the WTA Kremlin Cup title yesterday defeating Olga Govortsova of Belarus 6-3 6-0 in the final. – AFP

Bordeaux back on top as Lyon crash French champions Bordeaux took advantage of a shock 4-1 defeat for Lyon at Nice to return to the top of the table with a 3-0 home victory over Le Mans on Saturday. – AFP

Loeb wins Rally of GB and world title Sebastien Loeb won the Rally of Great Britain yesterday to clinch the World Rally championship for the sixth straight year. It was Loeb’s seventh win of the season. – AFP

The New Jersey Devils snapped the Pittsburgh Penguins’ winning streak at seven with a victory in the NHL.

Bankers run Rangers now, says Smith

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Real Madrid captain Raul Gonzalez reacts after missing a chance.

Rain postpones Yanks-Angels tie

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Australia survived a massive scare from India’s tailenders to snatch a thrilling four-run victory in the first match of their one-day international series in Vadodara, India, yesterday.

The world champions posted a daunting 292-8 and had the hosts reeling at 201-7 before Harbhajan Singh (49) and Praveen Kumar (40 not out) launched a stunning counterattack to take the match down to the wire. Harbhajan’s dismissal in the final over turned the match in Australia’s favour.

– AFP

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FIRING BLANKS Pygmies Gijon give Spanish giants Real a hard time AFP, Madrid

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fter losing to AC Milan in the Champions League in midweek, Real Madrid dropped two points in the title race with a 0-0 draw at Sporting Gijon on Saturday as they failed to score for the first time this season.

Real go top above Barcelona on goal difference but the champions, also beaten at home in Europe by Russians Rubin Kazan, can open up a threepoint lead with a home win over Real Zaragoza.

Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini was shorn of striking options with Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Gonzalo Higuain and Ruud van Nistelrooy injured so the onus was on Raul and Kaka.

The pair had two of Real’s best chances, with Esteban Granero missing the other, but Real could not find a way through against a Sporting side that remain unbeaten at home and a respectable seventh in the

table. “Football can be like this sometimes,” reflected Real playmaker Guti. “You can create lots of chances but don’t take them.

“We had some important attacking players absent today and of course we missed them.”

Sevilla, the only Spanish side to win in the Champions League this week, missed the chance to capitalise on Real’s slip following a 0-0 home draw against 10man Espanyol.

Sevilla stay three points behind Real after failing to score in the league for the second successive game although that was largely down to some heroics from Espanyol goalkeeper Carlos Kameni.

Espanyol, now unbeaten in five matches, had been reduced to 10 men after defender Nicolas Pareja was sent off for hacking down Diego Capel on the hour mark but Kameni pulled off some fine saves to hold on for a point. “We have to get some points away and try to win at home – that is our strategy,” said Kameni.

The Milan defeat had raised defensive issues at Real Madrid again and Spanish international

Raul Albiol was dropped to the bench with Argentine Ezequiel Garay taking his spot at centreback.

Sporting had lost 7-1 and 4-0 against Real last season so must have feared the worst.

Sporting goalkeeper Juan Pablo denied Esteban Granero with an outstretched foot early in the second half and then a fingertip save to thwart a fierce Kaka free-kick.

Substitute Rafael van der Vaart almost caught Pablo out with an overhit cross but the goalkeeper recovered just in time to palm the ball over.

“This is like a win for us,” said Sporting coach Manolo Preciado. “We worked so hard and you could see how tired we were at the end.”

At Atletico Madrid, unpopular coach Abel Resino may have gone but the fans jeers continue after the club failed to beat nineman Real Mallorca struggling to a 1-1 draw at the Vicente Calderon. A last minute equaliser from Borja Valero denied Atletico victory after Diego Forlan had put them in front from the penalty spot.

angers manager Walter Smith hopes the club can find a new buyer quickly after confirming the Old Firm giants are being run by bankers.

