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Congestion happening lately could threaten Bali as a world tourist destination. The traffic crowdedness to tourist access was getting more serious, and even apparently there have been no serious efforts to resolve it. This condition will have a significant impact on the tourism image of Bali. Complaints about the traffic congestion in Bali, especially in Kuta and the surrounding areas, by foreign tourists and expatriates working in Bali continued to happen. This condition is feared to have an impact on Bali which will begin to be abandoned by tourists because they feel no longer comfortable. Radu Frentiu, a foreigner from the United States who had lived in Bali four years and worked as General Manager at a hotel in Legian Kuta, admitted that he often received complaints from guests staying in the hotel where he worked. “Customers often complained because they arrived and departed late due to traffic jams and crowdedness,” he said. Other than from guests staying in
his hotel, similar complaint was also received from the Radu’s family who was coming from America to visit Bali. “Both hotel guests and my family coming to visit me from America also complained about the severe congestion in Bali, from the airport, bypass road around the Dewa Ruci statue up to Kuta road section. In addition to congestion matter, they also complained about the high level pollution due to vehicle exhaust,” he complained. He suggested that to overcome the problem of traffic congestion, there should be a better public transport with the hope of reducing the number of vehicles on the highway. Continued on page 6
Suu Kyi’s Myanmar opposition wins legal status Agence France-Presse
Myanmar authorities have given the green light to Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition to rejoin mainstream politics, setting the scene for the Nobel laureate to run for a seat in the new parliament. Tuesday’s announcement in state media follows a series of reformist moves by a new military-backed government dominated by former generals, who are now reaching out to political opponents and the West. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) was stripped of its status as a legal political party by the junta last year after it chose to boycott a rare election, saying the rules were unfair. A brief announcement in the official New Light of Myanmar newspaper said that the country’s election commission had approved the NLD’s application to re-register as a political party. Continued on page 6
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Bali News Protection against farmland
Regional government asked to apply sharing pattern Denpasar (Bali Post)—
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The sign of run out fuel in one of the gas station in Klungkung Regency.
Fuel stock rare Semarapura (Bali Post) –
In a number of Petrol Stations at Klungkung Regency got its sfuel stock in shortage RU ÂżQLVKHG DV VHHQ ODVW 0RQGD\ DW , *XVWL 1JXUDK 5DL 6WUHHW %DWX 7DELK DQG 5DPD 6WUHHW $W *XQDNVD WKH SHWURO VWDWLRQ PDQDJHG WR JHW VXSSOLHG DURXQG SP ORFDO WLPH FDXVLQJ YHKLFOHV VXFK DV ,VX]X EUDQG WUXFNV DQG SXEOLF WUDQVSRUWV VWUDLJKW DZD\ ZHQW WKHUH WR JHW LW A worker at the one in I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Ni Wayan Alit, stated the stock was finished and unsure what have caused the rarity to its stock. For sure there was a letter that there will be a lessening on the fuel
stock which started from the beginning of December where the usual three tanks per week (8,000 litre per tank) now gone to two tanks per week. The same happened at Rama Street moreover no fuel from last
Sunday (11/12). Due to this situation, a number of petrol station has to put the “solar habisâ€? (fuel ÂżQLVKHG VLJQ Âł7KH OHVVHQLQJ only happened to solar while for petrol and others is still stabile,â€? Alit stated. (kmb20)
Complained, investor stepped over Village Council Tabanan (Bali Post) –
Investors who took the fast track in developing its business which is not involving the village’s council started to be comSODLQHG DQG YLOODJH RIÂżFLDOV DOVR became a victim with its people as seen at Mekarsari, Baturiti. The Village Head, Wayan Jaga, last Monday (12/12) admitted was never involved in a project WKDW Ă€DWWHQ D ODQG E\ WDNLQJ GRZQ trees in his village done by an investor. “We felt we’re stepped over. They never coordinated with the village and just went
to the officials above,� Jaga criticised. With Tabanan Police Civil Service, Jaga went down to location. It seemed that this development will be nearby a cliff. Pleton Commander from the Service, Nyoman Suparwa, stated the owner have met his officers two times and stated WKH ÀDWWHQ ODQG LV VWLOO XQXVHG 6XSDUZD FODUL¿HG WKH RZQHU LV REOLJHG WR JHW LWV SHUPLW ¿UVW -DJD KRSHG JRYHUQPHQW RI¿FLDOV that is above him to ask and involve the village moreover
this action could harm or put villagers in danger plus drainage are being blocked. So far the village only knows the buy and sell transaction between residents and investors then left and never involved in permit management. Jaga stated they really don’t know what will it be but information stated it’s more likely to be a souvenir shop as it is a strategic place and in Bedugul’s tourism route. “We have complained it for a long time,â€? Jaga stated while showing the condition of WKH Ă€DWWHQ ODQG XGL
The results of polling made by Bali Post indicated the majority said that government had not really paid attention to the DJULFXOWXUDO VHFWRU DV MXVWLÂżHG E\ Deputy Chairman of Commission IV of the Bali House, Ketut Kariyasa Adnyana. According to this people’s representative from of Buleleng, the commitment of regional governments in Bali to protect the sustainability of farmland by way of implementing the free land and building tax policy was still being struggled in the level of discourse. The policy considered that farmland preservation was also closely related to the conservation efforts of Balinese art and culture based on agrarian culture. On that account, the government of Bali Province and regency/city in Bali were also asked to jointly protect the remaining farmland by applying the sharing pattern. In other words, Bali Province and regency/municipality in Bali should equally allocate a fund in their respective Regional Budget to subsidize the amount of taxes borne by the owners of farmland throughout Bali. “Indeed, the tax exemption for the remaining farmland was an old discourse that has never been realized. If government indeed has a commitment to protect the existing farmland, it must be able to be realized by applying the sharing pattern,â€? said Kariyasa Adnyana when contacted by Bali Post, Monday (Dec 12). To realize the sharing pattern and bind all the components of government in Bali, Kariyasa Adnyana requested the rule of sharing pattern should be set forth in a memorandum of understanding (MoU). Later on, it would be set explicitly what percentage of the amount of farmland tax liability should be borne by Bali Government and what percentage would be the responsibility of regency/ city government. He said the sharing pattern had actually been applied to the successful programs to alleviate illiteracy, refurbishment of damaged school buildings and the nine-year compulsory educa-
tion. “Such sharing pattern is also very possible to be applied to subsidize the amount of tax that should be borne by the owners of farmland in Bali. With this policy, we expect the rate of fast farmland conversion in Bali can be minimized. In addition, regional governments should also provide other sustainable assistance for farmers like seeds, fertilizers and other agricultural production infrastructure, including skill training to improve the quality of farmers in the mastery of agricultural technology,â€? he suggested. Similar opinion was also expressed by an agriculturalist from the Udayana University, GN Alit Susanta Wirya. He also hoped that regional governments in Bali promptly made regional regulation related to the protection against productive farmland to stem the rate of very worrying farmland conversion in Bali. “Globally, the commitment to preserve the farmland actually has been set forth in the Bali Regional Spatial Planning (RTRW). Further details VKRXOG KDYH EHHQ PRUH VSHFLÂżFDOO\ interpreted by the regency/municiSDOLW\ LQ %DOL LQ WKH PRUH VSHFLÂżF regulations of the regencies/municipality,â€? he suggested. He reminded the making and implementation of special regional regulations should also be followed by government policy to provide compensation for farmers as a form of respect because they were obedient to preserve the productive farmland. Such compensation could be in the form of government protection against farmers such as in the form of subsidies or land and building tax relief for their farmland. In addition, regional governments should also routinely provide fertilizer aid as well as the means of agricultural production infrastructure including capital assistance for farmers who wanted to develop a processing industry of the post-harvest agricultural products so that it had a higher economic value. “Actually, this discourse has long been spoken. But unfortunately, everyone is still struggling in the level of discourse,â€? he criticized. (kmb13)
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Victim of rabies suspect from Gianyar
Bitten six months ago, but did not get VAR Denpasar (Bali Post)—
