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‘12 Years a Slave’ rolls at Spirit Awards

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. — “12 Years a Slave” rolled at the Spirit Awards, winning five awards including best feature at the annual independent film celebration. On the eve of the Academy Awards, the slavery tale won awards for director Steve McQueen, actress Lupita Nyong’o, screenwriter John Ridley and cinematographer Sean Bobbitt. In a more laid-back, beachside ceremony in Santa Monica, just west of Los Angeles, “12 Years a Slave” was applauded as the clear favorite of the indie circuit.

The Spirit Awards could end up being — more than ever before — a dress rehearsal to Sunday’s Academy Awards.

“12 Years a Slave” is considered, albeit extremely narrowly, the favorite for best picture over the space spectacle “Gravity” and the 1970s con-artist “American Hustle.” (Neither film was eligible at the Spirits, which honor films made for $20 million or less.)

The acting winners, too, may line up.

All of the Oscar favorites won Saturday at the Spirits, including best actor for Matthew McConaughey in “Dallas Buyers Club” and Cate Blanchett in “Blue Jasmine.” McConaughey’s co-star, Jared Leto, won best male supporting performance.

Leto gave what might be the ac-

ceptance speech to end all acceptance speeches, rattling off an absurd list of thank yous to not just those with “Dallas Buyers Club,” but Hermann Hesse, Wayne Gretzky, home-made burritos, “the seven billion people on the planet” and many more. The actor-rocker added, with emphasis, “all the women I’ve been with and all the women who think they’ve been with me.”

For many, the Spirit Awards conclude months of award-season events, and they provide a chance to exhale before the Oscars. McConaughey, Blanchett, Leto and Nyong’o have racked up a slew of awards, often triumphing over the same colleagues.

“What am I going to say that I haven’t already said?” Blanchett remarked in her

acceptance speech. On her way into the luncheon, the actress also repeated her view of the renewed scandal surrounding “Blue Jasmine” director Woody Allen and Dylan Farrow’s claims he sexually assaulted her as a child: “It’s a family issue, and I hope they can resolve it as a family.” This award, one of many for Nyong’o, stood out for the now 31-year-old actress: “Not a bad way to celebrate my birthday,” she said.

Lupita Nyong’o with the award for best supporting female in “12 Years a Slave” poses in the press room at the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards, on Saturday, March 1, 2014, in Santa Monica, Calif.

Razzies pick Will and Jaden Smith as worst actors

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FILE - In this May 7, 2013 file photo, U.S. actor Will Smith and his son Jaden pose for the media after press conference for their film “After Earth” in Seoul, South Korea.

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LOS ANGELES — Will and Jaden Smith have something they can bond over. They were both awarded Razzies for their performances in “After Earth.” Jaden was selected as worst actor for his starring role in the sci-fi flop about a father and son stranded on an untamed earth, while the elder Smith was chosen as worst supporting actor at Saturday’s Golden Raspberry Awards, which lampoons Hollywood’s awards season on the eve of the Oscars. The duo was also selected as the worst screen combo by online Razzies voters.

Razzies organizer John Wilson noted the pair was “stranded on Planet Nepotism.” “After Earth,” which was directed by M. Night Shyamalan, tied with “Movie 43” for the most prizes with three awards. The raunchy comedy anthology featuring the likes of Halle Berry, Richard Gere, Kate Winslet and Naomi Watts earned Razzies for worst picture, screenplay and director. Apparently, it took a village to craft something so loathed. The Razzies noted that “Movie 43” is credited with 13 directors and 19 screenwriters.

Tyler Perry also didn’t receive any good tidings from the Razzies .

Perry — as feisty alter-ego Madea — was picked as worst actress for “A Madea Christmas,” while Kim Kardashian was designated worst supporting actress for her role in the drama “Tyler Perry’s Temptation.”

Despite being the year’s biggest box-office bomb, “The Lone Ranger” lassoed just one prize: worst remake, rip-off or sequel.

Uncharacteristically, Adam Sandler went home empty handed at this year’s Razzies. Sandler’s “Grown-Ups 2” originally led the hate-fest with eight nominations, including worst picture and actor for Sandler, but the comedy sequel wasn’t awarded a single trophy. Sandler previously made Razzie history in 2011 by winning both the worst actor and actress prizes for his brother-sister cross-dressing comedy “Jack & Jill.”

Forest conversion in Bali reaches 6,120.83 ha

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The photo shows forest at Mount Batur that plan to be converted to golf course. In recent years, the environment of Bali gets heavy pressure. Various environmental issues are faced by Bali ranging from the increasingly severe coastal abrasion, critical and diminishing forest land and conversion, maximally untreated waste problem to other problems.

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DENPASAR - In recent years, the environment of Bali gets heavy pressure. Various environmental issues are faced by Bali ranging from the increasingly severe coastal abrasion, critical and diminishing forest land and conversion, maximally untreated waste problem to other problems.

Such conditions were also highlighted by the Regional Bylaw Draft Special Committee of the Bali Medium Term Development Plan (RPJMD) for the period of 2013-2018 submitted by Chairman of the Special Committee, Wayan Gunawan, in the Bali House plenary session, Friday (Feb 28).

Even, the matter drawing special attention of the Special Committee was the occurrence of land shifting or land conversion having reached 6,120.83 hectares in 2012.

Meanwhile, based on the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the total forest in Bali in 2008 reached 130,686 hectares (about 22 percent) whereas the Regulation Bylaw No.16/2009 on the Bali Provincial Spatial Plan (RTRWP) mandates

the forest area should be at least 30 percent of the Bali Island area. However, the recent data indicated that today Bali only had forest area as much as 22 percent, so it still lacked of forest area of more than 8 percent.

The Special Committee assessed the attention to the protection of forest areas was still very low.

“Related to the issue of environmental conservation, the Special Committee had some notes deserv-

ing to get the attention from Mr. Governor and their staff such as the low protection against forest area.

In 2012, approximately 6,120.83 hectares of forest have been converted,” said Gunawan who read the report of the Special Committee.

Reduction of forest in Bali was estimated to more widespread without poising with rigorous monitoring and firm law enforcement.

The matter of equal access to

clean water and drinking water for the population of Bali was the focus of the Special Committee because not all residents had received the water services. “On average, the population in Bali having the access to drinking water per year reaches about 62 percent. It shows the water service has not met the entire Bali’s population so it is still needed an effort to improve the water services in the future,” said Gunawan.

Besides, the coastal abrasion also remained to haunt the beaches in Bali and unfortunately they had not been entirely touched by repairs. Gunawan presented the data that the coastal abrasion occurred in Bali was along 102.470 km (23 percent) of totally 437.70 km of beach on the Island of Bali. Meanwhile, the area having

been handled was along 61.144 km (13 percent). Then, waste problem was still unable to be handled well despite the provincial government had echoed the Bali Clean and Green program. Gunawan said the average percentage of waste handling per year in Bali reached 66 percent of the volume of waste produced by various existing activities.

“Approximately 33 percent of the volume of waste has not been handled properly. Thus, the environmental management program with the approach of green Bali should be implemented in the development activities of Balinese community,” said the Functional Group (Golkar) politician from Kintamani, Bangli.

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Illegal racing bet value reaches hundreds of millions Bali Post

SEMARAPURA - Speeding action is increasingly disturbing the public. It is not only committed by general public, but also by junior high school students in Klungkung. The illegal race often taking place on Jalan Bypass Prof. IB Mantra is masterminded by a bookie. Even, unsparingly, the bet value reaches hundreds of millions of rupiahs.

It was revealed by Chief of Klungkung Police, Ni Wayan Sri Yudatni Wirawati, to the people on the sidelines of interactive dialogue at Tojan village hall, Klungkung, Friday (Feb 28). This only woman police chief in Bali recognized the illegal speeding action to happen almost every area in Bali.

Especially in Klungkung, such an action became increasingly severe challenges. From the results of her investigation, such an action was increasingly prevalent because

it was masterminded by bookies in Karangasem, Klungkung and Gianyar. “Each (county) chooses some people to race on the bypass road. Its bet value reaches tens of millions to hundreds of millions.

We are increasingly concerned after arresting several perpetrators where two of which are students of SMPN 3 Semarapura junior high school,” he said.

The county police chief stated to be unable to stop such an action.

She asked for the issue to be ad-

dressed by all parties, especially by parents. She considered that all this time parents wrongly gave affection to their children by purchasing them a motorcycle. Moreover, they were still in junior high school. Similar apprehensiveness was expressed by Principal of the SMPN 3 Semarapura junior high school, Gede Suratnaya. He hoped there should be synergy between parents, schools and police. If the school prohibited the student from riding motorcycle,

but their parents allowed, it was even in vain. He also appreciated the measure of police to crack down on the illegal speeding. He was increasingly concerned with the future of children at school, especially if the illegal speeding was still let free.

County police chief advised the regent to think of this problem by empowering public transportation. “Moreover, in reality a lot of public transportation is idle in Klungkung,” she said. Police also expressed its readiness to sit together with the elements as well as school administration to address the problem. Police would not be able to provide a deterrent effect by playing hide-and-seek with residents, especially the students

who were often involved in the speeding action.

Meanwhile, the Regent of Klungkung Nyoman Suwirta responded to this serious issue. He said that he welcomed the suggestion of the county police chief. The suggestion would be discussed with relevant agencies as well as followed by designing a proper mode of transportation.

Furthermore, the regents also asserted that it should also be considered a coaching effort so as people especially the students were increasingly aware that such an action was hazardous. “The families should not just cry out loudly after witnessing their children to die because of the accident,” said Suwirta. (kmb31)

Laundry installation handles 1.5 tons of linen each day

DENPASAR - The need for linen at Sanglah Hospital ranging from bedding to operation clothes is a basic requirement in the operation of the Sanglah Hospital.

Ideally, the linen needs namely the bedding to a set of equipment operation was one in five. For instance, Sanglah Hospital has 700 beds. In other words, it needs 3,500 sets of equipment for bed linen. To meet the needs of this linen, the laundry installation of Sanglah Hospital should wash as much as 1-1.5 tons of linen every day.

It was presented by the Laundry Installation Head of Sanglah Hospital, I Putu Putra Pasuana.

Though only two of four washing machines could operate so far, the linen needs of Sanglah Hospital could still be fulfilled.

“Two machines are quite old and have been operated since 1995.

So, sometimes the engine broke down and we have to rely on with two machines,” said Pasuana.

Aside from broken machine,

the most frequent challenges faced were the incidence where medical waste such as gloves, masks and used hat got washed with the linen.

By and large, they were found in the pocket of nurses and doctors of the emergency room. “Before having the JCI accreditation, such an incidence frequently happened.

However, with the socialization we can diminish the incidence,” he said. In the future, to further reduce the incidence of medical waste getting washed with the linen, the laundry installation of Sanglah Hospital would negate the pocket on the clothes of doctors and nurses.

In the management, all the laundry linens were considered to be infected materials, whether directly and indirectly exposed. “Direct exposure means that it was afflicted by patient’s urine or blood. For this type of linen, we give a special handling,” said Pasuana. The directly infected linen would be placed in a yellow plastic bag in every room.

After arriving in the laundry room, the infection exposed linen would be soaked first with chlorine solu-

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tion for 10 minutes before being washed.

The laundry installation of Sanglah Hospital was one of the installations that produced liquid waste in moderate amount. For

washing machine with the capacity of 100 kg required 750 liters of water while the one with the capacity of 50 kilogram required 50 liters of water. “The sewer of the laundry installation of Sanglah

Hospital has been connected to a channel leading to the waste water treatment plant (WWTP).

So, it is first processed before discharged to the environment,” said Pasuana. (san)

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SURABAYA - Recently, after just having opened a new hotel in Bogor, favehotels continued its aggressive expansion with the opening of Surabaya’s 2nd favehotel, the favehotel Graha Agung.

Surabaya is Indonesia’s second largest city and the capital of the province of East Java with a metropolitan area population of over 5.6 million. Also known as “the city of heroes” thanks to the importance of the Battle of Surabaya in the Indonesian National Revolution and being the birthplace of Indonesia’s first president, Soekarno, Surabaya is one of Indonesia’s most popular domestic and international travel destinations.

Located on Jalan Mayjen Yono Soewono in an newly sprung up neighborhood that has been hailed as one of the best urban development areas in Indonesia and dubbed as “The Singapore of Surabaya “, the hotel affords easy access to many regional banking headquarters, Surabaya’s factory belt, the Pakuwon Trade Center and Graha Family with its Golf Course, international school and reputable hospital.

The hotels 82 modern and functional guestrooms are basic select service hotel rooms focusing on facilities that are truly important

to most travelers such as a contemporary-chic design, uncompromising standards of cleanliness on par with high end luxury hotels, superior top of the line Serta beds with soft high threat count cotton linen, fluffy and crisp towels, well lit bathrooms with large shower stalls and a minimum of 2 bar water pressure and the by travelers all over the world so highly valued complimentary, reliable and truly high speed WiFi access.

An eclectic all day café - restaurant, modern meeting facilities for smaller more intimate corporate affairs and ample of parking space round off the hotels offerings. “favehotels recently won the Indonesian Best Budget Hotel Chain Award and this newest fave is a worthy ambassador embracing the brands philosophy that well designed hotels that work well do not need to be expensive and that select service hotels do not need to be boring “ commented Archipelago International’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Norbert Vas.

Calendar Event for January 1 through February 26, 2014

11 Jan Tumpek Kandang Pura Desa Gianyar Pura Luhur Dalem Sagening Kediri Tabanan Pura Sang Hyang Tegal Tegalalang

The officers of the Laundry Installation are working in Sanglah Hospital

Monday, March 3, 2014

Second Favehotel opens in Surabaya

1 Jan Buda Kliwon Matal, Kajeng Kliwon And Tilem Sasih Kenam Pura Desa Sukawati Sukawati Pura Pasek Gelgel Gelgel Bebetin Pura Maspahit Sesetan Pura Padharman Arya Kanuruhan Besakih

At Sanglah Hospital Bali Post

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15 Jan Purnama Sasih Kapitu Pura Dalem Tarukan Cemenggaon Sukawati Pura Penataran Dalem Ketut Pejeng Kaja Gianyar Pura Puseh Manakaji Peninjauan Bangli Pura Taman Limut Pengosekan Mas Ubud Pura Benua Besakih Pura Gunung Rena Sidemen Karangasem Pura Pasek Gelgel Abadi Karangasem Pura Pucak Gunung Mangun Kubu Karangasem 16 Jan Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan

17 Jan Hari Bhatara Sri 21 Jan Anggara Kasih Prangbakat Pura Bukit Buluh Gunaksa Klungkung Pura Tirtha Sidamala Bebalang Bangli Pura Gunung Pangsong Lombok Pura Dalem Benawah Gianyar Pura Dalem Bitra Gianyar Pura Pura Hyang Haluh/Jenggala Besakih

Pura Tengkulak Tulikup Gianyar Pura Taman Sari Ubud Pura Penataran Badung

Pura Penataran Giri Purwo Tegal Delimo Banyuwangi Pura jala Sidhi amerta Juanda Surabaya

29 Jan Hari Siwaratri

19 Feb Buda Cemeng Kelawu Pura Penataran Agung Teluk Padang Karangasem Pura Melanting Camenggaon Sukawati Pura Penataran ped Nusa Penida Pura Gaduhan Jagat Singakerta Ubud Pura Masceti Sanding Tampak Siring Pura Penataran Batu Lepang Kamasan Kelungkung Pura Paibon Pasek Gelgel Kedonganan Kuta Pura Guwa Besakih Pura Basukian Besakih Pura Jati Ubud Pura Melanting Ubud Pura Dalem Peed Nusa Penida Pura Sad Kayangan Nusa Penida Pura Penataran Agung Gunung Karangasem

30 Jan Tilem Sasih Kepitu Pura Buana Kawan Besakih Pura Ulun Kulkul Besakih 31 Jan Kajeng Kliwon Enyitan 5 Feb Buda Kliwon Ugu Pura Dalem Tarukan Peninjauan Tembuku Bangli Pura Pemayun Banyuning Tengah Buleleng Pura Kayangan Tiga Seririt Buleleng Pura Agung Gunung Raung Taro Tegalalang 6 Feb Pura Dalem Puri Besakih 14 Feb Purnama Sasih Kawulu Pura Dalem Batur Bangli Pura Ida Ratu Pasek Besakih Pura Dalem Suci Sidemen Karangasem Pura Buana Kawan Besakih 15 Feb Tumpek Wayang & Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan Pura Majapahit Jembrana Pura Panti Gelgel Pengembungan Sesetan Pura Pedarman Dalem Sukawati Besakih Pura Pedarman Mengwi Besakih Pura Pedarman Kaba-kaba Besakih Pura Pedarman Dalem Bakas Besakih Pura Pedarman Dinasti Dalem Besakih

21 Feb Hari Bhatara Sri 25 Feb Anggara Kasih Dukut Pura Dalem Batuyang Batubulan Pura Pasek Gelgel Mengening Kediri Tabanan Pura Pasek Undagi Krambitan Tabanan Pura Pucak Taman bedulu Gianyar Pura Puser Jagat Nusa Penida Pura Dalem Purwa Kawan Bangli Pura Desa Ketewel Gianyar 26 Feb Pura Agung Pasek gelgel Sibang Kaja Abian Semal Pura Dalem Samprangan Gianyar

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Balinese Temple Ceremony Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land.

Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Parkour goes from YouTube fad to fitness craze Associated Press Writer

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts — The spirited sport known as parkour that treats the world as one big obstacle course is gaining traction outside of the urban enthusiasts whose YouTubeworthy acrobatics spread its popularity. Once the domain of the outdoor anti-athlete, it’s becoming the go-to sport for people who just want a good workout.

Jessamyn Hodge, a 32-yearold software and information engineer, recently prepped for her first parkour class at a high school outside of Boston. She was hoping to learn the kind of wallscaling, fence-vaulting, obstacleconquering moves she’d already seen in online videos shared by her rock-climbing friends. “It’s like dancing at high speed,” she said. “It reminds me of being a kid again, like monkeying around on anything and everything, clambering about, generally having fun while getting around.”

Parkour, developed in France in the 1980s, borrows elements from martial arts, gymnastics, rock climbing and other athletic fields to enable participants to turn obstacles like park benches, trees, guardrails, and buildings into tools they can use to nimbly propel themselves forward.

Parkour’s developers were influ-

enced by military training principles. Since then, some of the sport’s most spectacular moves have been featured in movie sequences, video games and advertisements. One of the most recognizable is a chase scene in the 2006 James Bond movie “Casino Royale.”

Beginners who want to hit the ground running — but maybe not by running up a construction crane, James Bond-style — have the option of classes like those offered

by London-Based Parkour Generations, a business with affiliates in California, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin, and that offers instruction in several countries including Thailand, Singapore and Brazil.

Classes include a warm-up, technical drills to learn the basics of safety and games to teach and reinforce parkour techniques. At the class, instructors set up metal bars they called scaffolding and

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Unfulfilled needs

Lake Batur forced to bring in fingerlings from outside Bali Post

BANGLI - Although all this time the Lake Batur, Kintamani, is known as the center of tilapia production, it has not been able to meet the needs of fingerling. The tilapia fingerling all this time stays very limited. To meet the demand for fingerling, so far the floating cage farmers must bring in from outside Bangli.

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In this Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 photo, Michael Chung, of Brookline, Mass., leaps over a balance beam while running an obstacle course during a Parkour training class in Brookline. vault boxes in the gym, teaching students how to walk on or hurtle over balance beams and lift, leap or weave their way through whatever else was in their path. Both newcomers and advanced learn-

ers trained together, but those with more experience were given more challenging training.

Instructor Blake Evitt said many of the new students he sees view parkour as a functional way to get

fit. But parkour offers more than flashy stunts — it’s a way for people to test their physical and mental limits. “It’s almost a way of life,” said Evitt, a director of the U.S. branch of Parkour Generations.

‘Mein Kampf’ signed by Hitler sold at auction

The Head of Bangli Livestock and Fisheries Agency, Alit Parwata, did not dismiss such condition on Friday (Feb 28). He admitted the need of fingerlings for Lake Batur for this time could not have been fulfilled. At least, it was required 40 million of fingerlings each year. So far, in reality his party could only meet approximately 15 million. “All this time, the need of fingerling for fish farmers in the Lake Batur cannot be met, so we have to bring in from outside Bangli,” he said.

As consequences to be faced by farmers when bringing in fingerlings from outside was that the fish could potentially be sick and die quickly due to drastic weather changes. Alit Parwata also said the issue had been often conveyed in the provincial meeting in order to get the right response.

So far, to overcome the problem, his party continued to spur the breeding units in three subdistricts in Bangli, like the one at Jehem, Selati, Demulih, Sala and Manuk village used as a place of cultivation. “Lake Batur has been defined as the region of its production, while the supporting region was backed up by three districts. We will boost the fish hatchery unit, not the fish rearing. Thus, the shortage of fingerlings all this time can be covered,” he explained.

Aside from facing obstacle related to fingerlings, all this time his party also lacked of fishery extension officers. Ideally, each village was handled by one extension officer. But in reality, Bangli had only six officers. To overcome this problem, so far his party was forced to recruit freelance skilled farmers in their field as the extension officers, where the entire financing was borne by central government. (ina)

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Although all this time the Lake Batur, Kintamani, is known as the center of tilapia production, it has not been able to meet the needs of fingerling.

Look promising, farmers in Buleleng planting dragon fruit Bali Post

Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES — Two rare, early editions of Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” have sold for $64,850 at a Los Angeles auction. There were 11 bids Thursday for the 1925 and 1926 editions of the book, both of which were signed by Hitler.

Auction manager Laura Yntema at Nate D. Sanders Auctions says the books were purchased by an anonymous U.S. buyer. According to the auction house, Hitler gave the books to Josef Bauer, an early follower who participated in the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch in Munich.

Volumes of “Mein Kampf” from the 1930s are common, but a copy signed by the author is rare.

The volumes feature Hitler’s signature with best wishes to his friend for the Christmas season. The sale price includes a 25 percent commission paid to the auction house.

AP Photo/Nate D. Sanders Auction

This undated image provided by Nate D. Sanders Auction shows the Adolph Hitler inscribed “Mein Kampf” volume to future SS leader Joseph Bauer. The signed two-volume set of “Mein Kampf”, the manifesto of the future Fuhrer will be auctioned by Nate D. Sanders on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014.

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Dragon fruit, the native plant to Mexico, is currently favored by people at Banyupoh village, Gerokgak, Buleleng County.

SINGARAJA - Dragon fruit, the native plant to Mexico, is currently favored by people at Banyupoh village, Gerokgak, Buleleng County. Aside from becoming an ornamental plant, the dragon fruit also has had a special economic benefit to local villagers for adding their daily side income. When met, a resident named Ketut Seten, 43, said that most people chose to plant dragon fruit reaching up to ten trees in their home yard. Other than becoming an ornamental plant, the dragon fruit was very much favored in the community.

According to Ketut Seten, the treatment of dragon fruit was not difficult, but it was only enough to use small and dry enough land to facilitate the process of growing dragon fruit trees.

The dragon fruit tree reached the height of 2 to 3 meters, while could bear 15 fruits. By and large, the dragon fruit was adjacent to bonsai trees. “We grow the dragon fruit at home yard. Its treatment is fairly easy. We currently have 80 dragon trees and have been entering the harvest season this month,” he said.

Ketut said the price of dragon fruit highly depended on the weight. Today, it had a promising opportunity in the market. From harvesting a total of 10 trees, he got up to 50 kg and the average income reached IDR 750,000 a day. “Growing dragon fruit is promising and the communities can cultivate dragon fruit as a side income,” he said. (dgk)

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A fisherman killed, his rowboat crashed by fishing boat

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Associated Press Writer

NEGARA - A marine accident occurred in the waters of Yeh Kuning, Jembrana, Saturday morning (Mar 1). A rowboat (traditional boat) that was catching fish was hit by a fishing boat from Pengambengan. The fishing boat was alleged not to see the existence of the smaller rowboat in front it.

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine — A convoy of hundreds of Russian troops headed toward the capital of Ukraine’s Crimea region on Sunday, a day after Russia’s forces took over the strategic Black Sea peninsula without firing a shot. The new government in Kiev has been powerless to react.

Ukraine’s parliament was meeting Sunday in a closed session.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has defied calls from the West to pull back his troops, insisting that Russia has a right to protect its interests and the Russian-speaking population in Crimea and elsewhere in Ukraine. There has been no sign of ethnic Russians facing attacks in Crimea, where they make up about 60 percent of the population, or elsewhere in Ukraine. Russia maintains an important naval base on Crimea.

President Barack Obama spoke with Putin by telephone for 90 minutes on Saturday and expressed his “deep concern” about “Russia’s clear violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the White House said. Obama warned that Russia’s “continued violation of international law will lead to greater political and economic isolation.”

The U.S. also said it will suspend participation in “preparatory meetings” for the Group of Eight economic summit planned in June at the Black Sea resort of Sochi,

Fisherman goes missing; his son found adrift at sea

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AMLAPURA - A fisherman from Kusambi hamlet, Bunutan, Karangasem, Wayan Murdrana, 28, was reported to disappear while fishing in Lombok Strait, Thursday afternoon (Feb 27).

Meanwhile, his son Debi, 7, was found adrift at Lombok Strait near Nusa Penida by a fisherman from Nusa Penida, Friday morning (Feb 8).

Chief of the Air and Marine Police, Karangasem Police, Wayan Wartama, with permission from Chief of Karangasem Police confirmed the case on Saturday. The search for victim Murdrana involved the SAR team as well as the air and marine police by searching in the waters of Seraya to Klungkung. The search on Friday was terminated because it was entering the nightfall and then resumed on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the team also made coordination with the fishermen to participate in the search for the victim and was asked to immediately report when it had been found.

The victim caught fish with his son Debi.

Meanwhile, the elder brother of victim, Nengah Darta, 39, caught fish alone with different boat.

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A small boat is seen among a big fishing boat

Darta just realized if his brother was missing when the other fishermen who departed to sea with him on Thursday around 14:00 had not come back home. Responding to such incident, the victim Murdrana was then reported to Abang Police.

When found, the son of victim Debi was taken to Nusa Penida. He was found on the boat of his father and was in shocked condition. Afterward, he was taken to the public health center in Nusa Penida.

As soon as the family heard the information if the victim’s son was found by fisherman and taken to Nusa Penida, he was immediately picked up. Debi was then brought to his home village. However, he did not want to talk about his father. He said that his father had splashed into the sea when pulling his fishing nets. Allegedly, the net contained a lot of fish and was heavy enough when it was pulled, so his boat wobbled or tilted. Then, Murdrana was hit by waves so he plunged into the sea. Fortunately, Debi remained calm, so he was then found safe in the boat even though he oscillated alone at ferocious sea. (013)

Auto repair building eroded by avalanche

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GIANYAR - An auto repair building and two rooms belonging to I Wayan Tapa at Tedung hamlet, Abianbase village, Gianyar, was eroded by avalanche occurred after it rained, Wednesday (Feb 26). The rainwater caused the discharge of river water to increase. As a result, the building located on the river bank was eventually eroded due to unstable soil condition.

No casualties were reported in the incident. However, it only claimed material loss due to erosion against the auto repair building and residence amounting to IDR 50 million. Condition of the ARM auto repair owned by I Wayan Tapa was very alarming. A half of his business premise avalanched into the river. Other than warehouse of his auto repair, a newly constructed building with two rooms fully equipped with kitchen and bathroom was also eroded

into the river. The avalanche occurred along the 12.5 meter. Meanwhile, the area of avalanche reached 130 square meters of land.

After the avalanche eroding the auto repair building and residence, the river water was getting swifter. A number of workers were hired to prevent the water, while some others immediately saved a number of building materials that could be used again. “Incidentally, there are some workers employed in the neighboring project. I asked them to evacuate a number of materials that can be used again,” he said.

Tapa said the avalanche was known shortly after the rain. Suddenly it was heard a thundering sound in the back of the auto repair and the warehouse building was then eroded into the river. At the time of incident, the auto repair was in quiet condition. However, a number of auto repair tools were washed away into the river. (kmb16)

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As a result of the collision, Nurhasim, 45, a fisherman from Air Kuning on the end of the rowboat was killed. His rowboat was destroyed as collided by fishing boat with helmsman Mursalim, 28, from Pengambengan. At that time, the victim was accompanied by his son, Hari Sampurno. As usual, these fishermen caught fish in the waters around Yeh Kuning, Jembrana, not far from their home village. Location of the fishing spot was about 1.5 miles from the beach.

However, the fate of the boy’s father was unlucky. When they were absorbed in fishing, the Bintang fishing boat suddenly appeared in front of them and crashed the victim’s rowboat to damage. The victim was thrown and plunged into the sea. After doing a search, the victim was found to have died. Meanwhile, Hari Sampurno survived.

Spokesperson of Jembrana Police, Wayan Setiajaya, with permission from Chief of Jembrana Police Harry Hariyadi confirmed the incident.

The case of the accident at sea was currently handled by marine police unit of Jembrana Police. The fishing boat worth hundreds of millions of rupiahs was temporarily not allowed to sail.

Meanwhile, the offender was charged under Article 359 of the Criminal Code because his negligence had caused the victim to die. (kmb26)

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where the Winter Olympics were held. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius agreed, saying on French radio Europe that planning for the summit should be put on hold. France “condemns the Russian military escalation” in Ukraine, and Moscow must “realize that decisions have costs,” he said Sunday. But the U.S. and other Western governments have few options to counter Russia’s military moves.

NATO’s North Atlantic Council, the alliance’s political decisionmaking body, and the NATOUkraine Commission were to meet on Sunday. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the allies will “coordinate closely” on the situation in Ukraine, which he termed “grave.”

Ukraine is not a NATO member, meaning the U.S. and Europe are not obligated to come to its defense.

But Ukraine has taken part in some alliance military exercises and contributed troops to its response force.

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A Russian convoy moves from Sevastopol to Sinferopol in the Crimea, Ukraine, Sunday, March 2, 2014. A convoy of hundreds of Russian troops headed toward the regional capital of Ukraine’s Crimea region on Sunday, a day after Russia’s forces took over the strategic Black Sea peninsula without firing a shot.

UN chief to meet Venezuela’s foreign minister Associated Press Writer UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. says Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will meet Monday in Geneva with Venezuela’s foreign minister, who also will speak to the U.N. Human Rights Council about the recent weeks of violent student-led protests in his country.

Spokesman Martin Nesirky confirmed Ban’s meeting with Foreign Minister Elias Jaua.

Venezuela’s U.N. ambassador, Jorge Valero, told Venezuelan radio station Noticias 24 on Saturday that Ban had invited Jaua to meet.

“It will be an opportunity for the foreign minister to explain to the secretary-general of the U.N. how this government has been advancing the peace process and what measures are being taken so that Venezuela recovers from these disturbances, from these violent

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acts,” he said.

Valero also said Jaua would explain to the Human Rights Council his government’s efforts to “promote dialogue” to end the unrest.

The U.N. human rights chief called Friday for the Venezuelan government to respect peaceful assemblies and expressed concern about the use of excessive force against protesters.

