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Tourists walking and enjoying the sun in Legian beach. Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said she was optimistic the country’s foreign tourist arrival target for this year - set at 7.7 million - will be met.

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DENPASAR - Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said she was optimistic the country’s foreign tourist arrival target for this year - set at 7.7 million - will be met.

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would take hard work and optimism while being realistic to achieve the target.

“We will intensify marketing to countries with good growth while providing attractive products such as cruise ship services,” she said.

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Beckham praises Indonesia after Galaxy 1-0 win Associated Press

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“We are optimistic the target of foreign tourist arrivals this year will be met. Although there is a debt crisis in Europe it has not affected tourist arrivals,” the minister said here on Wednesday.

On the sidelines of a visit to Benoa port to inspect the planned development of a marina there the minister said it

JAKARTA — David Beckham said Indonesia should be proud of its all star team after the Los Angeles Galaxy’s 1-0 win, saying they were fast on their feet and knew the game well.

The English midfielder, who brought down Indonesian striker Andik Vermansyah while going for the ball early in the match, later apologized by swapping jerseys.

“I’m going to frame this!” Vermansyah said with a huge smile. “It was an honor to play with him.”

More than 30,000 spectators packed into

Jakarta’s 80,000-seat Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Wednesday for the first friendly of the Major League Soccer champion’s Asian tour. Robbie Keane scored in the 14th minute to give Galaxy its win over the Indonesian team, taking a short pass from Adam Cristman and slotting a right-footed shot into the bottom corner of the net.

“They’re very quick and know how to play the game,” Beckham said, adding that he swapped shirts with Andik because he “felt bad for kicking him.” The Galaxy will next play the Philippines national team in Manila on Dec. 3, followed by Australian club Melbourne Victory three days later.

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Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham

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Bali News Four pupils of motor gang members captured 7KHLU DUURJDQW RI YLRODWLQJ E\ DWWDFNLQJ DQG IRUFH WDNLQJ IURP RWKHU SXSLOV GRQH E\ 0$. .$$ ,&3 06$ VKRXOGQÂśW EH DQ H[DPSOH 7KHVH SXSLOV IURP VHYHUDO VFKRROV LQ 'HQSDVDU DWWDFNHG , 3XWX 0HUWD\DVD ZKR OLYHV DW %DQMDU .DMD 'DOXQJ 1RUWK .XWD %DGXQJ EHWZHHQ *DWRW 6XEURWR 6WUHHW DQG %XQJ 7RPR 6WUHHW ODVW 6XQGD\ HDUO\ PRUQLQJ It turns out the attack was WR JHW IXQG WR Âż[ WKH JDQJÂśV friend, named Gareng, motorbike by taking a KYT brand helm of Mertayasa’s. Mertayasa was totally punched, kicked and hit several times according to Head of West Denpasar police, Dewa Made Adnyana, last Wednesday (30/11). During the attack not only the four pupils were there but up to dozens. “Vic-

tim became a target at Gatot Subroto as he was wearing a helmet priced up to IDR 650,000 after gang planned to rob for the repair fee. Victim was with girlfriend at that WLPH ´ $GQ\DQD FRQ¿UPHG With swollen face, victim then reported the case to West Denpasar Police which so police then took investigation which led to crime committers. Police

did secure dozens of motor gangs and in the end the four pupils are the accused while others still as witnesses. The four was captured at their houses and has been stated violating a number of crime code sections such as section 170 on attacks and 365 on robbery by violence. Right now Gareng is still being chased while the four has been jailed. NPE

Farmers of Subak Apit Jaring lose two harvests Drought on the farmland of Subak Apit Jaring, Batannyuh and Kuwum Village, Marga, Tabanan is growing more apprehensive. Rice farmers have been unable to cultivate their land for six months. As a result, local farmers can not enjoy the harvest for two times. Instead, farmers only take advantage of grasses for cattle feed.

Since the farmland is rainfed, farmers in the Subak Apit Jaring can only rely on the rainwater for their land cultivation. When it does not rain normally, farmers are forced to have a break from planting rice because the irrigation at location is too difficult. “If there is no rain, all farmers get unemployed and are unable to harvest,� complained

Kayun, one of the local farmers, Wednesday (Nov 30).

This woman claimed to have a land area of 2,500 square meters. Since it was a rain-fed farmland, it could not be planted with any plants as there was no running water. “We’ve also tried to grow chilies. But, since it does not get water regularly, the plants ultimately become dry.

Then, we cut them down,� she recalled. She also cited a number of other farmers’ crops.

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Since there was no rain until the end of this year local farmers had missed two harvest seasons. To kill their time, farmers could only mow the grasses for fodder. According to Kayun, the rain several days

Bali to deal with electricity shortage Denpasar (Bali Post) -

Gilimanuk Gas/Diesel Power Station (PLTG/D) starting Friday (2/12) to Monday (5/12) for a treatment where Bali Power Station (PLN) will be less that 130 MW as stated by Bali Distribution PLN, Agung Mastika, last Wednesday (30/11).

This treatment is type A inspection based on the periodic cycle after 18,000 hours of operation. “It is including boroscope and burning room also a change on the burner.

The treatment should be 7 days but due it will be held on day and night so it will be quicker,� Mastika explained.

Bali PLN elcticity stock are received from PLTG/D Pesanggaran 226.37 MW,

ago had made the grasses in WKHLU IDUPODQG WR JURZ ÀRXUishingly. She immediately cut them for fodder.

Aside from raising cattle, people could survive by raising chickens. Meanwhile, some others switched their profession to be a construction worker. “Now, our farmland does not get water. So, I decide to take any job,� said Kayun.

Local farmers hoped that government could provide a solution to address such long drought. If left unresolved, local farmers would certainly lose their job of cultivating rice field. For a while, they could just submit to their fate while saying prayers in order the rainy season could come soon so they got abundant water supply for growing rice XGL

PLTD Gilimanuk 130.44 MW, PLTD Pemaron 80 MW, 59 unit PLTD rented in Pemaron 45 MW and sea cable Java-Bali 200 MW totallyng 681.81 MW while peak burden 600 MW. Mastika suggested the public to move evening activities to day activities so it can be anticipated and apologize if there are any inconvenience during the treatment. “During the treatment PLN will have 10 MW-20 MW less power so to anticipate that we’re hoping the public will save 100 Watt a day while hotel with captive power to use peak burden between 17.00-22.00 so any shortage can be covered,� Mastika continued. NPE

Urgent, protection against people with HIV/AIDS in workplace Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Drought continues

Tabanan (Bali Post)—

Gilimanuk Gas Power Station undergoing treatment phase

Based on the data, the HIV/AIDS case during the period of five years progressively increases, where many cases are found in the productive age group of 15-49 years. Based on cumulative data of HIV/AIDS case in Indonesia, about 80 percent of the cases are found in the productive age.

In Bali, almost 90 percent of HIV/ AIDS cases occur in the productive age.

The fact was revealed by the HIV/AIDS activist, Prof. I Nyoman Mangku Karmaya, on Wednesday (Nov 30). On the other hand, the productive age was an age of labor force widely employed in the company or running their own business. It could be concluded that productive age or the age of workers posed the most potentially infected by HIV/AIDS. “Every company has the potential to employ people with HIV,� said Mangku.

The current problem in Indonesia was that many companies had no policy on HIV/AIDS. Meanwhile, the negative stigma and discrimination against the sufferers occurred every day. “Management of the company is not very aware about HIV/AIDS and people are afraid to be open because they do not know their rights in the

company as well as fear of being discriminated,� said Mangku.

As a result, there would be internal conflict in the company, discomfort for colleagues and sufferers themselves, soaring health costs and increasing mortality rate until causing the patients to lose their job. It required some measures like provision of more information on HIV/AIDS in the workplace and program to address HIV/AIDS to avoid such occurrences. “Here, it is required the commitment from every level of management and the company should have a policy on HIV/AIDS in the workplace and hold activities on HIV/AIDS at least twice a month to enrich the insight and knowledge of employees regarding HIV/AIDS,� explained Mangku.

