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Endeavor to create Bali Clean and Green
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People fishing at one of rivers that polluted with garbage and debris in Denpasar. Bali Clean and Green is a spectacular program. However, the extent of the program implementation in the field still needs to be questioned.
Bali Post MANGUPURA - Bali Clean and Green is a spectacular program. However, the extent of the program implementation in the field still needs to be questioned. In reality, the measures to realize the Bali Clean and Green seem to have been carried out half-heartedly, including the many obstacles faced.
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A legislator of Badung House, I Wayan Puspa Negara, stated on Wednesday (Sep 14) that to realize the programs should be accompanied with a spectacular movement, too. It could not be attained by standard or ordinary measures. “We need more movement. To realize a clean or cleaner Bali, one of the actions that can be taken is to change the behavior of society against the plastic waste. Changing behavior is far more effective and
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The program referring to the Badung Clean, Green and Flowering was purely the directive of Badung Regent interpreted through relevant agencies, especially the Badung Sanitation and Landscaping Services. The reference was clear. Even, in 2012, it had been set in order the appearance of Badung had changed in accordance with the concept mentioned. For the matter of sanitation, the Badung Regency provided a longterm directive, where Badung should have been free from plastic waste in 2014. A total fund of IDR 100 million would be allocated this year for Gelatik or Anti-Plastic Waste Movement. More funds would be allocated in the following year. Continued on page 6
Activists hail decision over 1947 Indonesia executions Agence France-Presse
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gives a long-term benefit,” he said. Realizing the green Bali, in reality, did not only relate to planting trees as many as possible, but also to maintenance of the existing ones. Currently, said Puspa, Bali or chiefly Badung, required a lot of green open spaces. Protection against the green open spaces, especially in urban areas should be given priority, moreover, in the midst of the increased opening of residential area. “A c c o r d i n g t o L aw N o .
26/2007, a quota of 30 percent for green area has not been properly fulfilled. We’ll see that green land conversion into building has become a major obstacle. It happens considering the tendency of land use is not comparable to the planting of trees,” he said. How did the implementation of Bali Clean and Green program work in Badung? The Head of Badung Sanitation and Landscaping Services (DKP), I Putu Eka Merthawan, revealed that Badung Regency indeed had referred to the program. However, Badung actually had its own concept and program denoting a directive of Badung Regent AA Gde Agung. It was known as the Badung Clean, Green and Flowering.
JAKARTA - Indonesian activists on Thursday welcomed an international court’s finding that the Dutch state was responsible for a massacre in Indonesia in 1947 and that victims’ families should be compensated. The Commission for Disappearances and Victims of Violence (Kontras) said the decision shows that there is no statute of limita-
tions on human rights cases. “This happened more than 60 years ago. It will send a message to our government that they should take responsibility for their own abuses in Indonesia,” Kontras deputy coordinator Haris Azhar told AFP. Eight widows and one survivor from the town of Rawagede, east of Jakarta, took the Netherlands to court in 2008 to claim compensation for the execution of more than 400 men and boys on December
9, 1947, by colonial troops during Indonesia’s war of independence. An eighth widow died before the court papers were lodged. A three-judge bench at The Hague civil court ruled Wednesday that seven of the eight widows claiming compensation should receive it, while the family of a survivor of the massacre should also be compensated. The survivor, named as Saih Bin Sakam, died at age 88 in May.
The Netherlands has in the past admitted that the execution did indeed take place, but argued that no claim could be lodged because of an expiry in the statute of limitations in Dutch law of five years, the court heard. The Dutch government in 2009 decided to donate 850,000 euros ($1.15 million) to the area, but has avoided using the term “compensation”, Dutch daily newspaper De Volkskrant reported. Continued on page 6
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Bali News Not managed professionally
Irregular water stream becomes a classical problem in South Kuta Mangupura (Bali Post)—
Irregular clean water service in SD Negeri 2 Benoa, at Sawangan Hamlet, Benoa Village, South Kuta Subdistrict, is only one of the many existing problems. Even, information told that 40 percent of residents in South Kuta experienced the same problem, including not receiving the Municipality Waterworks (PDAM Badung) service through PT Tirtaarta Buanamulia. “In other words, 40 percent of 6RXWK .XWD UHVLGHQWV ÂżQG D SURElem of irregular water stream or have not been served yet. This problem has been protracted. At least, this has happened for seven months. Apparently, there is no real solution given by relevant agencies,â€? said Secretary of Commission A of Badung House, I Made Duama, in the Badung Parliament Hall on Wednesday (Sep 14). Even, more surprisingly, said this politician from Ungasan, local residents paid a very costly water bill whereas the water supply obviously had a problem. Such complaint was often heard and at issue among the community who claimed unsatLVÂżHG ZLWK WKH VHUYLFH SURYLGHG by PDAM Badung. “The water
runs irregularly, why should we pay so much? Probably, the water meter is not accurate,� he criticized. Duama claimed not to understand about the main problem of the clean water services in South Kuta, whether it was related to water supply or technical problems. Even, if it concerned with technical issues like damaged installation, Duama casually mentioned it was a classical grounds. Similar comment was also expressed by a legislator of Badung House from South Kuta, I Nyoman Karyana. Karyana mentioned the problem of clean water supply by PT TB was protracted. Various reasons presented, according to Karyana, were irrelevant. He precisely as-
sessed, the problem essentially indicated if the water supply management in South Kuta was not handled professionally. “The problem has taken place for a long time. No matter what the reason is, ultimately it concerns with the problem of professionalism. Services to the community should be managed professionally because people pay for the services. It’s okay to have a problem, but it may not go on protractedly,� said this Golkar Party politician. He also added that priority of clean water services in South Kuta should reach the plateau since local people were hard to get water. Moreover, the area, especially the Sawangan area now highlighted, was a tourism resort. (kmb25)
As a developing area, Klungkung Regency seemed keep being approached by non residents ZLWK LWV FDSDFLW\ QRW DV ÂżOOHG DV Jembrana, Badung or Denpasar. 2QH RI WKH ORFDWLRQ EHLQJ ÂżOOHG was Semarapura Kangin where many Javanese seen homecoming and empty each coming year as admitted by the Head of the Village, Gusti Agung Mahajaya. According to Mahajaya this can be seen from the amount of National Identity Card (KTP) JLYHQ WR WKH RIÂżFLDOV WR JHW D seasonal resident identity card (kipem) and more can be seen coming as most those who
came back from homecoming brought their family members here to get a job that’s no longer touched by the locals. For that it needs an anticipation step to the population administration mess in Klungkung. “Every non resident has to report to the YLOODJH RIÂżFH ZKHUH WKH\ OLYH and if its by relugation they are given tolerance 2x3 months to stay in Bali. After that they are obligated to have a moving letter from their origin to the place destined,â€? Head of Klungkung Population and Civil Notes, Komang Susana, stated when asked for confirmation last
Wednesday (14/9). Routinely there has been a disciplinary for non residents where a justice team from Klungkung Government will take care LQFOXGLQJ WKH $JHQF\ RIÂżFLDOV DV members. There will be possibility to sent home those without identity and unclear jobs in Klungkung. Yet for early step RI WKLV 6XVDQD LV VXUH RIÂżFLDOV at Padangbai and Gilimanuk has taken care of it. “So far there hasn’t been any disciplinary here so it is not known yet how many non residents are here yet for sure he stated it’s more than previous Eid,â€? Susana explained. (bal)
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The ofďŹ cers are inspecting the indentity of the newcomers who enter after Lebaran day.
