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Thursday, September 19, 2013

Review: ‘Enough Said’ a winning comic romance Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES — Beholding the late James Gandolfini doing a lovely job in a change-of-pace role significantly intensifies the already funny/sad aspects of “Enough Said,” an engaging comic romance set amid the minefields that imperil starting up mid-life relationships.

The title notwithstanding, writer-director Nicole Holofcener’s look at a 50-ish divorced mother with a daughter about to leave home is never at a loss for words, many of them quite amusing, making the film a leading contender for best girls’ night movie of the season. For their part, men

will enjoy watching Gandolfini in a relaxed, self-effacing, regular guy performance.

Employing to her advantage a more traditional story structure than is her norm, Holofcener builds her snappy social comedy around a key piece of

information that her heroine doesn’t know, that the guy she’s beginning to date is the much-disparaged ex of her new best friend. This sort of trick has provided the trigger for rich farcical doings going back at least as far as Shakespeare, and Holofcener uses it as a springboard to look at a raft of self-absorbed, often myopic LA Westside types who have it together in some ways but not in others.

Almost everyone here is divorced with an ex living nearby and one kid who’s about to fly the coop for college. Eva (Julia LouisDreyfus) is a massage therapist who lugs her porta-

ble table to her clients’ homes and is preparing emotionally for the looming moment when her smart daughter Ellen (Tracey Fairway) heads East for school. A crowded cocktail party provides a convenient way to start stirring the pot, as well as for the writer to show her knack for lively, acerbic banter, much of it coming from Eva, who early on decides that there’s no one there she finds attractive. The man she’s just met, Albert (Gandolfini), agrees.

With her uncensored emotional expressiveness and ready humor, Eva is an instantly accessible protagonist, always ready to confide and/or make a joke about a situation or herself. No intellectual, she

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This publicity photo released by Fox Searchlight shows Catherine Keener, left, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a scene from the film, “Enough Said.”

Mark Wahlberg no longer a high school dropout

Associated Press Writer

BOSTON — Mark Wahlberg is now a high school graduate — 25 years after dropping out of a Boston high school.

The 42-year-old actor-producer finished his diploma requirements after taking classes online. He dropped out of Copley Square High School, now known as Snowden International School at Copley, in the 9th grade.

The Boston Globe reported Tuesday that Wahlberg wrote of the struggles he faced growing up surrounded by “drugs, violence and crime” in a col-

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nonetheless strikes up a quick friendship with an odd bird, Marianne (Holofcener regular Catherine Keener), a divorced poet whose refined lifestyle Eva admires and who speaks very openly about the many shortcomings of her unnamed former husband.

The castoff, of course, is Albert, who, on a dinner date with Eva, proves to be spirited company. He is, admittedly, quite heavy (“I’m planning on losing some weight. I really need to,” says Gandolfini’s character, who has to work at not being a slob. But he’s got a daughter (Eve Hewson) heading for college as well, he and Eva laugh easily together and there are no awkward silences. Promising.

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Muslim beauty pageant challenges Miss World AFP PHOTO / ADEK BERRY

Contestants of the World Muslimah contest take part in a fun walk in Jakarta on September 15, 2013. The Muslimah World contest that held on September 18 in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, is “Islam’s answer to Miss World”, the pageant’s founder Eka Shanti said.

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umn in The Huffington Post on Monday. In the column he says he’s been taking classes and studying while on movie sets, traveling and at home.

In June 2012, Wahlberg announced he was going back to school with the help of Snowden headmaster Kerry Torndorf who enrolled Wahlberg in his school’s Accelerated Learning Academy.

FILE - Actor Mark Wahlberg arrives for the IZOD Vanity Fair Party in this May 29, 2010 file photo taken in Indianapolis.

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JAKARTA - The finale of a beauty pageant exclusively for Muslim women will take place in the Indonesian capital Wednesday, in a riposte to the Miss World contest in Bali that has drawn fierce opposition from Islamic radicals.

AP Photo/Jeff Roberson

Twenty contestants will show off the latest Islamic fashion trends in the Muslimah World pageant and will also take part in other activities, such as reciting the Koran, aimed at demonstrating their piety.

“We’re just trying to show the world that Islam is beautiful,” said Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola, a 21-yearold contestant from Nigeria, one of six countries represented at the

pageant.

“We are free and the hijab (Muslim headscarf) is our pride.”

The contestants -- who can only enter the competition if they wear a headscarf -- have undergone three days of “spiritual training” in the run-up to the final in Jakarta, waking up before dawn to pray together and sharpen their Koranic reading skills.

Organisers say they want to

show Muslim women there is an alternative to the idea of beauty put forward by the British-run Miss World pageant, and also want to show that opposition to the pageant can be expressed non-violently.

Organiser Eka Shanti, who founded the pageant three years ago after losing her job as TV news anchor for refusing to remove her headscarf, bills the contest as “Islam’s answer to Miss World”.

“This year we deliberately held our event just before the Miss World final to show that there are alternative role models for Muslim women,” she told AFP. It is a starkly different approach

to the groups of Islamic radicals who have taken to the streets in recent weeks to protest Miss World, denouncing the contest as “pornography” and burning effigies of the organisers.

Despite a pledge by organisers to drop the famous bikini round for the pageant in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, radical anger was not appeased and the protest movement snowballed.

The government finally bowed to the mounting pressure and ordered the whole three-week pageant be moved to Hindu-majority Bali, where it opened on September 8.

Later rounds and the final, on

September 28, had originally been scheduled to be held in and around Jakarta, where there is considerable hardline influence.

While beauty is very much at the heart of Muslimah World -contestants’ height and weight is shown on the pageant’s website and it is sponsored by a halal make-up brand -- the contestants’ piety is also a big factor.

More than 500 contestants competed in online rounds to get to the final in Indonesia, one of which involved the contenders comparing stories of how they came to wear the headscarf.

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Thursday, September 19, 2013

Bali News Tourism blamed to cause water scarcity Jakarta (Bali Post)—

Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy denied the issues stating that tourism was one of the causes of water scarcity because the level of water use in the industry was considered great compared to most other sectors. “The issue of water scarcity is getting stronger when tourism is being struggled to become a means to reach people’s welfare,” said Deputy Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sapta Nirwandar, in Jakarta, Tuesday (Sep 17).

He added that to date the tourism development was even accused of being one of the causes of the water scarcity. Sapta exemplified that in some regions there had been open conflicts between the community and tourism entrepreneurs. “Quite large water consumption by tourism industry makes people easy to draw a conclusion,” he said.

According to him, it posed an issue needing to be addressed intelligently and fairly through good water management in order the needs of all interests were assured. He added the availability of water as a basic human need should be guaranteed. “Meanwhile, the tourism development efforts must also be positioned as something strategic because its reliability has been proved in improving people’s welfare,” he said.

Data in the Tourism Management journal entitled Tourism and Water Use: Supply, Demand, and Security (2011) mentioned the need for water of city hotel/mountain hotel averagely reached 150 liters/person/day, while hotel resort averagely needed 400 liters/person/day. If

the concentration of hotels in the area was high enough then the level of water demand would be probably high, too.

However, the ecotourism expert, Prof. Azril Azahari, Ph.D., said it could be reduced by recycling technology that allowed the re-use of recycled waste water. “It’s already been started by tourism businesses in Indonesia,” he said.

In the meantime, the Head of Resource Development, Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, I Gde Pitana, pointed out a case study on the waterbased tourism management that could have been successfully implemented by the Bali Tourism Development Corporation (BTDC). “BTDC has become the best example assessed by the UNWTO where the water management in the lagoons is capable of preserving the surrounding environment. After the wastewater is held in the lagoon, the BTDC is now becoming the habitat of Australian birds that will migrate to Asia,” said Pitana while adding the lagoon had become a sojourn of the very phenomenal annual bird migration. (010)

Miss Hard Rock 2013 Denpasar (Bali Post)—

In contrast to the implementation of Miss World being held in Nusa Dua followed by hundreds of contestants representing 130 countries, the Hard Rock Hotel Bali (HRHB) held the final of Miss Hard Rock Bali 2013.

Finally, Trisna Jayanti or often called as Ina was elected Miss Hard Rock Bali 2013. One of the 9 participants became the winner after passing through a variety of selections in the event of Miss Hard Rock held at the Hard Rock Hotel Bali on Jalan Pantai Kuta, Monday night (Sep 16).

Grand final night followed by 6 remaining contestants was very vibrant filled with the presentation showing off their talent as the young with the performance of ethnic and modern dances like the Cendrawasih Dance, modern

Indian Dance, Brazilian Dance and guitar play. The selection night was also filled with interview measuring the perspective of contestants regarding the Hard Rock Hotel Bali and a variety of knowledge about Balinese culture.

Assistant Marketing Communication Manager of the HRBH, Fandy Lo, said that as a leading entertainment themed hotel in Bali the Hard Rock Hotel Bali was always looking for the young having the potential and loving music that could represent Bali in international arena. “One of the events is the annual Miss Hard Rock Bali 2013 beauty pageant held for the second time. It aims at finding out the talented and potential youth,” she said.

The subsequent event, she

said, would take place at the Hard Rock Pattaya and Hard Rock Penang. As in previous years, the Miss Hard Rock Bali looked for talented Indonesian woman having a rock characteristic and understanding the real spirit of Hard Rock.

Meanwhile, the Marketing Communications Officer, Wangi Darma Putri, said that Ina or contestant number 5 was one of the 3 contestants prepared for joining the subsequent event as Miss Hard Rock across Southeast Asia scheduled to be held in Thailand.

“Th r o u g h th is ev en t, th e HRHB hopes to bring along the fragrant reputation of Bali and Indonesia in the Miss Hard Rock Southeast Asia 2013 to be held in Pattaya, Thailand, early October 2013,” she said. (nik)

Inflation rate in Bali-Nusra approaches upper limit Denpasar (Bali Post)—

The Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID) noted the inflation rate of Bali-Nusra has reached 8.83 percent for the year on year (yoy) or higher than the national inflation at 8.79 percent (yoy). The inflation rate lies at the verge of 2-digit level or approaches the upper limit of 10 percent.

Secretary of the Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID) of Bali-Nusra, Dwi Pranoto, said the highest inflation occurred in West Nusa Tenggara region at 9.83 percent and was followed by East Nusa Tenggara at 8.36 percent and Bali at 8.35 percent.

“This inflation rate is already on the verge of 2-digit level and the effort to restrain the increase is very crucial because if the inflation lies at high level and turns unstable, it will disrupt the economy, the investment climate and ultimately leads to the decline in the community welfare,” said Dwi Pranoto, in Denpasar, Tuesday (Sep 17).

According to him, the inflation pressures throughout the year 2013 were strongly influenced by the subsidized fuel price hike coming into effect on June 22, 2013. The fuel price adjustment provided a

significant continuing impact on the price hike of basic commodities and transportation costs.

“In addition, the increase in electricity tariff also contributed to regional inflationary pressure. The moment of Ramadan month, Eid al- Fitr, school holiday season and new academic year coinciding with the moment of price hike caused the inflation to be accelerated to a higher level,” he said.

He estimated the risk of future inflationary pressure remained quite high because the upheaval in the exchange rate also put pressure on the inflation directly or indirectly. Directly, the inflation was accelerated through imported inflation in the form of price hike of imported goods both food and non-food.

“Indirectly, the inflation will get accelerated due to rising inflation expectation of the community related to the widening deficit of balance payment of Indonesia,” he revealed.

Chairman of the Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID), Ketut Wija, said that his party would formulate a strategy to control the inflation through five-pillar approach namely the institution,

distribution, regulation, information and education in a systematic and well-integrated manner among the TPID, non-TPID stakeholders as well as central government.

Currently, there were 4 TPIDs in the Bali-Nusra region. Three of them were of the provincial level namely in Bali, NTT and NTB and one TPID in Maumere county.

Meanwhile, a total of 11 teams were established in the county/ municipal level such as in Denpasar, Singaraja, Mataram, Bima, Sumbawa Besar, Kupang, Labuan Bajo, Ende, Waingapu, Atambua and Ruteng.

“With the local government, we are committed to supporting the package of fiscal policy in controlling the imports through the use of local products and encourage the growth of exports,” he said.

He added that his party would simultaneously empower the teams in the province to carry out the work plan namely attempting the smoothness of production and supply as well as socialization related to the Regional Bylaw No.3/2013 on the local fruits and Regional Bylaw No. 3/2012 on the Micro, Medium and Small Enterprises (MSMEs). (kmb27)

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Jakarta’s 6th Favehotel opens IBP

JAKARTA – After the recent opening of the favehotel Kelapa Gading , Archipelago International has now opened its 6th favehotel in Jakarta in Gatot Subroto near Mega Kuningan.

The favehotel Gatot Subroto brings highly anticipated budget accommodation to the otherwise expensive hotel scene around Mega Kuningan, offering 150 super-clean and stylish guest rooms equipped with LCD TV’s, high quality King Koil beds, individual air conditioners, en-suite bathrooms with standing showers and complimentary high-speed WiFi. Given its outstanding location in the heart of the capital, this latest favehotel allows for fast and easy access to Pacific Place, Planet Hollywood, Mega Kuningan’s famous wining and dining hotspots, and the multiple corporate headquarters and embassies.

Archipelago International’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Mr. Norbert Vas, said: “We are thrilled to be at the heart of Jakarta delivering a great new hotel that is a true alternative to the many expensive offerings in the area. The favehotel group won this year’s “Indonesian Best Economy Hotel Chain Award” and we expect that the favehotel Gatot Subroto will measure up to this reputation, matching this success and emerging as a favourite amongst savvy travellers.”

Favehotels also has plans for 10 more hotels in and around Jakarta with several openings scheduled for later this year in in LTC Glodok, Melawai, and Zainul Arifin.

IBP/Courtesy of Archipelago International

Calendar Event for August 24 through September 28, 2013 24 Aug Purnama Sasih Kawulu & Tumpek Landep Pura Mutering Jagat Dalem Sidakarya Desa Adat Sidakarya Denpasar Pura Pasek Gelgel-Pedungan Denpasar Selatan Pura Agung Pasek Tangguntiti Kaler Tabanan Pura Agung Pasek Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Pasek Tangkas Kediri Tabanan Pura Kerta Banyuninng Barat Buleleng Pura Dalem Tenggaling -Sengguan Singapadu Pura Kawitan Wangbang Pinatih Peguyangan Singaraja Pura Bujangga Waisnawa Tegalcangkring Tabanan Pura Taman Desa Bubunan Seririt Buleleng Pura Penataran Pande Dalem Batur Jati Banjar Pandean Mengwi Pura Dalem Pingit Banjar Tarokaja Tegalalang Pura Dadia Pasek Gelgel-Gobleg Desa Selat Sukasada Buleleng Pura Ida Ratu Pande Besakih Pura Penataran Agung Pinatih Tulikup Banjar Menak Tulikup Gianyar Pura Penataran Pande Kusamba-Klungkung Pura Kumuda Saraswati Ubud Pamerajan Alit Ubud Pura Batur Arya “Warih Kepaon” Cengolo Sudimara Tabanan Pura Dalem Majapahit Banjar Denuma Kukuh Marga Tabanan Pura Dalem batur Bangli Pura Buana Kawan Besakih Pura Ida Ratu Pasek Besakih Pura Dalem Suci Desa Dukuh Sidemen Karangasem 25 Aug Hari Redite Umanis Ukir Sanggah Gede Dukuh Segening Tegal Tugu Gianyar

28 Aug Buda Wage Ukir Pura Pejenengan Kawitan Arya Tauman Banjar Jelantik Kuri Batu Desa Tojan Gelgel Klungkung Pura Pasar Agung Besakih (Alit) Besakih Pura Pasek bendesa Pasar Badung Legian Kuta Pura Gede Gunugn Agung D u k u h Munggu Badung Hyang Agung Pura Ibuwanasari Tegal Pura Puseh, Desa di Bebablang Bangli Pura Dalem Peruncak Badung Pura Pasek Bendesa Hyang Selat Kerobokan Badung Pura Kereban Langit Desa Sading Mengwi Badung Pemerajan Sareng Kangin Baleran Ubud 3 Sep Anggarkasih Kulantir Pura Penataran Tangkas Sukawati Pura Dalem Lagan Bebalang Bangli Pura Puseh Lembeng Ketewel Sukawati Pura Pasek Gelgel Penulisan Kerambitan Tabanan Pura Gaduh Sanding Pura Dalem Gandamayu Klungkung Pura Sang Hyang Tegal Banjar Tarokaja Tegalalang 4 Sep Tilem Sasih Karo Banjar Pasek Tangkas Pasekan Kaler Tabanan Pura Gaduh Benoh Ubung Denpasar 8 Sep Redite Keliwon Tulu Pura Dalem Alas Harum Banjar Tegal Kepuh Kediri Tabanan 9 Sep Soma Umanis Tulu Pura Puseh Bale Agung Ubung Kupang Penebel Tabanan Pura Kawitan Sakula Gotra Pasung Grigih Banjar Tegal Kepuh Kaba kaba

Kediri Tabanan Pura Paibon Tangkas Kori Agung Ceningan Kangin Lembongan Pura Batu Medeg Besakih Pura Penataran Agung Penatih banjar saba 11 Sep Buda Pon Tulu Pura Catur Buana Sanding Tampaksiring 12 Sep Wrespati Wage Tolu Pura Peninjoan Besakih 18 Sep Buda Kliwon Gumbreg Pura Pasek Gelgel kukuh Marga Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Dukuh Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Mambang Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Puseh, Desa Guwang Sukawati Pura Dalem Setra Batu Nanggul Desa Swana Nusa Penida Pura Dadia Agung Pasek Gelgel Ketewel 19 Sep Purnama Sasih Ketiga Pura Gunung Sari Lombok Pura Kawitan Arya Gajah Para Tianyar Kubu Karangasem Pura Pedharman Arya Telabah Besakih Pura Bukit Mentik Gunung Lebah Desa Batur kintamani Pura Dadia Agung Pasek Salahin Desa Suwat Gianyar 25 Sep Buda Paing Wariga Pura Pasek Gaduh Kayubihi Bangli 28 Sep Hari Tumpek Uduh Pura puseh, desa Desa Batuan Sukawati Pura Pasek Bendesa Desa Kekeran Mengwi Pura Manik Mas Besakih

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

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

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

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

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

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iPhone fingerprint sensor worth extra cost

Government urged to overcome abrasion

Associated Press Writer

Bali Post

MANGUPURA - The government is urged to take action to prevent the increasingly serious coastal abrasion at Tanjung Benoa. It is asked to come down to check and assess the handling effort of the abrasion.

