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By Seigi OzegiBangkok-based Japaneseactor and model

Idon’t understand why, inmany offices, workers turn

the air-conditioning to thelowest setting then wear thickjackets with hoods. It’s freez-ing! And that means payingmore money for the electricity and to buy winterclothes. I think there shouldbe a TV campaign to makepeople aware what a waste this is!

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A healthy Hannah Clark, 16,at a press conference inLondon on Monday.In 2006,doctors removed a donor heart that had been grafted onto her own when she was a child.

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By Juthamard KominD A I L Y X P R E S S

In a bid to step up flu protec-tion for their children, par-

ents have voiced their supportfor the government initiative tobar public activities and gath-erings, even though it wouldaffect the social and economichealth of the entire country.

Business takes a back seat“The possible financial dam-

age to my business cannot becompared with damage to myson’s life,” says Kawee Vipoom-itsitsakul, a lawyer and father ofa primary-school child.

Kawee has given his son a flumask and other items to pro-tect him from catching thevirus at school, and has toldhim to wash his hands regular-ly as well as take a shower afterschool. He also asks the fami-ly’s nanny to take a showerwhen she arrives each day be-fore taking care of the child.

Adding to these privatemeasures is a Public HealthMinistry directive that givesauthorities the power to pro-hibit large gatherings of people

at places such as theatres,restaurants, department storesand concert halls, where flucould spread more quickly.

Though the effects of closingbusinesses have been widelydiscussed, many business peo-ple have voiced support for thepolicy.

“Using the Internet moreand seeing my clients privatelywill help reduce our exposureto crowded places,” saysSakawrat Amatavisuit, ownerof manufacturing firm Trinityand a mother of three children,aged nine, 19 and 21.

She has told her children totake Vitamin C, wear protec-tive masks and do more exer-cise. “Going to the cinema orthe theatre is temporarilybanned, and none of my chil-dren is complaining about it,”she says.

Supporting school closures Nantinee Jantaparaboon, a

mother of a sixth-grader, saysthe closures of public placesincluding schools, if enforced,needed to be done simultane-ously – otherwise the measure

would be useless for stoppingthe spread of flu.

“School closures might be agood opportunity for students

to study by themselves.However, catch-up classesshould be provided later,” shesays.

No free ridefor the fluBangkok buses couldsoon be beefing uptheir virus protection

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To counter the spread of type-A (H1N1) flu, the Bangkok MassTransit Authority (BMTA)wants to install alcohol-basedhand sanitisers in all its 3,600buses, a senior official saidyesterday.

However, acting BMTAdirector Opas Phetmunee saidthe high cost of installationand materials meant theBMTA would first seek budgetapproval from the ministries oftransportation and publichealth.

The installation of handsanitisers would cost Bt10 mil-lion while the BMTA’s otheranti-flu proposal – giving outsanitary masks to passengers –would cost Bt2 million per day.

The proposals are an addi-tion to five measures alreadyin operation – having driversand conductors wear masks,thorough cleansing of all busesarriving at garages, having allbuses remove curtains, havingair-conditioned buses operateventilators every 10 minutes,and cleaning a bus’s handrailsafter every run.

“Despite the financial bur-den involved, the BMTA wantsto cooperate in preventing thespread of flu ... If the pandemicgets worse, we will considernew measures, including usinga sterilising spray,” said Opas.

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PUTTINGCHILDRENFIRSTParents battling to protect their kidsfrom type-A (H1N1) flu give their backing for a ban on public events

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AUTHORITIES NOW HAVE THE POWER TOPROHIBIT LARGE GATHERINGS OF PEOPLE ATPLACES SUCH AS THEATRES, RESTAURANTS,DEPARTMENT STORES AND CONCERT HALLS,WHERE FLU COULD SPREAD MORE QUICKLY.

Cyber crimelords using bigbusinesstacticsCyber criminals are aping execu-tives when it comes to sales,marketing and risk managementin the world of online treachery,according to networking giantCisco.

“The novel thing is that theyhave taken the Harvard BusinessSchool, General Electric board-room business training andapplied it to their techniques,”said Patrick Peterson, Cisco chiefsecurity researcher.

Peterson cited how cyberhackers capitalised on interest inthe death of pop icon MichaelJackson in late June.

Fake news on JacksonDisasters, celebrity doings and

other major news is routine fodderfor bogus e-mails and websitesbooby-trapped with computerviruses, but in the case of Jackson’sdeath, crooks cranked out fakenews stories to dupe readers.

“They brought the Jacksonstory to market in a way thatrivals media outlets. They have anadvantage; they don’t have to doany reporting.”

Billions of spam messageswith links to trick websites orvideos promising scintillatingJackson images and informationwere fired off in the days after hisJune 25 death, according to Cisco.

“Sales leads” that followedonline links were turned into “cus-tomers”, whose computers werestealthily infected with nefariouscodes for stealing data, usurpingcontrol of machines.

Crooked SMSCyber crooks have also taken

to sending blanket text messagesto cellphones with numbersbased on area codes of localbanks directing people to call into a service centre to addresssupposed concerns about theiraccounts.

Callers are connected to automated voice systems that,feigning to represent the banks,ask people to enter account passwords and other personalinformation that can later beexploited, Peterson said. – A F P

Woman escapeswrong turn intocroc-filled riverAn Australian woman had alucky escape after making awrong turn into a crocodile-infested river.

The woman mistook aboat ramp for a road crossingthe East Alligator River, about300 km east of Darwin.

Officers who retrieved thevehicle found it surrounded bydeadly saltwater crocodiles.

Police said the woman hadto scramble through the wateras her four-wheel-drive vehiclesank into the river near theworld heritage-listed KakaduNational Park.

The mishap promptedNorthern Territory police towarn travellers to carefullyresearch their routes whendriving in the area. – AFP

LA city to pay forJackson service Mayor Antonio Villaraigosasaid that the city of LosAngeles will pick up an esti-mated US$1.4 million (Bt47.8million) in costs related to lastweek’s Michael Jacksonmemorial service and lam-basted a city website set up torequest donations.

