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JAKARTA - Indonesia is considered progressively popular among the cruise ship operators or world cruises as indicated by increasing arrivals within the past three years. “Indonesia is increasingly in demand among the world cruise operators as shown by statistical data. The number of cruise visit to Indonesia keeps on rising within the past three years,” said director general of marketing, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Sapta Nirwandar, in Jakarta.

He said that based on statistical data in 2009 the number of international cruise arrivals to Indonesia was 140 visits and in 2010 the number increased to 213 visits.

However, in 2011 the number dropped to 189 visits, but the number of passengers increased sharply.

As a comparison, in 2010 there were 214 cruise ships visiting Indo-

nesia and carrying 127,674 passengers and in 2011 reached189 visits with the number of passengers increased to 135,608. “Many world cruise operators switch to the latest generation of vessel known as mega cruise such as the current largest cruise ship ‘Oasis of the Seas ‘that can carry 6,360 passengers and 2,165 crews,” said Sapta.

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NUSA DUA - Palestinian Foreign Affairs Minister Riad Maliki has said the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is an important instrument able to help Palestine get support to become a member of the United Nations (UN).

“This is an opportunity to form a joint effort for recognition of Palestine to become a UN member who will be put forward in the UN General Assembly next September,” Minister Maliki said in a press conference on the sidelines of the 16th

NAM Ministerial Meeting here, Thursday.

The NAM meeting which coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Movement, on Wednesday adopted a “Bali Commemorative Declaration” which also reaffirmed support for an independent state of Palestine.

NAM member states said they would remain at the forefront of support for the Palestinian people to realize freedom, peace and justice, in line with the longstanding international consensus recognizing the Palestinian people as a nation.

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Palestine’s Foreign Minister Riyad Malki

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Many smoke-free areas still violated Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Implementation of the mayoral regulation No. 25A/2010 on smoke-free area is still violated.

In the mayoral regulation is set forth that smoke-free areas include schools and health care centers such as hospital, public health center and the like. However, in reality, since it was launched in December 2010 until May 2011 the regulation is still much ignored.

From observation of Bali Post at smoke-free areas on Wednesday (May 25), apparently there remained some people who were smoking in prohibited areas for smoking.

Against this condition, the Head of Denpasar Health Services, Luh Putu Sri Armini, recognized the regulation actually did not forbid people to smoke. However, it only regulated where they could smoke and where they could not because the risk and danger to health was quite heavy for those who smoked and passive smokers. “As a matter of fact, it is intended to protect those who do not smoke,” said Sri Armini.

Admittedly, until these days based on the results of survey, it

had received positive responses from 70 percent of respondents. In other words, implementation of the regulation gained positive response from the community. Even, it would be developed into a larger survey in the future.

Sri Armini added that implementation of smoke-free area would continue to be developed to other regions. The policy was to avoid the danger of smoking that threatened human health. Ironically, the hazard of smoking did not only affect the smokers themselves, but also had negative effects for people around them, mainly those exposed to smokes of the cigarettes.

Basically, she said that mayoral regulation did not prohibit people

from smoking. However, it only set the area where to smoke and not to smoke. A health service area, for instance, should be free from cigarettes, but currently people were still found smoking in hospitals. It was also a common sight in schools. For learning process, it should be done early. “Other areas will follow,” said Sri Armini last Wednesday.

Sri Armini added that mayoral regulation did not impose sanctions, it just urged. However, in years to come her institution with the legislative would prepare a regional regulation draft about the smoke-free areas. “There is no sanction because it is a suggestion and direction only,” she said. (kmb12)

Municipal Waterworks Services Down Denpasar (Bali Post)-

Besides the unusual water stoppage that has been happening lately, turns out E-coli has been more contagious being on clean waters provided by the Municipal Waterworks. Now, public demands Municipal Waterworks to be more pro active in finding solutions on water distributions especially for the city.

As explained by Nyoman Ritis, one of the customers in Ratna Street, Denpasar, last Wednesday (25/5), she has been storing water for everyday needs.

“Using the services of Municipal Waterworks is the same as water pumps now. I have to store it first the night before as in the mornings and afternoons I can’t use it,” she stated.

According to her, the water supplied now has gone filthy and muddy. It is said that this has been reported to the monthly water meter checker yet there’s still no explanation of what happened especially it happens almost every day.