7KH YLFWLP RI UDELHV VXVSHFW IURP 3D\DQJDQ *LDQ\DU $ $ *HGH :LVQX ZKR GLHG RQ 6XQGD\ 'HF LQ 6DQJODK +RVSLWDO LQ IDFW KDG D KLVWRU\ RI EHLQJ ELWWHQ E\ D GRJ VL[ PRQWKV DJR Âł7KH YLFWLP ZDV ELWWHQ E\ D GRJ VL[ PRQWKV DJR RQ KLV OHIW KDQG ´ VDLG WKH 6SRNHVSHUVRQ RI 6DQJODK +RVSLWDO Kadek Nariyantha, when met on Monday (Dec 12). Despite being bitten, continued Kadek, the patient in fact did not get the anti rabies vaccine (VAR). From the information obtained also mentioned if the dog biting the patient died. “However, it is unknown when the dog died as well as whether it belonged to stray or domesticated dog. It is still being ensured,â€? said Kadek. The patient was referred by Aricanti +RVSLWDO *LDQ\DU RQ 6XQGD\ 'HF DURXQG S P /RFDO 7LPH DQG GLDJnosed to suffer encephalitis with a rabies suspect. The symptoms experienced by Wisnu were choky, convulsion, hydrophobia, anxiety and drooling. Since the symptoms were similar to the symptoms of rabies and had a background of being bitten by a dog, the patient was then takHQ WR WKH 1XVD ,QGDK LQÂżUPDU\ DQG PDLQtained in accordance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of handling rabies patient. But after being treated for an hour, Wisnu’s life could not be saved. “Examination samples have been carried out and his body has been taken home by family,â€? said Kadek. Before the arrival of Wisnu, the Nusa ,QGDK LQÂżUPDU\ RI 6DQJODK +RVSLWDO ZDV vacant for four months for the care of rabies suspect patients. Total patients with rabies suspect treated in Sanglah Hospital
DORQJ WKH DPRXQWHG WR SHRSOH According to the Secretary of the Rabies Countermeasure Team of Sanglah Hospital, Ken Wirasandhi, if bitten by GRJ WKH ÂżUVW WKLQJ WR GR ZDV WR ZDVK the wound by soap and running water IRU DERXW PLQXWHV $OWKRXJK WKH GRJ biting looked healthy, it should not be ignored and victim of the bite should be immediately rushed to the nearest health care to get wound care and anti-rabies vaccine (VAR). Vaccine administration took place over three phases, namely on WKH ÂżUVW GD\ RI WKH ELWH VHYHQWK GD\ DQG WZHQW\ ÂżUVW GD\ Âł7KH SURFHVV RI YDFFLnation must be complete and should not be partial in order the immune system produced through the vaccination lasts maximally,â€? said Ken. Symptoms of rabies did not appear immediately but took several months and in some cases reached several years. “Symptoms appear when the virus has reached the brain. If it has, the patient most likely dies,â€? said Ken. How quickly the rabies virus reached the brain would depend on the distance of a wound to head, size and depth of wound as well as the number of viruses entering the body. “If the wound is on vulnerable areas like the shoulders and the upper, the virus will reach the brain faster,â€? added Ken. (kmb24)
Sudikerta: ground breaking underpass at 21st December Mangupura (Bali Post) –
Underpass project at Dewa Ruci crossroad, Kuta is planned to be develRSHG IURP VW 'HQSDVDU LQVWHDG RI WK December. Badung Vice Regent, I Ketut 6XGLNHUWD ODVW 0RQGD\ FRQÂżUPHG the project will be developed even though the administration on land reimbursement is still undone. “It is not delayed but beFDXVH WK 'HFHPEHU LV WKH GHDGOLQH WR ÂżQLVK DOO UHLPEXUVHPHQW DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ HLWKHU FHUWLÂżFDWH EHFDPH EDQNÂśV SURSHUW\ by the owner or BPN’s for sure its ground EUHDNLQJ RU ÂżUVW VWRQH SODFHPHQW ZLOO EH DW VW 'HFHPEHU ZKHUH LW ZLOO EH DOVR WKH ground breaking for the Nusa Dua-Benoa
toll way,� Sudikerta explained. As known before, an underpass construction is one of the solutions to lessen WUDI¿F MDPV DW 6RXWK %DGXQJ 7KLV SURMHFW is funded by Central Government for ,'5 ELOOLRQ RXWVLGH EX\LQJ RZQHG lands. The reason it will still go on despite administration undone was the fact land owners generally have agreed and signed the agreement that their lands will be used for the underpass. It was stated there hasn’t been any problems to owned lands being used moreover from the 23 people that owns it, two from it has its reimbursement placed at Denpasar National Court.(kmb25)
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Durian seller is seen on the side of the road.
Massive fruit harvest
Durian of Bestala remains preferred AFTER experiencing a crop failure when Buleleng was hit by high winds and heavy rain a year ago, the fruits in North Bali have been now in a massive harvest. Every day, hundreds of pieces of durian and thousands of rambutan, mangosten, wani (Mangnifera caesia) and other local fruits are being harvested in Buleleng. Aside from being sold to modern market and traditional markets, the durian is also sold on the roadside. This massive harvest also resulted in the emergence of seasonal fruit traders on the roadside. Along the Jalan Raya Lovina-Seririt, there were dozens of simple stalls on the curb like at Temukus, Dencarik and Tangguwisia Village. Other than stalls, some residents also tried their fortune by peddling fruits on the pavement, as found in Singaraja City. Even, a new trend has emerged where people started selling durian on their pickup truck as widely found in front of the City Garden of Singaraja. Most of those traders
hawked durian. They mostly obtained it from purchasing in person to durian farmers in the garden at wholesale prices. Then, the durian was resold at a retail price in urban areas. Of course, the price was doubled compared to the price at the farmer level. Kadek Darmika, for instance, a trader from Dharma Yadnya Hamlet, Tukadmungga Village, Buleleng Subdistrict, admitted that since the durian harvest season he purposely purchased it from farmers. With enough capital he purchased the durian and then resold it. As a result, his durian was sold well and he often ran out of stock. Since the durian was very best-selling, Darmika temporarily should close his rice stall. Such a decision ZDV WDNHQ EHFDXVH WKH SURÂżW from the durian sale was much greater than from selling rice. According to him, the durian from Bestala was a favorite one and always sought after by consumers. “On that account, I try to purchase durian directly to
the garden of residents at Bestala Village. Luckily, we FDQ HDUQ UHDVRQDEOH SUR¿WV for the cost of school children,� he said. Meanwhile, the other traders on the Seririt-Pupuan road section also expressed similar opinion. At the moment, the durian was being sought after. Within a day he FRXOG VHOO ,'5 PLOOLRQ DQG even more. Moreover, during holidays many groups of people from urban areas came to their home village and usually purchased durians for souvenirs or to be consumed while taking a rest by the roadside. Price of durian varied and depended on each size. Small durian was sold for ,'5 DQG WKH ODUJHVW RQH IRU ,'5 HDFK ³+HUH it is indeed cheaper than the price of durian sold in the city because it is very close to the garden. In the city, the traders will spend transportation cost, so they will sell it at more expensive price,� said a trader who sold durians at the roadside of Seririt-Pupuan, precisely at Busungbiu Village. (kmb/ole)
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84-year-old sultan becomes Malaysia’s oldest king Associated Press Writer
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s new king, an 84year-old state sultan, ascended the throne Tuesday, becoming the oldest constitutional monarch in the Southeast Asian nation’s history. Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah took his oath of office in a nationally televised ceremony attended by hundreds of dignitaries at a glittering yellow hall in Malaysia’s new federal palace. Under a unique system maintained since Malaysia’s independence from Britain in 1957, nine hereditary state rulers take turns as the country’s king for five-year terms. The monarch’s role is largely ceremonial, since administrative power is vested in the prime minister and Parliament. But he is highly regarded, particularly among the ethnic Malay Muslim majority, as the supreme upholder of Malay tradition and symbolic head of Islam.
“The king is the umbrella to the people and the people are the pillars of the king,” Sultan Abdul Halim said in comments issued through the national news agency, Bernama. “The king’s greatest role is to ensure there will be no cruelty and destruction to the people and to the country.” Garbed in black and yellow regalia, Sultan Abdul Halim was sworn in after inspecting a military honor guard and receiving a 21-gun salute at Parliament. The king’s roles include appointing Cabinet ministers and senior judges on the advice of the prime minister. He also appoints top Islamic clerics and is considered the highest-ranking figure in the armed forces. Public criticism of the king and state sultans is virtually illegal. Under Malaysian sedition laws, people who incite “hatred or contempt” toward royal rulers can be imprisoned for three years.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C, in row on R), UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova and officials attend the flag-raising ceremony for the Palestinian flag at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris December 13, 2011.
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PARIS - President Mahmoud Abbas symbolically hoisted the Palestinian flag at the headquarters of the United Nations cultural agency UNESCO Tuesday to celebrate the Palestinians’ admission in October as a full member of the organization.
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Malaysia’s outgoing King, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, left, salutes as Queen Nur Zahirah, right, stands beside him during his official farewell ceremony at Parliament Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Dec. 12, 2011.
Some 50 diplomatic guests watched as Abbas lifted the flag to the Palestinian national anthem and said he hoped UNESCO’s move was the beginning of international recognition for Palestine. The Palestinian national anthem played as a morning of biting wind and rain gave way to a burst of sunshine. “It is moving to see our flag
raised and for it to be flying in this beautiful city of Paris among all the other states. This bodes well for Palestine becoming a member of other international institutions,” Abbas said. “We hope we will have one independent state in the future that will live side by side with Israel,” he said. The UNESCO vote was a diplo-
matic victory for Abbas, who in the absence of peace talks with the Jewish state has pushed for recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations, a move opposed by Israel and the United States. In a move that has split the U.N. Security Council, Abbas is pressing for statehood for Palestinians without waiting any longer for a breakthrough in negotiations with Israel on a peace treaty to end the 63-year-old Middle East conflict. Israel and its main ally the United States insist that only a peace treaty can establish a universally recognized Palestinian state.
