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Vermeulen replaces Edwards for Le Mans Australia’s Chris Vermeulen will stand in for the injured Colin Edwards for the Forward Racing squad in the forthcoming French Grand Prix at Le Mans.

Vermeulen, who has more than four years of experience in MotoGP, scored Suzuki’s only four-stroke win in the class at the French circuit back in 2007.

Edwards, who has now left hospital following the successful surgery on his broken collarbone, has been advised by regular MotoGP surgeon Dr Javier Mir not to race until the Spanish Grand Prix, a fortnight after Le Mans.

Vermeulen said he was grateful for the

opportunity to once again compete in the sport’s premier class, particularly at a circuit at which he has such fond memories.

“First of all I would like to wish Colin a speedy recovery,” the 29-year-old said.

“I am grateful to have the opportunity to race back in MotoGP with the Forward Racing team.

“I am looking forward to my first time on the bike being at Le Mans, a circuit that holds great memories for me including a victory in 2007. I am excited to be racing at the top level of motorcycling again and look forward to working with the team.”

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Marco Curioni said he expected Vermeulen to immediately find a good feeling with the team. “In this unfortunate situation that sees Colin Edwards unable to race until the Catalunya GP, we take the opportunity to involve Chris Vermeulen in the team for Le Mans,” Curioni said.

“Several members of the team have previously worked with him and I believe that Chris will immediately find a good feeling with the team. [He] has previously won at Le Mans and knows the track well. I would like to wish Chris good luck and send all my best wishes for a quick recovery to Colin, who is on his way back home.”

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Dortmund thrash Bayern in Cup final to win double Reuters

BERLIN - Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund further challenged Bayern Munich’s hold over German football on Saturday by crushing their rivals 5-2 with a treble by Poland’s Robert Lewandowski to lift the German Cup and land their first double. It was Dortmund’s fifth straight win over Bayern, who were at full strength ahead of next Saturday’s Champions League final against Chelsea, as they staked an even bigger claim to take over from the Bavarians as Germany’s dominant domestic force.

Shinji Kagawa fired Dortmund into a third minute lead after a double defensive blunder by Luiz Gustavo, before Dutchman Arjen Robben levelled with a penalty in front of more than 75,000 fans at Berlin’s Olympic stadium.

Mats Hummels’ penalty in the 41st minute restored Dortmund’s lead and their top scorer Lewandowski struck either side of the break and again after Bayern winger Franck Ribery briefly cut the deficit with a sensational low drive in the 75th. “We at Dortmund could not have imagined a better final,” the club’s beaming coach Juergen Klopp told reporters.

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Dortmund captain Sebastian Kehl lifted the trophy to mark his side’s first German Cup triumph since 1989 as his team mates cheered wildly with German president Joachim Gauck sucked into the celebrations.

“We were ice cold in our execution, scored great goals. It’s difficult to put into words what we’re feeling at this moment,” said Klopp after his first German Cup victory as a coach. Dortmund, who have now won the Cup three times, also beat Bayern in the race for the league title, earning a record 81 points as they clinched their second successive Bundes-

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Dortmund’s Sebastian Kehl, center, lifts the trophy after his team won the German soccer cup final between Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern Munich at the Olympic stadium in Berlin, Saturday, May 12, 2012.

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An Indonesian military helicopter lowers a body bag, recovered from the crash site of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 on the slopes of Mount Salak, at Cijeruk village rescue base in West Java province on May 13, 2012.

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liga crown earlier this month.

“We should not be complaining as our overall defensive behaviour was catastrophic,” Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes told reporters. “We have to accept that we did not deserve to win. But now we have a different target in our sights and until the Champions League final we will recover from the shock.” “That will be a completely different game,” said Heynckes.

It took Dortmund only three minutes to send their yellow-clad fans into a frenzy when Jakub Blaszczykowski pounced after Gustavo twice gave away possession and cut the ball back to Kagawa, who scored on what could be his last game for Dortmund. The hugely gifted 23-year-old Japan international, who said he would decide whether to move to the English Premier League after the final, tapped home from close range with Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson watching from the stands.

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Indonesia teams scour ravine for plane’s black box

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JAKARTA — Indonesian special forces and professional climbers scaled down a treacherous ravine on a volcano face Sunday in search of the missing flight recorder that could explain the deadly crash of a Russian-made jetliner.

The Sukhoi Superjet-100 had 45 people aboard when it crashed into Mount Salak on Wednesday during a flight intended to woo potential Indonesian airline buyers.

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the bottom of the 500-meter-deep (1,500-foot-deep) ravine and were trying to reach it.

A landslide was triggered when the Superjet slammed into the side of the mountain, and much of the wreckage including the engine and landing gear were covered in rocks and dirt, the station reported.

The Superjet is Russia’s first new model of passenger jet since the fall of the Soviet Union two decades ago.

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the victims’ remains to Jakarta, the capital, for identification since Saturday.

It’s unclear what caused the crash about halfway through a planned 50-minute flight, so finding the “black box” recorder is a

priority.

Dozens of Indonesian and Russian investigators were searching Sunday in a ravine near where the plane’s scattered wreckage was found on the slopes of the longdormant volcano, 80 kilometers (50 miles) southwest of Jakarta, top civil aviation official Herry Bakti Gumay said.

Local news station TVOne reported that search teams had spotted a device that might be the black box lodged in a tree near

DENPASAR - Land lotting for the sake of residential area is increasingly ubiquitous, chiefly in Denpasar and Badung. Many of them annex green belt due to poor supervision against the building permit. Ideally, projection on the need of land for housing should

be recorded associated with the carrying capacity of Bali in wider context. Besides, the licensing and supervision process should also be made tighter so there would be no building established without permission and breaking up the green belt. Such opinion was revealed by two spatial order observers, namely Prof. Dr. I Made Alit Karyawan

Salain from Udayana University and Prof. Dr. I Wayan Runa from Warmadewa University.

Prof. Made Alit Karyawan Salain said it was necessary to record the land projection for housing need in relation to the carrying capacity of Bali at large.

Further, the housing development and lotting should be adjusted to

the needs, carrying capacity and existing provisions or regulations.

Basically, the area designated for residence might be carried out as along as complying with the rules and paying attention to the environmental aspects and accommodating the local wisdom of Tri Hita Karana.

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Buildings in Batu Belig Beach

Demolishing must be finished by one week Mangupura (Bali Post)-

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The kioks are seen on the road leading to Lovina Beach, Buleleng

Kiosks at Lovina handed over to customary village Regency govt asks for 25 percent revenue Singaraja (Bali Post)—

Having hanged fire for months, the management of several kiosks at Lovina Beach tourist attraction, Buleleng Regency, was ultimately handed over by the Buleleng Culture and Tourism Agency to Kalibukbuk customary village. As compensation, the government requested a 25 percent revenue share to customary village as an income to the regionally generated revenue (PAD) from the kiosk rental. Meanwhile, 75 percent of the revenue was handed over to Kalibukbuk customary village. It was revealed by the Acting Head of the Buleleng Culture and Tourism Agency, Made Suarja, when contacted on Friday (May 11).

Suarja further said the decision to hand over the kiosk management was decided after his party held a joint meeting with customary village, administrative village and the Indonesia Hotels and Restaurants Association (PHRI) of Buleleng. In the meeting was decided if the customary village was given the right to manage the kiosks under supervision of local administrative village and the PHRI. Armed with such decision, the authority of customary village was promptly asked to determine the traders that were ready to hire the kiosks for storefront. “We have agreed that customary village will manage the kiosks and determine the tenants,” he said.

According to Suarja, though fully handing over the kiosk management to customary village under supervision of the administrative village and the PHRI, the regency government asked for revenue share as regionally generated revenue (PAD) from the kiosks. For the time being, the amount of revenue asked by the regency government

had not been decided yet. Nevertheless, the share plan requested was 25 percent. Meanwhile, the share revenue for customary village was 75 percent. It was a temporary amount of revenue share as it was still under discussion. It would be further discussed to assess the revenue distribution feasibility. Even, the Culture and Tourism Agency, customary village, administrative village and PHRI would conduct a comparative study on similar kiosk management to tourist resort of Sanur, Denpasar. The study was intended to get information on kiosk revenue distribution and enrich the insight on kiosk management in tourist destination.

“The share allocation has not been decided and we will make a comparative study to Sanur first to learn about the proper kiosk management including the revenue share for regional government and the operator. By doing so, the kiosks handed over will really provide benefits to traders,” he explained.

On the other hand, Suarja said

the revenue share in the form of regionally generated revenue from the kiosk management would be used by government to maintain the existing tourism facilities. Many of them were not well maintained due to lack of funds. So far the government had not get a revenue share from tourism facilities that had been constructed. “We do not only get regionally generated revenue, but at least with the revenue obtained from the kiosk established and operated by traders we can have a fund to repair the damage occurred,” he explained.

As reported previously, dozens of kiosks at Lovina Beach tourist attraction were inactive for several months and its management was unclear. Such condition made people confused because the government had not handed over the management. As a result, many traders took liberty to occupy some of the kiosks though having got no permission yet. They expected those kiosks could be immediately handed over to traders to be used. (kmb)

The demolishing of five restaurants that violated Batu Belig Beach demarcation line at Kuta Utara has to be done in one week, if not Badung Police Civil Service will take over as stated by the Head, I Ketut Martha.

The demolishing that took place since Monday (7/5) has been done by the owners itself including removing

their items as well. The Services admitted ready to help as long as there’s a request from the owner only just they won’t be responsible if their items are in good condition. Besides this, Martha asked owners to preserve the beach by bring back its condition as then. To guarantee the demolishing, Police Civil Services will take supervision on location. (kmb25)

Ducks smuggled through Klatakan Beach

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Hundreds of smuggled ducks from Java was failed by Brimob Detasemen C Pelopor Troops, Gilimanuk, at Klatakan Beach, Sumbersari, Melaya last Friday (11/5). The smuggling was using a traditional boat owned by Cici from Situbondo, East Java. The plan was to be sent to Dauhwaru, Jembrana.

The raid happened at 1.30 am local time while intel workers and patroli polices were around. It was counted from the 15 kaping that the owner brought there are 240 ducks

in it. Head of the Troops, GAPC I Ketut Surpa Winaya, last Friday (11/5) confirmed the capture by its members which then they coordinated with Qurantine Board of Gilimanuk Agriculture Quarantine Office. The Manager of the Office, I Nyoman Budiarta, stated those ducks will be tested for health then destroyed as this act violates section 6 alphabet a and c, secion 9 paragraph1 Law No 16 Year 1992 and Section 13 alphabet a Government Regulation No 82 Year 2002 on Quarantine. (kmb26)

One Month, ten new cases of HIV/AIDS

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The number of HIV/AIDS infected at Jembrana Regency in the past one month got a significant increase as seen from AIDS Prevention Commission (KPA) data the 328 case in March increased to 338 cases in April. From the 10 people five of them died from AIDS. The fact was stated by the KPA member, Putu Dhenny Wahyu Wiguna, accompanied by Agus Ariana Putra, while giving AIDS socialisation tothe pupils of PGRI High School last Friday (11/5). This increase is worrying as the usual approximate of 7 people/case increase now became 10 people. This result was received from Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) clinic

by Negara Hospital, not yet those done in other places. The total of death due to AIDS in Jembrana since 2005 reached 114 people which 31 of them received ARV (Antiretrovirus) which is a subside medication by the central government.

The infection were mostly through free sex, not only from sex commercial workers but also from their own partners moreover a lot of them have

been affected since they’re teenagers.

From the survey taken not long ago, there is one high school in Jembrana 80 of its girl pupils were ‘CO’ or ‘Cewek Orderan’ which means called up girls for sex which means free sex is such a potential in increasing HIV/AIDS cases. Apparently CO was taken as job for needs in wanting to follow trend yet they don’t have the money, the prizes promised including BlackBerry Phones, newest helmets and more. For that KPA has to take intense steps in preventing any school pupils to go in that situation by doing socialisaitons such as done.

Besides that it is known those who had it were productive age 20-30 years old which means they were infected while a teenager.

Other cases mostly happened to housewives and divorcee which most of them had affairs with other people as lately many were fond as such. From what’s seen, the pupils of Negara PGRI High School seemed enthusiast following the seminar yet it is not suggested the pupils to be given socialisation on condom usage for prevention. (kmb26)

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Lakers outlast Nuggets 96-87 in thrilling Game 7 Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES — Pau Gasol was consumed by determination, holding off Kenneth Faried with one arm and relentlessly tipping the ball at the hoop with the other in the fourth quarter of Game 7.

One, two, three, four — five! — offensive rebounds later, the ball finally surrendered and dropped through the hoop.

A few minutes later, the truth was as undeniable as that 7-foot Spaniard. Although the Nuggets drove them to the brink of playoff collapse, the Los Angeles Lakers still have the tenacity to win on the biggest nights of the postseason.

Even when Kobe Bryant doesn’t lead them.

Gasol had 23 points, 17 rebounds, six assists and four blocked shots, Metta World Peace scored 15 points in his return from a sevengame suspension, and the Lakers outlasted Denver for a thrilling 96-87 victory Saturday night to win their first-round series.

Steve Blake scored a playoff career-high 19 points and Bryant had a quiet 17 points and eight assists against regular doubleteams for the Lakers, who blew a 16-point lead in the second half before surviving a finale with wild momentum swings and furious physical play.

With Gasol leading the Lakers’

emotional effort — exemplified by those five offensive rebounds on a single, unbelievable tip play with 7:10 left — the Lakers narrowly avoided becoming the ninth team in NBA history to blow a 3-1 series lead.

“We were aggressive,” Gasol said. “We attacked the paint better. We pounded the boards as hard as we could, every single time. ...

Our backs against the wall also had something to do with it.”

Andrew Bynum had 16 points, a career playoff-high 18 rebounds and six blocked shots for Los Angeles, which must open the second round Monday night in Oklahoma City against the second-seeded Thunder.

Ty Lawson and Al Harrington scored 24 points apiece for the sixth-seeded Nuggets, who committed 19 turnovers and managed just 7-of-27 shooting in the fourth quarter. Arron Afflalo scored 15 points in just the third Game 7 in franchise history for the Nuggets, who have

lost in the first round in eight of the last nine postseasons — but never with this much excitement.

“Tomorrow or the next day, when the funk gets out of your body, you’re going to be proud of them,” Denver coach George Karl said. “I’ve never been in a locker room at the end of a season where every guy in front of me, I’m happy with and I’m content with. ... The game was so physical. I think their size won over our speed. We gave a great effort. We made them miss enough shots to win, but we just didn’t rebound the ball.”

The Lakers appeared to be in control of the series after a narrow victory in Game 4 last weekend, but the Nuggets rallied for two straight dominant victories. Game 7 was a barn-burner, with both teams blowing significant leads in the final minutes as this stark clash of styles between the physical Lakers and the speedy Nuggets was resolved in the very last minutes.

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Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace (15) goes up for a dunk as Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried, left, watches during the first half of Game 7 in their firstround NBA basketball playoff series, Saturday, May 12, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Federer topples Tipsarevic Phelps settles for another to reach Madrid final runner-up at Charlotte Reuters

MADRID - Roger Federer moved a step closer to a record-equalling 20th Masters title when he thumped Janko Tipsarevic 6-2 6-3 at the Madrid Open on Saturday to set up a final showdown with Tomas Berdych.

The Swiss maestro, whose 19 Masters titles put him one behind record holder Rafa Nadal, stroked 25 winners on the blue clay of the Manolo Santana show court as he chases a fourth title of the year that would lift him above Nadal to number two in the world.

In breezy conditions, seventh seed Tipsarevic could not reproduce the form that helped him to a shock quarter-final win against top seed and Serbian compatriot Novak Djokovic and has now lost all five of his meetings with Federer. Federer came into the tournament following a month-long rest and the 30-year-old is looking in ominous form as the world’s top players prepare for the French Open starting in Paris later this month.

The 2009 Roland Garros and Madrid winner has won titles this year in Rotterdam, Dubai and Indian Wells and has only lost three times since falling to Djokovic in the U.S. Open semi finals last September.

“I didn’t even know actually about the number two ranking,” the 16-times grand slam

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Switzerland’s Roger Federer returns a ball to Janko Tipsarevic from Serbia during a Madrid Open tennis tournament semifinal match in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, May 12, 2012. singles champion, whose match was watched

by Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, told a news conference.

“I’m focused on what I am doing here this week, trying to play well and get on a bit of a roll and I have played better and better as the tournament went on,” he added.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For Michael Phelps, it’s time to head to the mountains.

The 14-time Olympic gold medalist showed he still has some work to do before the London Games, settling for another runner-up finish at the Charlotte Grand Prix on Saturday. He was edged by China’s Wu Peng in the 200meter butterfly, losing to the same swimmer who ended Phelps’ long winning streak in one of his signature events a year ago in Michigan.

Phelps doesn’t sound worried.

“Sure, I sure hate to lose,” he said. “But when it comes down to it, if I’m able to see where I’m at, see what I need to do and change, that’s all I really need to get out of it.”

Phelps was second all the way, trailing Wu at the first

turn, then falling behind Sebastien Rousseau through the middle two laps of the race.

Wu, who was fourth in the 200 fly at Beijing, showed an impressive finishing kick, passing Rousseau and Phelps to win in 1 minute, 56.69 seconds. Phelps was next at 1:56.87, while Rousseau slipped to third in 1:57.54.

“I know this is not the Olympic trials, this is not the Olympic Games,” Phelps said. “It’s a stepping stone heading in right direction for the end result. You’ve heard me say that so many times, but that’s the truth.

These are little things along the way — I like to call them quizzes — to really see what I need to improve on.”

Phelps competed in only two races at Charlotte, also finishing second in the 200 freestyle. He will swim just one more meet, a minor

event in Texas, before the U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha in late June.

For much of the next six weeks, he’ll be locked away in the mountains of Colorado, just Phelps and coach Bob Bowman, training in high altitude and fine-tuning his strokes without any unnecessary distractions.

“I hope I come out alive,” Phelps joked.

But he knows it’s the right thing to do, a necessary step to ensure his fourth — and what he insists will be his final — Olympics provides a fitting capper to his brilliant career. He still needs to make some subtle improvements in his technique, and his laserlike focus is not quite where it needs to be. For instance, he heard the crowd cheering him on in the race and had to remind himself not to go out faster than he wanted.

