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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Acting with Julia Roberts Artificial reefs placed in Nusa Dua

Sellers in Ubud market excited Gianyar, DenPost

The shooting of the movie entitled “Eat, Pray, Love” which is starring

by Julia Roberts has been started in several areas in Gianyar. The first stage of the shooting started in Bentuyung village on Thursday, October 15th, followed in Pejengaji village through Monday, October 19th.

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The film shooting was continued by taking the scene in Ubud market on Tuesday, October 20th 2009. The shooting was tightly guarded by the security officers. No one allowed to take pictures and recorded the situation on the set.

The reporters and journalists also can not take a closer look on the shooting. Several sellers in the market took part in the shooting. They were very excited to meet and play in the same movie with Julia Roberts. In Indonesia, Julia Roberts is a famous Hollywood actress that played in several great movies.

The sellers were having difficulties in the shooting because it was the first time for them to play in a movie. The scene must be taken several times and the director must give many directions again and again. The shooting in the market was the most tiring for Julia Roberts because it took long time.

In the movie “Eat, Pray, Love” Julia is seen wondering around in the market and interact with the seller. The movie crews prepared a replacement actress for Julia to prevent the actress become too tired.

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Hollywood actress Julia Roberts gestures as she walks towards the sets of her film “Eat, Pray, Love” in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.

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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, left, shakes hands with Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia,Tuesday, Oct 20, 2009.

JAKARTA - Liberal ex-general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was sworn in as Indonesia’s president on Tuesday after winning a second fiveyear term with promises of economic growth and political reform.

The softly-spoken leader swore on the Koran, Islam’s holy book, to uphold the constitution during a ceremony in the national assembly in Jakarta that was broadcast around the archipelago of 234 million people.

“By Allah I swear I will adhere to the constitution as faithfully as possible, and will commit myself to the country and the people,” Yudhoyono said.

A massive security blanket descended on the centre of the capi-

tal, with about 20,000 police backed by armoured vehicles on hand to secure the inauguration.

The event was attended by the leaders of Australia, Brunei, East Timor, Malaysia and Singapore, as well as senior officials from around the world.

Yudhoyono, 60, trounced former president Megawati Sukarnoputri in 2004 to become the mainly Muslim country’s first directly elected head of state since the fall of late military strongman Suharto in 1998.

He did it again in July, easily defeating Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chief Megawati as well as his vice president, the Golkar Party’s Jusuf Kalla, to become the first Indonesian leader to be democratically re-elected.

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Bali News VAR Demand at Sanglah Hospital Increasing Denpasar (Bali Post)— It is scheduled that from Monday (Oct 19), continued vaccination for anti-rabies vaccination (VAR) was removed to Policlinic of Sanglah Hospital could not be realized. It aimed at diminishing the number of patients coming to Emergency Room so that it would not disturb the services at emergency room. In reality, myriad of patients even stood in line at Emergency Room of Sanglah Hospital.

From the morning, both patients bitten by dog and those asking for continued vaccination flocked the information counter.

As consequence, they should be willing to stand in line until outside information counter of Emergency Room.

One of the patients, Wayan Suardika from Timpag, Tabanan, even admitted that he did not asked for VAR at Tabanan Hospital, but right away to Sanglah Hospital.

Actually, Tabanan Hospital poses one of the rabies centers in Bali that also provides VAR. “Every time I asked for VAR in Tabanan, I was always referred or its VAR ran out. Therefore, for this third VAR I come right away to Sanglah Hospital and not to Tabanan Hospital,” said Suardika.

On asking confirmation about that matter, Section Head of Outpatient Medical

Services of Sanglah Hospital, Ken Wirasandhi, explained that continued vaccination for VAR was indeed provided at Policlinic. However, due to some obstacles, chiefly related to billing system whose connection needed arranging, caused the services could not be provided at Policlinic. Registration service and VAR administration have run fluently. The problems lay on the connection of data of repeated patients to their billing system that was not arranged yet. “On that account, VAR services at Policlinic could not be undertaken today,” explained Ken on Monday (Oct 19).

Still, based on information, continued vaccination services would be committed at Policlinic starting from Tuesday (Oct 20). As planned, vaccination would take place at one of the parts in Ratna Room.

Though until Monday the VAR services was undertaken in Emergency Room, but for continued vaccination stayed to be served at working hours namely from 8 a.m. through 12 a.m. Local Time.

Up to 1 p.m. Local Time last Monday, the number VAR spent at Sanglah Hospital amounted to 150 vials and stock at Emergency Room remained to some 100 vials. (kmb24)

Seventy-Three Rivers in Bali Run Dry Denpasar (Bali Post)—

The current dry season thoroughly makes condition of rivers in Bali run dry.

Out of 165 existing rivers, 73 rivers of them have run dry. Meanwhile, other 92 rivers remain to have water but its debit tends to diminish and be polluted by waste.

Most drying rivers are located in West Buleleng, East Buleleng, Kubu and Seraya. In the meantime, debit of rivers in Tabanan, Badung and Denpasar has diminished and they have been polluted by rubbish and waste of garment factory.

Division Head of Bali Public Works, I Gusti Nyoman Sura Adnyana, last Monday (Oct 19), stated that difficulty of water encountered by critical regions were particularly caused by their condition situating on hills or mountainous ranges, while springs located at lower area. To overcome the water shortage, he said, indeed could not be committed immediately.

Originally, there was a plan to take advantage of discarded water from Unda River and estuarial dam II, but it needed expensive cost. On that account, it was then selected the closer rivers to Badung, Denpasar and Gianyar. For that purpose, it has now been established a rubber dam at Penet River (at border of Badung and Tabanan). It was scheduled to take the

water with debit some 300-500 liters per second for drinking water in Denpasar and South Badung.

The taking of water at Penet River is taken at the lower course of subak point.

In other words, the water is no more required for the interest of subak. Meanwhile, water shortage at eastern parts like Denpasar, Sanur until Nusa Dua and a part of Gianyar would be covered by a dam made at Petanu River, Gianyar in 2010.

Estimated, the debit of water taken for clean water would reach 300-500 liters per second.

Candidasa

Drought of rivers also occurs at Candidasa. A member of Karangasem House, I Nyoman Sadra, asserted that the river at Nyuh Tebel area has run dry. Formerly, when the water supply was enough, tens of hectares of rice field in the north of Candidasa before the T-junction to Tenganan remained to produce rice. Even, during prolonged dry season, irrigation from the river diminished. However, farmers along with subak system were able to plant their rice and second crops one after another. However, today when the river ran dry, rice field vanished and farmers could no more plant their rice. (029/013)

Vehicle passed the advertising billboard at Denpasar. The Denpasar’s government is structuring the advertising billboard around Denpasar to beautify the face of Bali’s capital city.

Untidy, Installation of Billboards in Denpasar Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Now, installation of billboards in Denpasar looks disorganized, so it is very urgent to be re-arranged. Even, this urge was also delivered by the circle of Commission B, Denpasar House on making a visit to the office of Sanitation and Landscaping Services (DKP) of Denpasar City.

The visit was led by the Head of Commission B, Eko Supriyadi, and received in person by the Head of DKP, I Wayan Wisada. Unfortunately, the visit committed by such commission specializing in economic and development affairs asked more questions about the matter of rubbish. Actually, Commission D specializing in health and educational services should handle this matter. However, in the dialogue transpiring at the office of DKP, representatives in charge at Commission B described the matters on rubbish and its handling in years to come.

Aside from rubbish, some members of Commission B also put into question about the plan of billboard re-arrangement on Jalan Teuku Umar made into a pilot project. They judged the plan was very good to do because untidy billboards have engulfed the look of Denpasar City. Therefore, it then looked ugly. “Up to these days, there are some installations of billboard looking so untidy. This condition can make the look of city unattractive,” said Suadi Putra, a member of Commission B.

Another member, Ketut Resmiyasa, expected that within one block should be made a single billboard stand. Therefore, it could look well arranged and nice. Now, his party saw the installation of billboards by respective owners did not pay attention to aesthetic elements.

On responding this matter, Wisada assured that the installation of billboards on Jalan Teuku Umar would combine the element of aesthetics and acquisition of Locally Generated Revenue (PAD).

His party no more focused on PAD only, but should also notice the aesthetical aspect so the look of Denpasar could be tidier. “Re-arrangement on Jalan Teuku Umar poses a pilot project that would be resumed with other strategic areas,” said former Assistant II of Denpasar City Government.

Concerning with the revenue of advertisement tax, Wisada said that up to that month it has exceeded the target stipulated namely IDR 6.8 billion. In its realization, DKP has collected IDR 7.4 billion. “On that account, in the upcoming year 2010 we are targeting the revenue to reach IDR 7.5 billion,” explained Wisada. (kmb12)

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NDF to Release 1,500 Turtle Hatchlings Denpasar (Bali Post)—

A number of 1,500 turtle hatchlings were released at the area of Nusa Dua Beach in relation to the Nusa Dua Fiesta (NDF) 2009. Managing Director of Bali Tourism Development Corporation (BTDC), I Made Mandra, led the release of the animal in person last Monday (Oct 19).

Release of such turtle hatchlings was committed by components of tourism, such as hotel, marine environmentalists, primary school students existing in such international tourist resort and foreign tourists who happened to spend holiday in Bali.

Deputy Head of Organizing Committee of NDF 2009, I Gusti Ketut Purnaya, said that the turtle hatchling release aimed at conserving the environment, especially marine environment. They should be preserved as their existence turned into extinction. “We have responsibility to preserve this animal because their existence near limit of extinction. As a nation having concern with the environment, it is the time to do something for the environment,” said Purnaya.

As a tourist destination, Bali should maintain its environment. By doing so, both domestic and foreign tourists would be stay interested to visit Bali Island. Release of these turtle hatchlings truly related to the theme highlighted on NDF 2009, namely green tourism with subtheme cultural preservation and coastal area. “Impact of turtle hatchlings release as balancer

of marine biota would be felt by next generation in twenty years to come because development of this animal is slower than any others,” added Purnaya.

