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PAGE 8 Hundreds of Balinese people, volunteers and members of the Coalition of the Press Freedom and Human Rights Care did worship en masse in the Ulun Danu Beratan Temple,

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TABANAN - Hundreds of Balinese people, volunteers and members of the Coalition of the Press Freedom and Human Rights Care did worship en masse in the Ulun Danu Beratan Temple, Baturiti, on Sunday (Jan 15). They prayed to invoke the strength and guidance in an effort to preserve the press freedom and human rights from any muzzling efforts to realize the sustainable Bali.

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One of the members of the Coalition of the Press Freedom and Human Rights Care, Dr. Wayan Jondra, stated that prayers and

worship were actually meaningful.

The worship was not only intended to make the Tri Hita Karana—denoting an appreciation to the trinity

consisting of nature, environment and the Creator—remain in a harmonious relationship. However, the worship also signified a real

expression to maintain the selfrealization and actualization of basic freedom from any pressure and threats attempting to topple the ideal order of life. “These prayers en masse are really meaningful both horizontally and vertically,” he said. The joint worship in the Ulun Danu Beratan Temple was focused on the sanctum sanctorum of the Natar Agung.

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All Indonesian crews survive from Costa Concordia accident Antara

JAKARTA - All 170 Indonesian crews of Costa Concordia survived after luxury Italian cruise ship, Costa Concordia, sank in the Mediterranean Sea late Friday, information from the Foreign Affairs Ministry media said.

Quoting an information from Indonesian Embassy in Rome, Italy, Foreign Affairs Ministry Information Director PLE Priatna on Monday said it had been confirmed that no Indonesian nationals

were among 40 people who remained missing. Local media report said six people died after the Costa Concordia, on a trip around the Mediterranean, hit a reef near the Isola del Giglio and ran aground off the Italian coast, forcing the coast guard to evacuate over 4,000 people.

Most of the 3,200 passengers and 170 Indonesians among 1,000 crew members had been evacuated, but around 200 people were still on board of the ill-fated ship.

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A passenger from South Korea, top left, disembarks from an Italian Firefighter boat after being rescued from the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia which ran aground the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012.

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Bali News &RQWUDFWRU VODXJKWHU LGHQWL‍ۋ‏HG 0RWLYH VWLOO P\VWHULRXV Denpasar (Bali Post) –

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The houses which are nearly collapse in Bangli area

Heavy rain, two KRXVHV FROODSVH Bangli (Bali Post) –

Two houses owned by residents at Brigjen Gusti Ngurah Rai Street, Bangli, had their parts collapsed as a supporting wall of a mounted soil as high as 30 meter got eroded last 6XQGD\ DURXQG SP ORFDO WLPH )URP WKH REVHUYDWLRQ EHIRUH LW HURGHG D FRFRQXW tree there was a landslide which hit Wayan Setop Indrawan house’s kitchen foundation DQG ,% 0DQGLœV KRXVH VKULQH FDXVLQJ ERWK KRXVHVœ NLWFKHQ JRQH GLDJRQDO WKH ÀRRU GLYLGHG DQG VR ERWK IDPLOLHV HYDFXDWHG WKHLU LWHPV During the incident, Setop stated a water debt also came out from the soils when actually he had placed a pipe. It was stated the

house and the cliff had 5 meters distance and a terracing has been made to anticipate any landslide.

Mandi is now afraid that his family

The slaughtering that happened at Tukad Balian Street No. 84, South Denpasar, that victimized M. Faruq Arid alias Ferry (38) has its committed identified initialed RP which expected to be one of Ferry’s workers. Found in his Flat No. 2 covered in blood, Head of South Denpasar Police, APC IB Sarjana, last Sunday stated they are now chasing the committer and suspected that this committer is still in Bali.

Fast Troop members of Head of Criminal Research, APC I Made Dayendra, have spread on the field to find the committer. Investigator has checked 11 witnesses such as the flat owner, victim neighbours and locals. It was stated the committer has characteristic of height 170 cm, medium size body and has shoulder length hair. “Victim and committer just started living there a day before. Befote they did stay there for one year and four months,� Dayendra explained.

Connected to victim�s wounds, APC Sarjana explained there has been ripped wounds on the right thigh and on the chest. Victim whose from Dusun Kemirisongo, Lampiji Village, Mumbulsari,

Jember, East Java was slaughtered using a dagger as found on the crime scene. Other evidences found were a pair of sandals and motorcycle branded Yamaha Vixion DK 5886 IP which were believed to be owned by committer of the case that happened on Saturday (14/1) at 9 pm local time. Witness Nyoman Badru was the one that reported that one of the people that lived at No. 2 was bleeding. With the door locked, it was forced opened and victim was found dead. The report then forwarded to South Denpasar Police.

Before victim found dead, witness Irawan heard noises from the room which were ‘Allah Wakbar’ while Irawan were drying his clothes in front of his room. Not suspicious of it, Irawan went back. Not long after that, a lot of people were in surrounding the place. Meanwhile based on Bali Post observation, a one of victim’s wives came by to the place and talked to the owner of the flat. Victim was said to have three former wives, each in Lombok, Java and Singaraja which one of them worked as a worker at Arab Saudi. Not only that, victim have been having a lot of problems such as a lot of debts. (kmb21)

shrine will collapse any time soon with its condition being diagonal. “This landslide is out of my prediction,� Setop explained. (Kmb17)

7HQV RI NLORPHWHU -DYD %DOL GDPDJHG Negara (Bali Post) –

Gilimanuk-Denpasar route which became the main road connecting Java-Bali lately experienced damages when actually the route that passed two regencies, Jembrana and Tabanan, were also a route to Lombok. From Bali Post observation, more than 30 kilometers of the national route have been destroyed and this condition give difficulties to vehicles passing by as stated a number of drivers met last Sunday (15/1).

Putu Suardana, from Mendoyo, who was driving a jeep, admitted concerned of this condition especially in Mendoyo there are many holes. This condition have been disturbing especially motorcycle users and

potential to cause any traffic accident moreover with rain poring, those holes can’t be VHHQ DV WKHLU ¿OOHG ZLWK ZDWHU The same stated by Ketut Andi adding that a lot of motorcycle users pass this road. It was seen that the north part of the road were most damaged which is the way from Gilimanuk to Denpasar. Andi, who’s also from Mendoyo and work in Negara, admitted uses this road everyday. It was explained there were only a few holes before it but then more started popping up. Moreover the tar on the Biluk Poh Bridge that connected Penyaringan Vilalge and Kelurahan Tegalcangkring, also peeled yet luckily has been ¿[HG ³,V LW EHFDXVH RI WKH UDLQ

or overloaded vehicles? But for sure these holes happened most on the way from Gilimanuk,�

Andi admitted.

Damages can also be seen on the Negara City protocol road which has became a national route such as Suridman Street until on the front of Jembrana 5HJHQW 2IÂżFH +HDG RI -HPEUDna Public Works, I Ketut Swijana, was unable to be contacted IRU FRQÂżUPDWLRQ DOWKRXJK LW ZDV stated main roads that connected Java-Bali is a anational route DQG VR IRU Âż[ DQG PDLQWHQDQFH comes from Central and Province while damages can always happen due to rain and the load of a vehicle especially if its overloaded and over the tonnage of the road. (kmb26)

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The house where the murder of a contractor happened on Sunday, January 15, 2012.

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Infrastructural networks in Kuta chaotic Mangupura (Bali Post)—

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A brick maker is placing the newly made brick in his workshop.

Miseries of brick makers in rainy season DifďŹ cult to dry, many orders underserved

Chaotic infrastructural networks are alleged to have caused damage to a number of road sections in the tourist DUHD RI .XWD /HJLDQ DQG 6HPLQ\DN The damage ensues more quickly, especially during the rainy season. Badung Regency is also urged to work extra hard for the maintenance.

A legislator of the Badung House, I :D\DQ 3XVSD 1HJDUD 6XQGD\ -DQ

revealed that during the rainy season as today many potholes and bumpy roads could be encountered almost on all the road sections in the tourist area RI .XWD /HJLDQ DQG 6HPLQ\DN 2WKHU than weather factor, technical factor and the factor of chaotic infrastructural networks such as the excavation of electrical wiring and fiber optic cable that had not been buried completely by the project contractor were considered very influential, too. “This cable excavation is very hazardous to road users, harming the aesthetics and showing off the weakness of our infrastructure that undermines our imaging, especially on Jalan Patih Jelantik, Jalan Sriwijaya Legian, Jalan Melasti, Jalan Nakula Barat, Jalan Raya Seminyak, Jalan Padma Legian, Jalan Padma Utara, Jalan Patimura Legian, Jalan Majapahit, and Jalan Pantai .XWD ´ KH VDLG In response to such conditions, Puspa Negara stated that government

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,1&(66$17 UDLQV ÀXVKLQJ %XOHOHQJ UHFHQWO\ KDV UHVXOWHG LQ SURORQJHG PLVHULHV WR EULFN PDNHUV DW D QXPEHU RI YLOODJHV RQ WKH RXWVNLUWV RI 6LQJDUDMD &LW\ VXFK DV 7XNDGPXQJJD 9LOODJH %XOHOHQJ 6XEGLVWULFW ,Q WKLV UDLQ\ VHDVRQ LW ZDV Denpasar (Bali Post)— Flood prevention posed one of the prioriGLI¿FXOW WR GU\ XS WKH PROGHG EULFNV TXLFNO\ 0HDQZKLOH WKH RUGHUV IURP FRQties for Denpasar Municipality. To address VXPHUV FRQWLQXHG WR RYHUÀRZ A number of red brick PDNHUV DW 'KDUPD .HUWL Hamlet, Tukadmungga Village, complained because it took them longer time to dry up their bricks. Though they could be dried up with an oven, but no brick makers used the oven because they could not afford it.

