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To build Bali, weld synergy with agricultural components PAGE 8

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The increasing number of water in Buyan Lake make houses and farm drowned.

The flooding of Buyan Lake Inventive ‘Sleep No More’ twists Macbeth in NY PAGE 12

Economics paralyzed, the government doesn’t take action Singaraja (Bali Post) -

The increasing number of water in Buyan Lake make the economic activity in Dasong and Buyan Village in Sukasada District is completely paralyzed. At least 40 families loose their job because the farm that they manage drowned.

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Japan emperor makes first trip to disaster zone

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TOKYO – Japan’s widely respected emperor made his first visit Thursday to the disaster zone devastated by an earthquake and tsunami, kneeling on mats to commiserate with survivors who bowed in gratitude and wiped away tears. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited two evacuation shelters Thursday in Asahi city, where they spoke quietly with evacuees sitting on mats in the community centers that have become their temporary homes.

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Asahi, about 86 kilometers (54 miles) east of Tokyo near the Pacific coast, is one of the southernmost areas to be heavily affected by the March 11 natural disasters, which killed up to 26,000 people and also set off a crisis of radiation leaks at a flooded nuclear plant.

One evacuee with Down syndrome, who has trouble speaking, conveyed his thoughts to the royal couple on paper. “I will keep striving,” he wrote in a small notebook that he showed to the emperor and empress.

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A villager of Buyan Village, Suweja, said Thursday, he and his son in-law is now officially out of their job. The green house that they use to grow paprika is filled with water due to the water from the lake.

“Actually, the plant will be harvested this month but the flood make everything die,” he added.

Several greenhouses made from plastics were drowned.

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Japanese Emperor Akihito, left, and Empress Michiko, kneel down and smile at people at an evacuation shelter in Asahi City in Chiba Prefecture, about 86 kilometers (54 miles) east of Tokyo, Thursday, April 14, 2011.

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Bali News Preservation of old buildings in Singaraja

Privately owned houses, an utopian program

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The parking space in Buyan Lake already flooded by the rising water from the lake.

Within a day, water of Lake Buyan goes up to 12 million liters Singaraja (Bali Post)—

Residents who live around the Lake Buyan must be prepared to take refuge. Based on the estimation of Buleleng Environment Agency (KLH), the lake water goes up about 12 million liters every day. If the increase continues to happen every day, within a month all the gardens and settlements on the lowlands area around the lakeside will be inundated and even totally disappear.

Head of Buleleng Environment Agency, Wayan Pasek Swastika, who made observations with a number of staff at Lake Buyan, Wednesday (Apr 13), mentioned that estimation on the increase of 12 million liters of water was calculated based on the rising water level per day multiplied by the extent of puddles around the lake.

Every day, the water rose as high as 2-centimeter, while the vast pool of water around the lake at least reached 60 hectares. “So, 2 centimeters multiplied by 60 hectares will make the total of 12 million liters,” he said.

According to Pasek, the calculation submitted was merely based on stagnant water in the area of plantations owned by residents. To calculate the increasing volume of water in the lake, his party should count the extensive cover of the lake at normal condition. Obviously, the increase in the volume of lake water was very significant.

It could be seen from the parking lot on the north side of Ulun Danu Temple that had now been inundated.

If not immediately anticipated, the water could possibly reach the lowest point of Singaraja-Denpasar road section. “Similar incident where the lake water reached the roadside happened in 1974,” he said.

Furthermore, Pasek Swastika said that inundation of plantation area and community residence around the lake was not solely caused by the overflowing water from the lake. The water in the plantation was more caused by the emergence of water resources or a kind of water seepage in the middle of plantation. Discharge of the water exuding from the seepage was very large. Even, the wells of residents in the middle of the plantation kept on giving forth water until overflowing. “In normal condition, the well will be watery after reaching the depth of 6 to 7 meters,” he said.

What measures will be taken to an-

ticipate the overflowing lake water?

Pasek Swastika said for a while the KLH together with local community would do clean-up services against the floating weeds in the lake. The weeds in large amounts could also increase the pressure in the water so the water overflowed. Water pressure in the lake was also estimated to bring new seepage in the middle of the local plantation. “Thickness of those weeds can reach 50 centimeters,” he said.

Observation made last Tuesday indicated the increasing water of Lake Buyan was estimated to have reached about 7 meters if measured from the surface of lake water before overflowing about 7 months ago. Then, the parking lot on the north of Ulun Danu Temple located on a high enough ground had now been inundated by water and so had the wantilan hall and a number of buildings in front of the temple.

Even, a gazebo had completely submerged and people could only see its roof. (kmb15)

WHEN the Buleleng Cultural and Tourism Service was led by Ida Bagus Puja Erawan about three or four years ago, there was tourism program called city tour. As the name implies, it can be known that city tour is a kind of tour package where tourists will be escorted to ‘saleable’ objects. One of which is the old buildings located on Jalan Gajah Mada, Jalan Ngurah Rai and some others on Jalan Ahmad Yani until the area of Buleleng Harbor.

Since it sells the uniqueness of a city, then the old buildings should inevitably be preserved. Preliminary preservation was already initiated in 2003 when there was a program named Bali Urban Infrastructural Project (BUIP) providing the assistance to preserve heritage areas, among others in the area of central road junction, Kanginan Royal Palace of Buleleng, old shower next to Cultural Hall and arched bridge at Kampug Tinggi. Unfortunately, the program was not followed by the arrangement of other areas in Singaraja. Actually, when talking about old buildings, Singaraja can be called as the only city retaining many old buildings in Bali.

When the leadership changes, it is also followed by the changes of program. After some mutations occurred to a number of heads of agencies, the city tour program was no more heard. Data collection of old houses on Jalan Gajah Mada and Jalan Ngurah Rai was not continued. On the other hand, those old houses began to be dismantled and replaced with the new and more modern homes.

Even, there was an old building demolished to make a shop and mini market.

Preserving old buildings is something complicated and requires a serious commitment. Moreover, most old buildings in Singaraja, especially the houses lining along Jalan Gajah Mada and Jalan Ngurah Rai, have now become private properties. As consequence, the program planned by a particular agency will stagnate and turn back to imagination.

It is recognized by Deputy Regent of Buleleng Made Arga Pynatih. Talking about old buildings is a bit complicated. According to him, the criteria for an old and historic building should be reviewed again. For example, in the area of Buleleng Harbor there were a number of buildings, ranging from the former building of Pelni (national shipping company), arched bridge and old warehouses. The arched bridge had been preserved through the BUIP program. Meanwhile, the Pelni building was still maintained and would be functioned as an exhibition space. Then, the damaged warehouses had indeed been demolished as no other choice.

Aside from being very fragile and dangerous, the building was built by citizen who had he rights to build (HGB).

To preserve the old houses, said Arga Pynatih, the Regency Government indeed had no program in details. If there would be any preservation program later on, of course it would be complicated and take long process because most old houses had now become private properties. The government-owned properties could be counted easily, such as the regent’s office, the office of Sanitation and Landscaping Services and military offices located in front of the Golkar (Functional Group) Party’s office.

Formerly, based on information, some of those old buildings were owned by the state functioned as a residential home and government offices. However, it was not known they changed into private properties. “Where should we start to examine this?” he questioned.

Nevertheless, Arga Pynatih remained to have a desire in order those old buildings could be preserved with apparent criteria. For that purpose, he would discuss the matter with the heads of regional agencies (SKPD) so that everything could be carried out clearly without incurring long polemic. (ole)

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Number of Death Down 8.7 Percent A Year Denpasar (Bali Post)

In the past ten years, death due to traffic, work, criminality even suicide have gone down 8,7 percent a year. It seems the Sanglah Hospital trauma center which has operated since 2001 has been a help as before it would be in levels from coAss (new doctors), resident I, II, III doctors then Chief then to a specialist doctor by telephone. “That if the specialist would give a decision through telephone. If they got it wrong then they might misunderstood,” Head of the center, dr.

Kuning Atmadjaya, SpB, stated last Wednesday (13/4).

Due to that, many of them are unsuccessful to decrease the unwanted numbers. Yet since the trauma center operated, these patients are brought to a specialist straight away while resident and new doctor joined which gives them

education with status internship.

Besides that, the number of infection due to injection needle in the hospital’s Surgery Installation have gone down to null percent, also decreasing numbers of those who forced themselves going home and responding time is much shorter.

“For a specialist respond time use to be 1-2 days now it only needs 15 minutes,” she explained.

For the Surgery Installation it is now divided to three areas, red for critical condition patients, yellow for heavy injured patients who need observation and green for light injuries. In Sanglah now, everyday there is one specialist for trauma surgery and one specialist for anesthesia surgery that are 24 hours in the Surgery Installation which so those who needs plastic surgery and orthopedic it will follow after the patient is stabile. (kmb24)

Kenyeri Street’s Attacked

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The attack of the caterpillars in Denpasar is spreading after appearing in Siulan Street at Penatih, Seroja and Tonja Street now it’s at Kenyiri, Cekomaria and Antasura Street. moreover in one house at Kenyiri Street Gang Meduri, it were crawling on the hosues’s walls. One resident there, Maksimus (22), last Wednesday (12/4) admitted he saw that horrible insect on Sunday (10/4) for the first time on his garden walls.

“At that time it wasn’t many, but now it’s increasing,” he explained.

Maksimus stated the caterpillars didn’t make him itch but it is

disturbing him as it’s disgusting.

It is said him and other residents have reported it to those responsible. Head of Denpasar Agriculture, Food Plantation and Horticulture Agency, I Gede Ambara Putra, stated these caterpillars in different areas are all the same kind and the total of it in Kenyeri is less than the ones in Siulan and Seroja Streets although the ones in Kenyeri are attacking residents’ houses. It is explained these caterpillars phenomenon are usual situation due to the extreme weather and their’ favorite spot would be empty lands especially clump of trees. (kmb12)

SLB Building Should Socialize to Locals Antara

Vice Deputy of Chairman Commission IV DPRD Bali Ketut Kariyasa Adnyana said Special School (SLB) B and C building should socialize at first to the locals. The schools will build above Balitex former land. “Before building the construction, it should socialize first to the people. The refusal reaction from locals might cause of miscommunication,” said him in Denpasar on Wednesday.

He suggests to the government and related institution to socialize it to the people soon. It is did to avoid problem in the future. “Before we find an agreement in socializing it to the people, we should delay the building process,” said the PDIP politician. The purpose of the school is being a form of Bali commitment to increase education quality of defect children. SLB C building in Lumintang area, Denpasar city and SLB B in

Jimbaran, Badung accessed were not proper anymore to support teaching process while the students getting increase. “They should treat like others. The defect children also have a right to get well education,” said him.