Non Residents Increasing Bali is one of the areas in Indonesia populated by non residents where HYHU\ \HDU LWV LQFUHDVH VHHPHG VLJQLÂżcant. Not only in Denpasar City and Badung, also other regencies are having more. Most are trying their luck for prosperity and job also family asked them join working here. The increase seemed sharp this year especially for Denpasar. Sweeping has been done by the government by holding programs in disciplining those who does not have any identity as non resident, if not they would be asked to get on immediately. Non resident Saleh admitted to have come here for work as a labour worker yet not knowing where yet. “I was asked by my family who lives here in Bali. one of them work as a labour at one place yet I don’t know where I would
be,� Saleh stated to Bali Post. Different from Suryati’s statement, she was asked by her friend to come here and work. Yet the 22 year old from Jember did not know where she will ZRUN ³7KLV LV WKH ¿UVW WLPH , FRPH WR Bali. I don’t know Bali. I was asked by a friend to work in a supermarket. I will complete my identity soon,� Suryati explained. Meanwhile to anticipate unwanted situations, police have raided several sensitive points such as Panjer, South Denpasar, in Banjar Kaja and Banjar Kangin, then Sanur at Pasek Kuta, South Denpasar. With dozens of personnel working, at least 282 non residents were caught without identity. More sensitive places will be approached for sweeping. (jay)
Worrying, Pupils Involved Six Months Tolerancy for Non Residents in Criminal Act Denpasar (Bali Post) –
Pupils’ involvement in criminal act is a very saddening situation as ÂżIWK JUDGH (6 FXW VFKRRO WHHQV WS (15) and WR (15) were caught stealing bicycles by South Denpasar Police Fast Attack Troops. “This is very worrying. This kind of case needs a serious act to be taken by all sides, school, parents and the public,â€? Head of Elementary Education Section for Denpasar Youth, Education and Sports Agency, I Made Raka, SE, MSi, Ak, last Wednesday (14/9) exclaimed. For this not to repeat, all sides have to tell the kids that this kind of act is not right according to religion and
against law. “The responsibility to less crime act was everyone’s job to GR SDUHQWV VFKRRO ODZ RIÂżFLDOV DQG area security,â€? Raka continued. To strengthen the kids’ faith, religion education, manners and character building has to be better. Parents at home, school and the public have to always supervise them intensively in making sure they don’t go to the wrong friends. Bali Parisada Head also Dean of Dharma Duta Faculty for National Institute of Hindu Dharma, Dr. IGN Sudiana, agreed of what Raka have stated moreover kids that age are easily persuaded and who’s weak on its faith and mental can be easily told to do anything including crime acts. (08)
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Cameron and Sarkozy visit Libya Reuters
TRIPOLI - The French and British leaders arrived in Libya on Thursday to congratulate the new rulers they helped install, but families fleeing besieged bastions of ousted strongman Muammar Gaddafi are a reminder that peace is still far off.
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An anti-Gaddafi fighter stands during a sandstorm as he mans a checkpoint north of the besieged city of Bani Walid September 14, 2011.
The visit is a victory lap for Nicolas Sarkozy and David Cameron, who defied doubters at home to lead a NATO bombing campaign that succeeded in ushering in a victory by forces who swept away Gaddafi’s 42-year rule last month. With security tight, spokesmen in Paris and London said the two had arrived in Tripoli. Cameron’s office said they would meet Libyan leaders before a news conference at 12:45 p.m. (1045 GMT). The two men were expected to fly on to Benghazi later. Both are popular on the streets of Libya, where “Merci Sarkozy” and “Thank you Britain” are common graffiti slogans. Both may hope to earn political dividends back home from what now appears to have been a successful bet. But on the eve of their visit, the leader of Libya’s National Transitional Council said heavy battles lie ahead against Gaddafi loyalists who have refused to surrender. NTC Vice Chairman Abdel Hafiz Ghoga told Reuters the two leaders would visit both Tripoli and Benghazi, where the NTC rulers are still based even though Gaddafi opponents seized the capital more than three weeks ago. Western countries and neighbors are anxious to welcome Libya into the international community, not least so it can restart lucrative oil production frozen by six months of war. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan
is expected in Libya on Friday. Egypt’s foreign minister, Mohammed Kamel Amr, is also due to visit. A U.S. assistant secretary of state visited on Wednesday. Libya’s new leaders say the international community has been slow to release frozen assets; diplomats said on Wednesday Britain had circulated a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council to ease sanctions against Libya’s National Oil Corp (NOC) and central bank, and hoped for a vote this week. Cameron’s office said in a statement: “He is expected to announce a further package of UK assistance to support the Libyan-led process of transition to a free, democratic and inclusive Libya.” NOC chairman Nouri Berouin told Reuters Libya would start exporting crude oil from the eastern port of Tobruk within 10 days and could produce 1 million barrels a day within six months. But the failure to capture Gaddafi, and ongoing fighting in and around besieged towns still firmly held by the ousted leader’s supporters, are proof that a peaceful and prosperous future for Libya is far from assured. The European Union on Wednesday demanded an end to arbitrary killings and detentions by both sides, and especially to vigilante attacks on sub-Saharan Africans and black Libyans, who are widely accused of having fought for Gaddafi.
Somalia pleads for extra troops to UN Agence France Presse
Somalia’s prime minister on Wednesday pleaded with the UN Security Council to send more peacekeepers to help his beleaguered government fight Islamist militants. Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, the UN envoy to Somalia and top African envoys all called for extra military resources to secure the capital
Mogadishu, where hundreds of thousands of people have sought refuge from a devastating drought that has already killed tens of thousands. About 9,000 troops from Burundi and Uganda make up an African Union force that protects the transitional government against Shebab insurgents, who recently abandoned positions in Mogadishu. Under its UN mandate the force can be up to 12,000 troops and
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Children receive food in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, on September 5. Somalia’s prime minister on Wednesday pleaded with the UN Security Council to send more peacekeepers to help his beleaguered government fight Islamist militants
the African Union has stepped up calls for the extra soldiers to be found and for the mandate to allow up to 20,000 troops in Somalia. The extra 3,000 troops are “urgently needed to prevent a security vacuum in the areas of Mogadishu vacated by Shebab,” the prime minister told a Security Council debate on Somalia. A similar message was given by UN envoy to Somalia, Augustine Mahiga, who warned that Somali warlords are ready to take over areas left by Shebab. “The extremists are likely to resort to terrorist tactics in Mogadishu and elsewhere,” he said. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for a special guard force to be deployed in Mogadishu to protect UN officials and civilian workers for the international force. South Africa’s UN envoy, Baso Sangqu, highlighted African Union demands for greater UN support for the military force “to prevent any reversal of the security gains.” The weak transitional government has been given another 12 months, until August 2012, to meet targets for establishing an administration and setting up national political talks.
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Volunteers from Granby, Missouri, help clean rubble left from the May 22 tornado in Joplin, June 1, 2011.
Joplin tornado death toll rises to 162 Reuters
KANSAS CITY, Mo - The death toll in the May 22 tornado that tore through Joplin, Missouri, has reached 162 people and is likely to rise further, a county coroner said on Wednesday. Dorothy Johnston, 91, died on Sunday from a brain injury and Ronnie Holloway, 68, died on August 15 from an injured spine, Jasper County Coroner Rob Chappel said. Chappel said there is sometimes
a lapse in deaths of tornado victims being reported to him as the coroner for Jasper County, which includes the city of Joplin. There are likely other people with serious tornado injuries who have died or may yet die, he said. “I would be shocked if we are finished with this,” Chappel said. The tornado, one of the deadliest in U.S. history, swept through central Joplin late on a Sunday afternoon, destroying some 9,000 homes and businesses.