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Former Real Madrid striker Raul joins Qatar’s Al Sadd

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DOHA - Former Real Madrid striker Raul has joined Al Sadd of Qatar after leaving Schalke 04 at the end of his contract with the Bundesliga club, the Asian champions said on Saturday. “Al Sadd Club will held a news conference... on Sunday to introduce Raul Gonzalez to the media after signing the player who will join the team starting from next season 2012-2013,” said a statement on Al Sadd’s website (www.al-saddclub. com).

The club did not give any further details but Spanish media reported that Raul, 34, had signed a one-year deal with Al Sadd, who finished third at the World Club Cup in December. “Raul has arrived in Doha and attended the final match of the Emir Cup between Al Sadd and Al Gharafa at Khalifa international stadium,” the club’s statement added referring to a match Al Gharafa won in a penalty AFP PHOTO/LLUIS GENE

Guardiola has one fixture remaining, the King’s Cup final against Athletic Bilbao, before handing over the reins to his friend and assistant Tito Vilanova. The Catalans will be chasing their 14th trophy from the coach’s four years in charge at the Calderon on May 25.

“I don’t think the league will miss me. The league was here before, and will continue after me,” a downbeat Guardiola told a news conference.

“After Dani’s sending off it was a different game. We lost control because playing with 10 is always more difficult. In the end it was a good goal from Seydou.

“He is a player who probably deserves to play more.” Barca were six points short of champions Real Madrid who can beat their La Liga points record of 99 with a win at home to Real Mallorca on Sunday.

The remaining eight La Liga matches all kickoff on Sunday at

1800 (GMT), when the last Champions League berth, two Europa League spots and two relegation places have still to be decided.

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Earlier, Valencia, 30 points behind Barca in third spot, said farewell to coach Unai Emery after a 1-0 defeat at Real Sociedad.

French winger Antoine Griezmann scored the only goal after 64 minutes. Argentine Mauricio Pellegrino will take over from Emery who is reported by local media to be close to joining Spartak Moscow.

Emery, a manic touchline presence, leaves Valencia after guiding them to automatic qualification to the Champions League forthe third year in a row. Much of the pre-match attention for the Barca game had been on whether Lionel Messi would add to his record 50

league goals this season, but the World Player of the Year had a quiet game and was upstaged by Betis striker Ruben Castro.

Lively Dutch international Ibrahim Afellay started his first league game for Barca this season, after a long injury lay-off, and Sergio Busquets headed them in front from a corner after nine minutes.

They lost control of the game when Brazil fullback Alves picked up a second yellow card for a scything late tackle on Jefferson Montero in the 53rd minute.

Castro burst clear to lob keeper Victor Valdes in the 71st minute and he also broke through the middle, after a swift interchange of passes, to add his second goal three minutes later.

Messi struck the post with a free kick just before Mali midfielder Keita flung himself at a cross to level matters.

At first, Sanglah Hospital received a referral patient from Gianyar Hospital with a diagnosis of experiencing a heart problem on Thursday night (May 10). Having got an examination in Emergency Room, the 65-year-old man even showed off a clinical symptom of rabies. Thus, he was taken to Nusa Indah infirmary for further treatment. Unfortunately, after treated for few hours in Nusa Indah, the patient with the initial Ketut K died. His body was immediately taken home by his family to be buried.

Secretary of the Sanglah Hospital Rabies Countermeasure Team, Ken Wirasandhi, when met on Friday (May 11) confirmed the reception of a rabies suspect from Gianyar.

“At first, the patient came in with a heart problem. But when arriving in Sanglah Hospital, he even indicated a rabies clinical symptom, while the symptoms of heart problem were not detected,” he said.

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Patient booms, Tabanan Hospital lacks of bed

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MADRID - Seydou Keita saved Pep Guardiola from suffering a defeat in his final La Liga match in charge, heading a stoppage-time equaliser as Barcelona, down to 10 men after a red card for Dani Alves, drew 2-2 at Real Betis on Saturday. After three consecutive league titles, Barca finished the campaign second behind champions Real Madrid with 91 points from 38 matches and a game in which neither side had anything left to play for.

Denpasar (Bali Post)—

The nurses are taking the patient to his room. Tabanan Hospital is now facing a problem of the lack of bed.

Keita saves Guardiola from season-ending defeat

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Tabanan (Bali Post)—

Tabanan Hospital service is actually much sought after by people. Unfortunately, the room availability is away from requirement. As a result, many patients have to be referred to Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar or other hospitals in Badung. Within a day, averagely 10-20 patients have to be referred from Tabanan Hospital due to running out of inpatient room.

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shootout on Saturday.

The former Spain striker had been at Schalke for two seasons, scoring 28 Bundesliga goals in 66 matches. Last month when it was announced he would leave Schalke, Raul told reporters: “My future lies outside Europe in a league that is not so strong in playing terms as the Bundesliga.”

Raul, whose international career ended in 2006, joined Schalke after he became surplus to requirements at Real Madrid, the club where he had been a talismanic figure. It was uncertain how well he would adapt to rainy, industrial Gelsenkirchen, where Schalke have an almost cult-like following, after the more refined surroundings of the Bernabeu.

However, he settled in well, scoring 13 goals in his first Bundesliga season and five more in the Champions League, taking his all-time tally in Europe’s top club competition to a record 71 goals as Schalke reached the semi-finals.

Barcelona’s coach Josep Guardiola (R) shakes hands with Barcelona’s Malian midfielder Seydou Keita (L) during the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona vs RCD Espanyol on May 5, 2012 at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona.

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Director of Tabanan Hospital, Nyoman Susila, explained that ideally the hospital he led should have at least 400 inpatient rooms.

At the moment, it had only 207 rooms whereas the number of patient visit was very high. Within a month, it reached 11,140 patients.

Such amount consisted of 9,339 outpatients and 1,800 patients of executive treatment. They excluded the patient in emergency unit reaching 4,027 per month. “Of the total patient visits, they averagely took direct hospitalization.

Our room occupancy rate always reached 94 percent,” he said, Saturday (May 12).

He added that inpatient rooms in Tabanan totally reached 300 units.

They did not include the inpatient rooms in public health centers and private hospitals. According

to Susila, the number of Tabanan population reached over 42,000.

Thus, based on the ratio it was 1: 400. In other words, a bed should be occupied by 1,000 residents.

As a result of such condition, the hospital bed was never empty so far. Moreover, the patients coming to Tabanan Hospital were not only the locals but also residents from Jembrana and Western Badung relying on the Tabanan Hospital service.

Related to such conditions, said Susila, his party would add 17 beds in Tabanan Hospital. In details, they consisted of 6 units in Tabanan Hospital, while the remaining 11 units would be placed in Nyitdah Wings Hospital. So far, the new international hospital only had 12 non-class beds. Hopefully, the bed addition could reduce the referral

to Denpasar. Aside from adding the beds, the Tabanan Hospital also increased the number of nurse. At present, it had totally 384 nurses and 17 nurses were newly recruited.

“They are still undergoing a training program for two months before assigned to a new room,” he said.

Regarding the relocation of Tabanan Hospital to Nyitdah Hospital, Susila said it would make it easier for patient care because the building of Tabanan Hospital was narrow and could no longer be expanded.

“As a matter of fact, the relocation will be beneficial for service provision because it can be focused on a single spacious area,” he said.

However, Susila was reluctant to give more information about the relocation. He argued the relocation lay in the authority of Tabanan Government. (kmb30)

Medical officers were suspicious if Ketut K was a rabies suspect patient entering a phobic symptom.

As a clinical symptom, he was afraid of the wind sourcing from a fan in the Emergency Room. Though the clinical symptom pointed to rabies, his dog bite history, according to Ken, was still confusing. “The information is still confusing. It was said if the patient was bitten by a dog three months ago, another said it happened five months ago and there was also saying if he was bitten three years ago. Moreover, the patient did not have a history of wound care as well as anti-rabies vaccine (VAR),” explained Ken. Due to such confusing information on the history of dog bite undergone by patient, Ken admitted to be unable to ensure if the patient was positive to rabies. To that end, it was required a VCR and other auxiliary examination. Meanwhile, his party was still waiting for the results. (kmb24)

Stop issuing permit of souvenir markets Denpasar (Bali Post)—

The mushrooming souvenir markets in Badung and Denpasar taken control by large-scale investors had an impact on the survival of the art markets such as the Sukawati and Guwang art market. A legislator of the Bali House from Guwang, Gianyar, Nyoman Partha, said on Friday (May 11) that government should be stricter in issuing permission for the souvenir markets. Even, by observing their development, they potentially harmed the art markets, so that government had to have the courage to stop issuing the permits for the establishment of souvenir markets.

Further, Nyoman Partha said that hundreds of small people relied on their livelihood and fortune in the art market of Sukawati and Guwang.

However, since the emergence of souvenir markets in Denpasar and Badung, the two art markets were increasingly desolate. They showed off significant decline in tourist visit. According to him, prior to the operation of large souvenir markets, at particular seasons such as public holiday and Eid holiday, Guwang usually underwent traffic jam due to abundant visitors, but today it was mediocre. On average, the traders in Sukawati and Guwang art market belonged to those having small capital of some one to two million rupiahs. When faced against capital intensive souvenir markets, they were surely distraught.

On the other hand, there was no protection for them. The government remained to issue permits for

souvenir markets. “The problem is that why the government allows the proliferation of souvenir markets taking the portion of small people.

Their ventures are selling paintings, clothes, key chains, snacks and others. When all portions are taken by large investors, small people will surely lose out. It’s just like an ant faced against an elephant,” said the politician of PDI-P. Government should limit the permission of large investors if they grabbed the venture sector deeply involved by small people. By all means, there would be unfair or unhealthy competition between small people with a working capital of one-two million rupiahs and those with large capital worth billions of rupiahs. The government should be selective whether the business built by large investors would harm people or not. It should not allow every investment and the investors’ business area might not harm people’s economy. “The government should no longer issue permits for souvenir market whose business activity is the same as that of traditional art market. Any permit of souvenir market should be stopped,” said Chairman of Commission IV of the Bali House.

In addition, the government should set to provide assistance to the management of the art market so the traders could better organize their management, create more targeted campaigns as well as develop good manners and mental attitude of traders in the art market. (kmb29)

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International

Greek president makes last push to avert elections

Reuters

ATHENS - Greece’s president will meet party leaders on Sunday in a final bid to cobble together a coalition and avert a repeat election, but the veteran politician’s effort looked set to fail because of deep splits over an EU/IMF rescue plan.

Voters enraged with austerity are likely to be called to the polls again as soon as mid-June, with opinion polls showing the balance of power tipping towards leftists opposed to bailouts that averted bankruptcy but deepened a devastating recession.

A week of efforts to put together a government since Sunday’s inconclusive election have failed because neither the pronor the anti-bailout camp had enough seats to rule in the hung parliament.

Parties stuck to their guns on Saturday, making any chance of an eleventh hour deal appear remote. EU leaders have warned

that without a government backing the 130-billion euro rescue plan agreed in March, Greece would stop getting aid and could find itself pushed out of the euro.

“Country on a dangerous path,” conservative daily Kathimerini warned on its front page.

“If there isn’t, even now, the immediate rebuilding of the proEuropean bloc it will be difficult to avoid a national adventure or catastrophe.”

The anti-bailout vote was scattered among a number of small parties in the first election, but now appears to be consolidating around the Left Coalition SYRIZA party and its charismatic 37-year-old leader Alexis Tsipras. He has much to gain from a new vote: several opinion polls showed this week that SYRIZA would place first if the election is repeated, a prize that would come with a bonus of 50 extra seats in parliament at the expense of the pro-bailout camp.

Thousands march against economic gloom in Spain, UK MADRID - Thousands of Spaniards fed up with economic misery and waving banners against bankers marched on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the grassroots “Indignados” movement that has sparked similar protests around the world. Up to 600 people denouncing the Bank of England rallied in London and a Reuters witness said scuffles broke out between some demonstrators and police, with at least 12 arrests.

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The Indignados and the offshoot Occupy and Take the Square movements had called for a global day of action against anti-debt austerity policies and the widening gap between rich and poor, but nowhere were protests as large as in Spain. A year after tens of thousands set up a

month-long camp in Madrid’s central Puerta del Sol square, drawing international attention, indignant Spaniards have even more to be angry about.

Unemployment has soared to over 24 percent, over half the country’s youth is out of work,

Mladic to face trial for atrocities in Bosnia

THE HAGUE - Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic goes on trial this week in a case that will establish if he was responsible for some of the worst atrocities in Europe since World War Two. Mladic, 70, was in charge of the Bosnian Serb army when, over two nights in July 1995, its fighters shot 8,000 Muslim men and boys in and around the town of Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia, burying most in mass graves.

It was Europe’s worst mass killing since the Holocaust. Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) accuse Mladic of genocide, murder, acts of terror and other crimes against humanity during the

1992-95 Bosnian war.

Mladic, one of the first big names from the wars that followed the break-up of Yugoslavia to be indicted by the court, is the last of them to go on trial.

He was indicted in 1995 along with Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serbs’ political leader, although both remained free in former Yugoslavia for more than a decade before being arrested and passed to The Hague. Karadzic’s trial is already under way.

Former Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic was indicted in 1999 and went on trial in The Hague in 2001, but died in 2006 before a verdict was reached.

Prosecutors say Mladic was part of a “joint criminal enterprise to

Associated Press Writer

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the economy has dipped back into recession and one of its largest banks has been nationalized.

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s conservative government has passed painful austerity measures that have hit once-sacred public health and education spending in an effort to appease international markets and avoid a Greek-style bailout.

“We have to stand up and say enough is enough! They pull our hair telling us we’re lazy so they can dismantle social welfare and take away health and education and now they’re bailing out the bankers,” said Gloria Bravo, 48, a civil servant.

eliminate the Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica by killing the men and boys ... and forcibly removing the women, young children and some elderly men”. They say Bosnian Serb forces (BSF) attempted to hide the slaughter by dumping victims in remote unmarked graves.

“When it became apparent that despite these efforts the world had learned of the mass murder of Srebrenica’s Muslim men, BSF implemented (an) ... operation designed to further conceal the bodies and the crimes,” said a pre-trial brief.

“Thousands of corpses were dug up with excavators, moved in trucks and dumped in even more remote locations.” Bodies were later found strewn across 17 primary and 37 secondary mass graves.

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John Van Dame, right, U.S. Pacific Fleet senior environmental planner, and Roy Sokolowski, a U.S. Pacific Fleet sonar modeling expert, speak in Honolulu on Thursday, May 10, 2012 about the Navy’s new environmental impact statement for training and testing in Hawaii and California waters.

Navy study: Sonar, blasts might hurt more sea life Associated Press Writer

HONOLULU — The U.S. Navy may hurt more dolphins and whales by using sonar and explosives in Hawaii and California under a more thorough analysis that reflects new research and covers naval activities in a wider area than previous studies.

The Navy estimates its use of explosives and sonar may unintentionally cause more than 1,600 instances of hearing loss or other injury to marine mammals each year, according to a draft environmental impact statement that covers training and testing planned from 2014 to 2019.

The Navy calculates the explosives could potentially kill more than 200 marine mammals a year.

A notice about the study is due to appear Friday in the Federal Register. The old Navy analysis — covering 2009-2013 — estimated the service might unintentionally

cause injury or death to about 100 marine mammals in Hawaii and California, although no deaths have been reported.

The larger numbers are partially the result of the Navy’s use of new research on marine mammal behavior and updated computer models that predict how sonar affects animals.

The Navy also expanded the scope of its study to include things like in-port sonar testing — something sailors have long done but wasn’t analyzed in the Navy’s last environmental impact statement. The analysis

covers training and testing in waters between Hawaii and California for the first time as well.

“Each time around, each time we swing through this process, we get better, we take a harder look, we become more inclusive,” said John Van Name, senior environmental planner at the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

The Navy isn’t saying it will injure whales and dolphins as it trains sailors and tests equipment. It’s telling the public and environmental regulators that its actions have the potential to harm or otherwise prompt a reaction in the animals.

The Navy takes a variety of measures to prevent harm to the animals, including turning off sonar when marine mammals are spotted nearby. It says the actual numbers of injured animals would be lower as a result.

NEW YORK — Facebook is updating its data use policy in an attempt to give people more clarity on how the company uses information they share. As part of the changes, Facebook is also signaling that it may start showing people ads on sites other than Facebook, targeting the pitches to interests and hobbies that users express on Facebook.

The move comes a week before Facebook Inc.’s expected initial public offering of stock. Facebook held events with potential investors this week, including one in Silicon Valley on Friday, and it has posted a version of its road show online.

The offering could value Facebook at nearly $100 billion — more than Kraft, Ford and other major brands.

The policy changes are in response to an audit by Irish dataprotection authorities last year, Facebook said Friday. The commission had asked Facebook to

be more transparent about how it collects people’s data and uses it for advertising, as well as how long it keeps such information.

Facebook plans to notify its more than 900 million users of the changes through advertisements around the site and on its mobile apps. Users who want to dig deeper can read a version of the policy that highlights the changes word by word. Erin Egan, Facebook’s chief privacy officer, will host an online chat Monday to answer any questions.

Egan said the company wasn’t substantially changing its business practices, but wants to “err on the side of providing too much information.”

Facebook’s overseas headquarters are based in Dublin, Ireland, a member of the European Union.

This means the company is required to comply with European data privacy laws. Facebook said the changes were also a response to feedback from its users.

AP Photo/Paul Sakuma

In this Feb. 8, 2012 photo shows two workers inside of Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook stock is expected to begin trading publicly on May 18.

Expo opens in South Korea with robots, ocean theme Associated Press Writer

YEOSU, South Korea — Expo 2012 has opened in South Korea’s

REUTERS/Marko Djurica

A Kosovo Serb man walks past graffiti of Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic in town of Zevecan October 25, 2011.

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Protesters pack the Puerta del Sol plaza in central Madrid, Saturday May 12, 2012. The protesters returned to Sol to mark the anniversary of the protest movement that inspired groups in other countries.

Reuters

Leader of the Socialists PASOK party Evangelos Venizelos (R) meets leader of Conservatives New Democracy party Antonis Samaras in Athens May 11, 2012.

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The Big O, a water screen that is a landmark of the Expo 2012, is seen during a media day of the expo, in Yeosu, South Korea, Wednesday, May 9, 2012.

coastal city of Yeosu for a threemonth run.