“This is a world-class city,and we provide fire and policeprotection, period,”Villaraigosa said. “The ideathat we would charge thefamily for a funeral is nonsen-sical.”

Villaraigosa said he will notask the Jackson family, AEGLive, owner of the StaplesCentre where the event washeld, or the public to help pickup the tab for police overtime,traffic control and sanitationcrews.

The mayor called the city’sdonation website “ridiculous”.As of last week, some 1,800fans had donated $35,000.– AP

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ABritish girl who had adonor heart grafted onto

her own after suffering cardiacfailure as a baby has had thetransplant removed and is liv-ing a healthy life with her ownheart, doctors said yesterday.

The case of Hannah Clark isthought to be the only one inthe world where a child’s fail-ing heart recovered enoughfor the donor organ to be re-moved, the British surgeonstold reporters.

‘Like magic’“The possibility of recovery

of the heart is just like magic,”said Imperial College of

London Professor MagdiYacoub, who treated Hannahfrom the beginning.

Hannah, now 16, suffered asa baby from severe heart fail-ure due to cardiomyopathy, aproblem with the muscle ofthe heart, and in July 1995,when she was two years old,doctors transplanted a donorheart next to hers.

The new organ soon tookover much of the functioningof her own heart and Hannahbegan to recover.

However, she suffered froma type of cancer known as EBVPTLD, a common side effectof the drugs given to trans-plant patients to stop their im-

mune systems rejecting neworgans.

ChemotherapyShe was treated with

chemotherapy and otherdrugs but the cancer kept re-turning. Doctors reduced herdosage of immunosuppressiondrugs to stem the disease, butas a result, her transplantedheart began to fail.

In contrast however, herown heart recovered and be-gan functioning normally.

In February 2006, the teamdecided to remove the donororgan so the immunosuppres-sion could be stopped – some-thing that had never beendone before.

Thirty-nine months later,Hannah has completely recov-ered from the cancer and herheart is functioning normally.

British girl doingfine after donorheart is removedCase thought to be only one in the worldwhere a child’s failing heart recoveredenough for donor organ to be removed

China aims to send anunmanned roverto the moon in

2012and a mannedmission byaround 2020

Hannah Clark, now 16, had a donor heart grafted onto her own after suffering cardiac failure as a baby.She is now living a healthy life with her own heart, say doctors.

Infohighway

All strung upItalian guitarist Alessio Monti wil beamong the artists plucking along for theBangkok International Guitar Festival onFriday and Saturday at the Phra NakhonView Hotel. The Kuala Lumpur GuitarEnsemble is also in town, and Thai clas-sical guitarist Nutavut Ratanakarn willperform. Check out the showcase ofhandmade guitars.

The guitar competition is on Fridaywhile Saturday is more relaxed, with nine artists giving a concert.

Tickets are Bt500. Call (083) 615 5035) or seewww.NutavutStudio.com.

School reunionThe 12 contestants of the firstseason of “Academy Fantasia” –winner Vit, runner-up Jeen, Aof,Znam, Namtarn, Kay, Joomjim,Por, Nan, Nun, Mam and Top –reunite on July 26 at 7 for a“Friendship Concert” at theSwan Theatre on Rama IX Road,opposite Town In Town Hotel.

Tickets are Bt1,000 at www.-We-Booking.com. Call (02) 9009999.

A brave youthA 13-year-oldboy lost hisright hand ina coconut-peelingmachine inChachoengsao, and apparentlydidn’t shed a tear. Learn moreabout this tough little guy onChannel 7’s “Ruang Jing PhanJor” (“Thai Real TV”) tomorrownight at 11.

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By Kitchana LersakvanitchakulD A I L Y X P R E S S

Flocks of teenybopperswinged it down to Pattaya

on July 4 for the first Pop MusicAwards, lining the front of thestage at Bali Hai Cape andswooning in the strong sunlightas they waited patiently tocatch a glimpse of SouthKorean boy band 2PM andnewcomer star AJ.

Themed “No Music No Life”,the event was a lively affair,with bright lights and lots ofmusic. It kicked off at 3pm witha plethora of Thai popsters tak-ing to the stage to perform twoor three songs.

Among those drawing loudscreams were Dan Woradej,Ben Chalathit, Girly Berry,Laolom, C-Quint, Look Pongand Padcha from “AcademyFantasia”, One-Two-Three-Soul, Slot Machine, BrandnewSunset, Knock the Knock, theRichman Toy and Cha-Em.

After a break to allow every-one to catch their breath, thisyear’s award-winners showedtheir worth with well-re-hearsed mini-concerts that hadthe audience shouting for

more. Only two of the 11 win-ners were forced to send apolo-gies: Tor Saksit (Pop Male) andLady Gaga (Pop InternationalArtist), both of whom had pre-vious commitments.

South Korean movesTeens screamed as 19-year-

old South Korean artist AJ, akaAce Junior, bounded on to thestage for a high-energy per-formance of “Dancing Shoes”and “Dry My Tears”. He wasfollowed by contemporarydancer Nam Hyun Joon, formerrapper for Young Turks Club,who put on his famed “Poppin”show – a mix of funk and streetdance – while singing “Don’tStop” and “Roaring of Lion”.

And then came the momentthe audience had been waitingfor, the show by 2PM. The boysopened with “Again and Again”,and quickly segued into “OnlyYou”, “I Hate You”, and “10Points Out of 10”.

Their performance wrappedup almost nine hours of pop,leaving gaggles of girls with bigsmiles on their faces.

Roll on the Pop MusicAwards 2010!

Blues musician BB King, 83, performed on Sunday for the 43rdMontreux Jazz Festival. The popular Swiss festival, which contin-ues through Saturday, features 350 concerts, 260 of them free.Other artists include Solomon Burke, Earth Wind and Fire, Kooland the Gang and Lily Allen. Visit www.MontreuxJazz.com.

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JOHN MALKOVICH, ON HIS ROLE IN THESTAGE MUSICAL "THE INFERNAL COMEDY:CONFESSIONS OF A SERIAL KILLER".

