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As I toss into the bin the plasticand polystyrene in which my

chicken fillet was neatly packed, Ican’t help wondering where all thisends up. The toxic chemicals of suchmaterial cannot be integrated intothe soil of Mother Earth.

What is being done to the wrap-pers of potato chips and crackers,and to the millions of sanitary nap-

kins and used diapers? Isn’t it time towake up and take a stance as enlight-ened consumers, who will not pur-chase goods unless we are sure itwill not harm the environment inwhich our children will grow up? Itis high time we realised one basictruth – our health and well-being depends on the purity of our envi-ronment. Period.

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Bangkok is set for anotherseason of mega-traffic jams

from Monday, when childrenhead back to school for thenew semester.

Motorists will be reduced toa crawling pace on SathornRoad, where the flow averages10 kilometres an hour onschool days.

Stewing on Sathorn,Sukhumvit

“There are so many famousestablishments nearby,” ex-plained Bangkok Traffic andTransportation Department di-

rector Jumpol Sampaopol yes-terday. Located on or nearSathorn Road are the BangkokChristian College, St JosephConvent School andAssumption Suksa School.

“Altogether, they have about20,000 students and mostcome to school in their par-ents’ vehicles,” Jumpol said.

He added that Samsen Roadbetween Kiakkai and WasukriPier would also be a hotspotfor jams due to the proximityof several big schools.Sukhumvit and Rama IV canexpect congestion for the samereason.

Jumpol warned that the traf-fic nightmare would spreadacross the river, too.

“There are lots of popularschools in Thon Buri.”

But he said that recent im-provements to roads shouldhelp ease the situation.

“We will also have towtrucks standing by to clearbreakdowns as quickly as pos-sible.”

He added that officialswould be manning the routesaround 28 of Bangkok’s largestschools to help facilitate trafficflow and help students crossroads.

Army of volunteersMeanwhile, the Bangkok

Metropolitan Administration

(BMA) is preparing an army of city “tesakit” officials to help police handle the traffic situation,said the BMA governor yester-day.

MR Sukhumbhand Paribatrasaid 638 tesakit officials wouldbe stationed at 430 traffichotspots – intersections,crossroads and in front ofschools – to take care of stu-dents and other pedestriansduring the morning andevening rush-hours.

Part of a project called “AsaPanong Kham Thanon”(“Volunteer to Help KidsCross the Roads”), the officials will be out on thestreets during the first semes-ter.

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Aprisoner who died in aSamut Prakan prison

recently was assaulted byfellow inmates who disguised his killing as anaccident, a FinanceMinistry inquiry conclud-ed yesterday.

Wichai Khongsombatwas beaten up by a groupof 12 inmates in his cell onthe night of April 15, saidinspector-general Phoke-

phibool Potranant. Wichaiwas found dead the nextmorning.

Tempers reportedlyflared in the cell whenWichai, temporarily de-tained for drunk driving,stepped on sleeping cell-mates. His 12 attackersthen overpowered him andtied his wrists behind hisback, while the 60 or so re-maining prisoners in thecell looked on.

The 12 have been ques-tioned by Khlong Dan po-lice but not yet chargedwith any offence. The min-istry set up the inquiry af-ter Wichai’s wife madecomplaints to the media.

Rushing back to schoolWith a new term starting on Monday,city motorists are about to hit traffic

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TEMPERS FLAREDIN THE CELL WHENWICHAI STEPPEDON SLEEPINGCELLMATES.

A man wears a fancy-dress costume during the Phi Khon Nam Festival inLoei’s Chiang Khan district.Revellers usually dressthemselves up like cattle to celebrate the creature’s contribution to farming in the district.

Technicianjailed overcelebrity sex photos

brieflyHow to beat thesmoking banThe landlady of a British pubhas exploited a loophole in thecountry’s smoking ban byopening a “smoking researchcentre” where drinkers canlight up legally.

Locals at the Cutting Edgepub in Barnsley, northernEngland, must fill in a question-naire on their smoking habits tosatisfy legal requirementsbefore sitting down for a drinkand a cigarette in the centre.

The Cutting Edge’s landla-dy Kerry Fenton opened thecentre, which is a separateroom in her pub, five days ago.

“It’s given business a shot inthe arm and it’s all in the nameof research, legal and aboveboard,” she told the Sun.

Flu and luckA 25-year-old Spanish womanwho won a record 126 millioneuros (Bt5.9 billion) in theEuro Millions lottery onlylearned of her good luck dayslater after spending the week-end bed-ridden with the flu.

The unnamed woman fromthe island of Mallorca only dis-covered that she had won thejackpot when lottery officialsfinally tracked her down.

“I was still sick on Mondayso I decided to go to work outof fear of losing my job giventhe economic crisis we aregoing through,” she was quot-ed as saying. – AFP

Sickening stinkAn office worker cleaning arefrigerator full of rotten foodcreated a smell so noxiousthat it sent seven co-workersto the hospital and mademany others ill.

Firefighters had to evacu-ate the AT&T building indowntown San Jose onTuesday after the fumes ledsomeone to call emergencyservices. The unplugged refrig-erator was crammed withmoldy food. – AP

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Miss California to keep crownMiss California USA can retain her crown after questions arose about semi-nude photographs taken of her as a teenager and her association with ananti-gay marriage group, pageant owner Donald Trump said on Tuesday.

Carrie Prejean’s comments about her opposition to same-sex mar-riage ignited a media firestorm after a celebrity judge suggested herresponse may have cost her the Miss USA title; she finished as first-run-ner up. The photos surfaced later and led to the review of her title.

“We’ve reviewed the pictures carefully,” Trump said at a packed newsconference at Trump Plaza in New York City. “We’ve made a determina-tion that the pictures taken were acceptable. Some were risque, but weare in the 21st century.”

Trump also defended the answer Prejean gave at the April 19 MissUSA pageant. She was asked by celebrity blogger judge Perez Hiltonwhat her view was of marriage; she said she believed marriage is onlybetween a man and a woman.

At the press conference, Prejean said: “On April 19 on that stage Iexercised my freedom of speech, and I was punished for doing so.” Shedescribed Hilton’s question as “politically charged” with a “hidden per-sonal agenda”.

“This should not happen in America,” she said. – A P

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A F P , Hong Kong

AHong Kong computertechnician was jailed yes-

terday for eight-and-a-halfmonths for stealing more than1,000 sexually explicit photosof singer Edison Chen with astring of starlets.

The photos spread acrossthe Internet last year, causinga huge scandal in the celebri-ty-obsessed but culturally con-servative city and ruining thecareers of some of the actress-es and singers involved.

Stolen from laptopSze Ho-chun, an employee

of computer shop EliteMultimedia, had copied 1,300sex photos from Chen’s laptopwhen the Canadian-bornsinger-actor took it in for re-pairs in 2006.

