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Lorenzo: This year will be different

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Last year’s French Grand Prix marked the end of Jorge Lorenzo’s early season podium run, but the Spaniard believes he has an excellent chance of keeping his 2012 streak alive in this weekend’s return.

Just as last year, the Factory Yamaha star has claimed a win and two runner-up places heading in to the Le Mans round.

But the 1000cc M1 is a much more potent package than last year’s final 800cc version and Lorenzo is confident he will be better equipped for the stop-go circuit layout.

“We arrive in good shape having always been in the first two positions in the three races of the year so far, I want to keep this going in Le Mans,” said Lorenzo.

“Last year we struggled, especially in acceleration but I feel that this year is going to be a little different.

“It’s a good track for my riding style so we will try to fight for the win again but always thinking about the Championship.”

Lorenzo is just one point behind reigning world champion Casey Stoner (Honda) who won at Le Mans last year.

“After three strong races and a very close Championship so far we are looking forward to going to France,” said Lorenzo’s team manager Wilco Zeelenberg. “We had a tough race last year and struggled a lot but the year before was a strong victory.

“Jorge likes the track so we are curious to see how the 1000cc bike behaves this time as we have traditionally performed well there.

We hope to return to the successful rhythm Yamaha has had at Le Mans.”

Prior to last year’s fourth place, Lorenzo had taken MotoGP wins at Le Mans in 2009 and 2010.

The pair were treated for smoke inhalation following the incident, which occurred while the team was packing up after the Spanish Grand Prix, and

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Cars race at the Circuit de Catalunya on May 13, 2012 in Montmelo on the outskirts of Barcelona during the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix.

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HIV/AIDS becomes very worrying

Bali on ‘red alert’ Bali Post

DENPASAR - Bali is ranked second nationally against the prevalence of HIV/AIDS. Terror of HIV/AIDS continues to haunt Bali, especially in keeping with the increasingly widespread illicit cafés along with their sex workers.

The lineup of Commission IV of the Bali House in charge of health matters assessed the presence of illicit cafés and house of

sex workers should be limited, strictly controlled and regularly raided to check whether the sex workers had been infected by

HIV/AIDS. A member of Commission IV of the Bali House, Wayan Rawan Atmaja, said on Monday (May 14) if the HIV/AIDS issue in Bali was like an iceberg phenomenon that looked small on the surface, but large at the bottom. According to him, the high incidence of HIV/AIDS in Bali ranked second nationally was inseparable from

the rise of prostitution and illicit cafés along with the sex workers alleged to have become the highest transmitters.

This Golkar politician also confirmed that in the future there should be a restriction against the illicit cafés which had now been starting to reach the remote villages.

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Williams team members leave hospital Williams has confirmed that two team members who were taken to hospital after the garage fire at Catalunya have been released to return home.

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have now returned to the UK after treatment.

One team member remains in hospital having suffered burns, but is stable and expected to return to the UK for further medical care within the next 48 hours.

Investigations into the cause of the fire are ongoing.

“I was pleased to welcome back to the factory the majority of our team this morning,” team boss Sir Frank Williams said. “One of our people remains in Spain for further medical assistance, but we are all looking forward to his imminent return.

“Everyone at Williams F1 is extremely relieved that this event was contained as quickly as it was and the damage which occurred was, relatively speaking, limited in its nature. While the incident was unexpected and definitely most undesirable, it has demonstrated the genuine cohesiveness, camaraderie and spirit of co-operation that exists within the Formula One paddock.

“The astonishing response from the teams and other paddock personnel was immediate, unconditional and overwhelming.”who were taken to hospital after the garage fire at Catalunya have been released to return home.

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US pop star Lady Gaga (2L) is welcomed by Japanese fans upon her arrival at Narita international airport as part of her Asian tour on May 8, 2012.

Police denied Lady Gaga concert’s permit Associated Press

JAKARTA — Lady Gaga might have to cancel her sold-out show in Indonesia because police worry her sexy clothes and dance moves undermine Islamic values and will corrupt the country’s youth.

National police spokesman Boy Rafli Amar said Tuesday the permit for her June 3 “Born This

Way Ball” concert — the biggest show on her Asian tour — had been denied. Jakarta police recommended the denial.

The local promoter, Michael Rusli, could not immediately be reached for comment. Earlier, he told The Associated Press it would be “regrettable” if police didn’t give the clearance.

Fans have been eagerly await-

ing Lady Gaga, he said, with every seat in Jakarta’s 52,000-seat Gelora Bung Karno stadium scooped up — half in the first two hours of sales.

Indonesia, a secular country of 240 million people, has more Muslims than any other in the world. Though it has a long history of religious tolerance, a small extremist fringe has become more vocal in recent years.

Hard-liners have loudly criticized Lady Gaga, saying the suggestive nature of her show threatened to undermine the country’s moral fiber. Some threatened to use physical force to prevent her from stepping off the plane.

“I’m very disappointed,” said Mariska Renata, who had tickets to the Jakarta show.

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Lack of buyers, craftsmen shift livelihood Bali Post

MANGUPURA - Sculpture of grandfather with a rooster cage or with a fishing rod has been well-known and arguably become one of the most typical souvenirs of Bali.

Its typicality can also be seen from the accuracy of the anatomical shape on the human sculpture. Such artistic sculpture is made by craftsmen from Jagapati, Angantaka and Sedang (JAS) village, Abiansemal subdistrict. Unfortunately, within the past few years the handicraft was almost extinct. The sculptors preferred to leave the profession and turned to become a farmer. Meanwhile, the active ones preferred to work on furniture.

Nyoman Sutapa, a sculptor from Angantaka village, said that reducing sculpture production occurred because craftsmen lost out excitement in working. He rarely got an order. Deterioration of the sculpture production in his area began to happen in 2003 after the Bali bombing incident that devastated the Bali tourism sector. Since then, the sculptor began to have decreasing order. After recovery of the tourism, the handicraft sector was not getting better, but it even declined.

This owner of Parisudha art shop told that due to long slump, the artisan gradually shifted to agricultural field. Before 2003, the sculptors could be found in almost every home, but now it was very difficult to do so. “Today, it’s difficult to find craftsmen, even their number can be counted by fingers. In the past local villagers were sculpting while farming. The reality today is even in the contrary,” he said.

To be known, Sutapa did not wholly work on the sculptures with high artistic value. At his workshop, he also made furniture for various purposes. Even, his furniture works were more dominant. According to Sutapa, the main obstacle of sluggish condition in the sculpture field should immediately be looked for a solution. Otherwise, such typical handicrafts would be extinct.

Craftsmen faced an obstacle in the matter of capital, marketing and human resources. Among the obstacles, the major one was marketing. Craftsmen were in need of assistance and facilitation of government. The government should not remain to keep silent and promptly take a strategic policy in the sector to generate the potential.

For example, it could be resolved by realizing the synergy between tourism and craftsmen through a policy requiring the tourism in-

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Sculpture of grandfather with a rooster cage or with a fishing rod has been well-known and arguably become one of the most typical souvenirs of Bali. Its typicality can also be seen from the accuracy of the anatomical shape on the human sculpture. dustry to purchase the craftsmen’s product or by making a tourism route that passed through the center of crafters.

“Endeavor of the government for that purpose has already undertaken. However, I think it’s very difficult because it was slightly late.

If only the initiative to generate the excitement of craftsmen has been beginning or since 2003, I think the decline is not as serious as today,” he said.

Meanwhile, a craftsman from Sedang village, Gede Yoga, also revealed similar condition. The owner of the Yoga Sedana art shop also said that many craftsmen in the area shifted to be a farmer or carpenter. He said that JAS was formerly the home base of sculpture works in Badung Regency. They had almost the same motive of sculpture. Yet, the slight difference lay in the activity depicted, where the typical sculpture of Jagapati

described a grandfather in relaxed situation. Then, that of Angantaka showed off a grandfather catching fish by conical net (pencar) while at Sedang the grandfather was depicted to carry a chicken cage.

He hoped that government could look for a breakthrough in overcoming the sluggish condition of handicraft sector at JAS, especially in the field of marketing.

One of the endeavors, the government should provide training in information technology so that their product could be marketed to wider regions. This endeavor was considered strategic for crafters to compete against large investors.

“At the moment, there has been a breakthrough of Badung Government that is planning to set up a marketing center. However, the artisans should also have technological literacy so as not to lose out in the competition against large capitalists,” he said. (kmb25)

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Market stagnant, pig stock heaps in Denpasar Bali Post

DENPASAR - Hundreds of ready-to-harvest pig stock produced by breeders in Denpasar accumulated because they could not be absorbed by the market.

This happened as the pig collectors who previously purchased cattle in Denpasar within the past months turned rarer so that hundreds of ready-to-harvest pigs accumulated in breeders.

Group Leader of the Kresek Pig Breeder, Ketut Sudirta, said the current active member of his breeder group amounted to 20 people. Each breeder averagely raised 25 pigs. From the results of data collection, there were some 150 pigs that were ready to harvest belonging to active breeders that could not be absorbed by the market.

“Nearly within a past month, the ready-to-harvest pig stock has accumulated in the breeders.

Beyond our group, there are about 300 breeders raising pigs starting from the area of Kresek up to Suwung Landfill. Approximately they have 200 pig stocks that are ready to harvest but are not absorbed by the market,” said Ketut Sudirta in Denpasar.

He explained the pork price at breeder level ranged from IDR 17,000 to IDR 20,000 per kg.

Currently the lowest price of pig was IDR 16,500 per kg. If this overstock happened in the breeders, it was predicted that within a few days ahead the price of local pig would be under IDR Rp 16,500 per kg.

“The collectors do not absorb the pig stock in breeders because there is no schedule of pig capture. If the pig cannot be absorbed by the market, the breeders will lose out due fodder cost,” he complained.

Denpasar Municipality through the Livestock Agency was expected to help the breeders in order that it could direct the collectors and butchers including the com-

pany processing pork in Denpasar to absorb the ready-to-harvest pig stock that had accumulated in local breeders.

The Head of Regional Coordinator of the Indonesia Association of Pig Breeders (GUPBI) of Denpasar, Made Pung Rahmanadi, also confirmed that hundreds of pig stock belonging to breeders in South Denpasar still accumulated in their cage.

“During the celebration of Galungan and Nyepi, schedule of pig capture by collectors was always normal. After the Nyepi celebration, the pig demand continued to decline. Even, the collectors delayed the pig stock capture in the breeders up to a month,” he said.

Pung Rahmanadi convinced that no pig breeders in South Denpasar increased their production. On that account, there was no overproduction happening in Denpasar. Conversely, some pig breeders cleared out their pig cage because of capital constraints.

“Non-absorbability of pig stock in South Denpasar happens because the delivery of pig supplies to pork processing company such as the manufacturer of meat processing hiccups. There is indication about the entry of pork into the meat processing factory from outside Bali,” he predicted.

Pung Rahmanadi observed if the absorption of local pork supplied to traditional markets was relatively smooth. However, the supply of local pork to processing factory looked stagnant. Evidently, the collectors and butchers in Denpasar found difficulty to supply their pork to processing factory. “Most pork supplies are distributed to traditional market,” he said.

Pung Rahmanadi alleged there was a strategy applied by large investors to supply pork from outside to Bali. With slightly cheaper price, the employers would surely choose to absorb the pork supply from outside Bali. (kmb27)

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Philadelphia 76ers power forward Elton Brand (42) blocks a shot by Boston Celtics shooting guard Avery Bradley (0) during the second quarter of Game 2 in their NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series in Boston, Monday, May 14, 2012.

76ers learn from mistakes and win game two

Philadelphia avoided repeating their Game One mistakes and held on for a 82-81 road triumph over Boston on Monday as they outdueled the Celtics late to tie their East second round playoff series.

After blowing a 10-point advantage in the fourth quarter to lose the series opener on Saturday, the youthful 76ers again saw a late lead disappear but battled hard to even the best-of-seven series 1-1.

Jrue Holiday scored a team-high 18 points while Evan Turner made a go-ahead scoop shot with 40 seconds left and added two key free throws during a rugged struggle that heated up in the final quarter.

Ray Allen made two three-pointers in the final minute and a half and paced Boston with 17 points.

Kevin Garnett added 15 and 12 rebounds and made a three-pointer as time expired to shave the final deficit, but he was also called for a crushing offensive foul with 10 seconds left and his team down by three.

The Celtics, heavily favored in the series against eighth-seeded Philadelphia, which took advantage of an injured Chicago team to move past the first round, again trailed by 10 late in the third.

Boston caught the visitors with about 4 ½ minutes left and from there both teams traded big shots during a thrilling final stretch.

Tiger Woods will play for the first time at the $6.1 million US PGA Greenbrier Classic as a July tuneup for the British Open, Woods and the tournament announced on Monday.

The July 5-8 event will be staged on the Old White TPC course where Australian Stuart Appleby fired a final-round 59 to win in 2010 and marks the third unusual event on Woods’ schedule in nine months.

Woods, a 14-time major champion chasing the all-time record of 18 majors won by Jack Nicklaus, played the Frys.com Open last October coming off an injury as a tuneup for the Presidents Cup in Australia.

Last March, 36-year-old Woods played the Honda Classic for the first time since his teenage years. Three weeks later, Woods ended a 17-month win drought by capturing the Arnold Palmer Classic at Bay Hill.

Woods has won 72 career US PGA titles, 10 shy of matching the record held by Sam Snead.

Since then, Woods has struggled, missing the cut at Quail Hollow two weeks ago and sharing 40th at the Players Championship last week. He also finished joint 40th last month at the Masters, a major event he has won four times.

Woods is scheduled to return to PGA play on May 31 in the first round of the Memorial as a tuneup for the US Open two weeks later at The Olympic Course in San Francisco.

Woods will play at the National in the first week of July then play at the Greenbrier before heading to the British Open at Royal Lytham.

The Greenbrier field also features Phil Mickelson, who has praised the event for the vacation-style resort atmosphere’s offerings for family members which conjures up a relaxed atmosphere.

Sagan retains lead at Tour of California

Peter Sagan survived a 10-cyclist crash to retain the overall lead after the second stage of the Amgen Tour of California.

All of the fallen riders got up and returned to the race including Slovakia’s Sagan who powered his way to the finish to win his second consecutive stage, on Monday.

The crash occurred 73 miles into the stage.

The stage took the starting field of 128 along the scenic California coastline.

Sagan was timed in the 117.1-mile road race from San Francisco in five hours and two minutes and now leads the eight-day competition by eight seconds over Aussie Heinrich Haussler.

Former Tour de France stage winner Haussler was second for the second straight day. He finished a half-dozen bike lengths back of Sagan. Leigh Howard was third.

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DENPASAR - The found human leg at the south side of Serangan Bridge last Monday (14/5) made locals shocked which then reported to South Denpasar Police and rushed to Sanglah Hospital Corpse Room to be examined. According to Head of Sanglah Hospital Forensic Section, dr. Dudut Rustyadi, SpF, it was an amputated leg owned by someone who has diabetes.

“The leg was amputated around 13 cm from the ankle which has a serious wound on the back, and wounds that usual diabetes sufferers has on the ankle also foot.

It has gone darker as well with second and third toes were amputated,” Dudut explained.

The leg might’ve been thrown by the family to the sea and then stranded here. Usually amputated organs are brought home then had its ceremony based on their belief, some handed it over to Sanglah Hospital which will be under medical waste then cremated with anonymous corpses. (san)

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Carlos Tevez landed himself in fresh controversy on Monday when he was pictured waving a mocked-up tombstone for Sir Alex Ferguson during Manchester City’s Premier League title celebrations.

The 28-year-old Argentina striker held up a banner designed to look like a gravestone and bearing the words ‘RIP Fergie’ as City celebrated their title triumph over Manchester United during an open-top bus parade.

Manchester City later released a statement apologising to Ferguson while Tevez also said he “didn’t mean any disrespect”.

There was speculation it could have been a reference to a comment made by Ferguson in 2009 when he was asked whether United would ever be underdogs to their city rivals.

“Not in my lifetime,” the United manager said.

Tevez left United in 2009 and joined City.

He spent several months in exile earlier this season after refusing to come off the bench during a Champions League game at Bayern Munich in September but returned to play a key role in the title run-in after making peace with coach Roberto Mancini.

Manchester City’s manager Roberto Mancini, left, and Carlos Tevez hold the English Premier League trophy after their team’s 3-2 win over Queens Park Rangers at The Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England, Sunday May 13, 2012.

Carlos Tevez landed himself in fresh controversy on Monday when he was pictured waving a mocked-up tombstone for Sir Alex Ferguson during Manchester City’s Premier League title celebrations.