“I do not feel there is a sensibility I can-not understand. If somebody was writ-ing a fantastic version of Catherine theGreat, could I play her? Yes. Why not ... I

never feel ever that I can’t enter any character.”

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Nichkhun, left, from South Korean boy band 2PM, along with K-popsinger AJ ‘Poppin’ dancer Nam Hyun Joon were among the acts.

Dan Woradej hadfans screaming.

By Kitchana LersakvanitchakulD A I L Y X P R E S S

Hundreds of Thai fans headed tothe lobby of CentralWorld Towerlast week to mourn MichaelJackson in the “You Are NotAlone” memorial event, joiningvoices to sing “Michael, you arenot alone” and leaving garlands infront of the king of pop’s portrait.

There was an exhibition of MJmemorabilia and performancesby Thai artists, impersonators andfans, as well as a talk, “Why WasMichael Jackson Praised as theKing of Pop?” Among the artistsciting Jackson’s influence were TikShiro whose hit “Oak Ma Ten” wasinspired by the American star’s“Beat It”, and AtchariyaSingrachatanan, aka DJ Miew,who won second prize in the“Heal the World” essay competi-tion several years ago.

‘Heal the world’The event opened with music

and a collection of scenes show-ing Jackson in Thailand andabroad, followed by a strikingperformance by a boys’ and girls’chorus singing “Heal the World”led by voice trainer RungrojDullpan, the man behind the suc-cess of many Grammy artists. ArtVocation was next up, singing in“I’ll Be There” to the accompani-ment of keyboards by Paul Ewingwho once played with the king ofpop.

A bittersweet momentcame when the video wasshown of Jackson’s finalrehearsal for his “This Is It”shows at the O2 arena inLondon, which werescheduled to run from July8 to March 6, 2010.

Fans had fun biddingfor Tik Shiro’s acrylic paint-ing of Michael Jackson – itsold for the more thanBt10,000. The eventwrapped with a rousingrendition of “You Are NotAlone”, with JohnRatanaweroj leading allthe artists in song.

Rest in peace, MichaelJackson.

A finalfarewellThai fans hold their owntribute to the king of pop Game,set,shoes match

Wimbledon insists on predomi-nantly white tennis togs for its play-ers, but if Noppawan “Nok”Lertcheewakarn can fulfil her(other) dream of being a fashiondesigner, she’ll be insisting on moreflamboyance.

Having just won the Junior titleat the British Grand Slam, the 17-year-old is next aiming for glory atthe US Open, but she’s also keen togive the Williams sisters a run forthe money in the fashion sweep-stakes.

“I’d love to design my own out-fits – it should be fun,” says theself-confessed clotheshorse.

Halloween comes earlyThe entertainment will begin at “ThongchaiConcert Fancy Fanson (Rong, Ten, Len TaengTua)” later this month even before Thongchai“Bird” McIntyre sings the first note.

His fans will be dressing up to match theshow’s fantasy-dress theme. KhunyingPornthip Rojanasunan has an outfit in mindthat she says will completely disguise her, sopresumably it involves a fake bald head.

Comedian Charoenporn “Koh Tee Aramboy” Onlamai will be goingas a superhero and actresses Kemnij “Pancake” Jamikorn and Savika“Pinky” Chaiyadej as Mickey Mouse and a witch, respectively.

Celebrity hairdresser Somsak Chalachon hasn’t decided yet, butpromises to be just as extravagantly clad as Bird.

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TONY LEUNG CHIU-WAI broke hisleft arm on Monday while trainingfor director Wong Kar-wai’s “TheGrand Master”, in which he por-trays Bruce Lee’s kung-fu master IpMan. Leung must rest his arm forseveral weeks but can continue totrain on his kicks, his publicist says.

Contact Soopsip at [email protected].

250NAIRA (Bt58) isthe price of apirated DVD inLagos, Nigeria, forthe LA memorialservice forMichael Jackson.

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Impersonator Michael Tang with Michael Jackson’s portrait at lastweek’s memorial event in Bangkok.

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Girly Berry, left, per-formed. Parn Tanaporn,below, was named PopFemale Artist.

Other winners,clockwise fromleft, were the boyband K-Otic andthe girl groupKamikaze, rap-pers GancoreClub and popgroup ETC.

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Brit-pop favourites Blurcelebrate their 20th anniversarywith “Midlife: A Beginners GuideTo Blur”, a double-CD thatbrings together their biggesthits and top album tracks fromthe band’s career to date. Thecollection offers fans a truesense of the band’s musicalaccomplishments with suchBritpop-era classics as “Girls &Boys”, and “Song 2” as well asGraham Coxon’s “Coffee & TV”.Also included are “Parklife”,“Beetlebum”, “This Is a Low”and “Tender” – all superb songs– but missing as well as sorelymissed is their smash numberone hit “Country House”.A true testament to theirgreatness and a must for every fan.

The Very Bestof Don HenleyDon Henley (Geffen Records)

This is the Eagles member’sfirst career-spanning collectionof all his classic hits and show-cases the best of the tracksfrom “Inside Job”, “Building thePerfect Beast”, “I Can StandStill”, and his landmark 1989album “The End of theInnocence”. Fans will find suchenduring songs as “DirtyLaundry”, “The Boys ofSummer”, “The Heart of theMatter” and “Taking YouHome”.

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What’s a woman worth? American R&B-soul singer-songwriter Alicia Keys

certainly has an opinion on the subject,opining in the lyrics for her 2002 hit “AWoman’s Worth”, that her men would bewell to give her diamonds, a cruise aroundthe world and, of course, tender love.

The Thai ladies taking part in thisSunday’s back-to-back performances at 2 andat 7 titled “What Women Worth” at theThailand Cultural Centre would no doubtagree with Keys’ appraisal, though they’retaking to the stage to raise funds for a wor-thy cause – the kids at Ban Home Hug.

But fear not: Songstresses MaleewanJemina, Saranya Songsermsawasd, RadklaoAmratisha, Sukanya Miguel, HaruthaiMuangboonsri and Sirintip Harnpradit willall be singing numbers that relate to the con-cert’s title so the audience will go home witha good idea of what each considers she’sworth.

