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Nigeria, Indonesia and North Korea have the world’s highest rates of deforestation while China and the United States, the top two greenhouse gas polluters, have the lowest, a global ranking released on Thursday shows.

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Nigeria, Indonesia top deforestation list, China lowest Reuters

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SINGAPORE - Nigeria, Indonesia and North Korea have the world’s highest rates of deforestation while China and the United States, the top two greenhouse gas polluters, have the lowest, a global ranking released on Thursday shows.

Growing demand for food and biofuels, rising populations, poverty and corruption are driving deforestation in many developing countries, said risk analysis and mapping company Maplecroft,

which compiled an index for 180 countries.

The company used the latest data from the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization to calculate changes in the extent of overall

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watersheds for rivers and mangroves that protect coastlines, services that help underpin economies.

“Deforestation can also hamper efforts for a country to reduce their carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions as forests play key role in mitigating global climate change through carbon sequestration,” Maplecroft analyst Arianna Granziera told Reuters in an email.

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forest cover, and in primary and planted forests between 20052010. Those at the top are ranked extreme risk.

Australia is ranked tenth and listed as high risk, while India, Vietnam and Spain are at the bottom, with low risk. Brazil is ranked number 8.

Extreme risk countries are losing plant and animal species that help provide benefits such as clean air from forests,

TABANAN - Rainy season does not only bring in blessings for farmers, but also for fishermen in Tabanan. On entering the rainy season, the catches of belt fish skyrocketed. Within a day, fishermen can catch such a fish up to 40 kilograms.

This kind of fish has export quality. On that account, the price tends to rise.

Meanwhile, price of belt fish can penetrate IDR 15,000-20,000 per kilogram. “Now, we have entered the harvest season of belt fish.

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Rainy season does not only bring in blessings for farmers, but also for fishermen in Tabanan.

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Bali News &DVK DQG MHZHOOHU\ UREEHG Daughter of Bangli Statistic Board Head captured Denpasar (Bali Post) –

Two girl teenagers each initialled YD (15) and SA (18) now has to take responsibility of that they’ve done in the cells of East Denpasar Police. Ironically YD is a Year 10 pupil of a High School in Denpasar and rumoured to be the daughter of Bangli Head of Statistic Board while SA is three months pregnant.

The two was captured after victim Komang Arik Anggreni (22) who lives at Captain Agung Street, East Denpasar report after her cash and jewellery were robbed. Anggreni caught the two accused robbing while she got home although the two escaped straight away. After an investigation, YD was captured on Friday (18/11) evening then SA following at WKHLU ÀDWV LQ -O *XQXQJ %DWXU 6DQXU Head of the Police, I Gusti Nyoman Wintara last Wednesday (23/11)

stated around IDR 14 million cash was taken while necklace, bracelet and earrings were the jewelleries taken. The robbery went easily as victim left a key on the air hole above the door in an afternoon while victim was not home. They pretended that they went to seek for their friend in this block of flats which SA’s friend, Mini, used to live there so SA knew the situation there. The cash was taken twice on 15th then 16th November 2011 and they came

there by motorcycle. It was stated the cash was going to be used for SA’s abortion but then she thought to use it for partying instead where SA and 20 friends went to Lumintang Field WR GULQN DOFRKROV ÂżQLVKLQJ XS WR ,'5 9 million. Meanwhile YD was given IDR 300 thousand plus bracelet and necklace. “SA asked me to come and do it. She gave me IDR 300 thousand while the necklace and bracelets were gone, probably fell while on the road,â€? YD stated. (kmb21)

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Pagerwesi feast falling on Wednesday (Nov 23) was celebrated with great joy by residents of Buleleng. From the IBP/ďŹ le morning, people came to temple and The vanilla farmer is checking his crop cemetery to present some oblations and it was then resumed with saying prayers fervently. Protocol roads in Singaraja turned deserted. Meanwhile, shopping complexes and traditional markets were also closed all day. So the usual bustling activities in the city ultimately turned silent.

Field observation on Wednesday Denpasar (Bali Post) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Even though in the past few months thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an indication of vanilla indicated that Pagerwesi worship was price increasing internationally, yet a number of Bali vanilla planters begun in the respective family shrine GRHV QRW ZDQW WR SODQW LW DV WKH SULFH Ă&#x20AC;XFWXDWHG DQG WKH VHHGOLQJ LV (merajan). Having accomplished the rare. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At this time to get its seedlings is hard although it is the year worship at home, residents continued it to start the process as plant sickness such as fungi or attack on stems LV JRQH <HW LW VHHPHG WKH LQWHUQDWLRQDO PDUNHW SULFH LV QRW IXOÂżOOLQJ which is fair enough because at around year 2000 planter experienced a kilogram of dry vanilla reached USD 400 while now only USD 1520,â&#x20AC;? IB Raka Wiryanata, owner of PT Bayu Jaya Kusuma company which exported plant products, stated last Wednesday (23/11).

Besides price, vanilla planting land now is only 25 hectares left and everywhere which will affect its production which is around 10 tonnes of dry vanilla and 50 tonnes of soaked vanilla, much less than period 1990-2000 reaching 1,000 tonnes. Even so Wiryanata hoped the commodity there is will be protected and preserved also unchanged as if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gone then it will be gone forever from the international eyes even though vanilla production gets better later, buyers will no longer look for it in Indonesia or Bali and into other countries. According to Wiryanata, the way to make it forward is by intercropping (tumpang sari) agriculture where in the areal vanilla is not the only one planted but also cacao, clove or other commodity that is an export guarantee or has a good business value. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a good way and good to develop plantation commodity that is export oriented,â&#x20AC;? Wiryanata explained. (bit)

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to public temples downtown Singaraja.

Jagatnatha Temple, for instance, the temple located in the heart of Singaraja was thronged by many devotees to invoke safety on the Pagerwesi of this year. Due to devotees exceeded the capacity of the temple, the prayer was conducted in turns. Aside from saying prayers in the innermost courtyard, devotees also presented their offerings and said prayers on the shrine in front of the temple, exactly on Jalan Pramuka Singaraja.

In addition, the worship of Pagerwesi was also performed on the cemetery and Dalem Temple in Singaraja City. The Dalem Temple of Buleleng Customary Village, for example, was packed by devotees saying prayers.

They delivered oblation and worship the deity to invoke safety and welfare for the whole universe.

Meanwhile, the worship along with presentation of oblation held on cemetery was intended for their ancestors whose body had not been cremated or made Ngaben ceremony.

Having completed the procession, afterward they ate together in the cemetery area. It posed an expression of joy in celebrating the Pagerwesi. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every celebration of Pagerwesi is always resumed with saying prayers here. The prayers were specially earmarked for family members who have died, but have not been cremated yet,â&#x20AC;? said one of the local residents. (kmb)

The Hindus in Buleleng are praying in the temple suring Pagerwesi Day.

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Blazing, Japanese citizen treated intensively DUE to blazing virtually on all the parts of the body, Akio Abe, 65, a Japanese citizen recorded to stay on Jalan Raya Sesetan Denpasar should be treated intensively in Sanglah Hospital.

Abe came to Sanglah Hospital on Tuesday (Nov 23). Based on information, the blazing accident was experienced by Abe about seven days ago. On the incident, Abe was sailing with his ship in the waters DURXQG %DQ\XZDQJL LQ RUGHU WR FDWFK ÂżVK :KHQ KH ZDV DEVRUEHG LQ doing his activities, Abe enjoyed it while smoking. Without being realized the existence of diesel fuel scattered around the location ZKHUH KH VPRNHG ZDV WKHQ LJQLWHG E\ WKH ÂżUH $V D UHVXOW WKH ÂżUH DOVR LQĂ&#x20AC;DPHG KLV ERG\ Abe suffered burns on the chest and legs. He once got treatment RQ WKH VKLS IRU ÂżYH GD\V EHIRUH EHLQJ WDNHQ WR 6DQJODK +RVSLWDO $V D result of the blazing, Abe suffered burns covering around 48 percent categorized into Level II. Until last Wednesday, he was still in medical care of Sanglah Hospital. (san)

HIV countermeasure through cultural media Denpasar (Bali Post)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

Indonesia belongs to the country whose development of HIV/AIDS epidemic rated the fastest in Asia. The number of HIV/AIDS case in Indonesia up to June 2011 reached 26,483 patients where the ratio of male to female is 3:1. Majority of the people living with HIV/AIDS are 20-29 years old or amount to12, 288 people.

Meanwhile, Bali itself ranks third in Indonesia, in which from 1987 to April 2011, it was recorded 4,399 people suffering from HIV/AIDS. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ratio of male to female sufferer is the same as the national ratio, namely 3:1 and most of them are from the age range of 20-29 years,â&#x20AC;? said Anak Agung Sagung Sawitri, denoting one of the speakers on the HIV/AIDS and Drug Workshop held on Tuesday (Nov 22) in the Medical Faculty of Udayana University.

The national highest risk factor remained to be occupied by drug abuse.

Sawitri added that in Bali the risk factor had begun to shift to sexual relationship. Transmission of HIV/AIDS through sexual contact in Bali reached 72.3 percent while through drug injection reached 17.6 percent.

