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Volume XVIII, Number 305 2nd Waning of Tabodwe 1372 ME Sunday, 20 February, 2011

* Development of agriculture as the base and all-rounddevelopment of other sectors of the economy as well

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic sys-tem

* Development of the economy inviting participation interms of technical know-how and investments fromsources inside the country and abroad

* The initiative to shape the national economy must bekept in the hands of the State and the national peoples

* Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire na-tion

* Uplift of national prestige and integrity and pres-ervation and safeguarding of cultural heritage andnational character

* Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit* Uplift of health, fitness and education standards of

the entire nation

* Stability of the State, community peace and tranquil-lity, prevalence of law and order

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State Constitution* Building of a new modern developed nation in accord

with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives

Four social objectives

Four political objectivesMya (North) field oil well (B), Phase 1development of Shwe project, starts drilling

NAY PYI TAW, 19Feb—Daewoo Interna-tional Corporation isexploring oil and gas atBlocks A-1 and A-3offshore Rakhine coastunder the Gas SalesAgreement with theMyanma Oil and GasEnterprise under theMinistry of Energy. Itwill launch productionof gas at Shwe Projectby 2013. Now, it iscarrying out fielddevelopment tasks.

A ceremony to launchof Mya (North) field oilwell (B) as the first phaseof the project took place atRig Hakuryu-5 of BlockA-3 offshore Rakhinecoast this morning.

It was attended byMinister for Energy ULun Thi, Deputy MinisterU Than Htay,departmen-tal heads,

Senior Vice President MrSi-Bo Joo of Daewoo E& P Myanmar andofficials, and foreignexperts.

On arrival at RigHakuryu-5, the minister

heard a report by Mr Si-Bo Joo on arrangementsfor drilling oil wells andfollow-up programmes.The minister called forcompletion of the drillingof oil wells on schedule

according to theagreement; cent per centsafety of tasks to be carriedout technically to avertundesirable conse-quences in drilling oilwells; speeding up work

in the dry season; andpreparedness measuresagainst possible naturaldisasters. He presentedbaskets of fruit to foreignexperts and Myanmarstaff members.

The minister pressedthe button to launch Mya(North) field oil well (B).The minister and the

deputy minister and partyinspected Hakuryu-5.According to thefeasibility study, BlocksA-1 and A-3 have 5.353trillion cubic feet of gas.Now, all responsible areworking hard forensuring cent per centcompletion of the projectby the mid 2013.—MNA

Pyinyaung Bridge commissioned into servicein Thazi Township

NAY PYI TAW, 19Feb—A ceremony toinaugurate PyinyaungBridge built by BridgeConstruction ProjectSpecial Group-3 of PublicWorks was held onM e i k t i l a - T a u n g g y i -K e n g t u n g - T a c h i l e kRoad near PyinyaungVillage in ThaziTownship this morning.

Minister forConstruction U KhinMaung Myint explainedthe purpose of bridgeconstruction and factsabout it.

Commander ofMeiktila Station Brig-GenThan Lwin spoke wordsof thanks.

The minister and thestation commandercordially greeted thelocal people.

The station comman-der, Managing DirectorU Kyaw Lin of PublicWorks and MeiktilaDistrict Peace andDevelopment CouncilChairman U Sein Oakformally opened the

bridge.The station comman-

der unveiled the bridgeand sprinkled scentedwater on it.

Upper strcture ofPyinyaung Bridge is ofbroad rest type and lower

stucture, of reinforcedconcrete foundation. The200 feet long facility hasa 24 feet wide motor wayand a 3 feet and 4 incheswide pedestrian walkwayon either side. The bridgecan withstand 60-ton

loads.Pyinyaung Bridge,

built as over 180 feetlong bridge by PublicWorks, is the 257th

facility of its kind acrossthe nation and the 15th inMandalay Region.

Thanks to the bridge,local people will be ableto enjoy fruits of greaterdevelopment ineconomic, social,management, educationand health sectors.

MNA

Pyinyaung Bridge on Meiktila- Taunggyi-Kengtung-Tachilek Road.—MNA

Energy Minister U Lun Thi inspects launch of Mya (North) field oilwell (B).—MNA

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Sunday, 20 February, 2011

PERSPECTIVES* Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views* Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation* Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State* Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy

People’s Desire

Value national culture andtraditional costumes

Today, the world sees dramatic changesin the communication field. As a result ofglobalization process, alien cultures arepenetrating deep into the nation. Especially, theyouth have come under the influence of westernmusic, arts, dances, costumes, ideas andlifestyles.

Attaining knowledge of modern ideas andviews is a positive sign. However, it is mandatoryfor the people of us not to make a carbon copyof alien music and lifestyles and relationship,unwisely thinking that using them is staying intouch with the developments around the world.

It is required to keep off decadentcostumes which are absolutely against Myanmarlifestyle and culture. Therefore, it is immoral tobe in decadent dresses in public areas and onpassenger vehicles.

For a nation or a people, to value andpreserve traditional costumes is a seriousmatter. Otherwise, national prestige andintegrity will be degrading, and even the nationand the people will become extinct, which thepeople must be well aware of.

So, each and every citizen has to beequipped with a strong sense of nationalisticspirit. The spirit of cherishing and protectingown race is associated with the image, strengthand value of the mass of women. Thus, womenhave to avoid imitating alien cultures andcostumes.

Alien cultures and music are infiltratingthe nation through economic and cultural doors.Therefore, it is obligatory for the entire peopleespecially new generations to preserve andpromote national prestige and integrity byhaving a high regard for national culture andtraditional costumes.

NAY PYI TAW, 19Feb — Jointly-organizedby Myanmar-IndiaBusiness Council andPHARMEXCIL, theopening of IndianPharma Expo-2011 tookplace at Traders Hotelhere on 17 February,attended by Chairman ofYangon Region Peaceand DevelopmentCouncil Commander ofYangon Command Brig-Gen Tun Than.

After deliveringaddresses by IndianAmbassador to MyanmarDr Villur SundararajamSeshadri and the chairmanof Myanmar Pharmacyand Pharmaceutical andMedical EquipmentEntrepreneurs Associa-tion, an official gaveaccounts of the expo.

The commanderand the Indianambassador formally

Commander attends Indian Pharma Expo-2011,religious ceremonies

opened the expo andobserved the booths ofthe expo.

Next, thecommander attended thefirst cash donationceremony for all-roundrenovation of Tooth RelicPagoda (Yangon) in

Mayangon Township.The commander andofficials accepted cashdonations of the Ministryof Defence and battalionsand regiments andpresented certificates ofhonour to wellwishers.

Then the com-

mander together withofficials attended the 26th

Buddha PujaniyaFestival of Maha WizayaPagoda in DagonTownship and formallyopened the Htamane-making competitions.

MNA

Commander Brig-Gen Tun Than and the Indian Ambassador formallyopen Indian Pharma Expo-2011.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 19 Feb—Chairman ofAyeyawady Region Peace and Development CouncilCommander of South-West Command Brig-GenTin Maung Win on 16 February looked into progressof Ayeyawady Bridge (Nyaungdon) constructionproject.

An official reported on progress of works.

Commander inspects progress of AyeyawadyBridge (Nyaungdon)

In Danubyu Township, the commanderinspected construction of Sakkawt railway station.In Tamya Village of Danubyu Township, thecommander cordially met local farmers and viewcrops plantations.

While in Danubyu, the commander visited thelocal battalion.— MNA

MAI to run Yangon-Guangzhou,

Yangon-Siem Reap

YANGON, 19 Feb—As new air routes, MyanmarAirways International (MAI) has planned to runflights twice a week from Yangon to Siem Reap(Angkor Wat) of Cambodia every Saturday andWednesday beginning 23 February, and from Yangonto Guangzhou of China every Thursday and Sundaybeginning 3 March.

MAI is running direct and transit flights to andfro Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Gaya bythree Air Bus A-320 with seating capacity of 160 andone Air Bus A-321 with seating capacity of 220, as

well as charter flight.

In addition, MAI will spread its wings to Tokyo

of Japan, Seoul of South Korea, New Delhi of India,

Dubai of United Arab Emirates, and Jakarta and Bali

island of Indonesia in the future.—MNA

YANGON, 19 Feb— The respect-payingceremony of old studentsof the University ofVeterinary Science(1987 Batch) will beheld at Shwe Shan KanRestaurant on Inya Roadhere on 26 March.

In order to payrespects to old teachersand to see again happilyat the get-together, oldstudents are urged tocontact Dr MaungMaung Tun (Ph: 095009830), Dr WinNaing (Ph: 095123466), Dr NyaungShwe (Ph: 061 50927),Dr Kyaw Swe (Ph: 09

University of VeterinaryScience (1987 Batch) alumni

to meet on 26 March2002060), Dr AungNyunt Hsan (Ph: 095022453), Dr KyawNaing Oo (Ph: 098628721), Dr Win WinMyint (Ph: 095233244)and Dr Thida ThanMaung (Ph: 0173009789).— MNA

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HA LONG BAY, (Vietnam), 19 Feb—Police inVietnam say the captain, crew and owner of a HaLong Bay tour boat have been detained forquestioning two days after 11 foreign vacationers

Vietnam detains sunken boat’scaptain, crew, owner

Vientamese crewscheck the tour boat

after it is pulledfrom the water at thefamed Ha Long Bayin northern Quang

Ninh province,Vietnam on 18

Feb, 2011, a dayafter at least 12

sleeping travellersfrom nine countriesdrowned when the

vessel suddenly filledwith water whileanchored for thenight.—INTERNET

PUL-E-KHUMRI, 19 Feb—German soldiers, justback from patrol, had already started shedding theirheavy body armour when shots rang out Friday attheir coalition base in northern Afgha-nistan. AnAfghan soldier, a man they thought was on theirside, was spraying them with bullets at close range.

The shooter was gunned down, but not before hekilled three German soldiers and wounded six othersin a tragic shooting that highlights the challenges oftrying to train Af

han security forces so foreign troops can gohome.

The Afghan soldier in Baghlan’s provincialcapital, Pul-e-Khumri, was part of a joint operationbetween the German and Afghan militaries, DefenceMinister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg told reportersin Berlin.—Internet

Afghan soldier fires onGerman troops, killing three

Baghdadwants US to

pay $1 billionfor damage to

city

An Iraqi soldier

stands guard as he

looks at a damaged

concrete wall after a

bomb attack in

Baghdad on 23

March, 2010.

INTERNET

BAGHDAD, 19 Feb—Iraq’s capital wants theUnited States to apologizeand pay $1 billion for thedamage done to the citynot by bombs but by blastwalls and Humvees sincethe US-led invasion thattoppled SaddamHussein.The city’sgovernment issued itsdemands in a statementon Wednesday that saidBaghdad’s infrastructureand aesthetics have beenseriously damaged by theAmerican military.

“The US forceschanged this beautifulcity to a camp in an uglyand destructive way,which reflected deliberateignorance andcarelessness about thesimplest forms of publictaste,” the statement said.

“Due to the hugedamage, leading to a lossthe Baghdad municipalitycannot afford...wedemand the Americanside apologize toBaghdad’s people andpay back theseexpenses.”—Reuters

and their Vietnameseguide drowned when thevessel sank as they weresleeping.

Quang Ninh policespokesman Le ThanhBinh says the director ofTruong Hai Co, the boatcaptain and five crewmembers have beendetained.