The prosecution said the 24-year-old saved the imagesof Chen and other localcelebrities on a compact disc.

But it was not until Februarylast year that the picturesfound their way onto the Weband became one of the mostsearched-for items in Asia,where Hong Kong celebritiesare huge stars.

As a result, Chen announcedhis retirement from the enter-tainment scene and fled to hischildhood home of Canada.

Yesterday, Sze was sen-tenced by magistrate TongMan at Kowloon CityMagistrates’ Court on threecounts of obtaining access to acomputer with a view to dis-honest gain for himself or an-other.

Breach of trustTong said Sze’s copying of

the images was a breach oftrust and that the attention thecase had garnered had shownhow unpleasant it was to haveyour privacy invaded.

Sze had been found guiltyfollowing an earlier trial, al-though it was not clear if heposted the images online him-self. His lawyer Kevin Tangsaid outside court that Szewould probably appeal theconviction.

The photos, which Chen hasadmitted taking, showed himin compromising positionswith celebrities includingCanto-pop star Gillian Chung,actress Cecilia Cheung andformer actress Bobo Chan.

The 28-year-old Chen hadbeen one of Asia’s biggest en-tertainment stars. He recorded16 albums under the EmperorEntertainment Group label, ofwhich the latest was 2007’s“Allow Me To ReintroduceMyself”.

He had stolen sexually explicit imagesfeaturing Hong Kong star Edison Chenwith top actresses, singers; pics foundtheir way to the Net, causing a scandal

US entrepreneur Donald Trump with Carrie Prejean following a press conference where Trump, who owns the Miss USA pageant,announced that Prejean can retain her title as Miss California.

A F P , Houston, Texas

Nasa was assessing damagefound on Tuesday on the

underside of the shuttleAtlantis, but downplayed anythreat to the astronauts or theirmission as the craft raced to-ward a risky high-orbit ren-dezvous with the Hubble tele-scope.

During a marathon 10-hoursurvey of fragile heat shielding,the seven-member Atlantiscrew found a string of gougesstretching 53cm across fourheatshield tiles on the under-side of the forward portion ofthe shuttle’s right wing sus-tained during the craft’slaunch.

The US space agency cha-

racterised the damage, whichwill undergo at least two daysof evaluation by imagery ex-perts in Mission Control, asminor.

“The same amount of dam-age in another area might bemore critical,” LeRoy Cain,who chairs the Nasa missionmanagement team, told a newsbriefing. “The damage itselfappears to be relatively shal-low, and it’s not a very largearea.”

Mission Control ruled outthe need for a second and morefocused inspection of the dam-age site, freeing up more timefor Hubble’s overhaul.

“The preliminary assess-ment is that it does not look

too serious,” shuttle communi-cator Dan Burbank toldAtlantis Commander ScottAltman from Mission Control.

Atlantis lifted off with sevenastronauts on Monday, initiat-

ing an 11-day mission to give the19-year-old Hubble SpaceTelescope an optical makeover,equipping the observatory tocarry on operations for at leastanother five years.

Astronauts find gouges on heatshieldtiles as Atlantis races toward risky rendezvous with Hubble telescope

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Charles seekspatch-up witharchitectsBritain’s Prince Charles soughtto patch up a long-running rowwith architects over his tradi-tionalist views on buildingdesign – even as he dismissedthe modern approach as“flawed”.

The prince’s interventionson architecture have put himat odds with many in the profession.

In a speech to the RoyalInstitute of British Architects onTuesday, he apologised for arow caused during his addressthere 25 years ago when hedescribed plans for an exten-sion to the National Gallery inLondon as a “monstrous car-buncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend”.

He insisted the remarkswere not intended to “kick-start some kind of style war”,but to make “room” for tradi-tionalists.

However, he threatened toimmediately reignite the rowas he warned there was “a sur-feit of abstracted ideology overthe practical realities linked topeople’s lives” in current archi-tecture practice. – A F P

NASA DOWNPLAYSSHUTTLE DAMAGE

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Debris is seen hitting shuttle Atlantis’s right wing edge,causing a string of gouges stretching 53cm across four heatshieldtiles. The damage was likely the result of debris that came off thefuel tank shortly after lift-off on Monday.

By Girlie LinaoD P A , Manila

Filipino moviemakers areeuphoric that four of their

independent titles have beenincluded in the line-up forthis year’s prestigious CannesFilm Festival – a first for acountry with a struggling cin-ema industry.

Three are included in theofficial selection for the maincompetition, the section UnCertain Regard and theSpecial Screenings category,while a fourth was selectedfor the Short Film Corner.

Leading the pack is“Kinatay”, a film about a gangof hitmen who chop up thebodies of their victims. It isdirected by BrillanteMendoza, who also competedfor the festival’s covetedPalme d’Or last year with“Serbis”. An appearance inthe main competition in con-secutive years is a rareachievement by any filmmak-er.

“It’s an exciting year for thePhilippines,” says Mendoza,adding that the entry of thefour Filipino movies in theCannes festival bodes well forthe industry, which continuesto suffer from piracy, hightaxes and stiff competitionfrom Hollywood.

It is Mendoza’s third year ina row to take part in the festi-val. In 2007, his “FosterChild” premiered in theDirectors’ Fortnight pro-gramme to rave reviews.

Raya Martin, whose“Independencia” has been se-lected for the second-tier Un

Certain Regard competition,is participating in the festivalfor the second year. Last year,his “Now Showing” wasscreened during the

Directors' Fortnight. “Independencia”, a histori-

cal drama set during theAmerican occupation of thePhilippines, is the country’s

first entry in the Un CertainRegard programme, consid-ered as the festival’s “moreexperimental and adventur-ous” category.

Heavily taxedIndie films are largely ig-

nored by Filipino moviegoers,who tend to favour the outputof the more commercialmainstream studios as well asHollywood flicks.

Despite the lack of supportat home, the independentfilmmakers have taken thelead role in reviving the in-dustry as directors turn to thegenre because they need lessmoney to produce.

However, legislators havealready taken steps to reducethe cost of film production in

the Philippines. A draft lawthat would cut the amuse-ment taxes on movies haspassed deliberations in boththe House of Representativesand the Senate. The lawwould reduce taxes from 30per cent to not more than 10per cent of receipts.

HARVEY WEINSTEIN, PRODUCER, ONATTENDING THE CANNES FILM FESTIVALWITH “INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS”DIRECTOR QUENTIN TARANTINO.

“It always feels good to be withQuentin. Going with him is like goingwith the Rolling Stones.”

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>> On the Web:www.Festival-Cannes.fr

C U R TA I N S U P>> The Cannes Film Festival,which started yesterday, runs un-til May 24.

