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Indonesia police guard churches amid wave of hate Agence France-Presse

JAKARTA – Indonesian police stood guard outside churches Wednesday after a wave of religious hate crimes swept across the mainly Muslim country, shocking civil society and sparking international concern.

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President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who has been criticised for failing to stem the violence, ordered the police and military to go “all-out” against extremists behind the unrest.

“Every person should be guaranteed protection and safety, whatever his faith, ethnicity, race, political affiliation or profession,” the

soft spoken ex-general said in a speech to provincial governors.

“The string of violence must be stopped. I have instructed all regional heads, police and military regional commands to launch allout actions... to prevent these violent actions from happening.”

Indonesia’s image as a bastion of inter-faith harmony has been

battered in recent months by violent Islamic extremism and marauding vigilante groups.

The wave of hate crimes targeting Christians and other minorities climaxed on Sunday when hundreds of enraged Muslims brutally murdered three followers of a heterodox Islamic sect in front of police, who did little to intervene.

The country was still in shock after a disturbing video of that lynch mob attack emerged when another crowd of Muslim hardliners rampaged through the streets of Temanggung, Central Java, on Tuesday.

This time police responded with

tear gas but again failed to stop the mob, which set fire to two churches and vandalised a Catholic school as they called for the death of a Christian man who had been sentenced to jail for blaspheming Islam.

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini described the incident as a “very serious demonstration of anti-Christian fanaticism”.

US Ambassador Scot Marciel said the United States “joins the vast majority of Indonesians in deploring the violence” against the Ahmadiyah sect, and noted “with concern” the church burnings in Central Java.

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Biggest newspaper in Bali now available on iPad IBP

Denpasar – The biggest Newspaper in Bali, Bali Post, can be read by everyone all around the world. The biggest newspaper which is the mother of International Bali Post is available in 2 week digital magazine format.

Bali Post is the second media in Indonesia that launch its application in the form of digital magazine on

iPad. In addition to the digital magazine, there is also e-paper Bali Post on the gadget. iPad is a tablet computer made by Apple. Currently, iPad users in Bali reach 30,000 people.

Bali Post application can be downloaded through iTunes Store and each issue can be downloaded through iPad. The application and edition is currently still free. In order to make this happen, Bali Post is using the digital magazine

program owned by Woodwing. For Asia, the distributor is Serious Technology based in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia.

The launching of Bali Post on iPad was done on Wednesday, February 9, 2011, at the same day with Indonesian Press Day (HPN) which is celebrated in Kupang. To mark the launching, the head of Indonesian Journalist Association (PWI), Margiono, handed iPad to Indone-

sian President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, as a mark that Bali Post is available on iPad. On the first edition of Bali Post on iPad, there are 17 articles that can be read after downloading the edition.

For those who use 3G products or in a WiFi area, they also can read other newspaper websites and television under Bali Post Media Group (KMB) which is linked to several articles.

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Bali News Plant disease runs riot in Buleleng Singaraja (Bali Post)—

At least 87 hectares of rice crops in Kubutambahan subdistrict decayed and virtually could be ascertained to face crop failures. It occurred after the rice crops had been attacked by rice white stem borer (Scirpophaga innotata) since a few days ago.

Stem of the rice crop of just a month old decayed and leaves turned yellow as well as most of them were dead.

Rice fields that previously were filled with rice seedlings looked in tatters because some parts of the rice crops were attacked by vicious IBP/ist The rice paddy which is destroyed by the dis- caterpillars. On account of such conease. dition, farmers in Kubutambahan were estimated to suffer from a loss of more than IDR 187 million.

Chief of Subak (Balinese irrigation cooperative) Uma Desa, Made Darmadia, said the stem borer attack took place in four subaks of Kubutambahan Village. They were the subak of Uma Desa, Tambahan, Babakan and Tukad Dalem. On average, the damaged rice plants due to stem borer in the three subaks were approximately 15 hectares. So, the total damaged rice crops and in danger of crop failure in Kubutambahan reached about 85 hectares.

Especially in the subak of Uma Desa, the total fields whose rice crop was damaged reached 35 hectares. If calculated, the farmer suffered a loss of averagely IDR 2.5 million per hectare. This cost included the charges of hand tractor, purchase of seed, planting costs, and fertilizer purchase. Therefore, the losses suffered by farmers in the subak of Uma Desa reached IDR 87 million more.

Meanwhile, Kadek Saniasa, a farmer of Subak Uma Desa, said that a few days after the rice was planted in January, the growth of his rice crop seemed normal. However, a few weeks later their leaves suddenly started to turn yellow. Having been observed, stems of the plant already rotted as eaten by stem borer caterpillar.

Saniasa admitted that he had made preventive efforts by spraying toxic insecticides. In addition, he also did fertilizing to help the growth of plants.

Yet, the result was not optimal. Stem borers still continued to attack and the transmission was getting more rampant. “I do not really know how to cope with the matter. I once sprayed it by poison and fertilizer was added, in reality the efforts did not work. Up to these days, the plant disease remains to attack,” he said.

According to Saniasa, he did not know what to do anymore to resolve the attack of plant disease. His party had reported the matter to the field extension officer (PPL), but his report was not responded yet. Meanwhile, the disease was getting more violent and farmers really expected the help to overcome the problem. Even, he also hoped if government could lend a hand to alleviate the burden of losses incurred. Moreover, most farmers of Kubutambahan were sharecroppers cultivating the land of others. As consequence, if the crop failed, they would automatically lose their income. “Now, we are getting confused.

We much appreciate if the field extension officers could give us explanation about the plant disease and how to cope with it,” he said.

Fall and rise of traditional harbor porters Soaking wet, only earn IDR 3,000 a day Aside from the Nusa Penida Pier, a number of traditional ports stay active in providing the crossing services to and from Nusa Penida. Traditional port remains to become a traditional mode of transport for the island residents. In addition to conferring a livelihood opportunity to the owners of traditional boats, the existence of traditional ports also support the economy of tens of porters. Though their income falls and rises and even only reaches IDR 3,000 a day, those porters live their profession faithfully.

In Nusa Penida, there are four traditional ports. They consist of Sampalan Port serving the crossing to Bias Hamlet, Kusamba; Mentigi Port, serving the crossing to Tri Bhuana Hamlet, Kusamba and Toya Pakeh Port serving the crossing to Kampung Kusamba and the last one, Buyuk Port serving the crossing to Padangbai, Karangasem.

Except for Buyuk Port, the traditional ports have become the option of traders because they are more secure and comfortable. It does not matter if the capacity of the traditional crossing is fewer than the more modern Roro ship. Similarly, the travel time is also longer. “I do not know why, but I feel more comfortable to cross my merchandise by traditional boat,” confessed Ayu, a service user of traditional boat who is also a trader in Mentigi Market.

Every port has a dozen to tens of porters as well as peddlers of transportation service. They do not only carry goods, but also carry passengers who do not want their clothes soaked, moreover, when it tides up.

“My earning is uncertain, depending on the number of passengers,” said one of the porters at Mentigi

Harbor, Made Sueca.

Admittedly, working as a porter and peddler of transportation services was not a promising job. Its earning fluctuated depending on the number of passengers. When crowded, he said, such as on public holiday or feast days, the highest earning could reach IDR 50 thousand per day. However, during low season he only earned IDR 3,000 a day.

In reality, he should be soaking to commit the work. Indeed, the distance was not far away, only about 4 meters from the beachside to the end of the boat. “The number of public holidays and feast days is less than normal days. On that account, as a porter, we frequently earned less than more,” he said.

He exemplified on Tuesday (Feb 2), the passenger was quiet and the crossing was only once. As a result, Sueca only obtained IDR 2,000 because he only carried one passenger.

“Indeed, the number of passengers and goods transported are a lot. But, we are working as a porter with many friends. Here (at Mentigi Harbor—Ed), there are 30 porters,” he said. However, Sueca confessed he would never leave the profession.

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fellow porters, he also could help the passengers and it was close to his home.

Similar condition was confessed by number of porters and peddlers of transportation services at Sampalan and Toya Pakeh Port.

Though their income was uncertain, they claimed that they could support their family by the current job. When passengers were quiet, the porters could do any other job at their surrounding, like cleaning up the boats and others.

A counter officer at the Sampalan Port, Dewa Made Wiyasa, justified that the current number of passengers through traditional port declined. Only merchants and a number of other public passengers could hold out and feel comfortable to cross by traditional boat. Meanwhile, the other passengers preferred to take Roro ship. “Formerly, the crossing could go back and forth for several times. Today, it is only one time, except on holidays reaching many times,” said Dewa Wiyasa. The number of passengers for once departure tended to decrease. By and large, it was between 60 to 80 passengers and even more. He added the current passengers were maximally 40. (bal)

As for halt of hotel permit, Denpasar asks to be reviewed Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Circular of the Governor of Bali about the suspension of permit issuance for investment in the accommodation service of star-hotel and boutique hotel draws a reaction from Denpasar Municipality. In terms of the existing facts, Denpasar remains to have opportunities to receive investment in this accommodation business.

Even, there are now eight new applications submitted to the Denpasar Government Tourism Office.

Head of Denpasar Government

Tourism Office, Putu Budiasa, when met in his office, Tuesday (Feb 8), said it was required a comprehensive assessment against the necessity in each region. Moreover, the Denpasar City had different characteristics from other regencies in Bali. “Denpasar also serves as the capital of Bali Province,” Budiasa said.

On that account, Budiasa wished the implementation of academic, holistic and integral study by considering all aspects such as geographic and functional aspect of the regencies. “In-

stitutionally, we do not reject the suggestion of governor, but we need further study,” Budiasa observed.

In response to the circular addressed to Badung Regency, Gianyar Regency and Denpasar Municipality prevailing since January 5, 2011, according to Budiasa, it should be considered based on the existing facts. Especially in the Denpasar City, the facts in the field indicated that every yearend period and holiday season, almost all existing hotels had been over booked. (kmb12)

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Narcotic Distributor Captured 215 Ecstasies and 7,03 Grams Methamphetamine Confiscated Denpasar (Bali Post) –

With the never ending narcotic cases in Bali, finally the Bali Police Narcotics Directorate have successfully captured a man from Sumbawa initialed TH (26) on early morning Monday (7/2) at a food kiosk across Indomaret mini market located at Kebo Iwa Street, Denpasar. The accused was suspected to be a distributor and courier of the narcotics.