The Gers boss said Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS), part of the Lloyds group, are now in charge at Ibrox since chairman David Murray stepped down at the beginning of the season.

Rangers have debts of around £30 million and HBOS has the club on a mercilessly short leash, moving to appoint their own representative, Donald Muir, to the board of directors last week.

The club announced in January that every player on their books was up for sale and with no new players having been bought by the club since August 2008 Smith says a new owner needs to be found, sooner rather than later. “They have placed a representative of the bank on the board so as far as I’m aware that’s the situation [that the bank is running the club],” said Smith after his team’s 1-1 draw with Hibs on Saturday.

“It’s obviously not a good situation. It’s not a situation that I don’t think anyone wants the club to be in.”

Schalke safe, says Magath A F P , Berlin

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chalke 04’s coach Felix Magath insisted yesterday the Royal Blues are not in danger of bankruptcy despite reported rising debts of nearly ¤300 million which must be explained to Bundesliga bosses.

“This is all silly stuff: these old, old things have already been discussed over and over again: it's the same thing,” said Magath.

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FOOTBALL

Ancelotti reveals family fears

BALL BOY IS SORRY Teen apologises for his mistake that cost Kop points A F P , London

teenage Liverpool fan who caused one of the oddest goals in English football history came out of hiding yesterday to apologise profusely for belting a beach ball onto the pitch.

Callum Campbell, 16, told the Sunday Mirror newspaper it was he who whacked the inflatable onto the pitch, triggering Liverpool’s 1-0 defeat at Sunderland on October 17.

The youngster has faced death threats for his part in a defeat that dented the Reds’ bid to win the Premier League title and locked himself indoors for two days.

“It was me,” Campbell told the tabloid.

“I’m the one who did it. I’m the one caught on camera. I’m so, so sorry. This is my worst, worst nightmare.”

In the fifth minute of the match, Black Cats striker Darren Bent fired a shot on target, but it hit the Liverpoolbranded beach ball, taking a big deflection and completely bamboozling Reds goalkeeper Pepe Reina – who went for the wrong ball.

Millions around the world have seen the bizarre incident.

When the beach ball came Campbell’s way before the kick-off, he punched it onto the Stadium of Light pitch. It went into Reina’s goal but blew out as Sunderland went on the attack. “When I got home I went into the garden and threw up. I was physically sick – and that’s before the death threats started appearing on the Internet the

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Sunderland forward Darren Bent’s shot hits a red beach-ball and deflects past Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina into the net in the English Premier League match on October 17. next day,” Campbell said.

“I watched it over and over again, and I still can’t work out how it happened.

“But my mum tells me it wasn’t my fault – and that’s what I have to believe. The referee should never have allowed the goal. I just hope the real fans understand and forgive me.

“How was I supposed to know what would happen? It was just a bit of fun, and if I could turn back the clock and do it differently, throw the ball into the crowd instead of on to the pitch, then I would.

“I’m really, really sorry it happened like it did.

“It’s bad enough when Liverpool lose, like in a normal

BUT MY MUM TELLS ME IT WASN’T MY FAULT – AND THAT’S WHAT I HAVE TO BELIEVE. Callum Campbell way, but this was just one big disaster.

“It would have taken someone a couple of seconds to move it away, or put a foot on it and flatten it, but nobody bothered. And then it started to roll about. Just at the wrong moment.

“But I accept I shouldn’t have thrown it on to the pitch in the first place.”

His uncle Tony Moore said: “Let’s say Liverpool are just three points short of winning the league at the end of this season – he’ll be beside himself, thinking they were the points that cost them.”

At Campbell’s request, part of the fee for his interview was donated to the Hillsborough Disaster Fund.

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti was forced to skip title rivals Manchester United’s clash at Liverpool after returning to his native Italy to visit his 86-year-old father Guiseppe, who is ill.

The former AC Milan manager also missed his side’s preparations for Saturday’s 5-0 trouncing of Blackburn Rovers to be at his father’s bedside but was hopeful he was recovering.

