Pattaya Mail - FRIDAY SEPTERBER 14 - SEPTERBER 20, 2018 (Vol. XXVI No. 37)

Established in 1993

VOL.XXVI No. 37

Pattaya’s First English Language Newspaper

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14 - SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

26th Year

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Flooding imperils Pattaya Beach rebuild

Heavy rain and flooding last week carved huge trenches out of the beach near the Pattaya Police Station.

Pattaya officials said the sand-restoration project has only reached Soi 4, but when the work is finished at Soi 9 the area will be monitored to ensure that the new sand is not washed away. (Story on page 3.)

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Gridlock returns to Sukhumvit as Pattaya tunnel closed for bridge construction Pattaya endured days of traffic chaos again as parts or all of Sukhumvit Road and the Central Road bypass tunnel were closed for construction of a wheelchair-accessible pedestrian bridge.

Jetsada Homklin Pattaya endured days of traffic chaos again as parts or all of Sukhumvit Road and the Central Road bypass tunnel were closed for construction of a wheelchair-accessible pedestrian bridge.

Traffic inspector Pol. Maj. Aruth Sapanon led officers to the northern end of the tunnel zone Sept. 3 as they prepared to close the tunnel at 8 a.m. for the day-long work to raise and connect the

deck of the new overpass near the Redemptorist School for Persons with Disabilities.

A 400-ton crane truck was anchored on the traffic island lifts the 80-ton, 43meter-long prefabricated superstructure onto supports on each side of the busy highway by school.

The bridge, equipped with elevators on each side, is expected to open at year-end.

Engineers also used the period to remove the old bridge in front of Pattaya

School No. 5.

From Sept. 2-6, the southbound side of the Central Road bypass tunnel was closed during evening hours, although the surface-level parallel road remained open.

On Sept. 3 only, northbound tunnel traffic was halted all day with the surface road remaining open.

On Sept. 6, all of Sukhumvit – both sides of the tunnel and the surface roads – were closed at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., respectively, until midnight.

Pattaya, trash activists inspect ad-hoc Jomtien dump Keng Na Songkhla Pattaya regulatory officers and a group of internet garbage activists inspected a privately owned lot in Jomtien Beach repeatedly used as an illegal dump.

Pol. Petty Officer 1st Class Somchai Inruang joined Supada Wongsim and Kitatipat Kuawijit, the operators of the Rubbish Communication Facebook page, at the unfenced Jomtien Second Road plot Sept. 6. They found garbage strew around an open pond and near the roadside.

Somchai said municipal officers routinely patrol the area and occasionally have caught people dumping trash and construction debris on the land, but the problem persists because the land is privately owned and unmanaged.

Pattaya regulatory officers and a group of internet garbage activists inspect a privately owned lot in Jomtien Beach repeatedly used as an illegal dump.

Supada offered to have her lawyer write a letter to the property owner asking for their cooperation by fencing off the land. She also asked

if Pattaya would fund the installation of closed-circuit television cameras to catch those dumping there illegally.

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Health security funding asked for 63 Pattaya projects Community organizations asked for funding from the Pattaya Health Security Fund for more than 60 projects.

Deputy City Manager Wuthipol Charoenpol chaired the Sept. 6 meeting at which applicants submitted their projects for review for the 2019 budget.

Punnapa Thongphan, director of the Health Promotion Office, gave an overview of the fund and its rules while Sapatrada Sataranakul laid out the standards that each project must meet for approval.

The projects covered health promotion, disease prevention, rehabilitation and necessary proactive medical care.

In all, 63 projects were submitted, but many were rejected due to shortcomings in explaining how the

Deputy City Manager Wuthipol Charoenpol chairs a meeting at which applicants submitted their projects for review for the 2019 budget.

government money would be spent and how the project would achieve success.

All the rejected applicants

were encouraged to bring their proposals into compliance with fund rules and resubmit them. (PCPR)

Heavy storm paralyzes Pattaya Jetsada Homklin One of the strongest storms to hit Pattaya this year left the city underwater and traffic paralyzed.

A tropical depression dumped hours of heavy rain over most the country Sept.

3, leaving all the city’s major arteries flooded.

A Lotte Thailand Co. tour bus plunged into an open trench on Soi Photisan near Sukhumvit Road after raging storm runoff ironically washed away barriers erected by crews installing new floodcontrol pipes.

No one was seriously injured and authorities blocked off the area to prevent follow-on accidents. New barriers and lights were brought in to warn drivers of the construction.

Meanwhile, Banglamung officials had to rescue three cars broken down near the Pukplub Canal Pumping Station on Naklua Road.

Pumps were brought in to lower the water level and workers scraped out garbage blocking drains. It took about 15 minutes for the water to drop enough to get the vehicles moving again.

On Beach Road, small

A Lotte Thailand Co. tour bus plunged into an open trench on Soi Photisan near Sukhumvit Road after raging storm runoff ironically washed away barriers erected by crews installing new flood-control pipes.

vehicles were restricted to the left-most lane while water raged down alleys,

across the street and onto the beach where it cut out huge trenches in the sand.

Volunteers clean Sattahip beach

About 150 volunteers, athletes, sailors and residents have their work cut out trying to clean up this stretch of beach at the end of Tub Canal in Sattahip.

Patcharapol Panrak About 150 volunteers, athletes, sailors and residents collected garbage spoiling the scenery around a Dongtan Beach canal in Sattahip.

Volunteer group Mahasamut Patrol Thailand organized the Sept. 8 cleanup at the

Tub Canal, which has suffered chronic pollution problems due to garbage being dumped into the canal and washed into it by storms.

Organizers Tippawan Kanwaset, 42, said the volunteers came together out of a sense of community spirit with no interest in being paid for their service.

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Flooding imperils Pattaya Beach rebuild Jetsada Homklin Pattaya officials said they will monitor the beach near Soi 9 for erosion after it is rebuilt with new sand.

Beach users and internet commentators expressed concern Sept. 3 after heavy rain and flooding carved huge trenches out of the sand near the Pattaya Police Station.

Noting the same damage occurs after every major storm, many wondered if the hundreds of millions of baht being spent to rebuild the beach will be wasted.

Pattaya officials said the sand-restoration project has only reached Soi 4, but when the work is finished at Soi 9 the area will be monitored to ensure that the new sand is not washed away.

The erosion is caused not by the sea, however, but Pattaya’s overburdened infrastructure. Storm runoff flows down the sois onto the

Heavy rain and flooding carved huge trenches out of the sand near the Pattaya Police Station.

beach and is worsened by sewers that back up, sending torrents of water over the

sidewalk and into the sand.

Unless Pattaya can solve its flood-drainage problems,

no amount of new sand or offshore breakwaters will stop the destruction.

Pattaya focuses on marine safety, encroachment

Sea Rescue Center officers remind tourists to always wear life jackets.

Pattaya has launched another campaign to make the city cleaner and safer by focusing on marine safety and property encroachment.

Sea Rescue Center officers took their patrol boat along Pattaya and Jomtien beaches Sept. 3 to check speedboats and remind tourists to always wear life jackets.

Meanwhile, other officers responded to complaints about encroachment on Soi Arunothai 11 where businesses were putting trees

Towering construction crane being dismantled Jetsada Homklin

Mayor Anan Charoenchasri ordered developers of the stalled Waterfront Suites & Residences project to remove the construction crane at the top of the city’s tallest building.

Pattaya ordered developers of the stalled Waterfront Suites & Residences project to remove the towering construction crane abandoned at the top of the city’s tallest building since 2016, saying it poses a safety hazard.

Mayor Anan Charoenchasri said the huge boom crane has been sitting unused at the top of the 53-floor Waterfront tower since the city halted construction more than two years ago. Battered by tropical storms and months of rain and wind, the crane could fall or break, showering deadly pieces down onto surrounding property, he said.

Property developer Bali Hai Co. Ltd. had lead contractor of Worakit Construction Co. begin disassembling the crane on Sept. 10, an operation expected to take 15 days.

and other items in the street to block off parking spaces.

Operators were warned about taking over public property and reminded them that the street is for everyone to use. (PPRD)

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Suicides grab headlines, but not an epidemic in Pattaya Teerarak Suthathiwong They jump 50 stories, slash their own throats, set fire to apartments and hang themselves with plastic bags over their heads: Pattaya’s suicide victims often choose spectacular ways to die but, in fact, the city’s suicide rate is lower than Thailand as a whole.

According to 2017 statistics from the Department of Mental Health, 6.03 people per 100,000 killed themselves in Thailand. In Chonburi, registered residents committed suicide at a rate of 4.33 per 100,000.

In 2017, 96 people committed suicide in Chonburi, although not all of them actually lived in the province.

That translates to a rate of 6.33 per 100,000 people.

The country’s highest suicide rates were, unsurprisingly, in some of its poor regions. Mae Hong Son is the country’s suicide capital at 14.55 per 100,000, followed by the central, Issan and southern regions.

Depression is the mostcommon reason for killing oneself, followed by heartbreak and stress, be it from school, work or family problems. Chronic illness also is

a leading motivation.

Suicide methods had remained consistent over the decades – drinking poison, gunshot, jumping from high buildings and jumping in front of cars or trains – but as technology and mass media spread, the ways in which people chose to kill themselves in Thailand have gotten more creative. And foreigners are the most-common victims of the extreme measures.

Examples include tying plastic bags on the head, lighting a fire in a closed room, connecting a hose to a car’s tailpipe and even drowning oneself in a bucket of water.

That was how Swede Sten Lundholm, 62, died in Pattaya on July 6, 2016. Police arrived to find his corpse sitting on the floor, his head drowned in a 50-liter bucket of water with a golf bag on his neck to ensure he couldn’t escape.

Conspiracy theorists would immediately claim the foreigner was murdered, but Lundholm left a note, saying he was broke and asking that his relatives be contacted once he was dead.

Five months later, American Frank Thomas Kates, 52, was found dead under water about 200 meters off Koh

Manoon Jaitong, a volunteer with the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation, has been collecting dead bodies for 20 years and seen his share of suicides.

Larn. The scuba diver had tied himself to a concrete post and slashed his own neck. Even police suspected murder, but found enough evidence to confirm it was an elaborate suicide.

Manoon Jaitong, a volunteer with the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation, has been collecting dead bodies for 20 years and seen his share of suicides.

He said suicide methods often depend on race and nationality. Asians – except for Thais – often choose asphyxiation, either by strangling themselves with a plastic bag or burning charcoal inside.

Fire guts Pattaya apartment Boonlua Chatree

No one was injured when a fire destroyed a Sivalai City Place apartment in South Pattaya.

Fire destroyed an apartment at a South Pattaya condominium, but injured no one.

Firefighters took about 30 minutes to extinguish the blaze in the second-floor apartment at Sivalai City Place.

Somniyam Judai, who operates a massage business directly under the burnt-out room, said a foreigner had just moved into the apartment, but was not at home at the time.

The fire gutted the entire unit. Damage was estimated 200,000 baht.

Frenchman leaps to death in Jomtien Teerarak Suthathiwong An elderly French national died after apparently leaping to his death from the 17th floor of a Jomtien Beach condominium.

Michel Hostailler, 80, left a

suicide note in French in the condo which he shared with a 38-year-old Thai man.

Siwaporn Pala said the two had been dating about a year. He had spoken with Hostailler that morning before going to a local temple

about 6:30 a.m. When he returned, his partner was dead.

A security guard said Hostailler had gone out to exercise before making the leap.

Siwaporn said the victim had been having problems with his ex-wife in France.

Chinese national Jin Chen Ey, 27, did just that July 6.

He lit two barbecues inside his South Pattaya condo and died of carbon monoxide poisoning. His suicide note claimed he was having massive family problems.

Manoon said it’s westerners who grab the headlines by taking spectacular dives off towering condos or high floors of shopping malls. Or they slash themselves with knifes, sometimes creating a bloody mess but survive.

“Bill”, a 60-year-old Englishman living in Pattaya, admitted he recently attempted suicide by cutting

his arms and stabbing himself because he was slowly dying of a chronic disease.

But Bill said his friend found him and got him to the hospital in time for doctors to save his life. He said relatives came afterward from overseas and he now doesn’t have the urge to kill himself.

As for Thais, they’re still quite “old school” when it comes to suicide, Manoon said. Most still shoot themselves, overdose on drugs or hang themselves.

No Thai government agency, local or national, operates a suicide prevention hotline and even the Pattaya police don’t want to talk about it. Police Chief Pol. Col. Apichai Kroppech declined an interview request, saying outrageous suicides have become a “social trend”.

Samaritans of Thailand, a non-governmental organization founded in the United Kingdom in 1953, is the main group offering suicide counseling and intervention in the kingdom.

In a 2015 magazine article, Samaritans said it received 7,000 calls to its Thai-language hotline a day, with about 10 percent involving an ongoing suicide attempt.

The other 90 percent were distressed people who said they had suicidal thoughts.

The group tried to set up an English-language hotline since 2007, but to this day still lacks the funding for the 150 operators it would take to do it as it is done in the U.K. Instead, Samaritans runs a call-back service that receives more than 100 English callers a day.

If you are considering suicide, call Samaritans at 02713-6793 (Thai) or 02-713-6791 (English). Live operators are available on the Thai line from noon until 10 p.m. with call-back services available on that and the English line around the clock.

Monday, September 10, was World Suicide Prevention Day, an awareness observed every year in order to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides, with various activities around the world. Since 2003 the International Association for Suicide Prevention has collaborated with the World Health Organization and the World Federation for Mental Health to host World Suicide Prevention Day.

5 arrested in raid on Huay Yai pool party Boonlua Chatree Banglamung officials arrested five youths for illegal drugs when they raided a pool party at Huay Yai housing development.

Deputy District Chief Prapan Pratumchumpu led the Sept. 7 operation at the estate owned by the De Ville Group after the Prime Minister’s Office ordered local authorities to crack down on four houses there being rented out as pool villas.

A sting operation was launched at one of the properties with Wirawan Janlert, 36, taking 3,900 baht rent for one day. She was arrested along with property manager Panupol Thumporn, 28. Both

Banglamung officials arrested five youths for illegal drugs when they raided a pool party at Huay Yai housing development.

were charged with illegally operating hotels without a license.

Inside the villa, authorities found 10 young adults frolicking in the pool. All were drug tested; five failed and

were arrested.

Prapan said the properties in August were ordered to cease their illegal operation, but ignored the order from the central government.

Cambodian fisherman jailed for killing karaoke hostess Patcharapol Panrak Plutaluang police arrested a Cambodian fisherman for allegedly robbing and killing a karaoke bar hostess.

Mu Set, 33, was brought to re-enact the killing Sept.

7, a day after he allegedly killed Luksanaree Suttitham, who worked at Aom Karaoke in Plutaluang’s Eakthani Market. He was charged with assault inflicting death, and theft.

Luksanaree was killed in her room about 50 meters from the karaoke club shortly after midnight Sept. 6. Bar owner Orawan Momta, 56, said she’d been drinking with a customer she assumed was a Cambodian laborer.

Security cameras caught Mu Set following her back to her room after the bar closed.

About 30 friends and family members of the 43-yearold Buriram native swarmed the re-enactment, requiring

about 20 police officers to keep the suspect safe.

Police took less than six hours to catch their suspect, using CCTV footage to identify and track Mu Set back to the Samae San fishing pier.

Police said a drunk Mu Set followed Luksanaree back to her apartment intent on raping her. But she fought back and he slit her throat and stole her mobile phone. Mu Set then disposed of the blade on the road near the pier.

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Tourist police check Sattahip recruits 250 women to battle drugs fishing boats for criminals Patcharapol Panrak

Pattaya tourist police hit the high seas to check fishing boats moored offshore, looking for criminals posing as fishermen and fugitives hiding out on boats.

Keng Na Songkhla Pattaya tourist police hit the high seas to check fishing boats moored offshore, looking for criminals posing as fishermen and fugitives hiding out on boats.

Tourist Police commander Pol. Lt. Col. Piyapong Ensarn led the Sept. 3 operation he called a “routine” measure to reinforce safety for tourists.

He said, in the past, petty thieves and those wanted on arrest warrants have posed as fishermen to hide from authorities and evade capture.

This time, however, no criminals were found and no arrests were made.

Officers also took the opportunity to check licenses and permits and also found no irregularities.

Sattahip has enlisted 250 women to battle the district’s drug problem at the grassroots level.

District Chief Anucha Intasorn opened the Sept. 5 training for the village health volunteers from Sattahip, Plutaluang, Samae San, Najomtien and Bang Saray with police officers, soldiers and Public Health Department staffers lecturing.

The district specifically recruited women as health volunteers as the key to their success is forging relationships with every household in their neighborhoods.

Authorities believe women

Sattahip has enlisted 250 women to battle the district’s drug problem at the grassroots level.

would have a better chance of forming a network that can be a “fence” against drug infiltration and spread in their communities, as they

are expected to know each of their neighbors.

Having access to each home, they can not only monitor family situations,

but suggest counseling or rehabilitation for drug users and educate families how to keep kids away from narcotics.

100 tidy power, utility cables in Sattahip Patcharapol Panrak More than 100 Sattahip officials, soldiers, volunteers and utility workers tidied up chaotic power, television and internet lines in the city’s most-popular areas.

District Chief Auncha Intasorn and Sattahip Mayor Narong Bunbancherdsri led the squadron of technicians, soldiers, engineers and defense volunteers in the Sept.

4 operation that saw unused cables taken down and live wires tied up and secured.

Workers from 12 companies,

District Chief Auncha Intasorn and Sattahip Mayor Narong Bunbancherdsri pose for the cameras with wire cutters to begin tidying up chaotic power, television and internet lines in the city’s most-popular areas.

including PTT Gas, the Provincial Electricity Authority, cable

television, telephone and internet providers participated

in the cleanup that began from the start of Sukhumvit Road to the sub-district office, along the whole of Sattahip Beach Road to the Sattahip Naval Base, the “Seven Caskets Circle” area, and Sai Bon Road to Sattahip School.

Sattahip is slated to have all its power and utility lines buried, much as is being done in Pattaya now. But until that happens, Auncha said, the district needs to clean up its image and enhance safety by ensuring that all electrical and utility cables are neat and secure.

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Tourist arrivals on the rise

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Fake hand grenade found in Najomtien Patcharapol Panrak A fake hand grenade set off alarms but injured no one in Najomtien Sub-district.

Police called in the Chonburi Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit Sept. 7 after receiving a report about a hand grenade wrapped in black tape found on a 20-rai cassava field on Soi Nerntien 52.

Bomb experts determined the object was a steel replica used for throwing exercises and was harmless.

Insect exterminator Patipan Boonjit, 45, said he almost stepped on it and panicked.

Thailand welcomed visitor arrivals of about 22.65 million from January to July 2018, up by 11% compared to the same period of 2017.

Thailand welcomed visitor arrivals of about 22.65 million from January to July 2018, up by 11% compared to the same period of 2017, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Estimated visitor expenditure rose by 14.44% to 1.18 trillion baht.

The top ten source markets of visitors to Thailand during the first seven months were China, Malaysia, the Republic

of Korea, Lao PDR, India, Japan, Russia, the United States, Vietnam, and Singapore.

TAT Governor Yuthasak Supasorn noted that visitor arrivals by sea are increasing, and higher hotel occupancies are being experienced in emerging secondary provinces, such as Rayong, Suphan Buri, Chai Nat, Nakhon Pathom, Ang Thong, and Phatthalung.

According to the governor, Travel Weekly UK has unveiled the results of its “Best Destinations in the World” survey and Thailand made it into the top 10 in four important categories. These were Best for Spa & Wellness (1st place), Best for Value for Money (2nd place), Best for Food & Drink (4th place), and Best for Luxury (9th place).

(NNT)

Samui Festival 2018 due during 25-30 September Samui Festival 2018 is due to take place September 25-30 with design to make it one of the world’s top tourist festivals.

Surat Thani Provincial Governor Wichawut Jinto chaired a meeting to prepare

the organizing for the third time on Koh Samui.

He said government agencies and private firms have joined hands to hold the festival to help boost the local economy by increasing tourism from throughout the world.

The organizers plan to make Samui Festival one of the world’s top tourist festivals by showcasing local arts and culture.

Part of the proceeds from the festival will be donated to Bhavana Bodhigun Vocational College in a bid to support the education of the local people.

The festival at Na Thon Pier, Phru Chaweng, the Wharf, and Lamai Beach will feature a merit-making ceremony, cultural performances, sales of local products and delicacies, boxing bouts, marathon race, cycling race, musical performances, gastronomic feast, OTOP sales, and tourism exhibition. (NNT)

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Bomb experts determined the object was a steel replica used for throwing exercises and was harmless.

Conde Nast Traveller names Thailand “Best Country for People” US magazine Conde Nast Traveller has ranked Thailand No.1 “Best Country for People” in its recent survey.

