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Not only the traders of basic necessities, such impact have also been felt by traders of souvenir or gift shop in traditional art markets. In Kuta and Legian, for example, revenues of traders had fallen sharply due to the growth of modern souvenir markets in the area.

To Bali Post, Mrs. Made, one of the traders in Kuta Art Market, revealed if the average income in those markets had fallen sharply following the rise of emerging modern souvenir markets. “Our income diminishes approximately 50 percent or even more due to the influence of the modern souvenir markets,” she said. The most obvious impact was decline in consumer of domestic tourists. Many domestic tourists, especially those traveling in groups, IBP/Doc were diverted by travel agents to A woman buying flower in on of traders in traditional market. Existence of traditional mar- shop in the souvenir markets. kets is increasingly marginalized by the massive proliferation of modern shops.

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BANGKOK — Floodwaters are pressing toward Bangkok on several fronts as soldiers and residents pile sandbags, and officials sound a new alarm for neighborhoods east of the capital near the international airport.

The Royal Irrigation Department on Tuesday advised residents in a flood plain east of Bangkok near Suvarnabhumi Airport to build sand-bag walls and move valuables to upper floors because water levels there were rapidly rising.

A department spokesman stressed that the airport itself was not threatened because it is well protected.

Authorities have been busy bolstering flood defenses along the northern perimeter of Bangkok in recent days.

Bangkok’s other airport, north of Bangkok, is in another area where floods threaten, but is also believed safe for now.

A woman and a girl sit in a rickshaw as it is pushed through floodwaters in Bang Bua Thon, in Nonthaburi province, suburban Bangkok, on October 18, 2011.

The Thai premier said reconstruction from massive floods swamping vast swathes of the country is expected to cost the government over 3.3 billion USD -- a fifth more than previously estimated.

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Bali News A number of school buildings await rehabilitation Denpasar (Bali Post)—

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Bali as a Living Museums

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Rain has not fallen in Nusa Penida

Cultivated land of farmers neglected Semarapura (Bali Post)—

Farmland of farmers in Nusa Penida sets to be neglected. The rain expected never falls whereas they have already prepared the arable land for this planting season since some time ago. “Unfortunately, it only rained once four days ago and no more rains after that,� said one of the residents of Jurangpait Hamlet, Nusa Penida, Made Suryana, Monday (Oct 17).

He said that his party should have been entering the planting season at this time where the residents of Nusa Penida, primarily those in the upper area, had prepared their land cultivation to plant corn or cassava. Farmers would immediately plant the crop as soon as the rain fell. “In fact, it does not rain until these days,� he said again.

Similar destiny was also experienced by another resident of Nusa Penida, Wira. According to him, the dry season had become the main obstacle for farmers in the region known to be dry and barren. Nevertheless, according to the Wira, the current drought had just an impact where the farmers were hampered to grow crops.

For the sake of consumption, residents could still get water through the tanks belonging to the Municipality Waterworks (PDAM) in which the water was sold for IDR 180,000 per tank. The water was then stored in the reservoir that was also used to catch rainwater. “Stock of our groceries is still available,� said Wira.

Such condition was justified by the Subdistrict Head of Nusa Penida, Wayan Suteja. When asked for his separate confirmation, Suteja claimed to have directly observed a number of villages in the upper part of Nusa Penida, such as Batu Kandik, Batu Madeg, Tanglad, Kutampi, Pejukutan and others. Those villages were dominantly producers of carbohydrates (corn and cassava). From the observation was known that local residents had cultivated their land for this planting season because it had rained previously. “However, it only rained for one day so that people are unable to cultivate their land further,� said Suteja. Nevertheless, he said, the food stocks in Nusa Penida remained adequate to meet the necessity of local community. (kmb20)

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The ďŹ re on Mount Agunug

)RUHVW ‍ۋ‏UH RQ 0RXQW Agung expands Amlapura (Bali Post)—

Fires in protected forest in the eastern and northern slopes of the Mount Agung, Karangasem, have continued to escalate since about two weeks ago. Deputy Regent of Karangasem, I Made 6XNHUDQD DIWHU PRQLWRULQJ WKH ÂżUHV E\ D KHOLFRSWHU RI WKH 1DWLRQDO 6$5 $JHQF\ %DVDUQDV

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The land which is not being used in Nusa Penida.

Deputy Regent said there were ÂżYH KRWVSRWV REVHUYDEOH DW WKDW WLPH Two hotspots climbing onto the top or near the top of the MountAgung were YHU\ ODUJH 7KH ÂżUHV ZHUH FRQVWDQWO\ blazing as continuing to be blown by high winds. Meanwhile, the shrubs in the form of grass and mountain reeds around him were very dry and flammable. “I see the dense forest still looking green can be quickly HQJXOIHG LQ WKH Ă€DPHV OHW DORQH WKH bushes consisting of the dry mountain grass. If we do not take quick DFWLRQ WR H[WLQJXLVK WKH ÂżUHV ZLWKLQ two days the forest will be burned out,â€? he explained before the Head of Karangasem Forestry and Plantation Agency, Ketut Mudita.

Sukerana looked puzzled and did not give an explanation what action would be taken to control the forest fires. Having escorted the Deputy Regent, the Head of Forestry and Plantation Agency Mudita just hoped the staff of Basarnas could immediately KHOS FRQYH\ WKH ÂżUH FDVH RI SURWHFWHG forest atAbang-Agung area on Mount Agung to Bali provincial authorities. “I think the staff of Basarnas will report

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Meanwhile, Sukerana added that aside from the two hotspots continuing to grow near the summit, three smaller hotspots were also visible at the bottom. The smaller ones on the lower slope were also feared to keep on growing as strong wind blew on the mountain. During this dry season the shrubs and moderate large trees or withered leaves and bark were dry and ÀDPPDEOH ³7KH ZLQG LV YHU\ VWURQJ so the small helicopter could not approach the mountain slopes. I have got dizziness because the helicopter was oscillating in the high wind,� he said.

According to Deputy Regent, his party could not estimate from the helicopter how extent the forest had EXUQHG %XW WKH ÂżUH KDG EXUQHG DQ extensive area and if no immediate action was taken within two days it was feared the forest would totally burn out. In the meantime, the area of Abang-Agung protected forest was estimated to reach 17,000 hectares.

Deputy Regent wished there was an assistance of larger helicopter from the Governor of Bali to spray water. “The

protected forest on the Mount Agung was necessary to be saved. Otherwise, it ZLOO EH HQJXOIHG LQ WKH ÀDPHV 7KHUHIRUH we should save the forest to achieve the clean and green Bali,� he said.

Mudita added that once receiving the report two days before, he monitored the location through Kubu Subdistrict. Location of the hotspots was indeed steep. He said that all hotspots spread from the foot of Mount Agung, precisely in the area of Kubu Subdistrict.Then, they expanded to the mountainside area of Mount Agung, right to Ban Village, namely Belong Hamlet, Ban Hamlet and Ban Village on the foot of Mount Agung.

Based on observation, the hotspots had been seen about two weeks ago.At daytime, only the billowing smokes of hotspots could be seen from the foot of Mount Agung above the Muntig and Batudawa, Tulamben Village, .XEX 6RXUFH RI WKH ÂżUH KDG QRW EHHQ known. Allegedly, it was triggered by friction between the branches of trees on the mountains, while other residents HVWLPDWHG WKH ÂżUH ZDV NLQGOHG E\ KRQH\ seekers who carelessly discarded the UHVW RI WKHLU ÂżUH (013)

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Fukushima victims: homeless,desperate and angry Reuters

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - At last, victims of Japan’s nuclear crisis can claim compensation. And they are angry.