One of the opposition’s highest profile leaders, former Venezuelan presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, tweeted Saturday: “We also ask to be allowed to report on the actual situation, NO official bias!”

The opposition refuses to open a dialogue until President Nicolas Maduro releases protesters from jail and stops harsh crackdowns on protests. Venezuelans face inflation that hit 56 percent last year, scarce basic necessities and runaway violent crime.

The United Kingdom’s U.N. Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant arrives for a private U.N. Security Council meeting on the Ukraine, Saturday, March 1, 2014, at the United Nations headquarters.

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NEW YORK - A low but stable inflation number for the eurozone gave the euro a boost against the dollar Friday.

Prices in the euro region rose at an 0.8 percent rate in February, unchanged from the month before, amid worries that the 18-nation economy could stall into a deflationary spiral.

At 2200 GMT the euro stood at $1.3800, compared with $1.3710 late Thursday. In trade during the day it reached $1.3825, its highest level since late October.

The euro also advanced to 140.44 yen from 140.05 yen, while the dollar slipped to 101.76 yen from 102.15.

Analysts said the eurozone inflation data reduced the possibility that the European Central Bank would further ease monetary policy at its meeting next week, and that spurred buying in the common currency.

ECB chief Mario Draghi insisted again Thursday that he saw no danger of deflation as there was no “evidence of consumers postponing expenditure plans.”

Even though the inflation rate remained far from the central bank’s target zone of 2.0 percent, he said, “we are clearly not in deflation, which is defined as a self-reinforcing fall in prices that is broad-based across items and across countries.”

The dollar continued to show weakness in the wake of Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s slightly more sober tone on the economy Thursday. She said in Senate testimony that the Fed’s plan to taper its stimulus remained in place but added that the Fed was closely eying economic data to see if there was more behind recent weak indicators than just severe winter weather.

The British pound also pushed higher against the greenback, to $1.6737 from $1.6688, while the dollar lost against the Swiss franc, buying 0.8797 france compared with 0.8882 on Thursday.

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DENPASAR - A total of 150 racers from three countries, Malaysia, Singapore, and the host Indonesia, are participating in a motocross race organized in the Bali provincial district of Bangli, between February 28 and March 1, 2014.

The racers are competing in the challenging terrain of the Batur mountainous area in the Bangli District, stated I. Wayan Tana, the president commissioner of PT Dunia Roda Dua BaliIndonesia, which is the organizer of the event on Friday.

According to him, the race is organized to showcase the natu-

A sanctum to invoke medicine

Jane Goodall to come to Green School

The temple established in Tabanan County is always synonymous with prosperity. One of them is the Tamba Waras Temple located at Sangketan village, Penebel. The temple at the foot of Mount Batukaru is not only becoming a sacred location, but also a sanctum where to invoke health.

It is said the name Tamba Waras is derived from two Balinese words, tamba meaning ‘medicine’ and waras meaning ‘recovered’ or ‘healthy.’ When combined, the Tamba Waras Temple is interpreted as a sanctum to invoke medicine to get recovery. No inscription is available to tell about the founding of the temple nestled on the outskirts of the forest. Based on stories passed down through generations, this temple was built during the heyday of Tabanan Kingdom.

However, the year is uncertain. At that time, the Tabanan royal family suffered from pain. No healers were able to treat him. Afterward, the king held a ceremony and got divine revelation. He was told if the medicine for the sickness was available in the north of the kingdom. Where smokes exuded, there he could find the medicine. Royal bodyguard was ultimately assigned to walk northward to search for the source of the smokes. After performing a long search, the royal

DENPASAR - Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, the world-renowned ethologist, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, will address the Green School Bali graduates at the 2014 Graduation Ceremony to be held on Tuesday, June 17, at Green School Bali.

Dr. Goodall and Green School share a common vision for individuals to learn about pertinent issues facing global communities and to improve the quality of life of all living things. Both also share a strong focus on bettering the lives of local people. Dr. Goodall’s global youth program, Roots & Shoots, inspires young people of all ages to become involved in hands on programs for their local community, for animals and the environment we all share. This is a philosophy central to Green School’s work to develop young environmental leaders for the future.

“We are so delighted to have Dr. Goodall come to Green School to address our community and graduates. As a school with a focus on environmental and sustainability issues we could not imagine a speaker with more impact to address our graduates.

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A worker checks container trucks at the container port in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province Wednesday Feb. 12, 2014. China’s manufacturing growth fell to an eight-month low in February, government figures showed on Saturday, reflecting further weakening in the world’s second-largest economy but also the effect of a major holiday.

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BEIJING - China’s manufacturing growth fell to an eight-month low in February, government figures showed on Saturday, reflecting further weakening in the world’s second-largest economy but also the effect of a major holiday.

The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) tumbled to 50.2, the National Bureau of Statistics reported on its website, in the third straight drop from 50.5 in January, 51.0 in December and 51.4 in November.

A figure over 50 indicates expansion while one below shows contraction.

This marked China’s 17th consecutive month of manufacturing growth but at a slowing rate -- the lowest since a June reading of 50.1.

China’s economic growth has weakened in recent years, hitting 7.7 percent in 2013, the lowest level since 1999. Analysts expect a further drop to 7.5 percent this year.

The lowered forecast comes as Beijing has pledged to reform the country’s growth model so that consumers and other private actors play a more significant role, rather than massive and often wasteful state investment.

Whereas in the past authorities have reacted quickly to inject cash to stimulate a slowing economy, recently they have remained tightfisted instead.

Two liquidity crunches occurred last year in part because officials sought to impose stricter discipline over banks amid burgeoning debt levels.

But the recent Lunar New Year, China’s

most important holiday, may also have dampened results, Bank of America Merrill Lynch economists Ting Lu and Xiaojia Zhi said in a research note.

“We believe the drop was mainly impacted by the Lunar New Year holiday,” they wrote, adding that they expected a bounce back up to 50.5 in March.

“Markets will likely respond negatively to the reading but the impact could be limited. Policies are unlikely to be impacted by these distorted PMI readings,” they said.

In another closely watched indicator of Chinese manufacturing, British banking giant HSBC said last week its preliminary PMI reading for February dropped to a seven-month low, to 48.3, down from a final figure for January of 49.5.

HSBC is set to release its final PMI reading for February on Monday.

ral beauty of Bali’s Kintamani natural tourism area.

“It is a very beautiful tourist attraction that encompasses Mount Batur. In addition, the adventure ride is also intended to test skills, and the physical and mental endurance of the participants,” I. Wayan Tana added.

messenger could find it.

“In fact, at the location of smokes was discovered many effective herbs used as medicines,” said the priest of Tamba Waras Temple, Jro Mangku Wayan Astawa, recently. At the end, around the location was built a shrine and continues to be venerated until today. Sacredness of the Tamba Waras Temple is no doubt. It is evidenced by many people who always ask for grace for treatment. Aside from Balinese residents, some people from other regions in Java also come here for such a purpose.

According to Jro Mangku Astawa, around the temple area was overgrown with various types of herbs.

On average, people coming to invoke for medicine would get recovered when getting grace from this temple.

Thus, the middle and innermost courtyard of the temple were left natural. “These herbs can be used as medicine for visiting pilgrims,” he explained. On the temple anniversary of piodalan falling on Buda Umanis Perangbakat, thousands of pilgrims come here to say prayers. On the piodalan, the pilgrims would be given medicines. Its ingredients were obtained from various plants growing around the temple area.

“Such herbal medicines are the gifts of deities in the Luhur Tamba Waras,” he explained. It was believed those medicines were able to treat

various types of diseases. The temple was also known as the storehouse of pharmacy and belonged to Catur Angga having the status as Sad Kayangan Jagat Temple in Bali. It was categorized into the jajar kemiri, namely the mound that could build strength. Mount Batukaru with Kedaton peak posed a form of manifestation of God serving as the protector for all the living beings through the bounty of life.

The temple belonged to the jajar kemiri above including the Muncaksari and the Tamba Waras located at lower land on the right of Batukaru Temple. Meanwhile, on the left occurred the Patali and Besikalung Temple. Perfection of both sides could shore up the strength of this universe. On that account, the Tamba Waras Temple became a prime buffer of power denoting primacy of function of the lord of living beings abiding in the Batukaru Temple bestowing the inner and outer health as well as environmental sustainability. The temple had various shrines such as the Padma Tiga, chamber shrine, Taksu, Rambut Sedana to representation of Tanah Lot, Pakendungan and Jatiluwih Temple. Similarly, there were Wanara shrine and Smoke Pavilion.

It was supported by five customary villages, respectively the Sangketan, Bangli, Munduk Dawa, Banjar Bon and Kayu Puring. (kmb30)

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She has inspired people from all over the world and she will leave an indelible impression on our community and Bali,” said Chris Thompson, General Manager of Green School Bali.

“I am looking forward to my first visit to Bali and to meeting those involved in conserving the wildlife there and educating future generations to care for our world. I hope there will soon be many new groups of Roots & Shoots joining our global family of committed young people,” said Jane Goodall.

Dr. Goodall will also spend a day with Green School students to celebrate more than half a century of research into the Chimpanzees of Gombe and the associated community conservation programmes on Monday, June 16.

The students will commemorate the day with music performances, plays and tributes to Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots global youth programme. Green School will also open its door for other schools in an exclusive public event at 10.30 am. The 2014 Graduation Ceremony will mark the second cohort to commence and celebrate the achievement of approximately 17 graduates of Green School Bali.

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Police: US boy, 8, fatally shot by brother

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CINCINNATI — Authorities say an 8-year-old U.S. boy has been shot in the chest and killed while one of his brothers was playing with a loaded handgun he thought was a pellet gun.

Cincinnati Police Lt. Don Luck tells the Cincinnati Enquirer that the three boys were visiting an uncle when one pulled the trigger of a handgun and hit Sammy Lorenzo in the chest Saturday.

The boy was taken to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and rushed into surgery, but later died.

One of the brothers “kept telling the story of how it happened, over and over again,” Luck said. “It’s so sad.”

Luck says no charges are expected against the children and that it’s too early to tell whether charges will be filed against any adults.

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An armed paramilitary policeman patrols past a man, right, preparing to lay flowers for the victims outside the Kunming Railway Station in Kunming, in western China’s Yunnan province Sunday, March 2, 2014.

China blames separatists for knife attack; 33 dead Associated Press Writer

KUNMING, China — More than 10 assailants slashed scores of people with knives at a train station in southern China in what officials said Sunday was a terrorist assault by ethnic separatists from the far west. Twenty-nine slash victims and four attackers were killed and 143 people wounded.

Police fatally shot four of the assailants, captured one and were searching for the others following the attack late Saturday at the Kunming train station in Yunnan province, the official Xinhua News Agency said. State broadcaster CCTV said at least two of the attackers were women — one of the slain and the one who was captured and later brought to a hospital for treatment.

Witnesses described assailants dressed in black storming the train station and slashing people indiscriminately with large knives and machetes. Student Qiao Yunao, 16, was waiting to catch a train at the station when people started crying out and running, and then saw a man cut another man’s neck, drawing blood.

“I was freaking out, and ran to a fast food store, and many people were

running in there to take refuge,” she told The Associated Press via Sina Weibo, a Chinese microblog. “I saw two attackers, both men, one with a watermelon knife and the other with a fruit knife. They were running and chopping whoever they could.”

The attackers’ identities have not been confirmed, but evidence at the scene showed that it was “a terrorist attack carried out by Xinjiang separatist forces,” Xinhua quoted the municipal government as saying.

Xinhua said that in addition to the four attackers who died, 29 civilians were killed and 143 wounded.

A heavy contingent of armed police patrolled in and around the railway station Sunday afternoon, but its ticket window was back in operation and cleanup crews disinfected the area with spray. A local woman laid a bunch of yellow lilies and other flowers near a bull statue

in front of the station. “This is to express our condolences for the victims and to show we have no fear in the face of violence,” said the woman, who gave her name only as Guo. The far western region of Xinjiang is home to a simmering rebellion against Chinese rule by some members of the Muslim Uighur (pronounced WEE’-gur) population, and the government has responded with heavy-handed security.

Most attacks blamed on Uighur separatists take place in Xinjiang, where clashes between ethnic Uighurs and members of China’s ethnic Han majority are frequent, but Saturday’s assault happened more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) to the southeast in Yunnan, which has not had a history of such unrest.

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Boat capsizes in Nepal river; 4 dead, 7 missing Associated Press Writer

KATMANDU, Nepal — An overloaded boat capsized in a river in western Nepal, killing at least four people and leaving seven missing, police said Sunday. The boat was carrying goods and about 25 people from jobs near the Indian border village of Belraya when it capsized, police officer Mohan Joshi said. He said the boat was overloaded, but did not say what its capacity was.

About a dozen people survived the accident Saturday night by swimming to the banks of the Mohana River in Nepal’s Kailali District, about 650 kilometers (400 miles) west of the capital, Katmandu.

The two women and two children who drowned, as well as the seven still missing, are all from Nepal’s Lalbojhi village. Police are investigating the incident.

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From page 1 Met after the plenary session, Chairman of the Commission III of the Bali House, IGM Suryanta Putra, in charge of the environmental affairs also deplored the lack of attention to the damaged forest in Bali. According to the politician nicknamed Sena, the diminishing forest area happened due to forest fires in 2012 as well as rampant illegal logging in the surrounding forest.

“Hopefully, there will be enough budgets to keep our forests area increasingly declining that probably amounts to 18 percent from the formerly 22 percent of the area of Bali. In this development plan meeting, we ask for the handling of forest destruction having become the priority because the water sources and the prevention of environmental damage originate in the forest sustainability,” he said.

To restore the forest land to its original condition, this PDI-P politician from Tabanan said that it required a very long time reaching up to 20-30 years and it was not easy. “On that account, I do hope the financing for forest protection should be significantly improved. Currently, the budget remains small in the range of IDR 1 billion. The addition of rangers should continue to be pursued along with the increase in their welfare and all sorts of amenities.

For example, timber burglars have been using firearms while the rangers are still using club. How do they dare to face them?” he asked. (kmb29)

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Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida delivers his speech during the 2nd Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD) in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, March 1, 2014.

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JAKARTA — Japan pledged more than $200 million in aid Saturday to help the Palestinian Authority, as representatives from 22 nations reiterated their support of the Palestinians’ quest for their own state.

The pledge was announced by Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida at the second Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development, held in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta.

Kishida said the first disbursement of the aid — about $62 million — was expected later this month.

Ministers and high-ranking officials from 22 countries and five international organizations participated in the one-day conference, which was jointly chaired by Indonesia, the Palestinian Authority and Japan.

SINGAPORE - An airline owned by Indonesia’s Lion Group announced Thursday it will launch international services with a flight from Jakarta to Singapore later this year.

Batik Air, which is part of the Lion Group that also owns Indonesian budget carrier Lion Air, will start the flights by November or December, said its chief executive Achmad Luthfie.

The airline, which operates as a full-service carrier with meals and drinks and offers business and economy class seating, began operations in May last year servicing domestic destinations in Indonesia.

“Our first international destination will be Singapore and we aim to have more than a daily service on the route,” Luthfie said in a statement.

“We chose Singapore as our first international destination because we can see that demand continues to increase,” he added.

Speaking at a news conference in Singapore, Luthfie said Batik Air plans to fly next from the Indonesian capital to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

Luthfie said that eventually it is looking to fly to Southern China and Western Australia.

On the domestic front, the airline plans to more than double its network to 22 destinations including Palembang, Solo and Batam.

Luthfie said the carrier is currently filling 90 percent of seats.

Batik Air operates six Boeing 737-900ER aircrafts and is based in Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta airport.

Six Airbus A320 aircraft and four Boeing 737-800 planes will be delivered by the end of this year, the airline said.