A brick maker from Tukadmungga, Gede Ginarsa, told that after being molded the red bricks should be dried up under the sun. During the dry season, the molded bricks were usually dried up for one day. However, since this rainy season he had to dry them up for three days up to one week. After halfdry, the bricks should be further dried up by burning WKHP XVLQJ ÂżUHZRRG RU GU\ FRFRQXW ÂżEHUV Âł+HUH DUH WKH bricks molded seven days ago and have not been dry

due to raining every day. As a result, the combustion cannot be done and many orders are underserved,� he said.

According to Ginarsa, the demand for red brick during the rainy season was increasingly crowded. Other than local buyers, his red bricks were also purchased by contractors of villa or hotel project in Denpasar and surrounding areas. He could not IXOÂżOO WKH JURZLQJ GHPDQG because the stock was very limited. “We consistently receive some orders. Due to bad weather condition, ZH GLG QRW FRQÂżUP VHYHUDO orders because the making will be longer than in dry season,â€? he added.

Similar opinion was disclosed by another red brick maker, Nyoman Wirna. Limited stock of red brick was an opportunity for him to

raise the price. If he usually sold his red brick for ,'5 QRZ LW ZDV LQFUHDVHG WR ,'5 XS WR ,'5 SHU WKRXVDQG pieces.

Price hike of the red brick was also triggered by the rising price of raw materials in the form of soil.

Previously, the price of soil ZDV ,'5 DQG QRZ LW KDG ULVHQ WR ,'5 per pickup truck containLQJ VRPH FXELF PHWHUV Meanwhile, the price of FRFRQXW ÂżEHU DOVR URVH IURP ,'5 WR ,'5 per truck. “The price of soil and coconut fiber equally rose, so the only way to take is also increasing the price of red brick to cover the additional expenses. After the dry season, the price of red brick will be back to normal,â€? he said. (kmb)

should make an agreement with the contractors of cable excavation to properly bury their pits. More than that, the whole road body excavated should also be improved so the strength of roads remained as original condition and they would not turn damaged quickly.

As for a temporary solution, Puspa asked the regent to instruct the Highway Construction and Maintenance Agency (Binamarga) and the Housing, Planning and Urban Development Agency &LSWD .DU\D WR XQGHUWDNH DQ LPPHGLate maintenance for the damaged roads and sidewalks by using the maintenance EXGJHW ZRUWK ,'5 ELOOLRQ Meanwhile, the Division Head of Badung Road and Bridge Services, the Highway Construction and Maintenance Agency, IB Surya Suamba, said that so far the road improvement was carried out by government including the road body afflicted by the infrastructural networks. Regarding the contribution of the project owner, particularly PLN supplying the electrical power for the hotel development, his party would make coordination in the meeting held on Monday. “We instructed that excavation projects of PLN should have been completely repaired within a week by itself, not by the regency government.

So, please wait for the results of the meeting (on Monday—Ed),� he said.

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WKH ÀRRGLQJ LQ 'HQSDVDU WKH FHQWUDO DQG regional government had allocated relatively great funds, reaching IDR 1 trillion.

As planned, the funding would be disbursed IRU ¿YH \HDUV WR DUUDQJH WKH DUHDV SURQH WR ÀRRGLQJ LQFOXGLQJ EORFNLQJ WKH ÀRRG XVXally happened during the rainy season. Denpasar Mayor, I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra, revealed the matter not long ago.

According to Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra, there had been careful planning to anticipate WKH WKUHDW RI Ă€RRGLQJ DV UHFHQWO\ RFFXUUHG LQ several areas of Denpasar during the rainy VHDVRQ +H VDLG WKH Ă€RRG FRQWURO PDVWHU SODQ had been prepared. Central government was also quite consistent and paid a great attention to settlement arrangement in Denpasar. “There has been a careful planning to anticiSDWH WKH WKUHDW RI Ă€RRGLQJ ´ KH VDLG In January 2012, he said, the arrangement had been implemented in some locaWLRQV SUHYLRXVO\ NQRZQ DV Ă€RRG SURQH DUHDV such as Monang Maning and Pura Demak, West Denpasar. Hopefully, the arrangement project could have been accomplished in next October. “The fund for the settlement area is sourced from the budget of central government and the Denpasar Municipality.

7RWDO DPRXQW RI IXQGV IRU WKH ÀRRG KDQGOLQJ approaches IDR 1 trillion. It will be used to FRSH ZLWK ÀRRGV LQ 'HQSDVDU DV LQ %XPL $\X area (Sanur—Ed),� he said.

He expected the funds for such purposes could be disbursed immediately. Moreover, the Bumi Ayu area in Sanur belonged to WKH KLJKO\ SURQH DUHD WR ÀRRGLQJ (YHQ KH mentioned that Bumi Ayu was a very serious and complicated problem. Land contour of Bumi Ayu area had a basin in the center so WKH ZDWHU ZDV XQDEOH WR ÀRZ RXW DQG LW ZRXOG remain to inundate the area for a long time.

Even, to suck up the water needed special equipment that could only be imported from overseas. “So, it is like a frying pan. Even, according to Public Works (Ministry of Public Works—Ed), to suck the water requires a PDFKLQH HVSHFLDOO\ LPSRUWHG IURP .RUHD ´ he said while hoping that procurement of the PDFKLQH FRXOG EH UHDOL]HG LQ ÂżQDQFLDO \HDU 2012 so that it could be used promptly.

Then, what measure will be taken to GHDO ZLWK WKH Ă€RRGLQJ DW %XPL $\X 6DQXU" According to Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra, it would be resolved by disposing the water directly to outside the area because the puddles ZRXOG EH GLIÂżFXOW WR Ă€RZ RXW E\ WKHPVHOYHV “The location is lower than the beach and river. Therefore, the only way is to throw it RXW GLUHFWO\ ´ KH DIÂżUPHG NPE

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Eldest son of late Kim spotted in Beijing: reports Agence France Presse

The eldest son of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has been spotted in Beijing almost a month after his father’s death, according to South Korean media reports.

Kim Jong-Nam was seen by South Koreans waiting at Terminal 3 of Beijing Capital International Airport for an Air China flight to Macau on Saturday afternoon, Chosun Ilbo newspaper and Yonhap news agency reported.

Kim reportedly confirmed his identity to Park Seung-Jun, a professor at Incheon University west of Seoul, and said he usually travels alone.

Asked if he had been surprised by his father’s sudden death on December 17, he reportedly replied: “It’s only natural”. His response to a question about whether he had attended his father’s funeral was unclear.

Chosun quoted diplomatic sources in Beijing as saying that

Jong-Nam had not attended the elaborate funeral in Pyongyang on December 28.

It said he is a frequent visitor to Beijing, where his first wife and son Kum-Sol, aged 15, live.

Jong-Nam has lived in virtual exile, mainly in the Chinese territory of Macau, for many years after falling out of favour with his father. His younger halfbrother Kim Jong-Un has been proclaimed new leader of the communist state.

Jong-Nam last year gave an interview to the Tokyo Shimbun in which he was quoted as saying he opposed the idea of a dynastic power transfer.

Last week the newspaper said Jong-Nam, in an email, had reiterated his opposition to the concept of inherited power.

The eldest son was also quoted as saying that he believes his halfbrother would likely be merely a symbol used by ruling elites to maintain their grip on power.

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South Korea’s first female prime minister was chosen on Sunday to lead the main opposition party in battle against the ruling conservatives in a key election year.

Female ex-PM to lead S. Korean opposition party Agence France Presse

South Korea’s first female prime minister was chosen on Sunday to lead the main opposition party in battle against the ruling conservatives in a key election year.

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The eldest son of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has been spotted in Beijing almost a month after his father’s death, according to South Korean media reports.

Han Myeong-Sook, 67, becomes chairman of the liberal Democratic United Party (DUP) after winning 25 percent of the vote among 510,000 citizens and party members, seeing off eight other candidates.

The former democracy and human rights activist served as South Korea’s first female prime minister from 2006 to 2007 under the liberal administration led by the now-deceased then-president Roh

Moo-Hyun.

In 2009 Han was charged with receiving bribes from businessmen in what her supporters called politically motivated accusations. A court later cleared her.

“We will form a firmly united front against the Grand National Party (GNP)... to win the general and presidential elections and change the leadership,” Han said in a televised interview.