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SEMINYAK - Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa, Bali has proudly achieved Green Globe Certification, making the luxurious boutique retreat along the sought after Seminyak coastline the very first hotel in all of Bali to be rewarded with this status under Green Globe’s revised standards. Green Globe Certification is the travel and tourism industries’ worldwide hallmark for sustainability,and this recognition highlights Anantara Seminyak’s sincere commitment to operating in an environmentally, socially and culturally responsible manner through a broad spectrum of initiatives. Anantara Seminyak incorporates all aspects of Green Globe standards in its daily operation, principally in environmental conservation such as water, energy and waste management efficiency. The resort supports its local community and environment through charitable events, and promotes the island’s social and cultural heritage through resort and area experiences. Anantara
Seminyak also proudly participates in local, national and international sustainability and cultural events, such as Environment Day, Earth Hour and Earth Day. I Wayan Sucitra, the resort’s Environment Officer, comments – “Ongoing environmental and sustainability training for all of our resort associates continuously strengthens our green, social and cultural initiatives and we look forward to developing our heartfelt commitment and sincere sense of responsibility to our beautiful island.” “Our associates also implement our green workplace policy in their own homes”, commented Ivan Casadevall, General Manager for Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa, who adds, “At the same time as celebrating our achievements, we are fully aware that there are even more opportunities to improve our sustainable efforts in an ever changing global climate. We are therefore delighted that our international guests can enjoy complete peace of mind in knowing that Anantara Seminyak is truly committed to a future of caring for our environment.”
Temple Ceremony Calendar Event for August 31 through October 5, 2011 31 Aug Buda Umanis Tambir Sari Bankar Titih Temple Kapal 12 Sep Purnama Ketiga Gunung Sari Temple Lombok Pauman Bhujangga Tonja Denpasar Kawitan Arya Gajah Para Tianyar Karangasem Pedarman Arya Telabah Besakih Bukit Mentik Temple Gunung Lebah Batur Kintamani 14 Sep Buda Keliwon Matal Village Temple Sukawati Merajan Agung Batuyang - batubulan Pasek Gelgel Bebetin Temple Sawan - buleleng Maspahit Temple Sesetan - Denpasar Selatan Pasek Bendesa Manik Mas Dukuh Kendran - Tegalalang Panti Pasek Gaduh Temple Sesetan Merajan Pasek Kubayan Wangaya Gede Pedarman Arya Kanuruhan Besakih 24 Sep Tumpek Kandang Puseh Temple Gianyar Luhur Dalem Sagening Kediri - Tabanan Merajan Pasek Gelgel Tegal Gede Badung 27 Sep Tilem Ketiga Ulun Kulkul Temple Ulun Kulkul Besakih 28 Sep Buda Wage Menail Tarukan Temple Cemenggaon Sukawati Mr. Pasek Dangke Bambang - Bangli Penataran Dalem Ketut Pejeng Kaja - Gianyar Puseh Menakaji Temple Peninjoan - Bangli Merajan Agung Temple Blangsinga - Blahbatuh Kawitan Gusti Agung Blangsinga Blahbatuh Gianyar Kawitan Gusti Celuk Kapal Mengwi
4 Ock Anggar Kasih Perangbakat Bukit Buluh Temple Gunaksa - Klungkung Tirta Sudamala Temple Bebalang - Bangli Paibon Pasek Bendesa Sangsit - sawan - Buleleng Pasek Gelgel Temple Pangi Dawan - Klungkung Gunung Tengsong Lombok Dalem Benawah Temple Benawah - Gianyar Dalem Temple Bitra - Gianyar Dalem Temple Banyuning Timur - Buleleng Dalem Pauman Batan Getas Pauman Batan Getas Titih Denpasar Tengah Padang Tegalalang Merajan Pasek Gelgel Desa Sande - Pupuan Tabanan Kawitan Tangkas Kori Agung Desa Adat Pagan Denpasar Hyangaluh/Jenggala Besakih Merajan Pasek Lurah Tutuan Gunaksa Mr. Pasek Gelgel Selulung Merajan Pasek Subrata Medahan Merajan Pasek Munggu Munggu Tengkulak Temple Tulikup - Gianyar Penataran Badung Ogang Sidemen 5 Ock Buda Umanis Perangbakat Puri Agung Dalem Tarukan Pejeng Tampak Siring Rambut Siwi Temple Jembrana Batu Bolong Temple Canggu - Kuta Pasek Marga Klaci Temple Tabanan Agung Pasek Temple Dauh Waru Jembrana Ratu Pasek Temple Sangsit Sawan - Buleleng Pasek Tangkas Darma R. Tabanan Village Temple Banyuning Buleleng Srijon Temple Tabanan Mr. Pasek Gelgel Lebah Pangkung Merajan Pasek Gelgel Patemon Tirta Anom Padang Sigi Sading - Tampak Siring Dadi Agung Pasek Bendesa Dukuh Manuaba Tegalalang Pedarmaan Batursari Ngilis Jegu Penebel Tabanan Puncak Mundi Nusa Penida
Balinese Temple Ceremony EVERY Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc. The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion. The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines. In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.
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Ex-Guatemala SUHVLGHQW ۋJKWV extradition to U.S Reuters
NEW YORK - Lawyers for former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo pleaded with a U.S. judge on Wednesday to block his extradition to the United States on money-laundering charges, saying he was improperly arrested in the Central American nation. U S Distri t udge o ert atterson delayed any ruling on the ase in Manhattan federal ourt until a later date Defense la yers are as ing that he e freed from uatemalan ustody ortillo, ho as president from to , has een held for more than a year A U S grand ury indi ted him in , harging him ith laundering million through U S an s ortillo attorney lenn Ma Taggart said the udge ould intervene in the ase e ause uatemalan authorities had improperly arrested ortillo at the re uest of U S prose utors, and that ortillo as therefore entitled to petition for his release rose utors argued the ourt had no standing to hear ortillo’s re uest -- alled a ha eas orpus petition -- and that the United States had a ted properly in the e tradition pro eedings uatemala’s Constitutional &RXUW ODVW PRQWK UDWL¿HG WKH 8 6 e tradition re uest, ut the CenREUTERS/Stringer/Files tral Ameri an ountry’s urrent president, Alvaro Colom, has said Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo attends his he ould leave the de ision to his trial at the Constitutional Court in Guatemala in this March 17, 2011 file photo. su essor ne t year
Thai customs seizes thousands of endangered animals Agence France Presse
Nearly , monitor li ards, hundreds of turtles and sna es ere among a huge haul of live endangered animals found hidden in a tru y Thai authorities, a ildlife group said Wednesday The vehi le is elieved to have een on its ay a ross Thailand to Laos hen it as inter epted y ustoms offi ers at a he point in ran uri, entral
Thailand, on Tuesday evening, reeland oundation said The reatures, valued at , on the la mar et, ere eing transported on a ell no n route, the ildlife group said, adding that it as the se ond sei ure at the he point this year “These sei ures highlight the urgent need for regional ooperation to stop the riminal gangs ehind the transport of ildlife along this route, a statement
from the ildlife ounter-traffi ing organisation said In total, offi ers found , monitor li ards, turtles, ivets -- a small mammal -o ras and five pythons The statement said the driver of the van as arrested Thailand’s fisheries department ill release the turtles a into the ild and the other animals ill e sent to a government par entre, reeland said
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101-year-old Detroit woman evicted in foreclosure Associated Press Writer
DETROIT — A -year-old oman as evi ted from the south est Detroit home here she lived for nearly si de ades after her -year-old son failed to pay the mortgage Te ana ollis as evi ted Monday and her elongings ere pla ed outside the home er son, Warren ollis, said he didn’t pay the ill for several years and disregarded evi tion noti es “I ept it from her e ause I didn’t ant to orry her, Warren ollis told W Y -TV for a report that aired Monday night “I as ust so sure it asn’t going to happen Wayne County Chief Deputy Treasurer David S ymans i told The Asso iated ress on Tuesday that the ollises too out an ad usta le-rate mortgage in A default and fore losure noti e as filed in Novem er “They ended up o ing , on the home, S ymans i said “Warren indi ates he did not ma e the payments e got the noti es, ut thre them a ay County re ords sho that property ta es ere paid on the home through summer A inter ta ill of , in luding interest and fees, as unpaid, and a summer ta ill as due this month A neigh or as letting Te ana and Warren ollis live in a rental house a ross the street from the home they shared, and Te ana ollis’ elongings ere eing moved there Others, in luding a nonprofit organi ation, ere or ing to get her a into her
