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According to research, most Thai men arelikely to become impotent at some stage in

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Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez, 18,is crowned Miss Universe 2009 by 2008Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza onParadise Island, the Bahamas,on Sunday.

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By Kornchanok Raksaseri, Naya JaikawangD A I L Y X P R E S S

Thaksin Shinawatra chattedwith his supporters over

lunch in Bangkok yesterday.The fugitive former PM treated200 of his fans, most of themwearing red, to a meal at TPhochana Dong Moon LekNoodle restaurant on RamaVII road, where he spoke tothem via a video link.

Tweets directed Twitterusers who couldn’t make it tothe live broadcast at www.us-tream.tv/channel/thaksinlive.

Supporters also talked to

their host on mobile phonesprovided by red-shirt staff.

Thaksin organised the lunchdate to promote his Internetradio station, scheduled forlaunch on September 1, sayinghe would use it to broadcasthope to Thais and talk abouthis experience and recipe forsuccess.

Life saving’s frozen “If the government is not bi-

ased, it might see [my words]as food for thought,” he said.

He also explained that histravel for business meant hewould be phoning in his talks

for the station’s programmes.His recent trips to Africa, hesaid, were forced on him be-cause his life’s savings hadbeen frozen. He complainedthat allegations of corruptionagainst him suggested he hadtaken the government’s money,while in fact the governmenthad taken his money, addingthat he was waiting for justiceto take its course.

“Some of us were born tostruggle. Sometimes karmameans you have to fight. But [I]believe everything will bebrighter soon. After this periodI foresee paths to happiness,”he said through the video link.

“Time to enjoy lunch,” hecontinued. “If I keep talking,things will turn sad. Please en-

joy your noodles and sataypork. Eat up! Jae Ta [shop own-er], please fill everyone’splates!”

Twitter hackedA few hours after the virtual

get-together with his support-ers, Thaksin announced a tem-porary halt to his posts onTwitter, claiming his accounthad been hacked.

“Somebody tried to get intomy login,” he said, respondingto a comment posted under hisuser name, @thaksinlive, thatread “@sugree has reached astage of madness”. The com-ment was later deleted. Twitterguru Sugree Phatanapheromdenies all knowledge of theposting.

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THE CITYColouredbraces killGirl, 17, dies after trendy orthodonticprocedureD A I L Y X P R E S S

A17-year-old schoolgirlin Khon Kaen has died

of severe infection result-ing from an orthodonticfashion procedure per-formed by an unautho-rised practitioner.

The autopsy report onJuthamas Chaiyason cited“thyroid poisoning” and“cardiac arrest” as thecauses of death.

She died on Sunday inthe emergency unit of a local hospital after com-plaining of severe tooth-ache for several days following her trip to havecoloured braces fitted. Thebraces are fitted by dentistsas a purely cosmetic proce-dure with no physicallybeneficial effects, but un-qualified practitioners alsooffer the service.

Poisoning and infectionJuthamas’s parents took

her to hospital on August20, 10 days after the braceswere fitted, where the girlwas diagnosed with thy-roid poisoning and cardio-vascular infection and senthome with medication.

Her mother, Niannapha,reports that Juthamaspassed out the next day af-ter having trouble breath-ing. She was taken to hos-pital, where she was pro-nounced dead on Sundaynight.

Dentist Rattana Thong-kham expressed concernabout the trend forcoloured braces, which arebecoming popular amongteenagers.

Thaksin picks up the tabFormer PM announces launch of hisradio station over lunch in Bangkok

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Automatictoll-collectingsystem opensin NovemberD A I L Y X P R E S S

In November, the ExpresswayAuthority of Thailand (EXAT)

will implement an automatictoll-collecting system using“Easy Pass” electronic cards,EXAT governor Lt-ColonelThavisin Rakkatanyu said yes-terday.

EXAT is negotiating withfinancial institutes to sell thecards online, through vendormachines and at tollgates,Thavisin said.

The Electronic TollCollection System (ETCS) isdesigned to dramaticallyreduce traffic congestion byallowing motorists who placethe cards on their windshieldsto pass through tollgates with-out waiting in a long queue orspending time getting out cashto pay for toll fees.

The ETCS is being installedat expressway tollbooths andshould be ready for service thisyear at the Chalerm

Mahanakhon, Chalongrat,Ram Intra-Bangkok Outer Ringand Bang Plee-Suksawatexpressways. For the PhraRam-Wat Salut Expressway,which witnesses severe trafficjams around tollgates, EXATwill consider building moreconventional gates besidesinstalling automatic ones forthe new system there, saidThavisin.

The system has alreadybeen installed at SriratExpressway and should beready for service next year, headded.

The details of the Srirat-Bangkok Outer RingExpressway Project, whichaims to extend expresswayservices to western Bangkok,have been approved by EXAT’sboard and will soon be submitted to the Cabinet for consideration.

The Cabinet had on May 6approved the project as part ofPhase 2 of the economicrehabilitation plan to beimplemented next year.

By Pongphon SarnsamakD A I L Y X P R E S S

Asmile with beautiful teethmakes a first and lasting

impression. But for childrenliving in Phayao province,smiling is bringing unhappi-ness and depression: theirteeth have telltale chalky whitespots and brown stains causedby fluoride poisoning.

“I am waiting for medicationfrom a doctor,” said unhappy15-year-old schoolboy SuppakijTipkham, who suffers fromchronic fluorosis – a dentalhealth condition caused by achild receiving too much fluo-ride during tooth development.The critical period of exposureis between one and four yearsof age.

Of geological originFluoride in water is mostly

of geological origin. Waterwith high levels of fluoridecontent is found mostly at thefoot of high mountains and inareas where the sea has left ge-ological deposits.

The north of Thailand is partof a fluoride belt stretchingfrom Syria through Jordan,Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Sudanand Kenya.

In Thailand, the PublicHealth Ministry estimatesabout 8,500 villages in 12

provinces including MaeHong Son, Tak, Uthai Thani,Phichit, Kanchanaburi, Na-khon Pathom, Ratchaburi,Phetchaburi, Prachuap KhiriKhan and Chon Buri are con-taminated with unsafe levels

of fluoride in drinking water.The World Health Organisa-

tion suggests a level of fluoridefrom 0.5 to 1.5 milligrams perlitre, depending on climate.Thailand’s Public HealthDepartment recommends that

the level should not exceed0.7mg per litre for water to besafe for drinking.

The severity of dental fluo-rosis depends on the amount ofexposure to water that is natu-rally fluoridated to well aboverecommended levels.

In Phayao province’sPhukamyoa district, where thewater supply is fluoridated atthe excessive level of 2.9mg perlitre, 20.4 per cent of childrensuffer from dental fluorosis.

Most have drunk a lot of un-derground water tainted withthe fluoride since they wereborn.

EmbarrassedThey are embarrassed and

do not feel confident whenthey talk with other people asthey have mottled teeth,caused by the effects of highfluoride intake, making for anugly smile.

“Dental fluorosis stealssmiles and ruins lives. It forces[young people] to hide fromsociety because of their unat-tractive smiles,” said PublicHealth Department deputy di-rector Dr Sophon Mekthon.

Dental fluorosis can be cos-metically treated with dentalcrowns – but the cost of treat-ment is expensive, rangingfrom Bt8,000 to Bt16,000.

Meanwhile, the NationalHealth Security Office doesnot list treatment under theuniversal healthcare scheme as fluorosis is recognised as a cosmetic condition, not a disease.

