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An army of artists is boy-cotting the official opening

ceremony of the Bangkok Artand Culture Centre (BACC).Her Majesty Queen Sirikit willpreside over the event, set totake place on August 19.

The artists are unhappy withpoliticians and officials from theBangkok Metropolitan Admin-istration (BMA) who they sayhave continued to interfere withthe running of the centre.

‘We should manage it’“The centre is a place for arts

– artists should be allowed tomanage it,” says PatravadiTheatre founder and promi-

nent actress Patravadi Meeju-dhon. “So far, the BMA has sim-ply hired a private company tohandle the opening ceremonywithout consulting us first.”

Echoing her complaints arePradit Prasartthong and Chum-pon Apisuk. Pradit is from theBangkok Theatre Networkwhile Chumpon is secretarygeneral of the Network ofArtists for BACC.

“We are not going to co-oper-ate with the BACC until itsmanagement is free from inter-ference,” Pradit says.

Built with a Bt500-millionbudget, the arts venue has beenopen to the public for morethan a year already, though itsofficial inauguration has only

just been scheduled.

Artists not consulted A source said the BMA had

indeed planned the openingceremony without consultingartists. “In fact, these artists siton a sub-committee whichshould have been consulted,”the source added.

According to the source, thecompany handling the ceremo-ny has offered to pay betweenBt5,000 and Bt10,000 per exhibitsent in by interested artists. It isstill unclear how many will takeup the offer, and how many willturn up at the opening.

Located at the Pathumwan In-tersection, the BACC is open be-tween 10am and 9pm Tuesday toSunday. As well as art galleries,its 25,000 square metres featuresshops, eateries, conferencerooms and an auditorium.

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THE CITYBuffaloesget a boostScientists are cooking up a super-breed to protect the beast of burden from extinction

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Reacting to fears thatthe Thai buffalo could

be on its way to extinction,the Livestock Develop-ment Department andChulalongkorn Univer-sity’s Faculty of VeterinaryScience are set to visit theNortheast in October togather data for the ani-mal’s conservation.

The move follows con-cerns voiced by HRHPrincess Maha ChakriSirindhorn that Thai buf-faloes are being eradicatedby the growing use of trac-tors in rice farming.

Seeking perfectionTheera Pattarapornnant,

a researcher with a teamthat is developing a body-scanning device for Thaibuffaloes at the NationalElectronics and ComputerTechnology Centre(NECTEC), said yesterdaythat the NECTEC had con-sulted with the two agen-cies to establish a workingteam to determine the stan-dard size of Thai buffaloes.

While the NECTEC wasdeveloping the scanner,the two agencies wouldvisit the lower northeast-ern region and collaboratewith local experts to select250 model buffalo speci-mens and survey theirphysical aspects, Theerasaid. The survey wouldtake about two years togather the data, he added.

Snappingfor safetyTraffic cameras putthe brake on road accidents; fines can now be paid at 7-Eleven

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Police are easing thepain for motorists

caught running red lightsby allowing them to paythe traffic fine over thecounter at one of 8,000outlets nationwide includ-ing all 7-Eleven stores.

Motorists simply needto present the ticket alongwith their ID card to paythe Bt500 fine plus theBt35 service fee, saidDeputy MetropolitanPolice Commissioner fortraffic, Maj-General PanuKerdlarpphol, yesterday.

Since the traffic camerashad gone up at junctions,he said, the number of red-light-runners had declinedcontinuously. In January,62,490 traffic tickets wereissued but by last monththat figure had dropped bymore than half, to 30,026.

Panu added that thecameras and fines had cutthe number of accidentson the road by tacklingone of their major causes –running red lights. Call 1197 or visitwww.TrafficPolice.go.th for details.

Artists draw a blankThe battle for Bangkok’s art centre rages ahead of its official opening

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CAMERAS ANDFINES HAVE CUTTHE NUMBER OFACCIDENTS.

Chiang Mai Zoo’s male panda, Chuang Chuang, who celebrated his ninth birthday yesterday, meets his offspring for the first time. During the 10-minute meeting the father tried to touch the cub. She wasn’t feeling so friendly – she growled at him.

Malaysian gets jail forforcing wife to have sexA Malaysian man who forced hiswife to have sex with him hasbeen sentenced to the maximumfive years in jail, in the country’sfirst successful prosecution undera new law against marital rape.

The amendment to the penalcode that made marital rape acrime was considered a small steptoward women’s rights. But someactivists say it doesn’t go farenough because the law doesn’tstipulate a minimum sentence,which means a man could go tojail for as little as a day even ifconvicted.

The 35-year-old man was alsosentenced to three lashes of thewhip for forcing his wife to haveanal sex. Anal sex, even whenconsensual, is a crime punishableby up to 20 years imprisonment inMalaysia. The sentences are to runconcurrently. The man changedhis plea from innocent to guilty forboth charges.A P

Man charged withtrying to stalkMiley CyrusA 53-year-old man who toldpolice he is secretly engagedto marry Miley Cyrus has beencharged with attempting tostalk the teenage “HannahMontana” star, who is filminga movie in Georgia.

Tybee Island police chiefJim Price said Mark McLeodwas arrested after Walt DisneyPictures security officersreported he had returned tothe beachside movie set afterpolice warned him to stayaway in June.

“He was asking for Mileyand going upand knocking onsome doors” ofbeach homes,Price said. “Infact, he went upto the securityguards andasked them ‘Is Miley around?’”

A judge set bond forMcLeod at $50,000 (Bt1.7 mil-lion), with conditions that hedoesn’t return to Tybee Islandand stays away from Cyrusand her family.

Hypnotic kissA South Korean hypnotist hasbeen fined 3 million won(Bt83,000) for stealing a kisson a blind date with a womanhe thought he had put in atrance.