“As a woman, I don’t think of myself as awife or mother of a child, but rather as amother of the world. To me, a woman’sworth is to give service to society,” saysSukanya.

“Women have an abundance of warmth, af-fection and love. Men simply cannot behavelike us,” says Sirintip.

“Women are sensitive to problems that af-fect them both directly and indirectly. Ithink we should work towards getting rid ofthese problems so we can all face a happiertomorrow,” says Saranya.

“Most women are hardworking and pa-tient, both at home and at the office,” saysMaleewan.

“Men and women both have their individ-ual worth but that said, they each need tostick to their ethics,” says Haruthai.

“For me, women need to be helpful tothose that surround them as well as to socie-ty. We should not be judged on our looks orsocial standing but on our performance,”says Radklao.

Sugar and spiceand all things nice

What are women worth? Sixof Thailand’s leading femalesingers give their answersthis Sunday

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Liu Restaurant, at the Conrad Bangkok is offering diners aspecial opportunity to sample the dim sum creations oftwo master chefs from the Golden Peony Restaurant inthe Conrad Centennial Singapore.

Continuing until this Sunday, chefs Chung Ho Shi andYiu Kit Lam are joining us from Singapore to present theirown style of dim sum, a fusion of tastes, textures andcolours, all of which are tiny bite-sized compositions.

To the surprise of some Thai diners, no dipping saucesare offered, and there’s no form of chilli sauce anywhere.Some of the dim sum are accompanied by their own verysubtle sauces, such as Golden Peony Dim Sum, a little“bird’s nest” of lightly fried noodles wrapped around awhole shrimp. Underneath is a very delicate kiwi mayon-naise that complements the little “nest” in both taste andcolour.

These are not dim sum that you swallow in one bite.Instead, you should keep one in your mouth to savour allthe combinations of flavours, pleasing your palate in a de-layed reaction.

Sauteed Chinese cabbage and dried shrimp with shrimppaste (slightly, very slightly salty), steamed crab clawwith egg white and fresh ginger (allowing the fresh tasteof the crab to come through), all these are lovingly pre-sented, much like a painting by a master artist.

One dim sum that’s sure to be popular is the chefs’version of barbecued suckling pig. All that taste in onemouthful.

Paired with the various dim sum are French winesfrom Chevalier Alexis Lichine (distributed in Thailandby Beverage One).

You can enjoy the dim sum created by Chefs Chungand Yiu at a set lunch (Bt680-Bt1,099) and the set din-ner (Bt1,280 and Bt1,680). A wine dinner (Bt2,580)will be offered on Friday.

In addition, the two chefs are even willing to re-veal their culinary secrets. On Saturday from 10am tonoon, they’re offering a cooking class, featuring steamedshark’s fin dumpling with minced shrimp, golden-friedprawn and radish served in orange sauce and pan-friedand skewered scallop siew mai

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When art heals

Until July 20, Mongolian artist Jalkhaajav Munkhtsetseg is exhibit-

ing her works at two Bangkok venues: the Teo + Namfah Gallery on

Sukhumvit Soi 39 and the Gossip Gallery at the Silom Galleria. “The

Silence of Healing at the Edge of the World” features paintings,

works on paper, collage, and soft sculptures that blend imagery from

traditional Mongolian folklore with a vision of powerful modern

femininity. The galleries are open daily from 10 and 6. Call (081)

402 7474.

JuiJuis teaches

a lessonMeet JuiJuis, singer of the hit song “Lesson

1”, at his free mini-concert tomorrow night

at 6 at CentralWorld’s Centerpoint

Playhouse. He’ll educate the crowd with

several creative numbers with help from

his special guest, First of Slot Machine.

Visit www.You2Play.com,

JuiJuis.hi5.com or

www.MySpace.com/juijuis.

BBQ BonanzaKongju, the Korean restaurant at the Pathumwan Princess Hotel, announces its“All-You-Can-Eat: A La Carte BBQ Buffet”, which is big on taste and low on price.For Bt550 and Bt750, you can treat your tastebuds to an array of eats such as sea-weed salad, pan-fried tofu, barbecued meats and seafoods, along with garlic rice,soup and desserts washed down with free-flowing Korean green tea. It’s opendaily from 11.30 to 2.30 for lunch and 5.30 to 10.30 for dinner. Call (02) 216 3700extension 20230.

Between the linesUsed-books emporium Dasais holding a blowout sale inadvance of its move nextmonth to bigger premises.The shop is offering a selec-tion of its extensive catalogue– more than 14,000 titles inseveral languages – for onlyBt19 a pop. Dasa is currentlylocated at 710/4 SukhumvitRoad between Sois 26 and28. The sale runs throughAugust 15. Visitwww.DasaBookCafe.com.

Out on theweekend Take a study trip throughRatchaburi and Phetchaburiprovinces with the SiamSociety this weekend. Thesociety’s vice president leadsthe bus excursion onSaturday and Sunday, whichtakes travellers to the Pasayatextile factory, Ban PuenPalace, a Hua Hin vineyardand the Amphawa floatingmarket. The cost is Bt7,100for non-members. Call (02)661 6470-7 extension 504or e-mail [email protected].

Gorillas in the mistHelp preserve the waterresources of gorillas withSwarovski’s Living Nile proj-ect, which has released its“Annual Edition 2009 –Gorillas”, the second piece inthe “Endangered Wildlife”trilogy. The “Gorillas” fig-urines, by designer AntonHirzinger, are in black-dia-mond-faceted crystal witheyes fashioned from jet crys-tal. They are available atdepartment stores until theend of the year with pro-ceeds going to the Living Nileproject.

Distant loveOhm Phanphiroj presents hisphotos in “Nostalgia” at theWhitespace Gallery untilAugust 9. The images ponderthe romantic nature of rela-tionships and intimacy. Thegallery is on the second floorof the Lido cinemas on SiamSquare Soi 3. It’s openTuesday to Friday from 1 to 7and Saturdays and Sundaysfrom noon to 8. Call (081)699 5298 or visitwww.WhiteSp-ce.com.

