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Keep warm. 4. Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over low heat; add egg mixture. Cook, stirring lightly as eggs begin to thicken, until creamy. Cut remaining 1 tablespoon of the butter into bits; add to eggs, stirring until softly set, about 2 minutes. Spoon eggs into the hot pastry shell; scatter ham strips evenly over the eggs. Sprinkle with chives. Fri, 09 May 2008 05:32:00 GMT http://orietta.spoonylife.com/join-the-daily-report-communityspanx-v.-spank-fighting-over-a-trademark-853.html Tag: name brand clothes Spanx v. SPANK Fighting over a trademark on a tushThe makers of abbreviated and abbreviating undergarments for women are duking it out overaheman abbreviation. The plaintiff is Spanx Inc., the Atlanta creator of elasticized, slimming body shapersknown in less euphemistic times as girdlesand other items engineered to make women look better with their clothes on. The defendant is Sexy Panties and Naughty Knickers Ltd., a British purveyor of beribboned bits of sat.... The content you have requested (abstract above) is only available to paid subscribers and registered users. If you do not have a paid subscription and would like to read this article we ask that you register with the Daily Report Online. Registration is free and provides access to selected articles, daily news alerts, and special offers.Your privacy is important to us. Any information provided will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Also note that registration signifies that you agree to our Terms and Conditions. Fri, 09 May 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://orietta.spoonylife.com/why-cricket-forced-batsmen-to-give-up-scientific-advances-852.html Remember the bat Graham Gooch used when he amassed 333 against India at Lord's in 1990, the highest Test score posted at the home of cricket? It was a Stuart Surridge Turbo and the deliveries sent down by Kapil Dev, Manoj Prabhakar and Ravi Shastri pinged off its face and raced to the boundary with unerring regularity, even when it failed to hit the middle of the blade. The score will for ever remain on the honours board in the home dressing room at Lord's, but the laminated bat has since been banned.Cricket administrators, like those in all sports, are attempting to come to terms with technological progress, whether it be through using television replays to aid the decision making of umpires or the kit the players use. In most areas the game is happy to embrace the advances. The number of decisions referred to a third umpire sat in a booth at the back of a stand is only likely to increase, and the clothing England's players will sport this summer is lighter, more comfortable and more effective than any worn before. It removes sweat from the surface of the body and transports it to the outside of the garment, where it evaporates.Yet progress is not being happily embraced where the balance between bat and ball is potentially compromised. One major concern is the bat, the most important piece of equipment in the game. Bats have changed enormously in the last 30 years, as can be seen by a visit to the museum at Lord's. On show are pieces of willow used by W G Grace in the late 1800s, Jack Hobbs in the 1920s, Brian Lara when he struck 375 in 1994, all the way through to the modern day.The transformation is amazing. Gone are the thin little 2lb 3oz blades used by batsmen such as Don Bradman. Players of his generation relied on touch, dexterity and placement to score runs. The unpredictability of uncovered pitches meant that skill levels were high, with a light tool being easier to handle. Cricket continues to change and it is fast becoming a power game played by big, strong men wielding big, heavy bats that effortlessly clout the ball over the advertising boards and into the stands. Batsmen are no longer worried about placing the ball between fielders; they now look to hit it through or over them. And, with the ever-growing prominence of Twenty20 cricket, the trend is only set to grow.And this is where the problem lies. The balance between bat and ball is fundamental to the game. Inevitably, there will be times when conditions allow batsmen to have a better time of it than bowlers, and vice versa, but it is not in the interests of the game for one component to dominate the other totally. It is meant to be an even contest.Golf has similar problems, although they do not concern one element suffering a disadvantage. Modern clubs and balls are reducing many of the world's greatest courses to nothing more than a pitch and putt, and in an effort to keep up with technology and preserve relatively high scores the game's administrators are having to amend courses. Holes are being lengthened and the layout changed by placing bunkers and water hazards in unfavourable positions.Cricket does not have such luxuries. Most grounds are arenas and the size of boundaries is limited by the presence of stands not that this prevents groundsmen reducing boundaries to the minimum distance of 70 yards, in the belief that fours and sixes provide greater entertainment. And people wonder why there are very few quality spinners in the