They are furious at the red tape they have to wade through just to receive basic help and in despair they still cannot get on with their lives seven months after the huge quake and tsunami triggered the world’s worst nuclear disaster in 25 years.

Shouts fill a room at a temporary housing complex where seven officials, kneeling in their dark suits, face 70 or so tenants who were forced to abandon their homes near the Fukushima nuclear plant after some of its reactors went into meltdown after the March 11 quake struck.

“We don’t know who we can trust!” one man yelled in the cramped room where the officials were trying to explain the hugely complex procedures to claim compensation.

“Can we actually go back

home? And if not, can you guarantee our livelihoods?”

About 80,000 people were forced to leave their homes by the nuclear crisis.

While the owner of the plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co, has made temporary payments to some victims, it was only last month that it finally began accepting applications for compensation.

But the procedure is so complicated that it seems to just make things worse. After claimants have read a 160-page instruction manual, they then have to fill in a 60-page form and attach receipts for lodging, transportation and medical costs.

“It’s too difficult. I’m going to see how it goes. I don’t want to rush and mess up,” said Toshiyuki Owada, 65, an evacuee from Namie town, about 20 km (12 miles) away from the plant.

Owada is one of many who still has not applied for compensation even though they have lost jobs or businesses and are running out of cash.

Netanyahu slams Palestinian refusal to hold talks AFP

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deplored the Palestinians’ refusal to enter into direct peace talks with Israel at the upcoming international Quartet talks on Middle East peace.

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Evacuees who fled from Namie town near the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant listen to government officials’ explanations about how to apply for compensation at their temporary housing complex in Fukushima October 6, 2011.

“We welcome the efforts of the Quartet to bring about direct talks with no pre-conditions, but we deplore the fact that during the Quartet meeting scheduled for October 26 such direct negotiations won’t be taking place because of the opposition from the Palestinians,” Netanyahu said in a statement issued by his office.

“Only direct talks without preconditions can advance the peace process,” Netanyahu stressed.

Envoys of the Middle East Quartet -- the United States, the European Union, the United Nations and Russia -- will meet separately in Jerusalem October 26 with Israeli and Palestinian representatives as they seek a way forward on peace talks, the US State Department said Monday.

“Quartet envoys will be meeting with the parties in Jerusalem on October 26 with the aim to begin preparations and develop an agenda for proceeding with the negotia-

tions,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner said in Washington, adding afterwards that “separate” meetings would be held.

The Quartet launched an effort on September 23 to restart suspended peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, acting after Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas formally submitted his request to the United Nations for Palestine to be admitted as a full member.

The Quartet stated last month that there would be a meeting “between the parties,” meaning Israelis and Palestinians sitting down face to face to hammer out an agenda and a method of proceeding in the negotiations.

Putin calls himself hardest-working Russian leader MOSCOW (AP) — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin lauded himself Monday as Russia’s hardest-working leader since World War II, putting himself above Communist-era titans like Stalin and Khrushchev in his first lengthy interview since announcing that he will return to the presidency next year.

The nationally televised display of bravado was remarkable even for a man known for his extreme self-confidence, obsession with his public image and virtually unquestioned control over Russia’s most important institutions.

Putin announced last month

that he will run for a third term as president in March elections, and his victory is seen as a certainty.

He told the heads of Russia’s three national television channels that the Soviet Union’s Communist-era leaders were not physically capable and willing to run the country the way he does.

“I can’t recall Soviet leadership after World War II who worked as hard,” the former KGB colonel said.

“They did not know what to do because of their physical capabilities or misunderstandings.”

The channel heads took turns asking Putin a series of polite ques-

tions that ranged from deferential to obsequious. One of them compared Putin to a hawk — to which the prime minister replied with a condescending smile.

“A hawk is a good birdie,” he said. “But I am against any cliches.”

None of the interviews questioned Putin’s favorable comparison of himself to the Soviet Union’s post-WWII leaders.

Those leaders include Joseph Stalin, who turned most of Eastern Europe into a Communist bloc; Nikita Khrushchev, who provoked the Caribbean missile crisis, sent

the first man in space and banged his shoe on the table in the United Nations promising to “bury” the Western world; and Mikhail Gorbachev, who started perestroika and the democratic changes that led — against his will — to the 1991 Soviet collapse.

Putin accused his Communistera predecessors of making people feel unsafe and monopolizing ideological and economic power in ways that led to the collapse.

“This political force led the country to collapse and disintegration,” he said. “People lost the sense of being protected.”

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin

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Team BCP Triumphs at Salon Culinaire Malaysia 2011 IBP

Shouts of jubilation resounded when the Bali Culinary Professionals (BCP) team member, Dias RadityaWidjaja was awarded Silver medal, with the highest point score at the recent Salon Culinaire Malaysia 2011, beating 27 competitors from local and international hotels, restaurants and education institutions. More notable recognition came BCP’s way to Mardhika, receiving a diploma for his apprentice category.

Dias, having trained hard in preparation for this competition in the kitchens of Bulgari Bali Hotel, presented a fish main-course. Alongside him were his team members HelmyWijaya trained at ST Regis Balifor meat/poultry main-course category and Mardhika Prasetya Nugraha Homantrained at Nikko Bali Resort and Spa for the apprentice chicken/salmon main-course.

Dias admitted that the threemonth training for him and his fellow students was a challenging experience. “We had sleepless nights practicing and fine tuning our technical skills for the competition! I am very happy that our hard work and efforts paid off. I have our mentor chefs, family and friends to thank for what I have achieved at this competition,” he said.

“I congratulate and thank the team who helped in adding this win to BCP’s notable list of achievements. This win made it more meaningful as we look forward to even greater achievements in the future of young chefs development. This is definitely only the beginning of more to come!” said a happy Chef Andrew , president of BCP, “BCP is very excited with this latest success. Competing with industry professionals was a great eye opening experience and excellent opportunity for the young chefs

development.”

Organised by the Malaysian Association of Hotels, Chefs Association of Malaysia and The Malaysian Food & Beverage Executives Association, CulinaireMalaysia is the region’s largest culinary competition and is held in conjunction with the Food & Hotel Malaysia Exhibition (FHM). CulinaireMalaysia aims to set a higher benchmark on the culinary standards in the Malaysian hospitality industry, and to recognize and motivate individual chefs who excel in their field of culinary arts that match world standards.

Held on a bi-annual basis, this year’s CulinaireMalaysia was held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from 20th to 23rd September and attracted over 1,500 participating entries from around Malaysia Germany, China, Taiwan, Korea, Nepal, Macau, Singapore, Philippines, Mexico and many more countries.