CUPERTINO, California — Passcodes are such a pain that I’ve relaxed the security settings on my Android phone. I’m willing to forgo the extra safety, just so I’m asked to punch in the code less often. When I got my hands on Apple’s new iPhone 5S, one of the first things I tried was a feature that allows you to bypass the passcode using a fingerprint.

I had a lot of fun unlocking the phone over and over again. Who knew biometric authentication could be such a blast?

The fingerprint sensor alone is worth the extra $100 you’ll pay for the 5S over an iPhone 5C. Both phones will come out Friday. In the week I’ve had with both, I’ve also been impressed with the better camera and slow-motion video in the 5S. The 5C, meanwhile, is largely last year’s iPhone 5 with a plastic casing instead of aluminum and glass. This isn’t cheap plastic, but a type offering the slippery feel of a shiny ceramic tile. It comes in five colors.

Both phones come with iOS 7, the most radical change to Apple’s operating system software for mobile devices since its 2007 debut. Many of the changes are cosmetic, but there are functional improvements such as easier access to frequently used settings and apps.

I will review iOS 7 separately.

Many existing iPhone users won’t need more than the free update, which is available starting Wednesday. Neither the 5C nor the 5S offers improvements on the screen size, which remains at 4 inches (10 centi-

meters) diagonally. But new features and new colors may draw you to one of these new iPhones.

— IPHONE 5S (available in silver, gold or gray; starts at $199 with two-year service contract, or $649 without a contract): When you set up the 5S, you’re asked to tap the home button with a finger several times so the phone can create a mathematical representation of your print. To unlock the phone, you simply tap the home button, and the phone will compare the two taps. You can tap from any angle, even sideways or upside down. This fingerprint ID also works as a way to authenticate the purchase of apps and content within apps.

For security reasons, there are still times you’ll need your four-digit passcode, including after 48 hours of inactivity and before adding a new fingerprint. If the phone fails to recognize your print, you can always use the passcode. I had trouble only when my fingers were wet or greasy.

One evening, I ordered pizza with an oily pepperoni topping and ate it without a napkin. The fingerprint sensor worked after one slice, but not two. Indian naan bread also threw off the sensor.

Apple says it stores the print data

Chairman of Tanjung Benoa People’s Empowerment Agency (LPM), I Wayan Dharma, revealed that to date the residents worried about the abrasion that had not been responded. Actually, the LPM, village authority and customary village had sent a letter to the government to ask for a solution.

He said that government should take immediate countermeasures. The abrasion had been getting worse and the impact had been felt by the public.

Even, tourists also had repeatedly complained about such a problem.

So far the handling made by the public or employers around Tanjung Benoa had not worked maximally. The efforts to resist the waves by the installation of breakwater or sandbags could not last longer. Even, the tidal waves went up to the business premises around the beach for few times. On that account, Dharma claimed to surrender completely the handling to the experts or the government.

Previously, the concern on the abrasion had been revealed by Headman of Tanjung Benoa, Wayan Kembar. He admitted to have sent a letter to the Bali-Penida River Agency, Public Works Agency, Directorate General of Water Resources, to immediately intervene. The letter was also forwarded to South Kuta Subdistrict Head, Regent of Badung, Bali Public Works and the Governor of Bali.

Regarding the abrasion handling, the Badung government did not have full authority. The Head of Badung Livestock, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, I Made Badra, said his party merely proposed the handling of the abrasion. The authority of handling the abrasion lay in the Bali-Penida River Agency. Added Badra, his party had coordinated the coastal erosion in Badung. As an example, the coastal abrasion handling had been made on Cemagi Beach. (kmb25)

IBP/Eka Adhiyasa

The government is urged to take action to prevent the increasingly serious coastal abrasion at Tanjung Benoa. It is asked to come down to check and assess the handling effort of the abrasion.

AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

The iPhone 5S, left, and iPhone 5c are displayed Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013, in New York. The 5S offers a fingerprint sensor, a better camera and a faster processor, while the iPhone 5C is largely last year’s iPhone 5 with a plastic back and a choice of five colors. on your phone, in a place that’s inaccessible to other apps or to Apple’s remote servers. The company also says it’s not possible to convert a fingerprint from a police file into

something the phone will recognize, as the sensor reads a sub-epidermal layer of the finger. And the finger needs to be live — cutting off a thumb won’t work.

I’m convinced Apple has given a lot of thought to security. If you’re still uneasy about the fingerprint scan, you can stick with the passcode. The feature is optional.

To increase agricultural production

Government asked to utilize research of universities Bali Post

Mexico sees its first village cellphone network Associated Press Writer

AP Photo/Agustine Sacha

In this April 8, 2013 photo, a minitransmitter is connected to a computer while doing small-scale tests for a local GSM network in Santa Maria Lachixio, Mexico.

MEXICO CITY — The communications revolution that swept the globe missed the Zapotec village of Talea de Castro high in the mountains of southern Mexico, where making any sort of call meant trudging to a community telephone line and paying what could be a day’s wages for a crackly five-minute conversation.

All that has changed, thanks to an ingenious plan that backers hope can bring connections to thousands of other small, isolated villages around the world.

Using simple radio receivers, a laptop and relatively inexpensive Internet technologies, the people of the village have leapfrogged into the 21st century by setting up what amounts to their own mini-telecom company — one capable of handling

11 cellphone calls at a time at a small fraction of what they used to pay.

“This has been a project that has really worked in keeping people in touch. Before, people couldn’t talk much because it cost so much,” said Keyla Ramirez Cruz, a Talea resident who anchors a program on the community radio station and coordinates the new phone system.

Before it was set up, Talea’s 2,500 residents would make their calls from the “caseta,” a house or shop that has a land line and charges a per-minute fee. There was little privacy, and international calls cost more than a dollar a minute. It was even worse for incoming calls, which required a runner to answer and tell townsfolk when someone was looking for them.

Now, hardly anyone in Talea uses the caseta.

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A farmer work in his ricefield. Various kinds of research are conducted in the field of agriculture. Even, most of the research products are categorized into applied research so that they can be used by farmers to increase their agricultural production.

DENPASAR - The institutions of higher education in Bali continuously carry out research and technological development activities because they pose basic requirements of the three tasks that should be carried out by the higher education. Various kinds of research are also conducted in the field of agriculture.

Even, most of the research products are categorized into applied research so that they can be used by farmers to increase their agricultural production. However, very few of the research results are well socialized to farmers in Bali so that they cannot be used to assist farmers in resolving their problems.

Responding to this condition, the local governments across Bali are expected to establish a synergy with universities to adopt the research results in order to advance the agricultural sector in Bali.

An agricultural researcher and observer from the Udayana University, Dr. GN Alit Susanta Wirya and I Putu Sudiarta, Ph.D., revealed the matter.

Both lecturers of the Faculty of Agriculture, the Udayana University, judged the synergy between researchers and local governments to apply the research results directly to farmers remained low. As a result, a lot of applicable researches believed to have the capability of assisting farmers in increasing the productivity of the agricultural products were finally on display in the library. “In my opinion, the synergy

of local governments and the universities should be increased. As researcher, we are also very concerned in order the research done with great difficulty could be adopted by farmers,” said Alit Susanta Wirya while adding that his party needed the participation of local governments to promote and apply the research results to farmers.

A similar comment was expressed

by Putu Sudiarta. According to him, the research results conducted by higher education institutions could be one of the breakthroughs to boost the agricultural sector currently in a collapsed condition.

He affirmed that many factors had led the agriculture of Bali to be getting worse.

Other than the low competitiveness of the agricultural products of Bali, the government policies tending not to favor the agriculture also contributed to the worsening condition of the agriculture in Bali. Due to low competitiveness, the majority of Balinese people were no longer interested in the agriculture because they judged it was not promising to increase their welfare.

“Protection of the government against the local agricultural products is also very low. Imports of the agricultural products can freely get into Bali and serve as a very tough competitor for local agricultural products. Besides, policies to protect the local agricultural products have not been visible and remain in the level of discourse without concrete action to make them happen,” he said. (kmb13)

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Water of lake recedes, tourist boat disrupted

Tabanan (Bali Post)—

Dry season in Tabanan continues.

After the dam, similar drought then hits the lake area. Within the past month, the surface of Lake Beratan at Candikuning village, Baturiti, recedes sharply. Unmitigatedly, the water charge drop reaches 3 meters.

Such condition begins troublesome the operator of tourist attraction at the verge of the lake because the boats serving tourist have difficulties to berth to the jetty.

It is believed the drop of water in the lake is triggered by the drought within the past few months. Thus, the supply of springs to the lake diminishes. “The rainfall has been reducing for a month. Afterwards, the lake continues to recede up to 3 meters,” said the operator of the rest area at the verge of Lake Beratan, Ketut Nugrahita Pendit, Tuesday (Sep 17).

The man nicknamed Tut Jai added that the water level of Lake Beratan was actually still normal.

However, since it was usually filled with water, it showed considerable impact when receding. “As if the drop is severe whereas it actually remains normal,” he said. Nevertheless, the residents around the location hoped the drought could end soon because the receding water had an impact on the ecosystem around the lake. Dust around the lake increased. Tourist boat ser-

vices were also disrupted because of difficulties to berth at the jetty.

Fortunately, it had a little impact on the comfort of tourists because they tended to enjoy the panoramic view of the lake. According to Tut Jai, the receding lake water was a regular phenomenon. When dry season came, the water discharge always dropped, while on rainy season, the water in the lake overflowed onto the parking area.

As observation of Bali Post, the declining lake surface was clearly visible. Verge of the lake usually submerged then looked to dry out.

Even, the stretch of emerging land was overgrown by weeds. A number of tourist boats and the bridge ran aground. Traditional wooden boats usually docked to the edge of the lake should be parked in slightly deeper water. Meanwhile, the motorized boat should be willing to stay away from the dock.

Aside from having an impact on tourist boats, the receding lake water also affected the agricultural activities. Vegetable farmers were forced to use water of the Municipality Waterworks (PDAM) for watering their plants and it cost reasonably high. “Normally, we rely on the lake water. Since it recedes, many residents are now using the water of the Municipality Waterworks,” affirmed one of the farmers. (kmb30)

To anticipate theft, Batur Volcanic Museum adds security guard Bangli (Bali Post)—

To anticipate the theft lately began targeting museum, management of the Batur Volcanic Museum attempts to improve the security. Aside from installing CCTV cameras at some points of the museum, the security staff was also added. It was stated by the Head of the Batur Volcanic Museum, Kintamani, Desak Andaryani, Monday (Sep 16).

She said it was intended as anticipation in response to museum collection theft occurred in one of the museums in Jakarta some time ago. To that end, at this time her party attempted to improve the security by adding security staff assigned to guard in the museum. “We increase the number of security guard from only 2 persons to 3 persons,” she said. The three security personnel focused to be in duty for 24 hours.

Aside from adding the security officer, her party also directed all the employees to participate in supervising and maintaining the items in the museum. Thus, the security in the museum area could be optimized.

Meanwhile, all this time her party also safeguarded by installing CCTV at some points in the the museum area. Since 2011, a total of 12 units of CCTV had been installed to help the supervision of the officers against the visitors. “We’ve installed CCTV cameras at several points such as at entry points and all corners in the room. Thus, we can control what visitors do,” she explained.

In addition, all travelers making a visit were required to sign a guest book prepared by the management of the Batur Volcanic Museum. On that account, management of the museum would know the purpose of each visit, whether it would be intended to make a research or just make a visit. (ina)

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Australia’s new prime minister sworn into power Associated Press Writer

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In this Tuesday, Sep. 17, 2013 photo, smoke rises as a mortar shell hits a rebel position in the Idlib Provence countryside of Syria. The main Syrian opposition coalition urged the international community to take swift action against the regime of President Bashar Assad in response to a U.N. finding that the nerve agent sarin was used in a deadly attack near the capital last month.

The receding water of Lake Beratan disturbing the tourism activity there

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County assets neglected in Nusa Penida Semarapura (Bali Post)—

The ability of county government to manage the asset is questionable. It also happens to the assets of the Bangli County government at Batununggul village, Nusa Penida, in the form of a number of bungalows that seem to be abandoned. Such condition kindles less good sight to surrounding people.

Moreover, it is located near road side and the office of subdistrict head.

Condition of the asset is so often questioned by local residents.

Of totally 18 rooms, ten of them are unfit for habitation because a lot of roof tiles have fell down. Chief of Batununggul customary village, I Dewa Nyoman Yusa, admitted on Monday (Sep 16) to be concerned about the condition of local government’s asset. He also wondered why the asset of local government could be dormant. Actually it was frequently used by the officials of Klungkung and the Bali government in every official visit to Nusa Penida. He said it was in severely damaged condition and never refurbished since it was established.

“Unfortunately, physical condition of the building owned by the local government is never refurbished,” he said.

He considered the officials of local government managing it were not responsible for the assets owned by the

Klungkung County. He asked the government to pay attention to the asset. If it was damaged, it should be repaired immediately so that it would not be getting worse and gave bad impression to the territory.

Similar comment was delivered by local community leader, I Gede Tanjung. He said the asset of local government at Batununggul village had long been complained by local communities.

In other words, the complaints had been long ignored by relevant regional working unit (SKPD). “This situation shows off a process of omission. Even, it should be improved so that to become a good accommodation or at least should meet the standards of tourist accommodation like villa or hotel,” he said.

Rather than dormant, he suggested that it would better to be leased.

Responding to such complaint, the asset administrator of the Klungkung Culture and Tourism Agency admitted it would not be repaired for the time being. The Head of Culture and Tourism Agency, Wayan Sujana, said on Monday the asset of local government would be waived for building a new and more representative building.

“As a rule, it must be waived first, after which it will be made cooperation with a third party. In other words, having been waived it will be followed by the more representative development by investor,” he said while adding there had been a number of investors getting interested to invest in Nusa Penida.

After meeting with him, the investor then made a site inspection to the bungalows that would be waived. At the same time, his party was also waiting for the decree for the waiving from the Klungkung government, in this case the Regional Secretary of Klungkung.

If the decree of the waiving had been issued, the former investor was also interested to invest. Afterwards, the bungalows would be dismantled and made the cooperation with a third party. (kmb31)

Syria gives Russia ‘new evidence’ on chemical attack Russia Wednesday said the Syrian regime had handed over new evidence implicating rebels in a chemical attack outside Damascus, as divisions reemerged between Moscow and the West after a landmark deal to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons. Despite a weekend agreement between the United States and Russia aimed at dismantling Syria’s chemical arsenal by mid-2014, the two sides remained at loggerheads in their assessment of the August 21 gas attack which left hundreds dead.

US President Barack Obama said it was “inconceivable” that anyone other than the Syrian regime could have carried out the attack but Russia defiantly kept to its past suspicions that the rebels could be to blame. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Wednesday after the first of two days of talks in Damascus the Syrian regime has handed Russia new materials implicating rebels in the chemical attack.

“The corresponding materials were handed to the Russian side. We

were told that they were evidence that the rebels are implicated in the chemical attack,” Ryabkov was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies after talks with Syrian Foreign He said that Russia would “examine the Syrian materials implicating the rebels with the utmost seriousness”.

To the fury of the West, Russia has repeatedly expressed suspicion that the chemical attack was a “provocation” staged by the rebels with the aim of attracting Western military intervention in the conflict. Ryabkov also

said Russia was disappointed with the report into the chemical weapons attack published by UN inspectors this week, saying it was selective and had ignored other episodes.

“Without a full picture... we cannot describe the character of the conclusions as anything other than politicised, biased and one-sided,” he said.

Ryabkov is on a visit to Damascus to emphasise to the Syrian regime the importance of implementing “swiftly and strictly” the agreement between Moscow and Washington to rid Syria of its chemical weapons. The United States and its allies maintain the attack was carried out by Syrian government forces, and believe the assessment released by UN experts released on Monday backed their view.

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CANBERRA, Australia Tony Abbott was sworn in as Australia’s new prime minister on Wednesday and promised immediate action to slow the stream of asylum seekers arriving by boats from Indonesia and to repeal an unpopular carbon tax levied by the previous administration.

Abbott was the first of 42 government executives to be sworn in by Governor General Quentin Bryce at a ceremony at Government House in the capital Canberra. He has been criticized for including only one woman in his 19-member Cabinet, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop - although she will be Australia’s first woman named to that post.

His conservative party defeated former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s center-left Labor Party in Sept. 7 elections.

“We are determined to honor our commitments to scrap the carbon tax, to stop the boats, to get the budget under control and to build the roads of the 21st century,” Abbott told the ceremony, referring to an election pledge

to increase spending on road construction.

“We aim to be a calm, measured, steady and purposeful government that says what it means and does what it says,” he added.

Abbott’s first Cabinet meeting was scheduled for Wednesday after the 90-minute swearing in ceremony.

Abbott also announced that Australia’s contentious new policy on asylum seekers that includes turning back their boats to Indonesia would begin immediately after the swearing in ceremony.

Australia has seen an increase in the number of such asylum seekers from Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Vietnam and other countries, many of whom pay smugglers up to $10,000 to get them to Australia from Indonesian ports The incoming government announced on Tuesday that deputy army chief, Maj. Gen. Angus Campbell, had been appointed to lead Australia’s new border protection policy, Operation Sovereign Borders. Campbell will be promoted to lieutenant general in this new role.

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Australia’s new Prime Minister Tony Abbott, center, leads the first meeting of his full ministry in the Cabinet Room of Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. Abbott was officially sworn in this morning as Australia’s 28th prime minister.