Other than turtle hatchling release, a metropolitan artist, Dik Doank, guided the event named Bag Painting Competition and painting on large shopping bag. This event was intended to reduce plastic-made products, as they could harm the environment. Appreciation of children was high enough to participate in the program guided in person by Dik Doank. In that competition, a participant named I Made Lanang Adi N finally became the first winner through his works entitled “Save Our Sea.” Meanwhile, the Kids Drum Band also jazzed up the third day of the 13th Nusa Dua Fiesta (NDF). It was organized at Peninsula, Nusa Dua with participants consisting of SD 2 Muhammadiyah Denpasar, SD 3 Muhammadiyah, SD 2 Saraswati Denpasar, SD 3 Saraswati and SD Kuncup Mekar Denpasar.

The Kids Drum Band once drew the attention of spectators filling in the stage of NDF. Organizer of this Kids Drum Band from Audi Event, Elisabeth Ivo, said that the activity was meant to develop the mental of young generation so they could behave disciplined and patriotic. In the meantime, winner of the competition would obtain a trophy from Managing Director of BTDC, Made Mandra. (056)

When Rabies Reaches Bangli

Population of Kintamanian Dog Needs Protecting Kintamanian dog has been renowned to foreign countries. Wide spread of rabies in Bangli makes the breeding of Kintamanian dog threatened. Breeders felt worried if their dogs would be infected by rabies.

What should they be committed to make Kintamanian dog becoming the mascot of Kintamani remain safe?

SPREADS of rabies virus at Sembung Hamlet, Bebalang Village, Bangli shocked local residents. Being fear of rabies due to bite of mad dog, hunting team of wild dogs established by government kept on eliminating wild dog at a number of locations in Bangli, last Monday (Oct 19).

Behind the elimination of such wild dogs, Deputy Head of Bangli House, I Nyoman Basma, requested government to protect Kintamanian dogs in order they could be free from rabies. According to him, the breeding of Kintamanian dog gave high revenue to local residents.

“Kintamanian dog becoming one of the mascots of Bangli should be secured,” he said. He positively appreciated if Village and Hamlet Heads would be rendered an understanding on the hazard of rabies and the measures to manage it, Tuesday (Oct 20).

Basma reminded the Bangli Gov-

ernment, chiefly Animal Husbandry Services, in order it would not take late action. “Never consider that Bangli is safe from rabies. The Regent should take prompt action by vaccination and elimination of wild dogs,” he said.

It was mentioned that data collection of dog population should be carried out. Without the intention to exaggerate, it has existed and should be alerted. Moreover, rabies disease was very dangerous, and population of wild dog in Bangli was relatively high.

Other than sensitive to disease, it would be very risky for the safety of motorbike’s riders. For that purpose, owners should put their dog in a cage so that its healthy was under good control. To detect such dogs, it could no be performed by common people. It required a synergy of Health Services and Animal Husbandry Services so that the transmission of virus could be prevented.

Acknowledged, the emergence of rabies in Bangli of course became a threat to dog population of local Kintamanian race. “Hopefully, local residents should be careful of wild and fierce dogs. If pierce, it would be better to be eliminated, who knows if it has been infected by rabies virus,” he invoked. (bal)

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Police officers talk to the protesters in Buleleng Police Department headquarters. The protesters wanted to meet the head of Buleleng Police Department.

Being Unsatisfied with Police’s Performance

Again, Lemukih Residents Come to Police HQ Singaraja (Bali Post)—

Regarding to land dispute, hundreds of resident of Lemukih Customary Village, Sawan subdistrict came to Headquarter of Buleleng Resort Police for the umpteenth time, last Monday (Oct 19). Their coming was to urge police department in order it could resolve the case regarding to police personnel reported to have pushed the customary apparatus of Lemukih during the tense when the officer of Land Registry Services (KP) of Buleleng would like to measure the land object put into disputes on last August 26.

Residents putting on middle customary attires came into Headquarter of Buleleng Resort Police about 9 a.m. Local Time. They wanted to meet in person with Chief of Buleleng Resort Police, Istiyono. Since the Chief was in Headquarter of Bali Police, residents were suggested to wait at wantilan hall. Having felt to wait for so long, they looked impatient so it was often heard the expression stating their dissatisfaction to the performance of police.

Since there was a tense situation between residents and police officers, Deputy Chief of Buleleng Resort Police, Mulyadi, finally went out from his room and gathered the residents at square in front of Headquarter of Police Resort.

When gathering at the square, the situation once turned more emotional. At that time, mutual pushing action occurred because triggered by touchiness of a police officer by one of residents judged to have discredited the Chief of Resort Police. However, the matter could be calmed down after Deputy Chief allowed the repre-

sentatives of residents to deliver their aspiration.

A figure of Lemukih customary village, Minten, expressed his aspiration one after another. In essence, residents put into question the report made by Lemukih Customary Village regarding to the follow up of the case was judged to be slow. One of the reports was about Gede Widarta, the Secretary of Lemukih Customary Village who reported the police personnel, Ketut Parta pushing him when the officers of KP would like to measure the land in disputes at Lemukih Village on last August 26. “Symbol of our customary institution was pushed until falling down by such police personnel.

We strongly demand that such personnel is given firm action promptly,” Minten said. To respond that matter, Deputy Chief Mulyadi answered that his party has followed up the case by summoning some witnesses.

Similarly, other case reported

by Lemukih Customary Village needed prompt response. To process the case, the police have sum-

moned some witnesses. “Result of investigation could be known from advocate and we remain to process the case transparently and objectively,” he said.

To House of Representatives

Having committed a demo at Headquarter of Resort Police, those residents resumed their action to Buleleng House. There, residents requested the House to urge KP of Singaraja to re-measure the land object in disputes. Deputy Head of the House, Dharma Wijaya, and other members receiving the residents stated that they were ready to help resolve the problem.

As frequently published, the land dispute between Lemukih Customary Village and a number of local residents holding the certificate of the land in disputes were getting more emotional when KP of Singaraja would like to measure the land object at Lemukih on last August 26. At that time, the certificate holder impeded the officers that would like to measure the land so the intention finally failed. (kmb15)

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North Koreans leave Denmark’s Hanoi embassy for Seoul Agence France-Presse

HANOI - After nearly a month at the Danish embassy, nine North Korean asylum-seekers flew out of Vietnam on Tuesday minutes before the South Korean president arrived for a state visit, sources said.

“All of them left Vietnam already,” an airport official said, declining to be named.

The group had spent almost four weeks living in a garage and an attached blue tent on the embassy compound.

Thousands of other North Koreans have made similar journeys and been taken in by South Korea.

The refugees flee the impoverished and isolated North on an “underground railroad” of illegal border crossings and safe houses that usually leads via China to Mongolia or Southeast Asia.

A Vietnamese diplomatic source said the nine, most of them women, would fly out at 0630 GMT, just over 30 minutes before

South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak landed at the same airport.

They were to stop in Singapore before continuing to Seoul, said the source who declined to be named.

A Danish diplomat declined to comment when asked about the case.

The South Korean foreign ministry and other agencies also declined, which is their usual position on North Korean refugees abroad.

The nine entered the Danish compound on September 24 hoping to reach South Korea, Kim Sang-Hun, an activist who said his group helped them reach the embassy, told AFP earlier.

They included a doctor and his wife, a mother and her 13-year-old daughter, and a woman who had worked as a “virtual slave” in a Chinese karaoke club, said the activist group.

They were the latest in a series of North Korean escapees who have sought asylum at various Hanoi embassies in recent years.

Karzai ‘to accept vote ruling’ to avert chaos Agence France-Presse

KABUL - President Hamid Karzai will accept final results due later Tuesday from Afghanistan’s chaotic election, officials said after frantic Western lobbying to resolve two months of political paralysis.

The announcement from Karzai’s beleaguered camp came after a UN-backed investigation confirmed staggering levels of fraud in the August 20 vote, declaring more than one million ballots suspect — a quarter of the total cast.

It was the first public statement from Karzai’s campaign team that the president would respect the law, and implied he would accept a second-round vote against chief rival Abdullah Abdullah if elec-

toral authorities order one.

After weeks of controversy at a time when Western forces are striving to pacify a bloody Taliban insurgency, Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) said it would announce the final results later Tuesday.

“Our commissioners are currently in a meeting and when the meeting is finished we will make our announcement of the final results,” spokesman Noor Mohammad Noor told AFP. Karzai spokesman Waheed Omar said: “We have to wait for the final announcement through legal channels, which is the Independent Election Commission.

“And once the IEC announces the results then we are bound to accept it, based on the law,” Omar said.

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Police officers patrol during an operation at the Jacarezinho slum in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009.

Police in Rio de Janeiro say they found two more bodies in a slum wracked by violence just two weeks after the city won the 2016 Olympic games.

Rio hunts chopper attackers, fears for Olympic image Agence France-Presse

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil’s president pledged to spend 60 million dollars on security and prove the country could successfully host the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics after drugs gangs shot down a helicopter.

More than 1,700 officers were deployed in northern Rio de Janeiro, scene of weekend clashes between drug gangs and police that authorities said left 22 dead. Three of those killed were policemen in a helicopter brought down on Saturday as it surveyed a turf war between rival gangs in the Morro dos Macacos slum.

The incident triggered a massive ground confrontation between police and gangs on Saturday and Sunday that left at least 14 residents dead. Police

Legislators slam Hong Kong developer’s tall storeys Agence France-Presse

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai .

said most were suspected gang members, though at least three appeared to be civilians caught in the crossfire.

A spokesman, Major Oderlei Santos, told Globo television the anti-gang operation was openended and “the military police will work tirelessly to track down and capture these criminals.”

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, speaking on a visit to Sao Paulo, on Monday condemned the weekend violence and said he of-

fered Rio state governor Sergio Cabral “any help he needs, including the National Guard.”

The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Lula promised to allocated 60 million dollars in aid to Rio, amid fears over whether the city would be ready to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.

Lula has said his government is tackling the endemic violence in the city’s slums and “clean the dirt” marring Rio’s image.