>> The other Filipino films atthe Cannes festival are “Manila”by Raya Martin and Adolfo Alix Jr(Special Screenings category),and “Sabongero” by Filipino-American Janice Perez (ShortFilm Corner).

THE FUNIndependentfilmmakers fromthe Philippinesstorm thecinemas ofCannes

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Coco Martin stars in ‘Kinatay’, a gritty crime drama by Brillante Mendoza. It’s about hitmen who chop upthe bodies of their victims. ‘Kinatay’ is in the main competition in Cannes, the second consecutive year thatMendoza has competed for the Palme d’Or.

“Independencia”, directed by Raya Martin, is a family drama set in thewoods during the US occupation of the Philippines in the early 1900s.

The magic of MozartAMERICAN PIANIST Robert Satterlee takes to thestage of the Thai German Cultural Foundation’s audi-torium on South Sathorn Road Soi 1 on Monday at 8for a programme that includes Mozart’s “Sonata in FMajor”, Chopin’s “Polonaise Fantasie” and Liszt’s“Sonata in B Minor”.

Tickets are Bt400 and Bt200 from Robinson Pianoat Siam Discovery Centre. Call (02) 658 1080-1 or(081) 682 8000.

A little night musicTHE THAILAND PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA presents its 11thconcert under the baton of conductor Christopher Hughes on Fridayat 7 and Saturday at 4pm in MACM Hall at the College of Music atMahidol University in Salaya.

The programme features the Thai traditional tune “Lopburi” andBedreich Smetana’s “Overture to the Bartered Bride”, as well asworks by Rachmaninoff and Grieg.

The guest soloist is pianist Eri Nakagawa, who’s performed withthe Osaka Mozart Ensemble and the Budapest Chamber Symphony.She is an assistant professor and head of the Piano Department ofthe College of Music.

Tickets cost from Bt100 to Bt500. Call (02) 800 2525 exten-sion 153.

A P , Cannes, France

The Cannes Film Festivalfaced a problem this year –

how to replace passionate, at-tention-grabbing actor SeanPenn as jury president?

For starters, organisers re-cruited a 2009 jury that in-cludes actress Robin WrightPenn, who is in the midst of di-vorcing the Academy Award-winning “Milk” star.

And as jurypresident, thefestival opted fora French icon inI s a b e l l eHuppert, whohas starred in al-most 100 filmsand twice wonCannes’ best-actress prize.

“It was not easy to find some-one after Sean Penn,” festivaldirector Thierry Fremaux says.“Sean was great as a president.We’ll miss him.”

But Fremaux is confident

Huppert will do a stellar job. Sheis the first woman to head the ju-ry since Liv Ullman in 2001.

“She is a very serious person,and she said that for her, beingpresident of Cannes is like havinga role in a film,” Fremaux says.

Also on this year’s jury areactress Asia Argento, Americandirector James Gray, Turkishfilmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylanand British novelist and screen-writer Hanif Kureishi.

Phuket festis cancelledDespite the Asean summitbeing postponed to October,next month’s Phuket FilmFestival will still be cancelled.

“I just sent out 1,000 pressreleases and 15 minutes later Ilearn that the government iscalling off its meeting,” festivaldirector Scott Rosenberg saidyesterday.

Big-nameHollywoodguests hadmade plans tocome for the festfrom June 4 to 11– Oscar-winningactor AdrianBrody, directorGus Van Sant and producerDarnell Martin. To call themand say the festival was backon, well, Rosenberg says peoplewould think he’s “a flake”.

Brody was “squeamish”about coming anyway, due tothe heavy security on theisland ahead of the Aseanconfab that was planned forJune 13 and 14.

Rosenberg said he thoughtabout postponing the festuntil August, but none of hisstars would be available then.

“I’ve been through an emo-tional wringer,” he says. “I’mtired. It’s time to just let it rest.”

He’s not sure when thenext edition of the PhuketFilm Festival will be held.

Last laughsMeanwhile, there’s another

fest – the Tourism Authority ofThailand’s World Comedy FilmFestival set for Bangkok fromJune 10 to 16. It overlapped thePhuket fest by two days.

The scheduling conflict andthe money being spent by theTAT – Bt14 million for comedyversus less than Bt1 million forPhuket – was another prob-lem Rosenberg was facing.

Brody

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BRITISH MUSICIAN PeterGabriel and Venezuelancomposer and conductorJose Antonio Abreu are thisyear’s winners of the PolarMusic Prize. The award willbe presented in Stockholmon August 31.

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Spilt ‘Milk’After Sean Penn’s high-profile stint last year,Cannes organisers choose a French icon to preside

A gun-toting WillieMcIntosh adorns a posterfor the Thai comedy“Saranair Haao Peng” onTuesday at the Cannes FilmMarket. Adapted from the11-year-old reality TV show,“Saranair” opened in Thaicinemas on April 30 andearned Bt50 million in itsfirst week. DistributorSahamongkol FilmInternational has themovie and other titles it’stouting at the Cannes festi-val, hoping the strongdomestic box-office show-ing will translate into moremoney from sales to over-seas buyers.

IT WAS NOT EASY TOFIND SOMEONE AFTERSEAN PENN.Thierry Fremaux, festivaldirector

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By John CarucciA S S O C I A T E D P R E S S

Anew John Lennon exhibitis particularly emotional

for his widow, Yoko Ono.Besides Lennon’s guitars, let-ters and other personal effects,it also includes a paper bagcontaining the bloody clothesfrom the night he was shot todeath.

Ono received the items fromthe medical examiner inDecember 1980, when the for-mer Beatle was gunned downin New York City at age 40.

“It was hard to include,” Onosays. “And I thought it might becriticised as well.”

But ultimately, she thought itwas important to let people seethe effects of gun violence.

The Lennon items are part ofan exhibit continuing all thisyear at the Rock and Roll Hallof Fame Annex.

“The New York Years” in-cludes his famous “New York

City” T-shirt, his upright pianofrom his Dakota apartment, anda posthumous 1981 GrammyAward for the couple’s album“Double Fantasy”.

There are letters document-

ing Lennon’s long battle againstdeportation in the early 1970s,both from the government andsupporters. Glass cases containa dozen or so handwrittenlyrics.

Ono says Lennon’s death stillhaunts her nearly 30 years later.

“I still get affected by it. If itwas a slow a process, we couldhave talked about it or some-thing.”

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Lennon’sNewYorkAs mementoes go on exhibit, the tears won’t stop for Yoko Ono

A scene from theshort film ‘Bottomsby Yoko Ono andJohn Lennon’.

The Lennon memorabiliawill be on view all this year.

A napkin from the New York Hilton on which Lennon wrote ‘Imagine’. Clothing belonging to Lennon and photographs are in the exhibit.

