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Tourists are disturbed by the garbage pilling up on Kuta Beach. The disturbing scene makes the tourists reluctant to come to the one of the most famous beach in Bali IBP/file

Bali Government disappointed with the article from Times Denpasar – Bali Government disappointed with the news from Times magazine published on April 1, 2011 which entitled “Holidays in Hell: Bali’s Ongoing Woes”. The head of Public Relation Division in Bali Government, said that the news injured the image of Bali as world tourism destination.

“Bali is still the paradise island and it is safe to be visited. It is not true that spending your holiday in Bali similar to holiday in hell,” he added.

Suradhika admitted that garbage problem written in the article of Times is true, a problem for tourism in Bali but he thinks that it

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should not only concerning on the southern part of Bali especially Kuta.

“Bali is not only Kuta and Nusa Dua. Bali is very wide even tough foreign tourists mostly know those two areas better. The government is trying their best to handle the garbage issue,” Suradhika said.

He added that the government already launched a program Bali

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TOKYO – Radiation in seawater at the shoreline off Japan’s tsunami-ravaged nuclear power plant has measured several million times the legal limit over the past few days, though officials contended Tuesday that the contamination still does not pose an immediate danger.

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Clean and Green which lead to Bali Green Province. There are three main things in the program, there are green culture, green economic and clean and green.

Suradhika said “in order to handle the problem, Bali Environmental Department receive huge amount of fund from the government.”

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Radiation has been pouring in to the Pacific Ocean from the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant since a 9.0-magnitude earthquake spawned a massive tsunami that inundated the complex. Over the weekend, workers there discovered a crack where highly contaminated water was spilling directly into the ocean.

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Elderly women see off their friends leaving the town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi prefecture on April 5, 2011. Radiation in seawater at the shoreline off Japan’s tsunami-ravaged nuclear power plant has measured several million times the legal limit over the past few days.

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Bali News An effort to discipline vagrants Remove mercy, enforce the laws

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Tourists enjoy their time by riding bycicle on Sanur Beach.

To avoid nuclear radiation, Japanese residents travel to Bali Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Though the arrival of Japanese tourists after the earthquake and tsunami declined, the Indonesian Hotels and Restaurants Association (PHRI) of Bali Chapter noted that many Japanese spent their holidays to the Island of the Gods to avoid the threat of nuclear radiation.

Chairman of PHRI Bali, Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardana Sukawati, said though his party did not receive a report on definite amount of Japanese tourists coming to Bali, he had confidence if the Japanese tourist visit to Bali was still high.

“Now, there is a tendency if they come to Bali for longer stay as they worry about the radiation threat. On that account, they come to Bali not as tourists but they want to stay longer in Bali because they have a family or friend in Bali. It is a new trend,” he said.

The man who has nickname Cok Ace predicted if the rate of Japanese tourist visit to Bali this year would drop by some 10 percent if compared to last year. So far, the Japanese tourist visit to Bali quantitatively perched on top three, though decreased since 2008 due to global crisis. He hoped the circle of tourism industry could work on more seriously to take advantage of the special

interest tourism market to re-attract Japanese tourists to Indonesia especially Bali that had dropped recently.

“We do hope the tourism entrepreneurs to make a breakthrough in handling special interest tourism segment of Japanese citizens. Special products can be offered to restore their arrival such as spas, golf, honeymoon tours, and others,” he said.

PHRI also appealed the hotels not to charge cancellation fees for foreign tourists from Japan. “We will not give sanction to hotels remaining to charge a cancellation fee to the Japanese tourists. But as a manifestation of solidarity, we must provide special services to Japanese tourists,” he said.

Under normal conditions, cancellation of room rate per night was charged a penalty of 30-50 percent.

However, due to current conditions was beyond human capability, Bali tourism component should provide services that did not harm the Japa-

nese tourists.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Bali Tourism Board (BTB), Ngurah Wijaya, said that decline in Japanese tourists had really started to appear since 2009. Previously, the annual arrival of Japanese tourists to Bali reached 400,000 people, while since 2010 it declined to approximately 300,000 people. Apparently, this decline would continue.

“We are optimistic. Despite a decline in the level of Japanese tourist visit to Bali, the target of 2.6 million tourists visit by the end of this year can be reached. Meanwhile, tourists visit from other countries such as Australia, China, Singapore, Malaysia and European continue to increase,” he said.

Based on the data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the number of Japanese tourist visit to Bali amounted to 359,824 people in 2008, then 333,905 people in 2009, and in 2010 reached a total of 245,040 people. (par)

Repressive measure against the homeless and beggars will be unable resolve the root of the real problem.

Similarly, by presenting them to the court to undergo a misdemeanor trial is ensured to be unable to eradicate those who always expect compassion from others. Vagrants along with all attributes can always be found in strategic places, such as traffic light, markets and other public places.

“It will have a little possibility to discipline them when handled by means of conventional method, especially children who continuously undergo exploitation from time to time. As a matter of fact, there have been Regional Regulation No. 10/ 2009 and the Act about child protection allowing all parties to use it as reference,” explained Chairperson of the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAID) of Bali Chapter, AA. Sri Wahyuni on Monday (Apr 4).

Indeed, to enforce the two rules, continued Sri Wahyuni, was required the togetherness of all parties. Among them, police, prosecutors, judges and other agencies were very important to go hand in hand. Through Regional Regulation and the Law on Child Protection, the law enforcement officials could make some restrictions, so those doing the exploitation against children would understand about the legal consequences to be faced. In both regulations had been very clear that protection should be given to children, such as protection against the threat from those who attempted to do trafficking and exploited children.

So far, the commission had attempted to provide an understanding for parents, uncles, brothers or relatives of child vagrants. They had been

given understanding that by involving children to beg was actually against the law. “We have provided such an understanding repeatedly. However, it would be very nice if our endeavor could be followed by other law enforcement agencies,” she explained.

Legal Affairs Division of KPAID Bali, Luh Anggreni, obviously stated that it was not hard to find out who actually acted as the broker of those child vagrants. Police along with all units of functionality could definitely capture the mastermind behind those child vagrants. The presence of brokers was very easy to know, especially when connected with their daily routines. “One day I came across some vagrants were down from a car. In the afternoon, the same car came back to take them home,” she said.

If those children looked hungry and thirsty, according to Anggreni, they were deliberately made so. Even, they were prohibited bathing, so they would look to need for mercy. “I suggest, please do not believe if those children look rumpled. An amazing proof is that the income of a vagrant begging in Ubud and other tourist places can reach hundreds of thousands every day,” she observed.

Both Sri Wahyuni and Anggreni stated that discipline against those children could not be carried out simply by arresting and then returning them to their homes. Conventional method like this would only lead to prolonged fatigue without any expected results.

They recommended bringing those children to an institution and then give them intensive guidance. By doing so, it was expected those children would have more skills and be embarrassed if their daily life was always dependent on the mercy of others. (sub)

Bali to Host UNESCO Cultural Heritage Conference DENPASAR - Bali will host the 6th Inter-Governmental Committee for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO (ICG-ICH-UNESCO) to be held on the island in November 2011.

The State news agency Antara confirmed that Indonesia will join the assessment team that will review intangible heritages sites nominated from 142 countries worldwide.

Last year, Indonesian nominated the textile tradition of batik and the West Javanese angklung for inclusion in the UNESCO lists. This

year, Indonesia has nominated Balinese traditional dance, Noken woven bags from Papua and Taman Mini Indonesia Indah Cultural Park in Jakarta. The latest three nominations saw Balinese dance nominated as an intangible cultural heritage; Noken woven bags from Papua as a handicraft tradition in urgent need of safeguarding and Taman Mini Indonesia as an example of best practice in cultural heritage preservation.

Indonesia is also seeking UNESCO recognition of Bali’s rice Jatiluwuh terraces and the Saman dance from Aceh.

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Seacorm Jembrana Burned

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The historical buildings on Buleleng Harbor are destroyed.

Deplored, demolition of old buildings in Buleleng Harbor Singaraja (Bali Post)—

Some residents deplored the demolition of a row of old buildings that would be used for location of the Singaraja Convention Center (SCC) project in the area of Buleleng Harbor. Demolition of those historic buildings was assessed as measures to eliminate the traces of past greatness ever experienced by Singaraja City.

Wawan, a local resident, who loved to see the old building in Buleleng Harbor, admitted to feel sad if the building was finally destroyed. And so far, the history on the greatness of Singaraja City was precisely reflected in the existence of the old buildings. Dismantling of those old buildings made history disappear. “Formerly, Singaraja was known as a famous harbor city. Even, the first tourists coming to Bali were through the old harbor. Now, why is it dismantled?” asked Wawan claiming to come from Singaraja but he is now studying in Bandung, West Java.

As reported previously, the demolition of old buildings in west area of Buleleng Harbor had relation to the plan of Buleleng Regency to host a world festival namely the International Mask Arts & Culture Organization (IMACO) in November 2011. To facilitate the festival, Buleleng Regency established a world class

building for international convention that would be used for the venue of conference in the festival. The fund allocated for the building project amounted to IDR 3.5 billion.

On the other hand, the building construction itself was estimated to complete late and it was feared it could not have been accomplished until the implementation of festival next November. So far, the project just entered the phase of dismantling the old buildings.

Deputy Regent of Buleleng, Arga Pynatih, said the demolished old building was not included in the heritage area (old building preservation area). In the harbor area, there was only one building belonging to Pelni considered as a heritage. It remained to be preserved and used for exhibition space.

Even so, Arga said the convention building constructed would remain to pay attention to the style of those old buildings. How-

ever, the design of the building could not be the same as the dismantled old buildings. “Its design cannot be the same as the old buildings as they have no windows,” he said.

According to Arga, the Rights to Build (HGB) of the old building were still held by a number of residents. However, the rights to build of some other buildings had been a released so the dismantling works could be begun. “Some buildings whose HGB had terminated are demolished,” he said.

Arga Pynatih expressed his optimism that the conference building project could be completed in September 2001. However, he claimed to still prepare a backup location for the implementation of mask art world conference held in November 2011. The measure was taken to anticipate if the conference building could not have been completed until November.

“We set up the reserves at Banyualit,” he said. (kmb15)

Negara - Research and Marine Observation Hall or Seacorm in Perancak Village, Negara District, Jembrana Regency, Bali on early Monday morning burned as it hit tens billion rupiah loss. The hall that had officially opened on May 3rd 2007 has ability to mapping fish catching area to the entire Southeast Asia and burned on its major building at around 03.00 Wita. The Head of Technically Service Seacorm Jembrana, Bambang Sukresno said in the main building kept all of vital equipment and also it plays as the central of all labor’s activity.

