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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Interpreting the theme Sudamala of 32nd BAF: Keep Bali holy and hold purity of conscience PAGE 8

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US library to save recordings from Tupac, Cosby PAGE 12

Boats and containers are seen at the Dubai Creek on June 22, 2010, as the implementation of sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear drive becomes tougher for Iranian traders at Dubai ports.

Iran produced 17 kgs of further enriched uranium Associated Press Writer

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s nuclear chief said Wednesday his country has produced 17 kilograms of uranium enriched to 20 percent, defying U.N. demands to halt the controversial program.

The 20 percent level, needed to produce fuel for a medical research reactor, is far below the more than 90 percent required to build a nuclear weapon, but U.S. officials

have expressed concern Iran may be moving closer to the ability to reach weapons-grade level.

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are not in a hurry over this,” Salehi said, according to the semiofficial ISNA news agency. The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution two weeks ago strengthening sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear program and calling on individual countries and blocs of nations to expand their own sanctions regimes on Iranian individuals and organizations.

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Aussie man lives, sleeps W.Cup in giant ball Agence France Presse

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atomic weapons. Tehran denies the charge, saying its nuclear program is geared toward generating electricity.

Iran has been producing the 20 percent enriched material since February.

The new figure of 17 kilograms — about 37 pounds — was announced

by Vice President Ali Akbar Salehi, who heads Iran’s nuclear program.

“Potentially, we can produce 5 kilograms (11 pounds) a month but we

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Competition winner Adam Santarossa looks out from a giant replica Jabulani World Cup ball in Melbourne. The Australian man is being paid thousands of dollars to watch the World Cup inside the giant football equipped with a well-stocked fridge, a games console and a bunk bed.

MELBOURNE – An Australian man is being paid thousands of dollars to watch the World Cup inside a giant football equipped with a well-stocked fridge, a games console and a bunk bed. Adam Santarossa, 23, says his friends are jealous after he was selected

by Adidas to spend the month-long tournament watching football, tweeting and writing blogs inside the sixmetre (yard) diameter Jabulani ball.

“Other people have work commitments and family commitments. My only problem is getting my blog done on time,” he told AFP. “It’s an easy life I’m living.

I’m sure people will be quite jealous.”

Santarossa has a cleaner, free laundry, a PlayStation 3 and a laptop, and will get 3,000 dollars (2,600 US) for his trouble, along with the contents of the ball and three bags full of sports gear.

He is allowed to have friends round to the ball, on Melbourne’s dockside, for Australia’s games and even had a visit from a minor celebrity, singer Dannii Minogue’s partner Kris Smith.

“I had a bit of trouble at the start — it’s a bit difficult having people peer in through the windows 24seven,” he said. “But it’s a pretty easy life. I’m going to be seeing if they can extend my lease.”

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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Bali News Never make C-class excavation site in Karangasem as another ‘Gunaksa’ Location and potential of C-class excavation areas in Karangasem should not be let become like the former C-class excavation of Gunaksa, Klungkung. After excavation activities and sandstone materials have run out, diggers or investors went away as they liked it. Open land space as former excavation sites leaves puddles or swamps that are prone to mosquito breeding. As consequence, they may result in a greater damage or loss in the long term.

Concerns with the location of Cclass excavation site on Lava Land (Karangasem) might be in the same boat with Gunaksa was once revealed by a legislator of Karangasem House from Kubu, Nyoman Oka Antara, IGA Mas Sumatri and the Head of Karangasem House, I Gede Dana.

Oka Antara exemplified the former location of C-class excavation that was first exploited by PT SIP at the area of Sukadana Village, Kubu. Excavations by PT SIP were over and closed a few years ago. However, the former sand excavation pits were not closed, trim, let alone covered (reclaimed). Whereas, pursuant to regulation investor is obliged to reclaim the land of former excavation after completing the exploitation as required when submitting the C-class excavation permit.

Investors are also obligated to deposit money or some kind of reclamation upfront fee amounting to around IDR 5 million. Later, if investor does not reclaim former mining pit, so the disposal will be made by the government. But through this experience, no single investor carried out the excavation backfill after completing their activities. More seriously, the government seemed to have not done it until now, either.

In the book Potensi Sumber Daya Alam Karangasem (literally Potential of Karangasem Natural Resources) published by Regency Government in 2008, is indeed mentioned the potential of C-class excavation materials in the form of sand-gravel amounting to 722.44 hectares. Volume or sand-gravel reserves are estimated to reach 16,108,906.25 m3. Such land sand is available in the area of 1,000 hectares with a volume of 40 million m3. From such amount of potential, how many had been excavated is not mentioned. However, it is only mentioned the excavation activities situated at Selat Subdistrict with 100 locations and created job opportunity for 160 people, Rendang has 38 lo-

cations with job opportunity for 173 people, Abang Subdistrict has 5 locations of rock stone excavation at Ababi, at Kubu subdistrict with 245 excavation sites with job opportunity for 437 workers, and at Bebandem has 141 locations absorbing 390 workers.

Gede Dana and Oka said the upfront fee of investor was too small namely IDR 5 million if compared to the profit obtained in the C-class excavation. It was impossibly enough for reclamation of the mining sites. Gede Dana also realized that if calculated in long-term view, the profit or regionally generated revenue (PAD) of the excavation was not comparable to the losses incurred in the long term, such as environmental damage. Not only that, if calculated from the damage to road body affected was not commensurate, either. “Hot mixed roads turn damaged rapidly as on the AmlapuraBesakih route or Bambang Biaung passing through Sidemen and leading to Klungkung has been destroyed and people always complained about that.

There have been some victims killed, buried at C-class excavation area, serious injured or maimed for life due to be grazed or run over by truck on the road of C-class excavation. It was also invaluable,” he said.

According to Gede Dana, Karangasem Regency should enhance its creativity to increase revenue contributed to PAD. It might not just depend on the excavation tax levies of C-class excavation denoting unrenewable natural resources, but had to seek revenues from other sectors. Oka Antara said to agree with Gede Dana. According to him, agriculture in the broader sense should not be abandoned. Never let productive agricultural land especially paddy fields or rain water catchment areas in the hills and mountains be converted into C-class excavation area.

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According to Gede Dana, in years to come the exploitation of C-class

excavation had to be selective and limited by considering environmental security. “Please do not let the illegal Cclass excavation operate at banned areas because the slopes of land, such as hills located on the foot or slope of mountain that becomes the infiltration of rain water. Should there be any illegal or unlicensed C-class excavation within the protected forests, such as at the rural areas of Pempatan or Besakih, had to be firmly closed. Residents digging at the location should be aware of the importance of maintaining the environment, especially the forest as the area of rain water catchment,” he asserted.

In the area of illegal C-class excavation located in a creek of Besakih Village, some time ago indeed killed three female victims. Those workers of illegal C-class excavation were buried by avalanche of the excavation cliffs when they took shelter under the cliffs to avoid the rain. Other dead victims buried by C-class excavation materials at subdistrict of Selat and Bebandem also had been quite a lot.

A priest performing a religious service at Selat C-class excavation site was killed with broken bones and spilled over intestines because of run over by a truck belonging to C-class excavation that ran backward and fell into a ravine. Even, a small child was killed in the Galiran illegal C-class excavation Karangasem, three years ago.

However, investors or sand diggers never learned their lesson with the avalanches. The reason, they kept on doing so for the sake of sustainable bread and butter.

The legislator Mas Sumatri regretted because there was no firm attitude of the government making investors reluctant to submit a permit. Consequently, C-class excavation activities mushroomed. Only 40 of hundreds of big and small excavations or those who only performed manual excavation by digging equipment ranging from hoes and shovels up to using excavators (heavy equipment) had a license. (bud)

Dokale Dance from NTT jazzes up BAF VISITORS Bali Arts Festival (BAF) had been served with many art performances by Balinese artists and those (participants) from outside of Bali. Having been inaugurated by President of the RI on last Saturday (Jun 12) at the Ardha Candra amphitheater, the 32nd BAF taking the theme Sudamala had presented some art performances both of traditional and contemporary arts on stages existing at the Denpasar Art Center as well as at campus of Indonesia Institute of Arts (ISI) Denpasar.

Similarly, on the eleventh day, Tuesday (Jun 22), visitors of BAF were presented with typical art performance of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) by the Department of Culture and Tourism of the NTT Province. As shown at Ayodya Stage, last Tuesday noon, the artists from NTT presented a number of typical regional dances namely musical dance accompanied with Sasando Rendo Teo music, Dudung Baluk Dance, Dokale Dance, Waleka Dance, Soko Ale Dance and Kumusu Dance.

Begun with a Sasando musical performance singing some songs, including typical songs of NTT, it was followed by traditional dances and development dance.

Art performances by the province having 21 regencies were delayed for about 40 minutes. Nevertheless, the audience remained faithful to wait their performance on the seat of the stage.

Ayodya stage was thronged by myriad

of audiences until the end of the show.

Teo Rendo Dance describes the hospitality of community in entertaining guests. This dance symbolizes the hospitality of Ndao Rote community.

Meanwhile, the Kemusu Dance conveys the habit of Helong Ethnic in their pattern of life. Kemusu means attention.

Then, Dudung Baluk Dance is a new composition taken from the movements of traditional dance belonging to Hale tribe where Baluk Dudung means new shoots. Baluk Dudung dance itself is merely intended for entertainment.

Among the number of dances staged, Dokale traditional dance was quite interesting. It was played out by two male dancers carrying swords and a woman as well as accompanied by six people playing the music of six bamboo sticks.

Bamboo poles whose movement was closing and opening to side direction engendered quite interesting musical sounds. Once the bamboo music was played, the dancers showed their ability to dance on the sidelines of the bamboo. Precision or accuracy is necessary to move the legs in order the ankles will not be stuck by bamboo sticks.

Other than Dokale, the composition of Sasando music was also quite entertaining. Meanwhile, the performance was ultimately closed by the recital of songs of Flobamora. According to Division Head of Culture and Tourism of NTT Province, Condrat Djo, the art troupe was back up by 42 personnel. (08)

Japanese tourist die at boarding house Denpasar (Bali Post)—

A foreign tourist of Japanese national, Tomie Goto, 78, was found dead in a rented house at Jalan Melasti No. 10, Labuan Sait, Suluban, Pecatu. Victim was found lifeless by his sister-in-law of Indonesian citizen, last Monday (Jun 22).

Information on the scene told that within the last few years Goto indeed had lived in a rented house with his son and daughter-in-law. “Victim lived with his son of Japanese citizen. Meanwhile, the woman becoming his daughter-in-law is a citizen of Lombok origin, NTB,” said the Chief of South Kuta Police, Nanang Prihasmoko when asked for his confirmation, last Monday (Jun 22).

