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Ferrari : improvement is a must That is the view of team principal Stefano Domenicali who thinks that an immediate leap forward in performance is now essential ­even though Fernando Alonso is just 10 points off the lead of the drivers’ championship.

“Clearly we cannot be happy with the way our season began but, after the winter tests, we knew the first four races would be very tough,” he told Ferrari’s official website.

“We managed to limit the damage, especially in the drivers’ championship, in which Fernando Alonso is fifth, just 10 points off the leader. However, it is equally clear that now we must step up a gear, right from the next race.

“Our engineers are well aware of this and

are working day and night to give our drivers a much more competitive car than we have seen on track in these first four races.”

Ferrari is set to bring some major upgrades to its F2012 for both next week’s test at Mugello, and the Spanish Grand Prix­ which it hopes will allow it to start challenging much nearer the front of the grid.

Domenicali said that team’s development programme was still not finalised though, and it was possible that not all the new parts would be ready for Mugello.

“The coming days will be very important, during which the primary objective will be to push as hard as possible on the development of the car,” he said. “Next week we have three days of testing at Mugello, but it’s not definite that all the updates planned for Barcelona will be seen then. We must try and make the most of every minute available to us to increase the performance of the F2012.”

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Ferrari must ‘step up a gear’ from the next race in Spain if it is to turn itself into a genuine contender for the Formula 1 world championship this year.

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Jerez. “Since Qatar I’ve been working on the arm pump issue I experienced in the race and it’s definitely feeling better,” Stoner explained.

“We’ve treated it the same way as when I had it in 2010 at Silverstone so I’m hoping it won’t be a problem for us this weekend.” The reigning world champion said he was also hoping Honda could improve its chatter issues at the Spanish circuit. “We still have some issues that we really need to resolve with the bike, especially the chattering in the entrance and exit of the corner,” he added. “When we solve these we believe we will have a very competitive package.

“After a difficult race in Qatar, I’m looking forward to Jerez. We had a very good pre-season test there, it’s a track that hasn’t been so good for me in the past so the fact we were able to hold a good pace there in testing has given us a lot of confidence.”

Stoner’s team-mate Dani Pedrosa said he would be targeting an improved qualifying performance at Jerez, having lined up on the third row in Qatar. “We need to be very focused and have a good qualifying session in order to start the race in a good position,” he said.

“We had a great race in Qatar and to start the season on the podium is important, but we cannot relax, we will be aiming for another strong race this weekend.”

Honda MotoGP rider Casey Stoner of Australia rides during the qualifying session at the Qatar MotoGP Grand Prix at Losail International Circuit in Doha April 7, 2012.

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Plastic waste free on 2013

Goal seems impossible to reach

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DENPASAR - Waste problem in Bali is just like a time bomb ready to explode. Of the 10,000 cubic meters of waste produced per day by Bali, more than 50 percent is untreated and scattered. Of the total existing waste, 10-12 percent is plastic waste and only a small fraction of it can be well managed.

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Stoner sure Qatar issue will be solved 2Casey Stoner is confident that he and Honda can overcome the chatter and arm pump issues which blighted his defence of his MotoGP crown in the 2012 season opener in Qatar. The Australian led most of the race, only to develop an arm pump problem which slowed his pace and allowed both Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo and his teammate Dani Pedrosa to slip past into first and second.

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Although there has been a declaration of Bali Government to combat plastic waste by the discourse ‘plastic waste-free Bali 2013,’ but it is considered a mere discourse and seems unable to be realized considering the time left is getting closer and no apparent efforts made for that.

Chairman of the Center for Environmental Research (PPLH) of the Udayana University, Dr. Wayan Arthana, said that ‘Bali Clean and Green program’ discoursed by Bali Government could not be realized. To that end, the Bali Government also declared the ‘plastic waste-free Bali 2013.’ Related to the plan, it indeed got a lot of support from various parties. However, the Bali Government itself did not indicate an obvious effort in the field whereas the target was still only one year to go. He considered the discourse would not work because the clear and focused efforts to realize it did not exist.

“So far, the endeavor for that purpose lies between clear and unclear whereas the target is only a year. Seeing from what has been done by the Bali Government, I am pessimistic it can be achieved. But, at least it can raise the awareness of the community in 2013 although the total target cannot be achieved,” said the lecturer of the Master of Science in the environmental studies of the Udayana University.

Further, the doctoral graduate from the University of Reading (UK) said that many obstacles were faced for program realization. Firstly, it related to behavioral problem of people that did not realize if the plastic waste was harmful to the environment.

Besides, littering behavior was still a part of the society that could not be controlled. Secondly, reduction in the use of plastic kept on promoting, but so far the items used to substitute the plastic had not widely been happening. He added that promoting the plastic waste-free Bali also meant to clean up Bali from the plastic debris previously buried in the soil that could reduce the soil fertility.

“Bali cannot just declare itself free from plastic waste on the surface, while a lot of plastic waste is buried underground,” he said.

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Indonesian environmental activists hold up plastic bottles during a protest to mark Earth Day in Malang on April 22, 2012. Waste problem in Bali is just like a time bomb ready to explode. Of the 10,000 cubic meters of waste produced per day by Bali, more than 50 percent is untreated and scattered.

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Jakarta (Bali Post)—

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The part of Blue Eyes buliding that must be dismantled.

Ultimately BE owner gives up, five rooms dismantled Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Having got reprimand for few times from the civilian security guard (Tramtib) and public order officer (Satpol PP) of Denpasar, the owner of Blue Eyes (BE) building was finally willing to comply with the reprimand. At least five rooms, stated to violate the road borderline by the Denpasar Spatial Planning and Housing Agency (DTRP), were completely dismantled after all.

Hotel Harrads and BE Robert Manurung said that it took them up to three weeks to complete the demolition. Moreover, his party should consult with the building expert team of the DTRP. Due to the demolition, Rudy claimed to suffer many losses because he dismantled at least five rooms consisting of the karaoke room and kitchen.

As a result of the demolition against the existing five rooms, his party should also change the front and side view of the building design. Even now, the building should be dominated by the use of Balinese ornament. “We have also changed this by adding many Balinese ornaments to the building,” he said.

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Observation at the site on Monday (Apr 23) indicated the entire rooms declared to have violated were demolished. However, only a pipe of the AC cord connection previously installed had not been removed. In addition, the pillars and columns were still left because they could affect the overall building.

Owner of the Hotel Harrads and BE Karaoke, Rudy Hartono Iskandar, when asked for his confirmation admitted that his party had complied with all the provisions recommended by the Tramtib agency. His party needed a quite long time to dismantle the building parts stated to violate the road borderline.

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tion, Rudy said it happened due to misunderstanding on the measurement of building borderline (GSB).

He measured the borderline at the midpoint of the building (lobby).

Meanwhile, pursuant to the provisions of the DTRP, the borderline measurement was carried out from the nearest building part from the road. “It makes the disparity because the road lies here,” he said.

As reported previously, the expansion of the entertainment spot received a reprimand because it was stated to violate the borderline. After the DTRP sent reprimand for three times, it was finally followed up by the civilian guard agency. This enforcement agency also sent reprimand for three times to instruct the building demolition. (kmb12)

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jero Wacik, said that restriction of subsidized fuel consumption was a part of the energy saving program to be done. “Vehicle with an engine size over 1,500 cc must use non-subsidized fuel, may not use the subsidized fuel,” he said after signing the MoU with gas producers and regional government to smooth the control plan over the subsidized fuel in Jakarta Monday (Apr 23).

According to Wacik, the restriction was intended to keep the subsidized fuel consumption at the level of 40 million kiloliters as defined in the Revised National Budget (APBNP) 2012. Without control, said Wacik, the subsidized fuel consumption was feared to soar up to 47 million kiloliters. When it happened, the budget of fuel subsidy this year could exceed IDR137, 4 trillion. Meanwhile, another option to reduce subsidy was to increase the fuel price, but it could not be done because the provision of the Article 7 Section 6A of the Act of APBNP 2012 could not have been complied.

Wacik revealed that so far the government just considered the prohibition of the subsidized fuel use based on engine capacity, while another alternative such as restriction by year of production had not been discussed. “It (restriction based on engine size) is difficult, we must think about the implementation at gasoline station, let alone based on the year of production. Let’s try this one first. If it works, we’ll think of another,” he said.

This former Minister of Culture and Tourism said the restriction should be taken because the government could not have increased the price of subsidized

fuel so far. “If the price may go up, our tasks are half done because it is the easiest,” he said.

Earlier, Director General of Oil and Gas, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Evita Legowo, reported that in accordance with the Law No. 30/2007 on energy was mandated the need for energy diversification. Therefore, this year the government promised to reduce barriers, especially in the infrastructural sector of transportation field. “The government allocates 35.5 mmscfd of natural gas to a few regions such as Jabodetabek, Surabaya, Gresik, Sidoarjo and Palembang,” said Evita.

The gas supply, added Evita, was fulfilled by a number of contracted companies (KKKS). In Greater Jakarta, the gas supply was met by Pertamina at 10.1 mmscfd, Medco (2 mmscfd), PHE ONWJ (4 mmscfd), PGN (5 mmscfd) and OJBPP Talisman (2 mmscfd).

Meanwhile, the supply in Surabaya, such as Gresik and Sidoarjo was met

by PHE WMO by 5.2 mmscfd and Santos (5 mmscfd). Then, gas supply from Palembang itself was supplied

by Pertamina EP at 10.85 mmscfd and Sarana Pembangunan Palembang Jaya (11.35 mmscfd) and Total (35.5 mmscfd). “In addition to providing gas supply, the government also sets up gas station (SPBG) in Surabaya, Gresik, Sidoarjo and SPBG will also be built in Greater Jakarta, Bekasi, Depok, South Tangerang, Bogor, Sidoarjo, Gresik and Surabaya. In the meantime, the SPBG LGV would be built especially in the regions having no allocation of natural gas and pipeline infrastructure such as Bandung, Bali and Yogyakarta,” he explained. (010)

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Spurs crowned best in the West, 76ers reach playoffs Reuters

The San Antonio Spurs cemented their position as the Western Conference top seeds for the second year in a row after thrashing the Portland Trail Blazers 124-89 on Monday.

Tim Duncan and Daniel Green each scored 18 points as the Spurs overwhelmed Portland to finally see off the Oklahoma City Thunder in the race for bragging rights in the West.

The Spurs franchise remains a master of consistency, capturing three NBA titles in five seasons from 2003-07, but the current crop will be hoping to travel deeper into the post-season of a lockout-shortened season than last year’s team.

San Antonio was stunned by Memphis in a first-round series defeat a season ago, though this year’s

Spurs appear far healthier and possess more depth for a playoff run.

Over in the East, the Philadelphia 76ers claimed the final post-season spot in the conference with a 105-87 rout of the New Jersey Nets.

Six players scored in doublefigures for the visiting 76ers, who have an identical 34-30 record as the Knicks but are below New York by virtue of the tie-breaker between the teams with two games to play.

Meanwhile, Memphis beat Cleveland 109-101 to move within half a game of the Los Angeles Clippers for fourth spot in the West.

Both teams have two games remaining and are set to face each other the first round of the playoffs but the Grizzlies could earn homecourt advantage if they manage to move ahead of the Clippers by the end of the regular season.

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Tennis diva Maria Sharapova says she is relishing making her Stuttgart debut here as the clay-court season gets under way with the statuesque Russian up against all four grand slam winners.

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Maria Sharapova of Russia serves to Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland during the women’s final at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida, March 31, 2012.

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San Antonio Spurs’Tim Duncan is congratulated as he walks off the court during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Monday, April 23, 2012, in San Antonio.

The 25-year-old has added Stuttgart to her usual WTA claycourt events in Rome and Madrid as she looks to prepare for the French Open at the end of May, which is the only grand slam event she has yet to win.

Having reached the Australian Open final in January, Sharapova says her aim is to work on her strength as her persistent shoulder problems finally seem to be over following her last surgery in 2009.

“My goal for this years clay court season is to improve even more physically,” said the Russian, who is seeded second here behind world number one Victoria Azarenka.

“I can withstand longer matches and I recover better, I’m still learning about the clay court game which is a little bit like a ‘cat and mouse’ game’, as the ball comes back more often and differently.”

All current grand slam champions will be appearing in Stut-

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Top seed and world number one Azarenka of Belarus is joined by US Open winner Samantha Stosur of Australia and Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic.

Stuttgart heralds the start of the women’s clay-court season ahead of Roland Garros at the end of May where China’s Na Li will be looking to defend her title and Sharapova is relishing the challenge in Germany.

“I came here because as it is the first time that it fits into my schedule,” said Sharapova who lost in the final at her previous two WTA tournaments in Miami and Indian Wells.

“Usually I do only Rome and Madrid before Paris, but this year I had an extra week so it worked out for me.

“It is such a short clay court season, so I took this chance.

“I think the last time I was in Germany it was in Berlin in ‘05 or ‘06, so it is quite exciting to

come back as I am so used to knowing a tournament.

“So it is interesting to experience it as new.”

Having lost to Azarenka in the final at both the Australian Open and Indian Wells, Sharapova says the world number one is the name to beat in Stuttgart.

With a brand-news sports car on offer for the winner here, Sharapova says she enjoys being in Germany for the speed, where there are no limits on the country’s motorways.

“I like a lot of things about Germany - the cars, the speed - I drove here myself from Munich and the driver just said ‘Could you please drive normally?,” she said with a smile.”

With qualifiers being held on Monday, the main draw gets underway on Tuesday with the top four players -- Sharapova, Azarenka, Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska and Kvitova -- receiving a bye into the second round.

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To manage Bali tourism Denpasar (Bali Post)—

The Island of the Gods needs a commitment in managing and directing an obvious single management of tourist destination.

The Indonesia Tourism Industry Association (GIPI) of Bali Chapter suggested managing Bali through one-stop management under coordination and synergy among the regency/ province government, local community, tourism industry and tourists.

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MADRID - Real Madrid look like being crowned kings of Spain but need to overturn a 2-1 Champions League semi-final first leg deficit against Bayern Munich on Wednesday to continue dreaming of European glory.

RONALDO DELIVERS

Leading scorer Cristiano Ronaldo displayed less of the petulance that has contributed to his failure to deliver on big occasions in the past and broke away to grab the winner against Barca, his 54th goal in all competitions this season. With Ronaldo working better as a team player, Real are confident they can maintain a 100 percent home record in this season’s competition and edge closer to a record 10th European Cup victory.

That could involve having to beat Barca again in the final if Pep Guardiola’s side overcome a 1-0 deficit at home to Chelsea in the other semi-final second leg on Tuesday.

Mourinho, in his third successive Champions League semi-final, is eyeing a third triumph in Europe’s elite club competition after his victories with Porto in 2004 and Inter Milan in 2010, the latter after a 2-0 final win over Bayern at the Bernabeu.

His opposite number on Wednesday, the hugely experienced Jupp Heynckes, also knows the Spanish capital well having led Real to European Cup glory

in 1998.

Bayern, who have won three out of four semi-finals against Real, have a slender advantage thanks to Mario Gomez’s late strike in the first leg and arrive boosted after Franck Ribery grabbed a stoppage-time winner at Werder Bremen on Saturday.

MORALE BOOST

Hours later Borussia Dortmund sealed a second consecutive Bundesliga title that killed off any lingering hopes of an unprecedented German treble for the Bavarians. The win over Werder was the perfect dress rehearsal if they are to achieve the ambition of playing in the Champions League final in their own stadium on May 19.

“Now we can travel to Madrid with confidence to tackle the biggest of challenges,” said former West Germany international Heynckes who will have a full squad to choose from. “The team showed in the first leg we can play at the same level with them and we go to Madrid with a lot of confidence because we are in a position to score away from home. I am optimistic and so are my players.”

According to media reports Bayern wingers Ribery and Arjen Robben were involved in a row a week earlier - but a handshake on Saturday looked to have sealed a reconciliation at just the right time.

Frenchman Ribery has even more motivation to reach the final after missing out in 2010 due to suspension.

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Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, from Portugal, scores against FC Barcelona during a Spanish La Liga soccer match a at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, April 21, 2012.

Probable teams: Real Madrid:

1-Iker Casillas; 17-Alvaro Arbeloa, 3-Pepe, 4-Sergio Ramos, 15-Fabio Coentrao; 14-Xabi Alonso, 6-Sami Khedira, 10-Mesut Ozil; 7-Cristiano Ronaldo, 9-Karim Benzema, 22-Angel Di Maria.

Bayern Munich:

1-Manuel Neuer; 21-Philipp Lahm, 17-Jerome Boateng, 28-Holger Badstuber, 27-David Alaba; 30-Luiz Gustavo, 39-Toni Kroos, 31-Bastian Schweinsteiger, 25-Thomas Mueller, 7-Franck Ribery; 11-Ivica Olic.

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Mourinho’s quiet approach bearing fruit for Real Coach Jose Mourinho was lured to one of the world’s richest clubs to build a dynasty that would end Barcelona’s pre-eminence and he struck what could be a decisive blow in La Liga’s title race with a 2-1 victory over the champions at the Nou Camp on Saturday.

With a seven-point lead at the top of La Liga and four matches left, Real now divert their aim to Barca’s European crown. Mourinho’s team will need to replicate the defensive rigour and clinical finishing that did for Barca if they are to reach next month’s Champions League final in Munich.

Normally outspoken and provocative, Mourinho has recently shunned several news conferences, leaving number two Aitor Karanka to handle the media with anodyne responses. The rules of European soccer’s governing body UEFA dictate the head coach must speak to the media before the home game against Bayern.