Organizers say the fair, which kicked off Saturday, has the largest number of robots in the history of expos. Attractions include a robot fish that explores underwater resources in an environmentfriendly way.

Organizers say about 33,000

tickets were sold for the opening day. More than 100 countries are participating in the expo to display their technology, culture and products.

Yeosu is a port city 300 kilometers (185 miles) south of Seoul. It has built a gigantic structure in the water to display colorful hologram images and promote the expo.

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International

“The Dictator” film launches in offensive style Reuters

Baron Cohen, in character as the freedom-hating North African dictator General Aladeen from the fictional Republic of Wadiya, was also surrounded by glamorous, uniformed female “body guards” in short skirts. “Now while I am here, I would like to grant political asylum to (Rupert) Murdoch,” he declared to reporters and fans along the red carpet. “We also have mobile phone hacking in Wadiya.

Everyone who has a phone, we hack off their hands.”

On the subject of gay marriage, in the headlines this week after U.S. President Barack Obama publicly supported same-sex marriage, Baron Cohen said: “I am very happy because yesterday Nicholas Clegg and David Cameron renewed their vows and now they are the world’s most famous gay couple.”

British Prime Minister Cameron and his coalition partner and deputy

Clegg sought to relaunch their joint government this week after big losses at local elections. Referring to the German leader, Baron Cohen added: “By the way Angela Merkel, you need to look after your appearance. I think Merkel would be more successful if Merkel has a sex change and becomes a woman.”

The 40-year-old comic has forged a successful career adopting offensive characters prone to politically incorrect pronouncements designed to amuse and offend. Internationally he is best known as Borat, the fictitious Kazakh reporter who travels to the United States in “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”.

His other well-known characters are Londoner Ali G and gay Austrian fashion journalist Bruno.

General Aladeen is the despotic ruler of an oil-rich country who is

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All Seasons Resort Legian Bali IBP

LONDON - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and News Corp head Rupert Murdoch were among the targets of British comic Sacha Baron Cohen’s satirical humor late on Thursday at the world premiere of his political spoof “The Dictator”. Donning full military regalia and a false beard, and brandishing a replica golden pistol, he swept up the London red carpet standing in a bright orange Lamborghini -- with one wheel clamped and being carried on a tow truck.

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LEGIAN - All Seasons Resort Legian opened since 2005 is located in the prime location between the popular Kuta and Seminyak shopping and entertainment areas. It is only 20 minutes from Ngurah Rai International Airport and a short stroll from the famous Legian beach. Step into All Seasons Legian spacious open lobby, you enter a world of colors.

With concept of funky, warm and friendly service, all the guests will have an outstanding experience in Bali.

All Seasons have 78 Superior Rooms (24 sqm) functional and well designed with a modern influence, 6 Family Rooms (30 sqm) designed to welcome 2 adults and 2 children, and 29 Deluxe Rooms

(32 sqm) provide more space and open rain shower.

The guest can take a table at Colours Café where they can sample Asian and International favorites or chill out on the comfy low slung couches while watch the widescreen TV in the Sky Bar. The Colours Café opened from 06.30 am-23.00 pm.

Surrounded by tropical gardens and frangipani trees, the central pool deck comes complete with kids pool, sun loungers and a bar serving any kind of food and beverage choices.

Enjoying also the serene of Chill Out at all seasons Spa that offers a full range of treatments, from traditional Balinese massage to Ayurveda, as well as nail care, hair treatments and facials, all using special made products.

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Actor Sacha Baron Cohen, playing Admiral General Aladeen, poses for photographers with models at the world premiere of the Dictator at the Royal Festival Hall in London May 10, 2012.

forced to travel to the United States in a last-ditch attempt to prevent a UN-backed coup d’etat.

Early reviews of The Dictator, inspired by the Arab Spring uprisings as well as the nuclear programs in Iran and North Korea, have been

generally positive.

Chris Tookey of the Daily Mail newspaper awarded it five stars out of five, writing: “The Dictator may be the most conventionally structured of Sacha Baron Cohen’s films -- it’s essentially a romcom -- but

to my mind it’s the funniest.” Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave it four stars, and said the film delivered “an explosion of weaponsgrade offensiveness”. The Dictator, directed by Larry Charles, hits U.S. and British cinemas on May 16.

Young cancer patients’ Betty White reveals her ‘Stronger’ video a big hit presidential preference Associated Press Writer

SEATTLE — A video featuring cancer-stricken children, their nurses, doctors and parents lip-synching and dancing to the popular Kelly Clarkson song “Stronger” has become an online sensation. Clarkson, in her own video message to the children at Seattle Children’s Hospital, said it was “amazing.” “It made my day. I know it’s making everybody else’s day online,” Clarkson said in a message posted on her website. “I just can’t wait to meet you.”

The youngsters, many attached to IVs and holding signs that say “Stronger,” “Fighter” and “Hope,” dance along with parents and medical staff. One child even rides a bike through the hallways of the hematology oncology floor. The video is part of a creative arts program with cancer patients at Seattle Children’s.

The kids’ video went online May 6. It was the idea of 22-year-old Chris Rumble, a patient at the hospital who was diagnosed with leukemia in April. He wanted to do something to share with his old hockey team in the central Washington town of Wenatchee “I’m everyone’s big brother and I have a lot of friends here at Seattle Children’s,” Rumble said on the hospital’s blog. Dr. Douglas Hawkins said the patients and staff at Seattle Children’s have been thrilled by the response.

“This morning it was over 900,000 views. It’s really incredible,” he said Friday. Hawkins said such projects help the kids maintain their spirits.

“When a child or young adult is treated for cancer, it puts their whole life on hold in a way that doesn’t seem fair at all,” Hawkins said. “It’s a fight for their life. But AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2011 file photo, there are all these other normal things they want to be singer Kelly Clarkson poses for a portrait doing too, or things they want to focus on other than the medicine or the illness or their time in the hospital.” in Los Angeles.

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — Betty White says she usually keeps her political views private but in this presidential election strongly favors one candidate.

As she prepares to visit the Smithsonian Institution and National Zoo next week, White told The Associated Press she “very, very much favors” President Barack Obama in the election.

The 90-year-old actress said Friday

she is very bi-partisan and has stayed away from politics all of her life. She usually never says who she is for or against because she doesn’t want to turn off any of her adoring fans.

White says in this year’s election, she likes what Obama has done and “how he represents us.”

Her comments come after Hollywood turned out at George Clooney’s home to raise $15 million for Obama’s re-election, a record for a single fundraiser.

Temple Ceremony Calendar Event for April 20 through May 20, 2012 20 Apr Tilem Kedasa - Pura Kahyangan Tiga Batur Bangli - Pura Batur Camenggon-Sukawati - Pura Luhur Bhujangga Camggu Kuta - Pura Kawitan Kayu Selem Tampurhyang Batur-Kintamani 21 Apr Hari Tumpek Kandang - Pura Puseh, Pura Desa Kota Gianyar - Pura Luhur Dalem Sagening Kediri - Tabanan - Merajan Pasek Gelgel Tegal Gede Badung 25 Apr Buda Wage Menail - Pr. Dalem Tarukan Linggih Pajenengan Cemenggaon Sukawati - Mr. Pasek Dangke bambang - Bangli - Pura Penataran Dalem Ketut Pejeng Pejeng Kaja - Gianyar - Pura Puseh Menakaji Desa Peninjoan - Bangli - Merajan Agung Blangsinga - Blahbatuh - Pura Kawitan Gusti Agung Blangsinga Blahbatuh Gianyar - Pura Kawitan Gusti Celuk Sukawati - Baler Pura Sada, Banjar Pemebatan Kapal Mengwi 1 May Anggar Kasih Perangbakat - Pura Bukit Buluh Gunaksa - Klungkung - Pura Tirta Sudamala Bebalang - Bangli - Pura Paibon Pasek Bendesa Sangsit sawan - Buleleng - Pura Pasek Gelgel Pangi Dawan - Klungkung - Pura Gunung Tengsong Lombok.

- Pura Dalem Benawah Gianyar - Pura Dalem Bitra Gianyar - Pura Dalem Banyuning Timur Buleleng - Pura Dalem Pauman Batan Getas Denpasar - Pura Tengah Padang Tegalalang - Merajan Pasek Gelgel Desa Sande - Pupuan Tabanan - Pura Kawitan Tangkas Kori Agung Denpasar - Pura Hyangaluh/Jenggala Besakih - Merajan Pasek Lurah Tutuan Gunaksa - Mr. Pasek Gelgel Selulung - Merajan Pasek Subrata Medahan - Merajan Pasek Munggu Munggu - Pura Tengkulak Tulikup - Gianyar - Pura Penataran Badung Desa Ogang Sidemen.

2 May Buda Umanis Perangbakat - Pura Puri Agung Dalem Tarukan Pejeng Tampak Siring - Pura Rambut Siwi Jembrana - Pura Batu Bolong Canggu - Kuta - Pura Pasek Marga Klaci Tabanan - Pura Agung Pasek Dauh Waru Jembrana - Pura Ratu Pasek Sangsit Sawan - Buleleng.

- Pura Pasek Tangkas Darma Reyanggede Tabanan - Pura Desa Banyuning Buleleng - Pr. Srijon Tabanan - Mr. Pasek Gelgel Lebah Pangkung - Merajan Pasek Gelgel Patemon - Pura Tirta Anom Padang Sigi Sading - Tampak Siring - Pura Dadi Agung Pasek Bendesa Dukuh Manuaba Tegalalang.

- Pura Pedarmaan Batursari Ngilis Jegu Penebel Tabanan.

- Pura Puncak Mundi Nusa Penida.

5 May Purnama Jiyestha - Pura Segara Lombok - Pura Dwijawarsa Malang - Pura Puncaktingguh Angsri Baturiti Tabanan - Pura Kawitan Luhur Bhujangga Desa Jatiluwih Penebel Tabanan - Pura Kawitan Batur Tonja Denpasar - Pura Masopahit Grenceng Denpasar - Pura Penyungsungan Pasek Tohjiwa Wanagiri Selemadeg.

- Pura Pamerajan Penataran Agung Sidemen Karangasem - Pura Eka Dharma Sweta Indah-Mataram, NTB. 16 May Buda Keliwon Ugu - Pura Dalem Tarukan Desa Peninjoan Tembuku - Bangli.

- Pura Pasek Gelgel Boading Kaba-kaba Tabanan - Pura Pemayun Banyuning Tengah Buleleng - Pura Desa Kayangan Tiga Desa Bubunan Seririt - Buleleng - Pura Agung Gunung Raung Banjar Taro Kaja Taro Tegalalang - Merajan Pasek Dangka Bungbungan 20 May Tilem Jiyestha.

- Pura Bhujangga Waisnawa Gumrih Jembrana.

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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British WW II fighter plane found in Egypt desert Agence France Presse

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An Air India domestic flight takes off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Airport in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

A union said Saturday it was ready for unconditional talks to end a five-day walkout by pilots of national carrier Air India, as the airline fired 25 more strikers and cancelled more flights

Union seeks talks as Air India fires striking pilots Agence France Presse

A union said Saturday it was ready for unconditional talks to end a five-day walkout by pilots of national carrier Air India, as the airline fired 25 more strikers and cancelled more flights.

Some 200 pilots from the debt-laden airline, which is facing mounting problems due to rising fuel prices, competition from low-cost rivals and a record of labour disputes, have been on strike since late Monday.

The pilots are protesting against former Indian Airlines pilots, who moved to Air India when the two state-run companies merged in 2007, being trained for new Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplanes.

They say the plan threatens their career advancement prospects.

Indian Pilots Guild union

spokesman Tauseef Mukadam told reporters in financial hub Mumbai that the union was “willing to talk to them (management) without any pre-conditions.”

But Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said the pilots needed to resume flying before any discussions were held.

“Ask for forgiveness from the passengers. Start the flights,” Singh told reporters in the capital New Delhi. “We can talk on anything after that.”

But the pilots’ union said that it was impossible for striking pilots who had been sacked -now totalling 71 after Saturday’s

dismissal -- to return to work.

“Some of our workers are not being allowed inside the office premises. How do we work?

Either all of us go back to work or none can work,” Mukadam said.

Another 16 flights were cancelled Saturday, including international flights and domestic legs of international flights. The strike has forced the airline to stop taking new international bookings until at least next Tuesday.

The government last month cleared a $5.75-billion bailout package to help the carrier which has an $8.3 billion debt.

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government said in a statement on its website.

Officials said 29,300 people had been evacuated after rain and hail battered the county for just 60 minutes late Thursday afternoon.

It had “wreaked havoc” on all of the county’s 18 townships and had affected more than two-thirds of its 450,000 residents, the statecontrolled Xinhua news agency reported.

“Roads were blocked, houses collapsed, farmland was destroyed, and the power supply and telecommunications services were disrupted by the extreme weather,” the agency said, quoting Xu Guangyao, a senior county official.

Min county is 150 kilometres (94 miles) from Zhouqu county, where a rain-triggered mudslide killed about 1,500 people in August 2010.

40 die in Chinese hailstorm Forty people were killed when a brief but violent hailstorm and torrential rain swept through a mountainous region of northwest China, according to the local government.

Eighteen others remained missing in Min county, a disaster-prone area of Gansu province, while 87 had been sent to hospital, the county

A World War II airplane that crash landed in Egypt’s western desert has been found “almost intact” in a vast sea of sand and rock almost 70 years later, the British embassy in Cairo told AFP on Saturday.

The Royal Air Force’s Kittyhawk P-40 was discovered during a mining exploration in Egypt’s western desert, the British embassy’s defence attache, Captain Paul Collins, told AFP. It is believed the plane got lost, “probably as a result of running out of fuel,” said Collins.

The plane’s pilot, presumed to be Flight Sergeant Denis Copping, made a “fairly flawless emergency landing” in June 1942, Collins said.

The conditions in the desert, with no liquid and regular winds blowing, means the plane was left “almost intact, in an amazing piece of preservation,” he said.

After the landing, Copping is believed to have taken the radio and walked out probably in a desperate attempt to find help.

But his chances were slim, having landed just before dark, hundreds of miles (kilometres) away from the nearest village.

“We presume that at one stage he decided to walk away... He was a 24-year-old man so quite fit. He could have walked quite well,” said Collins.

Indonesia...

From page 1 Wednesday’s ill-fated flight was a demonstration for Indonesian fast-expanding domestic airlines that the manufacturer hoped would buy the jet.

Indonesia has added 36 new

passenger and cargo airlines in the past five years and seen growth of 15 to 20 percent in the sector as companies rush to serve an emerging middle class amid the island nation’s economic boom.

Housing...

From page 1 If in the data collection was found to have exceeded the needs and carrying capacity of the environment, the housing development could be temporarily suspended to avoid a massive migration of settlers. So far, the residential areas were more utilized by migrants from outside Bali. “On that account, the policy holder should be able to set up rules that can anticipate the development of future housing needs in favor of Balinese people. Furthermore, it should strictly enforce the rule indiscriminately,” said the Director of Civil Engineering Graduate Program of the Udayana University.

Meanwhile, an observer of spatial order from Warmadewa University, Prof. Dr. I Wayan Runa, said the residential development sometimes annexed a green belt or building base coefficient (KDB) of 0 percent that actually did not tolerate any existence of building. Mischievous developers deliberately went up against the green belt to be transformed into a concrete field. According to him, the land lotting for housing development that annexed green belt took place due to a weak licensing process, licensing supervision and law enforcement. The licensing office and supervision should work hand in hand in the field so that the existing green belt would not be breached. “If licensing process is rigorous and the

development is properly controlled, I think investors will be difficult to annex the green belt,” he said.

He added that to minimize the problems such as the construction of new housing in Denpasar, for instance, the licensing process should be tightened since the beginning so that the construction would never be carried out before submitting the permit. The government had to take stern action against the parties building without being in possession of building permit in advance. “Any development in Bali must comply with the rules. A housing complex should not be exclusive but be adjusted to the teachings of Tri Hita Karana,” he said Besides, the carrying capacity of Bali should also be considered.

Otherwise it would ultimately have an impact on the environmental degradation. Moreover, the housing complexes were mostly taken advantage by residents from outside Bali, while Balinese people rarely did so. “Carrying capacity of Bali, chiefly the city of Denpasar, should be reviewed whether within the next 25 years and then set forth firmly the regional zoning whether it will be for green belt or housing complex.

Afterward, oversee the use closely,” concluded the Vice Chairman of the Indonesian Architects Association (IAI) of Bali Chapter. (kmb29)

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BUSINESS

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China, Japan, South Korea agree to start free-trade talks Agence France-Presse

BEIJING - The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea agreed Sunday to start talks this year on a free-trade area, saying it would boost the economies of the entire region.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said closer regional economic integration in response to a slow global recovery and an overall rise in trade protectionism would help unlock new growth potential.

“Northeast Asia is the most economically vibrant region in the world.

So there is huge potential for our three countries to have closer trade and investment cooperation,” Wen told reporters in Beijing.

“The establishment of a free-trade area will unleash the economic vitality of our region and give a strong boost to economic integration in East Asia.”

China, Japan and South Korea combined have the world’s largest economy, ahead of the European Union, when measured by purchasing power parity.

Wen made the remarks after meeting in the Chinese capital with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.

In Sunday’s meeting, the three nations also signed an investment agreement concluded earlier this year after 13 rounds of negotiations stretching over five years.

“To further facilitate mutual investment, it is important to have a legal framework. It will help our businesses and mutual investment,” South Korea’s Lee said.

A free-trade area among Northeast Asia’s three major economies has been on the trilateral agenda for the past decade, beginning with an agreement among the three in late 2002 to launch a feasibility study on the issue.

China cuts bank reserves to revive slowing economy Associated Press

BEIJING — China’s central bank announced Saturday a reduction in the amount of reserves that banks must hold in an effort to spur lending and revive a sharply flagging economy.

The 0.5 percentage point cut in the banks’ required reserve by the People’s Bank of China starting May 18 frees up billions of dollars for lending. It follows the release of statistics in the past week that showed the economy slowing more rapidly than economists — and perhaps the government — expected.

A slowdown in China, the world’s second-largest economy, threatens to ripple across the globe, which is already struggling to ward off continued economic weakness in Europe. China has been an engine of global growth in recent years, and its robust purchases of iron ore, raw materials and industrial components have buoyed economies from Australia and Brazil to Japan and Zambia.