From the hands of accused, police confiscated evidences of 215 ecstasies, 35 methamphetamine packets all up to 7,03 grams. Besides those, police also confiscated a digital weighing device, three clipped plastic bags, three straws and five candles.

“All the evidences are now safe with the police,” Head of Bali Police Community Information Sub Directorate, AKBP Sri Harmiti, stated accompanied by Head of Idik II/Psychotropic, AKBP Shobirin, last Tuesday (8/2).The report started from public complains stating accused have kept and distributed the illegal items.

Since then, police searched accused and targeted to be captured quickly as accused owns a lot of it, “And so officers managed to capture accused.”

Accused was captured with no objection and a packet of methamphetamine was found on his

pants pocket weighing 2,30 grams. The investigation was then taken further by raiding accused flat at Kebo Iwa Street, Gang 131, Padang Sambian, Denpasar, “In this place, more evidences were found. It also shocked officers.”

Specifically, a methamphetamine packet weighing 0,15 grams and three ecstasies was found on a sock.

Then in a small bag there were 31 packets of crystals weighing 5,85 grams also 212 Ineks wrapped in tissue. So in total will be 7,03 grams of methamphetamine and 215 pieces of ecstasy.

Accused and evidences were then brought to Bali Police Headquarter to be investigated even further.

From the investigation, it is revealed accused were forced to run this illegal business to fulfill his family needs. All this time he has been applying for jobs but none contacted back. One day he met a person initialed M and offered him to sell the items. “M told me to do it and M was a supplier. M gave me IDR 500 thousand to pay for my flat rent,” TH admitted.

As how do they work, M will place the item in some place then TH will be asked to get it. They communicate through short message service (sms), “There were none sold yet. But it was planned so.” (kmb21)

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Padang Bai Harbor in Karangasem regency.

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Padangbai Harbor Open-Close Amlapura (Bali Post) –

Padangbai Harbor Administration (Adpel) workers and Lembar-Padangbai River, Lake and Crossing Transportation (ASDP) since Monday (7/2) applied a policy to open and close LembarPadangbai crossing as high wave 3,5 meters is occurring at Lombok Strait.

The Operational Manager of Lembar-Padangbai ASDP, Eko Yulianto, last Tuesday (8/2) at Padangbai stated that the crossing was closed on Monday (7/2) at 11 pm while in Lembar since 7 pm of the same day with the last ship crossing from Lembar towards Padangbai Darma Kosala. After goods were taken down in Padangbai at 11 pm, the ship stayed in Padangbai. The wave’s height were from 0,75 meter up to 3,5 meter with wind 45 km per hour based on the data and coordination with Meteorology and Geophysics Board (BMG) at Ngurah Rai, Tuban.

Meanwhile, Supervisor I of Padangbai, Wayan Rosta, stated that on Tuesday (8/2) early morning at 3 am, crossing has been opened again as the waves seemed calmed down.

Until the afternoon, at least five ship trips took huge and medium size trucks and passengers with their motorcycles.

Eko Yulianto stated have coordinated with Adpel in observing the weather at sea and kept open-close the harbor.

This policy will be applied in the next few days as there has been an early warning from BMG of unfriendly weather occurring especially at night time. It is predicted heavy rain with thunder, high speed wind and high waves will put ship journeys to danger, “If there are closure, we hope passengers understands it, it is for everyone’s safety.”During the closure at Monday night, hundreds of passengers had to stay at waiting room or use hallways to sleep with their friends and family. Trucks and vehicles also had a long queue. (013)

“Bhisma Dewa Bharata” Perform for 33rd Bali Arts Festival The opening act for Bali Arts Festival (BAF) has been identified by its colossal mime drama dance (sendratari) of Ramayana or Mahabrata stories. For that this coming 33rd BAF year 2011, Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) Denpasar will be back in succeeding it by performing a sendratari titled “Bhisma Dewa Bharata”. The art performance will involve 250 dancers and gamelan musicians.

“The sendratari is hoped to be a watchable and educating performance. Which means it will have a beauty with its content so it gives a meaning to life,” ISI Denpasar Rector, Prof. Dr. I Wayan Rai S., stated during a farewell ceremony to Puppetry Lecturer also well known Balinese Puppeteer I Ketut Kodi, S.SP, M.Si., who will be going to India with Puppetry Course Secretary I Nyoman Sukerta, S.SP, M.Si., also two students of the course I Bagus Brata Natyam and I Made Sukarsa, last Tuesday (8/2).

In India they will be joining the “Bali Puppets Meet India Puppets” event at Lalit Kala Academy,

Chennai, from 9-18 February 2011, “This is a gold opportunity for the campus students and lecturers to promote Balinese culture and arts to an international level especially in puppetry. So then the Balinese culture that’s already well known will be even more exposed.”

As an art campus, ISI has been often invited in filling in events with their art creations. Not only just dancing and playing music for locals, but also for national and international.

Connecting to that, last Saturday (5/2) Rai explained that ISI will contribute two big activities which are to perform in Dharma Santi Nyepi at Jakarta coming 20th March also in opening the 33rd BAF coming June. In Jakarta, ISI Denpasar will perform Oratory “Purusada Santha” which was taken from the Sutasoma.

Through this art performance it is hoped there will be a harmonic, peaceful and prosperous life (satyam, siwam, sundaram).

In succeeding BAF, besides filling in events, ISI also prepared to facilitate, “ISI Denpasar is owned by

the public, so we are responsible in succeeding it by facilitating a number of BAF events/activities. Like last year, the documentary film competition was held at Natya Mandala building. Besides that a building was also used for performances.”

Besides facilitating places for performances and exhibitions, regional contingent also used it for preparation, “This is ISI attention to the public which is definitely very positive for the campus residents.”

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Buleleng HIV/AIDS Cases Passed One Thousand Singaraja (Bali Post) -

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Siwa Nata Raja dance perfomance during the opening ceremony of the 32nd annual Bali Art Festival.

After a week Buleleng Regional AIDS Management Commission (KPAD) announced that there are 998 people noted HIV/AIDS infected, now it seemed to have passed one thousand reaching 1.025 people. This was stated

by Head of the Commission, Made Arga Pynatih, at Kubutambahan last Tuesday (8/2).

Arga admitted it is increasing rapidly and for that KPAD still has lots of homework to do to tackle this virus from being spreaded, “Yesterday the number of cases was almost one thousand, now it pass it to 1.025 people as Kubutambahan has 58 noted down infected.”Pynatih mentioned that the virus has caused 7 families excluded and so the workers of KPDA have to work hard and save the human race especially Buleleng people from HIV/ AIDS. (kmb15)

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Egyptians stage massive anti-Mubarak protest Reuters

CAIRO – Egyptians have staged one of their biggest protests yet insisting President Hosni Mubarak step down immediately and ignoring a government plan to transfer power. For many protesters it was the first time they had joined the daily demonstrations in Cairo’s Tahrir Square showing the movement, now in its third week, still has momentum. Many said they were inspired by a Google executive’s tearful televised account of his detention by security forces.

Mubarak has refused to step down, but said neither he nor his son will stand for president in polls due in September. Vice President Omar Suleiman, who has been holding talks with opposition groups, said there was now a road map to hand over power, but protesters were unmoved by the plan.

“The people want the regime to fall,” the crowds chanted. Meanwhile, Suleiman blamed the protests for paralyzing the Egyptian economy. “The big presence in Tahrir Square and some of the satellite stations which insult Egypt ... make citizens hesitant to go to work,” he said.

Suleiman said: “We cannot bear this situation for a long time and we must end this crisis as soon as possible.” Credit Agricole analysts estimate the crisis is costing Egypt $310 million a day.

FRIDAY THE BIG TEST

Government attempts to defuse popular anger have so far fallen flat and the police force, state media and ruling party have all been weakened.

Mubarak has the army left, though it has taken a neutral position in the crisis. For the protesters, maintaining impetus is crucial. Some of them fear that a protracted stalemate will sap enthusiasm and draw more criticism from Egyptians who are not in the street but are feeling the economic impact of the turmoil.

Many in a country where about 40 percent of people live on less than $2 a day are desperate to return to work and normal life, even some of those wanting to oust Mubarak. A protest called for Friday will be a big test of strength.

The numbers of Tuesday’s protest were boosted by Google executive Wael Ghonim’s emotional ac-

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Egyptian anti-government protesters gather in Cairo’s Tahrir square on February 09, 2011, as Egyptians mark the 16th day of protests against the 30-year-regime of President Hosni Mubarak.

count of being blindfolded during 12 days in detention for Internet activism. “You are the heroes. I am

not a hero, you are the heroes,” Ghonim told the cheering crowds.

Ghonim has for now at least been

thrust to the forefront of a protest movement that has yet to produce a leader.

Australian PM tells Aboriginals to help themselves Agence France Presse

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In this photo taken Monday, Jan. 24, 2011, Japan’s Emperor Akihito reads a statement to formally open a regular parliamentary session at upper house in a ceremony in Tokyo.

Japan’s emperor to undergo heart tests Associated Press Writer

TOKYO – Officials say Japan’s emperor will undergo medical tests following the discovery of a heart problem.

The Imperial Household Agency says Emperor Akihito, 77, will have thorough tests Friday at a Tokyo hospital after the problem was detected in checkups last month. The agency says Akihito will continue his duties Wednesday and Thursday.

The emperor underwent an operation for prostate cancer in 2003 and has been undergoing hormonal therapy to prevent its recurrence.

He has cut back on official duties because of health reasons. He did not make any foreign trips last year.

SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Wednesday urged Aboriginals to take more responsibility for improving their notoriously poor living standards, warning government progress had been slow. Gillard, presenting an annual report on Australia’s indigenous people, said it would be “extremely challenging” to meet the core target of markedly improving their life expectancy within a generation.

She stressed that deep cultural changes were needed “to break the cycle of blame between Australian governments and indigenous Australia”, adding that lives would only improve through greater “personal responsibility”. Gillard unveiled the report three years after her predecessor, Kevin Rudd, made a historic apology to Aborigines for abuses suffered under successive governments since white settlement began in 1788.