Activists... From page 1 Indonesian rights groups said the de ision should push their o n government to address a string of massa res in the ountry’s history, parti ularly the illings of an estimated , suspe ted Communists and their sympathisers under the Suharto di tatorship “There have een so many massa res a ross our ountry, and in fa t there have een more illings y authorities in Indonesia’s years of independen e than there as in the years that the Dut h ruled the ountry, said prominent Indonesian a tivist Andreas arsono Indonesia is presently a used of gross human rights a uses in the resour e-ri h provin e of apua, here separatists have fought a lo -level insurgen y for de ades Torture y poli e is reportedly idespread in Indonesian prisons
Endeavor... From page 1 This endeavor ould e said some hat su essful e ause during four months it had een olle ted tons of plasti aste Then, there as also Integrated Waste Management T ST in ooperation ith the administrative and ustomary village In years to ome, through this program, D ould no longer dominate the aste management e ause villages had started to e empo ered “ egen y overnment ill provide su stantial funding support To get the funding aid, ea h village should su mit a proposal and have its o n land for lo ation of T ST or instan e, apal Village has een assisted orth ID million, he said Then, to reali e the green and flo ering Badung, it ould e endeavored through the development of ur an forests, ity par and intera tive gardens “In , e plan to uild nine par s and ur an forests y ta ing advantage of non-produ tive lands oth elong to the pu li and private institution, said a (kmb25)
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Indonesia, Vietnam agree joint maritime patrols Agence France-Presse
JAKARTA - Indonesia and Vietnam agreed Wednesday to establish joint patrols on their maritime border to improve security in the heavily disputed South China Sea, which is claimed almost entirely by China. Overlapping claims by several Asian nations to parts of the resource-rich sea have led to high tensions, especially with China, which claims almost the entire territory. Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone overlaps with China’s claim. And while Indonesia does not claim any of the islands in the disputed Spratley or Paracel chains, it does claim the Natuna islands, which China recently claimed as its own. Vietnam also claims part of the sea. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, on his first state visit to Jakarta since his reelection in July, said his country and Indonesia needed to better patrol their border. “We agreed to task our foreign ministries with negotiating and signing an agreement to establish joint patrols in the sea area and lines of communication between
our two navies,” Dung said. Vietnamese poachers are often found in Indonesians waters, where authorities have seized hundreds of trespassing vessels in recent years. “We agreed effective cooperation in the field of maritime affairs and fisheries is needed to bring benefits to both countries, including the prevention of illegal fishing,” Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said. Indonesia loses around 30 trillion rupiah ($3.5 billion) each year because of illegal fishing in its waters, according to ministry figures, prompting the passage of a law in 2009 that allowed marines to shoot and sink poaching vessels. The neighbouring nations also agreed to increase trade, from $3.3 billion in 2010 to $5 billion by 2015, and sign a rice cooperation framework to ensure food security for all 10 Southeast Asian nations in the ASEAN bloc.
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Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, left, speaks as Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono listens during a joint press conference after their meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011.
Indonesia seeks 12-year term for militant suspect Associated Press
JAKARTA — Prosecutors are seeking a 12-year jail sentence for one of Indonesia’s top terrorism suspects on charges of helping set up a terrorist training camp. State prosecutor Bambang Suharijadi said Thursday in a sentencing hearing before the West Jakarta District Court that Abu Tholut was guilty of helping set up a jihadist camp for a group that
plotted attacks on foreigners and assassinations of the country’s moderate Muslims leaders. The 50-year-old Tholut is one of more than 120 alleged members of the “Tanzim Al Qaeda in Aceh” group to have been captured or killed since the camp in westernmost Aceh province was raided early last year. He was arrested in December and went on trial in June. The judges are expected to issue their verdict next month.
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Terrorist suspect Abu Tholut, left, is escorted by a plain-clothes police officer as he arrives for his trial at a district court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011. Prosecutors are seeking a 12-year jail sentence for one of Indonesia’s top terrorism suspects on charges of helping set up a terrorist training camp.
Monthlong strike begins at Freeport Indonesia Associated Press
TIMIKA — Thousands of workers at Freeport-McMoran’s gold and copper mine in eastern Indonesia began a monthlong strike Thursday over a wage dispute. Juli Parorongan, a union spokesman, said 90 percent of the mine’s 12,000 workers were taking part as part of efforts to push up current salaries of $2.10 to $3.50 dollars an hour to $17.50 to $43. “We just want them to earn the equivalent of what Freeport workers in other countries earn,” he said. It’s the second strike this year at one of the world’s biggest gold and copper mines and coincides with a work-stoppage at the Phoenix-based company’s Cerro Verde mine in Peru. During the eight-day work stoppage at the Grasberg mine in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua in July — also protesting low wages and the dismissal of union leaders — the company lost production of 4 million pounds of copper and 7.5 ounces of gold per day. That hit the Pheonix-based company’s revenue by $30 million a day, analysts said. Citi Investment Research analyst Brian Yu noted that labor accounts for 31 percent of Freeport’s average site costs, meaning a significant wage increase would have a material impact on unit costs. He thought it unlikely Grasberg’s miners would be able to negotiate a globally competitive wage based on the additional infrastructure, such as roads, required to
support workers in the remote region. Workers only returned to their jobs after the summer strike after management agreed to reinstate the labor leaders and reopen negotiations about wages and benefits. “We finally decided to go into this strike because negotiations from July 21 to August 26 failed to reach any agreement,” Parorongan said, adding that the company was only offering a 22 percent hike within two years. Ramdani Sirait, a company spokesman, said the U.S. gold mining giant hopes to continue talks to try to find a fair and appropriate solution. “There’s no legal basis for a complete work stoppage, or strike, since the laws provide chances for sustained dialogue and mediation,” Sirait told The Associated Press in an email. He added that discussions are scheduled to take place Thursday mediated by Manpower Ministry officials to find a solution. Sirait said the company also was offering an attractive financial package, including a 230 percent boost in bonuses for higher metal output and a 4 percent contribution to the employee retirement savings plan. “If totaled in a yearly base, the compensation package will amount to 26 times the basic monthly wage excluding overtime,” he wrote, adding that employees also get generous housing loans, bonuses and educational assistance for their children. An interoffice memorandum from the company called on the workers to boycott the strike and to return to negotiations in good faith.
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Bali Today Governor opens new church building Bali governor Made Mang u asti a has opened a ne hur h in St oseph arish in Denpasar, the provin ial apital The ne hur h, hi h is named esus the ood Shepherd and lo ated in U ung a a, as uilt e ause the old hur h uilding ould no longer meet the needs of more than , parishioners Both hur h uildings, ho ever, ill still e used for Sunday Masses In his spee h during the formal opening eremony on Septem er , the th anniversary of the parish’s esta lishment, asti a stressed the importan e of promoting in lusiveness in the predominantly indu provin e “Modernism has reated a ne ay of thin ing ithin our so ial, ultural and religious environment, hi h has resulted in FOTO ANTARA/Nyoman Budhiana
Indonesia’s Environment Ministry is preparing a 350-hour cycling trip from Bali to Bandung in West Java on the occasion of the Tunza Indonesia, Children and Youth Conference on the Environment 2011 on September 27.