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Minutes after I start jog-ging, I start to itch and it’seven worse when I sweat.The itchy areas are aroundmy waist, on my legs andon abdomen area. Andwhen I stop running, theitchiness goes, only to startthe moment I start runningagain. It’s very annoying.How can I get rid of thesymptom so I can enjoy jog-ging again?

Physical activities, especial-ly running and jogging, cancause allergic symptoms insome people, and when thishappens, it’s called exercise-induced urticaria or hives.

Symptoms may include itchi-ness, flushing, difficultybreathing, stomach crampsand swelling.

It may be related to the in-gestion of certain foods beforeexercise. Generally, an anti-histamine is partially effectivein preventing a flare-up.Patients should avoid precipi-tating food and medicationbefore exercise.

However, without reviewingyour medical history and aproper examination, it is diffi-cult to make a conclusive di-agnosis.

My advice is to see a derma-tologist for specific diagnosisand recommendation.

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askthe pros

Thidakarn Ratanabanangkoon, MD Anti-Ageing Physician andDermatologist at SamitivejSrinakarin Hospital’sAesthetics Institute

Send questions to healthyxpress@gmail.com.

quickshots

A hospitalwith a heart

Bumrungrad Hospital hosts anexhibition titled “Big Heart” atCentralWorld’s Eden Zone fromTuesday to May 24 with the aimof encouraging shoppers to takesteps to look after their healthand prevent heart disease.

On show will be a giant heart -a million times bigger than thereal life organ – with chambersthat you can walk through.

Visitors can also take advan-tage of free check-ups and con-sultations with a nutritionist aswell as listen to talks by special-ists and doctors. Call (02) 6672212.

The bones of the matter

Crack your bones back intoshape with a free check up todayand again on Saturday by stafffrom the D Spine ChiropracticClinic between 2 and 5pm at theQueen Sirikit Convention Centre'sZone C, booth number G275. Justsend in your name, contact num-ber and the date you’d like yourcheck-up via SMS to (086) 3986188 or (086) 300 8924 and waitfor confirmation.

For more information, visitwww.ChiroThailand.com.

Regenerationretreat

The Hospital of Mae FahLuang University’s School of AntiAgeing and Regenerative Medicineis holding a three-day conferencefor doctors in cosmetic dermatol-ogy from tomorrow to Sunday atthe Radisson Hotel.

Topics include the anti ageingtechniques including stem celltherapy, advanced techniques firbrow lifts plus obesity treatment.Registration starts at Bt3,000.Call (02) 679 0038 extension5111 or (087) 044 0793.

Itching to run

A S S O C I A T E D P R E S S

Leo Lytel was diagnosedwith autism as a toddler,

but by age nine he’d over-come the disorder. Hisprogress is part of a growingbody of research that suggestsat least 10 per cent of childrenwith autism can “recover”from it – most of them afterundergoing years of intensivebehavioural therapy.

Sceptics question the phe-nomenon, but University ofConnecticut psychology pro-fessor Deborah Fein present-ed research this month at anautism conference in Chicagothat included 20 children whogot a correct diagnosis butyears later were no longerconsidered autistic.

Among them was Leo, a boyin Washington who oncemade no eye contact and of-ten spun around in circles –classic autism symptoms.

Now he is an articulate, so-cial third-grader.

Autism researcherGeraldine Dawson, chief sci-ence officer of the advocacygroup Autism Speaks, callsFein’s research a break-through.

“We’re at a very early stagein terms of understanding”

the phenomenon, Dawsonsays.

Previous studies have sug-gested that between 3 and 25per cent of autistic kids re-cover. Fein’s studies haveshown the range is 10 to 20per cent.

Recovery is “not a realisticexpectation for the majorityof kids”, but parents shouldknow it can happen, Fein says.

Doubters say either they re-ally weren’t autistic to beginwith, or they’re still socially

odd and obsessive, but theydon’t exactly meet criteria forautism.

Fein insists the children inher study “really were” autis-tic and now they’re “reallynot”.

Because the phenomenon isso rare, Fein is still seekingchildren to help bolster evi-dence as to what traits for-merly autistic kids may havein common.

The researchers are doingimaging tests to see if the re-

covered kids’ brains lookmore like those of autistic ornon-autistic children. Autisticchildren’s brains tend to beslightly larger than normal.

Imaging scans also are be-ing done to examine brainfunction in formerly autistickids. Researchers want toknow if their “normal” behav-iour is a result of “normal”brain activity, or if theirbrains process information ina non-typical way to compen-sate for any deficits.

New lighton autismNew research suggests far more youngsters ‘recover’ from the condition than previously believed

THE RESEARCHERSARE DOING IMAGINGTESTS TO SEE IFTHE RECOVERED KIDS’BRAINS LOOK MORELIKE THOSE OF AUTISTICOR NON-AUTISTICCHILDREN.

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do it!

Back in the frame

After a successful tour of China, Bangkok-based Israeli photographer Boza Zippor is

back with a new exhibition at the Amari Watergate Hotel. Until May 31, he’s show-

casing works from several projects developed in Thailand over the last two years

including studio nudes, atmospheric scenery and Thai architecture. Part of the pro-

ceeds will go to the Asian Elephant Foundation of Thailand. The art gallery on the

hotel’s third floor is open daily from 9am to 9pm. Call (02) 653 9000.

In printSilpakorn University and the Siam CementFoundation showcase the works that made itthrough to the finals of the Bangkok Triennaleof International Prints and Drawings 2008-2010in an exhibition that runs until June 14 at theBangkok Art and Culture Centre. Some 1,400artists from 64 countries submitted 3,806 printsand drawings to the first round. On show are 156prints and 87 drawings, supplemented on week-ends by video presentations on basic printmak-ing. After the Bangkok leg, the exhibition willmove to Silpakorn University’s SanamchandraPalace Campus in Nakhon Pathom fromNovember 6 to December 13. Call (02) 8807374 or visit www.Interprint.su.ac.th orwww.SCGFoundation.org.

Fabba AbbaThe Bangkok Symphony Orchestra

plays “Abba’s Greatest Hits” at 8

tomorrow at the Thailand Cultural

Centre. Joining the BSO will Susie

Webb and Zoe Nicholas of the British

tribute band Fabbagirls. Steve Sidwell

is guest conductor. Tickets are Bt500

to Bt2,500 at Thaiticketmajor. Visit

www.BangkokSymphony.org

TastytapasThroughout May, the

Tapas Y Vino restaurant at

the Grand Millennium

Sukhumvit features Izakaya

Tapas, bite-sized Japanese

morsels that include seared

tuna, Alaska king crab and

Brie tempura. Wash them

down with one of the more

than 350 wines on offer.

The restaurant is open daily

except Sundays from 6 to

11pm. Call 02 204 4158.

