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Thriller “Taken 2” earns second box office win Reuters
LOS ANGELES - Liam Neeson thriller “Taken 2” won a battle between two hostage movies over the weekend, holding on to its top box office rankings for a second week with $22.5 million from ticket sales at U.S. and Canadian theaters.
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This image released by 20th Century Fox shows Liam Neeson in a scene from “Taken 2.”
Ben Affleck’s highly praised Iran hostage thriller “Argo” was as close second, earning $20.1 million from Friday through Sunday. Low-budget horror movie “Sinister” came in third with $18.3 million, according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. Action sequel “Taken 2” stars Neeson as a former CIA agent who is captured while on vacation in Istanbul. The movie has pulled in $86.8 million at North American (U.S. and Canadian) theaters since its debut a week ago, plus $132.8 million from international markets. “We continue to play broadly across all demographics and it is a testament to the strength of Liam’s character and the property,” said Chris Aronson, president of domestic distribution at 20th Century Fox, which released the film. With a worldwide box office total already reaching nearly $220 million, he said the film was close to equaling the final box office total of the first “Taken” movie ($226.8 million), and therefore labeled the sequel as “a much bigger movie.”
“Taken 2” sales outpaced receipts for “Argo,” a movie that Affleck stars in and directs. The film is based on a real-life CIA plot to smuggle six U.S. diplomats out of Iran in 1979 under the guise of a fake movie production. The diplomats had escaped the storming of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran at the height of the Islamic revolution. They hid at the Canadian embassy until a CIA agent came to sneak them out of the country. “Argo” is generating buzz as an Oscar contender after earning stellar marks from critics, with 94 percent of reviews collected on the Rotten Tomatoes website praising the film. Ahead of the weekend, boxoffice forecasters had predicted an opening of $15 million or more.
Lohan To Sit Down With Barbara Walters For ‘No Holds Barred’ Interview Lindsay Lohan will soon join Barbara Walters for an exclusive, revealing interview, Access Hollywood has learned. In the next few weeks, Barbara will sit down with the actress for an extensive, “no holds barred, no questions off-limits” interview, a source close to Lindsay told Access on Sunday. The 26-year-old actress has chosen to speak with the iconic journalist because she “trusts Barbara.” “[Lindsay] has a lot of respect and admiration for her, and knows the interview will be done accurately and fairly,” the source said. Additionally, Barbara spent half a day with Lindsay on the set of her Lifetime TV movie, “Liz & Dick” this summer, where the actress gave Barbara a tour of the set, while ABC filmed behind-thescenes footage and interviews with Grant Bowler (playing Richard Burton), producer Larry Thompson and the movie’s director. Footage from Barbara’s “Liz & Dick” set visit - along with Lindsay’s new interview - will air as a one-hour primetime special. Lindsay will be the only member of the Lohan family interviewed for the special.
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Proliferation of limestone dredging activities at Pecatu village, South Kuta subdistrict, is considered excessive. The dredging alleged as the dredging of quarry C in a large scale has made the Bukit Pecatu pockmarked.
“The movie is like the perfect storm, everything came together at the right time,” said Dan Fellman, president of theatrical distribution for Warner Bros, noting that the combination of the film’s appeal to all ages combined with critical acclaim and awards season buzz would spell a long commercial run. “It’s going to have legs,” he said. “Critical acclaim is going to translate into commercial success.” Warner Bros. and GK Films paid about $44 million to produce the movie.
Limestone dredging rampant, Bukit Pecatu pockmarked Bali Post
MANGUPURA - Proliferation of limestone dredging activities at Pecatu village, South Kuta subdistrict, is considered excessive. The dredging alleged as the dredging of quarry C in a large scale has made the Bukit Pecatu pockmarked. From observation made near the SDN 6 Pecatu primary school, there were two large-scale quarrying activities. The dredged land area reached tens of ares. As a result, the hill looked pockmarked because the land excavated had formed a large pool with an estimated depth of tens of meters. Some heavy equipment was deployed to dig out. Location of the limestone mine is quite secluded. Only a few residents live in the surrounding area. There spreads an unpaved road section with the width of some four to five meters. At some points, the road is quite hazardous because it is not so wide and flanked by a ravine of excavation on both sides. If driving a car and passing
a truck conveying limestone, one of the vehicles had to step aside. “These are just at two locations. Meanwhile, some major excavations are located nearby. When viewed from a helicopter, Pecatu will look pockmarked,” said Chairman of Commission B of the Badung House, I Made Sumerta. This people’s representative from Pecatu revealed the limestone dredging project in the area had been going on for a long time. It was not a matter of months, but of years. Therefore, the excavation area was quite large and extensive. His party was also apprehensive about the rise of dredging that harmed the environment. Moreover, the project activities had also disturbed
the convenience of residents. “There should be a mutual respect. We can understand that limestone is needed for development, but please also pay attention to the impact of dredging if it is undertaken too massively,” he said. Meanwhile, the Mining Division Head of the Human Settlement Agency (DCK) of Badung, I Made Suka Arsana, said on Sunday (Oct 14) that his party did not know about the exact condition of limestone dredging at Pecatu, especially the location near the SDN 6 Pecatu. On that account, a team of DCK Badung would come down to location and check the condition. As scheduled, the checking would be carried out on Monday. (kmb25)
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In second debate, Obama faces challenges on key issues Reuters
WASHINGTON - Losing ground to Republican Mitt Romney on a host of issues, President Barack Obama faces a serious challenge to put his re-election bid back on track when the two men face off on Tuesday in their second debate. Obama’s passive performance in their first debate two weeks ago and Romney’s subsequent surge have raised expectations for a more fiery encounter at New York’s Hofstra University. The Democratic president’s team has been encouraged by the feisty performance of Vice President Joe Biden last week in his debate against Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan. Now, with Romney having virtually erased Obama’s lead in national polls just three weeks before the Nov. 6 election, Obama is hoping to take advantage of the town hall-style format in Tuesday’s debate to make a direct pitch to voters. Continued on page 6
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Relishing Sea View in Fusion with Terraced Rice Fields Physically, Dewi Sinta Hotel, Restaurant & Spa is not as grandiose as the hotels located in the premier tourist resorts of Nusa Dua, Sanur or Kuta. However, never misunderstand! The budget hotel located in the Tanah Lot tourist destination has its own uniqueness, both in terms of panorama or services extended. “Though it is a budget hotel, we provide services based on the standard of star-rated hotels,” said I Gusti Gde Aryadi, the owner of the hotel. Most importantly, continued Aryadi, he provided services for guests with friendliness, honesty and professionalism, so as to create impressive images for the only hotel in the favorite tourist area in Bali. Familiar and familial atmosphere was not only intended for the staff, but also became a priority for every single traveler. “We also give awards for the best employees as a way to encourage the morale of our workers in providing the best services,” added the pioneer of Tanah Lot tourist object calmly. Dewi Sinta is the oldest hotel since the Tanah Lot was visited by many tourists. The entire building is designed by perfectly combining the traditional elements and stylish architecture to engender a convenient tourism sanctuary to unwind. Aura of the sanctity exuded by the Tanah Lot Temple, Enjung Galuh Temple and Pakendungan Temple give more profound tranquility. Meanwhile, the existing lush tropical gardens confer a typical countryside nuance. There are 20 rooms consisting of 2 types on offer,
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HIV/AIDS cases continue to rise in Buleleng Regency. Until July 2012, the Buleleng Health Agency discovered 151 new HIV/AIDS cases. With such addition, the HIV/AIDS in Buleleng totally reached 1,500 cases counted since 1999. The data in the Buleleng Health Agency indicated that in July 2012 most cases were found in Buleleng subdistrict, namely 28 cases. In Gerokgak and Seririt subdistrict were respectively found 22 cases, while the cases in seven other subdistricts were still less than 20. Furthermore, in Sawan subdistrict were found 12 cases, Tejakula (17 cases), Kubutambahan (12 cases), Sukasada (15 cases), Banjar and Busungbiu subdistrict respectively nine cases. The Head of Buleleng Health Agency, Ni Made Sukarmini, said that most cases were found in April 2012 where 31 of them were new cases. Majority of the HIV case transmissions still occurred through heterosexual contact or free sex. On that account, the Buleleng Health Agency continued to intensify the coaching and counseling to several subdistricts. (kmb15)
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namely standard and deluxe room with air conditioning, private bathroom with hot and cold water, IDD telephone, TV, and mini bar. In front of the hotel rooms stretches an enchanting terraced rice fields in combination with the verdant fairways of golf course and swimming pool. These added-value backdrops made this accommodation close to nature. Additionally, it is also equipped with spa treatment facilities featuring with Balinese therapies to blissfully pamper guests with freshness and fitness. In the meantime, Dewi Sinta is also equipped with restaurant offering a variety of menu choices such as Balinese, Indonesian, Chinese, Seafood and European cuisine. All delicacies are carefully prepared by well-experienced cooks. Interestingly, breakfast, lunch and dinner are optionally served in a la carte or buffet style. Other amenities equipping the hotel property are an open stage and a conference room with a capacity of 300 people. Such facilities offer a dinner party with traditional cultural performances such as Kecak, Tektekan, Legong and shadow puppets. Best services, guaranteed security and good relationship with the surrounding communities led the hotel to achieve some outstanding achievements such as the Security Certificate from the Bali Police with gold predicate, bronze medal in THK Awards and the best taxpayer in Tabanan Regency.
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The minimum fire brigade facilities especially its trucks and safety uniform have caused Representatives annoyed moreover a number of times their truck have broken down while at location turning off fires. Head of Buleleng House of Representatives Commission B, Putu Mangku Budiasa, last Sunday (14/10) admitted the condition of facilities have caused some delay on emergency situations such as what happened at Satelit Asri last August and last week at Sukasada. Commission B raid last month also found the number of fire resistant safety uniform is not near enough, there is only one uniform for 33 personnel. “A repair and additional trucks are needed so that there will be no delays and any loss due to a fire would be minimized,” Budiasa explained. According to temporary analysis most of the trucks are aging moreover there are no budget placed for its and other fire brigade equipments maintenance. This year 2013 budget has to add a new truck in it and if there are not enough budgets then at least there are some for maintenance. Budiasa stated will call Head of Buleleng Regional Nature Disaster Management (BPBD) to discuss on the Fire Brigade condition also what equipments are still needed and repaired. (kmb15)
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The pig cage on Samblong River could pollute the river and affect the water.
Waste of pig cage disposed to Samblong River reaps a protest Negara (Bali Post)—
Pig farm at Samblong, Sangkaragung village, Jembrana was lately protested. It was kindled by disposal of pig droppings directly into the Samblong River from the cage dwelt by 200 heads of pig. A number of residents said on Saturday (Oct 13) the droppings from the pig cage disposed directly into the river had caused the river dirty. As a result, local residents rarely used the river to bathe. Before the pig droppings were disposed into the river, they often bathed in the river. Aside from disposing the droppings into the river, the odor generated by the farm was very disturbing. “We sometimes cannot stand the smell,” said one of the residents met around the river. To dispose the pig droppings, it had been made a tunnel from the
cage directly into the river, whose distance was just a few meters away. Hamlet Chief of Samblong, Ketut Sujana, admitted on Sunday (Oct 14) that a number of residents complained about the piggery odor. The disturbing smell usually happened in the morning as generated by such many pigs. Actually, his party had approached the farm owner for several times. But so far, there had been no further complaints. Related to few residents taking a bath in the river, it happened because most of them had a bathroom. However, it was only about 10 percent of them who were still using the river water for bathing animals. “We have requested to overcome the smell of pigs by spraying,” explained Sujana. On the other hand, the pig farm owner, Ketut Gemuh, said on Sunday
(Oct 14) that related to the waste disposal his party had owned a permit. “Then, if people are said to still take a bath in the river it is a lie because the river water sometimes floods, sometimes recedes. We have applied EM4 substance to resolve the odor problem. Besides, I feed my pigs with soft coconut trunks and we make it like bran to reduce the smell,” he argued. According to Gemuh, the current price of pig was only about IDR 15,000 per kilogram and buyers rarely demanded his pigs. He had not sold any pigs for three months. Though the price dropped, his party would still sell them. As planned, Gemuh would also discontinue his farm because the price of feed and operating cost was not comparable to the yields. (kmb26)
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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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Folic acid doesn’t cut risk of colon polyps: study Reuters
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This image made from video, provided by Red Bull Stratos shows pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria as he jumps out of the capsule during the final manned flight for Red Bull Stratos on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012.
Skydiver breaks sound barrier in record jump Associated Press Writer
ROSWELL, N.M. — In a giant leap from more than 24 miles up, a daredevil skydiver shattered the sound barrier Sunday while making the highest jump ever — a tumbling, death-defying plunge from a balloon to a safe landing in the New Mexico desert. Felix Baumgartner hit Mach 1.24, or 833.9 mph, according to preliminary data, and became the first person to reach supersonic speed without traveling in a jet or a spacecraft after hopping out of a capsule that had reached an altitude of 128,100 feet above the Earth. Landing on his feet in the desert, the man known as “Fearless Felix” lifted his arms in victory to the cheers of jubilant friends and spectators who closely followed his descent in a live television feed at the command center “When I was standing there on top of the world, you become so humble, you do not think about breaking records anymore, you do not think about gaining scientific data,” he said after the jump. “The
only thing you want is to come back alive.” A worldwide audience watched live on the Internet via cameras mounted on his capsule as Baumgartner, wearing a pressurized suit, stood in the doorway of his pod, gave a thumbs-up and leapt into the stratosphere. “Sometimes we have to get really high to see how small we are,” an exuberant Baumgartner told reporters outside mission control after the jump. Baumgartner’s descent lasted just over nine minutes, about half of it in a free fall of 119,846 feet, according to Brian Utley, a jump observer from the FAI, an international group that works to determine and maintain the integrity of aviation records. He said the
speed calculations were preliminary figures. During the first part of Baumgartner’s free fall, anxious onlookers at the command center held their breath as he appeared to spin uncontrollably. “When I was spinning first 10, 20 seconds, I never thought I was going to lose my life but I was disappointed because I’m going to lose my record. I put seven years of my life into this,” he said. He added: “In that situation, when you spin around, it’s like hell and you don’t know if you can get out of that spin or not. Of course it was terrifying. I was fighting all the way down because I knew that there must be a moment where I can handle it.”
Taking extra folic acid and other B-vitamin supplements may not help protect against colon polyps, according to a U.S. study that contradicts observational studies suggesting people who get more of the vitamins are less likely to get colon cancer. The study, led by Yiqing Song from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, followed 1,470 women with an average initial age of 62. The women were randomly assigned to take daily folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12, or a vitamin-free placebo pill, and then followed them to see who developed colon polyps. Women in the “active” treatment group took 2.5 milligrams of folic acid, 50 mg of vitamin B6 and 1 mg of vitamin B12 each day. All participants had a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy to check for colon polyps, which can develop into cancer
if not removed, sometime before mid-2007. According to their medical records, 355 had a confirmed polyp. Polyp risk was not related to treatment group, with 24.3 percent of women taking the vitamins developing polyps compared to 24.0 percent of those on placebo pills. The lack of benefit remained after the researchers accounted for women’s weight as well as smoking, alcohol and exercise. “Where we really are is a kind of interesting impasse,” said John Baron, an epidemiologist from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth University in Lebanon, New Hampshire, who was not involved in the study. “The observational data continually show an inverse association between measures of folic acid, that is diet or blood level, and the risk of colorectal cancer. The clinical trial data such as we have... suggest no benefit overall.”
Robot Sub Maps Underside of Antarctic Ice in 3-D
The map will help reveal the amount of ice in the region, which is important for understanding how climate change is affecting Antarctica. The Australian researchers, on a two-month voyage to the region on the Australian Antarctic Division’s icebreaker Aurora Australis, used helicopters and a special, autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to produce a map of both the top and underside of the extensive sea ice, finding peaks and valleys that resemble land topography. This data is a valuable addition, because although satellites can keep tabs on the amount of ice cover, they aren’t good at measuring the ice’s thickness or volume — information this new 3-D map provides. Project leader Guy Williams, from the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, said in a statement that the technology represents a huge advance over what researchers had previously used. “In the past, we took drill-line measurements or observed ice thickness as we moved through [the ice] on a ship, but with the AUV, we can now use multibeam sonar to measure an entire ice floe in unprecedented detail,” he said in the statement. The underwater vehicle swims 65 feet (20 meters) below the ice, traveling in a “lawnmower” grid-pattern and using sonar to make a map of the ice. Data collected by the vehicle is stored in an onboard computer and converted into a 3-D map at the end of each survey. “The thickness of sea ice is regarded amongst climate scientists as one of the crucial indicators of [climate] change,” said researcher Jan Lieser in a statement. “When we know how the thickness of sea-ice cover is changing over time, we can estimate the influence of global climate change on the Antarctic environment.”
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Kusamba famously known as barometer of fresh fish transaction in East Bali. Unfortunately, the condition of fishermen on Kusamba Beach is really apprehensive. Lately, many local fishermen protested because many big employers of fish catcher in the area of Sumbawa and Benoa operated large-sized nets to catch fish.
