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Homecoming Season Approaching

Main Route Fixed Bali Post

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DENPASAR - DenpasarGilimanuk, the most crowded route for homecoming season being fixed in Tabanan. Roads that have holes and wave now made smooth as central government came down to tar this national categorized route which one of them can be seen at Badung-Tabanan border last Saturday (6/8).

From Babakan Village to Kediri statue, the tarring went well with 75 percent of the road done in the noon even though it was a crowded traffic. Another construction took place at Kediri statue towards Adipura Pesiapan statue yet this one has its roads extended up to 3.5 meters also extension on a bridge nearby Kediri statue.

“For this extension has to be done before Eid day approaches and so we have to work super quickly except for the bridge it will be in steps,” one of project supervisors, Putu Sudira, explained.

Ironically, Tabanan itself still has most of it roads holed and severely damaged as Public Works Agency totalled up there are 860,948 kilometres of it and only 227,776 kilometres, 25 percent of all Tabanan roads, that are suitable to be used. Apparently until now, Tabanan can’t fix it quickly due to not having any budget to do so. (udi)

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Denpasar-Gilimanuk, the most crowded route for homecoming season being fixed in Tabanan.

UK police arrest 100 after riots in British capital Reuters

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A member of staff surveys the scene of a break-in at a Sainsburys supermarket in Enfield, north London on 7 August 2011.

LONDON - British police arrested more than 100 people overnight in London after shops were looted and officers attacked in a second night of violence that followed some of the worst disorder seen in the capital for years.

Nine police were injured in what police called “copycat criminality” in several parts of London Sunday night, although the damage appeared to be on a much smaller scale than Saturday’s rioting in Tottenham, in the north of the capital.

London’s Deputy Mayor Kit Malthouse blamed the violence on a relatively small number of criminals motivated by greed rather than worries about the conduct of the police or wider social prob-

lems caused by Britain’s sluggish economic recovery.

“This is quite a small group of people within our community in London who ... are frankly looking for stuff to nick (steal). They are picking particular kinds of stores, whether it’s because they want a new set of trainers or whatever,” he told Sky News.

Police Commander Christine Jones said there had been “sporadic disorder” in a number of boroughs through the night, with more than 100 people detained, on top of the 61 arrested on Saturday night and Sunday morning.

The first night of rioting began after a vigil for a 29-year-old man shot dead by police as they tried to arrest him in Tottenham Thursday.

Britain’s police watchdog is investigating the incident.

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Bali News Farmers Complain Tower Construction at Agriculture Land Semarapura (Bali Post) –

Subak Gunasa farmers has its turned to be annoyed this time, as a tower construction took over their land and furious will affect the soil fertilisation and plants in the long term. “We heard from socialisers that the tower can affect it and will have minim production,” a farmer explained last Sunday (7/8).

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People are looking for shrimps in Buyan Lake

Buyan Lake Water Shallowing

Residents Crowded for Shrimps In the past few weeks Buyan Lake in Pancasari Village, Sukasada, with rain no longer pouring in, the seven meters height water has gone down.

The one meter decrease now still covers some plantation and creating

swamps, according to residents around the lake last Sunday (7/8).

However, the decrease has created a new activity for the residents as shrimps have come to the surface of the swamps. In a day, tens of residents

would go here and each person can get 1 to 5 kg of shrimps. “Moreover on the holidays, many kids would come here to find it so the lake would be so crowded,” a Dasong forest tourist object guard explained. (ole)

As told before, four towers’ owner, Tower Bersama Group Company, built towers in four different areas at Klungkung Regency and until the end of its construction none of them has its permit and does not have a good behaviour towards the Police Civil Service warning. This one in Gunaksa is one of the unpermitted towers that has been taking over the subak lands since three months ago. “In Gunaksa the land where it’s built is known to be owned

by Head of Gunaksa Village,” a number of farmers explained. Ironically, it was said that to get the farmers around the tower to agree, the

Village Head bribed IDR 300,000 to each farmer. “During the meeting with farmers, Village Head sated the tower has its permit,” they explained.

Meanwhile, the Village Head, Ketut Budiarta, couldn’t be confirmed. A farmer socialiser in Gunaksa, IB Raka and Head of the Subak, Wayan Mardika, confirmed that the tower will slight unfertilised the soils here and affects the plants growth especially those hundred meters from the tower. “Especially due to the lights on the tower, if I’m not wrong, there is an observation on the environment affect of it,” Mardika explained. (kmb20)

HIV/AIDS Tackling

Mayor Regulation Draft “Stuck” Promote the beautiful nature of Indonesia on Secretary Law Section “The Philosophers”

Jakarta (Bali Post)—

“The Philosophers,” a film worked on by duo Hollywood producers George Zakk and Cybill started their shooting in Indonesia. The shooting took place at some prominent tourist destinations such as Prambanan, Mount Bromo, Belitung and other spots in Jakarta. As scheduled, the film will be screened around the world starting in June 2012.

The film is starred by current teenage actors and actresses like Bonnie Wright and Freddy Stroma (Harry Potter), James D’Arcy (Sherlock Holmes), Daryl Sabara (Spy Kid), Sophie Lowe (Sanctum), Rhys Wakefield as well as Indonesian teenage idol star Cinta Laura Kiehl.

Minister of Culture and Tourism, Jero Wacik, in the press conference attended by the entire crews of “The

Philosophers” in Jakarta, Friday night (Aug 5), said that interest of foreign producers and filmmakers were inseparable from the Indonesia’s tourism promotion over the years. “The beauty of nature as a tourist destination has attracted many filmmakers from Hollywood,” said Wacik while adding the film was inseparable from the success of film “Eat, Pray, Love” starred by Julia Roberts whose shooting location was in Bali.

Director General of Marketing, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Sapta Nirwandar, also said the film making of “The Philosophers” undertaken in Indonesia posed an opportunity to promote the name of Indonesia in the world of international cinema. “This is an opportunity to introduce Indonesia which has a rich culture and beautiful nature to tourists

from around the world,” he explained.

“The Philosophers” filmed in Indonesia was also expected to give a positive image to international community that Indonesia was a safe destination, rich in cultural diversity and natural beauty, as well as having a Bali Beyond destination such as Belitung, Prambanan, Bromo and Jakarta.

According to Sapta, the film with thriller genre told about the story of 20 teenagers who attended a philosophy class in an international school in Jakarta. They were from various countries and taught by a teacher played by D’Arcy. The students were then given an experimental assignment by their teacher. To select 10 among the 20 teenagers, a kind of test was conducted to undertake a mission of human being improvement against the threat of nuclear hazards. (son)

Denpasar (Bali Post) –

Denpasar Government seems serious in the HIV/AIDS case phenomena that’s happening in Bali lately and to tackle so the City Government planned to create HIV/AIDS tackling through Mayor Regulation yet the draft that has been prepared since 2008 suggested by Denpasar City Health Agency is still ‘stuck’ on the hands of Denpasar City Regional Secretary Law Section until now as explained

by Head of Denpasar Health Agency, dr. Luh Putu Sri Armini, when contacted last Sunday (7/8). “It has been a long time as we were waiting the Province Regulation published so Mayor Regulation can follow up,” she stated.

Armini added there are a lot to be fixed in the draft and so it kept going back and forth to the Law Section.

Armini stated that this can be confirmed to the Law Section as in the beginning of year 2011, the draft has gone back there to be revised again.

Yet Head of the Law Section, I Made Toya, cannot be confirmed for now, while Head of Protocol and Public Relation Section stated the draft just came in 19th July 2011. “It needs time to make it perfect,” he explained and admitting not knowing the draft in detail.

As told before, lately there has been a push from Denpasar House of Representatives to tackle HIV/AIDS by making a regulation on it which can minimise the spreading virus. With it, to tackle will be better and those who violated can be punished as regulated.

Besides that, with the regulation the regional government can allocate a budget to optimise the tackle. (kmb13)

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Realization of GWK statue threatened by rules Mangupura (Bali Post)—

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Baby turtles are released to the sea

Turtle conservationist at Perancak Initiated by former turtle hunter SINCE several years ago, the habitat of turtle in the waters of Bali has been quite alarming even nearly in the verge of extinction. Decline in one of the leading marine animals is caused by no other than human itself who has hunted them. As a matter of fact, the endeavor to preserve the turtle can be carried out if there is willingness and awareness of all parties. This awareness must be fostered since early age that turtles should be protected. At Perancak Village, Jembrana Subdistrict, Jembrana Regency, a number of people show their care to habitat of turtle in the waters of Bali. In 1997, they established a turtle conservationist group. Uniquely, emergence of this group was even initiated by former turtle hunters who had ultimately got it into their head.

