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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Megan Fox Talks Motherhood

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Her New Film ‘This Is 40’ Megan Fox gave birth to baby Noah in September, and the “This is 40” actress said it was a lot harder than she expected. “I was screaming for an epidural when [Brian Austin Green] was driving me to the hospital because my water broke on its own and I was immediately -- it was level orange alert pain,” Megan told Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson on Monday at the “This Is 40” film junket.

“Cause it’s scary,” Megan’s funny “This is 40” co-star Chris O’Dowd chimed in. “It... can’t be anything because it hurts so bad,” Megan said.

“It was so intense. And I thought I was gonna be really tough and make it, I was gonna labor to like 8 cm... but the first contraction that I got was horrific!”

But she did try to look her best, despite the pain. “I had wet hair so I was trying to blow dry my hair before I went to the hospital because I didn’t want to go to the hospital with wet hair,” she laughed.

Megan said parenthood is tough, but she has found a new level of happiness with her son. “It’s exhausting, but it’s amazing and you can’t, until you have kids, you can’t imagine how much you could possibly love a human being,” she said.

“It’s really intense and really overwhelming and amazing.

“He’s super cute,” she added. “Yeah, I heard,” Chris chimed in. “Of course, he’s gorgeous... I don’t know... “I mean, I have an Xbox, I get it,” he added, trying to relate to the joys of having

a child.

“This is 40,” starring Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann, opens on December 21 and Megan said the film, about Pete and Debbie, living life several years after “Knocked Up,” is something many people should be able to relate to.

“I think anyone around that age could be dealing with any number of these things,” she said.

“It’s a hard look at married life, single life, being 40. It’s rough.”

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my fans,” she told The Associated Press in an interview last March.

LOS ANGELES — Jenni Rivera launched her career hawking cassette Rivera sold more than 15 million recordings of her songs at flea markets, but a powerful voice, soulful copies of her 12 major-label albums and singing style and frank discussion of personal troubles powered her to won a string of Latin music awards. Her the heights of a male-dominated industry, transforming her into the one shows filled both the Staples Center in Los Angeles and Mexico’s National of the biggest stars of the genre known as grupero.

Auditorium, a feat few male singers in Her life was cut short at its peak on Sun- reality TV and the televised singing her industry achieved.

Many of her songs dealt with themes day by an airplane crash in northern Mexico competition “La Voz Mexico.”

She had recently filed for divorce from of dignity in the face of heartbreak, and that also killed six friends and co-workers.

The 43-year-old mother of five and her third husband, was once detained at her shows were known for their festive grandmother of two became a symbol a Mexico City airport with tens of thou- atmosphere and her intimate interacof resilience for millions of fans on sands of dollars in cash, and publicly tions with her fans. She would fill song both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border. apologized after her brother assaulted a requests from fans who had suffered Her fame grew as she branched out into drunken fan who verbally attacked her heartbreak and setbacks, and would acting, appearing in independent film, in 2011. “I am the same as the public, as often pull women and girls onto stage to personally tell them to keep moving forward.

The plane, being flown by two pilots, was taking her and her publicist, Arturo Rivera, her makeup artist, Jacob Yebale, and two friends, one named Mario Macias and another who was only identified as Gerardo, to the central Mexican city of Toluca after a Saturday night concert before thousands in the northern city of Monterrey. All were killed.

After the concert she gave a press conference during which she spoke of her emotional state following her recent move to divorce former Major League Baseball pitcher Esteban Loaiza, who played for teams including the New York Yankees and Los Angeles AP Photo/Baldemar De Los Llanos Dodgers. Rivera announced in Photos and flowers honoring late singer Jenni Rivera, placed by fans next to October that she was divorcreligious images, are seen at the cemetery where her mother is buried in Her- ing Loaiza after two years of mosillo, northern Mexico, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. marriage.

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Santa more likely to have gifts for Romney than for Obama: Poll

Fulham beats Newcastle 2-1 in Premier League

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World leaders face big challenges in 2013

Megan Fox arrives to the March of Dimes Celebration of Babies on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Jenni Rivera, soulful, troubled Maexican music star

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Agence France-Presse

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama is back and China has a new leader in Xi Jinping, but world leaders face heavyweight issues in the coming year, from lingering economic crises to bloody tumult in the Middle East.

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“No ‘foreign policy’ issue in 2013 will matter as much to global economic, political, and ultimately security conditions as whether the United States and Europe are able to deal with their economic crises,” Jessica Mathews, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, wrote in “Global Ten: Challenges and Opportunities for the president in 2013.”

Unless a deal is reached between US President Obama and his Republican opponents by the end of 2012, the United States will plunge off the “fiscal cliff” -- a toxic combination of tax hikes and spending cuts that could trigger another recession in the world’s biggest economy.

“If America’s political parties can agree on a way to climb down from the fiscal cliff, the resolution of the acute economic uncertainty that has gripped the country for the past 18 months would unleash private sector invest-

ment, spark an economic recovery, and give new capacity and weight to the country’s international role,” Mathews said.

As for Europe, “the challenge is still to summon sustained economic discipline and political will,” explained the American expert.

“The euro crisis morphed in 2012 from a life-threatening emergency to a chronic disease that will be with us for years to come,” she said, warning countries like France, Italy, Portugal and Spain of the need “to maintain the harsh treatment, avoid setbacks (in France, especially), and continue to inch toward restored growth.”

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In this Nov. 19, 2012 file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama, right, waves as he embraces Myanmar democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi after addressing members of the media at Suu Kyi’s residence in Yangon, Myanmar.

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In memoriam Desak Gede Raka Nadha

Brave and never turn back during the war

During the war, the spirit of Desak Gede Raka Nadha was never diminishing. In the age of 17 years old, she joined the troops of I Gusti Ngurah Rai. She joined the long march from Munduk Malang Village, Dalang Village then to Mount Agung to regroup and fight.

“She was known as a brave woman when fighting with I Gusti Ngurah Rai,” said the Head of Ta-

banan Veteran Legion (LVRI) Made Tantra during his visit to Pesraman Lumajang on Monday, December 10, 2012.

The former fighter said that the families of the late Desak Raka always joined in fighting the colonialism. The mother of Desak Raka, Dewa Made Jahen, donate her land so the army can established their headquarter in Munduk Malang

Village.

“This is the pioneer of land Command Headquarter of Indonesian Army,” he added. When joining the troops of I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Desak Raka was preparing the place for the soldier to rest. After the troops reached Mount Agung, Desak Raka one again returned to Tabanan.

At this place, Desak Raka was

assigned to treat the wounded. She was asked not to follow the troops in the guerilla war. She joined the red cross and preparing logistic for the troops and I Gusti Ngurah Rai was keep on fighting until the Puputan Margarana on November 20, 1946.

Made Keredeg, a member of LVRI Bali, said that during the war, Desak Raka was highly respected.

The troop of I Gusti Ngurah Rai owed many things to the family.

“The spirit of Desak Raka must be followed by the young generation,” he added.

The member of LVRI Bali prayed in Pesaraman Lumajang and they said that the member of LVRI Bali will come to do ceremony during the Pelebon ceremony on Sunday, December 16, 2012.

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Bali News Head of Indonesian House ‘’Majenukan’’

Desak Raka worthy a medal of honor The fighting spirit of Desak Gede Raka Nadha is not only known in Bali. The Member of Indonesian House of Representative also appreciates the fighting spirit of Desak Raka.

They also suggested that she received Medal of Honor from the government.

“We have heard so many good things about the late. We thing that she deserved received a medal for her effort,” said the Head of Indonesian House Marzuki Alie when came to Pesraman Lumajang on Monday, December 10, 2012.

He said that Desak Raka should become an inspiration to

the young generation. Her spirit in developing education was truly great. “If there is proposal from the people then we in the House of Represetative will process it,” Marzuki added.

He also said that the warrior like Desak Raka must be given a token of appreciation for her achievement. Marzuki explained

that he came to Lumajang while he was on duty in Bali. He wanted to pray so the late will received a good place in heaven.

Marzuki Alie welcomed by the son of Desak Raka, Satria Naradha and the member of Bali Post.

He prayed there accompanied by the Head of Bung Karna Foundation Gus Marhaen. (kmb30)

Hundreds of chickens at Awen die Negara (Bali Post)—

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The chickens which were died suspected to have bird flu

Since the past four days, hundreds of chickens at one of the chicken farms at Awen hamlet, Lelateng village, Negara, suddenly died. Superintendent of the chicken farm claimed that hundreds of chickens aging 26 days immediately died and such condition quickly spread to other chickens. Up to the past three days, more than 400 chickens died with the same symptoms.

Superintendent of the farm, Ketut Suarya, said on Monday (Dec 10) that before the chickens died, they indeed showed off a symptom of sickness. The fodder usually given was not eaten up. Besides, those chickens also looked weak and such condition was highly contagious so that it was difficult to handle. Suarya admitted to have cured and sprayed them periodically, but it did not work.

Since four days ago, he always found dead chickens among the crowd and the number continued to increase every day. “Initially, 70 chickens died, and then increased to 140 and today reached 200 chickens. I have buried them in a hole,” he explained. Since the farm was established many years ago, it was the first time for chicken death reaching hundreds of heads.

According to him, the chickens belonged to one of the companies and were taken every harvest time. Actually, it was

Overcome fodder dependency on outside entrepreneurs

Bali needs a fodder factory Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Breeders in Bali are currently facing many problems other than the high price of fodder. Meanwhile, the selling price of livestock continued to slump lately because local breeders in Bali have to compete against the partnership established by entrepreneurs. As evidence, the partnership entrepreneur in Bali does not help local breeders but even competes in raising livestock and harms the market.

“As a result, local breeders in Bali are unable to develop. One of which is caused by the price of fodder continuing to soar and it is controlled by such big entrepreneur,” said Chairman of Commission II of the Bali House, Putu Tutik Kusuma Wardani, Monday (Dec 10).

According to her, one of the solutions was that Bali should have a fodder mill independently. By that way, breeders in Bali would no longer be dependent on big entrepreneurs from outside Bali. So far, the partnership model built by the entrepreneur never brought in benefits to breeders. On the contrary, Bali breeders were always made dependent as the chicken breeders establishing cooperation through partnership model.

She said when it was time for broiler to be sold or ready to be slaughtered, the entrepreneur providing the fodder deliberately delayed the taking of livestock in cages. As a result, breed-

only 10 days to go where the chicken could be harvested. The dead chickens secreted foam from its beak. “Formerly, some chickens also died, but it was not as serious as today. It spreads very fast and increases every day,” he said. Every day, Suarya admitted to dig a hole for the dead chickens. Now, there were three holes and had been stockpiled.

The chicken farm owned by Wayan Ardana holds about 7,000 chickens.

Based on information, the disease has not spread to chickens belonging to local residents. The chicken farm is

ers constantly depended on the fodder supplied through the partnership. “Of course, the strategy implemented by the entrepreneur clearly harms the breeders, while the entrepreneurs reap profits alone. They will continue to drop fodder for breeders,” she said.

Further, she explained that government could take an immediate measure more seriously and concretely to resolve the problems faced by breeders in Bali. Commission II itself had taken the first step by approaching and making coordination with the Center for Agricultural Technology (BPTP).

According to this Democrat, the BPTP had been ready, research had been made and fodder factory in Bali could be built to meet the needs of fodder for farmers in Bali because the raw materials needed for fodder manufacturing had been widely available in Bali. It was no longer difficult to get them because the Integrated Agricultural Management System (Simantri) program in Bali had run so that everything would work.

Meanwhile, the only problem was that location of the fodder mill construction. Currently, the government could take advantage of the assets belonging to Bali government existing outside Denpasar city. “As estimated, it will require 1 hectare of land for the construction of fodder factory, both for chickens, cow and pig,” she concluded. (kmb29)

located amidst a teak plantation and a bit far from residential areas.

Meanwhile, the Jembrana Livestock Agency when asked for its confirmation by journalists claimed to have received the report from Awen, Lelateng. However, last Monday afternoon the official of the Livestock Agency immediately assigned the official to come down and perform a rapid test. Wayan Timtim, an official of the Livestock Agency, said that based on the test results, the dead chickens were declared negative for bird flu. (kmb26)

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Grand Whiz Gets Predicate A in Hygiene & Sanitation IBP

KUTA - Grand Whiz Hotel Kuta could achieve Hygiene & Sanitation plaque with category A (Very Good). The plaque of appreciation was handed over by the Head of Badung Health Agency after passing through an assessment of several categories.

The Restaurant & Banquet Manager of Grand Whiz Hotel Kuta, Ida Bagus Dirga, said that to achieve the predicate A his party had to pass the assessment of the Health Agency. It would be valid for 6 months from November 8, 2012 to May 8, 2013. “Hopefully, in the next assessment we can maintain this predicate,” said Dirga.

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Restaurant & Banquet Manager, Ida Bagus Dirga, is carrying the certificate of Hygiene and Sanitation received from the Badung Health Agency.

Calendar Event for December 12 through December 27, 2012 12 Des B uda Keliwon Ugu Pura Dalem Tarukan Banjar Pulasari Desa Peninjoan Tembuku - Bangli Pura Pasek Gelgel Boading Kabakaba Tabanan Pura Pemayun Banyuning T e n gah - Buleleng Pura Desa Kayangan Tiga Desa Bubunan Seririt - Buleleng Pura Agung Gunung Raung Banjar Taro Kaja Taro - Tegalalang Merajan Pasek Dangka Bungbungan 22 Des H ari Tumpek Wayang Pura Majapahit Jembrana Odalan Betara ratu Gede Celuk Sukawati Odalan Betara Ratu Wedyadari Camenggaon Sukawati Pura Panti Gelgel Pengembungan Sesetan Denpasar Betara Ratu Alit dan Ratu Lingsir Singakerta Ubud Pura Pedarmaan Dalem Sukawati B esakih Pura Pedarmaan Mengwi Besakih Pura Pedarmaan Kaba-kaba Besakih Pura Pedarmaan dalem Bakas Besakih Pura Dadia Agung Pasek Gelgel

Pegatepan Gelgel Klungkung Pura Pemrajan Agung Sulang Kec Dawan Klungkung Merajan Pasek Bendesa Kori Agung Pengatepan Pura Pedarmaan Dinasti dalem sri Aji Kresna Kepakisan P u r a Besakih (Dalem Klungkung) Pura Penataran Giri Purwa dan Pesraman Dusun Kuto Rejo Kendal Rejo Tegal Delimo Banyuangi 26 Des Buda Wage Kelawu Pura Penataran Agung Teluk Padang Karangasem Pura Melanting D esa Camenggaon Sukawati Pura Penataran Ped Nusa Penida Pura Pasek Gelgel Pangembungan Bongkase Abiansemal Pura Pasek Bendesa Reyang Gede Penebel Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Br. Jawa Tengah Buleleng Pura Gaduhan Jagat Desa Singakerta Ubud Pura Masceti Tegeh Mancawarna Sanding Tampaksiring Pura Penataran Batu Lepang Kamasan Klungkung Pura Paibon Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Desa Kedonganan Kuta

Pura Goa Besakih Pura Basukian Besakih Penataran Agung Besakih Merajan Pasek Gelgel Pejeng Merajan Pasek Gelgel Songan Merajan Pasek Prateka Pekandelan Sidemen Merajan Pasek Prateka Taman Sari Sukasada Pura dadia Pasek Gelgel Sidemen Karangasem Merajan Pasek Gelgel Tampuagan, Tembuku, Bangli 27 Des Purnama Kepitu Pr. Benua Besakih.

Pura Dalem Desa Camenggaon - Sukawati Pura Suranadhi Lombok Pura Narmada Lombok Pura Segara Ampenan Lombok Mr Agung Dewa Agung Klungkung Ulah Sidemen Pura Gunungrene S i d e m e n Karangasem.

Merajan Pasek Gelgel Ababi Mr. Pasek gelgel Tista Pura Gunung Gunung - Tianyar Kubu - Karangasem Pura Pingit Klenting sari Banjar Sumberkelompok - Gerokgak Singaraja Pura Payogan Agung Kutai Kartanegara

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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New tests could hamper food outbreak detection

World surfer donate surf board to be auctioned IBP

WASHINGTON — It’s about to get faster and easier to diagnose food poisoning, but that progress for individual patients comes with a downside: It could hurt the nation’s ability to spot and solve dangerous outbreaks.

AP Photo/CDC

This undated image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows Salmonella bacteria in a petri dish. It’s about to get faster and easier to diagnose food poisoning _ but that progress for individual patients comes with a downside: It could hurt the nation’s ability to spot and solve dangerous outbreaks.

Iron may prevent behavioral issues in small babies Reuters

NEW YORK - Iron supplements may help boost brain development and ward off behavioral problems in babies who are born a bit on the small side, a new study from Sweden suggests.

Low birth-weight babies are more likely to end up iron deficient, researchers said. They need more of the nutrient for catch-up growth and haven’t stored as much as other babies if they’re also born premature.

For that reason, very early-term and very small babies are often put on iron - but less research has looked at babies born just shy of normal weight, to see if they are also at risk.

“I think this further solidifies the evidence that it’s a very good idea to give these (marginally low birthweight) children iron supplements,” said Dr. Magnus Domellof, from Umea University, who worked on the study. The research was led by

his colleague, Dr. Staffan Berglund.

Their team followed 285 infants born between 4 pounds, 7 ounces and 5 pounds, 8 ounces.

