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Monday, January 16, 2012

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Bomb threat only a false alarmed

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DENPASAR - The police ordered people to calm down and not spreading the issue of a bomb in By Pass Ngurah Rai, on Saturday morning. This spreading news was made some people in Bali Island worried because Bali had been hit by bomb twice.

According to Chief of Sector Police office of Kuta, Gede Ganefo, after checking the suspicious black box that found in one of store complex at Ngurah Rai Street, the bomb squad did not found any danger materials.

“We hope that people should not get worried and spreading issue about a bomb exploded in Ngurah Rai Street through SMS or BBM. Because the thing that we found was not containing any bomb materials,” he stated.

Ganefo also explained that police have to close the street to help bomb squad working thoroughly without much interruption. The suspicious thing was found around 9:00 AM local time in front of store complex at Ngurah Rai Street. One of founders was reporting his finding to the police.

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An Indonesian police bomb take away a suspicious luggage near Ngurah Rai International airport in Denpasar on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali island on January 14, 2012. Despite no immediate were confirmed the squad took the package away for further examination.

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GIGLIO — A third survivor was discovered inside the overturned Costa Concordia cruise ship Sunday, firefighters said.

Spokesman Luca Cari told The Associated Press that rescuers had spoken to the person inside the ship but the survivor had not yet been removed.

Late Saturday a South Korean couple on their honeymoon were rescued when firefighters in the unsubmerged part of the ship heard their screams.

Three people are confirmed dead after the huge cruise ship ran aground on Friday night, and some 40 remain unaccounted-for. Police divers and

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rescue crews on Sunday circled around the wreckage of ship off the coast of the island of Giglio. Crews in dinghies were touching the hull with their hands, near the site of the 160-foot (50-meter) -long gash where water flooded in and caused the ship to fall on its side.

Coast guard officials have said divers will try to enter the belly of the ship in case anyone is still inside.

Late Saturday, firefighters who had been searching the Costa Concordia for dozens who remained missing heard distinct shouts, “one in a male voice, other in a female voice” coming from the cruiser liner, Coast guard officer Marcello Fertitta said.

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Italian firefighters’ scuba divers approach the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia which ran aground off the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012.

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Bali News Education Quality Guarantor ,QVWLWXWLRQ 2I‍ۋ‏FH 5REEHU\ Old Robber Committed It Denpasar (Bali Post) –

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A man is preparing the roof to be dryed.

Heavy rain, roof crafters suffer heavy loss Tabanan (Bali Post) –

This rainy season has made roof crafters of Tabanan uneasy as their production decreased 50 percent and causing losses. Besides weather, crafters also complained on its materials prices increasing as stated by Wayan Sukaria (35), one of the crafters from Banjar Kebon, Nyitdah Village, Kediri. It was stated for clay it cost up to IDR 350,000 per truck which only produced 4,000 pieces of roofs and the most expensive one was the FRFRQXW ¿EUHV XVHG WR EXUQ WKH URRIV ZLWK SULFH XS WR ,'5 SHU WUXFN ZKLFK LQ RQH EXUQLQJ VHVVLRQ FRQVLVW RI SLHFHV RI URRIV ZKLFK QHHGV WUXFNV RI LW ³,W FDQ EH counted how much capital needed to be spent,� Sukaria explained last Friday (13/1).

In normal condition, crafters can make up to 500 pieces per day yet due to rain they can only make 300 pieces a day due to the drying up session has to be maximum. If its dried inside the warehouse, the piece of roof won’t hardened and will easily break due to the humidity. Also crafters have to spent extra

IDR 100,000 for renting one time burning session on stove due to if they make it on their own it would be too expensive. Meanwhile the price of each roof did not increase as supplier still keep the usual price of IDR 800 per piece which is a real disadvantage for the crafters especially this kind of weather is

not stopping in the near time. In a month one crafter stated approximately they got a net income of IDR 750,000, in this condition it will keep on decreasing. Sukaria stated he doesn’t have any other jobs so even though the income is not enough, he will keep on making roofs. (udi)

Medicine poisoned, ended up hospitalised Hoping to be well soon, Totok (22) from Glogor Carik Street drank a fever medicine with herb Tolak Angin which inevitably works. The ill got worse and Totok experienced poisoned, causing him brought to Sanglah Hospital last Tues-

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spots on his skin. He was then brought to ehalth community centre where he vomited and unconscious causing him forwarded to Sanglah Hospital and arrived around 10 am local time. Totok is now still hospitalised, (san)

Head of Bali Police, General Inspector Drs. Totoy Herawan Indra, stated the robbery case that took place at Education Quality Guarantor Institution (LPMP) at Cok Agung Tresna Street, East Denpasar, an old robber committed LW DV VWDWHG DIWHU KDQGRYHU WKUHH PDLQ %DOL 3ROLFH 2IÂżFLDOV ZKLFK ZHUH %DOL 7UDÂżLF 3ROLFH 'LUHFWRU %DOL :DWHU 3ROLFH 'LUHFWRU DQG 'HQSDVDU 3ROLFH +HDG last Friday (13/1).

The suspicion came over seen from their action where their modus was to forced open a door, tied up victim and took victim’s valuable goods. Totoy H[SODLQHG LQ WKH FDVH LW FDXVHG ORVVHV XS WR ,'5 %LOOLRQ RU VSHFL¿FDOO\ ,'5 PLOOLRQ 5LJKW QRZ LQYHVWLJDWRUV KDYH WR ¿QG WKH HYLGHQFHV WR WKLV UREEHU\ ³7KHUH KDVQœW EHHQ DQ\ GLI¿FXOW\ RQ LQYHVWLJDWLQJ LW 7KH\ DUH RQ VWLOO IXUWKHU investigated including chasing the crime committers and hoped the case will be revealed soon,� Totoy continued. ,W ZDV VXVSHFWHG WKHUH DUH DURXQG ¿YH DUPHG UREEHUV DQG DFWHG GXULQJ WKH KHDY\ UDLQ ZKHUH WZR VHFXULWLHV ZKR ZHUH RI¿FH VWDIIV DW WKH WLPH , :D\DQ Ardana and I Komang Dwi Santika, became the victims that were tied up and had their mouth plastered also threatened by a crescent causing them not able to ¿JKW EDFN DW DOO 7KLV VXVSLFLRQ ZDV VWUHQJWKHQ E\ WKH IDFW ZLWQHVVHV VWDWHPHQWV did not point to any of the workers have committed this. It was stated the robber characteristics were using eastern Indonesia dialect where some used face covers while some did not. From this robber what’s managed taken were IDR 300 million cash owned by the Head of LPMP which were a support fee that the Head received and placed on the safety box. (kmb21)

Fuel subsidy restriction plan:

Lack of socialization, gas stations not yet add tanks of Pertamax Denpasar (Bali Post)—

A number of gas station owners admitted to have not received any information on the restrictions of fuel subsidies for private cars planned to be socialized in the near future. Even, Pertamina had been getting ready to prepare itself in the matter of supply and distribution of Pertamax fuel if the subsidized fuel restriction plan would be really implemented next April 2012. ³:H KDYH QRW UHFHLYHG DQ\ LQIRUPDWLRQ PHFKDQLVPV DQG HYHQ VRFLDOL]DWLRQ related to restriction of fuel subsidies for private cars. Even, the addition of underground tank for Pertamax has not been required,� said one of the gas VWDWLRQ RZQHUV 5DND :LU\DQDWD 6DWXUGD\ -DQ

He said the gas station with Pasti PAS standard of service would certainly have a special tank for Pertamax. Meanwhile, the gas stations that did not sell 3HUWDPD[ VR IDU ZHUH GHÂżQLWHO\ REOLJHG WR DGG PRUH LQYHVWPHQW IRU SURYLGing a special tank for Pertamax if they did not want to lose in the business competition. One the one hand, gas station should reduce the sale of Premium fuel and multiply the sale of Pertamax. So far, most people still preferred the Premium fuel considering the price disparity between Premium and Pertamax ZDV IDU HQRXJK 3UHPLXP ZDV VROG IRU ,'5 SHU OLWHU ZKLOH 3HUWDPD[ for IDR 9,000 per liter.

Comparable opinion was delivered by another gas station operator, Arta.

According to him, so far there had been no appeal on the preparation of tanks, supplies of Pertamax and others related to the fuel restriction plan that would EH HIIHFWLYH LQ -DYD %DOL Âł,ÂśYH MXVW JRW WKH LQIRUPDWLRQ IURP WKH PDVV PHGLD ´ he said. According to him, the plan of government to restrict the purchase of subsidized fuels should be deliberated carefully and socialized to gas station owners and society. No less importantly, government should have a mechanism and scheme to restrict the fuel purchase for private car in one day. “So, please GR QRW OHW WKLV FRQGLWLRQ UHVXOW LQ GLIÂżFXOW\ IRU IXHO FRQVXPHUV LQFOXGLQJ WKH operator of gas station,â€? he advised. (kmb)

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Narrow channels Dozens of KRPHV DW 3RKVDQWHQ â€ŤŰŒâ€ŹRRGHG Negara (Bali Post)—

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Two men are trying to clean the sewer due to the ood in Singaraja Area.

Heavy rain in Singaraja

5RDGV â€ŤŰŒâ€ŹRRGHG ULFH ‍ۋ‏HOG at Banyumala submerged Singaraja (Bali Post)—

7RUUHQWLDO UDLQV ÀXVKLQJ %XOHOHQJ RQ 6DWXUGD\ -DQ UHVXOWHG LQ ÀRRGLQJ DW VHYHUDO ORFDWLRQV 2QH RI WKHP WKH ZDWHU RYHUÀRZHG RQWR -DODQ -DODN 3XWLK %DQ\XDVUL 9LOODJH VR WKDW LW LQXQGDWHG WKH HQWUDQFH LQWR WKH UHVLGHQWLDO DUHD $GGLWLRQDOO\ WKH ÀRRGLQJ VRDNHG DERXW WZR KHFWDUHV RI ULFH ¿HOGV DW 6XEDN %DQ\XPDOD Heavy rains accompanied with strong winds occurred from early morning until late afternoon last 6DWXUGD\ 7KH UDLQ ZDWHU RYHUÀRZHG because the irrigation channel on the roadside of Jalan Jalak Putih up to Singaraja-Seririt road section was unable to accommodate the volume of water coming from the south.