“Sunday, we have a free day and I will go back to Italy,” said Ancelotti. “I will return on Monday [today] as I think my father will be better.

“These are difficult days but I think after Monday he will be better and I can stay here quietly and without problems.”

On Saturday, two goals from Frank Lampard and one apiece from Michael Essien and Didier Drogba after Gael Givet had put through his own goal were enough to take Chelsea above United to the top of the Premier League.

Chelsea were also buoyed by the return of midfielder Joe Cole, who started a game for the first time since suffering a knee injury in January.

The England international was involved in dangerous attacks from the very first minute at Stamford Bridge – he headed a clear chance wide then – and left the pitch to an ovation from the fans. Ancelotti was also impressed.

“He is a great professional and I know that after eight months it is not easy to play like today,” he said.

“That was a surprise. I am happy for him.” – A F P

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Stoke City’s Glenn Whelan after scoring the winning goal.

arry Redknapp refused to blame Aaron Lennon’s attitude for Tottenham’s 1-0 loss to Stoke after the winger’s decision to limp off through injury helped dent the Londoners’ fine start to the season.

Spurs were being frustrated by the Potters at White Hart Lane on Saturday when Lennon limped to the sidelines

with an ankle problem and asked to go off.

Redknapp, his manager, had already used his full complement of strikers and was seen to ask Lennon to reconsider, but the winger maintained he was too injured to carry on.

Tottenham duly played the last 15 minutes with 10 men and Stoke capitalised on their numerical advantage to plunder a late winner through a

clinical Glenn Whelan.

Redknapp opted for diplomacy when asked about Lennon’s decision.

“I was hoping he could stay on but he couldn’t and suddenly we were down to 10 men,” he said.

“We had made three substitutions which I don’t like doing because it can give you a problem, and it did.

“Aaron just said he couldn’t

carry on and that was that. I didn’t give him a nudge – I just said to him we would only have 10 men and could he play on, but he said his ankle was too sore. I don’t want to say any more, I don’t want to cause an issue.”

If that sounds conciliatory, Redknapp’s terse manner suggested he might have been more stern with Lennon in the privacy of the dressing room.

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IT’S JOY FOR CHOI South Korean’s superb 64 secures him to M’sian title AFP, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

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sian Tour honorary member KJ Choi celebrated his return to Asia with a deserving victory after emerging triumphant at the weather-interrupted Iskandar Johor Open yesterday.

Korean Choi posted a thirdround score of eight-under-par 64 for a three-day total of 20under-par 196 at the full field Asian Tour event that was reduced to a 54-hole stroke play tournament due to inclement weather.

Chapchai Nirat of Thailand took second place after delighting the galleries gathered at the Royal Johor Country Club with three amazing chip-ins on the 15th, 17th and 18th holes.

Retief Goosen of South Africa returned with a superb 62 to

take a share of third position alongside overnight leader Himmat Rai of India, who closed with a 70 for a three-day total of 201 at the final round, suspended for two hours due to thunderstorms.

Choi fired three consecutive birdies in his opening three holes before adding another two on the sixth and seventh holes to make the turn in 31.

The Korean went on to post further birdies on holes 11, 12 and 18 to return with a blemishfree scorecard courtesy of an amazing par save on the 15th after his tee-off shot found the KJ Choi celebrates his victory in Iskandar Johor Open in Malaysia yesterday. The South Korean shot a 64 in the final round. water.

Choi recovered remarkably when he managed to hole his said Choi.

Choi’s victory deep,” Choi said. “For me to win chip from 10 yards to save par. marked a happy homecoming my first Asian Tour title outside “I was not really concerned because he previously sharp- of Korea is a testament of how about my shot on the 15th hole. ened his skills on the Asian difficult it is to play here,” Even if I had made a bogey, I Tour before turning his attenChoi will play the Singapore knew that the next few holes tion to the US PGA Tour, where Open next week. were difficult holes and I had he has won seven titles.

