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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Emma Watson’s new fantasy role: Teen ‘Wallflower’ Associated Press Writer

TORONTO — Emma Watson is living out another fantasy — the life of a high school kid that she missed out on growing up in the Harry Potter fold. For her first major film role since leaving the world of Potter behind, Watson chose “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” in which she plays an American teen who’s part of a clique of hip outsiders at a Pittsburgh school.

The 22-year-old British actress said it gave her a taste of a whole different life considering her cloistered upbringing on the set of the Potter franchise, in which she was cast as bookish young hero Hermione Granger at age 9.

“It felt pretty exotic to me. It really did. It was a very voyeuristic experience,” Watson said in an interview Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival, where “Perks” played ahead of its U.S. theatrical release Sept. 21.

“Getting to go to Friday night football and Olive Garden, school dances and all of that stuff. That was really another world to me.”

She’s rich and world-famous because

of the eight “Harry Potter” films, and Watson shares Hermione’s studiousness, spending a couple of years at Brown University years before launching into a busy post-”Potter” film schedule.

Yet for all the worldliness that comes with her Hollywood experience, Watson said that growing up in a bubble of celebrity has left her feeling like a kid when it comes to many things. “There are some parts of me that feel very old, and then there are other parts of me that are, like, I have a sense of my own arrested development,” Watson said. “There are some parts of me right now that are probably going through a d o lescence.”

Minaj confirms her rap was no Romney endorsement

Associated Press Writer

It’s official: Nicki Minaj did not endorse Mitt Romney in a recent rap. The flamboyant rapper confirmed Monday on Twitter that she was taking literary license when she referenced the Republican nominee for president. Some took her words to mean she was backing President Barack Obama’s opponent.

Not Obama, though, who told radio station WPYO-FM in Orlando, Fla., that he didn’t think it was a Romney plug, adding: “She likes to play different characters.”

In her tweet, Minaj thanked Obama for understanding “my creative humor and sarcasm,” then noted: “the smart ones always do ... (asterisk)sends love & support.”

Minaj rapped the verse in question while making an appearance on the Lil Wayne mix tape track “Mercy.” A message sent to Minaj’s publicist was not immediately returned.

Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File

FILE - In this Thurs., Sept. 6, 2012 file photo, Nicki Minaj arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles.

Her work ethic is fairly grown-up, though. While attending Brown and working on last year’s “Harry Potter” finale, Watson squeezed in a small role in the Marilyn Monroe drama “My Week with Marilyn.”

After “Perks,” she co-starred in Sofia Coppola’s 2013 release “The Bling Ring,” playing one of a group of celebrity-obsessed Los Angeles teens who burgle the homes of Hollywood stars. Watson also has a cameo role in Seth Rogen’s upcoming comedy “The End of the World,” playing a version of herself alongside other stars coping with the apocalypse during a party at James Franco’s place.

Watson came to Toronto for the “Perks” premiere on a break from her next project, co-starring with Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly and Anthony Hopkins in director Darren Aronofsky’s biblical epic “Noah.” She heads back to work Tuesday on that film, which also features her “Perks” co-star Logan Lerman.

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Emma Watson, a cast member in “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” poses for a portrait at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in Toronto.

Photos of victims of the attacks of September 11, and messages from their loved ones, are shown at a news conference, Monday, Sept.

10, 2012 in New York.

Americans mark more low-key 9/11 anniversary

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Agence France-Presse

NEW YORK - Americans mark the 11th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on Tuesday with relatively low-key ceremonies that reflect a gradual dampening of passions around the fateful day.

The main event will be the ritual reading at New York’s Ground Zero of the names of the 2,983 people killed both on 9/11 and in the precursor to those attacks, the 1993 car bombing of the World Trade Center.

Relatives of the dead will take turns to read the names against

a backdrop of mournful music.

They will pause for moments of silence marking the time when each of the four planes hijacked by alQaeda turned into fireballs -- two smashing into the Twin Towers, one into the Pentagon and one into a Pennsylvania field.

Another two moments of silence

will be observed at the times the two towers collapsed, accounting for the vast majority of 9/11’s victims.

However, this year New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other politicians will not take the podium at Ground Zero, in contrast with last year’s 10th anniversary, when President Barack Obama led a long list of VIP guests.

Obama and his wife Michelle

will observe the anniversary with a moment of silence outside the White House, then visit the Pentagon memorial.

Vice President Joe Biden, meanwhile, will travel to Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where United flight 93 crashed after passengers attacked the hijackers and thwarted a worse disaster.

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Bali News

Mariyuana case investigated, Arabian captured Denpasar (Bali Post) –

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Tourists are enjoying their time in Ubud, Gianyar.

Ubud replete with tourism burden

Moratorium required for star and budget hotels Gianyar (Bali Post)—

Ubud that has been replete with the tourism burden requires a moratorium policy for tourism development, mainly in the matter of star and budget hotels. The Ubud tourism development is considered to have been appropriate with the condition of Ubud area.

In the tourism development, the Ubud community wants the quality, not mass tourism that makes Ubud face traffic congestion. Ubud tourism does not want to be like Kuta where the economy is only enjoyed by the investors, while the existing homestays are only becoming a boarding house.

It was one of the conclusions in the workshop in conjunction with the International Tourism Day taking the theme Sustainable Tourism Development of Gianyar Regency at village meeting hall of Ubud Kelod, Monday (Sep 10). A total of 100 participants from tourism SMEs, Tourism Awareness Group, PNPM Tourism, academician and young generation attended the interactive dialogue. Speakers in the workshop were Prof. Dr. I Wayan Windia, Agung Suryawan Wiranatha, PhD. and I Wayan Mertha.

Ubud was considered to need a moratorium because it had been overload and the room occupancy rate only reached 35-50 percent. Besides, the

development of hotel having many rooms would kindle unfair competition. To that end, other than imposing a moratorium on the tourism development in Ubud, local government was also expected to review the existence of budget hotels in the region. It was not in accordance with the conditions of Ubud as an ethnic and harmonious tourism area, explained Chairman of the Indonesia Hotels and Restaurants Association (PHRI) of Gianyar, Dewa Gede Arimbawa.

Ubud has not been thronged by budget hotels, not city hotels. By all means, their existence will trigger competition against homestay in Ubud. As evidence, it is indicated by the decrease in room occupancy.

If they are added with more hotels, especially those belonging to budget hotels, it will surely lead to unfair competition. Ubud as a tourist destination, its development is more highlighting the local culture.

I Gusti Agung Widiana Kepakisan, one of the workshop participants,

added that in maintaining Ubud as a cultural tourist destination, every permit issued had to consider the mapping and studies made by an independent team, not for the sake of individual or a group of people who would destroy the tourism itself.

Then, Prof. Dr. I Wayan Windia assessed that Ubud and Gianyar were the native home to the arts and culture. To that end, the art and culture should be respected, not on the contrary, changing it by respecting to the investors, he said.

Meanwhile, aside from considering the importance of moratorium for star hotels and budget hotels in Ubud, Gianyar, was also very important to have a regulation on the tourism development or mapping of Ubud region as well as the establishment of homestay association. The Head of Gianyar Tourism Agency, AA Ari Brahmanta, said the results of the workshop would be used as a master plan for tourism development of Ubud and Gianyar. (kmb16)

Denpasar Police investigators keep on developing the case of robbery involving Deny Catur Haryadi (27) and Taufik Hidayat (33) moreover one accused, Deny, is known to have 30 grams of dried weeds in his flat at Glogor Carik Street, Pondok 44, Room G1, South Denpasar. The result, two accused Hussam A. Nehen (22) from Arab Saudi living at Tambak Sari No. 12 Jimbaran, South Kuta proved to have 1,594.9 grams of dry weeds at his house and Dedi Yunus Suherman (28) from Kediri, East Java captured at Mengwi Terminal, Badung to have 6.47 grams of dry weeds carried as stated by Head of Denpasar Police Public Relation, APC I.B. Sarjana, last Monday (10/9).

It started with Catur admitting to have received the weed from Hussam and that there will be some brought here from Banyuwangi through a person or courier named Dedi. From the investigation of Hussam, the weed was received from initial AN originated in Malang, East Java. It is strongly suspected that Hussam knows well AN and from the information received, Hussam is AN’s right hand man. Hussam admitted to have sent the weeds once from AN. For its distribution, it involves Denpasar and Badung area. (kmb21)

Several Banyuasri areas endemic dengue fever Pupils involved in mosquito cleaning Singaraja (Bali Post) –

A number of points at Banyuasri, Singaraja, seemed to be pointed as endemic of dengue for that locals have acted the mosquito wipe out act (PSN) which involved pupils from elementary and junior high schools around the area as seen last Monday (10/9). Banyuasri Area Leader, Nyoman Narawijaya, stated the location that has been stated endemic were at Lingkungan Satu involving Gang Tiga, Soedirman Street up to the riverside of Tukad Banyumala River. Meanwhile in Lingkungan Dua covers Lingga Street and it surrounds. Those areas became endemic due to its filthy condition and to wipe out mosquitoes PSN act have been ongoing while larva supervisors (Jumantik) with 10 personnel have also been deployed.

“We purposedly formed Jumantik which has been guided and its operational fund coming from donators in the area. The workers and locals have to keep on realizing in living cleanly starting from their houses up to public areas,” Narawijaya explained.

The PSN act involving pupils were part of Banyuasri joining the PSN Bali Province 2012 competition. The guidance in the form of Gretak (Moving Together) PSN will be brought by Banyuasri as Buleleng’s representative which also involved teachers, government workers and public. The elementary kids were enthusiastic where they went to drainages and public roads actively cleaning the area in order to prevent dengue. Besides that, this became the chance for them to know the mosquito that causes dengue. One pupil from SDN 3 Banyuasri, Sarifah, admitted happy even though her study time was used for PSN act moreover the surrounding area has been filthy and became mosquitoes living place. “It’s good to know what the mosquito is like and how to destroy it, not only in school but it can be applied at home,” Sarifah stated. (kmb)

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Temple ceremony at All Season Resort Legian

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LEGIAN - All Seasons Resort Legian just held Piodalan in the hotel which usually held every 6 months. Before the final ceremony on 8th August 2012, the Hindu staffs went to several temples in Western and North Bali such as Rambut Siwi temple, Pulaki temple, Pabean temple, Kerta Kawat temple and Melanting temple.

On the D day, there were several events taking place include Gamelan Music which is also very special because performed by one of the All Seasons Staff and Successive Legian Locals played for the gamelan instruments.

There are couples of dances which is very impressive such as Rejang Dewa dance, Baris dance, Masked dance and the last but not least, the All Seasons Hindu staffs at the end of the ceremony establish worship and pray together at the assembly hall.

The purpose for the ceremony is to clean the environment in order to avoid the chaos of evil-spirit, to safe the employees, the guests and company and to balance “the bottom” and “the top” (Buana Alit and Buana Agung) with the concept of Tri Hita Karana.

Calendar Event for September 1 through October 17, 2012 1 Sep Saniscara Pon Dunggulan Pura Segara Jembrana Pura Dalem Gede Losan Klungkung 2 Sep Redite Wage Kuningan Pura Dalem Tegal Tamu Sekarmukti-Balubulan Pura Kubayan Umagunung Sempidi-Badung 3 Sep Soma Keliwon Kuningan Pura Dasar Gelgel-Klungkung Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Sawah/Selemadeg-Tabanan Pura Pemerajan Agung Benawah Kangin-Gianyar Pura Panti Pasek Gelgel Pelapuhan-Busungbiu Buleleng Pura Kahyangan Tulus Desa Apuan.

8 Sep Saniscara Keliwon Kuningan Pura Taman Pule Mas-Ubud Pura Ularan Takmung-Klungkung Pura Bukitjati Gulingan-Kawan Bangli Pura Dalem Tegehe Pura Dalem Tahak Pura Dalem Batuaji Pura Dalem Tegaljaya-Batubulan Pura Jenengan Maspahit Cemenggaon-Sukawati Pura Dalem Guwang-Sukawati Pura Sadha Kapal Pura Sakenan Sakenan Serangan Pura Pekendungan Kediri-Tabanan Pura Pasek Gaduh Grokgak Gede Tabanan Pura Dalem Sanding Tampaksiring Pura Dalem Purnajati Tanjung Puri Tanjung Periuk Jakarta Pura Dalem Tenggaling Guliang-Bangli Mr. Dukuh Tetek Peguyangan-Denpasar Pura Agung Blambangan Banyuwangi Pura Dalem Agung Sri Nararya Kresna Kepakisan Gelgel -Klungkung Desa Adat Munggu (Mekotekan) Mengwi-Badung Pura Panti Paksebali-Klungkung (Perang Jempana) Pura Penataran Agung Margowening Desa Balong garut Sidoarjo, Jawa Timur 2 Oct Anggara Wage Pahang Pura Batu Madeg (Meru Tumpang Sanga) Besakih Pura Hyang Tibha i Batuan Sakah 3 Oct Buda Keliwon Pahang Pura Luhur Puncak Padang Dawa Baturiti Tabanan Pura Silayukti Padangbai-Karangasem.

Pura Aer Jeruk Sukawati Pura Dangin Pasar Batuan-Sukawati Pura Penataran Batuyang-Batubulan Pura Desa Lembeng Ketewel-Sukawati Pura Pasek Bendesa Dukuh Kediri-Tabanan Pura Kawitan Dalem Sukawati Gianyar Pura Kresek Banyuning Buleleng Pura Puseh Bebandem-Karangasem Merajan Pasek Kubayan-Gaji Merajan pasek Gelgel Jeroan Abang-Songan.

Merajan Pasek Subrata Temaga Temaga Merajan Pasek Gelgel Bungbungan Gelgel Bungbungan Sad Kahyangan Batu Medahu Swana Nusa Penida Pura Buda Kliwon Penatih-Denpasar Pura Penataran Dukuh Nagasari Bebandem Karangasem Pura Pasek Bendesa Tagtag Paguyangan Pura Pulasari Sibang Gede Abiansemal Pura Batur Sari Ubud Pura Penataran Agung Sukawati 8 Oct Soma Keliwon Krulut Pura Pasel Gelgel Kekeran Mngwi Badung Merajan Pasek Subadra Kramas-Gianyar 13 Oct Hari Tumpek Krurut Pura Pasek Gelgel Br Tengah Buleleng Pura Dalem Pemuteran Jelantik Tojan - Klungkung Pura Pedarmaan Bhujangga Waisnawa Besakih Pura Taman Sari Desa Gunungsari Penebel Tabanan Pura Dalem Tarukan Bebalang Bangli Pura Benua Kangin Besakih Pura Merajan Kanginan Besakih 14 Oct Redite Umanis Merakih Pura Parangan Tengah Banjar Ceningan Kangin - Lembongan Pura Dalem Celuk Sukawati - Gianyar 17 Oct Buda Wage Merakih Pura Bendesa Mas Kepisah Pedungan Pura Natih Banjar Kalah - Batubulan Pura Desa Silakarang Singapadu Pura dalem Petitenget Kerobokan - Kuta Pura Dalem Pulasari Samplangan - Gianyar Pura Kubayan Kepisah Pedungan Denpasar Selatan Pura Pasek gelgel Banjar Tanahpegat - Tabanan Pr. Paibon Banjar Bengkel Sumerta - Denpasar Pura Pasek Lumintang Denpasar Pr. Panti Penyarikan Medahan Sanding - Tampaksiring Pr. Pasar Agung Banjar Dauh Peken Kaba-kaba - Tabanan

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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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Science

Sea Otters May Be Global Warming Warriors

Sea otters might be on the frontlines of the fight against global warming, according to a new study showing the fur-coated swimmers keep sea urchin populations in check, which in turn allows carbon dioxide-sucking kelp forests to prosper.

Researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz, looked at 40 years of data on otters and kelp blooms from Vancouver Island to the western edge of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands.

They said they found that sea otters have a positive indirect effect on kelp biomass by preying on sea urchins.

Sea urchins greedily graze on kelp when otters are not around, but in the presence of the predators, urchins hide in crevices and eat just the plant scraps.

More otters mean more kelp and since the plant is particularly good at capturing carbon through photosynthesis, this also could mean less CO2 in the atmosphere. (During photosynthesis, plants like kelp absorb carbon dioxide, which along with water and energy from the sun, they use to convert it to organic matter.

The study, published Friday (Sept.

7) in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, found kelp forests can absorb 12 times more carbon dioxide with otters around than if the plant

were subject to sea urchins.

The authors acknowledge that otters probably aren’t the answer to rising CO2 levels, a major contributing factor to global warming, but the researchers say their study illustrates the impact animals can have on the atmosphere.

“Right now, all the climate change models and proposed methods of sequestering carbon ignore animals. But animals the world over, working in different ways to influence the carbon cycle, might actually have a large impact,” UC Santa Cruz professor Chris Wilmers, a co-author of the study, said in a statement. “If ecologists can get a better handle on what these impacts are, there might be opportunities for win-win conservation scenarios, whereby animal species are protected or enhanced, and carbon gets sequestered.” The research was funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Sea otters convene in a kelp bed near Kodiak Island, Alaska.

Salt & the global water cycle

This matters because the ocean is at the heart of the planet’s water cycle: 86 percent of global evaporation and 78 percent of global precipitation occur over the ocean, according to NASA, the lead entity behind the project, called Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study (SPURS).

Over the ocean, more evaporation as compared to precipitation translates into saltier water. Meanwhile,

in regions where precipitation is favored, water is fresher. By tracking ocean salinity, researchers can better understand the global water cycle. Global warming is expected to intensify it, but current computer models do not predict the amount of change seen over the last 50 years, Schmitt said.