“I hope the Head of Disdikpora (Education, Youth, and Sport Office) Bali soon socialize it to the people. If we failed build this, we are pity on the children. Local people who denied this should think about them. What if their family getting physical defect like them,” said him. Meanwhile the Head of Publication and Documentation on Public Relation and Protocol Bali I Ketut Teneng said this SLB will build in Kertalangu Village (former Balitex building) Denpasar.

“The SLB building keeping run though some people refused the school,” said him. He said Governor Mangku Pastika is consisten to build this building due to it is an effort to help the defect ones.

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An officer of Klungkung Animal Department spray diinfectant to the pultry in Klungkung Regency.

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Klungkung positive to bird flu A number of residents intensively examined Semarapura (Bali Post)—

A number of Klungkung residents were examined intensively in association with bird flu. The measure was taken considering the bird flu outbreak began to spread at some villages, such as Satra and Akah. “We have taken the sample of nasal mucus of four residents to be examined in laboratory. Two residents are from Akah and two others from Satra,” said the Head of Klungkung Health Services Gusti Ngurah Agung Swastika, Wednesday (Apr 13).

It was said that so far the bird flu was positive to attack poultry and it could possibly to attack humans. On that account, every resident around the affected areas who got fever, cough and influenza, should be immediately checked to laboratory. “Indeed, we have confidence that bird flu has not spread to humans. Some of the residents checked only indicated regular flu and cold,” he said.

Nevertheless, Swastika claimed to still intensify the treatment by continuously monitoring the progress of bird flu. As socialization made to the community concerning with healthy life, he also put emphasis on the importance of improving the environmental sanitation and others such as deploying some officers, both from Health Services and community health centers. “Frankly speaking, we are constrained by the budget for bird flu treatment.

Hopefully, the budget could be allocated through the next amendment of regional budget,” he hoped.

Based on field observations, the positive village to bird flu consisted of Akah and Satra. At Satra Village, the first case infected the chickens belonging to Dewa Ketut Darma at Kawan Hamlet. His chickens died suddenly since Friday (Apr 8). Originally, ten of sixteen chickens died.

Then, 2 chickens died on Sunday (Apr 10), two others died on Monday (Apr 11). Ultimately, the two

2 remaining chickens were immediately killed forcibly. Similar condition afflicted the chickens of Nengah Warda from Gede Hamlet, Akah. He had six chickens and five of them died on Tuesday (Apr 12) and then another died on Wednesday (Apr13).

Dewa Darma and Nengah Warda then reported the cases to the quick response team of bird flu prevention, Klungkung Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs (KDP). “On receiving the report, we promptly assigned our officers to location to perform rapid tests. Based on the samples of those suddenly died chickens, it was known if they were positive to bird flu,” said the head of KDP Klungkung, Gusti Ngurah Badiwangsa.

According to Badiwangsa, those chickens undergoing sudden death were obtained from Galiran Market, the largest poultry market in Klungkung. It was in this market all poultries from outside Bali were assembled before distributed to several other regions in Bali. The existence of the largest poultry market in Klungkung once made Badiwangsa to worry some time ago. Apparently, his concerns became a reality. “Immediately, the KDP officials conducted mass eradication, cage disinfection and spraying in the neighborhood within the radius of one hundred meters from the infected area,” he added while claiming to continue his coordination with the commu-

nity health centers and Health Services.

6,000 poultries to meet daily needs Meanwhile, Galiran Market, Klungkung, prepares at least 6,000 poultries to meet the needs of the market in Bali every day. Those poultry enter from several regions outside Bali and cannot be ensured whether they are in good health (free from bird flu virus) or not. If the poultries in the Galiran Market are infected, of course it will have a fatal impact on Bali as a whole.

Moreover, according Badiwangsa, Klungkung Regency had no authority to prohibit the entry of poultries into Klungkung. With a population of birds (poultry, ducks and others) of about 400,000, Klungkung could not have met its own needs. Besides, it was not enabled by the regulation. “Actually, the prohibition of poultry to enter into Bali has been set forth in the Governor Regulation, not prohibition issued by regency. Therefore, what needed here is the firmness of the officers on duty at the entrances to implement the Governor Regulations,” said Chairman of the Indonesian Veterinarian Association (IDHI) of Bali Region while mentioning that it was in the form of Governor Regulation No. 44/2005 concerning with the prohibition of poultry to enter Bali. “What we can do now is to intensify the spraying measures, whether in the markets, breeders or poultry transporting vehicles. Previously, the spraying was held once a week but now it is increased to 2-3 times a week,” he added. (kmb20)

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Venezuela opposition to pick Chavez challenger Reuters

CARACAS – Venezuela’s opposition coalition on Wednesday fixed an election for next February to choose its candidate to challenge President Hugo Chavez in a presidential vote at the end of 2012.

Polls show Venezuelans evenly split between the socialist leader’s fans and opponents, setting up an intriguing and potentially volatile race for next year’s election in the South American OPEC member of 27 million people.

Knowing unity is its only chance to beat Chavez — who has been in power and won a dozen national votes since 1999 — the Democratic Unity opposition alliance said it would hold primaries to select a single candidate on February 12.

“We are going to elect not only a candidate but the next president of all Venezuelans,” Ramon Aveledo, the coalition’s executive secretary, told local TV station Globovision.

Younger opposition figures had argued for an earlier date to allow their presidential aspirant more time to develop national recognition given that Chavez remains by far the most popular and best-known individual politician in Venezuela. But others in more traditional opposition circles argued a long campaign could stretch their finances — whereas Chavez has a huge advantage given the government’s

oil revenues — and give the president more opportunity to attack the candidate.

At a rally on Wednesday, Chavez said he was spoiling for the election fight and mocked the opposition’s recent debate over when and how primaries should be held.

“We don’t need primaries or secondaries because it’s well known that I have assumed the responsibility of being the candidate again,” he said, to cheers from a crowd. “I’ve said to them ‘elect your candidate, because we’re going to sweep him away!’”

Polls show the leading candidate to win the opposition’s presidential ticket is Henrique Capriles, the energetic governor of Venezuela’s most populous state Miranda.

Other aspirants include the 2006 opposition presidential candidate Manuel Rosales, a former Caracas district mayor Leopoldo Lopez, a hard-line veteran Chavez opponent Antonio Ledezma, the governor of oil-rich AFP PHOTO/Juan BARRETO Zulia state Pablo Perez, and an “old guard” Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaks during the commemoration of the ninth anparty leader Henry Ramos Allup. niversary of the failed coup against him, in Caracas on April 13, 2011.

Ivory Coast president: strongman will face charges Associated Press Writer

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A Libyan rebel on crutches, arrives to meet his commrads near the frontline at the western gate in the town of Ajdabiya, on April 12, 2011.

Emerging powers said to condemn Libya bombing Reuters

CAIRO/BENGHAZI – Leaders of five big emerging powers on Thursday condemned NATO-led air strikes against Libya after Western and Arab countries issued their first joint call for Muammar Gaddafi to step down.

Diplomats will make a new effort to forge an end to the Libyan civil war on Thursday with no clear military strategy in place to force the Libyan leader out.

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, Arab League head Amr Moussa and officials from the African Union and Organization of the Islamic Conference will discuss Libya at Arab League headquarters in Cairo.

Though the United Nations Security Council gave a mandate last month to Western and some Arab states to attack Gaddafi’s forces on the grounds of pro-

tecting Libyan civilians, the war has attracted hostility from other world powers.

At a meeting in China of the BRICS emerging powers, an official said all five leaders “condemned the bombings.” In the March 17 Security Council vote authorizing military action, Brazil, Russia, India and China abstained. South Africa voted in favor.

“We are deeply concerned with the turbulence in the Middle East, the North African and West African regions,” the BRICS leaders said in a statement after the summit in the Chinese resort of Sanya.

“We share the principle that the use of force should be avoided,” they added while urging a peaceful settlement of the Libyan conflict and praising the mediation efforts of the African Union.

Foreign ministers from a group of Western powers and Middle Eastern states met on Wednesday in Qatar and jointly called for the first time for an end to Gaddafi’s 41-year rule.

began to tentatively circulate, many with white cloths tied to their radio antenna so that they wouldn’t be mistaken for combatants.

Ouattara said he will settle into the presidential palace in the coming days, but that a swearing-in ceremony is not a priority and will take place at a later date. He said his priority is to provide security for Ivorians, to establish law and order and to get the country working. Many Ivorians went without food and water as fighting roiled the nation last week. An Associated Press reporter said that on the road from the port city of San Pedro to the central city of Gagnoa there was also no petrol available.

Teams of Red Cross workers combed the city for corpses, shoveling their charred remains off the pavement and stacking black body bags in hearses.

Gbagbo refused to cede power after losing a November election, leading to the standoff that plunged the West African nation into chaos and killed untold numbers of people. More than 1 million civilians fled their homes amid the fighting, which also completely shut down the economy of the cocoa-producing powerhouse.

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Ivory Coast’s president tried to establish order in the days after the country’s strongman was arrested, moving him to a secure location and assuring the public that looting and gunfire will cease, and life will soon return to normal.

President Alassane Ouattara said Laurent Gbagbo had been moved out of the Golf Hotel, where he was taken after his capture on Monday. He said Gbagbo will be kept in a villa and that his rights as a former head of state will be respected. A U.N. official said that its peacekeeping forces are providing personal security protection for Gbagbo.

“Gbagbo is in a residence under surveillance somewhere in Ivory Coast,” Ouattara told reporters at the Golf Hotel. The justice minister is preparing for possible prosecution of Gbagbo, he said, but gave no details. “There will be charges (against Gbagbo) on a national level and an international level,” he said. “Reconciliation cannot happen without justice.”

The Hague-based International Criminal Court had no immediate comment on Ouattara’s statement. Ouattara also repeated his call against violence and asked fighters to put down their arms so that the country’s biggest city, which has been on lockdown while battles raged over the last two weeks, could return to normal. “We need to secure the country, notably Abidjan,” he said. “It is important for the country to emerge from this crisis on top.”

The scars of fighting were still evident everywhere on Wednesday as civilians venAP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell tured out from their houses Republican forces soldiers patrol a street in the Cocody neighfor the first time, and cars borhood of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Wednesday, April 13, 2011.

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Pastry Chef Ridwan Isbani and Chef Eka Buana Karya Unrivalled At The Asian Pastry Cup IBP

NUSA DUA - Pastry Chef Ridwan Isbani of The Laguna, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Nusa Dua, Bali and Commis II Eka Buana Karya of The St. Regis Bali Resort returned from The Asian Pastry Cup National Selection for Indonesia with 2 trophies, 3 gold and 1 silver medals.

The Asian Pastry Cup was held on 9 April 2011as part of The 8th Salon Culinaire in the Food & Hotel Indonesia 2011 which was held in Jakarta International Expo Kemayoran. Supported by BCP (Bali Culinary Professionals), the skilful pastry duo from The Laguna Bali and St. Regis Bali were chosen to represent Bali in the competition.