The 32-year-old man sug-gested hypnotising his 27-year-old date during their firstmeeting arranged by a match-making agency. He chanted:“Black hole! You will plungedeeper into a trance. If myhand touches your body, youwill feel intense pleasure.”

When the man thought histechnique had worked, hewent to kiss her. But thewoman was fully alert and shepushed him away. She filed acomplaint later. – AP

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1.9 millionhave people visitedYellowstoneNational Park in theUS from January,with the park ontrack to set a visitorrecord this year THE WORLD

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Asexually frustrated manwho killed three women

in a Pennsylvania health club,then himself, blogged hispreparations – with the finalchilling entry announcing the“big day”.

The killer, who late onTuesday burst into the LAFitness Gym in Bridgeville,near Pittsburgh, and sprayed36 bullets, apparently wrotethe blog on a personal Webpage starting last November.

On the eve of the killings, hewrote: “Took off today,Monday, and tomorrow topractise my routine and make

sure it is well polished...Tomorrow is the big day.”

Local police superintendentCharles Moffatt said the killer,George Sodini, preparedmeticulously.

Used three gunsAfter twice visiting the gym

earlier in the day, Sodini en-tered the Latin dance class,turned off the lights andopened fire, Moffatt said.

Sodini used three guns: two9mm semi-automatics and a.45-calibre revolver he turnedon himself. A total of 12 peoplewere shot.

“He shot at least 36 times.

He had clips of ammunitionthat held 30 rounds,” Moffattsaid, noting that the military-style ammunition had been le-gal since 2004, when a ban ex-pired.

According to Moffatt,“there’s nobody that was in thatclub that could have done any-thing to prevent Mr Sodini”from carrying out the murders.

The blog, which Moffatt saidwas being treated as genuine,and which was quickly pulledoff the Internet, reveals a sin-ister, often banal mind of aman crippled by sexual frus-tration, anger at women anddepression.

A picture of Sodini, 48, at-tached to the blog shows alean, white male with slightlygraying hair and wearing asmart blue shirt.

Pennsylvania gym killerblogged his own massacreInternet notes reveal a sinister mind ofa man crippled by sexual frustration,anger at women and depression

Miss Montenegro Anja Jovanovic, Miss Serbia Dragana Atlija, Miss Croatia Sarah Cosic,Miss Angola Nelsa Alves, Miss Bolivia Dominique Peltier and Miss China Jingyao Wang have a day out in Nassau, Bahamas, before the Miss Universe competition gets underway. Miss Universe 2009 will be crowned on August 23.

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By Kristina RichD P A , Rangoon

Gazing down upon the visi-tors to the temple complex

at Bagan in Burma is a very mys-terious Buddha figure. The 10-metre-high statue in the south-ern niche of Ananda templesmiles benevolently on everyonewho approaches, but as you ap-proach the statue its facial ex-pression changes with everystep.

When you stand just in front ofthe Buddha and look up you see avery serious face. The change isdue to a play of shadow and lightbut the optical illusion could beemblematic of the entire country.

Standing in Burma’s lighterside are its history and culturethat stretch back more than amillennia while in the shadowstands its military dictatorship,which has ruled the countrysince 1962.

Its temples stand in starkcontrast to the regime’s torture

prisons, its mostly unobtrusivepeople to the army who forcechildren to take up weaponsand suppress minorities.

Making contactIs it right to travel to such a

country? It is true that some ho-

tels and airlines are in the handsof the regime’s henchmen, butpeople like taxi drivers, travelguides, gardeners and chamber-maids survive on income fromtourists.

Contact with guests is alsoone of the few gateways to the

outside world that people have,says one guide.

Anyone who makes the longjourney from Bangkok to theport city of Rangoon enters an-other world. The country issteeped in Buddhism, as can beseen from the countlessBuddha statues around thecountry or from the magnifi-cent buildings such as theShwedagon Pagoda inRangoon. Its 100-metre-highstupa is the city’s emblem.

Mandalay is about 700 kilo-metres north of Rangoon andhome to the Mahmuni Pagoda,Burma’s most important pil-grimage site next to theShwedagon Pagoda.

The Mahmuni Buddha is fourmetres high but beneath itschin it has been deformed intoa shapeless clump of goldthanks to the gold leaves placedthere by pilgrims over the last150 years.

Bagan is what could be de-scribed as a Buddha paradisethanks to its 2,700 pagodas. It isa stunning site on a par withCambodia’s temple complex atAngkor.

Friendly BuddhaEach pagoda has its own

unique story. The largest is theDhammayangyi Temple built in1167 by King Narathu.According to legend Narathuwas a strict ruler. If he couldplace a needle between blocksin the temple’s wall that meantdeath for the mason.

Another highlight is WatAnanda, built in 1105, with itssometimes friendly, sometimesserious Buddha. If you leave thetemple by its southern gate andcast a glance over your shoul-der you will see the kindly face.

Free nightsInterContinental Hotels are let-ting people stay for free. Here’sthe deal: Check in for twonights before August 15 andget a free night’s stay anytimethrough the year. You can “col-lect” up to four free days, soconsider sampling theInterContinental Bangkok, theHoliday Inn Chiangmai, theHoliday Inn Resort Phi Phi orany other place listed atwww.GetAFreeNight.com.

Treat your sweetie

Candlelit dinners, champagnelunches, private pool villas –the Anantara Phuket Resortand Spa promises all this andmore with “Ultimate RomanceCouples”. Twosomes checkingin at Mai Khao Beach for ratesstarting at Bt32,300 can alsoenjoy an in-villa spa-bath ritu-al. See www.Anantara.com orcall (660 2) 725 6000,extension 6212.

Graduation dinnerUniversity graduates and theirfamilies looking to celebrate instyle can take advantage ofthe 50-per-cent discount atthe Novotel Bangkok’s restau-rant, the Square. UntilSeptember 30, the dealapplies to groups of 10 to 30people having lunch or dinneron Siam Square. Call (02) 2098888, extension 2702-7.

