Phuket Stan

The road out of it

Ditto

Dont hold your breath

After viewing the vidio in post 10 it does not look like the interior of the house has very much panache and style for an alleged world famous musician...same could be said for the exterior...all done in the El Cheapo style and very untidy.....most musicians/artistes have a flair for making a silk purse out of a sows ear...think there is more to this than what has so far been divulged/reported...

'up to 6%' WHAT? i am reading that correct, aren't I? do you think they could publish where the other 94% is, it would be interesting reading. rice 45% rubber45% noodle soup 4%.......?

Google it yourself, or check Wiki. Rice was 40% if i remember correctly. clothing gems, all kinds of stuff. It's humoress how many farangs think they are so important to keeping Thailand alive. 6% isn't chunk change, but it's not the lodestar, either.

Just Google Erath and look at all the little blue Panorama pictures and the clustered areas they are. Then look at the vast areas where no tourist Posted a picture.

There are vast areas of Thailand and even parts of Bkk that seldom see farangs.

It never fails to amaze me when I see posters here with so much ignorance of what Thailand does produce and export and how an economy works...remeber Wiki is your friend

Exactly.Typical self publicist.. What ground breaking case did he ever win let alone be the principal lawyer..He is a first class opportunist..His greatest claim to fame is that he is very good at smelling money.

Jutaporn has done the Dems and their allies a massive favour; claims such as the govt burned down Central World and the blackshirts had nothing to do with the reds are risable, and will be seen as such by most Thais. I am not Sutheps biggest fan but this was a pretty good performance and he showed up Jutaporn for what he is,an ignorant bully. PT are going to be decimated at the next election after this farce, and they probably now realize this. Newins group will make big inroads into their position in large parts of Isarn and they will be reduced to their heartland areas of KK and CM. I would guess you will see some split in the party with those who have always wanted to maintain some distance from the extremists emerging more as a faction and maybe spliting away, joining Newins group?Meanwhile the Dems standing has been enhanced by this and they should be able to ,at least, consolidate their position outside Isarn and also make a few gains here and there,enough to ensure they are the largest party in the house. Abhisit maybe tempted to call a November election after all!

The sentiments are nice - but Jatuporn didn't speak yesterday - he is going to talk today apparently.

Jatuporn spoke late last night...it was more like huffing and puffing

How come the Pheua Thai MPs no longer wear red ties...awnsers on the back of a used wet bus ticket please

Come on JD...be a little fair....they do give us some humour at times....I bet u r really glad now that your parents made u sit up in class and take notice of your teachers etc and learn some logical thinking and debate

If Abhisit would just return to his country of birth and stay there, Thailand could go forward with its long, long reconciliation phase. With the waters polluted with the hi-so hate-speech of Abhisit, Kasit and others, nothing good can happen.

Who do u think should be Prime Minister ??

Nattakorn Devakula. Will take a couple more years though.

Still, you heard it here first.

That figures....he has the same mentality as your avatar....stil he would be better than Chalerm or Chavalit

If Abhisit would just return to his country of birth and stay there, Thailand could go forward with its long, long reconciliation phase. With the waters polluted with the hi-so hate-speech of Abhisit, Kasit and others, nothing good can happen.

Who do u think should be Prime Minister ??

Well we all know where most lawyers belong.

reminds me of that old joke:

what do you call 10 dead lawyers at the bottom of the sea? a good start!

Lawyers are often called solicitors.....just knock the "ors" off the end of the word and that is their true proffesion....then again some of us do know the odd good hooker

BANGKOK: -- Thaksin Shinawatra and his lawyer Robert Amsterdam were a busy couple this week. Their barrage of media interviews unveiled their lines of defence in the face of an arrest warrant approved by the Thai Criminal Court in connection with "terrorism" charges levelled against the former prime minister by the Thai government.

Here's what they are telling the world: Government agents burnt down the CentralWorld in a well-planned and professionally executed operation to frame the protesters; Thaksin did not fund the red shirts' rally; and seized weapons were a set-up.

Telling these outrageous lies does nothing but strongly suggest guilt.

Taksin must think all of us in the world are stupid and he is above us all... It annoys me that he always turns things around and accuses the opossition of the exact acts that he does- it has been his way for over a decade.