Thailand was voted by readers across the world. The Kingdom also came third in the “Best Country” category, after Italy and Greece.

The Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok and Six Senses, Kho Yao Noi were ranked fourth and fifth respectively for “Best Hotel in Asia and the Indian Subcontinent”.

Thailand’s Koh Samui was voted ninth in the “Best Islands in the World” category.

Conde Nast Traveller, established in 1997, releases its Conde Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Awards every year. (NNT) US magazine Conde Nast Traveller has ranked Thailand No.1 “Best Country for People” in its recent survey.

Ambassadors visit royally-initiated tourist attractions in Nakhon Sri Thammarat Ambassadors from 10 foreign countries visited Nakhon Sri Thammarat on a trip to tourist attractions in the southern province.

The envoys were invited by the Tourism Authority of Thailand to join the trip they called, “Following in the late King’s Footsteps” to see tourist attractions in Nakhon Sri Thammarat.

They were welcomed

by TAT Advisor Apichai

Chatchaloemkit, Nakhon Sri Thammarat TAT Director Laddawan Chuaychat, and Chairman of Nakhon Sri Thammrat Cultural Assembly Chatchai Sukornkarn.

They visited Phra Boromathat Chedi stupa inside Wat Maha That temple, Unc l e S u c h a t S h a d o w Puppet museum, the Pak Phanang Watershed Development Site and took a mud spa session at Ban Laem

Homestay before returning to Bangkok.

The Following into the late King’s Footsteps tourism campaign is aimed to promote tourist attractions in Thailand’s major and secondary provinces, with five tourist routes planned by the TAT in Chiang Mai, Ratchaburi, Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Rayong, and Buriram, each featuring royallyinitiated projects. (NNT)

Beach rats climbing trees Editor; Having just returned home to Australia from a very enjoyable 4 weeks in Pattaya, I wish to bring to the attention of the Pattaya city fathers the huge rat problem on Beach Road.

Maybe along with your smoking ban on beaches you could introduce a poisoning programme to deal hundreds of these disease ridden rodents.

Write to the Editor:

E-mail: mailbag@pattayamail.com

A walk along the Beach Road, along coconut bar early evening finds these rats running from the beach to the footpaths to feed on scraps. They can even climb the coconut trees, and are not scared of people, often running over your feet.

Please city fathers take some action.

A Pied Piper might be your answer.

Chris Conner, Gold Coast, Australia

Note: Letters printed herein in no way reflect the opinions of the editors or writers for Pattaya Mail, but are unsolicited letters from our readers, expressing their own opinions. No anonymous letters or those without genuine addresses are printed, and, whilst we do not object to the use of a nom de plume, preference will be given to those signed.

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Facebook pulls security app from Apple store over privacy Kelvin Chan & Michael Liedtke Facebook has pulled one of its own products from Apple’s app store because it didn’t want to stop tracking what people were doing on their iPhones. Facebook also banned a quiz app from its social network for possible privacy intrusions on about 4 million users.

The twin developments come as Facebook is under intense scrutiny over privacy following the Cambridge Analytica scandal earlier this year. Allegations that the political consultancy used personal information harvested from 87 million Facebook accounts have dented Facebook’s reputation.

Since the scandal broke, Facebook has investigated thousands of apps and suspended more than 400 of them over data-sharing concerns.

The social media company said late Wednesday that it took action against the myPersonality quiz app, saying

that its creators refused an inspection. But even as Facebook did that, it found its own Onavo Protect security app at odds with Apple’s tighter rules for applications.

Onavo Protect is a virtualprivate network service aimed at helping users secure their personal information over public Wi-Fi networks. The app also alerts users when other apps use too much data.

Since acquiring Onavo in 2013, Facebook has used it to track what apps people were using on phones. This surveillance helped Facebook detect trendy services, tipping off the company to startups it might want to buy and areas it might want to work on for upcoming features.

Facebook said in a statement that it has “always been clear when people download Onavo about the information that is collected and how it is used.”

But Onavo fell out of compliance with Apple’s appstore guidelines after they were tightened two months

In this file photo dated Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, a Facebook start page is shown on a smartphone in Surfside, Fla. USA. The social media giant Facebook said late Wednesday Aug. 22, 2018, it has banned a quiz app for refusing to be audited and concerns that data on as many as 4 million users was misused, after it found user information was shared with researchers and companies. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, FILE)

ago to protect the reservoir of personal information that people keep on their iPhones and iPads.

Apple’s revised guidelines require apps to get users’ express consent before recording and logging their activity on a device. According to

Apple, the new rules also “made it explicitly clear that apps should not collect information about which other apps are installed on a user’s device for the purposes of analytics or advertising/marketing.”

Facebook will still be able to deploy Onavo on devices

powered by Google’s Android software.

Onavo’s ouster from Apple’s app store widens the rift between two of the world’s most popular companies.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has been outspoken in his belief that Facebook does a shoddy job of protecting its 2.2 billion users’ privacy - something that he has framed as “a fundamental human right.”

Cook sharpened his criticism following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. He emphasized that Apple would never be caught in the same situation as Facebook because it doesn’t collect information about its customers to sell advertising. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg fired back in a separate interview and called Cook’s remarks “extremely glib.” Zuckerberg implied that Apple caters primarily to rich people with a line of products that includes the $1,000 iPhone X. Late Wednesday, Facebook said it moved to ban the myPersonality app after it

found user information was shared with researchers and companies “with only limited protections in place.”

The company said it would notify the app’s users that their data may have been misused.

It said myPersonality was “mainly active” prior to 2012.

Though Facebook has tightened its rules since then, it is only now reviewing those older apps following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

The app was created in 2007 by researcher David Stillwell and allowed users to take a personality questionnaire and get feedback on the results.

“There was no misuse of personal data,” Stillwell said in a statement, adding that “this ban appears to be purely cosmetic.” Stillwell said users gave their consent and the app’s data was fully anonymized before it was used for academic research.

He also rejected Facebook’s assertion that he refused to submit to an audit. (AP)

Researchers hope some objects survived Brazil museum fire Marcelo Silva De Sousa & Mauricio Savarese Rio de Janeiro (AP) - Researchers held out hope that a famed skull and other valuable objects might somehow be recovered from the ashes of a massive blaze that tore through Brazil’s National Museum after firefighters found bone fragments from the collection.

Officials have said as much as 90 percent of LatinAmerica’s largest collection of treasures might have been lost

in a fire that broke out Sunday. Aerial photos of the main building showed only heaps of rubble and ashes in the parts of the building where the roof collapsed.

The firefighters “found fragments of bones in a room where the museum kept many items, including skulls,” Cristiana Serejo, the museum’s vice director, said Tuesday.

“We still have to collect them and take them to the lab to know exactly what they are.”

In its collection of about 20 This combination of two undated handout photos million items, one of the most provided by Brazil’s National Museum shows the

Russia says air leak at space station caused by drill hole Moscow (AP) - Russia’s top space official says that last week’s air leak at the International Space Station was a drill hole that happened during manufacturing or in orbit.

The leak, which was discovered last week, was traced to a small hole in one of the Russian Soyuz capsules docked at the station.

The leak was patched over with a sealant that officials said was airtight.

Russian news agencies on Tuesday quoted Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin saying that the hole was drilled by “an unsteady hand” potentially during manufacturing.

But he said that it was possible that the hole was drilled while the capsule was already in orbit. He didn’t say if he suspected one of the astronauts.

Three Americans, two Russians and a German are currently aboard the station.

The National Museum, seen from above, stands gutted after an overnight fire in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Mario Lobao)

skull of Luzia Woman, left, and a reconstruction of Luzia, right, at the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro. In the mid-1990s, tests by scientists determined it was the oldest fossil in the Americas.

It was given the name “Luzia,” homage to “Lucy,” the famous 3.2-million-year-old remains found in Africa. (Museu Nacional Brasil via AP)

prized possessions is a skull called Luzia, which is among the oldest fossils ever found in the Americas.

Despite the evident loss, Serejo told journalists Tuesday that staff members were “reasonably optimistic about finding some more items inside.”

Parts of the collection were saved when a professor rushed into the fire, and parts were held in other buildings - though some of those were also at risk. For instance, the electricity went out in an annex on the site, causing some frozen specimens to begin to rot.

Paulo Buckup, a professor of zoology at the museum, recounted Tuesday how he and a few other people pulled out mollusks and marine specimens as the fire gathered

steam, going into and out of the building several times until it became too dangerous. He said the group tried to identify in the dark the most irreplaceable objects, but said they only saved a “minuscule portion of the heritage that was lost.”

Many have already said that regardless of what is salvaged, the loss will be immeasurable.

Marina Silva, a candidate for president in upcoming elections, called it a “lobotomy of Brazilian history.”

The Globo newspaper wrote in an editorial published Tuesday: “The size of the catastrophe is vast: It struck the national memory, through the loss of the important historical collection; it affected the sciences, interrupting research; and it

This undated handout photo provided by Brazil’s National Museum shows a mummified head produced by the Jivaro of the Ecuadorian Amazon, at the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro. The famous heads shrunk by the socalled “people of the waterfall” were prepared in complex rituals and had a deep spiritual significance. (Museu Nacional Brasil via AP)

represents a cultural loss impossible to quantify. We only know that it is enormous.”

With the cause still under investigation, the disaster

has led to a series of recriminations amid accusations that successive governments haven’t sufficiently funded the museum, and it has raised concerns that other institutions might be at risk. Officials have said it was well known that the building was vulnerable to fire and in need of extensive repair.

The national development bank announced Tuesday that it would make $6 million available for museums looking to upgrade their security or fire-prevention plans.

On Monday, government officials promised $2.4 million to the National Museum shore up its gutted building and vowed to rebuild the institution.

UNESCO, the U.N.’s cultural agency, has offered financial and technical assistance, and French and Egyptian officials also have offered help. The museum was home to Egyptian artifacts, and Egypt’s ministries of foreign affairs and antiquities have expressed concern over the fate of those objects.

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How to get the best value from your doctor’s appointment The most common complaint that patients have about their doctor is that they didn’t understand half of what the doctor was telling them!

That is not just in Thailand where there can be language problems, but can happen in the UK where the British patient is in consultation with a British doctor, or in Australia with the Aussie patient and the “Aussie” Indian GP. Whose fault is this? Sometimes it is the patient and other times it is the doctor. Hopefully after this week we will have made your life as a patient more smooth and satisfying.

The first problem occurs when the patient does not relate his or her symptoms, but tells the doctor what the condition is and will sometimes produce reams of computer printouts with passages from “Dr” Google highlighted.

Don’t get me wrong, Google is completely accurate if you give it the correct diagnosis, but if the diagnosis is in doubt, then Google will give doubtful results.

Where all this falls down is when the patient gives the doctor the diagnosis (instead of the symptoms) and then expects the medication suggested by Google to be given to them by the doctor. “Just give me the tablets Doctor and I’ll get out of your hair.”

This is where the consultation really falls apart. The patient has suppositions based on incomplete data. The doctor does not know whether to directly challenge the patient’s Google diagnosis, or to try and sway the patient’s thinking away from the computer print-outs. This is often done by suggesting a test which might convince the patient if it is negative (and the doctor knew all along it would be).

Much of this is an unnecessary cost and waste of time.

So much from the patient’s point of view, what is the consultation from the doctor’s view point? The doctor makes his or her diagnosis by getting a history (“When did the pain come on?” or, “Does anything make it worse?” for example) then listening to the symptoms, and then carrying out a physical examination. Finally, there is something called ‘clinical acumen’, a gut feeling that the doctor has after seeing hundreds of these types of condition.

The young doctors have to start somewhere, but they don’t have clinical acumen until they have a few years of clinical experience. Note that at no time does the doctor factor in the patient’s Google diagnosis.

All that above is in the ideal situation, but there is another problem often found in the patient-doctor

relationship. Verbal communication.

It stands to reason that if either the patient or the doctor has to converse in a ‘foreign’ language there is a very strong likelihood of miscommunication. Fortunately, the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya has a team of interpreters covering the major languages and you should request one if you are unsure of your own command of English. However if your native language is Kituba or something from the tropical jungles of Africa and only discovered last year, be prepared to emulate Marcel Marceau the mime artist.

The doctor has to also use language that the patient understands, and not scientific medical terminology.

“How is your urination?” is not the way a patient usually describes the bodily urinary function.

So, to get the maximum benefit, tell the doctor your symptoms, not the diagnosis, get assistance with English if necessary, and don’t be afraid to ask the doctor to explain something further if needed. It is for everyone’s advantage that you leave the consulting room confident in your knowledge about your body and what the doctor is doing to get you fit and well once more.

Weight-loss drug Belviq seems safe for heart, study finds Marilynn Marchione For the first time, a drug has been shown to help people lose weight and keep it off for several years without raising their risk for heart problems a safety milestone that may encourage wider use to help curb the obesity epidemic.

The drug, Belviq, has been sold in the United States since 2013 and is the first of several new weight-loss medicines to succeed in a long-term heart safety study now required by federal regulators to stay on the market.

“Patients and their doctors have been nervous about using drugs to treat obesity and for good reason. There’s

a history of these drugs having serious complications,” said study leader Dr. Erin Bohula of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

With this study, Belviq has been convincingly shown safe for the heart, she said.

Although Belviq did not raise heart risks, it didn’t lower them either, as many had hoped it would. The weight loss it produced was fairly modest - after 40 months, Belviq users had shed 9 pounds (4 kilograms), twice as much as those on dummy pills.

It may be that weight loss alone is not enough to lower heart risks, or that there needs to be more to do that,

some doctors said.

Results were discussed Sunday at a European Society of Cardiology meeting in Munich and published by the New England Journal of Medicine. Belviq’s maker, Eisai Inc., sponsored the study and many of the researchers consult or work for the company.

Worldwide, 13 percent of adults are obese and 39 percent are overweight, raising their risk for a host of health problems. Diet and exercise are the first steps doctors recommend, but medicines also can be considered for people with dangerously high weight who cannot drop enough pounds by

other means.

Several popular diet medicines were previously withdrawn from sale after they were found to raise the risk for heart valve damage, suicidal thoughts or other problems, prompting the new requirement for heart safety studies.

Belviq is an appetite suppressant that works by stimulating brain chemicals to give a feeling of fullness.

It costs roughly $220 to $290 a month in the United States.

Researchers tested it in a study of 12,000 people who were either obese or overweight with heart disease risk factors such as high blood pressure or cholesterol. They

Mom’s use of opioids in pregnancy may stunt kids’ learning Lindsey Tanner Chicago (AP) - Learning disabilities and other special education needs are common in children born with opioid-related symptoms from their mother’s drug use while pregnant, according to the first big U.S. study to examine potential long-term problems in these infants.

About 1 in 7 affected children required special classroom services for problems including developmental delays and speech or language difficulties, compared with about 1 in 10 children not exposed to opioids before birth, the study found.

The study highlights the “absolutely critical” importance of early detection and intervention, before these children reach school age, to give them a better chance of academic success, said Dr. Nathalie Maitre, a developmental specialist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. “It really confirms what those of us who do neurodevelopment follow-up of these children are seeing.”

The study involved about 7,200 children aged 3 to 8 enrolled in Tennessee’s

Medicaid program. Nearly 2,000 of them were born with what doctors call “neonatal abstinence syndrome.” It’s a collection of symptoms caused by withdrawal from their pregnant mother’s use of opioid drugs like prescription painkillers, heroin or fentanyl. The drugs can pass through the placenta into the developing nervous system.

Tremors, hard-to-soothe crying, diarrhea and difficulty feeding and sleeping are among signs that infants are going through withdrawal.

In Tennessee, hard hit by the nation’s opioid epidemic, the rate of affected infants soared from less than one per 1,000 hospital births in 1999 to 13 per 1,000 births in 2015.

Whether the study results would apply elsewhere is uncertain but in Tennessee, most children born with withdrawal symptoms are enrolled in that state’s Medicaid program. Also in Tennessee, a syndrome diagnosis qualifies kids to receive early intervention services.

Maitre, who wasn’t involved in the study, said she suspects the research may underestimate the magnitude of the problem, because it only

In this Feb. 13, 2018 file photo, a week-old baby lies in a neonatal intensive care unit bay at the Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville, Ky. This particular NICU is dedicated to newborns of opioid addicted mothers, who are suffering with newborn abstinence syndrome. The area is kept dark and quiet due to increased production of neurotransmitters in newborns of addicted mothers, which can disrupt the nervous system and overstimulate bodily functions. (AP Photo/ Timothy D. Easley)

captures kids who haven’t slipped through the cracks.

The only previous comparable study was in Australia, published last year, showing that affected children had worse academic test scores in seventh grade than other kids.

The new study looked at how many kids were referred for possible learning disabilities and received schoolbased services for related difficulties. It did not examine academic performance.

Results were released Thursday by the journal Pediatrics.

The researchers said taking into account other factors that could affect children’s development - including birth weight and mothers’ education and tobacco use didn’t change the results.

Study co-author Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University said it makes sense that opioid use in pregnancy could affect children’s later development. Some studies have found brain differences in affected children including in a region involved in certain types of learning.

But Dr. Mary-Margaret Fill, the lead author and a researcher with Tennessee’s health department, said these children “are definitely not doomed. There are great programs and services that exist to help these children and their families. We just have to make sure they get plugged in.”

were given Belviq or dummy pills to take twice a day and offered lifestyle and diet advice.

At one year, 39 percent on Belviq and 17 percent on dummy pills had lost at least 5 percent of their starting weight. Several previous studies also found the drug effective for weight loss.

After about three years, 6 percent of each group had suffered a heart-related problem or death.

Fewer people on Belviq developed diabetes - 8.5 percent versus 10.3 percent on dummy pills.

Serious side effects were similar, but more on Belviq stopped taking their pills because of them - 7 percent versus 4 percent. Common side effects included dizziness, fatigue, headache and nausea.

Dangerously low blood sugar happened in 13 people on Belviq versus four in the other group; all but one case involved people also taking

diabetes medicines, which lower blood sugar.

Tests for heart valve damage were done on 3,270 participants but no big differences in rates were seen. Suicidal thoughts or behavior were reported in 21 people on Belviq versus 11 on dummy pills, but more on the drug had a history of depression and the difference was so small it could have been due to chance, Bohula said.

In a commentary, two of the journal’s editors, Drs. Julie Inglefinger and Clifford Rosen, said there might be alternatives to Belviq. Liraglutide, when used to treat diabetes, also causes weight loss and lowers heart risks, though it hasn’t been tested for cardiac safety at the dose used for weight loss.

For now, Belviq “may be best used on a cautious basis, according to the needs of individual patients,” they write. (AP)

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Low-number Delaware license plate auctioned for $410K Rehoboth, Del. (AP) - Low-numbered Delaware license plates are in demand. Someone paid $410,000 for the plate bearing the number 20 when it went up for auction Sunday at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center. John Wakefield, of Delaware Tag Traders, tells the Delaware News Journal the price exceeded expectations. He says it surpassed $325,000 spent on a number 14 license plate three years ago. Wakefield says a number like 20 “generates quite a stir and a buzz.” Wakefield likens the license plate auction to baseball cards. He says “it’s a Delaware thing.”

Oregon officer rescues baby deer stuck in fence Eugene, Ore. (AP) - An animal welfare officer in Oregon is getting attention after her body-worn camera captured her rescuing a baby deer. The Eugene Police Department on Thursday made public a video and photo of Officer Shawni McLaughlin freeing a terrified fawn that got stuck in a backyard fence. In the video, McLaughlin wraps the fawn’s head in a towel and lifts it from between two narrow fence posts as she gently talks to the deer. The fawn lies on the ground for a few seconds after being freed, apparently not aware it can walk. McLaughlin pets it before it springs up and runs away. An open sore can be seen on the fawn’s left hip.

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Large European hornets’ nest removed from car in Ohio Alliance, Ohio (AP) - European Hornets have been removed after building a large nest in a car in Ohio, in a scene that looked like a horror movie. Travis Watson, who owns The Bee Man, was called into action after the nest was found inside the El Camino on Sunday. Watson tells WJWTV the queens emerge from hibernation in April and it takes a long time to get workers in the nest. Once the queen starts to only lay eggs the nest starts growing quite rapidly in July. Watson says the hornets aggressively defend the nest and can sting repeatedly. He wore a triple-layer suit and sting-proof gloves while blowing a powder into the nest.

He removed the nest and disposed of it because, he says, the hornets do not pollinate like honey bees.

An easy Sudoku puzzle that should not take long to complete.

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Sprinting naked man leads LA police on lengthy pursuit Los Angeles (AP) - A naked man who sprinted with Los Angeles police officers running after him and a police helicopter overhead is in custody after a lengthy chase. The pursuit at dawn Friday captured live by TV news helicopters began after the man abandoned a suspected stolen truck on a freeway east of downtown. Illuminated by a police helicopter spotlight, the man sprinted along dirt footpaths, through a homeless encampment and scaled a fence.

