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Pro-government demonstrators, bottom, watch as cars burn during clashes with anti-government demonstrators, not seen, in Tahrir square, the center of anti-government demonstrations, in Cairo, Egypt, early Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011.

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Blood in Cairo square: Mubarak backers, foes clash Associated Press Writer

CAIRO – Supporters of President Hosni Mubarak charged into Cairo’s central square on horses and camels brandishing whips while others rained firebombs from rooftops in what appeared to be an orchestrated assault against protesters trying to topple Egypt’s leader of 30 years.

Gunmen fired on anti-government protesters in Cairo, where fighting killed six and wounded over 800 and prompted new calls on Thursday from Western powers for President Hosni Mubarak to start handing over power immediately.

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The protesters accused Mubarak’s regime of unleashing a force of paid thugs and plainclothes police to crush their unprecedented 9-day-old movement, a day after the 82-year-old president refused to step down. They showed off police

ID badges they said were wrested from their attackers. Some government workers said their employers ordered them into the streets.

Mustafa el-Fiqqi, a top official from the ruling National Democratic Party, told The Associated Press that

businessmen connected to the ruling party were responsible for what happened. The notion that the state may have coordinated violence against protesters, who had kept a peaceful vigil in Tahrir Square for five days, prompted a sharp rebuke from the Obama administration.

“If any of the violence is instigated by the government, it should stop immediately,” said White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.

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Mona Lisa model was a male say Italian researchers Agence France Presse

ROME – Italian researchers who specialise in resolving art mysteries said they have discovered the disputed identity of the model for Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa — and claimed he was a man. Silvano Vinceti, chairman of the Italian national committee for cultural heritage, said the Florence-born Renaissance artist’s male apprentice and possible lover Salai was the main inspiration for

the picture.

However his claim was immediately disputed by experts at the Louvre in Paris, where the painting is on display. Salai, real name Gian Giacomo Caprotti, an effeminate young artist who worked with da Vinci for 25 years, is thought to have served as a model and muse for several of his paintings. The pair had an “ambiguous” relationship and were probably lovers, Vinceti said.

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Art historian Silvano Vinceti, silhouetted, gestures as a photo showing a detail of the eyes of Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” painting is projected in background, during a press conference, in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011.

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Bali News

Hit by tornado, dozens of houses damaged Bangli (Bali Post)—

Violent blows of tornado on Tuesday (Feb 1) around at 2:30 p.m. Local Time crashed the Demulih Village, Susut Subdistrict, Bangli Regency. Dozens of houses owned by local residents were damaged. Two chicken runs owned by local residents were even flat to the ground as hit by the tornado. Losses in the incident were estimated to reach IDR 250 million.

One of the Demulih residents, Wayan Sumarjaya, witnessed the incident starting from heavy rain falls. Suddenly the wind blew in circles. Afterward, it grabbed and knocked down his albasia tree. The tree then impinged a coconut tree over his building. Both trees were uprooted and fell on his house (western pavilion). As consequence, the newly completed building was destroyed. Luckily his family was not inside the pavilion then. The loss caused by the incident was estimated to reach

IDR 90 million.

Similar confession was revealed by Wayan Nyambang, the neighbor of Sumarjaya whose house was also afflicted by the same incident. His house was severely damaged impinged by seeded breadfruit and bamboo.

His house was severely destroyed and unworthy occupying.

Another resident, Nengah Karsana, was also the victim of the tornado. His northern pavilion was damaged as impinged by

albasia tree. Likewise, a number of his family shrines were damaged on account of that raging tornado.

Meanwhile, the chicken run belonging to Sumirajaya, Nengah Siana and Sudiana were crushed until flat to the ground. Each claimed a loss of tens of millions of rupiahs. The acting Spokesperson of Bangli, Ida I Dewa Nyoman Rai, accompanied by Chief of the Susut Police I Made Redha with permission of Bangli Police Chief confirmed the incident.

PHRI Bali urges government to close illegal accommodations Denpasar (Bali Post)—

The Indonesia Hotels and Restaurants Association (PHRI) of Bali Chapter urged the Province of Bali, especially the regency/municipal government, to immediately close the operation of illegal accommodation such as villas, bungalows and cottage.

Secretary of the PHRI Bali, Ferry Markus, assessed the rampant existence of villas, bungalows and tourist cottages operating illegally caused the low occupancy rate of hotels in Bali. Even, they were vulnerable to the acts of criminality happened lately.

“The increasing number of illegal villas, bungalows and cottages has also damaged the image of Bali tourism. It can happen considering those illegal tourism accommodations tend to provide poor services due to low prices,” revealed Ferry Markus on Tuesday (Feb 1). Governments and stakeholders, expected Ferry, dared to take a firm stance by closing the operation of those illegal tourist facilities, even if required, the authority should demolish those illegal villas, bun-

galows or cottages.

“Now, it is depending on the government because it has the authority whether it will discipline them or even demolish them properly,” he said.

Meanwhile, a member of the Badung House, Nyoman Karyana, stated that his party slightly doubted the relevant agencies in overseeing those illegal accommodations, especially the villas. “It has been proven by the existence of rampant illegal villas. In other words, so far the institutions can be said to have enforced the regulation less intensively,” he said.

In the meantime, the Head of South Kuta Subdistrict, Wayan Wijana, admitted to have been working as closely as possible to follow up the matter. Even, every morning the civilian security guards (Trantib) of South Kuta were deployed to come down to villas for making supervision and checking their permit. His party also provided guidance and direction to the owner of villas

far in advance. Even, other than direction for immediate submission of the permits, the subdistrict officials also gave information on the permit procedures.

“Their classical reason is that they do not know how to submit the permit. Even, some said they had no time because they are lazy if they have to submit it back and forth. For that purpose, we provided them with obvious direction how to submit the permit and even bring the license’s form of the submission,” he explained.

Maximum efforts made by his officers would continue to be carried out. However, if later on the owners of illegal villas remained stubborn and were difficult to nurture, his party would report the case to higher authorities for further action. Up to these days, there had been approximately more than 300 illegal villas scattered and continued to flourish in many regions within the Badung Regency. In the meantime, the member of Bali Villas Association (BVA) up to these days consisted of 500 villas. (par)

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The traditional food which is being sell in the supermarket.

Foodstuff triggers inflation by 2.93 percent Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Inflation of Denpasar City was recorded to reach 2.93 percent in January 2011. Such a figure was triggered by contribution of food group by 2.93 percent. Of the 66 cities listed, 62 cities went through inflation. The highest inflation was undergone by Padang namely by 3.70 percent and the lowest occurred in Manokwari by 0.07 percent. Meanwhile, the highest deflation occurred in Sorong by 1.07 percent and the lowest in Ternate by 0.32 percent.

“Inflation happening currently in Denpasar surpassed the national rate reaching 0.89 percent. But, when ranked from the highest inflation, Denpasar ranked 28th out of 62 cities undergoing the inflation,” said the Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Bali Office, Gede Suarsa, Tuesday (Feb 1).

Aside from affected by the foodstuff group, the inflation was also caused by the price hikes as shown by the rising index of goods and services group. Further, Suarsa revealed the rate of inflation consisting of prepared food by 0.29 percent; housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel (0.22 percent); clothing (0.08 percent), health group (0.15 percent); and the transport, communications, and financial services (1.26 percent).

“Apart from a few commodities giving contribution to inflation, some other commodities also caused deflation. Dominant commodities causing deflation are education, recreation, and sport by 0.18 percent,” he said.

Meanwhile, the development of standard dry grain price (GKP) in Bali from the past five years showed a fluctuating trend. In September 2010, the standard price at the farmer level was only at IDR 3,193.12 per kg. The condition continued to show improvement in October of the same year at the farmer level, namely IDR 3,106.37 per kg, while in November the sales price slightly dropped to IDR 3,032.27 per kg. However, in December 2010 until January 2011 the standard price at the level of farmer increased to IDR 3,092.40 per kg and IDR 3,309.92 per kg.

“During last January, there were no farmers in Bali selling the grain with moisture content above 25 percent, though the rainfall condition occurred was quite extreme,” he said.

The lowest price of grain meeting the GKP quality standard at the level of farmer in January 2011 was IDR 3,350 per kg, while the highest price at IDR 3,410 per kg was found in the Buleleng Regency. (par)

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Falling From Third Floor

High School Project Constructor Died Nyoman Berag (60) from Banjar Besang Kangin, Semarapura Kaja, Klungkung who works as a constructor in Saraswati High School building construction project located at Cokroaminoto street, Klungkung, fell from the third floor of the building last Tuesday (1/2) afternoon resulting a fatal incident. It is not known what have caused it yet it is strongly suspected caused by being tripped by an iron bar.

Information received from the field stated that victim fell at 4 pm.

The incident was totally unknown by other constructors as at that time the seven constructors who were working on classrooms are having their break. “It was during our break. We knew it happened after we heard a thud and then informed by a security,” one of the constructors Nengah Sumerta stated, who’s also victim’s family.

Sumerta stated victim was

found alive and hurt. He was then brought to Emergency of Klungkung Hospital to get treatment yet it can’t be helped anymore. Victim was thought to have broke his head and his right ear was bleeding, “There might be fatality on the head so victim can’t be saved.”

Besides that Sumerta thinks the victim was trying to find iron bars, “We did not know exactly what happened as at that time we’re all on our break.”

Meanwhile, victim’s body has been wrapped in cloth and was put on a bale at the west part of his house. A number of victim’s family has been visiting and it is planned that he will be buried in two days after his family in Singaraja will come.

“Victim comes has five siblings so we’re waiting for them first,” victim’s colleague, Ketut Surena, stated. (kmb)

Seaweed Harvest Decreased Semarapura (Bali Post)

Seaweed was said to be the main part of the Nusa Penida people economy as the harvesting results from it has been great and stabil priced too. Yet this harvest season has a different story as production has decreased 30 percent causing loss. “Rainy season causes seaweed to rot. Ice-ice (seaweed pests) are also growing,” a seaweed farmer in Banjar Sental Kawan, Ped, Nusa Penida, Made Suweja (65), when met at his seaweed saving place last Tuesday (1/2). Not only Suweja who’s victimized but also other seaweed farmers on the beach shores of Nusa Penida.