Many saw this man coming a mile away and long ago- his ambition reaks of greed, corruption and arrogance towards all of us.

Money can buy substancial power in developing countries. The sooner people like Taksin ared done and dusted, Thailand can emerge from its corrupt and developing world status.

Thailand needs leadership for the 'People', not for themselves...

Taksin is not your man... He is for himself.

Just being a little pedantic here...can we all spell the despot's name correctly...it is Thaksin

Taksin was a great King who defeated Burma and is held in high reverance by many Thai people

How good is Interpol at bring terroists to book....most terroists are captured by either the USA or UK and Thailand....remember the the guy from MAlaysia who was the kingpin in Indonesia/BAli bombing

IMHO Interpol is about effective as most divisions of non effective United Nations

Yes......most Thais cant afford to shop there because Thaksin family and there cronies own everything......a list below

SHINAWATRA’S BUSINESS NETWORK

AIS Advanced Info Service (AIS) and affliated businesses such as

Advance Mobile Broadband Co., Ltd.

Mobile Life

Mobile from Advance

Datanet

GSM Advance

GSM 1800

One-2-Call

BB (Blackberry) mobile phone

Vertu

Faxlite Co., Ltd.

iZone Co., Ltd.

Telewiz

Alpine Golf Course and Housing Estate Thaksin bought the 500 rai Bt747million property at very low price amid allegations that the site was bequeathed to the Thammikaram Temple in Prachuap Khiri Khan by a devout Buddhist.

CS Loxinfo Internet service provider.

Praram 9 Hospital Partially owned by the Shinawatra family.

PTT Pcl Thaksin’s nestegg. Supplies PTT, Caltex, Bangchak and Shell. When state-owned PTT went public in November 2001, the Thaksin administration sold a 30 percent stake, which was quickly taken up by Shinawatra nominees cronies and their associates, primarily the Jungrungreangkit and Mahagitsiri clans.

PTT’s Petrochemicals and Refining wing consolidates the company's shareholdings in such companies as Thai Oil, Rayong, Star Oil, and Bangchak. Shell has since sold all of its shares to PTT Exploration and Production Public Co., Ltd.

Siam Gas and Picnic PTT maintains its monopoly of the Thai natural gas and liquified petroleum gas markets through Siam Gas and Picnic with a network of 1,015 LPG retail outlets supported by 113 LPG bottling plants.

SC Asset Corp Pcl Chaired by Yingluck Shinawatra. Projects include:

Grand Bangkok Boulevard, Ramindra-Navamin (Under a Thaksin Cabinet resolution in 2003, a new road was cut from Ratchadapisek to Ramintra Km 4.5, to increase the plot’s value).

Life Bangkok Boulevard Ratchavipha

Life Bangkok Boulevard Petchkasem 81

Bangkok Boulevard Rajapruek-Rama V

Work Place Ratchada-Ramindra

Vista Avenue Petchkasem 81

Vista Park Changwattna

Vista Park, Prachachuen

Centric Scene Condominium, Aree 2

Centric Scene Sukhumvit 64

SC Park Hotel Used as a base for meetings by the UDD. Also housed the UDD leaders.

SC Matchbox Co A full service advertising agency - handled public relations for Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the Thai Rak Thai Party since the founding of the party three years ago. Also handled government contracts through then PM Thaksin.

Shinawatra Thai Silk Co

Shinawatra Tower (for lease)

Shinawatra University

Thai Air Asia The Shinawatra family is said to hold a majority shareholder by nominee in Thai Air Asia, through Asia Aviation which is 51 percent owned by Sittichai Veerathummnoon, following the sale of Shin Corp. Note: The Thaksin government allowed Air Asia to open new domestic and international routes that overlap the routes of Thai Airways International. As a result, THAI was forced to reduce its domestic and international flights and cancelled profitable routes, amid allegations that it was forced by the government to make way for Air Asia.

Thaicom Satellite Plc formerly Shin Satellite. Airs red-shirts’ People’s Channel (PTV) which provides free satellite dishes to the provincial areas, giving rural folks access to just one station, opening them to communist-style brainwashing propaganda tactics.