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Teething troubleChildren living inPhayao provincehit by fluoride poisoning

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THE PUBLIC HEALTH MINISTRY ESTIMATESABOUT 8,500 VILLAGES IN 12 PROVINCESINCLUDING MAE HONG SON, TAK, UTHAITHANI, PHICHIT, KANCHANABURI, NAKHONPATHOM, RATCHABURI, PHETCHABURI,PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN AND CHON BURIARE CONTAMINATED WITH UNSAFE LEVELS OF FLUORIDE IN DRINKING WATER.

This mechanicalarm, invented by Bangkok’sSoutheast AsiaUniversity, is set tooffer an alternativesolution for loadingcargo into ships.Unlike humanarms, the devicecan work longhours withoutfatigue.

Blogger angryat GoogleA blogger who called a magazinecover model offensive names on a website says Google failed toprotect her right to privacy.

Rosemary Port tells The DailyNews that she’s angry Googleunmasked her after a Manhattanjudge forced the company toreveal her identity.

Port was identified as theauthor of a site on Google’sBlogger.com that had publishedanonymous remarks about Vogue cover model LiskulaCohen’s hygiene and sexualhabits.

Cohen sued to have the blogger identified, arguing thatthe comments on the site weredefamatory.

But Port says that her privacywas violated, and that she has aright to her opinions.

Google did not immediatelyrespond to an e-mail sent onSunday requesting comment.A P

Police seek helpafter man is glued to toiletAustralian police and civicleaders yesterday appealed forhelp catching pranksters whoglued a man to a public toiletseat, forcing an embarrassingrescue by ambulance officers.

A 58-year-old was taken tohospital with the toilet seatstill attached to his behindafter he used a booby-trappedconvenience in a shoppingcentre in Cairns.

Police investigating theincident made a public appealfor help finding the joker, whilefurious city officials describedthe stunt as a “sick joke”.

“I’m disgusted that a gen-tleman has had to go throughthat because someone thinksit’s funny – it’s a sick joke,” saidCairns City Council communitysafety committee chair DiForsyth.

Police said hospital staffremoved the toilet seat fromthe humiliated victim’s behindusing industrial strength solvents.

Killer waveA seven-year-old girl was killedon Sunday when a rogue waveswept a group of sightseersinto the ocean from a cliff-toplookout in the northeastern USstate of Maine.

The girl, who was not identified, was with about 20other tourists on a scenic overlook known as ThunderHole when the huge wavestruck.

“She was recovered, butthe hospital reported to usthat she was deceased uponarriving to the hospital,” saidPetty Officer James Rhodes.

Earlier, Rhodes had saidnine people were taken to thehospital after the incident,some with broken bones andback injuries.– AFP

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5 millionpeople in northernChina are short ofwater following adrought, which islikely to spreadsouth, officialswarn THE WORLD

A P , Vancouver

Areality-show contestantwanted for murder in the

gruesome death and mutila-tion of his ex-wife was founddead of an apparent suicide af-ter hanging himself in a se-cluded motel, authorities said.

The Royal CanadianMounted Police border in-tegrity unit said police re-sponded to a call from motelstaff about a dead person inHope, east of Vancouver, andthen called investigators whowere part of the massive man-

hunt for Ryan Jenkins. “He was found by a hotel

employee hanging in his hotelroom,” said Farrah Emami,spokeswoman for the OrangeCounty District Attorney’sOffice in California.

1st-degree murder chargeThe 32-year-old real estate

developer and investor waswanted in California on first-degree murder charges afterthe dismembered body ofJasmine Fiore was found in atrash bin in Buena Park, 32 km

southeast of Los Angeles. Fiore’s teeth had been

pulled out and her fingers cutoff, apparently to impede heridentification. Investigatorsused the serial numbers on herbreast implants to identify her,prosecutors said.

Jenkins’ body was found onSunday afternoon in TheThunderbird Motel on an iso-lated road on the outskirts ofHope.

The police don’t yet knowhow long Jenkins was at themotel before his body was dis-covered. Jenkins was identi-fied through fingerprints andhis family was notified beforepolice went public with news.

Ryan Jenkins, sought for his ex-wife’smurder, hangs himself in motel room

Infohighway

Firefighters try to separate a car from a plane on a US highway near Santa Barbara California Airport on Sunday. The small aircraft was struckby the car after making an emergency landing on the Santa Barbara freeway.

WANTED REALITY TVACTOR FOUND DEAD

A P , Karai, Malaysia

Malaysian authoritiesabruptly postponed the

caning of a model for drinkingbeer until after the Islamicholy month of Ramadan, butinsisted yesterday the punish-ment would not be scrappeddespite criticism that it was tooharsh.

Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno,a Muslim and 32-year-oldmother of two, had been enroute to a women’s prison forthe caning when Islamic offi-cials who took her into custodydrove her back home and re-leased her.

Mohamad Sahfri Abdul Aziz,

a state legislator in charge ofreligious affairs, later said theAttorney-General’s office ad-vised that the caning should bedelayed for compassionate rea-

sons until after the Muslimfasting month of Ramadan,which began Saturday. “Thesentence is not being can-celled,” said Mohamad Sahfri.

Amnesty International con-demned the sentence, andmany critics had said the caning would harm Malaysia’sreputation as a moderateMuslim-majority country.

Kartika was arrested in a raidfor drinking beer at a hotellounge in December 2007 andaccused of breachingMalaysia’s Shariah law, whichforbids Muslims from consum-ing alcohol.

Kartika was sentenced to sixstrokes of a rattan cane by theShariah court in July in whatwas considered a warning toother Muslims to abide by reli-gious laws.

Kartika’s sister Ratna saidKartika was “very stressed” be-cause of the unexpected delay.

In an interview with the APlast week, Kartika said shewanted to be caned because “Iwant to respect the law”.

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Too muchcombing ‘can lead tohair loss’Put that comb back in yourhandbag – a study by anIsraeli dermatologist hasfound that too much combingof the coiffure leads to hairloss.

During a test 14 womenrecorded their daily hair lossand combing habits, withthose combing more losingmore hair, the research found.

“The women who combedtwice a day lost three timesmore hair than those whocombed once a day,” the headof the study, AlexanderKirdman of the HebrewUniversity in Jerusalem, wasquoted as saying.

“I was surprised by theresults, as in medical circlesthe comb is believed toimprove blood circulation andreduce hair loss,” addedKirdman, whose study wasrecently published in theJournal of DermatologicalTreatment.A F P

M’sia delays caning ofwoman who drank beerAuthorities insistMuslim model willbe lashed afterRamadan

US dog pack shows fine linebetween pet and predatorA P , Washington

Adog pack blamed for the killings ofa Georgia couple is a reminder of

the fragility of mankind’s pact with ca-nines. Underlying the relationship bet-ween the species is a simple expecta-tion: we feed them, they don’t kill us.

Dogs are so much a part ofAmerican life – valued members of oreven substitutes for human families –that it can be easy to forget they arestill animals with teeth and the abilityto use them if instinct demands it.

Add the lack of an owner and steadymeals, and dogs can quickly begin toresemble their wolf ancestors, teamingup in packs for hunting and protection.They may look like pets, but behavelike predators.

Rare killingThat is what investigators believe

Sherry and Lothar Schweder encoun-tered along a country road in Georgia aweek ago. They say a pack of wild dogskilled Sherry Schweder as she took anevening walk and fatally mauled herhusband when he went to look for her.Authorities euthanised more than adozen dogs they suspect were involved.

A man living in the area where theSchweders were killed said he had fedthe dogs and never had a problem withthem.

