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Mangupura - Everyone is prohibited to do any activities in the coastal area of Kuta Beach. It is applied because the bad weather condition which happen in the last few days. The restriction was given on Thursday, January 26, 2012.
The bad weather created big waves and made the water went up to the beach. This condition made the Balawista or lifeguard placed red flag which is the sign not to do any activities in the area. The Head of Kuta Security Officer, IGN Tresna, said that the waves could up to 5 meters high since the last few days. On Wednesday, January 25, the water even could reach the Balawista posts
and make all the sellers in the area panicked. The bad weather also destroyed the glasses in some hotels in Kuta. Tresna urged the tourists to obey the rules and prohibition by the authorized officers. The Coordinator of Balawista Badung, I Ketut Ipel , said that the department employed more officers on the beach and add more signs.(kmb25)
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BULELENG - Bad weather happening in the waters of northern Bali within the past few days made the officers of a number of traditional ports spreading in the coastal area of Buleleng vigilant. To that end, a total of seven ports were forced to be closed to anticipate the occurrence of marine accidents. The closure was estimated to last until the sea weather returned to normal. Observation in several areas of the central fish base (PPI) at Sawan Village, Sangsit Subdistrict, Wednesday (Jan 25), indicated that
situation at the PPI looked quiet. No freight unloading activities were visible on the PPI pier and other piers around the location. Meanwhile, the stalls and small boats of local fishermen were also drawn to a safer place to avoid the brunt of waves. Then, from the verge of pier, the height of ocean waves reached 3 meters. Such condition caused the authority to close the PPI temporarily until the sea weather returned to normal. As a rule, every two or three days a ship from Supekan Island, Madura, would anchor on the pier to unload and upload its
freights. However, since the high waves occurred the activities on the pier were stopped because the ship crewmen from Supekan had received information about the high waves ensued at the PPI so the loading and unloading activities could not be carried out. Cessation of the port activities at the PPI Sangsit made dozens of port workers unemployed. As a result, they lost daily income of transporting goods from ships to mainland since it stopped for a few days. Now, the workers could only daydream while searching for a second job to support their family.
The Head of Buleleng Port Office, Gede Putrawan, said in his office on Wednesday the closed traditional ports were the Pegametan, Banyumandi (Gerokgak Subdistrict), Brongbong (Seririt Subdistrict), Temukus (Banjar Subdistrict), Buleleng (Buleleng Subdistrict), the PPI Sangsit (Sawan Subdistrict), and Tembok (Tejakula Subdistrict). Previously, those traditional ports were used for location of freight loading and unloading and crossing service to regional destinations like Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Madura and Maluku. Continued on page 6
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$KHDG RI Galungan, people JR WR SDZQVKRS Denpasar (Bali Post)—
Ahead of Galungan celebration, people began to go to pawnshop. Although the increase cannot be predicted until the celebration day, lately the number has grown a lot compared to normal days. “Aweek before Galungan, the people rushing to pawnshop rose up to 20 percent if compared to normal days which only ranged from 100 to 150 requests SHU GD\ ´ VDLG 2SHUDWLRQDO 0DQDJHU RI 3HJDGDLDQ RI 'HQSDVDU %UDQFK 2IÂżFH RQ -DODQ 7KDPULQ 0DGH 0DULDZDQ ZKHQ contacted on Wednesday (Jan 25). According to him, aside from the number of people’s arrival, similar surge ZDV DOVR YLVLEOH LQ WKH XQLW RIÂżFHV ZKHUH they continued to lack of capital every GD\ 2Q QRUPDO GD\V HDFK XQLW RIÂżFH required an additional capital of approximately IDR 50 million. However, before Galungan they required up to IDR 100 million or more. Nevertheless, the surge in mortgage application ahead of religious holiday celebration posed a routine phenomenon always repeating every six months. “Especially in our working area, the most application occurred ahead RI *DOXQJDQ 0HDQZKLOH DKHDG RI other celebration did not show off a VLJQLÂżFDQW LQFUHDVH LQ ORDQ DSSOLFDtion,â€? he explained.
Explained, most of the goods pawned by people ahead of Galungan were gold jewelries like necklaces, bracelets and other jewelry. The amount reached 90 percent. This trend happened because the disbursement process of gold jewelry was faster than other goods. “The process of funding application of gold jewelry only takes about 15 PLQXWHV 0HDQZKLOH GRFXPHQW VXFK as certificate of vehicle ownership (BPKB) takes two to three days. For BPKB document, we must check the physical condition of vehicle along IBP/File with the annual tax payment. Except, Farmer is working in his rice ďŹ eld. Being a farmer indeed faces a lot of obstacles, ranging they want to mortgage BPKB docu- from the constraints of human resources to the problem of production, marketing and ment along with vehicle, the process lack of partisanship rules that can save the farmers in Bali. will go on faster, about one day,â€? he explained. Similar conditions also occurred in the Pegadaian of Kreneng Branch Office. The branch supervising eight units handled the loan application for 250 people a week while on normal days reached 150 people. government, namely prospering certain quality. These cannot be 0RVW SHRSOH PRUWJDJHG JROG MHZHOU\ Denpasar (Bali Post)— Being a farmer indeed faces a farmers. All farmers want it, so IXOÂżOOHG ´ KH H[SODLQHG reaching 92 percent. (par) Programs and subsidies lot of obstacles, ranging from the that government will not only constraints of human resources to shout an empty slogan to help launched by government, parthe problem of production, mar- farmers, while in the reality the ticularly in an effort to increase keting and lack of partisanship fund allocated to agriculture is the agricultural sector, he acknowledged, had been good. rules that can save the farmers in only a few,â€? he explained. 0DUNHWLQJ FRQVWUDLQWV IRU WKH Unfortunately, the program had Bali. A large number of agricultural commodities coming from agricultural products in Bali was not fully touched the farmers outside Bali have also become also acknowledged by the Dean in Bali. To further optimize PDI-P cadre from Buleleng. Denpasar (Bali Post)— one of the causes making the of the Faculty of Agriculture, the knowledge of farmers, esFurthermore, he expected that Bali Balinese people who have relatives agricultural products of Bali less University of Warmadewa, Nyo- pecially in terms of marketing, transmigrating in South Lampung, Government could immediately comman Kaca. According to him, in the important role of extension competitive. HVSHFLDOO\ DW 6LGRZDOX\R 9LOODJH municate and make coordination with Ketut Suardana, one of the terms of production, most farm- workers (PPL) was urgently Sidomulyo Subdistrict, were asked the Government of South Lampung farmers, once said that the fate ers were felt to have been able required. “Ironically, almost all to stay calm. They were also urged because the incident took place in the of farmers was currently always to produce agricultural products extension workers in Bali have not to be easily provoked by issues area becoming the settlement of Baoppressed. Its human resources whose quality was undoubtedly retired, so the extension function disturbing the atmosphere which linese transmigrants. “Appropriately, had not got attention from the to be marketed. However, lack providing information on marthe Bali Government communicates could annoy the peace in Bali. government so that farmers gen- of integration (link and match) keting and trainings to farmers “We urge the Balinese to stay calm with the Lampung Government to erally had lower capabilities. He among the various parties, es- cannot be realized properly. At and not to be easily provoked,â€? said DSSHDVH WKH ORFDO FRPPXQLW\ 0RUHacknowledged that farmers were pecially in connecting the vi- the moment, Bali itself has not Deputy Chairman of the Commission over, in Bali had circulated a short indeed still awry, if they contin- sion and mission of improving had the agricultural extension ,9 RI %DOL +RXVH .HWXW .DUL\DVD PHVVDJH 606 WKDW VHHPHG WR SURued to do production it would lose the income of farmers in Bali, agency,â€? he explained. voke the situation,â€? he said. Adnyana, Wednesday (Jan 25). Nyoman Kaca added that in marketing. If they did not do caused the problem still to haunt He did hope that Bali GovernKariyasa Adnyana added that the 'HQSDVDU 0XQLFLSDOLW\ FRXOG EH the production, many agricultural the farmers. case of clashes occurred at the local ment also sent envoys to the area used as an example in an effort to “Knowledge of farmers in commodities would be brought in village had now been handled by lo- of transmigrants from Bali to know marketing remains low so they help farmers, especially in marfrom outside Bali. FDO JRYHUQPHQW RIÂżFLDO DQG SROLFH about the real situation after the “We are puzzled to be a farm- are unable to compete against keting of the agricultural prodOn that account, the Balinese were clashes. As reported previously, the er. Other than having low quality large farms. Even, the agricul- ucts through the farmer market asked to remain calm in order to clashes taking place on Tuesday (Jan of human resources, we also still ture and tourism that should activity held every 3-4 months. keep the peace. “Indeed, the clashes 24) at Napal Hamlet, Sidowaluyo occurred at the transmigration area 9LOODJH 6RXWK /DPSXQJ UHVXOWHG face other obstacles, including be supporting each other stay “Other than facilitation through the marketing. If necessary, the to run partially or individually. the marketing activities like mostly dwelled by residents from in 60 houses burned and 23 others price should be increased steadily On the other hand, in the free farmer markets, the budget for Bali. If some people could not contact damaged. In the incident, at least so the income of farmers in Bali market era Balinese farmers are the agricultural sector should be their relatives in Lampung, it was eight motorcycles and four units of goes up, and then the welfare will required to prepare continuous increased to seriously revive the merely the matter of communication tractors owned by residents were come true as always echoed by agricultural production and have sector,â€? he said. disturbance after the clash,â€? said the also burned. (kmb13)