game.Knocking down grounds and starting again is not an option. Most are in urban areas, surrounded by houses and roads. It means the distance a ball can be struck has to be controlled. Substances are available that could see mishits comfortably disappear over the longest boundaries, so governance, which is the responsibility of the Marylebone Cricket Club, needs to be vigilant if the game is to be prevented from becoming a joke. Kevin Pietersen has developed a new party trick using a wooden bat that has a rubber compound cut in to its blade. The bat makes it easier for England's coaching staff to hit high catches during practice using just one hand. At each venue he plays at with England Pietersen goes into the middle of the ground and attempts to hit a ball out of the stadium. The tall stands at Lord's may test him, but he succeeded on each occasion during the winter.The bat market is extremely competitive, with manufacturers desperately trying to convince children and amateurs that theirs is the blade to use. Each is attempting to outdo the other, with the aim being to provide batsmen with the largest sweet spot the area where energy transference is at its most efficient possible. Some of the creations are nothing more than gimmickry, but others have made a real difference. The bat Gooch used in 1990 worked because it was made of two pieces of willow joined together. The presence of two pieces of wood stuck together with glue reduced flex when ball came into contact with willow, increasing the transfer of energy and giving the batsman a clear advantage. It was the same with a Kookaburra bat used by the Australia captain, Ricky Ponting, two years ago. The Kahuna had a black carbon fibre back to it, breaking Law 6, which defines that a bat should be made solely of wood. Like Dennis Lillee, who briefly used an aluminium bat in an Ashes Test in 1979, it was subsequently banned. Another contentious issue is corking, a process whereby holes are drilled into the back or bottom of a bat before being filled with cork, and which is banned in baseball. The benefits were deemed to be twofold, in that it reduced the weight of the implement and increased its trampoline qualities.With the law referring to the blade of bats being tightened, manufacturers turned their attention to handles. It did not take long for a carbon fibre shaft surrounded by foam to appear on the scene, a development that immediately caught the eye of the MCC. Though revolutionary, the innovation, like those made to blades, ended up on the scrap heap following yesterday's decision by the MCC, which stated that handles must be made of cane (bamboo), rubber to reduce vibrations glue, twine and rubber grips.Despite these restrictions, bats are still far better than they were. Even blockers like Michael Atherton would have benefited from using the bats Pietersen plays with. "I have got one of Atherton's old bats," said the England captain, Michael Vaughan, "and if he was around today using the bats that are available to us he would be averaging in the mid-40s rather than 39." The downside of Vaughan's assessment is that most of England's batting line-up, who take pride in telling everyone that they average over 40, would only be averaging in the high thirties if they were playing a decade or so ago.The main difference between bats of 50 years ago and now is that modern bats are not pressed as hard and are therefore not as thick. Pressing made them harder and less likely to break, but players are no longer worried about wastage. Players of the past were limited to two or three bats a season; now they get as many as they want.There are several reasons why players want thicker bats. One is visual they feel more confident about hitting the ball over the top when they look down and see a large chunk of wood there. Thicker edges mean that the margin of error on a mishit is greater too. But the main reason is that an unpressed bat, where the wood particles are not pressed so close together, seems to have a springier feel to it. The trampoline qualities of it appear to increase, meaning that the ball can be hit huge distances with flicks rather than full-blooded heaves.Gooch's bat now sits in a display cabinet with a painting of the old Grandstand scoreboard at Lord's by Jack Russell, the former England wicketkeeper, on its blade.For those fearing that technology is about to create a breed of superbats, it is heartening to know that Gooch's is now a work of art. Fri, 09 May 2008 05:25:00 GMT http://orietta.spoonylife.com/bridgeport-house-a-real-attention-getter-813.html Tag: Hair Mannequins BRIDGEPORT Tony Gonsalves used to remodel houses for a living.Now he spends his retirement decorating his Victorian home on Seaview Avenue in most unusual ways.The place at 454 Seaview Avenue is decked rooftop to lawn with mannequins, figurines, statues and bric-a-brac."I'd like to open an antique shop here, maybe in a year," Gonsalves said outside his home, where he was working to replace the art objects that had toppled in the stormy night.When your yard is full of figurines and department store mannequins, the wind that blows in off Bridgeport Harbor is a little worrisome."I use different kinds of