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The Custom ofﬁcers show the methamphetamine that conﬁscated from Nikolaos when he arrived in Ngurah Rai Airport, Bali Island on Monday (3/10) night.

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Custom arrested drug smuggler Carrying 4.2 kg or methamphetamine IBP

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Denpasar – Ngurah Rai Custom ofﬁcer once again successful in uncovering the smuggling attempt of drugs to Bali. The 4.202 kg of illegal drugs was carried by a man from Greece, Nikolaos Bouikidis .

The Head of Ngurah Rai Custom, I Made Wijaya, said that the man who works as a bus driver was arrested on Monday, October 3, 2011. At first, the officers were suspicious with the man coming from Qtar Airways QR 0638. After the examination using x-ray, the officers interviewed him and checked his luggage. During the inspection, the custom officers found something suspicious on the wall of his briefcase. “After thorough inspection, we found crystal hidden on the wall

of his briefcase. We suspected that it was narcotics,” Wijaya said. Then, the ofﬁcer carried out KIT test and the result was positive, the crystal is methamphetamine with the value up to 10 billion rupiah. For the criminal act, Nikolaos is violating the law number 113 no 35 in 2009 about drugs. He can received 5 years in prison up to death penalty and 1 billion rupiah of ﬁne. (kmb18)

BHA requires hotels to take advantage of alternative energy Bali Post

DENPASAR - Bali Hotel Association (BHA) requires the hotel industry to utilize alternative energy such as wind energy or solar energy to reduce the energy consumption. The industrial sector is recorded to use the largest energy with the growth of 39.6 percent in 1990 to 51.86 percent in 2009. The ﬁgure is more than half of the total national energy consumption. BHA Executive Director, Djinaldi Gosana, said that most com-

ponents of Bali tourism continued to actively reduce the energy usage in their respective working environment, through energy conservation program. “We require the hoteliers particularly the BHA members to utilize alternative energy. Of the 103 hotels belonging to BHA, 30 percent have done the efﬁciency,” said Djinaldi in Denpasar. According to him, Bali as the leading tourist destination in Indonesia was in great need of energy supply to operate. “So far, large hotels

have always been made a scapegoat wasting the largest amount of energy. Therefore, we will drive out the hotel owners who do not want to make savings,” he threatened. Meanwhile, Co-Team Leader of Energy Efﬁciency in Industrial, Commercial and Public Sector (EINCOPS), Melany Tedja, said that Indonesia received a grant worth USD 10 million from the government of Denmark to explore the potential of energy efﬁciency in various industries and communities. “The Danish government pro-

vided the assistance without expecting anything in return because the most important thing for them is that Indonesia can do various efforts for improving the energy efﬁciency in several sectors,” she said. She said that Danish government strongly supported the program of Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources having ambition to curb the energy consumption in 2025 amounting to 33.85 percent pursuant to the Business-as-Usual scenario. Continued on page 6

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Hugh Grant pressures Cameron on hacking Reuters

MANCHESTER, England - Hugh Grant, making a foray into politics, said on Tuesday Prime Minister David Cameron must make good on promises to clean up the press after a phone-hacking scandal centred on Rupert Murdochâ€™s News Corp. Grant, who suspects his mobile phone messages have been intercepted by tabloid journalists, earlier met Cameron to press his case for reform in the light of a scandal that has shaken the British establishment. â€œWe had a sort of charm-off really,â€? joked Grant, who played the role of prime minister in the movie â€œLove Actually,â€? when asked about the meeting with Cameron at the Conservative Partyâ€™s annual conference in Manchester. Cameron has appointed judge Brian Leveson to head an independent inquiry

into the media, its recommendations due to come in a year. â€œHe did make all the right noises. Will he still be making the right noises when Leveson reports?â€? Grant added at a packed public meeting on the sidelines of the conference. â€œNice man, but weâ€™ll see.â€? Cameronâ€™s reputation has been tarnished by the phone-hacking scandal involving the now-defunct News of the World tabloid, part of Rupert Murdochâ€™s News Corp. Cameron has been criticised for his

decision to hire former News of the World editor Andy Coulson as his communications chief in 2007 -- accepting his assurances that he knew nothing of phone-hacking that occurred under his editorship. Coulson resigned as an aide to Cameron in January and police arrested him in July on suspicion of corruption and trying to intercept communications. He was freed on bail. Actor Hugh Grant takes part in a fringe meeting arranged by the pressure group â€˜Hacked Offâ€™, during todayâ€™s session of the Liberal Democrat party Annual Conference, held in Birmingham, Engalnd, Sunday Sept. 18, 2011.

Libyan revolutionary ďŹ ghters celebrate after taking Abu Hadi, a village near Sirte, Libya, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011.

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SIRTE, Libya â€” Families ďŹ‚owed out of Moammar GadhaďŹ â€™s besieged hometown Tuesday, exhausted and battered by weeks of hiding from shelling and gunbattles with no meat or vegetables or electricity â€” but unbowed in their deep distrust of the revolutionaries trying to crush this bastion of the old regime. The ďŹ‚eeing residents were a sign of how resistance to Libyaâ€™s new rulers remains entrenched among those who beneďŹ ted from GadhaďŹ â€™s nearly 42-year rule. Many of those ďŹ‚eeing Sirte said that the stiff defense against revolutionary ďŹ ghters who have been trying to battle their way into Sirte for three weeks is coming not from GadhaďŹ â€™s military units but from residents themselves, volunteering to take up arms. â€œThis so-called revolution is not worth it,â€? said Moussa Ahmed, 31,

who sat in a line of cars waiting to go through a checkpoint of ďŹ ghters searching those exiting the city. â€œBut we canâ€™t say anything now; when we meet the revolutionaries we have to hide our feelings.â€? The battle for Sirte, on the Mediterranean coast 250 miles (400 kilometers) southeast of Tripoli, has become the focal point of the campaign by Libyaâ€™s new rulers to break the last remnants of GadhaďŹ â€™s rule. More than six weeks after the then-rebels swept into Tripoli and ousted the longtime leader, GadhaďŹ remains on the run, his whereabouts unknown, and his supporters remain in control not only of Sirte but also the city of Bani Walid and parts of the desert south. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday that the NATO air mission over Libya canâ€™t end and the political process canâ€™t begin until Sirte is taken. Libyaâ€™s de facto Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril said Monday that