While the government has been

eager to steer growth from the torrid rates of the past decade to a more sustainable pace, a sharp slowdown would risk higher unemployment and lower revenues for already cash-strapped local governments.

The slowdown also comes as most of the current leadership prepares to step aside for younger leaders. A once-a-decade event, the transition always sees the Communist Party on alert for signs of unrest that could challenge its authority.

This year’s transition has been made bumpier by the unexpected purge of a powerful politician, raising speculation that leaders are too consumed with infighting to pay attention to the economy.

A slew of economic data in recent days pointed to an economic deceleration. Lower growth in industrial production in April — 9.3 percent from a year earlier but down 2.6 percentage points from March — raised alarm bells as did electricity production which barely budged in April and which economists take as a proxy gauge of activity in a country where government statistics

AP Photo/APTN, File

In this July 30, 2009 file image made from AP Television News video, people order food at the country’s first fast food restaurant, the Samthaeseong, in Pyongyang. Less than two weeks after being punished with new U.N. sanctions, North Korea has sent its ceremonial head of state and two top economic officials to Singapore and Indonesia on a trip that appears aimed at drumming up outside investment.

Can Singapore serve as economic model for NKorea?

Associated Press

SEOUL — Less than two weeks after being punished with new U.N. sanctions, North Korea has sent its ceremonial head of state and two top economic officials to Singapore and Indonesia on a trip that appears aimed at drumming up outside investment.

Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of North Korea’s parliament, arrived in Singapore on Friday for his first reported trip overseas since late leader Kim Jong Il’s December death. He was to head Sunday to Indonesia with two senior economic officials, according to North Korean state media. Kim, no relation to Kim Jong Il and current leader Kim Jong Un, often represents North Korea abroad.

The weeklong journey comes on the heels of new U.N. sanctions imposed on North Korea for launching a long-range rocket last month in defiance of Security Council resolutions banning it from nuclear or ballistic missile activity. North Korea insists the launch was an attempt to send a

satellite into space.

Washington suspended an agreement to provide North Korea with food aid, and the North could face more punishment if it follows the launch with an atomic test as it did in 2006 and 2009.

Even as it has risked punishment by developing missiles, North Korea also has focused since 2009 on improving its economy by developing light industry, drawing foreign investment and expanding trade. With ties remaining tense with South Korea, North Korea is looking elsewhere to build economic partnerships.

Singaporean entrepreneurs already are supplying the wellto-do in Pyongyang with everything from Heineken beer to Hello Kitty, and have introduced some locals to hamburgers, fried chicken and Belgian waffles.

North Korea is looking to diversify its trade, import natural resources and export consumer goods with Southeast Asia’s help.

Singapore offers an attractive model for attracting direct foreign investment, while resource-rich

Indonesia could give pointers on how to make money from minerals, said Cho Bong-hyun, a research fellow at the IBK Economic Research Institute in Seoul.

Kim Yong Nam visited a food factory and an electronics manufacturer in Singapore on Saturday, the official Korean Central News Agency said.

The North Koreans may also use the trip to Singapore to learn how to develop a successful growth model that does not threaten the political power structure, said Andray Abrahamian, executive director of Choson Exchange, a Singapore-based nonprofit group that has provided business and legal training for about 200 young North Korean government officials and students.

“Singapore’s development trajectory has been attractive to a number of countries who are interested in maintaining political stability to manage rapid economic growth,” he said.

Trade and investment between North Korea and Southeast Asia have waxed and waned over the past 12 years.

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Destinations Suluban beach IBP

Suluban Beach is one of the places of interest belonging to Badung regency. It is known for its beautiful beach along with amazing wave; best for surfing. The natural beauty of the southern tip of Bali’s highland with its hollowing waves and peaceful surroundings has attracted more and more visitors to enjoy its serenity and peacefulness. The water is also clear.

Located a few kilometers north of the ancient temple of Uluwatu, facing the vast Indian ocean.

From the parking area one must descend down stairs and pass through long narrow gap of cliff before reaching the large waves make it one of the best places for surfing in all of Bali, as surfing lovers throughout the world have already discovered.

This beach is located not so far to the north of Uluwatu, adjacent to the surf beach Bingin and Labuhan Sait.

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Suluban derived from the Balinese language “Mesulub” which means “to run or pass under something.”

Suluban Beach named, because visitors who want to go there must go through a rock cave on the beach before finally reaching a broad, white sand with the waves roaring fun for tourists surfers.

Coastal sea water is very clear and the waves are high enough, so that is the best known beach among surfers. In the afternoon, we could see a beautiful sunset views.

Some tourism facilities such as restaurants, bars, surf equipment rental and repair shop is available.

This beach is not too crowded like Kuta or Dreamland. So very romantic to spend time with your partner or a walk with the family.

On the rocks there is a gazebo that allows us to take photos with perfect and is the best place to look around.

Indonesia Today

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Indonesia airline boom raises new safety questions Associated Press

JAKARTA — Dozens of fledgling airlines that have sprung up to serve Indonesia’s island-hopping new middle class could jeopardize the archipelago’s recently improved safety reputation, aviation experts say.

The trend threatens to erode higher standards established during what one analyst called a “tremendous amount of soul searching” by major carriers and the government after 2007, when frequent crashes prompted the European Union to ban all Indonesian airlines from landing on its runways for two years.

With growth rates of nearly 20 percent per year, Indonesia is one of Asia’s most rapidly expanding airline markets, but the country is struggling to provide qualified pilots, mechanics, air traffic controllers and updated airport technology to ensure safety. And with so many new, small carriers, it’s hard to monitor all their standards.

“We are not ready for this boom,” said Ruth Simatupang, an Indonesian aviation consultant and former safety investigator.

Indonesia’s two largest airlines — national carrier Garuda and rapidly expanding boutique airline Lion Air — haven’t had a fatal accident in five years and eight years, respectively. But small passenger and cargo carriers plus military aircraft have kept the frequency of crashes to about once every two months, according to statistics compiled by the Aviation Safety Network.

Just how fast Indonesia’s airline

market is growing came under a spotlight with Wednesday’s deadly crash of a Sukhoi Superjet-100 plane during a demonstration flight.

While both the plane and the pilot were Russian, the flight was packed with representatives of local airlines that the manufacturer hoped would purchase the jetliner.

The number of air passengers in Indonesia jumped by 10 million in a year to 53 million in 2010, according to the government statistics agency, and the upward trend continued last year.

“Infrastructure hasn’t kept pace with the growth of the airlines,” said Shukor Yusof, an aviation analyst in Singapore for Standard & Poors.

He said the government needs to “spend a vast amount of money” to expand safety monitoring for the new carriers and invest in airport runways and technology. He added that the relative ease with which new airlines can be established, though tightened in recent years, has been a concern in the aviation community for years.

In the past five years, Indonesia has added 36 new passenger and cargo airlines, bringing the total to 86 — many of them small carriers serving outlying islands where the only travel alternatives are ferries.

Feeding the demand for new air routes are Indonesia’s population

AP Photo/Trisnadi

In this May 12, 2012 photo, a Lion Air passenger jet takes off from Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia. Dozens of fledgling airlines that have sprung up to serve Indonesia’s island-hopping new middle class could jeopardize the archipelago’s recently improved safety reputation, aviation experts say.

of 240 million, its geography of 18,000 islands and an economy that grew at a 6.5 percent clip last year, creating a larger middle class eager to travel.

“Indonesia is a natural market for growth,” said Brendan Sobie, chief Southeast Asia representative for the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. “It’s one of the world’s biggest populations and one of the world’s most underserved markets for airlines.”

Transportation official Herry Bakti Singayuda insists that Indonesia’s rapid airline growth is still

compatible with safety.

“We evaluate the operators,” said Singayuda, who directs the Air Transport Department under the Ministry of Transportation.

“We control that growth based on their capability, their facilities and personnel.”

He added that the government has expanded flight schools, hired new inspectors and added 10 regional offices to keep up with the new airlines.

Yusof agrees the government and major carriers have markedly improved safety standards in the

five years since the EU blacklist, which followed fatal crashes by Garuda and now-defunct Adam Air in 2007.

The government responded with a raft of new regulations and training schools, while Garuda invested millions of dollars to train staff and upgrade its fleet. Lion Air, which recently placed the largest-ever order for Boeing aircraft — 230 planes listed at some $22 billion — has also sought to improve safety, though it took a blow when several of its pilots were arrested in recent months with illicit drugs.

Identification of Sukhoi crash Wakatobi to build luxury victims may take months tourist ship special dock Antara

JAKARTA - While the evacuation of Sukhoi Superjet-100 crash victims is still underway, the victim`s identification may take months because many of their bodies are no longer intact, head of the police medical and health center (Pukdokkes) Senior Commission Anton Castilani told the press at the police hospital in East Jakarta Saturday.

Anton said the identification process is like trying to solve a jigsaw puzzle and he compared it also with the boat accident in Trenggalek in which identification of the victims took as long as five months. The police team of the Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) has begun with identifying the contents of four body bags at the police hospital including identifying body parts, describing and making notes of special features of the victims.

The return of the victims to their families can-

not be done in a too short period because the team is still completing the identification process.

Anton also cannot say how long it would take to complete the identification process, because DNA examination itself would take another two weeks, as it is also necessary to compare ante mortem data with post mortem data.

“I cannot promise anything, because it is still too long,” he said.

The DVI team is making the comparisons such as by finger print data, teeth, DNA, physical/medical marks and the belongings of the victims.

Anton said the Russian government has also promised to send a DNA expert to help the identification process, and universities and domestic agencies like University of Indonesia, Airlangga University, Bradijaya University, Eijkman Institute (Bandung) and a team of doctors from Banten will also help the identification process.

Antara

WANGIWANGI - The local administration of Wakatobi district, Southeast Sulawesi province will build a special dock or marina to serve tourists who want to come with their luxury boats to the world`s tourist destination.

“The tourists who have visited Wakatobi always complained about unavailability of a marina,” the head of Tourism and Creative Economic Industries of Wakatobi, Tawakal said here Friday.

According to Tawakal the unavailability of marina facilities in the area of the island is one of the factors causing the lack of tourists` interest especially divers who want to bring their own boats for visiting Wakatobi.

The tourists who visited Wakatobi were only when there were yacht convoys

during Sail Indonesia conducted in every August to October.

“While they were in Wakatobi, the owner of the ship just anchored their ship in the sea, not far from the coast because special docks port facility for luxury ship were not yet available,” Tawakal said.

According to Tawakal, the presence of the marina in Wakatobi would bring substantial benefits to the local administration and the people of Wakatobi because in addition to increasing the number of tourists who bring their own boats, it can also increase the local income through marina dock rentals.

“Rent can be calculated per day,” he said. Tawakal said the Ministry of Tourism and the Creative Economy in 2012-2014 is supporting the administration of Wakatobi district to attract tourists visiting the place.

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Bali Today

Agence France-Presse

Anniversary Peace Park to attend by thousands visitors IBP

KUTA - The Bali Peace Park Association is predicting thousands of international visitors will attend this October’s tenth anniversary of Bom Bali.

The organisation, which has members in Indonesia, Australia and the United Kingdom, has received inquiries from individuals and groups from across the world who are planning to come to Bali for the commemorations.

“It will be a time for people from all the 22 nations caught up in the tragedy to come together and once again commit to a future of peace and brotherhood,” said association spokesman and Bom Bali survivor, Phil Britten.

“I am looking forward to joining my Balinese friends, especially those who saved my life.”

Mr Britten lost seven mates in the Sari Club attack and has been working with the peace park association and Bali authorities for more than three years in the bid to establish a garden and museum on the former nightclub site.

International support for the peace park project has been boosted this month, with financial pledges now confirmed from all Australian State Governments.

The total of Australian Government funding could be as much as AUD$1 million.

“The association is also working with a major philanthropy organisation to secure corporate support to finance construction and completion of the park,” Mr Britten said.

A recent study by Bali’s Udayana University showed the park would be a vital green space in Kuta. Study author Putu Rumawan found it would make Bali a leader in the quest for world peace and would be self-supporting, employing up to 19 people.

Using 2010 tourist figures he estimated almost 40,000 would visit the park annually but with Bali visitor numbers soaring, many more are expected to visit the peace park when it is finished.

Britten said the association received many inquiries about the progress of the project, especially from tourists visiting Bali: “The most common questions are ‘what is happening, why is it still a car park and why can’t we go on to the site?”

“We tell them that we hope and pray the peace park project can be launched in time for the tenth anniversary.”

Monday, May 14, 2012

Balinese Culture

Australian on death row seeks Indonesia clemency

People visited Ground Zero, one of memorial sites for victims of Bali Bombing 2002 in Legian, Bali Island. The Bali Peace Park Association is predicting thousands of international visitors will attend this October’s tenth anniversary of Bom Bali.

International

DENPASAR - An Australian drug smuggler on death row in Indonesia has appealed for clemency from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, a prison official said Sunday.

Andrew Chan, 28, lost a court appeal against his death sentence in June over a 2005 plot to smuggle eight kilograms (18 pounds) of heroin into Australia from the Indonesian resort island of Bali.

“Andrew Chan’s lawyer on Thursday submitted the clemency request to the president,” Kerobokan prison chief I Gusti Ngurah Wiratna told AFP, adding that last week was the deadline for his clemency request.

Chan was one of the so-called “Bali Nine” smuggling gang, two of whom are on death row.

The rest are serving lengthy sentences including life terms.

Wiratna, head of the prison in Bali where Chan is an inmate, said that the basis of the appeal was Chan’s age, asking that the young convict be given a chance to live and reform.

Shortly after the June court decision, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Australia was strongly opposed to capital punishment and that she would try to have Chan’s sentence commuted.

Indonesia enforces stiff penalties, including life imprisonment and death, for drug trafficking.

Clean power asia conference in nusa dua to focus on renewable energy Antara

DENPASAR - Clean Power Asia Conference (CPA), with an expected 600 professionals and experts in the field of renewable energy and cleaner fossil energy in attendance, is scheduled to be held in Nusa Dua, Bali, on 14-16 May 2012.

“The conference also brings together energy ministers from various countries, regulatory agencies, power companies, investors, and providers of services and technology to discuss the latest developments in Asia related to renewable energy and energy from fossil fuels,” said Director of the CPA Program Daria La Valle in a press statement received here on Saturday.

According to Daria, Indonesia has become the model for countries in Asia in the use of electrical energy derived from renewable and clean fossil fuel.

“Indonesia is a country with the

greatest potential in Asia for renewable electricity generation by clean fossil fuel,” he said.

He noted that Indonesia contains the largest geothermal resources in the world. In addition, he said Indonesia has great potential in the field of bioenergy, solar, and water.

“If this potential is combined, then Indonesia would be a great power source for renewable electrical energy in Asia,” he said.

He noted that speakers at the conference include Datuk Loo Took Gee, who served as Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water Malaysia; Dr Songpope Polachan, Director General of the Department of Mineral Fuels Thailand Ministry of Energy; and Hatsady Sysoulath, Director General for Promotion of Renewable Energy Agency Ministry of Energy and Mines Laos.

Also speaking will be Dr. La-

vansiri the Director, Chairman of the Thailand Energy Regulatory Commission; Dr Kardaya Warnika, Director of New Energy, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation and the Ministry of Mineral Resources; Nur Pamudji, President Director of PT PLN, and Shinta W Kamdani, Vice-Chairman Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Others speaking at the conference will be Datuk Mohd Nazri Shahruddin, Vice President Director of Power Plants Malaysia Tenaga Nasional Berhad; Yokihiro Hirabayashi, Deputy Director of International Business Development Department of Japan`s J-Power; Dr Nattakit Parkpoom, Expert Planning Division of Energy Systems Power Plant Thailand EGAT; Heru Dewanto, Commissioner of PT Cirebon Electric Power, and Anupam Datta, Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation GM India.

Special room for Amelia-Emilia

AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA / FILES

n a file photo taken on October 8, 2010, Australian Andrew Chan, a member of the so called Bali Nine gang, attends his trial in Denpasar on the island of Bali. Chan, an Australian drug smuggler on death row in Indonesia has appealed for clemency from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, a prison official said May 13, 2012.

To keep their condition stable, the Siamese twins from Singaraja, Emilia-Amelia treated at a special room in NICU (Neonatal Intensif Care Unit) of Sanglah Hospital. The room has a ventilator or breathing supporting system in case of critical situation as stated by Sanglah Hospital Medical and Treatment Services

Director, dr. A.A.N. Jaya Kusuma, SpOG when met last Saturday (12/5).

From dr. Soetomo’s team examination, baby Emilia is very risked with heart failure and so they are looked closely. It is hoped the babies condition will stay stabile until the separation surgery takes place.

The doctor team are ready to do the surgery. Meanwhile the dad of the Siamese twins, Ketut Suardana admitted to be ready of any condition that could happen. He plans to find a job in Denpasar when his wife is better and able to take care of the children until the time of their surgery. (san)

JAJA BATUN BEDIL

(Sticky Rice Cake In Brown Sugar Sauce) OVERVIEW: The uninteresting appearance of this dessert belies its delightful flavor and creamy texture.

DUMPLINGS: 1 cup glutinous rice flour ½ cup tapioca flour ¾ cup water ¼ tsp salt Make dumplings first. Place rice and tapioca flour in deep mixing bowl and make a well in the center. Add water and salt, mix well and knead dough until it can be rolled and shaped. Dough should not be too dry.

Roll small dumplings 1 cm (1/2 in) in diameter. Bring 4 liters (8 cups) of water to boil. Add dumplings, bring back to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Drain and set dumplings aside.

SAUCE: 3 cups water 1 cup coconut milk 1/3 cup palm sugar syrup 1 pandan leaf Pinch of salt To make sauce, combine water, coconut milk, palm sugar, pandan leaf, and pinch of salt in small stockpot. Bring to boil. Add flour dumplings and simmer for 20 minutes. Cool and serve at room temperature.

TO MAKE PALM SUGAR SYRUP: Combine 2 cups of chopped palm sugar with 1 cup of water and 2 pandan leaves. Bring to boil, simmer 10 minutes, strain and store in refrigerator.

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International

Monday, May 14, 2012

Bali Today

Agence France-Presse

Anniversary Peace Park to attend by thousands visitors IBP

KUTA - The Bali Peace Park Association is predicting thousands of international visitors will attend this October’s tenth anniversary of Bom Bali.

The organisation, which has members in Indonesia, Australia and the United Kingdom, has received inquiries from individuals and groups from across the world who are planning to come to Bali for the commemorations.