Gunman’s path to DC emerges, but questions remain Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Through a wall at his Rhode Island hotel, Aaron Alexis could hear them - voices harassing him, wanting to harm him. He couldn’t sleep. He believed people were following him, using a microwave machine to send vibrations to his body. He changed hotels once, then again. But he called police and told them he couldn’t get away from the voices.

On Aug. 7, police alerted officials at the Newport Naval Station about the naval defense contractor’s call. But officers didn’t hear from him again.

By Aug. 25, Alexis had left the state. The 34-year-old arrived in the Washington area, continuing his work as an information technology employee for a defense-related computer company. Again, he spent nights in different hotels. He suffered from serious mental problems,

including paranoia and a sleep disorder, and was undergoing treatment from the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to the law enforcement officials. But Alexis wasn’t stripped of his security clearance, and he kept working.

On Saturday, he visited Sharpshooters Small Arms Range in Lorton, Va., about 18 miles southwest of the nation’s capital. He rented a rifle, bought bullets and took target practice at the 16-lane indoor range,

then bought a shotgun and 24 shells, according to the store’s attorney.

Two days later, as the workweek dawned, Alexis entered the sprawling Washington Navy Yard, a 41-acre labyrinth of buildings protected by armed guards and metal detectors where employees must show IDs to get past doors and gates. Authorities believe he drove a rental car there. He was equipped with his pass for base access - and the shotgun. Within minutes, it

would create mayhem.

He stepped inside the massive Building 197, home to some 3,000 employees. He opened fire around 8:15 a.m., raining shotgun blasts down from a fourth-floor overlook and third-floor hallway into a glasswalled cafeteria where employees were eating breakfast. Trained tactical officers arrived, bursting through the building within seven minutes of the first 911 call, and Alexis shot at them, too.

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BUSINESS Shanghai free trade zone will deal a blow to Hong Kong Agence France-Presse

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A man is reflected on the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. Asian stock markets struggled to find their footing Wednesday as traders hesitated to make bold moves before the Federal Reserve winds up a crucial policy meeting later in the day.

Dollar holds steady, Fed stimulus in focus

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TOKYO - The dollar held steady in Asia on Wednesday as investors await the Federal Reserve’s decision on whether to start reducing its massive stimulus and by how much.

In early trade the greenback edged up to 99.23 yen in Tokyo from 99.14 yen in New York Tuesday.

The euro was at $1.3348 and 132.53 yen against $1.3356 and 132.38 yen, helped by strong German economic data.

The dollar could stay in a 98.80-99.80 yen range in Asia before the outcome of the Fed’s two-day policy meeting later in the day, said Osao Iizuka, head of foreign exchange trading at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank.

“Because of uncertainty (about) the result, traders are opting to square their positions instead of taking fresh bets,” Iizuka told Dow Jones Newswires.

The Fed is widely expected to scale back its $85 billion per-month bond-buying programme.The market has likely factored in a $5-$15 billion reduction in the scheme.

The initial dollar-yen reaction to the Fed’s decision may hinge on how the US stock market reacts, Iizuka said.

US stocks Tuesday closed higher on greater investor confidence that the US economy could withstand an expected reduction of Fed bond purchases.

The Dow closed up 0.23 percent Tuesday, while Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index gained 1.84 percent by late morning Wednesday.

HONG KONG - Asia’s richest man Li Kashing has warned that Shanghai’s new free-trade zone will have a “big impact” on Hong Kong, urging the city to up its game to avoid losing out.

China will allow unfettered exchange of its yuan currency in its first free-trade zone (FTZ), according to draft plans revealed exclusively by AFP this month, in a bold push to reform the world’s second largest economy.

The proposals showed the new Shanghai FTZ as an international trade and financial centre, which analysts say would challenge the free economy of Hong Kong.

“It (the FTZ) will have a big impact on Hong Kong,” Li said. “The free convertibility of the yuan will be favourable in the development of Shanghai.”

“If Hong Kong does not catch up, it will lag behind others,” he added, saying that Hong Kong’s GDP is already lower than that of rival Singapore.

When asked if Shanghai could rival Hong Kong within five to 10 years, he said: “I do not want to predict. But it will be faster than most people expect.”

Li, 85, also warned that the Hong Kong prodemocracy movement Occupy Central could harm the city’s economy, adding that it would “affect Hong Kong’s image as an international finance centre”.

After starting out in business as a plastic flower-maker, Li now commands a vast empire through Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa, with global assets in property, telecoms, utilities, ports and retail.

He has a net worth of around $31 billion, according to Forbes magazine.

Reports that he is selling his Hong Kong-based supermarket chain ParknShop, have triggered fears he is going to pull his businesses out of the city, although he has pledged not to leave.

“I love Hong Kong, I love the country. Cheung Kong and Hutchison Whampoa won’t be moved away from Hong Kong,” he said at a press lunch on Tuesday and confirmed by his office Wednesday.

The draft FTZ plan for Shanghai shows it would support the establishment of foreign and joint venture banks and welcome privately funded financial institutions.

At present, China’s banking sector is overwhelmingly dominated by state-run institutions.

Hong Kong promotes itself as the business gateway to the world’s second-largest economy but is facing challenges such as high labour and rental costs.

“In one to three years’ time, if Hong Kong cannot revamp itself, it will lose its competitiveness to the trade zone,” chief China economist of ANZ Banking Group, Liu Ligang, told AFP after the scale of the plans was revealed.

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MANGUPURA - Statue craftsmen at Jagapati, Angantaka and Sedang (JAS) village remain to face difficulties in developing their business. Difficulty to find raw material is a major obstacle. On the other hand, the policy of Badung government requiring the employers of tourist accommodation to purchase the statue products of the artisans at JAS is also considered to have considerable weaknesses affecting the production.

One of the craftsmen, Ketut Sudarsana, revealed on Monday (Sep 16) that the artisans were then having trouble to look for the raw materials. Such condition had been going on for a year. Wood raw materials like rain tree, sandalwood, spice pepper and ebony brought in from the Island of Java faced sluggish supply.

To work around the problem, the artisans were forced to purchase wood in Gianyar.

Since it was on the second hand, it surely cost more expensive. Due to expensive price of the raw materials, the craftsmen had to reduce the quantity of their production.

Similar condition was also expressed

by Jro Jempiring, an owner of netting and fishing sculpture studio at Angantaka. She said the price of raw materials rose by 50 percent. It kindled an increase in the production costs.

Regarding the marketing matter, both crafters admitted if they had been sufficiently helped by the policy of the Badung government requiring the entrepreneurs of tourist accommodation to purchase the statue product from the artisans at JAS. Unfortunately, benefits of the policy had not been felt to the fullest.

Aside from the limited number, the payment system from the buyer or in this case the hotel was also very slow. Jro Jempiring claimed the payment paid for the crafters could only be received in a matter of months whereas the crafters needed capital to support the sustainability of their production. She also hoped relevant agencies could help resolve the problem.

Meanwhile, Chairman of Commission B of the Badung House, I Made Sumerta, said that government should respond to and facilitate the aspirations of craftsmen. Otherwise, it was worried such a craft would be slowly going extinct in Badung.

Regarding the complaints about the slow payment received by crafters from hotel, Sumerta stated that in general hotels had a financial or administrative system so that they could not make the payment immediately. Considering the craftsmen needed a capital, Sumerta stated there should be a solution to the problem.

“We will discuss this issue to relevant agencies. In addition, we will also evaluate the government program, whether they could have been run properly or there are still obstacles found in the implementation,” he said. (kmb25)

Jati Temple

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Jati Temple at Pengambengan Village

Jati Temple is nestled within the area of Pengambengan village, about four kilometers south of the town of Negara, Jembrana. The temple spreading across an area of approximately 4,700 square meters is one of the dang khayangan temples (used to venerate a Hindu sage) in Jembrana. As the name implies, this temple has distinctiveness where teak trees grow inside the temple area. This temple is also closely related to the pilgrimage of Dang Hyang Nirartha on the Island of Bali.

In the innermost courtyard for worship lie an oblation pavilion, gamelan pavilion, piasan pavilion and a chamber to store cloth paraphernalia. Four teak trees grow in the temple area. According to many of supporting devotee chief, Ketut Astika Jaya, the teak trees had distinctiveness. Aside from prohibited from taking the teak seedlings, the branches of trees belonging to hundreds of years old never toppled over the padmasana shrine underneath. The branch broke itself into ashes and did not topple over the padmasana shrine.

Around the spring, there were four teak trees growing close to one another.

Once upon a time, one of the trees bent and almost toppled over the temple com-

pound wall. Devotees originally worried if it would touch the wall, but after a few months the tree could stand upright by itself. “In addition, after several years, the distance of the padmasana shrine to the teak trees was once only a few centimeters, but now has gone farther up to two meters away. Formerly, the temple priest should lean his body when passing, but now he can pass freely,” he explained.

In the middle courtyard lay a resting pavilion, grand entrance gates, apit lawang, tower of wooden split drum (kulkul) and kitchen. Meanwhile, in the outermost courtyard lay the wantilan hall and quite ample parking lot. The temple also got assistance from the regent of Jembrana used to build a fence around the temple area and split gates. In the next five years, the innermost courtyard of the temple would be restored because some parts of the temple had been fragile.

Other than on the piodalan or temple anniversary, the temple supported by four customary villages in the Negara subdistrict was also visited by many pilgrims on full moon. Those pilgrims were dominated by teenagers and students who wanted to have purificatory rite or malukat. Similarly,

myriad of pilgrims also came to worship on Sarasvati Day. In the innermost courtyard lay seven buildings including the padmasana, three-tiered meru shrine, pepelik pavilion, Sri Sedana, representation of Ulun Danu Temple, taksu, chamber to store sanctified effigies and anglurah shrine. The four customary villages supporting the temple were the Tegal Badeng Kauh, Tegal Badeng Kangin, Lelateng and Puseh Agung (Tengah hamlet).

This temple was closely associated with Dang Hyang Nirartha as well as two other dang khayangan temples in Jembrana, namely the Perancak and Mertasari. He dropped in at the temple after arriving at Perancak (Dang Khayangan Perancak) and at Mertasari village (Amerthasari Temple).

At that time, it was a barren area called Awen and posed a swamp and forest area.

During the pilgrimage, he had unwound there and did meditation. Before meditating, he had stuck his stick in a pile and when unplugged it grew into teak trees. In one of the teak tree cavities lay an endless spring. Until now, the trees remain to exist in the temple area. Meanwhile, the temple anniversary falls on Coma (Monday) Pon Wuku Sinta. (olo)

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Spanish city seeks lottery winner who lost ticket

Associated Press Writer

MADRID - A Spanish city is seeking a missing millionaire. Somebody bought a lottery ticket in the northern city of La Coruna that won 4.7 million euros ($6.3 million) - but lost the ticket in the shop. After failed attempts to track the winner down, the city is now making a public plea for the buyer to step forward. Fortune hunters beware: Anybody trying to claim the prize will have to prove knowing where and when the ticket was purchased.

The ticket for the June 30, 2012, drawing was found in one of the city’s authorized lottery agency outlets by another customer, who handed it to the manager of the store. The manager informed authorities, who are now publicizing the story to get leads.

The city this week released an official notice about the ticket on its website list of lost-and-found items such as cellphones, keys and wallets.

“I’ll be the first Spanish mayor who’s searching for a millionaire not to ask for money but to give it,” La Coruna Mayor Carlos Negreira joked in a statement.

Authorities are not revealing where the ticket was bought or the time of purchase so that they can question people claiming to be the owner, and try to determine whether they’re telling the truth. Like many Spanish cities, La Coruna has dozens of lottery outlets.

Many people in Spain play their own series of numbers, so people will also be questioned about their lottery playing history and what numbers they usually choose. However, it’s also possible that the ticket purchaser paid for a ticket with random numbers generated by the lottery machine.

La Coruna, population 246,000, is an international tourism destination so the ticket could also very well have been bought by a visitor.

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Halldor Thorgeirsson, right, a senior director with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and researcher Brian Hoskins take questions during a press briefing at London’s Imperial College on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013.

UN official: World failing over climate change

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LONDON - International leaders are failing in their fight against global warming, one of the United Nations’ top climate officials said Tuesday, appealing directly to the world’s voters to pressure their politicians into taking tougher action against the buildup of greenhouse gases.

Halldor Thorgeirsson told journalists gathered at London’s Imperial College that world leaders weren’t working hard enough to prevent potentially catastrophic climate change. “We are failing as an international community,” he said. “We are not on track.”

Thorgeirsson, a senior director with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, was speaking with two years left to go before the world powers gather in Paris for another round of negotiations over the future of the world’s climate, which scientists warn will warm dramatically unless action is taken to cut down on the emission of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide.

One of the main points of contention is how to divide the

burden of emissions cuts between industrialized nations and emerging economies such as India and China, the world’s top carbon polluter. The lack of progress in recent years has fueled doubts over whether a binding deal is possible at all.

Thorgeirsson seemed to strike a pessimistic note Tuesday, talking down the idea that Paris - or any other conference - would produce a grand bargain that would ensure the reductions needed to prevent a dangerous warming of the Earth’s atmosphere. He even seemed to suggest that a global solution to the issue wasn’t likely until the effects of climate change came barreling down on peoples’ heads or flooding into their homes.

“I don’t think that an international treaty will ever be the pri-

mary driver for the difficult decisions to be made,” he warned.

“It’s the problem itself that will be the primary driver - and the consequences of that problem.”

Quizzed on the repeated failure of the international community to organize a global deal on greenhouse gases, he said that the politicians involved had to be held to account.

“This is a question that needs to be asked at the ballot box,” he said. “This is a question that needs to be asked of leaders at all levels.”

Thorgeirsson was in London for the launch of a joint study

by Imperial’s Grantham Institute for Climate Change and its Energy Futures Laboratory of the estimated cost of halving the world’s carbon dioxide emissions by 2050.

Desperate thousands try to escape cut-off Acapulco

Associated Press Writer

CAPULCO, Mexico - Thousands of exhausted, hungry and increasingly despondent tourists lined up late into the night on a muddy road outside a military base for a chance to get home on one of two precious air bridges out of this famed beach resort isolated by landslides set off by Tropical Storm Manuel.

With the twin roads to Mexico City closed down, at least 40,000 tourists saw a long holiday beach weekend degenerate into a desperate struggle to get weeping children, elderly parents and even a few damp, bedraggled dogs back home.

Two of Mexico’s largest airlines were running about two flights an hour from Acapulco’s still-flooded international airport Tuesday, with priority for those with tickets, the elderly and families with young children.

Everyone else who couldn’t wait for the government’s promise to reopen the roads within two days flocked to Air Base 7 about 20 minutes north of Acapulco, where a military air bridge made up of barely more than a dozen aircraft ferried tourists to Mexico City. The normally quiet beach-front installation was transformed into a scene from a conflict zone.

Families in shorts and sandals waited for as long as eight hours outside the gates of the base, held at bay by rifle-toting soldiers until they were allowed to drag suitcases, pet carriers and red-eyed children across the tarmac, where they jostled furiously for a chance at one of the 150 seats on the next departing Air Force Boeing 727.

Military officials said only two of the passenger planes were in service, although a few hundred people got seats on one of the five helicopters or seven cargo planes also pressed into air bridge duty.

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On Wednesday night, contestants will retell these stories and answer questions from judges at the final in a Jakarta shopping mall, and the 20 finalists will be whittled down to four before a winner is crowned.

“What I will be looking for is

strength of personality -- someone with a vision for the future, who gives back to their community and shows that beauty is not just about bodies,” said Jameyah Sheriff, an education expert from Malaysia who is on the judging panel.

Shanti said the contest was first held in 2011 and was then only open to Indonesians but it proved so popular that it was opened up to international entrants.

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INDONESIA Government and INPEX discuss energy cooperation “The CEO and president of INPEX threw light on energy projects in Indonesia that are pending and have been completed,” explained Energy and Mineral

Resources Minister Jero Wacik after accompanying the president to receive Kitamura.

INPEX is an international oil and gas exploration and produc-

tion company, which is currently involved in more than 70 projects in 29 countries and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Wacik noted that IMPEX has 10 energy blocks in Indonesia, with two major blocks being Mahakam block and Masela block.

“INPEX has so far invested US$21 billion in Indonesia,”

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Carlos Ghosn unveiled two new Datsun models in a Jakarta shopping mall, a seven-seat family model and a five-door hatchback.

“Today we are breathing new life into this historic brand,” said Ghosn, who also heads French carmaker Renault as part of a partnership.

“Why? Because there are a number of consumers here in Indonesia and other high-growth consumer markets who dream of car ownership.”

The cars will go on sale in Indonesia next year.

Nissan hopes the two cars, which will sell for less than 100 million rupiah ($8,800) each, will boost its market share in Indonesia, which at the moment stands at only six percent.

The automaker expects to increase

its market share in Indonesia to 15 percent by early 2017, Vincent Cobee, the global head of Datsun, told reporters.

The cars have been developed with local partners and Nissan is taking advantage of tax breaks offered by the Indonesian government to manufacturers of fuel-efficient, cheap cars.

Nissan is just the latest developed world company to try to combat slowing sales at home by turning to Indonesia, which has a burgeoning middle class willing to spend and an elite looking for high-end toys.

Last year its car market grew 25 percent to a record 1.1 million units, closing in on Thailand, the biggest car market in Southeast Asia with 1.4 million vehicles.

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JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received Toshiaki Kitamura, Chief Executive Officer and President of INPEX Corporation, at his office on Wednesday to discuss energy cooperation, said a minister.

said the energy minister, adding that during the meeting with President Yudhoyono, Kitamura extended a number of proposals concerning energy cooperation at the blocks, whose contracts are about to expire.

“We are evaluating the proposals to understand what is best for the nation,” added the minister.

He explained that President

Yudhoyono wants to invest in energy projects that yield great profits for Indonesians.

Meanwhile, Kitamura threw light on INPEX’s commitment to Abadi LNG project and its latest development in Indonesia.