Many programs had been conducted to suppress the transmission of HIV/AIDS in the community. One of them was still rarely carried out, namely through cultural approach. According to Sawitri, the culture in a region was not only limited to a dance or musical instrument but also the LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFH RI ORFDO OLIH DQG YDOXHV WKDW VKRXOG EH REH\HG â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why are men with HIV more than women in Indonesia? It had something to do with culture where in our country family gave more protection to women from going out at night. If found any girl going out at night, of course it would give negative impression,â&#x20AC;? said Sawitri. The culture in Indonesia also required men to try something new. Sometimes, the new thing was not good, so in this case man had greater potential to be affected

by HIV/AIDS. By age, most of them belonged to 20-29 years old. Based on this, added Sawitri, it could be concluded the patients were infected when they remained in their teen or teenager. Why were they dominated by young age? It could be seen from our culture making it taboo for teenagers to talk about sex openly. As consequence, they tended to get incomplete information and have misperception on sex.

Without being realized, actually there was a link between HIV, drug and culture. To that end, to make prevention efforts we had to consider the linkage of the three aspects. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We must pay attention to the culture. Do not adopt external theories and biomedical concepts. To maintain the prevention programs, we should pay attention to local culture,â&#x20AC;? said Sawitri.

In Bali, prevention programs on HIV/AIDS could be undertaken through the hamlet system. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bali has a banjar or hamlet system. Here, we can link the external concept to the one existing in Bali,â&#x20AC;? said Sawitri.

Besides, it could also be undertaken by leaving a message through drama gong or puppet shadow play where one of them was the popular cenk blonk puppet shadow. Alternatively, the information could also be put through Balinese typical cartoons.

Furthermore, Sawitri said that prevention of HIV/AIDS through traditional healers such as balian also needed to be done, where Balinese people also had a belief in traditional healing other than medical treatment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So, the traditional healers can be given information about HIV/AIDS and they can pass them on to patients. It is also good to prevent the irresponsible health commercials about HIV/AIDS,â&#x20AC;? she said. (san)

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The komodo Dragon

Director General of UNESCO:

Komodo dragon inscribed in 1991 Mangupura (Bali Post)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

Director-General of UNESCO, Madame Irina Bokova, in the 6th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage stated that Komodo ,VODQG KDG EHHQ LQVFULEHG RQ WKH 81(6&2 OLVW VLQFH â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many people do not understand if the Komodo dragon has been inscribed on the UNESCO list a few years ago. On that account, we should not be made confused by popular vote,â&#x20AC;? revealed Irina Bokova in Nusa Dua, Wednesday (Nov 23).

She said the standards imposed by private institution were different from that of UNESCO. Private institution only implemented popularity approach, while UNESCO put more emphasis on the approach of scientific studies by involving a number of scientists. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So, armed with scientific evidences, it was then made assessed strictly and continuously, not by vote via the Internet,â&#x20AC;? she said.

According to her, the Indonesian cultural element proposed to be inscribed on the Urgent Safeguarding List (USL) was the Saman Dance from Gayo Lues district and surrounding areas in

Aceh Province. The intangible cultural heritage of Indonesia such as puppet, keris dagger, batik cloth and angklung music instrument had been inscribed on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage under the Convention 2003. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Other countries present in the meeting are also eagerly waiting for the decision of the Committee regarding the nominations they have proposed,â&#x20AC;? she said.

She explained, to date, the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in need of Urgent Safeguarding consisting of 213 items of Intangible Cultural Heritage of 68 countries inscribed on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Intangible Cultural Heritage included the practices and expressions transmitted from generation to generation such as the oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, knowledge

and practices concerning nature and the universe as well as traditional craftsmanship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Only countries having ratified the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage can submit nominations requiring urgent safeguarding. To date, 137 countries have ratified the Convention of 2003,â&#x20AC;? she explained.

Irina Bokova also explained there were four things to be done if the cultural heritage had been defined in the UNESCO list.

Firstly, government and relevant stakeholders should have a real conservation program; secondly, do empowerment to local communities; thirdly, do promotion; and fourthly, establish governing agencies for cultural preservation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In essence, preservation contains three elements, namely protection, maintenance and utilization,â&#x20AC;? she added. (par)

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Medvedev: Russia may target missile defense sites Associated Press Writer

MOSCOW — Russia will deploy new missiles aimed at U.S. missile defense sites in Europe if Washington goes ahead with the planned shield despite Russia’s concerns, President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday.

Russia will station missiles in its westernmost Kaliningrad region and other areas if Russia and NATO fail to reach a deal on the U.S.-led missile defense plans, he said in a tough statement that seemed to be aimed at rallying domestic support.

Russia considers the plans for missile shields in Europe, including in Romania and Poland, to be a threat to its nuclear forces, but the Obama administration insists they are meant to fend off a potential threat from Iran.

Moscow has agreed to consider NATO’s proposal last fall to cooperate on the missile shield, but the talks have been deadlocked over

how the system should operate.

Russia has insisted that the system should be run jointly, which NATO has rejected.

Medvedev also warned that Moscow may opt out of the New START arms control deal with the United States and halt other arms control talks if the U.S. proceeds. The Americans had hoped that the treaty would stimulate progress further ambitious arms control efforts, but such talks have stalled over tension on the missile plans.

“The United States and its NATO partners as of now aren’t going to take our concerns about the European missile defense into account,” a stern Medvedev said, adding that if the alliance continues to “stonewall” Russia it will take retaliatory action.

The U.S. plan calls for placing land- and sea-based radars and interceptors in European locations over the next decade and upgrading them over time.

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South Korea Marines run during a military exercise on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. The South’s military staged drills involving aircraft, rocket launchers and artillery guns to send a strong message to North Korean rivals stationed within sight just miles (kilometers) away, and to their authoritarian leader, Kim Jong Il.

NKorea threatens to attack 6.RUHDQ OHDGHU·V RI‫ۋ‬FH Associated Press Writer

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea threatened Thursday to turn Seoul’s presidential palace office into a “sea of fire,” stepping up its rhetoric one day after South Korea conducted large-scale military drills near a front-line island attacked by North Korea last year.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at an award ceremony in the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Medvedev presented Russian medals to IOC President Jacques Rogge and International Ice Hockey Federation President Rene Fazel.

On Wednesday, South Korea mobilized aircraft, rocket launchers, artillery guns and naval boats for the first anniversary of the artillery attack on a military garrison and fishing community on Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea. Two marines and two construction workers were killed in the attack, the first on a civilian area since the 1950-53 Korean War. A similar “sea of fire” threatens to engulf Seoul’s presidential Blue House if South Korean forces fire a

single shot into North Korean territory, the North’s military warned in Pyongyang. The statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency was typical of the threats the North has made over the years at times of tension between the two Koreas.

The Korean peninsula remains in a technical state of war because their conflict ended in a truce, not a peace treaty. However, North Korea disputes the maritime border drawn by the U.N. in 1953, and the waters

have been a flashpoint for violence over the years.

Pyongyang accuses Seoul of provoking last year’s attack, saying it struck after warning the South not to hold live-fire drills in the disputed waters.

Since then, South Korea has spent millions of dollars beefing up its arsenal. Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Jung Seung-jo said his forces would “crush the enemy” if they strike again.

Wednesday’s maneuvers took place off Baengnyeong Island, South Korean-held territory near the maritime border. The drills were meant to send a strong message to North Korea but did not include live-fire exercises, military officials said.

Japan looks to future with earnest crown prince Reuters

TOKYO - Over the past few weeks, Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito has been in the public eye as rarely before, whether tipping a wine glass in toasts at a state banquet or conferring imperial decorations as he stands in for Emperor Akihito, who has been in hospital.

Naruhito’s prominence while his 77-year-old father recovers from what court officials say is a mild case of pneumonia has given Japan a fresh look at the scholarly, unassuming man who likes animals and watching sumo wrestling with his 9-year-old daughter, Aiko.

Whereas Emperor Akihito had a relatively clear role to play when he ascended the Chrysanthemum throne, trying to heal the wounds of a war waged across Asia in the name of his father, Emperor Hirohito, Naruhito, 51, may find it harder to forge a path of his own.

And Naruhito may also have to carve out a role largely on his own.

His 47-year-old wife, Crown Princess Masako, has suffered from depression brought on by the stress of palace life and unfulfilled demands she bear a male heir, and her public appearances have been sporadic for nearly eight years.

Emperor Akihito took the throne

in January 1989 when he was 55, after a similar period of filling in for his father.

Royal watchers said Naruhito would bring to the job an unusual range of experience for a Japanese royal, including studying at Oxford University for a period, which he once said were some of the best years of his life.

“He’s very serious,” said Miiko Kodama, a professor at Musashi University in Tokyo.

“He’s done a lot of studying, written some scholarly reports, and when he makes up his mind about what kind of emperor he wants to be, he’ll slowly and steadily work to achieve it. The issue is his wife.”

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Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito attends a reception at the Japanese embassy in Berlin during his visit to Germany, June 23, 2011.

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Bali Dynasty Resort Awarded Leading Family Resort in Indonesia IBP

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DENPASAR - Bali Dynasty Resort was recently awarded “Indonesia’s Leading Family Resort 2011/12”, by ranking No.1 in this category. The award was announced by Indonesia Travel and Tourism Award Foundation and The Board of Advisors at the prestigious awards ceremony in Jakarta.

This award was presented in some different categories to recognize excellence across all sectors of the Indonesia travel and tourism industry and people had to nominate the top venues of their choice in each category. The selection was made both by public and by The Board of Advisors of ITTA. Director of Sales and Marketing, Nicole Dolman, received the award at the award ceremony in Jakarta. “We are very pleased with this prestigious award and we will strive to continue to provide the best family holiday experience for our guests,” said Nicoline.