Goto was a retired employee of a company in Japan. During his last days, the victim was often left alone at home. On last Monday (Jun 22) at 10:00 am Local Time, the victim’s daughter-in-law was surprised to

find her father-in-law did not move at all in his room. Witness was rushed to find help. Unfortunately, the life of resident from Kanagawa City, Japan, could not be saved. At the end, victim’s body was taken to Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar, for an autopsy.

In the meantime, the death case of Goto was reported to the South Kuta Police Headquarters by witness. Is there any indication of violence? Chief Nanang explained, provisional results of investigation told that Goto’s death was alleged to be caused by illness. Another consideration, Goto has been old enough.

“In accordance with information of witness, the victim had a record of suffering from stroke. Allegedly, Goto’s death was due to such disease,” said Nanang while adding that there were no signs of violence found on the victim’s body. Currently, South Kuta Police is still making coordination with Japanese consulate. (jep)

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A married couple murder trial

Quarrel with Defendant’s Witnesses Denpasar (Bali Post) -

Session of the alleged murder of husband - wife and Fenny Halim Sugianto Maria Sulianto, in Denpasar District Court, Tuesday (22 / 6) yesterday, an interesting crowded.Arief Sugiarto problem presented witnesses to the stand, fighting which involved the defendant exclaimed with Fahrudin.

In the trial that led Judge Putu Suwika, witnesses claimed warned-warned not familiar with the defendant. Included with victims, witness’s presence in the trial received support from lawyers Wayan ‘’Gendo’’ Suardana et al., Said never knew him. Witness only admitted only acquainted with the victim’s uncle, Halim Sugiono. But the statement the witness denied the defendant directly. “I know this person very well.

He told me to commit murder, “defendant’s accusations, which in occasion accompanied by Attorney Haposan Sihombing and Sony Andreas.

The panel of judges led Putu Suwika, SH asked about assassination against both victims. But the witness insisted states not involved. Witness admitted on the day of the murder on December 10, 2009, he was selling as usual at his store in Jalan Gunung Kawi, Denpasar. Around 16:00 pm till 18:00 pm, wit-

nesses claimed to still be in his shop. “I just closed 6pm. Then my wife came home with a bum me, “he explained.

When one of the members of the panel of judges, Daily Praise, SH, asking what only the defendant about that hour, the witness confessed to the Just buying and selling. “I have proof the panel of judges. I have CCTV footage where I was walking with his family, “said the witness.

The witness statement does not necessarily make the judge believe. Even otherwise the judge asking whether the witness had some hours of CCTV footage 16:00, 17:00 and 18:00 pm?.

Witnesses claimed not to have, but still attempts to provide answers to others.

The witness also explained, once home from the store, witnesses have found one brother already in the house with genzet. On witness, the prosecutor (prosecutor) AASatya Markendeya, SH Direct questions affirmation. “So

the brothers got out home at 6 that evening?” said Kasi Intel District Court (Kejari) Denpasar, continued to be approved by witnesses.

Problem witness never had any problems with the victim, again Haposan Sihombing reinforced. It then appointed a senior lawyer a witness statement which was delivered in front of the investigators that vexed with the victim witness deeds relating brochures in front of his shop.

Witnesses argued that the statement is engineered from the police. Because when examined, the witnesses told to respond to what he knows, but has not proffered any sentence options. I’’ given alternative hate or vexed. Ultimately I choose cranky,’’ Arief said, calling when checked himself confronted with investigating at least six people.

On that occasion, also presented witnesses Sumerta Gusti.

Witness justify know the victim died, allegedly because of the murder. (015)

The goal Emission Test Vehicle Unit 400 Denpasar (Bali Post) -

Efforts to reduce air pollution in Christchurch, the Environment Agency (BLH) are routinely conducted emissions testing. Moreover, air pollution, especially on the highway was signed in the category concerned. This triggered much exhaust gas emission of vehicles exceeding the threshold determined. Not to mention, the level of use of a motor vehicle in Denpasar is quite high.

Head of Pollution Control BLH Denpasar IGN Alit that Sudibya met on the sidelines of the emission test on the Ground Kompyang Sujana, Denpasar West, on Tuesday (22 / 6) yesterday. “Through this we also emission test to campaign on clean air with invites motorists to take care of to non-polluting vehicles, “said Sudibya.

This activity will take place in a sustainable manner and to yesterday targeting approximately 400 units of motor vehicles. Previously coincide with the world environment today has done similar things in Lumintang field.

Of the 32 four-wheeled vehicle

emissions testing, and 25 motorcycles, as much as 25 percent who do not pass the test.

Notarized, the threshold used in motor vehicle emissions in accordance with the Ministerial Decree No.05 Year 2006 LH is for motorcycle category 2 do not 12000th emission limits for HC (ppm) or 4.5 percent, while for CO 4 stroke motorcycle, 2400 emission limits for HC (ppm) or CO 5.5 percent.

For gasoline-fueled vehicles in 2007 under the threshold 1200 HC emissions (ppm) or CO 4.5 percent while for vehicle production above the 2007 emission limits for 200 HC (ppm) or CO 1.5 percent. And for diesel-fueled vehicles, said Sudibya, its emission was 70 percent.

For vehicles that do not meet emission standards, Sudibya admitted always appealed to his car, so cannot cause air pollution. “We limited appeal in this case the ownersof motor vehicles to participate in maintaining cleanliness of air pollution,” please Sudibya.

One owner vehicle production in 2009, I Gede Sukadana, admitted to not pass the emissions test yester-

day. These results can understandable, because his vehicle was never disservice. With test results emissions by the Government of Denpasar City, Sukadana find it helpful vehicles owned by the situation. He hopes this kind of activity more often done because it helps the community particularly those less attention to the condition of the vehicle.

Previously, in the year 2009, from 963 units of vehicles made emissions test, it did not pass the amount is big enough. Approximately 29.49 percent who participate otherwise not pass the emissions test. This means that the exhaust gas vehicles need to be considered, because it can pollute the environment in surroundings.

While the emissions test in 2008 and then as many as 1645 vehicles, the with the results as much as 930 units of fourwheeled vehicles, or 56.53 percent of the total samples tested, throw gas emissions are above the threshold boundary does not pass the quality standard or test. (Kmb12)

Thursday, June 24, 2010

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Performer of Illegal Logging secured Negara, DenPost

Police ranks of Melaya led Kanit Reskrim Aiptu Sena and Kapolsek (the head of police) AKP Gede Nyoman Pageh secured perpetrators of illegal logging in forest edge Blimbingsari, Melaya Monday (21 / 6) at 23:00 last night.

Thanks to the persistence of this arrest ranks of police conduct supervision on the edge of forest since a month lately.

Perpetrators of illegal logging that successfully secured is Paijo (41) from Banyuwangi. Paijo arrested while pushing cikar containing 20 sticks of teak 125 cm long on the road Pangkung Tanah, Melaya.

The police head of Melaya AKP Nyoman Pageh permission Kapolres (the police head) of Jembrana Tuesday (22 / 6) yesterday said it was committed to combating illegal logging in Melaya. After capturing Paijo it would develop the case and will hunt down the illegal logging. “We’re still investigating and have developed

where players take or sell the wood is and whether he’s a gang from the kingpin of illegal logging, we are not going to cover,” promises Pageh.

Meanwhile Paijo said yesterday if he had just two days in Melaya and stay at Mr. Bagik’s hom. “I’ve been cutting wood in the forest and I was selling to Mr. Bagik Rp10 thousand per stem, or everything will be purchased Rp 200 thousand,” said Paijo.

He thinks there are other friends who had been invited to cut wood in the forest but had fled.

Nyoman Pageh police chief also said yesterday when questioned Paijo trying to escape. “When asked for information and when we were a bit off guard, he escaped, thankfully captured on the edge of times,” he explained.

Now Paijo secured at police Melaya with the evidence of cikar containing 20 sticks of teak wood, and kandik. Performers in the snares of article 50 paragraph 3 of article 78 paragraph 7. (021)

Package C Denpasar National examination Focused at SMPN 1 Denpasar Oldest Participant Age 56 Years Denpasar (Bali Post) -

National Education Equivalency Exam (UNPK) Package C (equivalent to high school) period I year 2010 for the region Denpasar centered at SMPN 1 Denpasar.

Package C exam is followed by 413 participants, 411 participants from 12 PKBM in Denpasar and two people from the formal schools that failed to win the title passed in the UN recently.

The lasts UNPK until next Friday (25 / 6). Meanwhile, throughout the County / City in Bali 3571 registered participants UNPK Package C. Of the total participants UNPK Package C, which was recorded 3571 people, five of whom are school students who do not pass the formal examination of the school year 2009/2010. Exam Package C on the first day of testing this yesterday subjects Education Kewarganegaran and good English for Science Program and the Program IPS. UNPK first day in Denpasar have time to be monitored The head ofEducation, Youth and Sports Bali Wayan Suasta, SH accompanied by the Head of Non-Formal and Informal (PNFI) Disdikpora Bali Ni Made Mertanadi, S.H. Committee Chairman UNPK Denpasar, Drs. Nyoman Nada says, participants UNPK Package C this time followed by two formal school students majoring in science who fail to pass the examination, plus 411 persons from the participants PKBM everything from social studies majors. In UNPK Package C the participants were controlled by 44 supervisors. The oldest participant on behalf of I Gusti Ketut Naju PKBM birth of Tunas Bangsa 1954. While the youngest participant is Ni Luh Antari birth in 1992 from PKBM Agung. Kadisdikpora

Bali Wayan Suasta said, communities that have limited opportunities for education in formal school, government provides the opportunity to access education in institution non-formal education. This was in order to improve accessibility education. UNPK Package This is one tool to measure ability learners.

Those who graduated Package C, equivalent diplomas with SMA (senior high school), can be used to continue to pursue higher education.

Meanwhile, participants UNPK Package C, either from science or social studies courses required follow the seven subjects tested. On the first day for IPA (science) program tested the subjects of Citizenship and Language Education Britain, on the second day of Biology and Chemistry and at third Indonesian and the fourth day of Physics and Mathematics subjects tested.

While for the IPS (social) program was tested on the first day of Education subjects Citizenship and English, Sociology and Geography of the second day, The third day of Indonesian and Economics, and Mathematics on the fourth day. Overall, subjects tested each given time allocation of 120 minutes or two hours. Participants may otherwise pass when the average score of at least 5.50 for all subjects tested. Package C UNPK Participants are allowed to have the value 4.00 three subjects for the origin of four other values greater than 4.25 and the final average value for all subjects meet the standards minimum graduation 5.50. While UNPK Package A (equivalent grade) and exam Chase Package B (equivalent to junior high school) will be held simultaneously begin on Tuesday (29 / 6) until next Thursday (1 / 7). (08)

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Hong Kong protestors square off in democracy debate AFP

HONG KONG (AFP) – Hundreds of protestors chanting slogans and blowing vuvuzelas faced off Wednesday as Hong Kong legislators debated a controversial plan to enact limited political reforms in the Chinese territory.