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Buddhist nuns and monks walk around Shwedagon Pagoda.Another temple is the BoTaTaung Pagoda in BoTaTaung Township,Rangoon, above.

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I F Y O U G O>> Several airlines fly betweenBangkok and Rangoon.

>> Pre-arranged visas on arrivalare available for most nationali-ties though conditions apply. Forinformation, visitwww.MyanmarVisa.com.

Burma fascinates with its play of light and shadow

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Lost in thewildernessFrom tomorrow untilSeptember 15, wildlife photogra-pher Bruce Kekule showcases hiscollection of images at Hua HinHillsVineyards. Aresident ofThailand for35 years, theAmericanshutterbugspends much of his time support-ing and spreading the messageabout Thailand’s priceless wildcreatures. The exhibition featuresphotos of rare living treasures.Meet the artist for a book signingsession tomorrow as part of theexhibition’s opening party.

In love with Lenka

With her second single, “Troubleis a Friend”, scheduled forrelease in a few weeks,Australian pop sensation Lenkawill give Bangkokians a previewon August 15 at Moon StarStudio. The young songstress,

known for her sweet voice andfrilly retro outfits, nailed listenersin Australia and US with her firstsingle “The Show”. The specialshow needs special pass. Tune into 98.5 GoodFM.

Big, bad BrodinskiGet ready for noisytechno, bass-heavy house andmelodic minimaltomorrow nightas ChampionSound brings DJBrodinski toBangkok. TheFrench DJ and producer has onlybeen around for a few years buthe’s already got a big reputationand unlike many of his Parisianpeers, this guy’s taste in music isbroad. Entry with a drink isBt600. The club is on RCA ZoneC. Bring your ID. Call (02) 2031043 or visitwww.808Bangkok.com.

Face factsUntil August 20, artist GodwinBradbeer is showing his works in“Portraits in Exile” at the ArdelGallery of Modern Art. The draw-ings in his “Imago” collectionshow his preoccupation withstaring faces, anonymous andambiguous in terms of sex, race,age and character. The gallery isopen Tuesday to Saturday, from10.30 to 7 and Sunday until 5.30.Call (02) 422 2092 or visitwww.ArdelGallery.com.

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If you think there could bemore chuckles at the

Punchline Comedy Club, get uponstage and make us laugh. Thehost Bull’s Head pub is holdingits first “Ultimate Open MicComedy” competition for ama-teurs next month.

Anyone with a joke to tell canenter, but hopefully you’ve gotmore than one, or can improvise

or even mime your way througha few minutes. You can riff onanything as long as it isn’t racist.

If you’re lucky and funnyenough, you’ll be among 20 fi-nalists in the three-minuteshowdown, with the audiencecasting votes.

The contestants will be on-stage every Saturday nextmonth starting at 7pm, and thefinal’s on October 3.

Two winners will be deter-

mined with the help of a Cheer-o-Meter and get to perform inthe Punchline Comedy Show.Then one of them gets a holi-day on Koh Samet.

Mediterranean magicUntil October, taste the very bestof Mediterranean and Greek cuisineduring the Greek Festival at bothbranches of Crepes & Co restau-rants. Head over to Crepes & Co onSukhumvit Soi 12 between 9amand midnight or the new branch onThonglor Soi 8 from 9.30am to11pm and sample your choice of authentic dishes, either savoury orsweet. Reservations are recommended. Visit www.Crepes.co.th.

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Hey, funny boy!Stand up and be counted in the firstopen-mic competition at the Bull’s Head’sPunchline Comedy Club

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THE 62ND LOCARNOINTERNATIONAL FILMFESTIVAL is spotlightingJapanese animationamong the 390 featuresand shorts on its outdoorscreens. The Swiss festruns until August 15.

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75%OF THE300,000BOTTLESproduced annuallyby Siam Wineryare exported to 19countries.

Christopher Wise reflectson the lives of tourists,expats and bar boys and girlsin his solo show“Pattayaland”, opening at6.30 tomorrow night at theKathmandu Photo Gallery onPan Road. While acknowl-edging Pattaya’s stigma forcheap sex, the Americanphotographer also portraysthe resort as a place for cleanholiday fun and home tomany retirees. The show runsuntil September 27.Call (02) 234 6700 or visitwww.Kathmandu-BKK.com.

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I T ’ S N O J O K E>> Get an application bye-mailing the emcee, BillyBrunsdon, at billy@greatbritish-pub.com before August 31.

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British pop babes theSaturdays’ brief show on

Tuesday at Zense, the restau-rant-bar way up above Zen,featured the six singles thatare still charting in Britain –“If This is Love”, “Just Can’tGet Enough”, “ChasingLights”, “Issues”, “Work” and“Up”.

And it also gave Xpressanother chance to chat upthe girls. Rochelle and Una satdown to talk before flyingoff to Malaysia for the nextshow.

So how’s Thailand been?Thailand is lovely! We’ve

had such a good time. We likethe spicy food and the peopleare very nice – we got such awarm welcome.

So how come you’re onlyhere for one show?

We just want to introduceourselves on this trip.We want to branch out intoAsia.

We don’t think we’ve re-leased enough songs overhere, so we want to build ourfoundation around the world.So this time we just want toimpress people and hopefullywe’ll come back and have abigger show.

What do you think is spe-cial about your album?

We’re really proud of it be-cause we have five singles inthe UK top 10. It’s one ofthose albums that, when youput it on, you’re not going toskip through every song.

And it has a mixture ofballads, pop rock, R’n’B andsoul.

What projects are in thepipeline?

We just finished recordingthe new album and we’re go-ing to release the first singlein October in the UK. We justfinished shooting the musicvideo for it last week.

