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Lotus and Red Bull are keen to get a final ruling on the legality of DRS-activated f-ducts ahead of this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix, amid the ongoing row over the Mercedes design. Both teams met with the FIA’s Charlie Whiting over the Australian GP weekend to express their belief that the concept used on the Mercedes rear wing is in breach of regulations that prevent driver-activated aerodynamic devices.

The Mercedes design features a hole on the inside of the rear wing endplate, which is covered when the DRS is not in use but uncovered when the DRS wing lifts up. It is understood that this hole ducts air all the way through to the front wing - where it escapes through slots in the underside to help stall it for a straightline speed boost.

Both Lotus and Red Bull considered the possibility of a protest against the Mercedes in Australia, but elected against doing so for now because they preferred to try and sort the matter out behind closed doors. Lotus team principal Eric Boullier said though that the next few days would be key to trying to resolve the matter in an amicable way.

“We are still talking with Charlie,” Boullier told AUTOSPORT. “Of course we did not do anything here [in Australia], but we just want to have a fair understanding. “It would have been the wrong thing to spoil the race result to be honest, so the plan is to wait for next week. Let’s see what happens.”

Red Bull team principal Christian

Horner added: “I think that there are different interpretations of the rear wing of the Mercedes. We have had some discussions with Charlie, and we chose not to protest it this weekend. “There were other teams who were perhaps even more animated than we were, but I think it is something that we just want clarity on because one could argue that it is a switch that is affected by the driver.

“The driver hits the button and it uncovers the hole - so therefore it is driver activated, which would not be in compliance with the regulations. I think there will be a whole load of debate about it during the next five days.” Horner said that if the FIA stands firm in its belief the system is legal, then it would likely lead to teams needing to embark on a costly development push to introduce their own versions.

“It is a clever system and hats off to them for doing it, but the most important thing for us is - is it OK?” he said. “The frustrating thing with all these systems is that it will undoubtedly be banned for next year, but in the meantime are we all

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Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany drives out of turn two during the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, March 18, 2012.

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going to go off and chase the idea.

“Inevitably there would be a considerable amount of cost involved. It would be a development that the front teams would look at, but it might be something that is prohibitively expensive for the smaller teams.”

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McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain holds up his third place trophy after the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, March 18, 2012.

Red Bull. Hamilton conceded he could not understand where his lack of pace was coming from.

“I really don’t know, I just struggled out there,” said Hamilton. “I got a shocking start which was really the beginning of it all.

“It was obviously a tough race, but congrats to Jenson it was great race for him. It would have been great to have had a one-two, but it just wasn’t a good day for me.”

The Briton described his result as pretty poor, but has vowed to re-group and fight back next weekend in Malaysia. “It’s okay.

It’s a pretty poor standard compared to some others.” “[I will ] just re-focus, get my head down and there’s lots of races ahead. In these championships it’s all about consistency so that is what I am going to focus on.”

Five shot dead in raids Suspected terrorists bodies sent to Jakarta

Hamilton baffled by lack of pace Lewis Hamilton said he was baffled by his struggles during the Australian Grand Prix after finishing in third position.

The Briton, visibly unhappy with the result after the race, started from pole position but was unable to stay in first place at the start, with team-mate Jenson Button passing him and leading all the way to the end.

Hamilton was around 10 seconds behind Button when the safety car was deployed 11 laps from the end, and he was then passed by Sebastian Vettel in the

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Team from Indonesia Finger Print Identification System (Inafis) Bali’s Police Department conducting crime scene investigation after suspected terrorists’ raid in Jalan Danau Poso, on Monday, March 19, 2012.

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Denpasar – After the raid of the robbers who is also suspected as terrorists group on Sunday, March 18 where 5 people were killed, Sanglah Hospital is crowded with people. They are not only from the police department but also journalists.

The body of the suspects were taken to Trijata Hospital and then transferred to Sanglah Hospital around 2 pm. The bodies were tightly guarded by the police officers. After almost 12 hours in the hospital, the bodies were sent to Indonesian Police Hospital in Jakarta for further examination. dr. Dudut Rustyadi, the Head of Forensic Department in Sanglah Hospital, said that the hospital only kept the bodies temporarily. “We don’t carry out any examination on the bodies so we don’t know whether they are terrorist or not,” he added.

Meanwhile, police said they gunned down on Sunday evening five people in two separate raids in Denpasar and Sanur area south of the island, which is popular among tourists for its exotic beaches.

Over one hundred members of

the elite Detachment 88 counterterrorism force were seen in Sanur where three suspects were killed in a villa, AFP’s correspondent said at the time.

The men “planned to carry out an act of terrorism and several robberies” and are believed to be part of a group who killed an officer in a spectacular 2010 bank robbery to raise funds for terrorist attacks, police said.

The men “are linked to previous terror investigations,” national police spokesman Saud Usman Nasution told reporters.

The 2002 Bali bombings thrust Indonesia into the front lines of the “war on terror”. Blamed on Jemaah Islamiyah, the blasts forced Jakarta to accept US and Australian help to train local counter-terror police.

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Governor case vs Bali Post

Governor is not representative of customary village Bali Post

Denpasar – The trial of the law suit of Bali Governor, Made Mangku Pastika to Bali Post was continued on Monday, March 19, 2012. I Nyoman Gde Sudiantara as the layer of Bali Post was reading the opinion to reply the one from the governor.

In the trial, Sudiantara said that the case is not criminal.

“It is not correct if the governor represent the member of the society based on his position as the governor,” he explained.

Sudiantara give example if someone prosecute a land but he didn’t have the power or the right on the land the he cannot represent the owner of the land.

In the trial, Sudiantara accompanied by Agus Sujoko, S.H., and Nyoman Putra,S.H explained that according to the rule no 3 in 2001 about Bali Customary Village is explained that the one who can represent the customary village is not the governor but one of the member of the customary.

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Bali News Before Tawur Kasanga

Central intersection in Klungkung closed Semarapura (Bali Post)—

Next Thursday (Mar 22) or one day before Nyepi falling on Friday (Mar 23), a tawur agung kasanga exorcism rite will be held in Klungkung. As usual, the tawur kasanga will be undertaken in the central intersection or catus pata of Klungkung town believed to become the main path of the deities abiding in the Penataran Agung Besakih Temple when carrying out the melasti procession to Watuklotok Beach. In conjunction with the implementation of the tawur kasanga, the central intersection will be closed starting on Tuesday (Mar 20).

Committee of the tawur kasanga, Dewa Ketut Soma, said on Sunday (Mar 18) the customary village getting the turn to carry out the ritual was Sulang customary village, Dawan, Klungkung. Meanwhile, the melasti procession in Klungkung Regency was conducted simultaneously starting on Sunday (Mar 18) through Thursday (Mar 22) centered on the Watuklotok Beach.

Meanwhile, regarding the

closure of the central intersection starting on Tuesday (Mar 20) was carried out because the Sulang customary villagers getting their turn to implement the tawur kasanga had begun to install a variety of infrastructures required for the event.

Furthermore, the ritual for the animals used in the sacrifice would be held on Wednesday (Mar 21) and pinnacle of the tawur kasanga would be on Thursday (Mar 22). During the

tawur organization, the entire customary village representatives invoked holy rice and water to be use in the Pengerupukan ritual at their customary village.

“Essentially, the Pengerupukan signifies to return the bhuta kala force (destructive energy of nature—Ed) in order it can reach neutral or balanced point so as not to disrupt the whole human life,” said Dewa Soma. (kmb20)

Tanah Lot hit by typhoon, restaurant destroyed Tabanan (Bali Post) –

The typhoon that passes through Tanah Lot tourist object, Kediri, last Saturday (17/3) night caused an international restaurant and other facilities collapsed. Luckily there are no casualties yet the wind has also destroyed a number of banners and big trees on the area.

It is not known yet how much the losses were.

It was known that the wind and rain started to come around 11 pm local time for 30 minutes. The worst hit was The Ocean Bar and Restaurant located on the west of Batu Bolong. The building made from wood went flatten yet luckily the security, who was still at the restaurant that closed and empty

since 8 pm, escaped from the damages. According to the Manager of the restaurant, Wayan Subrata, last Sunday (18/3) stated due to its roofs damaged, a number of chairs and other items were covered and damaged also it is predicted to have caused loss up to more than IDR 200 million which so did not operate on Sunday although number of workers seen cleaning the area.

Other than that, a number of infrastructures such as resting place owned by Tanah Lot Management Board was also flatten, the roof of Pande also falling including the Pura’s wantilan roofs. Meanwhile the Pura Luhur Tanah lot which located on the mid ocean hasn’t been checked but was heard to have

small damages as stated byTanah Lot Operational Manager, Toya Adnyana, stated. Big trees such as Celagi Kembar and Banyan at Batan Buah also banners collapsed while a toilet was flatten too, and a number of souvenir shops were damaged. According to Toya this is the first time such thing happened where usually huge waves hit the beach. Even though its been a high current, there hasn’t been any decrease in tourist visits reaching 7,000-9,000 people per day. Lately for the bad weather, management have sent beach securities to supervise the visitors activities. “We have forbid visitors to be near the beach and have also placed a danger sign,” Toya clarified. (kmb30)

Police built post at Manggis gas station Amlapura (Bali Post) –

The crucial government plan in increasing petrol price has been anticipated by police of Karangasem by building a security post in front of Manggis Pertamina Transit Warehouse at Karangasem a couple of days ago in supervising any suspicious acts taken as stated by Head of Karangasem Police Public Relation, APC Made Wartama as permitted

by Head of Karangasem Police, last Sunday (18/3).

It was stated the supervision took place by picket system and besides for this, police have also prepared in securing Pengerupukan (night of

cleansing before Nyepi Day) and Nyepi Day. During Pengerupukan, Karangasem will be crowded by hundreds of ogoh-ogoh (effigies to scare away devils) created by Banjar youths and Sekaa Truna all over Karangasem and it is hoped just like last year, the parade of the ogoh-ogoh only goes around where the ogoh-ogoh was made (one village/banjar), not crossing to another village. Besides that it is hoped those who brought their ogoh-ogoh will be able to self-control and coordinate with local village securities also in protecting peace, order and not until so late. (013)

Fish turns scarcer

Preserved fish makers confused Singaraja (Bali Post)—

Extreme weather condition in the northern waters within the past few weeks caused fishermen to fear of going to sea so that fish supplies dropped dramatically.

This condition made the preserved fish makers confused because of difficulties in getting fish for their ingredient while the demand continued to rise.

It was recognized by some residents making the preserved fish coalesced into a group of fish processor at Sari hamlet, Pengastulan village, Seririt subdistrict on Sunday (Mar 18). According to them, the fish supply from local fishermen had dropped drastically since the adverse weather condition. Meanwhile, the demand for preserved fish from traditional markets in and outside Buleleng remained high. These conditions forced the preserved fish makers to bring in fish from Java.

Luh Sorni, one of the preserved fish makers, said the fish brought in from Java belonged to awan type.

In normal weather condition, she usually needed fish as raw materials up to 1.5 quintals per day. But, at the moment she only gained a few kilograms of fish. Moreover, the fish supply from Java was very limited.

According to Luh Sorni, she used to supply her production to traders in traditional markets in Seririt, Busungbiu and Pupuan (Tabanan). Due to the difficulty of getting fish, then the price of

preserved fish increased. A basket containing 10 preserved fishes was sold for IDR 30,000. Previously, she only sold it for IDR 25,000 per basket. “The profit is fair to middling because the price of preserved fish also rose. Previously, the profit per basket was only IDR 1,000 but now I can get IDR 1,500 per basket,” she said.

Other than awan fish, she also sold preserved fish belonging to mengida type with a smaller size that equally experienced a price hike. This type of fish was obtained from fishermen nearby, so the price increase was not too significant.

Preserved fish of this type was previously sold for IDR 10,000 per 4 baskets, but during the bad weather the price was IDR 10,000 for 3 baskets. “Preserved fish made of mengida raw materials can still be purchased from the local fishermen here, so the price does not rise too high,” added Sorni.

Sari Mekar Group I and II at Pengastulan also produced racah fish or smoked fish. This kind of processed fish had been known for years. To prepare this half-grilled fish, she should cleanse the fish ingredient first and then pierced with small bamboo skewer. Every fish was then coated with a special coloring substance. Afterward, it was grilled over hot coals. The cooked fish later changed to light yellow and was ready to be marketed. One skewer of fish was sold for IDR 1,000. (kmb)

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Federer beats Isner to win Indian Wells title Reuters

INDIAN WELLS, California - Roger Federer coolly outplayed surprise finalist John Isner 7-6 6-3 on Sunday to become the first player to win the Indian Wells ATP tournament four times.

The Swiss world number three blunted the powerful serving of Isner with a controlled display, edging the American 9-7 in the first set tiebreak then breaking him twice in the second set to triumph in one hour and 21 minutes.

Federer clinched the title when the towering Isner, who upset world number one Serb Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals, dumped a forehand into the net.

The Swiss, who had won three consecutive titles at Indian Wells from 2004-06, raised both arms skywards in celebration as the capacity crowd at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden erupted in applause.

“It’s been a tough tournament for all of the players with a lot of sickness,” Federer said in a courtside interview, referring to the viral infection that forced eight withdrawals in the first week.

“I’m happy I survived the early rounds to give myself a chance. I couldn’t be happier,” added the 30-year-old Swiss who crushed his long-time rival Rafa Nadal 6-3 6-4 in the semis at Indian Wells.

On a cool afternoon in the California desert, the opening set went with serve until the 12th game when Federer, leading 6-5, had a chance to break Isner when the American hit a forehand long to advantage down.

However the 6ft-9in (2.05m) Isner saved that with a 129 mph (207 km/h) serve to force a Federer error and the set went into a nail-biting tiebreak where the Swiss squandered further set points when leading 6-5 and 7-6.

The Swiss finally clinched the set on his fourth opportunity when an Isner backhand service return flew long, winning the tiebreak 9-7.

Federer then broke Isner in the seventh game of the second, unleashing a trademark

backhand pass down the line to go 15-40 up before winning the next point when the American netted a backhand volley as he charged forward.

After holding serve to lead 5-3, the 16-times grand slam champion broke Isner for a second time to end the match, improving his record for the year to 22-2.

Since his semi-final loss to Djokovic at last year’s U.S. Open, Federer has been arguably the hottest player on the men’s circuit, winning 39 of his 41 matches.

Roger Federer, of Switzerland, holds up his trophy after defeating John Isner, of the United States, in their finals match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Sunday, March 18, 2012, in Indian Wells, Calif. Federer won 7-6 (7), 6-3.

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Azarenka routs Sharapova to win at Indian Wells Reuters

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Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, holds the trophy after defeating Maria Sharapova, of Russia, 6-2, 6-3, in the women’s final at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Sunday, March 18, 2012, in Indian Wells, Calif.

INDIAN WELLS, California World number one Victoria Azarenka clinched her fourth title of the year with a 6-2 6-3 demolition of an errorprone Maria Sharapova in the final of the Indian Wells WTA tournament on Sunday.

On a cold and blustery day, the Australian Open champion broke Sharapova’s notoriously fragile serve twice in the opening set and four times in the second to triumph in one hour and 26 minutes on the showpiece stadium court.

Although Azarenka faced a little more resistance from Sharapova late in the second set, she held off the Russian’s fightback and ended the match with a probing backhand which forced a desperate lob from her opponent that floated long.

The 22-year-old Belarusian dropped her racket in delight and set off on a running jig in the direction of the players’ box after improving her record this year to 23-0, the best start to a WTA Tour season since 1997.

Swiss Martina Hingis recorded 37 consecutive victories to launch her 1997

campaign with Azarenka next best on 23 and American Serena Williams in third, with 21 in 2003.

“I was really actually nervous before the final,” a beaming Azarenka told reporters after lifting the imposing crystal trophy. “I knew Maria had played some excellent tennis this week and she’s always a very tough opponent to play.

“What was important for me was to try to put as much pressure on her, not to really let her into the match. It was a little bit difficult with the wind to control but I handled the situation really good.

“I never dreamed about that,” Azarenka said of her perfect start to the season. “It’s amazing. I just really focused on every match at a time. I’m not thinking too much ahead.”

FIRST SLAM

Azaranka, who won her first grand slam title at the Australian Open in January with a straight sets win over Sharapova, broke the Russian in the first and seventh games of the match to lead 5-2.

The Belarusian then held to clinch the opening set in 40 minutes after a Sharapova forehand service return flew long.

Sharapova’s serving woes continued in the second as she was again broken in the first and third games to trail 0-3.

Unexpectedly, Azarenka lost serve for the first time in the fourth after Sharapova clawed her way back from 40-15 down but the Russian once again failed to hold serve in the fifth when she blasted a forehand long to trail 1-4.

Azarenka was also broken in the sixth when Sharapova followed a forehand crosscourt winner with a crunching backhand winner down the line, pumping her left fist in celebration.

Though the Russian finally held for the first time in the set in the seventh, Azarenka won the next two games to improve her career record to 5-3 over Sharapova.

“She’s extremely solid and she makes you work for every point,” said former world number one Sharapova who was champion here in 2006. “Ultimately she forces you to want to do a little bit more than either you should or would want to.

“She’s playing with a lot of confidence. I just made too many unforced errors at the wrong time.”

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Malaga’s Santi Cazorla, unseen, scores his goal as Real Madrid’s goalkeeper Iker Casillas, second right, can not stop it, seen Malaga’s Ruud van Nistelrooy of the Netherlands, right, Weligton of Brazil, second left, and Real MAdrid’s Marcelo from Brazil, left, during a Spanish La Liga soccer match against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 18, 2012.

Cazorla late goal stuns Real, gives Barca hope AP Photo/Andres Kudacki

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Real Madrid’s lead at the top of La Liga was cut to eight points on Sunday when a dramatic injury time goal from Santi Cazorla earned Malaga a 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu. The home side had been heading for their 12th successive win following a Karim Benzema header after 35 minutes until a Cazorla free-kick flew into the corner in the 92nd minute.

The result left Real eight points clear of Barcelona after the defending champions had beaten Malaga 2-0 on Saturday, a victory that did nothing to force Barca coach Pep Guardiola to alter his opinion that Madrid will still take the title. Real coach Jose Mourinho chose not to rest players after the Champions League victory over CSKA Moscow in midweek, other than bringing Lass Diarra in for Alvaro Arbeloa at right-back while Benzema was preferred to Gonzalo Higuain in attack.

Both keepers were busy in the opening exchanges with Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo forcing Willy Caballero into saves while, at the other end, Iker Casillas got down to parry a Jose Rondon strike from the edge of the area. The home side stepped up a gear as the first half progressed with Ronaldo making powerful runs from deep and Benzema a threat in the Malaga box.

Benzema steered an effort the wrong side of the post before he opened the scoring with a header after poor defending from Malaga. Ronaldo crossed the ball from the right and the Frenchman was left completely unmarked to nod the ball into the net.

Malaga, who had won their last three games, came out ready to take the fight to Real after the break and brought on former Bernabeu favourite Ruud van Nistelrooy in attack.

But they failed to create a concerted threat and instead Ronaldo should have extended the lead after

59 minutes but was denied by a reflex save from Caballero. Benzema had a wonderful opportunity to get his second but fired wide in front of goal after being found by Mesut Ozil. It looked as though Real had the game wrapped up but Cazorla had the final say in stoppage time.

A hat-trick from Roberto Soldado gave Valencia a 3-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao in a clinical performance which put them in a commanding position in the battle for a place in the Champions League. Marcelo Bielsa’s Bilbao knocked Manchester United out of the Europa League in midweek, but without injured striker Fernando Llorente they were undone by a Valencia side who are now six points clear in third place.