Ministry organizing 350-hour BaliBandung cycling trip Antara
KUTA - Indonesia s Environment inistry is preparing a 5 -hour cycling trip from Bali to Bandung in West ava on the occasion of the Tun a Indonesia, Children and Youth Conference on the Environment 2 on September 2 . One of the ministry’s spokesperson, Dodo Sambodo, said here on Wednesday that the campaign was an effort to invite the public to participate in the efforts to reduce gas emissions. “These efforts can contribute to the achievement of the 26-percent carbon dioxide emission reduction WDUJHW :H ZDQW WR ¿JKW WKH ZDVWLQJ of energy ith the environmentally friendly a tivity of y ling, he said after a eremony to laun h an “Indo-
nesia Cy ling ampaign in uta The y ling ampaign ould e parti ipated in y eight people from a variety of y ling ommunities ho ould depart from ilimanu , Bali, and pro eed to Bandung via Yogya arta The ampaign as also designed to el ome the Tun a “Children and Youth Conferen e on the nvironment in Bandung on Septem er to O to er A ording to Tun a Indone-
sia National Committee mem er Wahyu Mar a a, the onferen e ould e attended y hildren and youths from around the orld ho ared a out the environment “Indonesia has een entrusted to host this onferen e, and Tun a an e a tool for us to ondu t environmental diploma y, he said The iannual onferen e ould e parti ipated in y a out or more hildren and youths aged to years from ountries
ehavioral hanges that threaten togetherness One of them is e lusiveness, he said lusiveness prevents people or ing ith others and may also reate onfli t, he added, referring to se tarian lashes at the ee end in Am on, apital of Malu u provin e “Thus, I as all of you to resist e lusiveness Letus uildin lusiveness and adapt it into the philosophy of Balinese ulture, su h as promoting rotherhood, asti a asserted eferring to the ne hur h, he said it ill serve as a pla e here people an pray and also a medium for people to promote rotherhood, pea e and so ial elfare in the Island of ods arlier, Bishop Silvester San of Denpasar lessed the ne hur h uilding during Sunday Mass, hi h in luded traditional dan es
Indonesia To Spearhead ATGC 2011 Antara
AKARTA - Indonesia ill spearhead the st AS AN Tourist uides Contest AT C as a form of the ountry’s support as AS AN hairman “It is part of Indonesia’s tourism promotion effort in the eyes of tourist guides in all AS AN ountries, Ministry of Tourism’s Dire tor eneral of Tourism Destination Development, irmansyah ahim, said here on Wednesday e said the o e tive of organi ing the st AS AN Tourist uides Contest as to redis over uality standard, no ledge, s ills, and good attitude as tourist guides in arrying out their tas s properly and professionally Besides, the o e tive is also to get a professional and ompetent guide ho an e a model in supporting tourism se tor at AS AN level “Through this event e ant to improve mutually- enefi ial ooperation among AS AN mem er ountries to prepare the guides as ualified human
resour es, irmansyah said e said the ontest as also e pe ted to produ e AS AN guides management through Southeast of Asia Tourist uide Asso iations S AT A organi ation The organi ation also supports tourism development in respe tive ountries and a ommodate AS AN ountries tourism interest in a game of international tourism “We hope this ontest an unite and strengthen friendship among the guides from AS AN ountries, irmansyah said, adding that they ould e hange no ledge and e perien e irmansyah said that as the initiator of AT C , Indonesia ould ta e greater advantage from the event A ording to him, proedures of the ontest have already een standardi ed through several offi ial meetings, oth at AS AN Tourism Wor ing roup Meeting in Vietnam, and in AS AN NTO’s Meeting in Laos several months ago
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Balinese Culture Tunza Conference To Make Bandung World Urban Forest Antara
KUTA-Tunza Indonesia, Children andYouth Conference on the Environment 2011 will turn Bandung city in West Java into a World Urban Forest with the help of children from many countries, a spokesman of the event’s organizers said. “In the World Urban Forest program, children participating in the Tunza Conference will plant trees in Bandung on September 27,� Wahyu
Mar a a, a mem er of the Tun a Conferen e’s organi ing ommittee, said here Wednesday The trees ould e planted in Bandung ity’s Ba a an Sili angi, a -he tare- ide area hi h as formerly no n as a ulinary hu , Wahyu said e said the orld ur an forest ould eventually e surrounded y an auditorium uilding, residential housing omple es,hotelsandtheBandung Institute of Te hnology ITB ampus
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Tunza Indonesia, Children and Youth Conference on the Environment 2011 will turn Bandung city in West Java into a World Urban Forest with the help of children from many countries, a spokesman of the event’s organizers said.
as ell as a nu lear po er plant “In addition, in the future after the nu lear po er plant pro e t is ompleted, e ill try to ma e the nu lear po er plant land into ur an forest as ell But this is still a plan “ Wahyu added The land area of four he tares is planned to e planted ith different types of trees that ould e provided y Tun a ommittee “Later, a out trees ill e planted o ever e are providing a out , trees sin e the target audien e is a tually over t o thousand, Wahyu said e said, the one meter si ed seeds RI WUHHV ZLOO EH SODQWHG RQ WKH ÂżUVW GD\ of the onferen e hi h is planned to e opened y the Vi e resident and ministers Mean hile the tree planting a tivity y the onferen e parti ipants ould edoneoneday eforethemeeting’s losing “ a h tree ill e given a la el ith the name of the parti ipant ho planted the tree, Wahyu said The orld ur an forest ill e guarded and maintained y the AgriFXOWXUH )RUHVWU\ DQG 3ODQWDWLRQ RIÂżFH of Bandung ity Tun a onferen e ould e themed “ eshapingour uturethrougha reen onomy and Sustaina le Lifestyle as an international a tivity every t o years parti ipated in y a out hildren and youths aged to years from ountries
SIAP MEPANGGANG (Grilled Chicken) OV E RV I E W : T h i s i s o n e o f B a l i ’s m o s t t r a d i t i o n a l dishes and plays an impor tant role i n m any ceremonies. SIAP MEGORENG: ( Fr i e d C h i c k e n ) T h i s i s o n e o f B a l i ’s m o s t t r a d i t i o n a l dishes and plays an impor tant role i n m any ceremonies. INGREDIENTS: 4 baby chickens, each 400 gr (13 oz) 1 cup chicken spice paste 2½ cup coconut milk 3Ÿ cups chicken stock 4 stalks lemon grass, bruised 4 salam leaves 2 lemon leaves 1 tbsp salt 1 tbsp black peppercor ns, cr ushed P R E PA R AT I O N : Cut along the backbone of chicken, open butterfly style and flatten. Heat heavy s a u c e p a n , a d d s p i c e p a s t e a n d s a u t Ê fo r 2 minute over low heat. Add, chicken stock, lemon grass, salam leaves, lemon leaves and br ing to boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Add coconut cream, bring to boild, season with salt and p e p p e r. A d d c h i c k e n s a n d s i m m e r u n t i l three-quar ters cooked, tur ning chicken f r e q u e n t l y. Remove from fire and cool chicken in the sauce to room temperature. Remove chicken from sauce and dr y well in open air y place for 30 minutes. Gr il l over charcoal until dar k golden brown. Gr illed chicken tastes best when ser ved with peanut sauce, steamed rice and vegetables. Helpful hints : T h e c h i cke n s c a n b e s i m m e r e d i n c o c o n u t m i l k a n d t h e n d e e p - f r o ze n u n t i l r e q u i r e d . B e sure to dry them thoroughly after defrosting, e i t h e r i n a n a i r y p l a c e o r i n f r o n t o f a fa n , b e fo r e f r y i n g . ( w w w. b a l i g u i d e . c o m / b a l i fo o d )
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Gitgit Waterfall is a beautiful tourist destination in north part of Bali. Gitgit waterfall is located in the plateau area with the height about 35 meters and it is surrounded by tropical tree and emits the constantly natural water debit during the year. Waterfall voice around the charming nature was amazing and it was the separate attraction which can be enjoyed by each visitor who comes to visit. There are some plantations protecting the rain forest around the waterfall and in this place we often met the wild monkey to get the water from this waterfall. Gitgit Waterfall is one of the famous tourist destinations in Bali which is located in Gitgit countryside, Sukasada sub district and about 10 Km from Singaraja Town or about 70 Km from Denpasar. It is set at height land about 300 meters above sea level. Beside of Gitgit, there is another important spot point like the monument for hero struggle of Singaraja resident who dead on the battle against the Dutch colonial-
ist. This monument is called Bhuwana Pangkung Bangka. This Monument is extant monument and idol of people struggle action against the Dutch colonization. This monument is located in Gitgit countryside and Sukasada sub district and about 17 Km from Singaraja Town . It is situated on the hill bank. The facilities are available at Gitgit Waterfall is consisted of the parking area, restaurant and art shop. It is not far from the waterfall place, there is a place for taking a rest while enjoy the beauty panorama of rice terrace and Buleleng Beach. In order to visit the Gitgit waterfall, all visitors will follow the walkway down until the spot point. This road is one of the omissions in Dutch era where the local resident uses it to access other regions. On 1975, this waterfall is opened as tourist destinations in north part of Bali . Since it is appointed as a tourist destination in Bali, many tourists from domestic and foreign countries visits this waterfall and Bali Singaraja Lovina Tour is one of the famous tours in Bali visit this place.