Will it be the same style?It’s a progression from the

old one, really. We think it’sbetter than our first album.We worked with some pro-ducers in LA and some ofthem have worked with LadyGaGa and Rihanna.

Any farewell message foryour fans here?

We’re glad you liked thesongs and we hope you cometo the show next time. Pleasekeep following our updates onTwitter or on our website,www.TheSaturdays.co.uk!

Watch The Saturdays’ inter-view on nationmultimedia.com

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THIS TIME WE JUSTWANT TO IMPRESSPEOPLE ANDHOPEFULLY WE’LLCOME BACK ANDHAVE A BIGGERSHOW.

Calendar girls, oy!British girl group the Saturdays are going to need more days to spread the good word around Asia

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Having thrilled theBangkok crowd with 16

Bit Lolitas’ debut show at itsfirst-anniversary party a fewweeks back, UndergroundBangkok Radio is back withmore: master of breaksBritish DJ Lee Coombs is intown next week.

In the perpetually pulsingworld of breakbeat, artistswho stand still don’t last.Coombs’ 20-year career isthus a testament to constantmotion.

Though rooted in break-beat’s looping, stutteringrhythms, Coombs’ all-encom-passing sound embracehouse, electro, techno andacid.

He got his start in London’sacid-house scene during the

late 1980s but soon devel-oped a reputation as a topbreaks DJ.

His 1998 signing by FingerLickin’ Records cemented hisstatus as one of the scene’s

leading innovators, and2001’s “Future Sound ofRetro” was a global smash.The album and Coombs’ liveappearances caught the at-tention of celebrated remixer

Paul Oakenfold, and the fol-lowing year they collaborat-ed on the critically acclaimed“Perfecto Breaks”.

After remixing Oakenfold’s“Time of Your Life” andworking for Moby, NewOrder, Lamb and PlanetFunk, Coombs’ was one ofthe industry’s most in-de-mand artists.

In 2003 BBC TV flew himto Prague to record thetheme for its show “Born toWin” with the CzechPhilharmonic Orchestra.His own album the next year,“Breakfast of Champions”,featured collaborationswith Dylan Rhymes andChristian J.

Expanding into new terri-tory – tech funk – Coombs in-troduced techno, electro andhouse to his breakbeat tem-plate.

He left Finger Lickin’ in2005 and has since focusedon projects for his ownThrust Recordings, as well asAdrift and Meat Katie’s Lot49label. He continues to pushsonic boundaries, always ex-perimenting with tempo andsounds.

The recently married DJhas maintained a busy tour-ing schedule and, in SanFrancisco, hosts a popularquarterly series at the ThrustClub.

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>> Lee Coombs performs atBed Supperclub next Thursday.Entry with a drink is Bt600.Sing up for a chance to win freetickets at www.UBRadio.net.

>> The Bed is on SukhumvitSoi 11. Call (02) 651 3537 or seewww.BedSupperclub.com.

Twins DayTonightWine PubPullman Bangkok King Power HotelRangnam Road (BTS: Victory Monument) (02) 680 9999; www.Pull-manBangkokKingPower.com

Special for twins. Buy one getone free for a set of two burgersincluding a bottle of house wineall for Bt900.

Dudesweet:VocabularyTonight808RCA, Zone C (02) 203 1043;www.808Bangkok.com

Get your message across andenjoy the music from DJ Nonand the Neon Boy and Knatzwith visuals by Reset. Entry witha drink is Bt200 before 10.30and Bt300 after. Dress code: T-shirt with messages.

SoundelementTonightCafe DemocCorner of DemocracyMonumentRatchadamnern Klang Road(02) 622 2572; www.cafe-democ.com

Join DJ Dai andSoundelement crew with DJSeed as special guest. Freeentry.

MODE: Green Tomorrow Nest Bar, Le Fenix HotelSukhumvit Soi 11 (BTS: Nana), (02) 255 0638;www.NestBangkok.com

Go green with freestyle musicfrom DJ Verse@ille, Mike theButcher plus guests. Free entryall night. Dress code: green.

Tranzedayze:Rio de Janeiro TomorrowClub CultureSri Ayutthaya Road (BTS: Phya Thai) (02) 642 5499; www.Club-Culture-Bkk.com Dress code; ID

Resident Graham Gold fromthe UK is back to rock thedancefloor with progressive DJSan from the Netherlands. Entrywith a drink is Bt350. Dresscode: Rio carnival.

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Baron of breakbeatBrit DJ Lee Coombs climbs into Bed with tales of Oakenfold and New Order to share

f-ABBA-lousBased on Abba’s forever

hits, the musical “MammaMia!” promises you’ll have “thetime of your life” if you goalong to the Muang ThaiRachadalai theatre betweenTuesday and August 30. Theproduction is in English withThai surtitles. Tickets costfrom Bt1,000 to Bt4,000 atwww.ThaiTicketMajor.com.

Brunissimo

The most outrageous gayboy is finally in town. Catch“Bruno”it now at House. Forshowtimes, visitwww.HouseRama.com or call(02) 641-5177-8.

Albania shinesAlbania’s governing

Democrats have proposed alaw allowing same-sex civilweddings in the small, pre-dominantly Muslim country.An announcement on the gov-ernment website lastThursday said the bill “mayspark debate” but was neededto stop discrimination againstgay couples. Current law onlyrecognises heterosexualunions.

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Call in serendipity. Whiledriving along Chiang

Mai’s city moat, we spottedwhat looked like a charmingrestaurant and pulled in, onlyto discover two restaurantswithin the same compound.More brightly lit with a livelyfeel, Ginger&Kafe was almostfull, with clients relaxing onthe outside seating underwhite canopies.

We opted for the dinner-on-ly The House and were imme-diately enchanted by the soft-lit and intimate ambience aswell as the nimble fretwork ofresident classical guitaristKho Thet, the deciding factorfor the music teacher in ourgroup.