After an early chance for Jordi Alba who fired wide inside the box, Valencia were gifted the lead when a poor back pass from Mikel San Jose played in Soldado. There was still plenty to do for the Spain international who rounded the keeper expertly before slotting home.

Valencia gave few chances to Athletic and after the break they added to the lead on the counter-attack through Soldado again. Alba held off Javi Martinez and set up the striker who slotted the ball into the corner from 15 yards.

In a further foray forward from Alba, Andoni Iraola was given his marching orders for a second yellow card after 66 minutes.

Five minutes from the end a penalty was given for a handball by San

Jose and Soldado made no mistake from 12 yards. Levante moved up to fourth with an injury time goal from Xavi Torres giving them a 1-0 win over Villarreal who afterwards sacked coach Jose Francisco Molina after less than four months in charge.

Radamel Falcao scored a delightful chip but missed a penalty as Atletico Madrid’s European ambitions suffered a blow with a 2-1 defeat away to Mallorca and they are now three points off sixth place. After a slow first-half, a Gonzalo Castro shot was turned into his own goal by the unlucky Diego Godin and then just two minutes later Michael Pereira doubled Mallorca’s advantage.

The visitors were given a lifeline when an Adrian Lopez cross was handled on the line by Ivan Ramis, leading to the defender’s expulsion and a penalty. But a woeful spot-kick from Falcao went straight to keeper Dudu Aouate.

Atletico poured forward and Falcao partly made amends with an excellent lob from the edge of the area which went in off the crossbar.

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Torres ends drought, Liverpool reach semis Reuters

LONDON - Fernando Torres scored his first goal since October to help Chelsea crush Leicester City 5-2 and Liverpool beat Stoke City 2-1 to reach the FA Cup semi-finals on Sunday. The 50 million-pound ($79 million) Spanish striker scuffed a shot into the net after 67 minutes and he struck again with a deft late header as Chelsea’s revival continued under caretaker manager Roberto Di Matteo.

“I needed those goals, in the last month the team is much better than before,” man-of-the-match Torres told ESPN. “I have been playing well but not scoring goals. We are creating more chances than before and we are much better defensively.”

Defender Gary Cahill headed Chelsea’s first goal before revealing a t-shirt with “Pray for Muamba” written on it, a reference to his former Bolton Wanderers team mate Fabrice Muamba who collapsed during the FA Cup tie against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday and remains critically ill in hospital.

Torres set up the second for Salomon Kalou to put Chelsea firmly in control and the Spaniard’s first goal in 25 matches effectively sent the London club into the last four before the match ended in a flurry of action. Leicester pulled one back through Jermaine Beckford, Torres neatly glanced in a corner, Ben Marshall’s superb 25-metre shot flew past Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech and Torres set up his side’s fifth for Raul Meireles in stoppage time.

“The whole club, the team and the supporters were happy. He works hard and you get rewarded when you work hard in life,” Di Matteo told reporters. “Hopefully his confidence is going to be very, very high now... not only is he a very good player but he’s a good guy as well. “We’ve overcome every hurdle so far. I haven’t had time to enjoy it because the games are coming so fast.”

SUBLIME FINISH

Liverpool opened the scoring against Stoke at Anfield after 23 minutes thanks to a sublime finish from Luis Suarez, the Uruguayan striker stroking the ball into the corner of the net from 20 metres. Last season’s FA Cup runners-up struck back quickly, however, former Liverpool forward Peter Crouch nodding in the equaliser following the award of a controversial corner to the away team.

Liverpool, who won the League Cup last month, dominated possession after halftime and they got their reward after 57 minutes when winger Stewart Downing ran across two Stoke defenders in the penalty area before drilling a firm shot past goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen.

“Stoke are a tough physical side and Tony Pulis had them wound up because it was very big game for both sides today,” Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard said. “It was even-stevens in the first half but in the second half we took over and controlled the game.

Stewie took his goal fantastically well and off we go to Wembley again.”

Everton drew 1-1 with Sunderland on Saturday and the game between Tottenham and Bolton was abandoned before halftime with the score at 1-1 after Muamba collapsed on the pitch.

Chelsea will play Spurs or Bolton in one semi-final at Wembley and Liverpool face the winners of the Sunderland v Everton replay.

Chelsea’s Fernando Torres reacts after scoring a goal against Leicester City during their FA Cup quarter final soccer match at Stamford Bridge, London, England, Sunday, March 18, 2012.

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

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Violent winds in Badung Run amuck for 10 minutes, billions of rupiahs vanish Mangupura (Bali Post)—

Violent winds predicted to have a speed of 88 km per hour accompanied by heavy rains and lasted about for 10 minutes on Saturday night (Mar 17), at least caused the damage at 45 points in Badung Regency. There were no casualties in the disaster, but the material loss was estimated to have reached billions of rupiahs.

Based on the data of the Badung Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), the winds triggered a number of disasters in Badung Regency such as the falling trees, landslides and damage to buildings. Falling trees occurred at 12 points in Mengwi subdistrict, 3 points in Abiansemal and 8 points in North Kuta. A landslide occurred in Petang subdistrict. Fortunately, the avalanches did not stifle the local road access. At Tumbak Bayuh village, a total of six power poles collapsed. According to information at location, the high voltage power lines were not electrified and scheduled to be handed over last Monday.

A number of temples were seriously damaged. In the Batu Bolong Temple, Canggu, the damage happened to the shrine of Ratu Nyoman, gamelan pavilion and the pavilion of wooden split drum. Losses of the temple were estimated to reach IDR 200 million. Meanwhile, in Batu Mejan Temple, a gamelan pavilion suffered a considerable damage and the repair was estimated to spend about IDR 100 million.

The strong winds also damaged the resting pavilion, sambiangan pavilion and compound wall of the Prajapati shrine belonging to Cemagi village. Meanwhile, the wantilan hall in the Dalem Temple of Tiying Tutul hamlet, Pererenan village, was also damaged by the winds. Damage to temple at least

occurred at 12 points, while the damage to homes happened to 14 points and other types of buildings to 12 points. Until Sunday afternoon, the total losses were estimated to have reached more than IDR 1.2 billion.

Such total loss did not include the damage afflicting a number of buildings in the Lingga Buana Temple in the area of the Badung Civic Center. The damage happened to resting pavilion, elephant pavilion, pawedan pavilion for priest and pancha rishi shrine. Ritual pavilion and elephant pavilion were severely damage as their roof collapsed.

Until now, the Badung Housing and Urban Development Agency was still calculating the losses of Lingga Buana Temple.

The losses due to catastrophe on Saturday night were estimated to continuously grow considering at the moment the officers of Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) and subdistrict officials were still monitoring in the field. Based on the information of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the condition was estimated to occur up to next April.

The Regent of Badung AA Gde Agung accompanied by relevant heads of the regional working unit (SKPD) on the sidelines of his site inspection to the Badung Civic Center requested in order the disaster handling could be implemented as soon as possible. Especially for the Lingga Buana Temple, the cleanup works at location should be preceded with a religious ritual. For implementation of the ceremony, the Regent Gde Agung inquired the procedures to Ida Pedanda Ngurah Keniten from Griya Sangeh who also came to location. As agreed the ritual would be organized on Tuesday (Mar 20).

Nusa Penida, lands on sale Semarapura (Bali Post) –

There’s a new phenomena going on in Nusa Penida in the past few years, seemed half of the people chose to sell their owned lands with varied prices per its hundred square meters (are) which the results of it were then used to invest outside Bali.

“This has happened a lot moreover some invested and now enjoys the result,” a Nusa Penida local, Kadek Wira, stated last Sunday (18/3).

It was stated the investment outside Bali included at Lampung (Sumatra) and Kalimantan (Borneo) where they develop palm oil and rubber trees. Over there they handover the management to Nusa Penida transmigrates who lives in the area while the owner comes

once a time to see or supervise and waits for its results approximately above IDR 2.5 million per month.

The lands they still offer in Nusa Penida also varied some only has grasses while other has jati kind trees. The prices of these lands were based on its location and the type of plants grown above it although Wira himself doesn’t know for sure the exact prices of the land here as they changed very quickly.

Nusa Penida Sub District Leader couldn’t be confirmed of this phenomenon last Sunday. “If the location is good for scenery some offered IDR 20 million per are while some still under IDR 15 million per are,” Wira concluded. (kmb20)

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The officers are trying to cut the tree which fall down on Gunung Batukaru Denpasar

Dozens of trees topple in Denpasar

Losses estimated to reach IDR 350 million Denpasar (Bali Post)—

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) of Denpasar III Region estimating the rain accompanied with strong winds that would hit Bali until March 20 was in fact evident. Up to Saturday (Mar 18), a number of areas including the city of Denpasar was ravaged by strong winds accompanied with heavy rain and lightning. In Denpasar, for example, the loss of material due to strong winds was estimated to reach IDR 350 million because dozens of falling trees caused by the winds destroyed a number of buildings owned by citizens of Denpasar.

Based on the records of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) and the Denpasar Sanitation and Landscaping Agency on Saturday (Mar 17) at 10:30 p.m. until 11:15 p.m. local time there were at least 27 falling trees scattered in the four subdistricts of Denpasar.

Though they did not claim any fatalities, the condition of strong winds worried the residents very much.

The most severe damage due to the strong winds was on Jalan Gunung Batukaru, precisely in front of the Dalem Temple of Badung, Denpasar customary village. At this location, a large banyan tree with a diameter of more than one meter toppled and hit the wantilan hall, split gates and one of the shrines in the temple.

“The damage is quite severe. Since it happened within the temple area, then we immediately held a recovery ceremony,” said a supporting devotee of the temple doubling as the secretary of Denpasar customary village, AA Putu Gede Wibawa, Sunday (Mar 18).

The banyan tree of about 30 years old did not topple onto the road, but to the east side. However, its dense

branches and stems covered up the road. As a result, the traffic access from Monang-Maning to Jalan Imam Bonjol was hindered for a while. However, the traffic flows could immediately return to normal after the officers of the Sanitation and Landscaping Agency cut the trees covering up the road.

“Report of the call center and the BPBD mentions there are 27 falling trees at 27 points of location.

This disaster makes us adequately overwhelmed, let alone the location also spreads. We have to prioritize the handling to the more urgent condition, namely the large trees. All of our officers have been deployed to clean up the falling trees,” said the Head of DKP Denpasar, Ketut Wisada.

Similar conditions also occurred at Kedua hamlet, Penatih, East Denpasar. At this location, a falling tree also toppled and destroyed a shrine belong to local residents. Then, some other severe conditions also occurred on Jalan Gunung Agung, Jalan Ratna, Jalan Melati, Jalan Cok Agung Tresna, Jalan Imam Bonjol, Sanur in front of Blue Eyes,

Peguyangan Kaja and some other locations in Denpasar. The Mayor of Denpasar, Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra, accompanied by the Secretary of Denpasar Municipality, Rai Iswara, also had made a site inspection to locations of the falling trees and instructed the BPPD, DKP, entire subdistrict heads and relevant agencies to raise awareness and remain alert to assist the affected residents as soon as possible.

According to the Head of BMKG Denpasar, Wayan Suardana, the strong winds struck the region of Bali including Denpasar lately was caused by the Lua tropical cyclone blowing from the waters of Western Australia and the south of the West Nusa Tenggara. Other than being caused by extreme weather, the emergence of this cyclone was also caused by solar storms. He said the extreme weather in the form of strong winds were still likely to occur so that the community were reminded to constantly be vigilant. The extreme weather also affected the ocean waves that could reach a height of 4 meters or more. (kmb13)

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Greek finance minister Venizelos to lead Socialists in snap election Reuters

ATHENS - Greek Socialists elected Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos as their leader on Sunday, with a mandate to revive a party weakened by unpopular austerity policies ahead of parliamentary polls expected by early May. Venizelos, who has spearheaded the country’s marathon debt talks, is set to resign from his post this week to focus on the general election, with all surveys showing the PASOK socialists badly trailing the conservative New Democracy party.

Tens of thousands of PASOK supporters flocked to polling stations across the country on Sunday to cast a vote for Venizelos, 55, who ran unopposed in the leadership race after winning the backing of all the party’s heavy hitters.

“People sent a strong message that PASOK is here, that PASOK hasn’t lost its soul, that our target to win

the (general) election is feasible,” Venizelos told party members. “We will move forward together.”

Venizelos, a constitutional law expert turned politician and known for his sharp rhetoric, took PASOK’s helm from former prime minister George Papandreou, who stepped down after becoming increasingly unpopular over tax hikes and wage cuts imposed to fight the country’s worst crisis in decades.

The debt-choked country averted an uncontrolled default earlier this month when it struck a debt exchange deal with private creditors that paved the way for the EU and IMF to approve a 130-billion euro bailout. Completion of the second EU/IMF aid package will mean the end of the coalition government under technocrat Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, which was formed in November with a mandate to conclude the bailout and then hold elections.

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East Timor president concedes defeat in election

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DILI, East Timor — President Jose Ramos Horta, who campaigned tirelessly for East Timor’s independence for nearly a quarter-century and helped steer the new, young nation, conceded defeat Monday after a poor showing in weekend elections.

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Greece’s Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos casts a ballot during an election procedure for a new leader of the PASOK Socialist party in Athens March 18, 2012.

Ramos Horta, with just 18 percent, has no chance of advancing to an April 21 run-off.

“Congratulations to them,” the Nobel Peace laureate told reporters.

“And also to the people who supported me throughout my mandate.”

Ramos Horta promised to hand over power peacefully to the winner on May 19. The 62-year-old leader spent nearly half his life in exile, lobbying governments around the globe

to endorse East Timor’s independence from brutal Indonesian rule. He and his fellow countryman Bishop Carlos Belo were rewarded for their efforts in 1996 with a Nobel Peace Prize.

After the new nation was born in 2002, Ramos Horta served first as foreign minister. He then shepherded it through turbulent and often violent times as prime minister and in 2007, became president.

Few question his commitment, noting that even after surviving an assassination attempt at his Dili compound, he returned quickly to work. But many of those who turned out to vote over the weekend said he failed to follow through on his many and repeated promises to help the “little people.”

South Korea says North wants rocket for nuclear weapon Reuters

SEOUL - South Korea on Monday condemned rival North Korea’s planned rocket launch as a “grave provocation”, saying it was a disguised attempt to develop a long-range ballistic missile capable of delivering nuclear weapons. Seoul also extended a security alert in the capital, and said it was concerned the North might follow the ballistic missile launch with another nuclear test.

The North announced on Friday it would put a satellite into orbit next month barely two weeks after reaching an agreement with Washington to suspend long-range missile launches as part of a deal to restart food aid.

“Our government defines North Korea’s so-called working satellite

launch plan as a grave provocation to develop a long-distance delivery means for nuclear weapons by using ballistic missile technology,” presidential spokesman Park Jungha said in a statement.

Washington says the North’s long-range ballistic missile program is progressing quickly, and last year said the American mainland could come under threat within five years. The secretive North has twice tested a nuclear device, but experts doubt whether it yet has the ability to miniaturize an atomic bomb to place atop a warhead.

Pyongyang is believed to have enough fissile material to make up to a dozen nuclear bombs, and in 2010 unveiled a uranium enrichment facility to go with its plutonium program which opened a second route

to making an atomic weapon.

On Monday, President Lee Myung-bak met the foreign and security-related ministers to discuss the North’s surprise announcement, which also flies in the face of a U.N. Security Council resolution banning long-range missile launches.

Park said in a statement that Seoul would work closely with the United States, Japan, China and Russia - all members of the six-party forum which deals with the North’s nuclear program - during next week’s Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul.

North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction program is not on the agenda for the summit, but will be one of the major talking points on the sidelines of the meeting involving some 50 world leaders including Barack Obama and Hu Jintao.

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Solar power station in Spain works at night

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A unique thermosolar power station in southern Spain can shrug off cloudy days: energy stored when the sun shines lets it produce electricity even during the night. The Gemasolar station, up and running since last May, stands out in the plains of Andalusia.

From the road between Seville and Cordoba, one can see its central tower lit up like a beacon by 2,600 solar mirrors, each 120 square metres (28,500 square feet), that surround it in an immense 195-hectare (480-acre) circle. “It is the first station in the world that works 24 hours a day, a solar power station that works day and night!” said Santago Arias, technical director of Torresol Energy, which runs the station.

The mechanism is “very easy to explain,” he said: the panels reflect

the suns rays on to the tower, transmitting energy at an intensity 1,000 times higher than that of the sun’s rays reaching the earth. Energy is stored in a vat filled with molten salts at a temperature of more than 500 degrees C (930 F). Those salts are used to produce steam to turn the turbines and produce electricity.

It is the station’s capacity to store energy that makes Gemasolar so different because it allows the plant to transmit power during

the night, relying on energy it has accumulated during the day. “I use that energy as I see fit, and not as the sun dictates,” Arias explained.

As a result, the plant produces 60 percent more energy than a station without storage capacity because it can work 6,400 hours a year compared to 1,200-2,000 hours for other solar power stations, he said. “The amount of energy we produce a year is equal to the consumption of 30,000 Spanish households,” Arias said, an annual saving of 30,000 tonnes of CO2.

Helped by generous state aid, renewable energies have enjoyed a boom in Spain, the world number two in solar energy and the biggest wind power producer in Europe, ahead of Germany.

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc, the world’s most valuable company, will discuss on Monday what it plans to do with its $98 billion cash hoard, raising expectations it may meet demands to pay a dividend for the first time since 1995. Just days after its stock touched $600 per share, Apple issued a short press advisory saying it would hold a conference call on Monday to discuss the outcome of discussions about its cash balances.

The maker of the iPhone, iPad and iPod has $98 billion in cash and securities, equal to about $104 a share according to ISI Group analyst Brian Marshall. Wall Street has increasingly bet that Apple will this year return cash to shareholders, taking a cue from Chief Executive Tim Cook’s comments about “active discussions” at the top levels about the matter.

Cook recently said he had been “thinking very deeply” about investors’ demands that Apple return some of the cash to shareholders via a dividend.

“Frankly speaking, it’s more

than we need to run the company,” Cook said at the annual shareholders meeting in February. Apple last paid a dividend in 1995, Thomson Reuters data shows. In 1996, Apple posted a net loss of $816 million.

Analysts have said the return of cash to shareholders could take the form of a one-time dividend or even an annual payout, potentially opening the stock up to a new class of investors who seek a dividend yield. Alternatively, the return could be carried out through a share buyback.

“A dividend makes sense,” said Shaw Wu, analyst with Sterne Agee. The decision “is probably going to be pretty binary. It’s going to be either ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Many are hoping the answer is going to be ‘yes’. “It’s more likely they are considering it. I am not sure they are going to necessarily say it’s to be effective immediately.”

Wu said the value to shareholders of a stock buyback would be more questionable: “The issue with (a) buyback is that the payback for investors is not as tangible. With a dividend, you get a check in the mail.”

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Raindrops are seen in front of an Apple logo outside an Apple store in Shanghai February 22, 2012.

New wrinkle in pot debate: stoned driving Associated Press Writer

DENVER — Angeline Chilton says she can’t drive unless she smokes pot. The suburban Denver woman says she’d never get behind the wheel right after smoking, but she does use medical marijuana twice a day to ease tremors caused by multiple sclerosis that previously left her homebound.