Police surrounded the legislature with barricades and scores of officers kept apart pro-democracy and pro-Bejing activists as lawmakers inside thrashed out the plan, which would give voters a bigger say in Hong Kong’s running.

After weeks of tense political manoeuvring, the reform plan is likely to be adopted by the legislature although critics complain it does not go far enough and are calling for full democracy for the city of seven million people.

“Officials say the vote will mark a historic moment for Hong Kong.

But how come Hong Kong people are not involved in this historic moment? How come they are not consulted?” pro-democracy lawmaker Lee Cheuk-yan said.

“The government insists on pressing ahead with the vote because it was given the green light

by Beijing,” he said.

Hong Kong, which was handed over by Britain in 1997, has a legal

and administrative system independent from mainland China but its constitutional development falls under communist Beijing’s control.

While the financial and trading hub in southern China has some direct democracy, power ultimately rests in the hands of a Beijing-backed chief executive and business elites.

The opposition camp is split on the Hong Kong government’s plan, with enough moderate pro-democrats intending to vote for it to ensure passage.

Harder-line lawmakers, insistent on a firm timetable for universal suffrage, called for the vote to be postponed, arguing that the government had given them only two days to digest its latest revisions to the plan.

“This is an unprecedented breach of legislative procedural rules by the government. It is shameful,” said Civic Party leader Audrey Eu. “Even if the reform plan is passed today, Hong Kong’s legislature will continue to be dominated by people representing a small group of interests.”

Only half the current 60-seat legislature is directly elected, with the rest picked by “functional constituencies” based on professions and mainly comprising pro-Beijing elites.

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File photo of US General Stanley McChrystal, top US commander in Afghanistan.

Obama to consult Cameron amid Afghan commander row AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama told Prime Minister David Cameron he would continue to “consult closely” with Britain over Afghanistan amid speculation that the US commander there may lose his job.

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Police stand by for possible trouble by protestors opposed to the government’s political reform package

Downing Street said the leaders discussed the controversy over disparaging comments made about the the president and senior White House figures by General Stanley McChrystal, in a phone call on Tuesday night.

General Stanley McChrystal was summoned to the White House for a meeting on Wednesday to explain himself, as Obama said the four-star officer’s comments made in a magazine interview showed “poor judg-

ment”, leaving open the possibility he would fire the commander.

Downing Street said any decision on the general’s future was “a matter for Nato and the US administration”.

“The prime minister and the president agreed that they both remained fully supportive of the current strategy in Afghanistan,” a Downing Street spokesman said.

“The president said he would continue to consult closely with the prime minister.

In Rolling Stone magazine’s profile entitled “The Runaway General,” McChrystal aides mock Vice President Joe Biden, call the president’s national security adviser “a clown,” and say the general was “disappointed” by his first meeting with Obama.

McChrystal himself is quoted deriding the US special envoy to the region, Richard Holbrooke, and saying he felt “betrayed” by the ambassador to Kabul, Karl Eikenberry, who had raised pointed objections to his war strategy.

Obama said on Tuesday he wanted to first talk with McChrystal before deciding his fate, but US media reported that even before he arrived in Washington he had offered his resignation.

Japan PM vows to cut US base burden on Okinawa AFP

TOKYO (AFP) – Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan pledged Wednesday to reduce “the burden” of US bases on Okinawa as the island marked 65 years since the end of a major World War II battle there.

Kan was on his first visit to the southern island since he took office on June 8 to attend a ceremony to remember the 83-day bloodbath which killed more than 200,000 people, half of them civilians, in 1945.

His predecessor Yukio Hatoyama stepped down this month largely because he had mishandled a dispute over the relocation of an unpopular

US airbase on the island, triggering local protests and souring ties with Washington.

Kan noted that the US presence on Okinawa had contributed to peace in the Asia-Pacific region but added: “I promise to continue to seriously tackle the reduction of the burden in connection with US military bases.”

Kan said the island still hosts more than half of the 47,000 US troops in Japan. The bases have long drawn the ire of Okinawans because of aircraft noise, pollution, the risk of accidents and crime.

“On behalf of all of our people, I apologise for the burden,” Kan said.

Futenma and other US bases were established as American forces took the island in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. Towards the end, Japanese troops forced many residents to kill themselves “honourably” rather than face capture, according to local accounts.

“I sincerely express my heartfelt sorrow for the dead,” Kan told an audience of more than 5,000 Okinawans who held a minute-long prayer.

After the war, Okinawa stayed under US occupation until 1972 and has since then remained the strategic US military keystone in the Pacific.

The world’s two largest econo-

mies have been key security partners, and Wednesday also marked the 50th anniversary of the Japanese ratification of a US-Japan security treaty which both sides had signed on January 19, 1960.

Anti-base protests have flared in recent months after Hatoyama first pledged to move the contentious Futenma airbase off Okinawa, than reneged on the promise following protests from the United States.

Kan has pledged to follow an accord reached in May under which the base would be relocated within Okinawa as first agreed in 2006, from a crowded city area to the island’s coastal Henoko region.

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Planes and helicopters on the tarmac at the US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma base in Okinawa

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HOSPITAL Denpasar There are 4 major hospitals usually used by foreigners Denpasar General Hospital (RSUP Sanglah), Kasih Ibu Hospital, Rumah Sakit Wongaya and Rumah Sakit Dharma Husada.

HOSPITAL Bangli Bangli General Hospital Jl. Kesumayuda 27, Bangli Phone : +62 366 91521 Gianyar

Royal Danish & Norwegian Mimpi Resort Jimbaran, Bali Phone +62.361.701 070 The Czech Republic Jalan Pengembak No. 17 Sanur, Bali Phone +62.361.286 465 France Consulate Agency Jalan Merta Sari Gang II No. 8 Sanur, Bali Phone +62.361.285 485 The Federal Republic of Germany Jalan Pantai Karang No 17 Sanur, Bali Phone +62.361.288 535 The Republic of Hungary Jalan By Pass No 219 Sanur, Bali Phone +62.361.287 701 Italian Consulate Jalan By Pass Ngurah Rai Jimbaran, Bali Phone +62.361.701 005 Honorary Consulate of Mexico Jalan Mohamad Yamin 1 A, Renon, Denpasar, Bali Phone +62.361.223 266 Honorary Consulate of The Netherlands Jalan Raya Kuta 127, Bali Phone +62.361.761 506 Honorary Consulate of Spain Komplek Istana Kuta Galleria Blok Vallet 2 No 11. Jalan Patih Jelantik Kuta, Bali Phone +62.361.769 286 USA Consulate Agency Jalan Hayam Wuruk No. 188 Denpasar, Bali Phone +62.361.222 426 Consulate General of Japan Jalan Raya Puputan No. 170 Renon, Denpasar, Bali Phone +62.361.227 628 Honorary Consulate of British Jalan Tirta Nadi No. 20 Sanur, Bali Phone +62.361.270 601 Swiss and Austria Consulate Jalan Patih Jelantik, Komplek Pertokoan Istana Galleria Phone +62.361.751 735 Honorary Consulate of Brazil Jalan Legian No. 186, Bali Phone +62.361.757 775 Honorary Consulate of Thailand Jalan Raya Puputan Renon 81, Denpasar, Bali Phone +62.361.263 310 Embassy of India Jalan Raya Puputan Renon 42-44, Denpasar, Bali Phone +62.361.241 978 Honorary Consulate of Sweden anf Finland Segara Village Hotel, Jalan Segara Ayu, Sanur, Bali Phone +62.361.282 223 Honorary Consulate of Malaysia Alam Kulkul Boutique Resort, Jalan Pantai Kuta, Bali Phone +62.361.752 520

RSUP Sanglah is the main provincial public hospital. Its facilities have improved since the emergency ward had been built in 1991. Difficult/critical cases would not become a problem anymore since it has complete equipments. It is located on Jl. Kesehatan Selatan 1 Sanglah Denpasar with : Phone : 227 911 – 15 Fax : 226 363 Kasih Ibu Hospital is a private hospital which caters for less serious cases such as diarrhea, intestinal disorders, anemia, asthma and minor accidents. Kasih Ibu is also equipped to care for pregnant women. This hospital is located on Jl. Teuku Umar 120 Denpasar.

Phone : 223 036 Fax : 268 690.

Rumah Sakit Wongaya (Public Hospital; Psychiatric Unit) Jl. Kartini, Denpasar.

Phone : 222 142.

Rumah Sakit Dharma Husada , (Private) Jl. Sudirman No 50, Denpasar Phone : 227 560, 234 824 In relating with health, Bali also has insurance and medical evacuation company, that is: AEA International - SOS Assistance Bali.

PT Abhaya Eka Astiti, Jl. By Pass Ngurah Rai No. 24X, Kuta 80361.

Phone : 755 768 Fax : 755 768 One thing that should be noted by tourists here is that the Blood Bank in Bali normally carries no stock of Rhesus (Rh) Negative blood.

Badung Bali Medical Clinics There are some medical clinics that are well known by foreigners in Bali. Some of them are western owned and operated : Bali International Medical Center (BIMC) Bali International Medical Centre (BIMC) provides excellent Primary Health Care & Emeregency Medical Services for tourists, traveler, and expatriate living in Bali.

Emeregency Room, Ambulance, Clinic Services, Insurance & Medical Evacuations also available. Open 24 hours Phone : 761 2631. Located Jl. By Pass Ngurah Rai No.100X, Kuta, Bali 80361 - Indonesia. http://www.bimcbali.com International SOS Clinic Bali Opened in 1999, offers International SOS members and visitors to Bali comprehensive primary health care and 24-hour emergency medical service.