Sirte must fall before the transitional leadership can declare victory and set a timeline for elections. The ďŹ ght has been grueling. After three weeks, revolutionary forces have managed to get just over a mile (two kilometers) into the city. Heavily armed GadhaďŹ loyalists are holed up in the Ouagadougou Conference Center, a grandiose hall built by GadhaďŹ in the city center for international summits, and in the city hospital, revolutionary commanders said. On Tuesday, ďŹ ghters eased shelling to allow residents to escape, and hundreds of cars ďŹ lled with men, women and children lined up at checkpoints at Sirteâ€™s eastern exit. Mothers carrying babies in blankets stood by the side of the road, their children clutching their robes, as revolutionary ďŹ ghters riďŹ‚ed through their cars, searching through mattresses, clothes and other belongings for hidden weapons.

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One dead in New York helicopter crash Reuters

NEW YORK - One person died and four others were injured when a helicopter crashed into New York Cityâ€™s East River on Tuesday, setting off a rescue effort in the choppy, murky waters, police said. The Bell 206 helicopter crashed moments after lifting off from a heliport on 34th Street on the east side of Manhattan. Rescue workers pulled the pilot and three passengers from the river, while a fourth passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. The National Transportation Safety Board said it would investigate the cause of the crash, which occurred just before 3:30 p.m. local time. All four adult passengers were tourists. The privately-owned chopper sank quickly after hitting the dark, cold river just feet away from the helipad. Within minutes, more than a dozen boats along with divers and emergency workers using ladders, ďŹ‚otation devices and buoys descended on the scene in an intense rescue effort, At least two of the passengers were seriously injured in the accident.

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Search and rescue teams are seen in the East River after a helicopter with ďŹ ve people aboard crashed into the East River after taking off from the 34th street helipad in New York October 4, 2011.

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Japan to hold whale hunts despite activist threats Associated Press Writer

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Amanda Knox, left, is comforted by her sister, Deanna Knox, during a news conference shortly after her arrival at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, in Seattle.

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Cleared on appeal, Amanda Knox returns home to Seattle Reuters

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President Yudhoyono leads ceremony to observe TNI anniversary Antara

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President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono led a ceremony to mark the 66th anniversary of Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) at Cilangkap Headquarters, East Jakarta, on Wednesday.

JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono led a ceremony to mark the 66th anniversary of Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) at Cilangkap Headquarters, East Jakarta, on Wednesday. As the inspector of ceremony, the head of state was ﬂanked by TNI Chief Admiral Agus Suhartono, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Pramono Edhie Wibowo, Navy Chief of Staf Admiral Soeparno, and Air Force Chief of Staff Marshal Imam Sufaat. Also present on the occasion were Vice President Boediono, National Police Chief Gen Timur Pradopo, a number of cabinet ministers, House of Representatives Speaker Marzuki Alie, People`s

Consultative Assembly chairman Taufik Kiemas, and several representatives of friendly countries. The memorial ceremony was led by Colonel Sugiharto Prapto who serves as Wing Commander of Carbolic Air Force Academy (AAU). The ceremony also displayed a series of weaponry and equipment, and featured performances such as parachuting and martial arts, flyby of five Sukhoi fighter jets and a Hawk fighter jet. This year`s ceremony to mark the 66th anniversary of TNI is themed, “With Integrity and Professionalism, TNI With Ntional Components Are Ready to Maintain and Uphold the Sovereignty and Integrity of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKR).”

RI potentially become rice exporter: farmers Antara

JAKARTA - The gvernment needs to be more selective in its policies on farm seeds in order to make Indonesia a world rice production center, a farmers group said here on Tuesday. The Indonesian Peasants Alliance (API) said by selecting the right policy for all farmers, especially in educating them to raise their products` competitiveness, Indonesia potentially could became a number one rice exporter in the region. “Our farmers can competing in local market, but there is still a big question about Indonesia being a

rice exporter, since we are beaten by Vietnam in the terms of quality control,” said Mudzakir, Chairman of the Board of Indonesian Peasant Alliance during a session of ASEAN Food Security Conference. Mudzakir said the biggest challenge to aim the dream of being a rice production center in the world is lacks of education to peasants. “Food security in the community

should be achived by educating the peasants. For instance, they need to know how to maintain crop prices through “wait and see” selling mechanism, so they could gain more proﬁt from the harvest,” he said. Muzdakir also hoped the government would consider a “pro peasant” policy in term of funding and building infrastructures for agriculture, as he reiterating that the government should be more focusing on imbalance of welfare between peasants. “Traders gather scattered ‘aking’ rice or dried rice. It is sold