When the babies were six weeks old, the researchers randomly assigned them to get iron drops either one or two milligrams per kilogram of body weight - or ironfree placebo drops each day until their six-month birthday.

Then at age three and a half, Domellof’s team brought the kids back for IQ tests and surveyed parents about their behavioral issues.

The researchers compared kids in the iron- and placebo-drop study groups with another 95 children who were born at normal weight.

There were no IQ differences based on whether the smaller-thanaverage babies had been put on an iron regimen. All three low birthweight groups had average scores between 104 and 105. (“Cognitive impairment” in this study was considered an IQ under 85.)

by the new, more efficient ones.

“It’s like a forensics lab. If somebody says a shot was fired, without the bullet you don’t know where it came from,” explained E. coli expert Dr. Phillip Tarr of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that losing the ability to literally take a germ’s fingerprint could hamper efforts to keep food safe, and the agency is searching for solutions. According to CDC estimates, 1 in 6 Americans gets sick from foodborne illnesses each year, and 3,000 die.

“These improved tests for diagnosing patients could have the unintended consequence of reducing our ability to detect and investigate outbreaks, ultimately causing more people to become sick,” said Dr. John Besser of the CDC. That means outbreaks like the salmonella illnesses linked this fall to a variety of Trader Joe’s peanut butter might not be identified that quickly — or at all.

It all comes down to what’s called a bacterial culture — whether labs grow a sample of a patient’s bacteria in an old-fashioned petri dish, or skip that step because the new tests don’t require it.

Who’s living past 100 in the U.S.? Mostly white women Reuters

WASHINGTON - Women have long been known to live longer than men, but when it comes to hitting the century mark the difference is stark: just 2 out of 10 Americans who live to 100 or longer are male. Of the 53,364 Americans age 100 and older, more than 80 percent are women, a U.S. Census Bureau report released on Monday showed.

The agency’s findings, based on data collected from its 2010 census, also found those who make it past 100 are also more likely to be white city-dwellers in the Northeast and Midwest.

“Due to sex differences in mortality over the lifespan, the proportion of females in the population increases with age. This is especially true in the oldest ages, where the percentage female increases sharply,” Census researchers wrote. “For every 100 centenarian females, there were only 20.7 centenarian males,” they added.

While reaching 100 years of age may not attract as much fanfare as it did a few decades ago, the public still marvels at those who reach “super centenarian,” status. Guinness World Records, which certifies the oldest living person, said the title was held by Besse Cooper, an American woman who died last week at age 116 in a Georgia nursing home soon

after having her hair done.

Guinness announced on its website that the new person to certified to be the oldest anywhere on the globe is 115-year-old Dina Manfredini, an immigrant from Pievepelago, Italy, who has lived in Des Moines, Iowa, since 1920. She is just 15 days older than Japan’s Jiroemon Kimura, Guinness World Records said.

Although still rare, the number of people living past 100 can have an impact as policymakers

consider and plan services and programs that affect older adults, Census said in its report.

The findings are not necessarily all rosy for women. Living longer can mean greater medical and retirement expenses, among other issues.

And the number of those living past 100 continues to grow.

Just 32,194 Americans reached 100 or older in 1980, far below the current level, according to the Census Bureau.

REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

A woman is reflected in a rain puddle along with the Ferry Building following a steady rain in San Francisco, California March 2, 2009.

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Helping Bali’s most iconic wave

Associated Press Writer

Next-generation tests that promise to shave a few days off the time needed to tell whether E. coli, salmonella or other foodborne bacteria caused a patient’s illness could reach medical laboratories as early as next year. That could allow doctors to treat sometimes deadly diseases much more quickly — an exciting development.

The problem: These new tests can’t detect crucial differences between different subtypes of bacteria, as current tests can. And that fingerprint is what states and the federal government use to match sick people to a contaminated food.

The older tests might be replaced

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

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World leader expressed their worried about ecological safety and conducted World ecological Safety Assembly (WESA) in Bali to discuss the matter. The second WESA held from 9th to 12th of December, 2012.

World leader worried on ecological safety

ULUWATU – Professional surfer Owen Wright has joined forces with his Major sponsor Rip Curl, in an effort to help clean-up Bali’s iconic surf spot, Uluwatu, by donating a surf board to be auctioned off to raise funds for the Eco Surf Rescue Uluwatu Community project at his long time favourite Indonesian destination.

Owen has been a regular visitor to Uluwatu for almost 10 years and has close ties with the local community.

Owen and his father have been staying with the same family every year since he was 12 years old. For Owen, Uluwatu is synonymous with Bali. “When I say Bali, I mean Ulus, because that’s where I’ve always gone and it’s the best,” says Owen.

Seeing first hand the changes to the area, where dramatic increases in tourism and population

have over run the small scale infrastructure, Owen has decided to contribute to the community effort to keep the local surf break and historic cave of Uluwatu clean and safe for surfers and visitors. All proceeds from the auction of his board will go to the group Eco Surf Rescue Uluwatu’s plans for a new waste processing system for the beach and cliff side area.

The board, a custom made 6’4” by Parish Byrne, is one of the tall goofy footers favorites and was ridden by Owen during the Fiji Pro this year. Owen had this to say about the board. “It has the thumb-tail that I like on all my boards, only it’s pulled in a little more to hold in the bigger waves. I feel like this one worked really well in solid surf, but Parish (Byrne) and I are willing to donate it for Uluwatu, it’s a great cause and it’s where we surf in Bali.”

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NUSA DUA - World leader expressed their worried about ecological safety and conducted World ecological Safety Assembly (WESA) in Bali to discuss the matter. The second WESA held from 9th to 12th of December, 2012. Over 600 participants from more than 80 countries attended the assembly, including over 100 leaders of political parties, parliaments, countries and international organizations.

The assembly lasted two days during which the participants held in-depth discussion closely around the theme of “Survival and Development” and voted through the productive World Ecological Civilization Declaration and Ecological Safety Action Plan.

According to Marzuki Alie, Chairman of the 2nd World Ecological Safety Assembly and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Republic of Indonesia, the conference would exert significant influence on the world ecological safety construction and make important contribution to achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals. He said that the conference was a milestone in Indonesia’s progress of ecological safety construction. Showing that the ecological undertaking of Indonesia had reached an international level, and the people of Indonesia were visionary in the ecological development in the country and would make great efforts and contribute to world ecological safety.

During the opening, Sok An, former Chairman of 1st WESA spoke highly of the new progress of world ecological safety construction made since the First World Ecological Safety Assembly and the effort made by IESCO during the past two years. He also placed high

hopes on the Second World Ecological Safety Assembly. He said that the global ecological system is an inseparable organic integrity. Ecological and environment issues are transnational and global, thus ecological safety is closely related to national security and international security, which sets a challenge for the traditional view of sovereignty. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain ecological safety, ensure human survival and promote international collaboration. The Kingdom of Cambodia will further strengthen cooperation with IESCO and make more contributions to the sustainable development of the human society.

At the end of the opening ceremony, H.E. Mr. Sok An launched the “6+1 Mekong River Ecological Safety Forum”. Made Mangku Pastika, Governor of Bali Province of Republic of Indonesia, launched the “World Ecological Safety Forum of Island Countries”. The global ecological safety construction has entered a new era thence.

During the following two days, leaders of political parties and parliaments, heads of governments, ministers, experts and leaders of international organizations held productive dialogues around the four themes of

the assembly, i.e., Resource Scarcity and Sustainable Development, Urban Disaster Prevention/Reduction and International Cooperation, Ecological Safety Legislation and Practice, Climate Change Effects and Countermeasures.

Compared with the First World Ecological Safety Assembly, this assembly stressed more the “International, High-Level and Authoritative” orientation. The productive document of this assembly--World Ecological Civilization Declaration and Ecological Safety Action Plan, in particular, confirmed that ecological civilization is a new form of civilization following the primitive civilization, agricultural civilization and industrial civilization in the history of human society.

It is the total of the products of all material and spiritual achievements in constructing a harmonious and orderly ecological mechanism and building the healthy living environment. In addition, the Ecological Safety Action Plan confirms that political parties, state parliaments, governmental agencies, international organizations and all sectors of the community are major actors of the World Ecological Civilization Declaration and Ecological Safety Action Plan.

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One of the new school bulding in Badung area.

CAIRO - Nine people were hurt when unknown attackers fired at protesters camping at Tahrir Square in central Cairo on Tuesday, according to witnesses and Egyptian media, as opponents and supporters of President Mohamed Mursi’s plans to vote on a new constitution geared up for a day of street demonstrations.

Budget stagnant, RSBI runs not optimal Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Uncertainty regarding the authority of school management bearing the status as international standard pilot project school (RSBI) between the Bali government and regency/municipal government in Bali has caused the RSBI funding to trickle. As a result, the implementation of the RSBI educational program in Bali is not optimal. Deputy Chairman of Commission IV of the Bali House, Ketut Kariyasa Adnyana, revealed the matter on Monday (Dec 10).

According to this people’s representative from Buleleng, so far only the Klungkung and Bangli Regency had officially handed over the RSBI management authority in their area to Bali government.

The RSBI management indeed required huge funds because their programs were more complex compared to the non-RSBI schools. For example, the operational costs of SMAN 4 Denpasar senior high school that had been validated to be an international standard school (SBI) required a budget of IDR 4 billion per

year. However, so far it could only get the operational cost worth IDR 75 million from Denpasar municipality.

He believed similar condition was also experienced by RSBI schools in other regions in Bali. “Restrictedness of budget is potentially hindering the efforts of RSBI schools in Bali to upgrade their status to SBI. This issue should be resolved as soon as possible. In the future, I hope there is no more polemic or uncertainty between the Bali government and regency/municipal government about the authority to manage

RSBI schools, including the funding of school operations,” he said.

Kariyasa added that so far Bali government was focusing the funding on the operational costs of the RSBI school whose management had been handed over to the province such as the RSBI school in Bangli, Klungkung and Kubutambahan, Buleleng, whose establishment was indeed initiated by Bali government. If all the components of government in Bali were really committed to improving the quality of Bali education as a whole, the uncertainty of authority to manage the RSBI schools would not let be protracted.

“In the future, I hope there will be no more polemics regarding the RSBI management authority. All the parties must think about the funding of the RSBI schools so that the education in the RSBI can run optimally,” he said. (kmb13)

Police cars surrounded the square, the first time they had appeared in the area since November 23, shortly after a decree by the Islamist president giving himself sweeping temporary powers touched off widespread protests.

The attackers also threw petrol bombs which started a small fire, witnesses said. Many of the protesters, awakened by the noise, chanted: “The people want the downfall of the regime.” Recorded recitations of the Koran were played over speakers in the square.

Leftists, liberals and other opposition groups have called for marches to the presidential palace in the afternoon to protest against the hastily arranged referendum on a new constitution planned for Saturday, which they say is polarizing the country.

Islamists, who dominated the body that drew up the constitution, have urged their followers to turn out “in millions” the same day in a show of support for the president and for a referendum they feel sure of winning and that critics say could put Egypt in a religious straitjacket.

Seven people were killed and hundreds wounded last week in clashes between the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood and opponents besieging Mursi’s graffiti-daubed presidential palace.

The elite Republican Guard has yet to use force to keep protesters away from the palace, now ringed with tanks, barbed wire and concrete barricades, but a decree issued by Mursi late on Sunday gives the armed forces the power to arrest civilians during the referendum and until the announcement of the results.

Bangli Hospital, Made Sumardika expressed his frustration over the services extended by hospital management. His mother hospitalized and treated in the main room was diagnosed to suffer from dengue fever and gastric disorder before being treated. However, she was just given febrifuge at high dose without drug of dengue fever. After being reconfirmed to hospital management, the doctor in charge stated to have given antibiotics. Meanwhile, in all the prescriptions written by the doctor handling her and all the drugs purchased for the deceased, there

was no antibiotic medication.

When being referred on November 29, the deceased could still talk and chat with her family. However, her health condition declined on the following day after the treatment. The family with medical background suspected the drug administration was inappropriate.

Even, the doctor did not examine directly the condition of patient. It just asked for a note from the nurse. The doctor giving him the explanation in the confrontation was not the one handling the deceased. “We want to hear in person the clarification from

the management of Bangli Hospital.

I hope it’s enough for our family that experienced this kind of incident.

As a common property, the hospital should provide better service in the future. However, with the patterns of handling service, I hope the management knows the action made by the subordinate officers,” he said.

When asked whether his party would take legal action against the case, Sumardika stated that his party did not intend to sue the management of Bangli Hospital.

However, he would like to complain about the conditions of services ex-

tended by the subordinate officers.

At the same time, it could be used as correction and learning for Bangli Hospital in order it could extend better services in the future.

In response to the incident, the Director of Bali Hospital, Made Sudiana, acknowledged to have received the complaint from the family of the deceased. His party had given clarification about the disease suffered by the deceased. The input given by the family of patient would be used as an evaluation in years to come so that the Bangli Hospital could provide better services for community. (kmb17)

An Anti-Mursi protester, wearing a Guy Fawkes mask, stands in front of the presidential palace in Cairo December 10, 2012.

North Korea “dismantling rocket to fix technical glitch”

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SEOUL - North Korea has started to dismantle a controversial long-range rocket on its launch pad in an apparent move to fix a technical problem

Family of patient complains to Bangli Hospital Made Sumardika, the family of Ni Ketut Sumari, 69, from Pande hamlet Bangli, complained on Monday (Dec 10) to management of Bangli Hospital. Sumardika regretted the service of Bangli Hospital provided to his mother. He suspected the drug administration was incompatible with the diagnosis of her disease so that Ni Ketut Sumari treated on November 2930 with diagnosis of dengue fever and gastric disorder, eventually died.

Having been accepted by Director of Bangli Hospital, Made Sudiana, and the medical committee of

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Semarapura (Bali Post)—

Theft action is increasingly rife in Klungkung. The target is ranging from the house of teacher, hamlet inventory to fishermen’s net. As the incident on Monday (Dec 10), the teacher of SMPN 2 Banjarangkan junior high school, Klungkung, Made Sudiarta, 49, became the victim of theft.

The house of Sudiarta at Banda hamlet, Takmung village, Banjarangkan, was known to be burglarized at 08:30 a.m. when he was about to take the score list of his students left behind at home. On arriving in front of his house, Sudiarta saw the side door was opened, whereas the house was previously empty.

When observed, Sudiarta saw a trace of poking in the door and window of one of the rooms. After checking into the room, it was already in a mess. Intrigued by what happened, Sudiarta returned to check another room. In fact, the money worth IDR 4 million stored in the room disappeared as taken away by the thief and the room condition was in a mess.

“The money was the result of selling rice and saving of my children,” he said. Sudiarta immediately reported the incident to Banjarangkan Police. Previously, a similar action occurred at Tojan village on Friday (Dec 7). Inventory room of the Jelantik Mamoran hamlet at the village was ransacked by thief by damaging the storage latch.

Such incident was first noticed by Desak Nyoman Runi, a local resident. When she was about to clean up the courtyard and the hamlet stage, Runi saw if the storage latch was damaged. After seeing it, she then reported the incident to hamlet chief of Jelantik Mamoran, Putu Mahardika. When Mahardika checked the storage room, a VCD player and audio mixer were missing. Afterward, the incident was reported to Klungkung Police.

Another theft incident happened at Bias hamlet, Kusamba village, Dawan, on Sunday (Dec 9). Fishing nets owned by Wayan Redana, 42, a fisherman from Bingin hamlet, Kusamba village, wrapped in a sack was taken away by thief. When he was about to sail at 03:30 a.m. through Bias hamlet port, the nets kept in a storage hut had vanished. As a result, he could not go to sea and suffered a loss worth around IDR 5 million.

He had asked the other fishermen at location but no one knew it. Afterward, the victim reported the incident to Dawan Police.

Related to rampant theft action, Spokesperson of Klungkung Police, I Made Sudanta, asked the public on Monday (Dec 10) to be more aware of the surrounding areas. Allegedly, the thieves were still wandering in Klungkung and looking for new victims. The theft cases were still under investigation of police authority. (kmb31)

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A rocket sits on a launch pad at the West Sea Satellite Launch Site, during a guided media tour

by North Korean authorities in the northwest of Pyongyang in this April 8, 2012 file photo.

but still looks likely to go ahead with the launch, South Korean news reports and experts said on Tuesday. North Korea says the launch is to put a weather satellite in orbit but critics say it is aimed at nurturing the kind of technology needed to mount a nuclear warhead on a long-range missile.

When the first reports emerged that the rocket parts were being taken down, there was speculation the North might abandon the launch altogether, but experts said the construction of the rocket meant that it needed to be removed from its gantry. “For North Korean rockets, it’s the only way to repair them because they build the rocket stage by stage,” said Kwon Se-jin, a rocket expert at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in Daejeon, South Korea.

North Korea said on Monday that the launch window had been extended by a week due to technical problems.

“So as it had announced, if the North has a problem with the first-stage control module, it has to replace it and take down (the rocket) from the top,” said Kwon.

The launch has been timed to coincide with the first anniversary of the death of former leader Kim Jong-il after a failed launch in April. It also comes as Japan and South Korea, long-time foes of the North, are holding elections.

North Korea is banned from testing missile or nuclear technology under U.N. sanctions imposed after its 2006 and 2009 nuclear weapons tests, and the United States, South Korea and Japan have condemned the current launch.

Even China, the one major diplomatic backer of isolated and impoverished North Korea, has expressed “deep concern” over the planned launch. South Korean media reported on Tuesday that satellite images showed the rocket was being taken down.