A wee dram or four

Next Tuesday from 5, the Campus at the

Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok will be opening

its doors for the second annual Pacific Cigar

Grand Whisky Tasting Event. Guests can sam-

ple more than 80 different whiskies including

malt, single malt, blended and grain. The

drams will be paired with a fitting entree. The

fee is Bt999 for the standard tasting, and

Bt1,999 for access to the Fine and Rare

Lounge. Call (02) 655 5030-31 extension 20.

B13-UUrban acrobats Leito (David Belle) and Damien (Cyril Raffaelli) uncover a conspiracy by corrupt officialsthat will destroy the Banlieue 13 ghetto and everyone in it. In French with English and Thai subtitlesat Paragon only, elsewhere Thai dubbed.

Nang Mai (Nymph)Director Pen-ek Ratanaruangfollows a husband and wife andtheir troubled marriage into aforeboding jungle. With Englishsubtitles at some cinemas.“Cannes Version” at SFWCentralWorld and ParagonCineplex, “Director’s Cut”elsewhere.

WongkamlaoPetchtai “Mum Jokmok”Wongkamlao directs and starsas the head of a comically dys-functional wealthy family in thisparody of soap operas and highsociety. Apaporn Nakonsawanalso stars. With English subti-tles in some cinemas.

L’instinct de mortVincent Cassel stars in this epicbiographical drama aboutFrench gangster JacquesMesrine, before he became“public enemy No 1”. In Frenchwith English and Thai subti-tles at the Lido.

Largo WinchThe brash hero from a long-run-ning Belgian comic comes to thebig screen. Tomer Sisley stars.With English and Thai subtitlesat SFW CentralWorld.

Ice Age: Dawn of theDinosaursThe prehistoric mammals

address family issues as theycontend with giant reptiles. In3-D in some cinemas.

Transformers:Revenge of theFallenSam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf)again finds himself at the centreof a war between giant alienrobots. Megan Fox also stars.Also at IMAX.

Departures An unemployed musician findsa new calling in a taboo profes-sion as an “encoffineer”. InJapanese with English andThai subtitles at Apex andHouse.

Fireflies in theGardenA fatal car accident stirs painfulchildhood memories for the sonof a domineering father. AtSFW CentralWorld.

GomorraIn this gritty drama, five inter-twining stories examine livestouched by organised crime inNaples. In Italian with Englishand Thai subtitles at House.

Let the Right One InA bullied boy befriends a girlvampire. In Swedish withEnglish and Thai subtitles atHouse.

TO SEEWednesday, July 15, 2009 DAILY XPRESS THE SCREEN 11

on tv

Resurrecting theChamp Samuel L Jackson, JoshHartnett and Kathryn Morrisstar in this 2007 drama aboutan up-and-coming sportsreporter who rescues a home-less man only to discover he’s aboxing legend.Star Movies (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 staff or agencies.

The Secret of Moonacre A 13-year-old girl discovers that she is the only hope for ban-ishing an ancient curse from a magical kingdom.

Cheri Michelle Pfeiffer stars this romantic comedy set in 1920s

Paris as a courtesan who educates a young man in the ways

of love. Rupert Friend and Kathy Bates also star. At Apex.

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

>> Cape No 7 – A failed rocksinger and a Japanese modelform a band to be the open-ing act for small-town popconcert in this smash-hitTaiwanese romantic comedy.At House.

>> Harry Potter and theHalf-Blood Prince – Getready for many dark turns inthis adaptation of the penul-timate book in the “Potter”series. Also in 3-D at IMAX.

in cinemastomorrow

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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: Embrace the new and the unknownand hold onto the things and the people you treasure the most.Once you start taking care of your own needs instead of puttingeveryone else first, you will do better. Financial gains will helpyou follow your dreams.

ARIES *** March 21-April 19Rise above whatever obstacles are put in yourway. You have no time to waste, so avoid anyonewho is looking for an argument. Completing whatyou start will lead to your success.

TAURUS *** April 20-May 20You will lose track of what’s important if you don’tkeep things out in the open. Don’t allow room formisinformation or you will end up in a criticalstate that will be difficult to alter.

GEMINI **** May 21-June 20Calm down and be observant if you want to getahead. Fully understanding what everyone else isdoing is essential. If you come across as overlyopinionated, you may provoke an enemy.

CANCER ** June 21-July 22You are likely to encounter someone who is tryingto sell you something you don’t really need.Take care of your responsibilities in order to avoidbeing taken advantage of by someone who’s des-perate.

LEO ***** July 23-Aug. 22Simplicity will win in the end. You can develop aninteresting deal with someone who can lead to fi-nancial gains. Your influence will be greater thanyou realise.

VIRGO *** Aug. 23-Sept. 22Tighten your budget and prepare to read the riotact to anyone in your circle who is being frivolous.Expect to face adversity and deal with it head on.Don’t give the opposition an edge.

LIBRA *** Sept. 23-Oct. 22Take care of any personal problems you face be-fore they get too difficult to handle and interferewith what you need to accomplish. Work along-side the people who have the most to offer.

SCORPIO *** Oct. 23-Nov. 21Be aware of the possibilities in order to stay ontop of what’s going on. You will discover some-thing beneficial to your future by observing theway someone handles a situation now.

SAGITTARIUS ***** Nov. 22-Dec. 21It’s who you meet and know that will help you getwhat you want in the end. Getting out and net-working will lead to someone who can aid you inachieving your goals.

CAPRICORN ***** Dec. 22-Jan. 19Step back from whatever situation you’ve beenfacing and view it from another angle. Once youget a chance to rethink what’s going on, you canmake a positive assessment and act accordingly.

AQUARIUS ** Jan. 20-Feb. 18Keep an open mind and a close eye on what’s go-ing on around you. Someone may not be lookingout for your interests and could easily use emo-tional tactics to get something from you. Proceedwith caution.

PISCES **** Feb. 19-March 20Something that happened in your past will moti-vate you to move forward with one of your oldplans. Touch base with the people who inspiredyou the first time around. The timing is much better now.