Suweja this day maximal harvest reaches 120 kilogram per three hundred square meters. The profession he has been doing since 1984 usually can harvest 700 kg. Suweja usually handles the farming by himself on the sea, yet when it’s harvest time and it’s on land his wife would help out. He sells his products in a distributor at Nusa Penida with price IDR 2.500 per kilogram for white seaweeds and Rp 3.400 per kilogram for red seaweeds.

A farmer in Banjar Telaga, Telaga Village, Nusa Penida, Wayan Putra

(60) who’s usually called Pan Swari, takes care of 800 square meters seaweed land. He’s helped by three kids and his wife, Made Sadri. This day he could only harvest 500 kilogram compared to the usual 600-700 kilogram from the whole 800 square meters, “Luckily I don’t only depend on this job.” He also does fishing and planting yet fishing didn’t give good results either due to the situation, “Planting results also decreased to the long rainy season. Fishing results also as it’s not its season.”

When asked for confirmation, Head of Nusa Penida Seaweed Farmer Group, Nyoman Landep, confirmed that seaweed harvest has been decreased. Following the rainy season, ice-ice pestes become more threatening and breaks seaweed stems. Also when it’s on land famers can’t dry it maximally with the rain pouring down and it gets moldy, “Rainy season has cause a scare to seaweed farmers in Nusa Penida.”

Mainly in Nusa Penida main land, farmers dominantly plants spinosum seaweeds as cottoni kind is not suitable here, “If in Jungutbagtu, Lembongan, they’re suitable for cottoni also spinosum.” (kmb20)

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The seaweed farmer is checking his crops.

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The suckling pigs which is being use during the ceremony in Timbrah Village, Karangasem.

Ngusaba Guling, togetherness of Timbrah customary villagers Residents of Timbrah Customary Village, Karangasem, organized Ngusaba Dalem ritual on Tuesday (Feb 1). At that time, nearly every local household offered at least a single roasted suckling pig (babi guling). It is also better known as Ngusaba Guling.

The annual Ngusaba ritual held in the eighth month based on Balinese calendar (falling around January-February) is a unique tradition. There are so many roasted pigs put into offering. Other than this uniqueness, the Ngusaba also indicates the togetherness of the local villagers.

Adviser to the Timbrah Customary Village, I Nengah Sudarsa, who is also the Secretary of Karangasem Regency Government, stated that pursuant to the philosophy or regulation of customary village there was no obligation to offer a roasted pig for each household. However, it highly depended on the sincerity and ability of each customary villager. But, due to their togetherness, each household presented a roasted pig together with its complementary oblation.

Sudarsa, who was a former chief of the customary village, added that the ceremony reflected the togetherness of villagers. If there were poor villagers or they were unable to offer roasted pig,

then ‘the haves’ would deliver their roasted pig after being offered. On that account, people who were unable to roast pig could even have a larger amount of meat because so many villagers gave them.

As a matter of fact, said Sudarsa, the core purpose of Ngusaba Dalem ritual was to worship the Goddess Durgha (consort of Lord Shiva) to invoke welfare and safety for the Timbrah villagers in particular. “Offering the roasted pig poses an expression of gratitude of local villagers for the grace bestowed in the form of crops and livestock by the gods worshiped at the Dalem Temple of Timbrah Customary Village,” said Sudarsa.

He added that since not all residents were able to offer a roasted pig they could optionally offer roasted duck accompanied by complementary offerings like Canang Bayuan depending on their sincerity and capability.

Sudarsa said the total household at his village was 789. Re-

lated to the successful harvest in the rice fields and estates and the non-existence of disease outbreak affecting the livestock in the village territory, it could be assured that all households would offer at least one roasted pig. It meant there were no less than 800 crispy roasted pigs of various sizes would be offered in the temple.

The tradition of offering roasted pig together with complementary offerings was not only performed at the Ngusaba Dalem ritual. In the Ngusaba Sumbu falling around July, local villagers were also able to present the same offerings. Except for both unique traditions, the regulation of customary village also set forth the prohibition of organizing any kind of gambling. For those who violated the rules, the village authority would impose a sanction in the form of fines like in particular amount of rice. So far, the local villagers were very obedient to the regulations and they lived their life relatively peacefully. (bud)

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International

Yemenis square off in rival “Day of Rage” protests Reuters

SANAA – Tens of thousands of Yemenis squared off in street protests for and against the government on Thursday during an opposition-led “Day of Rage,” a day after President Ali Abdullah Saleh offered to step down in 2013. Antigovernment activists drew more than 20,000 in Sanaa, the biggest crowd since a wave of protests hit the Arabian Peninsula state two weeks ago, inspired by demonstrations that toppled Tunisia’s ruler and threaten Egypt’s president.

But an equally large pro-Saleh protest also picked up steam, and supporters of the president who has ruled Yemen for more than three decades drove around the capital urging Yemenis over loudspeakers to join their counterdemonstrations. The protests in Sanaa fizzled out by midday, with demonstrators on both sides dispersing peacefully ahead of a traditional afternoon break to chew qat, a mild stimulant leaf widely consumed in Yemen.

“The people want regime change,” anti-government protesters had shouted as they gathered near Sanaa University, a main rallying point. “No to corruption, no

to dictatorship.” Saleh, eyeing the unrest spreading in the Arab world, indicated on Wednesday he would leave office when his term ends in 2013, and promised that his son would not take over the reins of government, among a host of other political concessions.

It was Saleh’s boldest gambit yet to stave off turmoil in Yemen, a key ally of Washington against al Qaeda, as he sought to avert a showdown with the opposition that might risk sparking an Egypt-style uprising in the deeply impoverished state.

The stakes are high for Yemen, on the brink of becoming a failed state, as it tries to fight a resurgent al Qaeda wing, quell southern separatism, and cement peace with Shi’ite rebels in the north.

Yemen’s biggest opposition party, the Islamist Islah, welcomed Saleh’s initiative but snubbed a presidential appeal to call off protests. Yet anti-government protesters appeared to lack consensus, with some calling for Saleh to get out while others wanted him to prove he would act on his promises. “What the president offered yesterday was just theater, I don’t trust him,” a protester, Mahmoud Abdullah, said in Sanaa.

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Yemeni supporters of President Ali Abdullah Saleh (pictures) rally to show their allegiance at a stadium in the capital Sanaa on February 2, 2011 hours after the leader said that he will freeze constitutional changes that would have seen him become president for life.

Daniel Domscheit-Berg, a former speaker and co-worker at Wikileaks, poses at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual Meeting on January 29, 2011 in Davos.

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WikiLeaks nominated for Nobel Peace Prize Associated Press Writer

OSLO, Norway – A Norwegian lawmaker has nominated WikiLeaks for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, saying Wednesday that its disclosures of classified documents promote world peace by holding governments accountable for their actions. The Norwegian Nobel Committee keeps candidates secret for 50 years, but those with nomination rights sometimes make their picks known.

Snorre Valen, a 26-year-old legislator from Norway’s Socialist Left Party, told The Associated Press he handed in his nomination in person on Tuesday, the last day to put forth candidates.

“I think it is important to raise a debate about freedom of expression and that truth is always the first casualty in war,” Valen said.

“WikiLeaks wants to make governments accountable for their actions and that contributes to peace.” Valen also announced his choice on his blog, where he wrote that WikiLeaks had advanced the struggle for human rights, democracy and freedom of speech, just like last year’s winner, Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.

Valen cited disclosures of nepotism and corruption in Tunisia’s

presidential family, saying WikiLeaks “made a small contribution to bringing down” that regime.

The prize committee typically receives more than 200 nominations, so being nominated doesn’t say anything about a candidate’s chances of actually winning. And there’s no way of knowing for sure that people who announce candidates actually submitted a legitimate nomination to the award committee.

Kristian Harpsviken, a leading Nobel-watcher and director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo, said he didn’t consider WikiLeaks as a strong candidate for the 10 million kronor ($1.6 million) award. “The reason I think it’s unlikely is that there has been so much criticism of WikiLeaks, not least how they have handled identification issues of

people in the documents,” he said.

“I don’t think it quite does the trick.”

Harpsviken keeps a list of “possible and confirmed nominations,” based on public announcements and his own sources. His list this year includes WikiLeaks as well as Bradley Manning, the Army private accused of leaking material to the website.

Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbayeva, Afghan human rights advocate Sima Samar, and several rights groups including U.S.-based Wings of Hope and Cuban opposition movement Damas de Blanco are also on the list.

His own top guess is Russian rights group Memorial, followed by activists Leymah Gbowee of Liberia and Ory Okolloh of Kenya. The committee will announce the winner in October.

Relatives say Cuban woman marks 126th birthday Associated Press Writer

CEIBA HUECA, Cuba – Relatives and friends of a Cuban woman have celebrated what they say is her 126th birthday, though that claim to longevity is not recognized internationally. Cuba’s Prensa Latina agency says Juana Bautista de la Candelaria Rodriguez has a civil registry

document that states she was born on Feb. 2, 1885, in the town of Ceiba Hueca, where she still lives.

Her 125th birthday celebration last year was covered extensively in the island’s state-run media, but she isn’t recognized by the Los Angeles-based Gerontology Research Group, which verifies information for Guinness World Records.

The claim would make her the world’s oldest person by more than a

decade. At 114 years old, American Besse Cooper is recognized as the world’s oldest person.

Juana Bautista de la Candelaria Rodriguez, left, is helped by a relative to cut her birthday cake during her birthday party at her home in the neighborhood of Santa Rosa in Ceiba Hueca, Cuba, Wednesday Feb. 2, 2011.