PHANTHONGTAE SHINAWATRA’S BUSINESSES

Voice TV Co., Ltd. an around-the-clock online and satellite television channel founded in November 2009 by Panthongtae Shinawatra and Pinthongtae Shinawatra. Programmes include an English-language news analyses by ML Nattakorn Devakula and in-depth talks by Jom Phetpradap and Tuangporn Asawawilai, former staff members of iTV.

JJ Mall airconditioned mall behind Chatuchak Weekend Market

How Come Entertainment Co An entertainment firm which was awarded an exclusive advertising contract for the Bangkok Metro and many other government contracts when his father was prime minister, irregardless that the advertising concession for the subway had previously been awarded to the long established Triad Networks Company

Panthongtae is chief executive and president of How Come. Other executives include Aiyakup Kritboonyaleai (daughter of Darunee), Hana Tassanavalai and Nantasit Jamsomboon.

YAOWAPHA WONGSUWAT’S BUSINESSES (concealed ownership)

Ascon Construction Plc held jointly with the Wilailak family, owner of Samart

Beverly Hills Housing Project

Capital OK

Chinnicha Ville

M Link Asia Corporation Plc

Portal Net Company

Riverside Privacy in partnership with the Mahagitsiri Family

Srangsin Property Co Ltd

Traffic Corner Holdings Plc won advertising concession from the Tourism Authority as well as cable TV concessions from the Public Relations Department

WinCoast Industrial Park Plc in partnership with the Mahagitsiri Family

SUPPORTERS OF THAKSIN AND UDD

Scanner Electric International Co Ltd produces Misushita appliances. Owned by Somwang Asarasee , a UDD core leader and owner of the Truth Today trademark. Somwang also owns Krung Siam Beverage, producer of Commando Bear energy drink.

Darunee Kritboonyalai known for her extremely extravagant spending habits and shocking dress style aimed at catching media attention. Shareholder of Oishi Restaurants, producers of Oishi Green Tea. Family owns troubled company that produces Senator brand air conditioning.

Grand Waroros Palace Hotel UDD Base in Chiang Mai

Imperial World Department Store Hosts of UDD meetings.

Imperial Lardprao houses UDD’s People Channel

Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel Controlled by the Watannavekin Family, led by Khunying Natthika Angubolkul. Sister Panida is the wife of Peua Thai Party Deputy Pornthep Thepkanchana. Family owns Amarin Plaza, Amarin Tower, Erawan Bangkok, Courtyard by Marriott, Hyatt Regency Hua Hin and Barai Spa Hotel.

FAMILIES THAT BENEFITTED FROM THAKSIN’S POLICY CORRUPTION

Jungrungruengkit Family of the Thai Summit Group of Companies. Includes

Summit Footwear

Windwill Golf Club and Housing Project

Picnic

Siam Gas

Prayudh Mahagitsiri and Family, own Thai Copper Industry, Thai Film Industry and Thainox Co Ltd as well as the following:

Riverside Privacy Condominium

Mountain Creek Golf Course, Khao Yai

Lakewood Golf Course, Bangna

411 Entertainment (TV soap film production)

Quality Coffee, producers of Nescafe

Maleenond Family Channel 3

BEC World

Asavabhokin Family of Land and House Co Ltd

Raksiaksorn Family King Power Duty Free Shops

SYMPATHISERS BY ASSOCIATION

Real Estate Pinehurst Golf Course

Bonanza Resort and Golf Course

Amata Industrial Estate

Hospitals Paolo Hospital

Vibhavadee Hospital

Media Thai Rath Newspaper

Khao Sod Newspaper

Matichon Newspaper

Daily News Newspaper

Prachathai website

Religious Dhammakaya Temple

Services Black Canyon Restaurants

GMM Grammy

RS Entertainment

Cherdchai Tour

Ratchasima Tour

Ran Ya Nueng (Nueng Pharmaceutical store)