glue," Gonsalves said, explaining how he keeps his display from entirely blowing away.American flags are everywhere and they are rippling in the wind. It's a good morning for sailing, maybe, but not so good for a 69-year-old man with a penchant for collecting statues and figurines."Look at this, this is an old Galliano bottle," he said, pointing to a liquor dispenser from the 1950s, perhaps, in the form of an elaborately uniformed guardsman.Next to his living room window, there is a huge statue of a woman at a ship's wheel, that looks every bit like it came from the bow of an old sailing ship, perhaps."She's supposed to be on a boat," he said. Then he points to a smaller figure beside her, more like a giant Barbie doll with long blonde hair."That's her daughter," he said, laughing.There are angels aplenty, in reclining poses mostly. There are lions, eagles, more than a few roosters because Gonsalves is Portuguese - the rooster is a symbol of Portuguese culture - and more than a few cigar store Indians.Look close and you will see figures from American history : General Robert E. Lee, perhaps.And from the windows, there are collectibles that he wouldn't want outside in the cold rain and snow - a miniature sewing machine from the 1800s, for example."And look at these old newspapers. This is the Bridgeport Post, from 1945," he said, flipping through the pages of a hardbound collection of vintage newspapers.He loves the attention his yard-full of statues gets him."My neighbors are always taking pictures," he said. "They love it."Mayor Bill Finch doesn't know Gonsalves personally, but said it's wonderful when residents take a lot of pride in their properties."When even one person in a neighborhood works to make Bridgeport more beautiful, we all win," Finch said in a statement, before throwing in a pitch for alternate side of the street parking, beginning in May."It's so our street sweepers can access the areas they need to clean and we can make Bridgeport the cleanest city it can be," Finch said.Gonsalves has been making his property look grand for some time. He began the collection 10 years ago, when he moved to the house. He had been divorced, and had time on his hands, having retired from his work as a home remodeler after suffering a stroke."I started to collect this stuff everywhere I could find it," he said.He spends lots of times at flea markets and tag sales."Yes, a lot of tag sales," he said.Asked whether the collection has any meaning, or he is trying to make a statement, he just shrugs his shoulders."Maybe someday I'll make a castle and I'll be a king," he said with a laugh. Tony Spinelli, who covers the region for ConnPost.com, can be reached at 330-6361. Wed, 07 May 2008 06:10:00 GMT http://orietta.spoonylife.com/price-of-fertilizer-next-to-rise-812.html Tag: Inorganic Acid MANILA, PhilippinesA looming fertilizer crisis is compounding the country's hope of stabilizing the supply and price of rice and other food products.After China jacked up export levies on fertilizer by more than 100 percent last week, senators called on Malacañang to move quickly and impose an export ban on fertilizer inputs, specifically sulfuric acid and sulfur.All countries are now scrambling to stock up on this commodity to deal with the food crisis worldwide.Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo had been informed of the looming crisis in fertilizer, a key ingredient in the government's program to achieve rice self-sufficiency, and was considering the proposal of legislators to impose an export ban.Yap confirmed that China, which supplies 20 percent of all inorganic fertilizer used in the country, increased its export levies on the important agricultural input.Yap said China's move should compel the Philippine to act to protect its own interest."All countries are thinking of their own food security and are taking steps to ensure that they have enough tools for production at their disposal. I believe we should also think about our own interests," said Yap."I strongly urge government to take steps to solve the problem by banning the export of fertilizer components, especially to China, which in return exports it back to us as expensive fertilizer," said Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri in a phone interview with the Philippine Daily Inquirer (parent company of INQUIRER.net).Aside from banning sulfur exports, Zubiri urged the government to push the use of organic fertilizer to cushion the impact of the higher costs of artificial inputs.Palawan Rep. Abraham Mitra had earlier called on Malacañang to suspend the export of sulfur for at least six months to ensure an adequate fertilizer supply for local farmers during the rice planting season through August.High fertilizer prices will set back government hopes of boosting the basic staple's supply and reining in prices.The export ban proposal, however, is meeting with objection from the country's biggest producer of sulfuric acid Philippine Associated Smelting and Refining Corp. (Pasar).Sulfur is a byproduct of the precious metal smelting process.Pasar has reportedly threatened to close shop if the government adopts an export ban on sulfur, claiming that overseas