Vu Van Thin, chiefadministrator of QuangNinh Province, says thegovernment will offer$1,000 to each of theforeign victims’ familiesand $500 to the ninesurvivors.

The tour boatcompany could not bereached Saturday, andit’s unclear if additionalcompensation will beprovided from aninsurance company.

The foreign victimsfrom nine countriesremain at hospitals in HaLong Bay.—Internet

WASHINGTON, 19 Feb—The administrat-ion ofPresident Barack Obamahas entered into direct,secret talks with seniorAfghan Taleban officials,according to The NewYorker magazine report.The talks werecharacterized in the storyas an attempt by theObama administration “toassess which figures inthe Taleban’s leadership,if any, might be willing toengage in formal Afghanpeace negotiations, andunder what conditions.”

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist SteveColl on Friday wrote thatseveral sources, whichwere not identified in thestory, briefed him about

US in direct talks with Talebanthe talks. Earlier Friday,US Secretary of StateHillary Clinton said thatonly a political solutionwill end the war inAfghanistan.

“We will never killenough militants to endthis war outright,” Clintonsaid during a speech inNew York. Clinton voicedhope for splitting off rank-

Afghan police man

stand near a crater

caused by a powerful

explosion in Khost,

south of Kabul,

Afghanistan, on 18

Feb, 2011.

INTERNET

and-file Taleban from Al-Qaeda extremi-sts inAfghanistan. Clinton saidthe surge in US-led troopsover the past year waspart of a strategy to “splitthe weakened Taleban offfrom Al-Qaeda andreconcile those who willrenounce violence andaccept the Afghanconstitution.”—Internet

JALALABAD, 19 Feb—Gunmen andsuicide bombers dressed as border policekilled at least 18 people and woundedmore than 70 in an attack on a bank in themain city in Afghanistan’s east onSaturday, government officials said.

A Reuters witness reported hearingblasts soon after the attack began andgunfire could be heard coming from thebranch of the Kabulbank in Jalalabad,which handles salaries for the Afghanpolice and armed forces, for severalhours.

Ahmadzia Abdulzai, a spokesmanfor the Nangarhar government, saidfighting had gone on for several hoursand described the scene as “chaotic.”

The motive for the attack was notimmediately clear, although coordinatedassaults by insurgents againstgovernment buildings and military baseshave increased in recent years, especiallyin eastern provinces near the Pakistanborder. Insurgents often dress in theuniforms of Afghan security forces, oras women, for such attacks.

At least 18 killed in Afghan bank attackThe Taleban later claimed

responsibility, saying three suicidebombers had entered the bank whenAfghan security forces were collectingtheir salaries. Taleban spokesmanZabihullah Mujahid said in a text messageto Reuters that “many” members of thesecurity forces had been killed and thatfighting was continuing. Violence acrossAfghanistan reached its worst levels lastyear since the Taleban were toppled byUS-backed Afghan forces in 2001. Bothcivilian and military casualties hit recordlevels, despite the presence of about150,000 foreign troops.—Reuters

LAGOS, 19 Feb—Police say they have killedthree men after they attacked a bank and a policestation in northern Nigeria.

Bauchi state police chief told The AssociatedPress Friday that both attacks took place at aboutnoon Thursday in the town of Darazo.

Mohammed Inda-bawa said the police killedthree suspects including a man who had accidentallydetonated a bomb he was holding and blew off hisown hand.

He said the man was holding a home-madebomb which he was about to throw at the policestation.

Indabawa said the police had arrested threesuspects, but that it was not immediately clear ifany particular group was behind the attacks.

Northern police have previously blamed similarbomb attacks on a radical sect locally known asBoko Haram.—Internet

Three die in bank, policestation attacks in Nigeria

Two foreign fire fighters look at the burst oilpipelines belonging to the corporation at the Altas

Cove in Lagos, destroyed with dynamite by theMovement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta

(MEND) in July 2009. —INTERNET

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NASA clears shuttle Discoveryfor 24 Feb launch

WASHINGTON, 19 Feb—After anhours-long meeting at the KennedySpace Centre in Florida, NASA’s topofficials unanimously cleared the spaceshuttle Discovery for its final launchnext Thursday.

NASA shuttle managers made thedecision today during the mission’sFlight Readiness Review, where theydiscussed the current state ofDiscovery, the International SpaceStation, and the astronauts who willfly the orbiter on its 39th and finalflight.

Discovery is targeted to liftoff fromKennedy Space Centre in CapeCanaveral on the same day that theEuropean Space Agency’s AutomatedTransfer Vehicle-2 (ATV-2) cargo ship

is scheduled to arrive and dock at thespace station.

Initially, NASA officials thoughtthe space traffic jam would forcemission planners to delay Discovery’slaunch by one day to 25 Feb. But,NASA officials decided early intoday’s meeting that changing theshuttle’s launch date is not necessary.

“The ATV is going to dock aboutsix hours before we launch,” saidMike Moses, NASA’s shuttleintegration manager. “We will havetanked the vehicle by then. If theyrun into a problem during docking,we still might launch that day, wemight not – we’ll have to talk aboutthat one in real time.”

Internet

The space shuttleDiscovery at Kennedy

Space Centre in Floridain 2010. The space shuttleDiscovery is scheduled tolaunch on 24 Feb from

Kennedy Space Centre inFlorida, its last flight

before being retired as theUS shuttle programme

winds down, NASA saidFriday.—INTERNET

Scientists demonstrate that environmentallithium uptake promotes longevity

WASHINGTON, 19Feb—Lithium is one ofmany nutritional traceelements and is ingestedmainly through vege-tables and drinking water.“The scientific com-munity doesn’t knowmuch about the physio-logical function oflithium”, project ma-nager Ristow says.According to an earlierstudy from the US, highlyconcentrated lithiumshowed to be life-prolonging in C elegans,the Professor of Nutritionin Jena continues. “Thedosage that has beenanalyzed back then,however, is clearly

Dr Kim Zarse fromJena Universityinvestigates howlow-dose lithium

exposure may affectmortality innematodes.INTERNET

Navy breaks worldrecord with futuristic

free-electron laserWASHINGTON, 19 Feb—The Navy just set a new

world record, a test blast from a new type of laserthat can shoot cruise missiles from the sky inseconds with a deadly accuracy that simply doesn’texist in the military’s vast arsenal today.

And that new record moved them one stepcloser to proving the “holy grail” of laser guns isreal.

To create incredible power requires incredibleenergy. After all, the more power one puts into alaser accelerator, the more powerful and precise thelight beam that comes out on the other end. Duringa private tour of the Jefferson Lab in Newport NewsVA, on Friday,scientists blast unprecedented levelsof power into a prototype accelerator, producing asupercharged electron beam that can burn through

200 feet of steel per second.Scientists there, in coordination with the Office

of Naval Research (ONR), injected a sustained 500kilovolts (KV) of juice into a prototype acceleratorwhere the existing limit had been 320 kV — aworld’s record, the scientists explained. —Internet

Carlos Hernandez-Garcia, director of theinjector and electron gun systems for the free-

electron laser programme, shows off the navy’sfuturistic gun.—INTERNET

SAN FRANCISCO, 19Feb—Google on Fridayreleased a revved-upversion of Chrome asrivals Microsoft andMozilla beefed up theirown champions for thecompetitive Internetbrowsing software arena.

In keeping with the

Champions shaping up for browser battlesarrival of the lunar yearof the rabbit, Googleproduct managers JeffChang and Li Chantouted the latest testversion of Chrome as“quick as a bunny.”

The latest Chromerelease came a week afterMicrosoft fielded an

Internet Explorer 9 (IE9)“release candidate”boasting improvementsin speed, security,privacy, and websitegraphics capabilities.

IE9 had been down-loaded more than twomillion times as of Friday,according to Ryan

Gavin, the senior directorof the IE team.

“We are especiallyexcited to see the numberof partners anddevelopers embracingIE9 and taking advantageof the performancecapabilities,” Gavin saidin a blog post.—Internet

A screendisplaysthe logo

of theopen-source

webbrowserFirefoxin 2009

inLondon.INTERNET

NEW YORK, 19 Feb—Facebook Messenger byCrisp App combines two services that many of ushold near and dear: Facebook chat and VoiP. Theapp aims to one-up Facebook’s existing chat serviceby adding its own free VoiP service to the mix,making it easy to engage in voice chats with yourFacebook friends free of charge.

When you log into your Facebook accountthrough Facebook Messenger, you’re presentedwith a list of your online friends. You can proceedto chat with a friend via text, or if the friend is alsorunning the Facebook Messenger app on theirphone, you can connect for a free VoiP chat. If yourfriend is using Facebook on their computer,Facebook Messenger will send them a link thattakes them to a Website where they can speak withyou via a Flash-based VoiP app.—Internet

VoiP meets Facebook chat inFacebook Messenger app

beyond thephysiologically relevantrange and may bepoisonous for humanbeings”, explains Ristow.To find out if lithium hasa life-prolonging impactat much lowerconcentrations, thescientists then examinedthe impact of lithium in aconcentration that isregularly found inordinary tap water.

In a collaborativeeffort with Japanesecolleagues, the Jenascientists analyzed themortality rate in 18adjacent Japanese muni-cipalities in relation to theamount of lithium

contained in tap waterfrom the respectiveregions. “We found thatthe mortality rate wasconsiderably lower inthose municipalities withmore lithium in thedrinking water”, Ristowexplains the key finding.In a second experiment,the Jena scientistsexamined exactly thisrange of concentration inthe model organism Celegans. The result wasconfirmed: “The averagelongevity of the worms ishigher after they havebeen treated with lithiumat this dosage”, Ristowsays.

Internet

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A “tsunami of obesity”is unfurling across

the world, resulting ina near-doubling of

the numbers ofdangerously

overweight adults since1980, doctors warnedon Friday.—INTERNET

- Sinusitis occurs when the air-filled cavitiesinside the skull become inflamed.

The University of Maryland Medical Centre saysthese factors increase your child’s risk of developingsinusitis:

* Having hay fever or allergic rhinitis (a stuffy orrunny nose often accompanied by itchy eyes andpost-nasal drip).

* Being in daycare.* Having a condition that affects the cilia (small

hairs in the sinuses).* Undergoing altitude changes, such as those that

occur during air travel or scuba diving.* Having enlarged adenoids, or rarely, an infected

tooth.* Having a immune system that’s compromised by

chemotherapy, HIV infection or other conditions.* Having cystic fibrosis, an inherited disease that

results in thick, sticky mucus in the lungs anddigestive tract.—Internet

Health Tip: Whensinusitis affects children

A nurse checks a cryingnewborn in the

maternity ward of ahospital. Babies luckyenough not to get HIV

from their infectedmothers still face up toa four times greater risk

of dying in the firstyear because of a

greater susceptibility toinfectious disease.

INTERNET

Antipsychotic drugs raiseheart risks, experts warn

NEW YORK, 19 Feb—Doctors must not forgetabout the physical healthof people with seriousmental health disorderswho take antipsychoticdrugs, experts warn.

The authors of aneditorial in the 19 Febissue of The Lancet notedthat patients with severemental illness live anaverage of 16 years lessthan people in the generalpopulation. Heart disease,not suicide, is the majorcause of death in thesepatients and antipsychoticdrugs are a factor.