Aside from an increase in evaporation caused by warming, such factors as winds can also contribute to changes in salinity. “We have a lot of questions about the basic physics we hope to resolve with this cruise,” Schmitt said.

In addition to instruments attached to the research vessel itself, scientists plan to deploy a variety of drifting, remotely operated and moored sensors.

European researchers are also visiting the site and collecting data.

Salinity data is also expected to come from the satellite-borne instrument, called Aquarius, launched about a year ago, as well as the global network of Argo floats, which measure temperature and salinity. [Satellite Gallery: Science from Above] The research vessel Knorr departed Woods Hole, Mass., for the mid-Atlantic Thursday (Sept. 6).

The researchers will spend about three weeks deploying their instruments, leaving some behind for when they return. Due to hurricanes Leslie and Michael, the vessel’s captain decided to travel quickly to the east and then south to miss the worst of the weather on their way to the study site.

T-Mobile launches campaign to lure iPhone users Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK — T-Mobile USA, the only “Big 4” phone company that doesn’t sell the iPhone, now wants to snag used ones from AT&T. Starting Wednesday, when Apple is expected to reveal a new iPhone model, T-Mobile will start advertising that AT&T iPhone owners who are out of contract can switch to T-Mobile.

“We expect that consumers will start trading in older devices,” said Harry Thomas, T-Mobile’s director of marketing.

“For every person waiting in line for the next model, a lot of them have to find a secondary market for that older device.” Apple Inc. hasn’t said anything about a new iPhone, but it is expected to announce the iPhone 5 at an event it has scheduled in San Francisco on Wednesday. Sales would likely start later this month.

Signing an iPhone up for T-Mobile service has been possible for years, and the company says it has more than a million iPhones on its network. But they suffer a big penalty in data

speeds, taking about 50 times longer to download files than on AT&T Inc.’s network.

This year, T-Mobile is reshuffling the frequencies on its network, which will let it match or even exceed AT&T’s data speeds on iPhones. For now, that will be evident only in a few spots here and there in such cities as New York, Seattle, Las Vegas and Washington.

Sprint and Verizon iPhones of the “4’’ model won’t work on T-

Mobile’s network at all. The later iPhone 4S will work if it’s been hacked, but that’s not something T-Mobile wants to get into. AT&T iPhones have to be unlocked using codes that AT&T will supply after the customer’s contract is up.

T-Mobile, the U.S. cellphone business of Deutsche Telekom AG of Germany, has bought 3,000 iPhones and spread them out in its stores, so salespeople can demonstrate the iPhone working.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

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To revive Kintamani tourism

Bangli plans to hold Lake Batur Festival II Bali Post

Mysterious Changes in Ocean Salt Spur NASA Expedition Over the past 50 years, the salty parts of the oceans have become saltier and the fresh regions have become fresher, and the degree of change is greater than scientists can explain. Researchers are heading out into one particularly salty ocean region, in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, in the hopes of better understanding what drives variation in salinity in the upper ocean.

Ultimately, they hope, research like this will offer insight on the dynamics behind the dramatic changes in the ocean’s salt content. Many oceanographers have a hunch about what is going on: Climate change, Ray Schmitt, a senior scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, told journalists during a news conference Wednesday (Sept. 5).

“Climate is changing all the time, and some of that change is due to natural variation,” Schmitt said. “The 50-year trend we are talking about, most of us believe is really due to the general trend of global warming.”

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BANGLI - In the endeavor to uplift the tourism image of Kintamani which has sunk due to exposure of a number of issues and the act of ‘mischievous’ person in scrambling the tourism pie, the Bangli Government will organize a tourism promotion through the Lake Batur Festival on the upcoming October 19-21. The first Lake Batur Festival and agreement of all villages in the area of Witkang Ranu to keep the tourism and declaration of Trunyan residents have grown the confidence of tourists as well as the Bali tourism businesspeople to visit Kintamani.

It was revealed by the Head of Bangli Culture and Tourism Agency, Gobang Edy Sucipto, on Monday (Sep 10). He said based on the growth in the number of tourist visits collected by his party until last August 2012, there had been an increase in the tourist visit to Kintamani, chiefly to Trunyan. The tourists visit to the village being famous for the traditional funeral procession had increased exponentially. From about 2,000 people last year, up to last August 2012 the visit had reached around 9,000 people.

It showed that confidence of tourists and tourism businesspeople to visit Trunyan began to increase.

This condition was inseparable from the guarantees and declaration made by residents to maintain the safety of tourists who were making a visit to Trunyan. According to him, if referring to the data, the number of tourist visit to some destinations in Bangli had increased around 2,000 people.

Although it was still far from the target of an increase of 750 per year, his party was optimistic about the increase until August. The target set would be achieved.

Then, his party made an improvement and re-structuring. It also

included the making of standard operating procedure (SOP) for tourism perpetrators in Kintamani. For example, the hawkers would put on uniforms and name card. Therefore, when a problem occurred, the tourism perpetrators and tourists could instantly identify the offenders in Kintamani. This measure was taken so that not all tourism perpetrators of Kintamani would be generalized when a problem arose. Additionally, it would make the law enforcement easier against the offenders. His party would execute the tourism structuring at all tourist destinations in Bangli. Kintamani remained to become the icon. However, a number of tourist destinations such as Tamanbali Raja, waterfall at Kuning hamlet and Undisan traditional village in Tembuku started to be inventoried and so did the Kintamani area. Structuring the tourist destination would not only be focused on Penelokan. His party would also make arrangement where tourists could also see the beautiful panorama of Mount Batur and Lake Batur from Suter village, Kintamani.

In regard to the Lake Batur Festival, his party made cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The festival would be held on the upcoming October 19-21. All the artists of Bangli had been summoned. They would be involved in the choreography of the combined arts because his party was going to present various kinds of arts owned

by Bangli. Therefore, Bali would not only be famous for the Legong, Kecak and Barong dance. Many kinds of arts still needed to be promoted including the culinary art of tilapia fish and Kintamani canine treasure.

The canine of Kintamani has become one of the typical animals of Kintamani that has been renowned in the Netherlands. (kmb17)

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In the endeavor to uplift the tourism image of Kintamani which has sunk due to exposure of a number of issues and the act of ‘mischievous’ person in scrambling the tourism pie, the Bangli Government will organize a tourism promotion through the Lake Batur Festival on the upcoming October 19-21.

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The photo shows Kuta situation in the night. Although issuance of the circular of the Badung Regent has not been exactly a year, a number of nightclub entrepreneurs in Kuta requested to extend their operating hours until surpassing the specified limit.

A number of nightclub entrepreneurs in Kuta

Request extension of operating hours

Bali Post

DENPASAR - Although issuance of the circular of the Badung Regent has not been exactly a year, a number of nightclub entrepreneurs in Kuta requested to extend their operating hours until surpassing the specified limit. With the approach to customary village, a number of businessmen are trying to extend the operating hours until 4:00 a.m. or one hour longer than the time limit given in the circular of the Badung Regent.

There was a petition on behalf of the seven nightclubs on Jalan Legian, Kuta, addressed to the executive officer of the Kuta customary village and then forwarded to hamlet chief across Kuta. The letter was signed by Ngakan Made Adnyana serving as the coordinator dated August 21, 2012. The letter stated that policy of the operating hours until 3:00 a.m. lasting for four months was considered quite burdensome by entrepreneurs.

Ngakan Made Adnyana doubling as Manager of the Sky Garden said the businesspeople admitted to face a very serious financial difficulty due to the current policy regarding the operating hours. As a result, it was feared to cause a significant impact on the reduction in the number of employees.

Why could it happen? By operating until around 3:00 a.m., many guests left Kuta and preferred to visit other premises such as in Seminyak and Petitenget that still

allowed the operating hours until 4:00 a.m. He said many tourists coming to Kuta complained about it and were dissatisfied due to limited operating hours of nightclubs. It did not only have an impact on the nightlife business, but also extended to the other businesses.

Adnyana admitted to worry about the disappointment of tourists would have a negative impact on the image of Kuta tourism. He also hoped the policy on the operating hours for nightclubs in Kuta could be extended.

Interestingly, the seven nightlife companies requesting the extension of the operating hours were also willing to help the Kuta customary village. As a form of the support, they promised to provide financial assistance to the communities totally amounting to IDR 400 million per year.

When asked for his confirmation separately, the Chief of Kuta customary village, Made Darsana, ad-

mitted to have organized a meeting with customary village apparatus and hamlet chief throughout Kuta.

Nevertheless, the meeting could not have resulted in a decision. The meeting would be held again in the near future with the agenda of summoning the employers to absorb the existing aspirations.

Regarding the financial assistance for customary village offered by the entrepreneurs, Darsana said that it was not the major consideration for him. Indeed, the most important issue was the safety and comfort of people and tourism image of the region.

Chairman of the people’s empowerment agency (LPM) of Kuta, Nyoman Graha Wicaksana, stated that his party fully entrusted the matter to customary village through the meeting organized.

Nevertheless, before there was any change in the policy, he asked the employers to follow the prevailing rules. (kmb25)

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A Taliban spokesman said Monday that the terror group would use “all our strength” to kidnap or kill the U.K’s Prince Harry, who has just begun serving a four-month tour of duty as a chopper pilot in Afghanistan.

“We are using all our strength to get rid of him, either by killing or kidnapping,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Reuters by phone. “We have informed our commanders in Helmand to do whatever they can to eliminate him.”

Mujahid made the same threat in an interview with Agence France Presse, saying the Taliban had a “high-value plan” to get the prince.

“It is not important for us to kidnap him,” he said. “We will target him and we will kill him.”

Prince Harry, known as Captain Wales in the British Army, is stationed at Camp Bastion in Helmand province, on the front line. Harry also served a tour of duty in Afghanistan in

Modern stores in Badung will no longer be free to operate for 24 hours. Those modern stores must first have a permit issued by the regent to operate for 24 hours. Even, the permit will be issued after passing through the required studies. ating hours,” said Puspa Negara.

Puspa Negara explained the operating hours of modern store was one of the four key requirements for the establishment of modern stores in regional regulation draft. Three other key points were that modern store could not be established on the hamlet road section, priority was given to the local and modern stores should acquire proportionally the small and micro businesses in the vicinity.

To submit the permit of modern stores, the employers should seek spatial information in advance to determine the economic zones in the region. After that, it should be completed with socioeconomic studies made by competent independent agency. “Later, this study must be brought to the Industry, Trade and Cooperative Agency for further examination. Ultimately, it is followed by the arrangement of other permits,” he said. (kmb25)

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One of the minimarket in Denpasar.

Again, alcohol poisoning claims fatalities Two killed, another hospitalized Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Apparently, the hazards of alcohol have never ended to threat the community. It was evidenced by the subsequent fatalities due to alcoholic drink belonging to arrack. Allegedly the drink was mixed with methanol.

Based on the data, the two victims were residents of Jalan Tukad Bilok respectively I Made Arimbawa, 37, and Kadek Santika who died after drinking the arrack. Meanwhile, another resident named Nyoman Oli Muliarta, 41, was getting medical treatment in Sanglah Hospital.

When met in the treatment room, Oli Muliarta admitted to have been drinking from the Penampahan Kuningan, precisely on Friday (Sep 6).

The dead victims, according to Muliarta, were not his drinking-mate.

“Indeed, we live at the same hamlet, but they were not my drinking-mate.

Even, among the group of drinking, I’m the only one hospitalized,” said Muliarta.

He continued that he was unable to ascertain which arrack caused the intoxication, as he drank at two different places. “Firstly, I drank the arrack purchased in front of Madura hamlet in Sanur around 1:00 p.m.,”

he said. At later afternoon, Muliarta went home and resumed his drinking activity around 11:00 p.m. “My second drink was purchased on Jalan Tukad Bilok,” he explained.

After drinking, Muliarta went home to rest. The symptom of fatigue and malaise was felt on the next day. Such condition continued until the afternoon so that Muliarta decided to go to Sanglah Hospital.

He came in around 8:00 p.m. on Sunday (Sep 9). “Prior to coming to hospital, I had drunk the pure coconut oil,” he said.

From the examination, it was known if the blood of Muliarta contained chemicals that should undergo dialysis. Having undergone dialysis process, Muliarta claimed to be getting better. “I have not lived through the symptoms of blurry eyes, but my body is limp. Now, I give up drinking,” he said.

After Muliarta, another victim of the alcohol poisoning, I Made Arimbawa, came into Sanglah Hospital around 11:00 p.m. local time.

Unfortunately, the victim died before getting treatment. Meanwhile, the death toll Kadek Santika, based on information, passed away at home.

Santika was known to purchase his

drink in the same stall as that of Muliarta, namely on Jalan Tukad Bilok.

Up to Monday afternoon, the body of Arimbawa was still commended in the mortuary of Sanglah Hospital for further examination.

According to the Head of Forensic Medicine of Sanglah Hospital, Ida Bagus Putu Alit, the autopsy examination on the body of Arimbawa was still waiting for approval from his family. “Therefore, the cause of his death cannot be ascertained yet,” said Alit Other than the three victims from Jalan Tukad Bilok Denpasar, one of the residents of Sampalan, Klungkung, was also alleged to become a poisoning victim of arrack mixed with methanol. The victim was Ketut Sadia, 36, and came to Sanglah Hospital around 3:30 p.m. conveyed by an ambulance of Bintang Hospital.

Based on the information, Sadia had symptoms of nausea, fatigue and blurry eyes after drinking arrack about two days before. He was rushed to Bintang Hospital and then referred to Sanglah Hospital.

Until last Monday, Sadia was still being observed in Sanglah Hospital. (kmb24)

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Company closed, animale workers refused redundant

Denpasar (Bali post) –

Tens of PT Animale garment company workers came to Denpasar Workers, Transmigration, and Social Agency last Monday (10/9) in demonstrating their refusal to be made redundant when ironically the company have been closed. Head of the Agency, I Made Erwin Suryadharma Sena, stated the government has tried mediation between the company and workers yet the condition of the company has had problems in its internal management. “Let alone workers, it’s Human Resources Department has been deactivated as the company have totally closed,” Sena explained.

Before it was closed, the Agency was going to give severance payment to those resigning or made redundant giving four times their wage, holiday bonus and holiday rights exchange as much as IDR 5-10 million. Yet animale workers refused it and asked for their work back or rolling. Connecting to the holiday bonus demanded by the workers a while ago, it has been prepared by the company by 18th August. “It was in cash yet the workers who were waited until the afternoon did not come and asked to be transferred to their bank accounts instead,” Sena continued.

The agency has also asked for workers that are members of FNPBI so it is known for its legal process yet up to now it was not given. Those under FNPBI came to the Agency with banners stating their disappointment. These workers asked for Suggestion Letter to bring the case to Industrial Relation Court (PHI). (kmb27)

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Taliban Threatens to Kill Prince Harry

Mangupura (Bali Post)—

Chairman of the Special Committee on the Structuring of Traditional Market, Modern Stores and Shopping Centers, I Wayan Regep, accompanied by the Committee Secretary, I Wayan Puspa Negara, said on Monday (Sep 10) that operating hours of modern stores would be limited from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time. Only in certain circumstances or with permission of the regent, a modern store could be open for 24 hours.

“Later on, after the regulation draft (on the Structuring of Traditional Market, Modern Store and Shopping Center—Ed) has been passed, the modern stores can no longer freely open for 24 hours.

They should have permission from the regent and it must also meet certain criteria whether they are eligible to operate for 24 hours or not. At least, dozens of modern stores will be affected by the restriction of oper-

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2008, though it was cut short because of publicity. The 27-year-old son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana is third in line to the throne, after his father and his older brother William. The British government has declined comment on the threats against Harry, but NATO SecretaryGeneral Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he was not worried.

“That’s not a matter of concern,” said Rasmussen as a press conference in Brussels. “We do everything we can to protect all our troops deployed to Afghanistan, whatever might be their personal background.”

Harry was in the news last month after he was captured on film partying naked with friends in Las Vegas.

In this Friday, Sept. 7, 2012 photo made available on Sunday, Sept.

9, 2012, Britain’s Prince Harry climbs up to examine the cockpit of an Apache attack helicopter with an unidentified member of his squadron, at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan, where he starts his tour of duty as a co-pilot gunner.

Poll: Americans Pick President Obama Over Mitt Romney for Dinner Date

The American public may be divided on “Obamacare,” but when faced with choosing a candidate to care for them if illness struck, President Obama is their man. By a 13 point margin - 49-36 percent - registered voters polled by ABC News chose the president over Mitt Romney to nurse them back to health.

When asked who they thought “would make a more loyal friend,” the results were about the same. By a 50-36 percent count, respondents said Obama was more likely to stick with them through trying times.

As for suppertime, still more ugly numbers for Romney. Fifty-two percent of registered voters polled by ABC News said they’d rather have Obama visit their homes for dinner. Just 33 percent said they’d prefer Romney at the table.

But it’s not a total wipeout for the Republican. On what ABC News poll chief Gary

Langer calls the most instructive question - which candidate they’d rather have “as the captain of a ship in a storm” - Romney loses to Obama, but by just three points, 46-43 percent.

“Obama’s advantages, in turn, include a persistent lead over Romney in empathy; registered voters by 50-40 percent think Obama better understands the economic problems people are having, and continue to rate him as more personally likeable, by a broad and steady 61-27 percent,” Langer reports. “When the two views are tested against each other, empathy independently predicts vote preferences to a far greater degree than does likability.”

