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PAGE 6 A Libyan pro-government supporter holds a portrait of leader Moamer Kadhafi as he stands atop a fountain during a gathering in Tripoli on February 16, 2011 to show support for the veteran leader who seized power in a 1969 coup, as Libya braced for a “Day of Anger” following revolts in neighbouring Egypt and Tunisia.

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Four killed in Libya ahead of anti-Kadhafi protest Agence France Presse

NICOSIA – At least four people were killed in clashes with Libyan security forces, opposition websites and NGOs said on Thursday, as the country faced a nationwide “Day of Anger” called by cyber-activists. The websites monitored in Cyprus and a Libyan rights group based in London said the clashes with demonstrators opposed to the regime of Libya’s leader Moamer Kadhafi took place on Wednesday in the eastern town of Al-Baida.

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“Internal security forces and militias of the Revolutionary Committees used live ammunition to

disperse a peaceful demonstration by the youth of Al-Baida,” leaving “at least four dead and several in-

jured,” according to Libya Watch.

A Geneva-based rights group, Human Rights Solidarity, citing wit-

nesses, said that snipers on rooftops had killed as many as 13 protesters and wounded dozens of others.

Videos circulating on the Internet showed dozens of young Libyans apparently gathered on Wednesday night in Al-Baida chanting, “The people want to bring down the regime,” and a building which had been set on fire.

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William and Kate to tour Canada after wedding Agence France Presse

LONDON – Prince William and Kate Middleton will visit Canada in their first overseas royal tour as a married couple, palace officials announced. The visit will be from June 30 to July 8, two months after their wedding in London’s Westminster Abbey on April 29.

“Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton have ac-

cepted an invitation from the government of Canada to undertake a royal tour of Canada,” William’s office at St James’s Palace said in a statement. The search and rescue pilot is directly in line to become Canada’s king after his father Prince Charles, the heir to the throne in the 16 Commonwealth realms, including Britain, Australia and New Zealand.

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(FILES) This file picture taken on November 16, 2010 shows Britain’s Prince William (R) and his fiancee Kate Middleton posing for photographers during a photocall to mark their engagement, in the State Rooms of St James’s Palace, central London.

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Bali News Waterpark project in BTDC

Allegedly unlicensed, violates shoreline Mangupura (Bali Post)—

Bali Tourism Development Corporation (BTDC) has started to build a waterpark or water attraction in the area of Nusa Dua. Unfortunately, the project started to be worked on in fact has not had permit or license. Even, it is alleged to have violated the shoreline.

According to information, the waterpark was built between Nusa Dua and Peninsula Island. The party of Badung House has also received a report about the unlicensed development as well as the allegation of shoreline violation. Of course, the issue was questioned by the House.

Secretary of Commission A in the Badung House, I Made Duama, Wednesday (Feb 16), said the report on the existence of the project had entered the Commission A. He also regretted if in reality it was indeed true that project was unlicensed and did not comply with the shoreline. In other words, two very fatal mistakes had been carried out.

He said if the BTDC had submitted a permit, the waterpark should be built according to designation. Violation against shoreline might not

happen. When following-up the report on the allegation of distorting waterpark development, Duama said his party would immediately make a site inspection. “We will immediately make a site inspection to location,” said Duama.

In line with Duama, another legislator, I Made Darma, also questioned the attitude of BTDC. He emphasized though the waterpark located within the authority of BTDC, the project should be completed with permit from the government.

Similarly, government should do a review on the project because the beach was the only remaining public space in the region of BTDC. “If the remaining land is also used for the project of BTDC, let alone violate the shoreline, the local community will no longer have a place of

recreation,” he said.

Meanwhile, Division Head of Facilities and Infrastructure of Badung Government Tourism Office (Disparda), I Nyoman Suardana, when contacted recently claimed not to know about the waterpark development in the BTDC area. He asserted that Badung Government Tourism Office did not received application for a permit from the investor. “Application for permission has not been entered. Likewise, we do not know about the existence of the project,” he said.

When asking for confirmation about this matter, Managing Director of BTDC, I Made Mandra, was not willing to give more comments.

To sum up, he denied and said there was no waterpark development in the area of BTDC Nusa Dua. (kmb25)

In-depth analysis on characteristics of American market Mangupura (Bali Post)—

More than 50 million U.S. citizens annually travel to foreign countries.

Such tremendous market potentials need marketing and special tricks to work on the huge market. The workshop organized by Bali Village thoroughly explored what and how to work on the U.S. market.

The presence of Representative of the ICS USA, Derek Ong, as a resource person on the U.S. market was warmly welcomed by the Head of Bali Government Tourism Office, I.B. Kade Subhiksu, in his opening speech in the workshop entitled “Selling in the Way Your Market Buys” in Nusa Dua Beach Hotel, Wednesday (Feb 16). Subhiksu expressed the importance of synergy among the tourism perpetrators with the government to pick up the ball and work on the American long-haul market potential.

In the presentation of the ICS USA representative, Derek Ong, before the Head of Bali Government Tourism Office and participants explained about the market characteristics and favor-

ite of tourists from the Uncle Sam’s country. From the slide of presentation, Derek Ong outlined some tricks on how to attract American tourists whose number reached more than 50 million people annually. Before 50 participants of the workshop, he also explained how to create best-selling tour packages that would be sold out in America.

Vice Chairman of Bali Village, Herdy Sayoga, stated the number of workshop participant exceeded the estimation. “The number of participant surpassed the target of 35 people. In fact, there were 50 participants who listened to the direction of Derek Ong enthusiastically,” said Herdy Sayoga serving as moderator of the event.

The workshop turned more attractive due to the presence of Country Manager-Indonesia of Singapore Airlines, David Lau. While joking forcefully, he could invite participants to discuss further about powerful strategies to increase the demand for their companies. It was

completed with interactive discussion where many real challenges presented could be instantly resolved.

Herdy Sayoga summarized the positive response of participants to take part in the activities of face-topeer collaboration in the United States scheduled to be held in 4 cities, covering the east coast, Central America, west coast and Canada. The envoy would present the potential of Bali bundled with the cost of airfare of Singapore Airlines having a network in 12 points in the United States.

The concrete promotion would be followed up with the network of cooperation in various cities in America as well as with TV stations and the Internet.

On that occasion was also launched a three-dimensional website containing the data of Bali tourist destinations along with their facilities and it would be accessible worldwide. Many participants registered their company at relatively affordable listing price namely USD 150.

Moratorium implementation to accommodation in Bali

PHRI requests provincial govt to act uncompromisingly Denpasar (Bali Post)—

The Indonesian Hotels and Restaurants Association (PHRI) of Bali Chapter asked the Bali Provincial Government to implement the moratorium selectively and strictly without compromise. The association serving as initiator was ready to sit together with stakeholders to have a discussion related to the policy.

“We do support the selective moratorium. Presumably, if there is a development of tourism facility like hotels supporting the quality improvement of the environment, it can enhance the branding of Bali and is worth considering to be given a permit,” said Chairman of PHRI Bali, Cokorda Artha Ardhana Sukawati, in Denpasar recently.

According to him, selective moratorium needed to be done so the policy of Governor of Bali would not turn to prolonged polemic. The three regencies becoming the target of moratorium such as Badung, Denpasar and Gianyar had clearly stated to reject the policy with the reason that they did not want to hamper investment.

“Myriad cultural and customary activities are organized in Gianyar. Of course, they require a cost which is not relatively small. To that end, we want to get a right portion and existence of synergy. We’d like to reach harmonious development in cultural tourism and do not harm each other,” he said.

Cok Ace who is also the Regent of Gianyar said that moratorium on hotels in southern Bali region would be valid until there was a result of studies on the carrying capacity of Bali tourism. The proposal of moratorium had been submitted by PHRI Bali more than 10 years ago during the reign of Governor Ida Bagus Oka. “The main consideration is equalization. Some members of PHRI Bali in the regencies outside the southern Bali have difficulty to develop because of the tourism development seemed to have been focused on the southern Bali region,” he explained.

Based on the result of survey made

by PHRI Bali in 2010, the number of star rated hotels and boutique hotels in Bali reached 2,260 units with a total of 56,971 rooms throughout Bali. Of this amount, 88.5 percent or 50,436 hotel rooms were focused on southern Bali consisting of 36,947 rooms in Badung, 10,097 rooms in Denpasar and 3,410 rooms in Gianyar. Meanwhile, the result of survey showed a greater number than that of Bali Provincial Gov-

ernment. Based on the record of Bali Province, there were currently 2,190 units of accommodation with 45,557 rooms where 85 percent of them were concentrated on southern Bali.

“The accommodation in our survey does not include condotel, residence and apartment,” he said. PHRI Bali hoped that government could improve the infrastructure in the regencies beyond the southern Bali. By doing so, investors did not mind investing those regions.

PHRI also assessed the need for guidance to the community outside southern Bali who could not accept the existence of tourism.

“Sometimes, investors find it difficult to invest in the area where people are unable to accept the existence of tourism. The most common problems faced are the approval given by the community or companion permit as requirement of the hotel development,” he said.

According to him, coaching was also required so there would be no product duplication in other regions as existing in the three regions in South Bali. “Tourism development in other regions must prioritize local wisdom.

Do not duplicate the products existing in South Bali. In case of duplication, tourism will grow unattractive and then vanishes,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Bali Regional Council of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI), Wayan Suardana, assessed that moratorium should be done until there was a holistic and integral assessment about Bali such as on the carrying and accommodating capacity of Bali. Government should continue working to improve the infrastructure outside South Bali to attract investors.

“A moratorium will make the development in Bali balanced because the overcrowding development in southern Bali will result in environmental damage. There are many spatial violations committed due to uncontrolled development of hotels in southern Bali,” he added.