REFERENCES

http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/...in_Thailand.pdf

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/09/26...cs_30014674.php

http://bangkokpundit.blogspot.com/2006/10/...f-darkness.html

http://www.politicalfriendster.com/showCon...90&id2=3912

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/search/rea...tion+Commission

http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/econom...oses-its-lustre

http://www.2bangkok.com/2bangkok/Subway/howcome.shtml

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/02/17...ss_20001027.php

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/02/17...ss_20001027.php

http://www.asiatraveltips.com/news06/172-AirAsia.shtml

Bangkok Post, February 16, 2006 "New firm raises nominee question"

by Kositchotethana, Boonsong

www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-77345779.html

www.bangkokpost.com/.../sc-asset-still-cautious-but-ready-to-respond-to-upturn

http://www.scasset.com/img/annual/SC%20ASSET_eng_2006.pdf

http://www.thaipr.net/nc/readnews.aspx?new...B18735A2C957CDC

http://www.fnweb.com/thailand/companyinfo/...PANY_CODE=MLINK

1 Oct 2003

virtualreview.org/thailand/zoom/.../hotel-chiang-mai-ch-hotel

http://www.antithaksin.com/BlankForm.php?Aid=0801030

http://www.thaipro.com/thailand_00/4033-th...dget-hotels.htm

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES

1. Anon, Thailand Legal Basics, Tilleke & Gibbins, International Ltd, March 2003.

http://www.tillekeandgibbins.com/Publicati...d_legal_basics/

2. Pasuk Phongpaichit and Sungsidh Piriyarangsan, Corruption and Democracy in Thailand, Silkworm Books, Reprint edition, June 1999.

3. Nualnoi Treerat, Thailand: Fight against Corruption, Political Economy Center, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 2000.

http://www.fes.or.kr/Corruption/papers/Thailand.htm

4. Pasuk Phongpaichit, Nualnoi Treerat, Yongyuth Chaiyapong and Chris Baker, Corruption in the Public Sector in Thailand: Perception and Experience of Households. Political Economy Center, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 2000.

5. Anon, Transparency International Corruption Perception Index 2003, Transparency International, July 2003.

http://www.transparency.org/pressreleases_....07.cpi.en.html

6. Kanokkan Anukansai, Anti-Corruption and Transparency Radio Broadcasts, Thailand, Transparency International, 2003.

http://www.transparency.org/toolkits/2002/...io_thailand.pdf

7. Kanokkan Anukansai, Transparency Youth Camp, Thailand, Transparency International, 2003.

http://www.transparency.org/toolkits/2002/...mp_thailand.pdf

8. Anon, OECD Convention on Combatting Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, Ratification Status as at 10

March 2004, OECD.

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/59/13/1898632.pdf

9. Jeremy Pope, Confronting Corruption: The Elements of a National Integrity System, Transparency International, 2000.

http://www.transparency.org/sourcebook/index.html

10. Anon, THAILAND – A Country Study, Federal Research Division, U.S. Library of Congress, September 1987.

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/thtoc.html

11. Lee Kim Chew, THAILAND: Taking the bite out of the Thai press, The Straits Times, Friday, February 27, 2004.

12. Li Choy Chong, Lectures of the course ”International Management: Asia” that took place at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, University of St Gallen, 2004.

13. Anon, Attacs on the Press 2003: Documented Cases from Asia for 2003, Committee to Protect Journalists, 2003.

http://www.cpj.org/attacks03/asia03/thai.html

14. Duangkamol Chotana and Frank Flatters, Corruption in Thailand: The Media are Only the Messengers, The Nation, Bangkok, April 19, 2001.

15. Anon , Source Book 2000, Chapter 5, Transparency International, 2000.

www.transparency.org/sourcebook/

16. Anon, Government meddling leads to self-censorship, Bangkok Post, December 29, 2003.

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ADDITIONAL REFERENCES IN THAI

Constitutional Court. 30 May 2007, decision p. 2 3-5/2550.

Nualnoi Treerat, et al. 2003. Civic participation in monitoring Tambon Administrative Organizations, Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok.

Pasuk Pongpaichit, et al. 1998. Corruption in Thai bureaucracy. National Counter Corruption Commission, Bangkok.

Pasuk Pongpaichit, et al. 2003. Business, state, and corruption. National Counter Corruption Commission, Bangkok.

Rosana Tositrakul, et al. 2005. The brave men against corruption: Five case studies; a study on impacts and violence against civic monitoring

of corruption, Papyrus Publication, Bangkok.