These latest numbers will only build confidence among Obama and his supporters, as the Democrats appear to be enjoying a significant post-convention bump in the polls.

Poll: Americans Pick President Obama Over Mitt Romney for Dinner Date

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A demonstrator raises his fist while yelling slogans near other demonstrators and police officers (rear) outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing September 11, 2012.

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Japan buys disputed islands, China sends in patrol boats Reuters

TOKYO - Japan brushed off warnings

by China and bought a group of islands on Tuesday that both claim, in a growing dispute that threatens ties between Asia’s two biggest economies. Chinese official media said Beijing had sent two patrol ships to waters surrounding the islands to reassert its claim and accused Japan of “playing with fire” over the long-simmering row.

Tokyo insisted that it had only peaceful intentions in making the 2.05 billion yen ($26.18 million) purchase of three uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, until now leased by the government from a Japanese family that has owned them since early 1970s.

Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba repeated Japan’s standard line that the purchase served “peaceful and stable main-

tenance of the islands.” “We cannot damage the stable development of the Japan-China relationship because of that issue. Both nations need to act calmly and from a broad perspective,” he told reporters after a cabinet meeting approved the transaction.

The Japanese Coast Guard will administer the islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, which are near rich fishing grounds and potentially huge maritime gas fields. The long-running territorial dispute flared again last month after Japan detained a group of Chinese activists who had landed on the islands.

But the row appears to be having an economic impact, with a Chinese official saying Japanese car sales in the world’s biggest auto market may have been hit. Chinese President Hu Jintao’s warned at the weekend against the purchase, which he called “illegal”.

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Germany says economic outlook ‘stable’, but sees big risks

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BERLIN - The outlook for the German economy, Europe’s biggest, is stable for the second half of this year, but substantial downside risks remain, the German Economy Ministry warned on Tuesday.

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After Germany notched up growth of 0.5 percent in the first three months and 0.3 percent in the second quarter, “the latest economic indicators point to a fairly stable development for the second half of the year,” the ministry wrote in its regular monthly report.

“But there is no reason to sound the all-clear. The downside risks to the economy predominate and are still substantial,” the ministry said.

Germany has held up better than its

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eurozone partners in the current crisis, thanks largely to painful and deep structural reforms implemented a number of years ago.

While the single currency area as a whole contracted in the second quarter, Germany continued to grow, albeit at a rather muted pace.

And forward-looking indicators suggest that the German economy is also beginning to lose some of its momentum, as export demand falters.

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A European flag waves in front of the Reichstag building with the inscription ‘Dem deutschen Volke’ (‘To The German People’) in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. The outlook for the German economy, Europe’s biggest, is stable for the second half of this year, but substantial downside risks remain, the German Economy Ministry warned on Tuesday.

Coke back in Myanmar China ramps up bank lending officially after 60 years to counter slowdown

Agence France-Presse

WASHINGTON - CocaCola has put its stamp of approval on Myanmar’s reforms with the first official delivery of the popular soft drink in the country in more than 60 years, the company announced Monday.

The soft drinks giant also said it was moving to establish a bottling operation in the country as it emerges from decades of stifled economic development under military dictatorship.

“We are privileged to once again have the opportunity to play a role in building a better future with the people of Myanmar,” said Coke chairman and chief executive Muhtar Ke n t , w h o ove r s aw t h e delivery during a weekend visit to Yangon, the country’s business hub.

The delivery came two months after Washington lifted

sanctions preventing US companies from doing business in the country, in response to the country’s democratic and economic reforms.

Coca-Cola products have long been available in Myanmar, imported from neighboring countries but without the company’s official involvement.

The company said it was working with local soft drinks maker Pinya Manufacturing to develop a local Coke bottling and distribution operation “as soon as possible”.

“Coca-Cola has a general practice of operating as a local business in every market it serves, including selling, distributing, manufacturing and hiring locally,” the company said.

Kent was in the country with the US-Association of Southeast Asian Nations Eminent Persons Group, which aims at boosting US ties with the ASEAN region.

Agence France-Presse

SHANGHAI - China ramped up bank lending in August, according to central bank figures released Tuesday, as the government seeks to give a boost to the slowing economy.

Chinese banks granted 703.9 billion yuan ($112 billion) in new loans in August, up from 540.1 billion yuan in July, the People’s Bank of China said in a statement.

The August figure is higher than market expectations of 600 billion yuan, according to a forecast of 13 economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires.

Analysts said the increase in bank lending reflects China’s moves to ease monetary policy with economic growth at its slowest pace in three years.

“The strong new lending figure is consistent with China’s earlier monetary loosening measures and its speed-up of project approvals,” Zhang Zhiwei, chief China economist at Nomura Securities, told AFP. “This shows China is stepping up efforts to ease its policy. This will help the domestic economy to

recover,” he said.

China has already cut interest rates twice this year in June and July and trimmed the amount of funds banks must place in reserve three times since last December.

The government last week also unveiled a massive infrastructure pack-

age worth more than 1.0 trillion yuan, which includes 55 projects ranging from subway lines to highways.

The government needs to open more funding channels for infrastructure, including allowing banks to relax controls on credit for projects, state media reported last week.

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Pedestrian look at various advertisement of job hunting and rooms, apartments and houses for rent on a public bulletin board in Beijing Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. China ramped up bank lending in August, according to central bank figures released Tuesday, as the government seeks to give a boost to the slowing economy.

Chinese tourists to be led to Bali Bali Post

said that Bali had the best tourism products in Southeast Asia to target Chinese tourists with deep pockets.

The aim of focusing on the tourism package for that circle was to increase the purchasing power of Balinese people as it would rise in

harmony with the increase of quality of the incoming tourists.

“With the coming of so many qualified tourists, their spending will be more and more. As a result, it will have a positive impact on the community of the island,” he said.

According to him, the Chinese tourists averagely spent money of USD 1,000 with the length of stay for seven days. Meanwhile, the spending of its jet set community could reach USD 2,000 per day with a much longer stay. (kmb27)

DENPASAR - Travel agencies in Bali said they would lead foreign tourists from China to visit the Island of the Gods. The arrival of tourists from the Bamboo Curtain country has showed an increase every year.

Deputy Chairman of Bali Village, Nusa Dua Beach Hotel and Spa, Sayoga Herdy, said the increase of PT Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur Chinese tourists to Bali reached and Ratu Boko, Pullman Bali Nir15-24 percent annually. Currently, wana, The Dreamland Luxury VilChina had ranked second in the main las and Spa and The Westin Resort market of Bali after Australia.

Nusa Dua Bali.

“We are from the tourism indus“This means that they (China’s try seeing China as a huge market. travel agency) did respond to Bali.

With a population exceeding 1.7 To that end, we will continue to inbillion, China is a tremendous mar- vite the industry from China to Bali ket,” said Sayoga on the sidelines of and invite the industry from Bali to a meeting of 18 travel agencies from China for a promotion,” he said.

China with 20 tourism companies in He explained the growth rate of Bali, Monday (Sep 10). the number of tourist visits to Bali He said that China gave a very reached 7.7 percent, while China’s positive response to the nature and visit rate far exceeded the average culture existing in Bali. Even, a increase. On that account, China number of China’s travel agencies could still be improved. Moreover, directly requested contract rate the Chinese market worked on by to the industry in Bali. Tourism Bali was still in a small amount. companies that attended the meet“So far, the Chinese market has ing, among others, were Anantara been synonymous with the market Resort, Aston Grand Kuta, Bali having lower spending. In fact, the Adventure Tours, Bali Premier Chinese market also has a potential Management, Blue Point Bay Vil- for high tourism because China has las, Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel, many rich people, even its amount Grand Istana Rama, Grand Whiz is extraordinary,” he said.

Kuta, Hotel Villa Ombak, Karma Chairman of the Association of IBP/File Photo Resort, Maca Villas, Melia Bali In- Indonesia Tourism Industry (GIPI) Travel agencies in Bali said they would lead foreign tourists from China to visit the Island of the Gods. donesia, Nikko Bali Resort & Spa, of Bali, Ngurah Wijaya, earlier The arrival of tourists from the Bamboo Curtain country has showed an increase every year.

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U.S., Israel still at odds over Iran “red line” Reuters

JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel and the United States were in talks on setting a “clear red line” for Iran’s nuclear program, but the two allies remained at odds on Monday over whether to spell out a clear threshold for military action against Tehran.

The Israeli leader, who has been pressing President Barack Obama for a tougher line against Iran, again signaled that a sharper U.S. ultimatum for Tehran could deter it from developing nuclear weapons and mitigate the need for a military response.

Netanyahu’s recent calls for world powers to set clear markers that would show they were determined to stop Tehran’s nuclear drive has suggested a growing impatience with the United States, Israel’s main ally.

Washington, which has resisted the idea of laying down red lines for Iran in the past, has urged the Israeli leader to give diplomacy and sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic more time to work to rein in Iran’s nuclear work peacefully. But Obama has not ruled out military action if all else fails.

Recent heightened Israeli rhetoric has stoked speculation that Israel might attack Iran before the U.S. elections in November, believing that Obama would give it military help and not risk alienating pro-Israeli voters.

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Mine workers sing and dance as they march to Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, in an attempt to stop operations.

South Africa labor unrest spreads Associated Press

MARIKANA, South Africa — Chanting miners wielding machetes, clubs and spears marched from shaft to shaft of South Africa’s beleaguered Lonmin platinum mine Monday, trying to intimidate the few workers who reported for duty in the fourth week of a crippling strike whose impact has already included dozens of miners killed by police.

At one point on their 10-kilometer (six-mile) trek, a striker lashed a whip at a man they accused of reporting for work. He took off across the scrubland with dozens of men waving machetes and clubs in pursuit. The man was saved by police officers who pulled him into their moving vehicle.

Meanwhile, labor unrest spread in the country, with an illegal strike by more than 10,000 workers halting operations at the west section of Gold Fields International’s KDC gold mine.

The strikes are rooted in rivalry between the main National Union of Mineworkers and a breakaway union.

At the KDC gold mine, for instance, spokesman Sven Lunsche said the strike started Sunday night and that senior managers met Monday with strikers demanding the removal of NUM shop stewards and a minimum monthly wage of R12,500

($1,560).

Some 12,000 miners at east KDC staged a weeklong illegal strike to demand the removal of NUM shop stewards that ended Sept. 3. At a second platinum mine, Implats, 15,000-plus workers are demanding a 10 percent pay raise although they are continuing to work, spokesman Johan Theron said.

London-registered Lonmin PLC said just 6 percent of its 28,000 workers turned up Monday morning at its mine in Marikana, northwest of Johannesburg. Mine drivers drove around looking for workers to pick up, but the buses returned to the mine empty.

In Marikana, hundreds of chanting strikers descended on one after another of the Lonmin mine shafts, chanting anti-government songs and blaming President Jacob Zuma for the police killings. They were monitored by armed police in riot gear, some in armored cars, others on foot.

As strikers approached Lonmin’s Hossy shaft, police escorted a speeding cavalcade of buses and vans carrying working miners and trucks with explosives as they rushed to get from one mine shaft to another. Strikers have threatened to kill any miners or managers who do not respect their demand for all work to stop until Lonmin agrees to a monthly take-home pay of 12,500 rand ($1,560), about double their current wages.

Lonmin had hoped many more miners would come to work since a peace accord was signed last week with three major unions. But it was rejected by a breakaway union and nonunion strikers.

The government brokered the peace deal after police shot and killed 34 miners and wounded 78 on Dec. 16 at Marikana, a mass shooting reminiscent of apartheid-era days that has traumatized the nation of 48 million.

Al-Qaida’s No. 2 in Yemen killed in airstrike Associated Press

SANAA, Yemen — An airstrike killed al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader in Yemen along with six others traveling with him in one car on Monday, U.S. and Yemeni officials said, a major breakthrough for U.S.-backed efforts to cripple the group in the impoverished Arab nation.

Saeed al-Shihri, a Saudi national who fought in Afghanistan and spent six years in the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, was killed by a missile after leaving a house in the southern province of Hadramawt, according to Yemeni military officials. They said the missile was believed to have been fired by a U.S.-operated, unmanned drone aircraft.

Two senior U.S. officials confirmed al-Shihri’s death but could not confirm any U.S. involvement in the airstrike. The U.S. doesn’t usually comment on such attacks although it has used drones in the past to go after al-Qaida members in Yemen, which is considered a crucial battleground with the terror network.

Yemeni military officials said that a local forensics team had identified al-Shihri’s body with the help of U.S. forensics experts on the ground. The U.S. and Yemeni military officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to release the information to the media.

Americans...

From page 1 The White House said Obama had been briefed by “key national security principals on... preparedness and security posture” for the anniversary.

But in keeping with the lower key atmosphere this year, there will apparently be no official suspension of the bitter presidential campaign.

A skyscraper at One World Trade Center is near completion and is again the tallest building in New York, as were the Twin Towers before they came down.

The killing by American troops of al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden in May 2011 has helped draw a line under 9/11, as has the opening of the Ground Zero memorial, where last year’s ceremonies were held.

Bin Laden’s successor Ayman al-Zawahiri released a video on the eve of this year’s anniversary in which he confirmed that his deputy, Abu Yayha al-Libi, had been killed in a drone strike in Pakistan in June.

Libi was considered Al-Qaeda’s global propaganda mastermind and his death dealt the biggest blow to the group since the killing of bin Laden.

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INDONESIA Indonesia announces deradicalisation programme

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JAKARTA - Indonesia is stepping up efforts to combat religious radicalism, officials said Tuesday after a spate of terror-related incidents, but analysts accused the government of churning out empty rhetoric.

Vice President Boediono announced a “deradicalisation” programme involving 24 government ministries and agencies after a closed-door meeting with ministers and counter-terrorism experts.

“This deradicalisation blueprint must certainly be comprehensive to achieve our goals,” he said on his website, without giving details. Like many Indonesians, Boediono goes by one name.

Officials said the programme is still being worked out and is expected to be implemented next year.

Indonesia has won praise for rounding up hundreds of Islamist militants since it became a key battlefield in the “war on terror” in 2002 when local radicals detonated bombs on Bali island, killing 202 people, mainly Westerners.

But analysts say Islamic radicalism and religious intolerance are on the rise, blaming the authorities for failing to crack down on violent vigilante groups in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country.

“I’m extremely sceptical about the latest initiative.

The government hasn’t done enough. It has always been rhetoric, without a single, concrete effort by the government that we can see, touch and learn from,” terrorism expert Noor Huda Ismail told AFP. The latest government announcement comes after a spate of terror-related incidents, including

last week’s explosion at a house suspected of being a bomb workshop in Depok, near Jakarta, in which three people were injured.

Earlier this month, a shootout in Solo in central Java left two terrorist suspects and an anti-terror officer dead.

An Indonesian terror suspect who surrendered himself Sunday had confessed to a suicide bomb plot against Buddhists in Jakarta to protest against Myanmar’s treatment of Muslim Rohingya.

Ansyaad Mbai, who heads the country’s National Anti-Terror Agency (BNPT) tasked to facilitate the latest initiative, said “the government is now in one voice in its commitment to fight terrorism.”

“It’s not enough to be reactive, taking action only after something happens. Ministries have a role to play to fight terrorism and radicalisation, laws must be strengthened, we cannot let terrorists win,” he added.

Mbai suggested the government could take steps such as shutting down websites which spread religious hate and providing rehabilitation to convicted terrorists released from jail.

He said recent incidents indicated that “terrorism is still alive although the old key players were dead or behind bars.”

Dozens of Indonesians held in Cambodia betting raid Agence France-Presse

PHNOM PENH - Cambodian authorities on Monday said they had arrested 114 Indonesian nationals in a raid on a suspected online football gambling ring in the capital Phnom Penh.

The group of 90 men and 24 women were picked up at two residential houses in the city, according to Chhay Sinarith, of the Cambodian interior ministry.

“They were arrested for running illegal online gambling. They were involved in football betting,” he told AFP.

He said the group took bets on football matches from people in Indonesia, settling the deals through online bank accounts.

Authorities are conducting further investigations into the suspected ring, he said. Only 25 of those arrested had passports, he added.

Betting on football matches is illegal in the country and nationals are not legally allowed to gamble.

Cambodia’s borders with Vietnam and Thailand are however dotted with dozens of casinos and accompanying hotels catering mostly to foreign gamblers.

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A Cambodian police official (C) counts Indonesian suspects on board a bus in Phnom Penh on September 10, 2012. Cambodian authorities on September 10, said they had arrested 114 Indonesian nationals in a raid on a suspected online football gambling ring in the capital Phnom Penh.

Indonesian in bomb plot over Rohingya treatment Agence France-Presse

JAKARTA - An Indonesian terror suspect has surrendered himself and confessed to a suicide bomb plot against Buddhists in Jakarta to protest against Myanmar’s treatment of Muslim Rohingya, police said Monday.

A man who identified as Muhammad Toriq turned himself in on Sunday, national police spokesman Boy Rafli Amar said. The suspected militant fled his house in a Jakarta suburb last week after neighbours reported seeing smoke rising from it.

Police had launched a manhunt for him after discovering detonators, boxes of nails, sulphur and other explosive materials at his home.

“We confirm Toriq has turned himself in,” Amar told reporters. “Based on preliminary investigations, he planned to carry out suicide bombings today (Monday),” he said.

It was unclear why he decided to surrender.