Canada pulls out of Kyoto Protocol Associated Press Writer
TORONTO — Canada pulled out of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change Monday, saying the accord won’t help solve the climate crisis. It dealt a blow to the anti-global warming treaty, which has not been formally renounced by any other country. Environment Minister Peter Kent said that Canada is invoking its legal right to withdraw and said Kyoto doesn’t represent the way forward for Canada or the world. Canada, joined by Japan and Russia, said last year it will not accept new Kyoto commitments, but withdrawing from the accord is another setback to the treaty concluded with much fanfare in 1997. The protocol, initially adopted in
Kyoto, Japan, in 1997, is aimed at fighting global warming. Canada’s previous Liberal government signed the accord but did little to implement it and Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government never embraced it. “The Kyoto Protocol does not cover the world’s largest two emitters, United States and China, and therefore cannot work,” Kent said. “It’s now clear that Kyoto is not the path forward to a global solution to climate change. If anything it’s an impediment.” Kent’s announcement comes a day after marathon climate talks wrapped up in the South African port city of Durban. Negotiators from nearly 200 countries agreed on a deal that sets
the world on a path to sign a new climate treaty by 2015 to replace the first Kyoto Protocol, which expires at the end of next year. Kent said the Durban agreement does represent a path forward. Durban’s accord envisions a new treaty with binding targets for all countries to take effect in 2020. “It allows us to continue to create jobs and growth in Canada,” Kent said. Monday’s announcement was not a surprise. Canada faced international criticism at the recent climate talks in South Africa amid reports it would pull out of Kyoto. Kent had said previously that signing the Kyoto Protocol on climate change was one of the previous government’s biggest blunders.
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Environment Minister Peter Kent announces that Canada will withdraw from the Kyoto accord, outside the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Monday December 12, 2011.
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Inna Putri Bali Visited by Minister for SOEs HAVING served as Minister for State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) for a month, Dahlan Iskan in a three-day opportunity to attend the ASEAN Summit in Nusa Dua could take advantage of his time to visit the Inna Putri Bali Hotel, denoting one of the business units under the Ministry of SOEs. During the visit, Dahlan was accompanied by Director of Finance & Admin-
istration as Acting Director of PT. HIN, Agus Suharyono, along with Director of Marketing and Business Development of PT. HIN, Intan Abdam Katoppo. On the photo is seen that General Manager Moch. Waluyo accompanied by Chief Engineer Made Sudiarta provided information about the local hotel for the Minister of SOEs, Dahlan Iskan. (BTN/014)
Temple Ceremony Calendar Event for December 3 through 28, 2011 3 Dec Tumpek Landep Pasek Gelgel Temple Pedungan Denpasar Selatan Agung Pasek Temple Tangun Titi kaler Tabanan Agung Pasek Temple Silamadeg Tabanan Pasek Tangkas Temple Kediri Tabanan Kerta Temple Banyuning Barat Buleleng Dalem Tenggaling Temple Sengguan Singapadu Kawitan Arya Wang Bang Pinatih Peguyangan Singaraja Bhujangga Weisnawa Tegalcangkring Jembrana Taman Desa Temple Bubunan Seririt Buleleng Penataran Pande Batur Jati Banjar Pandean Mengwi Dalem Pingit Temple Taro Kaje Tegalalang dadia Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Desa Selat Sukasada Buleleng Batur Arya Warih Kepaon Cengolo Sudimara Tabanan Ida ratu Pande Temple Besakih Mr. Pasek Temple Toh Jiwa Tangungtiti Penataran Pande Temple Kusamba Klungkung Penataran Agung Pinatih Tulikup Gianyar 4 Dec Redite Umanis Ukir Sangah Gede Dukuh Segening Tegal Tugu Gianyar 7 Dec Buda Wage Uki Pasar Agung Temple Besakih Pasek Bendesa Pasar Badung Legian Kuta Gede Gunung Agung Dukuh Munggu Badung Hyang Agung Ibuwanasari Tegal Puseh/ Desa Temple Bebalang Bangli Dalem Temple Perancak Badung Pasek Bendesa Hyang Selat Kerobokan Badung Kekeran Langit Sading Mengwi 10 Dec Purnama Kenam Kiduling Kereteg Besakih Lingsar Temple Lombok Bebengan Tanjung Lombok Pasek Gelgel Kekeran Mengwi Dalem Putra Belingkang Benawah Gianyar Prajapati Temple Balikpapan
13 Dec Anggar Kasih Kulantir Penataran Tangkas Sukawati Dalem Lagan Temple Bebalang Bangli Puseh Lembeng Ketewel Sukawati Pasek Gelgel Penulisan Kerambitan Tabanan Gaduh Temple Sanding Dalem Gandamayu Klungkung Sanghyang Tegal Banjar Taro Kaja Tegalalang 14 Dec Buda Umanis Kulantir Pasek Tangkas Temple kaler Tabanan Gaduh Benoh Temple Ubung Denpasar 18 Dec Redite Keliwon Tolu Dalem Alas Harum Kaba-kaba Kediri Tabanan. 19 Dec Soma Umanis Tolu Puseh/Balai Agung Ubung Kupang Penebel Tabanan Kawitan Sakula Gotra Tegal Kepuh Kaba-kaba Kediri Tabanan Bhujangga Rsi-Tambak Bayuh Paibon Tangkas Kori Agung Lembongan Nusa Penida Batu Madeg Temple Besakih Penataran Agung Penatih Banjar Saba Penatih 21 Dec Buda Pon Tolu Catur, Buwana Sanding Tampaksiring 22 Dec Wraspati Wage Tolu Peninjoan Temple Besakih 28 Dec Buda Keliwon Gumbreg Pasek Gelgel Kukuh Marga Tabanan Pasek Gelgel Dukuh Selemadeg Tabanan Puseh/ Desa Guwang Sukawati Merajan Pasek Ketewel Ketewel Merajan Pangeran Tangkas Kuro Agung Jeroan Sading Dalem Setra Batu Nunggul Swana Nusa Penida
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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FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2011 ďŹ le photo released by the U.S. Navy, a variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35C, conducts a test ight over the Chesapeake Bay.
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72.<2 ² -DSDQœV JRYHUQPHQW KDV VHOHFWHG WKH /RFNKHHG 0DUWLQ ) VWHDOWK ¿JKWHU WR bolster its a in air force and is likely to anno nce the m ltibillion-dollar deal by the end of the week, news reports said T esday. The announcement is expected after a committee meeting Friday, according to Kyodo News agency and the Yomiuri newspaper. A spokesman for Lockheed Martin said it had not been informed of any decision, and Defense Ministry officials refused to comment. Japan is expected to buy 4 to 5 jets for as much as 8 billion, though the value of the deal depends on what package Japan chooses. The Yomiuri report said Japan will budget for the first four aircraft in 2 2, with deliveries starting in 2 . Japan’s decision will have deep ramifications for Asian security and may provide a tail wind for U.S. fighter sales around the world, said Takehiko Yamamoto, a professor of international relations at Tokyo’s Waseda University. He noted that Lockheed Martin is pushing the F-35 strongly abroad and a thumbs-up from To-
kyo would mark a major success. “This deal is very important to them,� he said. “Choosing the F-35 would also be a strong statement by Japan that it is committed to its national security.� Dave Scott, director of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 international business development, said Japan’s decision will be “a very visible one around the globe.� Japan has wrangled for years over whether to buy the F-35, Boeing F- 8 or the Eurofighter Typhoon, made by a consortium of European companies. The U.S. planes were seen as the favorites because of close U.S.-Japan military ties. The F-35, also called the Joint Strike Fighter, is the Pentagon’s biggest weapons procurement program costing 238 billion and has support from allies including Britain, Australia, Canada, Israel and several European nations. It is to be used by the U.S. Air Force, Marines
and Navy. Though the program has been criticized for cost overruns and delays, Lockheed says that eventually several thousand could be produced. Japan with 3 2 fighter jets, mostly F- 5s, F-4s and F-2s is already one of the top air powers in the region. But planners have long been concerned by the increasing age and expense of maintaining the fleet along with Japan’s ability to match the improving air capabilities of its neighbors. To further sweeten the deal, Lockheed has promised Japan a share of the assembly and production of the aircraft, which is important to local producers. Once it gets involved in the program, Japan could also benefit as an exporter of F-35 components, although that would require the easing of its weapons trade restrictions. The new fighters would replace the F-4s.