Kusamba fishermen protest, big employers operate large-sized nets Bali Post
SEMARAPURA - Condition of fishermen on Kusamba Beach is really apprehensive. Their catch is very minimal, whereas it is the barometer of fresh fish transaction in East Bali. Lately, many local fishermen protested because many big employers of fish catcher in the area of Sumbawa and Benoa operated large-sized nets to catch fish. A former fisherman who is now a fishmonger on Kusamba Beach, Dawan, Klungkung, Komang Sidep, said on Sunday (Oct 14) that fishermen on Kusamba Beach were really in a dead faint as getting no fish after departing to catch fish for few times. According to Sidep, the lack of fish catch on Kusamba Beach did not have anything to do with the season or the presence of many fishermen. It was actually kindled by big employers operating a large-sized fishing net from Sumbawa and Benoa. The net could reach a depth of approximately 700 meters. “The employers were using large-sized fishing nets. Its use can reach coral reefs. Actually, during October to December is the season of fish harvest on Kusamba Beach,” he said. Such condition had actually lasted for a long time, but fishermen could not do much. Fishermen on Kusamba Beach preferred to shift profession into porter, farmer and migrate to other regions. As a result, many boats were no longer used. They resigned because the traditional tools were impossible to defeat the powerful equipment used by the employers. “From the east, the fish is caught in
Sumbawa, while from the west the fish is caught in Benoa. Therefore, there will be no more fish moving to Kusamba,” he complained. Meanwhile, the current fish scarcity had boosted the price of fish. For a package consisting of 8-9 fish per kilogram was averagely sold for IDR 5,500; a package of 4-6 fish per kilogram was sold for IDR 7,000 and a package containing 1-2 fish per kilogram was sold for IDR 9,000. The price was quite high, said Sidep, because the previous price rarely reached the high price on Kusamba Beach. “In the past, we could usually ask fish for free from fishermen, but now I have to buy,” said the former fisherman, Nengah Suardinata. Sidep hoped that fishermen could get a right solution from the government regarding this issue. Minimum numbers of fish caught by local fishermen had an impact on the fish preserving base on Kusamba Beach. Traders processing the fish could only rely on the fish supply from outside. A.A. Berata, an officer in the Kusamba fish preserving base, said last Sunday that some 78 people preserved fish and the amount of
fish processed also declined. Even, only eleven wholesalers preserving the fish remained to survive. Within a day, a wholesaler could only preserve 80 baskets of fish. Each basket contained 30 kg of fish. The remaining were medium and small traders whose number also significantly reduced. A medium-sized trader could preserve 20 baskets of fish per day. A preserved fish could be sold for IDR 3,000 to traditional markets in the Eastern Bali and Denpasar. Sidep added with the current situation it was very difficult for fishermen to develop with such minimal fish catch. He hoped there would be a blower aid from the government to empower the fish processing. According to him, the fish boiled by using a blower could be faster and the yield was also better because it was cleaner. Besides, the blower was considered more ecofriendly because the smokes generated directly moved up, so it did not interfere with the workers, instead of using firewood. In the future, if the fish preserving process produced higher quality, it could be marketed to supermarkets or minimarkets in Bali. (kmb31)
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Balinese people hold umbrellas as they walks to a temple during an Odalan festival at Apuan village in Tabanan, on the resort island of Bali October 13, 2012. The Odalan festival is a Hindu-Balinese ceremony held to signify the day a temple was initially completed. An Odalan celebration, held every 210 days, consists of worship services, and the sacrifice of offerings such as food, money and flowers from the people.
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Asphalt mixing at Sumbersari alleged to be illegal Negara (Bali Post)—
Lately, a semisolid asphalt mixing activity alleged to be illegal appeared at Sumbersari, Melaya. It is located in secluded and closed area. Besides, the manual mixing method also involves a number of workers. Allegedly, the location is used by trucks carrying asphalt to ‘drop’ some amount illegally before the order reached the destination. From the observation and information gathered in the community on Sunday (Oct 14), it was known if the mixing activity had been going on since about two months. A number of semisolid asphalt trucks both from Gilimanuk and Denpasar turned to location for outpouring the remaining asphalt. Furthermore, the asphalt was mixed and processed again to get a drum for sale again. A drum of asphalt was sold at the same market price approximately reaching IDR 1.2 million to IDR 1.5 million. A number of Bali Post sources declared if the activity had been going on since last August when there were many paving projects. It was commonplace and known by local residents but no action was taken by the authorities. Owner of the business alleged to be illegal was often called P and employed a number of people where some of them were
Mendoyo residents. From observation at location last Sunday, some black drums were left empty. According to the source, the vacant land located right in the east of the Sumbersari petrol station would start its operation after the truck came by. Other than drums, the remaining tools to contain the asphalt were left there, too. Local residents did not suspect it because some officials occasionally came to location to check. However, no activity was found last Sunday and only empty black drums with asphalt trace were left there. The trucks transporting the semisolid asphalt usually came by and ‘dropped’ some amount of asphalt at the location until getting some drums and they would be sold again. Hamlet chief of Sumbersari, Nyoman Suata, said that as a hamlet chief he had monitored the location.
Similarly, he had never seen the activity of illegal asphalt mixing at the location. His party did not know about the permit because his authority as a hamlet chief was limited to check the population and community stability. “I’ve checked and found some workers from Biluk Poh and another from outside Bali. Having been checked, they could present their identity card. Then, I do not dare to act further due to my limited authority,” said Suata who has served as hamlet chief since 2004. According to him, the activity had been going on for about a month. However, his capacity was only monitoring and never rechecked it. “I’m awfully sorry, I do not monitor and have no information regarding the semisolid asphalt trucks coming by at the location and how far their activity is,” he explained. (kmb26)
Fishermen shrieked
The fresh water fishermen in Karangasem lately felt disadvantaged as if they’re all being strangled. The price for their fishes’ food has increased thrice its original price since last September which is unusual for them. Head of Mina Murti Fishermen Group, I Ketut Sukerama, last Friday (12/10), at his Village Saren Budakeling, Karangasem, found out from the fishes’ food makers that the price of the basic ingredients to the food have increased causing it increasing three times in a month. A member, Nyoman Kota, stated the fishermen were not ready to increase their products’ prices in a sudden moreover a really high price. “The production has now gone up due to the thrice increase fishes food, yet fishermen can’t increase the products prices as well. If so, public won’t buy it as now the sea fishes have lower prices as it is their harvest time,” Kota explained. Fresh water fishermen right now can only survive with the situation knowing only a few have existed right now when then there were a lot of groups formed when there was a government aid. This job will be a side job as it won’t be enough for daily needs. Sukerama stated the increase occur 1st, 19th and 30th September when the usual per sack (20 kg) would be IDR 117,000 increased to IDR 123,500 then IDR 129,500. In other hand, NGO People Prosperity Concern Alliance (APISEMAR) Head, Nyoman Pasek, at Abang, Karangasem stated the needs of officials to care on these fishermen’s difficulties is demanded as there were more and more those in poverty got worsen with the situation and condition as first the sun have caused a dryness that seems endless causing lacking clean water and people not able to work as there is no activities that can be done such as planting and they don’t have any other skills. Pasek stated, this dry season the NGO have done doorto-door survey where they found that these people usually work 3 hours (7-9 am local time then 4-6.30 pm local time) to avoid the strong sunlight. “Water is very hard to find for bathing, drink and for the animals, also the dry grasses is not helping. Cows are mostly breeded and they have to make it survive. These people should be help in finding their way in solving their endless poverty,” Pasek concluded. (013)
EU set for new sanctions on Iran LUXEMBOURG - Britain, Germany and France say they expect the European Union to approve even tougher sanctions on Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons. British Foreign Secretary William Hague said ahead of Monday’s meeting of EU foreign ministers that new sanctions would be “a sign of our resolve in the European Union that we will step up the pressure.” Hague said such pressure would continue to mount “over the coming months unless negotiations succeed. We remain open of course to success of negotiations.” The foreign ministers of France and Germany made similar calls. They did not elaborate on the kind of measures under consideration. The United States and its allies accuse Iran of covertly developing nuclear weapons. Tehran denies that.
Denpasar Police Illegal Drugs Section under the lead of the Head, PC I Wayan Suarda, have captured another illegal drugs users Mamluatur Rohma (22) and Erwin Sunanta (34) captured in different places and times. From each of their hands methamphetamine and glass pipe were found. Last Sunday (14/10) Suarda explained that they are in the same network and have bought the item from someone unknown. “This is now being investigated further,” Suarda clarified. The process of the capture started with an information stating that the two are misusing the drugs. After observing them, Rohma was captured at Akasia Street No. 37 last Friday (12/10) at 11.30 pm local time where 0.17 grams of methamphetamine and one glass pipe were found. While developing the case, another accused, Erwin, who lives at Dukuh Sari, Burung Muda Alley, No. 6, Denpasar were captured on Saturday (13/10) at 1 am local time at his room at no.1 where a 0.14 gram of methamphetamine and one glass pipe were also found. Both have admitted to have only consumed methamphetamine. (kmb21)
The aspalts drums are seen at Sumbersari, Melaya and it is suspected to be illegal.
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Moro Islamic Liberation Front Peace Panel Chief Mohagher Iqbal (L) exchanges documents with Philippine government chief peace negotiator Marvic Leonen (R) after signing a peace deal at the Malacanang palace in Manila October 15, 2012.
Muslim rebels ink Philippine pact as step to peace Associated Press
MANILA — Muslim rebels and the Philippine government overcame decades of bitter hostilities and took their first tentative step toward ending one of Asia’s longest-running insurgencies with the ceremonial signing of a preliminary peace pact Monday that both sides said presented both a hope and a challenge. The framework agreement, also called a roadmap to a final peace settlement that is expected by 2016, grants minority Muslims in the southern Philippines broad autonomy in exchange for ending more than 40 years of violence that has killed tens of thousands of people and crippled development. It was signed in Manila’s Malacanang presidential palace by government negotiator Marvic Leonen and his counterpart from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Mohagher Iqbal. Also on hand to witness the historic moment were President Benigno Aquino III, rebel chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim — who set foot in the palace for the first time — and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose country helped broker the deal. “We are men and leaders who want to make a difference and we have decided that the time has come for us to choose the moral high ground,” Najib said. He said the deal “will protect the rights of the Bangsamoro people and preserve the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Philippines.” He cautioned it “does not solve all the problems, rather it sets the param-
eters in which peace can be found. “After four decades, peace is within reach,” he said. The 13-page document outlines general agreements on major issues, including the extent of power, revenues and territory granted for a new Muslim autonomous region to be called Bangsamoro in this predominantly Roman Catholic nation. It calls for the establishment of a 15-member Transition Commission to draft a law creating the new Muslim-administered region. The 11,000-strong rebel army will be deactivated gradually “beyond use,” the agreement says, without specifying a timetable. Aquino also said much work remains to be done and “the devil is in the details,” but his government is committed to the country’s south. Murad said the agreement, on the heels of “almost 16 years of hard negotiations interspersed with armed confrontations ... (is) the most important document in the chapter of our history, a landmark document that restores to our people their Bangsamoro identity and their homeland, their right to gov-
ern themselves and the power to forge their destiny and future with their very hands.” Michael Mastura, a member of the rebel negotiating team, likened Monday’s agreement to a takeoff. “But then we have to fly, reach a plateau, and move on,” he said. Sonny Davao, deputy chief of the rebel army, said guerrilla commanders were ready to shift from armed struggle to helping build a new Muslim-administered region. The agreement says that the new Muslim-administered region will replace an existing autonomous territory made of five of the country’s poorest and most violent provinces. That territory was created by a 1996 peace agreement the government signed with the Moro National Liberation Front, but it was considered a failure because it did not end the conflict, the rebels did not disarm and it did not improve the lives of Muslims. Corruption, political violence and crimes such as kidnappings and extortion persisted, and the current Moro group continued to fight for self-rule.
Pakistan sends girl shot by Taliban to UK for care
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ISLAMABAD - Pakistan airlifted a 14-year-old activist who was shot and seriously wounded by the Taliban to the United Kingdom for treatment Monday, a move that will give her access to the specialized medical care she needs to recover and also protect her from follow-up attacks threatened by the militants. The attack on Malala Yousufzai as she was returning home from school in Pakistan’s northwest a week ago has horrified people both inside the country and abroad. It has also sparked hope the government would respond by intensifying its fight against the Taliban and their allies. Over 100 Taliban militants attacked a police station near the main northwest city of Peshawar late Sunday night, sparking a gunbattle that lasted several hours, police said. Six policemen were killed during the clash, including two who were beheaded. Malala was targeted by the Taliban for promoting girls’ education and criticizing the militant group. Two of Malala’s classmates were also wounded in the attack and are receiving treatment in Pakistan. The Taliban said they attacked Malala because she was promoting “West-
ern thinking” and have threatened to target her again until she is killed. Malala was flown out of Pakistan on Monday morning in a specially equipped air ambulance provided by the United Arab Emirates, said the Pakistani military, which has been treating the young girl at one of its hospitals. It’s unclear whether her family members, who could also be vulnerable to attack, accompanied her. Video footage handed out by the military showed Malala being wheeled out of the hospital on a stretcher, covered in a white sheet and surrounded by uniformed army officers. She was placed in the back of an ambulance and driven to the airport, where she was put on a plane. A panel of doctors recommended that Malala be shifted to a center in the United Kingdom that has the ability to provide “integrated” care to children who have sustained severe injuries, said a military statement. “It was agreed by the panel of Pakistani doctors and international experts that Malala will require prolonged care to fully recover from the physical and psychological effects of trauma that she has received,” the military said.
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A supporter of Pakistani political party Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), reacts while holding a poster of 14-year-old schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai, who was shot last Tuesday by the Taliban for speaking out in support of education for women, during a rally to condemn the attack in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012.
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BUSINESS Chinese shoppers power global luxury sales Associated Press
MILAN - Chinese shoppers both at home and abroad are pushing personal luxury sales to new heights. A new study by Bain & Company released Monday forecasts the global luxury goods market for apparel, accessories, jewelry, cosmetics and art will grow 10 percent this year to €212 billion ($274 billion), from €192 billion in 2011. That would be the third straight year of double-digit growth. Bain expects spending for the holidays to increase by 7 percent in 2012 over last year. But the real boost is from Chinese consumers, who this year became the top luxury buyers responsible for 25 percent of global purchases. Europeans contributed 24 percent to global sales, Americans 20 percent and Japanese 14 percent. Fondazione Altagamma, Italy’s luxury trade association, commissioned the study. AP Photo/Trisnadi
In this Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012 photo, budget airlines’ passenger jets, Malaysia’s AirAsia, top, Indonesia’s Batavia Air, third from bottom are parked at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. AirAsia said Monday it has aborted an $80 million deal to buy Indonesia’s Batavia Air because it will be too risky for shareholders.
AirAsia aborts deal to buy Indonesia’s Batavia Air Associated Press
KUALA LUMPUR — Southeast Asia’s top budget carrier AirAsia said Monday it has aborted an $80 million deal to buy Indonesia’s Batavia Air because it will be too risky for shareholders. AirAsia announced its first ever acquisition in July to accelerate expansion in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. But in an about face, AirAsia Chief Executive Tony Fernandes said a thorough evaluation found the deal would have “induced too many risks” and hurt earnings. “We always knew it was not going to be an easy transaction. It has been a very good experience and we come out of it feeling more confident of what we need to do to grow the market in Indonesia,” Fernandes said. “Our aggressive focus in Indonesia remains and we will
push our Indonesian IPO plans while still maintaining close cooperation with Batavia Air. “ Batavia Air’s commercial director Sukirno Sukarna told The Associated Press in Jakarta that the deal was called off as the two parties failed to reach an agreement. “This is not the end of the world for Batavia because we will still continue our business without the acquisition,” he said, declining to elaborate. AirAsia said in a statement that the two airlines will cooperate in areas including ground handling and inventory systems.
They will also jointly set up an aviation training center to address an expected pilot shortage in Indonesia. AirAsia’s Indonesian Chief Executive Dharmadi, who goes by one name, said the airline will accelerate its fleet expansion from 2013 with plans to more than triple the number of planes in the next five years, adding more routes and flights. Analysts said AirAsia was eyeing Batavia for its massive ticketing agent network. However, the deal would have weighed on AirAsia as Batavia has $40 million in debt and an
aging fleet, said Ahmad Maghfur Usman, analyst with OSK Research. Without the acquisition, Ahmad said it will be challenging for AirAsia, which currently commands only two percent of Indonesia’s lucrative air travel market, to expand. Batavia has a 12 percent share while rival Lion Air has 38 percent of Indonesia’s 260 million people market. Ahmad said AirAsia has to establish a strong physical presence with more ticketing offices to tap Indonesia’s rural population. Overall, he is optimistic about AirAsia’s prospects, citing strong demand and the proposed listings of its Indonesian unit and long-haul arm AirAsia X expected next year.
German tax to finance renewable energy skyrockets Associated Press
BERLIN - Germany’s tax on households’ electricity bills to finance the expansion of renewable energies will rise almost 50 percent on the year as the country pushes ahead with phasing out nuclear power within a decade. The country’s four main grid operators say Monday that the tax will rise from €3.6 cents to €5.3 cents ($6.7 cents) per kilowatt hour starting in January. That brings the annual cost of financing Germany’s energy switchover for a family of four to about €250 ($324) per year, including sales tax. The tax is used to pay producers of solar, wind or biomass power guaranteed abovemarket rates to ensure their investment will be profitable. Renewable energies currently produce a quarter of Germany’s electricity but are set to account for 80 percent by 2050.
