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Dennis Avner, alsoknown as the Cat Man,poses during Ripley’s

Believe It Or Not!Odditorium grand open-ing in Times Square in

New York, on 21 June ,2007. — XINHUA

An underground train painted in a flower design enters Kievskaya station inMoscow on 22 June, 2007. Russian artist Sergei Andriaka and the Moscow

Metro have turned the train into an art gallery on wheels displaying 35 watercolour painting by Andriaka’s painting school. — INTERNET

WASHINGTON, 22 June— Firstborn sons havehigher IQs than theiryounger brothers, and theirsocial status within thefamily may explain why,researchers reported onThursday.

A study that usedmilitary draft records formore than 240,000 Nor-wegian men found thatfirstborns had an edge of2.3 IQ points on their nextoldest brothers, who in turnbeat brothers born third by1.1 points on average.

Men who had beenraised as the eldest, whetherthey were born first,second, or third, had IQs tomatch their firstborn peers.The same was true for thoseraised or born second,Petter Kristensen andcolleagues at the Uni-versity of Oslo report inthe journals Science and

Intelligence. “This study provides

evidence that the relationbetween birth order and IQscore is dependent on thesocial rank in the familyand not birth order as such,”Kristensen’s team wrote inScience.

Their studies confirmedwhat many scientists hadsuspected for more than acentury — that firstbornshave an edge.

But attempts to prove theeffect have been disputed,in part because thecircumstances of eachfamily are different.

To compensate for this,

Kristensen’s team studiedbrothers raised in the samefamilies. And somescientists argue that birthorder IQ differences arisein the womb, while otherspoint to family interactions.

To distill potentialbiological effects fromsocial effects, Kristensen’steam dug up the youngmens’ family birth recordsand found families whosefirst-born or first- andsecond-born children haddied before the age of oneyear.— MNA/Reuters

British Govt launchesCO2 calculator

LONDON, 22 June —Households can now workout their carbon footpri-ntswith an online calculator,the government ann-ounced. The CO2 cal-culator will work out anindividual’s or household’sfootprint based on the useof energy devices in thehome, domestic appliancesand means of transport.

Users are asked a seriesof questions beforebeing provided withrecommendations onreducing and avoidingenergy waste as well asways to offset it.

Environment SecretaryDavid Miliband, who waslaunching the scheme,said: “Around two thirdsof people are already

taking action to try to limitclimate change —but thereis a lot of confusion aboutwhat people can do andhow effective thosechanges actually are. Wewant to cut through thatconfusion.”

More than 65 per centof people questioned in aDepartment for En-vironment, Food andRural Affairs survey saidthey were already tryingto take personal action totry to limit climatechange.

The CO2 calculator,developed in partnershipwith the Energy SavingTrust, can be found at http://www.direct .gov.uk/actonCO2.

MNA/Reuters

Depression affects most Indonesians JAKARTA, 22 June —

The majority of theIndonesian population hassuffered depression ofsome form in the last year,local Press said Thursday.

The latest survey by theIndonesian DoctorsAssociation (IDI) showedthat 94 per cent ofpopulation in the countrywas suffering from someform of depression,reported English daily TheJakarta Post.

“This ranges from mildto severe cases ofdepression,” IDI chairmanFachmi Idris was quoted

as saying. Fachmi said that among

the symptoms ofdepression were a tendencyto violate rules and norms,apathy, withdrawal and arefusal to work. He saidthe research was based onthe assumption of health asdefined by the law onhealth, which regardshealth as encompassingphysical, mental and socialfactors.

He also cited the WorldHealth Organization’sdefinition of health as a“state of completephysical, mental and social

well-being, and notmerely and absence ofdisease or infirmity”.

Since the economiccrisis in 1997, Indonesiahas seen an increase indepression rates.

The WHO’s regionaloffice reports that suicideis on the rise in Indonesia.From 1997 to 1998 therewere 34 suicides in Jakartaalone.

The suicide rate was1.6 per 100,000 people in1997 and 1.8 per 100,000in 1998, while prior to1996 the number had beenlower.— MNA/Xinhua

Australia’s richest man marries in France CANBERRA, 22 June — Australia’s richest man,

media and gambling mogul James Packer, marriedmodel and singer Erica Baxter in a private town hallceremony in France on Wednesday, followed by alavish celebrity reception on the French Riviera.