Toriq’s potential targets were the elite Brimob police headquarters, the office of the Detachment 88 anti-terror police, a police station and “Buddhist community”,

all in Jakarta, Amar said.

“It’s related to the Rohingya issue in Myanmar. (He) believed it’s unfair to Muslims there,” he added, explaining why Toriq was targeting the Buddhist community.

Communal violence between ethnic Buddhist Rakhine and local Muslims, including the Rohingya, swept Myanmar’s Rakhine state in June, leaving dozens dead and tens of thousands homeless.

Around 800,000 Rohingyas live in Myanmar and are considered to be some of the world’s most persecuted minorities.

Hundreds of Indonesian Muslim hardliners have expressed anger over the unrest, protesting outside Myanmar’s embassy in July.

Toriq wrote a farewell letter to his family, seeking forgiveness and “hoping to enter Heaven and receive God’s blessings”, Amar said.

The development came a day after an explosion at a house suspected of being a bomb workshop in Depok, near Jakarta, left three people injured.

Earlier this month, a shootout in Solo in central Java left two terrorist suspects and an anti-terror officer dead.

Indonesia’s Lion Air to launch airline in Malaysia Agence France-Presse

KUALA LUMPUR - Indonesia’s PT Lion Mentari Airlines announced Wednesday it will launch with Malaysian firm NADI a new low-cost airline, which will challenge Malaysia-based budget carrier AirAsia.

The new Malindo Airways will start regional flights by May next year with a fleet of 12 Boeing 737s, said Indonesia’s largest privately run airline, which operates as Lion Air, and Malaysia’s National Aerospace and Defense Industries (NADI).

Lion Air president Rusdi Kirana said the companies were counting on an increase in travel with the Asia Pacific region expected to have 2.2 billion passengers in 2030 and need 11,450 new airplanes to meet the demand.

NADI, which specialises in maintenance, repair and overhaul services, will own 51 percent of the joint venture. Lion Air will supply the fleet, based out of Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

“We are giving affordable prices but with better services” than other budget airlines, such as in-flight entertainment, Kirana told reporters before the joint venture signing ceremony.

The airline plans to initially fly to destinations across Indonesia, as well as Manila, Hanoi and cities in Australia and China.

Over the next decade it hopes to expand its fleet to 100 planes, including five flagship 787 dreamliners to arrive in 2015, when Malindo plans to fly to Europe.

Indonesia’s fast-growing Lion Air early this year sealed a record $22.4 billion deal for 230 Boeing jets. The first aircraft will be delivered in 2017, and the deliveries will run up until 2026.

It has also ordered 27 smaller aircraft from European manufacturer ATR. The new ATR 72-600 turboprop planes, worth $610.0 million, are scheduled to arrive by the end of 2015 and would see the group become the largest operator of ATR aircraft in the world, with a total fleet of 60 planes.

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Destinations

Penglipuran Village is a traditional countryside owning unique characteristic life, socializing and culture. It is located in Kubu Village , Bangli Sub district and Bangli Regency. The natural nature and environments of countryside is designating the pittance touch of modernization influence. This countryside is supported by cool atmosphere because it is located on the height land about 700 m above sea level and according to history of all old doyens that this countryside is taken away from the word Pengeling Pura what its meaning remember to ancestor, but there is also telling that the word of Penglipur mean the entertainer. It is said that at former empire era, all king often use this area as a place to amuse themselves, because its nature is beautiful and can give the peacefulness and inspiration at the time of experiencing a problem.

The houses exist in this countryside from north to the south is look very beautiful in particular the Balinese traditional entrance gate which are made similar each other. When we step down to this village, we will meet the Balinese houses are oriented northeastwards to Mount Agung which is located in northeast of Bali Island . The structure of house building between one house and others are equal in particular to condition, form, size and function from the building except building of family bed room is freeform. The family temple building is places the

same direction to the Agung Mount, kitchen is located in upstate from the lawn and the building of Bale Sakaenem is the six beamed building which its function for ceremony place. The place for look after the livestock and the place to plant assorted vegetable are referred as non irrigated dry field which is called Teba. Its Construction material is made from wood except family residence. It is predominated by substance from bamboo because around this countryside is bamboo producer.

The countryside is lead by a leader which is Bendesa or Kelian or Penyarikan or Patengan and he/ she is assisted by Sinoman. The social system is recognized by the 12 group terms that are number 1 until 12 as member of Pemerincik that is commissioned member converse the problem or plan and its result is submitted to the member.

They are very trusting of 12 groups and have represented the tradition in heritage away back.

The Consanguinity System in this countryside is Patrilinial system that is according to father lineage.

This countryside religion leader is called as Jero Bayan which is consisted of 3 Jero Bayans that is a Jero Bayan Mucuk and 2 people of Jero Bayan Nyoman. The specific cultural potential like pattern of building architecture remains to be traditional, the beautiful nature and environment with cool atmosphere, hence this countryside is the ideal place to visit during your vacation in Bali.

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Murray tops Djokovic for 1st Grand Slam title

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NEW YORK — Too exhausted to jump up and down or run over to the stands the way some newly crowned champions do, Andy Murray dropped his racket to the court, crouched down gingerly and covered his mouth with his hands. A few minutes later, he took off his shoes, sat in his chair on the sideline, leaned his head back and looked into the dark New York sky. What a relief!

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summer of tennis by going 7 for 7 at Flushing Meadows. And boy was No. 7 a doozy.

It included rallies that often lasted 20, 25, 30 strokes — and one that even went 55.

It included 17 breaks of serve and 121 unforced errors — a number that often speaks of shaky play, but in this case was a testament to the way the wind wreaked havoc with seemingly every shot over these grueling five sets.

The 4 hours, 54 minutes tied a U.S. open final record. “It was an incredibly tough match, and, yeah, obviously it felt great at the end,” Murray said. “Relief is probably the best word I would use to describe how I’m feeling just now.”

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The 25-year-old Scotsman won the U.S. Open to earn the Grand Slam title that had eluded him the four previous times he had gotten this close. It took six minutes short of five hours on a windblown Monday night that was certainly not made for tennis. If it seemed like longer, well, there are some pretty good reasons for that.

Murray’s final against Novak Djokovic felt like three matches packed into one and maybe a lifetime or two for those watching back home in Britain, where it was a few minutes after 2 a.m. Tuesday when the last ball was struck. After taking a two-set lead, then squandering it, then girding himself for the deciding fifth set, Murray brought the first major men’s title back to Britain since 1936, defeating the defending champion 7-6 (10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2.

“I cried a little bit on the court,” said Murray, after becoming the first man to bring a Grand Slam trophy to Britain since Fred Perry did it, three years before the start of World War II. “You’re not sad. You’re incredibly happy. You’re in a little bit of disbelief because when I have been in that position many times before and not won, you do think, you know, is it ever going to happen?”

If there’s one other person aware of how difficult these things are to conquer, it’s Murray’s coach, Ivan Lendl. To prepare for the season, Murray hired Lendl, the Czech who lost in his first four trips to Grand Slam finals before breaking through at the French Open in 1984. The first one under his belt, Lendl went on to win seven more.

“It was a very strange thing,” the 52-year-old three-time U.S. Open champion said. “I went, in one match, from a guy who can never come back to a guy who never gives up. I don’t think I deserved either of those. But that’s the way it goes ... sometimes.”

When they teamed up, Lendl and Murray both said it would take between six and nine months to see the results. You could’ve set your watch by that one. Murray won the Olympic gold medal last month on home turf at Wimbledon. He closed out a grueling

Britain’s Andy Murray poses with the trophy after defeating Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in the championship match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, in New York. Murray won 7-6 (10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2.

Alonso’s car damaged in Vettel clash

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Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany leads Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso of Spain during the Italian Formula One GP, at the Monza racetrack, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012.

Fernando Alonso’s car suffered ‘big damage’ after he was run off the track while trying to pass Sebastian Vettel, his Ferrari team has revealed. Vettel was handed a drive-through penalty for not leaving Alonso a wide enough gap on the outside of the Curva Grande as they battled for position.

Alonso eventually recovered to overtake Vettel a few laps later, but it was only after the race that Ferrari discovered how lucky the Spaniard had been.

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali said: “We had a problem with the car and if you see, it has big damage on the left rear and also there was something broken from a mechanical point of view.

“We told him at the end not to go on the kerbs because he could have had a bigger problem. I am pleased

that he finished the race.”

Although Red Bull and Vettel did not believe that the incident warranted a penalty, Domenicali believes the stewards did the right thing because of the recent rules clarification by the FIA about defensive driving.

“After what happened in Bahrain there was a clarification from race control that the driver in front has to leave space if there is a part of the car that is approaching that is already beside,” he explained.

“I heard people ask why last year [Alonso] was not penalised [after a similar incident]. What I can say is that it was a different situation.

“If you look at the slow motion, even if it is not really correct to look at slow motion because they are racing live at 300 km/h, it is totally different and this year it is a different rule.”

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World Cup in Brazil would be extra special for Spain

Brazil thrash China, build bridges with fans

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Neymar scored a hat-trick as Brazil crushed China 8-0 in a friendly in Recife on Monday, appeasing home fans who had jeered their poor display against South Africa last week.

The northeast of Brazil, and Recife in particular, has traditionally given the team strong support in hard times so there was no better place for Mano Menezes’s beleaguered side to come than the Arruda stadium.

After losing the London Olympics final to Mexico last month, Brazil were jeered during an unconvincing 1-0 win over South Africa in Sao Paulo on Friday. At the end of Monday’s match, Brazil’s players gathered in the middle of the pitch to thank the fans for their renewed support.

“That’s the connection we have to have with the fans. We know what we must improve but without them we can’t improve,” right back Daniel Alves said. “With their help it’s all going to be easier. The Brazil teams belongs to us all and if we have that connection the work with flow,” he told reporters as he left the pitch.

Brazil took time to get going before Ramires opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, exchanging a one-two with Oscar on the left and

lobbing goalkeeper Zeng Cheng.

Burly striker Hulk, who scored the only goal on Friday, started the move that led to Neymar netting the second goal from Oscar’s low cross.

Neymar celebrated with a wide grin and as Brazil went in 2-0 up at halftime, he said: “No one can take away my smile, regardless of the jeers or praise.” Brazil, who also hit the woodwork twice in the first half, went on to record their biggest win under Menezes, enjoying the “oles” of the Recife crowd.

Midfielder Lucas scored the third three minutes into the second half and Hulk made it 4-0 from a rebound after Neymar’s shot came back off the bar. Neymar scored his second shortly after then completed his hat-trick with half an hour still to play before coming off to a

rousing ovation and was replaced

by Jonas.

Brazil completed the rout with an own goal by Liu Jianye and a penalty converted by Oscar after left back Marcelo had been fouled.

China only managed two chances on goal, the best a header from Zhang Yuan from a corner which goalkeeper Diego Alves kept out with a fine reflex save.

The Chinese, who have played at one World Cup in 2002 and are already out of the Asian qualifiers for Brazil 2014, are ranked 78th in the world, while five-times world champions Brazil are 12th.

Brazil will next meet arch-rivals Argentina in two friendlies using players from the two countries’ domestic leagues, at home in Goiania on Sept. 19 and away on Oct. 3.

AP Photo/Felipe Dana

Brazil’s Neymar celebrates after scoring against China during a friendly soccer match in Recife, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012.

Brazil won 8-0.

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AP Photo/Andres Kudacki

Real Madrid’s Lassana Diarra from France, centre, vies for the ball with Getafe’s Xavi Torres, right, and Diego Castro, left, during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez stadium in Getafe, near Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012.

Diarra: I joined Anzhi because of Eto’o, not the money

Crouch refused Euro 2012 spot, reveals Hodgson

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Crouch refused Euro 2012 spot, reveals Hodgson Stoke City striker Peter Crouch refused a spot on the Euro 2012 stand-by list, according to England manager Roy Hodgson. The 31-year-old target man has been left out of Hodgson’s first two World Cup qualifiers, despite injuries to both Wayne Rooney and Andy Carroll and doubts over Daniel Sturridge’s fitness.

And the veteran manager revealed that it was the former Liverpool and Tottenham man’s decision to avoid involvement in the summer tournament and not his.

Hodgson told reporters: “I selected him for the Euros but he didn’t want to come. “He made it clear that unless he was in the squad he didn’t want to be considered. “As a result, we’ve selected squads since that time when I felt I didn’t need him here. I’m not going to bring him here to fill up the bench.

The day Crouch gets in the England squad is when I think he should be in the original 23.”

However, despite not being picked in the squad for their most recent matches against Moldova and Ukraine, the Three Lions boss has not dismissed any player from future squads and insists he will be following the progress of strikers such as Crouch and Darren Bent, who has also failed to feature for his country since Hodgson’s appointment.

“They have both played for England in the past. Darren Bent was injured for a large part of last season and the new season is only three Premier League games old. He is a player we’ll be following,” he added.

“I was thinking Andy Carroll and Wayne Rooney when I put this squad together but I lost Rooney a week before and then Carroll at the last minute. I’ve not dismissed anybody, even Peter Crouch.”

Lassana Diarra says his move to Anzhi Makhachkala was driven by a desire to play alongside Samuel Eto’o rather than the prospect of earning a lucrative salary. The 27-year-old left Real Madrid on transfer deadline day to sign a four-year contract with the Dagestan-based side, after falling out of favor at Santiago Bernabeu.

The deal came as a surprise to many, with the likes of AC Milan and Fenerbahce touted as potential suitors for the midfielder, but the allure of acquainting himself with the Cameroon striker swayed his decision.

“Spartak showed an interest in

me this summer, but at that time I was only focused on Real Madrid,” said Diarra at his official presentation on Monday.

“Overall, I would not talk about the clubs that were interested in me. Anzhi were interested more than the others, but the most important thing for me is that Samuel Eto’o is here. “He’s like a big brother to me. Why can’t we succeed together?”

It had also been suggested that Diarra’s transfer to Anzhi was motivated by the promise of a larger pay packet, but he poured scorn on such claims.

“It’s a new challenge for me.

So far I’ve only been here a few

days, but I’ve had time to train,” the ex-Chelsea and Arsenal man continued.

“I’ve been very well received and I thank you all. I believe Anzhi can push themselves to become champions, so why can’t I be?

“During my career I have played for some very prestigious European teams and, trust me, I’ve won enough titles and been paid enough. I did not come here for the money.

“Those who believe that should come to the games, analyze my performances and then tell me why they think I came to Anzhi.”

The chance to feature at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil is an extra motivation for Spain’s veteran players, said coach Vicente del Bosque on the eve of their first qualifying match in Georgia. Spain’s haul of two European Championship titles and one World Cup trophy in the last four years means they have eclipsed Brazil as the team to beat but the South Americans still hold a special place in the heart of most footballers.

“It’s a great incentive to be there (Brazil),” Del Bosque told a news conference on Monday. “I have complete confidence in all the players, the new and the old. For the veterans around the 30 mark I am sure it will be a motivation to make the finals.”

Barcelona playmaker Xavi, 32, was one of the footballers Del Bosque was referring to. “The World Cup is a wonderful event and the next one is in a country with a great football tradition,” said Xavi. “This generation has never played against Brazil and this is a big motivation.”

Del Bosque, who took over from Luis Aragones after Spain won Euro 2008, has a 100 percent record in qualifying for major tournaments. “Tomorrow we start the defence of the title we won in South Africa. This is how we are approaching the game,” the coach said.

“Over the last four years we have played two qualifying campaigns and we have won all 18 games. We want to continue in the same manner.” Xavi said Spain would be taking nothing for granted in Tuesday’s match.

“Being world and European champions doesn’t guarantee anything,” he said. “We have analysed Georgia and they are a tough rival.

“They defend in numbers and have quality going forward. It is being taken for granted we will be in the finals but it is going to be difficult.”

Cameroon football federation offices under security guard Reuters

YAOUNDE - Armed security forces have formed a tight cordon around the Cameroon football federation offices in Yaounde after disappointed fans threatened to ransack them following an ambarrassing defeat for the national team.

Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions, four-times winners of the African Nations Cup, are in danger of missing out on a place at the next finals in South Africa after losing 2-0 to the tiny Cape Verde Islands in Praia on Saturday in the first leg of the final round of qualifiers.

Angry fans demonstrated outside the offices after the defeat, leading to the deployment of police and military personnel. “A new visitor to this country may have thought we were at war or facing an invasion,” said Martin Ndzinga who lives next to the offices in the Tsinga neighbourhood.

The unexpected defeat, the latest disappoint-

ment for a side also hit by the decision of captain Samuel Eto’o to boycott what he described as an amateurish team, has consumed the airwaves across the central African country. “I’m very disappointed by the defeat of the Indomitable Lions.

Cameroon does not merit this, not at all,” local football coach Kisito Eloundou told Reuters. “It is as a reason of poor preparation and the poor spirit in the team.”

But under fire coach Denis Lavagne said there was still a home leg to be played. “I think we can win that with a big score. We are in a difficult situation but everything is still possible,” he told state radio.

Cameroon, who host the Cape Verdians on Oct. 13, missed out on the last Nations Cup in a mini crisis for the country who have long been one of the dominant forces in African football. They were the first Africa country to reach the World Cup quarterfinals and won Olympic gold in Sydney in 2000.

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Spain’s Xavi Hernandez, center, reacts with Santiago Cazorla, left, and Ignacio Monteal after scoring against Saudi Arabia during a friendly soccer match at the Pasaron stadium in Pontevedra, north western Spain, Friday Sept. 7, 2012.