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CAIRO - Tens of thousands massed in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and other Egyptian cities on Wednesday, a year after an uprising erupted that toppled Hosni Mubarak, spurred on revolts across the region and exposed rifts in the Arab world’s most populous state. United last year by popular anger at Mubarak and his 30-year rule, Egyptians gathering on the January 25 anniversary were in high spirits but divided between activists demanding a swift end to army rule and Islamists celebrating their dramatic change in fortunes after emerging victors in a parliamentary election. One group of mostly youths in Tahrir stood near a street where protesters clashed in November and December with police and the army, chanting “Down with military rule” and “Revolution until victory, revolution in all of Egypt’s streets.” With the 83-year-old Mubarak on trial for his life but a new parliament installed this week that is dominated by his Islamist adversaries, some of the youthful
activists who turned to the Internet to launch last year’s revolt are disenchanted, weary of army rule but fearful the Islamists may also stifle their hopes. Protesters mistrust the military council that took charge on February 11 last year when Mubarak was driven out and which is led by the man who was his defense minister for two decades, Field Marshall Mohamed Hussein Tantawi. The army has vowed to relinquish power after a presidential poll in June. On the other side of the packed Tahrir Square, a vast plaza where protesters fought fierce battles with police during the 18-day uprising last year, supporters of the once banned Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamists grouped to celebrate. “I’m very happy with the anniversary of January 25. We never dreamed of this. The revolution’s victory was reaped with the elected parliament,” said Khaled Mohamed, 41, a member of the Brotherhood whose Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) secured the biggest bloc in parliament after the first free vote in decades.
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Congress Party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi delivers a speech during a Congress election campaign rally in the village of Chabhal, some 25 km from Amritsar, on January 25.
India’s ruling party, Rahul Gandhi face poll tests Agence France Presse
Five Indian states go to the polls starting from Saturday, putting the reputation of the beleaguered ruling Congress party to the test, as well as the credibility of its young leader Rahul Gandhi.
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Egyptians carry a large national flag with Arabic writing that reads, “President before constitution,” in Tahrir Square during the first anniversary to mark the beginning of the popular uprising that unseated President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012.
Gandhi, the prince of the NehruGandhi political dynasty that has dominated India for most of its postindependence period, has taken centre stage during campaigning for the polls. He has criss-crossed the most important election-bound state that is also home to his parliamentary constituency, Uttar Pradesh (UP), and has also swung through neighbouring Uttarakhand and northwestern Punjab.
In each, the 41-year-old leader widely tipped as a future prime minister has done his best to sell the Congress party whose reputation has been battered at the national level by allegations of corruption and mismanagement. If the unmarried heir-apparent can improve on his party’s woeful performance in the last UP elections in 2007, he can look forward to a shot of “political viagra,” says political analyst Uday Bhaskar.
“Rahul Gandhi is being tested,” says the director of the National Maritime Foundation, a New Delhibased think-tank. “If he is able to swing UP, he is going to be cheered.” But the Congress party, a national secular force with its roots in the country’s independence movement, has seen its dominance country-wide eroded as regional parties come to the fore. One of them, the Bahujan Samaj Party of mercurial low-caste leader Mayawati, gave an illustration of this in 2007 when she swept to power in UP by exploiting support among the former “Untouchable” or Dalit classes.
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Just back to work after a medical leave, President Cristina Kirchner accused Prime Minister David Cameron of portraying Argentina as “violent” in the Falkland Islands dispute. Kirchner, dressed in black and a small surgery scar visible on her throat, plunged back into one of her country’s most sensitive and longest-running disputes: over the South Atlantic islands Britain has held since 1833, and Buenos Aires considers its own. “They are trying to paint us as bad guys, or violent guys and
really, that is not who we are,” Kirchner told a packed auditorium in a lengthy speech after 20 days of medical leave for thyroid surgery. Cameron had accused Argentina of a “colonialist” attitude, a comment which enraged many in Argentina. Protesters marched on the British embassy in Buenos Aires on Friday, burning the Union Jack, and demanding Argentina snap diplomatic ties with London. “The United Nations Committee on Decolonization has 16 cases open on places that remain colonies, of which 10 are British colonies, and one of the best known is our
beloved Malvinas islands,” Kirchner stressed. She said she would keep using diplomacy to try to bring back the islands under the control of Buenos Aires. “We are not part of any country’s invading strike force,” Kirchner said in a swipe at Britain’s international military role. “Our armed forces only take part in peacekeeping missions. And that is a political decision of democratic governments since 1983.” Renewed tensions come months before the 30th anniversary of the brief, but bloody, war between the two countries over the islands.
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President Cristina Kirchner speaks at the presidential house, on January 25, 2012 in Buenos Aires, on her first public appearance after she had her thyroid gland removed.
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Another advantage of Bali is recorded by the world. A tourism business getting involved in the management of meeting, incentive, convention, exhibition (MICE) namely PT. Pacific World Nusantara was just awarded The Best Professional Incentive Travel. It was an award delivered by the Venue magazine which is affiliated with the Ministry of Tourism and the Creative Economy of the Republic Indonesia. The award was received by the Regional Country Manager of PT. Pacific World Nusantara IB. Surakusuma coinciding with the Indonesia MICE Outlook & Award 2011 at the Hotel Atlet Century Park Jakarta. Achievement of the award
definitely added to the series of world achievements won by the Pacific World Nusantara. The domestic and foreign awards achieved were such as from the ITTA as the Leading Tour Operator in Indonesia, South Africa - as the Best DMC (Destination Management Company), The Best DMC from CEI Magazine based in Hong Kong, and as The Best Preferred Partner from Maritz US. For Lolec, as he familiarly greeted, the awards received really made him proud and they also had an impact on Bali. The world would note that Bali was capable of organizing MICE tourists, especially in the field of incentive. “However, the next challenge, government in this regard the Directorate of MICE
and Economic Creative should develop the incentive tours more seriously. Indeed, the MICE activities especially incentive could be developed in all tourism in Indonesia,” he explained. Lolec who is also Chairman of the INCCA Bali said that Pacific World Nusantara had deeply involved in the incentive sector for over 30 years. In his journey he noted that incentive tourism activities in Bali and Indonesia were faced with various temptations, such as the Bali bombing disaster, terrorist threat, the issue of earthquake and tsunami. “Thankfully, the Pacific World Nusantara can survive and remains consistent to develop MICE tourism (incentive) to the future,” said Lolec
According to Lolec, since 1996 the incentive tourism activities had developed in Bali and Indonesia. Some of them were from companies with the automotive, software, insurance, consultancy, medical, and cosmetics background. “For example, in 2011 Pacific World Nusantara handled nearly 1,800 incentive tourists of cosmetic manufacturers from around the world,” said Lolec. The man who is also a cartoonist then added that formation of the tourism-related organizations such as GIPI and central BPPI was expected to support the MICE activities in the future, so it could develop into a better condition and be beneficial for the economy of Bali and Indonesia.