Packer’s close friend, Hollywood actor Tom Cruiseand his wife Katie Holmes, were among guests duringthree days of celebrations in Cap d’Antibes, alongsideNews Corporation boss Rupert Murdoch and his wifeWendi. Murdoch’s son Lachlan also attended with hismodel wife Sarah Murdoch and Australian championcricketer Shane Warne.

Packer has shown interest in the Church ofScientology, of which Cruise is an avid follower, andAustralian media had speculated that Cruise might

conduct the wedding ceremony. But Packer and Baxter were married in a quiet civil

ceremony attended only by a handful of family andclose friends, before returning to their exclusive hotelfor a bigger garden ceremony.

Australian media said the cost of the wedding andthree days of partying for more than 100 guests,would top 6 million Australian dollars (five millionUS dollars). Baxter, 29, wore a 100,000-Australian-dollar dress designed by Christian Dior’s JohnGalliano, newspapers said.

The couple were expected to honeymoon on theirprivate yacht, the converted icebreaker Arctic P, thesame yacht Cruise and Holmes used for theirhoneymoon in late 2006. — MNA/Reuters

Norway study shows firstbornhave higher IQs

Guests sit on seats made of ice at Absolut Icebar for a reception inShanghai, China on 22 June, 2007, one day before its public opening. Withits room temperature set at minus 5 degrees Celsius (23 degrees Fahrenheit),

customers who pay the admission are provided with a thick poncho toexperience 45-minutes of Scandinavian atmosphere over one cocktail in the

bar built with blocks of ice.— INTERNET

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14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 24 June, 2007

S P O R T S

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS 7 Young cow 8 Roof support10 Bounce11 After dark12 Merit13 Chose17 Back tooth18 Plunder22 Commerce23 Student24 Moslem temple25 Countermand

DOWN 1 Bewitched 2 Nut 3 Started 4 Boat’s securing rope 5 Players’ platform 6 Mediterranean island 9 Versatile14 Sad15 Link up16 Frighten19 Postage receipt20 Untrue21 Heathen

Suzuki MotoGP riderChris Vermeulen ofAustralia (L) races

Yamaha rider MakotoTamada of Japan during

a British Grand Prixpractice session at the

Donington Park circuit,central England, on 22

June, 2007. — INTERNET

Malaysia’s Nanthakumar Kallippa (L) and UAE’sFaisal Khalil tussle for a loose ball during a

friendly soccer match in Petaling Jaya, outsideKuala Lumpur, on 21 June, 2007. — INTERNET

Australian football player Tim Cahill (2ndL) playsfootball with children during a training clinic inSingapore recently. Australia have never been fa-vourites to win a football tournament before and theyare revelling in it, while being cautious about under-estimating any team at the Asian Cup. — INTERNET

Henry on brink of Barca move

Thierry Henry

BORCELONA, 22 Jun —Barcelona claim they haveagreed a £16million feefor Thierry Henry.

Thierry Henry - YourView

Reports in Spain�haveemerged suggesting�theArsenal striker has signeda four-year deal with Bar-celona.

Cadena Ser radio, thestation that broke the newsof David Beckham andZinedine Zidane’s movesto Real Madrid, havestated that Barcelonawill pay ¤24million(£16million) for theArsenal forward.

The station, whichquotes Barcelona offi-cials, says Henry hasalready�put pen-to-paperon a contract spanning

until 2011.Spanish newspapers

have also reported thestory, but a spokesmanfrom Barcelona has toldSky Sports News that thedeal is not yet finalised.

The spokesman claimsHenry’s move is ‘not to-tally done and dusted’ andhas insisted that discus-sions are still ongoing be-tween Arsene Wenger andhis Barcelona counterparts.

Barcelona have been

tracking Henry for over12 months, despite theFrenchman signing along-term deal with TheGunners last summer.

The Catalan giants arelooking to strengthen thissummer after losing outto Real Madrid in theSpanish title race.

