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Kimberly Locke poses for a photo in New York on Monday, July 30, 2012.

Sitcom creators mine laughs from their real lives

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Got a goofy older brother? Parents you still live with even though you’re grown up?

An unconventional friendship? If so, you’re too late to turn those ideas into a hit sitcom. But while you comb your life for something else to fuel a comedy that a network will love, consider three fall sitcoms spawned from the personal lives of their creators.

CBS’ “Partners” explores the lifelong friendship of Louis, who’s gay, and Joe, who’s straight, as they navigate their architecture business and their respective romantic ties. Their best-friends dynamic is inspired by the friendship of Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, who met in high school and, after partnering as TV producers, co-created shows including the megahit “Will & Grace.”

There’s no attempt to hide the lineage of Fox’s “Ben & Kate.” It’s the tale of a freewheeling brother, Ben, who comes back into the life of his single-mother younger sister, Kate, to serve as a surrogate dad while continuing his lifelong role as a mischievous child. The show is based on the relationship of its creator, Dana Fox, with her own big brother, whose name is, yes, Ben. Meanwhile, ABC’s “How to Live with Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life” finds a young mom from a broken marriage seeking refuge at her parents’ with her young

daughter. It was drawn from the domestic situation of creator Claudia Lonow, who well into adulthood and despite career success (including producing the sitcom “Less than Perfect”), continues to live with parents she describes as “charismatic,” ‘’super entertaining” and “very weird.”

“I’ve been living there for 15 years, and I’ve been (developing) the show for about 12,” Lonow told reporters this

week at the Television Critics Association conference.

Like Polly (played by Sarah Chalke), who descends on TV parents Brad Garrett and Elizabeth Perkins, “I did show up at their doorstep and say, ‘I hope this isn’t a bad time for YOU, because it is for ME.’ “They reacted like any loving mother and stepfather would,” Lenow recalled, and took her and her daughter in.

London - Indonesian lifter, Eko Yuli Irawan finally won bronze medal in the Olympic 2012 in London. That medal presented as the first medal for Indonesia delegation in this Olympic.

Eko won the medal in the Men’s 62 kilograms division, at the Excel Stadium, London, Sunday (30/7) night London local time (BST). This wining also Eko’s personal repeat achievement from the Olympic Beijing in 2008.

Eko’s total lift was 317 kilograms, with snatch lift 145 kg and clean and jerk 172 kg. Gold medal in this class won by North Korea Lifter, Kim Un Guk with total lift 327 kg. Kim Un Guk also made a new world record for Men’s 62 kg division. While the silver bronze was won by Colombian lifter, Albeiro Figueora Mosquera with total lift 317 kg. He share the same total lift wth Eko, but Eko body weight is heavier that Albeiro, so Eko must be satisfied with bronze medal.

Minister of Youth and Sport, Andi Mallarangeng was attending this match. “ AlhamdulilAP Photo/Hassan Ammar lah, we hope that this medal that win by Eko will Irawan Eko Yuli of Indonesia competes during the men’s 62-kg, group A, weightlifting competition at the 2012 Summer gunning another athlete to presenting another medal, especially gold medal,” said Minister.

Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012, in London.

Expensive seeds, farmers reluctant to plant soybean Bali Post

DENPASAR - Farmers in Denpasar seem reluctant to plant soybeans. Expensive price and difficulty to find the soybean seed make farmers choose other varieties of crops. The Denpasar Agriculture and Horticulture Agency records the price of soybean seed could reach IDR 12,000 per kg. Even, it had reached IDR 15,000 per kg.

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This undated image released by CBS shows David Krumholtz, left, as Joe, a newly-engaged, accomplished architect and Michael Urie , who stars as Louis, Joe’s gay co- worker and best friend in a scene from “Partners,” a comedy premiering Monday, Sept. 24, at 8:30 p.m. EST on CBS.

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NEW YORK — Kimberley Locke wants to fill that vacant judge’s chair on American Idol. The season 2 finalist feels having a former contestant on the show can bring renewed interest to the popular TV singing competition. “I would love to sit in that chair and, you know, give some advice from the contestant’s standpoint because I’ve been on that stage and I know what it’s like,” Locke said Monday in an interview with The Associated Press. and Charlie Sheen.

Regardless of if Locke were to get the call, she loves the idea of former contestants coming back to judge. Adam Lambert has also been vocal about his willingness to be a judge on “Idol.”

Since finishing behind Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken at the end of the show’s second season, Locke embarked on a solo career, releasing two albums on Curb Records.

Locke recently started her own label, IAM Entertainment.

Her first single, “Finally Free” came out on Tuesday. She plans to release another single this year and a full album early next year.

HSBC takes $2 billion hit for U.S., UK scandals

Lochte falters again, but Franklin, Grevers shine Page 8

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But don’t consider her a pushover. Locke says she’ll be brutally honest about each performance and “give it with no fluff.” “When you’re a contestant on that show you do need that hard truth sometimes,” Locke says, anticipating her critical tone would fall somewhere between the styles of two former judges.

“I’m not quite as nice as Paula (Abdul). Paula’s super, super nice but I don’t think I’m quite as mean as Simon (Cowell) either.”

The empty judges’ chairs came after Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez decided not to come back for another season. Last week, Mariah Carey confirmed she would join the show’s 12th season. Other names mentioned to fill the missing spot include Nick Jonas, Pharrell Williams

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“So far, farmers in Denpasar indeed have less interest in cultivating soybean plants because at the time of buying the price of soybean seed is expensive. Then, when selling their harvest yield, farmers sometimes do not get profits,” said

the Head of Food Crops and Horticulture Agency of Denpasar, I Gede Ambara Putra, in Denpasar.

Apart from the seed difficulty, Ambara revealed that farmers were also faced with the factor of different growing season. Denpasar had

a growing season in February, but the soybean seed was just available in May. “The seed of soybean is rarely found because the soybean cropping system in Bali is indeed different,” he said.

According to him, to help improve the activity of soybean farmers in Denpasar, the municipal government helped the farmers by providing soybean seeds for 150 hectares in 2012 with the needs of approximately 40 kg to 50 kg per hectare. The seed supply was brought in from a number of regencies such as the Badung Regency.

“By and large, the centers of production start planting in November and enter their harvest in January. As a result, the soybean production in Badung can meet the needs of soybean seeds of farmers in Denpasar for planting season in February,” he explained.

He said that in the period of 2013, Denpasar municipality planed to change the pattern of aids provided for farmers from soybean seed to NPK fertilizer. In 2012, the area planted with soybean in Denpasar reached about 300 hectares. Of that amount, the average production

reached 2 tons per hectare.

“As a rule, such production is totally absorbed. Even, the amount was not adequate for the business sector of tofu and soybean cakes processing in Denpasar,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Bali recorded that soybean production of Bali within the past five years had increased by 0.26 percent per year. Such a production increase was triggered by the increase in harvested area and improvement of production per hectare unit basis.

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A healthy and balanced diet is certainly advisable to maintain a healthy body. Surely, the food should contain carbohydrate, fat, vitamin and minerals. But, most people of Indonesia today consume more carbohydrates and fat, while consumption of vitamins and minerals obtained from fruits and vegetables is only a few. had obesity (± 19.1 percent), had stress (11.6 percent) and consumed alcoholic drink (4.6 percent).

This unhealthy lifestyle did not only trigger a heart attack at younger age but also other diseases such as diabetes, obesity and hypertension. To prevent these diseases, added Wita, people should surely live a balanced and healthy life and did a lot of exercises. “When there is no opportunity to do regular exercise, it is enough by having a regular walk at least for 15 minutes a day,” said Wita.

In consuming food and drink, added Wita, it was not necessary to do any abstinence unless people had allergies. The most important key was to enjoy, limit and control. “For instance, drinking red wine is good for the heart when consuming it less than six shots per day. If more than that, it will damage the heart,” he said. (kmb24)

Food indenpence 2014 only a dream

Denpasar (Bali Post) –

The target of food self supporting 2014 in the middle of plant production and productivity decrease seemed to be only a dream as Economy Expert Prof.

Dr. Gede Sri Darma, S.T.,M.M. stated the program can only be reached if the people and government will actively act in maximizing the agriculture and with the right technology.

“Let alone 2014, next year there will be a deficit if the people act pragmatically and thinking short term in selling their agriculture land without thinking the future,” Sri Darma stated in Denpasar last Monday (30/7).

According to Darma, Balinese lands left by December 2011 reaching 39,022 hectares

smaller than 2010’s reaching 47,394 hectares. Bali has decreased its open land by 8,372 hectares causing production of rice in Bali 2012 predicted a deficit of 7,894 ton kg or 0.92 percent from 2011. “This is only Bali, not yet elsewhere, moreover the huge exploitation keep on continuing which so self-supporting food will be hard to reach as it needs a break-through for this problem,” Darma continued.

Great Teacher of Udayana University (Unud), Prof. Dr. Nyoman Suparta, stated to reach that Bali needs to face many spectacles such as the decreasing land due to conversion or water deficit, irrigation water supply seemed going down, the technol-

ogy supply and application for agriculture has to be exact and more. Bali can be self-supporting if there is a commitment and strong partnership, hardworking of agriculture human resources also consistency in applying technology can be the key to success including increasing their income and prosperity. It is stated the condition of Bali’s food now sourced from outer Bali such as rice, nuts, corn, fish and vegetables so if there’s a disturbance in distribution then it is possible that a crisis will happen. “This needs hard work from all side with the farmers to reach it and the complexity of the problem has to be wisely solved in togetherness,” Suparta explained. (kmb27)

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Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Heart disease at young age (under 40 years) in 1992 was only recorded to reach 12 percent but it had now increased to 18 percent. “Even, the heart attack occurred to people under the age of 30-35 years has also been found,” said Wita.

Based on the data of cardiac patients treated in Sanglah Hospital, approximately 83 percent of them had a history of smoking, 61 percent had high cholesterol and 40 percent had stress. In addition to the risk factors, the cardiovascular disease accompanied with other diseases such as hypertension and diabetes was also high.

According to a national survey in 2007, the unhealthy lifestyle in big cities was very high. In Denpasar City, people who loved salty foods were around 24.4 percent, consumed fat food (12.8 percent), had less exercise (48.2 percent), smoked over 15 years old (34.7 percent),

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Low, vegetable consumption in Indonesia Prof. Dr. I Wayan Wita, a cardiologist, when met some time ago said that percentage of the Indonesian people that ate less fruit and vegetables was around 93.6 percent. It meant that only 6 percent of the Indonesian who met the needs of vegetables and fruits. Not only that, added Wita, the current people were starting to live an unhealthy lifestyle where smoking habit did not only happen to adults, but also to students.

According to Wita, such unhealthy lifestyle definitely triggered some diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and hypertension. “Three of four patients who have a heart attack are caused by an unhealthy lifestyle. While, only few heart diseases are caused by heredity factor,” he said.

At the moment, the unhealthy lifestyle also covered the reluctance of people to have exercise and the increase of obesity rates.

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The damage road to Kiduling Kreteg Temple, Besakih, Karangasem which is damage since a year ago

Road to Kiduling Kreteg at Besakih needs repairing soon Amlapura (Bali Post)—

The road to Kiduling Kreteg Temple, Besakih, Karangasem, right at the end of the bridge, collapsed about a year ago. It was broken and has not been repaired.

To facilitate the devotees who want to worship to Kiduling Kreteg Temple with a shorter access, they requested in order the road could be repaired soon. It was revealed by a legislator of Karangasem House, I Wayan Sekep Aryana, Monday (Jul 30) in Karangasem. In the last recess, he absorbed a lot of people’s aspiration asking the improvement for the broken road at the end of the bridge connecting the road of Besakih Kangin to Kiduling Kreteg Temple.

So far, the residents of Besakih Kangin should take a detour when going to Palak hamlet and surrounding area of Kiduling Kreteg Temple as the road was broken. It was also very hazardous for people who did not know about the broken road or devotees from outside Besakih, especially at night. Moreover, the broken road was not equipped with a safeguard.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Karangasem House, I Gede Dana, when chairing the meeting of budget agency said that government should do efficiency in the use of budget. So far, the budget for indirect expenditure or non-capital expenditure had showed a very imbalanced portion, reaching more than 70 percent of the total Karangasem Regional Budget worth IDR 800 billion. Since many people asked for the procurement or construction of infrastructure such as the opening, hardening or repair of road,

he asked to increase the portion of capital expenditure in the regional budget. He said if there were proposals related to the repair of broken roads, the House should be very careful. Even, his party did not dare to reject or strike out the budget proposal related to temple.

Aside from the broken road leading to the Kiduling Kreteg Temple, said Sekep from Selat, Karangasem, it was also required the paving for ring road to Pasar Agung Temple at Sebudi. The road required was from the dam at Sogra to Sukaluwih and Duda. It connected the road of Temukus and eased the access to Pasar Agung as long desired by the locals. “It is very urgent to accomplish the ring road, especially before the grandiose ritual in the Pasar Agung Temple at Sebudi,” said Sekep.

On the other hand, the acting Regional Secretary of Karangasem, I Wayan Arta Dipa, said few days ago in Karangasem there had been a plan to repair the broken road at the end of the bridge from Besakih Kangin to Kiduling Kreteg Temple. The road section belonging to Bali Province and the fund was from BKK. However, the funding allocated by the province was only IDR 350 million whereas, said Arta Dipa, based on the study made by the Karangasem Public Works it was required IDR 500 million to IDR 600 million.

On that account, the fund of IDR 350 million was actually inadequate. Due to restricted funds, he expected the quality of broken road repaired would be constantly good, so that it lasted longer and could be utilized. (013)

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2 Aug P urnama Karo Aci-aci Pengenteg Jagat Pura Gelap Besakih Pura Dangkahyangan Pengukur-ukur Pejeng Merajan Gerya Kebon Tabanan Pura Candi Goro Tianyar-Kubu Karangasem Pura Ponjok Batu Tejakula-Buleleng.

4 Aug T umpek Uduh/Pengatag Pura Puseh/Pura Desa Batuan Sukawati Pura Pasek Bendesa Kekeran Mengwi Pura Manik Mas Besakih 8 Aug B uda Wage Warigadean Pura Kepisah Sumerta Denpasar Pura Pasek Gelgel Gerih Abiansemal Badung Pura Puncaksari Penarukan Peninjoan Bangli Pura Bangun Sakti Besakih Pura Antegsari Kaba-Kaba Kediri Tabanan Pura Pesimpangan Batur Pande Kaba-Kaba Kediri Tabanan.

10 Aug Sukra Umanis Warigadean.

Odalan Ida Ratu Penataran Agung Besakih Odalan Ida Ratu Puraus Merajan Salonding Besakih.

12 Aug Redite Pon Julungwangi Pura Panti Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Banjar Singaraja.

14 Aug Anggar Kasih Julungwangi Pura Tirtaharum Tegalwangi Bangli Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Wanasari Tabanan Pura Pasek Tangguntiti Jakatebel Tabanan Pura Pasek Bendesa Sangsit Buleleng Pura Dalem Waturenggong Taro Tegalalang Pura Ibu (Pura Kaja) Wanasari Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Tulikup Pura manik Bingin Sidemen 15 Aug Buda Umanis Julungwangi.

Pura Penetaran Gana Bebalang Bangli Pura Dalem Gede Banjar Pande Bangli

Pura Puncaksari Pdi Sangeh Abiansemal Pura Dadia Agung Pasek Sanak Sapta Resi Sidan Gianyar Merajan Pasek Tohjiwa Jakatebel Merajan Pasek Prateka Batusesa Mr. Jeroan Dauh Cemenggon Cemenggon Pr. Puseh Penegil Darma Kubutambahan Singaraja.

23 Aug W raspati Wage Sungsang Pura Kawitan Tangkas Kori Agung Desa Tangkas Klungkung Pr. Siang Kangin Tampuagan Tembuku Bangli Odalan Ida Ratu Mas Penataran Agung Besakih Merajan Pasek Gelgel Petemon Merajan Pasek Gelgel Melinggih Odalan Ida Bhatara Bang Tulus Dewa Besakih 29 Aug B uda Keliwon Dunggulan Pura Wakika Kupang, NTT Pura Agung Girinatha Sumbawa Besar NTB Pura Dukuh Sakti Dukuh Kediri-Tabanan Pura Atambuananta Kutamba NTT Pura Webananta Kupang, NTT Pura Giripati Mulawarman Pontianak Pura Mustika Dharma Cijantung I Jakarta Timur Pura Mustika Dharma Kompleks Kopassus Cijantung Jakarta Timur.

30 Aug Wraspati Umanis Dunggulan Pura Watukaru Tabanan Pura Lempuyang Luhur Karangasem Pura Kentel Gumi Klungkung Pura Pasek Gaduh Umadesa Kediri Tabanan Pura Pasek Kubayan Wangaya Gede Penebel Tabanan Merajan Pasek Tohjiwa Tiyingan Merajan Pasek Gaduh Umadesa.

31 Aug S ukra Paing Dunggulan Pura Ulun Suwi Jimbaran, Badung Pura Luhur Cemenggon, Sukawati Pura Pasek Ubung Denpasar 31 Aug P urnama Ketiga Pura Gunung Sari Lombok.

Pura Pauman Bhujangga Tonja Denpasar Pura Kawitan Arya Gajah Para Tianyar Karangasem Pura Pedarman Arya Telabah Besakih.

Pura Bukit Mentik, Gunung Lebah Batur Kintamani

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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NASA to athletic Mars rover: ‘Stick the landing’ Associated Press Writer

PASADENA, Calif. — It’s NASA’s most ambitious and expensive Mars mission yet — and it begins with the red planet arrival late Sunday of the smartest interplanetary rover ever built. Also the most athletic. Like an Olympic gymnast, it needs to “stick the landing.” It won’t be easy. The complicated touchdown NASA designed for the Curiosity rover is so risky it’s been described as “seven minutes of terror” — the time it takes to go from 13,000 mph to a complete stop.

Scientists and engineers will be waiting anxiously 154 million miles away as the spacecraft plunges through Mars’ thin atmosphere, and in a new twist, attempts to slowly lower the rover to the bottom of a crater with cables. By the time Earthlings receive first word of its fate, it will have planted six wheels on the ground — or tumbled itself into a metal graveyard.