Around a third of Rio’s population of six million live in the 1,000 slums nestled in the coastal city.

Known as favelas, the shantytowns in some cases abut the popular tourist beach areas of Ipanema and Copacabana.

HONG KONG - A Hong Kong developer who sold an apartment for a world record price was Tuesday condemned for selectively numbering the floors on a 46-storey building as a ploy to attract Chinese buyers.

Henderson Land Development sparked a debate over developers’ ethical standards with its latest project, “39 Conduit Road,” when it numbered the top two floors of the building 68 and 88, both lucky numbers for Chinese people.

The number “eight” sounds like “fortune” in Mandarin and

Cantonese. Chinese people like the number “88” as it symbolises “double fortune” and “68” as it sounds like “continuing fortune.”

Albert Ho, chairman of the Democratic Party, said the government would encourage unscrupulous property marketing practices if it did not intervene.

“The developer has crossed the line. This is a classic incident to show how powerful big developers are in Hong Kong,” he said, adding that he would meet officials Wednesday to discuss the issue.

Another legislator, Miriam Lau, said it was important that buyers were not misled by developers’

floor-numbering systems.

Last week, the supposed 68th floor of the luxury duplex (a combination of the 43rd and 44th floors, according to media reports) was sold for a world record of 88,000 Hong Kong dollars (11,300 US dollars) per square foot.

Henderson said they were hoping to charge 100,000 Hong Kong dollars per square foot for the 88th floor unit (on the 45th and 46th floors, reports said), which has not yet been placed on the market.

“We are not the only developer using this marketing ploy. It is nothing special,” a spokeswoman for Henderson told AFP.

International IMIGRATION Australian Consulate General Jalan Tantular 32 Renon Denpasar Phone: +62 361 241118 Fax: +62 361 221195 (General) +62 361 241120 (Immigration)

General Info

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

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

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

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

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

Phone : 223 036 Fax : 268 690.

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

Phone : 222 142.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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News Rick downgraded to tropical storm off Mexico’s coast Agence France-Presse

MIAMI - Rick, a powerful weather system threatening Mexico’s west coast, has been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, the US National Hurricane Center said Tuesday.

Rick has already caused one death and forced the evacuation of some of Los Cabos’ tourist beaches.

But the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said early Tuesday morning that Mexico’s government had discontinued a hurricane watch and Rick had been downgraded to a tropical storm.

On Monday, Mexican authorities said Mexican Miguel Barraza, 38, had been swept out to sea by huge waves caused by Rick.

He “was devoured by fierce waves and we couldn’t do anything AFP PHOTO/Prakash MATHEMA/FILES

(FILES) In this picture taken on Septembe 27, 2009, Nepalese soldiers prepare to sacrifice buffaloes and goats on the ninth day of The Hindu Dashain Festival in Kathmandu.

to save his life,” said the head of local rescue services, Francisco Cota Marquez, adding that the death occurred on Sunday.

At 0300 GMT on Tuesday, Rick was 290 miles (465 kilometers) south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas and moving north near eight miles (13 kilometers) per hour, the NHC said.

The center of the storm, which was still packing maximum sustained winds of 70 miles (110 kilometers) per hour, was forecast to pass near the southern tip of Baja California late Tuesday or early Wednesday, the NHC added.

Rick was the seventh hurricane of the eastern north Pacific 2009 season.

Baja California also was battered in early September by Hurricane Jimena, which caused floods that killed at least one person.

Sellers in Ubud...

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Campaign to stop mass animal sacrifice in Nepal

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by Yudi, a handicraft seller in Ubud market. He is very proud to have a dialog with Julia Roberts.

After finishing in the market, the movie shoot will be continued in Padang-Padang beach and Uluwatu temple in Badung regency.(yul)

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KATHMANDU - Every five years a temple in southern Nepal plays host to an extraordinary religious festival in which hundreds of thousands of animals are sacrificed to the Hindu goddess of power Gadhimai.

For two days, the tiny village of Bariyapur near Nepal’s border with India flows with blood as thousands of Hindu devotees flock to the temple to take part in what organisers believe is the world’s biggest ritual slaughter.

Many travel from neighbouring India for the festival, which has been running uninterrupted for around three centuries and is due to take place on November 24 and 25.

But this year, a group of animal rights activists is campaigning to stop what it says is senseless cruelty to innocent creatures — pitting themselves against Hindu devotees in this deeply religious nation.

“We launched our campaign to put a stop to the gruesome killing of animals in the name of God,” said Pramada Shah, director of campaign group Animal Nepal which has launched an online petition demanding the festival be cancelled.

“Even in the 21st century, innocent animals are facing cruel treatment due to people’s superstition.”

The campaign received a local boost when it won the support of Ram Bahadur Bomjam, a young Nepalese man believed by followers to be a reincarnation of Buddha after supporters said he could survive without water, food or sleep.

The movie shoot in Ubud market was handled by the head of Gianyar regency, Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati alias Cok Ace. Agung Maharani, a seller took part in the shooting, said that she was very happy taking part in the movie. The shooting was not easy and tiring but she didn’t mind.

Bomjam, dubbed “Buddha Boy”

by Nepalese media, has spent the past year meditating in the jungle near Bariyapur, but last week broke his silence to condemn the festival.

“Human beings have turned brutal by offering animal sacrifices to the goddess. This practice must be stopped now,” he reportedly told local media.

Bomjam’s supporters have organised their own campaign to put a stop to the festival, distributing pamphlets in the area and in Indian towns on the border urging people not to take part.

One reason for the event’s huge popularity is its proximity to India, where some states have now banned sacrificial slaughter.

“In India today there is greater awareness about animal sacrifice and suffering, so people and rights activists are against it,” said N.G. Jayasimha, campaign manager for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in India.

“Some states have banned animal slaughter even for religious purposes — including Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. So all these factors contribute to the numbers going to Nepal.”

But animal rights campaigners face an uphill struggle in Nepal, where Hindus make up 80 percent of the population and where ritual

sacrifice is a part of everyday life.

Local authorities said they would increase security surrounding the festival, which begins with the sacrifice of two wild rats, a rooster, a pig, a goat and a lamb before the temple’s statue of Gadhimai.

Devotees can then bring their animals into the temple for ritual purification before taking them into the grounds where they will have their throats slit. The meat is distributed and eaten.

Nepal’s government has already pledged 4.5 million rupees (60,000 dollars) in funding for the festival and authorities say they have no power to stop it going ahead.

The temple’s head priest, Mangal Chaudhary Tharu, told AFP 800,000 people attended the festival in 2004, when about 400,000 sacrifices were made, and he said he expected more people to come this year.

“Nepal’s security situation has improved and we are expecting a larger turnout this year,” said Tharu, the fourth generation of his family to serve as a priest for the festival, whose origins have never been documented.

“We are not forcing devotees to sacrifice animals. It is an age-old practice and it must continue.

“The festival will lose its charm and become meaningless if we break with tradition.”

From page 1 Cementing his place as the figurehead of the post-Suharto reform era, Yudhoyono’s centrist Democratic Party won the most seats in parliament in April general elections just eight years after it was founded.

He has promised to crack down on corruption, boost infrastructure spending and continue structural reforms to improve governance and accountability.

As leader of the world’s third largest democracy, he also intends to wield greater international influence in areas such as the Group of 20 and global talks on climate change.

“Indonesia will continue to be on the frontline of creating a better world order,” Yudhoyono said.

The doctor of agricultural studies — who likes to write love songs in his spare time — has also pledged to maintain strong growth in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy despite the global downturn.

“In the middle of the economic crisis, Indonesia can still grow positively. But we cannot stay idle, as our tasks are far from over,” he said.

“Just like a ship moving forward, we will head through an ocean full of waves and storms,” he warned, referring to volatile crude oil prices.

The government has predicted growth of 4.0-4.5 percent this year,

third only to China and India in the G20 club of rich and developing countries. The economy grew 6.1 percent in 2008.

The local stock market has soared almost 80 percent this year but about half the population continues to live on less than two dollars a day, according to the Asian Development Bank.

All eyes now turn to the announcement of the new cabinet on Wednesday.

After months of political horsetrading, the new executive is expected to be a broad coalition of secular and Islamic parties combining party-political appointees with trusted technocrats.

Economists have already applauded Yudhoyono’s decision to replace Kalla with US-educated economist and former central bank chief Boediono as vice president.

The markets are also hoping to see Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Trade Minister Mari Pangestu — considered two of Asia’s most powerful women — keep their hands on the economic levers in the new cabinet.

But with 34 seats to fill, there is plenty of room for Yudhoyono — who cannot be elected to a third term — to offer places to political appointees to shore up party loyalties, analysts said.

The PDI-P is likely to remain the main force in the opposition.

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Two wounded in ambush near Indonesia mine: police Agence France-Presse

TIMIKA - Two men were wounded Tuesday in the latest shooting ambush near US company Freeport McMoRan’s massive gold and copper mine in Indonesia’s eastern Papua region, police said.

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East Timor’s President Jose Ramos Horta (R) arrives at parliament prior to the inauguration of Indonesia’s President and Vice President at parliament on October 20, 2009. The leaders of a number of neighboring countries attended the inauguration of President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and vice president-elect Boediono here on Tuesday.

Neighboring countries’ leaders attend SBY’s inauguration Antara

JAKARTA - The leaders of a number of neighboring countries attended the inauguration of President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and vice president-elect Boediono here on Tuesday.

The foreign leaders were Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Long and Sultan Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam.

On arrival at the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) building each of them was greeted by an MPR deputy chairman.

Prime ministers Rudd and Razak were greeted

by MPR Deputy Chairman Lukman Hakim Saifuddin of the PPP (United Development Party) Faction, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Lee Hsien Long were welcomed by MPR Deputy Chairman Farhan Hamid of the DPD (Regional Representatives Council).

The foreign leaders had been invited to attend the MPR plenary session at which Yudhoyono and

Boediono would be sworn in as president and vice president respectively based on the results of the July 2009 presidential election.