Besides the room of office manager, sophisticated equipments also existed in this building. They are two units of earth station, 40 units computer, and one unit server. “One unit earth station costs five billion rupiah so I estimated the loss can be tens billion rupiah,” said him.

The vast fire at first had known

by Ketut Mudiasa and Komang Darwaman, the securities who were in duty. Around 3 AM Wita, both securities were meant to light electric meter.

When they were crossing major building, they heard small blast and checked it.

They conceded seeing flames in one of computer then they quickly took extinguish equipment. But when they got back, the computer room had filled by huge flames and fumes. “They were escaping from the building,” said Bambang. The first action did by Mudiasa was turning off the electricity stream to the main building then he woke up some labors in location for help. Bambang who conceded

arrives in location around 03.20 AM Wita soon called firemen Jembrana and PLN. At 03.25 Wita the flames had crawled on to the peak of the building following by hard blast inside. Firemen arrived around 03.45 Wita and they should work hard to extinguish flames that have damaged surrounding buildings. After trying hard, they had extinguished the fire at 06.45 Wita.

Due to the fire, Bambang said, the office temporarily could not serve fish catching map from ships in the ocean. “We could not predict when the hall can operate like usual. Clearly the mapping location of fish catching stopped for a while,” said him.

Bambang said as far many ship’s crew accessing fish mapping in this hall. “Every month thousand ship’s crew accessing fish location map from us,” said him.

According to Bambang it has been at least a week, the electricity stream in the main building was unstable.

“The lamps were sometimes bright but also sometimes dim.

It had reported to PLN,” said him. Related with this incident, Bambang confessed, his team had reported it to the Marine and Fishery Ministry while central government had instructed to them to count their loss. In the other side the Head of Operation Jembrana Police, Commandant Nyoman Wirya Sucipta who had been met in the location said he had asked help from forensic laboratory team Bali Police to investigate the burn cause. “For a while we only did crime scene. For the details forensic laboratory team will work for it,” said him.

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The burning Research and Marine Observation Hall or Seacorm building in Perancak Village, Jembrana.

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To help his reelection bid, Obama needs entitlement reform now Agence France Presse

Washington - President Obama kicked off his 2012 reelection campaign today just when Washington is in the middle of a heated budget debate. Congress and the White House may now be tempted to turn that debate into issues for voters to decide in another 20 months rather than settle them sooner. That would be a mistake.

Washington can’t afford to dawdle on its spending plans. Since the fiscal year began last October, Congress still has not passed a federal budget, surviving instead on interim funding agreements. The latest stop-gap measure is set to expire at midnight on Friday April 8.

Now, a deal for the rest of the fiscal year is in reach. Lawmakers should seal it and move on to the much more important spending decisions for next year and beyond.

These decisions may appear to be about dollars and cents, but they are really about the role of government in encouraging opportunity and economic growth while

at the same time looking out for the nation’s most vulnerable citizens.

This sounds like a question for 2012, and undoubtedly it will be. But it was also a big issue in the 2010 elections, and that means lawmakers can start making hard decisions now.

Otherwise, others might make the decisions for them. As the debt debacle in Europe shows, the financial markets are unpredictable. But when they pounce, their attack is fierce, forcing up interest rates – a damper on economic growth. With America’s swelling deficits and debt, the country is increasingly vulnerable to just such a scenario.

It will take time and compromise for Republicans and Democrats to agree on a deficit reduction plan. If they wait until a presidential winner and new Congress to start work in January 2013, that may be too late.

Various budget plans are now starting to take shape. On Tuesday, the head of the House Budget Committee, Republican Paul Ryan, is expected to unveil a blueprint for 2012 that would cut more than $4 trillion over 10 years.

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Fire and smoke billows from the Akouedo military camp in Abidjan on April 4, 2011. United Nations helicopters fired on the Akouedo military camp of troops loyal to Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo today in the economic capital Abidjan, witnesses told AFP.

Heavy fighting loosens Gbagbo grip on Ivory Coast Reuters

ABIDJAN – Forces loyal to Ivory Coast’s presidential claimant launched a major assault on the presidential palace on Tuesday, shaking Laurent Gbagbo’s grip on power to the core after U.N. and French helicopters left his military bases in flames.

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FILE - In this April 5, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama delivers a public speech to thousands of people on the Hradcany Square in Prague, Czech Republic.

Sustained machinegun and heavy weapons fire rang out before dawn from the direction of the palace in the commercial capital Abidjan, in the heaviest fighting since soldiers backing Gbagbo’s rival Alassane Ouattara entered the city five days ago. A spokesman for Ouattara’s government said late on Monday his troops had already taken control of Gbagbo’s official presidential residence, but his statement could not be independently verified.

“Yes, they are inside his residence. They are in control,” spokes-

man Patrick Achi told Reuters by telephone. “But if Gbagbo’s there or not, I do not know.”

Gbagbo has defied international pressure to give up the presidency of the cocoa growing country after an election last November that U.N.-certified results showed Ouattara won.

More than 1,500 people have died in the standoff since, though the real toll is likely much higher. Gbagbo has rejected the results claiming fraud, and accused the United Nations of bias.

The United Nations peacekeeping force in Ivory Coast, supported by the

French military, targeted Gbagbo’s heavy weapons capabilities with attack helicopters on Monday after civilians were killed in shelling in recent days. Attacks centered on military bases in the city, but also on rocket launchers “very close” to Gbagbo’s residence in the leafy Cocody neighborhood, U.N. peacekeeping chief Alain Le Roy said during a news briefing late on Monday. The French government, which has repeatedly called on Gbagbo to step down, said on Tuesday it was not at war in Ivory Coast.

“It is the international community that has recognized Alassane Ouattara as the president elected by the Ivorian people and we are applying the democratic will of the people,” French government spokesman Francois Baroin told France 2 television. “France is not going to war with Ivory Coast.”

109 detainees escape Malaysia immigration center Associated Press Writer

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Detainees set fire to a Malaysian immigration center and about 100 of them escaped as the blaze partially gutted the facility, officials said Tuesday.

Authorities recaptured 30 of the 109 detainees who broke out of the camp in central Negri Sembilan state late Monday, said Home Ministry official Mohamed Asri Yusof.

Most were from Myanmar.

Officials were unsure how the detainees managed to start a blaze.

About 1,000 other detainees remain in custody, and no injuries were immediately reported, Mohamed Asri said. The fire and escape could refocus attention on conditions at

detention centers. Activists have long said such facilities are overcrowded with detainees awaiting deportation after being arrested for illegally entering Malaysia or overstaying.

The national news agency, Bernama, quoted state deputy police chief Abdul Manan Mohamad Hassan as saying that some detainees had been at the center for up to a year.

“Investigations show that they were dissatisfied with what they perceived as cramped living conditions, the food and long detention periods,” he said. Bernama said police have mounted road blocks in Negri Sembilan and were using tracker dogs and helicopters in the search.

Human rights group Amnesty In-

ternational said those who escaped may have included refugees from Myanmar who are often detained with other illegal immigrants until their claims for asylum can be assessed. Malaysia doesn’t recognize asylum seekers and treats them as illegal immigrants who can be arrested, caned and detained for being in the country illegally.

“We are concerned for their safety,” Amnesty researcher Lance Lattig said. “We’ve seen how migrants at (the Negri Sembilan center) are held in conditions that fall far short of international standards.”

Thousands of illegal immigrants are held at Malaysia’s 13 immigration detention centers. Most of them are illegal immigrants from Indonesia who are deported within weeks.

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FILE - In this July 23, 2009 File Photo, detainees are seen at an immigration detention center on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

More than 100 illegal immigrants, most from Myanmar, escaped from the detention center after starting a fire that partially gutted the facility on Monday April 4, 2011.

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Easter Activity at the Patra Bali KUTA - The Patra Bali Resort & Villas remains a favorite holiday destination for public figures, business travelers, families, and honeymooners. The Patra Bali has one of the largest guestrooms in the Kuta area and having qualify and creativity activities especially for specific occasion.

The Easter activity on Friday, April 22nd, 2011 instead of traditional eggs hunting, our Sundown Easter dinner overlooking spectacular views of the sunset is one of the best to celebrate the day with your beloved family. Spend an evening with quartet singers, stuffing roasted chicken, wine at our lust tropical garden side of Tamblingan Pool.

Temple Ceremony Calendar Event for March 21 through April 23, 2011 21 Mar Betara Turun Kabeh Ceremony Besakih - Karangasem Bukit Jati Temple Bangli Batur Temple Kalanganyar - Bangli Masceti Pejengaji Temple Tegallalang - Gianyar Dalem Temple Tangsud,Sukawati - Gianyar Penambangan Badung Temple Denpasar Lempuyang Madia Temple Karangasem Batur Temple Bangli Desa Temple Singakerta,Ubud - Gianyar Pasek Gelgel Temple Marga - Tabanan Gaduh Temple Ketapian, Sumerta - Denpasar Pasek Bendesa Temple Tuakilang - Tabanan Pasek Agung Temple Tatag Kelod,Peguyangan Denpasar Agung Pasek Bendesa Temple Tonja - Denpasar Pasek Gegel Angsri Temple Baturiti - Tabanan Pasek Gelgel Baleagung Temple Braban - Tabanan Dukuh Sakti Belatung Temple Timpag,KerambitanTabanan Puseh Dukuh Sakti Belatung Rendang - Karangasem Pitamaha Temple Palangkaraya - Kalimantan Tengah Candra Praba Temple Komplek Polri,JelambarJakarta Barat Agung Jagatnatha Temple Denpasar Pemerajan Agung Temple Puri Petak - Gianyar Dadya Agung Bendesa Tangkas Abiansemal - Badung Puseh Temple Sidemen - Karangasem Agung Giri Natha Temple Semarang - Center of Java 2 April Puseh Temple , Village Temple Sukawati Gianyar Pasek Gelgel-Bebetin Temple Sawan Buleleng Maspahit Temple Sesetan Denpasar Pasek Bendesa Manik Mas Tegallalang Gianyar Panti Pasek Gaduh Temple Sesetan - Denpasar Pedarman Arya Kanuruhan Temple Besakih Karangasem 5 April Kahyangan Tiga Temple Batur Kintamani - Bangli Batur Temple Camenggaon, Sukawati Gianyar