If it succeeds, a video camera aboard the rover will have captured the most dramatic minutes for the first filming of a landing on another planet. “It would be a major technological step forward if it works. It’s a big gamble,” said American University space policy analyst Howard McCurdy.

The future direction of Mars exploration is hanging on the outcome of this $2.5 billion science project to determine whether the environment was once suitable for microbes to live. Previous missions have found ice and signs that water once flowed. Curiosity will drill into rocks and soil in search of carbon and other elements.

Named for the Roman god of war, Mars is unforgiving with a hostile history of swallowing man-made spacecraft.

It’s tough to fly there and even tougher to touch down.

More than half of humanity’s attempts to land on Mars have ended in disaster. Only the U.S. has tasted success, but there’s no guarantee this time.

“You’ve done everything that you can think of to ensure mission success, but Mars can still throw you a curve,” said former NASA Mars czar Scott Hubbard who now teaches at Stanford University. The Mini Cooper-sized spacecraft traveled 8½ months to reach Mars. In a sort of celestial acrobatics, Curiosity will twist, turn and perform other maneuvers throughout the seven-minute thrill ride to the surface.

Why is NASA attempting such a daredevil move? It had little choice. Earlier spacecraft dropped to the Martian surface like a rock, swaddled in airbags, and bounced to a stop. Such was the case with the much smaller and lighter rovers Spirit and Opportunity in 2004.

At nearly 2,000 pounds, Curiosity is too heavy, so engineers had to come up with a new way to land. Friction from the thin atmosphere isn’t enough to slow down the spacecraft without some help.

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First Ngenteg Linggih ritual held in Agung Blambangan Temple

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TABANAN - Since it was built in 1975, the Agung Blambangan Temple, Banyuwangi, East Java, held a grandiose Ngenteg Linggih, Padudusan Agung and middle Balik Sumpah ritual.

The grandiose ritual was a follow up of renovations to the entire temple buildings of the temple believed to be a relic of Blambangan Kingdom. It was started on July 14 by involving the Hindus in Banyuwangi and Bali.

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This artists rendering provided by NASA shows the Mars Rover, Curiosity. After traveling 8 1/2 months and 352 million miles, Curiosity will attempt a landing on Mars the night of Aug. 5, 2012.

Computer game aims to zap teen depression

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Long viewed as a contributing factor in teenage isolation, computer games are now being used to treat adolescent depression in an innovative New Zealand programme. Rather than simply encouraging players to engage in mindless destruction, the SPARX video game attempts to teach teenagers how to deal with depression using a psychological approach known as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

Just as importantly, its creators set out to make the game exciting for those teenagers who are often reluctant to seek counselling and bored by well-meaning

advice on how to cope with depression.

The result is a role-playing fantasy game, where teenagers adopt a warrior avatar and get to blast negative thoughts with fireballs while trying to save the world from sinking into a mire of pessimism and despair.

Project leader Sally Merry, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Auckland University, said the unconventional approach had proved popular with teenagers, allowing them to address their issues in privacy and at their own pace. “You can deal with mental health problems in a way that doesn’t have to be deadly serious,” she said. “The therapy doesn’t have to be depressing in and of itself.

We’re aiming to make it fun.”

International studies consistently show New Zealand has one of the highest youth suicide rates in the developed world and Merry said she was keen to make treatment for depression more accessible. “The problem of depression in young people is an international one, it’s common and mostly untreated,” she said.

Merry said 75-80 percent of adolescents who suffered depression received no help at all, leading to potential problems such as poor school grades, social isolation and a negative outlook. “Often young people can be feeling low and not really realise what it is,” she said.

Expedition to Map Where Florida Keys Fish Breed

Researchers set sail this past Thursday (July 26) off the coast of south Florida to map areas where fish are breeding.

Their findings will help scientists manage and set limits for fishing in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, which includes the waters off the Keys and stretches west to the Dry Tortugas, islands (and a national park) about 67 miles (108 kilometers) west of Key West.

On the expedition, scientists will use various types of sonar to provide high-resolution maps of the seafloor and search for fish, to learn more about each spawning site and what they have in common. Divers will also take a look beneath the waves to verify sonar readings, and use remotely operated vehicles to make observations in deeper areas.

The cruise came about in response to public comments, during a regulatory review, that more information was needed about fish spawning habitats and how to protect them, said Sean Morton, with the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

“The scientific results of this cruise will help inform the public and guide management decisions as we continue to look at sanctuary marine zones and regulations,” Morton said in a statement.

The sanctuary’s marine zoning and regulatory review is a multiyear public process to determine whether existing sanctuary boundaries, regulations and marine zones are adequate to address threats to marine life.

Divers will also service and redeploy 74 acoustic receivers in and around Dry Tortugas National Park. The network

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The NOAA ship Nancy Foster, which just embarked on a 10-day voyage to map fish spawning grounds in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. of receivers is used to detect acoustically tagged fish when they pass within range. It was instrumental in documenting the return of a historic mutton snapper spawning group near the park.

The Dry Tortugas region contains diverse and significant underwater habitats, including sea grass beds and deep coral reef habitats.

“After nearly 30 years of construction, we with Balinese people finally agreed to organize a grandiose ritual,” said a senior figure of Agung Blambangan Temple, Oentoeng Margiyanto, Monday (Jul 30). He said the whole ritual oblations were especially prepared

by Javanese Hindus in the temple with representatives from all regencies.

Procession of the ritual was begun with notification ritual (ngaturi prikso), measurement of ritual venue and establishment of the abode of Goddess Sri. Then, it was resumed with melasti procession on July 28 to Palukuning Beach, Sumbersewu village, Muncar. Meanwhile, the middle Tawur Balik Sumpah was held on Monday and officiated over by four high priests, respectively consisting of Ratu Pedanda Siwa from Griya Menara, Munggu, Ida Pedanda Budha from Griya Jadi Tabanan, Ida Resi Bhujangga from Griya Sempidi and Ida Jero Gede from Sibang, Badung.

Interestingly, the activity was attended by a number of regents in Bali, such as the Regent of Badung, Tabanan and Karangasem, and the Regent Banyuwangi, Abdulah Aswar Anas, former Governor of Bali Dewa Beratha and CEO of Bali Post Media Group (KMB) ABG Satria Naradha. The ceremony was ended with prayers en masse.

Oentoeng Margiyanto added that pinnacle of the Ngenteg Linggih ritual would be held on full moon of the second month in Balinese calendar or August 2. “This grandiose ritual serves as a driving force for Hindus in Banyuwangi to improve their faith and understanding on the religious teachings,” he said after the ceremony.

Closure of the ritual would be held on August 11. Serving as the ritual committee was the senior figure of Mengwi Palace doubling as the Regent of Badung, AA Gede Agung.

The Agung Blambangan Temple venerated by the Hindus of Banyuwangi consisting of 24 subdistricts is believed to be closely related to the ancestors of Mengwi Palace. Historically, a princess of Blambangan was married by a descendant of Mengwi Palace circa 1717 AD. Even, when the Dutch implemented its dividing and ruling policy, the Kingdom of Mengwi took over Blambangan from the attack of Buleleng Kingdom. Meanwhile, the anniversary or pujawali of the Blambangan Temple is usually coinciding with Kuningan Day. The Regent Banyuwangi, Abdulah Aswar Anas welcomed the grandiose ritual in the Agung Blambangan Temple. According to him, the Banyuwangi Government gave freedom to Balinese people to participate in developing the Hindus in Banyuwangi because Blambangan and Bali had historical ties.

“To preserve the historical sites, we have put forward a legislation draft on cultural heritage. Hopefully, the site heritage of Blambangan Kingdom can remain intact,” said the Regent Anas. He also explained that based on the thesis of a Dutch historian from Leiden, in fact the Blambangan Kingdom had a more complete site than that of Majapahit. He would also learn especially about the culture of Blambangan in relation to the site preservation. (kmb30)

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Since it was built in 1975, the Agung Blambangan Temple, Banyuwangi, East Java, held a grandiose Ngenteg Linggih, Padudusan Agung and middle Balik Sumpah ritual. The grandiose ritual was a follow up of renovations to the entire temple buildings of the temple believed to be a relic of Blambangan Kingdom.

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Indonesian Muslims break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on Monday, July 30, 2012.

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Piglets given to poor people at Dawan Kaler

Mengwi Terminal reparation, Badung Government took Dozens of projects

Mangupura (Bali Post) –

Even though it has gulped ten billions of Rupiah, yet dozens of projects seemed to be more applied on Mengwi Terminal as seen from the Badung Amendment Budget and Expenses Bill 2012 where at least 15 of them has been proposed in completing the type A terminal such as meubelair, Municipal Waterworks (PDAM) clean water connection, terminal office equipments maintenance, facilities supply for operational support, road signs paint, parking space for workers and walkways connection, PABX installation placement, garden, paint on canstin also road signs placement.

These projects are under Badung Transportation, Communication and Informatics Agency also Cleanliness and Grounds Agency including its Detail Engineering Design (DED) in median garden, intersection garden and telajakan garden along the way of Mengwitani to Terminal.

Head of Badung House of Representatives Comission B, I Made Sumerta, last Monday (30/7) stated they have agreed to these projects as many things have to be mended for the terminal. Yet there is a special note along it which this project has to have its quality focused and as regulated. The question is, will it stop in midway? Sumerta stated it is many projects to be done at once yet it is admitted the representatives will supervise it tightly on its process.

Head of Badung Public Relation and Protocol Secretariat, A.A. Raka Yuda, stated the projects will be done to create comfort and smoothness of terminal’s operation. For responsible agencies and institutions should take strategic steps as regulated, including tightening supervision to guarantee the infrastructure built was as hoped by the people. (kmb25)

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Iran should focus on oil products, not crude: Ahmadinejad

Semarapura, Denpost

Dawan Kaler Village people in poverty at Dawan, Klungkung last Monday (30/7) were happy as piglets aid were given by the Klungkung Animal Husbandry and Fishery Agency.

Yet this is not to all 159 families in poverty were given, only 80 families received it. Head of Village, Kadek Sudarmawa, confirmed the situation and admitted will suggest more of the aid to be given to those not receiving yet. This aid have been suggested three months ago by Sudarmawa which then given freely without any rolling. Even so, it is hoped this female piglets won’t be sold and instead breed it. “We hope all can be breed so it increases its population moreover for supervising we have asked those receiving to make a statement letter of not selling it,” Sudarmawa stated.

Besides that, Sudarmawa admitted in this village have received piglets and cows which consts of two piglets, female and male, yet it was given in a rolling system. Not all Dawan Kaler are animal breeders yet many of them do have cages and put their pigs at a moor. Meanwhile Head of Animal Husbandry Agency, Tjok Oka, explained that this aid is an initiative to solve poverty problems moreover this was the people’s request so the poverty management team through this Agency gave 80 piglets with budget IDR 50 million. Relating to the supervision, the Agency will be always supervising them as this help is part of the Agency’s responsibility moreover the receiver name has been known and has its Regent Authority Letter.

Meanwhile from what’s seen on the field, the aid caused a crowd yet to avoid any mess, workers than divide it by calling their names who became the receiver. One of them, Nengah Latri (72) when met on location admitted happy and will not sell it also will try breed it to help Latri’s family economy moreover Latri hoped this kind of help won’t stop in just giving the piglets to them. (119)

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Reuters

DUBAI - Iran should stop exporting crude oil and instead try to sell refined oil products, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying on Tuesday, a day after the United States moved to tighten sanctions on its energy sector. “We must stop the exports of crude oil,” he was quoted as saying by the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). “We must go in such a direction that we do not export crude oil, and this is doable through the development of refineries and distribution.”

The rtuck which violate the regulation is given a ticket by the officers

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Break parking prohibition sign

Nine trucks imposed with traffic ticket

Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Promise of the Denpasar Transportation Agency to take decisive action against trucks breaking the parking prohibition sign on the west side of Jalan Mahendradatta was finally realized. Monday (Jul 30), the Denpasar Transportation Agency officials were forced to impose traffic ticket to nine trucks because the notice delivered so far was ignored.

Division Head of Control and Operational of the Denpasar Transportation Agency, Ketut Sriawan, accompanied by the Spokesperson of the Denpasar Municipality, Dewa Gede Rai, said the nine stubborn trucks were directly imposed with traffic ticket because his party had reminded the truck drivers again and again about the prohibition of parking. He said that most of the trucks imposed with traffic ticket had license plate of outside Bali such as Jakarta, Surabaya, NTB, Pekalongan and Malang.

“After installation of the parking prohibition sign on Jalan Mahendradatta, we have outreached the

truck drivers to avoid parking on the west side of the road. For empty trucks and those still containing freights before unloaded in their warehouse are still allowed to park on the east side of the road. In reality, there are many stubborn truck drivers so that we take firm action,” said Sriawan.

Sriawan added the decisive action against the violators of parking prohibition sign was not only implemented on Jalan Mahendradatta. It also absolutely applied to all existing roads in Denpasar. He affirmed the drivers violating the sign had been imposed with traffic ticket, while their documents such as the

vehicle test certificate and vehicle registration were seized. Other than on Jalan Mahendradatta, his party would also target the other main roads being prone to traffic jam because the drivers parked carelessly on the roadside. “Hopefully, all the parties increase their awareness to jointly create a traffic order in Denpasar,” he expected.

Denpasar Municipality through the Transportation Agency, he said, had been attempting to find out a land for parking space of trucks that had not unloaded to their respective warehouse. However, such an effort could not be realized as there was still coordination with related agencies. “We’ve tried in order the trucks that have not unloaded their freights do not park on the side of main roads as it can disrupt the traffic flows.

However, this problem cannot be resolved considering the parking space in the cargo terminal area is also very limited,” he said. (kmb13)

Iranian crude exports have fallen sharply because of U.S. and European Union sanctions aimed at starving Tehran of vital oil revenues for its disputed nuclear program by banning imports of both Iranian crude and refined products.

Washington has prohibited U.S. companies from trading in all Iranian oil products for years, while the EU banned its companies from importing crude and refined products from July 1.

Western government effort to pressure Iran’s biggest customers in Asia not to buy from Tehran has focused on crude only because Iran struggles to meet its own needs for refined fuel. Until 2007, Iran’s inadequate refinery infrastructure and rising demand made it increasingly dependent on imported gasoline - a vulnerability Western powers have targeted by banning fuel sales to the country.

Ahmadinejad was speaking on Tuesday at a ceremony marking the opening of an oil refinery in the capital Tehran, IRNA said, which forms part of Tehran’s response to its domestic gasoline

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney meets with Poland’s former President Lech Walesa, Monday, July 30, 2012, in Artus Court, in Gdansk, Poland.

In Poland, Romney gets endorsed by Lech Walesa

Associated Press Writer

A number of waste truck drivers from Living Environment, Cleanliness and Grounds Office (LHKP) last Monday (30/7) gone on strike as the yellow troops parked their trucks in front of Pecangakan Stadium, Jembrana. The action happened due to the not liquefied operational fund specifically on fuel when

GDANSK, Poland — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is spending the night in Poland, the final stop on a threenation tour designed to boost his foreign policy resume with voters back home.

In Gdansk, Romney was endorsed by former Polish President Lech Walesa (lek vah-WEHN’-sah), who led the Solidarity anti-government movement in the 1970s.

Walesa suggested the U.S. needs Rom-

actually it’s something they should be receiving every morning before their activity of bringing wastes to the Last Waste Area (TPA) which lately been delayed. Now rubbishes are piling in a Temporary Waste Area (TPS) while drivers admitting that they could not understand why this is happening.

Head of LHKP, Made Widana, accompanied by Expenses Treasury

LHKP, Ni Made Narti, confirmed the situation has been happening.

According to Narti it has been happening due to the administration error or typing error. Yet on Monday afternoon it has been liquefied and has been operating again. Usually LHKP supplied petrol fund every 20th day of the month as much as IDR 1,820,000 for 10 units of trucks per day. (kmb26)

AP Photo/Vahid Salemi

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, left, talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during their meeting at the Iranian presidency office in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 29, 2012. An unidentified interpreter sits at center.

Even wider blackouts sweep India for second day

Fuel fee unpaid, waste truck driver strike Negara (Bali Post) –

supply problems. Iran has succeed in reducing its gasoline import needs through a range of measures including fuel subsidy cuts, rationing and increased use of compressed natural gas.

Officials have Iran should focus on supplying itself with energy, including heavy investments in renewable technologies, and wean itself off heavy reliance on crude oil exports. Iran oil exports fell further last month to between 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) and 1.3 million bpd.

In his speech, Ahmadinejad complained that the price of oil was being kept artificially low by world powers. Saudi Arabia, a rival for Iran in the region and a U.S. ally, has boosted its oil production to counter the supply gap resulting from the sanctions against Iran.

“The price of oil is political and not based on economics, and if pricing were based on reality, the price of oil would be much greater than the prices in the markets now,” Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying.

ney’s leadership to restore its standing in the world. He told Romney: “Be successful.”

Walesa’s backing was meant to influence Catholics and union members in the U.S. But Solidarity’s current leadership distanced itself from the event and criticized Romney as hostile to unions and labor rights.

Romney is set to meet Tuesday with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and deliver a speech before returning home.

The trip also took Romney to London and Jerusalem.

NEW DELHI - Grid failure hit India for a second day on Tuesday, cutting power to hundreds of millions of people in the populous northern and eastern states including the capital Delhi and major cities such as Kolkata. The government said the northern, eastern and northeastern grids were hit, wider than Monday’s blackouts.

Delhi’s metro system ground to a halt and office buildings ran on backup generators a day after a 12-hour blackout caused commuter chaos in the bustling capital, underscoring overstretched infrastruc-

REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash

Passengers sit in a train as they wait for electricity to be restored at a railway station in the northern Indian city of Allahabad July 30, 2012.

ture that has weighed heavily on India’s economy. “The northern grid has failed again,” Arvinder Singh Bakshi, the chairman of the Central Electricity Authority, told Reuters.