Pastry Chef Ridwan and Chef Eka Buana Karya faced strong competition from pastry teams representing star-rated hotels and resorts from not only Jakarta but also Bandung and other cities in Indonesia during the Indonesia’s Asian Pastry Cup. Using basic ingredients of Valrhona Chocolate and Fruits from Ravifruit, the competition entailed 8 hours during which the chefs had to prepare two chocolate cakes

(the one serving 8 persons for tasting and the other for 8 persons for display) and one elaborate sugar showpiece.

In addition, the team was tasked with presenting a plated dessert using Ravifruit product, serving 10 persons. During the finals Pastry Chef Ridwan and Chef Eka impressed the judges with their precision and flair.

They created a unique arrangement with rich, authentic flavours of Papua vanilla and Valrhona chocolate as well as Earl Grey tea parfait with summer fruit coulis, berry espuma and orange almond tuille.

The creativity of the duo Pastry team was demonstrated with the theming of their creation for the competition and that is ‘Sun and Moon’. The Bali Pastry team received an outstanding honour including 2 trophies, 1 gold medal for chocolate showpiece category, 1 gold medal for dessert category, 1 gold medal for chocolate cake category and 1 silver medal for sugar showpiece category.

As the winning team, Pastry Chef Ridwan Isbani and Chef Eka Buana Karya will represent Indonesia in the final prestigious pastry competition of Asian Pastry Cup in Singapore in April 2012.

Temple Ceremony Calendar Event for March 21 through April 23, 2011 21 Mar Betara Turun Kabeh Ceremony Besakih - Karangasem Bukit Jati Temple Bangli Batur Temple Kalanganyar - Bangli Masceti Pejengaji Temple Tegallalang - Gianyar Dalem Temple Tangsud,Sukawati - Gianyar Penambangan Badung Temple Denpasar Lempuyang Madia Temple Karangasem Batur Temple Bangli Desa Temple Singakerta,Ubud - Gianyar Pasek Gelgel Temple Marga - Tabanan Gaduh Temple Ketapian, Sumerta - Denpasar Pasek Bendesa Temple Tuakilang - Tabanan Pasek Agung Temple Tatag Kelod,Peguyangan Denpasar Agung Pasek Bendesa Temple Tonja - Denpasar Pasek Gegel Angsri Temple Baturiti - Tabanan Pasek Gelgel Baleagung Temple Braban - Tabanan Dukuh Sakti Belatung Temple Timpag,KerambitanTabanan Puseh Dukuh Sakti Belatung Rendang - Karangasem Pitamaha Temple Palangkaraya - Kalimantan Tengah Candra Praba Temple Komplek Polri,JelambarJakarta Barat Agung Jagatnatha Temple Denpasar Pemerajan Agung Temple Puri Petak - Gianyar Dadya Agung Bendesa Tangkas Abiansemal - Badung Puseh Temple Sidemen - Karangasem Agung Giri Natha Temple Semarang - Center of Java 2 April Puseh Temple , Village Temple Sukawati Gianyar Pasek Gelgel-Bebetin Temple Sawan Buleleng Maspahit Temple Sesetan Denpasar Pasek Bendesa Manik Mas Tegallalang Gianyar Panti Pasek Gaduh Temple Sesetan - Denpasar Pedarman Arya Kanuruhan Temple Besakih Karangasem 5 April Kahyangan Tiga Temple Batur Kintamani - Bangli Batur Temple Camenggaon, Sukawati Gianyar

Luhur Bhujangga Temple Canggu,Kuta Badung Kawitan Kayu Selem Temple Batur, Kintamani Bangli 12 April Puseh Temple , Desa Temple Gianyar Luhur Dalem Segening Temple Kediri Tabanan Sanghyang Tegal Temple Taro,Tegallalang Gianyar 16 April Dalem Tarukan Temple Cemenggon, Sukawati-Gianyar Penataran Dalem Ketut Temple Pejeng Kaja Gianyar Puseh Manakaji Temple Peninjoan - Bangli Kawitan Gusti Celuk Temple Mengwi Badung 20 April Segara Temple Lombok Island Dwijawarsa Temple Malang East Java Puncak Tinggah Temple Baturiti Tabanan Kawitan Batur Pande Tonja Temple Tonja - Denpasar Penyungsungan Pasek Tohjiwa Wanagiri,Selemadeg Tabanan Penataran Agung Temple Sidemen Karangasem Samuan Tiga Temple Bedulu Gianyar Kawitan Jati Luwih Bhujangga Jatiluwih Tabanan 21 April Dalem Taman Temple Peguyangan Denpasar 23 April Puri Agung Dalem Tarukan Pejeng,Tampaksiring Gianyar Rambut Siwi Temple Jembrana Batu Bolong Temple Canggu,Kuta Badung Pasek Temple Klaci,Tabanan Agung Pasek Temple Dauh Waru - Jembrana Ratu Pasek Temple Sangsit Buleleng Pasek Tangkas Temple Gede Tabanan Pedharman Batur Sari Ngiis Temple Jegu,Penebel Tabanan Desa Temple Banyuning Buleleng Srijong Temple Tabanan Puncak Mundi Temple Klumpu,Nusa PenidaKlungkung

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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Probe blames tired sailor for Barrier Reef crash Agence France Presse SYDNEY – An Australian investigation into why a Chineseregistered cargo ship ran aground and badly damaged the Great Barrier Reef blamed a tired chief mate on Thursday . The coal carrier Shen Neng 1 — two football fields long — foundered on April 3 last year, leaking tonnes of heavy fuel oil and threatening a major ecological disaster.

While a catastrophe was avoided, the ship gouged a three-kilometre (1.8mile) scar in the World Heritage-listed coral reef. In its final report on the incident, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau found the chief mate was fatigued and it affected his performance as he monitored the ship’s position.

“The chief mate was affected by fatigue and this resulted in a decreased level of performance while he was monitoring Shen Neng 1’s position,” it said. “The ship did not have an effective fatigue management system in place to ensure that the bridge watchkeeper was fit to stand a navigational watch.”

Ship’s master Wang Jichang, 47, was charged last year with liability and faces a fine up to Aus$55,000 (US$51,000), while crewmate Wang Xuegang, 44, was accused of being in charge of the ship when it crashed. He could be handed a three-year jail term and a maximum Aus$220,000 fine.

ATSB Chief Commissioner Martin Dolan said the grounding provided an important safety lesson for all seagoing vessels. “Fatigue is one of the key safety risks facing seafarers, and watchkeepers in particular. Failure to

manage fatigue can lead to loss of life, damage to property and damage to the environment,” he said.

“The ATSB urges ship operators to comply with international requirements that ensure operators properly manage the hours of work and rest of watchkeepers.” The report identified several other safety issues relating to the accident. It found the ship’s safety management system did not contain procedures or guidance in relation to the proper use of passage plans, including electronic route plans.

In the half-hour leading up to the grounding, there were no visual cues to warn either the chief mate or the seaman on lookout duty about the underwater navigation hazards directly ahead of the ship.It also noted that at the time of the grounding, protections afforded by compulsory pilotage and active monitoring of ships by the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait Vessel Traffic Service were not in place.The huge ship was stranded for nine days before salvagers refloated it. Conservationists said the incident highlighted the environmental risks of Australia’s booming resources exports to Asia.

Number of bodies found Mexico state rises to 122 Associated Press Writer

MEXICO CITY – Mexican investigators found a clandestine grave with six bodies in Tamaulipas state, bringing to 122 the number of bodies found in pits in a region near the U.S. border that is wracked by battling drug cartels, authorities said Wednesday. Tamaulipas state Interior Secretary Morelos Canseco said investigators are searching for more bodies at the pit found late Tuesday.

The bodies were taken to a morgue in Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, Texas.

The first graves were found earlier this month in the township of San Fernando, the same area of Tamaulipas where investigators found the bodies of 72 migrants massacred by suspects tied to the brutal Zetas drug gang last August. Most of the 72 migrants were Central Americans, who frequently travel through the area to reach the United States.

Authorities also blame the latest killings on the Zetas.

The Mexican government said it’s offering a 15 million pesos ($1.27 million) reward each for information leading to the arrest of Salvador Martinez Escobedo, the alleged leader of the Zetas in San

Fernando, and Omar Estrada Luna, a cell leader. The government is also offering 10 million pesos ($846,000) for Roman Palomo Rincones and 5 million pesos ($423,000) for Sarai Diaz Arroyo, who both allegedly participated in the latest massacre, Attorney General Marisela Morales said.

Morales said 16 San Fernando police officers have been detained for allegedly protecting members of the Zetas and covering up the kidnappings of bus passengers and others who traveled on a highway connecting San Fernando to the U.S. border.

Another 17 suspects tied to the brutal Zetas gang were earlier detained in relation to the killings, some of whom have purportedly confessed to abducting passengers from buses and killing them. The motive for the bus abductions remains unclear, though prosecutors have suggested the gang may have been forcefully recruiting people to work for it.

San Fernando is a town about 90 miles (145 kilometers) south of Brownsville, Texas, on a well-traveled stretch of highway. The Zetas and rival Gulf Cartel are fighting in Tamaulipas over lucrative drug transit routes to the U.S.

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The Chinese coal carrier Shen Neng 1 (L) after the vessel ran aground on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef off the coast of the state of Queensland in April 2010. An Australian investigation into why the Chinese-registered cargo ship ran aground and badly damaged the Great Barrier Reef blamed a tired chief mate on Thursday .

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From page 1 In Asahi, where some 3,000 homes were damaged or destroyed and 13 people killed, the royal couple stood somberly gazing at one damaged area that had already been cleared of rubble.

Overall, nearly 140,000 people are still living in shelters after losing their homes or being advised to evacuate because of concerns about radiation leaking from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant.

Although Japanese officials have insisted the situation at the crippled plant is improving and that leaks into the atmosphere are declining, the crisis has dragged on, accompanied by a nearly nonstop series of mishaps

and aftershocks of the 9.0-magnitude quake that have impeded work in clearing debris and restoring the plant’s disabled cooling systems. The setbacks are angering and frustrating residents whose lives have been derailed by the crisis.

“I’m physically and mentally worn out,” said Yoshihisa Kato, a 66-yearold noodle shop owner in the town of Kawamata, which is about 28 miles (45 kilometers) northwest of the plant and in an area where officials have urged people to evacuate over radiation concerns.

“I’ve been going to funerals almost everyday because many elderly people in my neighborhood have died due to shocks and exhaustion,” said Kato, whose business has dried up as residents have fled the area.

Japan acknowledged this week that

The flooding of Buyan Lake...

From page 1 In addition to paprika, the farmers usually use the house to grow strawberry. The number of loss can not be determined because since the last three months, many of the farmers already lose their crops.