Indonesia, a sprawling archipelago of over 17,000 islands cutting across three time zones, relies heavily on air transport and is experiencing a sharp growth in its aviation sector, thanks to a rapidly rising middle class.

The conference agreed to expand the number of participants and encourage greater engagement of civil societies in East Asia to assist the Palestinians.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono expressed hope that “universal recognition of Palestine as an independent and sovereign state and as a full member state of the United Nations” would eventually be achieved.

“We can make this happen if we redouble our effort to support them in nation and state building,” Yudhoyono said.

A joint statement issued at the

conclusion the conference said the participants agreed to encourage greater engagement of civil society and nongovernment organizations in East Asian countries.

The statement also said participant countries and international organizations had pledged $210 million to the Palestinians since last year’s conference, held in Tokyo.

The United Nations voted overwhelmingly last year to recognize a Palestinian state, but the Palestinians still face limitations in controlling their borders and airspace and in trade, and have no unified army or police.

SIDOARJO - The general chairperson of the opposition Indonesia Democratic Party Struggle (PDIP), Megawati Soekarnoputri, has asked Surabaya mayor Tri Rismaharini following recent rumors not to resin from her post.

“Media is like that. It likes stirring things up,” she said at a press conference at Surabaya’s Juanda airport here on Saturday.

She said that all problems have been settled by the PDIP central executive board and in view of that she advised Tri Rismaharini to remain firm.

“Let people say anything,” she said.

Megawati also advised Risma (Tri Rismaharini) to continue leading Surabaya, which is the country’s second largest city and to never resign from her post.

She said that a leader always faces a lot of challenges and so “do not think of anything” but keep working and let people see the results by themselves.

She said all party cadres must work hard and remain solid especially to meet the general elections on April 9.

“Let people see what we have done,” she said.

To deputy mayor Wisnu she appealed to accompany Risma and help here in carrying out her tasks to develop Surabaya.

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Nusa Dua Bali IBP

Nusa Dua is an elite resort area with international five star hotels and resorts existing on the costal side in south part of Bali. It is located in Badung Regency and about 25 minutes drive from Bali’s International airport. Nusa Dua with 350 ha size is the sample luxury resort area and one of best tourism places in the world. In fact, the name of Nusa Dua is coming from two small islands located in the south part of Bali Island (Nusa mean the island and Dua mean two) that is dissociated with the white sand.

Nusa Dua Area is start built in year 1974,as a result from study of French consultant, SCETO ( Societe Centrale pour l’equpeent Touristique Ouetre-Mer) in the year

Roger Federer of Switzerland displays his trophy after beating Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic during the final match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 1, 2014.

1970 and also feasibility study conducted by PCI (Pacific Consultants International) year 1971-1973 for financing of World Bank aid. The Indonesian Government has delivered this area management to PT. BTDC (Bali Tourism Development Corporation) which existing under the law and regulation of Republic Indonesia Government no.27 year 1972, on 12 November 1972.

This area owns the most complete tourism facilities in Bali and Indonesia like five star hotels, luxury accommodations, villas, convention hall, shopping center and beautiful beaches. There are also the sports activities are available in this are like tennis court, squash and golf course. Each hotel is completed by five star restaurant facilities, bar, pub and beach activities.

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Federer subdues Berdych to win sixth Dubai title Reuters

DUBAI - Roger Federer roared back from a set and a break down to subdue Tomas Berdych 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the Dubai Championships final on Saturday as the Swiss maestro sealed a 78th singles title. Federer had recovered from a similar position to stun world number two Novak Djokovic in Friday’s semi-final and the 32-year-old again struggled early on before he dug deep to claim a sixth Dubai crown.

“It was a tough match,” fourth seed Federer said in a courtside interview.

“Tomas had the advantage and could have, should have, brought it home, but maybe I got a little lucky.” Federer nursed a back injury for much of last season and has slumped to eighth in the rankings, his lowest position since 2002, but ahead of Dubai he claimed his best tennis was still to come.

With wins against top 10 opponents in successive days, the Swiss proved there may be some basis to his confidence. “I have a lot of tennis in my body over the years.

“I’m just happy I’m healthy again and that I can focus on tactics and not on ‘Am I feeling alright when I wake up tomorrow?,” said Federer, whose latest title puts him one clear of John McEnroe and third on the all-time list behind Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl.

EARLY MISTAKES After beating Djokovic, Federer spoke of his need to be aggressive on Dubai’s quick courts, but against

Berdych the 17-times grand slam champion seemed too eager to adopt that strategy, over-hitting a series of shots from the baseline in the opening stages. The third-seeded Berdych, 28, suffered from a similar problem, which made for an error-strewn first set.

Federer broke for a 2-1 lead, but he then surrendered his serve immediately. Serving at 3-2 down, the Swiss again blundered, a scuffed backhand dribbling into the net to give Berdych a 4-2 lead. World number six Berdych’s first ace of the match earned a set point, which he took when Federer - who later said his serving was poor in the first set netted a backhand return.

“That’s something I maybe have to clean up a little bit,” said Federer.

“I was struggling with half volleys, I was struggling with my forehand.”

Berdych broke for a 3-2 second set lead to leave Federer facing a third straight defeat against the Czech.

SUBLIME DROP The Swiss immediately broke

back and then held to love following a superbly disguised half-volley drop shot at the net that had the 5,000 capacity crowd roaring his name.

“You just stand on the baseline, try to hit a few good shots and hope he doesn’t keep hitting the big serves,” said Federer, when asked what he was thinking after being broken in the second set.

“I was able to break back right away, which was key. I stayed calm and once I got even I started to play better.” Having built some momentum, Federer twice held to love and then levelled the match after another Berdych forehand error. Receiving serve at 1-0 up in the decider, Federer raced to a 40-0 lead but squandered three break points as Berdych, who was on an 11-match winning streak, refused to wilt.

Federer was not to be denied, however, and a long Berdych forehand gave him a 3-1 lead. There was still time for more jitters, Federer failing to covert two match points against serve at 5-2 up but the Swiss sealed the title soon after as Berdych clubbed another forehand long.

“He is the greatest player of all time - he will never give up and just give you anything for free,” Berdych told reporters. “Of course I knew that.

I was ready for it, but my execution was not good enough to hold it until the end.”

PORTLAND, Oregon — Portland completed a season sweep of Denver for the first time in 15 years by beating the Nuggets 10296 on Saturday, moving within three games of the NBA Western Conference lead. In the Eastern Conference, Indiana maintained its two-game lead over Miami by struggling past lowly Boston, the Los Angeles Clippers widened their lead in the Pacific Division by crushing New Orleans, and Houston held on to beat Detroit.

Portland’s Robin Lopez scored 18 points and LaMarcus Aldridge returned from an injury to add 16 for the Trail Blazers, who won their fifth straight. Denver, by contrast, has lost five straight, despite Kenneth Faried, Randy Foye and Evan Fournier scoring 16 points apiece. Indiana had difficulty in dispatching Boston, winning 10297, with Paul George scoring 10 of the Pacers’ last 12 points.

George led the Pacers with 25

points and Evan Turner added 17 as Indiana won its fourth straight game. Jeff Green had 27 points for the Celtics, who have lost six of seven.

The Clippers had the luxury of resting Chris Paul and Blake Griffin in the fourth quarter and still cruising to a 108-76 win over New Orleans. Paul had 21 points and eight assists, while Griffin added 20 points. Tyreke Evans had 22 points and nine rebounds for New Orleans.

Houston opened a big early lead and hung on beat Detroit 118-110, with Terrence Jones leading the way with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Jones finished 10 of 15 from the floor as Houston shot 50 percent for the game, including 61 percent in the first half.

Houston scored 41 points in the first quarter. James Harden added 20 points and 12 assists. Rodney Stuckey had 23 points on 10-of17 shooting off the bench for the Pistons, who have lost seven of their past eight.

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Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge, shoots over Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Saturday, March 1, 2014.

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Pardew sees red, Chelsea and Liverpool march on Pardew was sent to the stands by referee Kevin Friend when he headbutted Hull midfielder David Meyler on the sideline after 72 minutes of Newcastle’s 4-1 win at Hull’s KC Stadium and he is likely to face a hefty FA fine and a touchline ban. In the title race, Germany international Andre Schuerrle scored a hattrick as leaders Chelsea went four points clear with a 3-1 victory at neighbours Fulham while Liverpool jumped into second spot with a 3-0 win at Southampton.

Brendan Rodgers’ side leapfrogged Arsenal and Manchester City after the Gunners suffered a surprising 1-0 defeat at Stoke City due to a second-half Jon

Walters penalty.

Manchester City were without a league match as they play Sunderland in the Capital One (League) Cup final on Sunday.

The results left Chelsea top with 63 points from 28 games, followed by Liverpool on 59 ahead of Arsenal on goal difference. Fourth-placed City, who have two matches in hand on the clubs above them, have 57 points. While Schuerrle’s Chelsea treble, and goals by Luis Suarez, Raheem Sterling and a Steven Gerrard penalty for Liverpool, will make headlines for the right reasons, Newcastle manager Pardew’s name will be splashed across the back pages

for the wrong ones.

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The unsavoury incident at Hull began when midfielder Meyler tried to move Pardew, who was standing by the touchline, out of the way to take a quick throw.

Meyler was handed a yellow card for his part in the fracas which quickly escalated involving a whole host of jostling players and officials. Pardew, who was fined 20,000 pounds ($33,500) and banned for two matches at the start of last season for shoving an assistant referee, apologised for hisbehaviour on Saturday.

He told Sky Sports: “I will

Storm damages roof of World Cup stadium in Brazil Associated Press Writer

SAO PAULO — Parts from the roof of a World Cup stadium in Brazil fell onto the pitch during a storm on Saturday, just hours before a regional championship.

Three pieces of metal used to collect water atop the roof became detached and fell onto the pitch near the benches, and also onto the stands at the Mineirao Stadium in the city of Belo Horizonte,

which is scheduled to host a World Cup semifinal.

No one was injured. There were holes on the roof where the metal parts were located and water fell directly into the stands.

The stadium’s drainage system also apparently did not work properly as huge puddles formed on the pitch before Cruzeiro’s 4-0 win over Minas Boca in the Minas Gerais state championship.

have to sit down from now on because that’s two or three incidents I’ve been involved in. “I didn’t mean to do anything aggressive but I did move my head f o r w a r d a n d t h a t ’s enough. I wouldn’t have got involved if I’d been on the other side of the line. Perhaps it will teach me to sit down.

“It’s a shame because it took the gloss off a fantastic performance from us.”

Dyke, speaking in Zurich after a meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB), told reporters he had watched the incident, adding: “I’ve only just seen the clip and clearly it looks serious and we will investigate it.”

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Lightning struck twice for MarcAndre ter Stegen on Saturday when the Borussia Moenchengladbach goalkeeper scored a bizarre own goal in a 1-1 draw at Eintracht Braunschweig and his opposite number also put through his own net. Braunschweig goalkeeper Daniel Davari inadvertently gave Gladbach a first-half lead and ter Stegen returned the compliment when he failed to control a back pass and instead knocked the ball into the net shortly after the break.

Arjen Robben scored a hat-trick as runaway leaders Bayern Munich won t h e i r 15th league match in a row, beating Schalke 5-1 in an embarrassingly one-side contest

with four of their goals coming in the first half hour. Werder Bremen eased their relegation fears and left arch-rivals Hamburg SV in deep trouble after a 1-0 win in the 100th Bundesliga meeting between the old rivals, northern Germany’s two biggest clubs.

Borussia Dortmund moved into second place with a 3-0 win over Nuremberg, Robert Lewandowski getting among the scorers to take his tally for the season to 15, and overtook Bayer Leverkusen who lost 1-0 at home to Mainz 05.

Bayern, who have a 100 percent home record, moved 20 points clear. The Bavarians have 65 points from a possible 69, while Dortmund have 45 points and Leverkusen 43.

Ter Stegen’s misfortune was almost a replica of the goal he conceded in Germany’s 4-3 friendly defeat to the United States last year when he completely missed a

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Bayern’s Arjen Robben of the Netherlands, center, Schalke’s Kyriakos Papadopoulos of Greece, left, and Joel Matip of Cameroon in action during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and FC Schalke in Munich, Germany, on Saturday, March 1. 2014. back pass and the ball rolled into the net.

There was not the slightest danger when Filip Daems rolled the ball back to ter Stegen, who was not even in front of his goal.

However, the hapless goalkeeper miskicked the ball completely and

it rolled into the net in a moment of pure slapstick.

“I can only apologise to my team, I know I made a mistake,” said ter Stegen, who was involved in an angry exchange with Daems as they left the pitch. The goal spared Davari’s blushes after he

GLASGOW, Scotland — Leigh Griffiths scored a hat trick as Celtic hit back following the first loss in its Scottish Premier League title defense with a 5-0 victory over Inverness on Saturday.

Griffiths opened the scoring in the 11th minute with his first goal at Celtic Park since signing from Wolverhampton Wanderers in January. Griffiths set

had attempted to block a corner at the near post, only for the ball to bounce into the net off his knee.

“I must congratulate Marc. Not everyone could concede a goal like that and then play so well afterwards,” said Gladbach coach Lucien Favre.

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Chelsea’s Andre Schurrle celebrates his goal against Fulham during their English Premier League soccer match at Craven Cottage, London, Saturday, March 1, 2014.

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LONDON - Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew was fined and warned by his club after he was sent off for headbutting a Hull City player while Chelsea and Liverpool claimed convincing away wins in the Premier League on Saturday. Pardew was fined 100,000 pounds ($167,600) and given a formal warning by Newcastle who said his behaviour was “unacceptable”, while FA chairman Greg Dyke said the governing body would investigate the incident.

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up Charlie Mulgrew’s goal in the 22nd before powering in another strike at the start of the second half.

After substitute Kris Commons netted the fourth with a long-distance drive which squirmed through the goalkeeper’s fingers, Griffiths slipped in the fifth.

Celtic is 21 points clear of secondplace Aberdeen, which won 1-0 at St. Johnstone.

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Inter Milan midfielder Esteban Cambiasso, left, and AS Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan vie for the ball during an Italian Serie A soccer match between AS Roma and Inter Milan at Rome’s Olympic stadium, Saturday, March 1, 2014.

ROME — With nearly half the stadium closed to fans as punishment for territorial chants, not much was missed in a 0-0 draw between second-place Roma and fifth-place Inter Milan in Serie A on Saturday. Both sides came closest to scoring in the first half, when Roma had a goal from Mattia Destro waved off for offside and Inter’s Rodrigo Palacio headed high.

“A draw was a fair result. Neither squad had many chances,” Roma midfielder Miralem Pjanic said. The draw moved Roma provisionally within eight points of Juventus, which is heading toward its third consecutive title. Inter moved two points ahead of Hellas Verona in the race for the final Europa League spot.

Roma had won eight straight at home — seven in Serie A and one in the Italian Cup. On Sunday, Juventus visits AC Milan, third-place Napoli plays at Livorno, and fourth-place Fiorentina hosts Lazio.

Roma was ordered to close the sections behind both goals, where the ultras sit, for anti-Naples chants during a cup match last month. Further insults heard against Sampdoria resulted in a third section being closed.

Some 500 fans protested the ban outside the stadium by lighting fireworks and flares. Second-half substitute Pjanic nearly put Roma ahead in the 75th but his effort was denied with a tough save from Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic.

“I could have done better but he made a good save,” Pjanic said.

On the ensuing corner, Pjanic rose above the defense for a header but missed the target. Replays could be used to ban Roma’s Daniele De Rossi for physical contact with Mauro Icardi during the first half and Inter’s Juan Jesus for contact with Alessio Romagnoli toward the end of the game.