And after Arsenal's dis-appointing season in thePremiership it appearsHenry has made the deci-sion to continue his ca-reer at Camp Nou.

Speculation about hisfuture has continued tomount in recent weeks,especially since thedeparture of David Dein.

An official announce-ment is expected onMonday.

Internet

Galaxy sign Hondurasstriker Pavon

MIAMI, 22 June — LA Galaxy, former Englandcaptain David Beckham's struggling new team, havesigned well-travelled Honduras striker Carlos Pavon.

The 33-year-old, who has played in Mexico, Guate-mala, Spain and Italy as well as his native country, willjoin the Galaxy subject to receiving a work permit, theMLS club said on their website on Thursday (http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com).

"I am extremely pleased that the Galaxy had confi-dence in my abilities, and am also proud to be with sucha great institution," said Pavon, who scored five goalsin Mexico's Gold Cup campaign this month, includingfour against Cuba. "Now I am just anxious to startworking and getting on the field," he added afterjoining the 10th club in his career. — MNA/Reuters

Maritimo appointBrazilian

Lazaroni as coach LISBON, 22 June — Por-

tuguese Premier Leagueclub Maritimo have namedformer Brazil coachSebastiao Lazaroni as theirnew manager, the Madeiraisland club said onWednesday.

Lazaroni, whose Brazilteam were knocked out ofthe 1990 World Cup in thesecond round, has workedwith several Europeanclubs including Italianteams Fiorentina and Bari.

He was sacked by Turk-ish club Trabzonspor lastseason. — MNA/Reuters

Dortmund complete Kovacsigning from Juventus

BERLIN, 22 June — Croatia defender Robert Kovachas signed for Borussia Dortmund from Juventus on afree transfer. Kovac, who played for Bayern Munichfor four years before joining Juventus in 2005, optedfor a return to the Bundesliga on a two-year contractafter a proposed move to Dinamo Zagreb fell through.

"From a competitive point of view, the task inDortmund is much more attractive," the 33-year-oldKovac said in a statement released by the German club.

MNA/Reuters

Caparros steps down asDeportivo coach

Australians confident ofstrong showing at Asian Cup

MADRID, 22 June —Joaquin Caparros an-nounced on Thursday thathe has decided to stepdown as coach ofDeportivo Coruna despitehaving a year left to runon his contract.

"It's a personal deci-sion that comes becausethe job has taken its tollon me over the past twoyears and I think it is thebest time to leave,"Caparros told a news con-ference.

"I'm not going to see

out my contract because Ifeel I won't be able to getthe best out of team nextseason."

Caparros took charge ofthe Galicians at the start ofthe 2005-2006 season fol-lowing a successful spellat Sevilla, where he wasrenowned for bringingthrough youngsters fromthe reserves.

Despite having to re-build the team followingthe departure of a string ofexperienced players, he re-vitalized the squad andsteered Deportivo to acreditable eighth place inthe league in his first sea-son in charge.

MNA/Reuters

SYDNEY, 22 June —Australia's first Asian Cupcampaign should bedeemed a failure if theSocceroos do not at leastreach the final, coachGraham Arnold said.

The Socceroos are fa-vourites to win the conti-nental championship nextmonth at their first attempteven though they areranked below Japan andIran, two of their main ri-vals for the title.

The Australians look tohave a relatively smoothpath to the semifinals butArnold said he expectedthem to go one step fur-ther.

"A pass is reaching thesemifinals, but I'll put

pressure on myself by say-ing a failure is not makingthe final," Arnold told re-porters at Sydney Airporton Thursday before thesquad flew out to Singa-pore for a training camp.

"In the big picture youhave to get in the top fourin Asia to get into theWorld Cup in 2010, so it'sa good test for us.

MNA/Reuters

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Saturday 2:00 pm, 23 June, 2007Summary of observations recorded at 09:30

hours MST: During the past 24 hours, weather has beenpartly cloudy in Chin State and rain or thundershowershave been isolated in Kayah State, scattered in Shan andKayin States, upper Sagaing and Magway Divisions,fairly widespread in Kachin and Mon States, Mandalay,Bago and Yangon Divisions and widespread in theremaining areas. The noteworthy amounts of rainfallrecorded were Pyinoolwin (2.48) inches, Hkamti (1.58)inches, Sittwe (1.26) inches and Magway (0.75) inch.