The favored regions by many investors are generally located in coastal areas such as Tanah Ampo, Amed or Kubu in Karangasem. Meanwhile, the most popular and wanted region in Buleleng is Gerokgak. High interest of investors to build hotels and restaurants in the area also has something to do with the government’s plan to build some infrastructures such as airport at Gerokgak, Buleleng Regency and cruise harbor at Tanah Ampo, Karangasem Regency. (par/kmb13)

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Art Building Neglected Ceiling Broke, Toilet Not Working Singaraja (Bali Post) –

The Gede Manik Art Building in Udayana Street, Singaraja is being totally unmaintained. A building that’s suppose to be filled with culture and arts performance also presentations seemed filthy and not an art building at all.

From Bali Post’s observation last Wednesday (16/2) the wall paints started to peel off and a number of crafted wood sides are gone meanwhile all corners ceilings holed and some woods are broken also stuck.

Not only that, the toilets as main facility is also not functioning having no water channeled to it. Even so visitors keep using the toilets causing floors dirty and unfriendly smell.

All this time the building has been rented to the public with quite high fee, not only culture arts events but also business or commerce events. “So it should’ve been managed and maintained from the rent

payments. But all this time where has it gone to,” a resident who admitted rented the building once for an end of year meeting stated.

Head of Culture and Tourism Agency for Buleleng, Putu Tastra Wijaya, when asked for his comment on this, every year he has suggested a maintenance budget for the building as a tourism support and suggested to be priority in every Regional Budget and Expenses (APBD) discussion. Yet, by the time the APBD is handed out, this suggestion was not agreed and not given, “This budget for the art building maintenance has been suggested but never agreed.” (kmb)

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The neglected art building in Singaraja.

Illegal Money Changer Keeps Increasing Mangupura (Bali Post) -

Illegal money changers in Badung still exists and keeps on increasing reaching hundreds. Not only it affects official money changers, but this is a crime act and affects the image of Bali’s tourism.

Foreign Value Traders Association (APVA) Bali stated this during a meeting with connected side from the Badung House of Representatives in Badung last Wednesday (16/ 2). From APVA’s date, the total of illegal money changers have reached 120 units. Head of APVA Bali, Made Sudarsa, stated that they are mostly in Kuta, Seminyak and

Legian. The existence of them has been uncomforting causing APVA to demand involving institutions to take action, “We ask the law enforcement to take action, also to the Badung House of Representatives to create a recommendation to form a team in suppressing these illegal money changers.”

Bank Indonesia Deputy Representative of Denpasar, I Gde Made Sadguna, revealed that these illegal money changers are causing negative affects towards the tourism sector.

Such thing also most likely a way to violate the laws for example money laundering to the tourists or people

House Burnt in Datah

who wants to sell narcotics in Bali which so it needs to be destroyed.

Vice Head of Denpasar Tourism police, Putu Mahasana, stated he is ready in supporting this disciplinary, “If it needs, we will start now. No need to wait for any budget or a special team formed.”

Meanwhile, Badung House of Representatives Commission Secretary, Made Duama, who led the meeting admitted ready to give recommendation to the executives in forming this special team if needed.

Also Badung Police Civil Service will take action based on this report

by APVA Bali. (kmb25)

KARANGASEM – A farmer in Datah Village, Abang, Karangasem, I Gede Sadri (35), got unfortunate last Tuesday (15/ 2) afternoon as when he left his house to go his parents in law with his whole family his house located in Banjar Kalanganyar got totally burnt causing loss reaching IDR 35 million. This was stated by Sadri while reporting and giving statements to the police of Abang Police Headquarter last Wednesday (16/2).

Public Relation of Karangasem Police, Police Commissioner Wayan Wirata, as allowed by Head of Karangasem

Left for a While, IDR 90 Million Gone Tabanan, DenPost

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One of the money changer seen in Kuta area.

Police, confirmed the case and stated it has been further investigated. Sadri stated as he got home his house has gone and only ashes remained. He admitted did not know what the source of the fire was. There were no casualties in this incident and witness Wayan Wage (40) a neighbor did try help in putting out the fire. Yet due to the house materials being flammable and there’s a 3 kg gas tube explosion, the fire got bigger and quicker burning the whole house and can’t be put off by manual equipments like tree twigs. Police suspected it is caused by a short circuit. (bud)

An entrepreneur from Jatiluwih, Penebel, I Ketut Sukarta (54) was devastated as IDR 90 million that he just took from Indonesian State Bank (Bank BNI) Kediri Branch was gone while buying cigarettes near where he was topping up fuel in Banjar Abianlalang Petrol Station, Wanasari Village, Tabanan last Wednesday (16/2).

The incident happened around 12 pm where the black plastic bagged cash was left on the front passenger seat, “After topping up fuel I wanted to smoke but I have none so I went to a shop nearby to get it and left the car for a while.”

The vehicle’s engine was still on and unlocked. When he turned to his car he did saw a person coming near his car and opened the

door. He straight ran back to his car but that suspected person has gone away with another person riding a Supra motorcycle towards Tabanan.

He was right the black plastic bag was gone and sure that suspected person did it. Victim has tried to chase them up yet failed and so went to report it to Tabanan Police. In the report, victim admitted did not understand or know that someone has followed him after coming from the bank. According to him, he was on his way home but dropped by to top up fuel first.

The money that he took out was going to be used for paying corns at Jegu Village, Penebel. After it is reported, police then take action and investigate the case by sending officers to several areas. (121)

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20 killed in Tanzania military blasts Associated Press Writer

ZANZIBAR, Tanzania – A military ammunition depot in Tanzania’s largest city blew up overnight in a series of explosions that leveled homes, killed at least 20 people and wounded about 145 others. Thousands ran for their lives from blasts that were felt 20 kilometers (12 miles) away.

Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda said several houses and a school were leveled during Wednesday night’s explosions, which sent huge orange bursts into the night sky over Dar es Salaam. Debris showered parts of the city 15 kilometers (10 miles) from the Gongola Mboto military base where the depot was located. It was at least the second such ammunition depot explosion at a military base in Dar es Salaam since 2009.

Military spokesman Lt. Col. Kapambala Mgawe said 20 people have been confirmed killed. He said the explosions were accidental but gave no details. A hospital administrator, Mussa Wambura, said about 145 people were injured, some “badly hit by the blasts.”

The blasts closed the city’s international airport, near the Gongola Mboto military base.

Some 4,000 residents were evacu-

ated to the national stadium in Dar es Salaam, which lies along the Indian Ocean in East Africa. When the explosions hit, thousands of people living in nearby neighborhoods fled, said Julius Kejo, a Red Cross worker helping at a shelter for displaced people.

“It was panic. It was many people moving away, because it happened in the night, thousands of people moving,” Kejo said.

“People were just running, so some children were lost in the mobs of people. Now at the centers we are trying to get them connected with their relatives.”

The military on Thursday continued to move people away from depots where munitions that haven’t detonated are stored, Kejo said. “Even today they are telling people to get out of the area,” he said. Mgawe said some buildings were still burning on Thursday.

Selician Luchagula, a 32-year-old health care worker, said he heard blasts beginning at around 9 p.m.

Wednesday. They continued for several hours.

“People are getting scared of what may happen to them. People are scared that if they live near a military base it might happen again,” he said. An accident at a Dar es Salaam military base in 2009 killed more than a dozen people.

AP Photo Khalfan Said

Smoke drifts over the Gongolamboto military camp on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam Thursday Feb. 17, 2011, following several explosion that occurred on Wednesday night February 16, 2011.

Vietnamese rescuers search for victims of a sunken tourist boat whose sail pole still emerged from water on Ha Long Bay in northern Quang Ninh province, Vietnam on Thursday Feb. 17, 2011.

AP Photo/VNA, Dinh Manh Tu

Tour boat sinks in Vietnam; 12 dead from 9 nations Associated Press Writer

HA LONG BAY, Vietnam – An anchored boat packed with sleeping travelers sank early Thursday in Vietnam’s scenic Ha Long Bay, killing 12 people from nine countries in the deadliest tour boat accident since the country opened to foreign visitors 25 years ago.

Vacationers from the U.S., Britain, Australia, Japan, Russia, France, Sweden and Switzerland have been confirmed dead, along with a Vietnamese tour guide, the government said. Another nine foreigners and six locals were rescued by other tour boats in the bay’s emerald waters.

Ha Long Bay is one of the country’s top tourist attractions, drawing more than 5 million visitors a year to see the stunning jagged rock formations that dot the coastline. Many visitors stay overnight on wooden boats equipped with sleeping cabins.

Survivors reported seeing a wooden plank on their ship ripping

away at around 5 a.m. as the vessel was anchored for the night, followed by gushing water inundating the boat and quickly pulling it under near Titov island, said Vu Van Thin, chief administrator of Quang Ninh province.

“Crew members tried to stop the water from coming in and alerted the tourists who were sleeping, but the water came in and the boat sank quickly,” he said. “All of the 12 people who died were in the cabins.” There were 27 people, including six crew members, aboard the boat and all have been accounted for, Thin said. The vessel, which is owned by Truong Hai Co., was anchored alongside dozens of other cruise boats and weather conditions

were calm at the time of the sinking.

The dead have been sent to Bai Chay Hospital for identification, where survivors received treatment for minor injuries, said Ngo Van Hung, director of Ha Long Bay’s management board.

The official Vietnam News Agency published the victims’ names and ages, most of them aged 20 to 25. They include a Briton, two Americans, one Japanese, one French, two Swedes, two Russians, one Swiss and one person of Vietnamese origin living in Australia, according to the government.

“This is a very rare and very unfortunate accident,” said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga. He said local authorities will investigate and tour companies should improve safety measures in Ha Long Bay. The hospital’s deputy director, Giang Quoc Duy, said survivors “were in a panic.” “They were given first aid treatment and have already returned to their hotels,” he said.