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Pardew sees red, Chelsea and Liverpool march on Pardew was sent to the stands by referee Kevin Friend when he headbutted Hull midfielder David Meyler on the sideline after 72 minutes of Newcastle’s 4-1 win at Hull’s KC Stadium and he is likely to face a hefty FA fine and a touchline ban. In the title race, Germany international Andre Schuerrle scored a hattrick as leaders Chelsea went four points clear with a 3-1 victory at neighbours Fulham while Liverpool jumped into second spot with a 3-0 win at Southampton.

Brendan Rodgers’ side leapfrogged Arsenal and Manchester City after the Gunners suffered a surprising 1-0 defeat at Stoke City due to a second-half Jon

Walters penalty.

Manchester City were without a league match as they play Sunderland in the Capital One (League) Cup final on Sunday.

The results left Chelsea top with 63 points from 28 games, followed by Liverpool on 59 ahead of Arsenal on goal difference. Fourth-placed City, who have two matches in hand on the clubs above them, have 57 points. While Schuerrle’s Chelsea treble, and goals by Luis Suarez, Raheem Sterling and a Steven Gerrard penalty for Liverpool, will make headlines for the right reasons, Newcastle manager Pardew’s name will be splashed across the back pages

for the wrong ones.

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The unsavoury incident at Hull began when midfielder Meyler tried to move Pardew, who was standing by the touchline, out of the way to take a quick throw.

Meyler was handed a yellow card for his part in the fracas which quickly escalated involving a whole host of jostling players and officials. Pardew, who was fined 20,000 pounds ($33,500) and banned for two matches at the start of last season for shoving an assistant referee, apologised for hisbehaviour on Saturday.

He told Sky Sports: “I will

Storm damages roof of World Cup stadium in Brazil Associated Press Writer

SAO PAULO — Parts from the roof of a World Cup stadium in Brazil fell onto the pitch during a storm on Saturday, just hours before a regional championship.

Three pieces of metal used to collect water atop the roof became detached and fell onto the pitch near the benches, and also onto the stands at the Mineirao Stadium in the city of Belo Horizonte,

which is scheduled to host a World Cup semifinal.

No one was injured. There were holes on the roof where the metal parts were located and water fell directly into the stands.

The stadium’s drainage system also apparently did not work properly as huge puddles formed on the pitch before Cruzeiro’s 4-0 win over Minas Boca in the Minas Gerais state championship.

have to sit down from now on because that’s two or three incidents I’ve been involved in. “I didn’t mean to do anything aggressive but I did move my head f o r w a r d a n d t h a t ’s enough. I wouldn’t have got involved if I’d been on the other side of the line. Perhaps it will teach me to sit down.

“It’s a shame because it took the gloss off a fantastic performance from us.”

Dyke, speaking in Zurich after a meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB), told reporters he had watched the incident, adding: “I’ve only just seen the clip and clearly it looks serious and we will investigate it.”

Reuters

Lightning struck twice for MarcAndre ter Stegen on Saturday when the Borussia Moenchengladbach goalkeeper scored a bizarre own goal in a 1-1 draw at Eintracht Braunschweig and his opposite number also put through his own net. Braunschweig goalkeeper Daniel Davari inadvertently gave Gladbach a first-half lead and ter Stegen returned the compliment when he failed to control a back pass and instead knocked the ball into the net shortly after the break.

Arjen Robben scored a hat-trick as runaway leaders Bayern Munich won t h e i r 15th league match in a row, beating Schalke 5-1 in an embarrassingly one-side contest

with four of their goals coming in the first half hour. Werder Bremen eased their relegation fears and left arch-rivals Hamburg SV in deep trouble after a 1-0 win in the 100th Bundesliga meeting between the old rivals, northern Germany’s two biggest clubs.

Borussia Dortmund moved into second place with a 3-0 win over Nuremberg, Robert Lewandowski getting among the scorers to take his tally for the season to 15, and overtook Bayer Leverkusen who lost 1-0 at home to Mainz 05.

Bayern, who have a 100 percent home record, moved 20 points clear. The Bavarians have 65 points from a possible 69, while Dortmund have 45 points and Leverkusen 43.

Ter Stegen’s misfortune was almost a replica of the goal he conceded in Germany’s 4-3 friendly defeat to the United States last year when he completely missed a

AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson

Bayern’s Arjen Robben of the Netherlands, center, Schalke’s Kyriakos Papadopoulos of Greece, left, and Joel Matip of Cameroon in action during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and FC Schalke in Munich, Germany, on Saturday, March 1. 2014. back pass and the ball rolled into the net.

There was not the slightest danger when Filip Daems rolled the ball back to ter Stegen, who was not even in front of his goal.

However, the hapless goalkeeper miskicked the ball completely and

it rolled into the net in a moment of pure slapstick.

“I can only apologise to my team, I know I made a mistake,” said ter Stegen, who was involved in an angry exchange with Daems as they left the pitch. The goal spared Davari’s blushes after he

GLASGOW, Scotland — Leigh Griffiths scored a hat trick as Celtic hit back following the first loss in its Scottish Premier League title defense with a 5-0 victory over Inverness on Saturday.

Griffiths opened the scoring in the 11th minute with his first goal at Celtic Park since signing from Wolverhampton Wanderers in January. Griffiths set

had attempted to block a corner at the near post, only for the ball to bounce into the net off his knee.

“I must congratulate Marc. Not everyone could concede a goal like that and then play so well afterwards,” said Gladbach coach Lucien Favre.

Roma and Inter draw 0-0 in half-closed stadium Associated Press Writer

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Chelsea’s Andre Schurrle celebrates his goal against Fulham during their English Premier League soccer match at Craven Cottage, London, Saturday, March 1, 2014.

Celtic 21 points clear in Scotland after rout Associated Press Writer

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LONDON - Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew was fined and warned by his club after he was sent off for headbutting a Hull City player while Chelsea and Liverpool claimed convincing away wins in the Premier League on Saturday. Pardew was fined 100,000 pounds ($167,600) and given a formal warning by Newcastle who said his behaviour was “unacceptable”, while FA chairman Greg Dyke said the governing body would investigate the incident.

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up Charlie Mulgrew’s goal in the 22nd before powering in another strike at the start of the second half.

After substitute Kris Commons netted the fourth with a long-distance drive which squirmed through the goalkeeper’s fingers, Griffiths slipped in the fifth.

Celtic is 21 points clear of secondplace Aberdeen, which won 1-0 at St. Johnstone.

AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino

Inter Milan midfielder Esteban Cambiasso, left, and AS Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan vie for the ball during an Italian Serie A soccer match between AS Roma and Inter Milan at Rome’s Olympic stadium, Saturday, March 1, 2014.

ROME — With nearly half the stadium closed to fans as punishment for territorial chants, not much was missed in a 0-0 draw between second-place Roma and fifth-place Inter Milan in Serie A on Saturday. Both sides came closest to scoring in the first half, when Roma had a goal from Mattia Destro waved off for offside and Inter’s Rodrigo Palacio headed high.

“A draw was a fair result. Neither squad had many chances,” Roma midfielder Miralem Pjanic said. The draw moved Roma provisionally within eight points of Juventus, which is heading toward its third consecutive title. Inter moved two points ahead of Hellas Verona in the race for the final Europa League spot.

Roma had won eight straight at home — seven in Serie A and one in the Italian Cup. On Sunday, Juventus visits AC Milan, third-place Napoli plays at Livorno, and fourth-place Fiorentina hosts Lazio.

Roma was ordered to close the sections behind both goals, where the ultras sit, for anti-Naples chants during a cup match last month. Further insults heard against Sampdoria resulted in a third section being closed.

Some 500 fans protested the ban outside the stadium by lighting fireworks and flares. Second-half substitute Pjanic nearly put Roma ahead in the 75th but his effort was denied with a tough save from Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic.

“I could have done better but he made a good save,” Pjanic said.

On the ensuing corner, Pjanic rose above the defense for a header but missed the target. Replays could be used to ban Roma’s Daniele De Rossi for physical contact with Mauro Icardi during the first half and Inter’s Juan Jesus for contact with Alessio Romagnoli toward the end of the game.

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Nusa Dua Bali IBP

Nusa Dua is an elite resort area with international five star hotels and resorts existing on the costal side in south part of Bali. It is located in Badung Regency and about 25 minutes drive from Bali’s International airport. Nusa Dua with 350 ha size is the sample luxury resort area and one of best tourism places in the world. In fact, the name of Nusa Dua is coming from two small islands located in the south part of Bali Island (Nusa mean the island and Dua mean two) that is dissociated with the white sand.

Nusa Dua Area is start built in year 1974,as a result from study of French consultant, SCETO ( Societe Centrale pour l’equpeent Touristique Ouetre-Mer) in the year

Roger Federer of Switzerland displays his trophy after beating Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic during the final match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 1, 2014.

1970 and also feasibility study conducted by PCI (Pacific Consultants International) year 1971-1973 for financing of World Bank aid. The Indonesian Government has delivered this area management to PT. BTDC (Bali Tourism Development Corporation) which existing under the law and regulation of Republic Indonesia Government no.27 year 1972, on 12 November 1972.

This area owns the most complete tourism facilities in Bali and Indonesia like five star hotels, luxury accommodations, villas, convention hall, shopping center and beautiful beaches. There are also the sports activities are available in this are like tennis court, squash and golf course. Each hotel is completed by five star restaurant facilities, bar, pub and beach activities.

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Federer subdues Berdych to win sixth Dubai title Reuters

DUBAI - Roger Federer roared back from a set and a break down to subdue Tomas Berdych 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the Dubai Championships final on Saturday as the Swiss maestro sealed a 78th singles title. Federer had recovered from a similar position to stun world number two Novak Djokovic in Friday’s semi-final and the 32-year-old again struggled early on before he dug deep to claim a sixth Dubai crown.

“It was a tough match,” fourth seed Federer said in a courtside interview.

“Tomas had the advantage and could have, should have, brought it home, but maybe I got a little lucky.” Federer nursed a back injury for much of last season and has slumped to eighth in the rankings, his lowest position since 2002, but ahead of Dubai he claimed his best tennis was still to come.

With wins against top 10 opponents in successive days, the Swiss proved there may be some basis to his confidence. “I have a lot of tennis in my body over the years.

“I’m just happy I’m healthy again and that I can focus on tactics and not on ‘Am I feeling alright when I wake up tomorrow?,” said Federer, whose latest title puts him one clear of John McEnroe and third on the all-time list behind Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl.

EARLY MISTAKES After beating Djokovic, Federer spoke of his need to be aggressive on Dubai’s quick courts, but against

Berdych the 17-times grand slam champion seemed too eager to adopt that strategy, over-hitting a series of shots from the baseline in the opening stages. The third-seeded Berdych, 28, suffered from a similar problem, which made for an error-strewn first set.

Federer broke for a 2-1 lead, but he then surrendered his serve immediately. Serving at 3-2 down, the Swiss again blundered, a scuffed backhand dribbling into the net to give Berdych a 4-2 lead. World number six Berdych’s first ace of the match earned a set point, which he took when Federer - who later said his serving was poor in the first set netted a backhand return.

“That’s something I maybe have to clean up a little bit,” said Federer.

“I was struggling with half volleys, I was struggling with my forehand.”

Berdych broke for a 3-2 second set lead to leave Federer facing a third straight defeat against the Czech.

SUBLIME DROP The Swiss immediately broke

back and then held to love following a superbly disguised half-volley drop shot at the net that had the 5,000 capacity crowd roaring his name.

“You just stand on the baseline, try to hit a few good shots and hope he doesn’t keep hitting the big serves,” said Federer, when asked what he was thinking after being broken in the second set.

“I was able to break back right away, which was key. I stayed calm and once I got even I started to play better.” Having built some momentum, Federer twice held to love and then levelled the match after another Berdych forehand error. Receiving serve at 1-0 up in the decider, Federer raced to a 40-0 lead but squandered three break points as Berdych, who was on an 11-match winning streak, refused to wilt.

Federer was not to be denied, however, and a long Berdych forehand gave him a 3-1 lead. There was still time for more jitters, Federer failing to covert two match points against serve at 5-2 up but the Swiss sealed the title soon after as Berdych clubbed another forehand long.

“He is the greatest player of all time - he will never give up and just give you anything for free,” Berdych told reporters. “Of course I knew that.

I was ready for it, but my execution was not good enough to hold it until the end.”

PORTLAND, Oregon — Portland completed a season sweep of Denver for the first time in 15 years by beating the Nuggets 10296 on Saturday, moving within three games of the NBA Western Conference lead. In the Eastern Conference, Indiana maintained its two-game lead over Miami by struggling past lowly Boston, the Los Angeles Clippers widened their lead in the Pacific Division by crushing New Orleans, and Houston held on to beat Detroit.

Portland’s Robin Lopez scored 18 points and LaMarcus Aldridge returned from an injury to add 16 for the Trail Blazers, who won their fifth straight. Denver, by contrast, has lost five straight, despite Kenneth Faried, Randy Foye and Evan Fournier scoring 16 points apiece. Indiana had difficulty in dispatching Boston, winning 10297, with Paul George scoring 10 of the Pacers’ last 12 points.

George led the Pacers with 25

points and Evan Turner added 17 as Indiana won its fourth straight game. Jeff Green had 27 points for the Celtics, who have lost six of seven.

The Clippers had the luxury of resting Chris Paul and Blake Griffin in the fourth quarter and still cruising to a 108-76 win over New Orleans. Paul had 21 points and eight assists, while Griffin added 20 points. Tyreke Evans had 22 points and nine rebounds for New Orleans.

Houston opened a big early lead and hung on beat Detroit 118-110, with Terrence Jones leading the way with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Jones finished 10 of 15 from the floor as Houston shot 50 percent for the game, including 61 percent in the first half.

Houston scored 41 points in the first quarter. James Harden added 20 points and 12 assists. Rodney Stuckey had 23 points on 10-of17 shooting off the bench for the Pistons, who have lost seven of their past eight.

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Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge, shoots over Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Saturday, March 1, 2014.

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CINCINNATI — Authorities say an 8-year-old U.S. boy has been shot in the chest and killed while one of his brothers was playing with a loaded handgun he thought was a pellet gun.

Cincinnati Police Lt. Don Luck tells the Cincinnati Enquirer that the three boys were visiting an uncle when one pulled the trigger of a handgun and hit Sammy Lorenzo in the chest Saturday.

The boy was taken to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and rushed into surgery, but later died.

One of the brothers “kept telling the story of how it happened, over and over again,” Luck said. “It’s so sad.”

Luck says no charges are expected against the children and that it’s too early to tell whether charges will be filed against any adults.

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An armed paramilitary policeman patrols past a man, right, preparing to lay flowers for the victims outside the Kunming Railway Station in Kunming, in western China’s Yunnan province Sunday, March 2, 2014.

China blames separatists for knife attack; 33 dead Associated Press Writer

KUNMING, China — More than 10 assailants slashed scores of people with knives at a train station in southern China in what officials said Sunday was a terrorist assault by ethnic separatists from the far west. Twenty-nine slash victims and four attackers were killed and 143 people wounded.

Police fatally shot four of the assailants, captured one and were searching for the others following the attack late Saturday at the Kunming train station in Yunnan province, the official Xinhua News Agency said. State broadcaster CCTV said at least two of the attackers were women — one of the slain and the one who was captured and later brought to a hospital for treatment.

Witnesses described assailants dressed in black storming the train station and slashing people indiscriminately with large knives and machetes. Student Qiao Yunao, 16, was waiting to catch a train at the station when people started crying out and running, and then saw a man cut another man’s neck, drawing blood.

“I was freaking out, and ran to a fast food store, and many people were

running in there to take refuge,” she told The Associated Press via Sina Weibo, a Chinese microblog. “I saw two attackers, both men, one with a watermelon knife and the other with a fruit knife. They were running and chopping whoever they could.”