Very seldom do dogs kill people in

the United States. But it is not unusualfor dogs to use their teeth on people.Dogs bite about 4.5 million people inthe US each year, and nearly 900,000of those, about half of them children,require medical care. More than 31,000Americans needed reconstructive sur-gery after dogs attacked them in 2006.

Dr Bonnie Beaver, a former presi-dent of the American VeterinaryMedical Association, said it didn’t sur-prise her that the dogs hadn’t attackedthat man but would go after the cou-ple.

Many dogs are fine with peoplefeeding them, but if someone strangeenters their territory or stares at them,it’s a different scenario, she said.

IF THERE IS A LACK OF ANOWNER AND STEADYMEALS, DOGS CAN QUICKLYBEGIN TO RESEMBLE THEIRWOLF ANCESTORS. THEYMAY LOOK LIKE PETS, BUTBEHAVE LIKE PREDATORS.

Muslim model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, 32, left, is comforted byher sister Ratna as she talks to waiting media outside the KualaKangsar police station yesterday.

A P , Nassau, Bahamas

Miss Venezuela was the fairest ofthem all once again, winning the

2009 Miss Universe crown for the sec-ond year straight and the sixth timesince the pageant’s creation.

Dressed in a flowing red gown, 18-year-old Stefania Fernandez hugged therunner-up from the DominicanRepublic and danced in joy as her victo-ry was announced on Sunday night.

The crown briefly fell to the floor asit passed from one Venezuelan beautyto the next.

But Fernandez said there was time for

outgoing Miss Universe DayanaMendoza to whisper in her ear that shemust have worked hard for Venezuelato win consecutive crowns.

“What do we Venezuelans have?”Fernandez, an international relationsstudent, told reporters after the pag-eant. “That we are ourselves.”

During a question-and-answer seg-ment with the five top finalists,Fernandez said she believed womenhave overcome obstacles such as hittingthe proverbial glass ceiling.

“I feel we have reached the level thatmen are at,” she said.

When asked later how she thoughtbeauty contests promoted equality be-tween men and women, Fernandez saidthey provided exposure.

“We have quite a following world-wide,” she said. “We are models to fol-low.”

How about Hugo?The new Miss Universe is from the

city of Merida in the west of a beauty-obsessed South American countrywhere hard-fought pageants are some-thing of a national sport, with contest-ants widely dissected by the public andthe media.

Fernandez said she did not knowwhether Venezuelan President HugoChavez would receive her. He did not

meet with Mendoza when she won andmade no public statements at the time.

But Fernandez said he might changehis mind.

“We’ll see, because we are makinghistory,” she said.

Stefania Fernandez wins the Miss Universe crown,her country’s 2nd consecutive and 6th overall win

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HEIDI MONTAG, STAR OF MTV’S“THE HILLS”, ON MAKING HERDEBUT AS A SINGER DURING THEMISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT.

“It’s my first performance liveand it’s in front of a billioneyes.”

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>> Miss Thailand ChutimaDurongdej won Miss Photo-genic (see Soopsip, Page 7)and second runner-up in thecostume competition.

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R U N N E R S - U P>> Miss Dominican RepublicAda Aimee de la Cruz was thefirst runner-up.

>> Other finalists were MissKosovo Droga Ganusha, MissAustralia Rachael Finch and MissPuerto Rico Mayra Matos Perez.

>> The top 10 were rounded outby contestants from the CzechRepublic, Switzerland, France,South Africa and the US.

>> Miss China Wang Jingyaowas named Miss Congeniality.

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez, 18,is Miss Universe 2009.

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Do you speak Thep?FUNNY GUY Thep Phongam is a film director, singer,entrepreneur and TV personality, but mostly he’sfunny. Check out his first stand-up comedy extrava-ganza, “Paa Show: Pudja Phasa Thep”, which means“Daddy Show: Talk in Thep’s Style”. It’s at theThunder Dome at Impact in Muang Thong Thani onOctober 18.

The two-hour production will also feature gagsterMum Jokmok, rapper Joey Boy, rockers Moderndog,

pop duo Four Mod and surprise guests. Tickets are Bt500 toBt2,000 at Thaiticketmajor. Call (02) 262 3456.

One giant cooking contestBANGKOK WANTS to cookfor the world, but in the mean-time it’s hosting the first AsiaCulinary Cup from September 2to 5 in Siam Paragon’s fifth-floor Lifestyle complex.

National and regional culi-nary associations will field atleast 20 teams, there’ll bemore than 800 individual com-petitors, and Switzerland,Germany, Norway and Hollandare each dispatching a squadof military cooks.

The celebration of goodeating is being organised byThai-Swiss CulinaryConsultants in association withthe Thai Chefs Association,Thai Hotels Association, Thai

Convention and Exhibition Bureau and World Association of Chefs’Societies. It’s part of Food & Hotel Thailand 2009. Have a sniff atwww.AsiaCulinaryCup09.com.

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More than 30 scholars andartists gather this week at

Bangkok University for a four-day symposium that will pon-der how the concept of the SilkRoad can be applied to contem-porary Asian cultural trends.

Organised by ArtHub, aHong Kong-based non-profitdedicated to promoting artcreation in Asia, the event aimsto reassess the complex inter-connections within the conti-nent’s cultural and artisticspectrum.

Proposing the ancient trad-ing route as a metaphor for un-stable connections and uncer-tain achievements, it’s a depar-ture point for artwork or per-formances that not only tellstories but test the idea of theSilk Road’s cultural hybridity.

Pratchaya Phinthong, whoruns Thonburi’s VER Gallery,and curator Ark Fongsamutwill share their perspectives

on the contemporary Thai artscene on Saturday at 4.

Other panellists includeBritish artist David Cotterrell,Chinese ethnomusicologist MuQian and artist-curatorHoward Chan from HongKong.

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Virtual Silk RoadArtists and thinkers from all over Asiacome together for the ArtHub symposiumthis week at Bangkok University

Japanese fashion designerJunko Koshino’s latest collec-tion was paraded on Sundayat the Strand Hotel inRangoon as part of theMekong-Japan Exchange Year.Koshino is now in Bangkok fora talk at 7.30 tonight at theSheraton Grande Sukhumvit.During her “Mode etConstruction” presentation,she’ll show a film of her July23 catwalk show in Tokyo. Call(02) 260 8560-3.

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The babe getsthe ballotsBBTV – the BangkokBroadcasting Television stillbest known asChannel 7 –must be prettypleased that itsinvestment inMiss ThailandChutima “KaiMuk” Durongdejpaid off.

The stationspent days ahead of the MissUniverse finals prodding view-ers to vote online for Kai Muk toget the Miss Photogenic title.They did, and she won, pocket-ing US$1,000 in the process.

BBTV doesn’t get all thecredit, though. Pantip.comhosted its own public push,and surely “AcademyFantasia” and “The Star”deserve thanks for makingvoting such a popular habit.

88 keys to caringParanee “Luk Tan” andPinnaree “Luk Jan”, the daugh-ters of giftedpianist NatYontarak, alsoknow their wayaround a key-board, andthey’re usingtheir talents tohelp others.

The girls arepresenting aconcert on September 5 called“Puen Chuay Puen” (“FriendsHelp Friends”) to raise moneyso Araya Tienkaew can beather lymph-gland cancer. Therecital’s at the ThailandCultural Centre.

There’s no fixed ticket price.Just donate what you canwhen you pick up a ticket atNat Studio (02 541 8664) orthe Giving the Gift of LiveFoundation (02 541 8664).