Egypt Suez Canal told Iran warship passing scrapped Reuters

ISMAILIA, Egypt – The Suez Canal has been told that plans by two Iranian naval ships to cross the waterway were canceled, an official said on Thursday, removing a potential policy headache for Egypt’s new army rulers. It was not immediately clear which side was behind the cancellation. Any naval vessels passing through the canal, a strategic international shipping route, must first have approval from Egypt’s foreign and defense ministries, officials said.

If the ships had crossed, it would have been the first time since Iran’s 1979 revolution that Iranian warships had passed through the canal, officials said.

Iran’s revolution poisoned ties with Egypt, which signed a peace treaty with Israel that year. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman had said plans for the two Iranian warships to sail through the canal en route to Syria were a “provocation.”

He had said the ships were expected to pass through the Suez Canal overnight on Wednesday.

Israel’s state-funded Channel One television said Lieberman, a vociferously far-right partner in the conservative coalition, had spoken out of turn as the Defense Ministry “had preferred to ignore” the ships’ approach.

The Suez Canal Authority was “informed today about the cancellation of two scheduled trips of two Iranian warships and no new date was set to cross the Suez as part of the southern convoy coming from the Red Sea,” an Egyptian canal official, who declined to be named, told Reuters.

AFP PHOTO / US NAVY / HO / WILLIAM CLAY

A handout picture released by the US Navy on February 15, 2011 shows aircraft carrier USS Enterprise transiting through the Suez Canal. The carrier is on its way to the Gulf, the US Navy said on February 16, 2011, raising the US military presence in a region buffeted by political unrest.

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Aston International brings favehotel brand to Legian IBP

JAKARTA - Aston International continues to extend its select service favehotel brand in Bali with the signing of a management agreement for its fifth favehotel in Bali, the favehotel Legian, recently. The new favehotel will be on Jalan Troppozone just 50 meters from the Bali Bomb Monument on Ground Zero and feature 150 guest rooms, an eclectic café shop, several meeting rooms and an oversized 30 meter long outdoor swimming pool.

Since launched in early 2009, favehotel has become the fastest growing selected service hotel brand in Indonesia and beyond. Currently there are 2 favehotels in operation in Denpasar, Bali and Surabaya and another 15 under development with the next opening scheduled for April this year in Seminyak, Bali and a series of hotels set to open in fall this year

in Jakarta, Jogjakarta, Makassar and Langkawi, Malaysia.

Aston International’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Mr. Norbert Vas, said” Our first favehotel in Bali, the favehotel Teuku Umar in Denpasar, has been achieving a strong yearly average occupancy of 96 % and our second one, the favehotel MEX Building in Surabaya, run a 100 % sell out for the first time only three days after it opened. Both hotels also received many positive reviews from customers.

Hence we are expecting our favehotel brand to be the market leader in the select service category.

The new hotel in Legian will enable us to serve the growing demand for international standard budget hotels and is positioned to do extremely well via direct distribution on the Internet and in Australia as well as Japan.”

Temple Ceremony Calendar Event for February 1 through March 2, 2011 1 February AnggarKasih Tambir Dalem Puri Temple in Batuan - Sukawati Dalem Kediri Silakarang in Silakarang Singapadu - Gianyar Dalem Temple in Sukawati Village - Gianyar Dalem Temple in Singakerta Village - Ubud Gianyar Dalem Lemben in Ketewel - Sukawati Gianyar Paibon Pasek Tangkas in Peliatan - Ubud Puseh ngukuhin in Keramas - Gianyar Pemerajan Agung Ki Telabah in Tuakilang Tabanan Karang Buncing in Blahbatuh - Gianyar Dalem Bubunan in Seririt - Buleleng Desa Badung Temple in Denpasar Merajan Pasek Gelgel Gobleg in Turupinghe Banjar - Buleleng Luwur Pedengenan Bedha in Bongan Tabanan Merajan Dukuh Sebudi in Keramas - Gianyar Merajan Pasek Ngukuhin in Keramas - Gianyar Pucak Payongan in Kedewatan - Ubud Gianyar Tanah Kilap “ Griya Anyar” in Suwung Kawuh - Denpasar Selatan Selukat Temple in Keramas - Blahbatuh Gianyar Dalem Tampuagan in tembuku - Bangli Dalem Waturenggong in Desa Taro - Gianyar Dalem Bentuyung in Ubud - Gianyar Puseh Temple in Ubud - Gianyar Dalem Temple Peliatan Ubud - Gianyar 2 February Buda Umanis Tambir, Tilem Kawulu Sari Bankar Titih Kapal - Badung Ulun Kulkul (Aci Sarin Tahun) Besakih Karangasem Dalem Yang Taluh Sidemen Karangasem

Dalem Kangin Sidemen - Karangasem.

16 February Buda Keliwon Matal Puseh & Desa Temple Sukawati Village - Gianyar Merajan Agung Batuyang - batubulan Pasek Gelgel Bebetin Sawan - Buleleng Maspahit Temple Sesetan - South Denpasar Pasek Bendesa Manik Mas Dukuh Kendran Tegalalang Panti Pasek Gaduh Sesetan - South Denpasar Merajan Pasek Kubayan Wangaya Gede Pedarman Arya Kanuruhan Besakih Karangasem 17 February Purnama Kesanga Penataran sasih Temple Pejeng - Gianyar Bukit Mentik Gunung Lebah Batur Village Kintamani - bangli 26 February Tumpek Kandang Day Puseh Temple Gianyar City Luhur Dalem Sagening Kediri - Tabanan Merajan Pasek Gelge Tegal Gede - Badung 2 March Buda Wage Menail Dalem Tarukan LinggihCemenggaon Sukawati Gianyar Pasek Dangke Bambang - Bangli Penataran Dalem Ketut Pejeng Pejeng Kaja Gianyar Puseh Menakaji Peninjoan - Bangli Merajan Agung Blangsinga Blahbatuh - Gianyar Kawitan Gusti Agung Blangsinga Blahbatuh Gianyar Kawitan Gusti Celuk Celuk - Sukawati - Gianyar Baler Sada Temple Banjar Pemebatan, Kapal Mengwi

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 “umbul-umbul”, 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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Riot police attack Bahrain protest camp; 2 dead Associated Press Writer

MANAMA, Bahrain – The main opposition group in Bahrain says at least two people are dead after police stormed a square occupied by anti-government protesters.

The group, Al Wefaq, says two men were killed when riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets early Thursday to drive out thousands of demonstrators from Pearl Square in the center of the capital Manama. Hospitals across the city are on alert for more causalities.

The square had been the hub for protests for sweeping political reforms by Bahrain’s ruling monarchy. There was no official word on deaths or injuries from Bahrain’s authorities.

Riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets stormed a landmark square occupied by anti-government protesters Thursday, driving out demonstrators and destroying a makeshift encampment that had become the hub for demands for sweeping political changes in the kingdom.

There was no immediate word on casualties or arrests during the pre-dawn assault on Pearl Square, which was filled with flattened tents and trampled banners. After police regained control of the square, they continued to chase protesters through sidestreets.

The blow by authorities marked a dramatic shift in the protests. It appeared Bahrain’s leaders sought to contain security forces after clashes Monday that left at least two people dead and brought sharp criticism from Western allies, including the U.S. AP Photo/Hassan Ammar

Anti-government demonstrators’ damaged tents are seen at the Pearl roundabout in Manama, Bahrain, early Thursday morning, Feb. 17, 2011, after riot police attacked them. Riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets stormed a landmark square occupied by anti-government protesters Thursday, driving out demonstrators and destroying a makeshift encampment that had become the hub for demands to bring sweeping political changes to the kingdom.

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From page 1 The situation was calm early on Thursday in Tripoli, where a pro-regime rally was being organised with students being transported in buses, to take part in the capital’s Green Square.

Traffic was lighter than normal and the security presence on main roads slightly boosted.

On Wednesday night, Kadhafi was seen being mobbed by thousands of supporters as he laid the foundation stone of a sports complex for popular club Ahly Tripoli, Libyan television showed. The scale of Thursday’s protests will be a test for Kadhafi, 68, who has been in power since 1969, but whose counterparts in neighbouring Egypt and Tunisia have been toppled in uprisings over the past month.

One Facebook group urging the Day of Anger, which had 4,400 members on Monday, had seen that number more than double to 9,600 by Wednesday following clashes in Benghazi, Libya’s second largest city. Quryna newspaper said security forces and demonstrators clashed late on Tuesday in Benghazi, also eastern Libya, in what it branded the work of “saboteurs” among a small group of protesters.

The director of the city’s Al-Jala hospital, Abdelkarim Gubeaili, told AFP that 38 people were treated for light injuries. Security forces intervened to halt a confrontation between Kadhafi supporters and the demonstrators, said the paper which is close to Colonel Kadhafi’s son, Seif al-Islam. Both Britain and the European Union called for restraint by the authorities in Libya, whose relations with the West have improved sharply over the past decade after

From page 1 years of virtual pariah status.

The European Union urged Libya to allow “free expression,” while Britain underlined “the right of peaceful assembly.” The United States said it encouraged Libya, like countries throughout the Middle East and North Africa, to take steps to meet the hopes and needs of their people.

“We encourage these countries to take specific actions that address the aspirations and the needs and hopes of their people,” State Department Philip Crowley said. In the aftermath of the Benghazi protests, activists were rounded up in the opposition stronghold on Wednesday, according to an informed Libyan source, who declined to be named.

Amid the rivalry on the streets, pro-Kadhafi demonstrations were held in the capital late on Wednesday, on the eve of the Day of Anger called to mark the deaths of 14 protesters in an Islamist rally in Benghazi in 2006. Also on the eve, text messages circulated across the Libyan mobile network from “the youth of Libya” warning against crossing “four red lines: Moamer Kadhafi, territorial integrity, Islam and internal security.” “We will confront anyone in any square or avenue of our beloved country,” the message read.