Officers closed in as he hid under trees, but the man then ran down an embankment and across several busy freeway connector roads, dodging cars. The man disappeared into a hilly wooded area behind residences but officers caught up with him. He was not immediately identified.

Thief in Mexico tries to steal hearse, with body inside Mexico City (AP) - Police in central Mexico said they’ve caught a man who made off with a hearse - complete with a corpse inside. The Tlaquepaque police department says on its Facebook page that the hearse had been readied to take the body of an 80-year-old man from a hospital in neighboring Guadalajara to a funeral home. Police say a 40-year-old man has admitted seeing the keys left in the vehicle and deciding to take it late Friday night. Officers were alerted and they soon spotted the hearse along a highway and detained the suspect, whose name was given only as Annibal Saul N. Police said Saturday he’s been turned over to prosecutors.

Both the hearse and the body were recovered.

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How to polarize your vision The most under-used item in your camera bag is a filter – the polarizer. This one filter can make such an incredible difference to your photographs that it is difficult to leave it off the front of your lens. Colors are richer to start with, which is a definite plus. But there are some negative issues as well.

These filters are different from most others in the fact that they are made up of two distinct elements. There is an outer ring that rotates the outer “glass” relative to the inner element. This increases or reduces the degree of

polarization to allow an endless range of polarized effects from one filter.

Now there are people who think that all a polarizer can do is let you see ladies legs in swimming pools. This is merely a minor property for this extremely versatile filter.

What you have to understand, with these filters, is that they remove reflections that come from any surface, not just water. The reason you cannot see through some windows is because of reflected images on the surface of the glass. The reason some tree leaves appear to lose their color is reflected light from the sky above.

Likewise, a shiny red boat is reflecting light from the sea or the sky.

One of the traps for young players is that because you know the grass is green, you see it as green when you

Dear Hillary, Is this a common problem with Thai women? My Thai girlfriend is always very friendly when I am here in Pattaya, but when I go back to England she does not write too often and is even fairly cool in her emails sometimes, especially if I have asked her what she is doing. I send her eight thousand baht a month, so I reckon I have the right to ask. What do you think, Hillary? Do you think I should get an investigator to follow her for a while? I really don’t want to be spending money on someone who doesn’t give me the value in return.

Bob Dear Bob, What do you expect for 8,000 baht a month Petal? A girlfriend or a long distance slave? Have you also ever stopped to consider that it might be very difficult for her to write to you in English? She is probably having to get someone else to write her side of the emails. Hillary is quite sure you don’t write to her in Thai, do you? So here she is, using her 8,000 baht allowance on internet time and probably having to get a translator to sit in with her as well - and they cost money too. And what does she get in return, my disbelieving Bob? Letters to Hillary asking if you should get her tailed by a Private Dick. Time to grow up Baby Bob. You don’t own anybody ever, and you certainly don’t buy loyalty for 8,000 baht a month. 8,000 baht a month doesn’t even keep Hillary in champagne and chocolates! (I wish).

Dear Hillary, My husband’s job involves him in many social engagements. Unfortunately, at one of these functions I had a little too much to drink (it’s all free at these events) and my husband had to take me home in a hurry. Anyway now my husband says it is better that I don’t go to these parties, so I get left at home with a bottle of wine for company.

Should I insist on going with him next event, or let him go

look through the camera lens. The ability to look in a discriminating way is one of the real secrets of photography, let me assure you.

Look again at the green grass scene in the viewfinder.

The green grass is really a mixture of green, silvery reflections, dark shadows and pale green shoots. Put the polarizing filter on and slowly rotate the outer ring.

Suddenly the silvery reflections disappear and become a deep, solid green color. The grass is now made up of green, dark green and pale green. This green will really leap out at you and smack you fair between the eyes!

Your next beach scene when taken with a polarizer will really amaze you.

Again, slowly rotate the outer ring on the polarizer.

on his own? I could ring his boss, but not sure if that is the done thing around here?

Wallflower Dear Wallflower, You admit that you did drink too much at the party, and that is a no-no for company wives. I wouldn’t ring his boss, as it is most likely that it is he who is telling your husband that you are banned. Company wives have a difficult role, but you’ve fallen at the first hurdle I fear. Wait a while and don’t keep a bottle of wine at home. I think you might have a problem, my Petal.

Dear Hillary, I am 38 years old and have been in Thailand for six years and have had quite a few Thai girlfriends in that time (both long time and short time).

When I first arrived I was blown away by the beauty of the Thai girls and I was forever walking around seeing more and more attractive girls everywhere I looked. However, I have noticed that I am getting excited over the European girls I see in the city and they are becoming more and more desirable every day. Problem is, I don’t know how to approach them. Thai girls make it easy, European girls do not. Where do I go from here? Do you think I have a problem Mrs Hillary?

EU Dear EU, Yes, Petal, you do have a problem. Part of your problem is an excess of circulating hormones and the other part is your believing that the grass in the next field is always greener than the one you are in. Bottle the hormones; you’ll need them later when you are older. As far as hopping over the fence into the next field - that is entirely up to you, but do be careful you don’t snag any

Look critically through the viewfinder and you will see the sky take on a much deeper color to highlight the white clouds. Keep turning that outer ring and the sea will change to a deep blue to green luminescent hue. The end result is at your command. Try taking the same shot this weekend, but with varying degrees of polarization and see the difference in the final images.

Another shot to try with or without polarization is photographing a reflective, shiny object like your family car.

Again, by looking critically through the viewfinder you will see what happens when you remove the reflections from the paint work.

So, if the polarizer is such a wonderful bit of gear, why do we not make it a standard piece of equipment on all cameras? Well, like everything, as

I mentioned in the first paragraph, there is a downside as well as the upside. In the case of the polarizer it does its bit of brilliance at the expense of the amount of light that gets through to the electronic image sensor. With most polarizing filters you will lose about one and a half stops of light.

What this means is that the shutter speed will be at least twice as long to record the same scene, or that the aperture will be twice the size. This means that you are more likely to get camera shake effects and suffer from lack of depth of field when using the polarizer. Another drawback is that the light drop upsets your flash settings, so compensation has to be made for night shots.

However, if you haven’t got one - get one this weekend and see the full bodied difference a polarizer can make!

parts of your undercarriage on the barbed wire. By the way it’s Miss Hillary, thank you!

Dear Hillary, I have noticed that up-market restaurants have some young person trying to drag you inside. I find it turns me off the place, rather than make me want to eat there.

This behavior seems to happen with many restaurants along Second Road and Beach Road, and even is now happening in Jomtien. Why do they do this, as surely they would be better off serving at the tables inside the restaurant? Can you tell me why, as nobody else seems to know the answer?

Picky Eater Dear Picky Eater, These people are called “Greeters” in the trade, and their job is just as you said: to entice people inside. Like all people in jobs anywhere, some are better at it than others.

The good ones make you feel honored that you have been “chosen” to come into their restaurant, while the not so good make you want to run away. Just take it all in your stride and go and eat at the places you want to go to. With hundreds restaurants in Pattaya, there’s enough to go round. Check Miss Terry Diner’s Dining Out column each week for different places to go.

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Christian convention draws 4,000 to Pattaya

The highlight of the confab was the Sept. 5 Christian music concert at Bali Hai Pier.

The Christian youths taught English and organized fun games for local students.

Jetsada Homklin About 4,000 Christian evangelicals from 100 countries descended on Pattaya for music and social work under restrictions against trying to convert local Buddhists.

The Sept. 2-8 Youth With a Mission Together convention was based at the Ambassador City Hotel in Najomtien, supported by the

Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau, local Rotary clubs and Pattaya Sports Club.

The highlight of the confab was the Sept. 5 Christian music concert at Bali Hai Pier.

Roads around the venue were closed from 1 p.m. until midnight.

The youths also spread out in the community with events at Central Festival

Pattaya Beach and Pattaya School No. 5.

At the school they were joined by Vutikorn Kamolchote, president of the Rotary Club of Jomtien, which sponsored a donation of 100 textbooks to students in grades 4-6.

The youths also taught English and organized games.

The evangelical group got support from the TCEB and Pattaya City Hall, which

Police teach kids to free selves from locked cars Jetsada Homklin Pattaya police taught young children how to free themselves from a locked car.

Traffic Pol. Maj. Aruth Sapanon led the Sept. 5 demonstration for kindergarteners at Pattaya School No. 9.

The lessons were meant to offset to carelessness of parents leaving children alone in hot cars, which routinely leads to child deaths from heat exposure or dehydration. It could also help in cases of kidnapping where a child is locked in a car or van.

Kids were shown how doors can be unlocked from

Traffic Pol. Maj. Aruth Sapanon teaches a child how to honk the horn to call for help.

a driver’s side panel, open doors and honk the horn to call for help.

After being told about the

various locks and releases, the children practiced getting out of locked vehicles themselves.

Pattaya police taught young children how to free themselves from a locked car during a demonstration for kindergarteners at Pattaya School No. 9.

provided the venue and security, on condition that, during the entire week, the missionaries didn’t distribute

literature aimed at converting Thai Buddhists to Christianity.

The youths also had to sit

for a lesson from the Evangelical Fellowship of Thailand on local customs, respect for religion and taboo behavior.

Researchers win prize for restoring children’s eyesight Lisbon, Portugal (AP) - Researchers in the United States and Britain are sharing a 1 million-euro ($1.16 million) prize from a Portuguese scientific foundation for developing revolutionary gene therapy that has restored the sight of children.

The Lisbon, Portugal-based Champalimaud Foundation’s annual Vision Award was given Tuesday for work on the treatment of children

blinded from birth by genetic disease.

The foundation says the research brought a medical revolution, paving the way for new treatment of genetic conditions.

The winners are Michael Redmond of the U.S. National Eye Institute, who conducted pioneering early research in the field, and research teams in Pennsylvania, Florida and London, which built on that work.

Pattaya marks National Youth Day Pattaya students learned about leadership and selfimprovement at the city’s National Youth Day commemoration.

Education chief Noppasitcha na Nakorn opened with the Sept. 6 event for students from all 11 Pattaya public schools and several private institutions at the Redemptorist School for the Blind.

Blind School Principal Chid Suknu delivered the opening remarks at the event to raise children’s awareness about the importance of self-development, community and country development, assertiveness, working for the collective and being quality citizens.

Activities included stage performances from blind students.

Activities included stage performances from blind students, donation of necessities to the school, doing

work to benefit society, and lessons about the importance of listening to parents.

(PCPR)

Pattaya students learned about leadership and self-improvement at the city’s National Youth Day commemoration.

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Czech ‘ghost church’ gets new life from tourism

The church of Saint George, in the village of Lukova, Czech Republic. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Adam Pemble & Petr Josek Lukova, Czech Republic (AP) - A 14th-century church in the Czech Republic that was once in ruins is getting

a new life from tourists who want to see the eerie visitors from beyond the grave.

In 2012, art student Jakub Hadrava used St. George’s Church in the village of

A French tourist visits the church. In 2012, art student Jakub Hadrava filled the church’s pews with ghostly figures made from plaster casts of live models draped in white cloth. The effect is chilling. He called the work ‘My Mind’. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

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Lukova as his canvas for his senior arts thesis. He filled the Catholic church’s pews with ghostly figures, made from plaster casts of live models draped in white cloth. The effect is chilling. He called the work “My Mind.”

Word got out about the “ghost church” of the Czech Republic and in 2013 a videographer published a stylized YouTube video featuring creepy music and movie effects. It was a hit and has almost 200,000 views.

Curiosity about the installation has been building, and there is now a website and mentions on travel websites.

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The ‘Eyes’ have it

Dr. Bundit Leethanaporn explains to his PCEC audience that it is inevitable that our eyesight changes with age. He then went on to describe the three most common age related problems that will need treatment.

It was an ‘eye opening’ experience at the Sunday, September 2, meeting of the Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC). There were two doctors as presenters, one an ophthalmologist and the other a recipient of an eye procedure. Both men’s talks were ‘illuminating’.

After the usual welcomes and announcements, MC Ren Alexander introduced to a warm welcome a special surprise guest, Peter Malhotra; a longtime friend to the club. Peter is the owner and managing editor of Pattaya’s first and still the best English language newspaper, the Pattaya Mail, which is celebrating its 25 years of service to Pattaya.

This was followed by the main speaker, Dr. Bundit Leethanaporn, MD, from Bangkok Hospital Pattaya’s

Eye Center. His topic was, “What happens to your eyes as you age and what you can do about it.” He was followed by Dr. Iain Corness with a short presentation about his experience with Super Sight Surgery.

Dr. Bundit’s specialty is Ophthalmology (Eyes), Cornea, and Refractive Surgery.

He received his Doctor of Medicine in 2007 from the Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn University.

In 2012, he received his Diplomate from the Thai Board of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University followed in 2013 with the Certificate of Fellowship in Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Department of O p h t h a l m o l o g y, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital.

As usual when the speaker is from Bangkok Hospital Pattaya, nursing staff from the Hospital set up in the lobby to provide free blood pressure and blood sugar tests for PCEC members and guests.

Dr. Bundit gave a clear, easy to follow presentation that was easy to understand. There was a hint at the good stuff to come when in Seinfeld style the doctor strongly hinted that all the problems associated with aging and the eyes could be avoided, when he said “Don’t get old.” He spoke about the three most common problems with aging eyes, Cataracts, Macular Degeneration, and Glaucoma.

His Power Point presentation was comprehensive with easy to understand slides. With the aid of photos and diagrams, Dr Bundit described the makeup of the eye and then went into the three problems, explaining how they occur,

Dr. Iain has given several presentations to the Club on medical and other subjects.

Dr. Iain said he was basically going to pass on his experience with Super Sight surgery. He did so with a complete description of the procedure which he noted was painless and short; 40 minutes per eye. It is similar to Cataract surgery in that the natural lens of the eye is replaced with multifocal artificial lenses. In the majority of cases, eyeglasses are no longer necessary for close or far distance. He mentioned that he remembers afterward, arousing from slumber in his hospital room and grabbing the TV control to turn on the “beast.” His surprise was that for the first time in many

Member Ren Lexander interviews Dr. Bundit Leethanaporn and Dr. Iain Corness after their presentations. To view the video, visit: https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMqqgv6F4ns&t=5s.

how they affect vision, and the types of treatment available. He emphasized clearly that the onset and severity of all these conditions can be quickened by certain self-imposed risk factors including smoking, diet and lifestyle.

Our 2nd speaker of the day was Dr. Iain Corness, MD, who is well known in Pattaya, where he has many roles; consultant at Bangkok Hospital Pattaya, writer of several columns for the Pattaya Mail, author of two bestselling books about farang living in Thailand, race car driver, and many more.

years he could actually see the numbers on the remote without glasses. He said he has had no problems since the surgery two years ago and it has vastly improved all aspects of his viewing.

The meeting concluded with the MC Ren Lexander bringing everyone up to date on upcoming events followed by the Open Forum where members and guests can ask questions or make comments about Expat living in Thailand.

Learn more about their activities or to subscribe to their weekly newsletter, visit www.pcec.club.

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Wood Working

Composer Aaron Copland

A few days ago during some moments of reflection, I realized that over the years many of my best friends have been woodwind players. At school and music college back in The Old Country I seemed to spend much of my time with woodwind people. I really don’t know why. Throughout my professional life involved in music in one way or another, I have found that woodwind players are generally decent, kind and civilized individuals.

I know this to be true because I once saw it written on the

back of someone’s T-shirt.

“Woodwind players are nice people”, it said. There must be exceptions, but I honestly cannot bring any to mind. So if you happen to be a woodwind player, come over for a drink sometime. I’m sure we would get on well.

Everyone knows that a modern symphony orchestra contains four families of instruments, woodwind, brass, strings and percussion. The brass instruments are made of brass and it would be reasonable to assume that woodwind instruments are made

of wood. Not so, of course.

In any case, this is an oversimplification. Even when a woodwind instrument has a wooden body, it has stainless steel screws and mechanical parts, cork to line the joints and leather or some synthetic material for the pads under the keys.

Flutes were originally wooden but their tone is too usually soft for modern orchestral use. Yamaha still make them and they’re sometimes seen in early music ensembles. Today, most flutes are made of silverplated brass. Early clarinets were made from boxwood, pear wood, plum wood and sometimes even ivory. In the 1930s, there was a brief vogue for metal clarinets, especially in jazz bands. Today the bodies of clarinets and oboes for student use are typically made from plastic or some other synthetic material. Professional models are usually made from African Blackwood or Granadilla and bassoons are

made from Maple or Rosewood. Saxophones are made of brass, but considered woodwind instruments because their sound-source is a reed, similar to that of a clarinet. The oboe and bassoon are known as doublereed instruments for obvious reasons. Flutes don’t use reeds of any sort, thus saving flute players a great deal of time and money.

Incidentally, there’s a significant difference between student and professional instruments. You can pick up a student flute for example for a few hundred dollars but a professional model will set you back several thousand.

But it’s not just the price-tag.

A professional player demands an instrument with superior tone quality and projection power, spot-on intonation, high-quality and unfailing mechanical parts, ease of operation during difficult passages and robust enough to withstand hours of constant daily use. Professional flutes are often made

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A wild journey through time, complete with a surprise ending Ann Yao In his latest book, the author of Mango Rains takes on a new genre, one which he has successfully conquered in his first try.

In Paul Millard’s Time Travel Chronicles I: Fat Tony’s Diner, the first book in Daniel M. Dorothy’s new trilogy, protagonist Paul Millard inherits a large sum of money from a former employer. He then, quote: “did what any self-respecting, formerly indigent, income tax challenged ex-lobster sternman would do: (he) went on a spending spree.” He bought an expensive vehicle, threw wild parties, bought land and houses, and despite advice from other newly rich people “to rent, not buy anything that flies, floats or fornicates,” he bought a large boat.

After growing up in a poor family, it becomes obvious Paul had no idea how to handle that much money.

His first wakeup call came when a woman was beaten by her foreign husband at one of his parties. When the attending doctor assumed he was responsible, Paul realized there was a whole world of people who could put this money to much better use. It was time to funnel his remaining inheritance into good causes.

He donated to medical research in cancer and Alzheimer’s, but his big commitment was made to building and supporting a shelter for abused women and children, run by the doctor who attended the victim from his party.

It didn’t take long for him to realize the remaining inheritance would not be sufficient to keep the shelter running, so he enlisted the help of his lawyer to raise funds, but about the same time William Vrill the Fourth showed up at one of the shoreline parties. The great-grandson of a German madscientist, William was convinced he could build a portal through space-time.

A late night, porch-sitting, slightly alcohol and herb induced conversation convinced Paul if such a device could be built, maybe he could use it to go back in time to raise enough funds through smart investing to keep the shelter running in perpetuity. Without telling anyone, he made the jump and quickly learned that things don’t always develop to according plan.

Along the way, Paul experiences what some might describe as Forrest Gump moments, including meeting some of the most well-known personalities, both good and bad, of their time. He falls in love, gets mixed up with gangsters, the government thinks he might be a spy, and the local police believes he’s an outlaw, which leaves him no choice but to try and find a way to escape.

Dorothy does a good job developing his characters, and how he subtly shows the maturing process Paul Millard goes through along the way.

Fat Tony’s Diner is a fun read that takes readers on a wild journey through time, complete with a surprise ending. Filled with foreshadowing and red herrings, it’s a must read for anyone who enjoys a good book. Readers will be greedily anticipating the next volume in the trilogy, and we hope it comes out soon.

from solid silver, sometimes even gold or platinum. A much sought-after Muramatsu 14K gold flute is just under $27,000. And that’s just the starting price.

Alessandro Marcello (1673-1747): Concerto in D minor for Oboe and Orchestra.

Fabien Thouand (ob), La Scala Chamber Orchestra (Duration: 00:53; Video: 720p HD) Alessandro Ignazio Marcello was born in Venice and was the son of a senator. Later, as a nobleman, he enjoyed a comfortable life and had the time and money to dabble in poetry, philosophy, mathematics and music.

Although he was a competent composer, Alessandro evidently wrote music largely for his own amusement. He published several sets of concertos as well as vocal works and violin sonatas. Inc i d e n t a l l y, don’t confuse him with his younger and more famous brother Benedetto Marcello.

This oboe concerto was published in 1717 and it’s perhaps his best-known work. Alessandro Marcello published most of his music under the pseudonym of Eterio Stinfalico but this three-movement oboe concerto is an exception, being published under his real name. Oh, and case you’re wondering, the orchestra is indeed from La Scala in

Milan. It was formed in 1982 by the members of the opera orchestra and they regularly perform without a conductor.

Aaron Copland (1900-1990): Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra.