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Actor Ken Kercheval is 74.Guitarist-singer Peter Lewis of Moby Grape is 64.Singer Linda Ronstadt is 63.Drummer Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd) is 61.Actor Terry O’Quinn is 57.Drummer Marky Ramone (The Ramones) is 53.Guitarist Joe Satriani is 53.Actor-director Forest Whitaker is 48.Actress Brigitte Nielsen is 46.Drummer Jason Bonham is 43.Singer Stokley of Mint Condition is 42.Actor Scott Foley (“Felicity”) is 37.Rapper Jim Jones is 33.Guitarist Ray Toro of My Chemical Romance is 32.Singer Kia Thornton of Divine is 28.

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A US $29.2 billion corporation, the Aditya Birla Group is in the League of Fortune 500.It is anchored by an extraordinary force of 130,000 employees, belonging to 30different nationalities. In India, the Group has been adjudged “The Best Employer inIndia and among the top 20 in Asia” by the Hewitt-Economic Times and Wall StreetJournal Study 2007. Over 60 per cent of its revenues flow from its overseas operations.

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Thai Rayon Public Company Limited, a flagship company of Aditya Birla Group, Awarded BestEmployer in Thailand in 2005 by Hewitt Associates, is a leading manufacturer & exporter of viscosestaple fibre with annual turnover of baht 9 million & listed on the stock exchange of Thailand.The company exports 60% of its production to almost 20 countries. The company is looking forqualified candidates for following positions based at factory:

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AFP, Los Angeles

English football icon DavidBeckham and Landon

Donovan practiced together forthe first time this season yester-day, saying their war of words isover as they settle down to fo-cus on football.

Beckham said he andDonovan had a good talk beforehe rejoined the Los AngelesGalaxy for his first workout asthe English midfielder preparesfor his return to Major LeagueSoccer on Thursday against the

New York Red Bulls. Galaxymanager Bruce Arena, who for-merly coached Donovan on theUS national team, was also in-volved in the talk, which cameafter Donovan criticisedBeckham in comments from abook about Beckham that willbe on shelves today.

“I’m not going to talk aboutwhat was said,” Beckham said.“That was between me, Landonand the manager.”

Donovan had already said hehad regrets for not speakingwith Beckham first and repeat-ed that sentiment yesterday.

“We’re getting past it. We’removing on,” Donovan said.“There are a lot of things I re-gret. I regret the way that I

went about this process and Ialso regret some of the things Isaid.”

Meanwhile, the BBC quotedBeckham as saying that he willreturn to the Premier Leaguewhere he played forManchester United 1995-2003.

“Never say never. I woulddefinitely consider it. When Ileft [for Madrid]) my heart wasin Manchester – I couldn’t seemyself playing against United.Now I wouldn’t rule it out,”Beckham said.

The statements sparked ru-mours of an engagement atChelsea where ex-Milan coachCarlo Ancelotti is now at thehelm. Beckham can buy out hisremaining contract this year.

HATCHET BURIEDBeckham andteam-mateDonovan settletheir squabble

153 METRESPrince Fielder won baseball’s Home Run Derbyon Monday with a steadypower display that included a jaw-droppingdrive estimated at 153m.

AFP

Tevez has highhopes for City

The prospect of Manchester Cityattracting more of the world'sbest players to the team spurredCarlos Tevez to join the PremierLeague club. The Argentinastriker, who passed a medicalexamination, left ManchesterUnited after winning twoPremier League titles, theChampions League and the ClubWorld Cup in just two seasons.“This is the chance to beinvolved from the start, anopportunity to help build a spe-cial experience,” Tevez saidahead of his unveiling yesterday.“There is a great feeling ofexcitement around the club,”Tevez said. “Look at the qualityof the players who have beensigned and the prospect of othertop-quality players coming, too.Things are happening at thisclub.” – AP

1,300km golf courseto open in AustThe world’s longest golf course,stretching along 1,365 kilometresof desert highway with holes at18 towns and service stations, isto open in Australia this year.The Nullarbor Links, which willspan two time zones and meas-ure more than the entire lengthof Britain, is expected to be com-pleted next month and will hostits inaugural tournament on

October 22. – AFP

Fabiano rules outMan City switchAfter Kaka, Samuel Eto’o andRicardo Carvalho, Luis Fabianohas become the latest player toreject Manchester City'sadvances by claiming he onlywants to join AC Milan.The Brazil strike is currently innegotiations to join the Italiangiants from Sevilla.The forwardhas hisheart set ona switch totherossonero,according tohis agentJoseFuentes.“It’s truethatManchester City have made anoffer but I am 100 per centbehind a move to Milan and theplayer is also 100 per centbehind a move to Milan," hesaid. – AFP

Parreira sackedat FluminenseBrazilian club Fluminense firedcoach Carlos Alberto Parreira aday after falling into the relega-tion zone in the Brazilian cham-pionship with a 1-0 defeat tolowly Santo Andre.

brieflyRaikkonen may leave Formula One Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen mayquit Formula One for rally racing after theseason, a Finnish sports magazine reported.“Kimi doesn’t talk about Formula One any-more. He just talks about rally,” a friend ofRaikkonen said in the sports magazineVeikkaaja. The 29-year-old is scheduled tocompete in the classic Finnish rally inJyvaskyla later this month, driving an AbarthGrande Punto S2000.Kimi Raikkonen

Landon Donovan, left, and team-mate David Beckham sign autographs in Los Angeles yesterday.

Fabiano

Bodybuilders to flex their muscles in PattayaForty Thai bodybuilders will be out to display their fitness and muscles in the Multi-Asian Bodybuildingand Fitness Championships from August 11 to 17 in Chon Buri.The championships will be hosted by the Thailand Bodybuilding Association in conjunction with theSports Authority of Thailand, Pattaya City, Siam Sport Syndicate and Eastern Grand Palace Pattaya andare due to take place at the Thai Alangkarn Theatre, Pattaya.More than 300 builders from 45 countries have confirmed their participation in the one-week event thathas 38 categories, the most ever in a world competition.Pattaya’s Mayor Ittipol Khunpluem said in the press conference yesterday that the host city is ready forthe tournament. “Everything is set for the championships. Pattaya residents are looking forward to giv-ing the competitors and all visitors a warm welcome,” he said.“I don’t think the type-A (H1N1) flu outbreak will affect the staging of the competition as the govern-ment has taken strict measures to control its spread. The event will help boost tourism in Thailand, andPattaya in particular.” – D A I L Y X P R E S S

THE SPORT

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DPA, Madrid

From Madrid’s 35 degreeCelsius to Ireland’s 15: Real

Madrid packed their bags com-plete with warm clothing tocontinue their pre-season train-ing in Dublin, as the paparazzibegin to test the club’s securityplans for superstar CristianoRonaldo.