Healthy at a price The Radisson Hotel Bangkok’shealth club is offering a dis-counted membership forBt13,000 – Bt4,000 off thenormal annual rate. Sign upnow and you’ll receive avoucher that allows you toenjoy a complementary buf-fet dinner for two at NishikiJapanese restaurant.Members can also invite afriend to work out (one timeonly) free of charge through-out May. Call (02) 641 4777extension 1530.

Art mattersVasan Sitthiket, KaminLertchaiprasert, ManopSuwanpinta and ML SaksinKarsemsan are among the 50artists taking part in “MiniMatters” at Galerie N onWireless Road, an exhibitionthat seeks to illustrate thatbigger is not necessarily bet-ter. The show opens onSaturday and runs until June16. The gallery is openTuesday to Sunday from10am to 7pm. Call (02) 2521592.

Sounding offSip a cocktail and enjoy cooltunes from the SoundstationTrio at the Novotel Hotel onSiam Square’s Pastel Lounge.The music starts everyevening except Sunday at 7.15and those who want tosmoke are welcome to headout to the new Pastel Terrace.Call (02) 209 8888.

Out of the crowdUnwind at the Anantara HuaHin with a special rate for res-idents of Thailand. Book thedeluxe garden room for morethan two nights beforeOctober 31, and you’ll gets afree upgrade to a premiumroom. Rates start at Bt3,999including breakfast. Call(032) 520 250 or e-mailhuahin@anantara.com.

Bargain bitesThe Hong Kong Fishermanrestaurant at Impact inMuang Thong Thani is offer-ing “come four, pay three”buffet promotion until May31. Sample more than 25dishes at the buffet for Bt488for lunch or dinner daily. Call(02) 833 5434-5.

Let the Right One InA 12-year-old boy develops afriendship with a vampire in asmall Swedish town. WithEnglish and Thai subtitles atHouse.

Star TrekThe classic sci-fi TV series isreimagined, focusing on theearly careers of James T Kirk(Chris Pine), Mr Spock (ZacharyQuinto) and the rest of crew ofthe starship Enterprise.

Big StanRob Schneider plays a nerdy conman about to go to prison.Scared of being raped while in

jail, he hires a martial arts guru(David Carradine) to teach himsome moves. At ParagonCineplex.

The Horsemen Dennis Quaid stars as a detec-tive on the trail of grisly serialkillings that are apparentlyrooted in biblical prophecy.Zhang Ziyi also stars.

Mor 3 Pee 4Rao Rak NaiChatting on the Internet, aBangkok boy strikes up aromance a Phuket girl. WithEnglish subtitles at some cin-emas.

Where in the WorldIs Osama bin Laden?“Super Size Me” documentarianMorgan Spurlock treks to theMiddle East, Afghanistan andPakistan in search of the elusiveal-Qaeda leader. At House.

X Men Origins:WolverineThe steel-clawed Marvel Comicssuperhero’s epic life story isrevealed. Hugh Jackman stars.

Saranair Haao PengPranks are pulled on celebritiesincluding Mum Jokmok, Ad

Carabao, Kotee Aramboy andKorean girl group Baby Vox Rev.With English subtitles atsome cinemas.

K-20: Legendof the MaskAn acrobatic crimefighter(Takeshi Kaneshiro) hunts amasked Robin Hood-like figure.In Japanese with English andThai subtitles at the Lido.

Mei Lanfang Chen Kaige directs the story ofChina’s greatest opera performer(Leon Lai). Zhang Ziyi also stars.In Mandarin with English andThai subtitles at House.

TO SEEThursday, May 14, 2009 DAILY XPRESS THE SCREEN 11

on tv

The WireIn “The Target”, the first episodeof this acclaimed crime series, amaverick detective (DominicWest) bucks the chain of com-mand to pursue a drug kingpin.Cinemax (TrueVisions), 8pm

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.

Bangkok AdrenalineTough foreign backpackers become entangled in a kidnap-ping plot involving a Thai heiress. Daniel O’Neill and PraiyaSuandokmai star. Thai dubbed.

Winged Creatures

This ensemble drama focuses on the survivors of a random

shooting in a Los Angeles diner. Stars Kate Beckinsale,

Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce and Forest Whitaker.

At Apex.

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

Century – The Movie Plaza(02) 247 9940

House(02) 641 5913-4

Major Cineplex/EGVBangkok: (02) 515 5555

Major HollywoodBangkok: (02) 718 7999

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

SF CinemasBangkok: (02) 268 8888Pattaya: (038) 361 500

VistaChiang Mai: (053) 894 415

don’t miss!

Angel and DemonsIn this prequel to “The Da Vinci Code”, based on Dan Brown’s novel, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon(Tom Hanks) teams up with a physicist (Ayelet Zurer) to trace the ancient symbols behind a mysteriousstring of killings that is rocking the Vatican. Ewan McGregor also stars.

Welcome toSajjanpurIndian director ShyamBenegal, winner of the LotusAward at last year’s WorldFilm Festival of Bangkok,returns to comedy for his lat-est film, about a strugglinguniversity graduate who ekesout a living writing letters forthe uneducated people of hisvillage. For the screening at 8tonight at the ForeignCorrespondents Club ofThailand, a buffet dinner isbeing laid on by IndianAmbassador Latha Reddyand the Pathumwan PrincessHotel’s Flavors. Non-memberspay Bt150 admission and it’sBt150 more for anyone want-ing to eat. Call 02 254-8165or visit www.FCCThai.com.

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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: Venture out of your own world and dis-cover new places, people and interests. This is a learning year,one to experience all you can and apply it to what you havebeen working so hard to accomplish. The changes and reformsyou incorporate will make a difference and raise your profileamong your peers.

ARIES ** March 21-April 19Don’t mix up your plans because someone is caus-ing you grief. A problem will result if you let yourpersonal life affect your work. Putting pressure onsomeone you love will backfire.

TAURUS ***** April 20-May 20Stop being passive when you need to be aggres-sive. Waiting for someone else to make a decisionwill not result in what’s best for you. If you aren’twilling to take on something new, you will bepassed by.

GEMINI *** May 21-June 20Show your worth by expressing your ideas and, be-fore you know it, you will be calling the shots.Someone you have wanted to work with will makea beneficial suggestion. Networking will pay off.

CANCER *** June 21-July 22You may feel like hiding out but that won’t resolveany of the issues you’ve been facing. Take a hands-on approach. Now is not the time to put up withpeople or situations that are not working for you.

LEO *** July 23-Aug. 22Don’t let others take the lead on a pending projector concern. You may be too busy having fun to no-tice that someone is taking advantage of you.Don’t spend unnecessarily.

VIRGO ***** Aug. 23-Sept. 22Take action before it’s too late. Fight for yourrights and for what you want. You can come outon top but only if you have the gumption to fullyparticipate and speak out.