Temple Ceremony Calendar Event for January 4 through 26, 2012 4 Jan Buda Paing Wariga Merajan Pasek Gaduh Kayubihi Bangli. 7 Jan Tumpek Uduh/Pengatag Pura Puseh/Pura Desa Batuan Sukawati Pura Pasek Bendesa Kekeran Mengwi Pura Manik Mas Besakih. 8 Jan Purnama Kepitu Ngusaba Ngaed Pr. Benua - Besakih Pura Dalem Desa Camenggaon - Sukawati Pura Suranadhi Lombok Pura Narmada Lombok Pura Segara Ampenan Lombok Mr Agung Dewa Agung Klungkung Sidemen Karangasem Pura . Merajan Pasek Gelgel Ababi Mr. Pasek gelgel Tista Pura di Gunung - Tianyar Kubu - Karangasem. Pura Pingit Klenting sari Gerokgak - Singaraja Pura di Gunung - Tianyar Tianyar Merajan Pasek Gelgel Ababi Mr. Pasek gelgel Tista Pura di Gunung - Tianyar Kubu - Karangasem Pura Pingit Klenting sari Gerokgak - Singaraja Pura Payogan Agung Kutai Kartanegara. 11 Jan Buda Wage Warigadean. Pura Kepisah Sumerta Denpasar Pura Pasek Gelgel Pura Pasek Gelgel Pura Puncaksari Penarukan Peninjoan Bangli Pura Bangun Sakti Besakih Pura Antegsari Kaba-Kaba Kediri Tabanan Pura Pesimpangan Batur Pande Kaba-Kaba Kediri Tabanan 13 Jan Sukra Umanis Warigadean Odalan Ida Ratu di Penataran Agung Besakih
Odalan Ida Ratu Puraus Merajan Salonding Besakih. 15 Jan Redite Pon Julungwangi Pura Panti Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Banjar Singaraja. 17 Jan Anggar Kasih Julungwangi Pura Tirtaharum Tegalwangi Bangli Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Wanasari Tabanan Pura Pasek Tangguntiti Jakatebel Tabanan Pura Pasek Bendesa Sangsit Buleleng Pura Dalem Waturenggong Taro Tegalalang Pura Ibu (Pura Kaja) Wanasari Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Tulikup Pura manik Bingin Sidemen. 18 Jan Buda Umanis Julungwangi Pura Penetaran Gana Bebalang Bangli Pura Dalem Gede Banjar Pande Bangli Pura Puncaksari Sangeh Abiansemal Pura Dadia Agung Pasek Sanak Sapta Resi Sidan Gianyar Merajan Pasek Tohjiwa Jakatebel Merajan Pasek Prateka Batusesa Odalan di Mr. Jeroan Dauh Cemenggon Pr. Puseh Penegil Darma Kubutambahan Singaraja. 23 Jan Tilem Kepitu Aci Petahuan Pura Ulun Kulkul Besakih Ngusaba Buluh Pura Benua Kawasan Besakih. 26 Jan Wraspati Wage Sungsang Pura Kawitan Tangkas Kori Agung Desa Tangkas Klungkung Pr. Siang Kangin Tampuagan Tembuku Bangli Odalan Ida Ratu Mas Penataran Agung Besakih Merajan Pasek Gelgel Petemon Merajan Pasek Gelgel MelinggihGelgel Melinggih Odalan Ida Bhatara Bang Tulus Dewa Besakih
Balinese Temple Ceremony EVERY Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc. The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion. The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines. In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.
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French police arrest PIP implant boss Mas Reuters
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Firefighters work on the debris of a collapsed building in Rio de Janeiro January 25, 2012.
Two buildings collapse in Rio de Janeiro Reuters
RIO DE A EIRO - wo buildings collapsed in downtown Rio de aneiro on Wednesday, in the latest incident highlighting the failure of authorities to improve the city’s infrastructure amid preparations to host soccer’s World Cup and the Olympics. Rescue crews pulled four people alive from the debris, with no dead bodies found by midnight, City Mayor Eduardo Paes told reporters at the site. Newswire Agencia Estado reported at least two fatalities in the collapse of both buildings, reportedly 20 and 10 story high. A loud explosion preceded the collapse, which left the surrounding area covered in debris and dust, witnesses said. “It was like an earthquake. First some pieces of the buildings started to fall down. People started to run. And then it all fell down at once,” a witness who identified himself as Gilbert told Reuters. As many as 11 people could be trapped in the wreckage, cable broadcaster Gloominess said. City authorities are assessing the risk of collapse of a damaged adjoining building, local newswires reported, without giving the source of the information. “I ran down the stairs desperate to
escape. Just when I left the building it collapsed. I escaped by the skin of my teeth - it’s the work of God,” Nelson Tomes, 38, an air conditioning technician, told iG newswire. Tomes, who was on the 10th floor of one of the buildings, said he rushed to the stairwell after he heard a “huge noise.” T images showed cars covered with concrete and steel rods. Light, the electricity distribution company serving the city, cut power to the area to avert the possibility of fires after a strong smell of gas was detected, the T broadcasters said. Rio de Janeiro is struggling to address concerns over poor infrastructure as it prepares to co-host the soccer World Cup in 2014 and the Olympic Games two
years later. The incident comes months after an explosion apparently caused by a gas leak ripped through a restaurant in downtown Rio, killing three people and igniting concerns over the state of the city’s infrastructure. In recent months, Rio’s inhabitants have had to deal with unexpected explosions of sewer lines and landslides in some city slums caused by heavy rain and deforestation. The collapsed buildings, which housed a bakery and an Itau Univac Holding bank branch, were near the headquarters of state-controlled companies including oil producer Petrograd and development bank BODES. Traffic in the area and service in neighboring subway stations was been suspended, the T channels reported.
MAR EILLE, France - Jean-Claude as, whose breast implant firm Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) has sparked an international health scandal by using substandard silicone, was arrested on Thursday and could be charged with manslaughter, a French police source told Reuters. He was arrested at around 7 a.m. (1 a.m. ET) at his home in southern France and police searched the premises. He will be held for 48 hours while investigators decide whether to charge him with involuntary manslaughter and causing injury. A second PIP executive, former chief financial officer Claude Couty, was also arrested under an investigation that was opened in the southern port city of arseille, close to PIP’s former premises, on December 8. The probe followed the death from cancer in 2010 of a woman with PIP implants, although health authorities in France and elsewhere have stressed the is no proven link to cancer from the PIP implants. Lawyers for women who have filed complaints over their implants hailed the arrest as excellent news. “This is a comfort for the victims,” said Laurent Gaudon, whose clients accuse PIP and surgeons who used its implants of fraud. “It’s the feeling that justice is advancing and they have not been forgotten. It’s the assurance that the guilty are at last going to be held accountable.”
Ex-Romanian dictator’s gifts up for auction Associated Press Writer
BUCHAREST, Romania What did they give the dictator who had everything An African leopardskin or a silver dove a novel offering from the former Shah of Iran are just two examples of gifts received by Nicolae Ceausescu that will be auctioned off Thursday, on what would have been the late Romanian leader’s 94th birthday. The auction which is billed “the Golden Age” is a reference to the final years of Ceausescu’s rule, when Communist Party officials painted a rosy picture of life in Romania, while, in reality, people struggled with food shortages, power outages and the dreaded Securitate secret police which kept tabs on the population of 23 million with an army of 760,000 informers. Ceausescu, known as “the Genius of the Carpathians,” was overthrown during the 1989 anti-communist uprising and executed with his wife Elena after a summary trial on Christmas Day, 1989. “This auction is first of its kind gathering together objects from private collections and items that belonged to the family which were sold by the state,” ihail Stomff, head of private sales at Artmark auction house told the Associated Press. “The value is foremost a historical one.”
Bad weather... From page 1 “We have made coordination with the official at each port. Apparently, without being closed the ship crewmen had known about the weather conditions at sea. During the high waves these days, they do not dare go to sea and wait for the weather to normal,” he said. eanwhile, observation at Anturan fishing village, Buleleng Subdistrict, the 3-meter-high waves had made the sea water reach the yard of people’s house. Despite high waves, people preferred to stay at home. If the wave conditions continued to grow higher, they would just flee to a safer home of their family. “I’ve been familiar with this condition but remain vigilant. If the waves grow higher, I will flee,” said one of the local residents, Kadek Parwata. (kmb)
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President postpones cabinet session on agrarian policy Antara
JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here on Thursday postponed a cabinet session on agrarian policy indefinitely, presidential spokesman Julian Aldrin Pasha said here on Thursday. AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara
Recently detained Afghan asylum seekers sit inside a cell at a detention house in Medan, North Sumatra, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. Indonesia is a major launching post for Afghans, Iranian and Iraqis seeking refuge in Australia.