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World Cup in Brazil would be extra special for Spain

Brazil thrash China, build bridges with fans

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Neymar scored a hat-trick as Brazil crushed China 8-0 in a friendly in Recife on Monday, appeasing home fans who had jeered their poor display against South Africa last week.

The northeast of Brazil, and Recife in particular, has traditionally given the team strong support in hard times so there was no better place for Mano Menezes’s beleaguered side to come than the Arruda stadium.

After losing the London Olympics final to Mexico last month, Brazil were jeered during an unconvincing 1-0 win over South Africa in Sao Paulo on Friday. At the end of Monday’s match, Brazil’s players gathered in the middle of the pitch to thank the fans for their renewed support.

“That’s the connection we have to have with the fans. We know what we must improve but without them we can’t improve,” right back Daniel Alves said. “With their help it’s all going to be easier. The Brazil teams belongs to us all and if we have that connection the work with flow,” he told reporters as he left the pitch.

Brazil took time to get going before Ramires opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, exchanging a one-two with Oscar on the left and

lobbing goalkeeper Zeng Cheng.

Burly striker Hulk, who scored the only goal on Friday, started the move that led to Neymar netting the second goal from Oscar’s low cross.

Neymar celebrated with a wide grin and as Brazil went in 2-0 up at halftime, he said: “No one can take away my smile, regardless of the jeers or praise.” Brazil, who also hit the woodwork twice in the first half, went on to record their biggest win under Menezes, enjoying the “oles” of the Recife crowd.

Midfielder Lucas scored the third three minutes into the second half and Hulk made it 4-0 from a rebound after Neymar’s shot came back off the bar. Neymar scored his second shortly after then completed his hat-trick with half an hour still to play before coming off to a

rousing ovation and was replaced

by Jonas.

Brazil completed the rout with an own goal by Liu Jianye and a penalty converted by Oscar after left back Marcelo had been fouled.

China only managed two chances on goal, the best a header from Zhang Yuan from a corner which goalkeeper Diego Alves kept out with a fine reflex save.

The Chinese, who have played at one World Cup in 2002 and are already out of the Asian qualifiers for Brazil 2014, are ranked 78th in the world, while five-times world champions Brazil are 12th.

Brazil will next meet arch-rivals Argentina in two friendlies using players from the two countries’ domestic leagues, at home in Goiania on Sept. 19 and away on Oct. 3.

AP Photo/Felipe Dana

Brazil’s Neymar celebrates after scoring against China during a friendly soccer match in Recife, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012.

Brazil won 8-0.

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AP Photo/Andres Kudacki

Real Madrid’s Lassana Diarra from France, centre, vies for the ball with Getafe’s Xavi Torres, right, and Diego Castro, left, during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez stadium in Getafe, near Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012.

Diarra: I joined Anzhi because of Eto’o, not the money

Crouch refused Euro 2012 spot, reveals Hodgson

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Crouch refused Euro 2012 spot, reveals Hodgson Stoke City striker Peter Crouch refused a spot on the Euro 2012 stand-by list, according to England manager Roy Hodgson. The 31-year-old target man has been left out of Hodgson’s first two World Cup qualifiers, despite injuries to both Wayne Rooney and Andy Carroll and doubts over Daniel Sturridge’s fitness.

And the veteran manager revealed that it was the former Liverpool and Tottenham man’s decision to avoid involvement in the summer tournament and not his.

Hodgson told reporters: “I selected him for the Euros but he didn’t want to come. “He made it clear that unless he was in the squad he didn’t want to be considered. “As a result, we’ve selected squads since that time when I felt I didn’t need him here. I’m not going to bring him here to fill up the bench.

The day Crouch gets in the England squad is when I think he should be in the original 23.”

However, despite not being picked in the squad for their most recent matches against Moldova and Ukraine, the Three Lions boss has not dismissed any player from future squads and insists he will be following the progress of strikers such as Crouch and Darren Bent, who has also failed to feature for his country since Hodgson’s appointment.

“They have both played for England in the past. Darren Bent was injured for a large part of last season and the new season is only three Premier League games old. He is a player we’ll be following,” he added.

“I was thinking Andy Carroll and Wayne Rooney when I put this squad together but I lost Rooney a week before and then Carroll at the last minute. I’ve not dismissed anybody, even Peter Crouch.”

Lassana Diarra says his move to Anzhi Makhachkala was driven by a desire to play alongside Samuel Eto’o rather than the prospect of earning a lucrative salary. The 27-year-old left Real Madrid on transfer deadline day to sign a four-year contract with the Dagestan-based side, after falling out of favor at Santiago Bernabeu.

The deal came as a surprise to many, with the likes of AC Milan and Fenerbahce touted as potential suitors for the midfielder, but the allure of acquainting himself with the Cameroon striker swayed his decision.

“Spartak showed an interest in

me this summer, but at that time I was only focused on Real Madrid,” said Diarra at his official presentation on Monday.

“Overall, I would not talk about the clubs that were interested in me. Anzhi were interested more than the others, but the most important thing for me is that Samuel Eto’o is here. “He’s like a big brother to me. Why can’t we succeed together?”

It had also been suggested that Diarra’s transfer to Anzhi was motivated by the promise of a larger pay packet, but he poured scorn on such claims.

“It’s a new challenge for me.

So far I’ve only been here a few

days, but I’ve had time to train,” the ex-Chelsea and Arsenal man continued.

“I’ve been very well received and I thank you all. I believe Anzhi can push themselves to become champions, so why can’t I be?

“During my career I have played for some very prestigious European teams and, trust me, I’ve won enough titles and been paid enough. I did not come here for the money.

“Those who believe that should come to the games, analyze my performances and then tell me why they think I came to Anzhi.”

The chance to feature at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil is an extra motivation for Spain’s veteran players, said coach Vicente del Bosque on the eve of their first qualifying match in Georgia. Spain’s haul of two European Championship titles and one World Cup trophy in the last four years means they have eclipsed Brazil as the team to beat but the South Americans still hold a special place in the heart of most footballers.

“It’s a great incentive to be there (Brazil),” Del Bosque told a news conference on Monday. “I have complete confidence in all the players, the new and the old. For the veterans around the 30 mark I am sure it will be a motivation to make the finals.”

Barcelona playmaker Xavi, 32, was one of the footballers Del Bosque was referring to. “The World Cup is a wonderful event and the next one is in a country with a great football tradition,” said Xavi. “This generation has never played against Brazil and this is a big motivation.”

Del Bosque, who took over from Luis Aragones after Spain won Euro 2008, has a 100 percent record in qualifying for major tournaments. “Tomorrow we start the defence of the title we won in South Africa. This is how we are approaching the game,” the coach said.

“Over the last four years we have played two qualifying campaigns and we have won all 18 games. We want to continue in the same manner.” Xavi said Spain would be taking nothing for granted in Tuesday’s match.

“Being world and European champions doesn’t guarantee anything,” he said. “We have analysed Georgia and they are a tough rival.

“They defend in numbers and have quality going forward. It is being taken for granted we will be in the finals but it is going to be difficult.”

Cameroon football federation offices under security guard Reuters

YAOUNDE - Armed security forces have formed a tight cordon around the Cameroon football federation offices in Yaounde after disappointed fans threatened to ransack them following an ambarrassing defeat for the national team.

Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions, four-times winners of the African Nations Cup, are in danger of missing out on a place at the next finals in South Africa after losing 2-0 to the tiny Cape Verde Islands in Praia on Saturday in the first leg of the final round of qualifiers.

Angry fans demonstrated outside the offices after the defeat, leading to the deployment of police and military personnel. “A new visitor to this country may have thought we were at war or facing an invasion,” said Martin Ndzinga who lives next to the offices in the Tsinga neighbourhood.

The unexpected defeat, the latest disappoint-

ment for a side also hit by the decision of captain Samuel Eto’o to boycott what he described as an amateurish team, has consumed the airwaves across the central African country. “I’m very disappointed by the defeat of the Indomitable Lions.

Cameroon does not merit this, not at all,” local football coach Kisito Eloundou told Reuters. “It is as a reason of poor preparation and the poor spirit in the team.”

But under fire coach Denis Lavagne said there was still a home leg to be played. “I think we can win that with a big score. We are in a difficult situation but everything is still possible,” he told state radio.

Cameroon, who host the Cape Verdians on Oct. 13, missed out on the last Nations Cup in a mini crisis for the country who have long been one of the dominant forces in African football. They were the first Africa country to reach the World Cup quarterfinals and won Olympic gold in Sydney in 2000.

AP Photos/Lalo R. Villar

Spain’s Xavi Hernandez, center, reacts with Santiago Cazorla, left, and Ignacio Monteal after scoring against Saudi Arabia during a friendly soccer match at the Pasaron stadium in Pontevedra, north western Spain, Friday Sept. 7, 2012.

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Penglipuran Village is a traditional countryside owning unique characteristic life, socializing and culture. It is located in Kubu Village , Bangli Sub district and Bangli Regency. The natural nature and environments of countryside is designating the pittance touch of modernization influence. This countryside is supported by cool atmosphere because it is located on the height land about 700 m above sea level and according to history of all old doyens that this countryside is taken away from the word Pengeling Pura what its meaning remember to ancestor, but there is also telling that the word of Penglipur mean the entertainer. It is said that at former empire era, all king often use this area as a place to amuse themselves, because its nature is beautiful and can give the peacefulness and inspiration at the time of experiencing a problem.

The houses exist in this countryside from north to the south is look very beautiful in particular the Balinese traditional entrance gate which are made similar each other. When we step down to this village, we will meet the Balinese houses are oriented northeastwards to Mount Agung which is located in northeast of Bali Island . The structure of house building between one house and others are equal in particular to condition, form, size and function from the building except building of family bed room is freeform. The family temple building is places the

same direction to the Agung Mount, kitchen is located in upstate from the lawn and the building of Bale Sakaenem is the six beamed building which its function for ceremony place. The place for look after the livestock and the place to plant assorted vegetable are referred as non irrigated dry field which is called Teba. Its Construction material is made from wood except family residence. It is predominated by substance from bamboo because around this countryside is bamboo producer.

The countryside is lead by a leader which is Bendesa or Kelian or Penyarikan or Patengan and he/ she is assisted by Sinoman. The social system is recognized by the 12 group terms that are number 1 until 12 as member of Pemerincik that is commissioned member converse the problem or plan and its result is submitted to the member.

They are very trusting of 12 groups and have represented the tradition in heritage away back.

The Consanguinity System in this countryside is Patrilinial system that is according to father lineage.

This countryside religion leader is called as Jero Bayan which is consisted of 3 Jero Bayans that is a Jero Bayan Mucuk and 2 people of Jero Bayan Nyoman. The specific cultural potential like pattern of building architecture remains to be traditional, the beautiful nature and environment with cool atmosphere, hence this countryside is the ideal place to visit during your vacation in Bali.

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NEW YORK — Too exhausted to jump up and down or run over to the stands the way some newly crowned champions do, Andy Murray dropped his racket to the court, crouched down gingerly and covered his mouth with his hands. A few minutes later, he took off his shoes, sat in his chair on the sideline, leaned his head back and looked into the dark New York sky. What a relief!

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summer of tennis by going 7 for 7 at Flushing Meadows. And boy was No. 7 a doozy.

It included rallies that often lasted 20, 25, 30 strokes — and one that even went 55.

It included 17 breaks of serve and 121 unforced errors — a number that often speaks of shaky play, but in this case was a testament to the way the wind wreaked havoc with seemingly every shot over these grueling five sets.

The 4 hours, 54 minutes tied a U.S. open final record. “It was an incredibly tough match, and, yeah, obviously it felt great at the end,” Murray said. “Relief is probably the best word I would use to describe how I’m feeling just now.”

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The 25-year-old Scotsman won the U.S. Open to earn the Grand Slam title that had eluded him the four previous times he had gotten this close. It took six minutes short of five hours on a windblown Monday night that was certainly not made for tennis. If it seemed like longer, well, there are some pretty good reasons for that.

Murray’s final against Novak Djokovic felt like three matches packed into one and maybe a lifetime or two for those watching back home in Britain, where it was a few minutes after 2 a.m. Tuesday when the last ball was struck. After taking a two-set lead, then squandering it, then girding himself for the deciding fifth set, Murray brought the first major men’s title back to Britain since 1936, defeating the defending champion 7-6 (10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2.

“I cried a little bit on the court,” said Murray, after becoming the first man to bring a Grand Slam trophy to Britain since Fred Perry did it, three years before the start of World War II. “You’re not sad. You’re incredibly happy. You’re in a little bit of disbelief because when I have been in that position many times before and not won, you do think, you know, is it ever going to happen?”

If there’s one other person aware of how difficult these things are to conquer, it’s Murray’s coach, Ivan Lendl. To prepare for the season, Murray hired Lendl, the Czech who lost in his first four trips to Grand Slam finals before breaking through at the French Open in 1984. The first one under his belt, Lendl went on to win seven more.

“It was a very strange thing,” the 52-year-old three-time U.S. Open champion said. “I went, in one match, from a guy who can never come back to a guy who never gives up. I don’t think I deserved either of those. But that’s the way it goes ... sometimes.”

When they teamed up, Lendl and Murray both said it would take between six and nine months to see the results. You could’ve set your watch by that one. Murray won the Olympic gold medal last month on home turf at Wimbledon. He closed out a grueling

Britain’s Andy Murray poses with the trophy after defeating Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in the championship match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, in New York. Murray won 7-6 (10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2.

Alonso’s car damaged in Vettel clash

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Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany leads Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso of Spain during the Italian Formula One GP, at the Monza racetrack, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012.

Fernando Alonso’s car suffered ‘big damage’ after he was run off the track while trying to pass Sebastian Vettel, his Ferrari team has revealed. Vettel was handed a drive-through penalty for not leaving Alonso a wide enough gap on the outside of the Curva Grande as they battled for position.

Alonso eventually recovered to overtake Vettel a few laps later, but it was only after the race that Ferrari discovered how lucky the Spaniard had been.

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali said: “We had a problem with the car and if you see, it has big damage on the left rear and also there was something broken from a mechanical point of view.

“We told him at the end not to go on the kerbs because he could have had a bigger problem. I am pleased

that he finished the race.”

Although Red Bull and Vettel did not believe that the incident warranted a penalty, Domenicali believes the stewards did the right thing because of the recent rules clarification by the FIA about defensive driving.

“After what happened in Bahrain there was a clarification from race control that the driver in front has to leave space if there is a part of the car that is approaching that is already beside,” he explained.

“I heard people ask why last year [Alonso] was not penalised [after a similar incident]. What I can say is that it was a different situation.

“If you look at the slow motion, even if it is not really correct to look at slow motion because they are racing live at 300 km/h, it is totally different and this year it is a different rule.”

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U.S., Israel still at odds over Iran “red line” Reuters

JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel and the United States were in talks on setting a “clear red line” for Iran’s nuclear program, but the two allies remained at odds on Monday over whether to spell out a clear threshold for military action against Tehran.

The Israeli leader, who has been pressing President Barack Obama for a tougher line against Iran, again signaled that a sharper U.S. ultimatum for Tehran could deter it from developing nuclear weapons and mitigate the need for a military response.

Netanyahu’s recent calls for world powers to set clear markers that would show they were determined to stop Tehran’s nuclear drive has suggested a growing impatience with the United States, Israel’s main ally.

Washington, which has resisted the idea of laying down red lines for Iran in the past, has urged the Israeli leader to give diplomacy and sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic more time to work to rein in Iran’s nuclear work peacefully. But Obama has not ruled out military action if all else fails.

Recent heightened Israeli rhetoric has stoked speculation that Israel might attack Iran before the U.S. elections in November, believing that Obama would give it military help and not risk alienating pro-Israeli voters.

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Mine workers sing and dance as they march to Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, in an attempt to stop operations.

South Africa labor unrest spreads Associated Press

MARIKANA, South Africa — Chanting miners wielding machetes, clubs and spears marched from shaft to shaft of South Africa’s beleaguered Lonmin platinum mine Monday, trying to intimidate the few workers who reported for duty in the fourth week of a crippling strike whose impact has already included dozens of miners killed by police.

At one point on their 10-kilometer (six-mile) trek, a striker lashed a whip at a man they accused of reporting for work. He took off across the scrubland with dozens of men waving machetes and clubs in pursuit. The man was saved by police officers who pulled him into their moving vehicle.

Meanwhile, labor unrest spread in the country, with an illegal strike by more than 10,000 workers halting operations at the west section of Gold Fields International’s KDC gold mine.

The strikes are rooted in rivalry between the main National Union of Mineworkers and a breakaway union.

At the KDC gold mine, for instance, spokesman Sven Lunsche said the strike started Sunday night and that senior managers met Monday with strikers demanding the removal of NUM shop stewards and a minimum monthly wage of R12,500

($1,560).

Some 12,000 miners at east KDC staged a weeklong illegal strike to demand the removal of NUM shop stewards that ended Sept. 3. At a second platinum mine, Implats, 15,000-plus workers are demanding a 10 percent pay raise although they are continuing to work, spokesman Johan Theron said.

London-registered Lonmin PLC said just 6 percent of its 28,000 workers turned up Monday morning at its mine in Marikana, northwest of Johannesburg. Mine drivers drove around looking for workers to pick up, but the buses returned to the mine empty.

In Marikana, hundreds of chanting strikers descended on one after another of the Lonmin mine shafts, chanting anti-government songs and blaming President Jacob Zuma for the police killings. They were monitored by armed police in riot gear, some in armored cars, others on foot.