Jl. By Pass Ngurah Rai 505X, Kuta 80361, Bali - Indonesia Phone : 720 100 Fax : 721 919 E-mail : info@sos-bali.com ttp ://www.sos-bali.com Bali Nusa Dua Emergency Clinic Jl Pratama No. 81 Phone : 771 324 Kuta Clinic Jl. Raya Kuta Phone : 753 268 Dental Clinic Dr Indra Guizot, Jl. Patimura 19, Denpasar Phone : 222 445, 234 375 DDS. Ritjie Rihartinah, Jl Pratama No. 81 Nusa Dua Phone : 771 324 Retno W. Agung, Jln. Bypass Ngurah Rai No.4A Br. Tamansari – Sanur Phone : 288 501

Clinic Mas Jl. Raya Mas, Ubud Phone : +62 361 974573 Toyo Clinic Jl. Pengosekan, Ubud Phone : +62 361 978078 Permata Bunda Clinic Jl. Patih Jelantik 50 X, Gianyar Phone : +62 361 942082 Ubud Clinic Jl Raya Ubud No.36 Campuhan, Ubud Phone : +62 361 974911 Gianyar General Hospital Jl. Ciung Wanara 2, Gianyar Phone : +62 361 943049 Karangasem Karangasem General Hospital Jl. Ngurah Rai, Karangasem Phone : +62 363 21001 Klungkung Klungkung General Hospital Jl. Flamboyan 40-4, Klungkung Phone : +62 366 21371 Negara Negara General Hospital Jl. Gelar, Negara Phone : +62 365 41006 Tabanan Laboratorium Clinic Jl. Gunung semeru No. 8, Tabanan Phone : +62 361 819260 Mengwi Clinic Jl. I Gusti Ngurah Rai 46, Tabanan Phone : +62 361 880550 Darma Kerti Hospital Jl. Teratai 16, Tabanan Phone : +62 361 812359 Tabanan General Hospital Jl. Pahlawan 14, Tabanan Phone : +62 361 811027 Singaraja Prodia Clinic Jl. RA Kartini 12, Singaraja Bali 0362 - 24-516 Singaraja Hospital Jl. Ngurah Rai 30, Singaraja Bali 0362 - 22-573 Pet Clinics Kayumas: (0361) 226934 Sayang Binatang: (0361) 483121 Satwa Kertha Husada: (0361) 263018 Pantai Sindhu: (0361) 287518 Sidakarya: (0361) 724492 Pedungan: (0361) 720026

TAXIS Praja Taxi : (0361) 289090 Bali Taxi : (0361) 701111 Ngurah Rai Taxi : (0361) 724724 Pan Wirthi Taxi : (0361) 723366 Komotra Taxi : (0361) 758855

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News Jamaica urges calm after nabbing top fugitive AP

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North Korean agent Kim Hyun-Hee (C) is escorted by South Korean investigators at Seoul airport in 1987

SKorea, Japan activists fly leaflets toward NKorea

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Hunted by security forces across Jamaica, reputed drug baron Christopher “Dudus” Coke sought out a preacher’s advice and tried to turn himself in to U.S. marshals. He was caught by police at a highway checkpoint before he could get there.

Now, Jamaica’s top police officer is appealing for cool heads, urging Coke’s gangland supporters to allow the law to take its course following his arrest Tuesday. Last month, fighting between security forces and gunmen loyal to the man dubbed by U.S. authorities as one of the world’s most dangerous drug lords killed 76 people.

“I would like to appeal to the families, friends and sympathizers of Christopher Coke to remain calm,” Police Commissioner Owen Ellington said after the capture of Jamaica’s No. 1 fugitive, who eluded the bloody police offensive in his West Kingston slum stronghold.

Security forces “are taking every step possible to ensure his safety and well-being while he is in our custody,” Ellington said Tuesday night, adding that legal proceedings against Coke should get under way quickly.

Gunmen fire on Mexican town hall; kill 3 police

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CHEORWON, South Korea – South Korean and Japanese activists flew hundreds of thousands of leaflets toward the border with North Korea on Wednesday to condemn the country’s government amid tensions over the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship.

MEXICO CITY – Authorities in northern Mexico say assailants sprayed a town hall with gunfire, killing at least three police officers.

The Nuevo Leon state attorney general’s office says police found 200 shell casings from assault and semiautomatic rifles outside the Los Herreras municipal office, which also houses the town’s police force.

South Koreans critical of North Korea and some North Korean defectors living in the South regularly float leaflets across the heavily armed frontier via balloon in a campaign to urge North Koreans to rise up against leader Kim Jong Il’s authoritarian regime.

The leaflets sent Wednesday, also by balloon, criticized North Korea’s late founding father Kim Il Sung for starting the Korean War and blamed the current regime led by his son Kim Jong Il for a botched currency reform and the downing of the ship — which killed 46 sailors.

The sending of the leaflets comes amid North Korea’s threats to launch an all-out strike against any South Korean government propaganda facilities at the border such as loudspeakers.

The groups originally planned to send 100 balloons carrying a total of 6 million leaflets, but less-thanideal wind conditions at the launch site near the border reduced the total to nine balloons and 540,000 leaflets, organizers said. It was unclear

whether the balloons would actually reach North Korea. They plan to send the rest later this week.

“We’d like to punish the Kim Jong Il government by spreading the truth written on these leaflets,” said Seo Jung-gab, president of the National Action Campaign, one of the participating groups.

Also among groups participating was the National Association for the Rescue of Japanese Kidnapped by North Korea, a group supporting the families of Japanese abducted by Pyongyang’s agents in the 1970s and ’80s.

The leaflets contained a message to the abductees and contact information for organizations in Japan and China working to assist them.

“North Korean citizens don’t even know that their government kidnapped people worldwide,” said Tsutomu Nishioka, chairman of the group.

North Korea has admitted to kidnapping 13 Japanese citizens, and has allowed five to return home, saying the other eight died. Tokyo has demanded proof of the deaths and a

probe into other suspected kidnapping cases. Besides the five who returned to Japan, the government has identified 12 other citizens it says were abducted.

The two Koreas ended decades of propaganda campaigns against each other in 2004 as relations improved following a 2000 summit. However, South Korea resumed propaganda radio broadcasts as part of steps to punish the North for allegedly sinking the warship with a torpedo in March.

South Korea has asked the U.N. Security Council to punish the North over the sinking. As part of retaliatory measures, Seoul installed 11 loudspeakers this month along the border to blare propaganda, but has so far stopped short of starting broadcasts or flying leaflets.

A multinational investigation led

by South Korea concluded last month that North Korea was responsible. The North has denied responsibility and threatened to respond to South Korean retaliatory measures with war.

The 42-year-old Coke, who faces trial in New York on drugtrafficking and gunrunning charges, is said to fear suffering the same fate as his father, a gang leader who died in a prison fire in 1992 while awaiting extradition to the U.S. on drug charges.

Ellington said Coke was caught by police manning a vehicle checkpoint along a highway, but added that other “circumstances of (Coke’s) arrest are being investigated.” He said police were acting on intelligence.

The Rev. Al Miller, an influential evangelical preacher who facilitated the surrender of Coke’s brother earlier this month, told The Associated Press that Coke was heading to surrender to authorities at the U.S. Embassy in Kingston when police stopped his convoy on a highway outside the capital.

“A contact was made on his behalf that he wanted to give himself in,” Miller said. “I therefore made arrangements with his lawyers because he wanted to go ahead with the extradition process, so we communicated with the U.S. Embassy because that’s where he would feel more comfortable.” Miller said police took Coke to the nearby Spanish Town police headquarters, then flew him to Kingston.

Such weapons are often used by drug cartel hitmen. Prosecutors said Tuesday a vehicle found at the scene had “Z-40” and “Z” painted on its windows — apparent references to the Zetas drug gang.

Authorities blame fighting between the Gulf cartel and the Zetas for a recent surge in violence in Nuevo Leon, which is close to Mexico’s border with Texas.

The attack happned around midnight Monday.

Iran...

From page 1 The European Union followed with new sanctions, and last week the U.S. Treasury Department said it would restrict economic contacts with some three dozen additional individuals and companies alleged to be helping Iran develop its nuclear and missile programs and evade international penalties.

Iran is producing the further enriched material from its stocks of low enriched uranium, which at 3.5 percent purity is the level needed to fuel an electricity-generating reactor.

Iran says it needs the 20 percent enriched uranium to produce fuel

rods to power a research reactor that produces isotopes for treating cancer and other medical material.

Salehi said Iran possesses the technology needed to produce the fuel rods and the first should be ready sometime next spring.

He said Iran plans to build four new reactors for atomic medical research around the country, saying the reactors will be for radioactive isotopes for medical needs of patients in Iran and abroad.

The United Nations has demanded Iran halt all enrichment activities, but Iran says it has a right to the program to fuel a peaceful nuclear program.

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Miangas Island, Indonesia’s frontier for fighting drug trafficking Antara

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Indonesian women members of Islamists organization, arrive in Jakarta’s central landmark on June 22, 2010 to rally over internet pornography. Protestors carried banner “Arrest those who commit promiscuous sex” and demanded the stoning to death and public caning of celebrities who allegedly appear in homemade sex videos circulating online. About 1,000 protesters led by radical group Hizbut Tahrir shouted “Allahu akbar” (God is greater) and brandished black flags and protest banners.

Political prisoners an ‘ugly stain’ on Indonesia: HRW Agence France-Presse

JAKARTA - The detention of scores of political prisoners often in abusive and inhumane conditions is an “ugly stain” on Indonesian democracy, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday.

A new report by The New Yorkbased watchdog urged Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to immediately release more than 100 Papuan and Moluccan political prisoners and revoke the laws under which they were jailed.

“Imprisoning activists for peacefully voicing their political views is an ugly stain on Indonesia’s recent improvements in human rights,” HRW deputy Asia director Phil Robertson said in a statement.

“It’s out of step with Indonesia’s growing aspirations as a democratic and rights-respecting country.”

The report titled “Prosecuting Political Aspiration” said contin-

ued persecution of peaceful political activists undermined democratic reforms since the fall of military strongman Suharto in 1998.

When it came to independence activists from Papua or the southern Moluccas — restive regions where separatist tensions have simmered for decades — Suharto-era practices of “lumping together peaceful activists and armed militants” persisted, along with torture and abuse.

The report profiles 10 prominent political prisoners from Papua and the Moluccas, all of whom complained of ill-treatment and abuse including beatings with wooden bats

and cables.

“I was tortured for 14 days in Tantui (prison), day and night. They picked me up in the morning and returned me, bleeding, to my cell in the evening,” Moluccan activist Reimond Tuapattinaya was quoted as saying in the report.

Many of the prisoners were convicted under draconian laws which set heavy punishments for displaying outlawed separatist symbols such as the Papuan Morning Star and the South Moluccan rebel flags.

HRW called on the European Union to take up the issue when it launches a human rights dialogue with Indonesia in Jakarta next Tuesday.

It also called on Australia and the United States to stop providing training assistance to the counterterror police force known as Detachment 88, blamed for some of the worst abuses in the Moluccas.

RI, Japan sign climate change soft loan Antara

JAKARTA - The Indonesian and Japanese governments signed a climate change soft loan worth 27,195,000,000 yen.

The Foreign Ministry in Jakarta said on Tuesday that the signing was carried out by the foreign affairs ministry’s Asia Pacific and Africa Director General TM Hamzah Thayeb and

Japanese ambassador to Indonesia Kojiro Shiojiri at the foreign ministry.

The occasion was also attended

by Japanese embassy officials, officials of the fiscal policy agency and loan management and foreign grant directorate, of the finance ministry, bilateral foreign funding directorate of BAPPENAS (national development planning board), and the foreign ministry.

The Japanese government loan is to support the economy and development in Indonesia, especially in supporting efforts of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing Indonesia’s economic growth.

The soft loan for the climate change program will be charged with a 0.15 percent interest a year with a return period of 15 years and a grace period of five years.

JAKARTA - Indonesia’s National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has chosen Miangas Island as the information center for halting transnational drug trafficking activities.