However, the lack of controversy seems to have benefited his team, particularly ahead of the ‘Clasico’ which they won for only the second time in 11 attempts with Mourinho at the helm. “We were able to rid ourselves of the pressure we felt in previous encounters,” Real captain and goalkeeper Iker Casillas told reporters.

“We have taken a big step forward. We aren’t the finished article yet but we have given ourselves a big lift for the upcoming games.”

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Cazorla keeps Malaga on course for Champions League Reuters

MADRID - A stunning Santi Cazorla equaliser kept Malaga’s push for a first venture into the Champions League on track as they drew 1-1 at Osasuna in La Liga on Monday. The Spain playmaker, a 20 million-euro purchase by the Qatari-owned club last year, thumped a long-range shot inside the far post after 67 minutes, cancelling out Nino’s diving header just after the break. Malaga, coached by former Real Madrid boss Manuel Pellegrini, moved on to 52 points in fourth place, Spain’s last qualification berth for Europe’s elite club competition.

The Costa del Sol side’s only previous venture into Europe was when they reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, now known as the Europa League, in the 2002-03 campaign after winning the now defunct Intertoto Cup. Osasuna matched their visitors in a pulsating encounter at the Reyno de Navarra, though Malaga hit the woodwork twice, and maintain an outside chance of a second tilt at the Champions League. The Navarrans finished fourth under Javier Aguirre in 2006 but failed to reach the group stage the following season.

Osasuna are five points behind Malaga in eighth with 47 points, one short of the Europa League qualification slots. Real Madrid top the standings with 88 points after a 2-1 win at Barcelona on Saturday which made them hot favourites to win a first league title in four years. Jose Mourinho’s side are seven points clear of second-placed Barca with four matches left.

“Management and government policies related to Bali tourism should pass through a single system because the tourism product sold is the product of Bali, not the product of Badung, Denpasar, Gianyar Regency, or other regencies,” said Chairman of GIPI Bali, IB. Ngurah Wijaya in Denpasar Monday (Apr 23).

He said the stakeholders of Bali tourism understood if the regent / mayor and Regency House put priority on the increase of the regionally generated revenue (PAD). On that account, the government was expected to understand about the tourism management through the single-island management.

“Additionally, the tourism promotion is always on behalf of Bali, not of the regency/municipality. Meanwhile, the business could be managed by all the communities of the regency or municipality itself,” he said.

Further, he said that tourism development was not just for the sake of building the respective regency or municipality. The regency or municipality government also needed to think

about building Bali in a whole.

“For example, the tourism development in Badung Regency will also have an impact on the economies of the other regencies/municipality in Bali,” he explained.

He affirmed the products of Bali tourism should be promoted as a single integrated region. To that end, the Bali destination product included the whole culture existing in all the regencies and municipality across Bali.

Previous government had also discoursed about the implementation of tourism development in Bali through a single-island tourism management.

The policy posed an endeavor to embody the concept of equitable tourism across the nine regencies and municipality. So far the tourism development in Bali tended to take side, where only the southern Bali underwent a rapid growth in tourism industry.

Such condition came about because so far the tourism management was controlled by respective regency due to the enactment of regional autonomy at the regency level. (kmb27)

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The tourists are taking picture on the seaweed farmer. The Island of the Gods needs a commitment in managing and directing an obvious single management of tourist destination.

Production of local agriculture unable to meet tourism needs

Mangupura (Bali Post)—

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A farmer is crowded by birds while cultivating his ricefield.

Until now the synergies of the agricultural sector with tourism sector in Badung Regency has not been optimal. The agricultural sector in Northern Badung ideally supplying the needs of tourism industry in Southern Badung still staggers so that the tourism industry still relies on the supplies from outside the region up to these days.

Chairman of the Indonesia Hotels and Restaurants Association (PHRI) of Badung, IGN Rai Suryawijaya, in the meeting held in the Badung Civic Center Monday (Apr 23) said that local farmers could only supply the needs of hotels and restaurants during the harvest season. Beyond the harvest season, farmers were not able to do much.

Continuity of the farmer production, he said, was truly needed at this time. Moreover, the tourism industry had also provided a space for local products.

Aside from the continuity issue of the local agricultural produc-

tion, another challenge faced was the product quality and price. At present, the quality and price of local products stiffly competed against the agricultural products from outside the region and even the imported ones. “We want the government to think of this matter either by making specific regulation or intensifying guidance. We want the economy of farmers to increase so that there is no longer economic inequality among the regions,” said Rai Suryawijaya doubling as Deputy Chairman in charge of Tourism in the Badung Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Responding to this matter, the Badung Regent AA Gde Agung acknowledged, the sustainability factor of local farmers was important in creating a synergy between the tourism and the agricultural sector. He also acknowledged that so far the production capacity of local farmer was very limited and unable to meet the needs of tourism industry, especially during

peak season.

He said the synergy of the agricultural sector with tourism should persistently be encouraged, but without excessive promotion.

Therefore, the strategic measure should be formulated. To improve the quality and quantity of the farmer production of in the Badung Regency, the Badung Government had launched a program and assistance to farmers. This endeavor was also intended to balance the development and economic activities of Northern Badung to Southern Badung.

However, the main constraint faced by farmers was in the form of capital. By all means, it should get the support from all parties. If farmers only had mediocre capital, the continuity of production would be very difficult. Farmers were hard to meet their daily needs, let alone to increase the production capacity. “Government cannot do this alone. Therefore, we need the support of all parties,” he said. (kmb27)

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Sarkozy courts French far right after Hollande win Reuters

French President Nicolas Sarkozy appealed directly to far right voters on Monday with pledges to get tough on immigration and security, after a record showing in a first round election by the National Front made them potential kingmakers.

Polls show centre-right leader Sarkozy on course to become the first French president to lose a bid for re-election in more than 30 years, trailing Socialist challenger Francois Hollande ahead of a May 6 run-off.

Hollande pipped Sarkozy in Sunday’s 10-candidate first round by 28.6 percent to 27.2 percent, but National Front leader Marine Le Pen stole the show, surging to 17.9 percent, the biggest tally a far-right candidate has ever managed. Her performance mirrored advances across the continent by anti-establishment Euroskepti-

cal populists from Amsterdam and Vienna to Helsinki as the euro zone’s grinding debt crisis deepens anger over government spending cuts and unemployment.

“National Front voters must be respected,” Sarkozy told reporters as he left his campaign headquarters in Paris. “They voiced their view. It was a vote of suffering, a crisis vote. Why insult them? I have heard Mr Hollande criticizing them.” The unpopular Sarkozy, the first sitting president to be forced into second place in the first round of a re-election bid, now faces a difficult balancing act to attract both the far-right and centrist voters he needs to stay in office.

The weak showing by Sarkozy spooked investors already nervous about European governments’ ability to service their debts, helping to send French stocks and bonds lower.

A North Korean military officer points at a diagram of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) which separates the two Koreas at a building in Panmunjom, North Korea Monday, April 23, 2012.

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Hailed as a trail blazer in maledominated India, Tessy Thomas juggles domestic duties with her day job -- as the country’s top ballistic missile expert.

Thomas was project director for the Agni V long-range nuclearcapable missile which was test-fired last week in a major military advance that will give India the ability to hit all of rival China’s cities for the first time.

Celebrated as “Missile Woman” in the local media, she has lent a new and unusual face to the secretive world of India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

But while the Roman Catholic from southern Kerala state has

changed perceptions of her profession and challenged tradition along the way, she says she remains the doting wife and mother at home.

“In Indian culture, we feel that women are also supposed to be taking care of the home, so a little bit of challenges are there,” the 48year-old told AFP. “But all my lady colleagues are also doing the same, just like me.

“It was slightly tough, but I could do it by balancing my time” between home and work.

“It was tough when my son was in school,” she conceded.

Not all of her female colleagues have risen to such a position of prominence however.

The Agni V was a prestige project for India. Its 5,000-kilometre (3,100 mile) range is seen as vital

This computer-generated image provided by Planetary Resources, a group of high-tech tycoons that wants to mine nearby asteroids, shows a conceptual rendering of satellites prospecting a waterrich, near-Earth asteroid

PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea sharply escalated the rhetoric against its southern rival, claiming it will soon conduct “special actions” that would reduce South Korea’s conservative government to ashes within minutes.

WASHINGTON — A group of high-tech tycoons wants to mine nearby asteroids, hoping to turn science fiction into real profits. The mega-million dollar plan is to use commercially built robotic ships to squeeze rocket fuel and valuable minerals like platinum and gold out of the lifeless rocks that routinely whiz by Earth. One of the company founders predicts they could have their version of a space-based gas station up and running by 2020.

Monday’s threat from the North’s military leadership comes amid concerns that North Korea may be plotting another provocation in the wake of an unsuccessful rocket launch condemned by the U.N. Security Council as a violation of a ban against missile activity.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Kimoon urged North Korea to refrain from “further provocative measures,” telling reporters in New York late Monday that such actions “will not be desirable for the peace and stabil-

ity of the Korean peninsula.”

North Korea characterized the April 13 rocket launch as a failed bid to send a satellite into space — not a disguised test of missile technology as Washington and Seoul claim. Two days after the attempt, Pyongyang unveiled a new long-range missile at a military birthday parade for late President Kim Il Sung.

There are new concerns that North Korea may conduct a nuclear test as it did after rocket launches in 2006 and 2009. South Korean intelligence

The ‘Missile Woman’ behind Indian test launch

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Company aims to strike it rich by mining asteroids

officials say recent satellite images show the North has been digging a new tunnel in what could be preparation for a third atomic test.

On the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone, a military guide told The Associated Press that he believes his country needs atomic weapons to defend itself against the threat of attack from the U.S. “Nuclear weapons are not the monopoly of the United States,” Lt. Col. Nam Dong Ho said. “It’s my personal opinion, but I think we’ll continue to conduct nuclear tests.”

On Monday, the military warned in a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency that it would launch “special actions” soon against the South Korean government and conservative media.

for national defence and another demonstration of the nation’s rising power.

President Pratibha Patil, another woman in a prominent position, commented after the launch that “the work of Thomas in the Agni programme would hopefully inspire more women in choosing careers in science”.

In January, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that Thomas was an example of a “woman making her mark in a traditionally male bastion and decisively breaking the glass ceiling”.

Thomas joined the DRDO in 1988 and went on to work under A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the architect of the national missile development programme who later became India’s president.

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The inaugural step, to be achieved in the next 18 to 24 months, would be launching the first in a series of private telescopes that would search for rich asteroid targets.

Several scientists not involved in the project said they were simultaneously thrilled and skeptical, calling the plan daring, difficult — and highly expensive. They struggle to see how it could be cost-effective, even with platinum and gold worth nearly $1,600 an ounce. An upcoming NASA mission to return just 2 ounces (60 grams) of an asteroid to

Earth will cost about $1 billion.

But the entrepreneurs announcing the project Tuesday in Seattle have a track record of making big money off ventures into space.

Company founders Eric Anderson and Peter Diamandis pioneered the idea of selling rides into space to tourists and, Diamandis’ company offers “weightless” airplane flights.

Investors and advisers to the new company, Planetary Resources Inc. of Seattle, include Google CEO Larry Page and Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and explorer and

filmmaker James Cameron.

The mining, fuel processing and later refueling would all be done without humans, Anderson said.

“It is the stuff of science fiction, but like in so many other areas of science fiction, it’s possible to begin the process of making them reality,” said former astronaut Thomas Jones, an adviser to the company.

The target-hunting telescopes would be tubes only a couple of feet long, weighing only a few dozen pounds and small enough to be held in your hand. They should cost less than $10 million, company officials said.

The idea that asteroids could be mined for resources has been around for years. Asteroids are the leftovers of a failed attempt to form a planet billions of years ago. Most of the remnants became the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, but some pieces were pushed out to roam the solar system.

BEIJING — China’s leaders are finding it’s a lot tougher to create a world-beating electric car industry than they hoped. In 2009, they announced bold plans to cash in on demand for clean vehicles by making China a global power in electric car manufacturing. They pledged billions of dollars for research and called for annual sales of 500,000 cars by 2015.

Today, Beijing is scaling back its ambitions, chastened by technological hurdles and lack of buyer interest. Developers have yet to achieve breakthroughs and will be lucky to sell 2,000 cars this year, mostly taxis. The government has hedged its bets by broadening the industry’s official goals to include cleaner gasoline engines.

The government has repeatedly changed targets because the “technology isn’t advancing quite as fast as people had hoped,” said Joe Hinrichs, Ford Motor Co.’s president for Asia, at this week’s Beijing auto show.

The government has yet to lower

sales goals that ramp up to 5 million vehicles a year by 2020. But officials including Premier Wen Jiabao started acknowledging last year that progress was slow and developers need to improve quality instead of rushing models to market.

About 13,000 all-electric and other alternative energy vehicles are being tested in 25 cities, but that is “still small despite government subsidies,” the deputy director of the Ministry of Science and Technology’s electric vehicle bureau, Zhen Zijian, said in March, according to the business magazine Caixin.

China’s most advanced developer, BYD Co., in which American investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Corp. owns a 10 percent stake, says its electric e6 sedan can travel 300 kilometers (190 miles) on a charge, similar to Western models.

BYD has sold 300 taxis and 200 electric buses used in the southern city of Shenzhen, a center for business and technology near Hong Kong, according to Henry Li, general manager of its export division.

AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan

A woman demonstrates BYD’s new charging and discharging technology on a BYD e6 electric car during the 2012 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing, China, Monday, April 23, 2012.

Chinese researchers eye anti-AIDS gel Agence France Presse

Chinese researchers said Monday they have discovered an HIVblocking agent that could be developed into a gel to limit the sexual transmission of AIDS. Scientists from Hong Kong University said joint research with Shanghai Targetdrug Co., Nanjing University and City University of Hong Kong had discovered a molecule that blocks HIV from entering human cells.

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Tessy Thomas, the first female scientist to head a missile project in India, at a press conference in New Delhi on April 20.

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China’s dream of electric car leadership elusive

North Korea vows to turn South’s leadership to ashes AP Photo/Vincent Yu

Associated Press Writer

France’s President and UMP party candidate for the 2012 French presidential elections Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to supporters at La Mutualite meeting hall in Paris after early results in the first round vote of the 2012 French presidential election April 22, 2012.

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Zhiwei Chen, director of the AIDS Institute of the University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, said the potency of the TD-0680 molecule against sexually transmitted HIV was “encouraging”. The new molecule could be developed into a microbicide gel to “prevent HIV sexual transmission” by killing off the virus as it tries to enter the body.

This would give people, especially women, an “alternative method to protect themselves from

A Chinese man flies a “red ribbon” kite by during an event to commemorate World AIDS Day, in Beijing in 2008. Chinese researchers said Monday they have discovered an HIV-blocking agent that could be developed into a gel to limit the sexual transmission of AIDS.

the virus, in addition to condoms”, Chen said. “The ideal solution is to develop an effective vaccine. Since such a vaccine remains elusive, we must explore other strategies such as topical microbicide,” he said.

The TD-0680 molecule is several times more potent than Maraviroc, a Pfizer-developed equivalent which has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for clinical treatment, the Chinese scientists said. Unprotected sex accounts for more than 90 percent of AIDS infections in China, the researchers said in a statement. Their work was published recently in the peer-reviewed Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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Hudson offers emotional testimony at murder trial

Activities IBP

JAKARTA – Recently Aston International celebrated the grand opening of its seventh trendy select service favehotel, the favehotel Adi Sucipto - Solo.

The hotel was officially opened by Ms. Dra. Eny Tyasni Susana, MMSolo’s Assistant Regional Secretary and celebrated the occasion with a party in the hotels eclectic cafe “Lime” and special performances from popular Indonesian entertainers Fariz RM and Rika Roeslan.

Prior to the event, the hotel held several Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs including a general clean up of the hotels immediate vicinity in Bale Kambang near Manahan Stadium and an all employee blood donation drive in cooperation with the Indonesian Red Cross.

After a successfully soft opening IBP/Net Recently Aston International celebrated the grand opening of its seventh trendy select service back in January this year, the favehotel favehotel, the favehotel Adi Sucipto - Solo.

Adi Sucipto has quickly become a Solo

CHICAGO — Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson broke down in tears Monday while testifying at the trial of the man accused of killing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in a jealous rage four years ago. to identify the defendant. Hudson poked her head around the judge’s bench and pointed at Balfour.

“He’s sitting right there,” she said.

Balfour looked back at Hudson. But he otherwise showed little emotion during her testimony and during opening statements. After more than 30 minutes on the stand, Hudson grabbed a fistful of tissues and walked slowly across the courtroom directly in front of jurors. She then took a seat next to her fiance, David Otunga, best known for his stint on VH1’s reality show “I Love New York.”

A former federal prosecutor said prosecutors were shrewd to call Jennifer Hudson as their first witness.

“It rivets the jury,” said Phil Turner, a Chicago attorney. “For better or worse it increases the importance of the case in jurors’ minds.” Turner noted Hudson now can sit through the rest of the trial, in full view of the jury. Witnesses typically are not allowed to watch trials until they have testified.

Hudson, watching from a fourthrow bench Monday afternoon, bowed her head and dabbed away tears as prosecutors played a recording of the 911 call her sister made after discovering their mother’s bloodied body. “Oh my God, oh my God,” Julia Hudson

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Grand opening of Favehotel Adi Sucipto

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Hudson was the first witness called after prosecutors and attorneys for William Balfour finished their opening statements. During her brief but emotional testimony, she told jurors her family didn’t want her sister to marry Balfour and she spoke about the last time she saw her family members.