sales of the by-product has helped offset the high cost of its smelting operations. Wed, 07 May 2008 06:09:00 GMT http://orietta.spoonylife.com/jec-is-very-successful-for-coatema-811.html Tag: Coating MachineryThe increasing demand for impregnation and coating machinery for prepregs at Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH led to the decision to take part as an exhibitor. The trend towards flexible, multifunctional coating machines fort he production of various prepreg products made out of Rovings, textiles and multiaxial structures shows a worldwide increasing demand. The combination of fibres like Carbon, Glass and Kevlar with epoxies for the use in fibre reinforced plastics for lightweight products in the aero-space, sports and automotive industries gains more and more of importance.Users choose composite materials due to the characteristics of weight, high strength and economical use of material. As a result of the extreme differences of individual products, the expectations on production machines are also very high. Due to its decades of experience, Coatema is in the position to offer highly innovative machine concepts. These concepts were very successfully transformed to each customer's specific need.That way Coatema is able to offer any machine starting from laboratory-size, flexible pilot lines to multifunctional production lines. The individual processes can be tested and verified at the Coatema retd centre before the layout of a machine is finalized. Here Coatema sees itself as a manufacturer of customer orientated solutions challenged, to construct and produce coating and impregnation machines, which are designed for a specific product. As a result, the exhibition JEC 2008 in Paris was very successful for Coatema, since a lot of professional inquiries were received from many different branches of the industry, as well as, from research institutes. Coatema even received an order for a pilot plant. Therefore Coatema will definitely take part in the next years JEC exhibition. Wed, 07 May 2008 06:08:00 GMT http://orietta.spoonylife.com/citrus-essential-oils-could-be-anti-fungal-additives-for-food-810.html Essential oils from citrus like mandarins and lemon could be natural anti-fungal agents for food, tapping into the search for natural alternatives to synthetics, suggests new research from Spain.The tide is currently turning against chemical-based anti-fungal additives for food use, opening up opportunities for alternatives from natural sources. The reasons for this are manifold and include general consumer preferences for natural foods, legislative changes, and the isolation of antibiotic resistant pathogens."It seems that citrus essential oils could be considered suitable alternatives to chemical additives for use in the food industry, attending to the needs for safety and satisfying the demand of consumers for natural components," wrote the researchers from Miguel Hernandez University in Alicante.The study, published in the journal Food Chemistry, reports that essential oils of lemon, mandarin, grapefruit and orange all exhibited antifungal activity against the common food moulds Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Penicillium chrysogenum and Penicillium verrucosum.According to the researchers, essential oil from orange was the most effective against A. niger (50 per cent reduction). The mandarin produced the best effects against A. flavus (65 per cent reduction), and grapefruit came out on top against P. chrysogenum and P. verrucosum (48.1 and 48.3 per cent, respectively).The protective effects against growth were proposed to be due to toxic effects of the essential oil on the functionality and structure of the cell membrane in the mould.The researchers also note that other studies have indicated that inhibition may also be due to the monoterpenes content of essential oils. "These components would increase the concentration of lipidic peroxides such as hydroxyl, alkoxyl and alkoperoxyl radicals and so bring about cell death," they said.Potential for essential oils"The main advantage of essential oils is that they can be used in any foods and are considered generally recognized as safe (GRAS), as long as their maximum effects is attained with the minimum change in the organoleptic properties of the food," wrote the Alicante-based researchers. Indeed, the search for natural alternatives to synthetic additives has increased the attention on essential oils. Katie Fisher and Carol Philips of the University of Nottingham's School of Health, UK, reviewed the potential of essential oils as inhibitors of both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. The review, published in Trends in Food Science and Technology, noted that the antimicrobial properties of citrus essential oils have only started to be explored quite recently.Fisher and Philips sounded a note of caution, however: "Should essential oils be applied to food they may be able to inhibit a wide range of organisms, but they could also cause an imbalance in gut microflora," they wrote.Thus, while more research is conducted on the effect of certain essential oils throughout the whole intestinal tract, they recommend that a good