As strikers approached Lonmin’s Hossy shaft, police escorted a speeding cavalcade of buses and vans carrying working miners and trucks with explosives as they rushed to get from one mine shaft to another. Strikers have threatened to kill any miners or managers who do not respect their demand for all work to stop until Lonmin agrees to a monthly take-home pay of 12,500 rand ($1,560), about double their current wages.

Lonmin had hoped many more miners would come to work since a peace accord was signed last week with three major unions. But it was rejected by a breakaway union and nonunion strikers.

The government brokered the peace deal after police shot and killed 34 miners and wounded 78 on Dec. 16 at Marikana, a mass shooting reminiscent of apartheid-era days that has traumatized the nation of 48 million.

Al-Qaida’s No. 2 in Yemen killed in airstrike Associated Press

SANAA, Yemen — An airstrike killed al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader in Yemen along with six others traveling with him in one car on Monday, U.S. and Yemeni officials said, a major breakthrough for U.S.-backed efforts to cripple the group in the impoverished Arab nation.

Saeed al-Shihri, a Saudi national who fought in Afghanistan and spent six years in the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, was killed by a missile after leaving a house in the southern province of Hadramawt, according to Yemeni military officials. They said the missile was believed to have been fired by a U.S.-operated, unmanned drone aircraft.

Two senior U.S. officials confirmed al-Shihri’s death but could not confirm any U.S. involvement in the airstrike. The U.S. doesn’t usually comment on such attacks although it has used drones in the past to go after al-Qaida members in Yemen, which is considered a crucial battleground with the terror network.

Yemeni military officials said that a local forensics team had identified al-Shihri’s body with the help of U.S. forensics experts on the ground. The U.S. and Yemeni military officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to release the information to the media.

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From page 1 The White House said Obama had been briefed by “key national security principals on... preparedness and security posture” for the anniversary.

But in keeping with the lower key atmosphere this year, there will apparently be no official suspension of the bitter presidential campaign.

A skyscraper at One World Trade Center is near completion and is again the tallest building in New York, as were the Twin Towers before they came down.

The killing by American troops of al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden in May 2011 has helped draw a line under 9/11, as has the opening of the Ground Zero memorial, where last year’s ceremonies were held.

Bin Laden’s successor Ayman al-Zawahiri released a video on the eve of this year’s anniversary in which he confirmed that his deputy, Abu Yayha al-Libi, had been killed in a drone strike in Pakistan in June.

Libi was considered Al-Qaeda’s global propaganda mastermind and his death dealt the biggest blow to the group since the killing of bin Laden.

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INDONESIA Indonesia announces deradicalisation programme

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JAKARTA - Indonesia is stepping up efforts to combat religious radicalism, officials said Tuesday after a spate of terror-related incidents, but analysts accused the government of churning out empty rhetoric.

Vice President Boediono announced a “deradicalisation” programme involving 24 government ministries and agencies after a closed-door meeting with ministers and counter-terrorism experts.

“This deradicalisation blueprint must certainly be comprehensive to achieve our goals,” he said on his website, without giving details. Like many Indonesians, Boediono goes by one name.

Officials said the programme is still being worked out and is expected to be implemented next year.

Indonesia has won praise for rounding up hundreds of Islamist militants since it became a key battlefield in the “war on terror” in 2002 when local radicals detonated bombs on Bali island, killing 202 people, mainly Westerners.

But analysts say Islamic radicalism and religious intolerance are on the rise, blaming the authorities for failing to crack down on violent vigilante groups in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country.

“I’m extremely sceptical about the latest initiative.

The government hasn’t done enough. It has always been rhetoric, without a single, concrete effort by the government that we can see, touch and learn from,” terrorism expert Noor Huda Ismail told AFP. The latest government announcement comes after a spate of terror-related incidents, including

last week’s explosion at a house suspected of being a bomb workshop in Depok, near Jakarta, in which three people were injured.

Earlier this month, a shootout in Solo in central Java left two terrorist suspects and an anti-terror officer dead.

An Indonesian terror suspect who surrendered himself Sunday had confessed to a suicide bomb plot against Buddhists in Jakarta to protest against Myanmar’s treatment of Muslim Rohingya.

Ansyaad Mbai, who heads the country’s National Anti-Terror Agency (BNPT) tasked to facilitate the latest initiative, said “the government is now in one voice in its commitment to fight terrorism.”

“It’s not enough to be reactive, taking action only after something happens. Ministries have a role to play to fight terrorism and radicalisation, laws must be strengthened, we cannot let terrorists win,” he added.

Mbai suggested the government could take steps such as shutting down websites which spread religious hate and providing rehabilitation to convicted terrorists released from jail.

He said recent incidents indicated that “terrorism is still alive although the old key players were dead or behind bars.”

Dozens of Indonesians held in Cambodia betting raid Agence France-Presse

PHNOM PENH - Cambodian authorities on Monday said they had arrested 114 Indonesian nationals in a raid on a suspected online football gambling ring in the capital Phnom Penh.

The group of 90 men and 24 women were picked up at two residential houses in the city, according to Chhay Sinarith, of the Cambodian interior ministry.

“They were arrested for running illegal online gambling. They were involved in football betting,” he told AFP.

He said the group took bets on football matches from people in Indonesia, settling the deals through online bank accounts.

Authorities are conducting further investigations into the suspected ring, he said. Only 25 of those arrested had passports, he added.

Betting on football matches is illegal in the country and nationals are not legally allowed to gamble.

Cambodia’s borders with Vietnam and Thailand are however dotted with dozens of casinos and accompanying hotels catering mostly to foreign gamblers.

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A Cambodian police official (C) counts Indonesian suspects on board a bus in Phnom Penh on September 10, 2012. Cambodian authorities on September 10, said they had arrested 114 Indonesian nationals in a raid on a suspected online football gambling ring in the capital Phnom Penh.

Indonesian in bomb plot over Rohingya treatment Agence France-Presse

JAKARTA - An Indonesian terror suspect has surrendered himself and confessed to a suicide bomb plot against Buddhists in Jakarta to protest against Myanmar’s treatment of Muslim Rohingya, police said Monday.

A man who identified as Muhammad Toriq turned himself in on Sunday, national police spokesman Boy Rafli Amar said. The suspected militant fled his house in a Jakarta suburb last week after neighbours reported seeing smoke rising from it.

Police had launched a manhunt for him after discovering detonators, boxes of nails, sulphur and other explosive materials at his home.

“We confirm Toriq has turned himself in,” Amar told reporters. “Based on preliminary investigations, he planned to carry out suicide bombings today (Monday),” he said.

It was unclear why he decided to surrender.

Toriq’s potential targets were the elite Brimob police headquarters, the office of the Detachment 88 anti-terror police, a police station and “Buddhist community”,

all in Jakarta, Amar said.

“It’s related to the Rohingya issue in Myanmar. (He) believed it’s unfair to Muslims there,” he added, explaining why Toriq was targeting the Buddhist community.

Communal violence between ethnic Buddhist Rakhine and local Muslims, including the Rohingya, swept Myanmar’s Rakhine state in June, leaving dozens dead and tens of thousands homeless.

Around 800,000 Rohingyas live in Myanmar and are considered to be some of the world’s most persecuted minorities.

Hundreds of Indonesian Muslim hardliners have expressed anger over the unrest, protesting outside Myanmar’s embassy in July.

Toriq wrote a farewell letter to his family, seeking forgiveness and “hoping to enter Heaven and receive God’s blessings”, Amar said.

The development came a day after an explosion at a house suspected of being a bomb workshop in Depok, near Jakarta, left three people injured.

Earlier this month, a shootout in Solo in central Java left two terrorist suspects and an anti-terror officer dead.

Indonesia’s Lion Air to launch airline in Malaysia Agence France-Presse

KUALA LUMPUR - Indonesia’s PT Lion Mentari Airlines announced Wednesday it will launch with Malaysian firm NADI a new low-cost airline, which will challenge Malaysia-based budget carrier AirAsia.

The new Malindo Airways will start regional flights by May next year with a fleet of 12 Boeing 737s, said Indonesia’s largest privately run airline, which operates as Lion Air, and Malaysia’s National Aerospace and Defense Industries (NADI).

Lion Air president Rusdi Kirana said the companies were counting on an increase in travel with the Asia Pacific region expected to have 2.2 billion passengers in 2030 and need 11,450 new airplanes to meet the demand.

NADI, which specialises in maintenance, repair and overhaul services, will own 51 percent of the joint venture. Lion Air will supply the fleet, based out of Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

“We are giving affordable prices but with better services” than other budget airlines, such as in-flight entertainment, Kirana told reporters before the joint venture signing ceremony.

The airline plans to initially fly to destinations across Indonesia, as well as Manila, Hanoi and cities in Australia and China.

Over the next decade it hopes to expand its fleet to 100 planes, including five flagship 787 dreamliners to arrive in 2015, when Malindo plans to fly to Europe.

Indonesia’s fast-growing Lion Air early this year sealed a record $22.4 billion deal for 230 Boeing jets. The first aircraft will be delivered in 2017, and the deliveries will run up until 2026.

It has also ordered 27 smaller aircraft from European manufacturer ATR. The new ATR 72-600 turboprop planes, worth $610.0 million, are scheduled to arrive by the end of 2015 and would see the group become the largest operator of ATR aircraft in the world, with a total fleet of 60 planes.

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Germany says economic outlook ‘stable’, but sees big risks

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Indonesian police escort Britain’s Linsay June Sandiford, 56, at the prosecutor’s office in Denpasar on September 10, 2012. Sandiford was arrested on May

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BERLIN - The outlook for the German economy, Europe’s biggest, is stable for the second half of this year, but substantial downside risks remain, the German Economy Ministry warned on Tuesday.

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After Germany notched up growth of 0.5 percent in the first three months and 0.3 percent in the second quarter, “the latest economic indicators point to a fairly stable development for the second half of the year,” the ministry wrote in its regular monthly report.

“But there is no reason to sound the all-clear. The downside risks to the economy predominate and are still substantial,” the ministry said.

Germany has held up better than its

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eurozone partners in the current crisis, thanks largely to painful and deep structural reforms implemented a number of years ago.

While the single currency area as a whole contracted in the second quarter, Germany continued to grow, albeit at a rather muted pace.

And forward-looking indicators suggest that the German economy is also beginning to lose some of its momentum, as export demand falters.

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A European flag waves in front of the Reichstag building with the inscription ‘Dem deutschen Volke’ (‘To The German People’) in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. The outlook for the German economy, Europe’s biggest, is stable for the second half of this year, but substantial downside risks remain, the German Economy Ministry warned on Tuesday.

Coke back in Myanmar China ramps up bank lending officially after 60 years to counter slowdown

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WASHINGTON - CocaCola has put its stamp of approval on Myanmar’s reforms with the first official delivery of the popular soft drink in the country in more than 60 years, the company announced Monday.

The soft drinks giant also said it was moving to establish a bottling operation in the country as it emerges from decades of stifled economic development under military dictatorship.

“We are privileged to once again have the opportunity to play a role in building a better future with the people of Myanmar,” said Coke chairman and chief executive Muhtar Ke n t , w h o ove r s aw t h e delivery during a weekend visit to Yangon, the country’s business hub.

The delivery came two months after Washington lifted

sanctions preventing US companies from doing business in the country, in response to the country’s democratic and economic reforms.

Coca-Cola products have long been available in Myanmar, imported from neighboring countries but without the company’s official involvement.

The company said it was working with local soft drinks maker Pinya Manufacturing to develop a local Coke bottling and distribution operation “as soon as possible”.

“Coca-Cola has a general practice of operating as a local business in every market it serves, including selling, distributing, manufacturing and hiring locally,” the company said.

Kent was in the country with the US-Association of Southeast Asian Nations Eminent Persons Group, which aims at boosting US ties with the ASEAN region.

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SHANGHAI - China ramped up bank lending in August, according to central bank figures released Tuesday, as the government seeks to give a boost to the slowing economy.

Chinese banks granted 703.9 billion yuan ($112 billion) in new loans in August, up from 540.1 billion yuan in July, the People’s Bank of China said in a statement.

The August figure is higher than market expectations of 600 billion yuan, according to a forecast of 13 economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires.

Analysts said the increase in bank lending reflects China’s moves to ease monetary policy with economic growth at its slowest pace in three years.

“The strong new lending figure is consistent with China’s earlier monetary loosening measures and its speed-up of project approvals,” Zhang Zhiwei, chief China economist at Nomura Securities, told AFP. “This shows China is stepping up efforts to ease its policy. This will help the domestic economy to

recover,” he said.

China has already cut interest rates twice this year in June and July and trimmed the amount of funds banks must place in reserve three times since last December.

The government last week also unveiled a massive infrastructure pack-

age worth more than 1.0 trillion yuan, which includes 55 projects ranging from subway lines to highways.

The government needs to open more funding channels for infrastructure, including allowing banks to relax controls on credit for projects, state media reported last week.

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Pedestrian look at various advertisement of job hunting and rooms, apartments and houses for rent on a public bulletin board in Beijing Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. China ramped up bank lending in August, according to central bank figures released Tuesday, as the government seeks to give a boost to the slowing economy.

Chinese tourists to be led to Bali Bali Post

said that Bali had the best tourism products in Southeast Asia to target Chinese tourists with deep pockets.

The aim of focusing on the tourism package for that circle was to increase the purchasing power of Balinese people as it would rise in

harmony with the increase of quality of the incoming tourists.

“With the coming of so many qualified tourists, their spending will be more and more. As a result, it will have a positive impact on the community of the island,” he said.

According to him, the Chinese tourists averagely spent money of USD 1,000 with the length of stay for seven days. Meanwhile, the spending of its jet set community could reach USD 2,000 per day with a much longer stay. (kmb27)

DENPASAR - Travel agencies in Bali said they would lead foreign tourists from China to visit the Island of the Gods. The arrival of tourists from the Bamboo Curtain country has showed an increase every year.

Deputy Chairman of Bali Village, Nusa Dua Beach Hotel and Spa, Sayoga Herdy, said the increase of PT Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur Chinese tourists to Bali reached and Ratu Boko, Pullman Bali Nir15-24 percent annually. Currently, wana, The Dreamland Luxury VilChina had ranked second in the main las and Spa and The Westin Resort market of Bali after Australia.

Nusa Dua Bali.

“We are from the tourism indus“This means that they (China’s try seeing China as a huge market. travel agency) did respond to Bali.

With a population exceeding 1.7 To that end, we will continue to inbillion, China is a tremendous mar- vite the industry from China to Bali ket,” said Sayoga on the sidelines of and invite the industry from Bali to a meeting of 18 travel agencies from China for a promotion,” he said.

China with 20 tourism companies in He explained the growth rate of Bali, Monday (Sep 10). the number of tourist visits to Bali He said that China gave a very reached 7.7 percent, while China’s positive response to the nature and visit rate far exceeded the average culture existing in Bali. Even, a increase. On that account, China number of China’s travel agencies could still be improved. Moreover, directly requested contract rate the Chinese market worked on by to the industry in Bali. Tourism Bali was still in a small amount. companies that attended the meet“So far, the Chinese market has ing, among others, were Anantara been synonymous with the market Resort, Aston Grand Kuta, Bali having lower spending. In fact, the Adventure Tours, Bali Premier Chinese market also has a potential Management, Blue Point Bay Vil- for high tourism because China has las, Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel, many rich people, even its amount Grand Istana Rama, Grand Whiz is extraordinary,” he said.

Kuta, Hotel Villa Ombak, Karma Chairman of the Association of IBP/File Photo Resort, Maca Villas, Melia Bali In- Indonesia Tourism Industry (GIPI) Travel agencies in Bali said they would lead foreign tourists from China to visit the Island of the Gods. donesia, Nikko Bali Resort & Spa, of Bali, Ngurah Wijaya, earlier The arrival of tourists from the Bamboo Curtain country has showed an increase every year.

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A Taliban spokesman said Monday that the terror group would use “all our strength” to kidnap or kill the U.K’s Prince Harry, who has just begun serving a four-month tour of duty as a chopper pilot in Afghanistan.

“We are using all our strength to get rid of him, either by killing or kidnapping,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Reuters by phone. “We have informed our commanders in Helmand to do whatever they can to eliminate him.”

Mujahid made the same threat in an interview with Agence France Presse, saying the Taliban had a “high-value plan” to get the prince.

“It is not important for us to kidnap him,” he said. “We will target him and we will kill him.”

Prince Harry, known as Captain Wales in the British Army, is stationed at Camp Bastion in Helmand province, on the front line. Harry also served a tour of duty in Afghanistan in

Modern stores in Badung will no longer be free to operate for 24 hours. Those modern stores must first have a permit issued by the regent to operate for 24 hours. Even, the permit will be issued after passing through the required studies. ating hours,” said Puspa Negara.

Puspa Negara explained the operating hours of modern store was one of the four key requirements for the establishment of modern stores in regional regulation draft. Three other key points were that modern store could not be established on the hamlet road section, priority was given to the local and modern stores should acquire proportionally the small and micro businesses in the vicinity.

To submit the permit of modern stores, the employers should seek spatial information in advance to determine the economic zones in the region. After that, it should be completed with socioeconomic studies made by competent independent agency. “Later, this study must be brought to the Industry, Trade and Cooperative Agency for further examination. Ultimately, it is followed by the arrangement of other permits,” he said. (kmb25)

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One of the minimarket in Denpasar.