LIBRA ** Sept. 23-Oct. 22Honesty with regard to your abilities will help youfind your niche. Trying to buy your way into some-thing won’t work. You have to have what it takesto get there with talent, skill and knowledge.

SCORPIO **** Oct. 23-Nov. 21A creative project that you have been developingneeds changes in order to make it user friendly.Talks will go well and contracts can be signed.Keep personal and professional matters separate.

SAGITTARIUS *** Nov. 22-Dec. 21You must spend more time building your equity.Letting things ride or stay the same will not bringthe profits you need to sustain your lifestyle.Expect a deal to be rebuked.

CAPRICORN *** Dec. 22-Jan. 19Focus on loved ones, hobbies or socialising.Change your location or visit a place you’ve neverbeen before. The learning experience will beworth it in terms of the people you meet.

AQUARIUS *** Jan. 20-Feb. 18Rethink past relationships and weed out the peo-ple who aren’t giving back. Consider who best fitsyour lifestyle. Don’t lose sight of your goals.A new friendship will give you hope for things tocome.

PISCES **** Feb. 19-March 20Lend a helping hand to a group you believe in. It’sa new beginning, so don’t waste time on what’sbehind. Focus on the future. You can turn some-thing you volunteer for into a paying contract.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY

Singer-bassist Jack Bruce of Cream is 66.Movie producer George Lucas is 65.Musician David Byrne (Talking Heads) is 57.Director Robert Zemeckis is 57.Actor Tim Roth is 48.Singer Ian Astbury of The Cult is 47.Bassist Mike Inez of Alice In Chains is 43.Actress Cate Blanchett is 40.Singer Danny Wood is 40.Director Sofia Coppola is 38.Singer Natalie Appleton of All Saints is 36.Actress Amber Tamblyn is 26.Actress Miranda Cosgrove is 16.

Cate Blanchett

Established since 1961, is currently one of the leading importers, distributors and marketers of healthcare and related products inThailand. Based in Bangkok, Pacific Healthcare has over 300 full-time employees and an annual turnover of approximately USD35 million. The company is solid and reliable, with a well-established reputation and a quality of service that is second to none. To cope withour rapid expansion and diversification, we need talented candidates who are creative, energetic, and hardworking to join out team in thefollowing positions:-

Medical Representative(Bangkok and Up-country)Key ResponsibilitiesResponsible for opening the new product entry, regular visit customers in responsiblearea, maintain and demonstrate scientific knowledge potential or existing customers. Handle sales target and promote the company’s sales growth. Qualifications:-• Bachelor’s Degree in Science or related field• At least 3 years experience in sales: hospital, clinic,

modern trade or any other related business • Positive attitude, energetic and able to work independently• Results oriented and keen to learn a new things• Good personality, communication and negotiation skills• Fair command of written and spoken English• Computer literacy • Have own transportation and driving license

Product Manager: PharmaKey Responsibilities:-Responsible for products, which requires more tactful marketing skills. Developmarketing plans and programs for the specific products, review, evaluate andadjust plans to cater for changes marketing strategy. Continuously assess anddevelop new channels to broaden the company’s market share and profit in thespecific products. Product training and coaching Med. Rep. to deliver correct messages. Collaborate with SM to drive business and broaden client base.Qualifications:-• Male or Female, age 25-35 years old (Only Thai Nationality)• Bachelor’s Degree in Science or Nurse would be preferable• Minimum 3 years experience in marketing of Pharmaceutical Products• Positive attitude, energetic, team player, service minded • Able to work independently with result-oriented• Strong leadership with interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills• Good command of English• Computer literacy• Have own transportation and driver license

We know opportunity is out there, PHC is looking for a great confident candidate who has a passion to join a winning team. We offer a competitive remuneration package forthe right candidate. If you believe you are qualified for the above positions, please send a detailed resume in English stating the position you are interested in and your currentand expected salary, together with your transcript and a recent photograph to

Pacific Healthcare (Thailand) Co., Ltd.Human Resources Department

1011 Supalai Grand Tower, Room No. 01, 29th Fl., Rama 3 Rd., Chongnonsee, Yannawa, Bangkok 10120 E-mail: recruit@phc.co.th Website: www.phc.co.thOnly successful applications will be contacted! We accept resume in MS Word only.

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AFP, Rome

Italians have been speakingout in support of Ferrari in

the wake of the team’s threat topull out of Formula One nextseason unless the InternationalAutomobile Federation (FIA)changes its rules.

Ferrari issued a statement onTuesday claiming they wouldnot take part in the 2010 worldchampionship unless the FIAreversed a budget cap rulingthat would advantage teamswho spent no more than £40million a season.

And despite the gravity oftheir threat, they have foundsupport from all quarters inItaly.

Gianni Petrucci, president ofthe Italian Olympic Committeepleaded for a compromise to bereached. “In the name of Italiansport I call on good sense toprevail, with a restoration ofthose basic rules that can guar-antee the presence in 2010 ofthe only constructor in theworld that has never missed anappointment in the history ofF1,” he said.

For Petrucci it is a matter ofnational pride that Ferrarishould be an integral part ofFormula One.

“[Tuesday] was a sad day forItalian sport. The potential thatthe Scuderia of Maranellowould miss out on the worldchampionship in 2010 is cer-tainly something that saddensnot only me but millions ofsports fans and Italian fans forwhom the Reds represent a leg-end. “With all its titles, Ferrarirepresents a part of the historyof sport in our country and hascontributed to the joy of win-ning through all its success andtrophies that have no equal inFormula One.”

Giorgio Pighi, the mayor ofModena, said an F1 champi-onship without Ferrari was “un-thinkable”.

F1 FANS SEE REDItalians respond toFerrari’s threat toleave next season

3-0An eighth straight leaguetitle still looks beyondthem but Lyon at leastreturned to form byswamping Nantes at theGerland stadium.