With the existence of protection program of HIV/AIDS and issuance of policy in a company, at least it could reduce the negative stigma and discrimination so that it would have an impact on the increase of labor productivity. “Simultaneous and continuous information will provide updated information for the employees about HIV/AIDS. They also feel safe when getting in touch with sufferers in the workplace as having known the transmission of HIV,� said Mangku. (san)

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MoU not been realized, commitment of BTDC questionable Mangupura (Bali Post)—

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The issue came into view in a meeting held by BTDC with Benoa community attended by the customary village of Bualu, Peminge and Kampial. According to I Nyoman Karyana, Wednesday (Nov 30), the meeting facilitated by the Benoa Headman initially discussed about the remaining funds of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) expended by BTDC during 2011.

According to him, BTDC claimed to have allocated IDR 114 million from a total of IDR 200 million for various activities of customary village through a variety of proposals submitted by local community. However, the expose of BTDC was responded less vivaciously by chiefs of customary village and community leaders.

People considered the disbursement of CSR fund to the customary village to have not existed yet. Disbursement of CSR funds of BTDC was not in accordance with stipulation in the MoU because disbursement in the BTDC version was considered to be aimed at institutions beyond the three customary villages.

Apart from the issue of CSR funds, in fact BTDC had not implemented a number of agreement points as stipulated in the MoU, including the recruitment of local employment and provision of public space whereas it was a very basic demand. Provision of public space or public area at Selagan Nusa Dua should not be forgotten.

According to Karyana, today or after the MoU had run for about 10

months, there should have been an evaluation on the implementation of the MoU. “It has been long and now it’s time to make evaluation.

However, it’s impossible because the realization has not even been made yet. Therefore, we hope the stakeholders, including government, to help resolve this problem completely,� he said.

He added the meeting held on Tuesday seemed redundant because President Director of BTDC, Ida Bagus Wirajaya, did not attend it. As consequence, the meeting could make no decision. Nevertheless, representatives of the BTDC claimed to be seeking a solution for the problems. NPE

Denpasar Indonesian Bank survey result

Bali customers pessimist retailers optimist Different from months before in November 2011 Customer Trust Index (IKK) only reached 98.08 compared to October 2011 reaching 106.42 which means on a little pessimist level even though coming up to optimist level. This decrease is quite shocking remembering the Bali economy is on its good development.

From the survey done by Indonesia Bank (BI) Denpasar it showed the IKK decrease caused by the little number of job vacancies and the customer ability on long temporary goods. other causer are the economy perception which its index reached 86.50 from 97.33 and the decrease on Consumers Expectation Index condition this coming 6 months only 109.67 from 115.50.

Meanwhile Head of BI Denpasar, Jeffrey Kairuan, the retailers’ optimist on general economy cause an increase

on goods and services prices where in this coming month with 9 points increase. A number of respondent seemed to be sure of an increase income as most got salary increase, plan to open an additional business and family members that got a new job with 33.50 percent.Also in certain commodity such as petrol and energy will have its selling value increase so it increases the value globally as retailer income this November 2011 reached IDR 33.29 billion a decrease 0.26 percent. Like previous months, job vacancies are still responded pessimistically as the number of people looking for it is not balanced with the number of jobs there are in Bali. It might be also due to the less interest on entrepreneurship causing a 16 percent of customers think there is an increase on job vacancies while thinking the opposite reaching 44 percent. NPE

Gayas pest spreading

Millions rupiah loss for farmers Amlapura (Bali Post) –

the gayas pest attack keep on spreading in Karangasem where 600 farmers are sent to control and destroy it manually especially at Darah Village, Karangasem which in the past two weeks at least 21 thousands gayas worms and its beetle (telebo or ampal) caught and destroyed. Head of SubakAbian Waringin from the village, Nengah Sudi, last Wednesday (30/11) stated that the people here know that the worms and beetles can be a delicious food and so it is known the farmers here have controlled and destroyed these pests. Yet since 2005 the development of the pests keep on increasing until it cause losses for farmers as roots of plants such as bananas, coconut trees, seasonal nuts,

sweet potatoes and more are attacked all the time causing the hundred hectares of land unproductive.

Other subak manager, I Gede Tunas alias Sanut, also stated the same thing, even though it has been captured and destroyed but the gayas population keeps on increasing.

For that it seemed that it needs a religious ceremony as it hasn’t been held before. Many of them wants to do it but there’s no fund to do it yet as most of them are in poverty.

Meanwhile, Head of Food and Horticulture Plantation Agency, Ir. I Komang Subratayasa accompanied by Head of Plantation Protection Section I Ketut Police, SP and Head of Conrol Section I Gusti Nengah Rai, SP, stated D XQLÂżHG FRQWURO LQYROYLQJ IDUPHUV

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Revision of Law No. 32/2004:

KPK prepared to have phone-hacking right against regional legislators Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Revision of the Law No. 32/2004 on Regional Government is likely to cause various shifts in the political management.

A governor formerly elected in person will be directed to representative system in the Regional House. Even, the electoral system in a package will also be reviewed by simply electing the governor, regent and mayor. To prevent the free markets in the management of representative election, Ministry of Home Affairs will include a clause giving authorization to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to hack the phone number of legislators.

It was stated by Directorate General of Regional Autonomy, Ministry of Home Affairs. Prof. Dr. Djohermansyah Djohan, when appearing as a speaker in the Seminar on Consolidation of Democracy, Regional Autonomy and Security Issues in Indonesia, Wednesday (Nov 30). He said the revision of Law No. 32/2004 was based on various considerations, namely the efficiency of democracy, prevention of official disharmony as well as the appreciation to political realities. “This revision is expected to make the space of democracy effective and efficient, but not to make free market democracy colored with the transaction of power,� he said.

He also said the potential emergence of weakness toward the revisions would be anticipated by including various clauses.

His party would also anticipate the potential for civil servants becoming the victims of regional leader election.

Meanwhile, Minister of National Development Planner (PPN)/ Head of National Development Planning Board (Bappenas), Armida S Alisjahbana, in the keynote speech delivered by Deputy Minister for Political, Legal and Defense Affairs, Prasetijono Widjojo, said that process of democratic consolidation became one of the best solutions to resolve various problems faced by the nation, especially the economic problems and various kinds of corruption and abuse in the state administration. “The matter concerning the direct correlation between democracy and people’s welfare or the welfare of community still continues to be a long debate, especially among the practitioners, economists, politicians, as well as the wider community. But, our national consensus has agreed that consolidation of democracy is a necessity to maintain the sustainability of the participatory and aspirational national development,� she said.

According to Armida, democracy was clearly not a perfect system. The system had considerable drawbacks, where the glory of its goal could frequently be defeated by a wide range of interests of an individual, group or class narrowly. “Yet, democracy is a system of state administration having the most powerful mechanisms of control against the power, policy formulation and political process,� she said.

Another speaker, Director of Politics and Communications, Ministry of PPN/Bappenas, Dr. RD Siliwanti, said that Bappenas had launched a book on Indonesia Democracy Index (IDI) 2009 which was expected to provide an overview on the development of democracy in 33 provinces in Indonesia. “IDI is expected to become a more measurable basis for the development of democracy in Indonesia in the future based on clear aspects, variables and indicators that can be compared each year,� she said.

Meanwhile, related to security issues, Assistant I Deputy V of Coordinating Ministry for Politics, Legal and Security Affairs, Brig. Gen. of Police Didik T Prijandono, said that achievement of social welfare depended on the security. According to him, security, tranquility and orderliness in the society were necessary prerequisite to ensure a prosperous community. “The link between the security and enjoyment of full civil and political rights as well as the economic, social and cultural rights is getting to be more recognized as indicated by the fact that development initiatives are now always be associated with security issues,� he explained.