The House serves diversedishes to accommodate everypalate. You can opt for thenorthern style Sai Ua andKhao Soi at very reasonableprices or choose more luxuri-ous Western dishes.

The tapas selection is espe-cially impressive. While KhoThet played Chopin’s “No 7 inA Major” with Segovia-likemastery, I indulged in chickensatay skewer with lemongrassand peanut butter sauce.

We unanimously agreedthat whoever is responsiblefor this kind of perfectionmust be gay, and soon got ourconfirmation from co-ownerChatchai Jultamara, whocame around to oversee theservice. “My partner and Ilove wining and dining.

We entertain friends all thetime, so a restaurant has al-ways been our dream,” saysChatchai, who contributed hisprevious professional experi-ence at Four Seasons HotelSingapore to this labour oflove.

In 2003, Chatchai’s partner,

Danish fashion and homewaredesigner Hans Christensen,chanced upon thisold and badlyneglectedhouse. Helearned ithad beenbuilt inthe ’30sby a fel-low Daneto serve asthe northernheadquartersof the East AsiaticCompany. After exten-sive renovations, The House

was born, with Ginger&Kafefollowing three years later.

“In a way, we are do-ing this out of

pleasure. Wewould like ourclients to havethe samequality expe-rience as ourfriends,” saysChatchai. Their dedica-

tion shows. The House is

infused with personaltouches and you feel just

like you’ve been invited to aprivate dinner at a friend’shouse, albeit with profession-al chef and handsome, atten-tive waiters.

The cosy interior withhandpicked furniture anddecoration shows the meticu-lous care they’ve put intothis work. Interestingly, it isalso continually changingbecause – like a living house –it’s always changing. Every-thing you see is available forsale – except the staff that is.“They’re free,” jokesChatchai.

On the ’Net:www.TheHouseThailand.com

The House thatChatchai builtA charming restaurant in Chiang Mai offers elegant diningin a delightful ambience

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“FUNNY PEOPLE”, an Adam Sandler comedy,debuted at No 1 in North America last weekend,earning US$22.6 million, topping “Harry Potter”.

Lae Nang Long TaiThe mini-festival at SiamParagon features movies onsouthern Thailand. Today’sscreenings are 1969’s musicalromance “Koh Sawad HatSawan” (“Paradise Island”),starring Aranya Namwong andSombat Metanee at 5 andEuthana Mukdasanit’s classicchildhood drama “Butterfly andFlowers” at 8. Free admission.Call (081) 697 5976 or visitvisit Bit.ly/LaeNung.

Hearts and Flowersfor Tora-sanIt’s Tora-san month at the JapanFoundation, featuring YojiYamada’s long-running series ofcomedies. From 1982, thisepisode Tora-san falls for a maid

who works for a famous ceramicartist. In Japanese with Thai sub-titles only at 6.30 tonight at theJapan Foundation. Visitwww.JFBKK.or.th or call (02)260 8560-4.

Killshot A couple (Diane Lane andThomas Jane) in the witness-protection programme getmixed up with a conman(Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and hishitman partner (MickeyRourke). At Paragon Cineplex.

SolsticeA young woman (ElisabethHarnois) is haunted by her deadtwin sister’s ghost during summervacation. Daniel Myrick (“TheBlair Witch Project”) directs.

The Taking ofPelham 1 2 3Tony Scott remakes the 1974thriller with Denzel Washingtonstarring as a New York City sub-way dispatcher faced with anarch-crsiminal (John Travolta)who’s hijacked a train.

BrunoSacha Baron Cohen’s gayAustrian fashionista seekscelebrity status in the US.Censored. At House, Paragon,SF World.

The HangoverThree groomsmen (BradleyCooper, Ed Helms, ZachGalifianakis) wake up after araucous bachelor party in Las

Vegas missing their memories ofthe night before and their friendthe groom. Directed by ToddPhillips (“Road Trip”, “OldSchool”).

L’ennemi public no 1French gangster JacquesMesrine (Vincent Cassel) tries tostay a step ahead of the law inpart two of the biographicaldrama. In French with Englishand Thai subtitles at the Lido.

6:66 Tai Mai Dai TaiA crime reporter (SusiraAngelina Nanna) starts uncov-ering strange and scary factsafter her father comes backfrom the dead. Jason Youngalso stars. With English subti-tles at some cinemas.

on tv

My BloodyValentineThe lone survivor of a mineaccident returns, vowingrevenge on those responsible.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

Love Aaj Kal

Two love stories play out in the 1960s and the present day,

both confronting the complexities of long-distance romance.

Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Gisele star. In Hindi with

English subtitles at 8 tonight, tomorrow and 4 on Sunday at

Major Cineplex Rama III, 8 on Sunday at Major Sukhumvit and

at 8 Monday to Wednesday at Grand EGV Siam Discovery.

Call (089) 488 2620 or visit www.BollywoodThai.com.

GI Joe: The Rise of CobraYoung soldiers Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (MarlonWayans) are among the new recruits for a highly trainedspecial force tasked with bringing down an evil arms dealerand his ruthless assassins. Dennis Quaid and Sienna Milleralso star.

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

SamchukThanit Jitnukuldirects this sociallyconscious dramaabout boys hookedon drugs and theteacher who won’tgive up on them.Based on a truestory. With Englishsubtitles at somecinemas.

TO SEE

Lav DiazretrospectiveDirector Lav Diaz perseveredover the course of 11 years tomake his 11-hour drama“Evolution of a Filipino Family”.Cast members dropped out,aged and died, yet Diaz com-pleted his film. It’s screening at10am tomorrow. At noon onSunday, it’s the nine-hour roadjourney, “Heremias Book I”,about a man witnessing themoral decay of society. Bothare at the Conference of BirdsGallery on Pan Road, whereyou’ll need to bring pillows,because the gallery as no seat-ing. At 10am on Monday,“Death in the Land ofMelancholia: Lav DiazRetrospective in Thailand”moves to the Film Archive inSalaya, Nakhon Pathom withthe 7.5-hour drama on identityand grief, “Melancholia”. VisitBit.ly/DiazRetro.