He said INPEX is developing Abadi LNG gas field as “Green Field Project,” with LNG floating technology.

Nissan Motor Co. President and CEO Carlos Ghosn poses for photographers with Datsun GO and its sibling Datsun GO+ during their unveiling for Indonesian market in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. The 5 and 7-seat hatchbacks will go on sale in Indonesia next year for an estimated price of under Rp. 100 million (US$ 8,800).

Nissan hopes for Indonesia boost with revived Datsun JAKARTA - Japanese automaker Nissan Tuesday launched its revived budget Datsun marque in Indonesia, saying it hoped the cut-price cars would more than double its market share in the country.

Indonesia is only the second country where the iconic car has been launched following its resurrection in India in July, which marked the start of a rollout across emerging markets.

Nissan, which in 1981 killed off the Datsun badge that was a favourite of legions of Western drivers, has launched a “next-generation” of the car to penetrate high-growth developing markets.

Nissan Motor Co chief executive

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Sinabung volcano spews towering column of smoke

Agence France-Presse

KARO - A volcano in western Indonesia erupted Tuesday for the second time this week,

hurling a three-kilometre column of red-hot smoke and ash into the sky and forcing thousands more people to flee their homes.

A vast, black cloud hung over

Mount Sinabung, on Sumatra island, after it erupted at around midday with a sound like thunder that could be heard for miles around, an AFP reporter at the scene said.

White volcanic ash rained down on surrounding villages, blanketing streets, houses and trees, and prompting people to don masks and put up umbrellas to protect themselves, the reporter said.

Around 3,000 more people fled their homes after the new eruption in the Karo district of AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara

A woman and her daughter flee their home as Mount Sinabung erupts in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013.

North Sumatra province, Robert Peranginangin, local government spokesman, told AFP. The total number of those who have fled since the volcano first erupted on Sunday was now at 9,420, he added.

He said that those displaced were not only from a three-kilometre (1.9-mile) “danger” zone that authorities had implemented following the weekend eruption.

“They are also people living outside the area as they panicked and decided to move to shelters,” he said, adding that 14 evacuation shelters had now been set up nearby.

Hendra Gunawan, a volcanologist at a local monitoring post, told AFP that the volcano hurled ashed three kilometres into the air.

Transport ministry spokesman

Bambang Ervan said authorities had warned airlines to take care when flying in the area.

The 2,400-metre high volcano was dormant for nearly 100 years before erupting in August and September 2010, forcing about 12,000 people to flee.

Indonesia has dozens of active volcanoes and straddles major tectonic fault lines known as the “Ring of Fire” between the Pacific and Indian oceans.

Last month five people were killed and hundreds evacuated when a volcano on a tiny island in East Nusa Tenggara province erupted.

The country’s most active volcano, Mount Merapi in central Java, killed more than 350 people in a series of violent eruptions in 2010.

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Gunung Kawi IBP

Gunung Kawi is a Hindu Temple complex with old omission from the stone era located in Gianyar regency. Based on the inscription of Tengkulak A on 945 saka (Balinese calendar) which is released

by Marakata King, the ancient omission complex is located at the Pakerisan River then it is called Katyangan Amarawati.

Pakerisan River is also named by Jalu which is according to the inscription chiseled on the above of the biggest temple door sound ‘Haji Lumahing Jalu’.

The name of Gunung Kawi is the name given on the omission which is related to the complex of temples because the temple on this area is like the symbol from the mount. There are 3 temples which so called the name as Gunung Kawi in Bali those are Gunung Kawi in Sebatu countryside, Gunung Kawi Temple in Keliki countryside and Gunung Kawi Temple in Babitra countryside.

The ancient omission complex of Gunung Kawi is founded on 10 century.

It is founded in the era of Udayana about 989 M. At the period of Marakata governance on 1023, the omission which is called Katyagan Amarawati is developed and continued by the governance of Anak Wungsu which is guess lead between the years of 1049 - 1077 M. Temple complex is consisted of 2 consecutions. The consecution in eastside Pakerisan River is consisted of 5 units and the consecution at west side of river is 5 units, in the north is 4 units and 1 unit is located far in south side separate from the others.

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Marc Marquez tops MotoGP test at Misano

Marc Marquez pipped Jorge Lorenzo to set the pace in MotoGP’s post-weekend test at Misano. The Spaniard, who was defeated by Lorenzo in Sunday’s grand prix, bounced back from a late crash at Turn 12 to hit the front in the final moments of the day.

A 1m33.264s put him just over two tenths clear of Lorenzo, who was a similar gap ahead of team-mate Valentino Rossi. The Yamaha pair both ran a YZR-M1 in 2014 configuration (pictured below), although it was not a full prototype machine.

Honda meanwhile brought an evolved version of the 2014 bike Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa tested at Aragon in June.

While Marquez went fastest, Pedrosa could only manage sixth overall, some six tenths off the pace.

Tech 3’s Cal Crutchlow - who focused on brake improvements - and Gresini’s Alvaro Bautista were both faster than the works Honda rider. Suzuki was also present with Randy de Puniet, and used the test to trial a different specification engine and to define its development paths.

The Frenchman ended the day 13th fastest, just less than two seconds down on Marquez. Andrea Dovizioso finished eighth fastest on the revised Ducati GP13, which features a new chassis.

Ducati were unable to provide Nicky Hayden with the same equipment, although the American was just 0.1s off his team-mate’s best.

Andrea Iannone ended the day 10th for the satellite Pramac team, while team newcomer Yonny Hernandez - set to stand in for the injured Ben Spies in forthcoming races - was 16th.

Pos Rider Team/Bike

1. Marc Marquez Honda 2. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 3. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 4. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha 5. Alvaro Bautista Gresini Honda 6. Dani Pedrosa Honda 7. Stefan Bradl LCR Honda 8. Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 9. Nicky Hayden Ducati 10. Andrea Iannone Pramac Ducati

Time

1m33.264s 1m33.502s 1m33.660s 1m33.780s 1m33.877s 1m33.892s 1m34.015s 1m34.118s 1m34.252s 1m34.378s

Gap

+0.238s +0.396s +0.516s +0.613s +0.628s +0.751s +0.854s +0.988s +1.114s

REUTERS/Max Rossi

Honda MotoGP rider Marc Marquez of Spain leads Yamaha Valentino Rossi of Italy on his way to get the second place in the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano circuit in central Italy September 15, 2013.

Button says 2014 F1 deal with McLaren a formality Button says 2014 deal a formalityJenson Button insists it is only a “matter of time” before he confirms his place on next year’s Formula 1 grid with McLaren.

The Briton revealed at this year’s Belgian Grand Prix that he is yet to formally confirm he will be at the team for 2014. Button says he fully expects to stay at McLaren, however, stressing that his situation

is more a formality than a cause for concern.

“I don’t think I have to worry about the team wanting me here,” Button said when asked about his contract situation. “It [his admission he has not yet agreed a deal for 2014] was a fact - that was it really. “They want me, I want to be here, so it will happen; it’s just a matter of time.

“I feel like a big part of this team and I feel we are good together. I feel very embedded in this team. “I would definitely miss being here and they’d definitely miss me being here as well.

“Ultimately in everybody’s life and every relationship comes to an end, for whatever reason. “But it’s a very good partnership and we’ve worked very well over the past four

years and there’s definitely more to come.”

While Button is set to be the second oldest driver on the grid next year, he said he has not started to countenance retirement or opportunities outside of McLaren. “Not really - I’m thinking about contracts for the future,” he said when asked if he had started to think about retiring. “I feel that I’m doing a very

good job, and I’m getting the most out of the car most weekends.

“All that I can hope for is to push myself to the limit and make sure I get the maximum out of myself and I feel I’m doing that, so there’s no reason to move on or try something new. I’m enjoying my racing. “You know someone’s got to come and do a better job than me first before I can start think about retirement.”

Pavlyuchenkova reaches Korea Open quarters

McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain looks on before a promotional radio-controlled car race against youths in Singapore September 18, 2013. The Singapore Formula One Grand Prix will take place on September 22, 2013.

Associated Press Writer

REUTERS/Edgar Su

SEOUL, South Korea — Already a two-time winner this year, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia reached the Korea Open quarterfinals by beating wild card Lee Ye-ra of South Korea 6-4, 6-1 on Wednesday.

Pavlyuchenkova, who won her fourth and fifth career titles in April in Monterrey and Estoril, will line up against Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania, who defeated sixth-seeded Julia Goerges of Germany 6-4, 6-0.

The eighth-seeded Annika Beck of Germany also fell, to Vera Dushevina of Russia 6-3, 7-5.

Also through were Lara Arruabarrena of Spain, into her first quarterfinals since February, and Francesca Schiavone of Italy, who last made the last eight on Birmingham grass in June.

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Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney celebrates after he scored the third goal of the game for his side during their Champions League Group A soccer match at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Tuesday Sept 17, 2013.

AP Photo/Jon Super

RIO DE JANEIRO — In the midst of preparing for next year’s World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, Brazil could also be in line to hold the women’s World Cup as early as 2019. Brazilian Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo told reporters he’s already talked with FIFA President Sepp Blatter about the idea.

“I proposed the idea,” Rebelo said at the launch of a new Brazilian women’s league on Monday. “I think other countries are interested in holding the event. We’ll have to look at the calendar. If we don’t get it for 2019, then we’ll have to look at another year (2023).”

That would make for a very crowded calendar since Brazil is also slated to hold the Copa America in 2019 — the men’s continental championship. Canada will hold the 2015 women’s World Cup. Brazil is preparing for next year’s World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.

Both projects are struggling to stay on schedule and are facing public scrutiny about the billions being spent on sports events, particularly in a country

MILAN — Bayern Munich opened the defense of its Champions League title with a comfortable 3-0 win over CSKA Moscow on Tuesday, while Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick as Real Madrid thrashed Galatasaray 6-1. David Alaba gave Bayern a perfect start in the fourth minute, with further goals from Mario Mandzukic and Arjen Robben ensuring a winning start.

“The match was good and the result fantastic,” coach Carlo Ancelotti said. “After Isco’s goal the match became simpler. We defended well and when Benzema and Cristian Ronaldo have a good night on the counterattack, it’s easy, even though winning in this stadium is not easy.” There was plenty of attention for Gareth Bale as he made his Champions League debut for Madrid in the second half.

But it was Ronaldo — the player Bale usurped as the world’s most expensive footballer — who was the star of the night.

Francisco “Isco” Alarcon opened the scoring after 33 minutes and Karim Benzema went on to strike twice during a second half in which Ronaldo was unstoppable. The former Manchester United player scored Madrid’s third in the 63rd and doubled his tally three minutes later. Ronaldo completed his hat trick in stoppage time,

capping a brilliant night for him and his team by weaving past three Galatasaray defenders before smashing the ball into the back of the net.

It was Ronaldo’s second Champions League hat trick and a fitting way for him to celebrate signing a new contract with Madrid. Juventus will have a hard time beating Madrid to top spot in the group and it got off to a difficult start in Denmark. Antonio Conte’s side was stunned when Nicolai Jorgensen fired Copenhagen in front in the 14th minute, beating Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon from close range after Pierre Bengtsson’s free kick.

Fabio Quagliarella leveled nine minutes after halftime. Manchester United manager Moyes has limited experience in the competition, having lost both qualifying matches back in 2005 when in charge of Everton.

Rooney, still wearing a thick, black headband to cover a deep gash to his forehead sustained in a training ground collision, opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Simon Rolfes equalized against the run of play for Leverkusen in the 54th but Robin van Persie restored United’s lead five minutes later.

Rooney then scored his 200th goal for United in all competitions before setting up Valencia following a quick counterattack for the winger to fizz a low shot in at the near post. “I’ve concentrated on working hard to get my head down, to get myself fit and ready for the season,” Rooney said.

“I’m delighted with the way I’ve come back and delighted I’m back playing and scoring goals.

“It’s great the reception I get here and hopefully I can repay (the fans) with performances and goals like tonight.” Omer Toprak poked in a closerange consolation goal for Leverkusen two minutes from time. Alex Teixeira struck twice in the second half to give Shakhtar Donetsk a 2-0 victory over Real Sociedad in Group A. In Greece, Edinson Cavani opened the scoring for PSG in the 19th minute but Vladimir Weiss leveled six minutes later, weaving past three defenders for an impressive solo effort.

However, Thiago Motta headed in two second-half goals and Marquinios completed the scoring in the 86th. Zlatan Ibrahimovic missed a late penalty for the French champions. Filip Djuricic and Luisao scored goals in the first half-hour to help Benfica to victory.

SYDNEY — Former Juventus and Italy star Alessandro Del Piero will captain Sydney FC in his second season in Australia’s A-League.

Coach Frank Farina on Wednesday said Del Piero would replace Terry McFlynn. Last season, Del Piero held the vice-captaincy with

Champions League results Group A Manchester United 4 Bayer Leverkusen 2 At Old Trafford, Manchester Scorers: Manchester United: Wayne Rooney 22, 70, Robin van Persie 59, Antonio Valencia 7 Bayer Leverkusen: Simon Rolfes 54, Omer Toprak 88 Halftime: 1-0 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) Real Sociedad 0 Shakhtar Donetsk 2 At Anoeta, San Sebastian Scorer: Alex Teixeira 65, 87 Halftime: 0-0 Referee: Ovidiu Hategan (Romania) Group B FC Copenhagen 1 Juventus 1 At Parken stadium, Copenhagen Scorers: FC Copenhagen: Nicolai Jorgensen 14 Juventus: Fabio Quagliarella 54

AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo

FIFA’s secretary general Jerome Valcke, right, and former soccer player Ronaldo attend a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. with poor public services, high taxes and stark inequality.

Brazil is spending about $13.3 billion of largely public money on the World Cup. Olympic organizers have yet to announced their budgets, but public spending could be similar to that of the World Cup — or higher.

Women’s football matches were well attended during the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio. Although women’s football in Brazil pales in comparison to the men’s game, the country is home to Marta Vieira da Silva — known simply as “Marta” — the game’s top female player.

Del Piero named Sydney FC captain for 2013-14 Associated Press Writer

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Guardiola as coach after claiming an unprecedented treble last season, was rarely troubled by the Russian league leader. Alaba gave the German champions an early lead with a free kick into the left side of the goal after being fouled on the edge of the penalty area. Mandzukic, who had earlier hit the post, headed home Robben’s in-swinging free kick to double Bayern’s advantage in the 41st minute. Robben sealed the result in the 68th, blasting home Alaba’s ball over the defense.

Bayern is attempting to become the first club since 1990 to defend the European Cup. Manchester City matched Bayern thanks to secondhalf goals from Edin Dzeko, Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero. Real Madrid is bidding for a first Champions League trophy since 2002, and it sent out a warning sign to its rivals with a resounding victory in Turkey.

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Bayern, Real and United win in Champs League “I could hear from fans today, ‘Finale, Finale,’ but let’s keep our feet on the ground. We need to go step by step,” Robben said. “It’s early in the season. The most important thing is to concentrate on ourselves, improve as we go on. It was a good start.”

Bayern’s Group D rivals Manchester City beat Viktoria Plzen by the same scoreline. Ronaldo stole the attention for Madrid, while two-time Italian champion Juventus came from behind to draw 1-1 at Copenhagen in the other Group B match.

Wayne Rooney proved he is back to his best following a summer of upheaval as he scored twice to help Manchester United to a 4-2 victory over Bayer Leverkusen and Shakhtar Donetsk won 2-0 at Real Sociedad.

In Group C, Paris Saint-Germain crushed Olympiakos 4-1 and Benfica beat Anderlecht 2-0.

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Brett Emerton and took the captain’s armband when McFlynn did not play or was substituted off.

The 38-year-old Italian attacker scored 14 goals in 23 games for Sydney FC, the most since his 2007-2008 season with Juventus, when he scored 21.

“I will give everything — from my knowledge and experience — to have my team win the title, to fight

AP Photo/AAP Image, Dan Himbrechts

Former Juventus star Alessandro Del Piero poses for a photograph, in Sydney, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 after he was appointed captain of Sydney FC in his second season in Australia’s A-League.

in the playoffs and to be the best team in Australia if it’s possible,” Del Piero said.

“Terry was a great captain and it was a pleasure to play for him last season. I hope to have the same backing and respect as Terry had from the players.” Farina said Del Piero was “a role model in the dressing room and is highly respected amongst the players at the club” and was reluctant at first to take on the captaincy.

“Every player in the club is happy and supportive and behind it, and I think that was the only hesitancy that was there,” Farina said. “The respect is there and he’ll do very well.”

Del Piero became the ALeague’s biggest marquee signing when he agreed to a two-year deal with Sydney before the start of the 2012-13 season.

Sydney, which did not make the playoffs last year, opens its 20132014 season against the Newcastle Jets on Oct. 11 in Sydney.

“Last year is last year, it’s part of the past,” Del Piero said.

“We have to think about last year only to understand what is wrong and what we think we can do better.”

Halftime: 1-0 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) Galatasaray 1 Real Madrid 6 At Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi, Istanbul Scorers: Galatasaray: Umut Bulut 84 Real Madrid: Isco 33, Karim Benzema 54, 81, Cristiano Ronaldo 63, 66, 90+1 Halftime: 0-1 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) Group C Olympiakos Piraeus 1 Paris St Germain 4 At the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens Scorers: Olympiakos Piraeus: Vladimir Weiss 25 Paris St Germain: Edinson Cavani 19, Thiago Motta 68, 73, Marquinhos 86 Missed penalty: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris St Germain) 82 Halftime: 1-1 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) Benfica 2 Anderlecht 0 At the Luz stadium, Lisbon Scorers: Filip Djuricic 4, Luisao 30 Halftime: 2-0 Referee: Manuel Graefe (Germany) Group D Viktoria Plzen 0 Manchester City 3 At Struncovy Sady stadium, Plzen Scorer: Edin Dzeko 48, Yaya Toure 53, Sergio Aguero 58 Halftime: 0-0 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) Bayern Munich 3 CSKA Moscow 0 At the Allianz Arena, Munich Scorers: David Alaba 4, Mario Mandzukic 41, Arjen Robben 68 Halftime: 2-0 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

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Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney celebrates after he scored the third goal of the game for his side during their Champions League Group A soccer match at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Tuesday Sept 17, 2013.

