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Balinese in traditional wedding dresses take part in a parade during the 33nd Bali Art Festival in Denpasar on the resort island of Bali on June 11, 2011.

Denpasar (Bali Post)— Second day of the 33rd Bali Arts Festival (BAF), Saturday (Jun 11), was jazzed up with a parade involving 10 thousand artists from nine regencies/city in Bali and two participants from outside Bali.

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Release of the parade participants was marked with the beating of gongs carried out by Governor of Bali Made Mangku Pastika accompanied by the Head of Bali House, AA Ngurah Oka Ratmadi and Head of Bali Cultural Services, I Ketut Suastika. Blaring sound exuded by gong beri instrument estimated to originate from mainland China has adapted to be a ritual music for hundreds of years. Its presence has enriched the music of Bali and is expected to encourage the multicultural spirit and creativity of Balinese artists to give birth to new works all the times. If compared to the parade in previous years, this year’s BAF parade was relatively lacked of participants from outside Bali. Those from outside Bali gracing the parade were only the envoy from Central Kalimantan and

West Kalimantan. Meanwhile, envoy from the Sultan Idris University of Malaysia which was the only foreign participant registered to join did not appear on the parade. Practically, there was no foreign participant. Route of the parade started in front of Jayasabha Building and ended at Bali Art Center and commenced by two compositions, namely Adhi Merdangga traditional marching band and Shiva Nata Raja dance presented by the Indonesia Institute of Arts (ISI) Denpasar. Adhi Merdangga posed a procession in the form of colossal gamelan music dominated by drums. The gamelan created in 1983 by ASTI Denpasar combined gamelan music inspired by the ideas of baleganjur music and enriched by other musical instruments as needed. Continued on page 6

Eight held in Indonesia over poison plot Agence France-Presse

JAKARTA – Indonesia has arrested eight terror suspects who were plotting a mass poisoning of police personnel, according to an anti-terror officer, as one report saying they had planned to use cyanide. The member of the police’s counter-terrorism squad, who did not want to be identified, said six suspects had been arrested late Friday in Jakarta after two were held in Pekalongan city, Central Java, on Thursday. “They planned to attack police personnel by poisoning food at police office canteens,” the source said. Tempo news website quoted an unnamed senior police official saying the suspects had planned to use cyanide. Indonesia’s police headquar-

ters has yet to issue an official statement on the case. In recent months police have arrested dozens of suspects allegedly part of a new militant cell behind a series of recent incidents, including book bombs which were sent to Muslim moderates and counter-terrorism officials. The cell was linked to an April suicide bomb attack in a prayer room at a police compound in Cirebon in West Java. Police also foiled a bid to set off a massive bomb near a church on the outskirts of Jakarta at Easter. No one was killed in those incidents. Indonesia has been rocked by a series of attacks staged by regional terror network Jemaah Islamiyah in recent years, including the 2002 Bali bombings which killed 202 people.

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Bali News President SBY opens the 33rd BAF Peal the message of peace to worldwide Denpasar (Bali Post)—

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), Friday (Jun 10) night, officially opened the 33rd Bali Arts Festival (BAF) 2011, 11th National Utsawa Dharma Gita (UDG) and Bali World Culture Forum (BWCF) 2011. The opening ceremony taking place in Ardha Candra Amphitheater, Bali Art Center, was marked with transfixion of an eight-budded lotus kayonan by President Yudhoyono resumed with the presentation of colossal ballet entitled Bhisma Dewabharata. In his speech, President SBY claimed to be very enthusiastic with the central theme Desa Kala Patra: Self-adaptation in Multi-culture carried on the 33rd Bali Arts Festival. It was said, the theme was truly appropriate and inspiring. Precisely, living on this earth with a variety of traditions and culture obliged us to live in harmony and mutually complement and adapt. In a multicultural global society, he added, social harmony and intercultural harmony of nations could prevent mankind from clash of civilizations. “With the accord and harmony between nations, we can spread civilization bridges between western and eastern civilization as well as the north and south civilization,” he said.

President Yudhoyono observed the theme of BAF was inspiring to arouse mankind on this earth to develop universal values of cultural wealth owned by each country. SBY had confidence that within the meaning of every sublime culture and civilization lay some similarities of universal cultural value. And every eminent culture and civilization also contained differences. However, the difference could even engender harmonious and elegant colorful beauty. “That’s social capital that can be the basis for the growth of tolerance, adaptation as well as cultural harmony in global and multicultural values,” he said. According to SBY, BAF had become a means of presenting the peaks of art and cultural creativity,

innovation and high appreciation of Balinese culture. He affirmed BAF was not only eagerly awaited by the community but also by domestic and foreign tourists. “BAF has been able to maintain and preserve the uniqueness of amazing Balinese culture. BAF poses a window of culture and intercultural communication bridge for local, national and foreign cultures. Similarly, it has become a means of constructive interaction among the artists and humanists with wider community,” he said. On that occasion, President Yudhoyono also incredibly appreciated the implementation of the 11th National UDG. It was said that UDG was very important for Hindus in confirming the understanding, appreciation and practice of the

Vedic teachings. UDG as part of the Hindu tradition was rich in cultural and spiritual values so that it could be a source of inspiration for character development of the nation. “Through the UDG, the Hindus are invited to interpret the Vedic teachings in community life, foster tolerance and build good character and noble morality,” he said. Likewise, President Yudhoyono also responded positively the implementation of Bali World Culture Forum (BWCF) 2011. In this forum, participants would discuss about the culture in terms of various aspects. Hopefully, the views and experiences of participants coming from various countries could give contribution to the development and preservation of Balinese culture. “Bali World Culture Forum is part of our journey to realize the aspiration of a world cultural forum, namely the World Culture Forum held in Bali in the upcoming 2012,” he said. Furthermore, President Yudhoyono invited all components of both artists and art activists coming from Bali and from all over the country and overseas to make BAF an icon of cultural appreciation with international standard. Through BAF, Yudhoyono also invited the community to increase appreciation to Balinese art and culture together with other cultures as well as peal the message of brotherhood and peace to every nook and cranny of the world. “Let us make BAF a medium of promotion for Bali tourism and Indonesian tourism as a whole. Let us show off to the world that Indonesia is a country having a very rich and colorful cultural diversity. Ultimately, let us show off that Bali can offer the environment-based tourism or ecotourism and culture and heritage-based economy or heritage economy,” he affirmed. Concept of diversity

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Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, officially open the 33rd Bali Art Festival (BAF) in Art Center, Denpasar.

Meanwhile, Governor of Bali Made Mangku Pastika reported the central theme carried in the 33rd BAF was Desa Kala Patra: Self-adaptation in Multi-culture. He said

the theme implied the importance of adaptation and tolerance in realizing social harmony of the current heterogeneous Balinese people. Concept of diversity was in line with the philosophy manyama braya (brotherhood) as behavior that had been developed by Balinese society for generations. “I hope this theme reinforces the spirit of the artists and the people of Bali to fortify their cultural existence from the onslaught of global culture,” said Mangku Pastika while adding that BAF 2011 would last a month long period filled with a series of events end on July 9, 2011. Mangku Pastika also added that proceeds of artistic creativity, sense and initiative with noble and dynamic qualities were driven by the sense of love, devotion, motivation and life replete with divine inspiration. Such noble and dynamic attributes were then fostered by endeavors through implementation of high dynamic concepts in BAF activities formulated in the form of parade, performance, competition/ parade, exhibition and workshop by displaying various genres of art. All activities involved 334 art troupes from the regency/city throughout Bali supported by more than 15 thousand artists. Additionally, the BAF 2011 was also enlivened by 24 participants from 16 provinces beyond Bali and seven foreign participants from five countries, namely Japan, the United States, India, Malaysia and Australia. “The presence of arts by participants from outside Bali and overseas are very important in diversifying the treasures of BAF implementation as a forum to share experience and knowledge among the artists and societal components as an effort to enrich the national culture,” he said. After officially opening the BAF, President Yudhoyono and his wife mingled with thousands of people of Bali to see the presentation of colossal ballet entitled Bhisma Dewabharata. The performance worked on nicely by the Indonesia Institute of Arts (ISI) Denpasar was the premier event in the BAF 2011. (kmb13/bit)

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As for hike of admission fee to tourist destination Operators should not pursue levies Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Hike of admission fee to a number of tourist destinations in Bali is expected not to pursue levies only. The operators, whether it is government, private sector, customary village or individual should consider the tourism supporting facilities. Some of them are toilet facility and road access to tourist destination that are often highlighted by tourists. Such problems were disclosed by Chairman of the Tourism Industry Association of Indonesia (GIPI) of Bali Chapter, Ngurah Wijaya. Hike of admission fee should be accompanied with an improvement of service and tourism supporting facilities. “Prices determine the service and the quality of a tourism product. If there is an increase it should be poised with improvement of the two elements. For instance, at Tanah Lot tourist object visitors should be presented with a magnificent panorama becoming the icon of Tanah Lot, not a row of art shops,” said Ngurah Wijaya in Denpasar, Friday (Jun 10). According to him, the existing tourism supporting facilities at a number of destinations in Bali remained far from adequate. To increase the attraction of tourist arrivals to Bali, it was also required a change in terms of infrastructure and other supporting facilities. “Aside from supporting facilities, professionalism of human resources managing the tourist object must also be considered. I do hope that Bali tourism is managed by people who have a clear vision and mission as well as good understanding on tourism management,” he said.