Her DUP was formed last month

after the main opposition Democratic Party was joined by major labour union leaders and other left-leaning groups in a campaign to form a unified front against the ruling GNP. The conservative GNP, which currently holds 171 seats in the 299-member parliament, suffered a bruising by-election setback last April, amid signs of a revival in support for the left.

The GNP also lost the Seoul mayoralty in October to an opposition-backed candidate and is now battling to keep its majority in parliament in an April general election, and to retain the presidency in December.

Pakistan Taliban leader believed GHDG LQWHOOLJHQFH RI‫ۋ‬FLDOV Reuters

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - The leader of the Pakistani Taliban, the militant movement that poses the gravest security threat to the country, is believed to have been killed by a U.S. drone strike, four Pakistan intelligence officials told Reuters on Sunday.

The officials said they intercepted wireless radio chatter between Taliban fighters detailing how Hakimullah Mehsud was killed while travelling in a convoy to a meeting

in the North Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border.

A senior military official told Reuters there was no official confirmation that the Pakistani state’s deadliest enemy had been killed.

The Pakistani Taliban issued a denial. U.S. officials, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, could not confirm his death.

If Hakimullah did die, it could ease pressure on security forces, who have struggled to weaken the group, which is close to al Qaeda and has been blamed for many

of the suicide bombings across one of the world’s most unstable countries.

But it may not ease violence in the long term in Pakistan, which is seen as critical for U.S. efforts to fight global militancy, most crucially in neighboring Afghanistan.

Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud (C) sits with other millitants in South Waziristan October 4, 2009 in this video grab taken from footage released October 5, 2009.

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Nikko Jakarta Rebranding to Pullman Hotel IBP

JAKARTA - Nikko Hotel Jakarta soon turned into a Pullman Hotel. It will undergo a process of rebranding by changing its name to the Pullman Hotel on January 19, 2012. This occurred after management were taken over the company’s leading hotel operator, Accor.

Vice President Accor Malaysia-Indonesia-Singapore, Gerard Guillouet, in his press statement said the initiative was an important breakthrough for Accor in Indonesia. The rebranding also reflects the commitment of the upscale hotel brand to develop and strengthen Accor position as a leading international hotel operator that covers all market segments in Indonesia.

Hotel Nikko Jakarta is located on Jalan MH Thamrin, will be the second Pullman hotel in Jakarta, following the Pullman Park which was launched in November 2011. “Additionally, there are also Pullman Bali Legian Nirwana that has also been launched in February 2011. Pullman Jakarta Accor Indonesia will strengthen its position as the largest hotel operator in Indonesia, which until now has operated 45 hotels throughout Indonesia, “said Gerard.

It is said, in connection with the rebranding, the Hotel Nikko Jakarta will under going massive redecoration that includes rooms hotel, lobby, restaurant, and the addition of ballroom space. “The addition of ballroom space is expected to be able to accommodate up to as many as 1,000 guests,” he said.

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

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

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

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

11 Jan Buda Wage Warigadean.

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

Odalan Ida Ratu Puraus Merajan Salonding Besakih.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Building collapses in Beirut, 13 killed Reuters

BEIR T - Thirteen people were killed when a residential building collapsed in Beirut and rescue workers were searching on 0RQGD\ IRU SHRSOH EHOLHYHG VWLOO EXULHG XQGHU WKH UXEEOH /HEDQHVH RI¿FLDOV VDLG 7KH ¿YH VWRUH\ EXLOGLQJ FROODSVHG LQ WKH $VKUD¿\HK GLVWULFW RI WKH /HEDQHVH FDSLWDO RQ 6XQGD\ HYHQLQJ 7KH YLFWLPV LQFOXGHG /HEDQHVH DQG 6XGDQHVH QDWLRQDOV ³:H DUH KRSLQJ WR ¿QG SHRSOH DOLYH 7KHUH DUH VWLOO VRPH PLVVLQJ ´ +HDOWK 0LQLVWHU $OL +DVVDQ .KDOLO WROG /%& WHOHYLVLRQ Twelve people were being treated in hospital, he added.

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Russia’s space agency has adjusted its forecast for the crash of a failed spacecraft for Sunday, January, 15, 2012.. In this November 2011 ďŹ le photo, the Zenit-2SB rocket with the PhobosGround probe blasts off from its launch pad at the Cosmodrome Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

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026&2: ² $ 5XVVLDQ VSDFH SUREH GHVLJQHG WR ERRVW WKH QDWLRQœV SULGH RQ D EROG PLVVLRQ WR D PRRQ RI 0DUV KDV FRPH GRZQ LQ ÀDPHV VKRZHULQJ IUDJPHQWV LQWR WKH VRXWK 3DFL¿F ZHVW RI &KLOHœV FRDVW RI¿FLDOV VDLG Pieces from the Phobos-Ground, which had become stuck in Earth’s orbit, landed in water Sunday 1,2 0 kilometers ( miles) west of Wellington Island in Chile’s south, the Russian PLOLWDU\ $LU DQG 6SDFH 'HIHQVH )RUFHV said in a statement carried by the country’s news agencies.

The military space tracking facilities were monitoring the probe’s crash, its spokesman Col.Alexei Zolotukhin said. Zolotukhin said the deserted ocean area is where Russia guides its discarded space cargo ships serving the International Space Station.

RIA Novosti news agency, however, cited Russian ballistic experts who said the fragments fell over a broader patch of Earth’s surface, spreading from the Atlantic and including the territory of Brazil. It said the midpoint of the crash zone was located in the Brazilian state of Goias.

The 1 0 million craft was one of the heaviest and most toxic pieces of space junk ever to crash to Earth, but VSDFH RI¿FLDOV DQG H[SHUWV VDLG WKH risks posed by its crash were minimal because the toxic rocket fuel on board and most of the craft’s structure would burn up in the atmosphere high above the ground anyway.

The Phobos-Ground was designed to travel to one of Mars’twin moons, Phobos, land on it, collect VRLO VDPSOHV DQG À\ WKHP EDFN WR Earth in 2014 in one of the most daunting interplanetary missions ever. It got stranded in Earth’s orbit after its Nov. 9 launch, and efforts

by Russian and European Space Agency experts to bring it back to life failed.

Prof. Heiner linkrad, Head of The European SpaceAgency’s Space 'HEULV 2IÂżFH WKDW ZDV PRQLWRULQJ WKH probe’s descent, said the craft didn’t SRVH DQ\ VLJQLÂżFDQW ULVNV “This one is way, way down in WKH UDQNLQJ ´ KH VDLG LQ D WHOHSKRQH LQWHUYLHZ IURP KLV RIÂżFH LQ %HUOLQ adding that booster rockets contain more solid segments that may surYLYH ÂżHU\ UH HQWULHV Thousands of pieces of derelict space vehicles orbit Earth, occasionally posing danger to astronauts and satellites in orbit, but as far as is known, no one has ever been hurt by falling space debris.

Russia’s space agency Roscosmos predicted that only between 20 and 30 fragments of the Phobos probe with a total weight of up to 200 kilograms (440 pounds) would survive

the re-entry and plummet to Earth. linkrad agreed with that assessment, adding that about 100 metric tons of space junk fall on Earth every year. “This is 200 kilograms out of WKHVH WRQV ´ KH VDLG The Phobos-Ground weighed 13. metric tons (14.9 tons), and that included a load of 11 metric tons (12 tons) of highly toxic rocket fuel intended for the long journey to the Martian moon of Phobos and left unused as the probe got stranded in orbit around Earth.

Roscosmos said that all of the fuel will burn up on re-entry, a forecast linkrad said was supported by calculations done by NASA and the ESA. He said the craft’s tanks are made of aluminum alloy that has a very low melting temperature, and they will burst at an altitude of more than 100 kilometers (60 miles).

The space era has seen far larger spacecraft crash. NASA’s Skylab space station that went down in 19 9 weighed metric tons (8 tons) and Russia’s Mir space station that deorbited in 2001 weighed about 130 metric tons (143 tons). Their descent fueled fears around the world, but the wreckage of both fell far away from populated areas.

Priatna said the Indonesian Embassy in Rome was swift to help distribute additional food and clothing to the Indonesian crew members of the ill-fated ship. “In cooperation with local authority, our embassy in Rome has been able to trace and identify around 80 Indonesians at three KRWHOV QDPHO\ /HRSROGR *URVHWWR 1XRYR *URVVHWR DQG )DWWRULD OD 3ULQFLSLQD LQ ,WDO\ ´ 3ULDWQR VDLG Meanwile, Rome embassy spokesman Musrifun said the company which operated the ill-fated ship would facilitate the repatriation of Indonesian crew members to their home country.

Musrifun said most of the Indonesian crew members who survived in the accident had lost their passports and other belongings and therefore the embassy in Rome would provide them with letters of trip like passports.

According to Priatna, Indonesian embassy in Rome had open a special hot-line for Indonesian who would like to contact their surviving relatives in Italy.

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From page 1 It was led by Jro Mangku Gede Putu Artayasa and resumed with the procession of releasing goldfish and some other species of fish as well as pakelem ritual by means of buffalo offered into the lake. Such joint worship was also attended by Chief Editor of Bali Post, Nyoman Wirata, along with journalists and the press community in Bali.