7KH ZDWHU TXLFNO\ RYHUÀRZHG DQG ÀRRGHG WKH URDG DV KLJK DV DGXOW NQHH deep. Besides, the water also spilled onto the Singaraja-Seririt road section, precisely under the archway entrance to the city of Singaraja at Banyuasri Village. Vehicles passing on the Singaraja-Seririt road section were forced WR EUHDFK WKH SXGGOHV (YHQ WKH ÀRZ of vehicles from the west to the east or on the contrary was disturbed because they should move slowly to avoid the puddles on the road body. Meanwhile, the residents were reckless to pass the deep enough puddles on Jalak Putih posing the main access to a dense residential area. Luckily, the vehicles ZHUH QRW WUDSSHG E\ ÀRRGV ZKHQ SDVVing on the Jalan Jalak Putih.

The overflowing water did not RQO\ ÀRRG WKH URDG EXW DOVR SDGG\ ¿HOG LQ WKH ZHVW RI -DODQ -DODN 3XWLK $V FRQVHTXHQFH WKH ULFH ¿HOG WXUQHG into a lake full of water. More sadly, WKH ULFH ¿HOG RI VRPH WZR KHFWDUHV ZDV

just planted with rice about two weeks ago. As inundated by water, the rice plants could not be seen at all.

One of the local farmers at the ORFDWLRQ RI Ă€RRGLQJ .RPDQJ 6HGDQD VDLG WKH RYHUĂ€RZLQJ ZDWHU ZDV IURP Baktiseraga Village, Buleleng SubdisWULFW 7KH ZDWHU ZDV Ă€RZHG WKURXJK WKH irrigation channel recently repaired by the local government. Unfortunately, the narrow channel was not enough to accommodate the volume of water during heavy rains. Then, it was aggravated by a large amount of waste clogging up the channel so the water RYHUĂ€RZHG DQG VXEPHUJHG WKH ULFH ÂżHOGV (YHQ WKH HGJH RI LUULJDWLRQ channel seemed to have been dismantled to drain excessive water into WKH ULFH ÂżHOG VR DV QRW WR LQXQGDWH WKH residential area in the east of irrigation channel. “The drainage is narrow and a lot of garbage is clogging it. The ZDWHU LV XOWLPDWHO\ RYHUĂ€RZLQJ OLNH this. Besides, I do not know this abutment seemed to have been dismantled so the more water submerged our rice ÂżHOG ´ KH VDLG Similar opinion was disclosed by another farmer, MadeYasa.According to him, the irrigation channel was very narrow and was closed with concrete.

As a result, it was often clogged by twig garbage and pieces of wood so

LW ZDV YHU\ GLIÂżFXOW WR FOHDQ XS DQG ÂżQDOO\ FDXVHG WKH ZDWHU WR RYHUĂ€RZ easily. “The channel is too narrow.

8QOHVV LW ZDV FORJJHG WKH RYHUÀRZing water probably was not as serious as this. The gutter on the right side of Singaraja-Seririt road section was often clogged due to narrow channel and this condition kindled the water WR RYHUÀRZ RQWR WKH URDG ERG\ ´ KH said.

Sedana and Yasa claimed to submit to their fate in response to the RYHUĂ€RZLQJ ZDWHU 7KHLU ULFH SODQW RI some two weeks old was submerged E\ Ă€RRGV (VWLPDWHG XQOHVV WKH ZDWHU subsided, in relatively short time the newly planted rice would decay and result in an adequately great loss. “I do not know if the puddles last until Monday morning (Jan 16) the rice plant will decay. If it happens, we will VXIIHU D ORVV RI VRPH ,'5 PLOOLRQ ´ explained both farmers.

Until Saturday evening, the rain was still flushing Buleleng.

0HDQZKLOH WKH ÀRRGZDWHU RQ -DODQ Jalak Putih until Singaraja-Seririt road section began to recede. However, the residents and road users remained wary if the water would RYHUÀRZ DJDLQ DW QLJKW 0RUHRYHU the thick clouds remained to cover the sky of Buleleng. (kmb)

+HDY\ UDLQ ÀXVKLQJ -HPEUDQD RQ 6DWXUGD\ DIWHUQRRQ -DQ PDGH dozens of homes at Munduk Hamlet, Pohsanten Village, Mendoyo 6XEGLVWULFW ÀRRGHG 6LPLODUO\ WKH DGXOW NQHH KLJK ZDWHU LQXQGDWHG WKH URDG VHFWLRQ WR WKH RI¿FH RI 3RKVDQWHQ +HDGPDQ $OOHJHGO\ WKH RYHUÀRZLQJ ZDWHU ZDV FDXVHG E\ WKH WRR QDUURZ GUDLQ At least 15 houses of local residents at the local hamlet were LQXQGDWHG E\ WKH ZDWHU RYHUÀRZLQJ IURP GUDLQDJH , *XVWL .RPDQJ $GLDUWD RQH RI WKH ORFDO UHVLGHQWV VDLG WKDW VXFK D ÀRRG DOZD\V HQVXHG during heavy and long rain. It happened because the drain near the SMA 2 Mendoyo senior high school was too narrow. Aside from the narrow channel, it was also triggered by the existence of abutment QHDU WKH ULFH ¿HOGV 3UHYLRXVO\ WKH ZDWHU ÀRZHG LQWR WKH ULFH ¿HOGV and was not stagnant like that.

Another resident, Bayu Negara, emphasized that the area was GH¿QLWHO\ LQXQGDWHG E\ ÀRRGV DQG LW RFFXUUHG HYHU\ KHDY\ UDLQ Meanwhile, the Headman of Pohsanten, I Ketut Gama, admitted WKDW VLQFH WKH SDVW WZR \HDUV WKH KDPOHW DUHD KDG IUHTXHQWO\ ÀRRGHG Other than caused by narrow drainage, it was also kindled by the growing settlement and development. He said the house of some 15 IDPLOLHV ZHUH RIWHQ ÀRRGHG GXULQJ KHDY\ UDLQV ,Q UHVSRQVH WR VXFK condition, the village authority had reported the problems to relevant agency with the request to widen the drainage. (kmb26)

Bali Livestock Agency admits rabies cases in Bali incomplete Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Rabies cases emerged again after some wild dog bite cases were tested positive for rabies. They happened to a number of residents at Yeh Kuning Village, Jembrana Subdistrict and it proved if the rabies cases could not have been completely resolved in Bali. The Head of Bali LivestockAgency, Putu Sumantra, said on Friday (Jan 13) that rabies cases in Bali were still incomplete.Although the virus was still stated to exist in dogs, the number was ascertained to have greatly decreased. “We have worked hard so that Bali can be free from rabies cases at the end of 2012, not free from bite cases. As long as the dog still exists, I think the bite cases will remain to happen. As scheduled, in next March the Livestock Agency will hold another mass vaccination for the third phase. It will be followed by population control and the policing of stray dogs,� he said.

Even, to suppress the rate of rabies cases in Bali, the Livestock Agency had also taken a control measure in the areas found some positive cases in dogs by elimination and vaccination to dogs that had not been vaccinated.

It was carried out without waiting for a mass vaccination schedule in the hope the virus would not widely spread and could be destroyed.

To further optimize the role and effort of the agency, Sumantra hoped the people, especially the dog owners and all parties involved, to participate. Some measures that could be made were such as not allowing the pet dogs to roam and actively asking for vaccinations for dogs that had not obtained any vaccination. “No matter how hard the efforts we make to deal with rabies cases, without public support will not give optimal result.

Of course, we need the cooperation of the community in combating the case in Bali. At least, when people see a suspected rabies dog they should SURPSWO\ LQIRUP WKH QHDUHVW OLYHVWRFN RI¿FHUV RU WKH SURYLQFLDO OLYHVWRFN agency. By doing so, the handling could be made more quickly,� he said.

He also emphasized that immediate information on positive cases in the dogs that had bitten people would make easier the victim’s treatment. As consequence, it would not result in death.

0HDQZKLOH LQ VHSDUDWH ORFDWLRQ WKH 'LYLVLRQ +HDG RI $QLPDO +HDOWK and Veterinary Affairs, Bali Livestock Agency, I Wayan Mardiana, said that after receiving the report, the rabies prevention team immediately took prompt action by providing rabies vaccination to 36 dogs at Beratan and Tegal Cantel Hamlet, Yeh Kuning and euthanasia to 32 wild dogs.

Brain sample was also taken from 6 dogs.Additionally, the team had given socialization to the local village community. “In 2011, we provided the second stage of mass vaccination to 21,257 dogs. Later, it was resumed with a search and could record 35 dogs, while 443 other dogs were given euthanasia. Vaccination program in Jembrana has just reached 70 percent.

In other words, the remaining 30 percent of the dog population has not been vaccinated,� he explained. (bit)

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Thailand beefs up security after warning of attack Reuters

BANGKOK - Thai authorities have beefed up security in parts of the capital and other areas popular with tourists after the United States and Israel warned of a possible terrorist attack.

The army was helping the police in providing security, army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha told reporters on Saturday.

“People must be on alert and report anything suspicious,” he said.

National Security Council secretary-general General Vichien Potphosri said special measures had been put in place in risk areas including Khao San Road, an area popular with backpackers, and parts of the main Sukhumvit road.

“There’s still nothing too worrying ... But we need to be on our guard,” he was quoted as saying on Thairath newspaper’s website.

The authorities arrested a Lebanese suspect this week after being warned by Israel of a possible attack in Bangkok, Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung said

on Friday, adding he was confident the situation was under control. The Swedish foreign ministry said it had been informed by Thai authorities that the Lebanese suspect was carrying a Swedish passport.

Swedish foreign ministry spokesman Andre Mkandawire said he could not confirm whether the passport actually belonged to the detainee. He said the Swedish embassy in Bangkok was trying to meet the suspect, which would probably not happen before Monday. Television channel TNN reported that security had been tightened in the northern town of Chiang Mai and the island of Phuket, both resort areas.

Israel’s Counterterrorism Unit issued a “severe travel warning” to nationals on Friday, advising them against travel to the Thai capital in the near future.

The U.S. embassy in Bangkok told its citizens to be careful in areas of the capital frequented by tourists because of the threat of a possible attack by “foreign terrorists.” It declined to elaborate on the threat.

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Tourists walk along Khao San road in Bangkok January 14, 2012.

Thai authorities have arrested a Lebanese suspect after being warned by Israel of a possible attack in Bangkok, the deputy prime minister said on Friday, adding that police had stepped up security and he was confident the situation was under control.