“We have made Miangas our eyes and ears because that island has a potential to be used as drug traffickers as their basis,” BNN Chief Gories Mere told newsmen here Tuesday.

Miangas is an Indonesian island, which directly borders with the Philippines. It belongs to the North Sulawesi Province.

Gories Mere said, due to its geographical condition, Miangas was vulnerable to such trans-national crimes as terrorism as well as drug trafficking and arms smuggling.

In halting drug trafficking activities through the island, BNN had public awareness campaigns through the 2010 Miangas Caring Action Program, he said.

Besides the Philippines, Miangas Island was also vulnerable to drug trafficking from China and Thailand, he said.

Gories Mere said Miangas Island was closer to the Philippines than to North Sulawesi city of Manado.

That island, he said, was only

four hour-voyage from the nearest coastal area of Philippines but it was 18 hours away from Manado.

Therefore, making the people of Miangas well aware of the danger of the transnational drug trafficking was important.

It was part of BNN’s agenda for commemorating the International Anti-Drug Day, which fell on June 26, he said.

Indonesia is among a number of Asian countries being seriously threatened by drug smuggling syndicates.

The BNN reported there were 3.6 million drug users in Indonesia in 2008.

On Tuesday, a Singaporean had attempted to smuggle 2,060 grams of Shabu-Shabu from Hong Kong to Jakarta through the SoekarnoHatta International Airport, Tangerang, Banten Province.

But the airport’s customs officers successfully detected the methamphetamine the suspect had hidden in two plastic tea packs.

The customs officers arrested the 24-year-old suspect, identified as DCD, inside the airport’s arrival terminal after he got off a China Airlines aircraft with flight number CI-O679. The market price of Shabu-Shabu that DCD brought could reach Rp2.12 billion.

President signs decree on Jimly’s resignation Antara

JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a presidential decree (Kepres) on the resignation of Jimly Asshiddiqie from the Presidential Advisory Board (Wantimpres).

Jimly resigned from Wantimpres membership because he has registered as an applicant for the post of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chief with the government-appointed selection committee.

“The president has signed the decree on Jimly Asshiddiqie’s resignation from Wantimpres membership because the latter is making a bid to be selected for the post of KPK leader,” presidential spokesman Julian Aldrin Pasha said here on Wednesday.

He said President Yudhoyono signed the letter on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, a day after the head of state received a letter from Jimly about the latter’s request to resign from Watimpres membership.

According to Julian, the decree was effective on the date it was signed by the president and therefore, “Jimly is now no longer a member of Watimpres.”

Julian said members of Presidential Advisory Board were appointed

and suspended by the president through a presidential decree but he made no mention if Jimly’s dismissal was temporary or permanent.

Jimly was a former chairman of the Constitutional Court before being sworn in as member of Watimpres in January this year to deal with legal and state structure matters. Jimly said he would resign to heed President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s wish. The president said earlier he would ask Jimly to resign after he entered the KPK chief selection process.

President Yudhoyono said he had to do it to avoid suspicion that Jimly had been asked by the president to apply for the KPK top job.

“In compliance with the president’s hope, I will submit my resignation letter on Monday,” Jimly said on Saturday.

Other figures who are applying for the KPK leadership include Judicial Commission chairman Busyro Muqodas, former KPK official Junino Jahja, Regional Representatives (DPD) member Farouk Muhammad, Bambang Widjojanto, Henry Yosodiningrat, Otto Cornelis Kaligis, Yusuf Asyid, Pangihutan Nasution, Farhat Abbas, Alam P. Simamora, Cacang S. Murtado, Major General (ret) Kivlan Zein, and Brig. Gen (ret) Weni Warouw.

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Bali Today “Ungasan Festival 2010” present sambal adam Antara

DENPASAR – Ungasan Village in Badung regency held an event entitled “Ungasan Festival 2010” which is an art and culture promotion event. There is also a unique culinary called “sambal adam” I Wayan Sugita Putra, the head of Ungasan Village, said “the event is being held until June 27th 2010.

We carry out the event to develop tourism in Ungasan because the village is very close to Nusa Dua area.”

The first ever festival is supported by 13 banjar in the village and also by hotels, villas and restaurants owners throughout the village. Sugita said that the rapid development of tourism in Bali has made every parts of the island can be developed into tourism sites.

The rich art and culture and also the beautiful scenery become the extra value for the tourists. “There is a lot of interesting activities in the festival such as culinary and sport competition. We have many

BAF Agenda

kinds of unique foods and every banjar has its own food,” Sugita said.

One of the unique culinary from Ungasan is “sambal adam”. The sauce is made from local beans planted by the locals called “kacang cicih”. The sauce is usually baeing eat with rice but it can not serve more than 20 minutes because it will turn dark and doesn’t taste good.

The festival which last for 6 days is divided into three categories which are art events such as dance, traditional music and songs, and paintings. Second is culinary competition and the third is sport competition.

There is great hope that the festival will give positive effect on the development of tourism in the village as well as developing the local potentials in Ungasan.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Time : 10.00 - 12.00 Activity : Dance and instrument performance by Sanggar Yenira Denpasar Place : Kalangan Angsoka Time : 17.00 - 19.00 Activity : Dramatari Arja ‘’Cepupu Manik Windusara” by Sekaa Arja Gitanjali Mengwitani, Mengwi, Badung Place : Gedung Ksirarnawa Time : 19.00 - 21.00 Activity : Parade Topeng Prembon bySanggar Seni Santhi Budaya, Singaraja,Buleleng Place : Wantilan Time : 20.00 - 23.00 Activity : Balinese song parade by Tabanan, Badung, and Denpasar Place : Ardha Candra open stage

FOTO ANTARA/Nyoman Budhiana

Balinese artists performed Adhi Merdangga dance during the Bali’s Art Festival parade.

Interpreting the theme Sudamala of 32nd BAF:

Keep Bali holy and hold purity of conscience EACH year the implementation of Bali Arts Festival (BAF) is always designed with central theme and subthemes. Such central theme is expected to cover the implementation of BAF and then interpreted and implemented practically in daily life. The 32nd BAF 2010 has a central theme “Sudamala: Deepening the purity of conscience,” meanwhile its parade themed Bhuana Kerthi: Sanctification of Universe; Performance of BAF themed Mana Wibawa: Sincere Dedication. Meanwhile, competitions and parades themed Paras Paros Upasraya: Vying in togetherness; workshop themed Dharmatula Subhaprawerti: Considering a wise measures and exhibition themed Silvahita Karana: Skill as a source of blessing.” What can be understood from the theme Sudamala?

A humanist, Prof. Dr. Wayan Dibia said in the contemporary context the theme of 32nd BAF namely Sudamala: To deepen the purity of conscience should be able to encourage all parties to explore or dive into the purity of our conscience as a Balinese. The purities of conscience of Balinese people comprised honesty, sincerity and determination (of faith).

Honesty and sincerity were necessary to put forward in preserving and maintaining the values of the Balinese culture, nature preserve and to empower Balinese residents in various fields— namely improving the quality of human resources through education, improved healthcare and increasing community economy.

“In maintaining the nature of Bali,

preserving the culture and empowering the residents of Bali, we should always adhere to the values of honesty and sincerity or seriousness. Honesty, sincerity and seriousness are part of the purity of our conscience,” said Dibia who is also a professor at the Indonesia Institute of Arts (ISI) Denpasar. In maintaining Bali, we must hold fast to the purity of conscience.

How do we have to guard the values of honesty, sincerity and faith, actually could be observed from colossal ballet directed by ISI Denpasar exploring the title Anggada Envoy that was also watched by President of the RI on opening the 32nd BAF, last Saturday (Jun 12), at Ardha Candra, Denpasar Art Center. As an envoy holding a noble responsibility—asking Ravana to hand over Dewi Shita, the wife of Lord Rama—Anggada was demanded to have firmness of faith because Anggada had been prompted

by Ravana in order not to take side with Rama. If he did not have the firmness of faith, incitement of Ravana would be able to reverse his mind.

In the story, Ravana was told to have incited or flipped the mind of Anggada in order not to take sides with Rama because Anggada’s father, namely Subali, was killed by Rama himself. However, the agitation did not work. Sri Rama was able to bring Anggada. “Here, it is considered important to have a purity of conscience, so that we are not easily shaken by incitement of others,” he said.

The originator of the theme of Bali Arts Festival 2006-2010, Dr. Nyoman

Suarka, said the theme Sudamala was designed far in advance. Through the theme, Bali was expected to keep on guarding its purity. Bali must be sudamala namely remaining pure and clean. Meanwhile, in the context of BAF, Sudamala theme should be implemented in art composition, and thematically Sudamala stood for the concepts of purification and cleansing.

“In the art composition, sudamala can be the subject matter of the show. As a name, it can be attached to designation of tirtha sudamala, klakat sudamala, nyuh sudamala and so forth,” said the professor at Faculty of Letters, Udayana University.

In the context of keeping Bali holy and clean, the theme sudamala should be embodied in practical or real action. In the condition of Bali’s nature that has been like this, we should be able to restore Bali into sudamala condition. In this regard, how we should keep the area sacred all the times. In every corner of Bali, the real concept of tri mandala should be socialized and well maintained.

However, nista mandala in the courtyard of the house has undergone a transfer of functions. Formerly, nista mandala (back garden) was used as a place to manage waste, making organic fertilizers and activities having landfill nuance. Since its function changed, we do not have a landfill. Of course, the rubbish was finally disposed in any place, which made Palemahan or courtyard area became unclean. The theme Sudamala is important to be interpreted in keeping Bali as clean and pure region. (lun)

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Balinese Culture Tanah Lot Arts Festival 2010:

Highlighting the theme ‘Poleng’ Tanah Lot Arts Festival (TLAF) as a Balinese cultural extravaganza will be held again in this year 2010.

More than 3,000 local artists are ensured to be involved in the event.

TLAF of this year takes the theme Poleng or literally means checkered that is trusted as guardian of the Pura Tanah Lot temple or nothing else than Duwe (Holy Sea Snakes) which has been known since its foundation.

I Made Sujana, Manager of Tanah Lot Tourism Object Management said, TLAF would last for seven days, starting from July 26 until August 1, 2010 at 9:00 am Local Time to around 10:00 pm.

“Artists throughout Tabanan Regency will show off a variety of arts and entertain visitors at Tanah Lot,” he said.

In outline, Sujana explained that TLAF cultural activities would be commenced by cultural parade as a sign of opening session. This cultural parade would be followed by contingents from 10 subdistricts in Tabanan marked by opening dance telling about the meaning of Poleng philosophy at Tanah Lot. The ten participants would present artistic potential of each region along with diverse forms of composition characterizing the regions.

The parade itself would be graced

by 1,000 artists.

Then, there will be various kinds of art performance like Balinese classical dance as a venue for the introduction to classical dance of Tabanan rarely shown to tourists.