“Indigenous people know that when the child starts attending school, when the drinker stops abusing alcohol, when the adult takes the job that is there, then change begins,” she told parliament. “And indigenous people know these decisions are not made by governments.

They are made by people.”

Gillard said Canberra was on track to meet two of six “ambitious” goals set in the 2008 apology to indigenous Australians, the nation’s most disad-

vantaged minority. She expressed confidence that the gap would be halved in infant mortality for Aborigines by 2018, and that all four-year-olds in remote areas would have access to nursery education by 2013.

Aboriginal children are twice as likely to die before the age of five than children in the broader Australian community. Gillard also said there had been “improvement” towards another three of the six goals: improving literacy and numeracy, school completion and employment. “With faster improvement over time, we believe these can be reached,” Gillard said.

But she warned that the final target, halving the life expectancy gap by 2031, would be “most challenging of all” and progress was yet to be measured. On average, Aboriginal men die 11.5 years younger than non-Aboriginals, while for women the gap is 9.7 years. “It will be extremely challenging,” the prime minister said. Aborigines, whose cultures stretch back tens of thousands of years, are believed to have numbered around one million at the time of white settlement, but there are now just 470,000 out of a total population of 22 million.

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Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard (centre R) talks to defence personnel during a visit to the Disaster Centre on February 4, 2011 in the Queensland city of Townsville.

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Aston International will open the first Quest Hotel in Bali IBP

JAKARTA – Aston International continues to grow its three star lifestyle QUEST HOTELS and is set to open the groups first Quest in Bali - the “Quest Hotel Kuta Central Park” by May this year.

The Quest Kuta Central Park is a cleverly designed, enjoyable, and affordable hotel with 226 capacious and contemporary rooms, studios and family suites and a wide array of recreational facilities.

The modish hotel combines the value of a premium budget hotel with unique and inspiring design and uncompromising service standards making it ideal for vacationers seeking a stylish but unpretentious environment.

Located in the midst of Kuta’s Central Park shopping and entertainment district, the new hotel is right on the pulse of all good things Bali.

Aston International’s Vice President for Sales & Marketing, Mr. Norbert Vas, said: “Quest hotels are unique as they are moderately priced select service hotels but target travelers who possess a certain savoir vivre and appreciate invigorating designs and attention to detail.

Bali and Quest is a match made in heaven and we are very confident that the Quest Kuta Central Park will enrich Kuta and help change the way people look at budget hotels. “Bali will see more of Quest as further Quests are currently in an early stage of development in Tuban and near Jalan Double Six. Quest also expands rapidly though other parts of Indonesia and has ongoing projects in Jakarta, Makassar and Surabaya.

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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News Demonstrators scuffle with riot policemen during a protest against Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in front of his villa on February 6, 2011 in Arcore, near Milan. The demonstrators asked Berlusconi, who is under investigation over sex allegations, to resign.

‘Hero granny’ foils jewel thieves Agence France Presse

LONDON – A grandmother who “clobbered” a gang of sledgehammer-wielding jewel thieves with her handbag credited her “mother’s instinct” for spurring her into action, media reported Wednesday. Ann Timson, 71, was captured on video hitting three of the six helmet-clad robbers, causing one to fall off his moped as he tried to make his escape during the botched raid in Northampton.

“I saw a kid run up to the doorway of the jeweller,” Timson explained.

“Three lads followed him and when I saw their arms going, I thought the kid was being beaten up. “My mother’s instinct kicked in and I ran across the road shouting at the lads to stop it.

“As I got closer I saw it was a robbery, and then I was even more angry,” the former market trader added. “One of the gang shot off...I clobbered him with my shopping. “I landed several blows against one lad...and brought him to the ground.

“He raised a hammer to me so I kept hitting out. It seemed to be over in seconds.” Four men have been charged in connection with the crime.

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Light plane crashes in Sydney street Agence France Presse

SYDNEY – A light plane crashed into a Sydney street Wednesday, cutting power to thousands of people but miraculously causing no injuries. A man, a woman and a dog emerged unhurt after the plane came down in a the western Sydney suburb of Smithfield, ploughing through power lines and ending up on its roof close to homes and a primary school.

“The plane could have very easily have gone through someone’s house,” witness Joe

Porley told AAP news agency.

“Someone may have been hurt. I think it’s lucky that it’s ended up where it has ended up. From the way it’s positioned, it looks like it landed on the street.”

The crash knocked out power to some 7,000 homes and businesses, while police closed a road to deal with the single-engine aircraft, which was badly damaged.

In December, a student pilot practising manoeuvres crashlanded in a garden outside Sydney, startling a woman who was hanging out her washing.

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From page 1 Human rights organisations have urged Yudhoyono to do more to tackle intolerance in the country of 240 million people, 80 percent of whom are Muslims, saying religious violence is on the rise.

Central Java provincial police spokesman Djihartono said almost 1,200 security personnel had been deployed in Temanggung in response to Tuesday’s unrest.

“We have deployed 1,183 personnel including from the military, which we have mobilised in several important locations such as churches, prisons, the prosecutors’ office and the commercial centre,” he said.

Yudhoyono, who depends on the support of Islamic parties in his fragile rainbow coalition, has vowed to defend constitutionally enshrined rights to freedom of religion yet simultaneously gives Islamic vigilantes a free hand.

He has also refused to sack senior police for failing to deal with the vigilantes, some of whom enjoy close ties to the security forces.

Nor has he censured ministers who justify the violence or reviewed legislation which activists say facilitates discrimination, such as the 1965 blasphemy law or a 2008 decree restricting Ahmadiyah.

Local rights groups have demanded the resignation of Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali, who says the Ahmadiyah would be safe if they simply renounced Islam.

Last year he called for the sect to be banned.

In other comments seen as typical of the government, Communications Minister Tifatul Sembiring posted a message on Twitter late Tuesday saying that while burning places of worship is wrong, so is “provoking ... mass anger” with blasphemy.

The Setara Institute for Democracy and Peace said in a report last month that there were 216 incidents of religious freedom violations in 2010, up from 200 in 2009.

Most targeted Christians and Ahmadiyah, including assaults, sealing of places of worship and the prohibition of religious activities.

Prosecutors: Berlusconi to stand trial Associated Press Writer

MILAN – Italian prosecutors on Wednesday requested that Premier Silvio Berlusconi stand trial over accusations he paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl, then used his influence to try to cover it up.

The prosecutors filed their request in Milan. A judge must now decide whether to accept the prosecutors’ request and indict the 74year-old leader, or dismiss it. In Italy, it’s illegal to pay for sex with a woman under the age of 18.

Berlusconi has denied wrongdoing.

Dozens of his supporters rallied against the prosecution’s decision, some waving Italian flags in a demonstration across the street from the Milan courthouse entrance. In a surreal backdrop to the soap opera-like story, Berlusconi himself was giving a news conference in Rome on his plans to relaunch the Italian economy with great public works

when word of the indictment request came down.

The prosecutors are seeking an immediate trial because they believe there is overwhelming evidence against the premier. The procedure allows prosecutors to skip the preliminary-hearing phase and go straight to court.

They allege that Berlusconi paid for sex with a Moroccan girl nicknamed Ruby, who has since turned 18, then used his influence to get her out of police custody when she was detained for the suspected theft of euro3,000 ($4,103), allegedly fearing her relationship to him would be revealed. Ruby ultimately was released into the cus-

tody of a Berlusconi aide who also is under investigation.

The premier’s supporters say he made the call to avoid a diplomatic incident because Berlusconi believed at the time that the girl was the niece of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. His defense maintains the case should be handled not by the Milan prosecutors but by a special tribunal set up to deal with alleged offenses committed by public officials.

The prosecution said in a statement that they didn’t believe the alleged crime was committed in the exercise of Berlusconi’s institutional duties.

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From page 1 From the total of 17 articles, 3 of those are national issues which are the news about HPN, Jakarta and New Delhi line which can increase investment in Indonesia and the news about the earthquake in Yogyakarta. There is also a video coverage on the disaster by Yogya TV ( a member of KMB).

Tow of the 17 articles are economic articles entitled “Traditional market among the development of modern market” and “Indonesian economic development is the lowest in Asia”. Meanwhile, in order to accommodate the youth, there are 5 lifestyle articles which represent

different fields.

In technology, there is article about iPad and the year of tablet computer resurrection, in health there is article about yoga, automotive about MOTOGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo visit to Bali, fashion about Endek Bali, and sport about the trend of inline skate in Bali.

Bali Post on iPad is focusing on art and culture of Bali on its first edition so there is also article about art that can be read. The article is about “Topeng Sidakarya” and also about the “Panca Bali Krama” ceremony held in Besakih recently.

In order to give information to the readers about the artists in Bali, Bali Post has “taksu” corner which de-

scribe about Gunarsa, famous painter from Bali, complete with the video of Gunarsa while painting and his gallery.

Tourism and farming which is the strength of Bali are also the extra power of Bali Post on iPad. The article is available in 2 languages, Indonesian and English. In tourism, the first edition is describing about Sanur which transform from fishermen village into tourism city. While for farming expose the beautiful scenery of Jatiluwih in Tabanan regency.

The other articles are about HPN and the current condition of Kuta which is till preserve their tradition in the midlle of tourism development. (kmb18)

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President: There Must Be No Room for Violence Antara

KUPANG - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here Wednesday said there must be no room for violence, and all potentials for violence and social tensions must be suppressed firmly in accordance with the legal and democratic norms.

“Although in a democratic country, we have freedom of expression and assembly, we must realize that there can be no room nor tolerance for speeches enticing people to acts of violence, much less to murder,” the president said in his speech at a National Press Day function here.

If there is a group or an organization repeatedly committing or calling for violent acts, security authorities must disband such an organization in line with the existing regulations and democratic ethics, according to the head of state.

The president said the recent violence in Temanggung and Pandeglang could have been prevented if local security personnel had been more pro-active and faster, and all parties, especially regional leaders at the village, sub district and subdistrict levels, had cared for and were committed to peace and tolerance.

Yudhoyono instructed the National Police to investigate and arrest the perpetrators and leaders of the anarchic acts.