The northern grid alone covers more than 300 million people from the mountains of Himachal Pradesh to the Ganges plains in Uttar Pradesh, which has a larger population than Brazil.

TV stations said the eastern grid was also affected and a Reuters reporter said some areas of the former capital Kolkata in the east of the country were without power.

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US, Germany stress cooperation to end euro crisis Associated Press

BERLIN — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and his German counterpart stressed the need for coordinated action Monday in the face of the eurozone debt crisis and faltering global growth, but left open what joint steps Europe and the United States would take to shore up the world economy in the coming months.

Geithner traveled to the German North Sea island of Sylt for informal talks with Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, before meeting later Monday with Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank.

Geithner and Schaeuble praised efforts by Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Italy to turn their debt-ridden economies around, and voiced optimism about economic reforms meant to deepen integration among the 17 eurozone members.

The joint statement made no reference to Greece, which has struggled to implement the reform package agreed with its creditors. The country faces the possibility a chaotic exit from the common currency area if it fails to meet its bailout conditions.

Geithner and Schaeuble “emphasized the need for ongoing international cooperation and coordination” and stated that the U.S. and Germany would “continue to cooperate closely with their partners when advancing the policy agenda in autumn to further stabilize global and European economies.”

The U.S. treasury secretary later met with Draghi for about an hour in Frankfurt. No statements were issued afterward.

Markets surged after Draghi

said last Thursday that the ECB would do “whatever it takes” to preserve the euro. Over the following days, the leaders of Germany, France and Italy also said they would do all they can to protect the 17-country currency union — comments that Geithner and Schaeuble’s “took note of,” according to their statement.

Sung Won Sohn, an economics professor at the Martin Smith School of Business at California State University, said the joint Geithner-Schaeuble statement did not offer any new solutions for the European debt crisis.

“The statement doesn’t contain anything new,” Sohn said.

“What is important is not the joint statement but what the two officials might have discussed behind the scenes.”

Sohn said that it was very likely that Geithner sought during his one-day visit to Europe to strongly encourage the Europeans to move more aggressively to deal with their debt problems.

“The U.S. economy is getting worse and the main drag on our economy right now is coming from Europe,” Sohn said. “Geithner is trying to get the Europeans to move in the right direction.”

Sohn said, “This is an election year and the Obama administration really can’t do much at home to boost the economy given all the constraints at the moment.”

Also Monday, Geithner had a phone conversation on the European financial crisis with France’s finance minister Pierre Moscovici.

A statement issued by Geitner’s department said the call covered “ongoing efforts to ensure financial stability, foster greater economic integration and promote the recovery of the eurozone.”

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German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, left, speaks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, right, in the house where Schaeuble is vacationing, in Westerland on the German North Sea island of Sylt, Monday July 30, 2012.

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Soybean price Continues To Soar In Denpasar Antara

DENPASAR - The price of imported soybean at traditional markets here has risen up to Rp9,000 per kilogramme ahead of Id-ul-Fitr.

AP Photo/Vincent Yu

People walk past a logo of HSBC headquarters in Hong Kong Monday, July 30, 2012. Revelations of lax antimoney laundering controls at HSBC are “shameful and embarrassing” for Europe’s biggest bank, its boss said on Monday, and it may have to pay out well over $2 billion for the scandal and in compensation for UK mis-selling.

HSBC takes $2 billion hit for U.S., UK scandals

Reuters

LONDON - Revelations of lax anti-money laundering controls at HSBC are “shameful and embarrassing” for Europe’s biggest bank, its boss said on Monday, and it may have to pay out well over $2 billion for the scandal and in compensation for UK mis-selling.

HSBC set aside $700 million to cover fines and other costs after a U.S. Senate report criticized it this month for letting clients shift funds from dangerous and secretive countries, notably Mexico.

Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver told reporters the ultimate cost could be “significantly higher”.

“What happened in Mexico and the U.S. is shameful, it’s embarrassing, it’s very painful for all of us in the firm,” he said on a conference call. “We need to execute on the compliance changes and then prove ourselves worthy and rebuild this over a number of years. There are no quick and easy fixes.”

The Senate report criticized a “pervasively polluted” culture at the bank

and said HSBC’s Mexican operations had moved $7 billion into its U.S. operations between 2007 and 2008.

“The firm clearly lost its way in this regard and it’s right that we apologize,” said Gulliver. “Colleagues internally have been aware that this is the backdrop of why we had to change the firm.”

The provision ate into first-half underlying profits, which fell 3 percent from a year earlier to $10.6 billion, excluding gains from assets sales and losses on the value of its own debt.

HSBC, which was formed in 1865 and operates in 84 countries, said a new streamlined and centralized structure set up by Gulliver has simplified the bank and made it easier to monitor and enforce standards and

compliance.

But it also set aside another $1 billion to compensate British customers for mis-selling them loan insurance, and $237 million to cover payouts to small UK businesses wrongly sold complex interest rate hedging products.

HSBC is also one of more than a dozen banks under scrutiny in a global interest rate-rigging scandal that has rocked the sector and further damaged the reputation of bankers following criticism of their culture and standards.

“It’s very unfortunate and deeply concerning that even the banks considered more secure such as HSBC are so seriously at risk,” said a top 30 investor in HSBC. “And the news is still coming out - we have yet to see the impact, if any, of the Libor investigation and HSBC’s role in that. It’s hard to see how much more bad news the markets can take,” said the investor, who asked not to be named.

“The price rise is due to drought conditions in the United States, from where the commodity is imported, and it has affected soybean supply in Denpasar,” said Ni Made Suri, one of the retailers, here on Tuesday.

“Although retailers have enough supply of soybean to meet consumers’ demand, they have increased the price from Rp1,000 to Rp9,000 per kg this week,” she added.

Made Suri stated that Denpasar had adequate supply of high-quality soybean, which came mainly from distributors in Surabaya, East Java.

Besides, soybean demand in Bali is not as high as FOTO ANTARA/Eric Ireng Farmer harvested soybean at Sidoarjo, Surabaya. The price of imported soybean at traditional markets here has risen up to that of other regions during the holy fasting month Rp9,000 per kilogramme ahead of Id-ul-Fitr. of Ramadan.

Ayurvedic Medicine

HINDU possesses a medical science that has been very renowned from time immemorial, namely Ayurvedic medicine. Ayurvedic medicine refers to the contents of the scripture Ayurveda born thousands of years ago.

Ayurvedic scripture denotes a part of Upaweda in the group of Smriti Vedas. However, the Ayurvedic scripture is often confused with Yajur Veda, the scripture containing sacrificial formula that also belongs to Smriti Veda. Yajur Veda itself is a scripture discussing about Yajña or ceremony.

Author of the book Usada Bali (Balinese Traditional Healing), the late Prof. IGN Nala, once said that to help the healing, the Ayurvedic healers usually provided natural herbal medicine having few side effects.

Almost all plants existing around us could be eaten, they were medicine. On that account, all plants having efficacy for healing were necessary to be inventoried and developed.

In the meantime, the Dean of Faculty of Health Science, Hindu University of Indonesia (Unhi), I Nyoman Prastika, said that based Taru Premana palm-manuscript there were a number of beneficial herbs having the efficacy to cure diseases. Parts of those plants taken advantage consisted of its leaf, flower, fruit, bark or roots. Each herb had different quality such as cool, warm and mild.

To know whether a particular plant had a cold, warm or mild quality, it could be observed from the color of its flower and flavor. For instance, white, yellow and green flower had warm quality. If their flowers were

red and blue, these plants had cool efficacy.

Meanwhile, if the flower was multi-colors, they could be ensured to have mild efficacy.

Likewise, if they tasted sweet and sour, its quality might be warm. However, if they tasted bitter and hot, they had cool efficacy.

Then, if they were tasteless, they belonged to mild plant.

In herbal medicine system, added Prastika, people would be healthy if they consumed (ahara) nutritious healthy foods regularly, had adequate rest or sleep (nidra), and behaved (vihara) healthy. If the three aspects had been committed well, but it was still found health disturbances, then a herbal treatment (ausadhi) was required. Preparation method of herbal medicine could be divided into three kinds, namely grinding, spraying and boiled.

Its healing method could be performed by drinking and dropping for internal healing, while the spraying or applying the paste for external use.

Then, what kinds of plant could be used to cure diseases? Prastika said that virtually all edible plants by animals could be eaten by humans. Whether the herbs had medicinal quality, they could be observed from the color of their flowers and flavor as mentioned above.

Similarly, the plants frequently used for spices in the cooking contained drug efficacy.

Red ginger for example, was good to increase warmth of the body as well as to stimulate or maintain immunity. If red ginger added with the flowers of carambola, bark of tamarind and kalmegh leaves, they could be used to ac-

celerate breathing and relieve cough.

Meanwhile, to break up kidney stones and cure colic, people could also use herbal medicine. Its ingredients consisted of roots of reed, roots of palm tree, root of areca nut tree and added with palm sugar. All materials were thoroughly boiled. Afterward, its decoction water was drunk in the morning and afternoon.

Herbal remedies could also cope with cardiac palpitations. Its ingredients comprised the soy beans, green beans, ginger, cumin, fennel, bidara upas (Merremia mammosa) leaf, coriander and pulasari (Alyxia Stellata). All ingredients should be boiled and then water of its decoction was drunk regularly.

Meanwhile, Balinese traditional healing used several palm-leaf manuscripts as reference. One of them was Lontar Usada Tiwang.

This manuscript described about various types of diseases along with their treatments. Tiwang conveyed numerous symptoms in the form of disorder on the function of organ. There were several types of tiwang presented in the manuscripts such as tiwang utara, tiwang tojos, tiwang wedul, tiwang pemali pepasangan, tiwang wong, and tiwang rajasa.

Prastika added that tiwang pemali pepasangan had symptoms like prickling pain in the chest and on the back. Being no resistant to the pain, the sufferers often groaned. The disease itself could be treated by means of bark of rauvolfia, temu tis (Curcuma purpurascens), grilled coconut, hazelnut and fennel. It was applied by spraying its paste. (BTN/kmb)

Tabanan to hold “Miss Earth” Antara

Denpasar – Tabanan Regency will be the host of “miss earth” pageant which will be held in October 2012.

“The competition will be held in Bali because the island is the most ready province to hold it,” said the Chairman Miss Indonesia Earth Foundation, Adilwan Astrawinata, Monday, July 30, 2012.

The preparation of the contest is already started this moment. One of them is the five winners of Miss Earth Indonesia will come and visit Bali to carry out survey regarding the event. The focus of the pageant is to preserve the environment. .

“In the next few days, we will meet with the Regent as the head of the regency where we carry out the event,” he added. Adilwan also said that the visit by Miss Earth is a part of their duty after being elected which is carry out survey on the host of the contest.

“The contestant from 120 countries will take part in the pageant.

They are the winner and can represent their native country,” Adilwan said.

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New trial of Ukraine’s Tymoshenko put off to August 14

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Yogyakarta night tour make tourists stay longer

KHARKIV, Ukraine - A Ukrainian court resumed a tax evasion case on Tuesday against jailed ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, but then postponed the hearing for two weeks after a wrangle over whether she could take part in proceedings by video-link from her hospital bed.

Tymoshenko is already serving a seven-year sentence for alleged abuse of office but has been moved from prison in the eastern city of Kharkiv to a clinic for treatment for a chronic back condition.

The new hearing in Kharkiv on charges of tax evasion and embezzlement has already been put off several times since a formal opening in mid-April because her treatment ruled out her attendance.

More than a 1,000 supporters and opponents of Tymoshenko, whose prosecution and jailing has soured relations between the former Soviet republic and the European Union, gathered outside the courtroom in Kharkiv when the case resumed.

But judge Kostyantyn Sadovsky ordered another postponement until August 14 after Tymoshenko’s counsel refused a submission by the prosecution that she could take part in proceedings by video-link from hospital.

“I declare that I do not agree to take part in a video-conference,” Tymoshenko said in a personal statement read to the court by her lawyer, Serhiy Vlasenko. The break might allow the issue to be clarified, Sadovsky said.

AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon

A man stands in the ground near a flooded area with stranded hogs in Anju City, South Phyongan Province, North Korea Monday, July 30, 2012.

More heavy rain hits NKorea, flooding buildings Associated Press Writer

ANJU, North Korea — U.N. staff planned to visit storm-pounded counties in North Korea on Tuesday, after two days of heavy rain submerged buildings, cut off power, flooded rice paddies and forced people and their livestock to climb onto rooftops for safety.

The rain Sunday and Monday followed downpours earlier this month that killed nearly 90 people and left more than 60,000 homeless, officials said. The floods also come on the heels of a severe drought, fueling renewed food worries about a country that already struggles to feed its people.

Two-thirds of North Korea’s 24 million people face chronic food shortages, a U.N. report said last month, while asking donors for $198 million in humanitarian aid for the country. South Korean analyst Kwon Tae-jin said the recent flooding, coming so soon after the dry spell, is likely to worsen the North’s food problems.

North Korea-based United Nations staff will visit the two

hardest-hit counties to see what help the U.N. team in the country might provide, Christopher de Bono, UNICEF’s chief of communications for East Asia and the Pacific, said Tuesday. He had no other details.

On Sunday and Monday, rain hit the capital, Pyongyang, and other regions, with western coastal areas reporting heavy damage.

In Anju city in South Phyongan province, officials reported 1,000 houses and buildings were destroyed and 2,300 hectares (5,680 acres) of farmland were completely covered.

The Chongchon River in Anju city flooded on Monday, cutting communication lines and submerging rice paddies and other

fields, said Kim Kwang Dok, vice chairman of the Anju City People’s Committee, who told The Associated Press that the disaster is the worst in the city’s history.

Boats made their way through the muddy water that covered the city’s streets Monday. Many residents sat on their homes’ roofs and walls, watching the rising water. A young man wearing only underwear stood on a building’s roof with two pigs; four women sat on another rooftop with two dogs.

Helicopters flew to various areas to rescue flood victims, state media reported. Casualties from the latest rains were not immediately reported. If it rains again before the water drains, the damage will be greater, Kim said.

Singapore socialite sentenced in teen sex scandal Agence France Presse

A prominent Singaporean businessman was sentenced to three months in jail Monday for having paid sex with a minor, as dozens of other accused men await their fate in a prostitution scandal.

Howard Shaw, 41, a grandson of Asian movie mogul Runme Shaw and a former environmental activist, was charged in April after being found to have engaged the services of a 17-year-old Singaporean in October 2010.

Shaw, a married father of two, is appealing the sentence and posted bail pending the appeal hearing.

Prostitution is legal in Singapore, but in the scandal which erupted this year, 51 men ranging from their early 20s to late 40s have been charged under a 2008 law that makes it a crime to pay for sex with a woman under 18.

The list of men charged with paying for sex with the same underage prostitute includes businessmen, civil servants and uniformed officers. The maximum sentence is seven years in prison and a fine.

District court judge See Kee Oon said he was “unable to agree that there was an honest and reasonable mistake” committed by Shaw, and therefore had to impose a sentence which would serve as a strong deterrent to customers of underage prostitution.

“The factual context showed that the accused was looking for an 18-year-old for his liaison,” See said. “What he implicitly must have recognised was the risk that she might not be 18.”

The judge rejected Shaw’s defence of having been duped by a now defunct website advertising the prostitute’s services, which stated that she was 18, and noted that he never asked for proof of her age.

“He was reckless. He could have guarded against committing a potential offence, but he did not take any steps towards this end.”

The prostitute cannot be named because she was a minor when the offences were committed.

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From page 1 In the meantime, the soybean production during four months, from January to April 2012, showed an increase of 64.65 percent or 382 tons over the same period in the previous year. The condition was estimated to occur in the sub-round II (May-August) 2012 with an increase of some 39.43 percent or 949 tons. (kmb27)

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Minister for State Enterprises Dahlan Iskan (middle) said he is optimistic that the railway track to facilitate transport from Jakarta to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport will be operational next year.

Airport railway to be operational end of 2012 Antara

JAKARTA - Minister for State Enterprises Dahlan Iskan said he is optimistic that the railway track to facilitate transport from Jakarta to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport will be operational next year.

It will take only 60 minutes from Dukuh Atas to the airport, Minister Dahlan said here on Tuesday.

A consortium of a number of state companies is building the project estimated to cost US$234 million including for land clearing.

The railway transport facility is expected to cope with traffic jams that often cause air travelers to miss their planes.

The track is connected with existing track connected to the Manggarai railway station in South Jakarta.

There will be two routes - one for commuter train a double track now under construction between Manggarai and the airport via SudirmanTanah Abang-Duri-Grogol-Bojong Indah-Kalideres-Tanah Tinggi through existing old track.

Construction of this 19.3 kilometer line for economic trains is expected to completed in 2013.

The second line is for Express Train , an elevated track between Manggarai and the airport via -Sudirman-Tanah Abang-Duri-Ang-

ke- and Pluit.

Dahlan said the third terminal of the airport will be expanded with five piers. Currently the terminal has only one pier.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is to inaugurate the ground breaking ceremony to mark the start of the construction of the other four piers.

With the expansion, the country’s largest airport would have the capacity to serve 62 million of passengers a year.

Antara

trade minister to be more active in promoting the migrant workers overseas. The negotiator should be tough,” Jumhur said here Tuesday.

He said foreign products have flooded the domestic markets.

“While, we need to send workers abroad because the lack of job oppor-

tunities in the country,” he noted.

A trade off is necessary to build a synergy and it needs a competent negotiator to do that, he added.

“A minister is usually acting as a negotiator for the purpose,” he said.

BNP2TKI has so far promoted Indonesian workers actively to find them jobs overseas.

YOGYAKARTA - Tourist activity at night in Yogyakarta should be promoted in order to make tourists stay longer in the Province, said Head of Yogyakarta Tourism Office Tazbir here on Tuesday.

“We hope that private tourism agents continue to innovate and promote safe tourism at night to make tourists feel comfortable and prolong their stay here,” he said.

Night excursion activity in Yogyakarta was still less developed and old fashioned, whereas tourists sought newer packages and newer experiences.

“Yogyakarta should provide more night tours, especially across culinary, shopping and entertainment centers,” he added.