The singer and actress, who wore a subdued black dress and whose hair was wrapped in a bun, at first seemed composed as a prosecutor began asking her questions. But the testimony became increasingly difficult, and she began crying when talking about seeing her family the Sunday before the killings and later when a prosecutor showed her a picture of her mother. Her voice also broke as she described her reaction when her sister, Julia Hudson, told her she was going to marry Balfour.

“None of us wanted her to marry him,” she said, her voice cracking and struggling to hold back tears.

“We did not like how he treated her,” she said. Balfour has pleaded not guilty to three counts of firstdegree murder in the October 2008 slayings. Early on during Hudson’s testimony, a prosecutor asked her

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favorite for a growing community of young and upcoming business travelers seeking a stylish and modern environment at a reasonable price.

The 190 room hotel sits in the very heart of Solo’s business district and is easy to reach from Solo’s International Airport and Railway Station. Several well known tourist attractions such as the Javanese Kraton Mangkunegaran and the ever so popular traditional market Pasar Klewer are also nearby making the hotel not only well suited for business but also ideal for vacationers.

Aston International’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Mr. Norbert Vas, said “favehotel Adi Sucipto – Solo is a fun, fresh and friendly hotel with a surprisingly different feel making it destined to become as popular as the already existing faves in Jakarta, Surabaya and Bali. We also plan to expand fave in the region and will by July open a second Central Java fave in nearby Solo Baru”.

Temple Ceremony AP Photo/Tom Gianni

In this courtroom sketch, Willam Balfour, second from right, listens as Assistant State’s Attorney Veryl Gambino gives opening statements before Cook County Judge Charles Burns at Balfour’s murder trial, Monday, April 23, 2012, in Chicago.

is heard yelling at a dispatcher, who tells her to stop screaming because he can’t understand her. “My momma, my momma!”

Earlier, Julia Hudson testified

Lindsay Lohan to play Liz Taylor in Lifetime film Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK — Lindsay Lohan will portray Elizabeth Taylor in a Lifetime film about her love affair with actor Richard Burton. Lifetime on Monday made official a casting decision rumored for months. The network says Lohan will star in “Liz & Dick,” with production set to begin in early June.

There was no mention of who will play Burton or when the film will air. Taylor and Burton met as co-stars of the 1963 epic “Cleopatra.”

They fell in love as the world looked on, left their respective spouses and got married.

Then they divorced, only to remarry and divorce again.

In recent years the 25year-old Lohan has gained her own measure of notoriety. “Liz & Dick” represents a step in her attempted career comeback.

that her ex-husband was so prone to jealousy, he even became angry when her son, Julian King, kissed her. “He’d say, ‘Get off my wife,’” she said.

She described for jurors the first of many alleged threats by Balfour.

After she rejected his pleas in May 2008 to reconcile, she said, Balfour grew agitated.

Son: Robin Gibb beat the odds in waking from coma Associated Press Writer

LONDON — The son of Robin Gibb says the Bee Gees star has beaten the odds by waking from a coma just days after doctors said he may not survive.

The 62-year-old singer has advanced colorectal cancer and remains in intensive care. His doctor Andrew Thillainayagam said Gibb had recently caught pneumonia because he was weakened from chemotherapy and two operations.

His son, Robin-John Gibb, told ITV News on Monday that “they gave him an under 10 percent survival chance and he has beaten the odds ... he really is something else.”

Thillainayagam said the singer is fully conscious and able to speak. He said Gibb’s wife Dwina and children have been talking to him and playing music by his bedside every day. The Bee Gees are best-known for a string of disco-era hits including “Stayin’ Alive.”

FILE This Saturday Aug. 15, 2009 file photo Britain’s Robin Gibb performs in the park of Ledreborg Castle near Roskilde, Denmark.

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Calendar Event for April 20 through May 20, 2012 20 Apr Tilem Kedasa - Pura Kahyangan Tiga Batur Bangli - Pura Batur Camenggon-Sukawati - Pura Luhur Bhujangga Camggu Kuta - Pura Kawitan Kayu Selem Tampurhyang Batur-Kintamani 21 Apr Hari Tumpek Kandang - Pura Puseh, Pura Desa Kota Gianyar - Pura Luhur Dalem Sagening Kediri - Tabanan - Merajan Pasek Gelgel Tegal Gede Badung 25 Apr Buda Wage Menail - Pr. Dalem Tarukan Linggih Pajenengan Cemenggaon Sukawati - Mr. Pasek Dangke bambang - Bangli - Pura Penataran Dalem Ketut Pejeng Pejeng Kaja - Gianyar - Pura Puseh Menakaji Desa Peninjoan - Bangli - Merajan Agung Blangsinga - Blahbatuh - Pura Kawitan Gusti Agung Blangsinga Blahbatuh Gianyar - Pura Kawitan Gusti Celuk Sukawati - Baler Pura Sada, Banjar Pemebatan Kapal Mengwi 1 May Anggar Kasih Perangbakat - Pura Bukit Buluh Gunaksa - Klungkung - Pura Tirta Sudamala Bebalang - Bangli - Pura Paibon Pasek Bendesa Sangsit sawan - Buleleng - Pura Pasek Gelgel Pangi Dawan - Klungkung - Pura Gunung Tengsong Lombok.

- Pura Dalem Benawah Gianyar - Pura Dalem Bitra Gianyar - Pura Dalem Banyuning Timur Buleleng - Pura Dalem Pauman Batan Getas Denpasar - Pura Tengah Padang Tegalalang - Merajan Pasek Gelgel Desa Sande - Pupuan Tabanan - Pura Kawitan Tangkas Kori Agung Denpasar - Pura Hyangaluh/Jenggala Besakih - Merajan Pasek Lurah Tutuan Gunaksa - Mr. Pasek Gelgel Selulung - Merajan Pasek Subrata Medahan - Merajan Pasek Munggu Munggu - Pura Tengkulak Tulikup - Gianyar - Pura Penataran Badung Desa Ogang Sidemen.

2 May Buda Umanis Perangbakat - Pura Puri Agung Dalem Tarukan Pejeng Tampak Siring - Pura Rambut Siwi Jembrana - Pura Batu Bolong Canggu - Kuta - Pura Pasek Marga Klaci Tabanan - Pura Agung Pasek Dauh Waru Jembrana - Pura Ratu Pasek Sangsit Sawan - Buleleng.

- Pura Pasek Tangkas Darma Reyanggede Tabanan - Pura Desa Banyuning Buleleng - Pr. Srijon Tabanan - Mr. Pasek Gelgel Lebah Pangkung - Merajan Pasek Gelgel Patemon - Pura Tirta Anom Padang Sigi Sading - Tampak Siring - Pura Dadi Agung Pasek Bendesa Dukuh Manuaba Tegalalang.

- Pura Pedarmaan Batursari Ngilis Jegu Penebel Tabanan.

- Pura Puncak Mundi Nusa Penida.

5 May Purnama Jiyestha - Pura Segara Lombok - Pura Dwijawarsa Malang - Pura Puncaktingguh Angsri Baturiti Tabanan - Pura Kawitan Luhur Bhujangga Desa Jatiluwih Penebel Tabanan - Pura Kawitan Batur Tonja Denpasar - Pura Masopahit Grenceng Denpasar - Pura Penyungsungan Pasek Tohjiwa Wanagiri Selemadeg.

- Pura Pamerajan Penataran Agung Sidemen Karangasem - Pura Eka Dharma Sweta Indah-Mataram, NTB. 16 May Buda Keliwon Ugu - Pura Dalem Tarukan Desa Peninjoan Tembuku - Bangli.

- Pura Pasek Gelgel Boading Kaba-kaba Tabanan - Pura Pemayun Banyuning Tengah Buleleng - Pura Desa Kayangan Tiga Desa Bubunan Seririt - Buleleng - Pura Agung Gunung Raung Banjar Taro Kaja Taro Tegalalang - Merajan Pasek Dangka Bungbungan 20 May Tilem Jiyestha.

- Pura Bhujangga Waisnawa Gumrih Jembrana.

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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A combo of file pictures shows media mogul Rupert Murdoch,

Former guerrilla wins East Timor presidency

Chairman of

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Former guerrilla fighter Taur Matan Ruak has officially won East Timor’s presidential election, according to a court statement that confirmed preliminary results announced last week.

The Supreme Court of Appeals said in a statement dated Monday that Ruak had won 61.2 percent of the vote, beating rival Francisco Guterres “Lu Olo” in the April 16 run-off ballot.

Ruak, a hero of the 24-year war against Indonesian occupation and a former army chief, will replace Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta, who trailed in third place in the first round of voting on March 17.

“The court validates the second ballot for the election of the President of the Republic,” the statement said. “The candidate elected President of the Republic is Taur Matan Ruak”.

Ruak, 55, will lead an impoverished and oil-dependent country which next month celebrates a decade of formal independence, and later this year bids goodbye to UN peacekeepers stationed on the half-island nation since 1999.

On July 7, voters will also choose a new government in a general election.

Late last year Ruak, whose name means “piercing eyes” in the local Tetum language, resigned as defence chief to run for president. He had vowed to introduce mandatory military service if elected.

Ruak, whose real name is Jose Maria Vasconcelos, has been accused by the United Nations of involvement in illegal weapons transfers in 2006 when rioting and factional fighting left the nation on the brink of civil war.

However, no attempts have been made to prosecute him.

While the presidency is largely ceremonial, it has enjoyed a high profile under Ramos-Horta.

Among East Timor’s many teething problems as a fledgling nation is its heavy reliance on energy reserves, which account for around 90 percent of state revenues.

tion (L) as he attends The Times CEO summit in London, in June 2011 and his son James Murdoch, arriving for work in east London, in July 2011.

James Murdoch set for Leveson inquiry IBP/afp

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Former News International executive chairman James Murdoch will on Tuesday appear before the British inquiry into press standards set up after the tabloid phone-hacking row.

News Corporation boss Rupert Murdoch, James’ father, will also appear before the Leveson inquiry on Wednesday and Thursday to answer questions over the operations of his British newspapers and his links to UK lawmakers.

James Murdoch is likely to be quizzed about how much knowledge he had of hacking at the now-defunct News International tabloid the News of the World and what actions he took.

Rupert Murdoch, 81, shut the paper down in July following revelations that its journalists had illegally accessed the voicemails of hundreds of public figures and victims of crime.

Both Murdochs appeared before a British parliamentary committee in July to answer questions about phone hacking, and James Murdoch was recalled in November to explain discrepancies in his testimony.

The parliamentary hearing in July had to be halted when a protester attacked Murdoch senior with a shaving foam pie.

This week’s hearings, which will take place at London’s Royal Courts of Justice, will be more formal with witnesses swearing an oath promising to tell “the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth”.

The pair appeared together at July’s hearing, with James frequently stepping in to help his father answer questions, but they will be grilled separately this week by respected laywer Robert Jay. Separately, Britain’s media watchdog launched an investigation on Monday into two cases of email hacking by Sky News, the satellite broadcaster partly owned by Rupert Murdoch.

Youngest son James was executive chairman of News Interna-

tional, the arm of his News Corp. which published the scandal-hit tabloid, until he quit in February amid questions about what he knew about hacking.

Despite denying any knowledge that the practice went beyond a reporter and a private detective who were jailed in 2007, James Murdoch has relinquished all his major media roles in Britain in the past few months.

Once considered the heir to the News Corp. empire, the 39-year-old resigned his job at News International, which also publishes The Times, The Sunday Times and The Sun, Britain’s biggest-selling newspaper.

And earlier this month, he also quit as chairman of BSkyB, the British pay-television giant in which his father’s company has a 39-percent stake.

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The Asharq daily, citing police in the southern Jizan area, said the child, aged four years and seven months, grabbed his father’s pistol and shot him in the head.

According to the newspaper, the child had asked his father to buy

him a PlayStation and the shooting took place after the man returned home without the desired object.

As he was undressing, the man put the weapon down, which the child then grabbed and fired at him from close range.

Saudi boy, 4, ‘kills father over PlayStation’ An angry four-year-old Saudi boy shot and killed his father for refusing to buy him a PlayStation, Saudi media reported on Monday.

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Goal...

From page 1 He emphasized the waste problem could become an outstanding and serious issue if without proper handling. Otherwise, it would become a time bomb for Bali so that Bali no longer became convenient for tourists and its residents.

Meanwhile, the Head of Bali Environment Agency (BLH), AA Gede Alit Sastrawan, said the Bali Clean and Green program was in line with the philosophy of Tri Hita Karana and to realize it would need a commitment and togetherness of all parties. He admitted that waste had become a serious problem that should be resolved together.

According to him, the program of plastic waste-free Bali 2013 was an initial commitment that should be understood first.

The commitment to combat against the waste was the same as commitment to fight against crimes. Meanwhile, it should be realized that people’s life was very close and depended on plastic and it was a dilemma.

Did it mean if Bali was not necessarily free from plastic waste in 2013? According to him, the plastic waste-free Bali 2013

should not be interpreted that Bali should be immediately free from plastic waste, but how the plastic waste could be gradually collected, sorted, managed and distributed. “In 2013, all the communities are expected to commit so that all the plastic waste problems can become a common problem. It is only an initial commitment to promote a collective movement to fight against plastic waste,” he said.

Furthermore, he said that to realize the commitment, the Bali Government had raised the awareness of business people to use the eco-friendly and biodegradable plastics. Besides, it had also been disseminated to the community in order they could collect and process the plastic waste. Then, he affirmed that to realize the commitment was required the togetherness of all the community components and the regency/municipal government. “Indeed, Bali Government as the leading sector wants to reach the goal.

But, whether it will be successful or not highly depends on the common commitment,” concluded the official from Bangli. (kmb29)

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BUSINESS

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Europe’s debt fix falters Associated Press

FRANKFURT — Europe’s plan to fix its debt crisis by imposing budget cuts frayed Monday. Heavy selling rocked financial markets, uncertainty gripped two governments, and the economic outlook darkened across the continent.

The German stock market suffered its worst day in six weeks.

In the United States, the Dow Jones industrial average lost more than 100 points.

Across Europe, the debt crisis appeared at its most perilous point since December, when most of the continent united behind a plan to place strict caps on government spending, a strategy known as austerity, and the European Central Bank made the first of two infusions of cheap credit into the banking system. New governments in Spain and Italy got to work on improving growth.

Now the first pillar of Europe’s approach — austerity — is faltering.

“Europe has not solved its problems, and the austerity programs are making things worse, not better,” said Peter Morici, an economist at the University of Maryland.

Cutting government spending can weaken an economy and result in less tax revenue flowing back to the government. So the goal of cutting the deficit can backfire and make it grow.

And even if a country is reducing its deficit, it still has one, which means the debt is increasing. The European Union said Monday that governments did cut their budget deficits in 2011, but government debt nonetheless rose as a percentage of economic output.

Meanwhile, developments across the continent cast doubt on public support for Europe’s austerity prescription: government layoffs and wage reductions, spending cuts on government programs and higher taxes.

The government of the Netherlands, which has loudly cricitized its European neighbors for inflaming the crisis by losing control of their budgets, submitted its resignation to Queen Beatrix after failing to agree on its own budget cuts.

France headed for a presidential runoff election May 6 after the Socialist candidate, Francois Hollande, took the most votes Sunday in the first round of voting.

The borrowing rate for Spain, probably the most closely watched thermometer of investor fear about Europe, remained close to 6 percent. Seven percent was the level that forced Greece and Ireland to seek international bailouts earlier in the crisis.

The central bank of Spain said that country had slipped back into recession. Its economy shrank 0.4 percent from January through March after shrinking 0.3 percent the quarter before.

Two straight quarters of economic contraction is the generally accepted definition of a recession.

Spain’s new conservative government has warned that its economy will get worse. A contraction of 1.7 percent is expected for the year. Spain, struggling after the collapse in 2008 of a housing bubble, emerged from a two-year recession in 2010.

Suggesting more obstacles to economic growth, an index of the European manufacturing and services industries dipped in April to a five-month low. It even declined in Germany, the economic bulwark of Europe and the country that has most insisted on budget cuts.

AP Photo/Paul Sakuma

Dozens of American Airlines flight attendants and supporters picket in front of the American Airlines passenger terminal at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Monday, April 23, 2012.

American wants to eliminate 13,000 union jobs, about one in every four union workers, freeze or terminate pension plans, curb health benefits, reduce time off, and impose many other cuts.

Ahead of IPO

Facebook reveals profit slide Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook Inc reported its first quarter-to-quarter revenue slide in at least two years, a sign that the social network’s sizzling growth may be cooling as it prepares to go public in the biggest ever Internet IPO. The company blamed the first-quarter decline, which surprised some on Wall Street, on seasonal advertising trends.

“It was a faster slowdown than we would have guessed,” said Brian Wieser, an analyst with Pivotal Research Group.

“No matter how you slice it, for a company that is perceived as growing so rapidly, to slow so much on whatever basis - sequentially or annually - it will be somewhat concerning to investors if faced with a lofty valuation,” Wieser said.

Facebook is preparing to raise at least $5 billion in an initial public offering that could value the world’s largest social network at up to $100 billion.

“The biggest issue is the realization that Facebook is not going to have an easy time meeting high expectations of the public market,” said Jeff Sica, chief investment officer of SICA Wealth Management, which manages more than $1 billion in client assets, real estate and private equity holdings. “It will affect how people look at the IPO.”