He also called on the media to support the government by publishing news that promote inter-religion harmony and tolerance.

“I ask for the support and cooperation of the press by covering and reporting news which are in accordance with our efforts to strengthen harmony and tolerance and prevent violence conducted by any groups or communities which harm the harmony,” the president said.

“Democracy does not mean the law of the jungle,” he said.

Among VIPs present at the National Press Day function were Political, Legal and Security Affairs Coordinating Minister Djoko Suyanto, People‘s Welfare Coordinating Minister Agung Laksono, Health Minister Endang

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Members of the Ahmadiyah Islamic sect pray before the biers bearing the two bodies of their fellow members ahead of the burial ceremony in Tangerang in Banten province on February 8, 2011. A Muslim mob killed three followers of the minority Islamic sect on February 6 as the world’s most populous Muslimmajority nation struggled with a wave of religious violence.

Sedyaningsih, Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Aljufrie, Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hassan, Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Com-

President attends National Press Day 2011 in Kupang Antara

KUPANG - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono attended a function to observe National Press Day 2011 at El Tari hall of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) governor‘s office complex here on Wednesday morning.

President Yudhoyono’s presence at the function was part of his working visit to the province, adjacent to Timor Leste.

Among ministers accompanying the president at the function to observe the National Press Day were Communications and Information Minister Tifatul Sembiring, Coordinating Minister for People‘s Welfare Agung Laksono, Coordinating Minister Political, Legal and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto, Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Aljufrie, Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro, National Defense Forces (TNI) Chief Admiral Agus Suhartono, Youth and Sports Affairs Minister Andi Malarangeng, Industry Minister MS Hidayat, and East Nusa Tenggara Governor Frans Lebu Raya.

Accompanied by First Lady Ani Yudhoyono, the head of state and his entourage arrived in

Kupang at 2 pm local time on Tuesday for a working visit to the province until Friday, February 11.

Soon after arriving here, the president immediately inaugurated a monument called “Gong Perdamaian” (peace gong) at Nostalgic Park here in the city of Kupang, then dedicated a smart house and planted trees.

Kupang Mayor Daniel Adoe said the monument was expected to help strengthen messages of peace, pluralism, and tolerance.

The 500 m2 peace gong monument is located in the 6-hectare Nostalgic Park.

After attending the National Press Day on Wednesday, the president and his entourage will proceed to Atambua and will stay there until Friday morning. Atambua, Belu, is located around 300 km east of Kupang and takes around eight hours by car from Kupang.

They will stay overnight in a military tent while in Atambua to visit Yonif 744/SYB military personnel guarding the border area shared by Indonesia and Timor Leste.

But before proceeding to Atambua, the head of state and his entourage will make their way to SoE, the Timor Tengah Selatan district town.

mander Admiral Agus Suhartono, Women‘s Empowerment and Children Protection minister Linda Ameliasari, Marine Affairs and

Fisheries Minister Fadel Muhammad, House Speaker Marzuki Alie and Chief of the Constitution Court Mahfud MD.

US ‘deplores’ religious killings in Indonesia Agence France-Presse

JAKARTA – The United States on Tuesday condemned an outbreak of bloody religious violence in Indonesia which has left three people dead and several churches badly damaged.

The violence erupted on Sunday when a 1,000-strong mob of Muslim extremists attacked members of the minority Ahmadiyah sect in West Java province.

A shocking video of the lynching shows the Muslim fanatics armed with machetes, sticks and rocks screaming “Allahu Akbar” (God is Greatest) as they set upon their victims in a wild frenzy.

In a separate incident on Tuesday, more than 1,500 Muslims went on the rampage in Central Java, setting two churches alight and ransacking a school, after a Christian man was sentenced to five years’ jail for blaspheming Islam.The group wanted him punished with death.

“The United States joins the vast majority of Indonesians in deploring the vio-

lence in Indonesia directed at members of the Ahmadiyah community that resulted in the deaths of three people and the wounding of several others over this past weekend,” US ambassador to Indonesia, Scot Marciel, said.

“We also note with concern the recent church burnings in Central Java.”

Human rights organizations have urged Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to do more to combat intolerance in the majority Muslim country of 240 million people.

The ambassador said Yudhoyono’s condemnation of the Sunday’s incident confirms Indonesia’s “commitment to the rule of law”.

“We encourage the Indonesian government to continue to foster tolerance and protect the rights of all communities,” Marciel said.

President Barack Obama visited Indonesia in November and praised its “spirit of religious tolerance” as an “example to the world”.

Tour guides support Yogyakarta tourism image Antara

YOGYAKARTA - Tour guides in Yogyakarta are important to support the image of tourism there, Indonesian Tourism Humanity Friendship Forum (Fosipa) chairman Sarbini said on Wednesday.

Sarbini said the tour guides could play a best possible role to attract as many domestic and foreign tourists as possible to visit the

cultural city of Yogyakarta.

“Through their role, the image of tourism in Yogyakarta can be improved in order to have a positive impact on the tourists who visit the tourism objects in the city and elsewhere,” Sarbini said.

According to him, the tour guides could act as spearhead of promoting the tourism objects in Yogyakarta to both domestic and foreign tourists.

“With their particular techniques and ways, the tour guides can make tourists enjoy their visit to the tourism objects in Yogyakarta,” Sarbini said.

He pointed out that foreign tourists who got a good impression of the way how the tour guides guided them would then tell it to their relatives on returning to their countries of origin.

“Therefore the tour guides have

a very strategic role to play in stepping up the progress of tourism in Yogyakarta,” Sarbini added.

He said that besides acting as the spearhead in the promotion of tourism, the tour guides should also have the sense of responsibility to the tourists whom they guided.

“They should have a moral responsibility to the tourists they guide, and they are also required to provide the tourists with the sense

of comfort and safety,” he said.

Therefore Sarbini added that there should be a special training on technical skills as well as ethics and knowledge for the tour guides.

He said tourism department and tour guides organization would continue to improve the skills, capability, and the knowledge of the tour guides to make them more professional.

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Bali Today Southern Bali requires moratorium Bali Post

DENPASAR — Bali requires temporary moratorium to stop the development in the three regencies such as Badung, Gianyar and Denpasar. Until now, there have been 45,557 hotel rooms scattered throughout Bali, while 85 percent of them are concentrated in South Bali. http://www.dewatabali.co.cc

Tourists spending their time at Nusa Dua Beach. A moderate earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted Nusa Dua resort in the tourist island of Bali on Tuesday night.

Moderate Earthquake Jolts Bali Antara

NUSA DUA - A moderate earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted Nusa Dua resort in the tourist island of Bali on Tuesday night.

According to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the epicenter of the earthquake was located 235 kilometers southwest of Nusa Dua at a depth of 10 kilometers in the sea.

But there was no immediate report of casualties and material damage from the earthquake, located at the coordinate of 10.37 degrees southern latitude and 113.79 degrees eastern longitude.

Some people in Jember district, East Java, also felt the magnitude of the earthquake.

“I was awakened from my sleep as I felt my bed was swaying,” said Rahmawati, a resident of Mangli village in Kaliwates subdistrict, Jember, on Wednesday morning.

Rahmawati said she stayed awake for fear of a stronger aftershock.

“I stayed awake for about two hours but there was nothing so I went back to sleep,” Rahmawati said.

Earlier at about 3.16 on Tues-

day afternoon another temblor measuring 5 on the Richter scale also jolted the eastern Indonesian city of Ambon in Maluku province.

Its epicenter was located 6.00 degrees southern latitude and 127 degrees eastern longitude at a depth of 380 kilometers in the sea, some 265 kilometers southwest of Ambon.

On Monday afternoon, Padang Sidempuan district in North Sumatra was also rocked by an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale.

According to the Medan Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, the epicenter of the earthquake was at 0.81 degree Northern Latitude and 98.65 degree Eastern Longitude or 93 km Southwest of Padang Sidempuan at a depth of 93 km.

The temblor was felt in Sibolga, Central Tapanuli District and Aek Gondang, Mandailing Natal District at 3.4 MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity), while in Dolok Sanggul, Humbang Hasundutan District the temblor‘s intensity was only three MMI. Although the epicenter of the earthquake was in the ocean, the temblor did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami.

“Having been analyzed, in fact, there are 45,557 hotel rooms in Bali, and 85 percent of them are concentrated in Badung, Denpasar and Gianyar. It’s not balanced,” said Chief of Bali Investment Board (BPM), I Nyoman Suwirya Patra, in Denpasar. According to him, construction of new hotels in these three regions should be stopped for a while because accommodation in the regions becoming the mainstay for tourists was too crowded. Investors were expected to divert their investment to other regions.

Suwirya Patra recognized that investment climate in Indonesia, especially Bali, in 2010 was conducive enough. Bali was ranked fourth, while the first rank was occupied by Greater Jakarta, and then followed

by East Java and Papua on the third

rank. Tertiary sector, especially in the area of tourism remained a leading sector even reached 82 percent.

Meanwhile, the agricultural sector was less than 1 percent and the remaining was industrial sector.

“Our party constantly attempt to promote investment in agricultural sector of Bali. However, it has not been able to attract investors having more interests to invest in the leading sectors of Bali. They preferred to invest in agricultural sector in Sulawesi or Kalimantan,” he said.

In the meantime, Regional Coordinator of the Indonesian Hotels and Restaurant Association (ASITA) for Bali, NTB and NTT, Bagus Sudibya, also said that moratorium was the best policy to cope with tourism development in Bali staying concentrated on the South Bali region.

Moratorium would encourage equitable tourism development in all regencies throughout Bali.

“The development of accommodation and the arrangement of tourist objects should not only carried out in South Bali but also all over Bali as in North Bali. For that purpose, it requires an adequate infrastructure. Government needs to establish a wider road to West Bali, East Bali, and North Bali,” he said.

He suggested that Bali Provincial Government had to provide incentives for investors who were willing to invest in Karangasem, Singaraja and other disadvantaged regions to encourage the tourism sector in the region.