President Yudhoyono arrived at the MPR building at 9.43 am and was greeted by MPR Chairman Taufiq Kiemas and MPR Secretary General Rahimullah.

Also present on the occasion were former President BJ Habibie, former Vice President M Jusuf Kalla, and former Vice President Try Soetrisno.

Megawati Soekarnoputri, former president and wife of MPR Chairman Taufik Kiemas, was absent from the event.

Meanwhile, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak sent his elder brother, Rep. Lee Sangdeuk, as a special envoy to the inaugural even.

President Barack Obama sent Lisa P. Jackson, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, as the head of the US delegation to the inauguration ceremony. Members of the US presidential delegation included Cameron Hume, US Ambassador to Indonesia, and David N. Merrill, president of the United States-Indonesia Society.

Palembang to cooperate with JICA in managing waste Antara

PALEMBANG - In a short time the Palembang city administration with the help from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will overcome any issues ranging from household garbage to landfills (TPA).

The Assistant Economic Affairs and Development of Palembang city administration, Apriadi S Busri, in Palembang, Tuesday said that JICA has come to Palembang and expressed their willingness to assist the management of waste with the new system.

Waste management starts from the household level by applying the “reduce, reuse, recycle” in which waste is processed starting from the house, then used as fertilizer to more high economic value

products, such as energy, he said.

According to him, JICA has expressed their willingness to work together to help the management of waste from households to further processing. JICA has also been prepared to provide training for those who interested in a sewage treatment programs in the area, he added.

He said that in the early stages JICA will establish cooperation agreements for a five years period related to waste processing in Palembang.

Next the program will continue to be evaluated so that Palembang free from garbages, he said.

He explained that in the early stages it will set up two locations used as landfill for waste pilot.

But first they must make a visit to Japan and Surabaya, which has implemented the waste management system, he said.

A mine worker and a driver were wounded after the bus they were driving in was shot at around 9:30 am on the road to the Grasberg mine, Papua police spokesman Agus Rianto told AFP. “A convoy of buses carrying mine workers was shot by unknown people,” Rianto said.

“A driver, Rudi Palanding, was shot in his finger and a passenger, Kristian, was shot in his right elbow and upper right hip. The police are chasing after (the shooters),” he added.

The attack is the latest in a string of mysterious ambushes on the road linking the mine with the coastal city of Timika over the last three months.

Australian mine technician Drew Grant was killed in a July 11 attack, while a Freeport security guard and a policeman were killed the following day.

The attacks were initially blamed by the military on rebels of the Free Papua Movement (OPM), but police have said there is no evidence that is the case.

The Freeport mine sits on some of the world’s richest gold reserves and the U.S. company’s local subsidiary is the largest single taxpayer to the Indonesian government.

Papua, a resource-rich region on the western end of New Guinea Island, has been the site of a low-level separatist insurgency since its incorporation into Indonesia in the 1960s.

U.S. deficit no harm to RI government budget target Antara

JAKARTA - Director General of Fiscal Policy at the Finance Ministry Anggito Abimanyu said in Jakarta on Monday said that the deficit experienced by the United States reaching 1.417 trillion dollars did not affect the Indonesian government budget financing target.

“The U.S. government has just announced a deficit in October this year, so I think it is safe,” he said after meeting executives at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs building.

He added that although the conditions were safe, but there will be side effects of bonds, but the impact would not be too significant.

“The number of Government Bonds, which we have issued are not as many as those of other countries because the ‘size’ of our bond market is still small so the impact of the ‘crowding’ is not too significant,” he said.

For 2010, Anggito added that the impact of these conditions has been calculated as the economy has improved due to the possibility of domestic capabilities and the ability to affect market liquidity in bond absorption.

“For 2010 is considered that if the economy recovers, things will depend on the ability of the country, the ability of the existing liquidity the market can absorb,” he said.

The U.S. government closed the fiscal year 2009 with a record budget deficit of 1.417 trillion US dollars, approximately 962 billion US dollars higher than the previous year and 10 percent larger than the gross domestic product (GDP) which reached the highest since 1945.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and White House budget chief Orszag Petrus in a joint statement said that the financial deficit in 2009 is largely a product of spending and tax policies which is inherited from the previous administrations.

“And then exacerbated by the severe recession and financial crisis when the new administration started,” they said.

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Bali Today Artificial reefs placed in Nusa Dua Antara

NUSA DUA – Two media of artificial reefs placed in the coastal area of Nusa Dua in the effort to preserve the sea live. Pariama Hutasoit, the head of coral reef restructure program in Bali Tourism Development Corporation (BTDC), said “we already placed 14 artificial reefs in the coastal area to repair the damage reefs. We placed the artificial one on October 6th 2009.”

There is great hope that by placing the artificial reefs, the complexity topography can increased rapidly. It also could become alternative diving and snorkeling area in order to relive the pressure on the original coral reefs.

“The placement of fish aggregation device will attract various kinds of fish and it could increase the number of fish in the area. This is one of the efforts to preserve the environment especially the sea. The coral reefs are often being damaged by human act,” Pariama said.

Made Mandra, the main Director of BTDC, said that all people should concern on the condition of the sea environment because the greatest treasure of Indonesia lies in the sea. “We hope that all of the people support the activity. Most of the tourists coming to Bali wanted to enjoy the beautiful view but if it destroyed so what can we offer to them,” he added.

While the President of International

Women’s Association (BIWA), Melly ST Ange, said that the association highly supported the activity. “We supported the preservation of coral reefs in the international area. In addition to the complete facilities to the tourists, the condition also must be supported with the good environment so the tourists will attract to come to Bali,” she added. BIWA adopted 10 coral reefs and the association will adopted more in the future.

Two media of artificial reefs placed in the coastal area of Nusa Dua in the effort to preserve the sea live.

Pariama Hutasoit, the head of coral reef restructure program in Bali Tourism Development Corporation (BTDC), said “we already placed 14 artificial reefs in the coastal area to repair the damage reefs. We placed the artificial one on October 6th 2009.”

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Udayana University praised for exercising ‘total diplomacy’ Antara

DENPASAR - The Foreign Ministry is satisfied about the “total diplomacy” Udayana University personnel exercised in the granting of an award to Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda, a spokesman said.

“This is an example of the total diplomacy as expected by foreign minister Hassan Wirayuda. All circles are involved to show the nation image,” director general of information and public diplomacy at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Andri Hadi, said at Udayana University.

Speaking at a luncheon which was among others attended

by Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda and Udayana University Rector Prof Dr I Made Bhakta, Hadi expressed his appreciation on integration of various parties in activities which also involved foreign artists.

“Although the show of total diplomacy takes place at Udayana University, the luncheon was held by the foreign minister.

We work together, support each

other. Diplomacy is not only through democracy forums or economic meetings. Let’s continue, Andri Hadi said ....,” “The core of total diplomacy that was initiated by Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda, is diplomacy which involves all components of the nation in a synergy and looked at the substance from the integrative issues. This means that all citizens play an equally important role in this concept. The face of the state is no longer dependent on the ability of career diplomats in the forums of global diplomacy”, he said.

The luncheon was entertained by percussion music and creative dance performances featuring 12 artists from abroad who were participating in the training program of arts and culture, percussion music, dances, and crafts in Bali.

The recognition of cultural arts programs which are funded by the Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry for two and half months period involved participants from Australia, the United States, Laos, Thailand, Fiji, Solomon Islands, South Africa, England and the Philippines.

Bali hosting the five days event of BIFF IBP

DENPASAR - An international scale film festival is held in Bali starting from October 20 until October 25, 2009. The Balinale International Film Festival (BIFF) for the first time was held in Bali on the year of 2007.

According to Kelly Marciano, Creative Director of BIFF, this event was established in 2007 by Bali Film Center to provide an opportunity for international filmmakers to screen films to an Indonesian market while at the same time exposing the country’s unique culture, rich story ideas, and diverse locations to the international filmmaking community. The event provides Indonesian film professionals an international forum

where they can present their work while networking with visiting filmmakers.

Marciano said this year’s festival will screen 25 international and Indonesian feature films, documenters, shorts, and children’s films. There are also Audience Choice Awards that will be presented for best overall film, best feature film, best documentary, and best short film. She explained filmmakers already long inspired by Bali. Filmmakers started coming to this island in the 1930’s producing a classic as “Goona Goona” and “Legong Dance of the Virgins”. ‘’In BIFF 2008, we presented the world premiere of “Chaplin in Bali”, rare film footage of Charlie Chaplin visiting Bali in 1932,” she stated.

On the opening night there

are two films that will be presented; “Coffee and Allah” a 14 minutes long movie and “Mary and Max” an 80 minutes movies that based on a true story. The “Mary and Max” is the opening film at Sundance Festival 2009. The star of this claymation feature film include Eric Bana, Toni Collete, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Barry Humphries.

On this 5 days event there will be five films from Indonesia being played, which are “Darah dan Dupa”, “Pasangan Baru”, “Blood and Milk”, “Drupadi”, and “Meraih Mimpi”. Other international films that being showed, 5 films from USA, 4 films Singapore, 2 from Australia and France, 1 from Malaysia, New Zealand, Venezuela, Japan, Spain, Italy, and India.

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Balinese Culture Be siap base kalas

”Ngelawang” festival holds in Denpasar Antara DENPASAR – The art of “Ngelawang” or traveling throughout the village is fading away especially in Denpasar. In order to bring the art back to live, Denpasar government will conducted the “ngelawang” procession on October 21st 2009.

Ida Bagus Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra, the head of Denpasar regency, said “10 art groups or sekaa will take part in the ngelawang procession. The art that will be performed are bondres and barong.”

The procession contains moral teaching, behavior, social ethic, and also as the promotion for rare religious arts. “There is great hope that by conducting the ngelawang procession, the people in Bali could become more creative especially in term of art,” he added.

Rai Mantra hopes that the “ngelawang” tradition will have special place in the heart of Balinese. In order to prevent the extinction of the art, the government will carry out the tradition once again. The increasing number of traffic and development is affecting the “ngelawang” procession The art groups will spread in several points throughout the city.