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Iran sends rare letter to U.S. over killed scientist

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Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks with journalists at Tehran’s Mehrabad airport after his visit to Latin American countries January 14, 2012.

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TEHRAN - Iran said on Saturday it had evidence Washington was behind the latest killing of one of its nuclear scientists, state television reported, at a time when tensions over the country’s nuclear program have escalated to their highest level ever.

In the fifth attack of its kind in two years, a magnetic bomb was attached to the door of 32-year-old Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan’s car during the Wednesday morning rushhour in the capital. His driver was also killed. U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton denied responsibility and Israeli President Shimon Peres said Israel had no role in the attack, to the best of his knowledge.

“We have reliable documents and evidence that this terrorist act was planned, guided and supported by the CIA,” the Iranian foreign ministry said in a letter handed to the Swiss ambassador in Tehran, state TV reported. The Swiss embassy represents U.S. interests in a

country where Washington has no diplomatic ties.

The spokesman for Iran’s Joint Armed Forces Staff, Massoud Jazayeri, said: “Our enemies, especially America , Britain and the Zionist regime (Israel), have to be held responsible for their actions.”

Iran in the past has accused Israel of causing a series of spectacular and sometimes bloody mishaps to its nuclear programme. Israeli officials do not comment on any involvement in those events, although some have publicly expressed satisfaction at the setbacks.

Feeling the heat from unprecedented new sanctions, Iran’s clerical establishment has brandished its sword

by threatening to block the main MidEast oil shipping route, starting to enrich uranium at an underground bunker and sentencing an Iranian-American citizen to death on spying charges.

State TV said a “letter of condemnation” had also been sent to Britain, saying the killing of Iranian nuclear scientists began after the head of Britain’s MI6 spy service announced intelligence operations against states seeking nuclear weapons. The West says Iran’s nuclear programme is aimed at building a bomb. Tehran says it has the right to peaceful nuclear power.

Tehran has urged the U.N. Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to condemn the latest killing. After years of international sanctions that had little impact on Iran, U.S. President Barack Obama signed new measures on New Year’s Eve that, if fully implemented, would make it impossible for most countries to pay for Iranian oil.

Romney opens 21-point lead in South Carolina: Reuters/Ipsos poll Reuters

WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has opened a wide lead over his rivals in the South Carolina primary election race, trouncing Newt Gingrich and gaining momentum in his march toward the party’s nomination, a Reuters/ Ipsos poll shows.

Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, could all but quash his rivals’ presidential aspirations with a victory in South Carolina on

January 21 after winning the first state-by-state nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire.

Voters in South Carolina - who have favored Republicans in nine of the last 10 presidential elections appear to have shrugged off attacks on Romney by rivals who accuse him of killing jobs as a private equity executive for Bain Capital in the 1990s.

The poll showed 37 percent of South Carolina Republican voters back Romney. Congressman Ron Paul and former Senator Rick San-

torum tied for second place with 16 percent support.

Gingrich, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, has fallen far back after holding a strong lead in South Carolina in December.

He was in fourth place at 12 percent in the Reuters/Ipsos poll.

“In primary races things can change quickly but it does look like Romney is in position to win South Carolina, and if he wins ... that’s sort of the end of the road for most of his challengers,” Ipsos pollster Chris Jackson said.

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (L) speaks as his wife Ann Romney (R) watches during a campaign stop at the American Legion Post in Sumpter, South Carolina, January 14, 2012.

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Aston Denpasar

Promotions “Love is in the air” IBP

DENPASAR - At Jempiring Restaurant in Aston Denpasar Hotel & Convention Center, their trained chefs take pleasure in creating flavor meals for Aston Denpasar’s February 2012 F&B promotion with “Love is in the Air” theme. It will begin with Cream Asparagus Soup. Classic dish but most favourite soup among guests, made from fresh asparagus served with stick garlic crouton. Then continue to the main course which is Rolled Herb Beef with oriental classic sauce served with mashed potato. Ended with Banana Split, again classic yet delicious.

To accompany all dishes, a few selections of beverages that is inspired by the theme are bornt. Named it Strawberry Heaven, a fresh strawberry with yogurt, sugar, vanilla ice cream and milk, perfect for couple. Secondly Strawberry Coconut Daiquiry and other Healthy Drinks. For a very special day on the 14th, Aston Denpasar Hotel & Convention Center has created a very romantic night for couple that would like to celebrate their love with candlelight dinner under the sky for only Rp. 180,000++ per couple.

Temple Ceremony Calendar Event for January 4 through 26, 2012 4 Jan Buda Paing Wariga Merajan Pasek Gaduh Kayubihi Bangli.

7 Jan Tumpek Uduh/Pengatag Pura Puseh/Pura Desa Batuan Sukawati Pura Pasek Bendesa Kekeran Mengwi Pura Manik Mas Besakih.

8 Jan Purnama Kepitu Ngusaba Ngaed Pr. Benua - Besakih Pura Dalem Desa Camenggaon - Sukawati Pura Suranadhi Lombok Pura Narmada Lombok Pura Segara Ampenan Lombok Mr Agung Dewa Agung Klungkung Sidemen Karangasem Pura . Merajan Pasek Gelgel Ababi Mr. Pasek gelgel Tista Pura di Gunung - Tianyar Kubu - Karangasem.

Pura Pingit Klenting sari Gerokgak - Singaraja Pura di Gunung - Tianyar Tianyar Merajan Pasek Gelgel Ababi Mr. Pasek gelgel Tista Pura di Gunung - Tianyar Kubu - Karangasem Pura Pingit Klenting sari Gerokgak - Singaraja Pura Payogan Agung Kutai Kartanegara.

11 Jan Buda Wage Warigadean.

Pura Kepisah Sumerta Denpasar Pura Pasek Gelgel Pura Pasek Gelgel Pura Puncaksari Penarukan Peninjoan Bangli Pura Bangun Sakti Besakih Pura Antegsari Kaba-Kaba Kediri Tabanan Pura Pesimpangan Batur Pande Kaba-Kaba Kediri Tabanan 13 Jan Sukra Umanis Warigadean Odalan Ida Ratu di Penataran Agung Besakih

Odalan Ida Ratu Puraus Merajan Salonding Besakih.

15 Jan Redite Pon Julungwangi Pura Panti Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Banjar Singaraja.

17 Jan Anggar Kasih Julungwangi Pura Tirtaharum Tegalwangi Bangli Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Wanasari Tabanan Pura Pasek Tangguntiti Jakatebel Tabanan Pura Pasek Bendesa Sangsit Buleleng Pura Dalem Waturenggong Taro Tegalalang Pura Ibu (Pura Kaja) Wanasari Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Tulikup Pura manik Bingin Sidemen.

18 Jan Buda Umanis Julungwangi Pura Penetaran Gana Bebalang Bangli Pura Dalem Gede Banjar Pande Bangli Pura Puncaksari Sangeh Abiansemal Pura Dadia Agung Pasek Sanak Sapta Resi Sidan Gianyar Merajan Pasek Tohjiwa Jakatebel Merajan Pasek Prateka Batusesa Odalan di Mr. Jeroan Dauh Cemenggon Pr. Puseh Penegil Darma Kubutambahan Singaraja.

23 Jan Tilem Kepitu Aci Petahuan Pura Ulun Kulkul Besakih Ngusaba Buluh Pura Benua Kawasan Besakih.

26 Jan Wraspati Wage Sungsang Pura Kawitan Tangkas Kori Agung Desa Tangkas Klungkung Pr. Siang Kangin Tampuagan Tembuku Bangli Odalan Ida Ratu Mas Penataran Agung Besakih Merajan Pasek Gelgel Petemon Merajan Pasek Gelgel MelinggihGelgel Melinggih Odalan Ida Bhatara Bang Tulus Dewa Besakih

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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Bahrain king promises to expand parliament powers Associated Press Writer

REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

A view of the old Sanaa city in Sanaa January 14, 2012.

Qaeda militants seize town southeast of Yemen capital Reuters

SANAA - Dozens of al Qaeda militants have seized a small town about 170 km (105 miles) southeast of Yemen’s capital Sanaa, a police source and witnesses said on Sunday. They said the militants entered the town of Radda in al-Baydah province on Saturday night with little resistance from a small contingent of police and seized an ancient citadel and mosque.

The capture of Radda expands militant control outside the southern province of Abyan, where they have taken over several towns since an uprising against President Ali Abdullah Saleh began early last year that culminated with a power transfer deal in November.

Residents in Radda, which has a population of 60,000, said the group was led by Tareq al-Dahab, a suspected militant who had been handed over by Syria toYemen recently while WU\LQJ WR LQÂżOWUDWH WR ,UDT 'DKDE LV D brother-in-law of U.S.-born Muslim

cleric linked to al Qaeda who was killed in an air strike last year.

Yahia Abu Usba, deputy head of the Yemeni Socialist Party and a Saleh critic, charged that the security forces appeared to have done very little to stop the militants from entering Radda and warned that al Qaeda was planning to strike at the oil-rich Maarib Province next, bringing it FORVHU WR 6DQDD 1R <HPHQL RIÂżFLDOV were immediately available for a comment.

The United States and Saudi Arabia, the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest oil exporter

which helped broker the Gulf deal that allowed Saleh to transfer power to his deputy, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, have been worried that al Qaeda was expanding its control in the impoverished Arab state next to key oil shipping lanes.

Saleh critics have accused the outgoing president, who still wields a great deal of power through his family control of security forces despite handing over power, of turning a blind eye to the militantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;expansion to show that his rule was important to keep al Qaeda out. He denies the charges.

-DSDQ 30 ODJV LQ SROOV GHVSLWH &DELQHW UHVKXIâ&#x20AC;ŤŰ&#x152;â&#x20AC;ŹH ratings jump at least at the beginning, and the latest results signaled 72.<2 ² -DSDQHVH 3ULPH a rocky road ahead for Nodaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Minister Yoshihiko Nodaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent administration.

A poll by the Nikkei business &DELQHW UHVKXIĂ&#x20AC;H KDV IDLOHG WR OLIW KLV public support ratings, newspaper newspaper showed public approval for Noda and his Cabinet was 37 polls showed Sunday.

Noda formed a new Cabinet on percent, almost unchanged from DeFriday in a bid to win cooperation cember. The Yomiuri and the Asahi from the opposition and support from said their polls showed approval voters to raise the sales tax and rein in dipped 5 points to 37 percent and 2 points to 29 percent respectively.