Martin Fröst (clt), Norwegian Chamber Orchestra (Duration: 15:35; Video: 720p HD) The first movement must be one of the most beautiful pieces ever written. Few composers have the gift of writing music that sounds truly American but Copland is one of them. He started the work in 1947 and scored it for strings, piano and harp.

It was commissioned by clarinetist Benny Goodman who evidently paid two thousand dollars for the concerto. There are just two movements, linked by an unaccompanied cadenza.

The first movement is slow and expressive, full of what’s been described as Copland’s “bitter-sweet lyricism”. The cadenza introduces some of the LatinAmerican and jazz themes that dominate the lively second movement. This is one of the best recordings around, performed by a brilliant soloist and an incredibly good chamber ensemble. Just listen to the sparkling and virtuosic closing section from 14:15 onwards and the thrilling glissando on the last chord.

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Wahlberg and Berg’s ‘Mile 22’ is a dizzying assault

Lindsey Bahr Los Angeles (AP) - Mark Wahlberg’s “Mile 22 “ character James Silva has a tick where he snaps a yellow rubber bracelet against his wrist.

He does this many, many times throughout this all-out assault of a movie, which seems to have been shot and edited with the singular purpose of leaving the audience confused and disoriented at every turn. This restless camera can’t even hold still during a simple scene of dialogue, changing focus every two seconds — eyes, off-center face, hands, blood pressure monitor, and on and on.

That snapping sound is actually one of the more orienting things. Ah yes, you

think, it’s Silva calming his mind, which is apparently quicker than most people’s resulting in both extreme intelligence and extreme anger, or so we’re told in a similarly frenetic opening credits sequence with a lot of voiceovers. His mother gave him the bracelet so that he could snap it as a reminder to pause. While that’s nice for Silva, it’s also incredibly annoying for the audience.

On a broad scale, this movie is about counterterrorism ef- This cover image shows Mark Wahlberg in a scene forts and trying to predict the from “Mile 22.” (STXfilms via AP) unpredictable. There’s a nuclear exchange for asylum. So Silva “Mile 22” is one of the substance at large which, if re- and his paramilitary CIA unit, more disappointing collaboleased into the atmosphere, including Lauren Cohan, rations between Wahlberg would be like “Hiroshima and Ronda Rousey and Carlo and director Peter Berg, who Nagasaki combined” and all Alban, all quit their jobs and also made “Lone Survivor” you need is “a kid with an en- become “ghosts” to take on (a similar assault), the selfvelope” on a street corner to the extremely dangerous op- aggrandizing “Patriots Day,” release it. A man, Li Noor (the eration of transporting Li 22 and the quite thrilling and incredible martial arts stuntman miles to a plane that will get underappreciated “Deepwater Iko Uwais) comes to a U.S. Em- him to the U.S. Overwatch is a Horizon.” ‘’Mile 22" is the first bassy saying he has the loca- “higher form of patriotism,” that wasn’t ripped from the tions of the missing substance John Malkovich’s director-type headlines. It’s a clear attempt but will only give them up in opines to no one in particular. at a franchise, and while this

shadowy unit of operatives seems as fair game as any, Silva is a horrifyingly bad character, poorly developed and with no redeemable qualities who only ever seems to be shouting insults at all of his co-workers. They never seem all that fazed by it though. Is Silva just a maniac they tolerate? Did they all realize he’s all bark and no bite?

Doesn’t that undermine his character from the get-go?

This is all too bad, because there are genuinely interesting elements about this film, like how at least 50 percent of the humans here, from intelligence officers, to code breakers, to ambassadors, are women. Not that that should be notable, but it is. Also Uwais has one truly stunning action sequence involving a gurney that is not to be missed. But the rest of the action is so obscured you’re not even sure who or what you’re watching most of the time. The only time

it slows down is to show some of the most gruesome ways to kill someone that have been committed to screen this year (like how about dragging someone’s neck across the jagged edges of a shattered car window over and over?

That one got one of the biggest groans I’ve ever heard from an audience).

The script has a few surprises in store, but it’s all too little too late even at a brisk 90 minutes. For a movie so excited to tell a story about the CIA’s “most highlyprized and least understood unit,” it sure doesn’t do much to ensure you leave any more informed than you were when you sat down.

“Mile 22,” an STX Entertainment release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of American for “strong violence and language throughout.” Running time: 90 minutes. One and a half stars out of four.

Gong: ‘Flying Teapot’ mott@pattayamail.com Possibly the most extraordinary band you will ever come across, Gong were originally formed in 1967 in Paris by Australian multi-instrumentalist Daevid Allen and the wonderful but mad English vocalist Gilli Smyth.

Of course this is all irrelevant as they both really descended upon the planet Earth with a band of pixies from the planet Gong.

The first two albums were released and made little impact but then they ventured forth with the first part of the Radio Gnome trilogy, “Flying Teapot”. The lineup of the band was not stable for the recording of this album, but then it never was. In all, 53 musicians have been fully fledged members of Gong and in Wikipedia the mem-

bers even have their own page (sadly most of them have now passed on and returned to the planet Gong.)

Many talented musicians have lent their talents to the making of Gong music and listening to it is always a worthwhile experience, just certain precautions have to be taken first. Firstly, all children and those of sensitive natures should be sent away and those without a sense of humor should also be banished, and of course, the wearing of silver foil hats is a must.

The story of the Radio Gnome trilogy starts off on “Flying Teapot”, telling us the story of our heroes, Zero The Hero and the good witch Yoni (beware, she is not good in the Walt Disney sense of good witches but she is very adept at certain things though) and joining them are their helpful pixies.

Now, if you’re not already confused, there have been two versions of this album released with different track listings and various edits

(sacrilege to the avid fan).

For the sake of confusion we will stick with the original which was released on the same day as Mike Oldfield’s “Tubular Bells” on the new Richard Branson label Virgin, although it perhaps did not have the same impact, well at least on this planet anyway.

The first track “Radio Gnome Invisible” starts off with a bit of Gong speak before the song comes bouncing in supported by keyboards,

Daevid Allen in 1974.

guitar, drums and babble (babble consists, of hippie talk, Gong, Spanish, French and other dialects.) But even if you get it, you are lost as it whisks you from one part of the story to the next.

Where the story is leading is never really made clear. I suppose that is half the fun you can make it up yourself.

The album bounces along from track to sonic track. If you thought Hawkwind was space/rock think again. By the time it gets to the last two tracks it is clear why

Yoni is a good witch (this bit does not leave much to your imagination).

The trilogy continued with “Angels Egg” in 1973 and “You” in 1974, after which both Allen and Smyth departed and left the others to carry on (Allen and Smyth would occasionally form other

bands like Mother Gong).

Gong as a band are still going strong after over 50 years and released a rather good album called “Rejoice!

I’m Dead” in 2016. They also appeared at The New Day Festival last month in Faversham, Kent, England.

Mott the Dog rating: 5 Stars.

Gong on this album: Daevid Allen - lots of instruments & throat music Gilli Smyth - purrs, growls and howls Tim Blake - keyboards Steve Hillage - guitar Didier Malherbe - sax and flute Francis Moze - bass guitar Laurie Allan - drums Track List: Radio Gnome Invisible Flying Teapot The Pot Head Pixies The Octave Doctors & the Crystal Machine Zero The Hero & The Witch’s Spell Witch’s Song Note: Written by Mott The Dog and The Pixies at Jameson’s, The Irish Pub, Soi AR , North Pattaya.

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Burt Reynolds dead at 82

By John Rogers, Associated Press Burt Reynolds, the handsome film and television star known for his acclaimed performances in “Deliverance” and “Boogie Nights,” commercial hits such as “Smokey and the Bandit” and for an active off-screen love life which included relationships with Loni Anderson and Sally Field, has died at age 82.

His death was confirmed Thursday by his agent Todd Eisner. In a statement, his niece, Nancy Lee Hess, called his death “totally unexpected,” although she acknowledged he had health issues.

“He was tough. Anyone who breaks their tail bone on a river and finishes the movie is tough. And that’s who he was. My uncle was looking forward to working with Quentin Tarantino, and the amazing cast that was assembled,” she said, referring to the upcoming film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” with Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt.

Hess noted her uncle’s kindness and generosity, and thanked “all of his amazing fans who have always supported and cheered him on, through all of the hills and valleys of his life and career.”

The mustachioed, smirking Reynolds inspired a wide range of responses over his long, erratic career: critical acclaim and critical scorn, popular success and box office bombs.

Reynolds made scores of movies, ranging from lightweight fare such as the hits “The Cannonball Run” and “Smokey and the Bandit” to more serious films like “The Longest Yard” and “The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing.”

He received some of the film world’s highest and lowest honors. He was nominated for an Oscar for “Boogie Nights,” the Paul Thomas Anderson film about the pornography industry; won an Emmy for the TV series “Evening Shade,” and was praised for his starring role in “Deliverance.”

But he also was a frequent nominee for the Razzie, the tongue-in-cheek award for Hollywood’s worst performance, and his personal life provided ongoing drama, particularly after an acrimonious divorce from Anderson in 1995. He had a troubled marriage to Judy Carne, a romance with Dinah Shore and a relationship with Field damaged by his acknowledged jealousy of her success.

Through it all he presented a genial persona, often the first to make fun of his own conflicted image.

“My career is not like a regular chart, mine looks like a heart attack,” he told The Associated Press in 2001.

“I’ve done over 100 films, and I’m the only actor who has been canned by all

three networks. I epitomize longevity.”

Reynolds was candid about his flops, his regrets and about his many famous friends. He would call posing nude for Cosmopolitan one of his biggest mistakes because it undermined the respect he had gained for “Deliverance.” He revered Spencer Tracy as an early mentor and came to know Johnny Carson, Clint Eastwood, Frank Sinatra and many others.

“Burt Reynolds was one of my heroes,” tweeted Arnold Schwarzenegger. “He was a trailblazer. He showed the way to transition from being an athlete to being the highest paid actor, and he always inspired me. He also had a great sense of humor - check out his Tonight Show clips. My thoughts are with his family.”

Born in Lansing, Michigan and raised in Florida, he was an all-Southern Conference running back at Florida State University in the 1950s.

Reynolds appeared headed to the NFL until a knee injury and an automobile accident ended his chances. He dropped out of college and drifted to New York, where he worked as a dockhand, dance-hall bouncer, bodyguard and dish washer before returning to Florida in 1957 and enrolling in acting classes at Palm Beach Junior College.

He won the Florida Drama Award in 1958 for his performance in the role John Garfield made famous in “Outward Bound.” He was subsequently discovered by a talent agent at New York’s Hyde Park Playhouse.

Early theater roles included performances in “Mister Roberts” and “Look: We’ve Come Through.”

After moving to Hollywood, he found work as a stuntman, including one job that consisted of flying through a glass window. As a star, he often performed his own stunts, and he played a stuntman in the 1978 film “Hooper,” one of his better reviewed films.

Because of his dark features, he was cast frequently as an Indian early in his career, including the title role in the 1967 spaghetti western “Navajo Joe.” He also played Iroquois Indian detective John Hawk in the short-lived 1966 TV series “Hawk.”

In the 1960s he made dozens of guest-star appearances on such TV shows as “Bonanza,” ‘’The Twilight Zone” and “Perry Mason.” His first film role came in 1961’s “Angel Baby,” and he followed it with numerous other mediocre movies, the kind, he liked to joke, that were shown in airplanes and prisons.

He did become famous enough to make frequent appearances on “The Tonight Show,” leading to his most cherished film role and to his greatest folly.

This Oct. 7, 1978 file photo shows in Burt Reynolds at the Movieland Wax Museum in Buena Park, Calif.

(AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

In the early 1970s, director John Boorman was impressed by how confidently Reynolds handled himself when subbing for Carson as host of “The Tonight Show.” Boorman thought he might be right for a film adaptation of James Dickey’s novel “Deliverance.”

Reynolds starred as Lewis Medlock, the intrepid leader of an ill-fated whitewater canoe trip. When he and three other Atlanta businessmen are ambushed by violent backwoodsmen, Reynolds must guide the group to safety.

“Deliverance” was an Oscar nominee for best picture and no film made him prouder.

In his 2015 memoir “But Enough About Me,” he wrote that “Deliverance” would be his choice could he put one of his movies in a time capsule.

“It proved I could act,” he wrote.

But soon after filming was completed, he made a decision he never stopped regretting. While appearing on “The Tonight Show” with Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown, he agreed to her invitation, offered during a commercial break, to be the first male centerfold for her magazine.

“I was flattered and intrigued,” Reynolds wrote in his memoir. The April 1972 issue of Cosmopolitan quickly sold more than 1 million copies, but turned his life into a “carnival.” The centerfold would appear on T-shirts, panties and other merchandise and Reynolds began receiving obscene fan mail. Reynolds’ performance in “Deliverance” was snubbed by the movie academy.

“It was a total fiasco,” he wrote. “I thought people would be able to separate

the fun-loving side of me from the serious actor, but I was wrong.”

He did remain an A-list movie star, starring in such films as “Shamus,” ‘’The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” and three popular “Smokey and the Bandit” comedies, with co-stars including Field and Jackie Gleason.

Reynolds also directed a few of the films he starred in, including “Gator,” ‘’Sharky’s Machine” and “Stick,” and made cameo appearances in the Hollywood spoof “The Player” and Woody Allen’s “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask).”

One of his first encounters with the tabloids came in 1973 with the mysterious death of Sarah Miles’ manager during filming of “The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing.” Reynolds testified during a highly publicized inquest; the death was eventually ruled a suicide.

His romance with Shore, 20 years his senior, brought intense media scrutiny. The two met when Reynolds made a surprise appearance on her talk show, bursting out of a closet on the set.

In the 1980s, his career was nearly destroyed when false rumors surfaced that he was infected with the AIDS virus, in the height of hysteria over the disease.

He had injured his jaw making the 1984 comedy “City Heat” with Clint Eastwood.

Barely able to eat, he lost 50 pounds and suddenly looked ill and emaciated.

“For two years I couldn’t get a job,” he told the AP in 1990. “I had to take five physicals to get a job. I had to take the pictures that were

offered to me. I did action pictures because I was trying to prove that I was well.”

Reynolds later said that at the same time he became addicted to the prescription sleep-aid Halcion for several years.

He eventually regained his health, and in 1988 he married Anderson. The actress, one of the stars of the sitcom “WKRP in Cincinnati,” had met him on a talk show.

The marriage was often ugly, the breakup even uglier. The couple divorced in 1995, and their breakup was an embarrassing public spectacle, with the pair exchanging insults in print interviews and on television shows. Reynolds finally paid her a $2 million settlement and a vacation home to settle the divorce.

“There was pain. There was some abuse,” Anderson told the AP in 1995.

There was drug addiction, on his part. There was always me trying to save it and feeling very empowered that I thought I could. And there was great love on my part.”

Reynolds rebounded once again, this time with the role of porn movie impresario Jack Horner in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Boogie Nights,” which brought him some of his best reviews even though he felt ambivalent about his character and felt limited rapport with the director.

He won a Golden Globe for best supporting actor and received an Oscar nomination.

Convinced he would win, he was devastated when the Oscar went to Robin Williams for “Good Will Hunting.”

“I once said that I’d rather have a Heisman Trophy than an Oscar,” he wrote in his memoir. “I lied.”

Reynolds had previously won a Golden Globe in 1992 for “Evening Shade,” in which he played Wood Newton, a former professional football player who returns to his Arkansas hometown to coach the high school team. He also received an Emmy for the role in 1991.

He was back in the tabloids again in 2005 after he appeared in a remake of “The Longest Yard,” which starred Adam Sandler in Reynolds’ old role as an imprisoned former football star.

Reynolds costarred as the warden, the role Eddie Albert had in the original film.

At a premiere in New York, a studio publicist admitted he hadn’t seen either movie, and Reynolds responded by slapping him across the face. He joked later that it was just a “love tap.”

Burton Leon Reynolds was born on Feb. 11, 1936, the son of a police chief who looked down on his son’s ambitions to become an actor. After several years in California, he returned in 1969 to Florida, where he had gone to college. He bought eight acres of waterfront property in the wealthy community of Jupiter and spent most of the rest of his life there, devoting much of his later years to his only son, Quinton, whom he had adopted with Anderson.

He opened the Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theatre and a Burt Reynolds and Friends Museum, where he displayed his memorabilia and sometimes lectured to drama students.

Associated Press writers Hillel Italie and the late Bob Thomas contributed to this report.

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‘Wake-up call’: 9/11 prompted s

The World Trade Center terror attacks in New York on Sept. 11, 2001.

(Associated Press)

Jennifer Peltz New York (AP) - On 9/11, Stephen Feuerman saw the World Trade Center aflame through the window of his Empire State Building office and watched, transfixed, as a second fireball burst from the twin towers.

He ran through the 78th floor urging everyone to get out, thinking their skyscraper could be next. With transit hubs shut down, he couldn’t get home to his family in suburban Westchester for hours.

Among the dead were someone he knew from college and people he recognized from his commuter train.

Feuerman had always seen himself as a New Yorker, but “everything changed that day,” he says.

Shaken by the experience, the apparel broker and his wife put their home on the market weeks later. Within four months, they and their two small children moved to a gracious South Florida suburb they figured would be safer than New York.

So it was until this past Valentine’s Day, when mass violence tore into Parkland, Florida, too.

He and his wife, Jennifer, were rooted in Washington before the attacks. He was a former federal official lobbying on Native American and gaming issues. She’d grown up nearby, though her parents had moved to North Carolina.

Then came the strike on the Pentagon, the paralyzing feeling of not knowing what might happen next, the weeks of watching military aircraft patrol around their suburban Virginia home.

“It really made us have a wake-up call: ‘How do we want to live our lives?’” Scott says. “Do we want to be up here in this rat race of Washington, D.C.?” Or raising kids somewhere that didn’t feel so on-guard, somewhere closer to family in times of crisis?

“There really is no safe place,” says Feuerman, whose children survived but lost friends in the massacre that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

The Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks prompted the Feuermans and an uncounted number of others to quietly move away from their lives near the hijacked-plane strikes that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field.

Some sought a place where they could feel safe. Some placed a new importance on living near family. Others simply re-evaluated what they wanted from life.

As we observe the attacks’ 17th anniversary, The Associated Press caught up with several people who left and asked: Have they found what they were looking for?

And their children, 17 and 15, grew up in a town repeatedly ranked among the state’s safest.

“It would not be for everybody, but for us, it’s been the right fit,” Jennifer says. “We’re outside the bubble, and this is how America really lives.”

“You’re only going to change your life when things are bad” Michael Koveleski isn’t afraid of taking risks. His Christian faith gives him confidence he’ll be OK if he does what’s right, and he’s a motivational-book reader who thrives on “tenacious optimism.”

He needed plenty of it after he and his wife, Margery, left New York in the wake of 9/11 with four children and no work lined up.

New York and church had brought the couple together in the 1980s: she a HaitianAmerican from Brooklyn, he a white art student from Massachusetts. By 2001, he was

“It really made us have a wake-up call” About 30 weeks a year, Scott Dacey drives from his home near New Bern, North Carolina, to Washington for a few days. The 350-mile (563kilometer) trips are a price the federal lobbyist pays for peace of mind after Sept. 11.

In this Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, United Airlines Flight 175 approaches the south tower of the World Trade Center in New York moments before collision, seen from the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/ William Kratzke)

a furniture designer for a platform-bed shop, she a mom and frequent school volunteer. They had a small house and a full life.

After 9/11, though, Michael sensed emotional burnout surrounding him at his lower Manhattan workplace, while security measures lengthened his commute from Queens and devoured his time with the children. Two months later, American Airlines Flight 587 crashed near the Koveleskis’ home, killing 265 people. There had to be a better way to live, the couple thought.

The next spring they moved to Springfield, Ohio, where they had church friends.

If a better way, it wasn’t always smooth. It was initially a challenge for the Koveleskis’ children to be the new, mixedrace kids in an area less diverse than Queens. And Michael struggled to find work in the shaky post-9/11 economy. A man who’d adhered to healthy eating, he found himself grateful for $5 pizzas that could feed

In this Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, plumes of smoke rise from the World Trade Center buildings in New York. The Empire State building is seen in the foreground. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)

In this Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, people run from a cloud of debris from the collapse of a World Trade Center tower in New York. (AP Photo/ Suzanne Plunkett)

The choice wasn’t simple, particularly for a lobbyist.

The couple’s 2002 move to the New Bern suburb of Trent Woods meant extra costs, including a Washington apartment and a thenadvanced phone system to make sure Scott wouldn’t miss clients’ calls to his office there. Jennifer, already a lawyer, had to take a second bar exam in North Carolina.

Friends suggested the Daceys were overreacting.

And it was an adjustment, going from career-focused, on-the-go Washington to the gentler pace of eastern North Carolina.

But it also opened unexpected opportunities. Scott is a county commissioner and ran for Congress; a Republican, he never considered seeking office in Democraticleaning northern Virginia.