Before the procession start, the participants will pray in Jagatnatha temple. The art group will conducted the procession in four districts in Denpasar such as art group from Banjar Lebah will perform in Banjar Kayumas, and Werdhi Gita Sancaya art group will perform in banjar

Abian Kapas and so on.

The procession will start on 2 pm local time and several roads will be closed during the performances.

“We are terribly sorry for the inconvenience caused during the performance but we already prepared some alternative routes,” Rai Mantra said.

(Chicken In Spiced Coconut Milk) Overview: Coconut is readily available and inexpensive in Bali, so almost any type of meat or seafood is cooked in coconut-milk gravy; this chicken dish is particularly good.

Ingredients: 2 tbsp coconut oil 1 cup chicken spice paste 1 stalk lemon grass, bruised 1 salam leaf 600 gr chicken boneless, cubed 1 tsp salt ½ tsp black peppercorns, crushed 1 ½ cups chicken stock 1 ½ cups coconut milk, light Fried shallots to garnish

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The art of “Ngelawang” or traveling throughout the village is fading away especially in Denpasar. In order to bring the art back to live, Denpasar government will conducted the “ngelawang” procession on October 21st 2009.

sauté for 2 minutes over low heat. Add lemon grass, salam leaf and chicken pieces and continue to sauté for 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Pour in chicken stock, bring to boil and simmer for one minute. Add coconut milk, bring to boil, and simmer until chicken is cooked and sauce thickens. If sauce becomes too thick, add a little chicken stock. Serve with Nasi Kuning or steamed rice.

Helpful hints: Do not cover the pan during cooking, this to prevent the coconut milk from curdling. If you are worried about cholesterol, discard the chicken skin before cooking. (www.baliguide.com/balifood)

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SUBAK Museum is a museum colleting the Balinese traditional agriculture tools and old documentation to remind all young generation about Subak Organization which has famous in the world. It is located in Sanggulan countryside, Kediri sub district and Tabanan regency precisely 20 Km west part of Denpasar town. This museum is opened for public and to be one of tourist destinations in Tabanan regency, west part of Bali. It is strategically located in Tabanan town and close with other tourist destinations in this regency.

Tabanan regency is one of the regencies in Bali own the widest rice field, so that frequently this regency is called by the Rice Barn of Bali Island. Sanggulan countryside has been choose as a place of Subak Museum because considering that Subak Rijasa in this regency that in year 1979 have reached the National Champion in Intensification Program that lifting Bali’s name in the national level. Beside of that Tabanan regency owns more Subak Organization if it is compared with other regencies. The development of Subak Museum is inspirited by intention

of all Balinese culture lovers. This museum is expected to preserve Subak as a local cultural asset which have meritorious in developing and improving agricultural rice field production, especially rice and traditional irrigation system. This system is very famous in foreign countries because own the similar irrigating system like Fai in Thailand and Zangera in Philippine with the chasm and its specification do not like Subak which is existing in Bali. Subak is wet farm farmer organization to get the water irrigation from the sources.

What to See in Subak Museum ?

Subak Museum is consisted of the closed and opened building. The closed building is consisted of the exhibition stand where we can meet the demonstration of the object related to farmer work, visual audio building narrating the Subak activities in its bearing with the water irrigation management, library and office. Open building is the visualization of Subak demonstration in mini form which is consisted of a pool as relocation place of irrigation, a tunnel to flow the water from pool to the water relocation. The objects and farmer equipments

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are displayed in the exhibition building is the equipments and object are arranged in a such manner from the equipment for the opening of agriculture farm, making the irrigation items, farm processing, crop conservation, harvesting, making rice and kitchen equipments. It is not different from other museums in Bali that Subak Museum in Sanggulan countryside has the following function: As a center of the erudite investigation and documentation As a place of science channeling Cultural acquaintanceship place Medium place to introspect the human being Place of mirroring the human being history Place to enjoy the art and culture object generally In tourism effort, this time can be form as a tourist destination, especially for incoming tourist from the big countries like America , Europe, Japan , etc that this museum as a unique place of interest in Bali.

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BUSINESS Japan ready to borrow more to beat crisis: minister Agence France-Presse

TOKYO - Japan’s government is ready to add to the country’s already sky-high public debt in the face of slumping tax revenues, Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii said Tuesday.

Japan faces a “significant” budget deficit for the current fiscal year through March 2010, Fujii told a news conference, blaming the fallout from the global economic downturn.

In such a situation, Tokyo “should not hesitate to issue new bonds” to cover the deficit, he added.

Japan’s centre-left government, which took office last month, has made a number of ambitious fiscal pledges, including expanded childcare allowances and free high school tuition.

It is freezing spending of about 2.93 trillion yen (32 billion dollars) from its predecessor’s extra budget of 14.7 trillion yen for this year as part of its war on waste in the public sector.

But analysts say the government will need to borrow more

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money if it is to meet its campaign goals, adding to Japan’s mountain of public debt — already the highest among major industrialised nations.

In an interview with the Nikkei published Tuesday, Fujii said Japan’s new bond issuance may top 50 trillion yen (552 billion dollars) for the first time ever in the current fiscal year.

Tax revenue may fall below 40 trillion yen for the first since fiscal 1985, he indicated.

It would be the first time bond issuance has exceeded tax income since 1946, when Japan was rebuilding from the ashes of World War II, the Nikkei said.

Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii gestures as he delivers a speech at a press conference in Tokyo on October 20, 2009. Fujii said the government may issue more bonds than the tax revenue for the first time in more than six decades.

The Japanese government had earlier estimated that this fiscal year’s new bond issuance would be worth around 44 trillion yen, already a record for the debt-ridden nation, which has launched a series of economic stimulus measures.

Stimulus spending measures are expected to push Japan’s public debt up to about 200 percent of GDP in 2010, The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said last month.

Japan’s crawled out of a yearlong recession in the second quarter of 2009, but exports and factory output are much lower than before the global financial crisis began and unemployment is close to a record high.

Singapore tightens screws on international tax cheats: govt SINGAPORE - Singapore has passed a law aimed at tightening the screws on cross-border tax cheats and complying with stricter standards for world banking centres, the finance ministry said Tuesday.

The move is the latest measure

by Southeast Asia’s financial capital, which denies being a haven for tax evaders, to get itself off a “grey list” of countries that have not fully implemented the standards.

A bill amending Singapore’s tax laws was passed by parliament Monday and the government expects to sign enough bilateral agreements to be upgraded to the “white list” of compliant countries by the end of the year, the ministry said.

The standards refer to a set of principles drawn up by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) outlining how countries should address international tax evasion through information sharing.

“The changes we are enacting are fully in keeping with Singapore’s status and reputation as a trusted and responsible business and financial hub committed to the international efforts to combat cross-border tax evasion,” Finance Minister Tharman

Shanmugaratnam told parliament Monday.

He said the city-state had reached agreements with 20 jurisdictions to incorporate the OECD’s global standards, which were endorsed by a United Nations committee on tax cooperation last year.

Singapore has formally signed Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements (DTAs) with 11 of the 20 countries and territories and needs only to ink its 12th accord to get out of the OECD gray list, Shanmugaratnam said.

“We are confident that we will formally conclude more than 12 agreements before the end of this year,” the finance minister said.

Despite passing the amended law, Shanmugaratnam assured depositors that there will be no indiscriminate prying into taxpayers’ accounts.

“Spurious or frivolous requests for information will not be acceded to. Further, it (the amended law) does not allow for ‘fishing expeditions,’” he said.

This means that requests for information must be “specific, detailed and relevant to the tax affairs of a given taxpayer,” the minister added.

Euro chiefs express ‘worries’ over US, China export squeeze The men who run the euro single currency expressed “worries” on Monday about being squeezed out of competition for exports by two of their main global competitors, the United States and China.

AFTER weeks of a rising euro, while both the dollar and the yuan have fallen, a shadow has been cast over a tentative export-led European recovery since the summer — forcing euro policy leaders to adopt a dual strategy.

Eurogroup chief Jean-Claude Juncker said he, European Central Bank boss Jean-Claude Trichet and EU economic and monetary affairs commissioner Joaquin Almunia would now turn their sights on Beijing before the year is out.

“We spent quite a long time discussing exchange rates tonight, it’s a problem which has us worried,” Luxembourg Prime Minister Juncker told reporters after a meeting of finance ministers from the 16 countries that use the euro.

In New York, the dollar again traded lower late Monday, the euro rising to 1.4958 dollars at 2100 GMT from 1.4903 dollars late in New York on Friday.

The United States, meanwhile,

has itself attacked China for a “lack of flexibility” in its yuan currency, which has depreciated 6.9 percent against the dollar since February.

Trichet said it was the trio’s “common position” that the “excessive volatility” of currency movements had clearly “negative implications for the economic and financial stability” of Europe’s economy as a whole.

Despite repeated attempts at cajoling Washington into backing its ‘strong dollar’ mantra with concrete signs of rising value, analysts and traders have said the value of the euro could yet regain its all-time high of 1.60 dollars.

Meantime, the falling yuan — not to mention the pound, with Britain the other major buyer of eurozone goods and services — further threatens European prospects at a time when leaders are still pumping billions of stimulus funding into their economies.

“It is foreseen that the three of

us will travel to China before the end of this year and discuss the exchange rate policy,” said Juncker, without giving any detail as to what message they would carry.

Experts have warned that the spluttering economic recovery in Europe is endangered by a dive in the value of the dollar which analysts say Washington covets in order to lower debts to China and boost exports.

There is concern in Europe that Washington is seeking a short-term boost to its own exports and a longterm reduction in the value of government and private debts, much of which is held in China.

The European Commission reckons that appreciation in euro value against the dollar of 10 percent in real terms would see exports fall by around 2.5 percent within two years.

After US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke reiterated the US public stance backing a strong dollar,

Trichet said the European trio shared the same “appreciation” of Bernanke’s remarks.

At a G20 summit in Pittsburgh last month, world leaders unveiled a new vision for economic governance, with bold plans to fix global imbalances and give more clout to emerging giants such as China and India.