President discusses establishment of infrastructure bank Antara
JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono chaired a limited cabinet meeting at his office on Wednesday to discuss the establishment of a special bank that could provide funds for infrastructure development. Attended by Vice President Boediono, the limited cabinet meeting was held for Coordinating Minister for Economy Hatta Rajasa and Bank Indonesia, the central bank Governor Darmin Nasution to explain the readiness to establish an infrastructure bank. In his introduction before starting
the meeting, President Yudhoyono said the presence of an infrastructure bank was of a great importance to ensure the availability of infrastructure funds in the Master Plan for the Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia`s Economic Development (MP3EI). “In the limited cabinet meeting in the field of economy, we will discuss a number of issues related to banking, more specially about the plan and policy to establish a kind of infrastructure bank,” the president said in his introduction. According to the president, the presence of an infrastructure bank was an important part of eco-
nomic development that should be launched immediately if its concept of implementation had been drawn up. The head of state added that the infrastructure bank would guarantee the implementation of every project in the Master Plan for the Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia`s Economic Development. “The MP3EI is the priority to build infrastructure across Indonesia because we have had plan and policy and the groundbreaking has been done. But we have to ensure the matters related to the presence of an infrastructure bank,” the president said.
Garuda wins “Indonesian most admired company award” Antara
SURABAYA - National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has won an “Indonesian Most Admired Company Award” from Fortune Indonesia magazine for its success in implementing good corporate transformation program. The award was an achievement the management of Garuda Indonesia could be proud of, Garuda technical and management director Hadinoto Soedigno said here on Wednesday. “The achievement proves that all the efforts we have made to improve services and to conduct corporate transformation have given us good results, particularly
the public`s positive perception and appreciation (of Garuda`s performance),” Hadinoto said in a press statement. The magazine`s appreciation for Garuda`s transformation program was based on the results of a survey and research as well as on the public`s assessment of companies in Indonesia, he said. “The assessment covered a number of aspects including leadership, management system, innovation, financial performance, corporate social responsibilities (CSR), human resources development, and development of managerial team,” he said. The award also went to other companies, including Unilever, Bank Mandiri, Telkom, Medco,
BRI, Indosat, Aneka Tambang, and BCA. Hadinoto said last year Garuda also won a number of awards from both national and international organizations in recognition of its achievement. The awards included “Top Brand Award”, “Indonesia Best Brand Award”, “Annual Report Award”, and “Good Corporate Governance/ GCG Awards` from national organizations. Also last year, Garuda won “World`s Most Improved Airline” from Skytrax London, an independent global airline rating agency, and “Airline Turnaround of the Year” from the Center of Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA).
He said the cabinet session on agrarian policy and the Master Plan on Accelerated Poverty Eradication in Indonesia (MP3KI) was supposed to be held on Thursday. “Since inputs are still required for a more comprehensive agrarian policy, in addition to the preparation for the MP3KI, the cabinet session has been postponed by the president,” Julian said, adding that the president`s agenda was an internal matter and closed for the media. According to Julian, the head of state was scheduled to chair a meet-
ing at Bogor Palace on Friday but it was also an internal one and not for media coverage. But the presidential spokesman did not explain in detail the president`s agenda at Bogor Palace and only said that the president would be at the palace until Saturday. Julian said President Yudhoyono would also leave for Palembang, South Sumatra, on Monday morning, January 30 for a working visit and return to Jakarta in the afternoon.
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JAKARTA - The government discussed two options for the financing of infrastructure development at a limited cabinet meeting here on Wednesday. One option was setting up a new financing institution and the other strengthening an existing body, PT Sarana Multi Infrastructure (SMI), Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Darmin Nasution said after the meeting. The meeting of ministers dealing with economic affairs chaired by Presient Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was also attended by Vice President Boediono. Darmin said all proposals and ideas were discussed while the focus was not only on one option and therefore no decision had been made. He however added that a decision would be made soon. “This is a very useful stage before concluding hopefully in the not too distant future whether we will strengthen the existing institution or set up a new one,” he said. Darmin said it was not impossible for the government to set up an institution like Bank Pembangunan Indonesia (Bapindo) that operated during the New Order government. He said countries generally had a special bank that was charged with collecting development funds to
finance not only infrastructure but also other projects. He said it was possible for a bank like that to be set up without necessarily repeating the mistakes made in the 1997/1998 crisis under present economic conditions which were marked by good growth and stability. “Indeed an institution like that must be made really professional so that no moral hazard will come from its customers, management, supervision, owners or others,” he said. Darmin said the government had so far been considering to strengthen the existing institution because setting up a new one would take time, adding that PT SMI would soon issue bonds. He believed the government could collect a large amount of funds from bonds as the country`s economic conditions were good with its investment rating also rising. “Our funds sources will be more open than before and so it will be up to us to be ready to exploit them or not,” he said. Chief economic minister Hatta Radjasa meanwhile said he thought it would be better for the government to use the existing institution or set up a special desk in state-owned banks to specially deal with infrastructure development funding.
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Bali Today Agro-industry resolves agricultural problems in Bali Bali Post
DE PA AR - he matter of continuity, uality and uantity has become classical problem faced by the agricultural sector in Bali. Many farmers complained about their redundant products because theirs could not be absorbed ma imally by the market. Conversely, the industry perpetrators complained about the supply of agricultural products of Bali as they had not met the uality and continuity. Chairman of the Indonesian Farmers Association (HKTI) of Bali Chapter, Prof. Nyoman Suparta, judged that Bali Government remained to overcome the problems in the stage of discourse. “Government program addressing the agricultural issues is still generic where it is too focused on the production, whereas farmers are quite capable of doing it until that stage,� said Nyoman Suparta when contacted on Wednesday (Jan 25). According to him, the vision of agriculture was agri-business that did not only get involved in the production. To that end, the government should build and strengthen the agricultural marketing system in the future. Government, especially the Agriculture Agency and Industry and Trade Agency should make collaboration with stakeholders as well as possible build a marketing system with a guarantee
of certainty. “Government should also immediately boost the agro-industry of processing in order the harvest SURGXFWV FDQ EH TXLFNO\ DQG GHÂżnitely channeled to the industrial market. Other than holding promotion, fanaticism to use the local agricultural products should be LQWHQVLÂżHG ´ KH VDLG He said the promotion on the use of agricultural products should be launched so the community would feel drugged. So far, the use of local agricultural products was still minimal, where people preferred the agricultural products imported from other country. “In addition, government should also encourage farmers to improve the quality, quantity and continuity of their SURGXFWV ´ KH DIÂżUPHG An agricultural expert from Warmadewa University, Dr. I Gusti Bagus Udayana, said the problems
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required a packaging and transportation technology to resolve the problem. ost agricultural products were also highly seasonDO DQG LQĂ€XHQFHG E\ FRQGLWLRQV VR that the continuity aspect of the agro-industrial products turned insecure. “Certainly all the elements such as government, stakeholders and universities must work together and farmers must have the commitment and be solid,â€? he said. Bagus Udayana judged the quality of the agricultural and agro-industrial products produced was generally low so they had GLIÂżFXOWLHV LQ PDUNHW FRPSHWLWLRQ both at home and overseas. In addition, most small-scale industries employed low technology. It consequently became an obstacle to promote the sector, including investments. “There are two ways to resolve the problems in the agricultural VHFWRU QDPHO\ HIÂżFLHQF\ LQ WKH production process and prioritizing the development of agro-industries based on local resources,
so in the era of globalization the prospects will be very bright and it can possibly become a key sector,â€? he said. $IÂżUPHG WKH UROH RI JRYHUQPHQW as a bridge to connect with relevant agencies in the production process was very important from raw materials, processing, marketing DQG ÂżQDQFH 2Q WKDW DFFRXQW UHODtion of government, stakeholder, universities and farmers should be synergic. eanwhile, a lecturer of the Faculty of Economics, Warmadewa University, I Wayan Arjana, said that government should make concrete steps to save the agriculture. aintaining farmland was an urgent problem that should be overcome by Bali Government through the government programs in advancing the agricultural sector. “So far, the endeavor of government to promote the agricultural sector is still limited in discourse. Until now, there is no government program being capable of promoting the sector. As consequence, the conversion of land function turns rampant,â€? he concluded. (par)
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Galungan celebration Galungan is a Balinese holiday that occurs every 210 days and lasts for 10 days. Kuningan is the last day of the holiday. Galungan means “When the Dharma is winning.â€? During this holiday the Balinese gods visit the Earth and leave on Kuningan. Occurring once in every 210 days in the pawukon (Balinese cycle of days), Galungan marks the beginning of the most important recurring religious ceremony that is celebrated by all Balinese. During the Galungan SHULRG WKH GHLÂżHG DQFHVWRUV RI WKH family descend to their former homes. They must be suitably entertained and welcomed, and prayers and offerings must be made for them.Those families who have ancestors that have not yet been cremated, but are still buried in the village cemetery, must make offerings at the graves. Although Galungan falls on a Wednesday, most Balinese will begin their Galungan ‘holiday’ the day before, where the family is seen to be busily preparing offerings and cooking for the next day. While the women of the household have been busy for days before creating beautifully woven ‘banten’ (offerings made from young coconut fronds), the men of our village usually wake up well before dawn to join with their neighbours to slaughter a pig unlucky enough to be chosen to help celebrate this occasion. Then the ÂżQHO\ GLFHG SRUN LV PDVKHG WR D SXOS with a grinding stone, and moulded onto sate sticks that have been already
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People praying to the temple during Galungan celebration. prepared by whittling small sticks of bamboo. Chickens may also be chosen from the collection of free-range chickens that roam around the house compound. Delicate combinations of various vegetables, herbs and spices are also prepared by the men to make up a selection of ‘lawar’dishes. While much of this cooking is for use in the offerings to be made at the family temple, by mid-morning, once all the FRRNLQJ LV GRQH LW LV WLPH IRU WKH ÂżUVW of a series of satisfying feasts from what has been prepared. While the women continue to be kept busy with the preparations of the many offerings to be made at the family temple on the day of Galungan, the men also have another job to do this day, once the FRRNLQJ LV ÂżQLVKHG $ ORQJ EDPERR pole, or ‘penjor’, is made to decorate
the entrance to the family compound. By lateTuesday afternoon all over Bali the visitor can see these decorative poles creating a very festive atmosphere in the street. On Wednesday, the day of GalunJDQ RQH ZLOO ÂżQG WKDW PRVW %DOLQHVH will try to return to their own ancestral home at some stage during the day, even if they work in another part of the island. This is a very special day for families, where offerings are made to God and to the family ancestors who have come back to rest at this time in their family temple. As well as the family temple, visits are made to the village temple with offerings as well, and to the homes of other families who may have helped the family in some way over the past six months.