“Incentives can include income tax relief in order investors can get interested to invest their capitals in the regions needing investment,” he said. (par)

The photo shows view of one of hotels at South Bali. Bali requires temporary moratorium to stop the development in the three regencies such as Badung, Gianyar and Denpasar. Until now, there have been 45,557 hotel rooms scattered throughout Bali, while 85 percent of them are concentrated http://www.hoteldomestik.com

in South Bali.

HIPMI: entrepreneur slow to develop Antara

Denpasar – The head of Indonesian Young Businessmen Association (HIPMI) Erwin Akza, said that the world of entrepreneurs in Indonesia is slow to develop compare to the other countries in South East Asia.

“The condition is also can be

seen from the number of businessmen in Bali which is still under 2% from its total inhabitant,” he added.

During the inauguration of Bali’s HIPMI on Wednesday, February 9, 2011, Erwin stated that in order to develop the entrepreneur’s world in Bali, all components must buld together-

ness and have the same vision.

“There is great hope that in the future there will be cooperation between the government and the members of HIPMI in order to develop the industry in Bali. They can work together to carry out the program suitable for it,” he added.

Erwin also said that great challenges lie ahead especially in

making HIPMI as independent organization. However, it must not make HIPMI as an exclusive organization. It emphasizes that HIPMI must be able to work properly and become the front liner in bringing up the spirit of entrepreneurs of the youth in Bali.

Erwin hoped that the members must have faith and strong will and

supported by the characters of entrepreneurs which are honest, professional, creative and innovative.

Erwin inaugurate the committee of HIPMI Bali for 2010 through 2013 period. The head of HIPMI Bali is Putu Pasek Sandos Prawirottama, the secretary is I Made Dwi Indrawan and the treasury is Wayan Surya Winata.

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Bayung Gede Village as Tourism Pilot Project Bayung Gede Village, Kintamani subdistrict, Bangli Regency, is developed into a tourism pilot project 2010. “Previously, we have already made comprehensive studies on various aspects and is now determined to be a pilot project of community-based tourism 2010,” said Village Chief of Bayung Gede I Wayan Suwela.

He added, since the village was declared as a pilot project, his party received the help and facilities from the National Program for Community Empowerment (PNPM). Bayung Gede Village is one of 11 villages in Indonesia developed into a pilot project for community-based tourism.

Meanwhile, Udayana University has performed various studies in relation to the project since 2005 concerning with several aspects of Bayung Gede Village. “Previously Bayung Gede Village was just as a backup, but having been reviewed by a team from central government, our village were finally selected,” he explained.

Similarly, he mentioned that the basic reason on the selection of Bayung Gede Village as tourism pilot project 2010 was stated in the letter from the Coordinating Ministry for People’s Welfare No. 10.13.834/KMD/D/VII/V/2010. With the publication of the letter, it meant in the development of community-based cultural tourism of Bayung Gede, the government would allocate a fund worth IDR 2.5 billion.

The main factor of Bayung Gede Village selected as a pilot project, according to Suwela, was caused by a unique tradition owned by the village prevailing a prohibition to newlywed couple. In the village, the couple recently married is not allowed to enter into the home yard and not regarded as residents of the Bayung Gede Village before paying tumbakan (a kind of dowry) submitted to the village in the form of two bulls and undertaking particular fasting.

In addition, the newlywed couple was required to make a procession called penyekeban (maturation) by living in a small shack at the end of the local village. In addition to this unique tradition, Bayung Gede also has a system of government practiced from time immemorial called saih nembelas system. This traditional government system, continued Suwela, ran the administration chaired by a leader managing the local temples and traditional village. “With this traditional leadership system, the residents of our vil-

lage remain well united up to these days,” he said.

Regarding to livelihood, he explained that since 2005 most local residents had relied on the crops obtained from planting citrus, while previously they only cultivated cassava and gogo rice variety planted on non-irrigated field.

In the meantime, for the management of Bayung Gede Village as a tourism pilot project, Suwela added, his party would establish a committee. “In years to come, this committee will manage the assistance obtained and at the same time build the tourism at Gede Bayung Village,” he concluded. (BTN/BB)

Indonesian Curried Crab Ingredients * 4 crabs * 6 Shallots * 2 Stalks lemon grass * 2 ts Tamarind * 1/2 c Boiling water * 1 Handful coriander leaves * 3 Cloves garlic * 1 tb Fresh galangal * 2 To 3 birdseye chillies, -seeded * 4 Candlenuts * 1 t Blachan * 1 t Tumeric * Salt and pepper to taste * 3 tb Oil * 2 c Coconut milk Directions Cut the 4 crabs into quarters with a cleaver or large knife. With a hammer, gently crack the claws and harder sections of shell.

Finely chop 6 shallots and 2 stalks lemon grass.

Steep 2 teaspoons tamarind in half a cup of boiling water. Chop a handful of fresh coriander leaves.

In a food processor, grind together 3 cloves garlic, 1 tablespoon fresh galangal, 2-3 birdseye chillies, seeded, 4 candlenuts (or substitute 8-10 cashews) and 1 teaspoon blachan (hard dark brown shrimp paste), 1 teaspoon turmeric and salt and pepper to taste. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a large wok or pan, and fry the paste until fragrant. Add shallots, lemon grass, crab pieces and 2 cups coconut milk. Simmer for quarter of an hour.

Strain the tamarind water and add half to the sauce.

Taste and add more if you wish. Ladle curvy into a serving dish and scatter the fresh coriander on top.

Serve with plain rice. (http://asiarecipe.com) C.045 ibp

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Gua Lawah or Bat Cave is one of favorite places of interest in Bali and it is located near of hilly bank so it is called reef of Middle hill.

This cave is located in Pasinggahan countryside, Dawan sub district, Klungkung Regency, east part of Bali and about 1,5 hours from Denpasar Town. There is a nature cave dwelt by thousands of tail bat located at north side from Jeroan/ center of Gua Lawah Temple.

Meanwhile the main road from Klungkung to Amlapura is just in front of the temple. This cave is apposite to the beautiful beach with black sand along the coastal area.

Pursuant to the papyrus of Dwi Jendra Tattwa, the Gua Lawah’s name is Gua Lelawah, the name which is given by Danghyang Nirartha (a priest overspread the Hindu teaching in Bali) when he stop in this place on his Tirtha Yatra trips. He arrive at a cave which is a lot of bats hang on and its unbroken voice clamor as hymn to add the beauty of the cave.

Therefore this cave is named by Gua Lawah/Bat Cave. On the above cave is growth by the flower trees with it’s

smelt fragrance and stimulus the peace mind of Danghyang Nirartha, so that he overnight stay for some nights in this place. From the cave we see also the beautiful coast with the blue ocean with Nusa Penida Island as a backdrop.

Gua Lawah Temple History * According to the chronicle of Bendesa Mas, it mentions that the elaborations of Mpu Kuturan (a Hindu priest who come from Java) then he live in Bali which has been hosted in Silayukti, Padang Bai. He also builds some temple like Gua Lawah Temple. * According to the Papyrus of Dwijendra Tattwa, it narrates that after Danghyang Nirartha stay some nights at Goa Lawah, then he build a Kahyangan Temple on the ground. It means that Danghyang Nirartha extends the Palinggih or temple building existing at Gua Lawah Temple.

Temple festival at Gua Lawah is basically divided into 2 types that is Piodalan ceremony, and Ngusaba ceremony. On this event, many Hindu people from entire of the island come and pray. Gua Lawah is a place of interest in Bali and opened for visitors who wish to see the temple closely.

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BUSINESS German exports gain 18.5 percent in 2010 Agence France-Presse

FRANKFURT – German exports grew by 18.5 percent in 2010 to 951.9 billion euros ($1.3 trillion), the national statistics office said on Wednesday, while Berlin’s trade surplus gained 11.2 percent to 154.3 billion.

Germany, the world’s second biggest exporter after China, also took in imports worth 797.6 billion euros, the Destatis office said, and a jump of 20.0 percent from the level in 2009.

Germany has been criticized by eurozone partners with weaker economies for not buying more

goods from them, but a breakdown of the figures showed imports rose faster than exports for both the eurozone and broader 27member European Union in 2010.

German exports to eurozone partners, which numbered 15 last year, grew by 12.7 percent while imports were up by 16.7 percent.

London,Toronto exchanges announce merger Associated Press

LONDON – The London Stock Exchange Group PLC and TMX Group Inc., which operates the Toronto Stock Exchange, are merging to create one of the world’s largest stock markets, the companies announced Wednesday.

The deal will be an all-share merger of equals, with headquarters in the U.K. and Canada. Both exchanges are heavily weighted with mining stocks and a combination would create the world’s biggest exchange for mining and energy stocks.

The companies said they expect to realize annual savings of 35 million pounds ($56 million) by the second year of the merger.

LSE Chief Executive Xavier Rolet will be CEO of the new company, LSEG-TMX, while TMX CEO Thomas Kloet will become president.

“Canadian customers will benefit from access to one of the world’s deepest capital pools while European issuers will have an effective gateway to North American financial markets,” Kloet said.

Rolet said: “We are aiming at nothing less than becoming a true powerhouse in the global exchange business.”

LSE shareholders will hold 55 percent of the new company and TNX will have 45 percent of the enlarged share capital.

The merged group will be listed in Toronto and London.

The combination will have the world’s largest number of listing, more than 6,700 companies with an aggregate value of $5.8 trillion, the partners said.

For the year ending Sept. 30, the London exchange reported revenues of $1.03 billion while TMX report $636 million.

LSE Group also owns Borsa Italiana in Milan, while TMX also operates the Montreal Exchange, the NGX energy business in Calgary, and the TSX Venture Exchange in Calgary and Vancouver.

For the full EU, German exports gained 14 percent, but imports rose by 17.5 percent.

Germany, which has the biggest European economy, and France, which has the second biggest economy in the now 17member eurozone, is pressing heavily indebted partners to re-

form their economies in exchange for financial backing.

Officials in Berlin have estimated the German economy will grow by 2.3 percent, and that its public deficit will fall below the EU’s 3.0 percent limit this year to 2.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP).

German growth has been driven by exports, but falling unemployment, higher wages and increased corporate investment had raised hopes that domestic demand would help underpin a sustained

expansion of activity.

In December however, German exports grew by 0.5 percent on a monthly basis, while imports fell by 2.3 percent.