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Alam KulKul Boutique Resort

International Health & Safety Standards IBP

KUTA - AlamKulKul Boutique Resort would like to announce that that the health and safety of in-house guests is always our foremost concern. Therefore, all necessary precautions are taken to ensure that the resort is maintained to the highest international standards. This involves regular testing of our facilities including the swimming pools, water supply and air-conditioning units.

Our most recent batch of testing dated 28th October 2010 concluded that samples from the pool and air-conditioning system were negative for any harmful viruses including legionella, which can result in Legionnaires disease. These tests were carried out by the Labratorium Kesehatan Masyarakyat (Community Health Lab) at Udayana University based on Australian and New Zealand standard testing methods (1998). lt is most unfortunate that a number of Australian tourists have returned home from Bali with suspected Legionnaires disease.

However, Alam KulKul would like to reiterate that regular testing indicates that our facilities fully comply with international health standards and that no trace of this virus has been found at the property.

Temple Ceremony Calendar Event for February 1 through March 2, 2011 1 February AnggarKasih Tambir Dalem Puri Temple in Batuan - Sukawati Dalem Kediri Silakarang in Silakarang Singapadu - Gianyar Dalem Temple in Sukawati Village - Gianyar Dalem Temple in Singakerta Village - Ubud Gianyar Dalem Lemben in Ketewel - Sukawati Gianyar Paibon Pasek Tangkas in Peliatan - Ubud Puseh ngukuhin in Keramas - Gianyar Pemerajan Agung Ki Telabah in Tuakilang Tabanan Karang Buncing in Blahbatuh - Gianyar Dalem Bubunan in Seririt - Buleleng Desa Badung Temple in Denpasar Merajan Pasek Gelgel Gobleg in Turupinghe Banjar - Buleleng Luwur Pedengenan Bedha in Bongan Tabanan Merajan Dukuh Sebudi in Keramas - Gianyar Merajan Pasek Ngukuhin in Keramas - Gianyar Pucak Payongan in Kedewatan - Ubud Gianyar Tanah Kilap “ Griya Anyar” in Suwung Kawuh - Denpasar Selatan Selukat Temple in Keramas - Blahbatuh Gianyar Dalem Tampuagan in tembuku - Bangli Dalem Waturenggong in Desa Taro - Gianyar Dalem Bentuyung in Ubud - Gianyar Puseh Temple in Ubud - Gianyar Dalem Temple Peliatan Ubud - Gianyar 2 February Buda Umanis Tambir, Tilem Kawulu Sari Bankar Titih Kapal - Badung Ulun Kulkul (Aci Sarin Tahun) Besakih Karangasem Dalem Yang Taluh Sidemen Karangasem

Dalem Kangin Sidemen - Karangasem.

16 February Buda Keliwon Matal Puseh & Desa Temple Sukawati Village - Gianyar Merajan Agung Batuyang - batubulan Pasek Gelgel Bebetin Sawan - Buleleng Maspahit Temple Sesetan - South Denpasar Pasek Bendesa Manik Mas Dukuh Kendran Tegalalang Panti Pasek Gaduh Sesetan - South Denpasar Merajan Pasek Kubayan Wangaya Gede Pedarman Arya Kanuruhan Besakih Karangasem 17 February Purnama Kesanga Penataran sasih Temple Pejeng - Gianyar Bukit Mentik Gunung Lebah Batur Village Kintamani - bangli 26 February Tumpek Kandang Day Puseh Temple Gianyar City Luhur Dalem Sagening Kediri - Tabanan Merajan Pasek Gelge Tegal Gede - Badung 2 March Buda Wage Menail Dalem Tarukan LinggihCemenggaon Sukawati Gianyar Pasek Dangke Bambang - Bangli Penataran Dalem Ketut Pejeng Pejeng Kaja Gianyar Puseh Menakaji Peninjoan - Bangli Merajan Agung Blangsinga Blahbatuh - Gianyar Kawitan Gusti Agung Blangsinga Blahbatuh Gianyar Kawitan Gusti Celuk Celuk - Sukawati - Gianyar Baler Sada Temple Banjar Pemebatan, Kapal Mengwi

Balinese Temple Ceremony EVERY Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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A woman crosses a street and past debris in Tully, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, after Cyclone Yasi brought heavy rain and howling winds gusting to 186 mph (300 kph).

Australia reels from once-in-a-century cyclone Agence France Presse

INNISFAIL, Australia – Australia’s biggest cyclone in a century devastated several towns and cut power to 175,000 people Thursday, terrifying Queenslanders already reeling from months of catastrophic flooding. There were no reports of fatalities as police scoured the worst-hit areas on northeast Australia’s coast, but Queensland premier Anna Bligh warned of a sense of “despair” with some residents losing everything to the storm.

Harried Queenslanders emerged to survey the damage after Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi ploughed into the coast at around midnight, packing winds of up to 290 kilometres (180 miles) per hour, before churning its way far inland.

Bligh warned that 90 percent of the main street in the small town of Tully, south of Cairns, had “extensive damage”, while the coastal community of Cardwell suffered

“significant devastation”. “Some people will be going back into their communities... and facing scenes of considerable devastation,” she said.

“There are people now that have lost their homes, they lost their farms, they have lost their crops and they have lost their livelihoods and I have no doubt that many of them will experience a great sense of despair.”

Regional hub Cairns, a centre

for foreign tourists visiting the Great Barrier Reef, was spared Yasi’s worst with problems largely restricted to fallen trees and minor damage to buildings.

But in small towns further south, families cowered as roofs were torn from homes, and some 10,500 people huddled in makeshift evacuation centres as the storm raged with a din likened to a jet engine or an express train.

New Year fire destroys China hotel Associated Press Writer

BEIJING – State media reports say a fire set off by fireworks to celebrate the Lunar New Year destroyed a five-star hotel in northeast China.

The official Xinhua New Agency said the fire gutted the hotel in

Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province, before dawn Thursday. There were no causalities.

Xinhua said firefighters had trouble dealing with the fire because their fire engines shot water up only 50 meters (165 feet), while the building was 219 meters (720 feet) tall.

New Year fires are common in China, with the Beijing News saying there were more than 160 small ones in the capital alone.

The most famous in recent years destroyed a hotel under construction next to state broadcaster CCTV’s iconic headquarters in Beijing in 2009.

Comparisons between the facial characteristics of figures from several of da Vinci’s works — such as “St. John the Baptist” and the “Angel Incarnate” — reveal striking similarities with the Mona Lisa’s nose and mouth, he said.

“There are remarkable similarities,” Vinceti told reporters.

What is more, Vinceti said da Vinci had left clues to the model’s identity in tiny letters L and S which he and his team found painted into the eyes of the Mona Lisa. “Close examination of a high-quality digital copy of the portrait had revealed an L for Leonardo and an S for Salai,” he said. But Vinceti’s claims have been disputed by the Louvre museum. The museum said it had carried out “every possible laboratory test possible” on the picture in 2004 and then again in 2009, and insisted that “no inscriptions, letters or numbers, were discovered during the tests.”

“The ageing of the painting on wood has caused a great number of cracks to appear in the paint, which have caused a number of shapes to appear that have often been subject to over-interpretation,” the Louvre told AFP. The museum also said Vinceti’s had

made his claims without having had access to the painting itself.

The Italian aficionado, whose team gained notoriety with their claims surrounding the death of Caravaggio last year, said he felt sorry for the embarrassment the museum must feel on having missed the clues all these years. “I can understand their incredulity and amazement — after all this must be the most studied picture on earth,” he told AFP, but added “they’re really blind.”

“They have to be serious and accept that they didn’t see what was right in front of their eyes,” he said. In order to clear up any lingering doubt over his theory — worthy of Dan Brown’s 2003 bestseller the “Da Vinci Code” — Vinceti said he would be willing to take his team to France and collaborate on further tests with the Louvre.

“We’re ready to go to Paris and extract a tiny bit of paint from the numbers and see whether they match the rest of the painting, to see if they were done at the same time or are marks that have appeared over time,” he said.

Whether the prestigious art museum will take Vinceti up on his offer is yet to be seen.

Blood in Cairo square...

From page 1 The clashes marked a dangerous new phase in Egypt’s upheaval: the first significant violence between government supporters and opponents. The crisis took a sharp turn for the worse almost immediately after Mubarak rejected the calls for him to give up power or leave the country, stubbornly proclaiming he would die on Egyptian soil.

His words were a blow to the protesters. They also suggest that authorities want to turn back the clock to the tight state control enforced before the protests began.

Mubarak’s supporters turned up on the streets Wednesday in significant numbers for the first time. Some were hostile to journalists and foreigners. Two Associated Press correspondents and several other journalists were roughed up in Cairo. State TV had reported that foreigners were caught distributing antiMubarak leaflets, apparently trying to depict the movement as foreign-fueled.

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Egypt, the most populous Arab state, is one of the few to have made peace with Israel, whose prime minister has warned that revolution in Cairo could create an Iranian-style

theocracy. Egyptian Health Minister Ahmed Samih Farid told state television six people had died and 836 were wounded in fighting which first erupted on Wednesday. He said most of the casualties were due to stone throwing and attacks with metal rods and sticks.

Hundreds of those protesting in the square wore bandages and other signs of being hurt.

Mohamed al-Samadi, a doctor who had been treating people complained the troops were not helping. “When we come here, they search us for weapons, and then they let armed thugs come and attack us,” he said. “We refuse to go. We can’t let Mubarak stay eight months.”

An estimated 150 people have been killed so far and there have been protests across the country.

United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay said up to 300 people may have died. Oil prices have climbed on fears the unrest could spread to other authoritarian Arab states including oil giant Saudi Arabia or interfere with oil supplies from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal.

Brent crude surpassed $103 a barrel on Thursday. The cost to lenders of insuring loans to the Egyptian government against it defaulting rose slightly but was lower than earlier this week.

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TNI prepares nine Hercules planes to evacuate citizens from Egypt Antara

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) has made available nine C-130 Hercules big transport aircraft to help evacuate the country’s citizens from Egypt.