Waste problem, as recognized by Ngurah Wijaya, stayed an obstacle in advancing the tourism sector. Not a few visitors who complained about the problem. Kuta Beach, for instance, had once featured by foreign media. This condition had to be addressed urgently so that it would have no impact on the image of Bali tourism. Perpetrators of tourism business also briefly highlighted the condition of roads leading to a number of tourist destinations in Bali that were badly damaged like the road access to the area of Jatiluwih, Tabanan. Road section replete with potholes had an impact on the interests of local and foreign tourists to visit the destination. “The unresolved problem today is the road access to some tourist destinations replete with many potholes. As consequence, it is very disturbing for a passing vehicle. Even, it is also worried to discourage tourists to pay a visit,” said Chairman of Regional Executive Board of the Indonesian Tour Guides Association (HPI) of Bali Chapter, Made Sukadana. According to him, the road access to a number of tourist destinations in Bali had been often submitted to government. Unfortunately, the response of government was felt less than optimal to resolve the issue. Government, in this case the Office of Highways and Spatial Planning was appealed to immediately repair the damaged road. “Ideally, the unspoiled tourist destination is balanced with the existence of good road access. Of course, smooth road will make tourists come back to the destination because they were comfortable,” he said. (par)

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A dag is catched before given vaccination in Tabanan Regency

To anticipate rabies, dogs vaccinated en masse Tabanan (Bali Post)—

To anticipate the re-emergence of rabies cases, the entire population of dogs in Tabanan was vaccinated on Saturday (Jun 11). This activity was carried out simultaneously by vaccination team formed by Tabanan Animal Husbandry Services. The team strictly targeted the entire housing and public places. Once the team encountered dogs, they were directly injected with anti-rabies. Such a method was taken because dog’s owners lacked of awareness of the vaccination provided by the Regency Government. Sweeping vaccination was started in the morning. The medical team was targeting the entire the nook and cranny of housing complexes. As met by Bali Post in Kediri Subdistrict, the officers were busy capturing the roaming stray dogs by using small net. Once caught, the rabies-prone animals were directly injected by the vaccine. “We must go into each house to find the dogs and then vaccinated them for free,” said one of the officers of Kediri Animal Husbandry, Ketut Merta Nadi. In addition to residents, the officers also vaccinated dogs in public places such as field, graveyard

and others. This method was focused on stray dogs because the ownerless dogs were prone to transmit rabies. According to Adi Merta, the vaccination implemented a new method, namely with the vaccine cooler box. Because, the vaccine chilled with ice was considered less qualified. The mass vaccine was welcomed enthusiastically by dog owners. They rushed to hand over their pet when the officers arrived. During the activity, a number of dogs were seen roaring when netted by the officers. Movement of mass vaccination was planned to be held until September 12. There were 12 teams es-

tablished where each consisted of 67 personnel. The movement was intended to suppress the number of rabies in Tabanan ranked third in Bali. “Our target can vaccinate up to 70 percent of dog population in Tabanan,” said the Head of Tabanan Animal Husbandry Services, Ni Nyoman Rusmini. Population of dogs in Tabanan was recorded to reach 31,189. Of that amount, 21,832 dogs had obtained anti-rabies vaccine en masse. Vaccination teams would be working at one village each day. The measure was believed to be effective in preventing rabies casualties. (udi)

Housewife threatened by screwdriver, IDR 6 million disappears Singaraja (Bali Post)—

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Tanah Lot, one of the famous tourism site in Bali

A theft accompanied with violence occurred again in Buleleng. A housewife named Dwi Mulyati, 32, a resident of Pemaron Village, Buleleng Subdistrict, was threatened with a screwdriver by a thief. As consequence, she lost a camera, two mobile phones and cash worth IDR 1 million. Division Head of Operation of Buleleng Police, Ida Putu Wedana

Jati, with permission Chief of Buleleng Police, T. Widodo Rahino, Friday (Jun 10), justified the case of theft with violence happened on Thursday (Jun 9) morning. When the thief came to the victim’s house at 05:00 a.m., the uninvited guest was immediately ruffled the victim’s home. When the victim Dwi Mulyati appeared, the perpetrator instantly threatened her with

a screwdriver. She was turning powerless and asked to show where her valuables were. The perpetrator then grabbed her valuables in the form of an Olympus camera, two Nokia mobile phones, HT and cash amounting to IDR 1 million. “Until now, we are still investigating the case. As a result of this incident, the victim suffers a loss of about IDR 6 million,” he said. (kmb)

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Guinness names Filipino as world’s shortest man Associated Press Writer

SINDANGAN, Philippines – A poor Filipino blacksmith’s son who stands less than 2 feet (60 centimeters) tall was declared the world’s shortest man by Guinness World Records on his 18th birthday Sunday, sparking a celebration in his far-flung hometown. The title was bestowed on Junrey Balawing in Sindangan in the southern Philippines, with Balawing’s parents, villagers and officials showering the coastal town’s newly famous resident with a feast, a cake, balloons and cash gifts. Balawing measured 23.5 inches (60 centimeters) during the ceremony attended by about 100 villagers and journalists. Guinness World Records representative Craig Glenday presented Balawing with official recognition of his status as the short-

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Filipino Junrey Balawing, who unofficially measures about 24 1/4 inches (61cm), poses for photographs at a health centre in Sindangan town Zamboanga Del Norte in the southern Philippines on June 11, 2011.

est adult man in the world. Balawing, who wore infantsized shoes and a white shirt emblazoned with the Guinness seal, took over the title from Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal, who is 26.4 inches (67 centimeters) tall, Glenday said. Sindangan, about 450 miles (730 kilometers) south of Manila, has not had so much attention in years — with dozens of journalists descending on this fishing and farming town of 90,000 to cover the event. “Thank you,” Balawing told the crowd through his father, Reynaldo, who interpreted his son’s words spoken in a local dialect. Balawing blew the candles on a cake and clapped heartily each time the crowd applauded. He was later heard saying “Kapoy,” or “I’m tired.” Balawing’s mother grew tearyeyed during the ceremony. She said earlier that she was happy with her son’s instant fame. Glenday said he was struck with the lively personality of Balawing, who constantly smiled and appeared not to be hampered by his condition. Balawing — who is about the size of a toddler and has a child’s demeanor — was photographed propping himself up using empty Coca Cola bottles, which were taller than his waistline. “Although he’s short, he takes that in stride,” Glenday told The Associated Press. “He has this cheeky smile.” Aside from a Guinness certificate, the crown does not come with any cash prize. Glenday hoped the international fame would bring in gifts and donations, particularly medical supplies to ensure the health of Balawing, who has to be propped to be able to stand with his weak knees. Nobody could explain why Balawing stopped growing a few months after birth, his father said.

Bahraini Shiite Muslims chant slogans to free prisoners during a sermon Friday, June 10, 2011, in Diraz, Bahrain

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Thousands rally for reform in Bahrain Reuters

MANAMA – Thousands of Bahrainis shouting “we are victorious” gathered for a rally for political reform on Saturday, in the first large demonstration since the Gulf Arab state crushed a democracy protest movement in March. Bahrain brought in troops from Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates in March and introduced martial law, which ended last week, to stop the protests against the Sunni Al-Khalifa family that rules over a Shi’ite majority population. The government said the protests had a sectarian agenda and help from Shi’ite power Iran, just across the Gulf waters. The opposition denies this. “Some try to manipulate our demands, to make them Shi’ite demands. This is not true. We are not calling for an Iran, but to build up

our political reforms together, Shi’ite and Sunni, which will benefit all Bahrainis,” said Sheikh Ali Salman, head of the Wefaq opposition group which organized the event. “We will continue peacefully and we will continue our peaceful demonstrations,” he said, as the crowd roared back: “Peaceful, peaceful!” The rally will likely be seen as a show of strength by Wefaq, Bahrain’s leading Shi’ite opposition group, as it heads to a national dialogue called by the king for next month.

“Wefaq wants to encourage people to get back out after months of fear. It’s a good sign ,” said protester Fatima. The government said it granted permission for the rally, held in a large square in the Shi’ite district of Saar, west of the capital and away from central Pearl Roundabout, epicenter of the earlier protests inspired by uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. Protesters waving Bahraini flags spilled out into the streets and dozens watched from nearby rooftops. People drove in from around the city, causing traffic jams of more than 2 km long. State helicopters buzzed over crowds raising signs that read “The nation is for everyone.” Opposition figures more than 10,000 people attended the rally. The Interior Ministry said 4,000 people were gathered.

Turkey votes in parliamentary elections Agence France Presse

ANKARA – Turks went to the polls Sunday in parliamentary elections, with the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) set to win a third straight term in office. Credited with Turkey’s thriving economy, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party was expected to cruise to victory with a minor loss of votes compared to its 47-percent showing in the 2007 elections, according to pollsters. The lingering question is whether the AKP, in power since 2002, can secure an overwhelming parliamentary majority to press

ahead with pledges to re-write Turkey’s constitution, the legacy of a 1980 coup. Among a population of some 73 million, more than 50 million were eligible to vote in almost 200,000 polling stations to renew the 550seat parliament. “My vote goes to the AKP — for the services they have offered us... I can now go to any hospital, without having to queue,” said Aydin, a 40-year-old tradesman. He spoke at a school in Istanbul’s Uskudar district, an AKP bastion, where a large crowd were waiting for Erdogan himself to vote. Polling stations were to close at

1400 GMT and preliminary results were expected after 1800 GMT. The authorities generally allow the media to announce estimated results earlier. Pollsters predict the AKP will take between 45 to 50 percent of the vote. The AKP’s enduring popularity owes mostly to economic sucess and improved public services following years of financial instability that haunted Turkey under shaky coalition governments in the past. Under the AKP, gross domestic product grew by 8.9 percent in 2010, outpacing global recovery, and per capita income has doubled to $10,079.