Jro Mangku Gede Putu Artayasa described that on Anggara asih Julungwangi, Tuesday (Jan 1 ), would be held a procession of pujawali mejeba-jero by using paraphernalia like catur rebah, pregembal bebangkit, and manca sato. The ritual posed a continuation of the Panca Bali rama held in the temple six months ago. For the current piodalan or temple anniversary, the deity would receive the worship for four days and on Friday (Jan 20) the deity would be offered the closing ceremony.

-HUR 0DQJNX *HGH 3XWX $UWD\DVD DQG &KLHI RI WKH 8OXQ 'DQX Temple, Putu Suma Arta, stated the main deity venerated in the WHPSOH ZDV WKH *RGGHVV /DNVKPL ,Q JHQHUDO WKH WHPSOH FRPSOH[ consisted of four courtyards, namely the Natar Agung, Telengin 6HJDUD ZKHUH WKH VKULQH RI /DNVPL VLWXDWHG /LQJJD 3HWDN DQG 'DOHP 3XUZD RQ WKH VRXWKHUQ VLGH ,Q WKH WHPSOH ZDV DOVR YHQHUDWHG WKH /RUG 6KLYD LQ WKH 1LUJXQD DVSHFW ,W ZDV SURYHG VDLG Jero Mangku Putu Artayasa and Putu Suma Arta, by the discovery of lingga petak. It consisted of red, white and black phallus. “The lingga petak is stored in the well located in the three-tiered Meru shrine in the lake. The well with the lingam or phallus has D VSULQJ IRU WKH ODNH DQG 7DEDQDQ WHUULWRU\ ´ VDLG -HUR 0DQJNX Putu Artayasa.

This temple is supported by 30 customary villages. By and large, they are known as four satakan or 800 families consisting of Satakan Candi uning, Satakan Baturiti, Satakan Bangah and Satakan Mayunan. (kmb11 wid)

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Lending rates showing downward trend Antara

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (Hipmi) said the decision made by the Bank Indonesia (BI) governor in lowering the central bank`s key rate had encouraged banks to lower their lending rates.

“It has led lending rates to show a down-ward trend,” Hipmi Secretary General Harry Warganegara said in press statement released here on Sunday.

However, he said, the singledigit interest rate had not yet been directed to productive cred-

its such as in the working capital and investment sectors.

“Mostly, lending still targeted the consumptive sector.

We s t i l l d o n o t s e e c r e d i t s provided for the productive sector from state-owned banks.

The country`s economy could

be generated if the productive credit had the single digit interest,” he said.

He said that several banks had provided single digit credits.

These banks included bank BTN which imposed a single digit interest on its housing/apartment ownership credit scheme.

It imposed a credit interest rate of 9 percent on housing/ apartment credits with a value of over Rp350 million and 9.75 percent on credits worth less than Rp350 million.

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Destination countries slap import surcharges Antara

JAKARTA - Some six Indonesian export commodities were subjected to import surcharges in destination countries in 2011, a trade ministry official said.

“The destination countries slapped import surcharges on the Indonesian commodities for alleged dumping and as a safeguard measure,” Director for Trade Security of the Trade Ministry Ernawati said here over the weekend.

She said in 2011 three Indonesian commodities were subjected to anti-dumping import duties (BMAD) and three others to safeguarding duties (BMTP).

Ernawati said the commodities affected by the import surcharges (BMAD) were nylon filament yarn (charged with US$0.46 - US$1.11 per kg in India), fatty alcohol (43.63 80.34 euro per metric ton in the European Union) and footwear (US$1.65 - US$2.5 a pair in Turkey).

In the meantime the three other products which were charged with an MBPT surcharge (safeguarding duty) were glass blocks, woven clothes and garments.

“The imposition of the BMAD surcharge on filament nylon yarn and footwear was an extension of previous measures which were stopped for stopped for some time but applied again in 2011,” Ernawti said.

Indonesian village riven by massacre compensation Associated Press

RAWAGEDE — Relatives of men executed by Dutch troops in this tiny Indonesian village fought for six decades to get compensation that was supposed to heal wounds.

Now that they have the money, it has ripped Rawagede apart once again.

Only a few of the residents — most of them widows in their 80s and 90s — brought the case to court.

But with hundreds killed, many more suffered. Claiming part of the $270,000 was rightfully theirs, old friends and neighbors cajoled, bullied and intimidated the plaintiffs and their families until local officials jumped in, forcing them to part with half their cash.

“It’s not fair,” said Muskar Warjo, who lost his father and grandfather in the massacre that wiped out nearly the entire male population of Rawagede. “Our lawyers said the money belonged to us, that we could use it as we saw fit.”

Soldiers clinging to their retreating colonial empire arrived just before dawn on Dec. 9, 1947 in search of a well-known resistance leader and — after getting no help — led up to 430 boys and young men to a rice field and shot them one by one.

It took 64 years, but in September a Dutch court ordered its government to apologize for the killings and to give each of the 10 plaintiffs $27,000. Three died during the course of the trial and the money went to their families instead.

Muskar, representing his mother after her death in 2009, said almost immediately after the verdict was handed down, mobs surrounded his home, the faces of people he’d known all his life, twisted with hatred and anger.

“There were hundreds of them,

screaming, threatening to burn down my house if I didn’t give them some of my money,” said the 75year-old, his eyes brimming with tears. “In the end, I didn’t have any choice.”

The court ruling has paved the way for similar allegations of war crimes during the Netherlands’ centuries-long rule in Indonesia — and raised the possibility of further compensation.

But good intentions went awry in this small farming village of 3,000 where — as in other parts of this sprawling, developing nation of 240 million — quick turns of fortune are rarely celebrated by those left behind, trying to eek out a living on as little as $2 a day.

In Rawagede, the jealousy even set siblings against each other.

Muskar escaped the mob outside his house on Dec. 27 and — after a community decision to divvy up the cash — was escorted by local authorities to a neighboring village for his own safety until tensions eased.

Still afraid, he decided to go instead to a relative’s house just outside the capital, Jakarta. Before long, however, Rawagede officials showed up in a van to bring him home. They said they could guarantee his safety, but in turn wanted him to sign a letter agreeing to part with his money, Muskar said.

In the end, his mother’s dream to replace their rickety, wooden shack with a new brick house remains just that, he said: a dream.

Additional compensation in the works would benefit the community as a whole: the Dutch government promised three years ago to provide $1.2 million in “development aid” to build a school, hospital and market in Rawagede. But even that money has been caught up in a dispute. It remains stuck in The Hague because of a disagreement between

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In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, 92-year-old Wanti Dodo, whose husband was one of the men executed by Dutch troops in a massacre in the village six decades ago, walks outside her home in Rawagede village, West Java, Indonesia.

two Indonesian foundations — both claiming to represent the villagers’ interests.

Officials at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs could not immediately be reached for comment about any of the compensation disputes.

The executions still loom large in Rawagede.

A hero’s cemetery, with row after row of simple white grave stones, has been built on the outskirts. The anniversary is marked by the whole town every year.

Old women and men, their faces heavily grooved and backs curved by scoliosis, tremble when talking about the morning Dutch troops arrived in their village by the hundreds and opened fire, sending sleepy residents scattering from

their homes in panic.

Some hid under beds with their children. Others concealed themselves in bushes or jumped into rivers, helpless as they watched the soldiers round up all the boys and men they could find.

Forced to squat in rows, with both hands placed on the backs of their heads, they were shot, the survivors say.

Kadun bin Siot was among those who protested the court award.

“What about me?” he said, his lips quivering as he struggled to contain his emotion. “Why don’t I deserve to be compensated. I suffered as much as they did.”

He was 12, peering through the slats of a wooden barn as soldiers flushed his father out of his hiding

place in a trash heap, stabbing it with bayonets until he emerged, blood pouring from his face.

“They dragged him away,” said the 76 year-old farmer. “I never saw him again.”

“I’m very angry at the Dutch. First the killings and now this. The way they are handing out money,” he said.

“It’s just created jealously, anger.”

It was after hearing many such complaints that Mamat, the village chief, decided to call a meeting. He invited plaintiffs and their families — as well as police and other top local officials — to reach an agreement. The widows and their families should share. People like Kadun ended up getting $500, a lot in Rawagede, but not nearly enough to fully appease anyone.

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Bali Today High land conversion

Subak goes through setbacks Bali Post

DE PASAR - i h shrinka e in a ricultural land a era ely reachin 0 hectares per year primarily for residential was reco nized by Chairman of the Indonesian armers Association ( TI) of Bali Chapter Prof. Suparta to ha e an impact on the decline in the irri ation institution called subak. Accordin to him the recent shrinka e in farmland area rew ery rapidly especially in urban areas. As not nurtured properly many subak or anizations are still traditional and suffer a setback due to con ersion of land function he said in Denpasar.

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Farmers watching their drained irrigation system that caused by land conversion. High shrinkage in agricultural land averagely reaching 650 hectares per year primarily for residential was recognized by Chairman of the Indonesian Farmers Association (HKTI) of Bali Chapter, Prof.

Suparta, to have an impact on the decline in the irrigation institution called subak.