Again, alcohol poisoning claims fatalities Two killed, another hospitalized Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Apparently, the hazards of alcohol have never ended to threat the community. It was evidenced by the subsequent fatalities due to alcoholic drink belonging to arrack. Allegedly the drink was mixed with methanol.

Based on the data, the two victims were residents of Jalan Tukad Bilok respectively I Made Arimbawa, 37, and Kadek Santika who died after drinking the arrack. Meanwhile, another resident named Nyoman Oli Muliarta, 41, was getting medical treatment in Sanglah Hospital.

When met in the treatment room, Oli Muliarta admitted to have been drinking from the Penampahan Kuningan, precisely on Friday (Sep 6).

The dead victims, according to Muliarta, were not his drinking-mate.

“Indeed, we live at the same hamlet, but they were not my drinking-mate.

Even, among the group of drinking, I’m the only one hospitalized,” said Muliarta.

He continued that he was unable to ascertain which arrack caused the intoxication, as he drank at two different places. “Firstly, I drank the arrack purchased in front of Madura hamlet in Sanur around 1:00 p.m.,”

he said. At later afternoon, Muliarta went home and resumed his drinking activity around 11:00 p.m. “My second drink was purchased on Jalan Tukad Bilok,” he explained.

After drinking, Muliarta went home to rest. The symptom of fatigue and malaise was felt on the next day. Such condition continued until the afternoon so that Muliarta decided to go to Sanglah Hospital.

He came in around 8:00 p.m. on Sunday (Sep 9). “Prior to coming to hospital, I had drunk the pure coconut oil,” he said.

From the examination, it was known if the blood of Muliarta contained chemicals that should undergo dialysis. Having undergone dialysis process, Muliarta claimed to be getting better. “I have not lived through the symptoms of blurry eyes, but my body is limp. Now, I give up drinking,” he said.

After Muliarta, another victim of the alcohol poisoning, I Made Arimbawa, came into Sanglah Hospital around 11:00 p.m. local time.

Unfortunately, the victim died before getting treatment. Meanwhile, the death toll Kadek Santika, based on information, passed away at home.

Santika was known to purchase his

drink in the same stall as that of Muliarta, namely on Jalan Tukad Bilok.

Up to Monday afternoon, the body of Arimbawa was still commended in the mortuary of Sanglah Hospital for further examination.

According to the Head of Forensic Medicine of Sanglah Hospital, Ida Bagus Putu Alit, the autopsy examination on the body of Arimbawa was still waiting for approval from his family. “Therefore, the cause of his death cannot be ascertained yet,” said Alit Other than the three victims from Jalan Tukad Bilok Denpasar, one of the residents of Sampalan, Klungkung, was also alleged to become a poisoning victim of arrack mixed with methanol. The victim was Ketut Sadia, 36, and came to Sanglah Hospital around 3:30 p.m. conveyed by an ambulance of Bintang Hospital.

Based on the information, Sadia had symptoms of nausea, fatigue and blurry eyes after drinking arrack about two days before. He was rushed to Bintang Hospital and then referred to Sanglah Hospital.

Until last Monday, Sadia was still being observed in Sanglah Hospital. (kmb24)

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Company closed, animale workers refused redundant

Denpasar (Bali post) –

Tens of PT Animale garment company workers came to Denpasar Workers, Transmigration, and Social Agency last Monday (10/9) in demonstrating their refusal to be made redundant when ironically the company have been closed. Head of the Agency, I Made Erwin Suryadharma Sena, stated the government has tried mediation between the company and workers yet the condition of the company has had problems in its internal management. “Let alone workers, it’s Human Resources Department has been deactivated as the company have totally closed,” Sena explained.

Before it was closed, the Agency was going to give severance payment to those resigning or made redundant giving four times their wage, holiday bonus and holiday rights exchange as much as IDR 5-10 million. Yet animale workers refused it and asked for their work back or rolling. Connecting to the holiday bonus demanded by the workers a while ago, it has been prepared by the company by 18th August. “It was in cash yet the workers who were waited until the afternoon did not come and asked to be transferred to their bank accounts instead,” Sena continued.

The agency has also asked for workers that are members of FNPBI so it is known for its legal process yet up to now it was not given. Those under FNPBI came to the Agency with banners stating their disappointment. These workers asked for Suggestion Letter to bring the case to Industrial Relation Court (PHI). (kmb27)

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Taliban Threatens to Kill Prince Harry

Mangupura (Bali Post)—

Chairman of the Special Committee on the Structuring of Traditional Market, Modern Stores and Shopping Centers, I Wayan Regep, accompanied by the Committee Secretary, I Wayan Puspa Negara, said on Monday (Sep 10) that operating hours of modern stores would be limited from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time. Only in certain circumstances or with permission of the regent, a modern store could be open for 24 hours.

“Later on, after the regulation draft (on the Structuring of Traditional Market, Modern Store and Shopping Center—Ed) has been passed, the modern stores can no longer freely open for 24 hours.

They should have permission from the regent and it must also meet certain criteria whether they are eligible to operate for 24 hours or not. At least, dozens of modern stores will be affected by the restriction of oper-

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2008, though it was cut short because of publicity. The 27-year-old son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana is third in line to the throne, after his father and his older brother William. The British government has declined comment on the threats against Harry, but NATO SecretaryGeneral Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he was not worried.

“That’s not a matter of concern,” said Rasmussen as a press conference in Brussels. “We do everything we can to protect all our troops deployed to Afghanistan, whatever might be their personal background.”

Harry was in the news last month after he was captured on film partying naked with friends in Las Vegas.

In this Friday, Sept. 7, 2012 photo made available on Sunday, Sept.

9, 2012, Britain’s Prince Harry climbs up to examine the cockpit of an Apache attack helicopter with an unidentified member of his squadron, at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan, where he starts his tour of duty as a co-pilot gunner.

Poll: Americans Pick President Obama Over Mitt Romney for Dinner Date

The American public may be divided on “Obamacare,” but when faced with choosing a candidate to care for them if illness struck, President Obama is their man. By a 13 point margin - 49-36 percent - registered voters polled by ABC News chose the president over Mitt Romney to nurse them back to health.

When asked who they thought “would make a more loyal friend,” the results were about the same. By a 50-36 percent count, respondents said Obama was more likely to stick with them through trying times.

As for suppertime, still more ugly numbers for Romney. Fifty-two percent of registered voters polled by ABC News said they’d rather have Obama visit their homes for dinner. Just 33 percent said they’d prefer Romney at the table.

But it’s not a total wipeout for the Republican. On what ABC News poll chief Gary

Langer calls the most instructive question - which candidate they’d rather have “as the captain of a ship in a storm” - Romney loses to Obama, but by just three points, 46-43 percent.

“Obama’s advantages, in turn, include a persistent lead over Romney in empathy; registered voters by 50-40 percent think Obama better understands the economic problems people are having, and continue to rate him as more personally likeable, by a broad and steady 61-27 percent,” Langer reports. “When the two views are tested against each other, empathy independently predicts vote preferences to a far greater degree than does likability.”

These latest numbers will only build confidence among Obama and his supporters, as the Democrats appear to be enjoying a significant post-convention bump in the polls.

Poll: Americans Pick President Obama Over Mitt Romney for Dinner Date

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A demonstrator raises his fist while yelling slogans near other demonstrators and police officers (rear) outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing September 11, 2012.

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Japan buys disputed islands, China sends in patrol boats Reuters

TOKYO - Japan brushed off warnings

by China and bought a group of islands on Tuesday that both claim, in a growing dispute that threatens ties between Asia’s two biggest economies. Chinese official media said Beijing had sent two patrol ships to waters surrounding the islands to reassert its claim and accused Japan of “playing with fire” over the long-simmering row.

Tokyo insisted that it had only peaceful intentions in making the 2.05 billion yen ($26.18 million) purchase of three uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, until now leased by the government from a Japanese family that has owned them since early 1970s.

Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba repeated Japan’s standard line that the purchase served “peaceful and stable main-

tenance of the islands.” “We cannot damage the stable development of the Japan-China relationship because of that issue. Both nations need to act calmly and from a broad perspective,” he told reporters after a cabinet meeting approved the transaction.

The Japanese Coast Guard will administer the islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, which are near rich fishing grounds and potentially huge maritime gas fields. The long-running territorial dispute flared again last month after Japan detained a group of Chinese activists who had landed on the islands.

But the row appears to be having an economic impact, with a Chinese official saying Japanese car sales in the world’s biggest auto market may have been hit. Chinese President Hu Jintao’s warned at the weekend against the purchase, which he called “illegal”.

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Sea Otters May Be Global Warming Warriors

Sea otters might be on the frontlines of the fight against global warming, according to a new study showing the fur-coated swimmers keep sea urchin populations in check, which in turn allows carbon dioxide-sucking kelp forests to prosper.

Researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz, looked at 40 years of data on otters and kelp blooms from Vancouver Island to the western edge of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands.

They said they found that sea otters have a positive indirect effect on kelp biomass by preying on sea urchins.

Sea urchins greedily graze on kelp when otters are not around, but in the presence of the predators, urchins hide in crevices and eat just the plant scraps.

More otters mean more kelp and since the plant is particularly good at capturing carbon through photosynthesis, this also could mean less CO2 in the atmosphere. (During photosynthesis, plants like kelp absorb carbon dioxide, which along with water and energy from the sun, they use to convert it to organic matter.

The study, published Friday (Sept.

7) in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, found kelp forests can absorb 12 times more carbon dioxide with otters around than if the plant

were subject to sea urchins.

The authors acknowledge that otters probably aren’t the answer to rising CO2 levels, a major contributing factor to global warming, but the researchers say their study illustrates the impact animals can have on the atmosphere.

“Right now, all the climate change models and proposed methods of sequestering carbon ignore animals. But animals the world over, working in different ways to influence the carbon cycle, might actually have a large impact,” UC Santa Cruz professor Chris Wilmers, a co-author of the study, said in a statement. “If ecologists can get a better handle on what these impacts are, there might be opportunities for win-win conservation scenarios, whereby animal species are protected or enhanced, and carbon gets sequestered.” The research was funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Sea otters convene in a kelp bed near Kodiak Island, Alaska.

Salt & the global water cycle

This matters because the ocean is at the heart of the planet’s water cycle: 86 percent of global evaporation and 78 percent of global precipitation occur over the ocean, according to NASA, the lead entity behind the project, called Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study (SPURS).

Over the ocean, more evaporation as compared to precipitation translates into saltier water. Meanwhile,

in regions where precipitation is favored, water is fresher. By tracking ocean salinity, researchers can better understand the global water cycle. Global warming is expected to intensify it, but current computer models do not predict the amount of change seen over the last 50 years, Schmitt said.

Aside from an increase in evaporation caused by warming, such factors as winds can also contribute to changes in salinity. “We have a lot of questions about the basic physics we hope to resolve with this cruise,” Schmitt said.

In addition to instruments attached to the research vessel itself, scientists plan to deploy a variety of drifting, remotely operated and moored sensors.

European researchers are also visiting the site and collecting data.

Salinity data is also expected to come from the satellite-borne instrument, called Aquarius, launched about a year ago, as well as the global network of Argo floats, which measure temperature and salinity. [Satellite Gallery: Science from Above] The research vessel Knorr departed Woods Hole, Mass., for the mid-Atlantic Thursday (Sept. 6).

The researchers will spend about three weeks deploying their instruments, leaving some behind for when they return. Due to hurricanes Leslie and Michael, the vessel’s captain decided to travel quickly to the east and then south to miss the worst of the weather on their way to the study site.

T-Mobile launches campaign to lure iPhone users Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK — T-Mobile USA, the only “Big 4” phone company that doesn’t sell the iPhone, now wants to snag used ones from AT&T. Starting Wednesday, when Apple is expected to reveal a new iPhone model, T-Mobile will start advertising that AT&T iPhone owners who are out of contract can switch to T-Mobile.

“We expect that consumers will start trading in older devices,” said Harry Thomas, T-Mobile’s director of marketing.

“For every person waiting in line for the next model, a lot of them have to find a secondary market for that older device.” Apple Inc. hasn’t said anything about a new iPhone, but it is expected to announce the iPhone 5 at an event it has scheduled in San Francisco on Wednesday. Sales would likely start later this month.

Signing an iPhone up for T-Mobile service has been possible for years, and the company says it has more than a million iPhones on its network. But they suffer a big penalty in data

speeds, taking about 50 times longer to download files than on AT&T Inc.’s network.

This year, T-Mobile is reshuffling the frequencies on its network, which will let it match or even exceed AT&T’s data speeds on iPhones. For now, that will be evident only in a few spots here and there in such cities as New York, Seattle, Las Vegas and Washington.

Sprint and Verizon iPhones of the “4’’ model won’t work on T-

Mobile’s network at all. The later iPhone 4S will work if it’s been hacked, but that’s not something T-Mobile wants to get into. AT&T iPhones have to be unlocked using codes that AT&T will supply after the customer’s contract is up.

T-Mobile, the U.S. cellphone business of Deutsche Telekom AG of Germany, has bought 3,000 iPhones and spread them out in its stores, so salespeople can demonstrate the iPhone working.

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To revive Kintamani tourism

Bangli plans to hold Lake Batur Festival II Bali Post

Mysterious Changes in Ocean Salt Spur NASA Expedition Over the past 50 years, the salty parts of the oceans have become saltier and the fresh regions have become fresher, and the degree of change is greater than scientists can explain. Researchers are heading out into one particularly salty ocean region, in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, in the hopes of better understanding what drives variation in salinity in the upper ocean.

Ultimately, they hope, research like this will offer insight on the dynamics behind the dramatic changes in the ocean’s salt content. Many oceanographers have a hunch about what is going on: Climate change, Ray Schmitt, a senior scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, told journalists during a news conference Wednesday (Sept. 5).

“Climate is changing all the time, and some of that change is due to natural variation,” Schmitt said. “The 50-year trend we are talking about, most of us believe is really due to the general trend of global warming.”

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BANGLI - In the endeavor to uplift the tourism image of Kintamani which has sunk due to exposure of a number of issues and the act of ‘mischievous’ person in scrambling the tourism pie, the Bangli Government will organize a tourism promotion through the Lake Batur Festival on the upcoming October 19-21. The first Lake Batur Festival and agreement of all villages in the area of Witkang Ranu to keep the tourism and declaration of Trunyan residents have grown the confidence of tourists as well as the Bali tourism businesspeople to visit Kintamani.

It was revealed by the Head of Bangli Culture and Tourism Agency, Gobang Edy Sucipto, on Monday (Sep 10). He said based on the growth in the number of tourist visits collected by his party until last August 2012, there had been an increase in the tourist visit to Kintamani, chiefly to Trunyan. The tourists visit to the village being famous for the traditional funeral procession had increased exponentially. From about 2,000 people last year, up to last August 2012 the visit had reached around 9,000 people.

It showed that confidence of tourists and tourism businesspeople to visit Trunyan began to increase.

This condition was inseparable from the guarantees and declaration made by residents to maintain the safety of tourists who were making a visit to Trunyan. According to him, if referring to the data, the number of tourist visit to some destinations in Bangli had increased around 2,000 people.

Although it was still far from the target of an increase of 750 per year, his party was optimistic about the increase until August. The target set would be achieved.

Then, his party made an improvement and re-structuring. It also

included the making of standard operating procedure (SOP) for tourism perpetrators in Kintamani. For example, the hawkers would put on uniforms and name card. Therefore, when a problem occurred, the tourism perpetrators and tourists could instantly identify the offenders in Kintamani. This measure was taken so that not all tourism perpetrators of Kintamani would be generalized when a problem arose. Additionally, it would make the law enforcement easier against the offenders. His party would execute the tourism structuring at all tourist destinations in Bangli. Kintamani remained to become the icon. However, a number of tourist destinations such as Tamanbali Raja, waterfall at Kuning hamlet and Undisan traditional village in Tembuku started to be inventoried and so did the Kintamani area. Structuring the tourist destination would not only be focused on Penelokan. His party would also make arrangement where tourists could also see the beautiful panorama of Mount Batur and Lake Batur from Suter village, Kintamani.

In regard to the Lake Batur Festival, his party made cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The festival would be held on the upcoming October 19-21. All the artists of Bangli had been summoned. They would be involved in the choreography of the combined arts because his party was going to present various kinds of arts owned

by Bangli. Therefore, Bali would not only be famous for the Legong, Kecak and Barong dance. Many kinds of arts still needed to be promoted including the culinary art of tilapia fish and Kintamani canine treasure.

The canine of Kintamani has become one of the typical animals of Kintamani that has been renowned in the Netherlands. (kmb17)

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In the endeavor to uplift the tourism image of Kintamani which has sunk due to exposure of a number of issues and the act of ‘mischievous’ person in scrambling the tourism pie, the Bangli Government will organize a tourism promotion through the Lake Batur Festival on the upcoming October 19-21.

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The photo shows Kuta situation in the night. Although issuance of the circular of the Badung Regent has not been exactly a year, a number of nightclub entrepreneurs in Kuta requested to extend their operating hours until surpassing the specified limit.

A number of nightclub entrepreneurs in Kuta

Request extension of operating hours

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DENPASAR - Although issuance of the circular of the Badung Regent has not been exactly a year, a number of nightclub entrepreneurs in Kuta requested to extend their operating hours until surpassing the specified limit. With the approach to customary village, a number of businessmen are trying to extend the operating hours until 4:00 a.m. or one hour longer than the time limit given in the circular of the Badung Regent.