The Revolutionary Committees, the backbone of Kadhafi’s regime, have warned they would not allow anti-regime protesters to “plunder the achievements of the people and threaten the safety of citizens and the country’s stability.”

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he was “delighted” by the visit, adding that it was a “testament to our country’s very close relationship with the royal family”. The tour by William, 28, and Kate, 29, will include Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and the capital Ottawa, said St James’s Palace.

A spokesman for the 16th-century London palace confirmed it would be the couple’s first official overseas visit following their marriage. William, the son of Charles and the late Diana, princess of Wales, last visited Canada when he went to Vancouver aged 15 in 1998 with his father and brother Prince Harry. He was given a pop star ’s welcome and was mobbed by teenage girls.

The brothers also toured Ontario province with their parents in 1991. Diana died in a car crash in Paris in 1997, the year after she and Charles divorced. The St James’s Palace spokesman added: “Prince William was keen to be able to visit Canada for himself as an adult, and to be able to show his wife a country that is close to his family’s heart.”

Canada is a Commonwealth realm, meaning that Queen Elizabeth II is its head of state and sovereign and William would not be visiting as a foreign royal but as a prince of Canada. Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip went

to Canada last July and in 2009 Charles and his second wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall also visited.

Harper said Canada “looks forward to welcoming the young couple”. “Their decision to come to Canada first is a testament to our country?s very close relationship with the royal family — a bond of loyalty and affection illustrated by the crowds that turned out for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh last year,” he said.

“It is my sincere hope that their tour will be the start of a lasting relationship with Canada by the royal couple,” he added. Canada is a common destination with the royals. Queen Elizabeth has toured the realm over 20 times, more than any other country.

It will be seen by commentators as a safe option for a well-received overseas visit by the newlyweds, and a straightforward introduction to royal tours for Middleton. She will have to get used to the long hours, relentless travelling and varied engagements that are part of the rigours of such trips.

The itinerary is likely to include the usual setpieces of official banquets, welcoming ceremonies involving guards of honour and walkabouts. It is thought the couple will take part in Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa on July 1.

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Yudhoyono: Don‘t spread misinterpreted religious teachings Antara

JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked religious leaders and government officials concerned to prevent the spread of erroneous interpretations of religious teachings so that people can live peacefully.

“We must prevent the spread of mistaken interpretations of religious teachings,” he said in his speech at the commemoration of the Prophet Mohammad`s birthday at the State Palace here on Wednesday evening.

He said spreading wrong interpretations of religious teachings would always hurt those who had different views and usually leads to physical conflicts.

Therefore, he called on all clerics and government officials concerned to closely monitor every development happening in the community.

Efforts to prevent the spread of misinterprated religious teachings must become a priority but must be done in a peaceful manner, he said.

Yudhoyono emphasized the importance of the role of clerics in giving the right religious interpretation and therefore he also hoped that they could emu-

late the Prophet Mohammad‘s ways of guiding his followers.

He said one of the characteristics of Prophet Mohammad was his civility.

“It is the task of clerics, religious preachers and teachers to convey Islamic teachings in a civil manner,” he said.

President Yudhoyono hoped clerics would not use harsh words moreover slanders when presenting religious teachings or conveying opinions.

Religious affairs minister Suryadharma Ali meanwhile said at the occasion that slanders often occurred in life including in the life of the state and nation.

The minister called on Moslems in the country not to slander and remain wise in responding to slanders from others. The event was also attended by vice president Boediono and some cabinet ministers as well as ambassadors from friendly countries.

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Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (C) flanked by religious leader Habib Munzir (L) and Vice President Boediono (R) during prayers at the National Monument park in Jakarta, marking the birth of Islam’s Prophet Mohammad, on February 15, 2011.

JAKARTA - Greenpeace Southeast Asia hailed the recent news that the palmoil arm of Sinar Mas, Golden Agri-Resources, would halt the destruction of Indonesia‘s forests previously caused by their operations.

“The government must back efforts like those announced today (Feb. 9) by insisting on similar standards across industries operating in forest areas,” said Bustar Maitar, head of Greenpeace`s campaign to protect Indonesian forests, recently.

“This could be good news for the forests, endangered species like the orang-utan and for the Indonesian economy,” he said as quoted on the Greenpeace Southeast Asia`s official website. Bustas said protecting Indonesia‘s forests was good for business, the environment and future generations of all Indonesians.

“The need for other palm oil producers to clean up their act is now pressing, for business and environmental reasons,” he added.

On paper, the new commitments from Golden Agri were a major step towards ending their involvement in deforestation, he stated.

“And if they do make these changes, large areas of forests will be saved. But now they`ve actually got to implement these plans, and we`re watching closely to make sure this happens,” he added.

Golden Agri‘s announcement has given a huge boost to the Indonesian President‘s pledge to protect forests and tackle climate change, according to him.

“And now the Indonesian Government must support this initiative by stopping any more licenses being granted for forest and peatland clearance, and by reviewing activities in

areas where licenses have already been handed out,” he said.

In recent years, Greenpeace revelations showing the destruction caused

by Golden Agri-Resources have led to international corporations such as Unilever and Nestle canceling their contracts with the Indonesian palm oil company. However, the current move could signal the start of a shift throughout the industry, and eventually lead to full forest and peatland protection.

A key commitment by Golden Agri-Resources is a pledge not to clear ‘High Carbon Storage‘ forest. Under the company‘s new plans, they have set a provisional threshold and will not be developing land which contains over 35 tonnes of carbon per hectare.

Importantly, this provisional figure is in line with figures for low carbon development recommended to the Indonesian Government by their own advisers, according to Greenpeace.

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Indonesia cracks down on online wildlife trade Associated Press

JAKARTA – Indonesian authorities have arrested a man for allegedly trying to sell hundreds of illegal wildlife items locally and overseas via the Internet, and say they’re pursuing other such cases.

A Forestry Ministry official, Darori, says the man was arrested in his makeshift office during a Feb. 9 raid carried out jointly by police and forestry officials in the capital, Jakarta.

He says the U.S.-based Wildlife Conservation Society and other environmental groups carried out the

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initial probe and then tipped off authorities.

Darori said Thursday that advertisements posted online for protected wildlife items have led authorities to several other suspects, and he predicted more arrests.

Darori, like many Indonesians, uses only one name.

Government sets investment target for 2011 at Rp240 trillion Antara

PADANG - The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has set a target of investment for 2011 at Rp240 trillion compared to Rp208 trillion last year.

The 2011 investment target represented a significant increase compared to 2009 when investment reached Rp135 trillion, BKPM Regional Director II Yuliot said here on Wednesday.

He expressed optimism that the 2011 investment target could be achieved due among others to the government‘s policy to provide investors with tax holiday facilities under Government Regulation No. 94 of 2010.

In addition, the plan to improve infrastructures all over the country and to step up one-stop services was expected to boost investment this year, he said.

“Therefore, we need to encourage investment because it has many advantages, ranging from the

creation of new jobs to the improvement of local people`s economy,” he said.

Yuliot was in Padang, capital of West Sumatra province, to attend the inauguration of a Chinese iron ore processing plant. Also present at the event were Secretary of the Policy Analysis and Development Agency (BPPK) at the Foreign Ministry Yusra Khan and a number of investors from China, the Netherlands and the United States.

The presence of iron ore processing plant is expected to encourage the development of machinery and appliance industries in the province. Asked to comment on a 10-member Chinese investment delegation‘s visit in Padang recently, he said BKPM was ready to assist them in investing in the country.

“We have potential natural resources in which companies from China and other countries can invest. Hopefully, they can well benefit from the opportunity,” he said.

RI declines offer to host New7Wonders event on financial grounds Antara

JAKARTA - Indonesia‘s culture and tourism ministry has declined an offer to host the final event of New7Wonders next November 11, 2011 on financial grounds, an official said.

The organization costs would be too high, reaching around 45 million US dollars plus license fee amounting to 10 million US dol-

lars, the culture and tourism ministry‘s head of cultural and tourism resources division, I Gde Pitana, said here Wednesday.

The cost would be too high for just one event and was not worth the potential results that Indonesia would get out of it, he said.

He wondered why N7W President and Founder Bernard Weber had insisted that Indonesia should host the event.

“If Indonesia refuses, there are still 28 other countries included in (the New7Wonders) finalists (which might be asked to host it),” he said, wondering why Weber had insisted on Indonesia.

He called on the Indonesian public to have clear mind on the matter.

If the New7Wonders foundation was really bona fide, many countries would have competed in the bidding to host the N7W final event, like other

international events such as FIFA World Cup, and Olympic game, he said.

Pitana suspected that the Switzerland-based N7W foundation had difficulty in finding the next host, after Indonesia turned down the offer.

According to him, the foundation apparently was not yet enjoyed international acceptance fully, unlike organizers of world events like FIFA World Cup, Olympic, Sea Games, and ASEAN Games.

Pitana, who was previously the ministry‘s international marketing director, said his ministry had in the past received several offers to host an international events, such as Bollywood‘s Grammy Awards, but Indonesia had turned the offers down because of financial reasons.

However, only New7Wonders seemed ‘to be unhappy” about Indonesia‘s rejection, he said.

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Bali Today Needs Expanding, Marine Tourism Destination in Bali

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The Balinese government authorities will close five ports during the last day of the calendar (Nyepi) on March 5, 2011.

Bali to close five ports during Nyepi holiday Antara

DENPASAR - The Balinese government authorities will close five ports during the last day of the calendar (Nyepi) on March 5, 2011.

“The Balinese governor has given instruction to the management of the Balinese airport, and four harbors, river and lake ports, on the occasion,” Head of the Bali Transportation and Communications Agency I Made Santha said here Thursday.