According to him, the potential of conflict in the pluralistic society of Indonesia was continuously watched out and managed well in order all the differences could become a national strength. (044)

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Clinton offers Myanmar ‫ۋ‬UVW UHZDUGV IRU SROLWLFDO Reuters

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offered Myanmar the first rewards for reform on Thursday, saying the United States would back more aid for the reclusive country and consider returning an ambassador after an absence of some two decades.

Clinton said she had “candid, productive” conversations with President Thein Sein and other Myanmar ministers, and told them Washington stood ready to support further reforms as the country seeks to emerge from decades of authoritarian military rule.

But she also urged Myanmar to take further steps to release political prisoners and end ethnic conflicts, and said better U.S. ties would be impossible unless Myanmar halts its illicit dealings

with North Korea, which has repeatedly set alarm bells ringing across Asia with its renegade nuclear program.

“The president told me he hopes to build on these steps, and I assured him that these reforms have our support,” Clinton said in prepared remarks to a news conference after her talks in Myanmar’s remote capital, Naypyitaw.

“I also made clear that, while the measures already taken may be unprecedented and welcomed, they are just the beginning.”

Clinton’s landmark visit to the country also known as Burma marks a tentative rapprochement after more than 50 years of estrangement from the West. She will travel on Thursday to the commercial capital of Yangon, where she will hold the first of two meetings with veteran prodemocracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Iranian police officers prevent further protesters from entering the British Embassy, as others stand on the gates holding a satirized British flag and Islamic flags, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011.

UK expels Iran diplomats after embassy attack Reuters

TEHRAN - Britain shut Iran’s embassy in London and expelled all its staff on Wednesday, saying the storming of the British mission in Tehran could not have taken place without consent from Iranian authorities.

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) walks with Myanmar’s President Thein Sein (L) at the President’s Office in Naypyitaw December 1, 2011.

Foreign Secretary William Hague also said the British Embassy in Tehran had been closed and all staff evacuated following the attack on Tuesday by a crowd that ransacked offices and burned British flags in a protest over sanctions imposed by Britain on Tehran.

Iran warned that Britain’s closure of the Iranian embassy in London would lead to further retaliation.

Tuesday’s incident was the most violent so far as relations between the two countries steadily deterio-

rate due to Iran’s wider dispute with the West over its nuclear program.

Analysts say it also appeared to reflect factionalism within Iran’s ruling establishment, a unique hybrid of clerical and secular authority, and efforts by hardliners to undermine President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

On top of its ban on British financial institutions dealing with Iran and its central bank last week, Britain has called for further measures and a diplomatic source said London would now support a ban on oil imports

from the Islamic Republic.

Hague said Iranian ambassadors across the European Union had been summoned to receive strong protests over the incident. But Britain stopped short of severing ties with Iran completely.

“The Iranian charge (d’affaires) in London is being informed now that we require the immediate closure of the Iranian embassy in London and that all Iranian diplomatic staff must leave the United Kingdom within the next 48 hours,” Hague told parliament.

“We have now closed the British embassy in Tehran. We have decided to evacuate all our staff and as of the last few minutes, the last of our UK-based staff have now left Iran.”

Yemeni forces shell city of Taiz, 3 killed Reuters

SANAA - Yemeni government forces shelled the city of Taiz overnight, killing at least three civilians, medics said, while politicians raced to implement a Gulfbrokered plan that eased former President Ali Abdullah Saleh out of office last week.

Saleh finally gave in to international pressure and 10 months of protests against him, handing power over to his deputy to end 33 years of rule, during which he enmeshed family, friends and allies in the nation’s economy and

military.

The plan’s sponsors hope it will halt a slide into civil war on the doorstep of the world’s biggest oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, and prevent al Qaeda’s regional branch from jeopardizing shipping routes through the Red Sea. But the deal has so far failed to stop bloodshed in the impoverished Arab state.

“We are living in an atmosphere of real war. We couldn’t sleep from the intensity of the blasts. We came to the aid of five residents of the quarter, whose house a shell landed on,” resident Abdullah al-Sharaabi told Reuters by telephone.

Medics at al-Rawdah hospital said three civilians had been killed and several injured, while staff at a field hospital in Taiz said it had received ten injured civilians. Taiz, Yemen’s commercial capital, is located some 200 km (120 miles) south of the capital Sanaa.

“Saleh’s forces, which are concentrated in various parts of the city, fired shells on al-Manakh and al-Hasab Wabeer Basha districts and the shelling continued until the early hours of Thursday morning,” said lawyer Tawfeeq al-Shaabi, an activist in the protest movement.

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Yemeni women, left, and men, right, attend a rally commemorating the anniversary of South Yemen’s independence from the British colonial role in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011.

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New Year Celebration at Spa on the Rocks IBP

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JIMBARAN - Diamonds, silk, pearls, champagne and chocolate: what better way to celebrate a new year than with the world’s most precious, luscious elements, in the world’s most breathtaking setting. Experience two-and-a-half hours of float-away bliss in an airconditioned pavilion perched on natural rocks amidst the shimmering Indian Ocean, surrounded by magical views from floor-to-ceiling glass walls.

The ultra-indulgent Diamond Miracle treatment starts with a therapeutic foot soak, Coral Algalea Body Scrub and sensual ocean splash rose bath using petals from 500 red roses.

A Balinese Massage using oils bound with elements of silk and pearl precedes a La Mer facial using a precious formula of sea quartz and pure diamond dust. Finally, strawberries, Champagne served in sparkling crystal flutes and wickedly decadent chocolate cake complete a new year celebration you will never forget.

Temple Ceremony Calendar Event for December 3 through 28, 2011 3 Dec Tumpek Landep Pasek Gelgel Temple Pedungan Denpasar Selatan Agung Pasek Temple Tangun Titi kaler Tabanan Agung Pasek Temple Silamadeg Tabanan Pasek Tangkas Temple Kediri Tabanan Kerta Temple Banyuning Barat Buleleng Dalem Tenggaling Temple Sengguan Singapadu Kawitan Arya Wang Bang Pinatih Peguyangan Singaraja Bhujangga Weisnawa Tegalcangkring Jembrana Taman Desa Temple Bubunan Seririt Buleleng Penataran Pande Batur Jati Banjar Pandean Mengwi Dalem Pingit Temple Taro Kaje Tegalalang dadia Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Desa Selat Sukasada Buleleng Batur Arya Warih Kepaon Cengolo Sudimara Tabanan Ida ratu Pande Temple Besakih Mr. Pasek Temple Toh Jiwa Tangungtiti Penataran Pande Temple Kusamba Klungkung Penataran Agung Pinatih Tulikup Gianyar 4 Dec Redite Umanis Ukir Sangah Gede Dukuh Segening Tegal Tugu Gianyar 7 Dec Buda Wage Uki Pasar Agung Temple Besakih Pasek Bendesa Pasar Badung Legian Kuta Gede Gunung Agung Dukuh Munggu Badung Hyang Agung Ibuwanasari Tegal Puseh/ Desa Temple Bebalang Bangli Dalem Temple Perancak Badung Pasek Bendesa Hyang Selat Kerobokan Badung Kekeran Langit Sading Mengwi 10 Dec Purnama Kenam Kiduling Kereteg Besakih Lingsar Temple Lombok Bebengan Tanjung Lombok Pasek Gelgel Kekeran Mengwi Dalem Putra Belingkang Benawah Gianyar Prajapati Temple Balikpapan

13 Dec Anggar Kasih Kulantir Penataran Tangkas Sukawati Dalem Lagan Temple Bebalang Bangli Puseh Lembeng Ketewel Sukawati Pasek Gelgel Penulisan Kerambitan Tabanan Gaduh Temple Sanding Dalem Gandamayu Klungkung Sanghyang Tegal Banjar Taro Kaja Tegalalang 14 Dec Buda Umanis Kulantir Pasek Tangkas Temple kaler Tabanan Gaduh Benoh Temple Ubung Denpasar 18 Dec Redite Keliwon Tolu Dalem Alas Harum Kaba-kaba Kediri Tabanan.