“I don’t drink and drive, and I don’t smoke and drive,” she said. “But my body

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Models of a North Korean Scud-B missile (R) and South Korean missiles are displayed at the Korean War Memorial Museum in Seoul March 16, 2012.

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The Torresol Energy Gemasolar plant in Fuentes de Andalucia near Seville. The unique thermosolar power station in southern Spain can shrug off cloudy days: energy stored when the sun shines lets it produce electricity even during the night.

Former military chief and presidential candidate Taur Matan Ruak talks to media during a press conference in Dili, East Timor Sunday, March 18, 2012.

The first round of voting passed peacefully, raising the prospects of a withdrawal of the Australian-led mission of about 400 U.N. peacekeeping troops that was deployed to East Timor in 2006 to quell chaotic unrest.

Francisco “Lu Olo” Guterres, of the traditionally strong leftist Fretilin party, was leading with 28 percent of the vote, followed by former military chief, Taur Matan Ruak, with 25 percent. That means

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In this photo taken on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Angeline Chilton a suburban Denver woman with multiple sclerosis who smokes pot twice a day to ease tremors, holds her pipe as she sits on the front porch of her home in Lakewood, Colo.

is completely saturated with THC.” Her case underscores a problem that no one’s sure how to solve: How do you tell if someone is too stoned to drive?

States that allow medical marijuana have grappled with determining impairment levels for years. And voters in Colorado and Washington state will decide this fall whether to legalize the drug for recreational use, bringing a new urgency to the issue.

A Denver marijuana advocate says officials are scrambling for limits in part because more drivers acknowledge using the drug. “The explosion of medical marijuana patients has led to a lot of drivers sticking the (marijuana) card in law enforcement’s face, saying, ‘You can’t do anything to me, I’m legal,’” said Sean McAllister, a lawyer

who defends people charged with driving under the influence of marijuana. It’s not that simple. Driving while impaired by any drug is illegal in all states.

But it highlights the challenges law enforcement officers face using old tools to try to fix a new problem. Most convictions for drugged driving now are based on police observations, followed later by a blood test.

Authorities envision a legal threshold for pot that would be comparable to the blood-alcohol standard used to determine drunken driving. But unlike alcohol, marijuana stays in the blood long after the high wears off a few hours after use, and there is no quick test to determine someone’s level of impairment — not that scientists haven’t been working on it.

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‘21 Jump Street’ leaps to No. 1 with $35M debut

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19 Deluxe Pool Villas (265m) exude an idyllic appeal in the tranquil surroundings. Soft furnishings in a simple yet tasteful style create an atmosphere of warmth and cosines. The private

LOS ANGELES — Audiences headed back to school for the TV update “21 Jump Street,” which opened as the No. 1 weekend movie with $35 million.

Sony’s action comedy starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum as cops going undercover as high school students took down the animated hit “Dr. Seuss’ the Lorax,” which had been the top flick the previous two weekends.

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Actor Jonah Hill, left, and actor Channing Tatum arrive at the premiere of the feature film “21 Jump Street” in Los Angeles on Tuesday, March 13, 2012.

Iron Lady faced test of mettle in West End farce

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CAMBRIDGE, England — She went to war with Argentina over the Falkland Islands and faced down the powerful National Union of Mineworkers. But one of the hardest things Margaret Thatcher ever did, according to newly released personal papers, was attend a West End farce with herself as the central character.

The excruciating evening spent watching “Anyone for Denis” is one of several behind-the-scenes episodes described in the files that reveal a softer side of the British leader nicknamed “The Iron Lady.” Papers from 1981, released Saturday by the Margaret Thatcher archive at Cambridge University, include arrangements for the then-prime minister and her husband Denis to attend a charity performance of the play, which subjected them to mockery.

Thatcher even agreed to hold a reception for the cast and several dozen others at her official residence at 10 Downing St. — though she did not go along with all the organizers’ suggestions.

On a list of questions — Would she be paying for her tickets?

Would she agree to wear the same outfit as the play’s star, Angela Thorne? — Thatcher scrawled: “No no no no no.”

The files do not record Thatcher’s verdict on the play, but historian Chris Collins of the Margaret Thatcher Foundation said the prime minister “hated every minute of it.” “She was genuinely nice to the

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Margaret Thatcher

cast, probably enjoyed the party,” he said. “(But) sitting there, watching someone portray her on the stage, Denis a complete buffoon — no, thank you very much.”

After the ordeal, the play’s star wrote expressing sympathy for the prime minister’s plight.

“It must have been two hours of agony for you with the press watching your every move,” Thorne wrote. Thatcher’s reply was gracious: “I think we both got through rather well!”

The play, later filmed for television, clearly made a strong impression, on Thatcher, who is now 86. The newly released documents include voluminous files about plans for the 1981 Downing St. Christmas card, which show that Thatcher tried to reject the suggested photo of her and Denis sitting in front of a fireplace.

“Alas this won’t do at all,” she wrote. “DT and I were both dressed in black. And after ‘Anyone for Denis’ this will be seen as a caricature!” It was a perceptive comment — though the picture was eventually used on the card.

peddling a psychedelic new drug at a Los Angeles school. Rather than doing a straight update of the TV show, Sony turned “21 Jump Street” on its head for the big-screen, retooling it as a comedy that helped pack in the under-25 crowd, which made up half of the audience.

“I just think you had to make it relevant, and action comedy was the way to go. And they did make it very relevant to a young audience,” said Rory Bruer, head of distribution for Sony.

“The guys, Jonah and Channing, were just killer together. They had incredible chemistry and certainly were the attraction for younger crowds.”

Hollywood’s box-office hot streak finally cooled off a bit, with overall business down for the first weekend this year. Domestic revenues totaled $108 million, off 6 percent from the same weekend last year, according to boxoffice tracker Hollywood.com.

That’s likely to be just a hiccup for Hollywood, though, with business expected to soar again next weekend as the adaptation of the best-seller “The Hunger Games” hits theaters.

Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network axes ‘The Rosie Show’ Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network is pulling the curtain on “The Rosie Show” after five months on the air. The show premiered in October to about 500,000 viewers but lost about half that audience within days of its debut.

Recently, it changed the format from taping before a studio audience to a one-onone interview setting with celebrities such as Kathy Griffin, Chelsea Handler and former Illinois first lady Patti Blagojevich.

In a statement released

by OWN, Winfrey thanked O’Donnell. She called O’Donnell “an incredible partner” who worked to put on the best show “every single day.”

O’Donnell also was quoted as saying she loved working with Winfrey and in Chicago and “wished” the show had better ratings. The final episode will air March 30.

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FILE - In this April 13, 2008 file photo, comedian Rosie O’Donnell arrives at Comedy Central’s “Night of Too Many Stars” special, benefiting autism education at The Beacon Theatre in New York.

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Studio estimates Sunday put Universal’s “The Lorax” in second-place with $22.8 million, raising its domestic total to $158.4 million.

At No. 3, Disney’s costly sci-fi dud “John Carter” dropped sharply in its second weekend. The Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptation took in $13.5 million, down 55 percent from its anemic opening weekend and lifting its domestic total to a measly $53.2 million. “John Carter” reportedly cost $250 million to make.

While tanking in the United States, “John Carter” has done decent business overseas. It took in $40.7 million this weekend to push its international haul to $126.1 million and its worldwide total to $179.3 million. In narrow release, Will Ferrell’s Spanish-language B-movie spoof “Casa de mi Padre” opened solidly at No. 9 with $2.2 million. The Lionsgate release played in just 382 theaters, compared to 3,121 for “21 Jump Street.”

Based on the 1980s TV show that made Johnny Depp a star, “21 Jump Street” casts Hill and Tatum as rookie cops posing as teens to root out crooks

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plunge pool and gazebo for in-villa massage treatments are added luxuries for guests’ daily indulgence.

The 5 Royal Pool Villa are fashioned like the Deluxe Pool Villas and the 480m compound houses two villas instead of one.

A common patio area encourages relaxing evening chats and in-villa dining.

All villas are well equipped with modern conveniences, ideal for discerning executive types and vacationing couples to lounge around and unwind in maximum comfort, inviting you into a memorable holiday experience.

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Temple Ceremony Calendar Event for February March 18 through April 6, 2012 18 Mar Redite Umanis Merakih - Pura Parangan Tengah Banjar Ceningan Kangin Lembongan - Pura Dalem Celuk Sukawati Gianyar 21 Mar Buda Wage Merakih - Pura Bendesa Mas Kepisah Pedungan Denpasar Selatan - Pura Natih Banjar Kalah Batubulan - Pura Desa Silakarang Singapadu - Pura dalem Petitenget Kerobokan - Kuta - Pura Dalem Pulasari Samplangan - Gianyar - Pura Kubayan - Kepisah Pedungan Denpasar - Selatan - Pura Pasek gelgel Banjar Tanahpegat - Tabanan - Pr. Paibon Banjar Bengkel Sumerta - Denpasar - Pura Pasek Lumintang Denpasar - Pr. Panti Penyarikan Medahan - Sanding - Tampaksiring - Pr. Pasar Agung Banjar Dauh Peken Kaba-kaba Tabanan.

27 Mar Anggar Kasih Tambir - Pura Dalem Puri Batuan Sukawati - Pura Dalem Kediri Silakarang - Singapadu - Pura dalem Desa Sukawati - Pura Dalem Desa Singakerta - Ubud - Pura dalem Lembeng Ketewel - Sukawati - Pura Paibon Pasek Tangkas Peliatan - Ubud - Pura Puseh ngukuhin Keramas - Gianyar.

- Pura Pemerajan Agung Ki Telabah Tuakilang - Tabanan - Pura Karang Buncing Blahbatuh - Pura Dalem Bubunan Seririt Buleleng - Pura Desa Badung Kota Denpasar - Merajan Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Turupinghe, Banjar, Buleleng - Pura Luwur Pedengenan Bedha Bongan - Tabanan - Mr. Dukuh Sebudi - Mr. Pasek Ngukuhin Keramas - Pura Pucak Payongan Lungsiakan - Desa Kedewatan - Pura Tanah Kilap Denpasar Selatan - Pura Selukat Desa Keramas - Blahbatuh - Gianyar - Pura Dalem Tampuagan Desa Peninjoan - Tembuku -

Bangli - Pura Waturenggong Desa Taro - Pura Dalem Bentuyung Ubud - Pura Puseh Ubud.

- Pura Dalem Peliatan Ubud.

28 Mar Buda Umanis Tambir - Pura Sari Bankar Titih Kapal 6 Apr Purnama Kedasa - Odalan Betara Turun Kabeh Besakih - Ngusaba di Pura Bukit Jati Bukit Jati - Bangli - Pura Batur Kalanganyar Bangli - Pura Masceti Pejeng Aji Tegalalang Tegalalang - Pura Dalem Tangsub Sukawati - Pura Penambangan Badung Denpasar - Ngusaba Pura Lempuyab Madia Pura Lempuyab Madia Karangasem - Ngusaba Pura Batur Bangli - Pura Desa Singakerta Ubud - Pura Pasek Gelgel Tagtag Kukuh Marga Tabanan - Pura Gaduh Ketapian Sumerta Denpasar - Pura Pasek Bendesa Batur Batur Tuak Ilang Tabanan - Pura Pasek Agung Tagtag Kelod Peguyangan Denpasar - Pura Agung Pasek Bendesa Tonja Denpasar - Pura Pasek Gelgel Angsri Baturiti - Pura Pasek Gelgel Bale Agung Subamia Subamia Beraban - Pura Dukuh Sari Belatung Bengkel Timpag Kerambitan - Pura Pusat Dukuh Sari Belatung Rendang Karangasem - Pura Pita Maha Palangkaraya Kalteng - Pura Canda Peraba Komplek Polri Jelambar Jelambar Jakarta Barat - Pura Agung Jagat Natha Kota Denpasar - Pura Pemerajan Agung Puri Petak Gianyar - Pura Dadia Agung Bendesa Tangkas Kori Agung Pusat Desa Gerih Abiansemal Badung - Pura Puseh Desa Adat Dukuh Sidemen Karangasem - Pura Jagathita Karana Samarinda - Pura Penataran Agung Sriwijaya Palembang Sumatera Selatan - Pura Agung Girinatha Semarang

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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Mother Saves Daughter From Shark Attack in Florida

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People gather at the site of an explosion of a bomb car that went off behind a security office in Aleppo city March 18, 2012.

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A brave mother fought off a shark that attacked her daughter as the two were surfing, the same day another surfer was attacked on the same Florida beach.

The two incidents Wednesday are among a series of shark attacks in recent days, as the underwater predators have seemed to enter shallow coastal waters earlier than usual, with the warmer than usual weather this year.

Valeh Levy and her 15-year-old daughter, Sydney, were paddling on their surfboards Wednesday off New Smyrna Beach when a shark suddenly pulled the teen underwater - twice. Levy pulled her daughter onto her board.

“It was to me like a scene out of ‘Jaws,’ where the girl’s getting sucked under, and I said, ‘There’s no way this thing is going to kill my daughter,’ and I grabbed her shoulders and I pulled her up and I threw her on the nose of my board,” Levy told WKMG-TV. The shark continued circling Levy and her daughter until two nearby surfers heard their screams and helped them to shore.

An ambulance was already at the scene because a shark had attacked 17-year-old surfer Nick Romano in water that was waist deep only minutes before. Levy was rushed into surgery and released from the hospital a few hours later.

A few days earlier, a bull shark leaped out of the water and chomped down on a surfer’s arm just over 100 miles away, at Florida’s Jensen Beach.

“I was in the middle of my stroke and paddling and my left arm was like this, and all of a sudden something jumped out of the water and hit my arm. I looked over at it and I was eye-to-eye with a shark,” said surfer Frank Wacha.

Experts say environmental factors may be responsible for the earlier attacks.

“Environmental factors that we’re suffering on land could also be happening in the water such as climate change, lack of food sources, which changes migratory patterns, and you have 80 million or more tourists that come to those waters, so it’s no surprise accidents happen,” said ocean explorer Fabien Cousteau, grandson of Jacques Cousteau.

Reuters

AMMAN - A heavy firefight broke out on Monday between Free Syrian Army rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in a main district of the Syrian capital Damascus that is home to several security installations, witnesses said. They said the sound of heavy machinegun fire and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) echoed through the heavily guarded al-Mezze district. There was no immediate word on casualties but residents said by telephone the fighting was intense.

“There is fighting near Hamada supermarket and the sound of explosions there and elsewhere in the neighborhood. Security police have blocked several side streets and the street lighting has been cut off,” a housewife who lives in the area said.

The fighting in the capital came after a car bomb ripped through a residential area of Syria’s second city Aleppo on Sunday, and as activists reported heavy clashes across the country between state forces and rebels fighting to overthrow Assad.

As hundreds gathered on Sunday in Damascus to mourn victims of car bombings the previous day, activists said security forces beat and arrested people at a march of more than 200 when protesters began shouting “the people want to topple the regime”.

Among those arrested and beaten was Mohammed Sayyed Rassas, a leader of the National Coordinating Body for Democratic Change (NCB), an opposition group which had visited China and Russia in attempts to promote dialogue between Assad and the opposition. Most opposition groups have rejected the NCB over its insistence on non-violence and its stance

against foreign intervention.

Security forces also arrested Farzand Omar, a doctor and politician from the party “Building the Syria State,” when he arrived at the Damascus airport from his hometown of Aleppo.

World powers have been unable to stop more than a year of bloodshed in Syria, a country that sits on the fault lines of several regional and ethnic conflicts. Recent army gains against rebel positions have shown no sign of quelling the violence and no negotiated settlement is in sight.

The United Nations says more than 8,000 people have been killed and humanitarian conditions are grim.

The government says about 2,000 members of security forces have been killed. In Aleppo, Syria’s commercial hub, state news agency SANA said terrorists were behind the car bomb that killed two people and wounded 30 others when it exploded in a central area close to a state security office and a church.

The explosion came a day after twin blasts on Saturday killed 27 people in Damascus and wounded nearly 100 others. Aleppo had seen

less unrest than much of Syria but has recently been hit with more violence as the revolt spreads and becomes increasingly bloody.

The semi-official news channel al-Ikhbariya said security forces had been tipped off about the bomb in Aleppo and had been moving residents out of the area when it went off.

It said the car had been filled with 200 kg (440 lb) of explosives. Pictures on the SANA website showed building fronts blasted open and aid workers standing near piles of shattered masonry and bomb craters, while Syria TV showed a street corner splattered in blood.

“The explosion came suddenly and the only thing I thought to do was fall to the ground,” a girl told Syria TV, her hands and face covered in shards of glass. “Nothing remained.

All the building fronts collapsed.

God curse them.” No group claimed responsibility for the Aleppo attack, and an activist from the opposition’s local Revolutionary Council said the government was behind the explosion.

Reports from Syria are difficult to verify as the government has restricted access to foreign journalists.

Governor...

From page 1 That is because the law suit of the governor is error in persona.

Sudiantara also urged the governor to describe the action of each of the defendants. He also explained that in the press regulation there is public interest, cover both sides and the right to answer.

If those three elements do not exist in the news, then the press company sued. (kmb)

Five...

From page 1 The underground network splintered under the pressure of arrests and killings, giving birth to even more radical offshoots and loosely affiliated elements that continue to undermine Indonesian security.

“The suspects were raising funds for their terror activities and Bali is now their target to source for funds,” Saud said.

In the raids, police seized two firearms and dozens of bullets from the suspects, who were planning to rob a moneychanger and a jewellery shop.

Saud also said police “are not ruling out” the possibility that the group might launch an attack on the public holiday on Friday to mark the Hindu new year.

Nyepi, as the day is known locally, will see the island shut down as Bali’s Hindu majority are confined to their homes for a day of reflection free from work, play, talking -- and for some even eating.

Police on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali stepped up security in tourist hotspots Monday after five suspected terrorists were shot dead in raids.

“We beefed up security in all places around Bali especially in strategic places such entertainment spots, hotels and malls. What’s clear, we are on alert,” Bali police spokesman Hariadi told AFP. Muslim majority Indonesia has been rocked by a series of attacks staged by regional terror network Jemaah Islamiyah in recent years, including the 2002 Bali bombings which killed 202 people.

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BUSINESS A customer buys Apple’s new iPad at Apple’s flagship store on Fifth Avenue, in New York, on March 16, 2012.

The latest iPad went on sale of Friday, drawing fans to stores in the US and nine other countries.

Apple Inc, the world’s most valuable company, will discuss on Monday what it plans to do with its $98 billion cash hoard, raising expectations it may meet demands to pay a dividend for the first time since 1995.

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Apple to decide on its $98 billion cash pile Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc, the world’s most valuable company, will discuss on Monday what it plans to do with its $98 billion cash hoard, raising expectations it may meet demands to pay a dividend for the first time since 1995.

Just days after its stock touched $600 per share, Apple issued a short press advisory saying it would hold a conference call on Monday to discuss the outcome of discussions about its cash balances.

The maker of the iPhone, iPad and iPod has $98 billion in cash and securities, equal to about $104 a share according to ISI Group analyst Brian Marshall.

Wall Street has increasingly bet that Apple will this year return cash to shareholders, taking a cue from Chief Executive Tim Cook’s comments about “active discussions” at the top levels about the matter.

Cook recently said he had been “thinking very deeply” about investors’ demands that Apple return some of the cash to shareholders via a dividend.

“Frankly speaking, it’s more than we need to run the company,” Cook said at the annual shareholders meeting in February.

Apple last paid a dividend in

1995, Thomson Reuters data shows.

In 1996, Apple posted a net loss of $816 million.