Temple Ceremony Calendar Event for October 11 through October 29, 2011 11 Ock Purnama Kapat Bhatara Tiga Sakti (Padmasana) Penataran Agung Besakih Meru Cakra Lombok Lempuyang Madya Karangasem Penerejon Temple Kintamani Pulaki Temple Buleleng Tirta Emupul Tampak Siring Puseh, Village T, Penataran, Luhuring Akasa, Bhatara Hyang Basukih Cemenggoan Sukawati Tirta Temple Negari Singapadu Puseh-Pr. Desa. Penataran Tangsub Sukawati Penataran Agung Tegalalangm Desa Denjalan Batubulan Puseh Temple Singakerta Ubud Nataran Sanding Tampaksiring Bakung Temple Ceningan Nusa Penida Pasek Getas Kawan Kedewatan Ubud Agung Dukuh Sakti Pangku/Subamia Braban Pasek Gelgel Carik Selemadeg Tabanan Pasek Gelgel Klating Dukuh Kerambitan Pasek Bendesa Mas Gadungan Selemadeng Agung Pasek Temple Tohjiwa Wanasari Selemadeg Pr. Penataran Pasek Kayu Putih Bandem Karangsem Puseh Werdi Agung emoga Bolang Mangondow Sulut Dukuh Segening Wangsiang Karangasem Dalem Kahyangan Arya Gajahpare Sukaluwih Tejakula Buleleng Pasraman Suci Temple Renon Denpasar Penaratan Agung Kertabumi T. M. I. I. Jakarta Timur Puru Luwur Waisnawa, Asah Badung-Sepang Buleleng Ulun Danu Batur Songan Kintamani Agung Surya Bhuwana Skyline JayaPapua Dalem Bengkel Temple Ubung Denpasar Merajan Suci Geriya Penataran Gemeh Denpasar Pejenggali Temple Tegalalang Pasek Bendesa Gadungan Selemadeg Tabanan Panti Pasek Gelgel Meliling Kerambitan Pajenengan Dukuh Ogan Sangkan Gunung Rendang Karangasem Dadia Dukuh Segening Lampung Tengah

Dukuh Sakti Blatung Kuruh Kerambitan Gumang (bukit Juru) Bugbug Karangasem Kawitan Arya Samping Banjar Langon Kapal Pejenengan Pulasari Desa Dukuh Sidemen Karangasem Segara Penimbangan Bakti Segara Buleleng Puseh Yeh Ulakan Suana Nusa Penida Pr. Mentik Ring Gunung Lebah Batur Kintamani Pasek Tangkas Kori Agung Kuruh Kerambitan Pr. Penataran Ubud Luhur Giri Kusuma Daun Peken Blahkiuh Abiansemal Pemerajan Agung Jambe Guwang Busungbiu Buleleng Dalem Puri Temple Batuan Sukawati Dalem Temple Kediri Silakarang Singapadu Dalem Temple Sukawati Dalem Temple Singakerta Ubud 19 Ock Buda Keliwon Ugu Dalem Tarukan Temple Peninjoan Tembuku - Bangli Pasek Gelgel Boading Kaba-kaba - Tabanan Pemayun Temple Banyuning Tengah - Buleleng Desa Kayangan Tiga Bubunan Seririt - Buleleng Agung Gunung Raung Taro Kaja Taro - Tegalalang Merajan Pasek Dangka Bungbungan 29 Ock Tumpek Wayang Majapahit Temple Jembrana Odalan Betara ratu Gede Celuk Sukawati Odalan Betara Ratu Wedyadari Camenggaon Sukawati Panti Gelgel Pengembungan Sesetan Denpasar Betara Ratu Alit dan Ratu Lingsir Singakerta Ubud Pedarmaan Dalem Sukawati Besakih Pedarmaan Mengwi Besakih Pedarmaan Kaba-kaba Besakih Pedarmaan dalem Bakas Besakih Dadia Agung Pasek Gelgel Pegatepan Gelgel Klungkung Merajan Pasek Bendesa Kori Agung Pengatepan Pedarmaan Dinasti dalem sri Aji Kresna Kepakisan Temple Besakih (Dalem Klungkung) Penataran Giri Purwa & Pesraman Kendal Rejo Tegal Delimo Banyuangi Pemrajan Agung Temple Sulang Kec Dawan Klungkung

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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US coordinator for policy on Myanmar, Derek Mitchell (R), following a meeting with Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (L) in Yangon in September 2011.

US envoy:Myanmar improving but more reform needed AFP

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US defense minister to meet asean counterparts Antara

JAKARTA - US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is scheduled to meet with counterparts from the ten ASEAN countries informally in Bali at the end of this week to discuss regional security issues, including developments in the South China Sea. “Informally we will hold a meeting with Defense Secretary Panetta to discuss various issues related to regional stability,” said Malaysian Defense Minister Dato` Seri Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi here Monday.

The Malaysian defense minister said that the ASEAN defense ministers meeting in Bali this week will

discuss existing cooperation issues as well as the strengthening of existing ones.

“Some of the issues to be discussed include maritime security, disaster relief and humanitarian assistance, prevention of terror and peacekeeping missions,” Ahmad Zahidi said.

Panetta`s presence in Bali was part

of a series of trips he would be making for the first time to countries in Asia, namely Indonesia, Japan and South Korea, bbeginning October 21.

K i i on O b 21 According to Pentagon press secretary George Little, Panetta would start his overseas tour by visiting Bali, then Tokyo and Seoul before returning to the US on October 28.

The government of President Barack Obama is trying to shift Washington`s foreign policy focus to Asia.

Earlier, Panetta said the Asian region was where the US`s security and economic interests would largely

be in the 21st century.

“With the emergence of China, the US will need to reassure its allies and d equip i with i h “our “ project j strength”, h” “he said.

Defense Secretary Panetta will join the US delegation team at the 19th ASEAN Summit which coupled with the East Asia Summit (EAS) in Bali.

US President Barack Obama is scheduled to attend the event with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev.

The 19th ASEAN Summit will discuss the draft Declaration on the Code of Conduct in the South China

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JAKARTA - Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo said global economic conditions were worsening and therefore Indonesia should be on its guard.

“Global economic conditions are now worse than three weeks ago,” he said at a coordination meeting on the 2012 budget bill here on Monday.

He said his assessment was based on the results of a meeting of G20 countries last week.

He said it was said at the meeting, projections of the world`s economic growth had been revised down down from 4.4 percent to 4.0 percent with growth in the developed countries estimated at around 1.5 percent and in developing countries at around six percent.

“It is even possible the world`s economy will only grow one percent or be corrected from four percent,” he said.

Therefore, he said, there were five signals that should be watched closely.

Firstly, he said, it was risk intensification in Europe. He said “intensification will be rife in view of fiscal, banking and liquidity management while politically European countries must be united in agreeing on the bailout programs.”

Secondly, he said, it was the economic slowdown in the US which was caused by a slowdown in the payment of public debt, household debt, fiscal and mortgage obligations and the yet-to--be completed housing policy.

The third signal was the global shock as a result of the indebtedness of some European countries such as Greece, Italy and Spain.

Agus said the next signal was the threat economic overheating in developing countries while the fifth signal was economic risks in Middle Eastern countries.

Sea (South China Sea Code of Conduct) produced by the 18th ASEAN Summit.

Russia “US and d R i are iinvolved l d because the two countries also have economic and security interests in the South China Sea path,” said Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesman Michael Tene.

Tene said the US and Russia were expected to provide advice and and inputs to solve the problems in the South China Sea involving China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam and the Philippines.

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Freeport resumes production activities in Papua Antara

JAKARTA - PT Freeport Indonesia has resumed its production activities in Papua province after they were temporarily stopped last Monday (Oct 17) due to rising tension between its management and workers, a minister said.