“We have captured indications that a part of the rocket is being disassembled from the launch pad in Tongchang-ri,” Yonhap news agency quoted a South Korean government source as saying.

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Mandela “responding to treatment” for lung infection Reuters

JOHANNESBUR - Former South African President Nelson Mandela, in hospital for tests since Saturday, has suffered a recurrence of a lung infection but is responding to treatment, a government statement said on Tuesday.

“Doctors have concluded the tests, and these have revealed a recurrence of a previous lung infection, for which Madiba is receiving appropriate treatment and he is responding to the treatment,” the

statement said. ‘Madiba’ is Mandela’s clan name.

The 94-year-old former South African president and revered anti-apartheid leader is spending his fourth day in a hospital in the South African capital Pretoria.

Mandela was admitted on Saturday after being flown from his home village of Qunu, which is in a remote, rural part of the Eastern Cape province. The nation’s Surgeon-General was expected to give an update on Mandela’s condition later on Tuesday.

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Former South African president Nelson Mandela looks on as he celebrates his birthday at his house in Qunu, Eastern Cape July 18, 2012.

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Samsung, Apple top ‘smart device’ Q3 sales Agence France-Presse

WASHINGTON - Samsung and Apple led the field of makers of “smart connected devices” -- tablets, smartphones and PCs -- in the third quarter as sales hit fresh records, a survey showed Monday.

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In this June 9, 2010, file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, right, listens with president of the Federal Reserve of Richmond, Jeffrey Lacker, left, at J. Sergeant Reynolds Community College in Richmond, Va. With an eye on the “fiscal cliff,” the Federal Reserve is expected to announce a new bond-buying plan to support the U.S. economy on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. Lacker has said he thinks the job market is being slowed by factors beyond the Fed’s control and he says further bond purchases risk worsening future inflation.

Air France-KLM says will cut spending, hike profitability Agence France-Presse

PARIS - The Franco-Dutch airline Air France-KLM said on Monday that it would pursue additional savings to become one of the most profitable European carriers by 2015.

Just five months after cutting its investment plans, the company unveiled new measures to save an additional 500 million euros ($650 million) over the next two years.

The airline group plans to cut

overall investment next year to 1.2 billion euros from an initial forecast of 1.5 billion, and to 1.4 billion in 2014, instead of 1.6 billion, boss Jean-Cyril Spinetta said during a presentation to investors.

The savings are to be made primarily by purchasing fewer new aircraft, with spending on them limited to 400 million euros in each of the coming two years, roughly one-third the amount that

Air France-KLM spent in 2011.

An effort is planned however to renovate airplane interiors, especially in First Class and Business Class, noted Olivier Fainsilber, a sector analyst at Oliver Wyman in Paris.

“Investing in the front-end classes is important to remain a leader in a global market that has become more and more demanding in terms of comfort and onboard services,” he noted.

Research firm IDC found that the global market for such devices grew 27.1 percent year-on-year in the third quarter to 303.6 million units, valued at $140.4 billion dollars.

The firm said it expects shipments will continue to reach record levels in the fourth quarter, rising 19.2 percent from the third quarter’s figure and 26.5 percent above the same quarter a year ago.

IDC expects sales of 362 million units with a market value of $169.2 billion in the final quarter, with tablet sales up 55.8 percent and smartphones up 39.5 percent, while PCs are expected to show small declines.

Samsung maintained the top position with a 21.8 percent market share while Apple help 15.1 percent based on unit shipments.

But Apple led all vendors in value with $34.1 billion in quarterly sales and an average selling price of $744 across all device categories.

“The battle between Samsung and Apple at the top of the smart connected device space is stronger than ever,” said IDC analyst Ryan Reith.

“Both vendors compete at the top of the tablet and smartphone markets. However, the difference in their collective ASPs (average selling prices) is a telling sign of different market approaches.

The fact that Apple’s ASP is $310 higher than Samsung’s with just over 20 million fewer shipments in the quarter speaks volumes about the premium product line that Apple sells.”

In terms of shipments, Lenovo ranked third with seven percent of the market, followed by Hewlett-Packard (4.6 percent), and Sony (3.6 percent).

IDC expects the worldwide smart connected device market will hit 2.1 billion units in 2016 with a market value of $796.7 billion worldwide.

In 2011, PCs accounted for 39.1 percent of this market but by 2016 it is expected to drop to 19.9 percent.

Smartphones will be the top product category with share growing from 53.1 percent in 2011 to 66.7 percent in 2016 and tablets will grow from 7.7 percent in 2011 to 13.4 percent in 2016.

“Both consumers and business workers are finding the need for multiple ‘smart’ devices and we expect that trend to grow for several years, especially in more developed regions,” said IDC’s Bob O’Donnell.

“The advent of cloud-based services is enabling people to seamlessly move from device to device, which encourages the purchase and usage of different devices for different situations.”

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The officers of Bali Marine Police successfully foiled the smuggling of dozens of green turtles on Sunday night (Dec 9).

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Smuggling attempt of 33 turtles halted Bali Post

DENPASAR - The officers of Bali Marine Police successfully foiled the smuggling of dozens of green turtles on Sunday night (Dec 9). Unfortunately, the perpetrators alleged to be more than one person managed to get away and so far their existence was unknown.

Meanwhile, police seized 33 turtles on board of the mid-sized traditional ship berthing in the waters of Tanjung Benoa, Nusa Dua. Director of Bali Marine Police, Tubuh Musyareh, justified on Monday (Dec 10) that his party could foil the smuggling of endangered species (turtles—Ed). However, it was not known the owner of those dozens of sea turtles because when police came aboard, nobody was found. “There are only 33 turtles on-board, but nobody was found there,” he said.

Before being foiled, police got information if there was a ship leading to the waters of Bali to smuggle turtles. Some members moved to follow up the information. Well, in the waters of Tanjung Benoa

was found a suspicious ship at 11:30 p.m.

“The ship anchored in the waters of Tanjung Benoa,” said the Spokesperson of Bali Police, Hariadi.

He said that as soon as the officers came up aboard, there was nobody there.

However, police found 33 green turtles.

As seeing no turtle owner, police officers were trying to observe it. However, until 3:00 a.m., the ship or turtle owner did not come. “Allegedly, the turtle owner has fled before police arrived,” he explained.

Initially, added. Hariadi, the ship was berthed in the waters and estimated to wait for

high tides so that it could facilitate the move the turtles to mainland. However, after waiting for a few hours, the perpetrators did not appear.

Finally, the ship was taken to Benoa Harbor to evacuate dozens of sea turtles to mainland.

Hariadi explained the large size turtle was estimated to attain the age of 25 years.

Meanwhile, the small size was estimated to reach 10 years with a weight of 40-60 kilograms. “In terms of its price, the small one is worth IDR 2 million, while the large one is IDR 3-5 million. Allegedly, the turtles were brought in from East Java,” he added. (kmb21)

Bali Post DENPASAR - The economy of Bali grows positive amid the global economic turmoil that has not been recovered. Bank Indonesia Region III Bali records the economic growth in the third quarter of this year grows in the range of 6.79 percent or higher than the growth in the second quarter in 2012 reaching 6.76 percent.

Chief Representative of Bank Indonesia Region III Bali-Nusra, Dwi Pranoto, estimated the economic growth until the end of 2012 survived in the range of 6.5 percent. The high economic growth of Bali was mainly driven by an expansive investment and household consumption.

“The APEC Summit event next year in Bali has been able to encourage the massive investment, especially in the infrastructure such as the construction of bridge, underpass and others,” said Dwi Pranoto.

According to Dwi Pranoto, this condition was effective enough to stimulate the economic growth. In addition, the contribution of trading, hotel and restaurant sector in supporting the economic growth of Bali was still quite dominant.

An observer of banking economy of Bali, Ida Bagus Kade Perdana, explained the greatest homework of Bali’s economic development at the moment and in the future was to create an equitable economic growth.

“So far, the economic growth of Bali is still concentrated in Southern Bali. In the future, the economic growth should be shifted to Northern, Eastern and Western Bali. This effort will succeed when shored up by preparation of adequate supporting facilities and infrastructure of investment,” he said.

According to Perdana, the government of Bali province and regency/municipality should have the same vision and mission in developing Bali. Bali should be viewed holistically or comprehensively. The economic growth only concentrated on one region in the long term would bring in a variety of problems such as increased crime and others. “The most important thing is how the economy is capable of growing the prosperity of Balinese people, not on the contrary,” he said.

Meanwhile, a banking and SME observer, Viraguna Bagoes Oka, predicted the economic outlook of Bali in 2013 and in the future would thoroughly and comprehensively depend on the vision and mission of Bali development. “This happens because the carrying capacity of Bali is very limited, while the density of economic activity and population are only concentrated on Southern Bali,” he said.

He said the holistic and divinely inspired Bali should be preserved in the long-term and prepared anticipation with the concept of expansion, not development, namely a pattern of expansion covering a comprehensive process.

“A systemic or holistic approach actually has existed in the cultural heritage of Bali, namely the Tri Hita Karana (three sources of happiness) concept,” he said. (kmb27)

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Crashes raise concern about Pakistani air force Associated Press Writer

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FILE - This combination of 2012 file photos shows U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in Boulder, Colo. and Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Santa more likely to have gifts for Romney than for Obama: Poll

President Barack Obama delivers remarks during the 90th lighting of the National Christmas tree, Dec 6, 2012. (Jason …Santa Claus exists—he’s bringing President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney presents this year—but he might be cutting back on gifts thanks to the “fiscal cliff,” according to a lighthearted new survey released Monday by Public Policy Polling (PPP).

More Americans put Romney than Obama on Kris Kringle’s “nice” list: 63 percent said the former Massachusetts governor would get presents, versus just 51 percent for the president, PPP found.

Respondents gave Mommy quite a bit of latitude should she be caught smooching Saint Nick: 43 percent would tell Daddy, 40 percent would not, and 17 percent weren’t sure.

If Grandma were to be run over by a reindeer, the poll suggested the jolly fat man might get away with it: 61 percent said they would not press charges; just 24 percent said they would. There was a slight partisan split on that question, with 33 percent of Democrats saying they’d take Father Christmas to court, compared with 19 percent of Republicans.

By a 52-45 percent ratio, respon-

dents professed to believe in Santa, and 80 percent said they were on his “nice list.” Just 11 percent fessed up to belonging in the “naughty” column of the ledger.

And 44 percent said Santa was a Democrat, against 28 percent who said he was a Republican. (No word on whether the elves are, or should be, unionized or protected by OSHA’s workplace safeguards.)

With Washington abuzz with talk about going over the “fiscal cliff” come Jan. 1, 54 percent of voters said they worried that the package of automatic tax hikes and government spending cuts might lead Santa to cut back.

The most popular seasonal movies? It’s “A Wonderful Life,” with 22 percent, just ahead of “A Christmas Story,” at 20 percent.

“Scrooged” got 3 percent. (What?

No “The Ref”?) The most annoying holiday song? “The Chipmunk Song” ran away with the category, with 36 percent, versus 13 percent for “Santa Baby.” (Apparently, “Whatever they’re playing as I stand in the gift-return lines on Dec. 26” did not chart.)

Santa won the category of “most plausible holiday-specific character,” with 52 percent, well ahead of second-place leprechauns at 19 percent and Cupid at 17 percent.

Americans did less well in identifying the number of days in Hanukkah: Just 32 percent came in with the correct eight-day figure, while 18 percent each came up with seven days or 12 days.

The poll queried 500 registered voters from Dec. 5-7 and had an error margin of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.

ISLAMABAD — Over a dozen Pakistani air force planes have crashed in roughly the past 18 months, raising concerns about the health of an aging fleet that officials are struggling to upgrade because of a lack of funds.

A significant number of the air force’s combat aircraft are nearly half a century old and have been called on in recent years to help the army fight a domestic Taliban insurgency that has killed thousands of people. This has added to the strain on a force that has historically focused on countering the threat from Pakistan’s neighbor and archenemy, India.

Pakistan has turned to the U.S. and China for help in modernizing its air force, but economic woes have strained the government’s budget, even for the country’s powerful military. Tension with the U.S. over a host of issues, including the covert raid that killed Osama bin Laden last year, also hasn’t helped.

Shahzad Chaudhry, a former senior Pakistani air force officer, said the number of planes that have crashed “would be worrying for any air force.”

“If I were air force chief, I certainly wouldn’t want to see over a dozen airplanes being lost,” said Chaudhry. “Obviously we need to bring those numbers down.”

At least 13 planes have crashed since May 2011, many because of technical problems, according to a record maintained by The Associated Press. The air force did not respond to request for comment on the crashes.

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From page 1 Eurozone GDP is forecast to contract by 0.3 percent next year, but Justin Vaisse, director of research on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution, said he believed that the worst of the euro crisis is behind us. “The Americans and the markets have concluded that the euro will not explode, otherwise it would have fallen and there would have been a flight of capital,” he told AFP. The French expert is worried, however, about the effects of the global slowdown on China.

Vaisse envisaged a gloomy scenario in which the euro area “cuts Chinese imports drastically due to a deeper than expected recession,” causing “political, social and geopolitical consequences in China.”

“China’s outgoing leadership, after years of stellar economic growth, could afford to allow growth to slow and politico-economic problems to accumulate. Xi cannot,” noted Mathews.

As tensions rise in the South China Sea, experts are increasingly fearful of an arms race or even armed conflict in the Asia-Pacific.

Seemingly innocuous territorial disputes over remote archipelagos could flare into military conflicts between China, Japan and South Korea. The United States has a military alliance with Japan but has so far refused to take sides.

China’s “neighbors look at the US as the distant balancer, the country that to some degrees balances the military and the political power of China, which would otherwise have an easier time in completely dominating the region,” said former US secretary of defense Harold Brown, a counselor for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

Beside Asian territory, Iranian nuclear crisis remains “the burning issue” of 2013, with “a reasonably high chance of a serious regional conflagration,” Vaisse said. The major powers and Israel suspect Tehran of developing atomic weapons under the guise of a civilian nuclear program, charges denied by the Islamic republic.

As Iran stubbornly continues to enrich its uranium “the logic of the last decade of pursuing sanctions coupled with negotiations has been exhausted,” said Vaisse.

Brown, however, said sanctions were having a big effect and called for a real offer to reduce them in return for Tehran abandoning or at least freezing its uranium enrichment.

“I would not rule out the air attack on the Iranian nuclear facilities because they should know that it remains a least a possibility,” he added.

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INDONESIA Terrorist who escaped jail captured Associated Press

JAKARTA — Indonesian police say they have captured a convicted terrorist who escaped detention by disguising himself in a burqa.

Roki Aprisdianto was sentenced to six years behind bars in 2011 for masterminding a series of bombings. Last month, he escaped from the Jakarta Police detention center after a group of burqa-clad women came to visit their husbands. He is thought to have put on one of the full-body veils.

National police spokesman Brig.

Gen. Boy Rafli Amar said Tuesday

that Aprisdianto was back in jail after police arrested him near a bus station in East Java.

Since the escape, police have closely screened prison visitors in burqas.

Indonesia has been battling terrorists since the 2002 bombings on the resort island of Bali that killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists.

7.1 quake hits eastern Indonesia Agence France-Presse

JAKARTA - A major 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook eastern Indonesia’s Maluku islands Tuesday but there was no tsunami alert, the US Geological Survey said.

The quake hit at 1653 GMT some 365 kilometres (226 miles) south-southeast of Ambon in the Maluku islands at a relatively deep 157 kilometres, it said, revising its strength down slightly from an initial measurement of 7.2.

Indonesian government seismologists put it at 7.4 but said it would not trigger a tsunami because its epicen-

tre was so deep in the Banda Sea. “We have not received any damage report so far,” Suhardjono, head of the quake and tsunami unit at the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, told AFP. The quake was felt only weakly in the districts of North Halamahera and Morotai which were closest to the epicentre, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said in an update.

Indonesia sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire” where continental plates collide, causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity.

Landslide kills 1 gold miner, 21 missing Associated Press

JAKARTA — Police say a landslide on Indonesia’s main island of Java has killed at least one miner collecting trace amounts of gold at the illegal mine.

West Java police spokesman Col. Martinus Sitompul said Tuesday that days of torrential rain triggered a landslide at the mountainous site in West Java’s district of Sukabumi late Monday.

Rescuers were searching for 21

others reported as missing. Four miners were found alive.

Many traditional miners earn their living retrieving tiny amounts of gold from the leftover of mines, a practice that is banned by the government because it is considered dangerous.

Seasonal downpours often cause landslides and flash floods in Indonesia, an archipelago nation where millions of people live on mountains or near fertile flood plains.

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Office workers walk past Christmas decorations during lunch time at a shopping mall at the main business district in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012.

President concerned over continuing human rights violations Antara

JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono expressed concern here on Monday over human rights violations that happened in horizontal or communal conflicts in the country caused by excessive euphoria in the implementation of freedom of expression.

“Human rights violations by state apparatus have dropped but they still happened during horizontal conflicts. That was because of a euphoria factor.

People have exercised their rights in a wrong way,” he said at the commemoration of the International Anti-Corruption Day and Human Rights Day at the palace.

He said freedom of expression was not without limits because there are also other rights which also must be respected.

“I hope the quality of the implementation of human rights in the country would be better and protection of human rights in our country could be stepped up,” he said.