Real Madrid trained inMadrid on Monday beforeboarding a plane for Dublin.Players went running in the hotMadrid sun, but a chilly rainwas set to meet them upon ar-rival in Ireland.

They were set to spend ninedays at a luxury hotel near theIrish capital. All players will bepart of the group except forKaka, Iker Casillas, SergioRamos and Raul Albiol, whoseholiday was extended until July27 because they had long na-tional team duty this summerdue to the Confederations Cup.

The very presence ofPortuguese winger CristianoRonaldo was set to outshinemost of the Spanish giants’ ac-tivities. This is the first trip forRonaldo, 24, with the club thatmade him the most expensiveplayer in the world after payingManchester United £80 millionfor the winger.

Ronaldo knows that scores ofpaparazzi will be waiting forhim in Ireland. The Spanishsports daily Marca reported lastweek that some 40 British jour-nalists had made room reserva-tions at Carlton House, the ho-tel where the team is staying.

The residence is eight-cen-turies old and is located 22 kilo-metres outside Dublin.Personalities like Britain’sQueen Victoria or formerHollywood star and princess ofMonaco Grace Kelly havestayed there in the past.

Real Madrid were set to payover $850 for each room theyreserved. And there were set tobe plenty of those, since thereare currently 31 players in thesquad.

“We expect something quiet,although Ronaldo always gener-ates great anticipation. But weare all ready, and I’m sure therewill not be as much of a fuss aspeople think,” one clubspokesman said.

This should be a sort of re-hearsal for the security opera-

tions implemented by RealMadrid to protect their greatest

star from reporters and overex-cited fans alike.

Ireland awaited the arrival ofthe Portuguese winger and histeam-mates with great anticipa-tion. The Irish Independent not-ed that the world was focusingon Ronaldo and Real Madridcaptain Raul Gonzalez, whilethe BBC quoted hotel employ-ees as saying that they werevery happy to have Real Madridthere.

One of the highlights of theIrish training camp was set tobe a friendly game against theShamrock Rovers on Monday,likely to be Ronaldo’s debutgame with the Spanish giants’white shirt. This should also behis first game with another newstar at the club, FrenchmanKarim Benzema.

FOOTBALL

SPOTLIGHT ON STARSPaparazzi followRonaldo to Irelandfor debut with Real

WE EXPECT SOMETHINGQUIET, ALTHOUGHRONALDO ALWAYSGENERATES ANTICIPA-TION. BUT WE ARE ALLREADY.Real spokesman

Real Madrid players Cristiano Ronaldo, right, and Pepe in Ireland for pre-season training.,,

Madrid’s hugeclearance sale Real Madrid’s historic spend-ing spree has been suspend-ed, at least for the timebeing, as they turn theirattention to selling someunwanted players.

The Spanish giants tookPlanet Football by storm inJune, spending aroundUS$292.96 million, onCristiano Ronaldo, Kaka,Karim Benzema and RaulAlbiol. Now, according tosports dailies AS and Marcayesterday, Real presidentFlorentino Perez has made itclear that there will be nonew signings until at leastfive of the club’s manyunwanted players have beensold.

AS said that Perez hasgiven the club’s generaldirector Jorge Valdano untilJuly 27 to offload at leastsome of handful of the mis-fits from a bloated squadcurrently containing 32 play-ers. At the top of Real’s listof unwanted players, appar-ently, are Dutchmen KlaasJan Huntelaar, Rafael Vander Vaart, Royston Drenthe,Ruud Van Nistelrooy andArjen Robben.

Huntelaar is close to sign-ing for Germany’s VfBStuttgart, with AS Romaalso rumoured to be interest-ed.

New coach ManuelPellegrini said he would likeDutch midfielder WesleySneijder to stay, at the sametime as asking for a new full-back and two more midfield-ers. Other players unwantedat the Bernabeu include vet-eran defenders MichelSalgado and Gabriel Heinze,plus anchormanMahamadou Diarra.

However, most of theplayers on Valdano’s “hitlist”are reluctant to leave Madridbecause of their salaries.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 DAILY XPRESS THE SPORT 27

AFP, Beijing

NBA All-Star centreShaquille O’Neal has said

he hopes to bring his martialarts skills to the basketballcourt, during a visit to China’sShaolin Temple – the birthplaceof kung fu.

“When I was a kid, I saw a lotof Shaolin kung fu performanc-es,” O’Neal told Titan Sports,China’s top sports newspaper,as he toured the temple in cen-tral Henan province onMonday.

“I always wanted to know ifShaolin kung fu was real or not.Now, at last I know – theChinese kung fu I saw on televi-sion, it was all real,” the four-

time NBA champion said in re-marks translated into Chinese.

“When I go home I will studythis and hopefully even use itwhen I’m playing basketball.”

O’Neal – who earlier thismonth signed a contract to playwith LeBron James and theCleveland Cavaliers – has visit-ed China numerous times andsigned several endorsementdeals here.

Known to the Chinese as the“Big Shark”, the 37-year-oldO’Neal has practised martialarts in the off-season for years.

On Monday, he met with thetemple’s top monks andwatched a group of warriormonks performing martial arts

exercises. “I am really interest-ed in snake-style kung fu,”Titan quoted O’Neal as saying.

“When I retire, I hope tocome back to the ShaolinTemple to study for a year. Tocome here just this one time isnot enough.”

State television showedcrowds surrounding O’Neal, ashe mimicked the hand move-ments that give snake-stylekung fu its name.