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Government seed aid complained by farmers Bali Post
SEMARAPURA - Rice and soybean seed aid given by central government was complained by farmers at several subak organizations in Klungkung. They complained because both seeds grew dwarf and many were damaged. The soybean, for instance, could only bear little fruits and the leaves looked yellow before they grew up. Chief of Subak Tohpati, Banjarangkan, Klungkung, Nengah Sudana, said on Sunday (Oct 14) that many farmers at the subak territory lost out because the soybean plants whose seed given by central government rarely bore fruits. Actually, this month they should have begun to bear fruits. Despite bearing fruits, their production was minimal and their leaves even yellowed quickly. Similar condition also happened to paddy plants in the area. Some 80 members of the Subak Tohpati cultivating the farmland area spreading across 65 hectares claimed to lose out because the seed assistance provided by the government could not grow up maximally. Earlier in 2008, similar assistance was given to farmers in the local subak, but it was in the form of cash where farmers were mandated to purchase the seed by themselves. But in 2012, the aid was given directly in the form of seeds amounting to 60 bags where each bag contained 20 kilogram of soybeans and 115 bags of rice seeds containing 10 kilogram per bag. With such condition, farmers did not know about the quality of seeds. When planted, they grew with a lot of difficulties, kindling many
complaints of local farmers. Farmers claimed that after planting the rice and soybean seed had been well treated. Unluckily, many yields were still damaged. Sudana said that in good condition, the local farmers could produce 8 tons of grain per hectare. But by planting the rice seed given by the government, they could only produce not more than 4 tons of grain per hectare. Aside from being complained by farmers at Subak Tohpati, in fact the seed-related complaint was also revealed by farmers from other subak territory. In a meeting held in the Agriculture, Plantation and Forestry Agency of Klungkung on Monday (Oct 8), it was revealed that similar condition was also experienced by farmers of subak at Akah village and Subak Giri at Bungbungan village. In both subak territories, the rice and soybean seeds given by government also grew abnormally. In response to such condition, the Head of Agriculture, Plantation and Forestry Agency of Klungkung, Wayan Muliarta, had not dared to speak. When contacted via phone for several times, the phone call was not responded by the agency head that would retire. (kmb31)
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Rice and soybean seed aid given by central government was complained by farmers at several subak organizations in Klungkung. They complained because both seeds grew dwarf and many were damaged. The soybean, for instance, could only bear little fruits and the leaves looked yellow before they grew up.
Julah Village, an Ancient Balinese Village Retaining Uniqueness If you happen to travel to Buleleng Regency, try to drop by at Julah Village, Tejakula Subdistrict. This village is unique because it belongs to ancient village with unique ancient Balinese civilization. According to Julah Headman, Nengah Wijaya, the life of local residents was still quite original, although it had now been in modern civilization. Population of the village, according to him, was around 4,000 people or 1,600 families. Major livelihood of the residents was farming in rice field and plantation as well as making a living outside the village as self-employed workers. Wijaya, a former tour guide, then said that as an ancient village, Julah certainly had uniqueness and frequently been chosen as object of research by foreign and national scholars. They wanted to know some information starting the people’s life, architecture and culture. Based on data from the Buleleng Tourism and Cultural Agency, the village had a quite long history. In days of old, the Bale Agung Temple of Julah Village had 20 sheets of bronze inscriptions, but now only 11 pieces left, while 9 others were stored in the Bale Agung Temple of Sembiran. The whole inscriptions had been published a foreign scholar named Dr.
Brandes in the magazine Tijdschrift, Bataviaasch Genootschap in 1889. Later, the remaining inscriptions were published by Dr. Goris in his book entitled Bali Inscription in 1954. Another decision was that residents were also prohibited from arresting the others. If there were stranded ship or vessel at sea, then freights of the vessel would become the property of temple or utilized for temple activities. Meanwhile, village boundaries had also been established in the statute of the King Ugrasena. Apparently, the effort of King Ugrasena to pacify the Julah villagers was in vain. Furthermore, the king was replaced by Sri Aji Tabanendra Warmadewa. This king ruled in Bali in 955 AD. Due to his wisdom in ruling the kingdom, majority of the villagers living in refuges were willing to come home. Later, the king decided that villages including the Julah Village administration comprised the Kutur, Tukad Memurpur, Poh Talur, Tring Wor, Ratu Kamodi, Lijong, Baringin, Air Puhun, Air Belatuk, Air Ranusan, Air Tampikan, Air Hepu, Air Poh Tanduk, Balimbing, Renek, Bakar and Candi. This charter was made in Caka Year 873 (December 19, 951) Then, the administration of Sri Aji Tabanendra Warmadewa was
replaced by the King Sri Janasadhu Warmadewa. In Caka Year 897 (April 6, 975 AD), the king together with his tall royal servants could gather the leaders or the Julah headmen who just recently returned home from their refuges. In the talks the King decided as follows: “If there are damaged buildings such as temples, tombs, fountains, baths, temples and roads, they should be repaired on the account of the four villages namely Julah Village, Indra Pura Village (now called Depehe), Buhundalem Village (now Bondalem) and Hiliran Village (now Tejakula). Similarly, if any robbery happened to the Dharmakuta hermitage, then all the villagers had to go out carrying weapons and help the monastery. Meanwhile, regarding the contributions to temple ceremony remained to follow the stipulation as decided by the former kings. The laws of the King Janasadhu Warmadewa were made on April 6, 975 AD. They were carved on the surface of bronze plate and made by Banacri. From the administration of Sri Janasadhu until Dharma Udayana Warmadesa (1011 AD), the situation of Julah Village and entire territory was very peaceful and safe. The robbers seemed no longer to take action during the period because the population grew stronger and united.
After ruling for 41 years in Bali, Janasadhu Warmadewa was then replaced by a queen with the title of Sang Ajna Dewi. Since her administration in Bali, the Julah Village came back to live through some damages and anxiety. Many Julah villagers were killed, arrested and abducted by gangs coming from Bayan Bisti Village. Approximately 200 families fled to look for hideaway at safer places. At the end, only 50 families of Julah villagers consistently lived at the village. Their refugee camps on those days were called Pawelah / Sawelah. Furthermore, during the reign of Queen Ajna Dewi the condition of Julah Village was deteriorating. Similarly, the King Marakata succeeding the ruling queen in the period of 1022 AD-1026 AD were unable to take back Julah villagers to their home village from refuges. That’s all about the fourth inscription written on September 11, 1016 AD. In Caka Year 987 (August 10, 1065 M), the leaders and the village headman of Julah, Widatar, Keduran, Pasuruhan and Pasungan came to meet the Majesty Sri Aji Anak Wungsu as they would like to make the new bylaws of Julah Village. Some of the decisions that could be made including: If there were merchants from other island who would like to across and
come to Menasa Temple (now located in the east of Sinabun Village), but their boat suddenly got problem at sea, then all the Julah villagers should help them. If there was sudden attack from an enemy against the coastal villages, then all the Julah villagers should get out with weapons and counterattack the enemies. Additionally, the King stipulated about taxes of entertainment and a bevy of psalmody and gamelan music. The charter was equipped with the oath and curse. These laws were made in the royal palace and inscribed by Bajarangsa. Apparently, during the period of 1065 AD - 1181 AD, the Julah Village and the surrounding areas had turned rather peaceful and safe, although some people moved elsewhere. In 1181 AD the King Jayapangus freed Keduran Village to become an autonomous village. Previously, Kedurang Village was under the control of Julah Village. In addition, the King Jayapangus had set the boundaries of Julah Village, bylaws like the rules on tax and excise to boats and vessel anchoring on the beach of Julah Village, laws of marriage, inheritance laws of the people who had died, mandatory rules for organization of large temple ritual and others that had been adapted to the regulations made by the King Anak Wungsu.
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September 11 trial rules under scrutiny at Guantanamo
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE — A U.S. military judge is considering broad security rules for the war crimes tribunal of five Guantanamo prisoners charged in the Sept. 11 attacks, including measures to prevent the accused from publicly revealing what happened to them in the CIA’s secret network of overseas prisons. Prosecutors have asked the judge at a pretrial hearing starting Monday to approve what is known as a protective order that is intended to prevent the release of classified information during the eventual trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who has portrayed himself as the mastermind of the terror attacks, and four codefendants. Lawyers for the defendants say the rules, as proposed, will hobble their defense. The American Civil Liberties Union, which has filed a challenge to the protective order, says the restrictions will prevent the public from learning what happened to Mohammed and his co-defendants during several years of CIA confinement and interrogation. The protective order requires the court to use a 40-second delay during court proceedings so that spectators, who watch behind sound-proof glass, can be prevented from hearing — from officials, lawyers or the defendants themselves — the still-classified details of the CIA’s rendition and detention program. “What we are challenging is the censorship of the defendant’s testimony based on their personal knowledge of the government’s torture and detention of them,” said Hina Shamsi, an ACLU attorney who will be arguing against the protective order during the pretrial hearing at the U.S. base
in Cuba. The protective order, which is also being challenged by a coalition of media organizations that includes The Associated Press, is overly broad because it would “classify the defendants own knowledge, thoughts and experience,” Shamsi said in an interview. Protective orders are standard method in civilian and military trials to set rules for handling evidence for the prosecution and defense. Military prosecutors argue in court papers that the Sept. 11 trial requires additional security because the accused have personal knowledge of classified information such as interrogation techniques and knowledge about which other countries provided assistance in their capture. The U.S. government has acknowledged that before the defendants were taken to Guantanamo in September 2006 they were subjected to “enhanced interrogation techniques” such as the simulated drowning method known as water-boarding. Defense attorneys say the treatment will be used to form the basis of their defense but the proposed protective order limits their ability to make that case in court and in public advocacy on behalf of their clients. “It’s a way in which the government can hide what it did to these men during the period of detention by the CIA,” said Army Capt. Jason Wright, a Pentagon-appointed attorney for Mohammed. “I think we need to bring the truth to the light of day on these issues.” The judge’s approval of the protective order, which may not happen this week, must occur before the Sept. 11 case can move forward. Defense lawyers cannot begin to review classified evidence against their clients until it is in place.
Obama... From page 1 Obama is likely to pitch his economic vision, which focuses on a tax breaks for the middle class and tax increases for the wealthy. Romney has called for across-the-board tax cuts and sparred with Obama over whether such a plan would add to the nation’s debt problems. The debate on Tuesday will be followed in less than a week by the final debate, on foreign policy, on Oct. 22, giving the candidates their final chance to shift momentum in the election. Once the last debate concludes, there will be two weeks before the election and both campaigns will be focused on voter-turnout operations designed to identify supporters and get them to the polls. Presidential debates typically draw fewer television viewers as they go on, making it harder to shift perceptions in later debates. The first one between Obama and Romney drew an audience of 67 million viewers. Biden’s showdown with Ryan raised fresh lines of attack for both parties that are likely to come up on Tuesday, including Libya, abortion rights and Romney’s comments in a secretly recorded video about the “47 percent” of Americans who he said are government-dependent victims.
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INDONESIA Wife of slain Australian reporter seeks return of body Agence France-Press
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In this Oct. 20, 2004 file photo, Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Monineath wave at Phnom Penh airport, in Cambodia. Sihanouk, the former Cambodian king who was never far from the center of his country’s politics through a half-century of war, genocide and upheaval, died of natural causes early Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, in Beijing. He was 89.
Cambodia’s former king Sihanouk dies in Beijing
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PHNOM PENH - Cambodia’s former king Norodom Sihanouk, once an absolute ruler who freed Cambodia from colonialism before becoming a tragic pawn through decades of turmoil, died on Monday in a Beijing hospital. He was 89. A pre-eminent figure in Cambodia’s history for seven decades, Sihanouk however will also be remembered as a puppet kept by the Khmer Rouge during their 1970s reign of terror that killed almost a quarter of the Cambodian population. The quixotic ruler held considerable power in the 1950s and 1960s when the young, flamboyant leader came to symbolize Cambodia’s liberation from French rule in what is now seen as a golden age for an impoverished country long scarred by war. His close aide, Prince Sisowath Thomico, said Sihanouk had died of heart failure. “This is not just mourning by the royal family but for all Cambodians. He is the father of the nation,” he said. Flags were lowered across Cambodia and the capital, Phnom Penh, was quiet on Monday, the second day of the three-day Pchum Ben Festival, a national holiday. His son, King Norodom Sihamoni was seen tearfully embracing Prime Minister Hun Sen before both left for Beijing on a flight that included
Buddhist monks. They will collect Sihanouk’s body in preparation for a state funeral in Phnom Penh. Despite his self-exile in China, declining health and diminished influence in later years, Sihanouk still looms large over Cambodia, his portrait commonplace in homes and buildings across the Southeast Asian nation of 14 million people. But as much as he will be remembered as the firm hand that held the young and newly independent Cambodia together in the 1950s and 1960s, memories are unlikely to fade of a man whose ill-fated forays into politics contributed to three decades of war that turned his country into a failed state. “There can be no doubt that Sihanouk’s actions and his decisions contributed to the political malaise that finally tore Cambodia apart,” historian Milton Osborne wrote in his 1994 biography. His rise came after he was chosen by France to be a puppet king to succeed his uncle, Sisowath Monivong, in 1941. He soon pushed for independence from Paris, which he achieved
in 1953. In the late 1960s, long after he had abdicated to strengthen his own political clout, Sihanouk was powerless to stop his country’s slide into the Vietnam War and the 1970s Khmer Rouge “killing fields”, under which at least 1.8 million people died during Pol Pot’s ultra-Maoist revolution. The Khmer Rouge kept Sihanouk as a figurehead and a prisoner in his own palace after their 1975 victory, which ushered in four years of brutality under which almost a quarter of the population died of starvation, disease, execution or torture. After a U.N.-brokered peace treaty that led to a shaky transition to democracy in the early 1990s, Sihanouk became a figurehead king with limited power. The fate of the monarchy, and the country, then rested with Hun Sen. He abdicated again in 2004 and went to live in Beijing, where he received medical treatment for cancer and diabetes, among other ailments. Prince Sisowath said the motivation for his abdication had been to preserve the monarchy and build a stable Cambodia.
JAKARTA - The 80-year-old widow of an Australian journalist allegedly shot by Indonesian forces in East Timor in 1975 pleaded Sunday for her husband’s remains to be swiftly repatriated. Shirley Shackleton, who has been seeking the return of the remains of her husband Greg since his killing 37 years ago, fears that unless the saga is ended soon she may not live to see his body returned. Greg Shackleton is buried in the same grave as four other journalists -- two Britons, another Australian and a New Zealander -- who were killed when Indonesian troops overran the East Timorese town of Balibo in October, 1975. His remains can not be removed from the grave at a Jakarta cemetery without the prior agreement of relatives of the other four, prompting his widow’s call to the capital’s governor to order the exhumation of the site. “They only have to exhume the grave to find out if it’s possible to bring my husband home. We can discuss what happens after that, once we know the condition of the remains,” she told AFP from the cemetery. “Nearly four decades have gone and it’s still very hard for
me to come back here. But I want my husband back in Australia, I don’t think he should stay here.” An Australian inquest into the deaths of the so-called “Balibo five” accused Indonesian forces of killing the group in cold blood in an effort to stifle their reporting on abuses committed during Indonesia’s brutal occupation of East Timor. Jakarta has always maintained that they died in crossfire as Indonesian troops fought East Timorese Fretilin rebels, and refused to cooperate with an Australian war crimes investigation launched in 2010. A 2009 film about the suspected war crime was banned by Indonesian censors, prompting debate over the nature of free speech and democracy in Indonesia, which has failed to prosecute any of its military officers over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in East Timor. “I would think Indonesia wants to be rid of this whole situation,” Shirley Shackleton said. “If that’s the case I hope they will help me bring my husband home.” An estimated 183,000 people were killed or starved to death during Indonesia’s 24-year occupation, which ended with a bloody vote for independence in 1999.
Malaysia`s Medical Center opens 16 branches in Indonesia Antara
PEKANBARU - - Malaysia`s Mahkota Medical Center (MMC) has opened 16 branches in Indonesia in an effort to provide cheap medical services for Indonesian patients, its executive said. “The branch offices have been built in Pekanbaru, Bali, Kalimantan and in a number of other regions in Sumatra. The branches have also been built outside Indonesia, namely Cambodia and Phnompenh,” MMC Marketing Executive Director Goh Pei Ru, said here on Sunday. He was here during the inauguration of MMC`s neurologist center. Goh explained that MMC belonged to the Health Manage-
ment International Ltd (HMI), a health service group based in Singapore. The MMC was established in 1994 and was aimed at providing best services for patients with costs within the financial reach of the people. “We have 69 medical specialists ready to provide services in various medical fields,” Goh said adding that the management was convinced that the medical center would be able to give complete medical care with reachable costs. MMC is opening neurologist service center with complete equipment for patients suffering from strokes.
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Australian opposition leader Tony Abbott, left, talks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during a meeting at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Oct 15, 2012.