The Bali Dynasty Resort sells a true family holiday experience and was also recognised by the readers of Holiday with Kids, one of Australia’s popular family Travel and Lifestyle Magazine, in the Top 10 of Bali’s family friendly hotels and resorts in 2011.

This was the fourt consecutive year that Bali Dynasty Resort has been in the Top 10 for Asia.

The Popular Bali Dynasty Resort is nestled in beautiful tropical gardens within walking distance to the nightlife and excitement of Central Kuta. While parents enjoy a cold drink at the famous Gracie Kelly’s Irish Pub or the swim up pool bar, relax at the adults only Lazy Pool or the Beach Club or enjoy a treatment at the spa, the children are safely tucked away in their own enchanted wonderland which includes a 56 metre giant waterslide “Caterpillar Splash” flowing into their very own pool besides the enchanted garden themed Kids Club.

Temple Ceremony Calendar Event for November 2 through 21, 2011 2 Nov Buda Wage Kelawu Penataran Agung Teluk Padang Karangasem Melanting temple Camenggaon Sukawati Penataran Ped temple Nusa Penida Pasek Gelgel temple Pangembungan Bongkase Abiansemal Pasek Bendesa temple Reyang Gede Penebel Tabanan Pasek Gelgel temple Br. Jawa Tengah Buleleng Gaduhan Jagat temple Singakerta Ubud Masceti Tegeh Mancawarna Sanding Tampaksiring Penataran Batu Lepang Kamasan Klungkung Paibon Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Desa Kedonganan Kuta Goa di Besakih, Basukian Besakih Odalan Ida Ratu Pucak Pameneh/Bukit Kiwa Tengen Penataran Agung Besakih Merajan Pasek Gelgel Pejeng Merajan Pasek Gelgel Songan Merajan Pasek Prateka Pekandelan Sidemen Merajan Pasek Prateka Taman Sari Sukasada Dadia Pasek Gelgel temple Sidemen Karangase Merajan Pasek Gelgel Tampuagan Tembuku, Bangli 8 Nov Anggar Kasih Dukut Dalem temple Batuyang Batubulan Pasek Gelgel Mengening Kediri Tabanan Pr Pasek Undagi Timpag Kerambitan Tabanan Desa/ Pucak Banjar Taman Bedulu Gianyar Merajan Pasek Tangkas Kori Agung Sulahan Merajan Pasek Padang Rata Padang Puser Jagat Dalem Dukut Nusa Penida 9 Nov Buda Umanis Dukut Agung Pasek Gelgel Sibang Kaja Abiansemal Dalem Samplangan Gianyar 10 Nov Purnama Kelima Batumadeg temple Besakih Kentel Gumi temple Batur Baangli Pedarman Agung Satria Denpasar Pemerajan Agung Pemecutan Denpasar

Ngusaba di Kehen Bangli Desa Pemenang Lombok Agung Pasek Gelgel Sumerta Denpasar Pasek Gobleg Kekeran Mengwi Suranadi temple Lombok Puncak Bukit Tampak Siring Dalem Puri Agung Kintamani Dalem Agung Nongan Karangasem Dalem Ubung-Kupang Dukuh Penebel-Tabanan Dalem temple Balingkang Kintamani Pr. Tampurhyang Pusat Songan Kintamani Dalem Pulasari Bantas Sudaji Buleleng Merajan Pasek Gelgel Lebih Merajan Pasek Gelgel Tulamben Penyusungan Pasek Tohjiwa Selemadeg Tabanan Pasar Agung Besakih Sebudi Karangasem Merajan Pasek Gelgel Tengkulak Kaja Suci Desa Tianyar temple Kubu Karangasem Bukit Mentik ring Gunung Lebah Batur Kintamani Narmada temple Lombok Segara temple Ampenan Lombok Ularan temple Seririt Buleleng 19 Nov Saraswati Pasek Tangkas Gempinis dalang Tabanan Pasek Gelgel sayan Bongkase Abiansemal Watugunung temple Bima Agung Jagatkarana Surabaya Aditya Jaya temple Rawamangun Jakarta Timur Pemaksan temple Banyuning Timur Buleleng Agung Wira Lokha Natha Cimahi Jawa Barat Dadia Agung Bendesa Tangkas Kori Agung Pusat Gerih Desa Gerih Abiansemal Badung Giri Jaya Natha temple Balikpapan Agung Santi Bhuana Brugelette Belgia 21 Nov Some Ribek Jati temple Jembrana Kawitan Batugaing Bangli Tirta Wening Tambak Sari Surabaya

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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)UHQFK FRXUW DSSURYHV Noriega extradition Associated Press Writer

PARIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A French court ruled Wednesday that former dictator Manuel Noriega can be extradited to Panama to serve time for past crimes, more than 20 years after being ousted and arrested in a U.S. invasion.

The elderly former Panamanian strongman hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen his homeland in more than two decades, years he spent behind bars in Florida, on drug charges, and France, for money laundering. His lawyer said he could be in Panama as soon as Thursday.

Panama wants Noriega returned to serve prison terms handed down after he was convicted in absentia for embezzlement, corruption and murder. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a chance that because of his age â&#x20AC;&#x201D; heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in his 70s â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he may get to serve out his time under house arrest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;God Bless you,â&#x20AC;? Noriega told the French appeals court that announced the extradition approval Wednesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;God bless my family, God bless my enemies, God bless France.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to return to Panama and prove my innocence,â&#x20AC;? he said, through an interpreter.

The decision comes after months of legal procedures focused on a man whose complicated past has kept judicial RIÂżFLDOV LQ WKUHH FRXQWULHV EXV\ IRU \HDUV Franceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prime minister, Francois Fillon, now needs to sign an administrative decree allowing for Noriega to be transferred. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If Panama wants to do this very quickly, it will send a military plane, and as of tomorrow night, he could be in Panama City,â&#x20AC;? Olivier Metzner, a lawyer for Noriega, told reporters in Paris Wednesday.

Panamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Foreign Secretary Roberto Henriquez told D QHZV FRQIHUHQFH LQ 3DQDPD ODWHU :HGQHVGD\ WKDW ÂżYH 3DQDPDQLDQ RIÂżFLDOV ² JXDUGV IRUHLJQ PLQLVWU\ HPSOR\ees and a doctor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will travel to France to bring back Noriega. He said Panama expects Noriega will return in WRXULVW FODVV RQ D FRPPHUFLDO Ă&#x20AC;LJKW Henriquez said appropriate security measures would be taken. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is a highly sensitive prisoner ... he has both followers and adversaries.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will take measures to ensure the physical welfare of Noriega ... during the transfer and upon his arrival in Panama,â&#x20AC;? he said. In an apparent reference to Noriegaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health, Henriquez said â&#x20AC;&#x153;We must not for-

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FILE - Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega get that this is a prisoner with special conditions.â&#x20AC;?

Friends and foes alike feared that Noriega might die in a French prison â&#x20AC;&#x201D; notably Panamanians who fought against human rights abuses during his 19831989 regime. They want to see him face justice at home.

Noriega, a one-time CIA asset who lorded over Panama from 1983 to 1989, turned into an embarrassment for the U.S. after he sidled up to Colombiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Medellin drug cartel and turned to crime.

3RUWXJDO VWULNH WR KLW SXEOLF VHUYLFHV WUDQVSRUW were also likely to be severely disrupted, authorities said.

Portugal is locked into a three-year LISBON, Portugal â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Portugal is bracing for a broad shutdown of program of debt-reduction measures public services Thursday as trade in return for the financial rescue unions stage a general strike against package from its European partners austerity measures adopted in return and the International Monetary Fund. for a â&#x201A;Ź78 billion ($104 billion) inter- The center-right coalition governnational bailout. The 24-hour walkout ment, which has an overall majority comes amid increasing hardship as in Parliament, and the opposition Portugal, one of western Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s center-left Socialist Party gave their frailest economies, sheds jobs and blessing to the bailout conditions in May. Failure to abide by the bailout sinks deeper into recession.

Travelers faced severe disruption. terms could hold up the bailout pay0RUH WKDQ LQWHUQDWLRQDO Ă&#x20AC;LJKWV ments.

But as in Greece and Ireland, could be canceled, while some 1 million commuters had to make their way other eurozone countries that needed to work without regular bus or train a financial lifeline, falling living services. The Lisbon subway was to standards have stoked outrage at the close all day. Government offices, austerity measures. Unemployment school classes, mail deliveries, trash is up to 12.4 percent and prospects collection and other public services for an improvement are grim as a Associated Press Writer

double-dip recession is forecast to worsen next year.

Next year, the Portuguese people will pay more sales tax, income tax, corporate tax and property tax to help settle the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debts.At the same time, their welfare entitlements are being curtailed.

The government next year is scrapping public employeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Christmas and vacation bonuses â&#x20AC;&#x201D; each roughly equivalent to a monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pay â&#x20AC;&#x201D; after cutting their regular monthly pay this year. The government also wants a legal change that would let private companies demand that employees work an extra 30 minutes a day without overtime pay.

Portugalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two largest trade unions, representing more than 1 million mostly blue-collar workers, are holding 34 marches across the country.

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From page 1 Forests soak up and lock away large amounts of CO2, helping act as a brake on climate change. Yet deforestation is disrupting this cycle and is responsible for at least 10 percent of mankindâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual greenhouse gas pollution.