One of the reasons for farmers to sell their farmland, he said, was triggered by the soaring land prices and the result obtained from farming activity was inadequate. Then, settlement tended to inhibit the irrigation channels where it was a primary object belonging to subak.

Since the irrigation was dead or half dead, then the subak was unable to play its role. Ultimately, the subak institutions increasingly reduced in number along with the reduction in farmland and irrigation systems.

In other words, the downsizing farmland positively correlated to the decrease in the subak organization in Bali. “Unless it is protected, nurtured and developed, it will also result in destruction to the agricultural sector.

However, there are some subak organizations still functioning properly.

They should become our model and be preserved,� he explained.

Actually, many things could make us proud with the existence of subak such as the high spirit of mutual as-

sistance and good organization due to clear responsibility and authority of the board and its members. Besides, the organization also upheld the Balinese culture based on the Tri Hita arana philosophy. With such a potential, it was expected the subak would be able to play a role in preserving the agriculture of Bali. “At least subak should not only serve as a socio-agrarian organization, but also serves to further enhance the socioeconomic prosperity,� he explained.

In the future, commitment of the government to protect and preserve the only one agricultural irrigation system in Bali should be more strengthened. Subak should be more empowered in making the agriculture of Bali sustainable. To that end, the subak should be fully supported by government and society. “At the moment, there are approximately 1,600 VXEDN RUJDQL]DWLRQV RI LUULJDWHG ÂżHOG and 1,200 subak organizations of QRQ LUULJDWHG ÂżHOG ´ KH VDLG (bit)

Tambakan Village:

Preserve Tradition of Releasing Calf to Wild Nature BULELENG is indeed rich in unique and significant traditions. At Tambakan Village, ubutambahan Subdistrict, for instance, local residents still maintain their tradition of releasing calf to wild nature. Those calves are allowed to live freely in the jungle where no one dares to capture them. Then, every two years, precisely on full moon in the first month of Balinese calendar (around July), those adult cows are caught by customary villagers to be slaughtered as an offering in the ceremonies. The calves released to wild nature are dedicated by Tambakan customary villagers as payment of vow because their invocation has been

fulfilled.

Payment of the vow is not only carried out by local residents of Tambakan, but also by residents from outside Tambakan Village. The vow must be paid on black moon. On that account, there are always many residents who pay their vow on black moon and consequently the number of calves roaming around the in the wild nature can reach tens.

Chief of Tambakan Customary Village, Jero Nyarikan omang Nita, said the tradition of presenting calf as payment of vow had taken place for generations at the village. The residents who paid a vow had invoked something

previously. When it had been fulfilled, they paid the vow in the form of calf which was then released to wild nature.

Invocation of local residents varied, starting from asking for job opportunity, success in business, success in politics until recovery from illness.

More interestingly, the calf released did not just roam around the area of Tambakan Village. They were also often found wandering outside the region such as in intamani, Bangli, and in the jungles and villages of Badung Regency.

By and large, residents outside the village had known that such wandering cows belonged to Tambakan Village

and they did not dare to arrest the cows of vow. They had belief if those were sacred cows and had been regarded as deity. They were afraid of something bad happened if they were determined to catch the cows.

The cows could only be captured when Mungkah Wali ceremony was held in the Prajapati Temple of Tambakan Village regularly carried out every two years.

Having been captured, local residents would slaughter them and the beef would be dedicated to deity venerated in the Prajapati Temple. Meanwhile, remnants of the beef were then distributed to the entire residents. (BTN kmb)

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Balinese Culture

BSMP, Garuda cooperate to conserve Bali starling Antara

IA AR - Bali Safari Marine Park (BSMP) on Friday established cooperation with PT Garuda Indonesia to conserve the Bali Starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) bird, locally known as Jalak Bali, Indonesian Safari Park President Director Jansen Manansang said.

Jansen said the cooperation was formalized by the signing of a an agreement by him and PT Garuda Indonesia public and human resources director Heriyanto AP at the Bali Safari Marine Park in Gianyar district on Friday.

He said the cooperation with PT Garuda Indonesia was part of an effort to keep and protect the population of Jalak Bali, the only endemic vertebrate species in Bali island.

Featured on Indonesian Rp200 coins, the bird was discovered in 1910, and in 1991 was designated as the symbol of Bali.

“Therefore, the existence of Jalak Bali is very important as the island s regional mascot which is critically endangered,” Jansen said, adding that the bird should be saved from extinction.

He said that efforts to save the Bali Starling from extinction had been made since 2006 with a

NASI KUNING (Yellow Rice) OVERVIEW: Yellow, one of the four sacred colors makes this festive rice dish strikingly different from the normal, everyday steamed rice. The rice is cooked in lightly seasoned coconut milk and chicken stock for extra flavor, while the touch of oil in the coconut milk gives it a glistening appearance and keeps each grain separate.

INGREDIENTS: 1½ cups long grain rice, washed and drained 2½ cups coconut milk ¾ cup chicken stock 1 salam leaf 1 pandan leaf 1 stalk lemon grass, bruised 2 tbsp turmeric water 2 cm laos cut in 4 lengthwise slices 1 tbsp salt

Courtesy of BSMP plan to breed the bird but it was rejected by an international party that would fund the project.

But after learning that the proliferation efforts would have a positive impact on the bird s population , the international party finally understood it.

“Our objective to breed the Bali Starlings is to eventually release them into their natural habitat in order to save them from extinction,” Jansen said.

Meanwhile, Heriyanto AP said

the Jalak Bali conservation cooperation program was a manifestation of PT Garuda Indonesia s concern for the preservation of endangered species and their environments.

“Besides, we also call on all parties to participate in the Jalak Bali conservation effort,” Heryanto said, adding that the cooperation was not with BSMP only but also with other national parks in Central alimantan and Yogyakarta.

PREPARATION: Combine all ingredients in rice cooker or heavy stockpot and simmer, covered until don.

Helpful hints: if your are not using a rice cooker, cook the rice over high heat until the liquid comes to the bowl, then lower heat and cook gently so that the coconut milk does not catch and burn on the bottom of the pan. Remove the lemon grass and Laos before serving.

SATE SAMPI & SATE UDANG (Beef Satay & Shrimp Satay) OVERVIEW: Balinese satays are always a little charred on the outside, which give them a particularly delicious flavor.

Once the meat is marinated, it can be kept fresh for at least 4 days in a refrigerator.

INGREDIENTS: 600 gr beef topside, cut in 1 cm cubes 3 – 5 bird’s-eye chilies, chopped 2 tbsp brown sugar ½ cup beef spice paste ¼ tbsp salt Satay skewers PREPARATION: Combine meat, chilies, brown sugar and spice paste and mix well. Cover and marinate for 24 hours in refrigerator. Spear four pieces of meat very tightly on a satay skewer. Place beef satays on charcoal cooker and grill over very high heat either on coconut husks or on charcoal. Serve with Satay Sauce. Note: To make satay with lamb, pork or dusk, follow the directions above but use basic spice paste. If using chicken, replace with chicken spice paste. Balinese satays are always a little burned which gives them a very particularly delicious flavor.

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Jimbaran Beach IBP

JIMBARAN - Jimbaran is directly south of the airport, on the way from Denpasar towards Nusa Dua. Jimbaran village is the narrow neck of Bali Island, and thus it has two remarkably different beaches. On the west, Jimbaran Beach faces the Jimbaran Bay, recently lined by new luxurious resorts. On the east, the beach faces the body of water sheltered by Benoa Harbor. Jimbaran is a sleepy cove where eets of ďŹ shing boats color the scene.

Formerly a relatively quiet area, its image has improved dramatically with the opening of the beautiful Four Season’s Resort and the Inter-Continental. The last couple of years, it has become even busier still with grilled seafood restaurants going up at a rapid pace along the beach, attracting local families and tourists in droves.

Located on Bali’s west coast, Jimbaran offers a smallsecluded beach area, where tranquility and perfect peace is the perfect antidote to a stressful world. The land gently slopes away from the beach revealing exclusive celebrity haunts hidden under a canopy of leafy tropical forest. A popular spot for windsurďŹ ng and sailing small craft, which are available for rent, Jimbaran’s grey sand and calm waters are attracting more people but the beach still has a sleepy feeling. A day at Jimbaran is made even more popular because of the all the wonderful options to eat. Choose from simple local food, the freshest ďŹ sh or 5-star luxury. It is also a popular spot for sunset.

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BUSINESS China a harbinger for global slowdown Reuters

BEI I - alk softly. lobal rowth looks to be smoothly downshiftin as China slows the 8 6 HFRQRP\ ¿UPV DQG WURXEOHG (XURSH DW OHDVW IRU QRZ DYRLGV D PHVV\ FUDVK Ratings downgrades on nine euro zone countries by Standard Poor’s late Friday - including France, Italy and Spain - sent a shiver through ¿QDQFLDO PDUNHWV %XW WKH PRYH ZDV long telegraphed, likely limiting any spillover.

A global economy slowing only gently would be an immense relief after a fraught end to 2011, but it is far from guaranteed.

Greek debt talks could collapse next week in a tussle over the size of losses banks should face. Tensions over Iran’s nuclear program continue to threaten oil markets.