Millions of short text messages needed to support Komodo in N7W Antara

KOMODO ISLAND - Former Vice President M Jusuf Kalla has called on Indonesian people to send short text messages (SMS) by mobile phones for the inclusion of Komodo Island into the New Seven Wonders of Nature (N7WN) list. “The chance is still wide open. Around 100 SMS are still needed,” Kalla said here on Tuesday. Despite the tourism and culture ministry`s decision to withdraw the island from the N7WN competition, the Komodo Island ranked in 24th place in the N7WN list. The text message voting will continue until November 11, 2011. “Vote Komodo for Indonesia. Type `komodo` and send it to 9818 to cast your vote,” Kalla said. He is optimistic that if the Indonesian people give their support, Komodo Island will win. “There are 150 million mobile phone users

in Indonesia. We still have 40 days. So, 25 million people sending text messages will be enough,” he said. During Idul Fitri Muslim Holiday early September 2011, around one billion short text messages of greeting were sent within a week, he said. The inclusion of Komodo Island in the New Seven Wonders would be beneﬁcial economically to Indonesia and Flores Island in particular, he said. “If it`s successful, Flores will become the second Bali. This region will be famous, ad people will stay in Flores, not on other islands. The whole world will know, and NTT, which is now the poorest region, will improve in term of its people`s welfare,” he said. Kalla, who has been appointed as the ambassador of Komodo Island, also called on the media to help promote Komodo Island. The island is part of Komodo National Park and is especially known for its nativ13:16e Komodo Dragon - the world`s largest living lizard.

Rp1,600kgs in the District of Demak, Central Java, June 2010. Consuming aking rice is often the habit of poor people in some remote villages as the price of rice or cassava is no longer affordable,” he said. Previously, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appealed to all farmers to work hand in hand to make Indonesia the world`s rice production center. “We can increase our rice production signiﬁcantly so our dream of turning Indonesia into a rice production center in the country or the world can come into being,” the

president said in August. The President said the government had committed itself to increase budget allocations for the agricultural sector. Hopefully, Indonesia would have a rice surplus of up to 10 million tons in the years to come. ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) and AMAF Plus Three meetings are being organized here from October 3 to 9, ahead of a major ASEAN Food Security Conference under the theme “Facilitating Food Trade and Investment, Advancing Food Security”.

Shallow volcanic quakes dominate mt lokon`s activity Antara

MANADO - During the past few days, North Sulawesi`s Mt Lokon`s activity was dominated by shallow volcanic quakes, an ofﬁcer at the volcano`s observation post said. On Tuesday (Oct 4), 16 shallow volcanic quakes happened between 00:00 am and 6:00 pm, Yudi, an ofﬁcer at the mountain`s observation post, said here Tuesday. Within a 24-hour period on Monday (Oct 3) the observation post recorded three deep volcanic quakes (VA) and 26 shallow volcanic quakes. Besides, the monitoring post also reported 11 gushing earthquakes occurred and seven distant tectonic earthquakes. On Tuesday one distant tectonic earthquake with 19 millimeters amplitude and 75 seconds duration was recorded, he said. Shallow volcanic earthquakes were recorded 16 times with an amplitude of 3-8 millimeters. 75 seconds duration, gushing quakes also

occurred twice with an amplitude 35-45 millimeters. From visual observations, Yudi said , thin, moderate, and thick smoke was spewed from the Tompaluan crater on Mount Lokon to a height of 150-200 meters. “This activity is still above normal when viewed from its seismicity,” said Yudi. During the past two days, no eruptions were seen happening from the Tompaluan crater but the Vulcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Agency (PVMBG) in Bandung still put the status of Mount Lokon at alert level III. “The mount`s danger radius has not yet been reduced, the PVMBG still set 2.5 kilometers from the crater, because sudden bursts of incandescent material could still fall within the radius,” said the Observation Lokon and Mahawu Monitoring post chief Farid Ruskanda Bina. Under normal circumstances, volcanic earthquakes recorded up to ﬁve times, but after its status was raised to alert level III, seismic activity has not subsided into the normal range.

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Bali Today Ubud Writers and Readers Festival held in Ubud Lakuâ€?, a long poem in the traditional form of geguritan, '(13$6$5 7KH $1= 8EXG :ULWHUV DQG 5HDGHUV )HVWLYDO VWDUWHG ÂżYH GD\ ORQJ HYHQW Sidemen put into writing his inRQ :HGQHVGD\ $FFRUGLQJ WR WKH RUJDQL]HU .DGHN 3XUQDPL WKLV \HDU IHVWLYDO KDV JURZQ DQG ner conflicts, anguish and, most importantly, his determination to H[SDQGHG LQWR ELJJHU HYHQW tread the solitary path of spiriShe claimed that it has become with a visual interpretation of the temple, some 200 meters west tual seeker. He declared his intention to the icon event of Ubud. She also festivalâ€™s main theme; Nandurin of the palace. The tribute will be said that the Ubud business com- Karang Awak (Cultivate the Land dedicated to the late Ida Pedanda lead a simple life to discipline munity had come out in force to Within). The opening ceremony Made Sidemen, known as one of his body and stated that â€œa man support the festival, providing will also see two famed poets: the islandâ€™s greatest kawi-wiku who doesnâ€™t have a rice field, should strive to cultivate the generous sponsorship in many Made Adyana Ole from Bali and (poet priest). forms. Rodaan Al Galidi from the NethS i d e m e n c o m p o s e d m a n y land within himselfâ€?, a line that Witning Kaoripan (the origin erlands recite their best works. influential pieces on Balinese inspires the festivalâ€™s theme. Two of the islandâ€™s leading of life), a dance repertoire espeLater in the evening, a spe- Hinduism, spiritual teachings and contemporary composers, I Ketut cially commissioned for the cer- cial homage will be held at the literature. emony, will provide the audience Wantilan hall of Ubudâ€™s Dalem In his masterpiece â€œSalampah Lanus and Made Subandi, comIBP

posed a special musical repertoire to show their respect to the great poet. Initiator of the event, De Neefe, revealed that the festival had grown into a majestic celebration of multiculturalism, attracting speakers and audience from numerous countries and cultural backgrounds, as well as a lively discourse that brought together creators from diverse fields, from writers, musicians and dramatists to graphic designers. The first Ubud Writers and Readers Festival was held in 2004 as a peaceful response to the 2002 Bali bombings.