RI`s economic growth second highest in the world Antara
JAKARTA - Indonesia`s economic growth rate, projected to reach 6.3 percent at the end of this year, will be the second highest in the world after China`s 7.8 percent, according to Bank Indonesia (BI). “Compared with other countries in the world, our economic growth rate will be much higher. We will be second only to China,” said Perry Warjiyo, the central bank`s director for economic research and monetary policy. He stated that the Indonesian economy would grow at a relatively high level of 6.3 percent this year, although it would be less than the 6.4 percent growth seen in 2011. Earlier, the central bank had predicted that the national economy would expand in a range of 6.1 percent to 6.5 percent in 2012, before rising to 6.3-6.7
percent next year. However, the global economy is expected to grow by 3.1 percent this year, down from the previously projected 3.2 percent. “Indonesia`s economic growth is expected to fall this year from 6.4 percent to 6.3 percent because of the global economic crisis, which has begun to affect the country`s exports,” Perry explained. “Growth this year is expected to be fueled by strong domestic consumption and investment in the third quarter, which are projected to increase by 5.1 percent and 10.9 percent, respectively,” he added.
Jokowi installed ss new Jakarta Governor Antara
JAKARTA - Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi installed Joko Widodo and Basuki Tjahaja Purnama as the new Jakarta governor and vice governor here on Monday. Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) respectively replaced Fauzi Bowo and Prijanto following their victory in the run-off election last month.
Former president Megawati Soekarnoputri, who is the general chairperson of the Indonesia Democratic Party Struggle (PDIP) that sponsored the Jokowi-Ahok ticket along with Gerindra Party attended the installation ceremony in the plenary session of the regional legislative assembly (DPRD) meeting. Megawati was flanked by her daughter Puan Maharani who is also a PDIP executive chairper-
son, but Gerindra leader Prabowo Subianto was not seen in the event. Several Gerindra Party executives however were seen attending the ceremony including secretary general Ahmad Muzani. Thousands of Jokowi-Ahok supporters crowded the venue of the event to welcome the installation of their candidates as the new Jakarta governor and vice governor.
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Beratan Lake IBP
Beratan Lake is a shallow lake with the high caldera about 1231m above sea level and it is located at Bedugul, the famous tourist destinations in Bali. This lake have wide 3,8 km2 and also its deepness is up to 22 meters. The water volume in this lake is about 0,049 km3, so Beratan Lake is the closed lake. Tourist can access the Beratan Lake through the dock which have been provided or desist around Ulun Danu Beratan Temple. In this place, the visitor can do various activities like doing recreation to look around in dock or do the other outdoor activities. The various water recreation activities can also be conducted here, for example riding the boat motorize to circle the lake, parasailing, canoeing with
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the traditional boat, banana boating, water skiing, and others. Fishing activities are also available in this places for who one love fishing in the lake. Beratan Lake is situated in the plateau area with cool atmosphere surround it. It is an ideal place for relaxation while enjoy the beautiful panorama of lake. The accommodations are also available in this area where is the perfect place for overnight stay, resting and enjoy the beautiful panoramic of lake with the Ulun Danu Temple as a magnificence. The small scale of agriculture activities are likely conducted around this lake and can be perceived at the same time circle around it. If we encircle it, we can take photograph with the beautiful background view or make the picture sketch face in painting mini studio at the lakeside with a short time as a souvenir.
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Anti-roll bar failure wrecked Hamilton’s chances
Resilient Djokovic stuns Murray to take Shanghai title
Lewis Hamilton’s hopes of a podium finish in the Korean Grand Prix were wrecked by a rear anti-roll bar failure. The former world champion’s pace in the race dropped away shortly after the first pit stop, with him revealing on the radio that the car felt ‘nervous.’ A post-race inspection of his McLaren has revealed that a rear anti-roll bar was to blame - which caused excessive tyre wear and compromised his chances of fighting at the front. Hamilton eventually finished 10th, after being further hampered late in the race when he ran over some artificial grass which got wrapped around turning vanes by the sidepods. Team principal Martin Whitmarsh said: “The roll-bar went, I think, about lap 18. By then he was fighting for third place and it fell away. “It was absolutely destroying the tyres and his balance was gone. We did all we could at the stops but he was eating the tyres, so he had to do a three-stop with tyre pressure and front wing changes, and that is all we had to try and counter it. “The car must have been horrendous to drive, so the fact that he was fighting there with Kimi for quite a few laps and then caught the two Toro Rossos at the end, was truly remarkable. “Then, with four or five laps to go, when he should have been able to get the Toro Rossos, he picked up the turf - which finished the day off.” Although the result effectively ended Hamilton’s world championship chances – as he now lies 62 points behind Sebastian Vettel with four races remaining – Whitmarsh was full of praise for his driver’s efforts. “He just was tenacious and a fighter, so it was a heroic drive from him,” he explained. “In the one sense of course I have to be bitterly disappointed with the afternoon, but on the other sense I have to be immensely proud of his job really, because in those circumstances it is very easy to not be fighting as hard as he was. “You could see all the way through, with an awful balance to that car with a rear anti-roll bar failure, he fought with everyone and that is Lewis as a great, great racing driver. I am immensely proud of him.”
Novak Djokovic of Serbia kisses the trophy after winning the men’s singles final match against Andy Murray of Britain at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament at Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center in Shanghai, China, Sunday Oct. 14, 2012. AP Photo/Kin Cheung
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SHANGHAI - Novak Djokovic exacted revenge on Andy Murray for his U.S. Open final defeat by saving five match points to outlast the Briton 5-7 7-6 6-3 to win the Shanghai Masters title on Sunday. The resilient Serbian fought back from the brink of defeat, trailing by a set and 5-3 before staving four match points in the tiebreak to force a tense decider. The world number two then broke Murray, winner in Shanghai for the last two years, in the seventh game and again at 5-3, prevailing on his third match point to triumph when his opponent went long. Djokovic had lost to Murray in their last two meetings, the U.S. Open final at Flushing Meadows in September in which the Scot secured his first grand-slam triumph, and the semi-finals of the Olympics in London. “It was a thrilling match...very long - 3 1/2 hrs for best of three is quite long. But I have got used to it,” Djokovic said. “Whenever I play Andy I know it’s going to be a gruelling fight, a lot of long rallies. It could have gone either way. “I could not say I dominated the match because all three sets were very close and he had some match points and opportunities to finish the match. I could have easily been a runner-up today but
I’m very proud of my fight.” An extraordinary topsy-turvy first set featured seven breaks, both players gaining an advantage before handing it straight back. Djokovic led 2-0, world number three Murray 3-2 and Djokovic again at 5-4. The decisive moment came when Djokovic went wide with a forehand volley to be broken for the fourth time and hand Murray a 6-5 lead. His emotions boiling over, the angry Serb obliterated his racket with three hefty smashes before tossing it towards his chair, receiving a warning in the process. Murray appeared to have another Shanghai title at his mercy when Djokovic fluffed his lines again and was staring at defeat at 5-3 down in the second set. The Scot had match point on his own serve at 5-4 but a battling Djokovic dug deep, averted the danger and then seized his own chance to break back for 5-5. Like
the first set, a pulsating tiebreak swung back and forth with Djokovic staving off four match points, including two at 6-4 down. He then spurned three set points himself before finally prevailing 13-11, taking the set with a driving forehand volley. Murray had outlasted Djokovic at the U.S. Open in a five-set thriller, but fortunes were reversed this time in the Chinese port city with the Serb finding the greater stamina and willpower. Sensing that his opponent was tiring, Djokovic broke to lead 4-3 in the decider, consolidated on his own serve and broke again to secure his fifth title of the season. He now leads Murray 9-7 in their head-to-head meetings. “It was a disappointing one to lose but I’ve lost tougher matches than that before, in the biggest events, so I’m sure I’ll recover from it pretty well,” Murray said.
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Mechanics for McLaren driver Jenson Button of Britain push his car back into his pit lane garage during the first practice session for the Korean Formula One Grand Prix at the Korean International Circuit in Yeongam, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012.
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BERLIN - Germany will be taking nothing for granted when they bid to maintain their perfect start to World Cup qualifying against main rivals Sweden in Berlin on Tuesday, even though their opponents’ names are unfamiliar. The Germans, who crushed Ireland 6-1 in Dublin on Friday with in-form winger Marco Reus scoring twice, have nine points after winning their first three Group C qualifiers. “It will be a tough job against an opponent who is organised, tactically clever and has an outstanding striker in Ibrahimovic. It is our toughest rival in our group,” Lahm told reporters. “We have to be able to withstand that pressure, break forward very quickly. He is the complete striker, the complete package. If we allow few chances at the back then we will win.” The Germans seem to have shaken off their early cobwebs and their win in Dublin confirmed their status as group favourites after lacklustre performances in their first two games. “We are focused. We take every game very seriously. That is what we are doing. We know what’s at stake,” said Lahm. Sweden looked far less convincing in their 2-1 win away to the Faroe Islands on Friday and needed a 75th minute Ibrahimovic goal to spare their blushes as they came from behind against the bottom-placed team. “My scout has told me the Germans played fantastically,” said Sweden’s coach Erik Hamren. “It will be a wonderful challenge. We have to be physically strong, both in one-on-ones and in running.”
SANTIAGO - Winning on the road is tough in South America’s World Cup qualifiers but that is what Argentina and Ecuador must do if they are to stay at the top of the standings on Tuesday. Argentina, rampant at home and leaders with 17 points from eight matches at the halfway stage in the nine-nation group, have managed one win in three away games before facing Chile in Santiago (0005 GMT Wednesday). Ecuador, a point behind, will be looking for a first away win against Venezuela at Puerto La Cruz (2200) after taking all but
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Argentina’s Sergio Aguero, bottom, right, celebrates with teammate Angel Di Maria, top, after scoring against Uruguay during a World Cup 2014 qualifying soccer match in Mendoza, Argentina, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. At left, Argentina’s Lionel Messi. Argentina won 3-0.
France were shaky at the back, toothless up front and failed to stamp their authority on the midfield in the absence of the injured Abou Diaby and Rio Mavuba. The home team could have taken the lead a few minutes before Kagawa’s goal but Olivier Giroud’s fine volley was superbly parried by keeper Eiji Kawashima. “It’s a bad result. Japan had more opportunities after the break but we also had ours and you can’t win when you don’t score from your chances,” Deschamps told the TF1 television station. Yasuhito Endo also tied the record of 122 full international appearances held by former Japan defender Masami Ihara. Spain warmed up for Tuesday’s game against France with a comprehensive 4-0 World Cup win over Belarus in Minsk on Friday. France and Spain both have six points from two games in Group I, with the world and European champions top on goal difference.
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PARIS - France suffered an embarrassing 1-0 home defeat by Japan in a friendly on Friday that caused raised eyebrows four days before Les Bleus travel to champions Spain for a World Cup Group I qualifier. Didier Deschamps’s side toiled in a dull encounter at the Stade de France and lost to Japan for the first time after Shinji Kagawa poked the ball home at the end of a lightning counter-attack two minutes from time.
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Germany’s Marco Reus, left, is challenged by Republic of Ireland’s Seamus Coleman, right, and Keiren Westwood, center, during their World Cup Group C qualifying soccer match at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012.
one of their 16 points at home, benefiting from the thin air of Quito at 2,800 metres that troubles teams coming in from sea level. Colombia, also on 16 points and in second place on goal difference, are the best away team with wins in Peru and Chile but they have a bye and will not play another qualifier until March. Both Argentina and Ecuador need to address their away form as they will play five times on the road in their remaining eight matches. Coach Alejandro Sabella’s Argentina, who made a weak start to the qualifiers including a shock defeat in Venezuela, are improving led by Lionel Messi who scored twice in the 3-0 home victory over Uruguay on Friday. But they played poorly and were lucky to take a point in a 1-1 draw in their last away match in Peru. “Chile will be tough rivals. They need to win and climb positions to qualify for the World Cup,” Messi said. The Chileans are fifth, level on 12 points with
Uruguay, and against Argentina they will be without defender Pablo Contreras and midfielder Arturo Vidal who were sent off on Friday and left back Osvaldo Gonzalez who was booked. Ecuador, who drew 1-1 in Uruguay last month, are well aware that dropping points away from home can damage their chances of reaching the finals for the third time since 2002. “Thinking of just not losing the game would be mediocre. We work to win in any stadium,” defender Frickson Erazo told reporters after the win over Chile. “We know Venezuela is a very important game. They have evolved and can qualify for the World Cup too. We must show that we’re a strong team not only in Quito,” captain Walter Ayovi said. VALENCIA RETURNS
Ecuador will be without suspended striker Felipe Caicedo, whose two goals against Chile took his tally to four, but winger Antonio Valencia returns. Ven-
ezuela, who had a bye on Friday, are in sixth place with 11 points, one below the playoff berth. The top four will qualify for the 2014 finals in Brazil and the fifth will meet an Asian team for another berth. Uruguay, well short of the form that took them to the 2010 World Cup semi-finals in South Africa and victory in last year’s Copa America, need to improve after taking one point in the last three matches. They face Bolivia in La Paz (2000) having to cope with the nearly 4,000 metres altitude and the suspensions of defenders Diego Lugano, Diego Godin and Maxi Pereira, who were booked against Argentina. They do, however, welcome back Alvaro Pereira. It is a good chance for eighthplaced Bolivia, who have four points, to make home advantage count, which they have not with only one win in four matches in La Paz. Seventh-placed Peru, who have eight points after holding Bolivia 1-1 in La Paz on Friday, visit bottom team Paraguay in Asuncion (2200).
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France suffer shock defeat by Japan in Paris friendly
High-flying Germany wary of unfamiliar Sweden
Sweden also have a perfect record and are second with six points from two games, but Reus was left scratching his head when asked by reporters on Sunday to name any of the Scandinavian country’s defenders. “Ah, is Olof Mellberg there, has he retired?” Reus said in a reference to Sweden’s former captain who ended his international career after Euro 2012. “Honestly I do not know. I have not dealt with that yet.” Germany’s team spokesman quickly came to Reus’s rescue saying: “The team discussion has not yet taken place.” Germany could be forgiven for focusing less on their opponents than on their own game, having won 13 consecutive qualifiers for Euro 2012 and the 2014 World Cup. Captain Philipp Lahm, back from suspension, said they were well prepared to face their biggest group rivals and in-form striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The former Barcelona, Juventus, and AC Milan forward has enjoyed a fantastic start at new club Paris St Germain and currently tops the Ligue 1 scoring charts with nine goals.
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SINGAPORE - Foreign imports are responsible for the proliferation of diving in the English Premier League, former Chelsea and Norway striker Tore Andre Flo told Reuters on Monday. Stoke City manager Tony Pulis was left irritated by Liverpool forward Luis Suarez during his side’s goalless draw in their Premier League clash earlier this month, accusing the Uruguayan of going to ground too easily. Pulis called for retrospective three-match bans for anyone found guilty of “falling over” with his new signing, former Liverpool striker Michael Owen, blaming the rise in diving on the many foreign imports playing in England. Flo, who joined Chelsea in 1997 from Brann Bergen and played in London for three seasons before joining Rangers in the Scottish Premier League for 12 million pounds ($19.31 million), agreed with Owen. “I think maybe it is not in English culture to dive when you play football,” Flo said. “I think it is coming from other countries even though there are some English people who can fall easy but still it is a bit more from the foreigners. “The English League is where it happens the least still. Even though it happens in England, I think it happens more in other leagues.” Flo, who scored 23 goals in 76 appearances for his country, believed a review system like Pulis suggested was a good idea to stamp out the problem. However, he felt players should stay on their feet and trust the referee to acknowledge fouls rather than fall to win decisions as Owen admitted doing. “Sometimes you really want to prove this was a foul. I can only speak for myself but I never felt like that,” the tall, slim Flo said.
Japan’s Shinji Kagawa celebrates the opening goal during a friendly soccer match France against Japan at the Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis, outside Paris, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. Japan won 1-0.
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MADRID - Brazil and Real Madrid full back Marcelo has fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot while on international duty, his club said in a statement on Sunday. The Brazilian Football Federation said in a separate statement they estimated the player would be out of action for around three months. Marcelo picked up the injury while training with Brazil in the Polish city of Wroclaw ahead of Tuesday’s friendly against Japan. He will return to Madrid immediately where a decision would be taken on the treatment required, Real said. Losing Marcelo comes as a double blow to Real coach Jose Mourinho with his other left back Fabio Coentrao also returning to the Spanish capital after picking up a muscle injury while on duty with Portugal. Coentrao had to be substituted in the first half of Friday’s 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat in Russia and has been ruled out of Tuesday’s visit of Northern Ireland, Real said.
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BERLIN - Germany will be taking nothing for granted when they bid to maintain their perfect start to World Cup qualifying against main rivals Sweden in Berlin on Tuesday, even though their opponents’ names are unfamiliar. The Germans, who crushed Ireland 6-1 in Dublin on Friday with in-form winger Marco Reus scoring twice, have nine points after winning their first three Group C qualifiers. “It will be a tough job against an opponent who is organised, tactically clever and has an outstanding striker in Ibrahimovic. It is our toughest rival in our group,” Lahm told reporters. “We have to be able to withstand that pressure, break forward very quickly. He is the complete striker, the complete package. If we allow few chances at the back then we will win.” The Germans seem to have shaken off their early cobwebs and their win in Dublin confirmed their status as group favourites after lacklustre performances in their first two games. “We are focused. We take every game very seriously. That is what we are doing. We know what’s at stake,” said Lahm. Sweden looked far less convincing in their 2-1 win away to the Faroe Islands on Friday and needed a 75th minute Ibrahimovic goal to spare their blushes as they came from behind against the bottom-placed team. “My scout has told me the Germans played fantastically,” said Sweden’s coach Erik Hamren. “It will be a wonderful challenge. We have to be physically strong, both in one-on-ones and in running.”