“Today, operational processes are running at about 50 percent of capacity with production of ore reaching 207,000 tons per day,” Mineral and Energy Resources Minister Darwin Saleh Zahedi said here on Tuesday.

The minister expressed hope that PT Freeport`s management and workers would find a win-win solution to their problem.

The labor dispute at Freeport began with differences between workers and the management over the inclusion of a higher pay system in a new collective labor agreement (PKB). The difference of views emerged during negotiations to draw up a new PKB for the 2011 - 2013 period. The negotiations on

the new PKB lasted 30 days from July 20 to August 19, 2011 but were later extended by seven days until August 26, 2011.

But because the workers union and the management failed to reach an agreement, the government fielded a tripartite plus team composed of representatives of the ministries of law, manpower, energy and mineral resources and police) businessmen (national executives of Apindo) and workers to have direct dialogs with the workers` representatives.

Manpower Minister Muhaimin Iskandar said he was sending a special team to Timikia, Papua, to make persuasive approaches and help defuse tensions between the PT Freeport management and its employee.

“We will continue to provide assistance to overcome the problem at Freeport in manpower terms by involving negotiators between the workers union and the company`s management. We hope that this industrial relations dispute will soon be settled, and not claim more victims,” the minister said.

JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has already named replacements for five ministers and a ministerial level state official as part of his ongoing effort to reshuffle the cabinet.

President Yudhoyono here on Monday summoned six candidates to replace five ministers in the present Second Unity Cabinet and the head of the State Intelligence Agency. They were Gita Wirjawan, Amir Syamsuddin, Azwar Abubakar, Djan Farid, Dahlan Iskan and Lieutenant General Marciano Norman.

Gita Wirjawan who is now head of the National Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) was named trade minister to replace Mari Elka Pangestu, and Amir Syamsuddin, who is secretary of the Ethics Council of the ruling Democrat Party, minister of law and human rights to replace Patrialis Akbar while Azwar Abubakar from the National Mandate Party (PAN) was assigned as minister of administrative reform to replace EE Mangindaan.

Djan Farid meanwhile was named minister of public housing to replace Suharso Monoarfa who resigned recently while Dahlan Iskan was to be minister of state enterprises to replace Mustafa Abubakar. Norman Marciano would replace Sutanto as chief of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN).

Presidential spokesman Julian Aldrin Pasha said PresidentYudhoyono would still summon more candidates on Tuesday. “The summoning of candidates is to continue until tomorrow, I can assure you that but I don`t know the exact schedule,” Julian said at the presidential palace compound.

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Bali Today Tipat Bantal War to prevent harvest failure 5HFHQWO\ KXQGUHGV RI KHFWDUHV RI ULFH ÂżHOGV LQ %DOL IDFHG FURS IDLOXUH due to prolonged drought. nlike farmers of Kapal Customary Village, they are currently undergoing great harvest. Abundant results of the harvest are believed to be the impact of implementing the war tradition known as aci raha pengangon in the form of tipat bantal or pillow-like cake and rice bag organi ed once a year. This year s thanksgiving ritual to God was held on Tuesday (Sep 20) coincided with the kerta masa (harvest season) of the farmers situated at the village in the Mengwi Subdistrict, Badung.

Chief of Subak Tegan, Kapal Customary Village, I Made Nuada, explained that since 2003 when he was asked to serve as chief of the subak organization, the subak at Kapal had never faced harvest failure. At the moment, the total area of Subak Tegan came to 183 hectares supported by 870 members. One hectare of land yielded about 8 tons of grains. Through the procession known as tipat bantal war and ngusaba jelih lambih ritual farmers expressed their profound gratitude for the success of abundant harvest. Yield of harvest in the form of processed foods namely tipat and bantal were returned to the ÂżHOG ZLWK WKH KRSHV WKH\ FRXOG EHFRPH the seed and source of life.

Meanwhile, Chief of Kapal Customary Village, A.A. Gede Dharmayasa, added that rendezvous of tipat and bantal symbolized the seed of life. Tipat or ketupat was a processed food from rice wrapped in square bag of young coconut leaf representing a female energy. Then, bantal was an oval snack of glutinous rice wrapped in young coconut leaf and symbolized the male energy. In the Hindu concept of energy, women and men were called Purusha and Pradhana.

The encounter of both energies was believed to give life to all creatures.

The war procession of tipat bantal was organized in two stages. It was carried out for about 15 minutes in the middle courtyard of the Desa Temple by some bare-chested men. Within this procession, the society was divided into two groups. Each group was armed with tipat and bantal. Afterward, the group threw the tipat and bantal each other.

One of the residents would bring a mat used as the pad sheet to acquire the seed of life source from the throw of tipat precisely hitting the bantal. This pair of tipat and bantal would be used as a means of ngusaba jelih lambih.

Furthermore, the tipat bantal war would be continued in front of the Desa Temple involving thousands of Kapal customary villagers. The war lasted about for 30 minutes accompanied with

the sound of gamelan music. When the war accomplished, the road body DURXQG WKH WHPSOH ZRXOG EH ÂżOOHG E\ sticky bantal breaking during the war.

To prevent accidents, the customary village would immediately clean it up.

The origin of tipat bantal war tradition is described in ancient palm-leaf manuscripts. One of them is the Tabuh Rah Pengangon belonging to one of the Kapal villagers, Ketut Sudarsana. To sum up, it is said that when Asta Sura Ratna Bhumi Banten ruled Bali Island succeeded his brother, Shri Walajaya Kertaningrat, who died in the Caka Year 1259 or 1337 AD, he appointed a vice regent named Ki Kebo Taruna or better known as Ki Kebo Iwa and already had a great knight named Ki Pasung Grigis.

At that time, the king instructed the vice regent to restore the Purasada Temple located at Kapal Village.

In the Caka Year 12 0 or 1338 AD, Ki Kebo Iwa departed to Purusadha Temple accompanied by Pasek Gelgel, Pasek Tangkas, Pasek Bendesa and Pasek Gaduh. Previously, they left for Nyanyi Village to pick up bricks as a material for the temple restoration.

Unfortunately, it was not explained how Kebo Iwa restored the temple. Once upon a time, Kapal Village suffered a famine due to harvest failure leading to chaos in society. In response to the situation, Ki Kebo Iwa pleaded the way out to the Creator by performing meditation in the Purusadha Temple.

From the meditation, he received revelation from the Lord Shiva Pasupati to implement aci rah pengangon by means of presenting tipat bantal as a symbol of Purusha and Pradhana to engender the source of life. The revelation also instructed the residents of Kapal Village not to sell tipat or rice bag because it represented the energy of feminism or the motherland. Ultimately, the aci rah pengangon was implemented at Kapal Village so the Kapal Village turned prosperous and peaceful. Until now, the tradition is still carried out in the form of tipat bantal war. (BT kmb)

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People doing Ngelawar activity. Each region in Indonesia has different delicacy pursuant to surrounding environment providing the ingredients and tradition maintained. Bali, for instance, has lawar. It has been renowned and tasted by the tongue of foreign tourists.

Ngelawar:

From Togetherness with Love to Flavor Each region in Indonesia has different delicacy pursuant to surrounding environment providing the ingredients and tradition maintained. Bali, for instance, has lawar. It has been renowned and tasted by the tongue of foreign tourists. Hot spices supported by a variety of tubers and thinly-chopped vegetables like the young coconut shell, string bean, grated coconut or young papaya will kindle the appetite from the beginning until the end. Then, chopped meat such as pork, beef, chicken, duck or others are used as the main ingredient, and it gives the name of the lawar itself. This lawar delicacy is over and over again introduced in every occasion of traditional culinary event.