Jennifer is a community college trustee and serves on other local boards.

In this Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, the south tower starts to collapse as smoke billows from both buildings of the World Trade Center in New York.

(AP Photo/Jim Collins)

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some to move away to new lives

Heather and Tom LaGarde relax in the yard of their home near Saxapahaw, N.C., on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018. At first, the ramshackle North Carolina farm they spotted online in 2002 was only an occasional getaway from their home in Manhattan’s Lower East Side neighborhood. They’d started to want one after worrying about their 1-year-old daughter’s health in the 9/11 smoke. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Stephen Feuerman poses for a photo in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Feuerman, who was working in the Empire State Building on 9/11, sold his Westchester home within months and the family moved to Parkland seeking a safer place to live and work. Seventeen years later, their two kids were in school on the day of the shooting. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

the family, which now includes five children. It took eight years or so before he made what he had in New York.

But when he did, he made it at his own business, Design Sleep, a shop selling natural latex mattresses and platform beds. His wife and older children sometimes help out at the shop, which has quadrupled in size during its 14 years.

“You’re only going to change your life when things are bad - or terrible,” Michael says.

“Our thing was 9/11, starting over with nothing. ... I am thrilled at the way it came out to be.”

“This is the place I had the dream to come to” Georgios Takos rides through northern Wyoming in his Greek-food truck with a souvenir New York license plate on the wall, a reminder of the place he once thought would bring his American dream to life.

Growing up in Greece, Takos longed to live in the America he saw in movies, the America where everyone wanted to go. He was elated when he arrived in New York City in 1986.

There were tears in his eyes as he left 15 years later, days after 9/11 shattered his sense of safety and his impression of his adopted hometown.

“This wasn’t the America I remember when watching those John Wayne movies back home ... the place it was when I first arrived,” he thought.

He headed for restaurant work in Arizona, then California, where he met his wife, Karine, a teacher. She persuaded him one summer to visit her home state of Montana.

In this Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, with the skeleton of the World Trade Center twin towers in the background, New York City firefighters work amid debris on Cortlandt St. after the terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

In this Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2001 file photo, a military helicopter ascends after dropping off personnel at the Pentagon a day after a hijacked airliner crashed into the Department of Defense building in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

The tower known as 1 World Trade Center, left, the National September 11 Memorial, bottom left, and 4 World Trade Center, right, are bathed in light, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 in New York. The tallest tower, Freedom Tower, is 1,776 feet tall, including its spire, a reference to the year of American independence. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

There, and now in the couple’s new hometown of Powell, Wyoming, he found the America he’d imagined the wide-open West, the feeling of freedom.

As Takos launched his food truck, the Greek Station, Westerners largely embraced “the New York Greek guy.” And Takos embraced Wyoming “the real America,” he says, where he finds life less rushed and people more caring.

“This is the place I had the dream to come to 40 years ago,” he says.

“We try to echo some of what we loved” Heather and Tom LaGarde loved New York and didn’t want to leave, even after she watched the twin towers burn from their rooftop.

They felt at home living on Manhattan’s then grittyartsy Lower East Side. She worked at a human rights organization and he, a former player with the Denver Nuggets and other NBA teams, ditched a Wall Street job to found a roller basketball program for neighborhood kids.

So at first, the ramshackle North Carolina farm they spotted online in 2002 was only an occasional getaway. They’d started to want one after worrying about their 1-year-old daughter’s health in the 9/11 smoke. They had no intention of moving back to North Carolina, where Heather had grown up and her 6-foot-10-inch (2.1meter) husband had been a UNC basketball star.

But over time, “we were very unmoored by 9/11,” Heather says. “Even though I wasn’t physically harmed, just to see it that close changes your perspective. ...

Your priorities change.”

So in 2004 the LaGardes moved into their farm near small-town Saxapahaw with two children, a few months’ consulting work for Heather and no more of a plan than to keep their eyes open.

One day they saw someone tearing down a nearby barn. That led to starting an

Michael and Margery Koveleski, with their daughter Lillian, sit for a photograph at their store Design Sleep in Yellow Springs, Ohio on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018.

(AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Michael Koveleski climbs the stairs at his store Design Sleepin Yellow Springs, Ohio on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. “You’re only going to change your life when things are bad - or terrible,” Michael says. “Our thing was 9/11, starting over with nothing. ... I am thrilled at the way it came out to be.” (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

architectural salvage company, which led to starting a popular free music series and farmers’ market at an old mill that was being renovated.

Which led to starting the Haw River Ballroom, a music venue in a mill building, and founding a humanitarian innovation conference held in the ballroom.

“We try to echo some of what we loved” in New York, Heather says, “but living in an easier, simpler, more natural place.”

“This could have happened anywhere” Fresh from dropping off his 16-year-old daughter last month for the first day of her junior year at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Stephen Feuerman still

thinks his family made a good move after 9/11.

He’s sensitive to what his daughter and 18-year-old son, now a college freshman, have been through. But he also appreciates the community where they got to grow up.

“We’ve had a good life here,” he says. “And again, this could have happened anywhere.”

In fact, he appreciates Parkland all the more since the tragedy. It introduced him to neighbors he’d never met and plunged him into a whirlwind of events and advocacy on gun laws and other issues. He marvels at the support that has poured into his hometown, and he’s proud of its residents’ activism.

The Feuermans have no plans to move again.

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Former Prime Minister Anand presides over seminar at Dusit Thani Pattaya

Former Prime Minister H.E. Anand Panyarachun (centre) was welcomed by Neoh Kean Boon (right), GM of Dusit Thani Pattaya, on his arrival to preside over the provincial conference on the policy of sustainable beach development and sustainable ecotourism recently. The conference was also attended by Somchai Sumanushajonkul, Deputy Director of the Marine Department; the management of the Marine Department; government sector personnel, and local representatives.

Anniversary and birthday celebrations in the Malhotra household

The Malhotra family came together at Pan Pan Italian Restaurant recently to celebrate the 41st wedding anniversary of the head of our family, Marlowe and Malwinder (left) combined with the birthdays of Rani (5th left) and Vickie (6th left). Others in the photo are (l-r) Peter, Add, Vikrom, Prince, Fahana, Dave, Tony, Auntie Jasmeet and Aunty Sue holding Brownie.

MIA are Bill and Wanna and a few of the children who are either studying abroad or working to make a living.

Chonburi Immigration chief meets British Consul-General in Thailand

Pol. Col. Songprod Sirisuka, Superintendent of Chonburi Immigration Police, together with Pol. Lt. Col. Thawatchai Nongbua, Deputy Superintendent, recently met with Paul Kaye, British Consul-General in Thailand together with Ravee Sopondirakrath, British Assistant Consul and Bert Elson, British Honorary Consul of Chonburi Province. The officials of both countries agreed to cooperate to give assistance to British visitors and residents should the need arise.

Kantary Hotel, Kabinburi welcomes TV hosts

BHP presents raincoats to Banglamung police

Jutaporn Huyakorn, Business Development Director of the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya presented 30 raincoats worth 10,000 baht to Pol. Lt. Col. Thanasit Kanlum for use by Banglamung police officers in the line of duty. The raincoats were funded by the Thai Health Insurance Office.

Firefighting drill at Centara Pattaya Hotel

Kantary Hotel, Kabinburi Banquet Coordinator Supannee Sangkrom (4th right) together with hotel staff welcomed well-known Thai TV hosts to the hotel recently. They included Watchara Sukchum (6th left), Tatchakorn Boonlapayanan (5th left), and Kittpat Chalarak (4th left), of the TV programme “Toey Tiew Thai” (Transvestites Travel Around Thailand) on CH31. While at the resort their TV crew also filmed an episode of the many interesting destinations in Prachinburi province.

Mövenpick Siam Hotel Na Jomtien Pattaya joins 2018 ‘Kilo of Kindness’

To mark the United Nations International Day of Charity on 5 September, Mövenpick Siam Hotel Na Jomtien Pattaya supported the 2018 ‘Kilo of Kindness’ global charity campaign by inviting guests and friends to drop off at least one kilo of food items, clothes and adult diapers at the hotel lobby during 1-15 September. The collected items will be distributed to Karunyawet Home in Banglamung - Home of Mercy, which cares for women with disabilities, providing services for female patients with various physical and mental conditions.

Jonas Sjostedt, General Manager of the Centara Pattaya Hotel, in cooperation with the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation rescuers, police and personnel from Pattaya Memorial Hospital held a firefighting drill to train staff on the proper use of fire extinguishers, familiarising themselves of evacuation routes and use of a tower crane to rescue guests stranded on higher floors.

Hilton Pattaya wins big at S.E. Asia F&B Masters competition

Hilton Pattaya announced the winners of the 5th Hilton South East Asia & India F&B Masters 2018/2019 Hotel Level competition recently. Following an intense contest amongst 52 food and beverage enthusiasts who were vying for the chance to represent their hotels at the Country Level of the Hilton South East Asia & India F&B Masters 2018-2019, the Hotel Level winners of Hilton Pattaya are (l-r) Culinary Challenge: Mukda Injan, Demi Chef from Horizon Rooftop Restaurant and Bar; Dessert Challenge: Chatchaya Keawkanjanalai, Commis II from Pastry Kitchen; Barista Challenge: Parichat Pramo, Waitress at Flare Restaurant; and Bar Challenge: Sarnti Usaphrom, Bartender at Horizon Rooftop Restaurant & Bar.

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Geoff Cox cools down hot Mrs Prasong O’Connor score a fine 41 points at Phoenix & sunny Pattavia PSC Golf from the Bunker Boys Monday, September 3 Khao Kheow A and B Stableford 1st Michael Brett (15) 36 points.

2nd Jimmy Carr (15) 36 points.

3rd Peter Allen (29) 35 points Near pins Stuart Mann, Paul Lanzetta, Geoff Parker, Alan Sullivan.

A new golfing month got underway at the Khao Kheow Country Club where another good low season field of twelve took part.

The course was in its usual good condition and the weather was perfect for golf, no wind made a pleasant change after weeks of relatively strong winds.

An uncrowded course made for play at a good pace with no holdups. This may have had an effect on scoring which was for the most part of a high standard and also very even Two players finished on thirty-six points with Michael Brett edging out Jimmy Carr on countback. Four players returned a score of thirty-five points with the chocolates going to Peter Allen with a superior back nine of twenty points. Missing out were Les Hall, Geoff Parker, and Paul Lanzetta.

Another of Jimmy Carr’s many suggestions is being trialed this month where the winner of golfer of the month will be decided by a player’s six best Stableford scores and not by their accumulated points on the daily winner’s list. Should make for an interesting comparison at the end of the month as both sets of numbers will be tabulated.

Wednesday, September 5 Royal Lakeside - Stableford 1st Neil Carter (11) 32 points 2nd Jimmy Carr (15) 27 points 3rd Les Cobban (9) 27 points Near pins Geoff Parker, Michael Brett, Peter Allen X 2.

As was the case last time we played Royal Lakeside the weather looked like it might play a role in today’s play as heavy skies hung overhead and the threat of a downpour looked likely. However, the weather gods smiled on us once again as the skies turned to blue and a pleasant day’s golf was enjoyed by most. Even the wind that blows hard at this venue was very light today.

Heavy overnight rain left the course sodden, with casual water in places so the pick, clean and place rule was applied.

The greens were unaffected by the rain and were a joy to putt on for those that can putt, enough said.

Winner at Pattavia Geoff Cox.

Every now and then it seems that everyone plays poorly at the same time as was the case today with very low scores returned. The only one to show any form was Neil Carter who returned refreshed from his sojourn in his native Canada to post a modest winning score of thirty-three points. Second place went to Jimmy Carr with only twenty-seven points, whilst third was taken by Les Cobban.

Friday, September 7 Pattavia - Stableford 1st Geoff Cox (18) 36 points 2nd Takeshi Hakozaki (12) 35 points 3rd Michael Bret (15) 35 points Near pins Geoff Parker, Michael Brett, and Jimmy Carr.

A very hot sunny day greeted the eleven golfers from the Bunker Boys who played the last game of the week. The course was in fine condition except for the greens which were slower than normal and quite bumpy making putting more difficult. The wind which blew during the front nine abated on the back nine which was the signal for the fruit flies to make their appearance. Even a liberal spray of citronella was not enough to deter them. The course was empty so a quick game finished in three and a half hours.

It’s pleasing to report a much-improved effort from everybody today with scoring more akin to what we would expect. Today’s winner was Geoff Cox with thirty-six points. Geoff is playing consistently good golf lately so it seems just a matter of time before he sees a cut in his handicap. Second place went to Takeshi Hakozaki a stroke back whilst Michael Brett blew his chance to win missing a birdie putt on the last, even a par would have been enough, alas a bogey was the result.

PSC Golf from the Billabong Golf bar

Monday, Sept. 3 Laem Chabang Stableford Laem Chabang was the venue for the Billabong today and what a pleasure it was to play. Playing the B and C loops it was in magnificent condition with fast greens and the fairways were something else again, impossible to get a bad lie.

We had 3 groups playing and were away a little early in great conditions for golf; high clouds and not too hot.

The scoring was pretty good also with a count back on 33 points between Howard Marson and Lloyd Shuttleworth, with Lloyd taking 3rd spot, and Sandy Chapo was on the podium again with a fine 35 points to take 2nd spot. Helmut Hebstreit took the top spot with a fine 39 points, playing 1 over the card on the front nine to record 22 points. It was a fine example of good golf - and he scored the only two of the day which was 3 inches off a hole in one.

The bell rings were numerous from Helmut and Sandy.

A great day out and we will return. Thank you Laem Chabang.

Wednesday, Sept. 5 Phoenix - Stableford Phoenix today as we played Laem Chabang on Monday, so Mountain and Ocean were the choice we had. The rough is still a bit

Lloyd, Helmut and Sandy.

tough but if you hit the short grass it was a pleasure to play. The course is in grand condition with very consistent greens that were true.

Thinking by the caddies was we were going to get wet so some bags had the plastic covers on and some didn’t. They weren’t needed anyway as the rain stayed away and the temperature was just right for golf.

In the ladies tournament there was a count back for 2nd and 3rd with Miss Phen taking 3rd spot with 37 points and Mrs Jee Duncan taking 2nd place with the same score. The runaway winner was Mrs Prasong O’Connor with a fine 41 points. Miss Kran got the only two.

Martin, Nipper, Micky and Rick.

The men’s division had four groups and the scoring wasn’t all that good apart from a few golfers who had a good time out there. Jerry Sweetnam took 3rd spot with 34 points. Jason Moylan, a visitor from Geralton in Western Australia, came 2nd with 35 points and the man of the moment, Bill Marsden, who hasn’t played to his handicap for the last 6 months, finally came good to score 38 points and take the trophy.

There were two 2s coming from Jason and Jerry.

Friday, Sept. 7 Burapha Stableford Burapha is getting easier to get to from the Billabong being only a 20 minute drive which is great. We played the A and C loops for a change and they were in fantastic condition. With 7 groups playing we were the only ones on the tee so we got away about 20 minutes early for a just under four hour round. The weather was kind with high cloud and a nice gentle breeze to keep the temperature down.

There were five twos coming from Chris Dodd, Nipper Truscott, Rick Culley, Bob St Aubin and Pete Seil. The scoring was great also with a countback all on 38 points.

Rick Culley took 4th place, Pete Seil 3rd, with the lovely Sasicha missing out 2nd place, which went to Gerard Lambert with 39 points, Micky Beresford took the top spot with 40 points.

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Mashi plays his strengths to a win PSC Golf from Tropical Golf Group Tuesday, September 4 Khao Kheow – Stableford What creatures of habit we are! Just how long have the Tropical Golfers been going to Khao Kheow on the first Tuesday of the month?

Seems like forever. But, why not; it is a challenging layout, generally in superb condition and offers a fair price to walk. So after the torrential rains on Monday evening, 12 undaunted regulars departed “The BJ Holiday Lodge” to head up Highway 7 to the course and hopefully a day without any weather delays.

At Tropical Golf we typically play off a Course Handicap determined from an adjustment from ones USGA Handicap Index based on the Slope Rating of the course and tees played. Routinely when we have Seniors and/

or Ladies playing in the same competition we then follow the USGA recommendation for playing off different tees in the same competition.

Since it is low season, with smaller groups, we decided to choose a base tee that the majority would play from and then let those who wished, play from any other tee under their calculated course handicap for that tee adjusted by the difference in Course Ratings for the different tees.

No Ladies today so with the Yellow tees (6359 yds), which are our norm here, as the base. The players had their choice of playing off Silver (5049 yds), White (5780 yds), or Blue (7077 yds). Two players decided to play from the White tees and accepted a 4 to 5 shot reduction from the course handicap they would have used from the Yellow tees. Something

Straight from airport to 1st tee PSC Golf from Colin’s Golf Bar Sunday, Sept. 2 Green Valley Stableford

Thursday, Sept. 6 Burapha C&D Stableford

A good turnout today for Green Valley with 15 players and the weather looking good. The course was in very good condition and we were away 10 mins early. No holdups apart from a short wait on the par 3s.

We welcomed back Greg Bates & Colin Hopkins from Aus., Mike Ehlert & Mark McDougal, and on flying visits Vic Hester & Jeff Acheson from Vietnam & China, plus a rare visit from Yui Birch.

We had some good scores and some average ones, and for a change we had a 2s comp which resulted in three 2s.

1st Greg Bates (16) 38 pts/20 2nd Tom Nettleman (16) 38 pts/16 3rd Paul Durkan (7) 37 pts/ 19/11 Just beating Mark McDougal on the back 6 The 2s went to Fred Birch, Mark McDougal & Vic Hester

A reasonable turnout for Burapha today, 9. We welcome back Aki Yamamoto on a night flight from the land of the rising sun, and no-one gets up earlier for golf than Aki. Straight from the airport to the 1st tee - that’s what I call keen.

The weather looking good and a quick word with the starter and we teed off 20 mins early, but this was offset by 4 very slow Koreans, so 3 x 3 balls took 4 1/3 hrs.

It was just right for Barry in the 1st group. The best score of the day belonged to Walter with some very rare play and 39 pts. Next came Barry Oats with 35 pts and heading for a poor finish Mike Elhert saved the best till last with a birdie on the stroke index 1 with a tap in from 16 inches for 34 pts.

1stWalter Baechiel (22) 39 PTS 2ND Barry Oats (24) 35 pts 3rd Mike Elhert (12) 34 pts

Tuesday’s winner at Khao Kheow Mashi Kaneta.

different, a bit more work for the organizers, but with fairly wide spreads of Handicap Indexes and with multiple tees to choose from, why not let the players see if they can

optimize their scoring ability with the added variable of tee selection.

Assigned to play “A” then “B”, the first thing we encountered was that the White and

Yellow markers were together on A-1! Surely disappointing for those that chose to play from the shorter White yardage. And it didn’t get much better as the markers were on the same shorter tee boxes for 5 of the first 6 holes, all this due to tee box maintenance. However, after that tee markers were on the appropriate tee boxes or had a good bit of separation between the Whites and Yellows.

Playing “Lift, Clean, and Place” through the green due to the previous night’s storm, the pace of play while a bit slow was not unreasonable and with no weather related delays on the day, all cards were turned in and players traveling back to BJ’s for a bit of lunch and the presentation to learn how

they fared against their peers, possibly playing off different tees.

Interestingly, Mashi Kaneta, with a 14.1 HI, playing off a CH of 12 from the White tees, scored an outstanding 40 points. Mashi is known for his excellent short game, so get him down to the 100 yd markers and chances are he will get up and down and score points.

Following Mashi on the podium, all playing from the Yellow tees, were: John Davis (HI 9.8/CH 11), 36 pts; John Pierrel (11.2/12) and Walter Baechli (19.9/22) both with 35 points.

Honorable mentions for Best 9 Hole scores, non winners, went to Reg Cochrane and Dick Warberg. Well played all!

Steady Lyle Blaw tops podium at Green Valley IPGC Golf from The Tara Court Golf Sunday, Sept. 2 Green Valley Stableford Although we are in to September already we had a slightly smaller group out today here in Green Valley.

Another beautiful day with a nice breeze which meant that it wasn’t too hot. A very fast front nine and although the back nine was much slower when we caught up with the group in front we still got round in around three and a half hours.

They badly need a good marshal here as one of the groups in front had lost more than one hole and so were holding everyone up and no one to say anything to them.

We had one honest golfer with us today, when he discovered that he had signed his card which had a wrong handicap on it he voluntarily disqualified himself. This is in contrast to some people who when it is discovered that the handicap on the card is wrong or if there is no handicap on it at all they expect the organizer to ignore it and get very offended if they don’t. They should remember that the handicap is their responsibility and no one else’s.

Stuart Brown’s handicap is coming down nicely but although he was down another shot this week it still didn’t stop him from winning as his thirty seven points was the best score today.