To improve understanding about human rights the head of state said people must be encouraged to actively contribute to the development of human rights besides conducting continued education and familiarization efforts.

Minister of justice and human rights Amir Syamsuddin meanwhile said that although human rights violations still occurred their implementation in the country had been very good and people could sense it.

“I think if we are honest the Indonesian people have never enjoyed their human rights so well like now,” he said.

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The name of Serangan Island is identified with turtle endangered species that has now been well preserved. The island located in South Denpasar is a strategic area that is being developed Denpasar Municipality into a special tourist area.

spreading across 523 hectares had significant customary village tourism activity that was important to be empowered. There were several business units managed under the management of the customary village-owned enterprises, such as transportation, conservation of turtles, coral reef conservation and

water sports program planning.

In addition, there was also a family attraction in the form of dolphin floating cage managed by Dolphin Lodge Bali becoming another attraction for the area. “The floating dolphin cage becomes one of the charms offered by Serangan Island today. Travelers no longer have to

look for dolphin attraction to distant places. It can become an attraction for family,” he said.

On that account, explained Sudarsana, to raise the village potential it should be held a variety of events, where one of which was the Serangan Island Charm Festival. “The event of Serangan Island Green Festival is about to map out the potential of Serangan Island as a support to the sustainable economy for the community of Serangan Island and positions the island as an ecological icon of Bali Island,” he said.

According to him, various environmental, social, cultural and tourism charms had become added values to tourism constellation along the area of Denpasar, Sanur, Benoa and Nusa Dua. Moreover, after experiencing a physical transformation with the addition of land area through reclamation, it was increasingly apparent.

Serangan Island remained to become a mentality icon filled with marine beauty and spiritual nobility. With the nickname as Golden Island due to comprising the overlay of golden yellow sand glare, it always rock visitors with the sense of love, harmony and memories.

Etymologically, the name Serangan is considered to be derived from the phrase ‘sira angen’ representing the state of mind. According to local people the name refers to a condition where everyone will get tempted and captivated to see the beauty of the island.

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Serangan Island as a special tourism area In addition to geographically adjacent to some other destinations, such as Tanjung Benoa, Nusa Dua and Sanur, it is very near to the heart of Bali Province which can be reached only within 15 minutes.

The Head of Denpasar Environment Agency, AA Bagus Sudarsana, said that Serangan Island

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Miami’s LeBron James and Dwyane Wade went on a scoring spree to lift the Heat to a 101-92 victory over Southeast rivals Atlanta on Monday, opening up a 1.5 game gap over the Hawks. James tallied 27 points, seven rebounds and six assists, while Wade scored 26 points to snap Atlanta’s three-game win streak and keep the Heat (14-5) ahead of the Hawks (12-6).

Reigning league MVP James punctuated the win with a thunderous dunk in the fourth quarter where he took an alley-oop from Norris Cole and soared high above the rim.

“Cole made me go get it, for sure,” James told reporters. “He actually took that literally when I told him, ‘Just throw it anywhere.”

After a close first half, Miami trailed 65-63 in the third quarter

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before seizing the momentum with a run of nine straight points. The Heat finished the stretch with a 14-2 advantage to open up a 10-point lead.Wade came to life during the run with eight points, and was redhot for the game, making 11 of his 13 shots.

Wade, a former NBA Finals MVP, has had a few tough shooting performances this season leading

Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade, left, dunks against Atlanta Hawks’ Johan Petro in the second half of an NBA basketball game as Johan Petro (10) looks on, Monday, Dec, 10, 2012, in Miami. The Heat won 101-92.

Arturo Gatti, Virgil Hill enter boxing hall

Associated Press Writer

SYRACUSE, New York — Arturo “Thunder” Gatti didn’t live to see his finest day. Gatti, who won world championships in two different weight classes, heads the class of 2013 to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. The honor, announced Monday, comes three years after his untimely death.

A native of Calabria, Italy who was raised in Montreal, Gatti retired in 2007 with a record of 40-9 with 31 knockouts and was selected in his first year of eligibility. Gatti died three years ago in Brazil at age 37 under mysterious circumstances. “He gave it all

in the ring,” said “Irish” Micky Ward, who had three memorable bouts with Gatti. “He gave everything to the sport of boxing. He gave the fans what they wanted.”

Also selected for induction were: Virgil “Quicksilver” Hill, a five-time world champion who won a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics and defended his light heavyweight title 20 times over his two reigns; two-time light flyweight champion MyungWoo Yuh of South Korea; lightweight Wesley Ramsey and middleweight Jeff Smith in the old-timer (posthumous) category; 19th century Irish boxer Joe Coburn in the pioneer category; referee Mills Lane; ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr.; manager

AP Photo/Jeff Zelevansky, File

FILE - This Jan. 26, 2002 file photo shows Arturo Gatti celebrating his TKO of Terron Millett at Madison Square Garden in New York. The late Arturo Gatti and five-time world champion Virgil Hill have been elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Both were elected Monday, dec. 10, 2012 in their first year of eligibility.

Arturo “Cuyo” Hernandez; cartoonist Ted Carroll; and journalist Colin Hart.

Inductees were selected by the Boxing Writers Association and a panel of international boxing historians. Induction ceremonies will be held June 9 at the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York. His relentless style made Gatti a crowd favorite.

“Arturo was a throwback-type fighter like (Jake) LaMotta or (Rocky) Graziano,” Ward said. “He could also switch it off. He could brawl if he had to, and he could box as well as anybody. He had them both.”

Ward won the first junior welterweight fight against Gatti, blood streaming down his face as he captured a majority decision in May 2002. Gatti avenged the loss in Atlantic City, New Jersey, knocking Ward down in the third with a punch that shattered one of Ward’s eardrums and sent him face-first into a stanchion. Gatti broke his right hand in the fight and won a unanimous 10-round decision.

Gatti, who moved to Jersey City, New Jersey, as a teenager, triumphed over Ward with a 10-round decision in the rubber match in June 2003, and it was another brutal slugfest. It wasn’t a title fight but had that feel as a raucous sellout crowd of 12,643 — the largest ever for a non-heavyweight fight in Atlantic City — packed Boardwalk Hall.

Gatti became a legend in New Jersey, and fans flocked to Atlantic City for years to see his fights. His bouts became an event in that seaside town, something the whole region rallied around. Gatti became the first draw to attract more than 100,000 fans through the Boardwalk Hall turnstiles since it reopened in 2001.

some to worry about his decline but he was at his best against Atlanta.

“I really didn’t listen to the noise. I didn’t pay attention,” Wade said. “I never really concerned myself with the noise outside.”

After two disappointing losses last week, the defending NBA champions have now won two straight. Josh Smith scored 22 points for the Hawks, and Al Horford finished with 20 and 11 rebounds.

Atlanta employed three guards in their starting lineup, with DeShawn Stevenson, Devin Harris and Jeff Teague, but it did little to jolt their offense. The visitors shot just 42 percent from the field and could find no way to stop the Heat.

“We had a lot of mistakes defensively,” said Atlanta coach Larry Drew. “They did shoot the ball well and we had defensive breakdowns.

And the combination of both was the reason the Miami Heat had such a good shooting percentage.”

Button has no doubts he is ready to lead McLaren in F1 2013

Jenson Button has no doubts he is ready to lead his McLaren team in 2013 following Lewis Hamilton’s exit to rival Mercedes. Hamilton is leaving McLaren after six seasons with the team, the last three of which have been alongside Button.

The former has scored 10 wins in the period and has finished ahead of Button in the standings twice. Button meanwhile has won eight times since joining McLaren. In 2013 Button will be joined by Mexican Sergio Perez, who has competed in Formula 1 for two seasons, both with Sauber.

The Briton believes the role of team leader suits him perfectly. “Definitely,” said Button when asked if he was ready to lead McLaren. “It’s not the first time I’ve done that. When I got to BAR and Jacques [Villeneuve] left it was exactly the same situation.

“I was there to lead the team and it’s something I really look forward to and it’s something where the best comes out of me in that situation. “I can really build that team around me and direct the team in a direction I like with the car.” Button feels he is one of the best drivers when it comes to developing a car he feels comfortable with.

“We all drive differently and have different styles,” he said. “For me I need a car I can develop beneath me and feel comfortable in. “If the car feels neutral and unbalanced it doesn’t work for me.

Jenson Button McLaren”I need to develop a car and engineer a car in a position that feels comfortable for me, and I don’t think anyone can do a better job than I can in that position.

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Ghent captain resigns after shocking penalty miss

Associated Press Writer

BRUSSELS - The captain of Belgium soccer club Ghent, Ilombe Mboyo, has apologised to fans and given up his post following an embarrassing penalty miss at the weekend. Mboyo, a 25-year-old striker who has played twice for Belgium, had the chance to level the score in the 15th minute of Saturday’s match at home to Waasland-Beveren, but gently side-footed the spot kick wide.

Mboyo confronted fans at the end of the match, which Ghent lost 2-0, and appeared to lose his cool. During an unscheduled news conference on Monday, Mboyo said he was sorry and asked for Ghent fans to accept his apology, although he said his post-match outburst had been provoked by racist comments from a few supporters.

“Maybe I would not have reacted if I wasn’t captain. To show that I shouldn’t have done so, I will no long wear the captain’s armband,” he said.

Ghent are without a win in eight matches. They have a Belgian Cup quarter-final tie on Tuesday against league leaders Anderlecht, who thrashed them 5-0 in October.

LONDON — Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is set to change his policy of predominantly using younger players in the League Cup as he seeks to end the club’s seven-year trophy drought.

The Gunners play Bradford in the quarterfinals Tuesday and Wenger is expected to field a strong team in what looks to be its best chance of a title. After all, the players have six days to recover afterward before playing again and there is only one world-class side left in the tournament, Chelsea.

“We will have an experienced squad at Bradford. We have a good recovery time ahead of the game at Reading on Monday, so we can use the players we want to use,” Wenger said. Arsenal beat Manchester United in a shootout to win the 2005 FA Cup to win its last title.

Also Tuesday, Norwich hosts Aston Villa, while Middlesbrough visits Swansea on Wednesday. In Arsenal’s last League Cup game, a 7-5 victory at Premier League side Reading, the inexperienced Damian Martinez, Ignasi Miquel and Serge Gnabry all started, as well as more senior players who have fallen out of favor with Wenger, such as Andrei Arshavin, Marouane Chamakh and Sebastien Squillaci.

One young player who made an impact was Thomas Eisfeld. Arsenal’s January signing from Borussia Dortmund made his first-team debut in the game, entering the field with Reading leading 4-1. “When I came onto the pitch, I had this really good feeling,” Eisfeld said. “I thought we could still turn the game around. Then it happened and I’m delighted that we managed to win the game in the way we did.”

Arsenal scored two minutes after Eisfeld’s introduction, and then twice more before the final whistle, sending the game into extra time. Reading was able to score a fifth, but Chamakh scored a double and Theo Walcott completed a hat trick, winning the game for Arsenal.

“In a way it’s unbelievable to make your debut in a game like that because we, the club, wrote ourselves into the history books.” Eisfeld said.

Bradford is fourth in the fourth tier of English football.

Arsenal last visited Bradford 12 years ago when both clubs were in the Premier League. That game, which featured Thierry Henry and Ashley Cole, ended 1-1. Bradford hasn’t lost for five games, and won its past two matches without conceding. The club drew 0-0 with Wigan in the last round of the League Cup before winning on penalties against the Premier League team.

The tournament has attracted more fans this season, largely because of the high-scoring games. Arsenal has hit 13 goals in its two preceding games, while Chelsea beat Manchester United 5-4 in the last-16 match. In total, the eight games in the previous round featured 37 goals.

While Norwich and Aston Villa earned their places in the quarterfinals in similar fashion, relying on late goals, AP Photo/Alastair Grant the sides are in contrasting form.

Arsenal’s manager Arsene Wenger watches his Norwich had an impressive first-half against Swansea players warm up for a training session ahead of on Saturday, scoring three times without reply. Despite their Champions League group B soccer match conceding three in the second-half, Robert Snodgrass’ free against Montpellier, at their training ground in kick won the seven-goal game for Norwich.

London Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012.

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Fulham’s Brede Hangeland, right, runs to avoid a shot on goal by Newcastle United’s Jonas Gutierrez during their English Premier league soccer match at Fulham’s Craven Cottage stadium in London, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012.

Fulham beats Newcastle 2-1 in Premier League Associated Press Writer

LONDON — Fulham ended a seven-game winless run in the Premier League after Hugo Rodallega’s second-half goal delivered a 2-1 win over a lackluster Newcastle. The Colombia striker scored with a header from a free kick in the 64th minute at Craven Cottage to inflict Newcastle’s fifth loss in its past six league matches.

Fulham was better in the first half and scored through Steve Sidwell’s tame shot that hit Newcastle defender Mike Williamson and went in off the crossbar in the 18th. Hatem Ben Arfa equalized in the 54th when his shot deflected off John Arn Riise to loop over goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer.

Fulham is 13th with 20 points, one position and three points ahead of Newcastle. Fulham defender Sascha Reither made two first-half blocks to deny Fabio Coloccini and Pappiss Cisse. Despite not having scored for 298 minutes before kickoff, Fulham were the better team in the first half, looking lively and allowing offseason signing Dimitar Berbatov to dictate the pace of the play.

“Berbatov was special. Everything he seemed to pluck out the

sky. When he’s in the mood, he’s a real problem,” Newcastle manager Alan Pardew said. Fulham manager Martin Jol was also complimentary of his striker, and the impact he has on the squad.

“He is a quality player. The good thing about my squad is that they recognize that he is the one when Bryan Ruiz isn’t there, that is keeping us together in our approach and our playing culture,” Jol said.

“Although he didn’t score, maybe he covered more ground than ever before.”

More goals should have come followed Sidwell’s as Berbatov forced a great save from Newcastle keeper Tim Krul when he found himself unmarked in front of goal just minutes after the restart.

French winger Hatem Ben Arfa equalized for Newcastle in the 54th

minute when he received the ball from Vernon Anita on the edge of the area and his strike took a huge deflection off of John Arne Riise before looping past Fulham keeper Mark Schwarzer.

The lead was short lived as Chiek Tiote brought down Fulham’s Ashkan Dejagah just outside the left-side of the penalty area. The Iranian’s free kick found the head of an unmarked Rodallega. “The goal was a soft goal to give away. A cheap free kick, and then we didn’t defend that situation well at all,” Pardew said. “We can’t concede soft goals at this level.”

Centre back Coloccini displayed was unlucky not to score for Newcastle in the 70th minute when his curled shot from the edge of the area beaten Schwarzer, but hit the crossbar.

LONDON - Chelsea midfielder Oriol Romeu will be out for six months after undergoing reconstructive knee surgery, the Premier League soccer club said on Tuesday. Spaniard Romeu suffered an anterior cruciate knee ligament injury during the first half of the league match at Sunderland on Saturday, ruling him out of Chelsea’s trip to Japan for the Club World Cup this week.

“Oriol Romeu underwent anterior cruciate reconstruction surgery and medial meniscus repair yesterday. He is expected to be out for six months,” a statement said.

Romeu, who played in the London Olympics for Spain, has struggled to establish himself at Chelsea since joining from Barcelona in 2011, making only 16 league appearances to date.

Falcioni out as Boca Juniors coach Associated Press Writer

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Julio Falcioni’s tenure at Boca Juniors is over after club president Daniel Angelici said Monday the coach’s contract will not be renewed. Falcioni was hired two years ago and brought Boca a league title, as well as steering the famous Buenos Aires club to the finals of last season’s Copa Libertadores, Latin America’s most important club tournament.

Angelici said his decision not to renew Falcioni’s contract was influenced on Saturday when Boca fans, despite a 2-1 victory over Godoy Cruz, jeered Falcioni with dozens of handmade signs call on him to quit. “What happened made us reflect,” Angelici told reporters.

Boca finished in sixth place in the just-completed Inicial tournament, the first half of Argentina’s split season. Velez Sarsfield won the title with 41 points. Boca finished eight points behind and was in contention until the last two rounds of the season.

Despite his success, Falcioni was never a favorite of Boca fans who disliked his more conservative style of play.

Former Boca coach Carlos Bianchi and former Boca player Rodolfo Arruabarrena are reported as the top two candidates to replace Falcioni.

Arsenal set to change youth policy in League Cup

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Chelsea’s midfielder Romeu out for six months AP Photo/Alastair Grant

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Lazio draws, takes control of 4th place in Serie A Associated Press Writer

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Chelsea’s Juan Mata, left, celebrates with Oriol Romeu after he scores during the Champions League Group E soccer match between Chelsea and FC Nordsjaelland at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012.

ROME — Lazio took control of fourth place in Serie A following a 0-0 draw at Bologna on Monday. The Roman club kept the score level despite being reduced to 10 men with five minutes remaining when Libor Kozak picked up his second yellow card.

Lazio goalkeeper Federico Marchetti did well to block a long shot

from Cristian Pasquato in the 88th, having denied former Italy international Alberto Gilardino a few minutes earlier. Juventus leads Serie A with 38 points. Inter Milan is next with 34, Napoli has 33 and Lazio 30. Fiorentina and Roma follow with 29 points each.

Earlier, Udinese moved into a tie for eighth with a 2-0 win at Sampdoria.

Brazilian defender Danilo put Udinese ahead in the 17th with a header, and

captain Antonio Di Natale doubled the lead in the 28th after dribbling by the goalkeeper and shooting into an empty net.