Investors are still likely to sign up in droves for the IPO; However, growth concerns may make some investors less likely to keep the stock over the long term, he added.

“I’m still encouraging people to participate in the IPO, under the acknowledgement that it could be a bumpy ride,” Sica said.

The company, founded by Mark Zuckerberg in a Harvard University dorm room in 2004, surpassed 900 million monthly active users in the first quarter and said its full-time staff grew by about 1,100 employees to 3,539 in the past 12 months, according to an updated filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday.

Facebook also disclosed that it has agreed to pay Instagram $200 million if the company’s recent deal to buy the photo-sharing start-up for about $1 billion does not go through.

Facebook said it paid $300 million in cash for Instagram, along with 23 million shares of Class B common stock. It said the fair value of its Class B common stock was $30.89 per share as of January 31.

Spending roughly doubled over the past 12 months, outpacing the 45 percent revenue increase during the period, it said.

Net income slid 12 percent to $205 million in the quarter, from $233 million a year earlier at the rapidly expanding company.

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Museum is an interesting place to see many things depending on what it displays. In Bali you can find many painting museum because except famous with natural beauty, Bali also famous with its cultural activities, such as painting and sculpture.

The famous and often visited by tourists that holidaying in Bali is painting museum that located about 200 meters from Puri Saren / Ubud Palace and it is dissociated by dell, climb a piece of wide plain with beautiful view call Puri Lukisan.

It is situated in calm and peaceful area of Ubud Bali so that this place is an ideal place for who wish to see and enjoy result of art from all big actor like I Gusti Nyoman Lempad, Ida Bagus Nyana, Anak Agung Gde Sobrat, I Gusti Made Deblog, Rudof Bonnet, Walter Spies and more.

This museum is opened in the year 1956 by minister of Education and Culture, Mr. Moh. Yamin. This museum is consisted of three special buildings in U-shape. In the middle of this museum is the courtyard and fishpond with the beautiful lotus flower. The building no 1 is a place for a permanent exhibition of puppets dressy or puppets style painting. This building is collecting the painting from I Gusti Nyoman Lempad and the clarification about the existence of Pita Maha Organization. The Building no. 2 is also a place for permanent exhibition or still from masterpiece result of all artist of Balinese modern dressy style. The Building no.3 is for a temporary exhibition.

There is only one museum is exist in Ubud Village that is Puri Lukisan Museum, but Ubud sub district area until the year of 2003 is built with 4 new painting museums those are: Puri Lukisan Museum, Neka Museum, Arma Museum and Rudana Museum.

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‘Anthrax’ threat made foreigners hospitalized

Painting Museum IBP

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Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi Di Sant’Agata, left, walks with his Indonesian counterpart Marty Natalegawa, right, after their meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, April 23, 2012.

JAKARTA - Two French embassy staff in the Indonesian capital were put in isolation in hospital after coming into contact with an envelope suspected of containing anthrax, police said Tuesday.

AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana

Interfaith dialogue one way to foster global peace Antara

JAKARTA - Interfaith dialogue is one of the ways to foster global culture of peace, Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa said in his opening speech at the 2nd Indonesia-Italy Interfaith Dialogue held here on Monday.

“A true dialogue is a continued process of listening and opening one`s mind to what another wish to share. Of presenting our own views in a constructive way and of seeking common ground,” said the minister.

However, the minister said recent challenge on holding interfaith dialogue is how to spread the result of dialogue wide enough

to create common understanding among people with different religion.

He explained there are many forum and process for dialogue among the faiths, cultures and civilizations. However there are still outbreaks of violence in many parts of the world that stem from prejudice and intolerance.

“We must all go out and reach out to others until a worldwide dialogue is going on among all. A worldwide dialogue leading to a global culture of peace and mutual tolerance and mutual caring. It will only be then that dialogue is truly inclusive” said the minister.

Meanwhile visiting Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Giulio Terzi

di Sant` Agata during the Monday event emphasizing his speech on protection for minority groups.

“Government must reach out to the grass root level and religious leaders must help promote respect towards different religious beliefs,” said the minister.

The 2nd Indonesia-Italy Interfaith Dialogue in Jakarta is participated in by Chairman of Indonesia`s largest muslim organization Said Aqil Siradj, Chairman of Indonesia`s second largest muslim organization Muhammadiyah Din Syamsuddin, President of the Community Sant` Egidio Professor Marco Impagliazzo and members of civil societies from both Indonesia and Italy.

Investment in first quarter reaches Rp71.2 trillion

Antara

JAKARTA - Domestic and foreign investments in Indonesia in the first quarter of 2012 totalled Rp71.2 trillion, according to Gita Wirjawan, the Capital Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) chief.

He said that the figure showed an increase of 32.8 percent, compared with Rp53.6 trillion for the same period in the previous year.

“The increase in investment was generated by the increasingly equitable distribution of investment throughout the country. The growth of investment is in line with

the various policies issued by the government,” Gita added.

The total investment in the first quarter of 2012 comprised Rp51.5 trillion of foreign investment (PMA), which increased by 30.3 percent from Rp39.5 trillion in the previous year, and Rp19.7 trillion of domestic investment (PMDN), which rose by 39.7 percent from Rp14.1 trillion a year earlier.

“The rise in foreign investment in the first quarter of 2012 is the highest [quarterly rise] in the country`s foreign investment history,” he noted.

The five largest sectors receiving domestic capital investment

were mining (worth Rp5.8 trillion), basic chemical, chemical goods, and pharmaceutical industries (Rp2.3 trillion), food crops and plantation (Rp2.3 trillion), paper and printing industries (Rp1.6 trillion), transportation, warehousing, and telecommunications (Rp1.4 trillion).

The five main sectors that attracted foreign investment were mining (US$1.1 billion), transportation, warehousing, and communications (US$0.8 billion), food crops and plantation (US$0.5 billion), basic metal industry (US$0.5 billion), and other transportation industries (US$0.4 billion).

The embassy in Jakarta called the bomb squad on Monday afternoon after receiving an envelope labelled “#ANTRAC” that was contained inside another package, police said. It was not clear whether embassy staff had opened the second envelope.

“Two French staff members who came in contact with the envelope have been isolated in hospital as a precaution,” Jakarta police spokesman Rikwanto told AFP. “We are checking the contents of the envelope and expect to receive the laboratory results by Wednesday.”

Police would not comment on

whether they found any white powder.

The French embassy confirmed that a suspicious package had been received.

“Yesterday (Monday) we received a suspicious package and called the police to deal with it,” spokesman Dominique Roubert told AFP, without giving further details.

Anthrax is a potentially lethal bacterium which has been used as a biolgoical weapon by terrorists.

A homemade bomb exploded outside the Indonesian embassy in Paris in March, causing damage but no injuries.

120 sailing ships to participate in Sail Morotai Antara

TERNATE, North Maluku - At least 120 sailing ships from Indonesia and other countries will participate in the upcoming international marine event of Sail Morotai, to be held in the Morotai Islands district, North Maluku, in mid-September 2012.

“Sailing ships is one of the Sail Morotai contests,” Sail Morotai Committee Chairman Muhadjir Albar said.

According to Muhadjir, the overseas sailing ships will sail via two gates at Darwin and Kinabalu, and then drop anchor somewhere in Indonesia before converging in Morotai.

In addition to the sailing contest, Sail Morotai will also organize nautical sports and culture festivals and promote tourism through national and international seminars.

Muhadjir remarked that the Sail Morotai event was being promoted in the United States, Australia, and Japan because these three countries

had fought on Morotai Island during World War II. He added that infrastructural preparations for the event are currently underway and are expected to be completed on time.

Muhadjir noted that the central government had allocated Rp80 billion to fund the construction of infrastructure and facilities for Sail Morotai. In addition, the North Maluku provincial government has allocated Rp130 billion to promote the success of the international marine event at Morotai Island.

Sail Morotai 2012 is organized by the Indonesian government and is expected to be the principal maritime event for this year`s Sail Indonesia rally.

Morotai Island in the Morotai Islands district is famous not only for its natural splendor and the marine beauty of its coral reefs, containing a variety of beautiful fishes and tempting diving sites, but also for historical tourism to view sunken World War II ships.

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Balinese Culture Mayadanawa: Feeling Superiority Results in Destruction

FOTO ANTARA/Dewi Fajriani

Indonesia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to increase their trade to US$10 billion in the next two years from the current US$6.7 billion, an official said.

RI, Saudi Arabia agree to raise trade to US$10 billion

When penjors paraphernalia are erected throughout the island, they epitomize that Galungan festivity has come. Every single devotee is in blooming heart welcoming it with joy. This six monthly celebration in Balinese calendar encourages people to make earnest preparation whole day and night. It’s time to glorify God and ancestors.

Based on the mythology, Galungan delineates the triumph of dharma (truth) against adharma (untruth). According to Tatwa Mayadanawa transliterated by Made Gambar said that Bedaulu kingdom in Bali was once ruled by Mayadanawa. He was very powerful and proud of his power and feels to have more sovereign power than that of gods.

This arrogance until forbids all subjects to worship God together with the celebration to glorify all God’s manifestations.

The non-existence of freedom to worship and other religious activities caused many subjects greatly suffered where diseases spread and harvests failed. Seeing this condition, Lord Mahadeva in heaven feels disappointed. Having organized an assembly session with other gods, it is decided to attack Mayadanawa. Under the leadership of Lord Indra, the target can be timely destroyed. In short, the troops of the gods won the battle. This does not only stand for the triumph of the gods, but also of the whole mankind on earth.

Afterwards, Galungan then can be recelebrated after the triumph of Indra. Many subjects felt to regain their enlightenment as they were able to practice their religious life. This festivity lasts for ten days and ends in the day called Kuningan. Aside from paying homage at village temple, it is also intended to appreciate the ancestors at family shrine. Similarly, devotees thank for the prosperity bestowed and maintain the relationship with their ancestors. Though they have left for the beyond, hopefully they could illuminate their descendants.

Another version about Galungan is

mentioned by the manuscript Jaya Kasunu.

It is said that the king Jaya Kasunu (AD 1204), meditated (held dewa sraya) to invoke guidance. His problem was that not one of his predecessors could rule longer.

Through his solemn meditation he was inspired that he should re-organize religious activities, such as Galungan.

No matter what the version is, the essence of these mythologies implies that a devotee or creation should maintain their persistent contact to his Creator. The âtman dwelling within the human self should maintain his contact to Brahman, the Creator. By doing so, humans can continuously obtain the illumination to walk in the path of dharma.

As manifestation of gratitude, devotees express it through worship at temples, garden, rice field and so forth. Everything that has given prosperity is also offered an oblation, including the means of transportation. If you happen to take an excursion on that day you of course will rub up against many cars affixed with young coconut paraphernalia.

Hopefully, the festivity does not come to an end at the vibrant fiesta marked with grandiose oblation, assorted delicious food or luxurious paraphernalia. All the times it should help the spiritual development.

Anything achieved in this life either tangible or intangible entities, should not make us arrogant. Sometimes, when having abundance of wealth or higher educational background, a human feels superior or more powerful than others.

Even, it is not employed as a milestone to improve his devotion to God. It’s here where the achievement drags human to sluggish condition or gorge of destruction. Like Mayadanawa, he forgot that there is a vast sky above him. His power has led him to his dissolution.

If we do not want to become the next Mayadanawa, consistent devotion must be established. (BTN/punia)

Antara

KUTA - Indonesia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to increase their trade to US$10 billion in the next two years from the current US$6.7 billion, an official said.

The value of Indonesia`s exports to Saudi Arabia was currently smaller than that of its imports from the Middle Eastern country, Dr Rizal Affandi Lukman, deputy for international economic cooperation and financing coordination to the coordinating minister for economic affairs said.

Indonesia`s imports from Saudi Arabia now represented nearly 60 percent of the total trade between the two countries, he said.

“This is because our imports from Saudi Arabia are mostly made up of natural oil while our exports to the country consist of non-oil/non-gas

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commodities,” he said.

Yet, Indonesia`s export of non-oil/non-gas commodities such as rubber, clove and textiles to Saudi Arabia in the past four years jumped 51 percent, he said.

Therefore, he asked Saudi companies to invest in Indonesia because the amount of Saudi investment in the country was relatively small.

“Based on the results of our previous meeting with Saudi companies, they had expressed keen interest in investing in food estate to meet the country`s demand for foods and fruits,” he said.

Saudi Arabia urges RI to revoke moratorium on migrant workers

Antara

KUTA - Saudi Arabia has asked the Indonesian government to immediately revoke the moratorium on migrant workers.

“That`s because Saudi Arabia needs Indonesian workers who are known to be hard-working and kind,” said Rizal Affandi Lukman, Deputy Minister for Economic Cooperation and Coordination of International Finance, Coordinating Ministry for the Economy, on the sidelines of a meeting of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) with Saudi Arabian businessmen.

He stated that the Saudi Arabian government would guarantee and protect the rights of Indonesian migrant workers during their stay in the country.

“I think the Saudi Arabian businessmen have been trying to improve and protect the rights of the workers during their stay in Saudi Arabia, and the commitment seems serious,” Rizal said.

He added that the revocation of the moratorium on migrant workers would provide employment opportunities for the rest of the country to explore the formal sectors, such as

services and hospitality.

Many Indonesian citizens come to perform Hajj or Umrah in Saudi Arabia, and the local hotels require skilled professionals to serve the congregation.

“Nearly a third of the congregation who perform the pilgrimage come from Indonesia, so it would be nice if they were served by hotel workers from Indonesia,” Rizal explained.

According to him, the number of Indonesian migrant workers in Saudi Arabia is recorded at around 1.5 million people, which created an income of about Rp5.7 trillion during 2011.

Djelantik who has been famous with her beautiful shoes. Her design even often worn by Holywood stars, one of them is Julia Roberts who several times ago filmed in Bali.

Women casual clothes of Switzerland designer who lives in Bali, Anja Sun Suko, came out as the most popular product bought in Globus. It is after studying carefully what kind of product having big market opportunities in that country. Swiss is a country with 7.9 million citizens and having a tight relationship with Indonesia, especially Bali.

For household supplies are those of ceramics products from Gaya Keramik in which displaying natural tea and eating equipment with delicate

features. Besides, there are varied of Balinese house’s ornaments such as colorful small umbrellas, wooden fruits craft and wooden sculpture. Not less interesting is Balinese culinary prepared by Heinz Von Holzen, the chef of Bumbu Bali Restaurants. He is a chef who has lived in Bali since 1990.

Foreign Promotion Directorate of Tourism and Economic Creative Ministry sent cultural delegation consists of five Balinese dancers. They are Eka Budhi Hartanti, Rengganis Aprisiam Tunggadewi, Ida Ayu Sanis Teresanti Arika, Avi Purwandari and Faridya Faisal. That delegation led by Indera Dewantho from Ministry of Tourism and Economic Creative.

Bali Promoted in 15 Swiss Malls Antara

Indonesian Republic Embassy of Bern invites Globus, department stores among the rich that have at least 15 outlets in Swiss. This is part of Indonesian promotion takes “BALI” as it theme starting from April 26th to June 9th, 2012. Press conferences from Bern Embassy of Indonesian Republic on Tuesday morning mentioned that Bali chosen as the theme since Switzerland has known Bali as their cultural tourism destination, as far as many young designers of this country lives in that island.

In this Indonesian product promotion, will displaying works of Indonesian designer one of them is Ni Luh

Wajik

(Rice Flour Cake with Palm Sugar) Overview: There are a couple of variations on this popular cake, which can be stored in the refrigerator for several days.

It is normally served at room temperature, but can also be served warm topped with coconut milk. Another variations are to add ripe diced jackfruits (or substitute with sultanas) after the rice is partially cooked.

Ingredients: 1 cup glutinous white rice 1 cup water 1 pandan leaf ½ cup palm sugar syrup ¼ cup thick coconut milk Pinch of salt Preparation: Rinse rice very well under running water for 2 minutes and soak for 4 hours. Rinse again until water becomes clear. Place rice, 1 cup of water and pandan leaf in rice cooker or steamer and cook for approx 20 minutes, or until liquid h as evaporated.

Add palm sugar syrup, coconut milk and salt, and steam for 15 minutes. Spread rice evenly 2.5 cm thick on tray and allow to cool to room temperature. Wet a sharp knife with warm and cut into even squares to serve.

Helpful hint: to speed up the soaking process, pour boiling water over the rice and let stand for 1 hour. Drain, then add another lot of boiling water and soak for another 30 minutes. If you are using a steamer to cook the rice, line the bottom with a wet cloth to prevent the rice grains from falling through. (www.baliguide.com/balifood)

Sate Lilit

(Minced Seafood Satay) Overview: This probably the most delicious satay you will ever encounter. The delicate flavors of the shrimp and fish are greatly improved if you can find spears of fresh lemongrass to use as skewers, and if you can cook them over a fire of coconut husks rather than charcoal.

Nonetheless, even with wooden skewers and a standard charcoal grill, you will have people coming back more.

Ingredients: 600 gr skinned boneless snapper fillet 1 cup freshly grated coconut or 1½ cups moistened desiccated coconut ½ cup seafood spice paste 5 fragrant lime leaves, chopped 1 tsp black peppercorns, finely crushed 1 tsp salt 3-5 bird’s eye chilies, very finely chopped 2 tbsp palm sugar Lemon grass or satay skewers Preparation: 1. Mince fish fillet very finely in a food processor or with a chopper.

2. Add all other ingredients & mix well.

3. Mould a heaped tablespoon full of this mixture around a wooden skewer or over trimmed stalks of lemon grass and grill over charcoal until golden brown.