SANTIAGO - Winning on the road is tough in South America’s World Cup qualifiers but that is what Argentina and Ecuador must do if they are to stay at the top of the standings on Tuesday. Argentina, rampant at home and leaders with 17 points from eight matches at the halfway stage in the nine-nation group, have managed one win in three away games before facing Chile in Santiago (0005 GMT Wednesday). Ecuador, a point behind, will be looking for a first away win against Venezuela at Puerto La Cruz (2200) after taking all but
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Argentina’s Sergio Aguero, bottom, right, celebrates with teammate Angel Di Maria, top, after scoring against Uruguay during a World Cup 2014 qualifying soccer match in Mendoza, Argentina, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. At left, Argentina’s Lionel Messi. Argentina won 3-0.
France were shaky at the back, toothless up front and failed to stamp their authority on the midfield in the absence of the injured Abou Diaby and Rio Mavuba. The home team could have taken the lead a few minutes before Kagawa’s goal but Olivier Giroud’s fine volley was superbly parried by keeper Eiji Kawashima. “It’s a bad result. Japan had more opportunities after the break but we also had ours and you can’t win when you don’t score from your chances,” Deschamps told the TF1 television station. Yasuhito Endo also tied the record of 122 full international appearances held by former Japan defender Masami Ihara. Spain warmed up for Tuesday’s game against France with a comprehensive 4-0 World Cup win over Belarus in Minsk on Friday. France and Spain both have six points from two games in Group I, with the world and European champions top on goal difference.
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PARIS - France suffered an embarrassing 1-0 home defeat by Japan in a friendly on Friday that caused raised eyebrows four days before Les Bleus travel to champions Spain for a World Cup Group I qualifier. Didier Deschamps’s side toiled in a dull encounter at the Stade de France and lost to Japan for the first time after Shinji Kagawa poked the ball home at the end of a lightning counter-attack two minutes from time.
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Germany’s Marco Reus, left, is challenged by Republic of Ireland’s Seamus Coleman, right, and Keiren Westwood, center, during their World Cup Group C qualifying soccer match at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012.
one of their 16 points at home, benefiting from the thin air of Quito at 2,800 metres that troubles teams coming in from sea level. Colombia, also on 16 points and in second place on goal difference, are the best away team with wins in Peru and Chile but they have a bye and will not play another qualifier until March. Both Argentina and Ecuador need to address their away form as they will play five times on the road in their remaining eight matches. Coach Alejandro Sabella’s Argentina, who made a weak start to the qualifiers including a shock defeat in Venezuela, are improving led by Lionel Messi who scored twice in the 3-0 home victory over Uruguay on Friday. But they played poorly and were lucky to take a point in a 1-1 draw in their last away match in Peru. “Chile will be tough rivals. They need to win and climb positions to qualify for the World Cup,” Messi said. The Chileans are fifth, level on 12 points with
Uruguay, and against Argentina they will be without defender Pablo Contreras and midfielder Arturo Vidal who were sent off on Friday and left back Osvaldo Gonzalez who was booked. Ecuador, who drew 1-1 in Uruguay last month, are well aware that dropping points away from home can damage their chances of reaching the finals for the third time since 2002. “Thinking of just not losing the game would be mediocre. We work to win in any stadium,” defender Frickson Erazo told reporters after the win over Chile. “We know Venezuela is a very important game. They have evolved and can qualify for the World Cup too. We must show that we’re a strong team not only in Quito,” captain Walter Ayovi said. VALENCIA RETURNS
Ecuador will be without suspended striker Felipe Caicedo, whose two goals against Chile took his tally to four, but winger Antonio Valencia returns. Ven-
ezuela, who had a bye on Friday, are in sixth place with 11 points, one below the playoff berth. The top four will qualify for the 2014 finals in Brazil and the fifth will meet an Asian team for another berth. Uruguay, well short of the form that took them to the 2010 World Cup semi-finals in South Africa and victory in last year’s Copa America, need to improve after taking one point in the last three matches. They face Bolivia in La Paz (2000) having to cope with the nearly 4,000 metres altitude and the suspensions of defenders Diego Lugano, Diego Godin and Maxi Pereira, who were booked against Argentina. They do, however, welcome back Alvaro Pereira. It is a good chance for eighthplaced Bolivia, who have four points, to make home advantage count, which they have not with only one win in four matches in La Paz. Seventh-placed Peru, who have eight points after holding Bolivia 1-1 in La Paz on Friday, visit bottom team Paraguay in Asuncion (2200).
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France suffer shock defeat by Japan in Paris friendly
High-flying Germany wary of unfamiliar Sweden
Sweden also have a perfect record and are second with six points from two games, but Reus was left scratching his head when asked by reporters on Sunday to name any of the Scandinavian country’s defenders. “Ah, is Olof Mellberg there, has he retired?” Reus said in a reference to Sweden’s former captain who ended his international career after Euro 2012. “Honestly I do not know. I have not dealt with that yet.” Germany’s team spokesman quickly came to Reus’s rescue saying: “The team discussion has not yet taken place.” Germany could be forgiven for focusing less on their opponents than on their own game, having won 13 consecutive qualifiers for Euro 2012 and the 2014 World Cup. Captain Philipp Lahm, back from suspension, said they were well prepared to face their biggest group rivals and in-form striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The former Barcelona, Juventus, and AC Milan forward has enjoyed a fantastic start at new club Paris St Germain and currently tops the Ligue 1 scoring charts with nine goals.
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SINGAPORE - Foreign imports are responsible for the proliferation of diving in the English Premier League, former Chelsea and Norway striker Tore Andre Flo told Reuters on Monday. Stoke City manager Tony Pulis was left irritated by Liverpool forward Luis Suarez during his side’s goalless draw in their Premier League clash earlier this month, accusing the Uruguayan of going to ground too easily. Pulis called for retrospective three-match bans for anyone found guilty of “falling over” with his new signing, former Liverpool striker Michael Owen, blaming the rise in diving on the many foreign imports playing in England. Flo, who joined Chelsea in 1997 from Brann Bergen and played in London for three seasons before joining Rangers in the Scottish Premier League for 12 million pounds ($19.31 million), agreed with Owen. “I think maybe it is not in English culture to dive when you play football,” Flo said. “I think it is coming from other countries even though there are some English people who can fall easy but still it is a bit more from the foreigners. “The English League is where it happens the least still. Even though it happens in England, I think it happens more in other leagues.” Flo, who scored 23 goals in 76 appearances for his country, believed a review system like Pulis suggested was a good idea to stamp out the problem. However, he felt players should stay on their feet and trust the referee to acknowledge fouls rather than fall to win decisions as Owen admitted doing. “Sometimes you really want to prove this was a foul. I can only speak for myself but I never felt like that,” the tall, slim Flo said.
Japan’s Shinji Kagawa celebrates the opening goal during a friendly soccer match France against Japan at the Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis, outside Paris, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. Japan won 1-0.
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MADRID - Brazil and Real Madrid full back Marcelo has fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot while on international duty, his club said in a statement on Sunday. The Brazilian Football Federation said in a separate statement they estimated the player would be out of action for around three months. Marcelo picked up the injury while training with Brazil in the Polish city of Wroclaw ahead of Tuesday’s friendly against Japan. He will return to Madrid immediately where a decision would be taken on the treatment required, Real said. Losing Marcelo comes as a double blow to Real coach Jose Mourinho with his other left back Fabio Coentrao also returning to the Spanish capital after picking up a muscle injury while on duty with Portugal. Coentrao had to be substituted in the first half of Friday’s 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat in Russia and has been ruled out of Tuesday’s visit of Northern Ireland, Real said.
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Beratan Lake IBP
Beratan Lake is a shallow lake with the high caldera about 1231m above sea level and it is located at Bedugul, the famous tourist destinations in Bali. This lake have wide 3,8 km2 and also its deepness is up to 22 meters. The water volume in this lake is about 0,049 km3, so Beratan Lake is the closed lake. Tourist can access the Beratan Lake through the dock which have been provided or desist around Ulun Danu Beratan Temple. In this place, the visitor can do various activities like doing recreation to look around in dock or do the other outdoor activities. The various water recreation activities can also be conducted here, for example riding the boat motorize to circle the lake, parasailing, canoeing with
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the traditional boat, banana boating, water skiing, and others. Fishing activities are also available in this places for who one love fishing in the lake. Beratan Lake is situated in the plateau area with cool atmosphere surround it. It is an ideal place for relaxation while enjoy the beautiful panorama of lake. The accommodations are also available in this area where is the perfect place for overnight stay, resting and enjoy the beautiful panoramic of lake with the Ulun Danu Temple as a magnificence. The small scale of agriculture activities are likely conducted around this lake and can be perceived at the same time circle around it. If we encircle it, we can take photograph with the beautiful background view or make the picture sketch face in painting mini studio at the lakeside with a short time as a souvenir.
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Anti-roll bar failure wrecked Hamilton’s chances
Resilient Djokovic stuns Murray to take Shanghai title
Lewis Hamilton’s hopes of a podium finish in the Korean Grand Prix were wrecked by a rear anti-roll bar failure. The former world champion’s pace in the race dropped away shortly after the first pit stop, with him revealing on the radio that the car felt ‘nervous.’ A post-race inspection of his McLaren has revealed that a rear anti-roll bar was to blame - which caused excessive tyre wear and compromised his chances of fighting at the front. Hamilton eventually finished 10th, after being further hampered late in the race when he ran over some artificial grass which got wrapped around turning vanes by the sidepods. Team principal Martin Whitmarsh said: “The roll-bar went, I think, about lap 18. By then he was fighting for third place and it fell away. “It was absolutely destroying the tyres and his balance was gone. We did all we could at the stops but he was eating the tyres, so he had to do a three-stop with tyre pressure and front wing changes, and that is all we had to try and counter it. “The car must have been horrendous to drive, so the fact that he was fighting there with Kimi for quite a few laps and then caught the two Toro Rossos at the end, was truly remarkable. “Then, with four or five laps to go, when he should have been able to get the Toro Rossos, he picked up the turf - which finished the day off.” Although the result effectively ended Hamilton’s world championship chances – as he now lies 62 points behind Sebastian Vettel with four races remaining – Whitmarsh was full of praise for his driver’s efforts. “He just was tenacious and a fighter, so it was a heroic drive from him,” he explained. “In the one sense of course I have to be bitterly disappointed with the afternoon, but on the other sense I have to be immensely proud of his job really, because in those circumstances it is very easy to not be fighting as hard as he was. “You could see all the way through, with an awful balance to that car with a rear anti-roll bar failure, he fought with everyone and that is Lewis as a great, great racing driver. I am immensely proud of him.”
Novak Djokovic of Serbia kisses the trophy after winning the men’s singles final match against Andy Murray of Britain at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament at Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center in Shanghai, China, Sunday Oct. 14, 2012. AP Photo/Kin Cheung
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SHANGHAI - Novak Djokovic exacted revenge on Andy Murray for his U.S. Open final defeat by saving five match points to outlast the Briton 5-7 7-6 6-3 to win the Shanghai Masters title on Sunday. The resilient Serbian fought back from the brink of defeat, trailing by a set and 5-3 before staving four match points in the tiebreak to force a tense decider. The world number two then broke Murray, winner in Shanghai for the last two years, in the seventh game and again at 5-3, prevailing on his third match point to triumph when his opponent went long. Djokovic had lost to Murray in their last two meetings, the U.S. Open final at Flushing Meadows in September in which the Scot secured his first grand-slam triumph, and the semi-finals of the Olympics in London. “It was a thrilling match...very long - 3 1/2 hrs for best of three is quite long. But I have got used to it,” Djokovic said. “Whenever I play Andy I know it’s going to be a gruelling fight, a lot of long rallies. It could have gone either way. “I could not say I dominated the match because all three sets were very close and he had some match points and opportunities to finish the match. I could have easily been a runner-up today but
I’m very proud of my fight.” An extraordinary topsy-turvy first set featured seven breaks, both players gaining an advantage before handing it straight back. Djokovic led 2-0, world number three Murray 3-2 and Djokovic again at 5-4. The decisive moment came when Djokovic went wide with a forehand volley to be broken for the fourth time and hand Murray a 6-5 lead. His emotions boiling over, the angry Serb obliterated his racket with three hefty smashes before tossing it towards his chair, receiving a warning in the process. Murray appeared to have another Shanghai title at his mercy when Djokovic fluffed his lines again and was staring at defeat at 5-3 down in the second set. The Scot had match point on his own serve at 5-4 but a battling Djokovic dug deep, averted the danger and then seized his own chance to break back for 5-5. Like
the first set, a pulsating tiebreak swung back and forth with Djokovic staving off four match points, including two at 6-4 down. He then spurned three set points himself before finally prevailing 13-11, taking the set with a driving forehand volley. Murray had outlasted Djokovic at the U.S. Open in a five-set thriller, but fortunes were reversed this time in the Chinese port city with the Serb finding the greater stamina and willpower. Sensing that his opponent was tiring, Djokovic broke to lead 4-3 in the decider, consolidated on his own serve and broke again to secure his fifth title of the season. He now leads Murray 9-7 in their head-to-head meetings. “It was a disappointing one to lose but I’ve lost tougher matches than that before, in the biggest events, so I’m sure I’ll recover from it pretty well,” Murray said.
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Mechanics for McLaren driver Jenson Button of Britain push his car back into his pit lane garage during the first practice session for the Korean Formula One Grand Prix at the Korean International Circuit in Yeongam, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012.
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September 11 trial rules under scrutiny at Guantanamo
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE — A U.S. military judge is considering broad security rules for the war crimes tribunal of five Guantanamo prisoners charged in the Sept. 11 attacks, including measures to prevent the accused from publicly revealing what happened to them in the CIA’s secret network of overseas prisons. Prosecutors have asked the judge at a pretrial hearing starting Monday to approve what is known as a protective order that is intended to prevent the release of classified information during the eventual trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who has portrayed himself as the mastermind of the terror attacks, and four codefendants. Lawyers for the defendants say the rules, as proposed, will hobble their defense. The American Civil Liberties Union, which has filed a challenge to the protective order, says the restrictions will prevent the public from learning what happened to Mohammed and his co-defendants during several years of CIA confinement and interrogation. The protective order requires the court to use a 40-second delay during court proceedings so that spectators, who watch behind sound-proof glass, can be prevented from hearing — from officials, lawyers or the defendants themselves — the still-classified details of the CIA’s rendition and detention program. “What we are challenging is the censorship of the defendant’s testimony based on their personal knowledge of the government’s torture and detention of them,” said Hina Shamsi, an ACLU attorney who will be arguing against the protective order during the pretrial hearing at the U.S. base
in Cuba. The protective order, which is also being challenged by a coalition of media organizations that includes The Associated Press, is overly broad because it would “classify the defendants own knowledge, thoughts and experience,” Shamsi said in an interview. Protective orders are standard method in civilian and military trials to set rules for handling evidence for the prosecution and defense. Military prosecutors argue in court papers that the Sept. 11 trial requires additional security because the accused have personal knowledge of classified information such as interrogation techniques and knowledge about which other countries provided assistance in their capture. The U.S. government has acknowledged that before the defendants were taken to Guantanamo in September 2006 they were subjected to “enhanced interrogation techniques” such as the simulated drowning method known as water-boarding. Defense attorneys say the treatment will be used to form the basis of their defense but the proposed protective order limits their ability to make that case in court and in public advocacy on behalf of their clients. “It’s a way in which the government can hide what it did to these men during the period of detention by the CIA,” said Army Capt. Jason Wright, a Pentagon-appointed attorney for Mohammed. “I think we need to bring the truth to the light of day on these issues.” The judge’s approval of the protective order, which may not happen this week, must occur before the Sept. 11 case can move forward. Defense lawyers cannot begin to review classified evidence against their clients until it is in place.
Obama... From page 1 Obama is likely to pitch his economic vision, which focuses on a tax breaks for the middle class and tax increases for the wealthy. Romney has called for across-the-board tax cuts and sparred with Obama over whether such a plan would add to the nation’s debt problems. The debate on Tuesday will be followed in less than a week by the final debate, on foreign policy, on Oct. 22, giving the candidates their final chance to shift momentum in the election. Once the last debate concludes, there will be two weeks before the election and both campaigns will be focused on voter-turnout operations designed to identify supporters and get them to the polls. Presidential debates typically draw fewer television viewers as they go on, making it harder to shift perceptions in later debates. The first one between Obama and Romney drew an audience of 67 million viewers. Biden’s showdown with Ryan raised fresh lines of attack for both parties that are likely to come up on Tuesday, including Libya, abortion rights and Romney’s comments in a secretly recorded video about the “47 percent” of Americans who he said are government-dependent victims.
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INDONESIA Wife of slain Australian reporter seeks return of body Agence France-Press
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In this Oct. 20, 2004 file photo, Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Monineath wave at Phnom Penh airport, in Cambodia. Sihanouk, the former Cambodian king who was never far from the center of his country’s politics through a half-century of war, genocide and upheaval, died of natural causes early Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, in Beijing. He was 89.