WKH FRXQWU\ÂśV PDVVLYH ÂżVFDO GHÂżFLW Nodaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s support numbers have Polls taken immediately after WKH UHVKXIĂ&#x20AC;H DQG SXEOLVKHG 6XQGD\ steadily declined from around 60 showed support for Noda and his SHUFHQW VLQFH KH WRRN RIÂżFH LQ 6HSnew Cabinet was flat to slightly WHPEHU +H LV -DSDQÂśV VL[WK SULPH down from last month. New Cabi- PLQLVWHU LQ ÂżYH \HDUV DQG DOUHDG\ nets in the past have seen approval faces a public frustrated with diAssociated Press Writer

saster reconstruction efforts and a lackluster economy.

The tax issue has further shooed away supporters.

More than half of those surveyed opposed his plan to raise the consumption tax, while less than 40 percent supported it.

1RGD VD\V -DSDQ XUJHQWO\ QHHGV to reduce its debt burden as the nation ages and its work force shrinks, putting a greater burden on the social security and tax systems. He has promised to submit a bill by end of March to raise the 5 percent consumption tax in two stages, to 8 percent in 2014 and 10 percent by 2015.

MANAMA, Bahrain â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bahrainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s king promised Sunday that the strife-wracked Gulf nation will move ahead with political reforms that widen the powers of the elected parliament to oversee governments selected by the ruling monarchy.

The reforms are part of recommendations that emerged last year from talks between various political and civil groups on easing tensions in the Sunni-ruled kingdom, which has faced more than 11 months of protests by the islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shiite majority.

More than 35 people have died in the unrest, which began as an Arab Spring-inspired uprising for greater rights but has shifted into a challenge against the authority of the 200-year-old ruling Sunni dynasty. Bahrainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leaders and Gulf Arab allies claim that 6KLLWH SRZHU ,UDQ KDV HQFRXUDJHG WKH YLROHQFH LQ WKH VWUDWHJLF nation, which is home to the U.S. Navyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 5th Fleet. ,Q D QDWLRQDOO\ WHOHYLVHG DGGUHVV %DKUDLQÂśV .LQJ +DPDG ELQ ,VD $O .KDOLID VDLG KH ZRXOG VRRQ LVVXH UR\DO GHFUHHV WR DPHQG the constitution and grant a greater role to the 40-seat lower house of parliament.

The measures include allowing lawmakers to approve governments proposed by the ruling dynasty and giving greater authority to question and remove Cabinet officials. Parliament would also play a larger role in setting the state budget and proposing laws, he said.

But the changes are unlikely to appease Shiite opposition groups. Bahrainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main Shiite groups have withdrawn from parliament and boycotted the so-called national dialogue reform talks last summer.

Shiites account for about 70 percent of Bahrainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 525,000 citizens, but complain they are effectively excluded from key political and security roles. They have called for a government that reflects election results â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which would bring Shiites into key Cabinet posts â&#x20AC;&#x201D; rather than ministers hand-picked by the monarchy.

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The terrifying, chaotic escape from the luxury liner was straight out of a scene from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Titanicâ&#x20AC;? for many of the 4,000-plus pasVHQJHUV DQG FUHZ RQ WKH VKLS ZKLFK UDQ DJURXQG RII WKH ,WDOLDQ coast late Friday and flipped on its side.

Many passengers complained the crew didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give them good directions on how to evacuate and once the emergency became clear, delayed lowering the lifeboats until the ship was listing too heavily for many to be released.

Several other passengers said crew members told passengers for 45 minutes that there was a simple â&#x20AC;&#x153;technical problemâ&#x20AC;? that had caused the lights to go off.

Passengers said they had never participated in an evacuation drill, although one had been scheduled for Saturday. The cruise EHJDQ RQ -DQ Costa Crociera SpA, which is owned by the U.S.-based cruise giant Carnival Corp., defended the actions of its crew and said it was cooperating with the investigation. Carnival Corp. issued a statement expressing sympathy that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t address the allegations of delayed evacuation.

The captain, Francesco Schettino, was detained for questioning by prosecutors, investigating him for suspected manslaughter, abandoning ship before all others, and causing a shipwreck, state TV and Sky TV said. Prosecutor Francesco Verusio was quoted by the ANSA news agency as saying Schettino deliberately chose a sea route that was too close to shore.

France said two of the confirmed victims were Frenchmen; a Peruvian diplomat identified the third victim as Tomas Alberto Costilla Mendoza, 49, a crewman from Peru. Some 30 people were injured, at least two seriously.

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Guruh Soekarnoputra to run for president Antara

AFP PHOTO / BUDI SANTOSO

This picture taken on January 13, 2012 shows Yamaha Factory Racing rider Jorge Lorenzo (C) posing with Indonesian fans during a meet and greet in Jakarta. Lorenzo visited Indonesia to meet his fans.

JAKARTA - Guruh Soekarnoputra, a son of Indonesia`s first president, Soekarno, marked his 59th birthday on Friday with a statement he intends to run for president in 2014.

“I am ready to lead the country. It is not only that I must nominate myself but people should also do their best to make me the national leader,” Guruh said in a political speech to members of the Pancasila Spirit Movement (GSP) at his residence at Jalan Sriwijaya Raya in Jakarta.

He said he was born to serve God , the nation and the pople while the nation was now in “very deplorable conditions.” Therefore, he said, “we must return to the revolution , not to reform.

The Indonesian revolution stopped when the new order regime began.”

He said the Indonesian nation had actually been free for not more than 14 years because it lost freedom when the new order regime assumed power in 1967.

Guruh called on the people to free themselves from “the shackles of colonialism”, adding founding father Soekarno`s message was that “Indonesia must be able not only to become prosperous but also a lighthouse so that we can lead the world and eliminate colonialism.”

Guruh who is a member of the House of Representatives` Commission X on the occasion expressed full support to the idea of making the Esemka car assembled by Solo students a national car.

“We must appreciate the good work of these fellow citizens, If we don`t, who else will,” he said.

The youngest son of Soekarno from his marriage with Fatmawati, Guruh said he was ready to acquire an Esemka himself and asked the government to pay more attention to the domestic product, help to promote it and its marketing.

“Amid the scarcity of domestic automotive products, the Esemka is a new breakthroughn,” he said.

Amnesty International urges RI

To protect Shiite minority Antara

LONDON - Amnesty International has urged the Indonesian government to provide protection for hundreds of Shiites who have been forced to return to their village in East Java after being evicted from their homes in Madura by an anti-Shiite mob.

In a statement to ANTARA News in London on Saturday, Sam Zarifi, Amnesty International`s Asia Pacific director, said the local government herded about 335 Shiite evacuees including at least 107 children onto a truck on Thursday and transported them to Nangkrenang which was also looted late last year.

“We are concerned about the conditions in their village - some of them even no longer have a home,” Sam said.

The Shiite evacuees had refused

to return to their homes before unless the police gave them adequate protection and the people who had attacked them were brought to justice.

There were also serious questions about the police`s preparedness to protect the Shiite community from future religiously-motivated attacks or to act against the attackers, he said.

Last December 29, a madrasah school , a house of worship and a residence of the Shiite community at Nangkrenang, Sampang, Madura

island, were attacked and torched by a crowd off about 500 people some oof whom carried sharp weapons.

Although one day before the action, local securities already knew it would happen they did not take any measures to prevent it or protect the Shiite community and only took pictures of the riot with the cameras on their cellphones or just watched. The only person arrested by the police over the happening was later set free.

“This was not the fist time the Shiite community was attacked,” Sam said.

“Forcing them to return to an unsafe place without proper protection or the offering an alternative relocation site violates the principles the international community has agreed

on with regard to the rights of internal evacuees,” Sam said.

After the latest attack, Shiite community members were evacuated to temporary shelter in a sports building in Sampang which reportedly lacked a sufficient clean water source and adequate sanitation facilities.

The Shiite community in Madura experienced acts of intimidation and attacks before in 2006 and 2011.

They were also reported to have been pressured by anti-Shiite elements to convert to the faith of the majority of Indonesian Muslims, namely the Sunni version of Islam.

Sam said Amnesty International had documented many cases of intimidation and violence against religious minorities in Indonesia by radical Islamic groups.

Among them were instances in which Ahmadiyah community members had to evacuate after their homes were attacked and burned down. In most of the cases, the perpetrators were not penalized.

Sam pointed out religious freedom or the right to embrace a faith of one`s own choosing was guaranteed in Article 18 (1) of the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) to which Indonesia was also a party.

Under the ICCPR, Indonesia must guarantee its people`s right to life, security and freedom from torture and other forms of maltreatment . The protection must be given indiscriminately, or regardless of among other things, the religion of the people concerned, Sam said.

7ZHQW\ ‫ۋ‬YH YROFDQRHV VKRZLQJ DEQRUPDO DFWLYLW\ Antara

PADANG - Twenty-five volcanoes in Indonesia are now showing abnormal activity or have been put in alert or watch status, presidential special aide Andi Arief said here on Saturday.

“According to official data 25 volcanoes are now under alert or watch status and they must be given priority with regard to disaster mitigation planning at district or city

levels,” he said at a workshop on journalists` role in disaster management.

He said in West Sumatra there were two volcanoes that need to be closely watched, namely Mount Marapi and Mount Talang because they are still under alert status.

Mount Marapi is located in Agam and Tanahdatar districts and rises 2891 meters above sea level and Mount Talang (2597) in Solok district was located around

40 kilometers from the provincial capital Padang.

Apart from the two volcanoes, the government and regional disaster management agencies were also giving priority attention to Mount Papandayan in West Java, Mount Karangetan and Lokon in North Sulawesi, Mount Ijen in East Java, Mount Gamalama in North Maluku, Mount Krakatau in Banten and Lampung and Mount Lewoloto in East Nusa Tenggara.

He said “it is not impossible that volcanoes that are now still normal could change to become abnormal due to earthquakes that have happened to trigger magma in the mountains to increase their activity and therefore alertness and readiness of the people must continue to be maintained.”

Andi said earthquakes below five on the Richter Scale could trigger magma in the volcanoes to rise and so people must not only be alert

over big but also small tremors.

The 4.4 magnitude earthquake like the one in Singkawang, West Kalimantan, is one of the examples, where people had never predicted before that it could happen there, he said.