Supachai Yawaprapas, et al. 2001. Bureaucrats?perspectives on corruption and position buying. Office of the Civil Service Commission, Bangkok.

Absolutely right there! The Thai Baht is WAY too strong for a country like Thailand. It should be on par with that of the Phillipinnes! I predict a 50% devaluation of the Baht quite soon!

Let's hope so !!!

The baht is being held up by huge buys from Thai Elite.

BUT--this will not hold forever.

Another few fights in the streets and a few hudred more buildings gone, and the bahy will collapse.

80 or 100 easy if the fight goes on.

Anyone who thinks the bht will collapse or devalue knows nothing about macro economics or how to read a balance sheet.

Why would a creditor nations currency (bht) collapse against debtor nations currencies like the USD and the pound ? It has never happened in history.

U just have to read the second last page in The Economist to realise that the baht wont collapse....just work out the foriegn reserves....plus they did not have Brown or Bush running the econmy....Thai banks were not burnt in subprime or CDOs....they learnt their lesson in 1997....if u r waiting for the baht to devalue against the pound euro or dollar u r certainly in for the long haul...BTW with the oil problem in the Gulf of Mexico there will be a shortage of shrimp in USA....who is the biggest exporter of shrimp in the world.. Thailand is

Perhaps this blog will get deleted by admin but this is the network of corruption attached to Thaksin. I hope it is read by all to understand the far reaching affects and how certain businesses remained untouched in Thailand when the mayhem died down. This will provide that answer. Similarly, I will never again buy fuel from PTT, have any financial dealing or support through my patronage, of any of these businesses. I have changed my phone provider today and will hope that all who read this, in our small way, will make a conscious decision to ban any future dealings with these people - for the sake of my family and our future here in Thailand. References provided below.

Here goes...

SHINAWATRA’S BUSINESS NETWORK

AIS Advanced Info Service (AIS) and affliated businesses such as

Advance Mobile Broadband Co., Ltd.

Mobile Life

Mobile from Advance

Datanet

GSM Advance

GSM 1800

One-2-Call

BB (Blackberry) mobile phone

Vertu

Faxlite Co., Ltd.

iZone Co., Ltd.

Telewiz

Alpine Golf Course and Housing Estate Thaksin bought the 500 rai Bt747million property at very low price amid allegations that the site was bequeathed to the Thammikaram Temple in Prachuap Khiri Khan by a devout Buddhist.

CS Loxinfo Internet service provider. etc etc

Wow......u have blown my cotton sox off....I knew he had a lot of fingers in many pies but not all of these.....like you I will avoid spending any money at any of these interests but alas I think we will be in the minority

I remember the PPT float.....what a scam/rort !!!! No one but his associates were allotted shares...I tried to buy some for my Thai family and of coarse got nil....the day it opened on the SET if memory serves me right it opened at 100% above float value...amazing when u now drive through Thailand how few other opposition gas stations there are now whereas before there were many...there are many things about this meglomaniac that a lot of the posters dont know about this common crook....remember the cow scandal...every villager was to get a cow...the cost of a cow went up 300-400% overnight...all of the phu yai baan in red country made a fortune selling the poor people cows and who are now still in debt because of it...if not in debt they have lost their land etc etc to Thaksin's...the man is a rotten despot....but I do give some credit...he had fantastic PR

BTW were the Grammy people also in his pocket...remember the attempted buyout of Bangkok Post

Go the Al Jezzarah Channel....much more factual without the inane commentaries from the reporters and presenters in the studio on BBCrap

yellow shirts had ARMED men just like the reds..

Both as bad as each other!!

Did the yellows try to BURN DOWN THE CITY? I'll wait while you get your answer from Montenegro.

so yr not denying the yellow shirts were armed and dangerous???

burn down the city?? theres a few buildings on fire and their burning tyres,,i would hardly call it burning down the city.

and what the hel_l are you going on about get my answer from montenegro??

I dont just churn out the goverment propaganda whats been trickled down to you??

and dont question it!!

got my own mind!

Really.....

Does anyone know what happened to the Yellow Shirt leaders, after they closed the airport in Dec 2008? I have not heard of any of them serving jail sentences right now (I could be wrong) if so, seems a bit unfair to me that they can close down the airport and get away scott free. Or could be something to do with the fact that their side came into government afterwards, so they escaped punishment?