Luhur Bhujangga Temple Canggu,Kuta Badung Kawitan Kayu Selem Temple Batur, Kintamani Bangli 12 April Puseh Temple , Desa Temple Gianyar Luhur Dalem Segening Temple Kediri Tabanan Sanghyang Tegal Temple Taro,Tegallalang Gianyar 16 April Dalem Tarukan Temple Cemenggon, Sukawati-Gianyar Penataran Dalem Ketut Temple Pejeng Kaja Gianyar Puseh Manakaji Temple Peninjoan - Bangli Kawitan Gusti Celuk Temple Mengwi Badung 20 April Segara Temple Lombok Island Dwijawarsa Temple Malang East Java Puncak Tinggah Temple Baturiti Tabanan Kawitan Batur Pande Tonja Temple Tonja - Denpasar Penyungsungan Pasek Tohjiwa Wanagiri,Selemadeg Tabanan Penataran Agung Temple Sidemen Karangasem Samuan Tiga Temple Bedulu Gianyar Kawitan Jati Luwih Bhujangga Jatiluwih Tabanan 21 April Dalem Taman Temple Peguyangan Denpasar 23 April Puri Agung Dalem Tarukan Pejeng,Tampaksiring Gianyar Rambut Siwi Temple Jembrana Batu Bolong Temple Canggu,Kuta Badung Pasek Temple Klaci,Tabanan Agung Pasek Temple Dauh Waru - Jembrana Ratu Pasek Temple Sangsit Buleleng Pasek Tangkas Temple Gede Tabanan Pedharman Batur Sari Ngiis Temple Jegu,Penebel Tabanan Desa Temple Banyuning Buleleng Srijong Temple Tabanan Puncak Mundi Temple Klumpu,Nusa PenidaKlungkung

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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Kussa Lockerbie meeting ‘within days’: Scottish govt Agence France Presse

LONDON – Scottish officials investigating the Lockerbie bombing will interview defected Libyan foreign minister Mussa Kussa within “the next few days”, the country’s Crown Office confirmed Monday. Scottish detectives and prosecutors met with officials from the Foreign Office (FCO) officials earlier Monday after making a formal request to speak to Kussa about the 1988 incident last week.

“We can confirm that representatives of the Crown Office and Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary met with FCO officials this afternoon to discuss the situation concerning Kussa and specifically to discuss access to Kussa,” a spokesman for the Scottish government department said.

“It was a very positive meeting and steps are being taken with a view to arranging a meeting with Kussa at the earliest opportunity in the next few days,” added the

spokesman.

Libyan agent Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi is the only man convicted over the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in December 1988, which killed 270 people.

The Boeing 747 jet was en route from London to New York when it exploded over the Dumfriesshire town. As a senior figure in Kadhafi’s regime, Kussa is suspected of involvement in the bombing.

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Libya’s Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa speaks during a news conference at a hotel housing the foreign press in Tripoli in a March 7, 2011 file photo. Investigators will meet with British foreign ministry officials on Monday to discuss Libyan defector Moussa Koussa who is wanted by the Scottish authorities for questioning over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.

Libyan woman who claimed rape gets death threats Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK – A Libyan woman who says she is the person who burst into a Tripoli hotel to tell foreign journalists that she had been gang raped by Moammar Gadhafi’s troops has told a CNN interviewer that she is out of custody but is receiving death threats from regime thugs.

CNN said it was confident that the woman they interviewed Monday is in fact Iman al-Obeidi, who made headlines on March 26 when she was dragged away from the hotel by government agents as she screamed her allegations of rape.

The CNN interviewer, Anderson Cooper, says the network could not be certain that the woman they spoke

to is al-Obeidi, but they were satisfied that it was her from their research and from the testimony of people who had seen her at the hotel.

She tells CNN that “Yes, yes, I want to leave Tripoli. In the middle of the night I get nightmares, and they are constantly threatening me, to kill me.”

Fresh arrests in phone tapping scandal Agence France Presse

LONDON – Police investigating Britain’s phone hacking scandal arrested two men Tuesday, named by media as the chief reporter and a former news editor of the country’s top-selling newspaper. Scotland Yard police headquarters said they had arrested two men on suspicion of unlawfully intercepting mobile phone voicemail messages.

They are the first arrests since detectives reopened their probe into allegations that staff at News of the World, a Sunday tabloid, hacked into the answerphone messages of royals, celebrities and politicians.

The men, aged 50 and aged 42, whom police did not name, were arrested after attending separate London police stations by appointment.

“They remain in custody for

questioning after being arrested on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications... and unlawful interception of voicemail messages,” a police spokeswoman said. Lawyers for Ian Edmondson, News of the World’s former assistant editor (news), confirmed he had been arrested. The Guardian newspaper identified the other man in custody as Neville Thurlbeck, the tabloid’s chief reporter.

A News of the World spokesman declined to comment when contacted by AFP. The tabloid’s royal correspondent Clive Goodman was jailed in 2007 for conspiracy to access mobile phone messages involving Princes William and Harry.

Scotland Yard reopened their investigation in January after the tabloid provided police with fresh information, which led to the resignation of Andy Coulson as Prime Minister David Cameron’s media chief.

Coulson, News of the World’s editor from 2003 to 2007, announced his resignation after Goodman was jailed, but insisted he knew nothing about the hacking. Cameron hired him as his communications chief a few months later.

However, once the investigation was reopened, Coulson quit Cameron’s team, saying the row was proving too distracting. He continues to deny any wrongdoing.

Scotland Yard said last month they would contact potential new phone-hack victims, including former deputy prime minister John Prescott, after the new evidence emerged.

Reports said police would write to nearly 3,000 people telling them that their names were found on documents they seized. Celebrities including actress Sienna Miller are taking civil action against the paper.

Japan...

From page 1 The tsunami pulverized about 250 miles (400 kilometers) of the northeastern coast, flattening whole towns and cities and killing up to 25,000 people. Tens of thousands more lost their homes in the crush of water, and several thousand were forced from the area near the plant because of radiation concerns.

Many of those “radiation refugees” have grown frustrated with the mandatory 12-mile (20-kilometer) no-go zone, and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. — whose stock value has plunged to its lowest level ever — said Tuesday it would give affected towns 20 million yen ($240,000) each.

Also Tuesday, TEPCO announced that samples taken from seawater near one of the reactors contained 7.5 million times the legal limit for radioactive iodine on April 2. Two days later, that figure dropped to 5 million.

Experts have said that radiation dissipates quickly in the vast Pacific, but they have also said that it’s unclear what the long-term effects of large amounts of contamination will be. No fishing is allowed in the vicinity of the complex.

TEPCO said in a statement that even the large amounts would have “no immediate impact” on the environment but added that it is working to stop the leak as soon as possible.

The readings were taken closer to the plant than before — apparently because new measuring points were added after the crack was discovered — and did not necessarily reflect a worsening of the contamination. Other measurements several hundred yards (meters) away from the plant have declined to levels about 1,000 times the legal limit — down from 4,385 times the legal limit last week.

Radiation measurements from TEPCO were called into question last week, and the nuclear safety agency ordered the utility to reanalyze its samples. As a result, some figures were held back and several

days worth of measurements were released Tuesday.

Radioactivity is pouring into the ocean, in part, because workers at the plant have been forced to use a makeshift method of bringing down temperatures and pressure by pumping water into the reactors and allowing it to gush out wherever it can. It is a messy process, but it is preventing a full meltdown of the fuel rods that would release even more radioactivity into the environment.

It also means means highly radioactive water is pooling throughout the plant, and some of it is making its way to the ocean. Workers are now desperately trying to find a place to store it because it is preventing them from restoring normal cooling systems.

Starting late Monday, they have been pumping more than 3 million gallons of less contaminated water into the sea in order to make room in a storage facility for the more highly radioactive water. That process is expected to take two days.

The building is not meant to hold water, but it’s also not leaking, so engineers have decided that once it’s empty, they can pump in the moreradioactive water.

Japan is seeking another method of decontamination from Russia. On Monday, a spokesman for the Russian nuclear agency Rosatom, Sergei Novikov, told reporters that Japan had requested Russia send it a vessel used to dispose of liquid nuclear waste from decommissioned submarines. Novikov said Moscow was awaiting the answers to some questions before granting the request.

There are more than 15 million gallons of contaminated water pooling around the plant, Hidehiko Nishiyama, a spokesman for Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, said Tuesday. It’s not clear how much storage space is left at the plant, but the latest move should make room for about 2.6 million gallons in the waste storage building.

Bali...

From page 1 He explained that the garbage problem happen in Kuta is because the climate condition and the behavior of the people.

The government has urged everyone to throw garbage on the proper place. Regarding the article which compares the traffic problem with the garbage problem in Jakarta, Suradhika said it is not the same.

He also said that the government is doing their best to find the solution for the problem. “The government is planning to make underpass and the road connecting Suwung in Denpasar and Nusa Dua. The government also will develop trem all around Bali.”

Meanwhile, the head of Bali Tourism Board (BTB), Ida Bagus Ngurah Wijaya, said that he is offended with the news. He also said

that the article doesn’t have the journalistic values.

“The article should make us aware and try to conserve Bali as one of the most famous tourism destination in the world,” he added. Wijaya explained that he already reported the garbage and traffic problem to the governor but it takes time to solve the matter. He hopes that the article doesn’t affect the number of tourists visited Bali.

In the article written by Andrew Marshall in the Times Magazine, he was in hell if go to Bali for a vacation. He wrote that in addition to garbage, the sea is polluted and traffic jam happen everywhere. He compare the condition in Bali with Jakarta and he also stated that the moratorium published by Bali Governor is not obeyed by the regents in the island.

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House passes geospatial information bill into law Antara

JAKARTA - The House of Representatives (DPR) in its plenary session on Tuesday agreed to pass the Geospatial Information (GI) bill into law.

Research and Technology Minister Suharna Surapranata at the legislative building here on Tuesday said he was grateful that the bill on GI, proposed by the gov-

ernment to the DPR on February 16, 2011, was approved to become law.

“The presence of Geospatial Information law will guarantee the rights of all Indonesian people to obtain information to improve their private quality and social environment as being regulated in article 28F of 1945 Constitution,” Suharna said.

Such a law will also be dedicated to support the management of natu-

ral resources and other resources in the country for the prosperity of all people of Indonesia today and in the future.