Analysts have said the return of cash to shareholders could take the form of a one-time dividend or even an annual payout, potentially opening the stock up to a new class of investors who seek a dividend yield. Alternatively, the return could be carried out through a share buyback.

“A dividend makes sense,” said Shaw Wu, analyst with Sterne Agee.

The decision “is probably going to be pretty binary. It’s going to be either ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Many are hoping the answer is going to be ‘yes’.

“It’s more likely they are considering it. I am not sure they are going to necessarily say it’s to be effective immediately.”

Wu said the value to shareholders of a stock buyback would be more questionable: “The issue with (a) buyback is that the payback for investors is not as tangible. With a dividend, you get a check in the mail.”

Wu doubted there would be a stock split, saying it would be more difficult for Apple to beat consensus earnings forecasts.

Mounting anticipation over a buyback, along with hopes that the newest iPad will keep sales momentum strong, helped propel the stock to a record high this month above $600 a share.

At Friday’s closing price of $585.57, Apple has a market value of about $546 billion.

ISI’s Marshall said a dividend would drive additional stock purchases from top-20 dividend mutual funds and other investors as they make Apple a top holding. Apple could pay an annual dividend of as much as $14.65 per share, he added.

The Apple call, to be held at 9 a.m.

EDT (1300 GMT) on Monday, will not provide an update on the current quarter nor will it touch upon any topics other than cash, the company said in a statement on Sunday. Apple declined to comment further.

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Starbucks opens first juice bar Reuters

LOS ANGELES - Starbucks Corp will open the first store in its new Evolution Fresh juice bar chain on Monday, its biggest move outside coffee and one it hopes will boost the company’s position in the $50 billion health food sector.

The juice bar business is, however, fragmented and intensely competitive and some analysts say the Evolution Fresh shops could have lower margins than Starbucks’ coffee shops.

With Starbucks yet to detail how many juice bars it plans to open, the popularity of its first shop, located in Bellevue, Washington, an upscale city just east of Seattle, will be closely watched.

It will sell fresh and bottled fruit and vegetable juices, smoothies and food, such as wraps, salads and soups. The menu will include vegan and vegetarian options.

The world’s biggest coffee chain bought Evolution Fresh for $30 million in cash in November and at the time, Starbucks Chief Executive Howard Schultz said successful independent juice bars have annual sales of well over $1 million per unit.

Analysts have said that is a bit less than an average U.S. Starbucks cafe but more than a typical store for rival Jamba Inc, a publicly held juice and smoothie chain which has struggled in recent years after Starbucks and McDonald’s Corp introduced competing products.

The Evolution Fresh store

opening comes just ahead of Starbucks’ annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday.

Investors in Seattle-based Starbucks have seen shares in the company soar since it restructured by slashing costs and closing nearly 1,000 stores around the world. The stock, which was trading at just under $10 in February 2009, closed at $53.21 on Friday.

Starbucks’ purchase of Evolution Fresh was in line with its strategy to sell a broader range of branded products through its own cafes, grocery stores and other retail outlets.

Since purchasing the company, Starbucks has expanded distribution of its bottled juices beyond a handful of retailers that included Whole Foods Market Inc to more grocery sellers.

The juices will also be sold in Starbucks’ company-owned stores this year.

Fresh fruit and vegetable juices have gained in popularity in the United States with some health-conscious consumers using them as meal replacements, while others drink them as part of “cleansing” diets.

San Bernardino, California-based Evolution Fresh was started by the founder of Naked Juice, which is now owned by PepsiCo Inc. It uses a heat-free, high-pressure pasteurization process that it says retains more of the nutrients in its products compared with using conventional eat pasteurization.

UPS agrees to buy TNT Express for $6.7 billion Associated Press

AMSTERDAM - United Parcel Service Inc. says it has agreed to buy TNT Express NV for $6.77 billion (€5.16 billion) in a deal supported by TNT’s boards.

UPS’s cash offer of €9.5 per share for TNT — Europe’s second-largest express delivery company behind DHL — comes

a month after TNT turned down a €9 per share offer. The companies remained in talks.

UPS said Monday the deal is a 54 percent premium to TNT’s closing price before the first offer Feb. 17. TNT shares closed at €9.35 on Friday.

The acquisition would be the biggest ever for Atlanta-based UPS, which is the world’s largest delivery company.

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Tirta Gangga Park IBP

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Tirta Gangga is a beautiful park with the huge water fountain and wide pond located at Abang Sub-district, Karangasem Regency in east part of Bali. Tirta Gangga Park is built in the year of 1948 by the Karangasem King of Anak Agung Agung Angluerah Ketut Karangasem. Before this park is found, there is big wellspring found in this area which the local society believe that this water come from the land is holy spring therefore they call this place is Embukan means wellspring. According to the local believe that this wellspring functioning as a bath place for the god and also used as drinking water for the local community from the nearest village. Therefore this wellspring is sacrificed by local people and keeps the park naturally. The King of Karangasem has got an idea to improve this park into a good looking and nowadays, it becomes one of the famous tourist destinations in east part of Bali.

Tirta Gangga Park is also featured by the wide public pool with the cool

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Train hits van at Indonesian crossing; 11 dead

and clean water where it can be used by everyone who visiting this place.

It is situated on the foot Abang Hill with cool temperature in particular night time or morning time. The lush tropical garden are well surround the park and big fish ponds are running away at another ponds to give the impression for every tourist who pay a visit to this beautiful park. Some buildings and other decorations are intentionally made as according to the spirit from Puri Agung Karangasem (Agung Karangasem Palace), so it can be said that between Tirta Gangga Park and Sukasada Park (Taman Sukasada) which is located at Ujung countryside is a union.

Tirta Gangga is strategically located beside of the main strait from Karangasem to Singaraja Town and it is just 20 minutes from the local town or 2 hours and 15 minutes from Denpasar Town. You may also join the exciting tour to the east part of Bali that we call it by Karangasem Tour and you will discover many places of interest in east part of Bali including Tirta Gangga.

Associated Press

TASIKMALAYA — Police say a train has crashed into a minivan that was stalled at a crossing in central Indonesia, killing at least 11 members of a family.

Three others are in critical condition.

Local police chief Gupuh Setiyono says the minivan was carrying 14 people when it suddenly stopped Sunday at the unguarded crossing in the West Java town of Tasikmalaya. He says the dead include five children.

Poor safety standards and poorly maintained vehicles claim hundreds of lives in Indonesia each year.

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Villagers and officials attempt to remove the wreckage of a van that was hit by a passenger train in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia, Sunday, March 18, 2012. Ten people were reported killed in the accident.

RI to stop sending domestic helpers in 2017 Antara

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JAKARTA - Indonesia will stop sending domestic helpers to foreign countries beginning in 2017, Manpower Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar has said.

“We have planned to stop sending domestic helpers in 2017 and the plan has been contained in our

domestic worker roadmap,” the minister said here on Sunday.

He said that by that year the

sending of house maids was expected to reach the zero point, or no dispatches at all.

The minister said that the country could not all of a sudden stop sending house maids because employment fields at home for them were not yet enough.

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Indonesia expects 10 percent increase in number of Malaysian tourists Antara

KUALA LUMPUR - Indonesia is targeting an increase of five to 10 percent in the number of Malaysian tourists coming to the country in 2012 from 1.03 million last year.

“We have set three kinds of target for tourists from Malaysia,” deputy director for tourism promotion for ASEAN region, Chrismiastutie, when met the Matta Fair Tourism Exhibition here.

She said the optimistic target is set at 1.3 million people, the moderate one is around 1.25 million and the pessimistic is around 1.2 million.

“Seeing the enthusiasm of Malaysian people who came to the Matta Fair we hope the increased target would be achieved,” she said.

She said the presence of the Indonesian stand at the fair had been waited for by visitors who wish to know more about Indonesia. Visitors have inquired about tourism objects in Aceh, Padang, Medan, and other places in Sumatra as well as places in Java such as Bandung, Garut, Solo, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Surabaya and Bali, Lombok and Makassar.

The ministry of tourism and creative industries has provided booths in the stand for tourism businessmen from a number of regions.

“We provided 100 booths and almost all of them are fulfilled. Eight more participants would come soon,” she said. Business meetings have been held among travel agents from the two countries.

“The results are encouraging as 4,500 tour packages have been agreed with a total value of around Rp15.750 billion for objects in Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi,” she said.

She said the fair scheduled until Sunday (March 18) is expected to draw more visitors on Sunday as it is a public holiday.

“A bigger number of visitors to the Indonesian stand certainly shows how big is their interest to our country,” she said. Yogyakarta has opened a stand of its own with around tourism businessmen.

The chief of the Yogyakarta chapter of the Association of Indonesia Tours and Travel (Asita), Edwin Ismedi, said his office had participated in the exhibition six times and the results were good as the number of tourists from Malaysia to Yogyakarta is increasing. In 2011 Malaysian tourists are the four biggest after those from the Netherlands, Japan and France totalling around 17,500 compared to 26,000 from the Netherlands.

“The number is still small compared to that for Bali and Bandung,” he said.

sian workers from working abroad because doing such a thing would violate human rights principle,” the minister said. After all, the right to employment was protected by the 1945 Constitutions,” he said.

Muhaimin said that the government basically intended to stop the sending of domestic workers abroad

but it could not do it all of a sudden and it should do it in stages with enough preparations.

“As a solution, we have to provide more job opportunities at home so that famale workers who work in foreign countries could change their profession for working at home,” he said.

Yudhoyono asks party cadres to introspect Antara

CIKEAS - The chairman of the ruling Democrat Party`s advisory board, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, had asked party cadres to introspect while putting their house in order.

Yudhoyono in his directives at a meeting with board members, faction members and also party figures at his private residence in Cikeas, Bogor, West Java, on Sunday also called on all cadres not to remain silent while their party is being treated unfairly.

“As one of the party`s initiators and founders I would not remain silent and I would correct it if I see something wrong and damage is done. After this meeting all cadres must rise up and do something and be active again to build and develop the party. If our party is attacked unproportionately please do not remain silent,” he said.

He said that “although the Democrat Party has often been attacked we have remained strong. Nonetheless I have

also seen apprehension and worries among some of the party cadres. I will be active again with you to assure the party`s right direction.”

Yudhoyono, who is currently also the country`s president, called on all party cadres to continue making corrections. He said “we must safeguard our respect, pride and honor.”

As he had ever said he said if any cadre made mistakes he/she must admit them and then correct himself and learning from it must never repeat it.

“The party must immediately conduct consolidation and serious internal improvement efforts. By doing that we have acted like gentlemen and conducted an introspection and would not easily blame others. But after we have done all of them and we are still attacked and discredited then it will be too much. Enough is enough. Do something through a right way to defend the party,” he said.

The meeting that started at 7pm continued behind closed doors after the president`s speech.

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Bali Today Benoa appointed to be a turnaround port

Balinese Culture A study in US shows that 70% through 80% of diseases are caused by stress and it could happen to anyone, realized or not. According to the representative of Maharishi University who is also transidental meditation practitioner, Jan Muller, all kind of stress can be overcome.

“With meditation, all kind of pressure which can produce stress can be removed slowly. Meditation is also can be use to increase the body immunity,” he said in Ketut Nadha Press Building. Jan Muller is also surprised by the number of meditation practice in Bali.

All of that is very important to preserve the positive energy and peaceful of Bali. During his visit to Bali TV studio, Muller urged everyone in Bali to meditate as a way to solve the problem in life especially the one connected with conflict.

“It is because meditation teaches us peace,” he added. Jan stated that in March 29, he invites all meditation practitioners and the public in the dialog which will discuss about how meditation can solve problem and lead us to peace in Ketut Nadha Press Building. There will be also meditation practice during the event. (btv)

Jakarta (Bali Post)—

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Mari Elka Pangestu, said the cruise tourism becoming one of the tourisms with special interest was expected to boost the number of tourist arrivals. “Government and stakeholders give priority to the development of cruise tourism,” Mari said in a release received by Bali Post Jakarta, Sunday (Mar 18).

To that end, Mari said her party intensified the promotional activities through participation in promotional events of cruise and boosted the sales mission. It was considered very important to strengthen the network in making coordination for the preparation of port and destination pursuant to the needs and demands of the cruise operators.

According to Mari, Indonesia would target cruise ships that operated in Asia and Australia considering the dimensions and size of the cruise ships operated in the region also continued to increase rapidly.

Mari said the development of cruise in Indonesia was now focused on the port issue, especially regarding the technical issues on the groove depth and the harbor pond whose depth did not correspond to the required dimension by the cruise.

“This depth is the main requirement for large cruise ships in order they can sail and go safely into the harbor,” he explained.

To achieve the target of 500,000 IBP/File visiting cruise passengers in 2016, the People passed the cruise ship that dropped anchor at Benoa Seaport, Bali Island minister said that government would recently. make improvements at the main cruise

port of Benoa Harbor as well as make it a turnaround port. Additionally, the Tanjung Priok, Tanjung Mas and Tanjung Perak Harbor would also be prepared to be berthed by large ships. “The equally important is to prepare a new destination to be visited by cruise ships such as the Sabang, Bangka Belitung, and Probolinggo (Mount Bromo),” said Mari.

The number of cruise ship passengers visiting Indonesia had increased from 94,116 tourists in 2010 to 112,882 tourists last year. However in terms of the visits, it showed a decrease from 189 calls in the same period to 177 calls. “Seeing the potential and the promotion carried out, this year we are targeting the number of cruise travelers to reach 118,823 people,” he said.

According to the data of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Bali remained a favorite destination for cruise ship passengers (40 percent) followed by Lombok (40 percent), Komodo Island (13 percent), Port of Tanjung Mas (11 percent), and other destinations (16 percent). (010)

Bulan Pejeng: Prehistoric bronze drum

“Bulan Pejeng” in fact is a large bronze drum (nekara) of prehistoric from Bronze Age that were developed around 2000 years ago or in the beginning of century. This cultural heritage is one of the sacred article, kept in Penataran Sasih Temple in Pejeng Village, Gianyar and is located in the main street of Tampaksiring-Kintamani so no difficulty to visit it. According to popular folktale in society, “Bulan Pejeng” is the “moon” which fell down in Pejeng Village long time ago, making the village was always bright on day and night so the thieves could not do their jobs. Therefore, the “moon” was urinated so did not shine anymore until these days. The name of Penataran Sasih Temple means “the place of the moon” Temple (moon=sasih) and might relate to the story of the “moon” fell from the sky previously. Another story told of this Pejeng nekara as the ear-plug of Kebo Iwa, a powerful legendary figure who was able to carve Goa Gajah, steep bank temple of Gunung Kawi, etc.

The Pejeng nekara has been introduced

internationally by G.E. Rumphius, an expert in Biology through his book Amboinsche Rariteitkamer, published in 1705. Although he never been to Bali, but he had succeeded for using the information from Hendrik Leydekereker’s. In fact, this nekara is a giant nekara with large size in every detail as in height of 186.5 m and a diameter of 1.60 m for its hit zone. Around the archeological experts, this nekara is also called as nekara with head, because it has four pairs of mask decoration with bulged-out eyes, long-coned nose, and the ears wearing earrings made from coins. The decoration of the mask is not only functioned as esthetic-decorative, but more for magical symbolism for the ancestors’ symbol of magic power which bring prosperity and protect the family or the society from any danger. Another decoration which has the magical symbolism is the decoration of octagonal star on the hit zone, border design, feather, and so on.

“Bulan Pejeng” is a masterpiece work of technology and metallurgy that reached its

peak on Bronze Age. This cultural heritage is a significant mixture between modern and complicated metal technology and art creativity which full magical symbolism values as can be seen from its shape and patterns. All of it is the proof of a local Balinese wisdom in its spectacular work about 2000 years ago, far before India reached Bali. The dynamism of Balinese wisdom at that time also was proved by finding five stone moulds in Manuaba Village, Gianyar for making smaller nekara from Pejeng nekara. This fact has proved enough that Balinese people had succeeded in developing local metal industry. Clay mould for making arrow head also has been found in West Java. In addition, Balinese people had produced a stone nekara which is kept in a temple in Carangsari Village (Badung), is now another success of Balinese wisdom. The other bronze nekara in Pacung, Ularan (Buleleng), Ban (Karangasem), Manikliyu (Bangli), Peguyangan (Badung) is a proof that local metal industry in Bali reached its top.

According to the results of archeological

research can be known that at Bronze Age, megalithic tradition was also developed around the world. The archeological experts have a notion that Bali was inhabited by megalithic society who lived by farming, stayed in organized village, and ruled by a well-respected figure. The society had mastered the technology and metallurgy art and the life which was more advance required the capability and mastery in specific parts in the society. In the next progression, social-functional groups emerged and developed such as leader group, carpentry and blacksmith group who have special ability, spiritual group who organize and perform any ritual, and the society who has no special ability who work for other groups. At that time, in the society was grown the belief to the ancestors or the leaders who live at the top of a mountain or a hill and they had magical power that could protect the people from any danger. This belief really influenced daily life and to this very day still appears in the life of Indonesian. (BTN)

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Export of Bali’s bone handicraf up 74.87 percent

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DENPASAR - Bali’s 2011 exports of bone handicraft goods totaled 96,544 pcs worth 143,676 US dollars, a 74.87 pct increase from only 82,164.36 US dollars in 2010.

And in terms of volume it increased by 38.79 pct from 69,559 pcs in 2010 to 96,544 pcs in 2011, head of the Bali provincial administration public relations division I Ketut Teneng said in Denpasar on Monday.

He said the export of bone handicraft products from the island paradise included necklaces, rings and many other jewelries combined in such a way with metal making them look unique and attractive.

The handicraft makers and artists in Gianyar regency, the art center in Bali, are very creative in creating designs so

that cattle bones which had been merely waste material, have now become commodities of high economic value.

BEBEK BETUTU

(Roast Duck In Banana Leaf) OVERVIEW: The rich flavor of duck is greatly enhanced by a host of pungent roots, herbs and seasonings in this dish, which is invariably a great favorite with visitors to Bali.

The Balinese have great admiration for the duck and consider it to be a particularly strong animal as it is, like the turtle, the only one able to survive on land as water.

INGREDIENTS: 1 whole duck, weigh about 2 kg (4 ½ lb) 18 shallots, peeled, cut in half, and sliced 6 cloves garlic, peeled, cut in half, & sliced 3 stalks lemon grass, finely sliced 5 fragrant lime leaves, finely sliced 6 candlenuts, chopped 5 cm (2 in), ginger, peeled and chopped 8 cm (3in) fresh turmeric, peeled, chopped 8 cm (3in) kencur root, peeled, chopped 1 tsp black peppercorns, crushed 5 bird’s-eye chilies, slices 1 tsp coriander seeds, crushed 2 tsp dried shrimp paste, roasted and coarsely crushed 1½ tbsp salt 3 tbsp oil Banana leaves, greaseproof paper or aluminum foil for wrapping PREPARATION: Wipe the duck dry and set aside. Combine all ingredients except banana leafs in a bowl and mix well.

Rub the duck outside with this mixture and fill the center of the duck with the remainder.

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Close open duck with satay skewer. Wrap in several layers of banana leaves, greaseproof paper or foil and steam for 50 minutes. Transfer duck to a moderate oven and bake at 180o C (350o F) for 30 minutes.

Remove banana leaves, cut duck meat up in small pieces and serve with stuffing. When cooked, the meat should be so tender that it falls off the bones.

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Bali Today Benoa appointed to be a turnaround port

Balinese Culture A study in US shows that 70% through 80% of diseases are caused by stress and it could happen to anyone, realized or not. According to the representative of Maharishi University who is also transidental meditation practitioner, Jan Muller, all kind of stress can be overcome.