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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.

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By Eugenia Last

Today’s Birthday: Surround yourself with people who un-derstand your goals and relate to what you are trying to accom-plish. It’s time to run a tight ship, budget wisely and do as muchof the work as you can yourself. An older, experienced individualwill shed some light on your situation. Listen and make the nec-essary adjustments.

ARIES *** March 21-April 19Choose your battles wisely. Don’t let a personal in-cident cause you grief when the right reaction canbring about a different turn of events. Positivethoughts are followed by positive actions.

TAURUS **** April 20-May 20People you’ve helped in the past will lend you ahand now, if you ask. Don’t fall short of your goalsbecause you are too proud. This is not a time tosettle for less.

GEMINI ***** May 21-June 20You may have to juggle in order to take advantageof all the opportunities heading your way. Don’t beafraid to make changes. It’s your ability to presentthat will open others to your profitable ideas.

CANCER *** June 21-July 22You really need to shake things up if you want tohold someone’s interest. Get involved in somethingand you will take the first step to personal free-dom. Like it or not, change is good.

LEO *** July 23-Aug. 22You may feel an emotional tug. Ask yourself: Howmuch will it cost to follow my dreams? What is theworse case scenario? You have what it takes - be-lieve in yourself.

VIRGO *** Aug. 23-Sept. 22You have to separate your emotions from whatneeds to be done. Show your strength by doingwhat’s right, not what everyone wants you to do.You have to put your moral code first.

LIBRA *** Sept. 23-Oct. 22You really need to spice things up. Put your cre-ative mind to the test and you will come up with aviable plan that can help you out financially. Takeadvantage of what’s being offered.

SCORPIO ***** Oct. 23-Nov. 21Don’t fold under pressure. You can find a way to do what you want if you are secretive, manipu-lative and focused on your goals. Stop helpingeveryone around you and start calling in favoursowed.

SAGITTARIUS ** Nov. 22-Dec. 21Someone you least expect will upset your world bygoing in a different direction. You have to considerthe consequences, losses and whether or not youcan move forward on your own.

CAPRICORN **** Dec. 22-Jan. 19Look at things from a different perspective andyou can find a way to resolve an issue that hasbeen holding you back. An emotional relationshipcan be enhanced by the choices you make.

AQUARIUS *** Jan. 20-Feb. 18)You have plenty to offer, so don’t hold back.Someone will see the potential of what you wantto do and what you have to offer. Start small andyou will build something great.

PISCES *** Feb. 19-March 20Take care of the personal things in your life youhave left dangling. Follow your intuition and thechoices you make will not only change yourlifestyle but lead to putting your talents to workfor you.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY

Writer-producer-humorist Stan Freberg is 83.Bluesman Magic Slim is 72.Actress Verna Bloom is 70.Actor John Glover is 65.Actor David Rasche is 65.Singer Harold Hudson is 60.Actor Wayne Knight is 54.Singer Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden is 51.Actor David Duchovny is 49.Actor Harold Perrineau is 46.Actress Charlize Theron is 34.

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Striker signs three-yeardeal with Chelsea,wants to win more titles with them

Private funeralservice for RobsonFormer England manger BobbyRobson was buried onWednesday at a private funeralservice in his native northeastEngland.The service at an undisclosedlocation was attended byRobson’s widow Elsie and thecouple’s three sons, Andrew,Paul and Mark.The 76-year-old Robson diedlast Friday after a long strugglewith cancer.“Sir Bobby Robson was laid torest today at a private familyservice,” a family statement said.“Lady Robson has been over-whelmed by the wonderful trib-utes and messages of condo-lence and is very grateful thatthe family’s privacy has beenrespected at this sad time.”A public memorial service is setto be held later in the year.– AFP

Coaches take theblame for dopingTwo coaches on the Brazilianathletics team are taking theblame for the doping of five ath-letes who were preparing for theupcoming world championshipsin Germany.Jayme Netto and Inaldo Senasaid in a news conference onWednesday that each of theBrazilian athletes were given

shots of the endurance-boosterdrug EPO without their knowl-edge.The coaches said the athleteswere told they were being givenamino acids shots. Netto andSena said they were misled by aphysiologist who said theamount of EPO being adminis-tered would not show up ondoping tests. The physiologist isnot part of the Brazilian athlet-ics team.“I take the blame for allowingthem to take the shots,” Nettosaid, in tears. The Brazilian ath-letics confederation saidTuesday that Bruno Lins Tenoriode Barros, Jorge Celio da RochaSena, Josiane da Silva Tito,Luciana Franca and LucimaraSilvestre presented “adverseresults” in out-of-competitiontests conducted by the confed-eration on June 15. – AFP

Another arrest in Forrest killingA man believed to be the get-away driver in the robbery andshooting death of former boxingchampion Vernon Forrest hasbeen arrested, Atlanta policesaid on Wednesday.Jquante Crews, 25, of Dallas,Georgia, faces several chargesincluding murder, possession ofa firearm during a commission ofa felony and possession of afirearm by a convicted felon.– AP

brieflySunderland signEngland striker Bent Sunderland finally completed their club record£10-million (US$17-million) swoop forTottenham striker Darren Bent on Wednesday.The 25-year-old had become increasingly frus-trated after Tottenham’s transfer demandsforced him to wait for over a week to move to theStadium of Light. The England international

even criticised Spurs chairman Daniel Levy on the Twitter websitebefore being forced to apologise for his comments.But Bent was able to put pen to paper on a four-year contract withSteve Bruce’s team after the last financial details were agreedbetween the two clubs. – AFP

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Didier Drogba became thelatest Chelsea player to

commit himself to the PremierLeague club on Wednesday bysigning a new three-year dealthat will keep him at StamfordBridge until 2012.