He said that the local government should implement new strategies to attract more visitors.

“We are open to investments in culinary tours at night by private investors because Yogyakarta doesn’t have an integrated culinary and shopping center yet. These formats operate on a different concept from the existing shopping malls,” he remarked.

He also told that Yogyakarta needs a performing arts center and an open stage where cheap tickets are offered to middle-to-low class people. The city should become a landmark destination for traditional art and culture, he added.

President calls for cheap, high quality education Antara

JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for inexpensive and high-quality education in Indonesia.

“Our education system must offer cheap and quality education,” he said at the Ministry of Education and Culture office here on Tuesday.

“An ideal education system encompasses a good curriculum, highquality teaching material, modern teaching methods, and cutting-edge infrastructure, all of these are relevant to the current information era,” the President noted.

He added that education must also be accessible to all children regardless of their economic background.

The head of state’s visit to the Ministry of Education and Culture office was part of a series of Presidential visits to a number of ministries and state institutions, scheduled during the first and second week of the holy fasting month of Ramadhan.

On the occasion, President Yudhoyono expressed hope that the national education programme would be a great success, adding that the government had allocated sufficient funds.

“I am optimistic that the quality of education can be improved through better management, target setting, and proper implementation so that the funds are not misused,” he stated.

Trade minister urged to promote Indonesia migrant workers PEKANBARU - Chairman of the National Agency for Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BNPTKI) Moh Jumhur Hidayat asked Trade Minister Gita Wiryawan to actively promote the workers overseas.

“Please write, Jumhur asks the

FOTO ANTARA/Widodo S. Jusuf

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for inexpensive and high-quality education in Indonesia.

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Luhur Watukaru temple or Pura Batukaru is one of the biggest Hindu Temples in Bali (Sad Kahyangan) with Catur Lokapala Temple and Padmabhuwana Temple status. It is set in the plateau area with lush tropical rain forest surround it.

It is situated in the peaceful area which is far from the local resident that is ideally for worship. There are some temple building spread out through the tranquility of rain forest and the big mountain of Batukaru as a back drop.

Watukaru or Batukaru Temple is located at Wangaya Gede countryside, Penebel District and Tabanan regency, and west part of Bali Island. It is located right on the foot of Mount Batukaru and about 1.30 hours from Denpasar Airport.

The history of this temple is difficult to be found out even in the ancient omission exists in this temple. For example some profile area like harpoon own the Ancient Bali type, but no written data found it. The effort study and research of this temple history remain to find difficulties. The temple festival at Luwur Watukaru or Batukaru Temple is executed every six-month or 210 days which is every Thursday Umanis Wara Dungulan (Balinese Calendar), just the day after Galungan Day (the biggest Balinese Hindu Holidays). The extension day of temple festival is executed during eleven day, to give the opportunity for Hindu public society especially in Bali to come for praying. Pengempon (the society who take care of the temple) has the obligation to take care of the temple inclusive of ceremony execution. This fact is one of characteristic power out-

side of physical of Watu Karu Temple.

Kubayan is commissioned holy occupation lead the temple ceremony and his status higher than all priests in Pretending pertinent Ancient. In the execution of praying during the temple festival or the certain day ceremony, it has to be preceded by doing pray in Beji Temple which is located in eastside of Watu Karu Temple or inside of Madya Mandala (middle area) and Nista Mandala (outside area). After doing pray in Beji Temple, then the praying is continued in the main temple building located in the center of temple area. This is also not need again clean the hand and gargle because, it has been conducted the hallowing of body by conducting pray in Beji Temple. This is specification of praying procession in Watukaru Temple.

The three elements temple area of Watukaru or Batukaru is equal to other temples in Bali generally which is consisted of outside area (Nista Mandala), Middle area (Madya mandala) and Center area (Utama Mandala). After refurbishing three temples are of this temple in some years ago, the element conception and structure of these three temple areas are progressively become everlasting and conceptual. This is especially in outside area where we can meet the existence of Wantilan building (Meeting Hall) which can be used for multifunction and it is located on the right of the entrance gate. The refurbishment at the parking area has made easy for the Hindu society or all tourists who pay a visit to this temple. It is also other public facilities like toilet which is located at outside temple area or the left side of entrance gate is in good condition and cleans enough.

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Croatian Slaven Bilic, seen here in June 2012, who took over as coach at Lokomotiv Moscow after the Euro 2012 championship, has said he aims to get his team playing more consistently and with improved teamwork.

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Croatian Slaven Bilic, who took over as coach at Lokomotiv Moscow after the Euro 2012 championship, has said he aims to get his team playing more consistently and with improved teamwork. “I watched plenty of Lokomotiv matches on the video and I can say that last season there was a period when the team played quality and stylish football,” Bilic said.

“And I can only express my congratulations to my predecessor Jose Couceiro for the great deal of work that he did here.” “However, I’m a realist and I understand that I was invited here not to keep the club at its current level but to create a better team, which will play more organised football like my Croatian national side did.”

The 43-year-old Bilic said that he had been persuaded to move to Moscow by the stated ambitions of its chief, Olga Smorodskaya. “I talked to the Lokomotiv presidentand was really impressed by her ambitions,” he said. “Besides, her desire to see me at the post of Lokomotiv coach has won my heart.”

Bilic, who played for English Premier League sides West Ham and Everton during his career, said he had proposals from English clubs but had decided to chose the Russian league instead, calling it Europe’s most difficult championship.

“I had interesting proposals from England, the country which I can call my second home as I played a substantial part of my career in the Premiership,” he said.

“But I’ve chosen Lokomotiv. It’s a very good

team which has everything in place to become even better.” “The Russian league isn’t the strongest European league, but it seems to be the most difficult as last season eight teams were battling for the domestic title. None of the other leagues can boast of such tough competition.”

Bilic also said that he was ready for Lokomotiv fans’ expectations of immediate success adding that he had been used to working under constant pressure during his term as manager of Croatia. “I like to feel pressure it doesn’t bother me. It’s a part of my work to turn it in the right direction,” Bilic said.

“I enjoyed every single moment of my six years with Croatia’s national side. Now I enjoy every moment of Lokomotiv practices and the matches.”

Bilic said he was happy with the signing of the Senegalese forward Dame N’Doye from Danish champions FC Copenhagen, where the striker played 150 matches and scored 82 goals.

“Our forwards (Roman) Pavlyuchenko and (Felipe) Caicedo both showed their skills and class in recent matches,” the coach said. “But signing of N’Doye will allow us to play better.”

Lewis Hamilton says that being able to keep his race trophies will be a key point in his imminent contract talks with McLaren. The Hungarian Grand Prix winner is expected to resolve his future over the summer break, with it now appearing almost certain that he will remain at the Woking-based team.

But speaking in the wake of his latest triumph, he has revealed that a ‘push point’ in the talks with be about trophies, with McLaren having historically always kept its drivers’ winning silverware. “Ron [Dennis] and the team have all the trophies in the cabinet and the drivers get replicas,” Hamilton told the British media.

“In a lot of other teams, the drivers get their original trophies. As a racing driver, what you work for and what you want to take home are two things; one is your crash helmet and the other is your trophy. For me, they are priceless.

“I don’t care if they don’t give me a car [to keep], but those two things are what

you put your blood and sweat into, and the team keep those at the moment. So whatever contract I’m having next, that is going to be a push point.

“I don’t feel I have a tough decision to make. It is my career I’m talking about however - the last part of my [professional] life. It’s the first time I’ve been in this position, so I guess it still remains an important decision.”

McLaren has been aware of Hamilton’s demands over the trophies for several weeks, and team principal Martin Whitmarsh told AUTOSPORT earlier this month that he was confident the matter would not get blown out of proportion.

“I’ve known Lewis a long time and I think we have a very good understanding on one another,” he said. “I think there is a lot of mutual trust and respect - I hope and believe both ways.

So I don’t see that [the trophies] as a big issue. We will see.”

Zidane to begin coaching career with Madrid youths Agence France Presse

Zinedine Zidane, who has been tipped to one day manage France, will soon begin training to be a coach while he works at Real Madrid’s youth academy, the Spanish club said Monday.

“Zinedine Zidane will shortly begin training to be a coach whilst at the same time coaching Real Madrid’s youth academy,” the club said in a statement posted on their website.

The 40-year-old, who played for Real between 2001 and his retirement in 2006 and who has since last year been working as the club’s sporting director, will finish his team management qualification this year, the statement added.

“That will allow him to formalise

his knowledge and training which will enable him to fulfil an aspiration that he made public in the press conference in which he announced his retirement as a player in April 2006: to work with Real Madrid’s youth academy,” it said.

The three-time World Player of the Year, whose 17-year-old son Enzo is a member of the Real academy, is studying a diploma in sports management in Limoges in south-western France.

Zidane holds legendary status in France as a member of the national teams that won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.

Earlier this month the president of the French Football Federation, Noel Le Graet, said Zidane is a contender to one day manage Les Bleus.

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United States’ Missy Franklin reacts after winning gold in the women’s 100-meter backstroke swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Monday, July 30, 2012.

Police have arrested a teenager in connection with malicious Twitter messages directed at Tom Daley after the young Olympic diver missed out on a medal. Officers arrested the 17-year-old at a guesthouse in Weymouth on Tuesday hours after British pin-up Daley received the messages referring to his dead father on Monday.

A Dorset Police police spokesman said the youth was arrested “on suspicion of malicious communication. He is currently helping police with their inquiries.”

Daley, 18, and his Great Britain diving partner fell from the top spot and out of the medals on Monday after a botched fourth dive in the 10m synchronised platform diving event. They finished fourth while China took the gold.

Daley shortly afterwards retweeted a message from user Rileyy_69 which said: “You let your dad down i hope you know that.” Daley responded by tweeting: “After giving it my all... you get idiots sending me this...” Daley’s father Rob died last year from brain cancer.

India hopes Narang bronze triggers Olympic revival

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Lochte falters again, but Franklin, Grevers shine

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Associated Press Writer

LONDON — Missy Franklin stared out on the horde of reporters, suddenly sounding very much like a high school senior-to-be. “I don’t like being up here alone,” she said nervously.

Then, just like that, she turned on a big smile and worked the room like a pro. Thanks to this Colorado teenager, America’s swim hopes are back on track at the Olympics.

Michael Phelps has yet to win a gold medal, and Ryan Lochte’s star has dimmed just a bit. So it was Franklin providing a much-needed boost to swimming’s powerhouse nation, coming back less than 14 minutes after swimming a semifinal heat to win the first gold medal of what figures to be a dazzling career.

“Indescribable,” the 17-year-old Franklin said after rallying to win the 100-meter backstroke Monday.

“I still can’t believe that happened.

I don’t even know what to think.

I saw my parents’ reaction on the screen and I just started bawling. I can’t even think right now.”

After finishing up the semis of the 200 freestyle, she hopped out of the pool and headed to the diving well for a quick warmdown.

She didn’t even have time to make it to the practice pool, not when her bigger event was coming right up.

Even Phelps was amazed at Franklin’s stamina, saying he had never done back-to-back races that close together at such a major meet. His quickest turnaround was about a half-hour. “She’s a racer and she knows what to do,” Phelps said.

Matt Grevers kept the gold medals coming for the U.S. in rat-a-tat fashion, following up Franklin’s win with one of his own in the men’s 100 back. For good measure, Nick Thoman made it a 1-2 finish for the red, white and blue. Rebecca Soni nearly pulled out a third U.S. gold, rallying furiously on the return leg of the 100 breaststroke. But she couldn’t quite catch blazing Lithuanian Ruta Meilutyte, a gold medalist at the tender age of 15. Good thing for the U.S. that Franklin and the other Americans are coming through.

Phelps missed the podium in his 2012 Olympic debut, and

Lochte has turned in two straight disappointing performances after opening the games with a dominant win in the 400 individual medley. He finished fourth and off the podium Monday night in the 200 freestyle, which France’s Yannick Agnel won by a full body length against a field with gold medalists galore.

On Sunday, Lochte anchored the U.S. in the 4x100 free relay, taking over with a seemingly comfortable lead. But Agnel chased him down on the final leg, giving France the gold. Now, another defeat.

“I did my best,” Lochte said.

“I guess sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. I gave it 110 percent. There’s probably some things I messed up on, but you live and learn. (Agnel is) a great racer. There’s no doubt about it.

He’s quick and he showed it last night and tonight. I’m happy for him. He did good.”

Fire alert stops Olympics Underground line Agence France Presse

Spectators faced disruption after a fire alert halted all trains on part of a key underground line leading to the Olympic Park in east London on Tuesday.

The morning rush-hour stoppage on the Central Line marked the return of fears about London’s creaking transport network after the first three days of full competition at the Olympics were relatively trouble-free.

“The suspension is due to a train being taken out of service at Leyton (one stop from the Olympic Park) after the driver reported smelling smoke,” said a spokesman for Transport for London (TfL), the capital transport authority.

“This has been investigated and all passengers left the train and station without reported problems.”

There were no Central Line trains serving the Olympic Park station of Stratford for several hours and severe delays on the rest of the line, which goes from east to west across London.

Passengers on one packed train that was stuck at a station for several minutes laughed when they heard a recorded message from London Mayor Boris Johnson telling them to plan their journeys ahead.

London’s transport network is expecting 15 million journeys to be made on each of the busiest days of the Games compared with 12 million normally, TFL has said. But fears of traffic chaos in London have so far failed to materialise.

Authorities have taken some of the dedicated “Games Lanes” for Olympic traffic out of operation as many officials have been taking public transport instead, Johnson said on Monday.

The Chinese team hold up cutouts of gold stars as they celebrate their gold medal in the Artistic Gymnastic men’s team final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012, in London.

OLYMPICS China wins 2nd straight MEDALS TALLY Olympic gold in gymnastics Top 10 standings as of July 30

“We never actually had the silver in 3 so there’s no real disapour5 hands, 7 5 pointment.”

1Tell 3that to the Japanese, who 0 bested 1 were by the Chinese yet 4 2 again.

Japan was the runner-up to 2 in2 Beijing, as well as at the China last0 four3world championships.

0And 0unlike last year’s world championships, where the Japanese 4 6 had to close the gap on 2 appeared 1 China, this one wasn’t even close. of their flag. WhySource: wait?London The Chinese 2012 won their second straight Olympic China finished with 275.997 points, title in men’s gymnastics and third more than four points better than and in four games in a rout Monday, Japan. China now has gone eight making fools of everyone who wrote years without losing at a major them off after a dismal performance competition.

“At the very beginning it was in qualifying.

“We don’t have any faults. That’s fourth for Japan so I couldn’t say our secret to beat the Japanese and anything. I couldn’t think anything,” to beat everyone,” Zhang Chenglong a somber Uchimura said. “I was said. “In preliminaries, we had a thinking, ‘It’s fourth, it’s fourth.’ little bit of faults. But tonight was Even after it was changed, I was not too happy.” The Americans weren’t completely perfect.” Well, almost.

It took five minutes and a video all that happy, either.

Bronze medalists four years ago, review to sort out the silver and bronze medalists after Japan ques- they could practically feel their first No. tioned the score of three-time world gold since Graphic Date1984 after OLY-MEDALS/ 31 / 07finishing / 12 champion Kohei Uchimura on pom- 1 in qualifying, Story Reporter -with captain Jon OLYMPICS/ HortonResearch jokingly asking if they could mel horse, Size 5 cm the widelast routine. Japan prizes.SPO, But everyone gets jumpedJim from fourth to second after claim their Artist Code Peet/RNGS OLY a do-over in team finals, and whatjudges revised Uchimura’s score, © Copyright Reuters 2012. All rights reserved. http://link.reuters.com/ryt68q bumping Britain down to bronze and ever momentum the Americans had evaporated when Danell Leyva and Ukraine off the medals podium.

It was the British men’s first John Orozco fell on pommel horse, team medal in a century, and it set their second event. They wound up off raucous celebrations at the O2 fifth, six points behind China and Arena. Even Princes William and almost two behind Britain. “There’s Harry joined in. “To win a medal definitely disappointment,” Horton in your home games, I’ll take that said. “We are one of the best teams any day,” Kristian Thomas said. in the world.”

Associated Press Writer 1 China 9 2 U.S.A L O N D O N5 France 3 — Their clos-3 North Korea 4 est rivals were3 Italyon the floor2 5 still 6 cSouth o m pKorea e t i n g2 Russiathe Chi-2 7 when whipped2 Kazakhstan 8 nese five big gold1 Japan 9 out stars and held them in the shape1 Australia 10 up

OLYMPICS MEDALS TALLY Standings as of July 30

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 14 15 16 16 16 19 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27

China U.S.A France North Korea Italy South Korea Russia Kazakhstan Japan Australia Romania Brazil Hungary Netherlands Ukraine Georgia Lithuania South Africa Colombia Britain Cuba Germany Mexico Poland Thailand Taiwan Azerbaijan Belgium Canada Indonesia India Moldova Mongolia Norway Serbia Slovakia Uzbekistan

Source: London 2012

9 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 7 1 0 4 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 5 3 1 2 2 3 0 6 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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India are looking for better days ahead at the Olympics after shooter Gagan Narang picked up the country’s first medal, a bronze, at the London Games. Having drawn a blank on the first two days of competition, India finally made it to the medals board on Monday when Narang finished third in the men’s 10m air rifle competition.

It was at the same event in Beijing four years ago that Abhinav Bindra won the country’s first ever individual Olympic gold medal, raising hopes that there was more to Indian sport than just cricket. Bindra failed to make the eight-man final in London, while Narang stepped on the podium after losing at the qualification stage in the previous two Olympics in Athens and Beijing.

Narang’s bronze earned frontpage coverage and Sports Minister Ajay Maken, who is in London, was confident the medal was just

the spark India needed to make a mark. “One medal by Gagan has totally changed the mood of the contingent! Everyone is so ecstatic and motivated!,” Maken tweeted.

Maken told reporters in London that Narang, like all other Indian medal winners, would be offered a top government job as a reward for his efforts. The entire Olympic contingent will be offered more junior coaching jobs in state-run sports institutions.