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Tevez sparks controversy with ‘RIP Fergie’ banner

Manchester City has apologized to Alex Ferguson after Carlos Tevez held up a placard taunting the Manchester United manager during the club’s Premier League trophy parade.

Tevez held a sign with the text “R.I.P. Fergie” high over his head while aboard City’s open-top bus, which traveled by 100,000 fans in Manchester on Monday. Tevez left United to make the rare move across Manchester to City in 2009 after being unhappy at his lack of playing time under Ferguson.

City said in a statement that “the creation of the tasteless material is in itself reprehensible and in accepting and brandishing it, Carlos has made a significant error of judgment.”

City added that it “wishes to express its sincerest apologies to Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United Football Club for any offense or distress caused.”

“I got carried away in the excitement of the moment and I certainly didn’t mean any disrespect to Sir Alex Ferguson, who I admire as a man and a manager,” Tevez said.

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Portugal takes young Benfica striker to Euro 2012

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LISBON — Portugal is taking 20-year-old striker Nelson Oliveira to the 2012 European Championship finals even though he has played just 10 minutes for the national team.

The Benfica player was the main surprise in the 23-man squad announced by coach Paulo Bento on Monday.

Portugal has struggled to find a top-class center-forward, with most goals in the qualifying campaign coming from Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani.

Oliveira has played mostly as a substitute for his club and came on late for Portugal in a friendly against Poland in February for his debut. He faces competition for a place in the lineup from Hugo Almeida and Helder Postiga.

Oliveira “is a young player with a lot of skill and a lot of potential,” Bento told a news conference. “He’s got different characteristics from the other strikers. We believe in him.”

Defender Miguel Lopes and midfielder Custodio Castro, both uncapped players from Portuguese club Braga, were other surprises though they are unlikely to be first choices for Bento.

The Portuguese, who are still chasing their first international title, are in Group B against former champions Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark at Euro 2012.

The squad gathers on Wednesday for its pre-tournament training camp.

Portugal plays exhibition games against Macedonia on May 26 and against Turkey on June 2, two days before traveling to Poland.

Squad: Goalkpeers: Rui Patricio (Sporting Lisbon), Eduardo (Benfica), Beto (Cluj).

Defenders: Bruno Alves (Zenit St. Petersburg), Fabio Coentrao (Real Madrid), Joao Pereira (Sporting Lisbon), Pepe (Real Madrid), Rolando (FC Porto), Ricardo Costa (Valencia), Miguel Lopes (Braga).

Midfielders: Carlos Martins (Granada), Joao Moutinho (FC Porto), Miguel Veloso (Genoa), Raul Meireles (Chelsea), Ruben Micael (Zaragoza), Custodio Castro (Braga).

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Hugo Almeida (Besiktas), Helder Postiga (Zaragoza), Nani (Manchester United), Ricardo Quaresma (Besiktas), Silvestre Varela (FC Porto), Nelson Oliveira (Benfica).

High current, KLM Hasanah Indah stranded Bali Post

SINGARAJA – A KLM (Motoric Sailing Boat) Hasanah Indah almost sank in the waterse of Raja Tama, Dusun Yeh Anakan, Banjar Asem Village, Seririt last Monday (14/5) around 7 am local time. KLM that sailed towards Sapeken Islands Madura, East Java was hit by a high current of 3 meters.

Ship Captain of it, Jabir, stated the boat that brought essentials sailed well for two hours before the sudden wave and strong wind came. Avoiding risks, he stopped the sailing and harboured at Raja Tama Beach and plans to sail when the weather is better.

Buleleng Waters Police Section Head, APC Nyoman Widastra, as permitted by Buleleng Police Head, GAPC Thomas Widodo Rahino, confirmed the incident and stated the condition of the boat along with the sailors were good which will be able to go when the weather is better. (kmb)

Graduate captured on helmet robbery Bali Post

DENPASAR - The helmet robbery that’s booming in Denpasar, especially at Renon, seemed to cause East Denpasar Police to intensify security, not only by chasing the robbers based on victims’ complains but also finding information in the field. The result, one robber named Komang Sanjaya Prasetya (30) last Saturday was captured at 3 pm local time in his house at Waturenggong Street, Panjer, South Denpasar who is known as a graduate from Social Studies (S.Sos). “The first complain we receive was that someone came home very late and brought a lot of helmets so after that we took action by raiding his house and it was true,” Head of the Police, APC I Wayan Parwata, stated last Monday (14/5).

When raided, six helmets with various brands were seen and while interrogated accused admitted to have taken it in Sanglah Hospital Parking Areal. These were the only found ones and admitted ones yet police thinks there could be more that might be sold already. Accompanied by the Research Criminal Head, First Inspector Agus Prihadinika, Parwata explained that accused targeted quite expensive helmets such as INK, KYT, AGV and more by cutting its strap with a knife. It is planned the six found helmets were going to be sold. Until now, only two victims have reported the incident. (kmb21)

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The corpse of the Indonesian migrant worker (TKI), Luh Endang Susiani, 31, who was shot dead in the United States, was cremated on Monday (May 14) through mekinsan di geni procession at cemetery of Bubunan customary village, Seririt subdistrict.

Sobs and tears come along with cremation of Luh Endang Bali Post

SINGARAJA - The corpse of the Indonesian migrant worker (TKI), Luh Endang Susiani, 31, who was shot dead in the United States, was cremated on Monday (May 14) through mekinsan di geni procession at cemetery of Bubunan customary village, Seririt subdistrict. Sobs of the family and friends of Luh Endang came along with the ceremony taking place amid the heavy rains.

The ceremony was commenced by bathing the body by family and relatives of the deceased at home yard. When the cloth wrapping the deceased was opened, her parents, namely Putu Artana and Wayan Sinom could not help crying. Similarly, her brothers looked shocked when seeing her body was cleansed and then given ritual according to customs and traditions at local village.

After bathing procession, a number of relatives of the deceased carried some wreaths and followed by a complete icon symbolizing the spirit along with a photograph of the deceased. A number of housewives looked to carry a ritual oblation.

After the entourage, it was resumed with the coffin containing the corpse carried by residents from the funeral home at Tegal Sari hamlet, Bubunan village to local cemetery. Procession of the casket taking the corpse covered a distance of approximately one kilometer to the north crossing the main road section of Seririt-Pupuan escorted by some officers of Seririt Police.

On arriving at cemetery area, the corpse was taken out from the coffin and then put into the pyre place. Before igniting the burner, parents and siblings of the deceased presented some oblations marking their farewell forever. In the procession, the deceased’s mother, Wayan Sinom, kissed her face and then was followed by her brothers. Some relatives also made their time to offer oblation gift to the deceased. When giving another kiss on her face, the deceased’s mother cried again. Even, when the burner was ignited and immediately burned the corpse of her daughter, Wayan Sinom grew hysterical. The family tried to calm her down until the deceased’s mother could alleviate his sadness. Meanwhile, the flames continued to burn the corpse of the deceased.

Amid the peak of cremation ceremony, the deceased’s father, Putu Artana, said though her daughter’s body had been cremated, he still kept a big question against the perpetrator’s motive behind the shooting of her daughter. His party hoped the

government could continue to oversee the trial process of the case and proportional punishment could be sentenced to perpetrator pursuant to his action.

Artana said that on the back of his daughter’s head laid a trace of gunshot wound. Besides, a wound was also found in the chest over the former autopsy sutures conducted by law enforcement officials in the United States. “My daughter was murdered and we have accepted it. But, I still wonder why the perpetrator killed our daughter. We are still looking forward to the government, especially the General Consulate of the RI to facilitate us in getting information and overseeing the case so that the motive can be known,” he explained.

On the other hand, Artana said that so far his family did not get information about when the compensation worth USD 4,000 from the U.S. government would be paid. Against the condition, Artana stated to keep on waiting and hoped such donation could become the right of the deceased. (kmb)

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China accuses Dalai Lama of Madame Tussauds unveils deceit after murder plot claim queen’s jubilee waxwork

China has accused the Dalai Lama of “deceiving the world” and “spreading false information” after Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader said he was warned of a plot by Chinese agents to assassinate him.

The Buddhist monk made the allegation in an interview with Britain’s Sunday Telegraph, saying he had been told that agents were planning to poison him using Tibetan women posing as devotees seeking his blessing.

“The Dalai Lama always engages in anti-China splittist activities globally wearing his religious cloak, spreading false information, deceiving the world and confusing the public,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said.

“His most recent statement is not even worth refuting,” he told reporters Monday.

Beijing routinely accuses the Dalai Lama of seeking to split Tibet from the rest of China -- a claim the Nobel Peace Prize laureate denies, saying he only seeks greater autonomy for the Himalayan region.

Many Tibetans in China complain of political and religious persecution under Chinese rule -- which Beijing denies -- and this resentment has been blamed for a spate of self-immolations in Tibetan-inhabited areas since last year.

In his interview with the Sunday Telegraph, the Dalai Lama said he was told the Tibetan women supposedly trying to kill him would have their “hair poisoned and their scarf poisoned”.

“They were supposed to seek blessing from me, and my hand touch,” he said, adding on a visit to London on Monday that there was “no possibility to cross-check, so I don’t know”.

The Dalai Lama met with British Prime Minister David Cameron Monday, before receiving a 1.1 million pound ($1.8 million) prize honouring his efforts to encourage “serious scientific investigative reviews of the power of compassion”. He said he would donate the Templeton Prize to charity.

Sydney’s ‘Angel of The Gap’ dies An Australian man known as the “Angel of The Gap” for his efforts to save scores of would-be suicides from throwing themselves from one of Sydney’s most scenic look-outs has died aged 86.

During the almost 50 years he spent living opposite The Gap -- a notorious sandstone cliff overlooking the coast -- Don Ritchie regularly coaxed desperate people back from the edge, offering them a cup of tea and a chat.

“Sydney’s troubled have lost their angel,” said the city’s Daily Telegraph newspaper.

His daughter Sue Ritchie Bereny said her father, a former navy seaman who served in World War II and then built a corporate career, had loved to look out from his front room at the ocean but was also very sensitive to troubled souls.

He told his daughter he would simply approach people and say: “Is there something I could do to help you?”

“And that was all that was often needed to turn people around, and

Reuters

LONDON - Capturing an exact facial expression of Queen Elizabeth proved a challenging task for sculptor Steve Swales during the creation of the latest royal wax figure for London tourist attraction Madame Tussauds.

AP Photo/Sang Tan

Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, left, waves as he leaves St. Paul’s Cathedral in London with Bishop of London Richard Chartres, right, after receiving the 2012 Templeton Prize awarded to him for encouraging scientific research and harmony among religions, Monday, May 14, 2012.

he would say not to underestimate the power of a kind word and a smile,” she told The Sydney Morning Herald.

Ritchie was officially noted to have saved some 160 lives since he moved into his Watsons Bay house in 1964 -- once even tackling a man on the edge of a cliff to prevent him from killing himself.

His family believes the real number was much higher.

Ritchie was a great mixture of strength and compassion, his daughter said, describing him as “an everyday person who did an extraordinary thing for many people that saved lives, without any want of recognition”.

Although modest, Ritchie -- who according to reports died peacefully at his home on Sunday -- was given a local hero award by the National Australia Day Council last year.

“In a situation where most would turn a blind eye, Don has taken action... With such simple actions Don has saved an extraordinary number of lives,” the council said.

Australian FM China talks dominated by US military ties Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr’s first visit to China has been dominated by concerns over Canberra’s ties to Washington with Beijing criticising their close military alliance, according to reports.

Carr, who became Australia’s top diplomat in March, said the worries were raised during three high-level meetings -- including with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi.

“The most objective way of saying it is my three Chinese partners invited me to talk about enhanced Australian defence cooperation with the United States,” Carr said in the Sydney Morning Herald.

“I think their view can be expressed that the time for Cold War alliances have long since past.

“Australia’s view of course is that an American presence in the Asia-Pacific has helped underpin stability there and created

a climate in which the peaceful economic development -- including that of China -- has been able to occur.”

In a visit to Australia last November, US President Barack Obama announced Washington would increase its military presence in Australia as part of a renewed emphasis on the Asia-Pacific, to the irritation of Beijing.

The first batch of 2,500 US Marines to be deployed in the country arrived in the northern city of Darwin in April in a move China said was proof of a “Cold War mentality”.

Apart from the Marines, the US military only has a limited deployment in long-standing ally Australia, including the Pine Gap Joint Defence Facility spy station near the desert town of Alice Springs.

But as part of the expansion of military ties, Australia has indi-

cated it may also allow the United States to use its territory to operate long-range spy drones.

Washington could also reportedly station aircraft carriers and nuclear-powered attack submarines in the western Australian city of Perth.

Carr said he was also keen on closer military cooperation with China, a major trading partner of Australia and a major consumer of its resources.

“An extended underpinning of my conversation with the (People’s Liberation Army) was that our defence cooperation has been very good and we would both like to see more of it,” he said.

“Defence cooperation is a confidence building mission. The more we understand about one another’s approach to defence the less likely we are to misinterpret what the other side does.”

Carr is due to leave China on Wednesday for Japan.

“It’s quite difficult because when you’re sculpting something you have the main features, the eyes, nose, mouth. And you can say they’re difficult but really the difficult thing is linking them all together. The bits in between I think are the hardest to do,” he told Reuters.

Swales, who had previously sat with the British monarch at her Windsor and Balmoral homes, said he could barely speak when he first met her.

The sculptor led a dedicated team of 20 people for more than four months to create the new figure, which cost 150,000 pounds to make, as part of Madame Tussauds’ plans to celebrate Elizabeth’s diamond jubilee this year.

“Our guests come from all over the world, and she is the most

photographed wax figure, she is the person that people come and see. It’s such an exciting year in London this year and we want to be part of that celebration,” Madame Tussauds spokeswoman Liz Edwards said.

Dressed in a white and silver lace dress, embellished with 53,000 Swarovski crystals, and a blue silk sash, the wax figure of the queen is a commanding presence, despite stiff competition from pop stars Rihanna and Lady Gaga in the same room.

Madame Tussauds has been making wax figures of Elizabeth since she was two years old and the latest version is expected to steal some of the limelight away from the figures of her grandson Prince William and wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, whose fans have flocked to the attraction.

AP Photo/Jim Ross

Keeley Scothern of Madame Tussauds waxworks museum London puts the finishing touches on a new figure of the Queen in honour of her Diamond Jubilee in London, Monday, May 14, 2012.

Britain celebrates 350 years of anarchic puppet show Agence France-Presse

LONDON - Dozens of puppeteers gathered in London on Sunday to celebrate 350 years of the Punch and Judy show, an anarchic English seaside entertainment known for its slapstick and casual violence.

On the second of two days of festivities, Punch and Judy men and women -- known as “professors” -- took their hand puppets on a pro-

cession in London’s Covent Garden, staged shows for hundreds of children and held a church service with the red-nosed Mr Punch in the pulpit.

“Punch and Judy pokes fun at all the establishment, but it’s got a lot of heart,” said Maggie Pinhorn, organiser of Sunday’s events, which commemorate the first recorded mention of Punch and Judy by diarist Samuel Pepys.

The show, performed by a single

puppeteer in a striped booth, features the outrageous Mr Punch, who initially appears happy with his wife Judy and their baby before things go downhill when he is asked to babysit.

He fails terribly, sometimes even feeding the baby into a sausage machine, before getting into a fight with his returning wife, then a policeman, plus usually a crocodile and a ghost.

Mr Punch (L) hits a police puppet in a traditional Punch & Judy show during a weekend of performances and shows on May 13, 2012 to celebrate 350 years since the first performance in England outside Saint Paul’s church in Covent Garden, central London.

AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL

Earliest wall art is found in France

Agence France-Presse

WASHINGTON - A massive block of limestone in France contains what scientists believe are the earliest known engravings of wall art dating back some 37,000 years, according to a study published Monday.

The 1.5 metric ton ceiling piece was first discovered in 2007 at Abri Castanet, a well known archeological site in southwestern France which holds some of the earliest forms of artwork, beads and pierced shells.

According to New York University anthropology professor Randall White, lead author of the paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the art was likely meant to adorn the interior of a shelter for reindeer hunters.

“They decorated the places where they were living, where they were doing all their daily activities,” White told AFP. The images range from paintings of horses to “vulvar imagery” that appears to represent female sex organs, carved into the low ceiling that rose between 1.5 to two meters (yards) from the floor, within reach of the hunters.