The law on GI contains an important principle that the basic geospatial information (IGD) and thematic geospatial information (IGT) organized by government agencies are open.

According to the research and technology minister, the Geospatial

Information law was in line with Law No.14/2008 on public information openness.

It means that the Indonesian citizens can access and obtain IGD and IGT and to use them in various aspects of life.

IGD in the law on IG is made up of geodesic control network horizontal and vertical position reference, and basic map for various important elements for geometric ref-

erence in the sea and coastal land.

“We hope the presence of the Geospatial Information law will ensure easy access to obtain systematic and accurate information which can be accounted for,” Suharna said.

He added that with such a law, public services and policies especially related to earth spatial policy would be more accurate and reliable.

RI, Turkey to sign free trade agreement Antara

JAKARTA - Indonesia and Turkey hoped to sign an agreement on free trade within the framework of comprehensive and strategic cooperation, visiting Turkish President Abdullah Gul said.

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Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) stands with Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul (L) during a press conference in Jakarta on April 5, 2011. The two leaders signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on trade and customs, presidential spokesman Teuku Faizasyah said.

The free trade agreement hopefully could be signed in the near future, Abdullah Gul said at a joint press conference with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here, Tuesday.

The Turkish President is being accompanied by First Lady Hayrunissa during his visit in Indonesia, April 4-6, 2011.

In the bilateral meeting between the Turkish delegation and its Indonesian counterpart, both nations reaffirmed their commitment to reaching a bilateral trade value target at 5 billion US dollars by 2014.

The current bilateral trade value between Turkey and Indonesia is two billion US dollars, with Indonesia enjoys the surplus.

Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu hoped the target

could be reached with the support of investments.

Both Gul and Yudhoyono were optimistic that the bilateral trade value target could be achieved given the two countries’ huge economic potential.

Gul believed that Indonesia is an attractive country for investment thanks to its rich natural resources, dynamic population mostly in the productive age group, and democratic as well pluralistic policies.

In the bilateral meeting with President Yudhoyono, the Turkish head of state expressed his country’s interest in becoming an ASEAN partner.

Indonesia, as the current ASEAN chairman, said it would support Turkey to become an ASEAN strategic partner. Turkey is currently holding an observer status of ASEAN.

Residents panic as earth- RI still studying legal aspects quake shakes Ujung Kulon of Umar Patek’s arrest Antara

SERANG - An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale that shook Ujung Kulon, Tuesday at 11.34 am local time, caused panic among residents in Ujung Kulon National Park and surrounding areas.

“People staying inside buildings felt the earthquake moderately, some of them were panic stricken,” Chairman of the Ujung Kulon National Park Agus Priambudi, said at Sumur sub district, Pandeglang, Tuesday.

The temblor lasted for around 15 seconds, he said.

“There is no damage in the earthquake (at Sumur Sub district), only a number of people were panic,” he said.

When the earthquake occurred, Agus Priambudi was giving local residents directives on disaster mitigation measures.

Rofikoh of the Serang meteorological, climatology and geophysics office said the quake’s epicenter located 7.38 degrees southern latitude and 105.97 degrees eastern longitude, at a depth of 23 km below sea level, and about 83 km southeast of

Ujung Kulon.

“The earthquake did not have potential to trigger a tsunami because its magnitude is below 6 on the Richter scale,” she said.

On Monday (APril 4, 2011), a 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Central Java’s Cilacap district at 3.06 am local time and caused massive panic to local residents.

Some of the local residents had even fled to nearby hills in Ayah sub-district, Kebumen district, Head of Ayah subdistrict, Ahmad Bahrun, said.

Ahmad Lani of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said earlier that the strong earthquake’s epicenter was located 10.01 degrees southern latitude, 107.86 degrees eastern longitude, at a depth of 10 km some 293 km southwest of Cilacap.

Ayah sub-district borders with Nusawungu sub-district in Cilacap district, and they are separated by the Bodo River.

Ahmad Bahrun said many of the residents were also shocked by the strong earthquake. They rushed out their homes to go to higher ground but later returned to their villages shortly after they stopping receiving tsunami warning, he said.

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JAKARTA - The Indonesian government is still studying the legal aspects of the arrest of terror suspect Umar Patek by Pakistani authorities, police said.

National Police Chief General Timur Pradopo said at Merdeka Palace here Tuesday a team sent to Pakistan by the Indonesian government, was at present verifying Umar Patek’s identity and handling some other things.

“We have not yet received an official report from the team. We will make sure whether the person is Umar Patek or not,” the general said.

Indonesia is currently studying the cases concerning Umar Patek for further processing.

“For sure, if he has committed legal violations om Pakistan, there should be a separation in handling his cases. The important thing is we are studying the cases seriously,” he said.

Indonesia would later process the legal violations and crimes committed by Umar Patek in Indonesia, the Police Chief said.

Umar Patek was arrested with his wife, an

Indonesian, when he was engaged in an encounter with Pakistani security forces that lost one man in the incident. Patek was caught in injured condition after a shootout with Pakistani security forces.

Umar Patek, was also involved in a terror group in the South Asian country, Indonesia’s State Intelligence Agency (BIN) Chief Sutanto said.

Therefore, Sutanto said, the Indonesian government would have to wait for some time before it could have Patek extradited from Pakistan.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a working meeting with the House of Representatives (DPR)’s Commission I here on Monday (April 4), the BIN chief said Patek was involved in a terror group in Pakistan and therefore the country also intended to prosecute him under Pakistani law.

Consequently, Sutanto said the Indonesian government would have to exercise some patience before it could have him repatriated.

“We are still coordinating with Pakistan in our efforts to have Patek extradited to Indonesia for legal process at home but unfortunately he was also involved in violations of the law in Pakisatan,” Sutanto said.

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Bali Today In March, exports to Japan increases Bali Post

GIANYAR - If post-tsunami disaster experienced by some regions in Japan had raised concerns among the crafters in Gianyar, but for March 2011 they could remain to smile. Until last month, the condition of handicraft exports of Gianyar to Japan was still constant, and even it showed an increase from previous month.

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If post-tsunami disaster experienced by some regions in Japan had raised concerns among the crafters in Gianyar, but for March 2011 they could remain to smile.

The data issued by the Gianyar Industry and Commerce (Disperindag) on Monday (Apr 4) indicated the export value to Japan in March 2011 increased from previous month. For March, the export value to Japan was ranked third compared to previous month that was ranked fourth.

Head of Gianyar Industry and Commerce, Wayan Suamba, said the value of exports to Japan in March was USD 170,996.77. Meanwhile, the export value of February amounted to USD 78,132.85. The data were based on delivery of certificate of origin (SKA) of goods made by exporter companies. Of the 25 certificates submitted to Gianyar Industry and Commerce, the top ranking export value was still for destinations in Europe and then followed

by Brazil, South Africa and Australia.

In the meantime, the value of export to Japan last March surpassed the value of exports to Asian countries.

Suamba said that exports to Japan were dominated by handicraft and garment products. He added that volatility in the value of exports to Japan was estimated to have been caused by commodity demands in previous month.

In addition, the export destination to Japan was possibly beyond the territories affected by tsunami disaster.

Value of the statue handicraft export of Gianyar to Japan would possibly plummet. It had something to do with the aftermath of devastating tsunami in the country some time ago.

Such a concern was felt today by the community, especially businessmen getting involved in handicraft and

freight delivery to Japan. Nevertheless, his party had not dared to make sure whether the value of exports next month would be stable. “At least, we are still waiting for the development over the next three months in relation to the value of handicraft exports to Japan,” he explained.

In the meantime, realization of export value of Gianyar Regency to Japan in 2010 was ranked third, after Europe, Brazil, South Africa and India.

For realization of the export value to Japan in 2010 was worth USD 4,282,212.03 of the total export value reaching USD 47,845,944.42. Meanwhile, in this year 2011 the export value to Japanese had decreased. In January, the export value to Japan reached IDR 121,475.76, and in February was USD 78,132.85 or ranked fourth. (kmb16)

Bulan Pejeng: Prehistoric bronze drum Bali Prays for Japan “Bulan Pejeng” in fact is a large bronze drum (nekara) of prehistoric from Bronze Age that were developed around 2000 years ago or in the beginning of century. This cultural heritage is one of the sacred article, kept in Penataran Sasih Temple in Pejeng Village, Gianyar and is located in the main street of TampaksiringKintamani so no difficulty to visit it. According to popular folktale in society, “Bulan Pejeng” is the “moon” which fell down in Pejeng Village long time ago, making the village was always bright on day and night so the thieves could not do their jobs. Therefore, the “moon” was urinated so did not shine anymore until these days.

The name of Penataran Sasih Temple means “the place of the moon” Temple (moon=sasih) and might relate to the story of the “moon” fell from the sky previously. Another story told of this Pejeng nekara as the ear-plug of Kebo Iwa, a powerful legendary figure who was able to carve Goa Gajah, steep bank temple of Gunung Kawi, etc.

The Pejeng nekara has been introduced internationally by G.E. Rumphius, an expert in Biology through his book Amboinsche Rariteitkamer, published in 1705.

Although he never been to Bali, but he had succeeded for using the information from Hendrik Leydekereker ’s. In fact, this nekara is a giant nekara with large size in every detail as in height of

186.5 m and a diameter of 1.60 m for its hit zone. Around the archeological experts, this nekara is also called as nekara with head, because it has four pairs of mask decoration with bulged-out eyes, long-coned nose, and the ears wearing earrings made from coins.

The decoration of the mask is not only functioned as esthetic-decorative, but more for magical symbolism for the ancestors’ symbol of magic power which bring prosperity and protect the family or the society from any danger. Another decoration which has the magical symbolism is the decoration of octagonal star on the hit zone, border design, feather, and so on.

“Bulan Pejeng” is a masterpiece work of technology and metallurgy that reached its peak on Bronze Age. This cultural heritage is a significant mixture between modern and complicated metal technology and art creativity which full magical symbolism values as can be seen from its shape and patterns.

All of it is the proof of a local Balinese wisdom in its spectacular work about 2000 years ago, far before India reached Bali. The dynamism of Balinese wisdom at that time also was proved by finding five stone moulds in Manuaba Village, Gianyar for making smaller nekara from Pejeng nekara. This fact has proved enough that Balinese people had succeeded in developing local metal industry. Clay mould for making arrow head also has been found in West Java. In ad-

dition, Balinese people had produced a stone nekara which is kept in a temple in Carangsari Village (Badung), is now another success of Balinese wisdom. The other bronze nekara in Pacung, Ularan (Buleleng), Ban (Karangasem), Manikliyu (Bangli), Peguyangan (Badung) is a proof that local metal industry in Bali reached its top.