19 Dec Soma Umanis Tolu Puseh/Balai Agung Ubung Kupang Penebel Tabanan Kawitan Sakula Gotra Tegal Kepuh Kaba-kaba Kediri Tabanan Bhujangga Rsi-Tambak Bayuh Paibon Tangkas Kori Agung Lembongan Nusa Penida Batu Madeg Temple Besakih Penataran Agung Penatih Banjar Saba Penatih 21 Dec Buda Pon Tolu Catur, Buwana Sanding Tampaksiring 22 Dec Wraspati Wage Tolu Peninjoan Temple Besakih 28 Dec Buda Keliwon Gumbreg Pasek Gelgel Kukuh Marga Tabanan Pasek Gelgel Dukuh Selemadeg Tabanan Puseh/ Desa Guwang Sukawati Merajan Pasek Ketewel Ketewel Merajan Pangeran Tangkas Kuro Agung Jeroan Sading Dalem Setra Batu Nunggul Swana Nusa Penida

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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A video-grab from the Zintan Media Centre on November 20, 2011 shows Seif al-Islam, the captured son of killed Libyan leader Moamer KadhaďŹ , making a statement following his arrest.

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RI’s exports in October fell slightly

An activist of the animal rights group People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) holds up a poster during a protest against live sheep and cattle export from Australia, due to the inhumane treatment the animals received during their transport, outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. PETA claims that tens of thousands cattle and sheep die each year on journeys from Australia to overseas ports.

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JAKARTA - Indonesia’s exports in October reached a total value of US$16.90 billion, down 4.21 percent from the previus month, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) said.

However, the October 2011 exports value was 16.70 percent higher than that in the same month last year, BPS Deputy Chief for Distribution and Service Statistics Djamal said on Thursday.

The agency noted that oil and gas exports fell 26.30 percent to US$2.89 billion in October from US$3.93 billion a month earlier.

However, non-oil/non-gas exports increased 2.17 percent to US$13.91 billion in October from US$13.61 billion the month before.

Non-oil/non-gas exports in

October 2011 mostly went to China with their value recorded at US$2.24 billion, Japan US$1.55 billion and the United States US$1.39 billion.

“The commodities that recorded the highest export value in October were the same as those in the previous month. They were mineral fuel and fats,’’ he said.

However, the export of fats and oil in October 2011 fell 1.81 percent to US$1.53 billion from Us41.81 billion in September.

Cumulatively, the country`s exports in the ten months through October reached US$169.03 billion, a 34.88 percent increase compared to the same period last year.

In the January-October 2011 period, non-oil/non-gas exports meanwhile rose 30.36 percent to US$134.73 billion.

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JAKARTA - President Susilo Yudhoyono has proposed cooperation in five fields with Germany, namely investment and trade, health, education, defense, and environmentally-friendly energy cooperation.

German investment in Indonesia currently totaled around 300 million US dollars, the head of state said in a joint press conference with visiting German President Christian Wulff, at Merdeka Palace, here, Thursday.

“However, the amount could be increased further,” Yudhoyono said.

Yudhoyono invited Germany to become a strategic partner for the projects of the Indonesian Economic Development Expansion and Acceleration Masterplan (MP3EI).

He also expressed his hope for the transfer of health technology from Germany. He also hoped that

more Indonesian young people could have opportunities to study technologies in Germany.

The president said Indonesia wanted to have long-term cooperation in defense with Germany, especially concerning joint production and investment. Wulff said that the bilateral cooperation between Germany and Indonesia would continue.

Germany was interested in establishing cooperation with Indonesia in the sector of energy friendly to the environment, he said.

“Indonesia is the lung of the

Collapsed bridge death toll rises to 20 Antara

TENGGARONG - The number of dead victims found at the location of the collapsed bridge in Tenggarong, Kutai Kertanegara, East Kalimatan on Thursday morning reached 20.

On Thursday at 08.25 a.m. local time, a Search and Rescue team found one more body, identified as Makmur Azis (37), three kilometers from the collapsed bridge.

“The victim was successfully identified only moments after his body was found based on a report from his wife, Umi Salmah, this morning,” the head of the East Kalimantan provincial police`s medical service, Adj. Snr. Comr.

Budi Heryadi said.

Budi Heryadi who is also chief of the disaster victim identification (DVI) team said the victim`s identity was established quickly thanks to the information from his wife.

Makmur Azis who hailed from Bantar Gebang, Bekasi, West Java, was an employee of PT Bukaka.

“His body is likely to be flown to Bekasi for burial,” Budi said.

The 700-m long bridge over the Mahakam river in East Kalimantan province collapsed at 4.30 pm last Saturday causing a number of vehicles to fall into the river.

To reveal the causes behind the accident which also injured tens of people, the government was urged to set up an independent team of experts that could work professionally and determine the causes of the tragedy.

“Certain parties should be held responsible for the collapse of the bridge and in this case the government should set up an independent team to investigate it,” Malkan Amin of the House Commission V on transportation affairs said on Wednesday.

Spanning 710 meters over the Mahakam River, the bridge is the longest suspended bridge in Indonesia with a suspended section of 270 meters.

The names of several companies have been mentioned in the media as having participated in the bridge`s construction. PT Perencana Jaya was said to have served as consultant on the project, PT Hutama Karya as the main contractor and PT Bukaka Teknik Utama as provider of maintenance services.

world, and we very much hope that Indonesia manages its forest properly,” he said.

He said his country offered around 400 scholarships for Indonesians to study in Germany.

The state visit of Wulff marked the preparations for the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of bilateral cooperation between Indonesia and Germany in 2012.

For that occasion, Yudhoyono invited German Chancellor Angela Markel to visit Indonesia next year.

In the evening, Yudhoyono will

host a state banquet for his German counterpart at State Palace.

During his state visit from November 30 to December 2, Wulff is also scheduled to attend a Business Forum with the German community in Indonesia, and give a public lecture at the University of Indonesia (UI).

He will also meet Chairman of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Taufik Kiemas and former president BJ Habibie, as well as several prominent figures, men of culture, and members of Indonesia`s civil society.

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JAKARTA - Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa on Wednesday confirmed the death of two Indonesian students in Yemen saying they were trapped in a fire fight in the conflict-ridden country.

“We offered our deep condolences (over the students’ death).

On November 26 our embassy in Sanaa received a report about the death of our brothers in a fire fight at an institute of higher learning where they studied,” he said at a meeting with the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I for defense, information and foreign affairs.

Shortly after receiving the report, the Foreign Ministry contacted their

relatives and got assurance from them to arrange the bodies of the students, he said.

The Foreign Ministry needed approval from their relatives whether to bury them in Yemen or Indonesia, he said.

“After we talked with their relatives they agreed to bury them in Yemen and until now we still communicate with their relatives,” he said.

The two Indonesian citizens studied at a religious institute of higher learning in Yemen’s southwestern province of Saada bordering Saudi Arabia. They were among 25 people killed in a bomb attack on the campus which also injured 48 others on November 26.

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Again, rubbish thronged the area of Yeh Gangga Beach. As a result, the beauty of beach situated in the southern part of Tabanan was disturbed, whereas the Yeh Gangga Beach was visited by many local tourists almost every day.

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TABANAN - Again, rubbish thronged the area of Yeh Gangga Beach. As a result, the beauty of beach situated in the southern part of Tabanan was disturbed, whereas the Yeh Gangga Beach was visited by many local tourists almost every day. It was junky rubbish from the headwaters of river carried away after heavy rain.

As if it had become a tradition, the piles of rubbish were always dominated by twigs and dry wood, while others consisted of the remnants of ritual paraphernalia washed away by the river water. Such junky rubbish set to look scattered since the past few days. Inevitably, that condition began making the fishermen uncomfortable. Similarly, visitors were also made a little uncomfortable. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The rubbish is reasonably a lot and looks uncomfortable,â&#x20AC;? said Nyoman, one of the visitors, Wednesday

(Nov 30).

Although disturbing, such junky rubbish was in fact becoming a blessing for scavengers. A number of scavengers were trying to collect the rubbish that could possibly be sold. Meanwhile, other people took it for firewood.