“With meditation, all kind of pressure which can produce stress can be removed slowly. Meditation is also can be use to increase the body immunity,” he said in Ketut Nadha Press Building. Jan Muller is also surprised by the number of meditation practice in Bali.

All of that is very important to preserve the positive energy and peaceful of Bali. During his visit to Bali TV studio, Muller urged everyone in Bali to meditate as a way to solve the problem in life especially the one connected with conflict.

“It is because meditation teaches us peace,” he added. Jan stated that in March 29, he invites all meditation practitioners and the public in the dialog which will discuss about how meditation can solve problem and lead us to peace in Ketut Nadha Press Building. There will be also meditation practice during the event. (btv)

Jakarta (Bali Post)—

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Mari Elka Pangestu, said the cruise tourism becoming one of the tourisms with special interest was expected to boost the number of tourist arrivals. “Government and stakeholders give priority to the development of cruise tourism,” Mari said in a release received by Bali Post Jakarta, Sunday (Mar 18).

To that end, Mari said her party intensified the promotional activities through participation in promotional events of cruise and boosted the sales mission. It was considered very important to strengthen the network in making coordination for the preparation of port and destination pursuant to the needs and demands of the cruise operators.

According to Mari, Indonesia would target cruise ships that operated in Asia and Australia considering the dimensions and size of the cruise ships operated in the region also continued to increase rapidly.

Mari said the development of cruise in Indonesia was now focused on the port issue, especially regarding the technical issues on the groove depth and the harbor pond whose depth did not correspond to the required dimension by the cruise.

“This depth is the main requirement for large cruise ships in order they can sail and go safely into the harbor,” he explained.

To achieve the target of 500,000 IBP/File visiting cruise passengers in 2016, the People passed the cruise ship that dropped anchor at Benoa Seaport, Bali Island minister said that government would recently. make improvements at the main cruise

port of Benoa Harbor as well as make it a turnaround port. Additionally, the Tanjung Priok, Tanjung Mas and Tanjung Perak Harbor would also be prepared to be berthed by large ships. “The equally important is to prepare a new destination to be visited by cruise ships such as the Sabang, Bangka Belitung, and Probolinggo (Mount Bromo),” said Mari.

The number of cruise ship passengers visiting Indonesia had increased from 94,116 tourists in 2010 to 112,882 tourists last year. However in terms of the visits, it showed a decrease from 189 calls in the same period to 177 calls. “Seeing the potential and the promotion carried out, this year we are targeting the number of cruise travelers to reach 118,823 people,” he said.

According to the data of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Bali remained a favorite destination for cruise ship passengers (40 percent) followed by Lombok (40 percent), Komodo Island (13 percent), Port of Tanjung Mas (11 percent), and other destinations (16 percent). (010)

Bulan Pejeng: Prehistoric bronze drum

“Bulan Pejeng” in fact is a large bronze drum (nekara) of prehistoric from Bronze Age that were developed around 2000 years ago or in the beginning of century. This cultural heritage is one of the sacred article, kept in Penataran Sasih Temple in Pejeng Village, Gianyar and is located in the main street of Tampaksiring-Kintamani so no difficulty to visit it. According to popular folktale in society, “Bulan Pejeng” is the “moon” which fell down in Pejeng Village long time ago, making the village was always bright on day and night so the thieves could not do their jobs. Therefore, the “moon” was urinated so did not shine anymore until these days. The name of Penataran Sasih Temple means “the place of the moon” Temple (moon=sasih) and might relate to the story of the “moon” fell from the sky previously. Another story told of this Pejeng nekara as the ear-plug of Kebo Iwa, a powerful legendary figure who was able to carve Goa Gajah, steep bank temple of Gunung Kawi, etc.

The Pejeng nekara has been introduced

internationally by G.E. Rumphius, an expert in Biology through his book Amboinsche Rariteitkamer, published in 1705. Although he never been to Bali, but he had succeeded for using the information from Hendrik Leydekereker’s. In fact, this nekara is a giant nekara with large size in every detail as in height of 186.5 m and a diameter of 1.60 m for its hit zone. Around the archeological experts, this nekara is also called as nekara with head, because it has four pairs of mask decoration with bulged-out eyes, long-coned nose, and the ears wearing earrings made from coins. The decoration of the mask is not only functioned as esthetic-decorative, but more for magical symbolism for the ancestors’ symbol of magic power which bring prosperity and protect the family or the society from any danger. Another decoration which has the magical symbolism is the decoration of octagonal star on the hit zone, border design, feather, and so on.

“Bulan Pejeng” is a masterpiece work of technology and metallurgy that reached its

peak on Bronze Age. This cultural heritage is a significant mixture between modern and complicated metal technology and art creativity which full magical symbolism values as can be seen from its shape and patterns. All of it is the proof of a local Balinese wisdom in its spectacular work about 2000 years ago, far before India reached Bali. The dynamism of Balinese wisdom at that time also was proved by finding five stone moulds in Manuaba Village, Gianyar for making smaller nekara from Pejeng nekara. This fact has proved enough that Balinese people had succeeded in developing local metal industry. Clay mould for making arrow head also has been found in West Java. In addition, Balinese people had produced a stone nekara which is kept in a temple in Carangsari Village (Badung), is now another success of Balinese wisdom. The other bronze nekara in Pacung, Ularan (Buleleng), Ban (Karangasem), Manikliyu (Bangli), Peguyangan (Badung) is a proof that local metal industry in Bali reached its top.

According to the results of archeological

research can be known that at Bronze Age, megalithic tradition was also developed around the world. The archeological experts have a notion that Bali was inhabited by megalithic society who lived by farming, stayed in organized village, and ruled by a well-respected figure. The society had mastered the technology and metallurgy art and the life which was more advance required the capability and mastery in specific parts in the society. In the next progression, social-functional groups emerged and developed such as leader group, carpentry and blacksmith group who have special ability, spiritual group who organize and perform any ritual, and the society who has no special ability who work for other groups. At that time, in the society was grown the belief to the ancestors or the leaders who live at the top of a mountain or a hill and they had magical power that could protect the people from any danger. This belief really influenced daily life and to this very day still appears in the life of Indonesian. (BTN)

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Export of Bali’s bone handicraf up 74.87 percent

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DENPASAR - Bali’s 2011 exports of bone handicraft goods totaled 96,544 pcs worth 143,676 US dollars, a 74.87 pct increase from only 82,164.36 US dollars in 2010.

And in terms of volume it increased by 38.79 pct from 69,559 pcs in 2010 to 96,544 pcs in 2011, head of the Bali provincial administration public relations division I Ketut Teneng said in Denpasar on Monday.

He said the export of bone handicraft products from the island paradise included necklaces, rings and many other jewelries combined in such a way with metal making them look unique and attractive.

The handicraft makers and artists in Gianyar regency, the art center in Bali, are very creative in creating designs so

that cattle bones which had been merely waste material, have now become commodities of high economic value.

BEBEK BETUTU

(Roast Duck In Banana Leaf) OVERVIEW: The rich flavor of duck is greatly enhanced by a host of pungent roots, herbs and seasonings in this dish, which is invariably a great favorite with visitors to Bali.

The Balinese have great admiration for the duck and consider it to be a particularly strong animal as it is, like the turtle, the only one able to survive on land as water.

INGREDIENTS: 1 whole duck, weigh about 2 kg (4 ½ lb) 18 shallots, peeled, cut in half, and sliced 6 cloves garlic, peeled, cut in half, & sliced 3 stalks lemon grass, finely sliced 5 fragrant lime leaves, finely sliced 6 candlenuts, chopped 5 cm (2 in), ginger, peeled and chopped 8 cm (3in) fresh turmeric, peeled, chopped 8 cm (3in) kencur root, peeled, chopped 1 tsp black peppercorns, crushed 5 bird’s-eye chilies, slices 1 tsp coriander seeds, crushed 2 tsp dried shrimp paste, roasted and coarsely crushed 1½ tbsp salt 3 tbsp oil Banana leaves, greaseproof paper or aluminum foil for wrapping PREPARATION: Wipe the duck dry and set aside. Combine all ingredients except banana leafs in a bowl and mix well.

Rub the duck outside with this mixture and fill the center of the duck with the remainder.

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Close open duck with satay skewer. Wrap in several layers of banana leaves, greaseproof paper or foil and steam for 50 minutes. Transfer duck to a moderate oven and bake at 180o C (350o F) for 30 minutes.

Remove banana leaves, cut duck meat up in small pieces and serve with stuffing. When cooked, the meat should be so tender that it falls off the bones.

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Tirta Gangga Park IBP

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Tirta Gangga is a beautiful park with the huge water fountain and wide pond located at Abang Sub-district, Karangasem Regency in east part of Bali. Tirta Gangga Park is built in the year of 1948 by the Karangasem King of Anak Agung Agung Angluerah Ketut Karangasem. Before this park is found, there is big wellspring found in this area which the local society believe that this water come from the land is holy spring therefore they call this place is Embukan means wellspring. According to the local believe that this wellspring functioning as a bath place for the god and also used as drinking water for the local community from the nearest village. Therefore this wellspring is sacrificed by local people and keeps the park naturally. The King of Karangasem has got an idea to improve this park into a good looking and nowadays, it becomes one of the famous tourist destinations in east part of Bali.

Tirta Gangga Park is also featured by the wide public pool with the cool

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Train hits van at Indonesian crossing; 11 dead

and clean water where it can be used by everyone who visiting this place.

It is situated on the foot Abang Hill with cool temperature in particular night time or morning time. The lush tropical garden are well surround the park and big fish ponds are running away at another ponds to give the impression for every tourist who pay a visit to this beautiful park. Some buildings and other decorations are intentionally made as according to the spirit from Puri Agung Karangasem (Agung Karangasem Palace), so it can be said that between Tirta Gangga Park and Sukasada Park (Taman Sukasada) which is located at Ujung countryside is a union.

Tirta Gangga is strategically located beside of the main strait from Karangasem to Singaraja Town and it is just 20 minutes from the local town or 2 hours and 15 minutes from Denpasar Town. You may also join the exciting tour to the east part of Bali that we call it by Karangasem Tour and you will discover many places of interest in east part of Bali including Tirta Gangga.

Associated Press

TASIKMALAYA — Police say a train has crashed into a minivan that was stalled at a crossing in central Indonesia, killing at least 11 members of a family.

Three others are in critical condition.

Local police chief Gupuh Setiyono says the minivan was carrying 14 people when it suddenly stopped Sunday at the unguarded crossing in the West Java town of Tasikmalaya. He says the dead include five children.

Poor safety standards and poorly maintained vehicles claim hundreds of lives in Indonesia each year.

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Villagers and officials attempt to remove the wreckage of a van that was hit by a passenger train in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia, Sunday, March 18, 2012. Ten people were reported killed in the accident.

RI to stop sending domestic helpers in 2017 Antara

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JAKARTA - Indonesia will stop sending domestic helpers to foreign countries beginning in 2017, Manpower Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar has said.

“We have planned to stop sending domestic helpers in 2017 and the plan has been contained in our

domestic worker roadmap,” the minister said here on Sunday.

He said that by that year the

sending of house maids was expected to reach the zero point, or no dispatches at all.

The minister said that the country could not all of a sudden stop sending house maids because employment fields at home for them were not yet enough.

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Indonesia expects 10 percent increase in number of Malaysian tourists Antara

KUALA LUMPUR - Indonesia is targeting an increase of five to 10 percent in the number of Malaysian tourists coming to the country in 2012 from 1.03 million last year.

“We have set three kinds of target for tourists from Malaysia,” deputy director for tourism promotion for ASEAN region, Chrismiastutie, when met the Matta Fair Tourism Exhibition here.

She said the optimistic target is set at 1.3 million people, the moderate one is around 1.25 million and the pessimistic is around 1.2 million.

“Seeing the enthusiasm of Malaysian people who came to the Matta Fair we hope the increased target would be achieved,” she said.

She said the presence of the Indonesian stand at the fair had been waited for by visitors who wish to know more about Indonesia. Visitors have inquired about tourism objects in Aceh, Padang, Medan, and other places in Sumatra as well as places in Java such as Bandung, Garut, Solo, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Surabaya and Bali, Lombok and Makassar.

The ministry of tourism and creative industries has provided booths in the stand for tourism businessmen from a number of regions.

“We provided 100 booths and almost all of them are fulfilled. Eight more participants would come soon,” she said. Business meetings have been held among travel agents from the two countries.

“The results are encouraging as 4,500 tour packages have been agreed with a total value of around Rp15.750 billion for objects in Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi,” she said.

She said the fair scheduled until Sunday (March 18) is expected to draw more visitors on Sunday as it is a public holiday.

“A bigger number of visitors to the Indonesian stand certainly shows how big is their interest to our country,” she said. Yogyakarta has opened a stand of its own with around tourism businessmen.

The chief of the Yogyakarta chapter of the Association of Indonesia Tours and Travel (Asita), Edwin Ismedi, said his office had participated in the exhibition six times and the results were good as the number of tourists from Malaysia to Yogyakarta is increasing. In 2011 Malaysian tourists are the four biggest after those from the Netherlands, Japan and France totalling around 17,500 compared to 26,000 from the Netherlands.

“The number is still small compared to that for Bali and Bandung,” he said.

sian workers from working abroad because doing such a thing would violate human rights principle,” the minister said. After all, the right to employment was protected by the 1945 Constitutions,” he said.

Muhaimin said that the government basically intended to stop the sending of domestic workers abroad

but it could not do it all of a sudden and it should do it in stages with enough preparations.

“As a solution, we have to provide more job opportunities at home so that famale workers who work in foreign countries could change their profession for working at home,” he said.

Yudhoyono asks party cadres to introspect Antara

CIKEAS - The chairman of the ruling Democrat Party`s advisory board, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, had asked party cadres to introspect while putting their house in order.

Yudhoyono in his directives at a meeting with board members, faction members and also party figures at his private residence in Cikeas, Bogor, West Java, on Sunday also called on all cadres not to remain silent while their party is being treated unfairly.

“As one of the party`s initiators and founders I would not remain silent and I would correct it if I see something wrong and damage is done. After this meeting all cadres must rise up and do something and be active again to build and develop the party. If our party is attacked unproportionately please do not remain silent,” he said.

He said that “although the Democrat Party has often been attacked we have remained strong. Nonetheless I have

also seen apprehension and worries among some of the party cadres. I will be active again with you to assure the party`s right direction.”

Yudhoyono, who is currently also the country`s president, called on all party cadres to continue making corrections. He said “we must safeguard our respect, pride and honor.”

As he had ever said he said if any cadre made mistakes he/she must admit them and then correct himself and learning from it must never repeat it.

“The party must immediately conduct consolidation and serious internal improvement efforts. By doing that we have acted like gentlemen and conducted an introspection and would not easily blame others. But after we have done all of them and we are still attacked and discredited then it will be too much. Enough is enough. Do something through a right way to defend the party,” he said.

The meeting that started at 7pm continued behind closed doors after the president`s speech.

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Mother Saves Daughter From Shark Attack in Florida

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People gather at the site of an explosion of a bomb car that went off behind a security office in Aleppo city March 18, 2012.

Heavy fighting in Syrian capital: residents

A brave mother fought off a shark that attacked her daughter as the two were surfing, the same day another surfer was attacked on the same Florida beach.

The two incidents Wednesday are among a series of shark attacks in recent days, as the underwater predators have seemed to enter shallow coastal waters earlier than usual, with the warmer than usual weather this year.

Valeh Levy and her 15-year-old daughter, Sydney, were paddling on their surfboards Wednesday off New Smyrna Beach when a shark suddenly pulled the teen underwater - twice. Levy pulled her daughter onto her board.

“It was to me like a scene out of ‘Jaws,’ where the girl’s getting sucked under, and I said, ‘There’s no way this thing is going to kill my daughter,’ and I grabbed her shoulders and I pulled her up and I threw her on the nose of my board,” Levy told WKMG-TV. The shark continued circling Levy and her daughter until two nearby surfers heard their screams and helped them to shore.

An ambulance was already at the scene because a shark had attacked 17-year-old surfer Nick Romano in water that was waist deep only minutes before. Levy was rushed into surgery and released from the hospital a few hours later.

A few days earlier, a bull shark leaped out of the water and chomped down on a surfer’s arm just over 100 miles away, at Florida’s Jensen Beach.

“I was in the middle of my stroke and paddling and my left arm was like this, and all of a sudden something jumped out of the water and hit my arm. I looked over at it and I was eye-to-eye with a shark,” said surfer Frank Wacha.

Experts say environmental factors may be responsible for the earlier attacks.

“Environmental factors that we’re suffering on land could also be happening in the water such as climate change, lack of food sources, which changes migratory patterns, and you have 80 million or more tourists that come to those waters, so it’s no surprise accidents happen,” said ocean explorer Fabien Cousteau, grandson of Jacques Cousteau.

Reuters

AMMAN - A heavy firefight broke out on Monday between Free Syrian Army rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in a main district of the Syrian capital Damascus that is home to several security installations, witnesses said. They said the sound of heavy machinegun fire and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) echoed through the heavily guarded al-Mezze district. There was no immediate word on casualties but residents said by telephone the fighting was intense.

“There is fighting near Hamada supermarket and the sound of explosions there and elsewhere in the neighborhood. Security police have blocked several side streets and the street lighting has been cut off,” a housewife who lives in the area said.

The fighting in the capital came after a car bomb ripped through a residential area of Syria’s second city Aleppo on Sunday, and as activists reported heavy clashes across the country between state forces and rebels fighting to overthrow Assad.

As hundreds gathered on Sunday in Damascus to mourn victims of car bombings the previous day, activists said security forces beat and arrested people at a march of more than 200 when protesters began shouting “the people want to topple the regime”.

Among those arrested and beaten was Mohammed Sayyed Rassas, a leader of the National Coordinating Body for Democratic Change (NCB), an opposition group which had visited China and Russia in attempts to promote dialogue between Assad and the opposition. Most opposition groups have rejected the NCB over its insistence on non-violence and its stance

against foreign intervention.

Security forces also arrested Farzand Omar, a doctor and politician from the party “Building the Syria State,” when he arrived at the Damascus airport from his hometown of Aleppo.

World powers have been unable to stop more than a year of bloodshed in Syria, a country that sits on the fault lines of several regional and ethnic conflicts. Recent army gains against rebel positions have shown no sign of quelling the violence and no negotiated settlement is in sight.

The United Nations says more than 8,000 people have been killed and humanitarian conditions are grim.

The government says about 2,000 members of security forces have been killed. In Aleppo, Syria’s commercial hub, state news agency SANA said terrorists were behind the car bomb that killed two people and wounded 30 others when it exploded in a central area close to a state security office and a church.

The explosion came a day after twin blasts on Saturday killed 27 people in Damascus and wounded nearly 100 others. Aleppo had seen

less unrest than much of Syria but has recently been hit with more violence as the revolt spreads and becomes increasingly bloody.

The semi-official news channel al-Ikhbariya said security forces had been tipped off about the bomb in Aleppo and had been moving residents out of the area when it went off.

It said the car had been filled with 200 kg (440 lb) of explosives. Pictures on the SANA website showed building fronts blasted open and aid workers standing near piles of shattered masonry and bomb craters, while Syria TV showed a street corner splattered in blood.

“The explosion came suddenly and the only thing I thought to do was fall to the ground,” a girl told Syria TV, her hands and face covered in shards of glass. “Nothing remained.

All the building fronts collapsed.