SAYUR PAKIS (Fern Tips In Garlic Dressing) OVERVIEW: Fern tips also know as fiddleheads, have delightful, spinach like flavor. INGREDIENTS: 400 gr (12 ½ oz) young fern tips 3 cloves garlic 4 cm (1 ½ in) kencur root, peeled and chopped 4 - 7 bird’s eye chilies 2 tbsp oil ½ tsp salt Ÿ tsp black peppercorns, crushed PREPARATION: 1. Blanch fern tips in boiling water and cool under running water. Drain and dry thoroughly. 2. Place all remaining ingredients in a food processor and blend coarsely, or grind in a stone mortar. 3. Combine this mixture with the vegetables and mix well. Serve at room temperature. (www.baliguide. com/balifood)
JUKUT KAKUL (Snail Soup) OVERVIEW: The French are not the only ones to have a liking for snails. The Balinese gather snails in the rice fields. But you can use the canned variety. Cucumber, zucchini or any other summer squash can be used instead of green papaya. INGREDIENTS: 200 gr unripe green papaya 1 liter chicken stock ½ cup spice paste for seafood 1 stalk lemon grass bruised 2 salam leaves 1 tbsp oil 48 canned snails, washed and drained 1 tsp salt Freshly ground black pepper Fried shallots to garnish PREPARATION: Peel the papaya, cut in half lengthwise and remove the seeds, then cut it lengthwise in 4 or 6 slices. Cut crosswise into slices about 0.5 cm thick. Combine stock, spice paste, lemon grass, salam leaves and oil in a large pot. Bring to boil, and then simmer for 5 minutes. Add papayas and simmer until almost tender. Add the snails and continue cooking until the papaya softens. Season with salt and pepper to taste and garnish with fried shallots. Helpful hint: If you do not care for snails. You can substitute 12 dried black Chinese mushroom. Washed and soaked I warm water for 20minutes. Add them together with the papaya to ensure they will be tender by the time the papaya is cooked. (www.baliguide.com/balifood)
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Tenganan Village IBP
Tenganan Village is one of the oldest Balinese Traditional located in Karangasem Regency, east part of Bali. This village is much referred by cultural literature science of Tenganan Pegringsingan, which is very famous in the island. It own very unique local community life pattern which is one example of Bali Aga Village cultures (Hindu Prehistoric) and different with other countryside in plain of Bali. Nowadays, this village has been appointed as a place for tourist destination which can present the attractive and unique matters which able to add the variation of object and fascination for tourist to come. Tenganan village is geographically situated among the hill in west and east part of this village. This village is located in Manggis sub district and Karangasem Regency or about 1 hour drive from Denpasar Town. It is a small village consisted of three Banjars (group of local community) those are Banjar Kauh, Banjar Tengah and Banjar Pande. The regional of this village is consisted of three complexes those are resident, plantation and rice ďŹ eld complex. The history of Tenganan village is expressed in a few versions. The ďŹ rst version is mentioned that the resident of Tenganan village are come from Paneges Village, a village is located near with Bedahulu
Village that is located Gianyar Regency. The second version is expressed that word of Tenganan recognized in one of Bali inscription that was written by the word of Tranganan. The third version is expressed that the Tenganan Village Resident prays to the Bukit Lempuyang Temple. The word of Tenganan is ascribed by a Tengah root word which can mean to aim to middle of Pegringsingan, the fasten cloth type weave that is typically produce by Tenganan village resident. The structure of resident in Tenganan village is built in linear consisted of six rays. Each of ray consisted of some lawn broadly, the building form where the local community use it to present the handicraft for tourists. All the tradition existences of the human being are harmoniously with the God, human and environment as according to Tri Hita Karana concept. The Tourism Destination of Tenganan remains to draw during the time, goodness as tourism cultural object, tourism nature and agriculture tourism. It is a very famous village throughout Bali where most of the local people knows where it is located. It is located in Karangasem Regency and close to Candidasa. You can ďŹ nd many travel agencies serve the tour to visit this village and you may join Karangasem Tour which you will discover places of interest in east part of Bali including this village.
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BUSINESS Fed says full recovery could take 3 more years Associated Press
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A demonstrator holds a “99%� sign as hundreds of people stage a protest in Hollywood, California on January 25, 2012 against “corporate tax dodgers,� namely FedEx. Increasing taxes on the wealthy would bring fairness to U.S. taxpayers across the board, billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Wednesday, backing the tax reform that President Barack Obama proposed in his State of the Union address.
Billionaire Buffett defends proposed tax rate change Reuters
WASHINGTON - Increasing taxes on the wealthy would bring fairness to U.S. taxpayers across the board, billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Wednesday, backing the tax reform that President Barack Obama proposed in his State of the Union address. On Tuesday, Obama proposed a minimum effective tax rate of 30 percent on those who earn a million dollars or more, reviving his call for the so-called “Buffett rule,â€? designed to prevent millionaires from paying a smaller share of income taxes than middle-class taxpayers. Buffett published an editorial in August stating that his own 17.4 percent effective tax rate was lower than that paid by ZDJH HDUQHUV LQ KLV RIÂżFH +H also said wealthy people should pay more taxes. “The question is what is fair when you have to raise multitrillions to fund the United States of America,â€? Buffett said in a joint interview with his long-time secretary, Debbie Bosanek, on ABC News.