“India goes gaga over Gagan,” said The Times of India, while The Hindu newspaper wrote that the medal had “infused life into the Indian challenge”. India had their best ever finish in Beijing in 2008 when wrestler Sushil Kumar and boxer Vijender Singh added bronze medals to Bindra’s gold.

The duo spearhead the challenge of living up to the expectations of Indian Olympic officials, who had predicted a higher tally in London before the Games began.

India are looking to win medals in shooting, archery, badminton, boxing and wrestling where the main hopefuls are still in contention.

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India’s Gagan Narang competes in the 10m air rifle men qualifying round at the Royal Artillery Barracks during the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Boy arrested over Olympic diver tweets

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United States’ Missy Franklin reacts after winning gold in the women’s 100-meter backstroke swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Monday, July 30, 2012.

Police have arrested a teenager in connection with malicious Twitter messages directed at Tom Daley after the young Olympic diver missed out on a medal. Officers arrested the 17-year-old at a guesthouse in Weymouth on Tuesday hours after British pin-up Daley received the messages referring to his dead father on Monday.

A Dorset Police police spokesman said the youth was arrested “on suspicion of malicious communication. He is currently helping police with their inquiries.”

Daley, 18, and his Great Britain diving partner fell from the top spot and out of the medals on Monday after a botched fourth dive in the 10m synchronised platform diving event. They finished fourth while China took the gold.

Daley shortly afterwards retweeted a message from user Rileyy_69 which said: “You let your dad down i hope you know that.” Daley responded by tweeting: “After giving it my all... you get idiots sending me this...” Daley’s father Rob died last year from brain cancer.

India hopes Narang bronze triggers Olympic revival

AP Photo/Julie Jacobson

Lochte falters again, but Franklin, Grevers shine

AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill

Associated Press Writer

LONDON — Missy Franklin stared out on the horde of reporters, suddenly sounding very much like a high school senior-to-be. “I don’t like being up here alone,” she said nervously.

Then, just like that, she turned on a big smile and worked the room like a pro. Thanks to this Colorado teenager, America’s swim hopes are back on track at the Olympics.

Michael Phelps has yet to win a gold medal, and Ryan Lochte’s star has dimmed just a bit. So it was Franklin providing a much-needed boost to swimming’s powerhouse nation, coming back less than 14 minutes after swimming a semifinal heat to win the first gold medal of what figures to be a dazzling career.

“Indescribable,” the 17-year-old Franklin said after rallying to win the 100-meter backstroke Monday.

“I still can’t believe that happened.

I don’t even know what to think.

I saw my parents’ reaction on the screen and I just started bawling. I can’t even think right now.”

After finishing up the semis of the 200 freestyle, she hopped out of the pool and headed to the diving well for a quick warmdown.

She didn’t even have time to make it to the practice pool, not when her bigger event was coming right up.

Even Phelps was amazed at Franklin’s stamina, saying he had never done back-to-back races that close together at such a major meet. His quickest turnaround was about a half-hour. “She’s a racer and she knows what to do,” Phelps said.

Matt Grevers kept the gold medals coming for the U.S. in rat-a-tat fashion, following up Franklin’s win with one of his own in the men’s 100 back. For good measure, Nick Thoman made it a 1-2 finish for the red, white and blue. Rebecca Soni nearly pulled out a third U.S. gold, rallying furiously on the return leg of the 100 breaststroke. But she couldn’t quite catch blazing Lithuanian Ruta Meilutyte, a gold medalist at the tender age of 15. Good thing for the U.S. that Franklin and the other Americans are coming through.

Phelps missed the podium in his 2012 Olympic debut, and

Lochte has turned in two straight disappointing performances after opening the games with a dominant win in the 400 individual medley. He finished fourth and off the podium Monday night in the 200 freestyle, which France’s Yannick Agnel won by a full body length against a field with gold medalists galore.

On Sunday, Lochte anchored the U.S. in the 4x100 free relay, taking over with a seemingly comfortable lead. But Agnel chased him down on the final leg, giving France the gold. Now, another defeat.

“I did my best,” Lochte said.

“I guess sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. I gave it 110 percent. There’s probably some things I messed up on, but you live and learn. (Agnel is) a great racer. There’s no doubt about it.

He’s quick and he showed it last night and tonight. I’m happy for him. He did good.”

Fire alert stops Olympics Underground line Agence France Presse

Spectators faced disruption after a fire alert halted all trains on part of a key underground line leading to the Olympic Park in east London on Tuesday.

The morning rush-hour stoppage on the Central Line marked the return of fears about London’s creaking transport network after the first three days of full competition at the Olympics were relatively trouble-free.

“The suspension is due to a train being taken out of service at Leyton (one stop from the Olympic Park) after the driver reported smelling smoke,” said a spokesman for Transport for London (TfL), the capital transport authority.

“This has been investigated and all passengers left the train and station without reported problems.”

There were no Central Line trains serving the Olympic Park station of Stratford for several hours and severe delays on the rest of the line, which goes from east to west across London.

Passengers on one packed train that was stuck at a station for several minutes laughed when they heard a recorded message from London Mayor Boris Johnson telling them to plan their journeys ahead.

London’s transport network is expecting 15 million journeys to be made on each of the busiest days of the Games compared with 12 million normally, TFL has said. But fears of traffic chaos in London have so far failed to materialise.

Authorities have taken some of the dedicated “Games Lanes” for Olympic traffic out of operation as many officials have been taking public transport instead, Johnson said on Monday.

The Chinese team hold up cutouts of gold stars as they celebrate their gold medal in the Artistic Gymnastic men’s team final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012, in London.

OLYMPICS China wins 2nd straight MEDALS TALLY Olympic gold in gymnastics Top 10 standings as of July 30

“We never actually had the silver in 3 so there’s no real disapour5 hands, 7 5 pointment.”

1Tell 3that to the Japanese, who 0 bested 1 were by the Chinese yet 4 2 again.

Japan was the runner-up to 2 in2 Beijing, as well as at the China last0 four3world championships.

0And 0unlike last year’s world championships, where the Japanese 4 6 had to close the gap on 2 appeared 1 China, this one wasn’t even close. of their flag. WhySource: wait?London The Chinese 2012 won their second straight Olympic China finished with 275.997 points, title in men’s gymnastics and third more than four points better than and in four games in a rout Monday, Japan. China now has gone eight making fools of everyone who wrote years without losing at a major them off after a dismal performance competition.

“At the very beginning it was in qualifying.

“We don’t have any faults. That’s fourth for Japan so I couldn’t say our secret to beat the Japanese and anything. I couldn’t think anything,” to beat everyone,” Zhang Chenglong a somber Uchimura said. “I was said. “In preliminaries, we had a thinking, ‘It’s fourth, it’s fourth.’ little bit of faults. But tonight was Even after it was changed, I was not too happy.” The Americans weren’t completely perfect.” Well, almost.

It took five minutes and a video all that happy, either.

Bronze medalists four years ago, review to sort out the silver and bronze medalists after Japan ques- they could practically feel their first No. tioned the score of three-time world gold since Graphic Date1984 after OLY-MEDALS/ 31 / 07finishing / 12 champion Kohei Uchimura on pom- 1 in qualifying, Story Reporter -with captain Jon OLYMPICS/ HortonResearch jokingly asking if they could mel horse, Size 5 cm the widelast routine. Japan prizes.SPO, But everyone gets jumpedJim from fourth to second after claim their Artist Code Peet/RNGS OLY a do-over in team finals, and whatjudges revised Uchimura’s score, © Copyright Reuters 2012. All rights reserved. http://link.reuters.com/ryt68q bumping Britain down to bronze and ever momentum the Americans had evaporated when Danell Leyva and Ukraine off the medals podium.

It was the British men’s first John Orozco fell on pommel horse, team medal in a century, and it set their second event. They wound up off raucous celebrations at the O2 fifth, six points behind China and Arena. Even Princes William and almost two behind Britain. “There’s Harry joined in. “To win a medal definitely disappointment,” Horton in your home games, I’ll take that said. “We are one of the best teams any day,” Kristian Thomas said. in the world.”

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India are looking for better days ahead at the Olympics after shooter Gagan Narang picked up the country’s first medal, a bronze, at the London Games. Having drawn a blank on the first two days of competition, India finally made it to the medals board on Monday when Narang finished third in the men’s 10m air rifle competition.

It was at the same event in Beijing four years ago that Abhinav Bindra won the country’s first ever individual Olympic gold medal, raising hopes that there was more to Indian sport than just cricket. Bindra failed to make the eight-man final in London, while Narang stepped on the podium after losing at the qualification stage in the previous two Olympics in Athens and Beijing.

Narang’s bronze earned frontpage coverage and Sports Minister Ajay Maken, who is in London, was confident the medal was just

the spark India needed to make a mark. “One medal by Gagan has totally changed the mood of the contingent! Everyone is so ecstatic and motivated!,” Maken tweeted.

Maken told reporters in London that Narang, like all other Indian medal winners, would be offered a top government job as a reward for his efforts. The entire Olympic contingent will be offered more junior coaching jobs in state-run sports institutions.

“India goes gaga over Gagan,” said The Times of India, while The Hindu newspaper wrote that the medal had “infused life into the Indian challenge”. India had their best ever finish in Beijing in 2008 when wrestler Sushil Kumar and boxer Vijender Singh added bronze medals to Bindra’s gold.

The duo spearhead the challenge of living up to the expectations of Indian Olympic officials, who had predicted a higher tally in London before the Games began.

India are looking to win medals in shooting, archery, badminton, boxing and wrestling where the main hopefuls are still in contention.

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India’s Gagan Narang competes in the 10m air rifle men qualifying round at the Royal Artillery Barracks during the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Luhur Watukaru temple or Pura Batukaru is one of the biggest Hindu Temples in Bali (Sad Kahyangan) with Catur Lokapala Temple and Padmabhuwana Temple status. It is set in the plateau area with lush tropical rain forest surround it.

It is situated in the peaceful area which is far from the local resident that is ideally for worship. There are some temple building spread out through the tranquility of rain forest and the big mountain of Batukaru as a back drop.

Watukaru or Batukaru Temple is located at Wangaya Gede countryside, Penebel District and Tabanan regency, and west part of Bali Island. It is located right on the foot of Mount Batukaru and about 1.30 hours from Denpasar Airport.

The history of this temple is difficult to be found out even in the ancient omission exists in this temple. For example some profile area like harpoon own the Ancient Bali type, but no written data found it. The effort study and research of this temple history remain to find difficulties. The temple festival at Luwur Watukaru or Batukaru Temple is executed every six-month or 210 days which is every Thursday Umanis Wara Dungulan (Balinese Calendar), just the day after Galungan Day (the biggest Balinese Hindu Holidays). The extension day of temple festival is executed during eleven day, to give the opportunity for Hindu public society especially in Bali to come for praying. Pengempon (the society who take care of the temple) has the obligation to take care of the temple inclusive of ceremony execution. This fact is one of characteristic power out-

side of physical of Watu Karu Temple.

Kubayan is commissioned holy occupation lead the temple ceremony and his status higher than all priests in Pretending pertinent Ancient. In the execution of praying during the temple festival or the certain day ceremony, it has to be preceded by doing pray in Beji Temple which is located in eastside of Watu Karu Temple or inside of Madya Mandala (middle area) and Nista Mandala (outside area). After doing pray in Beji Temple, then the praying is continued in the main temple building located in the center of temple area. This is also not need again clean the hand and gargle because, it has been conducted the hallowing of body by conducting pray in Beji Temple. This is specification of praying procession in Watukaru Temple.

The three elements temple area of Watukaru or Batukaru is equal to other temples in Bali generally which is consisted of outside area (Nista Mandala), Middle area (Madya mandala) and Center area (Utama Mandala). After refurbishing three temples are of this temple in some years ago, the element conception and structure of these three temple areas are progressively become everlasting and conceptual. This is especially in outside area where we can meet the existence of Wantilan building (Meeting Hall) which can be used for multifunction and it is located on the right of the entrance gate. The refurbishment at the parking area has made easy for the Hindu society or all tourists who pay a visit to this temple. It is also other public facilities like toilet which is located at outside temple area or the left side of entrance gate is in good condition and cleans enough.

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Croatian Slaven Bilic, seen here in June 2012, who took over as coach at Lokomotiv Moscow after the Euro 2012 championship, has said he aims to get his team playing more consistently and with improved teamwork.

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Croatian Slaven Bilic, who took over as coach at Lokomotiv Moscow after the Euro 2012 championship, has said he aims to get his team playing more consistently and with improved teamwork. “I watched plenty of Lokomotiv matches on the video and I can say that last season there was a period when the team played quality and stylish football,” Bilic said.

“And I can only express my congratulations to my predecessor Jose Couceiro for the great deal of work that he did here.” “However, I’m a realist and I understand that I was invited here not to keep the club at its current level but to create a better team, which will play more organised football like my Croatian national side did.”

The 43-year-old Bilic said that he had been persuaded to move to Moscow by the stated ambitions of its chief, Olga Smorodskaya. “I talked to the Lokomotiv presidentand was really impressed by her ambitions,” he said. “Besides, her desire to see me at the post of Lokomotiv coach has won my heart.”

Bilic, who played for English Premier League sides West Ham and Everton during his career, said he had proposals from English clubs but had decided to chose the Russian league instead, calling it Europe’s most difficult championship.

“I had interesting proposals from England, the country which I can call my second home as I played a substantial part of my career in the Premiership,” he said.

“But I’ve chosen Lokomotiv. It’s a very good

team which has everything in place to become even better.” “The Russian league isn’t the strongest European league, but it seems to be the most difficult as last season eight teams were battling for the domestic title. None of the other leagues can boast of such tough competition.”

Bilic also said that he was ready for Lokomotiv fans’ expectations of immediate success adding that he had been used to working under constant pressure during his term as manager of Croatia. “I like to feel pressure it doesn’t bother me. It’s a part of my work to turn it in the right direction,” Bilic said.

“I enjoyed every single moment of my six years with Croatia’s national side. Now I enjoy every moment of Lokomotiv practices and the matches.”

Bilic said he was happy with the signing of the Senegalese forward Dame N’Doye from Danish champions FC Copenhagen, where the striker played 150 matches and scored 82 goals.

“Our forwards (Roman) Pavlyuchenko and (Felipe) Caicedo both showed their skills and class in recent matches,” the coach said. “But signing of N’Doye will allow us to play better.”

Lewis Hamilton says that being able to keep his race trophies will be a key point in his imminent contract talks with McLaren. The Hungarian Grand Prix winner is expected to resolve his future over the summer break, with it now appearing almost certain that he will remain at the Woking-based team.

But speaking in the wake of his latest triumph, he has revealed that a ‘push point’ in the talks with be about trophies, with McLaren having historically always kept its drivers’ winning silverware. “Ron [Dennis] and the team have all the trophies in the cabinet and the drivers get replicas,” Hamilton told the British media.

“In a lot of other teams, the drivers get their original trophies. As a racing driver, what you work for and what you want to take home are two things; one is your crash helmet and the other is your trophy. For me, they are priceless.

“I don’t care if they don’t give me a car [to keep], but those two things are what

you put your blood and sweat into, and the team keep those at the moment. So whatever contract I’m having next, that is going to be a push point.

“I don’t feel I have a tough decision to make. It is my career I’m talking about however - the last part of my [professional] life. It’s the first time I’ve been in this position, so I guess it still remains an important decision.”

McLaren has been aware of Hamilton’s demands over the trophies for several weeks, and team principal Martin Whitmarsh told AUTOSPORT earlier this month that he was confident the matter would not get blown out of proportion.

“I’ve known Lewis a long time and I think we have a very good understanding on one another,” he said. “I think there is a lot of mutual trust and respect - I hope and believe both ways.

So I don’t see that [the trophies] as a big issue. We will see.”

Zidane to begin coaching career with Madrid youths Agence France Presse

Zinedine Zidane, who has been tipped to one day manage France, will soon begin training to be a coach while he works at Real Madrid’s youth academy, the Spanish club said Monday.

“Zinedine Zidane will shortly begin training to be a coach whilst at the same time coaching Real Madrid’s youth academy,” the club said in a statement posted on their website.

The 40-year-old, who played for Real between 2001 and his retirement in 2006 and who has since last year been working as the club’s sporting director, will finish his team management qualification this year, the statement added.

“That will allow him to formalise

his knowledge and training which will enable him to fulfil an aspiration that he made public in the press conference in which he announced his retirement as a player in April 2006: to work with Real Madrid’s youth academy,” it said.

The three-time World Player of the Year, whose 17-year-old son Enzo is a member of the Real academy, is studying a diploma in sports management in Limoges in south-western France.

Zidane holds legendary status in France as a member of the national teams that won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.

Earlier this month the president of the French Football Federation, Noel Le Graet, said Zidane is a contender to one day manage Les Bleus.

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Yogyakarta night tour make tourists stay longer

KHARKIV, Ukraine - A Ukrainian court resumed a tax evasion case on Tuesday against jailed ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, but then postponed the hearing for two weeks after a wrangle over whether she could take part in proceedings by video-link from her hospital bed.

Tymoshenko is already serving a seven-year sentence for alleged abuse of office but has been moved from prison in the eastern city of Kharkiv to a clinic for treatment for a chronic back condition.

The new hearing in Kharkiv on charges of tax evasion and embezzlement has already been put off several times since a formal opening in mid-April because her treatment ruled out her attendance.

More than a 1,000 supporters and opponents of Tymoshenko, whose prosecution and jailing has soured relations between the former Soviet republic and the European Union, gathered outside the courtroom in Kharkiv when the case resumed.

But judge Kostyantyn Sadovsky ordered another postponement until August 14 after Tymoshenko’s counsel refused a submission by the prosecution that she could take part in proceedings by video-link from hospital.

“I declare that I do not agree to take part in a video-conference,” Tymoshenko said in a personal statement read to the court by her lawyer, Serhiy Vlasenko. The break might allow the issue to be clarified, Sadovsky said.

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A man stands in the ground near a flooded area with stranded hogs in Anju City, South Phyongan Province, North Korea Monday, July 30, 2012.