In second place was Lyle Blaw who is playing very steady golf on this trip and

Joe Peters, winner on Tuesday 4th Bernie Stafford, winner on Thursday September at Pattavia.

6th September at Burapha.

today he had thirty five points. Third place went to Kevyn Wright who had thirty four and Kevin O’Sullivan got the fourth and last place for today with thirty three.

We had two twos today.

1st Stuart Brown 7, 37 pts.

2nd Lyle Blaw 12, 35 pts.

3rd Kevyn Wright 11, 34 pts.

4th Kevin O’Sullivan 14, 33 pts.

2s Craig Hitchens and Donal McGuigan, one each.

Tuesday, Sept. 4 Pattavia Burapha Stableford 13 players teed of 30 minutes early today under grey skies, which kept the temperature at a good comfort level & luckily no rain. The greens had had a slight scarifying which slowed them down a little bit. The bunkers had all been drained of any water, which left a lot

of small stones in them.

The winner today has only been back a week or so from Ireland, but is already starting to re-acclimatize to the conditions. Joe Peters (22) had the only better than handicap round with 37 points & 1st place. Kevyn Wright (11) continued on with his good form for 2nd on 35 pts. Jerry Sweetnam (9) was 3rd with 34 pts & Joe MCArdle (17) took the 4th prize with 32 pts.

There were no 2s today,

Thursday, Sept. 6 Burapha Stableford Today we played the C and D nines here in Burapha and this was the first time we had played the D nine for a very long time. Most people find that the D nine is the most difficult one here in Burapha

and today the scores reflected that as most of the scores were lower. It was a very pleasant round of golf with the play moving on quickly on a very nice day.

Last week Bernie Stafford had thirty eight points and lost out on the prizes on the countback but today the same score got him the top spot. He actually thought that he had played badly but it was a very good score today. In second place was Jon Batty who played to his six handicap and scored thirty six points. We then had two players on thirty four points and Russell Gilroy, who was the only player to better his handicap on the D nine, won the count back to take the third.

1st Bernie Stafford 18, 38 pts.

2nd Jon Batty 6, 36 pts.

3rd Russell Gilroy 16. 34 pts.

2s Lyle Blaw, one.

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Powerful finish wins it for Roberts Pattaya Links Golf Society course when three submerged drives from the second tee were followed by a five minute struggle to extricate the club from the reeds.

Wed., Sept. 5 Pattavia - Stableford At last! Mike Firkin’s Green Jacket.

Laem Chabang winner Maurice Roberts (C) with Ralph McConnell (L) and Marco Beer (R).

Monday, Sept. 3 Laem Chabang Stableford A flight 1st Maurice Roberts (12) 36 pts c/back 2nd Paul Smith (3) 36 pts c/ back 3rd Pete Seil (5) 36 pts B flight 1st Colin Service (16) 34 pts c/back 2nd Darren Beavers (21) 34 pts 3rd Serge Straeten (23) 33 pts If it’s Monday it must be Laem Chabang, at least as far as the Pattaya Links Golf Society is concerned. Another twenty eight golfers took on the challenge of one of the best courses in the area on the first Monday in September and found the course in excellent order with magnificent greens and fairways just soft enough to maintain some run but, on reflection maybe “lift and place” should have been invoked as some mud balls hindered approach shots.

The field was divided into two flights, cut at thirteen and under and conditions made for some tight competition, if not high scores.

In the second flight third place went to French golfer Serge Straeten with 33

points, one behind Darren Beavers’ runner-up total of 34 points, secured with a broken ring finger no less.

The flight winner was Colin Service, securing the win on countback from Darren, with another 34 points.

The top flight saw a quality trio trust countback to sort out the 1-2-3. Paul Smith set the standard with gross 75, equating to 36 points, whilst Pete Seil totalled the same but countback showed Maurice Roberts’ powerful back nine display of twenty points gave him the win from Paul and Pete.

Near pins were won by Paul Smith (5 and 14), Les Cobban (8) and Masayuki Okada (17).

The best front nine score of 19 points by Richard Keenan gave him some spending money as did Michael Wright’s back nine score of nineteen.

Of the non winners the standout round was that of Swiss golfer Marco Beer, a runner-up at the end of last week, and his total of a baker’s dozen was more than enough to merit the “wig.”

Finally the “silly hat” award went to Ralph McConnell reflecting his indiscretion a week before on the same

After the heavy rain a couple of days earlier, some drizzle this morning had us musing if we would have some late cancellations. Not sure if a cancellation or just a sleep in, but only one golfer missed the bus.

The “A” flight now, and speaking of consistency, Takeshi Hakozaki seems to be up there no matter where he plays, but had to survive a countback to win the flight.

The countback was against John Pierrel who has been on a roll this trip. Both scored a great 37 points.

Another countback saw Tommy Marshall take third over his mate, Paul Smith, both with 35 points.

Near Pins: Maurice Roberts (4), Kevin LaBar (7), Colin Smith (13), and (17).

A flight

Pattavia winner Mike Firkin (C) with John Anderson (L) and Phil Davies (R).

This left us with 27 players, with one of those not in the competition.

Two flights today with the cut at 0-13 and 14.

Pattavia Century is just a nice course to play. Almost always the fairways and surrounds are in perfect condition and the rough not too harsh, and today was top notch.

Normally we start the results with the “A” flight, but here we have a winner of “B” flight who has had his ups and downs on the golf course.

Today Mike Firkin shined and ran away with a popular and well deserved first place and a first wearing of the Green Jacket, with the best score of the day of 39 points.

Second to Mike was consistent John Harrison with an equal handicap 36 points, and then Darren Beavers (broken finger) beating off two others in a countback for third.

Winner Takeshi Hakozaki (12) 37 pts c/back 2nd Place John Pierrel (11) 37 pts 3rd Place Tommy Marshall (7) 35 pts c/back B flight Mike Firkin (25) 39 pts 2nd Place John Harrison (14) 36 pts 3rd Place Darren Beavers (21) 34 pts c/back Best Front Nine (non winners) Paul Smith 18 pts Best Back Nine (non winners) Kevin Rogers 22 pts.

The organizer knew he was a prime candidate for the “silly hat” when he received a late night phone call asking “how many bus you want?”

There were other possibilities for the prize, but Phil, admitting that no-one else knew, put his hand up and gave himself the hat.

The “wig” went to John Anderson at last, for being

last. A temporary glitch, hopefully.

Friday, Sept. 7 Green Valley Stableford The Pattaya Links Golf Society visited Green Valley on Friday, 7th September to play a Stableford competition on the course which is now back to its glorious best.

Fairways could not be better and the greens are true and not without pace.

All nine playing groups got away in very quick time and the two flights were divided at fifteen. It was a great pleasure to welcome a large contingent from Tropical Golf Group and it gave all the golfers a chance to try their skills against fresh faces.

In the top flight, America’s Tom Herrington beat off the challenge of compatriot Bob Rice on countback for fifth place, with 34 points. One point ahead was Andre van Dyke with 35, beating Kevin LaBar on countback for third place.

The top two needed countback to decide the winner and Steve Truelove’s better back nine took the day from another solid performance from John Pierrel.

What a competitive flight the “big boys” had put together!

The second flight was no less tense as Tropical’s Dick Warberg took fifth with 33 points, one behind fourth placed golfer Peter Henshaw.

In third was Ian Wilson with 35 points, trailing runner-up Donal McGuigan’s 37 points total. One point ahead was Patrick Poussier with 38, giving the Swiss golfer his first win with the group.

Near pins went to Phil Davies (5), Colin Service (8), John Davis (13) and Bob Rice (16).

The best front nine went to Colin Smith with 18 and the best back nine went to Mashi Kaneta with 17 points.

A flight Winner Steve Truelove (7) 36 pts c/back 2nd Place John Pierrel (11) 36 pts 3rd Place Andre Van Dyk (15) 35 pts c/back 4th Place .Kevin LaBar (13) 35 pts 5th Place Tom Herrington (14) 34 pts c/back B flight Winner Patrick Poussier (30) 38 pts 2nd Place Donal McGuigan (19) 37 pts 3rd Place IanWilson (22) 35 pts 4th Place Peter Henshaw (30) 34 pts 5th Place Dick Warberg (20) 33 pts c/back The consolation awards went to a bewigged John Grisley while Donal McGuigan had the ignominy of the “silly hat” for the very late submission of his playing group’s scorecards, causing apoplexy for the recorders Maurice and Len.

Green Valley winner Patrick Poussier (C) with Donal McGuigan (L) and Darren Beavers (R).

A season that promised so much finally delivers so little Pattaya Cricket Club It took 3 months to eventually conclude the 2017/18 Eastern Seaboard Cricket League season, a consequence of unseasonably wet weather. At its conclusion for Pattaya Cricket Club the only item in the trophy cabinet to show for the players’ efforts is a very grand toothpick, well four toothpicks wrapped together by tape, for winning the Toothpick Final at the recent Koh Chang International Beach Cricket weekend. And yes, there

was room in the cabinet for the smallest trophy in world cricket!

At the serious end of the season PCC hosted the Southerners from Bangkok in the ESCL semifinal and having won the toss elected to bowl first. Salman and Wezley Masterton bowled excellently early on and the pressure soon began to take its toll as wickets started to fall in the pursuit of runs. At the drinks break after 15 overs the game was evenly poised at 75/3. Patil (33) and

Elder (20) accelerated the score in the final 10 overs as the Southerners posted 145/ 8 from the allocated 25 overs.

Himmeth was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3/28 from his 5 overs.

Despite losing Wez (14) early the PCC captain Simon Philbrook and Manik steadied the innings as they reached 78/1 at drinks. However, a batting collapse that England or India would have been proud of quickly ensued as 3 wickets fell in the space of 4 overs including

that of Manik (39) who was the mainstay of the PCC innings. Despite a rally by Lee Standon (23) and Reds Liddell (16) PCC finished 11 runs shy of the target. To add to his 33 runs Patil took 3/28 to claim the man of the match award.

It was a valiant attempt by PCC to secure an ESCL Cup Final spot but it was not to be and the players can now hang up their boots before the start of the next season in November whilst admiring the toothpick trophy.

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Big Al gets it all together on his last outing PSC Golf from The Growling Swan Monday, Sept. 3 Treasure Hill G.C. – Stableford Twenty three yet again saddled up to take on the Crocodile Rock at Treasure Hill. Two buses and a few cars! Yet another great course that we play, tight fairways longer than normal Par 3s. A very good course that management seem to read the play and price it that way!

The course was in fantastic condition, and you would expect nothing other than that from this venue. Fairways were in great shape, the greens played true, bunkers were clean and raked, and the rough - well it was the rough! We went from the Yellow tees and with the weather being on our side we were set for a good day out (not counting ability).

Numbers gave us the opportunity to play two Flights with 3 placing’s and with all novelties in play.

A Flight saw Big Alan Nolan finally put his game together, he returned with the score of the day 37 points. Coming second was Mashi Kaneta, three shots behind. Third on the Podium was (becoming very reliable) Rudy Regenass.

DATE:

(L to R) Aaron Dykes, Chris Stewart, and Graeme Laurie with the day’s winners at Burapha Greg Hutchinson and Alan Nolan.

B Flight had newcomer Greg Hutchinson take the lollies with a good score of 35 points. Second went to a three way countback, this being unfortunate as only two spots were left to fill.

The three were Lorraine Percy, Yarnni and Brad Todd.

A-Flight 0 to 21 1st Alan Nolan (21) 37 pts.

2nd Mashi Kaneta (14) 34 pts.

3rd Rudy Regenass (15) 33 pts.

B-Flight 22 plus 1st Greg Hutchinson (26) 35 pts.

2nd Lorraine Percy (34) 32 pts.

3rd Brad Todd (22) 32 pts.

Near the pin: 2 Yarnni, 6 Alan Nolan, 13 Gordon Clegg, 17 Chris Stewart.

Longest first putt: 9 Dave Neal, 18 Graeme Laurie (Patch)

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Apple’s Irish

Khao Kheow

Bunker Boys

Mt. Shadow

SAT 15

Thursday, Sept. 6 Greenwood GC – Stableford A quick reminder to all golfers, your handicap is your responsibility and not that of the person preparing the start sheets. PSC issue sheets (up to date) every Sunday and that is what is used for the week. Please check the start sheet and if you do not agree, the sheets are on hand to be checked.

Well we hit the road with twenty-two golfers, two buses and a small fleet of cars. Our destination is Greenwood GC a short distance up the highway north.

As per normal this course

SUN 16

was in good shape. I would normally say great shape but the back 9, as we played today, had a lot of G.U.R. around the greens making approach shots a little difficult. We played C & A in that order and hit from the yellow tees, other than the 3 ladies that joined us today (they went from the red tees). Let’s hope next month the G.U.R. has been repaired.

Weather was not in our favor, as we had the sun all day with very little or no breeze to mention. Patch was looking to park himself under a tree and watch the world go by. And that was after 5 holes! It was a hot day.

We had two flights with three placing’s in each and all novelties were in play.

Game on.

A Flight saw Buffalo Bill Steinmann play a game like no other. I had the pleasure of marking his card and it was something else. (I am sure Bill is the saying the same about the marking of my card.) Just to say that Bill won the day easily and I was last on the day easily. (See Crossy I did not give you up.) Second past the post was Stu “Casa” Rifkin continuing with some good form. He beat Steve Younger

MON 17

TUE 18

via the count back system.

Steve is also having a bit of a purple patch as well!

B Flight saw The Jock Shane Young take the lollies in his last game before heading back to Oz. He also got there via the countback system keeping John Anderson at bay.

Third went to Bruce Walters!

A-Flight 0 to 24.

1st Bill Steinmann (13) 43 points

WED 19

2nd Stu Rifkin (19) 38 points 3rd Steve Younger (16) 38 points B-Flight 25 plus.

1st ShaneYoung (25) 36 points 2nd John Anderson (27) 36 points 3rd Bruce Walters ( ) 33 points NTPs: C3 D-For, C6 Phil Moore, A2 Bill Steinmann, A6 Bill Steinmann.

LFPs: C9 John Anderson, A9 Bill Steinmann.

THU 20

Greenwood Treasure Hill

FRI 21 Pattana

Plutaluang

Greenwood

Cafe Kronborg Colin’s Golf

Green Valley

Growling Swan Billabong Golf Le Katai Lewiinski’s The Links

Plutaluang

Treasure Hill

Pattavia Burapha

Phoenix

Pleasant Valley

Mt. Shadow

Siam Old Course

Burapha Green Valley Greenwood

Green Valley

Treasure Hill

Burapha King’s Naga

Crystal Bay

Siam Old Course

Siam Old Course

Plutaluang

Bangpalong

Burapha

Greenwood

King’s Naga

Bangpra

Plutaluang

Pattavia

I Rovers Retox Game On Siam Country Sugar Shack

Greenwood

Pattana

Plutaluang

Greenwood

Pleasant Valley

Pattana

Silky Oak

Green Valley

Pattaya C.C.

Greenwood

Green Valley

Green Valley

Outback Bar The Golf Club The Players Lounge

Green Valley

Tropical Golf

The Emerald

Valley View Hackers

Green Valley

Greenwood

Pattana

The Bunker Boys meet at the M-Club off Pattaya 3rd Road for golf outings every Monday, Wednesday and Friday (www.bunkersociety.com). Transportation leaves from Cafe Kronborg on Soi Diana Inn at 8:15 a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, (contact Dave on tel. 038 602 2117). Colin’s Bar plays golf Sun/Mon/Wed & Fri (www.colinsbar.com). The Growling Swan plays golf on Monday & Thursday (www.thegrowlingswan.com). Lewiinski’s departs from Soi Pattayaland One (Soi Pattaya 13/3) at 9:00 a.m. on its scheduled days. of Sunday, Monday, Tuesday/Wednesday and Friday. The Pattaya Links Hotel Golf Society departs from Soi Buakhao on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Call Phil on 0625 933 380 or visit www.thelinkshotelpattaya.com. The Golf Club is located on Soij LK Metro. Call Phil on 090 769 3778. Tropical Golf meets at BJ’s Holiday Lodge at 8am on Tuesday’ & Friday. Call Derek on 089 034 0629

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Playing off 16 Chris Slota wins at Pattavia with 42 points The Jomtien Golf Society Monday, Sept. 3 Pattavia -Stableford The course here today was in good condition but every green had been sanded and there were a few moans after the game from some of the low handicappers.

Playing off 16 Chris Slota with 24 points on the back nine and 18 on the front wins division 1 with 42 points.

Nine points behind in second place is Per Forsberg beating Marc Brunner on an 18/14 back nine countback and in fourth place the Bristol boy Bob Poole beats Manny 16/14 after they both come in with 31 points.

An even better score on the back nine than Chris, Bill Kana comes in with 25 to win division 2 with 41 points.

Willy van Heetvelde is second on 37, John Doyle third on 35 and Rod Howett fourth with 34 points.

Nearest the pins: Div 1. Paul Butler, Manny, Bob Poole and Chris Slota; Div 2. Alan Bissell, Bill Kana and Harry Vincenzi.

Bob Poole birdied the 17th to take a rollover in division 1 and two rollovers in division 2 to Greenwood on Wednesday.

It was Bon Voyage today to the hole in one star Harry Vincenzi and John Doyle.

Wednesday, September 5 Greenwood Stableford As we hit the 7 today there is a light drizzle and then as

we head up towards the 331 the roads are saturated. It does not look too promising with the rain very heavy and intermittent. We turn off on the Pattavia road and the weather looks really bright ahead and the roads are dry here.

Amazingly everyone turns up and there are two divisions out with the cut at 11-16 and 17+. We are playing the C and A nines today and 39 points is the highest with Willy Van Heetvelde taking podium position in division 2, Paul Young is second with 37 and Alan Bissell third with 36.

Chris Slota wins division 1 with 36, Ian Speirs is second one point behind, and Manny beats Per Forsberg on a 17/15 countback after they both come in with 30 points.

Thai Optimist team brings home four top trophies Optimist Worlds Championship, Cyprus

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Paul Butler, Willy van Heetvelde.

Nearest the pins Div 1. Per Forsberg and Ian Speirs; Div 2. Leo Adam and Frank Grainger.

There are only four winners

out of eight today in the nearest the pins and in the twos in division 1 a rollover to Crystal Bay on Monday.

Three rollovers in division 2.

An almost identical cut as of Wednesday in the two divisions and with some very slick greens the best score returned is 36 points. John Carlin wins division 2 with Frank Kelly in second place on 34 and David Phillips is third with 32 points. 33 points is the winning score in division 1 for Colin Aspinall, with Per Forsberg in second place one point behind and Ian Speirs is third on 30.

Nearest the pins: Div 1. Per Forsberg (2); Div 2. John Carlin, Steve Harris and Tony Thorne.

There are now five rollovers in division 1 in the twos to next Friday but in division 2 with no birdies over the past three weeks John Carlin birdied the 6th and Tony Thorne the 17th to split the pot.

Pratt unbeatable at Khao Kheow PSC Golf from SIAM Country Resort Pattaya

Jonathan, Paddy & Owen.

Tuesday, Sept. 4 Khao Kheow Stableford Thai Optimist Sailor Bovoranan Chanrum races towards the finish line.

Members of the Thailand Optimist team won 4 top trophies in the 2018 World Optimist Championship held in Cyprus at the beginning of September.

Members of the Thailand Optimist team, led by Coach Somkiat Poonpat and Cdr. Taweeyot Rattanaseen, won 4 top trophies in the 2018 World Optimist Championship held in Cyprus at the

beginning of September.

About 60 nations attended.

The historic achievement included: 1st Best Team Racing Category 1st Best Nation Cup (out of 30)

Celebrating a hard-earned victory.

3rd Overall by Panwa Boonnark 3rd Best Male by Panwa Boonnark The Yacht Racing Association of Thailand also would like to congratulate the athletes for their achievement, which also included: 6th best female Chalisa Krittinai 20th overall Bovoranan Chanram 22th overall Patiharn Vorasart 49th overall Chalisa Krittinai 66th overall Jetavee Yongyuennarn This makes the third time Thailand has earned World’s Best Optimist team racing categories, having previously done so in 2010 and 2014.

Tuesday 4th September we played the A & B course at Khao Kheow. The course was, as always, in good condition,

but not easy to play. We had a nice sunny day with a breeze.

Jonathan Pratt showed his good form with very good driving. He won with 39 Stableford points. Owen Walkley also had a good

Martin & Willem.

day and came second with 38 Stableford points. Third was Patrick Devereux with 36 Stableford points.

The near pins were won by Jonathan Pratt, Stuart Banks, and Martin Hayes.

Thursday, Sept. 6 Crystal Bay Stableford Crystal Bay was our venue for Thursday 6th September, when we played the B & C course. The course was in good condition, but there was a big difference between the greens on the B & C loop.