There was a petition on behalf of the seven nightclubs on Jalan Legian, Kuta, addressed to the executive officer of the Kuta customary village and then forwarded to hamlet chief across Kuta. The letter was signed by Ngakan Made Adnyana serving as the coordinator dated August 21, 2012. The letter stated that policy of the operating hours until 3:00 a.m. lasting for four months was considered quite burdensome by entrepreneurs.

Ngakan Made Adnyana doubling as Manager of the Sky Garden said the businesspeople admitted to face a very serious financial difficulty due to the current policy regarding the operating hours. As a result, it was feared to cause a significant impact on the reduction in the number of employees.

Why could it happen? By operating until around 3:00 a.m., many guests left Kuta and preferred to visit other premises such as in Seminyak and Petitenget that still

allowed the operating hours until 4:00 a.m. He said many tourists coming to Kuta complained about it and were dissatisfied due to limited operating hours of nightclubs. It did not only have an impact on the nightlife business, but also extended to the other businesses.

Adnyana admitted to worry about the disappointment of tourists would have a negative impact on the image of Kuta tourism. He also hoped the policy on the operating hours for nightclubs in Kuta could be extended.

Interestingly, the seven nightlife companies requesting the extension of the operating hours were also willing to help the Kuta customary village. As a form of the support, they promised to provide financial assistance to the communities totally amounting to IDR 400 million per year.

When asked for his confirmation separately, the Chief of Kuta customary village, Made Darsana, ad-

mitted to have organized a meeting with customary village apparatus and hamlet chief throughout Kuta.

Nevertheless, the meeting could not have resulted in a decision. The meeting would be held again in the near future with the agenda of summoning the employers to absorb the existing aspirations.

Regarding the financial assistance for customary village offered by the entrepreneurs, Darsana said that it was not the major consideration for him. Indeed, the most important issue was the safety and comfort of people and tourism image of the region.

Chairman of the people’s empowerment agency (LPM) of Kuta, Nyoman Graha Wicaksana, stated that his party fully entrusted the matter to customary village through the meeting organized.

Nevertheless, before there was any change in the policy, he asked the employers to follow the prevailing rules. (kmb25)

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Mariyuana case investigated, Arabian captured Denpasar (Bali Post) –

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Tourists are enjoying their time in Ubud, Gianyar.

Ubud replete with tourism burden

Moratorium required for star and budget hotels Gianyar (Bali Post)—

Ubud that has been replete with the tourism burden requires a moratorium policy for tourism development, mainly in the matter of star and budget hotels. The Ubud tourism development is considered to have been appropriate with the condition of Ubud area.

In the tourism development, the Ubud community wants the quality, not mass tourism that makes Ubud face traffic congestion. Ubud tourism does not want to be like Kuta where the economy is only enjoyed by the investors, while the existing homestays are only becoming a boarding house.

It was one of the conclusions in the workshop in conjunction with the International Tourism Day taking the theme Sustainable Tourism Development of Gianyar Regency at village meeting hall of Ubud Kelod, Monday (Sep 10). A total of 100 participants from tourism SMEs, Tourism Awareness Group, PNPM Tourism, academician and young generation attended the interactive dialogue. Speakers in the workshop were Prof. Dr. I Wayan Windia, Agung Suryawan Wiranatha, PhD. and I Wayan Mertha.

Ubud was considered to need a moratorium because it had been overload and the room occupancy rate only reached 35-50 percent. Besides, the

development of hotel having many rooms would kindle unfair competition. To that end, other than imposing a moratorium on the tourism development in Ubud, local government was also expected to review the existence of budget hotels in the region. It was not in accordance with the conditions of Ubud as an ethnic and harmonious tourism area, explained Chairman of the Indonesia Hotels and Restaurants Association (PHRI) of Gianyar, Dewa Gede Arimbawa.

Ubud has not been thronged by budget hotels, not city hotels. By all means, their existence will trigger competition against homestay in Ubud. As evidence, it is indicated by the decrease in room occupancy.

If they are added with more hotels, especially those belonging to budget hotels, it will surely lead to unfair competition. Ubud as a tourist destination, its development is more highlighting the local culture.

I Gusti Agung Widiana Kepakisan, one of the workshop participants,

added that in maintaining Ubud as a cultural tourist destination, every permit issued had to consider the mapping and studies made by an independent team, not for the sake of individual or a group of people who would destroy the tourism itself.

Then, Prof. Dr. I Wayan Windia assessed that Ubud and Gianyar were the native home to the arts and culture. To that end, the art and culture should be respected, not on the contrary, changing it by respecting to the investors, he said.

Meanwhile, aside from considering the importance of moratorium for star hotels and budget hotels in Ubud, Gianyar, was also very important to have a regulation on the tourism development or mapping of Ubud region as well as the establishment of homestay association. The Head of Gianyar Tourism Agency, AA Ari Brahmanta, said the results of the workshop would be used as a master plan for tourism development of Ubud and Gianyar. (kmb16)

Denpasar Police investigators keep on developing the case of robbery involving Deny Catur Haryadi (27) and Taufik Hidayat (33) moreover one accused, Deny, is known to have 30 grams of dried weeds in his flat at Glogor Carik Street, Pondok 44, Room G1, South Denpasar. The result, two accused Hussam A. Nehen (22) from Arab Saudi living at Tambak Sari No. 12 Jimbaran, South Kuta proved to have 1,594.9 grams of dry weeds at his house and Dedi Yunus Suherman (28) from Kediri, East Java captured at Mengwi Terminal, Badung to have 6.47 grams of dry weeds carried as stated by Head of Denpasar Police Public Relation, APC I.B. Sarjana, last Monday (10/9).

It started with Catur admitting to have received the weed from Hussam and that there will be some brought here from Banyuwangi through a person or courier named Dedi. From the investigation of Hussam, the weed was received from initial AN originated in Malang, East Java. It is strongly suspected that Hussam knows well AN and from the information received, Hussam is AN’s right hand man. Hussam admitted to have sent the weeds once from AN. For its distribution, it involves Denpasar and Badung area. (kmb21)

Several Banyuasri areas endemic dengue fever Pupils involved in mosquito cleaning Singaraja (Bali Post) –

A number of points at Banyuasri, Singaraja, seemed to be pointed as endemic of dengue for that locals have acted the mosquito wipe out act (PSN) which involved pupils from elementary and junior high schools around the area as seen last Monday (10/9). Banyuasri Area Leader, Nyoman Narawijaya, stated the location that has been stated endemic were at Lingkungan Satu involving Gang Tiga, Soedirman Street up to the riverside of Tukad Banyumala River. Meanwhile in Lingkungan Dua covers Lingga Street and it surrounds. Those areas became endemic due to its filthy condition and to wipe out mosquitoes PSN act have been ongoing while larva supervisors (Jumantik) with 10 personnel have also been deployed.

“We purposedly formed Jumantik which has been guided and its operational fund coming from donators in the area. The workers and locals have to keep on realizing in living cleanly starting from their houses up to public areas,” Narawijaya explained.

The PSN act involving pupils were part of Banyuasri joining the PSN Bali Province 2012 competition. The guidance in the form of Gretak (Moving Together) PSN will be brought by Banyuasri as Buleleng’s representative which also involved teachers, government workers and public. The elementary kids were enthusiastic where they went to drainages and public roads actively cleaning the area in order to prevent dengue. Besides that, this became the chance for them to know the mosquito that causes dengue. One pupil from SDN 3 Banyuasri, Sarifah, admitted happy even though her study time was used for PSN act moreover the surrounding area has been filthy and became mosquitoes living place. “It’s good to know what the mosquito is like and how to destroy it, not only in school but it can be applied at home,” Sarifah stated. (kmb)

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Temple ceremony at All Season Resort Legian

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LEGIAN - All Seasons Resort Legian just held Piodalan in the hotel which usually held every 6 months. Before the final ceremony on 8th August 2012, the Hindu staffs went to several temples in Western and North Bali such as Rambut Siwi temple, Pulaki temple, Pabean temple, Kerta Kawat temple and Melanting temple.

On the D day, there were several events taking place include Gamelan Music which is also very special because performed by one of the All Seasons Staff and Successive Legian Locals played for the gamelan instruments.

There are couples of dances which is very impressive such as Rejang Dewa dance, Baris dance, Masked dance and the last but not least, the All Seasons Hindu staffs at the end of the ceremony establish worship and pray together at the assembly hall.

The purpose for the ceremony is to clean the environment in order to avoid the chaos of evil-spirit, to safe the employees, the guests and company and to balance “the bottom” and “the top” (Buana Alit and Buana Agung) with the concept of Tri Hita Karana.

Calendar Event for September 1 through October 17, 2012 1 Sep Saniscara Pon Dunggulan Pura Segara Jembrana Pura Dalem Gede Losan Klungkung 2 Sep Redite Wage Kuningan Pura Dalem Tegal Tamu Sekarmukti-Balubulan Pura Kubayan Umagunung Sempidi-Badung 3 Sep Soma Keliwon Kuningan Pura Dasar Gelgel-Klungkung Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Sawah/Selemadeg-Tabanan Pura Pemerajan Agung Benawah Kangin-Gianyar Pura Panti Pasek Gelgel Pelapuhan-Busungbiu Buleleng Pura Kahyangan Tulus Desa Apuan.

8 Sep Saniscara Keliwon Kuningan Pura Taman Pule Mas-Ubud Pura Ularan Takmung-Klungkung Pura Bukitjati Gulingan-Kawan Bangli Pura Dalem Tegehe Pura Dalem Tahak Pura Dalem Batuaji Pura Dalem Tegaljaya-Batubulan Pura Jenengan Maspahit Cemenggaon-Sukawati Pura Dalem Guwang-Sukawati Pura Sadha Kapal Pura Sakenan Sakenan Serangan Pura Pekendungan Kediri-Tabanan Pura Pasek Gaduh Grokgak Gede Tabanan Pura Dalem Sanding Tampaksiring Pura Dalem Purnajati Tanjung Puri Tanjung Periuk Jakarta Pura Dalem Tenggaling Guliang-Bangli Mr. Dukuh Tetek Peguyangan-Denpasar Pura Agung Blambangan Banyuwangi Pura Dalem Agung Sri Nararya Kresna Kepakisan Gelgel -Klungkung Desa Adat Munggu (Mekotekan) Mengwi-Badung Pura Panti Paksebali-Klungkung (Perang Jempana) Pura Penataran Agung Margowening Desa Balong garut Sidoarjo, Jawa Timur 2 Oct Anggara Wage Pahang Pura Batu Madeg (Meru Tumpang Sanga) Besakih Pura Hyang Tibha i Batuan Sakah 3 Oct Buda Keliwon Pahang Pura Luhur Puncak Padang Dawa Baturiti Tabanan Pura Silayukti Padangbai-Karangasem.

Pura Aer Jeruk Sukawati Pura Dangin Pasar Batuan-Sukawati Pura Penataran Batuyang-Batubulan Pura Desa Lembeng Ketewel-Sukawati Pura Pasek Bendesa Dukuh Kediri-Tabanan Pura Kawitan Dalem Sukawati Gianyar Pura Kresek Banyuning Buleleng Pura Puseh Bebandem-Karangasem Merajan Pasek Kubayan-Gaji Merajan pasek Gelgel Jeroan Abang-Songan.

Merajan Pasek Subrata Temaga Temaga Merajan Pasek Gelgel Bungbungan Gelgel Bungbungan Sad Kahyangan Batu Medahu Swana Nusa Penida Pura Buda Kliwon Penatih-Denpasar Pura Penataran Dukuh Nagasari Bebandem Karangasem Pura Pasek Bendesa Tagtag Paguyangan Pura Pulasari Sibang Gede Abiansemal Pura Batur Sari Ubud Pura Penataran Agung Sukawati 8 Oct Soma Keliwon Krulut Pura Pasel Gelgel Kekeran Mngwi Badung Merajan Pasek Subadra Kramas-Gianyar 13 Oct Hari Tumpek Krurut Pura Pasek Gelgel Br Tengah Buleleng Pura Dalem Pemuteran Jelantik Tojan - Klungkung Pura Pedarmaan Bhujangga Waisnawa Besakih Pura Taman Sari Desa Gunungsari Penebel Tabanan Pura Dalem Tarukan Bebalang Bangli Pura Benua Kangin Besakih Pura Merajan Kanginan Besakih 14 Oct Redite Umanis Merakih Pura Parangan Tengah Banjar Ceningan Kangin - Lembongan Pura Dalem Celuk Sukawati - Gianyar 17 Oct Buda Wage Merakih Pura Bendesa Mas Kepisah Pedungan Pura Natih Banjar Kalah - Batubulan Pura Desa Silakarang Singapadu Pura dalem Petitenget Kerobokan - Kuta Pura Dalem Pulasari Samplangan - Gianyar Pura Kubayan Kepisah Pedungan Denpasar Selatan Pura Pasek gelgel Banjar Tanahpegat - Tabanan Pr. Paibon Banjar Bengkel Sumerta - Denpasar Pura Pasek Lumintang Denpasar Pr. Panti Penyarikan Medahan Sanding - Tampaksiring Pr. Pasar Agung Banjar Dauh Peken Kaba-kaba - Tabanan

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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Emma Watson’s new fantasy role: Teen ‘Wallflower’ Associated Press Writer

TORONTO — Emma Watson is living out another fantasy — the life of a high school kid that she missed out on growing up in the Harry Potter fold. For her first major film role since leaving the world of Potter behind, Watson chose “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” in which she plays an American teen who’s part of a clique of hip outsiders at a Pittsburgh school.

The 22-year-old British actress said it gave her a taste of a whole different life considering her cloistered upbringing on the set of the Potter franchise, in which she was cast as bookish young hero Hermione Granger at age 9.

“It felt pretty exotic to me. It really did. It was a very voyeuristic experience,” Watson said in an interview Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival, where “Perks” played ahead of its U.S. theatrical release Sept. 21.

“Getting to go to Friday night football and Olive Garden, school dances and all of that stuff. That was really another world to me.”

She’s rich and world-famous because

of the eight “Harry Potter” films, and Watson shares Hermione’s studiousness, spending a couple of years at Brown University years before launching into a busy post-”Potter” film schedule.

Yet for all the worldliness that comes with her Hollywood experience, Watson said that growing up in a bubble of celebrity has left her feeling like a kid when it comes to many things. “There are some parts of me that feel very old, and then there are other parts of me that are, like, I have a sense of my own arrested development,” Watson said. “There are some parts of me right now that are probably going through a d o lescence.”

Minaj confirms her rap was no Romney endorsement

Associated Press Writer

It’s official: Nicki Minaj did not endorse Mitt Romney in a recent rap. The flamboyant rapper confirmed Monday on Twitter that she was taking literary license when she referenced the Republican nominee for president. Some took her words to mean she was backing President Barack Obama’s opponent.

Not Obama, though, who told radio station WPYO-FM in Orlando, Fla., that he didn’t think it was a Romney plug, adding: “She likes to play different characters.”

In her tweet, Minaj thanked Obama for understanding “my creative humor and sarcasm,” then noted: “the smart ones always do ... (asterisk)sends love & support.”

Minaj rapped the verse in question while making an appearance on the Lil Wayne mix tape track “Mercy.” A message sent to Minaj’s publicist was not immediately returned.

Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File

FILE - In this Thurs., Sept. 6, 2012 file photo, Nicki Minaj arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles.

Her work ethic is fairly grown-up, though. While attending Brown and working on last year’s “Harry Potter” finale, Watson squeezed in a small role in the Marilyn Monroe drama “My Week with Marilyn.”

After “Perks,” she co-starred in Sofia Coppola’s 2013 release “The Bling Ring,” playing one of a group of celebrity-obsessed Los Angeles teens who burgle the homes of Hollywood stars. Watson also has a cameo role in Seth Rogen’s upcoming comedy “The End of the World,” playing a version of herself alongside other stars coping with the apocalypse during a party at James Franco’s place.

Watson came to Toronto for the “Perks” premiere on a break from her next project, co-starring with Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly and Anthony Hopkins in director Darren Aronofsky’s biblical epic “Noah.” She heads back to work Tuesday on that film, which also features her “Perks” co-star Logan Lerman.

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Emma Watson, a cast member in “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” poses for a portrait at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in Toronto.

Photos of victims of the attacks of September 11, and messages from their loved ones, are shown at a news conference, Monday, Sept.

10, 2012 in New York.

Americans mark more low-key 9/11 anniversary

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Agence France-Presse

NEW YORK - Americans mark the 11th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on Tuesday with relatively low-key ceremonies that reflect a gradual dampening of passions around the fateful day.

The main event will be the ritual reading at New York’s Ground Zero of the names of the 2,983 people killed both on 9/11 and in the precursor to those attacks, the 1993 car bombing of the World Trade Center.

Relatives of the dead will take turns to read the names against

a backdrop of mournful music.

They will pause for moments of silence marking the time when each of the four planes hijacked by alQaeda turned into fireballs -- two smashing into the Twin Towers, one into the Pentagon and one into a Pennsylvania field.

Another two moments of silence

will be observed at the times the two towers collapsed, accounting for the vast majority of 9/11’s victims.

However, this year New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other politicians will not take the podium at Ground Zero, in contrast with last year’s 10th anniversary, when President Barack Obama led a long list of VIP guests.

Obama and his wife Michelle

will observe the anniversary with a moment of silence outside the White House, then visit the Pentagon memorial.

Vice President Joe Biden, meanwhile, will travel to Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where United flight 93 crashed after passengers attacked the hijackers and thwarted a worse disaster.

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