Foreign Divers Admire Marine Life of East Bali The beauty of undersea vista with a rich diversity of biota invites admiration of divers from around the world. In fact, the life of coral reefs and various kinds of ornaPHQWDO ÂżVK OLYLQJ DW VRPH SRLQWV of waters is considered undersea heaven. According to some tourists, biodiversity living under the sea around Bali in fact has a natural charm that is very compelling. Even, they are almost the same as the charm offered by Bunaken (Manado, North Sulawesi), which has been known throughout the world. Jemeluk waters for example. According to some tourists, the tourist resort at Purwakerti Beach has peculiarities that could not be found in waters anywhere in the world. Coral reefs in this tourist resort make tourists to drop their option for diving in this area. Diverse endangered coral reefs belonged to aquapora species and a number of new ones could only be found at Jemeluk Beach. In terms of its form, they vary. Some species resemble to a form of WDEOH RU Ă€RZHUV ,Q DGGLWLRQ WKHUH LV DOVR D UDUH ÂżVK VSHFLHV VXFK DV unibrand, stingrays, tuna, sharks, and green turtles. I Gede Suta as one of the tourism businesspeople in this region revealed that at Jemeluk could be found a Japanese shipwreck of World War II with the size of 14 x 10 meters. The ship had been overgrown by beautiful coral reefs

Oakley Pro Junior Moved To Keramas Antara

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Amed is one of the wonderful diving site in the eastern part of Bali and widely favored because of its beauty. When glancing at the sea from the cliffs, it will be seen a beautiful scenery with Mount Agung as the background and a vast expanse of sea. According to story developing in the local community, the name Jemeluk comes from the word â€˜nyelukâ€™standing for the bay. Therefore, Jemeluk poses a beautiful bay with calm and not bumpy waves. â€œSince the water is crystal clear, visitors can see the beauty of coral reefs and marine biota living in it from the top of the cliff,â€? said Gede Suta. In the midst of rapid development of marine tourism, the issue

on the damage to coral reef is indeed frightening specter for the circle of marine tourism entrepreneurs. According to Suta, the damage of existing coral reefs at Jemeluk was not solely caused by human activities. The existing damage was due to residual stray of bomb during the World War II. Nevertheless, such damage starts diminishing because of the growth of new coral reef. Meanwhile, various efforts had been made to preserve it. One of them was by developing cubical DUWLÂżFLDO UHHI UHVHPEOLQJ D S\UDPLG that had been cultivated since several years ago. (B N/BB)

G I A N YA R - T h e O a k l e y Worl d P ro J uni or Ba l i moved to Keramas for da y t hre e of c ompe t i t i on. Ba l i â€™s fa mous ri ght -ha nd reef break churned out c l e a n 5-6 foot (2-2. 5 me ter) sets for the remaini ng e i ght he a t s of M e nâ€™s Round 1. H a w a i i â€™s K e a n u A s ing (Ewa Beach, Oahu) started the day with style, t a ki ng off l a t e a nd de e p, then locked into a solid tube. â€œI couldnâ€™t relax unt i l t he fi na l s i re n, â€? he s a i d he re , Tue s da y. The c row d roa re d a s he came flying out and the judges awarded him a 9.70 (out of a possible 10). E i g h t e e n y e a r- o l d A s i n g left his two opponents Nat Young (S a nt a Cruz , U S A ) a n d To n j o D a r m a p u t r a (IDN) to play catch-up for t he re s t of t he he a t . Young a nd D a rma put ra re l e ga t e d i nt o t he s udde n de a t h RD 2 he a t s . Late yesterday afternoon at Canggu American

surfer Conner Coffin (USA) finished off competition with a massive upset, def e a t i n g l a s t y e a r â€™s O a k l e y Wo r l d P r o J u n i o r B a l i Champion, Jack Freestone (AUS) in a see-sawing ba t t l e . The lead changed mult i pl e t i me s t h r o u g h o u t t h e heat, with Coffin getting t he nod for h i s p o wer h o u se c a rve s . The result saw the 17year-old, surfer from Santa Barbara relegate the events no.1 seed and ASP world junior champion, Freestone, i nt o t he s ud d en d eat h R D2 he a t s a nd pr o g r ess d i r ect l y i nt o RD 3 of co m p et i t i o n . A us t ra l i a â€™s Dav ey C at h els (North Narrabeen, NSW, A U S ) put hi s y ear â€™s wo r t h of experience on the ASP Prime and Star Series to good work when the wind c ha nge d a nd wen t o n sh o r e i n t he a ft e rn o o n . Cathels left his fellow competitors Vasco Ribeiro (PRT) and Matt Banting (AUS) in his wake, amassing the highest heat total of the day - 17.66 (out of a possi b l e 2 0 ) .