starting point for the food industry would be to look at using those citrus oils that are already being used as food flavours. Wed, 07 May 2008 06:06:00 GMT http://orietta.spoonylife.com/gear-that-goes-the-extra-mile-809.html Tag: Fleece Garment Every traveller knows the beauty that exists in great gear packable, portable and useful. The virtuous traveller, however, wants gear that is Earth-friendly too.potable And portableAccording to General Ecology, producers of water purifiers, water-related illnesses affect nearly 40 per cent of travellers. But General Ecology's Trav-L-Pure, a water purifer not to be confused with a simple water filter, says the company removes bacteria, viruses, giardia, cryptosporidia, pesticides, dirt, foul taste and a long list of other undesirables with no chemicals and no electricity. The Trav-L-Pure is available online for $188 at www.generalecology.comWear in the WorldMountain Equipment Co-op is a pioneer in sustainability. But green is only good if the product performs. Enter MEC's recycled polyester clothing from t-shirts to tanks to underwear. The Megantic Strappy Tank Top looks great, is made from recycled PET plastic and can be recycled again in the company's Garment Recycling Program. What's more, it earns its travel cred by being lightweight, easy to wash in a sink and quick-drying. What's more, it's made in Canada and retails for only $16. Find more recycled wearable wares at www.mec.caSun worshipYou're torn. You feel the primal urge of adventurers to forge off the grid into the wild unknown but the prospect of doing it sans MP3 player and cell phone has you reaching for the Xanax.Relax. With the Juice Bag on your back, power is yours solar power, that is. As you hike, the Juice Bag gets juiced from the sun.Then, when you need power to listen to Bono or to check your office voicemail (which you swore you wouldn't do on holiday), it's as simple as using the car lighter adapter approved for your device.But Juice Bags are useful in other ways such as providing cargo space for all your other goodies. The bags sell for about $250. www.rewarestore.comDub a Green RubI applied All Terrain's "recovery rub" as I sat hunched over my keyboard, neck aching as per usual. As I felt the recovery rub penetrate my pain, I looked over All Terrain's credentials: Made from all-natural materials, packaged in recycled and biodegradable containers, labels made from recycled paper and printing done in natural, soybean oil ink, not to mention all the environmental partners the company supports with 10 per cent of all Web orders. Look also for its accolade-earning Herbal Armor DEET-free insect repellent and natural, PABA-free sunblock (also sweat-proof and water-resistant). Recovery Rub, $9.99; www.allterrainco.comGetting BakedThe Sun Oven can reach temperatures of 200C and Paul Munsen, president of Sun Ovens International, promises that I can bake, boil or steam just about anything. The company works in developing countries using larger Sun Ovens in orphanages and bakery co-ops, among other projects.It doesn't need any kind of battery, generator or power source other than the burning ball in the sky and is flame-free and produces no smoke. Available online at www.sunoven.com or call 1-800-408-7919.Cleaning UpI love the kitschiness of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, which "contain no synthetic, surfactants, no petrochemicals, and no floral water fluff."Products are certified organic, come in 100 per cent post-consumer recycled plastic cylinder bottles and work on everything from dirty dishes to dirty feet. They're also low-priced, biodegradable and come in travel sizes. Wed, 07 May 2008 06:04:00 GMT http://orietta.spoonylife.com/ball-valves-from-olaer-fawcett-christie-787.html Tag: gas ball valves The ball valves from Olaer Fawcett Christie are maintenance free and it follow the floating ball principle between seals. Olaer Fawcett Christie provides reliable ball valves, isolation valves, flow control valves and check valves ideal for application in agricultural machinery, construction, food processing and packaging, medical technology or chemical plants. The ball valves are maintenance free form isolating in 2 ways and it is change over at 3 ways with preloaded ball seats to prevent internal leakage. The ball seal is supplied standard in polyamide whilst the stem seal is nitrile. The complete body incorporates a nickel plated steel ball and stem. The preloaded ball seats from Olaer Fawcett Christie tighten the vacuum or low pressure conditions. The ball valves are tight even at highest operating pressure. Piston type check valves from Olaer Fawcett Christie can crack down pressure of 0.35 bar as a standard level. The piston type is for smaller size. The stainless steel version from Olaer Fawcett Christie is available with pneumatic actuator. It is ideal for compressed gas using a special seal kit. Olaer Fawcett Christie has units for corrosive service, high pressure and non-BSP connections are available upon request including NPT, SAE and manifold mount. Olaer Fawcett Christie is one of the leaders in research, design, manufacturing and marketing of processing and packaging of the fluids components