In order to get some income, some of them are trying to find other job such as building workers.

However, the income is not adequate to fulfill their daily need.

According to the locals in the area, the government doesn’t take any

action regarding the flooding cause by the lake.

The officers even never visit the disaster area, not to mention giving any donation to the people. “I’ve heard that the governor went directly to Singaraja when he heard about the caterpillar attack but he never come and visit us who suffer from the flooding,” a local said.

The head of the village, Wayan Darsana, said that the economic condition in the flooding area is worrying. Most of the people in Buyan and

overall leaked radioactivity already has catapulted the crisis into the highest severity on an international scale, on a par with Chernobyl, though still involving only a tenth of the radioactivity emitted in that 1986 disaster.

Despite the high overall accumulation of contamination, police said a decline in leaks into the atmosphere around the plant in recent days have allowed them to enter a six-mile (10-kilometer) radius around the complex for the first time in their search for tsunami victims.

Police in white suits gingerly picked through rubble Thursday for up to 1,000 bodies believed lodged in tsunami debris around the plant, said a police officer who gave only his surname, Sato.

Dasong can not work so they can not get any money.

“Some people borrow money just to fulfill their daily need.

Those villages are the lowest area around the lake so they suffer the most from the disaster,” he explained. In adition to farm, the Beji Temple which is located on the end of Dasong forest is also started to drown Darsana exclaimed, “the Hindus who want to pray can not enter the temple anymore. We sincerely hope that the government will take action on this problem.” (kmb15)

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TNI ready to rescue hostages in Somalia militarily Antara

BEKASI - National Defense Forces (TNI) Commander Admiral Agus Suhartono said the military was ready to send troops to Somalia to rescue the 20 Indonesian sailors being held hostages by pirates there if negotiations for their release fail.

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A bike driver takes a nap as he waits for customers near by the Sunda Kelapa port in Jakarta on April 13, 2011. Bank Indonesia (BI) is projecting economic growth in 2013 to reach over 7.0 percent on the back of ever rising investments and agricultural productivity, an official of the central bank said.

BI projecting 2013 economic growth at over 7.0 percent Antara

JAKARTA - Bank Indonesia (BI) is projecting economic growth in 2013 to reach over 7.0 percent on the back of ever rising investments and agricultural productivity, an official of the central bank said.

The optimistic projection on the Indonesian economy was conveyed

by BI Monetary Policy Bureau S. Sugeng at a press conference to highlight BI‘s Economic Report on Indonesia (ERI) 2010 here on Wednesday.

Sugeng said the high growth would need to be followed up by a reduction in the country‘s dependence on imported components so that the ensuing inflation trend could be curbed.

“High growth usually is followed by high inflation due to the high ratio of imports. Thus, the supply side should be able to respond to the inflationary trends by improvement of

infrastructure and rising productivity,” Sugeng said.

Sugeng however added that as long as the balance of payment remaining surplus, then the economy would not overheat as import still is lower than export.

In 2011, the domestic economy is projected to expand in the range of 6.0 -6.5 percent and may even top up to 7.0 percent in the medium term. Overall, BI predicts that inflation in 2011 will be 4-6 percent, 2012 and 2013 in the range of 3.55.5 percent, 2014 inflation is projected 3-5 percent and in 2015 inflation will continue to decrease to between 2.5-4.5 percent.

The central bank forecasts that export will grow between 7.9-8.4 percent in 2011, 8.1-8.6 percent in 2012, 8.2-9.1 percent in 2013, 8.39.3 percent in 2014 and 8.6-9.6 percent in 2015. Import in 2011 is projected to grow at the range of 9.29.7 percent, 9.8-10.3 percent in 2012, 9.5-10.4 percent in 2013, 10.7-11.7 percent in 2014 and 9.810.8 percent in 2015.

Sugeng added that for this year, capital inflows will remain strong with those entering the portfolio instrument amounting to 15.2 billion US dollars, a sizable rise compared to the 9.7 billion US dollars in 2010.

“Our projection is that capital inflow will be of upward trend. It would not only those enter the portfolio but to the direct investment as well to become 9.8 billion US dollars from the 2.6 billion US dollars last year,” Sugeng said.

Rice import to stop if production rises Antara

PADANG - Indonesia will stop rice imports if it is able to increase production by seven percent in 2011, chief of the National Logistics Agency, Sutarto Alimoeso said.

“We believe if rice production could be increased by seven percent from last year, we can stop imports,” he said at the West Sumatra governor`s office here on Wednesday.

Sutarto was in the region to speak at the coordination meeting of the West Sumatra province, cities and districts boards of food resilience.

He said with rice production in 2010 at around 40 million tons national stocks would be sufficient if the seven percent rise target was met.

He said the optimism was also boosted by population growth which tended to drop a little compared to the previous year.

“Food stocks especially rice must be able to meet national demand because 90 percent of the population still depends on it,” he said.

Regarding the people of Maluku and Papua who used to consume sago as their staple food he said they certainly could not return to the commodity as its staple now after they used to eat rice.

He said overcoming the obstacle to meet the seven percent growth target would not be easy, however, as it would also be determined by land availability and weather conditions. He said some land had now been converted for other use while land is now getting less fertile.

Sutarto said in view of that he said he had made a contract with various parties for the supply of around 916,000 tons in 2011 and until the end of the first quarter around 600,000 tons had been realized.

He said the agency had also bought rice from farmers “at a price according to quality and producing regions”, adding farmer groups could directly sell their produce to the agency for certainly a better price.

He said not a lot of farmers had so far sold directly to the agency because of their ignorance about the mechanism and also because of their dependence on collectors for loans.

The chief of food resilience of West Sumatra, Syahrial Syam, said on the occasion he would mobilize 71 Community Food Distribution Institutions (LDPM) to sell their production directly to the agency.

The LDPM managed by farmer groups has so far bought rice from farmers but they never sold the rice to the agency. Syahrial said the cooperation would certainly shorten distribution lines and farmers could enjoy a margin.

“The TNI is ready but the government is now opting to negotiate. If the negotiations fail, the TNI is ready to send troops,” Suhartono told newsmen after officiating at a ceremony to dedicate the Seroja epigraph at the Seroja housing complex in Bekasi.

The epigraph was made in remembrance of Indonesian servicemen who gave their lives in Operation Seroja, the codename for the TNI‘s operations in East Timor in the late 1970s and 1980s.

Regarding the possibility of mounting a rescue operation in Somalia, Suhartono said several options could be considered by the the TNI for freeing the 20 sailors being

held hostage by Somali pirates.

However, he noted, the government had already chosen to negotiate with the pirates on the ground that it offered the best chance of securing the hostages safe releases.

Suhartono said the Indonesian government was now working out the mechanism for delivering the ransom of 3.0 million US dollars as demanded by the pirates. The pirates had lowered the ransom from 3.5 million US dollars as of March 16, 2011. The “MV Sinar Kudus” was on its way to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with a cargof of nickel from Pomalaa, Sulawesi, when it was boarded ad hijacked by Somali pirates.

Senior journalist Rosihan Anwar dies Antara

JAKARTA - Indonesian senior journalist Rosihan Anwar died from a heart attack at the Metropolitan Medical Center (MMC) in Jakarta at 8.15 am Thursday.

Honorary Council of the Indonesian Journalist Association secretary Ilham Bintang said Rosihan Anwar was very weak when being fed by his daughter this morning, and then he was rushed to the MMC. According to him, when

checked by a doctor upon arrival at the hospital he was already gone.

His relatives said Rosihan Anwar had a heart bypass surgery at Harapan Kita hospital here on March 24. He was there for 20 days under intensive care and then allowed to go home.

He was born in Kubang, Solok, West Sumatera on May 10, 1922.

He started his carrier as a journalist for Indonesia Raya Daily at the age of 21 after finishing study in Yogyakarta. He was a chairman of the PWI honorary board in 1983.

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School children cross a construction site for a elevated road way in Jakarta on April 14, 2011. Indonesia will host an international infrastructure conference in the capital this week in an effort to attract foreign investors. Poor infrastructure has been blamed for hampering Indonesia’s economic growth and scaring off potential investors.

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Bali Today To build Bali, weld synergy with agricultural components Bali Post

DENPASAR - The synergy among the components engaged in agricultural sector such as local government, universities and research centers, especially in addressing various problems in agriculture, so far has not run maximally. Apparently, they work individually, so the objectives of Bali’s development cannot have been entirely achieved. It was recognized by a teaching staff in the Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University, Alit Susanto Wirya, in Denpasar Wednesday (Apr 13).

According to him, a number of studies concerning with food security, production of fruit and other foodstuff were good, but the results of the researches were left merely as working paper and sometimes they were no followed up further.

One of the most highlighted subject matters was how Bali could reduce the import of products from outside. “Bali has a number of leading components that can be optimized. For instance, why does Bali bring in rice from Banyuwangi and Java? The production of Bali actually has been sufficient,” he said.

Even, another effort to maintain local production of Bali had been advised by the university and Bhisama (religious stipulation) where they suggested loving local product, not only for religious ceremonies but also for hotel and tourism consumption. “Here, the government intervention is required and this must be improved. Now, the most urgent problem faced by farmers is marketing. Before the harvest, they have sold their products and this means they have less capital to finance their production process. That’s why they are easily taken advantage by middlemen in the field of agriculture. As a result, we seem to have highly depended on import commodities whereas it is the production of Bali,” he affirmed.

Admittedly, the cultivation of agriculture from the upstream to downstream should be worked on if we wanted to focus on agricul-

ture. When they had products it should be considered where to market their products. Here, the attention of government and related components was required, so the quality would not inferior to import commodities.

When asked about the lack of maximal cooperation between government, universities and other related agricultural components, the Head of Bali Agricultural and Food Plant Services, Made Putra Suryawan, dismissed it. According to him, so far in the face of various agricultural issues, the universities were always involved chiefly in the research. For example, they were involved in the eradication of caterpillar outbreak in a number of regions in Bali recently. So, it was not true if there was no cooperation particularly in helping the agricultural sector.

As for the matter of rice imports, Made Putra Suryawan said that Bali today remained a rice surplus, namely 69,000 tons of dry milled grain. If processed into rice, the rice surplus would be around 52,000 tons. Furthermore, he disclosed that calculation of rice surplus or rice self-sufficiency was based on national benchmark. If Bali region was at the surplus or deficiency level, it meant that all production needs were large enough up to 869,000 tons of dry milled grain. When the total need was counted, Bali remained to have a surplus of around 69,000 tons of dry milled grain or some 52,000 tons of rice. “On average, the monthly need of Bali reaches 40,000 tons of

rice. So, it means that 52,000 tons of rice poses the need for 1.5 months,” he said.