By its founder, Wayan Tirta, 67, the group was named Kurmaasih (literally means loving turtle) with mentoring and assistance of WWF. However, within the past few years the group having a dozen of volunteers had been doing their activities independently by relying on assistance from donors. Tirta himself was formerly a turtle hunter and established a special group called the Ramayana that was hunting sea turtles. Since the mid of 1980s, Tirta realized when the extinction of sea turtles started. Afterward in 1997, he eventually established a group of conservationist consisting of numerous young people who showed a great care about turtles. “I realize that turtle is also the creature of God, and when I got a chance to atone my sins I founded this group,” he explained This group did not look after the turtle until adulthood, but only collected the turtle eggs scattered around the coast of Jembrana. Those eggs were waited until the eggs hatched into turtle hatchlings. After several weeks, the turtle hatchlings were released into their wild nature on Perancak Beach.

Head of the Kurmaasih Sea Turtle Conservation Group, I Wayan Anom

Astika Jaya, said that such a way was more effective to make the turtles adapt immediately to wild nature.

But, among 1,000 turtle hatchlings perhaps only one or two that could live until adulthood and was ready to lay eggs. Turtle hatchlings that were not ready to survive would be devoured by larger predators in the sea. “It will take some 20 to 30 years until the turtles are ready to lay eggs.

Then, not all hatchlings released can survive. On that account, it’s time now for us to help preserve the turtles for the sake of our children and grandchildren,” said Anom.

According to the man from Perancak that awareness to preserve the turtle should be carried out since early age. As undertaken by the group on Saturday (Aug 6), it provided an opportunity to Wira Kusuma kindergarten students of Perancak to release about 300 turtle hatchlings. The one hundreds of turtle hatchlings had hatched from eggs recently. By involving children since early age they were expected to love turtles or even give contribution to preserve them.

In the waters of Jembrana, there were three types of turtles namely olive ridley, leatherback and hawks-

bill turtle. However, the most common was the olive ridley turtle species. The mating season of this turtle was only once a year and the longest compared to the other two turtles namely between April and September. The eggs encountered by coastal communities around Perancak, Yehembang or Pekutatan were given compensation worth IDR 1,200 per egg. In once spawning season, the turtle of olive ridley species could produce 300 eggs. “Other than from donors paying a visit yesterday, we also obtained the fund from regency government, but the assistance of this year declines,” Anom said.

His party realized if the preservation was not supported by government and donors, it would definitely find difficulties. Political will, according to him, was also very important to support the conservation with pro-turtle conservation policies.

For example, it could be done by restriction of development on the shoreline that was used by turtles to nest. Turtles would be urged to find places for nesting and laying eggs when the beach was annexed by villa properties. His party agreed with tourism but according to him both should go hand in hand. (olo)

Development continuation plan of statue and Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) area at Ungasan is predicted to be hampered by regulatory issues. At the moment, there has been no Regional Regulation (Perda) in Badung Regency which specifically regulates about the height of the statue.

Vice Chairman of the Badung House, I Ketut Suiasa, in Mengwi on Sunday (Aug 7), said that GWK was an idealistic and fundamental thinking conception in order to preserve and develop the Balinese culture. On that account, he said it was very reasonable if all components of the society should support the development. Nevertheless, there were several things that had to be considered in planning the construction of GWK. The most emphasized factor was in the terms of regulation. Suiasa revealed that in the Regional Regulation of Badung Regency there were special rules for those who would build, especially when processing the building permit (IMB). Well, in the rules had been set forth that maximal height of the building was 15 meters. Higher than 15 meters meant the building had violated or it was not allowed realizing it.

In the case of GWK statue, of course the statue which was claimed higher than the Statue of Liberty in New York would exceed the maximal height of building provision. On the other hand, GWK statue, according to Suiasa, had not been regulated or not classified into a special building permitted to surpass the height limit. “Is there any special regulation about it (GWK statue— Ed)? If unavailable, it will obviously face the rules concerning with the limit height of building,” he said.

Suiasa added, if the GWK statue excluded in the special buildings in the regional regulation, so there should be a solution for the problem. For example, there should be a kind of Presidential Decree from central government like the one for the construction of toll road over the waters of Nusa Dua-Benoa.

Much the same opinion was expressed by the Chairman of Badung House, I Nyoman Giri Prasta. According to him, the House would also conduct a study regarding to the provision of the GWK statue building. “We will conduct a study related to the GWK development issues, including the rules concerning with the limit height of building,” he said.

For information, in a working meeting of the Badung House recently it was revealed the problems related to the dormant development of GWK until a dozen of years. The funding factor was touted to become the major problem of the statue and the Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) area development at Ungasan. Currently, the plan to continue the statue project and GWK area revived following the readiness of a number of investors who would fund the mega project. (kmb25)

Eight billion more for anti-rabies vaccine Denpasar (Bali Post)—

To meet the needs of anti-rabies vaccine (VAR) in Bali in 2011, Bali Government has allocated the fund as much as IDR 5 billion more. According to the Head of Bali Health Services, Nyoman Sutedja, when met some time ago, the fund for the purchase of vaccine in the regional budget amendment would be allocated worth IDR 8 billion.

The high demand for VAR urged the Bali Health Services to make cooperation with a rabies research team from Udayana University to hold a vaccination trial test by intradermal or subcutaneous VAR administration that was considered more efficient. The study took place early in 2011 and had obtained significant results. According to Sutedja, the intradermal vaccine administration had already been applied in other Asian countries such as India, Thailand and the Philippines.

Although the trial test showed satisfactory results, Sutedja further explained that intradermal method could not simply be applied directly because it should still comply with some requirements. One of the requirements was that in a rabies center there should be at least five patients bitten by dogs who asked for anti-rabies vaccine and the interval should not be too long or maximally six hours. “So, within six hours there should be minimally five patients bitten by dogs who came to ask for anti-rabies vaccine,” said Sutedja.

Indeed, the intradermal method highly saved the use of vaccine where one patient bitten by a dog only required 0.2 ml for one time vaccination.

Meanwhile, in the current intramuscular method, every single patient in the first vaccination would require as much as 1 ml. On that account, it could be assumed that for one time vaccination through intramuscular method equaled to five times of vaccine administration in intradermal method.

Since the requirement of intradermal method was applicable to rabies centers with visit interval minimally five people within six hours. (san)

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Yingluck awaits royal nod as Thai cabinet race heats up Reuters

BANGKOK - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was on Monday putting the finishing touches to a 35-member cabinet expected to be unveiled in the next two days, more than a month after her general election victory on July 3.

Yingluck was awaiting endorsement later on Monday by King Bhumibol Adulyadej, after which she will formally become Thailand’s first female prime minister, five years after her brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, was ousted as premier by the military.

Yingluck, 44, sailed through a parliamentary vote to win the premiership on Friday at the head of a six-party coalition led by her Puea Thai Party. She refused to give the names of any ministers on Monday, but said four people from outside politics would be brought in.

“Now we’ve discussed this with coalition parties and completed almost 80 percent of the

cabinet list,” she told reporters.

The four ministerial posts likely to be taken by outsiders were commerce, finance, defense and a deputy prime minister’s position, according to reports.

Thirachai Phuvanatnaranubala is widely tipped to become finance minister after his resignation last week as secretary-general of the Securities and Exchange Commission, a financial market watchdog, after almost eight years in the job.

Yingluck said on Friday she had discussed the position with Thirachai, a 59-year-old, Britisheducated accountant and former central bank deputy governor, and confirmed he was a contender.

Media speculation about who will get portfolios has been intense, if unfocused, with newspapers naming multiple candidates for the main ministries and suggesting Thaksin, his former wife, Potjaman na Pombejra, and sister, Yaowapha Wongsawat, were central to the decisions.

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Lebanese Muslim protesters shout anti-Syrian President Bashar Assad slogans during a rally in solidarity with the Syrian people in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 5, 2011.

Assad must stop violence, U.N. chief repeats Reuters

SOMA CITY, Japan () - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday renewed his appeal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stop the violence against civilians after reports of a new military crackdown just a day earlier.

REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

Members of parliament raise their hands in support of Yingluck Shinawatra of the Puea Thai Party during the parliament session where she was elected as the country’s 28th prime minister in Bangkok August 5, 2011.

Ban, speaking to reporters in northeast Japan, said that he had delivered a strong message to Assad in a phone conversation on Saturday ahead of his report on Syria to the Security Council due on August 10.

“I hope he takes that situation very seriously and takes necessary measures respecting the will of the

people,” the U.N. Secretary General said when asked about latest signs that Assad continued to defy international pressure.