“It will be a time for people from all the 22 nations caught up in the tragedy to come together and once again commit to a future of peace and brotherhood,” said association spokesman and Bom Bali survivor, Phil Britten.

“I am looking forward to joining my Balinese friends, especially those who saved my life.”

Mr Britten lost seven mates in the Sari Club attack and has been working with the peace park association and Bali authorities for more than three years in the bid to establish a garden and museum on the former nightclub site.

International support for the peace park project has been boosted this month, with financial pledges now confirmed from all Australian State Governments.

The total of Australian Government funding could be as much as AUD$1 million.

“The association is also working with a major philanthropy organisation to secure corporate support to finance construction and completion of the park,” Mr Britten said.

A recent study by Bali’s Udayana University showed the park would be a vital green space in Kuta. Study author Putu Rumawan found it would make Bali a leader in the quest for world peace and would be self-supporting, employing up to 19 people.

Using 2010 tourist figures he estimated almost 40,000 would visit the park annually but with Bali visitor numbers soaring, many more are expected to visit the peace park when it is finished.

Britten said the association received many inquiries about the progress of the project, especially from tourists visiting Bali: “The most common questions are ‘what is happening, why is it still a car park and why can’t we go on to the site?”

“We tell them that we hope and pray the peace park project can be launched in time for the tenth anniversary.”

Monday, May 14, 2012

Balinese Culture

Australian on death row seeks Indonesia clemency

People visited Ground Zero, one of memorial sites for victims of Bali Bombing 2002 in Legian, Bali Island. The Bali Peace Park Association is predicting thousands of international visitors will attend this October’s tenth anniversary of Bom Bali.

International

DENPASAR - An Australian drug smuggler on death row in Indonesia has appealed for clemency from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, a prison official said Sunday.

Andrew Chan, 28, lost a court appeal against his death sentence in June over a 2005 plot to smuggle eight kilograms (18 pounds) of heroin into Australia from the Indonesian resort island of Bali.

“Andrew Chan’s lawyer on Thursday submitted the clemency request to the president,” Kerobokan prison chief I Gusti Ngurah Wiratna told AFP, adding that last week was the deadline for his clemency request.

Chan was one of the so-called “Bali Nine” smuggling gang, two of whom are on death row.

The rest are serving lengthy sentences including life terms.

Wiratna, head of the prison in Bali where Chan is an inmate, said that the basis of the appeal was Chan’s age, asking that the young convict be given a chance to live and reform.

Shortly after the June court decision, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Australia was strongly opposed to capital punishment and that she would try to have Chan’s sentence commuted.

Indonesia enforces stiff penalties, including life imprisonment and death, for drug trafficking.

Clean power asia conference in nusa dua to focus on renewable energy Antara

DENPASAR - Clean Power Asia Conference (CPA), with an expected 600 professionals and experts in the field of renewable energy and cleaner fossil energy in attendance, is scheduled to be held in Nusa Dua, Bali, on 14-16 May 2012.

“The conference also brings together energy ministers from various countries, regulatory agencies, power companies, investors, and providers of services and technology to discuss the latest developments in Asia related to renewable energy and energy from fossil fuels,” said Director of the CPA Program Daria La Valle in a press statement received here on Saturday.

According to Daria, Indonesia has become the model for countries in Asia in the use of electrical energy derived from renewable and clean fossil fuel.

“Indonesia is a country with the

greatest potential in Asia for renewable electricity generation by clean fossil fuel,” he said.

He noted that Indonesia contains the largest geothermal resources in the world. In addition, he said Indonesia has great potential in the field of bioenergy, solar, and water.

“If this potential is combined, then Indonesia would be a great power source for renewable electrical energy in Asia,” he said.

He noted that speakers at the conference include Datuk Loo Took Gee, who served as Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water Malaysia; Dr Songpope Polachan, Director General of the Department of Mineral Fuels Thailand Ministry of Energy; and Hatsady Sysoulath, Director General for Promotion of Renewable Energy Agency Ministry of Energy and Mines Laos.

Also speaking will be Dr. La-

vansiri the Director, Chairman of the Thailand Energy Regulatory Commission; Dr Kardaya Warnika, Director of New Energy, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation and the Ministry of Mineral Resources; Nur Pamudji, President Director of PT PLN, and Shinta W Kamdani, Vice-Chairman Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Others speaking at the conference will be Datuk Mohd Nazri Shahruddin, Vice President Director of Power Plants Malaysia Tenaga Nasional Berhad; Yokihiro Hirabayashi, Deputy Director of International Business Development Department of Japan`s J-Power; Dr Nattakit Parkpoom, Expert Planning Division of Energy Systems Power Plant Thailand EGAT; Heru Dewanto, Commissioner of PT Cirebon Electric Power, and Anupam Datta, Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation GM India.

Special room for Amelia-Emilia

AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA / FILES

n a file photo taken on October 8, 2010, Australian Andrew Chan, a member of the so called Bali Nine gang, attends his trial in Denpasar on the island of Bali. Chan, an Australian drug smuggler on death row in Indonesia has appealed for clemency from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, a prison official said May 13, 2012.

To keep their condition stable, the Siamese twins from Singaraja, Emilia-Amelia treated at a special room in NICU (Neonatal Intensif Care Unit) of Sanglah Hospital. The room has a ventilator or breathing supporting system in case of critical situation as stated by Sanglah Hospital Medical and Treatment Services

Director, dr. A.A.N. Jaya Kusuma, SpOG when met last Saturday (12/5).

From dr. Soetomo’s team examination, baby Emilia is very risked with heart failure and so they are looked closely. It is hoped the babies condition will stay stabile until the separation surgery takes place.

The doctor team are ready to do the surgery. Meanwhile the dad of the Siamese twins, Ketut Suardana admitted to be ready of any condition that could happen. He plans to find a job in Denpasar when his wife is better and able to take care of the children until the time of their surgery. (san)

JAJA BATUN BEDIL

(Sticky Rice Cake In Brown Sugar Sauce) OVERVIEW: The uninteresting appearance of this dessert belies its delightful flavor and creamy texture.

DUMPLINGS: 1 cup glutinous rice flour ½ cup tapioca flour ¾ cup water ¼ tsp salt Make dumplings first. Place rice and tapioca flour in deep mixing bowl and make a well in the center. Add water and salt, mix well and knead dough until it can be rolled and shaped. Dough should not be too dry.

Roll small dumplings 1 cm (1/2 in) in diameter. Bring 4 liters (8 cups) of water to boil. Add dumplings, bring back to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Drain and set dumplings aside.

SAUCE: 3 cups water 1 cup coconut milk 1/3 cup palm sugar syrup 1 pandan leaf Pinch of salt To make sauce, combine water, coconut milk, palm sugar, pandan leaf, and pinch of salt in small stockpot. Bring to boil. Add flour dumplings and simmer for 20 minutes. Cool and serve at room temperature.

TO MAKE PALM SUGAR SYRUP: Combine 2 cups of chopped palm sugar with 1 cup of water and 2 pandan leaves. Bring to boil, simmer 10 minutes, strain and store in refrigerator.

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Monday, May 14, 2012

Destinations Suluban beach IBP

Suluban Beach is one of the places of interest belonging to Badung regency. It is known for its beautiful beach along with amazing wave; best for surfing. The natural beauty of the southern tip of Bali’s highland with its hollowing waves and peaceful surroundings has attracted more and more visitors to enjoy its serenity and peacefulness. The water is also clear.

Located a few kilometers north of the ancient temple of Uluwatu, facing the vast Indian ocean.

From the parking area one must descend down stairs and pass through long narrow gap of cliff before reaching the large waves make it one of the best places for surfing in all of Bali, as surfing lovers throughout the world have already discovered.

This beach is located not so far to the north of Uluwatu, adjacent to the surf beach Bingin and Labuhan Sait.

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Suluban derived from the Balinese language “Mesulub” which means “to run or pass under something.”

Suluban Beach named, because visitors who want to go there must go through a rock cave on the beach before finally reaching a broad, white sand with the waves roaring fun for tourists surfers.

Coastal sea water is very clear and the waves are high enough, so that is the best known beach among surfers. In the afternoon, we could see a beautiful sunset views.

Some tourism facilities such as restaurants, bars, surf equipment rental and repair shop is available.

This beach is not too crowded like Kuta or Dreamland. So very romantic to spend time with your partner or a walk with the family.

On the rocks there is a gazebo that allows us to take photos with perfect and is the best place to look around.

Indonesia Today

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Indonesia airline boom raises new safety questions Associated Press

JAKARTA — Dozens of fledgling airlines that have sprung up to serve Indonesia’s island-hopping new middle class could jeopardize the archipelago’s recently improved safety reputation, aviation experts say.

The trend threatens to erode higher standards established during what one analyst called a “tremendous amount of soul searching” by major carriers and the government after 2007, when frequent crashes prompted the European Union to ban all Indonesian airlines from landing on its runways for two years.

With growth rates of nearly 20 percent per year, Indonesia is one of Asia’s most rapidly expanding airline markets, but the country is struggling to provide qualified pilots, mechanics, air traffic controllers and updated airport technology to ensure safety. And with so many new, small carriers, it’s hard to monitor all their standards.

“We are not ready for this boom,” said Ruth Simatupang, an Indonesian aviation consultant and former safety investigator.

Indonesia’s two largest airlines — national carrier Garuda and rapidly expanding boutique airline Lion Air — haven’t had a fatal accident in five years and eight years, respectively. But small passenger and cargo carriers plus military aircraft have kept the frequency of crashes to about once every two months, according to statistics compiled by the Aviation Safety Network.

Just how fast Indonesia’s airline

market is growing came under a spotlight with Wednesday’s deadly crash of a Sukhoi Superjet-100 plane during a demonstration flight.

While both the plane and the pilot were Russian, the flight was packed with representatives of local airlines that the manufacturer hoped would purchase the jetliner.

The number of air passengers in Indonesia jumped by 10 million in a year to 53 million in 2010, according to the government statistics agency, and the upward trend continued last year.

“Infrastructure hasn’t kept pace with the growth of the airlines,” said Shukor Yusof, an aviation analyst in Singapore for Standard & Poors.

He said the government needs to “spend a vast amount of money” to expand safety monitoring for the new carriers and invest in airport runways and technology. He added that the relative ease with which new airlines can be established, though tightened in recent years, has been a concern in the aviation community for years.

In the past five years, Indonesia has added 36 new passenger and cargo airlines, bringing the total to 86 — many of them small carriers serving outlying islands where the only travel alternatives are ferries.

Feeding the demand for new air routes are Indonesia’s population

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In this May 12, 2012 photo, a Lion Air passenger jet takes off from Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia. Dozens of fledgling airlines that have sprung up to serve Indonesia’s island-hopping new middle class could jeopardize the archipelago’s recently improved safety reputation, aviation experts say.

of 240 million, its geography of 18,000 islands and an economy that grew at a 6.5 percent clip last year, creating a larger middle class eager to travel.

“Indonesia is a natural market for growth,” said Brendan Sobie, chief Southeast Asia representative for the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. “It’s one of the world’s biggest populations and one of the world’s most underserved markets for airlines.”

Transportation official Herry Bakti Singayuda insists that Indonesia’s rapid airline growth is still

compatible with safety.

“We evaluate the operators,” said Singayuda, who directs the Air Transport Department under the Ministry of Transportation.

“We control that growth based on their capability, their facilities and personnel.”

He added that the government has expanded flight schools, hired new inspectors and added 10 regional offices to keep up with the new airlines.

Yusof agrees the government and major carriers have markedly improved safety standards in the

five years since the EU blacklist, which followed fatal crashes by Garuda and now-defunct Adam Air in 2007.

The government responded with a raft of new regulations and training schools, while Garuda invested millions of dollars to train staff and upgrade its fleet. Lion Air, which recently placed the largest-ever order for Boeing aircraft — 230 planes listed at some $22 billion — has also sought to improve safety, though it took a blow when several of its pilots were arrested in recent months with illicit drugs.

Identification of Sukhoi crash Wakatobi to build luxury victims may take months tourist ship special dock Antara

JAKARTA - While the evacuation of Sukhoi Superjet-100 crash victims is still underway, the victim`s identification may take months because many of their bodies are no longer intact, head of the police medical and health center (Pukdokkes) Senior Commission Anton Castilani told the press at the police hospital in East Jakarta Saturday.

Anton said the identification process is like trying to solve a jigsaw puzzle and he compared it also with the boat accident in Trenggalek in which identification of the victims took as long as five months. The police team of the Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) has begun with identifying the contents of four body bags at the police hospital including identifying body parts, describing and making notes of special features of the victims.

The return of the victims to their families can-

not be done in a too short period because the team is still completing the identification process.

Anton also cannot say how long it would take to complete the identification process, because DNA examination itself would take another two weeks, as it is also necessary to compare ante mortem data with post mortem data.

“I cannot promise anything, because it is still too long,” he said.

The DVI team is making the comparisons such as by finger print data, teeth, DNA, physical/medical marks and the belongings of the victims.

Anton said the Russian government has also promised to send a DNA expert to help the identification process, and universities and domestic agencies like University of Indonesia, Airlangga University, Bradijaya University, Eijkman Institute (Bandung) and a team of doctors from Banten will also help the identification process.

Antara

WANGIWANGI - The local administration of Wakatobi district, Southeast Sulawesi province will build a special dock or marina to serve tourists who want to come with their luxury boats to the world`s tourist destination.

“The tourists who have visited Wakatobi always complained about unavailability of a marina,” the head of Tourism and Creative Economic Industries of Wakatobi, Tawakal said here Friday.

According to Tawakal the unavailability of marina facilities in the area of the island is one of the factors causing the lack of tourists` interest especially divers who want to bring their own boats for visiting Wakatobi.

The tourists who visited Wakatobi were only when there were yacht convoys

during Sail Indonesia conducted in every August to October.

“While they were in Wakatobi, the owner of the ship just anchored their ship in the sea, not far from the coast because special docks port facility for luxury ship were not yet available,” Tawakal said.

According to Tawakal, the presence of the marina in Wakatobi would bring substantial benefits to the local administration and the people of Wakatobi because in addition to increasing the number of tourists who bring their own boats, it can also increase the local income through marina dock rentals.

“Rent can be calculated per day,” he said. Tawakal said the Ministry of Tourism and the Creative Economy in 2012-2014 is supporting the administration of Wakatobi district to attract tourists visiting the place.

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News

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British WW II fighter plane found in Egypt desert Agence France Presse

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An Air India domestic flight takes off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Airport in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

A union said Saturday it was ready for unconditional talks to end a five-day walkout by pilots of national carrier Air India, as the airline fired 25 more strikers and cancelled more flights

Union seeks talks as Air India fires striking pilots Agence France Presse

A union said Saturday it was ready for unconditional talks to end a five-day walkout by pilots of national carrier Air India, as the airline fired 25 more strikers and cancelled more flights.

Some 200 pilots from the debt-laden airline, which is facing mounting problems due to rising fuel prices, competition from low-cost rivals and a record of labour disputes, have been on strike since late Monday.

The pilots are protesting against former Indian Airlines pilots, who moved to Air India when the two state-run companies merged in 2007, being trained for new Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplanes.

They say the plan threatens their career advancement prospects.

Indian Pilots Guild union

spokesman Tauseef Mukadam told reporters in financial hub Mumbai that the union was “willing to talk to them (management) without any pre-conditions.”

But Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said the pilots needed to resume flying before any discussions were held.

“Ask for forgiveness from the passengers. Start the flights,” Singh told reporters in the capital New Delhi. “We can talk on anything after that.”

But the pilots’ union said that it was impossible for striking pilots who had been sacked -now totalling 71 after Saturday’s

dismissal -- to return to work.

“Some of our workers are not being allowed inside the office premises. How do we work?

Either all of us go back to work or none can work,” Mukadam said.

Another 16 flights were cancelled Saturday, including international flights and domestic legs of international flights. The strike has forced the airline to stop taking new international bookings until at least next Tuesday.

The government last month cleared a $5.75-billion bailout package to help the carrier which has an $8.3 billion debt.

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government said in a statement on its website.

Officials said 29,300 people had been evacuated after rain and hail battered the county for just 60 minutes late Thursday afternoon.

It had “wreaked havoc” on all of the county’s 18 townships and had affected more than two-thirds of its 450,000 residents, the statecontrolled Xinhua news agency reported.

“Roads were blocked, houses collapsed, farmland was destroyed, and the power supply and telecommunications services were disrupted by the extreme weather,” the agency said, quoting Xu Guangyao, a senior county official.

Min county is 150 kilometres (94 miles) from Zhouqu county, where a rain-triggered mudslide killed about 1,500 people in August 2010.

40 die in Chinese hailstorm Forty people were killed when a brief but violent hailstorm and torrential rain swept through a mountainous region of northwest China, according to the local government.

Eighteen others remained missing in Min county, a disaster-prone area of Gansu province, while 87 had been sent to hospital, the county

A World War II airplane that crash landed in Egypt’s western desert has been found “almost intact” in a vast sea of sand and rock almost 70 years later, the British embassy in Cairo told AFP on Saturday.

The Royal Air Force’s Kittyhawk P-40 was discovered during a mining exploration in Egypt’s western desert, the British embassy’s defence attache, Captain Paul Collins, told AFP. It is believed the plane got lost, “probably as a result of running out of fuel,” said Collins.

The plane’s pilot, presumed to be Flight Sergeant Denis Copping, made a “fairly flawless emergency landing” in June 1942, Collins said.

The conditions in the desert, with no liquid and regular winds blowing, means the plane was left “almost intact, in an amazing piece of preservation,” he said.

After the landing, Copping is believed to have taken the radio and walked out probably in a desperate attempt to find help.

But his chances were slim, having landed just before dark, hundreds of miles (kilometres) away from the nearest village.

“We presume that at one stage he decided to walk away... He was a 24-year-old man so quite fit. He could have walked quite well,” said Collins.

Indonesia...

From page 1 Wednesday’s ill-fated flight was a demonstration for Indonesian fast-expanding domestic airlines that the manufacturer hoped would buy the jet.

Indonesia has added 36 new

passenger and cargo airlines in the past five years and seen growth of 15 to 20 percent in the sector as companies rush to serve an emerging middle class amid the island nation’s economic boom.

Housing...