More heavy rain hits NKorea, flooding buildings Associated Press Writer

ANJU, North Korea — U.N. staff planned to visit storm-pounded counties in North Korea on Tuesday, after two days of heavy rain submerged buildings, cut off power, flooded rice paddies and forced people and their livestock to climb onto rooftops for safety.

The rain Sunday and Monday followed downpours earlier this month that killed nearly 90 people and left more than 60,000 homeless, officials said. The floods also come on the heels of a severe drought, fueling renewed food worries about a country that already struggles to feed its people.

Two-thirds of North Korea’s 24 million people face chronic food shortages, a U.N. report said last month, while asking donors for $198 million in humanitarian aid for the country. South Korean analyst Kwon Tae-jin said the recent flooding, coming so soon after the dry spell, is likely to worsen the North’s food problems.

North Korea-based United Nations staff will visit the two

hardest-hit counties to see what help the U.N. team in the country might provide, Christopher de Bono, UNICEF’s chief of communications for East Asia and the Pacific, said Tuesday. He had no other details.

On Sunday and Monday, rain hit the capital, Pyongyang, and other regions, with western coastal areas reporting heavy damage.

In Anju city in South Phyongan province, officials reported 1,000 houses and buildings were destroyed and 2,300 hectares (5,680 acres) of farmland were completely covered.

The Chongchon River in Anju city flooded on Monday, cutting communication lines and submerging rice paddies and other

fields, said Kim Kwang Dok, vice chairman of the Anju City People’s Committee, who told The Associated Press that the disaster is the worst in the city’s history.

Boats made their way through the muddy water that covered the city’s streets Monday. Many residents sat on their homes’ roofs and walls, watching the rising water. A young man wearing only underwear stood on a building’s roof with two pigs; four women sat on another rooftop with two dogs.

Helicopters flew to various areas to rescue flood victims, state media reported. Casualties from the latest rains were not immediately reported. If it rains again before the water drains, the damage will be greater, Kim said.

Singapore socialite sentenced in teen sex scandal Agence France Presse

A prominent Singaporean businessman was sentenced to three months in jail Monday for having paid sex with a minor, as dozens of other accused men await their fate in a prostitution scandal.

Howard Shaw, 41, a grandson of Asian movie mogul Runme Shaw and a former environmental activist, was charged in April after being found to have engaged the services of a 17-year-old Singaporean in October 2010.

Shaw, a married father of two, is appealing the sentence and posted bail pending the appeal hearing.

Prostitution is legal in Singapore, but in the scandal which erupted this year, 51 men ranging from their early 20s to late 40s have been charged under a 2008 law that makes it a crime to pay for sex with a woman under 18.

The list of men charged with paying for sex with the same underage prostitute includes businessmen, civil servants and uniformed officers. The maximum sentence is seven years in prison and a fine.

District court judge See Kee Oon said he was “unable to agree that there was an honest and reasonable mistake” committed by Shaw, and therefore had to impose a sentence which would serve as a strong deterrent to customers of underage prostitution.

“The factual context showed that the accused was looking for an 18-year-old for his liaison,” See said. “What he implicitly must have recognised was the risk that she might not be 18.”

The judge rejected Shaw’s defence of having been duped by a now defunct website advertising the prostitute’s services, which stated that she was 18, and noted that he never asked for proof of her age.

“He was reckless. He could have guarded against committing a potential offence, but he did not take any steps towards this end.”

The prostitute cannot be named because she was a minor when the offences were committed.

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From page 1 In the meantime, the soybean production during four months, from January to April 2012, showed an increase of 64.65 percent or 382 tons over the same period in the previous year. The condition was estimated to occur in the sub-round II (May-August) 2012 with an increase of some 39.43 percent or 949 tons. (kmb27)

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Minister for State Enterprises Dahlan Iskan (middle) said he is optimistic that the railway track to facilitate transport from Jakarta to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport will be operational next year.

Airport railway to be operational end of 2012 Antara

JAKARTA - Minister for State Enterprises Dahlan Iskan said he is optimistic that the railway track to facilitate transport from Jakarta to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport will be operational next year.

It will take only 60 minutes from Dukuh Atas to the airport, Minister Dahlan said here on Tuesday.

A consortium of a number of state companies is building the project estimated to cost US$234 million including for land clearing.

The railway transport facility is expected to cope with traffic jams that often cause air travelers to miss their planes.

The track is connected with existing track connected to the Manggarai railway station in South Jakarta.

There will be two routes - one for commuter train a double track now under construction between Manggarai and the airport via SudirmanTanah Abang-Duri-Grogol-Bojong Indah-Kalideres-Tanah Tinggi through existing old track.

Construction of this 19.3 kilometer line for economic trains is expected to completed in 2013.

The second line is for Express Train , an elevated track between Manggarai and the airport via -Sudirman-Tanah Abang-Duri-Ang-

ke- and Pluit.

Dahlan said the third terminal of the airport will be expanded with five piers. Currently the terminal has only one pier.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is to inaugurate the ground breaking ceremony to mark the start of the construction of the other four piers.

With the expansion, the country’s largest airport would have the capacity to serve 62 million of passengers a year.

Antara

trade minister to be more active in promoting the migrant workers overseas. The negotiator should be tough,” Jumhur said here Tuesday.

He said foreign products have flooded the domestic markets.

“While, we need to send workers abroad because the lack of job oppor-

tunities in the country,” he noted.

A trade off is necessary to build a synergy and it needs a competent negotiator to do that, he added.

“A minister is usually acting as a negotiator for the purpose,” he said.

BNP2TKI has so far promoted Indonesian workers actively to find them jobs overseas.

YOGYAKARTA - Tourist activity at night in Yogyakarta should be promoted in order to make tourists stay longer in the Province, said Head of Yogyakarta Tourism Office Tazbir here on Tuesday.

“We hope that private tourism agents continue to innovate and promote safe tourism at night to make tourists feel comfortable and prolong their stay here,” he said.

Night excursion activity in Yogyakarta was still less developed and old fashioned, whereas tourists sought newer packages and newer experiences.

“Yogyakarta should provide more night tours, especially across culinary, shopping and entertainment centers,” he added.

He said that the local government should implement new strategies to attract more visitors.

“We are open to investments in culinary tours at night by private investors because Yogyakarta doesn’t have an integrated culinary and shopping center yet. These formats operate on a different concept from the existing shopping malls,” he remarked.

He also told that Yogyakarta needs a performing arts center and an open stage where cheap tickets are offered to middle-to-low class people. The city should become a landmark destination for traditional art and culture, he added.

President calls for cheap, high quality education Antara

JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for inexpensive and high-quality education in Indonesia.

“Our education system must offer cheap and quality education,” he said at the Ministry of Education and Culture office here on Tuesday.

“An ideal education system encompasses a good curriculum, highquality teaching material, modern teaching methods, and cutting-edge infrastructure, all of these are relevant to the current information era,” the President noted.

He added that education must also be accessible to all children regardless of their economic background.

The head of state’s visit to the Ministry of Education and Culture office was part of a series of Presidential visits to a number of ministries and state institutions, scheduled during the first and second week of the holy fasting month of Ramadhan.

On the occasion, President Yudhoyono expressed hope that the national education programme would be a great success, adding that the government had allocated sufficient funds.

“I am optimistic that the quality of education can be improved through better management, target setting, and proper implementation so that the funds are not misused,” he stated.

Trade minister urged to promote Indonesia migrant workers PEKANBARU - Chairman of the National Agency for Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BNPTKI) Moh Jumhur Hidayat asked Trade Minister Gita Wiryawan to actively promote the workers overseas.

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President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for inexpensive and high-quality education in Indonesia.

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US, Germany stress cooperation to end euro crisis Associated Press

BERLIN — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and his German counterpart stressed the need for coordinated action Monday in the face of the eurozone debt crisis and faltering global growth, but left open what joint steps Europe and the United States would take to shore up the world economy in the coming months.

Geithner traveled to the German North Sea island of Sylt for informal talks with Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, before meeting later Monday with Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank.

Geithner and Schaeuble praised efforts by Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Italy to turn their debt-ridden economies around, and voiced optimism about economic reforms meant to deepen integration among the 17 eurozone members.

The joint statement made no reference to Greece, which has struggled to implement the reform package agreed with its creditors. The country faces the possibility a chaotic exit from the common currency area if it fails to meet its bailout conditions.

Geithner and Schaeuble “emphasized the need for ongoing international cooperation and coordination” and stated that the U.S. and Germany would “continue to cooperate closely with their partners when advancing the policy agenda in autumn to further stabilize global and European economies.”

The U.S. treasury secretary later met with Draghi for about an hour in Frankfurt. No statements were issued afterward.

Markets surged after Draghi

said last Thursday that the ECB would do “whatever it takes” to preserve the euro. Over the following days, the leaders of Germany, France and Italy also said they would do all they can to protect the 17-country currency union — comments that Geithner and Schaeuble’s “took note of,” according to their statement.

Sung Won Sohn, an economics professor at the Martin Smith School of Business at California State University, said the joint Geithner-Schaeuble statement did not offer any new solutions for the European debt crisis.

“The statement doesn’t contain anything new,” Sohn said.

“What is important is not the joint statement but what the two officials might have discussed behind the scenes.”

Sohn said that it was very likely that Geithner sought during his one-day visit to Europe to strongly encourage the Europeans to move more aggressively to deal with their debt problems.

“The U.S. economy is getting worse and the main drag on our economy right now is coming from Europe,” Sohn said. “Geithner is trying to get the Europeans to move in the right direction.”

Sohn said, “This is an election year and the Obama administration really can’t do much at home to boost the economy given all the constraints at the moment.”

Also Monday, Geithner had a phone conversation on the European financial crisis with France’s finance minister Pierre Moscovici.

A statement issued by Geitner’s department said the call covered “ongoing efforts to ensure financial stability, foster greater economic integration and promote the recovery of the eurozone.”

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German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, left, speaks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, right, in the house where Schaeuble is vacationing, in Westerland on the German North Sea island of Sylt, Monday July 30, 2012.

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Soybean price Continues To Soar In Denpasar Antara

DENPASAR - The price of imported soybean at traditional markets here has risen up to Rp9,000 per kilogramme ahead of Id-ul-Fitr.

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People walk past a logo of HSBC headquarters in Hong Kong Monday, July 30, 2012. Revelations of lax antimoney laundering controls at HSBC are “shameful and embarrassing” for Europe’s biggest bank, its boss said on Monday, and it may have to pay out well over $2 billion for the scandal and in compensation for UK mis-selling.

HSBC takes $2 billion hit for U.S., UK scandals

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LONDON - Revelations of lax anti-money laundering controls at HSBC are “shameful and embarrassing” for Europe’s biggest bank, its boss said on Monday, and it may have to pay out well over $2 billion for the scandal and in compensation for UK mis-selling.

HSBC set aside $700 million to cover fines and other costs after a U.S. Senate report criticized it this month for letting clients shift funds from dangerous and secretive countries, notably Mexico.

Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver told reporters the ultimate cost could be “significantly higher”.

“What happened in Mexico and the U.S. is shameful, it’s embarrassing, it’s very painful for all of us in the firm,” he said on a conference call. “We need to execute on the compliance changes and then prove ourselves worthy and rebuild this over a number of years. There are no quick and easy fixes.”

The Senate report criticized a “pervasively polluted” culture at the bank

and said HSBC’s Mexican operations had moved $7 billion into its U.S. operations between 2007 and 2008.

“The firm clearly lost its way in this regard and it’s right that we apologize,” said Gulliver. “Colleagues internally have been aware that this is the backdrop of why we had to change the firm.”

The provision ate into first-half underlying profits, which fell 3 percent from a year earlier to $10.6 billion, excluding gains from assets sales and losses on the value of its own debt.

HSBC, which was formed in 1865 and operates in 84 countries, said a new streamlined and centralized structure set up by Gulliver has simplified the bank and made it easier to monitor and enforce standards and

compliance.

But it also set aside another $1 billion to compensate British customers for mis-selling them loan insurance, and $237 million to cover payouts to small UK businesses wrongly sold complex interest rate hedging products.

HSBC is also one of more than a dozen banks under scrutiny in a global interest rate-rigging scandal that has rocked the sector and further damaged the reputation of bankers following criticism of their culture and standards.

“It’s very unfortunate and deeply concerning that even the banks considered more secure such as HSBC are so seriously at risk,” said a top 30 investor in HSBC. “And the news is still coming out - we have yet to see the impact, if any, of the Libor investigation and HSBC’s role in that. It’s hard to see how much more bad news the markets can take,” said the investor, who asked not to be named.

“The price rise is due to drought conditions in the United States, from where the commodity is imported, and it has affected soybean supply in Denpasar,” said Ni Made Suri, one of the retailers, here on Tuesday.

“Although retailers have enough supply of soybean to meet consumers’ demand, they have increased the price from Rp1,000 to Rp9,000 per kg this week,” she added.

Made Suri stated that Denpasar had adequate supply of high-quality soybean, which came mainly from distributors in Surabaya, East Java.

Besides, soybean demand in Bali is not as high as FOTO ANTARA/Eric Ireng Farmer harvested soybean at Sidoarjo, Surabaya. The price of imported soybean at traditional markets here has risen up to that of other regions during the holy fasting month Rp9,000 per kilogramme ahead of Id-ul-Fitr. of Ramadan.

Ayurvedic Medicine

HINDU possesses a medical science that has been very renowned from time immemorial, namely Ayurvedic medicine. Ayurvedic medicine refers to the contents of the scripture Ayurveda born thousands of years ago.

Ayurvedic scripture denotes a part of Upaweda in the group of Smriti Vedas. However, the Ayurvedic scripture is often confused with Yajur Veda, the scripture containing sacrificial formula that also belongs to Smriti Veda. Yajur Veda itself is a scripture discussing about Yajña or ceremony.

Author of the book Usada Bali (Balinese Traditional Healing), the late Prof. IGN Nala, once said that to help the healing, the Ayurvedic healers usually provided natural herbal medicine having few side effects.

Almost all plants existing around us could be eaten, they were medicine. On that account, all plants having efficacy for healing were necessary to be inventoried and developed.

In the meantime, the Dean of Faculty of Health Science, Hindu University of Indonesia (Unhi), I Nyoman Prastika, said that based Taru Premana palm-manuscript there were a number of beneficial herbs having the efficacy to cure diseases. Parts of those plants taken advantage consisted of its leaf, flower, fruit, bark or roots. Each herb had different quality such as cool, warm and mild.

To know whether a particular plant had a cold, warm or mild quality, it could be observed from the color of its flower and flavor. For instance, white, yellow and green flower had warm quality. If their flowers were

red and blue, these plants had cool efficacy.

Meanwhile, if the flower was multi-colors, they could be ensured to have mild efficacy.

Likewise, if they tasted sweet and sour, its quality might be warm. However, if they tasted bitter and hot, they had cool efficacy.

Then, if they were tasteless, they belonged to mild plant.

In herbal medicine system, added Prastika, people would be healthy if they consumed (ahara) nutritious healthy foods regularly, had adequate rest or sleep (nidra), and behaved (vihara) healthy. If the three aspects had been committed well, but it was still found health disturbances, then a herbal treatment (ausadhi) was required. Preparation method of herbal medicine could be divided into three kinds, namely grinding, spraying and boiled.

Its healing method could be performed by drinking and dropping for internal healing, while the spraying or applying the paste for external use.

Then, what kinds of plant could be used to cure diseases? Prastika said that virtually all edible plants by animals could be eaten by humans. Whether the herbs had medicinal quality, they could be observed from the color of their flowers and flavor as mentioned above.

Similarly, the plants frequently used for spices in the cooking contained drug efficacy.

Red ginger for example, was good to increase warmth of the body as well as to stimulate or maintain immunity. If red ginger added with the flowers of carambola, bark of tamarind and kalmegh leaves, they could be used to ac-

celerate breathing and relieve cough.

Meanwhile, to break up kidney stones and cure colic, people could also use herbal medicine. Its ingredients consisted of roots of reed, roots of palm tree, root of areca nut tree and added with palm sugar. All materials were thoroughly boiled. Afterward, its decoction water was drunk in the morning and afternoon.

Herbal remedies could also cope with cardiac palpitations. Its ingredients comprised the soy beans, green beans, ginger, cumin, fennel, bidara upas (Merremia mammosa) leaf, coriander and pulasari (Alyxia Stellata). All ingredients should be boiled and then water of its decoction was drunk regularly.

Meanwhile, Balinese traditional healing used several palm-leaf manuscripts as reference. One of them was Lontar Usada Tiwang.

This manuscript described about various types of diseases along with their treatments. Tiwang conveyed numerous symptoms in the form of disorder on the function of organ. There were several types of tiwang presented in the manuscripts such as tiwang utara, tiwang tojos, tiwang wedul, tiwang pemali pepasangan, tiwang wong, and tiwang rajasa.

Prastika added that tiwang pemali pepasangan had symptoms like prickling pain in the chest and on the back. Being no resistant to the pain, the sufferers often groaned. The disease itself could be treated by means of bark of rauvolfia, temu tis (Curcuma purpurascens), grilled coconut, hazelnut and fennel. It was applied by spraying its paste. (BTN/kmb)

Tabanan to hold “Miss Earth” Antara

Denpasar – Tabanan Regency will be the host of “miss earth” pageant which will be held in October 2012.

“The competition will be held in Bali because the island is the most ready province to hold it,” said the Chairman Miss Indonesia Earth Foundation, Adilwan Astrawinata, Monday, July 30, 2012.

The preparation of the contest is already started this moment. One of them is the five winners of Miss Earth Indonesia will come and visit Bali to carry out survey regarding the event. The focus of the pageant is to preserve the environment. .

“In the next few days, we will meet with the Regent as the head of the regency where we carry out the event,” he added. Adilwan also said that the visit by Miss Earth is a part of their duty after being elected which is carry out survey on the host of the contest.

“The contestant from 120 countries will take part in the pageant.

They are the winner and can represent their native country,” Adilwan said.