Residents of a Syrian provincial capital Deir al-Zor said government tanks stormed the city on Sunday, in the latest crackdown on five-month protests against Presi-

dent Bashar al-Assad’s rule. Activists said 50 people had been killed in the attack, while the government denied the assault had taken place.

Syria has barred most journalists, making it hard to confirm events. The military assault on Deir al-Zor, about 400 km (250 miles) north-east of Damascus, was launched a day after Ban’s conversation with the Syrian president.

Ban is visiting Japan’s northeast nearly five months after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake unleashed a deadly tsunami that killed more than 20,000 and triggered the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl 25 years ago.

NATO: Probe continues at site of helicopter crash Associated Press Writer

KABUL, Afghanistan — International military forces worked on Monday to recover every last piece of a Chinook helicopter that crashed over the weekend, killing 30 American troops, seven Afghan soldiers and an Afghan interpreter, NATO said.

German Brig. Gen. Carsten Jacobson, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition, told reporters that troops had secured the crash site in a rugged area of eastern Wardak province and nobody was being allowed in or out of the area while the investigation was ongoing.

Jacobson said the coalition still had not yet determined the exact cause of the crash, but some officials have said the heavy and lum-

bering transport helicopter was apparently shot down. Officials said the helicopter was hit as it was flying in and approaching the area.

“We are still investigating this incident so we have no picture of what was the cause for the incident. That is what the investigation is basically all about,” Jacobson said. The helicopter was ferrying a group of U.S. Navy SEALs to reinforce a group of U.S. Army Rangers who were under fire.

It remains unclear if the Rangers and SEALs were taking part in a night raid to capture or kill an insurgent leader.

It was deadliest single incident for U.S. forces in the decade-long war. Another NATO helicopter made a hard landing Monday in eastern Paktia province, the U.S.-led

coalition said. It did not report any casualties and said the cause of the hard landing was under investigation.

The coalition said there was no enemy activity in the area at the time.

The helicopter was a CH-47 of the same type that crashed on Saturday. It was flying in to pick up special operations troops, but apparently suffered a mechanical failure and crash-landed, an officer in the war zone said. He could not be named because he was not authorized to comment publicly. The crew was rescued by the troops.

The fatal crash on Saturday highlights the risks confronting the U.S.led coalition as it looks to rely more on special operations forces while reducing the overall number of troops in Afghanistan by the end of 2014.

AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File

FILE - US soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, secure the area after existing a Chinoonk helicopter, Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, in this Sunday, June 18, 2006 file photo.

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The Stones handed car to Kuta police office IBP

KUTA - The Stones Kuta showing her concern on security issue by handing patrol car to Kuta police office recently.

The car was given by Stones’ management that represented

by Willis Rumsini to Head of Denpasar Police Department Kombes Suryanbodo Asmoro.

According to Suryanbodo, securing an area, especially Kuta as one of favourite destination, is very important. He stated that Kuta as barometer to Bali’s tourism sector is important area and all the criminal activities in this area should be prevented. ‘’One of prevention activities is patrolling around Kuta to minimize the risk of criminal acts,” said Suryanbodo.

He really appreciate help from hoteliers to securing Kuta area by donating patrol car like The Stone had been done. He also mentioned that this generous act can be follow by other hoteliers around Kuta.

Willis that accompanied by GM The Stones Kuta Danang Tri Wicaksono said The Stones really know that Kuta police station need help to securing the area. She also stated that this donation is one of corporate social responsibility (CSR) acts that done by The Stones. (kmb18)

Temple Ceremony Calendar Event for July 9 through August 6, 2011 09 Jul Pura Catur Buana Sanding, Tampaksiring - Gianyar 10 Jul Pura Peninjoan

26 Jul Pura Puseh, Pura Desa Batua, Sukawati - Gianyar Pura Pasek Bendesa Kekeran Mengwi - badung Pura Manik Mas Besakih - Karangasem

Besakih - Karangasem

16 Jul Pura pasek Gelgel Kukuh,Marga - Tabanan Pasek Gelgel Dukuh Selemadeg - Tabanan Pasek Gelgel Mambang Selemadeg - Tabanan Pura Puseh, Pura Desa Guwang, Sukawati - Gianyar Pura Dalem Setra Batununggul Sewana,Nusa Penida Klungkung Pura Dadia Agung Pasek Gelgel Ketewel - Gianyar 17 Jul Aci-aci Penaung Taluh di Penataran Besakih Karangasem Pura Gunung Kuripan Lombok Pura Tirta Besakih - Karangasem Pura Purnama Camenggaon,Sukawati - Gianyar Pura Amerta Jati Komplek ALRI, Cinere - Jakarta Sel. Pura Jagatnatha Singaraja Pura Dang Hyang Tulus Dewa Apuan,Susut - Bangli Pura Jagathitha Selong - Lombok Timur Pura Agung Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Gobleg,Banjar - Buleleng Pura Desa, Pura Puseh Batur, Kitamani - Bangli Pura Asah (Alas Arum) Batur,Kintamani - Bangli Pura Dalem Kedewatan Celuk,Sukawati - Gianyar Pura Agung Mandara Giri Gunung Semeru - Lumajang, Jatim Pura Pengubengan Besakih - Karangasem Penataran Agung Sukawati - Gianyar Pura Bukit Mentik Gunung Lebah,Batur,Kintamani Bangli Merajan A. Puser Jagat Meranting Batukandik,Nusa Penida - Klungkung 23 Jul Merajan Pasek Gaduh Kayubihi - Bangli

30 Jul Pura Kepisah Sumerta - Denpasar Pura Pasek Gelgel Gerih, Abiansemal - Badung Pura Puncaksari Penarukan, Peninjoan- Bangli Pura Anteg Sari Br Dangin Pangkung, Kediri-Tabanan Pura Bangun Sakti Besakih - Karangasem Pura Pesimpangan Batur Pande Dangin Pangkung, Kediri Tabanan 01 Aug Odalan Ida Ratu Geng PenataranBesakih - Karangasem Ida Ratu Raja Puraus Mr. Saloding Besakih - Karangasem 03 Aug Pura Panti Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Kayuputih,Banjar Buleleng 05 Aug Pura Tirtaharum Tegalwangi - Bangli Pura Beratan Baturiti - Tabanan Pura Batu Klotok Lepang - Klungkung Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Wanasari - Tabanan Pura Pasek Tangguntiti Jakatebel - Tabanan Pura Pasek Bendesa Sangsit,Sawan - Buleleng Pura Dalem Waturenggong Tarokaja,Tegallalang - Gianyar Pura Ibu (Pura Kaja) Wanagiri Selemadeg - Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Tulikup - Gianyar Pura Mnik Bingin Ds Dukuh,Sidemen - Karangasem 06 Aug Pura Penataran Gana Bebalang - Bangli Pura Dalem Gede Banjar Pande - Bangli Pura Puncak Sari Abiansemal - Badung Pasek Dadia A. Sanak Sapta Resi Peteluan,Sidan - Gianyar Pura Puseh Penegil Darma Kubutambahan - Buleleng Pura Dalem Maya Br Teruna,Blahbatuh - Gianyar

Balinese Temple Ceremony EVERY Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali.

There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

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

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

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land.

Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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News 12 injured in Russian airliner’s crash landing Associated Press Writer

MOSCOW — Russian emergency officials say a Russian plane has crash-landed near the border with China, injuring 12 people.

The Emergencies Ministry branch for Russia’s Amur region said the An-24 plane rolled off the runway and broke apart when it tried to land Monday at Blagoveshchensk airport. It blamed strong winds and a heavy rain for the accident.

Blagoveshchensk is a city on the Amur River that separates Russia from China, some 5,600 kilometers (3,500 miles) east of Moscow.

The plane operated by IrAero was carrying 36 people from Irkutsk in Siberia to Khabarovsk in the Amur region.

The An-24, a two-engine turboprop, has been a mainstay of Soviet and then Russian airlines since the early 1960s.

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Rahul Gandhi, seen here in 2010, the scion of India’s Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, is the favourite choice to be the country’s next prime minister, an opinion poll has shown

Rahul Gandhi tops poll for India’s next PM Agence France Presse

Rahul Gandhi, scion of India’s Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, is the favourite choice to be the country’s next prime minister, an opinion poll showed Monday.

Among his ruling Congress party colleagues, Gandhi is preferred by 42 percent of Indians to lead the country, according to the poll.

“No other Congress leader poses any challenge to him,” said leading pollster Yogendra Yadav of the New Delhi-based Centre for the Study of Developing Societies which conducted the “State of the Nation” poll last month.

Some 34 percent felt Gandhi should become premier immediately, replacing Manmohan Singh, who has been painted by critics as a “lame duck” leader after failing to prevent a string of corruption scandals.