The work is less sophisticated than the elaborate paintings of animals found in France’s Grotte Chauvet, which was more remote and difficult to access, believed to be between 30,000 and 36,000 years old. In contrast, the engravings and paintings at Castanet, which carbon dating showed were about 37,000 years old, are rougher and more primitive in style, and were likely done by everyday people.

“This art appears to be slightly older than the famous paintings from the Grotte Chauvet in southeastern France,” said White, referring to the cave paintings discovered in 1994.

However, even though the artwork is vastly different, archeologists believe the artists came from the same Aurignacian culture which comprised the first modern humans in Europe, replacing the Neanderthals. They lived from 40,000 years ago until about 28,000 years ago.

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International

Britney Spears joining Fox’s ‘The X Factor’

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“Not to be negative about the people leaving, but we just felt the mix could be more effective and more entertaining,” said Peter Rice, entertainment chairman for the Fox Networks Group.

Fox’s entertainment president, Kevin Reilly, also promised work on “American Idol” next season but didn’t specify anything.

“This year was a bigger drop-off than we anticipated,” Reilly said.

“Glee,” once a sensation, saw its viewership drop by 21 percent this season. It will move to Thursday nights and a comfortable 9 p.m. Eastern time slot following “The X Factor” in the fall.

Reilly said the show is “poised for a creative renaissance” and has Hudson and Parker lined up for multi-episode guest slots.

Part of the reason Fox moved “Glee” is to make Tuesday a four-sitcom night, with two new shows joining “New Girl” and “Raising Hope.”

Mindy Kaling, actress, producer and writer for “The Office,” creates and stars in “The Mindy Project,” a romantic comedy about a doctor looking for love. The other new comedy, “Ben and Kate,” is about a pair of odd couple siblings.

The fall’s only new drama is “The Mob Doctor,” on Monday night, about a young doctor who has to pay off her family’s lifelong debt to the Chicago mob.

Accommodation for Young People in Kuta

The Sunset Hotel, Villas, Restaurant and Spa turns steadier to proclaim itself as a tourist accommodation for young people. Other than arranging the ornaments into more elegant, it also prepares some musical events and watching together with the focus on the community.

“We have appointed the model Aishah Gray as the hotel brand ambassador having the elegant and youthful character,” said General Manager of The Sunset, Dewa Adnyana.

Adnyana confessed to be very proud of choosing Gray as the brand ambassador of The Sunset Hotel. Gray was remarkably suitable as a figure representing the beautiful, young and dynamic The Sunset. Gray was also very representative to the market share of The Sunset aged 20-35 years. “Many artists have stayed in this hotel. Virtually all Production Houses and the ministries have ever stayed here,” said Adnyana

AP Photo/NBC, Ali Goldstein

In this 2011 image released by NBC, Alec Baldwin portrays Jack Donaghy, left, and Tina Fey portrays Liz Lemon in the NBC comedy series, “30 Rock”.

‘30 Rock’ getting odd exit from NBC

Emmy-winning comedy “30 Rock” is being ushered out in an odd way by NBC. Within the space of four days, NBC officials confirmed that “30 Rock” will call it quits for good after 13 episodes next season, denied it and then confirmed it again.

Asked to comment last Thursday on rumors that the Tina Fey-created sitcom was on its last legs, network entertainment spokeswoman Lauren Roseman said the series would end after its final hurrah next season.

Yet asked in an interview Sunday whether any of NBC’s current Thursday comedies would be on their last seasons, network entertainment chief

Robert Greenblatt said they weren’t.

All could return beyond next year if they do well in the ratings, he said.

“The audience gets a vote,” Ted Harbert, chairman of NBC Broadcasting, added. The two executives repeated that contention in a conference call with reporters nearly three hours later.

But when he went onstage at Radio City Music Hall Monday morning to present the fall schedule to advertisers, Greenblatt said it was the last season for “30 Rock.”

NBC hoped that it would continue to work with Fey for “years to come” on other projects, he said. An NBC spokeswoman had no immediate explanation Monday for the changed stories.

after a photo session in the hotel located on Jalan Dewi Sri, Kuta.

The Sunset is a four star hotel which commenced the operations in June 2011.

The hotel has a minimalist style but features a modern impression. It offers 77 super deluxe rooms, two restaurants, a swimming pool, lounge and a spacious parking lot. The location is very strategic, only 10 minutes from Kuta Beach.

“The Sunset also provides a meeting hall for 500 participants. On that account, it is now also pursuing the MICE market,” he added.

The Sunset never limited the market. No matter from which country the guests came, they would be comfortable to enjoy the complete hotel facilities.

However, this hotel was visited by more domestic tourists where the occupancy reached 80 percent. “Later, this hotel will be equipped with a villa that is now under construction,” he added.

Temple Ceremony AP Photo/Vince Bucci, file

Bobby Brown says his new album represents healing

Bobby Brown says it took him a long time to come out with a new album because he’s spent so much time trying to get his life on track.

Now on tour with bandmates New Edition, Brown says he’s ready to return to his solo career with the album “Masterpiece,” due out June 5.

“Masterpiece” is Brown’s first album in 14 years. He was a multiplatinum star with New Edition and later developed his solo career. But his welldocumented battle with drugs and his legal woes led to his musical decline. His turbulent marriage to Whitney Houston

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Britney Spears and Demi Lovato are joining the judging panel on “The X Factor” this fall, part of Fox’s effort to boost its underperforming music competition shows.

The network’s executives, in presenting next season’s schedule to advertisers on Monday, also promised changes for “American Idol.” While “Idol” remains Fox’s centerpiece, as it has been for the past decade, it has lost a quarter of its audience this year.

Fox is adding two new comedies and a drama in the fall, pumping new life into “Glee” by moving it to a new night with guest stars Kate Hudson and Sarah Jessica Parker and touting a midseason drama starring Kevin Bacon as “the new ‘24.’”

The Spears announcement overshadowed the others. Despite weeks of rumors, it wasn’t official until she strode onto New York’s Beacon Theater stage wearing a white minidress, accompanied by show creator Simon Cowell and fellow judges Lovato and L.A. Reid.

“I’m so excited about the whole experience,” Spears said. “It’s going to be so much fun and different from anything I’ve ever done. I’m ready to find the true star.”

Lovato said she was “totally stoked” to join the cast.

They replace judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger, who were dispatched along with host Steve Jones after last fall’s debut season of the competition didn’t meet the creator’s inflated expectations.

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further eroded his image.

In a recent interview with the “Today” show’s Matt Lauer, Brown denied that he got his late ex-wife addicted to drugs.

Houston’s career was derailed by her drug use, which came to the public’s attention during her marriage to Brown. The superstar drowned in February in Beverly Hills, Calif.; her death was complicated by heart disease and cocaine use, according to authorities.

“The Matt Lauer interview was just for me to clear the air about what everyone was feeling about my ex-wife’s death,” Brown said.

Although he was arrested for DUI in March, Brown insists he has been drug-free for more than seven years. He said his attempt to get his life in order is part of the reason why the Brown says “Masterpiece,” which he started working on last year, is “the best album I’ve done so far.

Brown is engaged to his manager, Alicia Etheridge, with whom he has a young son. He also has other older children, including 19-year-old Bobbi Kristina, his only child with Houston.

Brown said he and Etheridge plan a private wedding, and described his life as content.

Bobby Brown, center, performs with New Edition at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Florida.

AP Photo/The Tampa Bay Times, Daniel Wallace

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

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

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

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

- Pura Pedarmaan Batursari Ngilis Jegu Penebel Tabanan.

- Pura Puncak Mundi Nusa Penida.

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

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

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

- Pura Bhujangga Waisnawa Gumrih Jembrana.

Balinese Temple Ceremony Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land.

Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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International

Francois Hollande becomes new French president Associated Press

PARIS — Francois Hollande has become president of France following a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in central Paris.

Hollande is the first socialist leader of France since Francois Mitterrand left office in 1995.

Hollande, 57, was elected to a five-year term in an election earlier this month, after voters ousted incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy after only one term.

Following the ceremony Hollande is due to leave for Berlin, where he meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel for a critical meeting on austerity and growth in Europe.

Hollande arrived at the 18th-century palace that is the traditional residence of French presidents at 10:00 a.m., where he was greeted by outgoing president Nicolas Sarkozy on the Elysee’s red-carpeted steps.

Following a forty minute private meeting with Sarkozy, Hollande was declared president after the head of the constitutional court read out the final results of the May 6 election.

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From page 1 AFP PHOTO / NASA / Bill INGALLS

The Soyuz TMA-04M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 carrying Expedition 31 Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka, NASA Flight Engineer Joseph Acaba, and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin to the International Space Station.

Three-man Soyuz crew departs for space station Associated Press

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — A three-man crew blasted off from a space center in southern Kazakhstan Tuesday morning on board a Russian-made Soyuz craft for a four-and-half-month stay at the International Space Station.

NASA astronaut Joseph Acaba and Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin set off from the Baikonur facility as scheduled at 9:01 a.m. local time (0301 GMT).

Russia’s space agency says the craft is due to dock with the space station Thursday morning Moscow time and will join the three astronauts currently staying at the orbiting laboratory.

The crew, which is being commanded by retired 53-year old Russian Air Force Col. Padalka, will immediately get to work preparing for the arrival next week of privately owned SpaceX’s Dragon Capsule. It will be the first time a private company has launched space station supplies.

The space station is currently occupied by Russian cosmonaut

Oleg Kononenko, NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Holland’s Andre Kuipers.

Padalka is a seasoned space traveler, having spent a total of 585 days in space on three previous missions on board the now-defunct Mir station and the current International Space Station. Inglewood, California-native Acaba, who turns 45 on Thursday, on the day that Soyuz is due to dock, makes his second venture into space after his maiden orbital voyage on the shuttle in 2009. Revin, 46, is making his first trip to space.

Until NASA either brings a new craft online or private companies are able to arrange manned trips to the orbiting station, the Sovietdesigned Soyuz spacecraft will remain the only means to deliver crews to the orbiting outpost.

The Russian space program has been blighted by a string of technical glitches in the recent past, raising questions over its dependability.

Tuesday’s launch had been pushed back by two months due to depressurization of the spacecraft’s descent module during the ground testing phase. It was the second significant postponement of a manned Russian launch in the space of a year.

A Russian Mars moon probe crashed to Earth in January in what the nation’s space agency described as the result of cosmic radiation.

That came only weeks after the crash of a communications satellite and the crash in August of a supply ship destined for the space station.

She said by bowing to the wishes of “troublemakers,” authorities only give them more power. “We are mature enough to be able to separate our own moral values from arts and culture,” Renata said.

Lady Gaga’s Asian tour started late last month and many of the stops have sold out. The South Korean concerts were limited to fans 18 or older because conservatives there raised objections.

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From page 1 Provincial and regency/city government should cooperate intensively to supervise the location. Besides, the workers in the illicit cafés and house of prostitution should have HIV/ AIDS card. Similarly, they had also to hold a check-up card.

When there was a raid they should present the card. If the sex workers were infected by HIV/AIDS, they could be given treatment and further handling.

“To prevent the increasing cases, the house of prostitution and illicit cafés have to be frequently raided. Their presence must also be limited though it is rather difficult but it should become a collective commitment,” he said.

This politician from Nusa Dua added there were changes in their practice patterns, namely by using boarding houses so that the sex workers were difficult to be detected. To that end, the active role of customary village needed intensifying.

In addition, the boarding house owners should be highly selective in accepting tenants.

Meanwhile, another member of Commission IV, Utami Dwi Suryadi assessed the high cases of HIV/AIDS were inseparable from the low awareness of sex

workers’ visitors to use condoms. Therefore, socialization on the use of condoms should be more intensively conducted.

This democrat politician also urged there should be a strict regulation setting forth the nightclubs such as the illicit cafés. Regency/municipal government was requested to issue licenses more selectively for nightclubs that operated leading to the practice of prostitution. In addition, village officials were also asked to strictly maintain their territory so that there would be no establishment of such illicit cafés as it could bring in a bad impact.

However, she admitted the establishment of such illicit cafés until reaching rural area raised a dilemma. On the one hand, their existence could give contribution to the income of an area, but on the other hand it could bring in a negative impact. “There must be a clear commitment from the lowest to the provincial government officials in addressing the rise of illicit cafés becoming the hub of sex workers and potentially transmitting HIV /AIDS. Therefore, never pursuit any short-term profits,” she said. (kmb29)

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China faces pressure to reverse economic slump

Associated Press

BEIJING — Gao Runping, who makes mechanical components for the oil industry, founded his business in the central city of Taiyuan with equipment bought from failing companies after the 2008 global crisis.

Now, with China’s economy cooling abruptly again, Gao sees another wave of bankruptcies about to hit his industry.

“I can see about one-fifth to onethird of the factories are about to close, and owners are preparing to sell off their equipment,” said Gao, general manager of Taiyuan Fanhe Engineering Co. China’s economic growth has decelerated from overheated to slower than Beijing wanted in just half a year as export demand and consumer spending at home weaken, raising the threat of job losses and possible unrest.

Chinese leaders are gradually reversing course after spending the past two years trying to cool growth and inflation. They are easing lending curbs and are expected to take other steps to shore up growth that fell to a nearly three-year low of 8.1 percent in the first quarter and is slowing further.

But they are moving cautiously after the stimulus that helped China avoid the 2008 crisis fueled inflation and a wasteful building boom.

“Everybody realized the stimulus was excessive,” said UBS economist Tao Wang. “This time, I think the government will be more cautious and more prudent.”

The slowdown adds to challenges for the Communist Party ahead of a once-a-decade handover of power to younger leaders this year. It follows a scandal over disgraced politician Bo Xilai and the embarrassment of a U.S.-Chinese high-level dialogue overshadowed by a standoff over a blind legal activist, Chen Guangcheng.

The first quarter “was pretty anemic, and I think that is likely to get worse,” said Eric Fishwick, head of economic research for Hong Kongbased investment bank CLSA. The figures have prompted some analysts to trim their growth outlook for this year, though to still-robust levels of 8 to 9 percent. The World Bank and International Monetary Fund are forecasting growth this year at 8.2 percent.

Adding to the gloom, sales of home appliances during the weeklong May Day holiday were down

30 to 40 percent from a year earlier, according to the newspaper China Business Journal.

Planners face a conflict between immediate growth needs and Beijing’s long-term effort to reduce heavy reliance on exports and investment and create a more self-sustaining, consumer-based Chinese economy.

A quick way to pump money into the economy is through more spending on building highways and other public works. But authorities are reluctant to do that again after the 2008 stimulus left local governments that splurged on new roads, buildings and other projects with heavy debts to state banks that some may be unable to repay.

The flood of money also set off stock market and real estate speculation, forcing up politically sensitive housing costs. Inflation spiked to a 37-month high of 6.5 percent last July, with food prices surging 14.8 percent, before subsiding to 3.4 percent in April, below the government’s 4 percent target for the year.

Italian economy slumps deeper into recession

Agence France-Presse

ROME - The Italian economy, the eurozone’s third biggest, fell deeper into recession in the first quarter of 2012, when economic activity contracted by 0.8 percent, official data showed Tuesday.

Hit by heavy debt and austerity measures drawn up to straighten out its finances, the Italian economy had shrunk by 0.7 percent in the last three months of 2011, and by 0.2 percent in the third quarter of that year, figures released by the ISTAT statistics office showed.

A recession is defined by two consecutive quarters of contracting economic activity.

The latest slump was heavier

than expected, with analysts polled by Dow Jones Newswires pencilling in a drop of 0.6 percent for the three-month period.

It was also the sharpest quarterly decline since the Italian economy shrank by 3.5 percent in the first quarter of 2009, when the world was in the midst of its most severe economic crisis since the 1930s Great Depression.

On a 12-month basis, Italian gross domestic product (GDP) declined by 1.3 percent in the first quarter, the ISTAT data showed.

It did not provide details but according to the latest figures, industrial production fell by 2.1 percent in the first quarter, and business sentiment has slumped

to its lowest level since late 2009.

But household consumption increased in January and February despite rising unemployment, which hit a record of 9.8 percent in March.

In mid April, the goverment headed by Mario Monti revised its 2012 economic forecasts lower, and now expects the economy to contract by 1.2 percent before gaining a slight 0.5 percent next year.

Estimates by the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund are even less optimistic, forecasting that activity will fall this year by 1.4 percent and 1.9 percent, respectively.

AP Photo/dapd, Timur Emek

This Feb. 1, 2012 photo shows the Facebook logo on a computer screen in Berlin. A published report says Facebook is seeking a valuation of $85 billion to $95 billion when it goes public in a few weeks.

Facebook IPO shares tough task for small investors Associated Press

CHICAGO — Hoping to get in on Facebook’s hotly anticipated public stock offering? You’ll need Facebook friends at very high levels — or a lot of money.