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A woman votes in Istanbul. Turks went to the polls on Sunday in parliamentary elections, with the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) seeking to win a third straight term in office.

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Ayana certified as eco hotel IBP

JIMBARAN - Ayana Resort and Spa Bali has been certified as an Eco Hotel by the prestigious TUV Rheinland Germany, in recognition of its commitment to reduce its carbon footprint through environmentally sustainable practices. TUV Rheinland conducted a rigorous audit over an 18-month period, including a thorough site inspection, documentation review, interviews with staff and management, and implementation of an action plan. The final audit found AYANA met all requirements of ecological operations relating to Organization and Objectives, Purchasing & Safety of Hazardous Substances, Water & Waste Management, Office Supplies, Facilities & Surroundings, Energy Management and Safety. “Ayana has long followed environmentally-sustainable practices — such as our two water recycling plants, which have been in use for more than 10 years to recycle ‘grey’ and ‘black’ water for use on our gardens and ponds, our composting

program, energy efficiency and use of eco-friendly detergents and other products. These measures have been in place long before the words ‘Eco Hotel’ became a trendy catchphrase. It is rewarding to finally be officially recognized and we are extremely proud of everyone involved in this intensive certification process,” said Clive Edwards, Ayana’s Rooms Executive and the person-in-charge of the Eco Certification Program. “Yet, this is not the end of the story for us. The world is changing every day and consumers are rightly demanding that businesses operate as responsible members of the community, putting back as much – if not more – than what they take. We will continue to assess how we can further reduce our carbon footprint, while providing the highest level of service, facilities and guest experience,” added Clive. The Eco Certification comes shortly after Ayana was the first hotel in Bali to be certified as Tsunami Ready.

Temple Ceremony Calendar Event for May 25 through July 8, 2011 25 May Buda Pon Tolu Catur Temple Buwana Sanding Tampaksiring 26 May Wraspati Wage Tolu Peninjoan Temple Besakih - Karangasem 1 Jun Buda Keliwon Gumbreg Pasek Gelgel Kukuh Marga Tabanan Pasek Gelgel Dukuh Selemadeg Tabanan Puseh Guwang Village Sukawati Merajan Pasek Ketewel Ketewel Merajan Pangeran Tangkas Kuro Agung Jeroan Sading Dalem Setra Batu Nunggul Swana Nusa Penida 8 Jun Buda Paing Wariga Merajan Pasek Gaduh Kayubihi Bangli 11 Jun Tumpek Uduh/Pengatag Puseh / Village Temple Batuan Sukawati Pasek Bendesa Kekeran Mengwi Manik Mas Besakih - Karangasem 15 Jun Buda Wage Warigadean Kepisah Sumerta Denpasar Pasek Gelgel Gerih Abiansemal Badung Puncaksari Penarukan Peninjoan Bangli Bangun Sakti Besakih - Karangasem Antegsari Kaba-Kaba Kediri Tabanan Pesimpangan Batur Pande Kaba-Kaba Kediri Tabanan 17 Jun Sukra Umanis Warigadean Odalan Ida Ratu di Penataran Agung Besakih - Karangasem Odalan Ida Ratu Puraus Merajan Salonding Besakih 19 Jun Redite Pon Julungwangi Panti Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Banjar - Singaraja 21 Jun Anggar Kasih Julungwangi Tirtaharum Tegalwangi Bangli Pasek Tohjiwa Wanasari Tabanan Pasek Tangguntiti Jakatebel Tabanan Pasek Bendesa Sangsit Sangsit Buleleng Dalem Waturenggong Taro Tegalalang

Ibu (Pura Kaja) Wanasari Selemadeg Tabanan Pasek Gelgel Tulikup - Gianyar Manik Bingin Sidemen - Karangasem 22 Jun Buda Umanis Julungwangi Penetaran Gana Bebalang Bangli Dalem Gede Banjar Pande Bangli Puncaksari Sangeh Abiansemal - Badung Dadia Agung Pasek Sanak Sapta Resi Gianyar Merajan Pasek Tohjiwa Tohjiwa Jakatebel Merajan Pasek Prateka Batusesa Mr. Jeroan Dauh Cemenggon Puseh Penegil Darma Kubutambahan Singaraja 30 Jun Wraspati Wage Sungsang Kawitan Tangkas Kori Agung Desa Tangkas Klungkung Siang Kangin Tampuagan Tembuku Bangli Odalan Ida Ratu Mas Penataran Agung Besakih Merajan Pasek Gelgel Petemon Odalan Ida Bhatara Bang Tulus Dewa Besakih - Karangasem 6 Jul Buda Keliwon Dunggulan Wakika Temple Kupang, NTT Agung Girinatha Temple Sumbawa Besar NTB Dukuh Sakti Temple Dukuh Kediri-Tabanan Atambuananta Temple Kutamba NTT Webananta Temple Kupang, NTT Giripati Mulawarman Temple Pontianak Mustika Dharma Temple Cijantung I Jakarta Timur Mustika Dharma Kompleks Kopassus Cijantung Jakarta Timur 7 Jul Wraspati Umanis Dunggulan Watukaru Temple Tabanan Lempuyang Luhur Temple Karangasem Kentel Gumi Temple Klungkung Pasek Gaduh Temple Umadesa Kediri Tabanan Pasek Kubayan Temple Wangaya Gede Penebel Tabanan Merajan Pasek Temple Tohjiwa Tiyingan - Klungkung Merajan Pasek Gaduh Temple Umadesa 8 Jul Sukra Paing Dunggulan Ulun Suwi Temple Jimbaran - Badung Luhur Temple Cemenggon, Sukawati - Gianyar Pasek Ubung Temple Ubung - Denpasar

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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Chilean ash cloud disrupts New Zealand-Australian flights Reuters

WELLINGTON – A cloud of ash from an erupting volcano in Chile has drifted over the Atlantic and Indian oceans to lie over southern parts of New Zealand and Australia, disrupting air travel. Australian carrier Qantas Airways said it had canceled 22 flights on Sunday while Air New Zealand said it was flying at lower altitudes and different courses to avoid the ash, and did not anticipate any disruption. The volcano in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle chain in Chile has been erupting for the past week, throwing air travel in South America into chaos, as it spewed ash high into the atmosphere. Qantas said it had canceled flights to the island state of Tasmania and destinations in New Zealand’s South Island. “We believe it is just too dangerous,” spokeswoman Emma Kearns told Reuters. Air New Zealand said its aircraft

would fly at the lower altitude of 18,000 feet to remain below the ash cloud or else take a different flight path to avoid it. The fine particles of ash, which pose a danger to aircraft bodies and engines, were carried east by the prevailing winds to sit between 20,000 and 35,000 feet across southern parts of Australia and New Zealand, said Steve Sherburn, a vulcanologist at New Zealand’s Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences. The eruption, he said, was particularly strong and able to keep throwing ash particles in to the atmosphere. “If the eruption keeps going on, it could affect us for some time,” Sherburn said.

10.000... From page 1 Meanwhile, the Shiva Nata Raja dance was the symbol of BAF. It illustrated the Lord Shiva in Hinduism as the god of all arts that was constantly moving and dancing, giving rise to the rhythm and regularity in the universe. Movement of Lord Shiva represented the emission of prime forces and then united to create the universe. The Shiva Nata Raja dance was also accompanied by a line of long pennants symbolizing deities abiding in nine cardinal directions (including one in central point). The BAF parade was also graced by the ranks of contingent of the 11th National Utsawa Dharma Gita (UDG) participated by 33 provinces in Indonesia showing off typical customary attires of the region. Furthermore, the parade witnessed by Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik was also enlivened by the appearance of art envoys from the regency of Karangasem, Jembrana, Gianyar, Central Kalimantan, Klungkung, West Kalimantan, Tabanan, Bangli and Badung as well as closed with a performance of Udayana University Marching Band. According to Parade Coordinator, Gde Arya Sugiartha, the content of parade displayed by each regency/city was adjusted to the central theme of BAF 2011, namely Desa Kala Patra – interpreted as multi-cultural adaptation. To sum up, the parade worked on by highlighting local (regency) peculiarities as the support to show off Ba-

linese multiculturalism. The idea was actualized by combining harmonies of diversity and uniqueness of traditions existing in all regencies/city in the form of art procession. “Procession of the arts remains to give emphasis on the presentation of art forms pursuant to desa mawacara approach supported by cultural, customary and religious values,” he said. In general, content of the parade displayed by each regency/city was divided into three lines where the first line displayed the identity, customary youth showing off their typical attire style and symbol of the region. This group was accompanied with gamelan music of smaller group in accordance with the potential of each region. The second line highlighted the distinctive cultural tradition of the region like plant disease prevention (Tabanan), Mekotekan (Badung), Magowakgowakan (Buleleng), multicultural harmony (Denpasar), royal cremation procession (Gianyar), Ngunye or Barong procession, Rangda and Telek (Klungkung), Danu Kertih ceremony accompanied by the appearance of Baris and Rejang dance (Bangli), Segara Kertih accompanied by the appearance of a typical populist art (Jembrana) and agility of traditional warrior (Karangasem). Meanwhile, the third line showed off ogoh-ogoh (papier mâché effigy), bade cremation tower or decorated vehicle made as the climax of decorative themes on the third line. For example, Tabanan displayed rat(kmb13/bit)

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A person looks at volcanic ashes and smoke from the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano as seen from Entrelagos, in southern Chile, Friday, June 10, 2011.