Cambodia’s former king Sihanouk dies in Beijing
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PHNOM PENH - Cambodia’s former king Norodom Sihanouk, once an absolute ruler who freed Cambodia from colonialism before becoming a tragic pawn through decades of turmoil, died on Monday in a Beijing hospital. He was 89. A pre-eminent figure in Cambodia’s history for seven decades, Sihanouk however will also be remembered as a puppet kept by the Khmer Rouge during their 1970s reign of terror that killed almost a quarter of the Cambodian population. The quixotic ruler held considerable power in the 1950s and 1960s when the young, flamboyant leader came to symbolize Cambodia’s liberation from French rule in what is now seen as a golden age for an impoverished country long scarred by war. His close aide, Prince Sisowath Thomico, said Sihanouk had died of heart failure. “This is not just mourning by the royal family but for all Cambodians. He is the father of the nation,” he said. Flags were lowered across Cambodia and the capital, Phnom Penh, was quiet on Monday, the second day of the three-day Pchum Ben Festival, a national holiday. His son, King Norodom Sihamoni was seen tearfully embracing Prime Minister Hun Sen before both left for Beijing on a flight that included
Buddhist monks. They will collect Sihanouk’s body in preparation for a state funeral in Phnom Penh. Despite his self-exile in China, declining health and diminished influence in later years, Sihanouk still looms large over Cambodia, his portrait commonplace in homes and buildings across the Southeast Asian nation of 14 million people. But as much as he will be remembered as the firm hand that held the young and newly independent Cambodia together in the 1950s and 1960s, memories are unlikely to fade of a man whose ill-fated forays into politics contributed to three decades of war that turned his country into a failed state. “There can be no doubt that Sihanouk’s actions and his decisions contributed to the political malaise that finally tore Cambodia apart,” historian Milton Osborne wrote in his 1994 biography. His rise came after he was chosen by France to be a puppet king to succeed his uncle, Sisowath Monivong, in 1941. He soon pushed for independence from Paris, which he achieved
in 1953. In the late 1960s, long after he had abdicated to strengthen his own political clout, Sihanouk was powerless to stop his country’s slide into the Vietnam War and the 1970s Khmer Rouge “killing fields”, under which at least 1.8 million people died during Pol Pot’s ultra-Maoist revolution. The Khmer Rouge kept Sihanouk as a figurehead and a prisoner in his own palace after their 1975 victory, which ushered in four years of brutality under which almost a quarter of the population died of starvation, disease, execution or torture. After a U.N.-brokered peace treaty that led to a shaky transition to democracy in the early 1990s, Sihanouk became a figurehead king with limited power. The fate of the monarchy, and the country, then rested with Hun Sen. He abdicated again in 2004 and went to live in Beijing, where he received medical treatment for cancer and diabetes, among other ailments. Prince Sisowath said the motivation for his abdication had been to preserve the monarchy and build a stable Cambodia.
JAKARTA - The 80-year-old widow of an Australian journalist allegedly shot by Indonesian forces in East Timor in 1975 pleaded Sunday for her husband’s remains to be swiftly repatriated. Shirley Shackleton, who has been seeking the return of the remains of her husband Greg since his killing 37 years ago, fears that unless the saga is ended soon she may not live to see his body returned. Greg Shackleton is buried in the same grave as four other journalists -- two Britons, another Australian and a New Zealander -- who were killed when Indonesian troops overran the East Timorese town of Balibo in October, 1975. His remains can not be removed from the grave at a Jakarta cemetery without the prior agreement of relatives of the other four, prompting his widow’s call to the capital’s governor to order the exhumation of the site. “They only have to exhume the grave to find out if it’s possible to bring my husband home. We can discuss what happens after that, once we know the condition of the remains,” she told AFP from the cemetery. “Nearly four decades have gone and it’s still very hard for
me to come back here. But I want my husband back in Australia, I don’t think he should stay here.” An Australian inquest into the deaths of the so-called “Balibo five” accused Indonesian forces of killing the group in cold blood in an effort to stifle their reporting on abuses committed during Indonesia’s brutal occupation of East Timor. Jakarta has always maintained that they died in crossfire as Indonesian troops fought East Timorese Fretilin rebels, and refused to cooperate with an Australian war crimes investigation launched in 2010. A 2009 film about the suspected war crime was banned by Indonesian censors, prompting debate over the nature of free speech and democracy in Indonesia, which has failed to prosecute any of its military officers over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in East Timor. “I would think Indonesia wants to be rid of this whole situation,” Shirley Shackleton said. “If that’s the case I hope they will help me bring my husband home.” An estimated 183,000 people were killed or starved to death during Indonesia’s 24-year occupation, which ended with a bloody vote for independence in 1999.
Malaysia`s Medical Center opens 16 branches in Indonesia Antara
PEKANBARU - - Malaysia`s Mahkota Medical Center (MMC) has opened 16 branches in Indonesia in an effort to provide cheap medical services for Indonesian patients, its executive said. “The branch offices have been built in Pekanbaru, Bali, Kalimantan and in a number of other regions in Sumatra. The branches have also been built outside Indonesia, namely Cambodia and Phnompenh,” MMC Marketing Executive Director Goh Pei Ru, said here on Sunday. He was here during the inauguration of MMC`s neurologist center. Goh explained that MMC belonged to the Health Manage-
ment International Ltd (HMI), a health service group based in Singapore. The MMC was established in 1994 and was aimed at providing best services for patients with costs within the financial reach of the people. “We have 69 medical specialists ready to provide services in various medical fields,” Goh said adding that the management was convinced that the medical center would be able to give complete medical care with reachable costs. MMC is opening neurologist service center with complete equipment for patients suffering from strokes.
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Australian opposition leader Tony Abbott, left, talks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during a meeting at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Oct 15, 2012.
RI`s economic growth second highest in the world Antara
JAKARTA - Indonesia`s economic growth rate, projected to reach 6.3 percent at the end of this year, will be the second highest in the world after China`s 7.8 percent, according to Bank Indonesia (BI). “Compared with other countries in the world, our economic growth rate will be much higher. We will be second only to China,” said Perry Warjiyo, the central bank`s director for economic research and monetary policy. He stated that the Indonesian economy would grow at a relatively high level of 6.3 percent this year, although it would be less than the 6.4 percent growth seen in 2011. Earlier, the central bank had predicted that the national economy would expand in a range of 6.1 percent to 6.5 percent in 2012, before rising to 6.3-6.7
percent next year. However, the global economy is expected to grow by 3.1 percent this year, down from the previously projected 3.2 percent. “Indonesia`s economic growth is expected to fall this year from 6.4 percent to 6.3 percent because of the global economic crisis, which has begun to affect the country`s exports,” Perry explained. “Growth this year is expected to be fueled by strong domestic consumption and investment in the third quarter, which are projected to increase by 5.1 percent and 10.9 percent, respectively,” he added.
Jokowi installed ss new Jakarta Governor Antara
JAKARTA - Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi installed Joko Widodo and Basuki Tjahaja Purnama as the new Jakarta governor and vice governor here on Monday. Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) respectively replaced Fauzi Bowo and Prijanto following their victory in the run-off election last month.
Former president Megawati Soekarnoputri, who is the general chairperson of the Indonesia Democratic Party Struggle (PDIP) that sponsored the Jokowi-Ahok ticket along with Gerindra Party attended the installation ceremony in the plenary session of the regional legislative assembly (DPRD) meeting. Megawati was flanked by her daughter Puan Maharani who is also a PDIP executive chairper-
son, but Gerindra leader Prabowo Subianto was not seen in the event. Several Gerindra Party executives however were seen attending the ceremony including secretary general Ahmad Muzani. Thousands of Jokowi-Ahok supporters crowded the venue of the event to welcome the installation of their candidates as the new Jakarta governor and vice governor.
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BUSINESS Chinese shoppers power global luxury sales Associated Press
MILAN - Chinese shoppers both at home and abroad are pushing personal luxury sales to new heights. A new study by Bain & Company released Monday forecasts the global luxury goods market for apparel, accessories, jewelry, cosmetics and art will grow 10 percent this year to €212 billion ($274 billion), from €192 billion in 2011. That would be the third straight year of double-digit growth. Bain expects spending for the holidays to increase by 7 percent in 2012 over last year. But the real boost is from Chinese consumers, who this year became the top luxury buyers responsible for 25 percent of global purchases. Europeans contributed 24 percent to global sales, Americans 20 percent and Japanese 14 percent. Fondazione Altagamma, Italy’s luxury trade association, commissioned the study. AP Photo/Trisnadi
In this Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012 photo, budget airlines’ passenger jets, Malaysia’s AirAsia, top, Indonesia’s Batavia Air, third from bottom are parked at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. AirAsia said Monday it has aborted an $80 million deal to buy Indonesia’s Batavia Air because it will be too risky for shareholders.
AirAsia aborts deal to buy Indonesia’s Batavia Air Associated Press
KUALA LUMPUR — Southeast Asia’s top budget carrier AirAsia said Monday it has aborted an $80 million deal to buy Indonesia’s Batavia Air because it will be too risky for shareholders. AirAsia announced its first ever acquisition in July to accelerate expansion in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. But in an about face, AirAsia Chief Executive Tony Fernandes said a thorough evaluation found the deal would have “induced too many risks” and hurt earnings. “We always knew it was not going to be an easy transaction. It has been a very good experience and we come out of it feeling more confident of what we need to do to grow the market in Indonesia,” Fernandes said. “Our aggressive focus in Indonesia remains and we will
push our Indonesian IPO plans while still maintaining close cooperation with Batavia Air. “ Batavia Air’s commercial director Sukirno Sukarna told The Associated Press in Jakarta that the deal was called off as the two parties failed to reach an agreement. “This is not the end of the world for Batavia because we will still continue our business without the acquisition,” he said, declining to elaborate. AirAsia said in a statement that the two airlines will cooperate in areas including ground handling and inventory systems.
They will also jointly set up an aviation training center to address an expected pilot shortage in Indonesia. AirAsia’s Indonesian Chief Executive Dharmadi, who goes by one name, said the airline will accelerate its fleet expansion from 2013 with plans to more than triple the number of planes in the next five years, adding more routes and flights. Analysts said AirAsia was eyeing Batavia for its massive ticketing agent network. However, the deal would have weighed on AirAsia as Batavia has $40 million in debt and an
aging fleet, said Ahmad Maghfur Usman, analyst with OSK Research. Without the acquisition, Ahmad said it will be challenging for AirAsia, which currently commands only two percent of Indonesia’s lucrative air travel market, to expand. Batavia has a 12 percent share while rival Lion Air has 38 percent of Indonesia’s 260 million people market. Ahmad said AirAsia has to establish a strong physical presence with more ticketing offices to tap Indonesia’s rural population. Overall, he is optimistic about AirAsia’s prospects, citing strong demand and the proposed listings of its Indonesian unit and long-haul arm AirAsia X expected next year.
German tax to finance renewable energy skyrockets Associated Press
BERLIN - Germany’s tax on households’ electricity bills to finance the expansion of renewable energies will rise almost 50 percent on the year as the country pushes ahead with phasing out nuclear power within a decade. The country’s four main grid operators say Monday that the tax will rise from €3.6 cents to €5.3 cents ($6.7 cents) per kilowatt hour starting in January. That brings the annual cost of financing Germany’s energy switchover for a family of four to about €250 ($324) per year, including sales tax. The tax is used to pay producers of solar, wind or biomass power guaranteed abovemarket rates to ensure their investment will be profitable. Renewable energies currently produce a quarter of Germany’s electricity but are set to account for 80 percent by 2050.
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Government seed aid complained by farmers Bali Post
SEMARAPURA - Rice and soybean seed aid given by central government was complained by farmers at several subak organizations in Klungkung. They complained because both seeds grew dwarf and many were damaged. The soybean, for instance, could only bear little fruits and the leaves looked yellow before they grew up. Chief of Subak Tohpati, Banjarangkan, Klungkung, Nengah Sudana, said on Sunday (Oct 14) that many farmers at the subak territory lost out because the soybean plants whose seed given by central government rarely bore fruits. Actually, this month they should have begun to bear fruits. Despite bearing fruits, their production was minimal and their leaves even yellowed quickly. Similar condition also happened to paddy plants in the area. Some 80 members of the Subak Tohpati cultivating the farmland area spreading across 65 hectares claimed to lose out because the seed assistance provided by the government could not grow up maximally. Earlier in 2008, similar assistance was given to farmers in the local subak, but it was in the form of cash where farmers were mandated to purchase the seed by themselves. But in 2012, the aid was given directly in the form of seeds amounting to 60 bags where each bag contained 20 kilogram of soybeans and 115 bags of rice seeds containing 10 kilogram per bag. With such condition, farmers did not know about the quality of seeds. When planted, they grew with a lot of difficulties, kindling many
complaints of local farmers. Farmers claimed that after planting the rice and soybean seed had been well treated. Unluckily, many yields were still damaged. Sudana said that in good condition, the local farmers could produce 8 tons of grain per hectare. But by planting the rice seed given by the government, they could only produce not more than 4 tons of grain per hectare. Aside from being complained by farmers at Subak Tohpati, in fact the seed-related complaint was also revealed by farmers from other subak territory. In a meeting held in the Agriculture, Plantation and Forestry Agency of Klungkung on Monday (Oct 8), it was revealed that similar condition was also experienced by farmers of subak at Akah village and Subak Giri at Bungbungan village. In both subak territories, the rice and soybean seeds given by government also grew abnormally. In response to such condition, the Head of Agriculture, Plantation and Forestry Agency of Klungkung, Wayan Muliarta, had not dared to speak. When contacted via phone for several times, the phone call was not responded by the agency head that would retire. (kmb31)
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Rice and soybean seed aid given by central government was complained by farmers at several subak organizations in Klungkung. They complained because both seeds grew dwarf and many were damaged. The soybean, for instance, could only bear little fruits and the leaves looked yellow before they grew up.
Julah Village, an Ancient Balinese Village Retaining Uniqueness If you happen to travel to Buleleng Regency, try to drop by at Julah Village, Tejakula Subdistrict. This village is unique because it belongs to ancient village with unique ancient Balinese civilization. According to Julah Headman, Nengah Wijaya, the life of local residents was still quite original, although it had now been in modern civilization. Population of the village, according to him, was around 4,000 people or 1,600 families. Major livelihood of the residents was farming in rice field and plantation as well as making a living outside the village as self-employed workers. Wijaya, a former tour guide, then said that as an ancient village, Julah certainly had uniqueness and frequently been chosen as object of research by foreign and national scholars. They wanted to know some information starting the people’s life, architecture and culture. Based on data from the Buleleng Tourism and Cultural Agency, the village had a quite long history. In days of old, the Bale Agung Temple of Julah Village had 20 sheets of bronze inscriptions, but now only 11 pieces left, while 9 others were stored in the Bale Agung Temple of Sembiran. The whole inscriptions had been published a foreign scholar named Dr.
Brandes in the magazine Tijdschrift, Bataviaasch Genootschap in 1889. Later, the remaining inscriptions were published by Dr. Goris in his book entitled Bali Inscription in 1954. Another decision was that residents were also prohibited from arresting the others. If there were stranded ship or vessel at sea, then freights of the vessel would become the property of temple or utilized for temple activities. Meanwhile, village boundaries had also been established in the statute of the King Ugrasena. Apparently, the effort of King Ugrasena to pacify the Julah villagers was in vain. Furthermore, the king was replaced by Sri Aji Tabanendra Warmadewa. This king ruled in Bali in 955 AD. Due to his wisdom in ruling the kingdom, majority of the villagers living in refuges were willing to come home. Later, the king decided that villages including the Julah Village administration comprised the Kutur, Tukad Memurpur, Poh Talur, Tring Wor, Ratu Kamodi, Lijong, Baringin, Air Puhun, Air Belatuk, Air Ranusan, Air Tampikan, Air Hepu, Air Poh Tanduk, Balimbing, Renek, Bakar and Candi. This charter was made in Caka Year 873 (December 19, 951) Then, the administration of Sri Aji Tabanendra Warmadewa was
replaced by the King Sri Janasadhu Warmadewa. In Caka Year 897 (April 6, 975 AD), the king together with his tall royal servants could gather the leaders or the Julah headmen who just recently returned home from their refuges. In the talks the King decided as follows: “If there are damaged buildings such as temples, tombs, fountains, baths, temples and roads, they should be repaired on the account of the four villages namely Julah Village, Indra Pura Village (now called Depehe), Buhundalem Village (now Bondalem) and Hiliran Village (now Tejakula). Similarly, if any robbery happened to the Dharmakuta hermitage, then all the villagers had to go out carrying weapons and help the monastery. Meanwhile, regarding the contributions to temple ceremony remained to follow the stipulation as decided by the former kings. The laws of the King Janasadhu Warmadewa were made on April 6, 975 AD. They were carved on the surface of bronze plate and made by Banacri. From the administration of Sri Janasadhu until Dharma Udayana Warmadesa (1011 AD), the situation of Julah Village and entire territory was very peaceful and safe. The robbers seemed no longer to take action during the period because the population grew stronger and united.