According to the results of archeological research can be known that at Bronze Age, megalithic tradition was also developed around the world. The archeological experts have a notion that Bali was inhabited by megalithic society who lived by farming, stayed in organized village, and ruled by a well-respected figure. The society had mastered the technology and metallurgy art and the life which was more advance required the capability and mastery in specific parts in the society. In the next progression, social-functional groups emerged and developed such as leader group, carpentry and blacksmith group who have special ability, spiritual group who organize and perform any ritual, and the society who has no special ability who work for other groups. At that time, in the society was grown the belief to the ancestors or the leaders who live at the top of a mountain or a hill and they had magical power that could protect the people from any danger. This belief really influenced daily life and to this very day still appears in the life of Indonesian. (BTN)

DENPASAR - Bali officials, tourism workers and representatives from Bali’s Japanese community gathered at the sacred Uluwatu Temple on Saturday, April 2, 2011, to pray for Japan’s speedy recovery from its recent earthquake and tsunami disaster. “Pray for Japan” was led by Pedanda Siwa Ida Pedanda Jelatik Giri of Griya Gunung Sari – Ubud, Pedanda Budha Ida Pedanda Gede Putra from Griya Tegal Jingga Sumerta and Honka ka Tanaka a Shinto priest attending from Japan.

Performed at the Uluwatu temples because of its religious significance to the Balinese and it’s physical connection to land and the ocean, the prayer ceremony lasted 30 minutes.

Bali’s governor Made Mangku Pastika ,who attended the “Pray for Japan” event, said that Bali’s relationship with Japan is not limited to only tourism, explaining that following the 2002 and 2005 Bali bombings the Japanese actively assisted the people of Bali.

Explained Pastika: “This activity was purposely held at Uluwatu with represents both the hills and the ocean. We hope that our prayers for the victims of the tsunami in Japan will be heard and receive divine blessing.” The governor went on to say he hoped the Japanese will persevere and have the strength to face this disaster, buoyed by the moral support extended to them by people around the world.

The first time that any foreign

nation has been so honored by the people of Bali, the consul-general for Japan in Bali, Shirota Minoru, thanked the people of Bali for their concern and support, saying, “Bali is a true friend of Japan.” Shown on baliidiscovery.com are pictures taken at Pura Uluwatu at the “Pray for Japan” event.

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Another community-based program of prayers and support for Japan will be held on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at the Bajra Sandhi Monumen Perjuangan Rakyat Bali in Renon starting at 5 p.m.. The 2.5 hour long program will include dances presented by the ISI Bali, speeches by Dr. Tjok Oka Aryja Ardhana Sukawati-the regent of Gianyar and chairman of the event, and Made Mangku Pastika - the governor of Bali.

Ayu Laksmi will perform and prayers will be offered by representatives from all the main religious faiths freely practiced. A Shinto priest attending from Japan will also participate in the prayer service.

The evening will end with a candlelight vigil at 7:30 and the singing of “Imagine” and “Heal the World.” Participants are asked to wear traditional dress in the color of white, bring their own candles and arrive at the park by 4:30 pm.

The event organized by the Committee of Love and Friendship for Japan is open to the public without charge.

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Balinese Culture Exquisite Cepuk Clothes of Nusa Penida Home industrial domain is not exclusively occupied by men.

Women can also participate in it.

Among others, the Cepuk and Keling weaving works start to move and pose the hallmark of household handicrafts in Nusa Penida Isles.

Motivation is enormously needed because so far the female-run businesses in Nusa Penida can rarely develop flourishingly. Even, there is a tendency if such businesses are stagnant and infrequently go bankrupt. As consequence, women group of Nusa Penida turns traumatic. They are pessimistic to revive their businesses and continue to develop their efforts toward a better condition.

It was revealed by Deputy Regent of Klungkung, Tjok Gede Agung on an occasion in Semarapura. As a matter of fact, Tjok Agung really expected the motivation was given in person by Minister of Women Empowerment of the RI, Linda Gumelar, on the Declaration of Aquatic Conservation Area (KKP) in Nusa Penida recently. Unfortunately, the dreams did not come true because the minister was not present in the event taking place at the Nusa Penida Pier not long ago.

Craftswomen have indeed regained a spirit to live their business.

However, they deal with various issues affecting their productivity delayed. It is in contrast to the endek craftsmen in the mainland Klungkung. The major issues faced by artisans in Nusa Penida is a matter of marketing other than lacking of knowledge concerning with design and style as demanded by market.

According to Sudiarka Jaya, one of the weaving businessmen, there were two villages remaining to develop cepuk weaving handicraft business with cagcag and ordinary mo-

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Each region has its own typical nature and unique tradition of cuisine. Balinese people known as religious community have a variety of food related to their rituals.

One of them is satay. To fill in their oblation in the ritual activities, they prepare twisted satay with minced meat or skewer satay with sliced meat. In terms of its ingredient, the common satay used to fill in the oblation is that made of fork and chicken.

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The process of making Cepuk clothes. tifs. The two villages were Tanglad and Pejukutan. Craftsmen in both villages utilized non-mechanical loom (ATBM). “The cepuk weaving clothes actually have revived at the moment.

However, our craftsmen still have minimal understanding on how to develop their design and motif pursuant to the market demand. Having produced, our craftsmen do not have regular network to market their products,” added Sudiarka Jaya. He did hope that relevant agencies in the Klungkung Regency and Bali Province could give more attentions to overcome the difficulties faced by craftsmen, like a provision of skill trainings.

Meanwhile, the Head of Klungkung Cooperatives, SMEs, Industry and Trade Services, Nengah Becik, said that his party had conducted a regular training for craftsmen.

Especially for weaving craftsmen in Nusa Penida, he admitted to have provided training about the use of natural color, where the ingredients of color

substance could be obtained at their surrounding area.

Currently, there are 12 units of cepuk weaving business implementing cagcag method located at Pejukutan village, plus 20 units of cagcag weaving business and 9 units using nonmechanical loom at Tanglad Village.

A weaver from Karang Gede Hamlet, Tanglad, Ni Wayan Jantes, claimed to have deeply involved in cagcag weaving works as a side job only. Her main livelihood was as a cow breeder.

Within a day (about 5 working hours), Jantes admitted to produce one sheet of woven cloth measuring 2 meters.

“I just work for an employer. For a single sheet of cloth, I receive a payment worth IDR 10,000,” she admitted. Meanwhile, the business owner sold the cepuk cloth between IDR 125,000 and IDR 200,000 per piece.

“It highly depends on the quality, motif and type of cloth. Cagcag weaving cloth is more expensive than the ordinary ones,” added Jantes. (bal)

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Meanwhile, satay for consumption is not only made of chicken and fork. However, they creatively keep on finding out some other new ingredients. Up to these days, there are satays made of shrimp, snail, gourami and tuna. In harmony with the passage of time, local people progressively like the seafood (tuna) satay.

Vendors of this satay can be found at roadsides, traditional markets and outermost courtyards or parking lots of temple during the temple anniversary. Even, in socio-religious activities like wedding or tooth filing ceremony, this satay is served to enrich the choice of the existing menus.

This tuna satay delicacy takes advantage of the Balinese complete spices. They comprise 8 cloves of shallot, 3 cloves of garlic, small chili (2), large chili (1), grounded lemongrass (1 stalk), candlenut (2), pepper (1/ 2 tsp), coriander (1/2 tsp), ginger, galangal and turmeric (respectively 1 slice), palm sugar (1 tbsp), salt (1 tsp), squeeze of lime (1 tbsp) and 10 stalks of lemongrass for skewer.

First of all, cleanse thoroughly the tuna flesh and then smear it by the squeeze of lime. Afterward, take aside for some 10 minutes and then grind it until tender.

Secondly, prepare the spices by grinding them well, too.

Take the tender tuna flesh, ground spices, salt, palm sugar and then mix them together evenly. Thirdly, take a stalk of lemongrass and some flesh batter. Twist the batter around the lemongrass skewer while pressing. Do the same until the batter runs out. Ultimately, cook the satay by grilling over a hot fire or charcoal embers.

Attempt to make it cooked at all sides. Do not leave them unattended! In order to look nice, serve them on a garnished plate. For garnish you can apply the slices of rape mango and flesh of pomelo. (BTN/punia)

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The famous and often visited by tourists that holidaying in Bali is painting museum that located about 200 meters from Puri Saren / Ubud Palace and it is dissociated by dell, climb a piece of wide plain with beautiful view call Puri Lukisan.

It is situated in calm and peaceful area of Ubud Bali so that this place is an ideal place for who wish to see and enjoy result of art from all big actor like I Gusti Nyoman Lempad, Ida Bagus Nyana, Anak Agung Gde Sobrat, I Gusti Made Deblog, Rudof Bonnet, Walter Spies and more.

This museum is opened in the year 1956 by minister of Education and Culture, Mr. Moh. Yamin. This museum is consisted of three special buildings in U-shape. In the middle of this museum is the courtyard and fishpond with the beautiful lotus flower. The building no 1 is a place for a permanent exhibition of puppets dressy or puppets style painting. This building is collecting the painting from I Gusti Nyoman Lempad and the clarification about the existence of Pita Maha Organization.

The Building no. 2 is also a place for permanent exhibition or still from masterpiece result of all artist of Balinese modern dressy style. The Building no.3 is for a temporary exhibition.

There is only one museum is exist in Ubud Village that is Puri Lukisan Museum, but Ubud sub district area until the year of 2003 is built with 4 new painting museums those are: Puri Lukisan Museum, Neka Museum, Arma Museum and Rudana Museum.

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People walk by the NASDAQ in Times Square on April 1, 2011 in New York City. The United States will hit the legal limit on its ability to borrow no later than May 16, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Monday, ramping up pressure on Congress to act to avoid a debt default.

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WASHINGTON – The United States will hit the legal limit on its ability to borrow no later than May 16, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Monday, ramping up pressure on Congress to act to avoid a debt default.

“The longer Congress fails to act, the more we risk that investors here and around the world will lose confidence in our ability to meet our commitments and our obligations,” Geithner said in a letter to congressional leaders.

“Default by the United States is unthinkable.”