Just 22 percent of the 39,000 people polled in the national survey believed Singh, a Gandhi family loyalist widely seen as keeping the prime minister’s seat warm for Rahul, should continue in the post.

Release of the poll follows a decision last week by Gandhi’s mother, Sonia, to ask her son to help steer India’s ruling party in her absence as she recovers from an operation.

Gandhi, 41, was named to a fourmember panel to run the party’s affairs while his mother, 64, who is Congress party president and seen as India’s most powerful politician, recovers from surgery for an undis-

closed condition.

Although long billed as a premier-in-waiting, Rahul has shunned high-profile cabinet berths in favour of grassroots activism promoting the interest of India’s teeming poor and building up the party’s youth wing.

The Gandhi family has dominated India’s political scene for much of the period since the country’s independence from Britain in 1947.

The poll, conducted for television networks CNN-IBN and CNBC-TV18, showed 54 percent believed Rahul was trustworthy and genuine in his concern for the poor.

Diana Nyad, 61, attempts record Cuba-Florida swim Associated Press Writer

HAVANA — Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad stroked through the Florida Straits early Monday, trying to accomplish at 61 years old what she failed to do at 28: swim more than 100 miles from Havana to Key West.

If she makes it to the Florida Keys after an estimated 60-hour swim, Nyad would become the first person to traverse the strait without the aid of a shark cage,

relying instead on technology and divers to fend off the finned predators.

Tanned and freckled from long hours training in the open seas of the Caribbean, she expressed confidence before starting off just before sunset Sunday. She said the still air and shimmering water flat as a plate were perfect conditions for her attempt to make a 103-mile (166-kilometer) swim.

“The adrenaline’s flowing now,” Nyad said at a jetty in west-

ern Havana as she looked at the water. “... This is what I dreamed of: a silver platter.”

She gave a heartfelt cheek-kiss to the commodore of the Hemingway Marina in Havana, who helped arrange logistics of the trip, changed into a black swimsuit and blue swim cap and showed off the goggles she planned to wear: light blue during the night for better dark vision and smoky charcoal tinted to protect her eyes from the blinding daytime sun.

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From page 1 Sunday night, police said there was more looting in north, east and south London.

Around 50 youths damaged shops in Oxford Street, one of the main shopping districts in central London. In Brixton, south London, several shops were looted and police kept the area cordoned off Monday morning.

Politicians and police blamed the first night of violence on criminal thugs but residents attributed it to local tensions and anger over hardship.

Residents said they had to flee their homes as mounted police and riot officers on foot charged the crowd to push rioters back.

The Metropolitan Police, which will handle next year’s London Olympic Games in what is expected to be Britain’s biggest peacetime police operation, faced questions about how the trouble had been allowed to escalate.

Police and community leaders said local people had been horrified by what happened and appealed for calm.

Local member of parliament David Lammy said many of those arrested had come in from outside the area and organized the disorder on social messaging sites.

“The weekend’s violence was not a race riot, it was an attack on the whole of the Tottenham community, organized on Twitter,” he wrote in the Times newspaper Monday.

“The grief of one family must never be hijacked to inflict grief on others.”

The riots come amid deepening gloom in Britain, with the economy struggling to grow while the government is impos-

ing deep public spending cuts and tax rises brought in to help eliminate a budget deficit that peaked at more than 10 percent of GDP. “Tottenham is a deprived area. Unemployment is very, very high ... they are frustrated,” said Uzodinma Wigwe, 49, who was made redundant from his job as a cleaner recently.

Tottenham includes areas with the highest unemployment rates in London. It also has a history of racial tension with local young people, especially blacks, resenting police behavior including the use of stop and search powers.

The disorder was close to where one of Britain’s most notorious race riots occurred in 1985, when police officer Keith Blakelock was hacked to death on the deprived Broadwater Farm housing estate during widespread disturbances.

Locals said there had been growing anger recently about police behavior. “I’ve lived in Broadwater Farm for 20 odd years and from day one, police always pre-judge Turks and black people,” said a 23-yearold community worker of Turkish origin who would not give his name.

Fingers were also pointed at the police for failing to anticipate the trouble, although Commander Hanstock said there had been no hint of what was coming.

The London force has been heavily criticized for its handling of recent large protests against austerity measures, while its chief and the top counter-terrorism officer have quit over the handling of the News Corp phone-hacking scandal.

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Public confidence in anti-graft body falls Antara

JAKARTA - Public confidence in the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) fell to 41.6 percent in June 2011 from 58.3 percent in October 2005, according to the results of a survey made by the Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI).

LSI researcher Adjie Alfaraby said here on Sunday the results of the survey suggested that public confidence in the KPK dropped 17 percent over the past six years.

The survey used quantitative and qualitative research methods.

Under the quantitative research method, the survey was conducted by gathering data in June 2011 using multistage random sampling. Interviews were conducted on 1,200 respondents with an error rate of 2.9 percent.

Through the qualitative research method, the survey was conducted by means of in-depth interviews and media analysis from July to August 2011.

LSI also found that 29.7 percent of respondents were satisfied with the way how the KPK handled the corruption case of FOTO ANTARA/Yudhi Mahatma A graphic showing public confidence in the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) fell to the secretary of the youth and sports min41.6 percent in June 2011 from 58.3 percent in October 2005, according to the results of a ister, while 46.3 percent was dissatisfied and 24.0 percent did not answer. survey made by the Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI).

Adjie said public confidence in the KPK‘s handling of general cases which had nothing to do with the ruling party or figures in June 2011 reached 59 percent or about the same as October 2005 when it reached 59.1 percent.

According to the results of the survey, public confidence in the KPK‘s handling of general cases involving the ruling party or figures reached 41.6 percent in June 2011 compared to 58.3 percent in October 2005.

Adjie noted that there were four reasons why public confidence in the antigraft body declined. One of them was that there had been a decline in the level of the KPK‘s bravery to handle corruption cases involving those in power.

The other was that the KPK was considered to have been subordinated by those in power. One of the examples was the Century case which remains unsettled.

Indonesia determined to be home of world batik Antara

JAKARTA - Indonesia is determined to become the home of world batik following UNESCO‘s decision to add the traditional dyeing technique to its Intangible Cultural Heritage, Industry Ministry spokesman Dody Soepardi said here on Sunday.

“As a follow-up to UNESCO`s recognition, we continue to make every effort to develop batik,” said Doddy, who is concurrently chairman of Indonesian Batik Foundation`s Board of Supervisors.

He said that in the past two years Indonesia has been actively promoting batik at home and abroad

through exhibitions.

Doddy added that in a batik exhibition as cultural heritage at the Plaza of Industry Ministry, the turnover reached Rp1.7 billion in four days.

“Besides, we plan to hold World Batik Summit in Jakarta from September 28 - October 2, 2010 that will be attended by around 800 domestic and foreign participants,” he said.

Doddy said the World Batik Summit will be themed “Indonesia Global Home Batik” which means anybody in the world can have batik but its home is in Indonesia.

“We are determined to make Indonesia home of world batik,”

Doddy said, adding that the World Batik Summit would be held at Jakarta Convention Center.

He expressed hope that various efforts to promote batik would be able to maintain it as one of Indonesian cultural heritages, to step up national batik quality, increase the income of batik handicraft maker, and expand Indonesian batik market.

Data from Industry Ministry indicated that in 2010 the value of national batik production increased by 13 percent to be Rp732.67 billion or rose from Rp648.94 billion in the previous year.

Industry Minister MS Hidayat has even set a target that batik production could reach Rp1 trillion.

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A screen shows Indonesia’s exchange market in Jakarta on August 8, 2011. Indonesian stocks tumbled nearly five percent in morning trade on August 8, following the downgrade of the United States’ credit rating by Standard & Poor’s.

Government to raise smallholder Police identify 747 traffic business credit ceiling jam spots across Jakarta Antara

BANDUNG - The government is mulling to raise the ceiling of smallholder business credits (KUR) by 25 percent to Rp25 trillion from Rp20 trillion this year, a minister said.

“The President has asked us to think of how to raise the amount of smallholder business credits now that the program has helped the people obtain loans without collateral,” Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Hatta Rajasa said here on Sunday.

He said more than a half of the target of smallholder business cred-

its for 2011 had been channeled in the first semester of this year.

Since the program was launched in 2007 it had helped around 600,000 small businessmen and nearly 10 of them had become new mediumsized businessmen, he said.

“For this part, I always ask stakeholders to have commitment (to developing small businessmen) because non-bankable businessmen always have the potentials to become large-sized businessmen.

So we must develop them by providing them not only with smallholder business credits but also training,” he said.

He asked national banks to ease the disbursement of smallholder business credits now that the government had guaranteed small debtors.