TNI Commander Admiral Agus Suhartono before meeting with House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Commission here on Wednesday however said that “the aircraft has not yet been used for efficiency and effectiveness.”

He said “Boeing 747 is considered to be more effective for that purpose. A Hercules is only able to carry around 120 passengers; Boeing 747 has enough room for 420.”

“That is three times the capacity of a Hercules. Perhaps by using Garuda planes it will be more efficient in terms of fuel consumption,” he said.

Suhartono however said the TNI

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would always stand by in case it is needed to smoothen the evacuation.

Until now TNI has fielded five personnel to help the evacuation task force in Egypt.

“Their presence is first of all to help smoothen the evacuation. Secondly they are assigned to analyze the development and determine evacuation as well as logistic needs,” he said.

The government has set up a task force to evacuate some 6,100 Indonesian citizens from Egypt.

It has also operated a Boeing 747400 and Airbus 320 for the evacuation. In the meantime, 415 Indonesians had arrived from Egypt on Wednesday afternoon.

In this handout photo released by the Presidential Palace on February 2, 2011, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (L), accompanied by First Lady Ani Yudhoyono (C), welcome some returning 411 Indonesian nationals at Jakarta airport on Februay 2, 2011.

Indonesia makes startling admission on forests KPK grills Gayus Tambunan more than five hours

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JAKARTA – Indonesia admitted Tuesday that hundreds of mine and plantation companies are operating illegally on Borneo island, and promised to beef up law enforcement to protect forests and threatened species.

The forestry ministry made the startling admission that less than 20 percent of plantation companies and less than 1.5 percent of mining firms had official operating permits in Central Kalimantan, on the Indonesian side of Borneo.

“There are only 67 plantation companies out of 352 that operate legally in Central Kalimantan province, while there are only nine out of 615 mine units that operate legally,” the ministry said in a state-

ment.

The findings were released after an investigation by a task force set up by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to look into the “forest mafia” — networks of miners, planters and officials blamed for rampant illegal land clearing.

It found that violations of laws designed to protect Indonesia’s forests, home to endangered species such as orangutans and tigers, had “become widespread in a number of regions, especially in Central Kalimantan province”.

Indonesia is the world’s third biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, due mainly to deforestation by the palm oil and paper industries, which is fuelled by corruption.

A University of Indonesia study

last year concluded that the Indonesian military acted as coordinator, financier and facilitator for illegal loggers in Borneo, where deforestation rates are among the fastest in the world.

The forestry ministry promised to stop issuing new plantation and mine permits in the province and to cooperate with the Corruption Eradication Commission to enforce the law.

Yudhoyono has been under pressure from environmentalists to implement a promised two-year moratorium on the clearing of natural forest and peatland, which was due to begin January 1.

Norway agreed in May last year to contribute up to $1 billion to help preserve Indonesia’s forests, in part through the moratorium.

Antara

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned former tax official Gayus Tambunan for more than five hours on Wednesday in an effort to uncover the alleged tax mafia.

“They asked me about anything I know about the way tax officials carry out their job,” Gayus said after the questioning.

Gayus had been convicted of corruption and sentenced to seven years in jail. During his trial he had unveiled the involvement of law enforcement and tax officials in his case.

When asked about the tax mafia issue he told reporters to ask about

it to his lawyer and investigators.

His lawyer, Hotma Sitompoel, meanwhile confirmed that his client had been questioned about general things connecting to the working system of the tax officials. “(The questioning) has not yet touched the case. It is still general.

What they do when they meet tax payers or how complaints are handled or how tax court is carried out. That’s all,” he said.

He declined when asked about the names of tax officials Gayus told about to the investigators. He said what was clear is that his client’s presence at the KPK was like what his former lawyer Adnan Buyung Nasution said is to giving information that the KPK needed.

President: RI offering many opportunities to entrepreneurs Antara

JAKARTA - President Susilo BambangYudhoyono said Indonesia was offering plenty of opportunities to entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs to do business because it was rich in natural resources.

“The opportunities are still wide open for entrepreneurs and those who want to begin an enter-

prise in Indonesia because the country is endowed with plenty of natural resources,” the president said in his address at launch of the National Entrepreneurship Movement (GKN) here on Wednesday.

The President said Indonesia also had huge human resources with a good demographic anatomy and highly productive population.

He said it was the highly produc-

tive population that would be the backbone of the country’s economy.

“Our economy also continues to grow and it is moving toward high growth. Our gross domestic product now equals US$700 billion,” he said.

The chance is then open wider due to the prevalence of high demand for goods and services for a population of 237 million with a high purchasing power.

After all, he said, the people’s command of technology and science is improving. The government, businesses and other stake-holders all take part in supporting and providing assistance for new businesses, including assistance in the form of small-holder’s credit scheme (KUR).

The president added that the number of unemployed based data from the Central Bureau of Statis-

tics (BPS) in Indonesia reached 8.32 million or 7.14 percent of the total population of 237.8 million.

“This is not a lie. This data really exists. It was calculated by the BPS,” the president said.

He said that members of the workforce in Indonesia reached 116.5 million jobs were for 108.2 million so that unemployed people accounted for 8.32 percent.

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Bali Today Aussie remains top as Bali’s source of tourist arrivals Antara

DENPASAR - Australia remained on top as a source of foreign tourist arrivals in Bali in 2010, contributing 24.90 percent of 2.57 million foreign tourists visiting the resort island last year.

A total of 641,588 Australian tourists visited Bali last year, up 43.67 percent from 446,570 a year earlier, Chief of the Bali Provincial Statistics Office I Gede Suarsa said here on Thursday.

Of the total, 629,798 came to Bali by direct flights from their country and 11,790 by cruise liners, he said.

He said six of the top ten sources of foreign tourist arrivals last year contributed significant growth to the province’s tourist arrivals, while the number of tourist arrivals from the other four main source countries fell.

Tourist arrivals from Australia rose 43.67 percent to 641,588 from 446,570, Malaysia 16.03 percent to 156,858 from 135,190, Taiwan 1.50 percent to 122,256 from 120,445, Singapore 73.96 percent to 97,402 from 56,992, Britain 2.91 percent to 96,412 from 93,688 and Germany 12.77 percent to 84,406 from 74,849.

The number of tourist arrivals

from Japan meanwhile fell 26.61 percent from 333,905 in 2009 to 245,040 in 2010, China 4.48 percent from 206,151 to 196,925, South Korea 0.13 percent from 124,889 to 124,729 and France 8.31 percent from 113,453 to 104,029.

Bali saw foreign tourist arrivals grow 8.01 percent to 2.57 million last year from 2.35 million the year before.

The world-renowned tourist island has set itself a target of luring 2.6 million to 2.8 million foreign tourists this year.

Tourists spending their time at the beach on Bali Island.

Australia remained on top as a source of foreign tourist arrivals in Bali in 2010, contributing 24.90 percent of 2.57 million foreign tourists visiting the resort island last year.

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Tourists take part in Chinese New Year celebration Antara

DENPASAR – Tourists who enjoy their holiday in Bali took part in the celebration of the Chinese New Year 2562 in Vihara Dharmayana Kuta, Thursday, February 3, 2011. The Chinese throughout Bali was also prying in vihara in the island.

They came since Wednesday, February 2, 2011 in order to celebrate the New Year. Most of them come to the vihara after carry out ceremonies in their own house.

The officer in Vihara Dharmayana Kuta, Indra Suarlin, said that the vihara is also open for the tourists who want to pray or just

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People praying on Imlek Day, a day to celebrate Chinese New Year at Griya Kongco Dwipayana, Denpasar, Bali.

want to see the celebration of Chinese New Year.

The multiple prying is a traditional way during the New Year and will continue until February 17, 2011. On the last day, there will be purifying ceremony in order to get rid of all bad luck which may happen to the people.

Candles, lanterns, and various fruits and cookies are the special things in Vihara Dharmayana Kuta. The celebration in the vihara which has 5 barongsai and 2 dragons was different compare to the previous year because this year they give special gifts to the people who ha give great efforts in developing their business of their own life.

Indra said that the celebration of Chinese New Year in Bali is highly connected with lantern and “penjor tebu” a special decoration made from sugar cane. The religious atmosphere is almost similar with the celebration of Hindus

holy day such as Galungan or Kuningan day.

The condition shows the blending and the respect between many different religions in Bali.

Indra also explained that the great relationship among those religions has been happening since 500 years ago. Currently, Bali is inhabited by 30 ethnics from all around Indonesia and some of them even foreign people.

The variety is handled properly so all of them can live in harmony.

The harmony then emphasizes by creating a safe and peaceful Bali or know by the locals as “Ngardi Bali Shanti Lan Jagadhita”.

All people in Bali realize that the different is not a bad thing but it can be combined to form a unique and interesting thing. Indra said that there is great hope that everyone can appreciate the variety in Bali and Indonesia so all can unite to develop the country into a better one.

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Balinese Culture Buildings’ lacked of Balinese ornament questioned Denpasar (Bali Post)

A number of buildings that lacked Balinese ornament being questioned again as this time Denpasar House of Representatives Special Committee VII who take cares of Building Permit Regulation Revision took interest on the building being completed in Teuku Umar Street, Denpasar. The building that will become an electronic devices center did not have any Balinese ornament and were dominated by glasses. Vice Head of the committee Ketut Sutedja Kumara accompanied by colleagues Eko Surpiadi dan A.A. Susruta Ngurah Putra met in their office last Tuesday (1/2) stated that the building is just

filled by glasses and no bricks or paras stone with Balinese ornaments, “I see this building has ignored Balinese ornaments, as the walls are made from glasses.”

Kumara stated even though the building has permit, but it is avoiding it’s physical essentials. Moreover it’s on a protocol route and has to be suitable with what’s stated on the Building Permit, “Being in a main street like this, I’m sure it got it’s Building Permit yet it’s implementation has to be supervised.”