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Balinese Culture Poverty alleviation program must continue IT is not an easy matter to alleviate the poverty in Bali. Though Bali Government has put the poverty DOOHYLDWLRQ DV WKH ÂżUVW SULRULW\ LQ WKH Bali development, the line of poor people is still quite long. Currently, Bali Province is still â€˜collectingâ€™ 174,000 poor people. If compared to the total population of Bali reaching 3.8 million, the percentage of poor people reaches 4.88 percent. When met not long ago, the Rector of Udayana University, Prof. Dr. I Made Bakta, admitted that government at all levels had been undertaking various poverty alleviation programs. However, he hoped the programs could run sustainably or did not only work for RQH ÂżVFDO \HDU Âł$OOHYLDWLQJ SRYHUW\ cannot be carried out instantly. For instance, poverty alleviation at a village should at least take five years and be conducted sustainably,â€? he said. Bakta also urged the regional government to promptly map the poverty areas in Bali and recorded the economic potential that could possibly be developed to boost the regional economy. Having known each potential, government had to develop a sustainable program commenced by provision of life skill training pursuant to the existing potential. â€œIf the village has potential in handicraft industry, the skill training provided to the rural poor community must be in the handicraft sector. It must be given LQ WKH ÂżUVW ÂżVFDO \HDU VR WKH\ ZLOO

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One of the poor family still living in a damage house in Bali be really skilled to create products,â€? he said. When they had been skilled, KH VDLG LQ WKH QH[W ÂżQDQFLDO \HDU government should provide them with the assistance of working equipment and working capital. Without that help, the skills at hand were feared to be redundant because without working equipment and working capital they could do nothing. If the skills were used to ÂżQG D MRE WKHUH ZDV QR JXDUDQWHH if they could be wholly absorbed in the job market considering the competition was very strict. â€œIn this context, government must prepare them to become a self-employee being capable of creating jobs at least for themselves. It is urgent for government to help them with the equipment and working capital,â€?

he suggested. Having been able to create handicraft products with an economic value, said Bakta, government then had an obligation to open up the market access for their products. Without the help, it was feared the products yielded could not be absorbed by the market because they did not know how to market the products. â€œTherefore, government should not only provide them with skill training, equipment and working capital assistance. Market access for them should also be opened. Otherwise, the business initiated will go bankrupt before having time to develop. Similar measure must be done by government for the empowerment of poor community in other sectors such as in agriculture, plantation, livestock, food service and so on,â€? KH DIÂżUPHG (ian)

River snail served with Balinese cherry potato Aside from retaining a beautiful view and challenging attraction like rafting and splashing, river also poses a habitat of various food sources. There are fish, crab, shrimp and snails. Balinese people may call the latter as ungun or river snail. This snail has two forms, namely ordinary snail and half snail. The half snail shapes like carapace of tur tle. Its flesh is open and has a piece of thin bone. When boiled, its flesh will easily get released from its carapace, while the ordinary one should be taken out by pin, needle and so on. When their delicacy is combined with sabrang or Balinese cherry potato, they will have typical flavor. Its shape is much smaller than common potato and its leaf resembles to that of broadleaf thyme (jinten). Apar t from combined with river snail or chicken, this cherry potato is also good if cooked as single vegetable. It is usually sold at traditional market or village stalls. Ingredients: 2 handful river snail, 250gram sabrang or cherry potato (peeled) and 800ml water for gravy. Ground spices: 6 cloves shallot, 3 cloves garlic, 2 small chilies, 1 candlenut, 2 tbsp grated coconut (ground with other spices), 1 slice turmeric, 1 slice aromatic ginger and 1 slice galangal Others: 1 pc salam leaf, 1 tbsp palm oil and Â˝ tsp salt. Method: s #LEANSE THOROUGHLY THE RIVER SNAIL AND cherry potato and drain. s 0RE HEAT THE PALM OIL ON THE FRYING PAN 3TIR FRY THE GROUND SPICES UNTIL SMELLING FRAGRANT Add some water and wait until boiling. s 0UT THE CHERRY POTATO AND RIVER SNAIL together into the pan. Add salt, salam leaf and please wait until the cherry potato is cooked. s 4AKE OUT AND IT IS NOW READY TO SER VE (BTN/punia)

Lempog: Sweet side of cassava cake To g e t d i f fe r e n t f l avo r, c a s s ava c a n b e s e r ve d i n m a ny way s. O n e o f t h e m i s by m a k i n g i t i n t o l e m p o g c a ke. I n t h e p a s t , t h i s c a ke wa s p o p u l a r a n d o f t e n s e r ve d i n s o c i a l activities such as activities at rice field or S O C I O R E L I G I O U S O N E S 4 H E R E A S O N FO R T H I S WA S e a s y t o m a ke a n d i t s r aw m a t e r i a l wa s w i d e l y ava i l a bl e a t r u r a l a r e a a s t h ey c u l t i va t e d i t . B y n a t u r e, i t i s m a d e f r o m b o i l e d c a s s ava . W i t h a d d i t i o n a l i n g r e d i e n t s l i ke p a l m s u g a r a n d s a l t , t h ey a r e p o u n d e d t o g e t h e r i n t h e m o r t a r o r p l a s t i c b a s e. B y d o i n g s o, i t w i l l b e easier to turn each side of the batter in order i t w i l l b e t e n d e r eve n l y. W h e n t h e b a t t e r h a s b e e n c o m p l e t e l y t e n d e r, i t c a n b e s l i c e d i n t o va r i o u s s h a p e s a s yo u r t a s t e. To s e r ve i t , d o n o t fo r g e t t o s p r i n k l e w i t h g r a t e d c o c o n u t . U l t i m a t e l y, h ave a n i c e f l avo r ! ( B T N / p u n i a )