AP Photo/Jon Super

RIO DE JANEIRO — In the midst of preparing for next year’s World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, Brazil could also be in line to hold the women’s World Cup as early as 2019. Brazilian Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo told reporters he’s already talked with FIFA President Sepp Blatter about the idea.

“I proposed the idea,” Rebelo said at the launch of a new Brazilian women’s league on Monday. “I think other countries are interested in holding the event. We’ll have to look at the calendar. If we don’t get it for 2019, then we’ll have to look at another year (2023).”

That would make for a very crowded calendar since Brazil is also slated to hold the Copa America in 2019 — the men’s continental championship. Canada will hold the 2015 women’s World Cup. Brazil is preparing for next year’s World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.

Both projects are struggling to stay on schedule and are facing public scrutiny about the billions being spent on sports events, particularly in a country

MILAN — Bayern Munich opened the defense of its Champions League title with a comfortable 3-0 win over CSKA Moscow on Tuesday, while Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick as Real Madrid thrashed Galatasaray 6-1. David Alaba gave Bayern a perfect start in the fourth minute, with further goals from Mario Mandzukic and Arjen Robben ensuring a winning start.

“The match was good and the result fantastic,” coach Carlo Ancelotti said. “After Isco’s goal the match became simpler. We defended well and when Benzema and Cristian Ronaldo have a good night on the counterattack, it’s easy, even though winning in this stadium is not easy.” There was plenty of attention for Gareth Bale as he made his Champions League debut for Madrid in the second half.

But it was Ronaldo — the player Bale usurped as the world’s most expensive footballer — who was the star of the night.

Francisco “Isco” Alarcon opened the scoring after 33 minutes and Karim Benzema went on to strike twice during a second half in which Ronaldo was unstoppable. The former Manchester United player scored Madrid’s third in the 63rd and doubled his tally three minutes later. Ronaldo completed his hat trick in stoppage time,

capping a brilliant night for him and his team by weaving past three Galatasaray defenders before smashing the ball into the back of the net.

It was Ronaldo’s second Champions League hat trick and a fitting way for him to celebrate signing a new contract with Madrid. Juventus will have a hard time beating Madrid to top spot in the group and it got off to a difficult start in Denmark. Antonio Conte’s side was stunned when Nicolai Jorgensen fired Copenhagen in front in the 14th minute, beating Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon from close range after Pierre Bengtsson’s free kick.

Fabio Quagliarella leveled nine minutes after halftime. Manchester United manager Moyes has limited experience in the competition, having lost both qualifying matches back in 2005 when in charge of Everton.

Rooney, still wearing a thick, black headband to cover a deep gash to his forehead sustained in a training ground collision, opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Simon Rolfes equalized against the run of play for Leverkusen in the 54th but Robin van Persie restored United’s lead five minutes later.

Rooney then scored his 200th goal for United in all competitions before setting up Valencia following a quick counterattack for the winger to fizz a low shot in at the near post. “I’ve concentrated on working hard to get my head down, to get myself fit and ready for the season,” Rooney said.

“I’m delighted with the way I’ve come back and delighted I’m back playing and scoring goals.

“It’s great the reception I get here and hopefully I can repay (the fans) with performances and goals like tonight.” Omer Toprak poked in a closerange consolation goal for Leverkusen two minutes from time. Alex Teixeira struck twice in the second half to give Shakhtar Donetsk a 2-0 victory over Real Sociedad in Group A. In Greece, Edinson Cavani opened the scoring for PSG in the 19th minute but Vladimir Weiss leveled six minutes later, weaving past three defenders for an impressive solo effort.

However, Thiago Motta headed in two second-half goals and Marquinios completed the scoring in the 86th. Zlatan Ibrahimovic missed a late penalty for the French champions. Filip Djuricic and Luisao scored goals in the first half-hour to help Benfica to victory.

SYDNEY — Former Juventus and Italy star Alessandro Del Piero will captain Sydney FC in his second season in Australia’s A-League.

Coach Frank Farina on Wednesday said Del Piero would replace Terry McFlynn. Last season, Del Piero held the vice-captaincy with

Champions League results Group A Manchester United 4 Bayer Leverkusen 2 At Old Trafford, Manchester Scorers: Manchester United: Wayne Rooney 22, 70, Robin van Persie 59, Antonio Valencia 7 Bayer Leverkusen: Simon Rolfes 54, Omer Toprak 88 Halftime: 1-0 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) Real Sociedad 0 Shakhtar Donetsk 2 At Anoeta, San Sebastian Scorer: Alex Teixeira 65, 87 Halftime: 0-0 Referee: Ovidiu Hategan (Romania) Group B FC Copenhagen 1 Juventus 1 At Parken stadium, Copenhagen Scorers: FC Copenhagen: Nicolai Jorgensen 14 Juventus: Fabio Quagliarella 54

AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo

FIFA’s secretary general Jerome Valcke, right, and former soccer player Ronaldo attend a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. with poor public services, high taxes and stark inequality.

Brazil is spending about $13.3 billion of largely public money on the World Cup. Olympic organizers have yet to announced their budgets, but public spending could be similar to that of the World Cup — or higher.

Women’s football matches were well attended during the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio. Although women’s football in Brazil pales in comparison to the men’s game, the country is home to Marta Vieira da Silva — known simply as “Marta” — the game’s top female player.

Del Piero named Sydney FC captain for 2013-14 Associated Press Writer

Associated Press Writer

Guardiola as coach after claiming an unprecedented treble last season, was rarely troubled by the Russian league leader. Alaba gave the German champions an early lead with a free kick into the left side of the goal after being fouled on the edge of the penalty area. Mandzukic, who had earlier hit the post, headed home Robben’s in-swinging free kick to double Bayern’s advantage in the 41st minute. Robben sealed the result in the 68th, blasting home Alaba’s ball over the defense.

Bayern is attempting to become the first club since 1990 to defend the European Cup. Manchester City matched Bayern thanks to secondhalf goals from Edin Dzeko, Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero. Real Madrid is bidding for a first Champions League trophy since 2002, and it sent out a warning sign to its rivals with a resounding victory in Turkey.

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Bayern, Real and United win in Champs League “I could hear from fans today, ‘Finale, Finale,’ but let’s keep our feet on the ground. We need to go step by step,” Robben said. “It’s early in the season. The most important thing is to concentrate on ourselves, improve as we go on. It was a good start.”

Bayern’s Group D rivals Manchester City beat Viktoria Plzen by the same scoreline. Ronaldo stole the attention for Madrid, while two-time Italian champion Juventus came from behind to draw 1-1 at Copenhagen in the other Group B match.

Wayne Rooney proved he is back to his best following a summer of upheaval as he scored twice to help Manchester United to a 4-2 victory over Bayer Leverkusen and Shakhtar Donetsk won 2-0 at Real Sociedad.

In Group C, Paris Saint-Germain crushed Olympiakos 4-1 and Benfica beat Anderlecht 2-0.

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Brett Emerton and took the captain’s armband when McFlynn did not play or was substituted off.

The 38-year-old Italian attacker scored 14 goals in 23 games for Sydney FC, the most since his 2007-2008 season with Juventus, when he scored 21.

“I will give everything — from my knowledge and experience — to have my team win the title, to fight

AP Photo/AAP Image, Dan Himbrechts

Former Juventus star Alessandro Del Piero poses for a photograph, in Sydney, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 after he was appointed captain of Sydney FC in his second season in Australia’s A-League.

in the playoffs and to be the best team in Australia if it’s possible,” Del Piero said.

“Terry was a great captain and it was a pleasure to play for him last season. I hope to have the same backing and respect as Terry had from the players.” Farina said Del Piero was “a role model in the dressing room and is highly respected amongst the players at the club” and was reluctant at first to take on the captaincy.

“Every player in the club is happy and supportive and behind it, and I think that was the only hesitancy that was there,” Farina said. “The respect is there and he’ll do very well.”

Del Piero became the ALeague’s biggest marquee signing when he agreed to a two-year deal with Sydney before the start of the 2012-13 season.

Sydney, which did not make the playoffs last year, opens its 20132014 season against the Newcastle Jets on Oct. 11 in Sydney.

“Last year is last year, it’s part of the past,” Del Piero said.

“We have to think about last year only to understand what is wrong and what we think we can do better.”

Halftime: 1-0 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) Galatasaray 1 Real Madrid 6 At Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi, Istanbul Scorers: Galatasaray: Umut Bulut 84 Real Madrid: Isco 33, Karim Benzema 54, 81, Cristiano Ronaldo 63, 66, 90+1 Halftime: 0-1 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) Group C Olympiakos Piraeus 1 Paris St Germain 4 At the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens Scorers: Olympiakos Piraeus: Vladimir Weiss 25 Paris St Germain: Edinson Cavani 19, Thiago Motta 68, 73, Marquinhos 86 Missed penalty: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris St Germain) 82 Halftime: 1-1 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) Benfica 2 Anderlecht 0 At the Luz stadium, Lisbon Scorers: Filip Djuricic 4, Luisao 30 Halftime: 2-0 Referee: Manuel Graefe (Germany) Group D Viktoria Plzen 0 Manchester City 3 At Struncovy Sady stadium, Plzen Scorer: Edin Dzeko 48, Yaya Toure 53, Sergio Aguero 58 Halftime: 0-0 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) Bayern Munich 3 CSKA Moscow 0 At the Allianz Arena, Munich Scorers: David Alaba 4, Mario Mandzukic 41, Arjen Robben 68 Halftime: 2-0 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

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Gunung Kawi is a Hindu Temple complex with old omission from the stone era located in Gianyar regency. Based on the inscription of Tengkulak A on 945 saka (Balinese calendar) which is released

by Marakata King, the ancient omission complex is located at the Pakerisan River then it is called Katyangan Amarawati.

Pakerisan River is also named by Jalu which is according to the inscription chiseled on the above of the biggest temple door sound ‘Haji Lumahing Jalu’.

The name of Gunung Kawi is the name given on the omission which is related to the complex of temples because the temple on this area is like the symbol from the mount. There are 3 temples which so called the name as Gunung Kawi in Bali those are Gunung Kawi in Sebatu countryside, Gunung Kawi Temple in Keliki countryside and Gunung Kawi Temple in Babitra countryside.

The ancient omission complex of Gunung Kawi is founded on 10 century.

It is founded in the era of Udayana about 989 M. At the period of Marakata governance on 1023, the omission which is called Katyagan Amarawati is developed and continued by the governance of Anak Wungsu which is guess lead between the years of 1049 - 1077 M. Temple complex is consisted of 2 consecutions. The consecution in eastside Pakerisan River is consisted of 5 units and the consecution at west side of river is 5 units, in the north is 4 units and 1 unit is located far in south side separate from the others.

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Marc Marquez tops MotoGP test at Misano

Marc Marquez pipped Jorge Lorenzo to set the pace in MotoGP’s post-weekend test at Misano. The Spaniard, who was defeated by Lorenzo in Sunday’s grand prix, bounced back from a late crash at Turn 12 to hit the front in the final moments of the day.

A 1m33.264s put him just over two tenths clear of Lorenzo, who was a similar gap ahead of team-mate Valentino Rossi. The Yamaha pair both ran a YZR-M1 in 2014 configuration (pictured below), although it was not a full prototype machine.

Honda meanwhile brought an evolved version of the 2014 bike Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa tested at Aragon in June.

While Marquez went fastest, Pedrosa could only manage sixth overall, some six tenths off the pace.

Tech 3’s Cal Crutchlow - who focused on brake improvements - and Gresini’s Alvaro Bautista were both faster than the works Honda rider. Suzuki was also present with Randy de Puniet, and used the test to trial a different specification engine and to define its development paths.

The Frenchman ended the day 13th fastest, just less than two seconds down on Marquez. Andrea Dovizioso finished eighth fastest on the revised Ducati GP13, which features a new chassis.

Ducati were unable to provide Nicky Hayden with the same equipment, although the American was just 0.1s off his team-mate’s best.

Andrea Iannone ended the day 10th for the satellite Pramac team, while team newcomer Yonny Hernandez - set to stand in for the injured Ben Spies in forthcoming races - was 16th.

Pos Rider Team/Bike

1. Marc Marquez Honda 2. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 3. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 4. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha 5. Alvaro Bautista Gresini Honda 6. Dani Pedrosa Honda 7. Stefan Bradl LCR Honda 8. Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 9. Nicky Hayden Ducati 10. Andrea Iannone Pramac Ducati

Time

1m33.264s 1m33.502s 1m33.660s 1m33.780s 1m33.877s 1m33.892s 1m34.015s 1m34.118s 1m34.252s 1m34.378s

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+0.238s +0.396s +0.516s +0.613s +0.628s +0.751s +0.854s +0.988s +1.114s

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Honda MotoGP rider Marc Marquez of Spain leads Yamaha Valentino Rossi of Italy on his way to get the second place in the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano circuit in central Italy September 15, 2013.

Button says 2014 F1 deal with McLaren a formality Button says 2014 deal a formalityJenson Button insists it is only a “matter of time” before he confirms his place on next year’s Formula 1 grid with McLaren.

The Briton revealed at this year’s Belgian Grand Prix that he is yet to formally confirm he will be at the team for 2014. Button says he fully expects to stay at McLaren, however, stressing that his situation

is more a formality than a cause for concern.

“I don’t think I have to worry about the team wanting me here,” Button said when asked about his contract situation. “It [his admission he has not yet agreed a deal for 2014] was a fact - that was it really. “They want me, I want to be here, so it will happen; it’s just a matter of time.

“I feel like a big part of this team and I feel we are good together. I feel very embedded in this team. “I would definitely miss being here and they’d definitely miss me being here as well.

“Ultimately in everybody’s life and every relationship comes to an end, for whatever reason. “But it’s a very good partnership and we’ve worked very well over the past four

years and there’s definitely more to come.”

While Button is set to be the second oldest driver on the grid next year, he said he has not started to countenance retirement or opportunities outside of McLaren. “Not really - I’m thinking about contracts for the future,” he said when asked if he had started to think about retiring. “I feel that I’m doing a very

good job, and I’m getting the most out of the car most weekends.

“All that I can hope for is to push myself to the limit and make sure I get the maximum out of myself and I feel I’m doing that, so there’s no reason to move on or try something new. I’m enjoying my racing. “You know someone’s got to come and do a better job than me first before I can start think about retirement.”

Pavlyuchenkova reaches Korea Open quarters

McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain looks on before a promotional radio-controlled car race against youths in Singapore September 18, 2013. The Singapore Formula One Grand Prix will take place on September 22, 2013.

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SEOUL, South Korea — Already a two-time winner this year, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia reached the Korea Open quarterfinals by beating wild card Lee Ye-ra of South Korea 6-4, 6-1 on Wednesday.

Pavlyuchenkova, who won her fourth and fifth career titles in April in Monterrey and Estoril, will line up against Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania, who defeated sixth-seeded Julia Goerges of Germany 6-4, 6-0.

The eighth-seeded Annika Beck of Germany also fell, to Vera Dushevina of Russia 6-3, 7-5.

Also through were Lara Arruabarrena of Spain, into her first quarterfinals since February, and Francesca Schiavone of Italy, who last made the last eight on Birmingham grass in June.

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Spanish city seeks lottery winner who lost ticket

Associated Press Writer

MADRID - A Spanish city is seeking a missing millionaire. Somebody bought a lottery ticket in the northern city of La Coruna that won 4.7 million euros ($6.3 million) - but lost the ticket in the shop. After failed attempts to track the winner down, the city is now making a public plea for the buyer to step forward. Fortune hunters beware: Anybody trying to claim the prize will have to prove knowing where and when the ticket was purchased.

The ticket for the June 30, 2012, drawing was found in one of the city’s authorized lottery agency outlets by another customer, who handed it to the manager of the store. The manager informed authorities, who are now publicizing the story to get leads.

The city this week released an official notice about the ticket on its website list of lost-and-found items such as cellphones, keys and wallets.

“I’ll be the first Spanish mayor who’s searching for a millionaire not to ask for money but to give it,” La Coruna Mayor Carlos Negreira joked in a statement.

Authorities are not revealing where the ticket was bought or the time of purchase so that they can question people claiming to be the owner, and try to determine whether they’re telling the truth. Like many Spanish cities, La Coruna has dozens of lottery outlets.

Many people in Spain play their own series of numbers, so people will also be questioned about their lottery playing history and what numbers they usually choose. However, it’s also possible that the ticket purchaser paid for a ticket with random numbers generated by the lottery machine.

La Coruna, population 246,000, is an international tourism destination so the ticket could also very well have been bought by a visitor.

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Halldor Thorgeirsson, right, a senior director with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and researcher Brian Hoskins take questions during a press briefing at London’s Imperial College on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013.

UN official: World failing over climate change

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LONDON - International leaders are failing in their fight against global warming, one of the United Nations’ top climate officials said Tuesday, appealing directly to the world’s voters to pressure their politicians into taking tougher action against the buildup of greenhouse gases.

Halldor Thorgeirsson told journalists gathered at London’s Imperial College that world leaders weren’t working hard enough to prevent potentially catastrophic climate change. “We are failing as an international community,” he said. “We are not on track.”

Thorgeirsson, a senior director with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, was speaking with two years left to go before the world powers gather in Paris for another round of negotiations over the future of the world’s climate, which scientists warn will warm dramatically unless action is taken to cut down on the emission of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide.

One of the main points of contention is how to divide the

burden of emissions cuts between industrialized nations and emerging economies such as India and China, the world’s top carbon polluter. The lack of progress in recent years has fueled doubts over whether a binding deal is possible at all.