And U.S. data last week showed surprisingly weak retail sales and a rise in jobless claims, a reminder that the U.S. recovery is not yet out of the woods.

So, even as signs suggest only a slight easing in global growth this year to a pace around 3 percent, the pitfalls are numerous. Prime among them is China.

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show growth in China, the world’s second-largest economy, cooled in the fourth quarter to 8. percent from a year earlier, against 9.1 percent in the prior quarter. It would be the slowest pace of growth since mid2009 when the global economy was crawling out of a deep recession.

The biggest question is how much of the slowdown can be blamed on slackening worldwide demand for China’s exports and how much on weakening domestic growth.

If China’s internal growth is stalling, that would put yet another drag on countries such as Germany and the United States, which are counting on strong exports themselves to help compensate for sluggish growth at home.

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imports from the United States fell 2. percent, and the nation’s overall trade surplus fell to a three-year low, raising alarms around the world of a hard landing. &KLQDœV LQÀDWLRQ UDWH DOVR HDVHG and foreign exchange reserves deFOLQHG LQ 1RYHPEHU DQG 'HFHPEHU WKH ¿UVW FRQVHFXWLYH PRQWKO\ IDOO since early 2009, another clear sign that China’s days of export-led growth are waning and capital is leaving the country.

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Germany’s economy contracted by about 0.2 percent quarter-onquarter over the last three months of 2011, deepening worries that the entire euro zone is slipping into a recession.

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Men walk past a poster of the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. British and Hong Kong leaders said Monday they will team up to develop London into an international trading center for China’s currency.

Britain, Hong Kong to develop London as yuan trading hub Associated Press

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A tamer Gervais leads predictable Golden Globes Associated Press Writer

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The Hollywood Foreign Press Association dared to let Ricky Gervais come back and host the Golden Globe Awards, a year after he insulted the organization and nearly everyone in the star-studded room with his lacerating wit. But Gervais and the show seemed tamer and more predictable this year, not quite living up to outrageous reputations. Even the winners themselves, including “The Descendants” and its star, George Clooney, were predictable.

The victory for “The Descendants” in the best drama category sets it up in an expected battle at the Academy Awards with “The Artist,” which won the award for best musical or comedy. Both had been frontrunners all along among people who are the business of prognosticating these things; Oscar nominations will be announced Jan. 24, with the ceremony itself coming Feb. 26.

Clooney won for his portrayal of a middle-aged husband strug-

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gling to raise his two daughters while their mother is in a coma.

Jean Dujardin won the same award in the musical or comedy category for “The Artist” as a silent film actor whose career derails with the arrival of sound. (“The Artist” won the most film awards with three total, including one for Ludovic Bource’s original score.)

It took the presenters and winners themselves to liven up the program — and that includes Uggie, Dujardin’s scene-stealing Jack Russell terrier in “The Artist,” who performed some of his signature tricks on stage toward the end of the night.

While Gervais dropped an F-bomb a couple hours into the broadcast — likely an accident after some imbibing on and offstage — he also took aim at easy targets like Kim Kardashian. Later, wine glass in hand, he emerged from the wings to express delight in having “a job where you can get drunk and say what you want, and they still pay you.”

After he introduced Madonna with a series of hackneyed puns about her song titles, including “Like a Virgin,” the pop star shot back.

“If I’m still just like a virgin, Ricky, then why don’t you come over here and do something about it?” she deadpanned. “I haven’t kissed a girl in a few years — on TV.” Male genitalia was a frequent theme. Tina Fey and Jane Lynch teamed up to make a penis pun inspired by “Hung” star Thomas Jane. Seth Rogen, taking the stage with the gorgeous Kate Beckinsale, cracked: “Hello, I’m Seth Rogen, and I’m currently trying to conceal a massive erection.” And Clooney, in accepting his best-actor award, made a joke about fellow nominee Michael Fassbender, who plays a sex addict in “Shame.”

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In this film image released by Disney, Belle and the Beast are shown in a scene from Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast 3-D.”

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LOS ANGELES — “Contraband” managed to steal the top slot away from competitors at the weekend box office. The Universal action drama film starring Mark Wahlberg as a reformed smuggler debuted above expectations at No. 1 with $24 million, while Disney’s 3-D rerelease of “Beauty and the Beast” waltzed into the No. 2 position with $18.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Both films helped boost Hollywood’s business after a sluggish holiday season.

“It’s great to have an uptick in the total box office, and Universal is thrilled that ‘Contraband’ was the driving force behind that,” said Nikki Rocco, head of distribution for the studio. “I think it’s combination of a great marketing campaign, audiences love Mark Wahlberg and (producer) Working Title made a terrific movie, particularly for the cost.”

“Joyful Noise,” the Warner Bros.’ musical comedy starring Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton, opened below expectations with $11.3 million in the No. 4 spot behind Paramount’s “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol,” which earned $11.5 million in its fifth week, bringing the total haul of the fourth installment of the Tom Cruise action franchise to $186.7 million.

“The Devil Inside,” Paramount’s horror film that scared up a massive $33.7 million debut last weekend, experienced a steep 77 percent drop in its second weekend, coming in at No. 6 with $7.9 million. Hollywood.com analyst Paul Dergarabedian said the film’s terrifying plunge didn’t matter because the independently produced movie has already made a huge profit.

“Horror movies typically drop big, but that is a huge drop,” said Dergarabedian. “It doesn’t matter because ‘Devil Inside’ is a profit-making machine. If your budget is low enough, who cares if it drops big and you’re making money? It’s already one of the most profitable films of the past year, so there’s nothing really to complain about there.”

Nicki Minaj, Foo Fighters to perform at Grammys Reuters

LOS ANGELES - Rapper Nicki Minaj will make her debut Grammy performance next month, joining Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars and country singer Jason Aldean on the list of artists who will take to the stage on the recording industry’s biggest night.

Grammy organizers said on Thursday that Minaj, who has four Grammy nominations, will perform at the February 12

awards show, as well as country sensation Taylor Swift, and Kelly Clarkson.

But there was no official word on Thursday on whether Britain’s Adele, whose album “21” was the biggest seller of 2011, will be singing at the Grammys following surgery on her vocal cords in November.

Adele, who has been on doctor-ordered vocal rest since November, was not among the first list of Grammy performers. But

the 23 year-old “Someone Like You” singer was listed on Thursday as being down to sing at the BRIT music awards ceremony in London on February 21.

Rapper Kanye West, who leads this year’s Grammys with seven nominations, is also yet to be confirmed as a performer at the live awards show in Los Angeles. Organizers said additional performers and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.

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Singer Nicki Minaj (R) and DJ David Guetta perform at the 2011 American Music Awards in Los Angeles November 20, 2011.

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Foreigners in India for ‘mommy makeover’ surgery Agence France Presse

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A rhinoceros crosses a road inside Kruger National Park, some 60 km from Nelspruit in South Africa, June 2010. Eight dehorned rhino carcasses have been found in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, in a poaching attack blamed on gunmen who slipped across the Mozambican border, a park spokesman said Wednesday.

Scientists Uncover How Dainty Rhino Feet Support Huge Bodies How do rhinos’ dainty little pigeon-toed feet support their portly bodies? A group of veterinary scientists in the United Kingdom are on the case. By coaxing three white rhinos to walk back and forth across a “pressure pad,” a floor mat embedded with thousands of pressure sensors, the researchers are collecting data on how much force the beasts exert on different parts of their feet as they walk.

A rhinoceros can weigh as much as 8,000 pounds (3,600 kilograms), yet somehow, their feet manage to take all those tons in stride. Initial results show that, with each step, their toes feel peak pressures of 75 pounds per square inch (psi), and the pads of their feet, 15 psi. That’s not so much.

“Impressively, the peak pressures aren’t that different from human feet (similar range of values), although the timing and distribution

of pressures around the feet surely are different to some degree we haven’t yet quantified,” said John Hutchinson, professor of evolutionary biomechanics at the Royal Veterinary College’s structure and motion laboratory and one of the researchers working on the study.

In addition to figuring out how rhino feet manage this feat, the scientists are investigating how the beasts’ locomotion differs from that of other large land mammals

— in particular, elephants. Unlike elephants, whose columnlike legs turn into feet without much notice, rhinos have relatively thin legs that splay out into larger, circular pads tipped with three rigid toes; they look as if their bodies are teetering on four saplings whose roots are slightly exposed near the ground.

As well as those differences in anatomy, the researchers have learned that the two types of animals carry their weight very differently, too. “Rhinos put more pressure on the inside [edge] of their feet; elephants on the outside, which is weird and we don’t really understand it yet,” Hutchinson told Life’s Little Mysteries, a sister site to LiveScience.

When a group of women from Uganda embarked on a trip of a lifetime to India, little did many of their friends and families at home know that a secret surgical “mommy makeover” was on their itinerary. The three mothers from the east African nation meticulously planned their month-long tour around surgical procedures in New Delhi that they hoped would enable them to return to their husbands looking trimmer and healthier.