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THE “AVATAR” movie trailer recordedmore than four million views atApple.com on its debut on Friday. Theprevious record was 1.7 million. Also onFriday’s “Avatar Day”, a 15-minute clip ofJames Cameron’s 3-D sci-fi fantasy wasshown in cinemas, with screenings fullybooked, according to 20th Century Fox.

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H I T T H E R O A D>> “The Making of the NewSilk Roads, a PerformanceSymposium” will be held fromThursday to Sunday at BangkokUniversity, Kluay Nam Tai.

>> Creations from the sympo-sium will be gathered for an ex-hibition next year. There will alsobe videos and a catalogue.

By Kupluthai Pungkanon D A I L Y X P R E S S

The ladies may not fill theirwardrobes with quite so many

outfits when the economy is bad, butfew can resist spending on acces-sories.

That’s why SuvadeePhungbunphra and OrandPuipunthavon, the founders of PP

Group, have decided to go aheadwith open their boutique and importsuper-luxury bags by leading Frenchbrand Yves Saint Laurent.

The prices are far from cheap.Designed by Stefano Pilati, a YvesSaint Laurent Muse bag will set thecustomer back around Bt1.1 millionbut, says Suvadee, a new marketingstrategy means they are selling well.

“Customers today can order a tagthat has their name on it, as well asdecide how their bags will look onthe inside and out, even the type ofleather they want. That makes theirbag one of a kind, a truly personalbelonging that can be passed on tothe next generation,” she explains.

Orand adds that merchandising se-lection plays an important role, sincethe company also offers four otherexclusive brands that present quite a

challenge in marketing terms. Theseare the renowned Italian Prince ofPrint brand Emilio Pucci, theSpanish leather bags makers Loewe,the American sport couture designerMandarina Duck, and the new Italianfashion watchmakers Vabene.

“They are all strong and exclusivefashion brands with distinctive char-acters and perceptions. We try tocustomise products that suit thepractical Thai style, so some ofthe Yves Saint Laurents in ourboutique can’t be found elsewherein the Kingdom.”

Suvadee agrees that all her fashionbrands are aimed at a niche marketbut says that all are selling well, de-spite the economic slump. “We start-ed importing Vabene watches justtwo years ago and the demand hasincreased rapidly,” she says.

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According to the experts, fash-ionistas should look for four keytrends in the autumn-winter2009 collection.>> Predominant colours willbe black and grey.

>> The emphasis will be ontight-fitted jeans, masculinejackets, and chains and buckles.

>> The focus will be on graphicand animal patterns.

>> For more formal occasions,the classic black dress makesa return,

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A slimmer,moreslender faceI’ve heard that Botox can beused for recontouring thejawbone. Is that true?

Botox cannot recontour the jaw-bone. However, by blocking thenerve stimulus to the jaw muscles, itdoes relax the activity of thosemuscles, which thins the lower faceand reduces the squareness of thejaw.

In the past, achieving an ovalfacial appearance required bonecontouring surgery with its atten-dant lengthy post-operativerecovery time and other potentialrisks.

Today, Botox treatment hasbeen developed to achieve thesechanges. The procedure involvesinjecting the masseter muscle orthe jaw muscle to change a squarelower face into a slimmer, morefeminine lower face without down-time. The Botox treatment canreduce the size of the jaw muscle by20 to 30 per cent. The result willoccur gradually over the course offew weeks. The effects should last alittle longer than Botox injection forwrinkle reduction, although it variesfrom individual to individual.

Thanisorn Thamlikitkul,MD, is a member of theAmerican Society of CosmeticDermatology and AestheticSurgery and certified in dermatological laser surgery. Send your questions for her to info@romrawin.com.

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If you’re looking for a hometheatre/PC with a quality

performance processor, goodvideo system and a sleek andsmall design, the GatewaySX2800/X009 could be whatyou’re after.

The SX2800/X009 ispowered by Intel PentiumCore 2 Duo ProcessorE7500 and runs at2.93GHz with a highbandwidth of 1,066 MHzdata bus.

Its high-definitionvideo processing powerand graphic horse powercomes from NVidia GeForceGT210, which is equippedwith 512 megabytes of dedicat-ed video memory.

It’s attractive too, with asleek black case and a pleas-ingly compact design, meas-ured just 271.8mm (H) x106.68mm (W) x 330.2mm (L)so it can be placed near yourlarge-screen LCD TV.

There’s a HDMI port so

hooking it up to an LCD TVwas a breeze. The GeForceGT210 recognised my 42-inchLG LCD TV immediately andautomatically adjusted thevideo display to fit.

I played high-def “Star WarsEpisode III”, which is encoded

with the full high-definition of1,080p, and the movie wassharp and clean on the LCDTV.

The NVidia GeForce GT210also sent the audio of themovie to the TV through theHDMI port.

The computer has enoughactive memory or RAM forhandling most tasks. It has 4gigabytes of DDR3 memory

and has a huge hard drive of750 GB for storing multimediaand other files.

The 15-in1 card reader is lo-cated on the front, making iteasy to import digital picturesand other files to be stored onthe hard drive.

It could be the perfecthome theatre player if onlyit were equipped with a Blu-ray drive. Instead, it comeswith a DVD writer.

Measured on the internalperformance measuring sys-tem of Windows Vista, theSX2800/X009 gained goodscores.

On the scale of 1 to 5.9,SX2800/X009 got 5.7 for theprocessor performance.

It got the highest scores of5.9 both for memory and harddrive performances, It score5.0 for gaming graphics per-formance and 4.8 for Vistatransitional video effect per-formance.

Gateway SX2800/X009 re-tails for Bt20,900 (VAT includ-ed) without monitor.

KEY SPECS

Processor: Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo Processor E7500 (2.93GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB)OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Core logic chipset: Intel G43 Express Chipset with Intel Remote Wake TechnologyVGA: NVidia GeForce GT210 512MBRam: 4096MB DDR3 Up to 8 GB 1066 MHz SDRAMHard drive: 750GB Serial ATA HDD up to 1TBOptical drive: DVD-Super Multi writerI/O ports: Multi-in-1 Media Card Reader, Gigabit Ethernet, 9 USB Ports (5 Front, 4 Rear)

‘Gateway’ to successThe SX2800 is a fast and affordable desktop that will also meet your home theatre needs

ITS HIGH-DEFINITIONVIDEO PROCESSINGPOWER ANDGRAPHIC HORSEPOWER COMES FROMNVIDIA GEFORCEGT210, WHICHIS EQUIPPED WITH512 MEGABYTESOF DEDICATED VIDEOMEMORY.

WHAT’S UP10 EVENTS Tuesday, August 25, 2009 DAILY XPRESS

do it!

Mystic realismTang Contemporary Art Bangkok presents “Grey Imageries”, an exhibition by threeChinese artists, from September 10 to October 10. Hua Peng, Wu Junyong and Ye Nanwill construct a dream realm of animation and mystic realism. The gallery is in thebasement of the Silom Galleria on Silom Soi 19 and is open Monday to Saturday from11am to 7pm. Call (02) 630 1114 or visit www.TangContemporary.com.

Creative craftsStock up on gifts or simplytreat yourself to somethingfor your home at the ThaiCraft Fair on Saturday. Heldat the Ambassador Hotel forseveral years, the fair has anew home in the Jasmine CityBuilding on Sukhumvit Soi 23.It has thousands of hand-made products from morethan 50 village groups. Thisweek, the spotlight is onPaiwan and Anchalee Sup-paso’s ceramics. There arealso activities for kids. Visitwww.ThaiCraft.org.