IBP/Net

Note: This recipe won’t work with frozen fish. (www. baliguide.com/balifood)

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Bali Today

International

Balinese Culture Mayadanawa: Feeling Superiority Results in Destruction

FOTO ANTARA/Dewi Fajriani

Indonesia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to increase their trade to US$10 billion in the next two years from the current US$6.7 billion, an official said.

RI, Saudi Arabia agree to raise trade to US$10 billion

When penjors paraphernalia are erected throughout the island, they epitomize that Galungan festivity has come. Every single devotee is in blooming heart welcoming it with joy. This six monthly celebration in Balinese calendar encourages people to make earnest preparation whole day and night. It’s time to glorify God and ancestors.

Based on the mythology, Galungan delineates the triumph of dharma (truth) against adharma (untruth). According to Tatwa Mayadanawa transliterated by Made Gambar said that Bedaulu kingdom in Bali was once ruled by Mayadanawa. He was very powerful and proud of his power and feels to have more sovereign power than that of gods.

This arrogance until forbids all subjects to worship God together with the celebration to glorify all God’s manifestations.

The non-existence of freedom to worship and other religious activities caused many subjects greatly suffered where diseases spread and harvests failed. Seeing this condition, Lord Mahadeva in heaven feels disappointed. Having organized an assembly session with other gods, it is decided to attack Mayadanawa. Under the leadership of Lord Indra, the target can be timely destroyed. In short, the troops of the gods won the battle. This does not only stand for the triumph of the gods, but also of the whole mankind on earth.

Afterwards, Galungan then can be recelebrated after the triumph of Indra. Many subjects felt to regain their enlightenment as they were able to practice their religious life. This festivity lasts for ten days and ends in the day called Kuningan. Aside from paying homage at village temple, it is also intended to appreciate the ancestors at family shrine. Similarly, devotees thank for the prosperity bestowed and maintain the relationship with their ancestors. Though they have left for the beyond, hopefully they could illuminate their descendants.

Another version about Galungan is

mentioned by the manuscript Jaya Kasunu.

It is said that the king Jaya Kasunu (AD 1204), meditated (held dewa sraya) to invoke guidance. His problem was that not one of his predecessors could rule longer.

Through his solemn meditation he was inspired that he should re-organize religious activities, such as Galungan.

No matter what the version is, the essence of these mythologies implies that a devotee or creation should maintain their persistent contact to his Creator. The âtman dwelling within the human self should maintain his contact to Brahman, the Creator. By doing so, humans can continuously obtain the illumination to walk in the path of dharma.

As manifestation of gratitude, devotees express it through worship at temples, garden, rice field and so forth. Everything that has given prosperity is also offered an oblation, including the means of transportation. If you happen to take an excursion on that day you of course will rub up against many cars affixed with young coconut paraphernalia.

Hopefully, the festivity does not come to an end at the vibrant fiesta marked with grandiose oblation, assorted delicious food or luxurious paraphernalia. All the times it should help the spiritual development.

Anything achieved in this life either tangible or intangible entities, should not make us arrogant. Sometimes, when having abundance of wealth or higher educational background, a human feels superior or more powerful than others.

Even, it is not employed as a milestone to improve his devotion to God. It’s here where the achievement drags human to sluggish condition or gorge of destruction. Like Mayadanawa, he forgot that there is a vast sky above him. His power has led him to his dissolution.

If we do not want to become the next Mayadanawa, consistent devotion must be established. (BTN/punia)

Antara

KUTA - Indonesia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to increase their trade to US$10 billion in the next two years from the current US$6.7 billion, an official said.

The value of Indonesia`s exports to Saudi Arabia was currently smaller than that of its imports from the Middle Eastern country, Dr Rizal Affandi Lukman, deputy for international economic cooperation and financing coordination to the coordinating minister for economic affairs said.

Indonesia`s imports from Saudi Arabia now represented nearly 60 percent of the total trade between the two countries, he said.

“This is because our imports from Saudi Arabia are mostly made up of natural oil while our exports to the country consist of non-oil/non-gas

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

commodities,” he said.

Yet, Indonesia`s export of non-oil/non-gas commodities such as rubber, clove and textiles to Saudi Arabia in the past four years jumped 51 percent, he said.

Therefore, he asked Saudi companies to invest in Indonesia because the amount of Saudi investment in the country was relatively small.

“Based on the results of our previous meeting with Saudi companies, they had expressed keen interest in investing in food estate to meet the country`s demand for foods and fruits,” he said.

Saudi Arabia urges RI to revoke moratorium on migrant workers

Antara

KUTA - Saudi Arabia has asked the Indonesian government to immediately revoke the moratorium on migrant workers.

“That`s because Saudi Arabia needs Indonesian workers who are known to be hard-working and kind,” said Rizal Affandi Lukman, Deputy Minister for Economic Cooperation and Coordination of International Finance, Coordinating Ministry for the Economy, on the sidelines of a meeting of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) with Saudi Arabian businessmen.

He stated that the Saudi Arabian government would guarantee and protect the rights of Indonesian migrant workers during their stay in the country.

“I think the Saudi Arabian businessmen have been trying to improve and protect the rights of the workers during their stay in Saudi Arabia, and the commitment seems serious,” Rizal said.

He added that the revocation of the moratorium on migrant workers would provide employment opportunities for the rest of the country to explore the formal sectors, such as

services and hospitality.

Many Indonesian citizens come to perform Hajj or Umrah in Saudi Arabia, and the local hotels require skilled professionals to serve the congregation.

“Nearly a third of the congregation who perform the pilgrimage come from Indonesia, so it would be nice if they were served by hotel workers from Indonesia,” Rizal explained.

According to him, the number of Indonesian migrant workers in Saudi Arabia is recorded at around 1.5 million people, which created an income of about Rp5.7 trillion during 2011.

Djelantik who has been famous with her beautiful shoes. Her design even often worn by Holywood stars, one of them is Julia Roberts who several times ago filmed in Bali.

Women casual clothes of Switzerland designer who lives in Bali, Anja Sun Suko, came out as the most popular product bought in Globus. It is after studying carefully what kind of product having big market opportunities in that country. Swiss is a country with 7.9 million citizens and having a tight relationship with Indonesia, especially Bali.

For household supplies are those of ceramics products from Gaya Keramik in which displaying natural tea and eating equipment with delicate

features. Besides, there are varied of Balinese house’s ornaments such as colorful small umbrellas, wooden fruits craft and wooden sculpture. Not less interesting is Balinese culinary prepared by Heinz Von Holzen, the chef of Bumbu Bali Restaurants. He is a chef who has lived in Bali since 1990.

Foreign Promotion Directorate of Tourism and Economic Creative Ministry sent cultural delegation consists of five Balinese dancers. They are Eka Budhi Hartanti, Rengganis Aprisiam Tunggadewi, Ida Ayu Sanis Teresanti Arika, Avi Purwandari and Faridya Faisal. That delegation led by Indera Dewantho from Ministry of Tourism and Economic Creative.

Bali Promoted in 15 Swiss Malls Antara

Indonesian Republic Embassy of Bern invites Globus, department stores among the rich that have at least 15 outlets in Swiss. This is part of Indonesian promotion takes “BALI” as it theme starting from April 26th to June 9th, 2012. Press conferences from Bern Embassy of Indonesian Republic on Tuesday morning mentioned that Bali chosen as the theme since Switzerland has known Bali as their cultural tourism destination, as far as many young designers of this country lives in that island.

In this Indonesian product promotion, will displaying works of Indonesian designer one of them is Ni Luh

Wajik

(Rice Flour Cake with Palm Sugar) Overview: There are a couple of variations on this popular cake, which can be stored in the refrigerator for several days.

It is normally served at room temperature, but can also be served warm topped with coconut milk. Another variations are to add ripe diced jackfruits (or substitute with sultanas) after the rice is partially cooked.

Ingredients: 1 cup glutinous white rice 1 cup water 1 pandan leaf ½ cup palm sugar syrup ¼ cup thick coconut milk Pinch of salt Preparation: Rinse rice very well under running water for 2 minutes and soak for 4 hours. Rinse again until water becomes clear. Place rice, 1 cup of water and pandan leaf in rice cooker or steamer and cook for approx 20 minutes, or until liquid h as evaporated.

Add palm sugar syrup, coconut milk and salt, and steam for 15 minutes. Spread rice evenly 2.5 cm thick on tray and allow to cool to room temperature. Wet a sharp knife with warm and cut into even squares to serve.

Helpful hint: to speed up the soaking process, pour boiling water over the rice and let stand for 1 hour. Drain, then add another lot of boiling water and soak for another 30 minutes. If you are using a steamer to cook the rice, line the bottom with a wet cloth to prevent the rice grains from falling through. (www.baliguide.com/balifood)

Sate Lilit

(Minced Seafood Satay) Overview: This probably the most delicious satay you will ever encounter. The delicate flavors of the shrimp and fish are greatly improved if you can find spears of fresh lemongrass to use as skewers, and if you can cook them over a fire of coconut husks rather than charcoal.

Nonetheless, even with wooden skewers and a standard charcoal grill, you will have people coming back more.

Ingredients: 600 gr skinned boneless snapper fillet 1 cup freshly grated coconut or 1½ cups moistened desiccated coconut ½ cup seafood spice paste 5 fragrant lime leaves, chopped 1 tsp black peppercorns, finely crushed 1 tsp salt 3-5 bird’s eye chilies, very finely chopped 2 tbsp palm sugar Lemon grass or satay skewers Preparation: 1. Mince fish fillet very finely in a food processor or with a chopper.

2. Add all other ingredients & mix well.

3. Mould a heaped tablespoon full of this mixture around a wooden skewer or over trimmed stalks of lemon grass and grill over charcoal until golden brown.

IBP/Net

Note: This recipe won’t work with frozen fish. (www. baliguide.com/balifood)

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Indonesia Today

Museum is an interesting place to see many things depending on what it displays. In Bali you can find many painting museum because except famous with natural beauty, Bali also famous with its cultural activities, such as painting and sculpture.

The famous and often visited by tourists that holidaying in Bali is painting museum that located about 200 meters from Puri Saren / Ubud Palace and it is dissociated by dell, climb a piece of wide plain with beautiful view call Puri Lukisan.

It is situated in calm and peaceful area of Ubud Bali so that this place is an ideal place for who wish to see and enjoy result of art from all big actor like I Gusti Nyoman Lempad, Ida Bagus Nyana, Anak Agung Gde Sobrat, I Gusti Made Deblog, Rudof Bonnet, Walter Spies and more.

This museum is opened in the year 1956 by minister of Education and Culture, Mr. Moh. Yamin. This museum is consisted of three special buildings in U-shape. In the middle of this museum is the courtyard and fishpond with the beautiful lotus flower. The building no 1 is a place for a permanent exhibition of puppets dressy or puppets style painting. This building is collecting the painting from I Gusti Nyoman Lempad and the clarification about the existence of Pita Maha Organization. The Building no. 2 is also a place for permanent exhibition or still from masterpiece result of all artist of Balinese modern dressy style. The Building no.3 is for a temporary exhibition.

There is only one museum is exist in Ubud Village that is Puri Lukisan Museum, but Ubud sub district area until the year of 2003 is built with 4 new painting museums those are: Puri Lukisan Museum, Neka Museum, Arma Museum and Rudana Museum.

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‘Anthrax’ threat made foreigners hospitalized

Painting Museum IBP

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Agence France-Presse

Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi Di Sant’Agata, left, walks with his Indonesian counterpart Marty Natalegawa, right, after their meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, April 23, 2012.

JAKARTA - Two French embassy staff in the Indonesian capital were put in isolation in hospital after coming into contact with an envelope suspected of containing anthrax, police said Tuesday.

AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana

Interfaith dialogue one way to foster global peace Antara

JAKARTA - Interfaith dialogue is one of the ways to foster global culture of peace, Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa said in his opening speech at the 2nd Indonesia-Italy Interfaith Dialogue held here on Monday.

“A true dialogue is a continued process of listening and opening one`s mind to what another wish to share. Of presenting our own views in a constructive way and of seeking common ground,” said the minister.

However, the minister said recent challenge on holding interfaith dialogue is how to spread the result of dialogue wide enough

to create common understanding among people with different religion.

He explained there are many forum and process for dialogue among the faiths, cultures and civilizations. However there are still outbreaks of violence in many parts of the world that stem from prejudice and intolerance.

“We must all go out and reach out to others until a worldwide dialogue is going on among all. A worldwide dialogue leading to a global culture of peace and mutual tolerance and mutual caring. It will only be then that dialogue is truly inclusive” said the minister.

Meanwhile visiting Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Giulio Terzi

di Sant` Agata during the Monday event emphasizing his speech on protection for minority groups.

“Government must reach out to the grass root level and religious leaders must help promote respect towards different religious beliefs,” said the minister.

The 2nd Indonesia-Italy Interfaith Dialogue in Jakarta is participated in by Chairman of Indonesia`s largest muslim organization Said Aqil Siradj, Chairman of Indonesia`s second largest muslim organization Muhammadiyah Din Syamsuddin, President of the Community Sant` Egidio Professor Marco Impagliazzo and members of civil societies from both Indonesia and Italy.

Investment in first quarter reaches Rp71.2 trillion

Antara

JAKARTA - Domestic and foreign investments in Indonesia in the first quarter of 2012 totalled Rp71.2 trillion, according to Gita Wirjawan, the Capital Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) chief.

He said that the figure showed an increase of 32.8 percent, compared with Rp53.6 trillion for the same period in the previous year.

“The increase in investment was generated by the increasingly equitable distribution of investment throughout the country. The growth of investment is in line with

the various policies issued by the government,” Gita added.

The total investment in the first quarter of 2012 comprised Rp51.5 trillion of foreign investment (PMA), which increased by 30.3 percent from Rp39.5 trillion in the previous year, and Rp19.7 trillion of domestic investment (PMDN), which rose by 39.7 percent from Rp14.1 trillion a year earlier.

“The rise in foreign investment in the first quarter of 2012 is the highest [quarterly rise] in the country`s foreign investment history,” he noted.

The five largest sectors receiving domestic capital investment

were mining (worth Rp5.8 trillion), basic chemical, chemical goods, and pharmaceutical industries (Rp2.3 trillion), food crops and plantation (Rp2.3 trillion), paper and printing industries (Rp1.6 trillion), transportation, warehousing, and telecommunications (Rp1.4 trillion).

The five main sectors that attracted foreign investment were mining (US$1.1 billion), transportation, warehousing, and communications (US$0.8 billion), food crops and plantation (US$0.5 billion), basic metal industry (US$0.5 billion), and other transportation industries (US$0.4 billion).

The embassy in Jakarta called the bomb squad on Monday afternoon after receiving an envelope labelled “#ANTRAC” that was contained inside another package, police said. It was not clear whether embassy staff had opened the second envelope.

“Two French staff members who came in contact with the envelope have been isolated in hospital as a precaution,” Jakarta police spokesman Rikwanto told AFP. “We are checking the contents of the envelope and expect to receive the laboratory results by Wednesday.”

Police would not comment on

whether they found any white powder.

The French embassy confirmed that a suspicious package had been received.

“Yesterday (Monday) we received a suspicious package and called the police to deal with it,” spokesman Dominique Roubert told AFP, without giving further details.

Anthrax is a potentially lethal bacterium which has been used as a biolgoical weapon by terrorists.

A homemade bomb exploded outside the Indonesian embassy in Paris in March, causing damage but no injuries.

120 sailing ships to participate in Sail Morotai Antara

TERNATE, North Maluku - At least 120 sailing ships from Indonesia and other countries will participate in the upcoming international marine event of Sail Morotai, to be held in the Morotai Islands district, North Maluku, in mid-September 2012.

“Sailing ships is one of the Sail Morotai contests,” Sail Morotai Committee Chairman Muhadjir Albar said.

According to Muhadjir, the overseas sailing ships will sail via two gates at Darwin and Kinabalu, and then drop anchor somewhere in Indonesia before converging in Morotai.

In addition to the sailing contest, Sail Morotai will also organize nautical sports and culture festivals and promote tourism through national and international seminars.

Muhadjir remarked that the Sail Morotai event was being promoted in the United States, Australia, and Japan because these three countries

had fought on Morotai Island during World War II. He added that infrastructural preparations for the event are currently underway and are expected to be completed on time.

Muhadjir noted that the central government had allocated Rp80 billion to fund the construction of infrastructure and facilities for Sail Morotai. In addition, the North Maluku provincial government has allocated Rp130 billion to promote the success of the international marine event at Morotai Island.

Sail Morotai 2012 is organized by the Indonesian government and is expected to be the principal maritime event for this year`s Sail Indonesia rally.

Morotai Island in the Morotai Islands district is famous not only for its natural splendor and the marine beauty of its coral reefs, containing a variety of beautiful fishes and tempting diving sites, but also for historical tourism to view sunken World War II ships.

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A combo of file pictures shows media mogul Rupert Murdoch,

Former guerrilla wins East Timor presidency

Chairman of

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News Corpora-

Former guerrilla fighter Taur Matan Ruak has officially won East Timor’s presidential election, according to a court statement that confirmed preliminary results announced last week.

The Supreme Court of Appeals said in a statement dated Monday that Ruak had won 61.2 percent of the vote, beating rival Francisco Guterres “Lu Olo” in the April 16 run-off ballot.

Ruak, a hero of the 24-year war against Indonesian occupation and a former army chief, will replace Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta, who trailed in third place in the first round of voting on March 17.