At villages, the ngelawar (preparation of lawar) tradition is begun by togetherness. Villagers usually slaughter a pig or the like and prepare the dishes collectively for special occasions such as personal life-cycle rituals or temple anniversary. From early in the morning, they have been ready to go by bringing along with a sharp knife. Few moments later, the chopping boards turn crowded sounding tek... tek tek tek and goes on. Some prepare spices and vegetables, while the others slice thinly the meat in use. In essence, the pebat or kitchen department is very busy.

Meanwhile, when celebrating the Galungan and Kuningan festivity, Balinese people (Hindu) may join the collective slaughter known as mepatung while food preparation is undertaken individually.

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some oblations other than for consumption. Their food habitually consist of lawar, satay, komoh (clear soup), urutan (sausage), skin crackers, tum (chopped meat mix with spices and then steamed) and so forth.

Other tradition remains to be maintained is ngejot or presenting food gift to neighbor and relatives. Though they equally have the same delicacy, it is intended to maintain social relationship and exchange the food as theirs may have different tastes. Similarly, family members will also visit relatives where parent or grandparent comes from.

To share the happiness with the ancestral souls, at least family will also bring along sagi offering and be presented to them in the home platform shrine at bale dangin or eastern pavilion.

Today, probably many people are very busy as they must be in charge to work. However, there are always people offering their services by providing ready-to-serve lawar. It is variedly packed in nice bamboo basket containing particular number of satay, lawar and serapah (grated coconut with meat).

On that account, people will not be busy to prepare it in case of organizing an event or socio-religious activity.

When making a visit to Bali, it also a good opportunity for you try these delicacies. At least, try the lawar as it has been identical to Balinese cuisine. Seemingly, your visit to Bali would be incomplete without pampering’ your tongue by this delicacy. Of course, it will enrich your culinary adventure, too (BT punia)

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Balinese Culture Taman Sari Temple: A Sanctum to Venerate Dang Hyang Astapaka Taman Sari Temple at Budakeling Village, Bebandem Subdistrict, is believed by local residents as a sanctum to venerate Ida Dang HyangAstapaka. Likewise, this temple is believed as dang kahyangan temple established by the nephew of Danghyang Dwijendra or Ida Pedanda Sakti Wawu Rauh.

According to public relation committee of the temple, Ida Made Giur Dipta, at the moment his party was organizing the Tawur Tabuh Gentuh procession.

Meanwhile, peak of the Mamungkah and Ngenteg Linggih ritual. It was said, the ritual procession had been in progress. The deity was being invited to receive worship IRU GD\V DQG KLV VDQFWLÂżHG HIÂżJ\ ZRXOG EH VWRUHG Pursuant to the existing belief and palm-leaf manuscript, Ida Dang HyangAstapaka is the son of Dang HyangAngsoka. The latter is the brother of Dang Hyang Dwijendra.

It is believed, before settling at Budakeling, when arriving in Bali from Java Dang Hyang Astapaka once settled at Ambengan Village in Gianyar upon the approval of king of Gelgel. His arrival in Bali was on the invitation of the king related to the implementation of Homa Yaj a. Meanwhile, Dang Hyang Dwijendra came to Bali earlier and had been a spiritual advisor to the king of Gelgel, Dalem Waturenggong.

Expertise of Dang Hyang Astapaka was once tested before the court. In the royal meeting hall was dug a hole and a goose was put into it.Afterward, the hole was sealed ÂżUPO\ VR WKH JRRVH ZDV LQYLVLEOH ,Q WKH DVVHPEO\ WDNLQJ SODFH DWWHQGHG E\ 'DOHP DORQJ ZLWK WKH UR\DO RIÂżFLDOV the goose voiced.

The king asked Dang HyangAstapaka what sound comLQJ IURP WKH KROH ZDV :LWK KLJK VHOI FRQÂżGHQFH 'DQJ Hyang Astapaka replied that it was the voice of a dragon.

Suddenly, participants in the meeting hall laughed at him.

But, from the hole where the goose placed previously came out a dragon. Emergence of the dragon made the people in the meeting hall to cringe. The shakti power of Dang

Hyang Astapaka was then proved. Ultimately, the royal palace proclaimed and appointed him a spiritual advisor as the position of Dang Hyang Dwijendra.

Once upon a time, due to certain reasons, Dang Hyang Astapaka set off toward the east of Gelgel Kingdom. He saw a bright light radiating from the earth to the sky. Source of the light was sought and known to be at Budakeling Village.

Through his samadhi, it was known if the light source was an excellent place to establish an ashram. Location of the light source was stuck with a stick of tanjung wood branch.

7UHHV RU ÀRZHUV RI WKH WDQMXQJ ZHUH WKHQ ÀRXULVKLQJ $W WKDW location was then built the Tanjung Sari Ashram and now it turned to theTamanTanjungTemple.Virtually at same time, it was also built the sanctum of Dang Hyang Astapaka and named the Taman Sari Temple. (BT kmb)

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Teep Beans: Lazing while Enjoying Slow Snack Among the delicacy of Balinese food with hot spices, in fact, Balinese community also retains easy-peasy snack but sometimes a bit harder. One of them is the bean of teep. Its tree resembles to that of breadfruit.

However, its beans are far smaller compared to that of breadfruit. When its fruits have turned ripe, they usually attract the presence of civet. Actually, this nocturnal cat is only interested to eat the esh of fruit. Similar thing also happens to coffee beans. Since the skin of beans is hard it cannot digest them so civet could only enjoy the esh.

On the next day, those seeds could be found at the feces of civet. All seeds remain intact. However, if people see the ripe fruits ďŹ rst, they will not need to wait the coming of civet to pick them.

To process the beans, they are ďŹ rst cleansed thoroughly and dry under the sun. Afterward, they should be fried without oil but sand. When they have been ďŹ nely cooked they can be enjoyed while relaxing or lazing. As the shell and beans are slightly hard, it may take a bit long time to open and chew them. However, if they are indeed dry enough and cooked well they must be easy to open and crispy. They are good to consume as slow snack while chatting or watching TV. (BTN/punia)

Special Mussels: Dissolved in Tenderness of Coconut Milk While boring with the ordinary servings, simply try a delightful avor of seafood. For instance, with a combination of mussel ingredient and Balinese tuber spices, it could pamper the appetite of foodies or culinary adventurers. Tender coconut milk will enhance the avor of mussel.

Ingredient: 250g mussel, a cup of coconut milk Spices: 6 cloves shallot, 4 cloves garlic, 1 large chili, 2 small chilies, 1 slice turmeric, 1 slice kencur (aromatic ginger), 1 slice ginger, 1 pc salam leaf, 2 pcs kafďŹ r lime leaf, ½ tsp coriander, ½ tsp pepper, ½ tsp salt, 1 tbsp of lime juice and 2 tbsp palm oil Method: s #LEANSE THE MUSSELS AND DRAIN 'IVE LIME JUICE to remove its odor. s !LL SPICES ARE GROUND lNELY EXCEPT FOR KAFlR lime leaf, salam leaf, pepper, salt and coriander. s 3TIR FRY THE GROUND SPICES UNTIL SMELLING FRAGRANT Pour the mussel into the spices on the frying pan and stir for a while. Add coconut milk while pouring salt, pepper, coriander. Wait for a while until the coconut milk turns a little dry. Take out and it is ready to serve. (BTN/ punia)

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This Museum of Statue is a ďŹ eld archeological museum. It has been built since 1960 under the supervision of Bali’s Archeological Regional OfďŹ ce and was opened for public in 1974. In this building there is a collection of archeological remains dated back at pre-History of Bali.