Head of Bali Agricultural and Food Plant Services, Made Putra Suryawan, also revealed that mass harvest in Bali would occur in March, April and May. He recognized the harvest did not affect the price of rice in Bali because so far the price of grain remains above the government purchasing price (HPP), where the price stipulated by

DENPASAR - Leticia Andrea Balacek studied Architecture in the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism, University of Buenos Aires (1999-2009). Since 2002, she has been working in diverse scale of projects and competitions for different local and international firms. She is native of Argentina but has also lived, worked and studied in the USA, the Netherlands and is currently

settled in Bali - Indonesia.

Her collaboration with others in her field, has won her several prizes in architecture. In 2009 she worked as teaching assistant for an architectural design course at the above-mentioned University.

The last years sees her re-orienting herself deeper into art. In 2010, she successfully bags herself a scholarship to study Fine Arts at ISI Bali - Indonesia, where she participates in several exhibitions.

of rice for the poor and anticipated the possibility of stock deficiency.

However, so far the current stock of Bali remained sufficient. Due to impact of extreme climate change in 2009-2010, the production of dry milled grain declined from 876,000 tons to 869,000 tons.

Though it declined nationally due to narrow extent of land, but one thing made us pride was that Bali achieved the highest average of production in Indonesia. “We also have farmer groups with self-sufficient seed. They are expected to reduce the purchase of seeds from outside Bali,” he affirmed. So far, he added, the three regencies in Bali remaining to be the leading rice producers were Tabanan, Gianyar and Badung. (kmb)

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The synergy among the components engaged in agricultural sector such as local government, universities and research centers, especially in addressing various problems in agriculture, so far has not run maximally.

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government was IDR 2,600 per kilogram of dry grain, while in Bali the price of grain ranging from IDR 2,800 to ID 3,200. He added that Bali also had a rural economic enterprise (LUEP) to protect the price of grain in Bali. “We distribute the budget worth IDR 29 billion to LUEP institutions, in this regard the Indonesia association of rice millers and entrepreneurs (Perpadi) and we require them to purchase at least at the same price as the government purchasing price. In other words, they should purchase at 1 percent until 5 percent,” he said.

When asked about the rice import, this fat-bodied official explained that local needs remained to be sufficed but logistic agency (BULOG) last year imported rice to meet the needs

She defines herself as creative, that does not just mean an artist, an architect nor a photographer. ‘’There is always a preconceived image, a very superficial one. The one that is always the same, the one that travels all around and does not change with the years. The one that does not say anything real,” she said.

“Textures” collection will be presented: “Life is Paradise (Bangkok) and “Transformations” (El Tigre, Buenos Aires). Mix me-

dia, short film and installation.

Opening Friday 22 nd April at 18.00 h. till 6th May at Sika Gallery.

Sika Gallery, in 15 years, has become internationally renowned for creating a totally unique space in Bali. The gallery has carved a niche for itself by being one of the few spaces for truly contemporary art.

By juxtaposing innovative Indonesian artists with an impressive array of international ones.

Founded by the famous Balinese artist Wayan Sika, successful both in Bali and internationally, the gallery’s exhibitions have an edge. It is one of the very few in Bali that addresses

conceptual aesthetics and installs multimedia exhibitions. It has made a name for itself by consistent commitment to creative, dynamic and avant-garde art.

Wayan Sika was asked by the Christof Merian Foundation to select Indonesian artists to travel and be sponsored in Switzerland, and because of his deft selections, they achieved international exposure.

In addition, Sika attracted outstanding artists from Japan, Holland, Switzerland, Germany, Australia, England, Austria, Lithuania and the USA to exhibit in Bali. (kmb18)

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SAMBAL BE TONGKOL (Tuna Fish Salad) OVERVIEW: Although this is made with fresh tuna in Bali, you can also use drained canned tuna as a substitute. Season the canned tuna and combine with seasonings, but do not attempt to fry it. http://hal.bz

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A Unique Legend in Ubud The Kupu Kupu Barong was the first luxury hotel in Ubud, a town famed for its arts and culture. For 20 years, the hotel has welcomed the famous and the discerning, those searching for the real heart of Bali. The resort was named Kupu Kupu Barong because of the many beautiful butterflies seen fluttering from one level to another around the resort. “Kupu Kupu” means butterfly and “Barong” means giant, hence the name “Giant Butterfly” or in Indonesian Kupu Kupu Barong. Surrounded by 3 hectares of beautiful tropical gardens, the hotel overlooks the spectacular Ayung River valley with a backdrop of majestic volcanic mountains.

One of Bali’s finest boutique hotel,

it is the ideal retreat for the most demanding traveler.

The Kupu Kupu Barong Tree House Spa is a unique concept in Bali. The spa is situated in the top most branches of a mango tree, overhanging a beautiful valley. Spoil yourself with specific treatments and enjoy the breathtaking view. The Spa has been created with ethnic materials and modern comfort, between silk and wood. You can have your treatments anywhere you choose: in your villa, outdoors in a garden bale or at the treetop spa. The French team at Kupu Kupu Barong unites a renowned French flair and famous gastronomic traditions with Balinese ambience for their guests to revel in truly unique and secluded surround-

ings. The French touch, synonymous with luxury and repose, is evident from the first warm welcome, to the fine cuisine and refined service. It is rare to experience a harmonious blend of two cultures in one place, with the backdrop of a lush, tropical landscape.

All 20 villas feature spacious bedrooms and balconies with stunning valley views and green paddy fields.

Thanks to your private butler you will find a top quality personalized service in an exclusive atmosphere and refined décor for a top of the range stay. You can afford an unforgettable experience to live in a thatched roof bungalow totally made of exotic red wood surrounded by lush tropical greenery and enjoy the privacy of your plunge pool.

INGREDIENTS: 4 fresh tuna steaks, weighing 100 gr each ¼ cup seafood spice paste 1 tsp salt ½ tsp crushed black pepper 1 tbsp freshly squeezed limejuice 2 tbsp oil 1-cup sambal matah Fried shallot for garnish PREPARATION: 1. Season fresh tuna steaks with seafood spice paste, salt pepper and lime juice.

2. Heat oil in frying pan and cook tuna steaks for 3 minutes on each side over high heat. Do not overcook.

Set aside and allow cooling down, and then breaking the tuna into small chunks. Place in salad bowl, add sambal matah and mix well.

3. Season to taste with salt and pepper and garnish with fried shallots. Serve at room temperature with steamed rice. (www.baliguide.com/balifood)

BE CELENG BASE MANIS (Pork in Sweet Soya Sauce) OVERVIEW: This delicious sweet pork dish with a hint of ginger and plenty of chilies to spice it up often appear on festive occasions, when a whole pig is slaughtered and there’s plenty of meat available.

INGREDIENTS: 2 tbsp coconut oil 5 shallots, peeled and sliced 5 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced 600 gr (1 ¼ lb) boneless pork leg or shoulder cut in 2 cm (3/4 in) cubes 8 cm (3 in) ginger, peeled and sliced 4 tbsp sweet soy sauce (Kecap Manis) 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tsp black peppercorns 2 cups chicken stock 6-10 bird’s eye chilies, left whole PREPARATION: 1. Heat oil in a wok or heavy saucepan. Add shallots and garlic and saute for 2 minutes over medium heat or until lightly colored.

2. Add pork and ginger, continue to sauté for 2 more minutes over high heat. Add sweet and salty soy sauce and crushed black pepper, continue to sauté for 1 minute.

3. Pour in chicken stock and simmer over medium heat for approximately 1 hour. When cooked, there should be very little sauce left and the meat should be shiny and dark brown. If the meat becomes too dry during cooking, add a little chicken stock

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Ubud Village is a traditional village supervising 13 Banjar (group of community) and 6 custom countryside. It is located in Ubud sub district, Gianyar Regency and about 20 km from Denpasar Town. Ubud Vilage can be reached within 30 minutes or 15 minutes from Gianyar Town and this place is situated in the high land about 300 meter above sea level. Ubud is surrounded by the good temperature compare with other regions in Bali where the temperatures are relative cool that is ideally for everyone to stay in this beautiful place. This village is occupied 9.800 peoples which most of them are Hindu. They able to keep the environment naturally so that way this place usually used by many tourist/people/actors to get the art inspiration.

Ubud Village is also well known as a culture village where we easily find the local community presenting traditional cultures from the ritual up to the traditional dance

performances. This village own the rich culture with the history heritage of all big actors, especially all famous artists, for example I Gusti Nyoman Lempad (1862 - 1978), Anak Agng Gede Sobrat (1919 1992), I Gusti Made Deblog (1910 1968), afterward caught up by others like, I Gusti Ketut Kobot, Ida Bagus Made, Dewa Putu Bedil, Ida Bagus Rai and others. The popularity of all above artists follows to give the inspiration to all west artists to live in Ubud Bali. In year 1920’s, two European artist people that are Rodolf Bonnet from Dutch and Walter Spies from Germany inscribe the new history of artistic growth paint the countryside of Ubud. Second, the European artist introduce the European esthetics technique especially illumination area, shadow, perspective and anatomy. All local artists permeate the new technique matching with value and base on local mind fixed take the traditional so that able to give the separate identity by the name Ubud. Ubud Village progressively famous as a born area

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BUSINESS JPMorgan’s net soars 67 percent on economic recovery

Obama proposes $4 trillion in deficit cuts

Associated Press Writer

Agence France-Presse

NEW YORK – JPMorgan Chase’s earnings soared 67 percent in the first quarter on higher fees from investment banking and as fewer customers fell behind on their credit card bills.

The bank recorded more losses from its mortgage business, and CEO Jamie Dimon said he didn’t expect those problems to go away soon.

“Unfortunately, these losses will continue for a while,” Dimon said in statement. “Rest assured, we are fully engaged in fixing our problems and addressing our mistakes from the past.”

Outside of real estate, JPMorgan did well. The nation’s second-largest bank by assets said more of its customers were paying on time. Only 3.25 percent of loan payments were late by 30 days or more, a drop of 0.41 percentage point from the previous quarter. Customers were also spending more. The volume of transactions on Chase credit cards rose 12 percent.

The New York bank reported Wednesday that it earned $5.6 billion, or $1.28 per share, compared with $3.3 billion, or 74 cents a share in the same period last year. The profits at JPMorgan, the first bank to report first-quarter earnings, were way ahead of the $1.15 per share analysts surveyed by FactSet were expecting.

JPMorgan Chase’s profits included $2 billion from reducing its credit card loan reserves as delinquencies fell. Revenue fell to $25.2 billion from $27.7 billion in the same period last year. Despite the better bottom-line numbers, JPMorgan’s shares gave up early gains and fell 39 cents to $46.25 after news that Federal regulators had ordered several banks to reimburse homeowners that were improperly foreclosed upon.

JPMorgan Chase added new branches as it anticipates increased demand for lending as the economy recovers. Speaking on a conference call with analysts, JPMorgan’s chief financial officer Douglas Braunstein said the bank built 33 new branches in the first quarter and plans to add as many as 200 over the rest of 2011.