“The small magnitude quake is now being studied by researchers with regard to minimizing the damage in case an eruption happens in the country as there are a lot of volcanoes in Indonesia,” he said.

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Bali Today Kalibukbuk From a small village to a small town

IBP/Net

Tourists walking in Sanur Beach, Denpasar City of Bali Island. In 2012, the Denpasar Municipality targets to attain tax revenue worth IDR 85 billion from hotel sector. Such amount increased from the target last year coming to IDR 80.5 billion.

Tax revenue in 2012

Denpasar targets IDR 85 billion from hotel sector Bali Post

D ASAR - In 20 2 the Denpasar Municipality targets to attain ta revenue worth IDR 8 billion from hotel sector. Such amount increased from the target last year coming to IDR 80. billion. In the meantime the restaurant ta previously reaching IDR 33. billion in 20 also rose to IDR 36 billion this year while the entertainment ta remained the same as last year amounting to IDR 6.3 billion.

Head of enpasar Revenue Services ( ispenda), IB Subrata, said that to further maximize the revenue from the sector his party would more tighten the supervision against taxpayers. Even, he would collect the data of new taxpayers and better optimize the audit of taxpayers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to collect the data of new taxpayers and unrecorded taxpayers as well as optimize the audit. Meanwhile, the less optimal will be improved and a good taxpayer is given rewards. This effort is intended to achieve the set targets,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Aside from the efforts to prevent the tax leakage, his party would also change the collection system into an online payment system. The new system was

expected to help attain the target set. In 2011, the tax target could be achieved and the achievement even exceeded the target.

As known, the target of hotel tax in 2011 amounting to I R 80.5 billion could be realized as much as I R 92.2 billion, while the revenue of restaurant tax was targeted at I R 33.5 and could be realized at I R 39.3 billion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Based on the last year â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s achievement, we are optimistic to reach the target in 2012. Moreover, implementation of the online system for the tax collection will help the management of local revenues be more accountable, transparent DQG HIÂżFLHQW ´ KH VDLG At the moment, he said, the Revenue Service had prepared a facility and infrastructure includ-

ing the preparation of human resources. On that account, in the launching held in next February everything would have been ready. One of the advantages and conveniences for the implementation of online tax system was that taxpayers could deposit their tax through bank transfer, auto debit or ATM. As planned, the bank partner in the online tax collection system would be BP Bali. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It denotes a form of service and convenience we can provide for taxpayers. In addition, the ofÂżFHUV RI WKH 5HYHQXH 6HUYLFH ZLOO no longer need to collect taxes from door to door. This method can also avoid the occurrence of bribe practice between the taxpayHUV DQG WD[ FROOHFWLQJ RIÂżFHU ´ KH explained. (par)

Kalibukbuk, the centre of the Lovina Tourist Resort in North Bali is continuously developing from a small village into a small town. Squeezed between the capital of Singaraja Regency in the east, and the small town of Seririt in west, it is located on the main road that stretches along the north coast linking Singaraja to Gilimanuk on the western tip of Bali, the ferry port to Java.

The development of tourism in Bali, initially in the south, gradually spread to the north when adventurous travelers, looking for something different, ventured beyond the chain of hills that divides Bali, north and south.

In this chronicle of tourism development in North Bali, one promiQHQW ÂżJXUH FDQQRW EH LJQRUHG QDPHO\ WKH ODWH $QDN $JXQJ 3DQML Tisna, the last king of Buleleng. He was an intellectual who converted to Christianity, and a noted writer who wrote several novels, including Âł6XNUHQL *DGLV %DOL´ ZKLFK ZDV ODWHU PDGH LQWR D ÂżOP He believed that in terms of tourism, Bali was unbalanced, too heavy in the south and too light on the north, an unbalanced boat that could capsize. With this vision, he built the first accommodation in the village of Kaliasem, west of Kalibukbuk in the 1970â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Built on the beach with seafront views, it was bordered by a stream named â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tasik Maduâ&#x20AC;? (Sea of Honey). He named it â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lovinaâ&#x20AC;?. It is not confirmed precisely how it got its name, but one story is that it derived from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lavinaâ&#x20AC;?, the name of a small hotel in India, where he spent the night on his way from Europe to Indonesia.

The idea of developing the area was followed by his sons, the late Anak Agung Ngurah Ganteng who built â&#x20AC;&#x153;Manggala Home Stayâ&#x20AC;? and Anak Agung Ngurah Sentanu, with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Permata Hotelâ&#x20AC;? both located in the village of Kaliasem.

As it happens in business when somebody proves successful, many people jump on the bandwagon, Lovina was not an exception. Accommodation started to appear with names to lure the would be tourists including â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seaside Cottagesâ&#x20AC;? even though the accommodation was not on the beach or â&#x20AC;&#x153;bungalowâ&#x20AC;?, despite the building not being bungalows. This idea of attracting tourists goes further by naming accommodation and tourist facilities â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lovinaâ&#x20AC;?, despite the fact that the location is far from the original. Gradually â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lovinaâ&#x20AC;?, as the area began to be known as, was frequently visiting by tourists and travelers alike. The name Lovina had unofficially been stretched to the villages of Kalibukbuk, Anturan, Tukadmungga, Pemaron and Temukus, nobody knew where Lovina began and where it ended. ue to the flourishing unplanned tourism development, the Local Government started to realise that Lovina needed regulating. The area was issued a Regional Regulation adopting Lovina as an official Tourist esignated Resort or â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kawasan Wisataâ&#x20AC;?, one among several in Bali, and officially determining the borders covering five villages, namely Pemaron, Tukadmungga, Anturan, Kalibukbuk, Kaliasem, Temukus and Kayuputih. The resort was officially named â&#x20AC;&#x153;KawasanWisata Kalibukbukâ&#x20AC;? as the village of Kalibukbuk, roughly located in the centre, was the main area of development and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lovinaâ&#x20AC;? was not an official name.

The rapid tourism development of Kalibukbuk is not free of a negative side. Traffic jams, pollution, rubbish have increased, but Lovina is still peaceful and serene to visit. The calm sea, sunset and dolphins are the main tourist attractions. Those bold enough to venture out, can enjoy many tourist attractions beyond Lovina Resort such as hiking in the rice fields, the rustic environment and the simple atmosphere of villages.

The main street of Kalibukbuk is now dotted with variety of restaurants, art shops and convenience stores. The small access path to Bina Ria Beach is jammed with bars, restaurants, souvenir shops and an imposing dolphin statue, the landmark of Lovina.

Pasha Night Club is the only nightclub in town. Along the main road further to the east and west are several cafes, hang out places for those who enjoy the night until dawn.

It is no exaggeration to say that the sleepy village of Kalibukbnuk has now been transformed into a booming small town. (IBP Nyoman Suwela)

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Balinese Culture SIAP MEPANGGANG (Grilled Chicken) OVERVIEW: This is one of Bali’s most traditional dishes and plays an important role in many ceremonies.

INGREDIENTS: 4 baby chickens, each 400 gr (13 oz) 1 cup chicken spice paste 2½ cup coconut milk 3¼ cups chicken stock 4 stalks lemon grass, bruised 4 salam leaves 2 lemon leaves 1 tbsp salt 1 tbsp black peppercorns, crushed PREPARATION: IBP/Net

Tourists debarked from their cruise ship to enjoy the beauty of Bali Island.

1,855 tourists from England using cruise ships Antara

DENPASAR – During January through November 2011 period, there was 1,855 tourists from England visited Bali using cruise ships. “The number was the second biggest after the tourists from Australia. The total number of tourists from Australia came to Bali on that

period was 93,915 tourists where 1,855 was using sea transportation,” said the Head of Bali Statistic Department, Gede Suarsa.

The number of tourists from England to Bali increased 6.7% compared to the same period in 2010 which was 88,018 tourists.

Meanwhile, the total tourists from England visited Bali in 2010

was 96,412 tourists. The number increase 2.77% compare to the previous year.

Suarsa explained that the tourists from England was 3.65% from the total foreign tourists visited Bali for 11 months in 2011 which was 2.57 million people or increased 9.55% compare to the same period in 2010 which was 2.34 million tourists.

Cut along the backbone of chicken, open butterfly style and flatten. Heat heavy saucepan, add spice paste and sauté for 2 minute over low heat.

Add, chicken stock, lemon grass, salam leaves, lemon leaves and bring to boil and simmer for 5 minutes.

Add coconut cream, bring to boild, season with salt and pepper. Add chickens and simmer until three-quarters cooked, turning chicken frequently.

Remove from fire and cool chicken in the sauce to room temperature. Remove chicken from sauce and dry well in open airy place for 30 minutes. Grill over charcoal until dark golden brown. Grilled chicken tastes best when served with peanut sauce, steamed rice and vegetables.

Helpful hints : The chickens can be simmered in coconut milk and then deep-frozen until required. Be sure to dry them thoroughly after defrosting, either in an airy place or in front of a fan, before frying.

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Beratan Lake IBP

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Beratan Lake is a shallow lake with the high caldera about 1231m above sea level and it is located at Bedugul, the famous tourist destinations in Bali. This lake have wide 3,8 km2 and also its deepness is up to 22 meters. The water volume in this lake is about 0,049 km3, so Beratan Lake is the closed lake. Tourist can access the Beratan Lake through the dock which have been provided or desist around Ulun Danu Beratan Temple. In this place, the visitor can do various activities like doing recreation to look around in dock or do the other outdoor activities. The various water recreation activities can also be conducted here, for example riding the boat motorize to circle the lake, parasailing, canoeing with the traditional boat, banana boating, water skiing, and others. Fishing activities are also available in this places for who one love ďŹ shing in the lake.

Beratan Lake is situated in the plateau area with cool atmosphere surround it. It is an ideal place for relaxation while enjoy the beautiful panorama of lake. The accommodations are also available in this area where is the perfect place for overnight stay, resting and enjoy the beautiful panoramic of lake with the Ulun Danu Temple as a magniďŹ cence. The small scale of agriculture activities are likely conducted around this lake and can be perceived at the same time circle around it. If we encircle it, we can take photograph with the beautiful background view or make the picture sketch face in painting mini studio at the lakeside with a short time as a souvenir.

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BUSINESS

AFP PHOTO THOMAS SAMSON

People demonstrate with placards in front of the headquarters of Standard & Poorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on January 14, 2012 in Paris.

The possibility of a break-up of the eurozone was not a key factor in a series of ratings changes and downgrades of bloc members, including top rated France, Standard and Poorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s said.