The attackers’ identities have not been confirmed, but evidence at the scene showed that it was “a terrorist attack carried out by Xinjiang separatist forces,” Xinhua quoted the municipal government as saying.

Xinhua said that in addition to the four attackers who died, 29 civilians were killed and 143 wounded.

A heavy contingent of armed police patrolled in and around the railway station Sunday afternoon, but its ticket window was back in operation and cleanup crews disinfected the area with spray. A local woman laid a bunch of yellow lilies and other flowers near a bull statue

in front of the station. “This is to express our condolences for the victims and to show we have no fear in the face of violence,” said the woman, who gave her name only as Guo. The far western region of Xinjiang is home to a simmering rebellion against Chinese rule by some members of the Muslim Uighur (pronounced WEE’-gur) population, and the government has responded with heavy-handed security.

Most attacks blamed on Uighur separatists take place in Xinjiang, where clashes between ethnic Uighurs and members of China’s ethnic Han majority are frequent, but Saturday’s assault happened more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) to the southeast in Yunnan, which has not had a history of such unrest.

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Boat capsizes in Nepal river; 4 dead, 7 missing Associated Press Writer

KATMANDU, Nepal — An overloaded boat capsized in a river in western Nepal, killing at least four people and leaving seven missing, police said Sunday. The boat was carrying goods and about 25 people from jobs near the Indian border village of Belraya when it capsized, police officer Mohan Joshi said. He said the boat was overloaded, but did not say what its capacity was.

About a dozen people survived the accident Saturday night by swimming to the banks of the Mohana River in Nepal’s Kailali District, about 650 kilometers (400 miles) west of the capital, Katmandu.

The two women and two children who drowned, as well as the seven still missing, are all from Nepal’s Lalbojhi village. Police are investigating the incident.

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From page 1 Met after the plenary session, Chairman of the Commission III of the Bali House, IGM Suryanta Putra, in charge of the environmental affairs also deplored the lack of attention to the damaged forest in Bali. According to the politician nicknamed Sena, the diminishing forest area happened due to forest fires in 2012 as well as rampant illegal logging in the surrounding forest.

“Hopefully, there will be enough budgets to keep our forests area increasingly declining that probably amounts to 18 percent from the formerly 22 percent of the area of Bali. In this development plan meeting, we ask for the handling of forest destruction having become the priority because the water sources and the prevention of environmental damage originate in the forest sustainability,” he said.

To restore the forest land to its original condition, this PDI-P politician from Tabanan said that it required a very long time reaching up to 20-30 years and it was not easy. “On that account, I do hope the financing for forest protection should be significantly improved. Currently, the budget remains small in the range of IDR 1 billion. The addition of rangers should continue to be pursued along with the increase in their welfare and all sorts of amenities.

For example, timber burglars have been using firearms while the rangers are still using club. How do they dare to face them?” he asked. (kmb29)

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Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida delivers his speech during the 2nd Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD) in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, March 1, 2014.

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JAKARTA — Japan pledged more than $200 million in aid Saturday to help the Palestinian Authority, as representatives from 22 nations reiterated their support of the Palestinians’ quest for their own state.

The pledge was announced by Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida at the second Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development, held in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta.

Kishida said the first disbursement of the aid — about $62 million — was expected later this month.

Ministers and high-ranking officials from 22 countries and five international organizations participated in the one-day conference, which was jointly chaired by Indonesia, the Palestinian Authority and Japan.

SINGAPORE - An airline owned by Indonesia’s Lion Group announced Thursday it will launch international services with a flight from Jakarta to Singapore later this year.

Batik Air, which is part of the Lion Group that also owns Indonesian budget carrier Lion Air, will start the flights by November or December, said its chief executive Achmad Luthfie.

The airline, which operates as a full-service carrier with meals and drinks and offers business and economy class seating, began operations in May last year servicing domestic destinations in Indonesia.

“Our first international destination will be Singapore and we aim to have more than a daily service on the route,” Luthfie said in a statement.

“We chose Singapore as our first international destination because we can see that demand continues to increase,” he added.

Speaking at a news conference in Singapore, Luthfie said Batik Air plans to fly next from the Indonesian capital to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

Luthfie said that eventually it is looking to fly to Southern China and Western Australia.

On the domestic front, the airline plans to more than double its network to 22 destinations including Palembang, Solo and Batam.

Luthfie said the carrier is currently filling 90 percent of seats.

Batik Air operates six Boeing 737-900ER aircrafts and is based in Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta airport.

Six Airbus A320 aircraft and four Boeing 737-800 planes will be delivered by the end of this year, the airline said.

Indonesia, a sprawling archipelago of over 17,000 islands cutting across three time zones, relies heavily on air transport and is experiencing a sharp growth in its aviation sector, thanks to a rapidly rising middle class.

The conference agreed to expand the number of participants and encourage greater engagement of civil societies in East Asia to assist the Palestinians.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono expressed hope that “universal recognition of Palestine as an independent and sovereign state and as a full member state of the United Nations” would eventually be achieved.

“We can make this happen if we redouble our effort to support them in nation and state building,” Yudhoyono said.

A joint statement issued at the

conclusion the conference said the participants agreed to encourage greater engagement of civil society and nongovernment organizations in East Asian countries.

The statement also said participant countries and international organizations had pledged $210 million to the Palestinians since last year’s conference, held in Tokyo.

The United Nations voted overwhelmingly last year to recognize a Palestinian state, but the Palestinians still face limitations in controlling their borders and airspace and in trade, and have no unified army or police.

SIDOARJO - The general chairperson of the opposition Indonesia Democratic Party Struggle (PDIP), Megawati Soekarnoputri, has asked Surabaya mayor Tri Rismaharini following recent rumors not to resin from her post.

“Media is like that. It likes stirring things up,” she said at a press conference at Surabaya’s Juanda airport here on Saturday.

She said that all problems have been settled by the PDIP central executive board and in view of that she advised Tri Rismaharini to remain firm.

“Let people say anything,” she said.

Megawati also advised Risma (Tri Rismaharini) to continue leading Surabaya, which is the country’s second largest city and to never resign from her post.

She said that a leader always faces a lot of challenges and so “do not think of anything” but keep working and let people see the results by themselves.

She said all party cadres must work hard and remain solid especially to meet the general elections on April 9.

“Let people see what we have done,” she said.

To deputy mayor Wisnu she appealed to accompany Risma and help here in carrying out her tasks to develop Surabaya.

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BUSINESS Stable eurozone inflation boosts euro

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NEW YORK - A low but stable inflation number for the eurozone gave the euro a boost against the dollar Friday.

Prices in the euro region rose at an 0.8 percent rate in February, unchanged from the month before, amid worries that the 18-nation economy could stall into a deflationary spiral.

At 2200 GMT the euro stood at $1.3800, compared with $1.3710 late Thursday. In trade during the day it reached $1.3825, its highest level since late October.

The euro also advanced to 140.44 yen from 140.05 yen, while the dollar slipped to 101.76 yen from 102.15.

Analysts said the eurozone inflation data reduced the possibility that the European Central Bank would further ease monetary policy at its meeting next week, and that spurred buying in the common currency.

ECB chief Mario Draghi insisted again Thursday that he saw no danger of deflation as there was no “evidence of consumers postponing expenditure plans.”

Even though the inflation rate remained far from the central bank’s target zone of 2.0 percent, he said, “we are clearly not in deflation, which is defined as a self-reinforcing fall in prices that is broad-based across items and across countries.”

The dollar continued to show weakness in the wake of Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s slightly more sober tone on the economy Thursday. She said in Senate testimony that the Fed’s plan to taper its stimulus remained in place but added that the Fed was closely eying economic data to see if there was more behind recent weak indicators than just severe winter weather.

The British pound also pushed higher against the greenback, to $1.6737 from $1.6688, while the dollar lost against the Swiss franc, buying 0.8797 france compared with 0.8882 on Thursday.

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DENPASAR - A total of 150 racers from three countries, Malaysia, Singapore, and the host Indonesia, are participating in a motocross race organized in the Bali provincial district of Bangli, between February 28 and March 1, 2014.

The racers are competing in the challenging terrain of the Batur mountainous area in the Bangli District, stated I. Wayan Tana, the president commissioner of PT Dunia Roda Dua BaliIndonesia, which is the organizer of the event on Friday.

According to him, the race is organized to showcase the natu-

A sanctum to invoke medicine

Jane Goodall to come to Green School

The temple established in Tabanan County is always synonymous with prosperity. One of them is the Tamba Waras Temple located at Sangketan village, Penebel. The temple at the foot of Mount Batukaru is not only becoming a sacred location, but also a sanctum where to invoke health.

It is said the name Tamba Waras is derived from two Balinese words, tamba meaning ‘medicine’ and waras meaning ‘recovered’ or ‘healthy.’ When combined, the Tamba Waras Temple is interpreted as a sanctum to invoke medicine to get recovery. No inscription is available to tell about the founding of the temple nestled on the outskirts of the forest. Based on stories passed down through generations, this temple was built during the heyday of Tabanan Kingdom.

However, the year is uncertain. At that time, the Tabanan royal family suffered from pain. No healers were able to treat him. Afterward, the king held a ceremony and got divine revelation. He was told if the medicine for the sickness was available in the north of the kingdom. Where smokes exuded, there he could find the medicine. Royal bodyguard was ultimately assigned to walk northward to search for the source of the smokes. After performing a long search, the royal

DENPASAR - Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, the world-renowned ethologist, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, will address the Green School Bali graduates at the 2014 Graduation Ceremony to be held on Tuesday, June 17, at Green School Bali.

Dr. Goodall and Green School share a common vision for individuals to learn about pertinent issues facing global communities and to improve the quality of life of all living things. Both also share a strong focus on bettering the lives of local people. Dr. Goodall’s global youth program, Roots & Shoots, inspires young people of all ages to become involved in hands on programs for their local community, for animals and the environment we all share. This is a philosophy central to Green School’s work to develop young environmental leaders for the future.

“We are so delighted to have Dr. Goodall come to Green School to address our community and graduates. As a school with a focus on environmental and sustainability issues we could not imagine a speaker with more impact to address our graduates.

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A worker checks container trucks at the container port in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province Wednesday Feb. 12, 2014. China’s manufacturing growth fell to an eight-month low in February, government figures showed on Saturday, reflecting further weakening in the world’s second-largest economy but also the effect of a major holiday.

China manufacturing growth slows to 8-month low Agence France-Presse

BEIJING - China’s manufacturing growth fell to an eight-month low in February, government figures showed on Saturday, reflecting further weakening in the world’s second-largest economy but also the effect of a major holiday.

The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) tumbled to 50.2, the National Bureau of Statistics reported on its website, in the third straight drop from 50.5 in January, 51.0 in December and 51.4 in November.

A figure over 50 indicates expansion while one below shows contraction.

This marked China’s 17th consecutive month of manufacturing growth but at a slowing rate -- the lowest since a June reading of 50.1.

China’s economic growth has weakened in recent years, hitting 7.7 percent in 2013, the lowest level since 1999. Analysts expect a further drop to 7.5 percent this year.

The lowered forecast comes as Beijing has pledged to reform the country’s growth model so that consumers and other private actors play a more significant role, rather than massive and often wasteful state investment.

Whereas in the past authorities have reacted quickly to inject cash to stimulate a slowing economy, recently they have remained tightfisted instead.

Two liquidity crunches occurred last year in part because officials sought to impose stricter discipline over banks amid burgeoning debt levels.

But the recent Lunar New Year, China’s

most important holiday, may also have dampened results, Bank of America Merrill Lynch economists Ting Lu and Xiaojia Zhi said in a research note.

“We believe the drop was mainly impacted by the Lunar New Year holiday,” they wrote, adding that they expected a bounce back up to 50.5 in March.

“Markets will likely respond negatively to the reading but the impact could be limited. Policies are unlikely to be impacted by these distorted PMI readings,” they said.

In another closely watched indicator of Chinese manufacturing, British banking giant HSBC said last week its preliminary PMI reading for February dropped to a seven-month low, to 48.3, down from a final figure for January of 49.5.

HSBC is set to release its final PMI reading for February on Monday.

ral beauty of Bali’s Kintamani natural tourism area.

“It is a very beautiful tourist attraction that encompasses Mount Batur. In addition, the adventure ride is also intended to test skills, and the physical and mental endurance of the participants,” I. Wayan Tana added.

messenger could find it.

“In fact, at the location of smokes was discovered many effective herbs used as medicines,” said the priest of Tamba Waras Temple, Jro Mangku Wayan Astawa, recently. At the end, around the location was built a shrine and continues to be venerated until today. Sacredness of the Tamba Waras Temple is no doubt. It is evidenced by many people who always ask for grace for treatment. Aside from Balinese residents, some people from other regions in Java also come here for such a purpose.

According to Jro Mangku Astawa, around the temple area was overgrown with various types of herbs.

On average, people coming to invoke for medicine would get recovered when getting grace from this temple.

Thus, the middle and innermost courtyard of the temple were left natural. “These herbs can be used as medicine for visiting pilgrims,” he explained. On the temple anniversary of piodalan falling on Buda Umanis Perangbakat, thousands of pilgrims come here to say prayers. On the piodalan, the pilgrims would be given medicines. Its ingredients were obtained from various plants growing around the temple area.

“Such herbal medicines are the gifts of deities in the Luhur Tamba Waras,” he explained. It was believed those medicines were able to treat

various types of diseases. The temple was also known as the storehouse of pharmacy and belonged to Catur Angga having the status as Sad Kayangan Jagat Temple in Bali. It was categorized into the jajar kemiri, namely the mound that could build strength. Mount Batukaru with Kedaton peak posed a form of manifestation of God serving as the protector for all the living beings through the bounty of life.

The temple belonged to the jajar kemiri above including the Muncaksari and the Tamba Waras located at lower land on the right of Batukaru Temple. Meanwhile, on the left occurred the Patali and Besikalung Temple. Perfection of both sides could shore up the strength of this universe. On that account, the Tamba Waras Temple became a prime buffer of power denoting primacy of function of the lord of living beings abiding in the Batukaru Temple bestowing the inner and outer health as well as environmental sustainability. The temple had various shrines such as the Padma Tiga, chamber shrine, Taksu, Rambut Sedana to representation of Tanah Lot, Pakendungan and Jatiluwih Temple. Similarly, there were Wanara shrine and Smoke Pavilion.

It was supported by five customary villages, respectively the Sangketan, Bangli, Munduk Dawa, Banjar Bon and Kayu Puring. (kmb30)

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She has inspired people from all over the world and she will leave an indelible impression on our community and Bali,” said Chris Thompson, General Manager of Green School Bali.

“I am looking forward to my first visit to Bali and to meeting those involved in conserving the wildlife there and educating future generations to care for our world. I hope there will soon be many new groups of Roots & Shoots joining our global family of committed young people,” said Jane Goodall.

Dr. Goodall will also spend a day with Green School students to celebrate more than half a century of research into the Chimpanzees of Gombe and the associated community conservation programmes on Monday, June 16.

The students will commemorate the day with music performances, plays and tributes to Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots global youth programme. Green School will also open its door for other schools in an exclusive public event at 10.30 am. The 2014 Graduation Ceremony will mark the second cohort to commence and celebrate the achievement of approximately 17 graduates of Green School Bali.

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A fisherman killed, his rowboat crashed by fishing boat

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NEGARA - A marine accident occurred in the waters of Yeh Kuning, Jembrana, Saturday morning (Mar 1). A rowboat (traditional boat) that was catching fish was hit by a fishing boat from Pengambengan. The fishing boat was alleged not to see the existence of the smaller rowboat in front it.