Henry’s discoHenry J Bean’s Bar and Grill atBangkok’s Amari WatergateHotel celebrates it 15thanniversary with a ’70s discoparty on Friday from 3.30pm.Slices of the longestmacadamia-nut roulade cakeever baked by the hotel’schefs will be on sale for Bt50,with proceeds going to thePhra Dabos Foundation tosupport the education of poorchildren. There’ll be a freeinternational buffet from 6,music from DJs and danceshows and costume contests.Call (02) 653 9000 exten-sion 5020.

Italian and ThaiItalian bistro No 43 at CapeHouse Serviced Apartmentson Soi Langsuan offers anItalian and Thai lunch buffetfor Bt350 net per person from11.30am to 2pm. There’s apasta corner where you cancreate your own specialityfrom a wide variety of saucesand ingredients includingsquid ink and spinach tagli-atelle. Call (02) 658 7444extension 285 or visitwww.CapeHotelGroup.com.

Midnight Sun saleShop and save with Centraland Zen department stores’“Midnight Sale” fromThursday throughSeptember 1. This time thetheme is “Midnight Sun” andwith every purchase ofBt1,500, you have a chance towin Thai Airways tickets tosee the never-ending daylightin Oslo. Five return ticketsworth Bt800,000 are up forgrabs along with Central giftcards worth Bt2 million.

Rock ’n’ rapPop rocker “Joe” Jirayut

Wattanasin and his brother,

rapper “Jay” Jetrin, pair up for

the first time at Impact Arena

in Muang Thong Thani on

Saturday for “Joe + J: The

Brothers Concert”. The

Wattanasin siblings will be

playing their hits and jam-

ming with guests Surasri

Ittikul, Kong Nuvo, Ing Achita,

Um Amarin and Neng Y Not 7.

Tickets are Bt500 to Bt2,500

at Thaiticketmajor.

Starting overB Floor’s new play “Begin Again”, written and

directed by Thai-American Nana Dakin, is

being staged from tomorrow to Sunday at

Democrazy Theatre Studio. The story of a

refugee, a migrant and a young woman in

search of a better life, it’s told through move-

ment and images rather than speech. The

show time is 7.30 except on Friday when the

curtain rises at 8. Tickets cost Bt300. Call

(089) 167 4039 or visit

www.BFloorTheatre.com.

When you wish

Lea Salonga will back in Bangkok on September 12, performing at the

Queen Sirikit Convention Centre as part of this year’s Great Artists of

the World series. Accompanied by the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra

under the baton of younger brother Gerard Salonga, the Filipina Disney

princess – last seen onstage in Bangkok in December as “Cinderella” –

will sing numbers from “The Lion King”, “Aladdin”, “Beauty and the

Beast”, “The Little Mermaid”, “Mulan” and other Disney cartoon musi-

cals. Tickets cost Bt500 to Bt3,000 at Thaiticketmajor.

Buppah Rahtree 3.2 A pair of comical cops (Boontthin Thuaykeaw and "Uncle" Adirek Wattaleela) make their return in thefourth installation of Yuthlert Sippapak’s genre-blending horror-comedy franchise. With English subtitlesin some cinemas. Rated 18+.

Coco avant Chanel Audrey Tautou portrays thefashion icon from her days as animpoverished seamstress to herlife as a sought-after couturier inParis. In French with Englishand Thai subtitles at Apex andSF World CentralWorld.

Ricky Ricky is a very unusual baby –he has wings like an angel. InFrench with English and Thaisubtitles at House.

Polamuang JulingThis four-hour documentary byKraisak Choonhavan, Ing K andManit Sriwanichpoom examines

Thai politics and society and howthey relate to the Islamic insur-gency in southern Thailand afterthe brutal beating of teacherJuling Pongkunmul. At 6.30tonight with English subtitlesat House.

Jeeja Due Suay DuA headstrong young woman(Jeeja “Yanin” Vismitananda)must learn the meaning of truelove in order to reach the toplevel of her fighting skills. WithEnglish subtitles at some cin-emas.

E-Som SomwangCha Cha ChaIn this sequel to the 2007 com-

edy, young couple Som(Suwanan Kongying) andSomwang (PitisakYaowananon) arrive in Bangkokwith Som’s dad (NoteChernyim) and Somwang landsa job as a nightclub singer.

The Wedding GameA pair of superstars (ChristopherLee and Fann Wong) stage amarriage even though they dis-like each other intensely. InMandarin with English andThai subtitles at Lido.

Trail of the PandaAn orphan boy (DaichiHarashima) rescues a pandacub and sets out on an journey

to bring the furry black-and-white bear back to its mother.In Mandarin with English andThai subtitles at SFWCentralWorld.

GI Joe: The Riseof CobraA pair of young soldiers join ahighly trained secret forcetasked with bringing down anevil arms dealer and his ruthlessassassins. Stars Channing Tatumand Marlon Wayans.

BrunoSacha Baron Cohen’s gayAustrian fashionista seekscelebrity status in the US. AtHouse.

TO SEETuesday, August 25, 2009 DAILY XPRESS THE SCREEN 11

on tv

Inferno at Sea:Asia’s TitanicThe 1987 collision of the DonaPaz passenger liner and an oiltanker off Mindoro is recounted.National Geographic(TrueVisions), 7pm

Channel linkswww.NationChannel.comChannel 3 – www.ThaiTV3.comChannel 5 – www.TV5.co.thChannel 7 – www.CH7.comModernine – www.MCOT.netNBT – TV11.prd.go.thTV Thai – www.ThaiPBS.or.thTrue – www.TrueVisionsTV.com

Critical consensus = Must see! = Solidly entertaining = It’s okay = Barely watchable = Don’t botherNo star rating means no reviews wereavailable from Daily Xpress staff oragencies.

Inglourious BasterdsDirector Quentin Tarantino takes on Hitler with Brad Pittleading of a group of Jewish soldiers who are behind enemylines, scalping and brutally killing Nazis. Rated 18+.

Orphan An angelic little girl (Isabelle Fuhrman) displays an unfore-

seen devilish streak upon moving into the home of her new

parents (Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard). Censored.

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

Century – The Movie Plaza(02) 247 9940

House(02) 641 5177-8

Major Cineplex/EGVBangkok: (02) 515 5555

Major HollywoodBangkok: (02) 718 7999

Paragon CineplexBangkok: (02) 129 4635IMAX: (02) 129 4631

SF CinemasBangkok: (02) 268 8888

UMGRCA: (02) 641 5913-14

REGION 3

on dvd

ForeverEnthralled “Farewell My Concubine” direc-tor Chen Kaige returns to hisfamiliar subject of Chineseopera with a biopic about operastar Mei Lanfang (Leon Lai),who was well known for takingfemale roles. Zhang Ziyi co-stars. The original Mandarinsoundtrack is intact and there’sThai dubbing, but the subtitlesare in Thai only. There are nospecial features. It’s selling foraround Bt170. – DAILY XPRESS

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AdamBy Bryan Basset

Calvin and HobbesBy Bill Watterson

The BucketsBy Scott Stantis

Pooch CafeBy Paul Gilligan

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 DAILY XPRESS LEISURE 13

Games&YourStars

ASTROLOGYSUDOKU

DIFFICULTY RATING

Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

Complete the grid so that every row,column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.