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BUSINESS Global regulators deepen antimarket abuse ties Reuters
LONDON - Global regulators have revised their rules so they can more easily track down commodity market abuses that cut across national borders. Many of the provisions mapped out in the updated prin iples of the International Organi ation of Se urities Commissions IOSCO have already een introdu ed or are in the pipeline, in ma or urisdi tions su h as the U S and the uropean Union nsuring all IOSCO mem er ountries omply ill ma e enfor ement easier and give mar et a users fe er pla es to hide “We urge all relevant mar et authorities to revie their poli ies to put these prin iples into effe t, IOSCO te hni al ommittee hairman Masami hi ono said in a statement on Thursday Leaders of the orld’s top e onomies alled last year for the revision as part of ider efforts to shine a light on ommodity mar ets The se tor has e ome a favored asset lass for investors, and IOSCO says the revised prin iples ta e into a ount trends su h as the s ale, speed and ross- order nature of trading and novel forms of mar et a use
Some leaders, in luding resident Ni olas Sar o y of ran e, the urrent president, lame the re ord-high food and energy pri es of re ent years on ommodity mar et spe ulators The IOSCO prin iples stop short, ho ever, of insisting on the pre-set position limits in ommodity marets eing introdu ed in the United States Instead, this ould e one of several “tools supervisors ould use, in luding position management and ad ho intervention y regulators Commodity ro ers are li ely to sei e on this to ater do n draft U plans to reform the lo ’s trading UXOHV ZKLFK OHDQ KHDYLO\ WRZDUG Âż[ing position limits The aim of the IOSCO prin iples is to improve the fun tioning and transparen y of ommodity mar ets and do not dire tly address spe ulation, an issue over hi h there is no onsensus among regulators Atop an ing lo y said this ee there is no lin et een spe ulation and volatile ommodity pri es
The ne prin iples go into greater detail on hat should e in luded in the design of ommodity ontra ts to HQVXUH WKDW VSHFLÂżHG GHOLYHU\ ORFDtions are usa le and pra ti al IOSCO has no remit to dire tly over physi al mar ets, a ey gap WKH * LV WU\LQJ WR ÂżOO WKURXJK ZRUN else here agri ulture ministers agreed this year to laun h a data ase to improve transparen y of food sto s The U is updating its mar et a use rules and a draft o tained y euters on Wednesday sho ed their s ope ill e e tended to pro e trading systems in spot ommodity mar ets An IOSCO tas for e is also still or ing ith international energy agen ies on ho pri e reporting agen ies al ulate pri es from spot oil mar ets The International Monetary und, hi h regularly “audits ountry omplian e ith international standard setters su h as IOSCO, ill help ensure the revised prin iples are applied
EU sees growth at near standstill by year-end Associated Press
BRUSSELS — The U Commission arned Thursday that e onomi gro th in the euro one ill ome to a near standstill y the end of the year due to the uropean de t risis and the turmoil in finan ial mar ets In its latest e onomi fore ast, the Commission said the soft pat h is li ely to persist until spring ne t year ut that a dou le dip re ession ould not result The Commission fore asts e onomi gro th in the euro ountries ill e only per ent in the fourth uarter, do n from
per ent in the third or the se ond half as a hole, the Commission said it had revised do n its predi tion from its spring foreast y half a per entage point as the de t risis has orsened and the finan ial mar et volatility has dampened e onomi a tivity “The outloo for the uropean e onomy has deteriorated, said Olli ehn, the U’s e onomi and monetary affairs ommissioner “ e overies from finan ial rises are often slo and umpy To get the re overy a on tra , ehn said it as important that finan ial sta ility is safeguarded and udgets a ross
urope are put on a sustaina le path “This re uires steadfast ontinuation of the strategy of differentiated, gro th-friendly fis al onsolidation and the implementation of the de isions to support finan ial sta ility, ehn said or the ider -nation U, the Commission said it e pe ts fourth uarter gro th to e per ent for the third uarter running It added that the outloo is un ertain and the alan e of ris s to the fore asts are to the do nside
World economy in danger zone: Zoellick Reuters
WASHINGTON - World Ban resident o ert oelli said on Wednesday the orld had entered a ne e onomi danger one and urope, apan and the United States all needed to ma e hard de isions to avoid dragging do n the glo al e onomy “Unless urope, apan, and the United states an also fa e up to responsi ilities they ill drag do n not only themselves, ut the glo al e onomy, oelli said in spee h at eorge Washington University “They have pro rastinated for too ORQJ RQ WDNLQJ WKH GLIÂżFXOW GHFLVLRQV narro ing hat hoi es are no left to a painful fe , he said ahead of meetings of the World Ban and International Monetary und ne t ee is luntly- orded spee h highlighted mounting fears among glo al poli yma ers a out an es alating sovereignde t risisin urope, hi h has for no overshado ed investor FRQFHUQV DERXW SXEOLF ÂżQDQFHV DQG reforms in the United States and apan ust as those very ountries had alled on China to e a responsi le glo al sta eholder as a rising e onomi po er, so too must they a t responsi ly and fa e up to their e onomi pro lems, oelli added Chinese remier Wen ia ao eighed in earlier and alled on developed ountries to ta e responsiELOLW\ IRU ÂżVFDO DQG PRQHWDU\ SROLFLHV to avoid the uropean risis from spreading 0HHWLQJV RI JOREDO ÂżQDQFH DQG development leaders in Washington ne t ee ill fo us on urope’s de t oesandtheris ofa ree de t default, hi h has fed gro ing alarm LQ ÂżQDQFLDO PDUNHWV Mi ed signals from uropean leaders have es alated on erns the -mem er euro one may e una le to unite ehind a ommon approa h to ta le the risis oelli said uropean ountries ZHUH UHVLVWLQJ GLIÂżFXOW WUXWKV DERXW their ommon responsi ilities, apan had held off on needed e onomi and so ial reforms, and politi al differen es in the United States ere overshado ing efforts to ut re ord EXGJHW GHÂżFLWV “Thetimeformuddlingthroughis over, oelli said “If e do not get ahead of events if e do not adapt to hange if e do not rise a ove shortterm politi al ta ti s or re ogni e that ithpo er omesresponsi ility,then
e ill drift in dangerous urrents Later, oelli said the uropean risis had rea hed a point here its politi al leaders needed to de ide on the future of the euro lo instead of “dealing ith pro lems day y day ithpat hovers esaidhe as onÂżGHQW WKH HXUR]RQH ZRXOG VXUYLYH But added “To eep the euro one ithallofits urrentmem ers,you’re JRLQJ WR QHHG D PXFK VWURQJHU ÂżVFDO union than you have today and someone is going to have to pay for that “If you’re not illing to have that ÂżVFDO XQLRQ WKHQ , GRQÂśW WKLQN \RX FDQ eep the urrent onstru t, oelli told CNBC in an intervie Turning to the United States, he suggested slo ing the rate of entitlement spending on so ial se urity and Medi are, and agree on road- ased ta reforms to oost gro th “These in- et een solutions, ui stimulus pa ages, I don’t elieve ill get us here the U S needs to go, he added oelli ’s spee h fo used on the shifting glo al lands ape in hi h emerging mar et e onomies are playing a greater role in the orld e onomy -- and in reasingly in development e said developed ountries had yet to fully re ogni e these glo al shifts ere under ay and still operated under a “do hat I say, not hat , GR´ SROLF\ 7KH\ SUHDFKHG ÂżVFDO dis ipline ut failed to rein in their o n udgets, and advo ated de t sustaina ilityyettheiro nde ts ere at re ord highs, he said oelli also said it as time to rethin foreign aid, saying that hile aid remains a life or death issue for millions of people around the orld, it had also e ome a vehi le for helping poorer ountries develop and gro , he said “In a orld Beyond Aid,’ assistan e ould e integrated ith -- and onne ted to -- glo al gro th strategies, fundamentally driven y private investment and entrepreneurship, he said “The goal ould not e harity, ut a mutual interest in uilding more poles of gro th e said development also meant tapping the po er of omen y eliminating gender ine uality “We ill not release the full potential of half of the orld’s population until glo ally e address the issue of e uality until ountries, ommunities, and households around the orld a no ledge omen’s rights and hange the rules of ine uality, oelli said