Thorgeirsson seemed to strike a pessimistic note Tuesday, talking down the idea that Paris - or any other conference - would produce a grand bargain that would ensure the reductions needed to prevent a dangerous warming of the Earth’s atmosphere. He even seemed to suggest that a global solution to the issue wasn’t likely until the effects of climate change came barreling down on peoples’ heads or flooding into their homes.

“I don’t think that an international treaty will ever be the pri-

mary driver for the difficult decisions to be made,” he warned.

“It’s the problem itself that will be the primary driver - and the consequences of that problem.”

Quizzed on the repeated failure of the international community to organize a global deal on greenhouse gases, he said that the politicians involved had to be held to account.

“This is a question that needs to be asked at the ballot box,” he said. “This is a question that needs to be asked of leaders at all levels.”

Thorgeirsson was in London for the launch of a joint study

by Imperial’s Grantham Institute for Climate Change and its Energy Futures Laboratory of the estimated cost of halving the world’s carbon dioxide emissions by 2050.

Desperate thousands try to escape cut-off Acapulco

Associated Press Writer

CAPULCO, Mexico - Thousands of exhausted, hungry and increasingly despondent tourists lined up late into the night on a muddy road outside a military base for a chance to get home on one of two precious air bridges out of this famed beach resort isolated by landslides set off by Tropical Storm Manuel.

With the twin roads to Mexico City closed down, at least 40,000 tourists saw a long holiday beach weekend degenerate into a desperate struggle to get weeping children, elderly parents and even a few damp, bedraggled dogs back home.

Two of Mexico’s largest airlines were running about two flights an hour from Acapulco’s still-flooded international airport Tuesday, with priority for those with tickets, the elderly and families with young children.

Everyone else who couldn’t wait for the government’s promise to reopen the roads within two days flocked to Air Base 7 about 20 minutes north of Acapulco, where a military air bridge made up of barely more than a dozen aircraft ferried tourists to Mexico City. The normally quiet beach-front installation was transformed into a scene from a conflict zone.

Families in shorts and sandals waited for as long as eight hours outside the gates of the base, held at bay by rifle-toting soldiers until they were allowed to drag suitcases, pet carriers and red-eyed children across the tarmac, where they jostled furiously for a chance at one of the 150 seats on the next departing Air Force Boeing 727.

Military officials said only two of the passenger planes were in service, although a few hundred people got seats on one of the five helicopters or seven cargo planes also pressed into air bridge duty.

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On Wednesday night, contestants will retell these stories and answer questions from judges at the final in a Jakarta shopping mall, and the 20 finalists will be whittled down to four before a winner is crowned.

“What I will be looking for is

strength of personality -- someone with a vision for the future, who gives back to their community and shows that beauty is not just about bodies,” said Jameyah Sheriff, an education expert from Malaysia who is on the judging panel.

Shanti said the contest was first held in 2011 and was then only open to Indonesians but it proved so popular that it was opened up to international entrants.

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INDONESIA Government and INPEX discuss energy cooperation “The CEO and president of INPEX threw light on energy projects in Indonesia that are pending and have been completed,” explained Energy and Mineral

Resources Minister Jero Wacik after accompanying the president to receive Kitamura.

INPEX is an international oil and gas exploration and produc-

tion company, which is currently involved in more than 70 projects in 29 countries and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Wacik noted that IMPEX has 10 energy blocks in Indonesia, with two major blocks being Mahakam block and Masela block.

“INPEX has so far invested US$21 billion in Indonesia,”

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Carlos Ghosn unveiled two new Datsun models in a Jakarta shopping mall, a seven-seat family model and a five-door hatchback.

“Today we are breathing new life into this historic brand,” said Ghosn, who also heads French carmaker Renault as part of a partnership.

“Why? Because there are a number of consumers here in Indonesia and other high-growth consumer markets who dream of car ownership.”

The cars will go on sale in Indonesia next year.

Nissan hopes the two cars, which will sell for less than 100 million rupiah ($8,800) each, will boost its market share in Indonesia, which at the moment stands at only six percent.

The automaker expects to increase

its market share in Indonesia to 15 percent by early 2017, Vincent Cobee, the global head of Datsun, told reporters.

The cars have been developed with local partners and Nissan is taking advantage of tax breaks offered by the Indonesian government to manufacturers of fuel-efficient, cheap cars.

Nissan is just the latest developed world company to try to combat slowing sales at home by turning to Indonesia, which has a burgeoning middle class willing to spend and an elite looking for high-end toys.

Last year its car market grew 25 percent to a record 1.1 million units, closing in on Thailand, the biggest car market in Southeast Asia with 1.4 million vehicles.

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JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received Toshiaki Kitamura, Chief Executive Officer and President of INPEX Corporation, at his office on Wednesday to discuss energy cooperation, said a minister.

said the energy minister, adding that during the meeting with President Yudhoyono, Kitamura extended a number of proposals concerning energy cooperation at the blocks, whose contracts are about to expire.

“We are evaluating the proposals to understand what is best for the nation,” added the minister.

He explained that President

Yudhoyono wants to invest in energy projects that yield great profits for Indonesians.

Meanwhile, Kitamura threw light on INPEX’s commitment to Abadi LNG project and its latest development in Indonesia.

He said INPEX is developing Abadi LNG gas field as “Green Field Project,” with LNG floating technology.

Nissan Motor Co. President and CEO Carlos Ghosn poses for photographers with Datsun GO and its sibling Datsun GO+ during their unveiling for Indonesian market in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. The 5 and 7-seat hatchbacks will go on sale in Indonesia next year for an estimated price of under Rp. 100 million (US$ 8,800).

Nissan hopes for Indonesia boost with revived Datsun JAKARTA - Japanese automaker Nissan Tuesday launched its revived budget Datsun marque in Indonesia, saying it hoped the cut-price cars would more than double its market share in the country.

Indonesia is only the second country where the iconic car has been launched following its resurrection in India in July, which marked the start of a rollout across emerging markets.

Nissan, which in 1981 killed off the Datsun badge that was a favourite of legions of Western drivers, has launched a “next-generation” of the car to penetrate high-growth developing markets.

Nissan Motor Co chief executive

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Sinabung volcano spews towering column of smoke

Agence France-Presse

KARO - A volcano in western Indonesia erupted Tuesday for the second time this week,

hurling a three-kilometre column of red-hot smoke and ash into the sky and forcing thousands more people to flee their homes.

A vast, black cloud hung over

Mount Sinabung, on Sumatra island, after it erupted at around midday with a sound like thunder that could be heard for miles around, an AFP reporter at the scene said.

White volcanic ash rained down on surrounding villages, blanketing streets, houses and trees, and prompting people to don masks and put up umbrellas to protect themselves, the reporter said.

Around 3,000 more people fled their homes after the new eruption in the Karo district of AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara

A woman and her daughter flee their home as Mount Sinabung erupts in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013.

North Sumatra province, Robert Peranginangin, local government spokesman, told AFP. The total number of those who have fled since the volcano first erupted on Sunday was now at 9,420, he added.

He said that those displaced were not only from a three-kilometre (1.9-mile) “danger” zone that authorities had implemented following the weekend eruption.

“They are also people living outside the area as they panicked and decided to move to shelters,” he said, adding that 14 evacuation shelters had now been set up nearby.

Hendra Gunawan, a volcanologist at a local monitoring post, told AFP that the volcano hurled ashed three kilometres into the air.

Transport ministry spokesman

Bambang Ervan said authorities had warned airlines to take care when flying in the area.

The 2,400-metre high volcano was dormant for nearly 100 years before erupting in August and September 2010, forcing about 12,000 people to flee.

Indonesia has dozens of active volcanoes and straddles major tectonic fault lines known as the “Ring of Fire” between the Pacific and Indian oceans.

Last month five people were killed and hundreds evacuated when a volcano on a tiny island in East Nusa Tenggara province erupted.

The country’s most active volcano, Mount Merapi in central Java, killed more than 350 people in a series of violent eruptions in 2010.

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BUSINESS Shanghai free trade zone will deal a blow to Hong Kong Agence France-Presse

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A man is reflected on the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. Asian stock markets struggled to find their footing Wednesday as traders hesitated to make bold moves before the Federal Reserve winds up a crucial policy meeting later in the day.

Dollar holds steady, Fed stimulus in focus

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TOKYO - The dollar held steady in Asia on Wednesday as investors await the Federal Reserve’s decision on whether to start reducing its massive stimulus and by how much.

In early trade the greenback edged up to 99.23 yen in Tokyo from 99.14 yen in New York Tuesday.

The euro was at $1.3348 and 132.53 yen against $1.3356 and 132.38 yen, helped by strong German economic data.

The dollar could stay in a 98.80-99.80 yen range in Asia before the outcome of the Fed’s two-day policy meeting later in the day, said Osao Iizuka, head of foreign exchange trading at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank.

“Because of uncertainty (about) the result, traders are opting to square their positions instead of taking fresh bets,” Iizuka told Dow Jones Newswires.

The Fed is widely expected to scale back its $85 billion per-month bond-buying programme.The market has likely factored in a $5-$15 billion reduction in the scheme.

The initial dollar-yen reaction to the Fed’s decision may hinge on how the US stock market reacts, Iizuka said.

US stocks Tuesday closed higher on greater investor confidence that the US economy could withstand an expected reduction of Fed bond purchases.

The Dow closed up 0.23 percent Tuesday, while Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index gained 1.84 percent by late morning Wednesday.

HONG KONG - Asia’s richest man Li Kashing has warned that Shanghai’s new free-trade zone will have a “big impact” on Hong Kong, urging the city to up its game to avoid losing out.

China will allow unfettered exchange of its yuan currency in its first free-trade zone (FTZ), according to draft plans revealed exclusively by AFP this month, in a bold push to reform the world’s second largest economy.

The proposals showed the new Shanghai FTZ as an international trade and financial centre, which analysts say would challenge the free economy of Hong Kong.

“It (the FTZ) will have a big impact on Hong Kong,” Li said. “The free convertibility of the yuan will be favourable in the development of Shanghai.”

“If Hong Kong does not catch up, it will lag behind others,” he added, saying that Hong Kong’s GDP is already lower than that of rival Singapore.

When asked if Shanghai could rival Hong Kong within five to 10 years, he said: “I do not want to predict. But it will be faster than most people expect.”

Li, 85, also warned that the Hong Kong prodemocracy movement Occupy Central could harm the city’s economy, adding that it would “affect Hong Kong’s image as an international finance centre”.

After starting out in business as a plastic flower-maker, Li now commands a vast empire through Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa, with global assets in property, telecoms, utilities, ports and retail.

He has a net worth of around $31 billion, according to Forbes magazine.

Reports that he is selling his Hong Kong-based supermarket chain ParknShop, have triggered fears he is going to pull his businesses out of the city, although he has pledged not to leave.

“I love Hong Kong, I love the country. Cheung Kong and Hutchison Whampoa won’t be moved away from Hong Kong,” he said at a press lunch on Tuesday and confirmed by his office Wednesday.

The draft FTZ plan for Shanghai shows it would support the establishment of foreign and joint venture banks and welcome privately funded financial institutions.

At present, China’s banking sector is overwhelmingly dominated by state-run institutions.

Hong Kong promotes itself as the business gateway to the world’s second-largest economy but is facing challenges such as high labour and rental costs.

“In one to three years’ time, if Hong Kong cannot revamp itself, it will lose its competitiveness to the trade zone,” chief China economist of ANZ Banking Group, Liu Ligang, told AFP after the scale of the plans was revealed.

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Craftsmen in Badung difficult to get raw materials

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MANGUPURA - Statue craftsmen at Jagapati, Angantaka and Sedang (JAS) village remain to face difficulties in developing their business. Difficulty to find raw material is a major obstacle. On the other hand, the policy of Badung government requiring the employers of tourist accommodation to purchase the statue products of the artisans at JAS is also considered to have considerable weaknesses affecting the production.

One of the craftsmen, Ketut Sudarsana, revealed on Monday (Sep 16) that the artisans were then having trouble to look for the raw materials. Such condition had been going on for a year. Wood raw materials like rain tree, sandalwood, spice pepper and ebony brought in from the Island of Java faced sluggish supply.

To work around the problem, the artisans were forced to purchase wood in Gianyar.

Since it was on the second hand, it surely cost more expensive. Due to expensive price of the raw materials, the craftsmen had to reduce the quantity of their production.

Similar condition was also expressed

by Jro Jempiring, an owner of netting and fishing sculpture studio at Angantaka. She said the price of raw materials rose by 50 percent. It kindled an increase in the production costs.

Regarding the marketing matter, both crafters admitted if they had been sufficiently helped by the policy of the Badung government requiring the entrepreneurs of tourist accommodation to purchase the statue product from the artisans at JAS. Unfortunately, benefits of the policy had not been felt to the fullest.

Aside from the limited number, the payment system from the buyer or in this case the hotel was also very slow. Jro Jempiring claimed the payment paid for the crafters could only be received in a matter of months whereas the crafters needed capital to support the sustainability of their production. She also hoped relevant agencies could help resolve the problem.

Meanwhile, Chairman of Commission B of the Badung House, I Made Sumerta, said that government should respond to and facilitate the aspirations of craftsmen. Otherwise, it was worried such a craft would be slowly going extinct in Badung.

Regarding the complaints about the slow payment received by crafters from hotel, Sumerta stated that in general hotels had a financial or administrative system so that they could not make the payment immediately. Considering the craftsmen needed a capital, Sumerta stated there should be a solution to the problem.

“We will discuss this issue to relevant agencies. In addition, we will also evaluate the government program, whether they could have been run properly or there are still obstacles found in the implementation,” he said. (kmb25)

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Jati Temple at Pengambengan Village

Jati Temple is nestled within the area of Pengambengan village, about four kilometers south of the town of Negara, Jembrana. The temple spreading across an area of approximately 4,700 square meters is one of the dang khayangan temples (used to venerate a Hindu sage) in Jembrana. As the name implies, this temple has distinctiveness where teak trees grow inside the temple area. This temple is also closely related to the pilgrimage of Dang Hyang Nirartha on the Island of Bali.

In the innermost courtyard for worship lie an oblation pavilion, gamelan pavilion, piasan pavilion and a chamber to store cloth paraphernalia. Four teak trees grow in the temple area. According to many of supporting devotee chief, Ketut Astika Jaya, the teak trees had distinctiveness. Aside from prohibited from taking the teak seedlings, the branches of trees belonging to hundreds of years old never toppled over the padmasana shrine underneath. The branch broke itself into ashes and did not topple over the padmasana shrine.

Around the spring, there were four teak trees growing close to one another.

Once upon a time, one of the trees bent and almost toppled over the temple com-

pound wall. Devotees originally worried if it would touch the wall, but after a few months the tree could stand upright by itself. “In addition, after several years, the distance of the padmasana shrine to the teak trees was once only a few centimeters, but now has gone farther up to two meters away. Formerly, the temple priest should lean his body when passing, but now he can pass freely,” he explained.

In the middle courtyard lay a resting pavilion, grand entrance gates, apit lawang, tower of wooden split drum (kulkul) and kitchen. Meanwhile, in the outermost courtyard lay the wantilan hall and quite ample parking lot. The temple also got assistance from the regent of Jembrana used to build a fence around the temple area and split gates. In the next five years, the innermost courtyard of the temple would be restored because some parts of the temple had been fragile.

Other than on the piodalan or temple anniversary, the temple supported by four customary villages in the Negara subdistrict was also visited by many pilgrims on full moon. Those pilgrims were dominated by teenagers and students who wanted to have purificatory rite or malukat. Similarly,

myriad of pilgrims also came to worship on Sarasvati Day. In the innermost courtyard lay seven buildings including the padmasana, three-tiered meru shrine, pepelik pavilion, Sri Sedana, representation of Ulun Danu Temple, taksu, chamber to store sanctified effigies and anglurah shrine. The four customary villages supporting the temple were the Tegal Badeng Kauh, Tegal Badeng Kangin, Lelateng and Puseh Agung (Tengah hamlet).

This temple was closely associated with Dang Hyang Nirartha as well as two other dang khayangan temples in Jembrana, namely the Perancak and Mertasari. He dropped in at the temple after arriving at Perancak (Dang Khayangan Perancak) and at Mertasari village (Amerthasari Temple).

At that time, it was a barren area called Awen and posed a swamp and forest area.

During the pilgrimage, he had unwound there and did meditation. Before meditating, he had stuck his stick in a pile and when unplugged it grew into teak trees. In one of the teak tree cavities lay an endless spring. Until now, the trees remain to exist in the temple area. Meanwhile, the temple anniversary falls on Coma (Monday) Pon Wuku Sinta. (olo)

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Tabanan (Bali Post)—

Dry season in Tabanan continues.

After the dam, similar drought then hits the lake area. Within the past month, the surface of Lake Beratan at Candikuning village, Baturiti, recedes sharply. Unmitigatedly, the water charge drop reaches 3 meters.

Such condition begins troublesome the operator of tourist attraction at the verge of the lake because the boats serving tourist have difficulties to berth to the jetty.

It is believed the drop of water in the lake is triggered by the drought within the past few months. Thus, the supply of springs to the lake diminishes. “The rainfall has been reducing for a month. Afterwards, the lake continues to recede up to 3 meters,” said the operator of the rest area at the verge of Lake Beratan, Ketut Nugrahita Pendit, Tuesday (Sep 17).

The man nicknamed Tut Jai added that the water level of Lake Beratan was actually still normal.

However, since it was usually filled with water, it showed considerable impact when receding. “As if the drop is severe whereas it actually remains normal,” he said. Nevertheless, the residents around the location hoped the drought could end soon because the receding water had an impact on the ecosystem around the lake. Dust around the lake increased. Tourist boat ser-

vices were also disrupted because of difficulties to berth at the jetty.

Fortunately, it had a little impact on the comfort of tourists because they tended to enjoy the panoramic view of the lake. According to Tut Jai, the receding lake water was a regular phenomenon. When dry season came, the water discharge always dropped, while on rainy season, the water in the lake overflowed onto the parking area.

As observation of Bali Post, the declining lake surface was clearly visible. Verge of the lake usually submerged then looked to dry out.