Âł7KH PDWWHU RI WUDIÂżF FRQJHVWLRQ LV YHU\ GLVWXUELQJ WKH FRPIRUW of tourists who come to Bali. This should be immediately resolved,â€? he said. Related to this matter, Chairman of the Bali Tourism Community Alliance (AMPB), Gusti Kade Sutawa, stated the problem of congestion in Bali, especially in Kuta and the surrounding areas, posed a classical problem that should be addressed immediately. Aside from reducing the number of vehicles on the road and improving the public transport system, government also needed to build adequate infrastructure, such as toll roads or underpass on the jammed road sections. Âł7KH WUDIÂżF UHODWHG FRPSODLQWV KDYH EHHQ D ORW ,I WKHVH DUH QRW resolved, the image of Bali will continue to decline. So let’s speed up the construction of highway over the waters as well as the underpass. They will be able to quickly parse the congestion,â€? he explained. 7R RYHUFRPH WKH SUREOHPV RI WUDIÂżF FRQJHVWLRQ JHWWLQJ ZRUVH the Head of the Implementation of National Road Agency (BPJN) VIII, Susalit Alius, said that his party would soon build a subway RU XQGHUSDVV DURXQG WKH 'HZD 5XFL LQWHUVHFWLRQ .XWD 7KH ÂżUVW underpass project in Bali costing IDR 7 billion would be worked on starting later this year for 8 months. The length of the underpass was planned to reach 8 meters, with a width of 8 meters, and height of 5.2 meters. Later, the underpass would be located right in the middle of the Bypass Ngurah Rai existing today. “During the construction project of the underpass, the road users will be a little disturbed. We do hope that residents passing through the road could understand it because the project is undertaken to adGUHVV WKH WUDIÂżF FRQJHVWLRQ LQ WKH DUHD DVLGH IURP WKH LQWHUHVWV RI WKH implementation of the APEC Summit 2 3,â€? he explained. (par)
Suu Kyi’s... From page 1 The country formerly known as Burma has surprised even its critics over the past year, releasing Suu Kyi from years of house arrest, holding dialogue with the opposition and freeing some political prisoners. In one of a number of dramatic developments, Suu Kyi has said she will take part in by-elections expected early next year, although no date has been set. The democracy champion voiced guarded hope earlier this month that democracy would come to Myanmar, as she welcomed Hillary Clinton to the home that was her prison for years during a landmark visit by the US Secretary of State. ³, DP YHU\ FRQ¿GHQW WKDW LI ZH ZRUN WRJHWKHU WKHUH ZLOO EH no turning back from the road to democracy,� Suu Kyi said at the time. 2Q 0RQGD\ KHU SDUW\ VDLG LW KDG FKRVHQ WKH LPDJH RI D ¿JKWing peacock gazing at a white star as its new symbol, replacing its trademark bamboo hat, which was used by a breakaway group that participated in the 2 election. Suu Kyi’s party won a poll but was never allowed by the generals to take power. ,W UHIXVHG WR SDUWLFLSDWH LQ WKH 1RYHPEHU YRWH WKH ¿UVW LQ two decades -- mainly because of rules that would have forced it to expel imprisoned members. Suu Kyi, who has spent most of the past two decades in detention, was under house arrest at the time and released just days after the polls. An NLD spokesman said Suu Kyi was likely to travel to the capital Naypyidaw herself to complete the registration process. As part of its budding reforms, the regime has reached out to ethnic guerrillas, following decades of civil war in parts of the country. 2Q 0RQGD\ WKH RI¿FH RI 3UHVLGHQW 7KHLQ 6HLQ VDLG WKH IRUPHU junta general had ordered the military to cease attacks against ethnic .DFKLQ UHEHOV LQ WKH QRUWK RI WKH FRXQWU\ ZKHUH ¿JKWLQJ KDV UDJHG since June. In a rare response to public opposition, the president in September suspended construction of a controversial mega-dam in Kachin state. Authorities recently held peace talks with Myanmar’s main armed ethnic groups, including the Kachin rebels, and this month signed D SUHOLPLQDU\ FHDVH¿UH DJUHHPHQW ZLWK RQH PDMRU PLOLWLD WKH 6KDQ State Army South.
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A model presents creations of Indonesian fashion designer Dian Pelangi during an Islamic fashion show at a sports center in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011. It was a kickoff show to announce an Indonesian Muslim fashion show during the International Fair of the Muslim World from Dec. 17 to 19 in Paris.
JAKARTA - Malaysia`s Defense Minister Dato Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi has said his country always wanted to promote better and stronger ties with Indonesia. “And it needs support and commitment from all national elements both of Malaysia and Indonesia,” Minister Hamidi said here Sunday evening. He admitted the two countries were still facing a number of problems among other things concerning both nations` border and Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia. “However, don`t exaggerate those problems that could affect the sound relations between the two countries. Even the problem could be politicized by a third party who did not like the sound relations between Malaysia and Indonesia,” he said. Every element both in Malaysia and Indonesia must be committed to the strong bilateral ties in all fields, he said. “Not only government-to-government, but also politician-to-politician, businessto-business, and people-to-people, the two nations must have commitment to intensifying the sound and stronger bilateral relations,” he said. Malaysia and Indonesia would not go to war despite those problems, he said. “In the past, when Indonesia had launched confrontation against Malaysia, Adam Malik had once said Indonesia and Malaysia would not go to war if one of the party did not agree with the war,” he said. He said both countries shared a similar race, language and culture.
Indonesia ready for 2012 global crisis “The government is ready to an-
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JAKARTA - Indonesia claimed to be ready in facing the global crisis in 2012 in view of unfinished Euro zone debt crisis. ticipate the global crisis. We had the experience in 1997, 1998 and 2008. We expect that it will not develop into a severe crisis, but as the possibility exists, we need to be ready,” the Indonesian Vice President Boediono said here Monday. Besides, Boediono also called to
and economic policies in an effort to deal with the crisis. There is one thing that must be considered in facing the global crisis, namely harmony between political and economic policies, which did not happen in Europe which is experiencing a debt crisis.
“I say we are ready. I expect the business community is ready and well prepared and the political world is also ready, because in a crisis there is a `disconnection` between politics and economics,” he said. If the situation continues between the political and economic policies, an iron law shall prevail. There will be some adjustments in solving the uncertainty problems, that is worse even if a joint agreement existed. “I see economic and political overlappings in some countries,”he said.
Earlier, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ordered governors and all relevant parties to be aware of the 2012 global economic situation following the European economic crisis threat which might influence economy in other regions, including Asia. Speaking to 33 governors in the National Conference of the Association of Provincial Administrations in Semarang, Central Java, some time ago, the president said that to face the crisis, cooperation and hard work of all parties would be necessary. “How could we overcome the
2008 crisis together, because the local and central governments and economists worked together, and that`s not happening in 1998. Learning from our experience, in 2012 let us do the same thing, we must have a commitment to act where necessary and match our steps with those we can survive and grow the economy, “said the president. What is happening today is very similar to the economic crisis of 2008, with the US as the center of the crisis and then it shifted to the Euro zone, the president said.
AirAsia Indonesia postpones IPO until next year Agence France-Presse
JAKARTA - The Indonesian subsidiary of Asia’s biggest budget carrier AirAsia will postpone its initial public offering (IPO) until next year due to the global economic slowdown, its spokeswoman said Monday. The airline in March announced plans for a public listing in the final quarter of this year, hoping to raise up to $200 million.
It also named CIMB Securities Indonesia and Credit Suisse Securities Indonesia as its joint-lead underwriters. “The preparation for IPO is going well, but we decided to postpone it due to inconducive global economic conditions,” AirAsia Indonesia’s corporate communication manager Audrey Petriny told AFP. She was unable to provide details of when the IPO would be launched next year as it would depend on
“progress of the global economy”. “We want to do the initial public offering at the right time,” she said. AirAsia Indonesia currently operates a fleet of 16 Airbus and aims to add 20 more planes by 2015. National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia in February made its debut on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, raising around 4.7 trillion rupiah ($517 million) from selling 28 percent of its total equity.
Indonesian budget airline Lion Air, which last month signed a $21 billion deal for 230 Boeing 737s with the US manufacturer, had also planned to launch an IPO in the first half of 2012. The IPOs reflect rapid change in the nation’s aviation industry, which has a history of safety problems that led the European Union to ban all Indonesian airlines from its airspace in 2007 after a series of crashes and incidents.
The Malaysia-based AirAsia opened its regional headquarters in Jakarta in October to exploit Southeast Asia’s largest market and extend its reach in the region. The airline’s 2010 full-year net profit reached 1.07 billion ringgit ($340 million), nearly double that of 2009. However, its net profit within the third quarter of this year fell 53 percent to 152.3 million ringgit due to higher fuel prices and staff costs.
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Bali Today RI’s ease of doing business index falls to 129 Antara
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Worker ďŹ nishing woven cloth that being ordered by buyers.
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Endek crafters reject orders from New Zealand Semarapura (Bali Post)—
Endek WUDGLWLRQDO ZRYHQ IDEULF FUDIWHUV LQ .OXQJNXQJ ZHUH Ă€RRGHG E\ DEXQGDQW RUGHUV 7KH\ ZHUH GRPHVWLF DQG IRUHLJQ EX\HUV (YHQ VRPH FUDIWHUV ZHUH IRUFHG WR UHIXVH VRPH ODUJH RUGHUV IURP 1HZ =HDODQG ,W KDSSHQHG EHFDXVH RI OLPLWHG KXPDQ UHVRXUFHV DQG OLPLWHG WLPH JLYHQ FRQVLGHULQJ WKH FRORULQJ SURFHVV XVHG QDWXUDO LQJUHGLHQWV OHDYHV One of the endek crafters who refused the orders from New Zealand was Made Suwebawa from Tengah Hamlet, Tegak Village, Klungkung. He had limited employees namely 35 weavers, 10 designers and some other people handling the coloring process. Suwebawa himself also got involved in the coloring process. Meanwhile, the order from New Zealand was in large amount with a short period of time to work on them. According to him, the coloring process took a long time, not to mention the quality demands of foreign buyers that were usually very captious. “I was forced to reject the orders from New Zealand as it takes me a long time.