They admit that vanity is a key motive behind their choice to go under the surgeon’s knife in a faraway country, saying they want their tummies tucked and breasts firmed up so they can again wear swimsuits with confidence. “There are certain activities you can’t do if your top is very heavy,” one of the women told AFP, requesting

anonymity after breast reduction surgery at a clinic in the Indian capital.

“I am feeling so light now. I can go for a jog or a swim without attracting all the negative male attention that I earlier did,” said the mother of four.

The women, staying at a guesthouse in the upmarket area of Greater Kailash, have been mixing two weeks of post-operative care with shopping and visits to sight-seeing favourites such as the Red Fort and the Qutub Minar monument. “It’s been a girls-only fun trip for us,” giggled the eldest of the group, aged 40, who is doubling up as a guide to the rest of the women, having visited India once before.

“We had thought of visiting South Africa, which is nearer home but expensive,” she said.

“We are glad we decided to come here.”

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The illustration photo shows surgeons performing an operation.

Foreigners from many countries are adding surgery to holiday trips in India that often include visits to the Taj Mahal in Agra and other tourist spots

Almost 3,000-year-old tomb of female singer found in Egypt Agence France Presse

Swiss archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a female singer dating back almost 3,000 years in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, Antiquities Minister Mohammed Ibrahim said on Sunday.

The rare find was made accidentally by a team from

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A handout picture released by Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities shows the grave of Nany of the 22nd Dynasty, a singer of the Egyptian deity Amun-Re, which was discovered near the Temple of Karnak in the southern ancient city of Luxor during excavations by Swiss archaeologists.

Switzerland’s Basel University headed by Elena PaulineGrothe and Susanne Bickel in Karnak, near Luxor in Upper Egypt, the minister told the media in Cairo.

The woman, Nehmes Bastet, was a singer for the supreme deity Amon Ra during the Twenty-Second Dynasty (945-712 BC), according to an inscription on a wooden plaque found in the tomb.

She was the daughter of the High Priest of Amon, Ibrahim said. The discovery is important because “it shows that the Valley of the Kings was also used for the burial of ordinary individuals and priests of the Twenty-Second Dynasty,” he added.

Until now the only tombs found in the historic valley were those linked to ancient Egyptian royal families.

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Sport AC Milan midďŹ elder Kevin Prince Boateng, left, of Ghana, vies for the ball with Inter Milan Argentine defender Walter Samuel during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Inter MIlan at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012.

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Xavi reaches milestone as Barca beat Betis 4-2 Reuters

MADRID - Barcelona playmaker Xavi celebrated his 400th league appearance by scoring the opening goal and Lionel Messi netted twice as the La Liga champions beat 10-man Real Betis 4-2 on Sunday to trim Real Madrid’s advantage at WKH WRS EDFN WR ¿YH SRLQWV 6SDLQ LQWHUQDWLRQDO ;DYL WKH ¿UVW %DUFD SOD\HU WR UHDFK WKH 400 milestone, clipped the ball high into an empty net in the 10th minute at the Nou Camp after a Cesc Fabregas shot had ricocheted back off a post. Pep Guardiola’s side were cruising when Messi added a second two minutes later but Barca FRQFHGHG WKHLU ¿UVW OHDJXH JRDOV DW KRPH WKLV VHDVRQ ZKHQ D battling Betis struck either side of the break to make it 2-2.

Betis defender Mario Alvarez was dismissed for a second yellow card 19 minutes from time before Alexis Sanchez ran RQ WR D ;DYL SDVV DQG ÂżUHG D WK PLQXWH WKLUG JRDO DQG 0HVVL scored from the spot in the 86th following a Betis handball in the area. “We managed to get through a very tough game,â€? Xavi, a youth academy graduate who made his debut under former coach Louis van Gaal in a Spanish Super Cup game in August 1998, said in an interview with Spanish television. “Betis also want the ball and they played well and made things pretty GLIÂżFXOW IRU XV ´ DGGHG WKH \HDU ROG ZKR ÂżQLVKHG EHKLQG Messi in Monday’s FIFA World Player-of-the-Year awards. “Their players have a lot of technical ability and that’s why it was an open game with chances for both sides.â€? With just under half the season played, Real have 46 points from 18 matches thanks to their 2-1 comeback win at Real Mallorca on Saturday, with Barca on 41. Valencia, who lost 1-0 at home to Real Sociedad on Saturday, are seven points behind the Catalans in third.

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Inter Milan coach Claudio Ranieri refused to discuss the Serie A title after his side earnt a crucial 1-0 win away to champions AC Milan to squeeze the top of the table.

Inter’s win, coupled with Juventus’s 1-1 draw at home to Cagliari, PHDQV WKH WRS ¿YH DUH QRZ VHSDrated by just six points.

Ranieri freely admitted that his side were back in the mix but refused to discuss the title. “I’ve said it since day one, I won’t talk about (the title) due to modesty and superstition,â€? he said. Âł7KH ÂżUVW WKLQJ IRU XV ZDV WKDW LW was important to get into the Europa League zone and we’ve done that. “Next up is the Champions League zone. We have it in our EORRG DQG LQ RXU '1$ WR ÂżJKW IRU the top positions. But we’ll keep going slowly because we’re doing well but we still need to improve.â€?

Inter are the form team in the league and as well as ending Milan’s 12-match unbeaten run, they won for the eighth time in nine matches.

However, during their disastrous start, in which they won only two RI WKHLU ÂżUVW QLQH JDPHV WKH\ ORVW all their previous clashes with title rivals. “We’re taking giant steps and that’s important, it was important to

EHDW 0LODQ DV LW ZDV WKH ÂżUVW PDWFK we’ve won against a direct (title) rival,â€? said Ranieri. “We had three before against Juventus, Napoli and Udinese which served as lessons. “We played well, we were careful tactically. We’re playing well, we’ve rediscovered our pride and compactness, we’ve got the right energy back.â€?

Diego Milito scored the winner when Ignazio Abate over-committed himelf in trying to cut out a cross from Javier Zanetti, missing it and leaving the Argentine poacher to run on and slip the ball home. “It was a great game against quality opposition, I’m delighted,� the match-winner said. “It was an important test both for the standings and our morale. It’s great to win the derby.�

With Juve drawing and third placed Udinese losing 3-2 at Genoa, Milan are now a point behind the Old Lady of Turin.

Udinese are two points behind that and another pair of points ahead of Lazio, 2-0 winners over Atalanta.

Inter are a point behind the

Romans and Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri said that means they’re right back in it.

Although he said the defeat hadn’t hurt his side too much. “It doesn’t turn things on their head, it’s a day in which the top three picked up just one point so nothing’s changed,� said Allegri. “All that’s happened is we lost the derby and now Inter are back in the title race.�

He said there was little in the match to separate the teams, with Inter exploiting one chance on the counter. “We forced the play while they waited for our mistakes to hit us on the counter, which they did well,� said Allegri. “We didn’t create a lot but it wasn’t easy because Inter were playing with 10 men behind the ball and they’re physical.�

It completed a turbulent week for Milan in which they appeared set to tie up a deal to sign Carlos Tevez from Manchester City and sell Pato -- who was jeered by some sections of fans when he was substituted in the second half -- to Paris St Germain.

Barca’s home form has been almost impeccable, winning nine and drawing one of their 10 games and scoring 43 goals and conceding two. Away from the Nou Camp, by contrast, they have taken just 13 points from a possible 24 and Guardiola said this week they would have to improve on their travels if they are to catch Real and secure a fourth straight La Liga title.

Real’s success in Mallorca was a club record 11th straight victory away from home in all competitions and they host %DUFD ZKRP WKH\ EHDW LQ ODVW \HDUÂśV ÂżQDO LQ D .LQJÂśV &XS TXDUWHU ÂżQDO ÂżUVW OHJ RQ :HGQHVGD\ Âł:HÂśOO WU\ WR UHFXSHUDWH in the next few days so we can go to Madrid and play the best match possible,â€? Guardiola said at a news conference. “It’s always better coming into a match having won the previous game, always,â€? he added. Athletic Bilbao improved their chances of playing in Europe next season when Fernando Amorebieta, Fernando Llorente and Mikel San Jose secured a 3-0 win at home to Levante earlier on Sunday.

0DUFHOR %LHOVDœV VLGH FOLPEHG WR ¿IWK RQ SRLQWV OHYHO with Osasuna but ahead on goal difference after the PamplonaEDVHG FOXE ORVW DW KRPH WR 5DFLQJ 6DQWDQGHU WKHLU ¿UVW defeat in seven games. Bilbao and Osasuna are four points behind fourth-placed Levante, the season’s surprise package, ZKR EULHÀ\ WRSSHG WKH WDEOH LQ 2FWREHU GHVSLWH KDYLQJ RQH RI WKH VPDOOHVW EXGJHWV LQ 6SDLQœV WRS ÀLJKW Ambitious Qatar-owned Malaga, one of Europe’s biggest spenders in the close season, slipped to eighth, level with 6HYLOOD DQG (VSDQ\RO RQ SRLQWV DIWHU WKH\ ZHUH EHDWHQ at struggling Sporting Gijon. Former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy equalised for Malaga in the 88th minute before Oscar Trejo grabbed the winner in added time, although his side stay in the relegation zone.