“The court validates the second ballot for the election of the President of the Republic,” the statement said. “The candidate elected President of the Republic is Taur Matan Ruak”.

Ruak, 55, will lead an impoverished and oil-dependent country which next month celebrates a decade of formal independence, and later this year bids goodbye to UN peacekeepers stationed on the half-island nation since 1999.

On July 7, voters will also choose a new government in a general election.

Late last year Ruak, whose name means “piercing eyes” in the local Tetum language, resigned as defence chief to run for president. He had vowed to introduce mandatory military service if elected.

Ruak, whose real name is Jose Maria Vasconcelos, has been accused by the United Nations of involvement in illegal weapons transfers in 2006 when rioting and factional fighting left the nation on the brink of civil war.

However, no attempts have been made to prosecute him.

While the presidency is largely ceremonial, it has enjoyed a high profile under Ramos-Horta.

Among East Timor’s many teething problems as a fledgling nation is its heavy reliance on energy reserves, which account for around 90 percent of state revenues.

tion (L) as he attends The Times CEO summit in London, in June 2011 and his son James Murdoch, arriving for work in east London, in July 2011.

James Murdoch set for Leveson inquiry IBP/afp

Agence France Presse

Former News International executive chairman James Murdoch will on Tuesday appear before the British inquiry into press standards set up after the tabloid phone-hacking row.

News Corporation boss Rupert Murdoch, James’ father, will also appear before the Leveson inquiry on Wednesday and Thursday to answer questions over the operations of his British newspapers and his links to UK lawmakers.

James Murdoch is likely to be quizzed about how much knowledge he had of hacking at the now-defunct News International tabloid the News of the World and what actions he took.

Rupert Murdoch, 81, shut the paper down in July following revelations that its journalists had illegally accessed the voicemails of hundreds of public figures and victims of crime.

Both Murdochs appeared before a British parliamentary committee in July to answer questions about phone hacking, and James Murdoch was recalled in November to explain discrepancies in his testimony.

The parliamentary hearing in July had to be halted when a protester attacked Murdoch senior with a shaving foam pie.

This week’s hearings, which will take place at London’s Royal Courts of Justice, will be more formal with witnesses swearing an oath promising to tell “the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth”.

The pair appeared together at July’s hearing, with James frequently stepping in to help his father answer questions, but they will be grilled separately this week by respected laywer Robert Jay. Separately, Britain’s media watchdog launched an investigation on Monday into two cases of email hacking by Sky News, the satellite broadcaster partly owned by Rupert Murdoch.

Youngest son James was executive chairman of News Interna-

tional, the arm of his News Corp. which published the scandal-hit tabloid, until he quit in February amid questions about what he knew about hacking.

Despite denying any knowledge that the practice went beyond a reporter and a private detective who were jailed in 2007, James Murdoch has relinquished all his major media roles in Britain in the past few months.

Once considered the heir to the News Corp. empire, the 39-year-old resigned his job at News International, which also publishes The Times, The Sunday Times and The Sun, Britain’s biggest-selling newspaper.

And earlier this month, he also quit as chairman of BSkyB, the British pay-television giant in which his father’s company has a 39-percent stake.

Agence France Presse

The Asharq daily, citing police in the southern Jizan area, said the child, aged four years and seven months, grabbed his father’s pistol and shot him in the head.

According to the newspaper, the child had asked his father to buy

him a PlayStation and the shooting took place after the man returned home without the desired object.

As he was undressing, the man put the weapon down, which the child then grabbed and fired at him from close range.

Saudi boy, 4, ‘kills father over PlayStation’ An angry four-year-old Saudi boy shot and killed his father for refusing to buy him a PlayStation, Saudi media reported on Monday.

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Goal...

From page 1 He emphasized the waste problem could become an outstanding and serious issue if without proper handling. Otherwise, it would become a time bomb for Bali so that Bali no longer became convenient for tourists and its residents.

Meanwhile, the Head of Bali Environment Agency (BLH), AA Gede Alit Sastrawan, said the Bali Clean and Green program was in line with the philosophy of Tri Hita Karana and to realize it would need a commitment and togetherness of all parties. He admitted that waste had become a serious problem that should be resolved together.

According to him, the program of plastic waste-free Bali 2013 was an initial commitment that should be understood first.

The commitment to combat against the waste was the same as commitment to fight against crimes. Meanwhile, it should be realized that people’s life was very close and depended on plastic and it was a dilemma.

Did it mean if Bali was not necessarily free from plastic waste in 2013? According to him, the plastic waste-free Bali 2013

should not be interpreted that Bali should be immediately free from plastic waste, but how the plastic waste could be gradually collected, sorted, managed and distributed. “In 2013, all the communities are expected to commit so that all the plastic waste problems can become a common problem. It is only an initial commitment to promote a collective movement to fight against plastic waste,” he said.

Furthermore, he said that to realize the commitment, the Bali Government had raised the awareness of business people to use the eco-friendly and biodegradable plastics. Besides, it had also been disseminated to the community in order they could collect and process the plastic waste. Then, he affirmed that to realize the commitment was required the togetherness of all the community components and the regency/municipal government. “Indeed, Bali Government as the leading sector wants to reach the goal.

But, whether it will be successful or not highly depends on the common commitment,” concluded the official from Bangli. (kmb29)

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BUSINESS

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Europe’s debt fix falters Associated Press

FRANKFURT — Europe’s plan to fix its debt crisis by imposing budget cuts frayed Monday. Heavy selling rocked financial markets, uncertainty gripped two governments, and the economic outlook darkened across the continent.

The German stock market suffered its worst day in six weeks.

In the United States, the Dow Jones industrial average lost more than 100 points.

Across Europe, the debt crisis appeared at its most perilous point since December, when most of the continent united behind a plan to place strict caps on government spending, a strategy known as austerity, and the European Central Bank made the first of two infusions of cheap credit into the banking system. New governments in Spain and Italy got to work on improving growth.

Now the first pillar of Europe’s approach — austerity — is faltering.

“Europe has not solved its problems, and the austerity programs are making things worse, not better,” said Peter Morici, an economist at the University of Maryland.

Cutting government spending can weaken an economy and result in less tax revenue flowing back to the government. So the goal of cutting the deficit can backfire and make it grow.

And even if a country is reducing its deficit, it still has one, which means the debt is increasing. The European Union said Monday that governments did cut their budget deficits in 2011, but government debt nonetheless rose as a percentage of economic output.

Meanwhile, developments across the continent cast doubt on public support for Europe’s austerity prescription: government layoffs and wage reductions, spending cuts on government programs and higher taxes.

The government of the Netherlands, which has loudly cricitized its European neighbors for inflaming the crisis by losing control of their budgets, submitted its resignation to Queen Beatrix after failing to agree on its own budget cuts.

France headed for a presidential runoff election May 6 after the Socialist candidate, Francois Hollande, took the most votes Sunday in the first round of voting.

The borrowing rate for Spain, probably the most closely watched thermometer of investor fear about Europe, remained close to 6 percent. Seven percent was the level that forced Greece and Ireland to seek international bailouts earlier in the crisis.

The central bank of Spain said that country had slipped back into recession. Its economy shrank 0.4 percent from January through March after shrinking 0.3 percent the quarter before.

Two straight quarters of economic contraction is the generally accepted definition of a recession.

Spain’s new conservative government has warned that its economy will get worse. A contraction of 1.7 percent is expected for the year. Spain, struggling after the collapse in 2008 of a housing bubble, emerged from a two-year recession in 2010.

Suggesting more obstacles to economic growth, an index of the European manufacturing and services industries dipped in April to a five-month low. It even declined in Germany, the economic bulwark of Europe and the country that has most insisted on budget cuts.

AP Photo/Paul Sakuma

Dozens of American Airlines flight attendants and supporters picket in front of the American Airlines passenger terminal at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Monday, April 23, 2012.

American wants to eliminate 13,000 union jobs, about one in every four union workers, freeze or terminate pension plans, curb health benefits, reduce time off, and impose many other cuts.

Ahead of IPO

Facebook reveals profit slide Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook Inc reported its first quarter-to-quarter revenue slide in at least two years, a sign that the social network’s sizzling growth may be cooling as it prepares to go public in the biggest ever Internet IPO. The company blamed the first-quarter decline, which surprised some on Wall Street, on seasonal advertising trends.

“It was a faster slowdown than we would have guessed,” said Brian Wieser, an analyst with Pivotal Research Group.

“No matter how you slice it, for a company that is perceived as growing so rapidly, to slow so much on whatever basis - sequentially or annually - it will be somewhat concerning to investors if faced with a lofty valuation,” Wieser said.

Facebook is preparing to raise at least $5 billion in an initial public offering that could value the world’s largest social network at up to $100 billion.

“The biggest issue is the realization that Facebook is not going to have an easy time meeting high expectations of the public market,” said Jeff Sica, chief investment officer of SICA Wealth Management, which manages more than $1 billion in client assets, real estate and private equity holdings. “It will affect how people look at the IPO.”

Investors are still likely to sign up in droves for the IPO; However, growth concerns may make some investors less likely to keep the stock over the long term, he added.

“I’m still encouraging people to participate in the IPO, under the acknowledgement that it could be a bumpy ride,” Sica said.

The company, founded by Mark Zuckerberg in a Harvard University dorm room in 2004, surpassed 900 million monthly active users in the first quarter and said its full-time staff grew by about 1,100 employees to 3,539 in the past 12 months, according to an updated filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday.

Facebook also disclosed that it has agreed to pay Instagram $200 million if the company’s recent deal to buy the photo-sharing start-up for about $1 billion does not go through.

Facebook said it paid $300 million in cash for Instagram, along with 23 million shares of Class B common stock. It said the fair value of its Class B common stock was $30.89 per share as of January 31.

Spending roughly doubled over the past 12 months, outpacing the 45 percent revenue increase during the period, it said.

Net income slid 12 percent to $205 million in the quarter, from $233 million a year earlier at the rapidly expanding company.

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Hudson offers emotional testimony at murder trial

Activities IBP

JAKARTA – Recently Aston International celebrated the grand opening of its seventh trendy select service favehotel, the favehotel Adi Sucipto - Solo.

The hotel was officially opened by Ms. Dra. Eny Tyasni Susana, MMSolo’s Assistant Regional Secretary and celebrated the occasion with a party in the hotels eclectic cafe “Lime” and special performances from popular Indonesian entertainers Fariz RM and Rika Roeslan.

Prior to the event, the hotel held several Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs including a general clean up of the hotels immediate vicinity in Bale Kambang near Manahan Stadium and an all employee blood donation drive in cooperation with the Indonesian Red Cross.

After a successfully soft opening IBP/Net Recently Aston International celebrated the grand opening of its seventh trendy select service back in January this year, the favehotel favehotel, the favehotel Adi Sucipto - Solo.

Adi Sucipto has quickly become a Solo

CHICAGO — Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson broke down in tears Monday while testifying at the trial of the man accused of killing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in a jealous rage four years ago. to identify the defendant. Hudson poked her head around the judge’s bench and pointed at Balfour.

“He’s sitting right there,” she said.

Balfour looked back at Hudson. But he otherwise showed little emotion during her testimony and during opening statements. After more than 30 minutes on the stand, Hudson grabbed a fistful of tissues and walked slowly across the courtroom directly in front of jurors. She then took a seat next to her fiance, David Otunga, best known for his stint on VH1’s reality show “I Love New York.”

A former federal prosecutor said prosecutors were shrewd to call Jennifer Hudson as their first witness.

“It rivets the jury,” said Phil Turner, a Chicago attorney. “For better or worse it increases the importance of the case in jurors’ minds.” Turner noted Hudson now can sit through the rest of the trial, in full view of the jury. Witnesses typically are not allowed to watch trials until they have testified.

Hudson, watching from a fourthrow bench Monday afternoon, bowed her head and dabbed away tears as prosecutors played a recording of the 911 call her sister made after discovering their mother’s bloodied body. “Oh my God, oh my God,” Julia Hudson

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Grand opening of Favehotel Adi Sucipto

Associated Press Writer

Hudson was the first witness called after prosecutors and attorneys for William Balfour finished their opening statements. During her brief but emotional testimony, she told jurors her family didn’t want her sister to marry Balfour and she spoke about the last time she saw her family members.

The singer and actress, who wore a subdued black dress and whose hair was wrapped in a bun, at first seemed composed as a prosecutor began asking her questions. But the testimony became increasingly difficult, and she began crying when talking about seeing her family the Sunday before the killings and later when a prosecutor showed her a picture of her mother. Her voice also broke as she described her reaction when her sister, Julia Hudson, told her she was going to marry Balfour.

“None of us wanted her to marry him,” she said, her voice cracking and struggling to hold back tears.

“We did not like how he treated her,” she said. Balfour has pleaded not guilty to three counts of firstdegree murder in the October 2008 slayings. Early on during Hudson’s testimony, a prosecutor asked her

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favorite for a growing community of young and upcoming business travelers seeking a stylish and modern environment at a reasonable price.

The 190 room hotel sits in the very heart of Solo’s business district and is easy to reach from Solo’s International Airport and Railway Station. Several well known tourist attractions such as the Javanese Kraton Mangkunegaran and the ever so popular traditional market Pasar Klewer are also nearby making the hotel not only well suited for business but also ideal for vacationers.

Aston International’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Mr. Norbert Vas, said “favehotel Adi Sucipto – Solo is a fun, fresh and friendly hotel with a surprisingly different feel making it destined to become as popular as the already existing faves in Jakarta, Surabaya and Bali. We also plan to expand fave in the region and will by July open a second Central Java fave in nearby Solo Baru”.

Temple Ceremony AP Photo/Tom Gianni

In this courtroom sketch, Willam Balfour, second from right, listens as Assistant State’s Attorney Veryl Gambino gives opening statements before Cook County Judge Charles Burns at Balfour’s murder trial, Monday, April 23, 2012, in Chicago.

is heard yelling at a dispatcher, who tells her to stop screaming because he can’t understand her. “My momma, my momma!”

Earlier, Julia Hudson testified

Lindsay Lohan to play Liz Taylor in Lifetime film Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK — Lindsay Lohan will portray Elizabeth Taylor in a Lifetime film about her love affair with actor Richard Burton. Lifetime on Monday made official a casting decision rumored for months. The network says Lohan will star in “Liz & Dick,” with production set to begin in early June.

There was no mention of who will play Burton or when the film will air. Taylor and Burton met as co-stars of the 1963 epic “Cleopatra.”

They fell in love as the world looked on, left their respective spouses and got married.

Then they divorced, only to remarry and divorce again.

In recent years the 25year-old Lohan has gained her own measure of notoriety. “Liz & Dick” represents a step in her attempted career comeback.

that her ex-husband was so prone to jealousy, he even became angry when her son, Julian King, kissed her. “He’d say, ‘Get off my wife,’” she said.

She described for jurors the first of many alleged threats by Balfour.

After she rejected his pleas in May 2008 to reconcile, she said, Balfour grew agitated.

Son: Robin Gibb beat the odds in waking from coma Associated Press Writer

LONDON — The son of Robin Gibb says the Bee Gees star has beaten the odds by waking from a coma just days after doctors said he may not survive.

The 62-year-old singer has advanced colorectal cancer and remains in intensive care. His doctor Andrew Thillainayagam said Gibb had recently caught pneumonia because he was weakened from chemotherapy and two operations.

His son, Robin-John Gibb, told ITV News on Monday that “they gave him an under 10 percent survival chance and he has beaten the odds ... he really is something else.”

Thillainayagam said the singer is fully conscious and able to speak. He said Gibb’s wife Dwina and children have been talking to him and playing music by his bedside every day. The Bee Gees are best-known for a string of disco-era hits including “Stayin’ Alive.”

FILE This Saturday Aug. 15, 2009 file photo Britain’s Robin Gibb performs in the park of Ledreborg Castle near Roskilde, Denmark.

AP Photo/Polfoto,Jens Dige

Calendar Event for April 20 through May 20, 2012 20 Apr Tilem Kedasa - Pura Kahyangan Tiga Batur Bangli - Pura Batur Camenggon-Sukawati - Pura Luhur Bhujangga Camggu Kuta - Pura Kawitan Kayu Selem Tampurhyang Batur-Kintamani 21 Apr Hari Tumpek Kandang - Pura Puseh, Pura Desa Kota Gianyar - Pura Luhur Dalem Sagening Kediri - Tabanan - Merajan Pasek Gelgel Tegal Gede Badung 25 Apr Buda Wage Menail - Pr. Dalem Tarukan Linggih Pajenengan Cemenggaon Sukawati - Mr. Pasek Dangke bambang - Bangli - Pura Penataran Dalem Ketut Pejeng Pejeng Kaja - Gianyar - Pura Puseh Menakaji Desa Peninjoan - Bangli - Merajan Agung Blangsinga - Blahbatuh - Pura Kawitan Gusti Agung Blangsinga Blahbatuh Gianyar - Pura Kawitan Gusti Celuk Sukawati - Baler Pura Sada, Banjar Pemebatan Kapal Mengwi 1 May Anggar Kasih Perangbakat - Pura Bukit Buluh Gunaksa - Klungkung - Pura Tirta Sudamala Bebalang - Bangli - Pura Paibon Pasek Bendesa Sangsit sawan - Buleleng - Pura Pasek Gelgel Pangi Dawan - Klungkung - Pura Gunung Tengsong Lombok.