Udinese goalkeeper Zeljko Brkic blocked a questionable penalty from Sampdoria forward Nicola Pozzi in the 64th. Udinese and Catania are each 16 points behind Juventus.

Sampdoria is only three points above the relegation zone in 13th.

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Ghent captain resigns after shocking penalty miss

Associated Press Writer

BRUSSELS - The captain of Belgium soccer club Ghent, Ilombe Mboyo, has apologised to fans and given up his post following an embarrassing penalty miss at the weekend. Mboyo, a 25-year-old striker who has played twice for Belgium, had the chance to level the score in the 15th minute of Saturday’s match at home to Waasland-Beveren, but gently side-footed the spot kick wide.

Mboyo confronted fans at the end of the match, which Ghent lost 2-0, and appeared to lose his cool. During an unscheduled news conference on Monday, Mboyo said he was sorry and asked for Ghent fans to accept his apology, although he said his post-match outburst had been provoked by racist comments from a few supporters.

“Maybe I would not have reacted if I wasn’t captain. To show that I shouldn’t have done so, I will no long wear the captain’s armband,” he said.

Ghent are without a win in eight matches. They have a Belgian Cup quarter-final tie on Tuesday against league leaders Anderlecht, who thrashed them 5-0 in October.

LONDON — Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is set to change his policy of predominantly using younger players in the League Cup as he seeks to end the club’s seven-year trophy drought.

The Gunners play Bradford in the quarterfinals Tuesday and Wenger is expected to field a strong team in what looks to be its best chance of a title. After all, the players have six days to recover afterward before playing again and there is only one world-class side left in the tournament, Chelsea.

“We will have an experienced squad at Bradford. We have a good recovery time ahead of the game at Reading on Monday, so we can use the players we want to use,” Wenger said. Arsenal beat Manchester United in a shootout to win the 2005 FA Cup to win its last title.

Also Tuesday, Norwich hosts Aston Villa, while Middlesbrough visits Swansea on Wednesday. In Arsenal’s last League Cup game, a 7-5 victory at Premier League side Reading, the inexperienced Damian Martinez, Ignasi Miquel and Serge Gnabry all started, as well as more senior players who have fallen out of favor with Wenger, such as Andrei Arshavin, Marouane Chamakh and Sebastien Squillaci.

One young player who made an impact was Thomas Eisfeld. Arsenal’s January signing from Borussia Dortmund made his first-team debut in the game, entering the field with Reading leading 4-1. “When I came onto the pitch, I had this really good feeling,” Eisfeld said. “I thought we could still turn the game around. Then it happened and I’m delighted that we managed to win the game in the way we did.”

Arsenal scored two minutes after Eisfeld’s introduction, and then twice more before the final whistle, sending the game into extra time. Reading was able to score a fifth, but Chamakh scored a double and Theo Walcott completed a hat trick, winning the game for Arsenal.

“In a way it’s unbelievable to make your debut in a game like that because we, the club, wrote ourselves into the history books.” Eisfeld said.

Bradford is fourth in the fourth tier of English football.

Arsenal last visited Bradford 12 years ago when both clubs were in the Premier League. That game, which featured Thierry Henry and Ashley Cole, ended 1-1. Bradford hasn’t lost for five games, and won its past two matches without conceding. The club drew 0-0 with Wigan in the last round of the League Cup before winning on penalties against the Premier League team.

The tournament has attracted more fans this season, largely because of the high-scoring games. Arsenal has hit 13 goals in its two preceding games, while Chelsea beat Manchester United 5-4 in the last-16 match. In total, the eight games in the previous round featured 37 goals.

While Norwich and Aston Villa earned their places in the quarterfinals in similar fashion, relying on late goals, AP Photo/Alastair Grant the sides are in contrasting form.

Arsenal’s manager Arsene Wenger watches his Norwich had an impressive first-half against Swansea players warm up for a training session ahead of on Saturday, scoring three times without reply. Despite their Champions League group B soccer match conceding three in the second-half, Robert Snodgrass’ free against Montpellier, at their training ground in kick won the seven-goal game for Norwich.

London Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012.

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Fulham’s Brede Hangeland, right, runs to avoid a shot on goal by Newcastle United’s Jonas Gutierrez during their English Premier league soccer match at Fulham’s Craven Cottage stadium in London, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012.

Fulham beats Newcastle 2-1 in Premier League Associated Press Writer

LONDON — Fulham ended a seven-game winless run in the Premier League after Hugo Rodallega’s second-half goal delivered a 2-1 win over a lackluster Newcastle. The Colombia striker scored with a header from a free kick in the 64th minute at Craven Cottage to inflict Newcastle’s fifth loss in its past six league matches.

Fulham was better in the first half and scored through Steve Sidwell’s tame shot that hit Newcastle defender Mike Williamson and went in off the crossbar in the 18th. Hatem Ben Arfa equalized in the 54th when his shot deflected off John Arn Riise to loop over goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer.

Fulham is 13th with 20 points, one position and three points ahead of Newcastle. Fulham defender Sascha Reither made two first-half blocks to deny Fabio Coloccini and Pappiss Cisse. Despite not having scored for 298 minutes before kickoff, Fulham were the better team in the first half, looking lively and allowing offseason signing Dimitar Berbatov to dictate the pace of the play.

“Berbatov was special. Everything he seemed to pluck out the

sky. When he’s in the mood, he’s a real problem,” Newcastle manager Alan Pardew said. Fulham manager Martin Jol was also complimentary of his striker, and the impact he has on the squad.

“He is a quality player. The good thing about my squad is that they recognize that he is the one when Bryan Ruiz isn’t there, that is keeping us together in our approach and our playing culture,” Jol said.

“Although he didn’t score, maybe he covered more ground than ever before.”

More goals should have come followed Sidwell’s as Berbatov forced a great save from Newcastle keeper Tim Krul when he found himself unmarked in front of goal just minutes after the restart.

French winger Hatem Ben Arfa equalized for Newcastle in the 54th

minute when he received the ball from Vernon Anita on the edge of the area and his strike took a huge deflection off of John Arne Riise before looping past Fulham keeper Mark Schwarzer.

The lead was short lived as Chiek Tiote brought down Fulham’s Ashkan Dejagah just outside the left-side of the penalty area. The Iranian’s free kick found the head of an unmarked Rodallega. “The goal was a soft goal to give away. A cheap free kick, and then we didn’t defend that situation well at all,” Pardew said. “We can’t concede soft goals at this level.”

Centre back Coloccini displayed was unlucky not to score for Newcastle in the 70th minute when his curled shot from the edge of the area beaten Schwarzer, but hit the crossbar.

LONDON - Chelsea midfielder Oriol Romeu will be out for six months after undergoing reconstructive knee surgery, the Premier League soccer club said on Tuesday. Spaniard Romeu suffered an anterior cruciate knee ligament injury during the first half of the league match at Sunderland on Saturday, ruling him out of Chelsea’s trip to Japan for the Club World Cup this week.

“Oriol Romeu underwent anterior cruciate reconstruction surgery and medial meniscus repair yesterday. He is expected to be out for six months,” a statement said.

Romeu, who played in the London Olympics for Spain, has struggled to establish himself at Chelsea since joining from Barcelona in 2011, making only 16 league appearances to date.

Falcioni out as Boca Juniors coach Associated Press Writer

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Julio Falcioni’s tenure at Boca Juniors is over after club president Daniel Angelici said Monday the coach’s contract will not be renewed. Falcioni was hired two years ago and brought Boca a league title, as well as steering the famous Buenos Aires club to the finals of last season’s Copa Libertadores, Latin America’s most important club tournament.

Angelici said his decision not to renew Falcioni’s contract was influenced on Saturday when Boca fans, despite a 2-1 victory over Godoy Cruz, jeered Falcioni with dozens of handmade signs call on him to quit. “What happened made us reflect,” Angelici told reporters.

Boca finished in sixth place in the just-completed Inicial tournament, the first half of Argentina’s split season. Velez Sarsfield won the title with 41 points. Boca finished eight points behind and was in contention until the last two rounds of the season.

Despite his success, Falcioni was never a favorite of Boca fans who disliked his more conservative style of play.

Former Boca coach Carlos Bianchi and former Boca player Rodolfo Arruabarrena are reported as the top two candidates to replace Falcioni.

Arsenal set to change youth policy in League Cup

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Chelsea’s midfielder Romeu out for six months AP Photo/Alastair Grant

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Lazio draws, takes control of 4th place in Serie A Associated Press Writer

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Chelsea’s Juan Mata, left, celebrates with Oriol Romeu after he scores during the Champions League Group E soccer match between Chelsea and FC Nordsjaelland at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012.

ROME — Lazio took control of fourth place in Serie A following a 0-0 draw at Bologna on Monday. The Roman club kept the score level despite being reduced to 10 men with five minutes remaining when Libor Kozak picked up his second yellow card.

Lazio goalkeeper Federico Marchetti did well to block a long shot

from Cristian Pasquato in the 88th, having denied former Italy international Alberto Gilardino a few minutes earlier. Juventus leads Serie A with 38 points. Inter Milan is next with 34, Napoli has 33 and Lazio 30. Fiorentina and Roma follow with 29 points each.

Earlier, Udinese moved into a tie for eighth with a 2-0 win at Sampdoria.

Brazilian defender Danilo put Udinese ahead in the 17th with a header, and

captain Antonio Di Natale doubled the lead in the 28th after dribbling by the goalkeeper and shooting into an empty net.

Udinese goalkeeper Zeljko Brkic blocked a questionable penalty from Sampdoria forward Nicola Pozzi in the 64th. Udinese and Catania are each 16 points behind Juventus.

Sampdoria is only three points above the relegation zone in 13th.

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The name of Serangan Island is identified with turtle endangered species that has now been well preserved. The island located in South Denpasar is a strategic area that is being developed Denpasar Municipality into a special tourist area.

spreading across 523 hectares had significant customary village tourism activity that was important to be empowered. There were several business units managed under the management of the customary village-owned enterprises, such as transportation, conservation of turtles, coral reef conservation and

water sports program planning.

In addition, there was also a family attraction in the form of dolphin floating cage managed by Dolphin Lodge Bali becoming another attraction for the area. “The floating dolphin cage becomes one of the charms offered by Serangan Island today. Travelers no longer have to

look for dolphin attraction to distant places. It can become an attraction for family,” he said.

On that account, explained Sudarsana, to raise the village potential it should be held a variety of events, where one of which was the Serangan Island Charm Festival. “The event of Serangan Island Green Festival is about to map out the potential of Serangan Island as a support to the sustainable economy for the community of Serangan Island and positions the island as an ecological icon of Bali Island,” he said.

According to him, various environmental, social, cultural and tourism charms had become added values to tourism constellation along the area of Denpasar, Sanur, Benoa and Nusa Dua. Moreover, after experiencing a physical transformation with the addition of land area through reclamation, it was increasingly apparent.

Serangan Island remained to become a mentality icon filled with marine beauty and spiritual nobility. With the nickname as Golden Island due to comprising the overlay of golden yellow sand glare, it always rock visitors with the sense of love, harmony and memories.

Etymologically, the name Serangan is considered to be derived from the phrase ‘sira angen’ representing the state of mind. According to local people the name refers to a condition where everyone will get tempted and captivated to see the beauty of the island.

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Serangan Island as a special tourism area In addition to geographically adjacent to some other destinations, such as Tanjung Benoa, Nusa Dua and Sanur, it is very near to the heart of Bali Province which can be reached only within 15 minutes.

The Head of Denpasar Environment Agency, AA Bagus Sudarsana, said that Serangan Island

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Miami’s LeBron James and Dwyane Wade went on a scoring spree to lift the Heat to a 101-92 victory over Southeast rivals Atlanta on Monday, opening up a 1.5 game gap over the Hawks. James tallied 27 points, seven rebounds and six assists, while Wade scored 26 points to snap Atlanta’s three-game win streak and keep the Heat (14-5) ahead of the Hawks (12-6).

Reigning league MVP James punctuated the win with a thunderous dunk in the fourth quarter where he took an alley-oop from Norris Cole and soared high above the rim.

“Cole made me go get it, for sure,” James told reporters. “He actually took that literally when I told him, ‘Just throw it anywhere.”

After a close first half, Miami trailed 65-63 in the third quarter

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before seizing the momentum with a run of nine straight points. The Heat finished the stretch with a 14-2 advantage to open up a 10-point lead.Wade came to life during the run with eight points, and was redhot for the game, making 11 of his 13 shots.

Wade, a former NBA Finals MVP, has had a few tough shooting performances this season leading

Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade, left, dunks against Atlanta Hawks’ Johan Petro in the second half of an NBA basketball game as Johan Petro (10) looks on, Monday, Dec, 10, 2012, in Miami. The Heat won 101-92.

Arturo Gatti, Virgil Hill enter boxing hall

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SYRACUSE, New York — Arturo “Thunder” Gatti didn’t live to see his finest day. Gatti, who won world championships in two different weight classes, heads the class of 2013 to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. The honor, announced Monday, comes three years after his untimely death.

A native of Calabria, Italy who was raised in Montreal, Gatti retired in 2007 with a record of 40-9 with 31 knockouts and was selected in his first year of eligibility. Gatti died three years ago in Brazil at age 37 under mysterious circumstances. “He gave it all

in the ring,” said “Irish” Micky Ward, who had three memorable bouts with Gatti. “He gave everything to the sport of boxing. He gave the fans what they wanted.”

Also selected for induction were: Virgil “Quicksilver” Hill, a five-time world champion who won a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics and defended his light heavyweight title 20 times over his two reigns; two-time light flyweight champion MyungWoo Yuh of South Korea; lightweight Wesley Ramsey and middleweight Jeff Smith in the old-timer (posthumous) category; 19th century Irish boxer Joe Coburn in the pioneer category; referee Mills Lane; ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr.; manager

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FILE - This Jan. 26, 2002 file photo shows Arturo Gatti celebrating his TKO of Terron Millett at Madison Square Garden in New York. The late Arturo Gatti and five-time world champion Virgil Hill have been elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Both were elected Monday, dec. 10, 2012 in their first year of eligibility.

Arturo “Cuyo” Hernandez; cartoonist Ted Carroll; and journalist Colin Hart.

Inductees were selected by the Boxing Writers Association and a panel of international boxing historians. Induction ceremonies will be held June 9 at the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York. His relentless style made Gatti a crowd favorite.

“Arturo was a throwback-type fighter like (Jake) LaMotta or (Rocky) Graziano,” Ward said. “He could also switch it off. He could brawl if he had to, and he could box as well as anybody. He had them both.”

Ward won the first junior welterweight fight against Gatti, blood streaming down his face as he captured a majority decision in May 2002. Gatti avenged the loss in Atlantic City, New Jersey, knocking Ward down in the third with a punch that shattered one of Ward’s eardrums and sent him face-first into a stanchion. Gatti broke his right hand in the fight and won a unanimous 10-round decision.

Gatti, who moved to Jersey City, New Jersey, as a teenager, triumphed over Ward with a 10-round decision in the rubber match in June 2003, and it was another brutal slugfest. It wasn’t a title fight but had that feel as a raucous sellout crowd of 12,643 — the largest ever for a non-heavyweight fight in Atlantic City — packed Boardwalk Hall.

Gatti became a legend in New Jersey, and fans flocked to Atlantic City for years to see his fights. His bouts became an event in that seaside town, something the whole region rallied around. Gatti became the first draw to attract more than 100,000 fans through the Boardwalk Hall turnstiles since it reopened in 2001.

some to worry about his decline but he was at his best against Atlanta.

“I really didn’t listen to the noise. I didn’t pay attention,” Wade said. “I never really concerned myself with the noise outside.”

After two disappointing losses last week, the defending NBA champions have now won two straight. Josh Smith scored 22 points for the Hawks, and Al Horford finished with 20 and 11 rebounds.

Atlanta employed three guards in their starting lineup, with DeShawn Stevenson, Devin Harris and Jeff Teague, but it did little to jolt their offense. The visitors shot just 42 percent from the field and could find no way to stop the Heat.

“We had a lot of mistakes defensively,” said Atlanta coach Larry Drew. “They did shoot the ball well and we had defensive breakdowns.

And the combination of both was the reason the Miami Heat had such a good shooting percentage.”

Button has no doubts he is ready to lead McLaren in F1 2013

Jenson Button has no doubts he is ready to lead his McLaren team in 2013 following Lewis Hamilton’s exit to rival Mercedes. Hamilton is leaving McLaren after six seasons with the team, the last three of which have been alongside Button.

The former has scored 10 wins in the period and has finished ahead of Button in the standings twice. Button meanwhile has won eight times since joining McLaren. In 2013 Button will be joined by Mexican Sergio Perez, who has competed in Formula 1 for two seasons, both with Sauber.

The Briton believes the role of team leader suits him perfectly. “Definitely,” said Button when asked if he was ready to lead McLaren. “It’s not the first time I’ve done that. When I got to BAR and Jacques [Villeneuve] left it was exactly the same situation.

“I was there to lead the team and it’s something I really look forward to and it’s something where the best comes out of me in that situation. “I can really build that team around me and direct the team in a direction I like with the car.” Button feels he is one of the best drivers when it comes to developing a car he feels comfortable with.

“We all drive differently and have different styles,” he said. “For me I need a car I can develop beneath me and feel comfortable in. “If the car feels neutral and unbalanced it doesn’t work for me.

Jenson Button McLaren”I need to develop a car and engineer a car in a position that feels comfortable for me, and I don’t think anyone can do a better job than I can in that position.