While China is growing in importance as a trade partner, eurozone countries, others in Eastern Europe and the United States are also key buyers of products made in Germany, ING senior economist Carsten Brzeski noted.

“It is this diversification which should be a warrantor for further export strength in 2011,” he said.

Toyota trying to move beyond safety concerns Associated Press

WASHINGTON – Toyota Motor Corp., which built its reputation in the U.S. on safety and reliability, has been cleared by the government of electronic problems in its vehicles. Now it needs to convince consumers that it has put its safety recalls in the rear view mirror.

The Transportation Department said Tuesday that electronic flaws were not to blame for reports of sudden, unintended acceleration that have figured in the recalls of more than 12 million Toyota vehicles globally. The findings bolstered Toyota’s contention that the company had directly dealt with the problems through its recalls and is making safety paramount in its lineup.

Analysts said it would take more than a government report to repair Toyota’s once pristine image for producing quality vehicles. Toyota was the only major automaker to see a U.S. sales decline last year at 0.4 percent and saw its U.S. market share fall nearly 2 percentage points to 15.2 percent. The decline came even though total U.S. sales rose 11 percent for the year.

“This is really something that is going to take years and years to recover,” said Rebecca Lindland, director of automotive research with consulting firm IHS Automotive.

Toyota has wrestled with recalls to fix sticking accelerator pedals, gas pedals that became trapped in floor mats and other safety issues, forcing the world’s No. 1 automaker to scramble to protect its reputation. Toyota paid the U.S. government a record $48.8 million in fines for its handling of three recalls.

Toyota said the government report should “further reinforce confidence in the safety of Toyota and Lexus vehicles” and “put to rest unsupported speculation” about the

company’s electronic throttle control systems, which are “well-designed and well-tested to ensure that a real world, uncommanded acceleration of the vehicle cannot occur.”

The company said it was “focused on listening to our customers and constantly improving our products and service.”

Transportation officials, helped

by NASA engineers, said the 10month study of Toyota vehicles concluded the acceleration cases could have been caused by mechanical defects already covered by recalls and suggested in some cases drivers hit the gas when they intended to press the brakes. The study, launched at the request of Congress, responded to consumer complaints that flawed electronics could be the culprit behind incidents that led to Toyota’s spate of recalls.

The automaker faces hundreds of lawsuits over alleged unwanted acceleration. Some consumer groups said the study was limited in its

reach, and they would continue to press the company over safety. “We don’t think the story’s over — not by a long shot,” said Sean Kane, founder of Safety Research & Strategies Inc., a Massachusetts-based firm that has studied Toyota’s recalls.

Steve Berman, an attorney for plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against Toyota, said the report’s findings were “in stark contrast to what Toyota drivers across the country experienced — and continue to experience — even after the series of recalls.” He said there were too many reports of unwanted acceleration in vehicles fixed under the recall to eliminate electronics.

Other automakers have faced similar problems in the past. Audi dealt with a spate of unintended acceleration problems with its 5000 sedan in the late 1980s. The car was recalled after complaints that it would suddenly accelerate when shifted from park to drive or reverse.

NHTSA found that most of the inci-

dents were caused by drivers putting their feet on the wrong pedals.

Audi’s U.S. sales bottomed out in 1991 at just over 12,000 vehicles, but the German automaker has made strides with sporty luxury vehicles.

Last year the company sold 101,629 vehicles nationwide, according to Ward’s AutoInfoBank.

David Champion, senior director of auto testing for Consumer Reports magazine, said questions about Toyota’s reliability first started to surface in the magazine’s annual subscriber survey in 2007. In last year’s survey, Champion said, Toyota had some vehicles drop to below average in reliability for the first time in decades.

“I do think they lost direction in some ways,” Champion said. “It’ll be interesting to see how they change direction and go back to what they’re good at: building somewhat boring in some ways but very efficient and very reliable sedans that people want to buy.”

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Toyota Camrys are prepared for display at the Chicago Auto Show on February 8, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The Department of Transportation announced today that it found no fault with Toyota’s electronic throttle control systems following a 10-month investigation into claims of unintended acceleration on some of the automakers vehicles.

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Lindsay Lohan to face felony charge over necklace Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES – Lindsay Lohan is due in court to face a new judge, and a new criminal charge, that could return the troubled starlet to jail rather than the big screen.

The “Mean Girls” star is due to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon on a felony grand theft charge that prosecutors say they will file over a $2,500 necklace reported stolen by an upscale jewelry store.

The charge is the latest — and most serious — legal problem for the actress, who remains on probation for a 2007 drunken driving case. Police and prosecutors allege Lohan, 24, took the necklace from a store in the beachside community of Venice on Jan. 22, weeks after she was released from a rehab facility where she was also accused of misconduct. Lohan’s attorney has denied the actress stole the necklace.

“We vehemently deny these allegations and, if charges are filed, we will fight them in court, not in the press,” attorney Shawn Chapman Holley said in a statement Saturday. Holley did not respond to requests for comment Tuesday.

The former Disney star has struggled with the terms of her probation, and was sentenced to re-

hab twice and jail twice last year.

She is expected to be booked on the theft charge after her court appearance, but her continued freedom will be up to Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Keith Schwartz, who will oversee Lohan’s first appearance. The judge will determine the actress’ release conditions and whether she has violated the terms of her probation, which required her to obey all laws and submit to random drug and alcohol testing.

The jewelry case is not Lohan’s only criminal concern. Prosecutors in Riverside County are still considering whether to charge the actress with battery for an altercation with a rehab worker at the Betty Ford Center in December. The worker was fired after giving an on-camera interview to celebrity website TMZ, but district attorney’s spokesman John Hall has said the allegations against Lohan was under review.

The threat of incarceration has hung over Lohan since May, when a judge handling her DUI case determined she violated her probation by missing weekly alcohol education classes. Her three stints in jail in the past three years have all been shortened by overcrowding and the fact that she could not be held without bail on a misdemeanor.

International

Would-be royal brides swoon at waxwork Prince William Agence France Presse

LONDON – Admirers of Prince William will get the chance to find out how Kate Middleton felt standing by his side when their engagement was announced, with the help of a life-size model unveiled Monday.

American artist Jennifer Rubell has created the wax model of William, which will be displayed at a London exhibition from Tuesday, ahead of the couple’s wedding at Westminster Abbey on April 29. The model is complete with a replica of Middleton’s sapphire and diamond engagement ring — and would-be royal brides can live out their fairytale fantasy by slipping on the ring and standing arm-in-arm with the prince. “It’s the feminine equivalent of winning the lottery,” said Rubell, 40.

“William is a living Prince Charming. When reality offers you a living, breathing human being that occupies a reality that’s existed for thousands of years — that’s very attractive.”

Rubell, a former food writer from New York, also features in her exhibition five drinks associated with the monarchy and British empire which visitors can sample — rum, gin, Madeira wine, whisky and sloe gin. “You can make a toast to the happy couple you’ve just become,” she joked.

American artist Jennifer Rubell stands behind her life-sized wax statue of Prince William bearing a replica of the sapphire and diamond ring, made famous by Princess Diana, on his arm , Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, in London.

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‘Beliebers’ fill downtown LA for Bieber premiere Troubled grandson of J. Paul Getty dies at 54 Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES – The city got a bad case of Bieber fever on Tuesday, when hundreds of Justin Bieber fans — along with his famous friends Miley Cyrus, Will Smith, Usher and Selena Gomez — filled the L.A. Live complex for the premiere of the teen pop star’s first movie, “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never.”

The mostly ‘tween and teen crowd, many in homemade T-shirts proclaiming themselves to be Bieber’s No. 1 fan, packed the LA Live plaza hours ahead of the screening, hoping for a star sighting.

“We just wanted to see if we could get a glimpse of Justin,” said 15year-old Hanna Hamersley, who wore a purple hand-painted T-shirt, a homemade Justin Bieber headband and purple “Never Say Never” 3D glasses. Part concert film and part biopic, “Never Say Never” tells the story of Bieber’s rise from a small-town street performer to a bona fide pop sensation with hit songs, a best-selling book and more than seven million followers on Twitter. It shows a young Bieber pounding away on the drums and busking on the streets of Ontario, Canada, before rising to fame through YouTube and Twitter, and eventually performing at Madison Square Garden.

“It was the greatest movie ever,” said 13-year-old Hanna Zeile. “I would watch it over and over.” Indeed, Hanna and her two friends said they planned to see the movie again on Wednesday and on Friday, when it opens nationwide. Twelve-year-old Bella Garcia said she planned to see the movie at least twice more.

“I loved all the baby videos and footage of him as a kid,” Bella said. “He had no music lessons as a kid. That really inspired me.”

Sisters Megan and Emily Bratta also appreciated seeing Bieber’s childhood home videos and deep musical roots. Their mom, Gayla, said she was unexpectedly taken with the young musician. “I was very impressed,” she said. “I didn’t know he had such raw, true talent.” Bieber’s fans — who call themselves “Beliebers” — play a big role in “Never Say Never.” They’re shown throughout the film in their T-shirts, singing along with his songs and crying from sheer joy at seeing him in person.

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Justin Bieber, subject of the documentary film “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never,” arrives at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011.

Associated Press Writer

LONDON – Great wealth became J. Paul Getty III’s great curse.

At age 16, he was held for ransom for five months by captors who cut off his ear when his oil-rich grandfather balked at paying.

After his 1973 release, he became addicted to drugs and alcohol, diving deeper into a hippie counterculture that seemed the opposite of his family’s capitalistic roots. He was only in his 20s when he suffered a devastating stroke that left him severely impaired and in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He died Saturday at age 54. Getty “never let his handicap keep him from living life to the fullest and he was an inspiration to all of us, showing us how to stand up to all adversity,” his son, the actor Balthazar Getty, said in a statement.

The elder Getty died surrounded by his family at his country estate in Buckinghamshire northwest of London. The cause of death was not disclosed, but Getty had been gravely ill for some time.

Born in 1956 to oil wealth counted in the billions of dollars, Getty’s life was upended when he was kidnapped in Rome in 1973. He was a tempting target — his grandfather was often said to be one of the world’s first billionaires. He cut a dashing figure, with tight jeans, open shirts and long,

flowing hair — resembling, at times, a young Mick Jagger.