For example, Barong Rentet, Baris Memedi, Joged Bumbung dance in pair, Classical Arja operetta, Baris Gede in combinations with Tektekan, Leko Dance, Bebarongan, Prembon and Telek Dance.

In addition, Classical Gamelan Music performance will also enliven the TLAF event. Such appearances denoted an arena of introduction to classical music in Tabanan that was rarely shown to tourist like Selonding, Ketungan, Gong Kebyar, including Bleganjur.

Uniquely, the TLAF of this year will feature “Klepon Festival” as typical culinary festival of Tanah Lot. Klepon cakes sold in the surrounding of Tanah Lot had now been known by foreign tourists. “We try to show off this cake, so that people will be motivated to make more innovation for the klepon refreshment,” Sujana said proudly.

Besides, there is Giant Kites Festival that routinely enlivens the cultural festival. Tanah Lot Kites Festival will take the theme Giant Kite Show representing a typical Balinese

kites. Festival held on July 30 to August 1 is expected to become a vehicle for creative young people in Bali, especially in the field of kite arts. Each year, participants of the kite festival always soar, so that for this year is limited to 700 participants only.

Tanah Lot Arts Festival of this year also features music creation of teenagers denoting a distinctive means for teenagers of Tabanan in the form of Music Parade. And, during the organization of TLAF, it will be jazzed up by art products exhibition consisting of handicrafts, paintings and other performing arts.

Made Sujana added that TLAF posed an attempt of management of Tanah Lot to preserve the cultural heritage of the community and introduce them to international world. ”At the same time, this event can function as medium of campaigns for Tanah Lot destination,” he asserted.

The other purposes are to conservation, discovery and development of regional cultural heritage which will be packed into a means of promotion. Through this event, the artists are expected to perform and to motivate the self and become an effort for the protection of public culture in the midst of rapid influence of global tourism. (BTN/015)

Rujak

(Vegetable & Fruits Salad with Palm Sugar Sauce) OVERVIEW: This popular snack, in intriguing mixture of sweet, sour and spicy hot flavors, is prepared at countless warung throughout Bali.

INGREDIENTS: 1 small pineapple, peeled and sliced evenly 1 sour mango, peeled and sliced 1 pamelo or grapefruit, peeled and cut in segments 1 small cucumber, peeled, seeded and sliced 3 water apples (jambu), quartered (optional) 1 medium sized star fruit, sliced ½ small papaya, peeled, cut in half, seeded and sliced in even segments 1 green apple, peeled and sliced 1-cup rujak sauce PREPARATION: Combine all ingredients in salad bowl and mix well.

Serve at room temperature.

Helpful hint: although this is served as snack in Bali, you can serve it as part of Balinese meal or buffet.

BASE RUJAK: 6 tbsp tamarind pulp 1-cup palm sugar syrup 1tsp dried shrimp paste, roasted 6 bird’s eye chilies, left whole ½ tsp salt ½ cup water PREPARATION: Combine all ingredients in a heavy pan and bring slowly to the boil. Stir well and simmer for 10 minutes.

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BUSINESS Fed set to hold low rates as US economy struggles Agence France-Presse

WASHINGTON - The US Federal Reserve is expected to keep US interest rates at historic lows when it meets later Wednesday, as it tries to keep a languishing recovery on track.

The Fed’s top rate-setting body is widely expected to keep its main rate of borrowing at between zero and 0.25 percent to help spur economic growth.

Faced with reams of data showing the recovery is still fragile, the debate over whether the Fed should quickly raise rates to stave off inflation has all but disappeared in recent months.

Many now believe the central bank could wait as long as next year to act, as it continues a pledge to keep current policy in place “for an extended period.”

But the Fed’s announcement will still be keenly watched as investors look for any hint that a double-dip recession is on the way, or that the worst of the danger has passed.

“There was once a time when the intrigue surrounding the... meeting had everything to do with the eventual decision on interest rates,” said Patrick O’Hare, chief market analyst for Briefing Research.

“Now, it hinges on other items like what adjectives are used in the directive, dissenting votes, and the inclusion of leading phrases like ‘an extended period.’”

Jobs growth remains anemic with employers still reluctant to add permanent positions during the fragile recovery.

The unemployment rate is expected to hover near 10 percent for quite some time as the economy regroups after the worst downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s Consumers have been cautious about spending, which normally drives about two-thirds of the activity in the world’s largest economy.

Confronted with these challenges to recovery, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) was expected to reiterate that economic conditions “are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period.”

“Tweaking that phrasing would be difficult to justify, as the recovery appears to have lost some pep since the FOMC last met in April,” said Ryan Sweet at Moody’s Economy.com.

“The nearly double-digit unemployment rate and vanishing core inflation strongly suggest the Fed will not begin to normalize interest rates until the second quarter of 2011, or later,” he said.

China to scrap export tax rebates on some goods Agence France-Presse

BEIJING - China has announced it will remove tax rebates on some exports next month in a bid to rein in overcapacity, a move analysts say could ease trade tensions ahead of a G20 summit.

Export tax rebates on 406 goods including some steel products, non-ferrous metals, corn starch and chemicals will be scrapped from July 15, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement posted on its website Tuesday.

The move is intended to reduce excess capacity in the sectors by discouraging exports and comes after Beijing said last week it would ban any new capacity expansion plans in the steel industry until the end of 2011.

Concerns about overcapacity are rising after China powered out of the global crisis on the back of a 586-billion-dollar stimulus package and state-sanctioned bank lending that nearly doubled loans in 2009.

Analysts said the move Tuesday was the first time China had removed stimulative tax

measures for exports since the outbreak of the crisis in September 2008, as the country’s foreign shipments stabilised this year.

They noted that Chinese steelmakers and other raw-material producers expedited shipments this year — with steel exports tripling last month year-on-year — in anticipation of a potential exit of favourable tax policies.

The move could temper tensions with major trade partners including the United States, which has imposed punitive duties on various China-made steel products, citing unfair subsidies, the analysts said.

“The cut of export tax rebates, together with an appreciating RMB (the yuan) and a coming slowdown of export growth going forward, could help ease China’s trade tensions with the US,” Bank of America Merrill Lynch analysts said in a research note.

Beijing vowed at the weekend to make the yuan more flexible and has allowed the Chinese currency to float more freely in the past few days, a step widely seen as a bid to head off rancour at this weekend’s G20 summit.

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People walk the hall way of Sands Expo and Convention Centre at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on June 9, 2010.

Buzz is back in Singapore convention and expo business The buzz is back in Singapore’s convention and exhibition industry as AsiaPacific economies rebound and new casinos attract more visitors to one of the region’s favourite meeting destinations.

From telecom and hotel trade shows to Christian prayer meetings and home-decor fairs, conference centres are enjoying robust demand from event organisers along with rising attendance numbers.

Convention centres have already sealed contracts for events in 2011 and 2012, with Singapore Expo, located close to Changi Airport, hosting a tenth of all business-related events.

“The big conventions and exhibitions sector is starting to bounce back,” said its deputy general manager Chandran Nair.

“A significant number of associations and organisations have stopped playing a wait-and-see game.”

Singapore hosts some 6,000 business events annually, accounting for a quarter of such meetings held in Asia in 2008, according to official figures, but the global recession hit the industry in 2009.

In 2008, Singapore welcomed three million business travellers including convention participants, said Melissa Ow, assistant chief executive at the Singapore Tourism Board in charge of business travel and conventions.

The segment contributed six billion Singapore dollars (4.4 billion US) or about 40 percent of total tourism revenues in 2008, Ow said.

Total visitor arrivals including tourists and business travellers slipped 4.3 percent to 9.7 million in 2009, but the STB forecasts visitor arrivals for 2010 could range from 11.5 to 12.5 million.

The target is 17 million arrivals by 2015 — more than three times the current population of Singapore.

The turnaround of the local economy despite lingering US weaknesses and the recent financial shocks in Europe is also boosting demand for meetings and display space at convention centres.

Economists expect Singapore’s output to expand 9.0 percent in 2010 after contracting 1.3 percent last year, and the government has been pushing service industries to reduce dependence on manufacturing in the long term.

Chua Chor Hoon, the head of research for Southeast Asia at realty consultancy DTZ Debenham Tie Leung, told AFP that growing the convention industry is key to achieving the target.

“With the global economies recovering from last year’s recession, the outlook for (the business meetings industry) in 2010 is good as companies are more willing to spend again,” Chua said.

For conventioneers, Singapore offers a central location and extensive airline connections as well as a safe, business-friendly and English-speaking environment.

All convention centres are connected to the mass transit system, and many offer integrated hotel, entertainment and dining facilities, with accommodation generally cheaper than in Hong Kong, its arch rival.

“What is unique to Singapore is our usercentricity, which means that experiences are built around the visitor, with the visitor’s needs and preferences in mind,” said the tourism board’s Ow. The addition of two massive casino complexes earlier this year — one on Sentosa island, the other right next to the banking district — is another incentive to hold regional and world conferences in Singapore Both properties began operations earlier this year and have already signed close to 200 events contracts each, according to company officials. (Agence France-Presse)

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Judge extends Nicole Richie’s DUI probation Associated Press Writer

GLENDALE, Calif. – Court records show a judge has extended Nicole Richie’s probation until March to give her more time to complete alcohol education classes.

Richie was not present in court Tuesday when the order was made.

She will have to complete the classes by February. Richie’s attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, did not immediately return a phone message and e-mail seeking comment.

Richie was arrested in December 2006 after witnesses reported seeing her black Mercedes-Benz sport utility vehicle headed the wrong way on a freeway in Burbank. She later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor driving under the influence charge and spent 82 minutes in jail.

A former star of the television series “The Simple Life,” Richie is engaged to longtime boyfriend and rocker Joel Madden.

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FILE - In this May 3, 2010 file photo, Nicole Richie arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala in New York.

‘Twilight’ madness in LA, fans gather for premiere Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES – A mini-tent city has bloomed outside the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles to see an “Eclipse.”

Hundreds of fans are awaiting Thursday night’s red-carpet premiere of “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” the third installment of the vampire movie series. The movie opens in theaters June 30.

Scripts are in the works for more “Twilight” movies.

About 9,000 wristbands are be-

ing handed out to fans, who began erecting tents Monday on concrete steps outside the theater. Nokia officials, who have issued a list of camping rules, say the wristbands must be worn until the premiere is over.

Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner play Bella, Edward and Jacob in “Eclipse,” which features Bella preparing for high school graduation and choosing a prom date — vampire Edward or werewolf Jacob.

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FILE - In this 1993 file photo originally released by Columbia Pictures, rap musician Tupac Shakur shown in character in a scene from ‘Poetic Justice’.

US library to save recordings from Tupac, Cosby Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON – Rapper Tupac Shakur’s song “Dear Mama,” Bill Cosby’s second comedy album and rare battle sounds from World War II are among 25 recordings the Library of Congress is preserving for their cultural significance.