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Crashes raise concern about Pakistani air force Associated Press Writer

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FILE - This combination of 2012 file photos shows U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in Boulder, Colo. and Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Santa more likely to have gifts for Romney than for Obama: Poll

President Barack Obama delivers remarks during the 90th lighting of the National Christmas tree, Dec 6, 2012. (Jason …Santa Claus exists—he’s bringing President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney presents this year—but he might be cutting back on gifts thanks to the “fiscal cliff,” according to a lighthearted new survey released Monday by Public Policy Polling (PPP).

More Americans put Romney than Obama on Kris Kringle’s “nice” list: 63 percent said the former Massachusetts governor would get presents, versus just 51 percent for the president, PPP found.

Respondents gave Mommy quite a bit of latitude should she be caught smooching Saint Nick: 43 percent would tell Daddy, 40 percent would not, and 17 percent weren’t sure.

If Grandma were to be run over by a reindeer, the poll suggested the jolly fat man might get away with it: 61 percent said they would not press charges; just 24 percent said they would. There was a slight partisan split on that question, with 33 percent of Democrats saying they’d take Father Christmas to court, compared with 19 percent of Republicans.

By a 52-45 percent ratio, respon-

dents professed to believe in Santa, and 80 percent said they were on his “nice list.” Just 11 percent fessed up to belonging in the “naughty” column of the ledger.

And 44 percent said Santa was a Democrat, against 28 percent who said he was a Republican. (No word on whether the elves are, or should be, unionized or protected by OSHA’s workplace safeguards.)

With Washington abuzz with talk about going over the “fiscal cliff” come Jan. 1, 54 percent of voters said they worried that the package of automatic tax hikes and government spending cuts might lead Santa to cut back.

The most popular seasonal movies? It’s “A Wonderful Life,” with 22 percent, just ahead of “A Christmas Story,” at 20 percent.

“Scrooged” got 3 percent. (What?

No “The Ref”?) The most annoying holiday song? “The Chipmunk Song” ran away with the category, with 36 percent, versus 13 percent for “Santa Baby.” (Apparently, “Whatever they’re playing as I stand in the gift-return lines on Dec. 26” did not chart.)

Santa won the category of “most plausible holiday-specific character,” with 52 percent, well ahead of second-place leprechauns at 19 percent and Cupid at 17 percent.

Americans did less well in identifying the number of days in Hanukkah: Just 32 percent came in with the correct eight-day figure, while 18 percent each came up with seven days or 12 days.

The poll queried 500 registered voters from Dec. 5-7 and had an error margin of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.

ISLAMABAD — Over a dozen Pakistani air force planes have crashed in roughly the past 18 months, raising concerns about the health of an aging fleet that officials are struggling to upgrade because of a lack of funds.

A significant number of the air force’s combat aircraft are nearly half a century old and have been called on in recent years to help the army fight a domestic Taliban insurgency that has killed thousands of people. This has added to the strain on a force that has historically focused on countering the threat from Pakistan’s neighbor and archenemy, India.

Pakistan has turned to the U.S. and China for help in modernizing its air force, but economic woes have strained the government’s budget, even for the country’s powerful military. Tension with the U.S. over a host of issues, including the covert raid that killed Osama bin Laden last year, also hasn’t helped.

Shahzad Chaudhry, a former senior Pakistani air force officer, said the number of planes that have crashed “would be worrying for any air force.”

“If I were air force chief, I certainly wouldn’t want to see over a dozen airplanes being lost,” said Chaudhry. “Obviously we need to bring those numbers down.”

At least 13 planes have crashed since May 2011, many because of technical problems, according to a record maintained by The Associated Press. The air force did not respond to request for comment on the crashes.

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From page 1 Eurozone GDP is forecast to contract by 0.3 percent next year, but Justin Vaisse, director of research on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution, said he believed that the worst of the euro crisis is behind us. “The Americans and the markets have concluded that the euro will not explode, otherwise it would have fallen and there would have been a flight of capital,” he told AFP. The French expert is worried, however, about the effects of the global slowdown on China.

Vaisse envisaged a gloomy scenario in which the euro area “cuts Chinese imports drastically due to a deeper than expected recession,” causing “political, social and geopolitical consequences in China.”

“China’s outgoing leadership, after years of stellar economic growth, could afford to allow growth to slow and politico-economic problems to accumulate. Xi cannot,” noted Mathews.

As tensions rise in the South China Sea, experts are increasingly fearful of an arms race or even armed conflict in the Asia-Pacific.

Seemingly innocuous territorial disputes over remote archipelagos could flare into military conflicts between China, Japan and South Korea. The United States has a military alliance with Japan but has so far refused to take sides.

China’s “neighbors look at the US as the distant balancer, the country that to some degrees balances the military and the political power of China, which would otherwise have an easier time in completely dominating the region,” said former US secretary of defense Harold Brown, a counselor for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

Beside Asian territory, Iranian nuclear crisis remains “the burning issue” of 2013, with “a reasonably high chance of a serious regional conflagration,” Vaisse said. The major powers and Israel suspect Tehran of developing atomic weapons under the guise of a civilian nuclear program, charges denied by the Islamic republic.

As Iran stubbornly continues to enrich its uranium “the logic of the last decade of pursuing sanctions coupled with negotiations has been exhausted,” said Vaisse.

Brown, however, said sanctions were having a big effect and called for a real offer to reduce them in return for Tehran abandoning or at least freezing its uranium enrichment.

“I would not rule out the air attack on the Iranian nuclear facilities because they should know that it remains a least a possibility,” he added.

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INDONESIA Terrorist who escaped jail captured Associated Press

JAKARTA — Indonesian police say they have captured a convicted terrorist who escaped detention by disguising himself in a burqa.

Roki Aprisdianto was sentenced to six years behind bars in 2011 for masterminding a series of bombings. Last month, he escaped from the Jakarta Police detention center after a group of burqa-clad women came to visit their husbands. He is thought to have put on one of the full-body veils.

National police spokesman Brig.

Gen. Boy Rafli Amar said Tuesday

that Aprisdianto was back in jail after police arrested him near a bus station in East Java.

Since the escape, police have closely screened prison visitors in burqas.

Indonesia has been battling terrorists since the 2002 bombings on the resort island of Bali that killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists.

7.1 quake hits eastern Indonesia Agence France-Presse

JAKARTA - A major 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook eastern Indonesia’s Maluku islands Tuesday but there was no tsunami alert, the US Geological Survey said.

The quake hit at 1653 GMT some 365 kilometres (226 miles) south-southeast of Ambon in the Maluku islands at a relatively deep 157 kilometres, it said, revising its strength down slightly from an initial measurement of 7.2.

Indonesian government seismologists put it at 7.4 but said it would not trigger a tsunami because its epicen-

tre was so deep in the Banda Sea. “We have not received any damage report so far,” Suhardjono, head of the quake and tsunami unit at the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, told AFP. The quake was felt only weakly in the districts of North Halamahera and Morotai which were closest to the epicentre, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said in an update.

Indonesia sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire” where continental plates collide, causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity.

Landslide kills 1 gold miner, 21 missing Associated Press

JAKARTA — Police say a landslide on Indonesia’s main island of Java has killed at least one miner collecting trace amounts of gold at the illegal mine.

West Java police spokesman Col. Martinus Sitompul said Tuesday that days of torrential rain triggered a landslide at the mountainous site in West Java’s district of Sukabumi late Monday.

Rescuers were searching for 21

others reported as missing. Four miners were found alive.

Many traditional miners earn their living retrieving tiny amounts of gold from the leftover of mines, a practice that is banned by the government because it is considered dangerous.

Seasonal downpours often cause landslides and flash floods in Indonesia, an archipelago nation where millions of people live on mountains or near fertile flood plains.

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Office workers walk past Christmas decorations during lunch time at a shopping mall at the main business district in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012.

President concerned over continuing human rights violations Antara

JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono expressed concern here on Monday over human rights violations that happened in horizontal or communal conflicts in the country caused by excessive euphoria in the implementation of freedom of expression.

“Human rights violations by state apparatus have dropped but they still happened during horizontal conflicts. That was because of a euphoria factor.

People have exercised their rights in a wrong way,” he said at the commemoration of the International Anti-Corruption Day and Human Rights Day at the palace.

He said freedom of expression was not without limits because there are also other rights which also must be respected.

“I hope the quality of the implementation of human rights in the country would be better and protection of human rights in our country could be stepped up,” he said.

To improve understanding about human rights the head of state said people must be encouraged to actively contribute to the development of human rights besides conducting continued education and familiarization efforts.

Minister of justice and human rights Amir Syamsuddin meanwhile said that although human rights violations still occurred their implementation in the country had been very good and people could sense it.

“I think if we are honest the Indonesian people have never enjoyed their human rights so well like now,” he said.

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Samsung, Apple top ‘smart device’ Q3 sales Agence France-Presse

WASHINGTON - Samsung and Apple led the field of makers of “smart connected devices” -- tablets, smartphones and PCs -- in the third quarter as sales hit fresh records, a survey showed Monday.

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In this June 9, 2010, file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, right, listens with president of the Federal Reserve of Richmond, Jeffrey Lacker, left, at J. Sergeant Reynolds Community College in Richmond, Va. With an eye on the “fiscal cliff,” the Federal Reserve is expected to announce a new bond-buying plan to support the U.S. economy on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. Lacker has said he thinks the job market is being slowed by factors beyond the Fed’s control and he says further bond purchases risk worsening future inflation.

Air France-KLM says will cut spending, hike profitability Agence France-Presse

PARIS - The Franco-Dutch airline Air France-KLM said on Monday that it would pursue additional savings to become one of the most profitable European carriers by 2015.

Just five months after cutting its investment plans, the company unveiled new measures to save an additional 500 million euros ($650 million) over the next two years.

The airline group plans to cut

overall investment next year to 1.2 billion euros from an initial forecast of 1.5 billion, and to 1.4 billion in 2014, instead of 1.6 billion, boss Jean-Cyril Spinetta said during a presentation to investors.

The savings are to be made primarily by purchasing fewer new aircraft, with spending on them limited to 400 million euros in each of the coming two years, roughly one-third the amount that

Air France-KLM spent in 2011.

An effort is planned however to renovate airplane interiors, especially in First Class and Business Class, noted Olivier Fainsilber, a sector analyst at Oliver Wyman in Paris.

“Investing in the front-end classes is important to remain a leader in a global market that has become more and more demanding in terms of comfort and onboard services,” he noted.

Research firm IDC found that the global market for such devices grew 27.1 percent year-on-year in the third quarter to 303.6 million units, valued at $140.4 billion dollars.

The firm said it expects shipments will continue to reach record levels in the fourth quarter, rising 19.2 percent from the third quarter’s figure and 26.5 percent above the same quarter a year ago.

IDC expects sales of 362 million units with a market value of $169.2 billion in the final quarter, with tablet sales up 55.8 percent and smartphones up 39.5 percent, while PCs are expected to show small declines.

Samsung maintained the top position with a 21.8 percent market share while Apple help 15.1 percent based on unit shipments.

But Apple led all vendors in value with $34.1 billion in quarterly sales and an average selling price of $744 across all device categories.

“The battle between Samsung and Apple at the top of the smart connected device space is stronger than ever,” said IDC analyst Ryan Reith.

“Both vendors compete at the top of the tablet and smartphone markets. However, the difference in their collective ASPs (average selling prices) is a telling sign of different market approaches.

The fact that Apple’s ASP is $310 higher than Samsung’s with just over 20 million fewer shipments in the quarter speaks volumes about the premium product line that Apple sells.”

In terms of shipments, Lenovo ranked third with seven percent of the market, followed by Hewlett-Packard (4.6 percent), and Sony (3.6 percent).

IDC expects the worldwide smart connected device market will hit 2.1 billion units in 2016 with a market value of $796.7 billion worldwide.

In 2011, PCs accounted for 39.1 percent of this market but by 2016 it is expected to drop to 19.9 percent.

Smartphones will be the top product category with share growing from 53.1 percent in 2011 to 66.7 percent in 2016 and tablets will grow from 7.7 percent in 2011 to 13.4 percent in 2016.

“Both consumers and business workers are finding the need for multiple ‘smart’ devices and we expect that trend to grow for several years, especially in more developed regions,” said IDC’s Bob O’Donnell.

“The advent of cloud-based services is enabling people to seamlessly move from device to device, which encourages the purchase and usage of different devices for different situations.”

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The officers of Bali Marine Police successfully foiled the smuggling of dozens of green turtles on Sunday night (Dec 9).

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Smuggling attempt of 33 turtles halted Bali Post

DENPASAR - The officers of Bali Marine Police successfully foiled the smuggling of dozens of green turtles on Sunday night (Dec 9). Unfortunately, the perpetrators alleged to be more than one person managed to get away and so far their existence was unknown.

Meanwhile, police seized 33 turtles on board of the mid-sized traditional ship berthing in the waters of Tanjung Benoa, Nusa Dua. Director of Bali Marine Police, Tubuh Musyareh, justified on Monday (Dec 10) that his party could foil the smuggling of endangered species (turtles—Ed). However, it was not known the owner of those dozens of sea turtles because when police came aboard, nobody was found. “There are only 33 turtles on-board, but nobody was found there,” he said.

Before being foiled, police got information if there was a ship leading to the waters of Bali to smuggle turtles. Some members moved to follow up the information. Well, in the waters of Tanjung Benoa

was found a suspicious ship at 11:30 p.m.

“The ship anchored in the waters of Tanjung Benoa,” said the Spokesperson of Bali Police, Hariadi.

He said that as soon as the officers came up aboard, there was nobody there.

However, police found 33 green turtles.

As seeing no turtle owner, police officers were trying to observe it. However, until 3:00 a.m., the ship or turtle owner did not come. “Allegedly, the turtle owner has fled before police arrived,” he explained.

Initially, added. Hariadi, the ship was berthed in the waters and estimated to wait for

high tides so that it could facilitate the move the turtles to mainland. However, after waiting for a few hours, the perpetrators did not appear.

Finally, the ship was taken to Benoa Harbor to evacuate dozens of sea turtles to mainland.

Hariadi explained the large size turtle was estimated to attain the age of 25 years.

Meanwhile, the small size was estimated to reach 10 years with a weight of 40-60 kilograms. “In terms of its price, the small one is worth IDR 2 million, while the large one is IDR 3-5 million. Allegedly, the turtles were brought in from East Java,” he added. (kmb21)

Bali Post DENPASAR - The economy of Bali grows positive amid the global economic turmoil that has not been recovered. Bank Indonesia Region III Bali records the economic growth in the third quarter of this year grows in the range of 6.79 percent or higher than the growth in the second quarter in 2012 reaching 6.76 percent.

Chief Representative of Bank Indonesia Region III Bali-Nusra, Dwi Pranoto, estimated the economic growth until the end of 2012 survived in the range of 6.5 percent. The high economic growth of Bali was mainly driven by an expansive investment and household consumption.

“The APEC Summit event next year in Bali has been able to encourage the massive investment, especially in the infrastructure such as the construction of bridge, underpass and others,” said Dwi Pranoto.

According to Dwi Pranoto, this condition was effective enough to stimulate the economic growth. In addition, the contribution of trading, hotel and restaurant sector in supporting the economic growth of Bali was still quite dominant.

An observer of banking economy of Bali, Ida Bagus Kade Perdana, explained the greatest homework of Bali’s economic development at the moment and in the future was to create an equitable economic growth.

“So far, the economic growth of Bali is still concentrated in Southern Bali. In the future, the economic growth should be shifted to Northern, Eastern and Western Bali. This effort will succeed when shored up by preparation of adequate supporting facilities and infrastructure of investment,” he said.

According to Perdana, the government of Bali province and regency/municipality should have the same vision and mission in developing Bali. Bali should be viewed holistically or comprehensively. The economic growth only concentrated on one region in the long term would bring in a variety of problems such as increased crime and others. “The most important thing is how the economy is capable of growing the prosperity of Balinese people, not on the contrary,” he said.

Meanwhile, a banking and SME observer, Viraguna Bagoes Oka, predicted the economic outlook of Bali in 2013 and in the future would thoroughly and comprehensively depend on the vision and mission of Bali development. “This happens because the carrying capacity of Bali is very limited, while the density of economic activity and population are only concentrated on Southern Bali,” he said.

He said the holistic and divinely inspired Bali should be preserved in the long-term and prepared anticipation with the concept of expansion, not development, namely a pattern of expansion covering a comprehensive process.

“A systemic or holistic approach actually has existed in the cultural heritage of Bali, namely the Tri Hita Karana (three sources of happiness) concept,” he said. (kmb27)

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CAIRO - Nine people were hurt when unknown attackers fired at protesters camping at Tahrir Square in central Cairo on Tuesday, according to witnesses and Egyptian media, as opponents and supporters of President Mohamed Mursi’s plans to vote on a new constitution geared up for a day of street demonstrations.

Budget stagnant, RSBI runs not optimal Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Uncertainty regarding the authority of school management bearing the status as international standard pilot project school (RSBI) between the Bali government and regency/municipal government in Bali has caused the RSBI funding to trickle. As a result, the implementation of the RSBI educational program in Bali is not optimal. Deputy Chairman of Commission IV of the Bali House, Ketut Kariyasa Adnyana, revealed the matter on Monday (Dec 10).

According to this people’s representative from Buleleng, so far only the Klungkung and Bangli Regency had officially handed over the RSBI management authority in their area to Bali government.