From page 1 If in the data collection was found to have exceeded the needs and carrying capacity of the environment, the housing development could be temporarily suspended to avoid a massive migration of settlers. So far, the residential areas were more utilized by migrants from outside Bali. “On that account, the policy holder should be able to set up rules that can anticipate the development of future housing needs in favor of Balinese people. Furthermore, it should strictly enforce the rule indiscriminately,” said the Director of Civil Engineering Graduate Program of the Udayana University.

Meanwhile, an observer of spatial order from Warmadewa University, Prof. Dr. I Wayan Runa, said the residential development sometimes annexed a green belt or building base coefficient (KDB) of 0 percent that actually did not tolerate any existence of building. Mischievous developers deliberately went up against the green belt to be transformed into a concrete field. According to him, the land lotting for housing development that annexed green belt took place due to a weak licensing process, licensing supervision and law enforcement. The licensing office and supervision should work hand in hand in the field so that the existing green belt would not be breached. “If licensing process is rigorous and the

development is properly controlled, I think investors will be difficult to annex the green belt,” he said.

He added that to minimize the problems such as the construction of new housing in Denpasar, for instance, the licensing process should be tightened since the beginning so that the construction would never be carried out before submitting the permit. The government had to take stern action against the parties building without being in possession of building permit in advance. “Any development in Bali must comply with the rules. A housing complex should not be exclusive but be adjusted to the teachings of Tri Hita Karana,” he said Besides, the carrying capacity of Bali should also be considered.

Otherwise it would ultimately have an impact on the environmental degradation. Moreover, the housing complexes were mostly taken advantage by residents from outside Bali, while Balinese people rarely did so. “Carrying capacity of Bali, chiefly the city of Denpasar, should be reviewed whether within the next 25 years and then set forth firmly the regional zoning whether it will be for green belt or housing complex.

Afterward, oversee the use closely,” concluded the Vice Chairman of the Indonesian Architects Association (IAI) of Bali Chapter. (kmb29)

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Monday, May 14, 2012

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China, Japan, South Korea agree to start free-trade talks Agence France-Presse

BEIJING - The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea agreed Sunday to start talks this year on a free-trade area, saying it would boost the economies of the entire region.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said closer regional economic integration in response to a slow global recovery and an overall rise in trade protectionism would help unlock new growth potential.

“Northeast Asia is the most economically vibrant region in the world.

So there is huge potential for our three countries to have closer trade and investment cooperation,” Wen told reporters in Beijing.

“The establishment of a free-trade area will unleash the economic vitality of our region and give a strong boost to economic integration in East Asia.”

China, Japan and South Korea combined have the world’s largest economy, ahead of the European Union, when measured by purchasing power parity.

Wen made the remarks after meeting in the Chinese capital with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.

In Sunday’s meeting, the three nations also signed an investment agreement concluded earlier this year after 13 rounds of negotiations stretching over five years.

“To further facilitate mutual investment, it is important to have a legal framework. It will help our businesses and mutual investment,” South Korea’s Lee said.

A free-trade area among Northeast Asia’s three major economies has been on the trilateral agenda for the past decade, beginning with an agreement among the three in late 2002 to launch a feasibility study on the issue.

China cuts bank reserves to revive slowing economy Associated Press

BEIJING — China’s central bank announced Saturday a reduction in the amount of reserves that banks must hold in an effort to spur lending and revive a sharply flagging economy.

The 0.5 percentage point cut in the banks’ required reserve by the People’s Bank of China starting May 18 frees up billions of dollars for lending. It follows the release of statistics in the past week that showed the economy slowing more rapidly than economists — and perhaps the government — expected.

A slowdown in China, the world’s second-largest economy, threatens to ripple across the globe, which is already struggling to ward off continued economic weakness in Europe. China has been an engine of global growth in recent years, and its robust purchases of iron ore, raw materials and industrial components have buoyed economies from Australia and Brazil to Japan and Zambia.

While the government has been

eager to steer growth from the torrid rates of the past decade to a more sustainable pace, a sharp slowdown would risk higher unemployment and lower revenues for already cash-strapped local governments.

The slowdown also comes as most of the current leadership prepares to step aside for younger leaders. A once-a-decade event, the transition always sees the Communist Party on alert for signs of unrest that could challenge its authority.

This year’s transition has been made bumpier by the unexpected purge of a powerful politician, raising speculation that leaders are too consumed with infighting to pay attention to the economy.

A slew of economic data in recent days pointed to an economic deceleration. Lower growth in industrial production in April — 9.3 percent from a year earlier but down 2.6 percentage points from March — raised alarm bells as did electricity production which barely budged in April and which economists take as a proxy gauge of activity in a country where government statistics

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In this July 30, 2009 file image made from AP Television News video, people order food at the country’s first fast food restaurant, the Samthaeseong, in Pyongyang. Less than two weeks after being punished with new U.N. sanctions, North Korea has sent its ceremonial head of state and two top economic officials to Singapore and Indonesia on a trip that appears aimed at drumming up outside investment.

Can Singapore serve as economic model for NKorea?

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SEOUL — Less than two weeks after being punished with new U.N. sanctions, North Korea has sent its ceremonial head of state and two top economic officials to Singapore and Indonesia on a trip that appears aimed at drumming up outside investment.

Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of North Korea’s parliament, arrived in Singapore on Friday for his first reported trip overseas since late leader Kim Jong Il’s December death. He was to head Sunday to Indonesia with two senior economic officials, according to North Korean state media. Kim, no relation to Kim Jong Il and current leader Kim Jong Un, often represents North Korea abroad.

The weeklong journey comes on the heels of new U.N. sanctions imposed on North Korea for launching a long-range rocket last month in defiance of Security Council resolutions banning it from nuclear or ballistic missile activity. North Korea insists the launch was an attempt to send a

satellite into space.

Washington suspended an agreement to provide North Korea with food aid, and the North could face more punishment if it follows the launch with an atomic test as it did in 2006 and 2009.

Even as it has risked punishment by developing missiles, North Korea also has focused since 2009 on improving its economy by developing light industry, drawing foreign investment and expanding trade. With ties remaining tense with South Korea, North Korea is looking elsewhere to build economic partnerships.

Singaporean entrepreneurs already are supplying the wellto-do in Pyongyang with everything from Heineken beer to Hello Kitty, and have introduced some locals to hamburgers, fried chicken and Belgian waffles.

North Korea is looking to diversify its trade, import natural resources and export consumer goods with Southeast Asia’s help.

Singapore offers an attractive model for attracting direct foreign investment, while resource-rich

Indonesia could give pointers on how to make money from minerals, said Cho Bong-hyun, a research fellow at the IBK Economic Research Institute in Seoul.

Kim Yong Nam visited a food factory and an electronics manufacturer in Singapore on Saturday, the official Korean Central News Agency said.

The North Koreans may also use the trip to Singapore to learn how to develop a successful growth model that does not threaten the political power structure, said Andray Abrahamian, executive director of Choson Exchange, a Singapore-based nonprofit group that has provided business and legal training for about 200 young North Korean government officials and students.

“Singapore’s development trajectory has been attractive to a number of countries who are interested in maintaining political stability to manage rapid economic growth,” he said.

Trade and investment between North Korea and Southeast Asia have waxed and waned over the past 12 years.

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Entertainment

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“The Dictator” film launches in offensive style Reuters

Baron Cohen, in character as the freedom-hating North African dictator General Aladeen from the fictional Republic of Wadiya, was also surrounded by glamorous, uniformed female “body guards” in short skirts. “Now while I am here, I would like to grant political asylum to (Rupert) Murdoch,” he declared to reporters and fans along the red carpet. “We also have mobile phone hacking in Wadiya.

Everyone who has a phone, we hack off their hands.”

On the subject of gay marriage, in the headlines this week after U.S. President Barack Obama publicly supported same-sex marriage, Baron Cohen said: “I am very happy because yesterday Nicholas Clegg and David Cameron renewed their vows and now they are the world’s most famous gay couple.”

British Prime Minister Cameron and his coalition partner and deputy

Clegg sought to relaunch their joint government this week after big losses at local elections. Referring to the German leader, Baron Cohen added: “By the way Angela Merkel, you need to look after your appearance. I think Merkel would be more successful if Merkel has a sex change and becomes a woman.”

The 40-year-old comic has forged a successful career adopting offensive characters prone to politically incorrect pronouncements designed to amuse and offend. Internationally he is best known as Borat, the fictitious Kazakh reporter who travels to the United States in “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”.

His other well-known characters are Londoner Ali G and gay Austrian fashion journalist Bruno.

General Aladeen is the despotic ruler of an oil-rich country who is

Monday, May 14, 2012

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All Seasons Resort Legian Bali IBP

LONDON - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and News Corp head Rupert Murdoch were among the targets of British comic Sacha Baron Cohen’s satirical humor late on Thursday at the world premiere of his political spoof “The Dictator”. Donning full military regalia and a false beard, and brandishing a replica golden pistol, he swept up the London red carpet standing in a bright orange Lamborghini -- with one wheel clamped and being carried on a tow truck.

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LEGIAN - All Seasons Resort Legian opened since 2005 is located in the prime location between the popular Kuta and Seminyak shopping and entertainment areas. It is only 20 minutes from Ngurah Rai International Airport and a short stroll from the famous Legian beach. Step into All Seasons Legian spacious open lobby, you enter a world of colors.

With concept of funky, warm and friendly service, all the guests will have an outstanding experience in Bali.

All Seasons have 78 Superior Rooms (24 sqm) functional and well designed with a modern influence, 6 Family Rooms (30 sqm) designed to welcome 2 adults and 2 children, and 29 Deluxe Rooms

(32 sqm) provide more space and open rain shower.

The guest can take a table at Colours Café where they can sample Asian and International favorites or chill out on the comfy low slung couches while watch the widescreen TV in the Sky Bar. The Colours Café opened from 06.30 am-23.00 pm.

Surrounded by tropical gardens and frangipani trees, the central pool deck comes complete with kids pool, sun loungers and a bar serving any kind of food and beverage choices.

Enjoying also the serene of Chill Out at all seasons Spa that offers a full range of treatments, from traditional Balinese massage to Ayurveda, as well as nail care, hair treatments and facials, all using special made products.

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Actor Sacha Baron Cohen, playing Admiral General Aladeen, poses for photographers with models at the world premiere of the Dictator at the Royal Festival Hall in London May 10, 2012.

forced to travel to the United States in a last-ditch attempt to prevent a UN-backed coup d’etat.

Early reviews of The Dictator, inspired by the Arab Spring uprisings as well as the nuclear programs in Iran and North Korea, have been

generally positive.

Chris Tookey of the Daily Mail newspaper awarded it five stars out of five, writing: “The Dictator may be the most conventionally structured of Sacha Baron Cohen’s films -- it’s essentially a romcom -- but

to my mind it’s the funniest.” Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave it four stars, and said the film delivered “an explosion of weaponsgrade offensiveness”. The Dictator, directed by Larry Charles, hits U.S. and British cinemas on May 16.

Young cancer patients’ Betty White reveals her ‘Stronger’ video a big hit presidential preference Associated Press Writer

SEATTLE — A video featuring cancer-stricken children, their nurses, doctors and parents lip-synching and dancing to the popular Kelly Clarkson song “Stronger” has become an online sensation. Clarkson, in her own video message to the children at Seattle Children’s Hospital, said it was “amazing.” “It made my day. I know it’s making everybody else’s day online,” Clarkson said in a message posted on her website. “I just can’t wait to meet you.”

The youngsters, many attached to IVs and holding signs that say “Stronger,” “Fighter” and “Hope,” dance along with parents and medical staff. One child even rides a bike through the hallways of the hematology oncology floor. The video is part of a creative arts program with cancer patients at Seattle Children’s.

The kids’ video went online May 6. It was the idea of 22-year-old Chris Rumble, a patient at the hospital who was diagnosed with leukemia in April. He wanted to do something to share with his old hockey team in the central Washington town of Wenatchee “I’m everyone’s big brother and I have a lot of friends here at Seattle Children’s,” Rumble said on the hospital’s blog. Dr. Douglas Hawkins said the patients and staff at Seattle Children’s have been thrilled by the response.

“This morning it was over 900,000 views. It’s really incredible,” he said Friday. Hawkins said such projects help the kids maintain their spirits.

“When a child or young adult is treated for cancer, it puts their whole life on hold in a way that doesn’t seem fair at all,” Hawkins said. “It’s a fight for their life. But AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2011 file photo, there are all these other normal things they want to be singer Kelly Clarkson poses for a portrait doing too, or things they want to focus on other than the medicine or the illness or their time in the hospital.” in Los Angeles.

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — Betty White says she usually keeps her political views private but in this presidential election strongly favors one candidate.

As she prepares to visit the Smithsonian Institution and National Zoo next week, White told The Associated Press she “very, very much favors” President Barack Obama in the election.

The 90-year-old actress said Friday

she is very bi-partisan and has stayed away from politics all of her life. She usually never says who she is for or against because she doesn’t want to turn off any of her adoring fans.

White says in this year’s election, she likes what Obama has done and “how he represents us.”

Her comments come after Hollywood turned out at George Clooney’s home to raise $15 million for Obama’s re-election, a record for a single fundraiser.

Temple Ceremony Calendar Event for April 20 through May 20, 2012 20 Apr Tilem Kedasa - Pura Kahyangan Tiga Batur Bangli - Pura Batur Camenggon-Sukawati - Pura Luhur Bhujangga Camggu Kuta - Pura Kawitan Kayu Selem Tampurhyang Batur-Kintamani 21 Apr Hari Tumpek Kandang - Pura Puseh, Pura Desa Kota Gianyar - Pura Luhur Dalem Sagening Kediri - Tabanan - Merajan Pasek Gelgel Tegal Gede Badung 25 Apr Buda Wage Menail - Pr. Dalem Tarukan Linggih Pajenengan Cemenggaon Sukawati - Mr. Pasek Dangke bambang - Bangli - Pura Penataran Dalem Ketut Pejeng Pejeng Kaja - Gianyar - Pura Puseh Menakaji Desa Peninjoan - Bangli - Merajan Agung Blangsinga - Blahbatuh - Pura Kawitan Gusti Agung Blangsinga Blahbatuh Gianyar - Pura Kawitan Gusti Celuk Sukawati - Baler Pura Sada, Banjar Pemebatan Kapal Mengwi 1 May Anggar Kasih Perangbakat - Pura Bukit Buluh Gunaksa - Klungkung - Pura Tirta Sudamala Bebalang - Bangli - Pura Paibon Pasek Bendesa Sangsit sawan - Buleleng - Pura Pasek Gelgel Pangi Dawan - Klungkung - Pura Gunung Tengsong Lombok.

- Pura Dalem Benawah Gianyar - Pura Dalem Bitra Gianyar - Pura Dalem Banyuning Timur Buleleng - Pura Dalem Pauman Batan Getas Denpasar - Pura Tengah Padang Tegalalang - Merajan Pasek Gelgel Desa Sande - Pupuan Tabanan - Pura Kawitan Tangkas Kori Agung Denpasar - Pura Hyangaluh/Jenggala Besakih - Merajan Pasek Lurah Tutuan Gunaksa - Mr. Pasek Gelgel Selulung - Merajan Pasek Subrata Medahan - Merajan Pasek Munggu Munggu - Pura Tengkulak Tulikup - Gianyar - Pura Penataran Badung Desa Ogang Sidemen.

2 May Buda Umanis Perangbakat - Pura Puri Agung Dalem Tarukan Pejeng Tampak Siring - Pura Rambut Siwi Jembrana - Pura Batu Bolong Canggu - Kuta - Pura Pasek Marga Klaci Tabanan - Pura Agung Pasek Dauh Waru Jembrana - Pura Ratu Pasek Sangsit Sawan - Buleleng.

- Pura Pasek Tangkas Darma Reyanggede Tabanan - Pura Desa Banyuning Buleleng - Pr. Srijon Tabanan - Mr. Pasek Gelgel Lebah Pangkung - Merajan Pasek Gelgel Patemon - Pura Tirta Anom Padang Sigi Sading - Tampak Siring - Pura Dadi Agung Pasek Bendesa Dukuh Manuaba Tegalalang.

- Pura Pedarmaan Batursari Ngilis Jegu Penebel Tabanan.

- Pura Puncak Mundi Nusa Penida.

5 May Purnama Jiyestha - Pura Segara Lombok - Pura Dwijawarsa Malang - Pura Puncaktingguh Angsri Baturiti Tabanan - Pura Kawitan Luhur Bhujangga Desa Jatiluwih Penebel Tabanan - Pura Kawitan Batur Tonja Denpasar - Pura Masopahit Grenceng Denpasar - Pura Penyungsungan Pasek Tohjiwa Wanagiri Selemadeg.

- Pura Pamerajan Penataran Agung Sidemen Karangasem - Pura Eka Dharma Sweta Indah-Mataram, NTB. 16 May Buda Keliwon Ugu - Pura Dalem Tarukan Desa Peninjoan Tembuku - Bangli.

- Pura Pasek Gelgel Boading Kaba-kaba Tabanan - Pura Pemayun Banyuning Tengah Buleleng - Pura Desa Kayangan Tiga Desa Bubunan Seririt - Buleleng - Pura Agung Gunung Raung Banjar Taro Kaja Taro Tegalalang - Merajan Pasek Dangka Bungbungan 20 May Tilem Jiyestha.

- Pura Bhujangga Waisnawa Gumrih Jembrana.

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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Greek president makes last push to avert elections

Reuters

ATHENS - Greece’s president will meet party leaders on Sunday in a final bid to cobble together a coalition and avert a repeat election, but the veteran politician’s effort looked set to fail because of deep splits over an EU/IMF rescue plan.

Voters enraged with austerity are likely to be called to the polls again as soon as mid-June, with opinion polls showing the balance of power tipping towards leftists opposed to bailouts that averted bankruptcy but deepened a devastating recession.

A week of efforts to put together a government since Sunday’s inconclusive election have failed because neither the pronor the anti-bailout camp had enough seats to rule in the hung parliament.

Parties stuck to their guns on Saturday, making any chance of an eleventh hour deal appear remote. EU leaders have warned

that without a government backing the 130-billion euro rescue plan agreed in March, Greece would stop getting aid and could find itself pushed out of the euro.

“Country on a dangerous path,” conservative daily Kathimerini warned on its front page.

“If there isn’t, even now, the immediate rebuilding of the proEuropean bloc it will be difficult to avoid a national adventure or catastrophe.”