Japan’s Kodai Ichihara (69) some space between Himmat, “It is not easy to win on the and Thailand’s Kiradech so I kept myself calm and it Asian Tour. The depth of talent Aphibarnrat (64) shared fifth helped with the way I played,” of the players here is very place.

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Matteson the leader Troy Matteson, who had never shot a 61 until this week, did it twice in a row to set a US PGA Tour record at the Frys.com Open on Saturday. His second straight 9-under round gave him a three-shot lead at 16-under 194 heading into the final round.

Matteson’s 122 score in consecutive rounds broke the tour record of 123 set this year

by Steve Stricker in the third and fourth rounds of the Bob Hope Classic.

“With the year I’ve had, it’s – first of all – it’s undescribable,” Matteson said.

Webb Simpson (64), Tim Clark (65) and Chris Stroud (65) were tied at 13 under.

Second round co-leader Rickie Fowler (69) and Nick O’Hern (67) were in a group of five at 12 under. In an amazing span, Nicholas Thompson had a double eagle on the par-5 11th, followed by a hole-in-one on the par-3 13th, a drop of five shots in three holes. He finished with a 65 to tie Justin Leonard (69) at 11 under.

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ROSSI IN 7TH HEAVEN Italian Yamaha rider champion again; Stoner takes M’sian title AFP, Sepang, Malaysia

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efending world champion Valentino Rossi claimed his seventh MotoGP title in a thrilling race in wet conditions yesterday at the Malaysian Moto GP. Australian Casey Stoner won the race but the 30-year-old Italian secured the title by coming in third on his Yamaha.

Spain’s Dani Pedrosa was second.

Rossi said he was delighted to seal the championship title with one race to go, in Valencia on November 8. “Today’s race went a bit like how the season has gone because we were so fast on the dry tyres, but right before the start of the race it started to rain so we had to go out on the track without any

wet setting,” said Rossi. “It’s a great achievement, and for me it’s the ninth championship, the seventh in MotoGP.” Rossi paid special tribute to his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo.

The 22-year-old Spaniard finished the race fourth but had been the only rider still in contention for the world title.

Lorenzo, who was second on the grid, ended up starting from the back of the field after his number one bike could not start in the pits. He had to ride his spare machine.

“Throughout the season I had great rivals, at the end especially Jorge my team-mate, who stayed very close to me, and we had some great fights. He’s a great rival so congratulations to him,” said Rossi.

“But we are on the top and now we’ll relax and try to take in this achievement. The ninth championship is great. I’m so happy,” he added.

Rossi pulled a wheelie over the finish line to celebrate his

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Valentino Rossi celebrates after winning the World MotoGP Championship with his third-place finish. latest success and went to his fans trackside – to be presented with a chicken.

“My celebration was because in Italy we say an old chicken makes good soup but can no longer lay eggs! I am like the old chicken – 30 years now – but I have made another egg! That’s nine!,” he joked.

Heavy rain delayed the start of the race by 35 minutes and played a major part when the action finally got underway.

Rossi started on pole but failed to hold his lead and went wide into the first corner with a pack of riders, led by Pedrosa and Stoner, who had overtaken him with ease.

atthapark “Feem” Wilairot finished sixth in the 250cc division of the Malaysian Grand Prix yesterday. It was the second successive year that the Thai had recorded a top 10 finish.

The 5.543km Sepang circuit certainly is one of the favourite tracks of the Thai Honda PTT SAG rider as he came eighth last year.

Starting the race from sixth on the grid, the 21-year-old kept a blistering pace to storm into third place in the second lap.

However, Ratthapark’s challenge wilted in the latter stages, leaving him fighting for the fifth spot with Hector Faubel of Spain. For a large group of Thais brought by AP Honda to support Ratthapark at the venue, it was frustrating to see him overtaken by his Spanish team-mate in the final lap. “Today the start was awesome. But the back pain, which I am having for sometime, caused me to lose the rhythm,” he said.