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Tirta Gangga Park, unique tourism site in Karangasem IBP

Tirta Gangga is a beautiful park with the huge water fountain and wide pond located at Abang Subdistrict, Karangasem Regency in east part of Bali. Tirta Gangga Park is built in the year of 1948 by the Karangasem King of Anak Agung Agung Angluerah Ketut Karangasem. Before this park is found, there is big wellspring found in this area which the local society believe that this water come from the land is holy spring therefore they call this place is Embukan means wellspring. According to the local believe that this wellspring functioning as a bath place for the god and also used as drinking water for the local community from the nearest

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Thursday, October 6, 2011

BUSINESS U.S. â€œclose to faltering,â€? Fed ready to act Reuters

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Samsung seeking to block sale of new iPhone 4S Associated Press

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Thursday, October 6, 2011

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Jolie to take on new U.N. refugee role Reuters

GENEVA - Angelina Jolie will be taking on a new role in the world’s most acute refugee crises, the American actress and United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday.

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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie presents the Nansen prize to Yemen’s Society for Humanitarian Solidarity and its founder, Nasser Salim Ali Al-Hamairy (not pictured) at a ceremony in Geneva October 3, 2011.

UNHCR sources told Reuters they expected her to be named Special Representative on the Afghan refugee situation, to help resolve the fate of 2.7 million Afghan refugees in Pakistan and Iran. But a representative for the actress said there was no final agreement. Jolie, who has served for 10 years as goodwill ambassador for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, and donated $5 million to its aid operations, declined to be specific, telling reporters: “We are looking at a few countries in the world. “We’re hoping to discuss it in the next few weeks but we want to research it properly and do it well,” she said after addressing a meeting of UNHCR’s Executive Committee in Geneva. Antonio Guterres, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, said Jolie would become “our special envoy mainly for the most dramatic refugee situations that require a lot of advocacy” and help mobilize strong international support. “We will be asking you to do more and more in this regard,” he said. The UNHCR later issued a statement saying that her expanded role had not yet been finalized. “A number of countries are under consideration and discussions are ongoing with relevant authorities regarding Ms. Jolie’s ad-

ditional role,” it said. The U.S.-based Endeavor Group, which represents Jolie, told Reuters: “There is no agreement. Nothing is ﬁnal.” “VULNERABLE YET RESILIENT” REFUGEES

The Oscar-winning Jolie said refugees whom she had met during her 40 field missions for UNHCR in hotspots from Pakistan to Kenya were “among the most vulnerable and yet the most resilient people in the world.” “My personal experiences with UNHCR have been moving, sometimes heartbreaking, but always rewarding and unforgettable,” she said. Jolie, who makes her directorial debut with the Bosnian wartime romance film “In the Land of Blood and Honey,” due to be released in December, has six children. On recent UNHCR missions to Malta and Tunisia, she met families who had fled their native Somalia only to be uprooted again by fresh conflict in Libya, she said. “I tried to imagine what it must have been like for a mother with children. To risk her life at sea trying to get to Europe from North Africa,” she said, noting that some smugglers had been known to throw women and children overboard.

Warren Buffett defends his proposal to tax “super-rich” Reuters

LOS ANGELES - Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett said he would release his tax return if News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch did so, too. Speaking at a Fortune magazine conference in Laguna Niguel, Calif., on Tuesday, the respected financier was asked about his proposal to tax the super-rich, which has attracted criticism from conservative circles.

One of the critics was the Wall Street Journal, which in an editorial has called on Buffett to make public his tax return. “Ask the Journal’s boss Rupert Murdoch,” Buffett shot back to the question from Fortune editor Carol Loomis, saying he would release his return if Murdoch released his. “He and I will meet at Fortune... I’m ready tomorrow morning.” Buffett continued to defend his proposal to increase taxes on the

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Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett wanders the company trade show before his company’s annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska April 30, 2011.

super-rich -- the so-called “Buffett Rule” -- joking that he always “dreamed of having a tax named after me.” He said that the increased tax rate would apply to those who make millions from dividends and capital gains -- that income is taxed at 15 percent -- and not those who make outsized salaries. He said it was a matter of fairness and logic. “To exclude a few of the super-rich who can contribute $20 billion extra is a terrible, terrible mistake,” he said. Turning to the European financial crisis, Buffett said its outcome will depend on the European Union’s ability to find a political leader who is “willing and able to act in a big way.” He said that the turmoil in Europe is due to lack of political leadership, and the ability of the Continent to emerge unscathed will depend on that. “Markets are stronger than government,” he said. “How effectively they get through it in the next 12 months will depend on a unified structure at the top that is willing and able to act in big way. He also derided Europe’s decision to unify their currency into the Euro, saying, ‘If you have ability to print own money, don’t let anyone take that away from you.”

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FILE - In this promotional photo released by Disney Pixar Animation, Dory, lower left, and Marlin, lower right, face an ocean full of perils in their efforts to rescue Nemo in this scene from Pixar Animation Studios :Finding Nemo.”

‘Nemo,’ ‘Mermaid,’ ‘Beast’ and ‘Monsters’ go 3-D Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES — “Finding Nemo,” ‘’The Little Mermaid” and two other animated Walt Disney tales are following “The Lion King” into 3-D mode on the big-screen. Disney announced Tuesday that the 3-D reissues will begin Jan. 13 with 1991’s “Beauty and the Beast,” the ﬁrst animated feature ever nominated for best picture at the Academy Awards.