(C) the placard reads: â&#x20AC;&#x153;proďŹ ts increase, precariousness as wellâ&#x20AC;?.

France to pursue reforms after downgrade Associated Press

PARIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Franceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prime minister said Saturday his country will push ahead with cost-cutting PHDVXUHV DIWHU LWV WRS WLHU GHEW UDWLQJ ZDV GRZQJUDGHG D EORZ ZLWK UHSHUFXVVLRQV DFURVV ÂżQDQcially beleaguered Europe.

Other European countries from Austria to Cyprus assailed ratings agency Standard & Poorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s after a raft of downgrades Friday night that renewed questions about the power such agencies wield. The move may make it more expensive for struggling countries to borrow money, reduce debts and avoid a new recession.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said downgrades of nine eurozone countries underline the fact that Europe has a â&#x20AC;&#x153;long roadâ&#x20AC;?

DKHDG WR ZLQ EDFN LQYHVWRUVÂś FRQÂżdence. Her own country, the engine of Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy, was not downgraded.

Merkel and French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said the downgrades should push European countries to quickly implement a planned pact to strengthen budget discipline.

Germany and France have piloted rescue efforts for other eurozone countries as the continent has been swept up in crisis after crisis over the past two years.

Fillon struck a somber, measured tone when responding Saturday to the downgrade, which was particularly wounding to Franceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s self-image and could hurt bailout

efforts. France is central to those efforts, and the downgrade, by pushing up its own borrowing costs, could make it harder for France to help others.

Fillon said the downgrade confirmed his conservative governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans for more reforms to bring down debts, despite worries that more austerity measures could suffocate growth.

He said the government wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t adjust the budget yet, saying it had been devised with an assumption of higher borrowing costs. S&P had warned 15 European nations in December that they were at risk for a downgrade.

The downgrade, three months before France holds presidential elections, was â&#x20AC;&#x153;an alert that should not be dramatized any more than it should be underestimated,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Standard & Poorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stripped France of its coveted AAA status, knocking it down one notch to $$ ,W GURSSHG ,WDO\ HYHQ ORZHU Germany retained its top-notch rating, but Portugalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debt was consigned to junk.

Franceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s downgrade to AA+ lowers it to the level of U.S. long-

term debt, which S&P downgraded last summer.

Franceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presidential elections could complicate Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s internal discussions. President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has been at the heart of the debate, is highly unpopular and far from certain of winning a second term.

The man who tops polls ahead of the April and May elections, Socialist Francois Hollande, said the downgrade was a punishment for conservative Sarkozyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policies. He said Saturday that austerity PHDVXUHV ZHUH VWLĂ&#x20AC;LQJ JURZWK DQG Franceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competitiveness.

Elie Cohen, economist with Franceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Center for SciHQWLÂżF 5HVHDUFK VDLG WKH 6WDQGDUG & Poorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision casts doubt on Sarkozyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choices and European leadersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ability to handle the crisis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From the moment France was downgraded, it boomerangs on (Sarkozyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) own economic record, and it becomes one factor in the electoral battle,â&#x20AC;? Cohen told AP Television News. Cohen said Franceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic standing had been weakening for a long time, and the downgrade was overdue.

Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wen presses Saudi Arabia for oil access Reuters

BEIJING - &KLQHVH 3UHPLHU :HQ -LDEDR SUHVVHG 6DXGL $UDELD WR open its huge oil and gas resources to expanded Chinese investment, media reports said on Sunday against a backdrop of growing tension RYHU ,UDQ DQG ZRUULHV RYHU LWV FUXGH H[SRUWV WR WKH $VLDQ SRZHU The Saudi kingdom is Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest source of imported oil, and securing energy security was high on Wenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agenda in Riyadh, in part UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWLQJ FRQFHUQV DERXW KRZ QXFOHDU WHQVLRQV DQG VDQFWLRQV FRXOG XQVHWWOH WLHV ZLWK ,UDQ â&#x20AC;&#x153;China and Saudi Arabia are both in important stages of development, and there are broad prospects for enhancing cooperation,â&#x20AC;? Wen on Saturday told Prince Nayef, who is a senior member of the Saudi government, according to Xinhua. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both sides must strive together to expand trade and cooperation, upstream and downstream, in crude oil and natural gas,â&#x20AC;? said Wen, referring to access to extracting oil and gas and then processing the them.

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Yet China is unlikely to dramatically boost crude imports from 6DXGL $UDELD HYHQ ZLWK WKH ,UDQLDQ ZRUULHV VDLG 0HLGDQ WKH DQDO\VW with the Eurasia Group. Âł,Q WKH OLNHO\ HYHQW WKDW ,UDQ ZLOO RIIHU GLVFRXQWHG RLO &KLQHVH WUDGHUV ZLOO EX\ PRUH ,UDQLDQ EDUUHOV DQG FRXOG FRQVHTXHQWO\ UHGXFH WKHLU Saudi imports,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wen will therefore need to convey both commercial and diplomatic realities to Saudi Arabia, Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s number one source of crude imports, and ensure that bilateral ties remain on steady footing.â&#x20AC;?

Wen also said his government wants â&#x20AC;&#x153;strong and reputableâ&#x20AC;? Chinese companies to invest in Saudi Arabiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ports, railways and infrastructure, the Chinese Xinhua news agency reported.

China and Saudi Arabia should keep deepening cooperation â&#x20AC;&#x153;in the face of changeable and complicated regional and international trends,â&#x20AC;? he said, according to Xinhua. &URZQ 3ULQFH 1D\HI LV .LQJ $EGXOODKÂśV KDOI EURWKHU DQG EHFDPH heir to the throne in October. The Xinhua report paraphrased the prince as saying that Saudi Arabia is willing to expand cooperation in energy and infrastructure.

China is already Saudi Arabiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest customer and the kingdom is keen to diversify its economic ties.

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International

Miss America confronted family pain with pageant Associated Press Writer

LAS VEGAS — The nation’s newest Miss America is a 23-yearold Wisconsin brunette who had long conversations with her family mulling whether or not to make her father’s jail time for mail fraud the heart of her campaign in the beauty pageant.

While her competitors pushed platforms including promoting the health benefits of milk and protecting the environment, Laura Kaeppeler (KEP’-ler) said she wants children of incarcerated adults to feel less alone, to have mentoring and as much of a relationship with their parents as possible.

“There are many of you out there — and I was one of them — but it doesn’t have to define you,” Kaeppeler told The Associated Press after winning the crown and $50,000 scholarship on Saturday night. To win, she said beauty queens and politicians should remember they represent all Americans, sang an opera song and strutted in a white bikini and black evening gown.

Her looks, smarts and personal

vocation impressed a panel of seven celebrity judges enough to give her the next year with the title.

“What happened with my father is not what my year is going to be focused on,” she said. “It’s going to be focused on looking forward and moving to the future because that’s what my family has done and that’s what I’ll encourage others to do, as well.”

Kaeppeler estimated that there are more than 2 million children with a parent in jail. Kaeppeler’s father, Jeff Kaeppeler, told the AP he served 18 months in federal prison for mail fraud, a sentence his daughter said started as she was graduating high school and entering college.

Jeff Kaeppeler said when his

daughter approached the family about making the personal topic her chosen platform, they supported it even though they knew it would be discussed publicly. “It taught us that God can turn anything into good if you let him,” he said. “Laura is totally on board with that idea. She let that drive her and inspire her this past year to get ready for this.

“We’ve seen a miracle,” he said while waiting backstage for a news conference in which his daughter called him her “best friend” and briefly took pictures with him onstage. “I love you,” he whispered to her as dozens of cameras snapped photos. Miss Oklahoma Betty Thompson came in second, while Miss New York Kaitlyn Monte placed third.

Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler reacts after being crowned Miss America Saturday Jan. 14, 2012 ,at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

AP Photo/Eric Jamison

Heather Locklear released Lopez, Anthony promoting new project from LA-area hospital Associated Press Writer

Associated Press Writer

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Actress Heather Locklear was released Friday from a hospital after she was treated in the intensive care unit for an unknown ailment. She was discharged in the afternoon, Los Robles Hospital spokeswoman Kris Carraway-Bowman told The Associated Press. The 50-year-old “Melrose Place” actress was hospitalized Thursday.

The hospital in the Los Angeles suburb of Thousand Oaks said earlier in the day that Locklear was medically stable and being cared for one-on-one in the ICU. Paramedics transported her from her home in Westlake Village, 35 miles northwest of Los Angeles.

Locklear has been hospitalized several times over the years.

In 2009, she pleaded no contest to reckless driving after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of prescription medication. Locklear also starred in such TV series as “Dynasty” and “T.J. Hooker.”

Her engagement to “Melrose Place” costar Jack Wagner recently ended. She was previously married to Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora, and they have a daughter together.

PASADENA, California — Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony were together again on Saturday — at least to promote their new project. The stars, who announced last summer they were ending their marriage after seven years, appeared on a stage Saturday to talk briefly about a new music series they are doing together. “Q’Viva! The Chosen” premieres on Univision on Jan. 28.

Anthony reached down to offer his hand and help Lopez climb three stairs to the stage, and later admired the four sparkling rings on her left hand.

They sat side by side on director’s chairs.

The two stars, along with Jamie King, travel throughout north and south America to search for artists who will come to the United States and participate in a live show of Latin music and entertainment. It airs in 12 weekly episodes in the U.S. and on Spanish-language stations across Latin America. An English-language version is planned later for Fox.

Anthony and Lopez were working this week to judge some of the contestants, Univision said. “It was like any time that we work together,” said Lopez, who wore a tight blue leather mini-dress for the morning news conference. “We have a great time working together.”

Lopez, also a judge on Fox’s “American Idol,” said she’d be open to doing another season if the first one is successful. Anthony said that there’s been a misconception that “Q’Viva! The Chosen” is just a talent show. “We’re not judges,” he said.

“We’re show producers. We’re putting together a live show and we’re documenting the process.”

Their time on stage was limited. The news conference began 30 minutes late, and a reporter shouted down a talkative emcee to demand that journalists be allowed to ask questions.

Only two were allowed before Univision began a musical performance. Afterward, the stars were hustled offstage as Adele’s hit about a breakup, “Rolling in the Deep,” was played over the public address system.

In this June 7, 2011 photo, Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez attend the Samsung Hope for Children Gala in New York. The stars, who announced last summer they were ending their marriage after seven years, appeared on a stage Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, to talk briefly about a new music series they are doing together.