However, Juncker said Friday that “if the euro’s direction were to continue to move along the lines of recent weeks, there is a risk... that it could slow economic recovery in Europe.”

France’s Finance Minister Christine Lagarde added after Monday’s late-night talks in Luxembourg: “We repeated together that we wanted a strong dollar, that we needed a strong dollar.”

European Union finance ministers will meet later Tuesday with disagreements over when to implement exit strategies still dividing their number. (Agence France-Presse)

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U2 concert to be streamed live on YouTube Irish rock megastars U2 announced Monday that their upcoming concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in California will be streamed live on YouTube. “The band has wanted to do something like this for a long time,” U2 manager Paul McGuinness said in a statement on the band’s website.

“Fans often travel long distances to come to see U2 — this time U2 can go to them, globally,” he said. YouTube said Sunday’s concert will be streamed live on the U2 channel at the video-sharing site. It can be watched live in 16 countries: Australia, Brazil, Britain, Canada, France, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Korea, Spain and the United States.

“YouTube is thrilled to be able to provide our global audience with a live streaming performance from one of the world’s greatest bands,” Chris Maxcy, director of YouTube partner development, said in a blog post. YouTube has been experimenting with more live events as Google seeks ways to turn the video-sharing site it purchased for 1.65 billion dollars in 2006 into a moneymaking venture.

Beyonce Postpones Malyasia Show Due to Muslim Criticism R&B star Beyonce Knowles has postponed a planned concert in Malaysia, the event’s organizer said Monday, following accusations by Islamic conservatives that the show would be immoral. Knowles, known for her provocative clothes and choreography, had been scheduled to perform at a Kuala Lumpur stadium Oct. 25. The show “has been postponed to a future date to be announced shortly,” Malaysian entertainment company Marctensia said in a statement.

“The postponement is solely (the) decision of the artist and has nothing to do with other external reasons,” the statement said. A Marctensia representative deAP Photo/Koji Sasahara clined to say whether the decision Beyonce smiles during a special was prompted by criticism from reception by Japanese bag the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, maker Samantha Thavasa in To- the country’s largest opposition kyo, Japan, Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. group, which has called for the show to be scrapped because it would promote “Western sexy performances.”

Knowles also canceled a planned performance in Malaysia in 2007 following protest threats by the opposition Islamic party. At the time, her talent agency said the show was called off due to a scheduling conflict. Instead, Knowles went to Indonesia, also a largely Muslim country, which has less stringent rules about how performers should dress and behave. Female artists at Malaysian concerts are required by government rules to cover up from the shoulders to knees, with no cleavage showing.

Last month, Marctensia addressed concerns that Knowles might wear inappropriate outfits, saying “all parties have come to an amicable understanding” about stage costumes. Other female pop stars such as Avril Lavigne and Gwen Stefani have performed in Malaysia despite similar protest threats by conservative Muslims. Both singers wore clothes that revealed little skin. Some entertainment industry officials say the strict regulations and frequent controversies have discouraged many international artists from visiting Malaysia.

AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA FILES

Bono, lead singer U2, speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) September 24, 2008 in New York. Bono on October 18, 2009 praised Barack Obama for helping “re-brand” the United States as a leading force in combating the world’s most pressing problems, and deemed the president’s controversial Nobel Peace prize deserved.

Astro Boy manga to hit US iPhones Agence France - Presse

TOKYO - Japan’s Astro Boy and other comic heroes by late manga legend Osamu Tezuka will soon appear on iPhones and iPods in the United States, Japanese companies said Tuesday. The English-language “Weekly Astro Boy Magazine” will be available for iPhone and iPod touch users as early as this month in volumes of about 100 pages each, said Tezuka Productions Co. and D-Arc Inc. The first large-volume manga service for mobile devices entirely in English comes after the release this weekend of a modern 3D computer animation take on “Astro Boy” in the United States and China. First sketched by Tezuka in the 1950s, the “Astro Boy” series charmed children across the globe with its tale of a powerful little robot boy built by a scientist in the image of his deceased son.

A number of versions of the story have been produced since, most famously the 1960s series which heralded the rise of the influential Japanese “anime” style of cartoons used in television and film. The first mobile-device trial volume is free, and the companies aim for one million downloads, said Yoshihide Kinokawa, a director at D-Arc, who was behind the development of the English-language cartoon delivery for iPhones.

Each volume afterwards will sell at 99 US cents per weekly. Readers can see the whole page on the screen and zoom in for close-ups of individual cartoon cells. “I hope people who saw the movie will want to read the original,” Kinokawa said. The companies plan to expand the service to other countries gradually. The digital weekly will also carry “Phoenix,” “Black Jack” and other works by the late “God of Manga.”

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Actors Freddie Highmore, left, and Bill Nighy arrive at the premiere of the feature animated film “Astro Boy” in Los Angeles, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009.

George Clooney Gets Revenge On Matt Damon GEORGE Clooney has followed through on his pledge to take revenge on pal Matt Damon following a public gay joke - he convinced the actor he was gaining weight when he was on a strict diet. The Bourne Identity star recently admitted he fueled gossip Clooney was secretly in love with another man, by telling a reporter that the couple planned to marry.

Clooney vowed to get his own back on the 39 year old for the prank - and he was given the perfect opportunity when the Damon family

visited his Italian villa over the summer. Damon was attempting to get back in shape after he piled on 30 pounds for his role in The Informant!, and was eating nothing but salad and working out daily in the gym.

But Clooney had secretly employed a woman to take in the waistband of all Damon’s trousers every day by an eighth of an inch - convincing him that his hard work was all in vain. He says, “He couldn’t understand how he seemed to be gaining weight while he was trying so hard to lose it.”

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An artist’s rendering image released to Reuters on October 19, 2009 shows an exoplanet 6 times the Earth-size circulating around its low-mass host star at a distance equal to 1/20th of the Earth-Sun distance. The host star is a companion to two other low-mass stars, which are seen here in the distance (L).

European astronomers announced they had found 32 new planets orbiting stars outside our solar system and said on Monday they believe their find means that 40 percent or more of Sun-like stars have such planets.

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Europeans find 32 new planets outside solar system Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON – European astronomers have found 32 new planets outside our solar system, adding evidence to the theory that the universe has many places where life could develop. Scientists using the European Southern Observatory telescope didn’t find any planets quite the size of Earth or any that seemed habitable or even unusual.

But their announcement increased the number of planets discovered outside the solar system to more than 400.

Six of the newly found planets are several times bigger than Earth, increasing the population of so-called super-Earths by more than 30 percent. Most planets discovered so far are far bigger, Jupiter-sized or even larger.

Two of the newly discovered planets were as small as five times the size of Earth and one was up to five times larger than Jupiter.

Astronomer Stephane Udry of the University of Geneva said the results support the theory that planet formation is common, especially around the most common types of stars.

“I’m pretty confident that there are Earth-like planets everywhere,” Udry

said in a Web-based news briefing from a conference in Portugal. “Nature doesn’t like a vacuum. If there is space to put a planet there, there will be a planet there.”

What astronomers said is especially exciting is that about 40 percent of sun-like stars have planets that are closer to being Earth-sized than the size of Jupiter. Jupiter’s mass is more than 300 times that of Earth’s.

Depending on definitions of the size of super-Earths, the discovery suggests that planets that have a mass similar to Earth’s are “extraordinarily commonplace,” said Alan Boss, an astronomer at the Carnegie Institution of Washington. He was

not part of the European team. “The universe must indeed be crowded with habitable worlds.”

Boss said finding 32 planets at once is a record “and it really shows that the Europeans have taken the lead” in finding planets outside the solar system.

The discoveries were made by the High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher, which is an attachment to the European observatory telescope in Chile that looks for slight wobbles in a star’s movements. Those changes would be made by the tug of a planet’s gravity on the star. There are no photos of these planets.

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Mercury Levels Not Abnormal in Autistic Children A new study finds no differences in blood mercury levels between children who are developing normally and those diagnosed with autism or autism spectrum disorders.

The findings, appearing online Oct. 19 in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, may quell some of the debate surrounding mercury and autism. The researchers did not, for instance, look at whether mercury might play a causal role in this group of developmental disorders.

“This is an excellent study that has addressed a very important question for many families about the role of mercury [in autism],” said Dr. Patricia ManningCourtney, medical director of The Kelly O’Leary Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. “It’s a very clear study [in] that no differences in mercury were seen. Is it going to put the questions to rest? I think no. It’s another important contribution to the large body of knowledge on this topic, but I think it will still be an area of great controversy.”

Previous studies have shown higher blood mercury levels in people with autism, but the results, along with the quality of the studies, have been inconsistent.

One of the biggest controversies claims that vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal, which contains mercury, might cause autism. But thimerosal is no longer used routinely in children’s vaccines and, earlier this year, a U.S. court ruled that there is no scientific evidence that childhood vaccines such as the measles-mumpsrubella vaccine caused autism in children of parents seeking compensation from a federal fund.

The authors of this study wanted to fill one gap in the research: a lack of good evidence comparing mercury levels in children with autism and children without autism. The authors looked at 452 children aged 2 to 5,

who either had autism/autism spectrum disorder, developmental delays other than autism (such as Down syndrome), or who were developing normally. Blood samples were taken from the children while mothers answered questions about different possible exposures to mercury, such as diet, dental amalgams, thimerosal-containing vaccines and even personalcare products such as earwax removal systems and nasal sprays.

First results showed that children with autism actually had much lower levels of mercury in their blood, but this was explained by the fact that these children ate less fish. When the results were adjusted for this and other variables, mercury levels came out about the same between the autism group and the control group. “Not only do we not see differences, but the values are pretty close to national averages,” said study author Irva Hertz-Picciotto, chief of environmental and occupational health and a faculty member at the MIND Institute at the University of California, Davis.