The studio will follow with 3-D re-releases of 2003’s “Finding Nemo” on Sept. 14 of next year, 2001’s “Monsters, Inc.” on Jan. 18, 2013, and 1989’s “The Little Mermaid” on Sept. 13, 2013. “Monsters University,” a 3-D prequel to “Monsters Inc.,” comes out June 21, 2013. Disney’s 1994 hit “The Lion King” far exceeded the studio’s expectations in a 3-D theatrical reissue, pulling in $80 million domestically since debuting Sept. 16.

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A man ﬁshes from a canal in east Beijing in 2010. The world remains far away from meeting UN-backed goals on holding back climate change, setting the stage for major damage without more ambitious efforts to cut emissions, a study said Tuesday. Agence France Presse

The world remains far away from meeting UN-backed goals on holding back climate change, setting the stage for major damage without more ambitious efforts to cut emissions, a study said Tuesday. Scientists who support climate action said that China, the largest source of carbon blamed for rising temperatures, is on track to surpass its own targets but warned that its overall emissions are growing more quickly than thought. The controversial UN-led Copenhagen summit in 2009 agreed to limit global warming to 2.0 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels, a goal some environmentalists say is already too timid. At the latest UN talks underway in Panama City, the Climate Action Tracker, which aims to keep track of countries’ efforts, found a yawning gap between governments’ pledges and their track records when added together. A study by the group found that the world at current rates would emit 54 billion tonnes

of carbon dioxide or its equivalent in 2020, a gap of 10 to 14 billion tonnes with what is needed to meet the goals. The planet is “very, very far away” from meeting the 2.0-degree goal, said co-author Bill Hare, a lead writer of the major 2007 UN scientiﬁc report on climate change and director at Potsdam-based research group Climate Analytics. “We are heading towards a warming of well over 3.0 degrees at present unless there are major improvements in the pledges,” Hare, who has advised environmental group

Greenpeace, told a news conference. Hare said that while even 2.0degree warming is problematic, the higher rate puts the world at risk to major problems such as more frequent wildfires and rising sea levels -- a top concern for low-lying nations. “The warming levels that we’re heading towards -- 3.0 degrees -- could easily result in massive damage to vulnerable ecosystems from one end of the planet to another,” Hare said. “We would see, particularly in Africa, very dangerous threats to food production and availability if present agricultural practices don’t change fast enough,” he said. The week-long talks in Panama aim to prepare for the upcoming conference of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa, where governments will face hard questions on future climate action.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Dream is over for Virgin Galactic space tourist Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES — Venture capitalist Alan Walton has trekked to the North Pole, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and skydived over Mount Everest. A hop into space to enjoy a few minutes of weightlessness would have been the ultimate adventure. After waiting seven years to fly aboard Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic spaceline, Walton gave up on the dream and asked for a $200,000 ticket refund on his 75th birthday this past spring. Walton, who was among the first 100 customers to sign up, is not as spry as he used to be, and he’s concerned about the project delays. “This was a decision I wish I didn’t have to make,” he said recently. But “it was time.” Promises of space travel for the masses reached a euphoric pitch in 2004 when the experimental SpaceShipOne air-launched over the Mojave Desert and became the first privately financed, manned spacecraft to dash into space. It won the $10 million Ansari X Prize on Oct. 4, 2004, for accomplishing the feat twice in two weeks. The flights were hailed by space enthusiasts as a leap to-

ward opening the final frontier to civilians. Virgin Galactic, which licensed the SpaceShipOne technology, began taking reservations before a commercial version was even built. Branson predicted back then that the maiden passenger flight would take off in 2007. Other private rocketeers hunkered down in their hangars and sketched out designs to compete with Virgin Galactic. Soon a cottage industry rose. While there’s been progress made — most are in the testing stage — there’s still no launch date. “It’s tough,” said Erika Wagner of the X Prize Foundation, which sponsored the 2004 contest. “We’ve seen slower progress than a lot of people would have liked.” Human spaceflight so far has been restricted to governments and a handful of wealthy thrillseekers who have plunked down millions of dollars to hitch rides aboard Russian rockets to the International Space Station, which circles the Earth 250 miles high. Instead of flying all the way to orbit, current space tourism efforts are focused on suborbital trips using vehicles designed to rocket up to the edge of space then immediately descend rather than circle the Earth.

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FILE - This Oct. 4, 2004 file photo shows SpaceShipOne and X Prize team members posing with a U.S. flag carried aboard the spacecraft after its successful flight into space and landing at Mojave, Calif.

Apple gets no love from Wall Street for new iPhone Associated Press Writer

CUPERTINO, California — The most closely kept secret about the iPhone 5? There isn’t one — yet. The new iPhone is faster, has a better camera and allows you to sync content without needing a computer. It includes a futuristic, voice-activated service AP Photo/Paul Sakuma

Apple CEO Tim Cook gestures during an announcement at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011.

that responds to spoken commands and questions such as “Do I need an umbrella today?” It will now be available to Sprint customers as well as those from AT&T and Verizon Wireless. But there’s a catch. Apple named it 4S when most people were expecting the iPhone 5. Immediately, tech bloggers and Apple fans alike began to wonder if this new iPhone was not as cool as they had hoped. Investors were disappointed, too. Apple’s stock fell more than 5 percent before getting a late bump. If Tuesday’s unveiling seemed like a

letdown, it was because Apple didn’t do a good job of managing expectations. That’s a familiar problem for Apple, whose penchant for secrecy invites hyperbolic speculation between its product announcements. Given that it had been 16 months since the previous iPhone hit the market, imaginations had even more time to run wild this time. “This is the typical Apple scenario: People keep wanting it to do the impossible,” said Tim Bajarin, a Creative Strategies analyst who has been following the company for decades.