The four harbors are Gilimanuk, a west seaport serving Bali-Java; Padangbai, an east seaport serving Bali-West Nusa Tenggara; Benoa, and Celukan Bawang, in Buleleng, Northern Bali.

According to Made Santha 30 ships are serving Bali-Java route in Gilimanuk that will

stop operation during Nyepi from 6 a.m.on March 5 to 6 a.m. on March 6.

In addition, 18 ships serving in Padangbai harbor serving the Lombok-Bali route would stop operating on the occasion, Made Santha said.

“Transportation in Bali would be totally out of service as around 2.36 million vehicles in Bali would stop operating,” he said.

Therefore Made Santha asked foreign or domestic tourists on a vacation in Bali not to come to Bali on that day as there will be no transportation to the island paradise on that day.

Marine tourism especially in Bali has excellent prospects to be a world destination. Secretary of the Indonesian Marine Tourism Association (Gahawisri) of Bali Chapter, IB. Agung Partha said to become a leading destination was required additional attractions, especially in the areas of marine tourism in Bali, including marine tourism areas in Eastern Indonesia.

He said the entrepreneurs of marine tourism as in Bali expected that all tourists could utilize the entire marine tourism services. However, the offer of marine tourism in Bali including in East Indonesia might not damage the natural beauty of the sea.

Entrepreneur of marine tourism in Bali, including in Indonesia in general should suppress the negative impact of marine tourism, including the damage of underwater environment. Described, other than minimizing the damage of marine nature, marine tourism businesspeople with the government should attempt to create a new attraction in the areas of marine tourism in Indonesia. At the moment, a marine tourism destination popularly visited by many tourists in Indonesia comprised the Komodo Island, Tulamben, and other marine tourism object.

The waters having potency to become marine tourist destination needed increasing by new attractions. For example, gov-

ernment or tourism businesspeople could sink a ship. This ship would become a site of development of marine biota including coral reefs. The ship sunk on seabed would become a new tourist attraction.

Earlier in the 1940s had sunk the USS Liberty shipwreck at Tulamben. The ship was sunk in the colonial era. Up to these days, such sunk ship remains to become the main attraction at Tulamben marine tourism.

He hoped the old ships at Tanjung Priok could be drowned in Bali or East Indonesia region. This is done to create a new attraction in the area of marine tourism in Bali, including in Eastern Indonesia.

He assured, if the central government could sink old ships in the area of marine tourism in Bali and East Indonesia they would become an attraction for tourists.

Diving participants from abroad would be challenged to enter into the space of ship that had been sunk on the seabed.

Up to this day, Agung Partha admitted that Bali indeed remained to have marine tourist attractions. However, they needed adding with a new attraction. Moreover, if Bali Provincial Government could lobby the central government to sink old ships at the area of Bali marine tourism. Automatically, the treasures of marine tourism of Bali will be getting richer and more interesting. (BTN/BP)

Indonesia targets 3.2 million ASEAN tourists Jakarta (Bali Post)—

Indonesia targets more than 3.2 million foreign tourists from ASEAN countries to travel to the country. “This year we are targeting to attract 3.2 million tourists of ASEAN,” said Deputy Director of the ASEAN Region, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Chrismiastutie, in Jakarta, Wednesday (Feb 16).

So far, Chrismiastutie said that ASEAN region had always been the largest contributor to the number of tourists to Indonesia where in 2010 there were totally seven million foreign tourists visiting Indonesia. Some 2.5 million of them came from ASEAN. Chris targeted the number would grow up to 3.2 million because in 2011 the world economy would have recovered. “In addition, the existing seat capacity had not been fully exposed, so the potential to optimize it remains quite large,” she said.

UNWTO estimated that in 2011 the world tourism would grow by four to five percent, even seven to nine percent for the Asia Pacific region. “As long as there is no X factor (riots, natural disasters, and terrorism) in Indonesia, we are optimistic until this yearend the number of foreign tourists will reach the target of 7.7 million,” she said.

Her party had set two countries as fo-

cused market namely Singapore which last year contributed 1.128 million foreign tourists and Malaysia contributing 1.034 million tourists in 2010. In addition, Chris was determined to expand the marketing of tourism to Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.

In 2011, she was targeting to draw Malaysian tourists as many as 1.6 million people, Singapore (1.430 million), and Filipino people (210.000). For that end, his party applied four marketing strategies through participation in the exchange of tourism, sales missions, supporting the Festival of Indonesia, and optimizing the Visit Indonesia Tourism Office (VITO).

This year, Ministry of Culture and Tourism scheduled 75 promotional activities overseas in which 17 of them in ASEAN (18 events in Asia, 15 events in the United States and the Pacific, 13 events in Europe, and 12 events in the Middle East.). “The ASEAN market is very potential. Moreover, there has been an agreement between the ministers of tourism in ASEAN on ASEAN for ASEAN. If this can be implemented, of course it will have a great impact on our tourism sector,” she said while adding that spread of ASEAN tourists mostly came through the gateway of Bali, Jakarta, Batam and Bandung. (son)

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Balinese Culture kan Lele (Catfish) OVERVIEW: The whiskered catfish, though not an attractive looking creature, tastes excellent when cooked in this fashion.

INGREDIENTS: 1 catfish weighing 350g 1 tsp salt 1tsp black peppercorn crushed 2 tbsp freshly squeezed limejuice 1-cup spice paste for seafood 2 cups coconut milk 1 stalk lemon grass, bruised PREPARATION: Season catfish with salt, pepper and limejuice and marinate for 30 minutes. Deep fry fish over medium heat for 10 minutes until crispy. http://3.bp.blogspot.com

A women making traditional clothes. Bali province‘s textile and textile product exports last year rose 3.6 percent to US$119.13 million from US$114.9 million a year earlier

Bali‘s textile exports up 3.6 percent Antara

DENPASAR - Bali province‘s textile and textile product exports last year rose 3.6 percent to US$119.13 million from US$114.9 million a year earlier.

The textile and textile product exports played a very strategic role as they contributed a lot to the

province‘s non-oil/non gas exports, I Ketut Teneng, head of the publication and documentation section of the Bali provincial administration‘s public relations service bureau, said here on Friday.

Bali earned US$519.9 million from non-oil/non-gas exports last year, up 3.4 percent from US$502.5 million the year before.

While the fish is marinating, combine all remaining ingredients in saucepan and bring to the boil over medium heat. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes, until coconut milk breaks apart and sauce becomes oily and clear rather than creamy.

Pour the sauce over the fried fish and serve.

He said the province‘s textile and textile product exports had fluctuated since 2006 depending on demand in the foreign market. In 2006, textile and textile product exports stood at US$121.3 million.

The figure rose 7.6 percent to US$130.6 million in 2007 and declined 1.24 percent to US$129 million in 2008.

Helpful hint: If catfish is not available, replace with any fresh whole fish or follow the same method with any boneless fish fillet. (www.baliguide.com/balifood)

Gedang Mekuah (Green Papaya Soup with Seafood) OVERVIEW: Unripe papayas are often used as a vegetable in Bali.

If these are not available, you can use summer squash or Chinese winter melon.

INGREDIENTS: 1 unripe papaya, weighing roughly 750 gr (1½ lb) 1 cup spice paste for seafood 1 liter chicken stock ¼ liter coconut milk 2 salam leaves 1 stalk lemon grass, bruised ¼ tsp powdered black pepper 100 gr shrimps, clams, and mussels 100 gr diced firm fish 1 tsp salt Fried shallots to garnish PREPARATION: 1. Heat stock, add seafood, marinade and bring to boil. Simmer 2 minutes 2. Add salam leaves, lemongrass and papaya, simmer gently until the papaya is 95% tender. Add coconut milk and seafood and continue to simmer (do not boil) until papaya and seafood is tender.

3. If the stock reduces too much, add more stock 4. Season to taste with pepper and salt and garnish with fried shallots.

Note: If you wish to prepare a lighter version of this soup then leave coconut milk and seafood out. (www.baliguide.com/balifood)

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Jagatnatha Temple is a Hindu Temple located in the center of Denpasar town. It is precisely located in Major Wisnu street eastside field of Puputan Badung. This temple is categorized as Kahyangan Temple and become an altar to the god for Hindu people. If it is compared with the name of Kahyangan Temples or other temples around Bali Island , this temple’s name is taken from the name of mount or village which is relevant to the temple located in Besakih Temple area, Ulundanu Batur Temple area, Lempuyang Temple area, Andakasa Temple area, Puncak Mangu Temple area and others.

Jagatnatha Temple is taking the special name which is not quit of various conception aspects. Among of the temples in Bali, Jagatnatha Temple is also opened by executing the small ceremony on 13 May 1968. The unique of Jagatnatha Temple does not own the Pengempon (the group of community who manage like the temple). Since the temple opening, Jagatnatha Temple only owns a few of people who arrange the fund to construct it until everyday ceremony. It is handled by Jagatnatha development committee with other Hindu people.

In furthermore growth after Jagatnatha Temple has been built, the ceremony execution is handled by committee of Hindu Holy Day (PAHARA HINDU) who is the institutionally personnel which is pursuant to Local Bali Government’s Decree. Those personnel of PAHARA HINDU are generally taken away from local government of Badung Regency and Denpasar town. Nowadays, the full of execution is handled by the government of Denpasar town. This temple is many visited by tourist from all over the world since this temple is opened for tourist destination.

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BUSINESS China: January foreign direct investment up 23% Agence France-Presse

BEIJING – Foreign direct investment in China rose 23.4 percent in January from a year earlier, the government said on Thursday, despite an official campaign to stem liquidity and control inflation.

China attracted $10.03 billion in foreign investment last month, commerce ministry spokesman Yao Jian told reporters.

The figures indicated that a revival in investment continued after growth slowed sharply in August and despite several moves by the government to slow the economy, including last week’s third interest rate hike in four months.