Mexican judge gives 60 years to killer of top cop Associated Press Writer

MEXICO CITY – A judge sentenced a man to 60 years in prison for the 2008 murder of Mexico’s acting federal police chief Edgar Millan Gomez, federal prosecutors said Saturday. Alejandro Ramirez Baez was convicted of homicide and possessing restricted weapons, the Federal Attorney General’s Office said in a statement. A second man was sentenced to one year in prison for illegal arms possession. Both were found to be part of a cell of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel, the statement said. Millan, one of the highest ranking police officials killed by

drug cartels in recent years, was attacked in his Mexico City home in May 2008. The Sinaloa cartel had been a key target of operations led by Millan prior to his death. Also Saturday, Mexican troops discovered almost two tons of methamphetamine stored in water tanks and buried in the ground in the northern state of Coahuila, the Defense Department said. Eleven kilograms (24 pounds) of heroin were found in the same spot after a patrol found dug-up earth in the municipality of Castanos, a Defense Department statement said. Mexican troops have conducted three other seizures this

month in Coahuila, across the border from Texas. Most have been weapons seizures, the most recent one allegedly belonging to the brutal Zetas cartel. Coahuila is one of several northern Mexican states where the Gulf and Zetas cartels are fighting for control. In the northern state of Durango, a 70-year-old farmer and his two grown sons were gunned down by unknown assailants, the state’s prosecutor’s office said Saturday. The men had been tending to cattle when they were killed. At least 100 empty shells from an AK-47 were found near the scene, the prosecutor’s office said.

Italians begin voting in nuclear referendum Agence France Presse

ROME – Italians began voting on Sunday in referendums on plans to return to nuclear power and on a law granting Silvio Berlusconi immunity in what is seen as a vital test for the embattled premier. The nuclear vote will be an important marker of popular opinion on atomic energy in Europe in the wake of the Fukushima disaster in Japan and after Germany this week passed a bill phasing out nuclear power by 2022. If turnout is higher than 50 per-

cent, a vote against nuclear power will definitively scrap the government’s plans to re-start Italy’s atomic energy programme by 2014, which have already been put on a temporary moratorium. Voters could also strip Berlusconi of his legal immunity under a law that was approved by his government soon after his re-election victory in 2008. The prime minister is a defendant in three ongoing trials, involving allegations of having paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl, bribery and fraud.

A Constitutional Court ruling earlier this year curbed part of the legal protection linked to his duties but the 74year-old can still invoke immunity. A strong vote against Berlusconi would add to signs of growing discontent in Italy seen in local elections earlier this month, in which his ruling People of Freedom party lost crucial mayoral contests in Milan and Naples. Polling stations close at 10:00 pm (2000 GMT) on Sunday and are open again between 7:00 am and 3:00 pm. The result is expected later on Monday.

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76 China fraud suspects deported from Indonesia Agence France-Presse

JAKARTA – Indonesia on Saturday deported 76 Chinese nationals who were among hundreds rounded up across Asia in connection with an alleged massive online fraud. Seventy-six Chinese and 101 Taiwanese nationals were arrested in 15 different sites across the Indonesian capital on Thursday following requests by Chinese and Taiwanese police. “We have deported 76 Chinese nationals with a chartered flight departed at 14.18 (0718 GMT) to Beijing,” an official at Soekarno Hatta international airport FransYoseph told

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Chinese police excort a group of suspects (in black hoods) deported from Indonesia upon their arrival at the airport in Beijing on June 11, 2011. Indonesia deported 76 Chinese nationals who were among hundreds rounded up across Asia in connection with an alleged massive online fraud.

AFP. He said that the Taiwanese nationals had not yet been deported. Nearly 600 suspects, including 410 Taiwanese and 181 Chinese nationals, were nabbed in a carefully planned operation spanning six countries for allegedly running Internet and telephone scams mainly targeting mainland Chinese. They were arrested in Taiwan, China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand on Thursday. Details of the scams, which appeared to have varied from country to country, are sketchy, but police believe thousands of people were taken in. In Indonesia, the suspects rented houses with broadband access and, posing as officials, made phone calls over the Internet to con victims in China, Taiwan, the Philippines and Vietnam into giving them money, police said.

RI offers infrastructure investment in WEF-EA Police to field 1,200 men on day Ba‘asyir is sentenced Antara

JAKARTA - Indonesia offers investment in the infrastructure sector through a public private partnership (PPP) scheme in the World Economic Forum on East Asia (WEF-EA). “The ability of the government`s fiscal is in a small balance and therefore we offer the investment in infrastructure sector to both foreign and private parties,” Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo said at the meeting of the World Economic Forum on East Asia here on Sunday. The forum among others discussed the failure in the monetary sector as a result of the impact of economic turmoil in Asia. Present as the speakers at the meet-

ing were Michael Buchanan, Chief Asia-Pacific Economist at Goldman Sach; Stuart T Gulliver, Group Chief Executive HSBC Holding UK; Omar Lodhi, Chief Executive Officer Abraaj Capital Asia Singapore; and Bank Indonesia Deputy Governor Muliaman D Hadad. Agus Martowardojo on the occasion said the provision of infrastructure was a challenge that Indonesia has to face in the next five years. The finance minister said around Rp1,400 trillion was needed in the next five years for infrastructure facility in Indonesia. But he added that the government was only able to provide around 20 to 30 percent of the funds and the rest should be obtained by involving co-

operation with private parties through a public private partnership scheme. “In the past seven years such a scheme did not give a significant result but it is expected that there will soon be a pilot infrastructure project,” Agus said. He said an infrastructure project with the PPP scheme in East Java would soon be realized and it was expected to be followed by other projects. Agus admitted that although capital flight could occur any time, Indonesia would not implement a capital control policy. “I am optimistic that there will be no capital control,” the finance minister said, adding that fiscal and monetary conditions in the real sector was good and could support capital inflow.

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JAKARTA - The Jakarta Metropolitan Police are to deploy 1,200 officers to ensure public order and security on Thursday (June 16) when a district court is scheduled to pass sentence on Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba‘asyir on the charge of financing terrorist activity. “In addition, all of the Jakarta Metropolitan police`s rank and file have been instructed to tighten security around vital objects in the capital,” Senior Commissioner Baharuddin Djafar, head of the

Jakarta Metropolitan Police`s public relations bureau, said here Saturday. Baharuddin said the security tightening was necessary in anticipation of possible riots by the cleric‘s followers or sympathizers. The police‘s intelligence unit was currently actively trying to collect information on whatever security disturbance potential existed ahead of Ba‘asyir‘s sentencing next Thursday, he said. So far, the police had not detected any indication of such a potential in Jakarta “but nevertheless we will remain vigilant so as not to be taken by surprise.” Baharuddin said.

Asia to become world largest economic region: Marvell Antara

JAKARTA - Marvell Technology Group USA predicted that the Asian region will become the world largest economic area in a decade to come. “Currently there is a shift of economic growth engine from the West to the Asian region,” President and Chief Executive Officer Marvell Technology Group USA, Sehat Sutardja said here on Sunday in a joint press conference with chairpersons and vice chairpersons of

the World Economic Forum-East Asia (WEF-EA). The shift of the economic growth engine was accelerated by China‘s steps to develop low-cost manufacturing, he said. “Indonesia with its great number of people and good education will provide an important role, so that the country can also supply the world-class business leaders,” Sutardja said. Marvell Technology Group is the world integrated silicon producer. Marvell products are widely

used in various electronic devices, such as Cisco switches, Blackberry, Apple iPod, Xbox 360 and the output products of electronic companies, such as Panasonic, Huawei, Toshiba, Fujitsu, Sony Ericsson, HP, Samsung, including Hitachi. Sutardja is determined to make the technology as something that can be used to narrow the gap between the poor and the rich. “I want to see that the increase in infrastructure and technology can reduce social inequalities,” he cited.

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A group of Indonesian parents stage a rally and a signature campaign against illegal drugs in Surabaya the capital of East Java province on June 12, 2011 as concern for increasing drug use among youths despite the death penalty against drugs in Indonesia.

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Bali Today FIFA vice president to visit Indonesia Antara

NUSA DUA - FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) Vice President Prince Ali bin Al Hussein will visit Jakarta on June 13-14, 2011, according to a minister. “First of all, I will thank him for helping Indonesia so far so that we were not sanctioned. We hope that PSSI will not get sanction and we want its congress will be successful,” Youth and Sports Minister Andi Mallarangeng said when accompanying President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during a visit to Bali. The minister hoped that the Congress of PSSI (Indonesian Football Association) which will be held in Solo, Central Java, on June 30, 011, would be successful. During his stay in Jakarta, Prince Ali of Jordan will among other things pay a courtesy call on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. However, because President Yudhoyono will leave for Geneva on June 13 to attend a general assembly of the International Labor Union (ILO), Minister Mallarangeng will represent him in receiving Prince Ali. The minister said he had talked several times with Prince Ali to ask for his help so that Indonesia would not get sanction from FIFA. According to him, Prince Ali

understood well about the football situation in Indonesia and wanted to help until Indonesia finds the best solution to address the PSSI managerial chaos. Prince Ali will also hold meetings with the normalization committee and other parties related to the PSSI Congress implementation. The minister hoped that the Solo congress would be able to select a new PSSI management. He said he would support whoever to be elected in the Solo Congress. President Yudhoyono also hoped that the congress would run smoothly and successfully, he said. FIFA had recently decided to form a Normalization Committee that would take over the task of organizing a congress from the PSSI‘s executive board to elect a new PSSI chairman, deputy chairman and executive committee on May 20, 2011. FIFA took the decision after its Emergency Committee believed that the PSSI leadership under chairman Nurdin Khalid was not in control of football in Indonesia as proven by its failure to control the run-away league (Liga Premiere/LPI) set up without the involvement of PSSI or by the fact it could not organize a peaceful congress whose sole goals were to adopt an electoral code and elect an electoral commission.