At the time of his abduction, Getty was known as the “golden hippie.” He hung out with young leftists and counterculture types in Piazza Navona, Campo dei Fiori and Piazza Farnese in Rome. At first, some thought the kidnapping was staged to extract money from the grandfather. Friends at that time said the youngster had actually joked about such a tactic.

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FILE - In this May 12, 1976 file photo, J. Paul Getty III sits in the courthouse at Lagonegro, Italy, watching the opening session of the trial against seven men charged with having kidnapped him.

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Australia blames mining for greenhouse gas rise Agence France Presse

Car-Size Asteroid to Pass Close by Earth Wednesday An asteroid about the size of a car will pass close by Earth Wednesday (Feb. 9), the second space rock in five days to fly near – but pose no threat of hitting – our planet.

The asteroid is called 2011 CA7 and will fly within 64,300 miles (103,480 kilometers) of Earth tomorrow, according to an alert from NASA’s Asteroid Watch program.

It is about 9 1/2 feet across (nearly 3 meters) and was discovered by astronomers earlier this month.

The asteroid will make its closest pass by Earth at around 2:25 p.m. EST (1925 GMT), according to the small-body database overseen

by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.

On Feb. 4, the asteroid 2011 CQ 1 sailed within 3,400 miles (5471 km) of Earth during its brief encounter.

That asteroid was about 4 feet (1.3 meters) wide, less than half the size of 2011 CA7. For comparison, the distance between Earth and the moon is about 238,900 miles (384,402 km).

Like Friday’s asteroid flyby, 2011 CA7 poses no threat of impacting Earth. Even if it did enter Earth’s atmosphere, the space rock would never survive the fiery trip to the surface. It’s so small, it would likely break apart or incinerate on the way down.

Scientists say asteroids the size of 2011 CA7 and 2011 CQ 1 regularly fly close by Earth, but their small size makes them hard to spot.

“It’s predicted that tiny space rocks pass between Earth and moon almost daily but are too small to be detected and pose very little threat,” NASA’s asteroid-tracking team wrote in a Twitter message Monday (Feb. 7).

NASA and other dedicated astronomers routinely track asteroids and comets as part of a near-Earth observation program designed to seek out potentially hazardous objects that could pose an impact risk to Earth.

Potentially hazardous asteroids are space rocks about 490 feet (nearly 150 meters) wide or larger that fly too close to Earth for comfort, NASA officials have said. The space agency’s Near-Earth Object office at JPL coordinates efforts to detect, track and characterize the threats posed by asteroids and comets.

SYDNEY – Australia said Wednesday carbon emissions will rise more than predicted by 2020 in the world’s biggest per capita polluter, blaming its Asian-led mining boom. The climate change department predicted Australia’s emissions will surge by as much as 24 percent by 2020 compared to 2000 levels, four percent higher than last year’s projections.

“Growth to 2020 is dominated by emissions associated with the extraction and processing of energy resources driven by strong export demand,” the department said in its annual emissions report. “Fugitive emissions from coal mines and oil and gas projects, as well as direct fuel combustion emissions from LNG projects, account for almost half of the growth in Australia’s total emissions from 2010 to 2020.”

The report found Australia was on track to reduce emissions to 106 percent of 1990 levels by 2012, two percent lower than its target agreed under the Kyoto protocol. But it also said total emissions would grow 1.8 per-

cent annually over the coming decade, compared with 0.4 percent since 2000.

By 2030 the report said emissions could be 44 percent above 2000 levels, though it cautioned this was a less reliable prediction. Australia is the world’s worst per capita polluter and home to its biggest coal export port, shipping millions of tonnes of energy and steelmaking coal to Asian markets annually, as well as iron ore and other minerals.

It is also heavily dependent on coal-fired power stations for electricity, a sector the report said accounted for 36 percent of Australia’s total emissions in 2010.

Direct fuel combustion and agriculture each contributed about 15 percent and transport was the third biggest, at 14 percent.

The energy sector had spurred most of the emissions growth since 1990, “driven by Australia’s relatively high rates of economic growth and international demand for Australia’s resources,” it added. But renewable energy incentives would see growth in electricity-related pollution slow to just six percent over the next decade, the report said.

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Australia said Wednesday carbon emissions will rise more than predicted by 2020 in the world’s biggest per capita polluter, blaming its Asian-led mining boom.

Endangered decision delayed on walrus Associated Press Writer

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Pacific walrus need additional protection from the threat of climate warming but cannot be added to the threatened or endangered list because other species are a higher priority, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday.

Walrus will be added to the “warranted but precluded” list, said agency spokesman Bruce Wood, a designation under the Endangered Species Act that allows delays in listing if the agency is making progress listing other species and does not have resources to make a decision on others.

“The threats to the walrus are very real, as evidenced by this ‘warranted’ finding,” said Geoff Haskett, the service’s Alaska region director, in a statement. “But its greater population numbers and ability to adapt to landbased haulouts make its immediate situation less dire than those facing

other species such as the polar bear.”

He said cooperation with Alaska Native groups, the state and other partners could lessen the long-term impact of climate change for the walrus and help it avoid an endangered listing.

The decision was condemned by the Center for Biological Diversity, which in 2008 petitioned to list walrus as threatened or endangered, citing threats to walrus’ sea ice habitat.

Center spokeswoman Shaye Wolf said the warranted but precluded designation is a black hole for imperiled species. Some have been so designated for more than 20 years.

“This decision acknowledges the walrus is facing extinction due to climate change but the Obama administration is withholding the protections that could help the walrus survive,” Wolf said.

Scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center have tracked a steady decline in sea ice in recent decades.

Climate models have projected that summer sea ice could disappear by 2030. Alaska’s walrus population spends virtually the entire winter in the Bering Sea on the edge of sea ice that forms every year. In spring, as temperatures warm, ice melts and the edge of the sea ice moves north.

Older males spend the summer in the Bering Sea, foraging from islands or remote coastal shores. Females and pups, however, ride the ice edge through the Bering Strait and into the Chukchi and Beaufort seas, diving to the shallow continental shelf in search of clams as pups rest above them, safe from predators.

In recent years, summer sea ice in summer has receded well beyond the continental shelf over water too deep for walrus to dive to reach clams. Walrus in three of the last four years congregated by the thousands on Alaska’s northwest shore. Larger numbers took refuge on the Russian side of the Chukchi Sea.

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Ireland down Wales in Nations Cup opener Agence France Presse

DUBLIN – The Republic of Ireland won the inaugural Nations Cup match as they beat Wales 3-0 at Lansdowne Road here on Tuesday. What was meant to be a fresh era for Welsh football under Gary Speed saw his first game in charge end with another depressing defeat.

Neither side looked especially impressive in a dreary opening 45 minutes but after Darron Gibson broke the deadlock on the hour with his first international goal, the Republic pulled away with Damien Duff and substitute Keith Fahey also finding the back of the net.

Manchester United’s Gibson may never score a better international goal than the 20-yard strike that flew past Wales keeper Wayne Hennessey. Six minutes later, it was 2-0 to the hosts after Fulham favourite Duff

Darren Gibson

turned in a cutback from eight yards. Wales — who next month face old rivals England in a Euro 2012 qualifier in Cardiff — conceded a third goal eight minutes from time when Fahey powered in a 25-yard free-kick.

The Nations Cup is a four-team tournament also featuring Scotland and Northern Ireland, who play each other here on Wednesday.

The new tournament is on a league basis, with all six matches being staged at Lansdowne Road (the rest will take place in May) with the plan that all future editions will be held in the one country on a rotational basis.

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Loew hints Ballack’s Germany days may be over Agence France Presse BERLIN – Germany coach Joachim Loew on Tuesday hinted ex-captain Michael Ballack may no longer have a future in the national side after saying the veteran is not his first choice in midfield. Ballack, 34, has been left out of the Germany squad to face Italy in a friendly in Dortmund on Wednesday as he works his way back to fitness after four months out with injury.

Having missed last year’s World Cup with after tearing ankle ligaments, Germany finished third in South Africa as Ballack’s defensive midfield role was filled

by Real Madrid’s Sami Khedira alongside Bastian Schweinsteiger. Loew gave the clearest indication so far that Ballack’s international career may be over by saying the ex-Chelsea star will need to win back his place for next month Euro 2012 qualifier against Kazakhstan and friendly with Australia.

“Sami Khedira and Bastian Schweinsteiger are my first choice in the midfield,” said Loew, with Ballack having won 98 caps for his country. “We are not in the situation where we need to decide now if Michael Ballack will be back in the side in March.

“It all depends on him and whether he can produce the type of performances expected in the next few weeks.” “The quality of the player is what counts and whether he fits in with the style of football we are trying to play.”

Uncapped Dortmund midfielder Sven Bender is in the squad and with Loew has said he is the back-up for Schweinsteiger and Khedira making Leverkusen’s Ballack fourth choice.

“He wins a lot of the one-on-one duels, is very aggressive, but fair and is very good at winning the ball,” said Loew of Bender. While Ballack is out in the cold, Loew has recalled defender Wolfsburg’s Arne Friedrich, even though he has also only recently returned from injury.

“Arne Friedrich wasn’t out injured for as long as Michael Ballack, who had only played once over 90 minutes and hasn’t found his rhythm,” explained Loew. “For me it was obvious to bring Arne Friedrich back into the side.”

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Germany’s national football coach Joachim Loew oversees a training session in Kaiserau, near Kamen western Germany on February 7, 2011.

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European Club Association Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, seen here in 2010, voiced strong opposition to talk of a winter World Cup and criticised the way world governing body FIFA has been handling changes in football.

European clubs blast FIFA Agence France Presse

GENEVA – European football clubs on Tuesday voiced strong opposition to talk of a winter World Cup and criticised the way world governing body FIFA has been handling changes in football. “The time for monopolies is over. Football needs democracy and transparency,” said European Club Association chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

“ECA members agree that all clubs must be meaningfully involved in all decisions affecting club football. Now is the time for change,” Rummenigge, who is also chairman of Bayern Munich, added after the 136 member association’s general assembly here.