“Don`t impede the disbursement of such credits by asking for collateral as the credits do not require collateral.

The credits are earmarked for those who have no collateral,” he said.

The national banks are required to channel 25 percent of the smallholder business credit ceiling every year, or around Rp5 trillion for business groups in the agricultural sector, micro small and medium business sector, creative business sector, forestry sector and fishermen sector.

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JAKARTA - The Jakarta Metropolitan Police Office has located 747 traffic jam spots spread across the capital city and surrounding areas, a source said.

Chief of Traffic Bureau Senior Commissioner Royke Lumowa on Friday said areas with the most traffic jam spots were in East Jakarta, South Jakarta and West Jakarta. Other areas with high number of traffic jam locations were North Jakarta, Central Jakarta, Bekasi, Tangerang and Depok.

He said traffic jams happening in Jakarta was mainly due to bad driv-

ing habits, a large number of meeting points and constriction of road lines and also the presence of street vendors and illegal parking space.

Royke added the uncontrollable sales of vehicles in the city that‘s not equal to the capacity of the roads also contributed to the traffic jams in Jakarta.

According to data from Jakarta Metropolitan Police Office, about 20.7 million of people were crossing the streets in Jakarta every day during 2010. The total number of vehicles recorded last year was 11,362,396 units consisting of 3,118,050 cars and 8.244.346 motorcycles.

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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Bali Today Remission proposed for Denpasar inmates Antara

DENPASAR - Bali’s prison has proposed remission for 317 of its inmates on the occasion of Indonesian Independence Day of August 17, 2011, an official said.

Denpasar jail chief warden said here on Sunday the institution has a proposed a remission for 317 inmates, but it is up to the relevant authorities including the Law and Human Rights Minister.

Their names may be announced on August 14 and 15, 2011 after the Law and Human Rights Minister’s issued a green light.

To meet the requirements for a remission an inmate needs to have spent more than six months in jail as of February 18, 2011.

“Those who will be granted a remission are those with good behavior while in jail,” he said.

Besides the remission on Independence Day, remissions

were also planned on occasion of the upcoming Idul Fitri post-fasting festivities.

A remission is one way of the jails in the country to reduce the number of their inmates.

The Denpasar jail is currently holding more than 1.100 inmates while their capacity is only 323.

Bali’s prison has proposed remission for 317 of its inmates on the occasion of Indonesian Independence Day of August 17, 2011, an official said.

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Segara Temple of Buleleng

More than Just a Trinity Temple DESPITE has become a part of Khayangan Tiga (Trinity) Temple today, in fact the Segara Temple in the area of Buleleng Harbor is known as a temple with spiritual and historical value being more typical than other trinity temples. The temple supported by thousands of devotees of Buleleng Customary Village is believed to have been founded before trinity temple has been widely known on Bali Island. In

terms of its time, Segara Temple at Buleleng Harbor is equivalent to Penataran Temple on the plain or Pucak Temple on hill or mountain top.

More typically, the Segara Temple of Buleleng is also touted to have historical relation to the establishment of Singaraja City. Characteristic of the temple is indicated by design of entrance gates and doors carved in distinctive style of Buleleng. In addition,

the entrance gates look so sturdy with a pile of sea round stones used as compound wall. They are nicely arranged so they give unique impression to the temple situated on beachside.

Chief of Buleleng Customary Village, Nyoman Sutrisna, said that so far there was no definite proof about the age of the temple located downtown of Singaraja. The only hint was mentioned in the customary bylaws

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Segara Temple on Buleleng.

where the temple was categorized into Trinity temple. Long before the establishment of trinity temples in Bali, this temple was believed to have been founded. This could be seen from a number of shrines in this temple. Circa 1846 AD the temple was undergoing renovation. It was undertaken by the royal family of A.A. Made Karangasem.

According to Sutrisna, based on local customary bylaws it had been stipulated a benchmark of regular ceremony held in the togetherness of all villagers. Based on convention made, it had been determined to hold small-scale temple anniversary (piodalan) for five times within the period of three years. Within the three years’ period, it was also held a one-time grandiose ceremony. Especially for Segara Temple, it had been determined by supporting devotees who would be in charge of preparing all ritual paraphernalia. Supporting devotees were taken from is five customary hamlets consisting of the Kampung Baru, Kampung Anyar, Kaliuntu, Banjar Bali and Banjar Jawa.

Meanwhile, temple priests chairing the ritual implementation was taken from Buleleng Customary Village. “By and large, the small-scale

temple anniversary is held on ulian bali falling five days before Galungan festivity. Other than regular temple anniversary held by villagers, those who had accomplished cremation ceremony and resumed with the sweeping away of ash at sea will say prayers in the temple,” he explained.

Sutrisna added that aside from keeping the temple clean through regular clean-up services before temple anniversary, his party also established a group to maintain the security of the temple. In addition, the group also frequently organized psalmodic activities in the temple area. Not only that, the customary village of Buleleng also employed a person to oversee the temple compound. “Due to great support of local customary villagers as well as assistance of government, the temple used to venerate Lord Vishnu remains to survive,” he said. On the other hand, Sutrisna added the temple was so old and location of temple was at Buleleng Harbor so it was also often visited by foreign tourists. In response to this condition, he did not too worry about sanctity of the temple. Some norms to enter a temple had been informed in advance to visitors. The temple attendant would suggest guests or visitors to wear shawls and not in a dirty condition before entering the temple area. (BTN/kmb)

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Balinese Culture Tumpek Krulut:

Ritual for Harmony through Music Hindu community in Bali always appreciates the nature and environment by holding a ritual. A month after Tumpek Kuningan, namely Saturday (Aug 20), the Hindu community in Bali celebrates Tumpek Krulut. This feast day comes every 6 months (210 days), falling on Saturday, Kliwon, Wuku Krulut. For Hindu society, the celebration of Tumpek Krulut is not only limited as a routine ceremony, but also as an expression of gratitude to God in his manifestation as Lord Ishvara. Tumpek Krulut is also the temple anniversary of Pucak Apuan Temple and almost all Hindu devotees in Bali also perform prayers in the temple.

A lecturer of the Hindu Dharma Institute of Denpasar (IHDN), Wiana Ketut, said that Tumpek Krulut was a day of love. Such compassion was embodied into the form of beauty, in this case the sound of gamelan music.

On Tumpek Krulut, people venerated the Supreme God in his manifestation as Goddess Semara Ratih. On that account, devotees offered the oblation named sesayut lulut asih.

Similar opinion was revealed by the Dean of Faculty of Dharma Duta, IHDN, IGN Sudiana. Tumpek Krulut was derived from the Balinese vocabulary lulut meaning the heart fused with beauty (Sundaram), so that the mind turned peaceful. In that context, we really required an art and entertainment to balance the live.

Meanwhile, a lecturer of Faculty of Letters, Udayana University, IB Jelantik, said that on Tumpek Krulut people believed that God in his manifestation as Shivanataraja came down to earth to dance to 36 tattvas in order to prosper the macrocosm and microcosm. To accompany the dance, devotees were playing gamelan music. In Denpasar, since a few years ago, there had been some processions to interpret the Tumpek Krulut by displaying a variety of arts, dance and gamelan composition. On Tumpek Krulut, the entire gamelan instruments were played to create santha rasa or the sense of peace. The sense of peace was expected to create prosperity physically and spiritually.

Then, a cultural and religious observer, Ida Bagus Agastia, said that in Bali the concept of voice was truly important, so there was a term wija aksara suci (sacred syllable). It inspired the birth of sound civilization known as holy bell, sunari (bamboo flutes that catches the wind), windmill, kulkul (wooden split bell) and various types of gamelan made of bronze, iron or bamboo. Aside from the sound civilization, in Bali was also known a civilization of colors and flavors. Meanwhile, the ritual of Tumpek Krulut had close relation to sound civilization, in this regard with gamelan instrument. With regard to the sound, the sound of bumblebee also drew the attention of ancient li-

terati where in the Sasih Kapat (around October) they had Ngapat tradition. Full moon of this month was a good opportunity for organizing literary activities, writing and discussing about beautiful works. Literati usually went to the beach and mountains to capture the beauty of nature, listened to the singing of birds, sound of waves, watched the beauty of flower petals and heard the loud hum of bumblebees and so on. They were all captured and then expressed into the form of literature.

Meanwhile, the temple priest of Dalem Temple of Sekalan, Marga, I Ketut Artana, said that gamelan troupe and community celebrated the Tumpek Krulut by saying prayers in temples. According to him, the meaning of worship on Tumpek Krulut was exploring profoundly the spirit giving birth to peacefulness and strength.