He also clarified that Public Work Units should take action now and not wait until it’s completed hundred percent, “This building clearly does not

have Balinese ornament at all, so don’t let it operate as that will complicate and waste time.”

These problems and statements were also revealed during a raid by the committee at Denpasar Permit Agency Office last Monday (31/1) where Head of the Agency, A.A. Ray Soryawan, promised to recheck that specific building. If it’s true then the agency and involving institutes will hold a disciplinary including stopping the project’s operation.

Meanwhile, Head of Spatial Planning and Housing Agency for Denpasar, Kadek Kusuma Diputra, did not answer his phone when contacted. (kmb12)

World Harmony Run carried out in Denpasar Antara

DENPASAR – Tenth of runners representing 25 countries took the world harmony torch throughout Denpasar on Wednesday, February 2, 2011. The runners started to run in Sanur and finish in Renon, Denpasar.

The runners were coming from Canada, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, and US. One of the committee, Arya Widhi, said that the World Harmony Run was proposed by Sri Chinmoy, a peace philosopher.

“The activity carried out for the first time in 1987 and now almost 100

countries take part in the activity,” he added. Arya said that the activity is to urge all people to live in peace and uphold the humanity.

Sri Chinmoy was an athlete, philosopher and humanity worker who stated that sport is very important to preserve the world peace.

Ikan Bali (Bali Fish)

Ingredients * 1 Fish, about 650-900g dressed Weight.

Preferably sea bass or Mackerel * 1 t Salt * Oil, for deep frying * 2 T Margarine or oil * 2 sm Onions, sliced * 1 t Sambal Oelek * 1/2 t Laos * 1/2 t Lemon grass * 3 T Tamarind juice * Pinch of ground ginger * 1 t Brown sugar * 1 T Sweet soy sauce

Directions Cut fish into serving portions and rub salt all over.

Deep-fry and drain on absorbent paper.

Heat oil and saute sliced onions until lightly brown. Add sambal oelek, laos, lemon grass, tamarind juice, ginger, brown sugar and soy sauce. Heat thoroughly.

Place fried fish in deep serving dish and pour sauce over it. Serve with rice. (http://asiarecipe.com)

Indonesian Coconut Beef Ingredients * 1 1/2 lb Boneless sirloin steak, -trimmed * 3 tb Corn oil * 1 lg Spanish onion, sliced * 1 Garlic clove, crushed * 1 ts Ground ginger * 1 ts Ground cumin * 1 ts Ground coriander * 1 ts Chili seasoning * 2/3 c Shredded coconut * 2 ts Light-brown sugar * 1 tb Lemon juice * 1 1/4 c Beef stock * Thin slivers red bell pepper * Chopped green chilies * Small onion slices

Directions Cut steak in 1/2" thick strips.

Heat oil in a saucepan. Add Spanish onion slices and garlic and fry gently until soft. Add beef and fry, stirring, until brown.

Add spices to beef and cook 2 minutes. Add coconut, brown sugar, lemon juice and beef stock; stir well.

Simmer gently, uncovered, 30-35 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until mixture is thickened and dry. Stir mixture more frequently towards end of cooking time to prevent sticking. Garnish with slivers of bell pepper, green chilies and small slices onion. (http://asiarecipe.com)

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Gunung Kawi IBP

Gunung Kawi is a Hindu Temple complex with old omission from the stone era located in Gianyar regency. Based on the inscription of Tengkulak A on 945 saka (Balinese calendar) which is released by Marakata King, the ancient omission complex is located at the Pekerisan River then it is called Katyangan Amarawati. Pekerisan River is also named by Jalu which is according to the inscription chiseled on the above of the biggest temple door sound ‘Haji Lumahing Jalu’. The name of Gunung Kawi is the name given on the omission which is related to the complex of temples because the temple on this area is like the symbol from the mount.

There are 3 temples which so called the name as Gunung Kawi in Bali those are Gunung Kawi in Sebatu countryside, Gunung Kawi Temple in Keliki countryside and Gunung Kawi Temple in Babitra countryside. The ancient omission complex of Gunung Kawi is founded on 10 century. It is founded

in the era of Udayana about 989 M. At the period of Marakata governance on 1023, the omission which is called Katyagan Amarawati is developed and continued by the governance of Anak Wungsu which is guess lead between the years of 1049 - 1077 M. Temple complex is consisted of 2 consecutions. The consecution in eastside Pekerisan River is consisted of 5 units and the consecution at west side of river is 5 units, in the north is 4 units and 1 unit is located far in south side separate from the others. On the above of the temple consecution in particular to the Eastside River, there is an article of Kediri word type sounding ‘Haji Lumahing Jalu’. Haji means a king, the Lumah means a temple or Sidha Dewata means to return to the nature of deity and Ing Jalu means in Pekerisan. The Jalu mean the Keris literal. The entire words mean that king is made in temple form at Pekerisan.

From this article is assumed that this temple is dedicated to Udayana King which is also called Marakata and Anak Wungsu. The temple

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BUSINESS Sony profit drops as TVs erase gaming gains Reuters

TOKYO – Japan’s Sony Corp posted a 5.9 percent fall in third-quarter profit on Thursday as a price war hit its TV unit and a stronger yen weighed, and lowered its revenue forecast on slower-than-expected TV sales.

The consumer electronics giant, which competes with Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics in televisions and Canon Inc and Nikon in digital cameras, has been struggling to keep pace with rivals in terms of profits and products.

Since CEO Howard Stringer took the helm in 2005, the company’s share price has fallen by a quarter and Sony has failed to replicate its early successes with iconic products such as the Walkman and PlayStation game console.

Sony reported an operating profit of 137.52 billion yen ($1.68 billion) versus 146.1 billion yen in the same period a year earlier, beating an average quarterly estimate of 127 billion yen in a poll of eight analysts by Thomson Reuters.

“In this strong-yen environment we see this as a pretty healthy result,” Chief Financial Officer Masaru Kato told reporters.

“We are getting stronger, but we feel we are still only partway

there,” he added.

The maker of Vaio PCs and Bravia TVs left its full-year operating profit forecast unchanged at 200 billion yen, compared with a consensus estimate of 217 billion yen in a poll of 23 analysts

by Thomson Reuters.

It cut its annual revenue forecast by 3 percent to 7.2 trillion yen citing lower-than-expected sales in the consumer, professional and devices segment, which includes LCD TVs. Operating income in that segment dropped by almost half in the third quarter, while profit more than doubled in the network products and service division, which includes games, partly on brisk sales of the latest version of Gran Turismo motor racing game, Sony said.

It cut its forecast for sales of TVs in the full year to March 31 to 23 million units, down from its previous forecast of 25 million.

But it kept its forecast for PS3 game console sales unchanged at 15 million units.

Shares in Sony have fallen 21

percent since a high reached on March 23 last year, largely reflecting the yen’s rise against the dollar and euro, which eats into offshore earnings.

In contrast, shares in Samsung hit an all-time high late last month on an expected rebound after hitting its worst profit in six quarters.

The results came a week after Sony unveiled a new portable games device, the Next Generation Portable (NGP), aiming to compete with Nintendo Co Ltd and fend off competition from Apple Inc’s iPhone.

The NGP, announced alongside a plan to make PlayStation games available on other makers’ Android-based mobile devices, was generally well received, but analysts said its specifications would likely make it more expensive than Nintendo’s DS, potentially deterring some consumers.

Shares in Sony rose 0.7 percent ahead of the announcement, outperforming a 0.3 percent fall in the Nikkei average.

Qantas hikes fuel surcharge as oil pushes higher Agence France-Presse

SYDNEY – Australia’s Qantas said Thursday it would raise its fuel surcharge on international flights for the first time in three years as it tries to compensate for the impact of rising oil prices.

The move comes as crude prices continue to rise thanks to improving confidence in the global economy and violence in Egypt, with the airline predicting the cost of the black gold will advance further this year.

The Australian flag carrier said it would raise the charge on a one-

way flight to Europe by between Aus$20 ($20) and Aus$50 from February 19, adding that it could not rule out further increases later on.

“Year-to-date average prices for both West Texas intermediate crude oil and Singapore jet fuel are at their highest since financial year 2008, and second-half financial year 2011 prices are forecast to be around 20 percent higher than in the first half,” chief executive Alan Joyce said in a statement.

In early Asian trade, New York’s main futures contract, light sweet crude for March, climbed 47 cents to $91.24.

Brent North Sea crude for March was 22 cents higher at $102.56.

Qantas said the price of jet fuel had risen from $88 a barrel in September to $117 now.

The surcharge increase is the first since January 2008, around the time crude prices first broke the $100 mark, and follows similar moves by Singapore Airlines and British Airways.

Qantas said it would not increase the surcharge on its low-cost carrier Jetstar but will adjust fares and hike baggage charges.

Shares in Qantas rose 2.48 percent following news of the increase.

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Textile wholesale shops are seen on February 2, 2011 in the business center in Aubervilliers, north of Paris, where 720 textile wholesale shops are held by Chinese traders. The Chinese shops located in Aubervilliers form a unique place in France and maybe the biggest textile business plateform in Europe.

Yum Brands reports strong profit growth Associated Press Writer

LOUISVILLE – Yum Brands Inc., owner of the Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC fast-food brands, said Wednesday that its fourth-quarter net income rose 27 percent with robust growth overseas and a rebound in the U.S. The company’s operating profit in the U.S., where it has struggled as recession-weary consumers are still eating at home more than they used to, rose 15 percent for the period. The figure fell 2 percent for the third quarter.

The improved U.S. showing comes as Yum works to put its Long John Silver’s and A&W restaurant chains up for sale so it can focus on its growing international business.

Yum’s overseas expansion is in high gear. It opened 507 new restaurants in China and 884 in other countries outside the U.S. last year. It operates more than 37,000 restaurants around the world.

Louisville-based Yum reported net income of $274 million for the three months that ended Dec. 25, or 56 cents per share. That compares with $216 million, or 45 cents per share, a year earlier.