The RSBI management indeed required huge funds because their programs were more complex compared to the non-RSBI schools. For example, the operational costs of SMAN 4 Denpasar senior high school that had been validated to be an international standard school (SBI) required a budget of IDR 4 billion per

year. However, so far it could only get the operational cost worth IDR 75 million from Denpasar municipality.

He believed similar condition was also experienced by RSBI schools in other regions in Bali. “Restrictedness of budget is potentially hindering the efforts of RSBI schools in Bali to upgrade their status to SBI. This issue should be resolved as soon as possible. In the future, I hope there is no more polemic or uncertainty between the Bali government and regency/municipal government about the authority to manage

RSBI schools, including the funding of school operations,” he said.

Kariyasa added that so far Bali government was focusing the funding on the operational costs of the RSBI school whose management had been handed over to the province such as the RSBI school in Bangli, Klungkung and Kubutambahan, Buleleng, whose establishment was indeed initiated by Bali government. If all the components of government in Bali were really committed to improving the quality of Bali education as a whole, the uncertainty of authority to manage the RSBI schools would not let be protracted.

“In the future, I hope there will be no more polemics regarding the RSBI management authority. All the parties must think about the funding of the RSBI schools so that the education in the RSBI can run optimally,” he said. (kmb13)

Police cars surrounded the square, the first time they had appeared in the area since November 23, shortly after a decree by the Islamist president giving himself sweeping temporary powers touched off widespread protests.

The attackers also threw petrol bombs which started a small fire, witnesses said. Many of the protesters, awakened by the noise, chanted: “The people want the downfall of the regime.” Recorded recitations of the Koran were played over speakers in the square.

Leftists, liberals and other opposition groups have called for marches to the presidential palace in the afternoon to protest against the hastily arranged referendum on a new constitution planned for Saturday, which they say is polarizing the country.

Islamists, who dominated the body that drew up the constitution, have urged their followers to turn out “in millions” the same day in a show of support for the president and for a referendum they feel sure of winning and that critics say could put Egypt in a religious straitjacket.

Seven people were killed and hundreds wounded last week in clashes between the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood and opponents besieging Mursi’s graffiti-daubed presidential palace.

The elite Republican Guard has yet to use force to keep protesters away from the palace, now ringed with tanks, barbed wire and concrete barricades, but a decree issued by Mursi late on Sunday gives the armed forces the power to arrest civilians during the referendum and until the announcement of the results.

Bangli Hospital, Made Sumardika expressed his frustration over the services extended by hospital management. His mother hospitalized and treated in the main room was diagnosed to suffer from dengue fever and gastric disorder before being treated. However, she was just given febrifuge at high dose without drug of dengue fever. After being reconfirmed to hospital management, the doctor in charge stated to have given antibiotics. Meanwhile, in all the prescriptions written by the doctor handling her and all the drugs purchased for the deceased, there

was no antibiotic medication.

When being referred on November 29, the deceased could still talk and chat with her family. However, her health condition declined on the following day after the treatment. The family with medical background suspected the drug administration was inappropriate.

Even, the doctor did not examine directly the condition of patient. It just asked for a note from the nurse. The doctor giving him the explanation in the confrontation was not the one handling the deceased. “We want to hear in person the clarification from

the management of Bangli Hospital.

I hope it’s enough for our family that experienced this kind of incident.

As a common property, the hospital should provide better service in the future. However, with the patterns of handling service, I hope the management knows the action made by the subordinate officers,” he said.

When asked whether his party would take legal action against the case, Sumardika stated that his party did not intend to sue the management of Bangli Hospital.

However, he would like to complain about the conditions of services ex-

tended by the subordinate officers.

At the same time, it could be used as correction and learning for Bangli Hospital in order it could extend better services in the future.

In response to the incident, the Director of Bali Hospital, Made Sudiana, acknowledged to have received the complaint from the family of the deceased. His party had given clarification about the disease suffered by the deceased. The input given by the family of patient would be used as an evaluation in years to come so that the Bangli Hospital could provide better services for community. (kmb17)

An Anti-Mursi protester, wearing a Guy Fawkes mask, stands in front of the presidential palace in Cairo December 10, 2012.

North Korea “dismantling rocket to fix technical glitch”

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SEOUL - North Korea has started to dismantle a controversial long-range rocket on its launch pad in an apparent move to fix a technical problem

Family of patient complains to Bangli Hospital Made Sumardika, the family of Ni Ketut Sumari, 69, from Pande hamlet Bangli, complained on Monday (Dec 10) to management of Bangli Hospital. Sumardika regretted the service of Bangli Hospital provided to his mother. He suspected the drug administration was incompatible with the diagnosis of her disease so that Ni Ketut Sumari treated on November 2930 with diagnosis of dengue fever and gastric disorder, eventually died.

Having been accepted by Director of Bangli Hospital, Made Sudiana, and the medical committee of

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Theft action is increasingly rife in Klungkung. The target is ranging from the house of teacher, hamlet inventory to fishermen’s net. As the incident on Monday (Dec 10), the teacher of SMPN 2 Banjarangkan junior high school, Klungkung, Made Sudiarta, 49, became the victim of theft.

The house of Sudiarta at Banda hamlet, Takmung village, Banjarangkan, was known to be burglarized at 08:30 a.m. when he was about to take the score list of his students left behind at home. On arriving in front of his house, Sudiarta saw the side door was opened, whereas the house was previously empty.

When observed, Sudiarta saw a trace of poking in the door and window of one of the rooms. After checking into the room, it was already in a mess. Intrigued by what happened, Sudiarta returned to check another room. In fact, the money worth IDR 4 million stored in the room disappeared as taken away by the thief and the room condition was in a mess.

“The money was the result of selling rice and saving of my children,” he said. Sudiarta immediately reported the incident to Banjarangkan Police. Previously, a similar action occurred at Tojan village on Friday (Dec 7). Inventory room of the Jelantik Mamoran hamlet at the village was ransacked by thief by damaging the storage latch.

Such incident was first noticed by Desak Nyoman Runi, a local resident. When she was about to clean up the courtyard and the hamlet stage, Runi saw if the storage latch was damaged. After seeing it, she then reported the incident to hamlet chief of Jelantik Mamoran, Putu Mahardika. When Mahardika checked the storage room, a VCD player and audio mixer were missing. Afterward, the incident was reported to Klungkung Police.

Another theft incident happened at Bias hamlet, Kusamba village, Dawan, on Sunday (Dec 9). Fishing nets owned by Wayan Redana, 42, a fisherman from Bingin hamlet, Kusamba village, wrapped in a sack was taken away by thief. When he was about to sail at 03:30 a.m. through Bias hamlet port, the nets kept in a storage hut had vanished. As a result, he could not go to sea and suffered a loss worth around IDR 5 million.

He had asked the other fishermen at location but no one knew it. Afterward, the victim reported the incident to Dawan Police.

Related to rampant theft action, Spokesperson of Klungkung Police, I Made Sudanta, asked the public on Monday (Dec 10) to be more aware of the surrounding areas. Allegedly, the thieves were still wandering in Klungkung and looking for new victims. The theft cases were still under investigation of police authority. (kmb31)

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A rocket sits on a launch pad at the West Sea Satellite Launch Site, during a guided media tour

by North Korean authorities in the northwest of Pyongyang in this April 8, 2012 file photo.

but still looks likely to go ahead with the launch, South Korean news reports and experts said on Tuesday. North Korea says the launch is to put a weather satellite in orbit but critics say it is aimed at nurturing the kind of technology needed to mount a nuclear warhead on a long-range missile.

When the first reports emerged that the rocket parts were being taken down, there was speculation the North might abandon the launch altogether, but experts said the construction of the rocket meant that it needed to be removed from its gantry. “For North Korean rockets, it’s the only way to repair them because they build the rocket stage by stage,” said Kwon Se-jin, a rocket expert at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in Daejeon, South Korea.

North Korea said on Monday that the launch window had been extended by a week due to technical problems.

“So as it had announced, if the North has a problem with the first-stage control module, it has to replace it and take down (the rocket) from the top,” said Kwon.

The launch has been timed to coincide with the first anniversary of the death of former leader Kim Jong-il after a failed launch in April. It also comes as Japan and South Korea, long-time foes of the North, are holding elections.

North Korea is banned from testing missile or nuclear technology under U.N. sanctions imposed after its 2006 and 2009 nuclear weapons tests, and the United States, South Korea and Japan have condemned the current launch.

Even China, the one major diplomatic backer of isolated and impoverished North Korea, has expressed “deep concern” over the planned launch. South Korean media reported on Tuesday that satellite images showed the rocket was being taken down.

“We have captured indications that a part of the rocket is being disassembled from the launch pad in Tongchang-ri,” Yonhap news agency quoted a South Korean government source as saying.

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Mandela “responding to treatment” for lung infection Reuters

JOHANNESBUR - Former South African President Nelson Mandela, in hospital for tests since Saturday, has suffered a recurrence of a lung infection but is responding to treatment, a government statement said on Tuesday.

“Doctors have concluded the tests, and these have revealed a recurrence of a previous lung infection, for which Madiba is receiving appropriate treatment and he is responding to the treatment,” the

statement said. ‘Madiba’ is Mandela’s clan name.

The 94-year-old former South African president and revered anti-apartheid leader is spending his fourth day in a hospital in the South African capital Pretoria.

Mandela was admitted on Saturday after being flown from his home village of Qunu, which is in a remote, rural part of the Eastern Cape province. The nation’s Surgeon-General was expected to give an update on Mandela’s condition later on Tuesday.

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Former South African president Nelson Mandela looks on as he celebrates his birthday at his house in Qunu, Eastern Cape July 18, 2012.

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New tests could hamper food outbreak detection

World surfer donate surf board to be auctioned IBP

WASHINGTON — It’s about to get faster and easier to diagnose food poisoning, but that progress for individual patients comes with a downside: It could hurt the nation’s ability to spot and solve dangerous outbreaks.

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This undated image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows Salmonella bacteria in a petri dish. It’s about to get faster and easier to diagnose food poisoning _ but that progress for individual patients comes with a downside: It could hurt the nation’s ability to spot and solve dangerous outbreaks.

Iron may prevent behavioral issues in small babies Reuters

NEW YORK - Iron supplements may help boost brain development and ward off behavioral problems in babies who are born a bit on the small side, a new study from Sweden suggests.

Low birth-weight babies are more likely to end up iron deficient, researchers said. They need more of the nutrient for catch-up growth and haven’t stored as much as other babies if they’re also born premature.

For that reason, very early-term and very small babies are often put on iron - but less research has looked at babies born just shy of normal weight, to see if they are also at risk.

“I think this further solidifies the evidence that it’s a very good idea to give these (marginally low birthweight) children iron supplements,” said Dr. Magnus Domellof, from Umea University, who worked on the study. The research was led by

his colleague, Dr. Staffan Berglund.

Their team followed 285 infants born between 4 pounds, 7 ounces and 5 pounds, 8 ounces.

When the babies were six weeks old, the researchers randomly assigned them to get iron drops either one or two milligrams per kilogram of body weight - or ironfree placebo drops each day until their six-month birthday.

Then at age three and a half, Domellof’s team brought the kids back for IQ tests and surveyed parents about their behavioral issues.

The researchers compared kids in the iron- and placebo-drop study groups with another 95 children who were born at normal weight.

There were no IQ differences based on whether the smaller-thanaverage babies had been put on an iron regimen. All three low birthweight groups had average scores between 104 and 105. (“Cognitive impairment” in this study was considered an IQ under 85.)

by the new, more efficient ones.

“It’s like a forensics lab. If somebody says a shot was fired, without the bullet you don’t know where it came from,” explained E. coli expert Dr. Phillip Tarr of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that losing the ability to literally take a germ’s fingerprint could hamper efforts to keep food safe, and the agency is searching for solutions. According to CDC estimates, 1 in 6 Americans gets sick from foodborne illnesses each year, and 3,000 die.

“These improved tests for diagnosing patients could have the unintended consequence of reducing our ability to detect and investigate outbreaks, ultimately causing more people to become sick,” said Dr. John Besser of the CDC. That means outbreaks like the salmonella illnesses linked this fall to a variety of Trader Joe’s peanut butter might not be identified that quickly — or at all.

It all comes down to what’s called a bacterial culture — whether labs grow a sample of a patient’s bacteria in an old-fashioned petri dish, or skip that step because the new tests don’t require it.

Who’s living past 100 in the U.S.? Mostly white women Reuters

WASHINGTON - Women have long been known to live longer than men, but when it comes to hitting the century mark the difference is stark: just 2 out of 10 Americans who live to 100 or longer are male. Of the 53,364 Americans age 100 and older, more than 80 percent are women, a U.S. Census Bureau report released on Monday showed.

The agency’s findings, based on data collected from its 2010 census, also found those who make it past 100 are also more likely to be white city-dwellers in the Northeast and Midwest.

“Due to sex differences in mortality over the lifespan, the proportion of females in the population increases with age. This is especially true in the oldest ages, where the percentage female increases sharply,” Census researchers wrote. “For every 100 centenarian females, there were only 20.7 centenarian males,” they added.

While reaching 100 years of age may not attract as much fanfare as it did a few decades ago, the public still marvels at those who reach “super centenarian,” status. Guinness World Records, which certifies the oldest living person, said the title was held by Besse Cooper, an American woman who died last week at age 116 in a Georgia nursing home soon

after having her hair done.

Guinness announced on its website that the new person to certified to be the oldest anywhere on the globe is 115-year-old Dina Manfredini, an immigrant from Pievepelago, Italy, who has lived in Des Moines, Iowa, since 1920. She is just 15 days older than Japan’s Jiroemon Kimura, Guinness World Records said.

Although still rare, the number of people living past 100 can have an impact as policymakers

consider and plan services and programs that affect older adults, Census said in its report.

The findings are not necessarily all rosy for women. Living longer can mean greater medical and retirement expenses, among other issues.

And the number of those living past 100 continues to grow.

Just 32,194 Americans reached 100 or older in 1980, far below the current level, according to the Census Bureau.

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A woman is reflected in a rain puddle along with the Ferry Building following a steady rain in San Francisco, California March 2, 2009.

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Helping Bali’s most iconic wave

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Next-generation tests that promise to shave a few days off the time needed to tell whether E. coli, salmonella or other foodborne bacteria caused a patient’s illness could reach medical laboratories as early as next year. That could allow doctors to treat sometimes deadly diseases much more quickly — an exciting development.

The problem: These new tests can’t detect crucial differences between different subtypes of bacteria, as current tests can. And that fingerprint is what states and the federal government use to match sick people to a contaminated food.

The older tests might be replaced

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World leader expressed their worried about ecological safety and conducted World ecological Safety Assembly (WESA) in Bali to discuss the matter. The second WESA held from 9th to 12th of December, 2012.

World leader worried on ecological safety

ULUWATU – Professional surfer Owen Wright has joined forces with his Major sponsor Rip Curl, in an effort to help clean-up Bali’s iconic surf spot, Uluwatu, by donating a surf board to be auctioned off to raise funds for the Eco Surf Rescue Uluwatu Community project at his long time favourite Indonesian destination.

Owen has been a regular visitor to Uluwatu for almost 10 years and has close ties with the local community.

Owen and his father have been staying with the same family every year since he was 12 years old. For Owen, Uluwatu is synonymous with Bali. “When I say Bali, I mean Ulus, because that’s where I’ve always gone and it’s the best,” says Owen.

Seeing first hand the changes to the area, where dramatic increases in tourism and population

have over run the small scale infrastructure, Owen has decided to contribute to the community effort to keep the local surf break and historic cave of Uluwatu clean and safe for surfers and visitors. All proceeds from the auction of his board will go to the group Eco Surf Rescue Uluwatu’s plans for a new waste processing system for the beach and cliff side area.

The board, a custom made 6’4” by Parish Byrne, is one of the tall goofy footers favorites and was ridden by Owen during the Fiji Pro this year. Owen had this to say about the board. “It has the thumb-tail that I like on all my boards, only it’s pulled in a little more to hold in the bigger waves. I feel like this one worked really well in solid surf, but Parish (Byrne) and I are willing to donate it for Uluwatu, it’s a great cause and it’s where we surf in Bali.”

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NUSA DUA - World leader expressed their worried about ecological safety and conducted World ecological Safety Assembly (WESA) in Bali to discuss the matter. The second WESA held from 9th to 12th of December, 2012. Over 600 participants from more than 80 countries attended the assembly, including over 100 leaders of political parties, parliaments, countries and international organizations.

The assembly lasted two days during which the participants held in-depth discussion closely around the theme of “Survival and Development” and voted through the productive World Ecological Civilization Declaration and Ecological Safety Action Plan.

According to Marzuki Alie, Chairman of the 2nd World Ecological Safety Assembly and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Republic of Indonesia, the conference would exert significant influence on the world ecological safety construction and make important contribution to achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals. He said that the conference was a milestone in Indonesia’s progress of ecological safety construction. Showing that the ecological undertaking of Indonesia had reached an international level, and the people of Indonesia were visionary in the ecological development in the country and would make great efforts and contribute to world ecological safety.

During the opening, Sok An, former Chairman of 1st WESA spoke highly of the new progress of world ecological safety construction made since the First World Ecological Safety Assembly and the effort made by IESCO during the past two years. He also placed high

hopes on the Second World Ecological Safety Assembly. He said that the global ecological system is an inseparable organic integrity. Ecological and environment issues are transnational and global, thus ecological safety is closely related to national security and international security, which sets a challenge for the traditional view of sovereignty. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain ecological safety, ensure human survival and promote international collaboration. The Kingdom of Cambodia will further strengthen cooperation with IESCO and make more contributions to the sustainable development of the human society.