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-DQH /\QFK UROOV RXW UHG FDUSHW DV (PP\ KRVW Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES — Jane Lynch didn’t trip over the red carpet while rolling it out Wednesday morning in anticipation of Sunday’s Emmy ceremony. Despite not seeing “daylight in a couple of days� and dreaming she might experience a “face plant� as the show’s host, Lynch pulled it off without a hitch. “I don’t even know where I am anymore,� she joked to dozens of photographers and reporters who gathered for the unveiling with the show’s executive producer Mark Burnett and TV academy chairman John Shaffner. For the fourth year, the show will be held at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. The 390-foot red carpet — more like a red sidewalk, really — will canvass the entire plaza across the street from the Staples Center. After the show, Shaffner said the red carpet and the solar panels powering it will be donated to local charities. “People will get to live on red carpet,� he boasted. Lynch teased that the 63rd annual Primetime Emmys would feature an appearance by such members of MTV’s “Jersey Shore� gang as Nicole “Snooki� Polizzi, Paul “DJ Pauly D� Delvecchio and Mike “The Situation� Sorrentino. She said the show will also star a chorus of singing TV actors who will introduce the award categories. They might melodi-
cally move the show along, too. “If any of our winners go long, they’ll be gently singing them off,â€? promised Lynch. Inside the Nokia Theatre, the sweeping set was coming together. On one side of the stage, an enormous Emmy statue was showered in glittering charms. On the other side, a raised platform was surrounded by multiple screens. At the center was a voluminous circular screen doubling as an entryway. “It’s a very big stage at the Nokia,â€? said Burnett. “It feels important. I like the colors — reds and golds, warm tones that make you feel invited and positive. Then, you drop in great musical moments and fun. That’s the tone and pace. There’s too much to ďŹ t in.â€? Does that mean the show will go over its three-hour running time? “Hey, has it ever not?â€? Place cards on the chairs in front of the stage’s black-and-gold stairs illustrated that Hugh Laurie, Betty White and Chris Colfer will have the best seats in the house: front-row center.
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WASHINGTON — Jack Black, Conan O’Brien and Larry King will honor Will Ferrell with the nation’s top humor prize, along with Maya Rudolph and Molly Shannon from his “Saturday Night Live� days. On Wednesday, the Kennedy Center in Washington announced a lineup of star comedians who will perform in Ferrell’s honor for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. They’ll salute him Oct. 23 in a perfor-
mance taped for broadcast Oct. 31 on PBS stations nationwide. Ferrell’s longtime collaborator Adam McKay from the ďŹ lms “Anchorman,â€? ‘’Talladega Nightsâ€? and “The Other Guysâ€? will appear, as well as Lorne Michaels, Paul Rudd, John C. Reilly and the rock band Green Day. Ferrell starred on “Saturday Night Liveâ€? for seven seasons, perfecting his character, “President George W. Bush.â€? He went on to create FunnyorDie.com with McKay in 2007 and took his Bush character to Broadway in 2009’s “You’re Welcome America: A ďŹ nal night with George W. Bush.â€? His other impressions have included Janet Reno, Alex Trebek and Neil Diamond. Ferrell got his start in comedy with the Los Angeles improv group, The Groundlings, when he was discovered by “SNL.â€? The Mark Twain prize, now in its 14th year, recalls the social commentary and satire of Samuel Clemens, the writer known as Mark Twain. Past winners include Tina Fey, Bill Cosby, Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin. FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2010 ďŹ le photo, Will Ferrell poses at the premiere of the ďŹ lm “Burlesqueâ€? in Los Angeles.
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Actress Jane Lynch, right, executive producer Mark Burnett, center, and Academy of Television Arts and Sciences president John Shaffner rollout of the red carpet for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The members of Lady Antebellum get asked a difďŹ cult question all the time: When are you going to write another hit like “Need You Nowâ€?? That’s a little like asking if they can pick a set of winning lottery numbers — twice. The probability of achieving one worldwide hit is astronomical. But two? “How could we ever do that?â€? singer Charles Kelley said. “That was a once-in-a-lifetime song. But I think we’ll continue to have success if we stay true to ourselves and our fans, our core audience, which is the country music audience. We’re very attered that more people are into us, but (pop music is) a genre and a world where it’s much more, ‘in one day and out the next.’ As long as our country fans still dig what we’re doing, we’ll hopefully be here for a long time.â€? That kind of even-handed approach has guided Lady Antebellum through one of the most difďŹ cult periods any band must navigate — instant stardom. “Need You Nowâ€? catapulted the trio from a well-regarded young country act with plenty of promise to multiplatinum international pop stars. They toured places like Australia and New Zealand, with fans shouting their lyrics back at them from the last row, and have needed translators for some of their interviews. They earned a room full of trophies, including that most surreal night when they won ďŹ ve Grammys, including record and song of the year for “Need You Now.â€? They became the go-to act for national anthems and guest appearances, climbed the country music ladder from opening act to headliner and pushed into the pop music world like few country acts
before. As they release their third album, “Own the Night,â€? this week, Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood are philosophical about their expectations. No one hides the fact they hope for a follow-up hit and would be disappointed if “Nightâ€? doesn’t catch ďŹ re with fans. But standing ďŹ rmly on a foundation they built long before the spotlight found them, they believe they did their part. The rest has never been in their control.
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This Aug. 9, 2011 photo shows the country music group Lady Antebellum, from left, Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott, and Charles Kelley in Nashville, Tenn.
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Scientists shocked by behavior of rare gray whale Associated Press Writer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Scientists tracking a rare western Pacific gray whale were shocked last winter when the endangered animal left the Asian coast, crossed the Bering Sea and swam south along Alaska, British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest coasts. Researchers are back in Russia to see whether the feat will be repeated by other Pacific gray whales. A science team coordinated by the International Whaling Commission has attached satellite tags to five more of the highly endangered whales, according to an announcement by Oregon State University, which is taking part in the study. Researchers hope to tag 10 more whales before field work concludes.