The tones and the sound had an extraordinarily supernatural power and even they were believed to be the main strength. In the context of worship of natural harmony, it could be achieved by raising the power of Shiva in order to move. Movement creation of Shiva happened because of the tone strains known as Shivanataraja. Philosophically, the worship of sounds on Tumpek Krulut implied the control of Tri Gunas (sattvam, rajas and tamas) and Tri Marga namely dharma, artha and kama. (BTN/budarsana)

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BUSINESS ECB pledge gets Spain, Italy rates down Associated Press Writer

BRUSSELS — The borrowing costs of both Spain and Italy dropped sharply in early trading Monday after the European Central Bank signaled it would intervene in the markets to keep the two countries’ bond prices supported.

The yield on Italy’s 10-year bonds was down 0.44 percentage points to 5.56 percent while the equivalent rate on Spain’s tumbled 0.66 percentage point to 5.38 percent.

Growing concerns about the two countries’ high government debt levels and lackluster economic growth pushed their borrowing costs to above 6 percent last week — rates that are deemed unsustainable in the long-term for the eurozone’s third and fourth largest economies.

Italy’s main stock index, Milan’s FTSE MIB also jumped at the open, after recording deep losses last week.

The positive market movements are a sign that investors were somewhat relieved by pledges from the ECB and policymakers around the world that they would do everything to stabilize financial markets. A Stan-

dard & Poor’s downgrade late Friday of U.S. long-term debt added to the uncertainty over the weekend.

Most crucially for Europe, the ECB late Sunday decided to “actively implement” its bond-buying program, one of its main crisis tools that it had so far not used for Italy and Spain. The ECB has bought just under euro80 billion ($113 billion) in Greek, Irish and Portuguese bonds so far, but had been reluctant to get involved in the much larger Italian and Spanish markets.

Buying bonds supports their prices, taking pressure off the issuing countries during an investor selloff.

Bailing out Spain and Italy — as it has done with Greece, Ireland and Portugal — would likely overwhelm the 17-country eurozone.

G7 says committed to ensure liquidity, support markets Reuters

PARIS - The Group of Seven nations is committed to taking coordinated action to ensure liquidity and to support financial market functioning, financial stability and economic growth, G7 finance ministers and central bank governors said in a statement.

“These actions, together with continuing fiscal discipline efforts will enable long-term fiscal sustainability,” the statement released early on Monday said.

“No change in fundamentals warrants the recent financial tensions faced by Spain and Italy. We welcome the additional policy measures announced by Italy and Spain to strengthen fiscal discipline and underpin the recovery in economic activity and job creation,” it added.

Senior officials conferred by phone before Asian financial markets opened as financial crises on both sides of the Atlantic threatened to escalate.

In separate efforts aimed at preventing panic, the European Central Bank signaled it would start buying Italian and Spanish debt, while U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Treasury securities are just as strong as they were before a potentially damaging debt downgrade by Standard & Poor’s on Friday.

G7 officials said in their statement they would consult closely with regard to action in foreign exchange markets and would cooperate as appropriate on foreign exchange.

“Excess volatility and disorderly movements in exchange rates have adverse implications for economic and financial stability,” they said.

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A Chinese shopper leaves a grocery store named “Wonderful” in Beijing on August 8, 2011.

China accused Western nations on August 8 of putting the global economic recovery at risk by “ignoring their responsibility”, in an editorial published two days after an unprecedented US credit rating downgrade.

China state paper says U.S. failings threaten global recovery Reuters

BEIJING - The United States and Europe must summon the political will to overcome their debt crises or global economic recovery will be threatened, China’s top official newspaper said on Monday, amplifying Beijing’s drum beat of warnings to the West.

The commentary in the People’s Daily newspaper, the chief mouthpiece of China’s ruling Communist Party, said the troubles facing the United States and European Union grew out of the political dysfunctions of Western democracies.

“It must be seen that if the U.S., Europe and other advanced economies fail to shoulder their responsibility and continue their incessant messing around over selfish interests, this will seriously impede stable development of the global economy,” the paper said.

“Only if the Western nations stop wantonly shirking responsi-

bility and take out a sharp blade of determination and courage to cut through their fetters, strengthening policy coordination with developing countries, then the global economy has hopes of taking a path of stable recovery.”

Beijing officials have so far been publicly mute about the blow to Washington after Standard and Poor ’s stripped the United States of its top-tier AAA credit rating on Friday. But staterun media have issued bleak warnings about the potential damage to China’s growth and huge holdings of U.S. treasury assets.

Such comments do not amount to a definitive response from the government. But they echo warnings from policy advisers that Beijing must accelerate the diversification of its holdings.

Beijing has urged Washington to protect China’s dollar investments, estimated to total about two-thirds of its $3.2 trillion in foreign exchange reserves, the world’s largest.

The People’s Daily commentary said the recent turmoil was driven by Washington politics, not economic fundamentals.

“What has been pushed to the edge of the precipice is not the global economy, but Washington politics,” said the commentator, writing under a pen name “Zhong Sheng,” which means the “voice of China.” That pen name of sometimes used for commentaries reflecting higher level opinion.

“Washington has fallen into political mire, not an economic one,” said the paper. “In essence, what occurred in Washington was not an economic crisis, but a political one.”

The Foreign Ministry, central bank and other government agencies have made no public comment on the U.S. debt downgrade and have not answered faxed questions. Top officials are likely to remain cautious about making any remarks that could undermine the value of China’s dollarheld assets.

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Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber win Teen Choice Awards Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES — Selena Gomez conjured five wins at the Teen Choice Awards — one more than boyfriend Justin Bieber. The star of “Wizards of Waverly Place” was selected as choice TV actress, female hottie and music group with her band The Scene.

Gomez and her ensemble were also awarded the choice single trophy for “Who Says” and love song for “Love You Like a Love Song,” which the 19-year-old actress-singer performed at Sunday’s freewheeling fan-favorite ceremony.

“This is for all of you guys,” Gomez told the screeching crowd. “This isn’t mine.” Bieber, Gomez’s 17-year-old actor-singer boyfriend, picked up four surfboard-shaped trophies as choice male music artist, male hottie, twit and TV villain for his “CSI” guest starring role. Other multiple winners included “The Vampire Diaries,” ‘’Glee,” ‘’The Twilight Saga,” ‘’Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” Robert Pattinson and Taylor Swift.

“I feel like it’s been a long time since I was a teenager, like, two years,” Swift joked. Swift tied Gomez with five awards: choice female music artist, country female artist, female red carpet fashion icon, country single for “Mean” and break-up song for “Back to December.” The 21-

year-old crooner was also honored for her contributions to entertainment with the Ultimate Choice Award, the show’s version of a lifetime achievement award.

“The Big Bang Theory” leading lady Kaley Cuoco hosted the 13th annual extravaganza at Universal Studios Hollywood’s Gibson Amphitheatre. Between dispensing awards like candy, Cuoco battled “Chuck” star Zachary Levi in table tennis, danced alongside “America’s Best Dance Crew” winners Poreotix and jokingly quizzed teenagers about current affairs.

There were moments of seriousness amid the silliness. Sean Kingston made his first live televised appearance since recovering from injuries he suffered after crashing a watercraft into a Miami Beach bridge in May. Demi Lovato, who entered a treatment facility last November to deal with “emotional and physical issues,” was on hand to accept two awards. “You guys are what got me through this last year,” she told the audience.

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Selena Gomez, center, accepts her award onstage at the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011 in Universal City, Calif.

In this picture taken July 20, 2011, Spain’s memorabilia collector Mikel Barsa during an interview with The Associated Press in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Alleged Marilyn Monroe sex film gets no buyers Associated Press Writer

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — There were no buyers Sunday at the auction of a 1940s stag film that an events promoter claims shows a young Marilyn Monroe having sex before she became a movie star. The auction was a flop. Nobody came forward willing to pay Mikel Barsa’s starting price of 2 million Argentine pesos, about $480,000.

Barsa said it didn’t help matters that a spokeswoman for Monroe’s estate was quoted in an Associated Press interview calling the whole thing a fraud.

“It doesn’t surprise me. The latest statements of Nancy Carlson didn’t do anything good for all this,” Barsa said, referring to

the spokeswoman for a company in charge of protecting Monroe’s image and estate.

Barsa said he was still negotiating with an unidentified buyer from Denver whom he said was offering much less than a fair price.

But he also said his lawyers were reviewing the matter now that Monroe’s protectors warned they would sue him if the sale went through.

Barsa claimed before the auction that the scratchy, black-and-white, six-minute 8mm film shows the young actress, known then as Norma Jeane Baker, around 1946 or 1947 when she was poor and desperate to break into show business. Experts on Monroe’s life, however, said it’s highly unlikely that the smiling young blonde in the film is her.