in any complex system. Mon, 05 May 2008 11:27:00 GMT http://orietta.spoonylife.com/new-members-for-emergency-management-advisory-council-786.html Maryland's Governor Martin O'Malley today swore in 21 new members to the Governor's Emergency Management Advisory Council (GEMAC), an advisory council that is charged with advising the Governor on all matters relating to emergency Surge Protective Device. "Maryland can be - and should be - nothing less than the best-prepared state in America," said Governor O'Malley. "Making our state safer demands the expertise and independent advice of the best minds in law, industry and emergency management. I am confident that the members of the Emergency Management Advisory Council will create new ideas and develop new initiatives to improve homeland security and preparedness in Maryland." Last year, Governor O'Malley outlined a checklist of 12 core homeland security capacities -- the standards by which Maryland will be measuring the readiness of its localities and which every state in the nation can use to determine whether they are meeting their responsibilities -- including: interoperable communications; intelligence/information sharing; HAZ MAT/Explosive device response; personal protective equipment for first responders; bio-surveillance; vulnerability assessment; training and exercises; CCTV; mass casualty/hospital surge; planning; backup power and communications; and transportation security. The Governor's Emergency Management Advisory Council was created by statute in 1981, and is required to submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31 of each year on emergency management recommendations. Richard Muth will serve as Chair of the Council. Mr. Muth is the Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for Baltimore County Government, and Chairman of the State Emergency Response Commission. He is a Baltimore County resident. The other Council members include: Timothy K. Cameron - Mr. Cameron is Sheriff for St. Mary's County and a member of the National Defense Industry Association. He is a St. Mary's County resident. James C. Chang - Mr. Chang is the Director of Safety and Environmental Health for the University of Maryland Medical Center and a member of the International Association of Emergency Management. He is a Harford County resident. John L. Chew, Jr.- Mr. Chew is the Director of Emergency Services for Queen Anne's County, an adjunct faculty member for the Emergency Medical Program for the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences for the University of Pittsburgh, and Senior Consultant to the Office of International EMS for the Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania. He is an Anne Arundel County resident. Frank J. Cruice - Mr. Cruice is the Corporate Director for Safety and Security at Perdue Farms, Inc. and President of the Delmarva Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers. He is a Worcester County resident. Mon, 05 May 2008 11:25:00 GMT http://orietta.spoonylife.com/thai-ptt-may-import-1-mln-tonnes-of-lng-from-tangguh-782.html PTT PCL, Thailand's top oil and gas firm, is in talks to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Indonesia's Tangguh project, a PTT official said on Friday, another move to secure the country's rising energy needs. If a deal comes through, PTT, which does not now import LNG, would ship in 1 million tonnes of the gas each year from 2011 or 2012, Chitrapongse Kwangsukstith told Reuters. He declined to give a timeframe for the duration of the contract. "We're still working on the details but we should be able to finalise whether to buy it soon," Chitrapongse, chief operating officer of PTT's upstream and gas operations, said. The LNG will be sourced from volumes contracted to Sempra LNG in Mexico, a source close to the talks said, possibly the first time Sempra Energy (nyse: SRE - news - people ) diverts LNG cargoes away from the American market. "A large chunk of Tangguh goes to Sempra and they have diversion rights in the contract, so they are diverting the Sempra cargoes," the source said. The two parties were likely to sign a deal within months, the source added. Indonesia hopes the $5 billion Tangguh LNG project -- due to produce 7.6 million tonnes of LNG a year from October 2008 -- will help it offset dwindling domestic supply from its other LNG complexes. Oil giant BP (nyse: BP - news - people ) operates Tangguh and has a production-sharing contract with oil and gas regulator BPMIGAS. Thai energy needs are surging. Domestic gas demand rose by about 10 percent to roughly 3.4 billion cubic feet per day in 2007 and is projected to grow at the same pace to 2012 as power plants and chemical firms switch from imported oil to gas-driven plants and as more cars use natural gas. Natural gas accounts for two thirds of the fuel used to generate electricity in Thailand. PTT already signed a 10-year contract with Qatargas to import 1 million tonnes per year (tpy) of LNG -- gas chilled to liquid form so it shrinks and is easier to transport -- starting in 2011 and has said earlier it aimed to sign deals soon with two more suppliers. 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