Even, the stretch of emerging land was overgrown by weeds. A number of tourist boats and the bridge ran aground. Traditional wooden boats usually docked to the edge of the lake should be parked in slightly deeper water. Meanwhile, the motorized boat should be willing to stay away from the dock.

Aside from having an impact on tourist boats, the receding lake water also affected the agricultural activities. Vegetable farmers were forced to use water of the Municipality Waterworks (PDAM) for watering their plants and it cost reasonably high. “Normally, we rely on the lake water. Since it recedes, many residents are now using the water of the Municipality Waterworks,” affirmed one of the farmers. (kmb30)

To anticipate theft, Batur Volcanic Museum adds security guard Bangli (Bali Post)—

To anticipate the theft lately began targeting museum, management of the Batur Volcanic Museum attempts to improve the security. Aside from installing CCTV cameras at some points of the museum, the security staff was also added. It was stated by the Head of the Batur Volcanic Museum, Kintamani, Desak Andaryani, Monday (Sep 16).

She said it was intended as anticipation in response to museum collection theft occurred in one of the museums in Jakarta some time ago. To that end, at this time her party attempted to improve the security by adding security staff assigned to guard in the museum. “We increase the number of security guard from only 2 persons to 3 persons,” she said. The three security personnel focused to be in duty for 24 hours.

Aside from adding the security officer, her party also directed all the employees to participate in supervising and maintaining the items in the museum. Thus, the security in the museum area could be optimized.

Meanwhile, all this time her party also safeguarded by installing CCTV at some points in the the museum area. Since 2011, a total of 12 units of CCTV had been installed to help the supervision of the officers against the visitors. “We’ve installed CCTV cameras at several points such as at entry points and all corners in the room. Thus, we can control what visitors do,” she explained.

In addition, all travelers making a visit were required to sign a guest book prepared by the management of the Batur Volcanic Museum. On that account, management of the museum would know the purpose of each visit, whether it would be intended to make a research or just make a visit. (ina)

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Australia’s new prime minister sworn into power Associated Press Writer

AP Photo/Narciso Contreras

In this Tuesday, Sep. 17, 2013 photo, smoke rises as a mortar shell hits a rebel position in the Idlib Provence countryside of Syria. The main Syrian opposition coalition urged the international community to take swift action against the regime of President Bashar Assad in response to a U.N. finding that the nerve agent sarin was used in a deadly attack near the capital last month.

The receding water of Lake Beratan disturbing the tourism activity there

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County assets neglected in Nusa Penida Semarapura (Bali Post)—

The ability of county government to manage the asset is questionable. It also happens to the assets of the Bangli County government at Batununggul village, Nusa Penida, in the form of a number of bungalows that seem to be abandoned. Such condition kindles less good sight to surrounding people.

Moreover, it is located near road side and the office of subdistrict head.

Condition of the asset is so often questioned by local residents.

Of totally 18 rooms, ten of them are unfit for habitation because a lot of roof tiles have fell down. Chief of Batununggul customary village, I Dewa Nyoman Yusa, admitted on Monday (Sep 16) to be concerned about the condition of local government’s asset. He also wondered why the asset of local government could be dormant. Actually it was frequently used by the officials of Klungkung and the Bali government in every official visit to Nusa Penida. He said it was in severely damaged condition and never refurbished since it was established.

“Unfortunately, physical condition of the building owned by the local government is never refurbished,” he said.

He considered the officials of local government managing it were not responsible for the assets owned by the

Klungkung County. He asked the government to pay attention to the asset. If it was damaged, it should be repaired immediately so that it would not be getting worse and gave bad impression to the territory.

Similar comment was delivered by local community leader, I Gede Tanjung. He said the asset of local government at Batununggul village had long been complained by local communities.

In other words, the complaints had been long ignored by relevant regional working unit (SKPD). “This situation shows off a process of omission. Even, it should be improved so that to become a good accommodation or at least should meet the standards of tourist accommodation like villa or hotel,” he said.

Rather than dormant, he suggested that it would better to be leased.

Responding to such complaint, the asset administrator of the Klungkung Culture and Tourism Agency admitted it would not be repaired for the time being. The Head of Culture and Tourism Agency, Wayan Sujana, said on Monday the asset of local government would be waived for building a new and more representative building.

“As a rule, it must be waived first, after which it will be made cooperation with a third party. In other words, having been waived it will be followed by the more representative development by investor,” he said while adding there had been a number of investors getting interested to invest in Nusa Penida.

After meeting with him, the investor then made a site inspection to the bungalows that would be waived. At the same time, his party was also waiting for the decree for the waiving from the Klungkung government, in this case the Regional Secretary of Klungkung.

If the decree of the waiving had been issued, the former investor was also interested to invest. Afterwards, the bungalows would be dismantled and made the cooperation with a third party. (kmb31)

Syria gives Russia ‘new evidence’ on chemical attack Russia Wednesday said the Syrian regime had handed over new evidence implicating rebels in a chemical attack outside Damascus, as divisions reemerged between Moscow and the West after a landmark deal to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons. Despite a weekend agreement between the United States and Russia aimed at dismantling Syria’s chemical arsenal by mid-2014, the two sides remained at loggerheads in their assessment of the August 21 gas attack which left hundreds dead.

US President Barack Obama said it was “inconceivable” that anyone other than the Syrian regime could have carried out the attack but Russia defiantly kept to its past suspicions that the rebels could be to blame. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Wednesday after the first of two days of talks in Damascus the Syrian regime has handed Russia new materials implicating rebels in the chemical attack.

“The corresponding materials were handed to the Russian side. We

were told that they were evidence that the rebels are implicated in the chemical attack,” Ryabkov was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies after talks with Syrian Foreign He said that Russia would “examine the Syrian materials implicating the rebels with the utmost seriousness”.

To the fury of the West, Russia has repeatedly expressed suspicion that the chemical attack was a “provocation” staged by the rebels with the aim of attracting Western military intervention in the conflict. Ryabkov also

said Russia was disappointed with the report into the chemical weapons attack published by UN inspectors this week, saying it was selective and had ignored other episodes.

“Without a full picture... we cannot describe the character of the conclusions as anything other than politicised, biased and one-sided,” he said.

Ryabkov is on a visit to Damascus to emphasise to the Syrian regime the importance of implementing “swiftly and strictly” the agreement between Moscow and Washington to rid Syria of its chemical weapons. The United States and its allies maintain the attack was carried out by Syrian government forces, and believe the assessment released by UN experts released on Monday backed their view.

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CANBERRA, Australia Tony Abbott was sworn in as Australia’s new prime minister on Wednesday and promised immediate action to slow the stream of asylum seekers arriving by boats from Indonesia and to repeal an unpopular carbon tax levied by the previous administration.

Abbott was the first of 42 government executives to be sworn in by Governor General Quentin Bryce at a ceremony at Government House in the capital Canberra. He has been criticized for including only one woman in his 19-member Cabinet, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop - although she will be Australia’s first woman named to that post.

His conservative party defeated former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s center-left Labor Party in Sept. 7 elections.

“We are determined to honor our commitments to scrap the carbon tax, to stop the boats, to get the budget under control and to build the roads of the 21st century,” Abbott told the ceremony, referring to an election pledge

to increase spending on road construction.

“We aim to be a calm, measured, steady and purposeful government that says what it means and does what it says,” he added.

Abbott’s first Cabinet meeting was scheduled for Wednesday after the 90-minute swearing in ceremony.

Abbott also announced that Australia’s contentious new policy on asylum seekers that includes turning back their boats to Indonesia would begin immediately after the swearing in ceremony.

Australia has seen an increase in the number of such asylum seekers from Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Vietnam and other countries, many of whom pay smugglers up to $10,000 to get them to Australia from Indonesian ports The incoming government announced on Tuesday that deputy army chief, Maj. Gen. Angus Campbell, had been appointed to lead Australia’s new border protection policy, Operation Sovereign Borders. Campbell will be promoted to lieutenant general in this new role.

AP Photo/Penny Bradfield, Pool

Australia’s new Prime Minister Tony Abbott, center, leads the first meeting of his full ministry in the Cabinet Room of Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. Abbott was officially sworn in this morning as Australia’s 28th prime minister.

Gunman’s path to DC emerges, but questions remain Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Through a wall at his Rhode Island hotel, Aaron Alexis could hear them - voices harassing him, wanting to harm him. He couldn’t sleep. He believed people were following him, using a microwave machine to send vibrations to his body. He changed hotels once, then again. But he called police and told them he couldn’t get away from the voices.

On Aug. 7, police alerted officials at the Newport Naval Station about the naval defense contractor’s call. But officers didn’t hear from him again.

By Aug. 25, Alexis had left the state. The 34-year-old arrived in the Washington area, continuing his work as an information technology employee for a defense-related computer company. Again, he spent nights in different hotels. He suffered from serious mental problems,

including paranoia and a sleep disorder, and was undergoing treatment from the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to the law enforcement officials. But Alexis wasn’t stripped of his security clearance, and he kept working.

On Saturday, he visited Sharpshooters Small Arms Range in Lorton, Va., about 18 miles southwest of the nation’s capital. He rented a rifle, bought bullets and took target practice at the 16-lane indoor range,

then bought a shotgun and 24 shells, according to the store’s attorney.

Two days later, as the workweek dawned, Alexis entered the sprawling Washington Navy Yard, a 41-acre labyrinth of buildings protected by armed guards and metal detectors where employees must show IDs to get past doors and gates. Authorities believe he drove a rental car there. He was equipped with his pass for base access - and the shotgun. Within minutes, it

would create mayhem.

He stepped inside the massive Building 197, home to some 3,000 employees. He opened fire around 8:15 a.m., raining shotgun blasts down from a fourth-floor overlook and third-floor hallway into a glasswalled cafeteria where employees were eating breakfast. Trained tactical officers arrived, bursting through the building within seven minutes of the first 911 call, and Alexis shot at them, too.

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iPhone fingerprint sensor worth extra cost

Government urged to overcome abrasion

Associated Press Writer

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MANGUPURA - The government is urged to take action to prevent the increasingly serious coastal abrasion at Tanjung Benoa. It is asked to come down to check and assess the handling effort of the abrasion.

CUPERTINO, California — Passcodes are such a pain that I’ve relaxed the security settings on my Android phone. I’m willing to forgo the extra safety, just so I’m asked to punch in the code less often. When I got my hands on Apple’s new iPhone 5S, one of the first things I tried was a feature that allows you to bypass the passcode using a fingerprint.

I had a lot of fun unlocking the phone over and over again. Who knew biometric authentication could be such a blast?

The fingerprint sensor alone is worth the extra $100 you’ll pay for the 5S over an iPhone 5C. Both phones will come out Friday. In the week I’ve had with both, I’ve also been impressed with the better camera and slow-motion video in the 5S. The 5C, meanwhile, is largely last year’s iPhone 5 with a plastic casing instead of aluminum and glass. This isn’t cheap plastic, but a type offering the slippery feel of a shiny ceramic tile. It comes in five colors.

Both phones come with iOS 7, the most radical change to Apple’s operating system software for mobile devices since its 2007 debut. Many of the changes are cosmetic, but there are functional improvements such as easier access to frequently used settings and apps.

I will review iOS 7 separately.

Many existing iPhone users won’t need more than the free update, which is available starting Wednesday. Neither the 5C nor the 5S offers improvements on the screen size, which remains at 4 inches (10 centi-

meters) diagonally. But new features and new colors may draw you to one of these new iPhones.

— IPHONE 5S (available in silver, gold or gray; starts at $199 with two-year service contract, or $649 without a contract): When you set up the 5S, you’re asked to tap the home button with a finger several times so the phone can create a mathematical representation of your print. To unlock the phone, you simply tap the home button, and the phone will compare the two taps. You can tap from any angle, even sideways or upside down. This fingerprint ID also works as a way to authenticate the purchase of apps and content within apps.

For security reasons, there are still times you’ll need your four-digit passcode, including after 48 hours of inactivity and before adding a new fingerprint. If the phone fails to recognize your print, you can always use the passcode. I had trouble only when my fingers were wet or greasy.

One evening, I ordered pizza with an oily pepperoni topping and ate it without a napkin. The fingerprint sensor worked after one slice, but not two. Indian naan bread also threw off the sensor.

Apple says it stores the print data

Chairman of Tanjung Benoa People’s Empowerment Agency (LPM), I Wayan Dharma, revealed that to date the residents worried about the abrasion that had not been responded. Actually, the LPM, village authority and customary village had sent a letter to the government to ask for a solution.

He said that government should take immediate countermeasures. The abrasion had been getting worse and the impact had been felt by the public.

Even, tourists also had repeatedly complained about such a problem.

So far the handling made by the public or employers around Tanjung Benoa had not worked maximally. The efforts to resist the waves by the installation of breakwater or sandbags could not last longer. Even, the tidal waves went up to the business premises around the beach for few times. On that account, Dharma claimed to surrender completely the handling to the experts or the government.

Previously, the concern on the abrasion had been revealed by Headman of Tanjung Benoa, Wayan Kembar. He admitted to have sent a letter to the Bali-Penida River Agency, Public Works Agency, Directorate General of Water Resources, to immediately intervene. The letter was also forwarded to South Kuta Subdistrict Head, Regent of Badung, Bali Public Works and the Governor of Bali.

Regarding the abrasion handling, the Badung government did not have full authority. The Head of Badung Livestock, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, I Made Badra, said his party merely proposed the handling of the abrasion. The authority of handling the abrasion lay in the Bali-Penida River Agency. Added Badra, his party had coordinated the coastal erosion in Badung. As an example, the coastal abrasion handling had been made on Cemagi Beach. (kmb25)

IBP/Eka Adhiyasa

The government is urged to take action to prevent the increasingly serious coastal abrasion at Tanjung Benoa. It is asked to come down to check and assess the handling effort of the abrasion.

AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

The iPhone 5S, left, and iPhone 5c are displayed Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013, in New York. The 5S offers a fingerprint sensor, a better camera and a faster processor, while the iPhone 5C is largely last year’s iPhone 5 with a plastic back and a choice of five colors. on your phone, in a place that’s inaccessible to other apps or to Apple’s remote servers. The company also says it’s not possible to convert a fingerprint from a police file into

something the phone will recognize, as the sensor reads a sub-epidermal layer of the finger. And the finger needs to be live — cutting off a thumb won’t work.

I’m convinced Apple has given a lot of thought to security. If you’re still uneasy about the fingerprint scan, you can stick with the passcode. The feature is optional.

To increase agricultural production

Government asked to utilize research of universities Bali Post

Mexico sees its first village cellphone network Associated Press Writer

AP Photo/Agustine Sacha

In this April 8, 2013 photo, a minitransmitter is connected to a computer while doing small-scale tests for a local GSM network in Santa Maria Lachixio, Mexico.

MEXICO CITY — The communications revolution that swept the globe missed the Zapotec village of Talea de Castro high in the mountains of southern Mexico, where making any sort of call meant trudging to a community telephone line and paying what could be a day’s wages for a crackly five-minute conversation.

All that has changed, thanks to an ingenious plan that backers hope can bring connections to thousands of other small, isolated villages around the world.

Using simple radio receivers, a laptop and relatively inexpensive Internet technologies, the people of the village have leapfrogged into the 21st century by setting up what amounts to their own mini-telecom company — one capable of handling

11 cellphone calls at a time at a small fraction of what they used to pay.

“This has been a project that has really worked in keeping people in touch. Before, people couldn’t talk much because it cost so much,” said Keyla Ramirez Cruz, a Talea resident who anchors a program on the community radio station and coordinates the new phone system.

Before it was set up, Talea’s 2,500 residents would make their calls from the “caseta,” a house or shop that has a land line and charges a per-minute fee. There was little privacy, and international calls cost more than a dollar a minute. It was even worse for incoming calls, which required a runner to answer and tell townsfolk when someone was looking for them.

Now, hardly anyone in Talea uses the caseta.

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A farmer work in his ricefield. Various kinds of research are conducted in the field of agriculture. Even, most of the research products are categorized into applied research so that they can be used by farmers to increase their agricultural production.

DENPASAR - The institutions of higher education in Bali continuously carry out research and technological development activities because they pose basic requirements of the three tasks that should be carried out by the higher education. Various kinds of research are also conducted in the field of agriculture.

Even, most of the research products are categorized into applied research so that they can be used by farmers to increase their agricultural production. However, very few of the research results are well socialized to farmers in Bali so that they cannot be used to assist farmers in resolving their problems.

Responding to this condition, the local governments across Bali are expected to establish a synergy with universities to adopt the research results in order to advance the agricultural sector in Bali.

An agricultural researcher and observer from the Udayana University, Dr. GN Alit Susanta Wirya and I Putu Sudiarta, Ph.D., revealed the matter.

Both lecturers of the Faculty of Agriculture, the Udayana University, judged the synergy between researchers and local governments to apply the research results directly to farmers remained low. As a result, a lot of applicable researches believed to have the capability of assisting farmers in increasing the productivity of the agricultural products were finally on display in the library. “In my opinion, the synergy

of local governments and the universities should be increased. As researcher, we are also very concerned in order the research done with great difficulty could be adopted by farmers,” said Alit Susanta Wirya while adding that his party needed the participation of local governments to promote and apply the research results to farmers.

A similar comment was expressed

by Putu Sudiarta. According to him, the research results conducted by higher education institutions could be one of the breakthroughs to boost the agricultural sector currently in a collapsed condition.

He affirmed that many factors had led the agriculture of Bali to be getting worse.

Other than the low competitiveness of the agricultural products of Bali, the government policies tending not to favor the agriculture also contributed to the worsening condition of the agriculture in Bali. Due to low competitiveness, the majority of Balinese people were no longer interested in the agriculture because they judged it was not promising to increase their welfare.