The last word in

By Eugenia Last

Today’s Birthday: You should be planning to put a lot of yourpast ideas and plans into play now. It’s action that will lead to vic-tory. Changes in your current partnerships and relationships canbe expected. If someone doesn’t live up to your expectations,move on and to align yourself with someone who does.

ARIES *** March 21-April 19Chances are good that you are not being given theinformation you require to make a proper decision.Don’t get angry but be persistent and ask perti-nent questions.

TAURUS *** April 20-May 20Don’t be fooled by an acquaintance asking forhelp. Focus on your home, family and relation-ships. A favourable romantic occurrence will leadto a better situation.

GEMINI *** May 21-June 20Your savvy approach to everything you do will beproof enough that you know how to handle oth-ers and accomplish your goals. An emotionalmatter must be kept under control and not madepublic.

CANCER ***** June 21-July 22You can make a difference to the people aroundyou if you offer help and suggestions. A change re-garding your work will lead to a healthier and hap-pier situation. Assess your past.

LEO ** July 23-Aug. 22Think before you make alterations that might up-set someone you love. Find out what everyonearound you wants before you make a decisionthat can change the schedules of those you love.

VIRGO **** Aug. 23-Sept. 22Use your experience and your ability to find outthe truth about what is actually happening withina legal or financial deal that may influence you fu-ture. Your thoroughness will pay off.

LIBRA *** Sept. 23-Oct. 22Don’t stop short of what’s required of you in orderto advance. You have everything aligned for ad-vancement. With an unusual twist to the way youdo things, you should be on your way to stardom.

SCORPIO *** Oct. 23-Nov. 21Let your emotions lead the way and you will out-shine anyone who tries to outdo you. Make somevery original changes to your current plans andsurprise everyone. Love is in the stars.

SAGITTARIUS *** Nov. 22-Dec. 21Home, family and the assets you have accumulat-ed must be protected. A change at home maycome as a surprise but, as long as you have yourside of things covered, you will not suffer from apoor decision.

CAPRICORN **** Dec. 22-Jan. 19Tie up some of the details that are holding back aproject or plan you have been trying to get off theground. There is an interesting opportunity to mixa little business with pleasure.

AQUARIUS ** Jan. 20-Feb. 18Do not deviate from your plans because someoneis causing you grief. This is not the time to give into temptation or get involved with someone whoisn’t the best role model. Avoid past mistakes.

PISCES ***** Feb. 19-March 20Alterations to your home or living arrangementswill benefit you in the long run. You have to look at the overall picture and structure your decisions to accommodate your plans for the future.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY

Actor Sean Connery is 79.Talk show host Regis Philbin is 78.Actor Anthony Heald is 65.Actor John Savage is 60.Bassist Gene Simmons of Kiss is 60.Singer Rob Halford of Judas Priest is 58.Musician Elvis Costello is 55.Director Tim Burton is 51.Country singer-actor Billy Ray Cyrus is 48.Guitarist Vivian Campbell of Def Leppard is 47.Actor Blair Underwood is 45.Model Claudia Schiffer is 39.Actress Rachel Bilson is 28.

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4. Manager - Accounts• Age 35-45 years, Male or Female. • Bachelor degree or Higher in Accounting or

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6. Plant Manager• Age 35-45 years, Male, B.E. Mechanical /

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* All positions requires Good Command of Spoken & Written English and candidates should possess excellent managerial skills and are for Thai National only.

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Elena vanquishesSharapovaElena Dementieva won herthird singles title of the year,snapping a run of poor show-ings against Maria Sharapovain an all-Russian showdown atthe WTA Rogers Cup onSunday. The 27-year-oldDementieva posted a 6-4 6-3win over unseeded Sharapovato earn her 14th career singlestitle. – AFP

Germany shockedDefending champions VfLWolfsburg slumped to a shock4-2 defeat at home toHamburg on Sunday to leaveLeverkusen top of theBundesliga, while Germangiants Bayern Munich werehumbled by Mainz.“We were terrible in defenceand Hamburg deserved thewin,”fumed Wolfsburg coachArmin Veh. – AFP

Franchitti winsDario Franchitti went wire-to-wire at the Infineon Raceway tocapture the Indy Grand Prix ofSonoma on Sunday.Franchitti began on the poleand managed to avoid anopening-lap seven car smashto win the season finale.Franchitti earned his fourth winof the season by leading all 75laps and holding off RyanBriscoe. – AFP

24 GAMES Tuesday, August 25, 2009 DAILY XPRESS

AP, Brisbane, Australia

Dump the captain, fire thecoach, demanded the de-

tractors. And make the selectorspay for obvious bad choices.

Australia’s Ashes loss toEngland in the fifth cricket Testyesterday wore heavily on thepsyche of many Australians, as itwill for the next 18 months untilthe teams meet again DownUnder.

As it was, most Australianswere sleeping overnight onSunday when the end came. Itwas 2.48am local time yesterdayon the east coast when MichaelHussey was finally out to com-plete a 197-run defeat at TheOval in London, sealingEngland’s 2-1 win in the five-match series.

Ricky Ponting now has thedubious distinction of being on-ly the second Australian captain– and the first since BillyMurdoch more than a centuryago (1884 and 1890) – to lose theAshes twice in England.

It didn’t help that his runout –and that of his vice-captainMichael Clarke within the spaceof six balls – was the beginningof the end of any chanceAustralia had of achieving arecord fourth-innings chase of546 runs or batting through toforce a draw at The Oval.

After a comprehensive victo-ry in the fourth Test to squarethe series at 1-1, after wasting thechance to open with a victory atCardiff in the first Test,Australia were favoured to winor least hold on for a draw in thelast match to retain the Ashes.In two overcast sessions, the en-tire series turned, and Englandhad the upper hand from thesecond of five days.

Peter Roebuck, a veterancricket writer for the SydneyMorning Herald and a stridentPonting critic in the past, sup-ported the Australian skipper.

“Ponting will not be evicted,nor is he likely to step aside,”Roebuck wrote. “Although theinside edges are a worry, he con-firmed his batting skills inCardiff and Headingley. And it israre for an Australian captain tobe allowed to keep playing once

he has stood down.” Former Australia opening

batsman Michael Slater wasn’tso sure, criticising Ponting andthe selectors for allowingAustralia to slip to No 4 in theworld rankings after defendingthe No 1 ranking against theodds and against a better teamin South Africa earlier this year.

“The fact of the matter is thatwe have gone over to Englandwith the wrong squad,” Slatersaid.

Malcolm Conn, writing in TheAustralian newspaper, suggest-ed the entire selection panelneeded to be reviewed.

“Is Andrew Hilditch too con-servative a chairman? Howmany hats should selector, tourgroup leader and commentatorMerv Hughes be able to wear?”Conn wrote.

Former Australia Test all-rounder Tom Moody also criti-cised the selectors, saying theirdecision to leave out spinnerNathan Hauritz in the decidingtest was “horribly wrong.”

“To not pick a genuine spin-ner in that situation is inexcus-able,” said Moody, who is coachof Western Australia state.

Australians howl for team changesafter Ashes loss

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4-0Scott Feldman struckout a career-high 11batters to win his fifthconsecutive road startas the Texas Rangersbeat the Tampa Bay.

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England captain AndrewStrauss holds the replica Ashesurn as the players celebratewinning the series againstAustralia.

AFP, London

England captain AndrewStrauss urged his side to

use their Ashes series triumphas a stepping stone to furthersuccess after a dramatic fifthTest win over Australia here atthe Oval.

Victory, by the dominatingmargin of 197 runs and withmore than a day to spare, sawEngland take the series 2-1.