Braunstein said businesses were also showing signs of growth.

The average loan balances for midsize companies rose 13 percent from a year ago and a larger number of companies tapped into their lines of credit for the first time in several quarters.

The slump in real estate continued to weigh heavily on JPMorgan’s results. The bank increased its provision for mortgage-related losses by $1.1 billion. Its home equity loan portfolio had losses of $720 million and sub-prime mortgage losses were $186 million. Losses from “prime” mortgages, or loans made to borrowers with good credit, were $165 million.

The portion of JPMorgan’s mortgage customers who were late by 30 days on their payments fell to 6.2 percent, compared with 7.3 percent a year earlier. In the quarter, the bank also lost $1.1 billion from increased costs to service mortgages, an expense of $650 million due to costs from foreclosures and mortgage repurchase losses of $420 million.

In a conference call with reporters, Dimon said he expects that JPMorgan and other banks will pay more fees and penalties after an investigation by the attorneys general of all 50 states is finished. The attorneys general are looking into allegations that the banks bungled foreclosure proceedings.

On Wednesday, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo were among 16 of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders who were directed by the Federal Reserve and other federal banking regulators to reimburse homeowners who were improperly foreclosed upon. The Fed also warned of more fines in the future.

Meanwhile, investment banking profits soared at JPMorgan Chase, even though revenue fell to $8.2 billion from $8.3 billion in the prior year. Fees rose 23 percent to $1.8 billion. That included record debt underwriting fees of $971 million, up 33 percent from the prior year, and a 41 percent increase in advisory fees to $429 million.

WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama has unveiled a $4 trillion deficit reduction drive and savaged Republican plans that he said would reward the rich and fracture America’s social compact.

Obama laid out his vision in a speech at George Washington University, aiming to prepare the ground for short-term budget fights and define his stand on an issue crucial to the US economy and his 2012 reelection chances.

He proposed cutting spending with a “scalpel and not a machete” on health care costs, the military and some bedrock social programs, and decried the vision of budget-cutting Republicans as “deeply pessimistic.”

In addition to cuts in discretionary spending, Obama would finance his deficit drive with tax increases for affluent Americans. But he warned he would not allow investments in education, broadband and clean energy to be starved.

“The debate about budgets and deficits is about more than just numbers on a page, more than just cutting and spending,” Obama said.

“It’s about the kind of future we want; it’s about the kind of country we believe in.”

Obama unveiled a plan to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over 12 years or less, saying he was borrowing recommendations from a bipartisan fiscal commission which reported last year.

Officials said the approach would shave deficits as a share of the US economy to 2.5 percent of GDP in 2015 and put them on a path to reach close to 2.0 percent by the end of this decade.

Currently, the US budget deficit is forecast to reach $1.6 trillion this year and cumulative public debt stands at $14.27 trillion.

He also proposed a “debt failsafe” to trigger spending reductions if the ratio of debt to GDP is not stabilized by the end of the decade and said deficit trimming should be phased in over time to protect the recovery.

The president said every sector of government spending should be “on the table,” giving notice that social programs cherished by Democrats would not be immune and proposed a fundamental strategic review to mine for waste in military spending.

Portraying himself as a conciliator amid Washington’s fevered political debate, Obama called on Democrats and Republicans to come together to secure a prosperous future for their country.

But he savaged a rival budget and deficit reduction plan put forward by Republican congressman Paul Ryan, which aims to cut 4.4 trillion dollars from the deficit over a decade.

Obama argued Ryan’s plan mandated sweeping cuts on health care programs for the poor and the elderly while rewarding the richest Americans with tax cuts.

“The fact is, their vision is less about reducing the deficit than it is about changing the basic social compact in America,” Obama said.

“There’s nothing serious about a plan that claims to reduce the deficit by spending a trillion dollars on tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires.

“There’s nothing courageous about asking for a sacrifice from those who can least afford it and don’t have any clout on Capitol Hill,” Obama said, criticizing Republican cuts in clean energy, education and transportation.

“They paint a vision of our future that’s deeply pessimistic... we are presented with a vision that says the United States of America - the greatest nation on Earth — can’t afford any of this.”

Ryan, who was in the audience for the speech, delivered an equally hardhitting assessment of Obama’s performance.

“What we heard today was not fiscal leadership from our commander-

in-chief. What we heard today was a political broadside from our campaigner-in-chief.”

Defense Secretary Robert Gates meanwhile warned through a spokesman that Obama’s proposed defense budget cuts would have a serious impact, amid suggestions of tension between the White House and the Pentagon.

“The secretary has been clear that further significant defense cuts cannot be accomplished without reducing force structure and military capability,” said Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell.

Lining up a tough election-year tussle, Obama said he would refuse to allow tax cuts for the rich passed under president George W. Bush to be extended when they come up for renewal in 2012.

Eric Cantor, the number two Republican in the House of Representatives, slammed the president’s approach, saying it lacked details.

“We have spoken to the specifics. Mr. President, we are serious, where are you?”

The specter of the 2012 election also loomed over the speech. Later on Wednesday, Obama’s campaign manager Jim Messina told supporters in an email message thath Republicans, who he said wanted to privatize health care for the elderly.

AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB

US President Barack Obama speaks during a reenactment of his speech on the budget for press photographers in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, April 8, 2011.

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Inventive ‘Sleep No More’ twists Macbeth in NY Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK – It took a while, but Lady Macbeth was finally located on the fifth floor. She was in a bathtub washing off blood and shrieking. And stark naked. At least one hopes that was Lady Macbeth. A tipoff: She wasn’t wearing a mask.

Confused? Excited? Weirded out? Scared to bits? Those are just some of the natural reactions to the “Macbeth”-inspired immersive theatre experience that opened Thursday in New York’s Chelsea section.

The British theater company Punchdrunk, which specializes in putting on genre-bending shows that audiences can explore as they roam brilliantly imagined spaces, has turned three empty hulking warehouse spaces on 27th Street into the setting for “Sleep No More.”

It’s been transformed into the fictional, 100000-square-foot McKittrick Hotel and theatergoers are handed a Venetian-style mask to wear at all times. They are also told to stay silent and wander about as they please. That creates voyeurism and anonymity — very “Eyes Wide Shut.”

There’s so much to explore: About 100 rooms have been carved out over several floors — some as small as a child’s bedroom and others as large as a ballroom. The outside has also been brought inside, with a gritty cemetery and a massive forest included in the mix. Guests are encouraged to rummage about the infirmary, taxidermist, padded room, libraries, apothecaries, laundry, even a detective agency. Open the drawers,

read the books in the shelves: Each room is decorated with no detail unspared. They even seem to have their own odor.

About 25 performers act out mostly wordless scenes inspired by Shakespeare’s play while dressed in 1930s outfits and giving off a film noir vibe. (The hotel takes its name from the Hitchcock film “Vertigo.”) If you find someone without a mask moving amid the maze of dark rooms, follow them — they’ll likely lead you to a scene. And then just as soon vanish. The actors might even plant a kiss on your mask or pull you into a room.

Punchdrunk artistic director Felix Barrett has co-directed and co-designed the production, with help from co-director Maxine Doyle, who choreographed the show, and codesigners Livi Vaughan and Beatrice Minns.

Sound designer Stephen Dobbie has created a soundscape that conjures dread, with unnerving violin sounds and plenty of Prohibition-era bar songs set to ukuleles.

What the creative team has done is create an utterly unique mash-up of dance, performance art and nonlinear storytelling that is unique to each theater-goer, depending on where they’ve been and what they saw. Plus, it’s even got a working nightclub that serves a mean gimlet.

AP Photo/The O+M Co., Yaniv Schulman

In this theater publicity image released by the O+M Co., Nicholas Bruder as Macbeth and Sophie Bortolussi as Lady Macbeth are shown in a scene from “Sleep No More,” performing at The McKittrick Hotel in New York.

Sheen says he may return to ‘Two and a Half Men’ Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES – Charlie Sheen says he may be reunited with “Two and a Half Men.” In an interview with a Boston radio station Tuesday, Sheen said there have been discussions about bringing him back to the hit CBS sitcom he was fired from last month.

Sheen put the chances of him returning at “85 percent.” He didn’t offer details in the Sports Hub 98.5 WBZ-FM interview, saying he’d

been asked not to divulge anything.

CBS declined to comment, and series producer Warner Bros. Television didn’t immediately return a call for comment.

The actor also said his profits from the show’s rich syndication deals are being withheld and that’s part of his $100 million lawsuit against Warner and the show’s executive producer. Sheen was in Boston for his nationwide road show that has drawn mixed audience reaction.

AP Photo/Brian Kersey, file

Charlie Sheen

AP Photo/Sony, file

FILE - In this undated film publicity image released by Sony Pictures, Daniel Craig portrays James Bond in a scene from ‘Quantum of Solace’.

007 remains spy who loved Sony in deal with MGM Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES – James Bond is staying put with the studio that distributed his last two big-screen adventures. Sony Pictures has signed a deal with MGM to co-finance and distribute the 23rd film in the super-spy franchise, due in theaters Nov. 9, 2012. Daniel Craig will be back for the third time as British agent Bond.

In an announcement Wednesday, the studios said they hope to

partner up for a 24th Bond film, as well. Sony Corp. had been a part owner of MGM and distributed Craig’s earlier Bond flicks, “Casino Royale” and “Quantum of Solace.” But the Bond franchise had been on hold until MGM worked out financial problems and emerged from bankruptcy under new ownership.

Sony will handle worldwide distribution for Bond, except for some overseas markets MGM will oversee directly.

Catherine Zeta-Jones treated for bipolar disorder Agence France Presse

LOS ANGELES – Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has checked into a mental health clinic to treat her bipolar disorder after helping her husband Michael Douglas fight against cancer, a publicist said. “After dealing with the stress of the past year, Catherine made the decision to check into a mental health facility for a brief stay to treat her bipolar II disorder,” her representative Cece Yorke said in a statement.

Bipolar II is a less severe form of bipolar disorder where manic-depressive patients, unlike those with bipolar I, do not have full-blown manic episodes. Instead, patients have an elevated mood, irritability and changes in functioning, thought they can usu-

ally perform routine tasks, according to the Mayo Clinic. They also have longer periods of depression than of hypomania. Zeta-Jones, 41, stood by her Oscar-winning husband’s side during his ultimately successful struggle against throat cancer.

“She’s feeling great and looking forward to starting work this week on her two upcoming films,” said Yorke.

The actress’s forthcoming films include Gabriele Muccino’s “Playing the Field” and “Lay the Favorite” directed by fellow Briton Stephen Frears. She was awarded a best actress in a supporting role Oscar for her performance in “Chicago” (2002). Most of her career has been in Hollywood, with roles in films such as “Traffic,” “Ocean’s Twelve” and “The Mask of Zorro.”