The index comes days before the start of major U.N.-led climate talks in South Africa in which delegates are expected to discuss ways to try to curb emissions from deforestation.

Indonesia is losing about 1 million hectares (2.5 million acres) of forest a year. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about 13 times the size of Singapore, with palm oil expansion accounting for about 16 percent of deforestation, Maplecroft said.

The government in May began a two-year moratorium on issuing new licences to clear primary forests and peatlands and will conduct regular satellite surveillance to monitor the ban.

Brazilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deforestation fell to 2.2 million ha annually between 20052010 but green groups worry changes to national forest protection laws awaiting Senate approval could ease restrictions on the amount of rainforest farmers can clear.

Green group WWF said on Wednesday approval of the revised laws could open up vast amounts of forest to agriculture and cattle ranching.

1LJHULD UDQNHG ÂżUVW LQ WKH LQGH[ ORVW MXVW RYHU WZR PLOOLRQ KD RI forest annually between 2005-2010 driven by agricultural expansion, logging and infrastructure development.

While China was the best performer because of aggressive protection laws and replanting schemes, it was driving deforestation in other countries, Granziera said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s demand for wood is fuelling increasing imports, much of which comes from the USA and Canada, but illegal imports from Brazil, Cambodia and other developing countries have been reportedly increasing,â&#x20AC;? she said.

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Friday, November 25, 2011

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Many sea border problems still unresolved : navy chief Antara

JAKARTA - Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Soeparno said Indonesia still had many unresolved sea border problems with other countries that had the potential of triggering conflicts.

Although some border settlement agreements had been reached at the recent 19th ASEAN Summit, there were still other problems that had not yet been completely settled, Soeparno said in a prepared speech read out at by Navy Deputy Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Marsetio at a technical naval operations working meeting here Thursday.

He said Indonesia`s strategic enviroment was subject to very

fast, complex and unpredictable developments at regional as well as national levels and this would only make its sea border problems with other countries more complicated.

“Although some agreements at regional level were reached at the recent ASEAN summit, many sea border problems with neighboring countries still need to be resolved and continue to have the potential of causing conflicts,” he said.

Indonesia still had sea border problems with ten countries namely Timor Leste, Palau, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia, he said.

Soeparno said besides sea border problems Indonesia also needed to pay attention to maritime security.

“Illegal activities in the sea must be dealt with to uphold the Navy`s (TNI AL) existence as the enforcer of national territorial sovereignty and martime security guard,” he said.

Therefore, he said, all elements of the navy had to remain alert and increase their professionalism

as part of the state`s defense apparatus.

He said the TNI AL would continue conducting operations in border regions in the framework of safeguarding the country`s sovereignty and enforcing its maritime laws.

“The quality and quantity of operations must be increased as part of the implementation of TNI AL`s responsibility in safeguarding national sovereignty and ensuring security for all Indonesian people as well as users of Indonesian waters against any violence, navigational danger and law violations,” he said.

The meeting is a forum of discussion for the evaluation of operations that have been carried out to see their problems and solutions.

“Operations plan must be made with regard to development in the strategic enviroment and supported by readiness of all elements involved, logistics and professionalism,” he said.

The activity , participated in by operations elements from all units, main commands, naval bases, was themed “With 2011 Operations National Working Meeting We Support Operations Program Optimally to Become a Reliable and Respectable TNI AL.”

Acting governor denies Papua’s special autonomy has failed Antara

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono (in the background) observe their youngest son Edhie Baskoro, 31, nicknamed Ibas, tie the knot in a traditional Indonesian wedding ceremony with Ruby Aliya Rajasa, 25, daughter of the Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Rajasa on November 24, 2011 at the Cipanas state palace in Bogor.

XL seeking to sell 7,000 BTS IBP

JAKARTA - Cellular phone operator PT XL Axiata Tbk is looking into the possibility of selling 7,000 of its base transceiver stations (BTS) for Rp14 trillion to Rp15 trillion.

“We are still exploring the possibility of selling 7,000 (base transceiver) stations to investors,” XL President Director Hasnul Suhaimi said after addressing a seminar themed “Enduring and Growing amid Global Economic Turbulence by Excellent

Performance” here on Wednesday.

To sell the 7,000 BTS, this publicly listed company had appointed Goldman Sachs as an arranger.

However, he stopped short of revealing the investors who would buy the BTS. “Let`s wait....We are in the process of exploring (the possibility of selling them),” he said.

XL tried to sell 7,000 BTS in 2009 but to no avail.

He said XL intended to sell the BTS because it would focus on its business and would no longer think

of managing them on its own.

To date, XL has 9,000-10,000 BTS nationwide.

The contribution of BTS rent to the company`s revenues was relatively small reaching 4 percent of the overall income, he said.

He said the company had set no date to complete the corporate action.

“We have set no date to complete it. To be sure, we will continue to explore the possibility of selling them,” he said.

JAKARTA - Papua Acting Governor Syamsul Arief Rivai has denied allegations the province`s special autonomy had failed to bring progress for its people.

“Papua`s special autonomy has not failed,” he said here citing data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) showing improvements in Papua`s economic conditions in past ten years and a district reduction in the region`s poverty level.

“I believe in the statistical data because BPS is an official agency assigned to give standard measurements. So, what is the basis used by those who say that the implementation of the special autonomy law in Papua has failed,” he said.

He said BPS had sent workers to the villages to collect data and therefore the government would stick to those data as its reference.

There were indicators and operations that had been used to make decisions with regard to welfare improvements. For that purpose the government would only use accurate data as its reference, he said.

“The government will not refer to unclear information collected through monitoring from afar. To make a conclusion on welfare improvement there are indicators and certain operations that have to be used. If there are other data for comparison let us sit and see how they have been collected,” he said.

He said to collect accurate data the government had set up a Development Data Forum which was launched on Wednesday.

He said all units of regional apparatus (SKPD) had to conduct coordination and synchronization of basic development data to build common perception and data for use as a basis for development planning, implementation, supervision and control.

He said SKPDs also had to make communication breakthroughs and coordination the management of data vertically with districtlevel SKPDs and ministries concerned to create integration in the management and updating of data.

“It is hoped the data forum will open the minds and hearts of all administrators so that every plan is based on data,” he said.

Rivai hoped with the data forum all key problems and challenges could be solved and all parties could work better for the people.

“I believe we still have strong foundation for starting to materialize the ideal of a new Papua which is peaceful, secure, just and prosperous,” he said.

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Friday, November 25, 2011

Bali Today Tourism operators hail common visa plan Antara

NUSA DUA - Tourism operators in the Indonesian tourist resort island of Bali have hailed a plan to introduce a common visa within countries grouped in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

“The implementation of the common visa within the region will benefit tourism industry operators,” Chairman of the Indonesian Tourism Industry A s s o c i a t i o n N g u r a h Wi j a y a

said.

He said the imposition of the common visa would enable a person to enter all countries in the region with a visa issued by one of the countries.

“Yet, the imposition of a common visa will correct slightly the growth in the use of visa on arrival,” he said.

But Wijaya is of the view that the implementation of the

common visa would benefit the tourism sector in Indonesia, particularly the Island of gods, Bali.

In the meantime, Secretary General of the Indonesia Restaurant and Hotel Association (IRHA) for Bali Perry Markus said that the reduction of income from the visa on arrival as a result of the common visa

policy could be solved with a multiple effect that would be created by the increasing number of visitors. “We will maximize it,” Perry said.

He said that the imposition of the common visa would increase boost the development of creative industry which has the potential to support the tourism industry.

Sudaji Village

A Tourism Village Relying on Fruit Trees SINCE about a year ago, the name of Sudaji Village in Sawan Subdistrict seemed to have been very well-known. However, the village turns so famous is not because of its green area or sustainable forests, but due to various legal and political issues. For instance, it related to corruption of the national land certification program (Prona) and the fuss between the Village Representative Agency (BPD) and a group of residents whose case has not been resolved so far.

Fortunately, in the midst of such political upheaval, a group of residents has a noble determination to develop the potential of the village by declaring Sudaji Village as a tourism village. It was conducted on Friday (Nov 11). The declaration was attended by leaders of customary village and tourism businesspeople of the village. Present on that occasion was the Head of Buleleng Culture and Tourism Agency, Putu Tastra Wijaya, who gave full support to Sudaji as a tourism village.

Putu Tastra Wijaya said that Sudaji Village had met the requirement as a tourism village.

However, he also hoped it could be supported seriously by the entire community because some villages declared as tourism village were unable to continue with the visit of tourists. “I think Sudaji has qualified as having the potential nature and culture,” he said.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Sudaji Tourism Village Committee, Gede Suharsana, explained the idea to make Sudaji a tourism village was inseparable from the desire of residents to conserve the nature, art and culture of Sudaji. As a matter of fact, Sudaji had abundant potential of nature and culture. Now, they just stayed to be preserved and promoted.

Regarding the wealth of nature, Sudaji Village indeed realized the potential they had. Since long time ago, their ancestors indeed liked to cultivate many kinds of fruits plants, chiefly local fruits.

Around 1960-1970s, the famous fruits of Sudaji were Malaysian mango and lanzone. After the hybrid seedlings of durian and rambutan came to Bali, residents of the village bordering with Suwug Village in the north and verdant hills in the south set to cultivate Acehnese rambutan and Bangkok durian.