Previously, the Treasury had forecast that the $14.3 trillion statutory debt limit would be reached between April 15 and May 31. As of Friday, Treasury borrowing stood just $95 billion from the ceiling.

Some Republican lawmakers have sought to use the need to raise the debt limit as a lever to pressure the Obama administration into agreeing on largescale budget cuts.

The debt-limit showdown comes as Congress struggles to complete a spending package that would keep the government operating beyond Friday.

Republicans are seeking to use that bill to enact deep spending cuts and lawmakers are focusing on a proposal to trim this year’s budget by $33

billion, a relatively small amount compared with a projected $1.4 trillion deficit.

Geithner said a failure to raise the debt ceiling in a timely way would push interest rates higher and spark “a financial crisis potentially more severe than the crisis from which we are only starting to recover.”

Both Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke have said a failure to raise the ceiling could have “catastrophic consequences.”

As the government nears the debt ceiling, the Treasury has authority to take certain extraordinary measures to postpone the date the United States would default on its obligations.

However, those actions would be exhausted after about eight weeks and there would be “no headroom” to borrow after July 8, Geithner said.

Some lawmakers have called for legislation to force the Treasury to first pay interest on U.S. bonds before other obligations, such as unemployment benefits and Social Security and Medicare payments, as a way to stave off a debt default.

They have also asked Treasury whether financial assets such as the country’s gold reserves or the government’s portfolio of student loans could be sold to avoid raising the debt ceiling.

Treasury has rejected the proposals as unworkable.

“To attempt a fire sale of financial assets in an effort to buy time for Congress to act would be damaging to financial markets and the economy and would undermine confidence in the United States,” Geithner said.

Based on estimates last year from the International Monetary Fund, U.S. debt as measured against the size of the economy is higher than in France, Canada and Germany, but less than in Italy and Japan Geithner said that while the debt ceiling projections could change, the Obama administration does not believe they could change in a way that would give Congress more time to raise the debt ceiling. He said Treasury would provide updated projections in early May.

BANGKOK – World markets were mostly lower Tuesday as Japan’s inability to tame a nuclear crisis led to the drastic decision to dump radioactive water into the sea, and its companies experienced production problems amid supply and power interruptions.

Oil prices hovered above $108 a barrel in Asia as traders mulled whether political uprisings in the Middle East and signs of strong global crude demand justify extending a 30 percent gain since mid-February.

European shares were down in early trading.

Britain’s FTSE 100 dropped 0.3 percent to 6,000.45 and Germany’s DAX was 0.4 percent lower to 7,151.30.

France’s CAC-40 also headed south, by 0.5 percent to 4,021.29. Wall Street was set t o o p e n l o w e r, w i t h D o w Jones industrial futures down 37 points to 12,300 and S&P 500 futures losing 5.3 points to 1,323.90.

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 1.1 percent to 9,615.55, amid frantic — and unsuccessful — efforts to control a radioactive leak at a nuclear plant damaged by a monster earthquake and tsunami that struck off the country’s northeastern coast on March 11.

Shares of Tokyo Electric Power Co. Inc., the utility known as TEPCO that operates the plant, have been in a free fall since the disaster, nose-diving a staggering 80 p e r c e n t . O n Tu e s d a y, t h e stock hit its lowest level in 60 years.

T E P C O ’s coastal Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power complex has been leaking radiation since the quake and tsunami knocked out its crucial cooling systems. The company is now struggling to contain the crisis and has resorted to pumping contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean. The damage, meanwhile, forced the plant to cut its daily power supply in Tokyo and surrounding areas, causing many factories to suspend or limit operations.

Still other companies have limited or stopped production because of supply chain disruptions.

Shares in Japan’s powerhouse auto sector skidded d o w n w a r d . To y o t a M o t o r Corp., the world’s largest automaker, slid 2.4 percent after the company said Monday it will temporarily shut down all of its North American factories because of parts shortages. The temporary shutdowns are likely to take place later this month, affecting 25,000 workers, but no layoffs are expected, the company said.

Honda Motor Corp. dropped 2.5 percent, and Nissan Motor Corp. slumped 2.2 percent.

“The disruption to Japanese supply chains is beginning to become apparent.

Honda is slowing its North American production, but it also announced it will resume homeland production in two weeks,” Bank of America Merrill Lynch said in a report, adding that Nissan was cutting output in China by 10 percent.

Elsewhere, South Korea’s Kospi index rose 0.7 percent to 2,130.43. Australia’s S&P/ ASX 200 rose 0.3 percent to 4,899.80. Benchmarks in Singapore and New Zealand were also higher. Key indexes in the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia dropped. Markets in Hong Kong, mainland C h i n a a n d Ta i w a n w e r e closed for a public holiday.

The Bank of Japan meets this week and investors will be looking to see if it enacts any further policy measures.

The central bank has pumped billions of yen into the economy to keep liquidity flowing through the system. It has also received international support to stem the export-sapping appreciation of the yen following last month’s disaster.

Trading volume was light on Wall Street on Monday, with some investors waiting for Alcoa Inc. to report its first quarter earnings next Monday, the unofficial start of the earnings seasons, before making any big moves.

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Lady Gaga leads MTV’s O Music Award nominations Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK – Lady Gaga and Tyler the Creator lead MTV’s newly inaugurated O Music Awards with three nominations each.

MTV announced Tuesday the categories and nominees for its new Web-based awards show, a celebration of digital music. Categories include best fan cover, most viral dance and best music hashtag meme.

Lady Gaga and rapper Tyler the Creator are among the nominees for most innovative artist and mustfollow artist on Twitter. Lady Gaga is also nominated for favorite animated GIF, a kind of avatar. Tyler the Creator, of the much buzzedabout hip-hop group Odd Future, is also nominated for his remix of Lykke Li’s “Follow Rivers.”

Winners will be decided by fan voting in social media, with the results shown in real-time. The awards will be presented in a live

AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2008, file photo Lady Gaga makes an appearance at MTV Studio’s in Times Square for MTV’s “Total Request Live” show in New York.

Lady Gaga and Tyler the Creator lead MTV’s newly inaugurated O Music Awards with three nominations each,MTV announced Tuesday, April 5, 2011.

hour-long webcast April 28 on MTV websites and mobile apps.

MTV, which is part of the Viacom-owned MTV Networks, hopes the show will do for digital music what its Video Music Awards, launched in 1984, did for the music video. As a reference to the rapidly shifting online world, even the “O” in the OMAs is being left undefined and open to interpretation by viewers.

“Some elements of this will be experimental,” said Dermot McCormack, head of digital media at MTV Music Group. “If there is such a thing as a beta award show, this is it.”

Several of the awards will go to fans or even pets. Best animal performance is a category, with nominees like a parrot dancing to Willow Smith’s song “Whip My Hair.”

Other categories fete the new epicenters of online music, such as best independent music blog, best music discovery service and best performance series. The latter features a group of nominees that pits acclaimed online series like NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concerts” and La Blogotheque’s “Take Away Shows” against MTV’s own “Unplugged.”

“We’re really launching a new franchise here, something that we’re investing in,” says Shannon Connolly, vice president of digital music strategy for MTV Music Group.

Other nominated artists include Kanye West, the Flaming Lips, Nicki Minaj, Arcade Fire and Justin Bieber. Among the non-artist nominees are the comedy site Funny or Die, the music discovery service Pandora and Andy Samberg’s comedy troupe, the Lonely Island.

The network says success for the O Music Awards won’t be assessed by ratings or view counts, but by its cultural influence.

“We won’t be judging by how many streams we do on several websites,” says McCormack. “We will be judging it by how much we can affect the conversation around digital music in the lead-up and beyond.”

Austrian-American, actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, poses for photographers during the MIPTV (International Television Programme Market), Monday, April 4, 2011, in Cannes, southern France. Arnold Schwarzenegger is back in Cannes for the first time in eight years to unveil a new international television series “The Governator”.

AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau

Schwarzenegger says owes success to US, people’s touch Reuters

PARIS - To hear Arnold Schwarzenegger explain the unlikely course of his life as an actor and politician, success boils down to two factors: living in the United States and being a man of the people. The Austrian-born Schwarzenegger, who came to the United States at the age of 21, started his career as a professional bodybuilder before graduating to Hollywood and starring in blockbusters like “Terminator 2” and “True Lies”.

After winning an election to the governership of California and serving a seven-year term — where he earned the nickname “The Gubernator” — he is back on the entertainment circuit promoting an animated series of the same name about the adventures of a comic book alter ego.

Always a showman, he had prom-

ised to return to show business, but had kept his next move under wraps.

“That’s what I wanted to do: surprise people and entertain the world,” he told Reuters television in an interview.

“Am I going to be an action guy in front of the camera and creating all kinds of action? Or is it going to be something else? No-one knew ...

This is going to be a big surprise.”

Even so, the transition from politics back to entertainment would not be difficult for Schwarzenegger, who said the two worlds were close cousins, based on a sense of people. “In both cases you have to form a very good partnership with the people,” he said. “In politics you are working for the people... The same is true for entertainment... You’ve got to be in touch with what it is your audience wants.”

Asked how he had achieved so much, Schwarzenegger gave all the credit to his adoptive country. “I call it an American success story because I don’t think that anywhere in the world would I have been able to do what I did in my life if it wouldn’t have been for America.”

Indian guru Sai Baba in ‘critical’ condition Agence France Presse

HYDERABAD, India – One of India’s most famous spiritual gurus is in a critical condition in the intensive care unit of a southern hospital where thousand of devotees have gathered, local officials said Tuesday.

Satya Sai Baba, 85, who has followers across the world, was admitted to a hospital funded by his organisation in the town of Puttaparthi with lung and chest congestion on March 28.

His condition has since deteriorated and he is now on a ventilator and is receiving kidney dialysis, the most recent health bulletin from the

hospital late on Monday evening said.

“The vital systems are not adequately responding. The condition of Baba is critical. The panel of doctors treating him are doing their best to make the systems respond,” said hospital director A.N. Safaya in a statement.

Thousands of followers have begun arriving in Puttaparthi, in southeastern Andhra Pradesh state, with many agitated by conflicting information given out by local authorities.

Government officials have said his condition is stable.

Sai Baba, whose devotees believe him to be an incarnation of God in human form, has a following of mil-

lions in India and abroad.

The guru, who claims to have performed several miracles including bringing two dead men back to life, counts former Indian prime ministers, top businessmen and even the country’s cricketers among his followers. His organisation funds health and education projects in India.