Eka Armaya, another customer in the same area, also stated the

same situation. Before having its own water storage equipment, Eka admitted to have asked for clean waters to the neighbors who are using water wells. Eka hoped the Waterworks will fix their quality and not only chasing profit such by increasing tariffs.

Puri Saron Hotel owner, Dr. I Ketut Putra Suarthana, MM, also felt the condition. Besides electricity tariffs, ground waters tariffs are also increasing causing heavier operational budget could put hotel incomes to risk. (par)

Hotels and villas should display handicrafts Amlapura (Bali Post)—

Handicraft product of Karangasem is quite a lot, diverse and unique. So far, the craftsmen face obstacles in marketing. To resolve the problems faced by the artisans living in remote areas and to improve their living standards, the circles of hotels and villas in Karangasem are expected to help display their handicrafts.

The matter was revealed by a legislator of Karangasem House, IGA Mas Sumatri, Wednesday (May 25). Meanwhile, in her capacity as Chairperson of the Indonesian Business Women Association (IWAPI) of Karangasem Regency, she paid a visit to a number of artisan groups in the district of Sidemen a few days ago.

According to Sumatri, in Sidemen there were many craftsmen like the surviving traditional weavers at Punia Hamlet, Sinduwati Village, Sidemen. They produced a typical woven fabric of Sidemen. Most crafters here consisted of housewives who took the craftworks as side job. They received some orders from other people. To accomplish a piece of cagcag woven fabric, it took them two days. For a day-work, they were paid at IDR 10,000.

Aside from the weaving housewives, local men group in the hamlet had an activity to make puppetry comics on palmyra leaf as found at Geria Ulah. Such a craftwork was quite complicated and one box could be accomplished within a few days. One of the crafters, Ida Bagus Jelantik Purwa, said that a box of puppet was sold at IDR 200,000, but for foreign tourists, the price set was around USD 10 higher.

Formerly, said Ida Bagus Jelantik Purwa, it had been established a group of crafters specially making comics on palmyra leaf.

The group had some 220 members.

Unfortunately, due to obstacle in marketing and lacking of order, it was then dismissed. Most members of the group consisting of young children decided to look for job outside the village or went to work in informal sector in Denpasar. “At least, there are 10 craftsmen who live at the village to farm and make a comic on palmyra leaf. They are parents like me,” said Purwa.

Related to such condition, before the art market at Belong, Manggis, Karangasem, came into operation, Mas Sumatri asked the hotels, restaurants, souvenir shops and markets to absorb the products of local artisans. Other than improving the welfare of farmers who also worked as artisan, it was also meant to preserve the art and culture as an asset of spiritual tourism in Karangasem. “Art market in Manggis has not been completed yet and so has the cruise ship quay at Tanah Ampo, Manggis. Supposedly, the art shops, hotels and villas are willing to promote and display the handicrafts of artisans in Karangasem,” she appealed.

Do we need make a regional regulation and oblige the hotels, restaurants and villas to display the handicrafts or souvenirs made by our artisans? Mas Sumatri said it was impossible to do so because if it did, the implementation would be difficult. “At the moment, we need the awareness of tourism professionals in maintaining the priceless asset and tourist attraction,” she concluded. (013)

Rhodamin B Causes Heart Cancer Rhodamin B which are in school snacks should be worried as it is one of the most dangerous chemical substance to go inside the body according to Head of Sanglah Hospital Forensic Installation, dr.

Dudut Rustyadi,SpF during a meeting by the Denpasar Medicine and Food Supervision Board

(BBPOM).

Rhodamin B is usually used for textile/paint base color which if accidentally breathed could cause irritation to the breathing system and if high concentration swallowed could cause death. Rhodamin B has two substance characters, local and systematic, which means when it’s

breathed in it could damage breathing system yet it has a target on which organ to destroy.

“Rhodamin B is chars organic so if a low concentration goes in this substance will pile up and in the end damages heart cells and cause cancer in the end,” Dudut explained. (san)

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To protect traditional market, Each Regency must have proper rule Denpasar (Bali Post)—

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The beautiful view of Mount Batur which is located in Kintamani, Bangli.

Geopark Plan Stumbled

by Mining Area Bangli (Bali Post)-

With agreement still not made between the government and the local people, the plan to make Batur Caldera to be one of the world’s preserved and heritage destination through the Geopark program has now been hit by the continues paradigm of Galian C (mining area) at Dusun Tabu, Songan Village, also converted forests becoming agriculture lands.