Most people who like the idea of owning Facebook’s stock will have difficulty getting it at the offer price, currently expected at $28 to $35 a share. Unless you know the right people at Facebook, you’ll likely need to have a large, active account with one of the big banks or brokerage firms directly involved in the stock sale.

Otherwise, you can take your chances by buying shares after the initial public offering is completed, when Facebook begins trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol “FB.” That’s likely to happen Friday.

Doing it that way typically means paying much more for the stock, however. And heavy demand skews the early stock price, leaving an investor vulnerable to the risk of a big drop.

Jerome Cleary isn’t deterred. One of a legion of Facebook fans, he has never wanted to own a stock as much as he wants to buy this one. Cleary, a standup comedian in Los Angeles, says he has already signed up for an account with a discount online brokerage so he’ll be ready.

“I know you should buy stock in what you know and like,” Cleary says. “I feel that because they have an incredible mass of wealth and such growing popularity, the stock really may pay off.”

Facebook Inc.’s IPO is expected to be the largest ever for an Internet company. It’s expected to raise as much as $11.8 billion for Facebook and its early investors — far more than the $1.67 billion raised in Google Inc.’s 2004 IPO. Analysts say there’s so much interest in Facebook’s stock that some underwriters are closing their books as early as Tuesday.

This means they won’t be taking any more orders from potential buyers. The IPO is expected to be completed late Thursday, with shares available for trading Friday.

Scott Sweet, the owner of advisory firm IPOBoutique, says the high demand also means that Facebook might raise the per-share price above $35, the high end of the range Facebook currently expects. Facebook and the IPO’s lead underwriter, Morgan Stanley, declined to comment.

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International

International

Yeh Pulu Relief:

Description of Life in Bali Ancient Kingdom Bali is a bijou island, but the content of traditional values, arts, history and culture is not as small as the area. Artistic heritage, history and culture almost spread throughout the nine regencies and city existing on the Island of the Gods. The search on the heritage, arts and cultural relics of this time is to Yeh Pulu Relief.

Relief of the ancient rock stone is located at the Bedulu (Bedahulu) Village, Blahbatuh Subdistrict, Gianyar Regency. Location to Tampaksiring and Kintamani is only about 40 minutes drive from Denpasar City. The entrance to the tourist attraction of holy water is not far from the main road east of Goa Gajah Temple, to the right, into the village street. Visitors should be careful because there are many road junctions without a clue heading for the object of Yeh Pulu Relief, or ask the way to local residents.

The monument in the form of relief becoming the main attraction to tourists, especially foreign tourists, was discovered in 1925 by a courtier or Ubud Royal family. The name was taken from the barrel (or container of rice in the past) located at the central axis of purified water nestling in the west of the relief. The word yeh in Balinese language means water and pulu means a barrel.

The appeal of this monument is not only because of the uniqueness of relief sculpture immortalized

on the rock stone wall of the hill, but also due to the spread of rice field view along the two-hundredmeters and the sound of clinking water on the left-right path to location is always neatly trimmed and maintained sustainably, emanating a natural beauty.

With such a natural atmosphere, the clear and the sharpness of splashing water are always flowing along the trench making the ambience around this object really peaceful and enchanting. On that account, it is not mistaken if the niches (caves) in southern relief suspected as the hermitage of the last Balinese ancient King before the collapse of Bali to Majapahit administration in 1343.

Relief with magical nuance and meaningful is 25 meters long and 2 meters high. Many researches conducted by experts from home and overseas to recognize the implicit meaning behind the wall relief of the rock cliffs on the hills. As consequence, it drove many commentaries and analysis to uncover the mystery behind the veil of the true meaning of the relief. Overall, the theme of this story recounts the life in the forest atmosphere and daily life in the ancient kingdom of Bali. In addition to the Balinese classical carvings, this monument also has niches of Bedahulu Royal Hermitage before his death against the army of the Majapahit kingdom in 1343 AD.

Yeh Pulu Relief poses one of the many historical classical monuments of Bali originating in ancient Bali (14th century

AD) retaining full knowledge of art, which until now is still sustainable and be cared by the members of Subak, as one of

the classical organizations that in particular organizes farmers and manage all aspects of rice field cultivation.

Indonesia Today

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

7

Yudhoyono receives Kim Yong Nam Antara

JAKARTA - President Susilo Yudhoyono received a courtesy visit from Kim Yong Nam, the President of the Presidium of North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly, at Merdeka Palace here on Tuesday.

Kim arrived at the palace at 10 a.m. local time and was greeted

by Yudhoyono before joining the honorary ceremony. He is on a visit to Indonesia from May 13 to 16 at the invitation of Yudhoyono.

It is his third visit in his capacity as the president of the Presidium of North Korea’s Parliament, to Indonesia.

Kim, who is accompanied by three ministerial-level delegates, is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Yudhoyono and attend a state banquet.

Others present in the welcoming ceremony are Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Hatta Radjasa, Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfare Agung Laksono, Coordinating Minister for Political, and Legal and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto.

Also accompany Industry Minister MS Hidayat, Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan, Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa, Chief of the Defence Forces Admiral Agus Suhartono, and National Police Chief General Timur Pradopo.

During his visit, Kim is also expected to hold meetings with the chairman of the People`s Consultative Assembly (MPR), Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), and Vice President Boediono.

Teuku Faizasyah, a spokesman of President Yudhoyono, said recently that in the bilateral meeting, Yudhoyono and Kim will discuss efforts to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries and the latest geopolitical developments in the region.

Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) shakes hands with North Korea’s de facto head of state, Kim Yong-Nam (L) during a state visit at the presidential palace in Jakarta on May 15, 2012. The three-day visit comes amid fears of a North Korean nuclear test after a failed rocket launch by Pyongyang last month that the United States and its allies said was a disguised ballicstic missile test banned under UN resolutions.

IBP/Net AFP PHOTO / ADEK BERRY

Emergency transmitter found at Indonesia jet crash site Agence France-Presse

JAKARTA - Search teams Monday found an emergency transmitter from the Russian jet that slammed into a dormant volcano in Indonesia but said they are yet to locate the flight recorders that could explain the deadly crash.

Russian experts and Indonesian searchers combing the remote area where the Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashed Wednesday, killing all 45 on board, found the emergency locator transmitter (ELT) and other instruments in a deep ravine on Mount Salak.

The old-model transmitter, which sends out a distress signal in the event of a crash, would not have been able to communicate via satellite but was designed to be picked up by rescuers on the ground, or by airport control towers, rescue chief Daryatmo said.

Officials have said they did not receive a signal after the accident.

Dozens of Russian experts have flown to Indonesia in recent days to join the

investigation.

Some are assisting Indonesian teams at the crash site, south of the capital Jakarta, where the tail of the plane was on Sunday located in a 500-metre deep ravine.

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft spokeswoman Olga Kayukova told AFP on Monday that the plane that crashed was not the same one that carried out the first part of the Asia promotional tour in Kazakhstan and Pakistan.

She said the first model had returned to Moscow “to take part in tests”, without giving further details, but insisted the second jet was in “perfect technical condition before the flight”.

The aircraft, a joint venture between Sukhoi and Italy’s Alenia Aeronautica, made its first commercial flight last year.

Most of the 45 who died on board were Indonesian airline representatives -- potential customers of the Sukhoi jet -- the first post-Soviet new passenger plane produced by Russia.

Indonesia opening up to prison swaps: report

Agence France-Presse

SYDNEY - Indonesia has hinted at prisoner swap deals with Australia and other countries, with Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa reportedly saying the transfer of people “is a good thing”.

Natalegawa told Australian editors during an interview in Jakarta that Indonesia was in talks with Australia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and France about prisoners.

“We get it. I get it. The transfer of people is a good thing,” Natalegawa said, the Australian Financial Review reported Tuesday.

“We are comparing notes with other countries, the lessons learnt, and understanding the Australian experience. These discussions are still ongoing... but we see benefits.

“I hope this issue can be settled sooner rather than later.”

Australia would be keen to see high-profile prisoners such as drug smuggler Schapelle Corby brought home to finish her sentence, while Indonesia has low-level people-smugglers, many young and uneducated, in Aus-

tralian jails.

“We must empathise with each others’ outlook,” Natalegawa said.

“The transfer of sentenced people has developed and evolved. Such a transfer would not be bespoke for one or two people; it would be good for the long term.”

The issue of boat people has been a thorn in Canberra’s close relationship with Indonesia, with many poorly-equipped boats laden with asylum-seekers using the Asian country as a staging post for their journey to Australia.

Natalegawa rejected the idea, put forward

by Australia’s conservative opposition, that boat people be “pushed back” to Indonesia, describing the plan as “quite unhelpful to be honest”.

“Do we push these people back to where? It’s like a chain. Where does it all end?” he said.

“I get the point that all countries have to help. Every country has to get their house in order. That I get.”

But he said Indonesia and Australia recognised that national policies must be built on regional policies.

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Bali Today Bali Post

IBP/File

Automotive’s factory shows in this photograph. European Union (EU) grades Indonesia’s automotive Market from their region is not conducive yet compared to other countries like Malaysia and Thailand as stated by EU Delegation Head for Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam and ASEAN, Julian Wilson, last Monday (14/5).

Indonesia automotive market not conducive Bali Post

MANGUPURA - European Union (EU) grades Indonesia’s automotive market from their region is not conducive yet compared to other countries like Malaysia and Thailand as stated

by EU Delegation Head for Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam and ASEAN, Julian Wilson, last Monday (14/5). but in many things. “The small investment was due to EU hasn’t seen the significant market in Indonesia, unlike Japan who does know and able to go in. Now

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Balinese Culture Rabies still worries Gianyar residents

“EU automotive industry is a priority industry that is able to provide working fields, exporting, research, development and innovation. This industry played a role that decides changing to continuity growth,” Wilson stated in Kuta last Monday (14/5).

It is hoped from the dialogue business between EU and Indonesia in discussing it will give a solution knowing that the buyers/investors for it are little.

Meanwhile General Director for International Industry Join Work from Ministry of Trade and Industry, Agus Tjahajana, stated in 2010 the flow of selling items from two sides reached USD 26.8 billion while in 2011 got an increase of 22.2 percent reaching USD 32.75 billion. Yet it is admitted the EU investment value in Indonesia by year 2011 experienced a decrease of 3 percent from the previous year, from USD 2,776.5 million down to 2,675.3 million. It will be developed by putting effort in increasing its investment and hoped not only in automotive

International

we saw EU seeing Indonesia as a beautiful girl, let’s hope this will be a blood to Indonesia’s investment,” Tjahajana stated. (kmb27)

GIANYAR - Rabies seems to become a troubling disease for the residents of Gianyar as the transmission of rabies case through dog bites remains to occur in Gianyar Regency. One of the residents of Abianbase, Gianyar, who died in Sanglah Hospital, was alleged to be a rabies suspect. He was cremated on Monday (May 14) through a mekinsan di geni procession at local customary cemetery.

The Head of Gianyar Health Agency, Pande Wirabuana, when asked for his confirmation stated that Ketut Kerta, a resident of Abianbase village, could not be declared positive to rabies.

So far, the medical officers were still undertaking a laboratory examination. Indeed, in terms of the symptoms and history of illness he experienced, he was alleged to be a rabies suspect, he explained.

Related to that matter, the Health Agency through the officer of Community Health Center I of Gianyar had examined the victims’ families by providing antirabies vaccination (VAR).

Since there was a history of dog bite, the family would have a continuous health

monitoring carried out by a medical team from the community health center.

After the occurrence of rabies suspect in Gianyar, his party had made coordinated with the Gianyar Livestock Agency. The Head of Gianyar Livestock, Fisheries and Maritime Agency, Dewa Gede Amerta, when asked for his confirmation said that after the incident his party had carried out vaccination to 182 dogs at the surrounding area, chiefly in the neighborhood of Abianbase Kaja Kauh and Candibaru.

Estimated, there were some 200 dogs in the neighborhood.

“As a matter of fact, the dogs around the area have been vaccinated for two times until last month,” he said.

S o f a r, t h e L i v e s t o c k Agency claimed to have performed rabies vaccination up to the third stage to 13,000 dogs of the 40,000 estimated dogs. As planned, his party would vaccinate all the dogs, but he was still waiting for the vaccine stock from the province. However, due to the recent incident, he directly performed a vaccination to the dogs around the site last Friday. “Further vaccination is planned to be held in two weeks,” he explained. (kmb16)

Otonan: Real ‘Birthday’ Celebration for Companions

Month by month has gone by and another year is coming. Time is so significant to humans when he performs action and writes down his story of life. When having arrived at certain point, he may need a short break for an introspection and commemoration of a beautiful moment in his lifetime. Yes, it’s commonly known as birthday, an annual celebration of the day on which one was born.

Etymologically, there may have been a common ‘misperception’ here where birthday in the Gregorian calendar should be celebrated on the same day as the word suggests and not the same date (should be birth date). On the contrary, otonan in the Balinese (Hindu) tradition is similar thing but of different context. This one is celebrated every 210 days on the same day based on JavanoBalinese wuku year. So, it can be said a real birthday. For example, if one was born on Wednesday (day) Kliwon (five-day week) Dungulan (one of thirty wukus), he will celebrate his otonan on the same day as above.

Another difference between the two is the dating system, particularly on the starting point of new date. If the Gregorian starts at 00:01, the wuku at the sunrise.

Sometimes, there is also misunderstanding among some Balinese to determine the day of a baby that was born at dawn, let’s say on Wednesday Kliwon Dungulan at 04:00.

Based on Gregorian calendar, the day and date have belonged to the next (Thursday) and will become its ‘birth date’ later. However, its otonan should not follow this calendar system, but as the baby was born at 04:00, it should belong to Wednesday (Buda) based on the wuku system.

This misdating may often inflict mistakes in determining his otonan day and its character does not accord with the Hindu astrology. This then needs something like ritual adjustment in Hindu belief to the appropriate day through an exorcism rite as mentioned in palm-leaf manuscript that commonly used as reference like Wrehaspati Kalpa.

Otonan in Balinese tradition is actually a private and comprehensive ritual that only celebrated by the family internally. By certain kinds of oblation, the ritual is intended for one’s inner and outer self along with his kanda empat or four companions that are believed to accompany him since birth to the end of lifetime and even the period after death.

They are expressed in personification as amniotic fluid, vernix cascosa, the afterbirth and the blood. In Hindu belief, the names of the four companions will change in keeping with the increasing age of the human self and so are the places where they indwell. The four will loyally keep the self in this world. If ‘spiritual’ communication and empowerment run well among the five, one will never feel fearful wherever he goes and can do healing. As loyal and eternal companions, too, they will accompany the self around the clock. By doing this, they will know every single deed of the self during its interaction with corporeal body. After death, on facing the court of Yama, no facts can be hidden or no lies can be told, as the four companions will deliver the true witness.

In essence, otonan is an immensely important celebration for the Hindus. It constitutes right moment to reorganize, encourage the relationship of human self with the four integrated companions as the otonan contains two dimensional aspects, both sekala (visible) and niskala (invisible).

By this, it is also expected to promote harmony between the body with soul and finally reach eternal bliss here and after. (BTN)

Fresh Salad With Peanut Sauce Ingredients: 1 fresh red or green semihot chili, cut into thin slices 1 clove garlic, sliced 1 teaspoon salt 2 small slices kencur, soaked in water for thirty minutes (optional) 3 tablespoons crunchy peanut butter 1 teaspoon tamarind, dissolved in 1 tablespoon water 2 teaspoons sugar 1 cup thin-sliced cucumbers 1 cup fresh bean sprouts 1 cup lettuce, broken into bite-size pieces Directions Crush the chili, garlic, salt, kencur and peanut butter in a mortar so it’ll become the sauce of the dish.

Add the tamarind liquid and sugar. Mix well.

Toss the sauce with the vegetables until well mixed.

Serve chilled or at room temperature.

Steamed Mushroom Wraps Ingredients 100 gram cloud ear mushroom, soaked in hot water until soft, then drained 1 egg, beaten 125 ml medium thick coconut milk from ¼ coconut banana leaves Spice Paste Ingredients: 10 red chilies 10 bird shit chilies 7 small shallots 3 small cloves garlic 5 candlenuts 2 tomatoes 1 cm fresh galangal (langkuas) 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. palm sugar or brown sugar Directions : Slice the mushroom in 1 cm lengths and mix together with the egg, santan and the spice paste blend.

Devide the mixture among 20 packets made of banana leaves. Fold the ends of the packets and seal.

Steam the packets for about 25 minutes until done.