A study publishedrecently in the Archivesof General Psychiatryfound that patients whotook an antipsychoticdrug gained 11 to 13pounds within six to eightweeks after they startingtaking the drug.

“The combination ofantipsychotic side effectswith poor diet, physicalinactivity, high rates ofsmoking and other factorsassociated with psychoticillness, together withsocioeconomic depri-vation, has a devastatingeffect on cardiometabolichealth,” according to theeditorial.

“If existing antipsy-chotics are here to stay— at least for theforeseeable future —what can be done toameliorate their effectsand improve patients’cardiometabolic health?”the authors asked.

Sole responsibility

for safeguarding thephysical health of patientswith serious mentalhealth conditions oftenfalls to primary careproviders, but mentalhealth teams need to takean active role in that care,the editorial suggests. Forexample, a patient’sphysical health should beassessed when they entermental health care.

They concluded:“Antipsychotic drugs area clear risk to cardio-metabolic health. Thisrisk is, all too often, anecessary one. But thetrade-off between mentaland physical well-beingis one that no patientshould be forced to make.The mind-body dicho-tomy is both outdatedand dangerous.

The price of goodmental health must notbe a lifetime of physicalillness.”

Internet

Campbell says sales, profit dip; cuts guidancePHILADELPHIA, 19

Feb—The CampbellSoup Co sold more cansof soup in its fiscal secondquarter, but at such deepdiscounts it drove downthe company’s profit.

The quarterly declinewas expected, but it camewith some other bad newsfrom the food maker. Theoutlook for the rest of theyear is cloudy enough that

In this 16 Feb, 2011photo, Brenda Akama

opens up a can ofCampbell Soup pasta

with chicken andchicken broth at herhouse in Palo Alto,

Calif. The CampbellSoup Co’s fiscal

second-quarter incomefell 8 percent on 18Feb, as soup sales

slipped. The companyalso cut its outlook forthe rest of fiscal 2011.

INTERNET

Campbell lowered its full-year earnings and revenueguidance for the secondtime in about threemonths. The Camden, NJcompany said Friday thatits income fell 8 percentand sales were down 1percent.

Campbell says it nowexpects full-year revenueto be essentially flat —between a 1 percent

decline and 1 percentgrowth, and earnings pershare to fall by 1 to 3percent.

To achieve that,Campbell will have to havea stronger performance inbetween now and the endof July than it’s had overthe past six months.

Previously, thecompany said it expectedearnings for the year to be

Gazprom may delay Shtokman gas field to 2018

up by 2 to 4 percent, orbetween $2.52 and $2.57for the full year.

The revised guidanceis for a profit between$2.40 and $2.45 pershare.

The second-quarterresult matched Wall Streetexpectations — and forexactly the reasonsanalysts were expecting.

Internet

MOSCOW, 19 Feb—Russia’s energy giantGazprom may decide to delay the launch of itstroubled Shtokman gas field by two more yearsbecause of the United States’ rapid development ofshale gas, a report said Thursday.

The Barents Sea project has experienced repeateddelays caused by the 2008 global financial crisis andthe subsequent development of shale gas in theUnited States, Canada and other Western countries.

Originally due to go online in 2013, the fieldmight now be only commissioned in 2018, PyotrSadovnik, the deputy head of Russia’s subsoil usageagency, was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti.

“There are questions being asked about delayingit until 2018, but there has been no final decision,”said Sadovnik.

Internet

Ford plans to team withSollers in Russia

DETROIT, 19 Feb—Ford Motor Co is teaming up with Russianautomaker Sollers to make and distribute cars in Russia, one of thefastest growing auto markets.

Under a deal announced Friday, Sollers will build Fords atRussian plants, helping boost a struggling local industry. Ford willhave access to a huge market that could bolster its revenues. Fordand Sollers are expected to finalize their deal in June. Theventure’s operations could start by year’s end. Ford’s stock fell 20cents, or 1.25 percent, to $15.77 on Friday.

Under the Ford-Sollers deal, plants in the St Petersburgregion and Tatarstan will make Ford passenger cars, lightcommercial vehicles and engines. The venture will also produceparts for Ford vehicles made in Russia and distribute importedFord products and accessories. The joint venture will helpstrengthen Russia’s auto industry and its local supply base, saidFord of Europe CEO Stephen Odell.—Internet

Russia’s energy giant Gazprom maydecide to delay the launch of its

troubled Shtokman gas field by twomore years because of the UnitedStates’ rapid development of shale

gas, a report said Thursday.INTERNET

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Huge security clampdown for World Cup

Bangladeshi policemen watch a warm-up matchbetween England and Canada ahead of the the

2011 World Cup at Fatullah Khan SahebOsmani Stadium in Fatullah, on 16 Feb.

INTERNET

DHAKA, 19 Feb—The opening game of theWorld Cup Saturday sees a huge securityoperation swing into action designed to preventany repeat of the deadly 2009 attack on the Sri

Lankan team that still haunts the sport.Around 20,000 members of Bangladesh’s

elite paramilitary force the Rapid Action Battalionand regular officers have been deployed in Dhakafor the first match, police spokesman M Sohailsaid.

“All cricket venues, airports, the nine officialhotels and transport for all the teams and officialsfall under our security blanket,” Sohail said asIndia and Bangladesh prepared to open the event.

The Federation of International Cricketers’Associations (FICA) in a statement on Fridaysaid its security consultants — Eastern StarInternational (ESI) — had “found proposedsecurity arrangements to be sound.”

“ESI informed they were confident thatprovided the plans are implemented in aprofessional manner the risk to the players in thisevent will be minimised as far as possible,” theAustralia-based association added.

Internet

Pakistan judge orders arrestof US car’s driver

LAHORE, 19 Feb—A judge on Friday ordered thearrest of the driver of a US vehicle that struck andkilled a Pakistani while rushing to help an Americandetained in a pair of fatal shootings, a lawyer for thevictim’s family said.

The arrest warrant could add to the tensionssurrounding the case of the shooter, Raymond AllenDavis. The US insists he was acting in self-defenceagainst robbers and qualifies for diplomatic immunitybecause he worked for the embassy.

The odds of Pakistani police detaining anyone inthe US car are low. Authorities say they do not knowwho was in the vehicle, and the Americans have saidlittle on the matter, other than acknowledging the carwas driven by US Embassy staff.

The judge’s order could be a means of pressuringthe US to produce the driver, who has not beenidentified. But it’s highly unlikely that any Americansinvolved in the traffic accident are still in Pakistan.Employees of the US mission who get into troubleare typically on the first plane out of the country.

Internet

Four thrown to deaths frombridge in southern Mexico

ACAPULCO, 19 Feb—Four men with theirhands and feet tied andheads covered in ducttape were thrown 600feet to their deaths froma bridge Friday, authori-ties said as Mexico’s in-creasingly bloody drugbattles reached a newlevel of cruelty andintimidation.

The four were among13 people slain Friday inGuerrero, which has seena spike in violence sincerival factions of theBeltran Leyva cartel

began fighting overterritory after leaderArturo Beltran Leyvadied in a battle withMexican marines inDecember 2009.

The other nine werekilled in the resort city ofAcapulco. In the mostgruesome of thosekillings, police found asevered head that hadbeen scalped and whoseface had been skinned.

The unidentif iedmen were dropped froma 600-feet-high (200-meter) bridge near the

An organic bread vendor, right, servescustomers at Orange Grove markets in

suburban Sydney, on 19 Feb, 2011.—INTERNET

China adoptsheavy metal

reduction planBEIJING, 19 Feb—

China has adopted a planto tackle heavy-metalpollution, according tostate media, after morethan 30 major poisoningincidents since 2009.

The government hasset a target of reducingemissions of five metalslead, mercury, chrom-ium, cadmium andarsenic by 15 percentfrom 2007 levels overthe next five years, theChina Daily said onSaturday.

China discharged900 tonnes of the highlytoxic metals in 2007, thepaper reported, andEnvironment MinisterZhou Shengxian said 75billion yuan ($11.4billion) would be neededover the five years toaddress the problem.

The report did notsay whether this fundinghad been allocated.

Nearly 4,500 enter-prises, including mines,battery manufacturers,leather producers and thechemical industry, havebeen identified as keymonitoring targets.

“More than 30 majorheavy-metal poisoningincidents have occurredsince 2009, posing agrave threat to publichealth, especially tochildren,” Zhou said.

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Guerrero state capital ofChilpancingo, the Guer-rero state Public SafetyDepartment said.

The men had bruisesall over their bodies and“it’s presumed they werethrown alive from theSolidarity bridge,” thestatement said.

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A woman reacts while standing at a crime scene inCiudad Juarez on 18 Feb, 2011. Five young men who

were driving in a car were shot dead by unknownassailants, according to local media.—INTERNET

Officer shot in upstate NY meleedies, gunman dead

POUGHKEEPSIE, 19Feb—A police officerdied after being shot inthe head Friday duringan exchange of gunfirethat killed a man whofatally shot a woman neara train station, authoritiessaid. Poughkeepsie Poli-ce Chief Ron Knappreleased a statement inthe evening saying the44-year-old officer haddied from his injuries.

The name of theofficer, an 18-year veter-an, was withheld out ofrespect for the family andpending notification ofhis relatives.

The gunman shot awoman to death in a carhours earlier, then washimself fatally shotminutes later in thestruggle with police,including an officer whohad taken a 3-year-oldfrom the man and handedthe child to a bystander,police said. Knapp said it

appeared the gunmanshot the officer, but itwasn’t immediately clearwhether he was thenkilled by police gunfireor if he shot himself.Police didn’t say whetherthe wounded officer wasthe one who’d taken thechild from the man.

Knapp said hebelieves the man andwoman who were killedwere husband and wifeand weren’t fromPoughkeepsie, a city of

about 30,000 peopleabout 70 miles south ofAlbany in New York’sHudson Valley. Theirnames have not beenreleased. A second officersuffered minor injuriesand a half dozen otherswere involved, Knappsaid. Officers respondedto a report of gunfire atabout 1 pm and one sawthe man leaving the scenewith a child in his armsand thought the man hadbeen involved.—Internet

Law enforcement officers stand outside thePoughkeepsie rail station in Poughkeepsie, NY,

on 18 Feb, 2011.—INTERNET

Two trains hit packed buses inBangladesh

DHAKA, 19 Feb—Police and news reports saytwo trains have plowed into packed buses in separateaccidents at unmanned railroad crossings inBangladesh, killing at least 13 people.

The United News of Bangladesh news agencysays eight people died and 25 were injured Saturdaywhen an express train hit a bus at a crossing inComilla District, east of Dhaka. In the secondaccident, police officer Ismail Hossain said fivepeople died and 20 were injured Saturday in JessoreDistrict, west of the capital. All the injured peoplewere riding in the buses.—Internet

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Fire fighters try to extinguish the fire after a blast at an oilfield inBatman, Turkey, on 17 Feb, 2011. Three people were killed in the blast

caused by gas entrapment in the oil production facility of TurkishPetroleum Corp at Selmo Oil Field.—XINHUA

Mind-moved bionic arm goes on display in US

Todd Kuiken (L), Director of theCentre for Bionic Medicine and

Director of Amputee Services at TheRehabilitation Institute of Chicago,

explains the bionic arm on GlenLehman (R), a retired sergeant first

class in the United States Army.INTERNET

WASHINGTON, 19 Feb—A bionicprosthetic arm that is controlled by itsoperator’s thoughts and feels like theamputee’s lost limb went on displayThursday at a major US scienceconference. More than 50 amputeesworldwide, many of them militaryveterans whose limbs were lost incombat, have received such devicessince they were first developed by USdoctor Todd Kuiken in 2002.