Selections for the 2009 National Recording Registry are being announced Wednesday. They must be at least 10 years old and be culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.

The combination of Cosby — an outspoken critic of profanity and violence in hip-hop culture — with work from a rapper who was shot and killed in 1996 is notable, but organizers said Tupac’s “Dear Mama” was a heartfelt homage to mothers struggling with addiction

and poverty.

It’s also a “relatively tame” recording, and the cultural impact of hip-hop is undeniable, program coordinator Steve Leggett said. Tupac is the third rapper inducted, following Grandmaster Flash and Public Enemy.

In announcing the registry, Librarian of Congress James Billington said the list “showcases the diverse beauty, humanity and artistry found in the American soundscape.”

The new additions include performances by Little Richard, Willie Nelson, REM, Patti Smith and the 1923 recording “Canal Street Blues”

by King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band for epitomizing the sound of New Orleans.

Organizers chose Cosby’s second album, “I Started Out as a Child,” over his first simply because they thought it was better overall, Leggett said.

The World War II recording is from the second Battle of Guam in which the U.S. forces retook the island from the Japanese.

Nominations come from a Library of Congress preservation board and online suggestions from the public.

The selections for 2009 bring the registry’s total to 300.

Duff joins ‘Love, Loss, and What I Wore’ off-B’way Associated Press Writer

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Gabby Mendoza, left, 15, and Desiree Arias, 26, both of Phoenix, Ariz., wrap themselves in blankets as they camp out at Nokia Plaza in Los Angeles for Thursday’s ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ premiere, Monday, June 21, 2010.

NEW YORK – Haylie Duff gets set to cycle through the hit offBroadway show “Love, Loss, and What I Wore” with a turn in the July cast.

The Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron show features a rotating cast of five all-star actors, who perform in four-week cycles. It has been playing off-Broadway since October.

It’s based on a collection of sto-

ries from the best-selling book by Ilene Beckerman and uses clothing and accessories and the memories they trigger to tell funny, poignant stories. It recently was honored with a 2010 Drama Desk Award.

Duff starred in the television series “7th Heaven.” Rounding out the new cast with her are former “NYPD Blue” star Sharon Lawrence and Broadway actresses Myra Lucretia Taylor, Ashley Austin Morris and Penny Fuller. Fuller also is a member of the current June cast.

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Apple iPhone 4 has Samsung and Micron chips: report Reuters

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A child living in a shanty beside a railway finishes his school work in Manila on June 20. A new sex education campaign in Philippine schools has sparked widespread debate in Asia’s bedrock of Catholicism, where the high birth rate is blamed for desperate poverty.

Sex education debate heats up in Philippines Agence France Presse

MANILA – A new sex education campaign in Philippine schools has sparked widespread debate in Asia’s bedrock of Catholicism, where the high birth rate is blamed for desperate poverty.

The United Nations-backed programme, which is being piloted this month in primary and high schools, aims to promote safe sex, limit the spread of HIV-AIDS and prevent unwanted pregnancies.

However, the Catholic Church and powerful conservative crusaders have struck back with a high-profile campaign to shut down the project, saying it breaks the nation’s religionbased moral codes. “Sex education in schools is not the answer to our population problem and poverty,” Eric Manalang, head of the conservative political party Ang Kapatiran (The Brotherhood), told AFP on Monday.

“It promotes promiscuity among children... it does not promote the proper values that we want our children to receive in schools and we believe sex education should strictly remain a family affair.”

Manalang said his party and church had filed a petition in court on Monday requesting an injunction to stop the programme. He said the chances of the legal bid succeeding were high with the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, as well as various parent groups, supporting the fight.

Their legal bid claims the programme impinges on parents’ con-

stitutional right to educate their children based on their religious beliefs.

“Issues that are not for children should not be taught in schools,” the bishops’ conference said in a statement. While Ang Kapatiran is only a small political party, conservative religious forces led by the Church hold a lot of sway in the Philippines, where more than 80 percent of the nation’s 90-million people are Catholic.

The bishops last year succeeded in blocking a proposed law in parliament that would have made it easier for the public to access statefunded contraceptives. Nevertheless, the education department has so far held firm.

It says the programme is aimed at curbing a population growth rate of over two percent, among the highest in Asia, and does not promote out-of-marriage sex.

TOKYO/LOS ANGELES – Apple Inc’s hot-selling next-generation iPhone sports chips from Samsung Electronics, Micron Technology and STMicroelectronics, according to an early teardown, or disassembly analysis by technology firm iFixit.

The well-reviewed iPhone 4 goes on sale on Thursday in five of the world’s biggest economies — China and its guarded telecoms sector being a notable exception — and consumers hoping to score the device are expected to throng stores.

Apple moved 600,000 of the slimmer and better-equipped $199 iPhone 4 last week in its first day of pre-sales, a deluge of interest that jammed ordering systems and squeezed carrier partner AT&T’s inventory.

But iFixit, one of the betterknown among so-called teardown firms hired by clients to provide data and competitive intelligence, said it obtained one of the phones from a Silicon Valley employee who got it in the mail two days early, amid multiple Web reports of similar shipments ahead of time.

Samsung and Micron supplied flash memory, according to the subsequent teardown conducted in the California city of San Luis Obispo. STMicro, Europe’s top semiconductor maker, provided accelerometer and gyroscope chips used for orienting the phone, iFixit told Reuters.

Other suppliers included Apple mainstay Cirrus Logic and cellphone chip specialist Skyworks Solutions. Numonyx supplied chips to earlier versions, but was bought by Micron for $1.27 billion this year. iFixit’s Kyle Wiens, who travelled to Tokyo to try to be among the first to obtain the new phone, but ended up analyzing his colleagues’ photographs on the internet, remarked on how no space within the iPhone had been wasted.

“This is so compact,” he said.

“In terms of internal design, they scrapped this completely and started over.”

Apple doesn’t disclose who makes the components that go into its smartphones, and suppliers — including Toshiba, Infineon and Broadcom — in previous versions, kept still for fear of angering the company.

REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

A video application for the new iPhone 4 is displayed, after Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the new device, during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, June 7, 2010.

John Glenn: Keep space shuttles flying Associated Press Writer

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In this image provided by NASA the International Space Station, center, appears very small from the point of view of the space shuttle Atlantis as the two spacecraft carry out their relative separation Sunday May 23, 2010.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Mercury astronaut John Glenn wants NASA’s space shuttles to keep flying until a reliable replacement is ready, no matter how long it takes.

Glenn joined the national debate Monday over America’s future in space and became the latest ex-astronaut to speak out on the matter. He issued a nine-page statement in which he questioned the decision to retire the shuttle fleet and rely on Russia to take astronauts to the International Space Station.

“We have a vehicle here, why throw it away? It’s working well,” the first American to orbit Earth said in a tele-

phone interview with The Associated Press. Glenn said he’s against paying the Russians $55.8 million per person to fly U.S. astronauts to the space station and back. That’s the price for a single ticket starting in 2013; right now, it’s costing NASA $26.3 million and will jump to $51 million next year.

Glenn doesn’t believe the general public realizes what’s happening on the space front.

“Going to Russia and being, in effect, under control of Russia for our space program just doesn’t sit right with me and I don’t think it sits well with the American people, or won’t, either,” said Glenn, a former U.S. senator who rode the shuttle into orbit in 1998 at age 77.

He turns 89 next month.

Glenn said little if any money will be saved by canceling the shuttle program, considering all the millions of dollars going to Russia for rocket rides.

At least two shuttle flights a year could keep the station going and the work force employed, until something new comes along, he said. The former astronaut wonders what will happen if there’s an accident and Soyuz rockets are grounded. He supposes the space station — a $100 billion investment — would have to be abandoned. He also worries scientific research at the station will take a hit if experiments have to be launched from Russia and have no way of getting back to Earth in bulk.

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JOHANNESBURG – South Africa left its World Cup with heads high. The French can’t get much lower. Bafana Bafana became the first host not to advance despite beating France 2-1 Tuesday. Uruguay, which edged Mexico 1-0, won Group A and the Mexicans moved into the round of 16, too, on goal differential over South Africa (plus-1 to minus 2).

“The fighting spirit was there,” said Katlego Mphela, who scored one of South Africa’s goals in Bloemfontein. “It’s a bit unfortunate, but we beat France in the World Cup.” That was hardly an upset, even though France is ranked ninth by FIFA and South Africa is 83rd.

Considering how the French imploded at this tournament, it would have been hard to fathom them winning a game.

“The whole of France needs to have an explanation for this disaster,” captain Patrice Evra said after being benched for the match. “It’s not the time to give them, but I will personally give them ... what I went through, just the truth, as quickly as possible.”

What he and his teammates went through, aside from two defeats and a draw, was seeing Nicolas Anelka kicked off the squad for a profane tirade directed at coach Raymond Domenech, followed by the players boycotting a practice session.

While France, the World Cup runner-up four years ago to Italy, was falling apart, Argentina ad-

vanced as expected from Group B. But it took the Albiceleste most of the game to break through a staunch Greece defense and win 20 in Polokwane. South Korea also made the round of 16 by tying Nigeria 2-2 in Durban.

Bongani Khumalo gave South Africa the lead when he beat Abou Diaby in the 20th minute and scored from Siphiwe Tshabalala’s cross. Mphela added a second in the 37th, scoring from Tsepo Masilela’s cross. “The early goal helped a lot,” Khumalo said. “I really thought we could pull through.”

Both goals came after France was reduced to 10 men in the 25th minute when Yoann Gourcuff was sent off for elbowing Macbeth Sibaya.

Florent Malouda scored France’s only goal of the tournament in the 70th. That goal gave them one more than in 2002, when the then-defending champion French were also eliminated in the first round.

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“The important thing is that we qualified in first place,” Uruguay striker Diego Forlan said. “They controlled the ball well, and in truth it was quite hard for us.” Uruguay didn’t allow a goal in the first round.

Martin Demichelis gave Argentina the lead in the 77th minute when he headed the ball off teammate Diego Milito and then shot past Greece goalkeeper Alexandros Tzorvas. Martin Palermo added the second goal in the 89th, knocking in a rebound after Tzorvas saved a shot from Lionel Messi.

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BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa – France captain Patrice Evra promised on Tuesday that his disgraced and humiliated World Cup team would not risk further public anger by claiming lucrative cash handouts.

But the Manchester United defender, dropped for the final match of his country’s doomed campaign, pledged not to hold back on revealing the inside secrets of how France’s World Cup fell apart in a storm of resentment and rage.

“I share the pain of all France. Tonight is the time for apologies. It’s an apology that could have been made yesterday, but I was banned from doing so by the coach,” said Evra, one of the ringleaders of the players strike on Sunday which was called to protest the expulsion of teammate Nicolas Anelka.

His part in that disastrous public exercise was punished by embattled coach Raymond Domenech who dropped him from the team’s 2-1 defeat to South Africa on Tuesday.