At the end of the opening ceremony, H.E. Mr. Sok An launched the “6+1 Mekong River Ecological Safety Forum”. Made Mangku Pastika, Governor of Bali Province of Republic of Indonesia, launched the “World Ecological Safety Forum of Island Countries”. The global ecological safety construction has entered a new era thence.

During the following two days, leaders of political parties and parliaments, heads of governments, ministers, experts and leaders of international organizations held productive dialogues around the four themes of

the assembly, i.e., Resource Scarcity and Sustainable Development, Urban Disaster Prevention/Reduction and International Cooperation, Ecological Safety Legislation and Practice, Climate Change Effects and Countermeasures.

Compared with the First World Ecological Safety Assembly, this assembly stressed more the “International, High-Level and Authoritative” orientation. The productive document of this assembly--World Ecological Civilization Declaration and Ecological Safety Action Plan, in particular, confirmed that ecological civilization is a new form of civilization following the primitive civilization, agricultural civilization and industrial civilization in the history of human society.

It is the total of the products of all material and spiritual achievements in constructing a harmonious and orderly ecological mechanism and building the healthy living environment. In addition, the Ecological Safety Action Plan confirms that political parties, state parliaments, governmental agencies, international organizations and all sectors of the community are major actors of the World Ecological Civilization Declaration and Ecological Safety Action Plan.

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Bali News Head of Indonesian House ‘’Majenukan’’

Desak Raka worthy a medal of honor The fighting spirit of Desak Gede Raka Nadha is not only known in Bali. The Member of Indonesian House of Representative also appreciates the fighting spirit of Desak Raka.

They also suggested that she received Medal of Honor from the government.

“We have heard so many good things about the late. We thing that she deserved received a medal for her effort,” said the Head of Indonesian House Marzuki Alie when came to Pesraman Lumajang on Monday, December 10, 2012.

He said that Desak Raka should become an inspiration to

the young generation. Her spirit in developing education was truly great. “If there is proposal from the people then we in the House of Represetative will process it,” Marzuki added.

He also said that the warrior like Desak Raka must be given a token of appreciation for her achievement. Marzuki explained

that he came to Lumajang while he was on duty in Bali. He wanted to pray so the late will received a good place in heaven.

Marzuki Alie welcomed by the son of Desak Raka, Satria Naradha and the member of Bali Post.

He prayed there accompanied by the Head of Bung Karna Foundation Gus Marhaen. (kmb30)

Hundreds of chickens at Awen die Negara (Bali Post)—

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The chickens which were died suspected to have bird flu

Since the past four days, hundreds of chickens at one of the chicken farms at Awen hamlet, Lelateng village, Negara, suddenly died. Superintendent of the chicken farm claimed that hundreds of chickens aging 26 days immediately died and such condition quickly spread to other chickens. Up to the past three days, more than 400 chickens died with the same symptoms.

Superintendent of the farm, Ketut Suarya, said on Monday (Dec 10) that before the chickens died, they indeed showed off a symptom of sickness. The fodder usually given was not eaten up. Besides, those chickens also looked weak and such condition was highly contagious so that it was difficult to handle. Suarya admitted to have cured and sprayed them periodically, but it did not work.

Since four days ago, he always found dead chickens among the crowd and the number continued to increase every day. “Initially, 70 chickens died, and then increased to 140 and today reached 200 chickens. I have buried them in a hole,” he explained. Since the farm was established many years ago, it was the first time for chicken death reaching hundreds of heads.

According to him, the chickens belonged to one of the companies and were taken every harvest time. Actually, it was

Overcome fodder dependency on outside entrepreneurs

Bali needs a fodder factory Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Breeders in Bali are currently facing many problems other than the high price of fodder. Meanwhile, the selling price of livestock continued to slump lately because local breeders in Bali have to compete against the partnership established by entrepreneurs. As evidence, the partnership entrepreneur in Bali does not help local breeders but even competes in raising livestock and harms the market.

“As a result, local breeders in Bali are unable to develop. One of which is caused by the price of fodder continuing to soar and it is controlled by such big entrepreneur,” said Chairman of Commission II of the Bali House, Putu Tutik Kusuma Wardani, Monday (Dec 10).

According to her, one of the solutions was that Bali should have a fodder mill independently. By that way, breeders in Bali would no longer be dependent on big entrepreneurs from outside Bali. So far, the partnership model built by the entrepreneur never brought in benefits to breeders. On the contrary, Bali breeders were always made dependent as the chicken breeders establishing cooperation through partnership model.

She said when it was time for broiler to be sold or ready to be slaughtered, the entrepreneur providing the fodder deliberately delayed the taking of livestock in cages. As a result, breed-

only 10 days to go where the chicken could be harvested. The dead chickens secreted foam from its beak. “Formerly, some chickens also died, but it was not as serious as today. It spreads very fast and increases every day,” he said. Every day, Suarya admitted to dig a hole for the dead chickens. Now, there were three holes and had been stockpiled.

The chicken farm owned by Wayan Ardana holds about 7,000 chickens.

Based on information, the disease has not spread to chickens belonging to local residents. The chicken farm is

ers constantly depended on the fodder supplied through the partnership. “Of course, the strategy implemented by the entrepreneur clearly harms the breeders, while the entrepreneurs reap profits alone. They will continue to drop fodder for breeders,” she said.

Further, she explained that government could take an immediate measure more seriously and concretely to resolve the problems faced by breeders in Bali. Commission II itself had taken the first step by approaching and making coordination with the Center for Agricultural Technology (BPTP).

According to this Democrat, the BPTP had been ready, research had been made and fodder factory in Bali could be built to meet the needs of fodder for farmers in Bali because the raw materials needed for fodder manufacturing had been widely available in Bali. It was no longer difficult to get them because the Integrated Agricultural Management System (Simantri) program in Bali had run so that everything would work.

Meanwhile, the only problem was that location of the fodder mill construction. Currently, the government could take advantage of the assets belonging to Bali government existing outside Denpasar city. “As estimated, it will require 1 hectare of land for the construction of fodder factory, both for chickens, cow and pig,” she concluded. (kmb29)

located amidst a teak plantation and a bit far from residential areas.

Meanwhile, the Jembrana Livestock Agency when asked for its confirmation by journalists claimed to have received the report from Awen, Lelateng. However, last Monday afternoon the official of the Livestock Agency immediately assigned the official to come down and perform a rapid test. Wayan Timtim, an official of the Livestock Agency, said that based on the test results, the dead chickens were declared negative for bird flu. (kmb26)

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Grand Whiz Gets Predicate A in Hygiene & Sanitation IBP

KUTA - Grand Whiz Hotel Kuta could achieve Hygiene & Sanitation plaque with category A (Very Good). The plaque of appreciation was handed over by the Head of Badung Health Agency after passing through an assessment of several categories.

The Restaurant & Banquet Manager of Grand Whiz Hotel Kuta, Ida Bagus Dirga, said that to achieve the predicate A his party had to pass the assessment of the Health Agency. It would be valid for 6 months from November 8, 2012 to May 8, 2013. “Hopefully, in the next assessment we can maintain this predicate,” said Dirga.

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Restaurant & Banquet Manager, Ida Bagus Dirga, is carrying the certificate of Hygiene and Sanitation received from the Badung Health Agency.

Calendar Event for December 12 through December 27, 2012 12 Des B uda Keliwon Ugu Pura Dalem Tarukan Banjar Pulasari Desa Peninjoan Tembuku - Bangli Pura Pasek Gelgel Boading Kabakaba Tabanan Pura Pemayun Banyuning T e n gah - Buleleng Pura Desa Kayangan Tiga Desa Bubunan Seririt - Buleleng Pura Agung Gunung Raung Banjar Taro Kaja Taro - Tegalalang Merajan Pasek Dangka Bungbungan 22 Des H ari Tumpek Wayang Pura Majapahit Jembrana Odalan Betara ratu Gede Celuk Sukawati Odalan Betara Ratu Wedyadari Camenggaon Sukawati Pura Panti Gelgel Pengembungan Sesetan Denpasar Betara Ratu Alit dan Ratu Lingsir Singakerta Ubud Pura Pedarmaan Dalem Sukawati B esakih Pura Pedarmaan Mengwi Besakih Pura Pedarmaan Kaba-kaba Besakih Pura Pedarmaan dalem Bakas Besakih Pura Dadia Agung Pasek Gelgel

Pegatepan Gelgel Klungkung Pura Pemrajan Agung Sulang Kec Dawan Klungkung Merajan Pasek Bendesa Kori Agung Pengatepan Pura Pedarmaan Dinasti dalem sri Aji Kresna Kepakisan P u r a Besakih (Dalem Klungkung) Pura Penataran Giri Purwa dan Pesraman Dusun Kuto Rejo Kendal Rejo Tegal Delimo Banyuangi 26 Des Buda Wage Kelawu Pura Penataran Agung Teluk Padang Karangasem Pura Melanting D esa Camenggaon Sukawati Pura Penataran Ped Nusa Penida Pura Pasek Gelgel Pangembungan Bongkase Abiansemal Pura Pasek Bendesa Reyang Gede Penebel Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Br. Jawa Tengah Buleleng Pura Gaduhan Jagat Desa Singakerta Ubud Pura Masceti Tegeh Mancawarna Sanding Tampaksiring Pura Penataran Batu Lepang Kamasan Klungkung Pura Paibon Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Desa Kedonganan Kuta

Pura Goa Besakih Pura Basukian Besakih Penataran Agung Besakih Merajan Pasek Gelgel Pejeng Merajan Pasek Gelgel Songan Merajan Pasek Prateka Pekandelan Sidemen Merajan Pasek Prateka Taman Sari Sukasada Pura dadia Pasek Gelgel Sidemen Karangasem Merajan Pasek Gelgel Tampuagan, Tembuku, Bangli 27 Des Purnama Kepitu Pr. Benua Besakih.

Pura Dalem Desa Camenggaon - Sukawati Pura Suranadhi Lombok Pura Narmada Lombok Pura Segara Ampenan Lombok Mr Agung Dewa Agung Klungkung Ulah Sidemen Pura Gunungrene S i d e m e n Karangasem.

Merajan Pasek Gelgel Ababi Mr. Pasek gelgel Tista Pura Gunung Gunung - Tianyar Kubu - Karangasem Pura Pingit Klenting sari Banjar Sumberkelompok - Gerokgak Singaraja Pura Payogan Agung Kutai Kartanegara

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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Her New Film ‘This Is 40’ Megan Fox gave birth to baby Noah in September, and the “This is 40” actress said it was a lot harder than she expected. “I was screaming for an epidural when [Brian Austin Green] was driving me to the hospital because my water broke on its own and I was immediately -- it was level orange alert pain,” Megan told Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson on Monday at the “This Is 40” film junket.

“Cause it’s scary,” Megan’s funny “This is 40” co-star Chris O’Dowd chimed in. “It... can’t be anything because it hurts so bad,” Megan said.

“It was so intense. And I thought I was gonna be really tough and make it, I was gonna labor to like 8 cm... but the first contraction that I got was horrific!”

But she did try to look her best, despite the pain. “I had wet hair so I was trying to blow dry my hair before I went to the hospital because I didn’t want to go to the hospital with wet hair,” she laughed.

Megan said parenthood is tough, but she has found a new level of happiness with her son. “It’s exhausting, but it’s amazing and you can’t, until you have kids, you can’t imagine how much you could possibly love a human being,” she said.

“It’s really intense and really overwhelming and amazing.

“He’s super cute,” she added. “Yeah, I heard,” Chris chimed in. “Of course, he’s gorgeous... I don’t know... “I mean, I have an Xbox, I get it,” he added, trying to relate to the joys of having

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Megan Fox arrives to the March of Dimes Celebration of Babies on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

my fans,” she told The Associated Press in an interview last March.

LOS ANGELES — Jenni Rivera launched her career hawking cassette Rivera sold more than 15 million recordings of her songs at flea markets, but a powerful voice, soulful copies of her 12 major-label albums and singing style and frank discussion of personal troubles powered her to won a string of Latin music awards. Her the heights of a male-dominated industry, transforming her into the one shows filled both the Staples Center in Los Angeles and Mexico’s National of the biggest stars of the genre known as grupero.

Auditorium, a feat few male singers in Her life was cut short at its peak on Sun- reality TV and the televised singing her industry achieved.

Many of her songs dealt with themes day by an airplane crash in northern Mexico competition “La Voz Mexico.”

She had recently filed for divorce from of dignity in the face of heartbreak, and that also killed six friends and co-workers.

The 43-year-old mother of five and her third husband, was once detained at her shows were known for their festive grandmother of two became a symbol a Mexico City airport with tens of thou- atmosphere and her intimate interacof resilience for millions of fans on sands of dollars in cash, and publicly tions with her fans. She would fill song both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border. apologized after her brother assaulted a requests from fans who had suffered Her fame grew as she branched out into drunken fan who verbally attacked her heartbreak and setbacks, and would acting, appearing in independent film, in 2011. “I am the same as the public, as often pull women and girls onto stage to personally tell them to keep moving forward.

The plane, being flown by two pilots, was taking her and her publicist, Arturo Rivera, her makeup artist, Jacob Yebale, and two friends, one named Mario Macias and another who was only identified as Gerardo, to the central Mexican city of Toluca after a Saturday night concert before thousands in the northern city of Monterrey. All were killed.

After the concert she gave a press conference during which she spoke of her emotional state following her recent move to divorce former Major League Baseball pitcher Esteban Loaiza, who played for teams including the New York Yankees and Los Angeles AP Photo/Baldemar De Los Llanos Dodgers. Rivera announced in Photos and flowers honoring late singer Jenni Rivera, placed by fans next to October that she was divorcreligious images, are seen at the cemetery where her mother is buried in Her- ing Loaiza after two years of mosillo, northern Mexico, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. marriage.

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a child.

“This is 40,” starring Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann, opens on December 21 and Megan said the film, about Pete and Debbie, living life several years after “Knocked Up,” is something many people should be able to relate to.

“I think anyone around that age could be dealing with any number of these things,” she said.

“It’s a hard look at married life, single life, being 40. It’s rough.”

Jenni Rivera, soulful, troubled Maexican music star

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WASHINGTON - Barack Obama is back and China has a new leader in Xi Jinping, but world leaders face heavyweight issues in the coming year, from lingering economic crises to bloody tumult in the Middle East.

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“No ‘foreign policy’ issue in 2013 will matter as much to global economic, political, and ultimately security conditions as whether the United States and Europe are able to deal with their economic crises,” Jessica Mathews, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, wrote in “Global Ten: Challenges and Opportunities for the president in 2013.”

Unless a deal is reached between US President Obama and his Republican opponents by the end of 2012, the United States will plunge off the “fiscal cliff” -- a toxic combination of tax hikes and spending cuts that could trigger another recession in the world’s biggest economy.

“If America’s political parties can agree on a way to climb down from the fiscal cliff, the resolution of the acute economic uncertainty that has gripped the country for the past 18 months would unleash private sector invest-

ment, spark an economic recovery, and give new capacity and weight to the country’s international role,” Mathews said.

As for Europe, “the challenge is still to summon sustained economic discipline and political will,” explained the American expert.

“The euro crisis morphed in 2012 from a life-threatening emergency to a chronic disease that will be with us for years to come,” she said, warning countries like France, Italy, Portugal and Spain of the need “to maintain the harsh treatment, avoid setbacks (in France, especially), and continue to inch toward restored growth.”

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In this Nov. 19, 2012 file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama, right, waves as he embraces Myanmar democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi after addressing members of the media at Suu Kyi’s residence in Yangon, Myanmar.

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In memoriam Desak Gede Raka Nadha

Brave and never turn back during the war

During the war, the spirit of Desak Gede Raka Nadha was never diminishing. In the age of 17 years old, she joined the troops of I Gusti Ngurah Rai. She joined the long march from Munduk Malang Village, Dalang Village then to Mount Agung to regroup and fight.

“She was known as a brave woman when fighting with I Gusti Ngurah Rai,” said the Head of Ta-

banan Veteran Legion (LVRI) Made Tantra during his visit to Pesraman Lumajang on Monday, December 10, 2012.

The former fighter said that the families of the late Desak Raka always joined in fighting the colonialism. The mother of Desak Raka, Dewa Made Jahen, donate her land so the army can established their headquarter in Munduk Malang

Village.

“This is the pioneer of land Command Headquarter of Indonesian Army,” he added. When joining the troops of I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Desak Raka was preparing the place for the soldier to rest. After the troops reached Mount Agung, Desak Raka one again returned to Tabanan.

At this place, Desak Raka was

assigned to treat the wounded. She was asked not to follow the troops in the guerilla war. She joined the red cross and preparing logistic for the troops and I Gusti Ngurah Rai was keep on fighting until the Puputan Margarana on November 20, 1946.

Made Keredeg, a member of LVRI Bali, said that during the war, Desak Raka was highly respected.

The troop of I Gusti Ngurah Rai owed many things to the family.

“The spirit of Desak Raka must be followed by the young generation,” he added.

The member of LVRI Bali prayed in Pesaraman Lumajang and they said that the member of LVRI Bali will come to do ceremony during the Pelebon ceremony on Sunday, December 16, 2012.