File photo of Indian guru Satya Sai Baba (C) greeting followers.

Sai Baba is in a critical condition in the intensive care unit of a southern hospital where thousand of devotees have gathered, local officials said Tuesday.

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Ozone layer faces record loss over Arctic Associated Press Writer

GENEVA – The depletion of the ozone layer shielding Earth from damaging ultraviolet rays has reached an unprecedented low over the Arctic this spring because of harmful chemicals and a cold winter, the U.N. weather agency said Tuesday. The Earth’s fragile ozone layer in the Arctic region has suffered a loss of about 40 percent from the start of winter until late March, exceeding the previous seasonal loss of about 30 percent, the World Meteorological Organization said.

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An image of total ozone column profile around the North Pole on March 30, 2011 developed by Finnish Meteorological Institute using satellite and ground based data is seen in this April 5, 2011 handout.

The Geneva-based agency blamed the loss on a buildup of ozone-eating chemicals once widely used as coolants and fire retardants in a variety of appliances and on very cold temperatures in the stratosphere, the second major layer of the Earth’s atmosphere, just above the troposphere.

Arctic ozone conditions vary more than the seasonal ozone “hole” that forms high in the stratosphere near the South Pole each winter and spring, and the temperatures are always warmer than over Antarctica.

Because of changing weather and temperatures some Arctic winters

experience almost no ozone loss while others with exceptionally cold stratospheric conditions can occasionally lead to substantial ozone depletion, U.N. scientists say.

This year the Arctic winter was warmer than average at ground level, but colder in the stratosphere than normal Arctic winters. U.N. officials say the latest losses — unprecedented, but not entirely unexpected — were detected in observations from the ground and from balloons and satellites over the Arctic.

Atmospheric scientists who are concerned about global warming fo-

cus on the Arctic because that is a region where the effects are expected to be felt first.

Ozone scientists have said that significant Arctic ozone depletion is possible in the case of a cold and stable Arctic stratospheric winter.

Ozone losses occur over the polar regions when temperatures drop below -78 degrees Celsius (-108 Fahrenheit), when clouds form in the stratosphere.

Average temperatures in January range from about -40 to 0 C (-40 to 32 F), while average temperatures in July range from about -10 to 10 C (14 to 50 F).

“The Arctic stratosphere continues to be vulnerable to ozone destruction caused by ozone-depleting substances linked to human activities,” said WMO secretary-general Michel Jarraud. “The degree of ozone loss experienced in any particular winter depends on the meteorological conditions.”

Astronauts head to ISS on spaceship Gagarin Agence France Presse

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan – Three astronauts on Tuesday blasted off for the International Space Station in a spaceship named after the first man in space Yuri Gagarin in honour of his historic flight 50 years ago. The two Russians and one American left on a Soyuz rocket from the main launchpad at Russia’s Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the same location where Gagarin went on his historic space mission on April 12, 1961.

The flight in the early hours of the morning left a bright beam of light against the background of the clear starry sky over the vast Kazakh steppe, an AFP correspondent reported. Their mission has been dedicated to Gagarin’s flight — which gave the Soviet Union its greatest Cold War victory over the United

States — and their Soyuz capsule is named after and even inscribed with the name of the cosmonaut.

“The flight is normal,” mission control told the crew, who waved and gave the thumbs-up sign to a camera relaying images from the capsule back to Earth. Cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyaev and Andrei Borisenko are making their first space flight while US astronaut Ronald Garan is making his second mission, having already flown on US shuttle Discovery in 2008.

“We are feeling good,” said the voice of one of the crew, apparently flight commander Samokutyaev. “I wish you success and a good flight,” said the head of Russia’s space agency, Anatoly Perminov.

As well as his name, the exterior of the Soyuz capsule is decorated with a picture of Gagarin in his iconic space suit and also the

famous “Let’s Go!” slogan he pronounced at blast off in 1961. The craft successfully went into Earth orbit and is due to dock with the ISS at 2318 GMT on Wednesday, after a two-day journey.

The mission is a centrepiece of celebrations for the half century of manned spaceflight and there had been worries it could miss the anniversary after a technical problem forced a delay from the original March 30 lift-off date.

Russian state television said the crew were taking a recording of the famous radio exchanges between Gagarin in his tiny capsule and chief Soviet rocket designer Sergei Korolyov on the ground from half a century ago. Also going to space was an icon presented by the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church as well as a small toy dog presented by Samokutyaev’s daughter.

British scouts to ‘be prepared’ with sex education Agence France Presse

LONDON – British scouts are giving their age-old motto “be prepared” a new twist with the launch Tuesday of sex education classes in a bid to

AFP/File/Leon Neal

Scouts takes part in a Tai Chi class on Brownsea Island, southern England, in 2007 as a part of the Centenary of the Scout movement.

British scouts are giving their ageold motto “be prepared” a new twist with the launch of sex education classes in a bid to tackle the country’s high rates of sexually transmitted diseases.

help tackle the country’s high rates of sexually transmitted diseases.

The Scout Association is adding learning about the birds and the bees to its more traditional activities such as camping, canoeing and climbing.

The programme, for scouts aged 14-18, is designed to encourage young people to learn about relationships and sexual health “with their peers and trusted adults,” said the group.

Called “My Body, My Choice”, it includes a range of activities such as a “condom quiz” and a “sexually transmitted infections” card game.

The “fluid exchange game” uses plastic cups and food colouring to

demonstrate how quickly fluid and infection can spread.

Britain is the sick man of Europe when it comes to sexual health, with the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections and teenage pregnancies, according to official figures.

“We want to help young people become confident, clued up and aware,” said Bear Grylls, chief scout and presenter of TV adventure shows. “We only get one body, so respect it and people will respect you.”

The association said that scout groups will be given material for the course but insisted that individual scout leaders can choose whether or not to run the programme.

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Rooney charged over foul-mouthed TV outburst Agence France Presse

AP Photo/ Alberto Saiz

Barcelona’s Gerard Pique, left, reacts after scoring against Villarreal with fellow team members during their Spanish La Liga soccer match at Madrigal stadium in Villarreal, Saturday, April 2, 2011.

Barca face Shakhtar seeking glory on three fronts Agence France Presse

BARCELONA РBarcelona took a decisive step towards winning the Spanish league for the third consecutive time at the weekend and now turn their attention to the Champions League where they face Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday. Coach Pep Guardiola has overseen a remarkable run of success since taking over at the Nou Camp in the summer of 2008 and now Bar̤a enter the final stages of the season fighting on three fronts.

When Guardiola arrived, Barca were in disarray with coach Frank Rijkaard having left under a cloud, unable to maintain discipline in the dressing room, and they had to play the qualifying round of the Champions League.

In his first season Barça won an unprecedented six trophies and then last year they won the league and cup double while Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan knocked them out of the Champions League in an epic tie.

Barça arrive at the quarter-finals in impressive form domestically as they are now eight points clear of Mourinho’s Real Madrid after they beat Villarreal 1-0 at the weekend.

It appeared a difficult game on paper but despite a number of absentees they were always in control.

In defence Carles Puyol, Eric

Abidal and Maxwell were all out while Pedro Rodriguez was also injured and Leo Messi only fit enough to start on the bench. Meanwhile, Xavi Hernandez was missing through suspension. Pedro is expected to be ready to face Shakhtar with Messi and Maxwell also fit but Puyol is unlikely to be make it in time, so it is likely that Sergio Busquets will play at centre-half alongside Gerard Pique.

With Barca also playing the final of the Copa del Rey at the end of this month, striker David Villa admits that the next few weeks will be key to the success of their season.

“At the moment I would not accept two out of the three titles. We have some very big games coming up now and that is the reason why I came here.

We have to get a good result against Shakhtar at home so that we don’t suffer too much in the return leg,” he said,

LONDON – England’s Football Association (FA) has charged Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney following his foul-mouthed outburst into a television camera during Saturday’s 4-2 win over West Ham at Upton Park. An FA statement read: “The FA has charged Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney for the use of offensive, insulting and/or abusive language.

“This charge relates to an incident during his side’s fixture with West Ham United at the Boleyn Ground on Saturday April 2, 2011. “Rooney has until 6pm (1700 GMT) on April 5 to respond to the charge.”

As Rooney celebrated with United team-mates after completing his hat-trick from the penalty spot - United having been 2-0 down earlier - the England star was caught uttering a series of audible expletives towards the camera. Rooney’s swearing was beamed around the world by Sky Sports with the game televised in more than 200 countries and the incident prompted an on-air

apology from the broadcasters.

While the England player said the emotion of giving his side the lead after they trailed 2-0 at halftime had prompted his outburst, England’s FA took a different view. Widespread press reports Sunday had quoted an FA spokesperson as saying: “We will look at it. We obviously don’t condone foul and abusive language.”

FA director Sir Trevor Brooking had also said the governing body would have to investigate Rooney’s behaviour at Upton Park. Rooney apologised for his outburst in a statement released by United on Saturday evening.

He said: “I want to apologise for any offence that may have been caused by my goal celebration, especially any parents or children that were watching. Emotions were running high and on reflection my heat-of-the-moment reaction was inappropriate. It was not aimed at anyone in particular.” It is not the first time Rooney has been in trouble for ranting into television cameras.

He also upset England fans during last year’s World Cup when he turned to a camera and verbally attacked them for jeering at the end of a 0-0 draw with Algeria in the group stages.

while also hoping to bring an end to his poor run in front of goal.

Despite having become the all-time top goal scorer for Spain, with two recent strikes against the Czech Republic, he has not found the back of the net in six games for Barca.

“I am not going to score by sitting down here and saying it a 1000 times.

When you are not scoring you think about a lot of things but what I have to do is work hard and be calm.”

Barça are looking for their ninth straight Champions League home win but Shakhtar, playing for the first time in the quarter-finals, travel with some optimism.

While Barca beat them in the Uefa Super Cup in August 2009, the Ukrainians won the last time they met at the Nou Camp, a 3-2 win in their final game of the 2008-09 Champions League group stage.

Mexes undergoes successful knee operation Agence France Presse

ROME – France centre-back Philippe Mexes underwent a successful operation on his torn cruciate knee ligament on Tuesday, Ansa news agency reported. The

operation lasted about half an hour and was said to have been “perfectly successful” with the 29-year-old due to remain in hospital for two to three days.