After ruling for 41 years in Bali, Janasadhu Warmadewa was then replaced by a queen with the title of Sang Ajna Dewi. Since her administration in Bali, the Julah Village came back to live through some damages and anxiety. Many Julah villagers were killed, arrested and abducted by gangs coming from Bayan Bisti Village. Approximately 200 families fled to look for hideaway at safer places. At the end, only 50 families of Julah villagers consistently lived at the village. Their refugee camps on those days were called Pawelah / Sawelah. Furthermore, during the reign of Queen Ajna Dewi the condition of Julah Village was deteriorating. Similarly, the King Marakata succeeding the ruling queen in the period of 1022 AD-1026 AD were unable to take back Julah villagers to their home village from refuges. That’s all about the fourth inscription written on September 11, 1016 AD. In Caka Year 987 (August 10, 1065 M), the leaders and the village headman of Julah, Widatar, Keduran, Pasuruhan and Pasungan came to meet the Majesty Sri Aji Anak Wungsu as they would like to make the new bylaws of Julah Village. Some of the decisions that could be made including: If there were merchants from other island who would like to across and
come to Menasa Temple (now located in the east of Sinabun Village), but their boat suddenly got problem at sea, then all the Julah villagers should help them. If there was sudden attack from an enemy against the coastal villages, then all the Julah villagers should get out with weapons and counterattack the enemies. Additionally, the King stipulated about taxes of entertainment and a bevy of psalmody and gamelan music. The charter was equipped with the oath and curse. These laws were made in the royal palace and inscribed by Bajarangsa. Apparently, during the period of 1065 AD - 1181 AD, the Julah Village and the surrounding areas had turned rather peaceful and safe, although some people moved elsewhere. In 1181 AD the King Jayapangus freed Keduran Village to become an autonomous village. Previously, Kedurang Village was under the control of Julah Village. In addition, the King Jayapangus had set the boundaries of Julah Village, bylaws like the rules on tax and excise to boats and vessel anchoring on the beach of Julah Village, laws of marriage, inheritance laws of the people who had died, mandatory rules for organization of large temple ritual and others that had been adapted to the regulations made by the King Anak Wungsu.
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Asphalt mixing at Sumbersari alleged to be illegal Negara (Bali Post)—
Lately, a semisolid asphalt mixing activity alleged to be illegal appeared at Sumbersari, Melaya. It is located in secluded and closed area. Besides, the manual mixing method also involves a number of workers. Allegedly, the location is used by trucks carrying asphalt to ‘drop’ some amount illegally before the order reached the destination. From the observation and information gathered in the community on Sunday (Oct 14), it was known if the mixing activity had been going on since about two months. A number of semisolid asphalt trucks both from Gilimanuk and Denpasar turned to location for outpouring the remaining asphalt. Furthermore, the asphalt was mixed and processed again to get a drum for sale again. A drum of asphalt was sold at the same market price approximately reaching IDR 1.2 million to IDR 1.5 million. A number of Bali Post sources declared if the activity had been going on since last August when there were many paving projects. It was commonplace and known by local residents but no action was taken by the authorities. Owner of the business alleged to be illegal was often called P and employed a number of people where some of them were
Mendoyo residents. From observation at location last Sunday, some black drums were left empty. According to the source, the vacant land located right in the east of the Sumbersari petrol station would start its operation after the truck came by. Other than drums, the remaining tools to contain the asphalt were left there, too. Local residents did not suspect it because some officials occasionally came to location to check. However, no activity was found last Sunday and only empty black drums with asphalt trace were left there. The trucks transporting the semisolid asphalt usually came by and ‘dropped’ some amount of asphalt at the location until getting some drums and they would be sold again. Hamlet chief of Sumbersari, Nyoman Suata, said that as a hamlet chief he had monitored the location.
Similarly, he had never seen the activity of illegal asphalt mixing at the location. His party did not know about the permit because his authority as a hamlet chief was limited to check the population and community stability. “I’ve checked and found some workers from Biluk Poh and another from outside Bali. Having been checked, they could present their identity card. Then, I do not dare to act further due to my limited authority,” said Suata who has served as hamlet chief since 2004. According to him, the activity had been going on for about a month. However, his capacity was only monitoring and never rechecked it. “I’m awfully sorry, I do not monitor and have no information regarding the semisolid asphalt trucks coming by at the location and how far their activity is,” he explained. (kmb26)
Fishermen shrieked
The fresh water fishermen in Karangasem lately felt disadvantaged as if they’re all being strangled. The price for their fishes’ food has increased thrice its original price since last September which is unusual for them. Head of Mina Murti Fishermen Group, I Ketut Sukerama, last Friday (12/10), at his Village Saren Budakeling, Karangasem, found out from the fishes’ food makers that the price of the basic ingredients to the food have increased causing it increasing three times in a month. A member, Nyoman Kota, stated the fishermen were not ready to increase their products’ prices in a sudden moreover a really high price. “The production has now gone up due to the thrice increase fishes food, yet fishermen can’t increase the products prices as well. If so, public won’t buy it as now the sea fishes have lower prices as it is their harvest time,” Kota explained. Fresh water fishermen right now can only survive with the situation knowing only a few have existed right now when then there were a lot of groups formed when there was a government aid. This job will be a side job as it won’t be enough for daily needs. Sukerama stated the increase occur 1st, 19th and 30th September when the usual per sack (20 kg) would be IDR 117,000 increased to IDR 123,500 then IDR 129,500. In other hand, NGO People Prosperity Concern Alliance (APISEMAR) Head, Nyoman Pasek, at Abang, Karangasem stated the needs of officials to care on these fishermen’s difficulties is demanded as there were more and more those in poverty got worsen with the situation and condition as first the sun have caused a dryness that seems endless causing lacking clean water and people not able to work as there is no activities that can be done such as planting and they don’t have any other skills. Pasek stated, this dry season the NGO have done doorto-door survey where they found that these people usually work 3 hours (7-9 am local time then 4-6.30 pm local time) to avoid the strong sunlight. “Water is very hard to find for bathing, drink and for the animals, also the dry grasses is not helping. Cows are mostly breeded and they have to make it survive. These people should be help in finding their way in solving their endless poverty,” Pasek concluded. (013)
EU set for new sanctions on Iran LUXEMBOURG - Britain, Germany and France say they expect the European Union to approve even tougher sanctions on Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons. British Foreign Secretary William Hague said ahead of Monday’s meeting of EU foreign ministers that new sanctions would be “a sign of our resolve in the European Union that we will step up the pressure.” Hague said such pressure would continue to mount “over the coming months unless negotiations succeed. We remain open of course to success of negotiations.” The foreign ministers of France and Germany made similar calls. They did not elaborate on the kind of measures under consideration. The United States and its allies accuse Iran of covertly developing nuclear weapons. Tehran denies that.
Denpasar Police Illegal Drugs Section under the lead of the Head, PC I Wayan Suarda, have captured another illegal drugs users Mamluatur Rohma (22) and Erwin Sunanta (34) captured in different places and times. From each of their hands methamphetamine and glass pipe were found. Last Sunday (14/10) Suarda explained that they are in the same network and have bought the item from someone unknown. “This is now being investigated further,” Suarda clarified. The process of the capture started with an information stating that the two are misusing the drugs. After observing them, Rohma was captured at Akasia Street No. 37 last Friday (12/10) at 11.30 pm local time where 0.17 grams of methamphetamine and one glass pipe were found. While developing the case, another accused, Erwin, who lives at Dukuh Sari, Burung Muda Alley, No. 6, Denpasar were captured on Saturday (13/10) at 1 am local time at his room at no.1 where a 0.14 gram of methamphetamine and one glass pipe were also found. Both have admitted to have only consumed methamphetamine. (kmb21)
The aspalts drums are seen at Sumbersari, Melaya and it is suspected to be illegal.
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Moro Islamic Liberation Front Peace Panel Chief Mohagher Iqbal (L) exchanges documents with Philippine government chief peace negotiator Marvic Leonen (R) after signing a peace deal at the Malacanang palace in Manila October 15, 2012.
Muslim rebels ink Philippine pact as step to peace Associated Press
MANILA — Muslim rebels and the Philippine government overcame decades of bitter hostilities and took their first tentative step toward ending one of Asia’s longest-running insurgencies with the ceremonial signing of a preliminary peace pact Monday that both sides said presented both a hope and a challenge. The framework agreement, also called a roadmap to a final peace settlement that is expected by 2016, grants minority Muslims in the southern Philippines broad autonomy in exchange for ending more than 40 years of violence that has killed tens of thousands of people and crippled development. It was signed in Manila’s Malacanang presidential palace by government negotiator Marvic Leonen and his counterpart from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Mohagher Iqbal. Also on hand to witness the historic moment were President Benigno Aquino III, rebel chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim — who set foot in the palace for the first time — and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose country helped broker the deal. “We are men and leaders who want to make a difference and we have decided that the time has come for us to choose the moral high ground,” Najib said. He said the deal “will protect the rights of the Bangsamoro people and preserve the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Philippines.” He cautioned it “does not solve all the problems, rather it sets the param-
eters in which peace can be found. “After four decades, peace is within reach,” he said. The 13-page document outlines general agreements on major issues, including the extent of power, revenues and territory granted for a new Muslim autonomous region to be called Bangsamoro in this predominantly Roman Catholic nation. It calls for the establishment of a 15-member Transition Commission to draft a law creating the new Muslim-administered region. The 11,000-strong rebel army will be deactivated gradually “beyond use,” the agreement says, without specifying a timetable. Aquino also said much work remains to be done and “the devil is in the details,” but his government is committed to the country’s south. Murad said the agreement, on the heels of “almost 16 years of hard negotiations interspersed with armed confrontations ... (is) the most important document in the chapter of our history, a landmark document that restores to our people their Bangsamoro identity and their homeland, their right to gov-
ern themselves and the power to forge their destiny and future with their very hands.” Michael Mastura, a member of the rebel negotiating team, likened Monday’s agreement to a takeoff. “But then we have to fly, reach a plateau, and move on,” he said. Sonny Davao, deputy chief of the rebel army, said guerrilla commanders were ready to shift from armed struggle to helping build a new Muslim-administered region. The agreement says that the new Muslim-administered region will replace an existing autonomous territory made of five of the country’s poorest and most violent provinces. That territory was created by a 1996 peace agreement the government signed with the Moro National Liberation Front, but it was considered a failure because it did not end the conflict, the rebels did not disarm and it did not improve the lives of Muslims. Corruption, political violence and crimes such as kidnappings and extortion persisted, and the current Moro group continued to fight for self-rule.
Pakistan sends girl shot by Taliban to UK for care
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ISLAMABAD - Pakistan airlifted a 14-year-old activist who was shot and seriously wounded by the Taliban to the United Kingdom for treatment Monday, a move that will give her access to the specialized medical care she needs to recover and also protect her from follow-up attacks threatened by the militants. The attack on Malala Yousufzai as she was returning home from school in Pakistan’s northwest a week ago has horrified people both inside the country and abroad. It has also sparked hope the government would respond by intensifying its fight against the Taliban and their allies. Over 100 Taliban militants attacked a police station near the main northwest city of Peshawar late Sunday night, sparking a gunbattle that lasted several hours, police said. Six policemen were killed during the clash, including two who were beheaded. Malala was targeted by the Taliban for promoting girls’ education and criticizing the militant group. Two of Malala’s classmates were also wounded in the attack and are receiving treatment in Pakistan. The Taliban said they attacked Malala because she was promoting “West-
ern thinking” and have threatened to target her again until she is killed. Malala was flown out of Pakistan on Monday morning in a specially equipped air ambulance provided by the United Arab Emirates, said the Pakistani military, which has been treating the young girl at one of its hospitals. It’s unclear whether her family members, who could also be vulnerable to attack, accompanied her. Video footage handed out by the military showed Malala being wheeled out of the hospital on a stretcher, covered in a white sheet and surrounded by uniformed army officers. She was placed in the back of an ambulance and driven to the airport, where she was put on a plane. A panel of doctors recommended that Malala be shifted to a center in the United Kingdom that has the ability to provide “integrated” care to children who have sustained severe injuries, said a military statement. “It was agreed by the panel of Pakistani doctors and international experts that Malala will require prolonged care to fully recover from the physical and psychological effects of trauma that she has received,” the military said.
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A supporter of Pakistani political party Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), reacts while holding a poster of 14-year-old schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai, who was shot last Tuesday by the Taliban for speaking out in support of education for women, during a rally to condemn the attack in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012.
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Folic acid doesn’t cut risk of colon polyps: study Reuters
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This image made from video, provided by Red Bull Stratos shows pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria as he jumps out of the capsule during the final manned flight for Red Bull Stratos on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012.
Skydiver breaks sound barrier in record jump Associated Press Writer
ROSWELL, N.M. — In a giant leap from more than 24 miles up, a daredevil skydiver shattered the sound barrier Sunday while making the highest jump ever — a tumbling, death-defying plunge from a balloon to a safe landing in the New Mexico desert. Felix Baumgartner hit Mach 1.24, or 833.9 mph, according to preliminary data, and became the first person to reach supersonic speed without traveling in a jet or a spacecraft after hopping out of a capsule that had reached an altitude of 128,100 feet above the Earth. Landing on his feet in the desert, the man known as “Fearless Felix” lifted his arms in victory to the cheers of jubilant friends and spectators who closely followed his descent in a live television feed at the command center “When I was standing there on top of the world, you become so humble, you do not think about breaking records anymore, you do not think about gaining scientific data,” he said after the jump. “The
only thing you want is to come back alive.” A worldwide audience watched live on the Internet via cameras mounted on his capsule as Baumgartner, wearing a pressurized suit, stood in the doorway of his pod, gave a thumbs-up and leapt into the stratosphere. “Sometimes we have to get really high to see how small we are,” an exuberant Baumgartner told reporters outside mission control after the jump. Baumgartner’s descent lasted just over nine minutes, about half of it in a free fall of 119,846 feet, according to Brian Utley, a jump observer from the FAI, an international group that works to determine and maintain the integrity of aviation records. He said the
speed calculations were preliminary figures. During the first part of Baumgartner’s free fall, anxious onlookers at the command center held their breath as he appeared to spin uncontrollably. “When I was spinning first 10, 20 seconds, I never thought I was going to lose my life but I was disappointed because I’m going to lose my record. I put seven years of my life into this,” he said. He added: “In that situation, when you spin around, it’s like hell and you don’t know if you can get out of that spin or not. Of course it was terrifying. I was fighting all the way down because I knew that there must be a moment where I can handle it.”
Taking extra folic acid and other B-vitamin supplements may not help protect against colon polyps, according to a U.S. study that contradicts observational studies suggesting people who get more of the vitamins are less likely to get colon cancer. The study, led by Yiqing Song from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, followed 1,470 women with an average initial age of 62. The women were randomly assigned to take daily folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12, or a vitamin-free placebo pill, and then followed them to see who developed colon polyps. Women in the “active” treatment group took 2.5 milligrams of folic acid, 50 mg of vitamin B6 and 1 mg of vitamin B12 each day. All participants had a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy to check for colon polyps, which can develop into cancer
if not removed, sometime before mid-2007. According to their medical records, 355 had a confirmed polyp. Polyp risk was not related to treatment group, with 24.3 percent of women taking the vitamins developing polyps compared to 24.0 percent of those on placebo pills. The lack of benefit remained after the researchers accounted for women’s weight as well as smoking, alcohol and exercise. “Where we really are is a kind of interesting impasse,” said John Baron, an epidemiologist from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth University in Lebanon, New Hampshire, who was not involved in the study. “The observational data continually show an inverse association between measures of folic acid, that is diet or blood level, and the risk of colorectal cancer. The clinical trial data such as we have... suggest no benefit overall.”
Robot Sub Maps Underside of Antarctic Ice in 3-D
The map will help reveal the amount of ice in the region, which is important for understanding how climate change is affecting Antarctica. The Australian researchers, on a two-month voyage to the region on the Australian Antarctic Division’s icebreaker Aurora Australis, used helicopters and a special, autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to produce a map of both the top and underside of the extensive sea ice, finding peaks and valleys that resemble land topography. This data is a valuable addition, because although satellites can keep tabs on the amount of ice cover, they aren’t good at measuring the ice’s thickness or volume — information this new 3-D map provides. Project leader Guy Williams, from the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, said in a statement that the technology represents a huge advance over what researchers had previously used. “In the past, we took drill-line measurements or observed ice thickness as we moved through [the ice] on a ship, but with the AUV, we can now use multibeam sonar to measure an entire ice floe in unprecedented detail,” he said in the statement. The underwater vehicle swims 65 feet (20 meters) below the ice, traveling in a “lawnmower” grid-pattern and using sonar to make a map of the ice. Data collected by the vehicle is stored in an onboard computer and converted into a 3-D map at the end of each survey. “The thickness of sea ice is regarded amongst climate scientists as one of the crucial indicators of [climate] change,” said researcher Jan Lieser in a statement. “When we know how the thickness of sea-ice cover is changing over time, we can estimate the influence of global climate change on the Antarctic environment.”
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Kusamba famously known as barometer of fresh fish transaction in East Bali. Unfortunately, the condition of fishermen on Kusamba Beach is really apprehensive. Lately, many local fishermen protested because many big employers of fish catcher in the area of Sumbawa and Benoa operated large-sized nets to catch fish.