Diego Simeone enjoyed a winning home debut as Atletico Madrid coach when his side thumped struggling Villarreal 3-0, D ÂżUVW YLFWRU\ LQ IRXU PDWFKHV IRU WKH FDSLWDOÂśV VHFRQG FOXE putting them 10th on 23 points.

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Clijsters starts title defence with solid victory Reuters

Defending champion Kim Clijsters showed no ill effects of a recent hip injury and saw off a spirLWHG FKDOOHQJH IURP 3RUWXJXHVH TXDOLÂżHU 0DULD -RDR .RHKOHU LQ WKH ÂżUVW URXQG RI WKH $XVWUDOLDQ 2SHQ RQ 0RQGD\ The Belgian struggled to get to grips with lefthander Koehler’s serve in the first set but gradually moved up through the gears to run out a 7-5 6-1 winner. Clijsters, who beat Li Na in last year’s final at Melbourne Park, said it was a good feeling to step out onto Rod Laver Arena again. “Its great to be back, I always love coming to Australia but the feeling is even stronger after last year,â€? said the 11th ranked Clijsters. “It’s great to be back on this court as well, it brings back a lot of good memories. “But I was focused out there because I was playing a good player. I had to be on my game from the start today.â€? Koehler, who beat American Julia Boserup to make the main draw, came out blazing and had Clijsters on the back foot for much of the early exchanges. +RZHYHU DIWHU GRXEOH IDXOWLQJ WR ORVH WKH ÂżUVW VHW Koehler’s serve deserted her in the second and Clijsters Kim Clijsters of Belgium celebrates after defeating Maria Joao Koehler of Portugal during their ďŹ rst round match at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill

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had no trouble seeing out the match.

The 28-year-old, who could meet China’s Li in the fourth round, said she had completely recovered from the hip injury that had forced her to pull out of the Brisbane International earlier this month. “Your body has to get used to it,� she said. “It doesn’t matter how hard you train in the offseason, matches put so much more strain on your body because of the emotions and the pressure and the stress involved.�

Meanwhile Juan Martin del Potro revived himself after a sleepy first set to mow down Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 2-6 6-1 - 6-4 in the first round as heat claimed its first victim on the opening day of the Australian Open.

Serving on set point at -1 in the second set, the towering Argentine was asked to hold fire after a spectator collapsed in the stands as the temperature nudged 30 degrees Celsius.

Play resumed a few minutes later after the fan was attended to and helped out of Hisense Arena by firstaid staff, allowing 11th-seeded Del Potro to crack a forehand winner and seal the set.

Mannarino, a plucky left-hander ranked 91st in the world, ensured Del Potro would have to work in the heat, but the Argentine served out the match confidently to set up a second-round match against Slovenia’s Blaz avcic.

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SHANGHAI â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Retired NBA star Yao Ming has added another line to his postbasketball resume â&#x20AC;&#x201D; politician â&#x20AC;&#x201D; becoming a member of an advisory body to Shanghaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legislature. Since the 31-year-old Yao announced last July that injuries had ended

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012 ďŹ le photo, retired NBA basketball star Yao Ming, center, attends the opening session of the 5th Plenary Session of the 11th Chinese Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Shanghai Committee in Shanghai, China.

his career with the Houston Rockets, he has become a university student and set up a wine business to go with owning a professional basketball team in China.

Photos in official media on Monday showed Yao at the weekend closing ceremony for the Chinese Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Political Consultative Conference Shanghai Committee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are about 142 members in the group, and Yao is the youngest,â&#x20AC;? ong Rong, who works in the service office of committee, was quoted as saying by the China Daily.

The advisory committee does not have any real power, but the newspaper said Yao is supposed to attend regular meetings, and can make suggestions for the advisory body and government departments. Yao was quoted as saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;raising proposals is very serious business, and I do not want to be hasty.â&#x20AC;?

It is common for sports figures to move into politics in China. Olympic gold medal hurdler Liu Xiang is a member of both the Shanghai and national political advisory bodies. Yao, one of the most popular celebrities in China from his eight seasons in the NBA, is a student at Jiaotong University, one of the top universities in his hometown Shanghai.

In November, he released the first-ever bottles of his new Yao Ming-branded wine, a 2009 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon currently available only in mainland China, where the market for imported wines has boomed over the past decade.

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Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat falls to the court with an injury in the fourth quarter against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center on January 13, in Denver, Colorado.

:DGH RXW LQGHâ&#x20AC;ŤŰ&#x2039;â&#x20AC;ŹQLWHO\ ZLWK VSUDLQHG DQNOH Wade had already missed playing time in this lockout-shortened season with a Star guard Dwyane Wade will be out bruised left foot and battled a painful right LQGHÂżQLWHO\ ZLWK D VSUDLQHG ULJKW DQNOH strained calf. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He probably needed to sit down and suffered the fourth quarter of a defeat at Denver on Friday, coach Erik Spoelstra UHVW LQ WKH ÂżUVW SODFH LWÂśV D EOHVVLQJ LQ disguise,â&#x20AC;? said forward Chris Bosh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We said Sunday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thankfully itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not in a cast or boot and need to be healthy when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to make a run in the playoffs -- thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the most imhe is walking around,â&#x20AC;? Spoelstra said.

The latest injury to Wade made for an portant thing.â&#x20AC;?

Forward LeBron James agreed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d even more depressing end to the Heatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ÂżYH JDPH ZHVWHUQ URDG WULS ZKLFK WKH\ rather him be 100 percent healthy than playing where heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not comfortable.â&#x20AC;? ended with three defeats on the trot.

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Peterhansel celebrates 10th Dakar title Reuters

French driver Stephane Peterhansel celebrated his 10th Dakar Rally title, and a first for Mini, at the end of a gruelling two-week race through Argentina, Chile and Peru to the beachfront finish in Lima on Sunday. Compatriot Cyril Despres won the motorcycle crown on a KTM, his fourth Dakar victory and the manufacturer’s 11th in a row.

Peterhansel, who led for most of the distance and triumphed with an advantage of 41 minutes 56 seconds over Spanish team mate Nani Roma, has now won the Dakar four times in the car category and six on two wheels. “When you think of how hard it is to win a Dakar, it’s incredible that I’ve been able to win 10 of them. It’s been a long time, I’ve been waiting for five years to win again,” the Frenchman told the Dakar website (www.dakar.com).

“To take the victory in South America is a huge relief, it ranks among my best triumphs. “I was starting to doubt myself, to think I was growing too old for this, that I’d lost it or that I wasn’t made for South America,” he added.

South African Giniel De Villiers, champion in 2009, was third in a Toyota. Last year’s champion Nasser al-Attiyah of Qatar retired his Hummer in the second week while his American team mate Robby Gordon won the final stage to take fifth place

overall pending any appeals.

The final day was marred, however, by local media reporting the death of a Colombian fan who crashed when following the race on his motorcycle.

He was the second fatality of the event, with Argentine motorcycle competitor Jorge Martinez Boero killed in a crash on the opening day.

The Dakar, which moved from Africa to South America for security reasons five years ago, is notoriously dangerous and has claimed numerous lives over the years.

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Mini driver Stephane Peterhansel, right, and co-driver Jean Paul Cottret, both of France, hold up their trophies during the 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Dakar Rally podium ceremony in Lima, Peru, Sunday Jan. 15, 2012. The 46-year-old Peterhansel has won Dakar six times on motorbikes, and now four times in the car category.

Coulthard: Vettel is already one of Formula 1’s legends DAVID Coulthard believes that Sebastian Vettel has already become ‘a great’ of Formula 1, in the wake of his back-toback world titles. Vettel won 11 grands prix in 2011 and finished the season more than 100 points clear of McLaren driver Jenson Button in second place.

And Coulthard, the man that Vettel replaced at the Red Bull team for the 2009 season, believes the German’s achieve-

ments already put him in the top bracket of drivers to have competed in the sport during its 62-year history. “Look at Mark Webber,” Coulthard said on the main stage at AUTOSPORT International on Saturday. “He’s a driver I rate very highly, but he was made to look average by Sebastian last year - which we all know he isn’t.

“What it shows is the emergence of a real great within the sport by winning those

back-to-back world championships. “In the end it’s actually quite amazing that Sebastian was so dominant, because his victories were not like in the Michael Schumacher era, when he would sometimes be winning by half a lap or something.

David Coulthard “Things have closed up so much between the teams since then; we saw [Fernando] Alonso never giving up, the varying form of Lewis [Hamilton], who was amazing when he was on it, and Jenson, who was fantastic. And when Sebastian was winning, it wasn’t by a lot.”

Coulthard also praised Button’s performances during the 2011 season, during which he became the first of Hamilton’s team-mates to finish ahead of the 2008 world champion during a campaign.

“I think he’s a better driver now than when he won his world title with Brawn,” the 13-time grand prix winner added.

“When he made his big points gap, and then the rivals started to catch up, he made mistakes. It was like a tennis player missing an easy smash.

“Now you look at him and the way he’s performed, growing in confidence all the time. It’s got to the stage now where when the conditions are at their most difficult, he’s the guy they look to. It’s pretty impressive being in that position.”