Sport

Thursday, October 6, 2011

International

Germany pursue perfection LQ â€ŤŰ‹â€ŹQDO TXDOLâ€ŤŰ‹â€ŹHUV Reuters

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Lazio striker Djibril Cisse and Valencia defender Jeremy Mathieu were both called up on Tuesday by France coach Laurent Blanc for two crucial Euro 2012 qualiďŹ ers.

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Revised France squad Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Lyon), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Cedric Carrasso (Bordeaux)

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Defenders: Eric Abidal (Barcelona/ESP), Mathieu Debuchy

Jeremy Menez (Paris SG), Samir Nasri (Manchester City/ENG),

(Lille), Adil Rami (Valencia/ESP), Patrice Evra (Manchester

Marvin Martin (Sochaux), Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille) AP Photo/ Kerstin Joensson

United/ENG), Anthony Reveillere (Lyon), Younes Kaboul (Tottenham/ENG), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal/ENG), Jeremy

Forwards: Bafetimbi Gomis (Lyon), Kevin Gameiro (Paris SG),

Mathieu (Valencia/ESP)

Loic Remy (Marseille), Djibril Cisse (Lazio/ITA)

Munichâ€™s Mario Gomez celebrates after scoring during the Group A Champions League soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Manchester City FC in Munich, southern Germany, on Tuesday , Sept. 27, 2011.

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National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern, appears during a news conference following an NBA labor talks meeting between players and owners on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, in New York.

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Rafael Nadal of Spain follows through on a return shot against Go Soeda of Japan during their ﬁrst round match at the Japan Open tennis tournament in Tokyo.

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Button secures new multi-year contract at McLaren Jenson Button will stay on at the McLaren team, having signed a multi-year contract with the British squad, it was confirmed on Wednesday. The Briton joined McLaren as world champion in 2010, having clinched his first title with the Brawn GP squad back in 2009. He has so far won four races with McLaren, and had been in talks about extending his deal for a while now, with both the McLaren and the driver having made it clear that he was to stay on. On Wednesday, McLaren officially confirmed the news, saying Button has signed a new multi-year deal. The Briton is currently in second place in the standings behind Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel. “I’ve never felt more at home at a team than I do at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes,” said Button. “I’ve won four of the greatest races of my life here, I’m currently lying second in the drivers’ world championship, and I feel that I’m driving better than ever. “You can only achieve that with the right level of support - and I truly believe that the passion and determination to win are stronger here at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes than anywhere else. “As a grand prix driver, those are incredibly AP Photo/Tim Chong, Pool powerful feelings to share and be part of, and they’ve only McLaren’s Jenson Button of Britain drives away after a pit stop during the Singapore Formula One Grand reinforced my desire to commit my long-term future to this Prix on the Marina Bay City Circuit in Singapore, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011. team. “I’ve made no secret of my ambition to continue winning races and world championships, and I fully believe this is us, and will be even more successful with us in years to come. “I think he and Lewis say it better than anyone. Their comthe place where I can achieve those aims. “We at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes know how to win, and we’re busy refin- ments show just how much they respect and trust each other, ing an organisation that will enable us to keep on doing that and they once again continue to prove what we as a team have always known: that Vodafone McLaren Mercedes has the very for years to come.” Team boss Martin Whitmarsh added: “Jenson is a great best driver line-up in all of Formula 1.” Button’s team-mate driver and a great guy. In fact, I can safely say that he’s one Lewis Hamilton also welcomed the news. “It’s great news that Jenson has chosen to stay with Vodafone of the most capable and respected drivers we’ve ever had, and I’m therefore absolutely delighted that he’ll continue to McLaren Mercedes,” he said. “Jenson has been a great person to work with, and a genuine team-player, from the moment we work with us into the future. “He’s a considerable credit to this organisation, and I’m welcomed him on board. “Vodafone McLaren Mercedes is a proud to be his Team Principal. “I feel sure that he’ll now team with a unique and successful tradition in Formula 1, which build on the considerable success he’s already achieved with I’m proud to be part of.

Pirelli still seeking rules tweaks for 2012 FORMULA 1 teams are set to be asked once again to approve a tweak to next year’s tyre regulations, so Pirelli do not have to take wasted sets of rubber to every race. Pirelli has made a push to change the tyre allocation numbers for 2012, because after every race weekend each driver is left with an unused set of the harder compound rubber. With these tyres already having been mounted on hubs pre-event, once they have been removed on Sunday night they have to be destroyed. As previously reported, teams have been reluctant to accept that change so far - but Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery has vowed to make another effort to convince teams of the need to alter the rules. “They would like us to take 2,500 tyres around the world all year and not use them...” said Hembery about the teams, when asked by AUTOSPORT on the status of the 2012 rule change push. “There is no movement on it yet, and I will have a go with the teams again. We need to go with the team principals and

give them all the facts from the season so far, and say; maybe we can use them on Friday, so teams have an extra set on Friday morning. “They do a lot of development work on a Friday so maybe that is a way of doing it. I am sure common sense will prevail.”

Pirelli is devoting a lot of effort to thinking about next year’s tyre situation and, with the title ﬁght set to be ﬁnished after this weekend’s Japanese GP, Hembery has suggested his company may go ultra aggressive with its tyre choice for the rest of the campaign to see what impact it has on the racing.