This Museum is located between Pejeng and Bedulu village, by the side of the road to Tampak Siring. The distance from Penataran Sasih temple to the Museum is about 400 m.

There are a lot of domestic and foreign tourists visiting this museum. They visit this place in order to look at the archeological remains or for doing a research.

Among the collection of pre-Historical remains, there are also some stuff made of stones, bones and so forth, the most attractive sight is some sarcophaguses originating from several places in Bali. In general the sarcophagus as are in the form of turtle, having bulges at its sides and decorated with a mask showing a big overlooking eyes, open mouth or joking with its tongue coming out. Other collection, among other things is some bronze statues, etc.

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TORONTO - An offer of free games, translation software or other apps to compensate BlackBerry users for last week’s prolonged outage left Research In Motion investors cool on Monday, and the shares fell 6 percent.

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Michael Jackson latest to get the Cirque treatment Associated Press Writer

DETROIT — Michael Jackson long has been intertwined with the Beatles and Elvis Presley. In addition to his standing as a fellow all-time, charttopping music legend, the late King of Pop also owned a substantial share of the publishing rights to the Beatles’ back catalog, and he married Presley’s daughter, Lisa Marie.

Now, Jackson is being mentioned with the Fab Four and The King for yet another reason: his life and music are being celebrated as theirs were with a Cirque du Soleil show. “Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour” made its U.S. debut Saturday night at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, only a handful of miles away from the old Motown Records headquarters where Jackson got his start as a member of The Jackson 5.

And like “The Beatles Love” and “Viva Elvis” shows, the two-hour Jackson-themed performance is designed to give audience members the flair and showmanship of Cirque coupled with the flair and showmanship of a Michael Jackson concert.

“Michael was a performer that was not just music. He was dance. He was cinema. He had a humanitarian side,” said Kevin Antunes, the “Immortal” show’s musical designer. “So, you can take all of that and put it all into the show. That’s where I think the difference is.”

The eye-popping, high-wire acrobatics and elaborate costuming that are

a hallmark of any Cirque show are of course present, but there are a multitude of Jackson-specific touches. Oversized versions of his signature accessories — glove and penny loafers — come to life during a rocking version of “Beat It,” and airborne performers wearing LED suits light up the darkened arena to the strains of “Human Nature.” Jackson’s best-known and loved dance moves are all there, too.

The Cirque performers do the patented “Smooth Criminal” lean-forward during a noir-ish, gangster-themed segment, and the first half of the show concludes with a rousing performance of “Thriller,” which features the famous zombie boogie from the video in a Cirqued-up graveyard.

And of course, the moonwalk is represented, not only on stage, but on the massive video screens behind it, where footage of the man himself is displayed throughout the show. In Detroit, Jackson’s likeness drew a hearty ovation the first time it appeared. One woman loudly squealed: “We love you, Michael!”

AP Photo/Cirque du Soleil

This photo provided Oct. 14, 2011, by Cirque du Soleil, shows the new Michael Jackson-themed Cirque du Soleil show that was scheduled to make its U.S. debut Saturday, Oct. 15, in Detroit.

Sales from Bieber’s Christmas CD to go to charity Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK — Justin Bieber is in the holiday spirit: The singer is the first artist on the Universal Music roster to have part of his album sales benefit a charity. Sales from “Under the Mistletoe,” his Christmas album that is out on Nov. 1, will go to various charities, including Pencils of Promise and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

“Universal never actually allowed money from the album to go to charity, so it’s kind of a unique thing and

I’m very happy and proud of what we’ve done,” the 17-year-old said in an interview from Lima, Peru on Monday. Bieber said he isn’t sure how much of the sales will go to charity, but thanks his team for helping him achieve his goal of wanting help others during the holiday season.

“I tell them basically what I want and they kind of go and help me get it done,” said Bieber, who will also donate money to various food banks. “Under the Mistletoe” features collaborations with Mariah

AP Photo/Enrique Castro Mendivil, Pool

Singer Justin Bieber performs during his My World Tour concert at the National Stadium in Lima, Peru, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011.

Carey and Boyz II Men, among others. He said he wanted to “work with people who had great experiences with Christmas albums.”

“They were all great people and fun to be around,” said the Canadianborn entertainer, who appears on a “super festive” version of Carey’s classic song “All I Want for Christmas.” Chris Brown co-wrote and co-produced the song “Christmas Eve,” which Bieber says “all the ladies will like.” And there are also tunes featuring Usher and country trio the Band Perry.

“They’ve been really successful and great in the country world, so I wanted to get them on my Christmas album and cross some barriers and try to get some different audience members to listen to my music,” he said. Bieber, who also raps on the Busta Rhymes-assisted “Drummer Boy,” said he enjoys performing different styles of music.

“I guess I can be pretty versatile — being able to do country music and put out a record of me rapping on the Internet,” he said. “I just think that with the Internet, not a lot of artists can be taken seriously if they try to change lanes and so I made it kind of apparent at first that I love to do everything and people kind of take me seriously when I switch over, so I’m really lucky to be able to have that.”

Naomi Campbell honored at Gabrielle Angel Ball Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK — Naomi Campbell put her bad-girl reputation aside as she was honored by the Gabrielle Angel Foundation. The supermodel says it meant a lot to her to be recognized by such an important cause.

Campbell had a few scraps with the law, and did community service in New York. But on the red carpet, everyone sang her praises. Kim Kardashian called it “very cool,” La La Anthony said it was amazing, and Eve blamed the press, saying “the media tries to play her out for something else, but she’s a good person.”

Former New York governor David Patterson empathized, “I’ve had a whole year of things being positive, it’s a lot better on the nerves.” The AP Photo/Evan Agostini foundation was created Honoree Naomi Campbell attends in 1996 by philanthro- the Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for pist Denise Rich after Cancer Research “Angel Ball” honors her daughter died of gala at Cipriani’s Wall St. on Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 in New York. leukemia.

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Iceland’s Katla volcano is getting restless

AP Photo/Paisley Dodds

Vik, a small Icelandic town of just 300 people, where residents still recall stories from their relatives of Katla volcano’s last eruption in 1918, sits under a blanket of cloud in this Sept. 27, 2011 photo.

Associated Press Writer

VIK, Iceland — If Iceland’s air-traffic paralyzing volcanic eruption last year seemed catastrophic, just wait for the sequel. That’s what some experts are saying as they nervously watch rumblings beneath a much more powerful Icelandic volcano — Katla — which could spew an ash cloud dwarfing the 2010 eruption that cost airlines $2 billion and drove home how vulnerable modern society is to the whims of nature.

Brooding over rugged moss-covered hills on Iceland’s southern edge, Katla is a much bigger beast than the nearby Eyjafjallajokul volcano, which chugged ash all over Europe for several weeks in an eruption that local scientist Pall Einarsson describes nonetheless as “small.”