Vice Head of Bangli House of Representatives, I Made Sudiasa, stated last Wednesday (25/5)that his side has agreed to make Kintamani as a Geopark yet with this long term plan it needs a longer discussions and certain agreements for its fu-

ture decision from the government side and those people who depends on the caldera day and night for their income such as the sand and rock mines around Batur Mountain which operates under private companies instead of government.”This

idea shouldn’t be a wound to the local people as their economy source has been stopped as their area becomes a Geopark,” he stated.

For that it needs a proper socialization as such exploitation activation has to be stopped. (kmb17)

Whole Bali Regents and Vice Regents rejected Bali’s spatial Regulations Denpasar (Bali Post)-

During the meeting with Spatial Planning and Housing Province Regulations Special Committee last Wednesday (25/5) led by Head of the Committee, Wayan Disel Astawa, SE and vice Tjok Raka Kertiyasa also attended by coordinator Ketut Suwandi, S.Sos, the whole Bali Regents and Vice Regents completely declined the renewed regulations as it is hard to apply with the many crucial sections on temple’s holiness, demarcation lines, also unclear intensive and disincentive retribution.

With Construction General Director, National Development Board Deputy and Strategy Policy Deputy invited, Astawa stated this pro and

contra was going to be brought to the meeting of president’s expert team in Tampak Siring Palace this June. In the meeting, Karangasem Regent Wayan Geredegstatedit is hardto apply it as Pura Silayukti temple has lots of houses 300 meters radius also Pura Lempuyang has a non Hindu holy place 1 km from it. Not yet the demarcation line for the beaches, “We have stated this burden last 23rd October 2009 before the planned regulation came out last 28th December 2009.”

Badung ViceRegent, Sudikerta, also stated its difficulties as there are already buildings on the holiness radius of Uluwatu temple, demarcation line on beach and gorge are also hard.

Gianyar Regent,Tjok. Ardhana Sukawati also stated the new river,

beach and gorge demarcation line has been placed by hotels. Denpasar City Vice Mayor Jaya Negara also stated the new demarcation line in Serangan Island will create no houses and population of people as the area of the island is less than 520 hectares. Klungkung Regent Wayan Candra hoped this discussion will go peacefully and looks over the usage, fairness and equality. Jembrana and Buleleng through its Regional Development Boards stated their difficulties in the 100 meter beach demarcation line. “There’s a possibility when we discuss it with the expert team and Home Department General Director that this crucial section can be amendment, “ he concluded. (029)

Bali Industry and Trade Services (Disperindag) asked related regency/city government to prepare Regional Regulation (Perda) that regulated the existence of modern market in Bali. Considering, the presence of modern retails continuing to grow rapidly every year increasingly eroded the traditional market shares.

“We ask related agencies in the regency to make regulation governing the existence of the rampant modern markets to avoid unfair competition. Otherwise, they can threaten the traditional market,” said the Head of Bali Industry and Trade Services, Gde Darmaja, in Denpasar, Wednesday (May 25).

He observed the existence of disorganized modern market entrepreneurs would harm the existing merchants in traditional markets due to their location closeness and target of the same market share. “At the moment, the rule concerning with the business is only owned

by Denpasar and Tabanan,” he said.

According to him, the authority to issue the permits and supervise the existence of modern markets lay in the regency level. Bali Industry and Trade Services merely had the authority to provide inputs as well as reprimand to related department, including the Office of Licensing and Industry and Trades.

“We do hope the issuance of modern store license could be reviewed comprehensively, both in terms of its positive and negative impacts so as not to

annihilate other businesses,” he said.

Meanwhile, a lecturer in the Graduate School of Undiknas, Dr. IGN. Putra Suryanata, stated that regency/city government should prepare a clear legal instrument to stem the unfair competition incurred due to disorganized modern markets. “We cannot forbid people to do business. To that end, government should set up clear rules,” he said.

He said that government should consider two aspects in determining the permits of modern market. At least, it should cover the distance between the modern market and traditional markets as well as the market share should differ from that of traditional markets.

“So far, the distance of modern and traditional markets was not governed yet. Government should make the regulations governing the operating distance as well as what sold in traditional markets may not be offered in the modern market,” he said.