Strauss recognised the dan-gers inherent in Ashes hype af-ter a triumph that saw his sideknock Australia off the numberone spot in the world Testrankings but still left his side infifth place.

“We are not the number oneside the world, we are from it atthe moment,” said Strauss.

“I think we are honestenough to know that. To be-come the number one side inthe world you have to win con-sistently home and away.

“Our next challenge is a mas-sive one, away in South Africa.South Africa is probably ashard a tour as you can go onbut we can take confidencefrom this. Our goal is obviouslyto be number one in the world.

“Last time we were steppinginto the unknown, nobody inthe team had ever won anAshes series. I think also wehave got to be conscious thatthis is a stepping stone.

“We’ve got a young side, wecan get a lot better than we areat the moment. We are prettyinconsistent as we’ve ablydemonstrated this series. Butwe’ve shown some guts and de-termination and some charac-ter.

Australia dominated the bat-ting and bowling averages thisseries but still lost.

“I think it just shows thatwhen we are bad we are verybad and when we are good weare very good,” said Strauss.

“At the important momentswe came good, we bowledthem out cheaply in the first in-nings which was absolutelycrucial and we dug in and gotruns.”

THE SPORTA steppingstone, sayshero Strauss

Tuesday, August 25, 2009 DAILY XPRESS THE SPORT 25

A P , Sugar Grove, Illinois

Morgan Pressel deliveredthe winning point with

her 3-and-2 victory over AnnaNordqvist on Sunday, as theAmericans won their thirdstraight Solheim Cup with a 16-12 decision over Europe onSunday.

After Nordqvist missed an 8-foot putt to keep the matchalive, Pressel’s team-mates,who had been watching at theside of the green, leaped upand started celebrating.

“This is so important to us,”Pressel said, wiping away tears.“It’s not about pride. It’s notabout money. It’s about coun-try. It’s about our team-mates.”

The Americans were heavyfavourites this week. They hadsome of the top players in theworld while four of Europe’splayers were ranked 125th orlower. Annika Sorenstam,Europe’s anchor the lastdecade, is no longer playing.And the United States had wonthe last two Solheim Cups, andwere unbeaten on US soil.

But Europe captain AlisonNicholas pulled out every trickshe could this week to inspireher team, including video mes-sages from Seve Ballesterosand Jose Maria Olazabal,whose “Spanish Armada” wasregarded as the greatest part-nership in Ryder Cup history.

Midway through Sunday af-ternoon, Europe were leadingin six of the 12 matches.

Angela Stanford gave theAmericans their first boost,beating Becky Brewerton 5 and4 to give the United States the

first point of the day. PaulaCreamer followed with a victo-ry over Suzann Pettersenshortly after, and Michelle Wierebounded to beat HelenAlfredsson 1 up.

Wie, whose 3-0-1 record wasthe best of any American thisweek, grabbed a US flag andheld it aloft to cries of“Wheee!” from the crowd. Asthe last three matches finished,there were shrieks of joy whenthe next American joined theparty, and new rounds of “U-S-A! U-S-A!”

When the last match wasover, they ran around the 18thgreen hugging each other andwaving American flags. Thefans at Rich Harvest Farms, soboisterous all week, joined in

with more chants and ap-plause.

“Most of the day, I didn’t

think it was going to happen,”an emotional US captain BethDaniel said.

Wie had been 3 up throughsix holes, but former Europeancaptain Alfredsson made somevital shots to even it after 11holes. “It was tough,” Wie said.“Helen’s the best. She’s just sotough to beat.”

Wie showed again that whenshe’s on song, few can touchher. Her drive on the par-5 15thwent 305 yards and she hit aneight iron to 20 feet. She two-putted for the birdie, andAlfredsson couldn’t make theputt to match her.

“I did not want to go to 18,”Wie said, “but it came to that. “

The United States won thesingles 8-4.

GOLF

PRESSEL DELIVERSAmericans winthird straightSolheim Cup

IT IS NOT ABOUTPRIDE, IT’S NOTABOUT MONEY. IT’SABOUT OUR TEAM-MATES .Morgan Pressel

Members of the US team with the Solheim Cup at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois.,,

Moore beats Stadler in play-off for title

Dyson wins second KLMcrownEngland’s Simon Dysoncame from six shots back atthe start of the final roundto clinch the KLM Open,beating Ireland’s PeterLawrie and Sweden’s PeterHedblom in a play-off onSunday in Zandvoort, theNetherlands.

After claiming six birdiesin his first 12 holes, Dysoncarded a course record-equalling seven under 63and then birdied the firstextra hole for his second titleat the KLM Open.

Dyson previously won in2006 on another 18-footbirdie putt.

“When I birdied the sev-enth and ninth I thoughtback to doing the samewhen I won,” Dyson said.“Then I birdied the 12th like Idid then.”

Lawrie, who was oneahead of Dyson with three toplay bogeyed the 16th, whileHedblom lost his fourthcareer playoff by firing a 25-foot putt wide.

Defending championDarren Clarke settled for fifthalongside Welshman JamieDonaldson.

Reid wins TraditionMike Reid made a 12-footbirdie putt on the first play-off hole on Sunday to beatJohn Cook and win the Jeld-Wen Tradition for his secondcareer major on theChampions Tour.

Reid raised both handsand let out a deep sighbefore humbly removing hiscap and shaking Cook’s handat Crosswater Golf Club incentral Oregon.

“I just don’t feel deserv-ing,” he said. “But I’m sograteful.”A P

AP, Greensboro, North Carolina

Ryan Moore won with abirdie on the third hole of a

sudden death play-off againstKevin Stadler on Sunday at theWyndham Championship tocapture his first title on thePGA Tour.

Moore, who vaulted up theleaderboard with five consecu-tive birdies on the back nine,had two chances to seal the vic-tory after his approach on No 18landed in the middle of the

green and rolled to 6 feet. Hesank that putt for his first victo-ry in his 112th event.

Stadler’s second shot on thethird play-off hole skipped offthe back of the green. Hechipped within 20 feet, but hisputt drifted to the low side ofthe cup.

That cleared the way forMoore to pick up $918,000 and500 FedEx Cup points for win-ning the final tournament be-fore the play-offs start later this

week. Stadler, Moore and JasonBohn forced the play-off afterthey were tied at 16-under 264through 72 holes. Bohn waseliminated on the first play-offhole after he had trouble escap-ing the greenside bunker on No18 and his first shot rolled backinto the sand.

Sergio Garcia blew a three-stroke lead midway through thefinal round, shot a 70 and fin-ished at 265. Moore and Stadlereach could have avoided the

play-off, but both bogeyed No18.

Moore sailed his drive nearthe cart path. His second shotbounced into a bunker and – af-ter a remarkable bunker chip to8 feet – his short par putt bentleft around the hole. Stadler’sthird shot landed on a hill be-hind the green and rolled backto 8 feet from the flagstick, buthe left his par putt about 6 inch-es short. Moore shot a 65 in thefinal round.

AFP

AFP

Ryan Moore after winning theWyndham Championship.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009 DAILY XPRESS THE SPORT 27

Defending champions InterMilan were held to a surprise1-1 draw at home to promotedBari at the San Siro onSunday in their first match ofthe new Serie A season.

But rivals Juventus got offto a winning start as VincenzoIaquinta scored the only goalin a 1-0 home success againstChievo. Cameroon forwardSamuel Eto’o scored his firstgoal for Inter since joiningfrom Barcelona in a swap deal

that saw Zlatan Ibrahimovichead to Spain, but VitalyKutuzov’s equaliser earnedthe plucky Serie A newboys adeserved share of the spoils.