Overall, children with developmental delays other than autism had lower blood mercury concentrations. Children who had mercurybased dental fillings who ground their teeth or chewed gum had blood concentrations of the metal. And those few children who had had a mercury-containing vaccine did not show elevations in their blood levels. “The relationship between [mercury] intake to blood levels seems to follow the pattern that we expect and it’s well known that most of the mercury in the body does come from fish consumption,” Hertz-Picciotto said. “There really were very few children who had vaccines that would have or could have contained thimerosal.”

Most of the children in the study had received vaccines after thimerosal was removed from vaccines, she said.

Fla.’s Overseas Highway now an All-American Road Associated Press Writer

KEY LARGO, Fla. – The Overseas Highway, which stretches over 127 miles in the Florida Keys, has been named an All-American Road.

Completed in 1938, the Overseas Highway incorporates 42 bridges over the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Florida Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The All-American Road designation is the highest recognition possible under the National Scenic Byways program.

Only 30 other U.S. roadways have earned the prestigious title.

Keys officials expect the accolade will lead to increased tourism and additional highway funding. “The All-American Road designation will bring status to us with international

and domestic visitors, so that they know driving U.S. 1 from Key Largo to Key West is a one-of-a-kind driving experience,” said Judy Hull, president of the Florida Keys Scenic Corridor Alliance, which spearheaded a multiyear effort to achieve the distinction. “It should help us with tourism and future highway grant funding.”

The Overseas Highway follows a trail originally blazed in 1912 when Standard Oil millionaire Henry Flagler completed the extension of his Florida East Coast Railroad from Miami to Key West. Construction of the highway began after the railroad ceased operating following a 1935 hurricane. In 1982, 37 of the original bridges including the Seven Mile Bridge were replaced

with wider spans. Most of the historic bridges still stand alongside the newer ones and now serve as fishing piers for anglers.

Along with the Overseas Highway, officials announced four other All-American Roads. They are Historic Route 66 in Arizona, Maine’s Acadia All-American Road Trenton Extension, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway in Maryland and Michigan’s Woodward Avenue (M-1) Automotive Heritage Trail. Three other Florida roads were recognized as new National Scenic Byways, including the Florida Black Bear Scenic Byway in the state’s north central region, the Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail in the central east part of the state and the Big Bend Scenic Byway in the Panhandle.

AP Photo/Florida Keys News Bureau, Andy Newman

In this April 17, 2009, photo, released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, vehicular traffic rolls on the Seven Mile Bridge near Marathon, Fla., in the Florida Keys. Federal transportation officials announced Friday, Oct. 16, 2009, that the Florida Keys Overseas Highway road, with 42 bridges over water, was one of five highways to receive the prestigious AllAmerican Road designation.

Thus far, 31 American roads are designated as ‘All-American’ by the National Scenic Byways program, directed by the Federal Highway Administration. The span on the right is historic and no longer used for traffic.

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Soderling gears up for final drive to Tour Finals Agence France - Presse

STOCKHOLM - Roland Garros finalist Robin Soderling will have to wait until Wednesday to start this week’s campaign for a place in the ATP year-end event, with a match against qualifying lucky loser Giovanni Lapentti his first task at the Stockholm Open. Lapentti, 224th-ranked younger brother of Ecuadornian pro Nicolas Lapentti, will be playing at the ATP level for only the second time this season.

After flying into the Swedish capital from the Shanghai Masters at the weekend, Soderling, provisional number nine in the eightman chase for the World Tour Finals starting on November 22 has been re-acquainting himself with the temple of Swedish tennis, the Kungligahallen.

Soderling has established himself as a top player since his French Open breakthrough, where he beat Rafael Nadal in the fourthround to end his four year reign, then lost the final to Roger Federer. The Swede continued to thrust himself into year-end contention for one of three remaining spots in the eight-man field with a Wimbledon fourth round defeat by Federer and a New York quarter-final, where he was beaten by the Swiss again.

In the race to London’s final, Soderling stands behind Spain’s Fernando Verdasco, who is looking at property in Las Vegas and

training for the next fortnight with Gil Reyes, former fitness guru of Andre Agassi. Even a Stockholm victory on Sunday would not be enough to put Soderling ahead of the inactive Verdasco, though it will close the points gap between the pair.

“I know that if I play well, I have a chance, but this tournament won’t decide who’s going to play in London,” said the Swede. “There’s still a lot of tennis to be played this year.

“There’s a couple of big tournaments coming up (one is the Paris Masters to end the regular season). I have to keep on doing well the rest of the year.” Fellow Swede Joachim Johansson showed the winning way with 21 aces in a 7-5, 6-2 defeat of Australian Peter Luczak. Wild card Johansson, troubled for years by shoulder problems and often flirting with retirement, was making only his second ATP appearance of the year after testing his form with a defeat of Lleyton Hewitt in Kuala Lumpur three weeks ago.

(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Robin Soderling of Sweden returns the ball agianst Feliciano Lopez of Spain during their singles quarterfinal match of Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament at Qizhong Stadium Friday, Oct. 16, 2009 in Shanghai, China. Lopez won 7-6, 6-3.

Valuev, heavyweight sledgehammer with poet’s heart Home favourites Youzhny, Petrova, make Moscow progress Agence France - Presse

LONDON - Nikolay Valuev is used to the looks and sniggers that his huge size has attracted over the years, but the comments from his latest challenger have been particularly caustic. David Haye, Britain’s former undisputed world cruiserweight champion, has declared he is only just getting warmed up after calling Valuev “a circus freak” ahead of their fight in Nuremberg on November 7 for Valuev’s WBA heavyweight title.

At 7ft 2inches tall and 23 stone, Valuev is the biggest world heavyweight champion in history and will tower over his opponent when he gets into the ring to face Haye, who is 6ft 2in and does not expect to be over 16 stones for the fight. Haye’s trash talk might be particularly dirty, but it does not seem to be unsettling the Russian champion.

Valuev has heard all the insults before after being compared to Shrek and billed earlier in his career as ‘The Beast from the East’. “I am not a circus show,” said Valuev. “I am a normal human being. People sometimes do not treat me like a human being because of my size and make me a sensation. I try to not take it personally because they do not know me as a person. My name is Nikolay Valuev, not something else.”

But Valuev’s Germany-based promoter Kalle Sauerland believes Haye’s comments have riled the champion. “Niko has laughed at what Haye has been saying but he didn’t like the image of Haye punching his head off a cardboard cut out of himself,” Sauerland told AFP. “He promised me that he’s going to knock Haye out, which he doesn’t normally say about opponents. I think Haye has got to him a little bit. I don’t think he appreciates being called some of the things Haye has said. He has lost just once in 51 fights and fought everyone out there available,

so if he is a circus act like Haye says he is, I want to go the circus.”

Haye admits he thinks Valuev is “cold” and fittingly the Russian’s favourite pastime is hunting. However, there is a gentler side to the giant who appeared in the 2008 Russian film ‘Stonehead’ and who is said to enjoy reading classics by Leo Tolstoy, Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle. “Niko is a humble guy, an introvert and very intelligent,” added Sauerland. And rather incongruously for a heavyweight boxer, Valuev even wrote his own poems to woo his 5ft 2in wife ten years ago.

“The poems were written for Galina,” said Valuev.

“They are personal and I don’t like to discuss them. I’m a boxer, not a poet.” Valuev even admits he is surprised himself that he has ended up as a top boxer, considering his nature. “Boxing is something I don’t really do with a passion,” he has said.

Nikolay Valuev is used to the looks and sniggers that his huge size has attracted over the years, but the comments from his latest challenger have been particularly caustic

Agence France - Presse

MOSCOW - Home favourite and third-seed Mikhail Youzhny cruised into the ATP Kremlin Cup second round with a straight-set win over Horacio Zeballos of Argentina here on Monday. The 27-year-old Russian, 30th in the ATP rankings, came through his first ever meeting with Zeballos 6-1, 7-6 (7/5). Youzhny started confidently producing three breaks in the opening set which he took in 26 minutes.

In the second set Zeballos, ranked 54th in the world, broke early to clinch a 3-1 lead but Youzhny broke back in the sixth to level at 33. In the tiebreak Youzhny’s greater accuracy prevailed as he won the set and the match in one hour 26 minutes. “In the first set I was confident and fresh, while he (Zeballos) made too many mistakes,” Youzhny said.

“I took seven consecutive games but then lost my concentration for a while and lost a serve, while he was serving and returning much better. But it was my only mistake in the match and I managed to win the tiebreak.” Fifth seed Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay, 52nd in the ATP

rankings, also advanced into the second round beating Yen-Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei 6-4, 6-2. In the WTA section local favourite and fifth seed Nadia Petrova ousted unheralded 17year-old compatriot Yana Buchina, who is 949th in the world, 6-2, 6-0 in their first ever meeting.

Monte Carlo resident Petrova, 27, looked in command from the start breaking wild card Buchina’s serve twice in the opening set after 31 minutes on court. In the second set Petrova underlined her domination on the hardcourts of Moscow’s Olympic indoor stadium breaking her opponent for a 48-minute win.

“The match was so short and she (Buchina) was so nervous that she wasn’t going her way,” said Petrova, who finished runner-up here in 2006.

“For me the event’s opening match is usually uneasy and I also committed too many own mistakes today. I need to keep myself concentrated throughout the match to gain success here.” In the second round Petrova will face unseeded Ukraine’s Alona Bondarenko, who saw off 2006 champion Anna Chakvetadze of Russia, in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 in one hour 17 minutes.

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Emotional Milan reunion for Real new boy Kaka Agence France - Presse

MADRID - Real Madrid’s Brazilian superstar Kaka faces old club AC Milan for the first time on Wednesday when the two sides do battle at the Santiago Bernabeu in the Champions League Group C match. Kaka was an icon at Milan after six successful years helping the club win the 2007 Champions League crown but left for Real this summer in a 65 million-euro move which he insisted was to help Milan with their financial problems.

The Spanish capital hosts a matchup between the two most successful clubs in European history with Real boasting a record nine European Cups to Milan’s seven. Both sides can point to illustrious histories but at present they are looking to restore their reputations as European superpowers with Real failing to get past the quarter-finals of the competition since 2004 which was the year Milan last won their domestic title.