It will be interesting to see what happens to the Red Shirt leaders

PLEASE do a bit of research on the topic before posting! (The same goes for Gymboy)

Back off mate....give them some time to learn ....Research has more than 3 letters in it

for the hundreds of current red sympathisers inhabiting this site, those who are still here but have been re-incarnated and for those who have permanently fallen by the wayside.

especially for all of you who said that Abhisit would never have the support of the Army, Navy, Air force or the Police

here's something just for you

LOL yeah ok lets see that is going to happen after all this is settled down and the muderous rampage of the government is shown for what it it cold blooded MURDER unarmed civilians shot in the head unarmed medics shot unarmed journalists shot and targeted

we will see who is eating humble pie

Hope u have stocked up with plenty of sauce

Is it any wonder why foreign journos end up getting hurt?

Thats how they get the pics and commentaries that all of us armchair generals can remark on

It is interesting how the CNN and BBCrap have started to take different attitude in the last 18 hours or so....maybe the bosses back in the studios started to take a bit of notice of the biased tripe that was being previously shown

Wow...... where do u get those drugs from.....I want some of them .....PM your dealers number

Phuket. How did you know he was my dealer. By the way you got any free land for me down in Phuket.

Nothing for free in Phuket....you got to have money here boyo

that's not what my dealer told me..

Now we do know without any doubt you on drugs

Wow...... where do u get those drugs from.....I want some of them .....PM your dealers number

Phuket. How did you know he was my dealer. By the way you got any free land for me down in Phuket.

Nothing for free in Phuket....you got to have money here boyo

An interesting interview with Thaksin's lawyer on Al Jazeera today.

Yeah he is good....a good opportunist....he can smell the money....he is a legend.....in his own mind....the lady interviewing him hung him out to dry.....waste of money there I think Tacki....link is to his bio http://www.borba.rs/eng/content/view/5542/123/

Good! You can't negotiate with anarchist criminals who have been shown remarkable tolerance thus far. Their criminal mob have held the Country to ransom for long enough and their concern for human life is hypocritically one sided stemming only from the desire of their leaders to get an amnesty so they can go off and spend Thaksin's millions.

Where do you get such garbage? They want democratically elected governments to be left alone to rule without the elitist army backed thugs removing them from power and then slaughtering them in the streets when they protest. It's the government who are the criminals.

The reds have nothing whatsoever to do with democracy, they were offered elections on November 14th but preferred to engage in murder, arson and theft because this was what their deity Thaksin wanted. Look at their actions not their weasel words, they deserve all they get and I hope it comes soon.

Where do you get such garbage? they were offered elections on Nov 14th on conditions. Conditions that would have been delayed and delayed, because they are too busy, they have a holiday booked, read the manual on all the excuses. The same as the pad members delay upon delay but, speed up the cases on the opposition. The election would have happened in 2555. And yes both sides are equal in everything they do and have done. Point out 1 wrong from 1 side, if you look hard enough the other side are doing the same. The generals in all parties are trained soldiers, how do they resolve conflict? Maybe if the former members of the armed services and police force were removed from politics, would it be different? Against the culture questions need to be asked.

Another question comes to mind is the court that is hearing the cases of Thaksin and the democrat party in the region of the red city and are they closed and cannot work at the moment to delay Thaksin's cases.

Wow...... where do u get those drugs from.....I want some of them .....PM your dealers number

It's must be some kind of a record.

This is the only photo of Thaksin in recent weeks that has no one claiming it's been photoshopped.

Psst, did you notice that the handbag shadows are towards the left while Thaksin's shadow is having a cuppa at the sidewalk cafe?

They DO have electric lighting in shops these days.... not just a lantern or candle ......modern lighting can caste many different shadows....photoshopped or not it is what the calibre of this despot would do....now where was it he said he would be leading at the front ready to take the first bullet

BTW how come Chavalit had an urgent desire to see the sights of Kumming in China.....one would have thought it would have been more logical to go to the Expo in Shanghai....I did ask this yesterday but unfortunately had to go out so did not see a reply posted.....would really like to know the reason