The January figure compares to growth of 15.6 percent in December, when $14.03 billion in investment flowed into China.

Foreign direct investment hit a full-year record of $105.7 billion in 2010, the government said last month, highlighting growing foreign confidence in the economy despite Beijing’s dampening measures.

Investment by overseas companies last year rose 17.4 percent year-on-year, with more than a fifth of the money flowing into the red-hot property sector, Yao had said

last month.

Analyst say strong growth in the world’s second-largest economy and expectations for a stronger currency have attracted a growing number of foreign investors to China, hoping to get a better return on their money.

But the government, alarmed by soaring food and property prices, has been trying to reduce the volume of money flowing into the economy as inflation continues to soar.

Figures released Tuesday showed January inflation remained high at 4.9 percent, despite adjustments to the consumer price index that reduced the weighting of soaring food costs.

China’s foreign direct investment data include investment by overseas companies in industries such as manufacturing, real estate, services and agriculture but exclude money put into banks and other financial institutions.

China appeals to US for fairness in security probe Associated Press

BEIJING – China appealed Thursday to Washington for fairness as American officials decide whether to block Chinese telecom giant Huawei’s purchase of a U.S. computer company on security grounds.

Beijing hopes for a transparent review of Huawei’s purchase of 3Leaf Systems, a Commerce Ministry spokesman said.

Huawei says it was told by a U.S. security review panel that it must sell 3Leaf, which it bought last May, or the committee will recommend that President Barack Obama cancel the deal.

“We hope the U.S. security examination laws and regulations can treat a Chinese company fairly, regardless of whether it is publicly traded, state-owned or private, and can carry out a transparent, predictable review,” said ministry spokesman Yao Jian.

Companies that receive such a verdict from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States often withdraw proposed deals. But Huawei has said it will stick to its plans and recommend that

Obama approve the deal anyway.

Huawei says it failed to apply for U.S. government approval because it bought 3Leaf’s technology and hired some employees but did not purchase the whole company. The Pentagon took the unusual step of demanding that Huawei retroactively apply for a CFIUS review of the $2 million acquisition.

A group of U.S. lawmakers appealed to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke in a letter last week to examine the 3Leaf deal closely. The California company makes products for “cloud computing,” and the lawmakers said the Huawei deal could transfer sensitive technology to China.

Huawei Technologies Ltd. is one of the biggest makers of network switching gear and reported sales of $28 billion last year.

It has struggled to gain a foothold in the United States against rivals such as Cisco Systems Inc. Huawei was founded by a former Chinese military officer but says it is owned by its employees and has denied that it has any connection to the People’s Liberation Army.

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South Korean classical music college students wearing traditional scholar outfits pose for a photo during a graduation ceremony at a university in Seoul on February 17, 2011. College graduates face tough competition in finding jobs due to a slowdown in economic growth.

Debit card fee fight returns to Congress Reuters

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK – Visa and banks will press lawmakers on Thursday for relief from a proposed slashing of debit card processing fees, an issue that has attracted bipartisan support for softening the impact of part of the Dodd-Frank financial law.

Banks and card network companies such as Visa Inc and MasterCard Inc have been pleading with the Federal Reserve to change a December proposal that would cut debit processing fee revenue by about 75 percent.

But even debit industry sources admit that getting the Fed to significantly ease up on its proposal will be a tough task, leading the industry to focus its sizable lobbying firepower at Capitol Hill.

A House Financial Services subcommittee on Thursday will hear from Fed Governor Sarah Raskin and industry representatives on the issue.

The Dodd-Frank law passed last year called for debit card fees that are “reasonable and proportionate” to the issuers’ costs, a provision added with the strong support of retail industry groups.

The Fed is charged with implementing that provision and in December proposed capping the so-called interchange fees at 12 cents per debit transaction — nearly a 75 percent cut from the 2009 average of 44 cents per transaction.

The proposed caps would shave some $13 billion off the industry’s annual $23 billion in debit card processing revenue, according to CardHub.com, and could also terminate some of Visa and MasterCard’s exclusive

processing deals with banks.

Card industry lobbyists believe they have a receptive audience among Republicans who now control the House of Representatives.

Visa Inc General Counsel Joshua Floum told Reuters on Wednesday that some lawmakers are close to proposing legislation to delay the implementation of the rule, the final version of which is due in April.

“We are optimistic that something will come soon given our discussions with various members” of Congress, Floum said, adding that Visa has “reason to believe that there is a lot of sentiment to suspend and study” the law.

No lawmaker has stepped forward with a bill, however, and even if the House were to pass legislation it would face stiff resistance in the Senate.

Senator Richard Durbin authored the provision, and as a member of the Senate’s Democratic leadership he is in a good position to bat away any challenges to the fee restrictions.

In the House, at least, there is some bipartisan support for easing the fee restriction.

Democratic Representative Barney Frank, a co-author of the Wall Street reform law, said he supports making some changes.

In an interview on Wednesday he said Republicans have approached him about what type of bill he would be open to supporting.

Frank said he has told them he does not support delaying the fee restrictions implementation but could support instructing the Fed to include more factors in determining what is a reasonable amount a bank can charge a retailer when a debit card is used.

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Seinfeld’s Uncle Leo dies; Len Lesser was 88 Reuters

LOS ANGELES – Actor Len Lesser, who starred on “Seinfeld” as Jerry’s eccentric, shoplifting Uncle Leo, died on Wednesday after a battle with cancer. He was 88. A friend told Reuters that Lesser was admitted to a rehabilitation center near his home in the city of Burbank several weeks ago, and died peacefully after breakfast.

Although the television and movie veteran appeared in just 15 episodes of “Seinfeld,” his idiosyncratic character was a key ingredient in the offbeat tone of the groundbreaking 1990s sitcom. His traits included a boisterous “Jerry!

Hello!!” whenever he saw his comedian nephew, played by Jerry Seinfeld. His last name was never revealed, but everyAP Photo/Craig Schwartz In this undated photo provided by one knew him as Uncle Leo. In one episode, Uncle Leo Craig Schwartz, Len Lesser is shown.

Lesser, 88, best known as Uncle Leo accused a chef of being antiin the hit television show Seinfeld but Semitic because his hamburger also veteran of over 500 film and tele- was undercooked. In another, vision appearances and stage roles Jerry noticed his uncle shopliftduring his generation-spanning ca- ing at a book store, and was reer, died on Wednesday, Feb. 16, shocked to learn from him that 2011, in Burbank, Calif. all old people steal and they feign confusion if caught.

Lesser’s baldness and sharp visage were used to comic effect throughout the show. Jerry once labeled him an “Adonis,” who should be swinging. But he reversed course later in the same episode, declaring: “If there’s a woman that can take your presence for more than ten consecutive seconds, you should hang on to her like grim death. Which is not far off, by the way.”

Unlike many of the show’s characters, Uncle Leo was a largely innocent foil in grand schemes hatched by Jerry and his friends. Concerned about Jerry’s grandmother living on a fixed income, he tried to stop a public TV fundraiser mid-air after Jerry’s friend Kramer talked her into giving a large donation.

A doctor also chastised a bewildered Uncle Leo for looking angry after Jerry’s friend Elaine drew overly expressive fake eyebrows with a Sharpie when his real ones were burned off in an explosion.

New York-born Lesser’s career dated back to TV roles in the 1950s, and included roles opposite Steve McQueen in “Papillon,” and opposite Clint Eastwood in “Kelly’s Heroes” and “The Outlaw Josey Wales.”

In his later years Lesser had a recurring role on “Everybody Loves Raymond” as a crony of star Ray Romano’s father, played by Peter Boyle.

His last appearance was as a neighbor in a 2009 episode of the TV show “Castle.”

A section of the silent film “Little Brother” which shows a splice with tinting at the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation in Culpeper, VA, February 10, 2011, which houses 6.3 million collection items (1.2 million moving image, 3 million recorded sound, 2.1 supporting scripts, posters, photos, etc.

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Long lost silent movies returned to US Agence France Presse

CULPEPER, Virginia – In a cold underground bunker once packed with enough dollars to replenish the cash supply in the eastern United States in the event of a Soviet nuclear attack, “Gigi” lies silently near “An American in Paris”. In a room next door, a young woman who gave her name as Barbara works on “Little Brother”. Upstairs, one of Barbara’s colleagues is trying to make sense of “The Arab”.

This is not a secret US interrogation site, but the state-of-the-art facility where the US Library of Congress holds and preserves the world’s largest collection of films, television programs, radio broadcasts and sound recordings.

Last year, the four-million-piece collection at the National AudioVisual Conservation Center (NAVCC), which includes 700,000 reels of film, swelled immeasurably in historical terms as Russia handed over digital copies of 10 US silent movies that were thought to have been lost.

“The Arab”, directed in 1924 by Rex Ingram, who made a star of Rudolf Valentino in “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” a few years earlier, was one of the films returned to the United States by the Russia’s state film archives, Gosfilmofond. In the 1920s, movies were made on film containing nitrate, a highly unstable and flammable chemical compound that sparked fires in cinemas when projectors ignited while playing movies.

A study conducted some 30 years ago showed that about 75 percent of all US films produced during the si-

lent-movie era have been destroyed or survived only in fragments. The same study found that most of the old movies from the silent era that have survived intact are held in foreign archives, not American ones.”American studios were turning out movies like sausages, and selling them around the world,” Patrick Loughney, director of the NAVCC, told AFP. “The attitude here was, if you like one Fred Astaire film, wait six months and there will be another one out. Foreign countries that we sold the movies to looked after them better than we did,” he said. A brisk trade in US movies sold to Russia began in around 1910 and continued through the Soviet era right up to the outbreak of World War II, Loughney said.

“The records we have indicate that over 1,300 US feature films were distributed in Russia during that period,” said Loughney.