Besides, I have to serve the other orders, including the local orders. Among them, I now serve the orders from the Gianyar Regency,� said Suwebawa. With the existing employees, the owner of ‘Bintang Timur’weaving craft claimed to have produced approximately 20 sheets of woven fabric per day or approximately 600 sheets per month. He paid the employees at IDR 22,500 per day. So far, he was the only surviving entrepreneur who used the natural coloring. Some of the natural ingredients he used were rijasa or blue olive berry leaves for gray color, mango leaves (greenish), mango tree bark (light green), morinda, bishop wood,
teak leaves (red) and cloves (brown). Such natural ingredients were obtained from the vicinity of his house. “But now, I also receive many orders using synthetic colors. Consumers being fanatic with the use of natural color are usually foreigners,� he said while adding that his foreign consumers were usually from Japan and America. According to him, there was a difference between endek fabrics made with natural colors and synthetic colors. A 2-meter sheet of endek cloth with natural color cost IDR 300,000, while fabric with synthetic colors cost IDR 250,000. In addition, the price would also depend on the motifs and colors. (kmb20)
N D - Indonesia’s ease of doing business index in 2 fell to 2 from 2 the year before, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Hatta Rajasa said. “Based on a World Bank report our ease of doing business index fell in 2 compared with 2 when it reached 2 ,â€? he said after opening an investment climate symposium here on Monday. He said the decline in the index was closely related to the lengthy process of licensing investment and bureaucratic constraints. “We hope the process of licensing investment in the country could be shortened and made more transparent to raise the index,â€? he said. Ease of doing business index ranks HFRQRPLHV IURP WR ZLWK ÂżUVW SODFH being the best. A high ranking means that the regulatory environment is conducive to business operation. The index ranks the simple average of the country’s percentile rankings on topics covered in the World Bank’s Doing Business. The ranking on each topic is the simple average of the percentile rankings on its component indicators.
Canned ‍ۋ‏VK H[SRUW increase Antara
D N &DQQHG ¿VK SURGXFHG in Bali attract the customers from abroad and that cause the export of the product LQFUHDVH ³7KH H[SRUW RI FDQQHG ¿VK is actually decreasing in volume but the income gained is increasing,� said the Head of Export Division in Bali Industrial and Trade Department, Putu Bagiada. 7KH YDOXH RI FDQQHG ¿VK H[SRUW GXULQJ January through October 2 was 8.7 million. It was increasing 4 compare to the same period last year which was 8 million. The volume of the shipment which was mostly being sent to Japan, Hong Kong and Australia decreased 27 from 7,878 tons during January through October 2 and became 5,7 tons in the same period this year. Bagiada said that it is very encouraging because the income gained from the H[SRUW LV ODUJH DQG LW LV WKH ¿UVW WLPH IRU WKH FDQQHG ¿VK H[SRUW
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Balinese Culture Nasi Kuning
Saraswati Day, How Balinese Hindus Appreciated Knowledge There is important moment in appreciation of knowledge in Bali. You can witness a religious ceremony called “Piodalan Saraswati” or the Saraswati Day, the day to worship God in His manifestation as the master of all knowledge. Every six months according to the Balinese calendar called pawukon (from Balinese word “wuku” which means week) on Saniscara Umanis Watugunung, Balinese Hindus give their greatest honour to the knowledge. Most of the students in Bali will be busy performing the ceremony at schools, colleges and their houses. At home, they arrange books, magazines, dictionaries and everything related to the physical representation of knowledge, put them on the altar-like table. Special offerings called canang Saraswati and some other offerings are presented. They would not touch and read their books from morning until evening. Any activities that harm, burn and scratch books are considered as a betrayal of knowledge. There are two important days
that considered as the preparation day, called Petegtegan and Pangredanan. Both Petegtegan and Pangredanan remind us to be aware constantly, to do self-introspection, to face all the worldly temptation by holding the purity of knowledge. In every ceremony, Balinese Hindus always come up with their imaginary symbols. They symbolise Saraswati or Ida Sang Hyang Aji Saraswati, the goddes of knowledge as a beautiful woman with some attributes. She has four hands, riding on a white swan among water lilies to tell humanity that knowledge is like a beautiful woman, very enchanting. Her hands hold a palm leaf; a lontar (a traditional book that usually written in Balinese letters); a genitri (a chain with 108 pieces of small ball) symbolises that knowledge is never ending and has an everlasting life cycle; and a guitar or wina (musical instrument) symbolises that science develops through the growth of culture. The swans symbolise prudence, so that one’s knowledge
may distinguish between good and evil. The water lilies or lotuses are the symbols for holiness. Some people prefer not to sleep all night, they perform some activities that have relationship with Saraswati day, like mekidung or mekekawin (singing a holy song) and meditation. Banyu Pinaruh On Banyu Pinaruh, which falls on Sunday, is a moment to reinvent yourself. People go to beach, lake or river and have a swim or wash to purify their mind, body and soul. Some people take a bath with toya kumkuman (water mixed ZLWK ÀRZHUV DQG WKH\ ZLOO GULQN loloh (traditional medicine made from various leaves which is very good for our health) then pray together with their family begging for pure knowledge and wisdom. The series of ceremonies to celebrate Saraswati Day indicate the importance of knowledge has to human life. The more knowledge people have, the wiser they should be in speech, thought and deed. (BTN/Doc)
Yellow Rice OVERVIEW: Yellow, one of the four sacred colors makes this festive rice dish strikingly different from the normal, everyday steamed rice. The rice is cooked in lightly seasoned coconut milk and chicken stock for extra flavor, while the touch of oil in the coconut milk gives it a glistening appearance and keeps each grain separate. INGREDIENTS: 1½ cups long grain rice, washed and drained 2½ cups coconut milk ¾ cup chicken stock 1 salam leaf 1 pandan leaf 1 stalk lemon grass, bruised 2 tbsp turmeric water 2 cm laos cut in 4 lengthwise slices 1 tbsp salt PREPARATION: Combine all ingredients in rice cooker or heavy stockpot and simmer, covered until don. Helpful hints: if you are not using a rice cooker, cook the rice over high heat until the liquid comes to the bowl, then lower heat and cook gently so that the coconut milk does not catch and burn on the bottom of the pan. Remove the lemon grass and Laos before serving. (www.baliguide.com/balifood)
Gedang Mekuah Green Pa a a Sou with Seafood OVERVIEW: Unripe papayas are often used as a vegetable in Bali. If these are not available, you can use summer squash or Chinese winter melon. INGREDIENTS: 1 unripe papaya, weighing roughly 750 gr (1½ lb) 1 cup spice paste for seafood 1 liter chicken stock ¼ liter coconut milk 2 salam leaves 1 stalk lemon grass, bruised ¼ tsp powdered black pepper 100 gr shrimps, clams, and mussels 100 gr diced firm fish
1 tsp salt Fried shallots to garnish PREPARATION: 1. Heat stock, add seafood, marinade and bring to boil. Simmer 2 minutes 2. Add salam leaves, lemongrass and papaya, simmer gently until the papaya is 95% tender. Add coconut milk and seafood and continue to simmer (do not boil) until papaya and seafood is tender. 3. If the stock reduces too much, add more stock 4. Season to taste with pepper and salt and garnish with fried shallots. Note: If you wish to prepare a lighter version of this soup then leave coconut milk and seafood out. (www.baliguide.com/balifood)
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Pulaki Temple IBP
Pulaki Temple or Pura Pulaki is a Hindu shrine located in the hill bank and in front of the beautiful beach in north part of Bali. It is one of the biggest Hindu temples in Bali situated in the coastal side west part of Singaraja town or 1 hour drive to the west from the town. This temple is set on the at land with stone hill bank as a back drop meanwhile the blue ocean is just in front of the temple. Pulaki Temple is a famous temple among the Hindu people in Bali located in Singaraja regency, north part of Bali. There are the group of monkeys dwell the hill forest around the temple and it usually standing around the temple in the day time. The beautiful beach with black sand and calm seawater is one of the fascinations to visitor to come to this temple. We can ďŹ nd the beautiful hill bank and beaches along the coastal road. It is located in Pulaki Village, Seririt Sub District, Singaraja Regency, north part of Bali. It is just 3 hours drive from Bali’s International Airport or 1 hour drive from Singaraja town. It is strategically set in the main road from Singaraja to Gilimanuk with the group of monkeys as the identity for the traveler who wants to visit this temple.
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BUSINESS China’s leaders set economic priorities for 2012 Agence France-Presse
N - China s top leaders opened a three-day meetin on Monday to set o t the co ntry s economic priorities for 2 12 as t rmoil in rope and the nited tates dampened rowth in the world s second economy. AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris
The closed-door Central Economic Work Meeting is the last major economic policy gathering before China’s senior leaders step down from their party posts in a once-in-a-decade transition of power that begins next year. The ruling Communist party said ahead of the meeting that China would implement a “prudentâ€? monetary policy in 2 2, signalling authorities will move cautiously as they ease credit restrictions to prevent a sharp slowdown. The outcome of the meeting, which is held at a secret location in Beijing and presided over by President Hu Jintao, is likely to be announced Wednesday. Premier Wen Jiabao, in charge of the Asian giant’s economy, will also attend. China has seen demand for its products shrink in recent months as overseas consumers cut back on spending due to an increasingly bleak economic outlook. Growth in exports slowed in November while consumer prices rose at their weakest pace in more than a year and industrial output growth hit its lowest level in more WKDQ WZR \HDUV DFFRUGLQJ WR RIÂżFLDO data released last week. Manufacturing activity contractHG LQ 1RYHPEHU IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH in 33 months, fuelling concerns the economy was at risk of a hard landing. However, IHS Global Insight analyst Ren ianfang said Chinese leaders had made it clear that there was “no aggressive easing in the pipelineâ€?. “This means that we could see modest acceleration in money supply and new credit, but the likeli-
hood for interest rate cuts is pretty small,â€? Ren said. Until recently, policymakers have been reluctant to relax tight credit restrictions implemented in the past two years amid fear of UHLJQLWLQJ LQĂ€DWLRQ ZKLFK SHDNHG DW a more than three-year high of .5 percent in July. But late last month, Beijing cut the amount of money banks must KROG LQ UHVHUYH IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH in three years to spur lending and counter turmoil in Europe and the United States that threatens to derail China’s economy. Chinese media said Monday policymakers at the meeting must be prepared to deal with a “weakening domestic economy and volatile external environmentâ€? and “take prompt actionâ€? if necessary next year. But the editorial in the China Daily newspaper noted that there was currently “no need to rushâ€? to ease policy as “growth remains in the comfort zoneâ€?, and it advised “targetedâ€? measures to avoid a UHVXUJHQFH LQ LQĂ€DWLRQ “The conference will likely prioritise a pro-growth stance and a PRUH Ă€H[LEOH SURDFWLYH ÂżVFDO SROLF\ and prudent monetary police,â€? the paper said. China’s economy is expected to grow .2 percent in 2 and 8. percent next year, which would be the slowest pace in more than a decade, a state-run think tank said last week. Vice President i Jinping is widely expected to replace Hu as party head next year, becoming president in March 2 3, while Vice Premier Li Keqiang is in line to take over from Wen.