The company’s fourth-quarter revenue was $3.56 billion, up from $3.37 billion.

The results beat analysts’ expectations in some respects and fell short in others. They expected Yum to earn 60 cents per share on revenue of $3.51 billion, according to FactSet. Analysts typically exclude one-time items.

Yum shares closed at $47.73, up 31 cents, before the report was released. The stock rose another $1.28, or 2.7 percent, to $49.01 after hours.

For the full year, the company reported net income of nearly $1.16 billion, or $2.38 per share, compared

with $1.07 billion, or $2.22 per share, in 2009. Its revenue was $11.34 billion, up from $10.84 billion in 2009.

Analysts were expecting earnings of $2.82 per share on revenue of $11.82 billion for the year, according to FactSet. Chairman and CEO David C. Novak said 2010 was “perhaps our best year as a public company.”

“As we enter 2011, we know that we face commodity inflation and a global economy that is still recovering,” he said in a statement. “However, we are fortunate that the sizable unit development we achieved in 2010 provides us with a head start toward achieving our 2011 profit growth.”

Yum has built KFC into a leading fast-food brand in China, and the chain’s same-store sales in China rose 5 percent for the year, benefiting from initiatives that included breakfast offerings, delivery and 24-hour operations.

“We’re well on our way to our China business becoming a $1 billion operating profit division for us in the very near future,” Yum spokesman Jonathan Blum said in an interview.

The China division’s full-year profit was padded by $16 million from Yum’s participation in the World Expo in Shanghai, a one-time benefit.

Across its U.S. operations, fourthquarter operating profit rose 15 percent.

For the full year, operating profit was up 3 percent.

Pizza Hut’s sales at U.S. restaurants open at least a year — a key barometer for restaurant performance — rose 10 percent in the quarter. At Taco Bell, the figure rose 4 percent, while it rose 1 percent at KFC. For the full year, U.S. same-store sales rose 8 percent at Pizza Hut and 2 percent at Taco Bell, while it fell 4 percent at KFC. “We recognize we still have work to do at KFC in the United States,” Blum said.

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Jagger to make first appearance on Grammy stage Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK – The Recording Academy is finally getting some satisfaction, with Mick Jagger’s first appearance on the Grammy stage.

The Rolling Stones frontman will perform at the Feb. 13 ceremony as part of a tribute to soul great Solomon Burke, who died last year.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer opened for the Rolling Stones several times during his career comeback late in life.

Jagger will perform with soul singer Raphael Saadiq during the 53rd annual Grammy Awards, which will air live on CBS from the Staples Center in Los Angeles (8 p.m. EST).

“We’re thrilled, delighted, excited and very much looking forward to Mick doing his debut on the Grammy stage,” said Neil Portnow, president and CEO of the Record-

ing Academy. “It’s extraordinary to many of us that the fact is, this will be the first time; he has never performed on the Grammy stage.”

This won’t be Jagger’s first appearance on a Grammy telecast. In 1986, the Rolling Stones were given a lifetime achievement award by Eric Clapton, and they performed on the show by satellite. “We did a remote from London, and it was at least three o’clock there,” said show producer Ken Ehrlich.

“I think they had been celebrating a little time before we went on camera,” he said. “It was quite a moment.”

Ehrlich has produced the show for 31 years and has always wanted Jagger

and the Stones to perform, but it didn’t work out until this year.

Ehrlich said it was Jagger’s admiration for Burke that brought him to the Grammy stage. “He’s asked me not to go into detail about what he’s doing, but I think when you see the performance, it will make a lot sense,” said Ehrlich. “I think it was the idea of the performance that was intriguing to him and really brought him here.”

Jagger will join a performers list that includes Rihanna, Cee Lo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Eminem, Arcade Fire, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Usher, Lady Gaga, Lady Antebellum and Justin Bieber. When asked who was left on his list of must-have Grammy performers, Ehrlich, noting the numerous legends who have appeared on the Grammy stage, said: “In all honestly, that’s about it.”

Charlie Sheen thanks CBS bosses, fans for support Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES – Charlie Sheen thanked his bosses, co-stars and fans for their support Wednesday, hours after authorities released a 911 call in which a doctor described the actor as “very, very intoxicated” and in pain. Sheen’s thanks come as his off-camera antics, which led to a trip to the hospital last week and a return to rehab, caused a halt of production on television’s highest-rated comedy, “Two and a Half Men.” In a four-paragraph statement, Sheen

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FILE - This Jan. 28, 2009 file photo shows Charlie Sheen in Los Angeles.

thanked his bosses, CBS chief Les Moonves and Warner Bros.’ TV division President Bruce Rosenblum, for “their concern and support.” He did not offer any new details on his treatment. “I have a lot of work to do to be able to return the support I have received from so many people,” Sheen’s statement said.

It was issued hours after the Los Angeles Fire Department released a 5-minute recording in which Dr. Paul Nassif said he received a call from Sheen’s residence and spoke with a secretary who sounded worried about the 45-year-old actor. “They said don’t call 911, but I got (Sheen) on the phone and he was very, very intoxicated, also apparently in a lot of pain,” Nassif said.

Sheen was taken to a Los Angeles area hospital last Thursday and was released later that day. Sheen’s publicist, Stan Rosenfield, cited the actor’s history of hernia problems and later said his client went into rehab, but he did not say why.

Rosenfield declined to comment Wednesday on the actor’s condition, citing medical privacy laws. The statement demonstrated a different tone from the actor, who after his hospitalization sent a text message to an editor of the celebrity website Radaronline.com saying he was fine. “People don’t seem to get it.... Guy can’t have a great time and do his job also?” the website reported Sheen writing.

In Wednesday’s statement, Sheen likened himself to another Hollywood actor who attracted notoriety for his off-camera behavior.

“Like Errol Flynn, who had to put down his sword on occasion, I just want to say, ‘thank you.’”

Flynn, the 1930’s movie idol famous for his swashbuckling roles, also made headlines for his off-screen personal and legal troubles.

Woody Allen, Carla Bruni film to open Cannes Agence France Presse

PARIS – Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris” — featuring French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy in her first movie role — will open the Cannes film festival in May, organisers said Wednesday. The romantic comedy, with a starry cast that includes Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard and US actors Owen Wilson and Adrien Brody, will be shown out of competition at the world’s most prestigious film bash. “‘Midnight in Paris’ is a wonderful love letter to Paris,” festival director Thierry Fremaux said of the period comedy set in the 1920s. “It’s a film in which Woody Allen takes a deeper look at the issues raised in his last films: our relationship with history, art, pleasure and life,” he said in a statement.

US actor Robert De Niro is the president of the jury of this year’s festival, which opens on May 11 on the French Riviera. The list of films picked for the official selection competing for the top prizes is due in April.

De Niro, 67, is the third American in four years to head the jury, after director Tim Burton last year and actor-director Sean Penn in 2008.

The presence of President Nicolas Sarkozy’s wife in the opening film will add to the star power at the annual festival that is a mix of Hollywood glamour and highbrow art house cinema. Tabloid reports said that Bruni-Sarkozy was so bad in her cameo role as a glamorous museum curator that Allen was considering leaving her out of the final cut, but the director later insisted he was keeping her scene.

“She was very professional, she inter-

preted the role... so well that each and every frame shot will appear in the movie, nothing will be cut,” Allen said last August. Some reports said the director was forced to retake the same scene 35 times because the inexperienced Bruni kept looking at the camera as she played the role of a woman buying a baguette in a bakery.

Bruni, a supermodel turned pop singer who married the president in 2008, herself admitted she might not be a great thespian when she first spoke of getting picked for the tiny role.

“I’m not an actress at all. Perhaps I’ll be completely hopeless but I can’t miss an opportunity like this one. When I’m a grandmother I’d like to be able to say I made a film with Woody Allen,” she said in late 2009.

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US director Woody Allen’s latest film “Midnight in Paris” — featuring French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, pictured — will open the Cannes film festival in May, organisers have said.

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Oysters disappearing worldwide: study Agence France Presse

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This artist rendering provided by NASA, shows Kepler-11, a sun-like star around which six planets orbit. A planet-hunting telescope is finding whole new worlds of possibilities in the search for alien life, including more than 50 potential planets that initially appear to be in habitable zones.

NASA spots 54 potentially life-friendly planets Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON – An orbiting NASA telescope is finding whole new worlds of possibilities in the search for alien life, spotting more than 50 potential planets that appear to be in the habitable zone.

In just a year of peering out at a small slice of the galaxy, the Kepler telescope has discovered 1,235 possible planets outside our solar system. Amazingly, 54 of them are seemingly in the zone that could be hospitable to life — that is, not too hot or too cold, Kepler chief scientist William Borucki said.

Until now, only two planets outside our solar system were even thought to be in the “Goldilocks zone.” And both those discoveries are highly disputed. Fifty-four possibilities is “an enormous amount, an inconceivable amount,” Borucki said. “It’s amazing to see this huge number because up to now, we’ve

had zero.”

The more than 1,200 newfound celestial bodies are not confirmed as planets yet, but Borucki estimates 80 percent of them will eventually be verified. At least one other astronomer believes Kepler could be 90 percent accurate.

After that, it’s another big step in proving that a confirmed planet has some of the basic conditions needed to support life, such as the proper size, composition, temperature and distance from its star. More advanced aspects of habitability such as atmospheric conditions and the presence of water and carbon require telescopes that aren’t built

yet.

Just because a planet is in the habitable zone doesn’t mean it has life.

Mars is a good example of that. And even if some these planets are found to contain life, it may not be intelligent life; it could be bacteria or mold or some kind of life form people can’t even imagine.

All the celestial bodies Kepler looks at are in our Milky Way galaxy, but they are so far away that traveling there is not a realistic option. In some cases it would take many millions of years with current technology. But what Kepler is finding in distant parts of the galaxy could be applied to exploring closer stars, astronomers say.