“will not change my behavior. I have paid all different kinds of rates and I’ve always been interested in making money. I EHOLHYH WKLV VKRXOG EH D GHÂżQLQJ issue. Debbie works just as hard as I do and she pays twice the rate I do,â€? said Buffett, a Democrat and Obama supporter. Bosanek pays a tax rate of 35.8 percent on her income, ABC said. She attended Tuesday’s State of the Union address DV D JXHVW RI ÂżUVW ODG\ 0LFKHOOH Obama. “I just feel like an average citizen. I represent the average citizen who needs a voice,â€? Bosanek told ABC. “Everybody in RXU RIÂżFH LV SD\LQJ D KLJKHU WD[ rate than Warren.â€? Buffett said he does not blame Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney or other
wealthy people for paying lower tax rates than most Americans and challenged Congress to make a change. Buffett also lashed out at assertions by some Republicans that the “Buffett rule� is class warfare, the report said. “If this is a war, my side has the nuclear bomb,� Buffett said. “We have K Street (Washington lobbyists). We have Wall Street. Debbie doesn’t have anybody. I want a government that is responsive to the people who got the short straw in life.� Shortly after the proposed millionaires’ surtax was first raised, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell told NBC’s “Meet the Press�: “With regard to (Buffett’s) tax rate, if he’s feeling guilty about it, I think he should send in a check.�
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that a full economic recovery could take nearly three more years, and it went further than ever to assure consumers and businesses that they will be able to borrow cheaply well into the future. The central bank said it would probably not increase its benchmark interest rate until late 2014 at the earliest — a year and a half later than it had previously said. The new timetable showed the Fed is concerned that the recovery remains VWXEERUQO\ VORZ %XW LW DOVR WKLQNV LQĂ€Dtion will stay tame enough for rates to remain at record lows without igniting price increases. Chairman Ben Bernanke cautioned that late 2014 is merely its “best guess.â€? The Fed can shift that plan if the economic picture changes. But he cast doubt on whether that would be necessary. “Unless there is a substantial strengthening of the economy in the near term, it’s a pretty good guess we will be keeping rates low for some time,â€? he said. The Fed has kept its key rate at a record low near zero for about three years. Its new time frame suggests the rate will stay there for roughly an additional three years. The bank’s tepid outlook also suggests it’s prepared to do more to help the economy. One possibility is a third bondbuying program that would seek to further drive down rates on mortgages and other loans to embolden consumers and businesses to borrow and spend more. In a statement after a two-day policy meeting, the Fed said it stands ready to adjust its “holdings as appropriate to promote a stronger economic recovery in the context of price stability.â€? Treasury yields fell after the midday announcement. But yields stopped falling after the bank later issued forecasts for the economy and interest rates. They showed that while some members foresee super-low rates beyond 2014, six of the 17 members forecast a rate increase as early as this year or next. ,W ZDV WKH ÂżUVW WLPH WKH )HG KDG UHleased interest-rate forecasts from its committee members. It will now do so four times a year, when it also updates its economic outlook. The rate forecasts are an effort to provide more explicit clues about the Fed’s plans. They also coincide with a broader Fed effort to make its communications with the public more open. Lower yields on bonds tend to encourage investors to shift money into stocks, which can boost wealth and spur more spending. Stocks, which had traded lower before
the Fed’s announcement, quickly recovered their losses. The Dow Jones industrial average closed at 12,758.85, its highest close in more than eight months. Some economists said the new late2014 target may foreshadow further Fed action to try to invigorate the economy. Julie Coronado, an economist at BNP Paribas, said she thought the Fed was indicating that it will step up its purchases of bonds and other assets if economic growth fails to accelerate — even if it doesn’t slow. That is a “very low bar indeed,â€? she wrote in a note to clients. Other analysts fear that the Fed’s longer-term timetable for a rate increase could hamstring it, even though Bernanke stressed the Fed’s ability to adjust rates DV LW VHHV ÂżW Dana Saporta, an economist at Credit Suisse, worried that the much-longer timetable would compromise the Fed’s credibility if it must raise rates sooner because of unexpectedly strong growth DQG LQĂ€DWLRQ “It’s striking that the Fed would make an implicit commitment for almost three years,â€? Saporta said. “It seems like an awfully long time to make such a statement. Given that no one knows what will happen ... the (Fed) may eventually regret this.â€? The central bank slightly reduced its outlook for growth this year, from as much as 2.9 percent forecast in November GRZQ WR SHUFHQW )RU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH WKH )HG SURYLGHG DQ RIÂżFLDO WDUJHW IRU LQĂ€Dtion — 2 percent — in a statement of its long-term policy goals. The bank sees unemployment falling as low as 8.2 percent this year, better than its earlier forecast of 8.5 percent. December’s unemployment rate was 8.5 percent. Those rates are still far higher than normal. The Fed didn’t set a formal target for unemployment, but it said a rate between 5.2 percent and 6 percent would be consistent with a healthy economy. Bernanke noted that the Fed expects only moderate growth over the next year. He pointed to the persistently depressed housing market and continued tight credit for many consumers and companies. 7KH )HG GHVFULEHG LQĂ€DWLRQ DV ÂłVXEdued,â€? a more encouraging assessment than last month. “This is a fairly clear-cut signal that inĂ€DWLRQ LV QRW RQ WKHLU UDGDU DW WKLV SRLQW ´ Tom Porcelli, an economist at RBC Capital Markets, wrote in a research note. The Fed’s statement was approved on a 9-1 vote. Jeffrey Lacker, president of the Richmond regional Fed bank, dissented. He objected to the new time frame for a rate increase. The extended time frame is a shift from the Fed’s previous plan to keep the rate low at least until mid-2013.
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Lohan sued by pedestrian allegedly struck by star Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES — Lindsay Lohan’s bad luck with cars continues after a woman who claims she was struck by the actress’ sports car sued over her injuries Wednesday. Nubia Del Carmen Preza claims she was struck by Lohan’s Maserati while walking through a West Hollywood intersection in September 2010. Preza’s lawsuit states she has suffered “disabling and serious personal injuries, pain, suffering and anguish” and that she is seeking damages for all her medical expenses and lost time at work. A call to her attorney, Gregory Picco, seeking additional details was not immediately returned. It is the second lawsuit filed against Lohan this month involving an automobile mishap. A paparazzo sued Lohan Jan. 10, claiming that he was struck in January 2010 by a vehicle in which Lohan was riding. Grigor Balyan claims he was trying to shoot pictures of the actress in
Hollywowhen he was hit. Preza’s lawsuit states Lohan was driving when she was hit on the afternoon of Sept. 1, 2010, at an intersection just south of the Sunset Strip. At the time, Lohan lived near the intersection. Lohan’s spokesman Steve Honig said neither Lohan nor her attorneys had been served with the lawsuit and could not comment on it. The model and actress remains on probation for a 2007 drunken driving case filed after she was arrested twice that year on suspicion of driving while impaired. One of the incidents sparked two civil lawsuits after Lohan chased a vehicle she thought was carrying her former assistant on Pacific Coast Highway. One of the cases has settled. The other, filed by three men who were in the SUV Lohan was driving, may go to trial in March. Lohan’s attorney in that case, Ed McPherson, has said the men had plenty of chances to get out of the vehicle and called the case “absurd.”
‘War Horse’ star one of Hollywood’s equine elite AP Photo/Matt Sayles
In this Jan. 6, 2012 photo, horse trainer Bobby Lovgren works with his horse, Finder, in Acton, Calif. Finder was the star of the recent film “War Horse”. Associated Press Writer
ACTON, Calif. — One star of Steven Spielberg’s latest epic likes to end his work day by rolling around in the dirt, kicking his legs in the air and flaring his nostrils. Finder, a 12-year-old thoroughbred, is among more than 150 equine performers featured in the Oscarnominated “War Horse,” and one of 14 who play the scene-stealing Joey. He lives on a ranch about 45 miles northeast of Hollywood with veteran horse trainer Bobby Lovgren, who oversaw all the equine action on “War Horse.” “Plowing, riding, chasing — you name it, it’s in there,” said Lovgren, who calls “War Horse” ‘’the biggest horse movie ever made.” Lovgren is the protégé of legendary Hollywood horseman Glenn Randall, who trained Roy Rogers’ Trigger. Thanks to the enduring appeal of horses on screen, Lovgren, Finder and “War Horse” continue a longtime tradition of Hollywood horses that began with the earliest motion pictures. “Bobby and his team literally performed miracles with the horses on
this film,” Spielberg said. “I wanted it to feel like the horses were performing their parts as much as (actors) Emily Watson or Peter Mullan, and that is what happened. There were times during production when the horses reacted in ways I had never imagined a horse could react. You just sit back and thank your lucky stars that these horses are so cognizant that they are able to give everything to a moment.” Those moments took months of training and a 22-member team of trainers, handlers and yes, equine makeup artists. Set in England during World War I, “War Horse” centers on the enduring relationship between Joey and the farm boy who trained him. When Joey is sold to soldiers heading into battle, the horse begins a journey that brings him through various fighting factions and into the lives of soldiers and civilians who
are moved by his strength and spirit. The film has been nominated for six Academy Awards, including cinematography and best picture. As the film’s “horse master,” Lovgren oversaw everything horserelated. His team prepared the equine actors for their various duties. Some became expert jumpers, others learned to stumble or feign a struggle. There were horses for riding and horses for pulling, and even stand-ins for the star horses while shots were being set. Lovgren’s team was also responsible for teaching the actors how to ride and handle the animals. “We all became incredibly attached to the horses,” said cast member Patrick Kennedy. “Getting to know these horses and learning to ride them was the greatest privilege I’ve ever had.” None of the horses are credited by name in the film, and the filmmakers wouldn’t say why. Lovgren said it’s not uncommon: “Sometimes they’ll put a few of the horses’ names, but you know, realistically, it’s very difficult to say that there was one hero Joey.”