Poul Thomsen, left, the director of the IMF’s mission to Greece, arrives at the Greek Ministry of Finance, in Athens, on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011. International austerity inspectors are visiting Greece for talks on a second rescue loan package agreed weeks ago but not yet ďŹ nalized.
Greece opens bailout, debt swap talks Reuters
ATHENS - Greece began a round of talks with the EU, the IMF and bankers on Monday, with negotiators facing a tight timetable to decide key aspects of a new bailout plan to pull the country out of its economic crisis. Inspectors from the EU, the ECB and the IMF arULYHG DW WKH ÂżQDQFH PLQLVWU\ IRU WDONV WKDW ZLOO DOVR include checking on Athens’ slow progress since a ÂżUVW UHVFXH SODQ DJUHHG RYHU D \HDU DJR LQ DQ HIIRUW to stem a crisis that has since dragged the whole euro zone into deep turmoil. Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos is then scheduled to meet the managing director of bank lobby IIF, Charles Dallara, at about 2 GMT (7 a.m. EST) to try to make progress on a voluntary debt restructuring, an important component of the new 3 -billion euro ELOOLRQ EDLORXW SURJUDPPH D ÂżQDQFH PLQLVWU\ RIÂżFLDO VDLG Athens narrowly escaped bankruptcy this month after its EU partners and the International Monetary Fund agreed to release an 8-billion aid tranche despite weak revenues and slow reforms. But it needs the new bailout plan -- with contribuWLRQV IURP RIÂżFLDO OHQGHUV DV ZHOO DV EDQNV WR VWD\ DĂ€RDW QH[W \HDU DQG WR IDFH D PDMRU ERQG UHGHPSWLRQ in March. It must also wrap up the talks before general elections scheduled for February . “It would be desirable if the (debt restructuring or “PSIâ€?) talks starting today led to an initial agreement by the end of the week, otherwise we will be running short of time,â€? a Greek banker told Reuters on condition of anonymity. “If there is no initial deal by the end of the week, then it will be difficult to complete the PSI (private sector involvement) in January and it could delay the election.â€?
Banks represented by the Institute of International Finance (IIF) agreed in October to write down the notional value of their Greek bond holdings by 5 percent in exchange for new paper. The writedown will help to reduce Greece’s debt ratio to 2 percent of GDP by 2 2 from over percent this year. But key elements of the plan such as the coupon and discount rate, which determine the cost for banks, are still being discussed. “The basic disagreement between Greece and bondholders is that investors want to exchange the full 5 percent of nominal value in bonds and the cash to be used as guarantees for the principal,â€? the Greek banker said. “The coupon of the new bonds will also be discussed and there could be a compromise at about percent.â€? Another banking source close to the talks said the negotiations would cover a broad array of issues. “There is no consensus as things stand,â€? he said. Âł,WÂśV QRW RQO\ DERXW ÂżQDQFLDO WHUPV EXW DOVR DERXW the legal structure and what law will prevail, whether there will be collective action clauses and what kind of credit enhancements will be included.â€? The talks with bankers might continue on Tuesday, ZKLOH WKH PHHWLQJV ZLWK WKH (8 ,0) DQG (&% RIÂżFLDOV -- dubbed the troika -- are scheduled to wrap up by the end of the week before resuming in January. “The PSI will be high on the troika’s agenda. Budget revenue and spending for 2 will be examined, as well as whether the revised targets for this year can be PHW ´ D JRYHUQPHQW RIÂżFLDO VDLG Âł)RU LI FXUUHQW VSHQGLQJ DQG UHYHQXH WUHQGV FRQWLQXH WKH GHÂżFLW ZLOO be at about percent of GDP and not (the target) of about percent.â€? Delays on a plan to put 3 , state workers on the road to redundancy this year will also be discussed, the RIÂżFLDO VDLG DGGLQJ WKDW VWDWH RUJDQL]DWLRQV DQG SXEOLF VHUYLFHV KDG VR IDU RQO\ QRWLÂżHG DERXW SHRSOH
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Record exec dies after Hollywood shooting Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES — A music industry executive died Monday after being shot last week by a rampaging gunman in the heart of Hollywood, a hospital spokeswoman said. John Atterberry, who has worked with the Spice Girls, Jessica Simpson and others, died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, spokeswoman Simi Singer said. The 40-year-old executive was shot in the face and upper body as he drove his MercedesBenz during Friday’s random attack near Vine Street and Sunset Boulevard. Atterberry was the only seriously injured victim of 26-year-old Tyler Brehm, who police say fired nearly 20 bullets in the air and at cars as he screamed that he wanted to die. He was killed by police minutes later. Brehm’s ex-girlfriend has said she and Brehm had re-
cently broken up. But police say they’re still looking for a motive for the attack. Brehm walked down the middle of Sunset, firing on motorists with no clear target and injuring three of them before two police officers who just happened to be in the area — an off-duty motorcycle officer working movie set security and an LAPD detective — shot and killed him, authorities said. In amateur video taken at the shooting scene, the gunman appeared to have short hair and wore jeans and a white tank top. He paced back and forth near the busy intersection with Vine, firing from what appeared to be a .40 caliber handgun, police said. The officers ordered the suspect to stop and drop his weapon. He was shot when he pointed his weapon at the officers, police said.
Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane” Oscar returns to auction REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
The Oscar awarded to Orson Welles for Best Original Screenplay for his 1941 film “Cit “Citizen Kane” is shown at otheby’s in New York October 12, 2007. Sotheby’s Reuters
LOS ANGELES - Orson Welles’ Oscar for writing “Citizen Kane” -- regarded as one of the best films ever made -- is going up for auction again later this month in a hot market for Hollywood memorabilia. Los Angeles auction house Nate D. Sanders said on Monday it was selling the best screenplay Academy Award statuette won by Welles in 1942.
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This image provided by Gregory Bojorquez shows Los Angeles Police officers advancing on a wounded gunman Friday Dec. 9, 2011 at sunset and Vine streets in Los Angeles.
Although tarnished by age, the Oscar will carry a reserve price of between $600,000 and $1 million when it goes under the hammer on December 20, auction house spokesman Sam Heller said. The statuette -- the only Oscar given to “Citizen Kane” -- has a storied history and failed to meet its undisclosed reserve price when it was last up for auction at Sotheby’s New York in 2007. At that time it was expected to sell for around $1 million. But the current seller, who wishes to remain anonymous, and the auctioneer believe times have changed
for the better when it comes to selling Hollywood memorabilia. Marilyn Monroe’s iconic ivory dress from “The Seven Year Itch” sold for $4.6 million at a Beverly Hills auction in June, while the red and black leather jacket won by pop star Michael Jackson in his “Thriller” music video went for $1.8 million earlier this year. “There has been so much movie memorabilia that has been selling for high prices. People are just willing to spend a lot of money to buy these things, whether as an investment or as a collector,” Heller said. Heller said
bidders for good Hollywood memorabilia come from as far afield as China, Japan and the Middle East. Welles’ screenplay Oscar has a story worthy of a Hollywood movie in its own right. The filmmaker had lost it, but it resurfaced after his death in 1985 when it was put up for auction in 1994 by a cinematographer who claimed Welles had given it to him as a form of payment. Welles’ daughter Beatrice sued and won back ownership of the golden statue. But she was then sued herself by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which gives out the awards, when she tried to auction the Oscar in 2003. After a legal battle, Beatrice Welles was given the right to dispense of the Oscar, and she sold it to a California nonprofit called the Dax Foundation, who in turn tried unsuccessfully to auction it in 2007.
Billy Joel gets portrait at NYC’s Steinway Hall Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK — The Piano Man is now officially a Steinway man. A Billy Joel portrait has been unveiled in New York City at Steinway Hall, home to the famed piano maker Steinway & Sons. Joel is one of only two living artists included in a collection featuring greats such as Hungarian composer Franz Liszt. He’s the only non-classical
performer. The 62-year-old pop legend joked Monday about his painting’s proximity to Vladimir Horowitz’s, saying he doesn’t know “how crazy” Horowitz is about having him that close. Joel’s painting features him standing upright in a leather jacket, with a Steinway in the foreground. Joel says the jacket was one of the few items of clothing bought
without a female companion. He says he wore it for years but his girlfriend recently dismissed it as a 1980s relic.