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Piglets given to poor people at Dawan Kaler

Mengwi Terminal reparation, Badung Government took Dozens of projects

Mangupura (Bali Post) –

Even though it has gulped ten billions of Rupiah, yet dozens of projects seemed to be more applied on Mengwi Terminal as seen from the Badung Amendment Budget and Expenses Bill 2012 where at least 15 of them has been proposed in completing the type A terminal such as meubelair, Municipal Waterworks (PDAM) clean water connection, terminal office equipments maintenance, facilities supply for operational support, road signs paint, parking space for workers and walkways connection, PABX installation placement, garden, paint on canstin also road signs placement.

These projects are under Badung Transportation, Communication and Informatics Agency also Cleanliness and Grounds Agency including its Detail Engineering Design (DED) in median garden, intersection garden and telajakan garden along the way of Mengwitani to Terminal.

Head of Badung House of Representatives Comission B, I Made Sumerta, last Monday (30/7) stated they have agreed to these projects as many things have to be mended for the terminal. Yet there is a special note along it which this project has to have its quality focused and as regulated. The question is, will it stop in midway? Sumerta stated it is many projects to be done at once yet it is admitted the representatives will supervise it tightly on its process.

Head of Badung Public Relation and Protocol Secretariat, A.A. Raka Yuda, stated the projects will be done to create comfort and smoothness of terminal’s operation. For responsible agencies and institutions should take strategic steps as regulated, including tightening supervision to guarantee the infrastructure built was as hoped by the people. (kmb25)

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Dawan Kaler Village people in poverty at Dawan, Klungkung last Monday (30/7) were happy as piglets aid were given by the Klungkung Animal Husbandry and Fishery Agency.

Yet this is not to all 159 families in poverty were given, only 80 families received it. Head of Village, Kadek Sudarmawa, confirmed the situation and admitted will suggest more of the aid to be given to those not receiving yet. This aid have been suggested three months ago by Sudarmawa which then given freely without any rolling. Even so, it is hoped this female piglets won’t be sold and instead breed it. “We hope all can be breed so it increases its population moreover for supervising we have asked those receiving to make a statement letter of not selling it,” Sudarmawa stated.

Besides that, Sudarmawa admitted in this village have received piglets and cows which consts of two piglets, female and male, yet it was given in a rolling system. Not all Dawan Kaler are animal breeders yet many of them do have cages and put their pigs at a moor. Meanwhile Head of Animal Husbandry Agency, Tjok Oka, explained that this aid is an initiative to solve poverty problems moreover this was the people’s request so the poverty management team through this Agency gave 80 piglets with budget IDR 50 million. Relating to the supervision, the Agency will be always supervising them as this help is part of the Agency’s responsibility moreover the receiver name has been known and has its Regent Authority Letter.

Meanwhile from what’s seen on the field, the aid caused a crowd yet to avoid any mess, workers than divide it by calling their names who became the receiver. One of them, Nengah Latri (72) when met on location admitted happy and will not sell it also will try breed it to help Latri’s family economy moreover Latri hoped this kind of help won’t stop in just giving the piglets to them. (119)

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DUBAI - Iran should stop exporting crude oil and instead try to sell refined oil products, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying on Tuesday, a day after the United States moved to tighten sanctions on its energy sector. “We must stop the exports of crude oil,” he was quoted as saying by the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). “We must go in such a direction that we do not export crude oil, and this is doable through the development of refineries and distribution.”

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Nine trucks imposed with traffic ticket

Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Promise of the Denpasar Transportation Agency to take decisive action against trucks breaking the parking prohibition sign on the west side of Jalan Mahendradatta was finally realized. Monday (Jul 30), the Denpasar Transportation Agency officials were forced to impose traffic ticket to nine trucks because the notice delivered so far was ignored.

Division Head of Control and Operational of the Denpasar Transportation Agency, Ketut Sriawan, accompanied by the Spokesperson of the Denpasar Municipality, Dewa Gede Rai, said the nine stubborn trucks were directly imposed with traffic ticket because his party had reminded the truck drivers again and again about the prohibition of parking. He said that most of the trucks imposed with traffic ticket had license plate of outside Bali such as Jakarta, Surabaya, NTB, Pekalongan and Malang.

“After installation of the parking prohibition sign on Jalan Mahendradatta, we have outreached the

truck drivers to avoid parking on the west side of the road. For empty trucks and those still containing freights before unloaded in their warehouse are still allowed to park on the east side of the road. In reality, there are many stubborn truck drivers so that we take firm action,” said Sriawan.

Sriawan added the decisive action against the violators of parking prohibition sign was not only implemented on Jalan Mahendradatta. It also absolutely applied to all existing roads in Denpasar. He affirmed the drivers violating the sign had been imposed with traffic ticket, while their documents such as the

vehicle test certificate and vehicle registration were seized. Other than on Jalan Mahendradatta, his party would also target the other main roads being prone to traffic jam because the drivers parked carelessly on the roadside. “Hopefully, all the parties increase their awareness to jointly create a traffic order in Denpasar,” he expected.

Denpasar Municipality through the Transportation Agency, he said, had been attempting to find out a land for parking space of trucks that had not unloaded to their respective warehouse. However, such an effort could not be realized as there was still coordination with related agencies. “We’ve tried in order the trucks that have not unloaded their freights do not park on the side of main roads as it can disrupt the traffic flows.

However, this problem cannot be resolved considering the parking space in the cargo terminal area is also very limited,” he said. (kmb13)

Iranian crude exports have fallen sharply because of U.S. and European Union sanctions aimed at starving Tehran of vital oil revenues for its disputed nuclear program by banning imports of both Iranian crude and refined products.

Washington has prohibited U.S. companies from trading in all Iranian oil products for years, while the EU banned its companies from importing crude and refined products from July 1.

Western government effort to pressure Iran’s biggest customers in Asia not to buy from Tehran has focused on crude only because Iran struggles to meet its own needs for refined fuel. Until 2007, Iran’s inadequate refinery infrastructure and rising demand made it increasingly dependent on imported gasoline - a vulnerability Western powers have targeted by banning fuel sales to the country.

Ahmadinejad was speaking on Tuesday at a ceremony marking the opening of an oil refinery in the capital Tehran, IRNA said, which forms part of Tehran’s response to its domestic gasoline

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney meets with Poland’s former President Lech Walesa, Monday, July 30, 2012, in Artus Court, in Gdansk, Poland.

In Poland, Romney gets endorsed by Lech Walesa

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A number of waste truck drivers from Living Environment, Cleanliness and Grounds Office (LHKP) last Monday (30/7) gone on strike as the yellow troops parked their trucks in front of Pecangakan Stadium, Jembrana. The action happened due to the not liquefied operational fund specifically on fuel when

GDANSK, Poland — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is spending the night in Poland, the final stop on a threenation tour designed to boost his foreign policy resume with voters back home.

In Gdansk, Romney was endorsed by former Polish President Lech Walesa (lek vah-WEHN’-sah), who led the Solidarity anti-government movement in the 1970s.

Walesa suggested the U.S. needs Rom-

actually it’s something they should be receiving every morning before their activity of bringing wastes to the Last Waste Area (TPA) which lately been delayed. Now rubbishes are piling in a Temporary Waste Area (TPS) while drivers admitting that they could not understand why this is happening.

Head of LHKP, Made Widana, accompanied by Expenses Treasury

LHKP, Ni Made Narti, confirmed the situation has been happening.

According to Narti it has been happening due to the administration error or typing error. Yet on Monday afternoon it has been liquefied and has been operating again. Usually LHKP supplied petrol fund every 20th day of the month as much as IDR 1,820,000 for 10 units of trucks per day. (kmb26)

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Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, left, talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during their meeting at the Iranian presidency office in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 29, 2012. An unidentified interpreter sits at center.

Even wider blackouts sweep India for second day

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supply problems. Iran has succeed in reducing its gasoline import needs through a range of measures including fuel subsidy cuts, rationing and increased use of compressed natural gas.

Officials have Iran should focus on supplying itself with energy, including heavy investments in renewable technologies, and wean itself off heavy reliance on crude oil exports. Iran oil exports fell further last month to between 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) and 1.3 million bpd.

In his speech, Ahmadinejad complained that the price of oil was being kept artificially low by world powers. Saudi Arabia, a rival for Iran in the region and a U.S. ally, has boosted its oil production to counter the supply gap resulting from the sanctions against Iran.

“The price of oil is political and not based on economics, and if pricing were based on reality, the price of oil would be much greater than the prices in the markets now,” Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying.

ney’s leadership to restore its standing in the world. He told Romney: “Be successful.”

Walesa’s backing was meant to influence Catholics and union members in the U.S. But Solidarity’s current leadership distanced itself from the event and criticized Romney as hostile to unions and labor rights.

Romney is set to meet Tuesday with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and deliver a speech before returning home.

The trip also took Romney to London and Jerusalem.

NEW DELHI - Grid failure hit India for a second day on Tuesday, cutting power to hundreds of millions of people in the populous northern and eastern states including the capital Delhi and major cities such as Kolkata. The government said the northern, eastern and northeastern grids were hit, wider than Monday’s blackouts.

Delhi’s metro system ground to a halt and office buildings ran on backup generators a day after a 12-hour blackout caused commuter chaos in the bustling capital, underscoring overstretched infrastruc-

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Passengers sit in a train as they wait for electricity to be restored at a railway station in the northern Indian city of Allahabad July 30, 2012.

ture that has weighed heavily on India’s economy. “The northern grid has failed again,” Arvinder Singh Bakshi, the chairman of the Central Electricity Authority, told Reuters.

The northern grid alone covers more than 300 million people from the mountains of Himachal Pradesh to the Ganges plains in Uttar Pradesh, which has a larger population than Brazil.

TV stations said the eastern grid was also affected and a Reuters reporter said some areas of the former capital Kolkata in the east of the country were without power.

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NASA to athletic Mars rover: ‘Stick the landing’ Associated Press Writer

PASADENA, Calif. — It’s NASA’s most ambitious and expensive Mars mission yet — and it begins with the red planet arrival late Sunday of the smartest interplanetary rover ever built. Also the most athletic. Like an Olympic gymnast, it needs to “stick the landing.” It won’t be easy. The complicated touchdown NASA designed for the Curiosity rover is so risky it’s been described as “seven minutes of terror” — the time it takes to go from 13,000 mph to a complete stop.

Scientists and engineers will be waiting anxiously 154 million miles away as the spacecraft plunges through Mars’ thin atmosphere, and in a new twist, attempts to slowly lower the rover to the bottom of a crater with cables. By the time Earthlings receive first word of its fate, it will have planted six wheels on the ground — or tumbled itself into a metal graveyard.

If it succeeds, a video camera aboard the rover will have captured the most dramatic minutes for the first filming of a landing on another planet. “It would be a major technological step forward if it works. It’s a big gamble,” said American University space policy analyst Howard McCurdy.

The future direction of Mars exploration is hanging on the outcome of this $2.5 billion science project to determine whether the environment was once suitable for microbes to live. Previous missions have found ice and signs that water once flowed. Curiosity will drill into rocks and soil in search of carbon and other elements.

Named for the Roman god of war, Mars is unforgiving with a hostile history of swallowing man-made spacecraft.

It’s tough to fly there and even tougher to touch down.

More than half of humanity’s attempts to land on Mars have ended in disaster. Only the U.S. has tasted success, but there’s no guarantee this time.

“You’ve done everything that you can think of to ensure mission success, but Mars can still throw you a curve,” said former NASA Mars czar Scott Hubbard who now teaches at Stanford University. The Mini Cooper-sized spacecraft traveled 8½ months to reach Mars. In a sort of celestial acrobatics, Curiosity will twist, turn and perform other maneuvers throughout the seven-minute thrill ride to the surface.

Why is NASA attempting such a daredevil move? It had little choice. Earlier spacecraft dropped to the Martian surface like a rock, swaddled in airbags, and bounced to a stop. Such was the case with the much smaller and lighter rovers Spirit and Opportunity in 2004.

At nearly 2,000 pounds, Curiosity is too heavy, so engineers had to come up with a new way to land. Friction from the thin atmosphere isn’t enough to slow down the spacecraft without some help.

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First Ngenteg Linggih ritual held in Agung Blambangan Temple

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TABANAN - Since it was built in 1975, the Agung Blambangan Temple, Banyuwangi, East Java, held a grandiose Ngenteg Linggih, Padudusan Agung and middle Balik Sumpah ritual.

The grandiose ritual was a follow up of renovations to the entire temple buildings of the temple believed to be a relic of Blambangan Kingdom. It was started on July 14 by involving the Hindus in Banyuwangi and Bali.

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This artists rendering provided by NASA shows the Mars Rover, Curiosity. After traveling 8 1/2 months and 352 million miles, Curiosity will attempt a landing on Mars the night of Aug. 5, 2012.

Computer game aims to zap teen depression

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Long viewed as a contributing factor in teenage isolation, computer games are now being used to treat adolescent depression in an innovative New Zealand programme. Rather than simply encouraging players to engage in mindless destruction, the SPARX video game attempts to teach teenagers how to deal with depression using a psychological approach known as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

Just as importantly, its creators set out to make the game exciting for those teenagers who are often reluctant to seek counselling and bored by well-meaning

advice on how to cope with depression.

The result is a role-playing fantasy game, where teenagers adopt a warrior avatar and get to blast negative thoughts with fireballs while trying to save the world from sinking into a mire of pessimism and despair.

Project leader Sally Merry, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Auckland University, said the unconventional approach had proved popular with teenagers, allowing them to address their issues in privacy and at their own pace. “You can deal with mental health problems in a way that doesn’t have to be deadly serious,” she said. “The therapy doesn’t have to be depressing in and of itself.

We’re aiming to make it fun.”

International studies consistently show New Zealand has one of the highest youth suicide rates in the developed world and Merry said she was keen to make treatment for depression more accessible. “The problem of depression in young people is an international one, it’s common and mostly untreated,” she said.

Merry said 75-80 percent of adolescents who suffered depression received no help at all, leading to potential problems such as poor school grades, social isolation and a negative outlook. “Often young people can be feeling low and not really realise what it is,” she said.

Expedition to Map Where Florida Keys Fish Breed

Researchers set sail this past Thursday (July 26) off the coast of south Florida to map areas where fish are breeding.

Their findings will help scientists manage and set limits for fishing in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, which includes the waters off the Keys and stretches west to the Dry Tortugas, islands (and a national park) about 67 miles (108 kilometers) west of Key West.

On the expedition, scientists will use various types of sonar to provide high-resolution maps of the seafloor and search for fish, to learn more about each spawning site and what they have in common. Divers will also take a look beneath the waves to verify sonar readings, and use remotely operated vehicles to make observations in deeper areas.

The cruise came about in response to public comments, during a regulatory review, that more information was needed about fish spawning habitats and how to protect them, said Sean Morton, with the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

“The scientific results of this cruise will help inform the public and guide management decisions as we continue to look at sanctuary marine zones and regulations,” Morton said in a statement.

The sanctuary’s marine zoning and regulatory review is a multiyear public process to determine whether existing sanctuary boundaries, regulations and marine zones are adequate to address threats to marine life.

Divers will also service and redeploy 74 acoustic receivers in and around Dry Tortugas National Park. The network

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The NOAA ship Nancy Foster, which just embarked on a 10-day voyage to map fish spawning grounds in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. of receivers is used to detect acoustically tagged fish when they pass within range. It was instrumental in documenting the return of a historic mutton snapper spawning group near the park.

The Dry Tortugas region contains diverse and significant underwater habitats, including sea grass beds and deep coral reef habitats.

“After nearly 30 years of construction, we with Balinese people finally agreed to organize a grandiose ritual,” said a senior figure of Agung Blambangan Temple, Oentoeng Margiyanto, Monday (Jul 30). He said the whole ritual oblations were especially prepared

by Javanese Hindus in the temple with representatives from all regencies.

Procession of the ritual was begun with notification ritual (ngaturi prikso), measurement of ritual venue and establishment of the abode of Goddess Sri. Then, it was resumed with melasti procession on July 28 to Palukuning Beach, Sumbersewu village, Muncar. Meanwhile, the middle Tawur Balik Sumpah was held on Monday and officiated over by four high priests, respectively consisting of Ratu Pedanda Siwa from Griya Menara, Munggu, Ida Pedanda Budha from Griya Jadi Tabanan, Ida Resi Bhujangga from Griya Sempidi and Ida Jero Gede from Sibang, Badung.

Interestingly, the activity was attended by a number of regents in Bali, such as the Regent of Badung, Tabanan and Karangasem, and the Regent Banyuwangi, Abdulah Aswar Anas, former Governor of Bali Dewa Beratha and CEO of Bali Post Media Group (KMB) ABG Satria Naradha. The ceremony was ended with prayers en masse.

Oentoeng Margiyanto added that pinnacle of the Ngenteg Linggih ritual would be held on full moon of the second month in Balinese calendar or August 2. “This grandiose ritual serves as a driving force for Hindus in Banyuwangi to improve their faith and understanding on the religious teachings,” he said after the ceremony.

Closure of the ritual would be held on August 11. Serving as the ritual committee was the senior figure of Mengwi Palace doubling as the Regent of Badung, AA Gede Agung.

The Agung Blambangan Temple venerated by the Hindus of Banyuwangi consisting of 24 subdistricts is believed to be closely related to the ancestors of Mengwi Palace. Historically, a princess of Blambangan was married by a descendant of Mengwi Palace circa 1717 AD. Even, when the Dutch implemented its dividing and ruling policy, the Kingdom of Mengwi took over Blambangan from the attack of Buleleng Kingdom. Meanwhile, the anniversary or pujawali of the Blambangan Temple is usually coinciding with Kuningan Day. The Regent Banyuwangi, Abdulah Aswar Anas welcomed the grandiose ritual in the Agung Blambangan Temple. According to him, the Banyuwangi Government gave freedom to Balinese people to participate in developing the Hindus in Banyuwangi because Blambangan and Bali had historical ties.