On the B loop the greens were fast and the C loop slow. We had again a nice sunny day with a nice breeze.

Willem Lasonder played a strong back nine and won with 36 Stableford points.

Second was Martin Hayes with 34 Stableford points.

The near pins were won

by Martin Hayes, Paddy D e v e r e u x a n d Wi l l e m Lasonder.

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Djokovic wins US Open for 14th major, tying ‘idol’ Sampras From page 36 Del Potro spoke this week about the low point, in 2015, when he considered quitting the sport. But supported by a dozen or so friends from back home, whose “Ole!” choruses rang around the arena, he climbed up the rankings to a career-high No. 3 by thundering his 100 mph (160 kph) forehands and 135 mph (215 kph) serves.

Those produce free points against so many foes. Not against Djokovic, who always seemed to have all the answers - and who said he convinced himself that all of those “Oles” were actually people calling out his own nickname, “Nole.”

Djokovic was better than del Potro on their many lengthy exchanges, using his trademark body-twisting, limbsplaying court coverage to get to nearly every ball, sneakers squeaking around the blue court in Arthur Ashe Stadium, where the roof was closed because of rain.

“I was playing almost at the

limit, all the time, looking for winners with my forehands, backhands, and I couldn’t make it,” del Potro said, “because Novak (was) there every time.”

Never was that more apparent than the game that stood out on this evening, with Djokovic serving while down 4-3 in the second set. They went back and forth, through eight deuces and all those break opportunities for del Potro, until he slapped one forehand into the net, and another sailed wide.

Those were high-risk shots, but, as del Potro put it: “It’s the only way to beat these kind of players.”

Djokovic’s coach, Marian Vajda, called that moment the match’s “turning point, obviously.”

When it ended, with Djokovic holding to 4-all, spectators began leaving their seats, perhaps thinking it was time for a changeover, even though it wasn’t. That prompted to chair umpire Alison Hughes to chastise them.

Juan Martin del Potro, of Argentina, returns a shot to Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, during the men’s final of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

It was a brief request, though, unlike her many other pleas for quiet, mainly as fans were shouting and chanting and clapping in support of del Potro. It all bothered Djokovic, who started yelling and gesturing toward the seats. At one moment, he pressed his right index finger to his lips, as if to say, “Shhhhhhh!” Later, after winning a point, Djokovic put that finger to his ear, as if to say, “Who are you cheering for now?!”

The tiebreaker was resolved thanks to more del Potro miscues on his forehand side, as he looked more and more fatigued. He made one last stand by breaking and holding for 3-all. But that was that.

When it ended, thanks to a three-game closing run by Djokovic, he flung his racket away and landed on his back, arms and legs spread wide.

He had hit his peak, Vajda said, at “just at the right time.”

Djokovic had never gone through an extended absence until 2017, when he sat out the second half of the

season because of elbow pain that had plagued him for more than a year. He tried to return at the start of this season, but couldn’t, and opted for surgery.

It took him some time to find the right form, as evidenced by his quarterfinal loss at the French Open to a guy who was ranked 72nd and had never won a Grand Slam match until that tournament.

“I was very, very disappointed with my performance that day,” Djokovic recalled Sunday, explaining that he went hiking in the mountains in France to clear his head after that setback.

Djokovic then got right back to work, and announced that he was, once more, himself by winning Wimbledon.

Now he’s backed that up at the U.S. Open, the fourth time in his career he won multiple majors in a season.

“Difficult times, but you learn through adversity,” Djokovic said. “I try to take the best out of myself in those moments.”

Kid’s night: Osaka, 20, beats her idol Serena to win US Open Brian Mahoney New York (AP) - Naomi Osaka walked to the net, the excitement of being a Grand Slam champion mixed with a bit of sadness.

She grew up rooting for Serena Williams, even did a report on her way back in third grade. Her dream was to play her idol at the U.S. Open.

So when she had actually done it, beating Williams 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday night to become the first Grand Slam singles champion from Japan, why was it so difficult?

“Because I know that, like, she really wanted to have the 24th Grand Slam, right?”

Osaka said. “Everyone knows this. It’s on the commercials, it’s everywhere.

“When I step onto the court, I feel like a different person, right? I’m not a Serena fan. I’m just a tennis player playing another tennis player. But then when I hugged her at the net ... I felt like a little kid again.”

Osaka teared up as she was finishing her answer, still overwhelmed as she juggled the idea of her winning and Williams losing.

the net afterward, and Williams’ kind words during the trophy presentation, when she asked a booing crowd to focus its intention on Osaka’s moment.

“So for me, I’m always going to remember the Serena that I love,” Osaka said. “It doesn’t change anything for me. She was really nice to me, like, at the net and on the podium. I don’t really see what would change.”

Osaka was nervous Saturday, making a few phone calls to her sister in Paris to calm her down. Even during the match, whenever she was faced with a tough spot, she kept telling herself to try to do what Williams would do.

Williams was certainly impressed.

“She was so focused,” the Serena Williams talks with referee Brian Earley during the women’s final of 36-year-old Williams said. “I the U.S. Open tennis tournament against Naomi Osaka, of Japan, Saturday, think, you know, whenever I Sept. 8, 2018, in New York. Petulant while losing in the final, she blamed the had a break point, she came referee for being sexist. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Though her nerves on the tennis court don’t show it, it was a reminder of just how youthful the 20-year-old Osaka is. Not since Maria Sharapova was 19 in 2006 has the U.S. Open had a younger women’s champion.

The way Williams lost, of course, was what stood out most in the match. The arguments with chair umpire Carlos Ramos and the three code violations - one that gave Osaka a game for a 5-3 lead in the second set when

Williams was trying to rally - will be what was most remembered.

But not for Osaka, who claimed to not even hear the interactions between Williams and Ramos. What will stay with her is the hug at

up with some great serve.

Honestly, there’s a lot I can learn from her from this match. I hope to learn a lot from that.”

It was that way throughout the tournament for Osaka, who won the second title of her career. She was mostly dominant, dropping only one set in her seven matches, and she saved 5 of 6 break points against Williams after erasing all 13 in the semifinals against Madison Keys.

That’s the kind of toughness Williams has so often shown in winning 23 Grand Slam singles titles, one shy of the record. It’s one of the things Osaka always admired about Williams, made her choose her as the topic of that report years ago.

“I colored it and everything,” Osaka said. “I said, ‘I want to be like her.’”

On Saturday, she was better.

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India’s Hanuma Vihari hits a four during the fifth cricket test match of a five match series between England and India at the Oval cricket ground in London, Sunday, Sept. 9. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (99) tries to pull down New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 9, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Boston Red Sox’s Mitch Moreland, bottom, celebrates his game-winning RBI single with Xander Bogaerts during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros in Boston, Sunday, Sept.

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The Blazing Sapphires, including Xeeana Lee, 11, center, from the Dao Lan Dance Studio in St. Paul perform during the dedication ceremony to open new sepak takraw courts Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Duluth and Case Recreation Center in St. Paul, Minn. (Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via AP)

Netherlands Virgil van Dijk, right blocks a shot from Kylian Mbappe of France during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between France and the Netherlands at the Stade De France in Paris, Sunday, Sept. 9. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, serves to Juan Martin del Potro, of Argentina, during the men’s final of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Sunday, Sept. 9, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Izack Rodda of Australia tackles Eben Etzebeth of South Africa during their rugby union test match in Brisbane, Australia, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Dave Kapernick)

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Looking into the future 10 years ago. How accurate?

Singapore Grand Prix this weekend I have to admit I am not a great advocate for Singapore’s GP. Why? Because it is no longer a pukka motor race, it is an entertainment venue with a car race thrown in to give the entertainment some kind of raison d’etre.

And just who will be there to entertain you? From the Singapore GP website, you are going to get, The Killers, Liam Gallagher, Martin Garrix, Dua Lipa, Simply Red, The Sugarhill Gang, Joe Hahn of Linkin Park, End of the World, aka Sekai Noowari, Young Fathers, Sampa The Great and Björn Again. And how many of those have you

ever heard of? Or am I just a dinosaur these days?

Back to the racing (what it is supposed to be about).

Will Ferrari find even more horsepower? Will The Finger make more mistakes?

Will there be any last minute DCM’s (Don’t Come Monday) to change the driver pool? Looking at it dispassionately, the WDC is Vettel’s to lose and thus gifting it to Hamilton. We will all know by Sunday night.

The marketplace is certainly in a state of flux with newer drivers replacing new drivers and some very old drivers and owners of older teams changing. It will

be an interesting three months ahead.

The latest driver change is at McLaren where British whizz kid Lando Norris (currently second in F2) to take over from Vandoorne who has just not made the grade against Alonso.

Monagasgue Charles Leclerc who has done well in the Sauber team in his first year in F1 is reputedly going to Ferrari, so where does Kimi Raikkonen go? Or what about Grosjean? Once the bête noir on the grid, he has done fairly well this year, but he’s been in F1 for about 10 years, so has reached retirement age.

Yee Hah! Ride ‘em cowboy! Mustang is coming to town

Mustang.

Yes, the genuine, factory fresh pony car is to be sold out of Ford dealerships come October. There has been a handful of ‘Stangs rumbling around our streets recently, but these all landed here via the ‘grey market’. Cars brought into Thailand this way tend to have problems with import tax as well as eligibility for warranties and other such paper warfare.

The news of the Mustangs

Nissan OneOne

and unique transportation modules. This takes the changing shape bodywork to another level, allowing metamorphosis into four from one.

The Mazda Motonari RX uses an ‘energy form’ that non-invasively integrates the driver with the vehicle making each indistinguishable from the other allowing the driver to experience the road psycho-somatically, receiving electrical stimulation to specific muscle groups.

Four omni-directional wheels allow 360 degree movement.

The Mercedes-Benz SilverFlow utilized micrometallic particles that could be arranged via magnetic fields in many different forms. This is similar to Audi’s idea of changing exterior shapes. The vehicle can also be completely dissembled into a mass of ferromagnetic material for easy storage, and can adapt and transform its shape to best suit its required purpose. (Transformers movie fore-runner?)

Nissan OneOne was a little R2D2, because Nissan predicts that by 2057 robots will have become an integral part of our lives. OneOne (pronounced “won-won”) was tomorrow’s live-in maid, driver and gardener, retrieving dry cleaning and groceries, tending to the children and guided by a real time GPS network.

Toyota predicted that due to limited ground space

(especially in Japan!), vertical architectures have caused the transportation industry to create new pathways that also explore vertical space. The vehicle is powered by pollution with electronic dynamic driving instincts and structural adaptations to accommodate the user’s need for space.

By 2057, VW believes the urban area will have become unimaginably dense and the roadways have reached the point of total saturation.

Volkswagen’s solution is an advanced autonomous vehicle that dynamically adapts to minimize its footprint in the city and its drag coefficient on the highways.

The skin of the vehicle is made of hyper-efficient solar panels that power the vehicle.

Despite the fact that the different designers from Audi, GM, Honda, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen were all working independently, there were some distinct common themes among the submitted designs. Taking the ‘most likely’ scenarios, the car of tomorrow will have omni-directional wheels, and a body shape that will adapt to the environment (and the whim of the driver). Electromagnetic energy will be used, and it may be solar extracted.

The first 10 year future projection does not predict the quantum shift to electric power but does mention autonomous vehicles. Robotic information is expected and much of AI (Artificial Intelligence) will be incorporated in tomorrow’s vehicles.

The next 10 year projection will be interesting as the e revolution continues to unfold.

Dems the brakes

lining up at the docks comes from Ford Thailand, which will give them two hot properties – the Ranger Raptor and the Mustang to attract punters to the 19 dealerships which will be handling these vehicles.

Ford Thailand has announced that both models come with the Performance Pack consisting of limitedslip differential, 19 inch wheels and Brembo brakes.

There will be a choice of

two engines, with the smaller being the 2.3-liter Ecoboost rated at 290 BHP and the 5.0 liter V8 rated at 450 BHP. Both engines use the 10speed automatic transmission with the drive going to the rear wheels.

We are led to believe that pricing will be 3.6 million baht for the four cylinder which is just a smidgeon more than secondhand grey market vehicles and 4.8 million for the V8.

the Germans who made it so successful. I want to know, what was the car’s original name and who developed the car?

Be the first correct answer to email automania@ pattayamail.com or viacars @gmail.com. And in addition, if you are a Pattaya resident, the closest correct answer will win a free voucher for Casa Pascal’s Breakfast

BBQ. One local resident wrote back to say he had enjoyed the Casa Pascal BBQ brunch and went so far as to say it is the best breakfast in Thailand. Good luck!

Autotrivia Quiz Last week I asked: what is the fastest wheel-driven car at present? Over 1,000 BHP and a road car! There’s a few claiming around 1,000 horses but the one I think is most close to this is the Hennessey Venom GT. So to this week. Dr. Porsche’s people’s car was one of the success stories of the automotive world, though it was not

An interesting exercise was done in 2007, asking the manufacturers to show just where their cars would be in 2057.

Motoring had already taken some incredible leaps forward in the last 50 years.

In 1957, who would have predicted that computers would dominate the automotive technology? Traction control, skid control and stability control. Variable valve timing electronically. Drive by wire, including electric steering. Airbags that deploy in an accident. 50 years ago people would have laughed if you had suggested it, but asking them to imagine what the next 50 years would hold!

In 2057 Audi envisions a hydrogen-powered vehicle that combines artificial intelligence with avenues of selfexpression as it can change its external shape. This is obviously the ideal bank robber’s car for 2057!

GM’s effort was very imaginative. Much like the selfregulating traffic system found in the ant, nature’s best commuter, vehicle-tovehicle communication and intelligence would allow GM’s ANT to act independently yet communicate with other vehicles to optimize traffic flow. All body panels are connected with electroactive polymer actuators, allowing reconfiguration of body panels, depending on their optimal street use.

Another vehicle that will change its shape.

Honda’s entry presented a solar-hybrid powered Honda that allows carpoolers to take advantage of commuter lanes, share commuting costs and once near the individual passenger’s final destinations, splits from one to four separate

I was in contact with Gavin Charlesworth, the local distributor for EBC brake systems and we were discussing the effect of the weather on your car’s braking systems.

With the heavy rains recently we have had our fair share of wet and slippery roads. The sealed sections of Siam Country Club Road being classic examples, with mud being strewn all over the place. (The unsealed sections have pot holes so deep there is Venezuelan music coming out of some of them, but that’s another story.)

These slippery conditions have caught out a few drivers and tail-enders have become rather common place. When

British EBC Brakes.

braking in these kind of conditions you should remember that as soon as the front wheels lock up you have lost all decent retardation and all steering correction. A sliding wheel does not respond to the influences of directional forces and is only under the straight line effect of

momentum. You can twirl the steering wheel as much as you like, you just go straight on.

The answer is to take your foot off the brake pedal to unlock the brakes then progressively pump the brake pedal up to the point of locking up then release and repeat the sequence. This is called cadence braking and is what ABS systems do for you if your car is fitted with it. Practice on a bit of dirt one day and it might just save you some trouble and expense in the future when you can steer your way out of trouble.

Incidentally, I use EBC brakes on the Retro Escort I race. You can contact Gavin at Chaving@yahoo.com.

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Members of the Moo Pa Academy youth football team who were rescued from Tham Luang Cave in Chiang Rai this year have spoken to the public at an exhibition on the operation to save their lives.

Members of the Moo Pa Academy youth football team who were rescued from Tham Luang Cave in Chiang Rai this year have spoken to the public for a second time since emerging, at an exhibition on the operation to save their lives, thanking all those from across the globe who contributed to their rescue and gave them such strong support.

Phra Ekkapol or Coach Ek of the youth football team explained that to keep the 12 lads alive during their ordeal,

he encouraged them to be mindful. He instructed the boys to quickly find a drinkable water source before leading them in meditation to keep them calm and their minds off their hunger. He said he told the youths to remain united and to maintain hope they would be rescued.

Adul, who was chosen to represent the group, remarked that they all felt gratitude towards the benevolence of His Majesty the King, who has provided them with constant assistance. He also

thanked all the rescuers who devoted their skills and energy to the operation.

The boys said they have been living normally since the ordeal and have continued to receive physical therapy. They regularly bicycle up to 13 kilometers and go on runs to build up their strength. They mentioned the nine days they spent as monks after emerging, saying they were able to study Buddhist teachings and improve their discipline and mental control.

October 10, 2018 is when the team members will pass the three month observation period imposed by doctors.

They will be allowed to engage in interviews with the media after that date under the supervision of psychologists.

The Fine Arts Department under the Bureau of the National Archives is to document the event in Thai, English and Mandarin Chinese. The documentation is expected to take two months. (NNT)

Thai cave boys feted by prime minister in trip to capital Kaweewit Kaewjinda Bangkok (AP) - It was show time Thursday for the 12 boys and their 25-yearold s o c c e r c o a c h w h o were trapped for almost three weeks in a flooded cave in northern Thailand as they spoke at a public exhibition in one of Bangkok’s largest malls.

That was just the start of the day for the small-town kids in the big-city capital.

Later they were guests of honor at a gala outdoor reception hosted by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and his wife that honored those involved in the dangerous and dramatic rescue of the members of the Wild Boars soccer team.

The exhibition, where the boys spoke to the public and reporters, features a reproduction of the cave with simulated sounds of water dripping. Equipment used by rescuers and other items are on display.

Psychologists had recommended that the boys be given a six-month respite after their rescue in July for the sake of their mental health.

Ekapol Chantawong, former coach of the Wild Boars soccer team speaks during a public discussion in Bangkok, Thursday, Sept. 6. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

But Thailand’s military government, eager to share the glory of the good-news story, has trotted them out for public appearances and interviews.

Other efforts to promote their story have included construction of a museum and the anointing as a national hero the former Thai navy SEAL who died while diving in the cave delivering oxygen tanks.

The boys are carefully guided by a Thai government committee set up to control who has access to them as they draw attention from filmmakers and the media.

At least five of them said in more or less the same words at Thursday’s mall forum that “my life is the same, but more people are approaching me.”

The boys earlier detailed much of their experience at a news conference after they were released from hospital observation following their rescue, and in interviews with the U.S. television network ABC. In their talk moderated by Weerachon in the Siam Paragon mall on Thursday, they gave mostly terse replies.

Adul Sam-on acknowledged that the area where they were staying in the cave stank of urine - the matter of body excretions had been a subject of much chatter on social media.

The boys appeared to have been unaware of the government’s initial advice to not pester them about their ordeal.

Members of the Wild Boars soccer team attend a public discussion in Bangkok, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. They spoke at an exhibition about their ordeal of being trapped for almost three weeks in a flooded cave. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Adul said he was surprised when he met officials such as American diplomats who did not ask what happened in the cave. He said it was only later that someone told him there was a ban on asking them questions about it.

His teammate Ekarat Wongsukchan said he also was surprised that he had received no such questions. “I started to doubt whether I was also stuck in the cave,” he said.

The government-organized “United as One” event saw the boys change from fashionable yellow polo shirts over long pants to standard Thai school uniforms consisting of button-down white shirts on top of knee-length shorts. They took to the stage to express their gratitude to King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun and all who helped in their rescue.

A university band played popular tunes including “ Yo u ’ l l N e v e r Wa l k Alone” and “We Are the World” to a crowd that included U.S. and Australian service members in uniform who assisted in the rescue mission On Friday the boys are scheduled to tour Bangkok’s Grand Palace, a major destination for Thai and foreign tourists.

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Events

Dining

The next meeting of Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC) will be on Sunday, September 16, 2018. Rob Wiser will be speaking on the topic of: “How To Turn Your Knowledge and Life Experience Into A Digital Product That Earns You Passive Profits While You Sleep.” The program starts at 10:30 am with a buffet breakfast available from 9:00 to 11:00 am on the 4th floor of the Holiday Inn’s Executive Tower located behind the Holiday Inn’s Bay Tower on Beach Road.

A Joint Chambers Eastern Seaboard networking evening will be held at the Myatt Beach Hotel in north Pattaya on Friday, Sept. 21 from 6.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. (last drinks at 8.30 p.m.). Entrance cost is THB 500 on the door for members and THB 1000 for non-members.

Admission includes freeflow drinks and finger food.

For more information send email to greg@bccthai.com.

BCCT is organizing an Eastern Seaboard After Hours Networking evening at Hooters Pattaya on Friday 5th October from 5–9 p.m.

All nationalities are welcome. Connect with business contacts on the eastern seaboard while enjoying great finger food and drinks on special offers 5.00 - 9.00 pm The Eastern Seaboard Businessmen’s Dinner is a monthly event taking place at the Mantra Restaurant at the Amari Pattaya Resort on the last Thursday of the month. It brings together business leaders from various backgrounds including Automotive, Aerospace, Real Estate, Architecture, FMCG, Electronics, White Goods, Logistics, Recruitment, Legal, Consulting, and others in a relaxed atmosphere. The next event will be held on Thursday, Sept.