God curse them.” No group claimed responsibility for the Aleppo attack, and an activist from the opposition’s local Revolutionary Council said the government was behind the explosion.

Reports from Syria are difficult to verify as the government has restricted access to foreign journalists.

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Sudiantara also urged the governor to describe the action of each of the defendants. He also explained that in the press regulation there is public interest, cover both sides and the right to answer.

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From page 1 The underground network splintered under the pressure of arrests and killings, giving birth to even more radical offshoots and loosely affiliated elements that continue to undermine Indonesian security.

“The suspects were raising funds for their terror activities and Bali is now their target to source for funds,” Saud said.

In the raids, police seized two firearms and dozens of bullets from the suspects, who were planning to rob a moneychanger and a jewellery shop.

Saud also said police “are not ruling out” the possibility that the group might launch an attack on the public holiday on Friday to mark the Hindu new year.

Nyepi, as the day is known locally, will see the island shut down as Bali’s Hindu majority are confined to their homes for a day of reflection free from work, play, talking -- and for some even eating.

Police on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali stepped up security in tourist hotspots Monday after five suspected terrorists were shot dead in raids.

“We beefed up security in all places around Bali especially in strategic places such entertainment spots, hotels and malls. What’s clear, we are on alert,” Bali police spokesman Hariadi told AFP. Muslim majority Indonesia has been rocked by a series of attacks staged by regional terror network Jemaah Islamiyah in recent years, including the 2002 Bali bombings which killed 202 people.

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

BUSINESS A customer buys Apple’s new iPad at Apple’s flagship store on Fifth Avenue, in New York, on March 16, 2012.

The latest iPad went on sale of Friday, drawing fans to stores in the US and nine other countries.

Apple Inc, the world’s most valuable company, will discuss on Monday what it plans to do with its $98 billion cash hoard, raising expectations it may meet demands to pay a dividend for the first time since 1995.

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Apple to decide on its $98 billion cash pile Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc, the world’s most valuable company, will discuss on Monday what it plans to do with its $98 billion cash hoard, raising expectations it may meet demands to pay a dividend for the first time since 1995.

Just days after its stock touched $600 per share, Apple issued a short press advisory saying it would hold a conference call on Monday to discuss the outcome of discussions about its cash balances.

The maker of the iPhone, iPad and iPod has $98 billion in cash and securities, equal to about $104 a share according to ISI Group analyst Brian Marshall.

Wall Street has increasingly bet that Apple will this year return cash to shareholders, taking a cue from Chief Executive Tim Cook’s comments about “active discussions” at the top levels about the matter.

Cook recently said he had been “thinking very deeply” about investors’ demands that Apple return some of the cash to shareholders via a dividend.

“Frankly speaking, it’s more than we need to run the company,” Cook said at the annual shareholders meeting in February.

Apple last paid a dividend in

1995, Thomson Reuters data shows.

In 1996, Apple posted a net loss of $816 million.

Analysts have said the return of cash to shareholders could take the form of a one-time dividend or even an annual payout, potentially opening the stock up to a new class of investors who seek a dividend yield. Alternatively, the return could be carried out through a share buyback.

“A dividend makes sense,” said Shaw Wu, analyst with Sterne Agee.

The decision “is probably going to be pretty binary. It’s going to be either ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Many are hoping the answer is going to be ‘yes’.

“It’s more likely they are considering it. I am not sure they are going to necessarily say it’s to be effective immediately.”

Wu said the value to shareholders of a stock buyback would be more questionable: “The issue with (a) buyback is that the payback for investors is not as tangible. With a dividend, you get a check in the mail.”

Wu doubted there would be a stock split, saying it would be more difficult for Apple to beat consensus earnings forecasts.

Mounting anticipation over a buyback, along with hopes that the newest iPad will keep sales momentum strong, helped propel the stock to a record high this month above $600 a share.

At Friday’s closing price of $585.57, Apple has a market value of about $546 billion.

ISI’s Marshall said a dividend would drive additional stock purchases from top-20 dividend mutual funds and other investors as they make Apple a top holding. Apple could pay an annual dividend of as much as $14.65 per share, he added.

The Apple call, to be held at 9 a.m.

EDT (1300 GMT) on Monday, will not provide an update on the current quarter nor will it touch upon any topics other than cash, the company said in a statement on Sunday. Apple declined to comment further.

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Starbucks opens first juice bar Reuters

LOS ANGELES - Starbucks Corp will open the first store in its new Evolution Fresh juice bar chain on Monday, its biggest move outside coffee and one it hopes will boost the company’s position in the $50 billion health food sector.

The juice bar business is, however, fragmented and intensely competitive and some analysts say the Evolution Fresh shops could have lower margins than Starbucks’ coffee shops.

With Starbucks yet to detail how many juice bars it plans to open, the popularity of its first shop, located in Bellevue, Washington, an upscale city just east of Seattle, will be closely watched.

It will sell fresh and bottled fruit and vegetable juices, smoothies and food, such as wraps, salads and soups. The menu will include vegan and vegetarian options.

The world’s biggest coffee chain bought Evolution Fresh for $30 million in cash in November and at the time, Starbucks Chief Executive Howard Schultz said successful independent juice bars have annual sales of well over $1 million per unit.

Analysts have said that is a bit less than an average U.S. Starbucks cafe but more than a typical store for rival Jamba Inc, a publicly held juice and smoothie chain which has struggled in recent years after Starbucks and McDonald’s Corp introduced competing products.

The Evolution Fresh store

opening comes just ahead of Starbucks’ annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday.

Investors in Seattle-based Starbucks have seen shares in the company soar since it restructured by slashing costs and closing nearly 1,000 stores around the world. The stock, which was trading at just under $10 in February 2009, closed at $53.21 on Friday.

Starbucks’ purchase of Evolution Fresh was in line with its strategy to sell a broader range of branded products through its own cafes, grocery stores and other retail outlets.

Since purchasing the company, Starbucks has expanded distribution of its bottled juices beyond a handful of retailers that included Whole Foods Market Inc to more grocery sellers.

The juices will also be sold in Starbucks’ company-owned stores this year.

Fresh fruit and vegetable juices have gained in popularity in the United States with some health-conscious consumers using them as meal replacements, while others drink them as part of “cleansing” diets.

San Bernardino, California-based Evolution Fresh was started by the founder of Naked Juice, which is now owned by PepsiCo Inc. It uses a heat-free, high-pressure pasteurization process that it says retains more of the nutrients in its products compared with using conventional eat pasteurization.

UPS agrees to buy TNT Express for $6.7 billion Associated Press

AMSTERDAM - United Parcel Service Inc. says it has agreed to buy TNT Express NV for $6.77 billion (€5.16 billion) in a deal supported by TNT’s boards.

UPS’s cash offer of €9.5 per share for TNT — Europe’s second-largest express delivery company behind DHL — comes

a month after TNT turned down a €9 per share offer. The companies remained in talks.

UPS said Monday the deal is a 54 percent premium to TNT’s closing price before the first offer Feb. 17. TNT shares closed at €9.35 on Friday.

The acquisition would be the biggest ever for Atlanta-based UPS, which is the world’s largest delivery company.

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‘21 Jump Street’ leaps to No. 1 with $35M debut

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The Furama Vilas & Spa, Bali is nestled amidst padi fields in the Banjar Bindu district in mountainous Ubud, covering over 2000m2 verdant lands. Accessible to the popular Ubud market via the resort’s free shuttle service, the Concierge can also arrange for transportation to other tourist attractions based on guest’s needs.

19 Deluxe Pool Villas (265m) exude an idyllic appeal in the tranquil surroundings. Soft furnishings in a simple yet tasteful style create an atmosphere of warmth and cosines. The private

LOS ANGELES — Audiences headed back to school for the TV update “21 Jump Street,” which opened as the No. 1 weekend movie with $35 million.

Sony’s action comedy starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum as cops going undercover as high school students took down the animated hit “Dr. Seuss’ the Lorax,” which had been the top flick the previous two weekends.

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Actor Jonah Hill, left, and actor Channing Tatum arrive at the premiere of the feature film “21 Jump Street” in Los Angeles on Tuesday, March 13, 2012.

Iron Lady faced test of mettle in West End farce

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CAMBRIDGE, England — She went to war with Argentina over the Falkland Islands and faced down the powerful National Union of Mineworkers. But one of the hardest things Margaret Thatcher ever did, according to newly released personal papers, was attend a West End farce with herself as the central character.

The excruciating evening spent watching “Anyone for Denis” is one of several behind-the-scenes episodes described in the files that reveal a softer side of the British leader nicknamed “The Iron Lady.” Papers from 1981, released Saturday by the Margaret Thatcher archive at Cambridge University, include arrangements for the then-prime minister and her husband Denis to attend a charity performance of the play, which subjected them to mockery.

Thatcher even agreed to hold a reception for the cast and several dozen others at her official residence at 10 Downing St. — though she did not go along with all the organizers’ suggestions.

On a list of questions — Would she be paying for her tickets?

Would she agree to wear the same outfit as the play’s star, Angela Thorne? — Thatcher scrawled: “No no no no no.”

The files do not record Thatcher’s verdict on the play, but historian Chris Collins of the Margaret Thatcher Foundation said the prime minister “hated every minute of it.” “She was genuinely nice to the

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Margaret Thatcher

cast, probably enjoyed the party,” he said. “(But) sitting there, watching someone portray her on the stage, Denis a complete buffoon — no, thank you very much.”

After the ordeal, the play’s star wrote expressing sympathy for the prime minister’s plight.

“It must have been two hours of agony for you with the press watching your every move,” Thorne wrote. Thatcher’s reply was gracious: “I think we both got through rather well!”

The play, later filmed for television, clearly made a strong impression, on Thatcher, who is now 86. The newly released documents include voluminous files about plans for the 1981 Downing St. Christmas card, which show that Thatcher tried to reject the suggested photo of her and Denis sitting in front of a fireplace.

“Alas this won’t do at all,” she wrote. “DT and I were both dressed in black. And after ‘Anyone for Denis’ this will be seen as a caricature!” It was a perceptive comment — though the picture was eventually used on the card.

peddling a psychedelic new drug at a Los Angeles school. Rather than doing a straight update of the TV show, Sony turned “21 Jump Street” on its head for the big-screen, retooling it as a comedy that helped pack in the under-25 crowd, which made up half of the audience.

“I just think you had to make it relevant, and action comedy was the way to go. And they did make it very relevant to a young audience,” said Rory Bruer, head of distribution for Sony.

“The guys, Jonah and Channing, were just killer together. They had incredible chemistry and certainly were the attraction for younger crowds.”

Hollywood’s box-office hot streak finally cooled off a bit, with overall business down for the first weekend this year. Domestic revenues totaled $108 million, off 6 percent from the same weekend last year, according to boxoffice tracker Hollywood.com.

That’s likely to be just a hiccup for Hollywood, though, with business expected to soar again next weekend as the adaptation of the best-seller “The Hunger Games” hits theaters.

Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network axes ‘The Rosie Show’ Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network is pulling the curtain on “The Rosie Show” after five months on the air. The show premiered in October to about 500,000 viewers but lost about half that audience within days of its debut.

Recently, it changed the format from taping before a studio audience to a one-onone interview setting with celebrities such as Kathy Griffin, Chelsea Handler and former Illinois first lady Patti Blagojevich.

In a statement released

by OWN, Winfrey thanked O’Donnell. She called O’Donnell “an incredible partner” who worked to put on the best show “every single day.”

O’Donnell also was quoted as saying she loved working with Winfrey and in Chicago and “wished” the show had better ratings. The final episode will air March 30.

AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file

FILE - In this April 13, 2008 file photo, comedian Rosie O’Donnell arrives at Comedy Central’s “Night of Too Many Stars” special, benefiting autism education at The Beacon Theatre in New York.

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Associated Press Writer

Studio estimates Sunday put Universal’s “The Lorax” in second-place with $22.8 million, raising its domestic total to $158.4 million.

At No. 3, Disney’s costly sci-fi dud “John Carter” dropped sharply in its second weekend. The Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptation took in $13.5 million, down 55 percent from its anemic opening weekend and lifting its domestic total to a measly $53.2 million. “John Carter” reportedly cost $250 million to make.

While tanking in the United States, “John Carter” has done decent business overseas. It took in $40.7 million this weekend to push its international haul to $126.1 million and its worldwide total to $179.3 million. In narrow release, Will Ferrell’s Spanish-language B-movie spoof “Casa de mi Padre” opened solidly at No. 9 with $2.2 million. The Lionsgate release played in just 382 theaters, compared to 3,121 for “21 Jump Street.”

Based on the 1980s TV show that made Johnny Depp a star, “21 Jump Street” casts Hill and Tatum as rookie cops posing as teens to root out crooks

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plunge pool and gazebo for in-villa massage treatments are added luxuries for guests’ daily indulgence.

The 5 Royal Pool Villa are fashioned like the Deluxe Pool Villas and the 480m compound houses two villas instead of one.

A common patio area encourages relaxing evening chats and in-villa dining.

All villas are well equipped with modern conveniences, ideal for discerning executive types and vacationing couples to lounge around and unwind in maximum comfort, inviting you into a memorable holiday experience.

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Temple Ceremony Calendar Event for February March 18 through April 6, 2012 18 Mar Redite Umanis Merakih - Pura Parangan Tengah Banjar Ceningan Kangin Lembongan - Pura Dalem Celuk Sukawati Gianyar 21 Mar Buda Wage Merakih - Pura Bendesa Mas Kepisah Pedungan Denpasar Selatan - Pura Natih Banjar Kalah Batubulan - Pura Desa Silakarang Singapadu - Pura dalem Petitenget Kerobokan - Kuta - Pura Dalem Pulasari Samplangan - Gianyar - Pura Kubayan - Kepisah Pedungan Denpasar - Selatan - Pura Pasek gelgel Banjar Tanahpegat - Tabanan - Pr. Paibon Banjar Bengkel Sumerta - Denpasar - Pura Pasek Lumintang Denpasar - Pr. Panti Penyarikan Medahan - Sanding - Tampaksiring - Pr. Pasar Agung Banjar Dauh Peken Kaba-kaba Tabanan.

27 Mar Anggar Kasih Tambir - Pura Dalem Puri Batuan Sukawati - Pura Dalem Kediri Silakarang - Singapadu - Pura dalem Desa Sukawati - Pura Dalem Desa Singakerta - Ubud - Pura dalem Lembeng Ketewel - Sukawati - Pura Paibon Pasek Tangkas Peliatan - Ubud - Pura Puseh ngukuhin Keramas - Gianyar.

- Pura Pemerajan Agung Ki Telabah Tuakilang - Tabanan - Pura Karang Buncing Blahbatuh - Pura Dalem Bubunan Seririt Buleleng - Pura Desa Badung Kota Denpasar - Merajan Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Turupinghe, Banjar, Buleleng - Pura Luwur Pedengenan Bedha Bongan - Tabanan - Mr. Dukuh Sebudi - Mr. Pasek Ngukuhin Keramas - Pura Pucak Payongan Lungsiakan - Desa Kedewatan - Pura Tanah Kilap Denpasar Selatan - Pura Selukat Desa Keramas - Blahbatuh - Gianyar - Pura Dalem Tampuagan Desa Peninjoan - Tembuku -

Bangli - Pura Waturenggong Desa Taro - Pura Dalem Bentuyung Ubud - Pura Puseh Ubud.

- Pura Dalem Peliatan Ubud.

28 Mar Buda Umanis Tambir - Pura Sari Bankar Titih Kapal 6 Apr Purnama Kedasa - Odalan Betara Turun Kabeh Besakih - Ngusaba di Pura Bukit Jati Bukit Jati - Bangli - Pura Batur Kalanganyar Bangli - Pura Masceti Pejeng Aji Tegalalang Tegalalang - Pura Dalem Tangsub Sukawati - Pura Penambangan Badung Denpasar - Ngusaba Pura Lempuyab Madia Pura Lempuyab Madia Karangasem - Ngusaba Pura Batur Bangli - Pura Desa Singakerta Ubud - Pura Pasek Gelgel Tagtag Kukuh Marga Tabanan - Pura Gaduh Ketapian Sumerta Denpasar - Pura Pasek Bendesa Batur Batur Tuak Ilang Tabanan - Pura Pasek Agung Tagtag Kelod Peguyangan Denpasar - Pura Agung Pasek Bendesa Tonja Denpasar - Pura Pasek Gelgel Angsri Baturiti - Pura Pasek Gelgel Bale Agung Subamia Subamia Beraban - Pura Dukuh Sari Belatung Bengkel Timpag Kerambitan - Pura Pusat Dukuh Sari Belatung Rendang Karangasem - Pura Pita Maha Palangkaraya Kalteng - Pura Canda Peraba Komplek Polri Jelambar Jelambar Jakarta Barat - Pura Agung Jagat Natha Kota Denpasar - Pura Pemerajan Agung Puri Petak Gianyar - Pura Dadia Agung Bendesa Tangkas Kori Agung Pusat Desa Gerih Abiansemal Badung - Pura Puseh Desa Adat Dukuh Sidemen Karangasem - Pura Jagathita Karana Samarinda - Pura Penataran Agung Sriwijaya Palembang Sumatera Selatan - Pura Agung Girinatha Semarang

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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Greek finance minister Venizelos to lead Socialists in snap election Reuters

ATHENS - Greek Socialists elected Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos as their leader on Sunday, with a mandate to revive a party weakened by unpopular austerity policies ahead of parliamentary polls expected by early May. Venizelos, who has spearheaded the country’s marathon debt talks, is set to resign from his post this week to focus on the general election, with all surveys showing the PASOK socialists badly trailing the conservative New Democracy party.

Tens of thousands of PASOK supporters flocked to polling stations across the country on Sunday to cast a vote for Venizelos, 55, who ran unopposed in the leadership race after winning the backing of all the party’s heavy hitters.

“People sent a strong message that PASOK is here, that PASOK hasn’t lost its soul, that our target to win

the (general) election is feasible,” Venizelos told party members. “We will move forward together.”

Venizelos, a constitutional law expert turned politician and known for his sharp rhetoric, took PASOK’s helm from former prime minister George Papandreou, who stepped down after becoming increasingly unpopular over tax hikes and wage cuts imposed to fight the country’s worst crisis in decades.

The debt-choked country averted an uncontrolled default earlier this month when it struck a debt exchange deal with private creditors that paved the way for the EU and IMF to approve a 130-billion euro bailout. Completion of the second EU/IMF aid package will mean the end of the coalition government under technocrat Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, which was formed in November with a mandate to conclude the bailout and then hold elections.

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East Timor president concedes defeat in election

AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati

Associated Press Writer

DILI, East Timor — President Jose Ramos Horta, who campaigned tirelessly for East Timor’s independence for nearly a quarter-century and helped steer the new, young nation, conceded defeat Monday after a poor showing in weekend elections.

REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis

Greece’s Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos casts a ballot during an election procedure for a new leader of the PASOK Socialist party in Athens March 18, 2012.

Ramos Horta, with just 18 percent, has no chance of advancing to an April 21 run-off.

“Congratulations to them,” the Nobel Peace laureate told reporters.

“And also to the people who supported me throughout my mandate.”

Ramos Horta promised to hand over power peacefully to the winner on May 19. The 62-year-old leader spent nearly half his life in exile, lobbying governments around the globe

to endorse East Timor’s independence from brutal Indonesian rule. He and his fellow countryman Bishop Carlos Belo were rewarded for their efforts in 1996 with a Nobel Peace Prize.