The arm uses technology calledTargeted Muscle Reinervation (TMR),which works by rerouting brain signals

from nerves that were severed in theinjury to muscles that are working andintact.

“What we do is use the nerves thatare still left,” Kuiken said. “Musclebecomes the biological amplifier.”

Glen Lehman, a retired US militarysergeant who lost his arm in Iraq,demonstrated the latest technology atthe annual conference of the AmericanAssociation for the Advancement ofScience in Washington.

“It feels great, if feels intuitive. Itis a lot better than the other prostheticI have now,” said Lehman, whoseforearm and elbow were blown off ina Baghdad grenade attack in 2008.

“The other one is still controlled bymuscle impulse, you just flex muscle tomake it move, it is not intuitive. Thisarm is more trained to me, whereas theother arm I had to train to it,” he said.

“It does feel like my own hand.”Lehman demonstrated for reporters

how he could pinch his finger andthumb together, lift his forearm andbend his elbow, and turn his wrist justby thinking about those actions.

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Twitter cuts off Ubermedia apps for tweetsSAN FRANCISCO, 19

Feb—Twitter on Fridaysuspended UberTwitter,UberCurrent, and Twid-royd applications in aclash with a startup thatcontrols a fifth of the“tweets” at the hotmicroblogging service.

The UberMedia app-

lications cut off fromTwitter handled mess-ages “tweeted” fromAndroid, BlackBerry, oriPhone smartphones.

Other software isavailable to “tweet” fromthose kinds of smartp-hones. “We have suspen-ded UberTwitter and

Twidroyd for violatingour policies,” Twitter saidin a post at the SanFrancisco firm’s onlinehelp centre.

“Every day, wesuspend hundreds ofapplications that are inviolation of our policies.”

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Google makes web search more social

Google is making Web search more social,weaving posts from the Twitter, Flickr, Blogger

and other accounts of a user’s friends intosearch results.

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Spain okays plan to shore uptroubled savings banks

A worker transports acacia wood at a factory ofTong Trong Nghia in Bac Giang Province, north

of Hanoi on 15 February, 2011.—INTERNET

WASHINGTON, 19 Feb—Google is making Websearch more social, weaving posts from the Twitter,Flickr, Blogger and other accounts of a user’sfriends into search results.

The move is an expansion of “Google SocialSearch,” which the Internet giant introduced in2009.

Instead of featuring at the bottom of a page ofsearch results, relevant posts from the social mediaaccounts of a user’s friends are now integratedinto the list of results themselves.

A Google search for camping, for example,may bring up a Twitter post by a friend abouthiking trails or a link to campsite pictures uploadedby a friend to Flickr.

“Relevance isn’t just about pages — it’s alsoabout relationships,” Google product managementdirector Mike Cassidy and product managerMatthew Kulick said in a blog post.

“Today we’re taking another step forwardenabling you to get even more information fromthe people that matter to you, whether they’republishing on YouTube, Flickr or their own blogor website,” they said.

“This means you’ll start seeing more frompeople like co-workers and friends, withannotations below the results they’ve shared orcreated,” they added.

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MADRID, 19 Feb—Spain’s government Fridayapproved tough new rules that require the country’stroubled savings banks to boost their core capital ina bid to shore up confidence in its battered economy.The move came as the central bank said Spanishbanks’ non-performing loans ratio, a key indicatorof their financial health, jumped to its highest levelsince 1995.

Spain’s regional savings banks are weigheddown by loans that turned sour after the collapse ofa housing bubble in 2008 and are at the heart offears the country could need a much bigger rescuethan those granted by the EU and InternationalMonetary Fund to Ireland and Greece last year.

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Roll over Tango, Beatles museum hits ArgentinaBUENOS AIRES, 19 Feb

—The world’s tangocapital is dancing to anew beat at LatinAmerica’s first museumdevoted to the Beatles.

Although none of the2,500 articles on displayactually ever belonged toa member of the Fab Four,thousands of visitorshave already pouredthrough the doors of theBuenos Aires-based

A display at LatinAmerica’s first museumdevoted to the Beatles inBuenos Aires. Although

none of the 2,500articles on display

actually ever belonged toa member of the FabFour, thousands ofvisitors have alreadypoured through thedoors of the BuenosAires-based museumsince it opened a few

weeks ago.—INTERNET

museum since it openeda few weeks ago.

“Many people thinkI’m obsessed, butcollecting is a passion, avirus which is hard toovercome,” said RodolfoVazquez, 53, the masterof the collection. He hasalready entered theGuinness Book ofRecords for owning thebiggest Beatles collectionin the world — some8,500 pieces.

Now a third of hiscollection is up for publicviewing at the permanentexhibition, with thecontents to be renewedevery year “to keep the

Beatles’ flame alive,” hesaid. There are photo-graphs and autographs,miniature Beatles figu-rines, examples of someof their first records,including discs distrib-uted in 1960s by the Vee-Jay Records companywhen the Beatles crossedthe Atlantic and took theUnited States by storm.

There are somehistorical pieces, such asone of the 5,000 brickssold at auction when theLiverpool club “TheCavern” where theBeatles first performed,was demolished in 1983.

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NAY PYI TAW, 19 Feb—Deputy Minister for

Construction U Myint Thein inspected installation

of steel trusses at Ayeyawady Bridge (Nyaungdon)

yesterday. Superintending Engineer of Special

Project Group (5) U Tint Lwin reported on arrivals

of steel trusses and mobile cranes and installation

of steel trusses.

After leaving necessary instructions, the

deputy minister inspected Kyeinbinhse-Sakkawt-

Danubyu-Zalun road and Hinthada-Zalun road

section.

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Ayeyawady Bridge(Nyaungdon) being

installed with steel trusses

Construction Minister U Khin Maung Myint and party stroll along Pyinyaung Bridge.(News on page 1)—MNA

YANGON, 19 Feb—The 2011Myanma traditional chess opencontest (Individual’s event) wasopened at the gym of Aung SanStadium here this afternoon. On behalfof Chairman of Myanmar OlympicCommittee Minister for Sports, MOCSecretary Sports and PyisicalEducation Department Director-General U Thaung Htaik attended theopening ceremony.

Myanma traditional chess opencontest kicks off

Myanmar Chess FederationPresident U Maung Maung Lwinaccepted K 1 million for the contestdonated by Director U Than Tin ofFuture Engineering Group.

The chess contest opened todaywill be included for the first time inXXVII SEA Games to be hosted byMyanmar in 2013. The contest willbe held from 19 to 27 Februarystarting from 1 pm daily.—MNA

YANGON, 18 Feb—Best Battery Trading CoLtd is displayingmultipurpose 2-voltbattery used in inverter,solar and generator atAutomobile & LivingProducts Show-2011from 18 to 21 February.

Best Battery TradingCo Ltd has beendistributing ATLAS, E-NEX and ABX-AGMsealed maintenance freebatteries made in Koreasince 2001.

Best Battery at Automobile & LivingProducts Show-2011

The batteries areavailable at the companyshowroom at No. 316,Maha Thukhita Road,

East Gyogon Ward,Insein Township,Yangon (Ph: 642721,646363).—MNA

SMS application services displayed atSoftware & Solution Exhibition

YANGON, 19 Feb—e-Trade Myanmar Co Ltdshowcased SMSapplication service, e-TM SMS, SMS2LEDInteractive Quiz &Game FMCG Product atSoftware & SolutionExhibition 2011 atStrand Hotel, here, on18 and 19 February.

Since November

2005, MyanmaPosts andTelecommunicat ionshas permittedapplication of SMSsystem for user to beable to receive marketinformation on prices ofcommodities and otherinformation.

At present, anyonemay take daily price and

information throughGSM, CDMA 450,CDMA 800, andwww.etrademyanmar.com.

For furtherinformation, contacteTrade Myanmar CoLtd (Yangon HeadOffice), Room-8,Building No-4,Myanmar Info-Tech,Hline Township, 01-652283, 507153,507154, 095148626and Mandalay HeadOffice at C/3, secondfloor, 32nd Streetbetween 77th x 78th

Streets, 02-69390 and095195222.

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UMFCCI, Education Resources Pte., Ltd andBritish Council Myanmar ink MoU

YANGON, 18 Feb —The Memorandum ofUnderstanding signingceremony on opening ofLCCI course at UMFCCITraining Institute anddesignation of theinstitute as a LCCI ExamCenter among the Unionof Myanmar Federationof Chambers ofCommerce and Industry,Education ResourcesPte., Ltd and BritishCouncil Myanmar washeld on the second floorof the federation

building here on 15February.

It was attended byUMFCCI Vice-Presidents U Win Aung,U Zaw Min Win, U AungLwin, U Thaung Tin andU Tun Aung, JointGeneral Secretary DrMyo Thet, CEC membersand executives, ChiefOperations Officer Mr.Mark Joseph Disney @Markram Abdullan andManger (EDI) MR. LukeWales of EducationResources Pte., Ltd.

Director Mr Alan Smartand Exam ServicesManager Daw WindyTin Win Kyi of BritishCouncil Myanmar.

Next, Vice-PresidentU Thaung Tin, Joint-General Secretary DrMyo Thet, Chiefoperations Officer Mr.Mark Joseph MarkramAbdullan, Manager MrLuke Wales, Director MrAlan Smart and ManagerDaw Windy Tin Win Kyisigned the MoU.

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YANGON, 19 Feb—Star Resources Hospi-tality ManagementAcademy will openInternational Bakery &Pastry Course for thosewishing to work in localand international hotels,restaurants and cruisersand those wishing to run

Baking at Starown businesses in the lastweek of February.

The three-monthcourse covers making fastfood, Danish, puff,croissant, baking soft andhard bread, butter,chocolate cakes andmuffin, making cookies,doughnut, sweet dough,

Éclair, menu planning,calculation of menu cost,food safety and kitchenoperation management.

For enrollment,contact Star ResourcesHospitality ManagementAcademy, at Room. 302,Building 267, Pyay Road,Myaynigon, SangyoungTownship, here, Ph: 01-523623, 523200.—MNA

YANGON, 19 Feb—Myanmar WWWInstitute (M3WI) willopen Fundamental IT,Programming andsystem essentials coursesin the last week ofFebruary.

The two-month BasicIT Course coversMicrosoft Windows

IT courses at 3Wsystem, English-Myanmar typing, powerpoint, photoshop,webpage building, andC++ and the two-month Essential Pro-gramming Course coversfundamental pro-gramming techniques.System Essentials coursecovers knowledge about

functioning, maintenanceof CPU, systeminstallation, troubleshooting, virus cleaningand data recovery.

Those interested mayenroll at Room-4,Building-5, MyanmarInfo-Tech, HlineUniversity Campus, here,Tel: 652288, 521125m652258.

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Asian Wings airline,...(from page 16)Soon, the plane

started its engine to leaveYangon InternationalAirport. It takes aboutone hour and 20 minutesto fly from Yangon toHeho at 12,000 feetabove the ground. Alongthe route, the flightattendants explain dosand don’ts patiently forthe safety of travellers. Itwas greatly pleasing tous to see the crew tending

to a sick traveller aboardthe plane.