‘Black Swan’ continues its twirl overseas Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES – Despite “Tangled’s” continued lock on first place, “Black Swan” landed just a feather away from taking the top spot at foreign theaters over the weekend, missing No. 1 by a mere $131,664.

An obvious “Oscar Bump” is strongly in play as international audiences in 29 territories boosted the mainstream art house wonder over the $150 million mark in global revenue with

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In this film publicity image released by Fox Searchlight, Natalie Portman is shown in a scene from “Black Swan.”

$16.7 million in weekend receipts.

Third place got an unexpected visitor as the Franco-Belgian comedy “Nothing to Declare” in just four territories earned an impressive $13.95 million and is approaching $50 million worldwide. For a film that most people stateside have never heard of, that’s not a bad haul.

In six more territories than last week another Oscar darling, “The King’s Speech,” held steady in fourth place with $13.2 million and a global cumulative that is just a shilling shy of $200 million. And other Oscar contenders continued to make their mark in the Top 20, with “True Grit” in ninth place and “The Fighter” in 19th place, having just crossed the $100 million mark in global dollars.

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Japan may send chatty humanoid tweet-bot to space Associated Press Writer

TOKYO – Lonely astronauts on the International Space Station may soon be getting an android friend from Japan. And for the folks back home, it will tweet.

Japan’s space agency is considering putting a talking humanoid robot on the International Space Station to watch the mission while astronauts are asleep, monitor their health and stress levels and communicate to Earth through the microblogging site Twitter.

Japan’s space agency JAXA announced this week that it is looking at a plan to send a humanoid robot to the space station in 2013 that could communicate with the ground through Twitter — primarily feeding photos, rather than original ideas — and provide astronauts with “comfort and companionship.”

Following up on NASA’s “Robonaut” R-2 program, which is set for launch on the Discovery shuttle next week, the Japanese android would be part of a larger effort to cre-

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FILE - In this March 23, 2009 file photo, The 158 centimeter (62.2 inch) tall “Cybernetic human” robot code-named HRP-4C, developed at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, walks on the catwalk during a fashion show as part of the opening day event of Japan Fashion Week in Tokyo.

ate and refine robots that can be used by the elderly, JAXA said in a statement.

Japan is one of the leading countries in robotics, and has a rapidly aging society with one of the world’s longest lifeexpectancies.

Improving robot communication capabilities could help the elderly on Earth by providing a nonintrusive means of monitoring the robot owner’s health and vital signs and sending information to emergency responders if there is an abnormality, JAXA said.

“We are thinking in terms of a very human-like robot that would have facial expressions and be able to converse with the astronauts,” said JAXA’s Satoshi Sano. The robot was being developed with the advertising and communications giant Dentsu Inc. and a team at Tokyo University. The NASA project has human-like head, hands and arms and uses the same tools as station crew members. The “Robonaut” called R-2 — a shout-out to R2-D2 of “Star Wars” fame — is intended to carry out maintenance tasks in the station’s Destiny lab.

NASA says it hopes that humanoid robots could one day stand in for astronauts during spacewalks or perform tasks too difficult or dangerous for humans. For now, the US$2.5 million NASA robot exists only from the waist up and is limited to activities within the lab.

The robot also uses Twitter, but generally just messages relayed from NASA spokespeople. Sano said the agency is considering ways to program the Japanese version to be more original.

More importantly, he said, the Japanese project is intended to build on the R-2 idea by providing a more communicative companion for the astronauts themselves.

Huge solar flare jams radio, satellite signals: NASA Agence France Presse

WASHINGTON – A powerful solar eruption that has already disturbed radio communications in China could disrupt electrical power

grids and satellites used on Earth in the next days, NASA said. The massive sunspot, which astronomers say is the size of Jupiter, is the strongest solar flare in four years, NASA said Wednesday.

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A NASA image of an erupting solar flare. A powerful solar eruption that has already disturbed radio communications in China could disrupt electrical power grids and satellites used on Earth in the next days.

The Class X flash — the largest such category — erupted at 0156 GMT Tuesday, according to the US space agency. “X-class flares are the most powerful of all solar events that can trigger radio blackouts and longlasting radiation storms,” disturbing telecommunications and electric grids, NASA said.

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory saw a large coronal mass ejection (CME) associated with the flash that is blasting toward Earth at about 560 miles per second (900 kilometers per second), it said. The charged plasma particles were expected to reach the planet’s orbit at 0300 GMT Thursday.

The flare spread from Active Region 1158 in the sun’s southern hemisphere, which had so far lagged behind the northern hemisphere in flash activity. It followed several smaller flares in recent days.

“The calm before the storm,” read a statement on the US National Weather Service Space Weather Prediction Service. “Three CMEs are enroute, all a part of the Radio Blackout events on February 13, 14, and 15 (UTC). The last of the three seems to be the fastest and may catch both of the forerunners about mid to late ... February 17.”

Geomagnetic storms usually last 24 to 48 hours, “but some may last for many days,” read a separate NWS statement.

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FILE - In this June 27, 2000, file photo, a leatherback turtle is seen in Manzanilla, Trinidad and Tobago.

Rare leatherback turtle spotted in Indonesia Associated Press Writer

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Conservationists say they got a rare glimpse of a 6-foot (2-meter) -long leatherback — the world’s most endangered sea turtle — together with dozens of eggs in western Indonesia.

Khairul Amra, a member of a local conservation group, said Thursday that the giant turtle was spotted on a beach on Sumatra island over the weekend just before it plunged into the water.

Soon after 65 eggs thought to belong to the leatherback were found in a nest — the third such discovery on the same beach this year.

Leatherbacks, which can grow up to 9 feet (3 meters) long, have roamed the oceans for 100 million years, but the globe-trotting sea turtles today number only around 30,000. Their biggest threats are commercial fishing and egg hunters.

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Ronaldo to help coordinate World Cup 2014 Agence France Presse

SAO PAULO – Ronaldo, Brazil’s legendary footballer who retired this week, was Wednesday appointed to help coordinate Brazil’s hosting of the 2014 World Cup. Sao Paulo governor Geraldo Alckmin named the explayer to his state committee coordinating the football tournament in a ceremony in a Sao Paulo stadium.

He also awarded Ronaldo, 34, a medal in honour of his sporting achievements and legacy. “It’s an honour to help the government of Sao Paulo to put on the best World Cup of all time,” Ronaldo said. The threetime FIFA World Player of the Year, whose goalscoring genius led Brazil to the 2002 World Cup title, confirmed his retirement on Monday in a tearful media conference.

He said he was forced to halt his career because his body was no

longer up to the demands he was putting on it. The striker, who played for Barcelona, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and AC Milan, but who appeared only sporadically for Sao Paulo side Corinthians since returning from Italy in 2009, was plagued with injuries for much of his career.

He has said he hoped to wear the national Brazil jersey one more time in a farewell match “to bring together players who were with me and appear in front of a public who loved and helped me.”

Ronaldo won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002 and became the leading scorer in World Cup finals tournaments when he scored his 15th goal at the 2006 tournament in Germany.

He was twice named European Footballer of the Year, in 1997 and 2002, and finished his international career with 62 goals in 97 appearances.

Klasnic fires Bolton into FA Cup fifth round Agence France Presse

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Barcelona’s Argentine striker Lionel Messi (L) vies with Arsenal’s Cameroonian defender Alexandre Song (down) during their UEFA Champions League round of 16, 1st leg football match against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, London, England, on February 16, 2011.

Wenger says Barca still favourites

WIGAN – Ivan Klasnic fired Bolton Wanderers to a 1-0 win over Wigan Athletic in their FA Cup fourth-round replay at the DW Stadium on Wednesday. Owen Coyle’s side can look forward to a fifthround trip to Fulham this weekend thanks to Croatian striker Klasnic’s second-half winner. While Wanderers’ Wembley bid remains alive, Wigan are left to focus on a grim fight for Premier League survival.

However, Bolton’s win was tarnished slightly by an Achilles injury suffered by Sam Ricketts, which will keep the defender out for several

Agence France Presse

LONDON – Arsene Wenger insisted Barcelona remained favourites to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals after Arsenal came from behind to score a dramatic 2-1 victory over the Spanish giants. A goal apiece from Robin van Persie and Andrey Arshavin in the final 12 minutes sealed a memorable win for the Gunners after a largely dominant Barcelona had taken a first-half lead through David Villa.

Arsenal’s slender advantage gives the Premier League side a fighting chance of progressing when the two teams meet in the second leg.

But while Wenger is adamant that Barcelona will be favourites to prevail, he believes his vibrant young team will be armed with a vital commodity when they enter the Camp Nou on March 8 — belief.

“We are not the favourites now,” Wenger said. “But what is important is we believe we have a chance and we’ll go for it.

Barcelona are still favourites.

“But after tonight we know that we can beat them. And we didn’t know that last year,” said Wenger, referring to last season’s quarter-final, which saw

Barcelona crush the Gunners 4-1 in the second leg, 6-3 on aggregate.

“Tonight’s result gives us a chance to go to Barcelona with belief. We know that it will be a very difficult game but we will prepare well and be highly focused and try to play our natural game,” Wenger said. “It gives a special lift to my team. Our players have shown their strength and togetherness and this result will reinforce that.”

Arsenal’s victory was also a vindication of Wenger’s unrelenting commitment to attacking football.

While conventional wisdom dictated that the only way to beat Barcelona is via containment, Wenger insisted all along that his side would be true to their instincts and seek to fight fire with fire.

At the Emirates on Wednesday

they proved as good as their word, when, despite ceding possession for long periods, they continued to throw men forward on the counterattack.

When the final whistle blew, Arsenal had two strikers on the pitch, Nicklas Bendtner and van Persie, complemented by a midfield brimming with creative intent — Samir Nasri, Cesc Fabregas, Jack Wilshere and Arshavin.