27. If you are interested in attending please contact Anuttra.Sukruen@tinfish.co.th.

A Farmers’ Market takes place every 2nd Saturday of the month at the Holiday Inn hotel on Pattaya Beach Road from 10.30 am - 3.30 p.m. Products range from wellness items, jewelry, freshly prepared food, organic vegetables and fruits. The next market will be held Sept. 8.

A stamp market is held every Sunday from 10.00 a.m. till 3.00 p.m.at Rahnpintang Moe Kata Restaurant, Panji Place, on Soi Ponphraphanimit 7 (200m from the Bangkok Highway underpass). Here can you exchange stamps from the whole world. Call 089 091 3418 for more information and directions.

In September, Hilton Pattaya introduces ‘lemongrass’ as the seasonal ingredient of the month and invites guests to experience the uniqueness of its taste and aroma through special culinary creations. Flare Restaurant offers ‘Baked Seafood Fried Rice with Tom Yum Sauce and Lemongrass’ at THB 650 net and ‘Vietnamese Grilled Pork with Lemongrass Skewers’ served with Vietnamese noodle, fresh vegetables, pickles and sweet and sour sauce at THB 350 net. Drift Lobby Lounge & Bar introduces ‘Salmon & Lemongrass Gyoza’ with Japanese Ponzu dipping sauce at THB 350 net, ‘Moo Tord Takrai’ deep fried marinated pork with lemongrass served with sticky rice and spicy dipping sauce at THB 350 net, and Lemongrass, Mandarin & Coconut Sundae at THB 300 net. Horizon Rooftop Restaurant & Bar features stewed Canadian lobster, Australian mussel, tiger prawn, clam and squid with lemongrass served together with cooked rice with lemongrass, turmeric and coconut milk at THB 1,850 net. For more information or reservation, call 038 253 000 or bkkhp_fb@hilton.com or pattaya.hilton.com.

Lemongrass highlights at Hilton Pattaya.

Pizza and Pasta All You Can Eat at Mövenpick Siam Hotel Na Jomtien: Twist Restaurant features Italian classics like creamy Carbonara or meaty Bolognese with a choice of pasta, or the delicious Prosciutto Pizza with your choice of regular or whole wheat dough. The menu also includes original Thai-fusion pizzas and pasta such as the Tom Yam pizza with chili paste, prawn, squid and Thai herbs or the tasty Green Curry Pasta. Available all day from Sunday – Thursday at only THB 500 per person, with a glass of soft drink.

For more information or reservation, call 033 078 888.

Hard Rock Cafe Pattaya offers a “Perfect Duo” promotion from now until September 30: Enjoy a 6oz legendary Hard Rock burger + Coke or Sprite at Bt 299 only. Legendary burger features juicy certified Angus Beef topped with smoked bacon, cheddar cheese, golden fried onion ring, crisp lettuce and vine-ripened tomato. For more information and reservations, call 038-426-635

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Fax: 038-427596

The Bay Grill & Buffet at Dusit Thani Pattaya: Dine with a sea view and enjoy seafood and meat barbecue accompanied by Thai and international items from soup, appetizers and main courses to dessert for only THB 1200++ per person. Free flowing beverage for additional THB 599++ per person. The Bay is open daily from 18:30 - 22:00. Call 038 425 611-7 ext. 2149 0r 2150 for more information and reservations.

Special culinary nights at Persimmon restaurant, Pattana Golf Club & Resort: Pizza Pasta Night on Tuesday at only 299 Baht or 399 Baht including sangria or wine, customers can choose ingredients for their pasta and pizza. Seafood Night on Wednesday at only 399 Baht, customers can choose varieties of fresh seafood cooked to order in our open kitchen. Carnivore Night on Friday at only 499 Baht offers a free flow chicken, lamb, beef or pork BBQ direct from the charcoal grill. In addition, for only 100 Baht customers can choose or combine lots of ingredients and level of spiciness to create your own Som Tam, all day, every day.

Call for reservation at 038 318 999 ext. 11212/11230 or email restaurant@pattana.co.th.

A new Russian chef and a new Russian singer are featured at Flames, the BBQ restaurant in the beachside water park at Centara Grand

Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya.

Chef Sergei Antonov is preparing Russian specialities every evening in the Flames kitchen, while Roman Balachin is singing Russian and international songs every Friday and Saturday, from 18.00 to 23.00 hrs. Flames restaurant is located on the beachfront of Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya. The restaurant is open from 18.00 – 23.00 hrs. Reservations call (038) 714 981.

The Bay Grill & Buffet at Dusit Thani Pattaya: Dine with a sea view and enjoy seafood and meat barbecue accompanied by Thai and international items from soup, appetizers and main courses to dessert for only THB 1200++ per person. Free flowing beverage for additional THB 599++ per person. The Bay is open daily from 18:30 - 22:00. Call 038 425 611-7 ext. 2149 0r 2150 for more information and reservations.

Big Fish restaurant at Siam@Siam Design Hotel Pattaya enhances its seafood buffet with more premium catches and live music entertainment. The restaurant offers a nightly Seafood BBQ Buffet at only THB 777 net or THB 1,099 net with free-flow wine. Enjoy highquality, premium seafood cuisine as you listen to acoustic guitar and piano music from prominent local artists. Seafood BBQ Buffet at Big Fish is available every

night from 6:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. For reservations call 038 930 600 or email fbsec@ siamatpattaya.com.

The Thai Garden Terrace Restaurant offers nightly dining presentations with different themed “all you can eat” buffets at the resort poolside: Monday – Italian buffet; Tuesday – BBQ buffet; Wednesday – multi-cuisine buffet; Thursday – German buffet with roasted pig; Friday – Thai buffet; Saturday – international buffet; Sunday – steak & skewers buffet. The buffet starts from 6 p.m., runs until 9 p.m. All this for just 399 baht net per adult. What you see is what you pay, no additional service charges or VAT. For reservations call 038 370 614 or make your booking at

The happy BBQ chef at Thai Garden.

www.thaigarden.com under “buffet reservation”. Thai Garden Resort is located on North Pattaya Road, 200 meters from the Dolphin roundabout and 200 meters before Tesco Lotus.

Fines De Claires Oysters at Yupins.

Yupin’s Restaurant in Jomtien Complex offers some fabulous culinary options including two new scallop dishes: Yupin’s Szechuan Scallops with hoisin sauce and crispy bacon salad for starters at 285 baht and a main course of Yupin’s scallops, shrimp & saffron sauce serenade priced at just 495 baht. Special promotions include Fines de Claires Oysters served every Friday with a glass of sparkling wine or Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc: 595 baht per six oysters. For more information or reservations, call 038 250394 or visit website: www.yupins.com.

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Lunch with Luciano Italian food and Luciano are synonymous in Pattaya.

Luciano is the owner of the Pan Pan restaurants, and we had lunch with him at the Thappraya Road branch, the venue for his South Pattaya Pan Pan for the past 27 years.

However, Luciano’s love of Italian food goes back further than that as he had a small kiosk style eatery in Bangkok in the Asoke area.

The Pan Pan at Thappraya (corner of Thappraya and Thepprasit roads) has parking street-side plus more

parking round the back of the restaurant. The building has entrances in front and in the rear. Pan Pan is more of a family trattoria style than upmarket restaurant.

Seating is ample and arranged such that you can have an intimate dinner for two, all the way through to a board meeting of 12 or more.

The Italian ambience comes from the terracotta tiled floor and the curtain drapes over the windows. This keeps the restaurant looking bright and breezy. Chairs are a

salmon color and the tablecloths are pale blue and the napery of a good standard.

While perusing the menu we drank a Freschello white.

This is not at all heavy and we found it excellent as a lunchtime wine. Freschello vineyards are located in

diner 12 choices of ham, salads and sandwiches with most B. 300-400.

These are followed by two pages of Pasta and soups (B. 240-400) and then some grills, including a 250 gm aged rib-eye and my favorite Scaloppine al limone.

The Pizza lady waits for your order.

Bruschetta ready to land in your lap.

Coffee corner.

Italian ice cream of course.

It is a very popular restaurant.

Veneto, where the tradition for light and easy fresh wines dates back to the Venice Republic. This wine is made from a blend of Garganega / Trebbiano grapes.

The menu commences with 15 very Italian starters (B. 100400) like a salmon carpaccio at the top end and down to a mixed salad for B. 100.

The next page gives the

Naturally there are many choices in the pizza from the Margherita (B. 240) up to the 4 cheese pizza with mozzarella, gorgonzola, camembert and fontina.

We began with Bruschetta (garlic bread with tomato, avocado and basil); however, I have never been able to eat this dish without wearing it. Our lunchtime review

was no different, and fortunately avocado washes out.

Next up was a Lasagna, and a Margherita pizza. Both came sizzling hot from the kitchen and were most enjoyable.

After this, we were satiated, though we did sit and finish the bottle of Freschello!

(We did have a driver.)

Did we enjoy our lunch with Luciano? Yes we did. Italian food can be as light as you like or heavy and hearty as you want, just take your time and read the items in the very large menu. Luciano is a great host, and the very helpful staff at Pan Pan can give you guidance if you are unsure. I have always liked Pan Pan’s pizzas and the Margherita was excellent.

Now here is some exciting

Italian news. For the dwellers on the north side, there will be another of Luciano’s outlets in the soon to be opened Terminal 21, which will be concentrating on Pizza Romana as quick comfort food. This is similar to his joint venture with La Pala in Bangkok. The pizza is in rectangles rather than traditional triangular slices and will be inexpensive, says Luciano.

Pan Pan 1, Thappraya Road (just up from the Thepprasit T junction), telephone 038 251 874. With the popularity of this restaurant it is probably best to book in the evenings. Secure parking outside and at the rear of the building. Open every day 10 a.m. until 11 p.m. open seven days.

(Photos by Marisa Corness)

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E-mail: comhaps@pattayamail.com From page 33 Linda’s Restaurant is large with seating for 200 people, with a covered al fresco verandah outside for those who wish to smoke.

Inside, in air-conditioned comfort, there are comfortable chairs and decent sized tables, with white starched napery. Linda’s Restaurant, 315/177-180 Moo 12, opposite the Jomtien Complex.

Thappraya Road, Jomtien.

Open seven days from 7.30 a.m. until late. Tel: Reservations: 038 252 726, www. lindasrestaurant.com, streetside parking. Email linda@ lindasrestaurant.com . GPS 12.901655 N 100.869.

BBQ Pork Spare Ribs & Jasmine Rice for only 195 baht

Yamato Restaurant located on Soi Yamato has been around for more than 39 years and the soi was named after its oldest tenant. This is a restaurant to take a few people with you. The prices

Fax: 038-427596

are certainly not over the top, and the quality is superb.

Yamato Japanese restaurant, 219/51 Soi Yamato (13/1), close to Beach Road end, telephone 038 429 685 or 038 421 618. Open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for dinner.

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Yamato’s mixed sashimi plate which had octopus, salmon, tuna, crab sticks, sea bass, squid and mackerel.

The legendary Somsakdi Restaurant has been in operation in Pattaya for more than 40 years. Proprietor and Chef Somsakdi is still cooking and running his amazing restaurant at 78 years of age.

The menu is probably the largest in Pattaya, with 374 individual items. Each dish is in Thai with an English explanation underneath. Rather than be swamped by choices, let Somsakdi guide you. After all, who knows his dishes better than he? Somsakdi Restaurant, Pattaya Soi 1, tel. 038 428 987, 038 423 284, 038 429 869, limited parking plus on-street parking in the soi. Hours 11 a.m. until 11 p.m., seven days.

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Superburger with cheese This recipe produces a different burger. However If you are feeding Australians, remember to include beetroot and onion! A burger isn’t a burger without them.

Ingredients Makes six burgers Cheddar cheese, shredded 1 ½ cups Bacon cooked, cut into pieces ½ cup BBQ sauce ½ cup Ground beef 1 kg Salt 1 tspn Pepper 2 tspns Burger buns 6 Lettuce 12 pieces

Cooking Method Combine cheese, bacon pieces, and BBQ sauce in a bowl. Stir together and refrigerate.

Season the ground beef with salt and pepper in a large bowl, and mix in with your hands to ensure even mix.

Roll ground beef into tennis ball size and place on a parchment lined baking tray.

Using a clean, empty soft drink can, press the can into the ball of beef to create a deep bowl. Make sure to smooth out any cracks.

Remove the cheese mixture from the refrigerator and fill the bowls and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Preheat the grill to 175°C. Cook burger bowls over indirect heat for 25-30 minutes.

Place lettuce on an opened bun, and place the cooked bowl on top of it and another piece of lettuce on top and then close the burger bun and serve.

Awaken your sense at AYATANA new treatment and spa at Pattana Golf Club & Resort in Sriracha. Special for the soft opening – buy 1-hour massage and get free 30 minutes. Open 10 am7 pm, closed on Monday.

More information and reservations at 038 318 999 ext.

11143.

AVANI Spa offers a spa buffet package: 90-minute AVANI signature touch massage and International Buffet Dinner at Garden Cafe for one at only THB 2,700 net.

Advance reservations required, contact AVANI Spa at Tel. 038 412 120.

Entertainment Thailand’s own Bossanovy band is now playing live at Vistas lobby lounge in Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya every week from Tuesday to Sunday, between 18.00 and 19.00 hrs.

With their gentle acoustic music, this duo play a mix of Thai, folk, country, pop and rock music, against a dreamy backdrop of the blue ocean and gentle sea breezes. Vistas Lobby Lounge is just off the main lobby of the resort, and is open all day and evening for a menu of pastries, snacks, specialty coffee and teas, and cocktails and beer. For more information and for reservations, please contact (038) 714 981.

Enjoy great music from Thomas Reimer, one of the most famous European Jazz guitarists, playing live every evening (except Tuesday) from 6.00 p.m. - 10 p.m. at the Sugar Hut restaurant on Thappraya Road, call 038 364 186 for details.

Community Services The North Star Library on Sukhumvit Road, north Pattaya holds regular Thai language classes Mon - Fri from 10.30 a.m. till 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. till 2.30 p.m. Cost of admission is 100 baht per session for library members and 200 baht for non-members. Private lessons are also available for 200 baht per hour. In addition, the library also holds Yoga training every Tuesday from 1 - 2 p.m.

at the Father Ray Foundation. Cost is 1200 baht for 6 sessions (first session free).

For more information, call 081 575 4854 or email wan_nujan@yahoo.com

Groups & Associations Rotary Club of JomtienPattaya (English) meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at Royal Cliff Grand Hotel, Pattaya City.

Fellowship begins at 18.30 hrs and Dinner meeting at 19.00 hrs. President Vutikorn Kamolchote Email: <vutikornk@hotmail.com> Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard (English) meets at the Siam Bayshore Hotel, 17.30 hrs for 18.00 hrs on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month, followed by dinner (Fellowship) President Brian Songhurst Email: <bjs2904@yahoo.com> Rotary Club Phönix Pattaya (German) meets every Tuesday at the Holiday Inn Pattaya at 19.00 hrs.

President Peter Schlegel Email: info@rotary-phoenixpattaya.org Le Rotary Pattaya Marina, seul Rotary Francophone d’Asie, vous accueille les premier et troisième vendredis de chaque mois, début des réunions 19h, à l’hôtel Pullman G Pattaya Wongamat 445/3 Moo 5 – Soi 16 – Pattaya Naklua Road. Venez agir avec le Rotary pour changer des vies. Pierre Yves Eraud Président 2018-2019 Email: < info@rotarypattayamarina.org> Rotary Club of Pattaya (Thai-English) meets at the First Pacific Hotel, Central Road on Monday the 10th and 24th of September. (Usually the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month). Meetings begin at 19.00 hrs. President Stephen Devereux Email: < stevecarlow@gmail.com> The Thai Stamp Alliance is a new internet and social media group created to share information, including posts of events like Exhibitions and Auctions. If you live on the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand and have an interest, email <thaistampalliance @gmail.com> or find us on Facebook. Remember to attend the upcoming World Stamp Expo coming to Bangkok in late November!

Post 12146 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States of America (Ban Chang – U-Tapao, Thailand) meets the second Saturday of each month at 13:00 on the second floor of the Camel Pub in Ban Chang. If you are interested, please contact Membership Chairman Dan Morgan at <banchang vfw12146membership@gmail. com> or visit website: www. banchangvfwpost12146.org.

The Royal British Legion Thailand meets the last Saturday of every month from 2 p.m. at the Tropical Bar on Soi Khao Noi (Watboonsampan near the Temple entrance) in East Pattaya. You do not need to have served in the Armed Forces to become a member and can join in the many social events arranged throughout the year. The Legion’s primary aim is the care and welfare of those who have served and/ or their dependents. For general enquiries send email to <secretary@rblthailand.org, www.rblthailand.org>.

Alcoholics Anonymous: The Pattaya Group meets Monday, Tuesday and Friday at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. All meetings are closed (alcoholics only) and are held at Soi Skaw Beach (off Pattaya 2nd Rd).

Contact Carl 08-456-31-671.

The Good Morning Pattaya Group meets 9 a.m. every morning. All meetings are ‘open’: contact 084 564 8479.

The Jomtien Group meets every day at noon at Jomtien Long Stay Hotel: Contact, Andrew 086 107 6631. The Scandinavian Group meets on Tuesdays and Fridays 6 p.m. at the Norwegian Seaman’s Church, Thappraya Road Soi 7: contact Hans 085 135 7755 or Rune (Rayong) 089 754 9515. 10.30 a.m. meetings every day at Satree Pattana Centre on Soi Skaw Beach off Second Road. Call 084 564 8479.

The Samaritans of Thailand English Help Line operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide support to the expatriate community.

English-speaking staff, trained in crisis intervention will provide active, non-judgmental and empathetic listening services on the phone. All calls will be handled on an anonymous basis and are free of charge. (02) 713-6791.

Overeaters Anonymous The ‘Up to You’ group meets Wednesdays 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the housing area just behind Pan Pan Restaurant in Jomtien on Thappraya Road.

Call Steve at 038-364-207(h) or 089-250-1359 (cell) for directions or more information.

Narcotics Anonymous Hotline: 082 811 2686. 3 English speaking meetings in Pattaya near Central Festival and 2 in Jomtien each week.

Also regular Thai speaking meetings at 12 noon every Sunday, and Persian Farsi speaking meetings at 5.30 pm on Thursdays. Please call the Hotline for details.

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Kid’s night: Osaka, 20, beats her idol Serena to win US Open

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, holds the trophy after defeating Serena Williams in the women’s final of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Sept.

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Djokovic wins US Open for 14th major, tying ‘idol’ Sampras Howard Fendrich New York (AP) - The U.S. Open final suddenly appeared to be slipping away from Novak Djokovic. He dropped three consecutive games. He was barking at himself, at his entourage, at a crowd vocally supporting his opponent, Juan Martin del Potro. He was, in short, out of sorts.

And then came Sunday’s pivotal game, a 20-minute, 22point epic. Three times, del Potro was a point from breaking and earning the right to serve to make it a set apiece.

Three times, Djokovic steeled himself. Eventually, he seized that game - and del Potro’s best chance to make a match of it.

A year after missing the U.S. Open because of an injured right elbow that would require surgery, Djokovic showed that he is unquestionably back at his best and back at the top of tennis. His returns and defense-to-offense skills as impeccable as ever, Djokovic collected his

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, kisses the trophy after defeating Juan Martin del Potro, of Argentina, in the men’s final of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

14th Grand Slam title and second in a row by getting through every crucial moment for a 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory over 2009 champion del Potro at Flushing Meadows.

“There was always part of me that imagined and believed and hoped that I can get back (to) the desired level of tennis very soon,” said Djokovic, whose operation

was in February. “But at the same time, life showed me that it takes time for good things, it takes time to really build them, for things to fall into place, so you can center yourself, balance yourself and thrive. The last two months have been terrific.”

This was Djokovic’s third championship in New York, along with those in 2011 and

2015. Add in the trophies he has earned at six Australian Opens, one French Open and four Wimbledons, most recently in July, and the 31-yearold Serb pulled even with Pete Sampras for the third-most majors among men, trailing only Roger Federer’s 20 and Rafael Nadal’s 17.

“He’s my idol. Pete, I love you,” Djokovic said.

Federer lost in the fourth round in New York, while Nadal retired from his semifinal against del Potro because of a bad right knee.

That put the 29-year-old Argentine back in a Grand Slam final for the first time since his breakthrough nine years ago, a comeback for a guy who had four wrist operations in the interim.

“I believe he’ll be here again with the champion’s trophy.

I really do,” said Djokovic, who gave his pal a hug at the net, and then went over to console del Potro as he wiped away tears at his sideline seat.

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