When asked if he would becomfortable playing inCleveland where the weather iscolder than anywhere else hehas played during his 17-yearNBA career, the centre an-swered: “I think I can adjust to

any kind of weather.“In China you call me the big

shark – now you can call me thepolar bear. I will be like a polarbear when it comes to fightingthe cold.”

Meanwhile Anthony Parker, aswingman who has spent halfof his 12-year pro career in theNational BasketballAssociation, signed to serve asa backup to LeBron James nextseason.

Parker signed a deal with theCleveland Cavaliers that willsee him serve as a top reservebehind James, the NBA MostValuable Player, or guardsDelonte West and MoWilliams.

BASKETBALL

A KUNG FUSHAQATTACKCleveland Cavaliers’ big man visitsChina’s Shaolin Temple to prepare amartial arts surprise for his NBA rivals

Shaquille O’Neal watches a performance by kung fu students at the Shaolin temple in Dengfeng, incentral China’s Henan province.

Boycott hits ‘spoilt’ Pietersen for sixSri Lankawin series Sri Lanka clinched their firsthome series against Pakistanafter the temperamentaltourists suffered a spectacu-lar collapse in the secondTest yesterday.

Pakistan, sitting pretty at285-1 just before lunch onthe third day, crashed to 320all out after the break toleave Sri Lanka a victory tar-get of 171 for a decisive 2-0lead in the three-matchseries. Skipper KumarSangakkara lead the waywith a fluent 46 after openerMalinda Warnapura made54 for Sri Lanka.

Meanwhile in St Vincent,Mahmudullah completed amemorable debut Test,when he cruelly exposedWest Indies' frailty to spin,and bowled Bangladesh to ahistoric 95-run victory.

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Former England openerGeoff Boycott has blasted

Kevin Pietersen for behavinglike a “spoilt child” by gettinghimself out with an ill-judgedsweep shot in the drawn open-ing Ashes Test.

Pietersen’s offering of a gen-tle catch to Simon Katich off thebowling of Nathan Hauritzwhen on 69 infuriated Boycott,who vented his spleen.

“Pietersen is like a spoiltchild, the family favourite whocan get away with anything be-cause he is the golden boy,”Boycott charged.

“Until someone takes thetrouble to discipline him he willkeep making the same stupidmistakes over and over again.”

And Boycott indicatedEngland captain AndrewStrauss and coach Andy Flower

should sit down with the bats-man and set him straight.

“My concern is that there isno one in the England set upwho will go up to Pietersen andtell him that this is not goodenough,” Boycott said.

But he added: “AndrewStrauss and Andy Flower areboth quiet men and frankly I donot think they have got thecourage.”

Boycott insisted thatEngland’s batting as a whole left

much to be desired.“The trouble with England’s

batsmen is that they are one-di-mensional. They only want toplay with an attacking mentali-ty, and when they are presentedwith a situation that demands adifferent approach, they cannotadapt,” he opined.

Former England captainNasser Hussain attacked theteam’s time wasting tactics dur-ing the first Ashes Test againstAustralia as “amateur and em-barrassing to watch”.

Hussain said he supportedsubtle attempts at time wastingin order to win, but the blatanttactics used by AndrewStrauss’s team bordered on theridiculous and were bad for thesport. “It wasn’t a street wisemove at all, it was village greenstuff. It was amateur and em-barrassing to watch,” he said.

Kevin Pietersen after losing his wicket on Sunday.

I’M REALLY INTERESTEDIN SNAKE-STYLE KUNGFU. WHEN I RETIRE, IHOPE TO COME BACK TOTHE SHAOLIN TEMPLETO STUDY FOR A YEAR.Shaquille O’Neal

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Becks, Donovanbury the hatchet David Beckham and Landon Donovanseemed to be over their recent dispute asthe England star resumed training withhis US club the Los Angeles Galaxy yesterday. Beckham, 34, said the prob-lems were resolved during a meeting ofthe two players in the presence of coachBruce Arena.

A LUXURY VILLAValencia have set a minimum price of ¤50 million for the sale of their centre-forward DavidVilla who is wanted by Real and Barcelona.

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NBA braces for akung fu Shaq attackShaquille O’Neal has said he hopes to bringhis martial arts skills to the basketballcourt, during a visit to China’s ShaolinTemple – the birthplace of kung fu. “I amreally interested in snake-style kung fu,”said O’Neal as he mimicked the hand movements that give snake-style kung fuits name. >PAGE 27

28 BANGKOK Wednesday, July 15, 2009 DAILY XPRESS

Padraig Harrington believes his experi-ence winning the British Open the lasttwo years will give him an advantageover almost everyone at Turnberry. Thehard part will be giving himself a chance.The Irishman is trying to become onlythe second player in the last century towin golf’s oldest championship threesuccessive years. He has won three ofthe last eight majors, the highest ratesince 2007 of any golfer, including TigerWoods.

The trouble is, Harrington hasobsessed so much with retooling hisswing that his game is out of sorts. Hehas missed five straight cuts on the USand European tours coming intoTurnberry, although he did capture theIrish PGA last week outside Dublin.

“The one thing I know is that if I getin position, I can win. That’s the nicething,” Harrington said. “Others can getthere, but they won’t win. So at least Ican do it if I can get into position.

“Can I get into position is what’s indoubt.”

Harrington is working with BobTorrance on his swing and with BobRotella on his brain. After a dismalspring, following by constant tinkering,he finally had what Harrington calls an“intervention” with his wife, caddie andRotella, with instructions to start com-peting instead of spending so muchtime on mechanics.

But it remains a work in progress.Harrington thought he turned the

corner last week when he played twopractice rounds at Turnberry, only to feelhis swing had deserted him at the IrishPGA, even though he won by sevenshots at The European Club against aweak field. “Golf is always – for me, any-way – a juggling act of keeping all theballs in the air and keeping everythingworking together,” he said. “And I’vealways concentrated on one ball a lotand a few of the other ones have fallenon the ground, and it’s a question ofpicking them up and getting them alltogether again.”

THE SPORTSWINGING FORFOR A HAT-TRICK