APRenault say theywill pull out tooRenault are following Ferrari inthreatening to withdraw fromnext season’s Formula Oneworld championship because ofthe budget cap imposed by thesport’s governing body.Renault said they are frustratedthat FIA adopted the new regu-lations while ignoring alternativeplans proposed by the teams.Like Ferrari a day earlier, Renaultsaid they will only take part inthe 2010 championship if FIArevokes the new regulations. –AP

England plan WorldCup Rugby feast England are proposing thebiggest ever Rugby World Cup ifthey are chosen to stage the2015 tournament, with eightfootball stadiums among the 12venues they plan to use.The Rugby Football Union saidyesterday that, by using groundsincluding Wembley, Arsenal’sEmirates Stadium, Liverpool’sAnfield, Manchester United’s OldTrafford and Elland Road inLeeds, it would be able to sell 3million seats – an increase of 30per cent on the 2007 World Cupin France. England, who lasthosted the World Cup in 1991,were presenting their bid to theInternational Rugby Board yes-terday. – AP

Ishikawa to play inPGA ChampionshipJapanese golfer Ryo Ishikawahas a received a special invita-tion to play in the August 13-16PGA Championship.“I receivedthe newstoday, I’mvery happy,”the 17-year-oldIshikawasaid. “Myimpressionis that it’sanextremelytough layout and I will aim ashigh as I can.”This year’s PGA championshipwill be held at HazeltineNational Golf Club in Chaska,Minnesota. – AP

Mumbai routPunjab by 8 wickets Dwayne Bravo hit an unbeaten70 and Sachin Tendulkar 41 notout as the Mumbai Indians rout-ed the Kings XI Punjab by 8wickets in a Twenty20 IndianPremier League match.West Indian all-rounder Bravoknocked seven boundaries andthree sixes in 59 balls whileTendulkar cracked four bound-aries and a six in 29 balls asMumbai reached 122-2 to over-haul Punjab’s 119-9. – AP

brieflyJuve confirm Ranieri,cast doubt on Diego The board of directors of troubled Serie A

giants Juventus has backed coach ClaudioRanieri until the end of the season, sayinghe’s brought a better balance to the team.There were still doubts yesterday about thetransfer of Brazil midfielder Diego fromWerder Bremen. Germany’s Bild daily claimedthat Diego’s father had again held a meetingwith Bayern, with both sides agreeing on afour-year contract.– AFPDiego

Ferrari mechanics push the cars of Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa into the team’s garage.

Ishikawa

Chris Gayle’s West Indies lostthe first Test against England.

Gayle ‘finished with’ captaincyChris Gayle plans to step down as West Indies captain and says hewould not care if Test cricket eventually gave way to the shorter,brasher Twenty20 game. The 29-year-old Gayle, who will lead the sidein the second Test against England starting today, told a British news-paper that he was tired of the responsibility that comes with leadingthe side. He also criticised his England rival Andrew Strauss for query-ing the wisdom of playing in the Twenty20 Indian Premier League andarriving just two days before the start of the test series, which Englandleads 1-0. “I need some time for myself, to be honest with you,” Gaylesaid. “There’s always something you have to go and do. I’m not thattype of person. I can’t take on too much. So soon I will be handing overthis captaincy. I’ll soon finish with it.” – A P

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AFP, London

Steven Gerrard’s leadershipof Liverpool’s most sus-

tained title challenge in yearshas won him the FootballWriters’ Association (FWA)’splayer of the year award for thefirst time.

The Reds captain saw offchallenges from ManchesterUnited’s Ryan Giggs, WayneRooney, Nemanja Vidic and RioFerdinand to secure top spot ina poll of FWA members.

The 28-year-old has spentmost of this season playing as asecond striker, forging an exhil-arating partnership withFernando Torres. He has scored23 goals in all competitions andbecome the club’s record scorerin European competition.

FWA chairman Steve Batessaid: “Steven has had a fantasticseason and has so often beenthe driving force behindLiverpool’s forceful challengefor the Premier League title.

“Steven is viewed by the foot-ball writers who voted as theheartbeat of Liverpool’s teamand a player who gives every-thing for the cause.”

Gerrard, who will receive hisaward at a dinner in London onMay 29, said he was “a little bitsurprised” to succeed CristianoRonaldo, who was honoured bythe FWA in both 2007 and 2008.

“When you look at the qualityof the players there are in thisleague, it’s a great privilege towin this kind of award,” Gerrardsaid.

“The quality is getting betterand better each year so to win

this award is a great achieve-ment for myself.

“It’s made even more specialfor me because I am followingin the footsteps of Liverpoolplayers like John Barnes, SteveNicol and Kenny Dalglish whowere heroes of mine.

“Then further back playerslike Ian Callaghan and TerryMcDermott who were heroes tomy dad and so many otherLiverpool fans.”

Gerrard is the first Liverpoolplayer to win the award sinceBarnes in 1990, which was alsothe last year the club won theEnglish title.

The accolade means Gerrardjoins a list of illustrious pastwinners that includes SirStanley Matthews, the first win-ner of the award in 1948, Sir

Bobby Charlton and BobbyMoore, George Best, JurgenKlinsmann, Eric Cantona andThierry Henry.

Liverpool’s talisman alsojoins an even more exclusiveclub of players to have wonboth the writers’ award and theProfessional FootballersAssocation (PFA)’s player of theyear award, which he collectedin 2005-06.

This year’s player’s awardwas won by Giggs, who wasrecognised for his achieve-ments over a long and exempla-ry career as much as his per-formances this season.

Over the course of the pastten months Gerrard has onceagain cemented his standing asthe finest midfielder inEuropean football.

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FOOTBALL

EMULATING GREATSLiverpool’s Gerrardwins journalists’ nodas player of year

I AM FOLLOWING INTHE FOOTSTEPS OFJOHN BARNES, STEVENICOL AND KENNYDALGLISH WHOWERE HEROES OFMINE.Steven Gerrard

STEVEN GERRARD saw off challenges from Manchester United’s Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney, NemanjaVidic and Rio Ferdinand to secure the Football Writers’ Association player of the year award.,,

Coppell resigns as Reading exit play-offs

Tevez mayhead toMan CityManchester United playerCarlos Tevez may beheaded for ManchesterCity, the Daily Expressreports. The paper citedKia Joorabchian, Tevezsagent, as saying theArgentine is prepared tojoin a club that isn’t inthe Champions Leagueprovided the team hasthe ambition andresources to qualify forEurope’s top competition.

Manchester City,owned by the cash-richAbu Dhabi SheikhMansour, is one of thefew clubs in Europe whowould be able to affordTevez’s pay demand of£100,000 a week and£32-million fee.

Other clubs includingTottenham, Chelsea andReal Madrid have all beennamed in recent days aspossible bidders for the25-year-old striker.

Manchester United areexploring the possibilityof signing Tevez on aBosman-style free trans-fer, The Sun said. Tevez,who is on loan at United,will be a free agent oncehis deal runs out nextmonth.

Benitez wants Silva Liverpool manager

Rafa Benitez has made a“take-it-or- leave-it” £15-million offer for Valenciaforward David Silva, theSun reports.

Benitez, a formerValencia manager, madethe offer despite beingunhappy with theSpaniards for disclosing aprevious Liverpoolapproach for the 23-year-old.

AFP, Reading

Steve Coppell has resigned asmanager of Reading after

the club he has coached for thelast five and a half years failedin their quest to secure an im-mediate return to the PremierLeague.

Reading were beaten 2-0 de-feat at home to Burnley in thesecond leg of a Championshipplay-off semi-final on Tuesday,losing the tie 3-0 on aggregate.

