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Ivanovic tops Cibulkova at Carlsbad
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TABANAN - The Bali Butterfly Park is one of the popular attractions in Tabanan County and the only one in this archipelago. This park also makes a breeding of butterflies for scientific purposes and education in the future. As the name implies, most of the land is covered by paranet in order the butterflies do not fly out of their collections and disappear. Various species of butterflies in Indonesia can be found here. Some of the well known butterflies include: butterfly of paradise (Ornithoptera paradisea), the atlas moth (Attacus atlas), Sulawesi butterfly (Papilio gigon), Sumatra butterfly (Atrophaneura nox), Stibociana coressia, Lexias aegle, Axchaeoattacus staud, Butterfly of Mt. Batukaru (Actias maenas), Morphonestira, Amathu siidae sp, and so on. In addition to butterfly, the park also has a collection of other animals such as scorpions, tarantulas and tiger beetles in a small building on the right side of the flower garden. Similarly, it also has a collection of strange grasshopper in the shape of leaves and twigs of wood brought in from outside Bali. The park is managed by PT Kupu-kupu Taman Lestari. It spreads across the area of 1 hectare with netting area (closed area with paranet) on 3,700 m3. Each month the butterfly park releases at least 3,500 butterflies to its original habitat. Besides, the park also produces various kinds of handicraft made of a variety of insects such as: framed butterfly, framed beetle, key chain made from insects, bookmarks insertion, paperweight made of transparent fiber containing butterflies, paintings made of butterfly wings, etc. Development of the Bali Butterfly Park has been planned since October 1993 after the implementation of International Butterfly Conference held on August 24-27, 1993 in Ujung Pandang (Makassar). Departed from the idea that biological resources in the form of butterfly were very abundant, it would be unfortunate if they went extinct. The park was then opened on December 17, 1996 by Mrs. Asiawati Oka, Chairman of the PKK of Bali Province. The butterfly park is located on Jalan Batukaru, Sandan Lebah hamlet, Wanasari, exactly 6 km to the north of Tabanan. This park is open every day from 8:00 a.m. through at 5:00 p.m. and the last ticket is sold at 4:00 p.m. Supporting facilities available are parking area, art shop combined with cafeteria and restrooms. Biodiversity must be preserved from the extinction in order it remains stable. Therefore, when you come to Bali, make a visit to this Butterfly Park.
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Missy Franklin of the United States looks up after winning the gold medal in the Women’s 100m backstroke final at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, July 30, 2013.
Franklin wins 3rd straight gold at swimming worlds
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Associated Press Writer BARCELONA, Spain — Missy Franklin decided on Wednesday to give up her bid for eight gold medals at the world swimming championships — and was immediately rewarded with her third victory in as many races. Franklin held off a late challenge from Federica Pelligrini to win the 200-meter freestyle, claiming a title the recent high school graduate really wanted and justifying her decision earlier in the day to cut back on the program in Barcelona. She also has gold medals here from the 4x100 free relay and the 100 backstroke. The 18-year-old American entered eight events, giving her a chance to match Michael Phelps as the only swimmers to win that many events at a major championship. But, after a tough double on Tuesday and a lackluster showing in the morning preliminaries, Franklin and her coach, Todd Schmitz, decided to scratch the 50 backstroke — a non-Olympic event that she swims mainly for fun, though she did take bronze at the 2011 worlds in Shanghai. There was only a 20-minute break between the semifinals of the 50 back and the final of the 200 free, and the latter was much more important to Franklin. She just missed a medal in that event at the London Olympics, losing out for third by a hundredth of a second. “We decided that maybe the risk kind of outdid the rewards,” Franklin said. “So we decided not to do it. It was fun to swim it this morning but I’m really happy with the decision to scratch and just do this.” France’s Camille Muffat went out hard, leading after the first lap and 0.75 under the world-record pace. But Franklin edged ahead at the midway point and held off hard-charging Federica Pelligrini of the Italy, the world-record holder, to win in 1 minute, 54.81 seconds. Pelligrini claimed silver, 0.33 behind the winner, while Muffat settled for the bronze. Midway through the swimming portion of the championships, Franklin still has four events to go. She’ll be a big favorite in the 200 back, and she’ll be on two more relay teams that have a good shot at gold. The 100 free presents her biggest challenge, though it would be foolish to put anything past Franklin. She was fifth in that event at the Olympics, but has spent the past year working diligently to improve her freestyle stroke. That was obvious in the 200 free. “We’re coming down the mountain now,” Franklin said. “This is what we prepared for, this kind of event through eight days. I’m really, really happy with my swim there. You kind of use each swim to motivate you for the next swim.”
Associated Press Writer CARLSBAD, California — Martina Hingis won in her return to the WTA Tour, teaming with Daniela Hantuchova for a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Julia Goerges and Darija Jurak on Wednesday in the Southern California Open. Hingis, the 32-year-old former West Classic on Sunday. The ‘Swiss competing was so much joy for me,” top-ranked singled player whose Miss’ has retired twice previously, Azarenka said. “I was really playing last tour match was September the first time in early 2003 at 22 and and happy to be doing something I 2007, consistently showed the deft the last time in November 2007. was training for. . . . I don’t think hands that made her a nine-time In singles, Ana Ivanovic ad- about it (injuries).” Grand Slam doubles champion vanced to the second round by beatIvanovic, who fired coach Nigel before a sparse crowd that gave ing defending champion Dominika Sears after her second-round loss her a warm ovation when she was Cibulkova 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. at Wimbledon, said she has been introduced. The seventh-seeded Ivanovic, working on “being consistent and Hingis didn’t touch the ball un- from Serbia, won nine of the final also working on that confidence til the fifth point of the match but 11 games. She used a strong ground part. It plays a big role. I felt like flashed her doubles talent when she game to overpower Cibulkova, the my game has been there at times hit a backhand volley right at Jurak Slovak coming off a victory Sunday but not my confidence.” for a point in the second game. “I in the Bank of the West Classic at Third-seeded Petra Kvitova of felt like I got more comfortable Stanford. the Czech Republic and fourth(after the first set), returning, serv“As soon as the draw came out I seeded Roberta Vinci of Italy had ing, everything,” she said. “For me, thought it was one of the toughest few problems in winning their mentally, I felt really good after first-round matches, especially be- opening matches after receiving that. The (first) service game of the ing a seeded player,” said Ivanovic, first-round byes. second set, after that game I was the former top-ranked singles player Kvitova advanced to the quarterlike, ‘I’m back to normal.’” and 2008 French Open champ. finals with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Hingis is scheduled to play “But I was really happy with my British teenager Laura Robson. doubles with Hantuchova in four performance.” The victory avenged Kvitova’s tournaments, including the U.S. Top-seeded Victoria Azarenka of second-round loss to Robson at the Open. Belarus beat Italy’s Francesca Schi- Australian Open in January. Vinci “It was a great test for us and avone 6-2, 6-3 in the second round. beat American Bethanie Mattekbeing able to beat them the way we Azarenka was playing her first Sands 6-4. did, it just gives us a lot of hope for match since withdrawing from her In the late match, fifth-seeded the coming weeks,” Hantuchova second-round match at Wimbledon Sam Stosur of Australia beat Kasaid about beating the team that because of knee and hip injuries. zakhstan’s Sesil Karatantcheva 6-4, reached the final of the Bank of the “Just going on the court and 6-1 in the second round.
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Martina Hingis, of Switzerland, hits a return during her doubles tennis match against Germany’s Julia Goerges and Croatia’s Darija Jurak at the Southern California Open tennis tournament Wednesday, July 31, 2013 in Carlsbad, Calif.