President Welcomes UDG Antara

DENPASAR - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono welcomed the holding of the 11th national conference of the Utsawa Dharma Gita (UDG) to increase the understanding, comprehension and practice of teachings of the Wedha holy book of Hindus. “Utsawa Dharma Gita is part of a religious tradition of Hindus rich in cultural and spiritual values as a source of inspiration of a nation’s character building,” he said here Friday night. On the occasion the President also responded positively to the Bali World Culture Forum (BWCF) 2011, in which the par-

ticipants will discuss Balinese culture from various aspects. It was hoped that the views and experience of the participants from many countries contribute to the development and preservation of Balinese culture. “The Bali World Culture Forum is part of our ideas to form a world cultural forum, and will

be held in Bali this year,” he said. The President also said that the Island Paradise with its cultural and spiritual power will host the World Culture Forum on a regular basis. Then the President opened the 23rd Art Festival and the 11th Utsawa Dharma Gita as well as the Bali World Culture Forum.

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Delegations of Utsawa Dharma Gita from Yogyakarta during the opening Bali Art Festival’s parade. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono welcomed the holding of the 11th national conference of the Utsawa Dharma Gita (UDG) to increase the understanding, comprehension and practice of teachings of the Wedha holy book of Hindus.

Bali Will Have World’s Highest Tower Antara

DENPASAR - State electricity company PT PLN planned to erect a 376 meters power transmission tower, to be the highest in the world in Gilimanuk to smoothen power transmission from Java to Bali. This was disclosed by president director of PT PLN Dahlan Iskan on the sidelines of a seminar themed “The Function of Control for Legal Enforcement and Good Governance” in Denpasar on Thursday. “We call the tower ‘Bali crossing’ which will transmit electricity from Java to Bali with a capacity of up to 3,000 megawatts,” he said. He said that a very high tower would be needed to transmit electricity from the Paiton power plant in East Java, which has a capacity of thousands of megawatts to Bali.

“The construction of the tower will be started by the end of this year or early next year,” he said. Its feet only, Dahlan said, have the size of a soccer field with a lift in the middle, and the width of the upper part of the tower’s cable is 70 meters from one point to the other. The large width will be made to prevent strong winds to cause the two cables to touch one another, considering that in the last 100 years the speed of the wind over the island paradise had reached 60 meters per minute. The tower and its cables will be built to enable it to withstand very strong winds blowing up to 70 meters per minute. “The tower will also be the pride of Bali, as it would be higher than the current highest in the world in People’s China, which is 370

meters high,” he said. He said that PLN will also team up with the forestry authorities in using the tower to help control the forests in Gilimanuk. PLN also planned to build two under sea circuits with a technological capacity of 200 megawatts. Dahlan also said the main reason to build the tower was that an undersea cable would not be too reliable because it would be too prone to current especially that the current in the Bali strait is the strongest in Indonesia’s seas. Experience in building nine undersea cables shows that only two were left, the rest was destroyed by the strong current, Dahlan said. If everything goes well in overcoming the need for electricity, the need for electricity in Bali would be met in the next 25 years.

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State electricity company PT PLN planned to erect a 376 meters power transmission tower, to be the highest in the world in Gilimanuk to smoothen power transmission from Java to Bali.

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Balinese Culture Balinese Food Culture Monday, June 13, 2011 Time

: 08.00-16.00 local time

Event

: Utsawa Dharmagita

Place

: Kalangan Angsoka, Kalangan Ayodya, Kalangan Ratna Kanda, Wantilan, Ksirarnawa Building

Event

Place

: Cupak Ngadeg Ratu play by Sanggar Bangun Sakti, Banjar Sedang, Badung : Kalangan Ayodya

Time

: 20.00-22.00 local time

Event

: Angklung parade by Sekaa Sekar Sandat Tabanan collabo rate with Sekaa Angklung Darma Santi Banjar Gaga Taman Bali, Bangli.

Place

: Indonesian Art Institute (ISI) open stage

Time

: 20.00-23.00 local time

Kegiatan

: Women Gong Kebyar perfor mance by Sekaa Gong Wanita Taksu Suara Banjar Pengukuh Desa Peguyangan Kangin, Denpasar.

Place

: Ardha Candra open stage

Internet Media Flourishes in Indonesia Antara

The Head of Newspaper Publisher Union (SPS) Dahlan Iskan said the technology development in globalization era follows by growing internet media in Indonesia. “Internet media getting higher but we are sure printing media will remain,” said him in Denpasar on Tuesday. On the opening SPS congress, he said, at first survey said if newspaper media will decrease and slowly disappear due to internet media. “But the survey is not right at all. Even printing press being balancer of internet media,” said him. He stated if this printing media will not die in the middle of online media attack. “Newspaper will not die if its presentation fitted with its people,” said him. Dahlan explained the newspaper will remain if it is able to adapt with its people necessity. “The newspaper which wins people heart will remain,” said him. Dahlan feels optimistic for the future of newspaper media. Newspaper has been fitted to the people but it needs to develop.“Newspaper coordinators around the world are sure the newspaper will alive though its format are getting diverse,” said him. Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika in his summon said press held strategic position among the people. As government partner, said him, press holds important role in national development. “National press is not only able to serve information about nation problem but it is also able to provide real solution to overcome all of country problem,” said him. He hoped national press will play its active role and create conducive climate so a new social arrangement will able to born strong citizen. SPS congress this year followed by 200 newspaper media in Indonesia like Jawa Pos Group, Kompas Group, Pikiran Rakyat, Bali Post and Media Indonesia Group.

Your gastronomical experience in Bali is as enchanting and full of discovery as your cultural experience. I am a total believer that a significant portion of traveling should also involve your tastebuds. Of course, if you prefer to stick with cheeseburger or a Colonel Sanders’ meal-deal, or to drink your regular Bud light in your Hard Rock Cafe, they all exist in Bali as well. Well, typically, a meal consists of a plate of steamed rice, and a number of main courses. Instead of eating one course at a time a la Western meals, the main courses, and sometimes including the soup, are all eaten at once. Soup is poured over the rice much like a steak sauce is poured over the steak. Desserts are mostly tropical fruits, which by themselves are enough of a feast and a reason to visit Bali! Balinese usually eat three meals in a day, with lunch as the primary, heaviest meal. Breakfast can be as light as a cup of coffee (which is usually not light), or a plateful of “nasi goreng” or fried rice. Lunch is the heaviest meal, with a plate of steam rice (or a mound if you prefer), accompanied by a number of main courses, usually consisting of a meat or fish dish, a vegetable dish, and a soup. Dinner is a smaller version of lunch. Desserts for both lunch and dinner can vary from various kinds of fruits, depending on the season, to a specially prepared dessert like pisang goreng (fried banana fritters) or tape (fermented sticky rice). Additionally, there are variants of non-alcoholic beverages above that have met Balinese creativity and outside influence, resulting in various kinds of interesting drinks. Air kelapa muda (young coconut juice) with various kinds of liquors like rum or tequila can be found in many restaurants, presented attractively in the coconut fruit itself. And what can be more interesting than a Pina-Colada like drink served inside a freshly cut out pineapple? (http://asiarecipe.com)

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In Taro village, Subdistrict Tegallalang, Area Regency Gianyar, about 40 Km from Denpasar, there is a forest dwelt by a group of ox animal / white cow. This animal is sacrefied and sanctified by vinicity society and also Bali society generally, because this animal represent the complement of the ceremony medium ( saksi) in Bali that is Ngasti ceremony ( and other same level with that ceremony). This White Cow brought to ceremony place and by ceremony organizer led to encircle the areal / ceremony place start from east direction to south and so on for three of times, then end or finish in east. This ceremony is called Mepada (Maideran/Purwa Daksina). After the Ceremony finish the White Cow reinstated to forest of Taro village, perhaps before and after are served with various offerings. But with the rural natural beauty of Very interesting Taro village, these days by the effort of an investor and perhaps in the affirmative of Local Government Gianyar, in side area of ox forest / white cow of Taro village, have also been developed a new tourism attraction that is Trakking Elephant. All tourists can take a ride the elephant cycling the forest by crossing an alley / footpath around Taro village. If they wanted, tourists can swim (playing in water) with the elephant in the available pool.

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BUSINESS IMF targeted in cyberattack, extent not disclosed Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK – The International Monetary Fund, already reeling from last month’s arrest of its former leader, is investigating an attack on its computer system. IMF spokesman David Hawley said the organization is fully functional. He declined to provide further details on what he termed an “IT incident,” including its scope or nature and whether any sensitive data were taken. The IMF has confidential information on countries in financial trouble. The New York Times cited unnamed IMF officials as saying the attack was sophisticated and serious. The IMF told staffers about it on Wednesday but hasn’t made a public announcement. The IMF is already facing a public-relations headache after the arrest of Dominique StraussKahn, who resigned as IMF chief last month after being accused of sexually assaulting a maid in a New York hotel. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, Mexican central bank chief Agustin Carstens and others are vying for the top job. Stanley Fischer, Israel’s central bank chief, emerged as a candidate Saturday. It’s not clear if hackers were targeting the IMF. Hackers sometimes try to distribute malicious software code widely and see which organizations it can infect. But they can also choose targets. Using a technique called “spear phishing,” for instance, they can trick employees of a specific organization into clicking a link that then gives hackers access to its computer systems. Dave Jevans, chairman of computer security firm IronKey Inc., said he’s concerned by an uptick in “hacktivism,” where groups target organizations for political purposes. It’s possible the IMF was the victim of such hacktivism. However, one official cited by the Times said the attack occurred over the last several months, before the troubles involving Strauss-Kahn. Concerns about the IMF attack were great enough that the World Bank cut a computer link that al-

lows the two organizations to share non-sensitive information, according to a bank official. The move was taken out of “an abundance of caution,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the security issues around the incident. The IMF attack follows a string of major data breaches. In recent months, hackers have penetrated 100 million Sony PlayStation accounts, the networks of Lockheed Martin and the customer email databases of a company that does marketing for Best Buy and Target stores. Google has accused Chinese hackers of targeting the Gmail accounts of U.S. government officials. About 200,000 Citibank credit card customers in North America had their names, account numbers and email addresses stolen.