The Royals had been on track

to clinch automatic promotionto the top flight following rele-gation last season but they wilt-ed in the last three months ofthe campaign, largely due towretched home form.

“Following our exit from theplay-offs, I feel it’s the bestthing, for both the club and my-self, for me to leave,” Coppellsaid in a statement released bythe club yesterday.

The former ManchesterUnited and England winger

took charge of Reading in 2003and guided them to promotionto the Premier League threeyears later. The 2006-07 seasonsaw Coppell win plaudits forReading’s passing style as theyfinished 8th in their first seasonamong the elite, but he couldnot sustained that success andthe Royals dropped back downto the Championship last sea-son.

Coppell, who was out of con-tract at the end of the season,

had been understood to havebeen contemplating a breakfrom football even if Readingsecured promotion and he cut adejected figure in the immedi-ate aftermath of Tuesday’smatch. “I don’t think any teamhas had more chances than usto get promoted,” he admitted.“We’ve gone nine games with-out a win at home and if we’dwon three of them we might becontemplating the PremierLeague.”

AFP

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Steve Coppell has quit after histeam failed to make the P’ship.

D P A , Los Angeles

The Boston Celtics receiveda big lift from an unlikely

hero to pull out an improbablewin.

Ray Allen hit the go-aheadthree pointer with 1:20 left andlittle-used Stephon Marburyscored all 12 of his points inthe final quarter as the Celticsovercame a late 14-pointdeficit to beat the OrlandoMagic 92-88 yesterday for a 3-2advantage in their EasternConference semi-final play-offseries.

“This is a big win, it showsthe true character of champi-ons,” said Celtics Glen “BigBaby” Davis, who had 10 of his22 points in the fourth quarter.“We were down and we werefrustrated. For us to come backin a huge game is amazing.”

Davis gave credit toMarbury for sparking thecomeback.

“Steph lit the fire and thefire spread for us to get the jobdone,” he said.

Marbury was delighted tocontribute to the victory: “Itfelt good because we neededit, and the timing was right forme to go in and do what I didto win the game. My mindset

was to create something wherewe could change the flow ofthe game.”

In another game, it was LALakers 118, Houston Rockets78.

After getting embarrassed inGame Four on the road, theLakers returned the favor toregain the upper hand.

Kobe Bryant scored 26 be-fore sitting out the fourthquarter, Spaniard Pau Gasolhad 16 with 13 rebounds andthe Lakers routed the Rocketsto grab a 3-2 lead in theirWestern Conference semi-fi-nal play-off series.

The lethargic Lakers trailedby as many as 29 after threequarters before eventually los-ing 99-87 to the Yao Ming-lessRockets on Sunday, but Bryantand his team-mates bouncedback in a big way. “We justmade our adjustments,” Bryantsaid. “We made plays.”

The Lakers can close out theseries tomorrow in Houston.

NBA PLAY-OFFS

Celtics storm pastMagic, Lakers routRockets, for leads

Boston Celtics’ Ray Allen, No 20, and Stephon Marbury leap after Allenhit a 3-pointer with 1:20 left in the game to give Boston the lead.

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Bruins andDucks winAP, Raleigh, North Carolina

The Boston Bruins beatthe Carolina Hurricanes

4-2 yesterday to level theEastern Conference semi-fi-nals and force a decisiveGame 7.

Mark Recchi had a goal andan assist for Boston, whileMarc Savard scored beforeleaving in the third periodwith an apparent leg injury.Steve Montador and ChuckKobasew also connected,Patrice Bergeron had two as-sists and Tim Thomasstopped 31 shots.

In another game, it wasDucks 2, Red Wings.

In Anaheim, California,Ryan Getzlaf and CoreyPerry each had a goal and anassist as Anaheim forced aGame 7 in the WesternConference semi-final seriesagainst Detroit.

Jonas Hiller made 38 saveswhile Scott Niedermayer andBobby Ryan added assists forthe Ducks, for a two-goal leadin the second period.

BOSTON PARTYICE HOCKEY

By Kitinan SanguansakDAILY XPRESS, Hua Hin

Thailand will tee off at the30th Asia-Pacific Junior

Golf Championships aiming todefend the Janya Cup for thesecond straight year at theRoyal Hua Hin Golf Course to-day.

The prestigious title for theboy’s team competition wasnamed after Air Chief MarshallJanya Sukhonthasap, the for-mer president of the AsiaPacific Golf Confederation andThailand Golf Association.

Thai team have won the an-nual tournament six times, in-cluding last year in thePhilippines.

However, the hosts’ chancesof retaining the trophy lookslim – the quartet led byThanyakorn Krongpha, hascome of age since the win in

the Philippines and is ineligi-ble for this year’s event.

The responsibility for de-fending Thai pride has fallenon the slim shoulders of new-comers Atthachai Jaichalard,Poom Saksaengsil, RatthanonAtthasrichan and NatthawatSuwatchanakorn.

S e v e n t e e n - y e a r - o l dAtthachai, however, is unfazed,believing that his experiencecompeting on the local Tourhas prepared him well for thechallenge.

“My game has improved im-mensely since I started playingthe domestic Tour,” says

Atthachai, who last year wonthe Asean StudentChampionship in Indonesia.

“I’ve been able to study theway the pros approach thegame and also learned how tomaintain my concentration,which is very important in thisgame.

“I’m not nervous – I haveplenty of experience of inter-national tournaments. And myscores during the practicerounds were pretty satisfying.The key to a good round onthis course is to strike the ballaccurately, given the tight fair-ways.”

A total of 97 junior playersfrom eight countries are com-peting in the regional tourna-ment, which ends on Sunday.

Four nations includingSingapore dropped out whennews reached them of the pos-sible global flu pandemic.

Boys and girls are competingin separate events, each ofwhich is split into four age cat-egories.

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Thailand’s golfers, from left, Atthachai Jaichalard,Poom Saksangsil,Ratthanon Wanasrichan and Natthawat Suwachanakorn.

Wandee sinksunder loadDAILY XPRESS

The Athens Olympicsbronze medallist

Wandee Kameaim cameback empty-handed fromthe Asian WeightliftingChampionships inKazakhstan on Tuesday.

After finishing fourth inthe 58kg class in Beijing,Wandee stepped up for adebut in the 63kg divisionof the snatch inKazakhstan. She lifted a be-low-par 95kg for a fourth-place finish.

She also claimed thefourth place in the cleanand jerk with a lift of 127kg,while the Olympic Totalevent saw the 31-year-oldThai finish a disappointingfifth with a combined lift of222kg.

Macao’s Liu Siewclaimed the snatch and theOlympic Total gold afterlifting 101kg and 231kg re-spectively, with NorthKorean O Jong Ae baggingthe clean and jerk with alift of 132kg.

WEIGHTLIF T ING

Thailand’s boysteam sets out todefend Janya Cup