Inter coach Jose Mourinhopicked new signings Eto’o andDiego Milito up front togetherbut they could not fire thechampions to victory.

“We have the quality to dowell, we played a great gamebut we didn’t have the luckneeded to score a second goal

and make the game safe,”moaned the Portuguese boss.

“Unfortunately, we lack a

bit of fluidity, we haven’t hadlong to work together.

“We’re not a team thatmakes excuses and I don’twant to justify the loss of twopoints but it’s a fact thatwe’ve changed a lot and we’relacking fluidity.”

Messi lifts Barca to Cup winLionel Messi scored twice asBarcelona beat AthleticBilbao 3-0 in the SpanishSuper Cup second leg on

Sunday for a 5-1 aggregatewin.

The European championsdominated the match andcould have won by more.

Argentine star Messiscored in the 50th minute andadded a second from thepenalty spot in the 68th.

New Swedish strikerZlatan Ibrahimovic settledwell and it was his pass whichcreated Messi’s opener. BojanKrkic added the third goal.

Inter Milan forward SamuelEto’o waves to supporters.

Champions Inter Milan held by new boys Bari, Juventus win against Chievo

DAILY XPRESS

Local fans are waiting withbated breath after the latest

round of speculation surround-ing the future of national coachPeter Reid.

Skysports website broke thenews that the veteran coach,who’s been at the helm of thenational team since September,was poised to join EnglishPremier League club Stoke asassistant to manager TonyPulis. The post became vacantafter Dave Kemp switched to ascouting job.

It’s not the first time theEnglishman, who spent sevenyears with Sunderland be-tween 1995 and 2002, has beenlinked with a club back home.However, it seems there’s sub-stance to the story this time af-ter Reid was spotted sittingalongside Stoke’s part-timecoach, Gerry Francis, duringthe Potters’ goalless draw withBirmingham at the weekend.

Rumours have it that he’s al-ready made a verbal agreementwith the English club and it isnow just a matter of negotiat-ing contract terms.

Pulis made no secret of hisadmiration for the 53-year-oldReid, whom he believes willhelp move the club forward af-ter it survived a first term inthe Premiership last season.

“Peter is a proper footballman whose experience in thegame will be a valuable asset tome and everyone else at theclub.

“He is a bubbly characterand that will certainly have a

positive effect around theplace,” Pulis told the club’s of-ficial website,StokeCityfc.co.uk.

If Reid does return home, itwill be a big setback to the na-tional side, which looked to beheading in the right directionunder the stewardship of theex-England player. Thailandare also in the middle of quali-fication for the Qatar-hostedAsian Cup in 2011.

The words of Steve Darby,Reid’s number two, could allayThai fans’ concerns for the mo-ment, though.

“No official word has beengiven to the Thai FA as yet, soat the moment it's an ongoingstory,” Darby was quoted assaying by Associated Press.

“If the FA receives anythingformally, Dato Worawi [thepresident] will hold a press

conference to spread thenews.”

“I am in daily contact withPeter, and at this momentnothing is concrete yet ... buthe regularly gets offered jobsas he was so successful over along period with Sunderland.”

“I’d be disappointed if hegoes because I really enjoyworking with him, but is foot-ball ever simple and logical?”

Worawi Makudi, theAssociation president, insistedno deal had been reached andno one had contacted him sofar.

“I don’t have any informa-tion, nothing has been passedon to me at this time," saidWorawi, who is also an execu-tive committee member of Fifa.

FOOTBALL

CHEERIO, PETER REID? Thailand’s coachlooks to be on hisway to Stoke City

I REALLY ENJOYWORKING WITH HIM,BUT IS FOOTBALLEVER SIMPLE ANDLOGICAL?Tony Pulis

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva shakes hands with Peter Reid in this file photo.,,

A F P , Liverpool, England

Everton confirmed theyhave agreed a fee with

English Premier League rivalsManchester City for the saleof defender Joleon Lescott,bringing to an end a bitter,summer-long saga.

The England internationalis expected to undergo a med-ical on Monday after City fi-nally matched theMerseysiders’ valuation of£24 million.

Earlier, Everton managerDavid Moyes took a finalswipe at City over the affair.

Asked after his side’s 1-0defeat at Burnley on Sundayif the Lescott deal was welladvanced Moyes said: “If they[City] say they are quite faron I’m sure they are.

“But we shouldn’t havebeen asked to wait this lengthof time for an amount of cashwe think was the correct val-ue for the player. Real Madridcame in with the money tobuy Cristiano Ronaldo fromManchester United the weekafter the end of the season.

“If the money had been of-fered in June it would havebeen a lot easier for us. Thetime is against us [to find areplacement].”

N’castle deadline extendedNewcastle moved closer

yesterday to a takeover whichcould see Alan Shearer in-stalled as manager when theclub extended a deadline forlocal businessman BarryMoat to make a bid. Themove will be seen as a signalthat current owner MikeAshley would still prefer tosell the club rather than hangon.

Evertonagree feefor Lescott

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GOLF

Solheim Cup tostay in the US The United States earned their third straightSolheim Cup by collecting eight of 12 points inthe singles competition at Rich Harvest Farms.The Americans also registered their eighth winoverall by posting a 16-12 total victory. “Most ofthe day I was thinking this wasn’t going tohappen,” said American captain Beth Daniel.“I can’t even believe they’ve done this.”

PERFECT PAIR

YEUNG GUNS FOR BIRMINGHAMHong Kong tycoon Carson Yeung has offered 57 millionpounds in a takeover bid for Birmingham City, promisingmoney to buy new players this season.THE SPORT

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CRICKET

England pull offmagical victory How fitting that actor Daniel Radcliffe, akaHarry Potter, should be among the cheeringcrowds at The Oval to see England win theAshes. Even at Hogwarts School of Witchcraftand Wizardry, the dramatic way in which AndrewStrauss’ squad conjured up this victory – purecricket magic at times – would strain the limitsof belief. >PAGE 25

28 BANGKOK Tuesday, August 25, 2009 DAILY XPRESS

Carlo Ancelotti believesDidier Drogba and NicolasAnelka’s revitalised partner-ship will strike fear into thehearts of Chelsea’s PremierLeague title rivals.

The Italian manager sawhis new charges extend theirperfect start to the seasonwith a 2-0 victory at Fulhamon Sunday, sealed by a goalin each half from Drogbaand Anelka.

The pair have not alwaysgelled successfully duringtheir time together atStamford Bridge.

But former AC Milancoach Ancelotti has tinkeredwith Chelsea’s system, con-verting his midfield into adiamond formation andchallenging Drogba andAnelka to dovetail neatly upfront.

The results have beenspectacular.

They were exceptional atCraven Cottage, with eachplayer setting up the other’sgoal, and Ancelotti has nowchallenged them to main-tain their electric start to thenew campaign.

“I was always sure Didierand Nicolas could playtogether,” Ancelotti said.“They are fantastic strikersand different players. I don’tknow why it didn’t workwith previous managers – itdepends on the system youwant to use on the pitch.

“Our idea for Nicolas wasthat he should stay a littlebehind Didier. In the firsthalf, he played a bit on thewing, by the right-back, soour play wasn’t so good. Inthe second it was better ashe played more in the cen-tre.”

Chelsea’s NicolasAnelka, left, celebratesscoring the secondgoal with DidierDrogba againstFulham.