China inflation may top 6 percent in June Reuters

BEIJING – China’s inflation rate may accelerate to more than 6 percent year-on-year in June, which could bring the full-year consumer price index for 2011 to as high as 5 percent, a government researcher said in remarks reported on Sunday. Zhang Zhuoyuan, an economist at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a top government think tank in Beijing, said taming inflation would remain the priority in coming months. He called for faster steps to push real interest rates into positive territory and douse price pressures. The People’s Bank of China has raised interest rates twice in 2011 and many analysts believe it may raise them again soon in an effort to control inflation. “It will be very difficult for China to cap its annual inflation within 4

percent and the full-year CPI is likely to reach 5 percent,” Zhang was quoted as saying by the state radio. Beijing has set an annual inflation ceiling at 4 percent this year, but prices keep rising stubbornly and many economists have said it will be tough to achieve the goal. Zhang said his inflation forecast for June also reflected the relatively low as of comparison of a year earlier. He attributed the persistent inflationary pressure mainly to an excessive supply of money and credit over a long time, when Beijing rolled out

a massive stimulus plan to shield the economy from the financial crisis. The increases of other input costs for enterprises, such as rising prices of labor and raw materials, will also make this round of inflation last for a while, he added. According to a Reuters poll of 22 economists, China’s consumer price index (CPI) in May may have accelerated to 5.4 percent from 5.3 percent in April. The National Bureau of Statistics is scheduled to publish monthly economic indicators, including the consumer price index, for May on June 14.

Banks warm to role in Greek bailout Reuters

FRANKFURT – Germany’s bank association on Saturday backed government proposals to get private creditors involved in the cost of a second bailout for Greece, although it was not clear if the banks favoured a controversial bond swap. favored Berlin is pushing hard for commercial banks to contribute to the cost of the estimated 120 billion euro ($172 billion) deal, but has not yet convinced the European Central Bank and ratings agencies that this can be done without triggering a credit default. Officials say the ECB argues that a swap, favored by German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, could be judged a default and make Greek bonds unacceptable as collateral, potentially leading to a collapse of the Greek banking sector. German Private Banking Association (BdB) Managing Director Michael Kemmer told a radio interviewer: “What Herr Schaeuble has proposed is in principle not unreasonable. Our members would also participate.” It was not clear if that meant he supported a swap or merely the idea of private creditors be-

coming involved. But his comments also followed signs that French banks were agreed in principle to some form of rollover of Greek debt on condition that all creditors do the same. Schaeuble urged parliament on Friday to back additional aid for Greece but said the banks’ participation in a new package was “unavoidable” and that he favored a swap that would push out Greek debt maturities by seven years. The head of the Eurogroup of euro zone finance ministers, JeanClaude Juncker, aligned himself with Berlin, but said any solution must be agreed with the ECB. “I am of the opinion that there will have to be a contribution from private creditors. There must be a voluntary, soft restructuring,” he told Germany’s Inforadio. “We cannot push this private creditor participation through without the European Central Bank, or against it.” Asked how such participation could be arranged and kept voluntary, he said: “We are discussing it.” Euro zone official sources told Reuters on Thursday that the new international bailout being put together for Greece was likely to total around 120 billion euros, in-

stead of the 90 billion euro figure previously suggested by officials. Asked about the 120 billion euro figure, Juncker said: “The figures being floated in public are, in their totality, correct ... I do not believe, however, that euro zone states will have to come up with this sum alone.” Getting the banks to contribute will help Europe’s politicians sell the idea to their electorates of giving Greece yet more money. German Chancellor Angela Merkel went on the stump for the bailout in a weekly podcast on Saturday. She said the debt crisis could threaten Germany’s economic recovery if further action was not taken. “We should not do anything that would endanger the global recovery and put Germany back in danger,” Merkel said, pointing to the bankruptcy of investment bank Lehman Brothers in 2008, which triggered the global financial crisis and recession. “We should not simply allow the uncontrolled bankruptcy of a state — instead we must see how we can increase the competitiveness of countries in difficulty and give them the chance to work off the debt,” she said. Part of the poker game is con-

vincing the banks involved that it is in their interest to take on future Greek debt in aid of avoiding a full-scale default on existing loans. Much of the money could come from Greek banks, which have been shut out of funding markets and are dependent on the ECB or other official sources of liquidity for their survival. The BdB had previously taken a stiff line, saying that German banks’ involvement — previously planned only for after 2013 — was a “last step” and that that point had not been reached. Kemmer reiterated that the participation of private creditors should only be on a voluntary basis but that a “disorderly” default for Greece must be avoided. “In principle, it is correct that the investor who is holding the paper, which is filled with risks, has to attend to those risks too,” he said. “We cannot afford to have a further crisis of confidence. On top of that, it is not only the banks that are affected ... A disorderly default could also affect life insurers and old age pension payments.”

Monday, June 13, 2011

Eminem takes the big stage as rap rules Bonnaroo Associated Press Writer

MANCHESTER, Tenn. – After a little more than an hour of a hard-as-nails set that had the bikini-clad rumps shaking at Bonnaroo, Eminem thanked the crowd and left the stage. Nearly 80,000 fans chanted “Shady! Shady! Shady!” in a thunderous roar for five minutes until hip hop’s angry king returned to the stage for a triumphant encore of “Lose Yourself,” capping the day rap took over Bonnaroo. Saturday kicked off with Big Boi and Lil Wayne laying down early morning sets — inexplicably overlapping — shortly after Arcade Fire’s Friday night finale, and the takeover continued with Wiz Khalifa on the big stage during a hot afternoon set before Eminem destroyed his Bonnaroo debut. These weren’t the first rappers at the four-day festival down on the farm in Tennessee. The event is known more for its granola-flavored ethos than its urban cool, but Jay-Z turned in one of the most memorable sets in the festival’s 10-year history in 2010 and expectations were high for Saturday’s takeover — the most concentrated collection of star MCs at Bonnaroo. Big Boi mixed in his own songs with

Outkast favorites. Lil Wayne played it naughty with the crowd and debuted tracks from his forthcoming album “Tha Carter IV,” rattling the port-a-potties with a thunderous bass well into the morning. And Khalifa kept the crowd sky high by preaching the gospel of weed to a willing choir that included a man who wore a “Marijuana Cures Racism” T-shirt, dancers with flowers in their hair and joints in their hands, and girls in bikinis crowd surfing. The day was full of odd juxtapositions. Khalifa dropped his hit “Black & Yellow” while just a few hundred yards away Mumford & Sons tore through a set of fiery folk rock as fans watched over a nearby fence and from atop ATMs. The sold-out crowd appeared to be evenly split among the two rising stars of their genres. Later in the evening, a reunited Buffalo Springfield set up Eminem’s show with a fiery rendition of Neil Young’s “Keep on Rockin’ in the Free World.” Fans rushed into the festival’s largest compound as Young’s echoing guitar died away, entering another world. Eminem opened with “Won’t Back Down” and “3 a.m.” and never let up, featuring a mix of hits and new songs from his 2010 return to the top, “Recovery.”

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Japan 3-D pop avatar a real-world hit Agence France Presse

TOKYO – Japanese teenage pop sensation Miku Hatsune has millions of smitten fans, a string of top hits and an image entirely unblemished by drug use, scandals or celebrity meltdowns. She doesn’t demand six-figure recording contracts, always shows up on time, never throws tantrums and won’t break a sweat during a two-hour live show in a concert hall packed with thousands of adoring followers. Too good to be true? Yes and no. Miku Hatsune is a 3-D computer animation. The collaborative brainchild of software developers, a manga comic artist and a vast digital fan community, the virtual singer from outer space has become one of the hottest stars on the J-pop scene. Next month she’s giving her debut US concert, the “Mikunopolis” show on July 2 at the Anime Expo 2011 in Los Angeles. Miku may not, technically, be real, but that didn’t stop several thousand fans, most of them young men, from flocking to her latest live gig in Tokyo, where the android star enthralled her audience from an onstage screen. “We can see her but we can’t touch her. We think she is a true idol, the purest kind of idol,” gushed 21year-old literature student Keisuke Umeda, decked out in a Miku T-shirt and a range of her merchandise. “She’s so cute, and she dances so well,” nodded his girlfriend Azusa Fushimi, 20, a design student dressed in a self-made Miku outfit for the occasion, complete with body-length aquamarine pig-tails. Below the strobe lights, TV cameras and disco balls, fans were jabbing the air with fluorescent glow-sticks even before Miku showed up and while her very human support band was still fidgeting with their instruments. An excited roar rippled through the crowd when she burst onto the stage as a cloud of pixels that morphed into the shape of a petite galactic manga vixen with thigh-high boots and an impossibly short miniskirt. The programmers who created Miku are vague about

her persona, but very specific about her stats — the teenage pop queen is 158 centimetres (five feet two) tall and weighs a dainty 42 kilogrammes (93 pounds). What followed was an energy-packed, pixel-perfect show with all the usual elements of a rock concert — light banter between star and audience, strobe lights, bursts of dry ice, and a series of well-received encores.