“Now is not the time to settle scores. All of France will have the time to have explanations for this disaster.

I will give them. I will talk about what has happened. I will tell the truth. I

have nothing to hide.”

France, the 1998 champions and 2006 runners-up, ended their illstarred South African adventure at the bottom of Group A having lost to Mexico and South Africa and scraping a 0-0 draw with Uruguay.

They went home with one point, one goal and with the unwanted title of laughing stock of the football world.

Aware of the public fury, Evra said his teammates would not claim the bonuses owed to them from lucrative marketing deals.

“We will not accept a single cent from sponsors. We will refuse all the bonuses,” said Evra. According to the agreement signed with the French Football Federation (FFF) the players would not receive any extra money for failing to reach the second round, but were liable to benefit from lucrative marketing revenues generated by the squad.

The Manchester United star refused to admit that the strike on Sunday, described as “unspeakably stupid” by Domenech and which saw the players refuse to train, had been a mistake.

“Our pain wasn’t exaggerated. We communicated our reasons for what happened,” he said. “Tonight I was dropped from the team without a valid reason. These are difficult times.”

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Nadal, Murray and Serena cruise through at Wimbledon Agence France Presse

LONDON – Rafael Nadal launched his bid to regain the Wimbledon title by crushing Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the men’s singles on Tuesday. Nadal was joined in the second round by British fourth seed Andy Murray, who overcame a slow start to thrash the Czech Republic’s Jan Hajek 7-5, 6-1, 6-2.

Earlier, defending women’s champion Serena Williams silenced scream queen Michelle Larcher de Brito with a 6-0, 6-4 win. Nadal was playing his first match at Wimbledon since his epic victory over Roger Federer in the 2008 final and he quickly got back in the old routine on Centre Court.

A bout of tendinitis in both knees prevented Nadal from defending the title last year and he is desperate to make amends this time.

Nadal arrives in south-west London in superb form after winning the French Open for a fifth time and will now meet Dutchman Robin Haase, who clinched a 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 victory over James Blake, in the second round.

“I’m very happy to come back to this tournament and play in probably the most beautiful and emblematic court in the world,” Nadal said.

Williams had warmed up for her first round clash with one of the loudest grunters on the women’s tour by going to a Green Day rock concert last weekend, but the world number one had no need to worry about being put off by Larcher de Brito’s shrieking as she demolished the Portuguese teenager.

It is 12 months since Serena beat her sister Venus in the fourth allWilliams Wimbledon final and little has changed to suggest a different

name will be on the trophy this year.

Venus was barely troubled by Rossana De Los Rios in her opening match on Monday and Serena, who plays Anna Chakvetadze in the secound round after the Russian’s 36, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Andrea Petkovic, looks in the mood to win the singles’ title here for a fourth time.

She won the first eight games of the match and attributed her fast start to an improved serve. “I served so terrible in my last match at the French (Open) so I went home and worked really hard on it,” Serena said.

“I was incredibly disappointed with it. I had a talk with my serve! I said, ‘You know, we got to do a little bit better’.” French Open runner-up Sam Stosur slumped out as the Australian sixth seed was humbled 6-4, 6-4 by Estonian qualifier Kaia Kanepi.

Williams wasn’t the only big name in the women’s draw to make a statement on Tuesday as former champion Maria Sharapova, the 16th seed and 2004 champion, hammered Anastasia Pivovarova 6-1, 6-0.

Sharapova, fully fit after shoulder surgery, will meet Raluca Ioana Olaru in the second round. Polish seventh seed Agnieszka Radwanska swept to a 6-3, 6-3 win over Hungary’s Melinda Czink.

Former French and US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, the 19th seed from Russia, beat Uzbekistan’s Akgul Amanmuradova 6-2, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4.

Italy’s Flavia Pennetta, the 10th seed, Chinese 23rd seed Zheng Jie and compatriot Li Na, the ninth seed, were all also first round winners.

In the men’s singles, Swedish sixth seed Robin Soderling, who lost the French Open final to Nadal, defeated Robby Ginepri 6-2, 6-2, 6-3.

David Ferrer, the Spanish ninth seed, routed Nicolas German wild card Kiefer 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.

French 10th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga ground out a 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (8/6), 3-6, 6-4 win over America’s Robert Kendrick. American 18th seed Sam Querrey, who won the preWimbledon warm-up at Queen’s Club two weeks ago, advanced when Sergiy Stakhovsky, already trailing 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 2-1, was forced to pull out injured.

Nicolas Almagro, the Spanish 19th seed, was eliminated 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (9/7), 6-2 by Italy’s Andreas Seppi and Marcos Baghdatis, the 24th seed and former Wimbledon semi-finalist, crashed out 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 against Slovakia’s Lukas Lacko. Russian 13th seed Mikhail Youzhny and Brazilian 25th seed Thomaz Bellucci both moved into the second round.

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Spanish player Rafael Nadal runs for a ball against Japan’s Kei Nishikori during the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in southwest London, on June 22, 2010.

Bucks get F Maggette from Warriors Associated Press Writer

MILWAUKEE – Seeking a scoring threat and willing to take on a significant contract, the Milwaukee Bucks acquired forward Corey Maggette in a trade with the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday.

The Bucks also got a secondround draft pick from the Warriors, giving up guard Charlie Bell and center Dan Gadzuric in return.

Maggette played in 70 games with 49 starts for Golden State last season, averaging 19.8 points per game. He will be expected to provide offense for a team that may lose John Salmons, who can opt out of his contract and become a free agent.

“Corey has been a consistent scorer throughout his career,” Bucks general manager John

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In this April 10, 2010, photo, Golden State Warriors forward Corey Maggette goes up for a shot during an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers in Los Angeles.

Hammond said in a statement. “He shoots a solid percentage from the field and has shown the ability to get to the free throw line. We’re looking forward to having him in a Bucks uniform.”

Tuesday’s deal leaves the Bucks with three selections in the second round of Thursday night’s NBA draft. Maggette, an 11-year veteran, ranked 19th in the league in field goal percentage (.516) last season and had the league’s highest scoring average for a player who logged fewer than 30 minutes per game. He has three years and approximately $31 million remaining on his contract.

Bell played in 71 games with 39 starts for Milwaukee last season, averaging 6.5 points, 1.5 assists and 1.9 rebounds per game. Gadzuric appeared in 32 games with six starts, and averaged 2.8 points and 2.9 rebounds in 9.8 minutes per game.

“Charlie and Dan are two highcharacter veterans who can provide us with some of the intangibles that we need on our squad,” Warriors general manager Larry Riley said in a statement. “They are both experienced veterans who will be wel-

comed additions to our very young team. Additionally, while we certainly wish Corey well and thank him for his outstanding contributions the last two years, this will help alleviate a log-jam that we have at small forward and, more importantly, power forward, where we expect both Brandan Wright and Anthony Randolph to return from injuries and play an increased role on our team next season.”

Gadzuric will make $7.2 million in the final year of a massive contract that Hammond inherited from the team’s previous front office.

Bell will make just under $8 million for the next two seasons.

Bell was generally well-liked by Bucks fans but had a few uncomfortable moments with the team.

Earlier this year, he was benched in Game 7 of the Bucks’ playoff series against Atlanta for disciplinary reasons. Bell also bristled when the Bucks matched an offer sheet from the Miami Heat in 2007.

Bell thanked Bucks fans in a post to his Twitter account, writing, “Thanks Bucks fans for all your support over the years. We had our good times and bad but I will always love the city of Milwaukee.”

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Hamilton: I’ve got unfinished business in Valencia!

As the driver in-form with arguably now the best car underneath him heading into the forthcoming European Grand Prix, F1 2010 World Championship leader Lewis Hamilton has warned his rivals that he has ‘some unfinished business’ in Valencia – and that he plans to finish it off.

Lewis Hamilton

Hamilton has taken the chequered flag as runner-up around the harbourside streets of the Spanish city in both editions so far, even setting pole position in 2009 only to find himself pipped to the highest step on the podium by Brawn GP rival Rubens Barrichello.

Twelve months on, however, and nobody has been able to knock the 25-year-old down from his pedestal since the Turkish Grand Prix, with back-toback triumphs in Istanbul and Montreal vaulting the 2008 F1 World Champion to the top of the title standings – and he makes it very clear that with his McLaren-Mercedes MP4-25 improving by the race and tipped to be in its element in Valencia, he is chasing both a hat-trick of victories and third time lucky this weekend.

“I’m really looking forward to racing in Valencia,” Hamilton confessed. “I had a great, attacking race there last year – but I’ve finished second for the past two seasons, so I feel like I have some unfinished business!

“I also think it’s good for IBP/ist the championship to have a

Lorenzo set to tie Pedrosa, Gibernau VICTORY for Jorge Lorenzo in last Sunday’s British Grand Prix means he is now on the verge of equalling the number of premier-class wins by fellow Spaniards Dani Pedrosa and Sete Gibernau.

Both Pedrosa and Gibernau are on nine victories, making them the joint second most successful Spanish riders after Alex Criville - Spain’s only 500cc/MotoGP world champion, who won the crown in 1999 and claimed 15 premier-class wins.

Lorenzo’s British Grand Prix win was also his 29th victory in all GP classes, the same number as Loris Capirossi.

There are now only two current GP riders with more victories than Lorenzo: Valentino Rossi with 104 and Pedrosa with 32. In the 18 races Lorenzo has finished since the start of last season, he has been off the podium once - a fourth place at the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix when he started from the back of the grid after problems with his bike.

Lorenzo will get his first chance to match Gibernau and Pedrosa this Saturday at Assen. Lorenzo has won three of the five races so far this season, with Pedrosa taking one 2010 win. Rossi, now absent with a broken leg, won the other.

Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo of Yamaha celebrates with the trophy after winning the British Moto Grand Prix at the Silverstone circuit in England on June 20, 2010.

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variety of circuits – we’ve just come from a fast, flowing road course in Canada, to a tight street track in Valencia, and next month we’ll be at Silverstone – one of the fastest tracks of the year, and a circuit with incredible history. As a driver, that sort of variety makes the racing exciting and unpredictable, which is all you can really ask for.

“The last few grands prix have had some fantastic racing – it would be great for all the Spanish fans if we can have a great race here too. It’s not a circuit where we’ve seen too much passing in the past, but I think this year could be different – the grid is so tight and there were battles all through the field in Montreal last week, so I think we could have a close and exciting race this year.”

Hamilton’s enthusiasm for what lies ahead is shared by team-mate and title-winning successor Jenson Button, who sits just three markers adrift of his countryman in the points table after finishing a close second to him in both Turkey and Canada. The Frome-born ace’s record in Valencia is on paper substantially less impressive – with a lowly and distant seventh place there last season the highlight – but now fully in possession of the tools to do the job, the 30-year-old expects to put up a strong fight this weekend.