Billy Joel looks is photographed at a piano at the unveiling of his Steinway Hall portrait at the flagship store of Steinway & Sons, in New York, Monday, Dec. 12, 2011.
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Drug war failed across Latin America in 2011 Agence France Presse
Drug trafficking violence claimed thousands of lives across Latin America in 2011 as drug use soared, illustrating the failure of regional anti-narcotics policies and reviving a legalization debate. “I did not ask for this war,” read a poster near a casino firebombed by the Zetas drug gang in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey in August. Fifty-two people were killed. Authorities blame the Zetas -- a gang set up by ex-elite army officers in the 1990s -- for torching the casino because its owners refused to pay protection money. Over 45,000 people have been killed in Mexico since 2006 when President Felipe Calderon launched a major military crackdown involving 50,000 troops against the powerful drug cartels that have terrorized border communities as they battled over lucrative smuggling routes. In Colombia, the world’s top cocaine producer, authorities reported a major decline in coca cultivation and cocaine production, but also a fresh spike in killings attributed to narcotrafficking gangs that include ex-paramilitary groups. Police said the gangs were responsible for 47 percent of the 17,000 homicides perpetrated in 2010.
And Colombia’s Marxist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) continued to finance its guerrilla operations through drug trafficking as did remnants of the leftist Shining Path rebels in Peru. Peru also ranks among the world’s biggest cocaine producers, with output estimated at 330 tons last year, a little less than Colombia’s 350 tons. In poor barrios across Latin America, bloody battles for control of cocaine derivatives such as “paco” in Argentina and “bazuco” in Colombia raged on. “Drug trafficking has become one of the major global issues threatening the security of millions of people,” said Louise Arbour, a former UN high commissioner for human rights and former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
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Advocates of drug legalization insist that decriminalizing drugs has no significant impact on consumption.
‘Elvis’ monkey, psychedelic gecko found in SE Asia
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In this undated photo provided by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), a new psychedelic gecko is seen in Vietnam.
Japan launches its 2nd spy satellite this year
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HANOI, Vietnam — A psychedelic gecko and a monkey with an “Elvis” hairdo are among 208 new species described last year by scientists in the Mekong River region of Southeast Asia, a conservation group announced Monday. The animals were discovered in a biodiverse region that is threatened by habitat loss, deforestation, climate change and overdevelopment, the WWF said in a report. The newly described species include a “psychedelic gecko” in southern Vietnam and a nose-less monkey in a remote province of Myanmar that looks like it wears a pompadour. “While this species, sporting an Elvis-like hairstyle, is new to science, the local people of Myanmar know it well,” the Switzerland-based group said in its report. The region is home to some of the world’s most endangered species, including tigers, Asian elephants, Mekong dolphins and Mekong giant catfish, the group said. “This is a region of extraordinary richness in terms of biodiversity but also one that is extremely fragile,” said Sarah Bladen, communications director for WWF Greater Mekong. “It’s losing biodiversity at a tragic rate.” The Mekong flows through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. In October, WWF announced Vietnam has lost its last Javan rhinoceros, making the 40 to 60 Javan rhinos living in Indonesia the last remaining members of their species.
TOKYO — Japan successfully put a spy satellite into orbit on Monday and expects to complete its network of intelligence-gathering satellites with another launch next year. Japan’s space agency, JAXA, said the launch from the remote southern island of Tanegashima went off without a hitch and the radar-equipped satellite is functioning properly. It was the second launch of the year, following a successful liftoff in September. Officials refused to provide details of the satellite’s capabilities.Japanese media reports say it will augment the optical satellites Japan has already launched by providing data of what is happening on the ground at night or through cloud cover. Japan launched its first pair of spy satellites in 2003, prompted by concerns over North Korea’s missile program. It currently has four optical information-gathering satellites in orbit, though the latest of those is not fully operational yet. It previously launched two radar intelligence satellites, but both malfunctioned. The satellite launched Monday is expected to begin gathering intelligence in a few months, an official with the Cabinet Satellite Information Center told The Associated Press. He requested anonymity because details of the program are classified. Another radar satellite launch is planned next year, the official said. That would give Japan the combination of two optical and two radar satellites that it wants to complete its network. Tokyo is seeking to use the satellites to provide information on any given spot on the planet at least once a day.
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An H-2A rocket carrying a radar satellite lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Tanegashima, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, Monday morning, Dec. 12, 2011.
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Reysol’s mission is to stop Neymar Reuters
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Chelsea’s Frank Lampard celebrates his penalty goal against Manchester City during their English Premier League soccer match at Stamford Bridge, London, Monday, Dec. 12, 2011.
Lampard penalty ends Man City’s unbeaten run
TOKYO - Japanese soccer champions Kashiwa Reysol know they must stop hot-shot teenaged striker Neymar if they want to upset %UD]LOÂśV 6DQWRV LQ :HGQHVGD\ÂśV &OXE :RUOG &XS VHPL ÂżQDO LQ 7R\RWD “Everywhere in the world people talk about Neymar,â€? Kashiwa’s Brazilian manager Nelsinho told reporters on Tuesday. “He is not just making headlines in Brazil. He has exceptional talent and class, all the tools to become the best player in the world.â€? The \HDU ROG 1H\PDU UHFHQWO\ GHVFULEHG E\ 3HOH DV WKH ZRUOGÂśV EHVW player, is not the only opponent on Nelsinho’s mind, however, as he dreams of producing a shock win. “Neymar may be a superstar but Santos have others like (Paulo Henrique) Ganso, Elano -- the list goes on and on, all the amazing attacking players they have,â€? Nelsinho said. With European kings Barcelona, led by Argentine wizard Lionel Messi, expected to overpower Qatar’s $O 6DGG LQ WKH RWKHU VHPL ÂżQDO RQ 7KXUVGD\ D PRXWK ZDWHULQJ ÂżQDO awaits either Santos or Reysol in Yokohama at the weekend. 1HOVLQKR VDFNHG DV FRDFK RI 6DQWRV LQ IROORZLQJ D KDPmering by Corinthians, refused to write off his Japanese side’s chances. “I will block out any personal feelings I have for Santos and do the EHVW MRE , FDQ IRU 5H\VRO ´ VDLG WKH \HDU ROG Âł, UHVSHFW WKHLU TXDOLW\ but we will go out there to win.â€? Reysol beat amateurs Auckland City in their opening game and 0H[LFRÂśV 0RQWHUUH\ RQ SHQDOWLHV LQ WKH TXDUWHU ÂżQDOV WR EHFRPH WKH WKLUG -DSDQHVH VLGH WR UHDFK WKH &OXE :RUOG &XS VHPL ÂżQDOV +RZHYHU 6DQWRV DQG 1H\PDU LQ SDUWLFXODU FRXOG KDYH D ÂżHOG GD\ LQ 7R\RWD Santos coach Muricy Ramalho hailed Neymar’s talent as “absurdâ€? and said he was already as good as some of the game’s greats. “He is on their level, yes,â€? he said when asked about players such as fellow Brazilians Zico and Rivelino, and French World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane. “I’m someone who is normally hesitant about giving players labels like that. But a great player is a genius who sees play unfold before others do and that’s rare. “The best I saw was Zico. Pele doesn’t count -- he was on a level of his own.
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stay in the game.They had to wait until PLGZD\ WKURXJK WKH ÂżUVW KDOI IRU WKHLU ÂżUVW FKDQFH ZKLFK FDPH ZKHQ 'LGLHU Drogba forced City keeper Joe Hart to make a low save. The Londoners drew level when former City forward Daniel Sturridge cut the ball back from a tight angle for a charging Meireles to smash home. Chelsea looked sharper after the break with Juan Mata making some dangerous moves and were further boosted with their man advantage. &OLFK\ VKRZQ KLV ÂżUVW \HOORZ FDUG early in the second half for a challenge on Sturridge, was given his marching orders after a badly timed lunge on Ramires. That forced City into sacULÂżFLQJ RQH RI WKHLU PDLQ DWWDFNLQJ options by taking off Aguero to bring on defender Kolo Toure and Chelsea capitalised. Lampard had been patiently watching from the bench before manager Andre Villas-Boas sent him on in the 73rd minute. Ten minutes later the 33-year-old PASSING MOVES PLGÂżHOGHU ZDV FHOHEUDWLQJ DIWHU VWHSChelsea could only watch on as ping up to smash home from the penCity patiently put together a series alty spot and his team mates mobbed RI Ă€XLG SDVVLQJ PRYHV EXW VRPHKRZ KLP DW WKH ÂżQDO ZKLVWOH ZLWK &KHOVHD managed to contain their visitors and ÂżUPO\ EDFN LQ WKH WLWOH UDFH that should have been given when David Silva was caught on the knee by Jose Bosingwa’s shin in the area “The referee was there ... this changed the game,â€? he said. “We can do nothing, we are the top, we know that it was possible to lose one game , KRSH ZH FDQ GR DQRWKHU JDPHV without losing.â€? City had sought to give a quick answer to questions over what effect last week’s Champions League exit might have on their domestic campaign as they raced into an early lead. Aguero saw the space in the Chelsea defence to send a pin-point pass from the outside of his right foot to Balotelli, who rounded keeper Petr Cech and calmly slotted the ball in. The Italian striker greeted his goal with something much closer to a celebration than his usual nonchalance, half UDLVLQJ KLV DUPV DV D Ă€LFNHU RI D VPLOH crossed his lips.