Tracy Morgan apologizes for anti-gay comedy rant Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK – Tracy Morgan said Friday that he was sorry for telling an audience in Nashville, Tenn., that if his son were gay, he would “pull out a knife and stab” him. The comedian and “30 Rock” actor apologized to his fans and the gay and lesbian community for what he called “my choice of words” during his June 3 appearance at the Ryman Auditorium. A Facebook account posted by an audience member said Morgan’s stand-up performance was full of homophobic references. The Ryman issued its own apology afterward for

Morgan’s behavior. Morgan’s outbursts triggered heated comment on Twitter, making him a “trending” topic Thursday and Friday. Meanwhile, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation called on Morgan to remove anti-gay remarks from his show “and send a strong message that anti-gay violence is not something to joke about.” The Human Rights Campaign said apologizing wasn’t enough. The gay civil rights organization it said Morgan “now has a responsibility to make amends for his horribly hurtful and dangerous `comedy’ routine.” In his statement, Morgan, who has three sons, denied being a hateful person and acknowledged that “even in a comedy club” what he said went too far “and was not funny in any context.”

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FILE In this March 4,2007 file photo showing a full moon is eclipsed by the earth’s shadow in this seven pictures combination, from left, seen in Nairobi, Kenya.

Total lunar eclipse next week, not visible in US Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES – The year’s first total eclipse of the moon will last an unusually long time, a rare celestial treat for a wide swath of the globe. Except if you’re in the United States and Canada. North America will be left out of Wednesday’s lunar spectacle, which will be visible from start to finish from eastern Africa, central Asia, the Middle East and western Australia — weather permitting. The period when Earth’s shadow completely blocks the moon — known as totality — will last a whopping 1 hour and 40 minutes. The last

time the moon was covered for this long was in July 2000, when it lasted 7 minutes longer than that. The full moon normally glows from reflected sunlight. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon glides through the long shadow cast by the Earth and is blocked from the sunlight that illuminates it. As the moon plunges deeper into the Earth’s shadow, the disk will ap-

pear to gradually change color, turning from silver to orange or red. This is because some indirect sunlight still reaches the moon after passing through the Earth’s atmosphere, which scatters blue light. Only red light strikes the moon, giving it an eerie crimson hue. It’s difficult to predict the exact shade the moon will take, which will depend on how much dust and clouds are in the atmosphere during the eclipse. Since the moon will pass close to the center of the Earth’s shadow, the total eclipse phase will be longer than usual, said NASA eclipse expert Fred Espenak at the Goddard

An illustration file photo of a Jersey cow. An Argentine laboratory announced that it had created the world’s first transgenic cow, using human genes that will allow the animal to produce the equivalent of mothers’ milk. AFP/Getty Images/File/David Paul Morris

Argentine lab clones cow to produce human-like milk Agence France Presse

BUENOS AIRES – An Argentine laboratory announced that it had created the world’s first transgenic cow, using human genes that will allow the animal to produce the equivalent of mothers’ milk. “The cloned cow, named Rosita ISA, is the first bovine born in the world that incorporates human genes that contain the proteins present in human milk,” Argentina’s National Institute of Agrobusiness Technology said in a statement on Thursday. Rosita ISA was born on April 6 by Ceasarian because she weighed more

than 45 kilos (99 pounds), about twice the normal weight of Jersey cows, according to the statement. As an adult, “the cow will produce milk that is similar to humans,” the statement said. “Our goal was to raise the nutritional value of cows’ milk by adding two human genes, the protein lactoferrin, which provides infants with anti-bacterial and anti-viral protection, and lysozyme, which is also an anti-bacterial agent,” said researcher Adrian Mutto at a press conference. The cloning was a joint effort between the Argentine institute and the country’s National University of San Martin.

Space Flight Center in Maryland. The entire eclipse will last a little over 5 1/2 hours. Observers in Europe will miss the first part of the show because it will occur before the moon rises. Eastern Asia and eastern Australia won’t catch the final stages, which will happen after the moon sets. Portions of South America will be able see the moon entirely shrouded. Unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are safe to watch with the naked eye. Keith Gleason, who runs the Sommers-Bausch Observatory in Boulder, Colo., is disappointed that he will not have a ringside seat to the upcoming eclipse. The last total

lunar eclipse visible from the U.S. occurred on Dec. 21, 2010, which coincided with winter solstice and was widely observed. Some 1,400 people showed up for a viewing party at the observatory. “We had an absolutely glorious time,” he said. The next total lunar eclipse will fall on Dec. 10 with best viewing from Asia and Australia. The moon will be completely blotted out for 51 minutes. Only parts of the U.S. including Hawaii and the Pacific Northwest will catch a glimpse. The rest of the continental U.S. will have to wait until April 15, 2014 to witness a total lunar eclipse.

Premature aging seen as issue for AIDS survivors Associated Press Writer

and other unanticipated signs of premature or “accelerated” aging in some long-term survivors. Government-funded scientists are working to tease apart whether the memory loss, arthritis, renal failure and high blood pressure showing up in patients in their 40s and 50s are consequences of HIV, the drugs used to treat it or a cruel combination of both. With people over 50 expected to make up a majority of U.S. residents infected with the virus by 2015, there’s some urgency to unraveling the “complex treatment challenges” HIV poses to older Americans, according to the National Institutes of Health.

SAN FRANCISCO – Having survived the first and worst years of the AIDS epidemic, when he was losing three friends to the disease in a day and undergoing every primitive, toxic treatment that then existed, Peter Greene is grateful to be alive. But a quarter-century after his own diagnosis, the former Mr. Gay Colorado, now 56, wrestles with vision impairment, bone density loss and other debilitating health problems he once assumed he wouldn’t grow old enough to see. “I survived all the big things, but now there is a new host of things. Liver problems. Kidney disease. It’s like you are a 50-yearold in an 80-year-old body,” Greene, a San Francisco travel agent, said. “I’m just afraid that this is not, regardless of what my non-HIV positive friends say, the typical aging process.” Even when AIDS still was almost always fatal, researchers predicted that people infected with HIV would be more prone to the cancers, neurological disorders and heart conditions that typically afflict the elderly. Thirty years AP Photo/Jeff Chiu after the first diagnoses, In this photo taken June 1, 2011, Randy Blach, left, speaks with Dr. doctors are seeing these Malcolm John at UCSF’s 360: Positive Care Center in San Francisco.

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Gabriel Enrique Gómez (R) of Panama scores against the US during their CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Panama at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on June 11, 2011.

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Panama shock USA, reach CONCACAF Gold Cup quarters Agence France Presse

TAMPA, Florida – Panama have ended the United States’ 26-game unbeaten run in group play at the Gold Cup, downing the US 2-1 to book a quarter-final berth in the regional football championship. Luis Tejada scored in the 19th minute and Gabriel Gomez converted a penalty in the 36th for Panama, who posted their first victory in nine meetings with a US side that had never lost a match in the group stage of any Gold Cup. Clarence Goodson pulled a goal back for the Americans in the 67th minute. But at the end of the night, Panama topped Group C with six points followed by the United States and Canada both on

three. The United States can still reach the knockout stage, with the top two teams from each of the three groups assured of quarterfinal spots. In the day’s other Group C encounter, Dwayne De Rosario’s penalty in the 51st minute gave Canada a 1-0 victory over 10-man Guadeloupe. De Rosario beat goalkeeper Franck Grandel after Stephane Zubar brought down Ali Gerba in the penalty area.

Guadeloupe had been a man down since the fourth minute, when Jean-Luc Lambourde received a red card for his tackle on Canada’s Will Johnson. Group C action will conclude in Kansas City on Tuesday, when the United States wil face Guadeloupe and Canada play Panama. With the victory over Guadeloupe, Canada also preserved their hopes of advancing. In addition to the top two from each group, the two best third-

Loew to experiment with German team before Euro 2012 Agence France Presse

BERLIN – Germany coach Joachim Loew said Sunday he will experiment with his firstchoice team to build on his side’s World Cup performance as the Germans look to win the European crown for the fourth time. With Euro 2012, to be hosted by the Ukraine and Poland, set to start in Warsaw on June 8 next year, Germany are ten-points clear at the top of their qualifying group and virtually assured a place. Having finished third at last

year’s World Cup in South Africa, Loew, who took charge in 2006, says he will use next season to find the perfect combinations in the build up to next year’s European championships. “I will use the next six months to try and experiment,” he told Bild on Sunday. “Of course, there is a proven core of players, but I do think there will be a lot of movement in the national side over the next year.”Germany can complete their Euro 2012 qualification if they beat Austria in Gelsenkirchen on September 9.