- Pura Dalem Benawah Gianyar - Pura Dalem Bitra Gianyar - Pura Dalem Banyuning Timur Buleleng - Pura Dalem Pauman Batan Getas Denpasar - Pura Tengah Padang Tegalalang - Merajan Pasek Gelgel Desa Sande - Pupuan Tabanan - Pura Kawitan Tangkas Kori Agung Denpasar - Pura Hyangaluh/Jenggala Besakih - Merajan Pasek Lurah Tutuan Gunaksa - Mr. Pasek Gelgel Selulung - Merajan Pasek Subrata Medahan - Merajan Pasek Munggu Munggu - Pura Tengkulak Tulikup - Gianyar - Pura Penataran Badung Desa Ogang Sidemen.

2 May Buda Umanis Perangbakat - Pura Puri Agung Dalem Tarukan Pejeng Tampak Siring - Pura Rambut Siwi Jembrana - Pura Batu Bolong Canggu - Kuta - Pura Pasek Marga Klaci Tabanan - Pura Agung Pasek Dauh Waru Jembrana - Pura Ratu Pasek Sangsit Sawan - Buleleng.

- Pura Pasek Tangkas Darma Reyanggede Tabanan - Pura Desa Banyuning Buleleng - Pr. Srijon Tabanan - Mr. Pasek Gelgel Lebah Pangkung - Merajan Pasek Gelgel Patemon - Pura Tirta Anom Padang Sigi Sading - Tampak Siring - Pura Dadi Agung Pasek Bendesa Dukuh Manuaba Tegalalang.

- Pura Pedarmaan Batursari Ngilis Jegu Penebel Tabanan.

- Pura Puncak Mundi Nusa Penida.

5 May Purnama Jiyestha - Pura Segara Lombok - Pura Dwijawarsa Malang - Pura Puncaktingguh Angsri Baturiti Tabanan - Pura Kawitan Luhur Bhujangga Desa Jatiluwih Penebel Tabanan - Pura Kawitan Batur Tonja Denpasar - Pura Masopahit Grenceng Denpasar - Pura Penyungsungan Pasek Tohjiwa Wanagiri Selemadeg.

- Pura Pamerajan Penataran Agung Sidemen Karangasem - Pura Eka Dharma Sweta Indah-Mataram, NTB. 16 May Buda Keliwon Ugu - Pura Dalem Tarukan Desa Peninjoan Tembuku - Bangli.

- Pura Pasek Gelgel Boading Kaba-kaba Tabanan - Pura Pemayun Banyuning Tengah Buleleng - Pura Desa Kayangan Tiga Desa Bubunan Seririt - Buleleng - Pura Agung Gunung Raung Banjar Taro Kaja Taro Tegalalang - Merajan Pasek Dangka Bungbungan 20 May Tilem Jiyestha.

- Pura Bhujangga Waisnawa Gumrih Jembrana.

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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Sarkozy courts French far right after Hollande win Reuters

French President Nicolas Sarkozy appealed directly to far right voters on Monday with pledges to get tough on immigration and security, after a record showing in a first round election by the National Front made them potential kingmakers.

Polls show centre-right leader Sarkozy on course to become the first French president to lose a bid for re-election in more than 30 years, trailing Socialist challenger Francois Hollande ahead of a May 6 run-off.

Hollande pipped Sarkozy in Sunday’s 10-candidate first round by 28.6 percent to 27.2 percent, but National Front leader Marine Le Pen stole the show, surging to 17.9 percent, the biggest tally a far-right candidate has ever managed. Her performance mirrored advances across the continent by anti-establishment Euroskepti-

cal populists from Amsterdam and Vienna to Helsinki as the euro zone’s grinding debt crisis deepens anger over government spending cuts and unemployment.

“National Front voters must be respected,” Sarkozy told reporters as he left his campaign headquarters in Paris. “They voiced their view. It was a vote of suffering, a crisis vote. Why insult them? I have heard Mr Hollande criticizing them.” The unpopular Sarkozy, the first sitting president to be forced into second place in the first round of a re-election bid, now faces a difficult balancing act to attract both the far-right and centrist voters he needs to stay in office.

The weak showing by Sarkozy spooked investors already nervous about European governments’ ability to service their debts, helping to send French stocks and bonds lower.

A North Korean military officer points at a diagram of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) which separates the two Koreas at a building in Panmunjom, North Korea Monday, April 23, 2012.

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Hailed as a trail blazer in maledominated India, Tessy Thomas juggles domestic duties with her day job -- as the country’s top ballistic missile expert.

Thomas was project director for the Agni V long-range nuclearcapable missile which was test-fired last week in a major military advance that will give India the ability to hit all of rival China’s cities for the first time.

Celebrated as “Missile Woman” in the local media, she has lent a new and unusual face to the secretive world of India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

But while the Roman Catholic from southern Kerala state has

changed perceptions of her profession and challenged tradition along the way, she says she remains the doting wife and mother at home.

“In Indian culture, we feel that women are also supposed to be taking care of the home, so a little bit of challenges are there,” the 48year-old told AFP. “But all my lady colleagues are also doing the same, just like me.

“It was slightly tough, but I could do it by balancing my time” between home and work.

“It was tough when my son was in school,” she conceded.

Not all of her female colleagues have risen to such a position of prominence however.

The Agni V was a prestige project for India. Its 5,000-kilometre (3,100 mile) range is seen as vital

This computer-generated image provided by Planetary Resources, a group of high-tech tycoons that wants to mine nearby asteroids, shows a conceptual rendering of satellites prospecting a waterrich, near-Earth asteroid

PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea sharply escalated the rhetoric against its southern rival, claiming it will soon conduct “special actions” that would reduce South Korea’s conservative government to ashes within minutes.

WASHINGTON — A group of high-tech tycoons wants to mine nearby asteroids, hoping to turn science fiction into real profits. The mega-million dollar plan is to use commercially built robotic ships to squeeze rocket fuel and valuable minerals like platinum and gold out of the lifeless rocks that routinely whiz by Earth. One of the company founders predicts they could have their version of a space-based gas station up and running by 2020.

Monday’s threat from the North’s military leadership comes amid concerns that North Korea may be plotting another provocation in the wake of an unsuccessful rocket launch condemned by the U.N. Security Council as a violation of a ban against missile activity.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Kimoon urged North Korea to refrain from “further provocative measures,” telling reporters in New York late Monday that such actions “will not be desirable for the peace and stabil-

ity of the Korean peninsula.”

North Korea characterized the April 13 rocket launch as a failed bid to send a satellite into space — not a disguised test of missile technology as Washington and Seoul claim. Two days after the attempt, Pyongyang unveiled a new long-range missile at a military birthday parade for late President Kim Il Sung.

There are new concerns that North Korea may conduct a nuclear test as it did after rocket launches in 2006 and 2009. South Korean intelligence

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officials say recent satellite images show the North has been digging a new tunnel in what could be preparation for a third atomic test.

On the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone, a military guide told The Associated Press that he believes his country needs atomic weapons to defend itself against the threat of attack from the U.S. “Nuclear weapons are not the monopoly of the United States,” Lt. Col. Nam Dong Ho said. “It’s my personal opinion, but I think we’ll continue to conduct nuclear tests.”

On Monday, the military warned in a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency that it would launch “special actions” soon against the South Korean government and conservative media.

for national defence and another demonstration of the nation’s rising power.

President Pratibha Patil, another woman in a prominent position, commented after the launch that “the work of Thomas in the Agni programme would hopefully inspire more women in choosing careers in science”.

In January, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that Thomas was an example of a “woman making her mark in a traditionally male bastion and decisively breaking the glass ceiling”.

Thomas joined the DRDO in 1988 and went on to work under A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the architect of the national missile development programme who later became India’s president.

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The inaugural step, to be achieved in the next 18 to 24 months, would be launching the first in a series of private telescopes that would search for rich asteroid targets.

Several scientists not involved in the project said they were simultaneously thrilled and skeptical, calling the plan daring, difficult — and highly expensive. They struggle to see how it could be cost-effective, even with platinum and gold worth nearly $1,600 an ounce. An upcoming NASA mission to return just 2 ounces (60 grams) of an asteroid to

Earth will cost about $1 billion.

But the entrepreneurs announcing the project Tuesday in Seattle have a track record of making big money off ventures into space.

Company founders Eric Anderson and Peter Diamandis pioneered the idea of selling rides into space to tourists and, Diamandis’ company offers “weightless” airplane flights.

Investors and advisers to the new company, Planetary Resources Inc. of Seattle, include Google CEO Larry Page and Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and explorer and

filmmaker James Cameron.

The mining, fuel processing and later refueling would all be done without humans, Anderson said.

“It is the stuff of science fiction, but like in so many other areas of science fiction, it’s possible to begin the process of making them reality,” said former astronaut Thomas Jones, an adviser to the company.

The target-hunting telescopes would be tubes only a couple of feet long, weighing only a few dozen pounds and small enough to be held in your hand. They should cost less than $10 million, company officials said.

The idea that asteroids could be mined for resources has been around for years. Asteroids are the leftovers of a failed attempt to form a planet billions of years ago. Most of the remnants became the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, but some pieces were pushed out to roam the solar system.

BEIJING — China’s leaders are finding it’s a lot tougher to create a world-beating electric car industry than they hoped. In 2009, they announced bold plans to cash in on demand for clean vehicles by making China a global power in electric car manufacturing. They pledged billions of dollars for research and called for annual sales of 500,000 cars by 2015.

Today, Beijing is scaling back its ambitions, chastened by technological hurdles and lack of buyer interest. Developers have yet to achieve breakthroughs and will be lucky to sell 2,000 cars this year, mostly taxis. The government has hedged its bets by broadening the industry’s official goals to include cleaner gasoline engines.

The government has repeatedly changed targets because the “technology isn’t advancing quite as fast as people had hoped,” said Joe Hinrichs, Ford Motor Co.’s president for Asia, at this week’s Beijing auto show.

The government has yet to lower

sales goals that ramp up to 5 million vehicles a year by 2020. But officials including Premier Wen Jiabao started acknowledging last year that progress was slow and developers need to improve quality instead of rushing models to market.

About 13,000 all-electric and other alternative energy vehicles are being tested in 25 cities, but that is “still small despite government subsidies,” the deputy director of the Ministry of Science and Technology’s electric vehicle bureau, Zhen Zijian, said in March, according to the business magazine Caixin.

China’s most advanced developer, BYD Co., in which American investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Corp. owns a 10 percent stake, says its electric e6 sedan can travel 300 kilometers (190 miles) on a charge, similar to Western models.

BYD has sold 300 taxis and 200 electric buses used in the southern city of Shenzhen, a center for business and technology near Hong Kong, according to Henry Li, general manager of its export division.

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A woman demonstrates BYD’s new charging and discharging technology on a BYD e6 electric car during the 2012 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing, China, Monday, April 23, 2012.

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Chinese researchers said Monday they have discovered an HIVblocking agent that could be developed into a gel to limit the sexual transmission of AIDS. Scientists from Hong Kong University said joint research with Shanghai Targetdrug Co., Nanjing University and City University of Hong Kong had discovered a molecule that blocks HIV from entering human cells.

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Tessy Thomas, the first female scientist to head a missile project in India, at a press conference in New Delhi on April 20.

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Zhiwei Chen, director of the AIDS Institute of the University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, said the potency of the TD-0680 molecule against sexually transmitted HIV was “encouraging”. The new molecule could be developed into a microbicide gel to “prevent HIV sexual transmission” by killing off the virus as it tries to enter the body.

This would give people, especially women, an “alternative method to protect themselves from

A Chinese man flies a “red ribbon” kite by during an event to commemorate World AIDS Day, in Beijing in 2008. Chinese researchers said Monday they have discovered an HIV-blocking agent that could be developed into a gel to limit the sexual transmission of AIDS.

the virus, in addition to condoms”, Chen said. “The ideal solution is to develop an effective vaccine. Since such a vaccine remains elusive, we must explore other strategies such as topical microbicide,” he said.

The TD-0680 molecule is several times more potent than Maraviroc, a Pfizer-developed equivalent which has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for clinical treatment, the Chinese scientists said. Unprotected sex accounts for more than 90 percent of AIDS infections in China, the researchers said in a statement. Their work was published recently in the peer-reviewed Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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To manage Bali tourism Denpasar (Bali Post)—

The Island of the Gods needs a commitment in managing and directing an obvious single management of tourist destination.

The Indonesia Tourism Industry Association (GIPI) of Bali Chapter suggested managing Bali through one-stop management under coordination and synergy among the regency/ province government, local community, tourism industry and tourists.

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MADRID - Real Madrid look like being crowned kings of Spain but need to overturn a 2-1 Champions League semi-final first leg deficit against Bayern Munich on Wednesday to continue dreaming of European glory.

RONALDO DELIVERS

Leading scorer Cristiano Ronaldo displayed less of the petulance that has contributed to his failure to deliver on big occasions in the past and broke away to grab the winner against Barca, his 54th goal in all competitions this season. With Ronaldo working better as a team player, Real are confident they can maintain a 100 percent home record in this season’s competition and edge closer to a record 10th European Cup victory.

That could involve having to beat Barca again in the final if Pep Guardiola’s side overcome a 1-0 deficit at home to Chelsea in the other semi-final second leg on Tuesday.

Mourinho, in his third successive Champions League semi-final, is eyeing a third triumph in Europe’s elite club competition after his victories with Porto in 2004 and Inter Milan in 2010, the latter after a 2-0 final win over Bayern at the Bernabeu.

His opposite number on Wednesday, the hugely experienced Jupp Heynckes, also knows the Spanish capital well having led Real to European Cup glory

in 1998.

Bayern, who have won three out of four semi-finals against Real, have a slender advantage thanks to Mario Gomez’s late strike in the first leg and arrive boosted after Franck Ribery grabbed a stoppage-time winner at Werder Bremen on Saturday.

MORALE BOOST

Hours later Borussia Dortmund sealed a second consecutive Bundesliga title that killed off any lingering hopes of an unprecedented German treble for the Bavarians. The win over Werder was the perfect dress rehearsal if they are to achieve the ambition of playing in the Champions League final in their own stadium on May 19.

“Now we can travel to Madrid with confidence to tackle the biggest of challenges,” said former West Germany international Heynckes who will have a full squad to choose from. “The team showed in the first leg we can play at the same level with them and we go to Madrid with a lot of confidence because we are in a position to score away from home. I am optimistic and so are my players.”

According to media reports Bayern wingers Ribery and Arjen Robben were involved in a row a week earlier - but a handshake on Saturday looked to have sealed a reconciliation at just the right time.

Frenchman Ribery has even more motivation to reach the final after missing out in 2010 due to suspension.

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Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, from Portugal, scores against FC Barcelona during a Spanish La Liga soccer match a at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, April 21, 2012.

Probable teams: Real Madrid:

1-Iker Casillas; 17-Alvaro Arbeloa, 3-Pepe, 4-Sergio Ramos, 15-Fabio Coentrao; 14-Xabi Alonso, 6-Sami Khedira, 10-Mesut Ozil; 7-Cristiano Ronaldo, 9-Karim Benzema, 22-Angel Di Maria.

Bayern Munich:

1-Manuel Neuer; 21-Philipp Lahm, 17-Jerome Boateng, 28-Holger Badstuber, 27-David Alaba; 30-Luiz Gustavo, 39-Toni Kroos, 31-Bastian Schweinsteiger, 25-Thomas Mueller, 7-Franck Ribery; 11-Ivica Olic.

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Mourinho’s quiet approach bearing fruit for Real Coach Jose Mourinho was lured to one of the world’s richest clubs to build a dynasty that would end Barcelona’s pre-eminence and he struck what could be a decisive blow in La Liga’s title race with a 2-1 victory over the champions at the Nou Camp on Saturday.

With a seven-point lead at the top of La Liga and four matches left, Real now divert their aim to Barca’s European crown. Mourinho’s team will need to replicate the defensive rigour and clinical finishing that did for Barca if they are to reach next month’s Champions League final in Munich.

Normally outspoken and provocative, Mourinho has recently shunned several news conferences, leaving number two Aitor Karanka to handle the media with anodyne responses. The rules of European soccer’s governing body UEFA dictate the head coach must speak to the media before the home game against Bayern.

However, the lack of controversy seems to have benefited his team, particularly ahead of the ‘Clasico’ which they won for only the second time in 11 attempts with Mourinho at the helm. “We were able to rid ourselves of the pressure we felt in previous encounters,” Real captain and goalkeeper Iker Casillas told reporters.

“We have taken a big step forward. We aren’t the finished article yet but we have given ourselves a big lift for the upcoming games.”

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MADRID - A stunning Santi Cazorla equaliser kept Malaga’s push for a first venture into the Champions League on track as they drew 1-1 at Osasuna in La Liga on Monday. The Spain playmaker, a 20 million-euro purchase by the Qatari-owned club last year, thumped a long-range shot inside the far post after 67 minutes, cancelling out Nino’s diving header just after the break. Malaga, coached by former Real Madrid boss Manuel Pellegrini, moved on to 52 points in fourth place, Spain’s last qualification berth for Europe’s elite club competition.

The Costa del Sol side’s only previous venture into Europe was when they reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, now known as the Europa League, in the 2002-03 campaign after winning the now defunct Intertoto Cup. Osasuna matched their visitors in a pulsating encounter at the Reyno de Navarra, though Malaga hit the woodwork twice, and maintain an outside chance of a second tilt at the Champions League. The Navarrans finished fourth under Javier Aguirre in 2006 but failed to reach the group stage the following season.

Osasuna are five points behind Malaga in eighth with 47 points, one short of the Europa League qualification slots. Real Madrid top the standings with 88 points after a 2-1 win at Barcelona on Saturday which made them hot favourites to win a first league title in four years. Jose Mourinho’s side are seven points clear of second-placed Barca with four matches left.