Other than disturbing the scenery, the presence of rubbish also triggered a foul odor. Even, some pieces of the timber rubbish were hazardous for beach visitors. If visitors walked less carefully the timber could injure

the feet. In fact, the rampant junky rubbish had become a tradition.

When it rained heavily, it would be immediately followed by junky rubbish. Fishermen of Yeh Gangga were actually diligent to clean up the rubbish. Due to overflowing water of the river, the rubbish always came in abundance.

Yeh Gangga Beach is also the estuary of some major rivers. One of them is the Yeh Empas River. As a result, when it rains, the rubbish always piles up quickly. (udi)

On the way home from providing lectures overseas, Swami Vivekananda, a Hindu monk of India, dropped in the house of his friend, who is also a king. There, he was entertained in familial atmosphere. In the meantime, they also talked about religion passionately.

His friend asked why the Hindus worshiped idol like statue.

This young monk smiled while asking permission to his friend to borrow the picture of his grandfather on the wall. Having been taken and handed over by a servant, Vivekananda examined and placed it on the carpet. Afterward, Vivekananda politely remarked if his friend would not have the heart to touch the photo by the toe of his boots. Finally, the friend realized his mistake that worshipping a statue or the like would help in conceptualization.

Meanwhile, according to a French linguist, Ferdinand de Saussure, in the language of sign there are the signifying (obMHFW DQG WKH VLJQLÂżHG FRQFHSW RU UHIHUHQFH ,Q WKLV FRQWH[W photograph is the object, while grandfather is the reference.

God has been universally acknowledged to be the most perfect. To help concentrate the mind on God, the Hindus apply a PHGLXP OLNH YDULRXV NLQGV RI VDQFWLÂżHG HIÂżJLHV (DFK GHYRWHH has different ability to contact Him. Common people may use a medium, while those having higher spiritual knowledge do not need any medium. Therefore, none is wrong and it is a freedom.

Inspired by puranic or mythological stories, many Hindu artisans in Bali manage to make various kinds of sculpture.

When visitors happened to have island excursion, you may encounter many statues such as outside the temple, at the end of each bridge, intersection, hotelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gardens or even on the pavement on the protocol roads in Denpasar. Sacred statues are placed in the sanctum representing gods and goddess as well as heavenly creatures, decorative statue installed in commercial premises and the last one is statue to commemorate the great heroes.

Statues depicting the great heroes can be encountered in the regencies pursuant to their respective origin. One of the great heroes of Bali is I Gusti Ngurah Rai as the name of local international airport. Right in the east of the airport stands still the Statue of Ngurah Rai. He was the commander of Ciung Wanara troops of Bali struggling bitterly against the Dutch colonial for the sake of freedom.

With him, there were some other companions in arms.

For instance, I Gusti Ngurah Bagus Sugianyar, his statue is strategically installed in the intersection of Jalan Gatot Subroto and Jalan Cokroaminoto, Ubung. As if he welcomes everyone entering the city from outside Denpasar and outside Bali from the west. Then, Cokorda Agung Tresnaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Head of Badung Struggle Headquarters. His statue is installed on the intersection of Jalan Gatot Subroto and Jalan Nangka, right in the east of Sugianyarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statue. Meanwhile, Ida Bagus Putu Japa was a member of Pembela Tanah Air (embryo of the Indonesian Military) immortalized with a statue put in the Renon roundabouts.

In the meantime, Puputan Badung Square located right in the heart of Denpasar City also retained statutes of other great heroes. The statues are placed in the northern side of the square. They depict the bitter struggle of the Badung Kingdom against the colonial until their last bloodshed. This heroic incident occurred on September 20, 1906 and now it is celebrated as the Puputan Badung Day. Those statues are intended to show an appreciation over the merits of great heroes of Bali that had dedicated their entire life sincerely for the nation. Similarly, they denote an educational medium to introduce the heroes to younger generation so they get a simple illustration about the heroes living before their time. Last but not least, they also give good visual impression to the arrangement of urban landscaping and attraction WR WRXULVWV UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWLQJ RQH RI WKH DUWLVWLF WUHDVXUHV RZQHG E\ Bali. (BTN/punia)

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Balinese Culture Biu Batu: Fruit Delicacy in Coconut Milk

Indonesian environmental activists hold a banner during their demostration in front of the venue of 7th Indonesia Palm oil Conference and 2012 Price Outlook in Nusa Dua on Bali island on December 1, 2011. Activists said Indonesian citizens who care about nature protection, the lungs of the world, our forest and animal welfare are strongly against the palm oil companies which are causing the extinction of many wild animal especially endangared primates and apes like Orangutans.

To Balinese people, biu batu or seedy banana is no more bizarre fruit. Actually, it is a versatile plant where ranging from its corm, false stem, leaf, blossom and fruit are often used. Though sweet, its ripe fruit is less delicious because of many seeds. However, it may be enjoyed by making it into a drink mixed with palm sugar and tamarind paste. Meanwhile, its young fruit is used for the mixture of tum (steamed chopped meat with complete spices) and lawar (chopped meat mixed with boiled vegetables served with complete spices). Here, the young seedy banana is enjoyed as vegetable in coconut milk.

Ingredients: 6 pcs young seedy banana and 2 cup of coconut milk Spices: 4 cloves shallot, 2 cloves garlic, 2 small chilies, 1 red large chili, 1 slice turmeric, 1 slice kencur, ½ tsp coriander, 1tbsp cooking oil and ½ tsp salt, while MSG is optional.

Others: 1 pc salam leaf, 1 tbsp of sliced large chili Method: s 3LICE THINLY THE SEEDY BANANA CLEANSE AND drain. Then, boil until cooked and take out. Again, cleanse to remove its sap and drain. Ultimately, press as good as possible so it nearly contain no water. s 'RIND ALL SPICES AND STIR FRY ON THE FRYING PAN until fragrant. Put the coconut milk, ingredient, sliced large chili and salam leaf. Stir for a while and let them boil. Take out and it is now ready to serve. (BTN/punia)

Teep Beans: La ing hile En oying Slo Sna AFP PHOTO/SONNY TUMBELAKA

Among the delicacy of Balinese food with hot spices, IN FACT "ALINESE COMMUNITY ALSO RETAINS EASY PEASY snack but sometimes a bit harder. One of them is the bean of teep. Its tree resembles to that of breadfruit.

However, its beans are far smaller compared to that of breadfruit. When its fruits have turned ripe, they usually attract the presence of civet. Actually, this nocturnal cat is only interested to eat the flesh of fruit. Similar thing also happens to coffee beans. Since the skin of beans is hard it cannot digest them so civet could only enjoy the flesh. On the next day, those seeds could be found at the feces of civet. All seeds remain intact. However, if people see the ripe fruits first, they will not need to wait the coming of civet to pick them.

To process the beans, they are first cleansed thoroughly and dry under the sun. Afterward, they should be fried without oil but sand. When they have been finely cooked they can be enjoyed while relaxing or lazing. As the shell and beans are slightly hard, it may take a bit long time to open and chew them.

However, if they are indeed dry enough and cooked well they must be easy to open and crispy. They are good to consume as slow snack while chatting or watching TV. (BTN/punia)

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Taman Ayun Temple IBP

Taman Ayun Temple is a Royal Temple of Mengwi Empire and it is located in Mengwi Village, Mengwi sub district, Badung regency and about 18 Km north side of Denpasar town. It is strategically located beside of major roadway between Denpasar to Singaraja. It is set on the land which is surrounded by the big ďŹ sh pond and look like a drift on the water. It owns the beautiful temple building with multistoried roof and Balinese Architecture. The wide beautiful landscape garden in front courtyard to welcome all visitors who come and visit this temple. It is a beautiful place to visit on your vacation in Bali.