Maximum temperature on 22-6-2007 was 89°F.Minimum temperature on 23-6-2007 was 76°F. Rela-tive humidity at 09:30 hours MST on 23-6-2007 was79%. Total sunshine hours on 22-6-2007 was (1.4)hours approx.

Rainfall on 22-6-2007 was (Nil) at Mingaladon,(Tr) at Kaba-Aye, (0.20) inch at Central Yangon. Totalrainfall since 1-1-2007 was (43.03) inches at Mingaladon,(47.99) inches at Kaba-Aye and (44.49) inches at Cen-tral Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (8) mph from Southeast at (10:30) hours MSTon 23-6-2007.

Bay inference: Monsoon is generally weak in theAndaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 24-6-2007: Rainor thundershowers will be widespread in Kchin andRakhine States, Taninthayi Division, fairly widespreadin Sagaing, Mandalay, Ayeyawady, Yangon and BagoDivisions, scattered in Shan, Mon and Kayin States,Magway Division and isolated in the remaining areas.Degree of certainty is (80%).

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

Outlook for subsequent two days: Moderatemonsoon.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouringareas for 24-6-2007: Likelihood of isolated rain orthundershowers. Degree of certainty is (80%).%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areasfor 24-6-2007: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degreeof certainty is (80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areasfor 24-6-2007: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degreeof certainty is (80%).

WEATHER

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8:30 am Brief news8:35 am Music:

-Walk of life8:40 am Perspectives8:45 am Music:

-I don’t know why

8:50 am National news9:00 am Music:

-ShoobyDooby baby

9:10 am International news

9:15 am Cultural Images of Myanmar-The art ofcurving andsculpture

9:20 am MusicExperencepearls

1:30 pm News / Slogan1:40pm Story for

children-The honestdaughter

1:50pm Songs forchildren

9:00pm Weekly news review

9:10pm Article9:20pm Music/ LIETS

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11:25 am3. Round up of the

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17. The next day’sprogramme

Kazakhstan athletes warm up on the track asmonsoon clouds hover above the Indira Gandhi

Athletic stadium on the eve of the 2nd leg of AsianAthletic Grand Prix championship in Gauhati,

India, on 22 June , 2007. Athletes from twenty Asiancountries will take part in 2nd leg of the Asian

Athletic Grand Prix championship held on 23 June ,and the finals will be held at Pune on 25th June.

INTERNET

Over 30 children die of diarrhoea in Nepal KATHMANDU, 23 June — A diarrhoea, epidemic breaking out in western Nepal and southern Nepal, has

claimed more than 30 children’s lives, local newspaper The Kathmandu Post reported Friday. In Khin of Kalikot

District, some 380kilometres northwest ofcapital Kathmandu, 20children fell prey to themalady between 16 May and11 June. Till Thursday, overten kids died of diarrhoea.

According to localresident Rup BahadurRokaya, the children keptdying as there were nomedicines and healthworkers in the local health

post. Most of the dead were

belong to the lower caste.The outbreak has alsospread into theneighbouring villages.

A team of healthworkers, including chiefat Kalikot District HealthOffice Om Prasad Aryalwent to the affected areawith necessary medicineson Wednesday.

Meanwhile, in

Chandranigahapur ofRautahat, some 60kilometres south of capitalKathmandu, two elderlypeople also died of diarrhoeaon Thursday morning even

as the disease takes onepidemic proportions sinceTuesday. Over 300 peoplehave been affected due tothe disease in the district.

MNA/Xinhua

Over 57.000 die due to smokingevery year in Bangladesh

DHAKA, 23 June—More than 57,000 peopledie of eight fatal diseasesdue to smoking every year,local newspaper The DailyStar reported Friday.

Forth-one-per-cent ofsmokers suffer from cancer,heart ailment, high bloodpressure and other lungdiseases, the newspaperquoted the speakers assaying at a discussion onSmoke Free EnvironmentThursday.