Roma’s Mexes was injured during Sunday’s 2-0 defeat at home to

Juventus and is expected to be out for four months, meaning he will not play again this season.

He may, however, have played his last game for Roma as his contract will expire in June and he is rumoured to be a target for AC Milan.

AFP PHOTO/GLYN KIRK

Manchester United’s English striker Wayne Rooney gestures as he leaves the pitch at half time in the English Premier League football match between West Ham United and Manchester United at the Boleyn Ground, Upton Park, in East London, England, on April 2, 2011.

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Playoff berth ends miserable stretch for Knicks Associated Press Writer

GREENBURGH, N.Y. – Even while chasing championships in Detroit, Chauncey Billups couldn’t help but notice the comedy of errors playing in New York.

Larry Brown, his beloved coach with the Pistons, lasted just one tumultuous season with the Knicks before a contentious parting that went all the way to Commissioner David Stern’s office.

Isiah Thomas, one of the all-time greats as a Detroit player, became a spectacular failure here as a coach and executive. In New York City, the Motor City and beyond, the Knicks had become a punch line.

“Anything that goes on in New York is everywhere. It’s not just in y’alls’ papers, it’s kind of everywhere,” Billups said Monday, a day after the Knicks clinched their first playoff berth since 2004. “So I followed that, man, and it was, it was kind of unpleasant to see that.”

OK, so maybe the Knicks

weren’t quite the Clippers. The longtime losers from Los Angeles have been the NBA’s standard when it comes to failed franchises.

On the court, though, the Knicks were even worse. From the start of the 2004-05 season to the end of 2009-10, only the Minnesota Timberwolves were worse — by three wins — than New York, which compiled a .352 winning percentage, according to STATS, LLC. Throw in a sexual harassment lawsuit against Thomas and Madison Square Garden by a former franchise executive, the drama involving Stephon Marbury, and it seemed everyone was laughing at the Knicks. “What I found here is that everyone wants to mock the Knicks because they don’t really want to see them get good,” team

president Donnie Walsh said. “I didn’t. In Indiana, I did not want to see the Knicks get good because they could be good for a long time.” Maybe they’re on their way.

Though the Knicks’ drought matched Minnesota’s for the NBA’s longest, they won’t be an inexperienced club when they return to the big stage in less than two weeks. Billups, Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony have all played deep into the postseason, meaning the Knicks’ core would be as tested as anyone outside of Boston among Eastern Conference teams.

“We have three guys who expected to be there,” coach Mike D’Antoni said. “So it’s not like, ‘look we did.’ This is a normal day for them.”

AP Photo/Mary Altaffer

New York Knicks’ Amare Stoudemire gets a basket against New Jersey Nets’ Kris Humphries during the first half of NBA basketball game, Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Serena saves American tennis despite not playing Associated Press Writer

LONDON — Although she hasn’t played since winning Wimbledon nine months ago, Serena Williams somehow managed to move up two spots to No. 10 in the WTA rankings Monday, making her the only tennis player from the United States — male or female — in the top 10.

She’s alone because her sister Venus slipped from ninth to 15th, while Andy Roddick dropped from eighth to 14th in the ATP rankings. The upper echelons of both rankings have been

loaded with Americans since computerized lists began for the men in 1973 and the women two years later, but that could soon change.

Americans have never been absent from both top 10s at the same time. For the first time in ATP history, U.S. men were without any top-10 representative last year when Roddick bounced in and out of the elite group; the country was last without a top-10 women’s player in May 2007.

Serena Williams has won 13 Grand Slam singles titles in her career but suffered a pulmonary embolism in Febru-

AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File

FILE - In this May 7, 2010 file photo, Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts during her semifinal tennis match against Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome.

ary and was hospitalized to remove a grapefruit-sized hemotoma from her stomach. Before that, and shortly after winning her fourth title at the All England Club in July, she cut her foot on glass at a restaurant — resulting in a pair of operations.

But the amount of points she amassed up until then were enough to put her back in the top 10 for the first time since January because her sister and Marion Bartoli of France both dropped points in this week’s rankings. Venus Williams hasn’t played since retiring because of an abdominal injury in the third round of the Australian Open on Jan. 21. It’s not known when either Williams will return to the tour.

“As the rankings are based on a 52week cumulative cycle, this is something that actually happens often with players, as their ranking can move both up and down despite not playing an event, as other players may have more points coming on or dropping off,” the WTA said.

Serena Williams’ stay in the top 10 could be a short one, however, because she leads No. 11 Shahar Peer of Israel by only five points, 3,035 to 3,030. And at No. 9, Sony Ericsson Open finalist Maria Sharapova of Russia is on the rise with 3,726 after spending more than two years out of the top 10.

“The next points to fall off Serena’s record are from Rome last year (395), so her point total of 3,035 will remain

unchanged until (May),” the WTA said.

But Peer can move ahead of Serena Williams by reaching the quarterfinals

at this week’s Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina, according to the WTA.

Indonesian government grateful for FIFA support Reuters

JAKARTA - FIFA’s decision to remove power from the chaotic Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) has been warmly received by the southeast Asian country’s government. Soccer’s world governing body said on Monday they would appoint a normalisation committee to run the PSSI and organise presidential elections by May 21 [ID:nLDE7331XL].

“The government warmly welcomes FIFA’s decision because it means the government and FIFA are in agreement,” Sports Minister Andi Mallarangeng told local media on Tuesday.

“As soon as the committee is formed, the government will facilitate it so it can work immediately and start preparing for the PSSI congress.” FIFA’s move came after weeks of protests against controversial PSSI head Nurdin Halid and his organisation’s failure to stop the popular breakaway Indonesian Pre-

mier League (LPI) which was started in January by local oil tycoon Arifin Panigoro. FIFA said the PSSI had lost all credibility in Indonesia and were not in a position to control the current crisis. The news of FIFA’s intervention was also welcomed by the LPI, who have received government support from the outset and have been working with the Indonesian Professional Sports Body instead of the PSSI. “Right now, we will keep running with the Indonesian Professional Sports State Body (BOPI) but we are sure that the new officers of the PSSI will accept LPI,” league official Abi Hasantoso told Reuters.

“The LPI is based on FIFA’s direction ‘For the Good of the Game’ and the AFC’s (Asian Football Confederation) Pro-League Committee.”

Halid and Panigoro, along with Nirwan D. Bakrie and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Toisutta, are believed to be the four PSSI presidential candidates FIFA rejected on Monday.

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Rossi ‘wasn’t trying to pass Stoner’ Jerez - Valentino Rossi says he was not even trying to overtake Casey Stoner when he took the Honda rider out of second in the Spanish Grand Prix.

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Repsol Honda Team’s Australian Casey Stoner (R) and Ducati Team’s Italian Valentino Rossi (L) crash during the MotoGP race of the Spanish Prix at Jerez’s racetrack in Jerez de la Frontera on April 3, 2011.

Ferrari focused on single-lap speed FERRARI says it is focusing on improving its one-lap performance following a disappointing season opener in Australia. The team arrived in Melbourne with high expectations but was unable to match the pace of its main rivals, especially in qualifying.

Fernando Alonso qualified in fifth position, with team-mate Felipe Massa down in eighth. The team’s deputy technical director Pat Fry said

Ferrari was happier with its race pace, which is why it has focused its efforts on improve its single-lap form.

“After the opening round in Australia, we have spent a lot of time analysing all the data acquired in Melbourne and one clear fact is that our race pace there was definitely better than the one we had in qualifying,” said Fry. “Much of that was down to how

AFP PHOTO / Paul CROCK

Scuderia Ferrari driver Felipe Massa of Brazil (L) brakes hard into a corner ahead of Sauber F1 Ferrari driver Sergio Perez of Mexico (R) during Formula One’s Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 27, 2011.

our car uses its tyres, so a major part of the analysis has focussed on looking at our one-lap performance, when compared to long run performance in the race.

“In addition, we have looked at that other important factor, aerodynamics, to see in which areas we can unlock more of the car’s potential.

The results of all these studies have provided us with the basis of a test programme which we will be working through in Malaysia.”

Fry said the team will have several new parts to test ahead of the upcoming races in the hope of closing the gap to the front of the field.

“After analysing qualifying and race data from Melbourne, there are already things we plan to change and improve for Malaysia,” added Fry. “These will be added in to an already busy pre-planned test programme with further aerodynamic updates that were always planned for this race.

“But we have also added a further three or four test items and probably there will be even more new parts to test arriving in the few days between the Malaysia and China races. It’s a case of constant development throughout the season.”

Rossi had made rapid progress from 11th on the grid on the wet track, but fell when challenging Stoner for second place and knocked the Honda over in the process. The former champion said he had simply outbraked himself and dodged to the inside hoping to miss Stoner.

“When I arrived behind Stoner, I didn’t want to overtake him in the moment of braking, but I braked a bit too deep compared to him, and I arrived too fast and I didn’t have enough room to go on the outside so I tried to go on the inside to make less problems for both of us but unfortunately I lost the front and I also took him out,” said Rossi.

“It’s completely my mistake and I have to say sorry to Casey. I know that he’s very angry because he didn’t make any mistakes. I went straight to say sorry.”

When Rossi apologised to Stoner in the Honda pit afterwards, television cameras caught the Australian asking Rossi about the health of his injured shoulder and suggesting his ‘ambition outweighed his talent’.

Rossi laughed off his rival’s comments.

“I don’t know, maybe he doesn’t know exactly who I am!” Rossi said to Italia1 television. “But it’s okay, it’s fair enough, he’s angry and I

would be too. I’ve made a mistake and for me it was important to apologise. I’m not so interested in what he says.”

Although Rossi came back to fifth place after the incident, he was confident he could have won the race had he stayed upright.

“When it was wet I did the fastest lap, so I had a clear chance to win the race,” Rossi admitted to reporters.

“At the end the fifth place is a positive result if it was in the dry, but in the wet we were more competitive. We were lucky today with the weather, and the weather gave us a great chance to have the first victory or the first podium with the Ducati. Unfortunately I threw away this chance with a mistake.”

He was encouraged that his damaged shoulder - which is still recovering after winter surgery to fix an injury sustained in a motocross crash a year ago - was not an issue in the wet.

“In the wet I could ride at 100 per cent with my shoulder,” Rossi said. “I could brake where my eyes said to brake, because the force on the shoulder in the wet is a lot less because the grip of the tyre is less.

It’s since the beginning of last year that I’ve not had this feeling. This made me optimistic.”