In a statement, the ECA expressed “its concern on the way matters of such importance are managed by football’s world governing body” and “its opposition” to the

“disruption” of mooted changes to the international fixture list including a winter World Cup. It pointed to the sudden discovery of a FIFA decision last October to add eight new dates to the international match list in 2011 to 2014 “without any consultation” or “precise reason”, despite growing warnings about player exhaustion.

“ECA is supportive of national team football but also believes that player’s exhaustion through the excessive number of games must be addressed as a top priority,” it said in a statement. “Currently this is not the case.” The stance of powerful European clubs, which own many of the world’s top international players, added to a wave of discontent with FIFA in the wake of the controversial race late last year to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

They called for fixed rules for several seasons, a limit of one international tournament a year and a

clear seven week break after major international tournaments like the World Cup continental championships.

Clubs have repeatedly complained about the growing intensity and breadth of league, European and international matches and the impact on players, as well as transfer and commercial issues over the years. They have gradually united with the lead of big name clubs, forging ties with UEFA despite tensions.

But club executives feel increasingly left out of FIFA’s decision making which they argue is now “heavily affecting club football without the involvement of the stakeholders concerned”.

Manchester United chief executive David Gill said that progress had been made in Europe. “We have excellent dialogue with UEFA at the moment and we hope to have that with FIFA,” he told journalists.

Sport Nadal and Federer era is over, says Tsonga

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International

Agence France Presse

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Tuesday sauntered into the second round of the ATP Rotterdam Open after a 6-4, 6-4 defeat of Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov and declared the era of domination from Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal is over.

Tsonga was joined in the second round by top seed and defending champion Robin Soderling, who dispatched Dutch wild card Robin Haase 6-3, 6-2 in less than an hour.

Wimledon finalist Tomas Berdych was equally as impressive as the Czech fourth seed beat Spain’s Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-1, 6-2 in just 52 minutes.

The eighth-seeded Tsonga who lost the 2008 Australian Open final to Novak Djokovic said that the Serb’s victory in Melbourne little more than a week ago over Andy Murray marked a gate-crashing of the private party enjoyed by the Swiss and Spaniard for the last half-decade.

“Federer and Nadal are not alone (at the top of the rankings)

any more,” said Tsonga, who fired 11 aces in his 75-minute win over the 19-year-old Dimitrov. “Maybe on clay, things (Nadal’s victories) are still the same, but not on other surfaces.

“Djokovic and Murray are beating Nadal and Federer very often, all the players are improving their games. It’s not just about Nadal and Federer any more.”

Tsonga said that his present world ranking of 18 after an injurymarred 2010 season, which saw him fall out of the Top 10, was not a reflection of his present form.

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Miami Heat’s LeBron James (6) is fouled by Indiana Pacers’ Roy Hibbert, left, in the fourth quarter during an NBA basketball game in Miami, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. At right is Indiana Pacers’ Danny Granger (33). The Heat defeated the Pacers 117-112.

LeBron gets 41, and Heat top Pacers 117-112 Associated Press Writer

MIAMI – With LeBron James on the bench, the Indiana Pacers quickly took command. Unfortunately for them, he returned.

The league’s two-time reigning MVP had 41 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, Chris Bosh added 19 points and the Miami Heat rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat the Indiana Pacers 117-112 on Tuesday night for their seventh straight victory.

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French tennis player Jo-Wilfries Tsonga returns the ball to Bulgarian Griogor Dimitrov on the first round of the Rotterdam ATP Open on February 8, 2011.

Tiger Woods: Game on upswing despite rough start Associated Press Writer

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Tiger Woods insists his game is coming together and it’s just a matter of time before he wins his first tournament in more than a year.

Speaking ahead of the Dubai Desert Classic, the third-ranked Woods says he’s overcome rough spots in his form before and is working on adjustments to his swing and “philosophy” on the game.

He says he felt he was able to improve his swing at Torrey Pines despite finishing tied for 44th. It was his worst start to the season since turning professional.

The Desert Classic starts Thursday. Woods is in a group with No. 1 Lee Westwood and second-ranked Martin Kaymer.

Woods did not play in Dubai last year, but he won the tournament in 2006 and 2008.

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Tiger Woods

Miami held Indiana to 28 percent shooting in the fourth quarter, giving up only 15 points after yielding a 97 in the first three periods, and saw Mario Chalmers force Dahntay Jones into a key 5-second violation with 8.9 seconds remaining.

James took care of the rest, and Miami moved within a half-game of idle Boston for the Eastern Conference’s best record. “We figured it out in the fourth quarter,” James said. “Held them to 15 points and we executed.” In his last 20 games, James is averaging 29.6 points, 8.6 rebounds and 7.5 assists.

Not coincidentally, the Heat are 173 in those contests.

“I’ll tell you what, he’s playing MVP-like basketball on both ends of the court,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “He had a motor tonight that did not fatigue. It was amazing.” James had 26 points in the first half, sending one dunk through the net and accidentally off Dwyane Wade’s head — “My bad,” James said later — then going on a tear in the final 2 minutes where he turned what was a 66-52 deficit into a 6663 game going into halftime.

James went on the attack — outrunning Danny Granger in transition for one dunk, flashing out of the high post and taking a pass from Chalmers for another, then converting a spinning layup while getting fouled. “We would have been up by

40 if it wasn’t for him,” Granger said.

“He was unconscious.” In the end, Miami needed every bit of his heroics.

“The best player in the world played at his best in his own building,” said Pacers interim coach Frank Vogel, who fell to 4-1 since taking over on the Indiana sideline.

“It’s tough to beat.” Wade scored 17 and Chalmers added 16 for Miami, which moved five games ahead of second-place Atlanta in the Southeast Division.

“You don’t have to be awesome every night,” Wade said. “You have to find a way to help your ballclub win and we were able to do that.” Roy Hibbert scored 20 points and added 10 rebounds for Indiana. Granger scored 19 and Tyler Hansbrough added 18 for the Pacers.

Indiana was shooting better than 60 percent at one point in the second half, and was at 57 percent entering the final quarter. But the Pacers shot 5 for 18 in the fourth, including one dreadful stretch that gave the Heat life.

“A shootout for three quarters, both teams scoring the ball, making highlight plays ... and scoring with relative ease,” Spoelstra said. “Finally we made a stand in the fourth quarter.”

Darren Collison scored 15 points, Josh McRoberts added 12 and Jones scored 11 for Indiana, which was trying to join Boston and Dallas as teams that beat Miami twice this season.

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Force India targets fifth with new car Force India has set its sights on finishing fifth in the constructors’ championship this year, after unveiling the VJM04 that it hopes can help it deliver podium finishes in 2011.

Lorenzo: Yamaha needs to improve MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo says this year’s Yamaha is still not as competitive as he would want, the Spaniard admitting the engine is lacking power.

“In my opinion we haven’t made a clear leap forward,” Lorenzo was quoted as saying by Motosprint. “I know exactly what we need, but we haven’t got there yet. “We need more power, so more speed when accelerating, and better traction, always for the same goal: we aren’t strong yet at turn exit.

“The new engine is more or less like the previous one. The most evident progress is in the anti-spin system, because it’s more efficient now.

I’m happy with that. It does help, but we need more horsepower. “I don’t like the new chassis, because

there’s more chatter. But I’m not particularly worried about that. I repeat: the priority at this time is power,” added last year’s champion.

Honda riders set the pace in the opening test of the year at Sepang, with Lorenzo only fourth quickest overall. The Yamaha rider claimed his team will need to take a step forward in order to be able to enjoy the kind of success seen last year.

“Yes, laptimes are good, but at the moment, with this bike, it’s difficult to do better,” he said. “I would like a better bike, and this is what I’ve asked of the engineers. I think every rider asks for that.

“I’m not saying it’s not a winner anymore: I’m saying that in order to win the number of races won last year we need progress. At the mo-

ment, I think this bike would not enable me to repeat a successful season like 2010. “Honda is going very well: they started to make up ground midway through last year and now they’ve made another step forward.

This must worry us.”

He also conceded his new teammate Ben Spies was strong than he had anticipated. “Spies is strong.

Honestly, he is faster than I expected. Simoncelli has improved a lot, he’s done a great laptime. Surely Honda helps him, but in order to go as quick as he has, it means that he’s made a lot of progress too.

“The competition is getting stronger and stronger: this will be a tough, hard-fought season. That’s why I would like us to do a big step forward too.”

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Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo of Yamaha powers his bike during the MotoGP pre-season test on the Sepang circuit in Sepang near Kuala Lumpur on February 2, 2011.

As the team revealed its 2011 car during an online launch on Tuesday, its CEO Otmar Szafnauer set out the team’s ambitious targets for the forthcoming season.”Last year we finished a strong seventh - and we were sixth for most of the season,” he said.

“We always want to improve and our objectives this year are to finish higher than last year.

“So we are targeting fifth place in the championship – and in order to do that we have to score points from the beginning and then all the way through to the end. To do that, we need strong development during the year – and if all goes well, then perhaps even a podium finish or two is an aim.”

Adrian Sutil, who is remaining at Force India for a fifth season in F1, believes that the fifth place target is definitely achieveable.

“We should be up there to score a lot of points,” he said. “It is important to keep that level, and we must not tail off towards the end of the season.”

Although Force India does not have the finances to take on the might of the big budget teams like Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull Racing, Szafnauer still believes that the team can make good progress this year.

“We probably have half the personnel of some of the other bigger teams, but we know that is where we

are,” he said. “We have honed our processes and procedures. We know what we have to do and we go out and do it. We punch above our weight, and our target is to do so even more.

“It is difficult in the midfield, and the more we move up the more difficult it becomes. But we are up for the challenge. We think fifth in an achievable objective and target – and hopefully we can get podium finishes if all goes well.”

Although Force India has lost leading technical figures James Key and Mark Smith to other teams over the past 12 months, Szafnauer believes the team still has a very solid infrastructure. “We have strength in depth with the technical staff,” he said. “We have many people who have been here a long time, and many people coming into their own.

“We have created a good mechanical package that is an evolution of last year’s car, and we are working hard on the aerodynamic package.

“We have increased our aerodynamic personnel. We run 24/7 in the wind tunnel, which is something that is recent, and with those positive changes we will be able to compete. It is never good to lose senior technical people, but such is the game in F1.”