The anti-bailout vote was scattered among a number of small parties in the first election, but now appears to be consolidating around the Left Coalition SYRIZA party and its charismatic 37-year-old leader Alexis Tsipras. He has much to gain from a new vote: several opinion polls showed this week that SYRIZA would place first if the election is repeated, a prize that would come with a bonus of 50 extra seats in parliament at the expense of the pro-bailout camp.

Thousands march against economic gloom in Spain, UK MADRID - Thousands of Spaniards fed up with economic misery and waving banners against bankers marched on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the grassroots “Indignados” movement that has sparked similar protests around the world. Up to 600 people denouncing the Bank of England rallied in London and a Reuters witness said scuffles broke out between some demonstrators and police, with at least 12 arrests.

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Reuters

The Indignados and the offshoot Occupy and Take the Square movements had called for a global day of action against anti-debt austerity policies and the widening gap between rich and poor, but nowhere were protests as large as in Spain. A year after tens of thousands set up a

month-long camp in Madrid’s central Puerta del Sol square, drawing international attention, indignant Spaniards have even more to be angry about.

Unemployment has soared to over 24 percent, over half the country’s youth is out of work,

Mladic to face trial for atrocities in Bosnia

THE HAGUE - Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic goes on trial this week in a case that will establish if he was responsible for some of the worst atrocities in Europe since World War Two. Mladic, 70, was in charge of the Bosnian Serb army when, over two nights in July 1995, its fighters shot 8,000 Muslim men and boys in and around the town of Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia, burying most in mass graves.

It was Europe’s worst mass killing since the Holocaust. Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) accuse Mladic of genocide, murder, acts of terror and other crimes against humanity during the

1992-95 Bosnian war.

Mladic, one of the first big names from the wars that followed the break-up of Yugoslavia to be indicted by the court, is the last of them to go on trial.

He was indicted in 1995 along with Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serbs’ political leader, although both remained free in former Yugoslavia for more than a decade before being arrested and passed to The Hague. Karadzic’s trial is already under way.

Former Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic was indicted in 1999 and went on trial in The Hague in 2001, but died in 2006 before a verdict was reached.

Prosecutors say Mladic was part of a “joint criminal enterprise to

Associated Press Writer

AP Photo/Paul White

the economy has dipped back into recession and one of its largest banks has been nationalized.

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s conservative government has passed painful austerity measures that have hit once-sacred public health and education spending in an effort to appease international markets and avoid a Greek-style bailout.

“We have to stand up and say enough is enough! They pull our hair telling us we’re lazy so they can dismantle social welfare and take away health and education and now they’re bailing out the bankers,” said Gloria Bravo, 48, a civil servant.

eliminate the Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica by killing the men and boys ... and forcibly removing the women, young children and some elderly men”. They say Bosnian Serb forces (BSF) attempted to hide the slaughter by dumping victims in remote unmarked graves.

“When it became apparent that despite these efforts the world had learned of the mass murder of Srebrenica’s Muslim men, BSF implemented (an) ... operation designed to further conceal the bodies and the crimes,” said a pre-trial brief.

“Thousands of corpses were dug up with excavators, moved in trucks and dumped in even more remote locations.” Bodies were later found strewn across 17 primary and 37 secondary mass graves.

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John Van Dame, right, U.S. Pacific Fleet senior environmental planner, and Roy Sokolowski, a U.S. Pacific Fleet sonar modeling expert, speak in Honolulu on Thursday, May 10, 2012 about the Navy’s new environmental impact statement for training and testing in Hawaii and California waters.

Navy study: Sonar, blasts might hurt more sea life Associated Press Writer

HONOLULU — The U.S. Navy may hurt more dolphins and whales by using sonar and explosives in Hawaii and California under a more thorough analysis that reflects new research and covers naval activities in a wider area than previous studies.

The Navy estimates its use of explosives and sonar may unintentionally cause more than 1,600 instances of hearing loss or other injury to marine mammals each year, according to a draft environmental impact statement that covers training and testing planned from 2014 to 2019.

The Navy calculates the explosives could potentially kill more than 200 marine mammals a year.

A notice about the study is due to appear Friday in the Federal Register. The old Navy analysis — covering 2009-2013 — estimated the service might unintentionally

cause injury or death to about 100 marine mammals in Hawaii and California, although no deaths have been reported.

The larger numbers are partially the result of the Navy’s use of new research on marine mammal behavior and updated computer models that predict how sonar affects animals.

The Navy also expanded the scope of its study to include things like in-port sonar testing — something sailors have long done but wasn’t analyzed in the Navy’s last environmental impact statement. The analysis

covers training and testing in waters between Hawaii and California for the first time as well.

“Each time around, each time we swing through this process, we get better, we take a harder look, we become more inclusive,” said John Van Name, senior environmental planner at the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

The Navy isn’t saying it will injure whales and dolphins as it trains sailors and tests equipment. It’s telling the public and environmental regulators that its actions have the potential to harm or otherwise prompt a reaction in the animals.

The Navy takes a variety of measures to prevent harm to the animals, including turning off sonar when marine mammals are spotted nearby. It says the actual numbers of injured animals would be lower as a result.

NEW YORK — Facebook is updating its data use policy in an attempt to give people more clarity on how the company uses information they share. As part of the changes, Facebook is also signaling that it may start showing people ads on sites other than Facebook, targeting the pitches to interests and hobbies that users express on Facebook.

The move comes a week before Facebook Inc.’s expected initial public offering of stock. Facebook held events with potential investors this week, including one in Silicon Valley on Friday, and it has posted a version of its road show online.

The offering could value Facebook at nearly $100 billion — more than Kraft, Ford and other major brands.

The policy changes are in response to an audit by Irish dataprotection authorities last year, Facebook said Friday. The commission had asked Facebook to

be more transparent about how it collects people’s data and uses it for advertising, as well as how long it keeps such information.

Facebook plans to notify its more than 900 million users of the changes through advertisements around the site and on its mobile apps. Users who want to dig deeper can read a version of the policy that highlights the changes word by word. Erin Egan, Facebook’s chief privacy officer, will host an online chat Monday to answer any questions.

Egan said the company wasn’t substantially changing its business practices, but wants to “err on the side of providing too much information.”

Facebook’s overseas headquarters are based in Dublin, Ireland, a member of the European Union.

This means the company is required to comply with European data privacy laws. Facebook said the changes were also a response to feedback from its users.

AP Photo/Paul Sakuma

In this Feb. 8, 2012 photo shows two workers inside of Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook stock is expected to begin trading publicly on May 18.

Expo opens in South Korea with robots, ocean theme Associated Press Writer

YEOSU, South Korea — Expo 2012 has opened in South Korea’s

REUTERS/Marko Djurica

A Kosovo Serb man walks past graffiti of Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic in town of Zevecan October 25, 2011.

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Protesters pack the Puerta del Sol plaza in central Madrid, Saturday May 12, 2012. The protesters returned to Sol to mark the anniversary of the protest movement that inspired groups in other countries.

Reuters

Leader of the Socialists PASOK party Evangelos Venizelos (R) meets leader of Conservatives New Democracy party Antonis Samaras in Athens May 11, 2012.

Science

International

AP Photo/Yonhap

The Big O, a water screen that is a landmark of the Expo 2012, is seen during a media day of the expo, in Yeosu, South Korea, Wednesday, May 9, 2012.

coastal city of Yeosu for a threemonth run.

Organizers say the fair, which kicked off Saturday, has the largest number of robots in the history of expos. Attractions include a robot fish that explores underwater resources in an environmentfriendly way.

Organizers say about 33,000

tickets were sold for the opening day. More than 100 countries are participating in the expo to display their technology, culture and products.

Yeosu is a port city 300 kilometers (185 miles) south of Seoul. It has built a gigantic structure in the water to display colorful hologram images and promote the expo.

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International

Former Real Madrid striker Raul joins Qatar’s Al Sadd

Reuters

DOHA - Former Real Madrid striker Raul has joined Al Sadd of Qatar after leaving Schalke 04 at the end of his contract with the Bundesliga club, the Asian champions said on Saturday. “Al Sadd Club will held a news conference... on Sunday to introduce Raul Gonzalez to the media after signing the player who will join the team starting from next season 2012-2013,” said a statement on Al Sadd’s website (www.al-saddclub. com).

The club did not give any further details but Spanish media reported that Raul, 34, had signed a one-year deal with Al Sadd, who finished third at the World Club Cup in December. “Raul has arrived in Doha and attended the final match of the Emir Cup between Al Sadd and Al Gharafa at Khalifa international stadium,” the club’s statement added referring to a match Al Gharafa won in a penalty AFP PHOTO/LLUIS GENE

Guardiola has one fixture remaining, the King’s Cup final against Athletic Bilbao, before handing over the reins to his friend and assistant Tito Vilanova. The Catalans will be chasing their 14th trophy from the coach’s four years in charge at the Calderon on May 25.

“I don’t think the league will miss me. The league was here before, and will continue after me,” a downbeat Guardiola told a news conference.

“After Dani’s sending off it was a different game. We lost control because playing with 10 is always more difficult. In the end it was a good goal from Seydou.

“He is a player who probably deserves to play more.” Barca were six points short of champions Real Madrid who can beat their La Liga points record of 99 with a win at home to Real Mallorca on Sunday.

The remaining eight La Liga matches all kickoff on Sunday at

1800 (GMT), when the last Champions League berth, two Europa League spots and two relegation places have still to be decided.

EMERY FAREWELL

Earlier, Valencia, 30 points behind Barca in third spot, said farewell to coach Unai Emery after a 1-0 defeat at Real Sociedad.

French winger Antoine Griezmann scored the only goal after 64 minutes. Argentine Mauricio Pellegrino will take over from Emery who is reported by local media to be close to joining Spartak Moscow.

Emery, a manic touchline presence, leaves Valencia after guiding them to automatic qualification to the Champions League forthe third year in a row. Much of the pre-match attention for the Barca game had been on whether Lionel Messi would add to his record 50

league goals this season, but the World Player of the Year had a quiet game and was upstaged by Betis striker Ruben Castro.

Lively Dutch international Ibrahim Afellay started his first league game for Barca this season, after a long injury lay-off, and Sergio Busquets headed them in front from a corner after nine minutes.

They lost control of the game when Brazil fullback Alves picked up a second yellow card for a scything late tackle on Jefferson Montero in the 53rd minute.

Castro burst clear to lob keeper Victor Valdes in the 71st minute and he also broke through the middle, after a swift interchange of passes, to add his second goal three minutes later.

Messi struck the post with a free kick just before Mali midfielder Keita flung himself at a cross to level matters.

At first, Sanglah Hospital received a referral patient from Gianyar Hospital with a diagnosis of experiencing a heart problem on Thursday night (May 10). Having got an examination in Emergency Room, the 65-year-old man even showed off a clinical symptom of rabies. Thus, he was taken to Nusa Indah infirmary for further treatment. Unfortunately, after treated for few hours in Nusa Indah, the patient with the initial Ketut K died. His body was immediately taken home by his family to be buried.

Secretary of the Sanglah Hospital Rabies Countermeasure Team, Ken Wirasandhi, when met on Friday (May 11) confirmed the reception of a rabies suspect from Gianyar.

“At first, the patient came in with a heart problem. But when arriving in Sanglah Hospital, he even indicated a rabies clinical symptom, while the symptoms of heart problem were not detected,” he said.

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Patient booms, Tabanan Hospital lacks of bed

Reuters

MADRID - Seydou Keita saved Pep Guardiola from suffering a defeat in his final La Liga match in charge, heading a stoppage-time equaliser as Barcelona, down to 10 men after a red card for Dani Alves, drew 2-2 at Real Betis on Saturday. After three consecutive league titles, Barca finished the campaign second behind champions Real Madrid with 91 points from 38 matches and a game in which neither side had anything left to play for.

Denpasar (Bali Post)—

The nurses are taking the patient to his room. Tabanan Hospital is now facing a problem of the lack of bed.

Keita saves Guardiola from season-ending defeat

Full name Date of birth Place of birth Height

Raúl González Blanco 27 June 1977 Madrid, Spain 1.80 m

Club information Current club

Al Sadd

Youth career 1987–1990 1990–1992 1992–1994

San Cristóbal de los Ángeles Atlético Madrid Real Madrid

Tabanan (Bali Post)—

Tabanan Hospital service is actually much sought after by people. Unfortunately, the room availability is away from requirement. As a result, many patients have to be referred to Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar or other hospitals in Badung. Within a day, averagely 10-20 patients have to be referred from Tabanan Hospital due to running out of inpatient room.

Senior career Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

1994 1994 1994–2010 2010–2012 2012–

Real Madrid C Real Madrid B Real Madrid Schalke 04 Al Sadd

7 1 550 66 0

(13) (0) (228) (28) (0)

2 5 9 4 102

(4) (3) (8) (2) (44)

National team 1994 1995 1995–1996 1996 1996–2006

Spain U18 Spain U20 Spain U21 Spain U23 Spain

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shootout on Saturday.

The former Spain striker had been at Schalke for two seasons, scoring 28 Bundesliga goals in 66 matches. Last month when it was announced he would leave Schalke, Raul told reporters: “My future lies outside Europe in a league that is not so strong in playing terms as the Bundesliga.”

Raul, whose international career ended in 2006, joined Schalke after he became surplus to requirements at Real Madrid, the club where he had been a talismanic figure. It was uncertain how well he would adapt to rainy, industrial Gelsenkirchen, where Schalke have an almost cult-like following, after the more refined surroundings of the Bernabeu.

However, he settled in well, scoring 13 goals in his first Bundesliga season and five more in the Champions League, taking his all-time tally in Europe’s top club competition to a record 71 goals as Schalke reached the semi-finals.

Barcelona’s coach Josep Guardiola (R) shakes hands with Barcelona’s Malian midfielder Seydou Keita (L) during the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona vs RCD Espanyol on May 5, 2012 at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona.

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Director of Tabanan Hospital, Nyoman Susila, explained that ideally the hospital he led should have at least 400 inpatient rooms.

At the moment, it had only 207 rooms whereas the number of patient visit was very high. Within a month, it reached 11,140 patients.

Such amount consisted of 9,339 outpatients and 1,800 patients of executive treatment. They excluded the patient in emergency unit reaching 4,027 per month. “Of the total patient visits, they averagely took direct hospitalization.

Our room occupancy rate always reached 94 percent,” he said, Saturday (May 12).

He added that inpatient rooms in Tabanan totally reached 300 units.

They did not include the inpatient rooms in public health centers and private hospitals. According

to Susila, the number of Tabanan population reached over 42,000.

Thus, based on the ratio it was 1: 400. In other words, a bed should be occupied by 1,000 residents.

As a result of such condition, the hospital bed was never empty so far. Moreover, the patients coming to Tabanan Hospital were not only the locals but also residents from Jembrana and Western Badung relying on the Tabanan Hospital service.

Related to such conditions, said Susila, his party would add 17 beds in Tabanan Hospital. In details, they consisted of 6 units in Tabanan Hospital, while the remaining 11 units would be placed in Nyitdah Wings Hospital. So far, the new international hospital only had 12 non-class beds. Hopefully, the bed addition could reduce the referral

to Denpasar. Aside from adding the beds, the Tabanan Hospital also increased the number of nurse. At present, it had totally 384 nurses and 17 nurses were newly recruited.

“They are still undergoing a training program for two months before assigned to a new room,” he said.

Regarding the relocation of Tabanan Hospital to Nyitdah Hospital, Susila said it would make it easier for patient care because the building of Tabanan Hospital was narrow and could no longer be expanded.

“As a matter of fact, the relocation will be beneficial for service provision because it can be focused on a single spacious area,” he said.

However, Susila was reluctant to give more information about the relocation. He argued the relocation lay in the authority of Tabanan Government. (kmb30)

Medical officers were suspicious if Ketut K was a rabies suspect patient entering a phobic symptom.

As a clinical symptom, he was afraid of the wind sourcing from a fan in the Emergency Room. Though the clinical symptom pointed to rabies, his dog bite history, according to Ken, was still confusing. “The information is still confusing. It was said if the patient was bitten by a dog three months ago, another said it happened five months ago and there was also saying if he was bitten three years ago. Moreover, the patient did not have a history of wound care as well as anti-rabies vaccine (VAR),” explained Ken. Due to such confusing information on the history of dog bite undergone by patient, Ken admitted to be unable to ensure if the patient was positive to rabies. To that end, it was required a VCR and other auxiliary examination. Meanwhile, his party was still waiting for the results. (kmb24)

Stop issuing permit of souvenir markets Denpasar (Bali Post)—

The mushrooming souvenir markets in Badung and Denpasar taken control by large-scale investors had an impact on the survival of the art markets such as the Sukawati and Guwang art market. A legislator of the Bali House from Guwang, Gianyar, Nyoman Partha, said on Friday (May 11) that government should be stricter in issuing permission for the souvenir markets. Even, by observing their development, they potentially harmed the art markets, so that government had to have the courage to stop issuing the permits for the establishment of souvenir markets.

Further, Nyoman Partha said that hundreds of small people relied on their livelihood and fortune in the art market of Sukawati and Guwang.

However, since the emergence of souvenir markets in Denpasar and Badung, the two art markets were increasingly desolate. They showed off significant decline in tourist visit. According to him, prior to the operation of large souvenir markets, at particular seasons such as public holiday and Eid holiday, Guwang usually underwent traffic jam due to abundant visitors, but today it was mediocre. On average, the traders in Sukawati and Guwang art market belonged to those having small capital of some one to two million rupiahs. When faced against capital intensive souvenir markets, they were surely distraught.

On the other hand, there was no protection for them. The government remained to issue permits for

souvenir markets. “The problem is that why the government allows the proliferation of souvenir markets taking the portion of small people.

Their ventures are selling paintings, clothes, key chains, snacks and others. When all portions are taken by large investors, small people will surely lose out. It’s just like an ant faced against an elephant,” said the politician of PDI-P. Government should limit the permission of large investors if they grabbed the venture sector deeply involved by small people. By all means, there would be unfair or unhealthy competition between small people with a working capital of one-two million rupiahs and those with large capital worth billions of rupiahs. The government should be selective whether the business built by large investors would harm people or not. It should not allow every investment and the investors’ business area might not harm people’s economy. “The government should no longer issue permits for souvenir market whose business activity is the same as that of traditional art market. Any permit of souvenir market should be stopped,” said Chairman of Commission IV of the Bali House.