AP Photo/Peter Kramer

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Astronomers see more planets than stars in galaxy Associated Press Writer

REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli

A view shows the semi-frozen layer of a water reservoir on a cold day on the outskirts of Srinagar January 12, 2012.

Warmer summers cause colder winters, scientists say Reuters

SINGAPORE - Warmer summers in the far Northern Hemisphere are disrupting weather patterns and triggering more severe winter weather in the United States and Europe, a team of scientists say, in a finding that could improve long-range weather forecasts.

Blizzards and extreme cold temperatures in the winters of 2009/10 and 2010/11 caused widespread travel chaos in parts of Europe and the United States, leading some to question whether global warming was real. Judah Cohen, lead author of a study published on Friday in the journal Environmental Research Letters, and his team found there was a clear trend of strong warming in the Arctic from July to September.

Existing predictions would also expect a warming trend during winter as well. But Cohen and his team found this was not the case for some regions, in a counter-intuitive finding that reveals more about the complexity of the world’s climate system than any flaws in the science of global warming.

“For the last two decades, largescale cooling trends have existed instead across large stretches of eastern North America and north-

ern Eurasia. We argue that this unforeseen trend is probably not due to internal variability alone,” the scientists say in the study.

Using temperature, rainfall and snow and ice data, the team found that rising summer temperatures in the Arctic meant the atmosphere could hold more moisture, leading to an increase in autumn snowfall in high-latitude areas.

Analysis of data showed the average snow coverage in Eurasia had increased over the past two decades. This additional snow cover in turn has led to a change in the Arctic Oscillation, the main atmospheric pressure pattern that governs winter weather in the far Northern Hemisphere.

WASHINGTON — The more astronomers look for other worlds, the more they find that it is a crowded and crazy cosmos. They think planets easily outnumber stars in our galaxy and they are even finding them in the strangest of places. And they have only begun to count.

Three studies released Wednesday, in the journal Nature and at the American Astronomical Society’s conference in Austin, Texas, demonstrate an extrasolar real estate boom. One study shows that in our Milky Way, most stars have planets. And since there are a lot of stars in our galaxy — about 100 billion — that means a lot of planets.

“We’re finding an exciting potpourri of things we didn’t even think could exist,” said Harvard University astronomer Lisa Kaltenegger, including planets that mirror “Star Wars” Luke Skywalker’s home planet with twin suns and a

mini-star system with a dwarf sun and shrunken planets.

“We’re awash in planets where 17 years ago we weren’t even sure there were planets” outside our solar system, said Kaltenegger, who wasn’t involved in the new research. Astronomers are finding other worlds using three different techniques and peering through telescopes in space and on the ground.

Confirmed planets outside our solar system — called exoplanets — now number well over 700, still-to-be-confirmed ones are in the thousands.

NASA’s new Kepler planethunting telescope in space is discovering exoplanets that are in a zone friendly to life and detecting planets as small as Earth or even tinier. That is moving the field of looking for some kind of life outside Earth from science fiction toward plain science. One study in Nature this week figures that the Milky Way averages at least 1.6 large planets per star. And that is likely a dramatic underestimate.

AP Photo/Zdenek Bardon/ProjectSoft, European Souther Observatory

This 2011 handout photo provided by the European Southern Observatory, shows the Milky Way above the La Silla Observatory in Chile.

,QGLD PDUNV PLOHVWRQH LQ ‫ۋ‬JKW DJDLQVW SROLR Associated Press Writer

AP Photo/Altaf Qadri

In this Sunday Jan. 23, 2011 photograph, Sanjana Shoba, a polio vaccinator, administers polio vaccine to a child in Tilkeshwar village, some 200 kilometers from Patna, India.

NEW DELHI — India will celebrate a full year since its last reported case of polio on Friday, a major victory in a global eradication effort that seemed stalled just a few years ago. If no previously undisclosed cases of the crippling disease are discovered, India will no longer be considered polio endemic, leaving only Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria on that list.

“This is a game changer in a huge way,” said Bruce Aylward, head of the World Health Organization’s global polio campaign.

The achievement gives a major morale boost to health advocates and donors who had begun to lose

hope of ever defeating the stubborn disease that the world had promised to eradicate by 2000.

It also helps India, which bills itself as one of the world’s emerging powers, shed the embarrassing link to a disease associated with poverty and chaos, one that had been conquered long ago by most of the globe. The government cautiously welcomed the milestone as a confirmation of its commitment to fighting the disease and the 120 billion rupees ($2.4 billion) it has spent on the program.

“We are excited and hopeful. At the same time, vigilant and alert,” Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said in a statement. Azad warned that India needed to push forward

with its vaccination campaign to ensure the elimination of any residual virus and to prevent the import and spread of virus from abroad.

The polio virus, which usually infects children in unsanitary conditions, attacks the central nervous system, sometimes causing paralysis, muscular atrophy, deformation and, in some cases, death.

With its dense population, poor sanitation, high levels of migration and weak public health system, India had been seen as “the perfect storm of polio,” Aylward said. Even some vaccinated children fell ill with the virus because malnutrition and chronic diarrhea made their bodies too weak to properly process the oral vaccine.

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Sport

AP Photo/Tim Hales

Manchester Unitedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Paul Scholes, right, celebrates with teammate Danny Welbeck after scoring against Bolton Wanderers during their English Premier League soccer match at Old Trafford, Manchester, England, Saturday Jan. 14, 2012.

Scholes rolls back years to put United joint top Reuters

/21'21 (YHUJUHHQ 3DXO 6FKROHV PDUNHG KLV UHWXUQ WR 3UHPLHU /HDJXH GXW\ ZLWK WKH ÂżUVW goal for Manchester United in a 3-0 home win against Bolton Wanderers as the champions moved level on points with leaders Manchester City on Saturday. United had lost their previous two league games and there were some jitters when Wayne Rooneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s early penalty was saved EXW 6FKROHVÂś HIIRUW DW WKH HQG RI WKH ÂżUVW KDOI ZDV IROORZHG E\ JRDOV IURP 'DQQ\ :HOEHFN DQG Michael Carrick as United moved alongside City on 48 points.

Tottenham Hotspur squandered the chance to make it a three-way tie at the top when they could only draw 1-1 at home to lowly Wolverhampton Wanderers. The north London club stay two points behind the leaders on 46. Croatian Luka Modric equalised for Tottenham after Steven Fletcher had given Wolves a surprise lead.

City, who play at bottom club Wigan Athletic on Monday, retain top spot from United on goal difference. Frank Lampard scored the winner for fourth-placed Chelsea (40 points) in a 1-0 defeat of Sunderland but Liverpool, in sixth (35), were frustrated in their quest for Champions League qualification when they drew 0-0 at home to Stoke City. $UVHQDO ZKR DUH ÂżIWK WUDYHO WR Swansea City on Sunday. At the bottom, Blackburn Rovers climbed out of the relegation zone with a 3-1 victory at home to Fulham despite playing more than half the match with 10 men after Aiyegbeni Yakubu was given a red card for a rash tackle.

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one goal, was stationed in central wrapped up the points.

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Carrick said it was a huge trip to Man City next week, told Sky boost to have Scholes, a veteran Sports. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wolves were dangerous on of numerous title run-ins back for the break. There are no easy games the coming months. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such a in this division but when you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t world class player and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learnt get the win you have to make sure so much off him, as well as other you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get beat. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a point.â&#x20AC;?

Chelsea halted Sunderlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s players. Being in my position, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve watched him a lot and learnt off revival under manager Martin him and tried to add his attributes Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill when Lampardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bundled to my game. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great to have him early goal after Fernando Torresâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s given everyone a lift,â&#x20AC;? volley crashed against the bar earned the home side a victory he told MUTV. Even after Scholes had given that moved them six points bethem the lead, however, Bolton hind Tottenham. One huge boost occasionally threatened to draw for Chelsea was Michael Essienâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s level but United eventually eased return after six months out with a to victory and heap some pressure NQHH LQMXU\ 7KH *KDQD PLGÂżHOGHU came off the bench to help Chelon Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trip to Wigan.

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International

Real eight clear after gritty win in Mallorca Reuters

MADRID - Goals from Gonzalo Higuain and Jose Callejon gave Real Madrid a 2-1 comeback win at Real Mallorca on Saturday and stretched their advantage over second-placed Barcelona to eight points in La Liga. Israel forward Tomer Hemed netted a superb glancing header to give the home side a shock lead six minutes before halftime at their Iberostar stadium before VXEVWLWXWH +LJXDLQ OHYHOOHG ZLWK D GHĂ&#x20AC;HFWHG VWULNH PLQXWHV IURP WLPH Callejon grabbed an 85th-minute winner when he ran on to a loose ball DQG ÂżUHG SDVW +HPHGÂśV LQWHUQDWLRQDO WHDP PDWH 'XGX $RXDWH LQ WKH 0DOORUFD goal to lift Real to 46 points from 18 matches. Barca, who play at Real in :HGQHVGD\ÂśV .LQJÂśV &XS TXDUWHU ÂżQDO ÂżUVW OHJ FDQ FXW WKH JDS WR WKHLU DUFK ULYDOV EDFN WR ÂżYH ZLWK D ZLQ DW KRPH WR 5HDO %HWLV RQ 6XQGD\ Third-placed Valencia, four points behind Barca, are at home to Real Sociedad in Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late kickoff. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The important thing is that we got WKUHH YHU\ YHU\ JRRG SRLQWV WKDW ORRNHG WR EH EH\RQG XV DIWHU WKH ÂżUVW KDOI ´ Callejon said in an interview with Spanish television. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game will be a very tough test but we need to just take each PDWFK DW D WLPH DQG ZHÂśOO EH ÂżJKWLQJ WR WKH GHDWK LQ DOO WKH FRPSHWLWLRQV ´ ZARAGOZA PROTEST

Sevillaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bid to qualify for next seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Champions League suffered a fresh setback when they followed up a three-match losing run with a 0-0 draw at home to Espanyol earlier on Saturday. The Andalusian club, who have managed only 19 goals in 18 games this term, are sixth on 25 points, level with both Espanyol and Malaga, who play at Sporting Gijon on Sunday.

Thousands of fans of bottom club Real Zaragoza gathered to protest against presidentAgapito Iglesias before their match at home to Getafe and continued voicing their complaints about his administration inside the stadium.