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Brazil’s Santos player Neymar controls the ball during the team’s training in Toyota, central Japan, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011.
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Injured Appleby may pull out of Aussie Masters defence Reuters
MELBOURNE - Stuart Appleby may be forced to pull out of his Australian Masters title defence because of a long-term back injury, he said on Tuesday. A nine-times winner on the U.S. PGA Tour, Australian Appleby is preparing to go up against a ÂżHOG WKDW LQFOXGHV ZRUOG QXPEHU RQH /XNH 'RQDOG DW WKH 9LFWRULD Golf Club this week. But Appleby, ranked 161st in the world, said chronic pain in his lower back had prevented him from practising his swing and put in doubt his participation in the A$1.5 million tournament. Âł, KDYHQÂśW GRQH PDQ\ ZLWKGUDZDOV SULRU WR ÂżUVW URXQGV ´ WKH 40-year-old told reporters on Tuesday. “I don’t know my body well enough to know whether I can manufacture something from an ad hoc swing or whether it’s a IXWLOH ÂżJKW WKDW , QHHG WR WU\ DQRWKHU GD\ Âł,ÂśOO PDNH WKDW GHFLsion closer to the time.â€? The tournament, won by Tiger Woods in 2009, will tee off on Thursday.
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Miami Heat forward LeBron James, left, jokes with guard Dwyane Wade, center, and forward Chris Bosh as they pose for a photo during the team’s NBA basketball media day, Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, in Miami.
�I am myself again� says relaxed LeBron Reuters
0,$0, /H%URQ -DPHV EHFDPH WKH PDQ 8 6 VSRUWV IDQV ORYHG WR KDWH ZKHQ KH OHIW &OHYHODQG IRU WKH 0LDPL +HDW ODVW \HDU DQG PDQ\ FHOHEUDWHG ZKHQ KH VWXPEOHG LQ WKH 1%$ ÂżQDOV ORVLQJ WR WKH 'DOODV 0DYHULFNV Prior to the 2010-11 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, James bragged about multiple championships for Miami’s ‘Big Three’ but was heckled after his first attempt to win one with his new team fell short in June. But this year at the Heat’s annual media day in the American Airlines Arena, the two-times NBA Most Valuable Player was not talking about proving critics wrongs or silencing the boos. With the wrangling of the NBA lockout now over, James looked and sounded relaxed, appearing more at ease with himself than at any time since he left his home state of Ohio for South Florida. “It was a tough season for myself. If I look at my numbers over the course of the whole season, I
played pretty well, but I wasn’t who I was, it was a tough transition - coming here, going through what I went through, it was something different. But I will learn from it and I am back to who I am now,� James told a news conference on Monday. “I always had to prove myself. It may have looked like it was easy but it was never easy, knowing where I came from, you had to prove yourself every day growing up where I grew up. “Last year was one of the first years where I said - ‘OK, I’m going to prove everybody wrong’ ... I was just so blinded, so out of whack. You try to do so many things that you kind of forget who you are and what got you to that point.� James’s ‘crime’ in the eyes of
many American sports fans was announcing on a nationally televised show that he was leaving Cleveland, where he never won a title, to join fellow All-Stars Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade in Miami. It is a move that several players have sought to replicate in this free agency period but James says he is not bothered by the lack of criticism for those attempted moves. “It would have bothered me last year, if I would have got criticized for what I did and guys came out and tried to do the same thing and it wasn’t. It doesn’t bother me anymore,� said James, who was taken first overall by Cleveland in the 2003 NBA Draft. “I’m at a good place right now, not too much bothers me.�
9RJHO RII WR D ‍\ŰŒâ€ŹLQJ start at FC Basel Reuters
BERNE - FC Basel’s interim coach Heiko Vogel was given WKH MRE RQ D SHUPDQHQW EDVLV RQ 0RQGD\ ÂżYH GD\V DIWHU OHDGLQJ them into Champions League last 16 at the expense of Manchester United. Vogel, former assistant to Thorsten Fink, had no experience as a senior coach when he took over in October after his fellow German left for Bundesliga side Hamburg SV. He was thrown LQ DW WKH GHHS HQG DV %DVHO ORVW DW KRPH WR %HQÂżFD LQ WKH Champions League less than a week later. %XW WKH\ ZHQW RQ WR WDNH VHYHQ SRLQWV IURP WKHLU ÂżQDO WKUHH games, stunning last year’s runners-up United 2-1 on Wednesday to qualify for the knockout stage. “The sum of all the key criteria such as sporting success, social competence, professionalism and Heiko’s development allowed the FCB Basel club management to make a unanimous and happy decision,â€? said the club on its website (fcb.ch) Vogel, 36, a former minor league player, worked with Bayern Munich’s youth divisions for nine years, then as Fink’s assistant at lower division German club Ingolstadt. +H DOVR ZRQ KLV ÂżUVW VL[ OHDJXH JDPHV ZLWK %DVHO WDNLQJ WKHP top with a seven-point lead at the halfway point.
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Head coach Heiko Vogel, during the FC Basel training session, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, in Basel, Switzerland. FC Basel is facing Manchester United in the Champions League match Wednesday, December 7, 2011 in the St. Jakob Stadium in Basel, Switzerland.
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Webber expects no problems to adapt to 2012 tyres Mark Webber is certain that there will be no repeat of the troubles that he suffered adapting to Pirelli tyres in 2011 next year. The Australian struggled with tyre degradation during the first part of the year in particular. But he has declared himself to be comfortable with the 2012 development rubber, after sampling the tyres in Brazil and Abu Dhabi. “When I ran those tyres in Abu Dhabi and Brazil, I felt completely at home on them,” said Webber when asked by AUTOSPORT about his impression of the new tyres. “Pirelli did a good job to take a lot of the tyres that they were looking at for 2012 to do some development. It was encouraging for myself and for the team.” Webber is hopeful to make a strong start to next season by carrying the momentum that he built in the second half of the year into 2012. He pointed to his
getting on top of the rubber as one of the reasons behind his improvement along with fewer reliability problems. “We had smoother weekends, were competitive in most practice sessions and started to get KERS working. “And I was having to make less pit-stops. Before, I was having to do a lot of racing [because of making more stops], which is not without risks. But as the season went on I was on the same strategy as everyone else. “It was a good learning curve for me and the team in terms of what we can do to address those small details that make a big difference on Saturday in particular.” Webber also credited teams’ improving understanding of the tyres for the calmer races that prevailed in the closing stages
of the season. In the first half of the year, drivers regularly hit trouble with tyre degradation, but as the season went on, strategies tended to converge. “The biggest thing was that the teams and the drivers got on top of the tyres,” said Webber. “It was such a big learning curve for everybody and you saw that with the racing. “It softened off at the end of the year because everyone got their heads around the tyres.”
Red Bull Formula One driver Mark Webber of Australia poses with his FIA trophy during the 2011 FIA Gala awards ceremony night in Gurgaon, some 35 kilometers (22 miles) west of New Delhi, India, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011.
Lotus accepts Kimi Raikkonen will need time in Formula 1 comeback KIMI Raikkonen will be given all the time he needs to get back up to speed in Formula 1, with his new bosses adamant that there is no expectation on him to deliver straightaway. With Michael Schumacher having shown since he came back the difficulties that even top-line drivers can face getting dialled back into F1, Raikkonen has been assured that Renault - which will be renamed Lotus next year - will be patient with him. Group Lotus CEO Dany Bahar said on Monday that Raikkonen’s two-year absence from F1 will not make it easy for him to produce results immediately - and underlined that all the outfit was looking for was consistent improvement. “You cannot expect from a driver that was absent for two years to come back and adapt to the new tyres and new regulations from day one, so he needs his time,” said Bahar during a lunch with selected media in London on Monday. “But whether this time is three days, six races or 20 races, we will see. What is important is to see how his tendency goes towards the performance. If it is always improving, then of course we will give him the time.” Although there has been much talk
in recent weeks about Raikkonen’s motivation levels - and whether or not he will be prepared to knuckle down if the 2012 Lotus is not a frontrunner - Bahar insists that Raikkonen knows fully what he has let himself in for. “Kimi is a cool guy, and he has grown up,” he explained. “He is not as young now. He knows what he does, he knows what people expect from him and I think he takes it a bit more seriously now than when he was at McLaren.” He added: “I think Kimi is a very good guy, he is a very pure guy. I respect him a lot, we respect him a lot and that is the reason he is with us. He has matured a lot in the past 10 years in F1, so he is a grown-up man and he knows his return to F1 is not easy and he knows he has to deliver. “But he is not the same kid as he was at Sauber and at McLaren. These are different times, he has to deliver and he realises that.” Bahar also believes that, despite there being no guarantee that Raikkonen will produce as much as in his last time in F1, the team made the right call in opting to invest in his services. “Kimi is Kimi, and he is a world champion in F1,” he said. “He deserves definitely to have a higher value than a normal driver, just because he is Kimi Raikkonen.
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