Bangladesh InlandWater Ways ActingChairman AlhajBadiuzzaman Badal said atthe discussion smoking hasbeen prohibited in launchesand water transports.

Badal said pasting of

“No Smoking” stickers iscompulsory in launchesand passenger vessels fromnow onward. He stressedcreating awareness aboutbad effects of smoking aswell as strict enforcementof the Smoking Control Actand mobilization of a socialmovement against smokingboth in urban and ruralareas.

MNA/Xinhua

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10th Waxing of First Waso 1369 ME Sunday, 24 June, 2007

Collective physic nut growing in Myeik

YANGON, 23 June—Members of EinmeTownship National League for Democracy ofAyeyawady Division U Be Natit of KyontalokeVillage, U Maung Lon, U Po Chan, U Be Lu, U KyinWhet, U Kyaing Nyunt, U Than Sein of KalagonVillage, U Sein Win, U Thaung Shwe and U HtayWin totalling ten on 15 June resigned from the partyof their own volition, sending letters of resignationto the NLD Headquarters and local authorities con-

NAY PYI TAW, 23 June — Chairman of CivilService Selection and Training Board Dr Than Nyun,accompanied by CSSTB members U Aung Myint, UHla Myint Oo, U Win Aung, U Soe Oo and U NyiTun, the head of office and officials of the CivilService Selection and Training Department, inspectedexamination centres for the posts of head of work-shop, head of branch and assistant manager of theMinistry of Industry-1, here, this morning.

A total of 1,847 candidates took the writtenexamination at four exam centres here.

�MNA

CSSTB Chairman inspects exam centres

NLD members hand in glove with internaland external destructive elements

Ten members resign from Einme Township NLDcerned.

In their letters of resignation sent to theEinme Township Multiparty Democracy GeneralElection Sub-commission, they said that they re-signed from the party of their own accord as they nolonger liked the NLD’s activities and couldn’t acceptacts of self-seeking NLD members who are hand inglove with internal and external destructive elementsto put the country under foreign subjugation.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 23 June — A collectivephysic nut growing ceremony of Myeik Station washeld at Shanchaung Village in Myeik, TaninthayiDivision on 5 June. Chairman of Taninthayi Division Peace and De-velopment Council Commander of Coastal RegionCommand Maj-Gen Khin Zaw Oo and wife DawKhin Than Htay, senior military officers, service-men and their families were present at the ceremony. Lt-Col Aung Thu Oo reported on the growing of100 acres of physic nut.

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

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economicsystem

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

* The initiative to shape the national economy must be keptin the hands of the State and the national peoples

* Uplift of the morale and morality ofthe entire nation

* Uplift of national prestige and integ-rity and preservation and safeguard-ing of cultural heritage and nationalcharacter

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

standards of the entire nation

* Stability of the State, community peaceand tranquillity, prevalence of law andorder

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State

Constitution* Building of a new modern developed

nation in accord with the new StateConstitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

The commander and wife presented physic nutsaplings to family members of servicemen. Theyplanted the saplings. The commander also attended the collectivephysic nut growing of township development com-mittee in Tatpyin Ward of Myeik. Division Manager U Khun Shwe Lin of MyanmaPerennial Crops Enterprise reported on the purposeof the growing of physic nut and Chairman of Town-ship Peace and Development Council U Kyaw Shweon the implementation of the project.

The commander and party presented physic nutsaplings to departmental personnel and members ofsocial organizations. The commander delivered a speech at the WorldEnvironment Day commemorative ceremony inBagan Yadana Hall in Myeik. Director of TaninthayiDivision Forest Department U Ko Ko Latt gave talkson the World Environment Day. The commander and officials presented prizes towinners in the World Environment Day commemo-rative Essay Competition.—MNA

(Issued at 15:00 hours MST Today)

A moderate earthquake of intensity (5.6)

Richter Scale with its epicenter inside

Myanmar (Eastern Shan State near China-

Myanmar border) about (400) miles North-

east of Kaba-Aye Seismological observatory,

was recorded at (14) hrs (47) min (22) sec

MST on 23 June 2007.

Earthquake report

Chairman Dr Than Nyun of Civil Service

Selection and Training Board views

the candidates.

MNA

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