On arrival at HehoAirport, national racestroupes gavetumultuous welcome tothe travellers. Aftercarrying travellers atHeho Airport, the planetook to the air toMandalay InternationalAirport. About 30minutes later, we arrivedat MandalayInternational Airport

where altogether thechief pilot, travellers andcrew were welcomedand presentedcommemorative gifts bydamsels from theairport.

Later on, the planewe boarded leftMandalay InternationalAirport and about onehour and ten minuteslater reached HehoAirport in goldentriangle of easternMyanmar after passingstaggeringly beautifulShan mountain range,pleasurable sight ofShan State and thecopiously flowingThanlwin River.

At the airport,responsible persons andnational races accordedwarm welcome to all ourtravellers, the chief pilotand crew.

The chief pilotguided the responsiblepersons around the plane

and explained factsabout the modern planeand its efficiency indetail. Then, ATR 72-500 aircraft returned toYangon carryingtravellers aboard.

The launch of AsianWings new airline inMyanmar is not onlythe victory for Asian

Wings airline but alsofor the entire nationalpeople. It is also theepitome of one of theeconomic objectivessaying “The initiative toshape the nationaleconomy must be keptin the hands of the Stateand the nationalpeople”.

The successfullaunch of airlinecontributes a great dealto better transportsector, therebyimproving socialeconomic status of theentire people.

Translation: ZZSMyanma Alin:

31-1-2011

Smile-wearing damsels welcome flight attendants at Tachilek Airport.

A flight attendant explains dos and don'ts forsafety of passengers.

NAY PYI TAW, 19 Feb— The men’sevent of Industry-1 Maung MyanmarCycling Contest, organized byMinistry of Industry-1, kicked off infront of Chedawya Pagoda inHtabaukkon Village TaungthaTownship this morning and thewomen’s event at Aungtha Village ofTaungtha Township.

Cyclists participated in the eventsalong Mahlaing-Taungtha Road andfinished in front of Bo Ya Nyunt Statuein Welaung.

EP-2 Minister receives Chinese guests

NAY PYI TAW, 19 Feb— Ministerfor Electric Power No. 2 U KhinMaung Myint received President MrYuan Xi Zhong and party of CentralChina Power Grid InternationalEconomic & Trade Co Ltd of the

People’s Republic of China at the hallof the Ministry of EP-2, here, yesterdaymorning.

They focused on construction ofpower grid and power station projectsand cooperation in technology.—MNA

Industry-1 Maung Myanmar CyclingContest held in Welaung

Managing Director U MaungMaung Toe of MyanmaPharmaceutical Industries, ChairmanU Hla Moe of Myingyan District Peaceand Development Council, Chairmanof Taungtha Township PDC U SoeSoe Naing and officials awardedrespective winners.

A total of 52 men and 43 womentook part in the contest, and K4,680,000 was awarded to the winners.

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Digital scales on sale at Automobile &Living products Show

YANGON, 19 Feb—Mya Pan Wah Companyis taking part inAutomobile & LivingProducts Show,organized by ConquestOrganization Group, atTatmadaw ConventionHall here. The Show willbe held up to 21 March.

Various kinds ofdigital scales and bookdrive scanner are on sale ata discount at the Show.Any one may dial096501747 and095021144 to enjoy adoor-to-door service.

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YANGON, 19 Feb —Sailun brand tyres ofSann Ngwe Yaung Co.,Ltd are available atAutomobile & LivingProducts Showorganized by ConquestOrganizing Groupunder the mainsponsorship of Shwe

Sailun tyres on sale at Automobile &Living Products Show

Than Lwin Co., (SkyNet) at TatmadawConvention Hall herefrom 18 to 21 February.

At the booth of thecompany, Sailun brandS.911 and S.917 tyressuitable for vehicles usedin timber production anddam construction sites

and, S.711, S. 815 tyressuitable for vehiclesrunning on the plain areshowcased together withthe latest S.737 tyre fortrucks. S.636 tyre forExpress is also availableat the booth.

Those who want tobuy Sailun tyre maycontact No (94) onBayintnaung MarketRoad in MayangonTownship, Yangon (Ph:01 686292 and 01686293), MandalayOffice at No H/Z on PoYaza street in IndustrialZone (1) in Mandalay(Ph: 02 54403 and 0253455) and No (I-21-90) at the corner of YawMingyi and 65th Streetsin Industrial Zone (1) inMandalay (Ph: 0252117).—MNA

Booth of Sailun tyres at Automobile & LivingProducts Show.—MNA

Mya Pan Wah Company displays digital scalesat Automobile & Living Products Show.

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India to host newinternational art biennale

NEW DELHI, 19 Feb— India’s booming artscene is set for a new event modelled on theVenice Biennale that will feature 60 internationalartists by the sea in the tropical south of thecountry.

The Kochi-Muziris Biennale, launched thisweek, will be held in January next year and will bethe first event of its kind in India, featuring artistsfrom all over the world in a three-month show.

Conceived by artists Bose Krishnamachariand Riyas Komu and funded in part by the localstate of Kerala, the show will make use of numerousindustrial spaces in Kochi and exhibition areas inthe ancient port of Muziris.

“We’ve always had this idea of bringing ininternational art into India,” Komu told AFP in atelephone interview. “We thought that a Biennalewould be the best bet.”

Artists working in all mediums will be invited,including several from countries with which Indiahas poor diplomatic relations, notably neigh-bouring Pakistan and rival Asian powerhouseChina, he said.— Internet

Japan’s Skymark signs for sixAirbus A380s

TOKYO, 19 Feb— Skymark Airlinessaid Friday it had signed a firm contractto buy up to six Airbus A380 jetliners,making it the first Japanese carrier topurchase the double-decker super-jumbo aircraft.

Skymark is aiming to go head-to-head with Japan’s two dominantcarriers — Japan Airlines (JAL) andAll Nippon Airways (ANA) andstunned the industry last year when itordered the A380s at a cost of $2.8billion.

File photo shows a SkymarkAirlines jetliner.

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A local fisherman is seen here catching fish atFort Kochi, in Kochi. India’s booming art scene

is set for a new event modelled on the VeniceBiennale that will feature 60 international artists

by the sea in the tropical south of the country.INTERNET

Olympic archers ‘won’ttarget’ Lord’s wicket

LONDON, 19 Feb—The London 2012Olympic archerycompetition will seestands built on the Lord’spitch and arrows firedover the wicket but theGames organizers havepledged to protectcricket’s hallowed turf.

They have switchedtheir plans so that thearchers will now firefrom the Pavilion End,requiring the constru-ction of two temporarystands on the home ofcricket’s grass, in front

A general view of Lord’s cricket ground, seenhere in 2010. The London 2012 Olympic

archery competition will see stands built on theLord’s pitch and arrows fired over the wicket

but the Games organizers have pledged toprotect cricket’s hallowed turf.—INTERNET

of the Pavilion.England are due to

host a Test match againstSouth Africa at the northLondon venue withintwo weeks of the archerymedals being won,meaning there can be noslip-ups in returningcricket’s sacred groundto normal.

The original planshad the archers shootingon a north-south line,from the corner betweenthe Pavilion and theTavern Stand.

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For Airbus, the deal gives the European firm afoothold in a market where US rival Boeing haslong had a near-monopoly.

“Skymark Airlines Inc signed a firm contractwith Airbus SAS for purchase of Airbus A380s onThursday” in Toulouse, France, where Airbus isheadquartered, the Japanese carrier said in astatement.

The airline ordered six A380s, including twoon an optional basis, it said.

The first aircraft is scheduled for delivery in2014 and will be deployed on international routes.

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Trade pact is ‘win-win’for S Korea, EU

SEOUL, 19 Feb—A sweeping free tradeagreement between South Korea and the EuropeanUnion is a “win-win” deal for both parties, an EUdiplomat said Friday after Europe’s parliamentapproved the deal.

The parliament in Strasbourg voted 465-128for the pact Thursday after securing safeguards toprotect Europe’s auto industry from tough SouthKorean rules on fuel efficiency and CO2emissions.

“This FTA is a win-win deal to both sides andwill bring great benefits to both EU and Koreanbusinesses, workers and consumers on both sides,”Tomasz Kozlowski, EU ambassador to Seoul,told a Press conference.—Internet

Malaysia and India ink freetrade pact

KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Feb— India and Malaysiasigned a free trade agreement Friday, the secondthis week for Southeast Asia’s third-largest economyas it seeks to deepen its economic ties in the region.

The economic partnership agreement camejust two days after India sealed a similar pact withJapan, and will pave the way for trade betweenMalaysia and India to reach $15 billion by 2015.

The deal signed by Indian Commerce MinisterAnand Sharma and his Malaysian counterpartMustapa Mohamed, expands upon a trade pact thatcame into effect January last year between Indiaand the 10-member Association of Southeast AsianNations. Mustapa said in a statement that theMalaysia-India agreement is more extensive —covering services, investments, technical barriersto trade and other areas that were excluded in theregional pact.—Internet

Qantas in Rolls-Royce talksafter new A380 problem

SYDNEY, 19 Feb—Qantas said it was checking withRolls-Royce after an oil problem with an A380superjumbo’s engine, but added the incident was notconnected to November’s mid-air blast.

A spokeswoman said the flagship Airbus craft wasflying from Singapore to London on Tuesday when oilsupplies dropped on one of its four Rolls-Royce Trent900 engines, but did not pose a safety problem.

“The crew detected a decrease in oil supply to theengine, so they just monitored it throughout the flight,”she told AFP on Saturday.

“The engine was never shut down. There was noneed for the flight to be diverted and it landed withoutany issue.”—Internet

This file photo shows an Airbus A380 superjumboaircraft, equiped with Rolls Royce Trent 900

engines. Qantas said it was checking with Rolls-Royce after an oil problem with an A380 engine,

but added the incident was not connected toNovember’s mid-air blast.—INTERNET

Intel to invest $5 billion in newArizona plant

HILLSBORO, 19 Feb —US computer chip giantIntel announced plans onFriday to invest more than$5 billion to build a newstate-of-the-art chip ma-nufacturing facility inArizona.

The announcementwas made by Intelpresident and chiefexecutive Paul Otellini

during a visit by PresidentBarack Obama to an Intelfacility in Hillsboro,Oregon.

Intel, the world’slargest computer chipmaker, said constructionof the new facility, Fab42, in Chandler, Arizona,will begin in the middle ofthis year and it is expectedto be completed in 2013.

“When completed,Fab 42 will be the mostadvanced high-volumesemiconductor factory inthe world,” Otellini said,and will create thousandsof jobs.

Intel said the newArizona factory will maketransistors with aminimum size of 14nanometers.—Internet

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Farmers perform atraditional dragon

dance during acelebration of theupcoming Lantern

Festival at YangdianTownship in Xiaogan,central China’s HubeiProvince, on 15 Feb,

2011.—XINHUA

WASHINGTON, 19 Feb—The high calorie countsof the artery-clogging fast foods were right in frontof their eyes, but adults and teens in a recent USstudy went ahead and ordered burgers anyway. Sosaid researchers at New York University whosefindings were published this week in the

Americans unswayed by menu calorie counts

A hamburger with four beef patties, topped withbacon, cheese, sauce, lettuce, pickles and onions

with a side order of fries. —INTERNET

International Journal of Obesity, just as a majorpolicy to display calorie counts on menus is takingeffect across the United States.