Pursuant to Papyrus Chronicle of the Mengwi (Lontar Babad Mengwi), the temple which is now referred by Taman Ayun Temple that it had been newly sanctiďŹ ed in the year 1634 M and it is named with Taman Ahyun Temple. The

word of Ahyun is coming from from the root word Hyun meaning a temple is founded in the park (pool with the beautiful garden) which can fulďŹ ll the desire. The word Ahyun is then changed into Ayun word. Taman Ayun Temple is one of Hindu Temples in Bali become tourist destination which has been visited by many tourists from local and foreign. This temple is usually visited by tourist once having a set tour to Tanah Lot Temple due to this temple is the same route of the Tanah Lot Temple Tour.

The function of Taman Ayun Temple is a place to pray the god in their manifestation. It is according to the content of Babad Mengwi and the existence of temple building structure, especially the temple that is located in third area (Jeroan). According to Astadewata, the special God is worshiped in Taman Ayun Temple is the God in manifestation as a Wisnu God which his palace located in top

of Mangu mount. In papyrus of Usana Bali mentioning that one of Dewa Catur Lokapalas carry through its worship is Meru Pucak Pangelengan that is a temple building with 9 multistoried roofs.

Pitara God is a holy soul deity of ancestor who is also referred as the other names of Hyang Pitara or Dewa Hyang. Pitara God is obliged to be worshiped by clan heir (Prati Sentana) in the form of temple ceremony which the same meaning as by the ceremony to the god.

The worshiping existence to Pitara God in Taman Ayun Temple can be searched and proved by pursuant to the existence of temple building which lay in by consecution in east which is called Paibon that is representing Special Temple.

Taman Ayun Temple in capacities or its status as special altar for the King family of Mengwi Palace or as a Merajan Agung from Mengwi King Families specially for the founder of Mengwi Empire that is I Gusti Agung Putu.

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Kanye gets 7 Grammy noms; Adele, Mars, Foos get 6 Associated Press Writer

It was Adele’s year, and when the Grammy Awards are revealed next February, it very well may be her night. But on Wednesday night, the British songstress shared in the Grammy nominations glory. While she was nominated for six trophies, including album of the year for “21” and record and song of the year for her bitter groove “Rolling in the Deep,” Bruno Mars and the Foo Fighters also received six, and it was Kanye West who was the night’s top leader, with seven nominations.

West was nominated for song of the year for his all-star anthem “All of the Lights,” which featured everyone from Rihanna to Elton John. But even though the album from which it came, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” heralded an epic album by critics when it was released last year, it was not featured in the best album category (so far, no obligatory West rant has surfaced in response).

Bon Iver, the folky indie rock act that was a key part of “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” and received a popularity boost from its association with Kanye, received four nominations, including for best artist, and song and record of the year for “Holocene.” And last year’s critical darlings, Mumford & Sons, were once again nominated, receiving among their bids for song and record of the year for “The Cave.”

Other multiple nominees were Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Radiohead, and dubstep artist Skrillex, who landed a

bid for best new artist among his surprising five nominations.

Among the evening’s biggest eye-openers were the artists not mentioned in certain categories. Taylor Swift, who won best album in 2010 for “Fearless” and was considered to be a key favorite for her multiplatinum “Speak Now,” only got her three nominations in the country fields, and Tony Bennett, who had a feel-good story as his “Duets II” album made him the oldest act to debut an album at No. 1 at age 85, was not nominated for album of the year, as some critics had predicted. West’s joint album with Jay-Z, “Watch the Throne,” was also ignored for best album.

Mars, who like Adele was nominated in all the top three categories — record, album and song of the year — was estatic about his night. He was nominated for song and record of the year for “Grenade,” album for AP Photo/Chris Pizzello “Doo-Wops & Hooligans,” and best pop From left, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, and Ari Levine are seen backstage at the Grammy solo performance, among other bids.

Nominations Concert on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 in Los Angeles.

France honors Lenny Kravitz with highest award Associated Press Writer

PARIS — France has paid tribute to Grammy winner Lenny Kravitz with its highest award, the Legion of Honor.

Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand hailed the 47-year-old singer-songwriter at a Paris ceremony on Wednesday, telling him “you freed yourself of the barriers between black and white sound.”

Kravitz told The Associated

Press that he got his first big break at a 1989 music festival in the western French city of Rennes that transformed his career “overnight.” He said “I know it sounds like a fairy tale but it’s true.”

Kravitz was born to a black mother and white father, and his latest album, “Black and White America,” tackles interracial issues — notably what his parents experienced in 1960s New York.

U.S. singer Lenny Kravitz, left, jokes with French Culture minister Frederic Mitterrand before being awarded “Officier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres”, (Officer of Arts and Literature), in Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011.

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Action Comics 1 sells for $2.16 million in auction Associated Press Writer

PHILADELPHIA — A rare and pristine copy of the first issue of Action Comics, famed for the first appearance of Superman, has set a record Wednesday for the most money paid for a single comic book: $2.16 million. The issue, graded at 9.0, was auctioned starting Nov. 11 online at www.comicconnect.com. The starting bid was just $1 but there was a reserve price of $900,000. Neither the name of the buyer nor seller was disclosed.

It’s the first time a comic book has broken the $2 million barrier. The issue was published in 1938 and cost just 10 cents.

“When we broke the record in 2010 by selling the Action Comics No. 1, graded at 8.5, for $1.5 million, I truly believed that this was a record that would stand for many years to come,” said Stephen Fishler, CEO of ComicConnect.com and Metropolis Collectibles.

The previous record set in March 2010 was followed by the sale of another copy for $1 million. But neither of those issues was in as good a condition as the issue that sold Wednesday, though it’s pedigree of setting records was already documented.

Twice before it set the record for the most expensive book ever, selling for $86,000 in 1992 and $150,000 in 1997.

But in 2000, it was stolen and thought lost until it was recovered in a storage shed in California in April this year.

About 100 copies of Action Comics No. 1 are believed to be in existence, and only a handful of those in good condition. After it was stolen, Fishler said, collectors figured it would never be found or, worse, would be destroyed.

“Clearly, I was wrong. Not in my wildest imagination could I have predicted that this legendary, stolen Action Comics No. 1 would be found, graded at 9.0 and break the record a year and a half later,” he said.

AP Photo/Metropolis Collectibles, Inc./ComicConnect, Corp

In this image released by Metropolis Collectibles/ ComicConnect, Corp., the cover of copy of “Action Comics No. 1” is shown.The issue, featuring the first appearance of Superman, sold for $2,161,000 at an online auction ending Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011.

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¶+XPDQ =RRV· JR RQ VKRZ LQ 3DULV Agence France Presse

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Solar panels are used to generate electricity at the Greenpeace exhibit during the climate change conference in Durban, South Africa, Tuesday, Nov 29, 2011.

81 VFLHQWLVW ‫ۋ‬JKWLQJ FOLPDWH FKDQJH VDYHV FRVWV Associated Press Writer

DURBAN, South Africa — The U.N.’s top climate scientist cautioned climate negotiators Wednesday that global warming is leading to human dangers and soaring financial costs, but containing carbon emissions will have a host of benefits.

Rajendra Pachauri, head of the Nobel-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, summarized a litany of potential disasters at a U.N. climate conference in the South African city of Durban. Although he gave no explicit deadlines, the implication was that time is running out for greenhouse gas emissions to level off and begin to decline.

Heat waves currently experienced once every 20 years will happen every other year by the end of this century, he said.

Coastal areas and islands are threatened with inundation by global warming, rain-reliant agriculture in Africa will shrink by half and many species will disappear.

Within a decade, up to 250 million more people will face the stress of

scarce water.

Increasingly frequent weather disasters have imposed heavy financial burdens, with some poor countries running up 90 percent of their national debt to deal with the aftermath of storms, droughts and floods, he said. But the Indian scientist said “many impacts can be avoided, reduced or delayed” by reducing emissions.

To stabilize carbon concentrations in the atmosphere would slow economic growth by 0.12 percent per year, he said, but those costs would be offset by improved health, greater energy security and more secure food supplies.