So, please do not be surprised if Sudaji has tens of thousands of fruit trees. From the existing data, at the end of 1998 were recorded 1,000 rambutan trees, 1,000 lanzone trees, 200 Malaysian mango trees, 200 mangosten trees, 5,000 coconut trees, 1,000 durian trees and 500 mango trees.

Other than fruit trees, the village also had some 3,000 clove trees and 4,000 coffee trees. Within the past three years, local residents started to plant Bangkok durian.

Apart from having relatively good price, the durian was more expen-

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Durian tree growing in almost all areas of Sudaji Village can become an attraction for tourists making a visit to the village. sive than the other fruits. Now, the Bangkok durian from Sudaji had many lovers so it was always hunted. “Recently, many tourists were indeed watching the fruits while enjoying them at Sudaji Vil-

lage,” said a resident of Sudaji.

In relation to the forest, Sudaji Customary Village is the village that had received a national chamSLRQ LQ WKH ¿HOG RI IRUHVW FRQVHUvation. Local residents believe if

forest can be taken advantage as a tourist attraction. Additionally, the architecture of local buildings remains natural so it can also be enjoyed by tourists who do love natural objects. (BTN/kmb)

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Balinese Culture Steamed Mushroom Wraps

Surfer Girl and Oddysseys Surf School

Take big day out to the Bukit it a day, so Michaela from Surfer Girl asked everybody to paddle in KUTA - Balangan Beach on and gather on the beach for a group Baliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bukit Peninsula was the photo. After posing for a great shot, ÂżQDO GHVWLQDWLRQ IRU WKH ODVW 6XUIHU everybody went back to the warung Girl and Oddyseys Big Day Out ZKHUH LQ D ÂżWWLQJ HQG WR WKH ÂżUVW VHDtrip of 2011 recently. Almost 20 son of the Big Day Out, Michaela surfer girls ranging from age 11 to awarded Putri Ombak leader Stella 40 years old meeting up for a day with a Surfer Girl prize pack as a of hanging out, chatting, swim- token of appreciation for her leadPLQJ HDWLQJ DQG RI FRXUVH VXUÂżQJ ership and dedication to womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s together on a beautiful and sunny VXUÂżQJ LQ ,QGRQHVLD Stella is the senior surfer in the day in paradise.

The waves were pumping at group and has been supporting Balangan Beach in the morning at 6XUIHU *LUO DQG ZRPHQÂśV VXUÂżQJ low tide, a little too pumping as it here in Bali since 2007, and when turned out, so the girls elected to she was asked why she is so dedihang out in the warung for a bit and cated to the sport she answered, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I then go for a swim in the lagoon to ORYH VXUÂżQJ DQG KDYH VR PXFK IXQ work up an appetite for lunch. After VXUÂżQJ ZLWK P\ IULHQGV DQG , ZDQW lunch, 4-time Indonesian Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s WR VHH PRUH ZRPHQ VXUÂżQJ KHUH Champion Yasnyniar â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bonneâ&#x20AC;? Gea in Bali and in Indonesia. I want kept eying the lefthanders crack- the surf industry to know that we ing across the reef and was keen DUH RXW KHUH VXUÂżQJ DQG HQMR\LQJ to give it a go, but a suggestion life at the beach, and that they by 9 year old Tianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father Cacho should always help and support to soon had the crew packing up and JURZ WKH VSRUW RI VXUÂżQJ KHUH LQ heading over to one of Baliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most Indonesia. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I always beautiful and popular beaches of join in every womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surfing Padang-Padang, where some more event and bring all my friends. mellow 2 footers were rolling in. Plus we always have so much fun And although it was a bit crowded, together!â&#x20AC;?

The Big Day Out program was most of the girls managed to catch a few and with the beach blazing at started with two goals in mind: close to 40 degrees Celsius, it was 7KH ÂżUVW ZDV WR FUHDWH D VWURQJHU a perfect way to cool off and enjoy sense of community within the relatively small group of Indonethe afternoon.

All too soon it was time to call sian women surfers, to encourage IBP

and empower them, and the second was to provide them with the opportunity to travel around and surf new and more challenging waves as a group. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We started the program in April of this year and so far we have gone to Balian, Medewi, Jasri, and now the Bukit, â&#x20AC;? said Surfer Girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Michaela Partin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most times we have from 15-20 girls joining in, all different ages and levels of ability, but they all support and encourage each other.

I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gotten me the most stoked on these trips, seeing the more experienced ones helping the less experienced ones catch waves and then congratulating them on a JUHDW ULGH 7KDWÂśV ZKDW VXUÂżQJ LV all about, sharing the waves and the good times. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeing some great results too, as the number of girl surfers and even girls just interested in hanging out at the beach with the girls surfers is growing, and Surfer Girl is all about nurturing and supporting that growth. â&#x20AC;?

Sisterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pua and Kai are delighted to have such a program to be involved in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love coming to these Big Days Out because we get WR JR VXUÂżQJ DW GLIIHUHQW SODFHV DQG hang out with all the girls,â&#x20AC;? said Pua. Added Kai, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ya, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really fun to get together like this, coz we surf and always have lots of funâ&#x20AC;Śand we get to eat too!â&#x20AC;?

(Pepes Jamur Kuping) Ingredients 100 gram cloud ear mushroom, soaked in hot water until soft, then drained 1 egg, beaten 125 ml medium thick coconut milk from Âź coconut banana leaves Spice Paste Ingredients: 10 red chilies 10 bird shit chilies (prik kii nuu) 7 small shallots 3 small cloves garlic 5 candlenuts 2 tomatoes 1 cm fresh galangal (langkuas) 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. palm sugar or brown sugar Directions Slice the mushroom in 1 cm lengths and mix together with the egg, santan and the spice paste blend.

Devide the mixture among 20 packets made of banana leaves. Fold the ends of the packets and seal.

Steam the packets for about 25 minutes until done.

Remove and set aside. Broil the packets over medium heat until liquid has evaporated.

Sweet Eggplant Stew (Semur Terong) Ingredients 1 lb. eggplant 4 Tbs. vegetable oil 1 Tbs. shallots 1 clove garlic, sliced ½ cup water 1 Tbs. sweet soy sauce ½ tsp. pepper Ÿ tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. vinegar ½ tsp. salt 1 tsp. sugar Directions Cut the unpeeled eggplant into ½-inch-thick slices, and then cut the slices in half. Fry lightly in 2 Tbs. of oil for 2 minutes, or until light brown and softened. Set aside.

Stir fry the shallots and garlic in the remaining oil until light brown. Add the water, sweet aoy sauce, pepper, nutmeg, vinegar, salt and sugar. Let all of these ingredients cook for approximately 3 minutes to prepare the sauce.

Cook the eggplant slices in the sauce for additional 2 minutes to distribute the ďŹ&#x201A;avors. Shake the pan several times to mix but not mash the eggplant.

Serve hot or at room temperature.

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Dreamland Beach IBP

What was in the thoughts of the Italian surferâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mind when he discovered and named this beach a great many years ago? Well, he surely named this beach perfectly to my imaginative delight. Have you ever been here? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure you will ďŹ nd it as heavenly as I doâ&#x20AC;Ś If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re staying somewhere in the Kuta area, I will suggest that you rent a motorbike or a car. Although it is possible to travel by taxi, the problem the issue of ďŹ nding your way back without your own ride. It is not that easy to catch a cab from the beach itself. Also remember to prepare all that you need; sunscreen, a bathing suit, a surfboard, a nice book to read and a pair of sunglasses.

Off you go then!

Dreamland is on the south side of Bali, about 30 to 40 minutes from Kuta. There are 2 alternative ways to go to Dreamland. You can either go through the Jimbaran Bay area or pass through the Dwipayana University

(a well-known public university in Bali); both ways are easy to follow.

If you do get lost, ask for directions to Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK).

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a famous cultural park located in Bukit Unggasan, Jimbaran. Here you can ďŹ nd a 75 meter-high and 60-meter wide ďŹ gure of god Visnu, one of the Trimurti symbols in Hinduism. The status is made by I Nyoman Nuarta, and is now still unďŹ nished. When it is done, it will be taller than the Statue of Liberty in New York!

About 15 minutes from GWK, you will ďŹ nd a big statue of Garuda (the symbol of Indonesia), on the right side of the road. That means youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just a stone throwâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s away from Dreamland Beach. Dreamland Beach is located on a big-deserted property, a failed Pecatu Graha development.

You will probably have to pay about Rp 5000 for the entry. When you get to the end of the road, you will be on top of a cliff, with the big blue oceanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sky in front of you. Look down!

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dreamland Beachâ&#x20AC;Ś You have to walk a little then down

a path of stairs to reach the beach..

Once on the sand, you will ďŹ nd rented umbrellas and beach benches facing the beach. You can also order food and drinks from the local traditional cafĂŠs available all around the beach.

The cafes might seem common and usual, but many of them actually serve European dishes which is out of the ordinary for this setting. Planning to spend the night? Some of the local cafes offer humble accommodations at a reasonable price (ranged between Rp 50,000 to Rp 200,000 per night).

In the evening, enjoy the sunset whilst several tourists build a campďŹ re on the beach, or just play a light game of beach ball. As for me, I prefer swimming offshore and enjoy the sunset from there.

There are not many activities to be done here at night. The electricity is turned off after 10 pm and thus candles are lit to chase away the deep darkness of the night. After having dinner, the best thing you can do is to read a book or have a draft of cold beer. Otherwise, you

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can go upstairs to where most of the rooms are and enjoy the scenery.

The moonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reďŹ&#x201A;ection dancing in a ďŹ&#x201A;urry of lights on the oceanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surface is simply breathtaking. During the peak season (July and December), some of the rooms on this ďŹ&#x201A;oor will be more packed so at least you are not alone and will have company to chat with along with your own group

of friends. It is always interesting meeting other travelers and sharing experiences. When you ďŹ nally feel like sleeping, go back to your room and snuggle under the blanket. The lullaby of tides breaking on the shore is such a peaceful sound to sleep to.

Being in Dreamland is like being in a dream you wish you will never wake up from.

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Friday, November 25, 2011

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BUSINESS Wall Street falls for sixth day Reuters

NEW YORK - Stocks suffered a sixth straight day of losses on Wednesday as frustration over the euro zoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debt crisis, coupled with weak Chinese factory data, further dented investor sentiment.

A weak German bond sale sparked fears the debt crisis was even beginning to threaten Berlin, with the leaders of France and Germany still at odds over a longer-term structural solution.

The poor demand for German government bonds showed that investors viewed investing in the euro zone as being too risky.

Debt problems plaguing Europe and the United States have pressured markets, knocking the S&P 500 down more than 7 percent over the last six sessions.

World stocks hit their lowest in six weeks on Wednesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A poor auction of German bonds added to recent worries that the risks from the debt mess are spreading to the core of the euro zone,â&#x20AC;? said WhatsTrading. com options strategist Frederick Ruffy.

All 10 S&P 500 sectors were negative, with financials among the biggest decliners over concerns about exposure to European debt. JPMorgan Chase & Co dropped 3.5 percent to $28.38 and Citigroup Inc lost 3.9 percent to $23.51.

Economically sensitive stocks such as energy and commodity-related issues also slid.

The PHLX oil service sector index dropped 3.7 percent and the S&P materials sector fell 2.8 percent. Schlumberger Ltd lost 3.6 percent to $66.50 and DuPont and Co shed 2.9 percent to $44.08.

The Dow Jones industrial average sank 236.17 points, or 2.05 percent, to 11,257.55 at the close. The Standard & Poorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 500 Index dropped 26.25 points, or 2.21 percent, to 1,161.79.

The Nasdaq Composite Index lost 61.20 points, or 2.43 per-

cent, to 2,460.08.

The S&P 500â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s six-day decline is the longest such streak since a seven-day slide that ended August 2.

Reflecting heightened fears in the market, the CBOE Volat i l i t y I n d e x , o r V I X , Wa l l Streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so-called fear gauge, jumped 6.3 percent.

Volume was light ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, when markets are closed. About 6.9 billion shares changed hands on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and Nasdaq, below the current daily average of 8 billion shares. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no buying demand, but this does not mean that there is a really strong offer, either.

It just means that we might be working off the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;oversold-nessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; with this choppy action, 11601180 on the S&P,â&#x20AC;? said Joseph Cusick, senior market analyst at OptionsXpress Holdings Inc in Chicago.

One of the few bright spots was Deere & Co , which climbed 3.9 percent to $74.72 after quarterly earnings beat expectations and sales shot up 20 percent.

Adding to market worries, data showed Chinese manufacturing shrank the most in 32 months in November, intensifying concerns about a global economic slowdown. U.S. crude oil fell 1.8 percent on fears of reduced demand from China, the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 2 economy.

U.S. data painted a mixed picture and showed little reason for optimism. New jobless claims rose last week and consumer spending barely increased in October, while another report showed new orders for durable goods, which include longlasting manufactured items such as refrigerators, rose.

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But to narrow the gap in store hours, discounter Target Corp, The holiday shopping season electronics chain Best Buy and starts in earnest on Thursday, with department store chains Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Inc retailers anxious to see if U.S. con- and Kohlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Corp will open doors at sumers are willing to spend despite midnight on Thursday.

Retailers themselves concede the an endless stream of scary headlines about the fragile economy and their pressure is on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the end of the day, we are tryRZQ SUHFDULRXV ÂżQDQFHV However, in the eyes of retailers, ing to respond to what our customthe shopping period has been churn- ers want to do, and they are telling ing along for some time as retailers us thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when they want to shop,â&#x20AC;? like Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Toys R Mike Vitelli, president, Americas Us started early by offering layaway and enterprise executive vice presiprograms, and others offering major dent, Best Buy, told Reuters.

Others, like J.C. Penney Co Inc deals to lure shoppers.

These incentives have increased are taking their chances and opting the stakes for retailers, and when to open early Friday morning as they Americans are done with their tur- did last year.

The National Retail Federation key dinners on Thursday, many will be getting a jump-start on â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Black expects sales in November and DeFridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, the biggest shopping day of cember to be up 2.8 percent over last the year, and one that sets the tone year. So retailers see little margin for HUURU LQ WKHLU ÂżJKW IRU VDOHV for the entire season.

The battle will also be waged onâ&#x20AC;&#x153;If Thursday and Friday are not very good, chances are it will not line, where comScore expects sales pick up going up to Christmas,â&#x20AC;? to be up 15 percent this year.

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WalMart, Gap Incâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Old Navy not to be outdone, will offer its deals and Sears Holdingsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; K-Mart are online at 9 p.m. But Wal-Mart is also again open on Thanksgiving Day offering 30 percent more deals on to get a headstart, while Toys R Us Thanksgiving.

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comes as the rebound in sales cooled in October, when many top chains like Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Saks reported disappointing sales and shoppers were hit with a steady stream of bad news about the economy.

It will be a tougher fight for chains that have struggled of late, like Gap, Penney and electronics giant Best Buy. PriceGrabber.com, a price comparison website, found that searches for electronics in recent days were Ă&#x20AC;DW ZLWK ODVW \HDU KHOSHG RQO\ E\ D surge in interest in new tablets like Amazonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble Incâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sNook.

The NRF expects 152 million people to hit stores this weekend, up 10.1 percent from last year.

But that will be fueled by bargain hunting, with the real test coming after the weekend, as retailers see if shoppers are only willing to hit stores when there are juicer deals on the table. Last year, after a strong Black Friday weekend, shoppers sat on their hands until closer to Christmas - waiting for stores to hand out bigger bargains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think as time goes on, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to see a leveling and a softness in the numbers,â&#x20AC;? said Al Ferrara, director of BDO USAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national retail practice.

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The 12-member super committee, pullback from agreed automatic cuts to take effect starting in 2013 could split evenly between Democrats and Republicans, abandoned its effort prompt it to take action. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While a change in the composi- to reach a deal on Monday, with tion of the spending cuts would not be both sides blaming the other for the a major rating consideration, a reduc- impasse.

Steven Hess, Moodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead analyst tion in the total amount that would increase the projected increase in federal for the United States in New York, debt over the coming decade could said the committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s failure was not have negative rating implications,â&#x20AC;? a surprise and said the critical factor for Moodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is the total amount of Moodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s said in a statement.

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Republicans are already scram- told Reuters in a phone interview.

Moodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had placed a negative bling to shield the military from Reuters

outlook on its rating on the United States on August 2, setting a general time frame of 18 months to two years in which it could decide whether to cut the rating. &RPSHWLWRU )LWFK DIWHU DIÂżUPLQJ itsAAArating with a positive outlook on Monday, said the failure of the super committee â&#x20AC;&#x153;would likely result in a negative rating action -- most likely a revision of the rating outlook to negative.â&#x20AC;?

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Hess said the composition of the spending cuts was not a major consideration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, not in a big way.Athorough analysis could indicate that it would have a marginal effect on the rate of

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International

‘Idol’ producer: No major changes for new season Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK — “American Idol” executive producer Nigel Lythgoe says don’t expect any major changes when the hit Fox TV show returns in January after undergoing an extensive makeover last season.

Lythgoe, who helped transform Britain’s “Pop Idol” into the American TV juggernaut in 2002, returned as executive producer last season to usher in the post-Simon Cowell era. That ended a two-year hiatus that allowed him to focus on “So You Think You Can Dance,” which he produces and helps judge.

For the 10th “American Idol” season, Lythgoe introduced new judges, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler, to join holdover Randy Jackson. Veteran music producer Jimmy Iovine, chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M, was brought in as an in-house mentor for the contestants. All of them are back for Season 11, Lythgoe said.

“I think we made a lot of tweaks last year,” Lythgoe said.

“I’m not sure that we want to make too many more tweaks this year.” Lythgoe said the most significant change introduced last year had nothing to do with the judges: It was a decision to avoid those fish-out-of-water moments that forced very talented singers to sing in styles that didn’t suit them.

“The biggest change we made last year was to say, ‘OK, if you’re a country singer you can sing any of these genres in your country style,’” Lythgoe said. “’We’re not going to force you to do rock or anything you can’t do.

You can take a Michael Jackson song and turn it country.’”

That resulted in singers such as Casey Abrams and Haley Reinhart advancing much deeper into the competition than they might have in previous years. The two teenage finalists, Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina, were country singers.

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2011 file photo, producer Nigel Lythgoe poses with the Founders Award at the 39th International Emmy Awards in New York.

AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams, File

NBC apologizes to Bachmann for Fallon song choice AP Photo/NBC, Lloyd Bishop

In this image released by NBC, Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, of Minnesota, left, points o a photo of host Jimmy Fallon, dressed as Bachmann, during a visit to “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” that to red early Tuesday aired Tuesday, Nov Nov. 22 22, 2011 in New York York.