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Review: BlackBerry PlayBook strong, well-priced Associated Press Writer

SAN FRANCISCO – You need three things to compete with Apple’s iPad tablet computer: A gorgeous, easy-to-use device that people will love, a bustling app store and an attractive price tag.

Nobody has been able to match the iPad thus far. But the PlayBook, the first effort from BlackBerry smartphone maker Research In Motion, has emerged as one of the strongest contenders.

On the surface, the PlayBook looks similar to other iPad competitors: Its slick touch screen measures 7 inches diagonally, smaller than the iPad’s but comparable with those of others. It has front and rear cameras for snapping photos and video conferencing and a black rubberized plastic back and sides.

What’s different is the software powering the PlayBook. Most noniPad tablets use Google’s Android software; RIM developed its own — a smart decision, yielding a device that is a pleasure to navigate and filled with cool features. Although RIM’s software was built from

scratch, it has hints of the BlackBerry phone’s interface.

When it goes on sale on Tuesday, the cheapest version will cost $499 — the same as the cheapest iPad. It comes with Wi-Fi capabilities and 16 gigabytes of memory.

A model with 32 GB will cost $599, and the 64 GB version will go for $699. Sprint plans a version that works over cellular connections this summer, rivaling the iPad’s ability to connect on AT&T’s network.

Unfortunately, the PlayBook isn’t yet much of a competitor on the app front: There are just 3,000 applications currently optimized for the tablet, and during my testing it appeared unable to download App World apps available for BlackBerry smartphones.

By contrast, there are more than

65,000 apps available for the iPad, which can also run iPhone apps (Apple offers more than 350,000 apps total). And while it’s unclear exactly how many tablet-specific Apps there are for Android, Android tablets can run any of the more than 150,000 apps in the Android Market. But the PlayBook aims to catch up, in a way: Later this year, it will be able to run Android apps, too.

In my hands, the PlayBook felt solid and easy to use. There are just a few buttons on the top for adjusting volume and playing or pausing music or videos. There’s also a tiny button for turning on the device — so teeny, in fact, that I regretted trimming my nails right before testing. Finding my way around the PlayBook was delightfully easy and fast because it has a speedy processor.

AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Research In Motion Ltd.

In this March 22, 2011 product image provided by Research In Motion Ltd., the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook is shown. While Apple has been hawking the iPad for more than a year, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is just getting started with the release of its tablet computer, the PlayBook. The device packs a vivid touch screen, front and rear cameras and support for Flash videos _ a feature lacking in Apple products.

Sharp-toothed fossil links old and new dinosaurs Associated Press Writer

AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

A live Brown Recluse Spider crawls in a dish at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington, Wednesday, March 30, 2011.

Bugs emerge to bug us, and a few pose health risks Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON – It’s that time of year when the bugs emerge to bug us. Some can pose real threats — Lyme disease from tiny ticks, West Nile virus from mosquitoes, or life-threatening allergic reactions to bee stings.

But most bug bites in this country are an itchy nuisance.

How itchy or big the welt depends in part on your own skin, how much of the chemical histamine it harbors. Yes, some people really are mosquito magnets. And no, most of the bites people blame on spiders aren’t from them at all.

In fact, chances are you won’t be able to tell the culprit unless you catch it in the act. Yet doc-

tors and entomologists alike field calls asking, “What bit me?”

“People call up really bummed out,” says spider expert Jonathan Coddington of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History, who points to just two worrisome types in the U.S., the black widow and brown recluse family. Spider phobia, he says, is “out of all proportion to actual risk.”

It’s not uncommon to have a large skin reaction to any bite or sting, and Dr. Reid Blackwelder, a family physician from East Tennessee State University, sees a couple of them a week in the early spring and summer. “Most of the time, what people need is reassurance,” he says.

WASHINGTON – The surprising discovery of a fossil of a sharptoothed beast that lurked in what is now the western U.S. more than 200 million years ago is filling a gap in dinosaur evolution.

The short snout and slanting front teeth of the find — Daemonosaurus chauliodus — had never before been seen in a Triassic era dinosaur, said Hans-Dieter Sues of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. Sues and colleagues report the discovery in Wednesday’s edition of the British journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Sues, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the museum, said the discovery helps fill the evolutionary gap between the dinosaurs that lived in what is now Argentina and Brazil about 230 million years ago and the later theropods like the famous Tyrannosaurus rex.

Features of the skull and neck of Daemonosaurus indicate it was intermediate between the earliest known predatory dinosaurs from South America and more advanced theropods,” said Sues. “One such feature is the presence of cavities on some of the neck vertebrae related to the structure of the respiratory system.”

Daemonosaurus was discovered at Ghost Ranch, N.M., a well-known fossil site famous for the thousands of fossilized skeletons found there, notably the small dinosaur Coelophysis. Ghost Ranch was more recently the home of artist Georgia O’Keeffe, who was known to visit the archaeological digs under way there, Sues noted.

Having found only the head and neck of sharp-toothed Daemonosaurus, the researchers aren’t sure of its exact size but they speculate it would have been near that of a tall dog. Its name is from

the Greek words “daimon” meaning evil spirit and “sauros” meaning lizard or reptile. Chauliodus is derived from the Greek word for “bucktoothed” and refers to the species’ big slanted front teeth.

“It looks to be a mean character,” commented paleontologist Paul Sereno of the University of Chicago, who was not part of the research team. “I can’t wait to see if they get any more of the skeleton.”

This fits in quite nicely between the dinosaur groups, Sereno said, even though its face is unlike anything that would have been expected in these early dinosaurs, which tended to have more elongated snouts.

This find shows there is still much to be learned about the early evolution of dinosaurs. “The continued exploration of even well-studied regions like the American Southwest will still yield remarkable new fossil finds,” Sues said.

This artist rendering provided by Jeffrey Martz shows a Daemonosaurus chauliodus and its size relative to an modern American quarter.

AP Photo/Jeffrey Martz

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Five classic “Clasicos” between Real and Barca Reuters MADRID - Soccer fans will have a unique chance to see Real Madrid and Barcelona — two of the world’s best teams and the two richest clubs — lock horns four times in 18 days starting with Saturday’s La Liga match at the Bernabeu. The arch Spanish rivals also meet in the final of the King’s Cup on April 20 and home and away in the European Champions League on April 27 (Bernabeu) and May 3 (Nou Camp).

Following is a selection of five key games between Real and Barca, known as the “clasicos”, going back more than a century:

May 13, 1902 - Real 1 Barca 3 Barca drew first blood in what was to become one of the most intense club rivalries in world football.

The Catalans triumphed over the Castilians in a game marking the coronation of King Alfonso XIII at Madrid’s Estadio Hipodromo. Swiss Joan Gamper, who founded FC Barcelona three years earlier, netted one of Barca’s goals.

June 21, 1936 - Real 2 Barca 1 Less than a month before Spain was plunged into a brutal civil war, Real edged the first meeting between the pair in a Spanish cup final. With the country bitterly divided, Barca president Josep Sunyol was assassinated by Francoist forces two months later and many Barca players chose not to return from a tour to Mexico the following year.

November 23, 1960 - Barca 2 Real 1 With Alfredo di Stefano leading the charge, Real triumphed in the first five European Cups between 1956 and 1960 but it was Barca who became the first team to claim their scalp in the competition a year later. The pair drew their last-16 first leg at the Bernabeu 2-2 before Barca won the second leg at their Nou Camp arena 2-1.

January 20, 1994 - Barca 5 Real 0 Dutch great Johan Cruyff led Barca to their first European Cup triumph in 1992 and they emphasised their dominance over Real during the early 1990s with a crushing 5-0 league drubbing of the Madrid club at the Nou Camp, Brazil striker Romario netting a hat-trick. Catalan joy was relatively shortlived as Real beat them 5-0 at the Bernabeu the following season thanks to an Ivan Zamorano treble.

May 2, 2009 - Real 2 Barca 6 As a player, Cruyff inspired Barca to what is still their biggest win at the Bernabeu, a 5-0 success in February 1974. But it was Barca’s 6-2 victory there in their treblewinning season in 2008/09 that really sticks in the throat of the modern generation of Real fans and confirmed coach Pep Guardiola was a force to be reckoned with.

Thierry Henry and Lionel Messi scored twice, with central defenders Carles Puyol and Gerard Pique adding a goal each. Puyol celebrated his goal by tearing off and passionately kissing his captain’s armband in the colours of the Catalan flag to drive the point home.

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Schalke finish off Inter in Champions League quarter Agence France Presse

GELSENKIRCHEN – Schalke 04’s veteran striker Raul said the German underdogs can afford to dream of the Champions League final after setting up a semi-final clash with giants Manchester United. Schalke are in the last four of European football’s premier domestic competition for the first time in their history after knocking-out holders Inter Milan in Wednesday’s quarter-final.

Having won the first-leg 5-2 at Inter’s San Siro stadium last week, Schalke finished the job off with a 2-1 win at their Veltins Arena stadium. “It is a special moment, it is the first time we are in the semi-finals in our history,” said the 33-year-old Raul, who won the Champions League three times with Real Madrid.

“Nothing is impossible in football, so even against Manchester United, why can’t we dream of the final?” Raul opened the scoring on the stroke of halftime on Wednesday to extend his record Champions League tally to 71 goals while Inter midfielder Thiago Motta levelled minutes after the restart.

Defender Benedikt Hoewedes put the matter beyond doubt with a late winner. Having knocked out Valencia in the Round of 16 and now holders Inter on their way to the semi-finals, Raul said the sky is the limit for Germany’s Royal Blues with the final at Wembley on May 28.

“It’s an incredible situation, you have to see that Valencia thought they were going to win against us and then so did Inter,” said Raul. “I do hope Madrid get through to the final and we get to play against them, but we need to focus on the semi-final.” Inter coach Leonardo was gracious in defeat. “Schalke deserved the win,” said the Brazilian.

Schalke coach Ralf Rangnick warned his team will be underdogs against Manchester. “The team has been rewarded with this victory, this is an extraordinary evening, but we will be underdogs against Manchester United,” said Rangnick.

AFP PHOTO/ DANIEL ROLAND

Schalke’s defender Benedikt Hoewedes (R) celebrates scoring with Schalke’s Spanish striker Raul during the UEFA Champions League quarter final, second leg football match Schalke 04 vs Inter Milan in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany on April 13, 2011. Schalke won the match 2-1.

Manchester City’s Tevez out of FA Cup semi-final Reuters

LONDON - Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez will miss Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against his old club Manchester United and could be out of action for up to a month, City manager Roberto Mancini said on Thursday. The 27-year-old Argentine international injured his hamstring in the 3-0 defeat at Liverpool on Monday and, after initial hopes he could make a quick recovery, is now likely to be sidelined for much of the Premier League run-in.