Remove and set aside. Broil the packets over medium heat until liquid has evaporated.

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Bali Today Bali Post

IBP/File

Automotive’s factory shows in this photograph. European Union (EU) grades Indonesia’s automotive Market from their region is not conducive yet compared to other countries like Malaysia and Thailand as stated by EU Delegation Head for Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam and ASEAN, Julian Wilson, last Monday (14/5).

Indonesia automotive market not conducive Bali Post

MANGUPURA - European Union (EU) grades Indonesia’s automotive market from their region is not conducive yet compared to other countries like Malaysia and Thailand as stated

by EU Delegation Head for Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam and ASEAN, Julian Wilson, last Monday (14/5). but in many things. “The small investment was due to EU hasn’t seen the significant market in Indonesia, unlike Japan who does know and able to go in. Now

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Balinese Culture Rabies still worries Gianyar residents

“EU automotive industry is a priority industry that is able to provide working fields, exporting, research, development and innovation. This industry played a role that decides changing to continuity growth,” Wilson stated in Kuta last Monday (14/5).

It is hoped from the dialogue business between EU and Indonesia in discussing it will give a solution knowing that the buyers/investors for it are little.

Meanwhile General Director for International Industry Join Work from Ministry of Trade and Industry, Agus Tjahajana, stated in 2010 the flow of selling items from two sides reached USD 26.8 billion while in 2011 got an increase of 22.2 percent reaching USD 32.75 billion. Yet it is admitted the EU investment value in Indonesia by year 2011 experienced a decrease of 3 percent from the previous year, from USD 2,776.5 million down to 2,675.3 million. It will be developed by putting effort in increasing its investment and hoped not only in automotive

International

we saw EU seeing Indonesia as a beautiful girl, let’s hope this will be a blood to Indonesia’s investment,” Tjahajana stated. (kmb27)

GIANYAR - Rabies seems to become a troubling disease for the residents of Gianyar as the transmission of rabies case through dog bites remains to occur in Gianyar Regency. One of the residents of Abianbase, Gianyar, who died in Sanglah Hospital, was alleged to be a rabies suspect. He was cremated on Monday (May 14) through a mekinsan di geni procession at local customary cemetery.

The Head of Gianyar Health Agency, Pande Wirabuana, when asked for his confirmation stated that Ketut Kerta, a resident of Abianbase village, could not be declared positive to rabies.

So far, the medical officers were still undertaking a laboratory examination. Indeed, in terms of the symptoms and history of illness he experienced, he was alleged to be a rabies suspect, he explained.

Related to that matter, the Health Agency through the officer of Community Health Center I of Gianyar had examined the victims’ families by providing antirabies vaccination (VAR).

Since there was a history of dog bite, the family would have a continuous health

monitoring carried out by a medical team from the community health center.

After the occurrence of rabies suspect in Gianyar, his party had made coordinated with the Gianyar Livestock Agency. The Head of Gianyar Livestock, Fisheries and Maritime Agency, Dewa Gede Amerta, when asked for his confirmation said that after the incident his party had carried out vaccination to 182 dogs at the surrounding area, chiefly in the neighborhood of Abianbase Kaja Kauh and Candibaru.

Estimated, there were some 200 dogs in the neighborhood.

“As a matter of fact, the dogs around the area have been vaccinated for two times until last month,” he said.

S o f a r, t h e L i v e s t o c k Agency claimed to have performed rabies vaccination up to the third stage to 13,000 dogs of the 40,000 estimated dogs. As planned, his party would vaccinate all the dogs, but he was still waiting for the vaccine stock from the province. However, due to the recent incident, he directly performed a vaccination to the dogs around the site last Friday. “Further vaccination is planned to be held in two weeks,” he explained. (kmb16)

Otonan: Real ‘Birthday’ Celebration for Companions

Month by month has gone by and another year is coming. Time is so significant to humans when he performs action and writes down his story of life. When having arrived at certain point, he may need a short break for an introspection and commemoration of a beautiful moment in his lifetime. Yes, it’s commonly known as birthday, an annual celebration of the day on which one was born.

Etymologically, there may have been a common ‘misperception’ here where birthday in the Gregorian calendar should be celebrated on the same day as the word suggests and not the same date (should be birth date). On the contrary, otonan in the Balinese (Hindu) tradition is similar thing but of different context. This one is celebrated every 210 days on the same day based on JavanoBalinese wuku year. So, it can be said a real birthday. For example, if one was born on Wednesday (day) Kliwon (five-day week) Dungulan (one of thirty wukus), he will celebrate his otonan on the same day as above.

Another difference between the two is the dating system, particularly on the starting point of new date. If the Gregorian starts at 00:01, the wuku at the sunrise.

Sometimes, there is also misunderstanding among some Balinese to determine the day of a baby that was born at dawn, let’s say on Wednesday Kliwon Dungulan at 04:00.

Based on Gregorian calendar, the day and date have belonged to the next (Thursday) and will become its ‘birth date’ later. However, its otonan should not follow this calendar system, but as the baby was born at 04:00, it should belong to Wednesday (Buda) based on the wuku system.

This misdating may often inflict mistakes in determining his otonan day and its character does not accord with the Hindu astrology. This then needs something like ritual adjustment in Hindu belief to the appropriate day through an exorcism rite as mentioned in palm-leaf manuscript that commonly used as reference like Wrehaspati Kalpa.

Otonan in Balinese tradition is actually a private and comprehensive ritual that only celebrated by the family internally. By certain kinds of oblation, the ritual is intended for one’s inner and outer self along with his kanda empat or four companions that are believed to accompany him since birth to the end of lifetime and even the period after death.

They are expressed in personification as amniotic fluid, vernix cascosa, the afterbirth and the blood. In Hindu belief, the names of the four companions will change in keeping with the increasing age of the human self and so are the places where they indwell. The four will loyally keep the self in this world. If ‘spiritual’ communication and empowerment run well among the five, one will never feel fearful wherever he goes and can do healing. As loyal and eternal companions, too, they will accompany the self around the clock. By doing this, they will know every single deed of the self during its interaction with corporeal body. After death, on facing the court of Yama, no facts can be hidden or no lies can be told, as the four companions will deliver the true witness.

In essence, otonan is an immensely important celebration for the Hindus. It constitutes right moment to reorganize, encourage the relationship of human self with the four integrated companions as the otonan contains two dimensional aspects, both sekala (visible) and niskala (invisible).

By this, it is also expected to promote harmony between the body with soul and finally reach eternal bliss here and after. (BTN)

Fresh Salad With Peanut Sauce Ingredients: 1 fresh red or green semihot chili, cut into thin slices 1 clove garlic, sliced 1 teaspoon salt 2 small slices kencur, soaked in water for thirty minutes (optional) 3 tablespoons crunchy peanut butter 1 teaspoon tamarind, dissolved in 1 tablespoon water 2 teaspoons sugar 1 cup thin-sliced cucumbers 1 cup fresh bean sprouts 1 cup lettuce, broken into bite-size pieces Directions Crush the chili, garlic, salt, kencur and peanut butter in a mortar so it’ll become the sauce of the dish.

Add the tamarind liquid and sugar. Mix well.

Toss the sauce with the vegetables until well mixed.

Serve chilled or at room temperature.

Steamed Mushroom Wraps Ingredients 100 gram cloud ear mushroom, soaked in hot water until soft, then drained 1 egg, beaten 125 ml medium thick coconut milk from ¼ coconut banana leaves Spice Paste Ingredients: 10 red chilies 10 bird shit chilies 7 small shallots 3 small cloves garlic 5 candlenuts 2 tomatoes 1 cm fresh galangal (langkuas) 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. palm sugar or brown sugar Directions : Slice the mushroom in 1 cm lengths and mix together with the egg, santan and the spice paste blend.

Devide the mixture among 20 packets made of banana leaves. Fold the ends of the packets and seal.

Steam the packets for about 25 minutes until done.

Remove and set aside. Broil the packets over medium heat until liquid has evaporated.

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Destinations

International

International

Yeh Pulu Relief:

Description of Life in Bali Ancient Kingdom Bali is a bijou island, but the content of traditional values, arts, history and culture is not as small as the area. Artistic heritage, history and culture almost spread throughout the nine regencies and city existing on the Island of the Gods. The search on the heritage, arts and cultural relics of this time is to Yeh Pulu Relief.

Relief of the ancient rock stone is located at the Bedulu (Bedahulu) Village, Blahbatuh Subdistrict, Gianyar Regency. Location to Tampaksiring and Kintamani is only about 40 minutes drive from Denpasar City. The entrance to the tourist attraction of holy water is not far from the main road east of Goa Gajah Temple, to the right, into the village street. Visitors should be careful because there are many road junctions without a clue heading for the object of Yeh Pulu Relief, or ask the way to local residents.

The monument in the form of relief becoming the main attraction to tourists, especially foreign tourists, was discovered in 1925 by a courtier or Ubud Royal family. The name was taken from the barrel (or container of rice in the past) located at the central axis of purified water nestling in the west of the relief. The word yeh in Balinese language means water and pulu means a barrel.

The appeal of this monument is not only because of the uniqueness of relief sculpture immortalized

on the rock stone wall of the hill, but also due to the spread of rice field view along the two-hundredmeters and the sound of clinking water on the left-right path to location is always neatly trimmed and maintained sustainably, emanating a natural beauty.

With such a natural atmosphere, the clear and the sharpness of splashing water are always flowing along the trench making the ambience around this object really peaceful and enchanting. On that account, it is not mistaken if the niches (caves) in southern relief suspected as the hermitage of the last Balinese ancient King before the collapse of Bali to Majapahit administration in 1343.

Relief with magical nuance and meaningful is 25 meters long and 2 meters high. Many researches conducted by experts from home and overseas to recognize the implicit meaning behind the wall relief of the rock cliffs on the hills. As consequence, it drove many commentaries and analysis to uncover the mystery behind the veil of the true meaning of the relief. Overall, the theme of this story recounts the life in the forest atmosphere and daily life in the ancient kingdom of Bali. In addition to the Balinese classical carvings, this monument also has niches of Bedahulu Royal Hermitage before his death against the army of the Majapahit kingdom in 1343 AD.

Yeh Pulu Relief poses one of the many historical classical monuments of Bali originating in ancient Bali (14th century

AD) retaining full knowledge of art, which until now is still sustainable and be cared by the members of Subak, as one of

the classical organizations that in particular organizes farmers and manage all aspects of rice field cultivation.

Indonesia Today

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

7

Yudhoyono receives Kim Yong Nam Antara

JAKARTA - President Susilo Yudhoyono received a courtesy visit from Kim Yong Nam, the President of the Presidium of North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly, at Merdeka Palace here on Tuesday.

Kim arrived at the palace at 10 a.m. local time and was greeted

by Yudhoyono before joining the honorary ceremony. He is on a visit to Indonesia from May 13 to 16 at the invitation of Yudhoyono.

It is his third visit in his capacity as the president of the Presidium of North Korea’s Parliament, to Indonesia.

Kim, who is accompanied by three ministerial-level delegates, is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Yudhoyono and attend a state banquet.

Others present in the welcoming ceremony are Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Hatta Radjasa, Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfare Agung Laksono, Coordinating Minister for Political, and Legal and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto.

Also accompany Industry Minister MS Hidayat, Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan, Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa, Chief of the Defence Forces Admiral Agus Suhartono, and National Police Chief General Timur Pradopo.

During his visit, Kim is also expected to hold meetings with the chairman of the People`s Consultative Assembly (MPR), Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), and Vice President Boediono.

Teuku Faizasyah, a spokesman of President Yudhoyono, said recently that in the bilateral meeting, Yudhoyono and Kim will discuss efforts to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries and the latest geopolitical developments in the region.

Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) shakes hands with North Korea’s de facto head of state, Kim Yong-Nam (L) during a state visit at the presidential palace in Jakarta on May 15, 2012. The three-day visit comes amid fears of a North Korean nuclear test after a failed rocket launch by Pyongyang last month that the United States and its allies said was a disguised ballicstic missile test banned under UN resolutions.

IBP/Net AFP PHOTO / ADEK BERRY

Emergency transmitter found at Indonesia jet crash site Agence France-Presse

JAKARTA - Search teams Monday found an emergency transmitter from the Russian jet that slammed into a dormant volcano in Indonesia but said they are yet to locate the flight recorders that could explain the deadly crash.

Russian experts and Indonesian searchers combing the remote area where the Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashed Wednesday, killing all 45 on board, found the emergency locator transmitter (ELT) and other instruments in a deep ravine on Mount Salak.

The old-model transmitter, which sends out a distress signal in the event of a crash, would not have been able to communicate via satellite but was designed to be picked up by rescuers on the ground, or by airport control towers, rescue chief Daryatmo said.

Officials have said they did not receive a signal after the accident.

Dozens of Russian experts have flown to Indonesia in recent days to join the

investigation.

Some are assisting Indonesian teams at the crash site, south of the capital Jakarta, where the tail of the plane was on Sunday located in a 500-metre deep ravine.

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft spokeswoman Olga Kayukova told AFP on Monday that the plane that crashed was not the same one that carried out the first part of the Asia promotional tour in Kazakhstan and Pakistan.

She said the first model had returned to Moscow “to take part in tests”, without giving further details, but insisted the second jet was in “perfect technical condition before the flight”.

The aircraft, a joint venture between Sukhoi and Italy’s Alenia Aeronautica, made its first commercial flight last year.

Most of the 45 who died on board were Indonesian airline representatives -- potential customers of the Sukhoi jet -- the first post-Soviet new passenger plane produced by Russia.

Indonesia opening up to prison swaps: report

Agence France-Presse

SYDNEY - Indonesia has hinted at prisoner swap deals with Australia and other countries, with Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa reportedly saying the transfer of people “is a good thing”.

Natalegawa told Australian editors during an interview in Jakarta that Indonesia was in talks with Australia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and France about prisoners.

“We get it. I get it. The transfer of people is a good thing,” Natalegawa said, the Australian Financial Review reported Tuesday.

“We are comparing notes with other countries, the lessons learnt, and understanding the Australian experience. These discussions are still ongoing... but we see benefits.

“I hope this issue can be settled sooner rather than later.”

Australia would be keen to see high-profile prisoners such as drug smuggler Schapelle Corby brought home to finish her sentence, while Indonesia has low-level people-smugglers, many young and uneducated, in Aus-

tralian jails.

“We must empathise with each others’ outlook,” Natalegawa said.

“The transfer of sentenced people has developed and evolved. Such a transfer would not be bespoke for one or two people; it would be good for the long term.”

The issue of boat people has been a thorn in Canberra’s close relationship with Indonesia, with many poorly-equipped boats laden with asylum-seekers using the Asian country as a staging post for their journey to Australia.

Natalegawa rejected the idea, put forward

by Australia’s conservative opposition, that boat people be “pushed back” to Indonesia, describing the plan as “quite unhelpful to be honest”.

“Do we push these people back to where? It’s like a chain. Where does it all end?” he said.

“I get the point that all countries have to help. Every country has to get their house in order. That I get.”

But he said Indonesia and Australia recognised that national policies must be built on regional policies.

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Francois Hollande becomes new French president Associated Press

PARIS — Francois Hollande has become president of France following a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in central Paris.

Hollande is the first socialist leader of France since Francois Mitterrand left office in 1995.

Hollande, 57, was elected to a five-year term in an election earlier this month, after voters ousted incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy after only one term.

Following the ceremony Hollande is due to leave for Berlin, where he meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel for a critical meeting on austerity and growth in Europe.

Hollande arrived at the 18th-century palace that is the traditional residence of French presidents at 10:00 a.m., where he was greeted by outgoing president Nicolas Sarkozy on the Elysee’s red-carpeted steps.

Following a forty minute private meeting with Sarkozy, Hollande was declared president after the head of the constitutional court read out the final results of the May 6 election.

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The Soyuz TMA-04M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 carrying Expedition 31 Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka, NASA Flight Engineer Joseph Acaba, and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin to the International Space Station.

Three-man Soyuz crew departs for space station Associated Press

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — A three-man crew blasted off from a space center in southern Kazakhstan Tuesday morning on board a Russian-made Soyuz craft for a four-and-half-month stay at the International Space Station.

NASA astronaut Joseph Acaba and Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin set off from the Baikonur facility as scheduled at 9:01 a.m. local time (0301 GMT).

Russia’s space agency says the craft is due to dock with the space station Thursday morning Moscow time and will join the three astronauts currently staying at the orbiting laboratory.

The crew, which is being commanded by retired 53-year old Russian Air Force Col. Padalka, will immediately get to work preparing for the arrival next week of privately owned SpaceX’s Dragon Capsule. It will be the first time a private company has launched space station supplies.