“I wanted to go for it offensively,” said Wenger, as he explained his risky decision to substitute defensive midfielder Alex Song for Arshavin with Arsenal trailing 1-0 early in the second half. “We needed to score two goals. I just took a gamble — it could have backfired to 2-0 or 3-0 but it worked.

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Bolton’s Ivan Klasnic celebrates after scoring against Wigan Athletic during their English FA Cup fourth round replay soccer match at The DW Stadium, Wigan, England, Wednesday Feb. 16, 2011.

weeks. “He has damaged his Achilles and it doesn’t look great at this time,” Coyle said.

“The medical team think it could be quite severe and we hope that is not the scenario, but the way it is looking right now, I think it is going to be a lengthy period of time. “I just need to find out the extent of it tomorrow (Thursday) when it is looked at properly.”

The FA Cup’s diminished status was once again clear to see as both managers rested their key players.

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez made nine changes, while Coyle made six alterations. With the original tie and two Premier League fixtures between the two sides this season all resulting in draws, it was hardly a surprise that this was another closefought affair. There was still plenty of goalmouth action to keep the sparse crowd of 7,515 entertained, however.

Klasnic squandered the best opportunity of the first half when he surged clear on goal before hitting a tame shot straight at Pollitt. Wigan were indebted to Pollitt again as he tipped Petrov’s fierce strike over before Elmander’s free-kick come back off the post. Wigan’s Jordi Gomez scuffed an effort wide from the edge of the area early in the second half.

Bolton suffered a setback when Ricketts was carried off on a stretcher, with Marcos Alonso taking his place, after the defender stumbled over while chasing down Victor Moses. The hosts were denied when Elmander put the ball in the net, only to be ruled offside once again.

But Bolton finally broke the deadlock in the 66th minute as Klasnic collected Mark Davies’ pass, swivelled in the box and smashed his shot beyond Pollitt for his first goal since November.

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Cavaliers avenge 55-point defeat against Lakers Associated Press Writer

CLEVELAND – The Lakers hit the All-Star break broken. Looking nothing like two-time defending NBA champions, they dropped their third straight game, a stunning 104-99 loss Wednesday night to the Cleveland Cavaliers — the league’s worst team, which avenged a 55-point embarrassment against Los Angeles last month.

Ramon Sessions came off the bench and scored a season-high 32 points for the Cavs, who were beaten 112-57 by the Lakers on Jan. 11. That loss was No. 11 in a league-record streak that eventually reached 26 before Cleveland ended it last week with an overtime win against L.A.’s less-heralded squad, the Clippers. Pau Gasol had 30 points and 20 rebounds for the Lakers.

Playing the finale of a sevengame road trip, the Lakers spent much of the night looking as if they were already on vacation.

They threw errant passes, forced outside shots and couldn’t catch the Cavs down the stretch despite a frantic comeback. “It’s back to the drawing board,” said Lamar Odom, who was asked what’s at

the top of the team’s to-do list.

“Defense. Cohesiveness. Our chemistry on offense. I’m not that worried. I think it’s things we can fix.”

Kobe Bryant finished with 17 points on 8-of-25 shooting. Derek Fisher had 19 for the Lakers, who committed 19 turnovers and enraged Phil Jackson, their normally tranquil coach, who screamed at them during timeouts after inexcusable defensive lapses. Losing in Orlando on Sunday was hardly reason for much concern. But a 20-point setback in Charlotte on Monday left both Jackson and Bryant speechless. They expect more from the Lakers, and they’re not seeing it.

But as poorly as they played, the Lakers did cut a 10-point lead to

two in the final minute. But Anthony Parker and Sessions made two free throws apiece in the last 17.9 seconds. After the final horn, the Lakers walked slowly toward their locker room and a trip home not knowing what might happen next. With the trading deadline just a week away, the rumors involving Denver star Carmelo Anthony will likely heat up. This much is clear: Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak needs to do something to awaken his team.

The Cavs, on the other hand, reached the season’s unofficial midpoint on a high. This was their best effort of the season. They played with the energy coach Byron Scott wants every night, and they gave their dedicated fans a taste of what could be ahead.

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Cleveland Cavaliers’ Ramon Sessions (3) drives to the basket against Los Angeles Lakers’ Pau Gasol in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011.

The Cavaliers won 104-99.

Raonic and Del Potro through in Memphis Agence France Presse

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Milos Raonic, of Canada, reacts after winning the first set against Fernando Verdasco, of Spain, in the finals of the SAP Open tennis tournament in San Jose, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011.

MEMPHIS, Tennessee – Canadian wildcard Milos Raonic defeated Spain’s Fernando Verdasco for the second time in four days, advancing to the second round of the ATP-WTA indoor tournament in Memphis.

Raonic ousted second seed Verdasco 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/5) at the $1.32 million event, booking a second-round date against Czech Radek Stepanek.

On Sunday, Raonic defeated top seed Verdasco 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/5) in the ATP San Jose final, denying the Spaniard his second title in a row at the event while becoming Canada’s first ATP singles winner in 16 years.

In the rematch, Verdasco and Raonic exchanged breaks in the 11th and 12th games of the third set to set up the deciding tiebreaker, which Raonic took after two hours and one minute. Also advancing to the second round was 2009 US Open winner Juan Martin del Potro, who downed US sixth seed John Isner — the famed Wimbledon marathon man who won the longest match in tennis history — 6-4, 6-3 in 74 minutes.

Argentine wildcard Del Potro, who lost a semi-final last Saturday to Verdasco, is coming back from a wrist injury that required surgery last May and cut short his 2010 campaign. He faces Croatian Ivan Dodig next. Aus-

tralian Lleyton Hewitt ousted Taiwanese seventh seed Yen-Hsun Lu 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) while US third seed Melanie Oudin also was sent packing, leaving only one seeded player in the women’s final eight.

Former world number one Hewitt booked a second-round date with Frenchman Adrian Mannarino for a berth in the quarter-finals opposite Serbian Janko Tipsarevic or US top seed Andy Roddick. On the women’s side, Russian Evgeniya Rodina bounced Oudin 6-1, 7-5 as the seventh of eight seeds exited. Rodina will next face British qualifier Heather

Watson, who defeated French qualifier Stephanie Foretz Gacon 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.

The only seed in the 32-player WTA event to reach the quarter-finals was Canadian number six Rebecca Marino, who outlasted Romania’s Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.

Belgium’s Xavier Malisse, who became a ninth seed after Frenchman Gael Monfils was forced to withdraw with a left wrist injury suffered last week in San Jose, retired from his match trailing Frenchman Florent Serra 6-2, 10. Serra faces US qualifier Michael Russell next.

Dispute over London 2012 marathon route resolved Associated Press Writer

LONDON – The legal dispute over the marathon route for the 2012 London Olympics has been resolved after organizers promised to help provide tickets and jobs to the area that was cut out of the race.

The marathon will start and finish in front of Buckingham Palace and include three loops of central London. The race was originally

scheduled to go into east London, but organizers changed the route to avoid gridlocked streets on one of the busiest days of the games.

The local Tower Hamlets council in east London was seeking a legal review of the change.

A statement from London 2012 on Wednesday says “the council has decided to drop the proceedings” following the agreement to help the area benefit from the Olympics.

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Red Bull open about Webber’s future Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner says he sees no reason why Mark Webber could not stay at the the team beyond 2011 if he continues to perform as strongly as last year. The Australian renewed his contract with the Milton Keynes-based squad just for one year, meaning he will be free at the end of the current season.

Horner has made it clear that Webber will not approach the year thinking this is his final season with Red Bull, and insisted they will talk about the future as the year develops.

Webber won four races in 2010 and led the championship for much of the latter part of the season, and Horner suggested the Australian could stay onboard if he continued to perform strongly. “Mark isn’t approaching this year that [as if] this is his final year,” Horner told the Reuters news agency.

“I think we both agreed to keep the contract on a yearly basis at this

stage in his career because it’s important for us to see that he’s got the speed, the motivation, the hunger and commitment. “All of which look undiminished at the moment. If anything, [they are] burning brighter than ever.

“So we’ll see how this season develops and obviously as we head towards the latter part of the summer then we’ll start to talk about the following season. If he’s delivering at the same level as he did in 2010 then why not?”

Horner also admitted that Webber found it hard for his team-mate Sebastian Vettel to come back and

claim the title in the final race of the season.

“It was tough for Mark to take,” Horner said. “But Mark’s mentally a tough competitor and I think he will use that inwardly as motivation to come back even more determined, more focused and I think he’s come back leaner, lighter and extremely motivated.”

Red Bull Racing team’s Australian driver Mark Webber drives during a training session at Jerez racetrack, on February 11, 2011 in Jerez.

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Kubica undergoes final surgery ROBERT Kubica underwent his final operation on Wednesday at the Santa Corona hospital where he is staying since his crash.

The Pole had surgery for eight hours as the doctors treated the

complex fracture to his elbow, stabilising and reconstructing the damaged fragments of the joint structure.

“At the end of the surgery, the doctors were pleased with the out-

come, with the procedure being completed successfully,” said his Renault team in a statement.

Kubica will remain in intensive care for a few days to recover from the operation.

Shanghai extends grand prix deal SHANGHAI has agreed a deal to host Formula 1 races until 2017, ending months of speculation about the future of the Chinese Grand Prix.

Although work still needs to be completed on the circuit for it to pass an FIA safety inspection ahead of this year’s race, the Shanghai Sports Bureau has announced that a fresh deal has been agreed for the event.

Zhao Wen, vice mayor of Shanghai, told local media on Wednesday that officials had managed to negotiate a reduced rate for the event in a bid to keep it on the calendar. “F1 is a calling card for Shanghai,” he

said. “I am confident about the success of the event in the years ahead.”

Shanghai track bosses have also

agreed to reduce ticket prices for the grand prix in a bid to attract more spectators.