The Aragonese club were closing on only a third win of the campaign after Maurizio Lanzaro put them ahead shortly before halftime but Getafe snatched an equaliser 11 minutes from time when Javier Paredes diverted the ball into his own net. Struggling Granadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s troubles deepened when they lost 2-1 at home to Rayo Vallecano.

AP Photo/Manu Mielniezuk

Real Madridâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sergio Ramos shoots the ball with his head during the Spanish La Liga soccer match against Mallorca at the Iberostar stadium in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012.

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Monday, January 16, 2012

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Boxing icon Muhammed Ali serenaded on WK ELUWKGD\ Agence France Presse

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Spainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rafael Nadal gestures during a press conference at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012.

5DID 5RJHU ULIW HPHUJHV at Australian Open Associated Press Writer

MELBOURNE, Australia â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rafael Nadal has criticized Roger Federer for letting other players ÂłEXUQ WKHPVHOYHV´ E\ FRPSODLQLQJ DERXW WRXU FRQGLWLRQV ZKLOH PDLQWDLQLQJ KLV JRRG UHSXWDWLRQ E\ rarely making negative comments about tennis.

The two have always been respectful rivals, but the ongoing debate about the overcrowded tennis calendar has exposed a difference of opinion on the eve of the Australian Open.

After telling a pre-tournament news conference Sunday he had no intention of being the frontman for the playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; grievances because it has reflected badly on him in the past, Nadal was then critical of 16-time Grand Slam winner Federer in a Spanish-language interview.

Responding to the suggestion that Federer disliked players complaining openly about problems on the tour because it tarnished the image of tennis, Nadal said he took another view. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, I totally disagree,â&#x20AC;? he said in comments translated from Spanish. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For him itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good to say nothing. Everything positive. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all well and good for me, I look like a gentleman,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and the rest can burn themselves. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone is entitled to have their own opinions.â&#x20AC;?

1DGDO DQG 1R UDQNHG $QG\ 0XUray are among the players who have been outspoken in recent months on issues including an overcrowded calendar and the scheduling of Davis Cup matches. Some players have talked of strike action as recently as Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s player meeting in Melbourne; Nadal has said players may have to resort to

â&#x20AC;&#x153;strong actionâ&#x20AC;? if there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t an â&#x20AC;&#x153;evolutionâ&#x20AC;? in the calendar.

Federer and Nadal, who has 10 Grand Slam titles, dominated menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tennis for the seven years before Novak Djokovic won three of the four majors in 2011 and passed them both for the No. 1 ranking.

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re both key ambassadors for the tour, helping with promotional work and appearances at tournaments around the globe.

Nadal thinks that when players highlight problems on the tour, the intention is to make it better, not run it down. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He (Federer) likes the circuit. I like the circuit,â&#x20AC;? Nadal said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much better than many other sports but that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean that it couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be better. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean there are some things about the WRXU WKDW FRXOG FKDQJH 7KH WRXU LV ÂżQH but there are some things that are bad.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re saying. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And the vast majority of players have this same opinion. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a different opinion ... if the vast majority have one opinion, and a small minority think differently, maybe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s them who are wrong.â&#x20AC;? )RU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH VLQFH WKH French Open, Federer and Nadal are on the same side of the draw at a major, which means only one of them can UHDFK WKH ÂżQDO RQ -DQ They both start Monday. Third-

seeded Federer, a four-time Australian Open winner, is on Rod LaverArena in D QLJKW PDWFK DJDLQVW 5XVVLDQ TXDOLÂżHU Alexander Kudryavtsev.

No. 2-ranked Nadal has the last match on HisenseArena â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the second show court at Melbourne Park â&#x20AC;&#x201D; against Russian Alex Kuznetsov.

Defending champion Djokovic GRHVQÂśW VWDUW XQWLO 7XHVGD\ :RPHQÂśV champion Kim Clijsters is third match on Rod LaverArena on Monday against 0DULD -RDR .RHKOHU RI 3RUWXJDO /L 1D ZKR ORVW WKH $XVWUDOLDQ ÂżQDO last year but rebounded to win the )UHQFK 2SHQ WR EHFRPH &KLQDÂśV ÂżUVW Grand Slam singles champion, has a ÂżUVW URXQG PDWFK DJDLQVW .VHQLD 3HUvak of Kazakhstan and No. 1-seeded &DUROLQH :R]QLDFNL VWLOO VHDUFKLQJ IRU a maiden major title, faces Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anastasia Rodionova. :KLOH WKH ODVW HLJKW ZRPHQÂśV *UDQG Slam titles have been won by six women and the draw in Melbourne is wide open, the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tournament is widely tipped to go to one of the top four.

Since winning the Australian title LQ 1DGDO ORVW LQ WKH TXDUWHUÂżQDOV the last two years, both times hampered by injuries. He has had a sore left shoulder since late last season and is planning on taking a rest after the Australian Open.

More than 300 people serenaded boxing icon Muhammad Ali with a rousing rendition of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happy Birthdayâ&#x20AC;? at a lavish $1,000-a-plate fundraiser and party in his Kentucky hometown.

Ali, who is one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most recognizable sportsman, turns 70 on Tuesday.

The former three-time world heavyweight champ now suffers from Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease which doctors have said could be a result of his boxing career.

The fund-raiser was held at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville and is part of the facilityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seven Days for Seven Decadesâ&#x20AC;? programme of community activities.

Ali moved slowly but at times walked on his own as he PLQJOHG DQG ZDYHG WR DWWHQGHHV :KHQ KH ZDV QRW ZDONLQJ by himself, he was assisted by his wife Lonnie.

Besides relatives, the guest list included Aliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former trainer Angelo Dundee and three American hikers who were once jailed in Iran. Ali, who is Muslim, had pushed the Iran government for their release.

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In November, the heavyweight great was briefly hospitalized in Phoenix, where doctors treated him for dehydration.

That came a few days after Ali attended the funeral of his ROG ULYDO -RH )UD]LHU ZKR GLHG RI OLYHU FDQFHU LQ 3KLODGHOSKLD on November 8.

Ali has tried to use his public stature to raise awareness about his illness and campaign for research funding.

He has also continued to involve himself in various charitable ventures and campaigned for boxing reform.

The Muhammad Ali Center -- which opened in November 2005 -- is a six-story cultural center that celebrates his life and career, including his legendary fights against Frazier and George Foreman.

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File photo shows boxing legend Muhammed Ali in Berlin in 2005. More than 300 people serenaded the boxing icon with a rousing rendition of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happy Birthdayâ&#x20AC;? at a lavish $1,000-a-plate fundraiser and party in his Kentucky hometown.

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Peterhansel on brink of Dakar Rally win STEPHANE Peterhansel is on the verge of a 10th Dakar Rally victory - and his fourth in the car category - after winning the penultimate stage of the 2012 event and stretching his overall lead to 42 minutes with just Sunday’s short finale stage to go.

With a 20-minute cushion despite getting stuck in sand dunes yesterday, Peterhansel had not intended to push hard on today’s run from Nasca to Pisco, but ended up winning the stage almost by accident as all his nearest rivals bogged down in the tough terrain.

“It was not a stage we were trying to win,” Peterhansel insisted. “First and foremost, we wanted to avoid falling into traps, especially after getting stuck in the sand yesterday. It was the toughest stage of the entire Dakar with regard to the dunes.”

His fellow X-raid Mini driver Nani Roma remains second, but is now nearly 43 minutes adrift after getting stuck in the dunes for over 20 minutes. Roma looks assured of the AP Photo/Martin Mejia runner-up spot, with Giniel de A helicopter flies next to Mini’s driver Stephane Peterhansel and co-driver Villiers’ Toyota half an hour Jean Paul Cottret, both from France, compete in the 12th stage of the 2012 behind in third.

Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally between Arequipa and Nazca, Peru, Friday A similar dune issue deJan. 13, 2012. layed Robby Gordon, and as

McLaren not afraid to take risks with 2012 F1 car McLaren has not been afraid to take risks with its 2012 car despite suffering a major setback during pre-season testing last year with its unsuccessful ‘octopus’ exhaust system.

McLaren Racing managing director Jonathan Neale, speaking in today’s Motorsport Safety Fund Sid Watkins lecture at AUTOSPORT International, insists that the team’s early struggles in 2011 will not force it into taking a more conservative approach with the MP4-27, either in terms of concept or development.

“We’re in the business of taking controlled risk,” said Neale. “F1 is not a

business where you can afford to relax at any moment of time. “At the moment, we have no idea of the competition. There will be various interpretations of the rules as set out by the FIA, as we saw at the beginning of last year.

“Look at what Renault did. They took an innovative approach to where they exited the exhausts by blowing the front of the floor and that stood them in good stead because they stood on the podium at the start of last year. “If you don’t keep that relentless pressure of development up, you go backwards. Red Bull, Ferrari, ourselves and Mercedes have, over the years, got quite good at that

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development.”

Neale added that the team has learned a number of lessons from its up-anddown 2011 season, during which it proved unable to challenge Red Bull for the world championship but still won six grands prix. He stressed the need for McLaren to turn its record of consistently winning races into winning more titles and that taking an aggressive approach is needed to do that.

Despite its regular wins, McLaren has not won the drivers’ championship since 2008 and is without the constructors’ crown since 1998.

“Yes, there is,” he said when asked if lessons had been learned. “If you take a look at the number of races that McLaren has won over a 10 or 15 year period and where we have sat in the championship, we win races every year. There were only three drivers in 2011 who won more than one race and two of them were our drivers.

“But we are frustratingly just shy of that drumbeat of winning championships. Of course, winning matters most, both in races and championships. We’ve been there or thereabouts and McLaren should be fighting for a championship each year.

“It doesn’t always go like that and we have had our stumbles because we take risks. We stumbled badly last year and got into some reliability issues with the car, maybe we took too big a bite on some things that we paid dearly for.

the Hummer driver pushed to regain time, he rolled his car. Remarkably Gordon was able to continue to the finish of the stage, though he fell behind Leonid Novitskiy’s Mini and is now back to fifth in the overall standings.

“I was driving at a high pace when I crossed a dune and suddenly the front of my car crashed into the sand,” Gordon explained. “We were stuck and lost 40 to 45 minutes there. In the meanwhile, Stephane overtook us and we set off behind him very quickly. “Then my car did a somersault, but we put it back on its wheels and continued the special! Incredible!

“I wanted to beat the Minis with a big margin today. Actually, there was a moment when we were leading them by 30 minutes.

At least we had fun.”