Kusamba fishermen protest, big employers operate large-sized nets Bali Post
SEMARAPURA - Condition of fishermen on Kusamba Beach is really apprehensive. Their catch is very minimal, whereas it is the barometer of fresh fish transaction in East Bali. Lately, many local fishermen protested because many big employers of fish catcher in the area of Sumbawa and Benoa operated large-sized nets to catch fish. A former fisherman who is now a fishmonger on Kusamba Beach, Dawan, Klungkung, Komang Sidep, said on Sunday (Oct 14) that fishermen on Kusamba Beach were really in a dead faint as getting no fish after departing to catch fish for few times. According to Sidep, the lack of fish catch on Kusamba Beach did not have anything to do with the season or the presence of many fishermen. It was actually kindled by big employers operating a large-sized fishing net from Sumbawa and Benoa. The net could reach a depth of approximately 700 meters. “The employers were using large-sized fishing nets. Its use can reach coral reefs. Actually, during October to December is the season of fish harvest on Kusamba Beach,” he said. Such condition had actually lasted for a long time, but fishermen could not do much. Fishermen on Kusamba Beach preferred to shift profession into porter, farmer and migrate to other regions. As a result, many boats were no longer used. They resigned because the traditional tools were impossible to defeat the powerful equipment used by the employers. “From the east, the fish is caught in
Sumbawa, while from the west the fish is caught in Benoa. Therefore, there will be no more fish moving to Kusamba,” he complained. Meanwhile, the current fish scarcity had boosted the price of fish. For a package consisting of 8-9 fish per kilogram was averagely sold for IDR 5,500; a package of 4-6 fish per kilogram was sold for IDR 7,000 and a package containing 1-2 fish per kilogram was sold for IDR 9,000. The price was quite high, said Sidep, because the previous price rarely reached the high price on Kusamba Beach. “In the past, we could usually ask fish for free from fishermen, but now I have to buy,” said the former fisherman, Nengah Suardinata. Sidep hoped that fishermen could get a right solution from the government regarding this issue. Minimum numbers of fish caught by local fishermen had an impact on the fish preserving base on Kusamba Beach. Traders processing the fish could only rely on the fish supply from outside. A.A. Berata, an officer in the Kusamba fish preserving base, said last Sunday that some 78 people preserved fish and the amount of
fish processed also declined. Even, only eleven wholesalers preserving the fish remained to survive. Within a day, a wholesaler could only preserve 80 baskets of fish. Each basket contained 30 kg of fish. The remaining were medium and small traders whose number also significantly reduced. A medium-sized trader could preserve 20 baskets of fish per day. A preserved fish could be sold for IDR 3,000 to traditional markets in the Eastern Bali and Denpasar. Sidep added with the current situation it was very difficult for fishermen to develop with such minimal fish catch. He hoped there would be a blower aid from the government to empower the fish processing. According to him, the fish boiled by using a blower could be faster and the yield was also better because it was cleaner. Besides, the blower was considered more ecofriendly because the smokes generated directly moved up, so it did not interfere with the workers, instead of using firewood. In the future, if the fish preserving process produced higher quality, it could be marketed to supermarkets or minimarkets in Bali. (kmb31)
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Balinese people hold umbrellas as they walks to a temple during an Odalan festival at Apuan village in Tabanan, on the resort island of Bali October 13, 2012. The Odalan festival is a Hindu-Balinese ceremony held to signify the day a temple was initially completed. An Odalan celebration, held every 210 days, consists of worship services, and the sacrifice of offerings such as food, money and flowers from the people.
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Relishing Sea View in Fusion with Terraced Rice Fields Physically, Dewi Sinta Hotel, Restaurant & Spa is not as grandiose as the hotels located in the premier tourist resorts of Nusa Dua, Sanur or Kuta. However, never misunderstand! The budget hotel located in the Tanah Lot tourist destination has its own uniqueness, both in terms of panorama or services extended. “Though it is a budget hotel, we provide services based on the standard of star-rated hotels,” said I Gusti Gde Aryadi, the owner of the hotel. Most importantly, continued Aryadi, he provided services for guests with friendliness, honesty and professionalism, so as to create impressive images for the only hotel in the favorite tourist area in Bali. Familiar and familial atmosphere was not only intended for the staff, but also became a priority for every single traveler. “We also give awards for the best employees as a way to encourage the morale of our workers in providing the best services,” added the pioneer of Tanah Lot tourist object calmly. Dewi Sinta is the oldest hotel since the Tanah Lot was visited by many tourists. The entire building is designed by perfectly combining the traditional elements and stylish architecture to engender a convenient tourism sanctuary to unwind. Aura of the sanctity exuded by the Tanah Lot Temple, Enjung Galuh Temple and Pakendungan Temple give more profound tranquility. Meanwhile, the existing lush tropical gardens confer a typical countryside nuance. There are 20 rooms consisting of 2 types on offer,
Singaraja (Bali Post)—
HIV/AIDS cases continue to rise in Buleleng Regency. Until July 2012, the Buleleng Health Agency discovered 151 new HIV/AIDS cases. With such addition, the HIV/AIDS in Buleleng totally reached 1,500 cases counted since 1999. The data in the Buleleng Health Agency indicated that in July 2012 most cases were found in Buleleng subdistrict, namely 28 cases. In Gerokgak and Seririt subdistrict were respectively found 22 cases, while the cases in seven other subdistricts were still less than 20. Furthermore, in Sawan subdistrict were found 12 cases, Tejakula (17 cases), Kubutambahan (12 cases), Sukasada (15 cases), Banjar and Busungbiu subdistrict respectively nine cases. The Head of Buleleng Health Agency, Ni Made Sukarmini, said that most cases were found in April 2012 where 31 of them were new cases. Majority of the HIV case transmissions still occurred through heterosexual contact or free sex. On that account, the Buleleng Health Agency continued to intensify the coaching and counseling to several subdistricts. (kmb15)
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namely standard and deluxe room with air conditioning, private bathroom with hot and cold water, IDD telephone, TV, and mini bar. In front of the hotel rooms stretches an enchanting terraced rice fields in combination with the verdant fairways of golf course and swimming pool. These added-value backdrops made this accommodation close to nature. Additionally, it is also equipped with spa treatment facilities featuring with Balinese therapies to blissfully pamper guests with freshness and fitness. In the meantime, Dewi Sinta is also equipped with restaurant offering a variety of menu choices such as Balinese, Indonesian, Chinese, Seafood and European cuisine. All delicacies are carefully prepared by well-experienced cooks. Interestingly, breakfast, lunch and dinner are optionally served in a la carte or buffet style. Other amenities equipping the hotel property are an open stage and a conference room with a capacity of 300 people. Such facilities offer a dinner party with traditional cultural performances such as Kecak, Tektekan, Legong and shadow puppets. Best services, guaranteed security and good relationship with the surrounding communities led the hotel to achieve some outstanding achievements such as the Security Certificate from the Bali Police with gold predicate, bronze medal in THK Awards and the best taxpayer in Tabanan Regency.
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The minimum fire brigade facilities especially its trucks and safety uniform have caused Representatives annoyed moreover a number of times their truck have broken down while at location turning off fires. Head of Buleleng House of Representatives Commission B, Putu Mangku Budiasa, last Sunday (14/10) admitted the condition of facilities have caused some delay on emergency situations such as what happened at Satelit Asri last August and last week at Sukasada. Commission B raid last month also found the number of fire resistant safety uniform is not near enough, there is only one uniform for 33 personnel. “A repair and additional trucks are needed so that there will be no delays and any loss due to a fire would be minimized,” Budiasa explained. According to temporary analysis most of the trucks are aging moreover there are no budget placed for its and other fire brigade equipments maintenance. This year 2013 budget has to add a new truck in it and if there are not enough budgets then at least there are some for maintenance. Budiasa stated will call Head of Buleleng Regional Nature Disaster Management (BPBD) to discuss on the Fire Brigade condition also what equipments are still needed and repaired. (kmb15)
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The pig cage on Samblong River could pollute the river and affect the water.
Waste of pig cage disposed to Samblong River reaps a protest Negara (Bali Post)—
Pig farm at Samblong, Sangkaragung village, Jembrana was lately protested. It was kindled by disposal of pig droppings directly into the Samblong River from the cage dwelt by 200 heads of pig. A number of residents said on Saturday (Oct 13) the droppings from the pig cage disposed directly into the river had caused the river dirty. As a result, local residents rarely used the river to bathe. Before the pig droppings were disposed into the river, they often bathed in the river. Aside from disposing the droppings into the river, the odor generated by the farm was very disturbing. “We sometimes cannot stand the smell,” said one of the residents met around the river. To dispose the pig droppings, it had been made a tunnel from the
cage directly into the river, whose distance was just a few meters away. Hamlet Chief of Samblong, Ketut Sujana, admitted on Sunday (Oct 14) that a number of residents complained about the piggery odor. The disturbing smell usually happened in the morning as generated by such many pigs. Actually, his party had approached the farm owner for several times. But so far, there had been no further complaints. Related to few residents taking a bath in the river, it happened because most of them had a bathroom. However, it was only about 10 percent of them who were still using the river water for bathing animals. “We have requested to overcome the smell of pigs by spraying,” explained Sujana. On the other hand, the pig farm owner, Ketut Gemuh, said on Sunday
(Oct 14) that related to the waste disposal his party had owned a permit. “Then, if people are said to still take a bath in the river it is a lie because the river water sometimes floods, sometimes recedes. We have applied EM4 substance to resolve the odor problem. Besides, I feed my pigs with soft coconut trunks and we make it like bran to reduce the smell,” he argued. According to Gemuh, the current price of pig was only about IDR 15,000 per kilogram and buyers rarely demanded his pigs. He had not sold any pigs for three months. Though the price dropped, his party would still sell them. As planned, Gemuh would also discontinue his farm because the price of feed and operating cost was not comparable to the yields. (kmb26)
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Pura Aer Jeruk Sukawati Pura Dangin Pasar Batuan-Sukawati Pura Penataran Batuyang-Batubulan Pura Desa Lembeng Ketewel-Sukawati Pura Pasek Bendesa Dukuh Kediri-Tabanan Pura Kawitan Dalem Sukawati Gianyar Pura Kresek Banyuning Buleleng Pura Puseh Bebandem-Karangasem Merajan Pasek Kubayan-Gaji Merajan pasek Gelgel Jeroan Abang-Songan. Merajan Pasek Subrata Temaga Temaga Merajan Pasek Gelgel Bungbungan Gelgel Bungbungan Sad Kahyangan Batu Medahu Swana Nusa Penida Pura Buda Kliwon Penatih-Denpasar Pura Penataran Dukuh Nagasari Bebandem Karangasem Pura Pasek Bendesa Tagtag Paguyangan Pura Pulasari Sibang Gede Abiansemal Pura Batur Sari Ubud Pura Penataran Agung Sukawati 8 Oct Soma Keliwon Krulut Pura Pasel Gelgel Kekeran Mngwi Badung Merajan Pasek Subadra Kramas-Gianyar 13 Oct Hari Tumpek Krurut Pura Pasek Gelgel Br Tengah Buleleng Pura Dalem Pemuteran Jelantik Tojan - Klungkung Pura Pedarmaan Bhujangga Waisnawa Besakih Pura Taman Sari Desa Gunungsari Penebel Tabanan Pura Dalem Tarukan Bebalang Bangli Pura Benua Kangin Besakih Pura Merajan Kanginan Besakih 14 Oct Redite Umanis Merakih Pura Parangan Tengah Banjar Ceningan Kangin - Lembongan Pura Dalem Celuk Sukawati - Gianyar 17 Oct Buda Wage Merakih Pura Bendesa Mas Kepisah Pedungan Pura Natih Banjar Kalah - Batubulan Pura Desa Silakarang Singapadu Pura dalem Petitenget Kerobokan - Kuta Pura Dalem Pulasari Samplangan - Gianyar Pura Kubayan Kepisah Pedungan Denpasar Selatan Pura Pasek gelgel Banjar Tanahpegat - Tabanan Pr. Paibon Banjar Bengkel Sumerta - Denpasar Pura Pasek Lumintang Denpasar Pr. Panti Penyarikan Medahan Sanding - Tampaksiring Pr. Pasar Agung Banjar Dauh Peken Kaba-kaba - Tabanan
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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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Thriller “Taken 2” earns second box office win Reuters
LOS ANGELES - Liam Neeson thriller “Taken 2” won a battle between two hostage movies over the weekend, holding on to its top box office rankings for a second week with $22.5 million from ticket sales at U.S. and Canadian theaters.
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This image released by 20th Century Fox shows Liam Neeson in a scene from “Taken 2.”
Ben Affleck’s highly praised Iran hostage thriller “Argo” was as close second, earning $20.1 million from Friday through Sunday. Low-budget horror movie “Sinister” came in third with $18.3 million, according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. Action sequel “Taken 2” stars Neeson as a former CIA agent who is captured while on vacation in Istanbul. The movie has pulled in $86.8 million at North American (U.S. and Canadian) theaters since its debut a week ago, plus $132.8 million from international markets. “We continue to play broadly across all demographics and it is a testament to the strength of Liam’s character and the property,” said Chris Aronson, president of domestic distribution at 20th Century Fox, which released the film. With a worldwide box office total already reaching nearly $220 million, he said the film was close to equaling the final box office total of the first “Taken” movie ($226.8 million), and therefore labeled the sequel as “a much bigger movie.”
“Taken 2” sales outpaced receipts for “Argo,” a movie that Affleck stars in and directs. The film is based on a real-life CIA plot to smuggle six U.S. diplomats out of Iran in 1979 under the guise of a fake movie production. The diplomats had escaped the storming of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran at the height of the Islamic revolution. They hid at the Canadian embassy until a CIA agent came to sneak them out of the country. “Argo” is generating buzz as an Oscar contender after earning stellar marks from critics, with 94 percent of reviews collected on the Rotten Tomatoes website praising the film. Ahead of the weekend, boxoffice forecasters had predicted an opening of $15 million or more.
Lohan To Sit Down With Barbara Walters For ‘No Holds Barred’ Interview Lindsay Lohan will soon join Barbara Walters for an exclusive, revealing interview, Access Hollywood has learned. In the next few weeks, Barbara will sit down with the actress for an extensive, “no holds barred, no questions off-limits” interview, a source close to Lindsay told Access on Sunday. The 26-year-old actress has chosen to speak with the iconic journalist because she “trusts Barbara.” “[Lindsay] has a lot of respect and admiration for her, and knows the interview will be done accurately and fairly,” the source said. Additionally, Barbara spent half a day with Lindsay on the set of her Lifetime TV movie, “Liz & Dick” this summer, where the actress gave Barbara a tour of the set, while ABC filmed behind-thescenes footage and interviews with Grant Bowler (playing Richard Burton), producer Larry Thompson and the movie’s director. Footage from Barbara’s “Liz & Dick” set visit - along with Lindsay’s new interview - will air as a one-hour primetime special. Lindsay will be the only member of the Lohan family interviewed for the special.
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Proliferation of limestone dredging activities at Pecatu village, South Kuta subdistrict, is considered excessive. The dredging alleged as the dredging of quarry C in a large scale has made the Bukit Pecatu pockmarked.
“The movie is like the perfect storm, everything came together at the right time,” said Dan Fellman, president of theatrical distribution for Warner Bros, noting that the combination of the film’s appeal to all ages combined with critical acclaim and awards season buzz would spell a long commercial run. “It’s going to have legs,” he said. “Critical acclaim is going to translate into commercial success.” Warner Bros. and GK Films paid about $44 million to produce the movie.
Limestone dredging rampant, Bukit Pecatu pockmarked Bali Post
MANGUPURA - Proliferation of limestone dredging activities at Pecatu village, South Kuta subdistrict, is considered excessive. The dredging alleged as the dredging of quarry C in a large scale has made the Bukit Pecatu pockmarked. From observation made near the SDN 6 Pecatu primary school, there were two large-scale quarrying activities. The dredged land area reached tens of ares. As a result, the hill looked pockmarked because the land excavated had formed a large pool with an estimated depth of tens of meters. Some heavy equipment was deployed to dig out. Location of the limestone mine is quite secluded. Only a few residents live in the surrounding area. There spreads an unpaved road section with the width of some four to five meters. At some points, the road is quite hazardous because it is not so wide and flanked by a ravine of excavation on both sides. If driving a car and passing
a truck conveying limestone, one of the vehicles had to step aside. “These are just at two locations. Meanwhile, some major excavations are located nearby. When viewed from a helicopter, Pecatu will look pockmarked,” said Chairman of Commission B of the Badung House, I Made Sumerta. This people’s representative from Pecatu revealed the limestone dredging project in the area had been going on for a long time. It was not a matter of months, but of years. Therefore, the excavation area was quite large and extensive. His party was also apprehensive about the rise of dredging that harmed the environment. Moreover, the project activities had also disturbed
the convenience of residents. “There should be a mutual respect. We can understand that limestone is needed for development, but please also pay attention to the impact of dredging if it is undertaken too massively,” he said. Meanwhile, the Mining Division Head of the Human Settlement Agency (DCK) of Badung, I Made Suka Arsana, said on Sunday (Oct 14) that his party did not know about the exact condition of limestone dredging at Pecatu, especially the location near the SDN 6 Pecatu. On that account, a team of DCK Badung would come down to location and check the condition. As scheduled, the checking would be carried out on Monday. (kmb25)
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In second debate, Obama faces challenges on key issues Reuters
WASHINGTON - Losing ground to Republican Mitt Romney on a host of issues, President Barack Obama faces a serious challenge to put his re-election bid back on track when the two men face off on Tuesday in their second debate. Obama’s passive performance in their first debate two weeks ago and Romney’s subsequent surge have raised expectations for a more fiery encounter at New York’s Hofstra University. The Democratic president’s team has been encouraged by the feisty performance of Vice President Joe Biden last week in his debate against Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan. Now, with Romney having virtually erased Obama’s lead in national polls just three weeks before the Nov. 6 election, Obama is hoping to take advantage of the town hall-style format in Tuesday’s debate to make a direct pitch to voters. Continued on page 6