The story of men, women and children plucked from their homes in the West’s colonies and exhibited like zoo animals is the focus of a major show that opened on Monday at Paris’ tribal arts museum. “Exhibitions: the invention of the savage”, at the Quai Branly museum, shows how up until the mid-20th century, labelling indigenous peoples of Africa, Asia, Oceania and America “savages” helped to justify the brutality of colonial rule.

Former football star Lilian Thuram, who was born on the French Caribbean island Guadeloupe, is chief curator of the show.

He told AFP he was stunned by a visit to Hamburg zoo in Germany.

“At the entrance there are animal sculptures, but also ones of Indians and Africans -- letting visitors know they are going to see not just animals but human beings as well,” he said. “They are still

there today.”

In 1931, the grandparents of another French footballer, Christian Karembeu, were put on display at the Jardin d’Acclimation in Paris, then in Germany, along with around 100 other New Caledonian Kanaks, cast as “cannibals”. From the Indians brought back to Spain

by Christopher Columbus after 1492, until the end of the 18th century, the first wave of shows involved indigenous people seen as exotic or monstrous, shown to a limited European elite.

But the phenomenon expanded massively from the early 19th century on, when South Africa’s Saartje Baartman, known as the “Hottentot Venus”, was exhibited in London and Paris.

“We reckon that 1.4 billion people were exposed to these exhibitions of so-called ‘savages’, at universal exhibitions, fairs, circuses or theatres,” between 1810 and 1958, said one of the curators, historian Pascal Blanchard.

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The exhibition “Human zoos, The invention of the savage” at the Quai Branly museum in Paris

5HVHDUFKHU ‫ۋ‬QGV VQRRSLQJ VPDUWSKRQH VRIWZDUH Agence France Presse

A smartphone security researcher is shining light on a hidden program that tracks activity on Android, BlackBerry and Nokia handsets. Trevor Eckhart exposed the workings of Control IQ in a video available online Wednesday as the California company behind the software defended it as a tool for mobile network operators.

“Our software is designed to help mobile network providers diagnose critical issues that lead to problems

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such as dropped calls and battery drain,” Carrier IQ said in a press statement. The company denied the software logged keystrokes or tracked smartphone users.

However, Eckhart’s video showed Control IQ software buried deep in an Android-powered smartphone recording buttons pressed, Internet search queries, text messages and locations. Eckhart typed a text message of “Hello world!” only to have it instantly appear in a Control IQ application log in an Android phone. The software was

File photo shows a man checking his mobile phone in New York.

A smartphone security researcher is shining light on a hidden program that tracks activity on Android, BlackBerry and Nokia handsets.

tricky to find on the device and couldn’t be turned off, according to his demonstration.

Control IQ had tried to silence Echkart with a cease-and-desist letter threatening legal action but backed off after lawyers at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) went to his defense. “Mr. Eckhart’s legitimate and truthful research is sheltered by both the fair use doctrine and the First Amendment,” EFF senior staff attorney Marcia Hofmann wrote in a response to the Control IQ letter.

Eckhart wanted details regarding why the Control IQ software was vacuuming information about smartphone use and who they shared it with.

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History shows Man Utd’s slip not so surprising Reuters

While Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was left to offer abject apologies, and home fans shooktheir heads, a flick through soccer’s record books perhapshelped illustrate why the English giants’ loss to lower-tierCrystal Palace in the League Cup should have come as no greatsurprise.

Humbled 2-1 at home by second-tier Palace on Wednesday night, United’s loss simply compounded a staggering record against lowly opponents for England’s most dominant club.

AP Photo/Angel Fernandez

Spain team group prior to kick-off during their Euro 2012 Group I qualifying soccer match against Czech Republic at the Los Carmenes stadium in Granada, on Friday March 25, 2011. The draw for the final tournament of the Euro 2012 is to be held on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 in Kiev, Ukraine.

Euro 2012 teams hope to avoid Spain in draw Reuters

Spain will be the word no other team wants to hear when the Euro 2012 draw takes place DW .LHY¶V 3DODFH RI $UWV RQ )ULGD\ )DYRXULWHV WR EHFRPH WKH ¿UVW WHDP WR ZLQ WKUHH VXFFHVVLYH major titles, Spain will be in pot one with World Cup runners-up Netherlands and the top seeds everyone would rather face, hosts Poland and Ukraine.

The other 12 teams have been divided into three more pots and some challenging group combinations could be drawn such as one featuring Spain, Germany, Portugal and France.

Poland have already been allocated Group A and Ukraine are in Group D and there will be many sides hoping to join the teams ranked 66th and 55th in the world respectively when UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino conducts the lottery to determine the four groups at 1700 GMT. “Of course you want to avoid the best teams in E urope: Spain, Holland and Germany. But I think it’s going to be hard,” Sweden forward Ola Toivonen told uefa. com. “But if I wish, I could take England. It would be nice to play against England, without (suspended striker Wayne) Rooney, for example in one of the first two games, or something...and then maybe Ukraine or Poland; One of those three would be good.”

Russia defender Alexei Ber-

ezutsky was thinking along the same lines. “I think it would be ideal if we happen to get Poland,” he said. “We wouldn’t really like to play in the same group as (neighbours) Ukraine, and moreover Spain or Holland.”

Poland and Ukraine should be boosted by playing in front of their own fans but are likely to struggle to reach the later stages and will be well aware that no host nation has won the European championship since France in 1984.

CLOSE MATCHES

One of the attractions of the 16-team European championship, is that unlike the World Cup, which is twice the size, it is usually an evenly contested tournament with close matches between the continent’s elite teams. That may change when it expands to a 24-team finals in France in 2016 but going into the draw only Switzerland among Europe’s top

14 sides in the FIFA’s rankings is missing.

Apart from the two hosts, the lowest ranked team is Czech Republic, listed at 33rd but with a proud record in the tournament having won the title in 1976 as Czechoslovakia and finishing as runners-up to Germany in 1996.

G e r m a n y, w h o s e c o a c h Joachim Loew is developing an exciting young team tipped as possible winners, are in the second group of seeds along with Italy, England and Russia.

The third pot contains Croatia, Greece, Portugal and Sweden, while the Czechs are ranked along with Denmark, France and Ireland in the fourth pot. One team from each pot will be drawn in each group.

The finals, which run from June 9 to July 1 next year, take place in the Polish cities of Warsaw, Wroclaw, Gdansk and Poznan, and the Ukrainian cities of Donetsk, Lviv, Kharkiv and Kiev, which will host the final.

While at the same time maintaining a Premier League stranglehold, and filling their coffers with other silverware, United’s performances in the League Cup since the 1990/91 season have seen them lose to lower league opposition nine times -- almost an average of once every other season.

Not all of those defeats led to elimination, on occasion United bounced back in a two-legged contest. But still the statistic is remarkable given that over the same period United won 12 Premier League titles, four FA Cups, four League Cups, two European Champions League titles, a European Cup Winners’ Cup, a UEFA Super Cup, and an Intercontinental Cup and FIFA Club World Cup to boot.

It would be easy to assume that in their pursuit of bigger prizes, United’s sullied record can be explained away by second-rate line-ups as key players rest for bigger challenges.

That may have been part of the answer over the years, but as Ferguson was quick to point out, his team on Wednesday was packed with internationals.

“My apologies to the fans, because this was not a Manchester United performance,” Ferguson said. “We never expected that.

“Any time we go on the pitch it means a lot to Manchester United.

We have our pride to protect and our history to protect. Every time we walk on the pitch it’s important.

“There were nine internationals out there, so that was a big disappointment.”A disappointment for United? Yes. But a surprise?

In addition to United’s less-than stellar record against smaller teams in the competition, Palace’s recent League Cup showing may have at least hinted at the result -- the south Londoners have now won their last four League Cup quarter-finals against topflight opposition.

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With lockout nearing end, basketball back in focus Associated Press Writer

AP Photo/Miguel Angel Morenatti

Spainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rafael Nadal returns the ball during a tennis training session at the La Cartuja stadium, in Seville, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. Spain will play Argentina in the Davis Cup ďŹ nal, which begins Friday.