“Management and government policies related to Bali tourism should pass through a single system because the tourism product sold is the product of Bali, not the product of Badung, Denpasar, Gianyar Regency, or other regencies,” said Chairman of GIPI Bali, IB. Ngurah Wijaya in Denpasar Monday (Apr 23).

He said the stakeholders of Bali tourism understood if the regent / mayor and Regency House put priority on the increase of the regionally generated revenue (PAD). On that account, the government was expected to understand about the tourism management through the single-island management.

“Additionally, the tourism promotion is always on behalf of Bali, not of the regency/municipality. Meanwhile, the business could be managed by all the communities of the regency or municipality itself,” he said.

Further, he said that tourism development was not just for the sake of building the respective regency or municipality. The regency or municipality government also needed to think

about building Bali in a whole.

“For example, the tourism development in Badung Regency will also have an impact on the economies of the other regencies/municipality in Bali,” he explained.

He affirmed the products of Bali tourism should be promoted as a single integrated region. To that end, the Bali destination product included the whole culture existing in all the regencies and municipality across Bali.

Previous government had also discoursed about the implementation of tourism development in Bali through a single-island tourism management.

The policy posed an endeavor to embody the concept of equitable tourism across the nine regencies and municipality. So far the tourism development in Bali tended to take side, where only the southern Bali underwent a rapid growth in tourism industry.

Such condition came about because so far the tourism management was controlled by respective regency due to the enactment of regional autonomy at the regency level. (kmb27)

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The tourists are taking picture on the seaweed farmer. The Island of the Gods needs a commitment in managing and directing an obvious single management of tourist destination.

Production of local agriculture unable to meet tourism needs

Mangupura (Bali Post)—

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A farmer is crowded by birds while cultivating his ricefield.

Until now the synergies of the agricultural sector with tourism sector in Badung Regency has not been optimal. The agricultural sector in Northern Badung ideally supplying the needs of tourism industry in Southern Badung still staggers so that the tourism industry still relies on the supplies from outside the region up to these days.

Chairman of the Indonesia Hotels and Restaurants Association (PHRI) of Badung, IGN Rai Suryawijaya, in the meeting held in the Badung Civic Center Monday (Apr 23) said that local farmers could only supply the needs of hotels and restaurants during the harvest season. Beyond the harvest season, farmers were not able to do much.

Continuity of the farmer production, he said, was truly needed at this time. Moreover, the tourism industry had also provided a space for local products.

Aside from the continuity issue of the local agricultural produc-

tion, another challenge faced was the product quality and price. At present, the quality and price of local products stiffly competed against the agricultural products from outside the region and even the imported ones. “We want the government to think of this matter either by making specific regulation or intensifying guidance. We want the economy of farmers to increase so that there is no longer economic inequality among the regions,” said Rai Suryawijaya doubling as Deputy Chairman in charge of Tourism in the Badung Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Responding to this matter, the Badung Regent AA Gde Agung acknowledged, the sustainability factor of local farmers was important in creating a synergy between the tourism and the agricultural sector. He also acknowledged that so far the production capacity of local farmer was very limited and unable to meet the needs of tourism industry, especially during

peak season.

He said the synergy of the agricultural sector with tourism should persistently be encouraged, but without excessive promotion.

Therefore, the strategic measure should be formulated. To improve the quality and quantity of the farmer production of in the Badung Regency, the Badung Government had launched a program and assistance to farmers. This endeavor was also intended to balance the development and economic activities of Northern Badung to Southern Badung.

However, the main constraint faced by farmers was in the form of capital. By all means, it should get the support from all parties. If farmers only had mediocre capital, the continuity of production would be very difficult. Farmers were hard to meet their daily needs, let alone to increase the production capacity. “Government cannot do this alone. Therefore, we need the support of all parties,” he said. (kmb27)

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The part of Blue Eyes buliding that must be dismantled.

Ultimately BE owner gives up, five rooms dismantled Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Having got reprimand for few times from the civilian security guard (Tramtib) and public order officer (Satpol PP) of Denpasar, the owner of Blue Eyes (BE) building was finally willing to comply with the reprimand. At least five rooms, stated to violate the road borderline by the Denpasar Spatial Planning and Housing Agency (DTRP), were completely dismantled after all.

Hotel Harrads and BE Robert Manurung said that it took them up to three weeks to complete the demolition. Moreover, his party should consult with the building expert team of the DTRP. Due to the demolition, Rudy claimed to suffer many losses because he dismantled at least five rooms consisting of the karaoke room and kitchen.

As a result of the demolition against the existing five rooms, his party should also change the front and side view of the building design. Even now, the building should be dominated by the use of Balinese ornament. “We have also changed this by adding many Balinese ornaments to the building,” he said.

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Observation at the site on Monday (Apr 23) indicated the entire rooms declared to have violated were demolished. However, only a pipe of the AC cord connection previously installed had not been removed. In addition, the pillars and columns were still left because they could affect the overall building.

Owner of the Hotel Harrads and BE Karaoke, Rudy Hartono Iskandar, when asked for his confirmation admitted that his party had complied with all the provisions recommended by the Tramtib agency. His party needed a quite long time to dismantle the building parts stated to violate the road borderline.

Rudy Hartono Iskandar accompanied by Manager of the

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tion, Rudy said it happened due to misunderstanding on the measurement of building borderline (GSB).

He measured the borderline at the midpoint of the building (lobby).

Meanwhile, pursuant to the provisions of the DTRP, the borderline measurement was carried out from the nearest building part from the road. “It makes the disparity because the road lies here,” he said.

As reported previously, the expansion of the entertainment spot received a reprimand because it was stated to violate the borderline. After the DTRP sent reprimand for three times, it was finally followed up by the civilian guard agency. This enforcement agency also sent reprimand for three times to instruct the building demolition. (kmb12)

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jero Wacik, said that restriction of subsidized fuel consumption was a part of the energy saving program to be done. “Vehicle with an engine size over 1,500 cc must use non-subsidized fuel, may not use the subsidized fuel,” he said after signing the MoU with gas producers and regional government to smooth the control plan over the subsidized fuel in Jakarta Monday (Apr 23).

According to Wacik, the restriction was intended to keep the subsidized fuel consumption at the level of 40 million kiloliters as defined in the Revised National Budget (APBNP) 2012. Without control, said Wacik, the subsidized fuel consumption was feared to soar up to 47 million kiloliters. When it happened, the budget of fuel subsidy this year could exceed IDR137, 4 trillion. Meanwhile, another option to reduce subsidy was to increase the fuel price, but it could not be done because the provision of the Article 7 Section 6A of the Act of APBNP 2012 could not have been complied.

Wacik revealed that so far the government just considered the prohibition of the subsidized fuel use based on engine capacity, while another alternative such as restriction by year of production had not been discussed. “It (restriction based on engine size) is difficult, we must think about the implementation at gasoline station, let alone based on the year of production. Let’s try this one first. If it works, we’ll think of another,” he said.

This former Minister of Culture and Tourism said the restriction should be taken because the government could not have increased the price of subsidized

fuel so far. “If the price may go up, our tasks are half done because it is the easiest,” he said.

Earlier, Director General of Oil and Gas, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Evita Legowo, reported that in accordance with the Law No. 30/2007 on energy was mandated the need for energy diversification. Therefore, this year the government promised to reduce barriers, especially in the infrastructural sector of transportation field. “The government allocates 35.5 mmscfd of natural gas to a few regions such as Jabodetabek, Surabaya, Gresik, Sidoarjo and Palembang,” said Evita.

The gas supply, added Evita, was fulfilled by a number of contracted companies (KKKS). In Greater Jakarta, the gas supply was met by Pertamina at 10.1 mmscfd, Medco (2 mmscfd), PHE ONWJ (4 mmscfd), PGN (5 mmscfd) and OJBPP Talisman (2 mmscfd).

Meanwhile, the supply in Surabaya, such as Gresik and Sidoarjo was met

by PHE WMO by 5.2 mmscfd and Santos (5 mmscfd). Then, gas supply from Palembang itself was supplied

by Pertamina EP at 10.85 mmscfd and Sarana Pembangunan Palembang Jaya (11.35 mmscfd) and Total (35.5 mmscfd). “In addition to providing gas supply, the government also sets up gas station (SPBG) in Surabaya, Gresik, Sidoarjo and SPBG will also be built in Greater Jakarta, Bekasi, Depok, South Tangerang, Bogor, Sidoarjo, Gresik and Surabaya. In the meantime, the SPBG LGV would be built especially in the regions having no allocation of natural gas and pipeline infrastructure such as Bandung, Bali and Yogyakarta,” he explained. (010)

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Spurs crowned best in the West, 76ers reach playoffs Reuters

The San Antonio Spurs cemented their position as the Western Conference top seeds for the second year in a row after thrashing the Portland Trail Blazers 124-89 on Monday.

Tim Duncan and Daniel Green each scored 18 points as the Spurs overwhelmed Portland to finally see off the Oklahoma City Thunder in the race for bragging rights in the West.

The Spurs franchise remains a master of consistency, capturing three NBA titles in five seasons from 2003-07, but the current crop will be hoping to travel deeper into the post-season of a lockout-shortened season than last year’s team.

San Antonio was stunned by Memphis in a first-round series defeat a season ago, though this year’s

Spurs appear far healthier and possess more depth for a playoff run.

Over in the East, the Philadelphia 76ers claimed the final post-season spot in the conference with a 105-87 rout of the New Jersey Nets.

Six players scored in doublefigures for the visiting 76ers, who have an identical 34-30 record as the Knicks but are below New York by virtue of the tie-breaker between the teams with two games to play.

Meanwhile, Memphis beat Cleveland 109-101 to move within half a game of the Los Angeles Clippers for fourth spot in the West.

Both teams have two games remaining and are set to face each other the first round of the playoffs but the Grizzlies could earn homecourt advantage if they manage to move ahead of the Clippers by the end of the regular season.

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Tennis diva Maria Sharapova says she is relishing making her Stuttgart debut here as the clay-court season gets under way with the statuesque Russian up against all four grand slam winners.

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Maria Sharapova of Russia serves to Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland during the women’s final at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida, March 31, 2012.

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San Antonio Spurs’Tim Duncan is congratulated as he walks off the court during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Monday, April 23, 2012, in San Antonio.

The 25-year-old has added Stuttgart to her usual WTA claycourt events in Rome and Madrid as she looks to prepare for the French Open at the end of May, which is the only grand slam event she has yet to win.

Having reached the Australian Open final in January, Sharapova says her aim is to work on her strength as her persistent shoulder problems finally seem to be over following her last surgery in 2009.

“My goal for this years clay court season is to improve even more physically,” said the Russian, who is seeded second here behind world number one Victoria Azarenka.

“I can withstand longer matches and I recover better, I’m still learning about the clay court game which is a little bit like a ‘cat and mouse’ game’, as the ball comes back more often and differently.”

All current grand slam champions will be appearing in Stut-

tgart.

Top seed and world number one Azarenka of Belarus is joined by US Open winner Samantha Stosur of Australia and Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic.

Stuttgart heralds the start of the women’s clay-court season ahead of Roland Garros at the end of May where China’s Na Li will be looking to defend her title and Sharapova is relishing the challenge in Germany.

“I came here because as it is the first time that it fits into my schedule,” said Sharapova who lost in the final at her previous two WTA tournaments in Miami and Indian Wells.

“Usually I do only Rome and Madrid before Paris, but this year I had an extra week so it worked out for me.

“It is such a short clay court season, so I took this chance.

“I think the last time I was in Germany it was in Berlin in ‘05 or ‘06, so it is quite exciting to

come back as I am so used to knowing a tournament.

“So it is interesting to experience it as new.”

Having lost to Azarenka in the final at both the Australian Open and Indian Wells, Sharapova says the world number one is the name to beat in Stuttgart.

With a brand-news sports car on offer for the winner here, Sharapova says she enjoys being in Germany for the speed, where there are no limits on the country’s motorways.

“I like a lot of things about Germany - the cars, the speed - I drove here myself from Munich and the driver just said ‘Could you please drive normally?,” she said with a smile.”

With qualifiers being held on Monday, the main draw gets underway on Tuesday with the top four players -- Sharapova, Azarenka, Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska and Kvitova -- receiving a bye into the second round.

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Ferrari : improvement is a must That is the view of team principal Stefano Domenicali who thinks that an immediate leap forward in performance is now essential ­even though Fernando Alonso is just 10 points off the lead of the drivers’ championship.

“Clearly we cannot be happy with the way our season began but, after the winter tests, we knew the first four races would be very tough,” he told Ferrari’s official website.

“We managed to limit the damage, especially in the drivers’ championship, in which Fernando Alonso is fifth, just 10 points off the leader. However, it is equally clear that now we must step up a gear, right from the next race.

“Our engineers are well aware of this and

are working day and night to give our drivers a much more competitive car than we have seen on track in these first four races.”

Ferrari is set to bring some major upgrades to its F2012 for both next week’s test at Mugello, and the Spanish Grand Prix­ which it hopes will allow it to start challenging much nearer the front of the grid.

Domenicali said that team’s development programme was still not finalised though, and it was possible that not all the new parts would be ready for Mugello.

“The coming days will be very important, during which the primary objective will be to push as hard as possible on the development of the car,” he said. “Next week we have three days of testing at Mugello, but it’s not definite that all the updates planned for Barcelona will be seen then. We must try and make the most of every minute available to us to increase the performance of the F2012.”

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Ferrari must ‘step up a gear’ from the next race in Spain if it is to turn itself into a genuine contender for the Formula 1 world championship this year.

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Jerez. “Since Qatar I’ve been working on the arm pump issue I experienced in the race and it’s definitely feeling better,” Stoner explained.

“We’ve treated it the same way as when I had it in 2010 at Silverstone so I’m hoping it won’t be a problem for us this weekend.” The reigning world champion said he was also hoping Honda could improve its chatter issues at the Spanish circuit. “We still have some issues that we really need to resolve with the bike, especially the chattering in the entrance and exit of the corner,” he added. “When we solve these we believe we will have a very competitive package.

“After a difficult race in Qatar, I’m looking forward to Jerez. We had a very good pre-season test there, it’s a track that hasn’t been so good for me in the past so the fact we were able to hold a good pace there in testing has given us a lot of confidence.”

Stoner’s team-mate Dani Pedrosa said he would be targeting an improved qualifying performance at Jerez, having lined up on the third row in Qatar. “We need to be very focused and have a good qualifying session in order to start the race in a good position,” he said.

“We had a great race in Qatar and to start the season on the podium is important, but we cannot relax, we will be aiming for another strong race this weekend.”

Honda MotoGP rider Casey Stoner of Australia rides during the qualifying session at the Qatar MotoGP Grand Prix at Losail International Circuit in Doha April 7, 2012.

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Goal seems impossible to reach

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DENPASAR - Waste problem in Bali is just like a time bomb ready to explode. Of the 10,000 cubic meters of waste produced per day by Bali, more than 50 percent is untreated and scattered. Of the total existing waste, 10-12 percent is plastic waste and only a small fraction of it can be well managed.

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Stoner sure Qatar issue will be solved 2Casey Stoner is confident that he and Honda can overcome the chatter and arm pump issues which blighted his defence of his MotoGP crown in the 2012 season opener in Qatar. The Australian led most of the race, only to develop an arm pump problem which slowed his pace and allowed both Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo and his teammate Dani Pedrosa to slip past into first and second.

H av i n g s u ff e r e d a n d rectified similar problems in 2010, Stoner says he is confident the work done since Qatar will ensure there is no repeat of the arm issue this weekend at

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Although there has been a declaration of Bali Government to combat plastic waste by the discourse ‘plastic waste-free Bali 2013,’ but it is considered a mere discourse and seems unable to be realized considering the time left is getting closer and no apparent efforts made for that.

Chairman of the Center for Environmental Research (PPLH) of the Udayana University, Dr. Wayan Arthana, said that ‘Bali Clean and Green program’ discoursed by Bali Government could not be realized. To that end, the Bali Government also declared the ‘plastic waste-free Bali 2013.’ Related to the plan, it indeed got a lot of support from various parties. However, the Bali Government itself did not indicate an obvious effort in the field whereas the target was still only one year to go. He considered the discourse would not work because the clear and focused efforts to realize it did not exist.

“So far, the endeavor for that purpose lies between clear and unclear whereas the target is only a year. Seeing from what has been done by the Bali Government, I am pessimistic it can be achieved. But, at least it can raise the awareness of the community in 2013 although the total target cannot be achieved,” said the lecturer of the Master of Science in the environmental studies of the Udayana University.

Further, the doctoral graduate from the University of Reading (UK) said that many obstacles were faced for program realization. Firstly, it related to behavioral problem of people that did not realize if the plastic waste was harmful to the environment.

Besides, littering behavior was still a part of the society that could not be controlled. Secondly, reduction in the use of plastic kept on promoting, but so far the items used to substitute the plastic had not widely been happening. He added that promoting the plastic waste-free Bali also meant to clean up Bali from the plastic debris previously buried in the soil that could reduce the soil fertility.

“Bali cannot just declare itself free from plastic waste on the surface, while a lot of plastic waste is buried underground,” he said.

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Indonesian environmental activists hold up plastic bottles during a protest to mark Earth Day in Malang on April 22, 2012. Waste problem in Bali is just like a time bomb ready to explode. Of the 10,000 cubic meters of waste produced per day by Bali, more than 50 percent is untreated and scattered.

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