Associated Press Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. — GOP Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann received an apology from an NBC executive after an off-color song was played during her appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s “Late Night,” her spokeswoman said late Wednesday. The Minnesota congresswoman received a personal letter from NBC’s vice president for late night programming, Doug Vaughan, a day after she appeared on the show. As Bachmann walked onstage, the show’s band had played a snippet of a 1985 Fishbone song entitled “Lyin’ Ass B----.”

Vaughan wrote that the incident was “not only unfortunate but also unacceptable,” Bachmann spokeswoman Alice Stewart told The Associated Press. She said Vaughn offered his sincerest apologies and said the band had been “severely reprimanded.” Fallon also apologized to Bachmann when they spoke earlier Wednesday, she said. He’d tweeted earlier, saying he was “so sorry about the intro mess.”

“He was extremely nice and friendly and offered his apology, and she accepted it,” Stewart said, adding that

the comedian said he was unaware the band planned to play the song. “It’s just unfortunate that someone had to do something so disrespectful.”

Bachmann lashed out earlier Wednesday at NBC for not apologizing or taking immediate disciplinary action. In her first comments on the flap, Bachmann said on the Fox News Channel that the Fallon show band displayed sexism and bias by playing the song.

“This is clearly a form of bias on the part of the Hollywood entertainment elite,” Bachmann said. She

added, “This wouldn’t be tolerated if this was Michelle Obama. It shouldn’t be tolerated if it’s a conservative woman either.” She went further on a national radio conservative radio show hosted by Michael Medved, calling the incident “inappropriate, outrageous and disrespectful.”

On Fox, Bachmann expressed surprise that she’s heard nothing from the TV network. She suggested that discipline for the show’s band, The Roots, was in order. She said she believed Fallon’s comments to be sincere. One of Bachmann’s congressional colleagues, New York Democrat Nita Lowey, had called on NBC to apologize for its “insulting and inappropriate” treatment of its guest.

An NBC spokeswoman didn’t return a phone message from The Associated Press. The Roots’ bandleader, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, has said the song was a “tongue-in-cheek and spur-of-the-moment decision.”

George Clooney named as witness at Berlusconi sex trial Reuters

MILAN - George Clooney will be called as a defense witness at former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s trial on charges he paid for sex with a minor, court officials said Wednesday.

The Oscar-winner was among 214 witnesses admitted by a Milan court for the defense and prosecution. Witnesses for the defense also include footballer

Cristiano Ronaldo and Clooney’s former girlfriend, Elisabetta Canalis.

Berlusconi is accused of paying Karima el Mahroug, also known as Ruby, for sex when she was 17. The 75-year-old is also charged with abuse of power for getting the Moroccan-born Ruby released from custody after she was arrested for theft in Milan.

They both deny the accusations. Berlusconi’s defense has called Clooney as a witness

because Ruby said she had seen the actor and Canalis at one of Berlusconi’s parties. The trial was adjourned until December 2 and it was not clear when Clooney would take to the witness stand.

Cast member George Clooney is interviewed at the premiere of “The Descendants” at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California November 15, 2011.

REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

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International

File: in this photo taken Thursday March 17, 2011 African penguins bask on the Boulders Beach, in Simonstown, South Africa.

AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam-File

Climate change: South Africa has much to lose Associated Press Writer

JOHANNESBURG — Imagine the savannas of South Africa’s flagship Kruger Park so choked with brush, viewing what game is left is nearly impossible. The Cape of Good Hope without penguins. The Karoo desert’s seasonal symphony of wildflowers silenced.

Climate change could mean unthinkable loss for South Africa, which hosts talks on global warming that will bring government negotiators, scientists and lobbyists from around the world to the coastal city of Durban next week. Guy Midgley, the top climate change researcher at the South African National Biodiversity Institute, said evidence gleaned from decades of recording weather data, observing flora and fauna and conducting experiments makes it possible for scientists to “weave a tapestry of change.”

Change is, of course, part of the natural world. But the implications

of so much change happening at once pose enormous questions, said Midgley, who has contributed to the authoritative reports of the United Nations’ Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. In the Karoo, for example, where plants found nowhere else in the world have adapted to long, dry summers and winter rainfall, the weather pattern is changing.

Scientists have noted large die-offs linked to the stress of drought among one iconic Karoo denizen, the flowering quiver tree, a giant aloe that often is the only large plant visible across

large stretches of desert. Quiver trees attract tourists, and insects, birds and mammals eat their flowers.

“Any change in climate is going to affect the flowers,” said Wendy Foden, a southern African plant specialist with the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Barend Erasmus, an ecologist at Johannesburg’s University of the Witwatersrand, worked on some of the first efforts to model how Africa might be affected by climate change.

He led a 2001 study that raised the possibility that up to two-thirds of the species studied might disappear from Kruger National Park. Research done since has made Erasmus less fearful for Kruger’s animal population. But he predicts profound effects should a changing climate encourage the growth of thick shrubs, squeezing out zebra, antelope and cheetah.

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Signal received from Russia’s Mars moon probe Associated Press

MOSCOW — The European Space Agency has received the first signal from an unmanned Russian spacecraft bound for a moon of Mars since it got stuck in Earth’s orbit two weeks ago, officials said Wednesday, raising hope the mission might be saved.

Russia’s space agency said an ESA tracking facility in Australia got the signal from the PhobosGround probe early Wednesday in the western city of Perth.

ESA’s teams of flight dynamics technicians, who calculate the orbits, and the operational center staff, who actually send up the signal, had been helping to try to communicate with the Russian probe for the past 10 days, said Bernhard von Weyhe a spokesman for ESA, based at its operational headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany.

Roscosmos said in a statement that Russian and European space

experts will coordinate further attempts to contact the probe.

Weyhe said the next try would occur later Wednesday when the spacecraft is expected to pass over the satellite dishes in Australia.

Weyhe said that technicians in Perth used a little side antenna rigged with a cone to send up a wide, but weak, signal — only 3 watts — to the probe. The strength resembled a signal that would be used to communicate with the craft once it reaches deep space, which is what it was programmed for. “We did it as if the probe was on Mars, not only 200 to 340 kilometers (125 to 210 miles) away from Earth,” Weyhe said.

The $170 million craft became stranded in orbit after its thrusters failed to fire following the Nov. 9 launch to send it on its path to one of Mars’ two moons, Phobos.

The initial contact raised hopes of preventing the probe from crashing back to Earth.

In this Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 file photo, the Zenit-2SB rocket with Phobos-Grunt (Phobos-Ground) blasts off from its launch pad at the Cosmodrome Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

AP Photo/Oleg Urusov, pool

N.Z. scientist avoids jail for helping mother die Associated Press Writer

IBP/ap

Photo illustration. A New Zealand scientist was sentenced to home detention Thursday for helping his terminally ill mother to die in an act a judge said was motivated by “compassion and love”, rather than personal gain

A New Zealand scientist was sentenced to home detention Thursday for helping his terminally ill mother to die in an act a judge said was motivated by “compassion and love”, rather than personal gain. Sean Davison, a South African-based forensic specialist, admitted helping his 85-year-old mother Patricia commit suicide in the South Island city of Dunedin in 2006 by giving her a drink laced with crushed morphine tablets.

He originally faced up to 14 years’ jail when he was put on trial for attempted murder in the High

Court last month but agreed to plead guilty after prosecutors downgraded the charge to “counselling and procuring suicide”. High Court judge Christine French sentenced Davison to five months’ home detention, saying the 50-year-old knew he was committing a crime in helping his mother die but the offence was “at the lower end of the scale”.

“Although in my view there was significant premeditation, you acted out of compassion and love and not for any personal gain,” French said. Davison’s mother had refused to eat in the weeks leading up to her death, hoping to speed up her demise, and French said she had

remained strong-willed to the last, pressuring her son to end her life.

Outside the court, Davison said his case should never have been prosecuted and called for legal changes to allow voluntary euthanasia. “This trial was not about justice, it was about getting a conviction at all costs,” he told reporters. “I feel the law should be about humanity.”

Davison was arrested in September 2010 but, in an unusual move, he was granted bail, allowing him to return to South Africa after he pledged to return to Dunedin for his trial, partially on the strength of a character reference from Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

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International

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Late winner sends Leverkusen through Reuters

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G e r m a n y â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s L e v e r k u s e n , who face Genk in their last group match in December, top the group on nine points, one ahead of Chelsea and Valencia and are guaranteed progress because of their record against both Chelsea and the Spaniards, who thrashed Genk 7-0 on Wednesday.

A win for Chelsea against Valencia at Stamford Bridge or a goalless draw would send

them through while a score draw or defeat would see the Spaniards into the last 16. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is always a bit lucky if you score in the last minute but we believed in it, we have a young team,â&#x20AC;? Leverkusenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ballack said after victory over his former club. â&#x20AC;&#x153;During the game I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel we believed that we could win the game. Chelsea felt that and got stronger and scored and deserved it , but then we had nothing to lose, we risked a bit more and I think we deserved the victory.â&#x20AC;? After seeing his expensive side fall to a fourth defeat in seven games in all competitions, Chelsea coach Andre Villas-Boas said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a big chance to go 2-0 up but our focus must be on Valencia now. It will be a good head to head battle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were

compact and disciplined until the last moment. In this competition if you make a mistake you pay a heavy price.â&#x20AC;?