Oscars voting to go electronic Associated Press Writer
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FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2012 file photo, Lindsay Lohan arrives at The Weinstein Company 2012 Golden Globe After Party at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES — Potential Oscar winners will now be a click away from winning a trophy. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that it has partnered with a company to develop an electronic voting system for next year’s 85th annual Academy Awards. The motion picture academy says it entered into an agreement with Everyone Counts Inc. to exclusively to work with longtime accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers to create the new system. Oscar voting in the past has been compiled through paper
ballots sent through the mail. Ric Robertson, the Academy’s chief operating officer, said in a statement that it’s the first step the Academy is taking “toward developing a secure and convenient electronic voting system.” The 84th annual Academy Awards are set for Feb. 26. Producer Brian Grazer is seen after the nominations for the 84th Annual Academy Awards on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 in Beverly Hills, Calif. The 84th Annual Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, Feb. 26 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Solar storm sparks dazzling northern lights Associated Press Writer
STOCKHOLM — A storm from the broiling sun turned the chilly northernmost skies of Earth into an ever-changing and awe-provoking art show of northern lights on Tuesday.
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Sumatran elephants out to find food in between patrolling the conservation looking for illegal loggers who are destroying the habitat of Sumatran elephants on June 13, 2010 in Way Kambas, Lampung, Indonesia.
Sumatran elephants could be extinct in 30 years Associated Press Writer
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The Sumatran elephant could be extinct in the wild within three decades unless immediate steps are taken to slow the breakneck pace of deforestation, environmentalists warned Tuesday. The International Union for Conservation of Nature recently listed the animals as “critically endangered” after their numbers dropped to between 2,400 and 2,800 from an estimated 5,000 in 1985. The decline is largely because of destruction of their habitat, with forests all across the Indonesian island of Sumatra being clear-cut for timber, palm oil and pulp and paper plantations. Sumatra has some of the most significant populations of Asian elephants outside of India and Sri Lanka and is also home to tigers, orangutans and rhinos. “The Sumatran elephant joins a growing list of Indonesian species that are critically endangered,” Carlos Drews of the conservation group WWF said in a statement Tuesday. “Unless urgent and effective conservation action is taken these magnificent animals are likely to go extinct within our lifetime.” Indonesia’s endangered elephants sometimes venture into populated areas searching for food and destroy crops or attack humans, making them unpopular with villagers. Some are shot or poisoned with cyanidelaced fruit, while others are killed by poachers for their ivory.
Even experienced stargazers were stunned by the intensity of the aurora borealis that swept across the night sky in northern Scandinavia after the biggest solar flare in six years. “It has been absolutely incredible,” British astronomer John Mason cried from the deck of the MS Midnatsol, a cruise ship plying the fjord-fringed coast of northern Norway. “I saw my first aurora 40 years ago, and this is one of the best,” Mason told The Associated Press, his voice nearly drowning in the cheers of awe-struck fellow passengers. U.S. space weather experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday evening that so far they had heard of no problems from the storm that triggered the auroras, which made it as far south as Wales, where the weather often doesn’t cooperate with good viewing. It was part of the strongest solar storm in years, but the sun is likely to get even more active in the next few months and years, said physicist Doug Biesecker at the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado. “To me this was a wake up call. The sun is reminding us that solar max is approaching,” Biesecker said. “A lot worse is in store for us. We hope that you guys are paying attention. I would say we passed with flying colors.” Even before particles from the solar storm reached the Earth on Tuesday, a different aurora Monday night was dancing across the sky as far south as Ireland and England, where people rarely get a chance to catch the stunning light show. Those northern lights were likely just variations in normal background solar wind, not the solar storm that erupted Sunday, Biesecker said.
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Scientists have discovered a new flowering plant belonging to the scarce Medinilla group on Fiji’s Kadavu island, the International Union for Conservation of Nature said on Friday.
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A picture released on January 19 by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in Gland shows a new flowering plant belonging to the Medinilla plant group discovered in the highlands of Matasawalevu village, on the island of Kadavu in Fiji.
“Although the plant was first found in August of 2010, it has taken this long to go through the process and verify it,” IUCN spokeswoman Ewa Ewa Magiera told AFP. The plant was found during a biodiversity assessment of the Nakasaleka district carried out as part of IUCN’s Water and Nature Initiative (WANI), Magiera said. There are some 193 known species of Medinilla in Madagascar, Africa, South Asia and the Pacific Islands, according to the conservation body. Eleven can only be found in Fiji, among them the Tagimoucia flower, the country’s floral emblem.
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FC Barcelona’s players Gerard Pique, left, and Sergio Busquets, second right, duels for the ball against Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, from Portugal, second left, during a quarterďŹ nal second leg, Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium, in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012.
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MADRID - Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola and his players breathed a collective sigh of relief on Wednesday after they were given a mighty King’s Cup scare by holders Real Madrid before holding on to eliminate their arch rivals 4-3 on aggregate. Barca, who lost to Real in last year’s final, were 2-0 ahead by KDOIWLPH LQ D GUDPDWLF TXDUWHU ÂżQDO second leg at the Nou Camp and 4-1 up on aggregate but the visitors rallied to pull two goals back and leave themselves needing only one more to advance to the last four. In the frenetic closing stages, Real defender Sergio Ramos was shown a second yellow card and sent off and his team mates furiRXVO\ EHUDWHG WKH PDWFK RIÂżFLDOV as they left the pitch. “It’s more GLIÂżFXOW HDFK WLPH WR EHDW 5HDO 0Ddrid and that’s why we are pleased with the game today,â€? Guardiola, who has only suffered one reverse to Real in 14 matches since he took charge in 2008, told a news conference. Âł0DGULG DUH D JUHDW WHDP DQG that’s why the victory is worth so much,â€? the former Barca and Spain midfielder added.â€?They played a good match but over the 180 minutes we were the deserved
keep him out for several games. 5HDO FRDFK -RVH 0RXULQKR who turns 49 on Thursday, gave a subdued performance at his news conference and refrained from directly criticising the match ofÂżFLDOV ZKHQ TXL]]HG DERXW VRPH of the more controversial decisions taken during the game. However, he did make a reference to some of his players saying it was “impossible to win at the Nou Campâ€?, an allusion to the belief he expressed last season that Barca get favourable treatment from referees. “I am not inSOUR NOTE sinuating anything,â€? he said when Barca’s success, which set up asked if the referee had performed D VHPL ÂżQDO DJDLQVW 9DOHQFLD RU poorly. “You are the ones who underLevante, was soured by injuries to playmaker Andres Iniesta and stand football, I understand less,â€? forward Alexis Sanchez. Iniesta added the Portuguese, who has an GDPDJHG D WKLJK PXVFOH LQ WKH ÂżUVW increasingly testy relationship with half and had to be replaced by Pe- the Spanish media. “Although I dro, who netted the opening goal, don’t read or listen much to the while Guardiola said Sanchez had sports press I will wait for your also picked up an injury that could UHSRUWV WR ÂżQG RXW \RXU RSLQLRQ ´
winners.â€? Barca fullback Daniel Alves, who blasted a spectacular goal to PDNH LW LQ ÂżUVW KDOI DGGHG WLPH said Real had played “phenomenally wellâ€?. “This is the version of 5HDO 0DGULG WKDW FDXVHV XV WKH PRVW problems because they pressure you a lot,â€? the Brazilian said. “They were closing us down ZHOO DQG PDNLQJ LW GLIÂżFXOW IRU XV to bring the ball forward. “But the important thing is that we have the victory in the tie in the bag.â€?