“Our grandchildren will have to decide what’s the next step,” Borucki said at a NASA news conference. “Do they want to go there? Do they want to send a robot?”

WASHINGTON – A survey of oyster habitats around the world has found that the succulent mollusks are disappearing fast and 85 percent of their reefs have been lost due to disease and over-harvesting. Most of the remaining wild oysters in the world, or about 75 percent, can be found in five locations in North America, said the study published in BioScience, the journal of the American Institute of Biological Sciences.

An international team of researchers led by Michael Beck of the Nature Conservancy and the University of California, Santa Cruz, examined the condition of native oyster reefs in 40 ecoregions, including 144 bays. “Oyster reefs are at less than 10 percent of their prior abundance in most bays (70 percent) and ecoregions (63 percent),” said the study.

“They are functionally extinct — in that they lack any significant ecosystem role and remain at less than one percent of prior abundances in many bays (37 percent) and ecoregions (28 percent) — particularly in North America, Australia and Europe.”

By averaging the loss among all regions, the researchers came up

with an estimate that 85 percent of oyster reef ecosystems have been lost, but said that figure was likely low because some areas lacked historical records for comparison. The study also did not include oyster reefs in parts of South Africa, China, Japan, and North and South Korea.

Other studies and observations in those areas “suggest that wild oyster abundance was much higher in the past and that reefs have declined greatly in abundance or have disappeared altogether,” the authors said.

The one bright spot in the oyster world was in the Gulf of Mexico, where native oyster catches are “the highest in the world despite significant declines in abundance and reefs,” according to the study.

Five regions where oyster catches were globally the highest were located in eastern North America, from the Virginia coast southward and also in the Gulf of Mexico. Oysters are important to ecosystems because they filter impurities from water and provide food and employment for people living in coastal communities.

The decline in oyster population often begins when trawling or dredging destroys the structure of parts of the reef, leaving surviving oysters vulnerable to stresses in the environment.

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A survey of oyster habitats around the world has found that the succulent mollusks are disappearing fast and 85% of their reefs have been lost due to disease and over-harvesting.

1,500-year-old church found in Israel Associated Press Writer

AP Photo/Ariel Schalit

Amir Ganor of the IAA (Israel Antiquities Authority) shows a mosaic in the archaeological site where an ancient church was found in Hirbet Madras, central Israel, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011.

HIRBET MADRAS, Israel – Israeli archaeologists presented a newly uncovered 1,500-year-old church in the Judean hills on Wednesday, including an unusually well-preserved mosaic floor with images of lions, foxes, fish and peacocks. The Byzantine church located southwest of Jerusalem, excavated over the last two months, will be visible only for another week before archaeologists cover it again with soil for its own protection.

The small basilica with an exquisitely decorated floor was active between the fifth and seventh centuries A.D., said the dig’s leader, Amir

Ganor of the Israel Antiquities Authority. He said the floor was “one of the most beautiful mosaics to be uncovered in Israel in recent years.” “It is unique in its craftsmanship and level of preservation,” he said.

Archaeologists began digging at the site, known as Hirbet Madras, in December. The Antiquities Authority discovered several months earlier that antiquities thieves had begun plundering the ruins, which sit on an uninhabited hill not far from an Israeli farming community.

Though an initial survey suggested the building was a synagogue, the excavation revealed stones carved with crosses, identifying it as a church. The

building had been built atop another structure around 500 years older, dating to Roman times, when scholars believe the settlement was inhabited by Jews.

Hewn into the rock underneath that structure is a network of tunnels that archaeologists believe were used

by Jewish rebels fighting Roman armies in the second century A.D. Stone steps lead down from the floor of church to a small burial cave, which scholars suggest might have been venerated as the burial place of the Old Testament prophet Zecharia.

Ganor said the church would remain covered until funding was obtained to open it as a tourist site.

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Adebayor nets first goal as Real reach Kings Cup final Agence France Presse

MADRID – Real Madrid will face arch rivals Barcelona in a mouthwatering Kings Cup final after Jose Mourinho’s Madrid side defeated holders Sevilla 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday to reach their first final since 2004.

Togo forward Emmanuel Adebayor scored his first Real goal deep in stoppage time to add to an 81st minute strike from German international midfielder Mesut Ozil, as Real won the semi-final tie 3-0 on aggregate and eased the pressure on coach Mourinho. The Portuguese now has the chance to win his first trophy with the club by lifting Madrid’s first Kings Cup since 1993.

The two powerhouses of Spanish football, Real and Barcelona, will face off in the final with Mourinho hoping to fare better than in the league when his side lost 5-0 to Barcelona at Camp Nou. Barcelona defeated Almeria 3-0 on Wednesday to cruise into their second final in three seasons with an 8-0 aggregate win.

Real had tasted a shock 1-0 defeat at Osasuna on Sunday to fall seven points behind Barcelona in the league, but had the comfort of home advantage where they had won all their league games. With just four minutes gone Argentine winger Angel di Maria watched his drive crash off the post as Sevilla survived.

In the 10th minute Real old boy Alvaro Negredo thought he had levelled the tie for Sevilla after lobbing the ball over Iker Casillas,

however, the goal was ruled out for a marginal offside. Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo should have scored on the half hour mark but goalkeeper Javi Varas, deputising for the suspended Andres Palop, saved the day.

Di Maria fed Ronaldo who seemed certain to score but Varas was out quickly and foiled the former Manchester United man with an outstretched leg. At halftime Madrid knew they were in the final due to their 1-0 first leg win, while Sevilla knew they had to come up with a goal. The visitors posed little threat though and the excellent Varas denied di Maria on 67 minutes to keep them in the tie.

Madrid wanted a goal to put the game to bed but had to wait until nine minutes from time with Ozil showing great composure to go around the goalkeeper and stroke home. Sevilla knew the game was up and Sergio Sanchez was sent off minutes later for hacking down substitute Adebayor.

With the final whistle seconds away Adebayor, on loan from Manchester City, scored his first goal for Madrid, controlling a cross on his chest before firing into the roof of the net.

Earlier Adriano and Ibrahim Afellay scored their first goals for Barcelona as Pep Guardiola’s side cruised into the final and stay on course for the treble. Barcelona had won the first leg 5-0 and a second-string side finished off the job with Brazilian Adriano, teenager Thiago Alcantara and Afellay all on target as the club reached their second cup final in three seasons.

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Liverpool’s Luis Suarez, right, runs around Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begovic to score a goal during their English Premier League soccer match at Anfield, Liverpool, England, Wednesday Feb. 2, 2011.

Suarez debut delights Liverpool manager Dalglish Agence France Presse

LIVERPOOL, England – Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish promised more to come from Luis Suarez after revealing the Uruguay striker had not even trained with his new side before marking his Premier League debut with a goal. Suarez ensured Liverpool supporters, dejected by the loss of Fernando Torres to Chelsea on Monday, had a new hero after coming off the substitutes’ bench to score in the 2-0 victory over Stoke at Anfield here on Wednesday.

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Real Madrid’s Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor celebrates after scoring during the Spanish King’s Cup (Copa del Rey) semifinal second-leg football match Real Madrid CF vs Sevilla FC on February 2, 2011 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid. Real Madrid won 2-0.

The £22.6 million signing from Dutch side Ajax gave Reds fans disheartened by a season of underachievement reason to be hopeful after rounding keeper Asmir Begovic and although Andy Wilkinson got a boot to the striker’s shot, he could only help it into the net off the post.

Suarez is now in line to start Liverpool’s game with Chelsea on Sunday after an eye-catching 27 minute display. And Dalglish, arguably Liverpool’s greatest striker, believes Suarez will get even better as he adapts to the demands of the Premier League.

“He has not even had the opportunity to train with us,” said Dalglish. “There was administration stuff that needed to be sorted out. He got his work permit on Tuesday and was in the squad Wednesday. He has a big smile on his face every day. It is great to score on your debut and he worked

hard.”

Liverpool head for a reunion with Torres with their confidence sky high. They remain seventh in the Premier League but are just two points behind sixth-placed Sunderland after a third successive league win and a third straight clean sheet. However, Dalglish refused to get carried away, particularly as Chelsea will kick-off with a nine-point advantage over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.

“It’s an old adage and I’m sure you’ll cringe, but we will just take each game that comes along,” the former Scotland forward insisted.

“That is all we will do and then at the end of the season we will add our points up and see what we have got. “We will not get carried away — there is a lot of hard work ahead. Three clean sheets is always a bonus and always a help.

“It has been a busy week. We have been in the papers more than

we have wanted to be, but great credit to the players, they have just gone on with it. We have a group of players who want to compete for everything.” Andy Carroll, who Liverpool signed from Newcastle for £35 million on Monday as a replacement for Torres, witnessed the Stoke victory, but the striker is still several weeks away from making his debut because of a damaged thigh. But Dalglish believes an inform Suarez and a fully fit Carroll is an exciting prospect for Liverpool fans.

“Andy is going to be a few weeks before he is fit,” he added.

“But we bought him for five years so being out for a few weeks wont do us any harm.” Even Stoke manager Tony Pulis was full of praise for Suarez.

“I don’t think you need me. . . .it’s all about their new lad isn’t it?” he said after his side’s third defeat in four league games.

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Rose takes bloom off Clippers’ home win streak Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES – Derrick Rose scored 32 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Clippers 10688 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory, snapping Los Angeles’ nine-game home winning streak.

The Bulls never trailed as they began a five-game road trip with their 23rd victory in 29 games — a stretch that began one game after Carlos Boozer returned to the lineup from a broken right hand. Luol Deng scored 26 points and Boozer added 16 points and 10 rebounds.

The Bulls’ 34-14 start is their best since 1997-98, when they had the same record after 48 games en route to their sixth NBA title in an eight-year span. They are tied with Miami for the second-best record in the Eastern Conference, three games behind Boston. Ten of their wins have been decided by five points or fewer.