After the new nation was born in 2002, Ramos Horta served first as foreign minister. He then shepherded it through turbulent and often violent times as prime minister and in 2007, became president.

Few question his commitment, noting that even after surviving an assassination attempt at his Dili compound, he returned quickly to work. But many of those who turned out to vote over the weekend said he failed to follow through on his many and repeated promises to help the “little people.”

South Korea says North wants rocket for nuclear weapon Reuters

SEOUL - South Korea on Monday condemned rival North Korea’s planned rocket launch as a “grave provocation”, saying it was a disguised attempt to develop a long-range ballistic missile capable of delivering nuclear weapons. Seoul also extended a security alert in the capital, and said it was concerned the North might follow the ballistic missile launch with another nuclear test.

The North announced on Friday it would put a satellite into orbit next month barely two weeks after reaching an agreement with Washington to suspend long-range missile launches as part of a deal to restart food aid.

“Our government defines North Korea’s so-called working satellite

launch plan as a grave provocation to develop a long-distance delivery means for nuclear weapons by using ballistic missile technology,” presidential spokesman Park Jungha said in a statement.

Washington says the North’s long-range ballistic missile program is progressing quickly, and last year said the American mainland could come under threat within five years. The secretive North has twice tested a nuclear device, but experts doubt whether it yet has the ability to miniaturize an atomic bomb to place atop a warhead.

Pyongyang is believed to have enough fissile material to make up to a dozen nuclear bombs, and in 2010 unveiled a uranium enrichment facility to go with its plutonium program which opened a second route

to making an atomic weapon.

On Monday, President Lee Myung-bak met the foreign and security-related ministers to discuss the North’s surprise announcement, which also flies in the face of a U.N. Security Council resolution banning long-range missile launches.

Park said in a statement that Seoul would work closely with the United States, Japan, China and Russia - all members of the six-party forum which deals with the North’s nuclear program - during next week’s Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul.

North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction program is not on the agenda for the summit, but will be one of the major talking points on the sidelines of the meeting involving some 50 world leaders including Barack Obama and Hu Jintao.

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Solar power station in Spain works at night

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Agence France Presse

A unique thermosolar power station in southern Spain can shrug off cloudy days: energy stored when the sun shines lets it produce electricity even during the night. The Gemasolar station, up and running since last May, stands out in the plains of Andalusia.

From the road between Seville and Cordoba, one can see its central tower lit up like a beacon by 2,600 solar mirrors, each 120 square metres (28,500 square feet), that surround it in an immense 195-hectare (480-acre) circle. “It is the first station in the world that works 24 hours a day, a solar power station that works day and night!” said Santago Arias, technical director of Torresol Energy, which runs the station.

The mechanism is “very easy to explain,” he said: the panels reflect

the suns rays on to the tower, transmitting energy at an intensity 1,000 times higher than that of the sun’s rays reaching the earth. Energy is stored in a vat filled with molten salts at a temperature of more than 500 degrees C (930 F). Those salts are used to produce steam to turn the turbines and produce electricity.

It is the station’s capacity to store energy that makes Gemasolar so different because it allows the plant to transmit power during

the night, relying on energy it has accumulated during the day. “I use that energy as I see fit, and not as the sun dictates,” Arias explained.

As a result, the plant produces 60 percent more energy than a station without storage capacity because it can work 6,400 hours a year compared to 1,200-2,000 hours for other solar power stations, he said. “The amount of energy we produce a year is equal to the consumption of 30,000 Spanish households,” Arias said, an annual saving of 30,000 tonnes of CO2.

Helped by generous state aid, renewable energies have enjoyed a boom in Spain, the world number two in solar energy and the biggest wind power producer in Europe, ahead of Germany.

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc, the world’s most valuable company, will discuss on Monday what it plans to do with its $98 billion cash hoard, raising expectations it may meet demands to pay a dividend for the first time since 1995. Just days after its stock touched $600 per share, Apple issued a short press advisory saying it would hold a conference call on Monday to discuss the outcome of discussions about its cash balances.

The maker of the iPhone, iPad and iPod has $98 billion in cash and securities, equal to about $104 a share according to ISI Group analyst Brian Marshall. Wall Street has increasingly bet that Apple will this year return cash to shareholders, taking a cue from Chief Executive Tim Cook’s comments about “active discussions” at the top levels about the matter.

Cook recently said he had been “thinking very deeply” about investors’ demands that Apple return some of the cash to shareholders via a dividend.

“Frankly speaking, it’s more

than we need to run the company,” Cook said at the annual shareholders meeting in February. Apple last paid a dividend in 1995, Thomson Reuters data shows. In 1996, Apple posted a net loss of $816 million.

Analysts have said the return of cash to shareholders could take the form of a one-time dividend or even an annual payout, potentially opening the stock up to a new class of investors who seek a dividend yield. Alternatively, the return could be carried out through a share buyback.

“A dividend makes sense,” said Shaw Wu, analyst with Sterne Agee. The decision “is probably going to be pretty binary. It’s going to be either ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Many are hoping the answer is going to be ‘yes’. “It’s more likely they are considering it. I am not sure they are going to necessarily say it’s to be effective immediately.”

Wu said the value to shareholders of a stock buyback would be more questionable: “The issue with (a) buyback is that the payback for investors is not as tangible. With a dividend, you get a check in the mail.”

REUTERS/Aly Song

Raindrops are seen in front of an Apple logo outside an Apple store in Shanghai February 22, 2012.

New wrinkle in pot debate: stoned driving Associated Press Writer

DENVER — Angeline Chilton says she can’t drive unless she smokes pot. The suburban Denver woman says she’d never get behind the wheel right after smoking, but she does use medical marijuana twice a day to ease tremors caused by multiple sclerosis that previously left her homebound.

“I don’t drink and drive, and I don’t smoke and drive,” she said. “But my body

REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won

Models of a North Korean Scud-B missile (R) and South Korean missiles are displayed at the Korean War Memorial Museum in Seoul March 16, 2012.

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Apple to decide on its $98 billion cash pile

The Torresol Energy Gemasolar plant in Fuentes de Andalucia near Seville. The unique thermosolar power station in southern Spain can shrug off cloudy days: energy stored when the sun shines lets it produce electricity even during the night.

Former military chief and presidential candidate Taur Matan Ruak talks to media during a press conference in Dili, East Timor Sunday, March 18, 2012.

The first round of voting passed peacefully, raising the prospects of a withdrawal of the Australian-led mission of about 400 U.N. peacekeeping troops that was deployed to East Timor in 2006 to quell chaotic unrest.

Francisco “Lu Olo” Guterres, of the traditionally strong leftist Fretilin party, was leading with 28 percent of the vote, followed by former military chief, Taur Matan Ruak, with 25 percent. That means

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AP Photo/Ed Andrieski

In this photo taken on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Angeline Chilton a suburban Denver woman with multiple sclerosis who smokes pot twice a day to ease tremors, holds her pipe as she sits on the front porch of her home in Lakewood, Colo.

is completely saturated with THC.” Her case underscores a problem that no one’s sure how to solve: How do you tell if someone is too stoned to drive?

States that allow medical marijuana have grappled with determining impairment levels for years. And voters in Colorado and Washington state will decide this fall whether to legalize the drug for recreational use, bringing a new urgency to the issue.

A Denver marijuana advocate says officials are scrambling for limits in part because more drivers acknowledge using the drug. “The explosion of medical marijuana patients has led to a lot of drivers sticking the (marijuana) card in law enforcement’s face, saying, ‘You can’t do anything to me, I’m legal,’” said Sean McAllister, a lawyer

who defends people charged with driving under the influence of marijuana. It’s not that simple. Driving while impaired by any drug is illegal in all states.

But it highlights the challenges law enforcement officers face using old tools to try to fix a new problem. Most convictions for drugged driving now are based on police observations, followed later by a blood test.

Authorities envision a legal threshold for pot that would be comparable to the blood-alcohol standard used to determine drunken driving. But unlike alcohol, marijuana stays in the blood long after the high wears off a few hours after use, and there is no quick test to determine someone’s level of impairment — not that scientists haven’t been working on it.

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Malaga’s Santi Cazorla, unseen, scores his goal as Real Madrid’s goalkeeper Iker Casillas, second right, can not stop it, seen Malaga’s Ruud van Nistelrooy of the Netherlands, right, Weligton of Brazil, second left, and Real MAdrid’s Marcelo from Brazil, left, during a Spanish La Liga soccer match against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 18, 2012.

Cazorla late goal stuns Real, gives Barca hope AP Photo/Andres Kudacki

Agence France Presse

Real Madrid’s lead at the top of La Liga was cut to eight points on Sunday when a dramatic injury time goal from Santi Cazorla earned Malaga a 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu. The home side had been heading for their 12th successive win following a Karim Benzema header after 35 minutes until a Cazorla free-kick flew into the corner in the 92nd minute.

The result left Real eight points clear of Barcelona after the defending champions had beaten Malaga 2-0 on Saturday, a victory that did nothing to force Barca coach Pep Guardiola to alter his opinion that Madrid will still take the title. Real coach Jose Mourinho chose not to rest players after the Champions League victory over CSKA Moscow in midweek, other than bringing Lass Diarra in for Alvaro Arbeloa at right-back while Benzema was preferred to Gonzalo Higuain in attack.

Both keepers were busy in the opening exchanges with Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo forcing Willy Caballero into saves while, at the other end, Iker Casillas got down to parry a Jose Rondon strike from the edge of the area. The home side stepped up a gear as the first half progressed with Ronaldo making powerful runs from deep and Benzema a threat in the Malaga box.

Benzema steered an effort the wrong side of the post before he opened the scoring with a header after poor defending from Malaga. Ronaldo crossed the ball from the right and the Frenchman was left completely unmarked to nod the ball into the net.

Malaga, who had won their last three games, came out ready to take the fight to Real after the break and brought on former Bernabeu favourite Ruud van Nistelrooy in attack.

But they failed to create a concerted threat and instead Ronaldo should have extended the lead after

59 minutes but was denied by a reflex save from Caballero. Benzema had a wonderful opportunity to get his second but fired wide in front of goal after being found by Mesut Ozil. It looked as though Real had the game wrapped up but Cazorla had the final say in stoppage time.

A hat-trick from Roberto Soldado gave Valencia a 3-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao in a clinical performance which put them in a commanding position in the battle for a place in the Champions League. Marcelo Bielsa’s Bilbao knocked Manchester United out of the Europa League in midweek, but without injured striker Fernando Llorente they were undone by a Valencia side who are now six points clear in third place.

After an early chance for Jordi Alba who fired wide inside the box, Valencia were gifted the lead when a poor back pass from Mikel San Jose played in Soldado. There was still plenty to do for the Spain international who rounded the keeper expertly before slotting home.

Valencia gave few chances to Athletic and after the break they added to the lead on the counter-attack through Soldado again. Alba held off Javi Martinez and set up the striker who slotted the ball into the corner from 15 yards.

In a further foray forward from Alba, Andoni Iraola was given his marching orders for a second yellow card after 66 minutes.

Five minutes from the end a penalty was given for a handball by San

Jose and Soldado made no mistake from 12 yards. Levante moved up to fourth with an injury time goal from Xavi Torres giving them a 1-0 win over Villarreal who afterwards sacked coach Jose Francisco Molina after less than four months in charge.

Radamel Falcao scored a delightful chip but missed a penalty as Atletico Madrid’s European ambitions suffered a blow with a 2-1 defeat away to Mallorca and they are now three points off sixth place. After a slow first-half, a Gonzalo Castro shot was turned into his own goal by the unlucky Diego Godin and then just two minutes later Michael Pereira doubled Mallorca’s advantage.

The visitors were given a lifeline when an Adrian Lopez cross was handled on the line by Ivan Ramis, leading to the defender’s expulsion and a penalty. But a woeful spot-kick from Falcao went straight to keeper Dudu Aouate.

Atletico poured forward and Falcao partly made amends with an excellent lob from the edge of the area which went in off the crossbar.

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Torres ends drought, Liverpool reach semis Reuters

LONDON - Fernando Torres scored his first goal since October to help Chelsea crush Leicester City 5-2 and Liverpool beat Stoke City 2-1 to reach the FA Cup semi-finals on Sunday. The 50 million-pound ($79 million) Spanish striker scuffed a shot into the net after 67 minutes and he struck again with a deft late header as Chelsea’s revival continued under caretaker manager Roberto Di Matteo.

“I needed those goals, in the last month the team is much better than before,” man-of-the-match Torres told ESPN. “I have been playing well but not scoring goals. We are creating more chances than before and we are much better defensively.”

Defender Gary Cahill headed Chelsea’s first goal before revealing a t-shirt with “Pray for Muamba” written on it, a reference to his former Bolton Wanderers team mate Fabrice Muamba who collapsed during the FA Cup tie against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday and remains critically ill in hospital.

Torres set up the second for Salomon Kalou to put Chelsea firmly in control and the Spaniard’s first goal in 25 matches effectively sent the London club into the last four before the match ended in a flurry of action. Leicester pulled one back through Jermaine Beckford, Torres neatly glanced in a corner, Ben Marshall’s superb 25-metre shot flew past Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech and Torres set up his side’s fifth for Raul Meireles in stoppage time.

“The whole club, the team and the supporters were happy. He works hard and you get rewarded when you work hard in life,” Di Matteo told reporters. “Hopefully his confidence is going to be very, very high now... not only is he a very good player but he’s a good guy as well. “We’ve overcome every hurdle so far. I haven’t had time to enjoy it because the games are coming so fast.”

SUBLIME FINISH

Liverpool opened the scoring against Stoke at Anfield after 23 minutes thanks to a sublime finish from Luis Suarez, the Uruguayan striker stroking the ball into the corner of the net from 20 metres. Last season’s FA Cup runners-up struck back quickly, however, former Liverpool forward Peter Crouch nodding in the equaliser following the award of a controversial corner to the away team.

Liverpool, who won the League Cup last month, dominated possession after halftime and they got their reward after 57 minutes when winger Stewart Downing ran across two Stoke defenders in the penalty area before drilling a firm shot past goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen.

“Stoke are a tough physical side and Tony Pulis had them wound up because it was very big game for both sides today,” Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard said. “It was even-stevens in the first half but in the second half we took over and controlled the game.

Stewie took his goal fantastically well and off we go to Wembley again.”

Everton drew 1-1 with Sunderland on Saturday and the game between Tottenham and Bolton was abandoned before halftime with the score at 1-1 after Muamba collapsed on the pitch.

Chelsea will play Spurs or Bolton in one semi-final at Wembley and Liverpool face the winners of the Sunderland v Everton replay.

Chelsea’s Fernando Torres reacts after scoring a goal against Leicester City during their FA Cup quarter final soccer match at Stamford Bridge, London, England, Sunday, March 18, 2012.

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Violent winds in Badung Run amuck for 10 minutes, billions of rupiahs vanish Mangupura (Bali Post)—

Violent winds predicted to have a speed of 88 km per hour accompanied by heavy rains and lasted about for 10 minutes on Saturday night (Mar 17), at least caused the damage at 45 points in Badung Regency. There were no casualties in the disaster, but the material loss was estimated to have reached billions of rupiahs.

Based on the data of the Badung Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), the winds triggered a number of disasters in Badung Regency such as the falling trees, landslides and damage to buildings. Falling trees occurred at 12 points in Mengwi subdistrict, 3 points in Abiansemal and 8 points in North Kuta. A landslide occurred in Petang subdistrict. Fortunately, the avalanches did not stifle the local road access. At Tumbak Bayuh village, a total of six power poles collapsed. According to information at location, the high voltage power lines were not electrified and scheduled to be handed over last Monday.

A number of temples were seriously damaged. In the Batu Bolong Temple, Canggu, the damage happened to the shrine of Ratu Nyoman, gamelan pavilion and the pavilion of wooden split drum. Losses of the temple were estimated to reach IDR 200 million. Meanwhile, in Batu Mejan Temple, a gamelan pavilion suffered a considerable damage and the repair was estimated to spend about IDR 100 million.

The strong winds also damaged the resting pavilion, sambiangan pavilion and compound wall of the Prajapati shrine belonging to Cemagi village. Meanwhile, the wantilan hall in the Dalem Temple of Tiying Tutul hamlet, Pererenan village, was also damaged by the winds. Damage to temple at least

occurred at 12 points, while the damage to homes happened to 14 points and other types of buildings to 12 points. Until Sunday afternoon, the total losses were estimated to have reached more than IDR 1.2 billion.

Such total loss did not include the damage afflicting a number of buildings in the Lingga Buana Temple in the area of the Badung Civic Center. The damage happened to resting pavilion, elephant pavilion, pawedan pavilion for priest and pancha rishi shrine. Ritual pavilion and elephant pavilion were severely damage as their roof collapsed.

Until now, the Badung Housing and Urban Development Agency was still calculating the losses of Lingga Buana Temple.

The losses due to catastrophe on Saturday night were estimated to continuously grow considering at the moment the officers of Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) and subdistrict officials were still monitoring in the field. Based on the information of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the condition was estimated to occur up to next April.

The Regent of Badung AA Gde Agung accompanied by relevant heads of the regional working unit (SKPD) on the sidelines of his site inspection to the Badung Civic Center requested in order the disaster handling could be implemented as soon as possible. Especially for the Lingga Buana Temple, the cleanup works at location should be preceded with a religious ritual. For implementation of the ceremony, the Regent Gde Agung inquired the procedures to Ida Pedanda Ngurah Keniten from Griya Sangeh who also came to location. As agreed the ritual would be organized on Tuesday (Mar 20).

Nusa Penida, lands on sale Semarapura (Bali Post) –

There’s a new phenomena going on in Nusa Penida in the past few years, seemed half of the people chose to sell their owned lands with varied prices per its hundred square meters (are) which the results of it were then used to invest outside Bali.

“This has happened a lot moreover some invested and now enjoys the result,” a Nusa Penida local, Kadek Wira, stated last Sunday (18/3).

It was stated the investment outside Bali included at Lampung (Sumatra) and Kalimantan (Borneo) where they develop palm oil and rubber trees. Over there they handover the management to Nusa Penida transmigrates who lives in the area while the owner comes

once a time to see or supervise and waits for its results approximately above IDR 2.5 million per month.

The lands they still offer in Nusa Penida also varied some only has grasses while other has jati kind trees. The prices of these lands were based on its location and the type of plants grown above it although Wira himself doesn’t know for sure the exact prices of the land here as they changed very quickly.

Nusa Penida Sub District Leader couldn’t be confirmed of this phenomenon last Sunday. “If the location is good for scenery some offered IDR 20 million per are while some still under IDR 15 million per are,” Wira concluded. (kmb20)

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The officers are trying to cut the tree which fall down on Gunung Batukaru Denpasar

Dozens of trees topple in Denpasar

Losses estimated to reach IDR 350 million Denpasar (Bali Post)—

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) of Denpasar III Region estimating the rain accompanied with strong winds that would hit Bali until March 20 was in fact evident. Up to Saturday (Mar 18), a number of areas including the city of Denpasar was ravaged by strong winds accompanied with heavy rain and lightning. In Denpasar, for example, the loss of material due to strong winds was estimated to reach IDR 350 million because dozens of falling trees caused by the winds destroyed a number of buildings owned by citizens of Denpasar.

Based on the records of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) and the Denpasar Sanitation and Landscaping Agency on Saturday (Mar 17) at 10:30 p.m. until 11:15 p.m. local time there were at least 27 falling trees scattered in the four subdistricts of Denpasar.

Though they did not claim any fatalities, the condition of strong winds worried the residents very much.