“To preserve the historical sites, we have put forward a legislation draft on cultural heritage. Hopefully, the site heritage of Blambangan Kingdom can remain intact,” said the Regent Anas. He also explained that based on the thesis of a Dutch historian from Leiden, in fact the Blambangan Kingdom had a more complete site than that of Majapahit. He would also learn especially about the culture of Blambangan in relation to the site preservation. (kmb30)

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Since it was built in 1975, the Agung Blambangan Temple, Banyuwangi, East Java, held a grandiose Ngenteg Linggih, Padudusan Agung and middle Balik Sumpah ritual. The grandiose ritual was a follow up of renovations to the entire temple buildings of the temple believed to be a relic of Blambangan Kingdom.

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Indonesian Muslims break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on Monday, July 30, 2012.

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LEGIAN - All Seasons Legian Bali proudly present to announce the new concept of our restaurant into the new gourmet concept on 18th June 2012. This new concept is Re-Featuring our Colours Café as an open kitchen café which guarantees hygiene as it’s top level.

A healthy and balanced diet is certainly advisable to maintain a healthy body. Surely, the food should contain carbohydrate, fat, vitamin and minerals. But, most people of Indonesia today consume more carbohydrates and fat, while consumption of vitamins and minerals obtained from fruits and vegetables is only a few. had obesity (± 19.1 percent), had stress (11.6 percent) and consumed alcoholic drink (4.6 percent).

This unhealthy lifestyle did not only trigger a heart attack at younger age but also other diseases such as diabetes, obesity and hypertension. To prevent these diseases, added Wita, people should surely live a balanced and healthy life and did a lot of exercises. “When there is no opportunity to do regular exercise, it is enough by having a regular walk at least for 15 minutes a day,” said Wita.

In consuming food and drink, added Wita, it was not necessary to do any abstinence unless people had allergies. The most important key was to enjoy, limit and control. “For instance, drinking red wine is good for the heart when consuming it less than six shots per day. If more than that, it will damage the heart,” he said. (kmb24)

Food indenpence 2014 only a dream

Denpasar (Bali Post) –

The target of food self supporting 2014 in the middle of plant production and productivity decrease seemed to be only a dream as Economy Expert Prof.

Dr. Gede Sri Darma, S.T.,M.M. stated the program can only be reached if the people and government will actively act in maximizing the agriculture and with the right technology.

“Let alone 2014, next year there will be a deficit if the people act pragmatically and thinking short term in selling their agriculture land without thinking the future,” Sri Darma stated in Denpasar last Monday (30/7).

According to Darma, Balinese lands left by December 2011 reaching 39,022 hectares

smaller than 2010’s reaching 47,394 hectares. Bali has decreased its open land by 8,372 hectares causing production of rice in Bali 2012 predicted a deficit of 7,894 ton kg or 0.92 percent from 2011. “This is only Bali, not yet elsewhere, moreover the huge exploitation keep on continuing which so self-supporting food will be hard to reach as it needs a break-through for this problem,” Darma continued.

Great Teacher of Udayana University (Unud), Prof. Dr. Nyoman Suparta, stated to reach that Bali needs to face many spectacles such as the decreasing land due to conversion or water deficit, irrigation water supply seemed going down, the technol-

ogy supply and application for agriculture has to be exact and more. Bali can be self-supporting if there is a commitment and strong partnership, hardworking of agriculture human resources also consistency in applying technology can be the key to success including increasing their income and prosperity. It is stated the condition of Bali’s food now sourced from outer Bali such as rice, nuts, corn, fish and vegetables so if there’s a disturbance in distribution then it is possible that a crisis will happen. “This needs hard work from all side with the farmers to reach it and the complexity of the problem has to be wisely solved in togetherness,” Suparta explained. (kmb27)

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Heart disease at young age (under 40 years) in 1992 was only recorded to reach 12 percent but it had now increased to 18 percent. “Even, the heart attack occurred to people under the age of 30-35 years has also been found,” said Wita.

Based on the data of cardiac patients treated in Sanglah Hospital, approximately 83 percent of them had a history of smoking, 61 percent had high cholesterol and 40 percent had stress. In addition to the risk factors, the cardiovascular disease accompanied with other diseases such as hypertension and diabetes was also high.

According to a national survey in 2007, the unhealthy lifestyle in big cities was very high. In Denpasar City, people who loved salty foods were around 24.4 percent, consumed fat food (12.8 percent), had less exercise (48.2 percent), smoked over 15 years old (34.7 percent),

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Low, vegetable consumption in Indonesia Prof. Dr. I Wayan Wita, a cardiologist, when met some time ago said that percentage of the Indonesian people that ate less fruit and vegetables was around 93.6 percent. It meant that only 6 percent of the Indonesian who met the needs of vegetables and fruits. Not only that, added Wita, the current people were starting to live an unhealthy lifestyle where smoking habit did not only happen to adults, but also to students.

According to Wita, such unhealthy lifestyle definitely triggered some diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and hypertension. “Three of four patients who have a heart attack are caused by an unhealthy lifestyle. While, only few heart diseases are caused by heredity factor,” he said.

At the moment, the unhealthy lifestyle also covered the reluctance of people to have exercise and the increase of obesity rates.

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The damage road to Kiduling Kreteg Temple, Besakih, Karangasem which is damage since a year ago

Road to Kiduling Kreteg at Besakih needs repairing soon Amlapura (Bali Post)—

The road to Kiduling Kreteg Temple, Besakih, Karangasem, right at the end of the bridge, collapsed about a year ago. It was broken and has not been repaired.

To facilitate the devotees who want to worship to Kiduling Kreteg Temple with a shorter access, they requested in order the road could be repaired soon. It was revealed by a legislator of Karangasem House, I Wayan Sekep Aryana, Monday (Jul 30) in Karangasem. In the last recess, he absorbed a lot of people’s aspiration asking the improvement for the broken road at the end of the bridge connecting the road of Besakih Kangin to Kiduling Kreteg Temple.

So far, the residents of Besakih Kangin should take a detour when going to Palak hamlet and surrounding area of Kiduling Kreteg Temple as the road was broken. It was also very hazardous for people who did not know about the broken road or devotees from outside Besakih, especially at night. Moreover, the broken road was not equipped with a safeguard.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Karangasem House, I Gede Dana, when chairing the meeting of budget agency said that government should do efficiency in the use of budget. So far, the budget for indirect expenditure or non-capital expenditure had showed a very imbalanced portion, reaching more than 70 percent of the total Karangasem Regional Budget worth IDR 800 billion. Since many people asked for the procurement or construction of infrastructure such as the opening, hardening or repair of road,

he asked to increase the portion of capital expenditure in the regional budget. He said if there were proposals related to the repair of broken roads, the House should be very careful. Even, his party did not dare to reject or strike out the budget proposal related to temple.

Aside from the broken road leading to the Kiduling Kreteg Temple, said Sekep from Selat, Karangasem, it was also required the paving for ring road to Pasar Agung Temple at Sebudi. The road required was from the dam at Sogra to Sukaluwih and Duda. It connected the road of Temukus and eased the access to Pasar Agung as long desired by the locals. “It is very urgent to accomplish the ring road, especially before the grandiose ritual in the Pasar Agung Temple at Sebudi,” said Sekep.

On the other hand, the acting Regional Secretary of Karangasem, I Wayan Arta Dipa, said few days ago in Karangasem there had been a plan to repair the broken road at the end of the bridge from Besakih Kangin to Kiduling Kreteg Temple. The road section belonging to Bali Province and the fund was from BKK. However, the funding allocated by the province was only IDR 350 million whereas, said Arta Dipa, based on the study made by the Karangasem Public Works it was required IDR 500 million to IDR 600 million.

On that account, the fund of IDR 350 million was actually inadequate. Due to restricted funds, he expected the quality of broken road repaired would be constantly good, so that it lasted longer and could be utilized. (013)

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Calendar Event for August 1 through August 31, 2012 1 Aug T umpek Uduh/Pengatag Pura Puseh/Pura Desa Batuan Sukawati Pura Pasek Bendesa Kekeran Mengwi Pura Manik Mas Besakih.

2 Aug P urnama Karo Aci-aci Pengenteg Jagat Pura Gelap Besakih Pura Dangkahyangan Pengukur-ukur Pejeng Merajan Gerya Kebon Tabanan Pura Candi Goro Tianyar-Kubu Karangasem Pura Ponjok Batu Tejakula-Buleleng.

4 Aug T umpek Uduh/Pengatag Pura Puseh/Pura Desa Batuan Sukawati Pura Pasek Bendesa Kekeran Mengwi Pura Manik Mas Besakih 8 Aug B uda Wage Warigadean Pura Kepisah Sumerta Denpasar Pura Pasek Gelgel Gerih Abiansemal Badung Pura Puncaksari Penarukan Peninjoan Bangli Pura Bangun Sakti Besakih Pura Antegsari Kaba-Kaba Kediri Tabanan Pura Pesimpangan Batur Pande Kaba-Kaba Kediri Tabanan.

10 Aug Sukra Umanis Warigadean.

Odalan Ida Ratu Penataran Agung Besakih Odalan Ida Ratu Puraus Merajan Salonding Besakih.

12 Aug Redite Pon Julungwangi Pura Panti Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Banjar Singaraja.

14 Aug Anggar Kasih Julungwangi Pura Tirtaharum Tegalwangi Bangli Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Wanasari Tabanan Pura Pasek Tangguntiti Jakatebel Tabanan Pura Pasek Bendesa Sangsit Buleleng Pura Dalem Waturenggong Taro Tegalalang Pura Ibu (Pura Kaja) Wanasari Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Tulikup Pura manik Bingin Sidemen 15 Aug Buda Umanis Julungwangi.

Pura Penetaran Gana Bebalang Bangli Pura Dalem Gede Banjar Pande Bangli

Pura Puncaksari Pdi Sangeh Abiansemal Pura Dadia Agung Pasek Sanak Sapta Resi Sidan Gianyar Merajan Pasek Tohjiwa Jakatebel Merajan Pasek Prateka Batusesa Mr. Jeroan Dauh Cemenggon Cemenggon Pr. Puseh Penegil Darma Kubutambahan Singaraja.

23 Aug W raspati Wage Sungsang Pura Kawitan Tangkas Kori Agung Desa Tangkas Klungkung Pr. Siang Kangin Tampuagan Tembuku Bangli Odalan Ida Ratu Mas Penataran Agung Besakih Merajan Pasek Gelgel Petemon Merajan Pasek Gelgel Melinggih Odalan Ida Bhatara Bang Tulus Dewa Besakih 29 Aug B uda Keliwon Dunggulan Pura Wakika Kupang, NTT Pura Agung Girinatha Sumbawa Besar NTB Pura Dukuh Sakti Dukuh Kediri-Tabanan Pura Atambuananta Kutamba NTT Pura Webananta Kupang, NTT Pura Giripati Mulawarman Pontianak Pura Mustika Dharma Cijantung I Jakarta Timur Pura Mustika Dharma Kompleks Kopassus Cijantung Jakarta Timur.

30 Aug Wraspati Umanis Dunggulan Pura Watukaru Tabanan Pura Lempuyang Luhur Karangasem Pura Kentel Gumi Klungkung Pura Pasek Gaduh Umadesa Kediri Tabanan Pura Pasek Kubayan Wangaya Gede Penebel Tabanan Merajan Pasek Tohjiwa Tiyingan Merajan Pasek Gaduh Umadesa.

31 Aug S ukra Paing Dunggulan Pura Ulun Suwi Jimbaran, Badung Pura Luhur Cemenggon, Sukawati Pura Pasek Ubung Denpasar 31 Aug P urnama Ketiga Pura Gunung Sari Lombok.

Pura Pauman Bhujangga Tonja Denpasar Pura Kawitan Arya Gajah Para Tianyar Karangasem Pura Pedarman Arya Telabah Besakih.

Pura Bukit Mentik, Gunung Lebah Batur Kintamani

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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Kimberly Locke poses for a photo in New York on Monday, July 30, 2012.

Sitcom creators mine laughs from their real lives

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Got a goofy older brother? Parents you still live with even though you’re grown up?

An unconventional friendship? If so, you’re too late to turn those ideas into a hit sitcom. But while you comb your life for something else to fuel a comedy that a network will love, consider three fall sitcoms spawned from the personal lives of their creators.

CBS’ “Partners” explores the lifelong friendship of Louis, who’s gay, and Joe, who’s straight, as they navigate their architecture business and their respective romantic ties. Their best-friends dynamic is inspired by the friendship of Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, who met in high school and, after partnering as TV producers, co-created shows including the megahit “Will & Grace.”

There’s no attempt to hide the lineage of Fox’s “Ben & Kate.” It’s the tale of a freewheeling brother, Ben, who comes back into the life of his single-mother younger sister, Kate, to serve as a surrogate dad while continuing his lifelong role as a mischievous child. The show is based on the relationship of its creator, Dana Fox, with her own big brother, whose name is, yes, Ben. Meanwhile, ABC’s “How to Live with Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life” finds a young mom from a broken marriage seeking refuge at her parents’ with her young

daughter. It was drawn from the domestic situation of creator Claudia Lonow, who well into adulthood and despite career success (including producing the sitcom “Less than Perfect”), continues to live with parents she describes as “charismatic,” ‘’super entertaining” and “very weird.”

“I’ve been living there for 15 years, and I’ve been (developing) the show for about 12,” Lonow told reporters this

week at the Television Critics Association conference.

Like Polly (played by Sarah Chalke), who descends on TV parents Brad Garrett and Elizabeth Perkins, “I did show up at their doorstep and say, ‘I hope this isn’t a bad time for YOU, because it is for ME.’ “They reacted like any loving mother and stepfather would,” Lenow recalled, and took her and her daughter in.

London - Indonesian lifter, Eko Yuli Irawan finally won bronze medal in the Olympic 2012 in London. That medal presented as the first medal for Indonesia delegation in this Olympic.

Eko won the medal in the Men’s 62 kilograms division, at the Excel Stadium, London, Sunday (30/7) night London local time (BST). This wining also Eko’s personal repeat achievement from the Olympic Beijing in 2008.

Eko’s total lift was 317 kilograms, with snatch lift 145 kg and clean and jerk 172 kg. Gold medal in this class won by North Korea Lifter, Kim Un Guk with total lift 327 kg. Kim Un Guk also made a new world record for Men’s 62 kg division. While the silver bronze was won by Colombian lifter, Albeiro Figueora Mosquera with total lift 317 kg. He share the same total lift wth Eko, but Eko body weight is heavier that Albeiro, so Eko must be satisfied with bronze medal.

Minister of Youth and Sport, Andi Mallarangeng was attending this match. “ AlhamdulilAP Photo/Hassan Ammar lah, we hope that this medal that win by Eko will Irawan Eko Yuli of Indonesia competes during the men’s 62-kg, group A, weightlifting competition at the 2012 Summer gunning another athlete to presenting another medal, especially gold medal,” said Minister.

Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012, in London.

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DENPASAR - Farmers in Denpasar seem reluctant to plant soybeans. Expensive price and difficulty to find the soybean seed make farmers choose other varieties of crops. The Denpasar Agriculture and Horticulture Agency records the price of soybean seed could reach IDR 12,000 per kg. Even, it had reached IDR 15,000 per kg.

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This undated image released by CBS shows David Krumholtz, left, as Joe, a newly-engaged, accomplished architect and Michael Urie , who stars as Louis, Joe’s gay co- worker and best friend in a scene from “Partners,” a comedy premiering Monday, Sept. 24, at 8:30 p.m. EST on CBS.

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NEW YORK — Kimberley Locke wants to fill that vacant judge’s chair on American Idol. The season 2 finalist feels having a former contestant on the show can bring renewed interest to the popular TV singing competition. “I would love to sit in that chair and, you know, give some advice from the contestant’s standpoint because I’ve been on that stage and I know what it’s like,” Locke said Monday in an interview with The Associated Press. and Charlie Sheen.

Regardless of if Locke were to get the call, she loves the idea of former contestants coming back to judge. Adam Lambert has also been vocal about his willingness to be a judge on “Idol.”

Since finishing behind Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken at the end of the show’s second season, Locke embarked on a solo career, releasing two albums on Curb Records.

Locke recently started her own label, IAM Entertainment.

Her first single, “Finally Free” came out on Tuesday. She plans to release another single this year and a full album early next year.

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But don’t consider her a pushover. Locke says she’ll be brutally honest about each performance and “give it with no fluff.” “When you’re a contestant on that show you do need that hard truth sometimes,” Locke says, anticipating her critical tone would fall somewhere between the styles of two former judges.

“I’m not quite as nice as Paula (Abdul). Paula’s super, super nice but I don’t think I’m quite as mean as Simon (Cowell) either.”

The empty judges’ chairs came after Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez decided not to come back for another season. Last week, Mariah Carey confirmed she would join the show’s 12th season. Other names mentioned to fill the missing spot include Nick Jonas, Pharrell Williams

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“So far, farmers in Denpasar indeed have less interest in cultivating soybean plants because at the time of buying the price of soybean seed is expensive. Then, when selling their harvest yield, farmers sometimes do not get profits,” said

the Head of Food Crops and Horticulture Agency of Denpasar, I Gede Ambara Putra, in Denpasar.

Apart from the seed difficulty, Ambara revealed that farmers were also faced with the factor of different growing season. Denpasar had

a growing season in February, but the soybean seed was just available in May. “The seed of soybean is rarely found because the soybean cropping system in Bali is indeed different,” he said.

According to him, to help improve the activity of soybean farmers in Denpasar, the municipal government helped the farmers by providing soybean seeds for 150 hectares in 2012 with the needs of approximately 40 kg to 50 kg per hectare. The seed supply was brought in from a number of regencies such as the Badung Regency.

“By and large, the centers of production start planting in November and enter their harvest in January. As a result, the soybean production in Badung can meet the needs of soybean seeds of farmers in Denpasar for planting season in February,” he explained.

He said that in the period of 2013, Denpasar municipality planed to change the pattern of aids provided for farmers from soybean seed to NPK fertilizer. In 2012, the area planted with soybean in Denpasar reached about 300 hectares. Of that amount, the average production

reached 2 tons per hectare.

“As a rule, such production is totally absorbed. Even, the amount was not adequate for the business sector of tofu and soybean cakes processing in Denpasar,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Bali recorded that soybean production of Bali within the past five years had increased by 0.26 percent per year. Such a production increase was triggered by the increase in harvested area and improvement of production per hectare unit basis.

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