“Tevez is not available for Saturday. I think he will recover in three or four weeks. It is a big problem but we cannot take any risks,” Mancini told a news briefing. “We have six games left and hopefully we can get Carlos back for the last two or three games.”

That could mean the striker has a chance of making the final against Stoke City or Bolton Wanderers on May 14, if City get past United at Wembley on Saturday (1615 GMT).

Tevez has played a major part in City’s assault on a Champions League place with 19 league goals this season, and although they are fourth, Mancini’s side are only three points ahead of Tottenham Hotspur who have a game in hand.

Without the Argentine, City will have to put their trust in Edin Dzeko and possibly Mario Balotelli to lead the attack, although Mancini said he had still to make his mind up. “I still have to decide what to do,” he said. “But both players know this is an important chance for them.”

The City manager was able to report better news on fullback Micah Richards

who has returned to training after a hamstring injury with Mancini saying he is available for Saturday.

REUTERS/Nigel Roddis/Files

Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez celebrates scoring against Wolverhampton Wanderers during their English Premier League soccer match in Manchester in this January 15, 2011 file photo.

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Ferrer sails into Monte Carlo quarters,Berdych out Reuters

MONACO - Fourth seed David Ferrer navigated his way into the Monte Carlo Masters quarter-finals thanks to a 6-1 6-3 win over Canada’s Milos Raonic on Thursday but Tomas Berdych hit the rocks with defeat by Ivan Ljubicic.

Raonic, who rocketed from 156th in the rankings at the start of the year to 34th, had no answer to the Spaniard’s guile as Ferrer sailed to victory with giant cruise liner the Queen Mary 2 docked in the bay just behind the Monte Carlo Country Club. Czech fifth seed Berdych had no such luck in round three and was cast aside by rampant Croat Ljubicic 6-4 6-2.

World number one and holder Rafa Nadal is next up on centre court against local favourite Richard Gasquet before second seed Roger Federer graces the clay on a cold and cloudy day against 15thseeded Croatian Marin Cilic.

Andy Murray’s Monte Carlo gamble began to pay off with a 6-1 6-4 victory over Czech Radek Stepanek on Wednesday, his first win in two and a half months.

The Briton had lost his opening match in each of his last three tournaments since his Australian Open final defeat by Novak Djokovic and was a late wildcard for this week’s Masters event such was his desperation to find more playing time.

Murray’s decision to take part and postpone his quest for a new coach was vindicated by a solid if unspectacular display in the second round following a first-round bye. “I played great, I played really well. I dominated the match from the second or third game,” the world number four told reporters just a short walk from one of the world’s most famous casinos.

“I was a bit tentative towards the end but that’s natural. I didn’t give him a chance to play his game until the end.”

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Members of the Sacramento Kings look on against the Los Angeles Lakers on April 13, 2011 at Power Balence Pavilion in Sacramento, California.

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Kings’ possible farewell ends in loss to Lakers Associated Press Writer

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sacramento Kings fans made it feel like old times. Then, so did Kobe Bryant. Bryant’s tying 3-pointer with 4.8 seconds left in regulation forced overtime, and the Los Angeles Lakers regrouped to hand the Kings a 116-108 loss Wednesday night in what might have been the last game ever in California’s capital city.

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Spanish David Ferrer hits a return to his Canadian Milos Raonic during their Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Series Tournament tennis match on April 14, 2011 in Monaco.

“I told Phil it’s fitting it’s going to end this way,” Bryant said after sharing a laugh with Lakers coach Phil Jackson. When the final buzzer sounded, thousands of fans refused to leave their seats, doing everything they could to protest the franchise’s possible move to Anaheim. Some cried, others took pictures. But all cheered in one, booming voice: “Here we stay! Here we stay!”

Feeling the vibrations from their locker room, Kings players Tyreke Evans, Francisco Garcia, Marcus Thornton and Donte Greene returned to the floor. “No matter what happens,” Garcia said, grabbing the microphone, “this is always going to be our home.”

For one, perhaps final night, it was. A standing-room only crowd

Contador keeps pace as Ventoso wins Castilla opener Agence France Presse

MADRID – Spain’s Francisco Ventoso grabbed the first stage of the Tour of Castilla y Leon in a sprint to the line, with favorite Alberto Contador finishing with the same time as the winner. Ventoso, of Movistar, edged Italy’s Manuel Belletti of ColnagoCSF Inox and Geox rider Marco Kump of Slovenia, all in the same time of 4hr 12mins 57secs for the 174.4 km race from Medina de Rioseco to Palencia.

The stage was marked by a breakaway by a group of seven riders, who built a lead of 12 minutes.

Contador suffered two punctures, but that did not stop the Spaniard from helping his Saxo Bank team in the chase, which ended five kilometres from the finish line.

Several teams, notably Team Sky, Saxo Bank and Movistar drove the pace hard at the front to set up the bunch sprint for the finish line, where Ventoso coasted home alone to claim victory.

Saxo Bank’s Luke Roberts was fourth, with Team Sky sprinter Russell Downing in fifth.

Contador, 28, finished in 15th place with the same time as Ventoso and remains the hot favorite to take his third

straight overall victory in the event, having already won the Tour of Murcia and the Tour of Catalonia this year. “We controlled the pace of the pack throughout the day as we want to keep the field in the same time for now before the mountains and we didn’t get much help from the other teams until the finale,” said Contador.

“But we’re happy that the tactics worked and the fact that Luke (Roberts) came in fourth is just an extra bonus for us.” The Spaniard is racing under threat of a ban from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and/or the International Cycling Union (UCI) following a

packed things beyond the 17,317-seat capacity, clanking cow bells and roaring louder than they had in years.

They brought handmade signs, painted their faces and cheered their loudest to will their beloved team back.

And they nearly did. Instead, the Lakers pulled away in overtime to earn the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs, setting up a first-round series against New Orleans.

“I really feel for these fans,” Jackson said. “I’m sure it’s a sad, sad day for many.” Thornton had 33 points and Evans added 19 to help the Kings outscore the Lakers 29-11 in the fourth quarter to rally from 20 points down. They went ahead by three until the final seconds, when Bryant

delivered a shot to crush Sacramento’s hopes yet again.

Fans stood for almost the entire fourth quarter and overtime as the Kings nearly capped an improbable rally. Jason Thompson’s dunk with 1:22 remaining in the fourth gave the Kings their first lead of the half, and it would be a brief one.

After Bryant’s shot forced overtime, the Lakers easily controlled overtime. They sprinted out to a sixpoint lead and never trailed in the extra session.

Afterward, the Kings’ dance team stood at halfcourt, hugging, crying, and saying goodbye. Others took the court to take pictures for the final time, and coach Paul Westphal tipped his hand to the crowd in thanks.

positive test for trace amounts of clenbuterol during last July’s Tour de France, where he claimed his third victory in the race.

He was cleared to compete in February when the Spanish cycling federation (RFEC) rescinded an initial decision to hand down a one-year competition ban.

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Hamilton: Sepang defence was safe Lewis Hamilton says he does not believe he did anything dangerous when defending against Fernando Alonso in last weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix, though he accepts that there were grounds for a penalty within the regulations.

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McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain powers around the track during the first practise of the Malaysian F1 Grand Prix at the Sepang circuit outside Kuala Lumpur April 8, 2011.

Perez ‘lucky’ to escape injury in Sepang SERGIO Perez, SauberSergio Perez has revealed that he was lucky to escape without injury from his Malaysian Grand Prix accident after debris from another car penetrated his cockpit. The Mexican appeared to be on course for another points scoring finish in Sepang, but was forced out of the race when his car stopped after being struck by a part from another competitor.

It was only post-race examination of the car that revealed just how fortunate Perez had been – with what is suspected to have been ballast from another car having gone through the tub and entered the cockpit. The damage to the chassis meant it could not be used again, so Sauber has prepared a new tub for Perez for the Chinese GP. “I think it was something very unsafe,” said Perez in China. “I was really lucky to get away with no damage (injury) after we saw what had happened to the chassis. “It came through very easy, so I am happy that nothing else happened to me. For this weekend we have a new chassis.

“We didn’t see what part it was.

We reckon it was ballast, as nothing else could do such damage.” Perez said he did not have time to avoid whatever he hit – and that his outfit do not know exactly whose car it had fallen off of.

“Something was there on the

track – we don’t know if it was from a Toro Rosso or another team. When [Jaime] Alguersuari drove into it, it just came straight at me and into my car. “It was a very dangerous situation because it came into the computer software box and it stopped just before my seat.”

Despite the disappointment of Malaysia, Perez is pleased with his

early-season progress – and reckons Sauber can regularly challenge for points. “I think the team is doing a great job,” he said. “We had a good start to the season, but were a bit unlucky in the last race for me.

“But still, we were in a good position for points and I am looking forward for this weekend. I hope we can score some good points.”

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Sauber-Ferrari driver Sergio Perez of Mexico prepares for the first practice session of Formula One’s Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang on April 8, 2011.

The McLaren driver had 20 seconds added to his race time as a punishment for changing his line excessively when fending off the Ferrari on the lap before they made contact at Sepang. The penalty dropped Hamilton from seventh to eighth in the results.

“I don’t think I was overly defending my position,” said Hamilton in China today. “I’m a racer, and people want to see racing, they want to see overtaking and I would never in a million years try to put anyone else - or even myself - in danger.

“I think I’ve always raced with my heart and I think I’ve always made pretty smart decisions when it comes to racing and defending.

“When you’re defending you have to try and make your car as wide as possible. The rule is basically that you’re not allowed to make more than one manoeuvre to defend, but where they were saying I was defending too much was on the straight, where he actually was 10 or 15 metres behind me, so I wasn’t defending a move that he had done.

“But it’s how you interpret the rules and you can’t do anything about it.

But I appreciate all the support I’ve had [from fans].”

Hamilton had already fallen from third to seventh at Sepang with tyre wear issues, so said the penalty was not as frustrating as it would have been had he finished higher up. “I was already quite far back so it didn’t really make any difference to me personally,” he said.

The Briton added that he had been encouraged by how close McLaren had got to Red Bull in Malaysia, but suspected that this may have been due to Red Bull losing pace rather than McLaren gaining it.

“I think the performance we had in the first and second stints was good, and if I hadn’t been stuck behind [Nick] Heidfeld I would have been able to keep very close behind Sebastian [Vettel] and fight at the pitstops. “Normally you have to open up the cooling, which loses downforce and efficiency. We didn’t have to do that. Maybe others had to do that, maybe Red Bull, and in doing so I think they lost a bit of speed.

“But I think here it’s a bit cooler so they should be on top form this weekend, but we’ve got some upgrades that we’re trying to get to work.

Hopefully they’ll work and enable us to fight, but I definitely plan to be at the front this weekend.”