The most severe damage due to the strong winds was on Jalan Gunung Batukaru, precisely in front of the Dalem Temple of Badung, Denpasar customary village. At this location, a large banyan tree with a diameter of more than one meter toppled and hit the wantilan hall, split gates and one of the shrines in the temple.

“The damage is quite severe. Since it happened within the temple area, then we immediately held a recovery ceremony,” said a supporting devotee of the temple doubling as the secretary of Denpasar customary village, AA Putu Gede Wibawa, Sunday (Mar 18).

The banyan tree of about 30 years old did not topple onto the road, but to the east side. However, its dense

branches and stems covered up the road. As a result, the traffic access from Monang-Maning to Jalan Imam Bonjol was hindered for a while. However, the traffic flows could immediately return to normal after the officers of the Sanitation and Landscaping Agency cut the trees covering up the road.

“Report of the call center and the BPBD mentions there are 27 falling trees at 27 points of location.

This disaster makes us adequately overwhelmed, let alone the location also spreads. We have to prioritize the handling to the more urgent condition, namely the large trees. All of our officers have been deployed to clean up the falling trees,” said the Head of DKP Denpasar, Ketut Wisada.

Similar conditions also occurred at Kedua hamlet, Penatih, East Denpasar. At this location, a falling tree also toppled and destroyed a shrine belong to local residents. Then, some other severe conditions also occurred on Jalan Gunung Agung, Jalan Ratna, Jalan Melati, Jalan Cok Agung Tresna, Jalan Imam Bonjol, Sanur in front of Blue Eyes,

Peguyangan Kaja and some other locations in Denpasar. The Mayor of Denpasar, Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra, accompanied by the Secretary of Denpasar Municipality, Rai Iswara, also had made a site inspection to locations of the falling trees and instructed the BPPD, DKP, entire subdistrict heads and relevant agencies to raise awareness and remain alert to assist the affected residents as soon as possible.

According to the Head of BMKG Denpasar, Wayan Suardana, the strong winds struck the region of Bali including Denpasar lately was caused by the Lua tropical cyclone blowing from the waters of Western Australia and the south of the West Nusa Tenggara. Other than being caused by extreme weather, the emergence of this cyclone was also caused by solar storms. He said the extreme weather in the form of strong winds were still likely to occur so that the community were reminded to constantly be vigilant. The extreme weather also affected the ocean waves that could reach a height of 4 meters or more. (kmb13)

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Bali News Before Tawur Kasanga

Central intersection in Klungkung closed Semarapura (Bali Post)—

Next Thursday (Mar 22) or one day before Nyepi falling on Friday (Mar 23), a tawur agung kasanga exorcism rite will be held in Klungkung. As usual, the tawur kasanga will be undertaken in the central intersection or catus pata of Klungkung town believed to become the main path of the deities abiding in the Penataran Agung Besakih Temple when carrying out the melasti procession to Watuklotok Beach. In conjunction with the implementation of the tawur kasanga, the central intersection will be closed starting on Tuesday (Mar 20).

Committee of the tawur kasanga, Dewa Ketut Soma, said on Sunday (Mar 18) the customary village getting the turn to carry out the ritual was Sulang customary village, Dawan, Klungkung. Meanwhile, the melasti procession in Klungkung Regency was conducted simultaneously starting on Sunday (Mar 18) through Thursday (Mar 22) centered on the Watuklotok Beach.

Meanwhile, regarding the

closure of the central intersection starting on Tuesday (Mar 20) was carried out because the Sulang customary villagers getting their turn to implement the tawur kasanga had begun to install a variety of infrastructures required for the event.

Furthermore, the ritual for the animals used in the sacrifice would be held on Wednesday (Mar 21) and pinnacle of the tawur kasanga would be on Thursday (Mar 22). During the

tawur organization, the entire customary village representatives invoked holy rice and water to be use in the Pengerupukan ritual at their customary village.

“Essentially, the Pengerupukan signifies to return the bhuta kala force (destructive energy of nature—Ed) in order it can reach neutral or balanced point so as not to disrupt the whole human life,” said Dewa Soma. (kmb20)

Tanah Lot hit by typhoon, restaurant destroyed Tabanan (Bali Post) –

The typhoon that passes through Tanah Lot tourist object, Kediri, last Saturday (17/3) night caused an international restaurant and other facilities collapsed. Luckily there are no casualties yet the wind has also destroyed a number of banners and big trees on the area.

It is not known yet how much the losses were.

It was known that the wind and rain started to come around 11 pm local time for 30 minutes. The worst hit was The Ocean Bar and Restaurant located on the west of Batu Bolong. The building made from wood went flatten yet luckily the security, who was still at the restaurant that closed and empty

since 8 pm, escaped from the damages. According to the Manager of the restaurant, Wayan Subrata, last Sunday (18/3) stated due to its roofs damaged, a number of chairs and other items were covered and damaged also it is predicted to have caused loss up to more than IDR 200 million which so did not operate on Sunday although number of workers seen cleaning the area.

Other than that, a number of infrastructures such as resting place owned by Tanah Lot Management Board was also flatten, the roof of Pande also falling including the Pura’s wantilan roofs. Meanwhile the Pura Luhur Tanah lot which located on the mid ocean hasn’t been checked but was heard to have

small damages as stated byTanah Lot Operational Manager, Toya Adnyana, stated. Big trees such as Celagi Kembar and Banyan at Batan Buah also banners collapsed while a toilet was flatten too, and a number of souvenir shops were damaged. According to Toya this is the first time such thing happened where usually huge waves hit the beach. Even though its been a high current, there hasn’t been any decrease in tourist visits reaching 7,000-9,000 people per day. Lately for the bad weather, management have sent beach securities to supervise the visitors activities. “We have forbid visitors to be near the beach and have also placed a danger sign,” Toya clarified. (kmb30)

Police built post at Manggis gas station Amlapura (Bali Post) –

The crucial government plan in increasing petrol price has been anticipated by police of Karangasem by building a security post in front of Manggis Pertamina Transit Warehouse at Karangasem a couple of days ago in supervising any suspicious acts taken as stated by Head of Karangasem Police Public Relation, APC Made Wartama as permitted

by Head of Karangasem Police, last Sunday (18/3).

It was stated the supervision took place by picket system and besides for this, police have also prepared in securing Pengerupukan (night of

cleansing before Nyepi Day) and Nyepi Day. During Pengerupukan, Karangasem will be crowded by hundreds of ogoh-ogoh (effigies to scare away devils) created by Banjar youths and Sekaa Truna all over Karangasem and it is hoped just like last year, the parade of the ogoh-ogoh only goes around where the ogoh-ogoh was made (one village/banjar), not crossing to another village. Besides that it is hoped those who brought their ogoh-ogoh will be able to self-control and coordinate with local village securities also in protecting peace, order and not until so late. (013)

Fish turns scarcer

Preserved fish makers confused Singaraja (Bali Post)—

Extreme weather condition in the northern waters within the past few weeks caused fishermen to fear of going to sea so that fish supplies dropped dramatically.

This condition made the preserved fish makers confused because of difficulties in getting fish for their ingredient while the demand continued to rise.

It was recognized by some residents making the preserved fish coalesced into a group of fish processor at Sari hamlet, Pengastulan village, Seririt subdistrict on Sunday (Mar 18). According to them, the fish supply from local fishermen had dropped drastically since the adverse weather condition. Meanwhile, the demand for preserved fish from traditional markets in and outside Buleleng remained high. These conditions forced the preserved fish makers to bring in fish from Java.

Luh Sorni, one of the preserved fish makers, said the fish brought in from Java belonged to awan type.

In normal weather condition, she usually needed fish as raw materials up to 1.5 quintals per day. But, at the moment she only gained a few kilograms of fish. Moreover, the fish supply from Java was very limited.

According to Luh Sorni, she used to supply her production to traders in traditional markets in Seririt, Busungbiu and Pupuan (Tabanan). Due to the difficulty of getting fish, then the price of

preserved fish increased. A basket containing 10 preserved fishes was sold for IDR 30,000. Previously, she only sold it for IDR 25,000 per basket. “The profit is fair to middling because the price of preserved fish also rose. Previously, the profit per basket was only IDR 1,000 but now I can get IDR 1,500 per basket,” she said.

Other than awan fish, she also sold preserved fish belonging to mengida type with a smaller size that equally experienced a price hike. This type of fish was obtained from fishermen nearby, so the price increase was not too significant.

Preserved fish of this type was previously sold for IDR 10,000 per 4 baskets, but during the bad weather the price was IDR 10,000 for 3 baskets. “Preserved fish made of mengida raw materials can still be purchased from the local fishermen here, so the price does not rise too high,” added Sorni.

Sari Mekar Group I and II at Pengastulan also produced racah fish or smoked fish. This kind of processed fish had been known for years. To prepare this half-grilled fish, she should cleanse the fish ingredient first and then pierced with small bamboo skewer. Every fish was then coated with a special coloring substance. Afterward, it was grilled over hot coals. The cooked fish later changed to light yellow and was ready to be marketed. One skewer of fish was sold for IDR 1,000. (kmb)

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Federer beats Isner to win Indian Wells title Reuters

INDIAN WELLS, California - Roger Federer coolly outplayed surprise finalist John Isner 7-6 6-3 on Sunday to become the first player to win the Indian Wells ATP tournament four times.

The Swiss world number three blunted the powerful serving of Isner with a controlled display, edging the American 9-7 in the first set tiebreak then breaking him twice in the second set to triumph in one hour and 21 minutes.

Federer clinched the title when the towering Isner, who upset world number one Serb Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals, dumped a forehand into the net.

The Swiss, who had won three consecutive titles at Indian Wells from 2004-06, raised both arms skywards in celebration as the capacity crowd at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden erupted in applause.

“It’s been a tough tournament for all of the players with a lot of sickness,” Federer said in a courtside interview, referring to the viral infection that forced eight withdrawals in the first week.

“I’m happy I survived the early rounds to give myself a chance. I couldn’t be happier,” added the 30-year-old Swiss who crushed his long-time rival Rafa Nadal 6-3 6-4 in the semis at Indian Wells.

On a cool afternoon in the California desert, the opening set went with serve until the 12th game when Federer, leading 6-5, had a chance to break Isner when the American hit a forehand long to advantage down.

However the 6ft-9in (2.05m) Isner saved that with a 129 mph (207 km/h) serve to force a Federer error and the set went into a nail-biting tiebreak where the Swiss squandered further set points when leading 6-5 and 7-6.

The Swiss finally clinched the set on his fourth opportunity when an Isner backhand service return flew long, winning the tiebreak 9-7.

Federer then broke Isner in the seventh game of the second, unleashing a trademark

backhand pass down the line to go 15-40 up before winning the next point when the American netted a backhand volley as he charged forward.

After holding serve to lead 5-3, the 16-times grand slam champion broke Isner for a second time to end the match, improving his record for the year to 22-2.

Since his semi-final loss to Djokovic at last year’s U.S. Open, Federer has been arguably the hottest player on the men’s circuit, winning 39 of his 41 matches.

Roger Federer, of Switzerland, holds up his trophy after defeating John Isner, of the United States, in their finals match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Sunday, March 18, 2012, in Indian Wells, Calif. Federer won 7-6 (7), 6-3.

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Azarenka routs Sharapova to win at Indian Wells Reuters

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Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, holds the trophy after defeating Maria Sharapova, of Russia, 6-2, 6-3, in the women’s final at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Sunday, March 18, 2012, in Indian Wells, Calif.

INDIAN WELLS, California World number one Victoria Azarenka clinched her fourth title of the year with a 6-2 6-3 demolition of an errorprone Maria Sharapova in the final of the Indian Wells WTA tournament on Sunday.

On a cold and blustery day, the Australian Open champion broke Sharapova’s notoriously fragile serve twice in the opening set and four times in the second to triumph in one hour and 26 minutes on the showpiece stadium court.

Although Azarenka faced a little more resistance from Sharapova late in the second set, she held off the Russian’s fightback and ended the match with a probing backhand which forced a desperate lob from her opponent that floated long.

The 22-year-old Belarusian dropped her racket in delight and set off on a running jig in the direction of the players’ box after improving her record this year to 23-0, the best start to a WTA Tour season since 1997.

Swiss Martina Hingis recorded 37 consecutive victories to launch her 1997

campaign with Azarenka next best on 23 and American Serena Williams in third, with 21 in 2003.

“I was really actually nervous before the final,” a beaming Azarenka told reporters after lifting the imposing crystal trophy. “I knew Maria had played some excellent tennis this week and she’s always a very tough opponent to play.

“What was important for me was to try to put as much pressure on her, not to really let her into the match. It was a little bit difficult with the wind to control but I handled the situation really good.

“I never dreamed about that,” Azarenka said of her perfect start to the season. “It’s amazing. I just really focused on every match at a time. I’m not thinking too much ahead.”

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Azaranka, who won her first grand slam title at the Australian Open in January with a straight sets win over Sharapova, broke the Russian in the first and seventh games of the match to lead 5-2.

The Belarusian then held to clinch the opening set in 40 minutes after a Sharapova forehand service return flew long.

Sharapova’s serving woes continued in the second as she was again broken in the first and third games to trail 0-3.

Unexpectedly, Azarenka lost serve for the first time in the fourth after Sharapova clawed her way back from 40-15 down but the Russian once again failed to hold serve in the fifth when she blasted a forehand long to trail 1-4.

Azarenka was also broken in the sixth when Sharapova followed a forehand crosscourt winner with a crunching backhand winner down the line, pumping her left fist in celebration.

Though the Russian finally held for the first time in the set in the seventh, Azarenka won the next two games to improve her career record to 5-3 over Sharapova.

“She’s extremely solid and she makes you work for every point,” said former world number one Sharapova who was champion here in 2006. “Ultimately she forces you to want to do a little bit more than either you should or would want to.

“She’s playing with a lot of confidence. I just made too many unforced errors at the wrong time.”

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Lotus and Red Bull are keen to get a final ruling on the legality of DRS-activated f-ducts ahead of this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix, amid the ongoing row over the Mercedes design. Both teams met with the FIA’s Charlie Whiting over the Australian GP weekend to express their belief that the concept used on the Mercedes rear wing is in breach of regulations that prevent driver-activated aerodynamic devices.

The Mercedes design features a hole on the inside of the rear wing endplate, which is covered when the DRS is not in use but uncovered when the DRS wing lifts up. It is understood that this hole ducts air all the way through to the front wing - where it escapes through slots in the underside to help stall it for a straightline speed boost.

Both Lotus and Red Bull considered the possibility of a protest against the Mercedes in Australia, but elected against doing so for now because they preferred to try and sort the matter out behind closed doors. Lotus team principal Eric Boullier said though that the next few days would be key to trying to resolve the matter in an amicable way.

“We are still talking with Charlie,” Boullier told AUTOSPORT. “Of course we did not do anything here [in Australia], but we just want to have a fair understanding. “It would have been the wrong thing to spoil the race result to be honest, so the plan is to wait for next week. Let’s see what happens.”

Red Bull team principal Christian

Horner added: “I think that there are different interpretations of the rear wing of the Mercedes. We have had some discussions with Charlie, and we chose not to protest it this weekend. “There were other teams who were perhaps even more animated than we were, but I think it is something that we just want clarity on because one could argue that it is a switch that is affected by the driver.

“The driver hits the button and it uncovers the hole - so therefore it is driver activated, which would not be in compliance with the regulations. I think there will be a whole load of debate about it during the next five days.” Horner said that if the FIA stands firm in its belief the system is legal, then it would likely lead to teams needing to embark on a costly development push to introduce their own versions.

“It is a clever system and hats off to them for doing it, but the most important thing for us is - is it OK?” he said. “The frustrating thing with all these systems is that it will undoubtedly be banned for next year, but in the meantime are we all

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Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany drives out of turn two during the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, March 18, 2012.

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going to go off and chase the idea.

“Inevitably there would be a considerable amount of cost involved. It would be a development that the front teams would look at, but it might be something that is prohibitively expensive for the smaller teams.”

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McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain holds up his third place trophy after the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, March 18, 2012.

Red Bull. Hamilton conceded he could not understand where his lack of pace was coming from.

“I really don’t know, I just struggled out there,” said Hamilton. “I got a shocking start which was really the beginning of it all.

“It was obviously a tough race, but congrats to Jenson it was great race for him. It would have been great to have had a one-two, but it just wasn’t a good day for me.”

The Briton described his result as pretty poor, but has vowed to re-group and fight back next weekend in Malaysia. “It’s okay.

It’s a pretty poor standard compared to some others.” “[I will ] just re-focus, get my head down and there’s lots of races ahead. In these championships it’s all about consistency so that is what I am going to focus on.”

Five shot dead in raids Suspected terrorists bodies sent to Jakarta

Hamilton baffled by lack of pace Lewis Hamilton said he was baffled by his struggles during the Australian Grand Prix after finishing in third position.

The Briton, visibly unhappy with the result after the race, started from pole position but was unable to stay in first place at the start, with team-mate Jenson Button passing him and leading all the way to the end.

Hamilton was around 10 seconds behind Button when the safety car was deployed 11 laps from the end, and he was then passed by Sebastian Vettel in the

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Team from Indonesia Finger Print Identification System (Inafis) Bali’s Police Department conducting crime scene investigation after suspected terrorists’ raid in Jalan Danau Poso, on Monday, March 19, 2012.

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Denpasar – After the raid of the robbers who is also suspected as terrorists group on Sunday, March 18 where 5 people were killed, Sanglah Hospital is crowded with people. They are not only from the police department but also journalists.

The body of the suspects were taken to Trijata Hospital and then transferred to Sanglah Hospital around 2 pm. The bodies were tightly guarded by the police officers. After almost 12 hours in the hospital, the bodies were sent to Indonesian Police Hospital in Jakarta for further examination. dr. Dudut Rustyadi, the Head of Forensic Department in Sanglah Hospital, said that the hospital only kept the bodies temporarily. “We don’t carry out any examination on the bodies so we don’t know whether they are terrorist or not,” he added.

Meanwhile, police said they gunned down on Sunday evening five people in two separate raids in Denpasar and Sanur area south of the island, which is popular among tourists for its exotic beaches.

Over one hundred members of

the elite Detachment 88 counterterrorism force were seen in Sanur where three suspects were killed in a villa, AFP’s correspondent said at the time.

The men “planned to carry out an act of terrorism and several robberies” and are believed to be part of a group who killed an officer in a spectacular 2010 bank robbery to raise funds for terrorist attacks, police said.

The men “are linked to previous terror investigations,” national police spokesman Saud Usman Nasution told reporters.

The 2002 Bali bombings thrust Indonesia into the front lines of the “war on terror”. Blamed on Jemaah Islamiyah, the blasts forced Jakarta to accept US and Australian help to train local counter-terror police.

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Governor is not representative of customary village Bali Post

Denpasar – The trial of the law suit of Bali Governor, Made Mangku Pastika to Bali Post was continued on Monday, March 19, 2012. I Nyoman Gde Sudiantara as the layer of Bali Post was reading the opinion to reply the one from the governor.

In the trial, Sudiantara said that the case is not criminal.

“It is not correct if the governor represent the member of the society based on his position as the governor,” he explained.

Sudiantara give example if someone prosecute a land but he didn’t have the power or the right on the land the he cannot represent the owner of the land.

In the trial, Sudiantara accompanied by Agus Sujoko, S.H., and Nyoman Putra,S.H explained that according to the rule no 3 in 2001 about Bali Customary Village is explained that the one who can represent the customary village is not the governor but one of the member of the customary.

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