“Protection of the government against the local agricultural products is also very low. Imports of the agricultural products can freely get into Bali and serve as a very tough competitor for local agricultural products. Besides, policies to protect the local agricultural products have not been visible and remain in the level of discourse without concrete action to make them happen,” he said. (kmb13)

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Bali News Tourism blamed to cause water scarcity Jakarta (Bali Post)—

Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy denied the issues stating that tourism was one of the causes of water scarcity because the level of water use in the industry was considered great compared to most other sectors. “The issue of water scarcity is getting stronger when tourism is being struggled to become a means to reach people’s welfare,” said Deputy Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sapta Nirwandar, in Jakarta, Tuesday (Sep 17).

He added that to date the tourism development was even accused of being one of the causes of the water scarcity. Sapta exemplified that in some regions there had been open conflicts between the community and tourism entrepreneurs. “Quite large water consumption by tourism industry makes people easy to draw a conclusion,” he said.

According to him, it posed an issue needing to be addressed intelligently and fairly through good water management in order the needs of all interests were assured. He added the availability of water as a basic human need should be guaranteed. “Meanwhile, the tourism development efforts must also be positioned as something strategic because its reliability has been proved in improving people’s welfare,” he said.

Data in the Tourism Management journal entitled Tourism and Water Use: Supply, Demand, and Security (2011) mentioned the need for water of city hotel/mountain hotel averagely reached 150 liters/person/day, while hotel resort averagely needed 400 liters/person/day. If

the concentration of hotels in the area was high enough then the level of water demand would be probably high, too.

However, the ecotourism expert, Prof. Azril Azahari, Ph.D., said it could be reduced by recycling technology that allowed the re-use of recycled waste water. “It’s already been started by tourism businesses in Indonesia,” he said.

In the meantime, the Head of Resource Development, Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, I Gde Pitana, pointed out a case study on the waterbased tourism management that could have been successfully implemented by the Bali Tourism Development Corporation (BTDC). “BTDC has become the best example assessed by the UNWTO where the water management in the lagoons is capable of preserving the surrounding environment. After the wastewater is held in the lagoon, the BTDC is now becoming the habitat of Australian birds that will migrate to Asia,” said Pitana while adding the lagoon had become a sojourn of the very phenomenal annual bird migration. (010)

Miss Hard Rock 2013 Denpasar (Bali Post)—

In contrast to the implementation of Miss World being held in Nusa Dua followed by hundreds of contestants representing 130 countries, the Hard Rock Hotel Bali (HRHB) held the final of Miss Hard Rock Bali 2013.

Finally, Trisna Jayanti or often called as Ina was elected Miss Hard Rock Bali 2013. One of the 9 participants became the winner after passing through a variety of selections in the event of Miss Hard Rock held at the Hard Rock Hotel Bali on Jalan Pantai Kuta, Monday night (Sep 16).

Grand final night followed by 6 remaining contestants was very vibrant filled with the presentation showing off their talent as the young with the performance of ethnic and modern dances like the Cendrawasih Dance, modern

Indian Dance, Brazilian Dance and guitar play. The selection night was also filled with interview measuring the perspective of contestants regarding the Hard Rock Hotel Bali and a variety of knowledge about Balinese culture.

Assistant Marketing Communication Manager of the HRBH, Fandy Lo, said that as a leading entertainment themed hotel in Bali the Hard Rock Hotel Bali was always looking for the young having the potential and loving music that could represent Bali in international arena. “One of the events is the annual Miss Hard Rock Bali 2013 beauty pageant held for the second time. It aims at finding out the talented and potential youth,” she said.

The subsequent event, she

said, would take place at the Hard Rock Pattaya and Hard Rock Penang. As in previous years, the Miss Hard Rock Bali looked for talented Indonesian woman having a rock characteristic and understanding the real spirit of Hard Rock.

Meanwhile, the Marketing Communications Officer, Wangi Darma Putri, said that Ina or contestant number 5 was one of the 3 contestants prepared for joining the subsequent event as Miss Hard Rock across Southeast Asia scheduled to be held in Thailand.

“Th r o u g h th is ev en t, th e HRHB hopes to bring along the fragrant reputation of Bali and Indonesia in the Miss Hard Rock Southeast Asia 2013 to be held in Pattaya, Thailand, early October 2013,” she said. (nik)

Inflation rate in Bali-Nusra approaches upper limit Denpasar (Bali Post)—

The Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID) noted the inflation rate of Bali-Nusra has reached 8.83 percent for the year on year (yoy) or higher than the national inflation at 8.79 percent (yoy). The inflation rate lies at the verge of 2-digit level or approaches the upper limit of 10 percent.

Secretary of the Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID) of Bali-Nusra, Dwi Pranoto, said the highest inflation occurred in West Nusa Tenggara region at 9.83 percent and was followed by East Nusa Tenggara at 8.36 percent and Bali at 8.35 percent.

“This inflation rate is already on the verge of 2-digit level and the effort to restrain the increase is very crucial because if the inflation lies at high level and turns unstable, it will disrupt the economy, the investment climate and ultimately leads to the decline in the community welfare,” said Dwi Pranoto, in Denpasar, Tuesday (Sep 17).

According to him, the inflation pressures throughout the year 2013 were strongly influenced by the subsidized fuel price hike coming into effect on June 22, 2013. The fuel price adjustment provided a

significant continuing impact on the price hike of basic commodities and transportation costs.

“In addition, the increase in electricity tariff also contributed to regional inflationary pressure. The moment of Ramadan month, Eid al- Fitr, school holiday season and new academic year coinciding with the moment of price hike caused the inflation to be accelerated to a higher level,” he said.

He estimated the risk of future inflationary pressure remained quite high because the upheaval in the exchange rate also put pressure on the inflation directly or indirectly. Directly, the inflation was accelerated through imported inflation in the form of price hike of imported goods both food and non-food.

“Indirectly, the inflation will get accelerated due to rising inflation expectation of the community related to the widening deficit of balance payment of Indonesia,” he revealed.

Chairman of the Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID), Ketut Wija, said that his party would formulate a strategy to control the inflation through five-pillar approach namely the institution,

distribution, regulation, information and education in a systematic and well-integrated manner among the TPID, non-TPID stakeholders as well as central government.

Currently, there were 4 TPIDs in the Bali-Nusra region. Three of them were of the provincial level namely in Bali, NTT and NTB and one TPID in Maumere county.

Meanwhile, a total of 11 teams were established in the county/ municipal level such as in Denpasar, Singaraja, Mataram, Bima, Sumbawa Besar, Kupang, Labuan Bajo, Ende, Waingapu, Atambua and Ruteng.

“With the local government, we are committed to supporting the package of fiscal policy in controlling the imports through the use of local products and encourage the growth of exports,” he said.

He added that his party would simultaneously empower the teams in the province to carry out the work plan namely attempting the smoothness of production and supply as well as socialization related to the Regional Bylaw No.3/2013 on the local fruits and Regional Bylaw No. 3/2012 on the Micro, Medium and Small Enterprises (MSMEs). (kmb27)

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Jakarta’s 6th Favehotel opens IBP

JAKARTA – After the recent opening of the favehotel Kelapa Gading , Archipelago International has now opened its 6th favehotel in Jakarta in Gatot Subroto near Mega Kuningan.

The favehotel Gatot Subroto brings highly anticipated budget accommodation to the otherwise expensive hotel scene around Mega Kuningan, offering 150 super-clean and stylish guest rooms equipped with LCD TV’s, high quality King Koil beds, individual air conditioners, en-suite bathrooms with standing showers and complimentary high-speed WiFi. Given its outstanding location in the heart of the capital, this latest favehotel allows for fast and easy access to Pacific Place, Planet Hollywood, Mega Kuningan’s famous wining and dining hotspots, and the multiple corporate headquarters and embassies.

Archipelago International’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Mr. Norbert Vas, said: “We are thrilled to be at the heart of Jakarta delivering a great new hotel that is a true alternative to the many expensive offerings in the area. The favehotel group won this year’s “Indonesian Best Economy Hotel Chain Award” and we expect that the favehotel Gatot Subroto will measure up to this reputation, matching this success and emerging as a favourite amongst savvy travellers.”

Favehotels also has plans for 10 more hotels in and around Jakarta with several openings scheduled for later this year in in LTC Glodok, Melawai, and Zainul Arifin.

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Calendar Event for August 24 through September 28, 2013 24 Aug Purnama Sasih Kawulu & Tumpek Landep Pura Mutering Jagat Dalem Sidakarya Desa Adat Sidakarya Denpasar Pura Pasek Gelgel-Pedungan Denpasar Selatan Pura Agung Pasek Tangguntiti Kaler Tabanan Pura Agung Pasek Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Pasek Tangkas Kediri Tabanan Pura Kerta Banyuninng Barat Buleleng Pura Dalem Tenggaling -Sengguan Singapadu Pura Kawitan Wangbang Pinatih Peguyangan Singaraja Pura Bujangga Waisnawa Tegalcangkring Tabanan Pura Taman Desa Bubunan Seririt Buleleng Pura Penataran Pande Dalem Batur Jati Banjar Pandean Mengwi Pura Dalem Pingit Banjar Tarokaja Tegalalang Pura Dadia Pasek Gelgel-Gobleg Desa Selat Sukasada Buleleng Pura Ida Ratu Pande Besakih Pura Penataran Agung Pinatih Tulikup Banjar Menak Tulikup Gianyar Pura Penataran Pande Kusamba-Klungkung Pura Kumuda Saraswati Ubud Pamerajan Alit Ubud Pura Batur Arya “Warih Kepaon” Cengolo Sudimara Tabanan Pura Dalem Majapahit Banjar Denuma Kukuh Marga Tabanan Pura Dalem batur Bangli Pura Buana Kawan Besakih Pura Ida Ratu Pasek Besakih Pura Dalem Suci Desa Dukuh Sidemen Karangasem 25 Aug Hari Redite Umanis Ukir Sanggah Gede Dukuh Segening Tegal Tugu Gianyar

28 Aug Buda Wage Ukir Pura Pejenengan Kawitan Arya Tauman Banjar Jelantik Kuri Batu Desa Tojan Gelgel Klungkung Pura Pasar Agung Besakih (Alit) Besakih Pura Pasek bendesa Pasar Badung Legian Kuta Pura Gede Gunugn Agung D u k u h Munggu Badung Hyang Agung Pura Ibuwanasari Tegal Pura Puseh, Desa di Bebablang Bangli Pura Dalem Peruncak Badung Pura Pasek Bendesa Hyang Selat Kerobokan Badung Pura Kereban Langit Desa Sading Mengwi Badung Pemerajan Sareng Kangin Baleran Ubud 3 Sep Anggarkasih Kulantir Pura Penataran Tangkas Sukawati Pura Dalem Lagan Bebalang Bangli Pura Puseh Lembeng Ketewel Sukawati Pura Pasek Gelgel Penulisan Kerambitan Tabanan Pura Gaduh Sanding Pura Dalem Gandamayu Klungkung Pura Sang Hyang Tegal Banjar Tarokaja Tegalalang 4 Sep Tilem Sasih Karo Banjar Pasek Tangkas Pasekan Kaler Tabanan Pura Gaduh Benoh Ubung Denpasar 8 Sep Redite Keliwon Tulu Pura Dalem Alas Harum Banjar Tegal Kepuh Kediri Tabanan 9 Sep Soma Umanis Tulu Pura Puseh Bale Agung Ubung Kupang Penebel Tabanan Pura Kawitan Sakula Gotra Pasung Grigih Banjar Tegal Kepuh Kaba kaba

Kediri Tabanan Pura Paibon Tangkas Kori Agung Ceningan Kangin Lembongan Pura Batu Medeg Besakih Pura Penataran Agung Penatih banjar saba 11 Sep Buda Pon Tulu Pura Catur Buana Sanding Tampaksiring 12 Sep Wrespati Wage Tolu Pura Peninjoan Besakih 18 Sep Buda Kliwon Gumbreg Pura Pasek Gelgel kukuh Marga Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Dukuh Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Mambang Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Puseh, Desa Guwang Sukawati Pura Dalem Setra Batu Nanggul Desa Swana Nusa Penida Pura Dadia Agung Pasek Gelgel Ketewel 19 Sep Purnama Sasih Ketiga Pura Gunung Sari Lombok Pura Kawitan Arya Gajah Para Tianyar Kubu Karangasem Pura Pedharman Arya Telabah Besakih Pura Bukit Mentik Gunung Lebah Desa Batur kintamani Pura Dadia Agung Pasek Salahin Desa Suwat Gianyar 25 Sep Buda Paing Wariga Pura Pasek Gaduh Kayubihi Bangli 28 Sep Hari Tumpek Uduh Pura puseh, desa Desa Batuan Sukawati Pura Pasek Bendesa Desa Kekeran Mengwi Pura Manik Mas Besakih

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

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

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

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

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

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Review: ‘Enough Said’ a winning comic romance Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES — Beholding the late James Gandolfini doing a lovely job in a change-of-pace role significantly intensifies the already funny/sad aspects of “Enough Said,” an engaging comic romance set amid the minefields that imperil starting up mid-life relationships.

The title notwithstanding, writer-director Nicole Holofcener’s look at a 50-ish divorced mother with a daughter about to leave home is never at a loss for words, many of them quite amusing, making the film a leading contender for best girls’ night movie of the season. For their part, men

will enjoy watching Gandolfini in a relaxed, self-effacing, regular guy performance.

Employing to her advantage a more traditional story structure than is her norm, Holofcener builds her snappy social comedy around a key piece of

information that her heroine doesn’t know, that the guy she’s beginning to date is the much-disparaged ex of her new best friend. This sort of trick has provided the trigger for rich farcical doings going back at least as far as Shakespeare, and Holofcener uses it as a springboard to look at a raft of self-absorbed, often myopic LA Westside types who have it together in some ways but not in others.

Almost everyone here is divorced with an ex living nearby and one kid who’s about to fly the coop for college. Eva (Julia LouisDreyfus) is a massage therapist who lugs her porta-

ble table to her clients’ homes and is preparing emotionally for the looming moment when her smart daughter Ellen (Tracey Fairway) heads East for school. A crowded cocktail party provides a convenient way to start stirring the pot, as well as for the writer to show her knack for lively, acerbic banter, much of it coming from Eva, who early on decides that there’s no one there she finds attractive. The man she’s just met, Albert (Gandolfini), agrees.

With her uncensored emotional expressiveness and ready humor, Eva is an instantly accessible protagonist, always ready to confide and/or make a joke about a situation or herself. No intellectual, she

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This publicity photo released by Fox Searchlight shows Catherine Keener, left, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a scene from the film, “Enough Said.”

Mark Wahlberg no longer a high school dropout

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BOSTON — Mark Wahlberg is now a high school graduate — 25 years after dropping out of a Boston high school.

The 42-year-old actor-producer finished his diploma requirements after taking classes online. He dropped out of Copley Square High School, now known as Snowden International School at Copley, in the 9th grade.

The Boston Globe reported Tuesday that Wahlberg wrote of the struggles he faced growing up surrounded by “drugs, violence and crime” in a col-

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nonetheless strikes up a quick friendship with an odd bird, Marianne (Holofcener regular Catherine Keener), a divorced poet whose refined lifestyle Eva admires and who speaks very openly about the many shortcomings of her unnamed former husband.

The castoff, of course, is Albert, who, on a dinner date with Eva, proves to be spirited company. He is, admittedly, quite heavy (“I’m planning on losing some weight. I really need to,” says Gandolfini’s character, who has to work at not being a slob. But he’s got a daughter (Eve Hewson) heading for college as well, he and Eva laugh easily together and there are no awkward silences. Promising.

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Muslim beauty pageant challenges Miss World AFP PHOTO / ADEK BERRY

Contestants of the World Muslimah contest take part in a fun walk in Jakarta on September 15, 2013. The Muslimah World contest that held on September 18 in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, is “Islam’s answer to Miss World”, the pageant’s founder Eka Shanti said.

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umn in The Huffington Post on Monday. In the column he says he’s been taking classes and studying while on movie sets, traveling and at home.

In June 2012, Wahlberg announced he was going back to school with the help of Snowden headmaster Kerry Torndorf who enrolled Wahlberg in his school’s Accelerated Learning Academy.

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JAKARTA - The finale of a beauty pageant exclusively for Muslim women will take place in the Indonesian capital Wednesday, in a riposte to the Miss World contest in Bali that has drawn fierce opposition from Islamic radicals.

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Twenty contestants will show off the latest Islamic fashion trends in the Muslimah World pageant and will also take part in other activities, such as reciting the Koran, aimed at demonstrating their piety.

“We’re just trying to show the world that Islam is beautiful,” said Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola, a 21-yearold contestant from Nigeria, one of six countries represented at the

pageant.

“We are free and the hijab (Muslim headscarf) is our pride.”

The contestants -- who can only enter the competition if they wear a headscarf -- have undergone three days of “spiritual training” in the run-up to the final in Jakarta, waking up before dawn to pray together and sharpen their Koranic reading skills.

Organisers say they want to

show Muslim women there is an alternative to the idea of beauty put forward by the British-run Miss World pageant, and also want to show that opposition to the pageant can be expressed non-violently.

Organiser Eka Shanti, who founded the pageant three years ago after losing her job as TV news anchor for refusing to remove her headscarf, bills the contest as “Islam’s answer to Miss World”.

“This year we deliberately held our event just before the Miss World final to show that there are alternative role models for Muslim women,” she told AFP. It is a starkly different approach

to the groups of Islamic radicals who have taken to the streets in recent weeks to protest Miss World, denouncing the contest as “pornography” and burning effigies of the organisers.

Despite a pledge by organisers to drop the famous bikini round for the pageant in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, radical anger was not appeased and the protest movement snowballed.

The government finally bowed to the mounting pressure and ordered the whole three-week pageant be moved to Hindu-majority Bali, where it opened on September 8.

Later rounds and the final, on

September 28, had originally been scheduled to be held in and around Jakarta, where there is considerable hardline influence.

While beauty is very much at the heart of Muslimah World -contestants’ height and weight is shown on the pageant’s website and it is sponsored by a halal make-up brand -- the contestants’ piety is also a big factor.

More than 500 contestants competed in online rounds to get to the final in Indonesia, one of which involved the contenders comparing stories of how they came to wear the headscarf.

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