The study examined 427 parents and teenagersin low income areas of New York City and Newark,New Jersey before mandatory menu labeling beganin 2008 and after. Teenagers noticed the labels, butfewer than one in 10 used the information in theirpurchase choice.

“After labelling began, 57 percent in NewYork and 18 percent in Newark said they noticedthe calorie in-formation. A total of nine percentsaid that the information influenced their choices,”said the study. Among adults, 28 percent said theinformation influenced what they ate. But in theend, the calorie counts show that having theinformation ahead of time made no difference inthe amount that adults and teens gobbled down.

“Teens purchased about 725 calories andparents purchased about 600 calories for theirchildren,” it said. Those averages were the same asbefore calorie labels went on display.—Internet

BEIJING, 19 Feb—Computer scientists in Japanare developing a robotic arm, that mimics humanmovement. They believe the technology willeventually replace the mouse and keyboard, for a3D interactive experience on future computers.Tsukuba University’s robotic arm can do almostanything a human arm can do. Two cameras streamreal-time video of human estures to a pair of laptopcomputers. The laptops process the video signaland send corresponding instructions to the roboticarm so when the human reaches to grab an object,so does the robot.

The arm has a future in remote robotics, but itsdevelopers say the underlying technology has farmore exciting implications for human interactionwith computers of the future. University of TsukubaProfessor Kiyoshi Hoshino says that future will bein three dimensions. Professor Kiyoshi Hoshino,University of Tsukuba, said, “If your output mediumis two-dimensional, a touchpanel is a very effectiveway of inputting information. However, displayswill likely soon become 3D.—Xinhua

Robotic arm mimicshuman movement

Earth dodgesgeomagnetic storm

NASA image shows a solar flare that leapt from theSun in 2000. A wave of charged plasma particlesfrom a huge solar eruption has glanced off theEarth’s northern pole, lighting up auroras anddisrupting some radio communications, a NASA

scientist said.—INTERNET

US closes four banks, 22total so far in 2011

WASHINGTON, 19 Feb—US banking authorities closedfour banks on Friday, bringing the total number shutteredin 2011 to 22.

In 2010, 157 banks failed following 140 failures in2009. The bulk of the failures have increasingly beensmaller institutions, those with less than $1 billion inassets, as large banks have recovered more quicklyfrom the 2007-2009 financial crisis.

The FDIC announced the following closures onFriday:

*Habersham Bank of Clarkesville, Georgia wasclosed. The bank’s eight branches will reopen as partof SCBT National Association (SCBT.O). As of 31December, 2010, Habersham Bank had approximately$387.6 million in total assets and $339.9 million in totaldeposits.

*Citizens Bank of Effingham of Springfield,Georgia, was shuttered, with its four branches reopeningon Saturday as part of HeritageBank of the South(HBOS.O). As of 31 December, 2010, Citizens Bankof Effingham had about $214.3 million in total assetsand $206.5 million in total deposits.—Reuters

Nokia head swaps Microsoftshares for own firm

HELSINKI, 19 Feb—Nokia chief executive andformer Microsoft executive Stephen Elop, who hassealed a tie up deal with the US giant, this weekswapped all of his Microsoft shares for Nokiastock, reports said Friday.

“On Thursday, Elop bought 150,000 Nokiashares for one million euros ($1.35 million),”financial daily Kauppalehti reported, adding thatthis was the first time Elop had bought Nokia stock.

Elop’s dearth of Nokia shares has raised someeyebrows, but he told reporters ahead of the MobileWorld Congress in Barcelona last week that insidertrading rules had long prohibited him from sellingMicrosoft or buying Nokia stock earlier, asnegotiations were underway with Microsoft on astrategic partnership.—Internet

A computer imagemapping parts of the

brain. The use of brainsurgery to treat

psychiatric disordershas long been

controversial, but newtechnologies are

emerging that canhelp people withsevere illnesses,scientists said.

INTERNET

Electrode therapy aids severecompulsive disorder

WASHINGTON, 19 Feb— The use of brainsurgery to treatpsychiatric disorders haslong been controversial,but new technologies areemerging that can helppeople with severeillnesses, scientists saidFriday.

The field has come along way since thehorrors of the frontallobotomy and electro-shock therapy seen lastcentury, but experts urgecaution because they arestill learning how thesedeep brain stimulation(DBS) therapies work.

“As we stick devicesinto people’s brains itturns out that this hasbecome very promising.There are really excitingresults but we remaincautious as we moveforward,” said MichaelOkun, neurologist at theUniversity of Florida.

Okun was part of apanel at the annualAmerican Associationfor the Advancement ofScience conference inWashington to describenew progress andsetbacks in treatingParkinson’s disease,obsessive compulsivedisorder and Tourette’ssyndrome.—Internet

WASHINGTON, 19 Feb— A wave of chargedplasma particles from ahuge solar eruption hasglanced off the Earth’snorthern pole, lightingup auroras and di-srupting some radiocommunications, aNASA scientist said. Butthe Earth appears to haveescaped a wide-spreadgeomagnetic storm, withthe effects confined tothe northern latitudes,possibly reach-ing downinto Norway andCanada.

“There can be spo-radic outages based onparticular small-scale

events,” said DeanPersnell, project scientistat NASA’s Solar Dy-namics Observatory atGoddard Space FlightCentre. He told AFP theofficial forecast is “forgenerally quiet condi-tions today, perhapssome minor stormingtomorrow, but nothingextraordinary.”

The event beganTuesday at 0156 GMTwith a spectacular solareruption in a sunspot thesize of Jupiter thatproduced a Class X flashthe most powerful of allsolar events.

Internet

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12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 20 February, 2011

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA TABAH VOY NO (425)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTATABAH VOY NO (425) are hereby notified that thevessel will be arriving on 20.2.2011 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it willlie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject tothe byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.

Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 amto 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day nowdeclared as the third day after final discharge of cargofrom the Vessel.

No claims against this vessel will be admitted afterthe Claims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

Barclays UK corporation taxbill for 2009 was £113m

The power of themethod could be

massively increasedwith the use of more,smaller radar units.

INTERNET

‘Aeroecology’ uses radar to track flying animals

Europe’s

Earthcare

satellite

is un-

likely to

get into

space

before

2016.

INTERNET

Europe’s Earthcare space lasermission gets go ahead

Key breast cancer ‘driver’ gene found

The researchers

carried out gene

research.—INTERNET

Mr Diamond disclosedthe tax data after being

questioned by theTreasury Select Com-

mittee.— INTERNET

LONDON, 19 Feb —Barclays has revealed itpaid £113m in corpora-tion tax to the UK in 2009,2.4% of its £4.85bn an-nual profit. Labour MPChuka Umunna, of theTreasury Select Commit-tee, who requested thedetail, described it as

“shocking”. Barclays saidthe amount of corporationtax it paid for the year in-cluded losses for the pre-vious year.

The UK tax authori-ties’ relatively low takealso reflects the globalnature of the Britishbank, with the bulk of itsprofits coming fromoutside the UK. MrUmunna said it showedthat the bank was notpaying its fair sharetowards a deficit theyhad helped create, despitehaving benefited fromthe government’s rescueof the financial system.

Internet

LONDON, 19 Feb —Europe is to press aheadwith its Earthcare spacelaser mission, despite a30% rise in its probablefinal cost.The satellitewill study the role cloudsand atmospheric particlesplay in a changing cli-mate. But the difficulty infinding a workable de-sign for the spacecraft’s

lidar instrument meansits total budget will nowtop 590m euros (£500m).Member states of the Eu-ropean Space Agencyare convinced thoughthat Earthcare will deliverinvaluable data.

Delegates to the 18-nation alliance this weekaccepted the findings ofa review that assessed thetechnical risks of pro-ceeding. They also hearda clear message from thescientific community thatEarthcare would do pio-neering research. “TheProgramme Board con-firmed the conclusions ofthe independent assess-ment,” said Dr VolkerLiebig, Esa’s director ofEarth observation.

Internet

LONDON, 19 Feb — Cancer expertshave identified a gene which can causea particularly aggressive form of breastcancer to develop. ZNF703 is the first“oncogene” to be discovered in fiveyears. It is overactive in around one in12 breast cancers, and could account forup to 4,000 UK cases a year. Cancer Re-search UK, whose scientists carried outthe work, said the gene was a “primecandidate” for the development of newbreast cancer drugs.

An oncogene is one which would nor-mally help instruct healthy cells to dividebut if it becomes overactive, it upsets thenormal checks and balances that control

that process. That damage is describedas being “like a car’s accelerator becom-ing stuck down”, and the cell and all itsdaughter cells are permanently instructedto divide. Her2 — another oncogene —is already tested for. The drug Herceptinwas developed to treat Her2 positivebreast cancers.—Internet

WASHINGTON, 19 Feb —The study of birds, batsand flying insects couldbe transformed by the useof technology designedfor tracking storms, re-searchers say. Meteorolo-gists once treated the sig-nals from flying animalsas a nuisance that compli-cated their measurements.But recent improvementsin computing power andnetworking of radar sta-tions have turned that

nuisance signal into avaluable data source onanimal ecology.

A panel told theAAAS conference thatradar could spot a singlebee at 50km. Further im-provements to thetechnique must be madebefore that level of reso-lution can be reached,however; now it is thestorms that are complicat-ing the signals that interestbiologists. But pioneer of

the “aeroecology” field,Thomas Kunz, of BostonUniversity, told the con-ference why radar isneeded.—Internet

Negative thoughtsrendered painkillers

ineffective.— INTERNET

Negative experiences can stoppainkillers working

Kim Gavin has choreo-graphed and directedseveral Brit award per-formances.— INTERNET

Take That choreographerKim Gavin lands Olympics gig

LONDON, 19 Feb — Cho-reographer Kim Gavin,who worked with Take Thaton their Circus tour, hasbeen appointed artisticdirector for the 2012 Olym-pics closing ceremony. TheRoyal Ballet trained danceralso choreographed theConcert for Diana and theHelp the Heroes Concert.

Gavin said he was“honoured” to be involvedwith the sporting event,which will be held in Lon-don next summer. Com-poser David Arnold, whohas scored several James

Bond films has been ap-pointed music director.Arnold has also producedrecords for artists includingDame Shirley Bassey,George Michael and theKaiser Chiefs.

“As a nation we excelthroughout the world inmusic, and our team willbe readying an electrify-ing and thrilling sound-track for this spectacularevent,” he said. Award-winning costume de-signer Es Devlin will bein charge of costumes forthe event. — Internet

LONDON, 19 Feb — Apatient’s belief that a drugwill not work can becomea self fulfilling prophecy,according to researchers.They showed the benefitsof painkillers could beboosted or completelywiped out by manipulat-ing expectations.

The study, publishedin Science TranslationalMedicine, also identifiesthe regions of the brainwhich are affected. Ex-perts said this could haveimportant consequences

for patient care and fortesting new drugs.

Heat was applied to thelegs of 22 patients, whowere asked to report thelevel of pain on a scale ofone to 100. They werealso attached to an intra-venous drip so drugscould be administered se-cretly. The initial averagepain rating was 66.