In addition, the government should set to provide assistance to the management of the art market so the traders could better organize their management, create more targeted campaigns as well as develop good manners and mental attitude of traders in the art market. (kmb29)

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Buildings in Batu Belig Beach

Demolishing must be finished by one week Mangupura (Bali Post)-

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The kioks are seen on the road leading to Lovina Beach, Buleleng

Kiosks at Lovina handed over to customary village Regency govt asks for 25 percent revenue Singaraja (Bali Post)—

Having hanged fire for months, the management of several kiosks at Lovina Beach tourist attraction, Buleleng Regency, was ultimately handed over by the Buleleng Culture and Tourism Agency to Kalibukbuk customary village. As compensation, the government requested a 25 percent revenue share to customary village as an income to the regionally generated revenue (PAD) from the kiosk rental. Meanwhile, 75 percent of the revenue was handed over to Kalibukbuk customary village. It was revealed by the Acting Head of the Buleleng Culture and Tourism Agency, Made Suarja, when contacted on Friday (May 11).

Suarja further said the decision to hand over the kiosk management was decided after his party held a joint meeting with customary village, administrative village and the Indonesia Hotels and Restaurants Association (PHRI) of Buleleng. In the meeting was decided if the customary village was given the right to manage the kiosks under supervision of local administrative village and the PHRI. Armed with such decision, the authority of customary village was promptly asked to determine the traders that were ready to hire the kiosks for storefront. “We have agreed that customary village will manage the kiosks and determine the tenants,” he said.

According to Suarja, though fully handing over the kiosk management to customary village under supervision of the administrative village and the PHRI, the regency government asked for revenue share as regionally generated revenue (PAD) from the kiosks. For the time being, the amount of revenue asked by the regency government

had not been decided yet. Nevertheless, the share plan requested was 25 percent. Meanwhile, the share revenue for customary village was 75 percent. It was a temporary amount of revenue share as it was still under discussion. It would be further discussed to assess the revenue distribution feasibility. Even, the Culture and Tourism Agency, customary village, administrative village and PHRI would conduct a comparative study on similar kiosk management to tourist resort of Sanur, Denpasar. The study was intended to get information on kiosk revenue distribution and enrich the insight on kiosk management in tourist destination.

“The share allocation has not been decided and we will make a comparative study to Sanur first to learn about the proper kiosk management including the revenue share for regional government and the operator. By doing so, the kiosks handed over will really provide benefits to traders,” he explained.

On the other hand, Suarja said

the revenue share in the form of regionally generated revenue from the kiosk management would be used by government to maintain the existing tourism facilities. Many of them were not well maintained due to lack of funds. So far the government had not get a revenue share from tourism facilities that had been constructed. “We do not only get regionally generated revenue, but at least with the revenue obtained from the kiosk established and operated by traders we can have a fund to repair the damage occurred,” he explained.

As reported previously, dozens of kiosks at Lovina Beach tourist attraction were inactive for several months and its management was unclear. Such condition made people confused because the government had not handed over the management. As a result, many traders took liberty to occupy some of the kiosks though having got no permission yet. They expected those kiosks could be immediately handed over to traders to be used. (kmb)

The demolishing of five restaurants that violated Batu Belig Beach demarcation line at Kuta Utara has to be done in one week, if not Badung Police Civil Service will take over as stated by the Head, I Ketut Martha.

The demolishing that took place since Monday (7/5) has been done by the owners itself including removing

their items as well. The Services admitted ready to help as long as there’s a request from the owner only just they won’t be responsible if their items are in good condition. Besides this, Martha asked owners to preserve the beach by bring back its condition as then. To guarantee the demolishing, Police Civil Services will take supervision on location. (kmb25)

Ducks smuggled through Klatakan Beach

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Hundreds of smuggled ducks from Java was failed by Brimob Detasemen C Pelopor Troops, Gilimanuk, at Klatakan Beach, Sumbersari, Melaya last Friday (11/5). The smuggling was using a traditional boat owned by Cici from Situbondo, East Java. The plan was to be sent to Dauhwaru, Jembrana.

The raid happened at 1.30 am local time while intel workers and patroli polices were around. It was counted from the 15 kaping that the owner brought there are 240 ducks

in it. Head of the Troops, GAPC I Ketut Surpa Winaya, last Friday (11/5) confirmed the capture by its members which then they coordinated with Qurantine Board of Gilimanuk Agriculture Quarantine Office. The Manager of the Office, I Nyoman Budiarta, stated those ducks will be tested for health then destroyed as this act violates section 6 alphabet a and c, secion 9 paragraph1 Law No 16 Year 1992 and Section 13 alphabet a Government Regulation No 82 Year 2002 on Quarantine. (kmb26)

One Month, ten new cases of HIV/AIDS

Negara (Bali Post) -

The number of HIV/AIDS infected at Jembrana Regency in the past one month got a significant increase as seen from AIDS Prevention Commission (KPA) data the 328 case in March increased to 338 cases in April. From the 10 people five of them died from AIDS. The fact was stated by the KPA member, Putu Dhenny Wahyu Wiguna, accompanied by Agus Ariana Putra, while giving AIDS socialisation tothe pupils of PGRI High School last Friday (11/5). This increase is worrying as the usual approximate of 7 people/case increase now became 10 people. This result was received from Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) clinic

by Negara Hospital, not yet those done in other places. The total of death due to AIDS in Jembrana since 2005 reached 114 people which 31 of them received ARV (Antiretrovirus) which is a subside medication by the central government.

The infection were mostly through free sex, not only from sex commercial workers but also from their own partners moreover a lot of them have

been affected since they’re teenagers.

From the survey taken not long ago, there is one high school in Jembrana 80 of its girl pupils were ‘CO’ or ‘Cewek Orderan’ which means called up girls for sex which means free sex is such a potential in increasing HIV/AIDS cases. Apparently CO was taken as job for needs in wanting to follow trend yet they don’t have the money, the prizes promised including BlackBerry Phones, newest helmets and more. For that KPA has to take intense steps in preventing any school pupils to go in that situation by doing socialisaitons such as done.

Besides that it is known those who had it were productive age 20-30 years old which means they were infected while a teenager.

Other cases mostly happened to housewives and divorcee which most of them had affairs with other people as lately many were fond as such. From what’s seen, the pupils of Negara PGRI High School seemed enthusiast following the seminar yet it is not suggested the pupils to be given socialisation on condom usage for prevention. (kmb26)

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Lakers outlast Nuggets 96-87 in thrilling Game 7 Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES — Pau Gasol was consumed by determination, holding off Kenneth Faried with one arm and relentlessly tipping the ball at the hoop with the other in the fourth quarter of Game 7.

One, two, three, four — five! — offensive rebounds later, the ball finally surrendered and dropped through the hoop.

A few minutes later, the truth was as undeniable as that 7-foot Spaniard. Although the Nuggets drove them to the brink of playoff collapse, the Los Angeles Lakers still have the tenacity to win on the biggest nights of the postseason.

Even when Kobe Bryant doesn’t lead them.

Gasol had 23 points, 17 rebounds, six assists and four blocked shots, Metta World Peace scored 15 points in his return from a sevengame suspension, and the Lakers outlasted Denver for a thrilling 96-87 victory Saturday night to win their first-round series.

Steve Blake scored a playoff career-high 19 points and Bryant had a quiet 17 points and eight assists against regular doubleteams for the Lakers, who blew a 16-point lead in the second half before surviving a finale with wild momentum swings and furious physical play.

With Gasol leading the Lakers’

emotional effort — exemplified by those five offensive rebounds on a single, unbelievable tip play with 7:10 left — the Lakers narrowly avoided becoming the ninth team in NBA history to blow a 3-1 series lead.

“We were aggressive,” Gasol said. “We attacked the paint better. We pounded the boards as hard as we could, every single time. ...

Our backs against the wall also had something to do with it.”

Andrew Bynum had 16 points, a career playoff-high 18 rebounds and six blocked shots for Los Angeles, which must open the second round Monday night in Oklahoma City against the second-seeded Thunder.

Ty Lawson and Al Harrington scored 24 points apiece for the sixth-seeded Nuggets, who committed 19 turnovers and managed just 7-of-27 shooting in the fourth quarter. Arron Afflalo scored 15 points in just the third Game 7 in franchise history for the Nuggets, who have

lost in the first round in eight of the last nine postseasons — but never with this much excitement.

“Tomorrow or the next day, when the funk gets out of your body, you’re going to be proud of them,” Denver coach George Karl said. “I’ve never been in a locker room at the end of a season where every guy in front of me, I’m happy with and I’m content with. ... The game was so physical. I think their size won over our speed. We gave a great effort. We made them miss enough shots to win, but we just didn’t rebound the ball.”

The Lakers appeared to be in control of the series after a narrow victory in Game 4 last weekend, but the Nuggets rallied for two straight dominant victories. Game 7 was a barn-burner, with both teams blowing significant leads in the final minutes as this stark clash of styles between the physical Lakers and the speedy Nuggets was resolved in the very last minutes.

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Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace (15) goes up for a dunk as Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried, left, watches during the first half of Game 7 in their firstround NBA basketball playoff series, Saturday, May 12, 2012, in Los Angeles.

Federer topples Tipsarevic Phelps settles for another to reach Madrid final runner-up at Charlotte Reuters

MADRID - Roger Federer moved a step closer to a record-equalling 20th Masters title when he thumped Janko Tipsarevic 6-2 6-3 at the Madrid Open on Saturday to set up a final showdown with Tomas Berdych.

The Swiss maestro, whose 19 Masters titles put him one behind record holder Rafa Nadal, stroked 25 winners on the blue clay of the Manolo Santana show court as he chases a fourth title of the year that would lift him above Nadal to number two in the world.

In breezy conditions, seventh seed Tipsarevic could not reproduce the form that helped him to a shock quarter-final win against top seed and Serbian compatriot Novak Djokovic and has now lost all five of his meetings with Federer. Federer came into the tournament following a month-long rest and the 30-year-old is looking in ominous form as the world’s top players prepare for the French Open starting in Paris later this month.

The 2009 Roland Garros and Madrid winner has won titles this year in Rotterdam, Dubai and Indian Wells and has only lost three times since falling to Djokovic in the U.S. Open semi finals last September.

“I didn’t even know actually about the number two ranking,” the 16-times grand slam

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Switzerland’s Roger Federer returns a ball to Janko Tipsarevic from Serbia during a Madrid Open tennis tournament semifinal match in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, May 12, 2012. singles champion, whose match was watched

by Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, told a news conference.

“I’m focused on what I am doing here this week, trying to play well and get on a bit of a roll and I have played better and better as the tournament went on,” he added.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For Michael Phelps, it’s time to head to the mountains.

The 14-time Olympic gold medalist showed he still has some work to do before the London Games, settling for another runner-up finish at the Charlotte Grand Prix on Saturday. He was edged by China’s Wu Peng in the 200meter butterfly, losing to the same swimmer who ended Phelps’ long winning streak in one of his signature events a year ago in Michigan.

Phelps doesn’t sound worried.

“Sure, I sure hate to lose,” he said. “But when it comes down to it, if I’m able to see where I’m at, see what I need to do and change, that’s all I really need to get out of it.”

Phelps was second all the way, trailing Wu at the first

turn, then falling behind Sebastien Rousseau through the middle two laps of the race.

Wu, who was fourth in the 200 fly at Beijing, showed an impressive finishing kick, passing Rousseau and Phelps to win in 1 minute, 56.69 seconds. Phelps was next at 1:56.87, while Rousseau slipped to third in 1:57.54.

“I know this is not the Olympic trials, this is not the Olympic Games,” Phelps said. “It’s a stepping stone heading in right direction for the end result. You’ve heard me say that so many times, but that’s the truth.

These are little things along the way — I like to call them quizzes — to really see what I need to improve on.”

Phelps competed in only two races at Charlotte, also finishing second in the 200 freestyle. He will swim just one more meet, a minor

event in Texas, before the U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha in late June.

For much of the next six weeks, he’ll be locked away in the mountains of Colorado, just Phelps and coach Bob Bowman, training in high altitude and fine-tuning his strokes without any unnecessary distractions.

“I hope I come out alive,” Phelps joked.

But he knows it’s the right thing to do, a necessary step to ensure his fourth — and what he insists will be his final — Olympics provides a fitting capper to his brilliant career. He still needs to make some subtle improvements in his technique, and his laserlike focus is not quite where it needs to be. For instance, he heard the crowd cheering him on in the race and had to remind himself not to go out faster than he wanted.

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Vermeulen replaces Edwards for Le Mans Australia’s Chris Vermeulen will stand in for the injured Colin Edwards for the Forward Racing squad in the forthcoming French Grand Prix at Le Mans.

Vermeulen, who has more than four years of experience in MotoGP, scored Suzuki’s only four-stroke win in the class at the French circuit back in 2007.

Edwards, who has now left hospital following the successful surgery on his broken collarbone, has been advised by regular MotoGP surgeon Dr Javier Mir not to race until the Spanish Grand Prix, a fortnight after Le Mans.

Vermeulen said he was grateful for the

opportunity to once again compete in the sport’s premier class, particularly at a circuit at which he has such fond memories.

“First of all I would like to wish Colin a speedy recovery,” the 29-year-old said.

“I am grateful to have the opportunity to race back in MotoGP with the Forward Racing team.

“I am looking forward to my first time on the bike being at Le Mans, a circuit that holds great memories for me including a victory in 2007. I am excited to be racing at the top level of motorcycling again and look forward to working with the team.”

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Marco Curioni said he expected Vermeulen to immediately find a good feeling with the team. “In this unfortunate situation that sees Colin Edwards unable to race until the Catalunya GP, we take the opportunity to involve Chris Vermeulen in the team for Le Mans,” Curioni said.

“Several members of the team have previously worked with him and I believe that Chris will immediately find a good feeling with the team. [He] has previously won at Le Mans and knows the track well. I would like to wish Chris good luck and send all my best wishes for a quick recovery to Colin, who is on his way back home.”

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Dortmund thrash Bayern in Cup final to win double Reuters

BERLIN - Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund further challenged Bayern Munich’s hold over German football on Saturday by crushing their rivals 5-2 with a treble by Poland’s Robert Lewandowski to lift the German Cup and land their first double. It was Dortmund’s fifth straight win over Bayern, who were at full strength ahead of next Saturday’s Champions League final against Chelsea, as they staked an even bigger claim to take over from the Bavarians as Germany’s dominant domestic force.

Shinji Kagawa fired Dortmund into a third minute lead after a double defensive blunder by Luiz Gustavo, before Dutchman Arjen Robben levelled with a penalty in front of more than 75,000 fans at Berlin’s Olympic stadium.

Mats Hummels’ penalty in the 41st minute restored Dortmund’s lead and their top scorer Lewandowski struck either side of the break and again after Bayern winger Franck Ribery briefly cut the deficit with a sensational low drive in the 75th. “We at Dortmund could not have imagined a better final,” the club’s beaming coach Juergen Klopp told reporters.

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Dortmund captain Sebastian Kehl lifted the trophy to mark his side’s first German Cup triumph since 1989 as his team mates cheered wildly with German president Joachim Gauck sucked into the celebrations.

“We were ice cold in our execution, scored great goals. It’s difficult to put into words what we’re feeling at this moment,” said Klopp after his first German Cup victory as a coach. Dortmund, who have now won the Cup three times, also beat Bayern in the race for the league title, earning a record 81 points as they clinched their second successive Bundes-

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Dortmund’s Sebastian Kehl, center, lifts the trophy after his team won the German soccer cup final between Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern Munich at the Olympic stadium in Berlin, Saturday, May 12, 2012.

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liga crown earlier this month.

“We should not be complaining as our overall defensive behaviour was catastrophic,” Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes told reporters. “We have to accept that we did not deserve to win. But now we have a different target in our sights and until the Champions League final we will recover from the shock.” “That will be a completely different game,” said Heynckes.

It took Dortmund only three minutes to send their yellow-clad fans into a frenzy when Jakub Blaszczykowski pounced after Gustavo twice gave away possession and cut the ball back to Kagawa, who scored on what could be his last game for Dortmund. The hugely gifted 23-year-old Japan international, who said he would decide whether to move to the English Premier League after the final, tapped home from close range with Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson watching from the stands.

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JAKARTA — Indonesian special forces and professional climbers scaled down a treacherous ravine on a volcano face Sunday in search of the missing flight recorder that could explain the deadly crash of a Russian-made jetliner.

The Sukhoi Superjet-100 had 45 people aboard when it crashed into Mount Salak on Wednesday during a flight intended to woo potential Indonesian airline buyers.

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the bottom of the 500-meter-deep (1,500-foot-deep) ravine and were trying to reach it.

A landslide was triggered when the Superjet slammed into the side of the mountain, and much of the wreckage including the engine and landing gear were covered in rocks and dirt, the station reported.

The Superjet is Russia’s first new model of passenger jet since the fall of the Soviet Union two decades ago.

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the victims’ remains to Jakarta, the capital, for identification since Saturday.

It’s unclear what caused the crash about halfway through a planned 50-minute flight, so finding the “black box” recorder is a

priority.

Dozens of Indonesian and Russian investigators were searching Sunday in a ravine near where the plane’s scattered wreckage was found on the slopes of the longdormant volcano, 80 kilometers (50 miles) southwest of Jakarta, top civil aviation official Herry Bakti Gumay said.

Local news station TVOne reported that search teams had spotted a device that might be the black box lodged in a tree near

DENPASAR - Land lotting for the sake of residential area is increasingly ubiquitous, chiefly in Denpasar and Badung. Many of them annex green belt due to poor supervision against the building permit. Ideally, projection on the need of land for housing should

be recorded associated with the carrying capacity of Bali in wider context. Besides, the licensing and supervision process should also be made tighter so there would be no building established without permission and breaking up the green belt. Such opinion was revealed by two spatial order observers, namely Prof. Dr. I Made Alit Karyawan

Salain from Udayana University and Prof. Dr. I Wayan Runa from Warmadewa University.

Prof. Made Alit Karyawan Salain said it was necessary to record the land projection for housing need in relation to the carrying capacity of Bali at large.

Further, the housing development and lotting should be adjusted to

the needs, carrying capacity and existing provisions or regulations.

Basically, the area designated for residence might be carried out as along as complying with the rules and paying attention to the environmental aspects and accommodating the local wisdom of Tri Hita Karana.

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