The 31-year-old striker fol-lowed winger Florent Maloudaand midfielder John Obi Mikelby agreeing new terms.

“I love the club, I feel goodhere and I want to continue towin titles with them,” Drogbasaid. “I stay because I am ambi-tious to pick up lots more tro-phies, regain the PremierLeague title, win cups. It is forthis that I have extended mytime at Chelsea.

“But my number one objectiveis to win the Champions League.I am convinced that this year we

can go to the end and finally liftthis trophy.”

Drogba, though, will miss thefirst three matches of this sea-son’s group stage as part ofUefa’s punishment for his foul-mouthed rant at the referee afterChelsea were beaten in the se-mi-finals by Barcelona last sea-son.

The Ivory Coast internationalhelped Chelsea win the FA Cup

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Andrew Strauss ENGLAND CAPTAIN, ON TEAM FORNEXT ASHES TEST

“At the moment it’s impossibleto know. He [Flintoff] has gotto be fit enough to bowl hisovers. If he isn’t fit enough tobowl his overs, we’ll have tothink about replacing him.”

last season by scoring theequaliser in a 2-1 victory overEverton at Wembley. He haswon a total of two PremierLeague titles, two FA Cups andtwo League Cups with the club.

Aquilani for RedsLiverpool acted quickly to

replace Xabi Alonso onWednesday, reaching a dealwith AS Roma to sign Italymidfielder Alberto Aquilani.The transfer for the 25-year-old Aquilani is reported to beworth £20 million and subjectto a medical examination beingcompleted later this week.

“Alberto is a very good play-er and I’m delighted we’vereached agreement with Romafor his transfer,” manager RafaBenitez said. “He will travel toMerseyside later this week fora medical. Alberto has a win-ning mentality and great expe-

rience in both Serie A and theChampions League.

“He has long been recog-nised as a top-class talent inItaly, captaining his country atboth under-19 and under-21levels before establishing him-self in the senior nationalside.”

Alonso transfer completeMidfielder Xabi Alonso com-

pleted his transfer to big-spending Real Madrid fromLiverpool on Wednesday.

Alonso passed his routinemedical to become Madrid’seighth signing in a ¤254-mil-lion spending spree sinceFlorentino Perez returned tothe club presidency in June.

Liverpool will receive a re-ported fee of ¤30 million forthe 27-year-old Spain interna-tional, who has signed a five-year contract.

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Asia’s rising stars KiradechAphibarnrat of Thailand andSouth Korea’s Noh Seung-Yushared the limelight after tak-ing the joint second-roundlead at the WorldwideHoldings Selangor Masters onyesterday.

The 18-year-old Noh andKiradech, 20, shot a three-un-der-par 68 and 70 respectivelyto head the pack with theirtwo-day total of seven-under-par 135 at the Seri SelangorGolf Club.

The supremely talented duoleads by one stroke fromSouth Africa’s James Kamteand Malaysian ShaabanHussin in the US$300,000Asian Tour tournament.Kamte stayed in the hunt witha battling 70 while Shaabanproduced a 69 to fly the localflag.

Australian Mitchell Brown,Taiwan veteran Lu Chien-soonand another Malaysian, S SivaChandhran, lie in tied fifth po-sition on 137 going into the fi-nal two rounds.

Noh, winner of the MideaChina Classic and Rookie ofthe Year last season, showedwhy he is one of South Korea’smost exciting prospects as heput himself in position for asecond Asian Tour title thanksto an eagle and five birdies.

“Overall, I am happy withmy game but it is still too earlyto be excited,” said Noh.

Young gunstake lead in Malaysia

KiradechAphibarnrat ofThailand plays a strokeduring the secondround yesterday.

Celtic’s Georgios Samaras celebrates his goal against DynamoMoscow during their Champions League qualifying-round matchon Wednesday.

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Scottish giants Celticbrought to an end an unwant-ed record on Wednesdaywhen they overcame a deficitaway from home in Europeancompetition for the first timebeating Dynamo Moscow 2-0to progress 2-1 on aggregatein their Champions Leaguethird preliminary roundclash.

Substitute GeorgiosSamaras was their hero inMoscow as the Greek inter-national’s late goal edged theformer European Cup win-ners to within one round ofmaking the lucrative groupstages and also ended a 22-match winless streak awayfrom Glasgow in Europeancompetition.

However, there was to beno such joy for ShakhtarDonetsk – Ukraine’s firstever European club trophywinners when they won thelast ever Uefa Cup title earli-er this year – as they wereheld 0-0 by unheraldedRomanian outfit Timisoarain Romania and went out onthe away goals rule as it end-

ed 2-2 on aggregate.Samaras was not the only

late goalscoring hero.Sheriff, giants of Moldovan

football but minnows inEuropean terms, moved towithin 180 minutes of an his-toric appearance in thegroup stages as Jose Nadsonstruck in the fourth minute oftime added on in Prague toforce a 1-1 draw with SlaviaPrague. The Moldovans pro-gressed on the away goalsrule – the tie finished 1-1 onaggregate – and wrapped upa dreadful two days forCzech football.

On Tuesday Sparta Praguehad seen a first leg 3-1 advan-tage overturned by Greekside Panathinaikos, who won3-0 to qualify 4-3 on aggre-gate. Celtic – for whomAustralian striker ScottMcDonald was their otherscorer – will face a toughdraw in the final qualifyinground with potential oppo-nents being Arsenal, deposedseven-time French champi-ons Lyon or Italian sideFiorentina.