Named after an evil troll, Katla has a larger magma chamber than Eyjafjallajokul’s. Its last major eruption in 1918 continued more than a month, turning day into night, starving crops of sunlight and killing off some live-

stock. The eruption melted some of the ice-sheet covering Katla, flooding surrounding farmlands with a torrent of water that some accounts have said measured as wide as the Amazon.

Now, clusters of small earthquakes are being detected around Katla, which means an eruption could be imminent, seismologists say. The earthquakes have been growing in strength, too.

After a long period of magnitude 3 tremors, a magnitude 4 quake was detected last week. “It is definitely showing signs of restlessness,” said

Einarsson, a professor of geophysics at the University of Iceland.

Teams of seismologists and geologists at the university are tracking the spike in seismic activity and working with disaster officials to prepare communities near Katla like Vik, a small town of some 300 people that is flanked by black sand beaches.

Civil defense authorities have been holding regular meetings with scientists. Disaster officials have also drafted an evacuation plan and set aside temporary housing, but many fear they may have less than an hour to evacuate once the volcano erupts.

Iceland sits on a large volcanic hot spot in the Atlantic’s mid-oceanic ridge. Eruptions, common throughout Iceland’s history, are often triggered by seismic activity when the Earth’s plates move and magma from deep underground pushes its way to the surface.

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BlackBerry maker tries to soothe angry customers Associated Press Writer

TORONTO — The maker of the struggling BlackBerry tried to soothe tens of millions of frustrated customers Monday, offering more than $100 worth of free software to each one and giving some a month of technical support as compensation for last week’s massive outage.

But some BlackBerry users and experts cast doubt on whether the freebies from Research In Motion would be enough to keep people from abandoning the tarnished brand in favor of more popular smartphones. “Most of the people that use BlackBerrys are business people and all they care about is: ‘Does it work?’” said Chris Allen, a cable technician in Fall River, Massachusetts.

The free software will be made available over the coming weeks on BlackBerry App World. The premium apps, which typically

cost $5 to $15 each, include programs such as iSpeech Translator and the games “Bejeweled” and “Texas Hold’em Poker 2.” The offer runs until the end of the year.

The free technical support will be available to corporate customers.

The blackout began when a crucial traffic-routing computer failed in Europe. A backup also failed, causing a cascade of problems all over the world that interrupted email and Internet services for many, if not most, of the company’s 70 million users for three days.

The disruption could not have come at a worse time for RIM as it struggles to compete with Apple’s iPhone and with smartphones running the Android system from Google Inc. Apple Inc. released a new iPhone model Friday, quickly selling 4 million of the devices — more than the average number of BlackBerrys RIM sells per month.

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2010 file photo, a Research In Motion Blackberry is displayed at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif.

AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File

US doctors discourage TV for babies under two Associated Press Writer

AFP Photo/Kirill Kudryavtsev

Photo illustration of a child watching TV. Instead of allowing infants to watch videos or screens, parents should talk to them and encourage independent play, said the first guidelines issued in more than a decade by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Like 90 percent of American parents, Matthew Sullivan allows his infant daughter and five-yearold son to watch television, videos and sometimes web-streamed content on his smartphone. He usually limits their screen viewing to just over an hour a day, and admits that handing his phone to his 16-monthold daughter so she can watch a YouTube video can keep her busy and quiet while they run errands together.

“We know it’s not great for them, but it’s not bad either,” Sullivan, a 36-year-old editor in Wilmington, Delaware, told AFP. Over the past decade, media has pervaded the developed world to such an extent

that the American Academy of Pediatrics on Tuesday issued its first guidelines since 1999 to discourage any screen time for kids under two.

The largest US pediatricians’ group says some of the 50 or so studies on the topic have shown that screen viewing can be linked to slower language development.

In a new twist, it also warned parents to be aware of the negative effects their own screen-watching can have on their children. “I like to call it secondhand TV,” said pediatrician Ari Brown, who is the lead author of the AAP guidelines, in an interview with AFP. “When the TV is on, the parent is talking less. There is some scientific evidence that shows that the less

talk-time a child has, the poorer their language development is,” she said. “Clearly, no one is listening to this message. In this ubiquitous screen world, I think we need to find a way to manage it, and make it a healthy media diet.”

The latest guidelines do not refer to interactive play such as video games on smartphones or other devices, but to media watched passively on any kind of screen, be it phone, computer, television or other.

“This updated policy statement provides further evidence that media -- both foreground and background -- have potentially negative effects and no known positive effects for children younger than two years,” it said

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Marseille and Arsenal both seek European boost Reuters

PARIS - Olympique Marseille and Arsenal look to put their mediocre domestic form behind them as they gear up for a potentially decisive Champions League clash at the Stade Velodrome on Wednesday. Marseille, the 1993 champions, have won only one Ligue 1 game this season although they lead Champions League Group F with six points from two games, having crushed Borussia Dortmund 3-0 in their previous match.

Arsenal, who have yet to win the Champions League, are second on four points in the group and lie 10th in the Premier League standings having had trouble adjusting after Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas left during the off-season. Victory would give Marseille a perfect record midway through the group phase. Didier Deschamps’s side, however, will need to improve dramatically from their dull Ligue 1 displays if they are to challenge the Londoners.

Marseille, 15th in the French league, drew 0-0 at Toulouse at the weekend and have not won a league match in almost a month. “I don’t want to be too pessimistic (about our situation),â€? Deschamps told the club’s website (www.om.net). Âł,ÂśP DZDUH RI WKH GLIÂżFXOWLHV ZH are facing but we are working on that and we are trying to build some FRQÂżGHQFH ´ $UVHQDO FDQ HPSDWKLVH with their rivals’ predicament. “Marseille is a good team but they are under pressure a little bit like we are in the league because they didn’t start as strong as they would have expected,â€? said Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger. “That puts more pressure on you. They have done well in the Champions League, certainly, because it is a competition where there is a bit less expectation and they are less under

pressure.�

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Ramsey missed Sunday’s game with a hamstring injury while Gibbs ZDV UHSODFHG E\ $QGUH 6DQWRV ¿YH minutes into the second half after suffering a stomach injury.

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Arsenal’s Park Chu-Young, left, trains with fellow team members during a training session at Arsenal’s training center in London Colney, north London, ahead of their Champions League group F soccer match against Marseille on Wednesday at Stade Velodrome, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. elny and Johan Djourou have only just returned from injury.

Wenger, back in the dugout after his two-match Champions League suspension against Borussia Dortmund and Olympiakos, told reportHUV Âł*LEEV KDV DQ LQĂ€DPPDWLRQ RI his stomach muscles and only has a small chance of playing on Wednesday. “Ramsey has a small chance of being in the squad. He had fatigue of his hamstring. I wanted to give him a breather -- it would have been a gamble to play him.â€?

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VWULNHU $QGUH 3LHUUH *LJQDF WR ÂżQG his rhythm after a below-par start to the season because of poor preparation. “He’s been training normally

for a week but he has been out for quite some time and he needs time to get back to his best,� said assistant coach Guy Stephan.

Teams: Olympique Marseille: 30-Steve Mandan; 2-CesarAzpilicueta, 21-Souleymane Diawara, 3-Nicolas Nkoulou, 12-Charles Kabob; 4-Alou Diarrhea, 8-Lucho Gonzalez, 7-Benoit Cheyrou, 28-Mathieu Valbuena, 20-Andre Ayew; 11-Loic Remy.