Argentina eye Davis Cup revenge against Spain Reuters

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Argentina, who have Juan Monaco, Juan Ignacio Chela and Eduardo Schwank alongside Juan Martin Del Potro and David Nalbandian in the squad for the Dec. 2-4 tie, say the personality clashes that ruined their 2008 bid are firmly behind them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the past, completely in the past,â&#x20AC;? Del Potro, the 2009 U.S. Open champion, told a news conference on Tuesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After that (2008) final, we grew up, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve improved my game a lot and now we have another chance,â&#x20AC;? added the rangy 23-yearold, Argentinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top-ranked player at world number 11. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Here itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different players, different surface, different stadium and this time Spain is the favourite. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be different than Mar del Plata, if we are in good shape and remain focused.â&#x20AC;? Ver-

dasco said he knew the Argentines were hurt by the defeat three years ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were at home and favourites and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear they want to pay us back,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we are preparing as if we have never won it before.â&#x20AC;?

TALL ORDER

Argentinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s players have been working hard on clay and are hoping the fact that neither Del Potro nor Nalbandian have played a competitive match since October will give them a freshness the Spanish may lack. Nadal and Ferrer competed on a hard court at last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World Tour Finals in London, with Ferrer reaching the last four, and have had less than a week to make the switch to their favoured clay.

However, getting the better of either world number two Nadal or number five Ferrer will be a tall order for the visitors as neither player has lost a Davis Cup singles rubber on the surface. Nadal boasts a 14-0 clay record and 18-1 overall, while Ferrer is 11-0 on clay and 16-4 on all surfaces. Spain have won their

last 20 home Davis Cup ties and their last 22 on clay. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an open match in some ways but I think Spain are really the overwhelming favourite,â&#x20AC;? world number three Roger Federer told the Davis Cup website (www. daviscup.com) this week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are playing at home and they have an incredibly solid team,â&#x20AC;? added the Swiss. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Argentina)have their players and their team and anything is possible, but obviously itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s normal to favour the Spaniards with Rafa on the team, back on clay.â&#x20AC;? If the singles are a daunting prospect, Argentina may feel Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doubles rubber is theirs for the taking.

Spainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regular pairing of Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez crashed to a heavy defeat by Franceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Michael Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semi-final. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned from our mistakes,â&#x20AC;? Lopez told a news conference. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Cordoba (in the semi-finals) things didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work out as we wanted, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve trained in Barcelona this week and prepared differently to in the past.â&#x20AC;?

NEW YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; These are the kinds of negotiations NBA fans have been waiting for. Teams began talking to agents Wednesday as the lockout inched closer to its end, and basketball moved back into focus. Dwight Howard and Chris Paul were linked to trade speculation, while free agents such as Tyson Chandler and Nene were in the news after months of attorneys getting all the ink.

Now, the players are taking over and the league was set to reopen its facilities for workouts Thursday. Some may arrive out of shape, just as was the case in January 1999 after the NBAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only other shortened season. But theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re anxious to get back, with a little more than three weeks until they start playing games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The guys are going to come in and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be in good shape. They want to play,â&#x20AC;? new Houston coach Kevin McHale told reporters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These guys have played basketball their entire lives. They love to play basketball and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re excited to get after it.â&#x20AC;?

The league still hopes to open training camps and free agency QH[W )ULGD\ OHDYLQJ ERWK VLGHV VFUDPEOLQJ WR JHW EXVLQHVV ÂżQLVKHG in time.

7KH ODZVXLWV KDYH EHHQ VHWWOHG FRQWLQJHQW XSRQ WKH UDWLÂżFDWLRQ of a new collective bargaining agreement by Dec. 9. Players are in the process of collecting the signatures needed to approve the reformation of the union, which must be done before the sides can resume bargaining on the remaining issues that must be settled before each side can vote.

1%$ RIÂżFLDOV DUH ZRUNLQJ WR FRPSOHWH D WZR JDPH H[KLELWLRQ schedule for each team that will lead to a 66-game regular season, VWDUWLQJ ZLWK D ÂżYH JDPH VODWH RQ &KULVWPDV â&#x20AC;&#x153;Considering that a lot of this is brand new to us, the last 24 hours has been a little bit of a scramble,â&#x20AC;? Oklahoma City general manager Sam Presti said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a lot of things that we have to do from getting players in and just basically preparing ourselves for whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ahead.â&#x20AC;?

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Philadelphia 76ers president Rod Thorn, left, and coach Doug Collins take questions during a news conference at the NBA basketball teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s training facility Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, in Philadelphia.

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Whitmarsh wants ‘more headaches’ from Pirelli next season REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh wants Pirelli to give Formula 1 teams “more headaches” with its tyres next year in order to continue improving the show. Although the Italian tyre manufacturer, which returned to Formula 1 this year after an absence of 20 years, has been praised for its contribution to make racing more exciting, Whitmarsh suggested the company became too conservative towards the end of the year.

That meant that the teams and their drivers had it easier when managing the rubber than at the start of the season, when they were still figuring out the best way to use it. Whitmarsh reckons Pirelli needs to get back to producing tyres that degrade faster in order to bring back that uncertainty next year.

“I think they unwittingly or otherwise made a great contribution to the show at the beginning,” said Whitmarsh. “It gave us a lot of headaches. “I think the tyres in terms of durability and degradation they got disturbingly better as the year has gone on, and I think we would like

to give them the challenge of making high degradation tyres and give us a bit more headache.

“While drivers will always feel uncomfortable in those situations, I think they made quite a big contribution to the season, so I think KERS and DRS made an impact but you have to keep working to make sure we have a spectacle and show.” Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali believes the Italian company has done a very good job this season, at the same time agreeing with Whitmarsh that there are still way to improve the situation.

“I think that we need to congratulate Pirelli because it was not an easy job to take over from Bridgestone,” said Domenicali. “And there were a lot of comments at the beginning of the season about pitstops or difficult handling of the tyres. “It was the first year and everything went well and I am sure next year there will be other possibilities to improve the situation for the race.”

Pirelli has stated that it plans to be more aggressive with its tyre choices next year, reducing the performance gap between different compounds in order to offer more strategic options for teams.

“I think next season you will not get the whole season run on the soft,” said Pirelli’s Paul Hembery.

“We will close down the gap between the compounds and you will see races where hard and medium is used. The data is showing a big improvement in performance.

5DQG\ 'H 3XQLHW EXR\HG E\ ‫ۋ‬UVW $VSDU WHVW RANDY de Puniet said an encouraging first test with Aspar, for whom he will compete in MotoGP next year, had left him optimistic ahead of his 2012 campaign.

De Puniet had tested for Suzuki this winter, but when the Japanese manufacturer withdrew its works team at the end of this season he announced a deal with Aspar, where he will compete alongside Aleix Espargaro.

The team will use Aprilia-powered CRT bikes for 2012, which were rolled out for the first time in a private test at Jerez recently. De Puniet admitted that the team’s pace was still a long way off that of the prototypes, but that good first impressions to an overall feeling of optimism within the Aspar camp.

“It was a good first impression and so the two days were encouraging,” the 30-year-old said. “We had great testing conditions for the two days,

we made some progress and I had fun with this bike.

“I’m happy with my times and my pace - we are still far from the prototypes, but I think we can be pleased because it was the first time riding the bike, and it’s far from the bike that it will be in January.

“I worked with Aspar in 2005, my last GP win was with them and it’s a very competent team. I know they will do everything possible to have the best material and I’m very optimistic about this new project.” De Puniet said the test had also helped the team find the best direction to develop the bike.

“The objective of this test was to try to decide on a direction to build a chassis and I think the team now has a good idea of how to move forward,” he explained.

“We will do more testing at Jerez in late January, before going to Sepang with a bike that won’t yet be final, as we’ll continue to develop it, but it will be the basis of what we’ll have next season.”

McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button (front L) of Britain and his compatriot and teammate Lewis Hamilton (front R) pose with McLaren team chief Martin Whitmarsh.