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Super subrevives Celtic Greek international Samaras’s late goal inMoscow helps Scots sneak into the third round

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“Manchester City are thinkingbig and if I’m honest there is nodifference between City andReal Madrid or the Braziliannational team. Everybody atthose three teams now believesthey are the winners ...”

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Saratham’s bronze medal wasmingled with concerns aboutthe health of Yanisa “Pui”Torrattanawatana after she wasrushed to hospital following herfight in the inaugural AsianMartial Arts Games yesterday.

The opening day of theJapanese martial arts competi-tion in the games, featuringnine sports, certainly did notmeasure up to the Thai team’sexpectations.

With Yanisa – who becamethe first Thai to win a gold inthe sport at the SEA Games fouryears ago – among three Thaison duty in the Kumite event,there were big hopes of a strongstart for the Kingdom.

However, Yanisa’s campaignwas far from a smooth ride.

First, she had to face a protestin the quarter-finals.

The Thai had initially wonthe tie against her Malaysianopponent but the oppositioncoach claimed that Yanisa wasout of the ring in the closingstages, which meant a point de-duction according to the rules.

The Malaysian protest wasupheld, forcing the bout into ex-tra time. Yanisa, however, man-aged to win the bout and reachthe semi-finals.

The home fighter then suf-fered a defeat at the hands ofher Taiwanese opponent, leav-ing her to battle it out with aChinese rival for the bronze.Yanisa found the Chinese toohot to handle, losing 3-0, whichmeant she finished empty-handed. But during her fight forbronze, Yanisa took a blow toher throat. She had difficulty in

breathing after the bout andwas taken to hospital for acheck-up.

Meanwhile, WasanapornSamthong won a jujitsu goldmedal in the women’s 62kg divi-sion. Wasanaporn was ecstaticthat she was able to bag the

country’s third gold medal inthe sport.

“I really didn’t expect to win.Actually, I didn’t even glance atthe scoreboard during the fight.Credit to my coach – his game-plan contributed to my suc-cess,” said Wasanaporn.

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Thailand’s Yanisa Torrattanawatana, behind, duels with her Chineserival for the bronze medal.

Thais faceuphill taskThai head coachKiattipong Radchatag-riengkai admitted his sidehad only a slim chance ofwinning against BeijingOlympic champions Brazilin today’s Pool E WorldGrand Prix preliminariesin Macau.

The second leg of thewomen’s premier volley-ball tournament at the4,000-seater MacauForum kicks off today,with Thailand challengingreigning and seven-timechampions Brazil, andAsian powerhouse Chinataking on Poland.

In their rigorous prepa-ration for the dauntingtask ahead, the Thai play-ers trained much harderthan usual yesterday.

“It’s almost impossiblethat our players will beatBrazil. They are muchstronger than us, tacticallyand technically. However,we will try our best,” saidKiattipong.Preechachan Wiriyanupaapong

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US top seed Andy Roddickmade a triumphant return

on Wednesday in his first matchsince a heartbreakingWimbledon final loss, defeatingGermany’s Benjamin Becker 6-36-2 at the ATP WashingtonClassic.

Fifth-ranked Roddick firedeight aces and overpowered his47th-ranked rival in 55 minutesto reach a third-round matchagainst countryman SamQuerrey, who beat Russian IgorKunitsyn 6-3 6-4 at the US$1.4-million hardcourt event.

“I did all right. All in all it wasa good first match,” Roddicksaid. “I learned what I wantedout there. I wasn’t going to gettoo creative. I wanted to get myfeet under me, not come out fir-ing from all the gates, just tryand do the basics well.” “I was

certainly eager to get back outthere,” Roddick said. “I’m gladto be getting into the swing ofit.”

Roddick, a three-time cham-pion at Washington, brokeBecker’s first service game ineach set. Roddick lost onlythree points on his serve in theopening set, ending it on an ace,and broke at love in the fifthgame of the last set.

“I did a good job of putting re-turns in the court,” he said.Roddick, whose only GrandSlam title came at the 2003 USOpen, felt the rust of a month-long layoff most in his serve,even though he connected on 58per cent of first serves.

“I didn’t serve that well. Itwasn’t where it normally is,”Roddick said. “If I have to haveone thing rusty that I don’t wor-ry about coming around, it’s my

serve.” Former world No 1Lleyton Hewitt of Australia andJuan Carlos Ferrero of Spainreached the third round.

Hewitt defeated Israel’s DudiSela 6-3 2-6 6-2. Ferrero oustedseventh-seeded Davis Cupteammate Tommy Robredo 6-36-2.

“I’ve had to get better everymatch,” Hewitt said. “For me it’sabout building up match prac-tice going into the MastersSeries and the US Open.”

Hewitt will next meet defend-ing champion and second seedJuan Martin Del Potro ofArgentina.

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American makes a winning return inhis first match since Wimbledon

Andy Roddick bats a return to Benjamin Becker of Germany.

Noppawanstuns seedon pro circuitWorld junior No 1 NoppawanLertcheewakarn proved thatshe could cause damage onthe pro circuit when she upsetAmerican sixth seed LaurenAlbanese in the first round ofthe US$75,000 Odlum BrownVancouver Open in Vancouveron Wednesday.

Playing her first matchsince winning the juniorWimbledon title, the 17-year-old Thai crawled back from amid-match lapse to beat theworld No 166 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 7-5 in an epic three-and-a-half hour match. “It was sucha good feeling to pull it off. Ifelt so tired because weplayed more than threehours,’’ said the wildcard.Currently No 388 in the world,Noppawan hopes to crackthe top 150 by the end of theseason. She next playsRussian Olga Puchkova.

In the men’s doubles firstround, second seeds Sonchatand Sanchai Ratiwatana lostto Carsten Ball of Australiaand Sergei Bubka of Ukraine4-6 6-4 7-10. DAILY XPRESS

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