Internet

Father, 8-year-old son shot;car torched in Mexico

CIUDAD JUAREZ, 18 Feb— A man and his 8-year-old son were shot andtheir car set on fire on lateWednesday in the Mexi-can border city of CiudadJuarez, a municipal po-lice spokesman said.

The boy’s body wasfound burned inside thecar, while his father wasable to get out before dy-ing from his injuries, ac-cording to spokesmanAdrian Sanchez.

At least 32 shell cas-ings were found at thescene, local newspaperEl Diario de Juarez re-ported. Sanchez declinedto comment on the cas-ings report. Family mem-

bers of the victims wereat the scene of the attackon late Wednesday, ac-cording to local journal-ist Arturo Chacon.

State prosecutors saidtwo women were founddead on Tuesday nightinside a car at a mallparking lot. The parkinglot is at the same centerwhere a police officerwas fatally shot in lateJanuary while standingguard at a local govern-ment booth.

The city has seen aspike in violence, includ-ing at least 14 peoplekilled in 48 hours earlierin February.

Internet

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Stretching for 26kilometres (16 miles)across a frozen expanseof the Baltic Sea, an iceroad will open to motortraffic Saturday linkingEstonia’s mainland portof Rohukula withHiiumaa island.

“The ice road isopened in years whenthe winter is cold enoughto freeze the sea stronglyenough to carry cars,”Raido Randmaa fromEstonia’s highwaysadministration said.

Under a special law,Estonian authorities can

Estonia claims Europe’slongest ice highway

A worker measures the thickness of the icealong Estonia’s ice road on 17 February. The26.5 kms ice road in western Estonia, whichlinks the mainland to the country’s second

largest island of Hiiumaa, is Europe’s longest.

Surgeons in sou-thern China successfully removed a rusty, 4-inch (10-centimetre) knife from the skull of a man who said it had been stuck in therefor four years, the hospital said Friday.

Li Fuyan, 30, had been suffering from severe headaches, bad breathand breathing difficulties but never knew the cause of his discomfort, saidthe senior official at the Yuxi City People’s Hospital in Yunnan Province.

Li told doctors he had been stabbed in the lower right jaw by a robberfour years ago and the blade broke off inside his head without anyonerealizing it, said the director of the hospital’s office who would only givehis surname, He.

Surgeons worked cautiously to remove the badly-corroded bladewithout shattering it, He said. The hospital’s website also reported thesuccessful surgery.

Doctors remove knife from man’s headafter four years

In this photo taken on13 Feb, 2011, Li

Fuyan lies on a bedafter the head surgery

at the People’sHospital in Yuxi insouthwest China’sYunnan Province.

News Album

BERLIN, 19 Feb—The race for the Golden Beartop prize at the Berlin film festival wrapped upFriday with “The Forgiveness of Blood”, anAlbanian blood feud tale by hot US independentdirector Joshua Marston.

The keenly awaited new picture by Marston,42, follows his drug-mule drama “Maria Full ofGrace” which won a Silver Bear prize at the Berlinalein 2004 and an Oscar nomination for its Colombianstar, Catalina Sandino Moreno.

Marston had primarily worked in televisionsince then, directing episodes of “Six Feet Under”,“Law and Order” and “In Treatment”.

His return to feature film-making tacklescenturies-old traditional laws in the Balkans, whichhold sway even as the modern world transformssociety.—Internet

Berlin fest competition ends withbold blood feud drama

Actress Sindi Lacejarrives on the red

carpet for the premiereof the film “The

Forgiveness Of Blood”by US director Joshua

Marston during theinternational Berlinalefilm festival.—INTERNET

LOS ANGELES, 19 Feb—A TV reporter who lapsed into gibberish during alive shot outside the Grammys said she was terrified when it happened and

TV reporter speaks about speechproblem at Grammys

In this 13 Feb, 2011undated handout file

photo provided by KCBSin Los Angeles, veteran

TV journalist SereneBranson reports on theGrammy awards show

outside the StaplesCentre in Los Angeles.

INTERNET knew something was wrong as soon as she openedher mouth.

KCBS-TV reporter Serene Branson’sincoherence Sunday fueled Internet speculationthat she suffered an on-air stroke. But doctors at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles, where shewent to get a brain scan and blood work done, ruledit out. Doctors said she suffered a type of migrainethat can mimic symptoms of a stroke.

Internet

A boy holds an issue ofRolling Stone

Magazine at DoverHigh School’s gym in

Dover, NewHampshire in 2004.

The magazine isholding a contest to let

its readers choosewhich of 16 unsignedbands should feature

on the cover of RollingStone later this year.

INTERNET

WASHINGTON, 19 Feb— Getting on the cover ofRolling Stone has long been a musician’s dream —Dr Hook and the Medicine Show even wrote a hitsong about it. “Wanna see my picture on the cover.Wanna buy five copies for my mother. Wanna seemy smilin’ face on the cover of the Rolling Stone,”goes the 1973 song penned by Shel Silverstein.

Now the magazine is holding a contest to let itsreaders choose which of 16 unsigned bands shouldfeature on the cover of Rolling Stone later this year.

Readers are being asked to vote online atrollingstone.com/choosethecover or at AOL’sMusic Page at music.aol.com/blog/rollingstone.

Internet

Readers to pick Rolling Stonecover band

Elizabeth Taylorarrives for a play in

Los Angeles in this 1December, 2007 file

photo.—INTERNET

LOS ANGELES, 19 Feb—Elizabeth Taylor’s healthis improving, but the Oscar winner is stillhospitalized in Los Angeles. A spokeswoman for

Elizabeth Taylor improvingbut still hospitalized

the 78-year-old actresssays Taylor “hascontinued to show greatimprovement, and herfamily and friends arevery pleased with herprogress.” Publicist Jam-ie Cadwell said Fridaythat Taylor will remainunder observation atCedars-Sinai MedicalCentre “for the timebeing.” She was ad-mitted more than a weekago.—Internet

South African premier league leaders OrlandoPirates face possible sanctions and a heavy fineafter a fan threw porridge at a match official at amatch in Durban last month.

The Pirates are being charged with spectatormisbehaviour and bringing the game into disreputeafter one of their supporters lobbed a handful ofstodgy porridge, which South Africans commonlyeat with most meals, at the referee.

The incident came at the end of a comfortableaway win for the Pirates.

In October last year, arch rivals Kaizer Chiefswere handed a suspended 500,000 rand (44,816pounds) fine after angry fans threw two plasticvuvuzelas and a cabbage onto the pitch during acup tie to protest refereeing decisions.

The throwing of missiles onto the field byfrustrated fans was a major problem in SouthAfrican soccer for some time but has almostdisappeared in recent years.

Pirates could walk plankover porridge attack

give the green light toice roads when themarine ice sheetbecomes at least 25 cm(9.8 inches) thick,according to Randmaa.

“But we usually waituntil it gets to 30 cm (11inches) everywhere,” heexplains, adding the icesheet was judged thickenough for traffic lastweek. The grandopening of the icehighway between theport of Rohukula in

north-east Estonia andHiiumaa island—population slightly over

10,000 — is always abig event for theislanders.

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14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 20 February, 2011

ACROSS 7 Part of violin 8 Judgment, sentence10 Do a bunk11 Carrion-feeding animal12 Summit13 Control, manage17 Awe18 Combination of nations22 Deep humming23 Skit (4-5)24 Idle chatter25 Saunter

DOWN 1 Father of Hebrew people 2 Priory church 3 Ardent 4 Paving surface 5 Flax cloth 6 Rot 9 Navy controller14 A poison15 Intoxicant liquid16 Confused struggle19 Old saying20 Goods lift21 Flat fish

CROSSWORDS PUZZLE

S P O R T S

Canadians Raonic, Marino win at Memphis

Chelsea’s Italianmanager Carlo Ancelotti

Ancelotti defends ‘good man’ Gattuso

Manchester United’sRyan Giggs

Giggs signs one-year extensionwith Man Utd

Abdelkader Laifaoui,scored on a penalty asAlgeria went on to beatSouth Africa 2-0 in theAfrican Nations Cham-pionship quarter-finalsin Sudan.— INTERNET

Algeria end fairytaleSouth Africa run

Malaga’s Brazilianstriker Julio Baptista

Baptista outfor six weeks

MADRID, 19 Feb—Ma-laga’s Brazilian strikerJulio Baptista will be outof action for up to sixweeks with a right kneeinjury, the Primera Ligaclub said on Friday. The29-year-old picked up theinjury in training and willundergo surgery in thecoming days.— Internet

Milos Raonic ofCanada

Couples turns backclock at RivieraLOS ANGELES, 19 Feb —

Fred Couples does notlook like he belongs atopthe leaderboard on thePGA Tour. Except that he’sat Riviera. Despite a badback that hurts when hestoops over a short iron,Couples navigated aroundhis favorite tour coursewithout a bogey Friday fora 5-under 66 that gave hima two-shot lead in theNorthern Trust Open.

It helped that heknocked in an eagle puttof nearly 100 feet on hisopening hole, along with apair of 30-foot birdie putts.But even for a 51-year-oldwell past his prime, he wascarried along by a languidswing and his love for Rivi-era.

Internet

JOHANNESBURG, 19Feb—The fairytale win-ning run of South Africain the African NationsChampionship endedFriday as they fell 2-0 toAlgeria in Sudan.Abdelkader Laifaouibroke the quarter-finaldeadlock from a penaltyone minute before half-time and Hocine Metrefadded a second goal threeminutes into stoppagetime on an artificial Khar-toum Stadium pitch.

Sudan needed a pen-alty shootout, which theywon 4-3, to oust Niger inthe late fixture after Bakri

al-Gadir had given thehost nation an early leadin regulation time andSidibe Modibo levelledmidway through the sec-ond half.

Internet

Fred Couples

MEMPHIS, 19 Feb—Ca-nadian wild card MilosRaonic, seeking his sec-

ond title in two weeks, andcompatriot RebeccaMarino, seeking her firstWTA final, advanced onFriday at an ATP andWTA indoor event.Raonic, a 20-year-oldwhose ATP San Josecrown was the first by aCanadian in 16 years, kepthis sizzling run going by

firing 20 aces to beat USqualifier Robert Kendrick6-4, 3-6, 6-3, in the 1.32million-dollar tournament.

He reached aSaturday semi-finalagainst US fourth seedMardy Fish, whodowned US fifth seedSam Querrey 6-3, 6-4.

Internet

LONDON, 19 Feb—Chelsea coach CarloAncelotti defendedGennaro Gattuso on Fri-day following the AC Mi-lan stalwart’s headbutt onTottenham coach Joe Jor-dan during the Champi-ons League this week.Ancelotti, who managedGattuso for eight yearsduring his stint at the SanSiro, said the midfielder’sbehaviour in Tuesday’s

match in Milan was outof character. “I was obvi-ously not happy becauseGattuso is a very gener-ous player, is a very goodman,” Ancelotti said.

Internet

LONDON, 19 Feb—Manchester United’slong-serving midfielderRyan Giggs has signed aone-year contract exten-sion with the PremierLeague giants, it was con-firmed on Friday. Giggs,who turned 37 in Novem-ber, had already signalled

his intention to prolong hisOld Trafford career into a21st season, and the clubconfirmed on Friday thedeal had now beensigned. “All I’ve everwanted to do is play forUnited and I’ve beenlucky enough to do thatfor 20 years,” said Giggs.