‘Apes’ rise to No. 1 this weekend with $54 million Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES — Apes have climbed to the top rung of the weekend box office.

The 20th Century Fox action thriller “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” took in $54 million to open as the No. 1 movie, according to studio estimates Sunday.

That was about $15 million to $20 million more than analysts expected for the “Apes” prequel, though well below the $68.5 million opening of Tim Burton’s “Planet of the Apes” remake 10 years ago.

Featuring James Franco, Freida Pinto and Andy Serkis, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” tells the story of how lower primates began evolving to take over Earth from humans.

The film was well received by critics, who found it a smarter-than-average summer action flick. Its impressive visual effects rely

on performances from Serkis and other actors as the foundation for photo-realistic apes created by digital artists.

“I think the reviews highlight the groundbreaking nature of this movie. When you have effects that have never been seen before, people respond to that. They know they have to be seen to be believed,” said Fox distribution executive Chris Aronson.

“The technology is actually servicing a really good, strong, emotional story.”

Sony’s family tale “The Smurfs” remained at No. 2 for the second straight weekend with $21 million, lifting its domestic total to $76.2 million.

Universal’s sci-fi Western “Cowboys & Aliens,” which debuted at No. 1 a week earlier, narrowly ahead of “The Smurfs,” fell to third with $15.8 million, raising its total to $67.4 million.

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In this image released by Twentieth Century Fox, Caesar the chimp, a CG animal portrayed by Andy Serkis is shown in a scene from “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.”

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Your smartphone: a new frontier for hackers This undated handout photo released in 2010 by the Mawsons’ Huts Foundation shows Commonwealth Bay, in the Australian Antarctic Territory.

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Australia’s Antarctic claim ‘at risk’ Agence France Presse

Australia holds the largest claim to Antarctica but risks losing it in any race to unlock the frozen continent’s potentially vast mineral and energy resources, an influential thinktank said Monday. With global interest in the icy southern region growing, the Lowy Institute has warned Canberra against complacency when it comes to its claim, which covers 42 percent of Antarctica, an area roughly three-quarters the size of Australia.

“Australia has limited Antarctic presence and capability, and positions its policy in terms of science and environmental management rather than national security,” Lowy’s national security fellow Ellie Fogarty said in a paper. “This raises questions about its ability to preserve its sovereignty claim.”

A global treaty bans resource exploitation in Antarctica but the pro-

hibition becomes reviewable in 2048, and some states may then decide to withdraw from it given the continent’s mineral deposits. These include coal seams, manganese, iron and uranium, while Antarctica’s forecast oil reserves are estimated as among the largest in the world after Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.

Fogarty argues that Australia cannot adequately patrol its claim, lack-

ing the kind of ski-planes it needs to reach some areas and without an icebreaking ship in the region.

In addition, a recently opened airbase near Australia’s Casey Station and the leasing of a wheeled Airbus 319 for intercontinental flights has not been as successful as hoped, because the plane is unable to bring in heavy equipment and is often diverted to land at the American McMurdo base in New Zealand-claimed territory.

At the same time, other nations such as Russia and China are unapologetically increasing their efforts in Antarctica, including in the 5,800,000 square kilometre Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT).

Associated Press Writer

LAS VEGAS — Hackers are out to stymie your smartphone.

Last week, security researchers uncovered yet another strain of malicious software aimed at smartphones that run Google’s popular Android operating system. The application not only logs details about incoming and outgoing phone calls, it also records those calls.

That came a month after researchers discovered a security hole in Apple Inc.’s iPhones, which prompted the German government to warn Apple about the urgency of the threat.

Security experts say attacks on smartphones are growing fast — and attackers are becoming smarter about developing new techniques.

“We’re in the experimental stage of mobile malware where

the bad guys are starting to develop their business models,” said Kevin Mahaffey, co-founder of Lookout Inc., a San Franciscobased maker of mobile security software.

Wrong-doers have infected PCs with malicious software, or malware, for decades. Now, they are fast moving to smartphones as the devices become a vital part of everyday life.

Some 38 percent of American adults now own an iPhone, BlackBerry or other mobile phone that runs the Android, Windows or WebOS operating systems, according to data from Nielsen.

That’s up from just 6 percent who owned a smartphone in 2007 when the iPhone was released and catalyzed the industry. The smartphone’s usefulness, allowing people to organize their digital lives with one device, is also its allure to criminals.

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FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2011 file photo, a person operates their iPhone in New York. Security experts say attacks on smartphones are growing fast — and attackers are becoming smarter about developing new techniques.

Effects of solar flares arriving on Earth Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — The impact of a series of eruptions on the sun began arriving at Earth on Friday and could affect some communications for a day or so.

Operators of electrical grids are working to avoid outages, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says some satellite communications and Global Positioning Systems could face problems.

Three solar flares erupted on the sun starting Tuesday, and the strongest electromagnetic shocks were being felt Friday by the ACE spacecraft, a satellite that measures radia-

tion bursts a few minutes before they strike Earth, said Joseph Kunches, a scientist at NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colo.

Tom Bogdan, director of the center, said the sun is going from a quiet period into a busier cycle for solar flares and an increase in the number of such blasts is expected over the next three to five years.

Solar flares send out bursts of electromagnetic energy that strike the Earth’s magnetic field. The most common impacts for the average person are the glowing auroras around the north and south poles, and the researchers said those could be visible this weekend.

The magnetic blasts, which Bogdan likened to a tsunami in space, can also affect electronic communications and electrical systems. A 1989 solar flare knocked out the electrical systems in Quebec, Canada, but the current solar storm is not expected to be that powerful. On a scale of 1 to 5, he said, it is probably a 2 or 3. But more significant solar storms are expected in the next few years, he said.

The most powerful known solar storm occurred in 1859, Bogdan said.

There were not as many vulnerable electrical items then, but it did knock out telegraph services, even burning down some telegraph stations, he said.

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Neuer admits blunder as Bayern suffer shock defeat Agence France Presse

Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer took full responsibility for his second-half blunder as his new club Bayern Munich started the season with a shock 1-0 defeat to Moenchengladbach. The visitors grabbed the crucial goal at Munich’s Allianz Arena in the 62nd minute after an embarrassing mix-up between Germany defender Boateng and Neuer, two players who cost the Bavarian giants just over 35 million euros.

They failed to deal with a long ball and Belgium’s Brazil-born striker Igor de Camargo capitalised on the confusion to fire home on 62 minutes. “It was my mistake which cost us the game,” admitted Neuer, who cost Bayern 22 million euros when he signed from arch-rivals Schalke.

“I held back a little as I didn’t want to foul him (de Camargo) in the process and give away a red card.” To add injury to insult, Boateng limped off with a strained ankle after 76 minutes, but is expected to meet up with the Germany squad for Wednesday’s friendly against Brazil in Stuttgart.

‘Gladbach, who only narrowly avoided relegation at the end of last season, celebrated their first win in Munich for 16 years. Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes said his side were caught out as ‘Gladbach defended doggedly.

“They spun a spider’s web and we allowed ourselves to get caught in it,” said Heynckes, who has said he will only speak to Neuer and Boateng after the pair return from midweek international duty. “‘Gladbach also countered well here and there. We didn’t exert the pressure we would have needed to beat them and break down the defence. In the second half we pushed forward, but we got a little bit nervous.”

For Swiss coach Lucien Favre, who joined ‘Gladbach at the end of last season and managed to keep his team from relegation, the smile said it all.

“The players knew that it would be a tough task to win here, but they also knew that something unusual was possible,” he said.

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Manchester United’s Nani, right, celebrates scoring the winning goal against Manchester City during their English FA Community Shield soccer match at Wembley Stadium, London, Sunday Aug. 7, 2011.

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Real to sign Neymar in December - report Agence France Presse

Real Madrid has reached a deal with Santos to sign gifted Brazilian teenage striker Neymar in December, a Spanish sports daily reported Sunday.

The 19-year-old, fresh from winning the Copa Libertadores with Santos, has been linked for months to a move to Real Madrid or English Premier League side Chelsea.

“The club has agreed to the re-

quest of the player and postponed his arrival until after the World Club Cup” to be held in Japan December 8-18, “so the player would celebrate Christmas as a brand new Real Madrid player,” the sports daily Marca said on its website.

It said the deal will be announced this week, and Neymar would arrive in Madrid on December 20.

Neymar’s current deal with Santos is worth almost two million dollars a season through to 2015.

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WEMBLEY, England — Manchester United beat Manchester City 3-2 in the Community Shield on Sunday, rallying behind Nani’s two goals in the traditional opener to the English soccer season.