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine — A convoy of hundreds of Russian troops headed toward the capital of Ukraine’s Crimea region on Sunday, a day after Russia’s forces took over the strategic Black Sea peninsula without firing a shot. The new government in Kiev has been powerless to react.

Ukraine’s parliament was meeting Sunday in a closed session.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has defied calls from the West to pull back his troops, insisting that Russia has a right to protect its interests and the Russian-speaking population in Crimea and elsewhere in Ukraine. There has been no sign of ethnic Russians facing attacks in Crimea, where they make up about 60 percent of the population, or elsewhere in Ukraine. Russia maintains an important naval base on Crimea.

President Barack Obama spoke with Putin by telephone for 90 minutes on Saturday and expressed his “deep concern” about “Russia’s clear violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the White House said. Obama warned that Russia’s “continued violation of international law will lead to greater political and economic isolation.”

The U.S. also said it will suspend participation in “preparatory meetings” for the Group of Eight economic summit planned in June at the Black Sea resort of Sochi,

Fisherman goes missing; his son found adrift at sea

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AMLAPURA - A fisherman from Kusambi hamlet, Bunutan, Karangasem, Wayan Murdrana, 28, was reported to disappear while fishing in Lombok Strait, Thursday afternoon (Feb 27).

Meanwhile, his son Debi, 7, was found adrift at Lombok Strait near Nusa Penida by a fisherman from Nusa Penida, Friday morning (Feb 8).

Chief of the Air and Marine Police, Karangasem Police, Wayan Wartama, with permission from Chief of Karangasem Police confirmed the case on Saturday. The search for victim Murdrana involved the SAR team as well as the air and marine police by searching in the waters of Seraya to Klungkung. The search on Friday was terminated because it was entering the nightfall and then resumed on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the team also made coordination with the fishermen to participate in the search for the victim and was asked to immediately report when it had been found.

The victim caught fish with his son Debi.

Meanwhile, the elder brother of victim, Nengah Darta, 39, caught fish alone with different boat.

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A small boat is seen among a big fishing boat

Darta just realized if his brother was missing when the other fishermen who departed to sea with him on Thursday around 14:00 had not come back home. Responding to such incident, the victim Murdrana was then reported to Abang Police.

When found, the son of victim Debi was taken to Nusa Penida. He was found on the boat of his father and was in shocked condition. Afterward, he was taken to the public health center in Nusa Penida.

As soon as the family heard the information if the victim’s son was found by fisherman and taken to Nusa Penida, he was immediately picked up. Debi was then brought to his home village. However, he did not want to talk about his father. He said that his father had splashed into the sea when pulling his fishing nets. Allegedly, the net contained a lot of fish and was heavy enough when it was pulled, so his boat wobbled or tilted. Then, Murdrana was hit by waves so he plunged into the sea. Fortunately, Debi remained calm, so he was then found safe in the boat even though he oscillated alone at ferocious sea. (013)

Auto repair building eroded by avalanche

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GIANYAR - An auto repair building and two rooms belonging to I Wayan Tapa at Tedung hamlet, Abianbase village, Gianyar, was eroded by avalanche occurred after it rained, Wednesday (Feb 26). The rainwater caused the discharge of river water to increase. As a result, the building located on the river bank was eventually eroded due to unstable soil condition.

No casualties were reported in the incident. However, it only claimed material loss due to erosion against the auto repair building and residence amounting to IDR 50 million. Condition of the ARM auto repair owned by I Wayan Tapa was very alarming. A half of his business premise avalanched into the river. Other than warehouse of his auto repair, a newly constructed building with two rooms fully equipped with kitchen and bathroom was also eroded

into the river. The avalanche occurred along the 12.5 meter. Meanwhile, the area of avalanche reached 130 square meters of land.

After the avalanche eroding the auto repair building and residence, the river water was getting swifter. A number of workers were hired to prevent the water, while some others immediately saved a number of building materials that could be used again. “Incidentally, there are some workers employed in the neighboring project. I asked them to evacuate a number of materials that can be used again,” he said.

Tapa said the avalanche was known shortly after the rain. Suddenly it was heard a thundering sound in the back of the auto repair and the warehouse building was then eroded into the river. At the time of incident, the auto repair was in quiet condition. However, a number of auto repair tools were washed away into the river. (kmb16)

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Russian troop convoy on road to Crimea’s capital

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As a result of the collision, Nurhasim, 45, a fisherman from Air Kuning on the end of the rowboat was killed. His rowboat was destroyed as collided by fishing boat with helmsman Mursalim, 28, from Pengambengan. At that time, the victim was accompanied by his son, Hari Sampurno. As usual, these fishermen caught fish in the waters around Yeh Kuning, Jembrana, not far from their home village. Location of the fishing spot was about 1.5 miles from the beach.

However, the fate of the boy’s father was unlucky. When they were absorbed in fishing, the Bintang fishing boat suddenly appeared in front of them and crashed the victim’s rowboat to damage. The victim was thrown and plunged into the sea. After doing a search, the victim was found to have died. Meanwhile, Hari Sampurno survived.

Spokesperson of Jembrana Police, Wayan Setiajaya, with permission from Chief of Jembrana Police Harry Hariyadi confirmed the incident.

The case of the accident at sea was currently handled by marine police unit of Jembrana Police. The fishing boat worth hundreds of millions of rupiahs was temporarily not allowed to sail.

Meanwhile, the offender was charged under Article 359 of the Criminal Code because his negligence had caused the victim to die. (kmb26)

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where the Winter Olympics were held. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius agreed, saying on French radio Europe that planning for the summit should be put on hold. France “condemns the Russian military escalation” in Ukraine, and Moscow must “realize that decisions have costs,” he said Sunday. But the U.S. and other Western governments have few options to counter Russia’s military moves.

NATO’s North Atlantic Council, the alliance’s political decisionmaking body, and the NATOUkraine Commission were to meet on Sunday. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the allies will “coordinate closely” on the situation in Ukraine, which he termed “grave.”

Ukraine is not a NATO member, meaning the U.S. and Europe are not obligated to come to its defense.

But Ukraine has taken part in some alliance military exercises and contributed troops to its response force.

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A Russian convoy moves from Sevastopol to Sinferopol in the Crimea, Ukraine, Sunday, March 2, 2014. A convoy of hundreds of Russian troops headed toward the regional capital of Ukraine’s Crimea region on Sunday, a day after Russia’s forces took over the strategic Black Sea peninsula without firing a shot.

UN chief to meet Venezuela’s foreign minister Associated Press Writer UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. says Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will meet Monday in Geneva with Venezuela’s foreign minister, who also will speak to the U.N. Human Rights Council about the recent weeks of violent student-led protests in his country.

Spokesman Martin Nesirky confirmed Ban’s meeting with Foreign Minister Elias Jaua.

Venezuela’s U.N. ambassador, Jorge Valero, told Venezuelan radio station Noticias 24 on Saturday that Ban had invited Jaua to meet.

“It will be an opportunity for the foreign minister to explain to the secretary-general of the U.N. how this government has been advancing the peace process and what measures are being taken so that Venezuela recovers from these disturbances, from these violent

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acts,” he said.

Valero also said Jaua would explain to the Human Rights Council his government’s efforts to “promote dialogue” to end the unrest.

The U.N. human rights chief called Friday for the Venezuelan government to respect peaceful assemblies and expressed concern about the use of excessive force against protesters.

One of the opposition’s highest profile leaders, former Venezuelan presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, tweeted Saturday: “We also ask to be allowed to report on the actual situation, NO official bias!”

The opposition refuses to open a dialogue until President Nicolas Maduro releases protesters from jail and stops harsh crackdowns on protests. Venezuelans face inflation that hit 56 percent last year, scarce basic necessities and runaway violent crime.

The United Kingdom’s U.N. Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant arrives for a private U.N. Security Council meeting on the Ukraine, Saturday, March 1, 2014, at the United Nations headquarters.

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Parkour goes from YouTube fad to fitness craze Associated Press Writer

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts — The spirited sport known as parkour that treats the world as one big obstacle course is gaining traction outside of the urban enthusiasts whose YouTubeworthy acrobatics spread its popularity. Once the domain of the outdoor anti-athlete, it’s becoming the go-to sport for people who just want a good workout.

Jessamyn Hodge, a 32-yearold software and information engineer, recently prepped for her first parkour class at a high school outside of Boston. She was hoping to learn the kind of wallscaling, fence-vaulting, obstacleconquering moves she’d already seen in online videos shared by her rock-climbing friends. “It’s like dancing at high speed,” she said. “It reminds me of being a kid again, like monkeying around on anything and everything, clambering about, generally having fun while getting around.”

Parkour, developed in France in the 1980s, borrows elements from martial arts, gymnastics, rock climbing and other athletic fields to enable participants to turn obstacles like park benches, trees, guardrails, and buildings into tools they can use to nimbly propel themselves forward.

Parkour’s developers were influ-

enced by military training principles. Since then, some of the sport’s most spectacular moves have been featured in movie sequences, video games and advertisements. One of the most recognizable is a chase scene in the 2006 James Bond movie “Casino Royale.”

Beginners who want to hit the ground running — but maybe not by running up a construction crane, James Bond-style — have the option of classes like those offered

by London-Based Parkour Generations, a business with affiliates in California, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin, and that offers instruction in several countries including Thailand, Singapore and Brazil.

Classes include a warm-up, technical drills to learn the basics of safety and games to teach and reinforce parkour techniques. At the class, instructors set up metal bars they called scaffolding and

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Lake Batur forced to bring in fingerlings from outside Bali Post

BANGLI - Although all this time the Lake Batur, Kintamani, is known as the center of tilapia production, it has not been able to meet the needs of fingerling. The tilapia fingerling all this time stays very limited. To meet the demand for fingerling, so far the floating cage farmers must bring in from outside Bangli.

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In this Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 photo, Michael Chung, of Brookline, Mass., leaps over a balance beam while running an obstacle course during a Parkour training class in Brookline. vault boxes in the gym, teaching students how to walk on or hurtle over balance beams and lift, leap or weave their way through whatever else was in their path. Both newcomers and advanced learn-

ers trained together, but those with more experience were given more challenging training.

Instructor Blake Evitt said many of the new students he sees view parkour as a functional way to get

fit. But parkour offers more than flashy stunts — it’s a way for people to test their physical and mental limits. “It’s almost a way of life,” said Evitt, a director of the U.S. branch of Parkour Generations.

‘Mein Kampf’ signed by Hitler sold at auction

The Head of Bangli Livestock and Fisheries Agency, Alit Parwata, did not dismiss such condition on Friday (Feb 28). He admitted the need of fingerlings for Lake Batur for this time could not have been fulfilled. At least, it was required 40 million of fingerlings each year. So far, in reality his party could only meet approximately 15 million. “All this time, the need of fingerling for fish farmers in the Lake Batur cannot be met, so we have to bring in from outside Bangli,” he said.

As consequences to be faced by farmers when bringing in fingerlings from outside was that the fish could potentially be sick and die quickly due to drastic weather changes. Alit Parwata also said the issue had been often conveyed in the provincial meeting in order to get the right response.

So far, to overcome the problem, his party continued to spur the breeding units in three subdistricts in Bangli, like the one at Jehem, Selati, Demulih, Sala and Manuk village used as a place of cultivation. “Lake Batur has been defined as the region of its production, while the supporting region was backed up by three districts. We will boost the fish hatchery unit, not the fish rearing. Thus, the shortage of fingerlings all this time can be covered,” he explained.

Aside from facing obstacle related to fingerlings, all this time his party also lacked of fishery extension officers. Ideally, each village was handled by one extension officer. But in reality, Bangli had only six officers. To overcome this problem, so far his party was forced to recruit freelance skilled farmers in their field as the extension officers, where the entire financing was borne by central government. (ina)

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Although all this time the Lake Batur, Kintamani, is known as the center of tilapia production, it has not been able to meet the needs of fingerling.

Look promising, farmers in Buleleng planting dragon fruit Bali Post

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LOS ANGELES — Two rare, early editions of Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” have sold for $64,850 at a Los Angeles auction. There were 11 bids Thursday for the 1925 and 1926 editions of the book, both of which were signed by Hitler.

Auction manager Laura Yntema at Nate D. Sanders Auctions says the books were purchased by an anonymous U.S. buyer. According to the auction house, Hitler gave the books to Josef Bauer, an early follower who participated in the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch in Munich.

Volumes of “Mein Kampf” from the 1930s are common, but a copy signed by the author is rare.

The volumes feature Hitler’s signature with best wishes to his friend for the Christmas season. The sale price includes a 25 percent commission paid to the auction house.

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This undated image provided by Nate D. Sanders Auction shows the Adolph Hitler inscribed “Mein Kampf” volume to future SS leader Joseph Bauer. The signed two-volume set of “Mein Kampf”, the manifesto of the future Fuhrer will be auctioned by Nate D. Sanders on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014.

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Dragon fruit, the native plant to Mexico, is currently favored by people at Banyupoh village, Gerokgak, Buleleng County.

SINGARAJA - Dragon fruit, the native plant to Mexico, is currently favored by people at Banyupoh village, Gerokgak, Buleleng County. Aside from becoming an ornamental plant, the dragon fruit also has had a special economic benefit to local villagers for adding their daily side income. When met, a resident named Ketut Seten, 43, said that most people chose to plant dragon fruit reaching up to ten trees in their home yard. Other than becoming an ornamental plant, the dragon fruit was very much favored in the community.

According to Ketut Seten, the treatment of dragon fruit was not difficult, but it was only enough to use small and dry enough land to facilitate the process of growing dragon fruit trees.

The dragon fruit tree reached the height of 2 to 3 meters, while could bear 15 fruits. By and large, the dragon fruit was adjacent to bonsai trees. “We grow the dragon fruit at home yard. Its treatment is fairly easy. We currently have 80 dragon trees and have been entering the harvest season this month,” he said.

Ketut said the price of dragon fruit highly depended on the weight. Today, it had a promising opportunity in the market. From harvesting a total of 10 trees, he got up to 50 kg and the average income reached IDR 750,000 a day. “Growing dragon fruit is promising and the communities can cultivate dragon fruit as a side income,” he said. (dgk)

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Illegal racing bet value reaches hundreds of millions Bali Post

SEMARAPURA - Speeding action is increasingly disturbing the public. It is not only committed by general public, but also by junior high school students in Klungkung. The illegal race often taking place on Jalan Bypass Prof. IB Mantra is masterminded by a bookie. Even, unsparingly, the bet value reaches hundreds of millions of rupiahs.

It was revealed by Chief of Klungkung Police, Ni Wayan Sri Yudatni Wirawati, to the people on the sidelines of interactive dialogue at Tojan village hall, Klungkung, Friday (Feb 28). This only woman police chief in Bali recognized the illegal speeding action to happen almost every area in Bali.

Especially in Klungkung, such an action became increasingly severe challenges. From the results of her investigation, such an action was increasingly prevalent because

it was masterminded by bookies in Karangasem, Klungkung and Gianyar. “Each (county) chooses some people to race on the bypass road. Its bet value reaches tens of millions to hundreds of millions.

We are increasingly concerned after arresting several perpetrators where two of which are students of SMPN 3 Semarapura junior high school,” he said.

The county police chief stated to be unable to stop such an action.

She asked for the issue to be ad-

dressed by all parties, especially by parents. She considered that all this time parents wrongly gave affection to their children by purchasing them a motorcycle. Moreover, they were still in junior high school. Similar apprehensiveness was expressed by Principal of the SMPN 3 Semarapura junior high school, Gede Suratnaya. He hoped there should be synergy between parents, schools and police. If the school prohibited the student from riding motorcycle,

but their parents allowed, it was even in vain. He also appreciated the measure of police to crack down on the illegal speeding. He was increasingly concerned with the future of children at school, especially if the illegal speeding was still let free.