The space station is currently occupied by Russian cosmonaut

Oleg Kononenko, NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Holland’s Andre Kuipers.

Padalka is a seasoned space traveler, having spent a total of 585 days in space on three previous missions on board the now-defunct Mir station and the current International Space Station. Inglewood, California-native Acaba, who turns 45 on Thursday, on the day that Soyuz is due to dock, makes his second venture into space after his maiden orbital voyage on the shuttle in 2009. Revin, 46, is making his first trip to space.

Until NASA either brings a new craft online or private companies are able to arrange manned trips to the orbiting station, the Sovietdesigned Soyuz spacecraft will remain the only means to deliver crews to the orbiting outpost.

The Russian space program has been blighted by a string of technical glitches in the recent past, raising questions over its dependability.

Tuesday’s launch had been pushed back by two months due to depressurization of the spacecraft’s descent module during the ground testing phase. It was the second significant postponement of a manned Russian launch in the space of a year.

A Russian Mars moon probe crashed to Earth in January in what the nation’s space agency described as the result of cosmic radiation.

That came only weeks after the crash of a communications satellite and the crash in August of a supply ship destined for the space station.

She said by bowing to the wishes of “troublemakers,” authorities only give them more power. “We are mature enough to be able to separate our own moral values from arts and culture,” Renata said.

Lady Gaga’s Asian tour started late last month and many of the stops have sold out. The South Korean concerts were limited to fans 18 or older because conservatives there raised objections.

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From page 1 Provincial and regency/city government should cooperate intensively to supervise the location. Besides, the workers in the illicit cafés and house of prostitution should have HIV/ AIDS card. Similarly, they had also to hold a check-up card.

When there was a raid they should present the card. If the sex workers were infected by HIV/AIDS, they could be given treatment and further handling.

“To prevent the increasing cases, the house of prostitution and illicit cafés have to be frequently raided. Their presence must also be limited though it is rather difficult but it should become a collective commitment,” he said.

This politician from Nusa Dua added there were changes in their practice patterns, namely by using boarding houses so that the sex workers were difficult to be detected. To that end, the active role of customary village needed intensifying.

In addition, the boarding house owners should be highly selective in accepting tenants.

Meanwhile, another member of Commission IV, Utami Dwi Suryadi assessed the high cases of HIV/AIDS were inseparable from the low awareness of sex

workers’ visitors to use condoms. Therefore, socialization on the use of condoms should be more intensively conducted.

This democrat politician also urged there should be a strict regulation setting forth the nightclubs such as the illicit cafés. Regency/municipal government was requested to issue licenses more selectively for nightclubs that operated leading to the practice of prostitution. In addition, village officials were also asked to strictly maintain their territory so that there would be no establishment of such illicit cafés as it could bring in a bad impact.

However, she admitted the establishment of such illicit cafés until reaching rural area raised a dilemma. On the one hand, their existence could give contribution to the income of an area, but on the other hand it could bring in a negative impact. “There must be a clear commitment from the lowest to the provincial government officials in addressing the rise of illicit cafés becoming the hub of sex workers and potentially transmitting HIV /AIDS. Therefore, never pursuit any short-term profits,” she said. (kmb29)

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China faces pressure to reverse economic slump

Associated Press

BEIJING — Gao Runping, who makes mechanical components for the oil industry, founded his business in the central city of Taiyuan with equipment bought from failing companies after the 2008 global crisis.

Now, with China’s economy cooling abruptly again, Gao sees another wave of bankruptcies about to hit his industry.

“I can see about one-fifth to onethird of the factories are about to close, and owners are preparing to sell off their equipment,” said Gao, general manager of Taiyuan Fanhe Engineering Co. China’s economic growth has decelerated from overheated to slower than Beijing wanted in just half a year as export demand and consumer spending at home weaken, raising the threat of job losses and possible unrest.

Chinese leaders are gradually reversing course after spending the past two years trying to cool growth and inflation. They are easing lending curbs and are expected to take other steps to shore up growth that fell to a nearly three-year low of 8.1 percent in the first quarter and is slowing further.

But they are moving cautiously after the stimulus that helped China avoid the 2008 crisis fueled inflation and a wasteful building boom.

“Everybody realized the stimulus was excessive,” said UBS economist Tao Wang. “This time, I think the government will be more cautious and more prudent.”

The slowdown adds to challenges for the Communist Party ahead of a once-a-decade handover of power to younger leaders this year. It follows a scandal over disgraced politician Bo Xilai and the embarrassment of a U.S.-Chinese high-level dialogue overshadowed by a standoff over a blind legal activist, Chen Guangcheng.

The first quarter “was pretty anemic, and I think that is likely to get worse,” said Eric Fishwick, head of economic research for Hong Kongbased investment bank CLSA. The figures have prompted some analysts to trim their growth outlook for this year, though to still-robust levels of 8 to 9 percent. The World Bank and International Monetary Fund are forecasting growth this year at 8.2 percent.

Adding to the gloom, sales of home appliances during the weeklong May Day holiday were down

30 to 40 percent from a year earlier, according to the newspaper China Business Journal.

Planners face a conflict between immediate growth needs and Beijing’s long-term effort to reduce heavy reliance on exports and investment and create a more self-sustaining, consumer-based Chinese economy.

A quick way to pump money into the economy is through more spending on building highways and other public works. But authorities are reluctant to do that again after the 2008 stimulus left local governments that splurged on new roads, buildings and other projects with heavy debts to state banks that some may be unable to repay.

The flood of money also set off stock market and real estate speculation, forcing up politically sensitive housing costs. Inflation spiked to a 37-month high of 6.5 percent last July, with food prices surging 14.8 percent, before subsiding to 3.4 percent in April, below the government’s 4 percent target for the year.

Italian economy slumps deeper into recession

Agence France-Presse

ROME - The Italian economy, the eurozone’s third biggest, fell deeper into recession in the first quarter of 2012, when economic activity contracted by 0.8 percent, official data showed Tuesday.

Hit by heavy debt and austerity measures drawn up to straighten out its finances, the Italian economy had shrunk by 0.7 percent in the last three months of 2011, and by 0.2 percent in the third quarter of that year, figures released by the ISTAT statistics office showed.

A recession is defined by two consecutive quarters of contracting economic activity.

The latest slump was heavier

than expected, with analysts polled by Dow Jones Newswires pencilling in a drop of 0.6 percent for the three-month period.

It was also the sharpest quarterly decline since the Italian economy shrank by 3.5 percent in the first quarter of 2009, when the world was in the midst of its most severe economic crisis since the 1930s Great Depression.

On a 12-month basis, Italian gross domestic product (GDP) declined by 1.3 percent in the first quarter, the ISTAT data showed.

It did not provide details but according to the latest figures, industrial production fell by 2.1 percent in the first quarter, and business sentiment has slumped

to its lowest level since late 2009.

But household consumption increased in January and February despite rising unemployment, which hit a record of 9.8 percent in March.

In mid April, the goverment headed by Mario Monti revised its 2012 economic forecasts lower, and now expects the economy to contract by 1.2 percent before gaining a slight 0.5 percent next year.

Estimates by the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund are even less optimistic, forecasting that activity will fall this year by 1.4 percent and 1.9 percent, respectively.

AP Photo/dapd, Timur Emek

This Feb. 1, 2012 photo shows the Facebook logo on a computer screen in Berlin. A published report says Facebook is seeking a valuation of $85 billion to $95 billion when it goes public in a few weeks.

Facebook IPO shares tough task for small investors Associated Press

CHICAGO — Hoping to get in on Facebook’s hotly anticipated public stock offering? You’ll need Facebook friends at very high levels — or a lot of money.

Most people who like the idea of owning Facebook’s stock will have difficulty getting it at the offer price, currently expected at $28 to $35 a share. Unless you know the right people at Facebook, you’ll likely need to have a large, active account with one of the big banks or brokerage firms directly involved in the stock sale.

Otherwise, you can take your chances by buying shares after the initial public offering is completed, when Facebook begins trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol “FB.” That’s likely to happen Friday.

Doing it that way typically means paying much more for the stock, however. And heavy demand skews the early stock price, leaving an investor vulnerable to the risk of a big drop.

Jerome Cleary isn’t deterred. One of a legion of Facebook fans, he has never wanted to own a stock as much as he wants to buy this one. Cleary, a standup comedian in Los Angeles, says he has already signed up for an account with a discount online brokerage so he’ll be ready.

“I know you should buy stock in what you know and like,” Cleary says. “I feel that because they have an incredible mass of wealth and such growing popularity, the stock really may pay off.”

Facebook Inc.’s IPO is expected to be the largest ever for an Internet company. It’s expected to raise as much as $11.8 billion for Facebook and its early investors — far more than the $1.67 billion raised in Google Inc.’s 2004 IPO. Analysts say there’s so much interest in Facebook’s stock that some underwriters are closing their books as early as Tuesday.

This means they won’t be taking any more orders from potential buyers. The IPO is expected to be completed late Thursday, with shares available for trading Friday.

Scott Sweet, the owner of advisory firm IPOBoutique, says the high demand also means that Facebook might raise the per-share price above $35, the high end of the range Facebook currently expects. Facebook and the IPO’s lead underwriter, Morgan Stanley, declined to comment.

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Britney Spears joining Fox’s ‘The X Factor’

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“Not to be negative about the people leaving, but we just felt the mix could be more effective and more entertaining,” said Peter Rice, entertainment chairman for the Fox Networks Group.

Fox’s entertainment president, Kevin Reilly, also promised work on “American Idol” next season but didn’t specify anything.

“This year was a bigger drop-off than we anticipated,” Reilly said.

“Glee,” once a sensation, saw its viewership drop by 21 percent this season. It will move to Thursday nights and a comfortable 9 p.m. Eastern time slot following “The X Factor” in the fall.

Reilly said the show is “poised for a creative renaissance” and has Hudson and Parker lined up for multi-episode guest slots.

Part of the reason Fox moved “Glee” is to make Tuesday a four-sitcom night, with two new shows joining “New Girl” and “Raising Hope.”

Mindy Kaling, actress, producer and writer for “The Office,” creates and stars in “The Mindy Project,” a romantic comedy about a doctor looking for love. The other new comedy, “Ben and Kate,” is about a pair of odd couple siblings.

The fall’s only new drama is “The Mob Doctor,” on Monday night, about a young doctor who has to pay off her family’s lifelong debt to the Chicago mob.

Accommodation for Young People in Kuta

The Sunset Hotel, Villas, Restaurant and Spa turns steadier to proclaim itself as a tourist accommodation for young people. Other than arranging the ornaments into more elegant, it also prepares some musical events and watching together with the focus on the community.

“We have appointed the model Aishah Gray as the hotel brand ambassador having the elegant and youthful character,” said General Manager of The Sunset, Dewa Adnyana.

Adnyana confessed to be very proud of choosing Gray as the brand ambassador of The Sunset Hotel. Gray was remarkably suitable as a figure representing the beautiful, young and dynamic The Sunset. Gray was also very representative to the market share of The Sunset aged 20-35 years. “Many artists have stayed in this hotel. Virtually all Production Houses and the ministries have ever stayed here,” said Adnyana

AP Photo/NBC, Ali Goldstein

In this 2011 image released by NBC, Alec Baldwin portrays Jack Donaghy, left, and Tina Fey portrays Liz Lemon in the NBC comedy series, “30 Rock”.

‘30 Rock’ getting odd exit from NBC

Emmy-winning comedy “30 Rock” is being ushered out in an odd way by NBC. Within the space of four days, NBC officials confirmed that “30 Rock” will call it quits for good after 13 episodes next season, denied it and then confirmed it again.

Asked to comment last Thursday on rumors that the Tina Fey-created sitcom was on its last legs, network entertainment spokeswoman Lauren Roseman said the series would end after its final hurrah next season.

Yet asked in an interview Sunday whether any of NBC’s current Thursday comedies would be on their last seasons, network entertainment chief

Robert Greenblatt said they weren’t.

All could return beyond next year if they do well in the ratings, he said.

“The audience gets a vote,” Ted Harbert, chairman of NBC Broadcasting, added. The two executives repeated that contention in a conference call with reporters nearly three hours later.

But when he went onstage at Radio City Music Hall Monday morning to present the fall schedule to advertisers, Greenblatt said it was the last season for “30 Rock.”

NBC hoped that it would continue to work with Fey for “years to come” on other projects, he said. An NBC spokeswoman had no immediate explanation Monday for the changed stories.

after a photo session in the hotel located on Jalan Dewi Sri, Kuta.

The Sunset is a four star hotel which commenced the operations in June 2011.

The hotel has a minimalist style but features a modern impression. It offers 77 super deluxe rooms, two restaurants, a swimming pool, lounge and a spacious parking lot. The location is very strategic, only 10 minutes from Kuta Beach.

“The Sunset also provides a meeting hall for 500 participants. On that account, it is now also pursuing the MICE market,” he added.

The Sunset never limited the market. No matter from which country the guests came, they would be comfortable to enjoy the complete hotel facilities.

However, this hotel was visited by more domestic tourists where the occupancy reached 80 percent. “Later, this hotel will be equipped with a villa that is now under construction,” he added.

Temple Ceremony AP Photo/Vince Bucci, file

Bobby Brown says his new album represents healing

Bobby Brown says it took him a long time to come out with a new album because he’s spent so much time trying to get his life on track.

Now on tour with bandmates New Edition, Brown says he’s ready to return to his solo career with the album “Masterpiece,” due out June 5.

“Masterpiece” is Brown’s first album in 14 years. He was a multiplatinum star with New Edition and later developed his solo career. But his welldocumented battle with drugs and his legal woes led to his musical decline. His turbulent marriage to Whitney Houston

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Britney Spears and Demi Lovato are joining the judging panel on “The X Factor” this fall, part of Fox’s effort to boost its underperforming music competition shows.

The network’s executives, in presenting next season’s schedule to advertisers on Monday, also promised changes for “American Idol.” While “Idol” remains Fox’s centerpiece, as it has been for the past decade, it has lost a quarter of its audience this year.

Fox is adding two new comedies and a drama in the fall, pumping new life into “Glee” by moving it to a new night with guest stars Kate Hudson and Sarah Jessica Parker and touting a midseason drama starring Kevin Bacon as “the new ‘24.’”

The Spears announcement overshadowed the others. Despite weeks of rumors, it wasn’t official until she strode onto New York’s Beacon Theater stage wearing a white minidress, accompanied by show creator Simon Cowell and fellow judges Lovato and L.A. Reid.

“I’m so excited about the whole experience,” Spears said. “It’s going to be so much fun and different from anything I’ve ever done. I’m ready to find the true star.”

Lovato said she was “totally stoked” to join the cast.

They replace judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger, who were dispatched along with host Steve Jones after last fall’s debut season of the competition didn’t meet the creator’s inflated expectations.

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further eroded his image.

In a recent interview with the “Today” show’s Matt Lauer, Brown denied that he got his late ex-wife addicted to drugs.

Houston’s career was derailed by her drug use, which came to the public’s attention during her marriage to Brown. The superstar drowned in February in Beverly Hills, Calif.; her death was complicated by heart disease and cocaine use, according to authorities.

“The Matt Lauer interview was just for me to clear the air about what everyone was feeling about my ex-wife’s death,” Brown said.

Although he was arrested for DUI in March, Brown insists he has been drug-free for more than seven years. He said his attempt to get his life in order is part of the reason why the Brown says “Masterpiece,” which he started working on last year, is “the best album I’ve done so far.

Brown is engaged to his manager, Alicia Etheridge, with whom he has a young son. He also has other older children, including 19-year-old Bobbi Kristina, his only child with Houston.

Brown said he and Etheridge plan a private wedding, and described his life as content.

Bobby Brown, center, performs with New Edition at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Florida.

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

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

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

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

- Pura Pedarmaan Batursari Ngilis Jegu Penebel Tabanan.

- Pura Puncak Mundi Nusa Penida.

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

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

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

- Pura Bhujangga Waisnawa Gumrih Jembrana.

Balinese Temple Ceremony Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land.

Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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China accuses Dalai Lama of Madame Tussauds unveils deceit after murder plot claim queen’s jubilee waxwork

China has accused the Dalai Lama of “deceiving the world” and “spreading false information” after Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader said he was warned of a plot by Chinese agents to assassinate him.

The Buddhist monk made the allegation in an interview with Britain’s Sunday Telegraph, saying he had been told that agents were planning to poison him using Tibetan women posing as devotees seeking his blessing.

“The Dalai Lama always engages in anti-China splittist activities globally wearing his religious cloak, spreading false information, deceiving the world and confusing the public,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said.