Nani completed the Premier League champion’s great comeback by scoring the winner in the fourth minute of injury time. The Portuguese winger stripped City captain Vincent Kompany of the ball near midfield, ran unchallenged into the penalty area and rounded goalkeeper Joe Hart to score.

“We all believe until the last minute, and the attitude of the lads in the second half was that everyone believed we could score,” Nani said. “It is good to play against Man City and win like that. I think our fans today will be so proud of

us. It is a beautiful day to enjoy.”

United trailed 2-0 after goals by Joleon Lescott and Edin Dzeko despite dominating possession.

United got back in the game when Chris Smalling tapped in Ashley Young’s 52nd-minute free kick.

Seven minutes later, Nani lifted the ball over goalkeeper Joe Hart.

City seemed happy to settle for a penalty-kick shootout until Nani struck again before a Wembley crowd of 77,169. “I tried to chip it but the keeper stayed on his feet,” Nani said.

“So at the last second I changed my mind,” Nani said.

Lescott was perhaps City’s best player in a game littered with yellow cards and rash tackles. He blocked a close shot by Smalling on the line and deflected a free kick by Nani past the post before he headed in David Silva’s free kick in the 38th minute.

City manager Roberto Mancini made sure his players returned to the field to applaud their victorious opponents. “It is correct,” Mancini said. “It is right because they won. But we are happy because we played this game and we want to play this game every year if possible.”

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Real Madrid has reached a deal with Santos to sign gifted Brazilian teenage striker Neymar, pictured in July 2011, in December, a Spanish sports daily reported Sunday

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AP source: Hawks to be sold, but stay in Atlanta Associated Press Writer

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Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland kisses the trophy after winning her final match against Vera Zvonareva of Russia at a WTA tennis event in Carlsbad, California August 7, 2011.

Radwanska upsets Zvonareva to win San Diego title

ATLANTA — Alex Meruelo and the Atlanta Hawks are poised to make NBA history. The Hawks have scheduled a news conference for Monday to announce the team and Philips Arena are being sold to Meruelo, a person familiar with the deal said Sunday.

The son of Cuban immigrants is a California developer and pizza chain owner. He is expected to become the NBA’s first Hispanic majority owner. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no official announcement has been made. The deal is subject to the approval of the NBA. Meruelo, who will have controlling interest of more than 50 percent of the Hawks, will attend Monday’s news conference. The team will remain in Atlanta.

The Hawks ownership group, led by Michael Gearon Jr. and Bruce Levenson, also recently sold the NHL’s Atlanta Thrashers to a group that moved the team to Winnipeg. The Thrashers’ deal was for a reported $170 million, including a $60 million relocation fee to be split by the rest of the owners.

Meruelo was born in New York and raised in California. He heads the Meruelo Group, a Downey, Calif.-based investment firm. The firm recently acquired the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno, Nev., for a reported $42.45 million.

Meruelo also founded La Pizza Loca, which has over 50 franchised and company-owned restaurants in Southern California, catering to the Latino community, according to the Meruelo Group website.

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SAN DIEGO, California - Agnieszka Radwanska won the biggest hard court title of her career when she upset world number three Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6-3 6-4 to win the San Diego Open on Sunday. The third-seeded Radwanska adeptly mixed up the pace and direction of her ground strokes, took over the net and showed no evidence that her heavily taped shoulder was bothering her.

“Playing the Russian(s) in the finals is always tough,” Radwanska told reporters. “I played very well today. I’m very happy with my performance. Winning a tournament with a lot of great matches against top players, it’s always very special.”

Radwanska began the match near perfectly and never let her foot off the pedal. She broke Zvonareva to 3-1 with a forehand winner down the line and easily held in her next three service games before she won the first set with a leaping backhand winner.

Zvonareva, who had played late on Saturday to hold off Ana Ivanovic, tried to push herself forward, but her

usually searing ground strokes were a little off and Radwanska won most of their extended rallies. “I think I was playing the right shots,” said Zvonareva, who hit 25 winners but committed 28 unforced errors. “I was maybe just a little slow.

“My footwork wasn’t perfect, and that’s why I had a few mistakes. Of course against Agnieszka, when she’s playing well, if you have those mistakes, it’s tough to win.”

Radwanska broke the Russian to take a 3-1 lead in the second set when Zvonareva erred on backhand, and then fought off her only break points of the match to hold to 4-2. In the fi-

nal game Zvonareva tripped and fell trying to chase down a forehand but was unhurt before Radwanska won the title when Zvonareva hit a forehand long.

“Everything was working,” Radwanska said. I was playing very well, even when I had a really tough two matches in the quarters and semifinals. I really wanted to win this tournament. So I was really focused from the beginning.”

It was the fifth title of the 22-yearold’s career, but was her first WTA premier title on hard courts, with her only previous premier title on grass at Eastbourne in 2008.

Another venue bans vuvuzelas at Under-20 World Cup Associated Press Writer

CALI, Colombia — A second Colombian city has banned fans from taking vuvuzelas to Under20 World Cup matches after residents complained of the noisemakers. A day after Pereira city officials prohibited the

vuvuzelas, Cali officials did the same on Sunday after residents living near the Pascual Guerrero stadium protested.

Pereira is set to host Cameroon and Mexico on Tuesday, followed by a quarterfinal and a semifinal.

Cali hosts Portugal and Guatemala on Tuesday and a quarterfinal.

Officials conducted a study to establish the noise level made by the vuvuzelas and concluded they were a nuisance.

The vuvuzelas were made infamous at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and made a comeback at the tournament in Colombia.

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FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2010 file photo, Atlanta Hawks owners Michael Gearon Jr., left, and Bruce Levenson attend an NBA basketball game between the Hawks and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Atlanta.

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Even though he is thought likely to be confirmed as a McLaren driver for next season, Lewis Hamilton continues to be linked to the Woking team’s biggest rivals for future F1 campaigns.

Hamilton’s body language and comments have been altogether more proMcLaren in recent weeks, coinciding with a two-race winning streak for the Mercedes-powered squad, but not so long ago he was overtly seeking a chat with Red Bull team boss Christian Horner and has been repeatedly mentioned in connection with a possible Ferrari seat, even though former McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso has inked a long-term deal to remain at Maranello.

With Felipe Massa all but certain to remain as the Spaniard’s cohort in 2012 - he has been verbally confirmed by president Luca di Montezemolo Hamilton may have to wait for a drive that McLaren team-mate Jenson Button rates as one of his ‘dream opportunities’, but the 2008 world champion insists that he is not losing sleep over whether or not the chance comes his way.

“At the moment I don’t have any plans to [drive there}, it is not something I desire or feel that I have to do,” he told Spanish sports newspaper AS , “but we are talking about a fantastic team and you

never know what could happen in the future.”

While many doubt that he could ever work side-by-side with Alonso after their acrimonious season at McLaren, observing the pair at race weekends backs up Hamilton’s belief that there would not be as big a problem as suggested.

“Alonso is a very, very fast pilot, incredibly fast, with extraordinary talent and incredible speed,” he noted diplomatically, “You know that he will always give his best, and I learned a lot with him as a pilot. I improved my driving thanks to having him as a companion.”

Although the stars may be ready to align in their favour at the moment, Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali admits that he would give Hamilton serious consideration as a possible rider for the Prancing Horse.

“I always state that, in my view, the top three drivers in the championship are Fernando, Lewis and Sebastian [Vettel],” he claimed in an interview with Britain’s Telegraph newspaper conducted at the Nurburgring, “And, from that point of view, my attitude has not changed one bit.

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McLaren Mercedes drivers Jenson Button of Britain, left, and Lewis Hamilton of Britain, right, speed during the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix at the Hungaroring circuit outside Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, July 31, 2011.

Versatile Hopkins ‘much better prepared’ for Brno JOHN Hopkins says he cannot wait to make his return to the MotoGP paddock in the Czech Republic, where he will be making his second appearance for Rizla Suzuki this season.

The American is enjoying a remarkable career revival this year, just twelve months after a wrist injury almost forced him into retirement, Hopkins finding a good base in the British Superbike Championship riding the Samsung Crescent Suzuki.

It is a move that currently sees him in the midst of the BSB title battle, while it also allowed him to compete on the World Superbike stage over the weekend at Silverstone, Hopkins going on to stun the regulars by claiming pole position.

Indeed, with Hopkins returning to BSB duty at Brands Hatch this weekend before heading to Brno for a oneoff outing at the Czech Republic Grand Prix, he joins an elite band of riders to compete in three different series’ in a single year, let alone three consecutive weekends.

Coincidentally, former team-mate Yukio Kagayama has a similar feat to his name, while he can even boast a fourth series having squeezed in the Suzuka 8 Hours event over a course of nine weeks.