Arsenal (possible): 13-Wojciech Szczesny; 25-Carl Jenkins, 4-Per Mertesacker, 6-Laurent Koscielny, 11-Andre Santos; 8-Mikel Arteta, 17-Alex Song, 7-Tomas Rosicky, 14-Theo Walcott; 10-Robin van Persie, 22-Gervinho.

Ending Premier League relegation would be ‘suicide’ - Ferguson Reuters

tion and history,� Ferguson was quotes in British media on Tuesday.

LONDON - A future without relegation “What do you say to those eight teams? and promotion from and to the English That they can never play in the premier Premier League would be akin to suicide, division. I think that would be absolute according to Manchester United manager suicide for the rest of the league and Alex Ferguson. On Monday League Man- particularly the teams in the Championagers’Association chief executive Richard ship. “You might as well lock the doors.

Bevan warned that the numerous foreign- The only place you can make money and EDVHG RZQHUV RI (QJODQGÂśV WRS Ă€LJKW FOXEV realise your ambitions is in the Premier wanted to guarantee membership of the League and you can’t take that away elite league by scrapping relegation. from clubs like Nottingham Forest, Leeds However, the Premier League’s most 8QLWHG 6KHIÂżHOG 8QLWHG DQG 6KHIÂżHOG successful manager slammed talk of a Wednesday. move that would effectively undermine the “All these great teams, who formed bedrock of English league football since the nucleus of our old First Division all it began in the 1880s. “If you look at the those years ago. It would be unwise.â€?

Championship (second division) at the American-owned United are one of 10 of moment, we have eight teams with tradi- the 20 Premier League in foreign hands,

with league leaders Manchester City and 2010 League and FA Cup double winners Chelsea among the others. For any change to be made to the structure or laws of the Premier League, 14 of the 20 need to vote in favour.

Even if enough club owners joined forces to try and tear up the established system of relegation as a means of safeguarding their investments, the Football Association could still veto any major changes to the structure of football. “The FA’s share can be used so it has to approve any major rule change. This covers changes to promotion and relegation,� an FA spokesman said on Tuesday. The FA objected in 2008 when the Premier League discussed a plan to play a match abroad with a “39th game�.

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Stern aims to get delayed season up and running in 30 days Reuters

ational Basketball Association ( BA) Commissioner David Stern has set his sights on the regular season starting within 30 days as team owners and players prepare to resolve their labor GLVSXWH WKURXJK PHGLDWLRQ 7KH 1%$ KDV DOUHDG\ FDQFHOHG LWV SUH VHDVRQ DQG WKH ÂżUVW WZR ZHHNV RI WKH UHJXODU VHDVRQ EHFDXVH RI WKH SURWUDFWHG ORFNRXW DQG WKH WZR VLGHV DUH VFKHGXOHG WR PHHW ZLWK IHGHUDO PHGLDWRU *HRUJH &RKHQ RQ 7XHVGD\ “We would push as hard as possible to be up and running in 30 days,â€? Stern told CNN on Monday about his hopes for this week’s negotiations. Asked what would happen if no deal was reached, he replied: “We keep negotiating and we keep losing games in the calendar.â€?

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failed to reach a new collective EDUJDLQLQJ DJUHHPHQW 7KH SOD\ers last met with NBA officials a week ago in a last-ditch effort to reach an agreement. When no deal was forthcoming, Stern canceled the first two weeks of the season, which was scheduled to begin Nov. 1. “We need to re-set our business model which not only gives our teams an opportunity to be profitable -- not mandated but an opportunity -- and allows them to revenue share,� Stern said. “As the union has made clear, and I agree with them, we need a more robust revenue sharing plan.�

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had wanted the league’s share of basketball-related income increased from 50 to 57 percent, along with a firm salary cap and VKRUWHU FRQWUDFWV 7KH SOD\HUV KDG offered to reduce their share from 57 to 53 percent. “We had a 57 percent deal.

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)HUUDUL PXVW LPSURYH LW·V TXDOLI\LQJ SDFH VD\V $ORQVR Fernando Alonso thinks Ferrari must improve its qualifying performances in the remaining races of the season if it is going to win another race. The Spaniard once again showed strong long-run pace in the Korean Grand Prix, but his chances of fighting for the podium were dented by a lowly grid slot and a poor opening stint.

Speaking after the race, Alonso believed that Ferrari still had work to do to extract more speed out of its car over a single lap on Saturdays. “We had the pace at the end of the race and, it is true, with the soft tyres we were quite quick.

But in the beginning I was nearly at the maximum as well, so I don’t think that with free air I could do much better than what I was doing.

“This is a consequence of a bad qualifying. It is something that we normally experience on Sundays - a better pace than Saturdays but always because the qualifying performance is not too good we find ourselves arriving to the leading group at the end of the race, a little bit too late.

“We need to improve pure per-

formance on Saturday, try to start a bit further up and then on Sunday, we know for whatever reason, our pace is similar to them. We arrive to the chequered flag once more to the group, in two seconds four or five cars, so it confirms again that on Saturday we are struggling a little bit, and on Sunday things improve a bit for us. We try to improve.”

Alonso also admitted to having been lucky in his incident with Vitaly Petrov early in the race, when they arrived side-by-side at Turn 3 too quick for the corner. “We were coming out of the pits, with a group of cars coming, and it was quite difficult this pit exit.

“We went to the DRS detection point

quite close all together, Vitaly and me, and we had DRS available. He took the slipstream on me and overtook me. I took the slipstream of him and, with the double slipstream, we arrived 30 km/h quicker than everybody else!

“We braked too late both of us.

I had the luck to be on the run off area and he did not have the luck and found Michael [Schumacher].

One of the cars nearly hit me but I saw in the last moment and avoided the accident, so it was okay.” When asked about his radio comment in the closing stages of the race where he said, ‘I give up’, Alonso said: “I did 20 laps like qualifying laps to catch the group of cars in front of me.

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Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso of Spain gets ready to go out from his garage during the qualifying session for Korean Formula One Grand Prix.

/RUHQ]R WR GHFLGH 0RWR*3 ‫ۋ‬QDOH JORGE Lorenzo’s presence in the final MotoGP race of the season will only be confirmed within the next two weeks, his Yamaha team said. The Spaniard missed last weekend’s race in Australia after injuring the fourth finger on his left hand in a crash during the warm-up.

He underwent surgery in Australia before flying home to Barcelona to start his recovery, and he is also missing this weekend’s race in Malaysia. Yamaha said a decision on his participation at Valencia will depend on the progress of his recovery.

Lorenzo said he was eager to get back on the bike, and congratulated rival Casey Stoner after the Australian secured the title last weekend.

“Casey has had an incredible season with very few mistakes,” said Lorenzo.

“He has always been very strong and consistent so it has been very difficult to beat him. Congratulations to him, he has been the best this year and deserves his second title, a huge achievement as it comes with a different manufacturer.

“I would have liked to fight until the end,

maybe until Valencia but the accident on Sunday has made it impossible. I am very proud of my team for all the hard work they have put in to take second in the Championship. Now we have to think about next year and work as hard as possible to win again.

“After the crash I was very worried that I would not have full feeling in my finger again. After the excellent treatment I received I have been assured I will have complete feeling in nerves and tendons.

This gives me good confidence; I can’t wait to get back on my M1 again!”

MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo of Spain controls his Yamaha during the second free practice session at the Australian MotoGP Grand Prix on Phillip Island, near Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011.

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