“His most recent statement is not even worth refuting,” he told reporters Monday.

Beijing routinely accuses the Dalai Lama of seeking to split Tibet from the rest of China -- a claim the Nobel Peace Prize laureate denies, saying he only seeks greater autonomy for the Himalayan region.

Many Tibetans in China complain of political and religious persecution under Chinese rule -- which Beijing denies -- and this resentment has been blamed for a spate of self-immolations in Tibetan-inhabited areas since last year.

In his interview with the Sunday Telegraph, the Dalai Lama said he was told the Tibetan women supposedly trying to kill him would have their “hair poisoned and their scarf poisoned”.

“They were supposed to seek blessing from me, and my hand touch,” he said, adding on a visit to London on Monday that there was “no possibility to cross-check, so I don’t know”.

The Dalai Lama met with British Prime Minister David Cameron Monday, before receiving a 1.1 million pound ($1.8 million) prize honouring his efforts to encourage “serious scientific investigative reviews of the power of compassion”. He said he would donate the Templeton Prize to charity.

Sydney’s ‘Angel of The Gap’ dies An Australian man known as the “Angel of The Gap” for his efforts to save scores of would-be suicides from throwing themselves from one of Sydney’s most scenic look-outs has died aged 86.

During the almost 50 years he spent living opposite The Gap -- a notorious sandstone cliff overlooking the coast -- Don Ritchie regularly coaxed desperate people back from the edge, offering them a cup of tea and a chat.

“Sydney’s troubled have lost their angel,” said the city’s Daily Telegraph newspaper.

His daughter Sue Ritchie Bereny said her father, a former navy seaman who served in World War II and then built a corporate career, had loved to look out from his front room at the ocean but was also very sensitive to troubled souls.

He told his daughter he would simply approach people and say: “Is there something I could do to help you?”

“And that was all that was often needed to turn people around, and

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LONDON - Capturing an exact facial expression of Queen Elizabeth proved a challenging task for sculptor Steve Swales during the creation of the latest royal wax figure for London tourist attraction Madame Tussauds.

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Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, left, waves as he leaves St. Paul’s Cathedral in London with Bishop of London Richard Chartres, right, after receiving the 2012 Templeton Prize awarded to him for encouraging scientific research and harmony among religions, Monday, May 14, 2012.

he would say not to underestimate the power of a kind word and a smile,” she told The Sydney Morning Herald.

Ritchie was officially noted to have saved some 160 lives since he moved into his Watsons Bay house in 1964 -- once even tackling a man on the edge of a cliff to prevent him from killing himself.

His family believes the real number was much higher.

Ritchie was a great mixture of strength and compassion, his daughter said, describing him as “an everyday person who did an extraordinary thing for many people that saved lives, without any want of recognition”.

Although modest, Ritchie -- who according to reports died peacefully at his home on Sunday -- was given a local hero award by the National Australia Day Council last year.

“In a situation where most would turn a blind eye, Don has taken action... With such simple actions Don has saved an extraordinary number of lives,” the council said.

Australian FM China talks dominated by US military ties Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr’s first visit to China has been dominated by concerns over Canberra’s ties to Washington with Beijing criticising their close military alliance, according to reports.

Carr, who became Australia’s top diplomat in March, said the worries were raised during three high-level meetings -- including with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi.

“The most objective way of saying it is my three Chinese partners invited me to talk about enhanced Australian defence cooperation with the United States,” Carr said in the Sydney Morning Herald.

“I think their view can be expressed that the time for Cold War alliances have long since past.

“Australia’s view of course is that an American presence in the Asia-Pacific has helped underpin stability there and created

a climate in which the peaceful economic development -- including that of China -- has been able to occur.”

In a visit to Australia last November, US President Barack Obama announced Washington would increase its military presence in Australia as part of a renewed emphasis on the Asia-Pacific, to the irritation of Beijing.

The first batch of 2,500 US Marines to be deployed in the country arrived in the northern city of Darwin in April in a move China said was proof of a “Cold War mentality”.

Apart from the Marines, the US military only has a limited deployment in long-standing ally Australia, including the Pine Gap Joint Defence Facility spy station near the desert town of Alice Springs.

But as part of the expansion of military ties, Australia has indi-

cated it may also allow the United States to use its territory to operate long-range spy drones.

Washington could also reportedly station aircraft carriers and nuclear-powered attack submarines in the western Australian city of Perth.

Carr said he was also keen on closer military cooperation with China, a major trading partner of Australia and a major consumer of its resources.

“An extended underpinning of my conversation with the (People’s Liberation Army) was that our defence cooperation has been very good and we would both like to see more of it,” he said.

“Defence cooperation is a confidence building mission. The more we understand about one another’s approach to defence the less likely we are to misinterpret what the other side does.”

Carr is due to leave China on Wednesday for Japan.

“It’s quite difficult because when you’re sculpting something you have the main features, the eyes, nose, mouth. And you can say they’re difficult but really the difficult thing is linking them all together. The bits in between I think are the hardest to do,” he told Reuters.

Swales, who had previously sat with the British monarch at her Windsor and Balmoral homes, said he could barely speak when he first met her.

The sculptor led a dedicated team of 20 people for more than four months to create the new figure, which cost 150,000 pounds to make, as part of Madame Tussauds’ plans to celebrate Elizabeth’s diamond jubilee this year.

“Our guests come from all over the world, and she is the most

photographed wax figure, she is the person that people come and see. It’s such an exciting year in London this year and we want to be part of that celebration,” Madame Tussauds spokeswoman Liz Edwards said.

Dressed in a white and silver lace dress, embellished with 53,000 Swarovski crystals, and a blue silk sash, the wax figure of the queen is a commanding presence, despite stiff competition from pop stars Rihanna and Lady Gaga in the same room.

Madame Tussauds has been making wax figures of Elizabeth since she was two years old and the latest version is expected to steal some of the limelight away from the figures of her grandson Prince William and wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, whose fans have flocked to the attraction.

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Keeley Scothern of Madame Tussauds waxworks museum London puts the finishing touches on a new figure of the Queen in honour of her Diamond Jubilee in London, Monday, May 14, 2012.

Britain celebrates 350 years of anarchic puppet show Agence France-Presse

LONDON - Dozens of puppeteers gathered in London on Sunday to celebrate 350 years of the Punch and Judy show, an anarchic English seaside entertainment known for its slapstick and casual violence.

On the second of two days of festivities, Punch and Judy men and women -- known as “professors” -- took their hand puppets on a pro-

cession in London’s Covent Garden, staged shows for hundreds of children and held a church service with the red-nosed Mr Punch in the pulpit.

“Punch and Judy pokes fun at all the establishment, but it’s got a lot of heart,” said Maggie Pinhorn, organiser of Sunday’s events, which commemorate the first recorded mention of Punch and Judy by diarist Samuel Pepys.

The show, performed by a single

puppeteer in a striped booth, features the outrageous Mr Punch, who initially appears happy with his wife Judy and their baby before things go downhill when he is asked to babysit.

He fails terribly, sometimes even feeding the baby into a sausage machine, before getting into a fight with his returning wife, then a policeman, plus usually a crocodile and a ghost.

Mr Punch (L) hits a police puppet in a traditional Punch & Judy show during a weekend of performances and shows on May 13, 2012 to celebrate 350 years since the first performance in England outside Saint Paul’s church in Covent Garden, central London.

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Earliest wall art is found in France

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WASHINGTON - A massive block of limestone in France contains what scientists believe are the earliest known engravings of wall art dating back some 37,000 years, according to a study published Monday.

The 1.5 metric ton ceiling piece was first discovered in 2007 at Abri Castanet, a well known archeological site in southwestern France which holds some of the earliest forms of artwork, beads and pierced shells.

According to New York University anthropology professor Randall White, lead author of the paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the art was likely meant to adorn the interior of a shelter for reindeer hunters.

“They decorated the places where they were living, where they were doing all their daily activities,” White told AFP. The images range from paintings of horses to “vulvar imagery” that appears to represent female sex organs, carved into the low ceiling that rose between 1.5 to two meters (yards) from the floor, within reach of the hunters.

The work is less sophisticated than the elaborate paintings of animals found in France’s Grotte Chauvet, which was more remote and difficult to access, believed to be between 30,000 and 36,000 years old. In contrast, the engravings and paintings at Castanet, which carbon dating showed were about 37,000 years old, are rougher and more primitive in style, and were likely done by everyday people.

“This art appears to be slightly older than the famous paintings from the Grotte Chauvet in southeastern France,” said White, referring to the cave paintings discovered in 1994.

However, even though the artwork is vastly different, archeologists believe the artists came from the same Aurignacian culture which comprised the first modern humans in Europe, replacing the Neanderthals. They lived from 40,000 years ago until about 28,000 years ago.

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DENPASAR - The found human leg at the south side of Serangan Bridge last Monday (14/5) made locals shocked which then reported to South Denpasar Police and rushed to Sanglah Hospital Corpse Room to be examined. According to Head of Sanglah Hospital Forensic Section, dr. Dudut Rustyadi, SpF, it was an amputated leg owned by someone who has diabetes.

“The leg was amputated around 13 cm from the ankle which has a serious wound on the back, and wounds that usual diabetes sufferers has on the ankle also foot.

It has gone darker as well with second and third toes were amputated,” Dudut explained.

The leg might’ve been thrown by the family to the sea and then stranded here. Usually amputated organs are brought home then had its ceremony based on their belief, some handed it over to Sanglah Hospital which will be under medical waste then cremated with anonymous corpses. (san)

City’s apologized

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Carlos Tevez landed himself in fresh controversy on Monday when he was pictured waving a mocked-up tombstone for Sir Alex Ferguson during Manchester City’s Premier League title celebrations.

The 28-year-old Argentina striker held up a banner designed to look like a gravestone and bearing the words ‘RIP Fergie’ as City celebrated their title triumph over Manchester United during an open-top bus parade.

Manchester City later released a statement apologising to Ferguson while Tevez also said he “didn’t mean any disrespect”.

There was speculation it could have been a reference to a comment made by Ferguson in 2009 when he was asked whether United would ever be underdogs to their city rivals.

“Not in my lifetime,” the United manager said.

Tevez left United in 2009 and joined City.

He spent several months in exile earlier this season after refusing to come off the bench during a Champions League game at Bayern Munich in September but returned to play a key role in the title run-in after making peace with coach Roberto Mancini.

Manchester City’s manager Roberto Mancini, left, and Carlos Tevez hold the English Premier League trophy after their team’s 3-2 win over Queens Park Rangers at The Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England, Sunday May 13, 2012.

Carlos Tevez landed himself in fresh controversy on Monday when he was pictured waving a mocked-up tombstone for Sir Alex Ferguson during Manchester City’s Premier League title celebrations.

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Tevez sparks controversy with ‘RIP Fergie’ banner

Manchester City has apologized to Alex Ferguson after Carlos Tevez held up a placard taunting the Manchester United manager during the club’s Premier League trophy parade.

Tevez held a sign with the text “R.I.P. Fergie” high over his head while aboard City’s open-top bus, which traveled by 100,000 fans in Manchester on Monday. Tevez left United to make the rare move across Manchester to City in 2009 after being unhappy at his lack of playing time under Ferguson.

City said in a statement that “the creation of the tasteless material is in itself reprehensible and in accepting and brandishing it, Carlos has made a significant error of judgment.”

City added that it “wishes to express its sincerest apologies to Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United Football Club for any offense or distress caused.”

“I got carried away in the excitement of the moment and I certainly didn’t mean any disrespect to Sir Alex Ferguson, who I admire as a man and a manager,” Tevez said.

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Portugal takes young Benfica striker to Euro 2012

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LISBON — Portugal is taking 20-year-old striker Nelson Oliveira to the 2012 European Championship finals even though he has played just 10 minutes for the national team.

The Benfica player was the main surprise in the 23-man squad announced by coach Paulo Bento on Monday.

Portugal has struggled to find a top-class center-forward, with most goals in the qualifying campaign coming from Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani.

Oliveira has played mostly as a substitute for his club and came on late for Portugal in a friendly against Poland in February for his debut. He faces competition for a place in the lineup from Hugo Almeida and Helder Postiga.

Oliveira “is a young player with a lot of skill and a lot of potential,” Bento told a news conference. “He’s got different characteristics from the other strikers. We believe in him.”

Defender Miguel Lopes and midfielder Custodio Castro, both uncapped players from Portuguese club Braga, were other surprises though they are unlikely to be first choices for Bento.

The Portuguese, who are still chasing their first international title, are in Group B against former champions Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark at Euro 2012.

The squad gathers on Wednesday for its pre-tournament training camp.

Portugal plays exhibition games against Macedonia on May 26 and against Turkey on June 2, two days before traveling to Poland.

Squad: Goalkpeers: Rui Patricio (Sporting Lisbon), Eduardo (Benfica), Beto (Cluj).

Defenders: Bruno Alves (Zenit St. Petersburg), Fabio Coentrao (Real Madrid), Joao Pereira (Sporting Lisbon), Pepe (Real Madrid), Rolando (FC Porto), Ricardo Costa (Valencia), Miguel Lopes (Braga).

Midfielders: Carlos Martins (Granada), Joao Moutinho (FC Porto), Miguel Veloso (Genoa), Raul Meireles (Chelsea), Ruben Micael (Zaragoza), Custodio Castro (Braga).

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Hugo Almeida (Besiktas), Helder Postiga (Zaragoza), Nani (Manchester United), Ricardo Quaresma (Besiktas), Silvestre Varela (FC Porto), Nelson Oliveira (Benfica).

High current, KLM Hasanah Indah stranded Bali Post

SINGARAJA – A KLM (Motoric Sailing Boat) Hasanah Indah almost sank in the waterse of Raja Tama, Dusun Yeh Anakan, Banjar Asem Village, Seririt last Monday (14/5) around 7 am local time. KLM that sailed towards Sapeken Islands Madura, East Java was hit by a high current of 3 meters.

Ship Captain of it, Jabir, stated the boat that brought essentials sailed well for two hours before the sudden wave and strong wind came. Avoiding risks, he stopped the sailing and harboured at Raja Tama Beach and plans to sail when the weather is better.

Buleleng Waters Police Section Head, APC Nyoman Widastra, as permitted by Buleleng Police Head, GAPC Thomas Widodo Rahino, confirmed the incident and stated the condition of the boat along with the sailors were good which will be able to go when the weather is better. (kmb)

Graduate captured on helmet robbery Bali Post

DENPASAR - The helmet robbery that’s booming in Denpasar, especially at Renon, seemed to cause East Denpasar Police to intensify security, not only by chasing the robbers based on victims’ complains but also finding information in the field. The result, one robber named Komang Sanjaya Prasetya (30) last Saturday was captured at 3 pm local time in his house at Waturenggong Street, Panjer, South Denpasar who is known as a graduate from Social Studies (S.Sos). “The first complain we receive was that someone came home very late and brought a lot of helmets so after that we took action by raiding his house and it was true,” Head of the Police, APC I Wayan Parwata, stated last Monday (14/5).

When raided, six helmets with various brands were seen and while interrogated accused admitted to have taken it in Sanglah Hospital Parking Areal. These were the only found ones and admitted ones yet police thinks there could be more that might be sold already. Accompanied by the Research Criminal Head, First Inspector Agus Prihadinika, Parwata explained that accused targeted quite expensive helmets such as INK, KYT, AGV and more by cutting its strap with a knife. It is planned the six found helmets were going to be sold. Until now, only two victims have reported the incident. (kmb21)

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The corpse of the Indonesian migrant worker (TKI), Luh Endang Susiani, 31, who was shot dead in the United States, was cremated on Monday (May 14) through mekinsan di geni procession at cemetery of Bubunan customary village, Seririt subdistrict.

Sobs and tears come along with cremation of Luh Endang Bali Post

SINGARAJA - The corpse of the Indonesian migrant worker (TKI), Luh Endang Susiani, 31, who was shot dead in the United States, was cremated on Monday (May 14) through mekinsan di geni procession at cemetery of Bubunan customary village, Seririt subdistrict. Sobs of the family and friends of Luh Endang came along with the ceremony taking place amid the heavy rains.

The ceremony was commenced by bathing the body by family and relatives of the deceased at home yard. When the cloth wrapping the deceased was opened, her parents, namely Putu Artana and Wayan Sinom could not help crying. Similarly, her brothers looked shocked when seeing her body was cleansed and then given ritual according to customs and traditions at local village.

After bathing procession, a number of relatives of the deceased carried some wreaths and followed by a complete icon symbolizing the spirit along with a photograph of the deceased. A number of housewives looked to carry a ritual oblation.