LIVERPOOL, England Craig Bellamy scored the decisive goal against his former club as Liverpool reached the League Cup final on WednesGD\ E\ EHDWLQJ 0DQFKHVWHU &LW\ 3-2 on aggregate, prompting manager Kenny Dalglish to go all teary-eyed. A thrilling semifinal second leg finished 2-2 at Anfield but the advantage FDUYHG RXW LQ 0DQFKHVWHU D fortnight ago booked Liverpool a date at Wembley next month where they will face Cardiff City, another of Bellamy’s old clubs. “It couldn’t be a better final for me,â€? Bellamy, who left the pitch to a standing ovation when he was substituted late on, told Sky Sports. “Cardiff means so much to me, it’s where I’m from, I’ve never played at Wembley and to beat D FOXE OLNH 0DQ &LW\ ZLWK DOO the players they have, it was just so fitting for us to get to the final.â€? City started without striker 0DULR %DORWHOOL DIWHU GHFLGLQJ not to appeal his four-match ban for stamping on Tottenham Hotspur’s Scott Parker at the weekend. Against the run of play, City drew level on aggregate with Nigel de Jong’s 31st-minute cracker but nine minutes later Liverpool had their noses in front again when captain Steven Gerrard converted a penalty as he had done in the first leg. City keeper Joe Hart had kept his side in the game with a succession of excellent saves before Edin Dzeko put the Premier League leaders 2-1 ahead on the night with a 67th minute tap-in. Seven-times winners Liverpool were not done yet, though, and Bellamy secured their place in the final with a confident finish 16 minutes from time that Hart could do nothing about. Cardiff had booked their place by beating fellow Championship (second division) Crystal Palace 3-1 on penalties on Tuesday after a 1-1 DJJUHJDWH UHVXOW 9LFWRU\ JLYHV Liverpool the chance of their first silverware since the 2006 FA Cup and provides them with a first trip to Wembley since 1996 as various finals were KHOG DW &DUGLIIÂśV 0LOOHQQLXP Stadium while the London stadium was being renovated. Liverpool manager Dalglish’s eyes were brimming with emotion at the final whistle. “I’m just delighted with all
the effort and commitment ... We’ll just enjoy the moment,� he said. HART BUSY
With their one-goal lead IURP WKH ILUVW OHJ LQ 0DQFKHVWHU a fortnight ago, Liverpool looked the hungrier team from the outset and Hart was kept busy as he saved well from Jose Enrique, Charlie Adam and Bellamy early on. City’s defence again sorely missed VXVSHQGHG 9LQFHQW .RPSDQ\ with understudy Stefan Savic looking out of his depth before his halftime substitution. However, with much of the action at the other end of the pitch, the visitors’ opener came out of the blue. David Silva played a short pass to De Jong who curled the ball into the top corner from 25 metres out despite slipping over while he was striking it. Liverpool refused to dwell on the setback and were back in front after referee Phil Dowd pointed to the spot following DQ XQOXFN\ KDQGEDOO E\ 0LFDK Richards, who was hit on an outstretched arm by the ball which had come off his leg. Gerrard stepped up to take the penalty and got the better of England team mate Hart to send the ball into the bottom corner. The Premier League leaders got themselves level again on aggregate when Aleksandar Kolarov’s exquisite cross from the left in the 67th minute was met by Dzeko at the far post. 0DQFLQL ZKR VDW LPSDVVLYHO\ while his staff celebrated the goal, might well have known what was around the corner having seen his side quickly squander a lead as recently as Sunday in the win over Spurs in the Premier League. After a quick one-two with Glen Johnson, Bellamy slid the ball past Hart to send Anfield into wild celebrations. 0DQFLQL ZDV OHIW GLVSXWLQJ the penalty, while also reckoning City should have had one of their own in the 16th minute when Dzeko was clipped by Adam. “It was not a penalty for Liverpool but it was a penalty for us on Dzeko, this changed the JDPH ´ VDLG 0DQFLQL ZKRVH sole chance of a domestic trophy this season lies with the Premier League, where his side are three points clear at the top. “After we did well, we scored, we did some mistakes because we conceded a second stupid goal but now it’s finished. Football is football, there are other things more important in life.�
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Azarenka, Sharapova scream LQWR ‍ۋ‏QDO 5RJHU PHHWV 5DID Reuters
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Maria Sharapova of Russia reacts after winning a point against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic during their semiďŹ nal at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.
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Lorenzo: It’s down to Yamaha Jorge Lorenzo has declared that if Yamaha builds the bike to beat in MotoGP 2012, it will be the engineers that deserve the majority of the credit. The amount of influence a factory rider has on the competitiveness of his machinery has been a subject of intense debate following Valentino Rossi’s victorious switch from Honda to Yamaha in 2004, then troubled move to Ducati in 2011. But, speaking in an interview with AS.com, 2010 world champion Lorenzo is clear on where the line is drawn. “If Yamaha are very competitive in 2012 it will not be because of me, but because of the engineers, who are the ones working all-day on the computer, designing parts for the chassis and engine,” he said. “I have no idea about race engineering, so it depends entirely on the Yamaha engineers. The only thing I do is give directions as to how the bike behaves on the track. “I’m just a rider, and the same goes for Stoner, Pedrosa and Valentino. It is important to give clear feedback on the shortcomings of the bike, but the rest is up to engineers.” Despite that opinion, Lorenzo - second in the championship to Casey Stoner in 2011 insists that rider talent still plays a decisive role in the MotoGP title outcome. “In 2010 Yamaha ran four riders and the champion was me,” he said. “And last year Honda ran four official bikes and the winner was Stoner. So in the end, the rider is still as important as the bike, or even a little more.” Lorenzo’s 2011 season came to a premature
end when he badly damaged his finger in warmup for the Australian Grand Prix. The Spaniard, who won three races, was often the only rider capable of challenging Stoner and admitted the risks finally caught up with him. “Casey, besides being a supernaturallytalented rider, had a very competitive bike and forced me to go to the limit,” said the 24-yearold. “This has its risks and in Australia I made the mistake of wanting to get close to Stoner in the warm-up and prepare to try to win his home race, which was almost impossible. I made a mistake and maybe I’ll regret it, but everything is learned.” Like all the factory MotoGP riders, Lorenzo is out of contract at the end of 2012 - the first year of 1000cc racing. The Spaniard stated that he sees no reason to leave Yamaha, where he has raced since his 2008 MotoGP debut, but like any rider he wants the most competitive bike possible. Lorenzo, who missed the Valencia postrace test due to his injury, will be back on the 1000cc M1 during the start of testing at Sepang on January 31.
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Petrov expects F1 decision in next week Reuters
ABU DHABI - Vitaly Petrov hoped his future in Formula One will be sorted out in the next week as he emerged as a contender for a test driver role at tyre supplier Pirelli on Wednesday. The Russian has also been linked with a move to Malaysian-owned Caterham F1, as a replacement for Italian veteran Jarno Trulli, after losing his race seat at Renault (now Lotus) at the end of last season.
“If I said something it will be made into lots, I cannot say anything about what I will do this year,” Petrov told reporters after making an unexpected appearance at a Pirelli presentation in Abu Dhabi. “But please wait a little bit, another week. I want to say something but I can’t say at the moment. “I want to stay in F1 because if I lose one year then it will be very difficult to come back and to take some places for 2013. So it is important to stay.”
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The season starts in Melbourne, Australia, on March 18. Asked why he was attending the event at the Yas Marina circuit, the 27-year-old added: “They asked me to come and be part of this event, so I drive some cars and talk to some people and work with them. “Now in Russia, Pirelli is working quite close and maybe in the future we can do some good deals so maybe I will not test Pirelli but maybe we can work together in different parts.” Brazilian Lucas di Grassi is also expected to remain as a test driver, but Pirelli’s Motorsports Director Paul Hembery indicated there was also a role for Petrov. “We will see how it goes,” he said. “There is always a lot of tyre development work to do, and we are eager to have a driver who has experience of racing from the previous year.” Petrov was highly critical of Renault after a disappointing result in last November’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and was then replaced by Frenchman Romain Grosjean for this season. “I think I understand I should not talk about the team like this, but what is done is done and I don’t need to be angry about what happened,” he said. “Already it is the New Year, it is finished so I am fully ready for next year. It is racing. Sometimes you have a good result, sometimes you have a bad one. So I think it is better not to talk about it.”