County police chief advised the regent to think of this problem by empowering public transportation. “Moreover, in reality a lot of public transportation is idle in Klungkung,” she said. Police also expressed its readiness to sit together with the elements as well as school administration to address the problem. Police would not be able to provide a deterrent effect by playing hide-and-seek with residents, especially the students

who were often involved in the speeding action.

Meanwhile, the Regent of Klungkung Nyoman Suwirta responded to this serious issue. He said that he welcomed the suggestion of the county police chief. The suggestion would be discussed with relevant agencies as well as followed by designing a proper mode of transportation.

Furthermore, the regents also asserted that it should also be considered a coaching effort so as people especially the students were increasingly aware that such an action was hazardous. “The families should not just cry out loudly after witnessing their children to die because of the accident,” said Suwirta. (kmb31)

Laundry installation handles 1.5 tons of linen each day

DENPASAR - The need for linen at Sanglah Hospital ranging from bedding to operation clothes is a basic requirement in the operation of the Sanglah Hospital.

Ideally, the linen needs namely the bedding to a set of equipment operation was one in five. For instance, Sanglah Hospital has 700 beds. In other words, it needs 3,500 sets of equipment for bed linen. To meet the needs of this linen, the laundry installation of Sanglah Hospital should wash as much as 1-1.5 tons of linen every day.

It was presented by the Laundry Installation Head of Sanglah Hospital, I Putu Putra Pasuana.

Though only two of four washing machines could operate so far, the linen needs of Sanglah Hospital could still be fulfilled.

“Two machines are quite old and have been operated since 1995.

So, sometimes the engine broke down and we have to rely on with two machines,” said Pasuana.

Aside from broken machine,

the most frequent challenges faced were the incidence where medical waste such as gloves, masks and used hat got washed with the linen.

By and large, they were found in the pocket of nurses and doctors of the emergency room. “Before having the JCI accreditation, such an incidence frequently happened.

However, with the socialization we can diminish the incidence,” he said. In the future, to further reduce the incidence of medical waste getting washed with the linen, the laundry installation of Sanglah Hospital would negate the pocket on the clothes of doctors and nurses.

In the management, all the laundry linens were considered to be infected materials, whether directly and indirectly exposed. “Direct exposure means that it was afflicted by patient’s urine or blood. For this type of linen, we give a special handling,” said Pasuana. The directly infected linen would be placed in a yellow plastic bag in every room.

After arriving in the laundry room, the infection exposed linen would be soaked first with chlorine solu-

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tion for 10 minutes before being washed.

The laundry installation of Sanglah Hospital was one of the installations that produced liquid waste in moderate amount. For

washing machine with the capacity of 100 kg required 750 liters of water while the one with the capacity of 50 kilogram required 50 liters of water. “The sewer of the laundry installation of Sanglah

Hospital has been connected to a channel leading to the waste water treatment plant (WWTP).

So, it is first processed before discharged to the environment,” said Pasuana. (san)

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SURABAYA - Recently, after just having opened a new hotel in Bogor, favehotels continued its aggressive expansion with the opening of Surabaya’s 2nd favehotel, the favehotel Graha Agung.

Surabaya is Indonesia’s second largest city and the capital of the province of East Java with a metropolitan area population of over 5.6 million. Also known as “the city of heroes” thanks to the importance of the Battle of Surabaya in the Indonesian National Revolution and being the birthplace of Indonesia’s first president, Soekarno, Surabaya is one of Indonesia’s most popular domestic and international travel destinations.

Located on Jalan Mayjen Yono Soewono in an newly sprung up neighborhood that has been hailed as one of the best urban development areas in Indonesia and dubbed as “The Singapore of Surabaya “, the hotel affords easy access to many regional banking headquarters, Surabaya’s factory belt, the Pakuwon Trade Center and Graha Family with its Golf Course, international school and reputable hospital.

The hotels 82 modern and functional guestrooms are basic select service hotel rooms focusing on facilities that are truly important

to most travelers such as a contemporary-chic design, uncompromising standards of cleanliness on par with high end luxury hotels, superior top of the line Serta beds with soft high threat count cotton linen, fluffy and crisp towels, well lit bathrooms with large shower stalls and a minimum of 2 bar water pressure and the by travelers all over the world so highly valued complimentary, reliable and truly high speed WiFi access.

An eclectic all day café - restaurant, modern meeting facilities for smaller more intimate corporate affairs and ample of parking space round off the hotels offerings. “favehotels recently won the Indonesian Best Budget Hotel Chain Award and this newest fave is a worthy ambassador embracing the brands philosophy that well designed hotels that work well do not need to be expensive and that select service hotels do not need to be boring “ commented Archipelago International’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Norbert Vas.

Calendar Event for January 1 through February 26, 2014

11 Jan Tumpek Kandang Pura Desa Gianyar Pura Luhur Dalem Sagening Kediri Tabanan Pura Sang Hyang Tegal Tegalalang

The officers of the Laundry Installation are working in Sanglah Hospital

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1 Jan Buda Kliwon Matal, Kajeng Kliwon And Tilem Sasih Kenam Pura Desa Sukawati Sukawati Pura Pasek Gelgel Gelgel Bebetin Pura Maspahit Sesetan Pura Padharman Arya Kanuruhan Besakih

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15 Jan Purnama Sasih Kapitu Pura Dalem Tarukan Cemenggaon Sukawati Pura Penataran Dalem Ketut Pejeng Kaja Gianyar Pura Puseh Manakaji Peninjauan Bangli Pura Taman Limut Pengosekan Mas Ubud Pura Benua Besakih Pura Gunung Rena Sidemen Karangasem Pura Pasek Gelgel Abadi Karangasem Pura Pucak Gunung Mangun Kubu Karangasem 16 Jan Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan

17 Jan Hari Bhatara Sri 21 Jan Anggara Kasih Prangbakat Pura Bukit Buluh Gunaksa Klungkung Pura Tirtha Sidamala Bebalang Bangli Pura Gunung Pangsong Lombok Pura Dalem Benawah Gianyar Pura Dalem Bitra Gianyar Pura Pura Hyang Haluh/Jenggala Besakih

Pura Tengkulak Tulikup Gianyar Pura Taman Sari Ubud Pura Penataran Badung

Pura Penataran Giri Purwo Tegal Delimo Banyuwangi Pura jala Sidhi amerta Juanda Surabaya

29 Jan Hari Siwaratri

19 Feb Buda Cemeng Kelawu Pura Penataran Agung Teluk Padang Karangasem Pura Melanting Camenggaon Sukawati Pura Penataran ped Nusa Penida Pura Gaduhan Jagat Singakerta Ubud Pura Masceti Sanding Tampak Siring Pura Penataran Batu Lepang Kamasan Kelungkung Pura Paibon Pasek Gelgel Kedonganan Kuta Pura Guwa Besakih Pura Basukian Besakih Pura Jati Ubud Pura Melanting Ubud Pura Dalem Peed Nusa Penida Pura Sad Kayangan Nusa Penida Pura Penataran Agung Gunung Karangasem

30 Jan Tilem Sasih Kepitu Pura Buana Kawan Besakih Pura Ulun Kulkul Besakih 31 Jan Kajeng Kliwon Enyitan 5 Feb Buda Kliwon Ugu Pura Dalem Tarukan Peninjauan Tembuku Bangli Pura Pemayun Banyuning Tengah Buleleng Pura Kayangan Tiga Seririt Buleleng Pura Agung Gunung Raung Taro Tegalalang 6 Feb Pura Dalem Puri Besakih 14 Feb Purnama Sasih Kawulu Pura Dalem Batur Bangli Pura Ida Ratu Pasek Besakih Pura Dalem Suci Sidemen Karangasem Pura Buana Kawan Besakih 15 Feb Tumpek Wayang & Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan Pura Majapahit Jembrana Pura Panti Gelgel Pengembungan Sesetan Pura Pedarman Dalem Sukawati Besakih Pura Pedarman Mengwi Besakih Pura Pedarman Kaba-kaba Besakih Pura Pedarman Dalem Bakas Besakih Pura Pedarman Dinasti Dalem Besakih

21 Feb Hari Bhatara Sri 25 Feb Anggara Kasih Dukut Pura Dalem Batuyang Batubulan Pura Pasek Gelgel Mengening Kediri Tabanan Pura Pasek Undagi Krambitan Tabanan Pura Pucak Taman bedulu Gianyar Pura Puser Jagat Nusa Penida Pura Dalem Purwa Kawan Bangli Pura Desa Ketewel Gianyar 26 Feb Pura Agung Pasek gelgel Sibang Kaja Abian Semal Pura Dalem Samprangan Gianyar

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Balinese Temple Ceremony Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land.

Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. — “12 Years a Slave” rolled at the Spirit Awards, winning five awards including best feature at the annual independent film celebration. On the eve of the Academy Awards, the slavery tale won awards for director Steve McQueen, actress Lupita Nyong’o, screenwriter John Ridley and cinematographer Sean Bobbitt. In a more laid-back, beachside ceremony in Santa Monica, just west of Los Angeles, “12 Years a Slave” was applauded as the clear favorite of the indie circuit.

The Spirit Awards could end up being — more than ever before — a dress rehearsal to Sunday’s Academy Awards.

“12 Years a Slave” is considered, albeit extremely narrowly, the favorite for best picture over the space spectacle “Gravity” and the 1970s con-artist “American Hustle.” (Neither film was eligible at the Spirits, which honor films made for $20 million or less.)

The acting winners, too, may line up.

All of the Oscar favorites won Saturday at the Spirits, including best actor for Matthew McConaughey in “Dallas Buyers Club” and Cate Blanchett in “Blue Jasmine.” McConaughey’s co-star, Jared Leto, won best male supporting performance.

Leto gave what might be the ac-

ceptance speech to end all acceptance speeches, rattling off an absurd list of thank yous to not just those with “Dallas Buyers Club,” but Hermann Hesse, Wayne Gretzky, home-made burritos, “the seven billion people on the planet” and many more. The actor-rocker added, with emphasis, “all the women I’ve been with and all the women who think they’ve been with me.”

For many, the Spirit Awards conclude months of award-season events, and they provide a chance to exhale before the Oscars. McConaughey, Blanchett, Leto and Nyong’o have racked up a slew of awards, often triumphing over the same colleagues.

“What am I going to say that I haven’t already said?” Blanchett remarked in her

acceptance speech. On her way into the luncheon, the actress also repeated her view of the renewed scandal surrounding “Blue Jasmine” director Woody Allen and Dylan Farrow’s claims he sexually assaulted her as a child: “It’s a family issue, and I hope they can resolve it as a family.” This award, one of many for Nyong’o, stood out for the now 31-year-old actress: “Not a bad way to celebrate my birthday,” she said.

Lupita Nyong’o with the award for best supporting female in “12 Years a Slave” poses in the press room at the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards, on Saturday, March 1, 2014, in Santa Monica, Calif.

Razzies pick Will and Jaden Smith as worst actors

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FILE - In this May 7, 2013 file photo, U.S. actor Will Smith and his son Jaden pose for the media after press conference for their film “After Earth” in Seoul, South Korea.

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LOS ANGELES — Will and Jaden Smith have something they can bond over. They were both awarded Razzies for their performances in “After Earth.” Jaden was selected as worst actor for his starring role in the sci-fi flop about a father and son stranded on an untamed earth, while the elder Smith was chosen as worst supporting actor at Saturday’s Golden Raspberry Awards, which lampoons Hollywood’s awards season on the eve of the Oscars. The duo was also selected as the worst screen combo by online Razzies voters.

Razzies organizer John Wilson noted the pair was “stranded on Planet Nepotism.” “After Earth,” which was directed by M. Night Shyamalan, tied with “Movie 43” for the most prizes with three awards. The raunchy comedy anthology featuring the likes of Halle Berry, Richard Gere, Kate Winslet and Naomi Watts earned Razzies for worst picture, screenplay and director. Apparently, it took a village to craft something so loathed. The Razzies noted that “Movie 43” is credited with 13 directors and 19 screenwriters.

Tyler Perry also didn’t receive any good tidings from the Razzies .

Perry — as feisty alter-ego Madea — was picked as worst actress for “A Madea Christmas,” while Kim Kardashian was designated worst supporting actress for her role in the drama “Tyler Perry’s Temptation.”

Despite being the year’s biggest box-office bomb, “The Lone Ranger” lassoed just one prize: worst remake, rip-off or sequel.

Uncharacteristically, Adam Sandler went home empty handed at this year’s Razzies. Sandler’s “Grown-Ups 2” originally led the hate-fest with eight nominations, including worst picture and actor for Sandler, but the comedy sequel wasn’t awarded a single trophy. Sandler previously made Razzie history in 2011 by winning both the worst actor and actress prizes for his brother-sister cross-dressing comedy “Jack & Jill.”

Forest conversion in Bali reaches 6,120.83 ha

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The photo shows forest at Mount Batur that plan to be converted to golf course. In recent years, the environment of Bali gets heavy pressure. Various environmental issues are faced by Bali ranging from the increasingly severe coastal abrasion, critical and diminishing forest land and conversion, maximally untreated waste problem to other problems.

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DENPASAR - In recent years, the environment of Bali gets heavy pressure. Various environmental issues are faced by Bali ranging from the increasingly severe coastal abrasion, critical and diminishing forest land and conversion, maximally untreated waste problem to other problems.

Such conditions were also highlighted by the Regional Bylaw Draft Special Committee of the Bali Medium Term Development Plan (RPJMD) for the period of 2013-2018 submitted by Chairman of the Special Committee, Wayan Gunawan, in the Bali House plenary session, Friday (Feb 28).

Even, the matter drawing special attention of the Special Committee was the occurrence of land shifting or land conversion having reached 6,120.83 hectares in 2012.

Meanwhile, based on the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the total forest in Bali in 2008 reached 130,686 hectares (about 22 percent) whereas the Regulation Bylaw No.16/2009 on the Bali Provincial Spatial Plan (RTRWP) mandates

the forest area should be at least 30 percent of the Bali Island area. However, the recent data indicated that today Bali only had forest area as much as 22 percent, so it still lacked of forest area of more than 8 percent.

The Special Committee assessed the attention to the protection of forest areas was still very low.

“Related to the issue of environmental conservation, the Special Committee had some notes deserv-

ing to get the attention from Mr. Governor and their staff such as the low protection against forest area.

In 2012, approximately 6,120.83 hectares of forest have been converted,” said Gunawan who read the report of the Special Committee.

Reduction of forest in Bali was estimated to more widespread without poising with rigorous monitoring and firm law enforcement.

The matter of equal access to

clean water and drinking water for the population of Bali was the focus of the Special Committee because not all residents had received the water services. “On average, the population in Bali having the access to drinking water per year reaches about 62 percent. It shows the water service has not met the entire Bali’s population so it is still needed an effort to improve the water services in the future,” said Gunawan.

Besides, the coastal abrasion also remained to haunt the beaches in Bali and unfortunately they had not been entirely touched by repairs. Gunawan presented the data that the coastal abrasion occurred in Bali was along 102.470 km (23 percent) of totally 437.70 km of beach on the Island of Bali. Meanwhile, the area having

been handled was along 61.144 km (13 percent). Then, waste problem was still unable to be handled well despite the provincial government had echoed the Bali Clean and Green program. Gunawan said the average percentage of waste handling per year in Bali reached 66 percent of the volume of waste produced by various existing activities.

“Approximately 33 percent of the volume of waste has not been handled properly. Thus, the environmental management program with the approach of green Bali should be implemented in the development activities of Balinese community,” said the Functional Group (Golkar) politician from Kintamani, Bangli.

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