After the entourage, it was resumed with the coffin containing the corpse carried by residents from the funeral home at Tegal Sari hamlet, Bubunan village to local cemetery. Procession of the casket taking the corpse covered a distance of approximately one kilometer to the north crossing the main road section of Seririt-Pupuan escorted by some officers of Seririt Police.

On arriving at cemetery area, the corpse was taken out from the coffin and then put into the pyre place. Before igniting the burner, parents and siblings of the deceased presented some oblations marking their farewell forever. In the procession, the deceased’s mother, Wayan Sinom, kissed her face and then was followed by her brothers. Some relatives also made their time to offer oblation gift to the deceased. When giving another kiss on her face, the deceased’s mother cried again. Even, when the burner was ignited and immediately burned the corpse of her daughter, Wayan Sinom grew hysterical. The family tried to calm her down until the deceased’s mother could alleviate his sadness. Meanwhile, the flames continued to burn the corpse of the deceased.

Amid the peak of cremation ceremony, the deceased’s father, Putu Artana, said though her daughter’s body had been cremated, he still kept a big question against the perpetrator’s motive behind the shooting of her daughter. His party hoped the

government could continue to oversee the trial process of the case and proportional punishment could be sentenced to perpetrator pursuant to his action.

Artana said that on the back of his daughter’s head laid a trace of gunshot wound. Besides, a wound was also found in the chest over the former autopsy sutures conducted by law enforcement officials in the United States. “My daughter was murdered and we have accepted it. But, I still wonder why the perpetrator killed our daughter. We are still looking forward to the government, especially the General Consulate of the RI to facilitate us in getting information and overseeing the case so that the motive can be known,” he explained.

On the other hand, Artana said that so far his family did not get information about when the compensation worth USD 4,000 from the U.S. government would be paid. Against the condition, Artana stated to keep on waiting and hoped such donation could become the right of the deceased. (kmb)

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Lack of buyers, craftsmen shift livelihood Bali Post

MANGUPURA - Sculpture of grandfather with a rooster cage or with a fishing rod has been well-known and arguably become one of the most typical souvenirs of Bali.

Its typicality can also be seen from the accuracy of the anatomical shape on the human sculpture. Such artistic sculpture is made by craftsmen from Jagapati, Angantaka and Sedang (JAS) village, Abiansemal subdistrict. Unfortunately, within the past few years the handicraft was almost extinct. The sculptors preferred to leave the profession and turned to become a farmer. Meanwhile, the active ones preferred to work on furniture.

Nyoman Sutapa, a sculptor from Angantaka village, said that reducing sculpture production occurred because craftsmen lost out excitement in working. He rarely got an order. Deterioration of the sculpture production in his area began to happen in 2003 after the Bali bombing incident that devastated the Bali tourism sector. Since then, the sculptor began to have decreasing order. After recovery of the tourism, the handicraft sector was not getting better, but it even declined.

This owner of Parisudha art shop told that due to long slump, the artisan gradually shifted to agricultural field. Before 2003, the sculptors could be found in almost every home, but now it was very difficult to do so. “Today, it’s difficult to find craftsmen, even their number can be counted by fingers. In the past local villagers were sculpting while farming. The reality today is even in the contrary,” he said.

To be known, Sutapa did not wholly work on the sculptures with high artistic value. At his workshop, he also made furniture for various purposes. Even, his furniture works were more dominant. According to Sutapa, the main obstacle of sluggish condition in the sculpture field should immediately be looked for a solution. Otherwise, such typical handicrafts would be extinct.

Craftsmen faced an obstacle in the matter of capital, marketing and human resources. Among the obstacles, the major one was marketing. Craftsmen were in need of assistance and facilitation of government. The government should not remain to keep silent and promptly take a strategic policy in the sector to generate the potential.

For example, it could be resolved by realizing the synergy between tourism and craftsmen through a policy requiring the tourism in-

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Sculpture of grandfather with a rooster cage or with a fishing rod has been well-known and arguably become one of the most typical souvenirs of Bali. Its typicality can also be seen from the accuracy of the anatomical shape on the human sculpture. dustry to purchase the craftsmen’s product or by making a tourism route that passed through the center of crafters.

“Endeavor of the government for that purpose has already undertaken. However, I think it’s very difficult because it was slightly late.

If only the initiative to generate the excitement of craftsmen has been beginning or since 2003, I think the decline is not as serious as today,” he said.

Meanwhile, a craftsman from Sedang village, Gede Yoga, also revealed similar condition. The owner of the Yoga Sedana art shop also said that many craftsmen in the area shifted to be a farmer or carpenter. He said that JAS was formerly the home base of sculpture works in Badung Regency. They had almost the same motive of sculpture. Yet, the slight difference lay in the activity depicted, where the typical sculpture of Jagapati

described a grandfather in relaxed situation. Then, that of Angantaka showed off a grandfather catching fish by conical net (pencar) while at Sedang the grandfather was depicted to carry a chicken cage.

He hoped that government could look for a breakthrough in overcoming the sluggish condition of handicraft sector at JAS, especially in the field of marketing.

One of the endeavors, the government should provide training in information technology so that their product could be marketed to wider regions. This endeavor was considered strategic for crafters to compete against large investors.

“At the moment, there has been a breakthrough of Badung Government that is planning to set up a marketing center. However, the artisans should also have technological literacy so as not to lose out in the competition against large capitalists,” he said. (kmb25)

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Market stagnant, pig stock heaps in Denpasar Bali Post

DENPASAR - Hundreds of ready-to-harvest pig stock produced by breeders in Denpasar accumulated because they could not be absorbed by the market.

This happened as the pig collectors who previously purchased cattle in Denpasar within the past months turned rarer so that hundreds of ready-to-harvest pigs accumulated in breeders.

Group Leader of the Kresek Pig Breeder, Ketut Sudirta, said the current active member of his breeder group amounted to 20 people. Each breeder averagely raised 25 pigs. From the results of data collection, there were some 150 pigs that were ready to harvest belonging to active breeders that could not be absorbed by the market.

“Nearly within a past month, the ready-to-harvest pig stock has accumulated in the breeders.

Beyond our group, there are about 300 breeders raising pigs starting from the area of Kresek up to Suwung Landfill. Approximately they have 200 pig stocks that are ready to harvest but are not absorbed by the market,” said Ketut Sudirta in Denpasar.

He explained the pork price at breeder level ranged from IDR 17,000 to IDR 20,000 per kg.

Currently the lowest price of pig was IDR 16,500 per kg. If this overstock happened in the breeders, it was predicted that within a few days ahead the price of local pig would be under IDR Rp 16,500 per kg.

“The collectors do not absorb the pig stock in breeders because there is no schedule of pig capture. If the pig cannot be absorbed by the market, the breeders will lose out due fodder cost,” he complained.

Denpasar Municipality through the Livestock Agency was expected to help the breeders in order that it could direct the collectors and butchers including the com-

pany processing pork in Denpasar to absorb the ready-to-harvest pig stock that had accumulated in local breeders.

The Head of Regional Coordinator of the Indonesia Association of Pig Breeders (GUPBI) of Denpasar, Made Pung Rahmanadi, also confirmed that hundreds of pig stock belonging to breeders in South Denpasar still accumulated in their cage.

“During the celebration of Galungan and Nyepi, schedule of pig capture by collectors was always normal. After the Nyepi celebration, the pig demand continued to decline. Even, the collectors delayed the pig stock capture in the breeders up to a month,” he said.

Pung Rahmanadi convinced that no pig breeders in South Denpasar increased their production. On that account, there was no overproduction happening in Denpasar. Conversely, some pig breeders cleared out their pig cage because of capital constraints.

“Non-absorbability of pig stock in South Denpasar happens because the delivery of pig supplies to pork processing company such as the manufacturer of meat processing hiccups. There is indication about the entry of pork into the meat processing factory from outside Bali,” he predicted.

Pung Rahmanadi observed if the absorption of local pork supplied to traditional markets was relatively smooth. However, the supply of local pork to processing factory looked stagnant. Evidently, the collectors and butchers in Denpasar found difficulty to supply their pork to processing factory. “Most pork supplies are distributed to traditional market,” he said.

Pung Rahmanadi alleged there was a strategy applied by large investors to supply pork from outside to Bali. With slightly cheaper price, the employers would surely choose to absorb the pork supply from outside Bali. (kmb27)

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Tiger adds Greenbrier as British Open tuneup

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Philadelphia 76ers power forward Elton Brand (42) blocks a shot by Boston Celtics shooting guard Avery Bradley (0) during the second quarter of Game 2 in their NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series in Boston, Monday, May 14, 2012.

76ers learn from mistakes and win game two

Philadelphia avoided repeating their Game One mistakes and held on for a 82-81 road triumph over Boston on Monday as they outdueled the Celtics late to tie their East second round playoff series.

After blowing a 10-point advantage in the fourth quarter to lose the series opener on Saturday, the youthful 76ers again saw a late lead disappear but battled hard to even the best-of-seven series 1-1.

Jrue Holiday scored a team-high 18 points while Evan Turner made a go-ahead scoop shot with 40 seconds left and added two key free throws during a rugged struggle that heated up in the final quarter.

Ray Allen made two three-pointers in the final minute and a half and paced Boston with 17 points.

Kevin Garnett added 15 and 12 rebounds and made a three-pointer as time expired to shave the final deficit, but he was also called for a crushing offensive foul with 10 seconds left and his team down by three.

The Celtics, heavily favored in the series against eighth-seeded Philadelphia, which took advantage of an injured Chicago team to move past the first round, again trailed by 10 late in the third.

Boston caught the visitors with about 4 ½ minutes left and from there both teams traded big shots during a thrilling final stretch.

Tiger Woods will play for the first time at the $6.1 million US PGA Greenbrier Classic as a July tuneup for the British Open, Woods and the tournament announced on Monday.

The July 5-8 event will be staged on the Old White TPC course where Australian Stuart Appleby fired a final-round 59 to win in 2010 and marks the third unusual event on Woods’ schedule in nine months.

Woods, a 14-time major champion chasing the all-time record of 18 majors won by Jack Nicklaus, played the Frys.com Open last October coming off an injury as a tuneup for the Presidents Cup in Australia.

Last March, 36-year-old Woods played the Honda Classic for the first time since his teenage years. Three weeks later, Woods ended a 17-month win drought by capturing the Arnold Palmer Classic at Bay Hill.

Woods has won 72 career US PGA titles, 10 shy of matching the record held by Sam Snead.

Since then, Woods has struggled, missing the cut at Quail Hollow two weeks ago and sharing 40th at the Players Championship last week. He also finished joint 40th last month at the Masters, a major event he has won four times.

Woods is scheduled to return to PGA play on May 31 in the first round of the Memorial as a tuneup for the US Open two weeks later at The Olympic Course in San Francisco.

Woods will play at the National in the first week of July then play at the Greenbrier before heading to the British Open at Royal Lytham.

The Greenbrier field also features Phil Mickelson, who has praised the event for the vacation-style resort atmosphere’s offerings for family members which conjures up a relaxed atmosphere.

Sagan retains lead at Tour of California

Peter Sagan survived a 10-cyclist crash to retain the overall lead after the second stage of the Amgen Tour of California.

All of the fallen riders got up and returned to the race including Slovakia’s Sagan who powered his way to the finish to win his second consecutive stage, on Monday.

The crash occurred 73 miles into the stage.

The stage took the starting field of 128 along the scenic California coastline.

Sagan was timed in the 117.1-mile road race from San Francisco in five hours and two minutes and now leads the eight-day competition by eight seconds over Aussie Heinrich Haussler.

Former Tour de France stage winner Haussler was second for the second straight day. He finished a half-dozen bike lengths back of Sagan. Leigh Howard was third.

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Last year’s French Grand Prix marked the end of Jorge Lorenzo’s early season podium run, but the Spaniard believes he has an excellent chance of keeping his 2012 streak alive in this weekend’s return.

Just as last year, the Factory Yamaha star has claimed a win and two runner-up places heading in to the Le Mans round.

But the 1000cc M1 is a much more potent package than last year’s final 800cc version and Lorenzo is confident he will be better equipped for the stop-go circuit layout.

“We arrive in good shape having always been in the first two positions in the three races of the year so far, I want to keep this going in Le Mans,” said Lorenzo.

“Last year we struggled, especially in acceleration but I feel that this year is going to be a little different.

“It’s a good track for my riding style so we will try to fight for the win again but always thinking about the Championship.”

Lorenzo is just one point behind reigning world champion Casey Stoner (Honda) who won at Le Mans last year.

“After three strong races and a very close Championship so far we are looking forward to going to France,” said Lorenzo’s team manager Wilco Zeelenberg. “We had a tough race last year and struggled a lot but the year before was a strong victory.

“Jorge likes the track so we are curious to see how the 1000cc bike behaves this time as we have traditionally performed well there.

We hope to return to the successful rhythm Yamaha has had at Le Mans.”

Prior to last year’s fourth place, Lorenzo had taken MotoGP wins at Le Mans in 2009 and 2010.

The pair were treated for smoke inhalation following the incident, which occurred while the team was packing up after the Spanish Grand Prix, and

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Cars race at the Circuit de Catalunya on May 13, 2012 in Montmelo on the outskirts of Barcelona during the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix.

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Bali on ‘red alert’ Bali Post

DENPASAR - Bali is ranked second nationally against the prevalence of HIV/AIDS. Terror of HIV/AIDS continues to haunt Bali, especially in keeping with the increasingly widespread illicit cafés along with their sex workers.

The lineup of Commission IV of the Bali House in charge of health matters assessed the presence of illicit cafés and house of

sex workers should be limited, strictly controlled and regularly raided to check whether the sex workers had been infected by

HIV/AIDS. A member of Commission IV of the Bali House, Wayan Rawan Atmaja, said on Monday (May 14) if the HIV/AIDS issue in Bali was like an iceberg phenomenon that looked small on the surface, but large at the bottom. According to him, the high incidence of HIV/AIDS in Bali ranked second nationally was inseparable from

the rise of prostitution and illicit cafés along with the sex workers alleged to have become the highest transmitters.

This Golkar politician also confirmed that in the future there should be a restriction against the illicit cafés which had now been starting to reach the remote villages.

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Williams team members leave hospital Williams has confirmed that two team members who were taken to hospital after the garage fire at Catalunya have been released to return home.

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have now returned to the UK after treatment.

One team member remains in hospital having suffered burns, but is stable and expected to return to the UK for further medical care within the next 48 hours.

Investigations into the cause of the fire are ongoing.

“I was pleased to welcome back to the factory the majority of our team this morning,” team boss Sir Frank Williams said. “One of our people remains in Spain for further medical assistance, but we are all looking forward to his imminent return.

“Everyone at Williams F1 is extremely relieved that this event was contained as quickly as it was and the damage which occurred was, relatively speaking, limited in its nature. While the incident was unexpected and definitely most undesirable, it has demonstrated the genuine cohesiveness, camaraderie and spirit of co-operation that exists within the Formula One paddock.

“The astonishing response from the teams and other paddock personnel was immediate, unconditional and overwhelming.”who were taken to hospital after the garage fire at Catalunya have been released to return home.

International Bali Post will not be publish on Thursday, May 17, 2012 due to Ascension Day celebration.

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US pop star Lady Gaga (2L) is welcomed by Japanese fans upon her arrival at Narita international airport as part of her Asian tour on May 8, 2012.

Police denied Lady Gaga concert’s permit Associated Press

JAKARTA — Lady Gaga might have to cancel her sold-out show in Indonesia because police worry her sexy clothes and dance moves undermine Islamic values and will corrupt the country’s youth.

National police spokesman Boy Rafli Amar said Tuesday the permit for her June 3 “Born This

Way Ball” concert — the biggest show on her Asian tour — had been denied. Jakarta police recommended the denial.

The local promoter, Michael Rusli, could not immediately be reached for comment. Earlier, he told The Associated Press it would be “regrettable” if police didn’t give the clearance.

Fans have been eagerly await-

ing Lady Gaga, he said, with every seat in Jakarta’s 52,000-seat Gelora Bung Karno stadium scooped up — half in the first two hours of sales.

Indonesia, a secular country of 240 million people, has more Muslims than any other in the world. Though it has a long history of religious tolerance, a small extremist fringe has become more vocal in recent years.

Hard-liners have loudly criticized Lady Gaga, saying the suggestive nature of her show threatened to undermine the country’s moral fiber. Some threatened to use physical force to prevent her from stepping off the plane.

“I’m very disappointed,” said Mariska Renata, who had tickets to the Jakarta show.

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