Rose, the only player among the league’s top 10 in scoring and assists, shot 11 for 18 and had 11 assists. He played through two stomach ulcers over the past week to lead the Central Division leaders to victories over Orlando and Indiana.

Blake Griffin led Los Angeles with 32 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists, the rookie’s 40th

double-double of the season and 34th in 35 games — but he missed nine of 13 free throws.

The Clippers, who have been playing without leading scorer Eric Gordon for the past 1 1/2 weeks because of a sprained right wrist, shot 46.8 percent against a defense that had held opponents to a league-low 42.3 percent coming into the game.

Rose made three shots from 3point range in the first 5 minutes with Randy Foye guarding him.

Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro then put rookie reserve Eric Bledsoe on the three-year veteran, but Rose finished the quarter with 13 points to match Griffin’s total.

Rose didn’t make another field goal until his reverse layup with 10:12 left in the third helped increase Chicago’s six-point halftime lead to 61-49. The Bulls built a 89-71 lead on a layup by Deng that capped a 10-0 run with 9:41 remaining, and the Clippers got no closer than 13 points after that.

Chicago center Kurt Thomas had

no points and one rebound during a foul-plagued 20 minutes, which included a technical he received from referee Joey Crawford after getting called for his fourth of the game with 6:41 left in the third quarter and Chicago leading 69-54.

The Clippers play their next nine games away from Staples Center.

The first four opponents on the trip — Atlanta, Miami, Orlando and New York — are a combined 64-27 at home. They’ll also play Milwaukee (23-4) and New Orleans (20-5).

The next time Griffin takes the court at Staples Center, it will be during All-Star weekend (Feb. 18-20), when he and Bledsoe will compete for a team of rookies against a squad comprised of second-year players.

Griffin also will match talents with Milwaukee’s Brandon Jennings, Oklahoma City’s Serge Ibaka and Washington’s JaValle McGee in the Slam-Dunk contest. The last Clipper to compete in that event was Corey Maggette in 2001, and the last one to win it was Brent Barry in 1996.

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Derrick Rose #1 of the Chicago Bulls goes up for a basket over DeAndre Jordan #19 of the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center on February 2, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

Shock exit for Spanish heart throb Lopez Armstrong not entered in US race but door is open Agence France Presse

JOHANNESBURG – Top seed and Spanish heart throb Feliciano Lopez made a shock first round exit from the South African Open Wednesday after losing a three-set thriller to Canadian Frank Dancevic.

The 26-year-old victor, ranked 201 places below the defending champion, won 6-7 (5/7), 6-2, 7-6 (10/8) in a match interrupted by rain for two hours during an absorbing final set.

“I am very happy and having fun. The fact that most of the crowd were behind Feliciano did not bother me because I was focused on the match and nothing else. Maybe they will support me now,” said Dancevic.

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Top seed and Spanish heart throb Feliciano Lopez, seen here in January 2011, made a shock first round exit from the South African Open Wednesday after losing a three-set thriller to Canadian Frank Dancevic.

On a bad day for seeds, third Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia lost 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 6-7 (4/7) to Jesse Huta Galung of the Netherlands and seventh Rainer Schuettler of Germany fell 6-3, 4-6, 4-6 to Japanese Go Soeda. Number two Yen-Hsun Lu of Taiwan and number five Florent Serra of France made early exits Tuesday, leaving just three of eight seeds in the second round of the 442,500-dollar ATP event.

The last-16 phase began later as the organisers played catch-up after two days of weather delays and South Africans Rik de Voest and Izak van der Merwe triumphed along with Indian Davis Cup star Somdev Devvarman.

Reigning Commonwealth Games and Asian Games champion Devvarman took advantage of a much longer gap between matches to eliminate Huta Galung 6-3, 6-4 victory on one of two outside courts.

Lopez, a 29-year-old favourite with female spectators at Montecasino entertainment centre in a plush northern Johannesburg suburb, began impressively against a casual Dancevic.

The tall, swarthy Spaniard with two ATP titles to his credit won most of his service games comfortably while Dancevic often held serve with considerable difficulty.

But the outsider did drag the opening set to a tie breaker won by Lopez and this boosted his confidence sufficiently for him to break serve twice en route to a 6-2 second-set success. After 12 games with serve in the decisive set, Dancevic wasted three match points in the tie breaker and Lopez one before the Canadian made no mistake when he got a fourth chance and broke the serve of the Spaniard.

So calm when the match began, Lopez flung his racquet on the ground as the centre court duel reached a climax, visibly stung by the resistance of a rival who did not make it past the first qualifying round for the Australian Open.

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LOS ANGELES – Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has not entered the Tour of California, but changes in the event’s drug test program revealed Wednesday open the door for him to do so. Organizers of America’s biggest cycling race, to be contested May 15-22, will have the US AntiDoping Agency (USADA) administer drug tests for the event rather than the International Cycling Union.

The switch, which sees USADA handle competition tests as well as pre-event random drug tests that start February 15, led the US race to rescind a practice used last year that barred competitors who were being investigated for doping. A US grand jury has spent months looking into doping in pro cycling with Armstrong and several of his associates having testified since Floyd Landis, an admitted dope cheat who forfeited a Tour de France title, accused Armstrong of doping.

Armstrong, who was thought to be looking at the Tour of California as a possible close to his fabled ca-

reer, has denied taking performance-enhancing drugs but might have been banned under the old under-investigation restriction.

“Every athlete is entitled to full and due process before being removed from the playing field,” said US Anti-Doping Agency chief executive Travis Tygart. Andrew Messick, the Tour of California president, said there is no entry from Armstrong or his RadioShack team.

Armstrong, 39, is coming off a 67th-place showing in last week’s Tour Down Under in Australia, what he says was his final race outside the United States.

Three months of out-of-competition random drug testing for blood and urine is part of the tougher drug test plans implemented in the switch to USADA testing, Messick said.

“It is our intention to be a positive force in the sport of cycling and fighting to ensure that our race is clean is an essential step,” Messick said. “The Tour is taking great strides in supporting clean athletes and actively advancing efforts for the integrity of competition,” Tygart said.

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Simoncelli ends Sepang test on top Marco Simoncelli was the surprising pace-setter on the final day of MotoGP testing at Sepang on Thursday. The Gresini Honda rider posted a best time of 2m00.757s, the best time of the three days of testing at the Malaysian circuit.

Simoncelli was followed closely by a group of riders who also broke into the 2m00s bracket, with Casey Stoner just 0.054 off the Italian’s pace on the works Honda. World champion Jorge Lorenzo was also less than a tenth behind the leading bike on his Yamaha.

Andrea Dovizioso on the second works Honda, and Ben Spies on the Yamaha completed the top five, with yesterday’s pace-setter Dani Pedrosa down in sixth position.

Valentino Rossi finished down in 10th as he continued to acclimatise to the new Ducati, the Italian around three tenths of a second slower than team-mate Nicky Hayden.

Kubica upbeat despite tricky first day ROBERT Kubica says he has every reason to feel upbeat about the potential of his new Renault, despite a day of mixed fortunes at Valencia on Wednesday. Although Kubica ended the day fifth overall on the timesheets, he was left slightly frustrated with the handling of the car and a few niggling problems that prevented him getting more mileage.

Despite those factors, Kubica said he was keeping a positive frame of mind about his first experience of the R31, as he prepared for a second day of running on Thursday.

“Today was quite a different day because of a few car issues that we had this morning, and the main difference was the tyres,” said the Pole.

“So it is very difficult to get the right feeling. “Feeling wise it is not as good as it was last year but I hope it will be the same feeling for everybody. So we will see.”

Kubica believes that high tyre degradation made it difficult to judge the ultimate performance of his car - although he could already get some good feedback about its KERS and moveable rear wing.

“I think tyres are degrading quite a lot here, which has a big influence on the lap times,” he said. “But today was not really ideal for seeing the lap time and performance, but of course it is always nice to have a good feeling and a competitive car.

But we did many laps and we did operate KERS from the beginning,

which was working perfectly, and also the rear wing.

“So actually there were quite a few positive things where we did not have any issues – which is always good. We had a couple of issues with the car which we hope to solve, and actually we solved them and they could run pretty well.”

Although rivals Red Bull Racing and Ferrari have been fastest so far in early testing with their new cars, Kubica says past experience with BMW Sauber in 2008 has shown him not to read anything into the first few days of running.

“I will repeat again the same story

– but I still have in my mind 2008.

We had the Valencia test with some faces [at the team] like we know we will stop racing the day after, because we were really slow. And then one-and-a-half months later we were on the front row in Australia, so things can change very quickly – especially in Valencia.

“The track characteristic can be quite strange here, so that is why I am not really looking for the feeling, as it is really a special track.

The many problems you get here you will never get them on 80 per cent of other tracks during the grands prix.”

Pos Rider

Team

1. Marco Simoncelli

Gresini Honda Honda Yamaha Honda Yamaha Honda Honda Ducati Tech 3 Yamaha Ducati

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

Casey Stoner Jorge Lorenzo Andrea Dovizioso Ben Spies Dani Pedrosa Hiroshi Aoyama Nicky Hayden Colin Edwards

10. Valentino Rossi

Suzuki rider Alvaro Bautista was sidelined from the final day of testing after feeling unwell, the Spaniard replaced by Noburu Aoki.

“I am not feeling well at all, I have a constant feeling of sickness and it hasn’t improved all day,” said Bautista. “I tried to ride the bike this morning; I really wanted to use the good track conditions and try to do my first 2’00 minute lap-time of Sepang!

“But immediately I made the first lap, the physical effort made the sickness worse and it was just impossible. So, I must say sorry to the team and I am also very disappointed for myself.”

Time

Laps

2m00.757s 2m00.811s 2m00.845s 2m00.945s 2m01.002s 2m01.241s 2m01.353s 2m01.534s 2m01.651s

42

+ 0.054 + 0.088 + 0.188 + 0.245 + 0.484 + 0.596 + 0.777 + 0.894

42 46 51 60 44 63 60 32

2m01.842s + 1.085

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