“It is great to know I’mstill contributing to theteam’s success and I feelI’ve got a lot to offer onand off the pitch. “This isan exciting time to be in-volved with so manygood young players com-ing through.” —Internet

Saturday,19 Feb, 2011.

Birmingham 3-0 Sheff Wed

Chelsea 1(3)-(4)1 Everton

Man Utd 1-0 Crawley Town

Stoke 3-0 Brighton

Everton win penalty shootoutto beat Chelsea in FA Cup

LONDON, 19 Feb—Everton knocked holdersChelsea out of the FA Cup when they won their fourth-round replay 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw atStamford Bridge on Saturday.

With the shootout scores at 3-3, Ashley Colemissed his penalty for Chelsea and Everton captainPhil Neville sealed the victory by scoring with his kick.

An extra-time goal from Frank Lampard lookedlike giving Chelsea a 1-0 win to keep them on courseto become the first club for 125 years to win the FACup three times in succession. Leighton Baineshowever, equalised for Everton with a free kick in thelast minute of extra time.

Everton will now face Championship (seconddivision) Reading in the fifth round.—Internet

Birmingham 3 - 0 Sheff WedBIRMINGHAM, 19

Feb—Birmingham easedinto the last eight of theFA Cup with aconvincing win overSheffield Wednesday.

Jean Beausejourswept home Lee Bowyer’scut back after just sixminutes, following goodwork by Alexander Hleb.

Obafemi Martins

scored his first goal forBirmingham beforeDavid Murphy scoredfrom close-range in thesecond half to ensureBirmingham’s progress.

The Owls toiled for aconsolation after theirtorrid first half, but wereunable to penetrate thehome defence.Birmingham’s win wastempered by an injury toHleb, making him adoubt for next Sunday’sCarling Cup final againsthis former clubArsenal.—Internet

Stoke 3 - 0 BrightonLONDON, 19 Feb—

Stoke reached the lasteight of the FA Cupfollowing a comfortablevictory over League Oneleaders Brighton.

The Premier Leagueside took the lead in the14th minute when John

Carew headed in RoryDelap’s long throw-in.

Stoke’s second wasscored by Jon Waltersafter he nodded MarcWilson’s cross acrosskeeper Peter Brezovan.

And the third cameshortly before the interval

when RyanS h a w c r o s sheaded inWilson’s flick-onfrom JermainePennant’s corner.

Internet

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R/489 Printed and published by the New Light of Myanmar press in Nay Pyi Taw, the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar.

Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr. M.S.T.During the past 24 hours, light rain have been isolated inUpper Sagaing, Bago and Ayeyawady Regions, KachinState, weather has been partly cloudy in the remainingRegions and States. Night temperatures were (6°C) aboveFebruary average temperature in Mandalay Region, (3°C)above February average temperature in Sagaing Region,Eastern Shan and Rakhine States and (6°C) below Februaryaverage temperature in Chin State and about Februaryaverage temperatures in the remaining Regions and States.The significant night temperatures were Haka (0°C) andPinlaung (4°C) .

Nay Pyi Taw Maximum temperature on 18-2-2011 was 90°F.

Minimum temperature on 19-2-2011 was 63°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 19-2-2011 was (74%).Rainfall on 19-2-2011 was (Nil).

Yangon (Kaba-Aye)Maximum temperature on 18-2-2011 was 95°F.

Minimum temperature on 19-2-2011 was 70°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 19-2-2011 was (66%). Totalsunshine hours on 18-2-2011 was (9.0) hours (Approx).

Rainfall on 19-2-2011 was (Nil) at Mingaladon,

WEATHERSaturday, 19th February , 2011

Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2011 was (1.97) inches at Mingaladon , (1.89) inches atKaba-Aye and (3.54) inches at Central Yangon.Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (5) mphfrom South at (15:30) hours MST on 18-2-2011.

Bay Inference: Weather is partly cloudy in theAndaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of the 20th February2011: Light rain are possible to be isolated in Sagaing,Mandalay, Bago, Ayeyawady and Yangon Regions,Kachin and Rakhine States and weather has been partlycloudy in the remaining Regions and States. Degree ofcertainty is (40%).

State of the sea: Seas will be moderate in Myanmarwaters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood ofisolated light rain in the extreme Northern Myanmarareas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for20-2-2011: Possibility of isolated rain. Degree ofcertainty is (40%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for20-2-2011: Possibility of isolated rain. Degree of certaintyis (40%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for20-2-2011: Possibility of isolated rain. Degree of certaintyis (40%).

Transmissions Times

Local - (09:00am ~ 11:00am)MSTOversea Transmission - (20-2-11 09:30 am ~

21-2-11 09:30 am) MST

Local Transmission* Opening* News* Architecture of the Great Ananda* Noble Charity (Kaung Hmu Daw Pagoda)* News* Amazing Sculptural Works of Poe-win Hill* ‘‘Easily Cooked & Tasty Dishes’’ Sour Fish

Soup with Drumstick* Happy News Year* News* Youth & Education ‘‘Engineering Day’’* Live Concert* News* MI People’s Celebrities

‘‘Aung Ye Lin, Athin Cho Swe’’* Welcome to Ngwe Hsaung Beach ResortOversea Transmission* Opening* News* Architecture of the Great Ananda* Noble Charity (Kaung Hmu Daw Pagoda)* News* Amazing Sculptural Works of Poe-win Hill* ‘‘Easily Cooked & Tasty Dishes’’ Sour Fish

Soup with Drumstick* Happy News Year* News* Youth & Education ‘‘Engineering Day’’* Live Concert* News* MI People’s Celebrities

‘‘Aung Ye Lin, Athin Cho Swe’’* Welcome to Ngwe Hsaung Beach Resort* News* To the world Biggest Reclining Buddha Image* News* Myanmar Toys...For Your Eye-catching* The Enchanting Ahkha Village* News* Surprising Myanmar (Longyi)* News* Memorable Visit to Inlay Lake & Unforgettable Stayat Hupin Hotel* Music Gallery* Myanmar Movie “Guilt Over Love”* Ayeyar River View Hotel

MYANMAR INTERNATIONAL

Programme Schedule(20-2-2011) (Sunday)

Sunday,20 February

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7:00 am

1. Paritta By Venerable

Mingun Sayadaw

-Uppatasanti

Paritta

7:25 am

2. To Be Healthy

Exercise

7:30 am

3. Morning News

7:40 am

4. Dhamma Puja Song

7:50 am

5. Nice & Sweet Song

8:00 am

6. Health Programme

8:10 am

7. (38) Phyar

Mingalars

8:25 am

8. Myanmar Traditional

Culture Performing

Arts Competitions

8:40 am

9. International News

8:45 am

10. Musical Programme

11:00 am

1. Martial Song

11:10 am

2. Musical Programme

11:20 am

3. Round Up Of The

Week’s

International News

11:30 am 4. TV Drama Series12:30 pm 5. Golf Magazine (TV)12:50 pm 6. Myanmar Movies2:55 pm 7. International News4:00 pm 1. Martial Song4:10 pm 2. Dance Of National

Races4:15 pm 3. 2011 University

Entrance

Examination

(Economic)

4:45 pm

4. Songs For

Upholding National

Spirit

4:55 pm

5. Teleplay (Agri)

5:20 pm

6. Sing & Enjoy

6:00 pm

7. Evening News

6:15 pm

8. Weather Report

6:20 pm

9. Cartoon Series

6:40 pm

10. Tamyethnar

Takwetsar

7:00 pm

11. TV Drama Series

8:00 pm

12. News

13. International News

14. Weather Report

15. Cartoon Series

16. TV Drama Series

17. Yinhlaingkhatthan

Taythihan

(Song Competition)

Real Madrid chase Barca inLa Liga title race

MADRID, 19 Feb—RealMadrid have had an ex-tended rest, with theirChampions League trip toLyon not until 22 February,ahead of Saturday’s homematch against promotedLevante. Madrid have wonall 11 of their homematches at the SantiagoBernabeu this season andPortuguese centre-backPepe believes Mourinho iscapable of reeling inBarcelona in the title race.

“The more they attack

(Jose) Mourinho, the morewe want to win,” Pepesaid. Levante, two pointsabove the relegation zone,drew 0-0 with Real earlierin the season but werethrashed 8-0 by them in theKing’s Cup and will begunning for revenge.Levante can take heartfrom the absence of Real’sfirst-choice goalkeeper IkerCasillas, who is suspendedafter his red card in the 1-0win at Espanyol lastweekend.—Internet

Real Madrid’s players celebrate afterwinning their Spanish La Liga match

against Espanyol at the Cornella-El PratStadium in Cornella,

on 13 February.— INTERNET

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Only with stability and peace will the nation developOnly with stability and peace will democratization process be successful

Anarchy begets anarchy, not democracyRiots beget riots, not democracyDemocracy can be introduced only through constitution

VOA, BBC-sowing hatredamong the peopleRFA, DVB-generating publicoutrageDo not allow ourselves to beswayed by killer broadcastsdesigned to cause troubles

People’s DesireWe favour peace and stabilityWe favour developmentWe oppose unrest and violenceWipe out those inciting unrestand violence

2nd Waning of Tabodwe 1372 ME Sunday, 20 February, 2011

It is totally sure to say that the 27 Januarysweetened the aviation sector of Myanmar withhoney. Because it was a day when the private-owned new airline Asian Wings launched itsmaiden flight. With the progress of the nation,air travel considerably grows day by day. AsianWings airline, therefore, plans on runningdomestic air routes with two ATR 72-500aircrafts in an attempt to fulfill the transportrequirement of the country by doing its bit.

We Myanma Alin daily news collectorsboarded the plane on Yangon-Heho-Mandalay-Tachilek route that would take off Yangon

Asian Wings airline—theepitome of better air travel

Byline & Photos: Maung Yin Kyay (Tachilek)

Internat ional Airport and would land inTachilek. It was learnt that Yangon-Bagan-NyaungU-Mandalay-Heho route had alsostarted in the early morning.

White and Red colours on the body of ATR 72-500 aircraft stand for cleanliness and courage.Travelers boarded the plane at 11 am, receivingwarm and sweet welcome from chief pilot U KhinMaung San and the crew led by senior flightattendant Ma Thida Myint wearing elegant smile. Itis a fine service that satisfies the travellers.

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Local people from Tachilek welcoming maiden flight of Asian Wings.

NAY PYI TAW, 19 Feb — As an effort to preventhouses, office buildings and markets from possibledanger of fire in Pobbathiri Township in Nay PyiTaw District, talks on fire preventive measures wereorganized in conjunction with a fire drill at the staffquarter of A-1 construction company on 30 January.

First, Engineer in-charge U Hla Htay spoke onthe occasion. Next, Head of Township Fire ServiceDepartment U Soe Than gave talks on firepreventive measures.

Next, attendees took part in the fire drill.MNA

Fire drill conducted inPobbathiri Township

Talks on trafficrules given

NAY PYI TAW, 19 Feb — Head of Traffic PoliceNo. 2 of Yangon Region Wireless and TrafficPolice Corps Police Captain Khin Maung Win andmembers gave talks on traffic rules and regulationsto 42 trainee drivers at Fire Services Department(Headquaters) 1 Mayangon Township on 16February.—MNA

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