Milan are under pressure in the group after a shock 1-0 home loss to unfancied FC Zurich while Real are perched comfortably at the top with a maximum six points. “It is time to see Real Madrid’s true colours against an opponent that has won a lot of European Cups and who we really respect,” said Real defender Sergio Ramos.

Kaka, who has said he will not celebrate if he scores, will undoubtedly take centre stage against his old club particuarly as Real’s other world superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, is still out with an ankle injury. It will also be a special occasion for 33-year-old Milan

midfielder Clarence Seedorf who won the Champions League in Real colours back in 1998.

“Real Madrid? No-one scares me, there’s no time to be scared,” said Dutchman Seedorf. A return to the Bernabeu will also be memorable for Brazilian Ronaldinho who tormented Real in his Barcelona days and famously received a standing ovation from the Bernabeu crowd in the 2005/ 06 season after scoring a great solo goal for Barca in a 3-0 win in ‘El Clasico’.

Dutch forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaar didn’t get many standing ovations in his brief seven months at Real before being let go to Milan and will have a point to prove if given the chance.

Milan may be a shadow of the great side from the 1990s but have outperformed Real in Europe over the last five seasons reaching the final twice, losing the first against Liverpool in 2005 and then defeating the same opposition in 2007. Real have not reached the final since 2002 but hope that changes this season especially with the showpiece final at their stadium.

(AP Photo/Paul White)

Real Madrid’s Kaka of Brazil, left dances with Alvaro Arbeloa during a training session in Madrid Tuesday Oct. 20, 2009. Real Madrid will play AC Milan Wednesday in a Group C champions League soccer match.

Ancelotti prays for more Anelka magic Agence France - Presse

LONDON - Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti will be praying for another dose of Champions League magic from Nicolas Anelka as the Blues bid to erase the memory of their recent domestic difficulties.

Ancelotti’s side reeled off eight successive wins at the start of the season to widespread acclaim, but the wheels have come off Chelsea’s bandwagon after defeats at Wigan and Aston Villa.

The west London club’s 2-1 loss at Villa on Saturday wasn’t as shocking as the Wigan embarrassment, but it cost Chelsea their place on top of the Premier League and raised questions about Ancelotti’s defence, whose shoddy marking was exposed at two

set-pieces. Suddenly Chelsea don’t look quite so all-conquering, but they have a chance to get back on track in Wednesday’s European clash against Atletico Madrid at Stamford Bridge.

Victories over Porto and Apoel Nicosia have put Ancelotti’s team top of Group D and three points against Atletico would all but secure their place in the knockout stages. If Chelsea do get another win it would be little surprise if the decisive blow is delivered

by France striker Anelka. The former Real Madrid star has scored both of the Blues’ match-winning goals in the Champions League this season and his form in Europe has helped to overcome the absence of suspended Ivory Coast forward Didier Drogba.

Drogba was banned for three

Chelsea captain John Terry during the English Premier League football match between Aston Villa and Chelsea at Villa Park, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, on October 17, 2009.

AFP PHOTO/Chris Ratcliffe.

games by UEFA following his rant at referee Tom Henning Ovrebo following their controversial semi-final defeat against Barcelona last season. But Anelka has thrived in Drogba’s absence and he claims playing alongside adaptable forwards like Nwankwo Kanu and Dennis Bergkamp during his time at Arsenal has been instrumental in his success at leading the attack.

“You know when you play with big players like Bergkamp or Kanu that you will learn - I have learned from a lot of people that I’ve played with and tried to take a little bit from all of them,” Anelka said. “I am a striker but not at the top of the team and I’m still in the centre of the pitch - a bit like the position Dennis Bergkamp used to play.

“He used to play for Arsenal like that when I was there, not like a striker, but not a number 10 or a midfield player either. You play between the number 10 position and the centre-forward position, that’s nine-and-a-half.”

Atletico, who travel to England on the back of a dismal 3-0 defeat at Osasuna, are languishing in the lower reaches of La Liga as well as sitting bottom of their European group. Underpressure boss Abel Resino needs a big performance from former Manchester United Diego Forlan - last season’s European golden boot winner. Forlan said: “Things haven’t been going so well and I think we have been playing with a bit of anxiety. “But I’ve got confidence in the squad we have and I think we can turn it around soon enough.”

Juve to treat Haifa like Real, says Chiellini Agence France - Presse

ROME - Juventus will not be underestimating group minnows Maccabi Haifa when the Israelis come to Turin in the Champions League on Wednesday. Maccabi sit bottom of Group A after two defeats to Bayern Munich and Bordeaux while Juve are only one place and two points above them after having drawn against the same two teams.

But despite Haifa’s limited European pedigree, Juve centre-back Giorgio Chiellini insisted his team will treat their opponents like the greats of European football. Last year Juve beat Real Madrid home and away in the group stages before they fell to Chelsea in the first knock-out round.

“On Wednesday we have to play with the same intensity we showed a year ago against Real,” said Chiellini.

“In this match and in the next one in Tel Aviv (Haifa’s ground does not meet UEFA standards so they play Champions League matches in Tel Aviv’s national stadium) are matches we have to win at any cost so we can make it to the last two group games in the best possible health.

“We don’t know much about Maccabi, personally I know the striker (Vladimir) Dvalishvili because I came up against him for the national team against Georgia last month. They’re a team that must be respected for what they did against Bayern Munich and

Bordeaux when they were only beaten at the end of the games.”

Juve’s overriding problem on Wednesday might not be Maccabi but themselves. After a great start to the season in which they won their first four Serie A matches, including successive away wins at AS Roma and Lazio, they have not won in five matches (four in Serie A and one in the Champions League).

In fact they have only one win in seven matches in all competitions and that came at home to rock-bottom Livorno and thanks to a man-of-thematch performance from goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. That is hardly the form of potential champions, either of Italy or of Europe.

However, it is a remarkably similar situation to that faced by Juve a year ago when Real were the visitors to Turin at the same stage of the competition.

Back then, as now, they had not won in five matches only their situation was worse as they had lost two of those five — instead of just one this time — and were struggling in the league with only nine points and two wins from seven games.

This time they are third in the table and only four points behind leaders and champions Inter Milan. “Then we were also in a delicate period. In the league things were going worse because we had already lost twice and we were lower in the table,” added Chiellini.

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Raikkonen has an offer from Toyota

Kimi Raikkonen has an offer from Toyota for the 2010 season, and team president John Howett believes the Finn could fit well in the Japanese squad.

AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo

Ferrari Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen, of Finland, speaks during a press conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. The Brazilian F1 Grand Pix will be held on Oct. 18 in Sao Paulo.

Lorenzo: Title was a long shot anyway JORGE LORENZO said he was angry with himself for crashing in Australia, but was not downcast about the points lost as he knew the title was already unlikely. The Spaniard’s first lap error at Phillip Island and title rival Valentino Rossi’s second place has given Rossi a commanding 38 point advantage in the championship with only two races to go, giving him an excellent chance of clinching his seventh MotoGP crown at Sepang next weekend.

Lorenzo crashed heavily in Australia after tapping the back of Nicky Hayden’s Ducati as they braked for the first corner. “I’m a little bit sad for this crash, not for the championship but for my mistake,” said Lorenzo. “I didn’t expect this kind of mistake from myself. It was totally my fault, I miscalculated the distance off the line and Nicky braked earlier than I was expecting and I hit him. I thought I could save it but my front brake was broken and so when I tried to brake for the corner I couldn’t and the rear made a big slide. I want to say sorry to Nicky because I ruined his race today.”

Before the race Lorenzo had declared that he had nothing to lose as he tried to close Rossi’s previous 18 point lead, and he remained calm about the championship after the crash. “The title was a long shot anyway and now I just want to look forward to the final two races,” he said. Hayden, who was able to continue to finish 15th with a damaged bike, accepted Lorenzo’s apology.

“I got probably the best start I have had all season but unfortunately it proved to be my downfall,” he said. “I’m not sure what happened to Jorge - I saw he got a bad start as I passed him, then the next thing I know I felt a really hard impact. It was so hard it tore both our bikes up and obviously he couldn’t keep his upright. Thankfully I did and I got back on track but the thing was so damaged I was just riding around.”

“Anyway, I can’t blame Jorge because he is fighting for the cham-

pionship, he obviously didn’t mean it and I know it is not his style. The good thing is that I didn’t get hurt, which could have easily happened in that corner.” Although he hit the ground at high speed in the incident, Lorenzo escaped with only superficial injuries from sliding across the track and run-off. I have a bit of damage to my nose and my finger but it could have been a lot worse,” he said.

“This is what happens in racing and, although I am disappointed about the race, the most important thing is that I am not badly injured.”

AP Photo/Rob Griffith

Jorge Lorenzo of Spain, Fiat Yamaha Team controls his bike on turn 11 during the second practice session at the 2009 Australian MotoGP on Phillip Island, Australia, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009 . Casey Stoner of Australia, Ducati Marlboro Team qualified fastest ahead of Valentino Rossi of Italy, Fiat Yamaha Team and Dani Pedrosa of Spain, Repsol Honda Team.

“We don’t play too many games,” Howett told Reuters. “We put on the table what we can afford and what we think is a serious offer in the current market. I think genuinely we could work well with him, give him a car that’s quick.”

He added: “We have had very good relationships with Scandinavian drivers in the rallying times that enjoy life and it works very well, so we could cope with it as a team.” Raikkonen is yet to decide on his future after agreeing to leave the Ferrari team a year before the end of his contract in order to make way for Fernando Alonso.

The Finn has made it clear that he is only interested in staying in Formula 1 if he can fight for wins straight away. Howett, who had insisted it was very unlikely that Jarno Trulli would stay at the team next year, said the Italian has an offer from Toyota. He also said the team is still in talks with Timo Glock. “With both drivers we are still maintaining a degree of discussion,” said Howett.

“We have put an offer on the table with Jarno, I think that he himself is not dissatisfied with the financial offer, the bottom line to some extent is certain issues on the contract and I don’t think they are negotiable from our side. He may well be in the car next year but it’s not at all clear.”