The Germans also plan to play friendlies against the Ukraine, in Kiev on November 11, and Holland, in Hamburg on November 15, which Loew says he will use to test different combinations. “I am not of the opinion that I need to know my strongest side a full six months before the European championships. “On the contrary, I will probably use a totally different team against Holland than the one which will start Euro 2012. “I only know that I need to have decided on my starting side four weeks before the tournament

placed teams go through. The tournament to crown the North and Central America and Caribbean region champion continues on Sunday when Group A pool play concludes in Chicago. Mexico, already assured of a quarter-finals berth despite a drugs dust-up, will face Costa Rica while El Salvador takes on Cuba. Mexico lead the group with six points to Costa Rica’s four. Mexico, the reigning Gold Cup champions, were left with 17 players after goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, defenders Francisco Rodriguez and Edgar Duenas, and midfielders Christian Bermudez and Antonio Naelson “Sinha” were removed from the team Thursday

by Mexican football authorities after testing positive for clenbuterol. The Mexican federation has blamed the positive tests at a pretournament training camp near Mexico City on tainted meat and asked to replace the players. CONCACAF officials have said they need more information before they decide. “It’s a very unfortunate situation, but we need to look forward,” Mexico star Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez said Saturday after his team trained at Chicago’s Soldier Field. “Right now, the most important thing is Costa Rica.” The Gold Cup winners secure a berth in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.

begins.” Loew has an embarrassment of riches up front in with Mario Gomez scoring at will after 28 goals in 32 league games for Bayern last season, while Miroslav Klose is closing in on Gerd Mueller’s all-time record of 68 goals for Germany. Having spent much of last season on the bench at Bayern, Klose signed for Italian side Lazio last week and Loew praised the 33year-old’s decision to move, having said he wants all his players to have regular football next season. “It would not have been easy for Miro to sit on the bench for another season,” said Loew. “Mario had a strong season at Bayern and with an eye on Euro 2012, it is important that Miroslav plays. “It is a positive that he faces

a new challenge with a new club and gets regular competitive games. ” With Germany currently playing with a lone striker, Loew has not ruled out the possibility of using both forwards in tandem. “They are the best strikers Germany has, behind them I see no real alternatives,” said Loew. “It is in my thoughts that they could even play together in the future and to play in another system. “They are both prepared to play like that. ” Loew also said he is willing to look at where new Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes plays Germany captain Philipp Lahm next season before deciding whether his skipper plays on the left or right side of defence in the national side.

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Miami needs to hold serve twice to claim the title Reuters MIAMI – The Miami Heat seem to thrive on adversity and they have no bigger challenge than Sunday’s do-or-die game against the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals. Miami trails the best-of-seven series 3-2 and needs to win the next two games on its home court to avoid handing the Mavericks the first title in their 31-season existence. “This series is a long way from over,” said Heat guard Dwayne Wade. “There’s a lot of basketball left. And we’re back home. We would rather have it here than anywhere else.” The Mavericks won two of three games in Dallas and now play for the title Sunday at the American Airlines Arena, where they split the opening two games of the series. If the Heat win Sunday, it will be a winner-takes-all affair Tuesday in Miami. Despite being on the brink, Heat forward LeBron James said he likes his team’s chances of winning two in Miami to claim the championship. “We worked all year to get home court,” he told reporters on Saturday. “And even though we’re in an elimination game, we feel like we

still have a great opportunity with this series coming back to Miami. Two games on our home floor.” Winning the title would be a measure of revenge for Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki, who reached the finals in 2006 but lost in six games to the Heat. Nowitzki said he “never went back and watched the film” of the 2006 series finale in Dallas. “I never watched the celebration,” said Nowitzki, who is averaging 27 points in this year’s finals. “It is tough to always see another team win on your home court. It doesn’t matter if it’s a regular season or playoffs or championship. “That’s always tough in front of your home fans. Ultimately, that’s what we got to do now.”

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Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat shoots around during practice prior to Game 6 of the 2011 NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Arena on June 11, 2011 in miami, Florida. Game 6 will be played on June 12.

Safarova in stunning Copenhagen fightback Agence France Presse

Cancellara wins Tour of Switzerland opening TT Agence France Presse

COPENHAGEN – Czech Republic’s Lucie Safarova recovered from 6-1, 4-0 down to defeat Croatia’s Petra Martic 1-6, 64, 6-2 and reach the Copenhagen WTA final on Saturday. Martic won 10 of the first 11 games but fourth-seeded Safarova, who had bounced back from one-set deficits in all her other matches this week, did it again. “I’m excited to be in another final, and it brings me even more happiness when I’ve come through such a tough semi-final,” Safarova said. World number one Caroline Wozniacki followed Safarova into the final in much simpler fashion, dispatching German qualifier Mona Barthel in 62 minutes, 6-1 6-2. “I felt really good out there today,” Wozniacki said. “I’m really pleased to be in the final, my seventh final of the year.” Safarova won her only previous meeting against Wozniacki, a 6-4, 6-4 decision in the early rounds of the clay court event in Stuttgart last year.

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Czech Republic’s Lucie Safarova, pictured in May 2011, recovered from 6-1, 4-0 down to defeat Croatia’s Petra Martic 1-6, 64, 6-2 and reach the Copenhagen WTA final on Saturday.

LUGANO – Four-time world champion Fabian Cancellara stuck to tradition by powering to victory in the opening stage time trial at the Tour of Switzerland on Saturday. Cancellara has won the opening time trial four times since 2003 and did not disappoint the thousands of fans who lined scenic Lake Lugano by finishing the hilly 7.3 km course in 9min 41.8sec. American Tejay Van Garderen of HTC-Highroad impressed by finishing second at only 9secs adrift with Slovakian Peter Sagan, of Liquigas, in third place at 17. “I’m very happy because I was feeling a little bit nervous before the start. I saw that there was almost double the number of spectators compared to last year,” said Cancellara. “I had two big fears today: suffering a mechanical problem and having to do the downhill section like a man possessed.” Cancellara did come close to suffering a mechanical problem, the Swiss starting the race in jittery fashion when he experienced a minor problem with his electronic gear shifters. However unlike teammate Andy Schleck, who had to change bikes due to a mechanical problem and finished 1min 18sec off the pace, it was a blip on an otherwise commanding performance. Still, Cancellara — who now has five victories from opening time trials or prologues in the race — admitted: “It was a lot harder than last year’s opening stage.” Leopard-Trek’s Frank Schleck is the reigning champion in the nine-stage event, which in its 75th edition has been toughened by organisers to the extent that Cancellara, the champion in 2009, has ruled himself out of overall victory.

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Stoner wins at very wet Silverstone Casey Stoner moved into the MotoGP championship lead by dominating a wet British Grand Prix, as erstwhile points leader Jorge Lorenzo crashed out.

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Australia’s Casey Stoner riding a Repsol Honda Team MotoGP bike takes Club Corner during Qualifying practice at the Silverstone circuit, Silverstone, England, Saturday, June 11, 2011.

Bradl wins, Smith stars in the wet Stefan Bradl stretched his Moto2 championship lead yet further with a commanding win at a very wet Silverstone - but the hero of the race was home rider Bradley Smith, who came through from 28th on the grid to take his first podium in the series in second. It was another British rider who starred early on, as Scott Redding pounced when fast-starting leader Bradl had a moment on the way out of Stowe on the opening lap. Redding managed to lead for the first four laps, though he could not shake Bradl off and the German was eventually able to move back ahead into Copse. By that time both were coming under pressure from the flying Mattia Pasini, who had charged through the field from 22nd for the new Ioda team. On lap six he sliced past Bradl to take the lead - but he was in front for less than two laps before crashing out under braking for Vale. Bradl was free to dominate from there onwards, as attention turned to Smith’s incredible charge. Left only 28th on the grid thanks to electrical problems yesterday, he made

up 13 places on the first lap alone, was into the top six by lap four, and past Redding for third on lap seven. Kenan Sofuoglu was second at that stage, having also got past Redding, but when the TechnomagCIP rider fell at Club with six laps to go, Smith was able to move up to a glorious second. Michele Pirro claimed his first podium with a very strong ride to third, as Redding slipped to fifth behind Jules Cluzel.

Esteve Rabat and Yuki Takahashi were next up, followed by the recovering Sofuoglu. The latter’s team-mate Randy Krummenacher was also a podium contender at first, but went off the road at Vale when Raffaele de Rosa ran into him into a misjudged passing attempt. Polesitter Marc Marquez rapidly dropped down the order in the wet conditions and was running 13th when he crashed at Vale.

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Stefan Bradl of Germany rides past on his way to winning the Moto2 race during the AirAsia British Grand Prix at Silverstone racetrack on June 12, 2011 near Northampton. Bradl won the race with Bradley Smith of Great Britain in second and Michele Pirro of Italy in third.

Andrea Dovizioso completed a Honda one-two, but by far the biggest cheers were reserved for Colin Edwards, who took his first podium in two years despite having broken his collarbone just nine days ago. Lorenzo’s Yamaha had jumped from third to first at the start, as Dovizioso also went on an early charge and battled past team-mate Stoner into second. The two Hondas then swept past Lorenzo into first and second out of Woodcote, although all three and Gresini Honda’s Marco Simoncelli stayed together in a four-bike train through the heavy spray at first. Stoner got into the lead with an assertive move around the outside of Dovizioso into the Farm kink at the start of the second lap, and would eventually start to edge away slightly as his team-mate’s pace faded and Simoncelli and Lorenzo increased the pressure for second. Simoncelli fell back to fourth when he ran off the road briefly at Abbey, allowing Lorenzo to attack Dovizioso. But on lap eight the world cham-

pion had a violent high-side at Abbey, ending his race and halting an unbroken run of finishes dating back to the 2009 Australian GP. Simoncelli did not last much longer, crashing out at the same spot three laps later as he tried to get around Dovizioso. Stoner was comfortably clear at the front by then and went on to clinch his fourth win from six grands prix and establish an 18point lead over Lorenzo. Dovizioso cruised to second, with Tech 3 Yamaha’s Edwards elevated to an outstanding third despite his recent injury. The American had picked his way through to fifth even before Ben Spies had a heavy crash on the other works Yamaha. Spies was taken to the medical centre for checks on back pain. Nicky Hayden was fourth for Ducati, ahead of Alvaro Bautista, who took Suzuki’s best result of a tough year in fifth. Valentino Rossi ultimately made it through from 13th on the grid to sixth on the other works Ducati, but finishing over a minute behind Stoner would give him little joy.