Only about 130 western Pacific gray whales remain and little is known of their winter habits. They spend summers near Russia’s Sahkalin Island. They face threats from offshore petroleum development, according to environmental groups. Researchers last October were limited by foul weather to placing a cigar-size satellite tag on just one whale on the last day of field work. The 13year-old male was dubbed “Flex.” It spent more than two months feeding near Sakhalin Island before moving across the Sea of Okhotsk to the west coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula. On Jan. 3, to the surprise of researchers, it began swimming steadily east across the Bering Sea. Eighty miles north of Alaska’s Pribilof Islands, the whale turned
south, and swam between Aleutian Islands into the Gulf of Alaska. It continued southeast to shallow coastal waters off Washington and Oregon. Its last confirmed location was Feb. 4 off Siletz Bay, Ore., where researchers believe the satellite tag fell off. The whale had traveled 5,335 miles over 124 days. Bruce Mate, director of the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State University, told The Associated Press in January that little was known about the winter habits of western Pacific gray whales. One hypothesis was that they swam south down the Asian coast to the southeast China Sea. Tracking one to North America waters was “surprising everybody,” he said in January.
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FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2010 file photo provided by Oregon State University, a western gray whale surfaces off the northeast coast of Sakhalin Island in the Sea of Okhotsk in Russia.
Malaria vaccine shows promise: study Agence France Presse
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A Qantas Boeing 767-300 takes off from Sydney International Airport. Passengers on the airline will be the first in the world to have in-flight entertainment streamed wirelessly to tablet devices in a trial announced on Thursday
Agence France Presse Passengers on Qantas will be the first in the world to have inflight entertainment streamed wirelessly to tablet devices in a trial announced by the Australian airline Thursday. To be rolled out from the end of next month on one Boeing 767-300 flying domestic routes, the six-week test will see Qantas’s current entertainment programme broadcast to a tablet supplied by the airline. The brand of tablet is yet to be confirmed, but Qantas said Apple’s popular iPad was among the models being considered. “Q Streaming” will be made available to passengers for viewing on their own tablet, laptop or smartphone later in the trial and would be a key part of the scheme if ultimately adopted, Qantas said. “We are very pleased to be the first airline in the world to trial this wireless streaming product,”
said Alison Webster, the airline’s customer experience manager. It will be assessed for wider roll-out both domestically and internationally once the trial is complete, she added, with supplied tablets to be specially configured not to work outside the aircraft if stolen. The plan could also see a “playback” option to allow passengers who did not finish watching a programme on their own device
before landing to complete their viewing, even after leaving the aircraft, Webster told the AAP newswire. Replacing seat-back entertainment systems with tablets offered significant fuel efficiencies due to the weight saving, she added -- an important consideration as fuel prices rocket and Australia debates a pollution tax. “We are all focused on fuel burn being environmentally friendly and we have huge commitments to sustainability targets,” Webster said. American Airlines has launched a similar programme with Samsung’s Galaxy tablet for first and business class domestic passengers, but content is pre-loaded rather than streamed direct. Budget Qantas offshoot Jetstar already offers iPads for rent on some of its flights.
An experimental malaria vaccine tested on children in Burkina Faso has shown “a high level of efficacy” in protecting against the disease, a study published in the United States said Wednesday. The study was initially planned to study the safety and immune response of the vaccine, known by the name MSP3. “However, as malaria attacks were documented as part of the safety follow-up, the investigators decided to explore the protective effect of the vaccine,” said report appearing in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine. “Results indicate a high level of efficacy.” In the study, 45 children aged 12-24 months were randomized into three groups receiving doses of either 15 or 30 micrograms of the experimental malaria vaccine, or the control vaccine against Hepatitis B. “Comparing the groups, they found a striking difference,” the study said. It found children who received the new vaccine at either dose
had incidence rates three to four times lower than children who did not, “yielding efficacy rates of 64 and 77 percent protection against clinical malaria,” the journal article said. “I found the results of this preliminary study in Burkina Faso to be most encouraging,” said Louis Miller, former chief of the Malaria Vaccine Development Branch of the US National Institutes of Health, in the journal. “Larger efficacy trials in diverse epidemiological settings will be required to confirm these results.” The study was led by scientists from the National Center for Research and Training on Malaria in Burkina Faso, the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and the Paris-based Pasteur Institute. The researchers found those receiving the vaccine at either dose had more antibodies protecting against malaria. “Despite the limitations of the design and small sample size, these results strongly suggest a significant protective effect over the follow-up period,” the study said.
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A mother and her child sit on a bed covered with a mosquito net near Bagamoyo, 70 kms north of Tanzanian capital Dar es Salaam.
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Webber says Schumacher “pushing boundaries”
Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain (L) overtakes Mercedes Formula One driver Michael Schumacher of Germany during the Italian F1 Grand Prix at the Monza circuit September 11, 2011.
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Mark Webber believes Michael Schumacher was “pushing the boundaries” during his fight with Lewis Hamilton at the Italian Grand Prix. The seven-time champion was involved in an intense battle with the McLaren driver in the early parts of the Monza race while they battled for third position.
Schumacher’s driving was labelled as “pretty harsh” by McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh after the German changed lines more than once to defend his position. Red Bull driver Webber said Schumacher’s driving was not what other racers understand to be acceptable and believes the German was pushing the limits with his defence. “It was a unique fight between Michael and Lewis because the McLaren was running up against the rev limiter, so Michael had a speed advantage on the straights,” Webber wrote in his column for the BBC. “He could position his car very cutely to try to keep him out. “There were a few times when Michael returned to the normal line having defended. That’s the point of interest because it’s not what most drivers understand to be acceptable. “One incident in particular stood out - out of the second chicane and into Lesmo, when Lewis had a clear run and Michael went across to defend and then came back again. “Moving that many times was pushing the boundaries.”
Pirelli wants to revamp colour coding PIRELLI wants to revamp the colour coding of its tyres for next season in a bid to make it clearer for fans exactly which compounds drivers are using. Formula 1’s official tyre supplier opted for different coloured logos on the four compounds for this season - with silver [hard], white [medium], yellow [soft] and red [super soft] being chosen ahead of the start of this season. However, the colours have not proved easy to tell apart at times - especially at those races where the medium and hard tyres have been used. Pirelli director of motorsport Paul Hembery has said that there will be a rethink ahead of 2012, not only on the colours used but also the way the tyres are marked. “I think we need to have a little bit of variety there and we need to improve the marking, certainly in the harder and medium compound with the silver and
white,” he told AUTOSPORT. “So we need to differentiate that and give more colour, so the tyres are recognisable when they are going around. We are working on it. We haven’t got the solutions yet and maybe we could even have a contest for people to choose Pirelli tyre colours next year.” Hembery has said that the biggest issue Pirelli has is in sorting out how to apply colours to the sidewalls of the tyres –
rather than what colour they should be. “It is more the process – the colour itself we can decide very late,” he said. “The thing that takes time is working out the process for getting the colours on the tyres. It might sound very simple but when you are trying to print and put something on a curved sidewall, and it also has to be something that resists going over kerbs and rubbing, it is a rather convoluted process. “There are not that many people in the world who do that, it is something you have to invent yourself and perfect yourself, but we are working on it.” Hembery also said that with the company using stickers as its current markings, there were no plans to introduce a glow-in-the-dark element for next weekend’s Singapore GP as Bridgestone did last season. “For this year, no,” he said. “We are using a sticker, which means when the tyre is being cured, the label is put on its side then. With labelling technology as it is now, you cannot get the fluorescent pigments into it.”