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After a mediocre first half where Ballack, marking his 100th international appearance with what turned into a command performance, hit the crossbar with a header, Chelsea took a deserved lead early in the second half when Drogba turned well in the box to score with a low shot.

However the hosts, beaten finalists 10 seasons ago, forced their way back into the game and levelled with a well-crafted goal for substitute Derdiyok a minute after coming on. They then sent their fans wild when Chelsea

fell asleep at a corner and Friedrich rose high to strike at the death. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been suffering a lot, conceding a lot of goals, but we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t conceded from a corner for a long time - I think that was the first time,â&#x20AC;? said VillasBoas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were compact and disciplined in set plays but one detail in the last moment...we need to get the concentration and focus right. No excuses if we have to go one more step up thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what we have to do.â&#x20AC;?

Delighted Leverkusen coach Robin Dutt said his players deserved the win after delivering a passionate performance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just like against Valencia we turned around a game,â&#x20AC;? he told reporters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That shows character and the quality of our team. We will try to hold on to top spot in Genk.â&#x20AC;?

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LONDON - David Ferrer, the lesser known Spaniard in the ATP World Tour Finals, burst out of Rafa Nadalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shadow to reach the last four on Wednesday with a demolition job on world number RQH 1RYDN 'MRNRYLF DW WKH 2 $UHQD :KLOH 1DGDOÂśV SODFH LQ WKH VHPL ÂżQDOV LV VWLOO LQ GRXEW DIWHU KLV WKUDVKLQJ DW WKH KDQGV RI 5RJHU )HGHUHU RQ 7XHVGD\ ZRUOG QXPEHU ÂżYH )HUUHU PDGH VXUH KH ZLOO be around at the weekend with a 6-3 6-1 defeat of the yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outstanding player.

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Spainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s David Ferrer reacts to his win over Novak Djokovic at the end of a round robin single tennis match at the ATP World Tour Finals at O2 Arena in London, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.

In the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other match, Czech Tomas Berdych saved a match point against Djokovicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic to seal a 2-6 6-3 7-6 victory which means the calculators may be needed to decide who finishes runner-up in Group A on Friday. The complications mean Djokovic could beat Davis Cup team mate Tipsarevic, a stand-in for injured Briton Andy Murray, and still fail to go through while a defeat, providing Ferrer beats Berdych, would see him survive.

Whatever the maths, Djokovic said he would need to play â&#x20AC;&#x153;50 percentâ&#x20AC;? better in his next match. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have no words to explain this match,â&#x20AC;?

Djokovic, who went on a 41-match winning rampage at the start of the year and claimed three of the yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four majors, told reporters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing was going well. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play at least 50 percent better than I did tonight, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have any chance. You always hope that tomorrow will bring something better.â&#x20AC;? In front of another sell-out

crowd in the 17,500-capacity arena, Djokovic began solidly enough as WKH ÂżUVW VL[ JDPHV RI WKH PDWFK ZHQW with serve.

However, when the terrier-like Ferrer raced across court on break point to whip a forehand down the OLQH WKDW FDXJKW KLV RSSRQHQW Ă&#x20AC;DW footed at the net, the match ceased to become a real contest as the 29year-old from Valencia ran way with it. He broke the Djokovic serve again to win the opening set and he needed nothing spectacular in the second set as Djokovic offered little resistance.

The Serbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mounting unforced error tally spoke volumes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m embarrassed to look at the stats,â&#x20AC;? Djokovic, who made 33 unforced errors, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All credit to my opponent, he played a great match but, you know, I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t there.â&#x20AC;?

SKEWED VOLLEY

World number nine Tipsarevic, one of the yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most improved

players, can no longer reach the semiÂżQDOV DIWHU KLV GHIHDW E\ %HUG\FK although he can content himself with his $70,000 fee for being an alternate and the $120,000 participation fee after replacing the injured Andy Murray.

He should also have banked another $120,000 for a round-robin victory but a skewed volley on match point in the deciding set tiebreaker proved extremely costly. Berdych looked set for a second consecutive defeat, after his three-set loss to Djokovic on Monday, when Tipsarevic turned the breaker round to lead 6-5 on serve.

He struck lucky though as Tipsarevic let him off the hook. First the bearded Serbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s backhand volley went inches wide of the sideline on match point.

He followed that with a crazy double fault and the match ended painfully when he stumbled over trying to return a Berdych serve. In trying to get to his feet he fell again and ended up in a heap as a relieved Berdych played the ball away into an empty court.

$3 6RXUFHV 7DONV UHVXPH WRZDUG HQGLQJ 1%$ ORFNRXW Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Talks aimed at ending the NBA lockout have resumed, two people with knowledge of the situation said Wednesday, with a quick settlement necessary to start the season by Christmas.

The discussions began quietly Tuesday and are expected to continue through the Thanksgiving holiday, the people told The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the talks were supposed to remain confidential.

The talks between representatives of the owners and players are now centered on settling their lawsuits: The players filed an antitrust lawsuit against the league in Minnesota and the league filed a pre-emptive suit in New York, seeking to prove the lockout was legal.

Neither side commented on the talks, first reported by Yahoo Sports, though the league said in a statement it â&#x20AC;&#x153;remains in favor of a negotiated resolutionâ&#x20AC;? to the lockout.

The news revived the hopes of saving the Christmas slate, when the league schedules some marquee matchups to kick off its national TV package. The NBA finals rematch between Dallas and Miami was to headline three games this season The league had wanted to open a 72-game schedule on Dec. 15, pushing the start of the playoffs and finals back a week, if players had agreed to the last offer. But players rejected the ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; most recent proposal on Nov. 14, announcing instead they were disbanding the union to pave the way to sue the league.

The plan now would be for 66 games if a resolution comes soon.

The league played a 50-game schedule in 1998-99 during its last lockout, when a deal didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come until January, so thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still hope of some games this season even if it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t include Christmas. Commissioner David Stern has said it would take about 30 days from an agreement to the start of the regular season.

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NBA Player Roger Mason, Jr., joins volunteers as they distribute turkeys in Harlem as Part of AssociationĂ­s Nationwide Season of Feeding Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, in New York.

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McLaren focused on Mercedes future McLaren insists that it is fully focused on a future with current partner Mercedes-Benz, despite recent speculation linking it with a switch to Honda.

Although McLaren and MercedesBenz’s relationship has shifted from equity partners to customers in recent years, with the German car manufacturer’s primary efforts now on its own works team, there appears to be every intention for the relationship to continue.

McLaren managing director Jonathan Neale told a Vodafone phone-in on Wednesday that talk of it working towards a Honda deal was incorrect, and that there is every intention of it continuing its tie-up with Mercedes-Benz.

“That is all wide of the mark,” said Neale about the Honda speculation. “We are very

AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili

McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton from Britain raises his fist after he wins the Emirates Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina racetrack, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011.

happy with and enjoying our partnership with Mercedes-Benz. We are not quite sure where that story came from in truth.

“But I can stop the rumour and say that we are entirely focused on our Mercedes-Benz relationship. It is a long one spanning many wins and championships and long may it continue.”

When asked if there was some worry that McLaren enters an era as only a customer team, while Red Bull Racing has full ‘works’ backing, Neale said: “I don’t think that’s a concern.

“Of course Mercedes have their own team and it is right and proper that a

degree of focus is going in that direction.

I have just been talking this morning to Thomas Fuhr (Managing Director of Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines) at Mercedes-Benz - we speak frequently - and we want the same thing.

“It’s in our interest to have a consistent engine. Thomas was pleased Mercedes got six cars in the top ten in qualifying on Saturday in Abu Dhabi. They take real pleasure and delight in that, as they should. And of course we like to beat them all as well, so that worked well for us. They are formidable technical partners and we enjoy that relationship.”

Brawn open to new deal for Schumacher MERCEDES GP boss Ross Brawn has not ruled out a new deal for Michael Schumacher after his current one expires.

The seven-time champion has a contract with the team until the end of the 2012 season, but Brawn says there is no reason not to extend it if Schumacher, who turns 43 in January, and the team enjoy a strong campaign next year.

“The contract includes one more season, but obviously should we both have a good year, both the team and Michael, then why not carry on for another year?” Brawn told Autosprint. “It all depends on 2012: midway through next season we’ll take a collective decision. I’m very calm: we have plans, at the moment, and I really don’t believe he’s thinking of going elsewhere...”

AP Photo/Hassan Ammar Brawn conceded his team has not Mercedes Grand Prix driver Michael Schumacher of Germany walks in the performed as expected this year, but he was still encouraged by his squad’s paddock at the Yas Marina racetrack, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, ability to extract the maximum from the car it had, especially during the Thursday, Nov.10, 2011.

second half of the season. “For sure, in the second half of the season, we’ve extracted everything we could extract out of the car,” he added. “The team has done very well, just like the drivers. We don’t yet have a good enough car, but we are improving on this front too.

“But as a team, I repeat, we can be reasonably satisfied with what we’ve got out of the car. Just to be clear: I’m not saying we’re content with the results thus far. We aren’t competitive enough to get regularly on the podium or to do even better. “Performance-wise we must improve, but as a team - and I’m talking about everyone’s effort, reliability, preparation - we are top class.”

Mercedes has ramped up its efforts to return to winning ways year, signing former Ferrari technical director Aldo Costa as well as Geoff Wills, who will join technical director Bob Bell. Brawn is hopeful the new structure will reap rewards.