Based on data in the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU), the number of traditional markets in Indonesia tended to decrease each year, where the traditional markets nationwide amounted to 13,450 units with a total merchant of around 12.625. This condition was inversely related to the modern market that increased both in terms of the number of outlets and turnover. In 2004, the turnover of modern market reached 70.5 percent of the total turnover in Indonesia and in 2008 the number increased to 78.7 percent. (par)

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The activties on Badung traditional market.

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India’s political prince battles criticism Associated Press Writer

NEW DELHI – The golden boy of Indian politics may be losing some of his sheen. Rahul Gandhi — the son, grandson, and great-grandson of Indian prime ministers — has spent years positioning himself to seize what is almost seen as his birthright and take charge of the country.

But a series of electoral setbacks, an embarrassing Wikileaks revelation and his accusation, without proof, that police killed and raped protesting farmers in an oppositionled state has left some questioning whether Gandhi has the skill, experience or discipline to lead India.

A newspaper editorial titled “Rahul in Blunderland,” depicted Gandhi as a political amateur stumbling from gaffe to gaffe, while party leaders follow behind him trying to repair the damage. Political opponents have begun calling him “the former future prime minister.”

A stalwart of his Congress party called for his sister, Priyanka, to

jump back into politics to help rescue the family’s legacy.

“He’s been under immense pressure,” said Aarthi Ramachandran, who is writing a book on Gandhi.

“There has been a sense that the Rahul Gandhi brand of politics is not going anywhere.”

Gandhi, who bears no relation to peace icon Mohandas K. Gandhi, grew up as the fawnedover heir to India’s version of the British monarchy or America’s Kennedy dynasty.

The family patriarch was Jawaharlal Nehru, a hero of the struggle for independence from British rule who became India’s first prime minister.

Nehru’s daughter, Indira Gandhi, later took power, followed by her son Rajiv. Both were killed in political assassinations. Rajiv’s Italian-born widow, Sonia, then took over the Congress party, becoming India’s most powerful politician and setting the stage for her son to eventually take up the family mantle.

Black smoke ascends in the vicinity of the Interior Ministry Building in the al-Hasaba neighbourhood of north Sanaa on May 25, 2011 as clashes between clansmen loyal to tribal chief Sheikh Sadiq alAhmar and security forces loyal to veteran President Ali Abdullah Saleh rages on for the third day running.

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Civil war looms as dozens killed in Yemen capital Reuters

SANAA – Dozens of Yemenis were killed in overnight gun battles in the capital, government officials said on Thursday, as fighting aimed at ending President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s three-decade-long rule threatened to ignite civil war.

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FILE - In this March 29, 2004 file photo, Congress party candidate Rahul Gandhi holds hands of an elderly woman in Musafirkhana area of Amethi constituency, India.

Residents were fleeing Sanaa by the hundreds, hurriedly fastening possessions to the roofs of cars, hoping to escape the violence that has killed more than 40 people since Monday and threatened to spread into other parts of the capital Sanaa.

The defense ministry said in an Internet posting that at least 28 people were killed in an explosion in an arms storage area of Sanaa in Thursday’s early hours.

Yemen’s state prosecutor ordered the arrest of “rebellious” leaders of the tribal group led by the al-

Ahmar family and a government official said the headquarters of an opposition television station had been “destroyed,” without giving details.

Tribal leader Sadiq al-Ahmar told Reuters there was no chance for mediation with Saleh and called on regional and global powers to force him out before the Arabian Peninsula country plunges into civil war.

“Ali Abdullah Saleh is a liar, liar, liar,” said Ahmar, leader of the Hashed tribal federation. “We are

firm. He will leave this country barefoot.”

The United States and Saudi Arabia, both targets of foiled attacks by a wing of al Qaeda based in Yemen, have tried to defuse the crisis and stem any spread of anarchy that could give the global militant network more room to operate.

There are worries that Yemen, already teetering on the brink of financial ruin, could descend into a failed state that would undermine regional security and pose a serious risk to its neighbor Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter.

The most recent clashes have been concentrated in a part of northern Sanaa where fighters loyal to Ahmar have been trying to take over government buildings.

Obama promises no “letup” in offensive in Libya Associated Press Writer

LONDON – Firmly united against Moammar Gadhafi, President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron promised on Wednesday a relentless and punishing pummeling of his forces in Libya but also pleaded for patience for an effort with no clear end in sight. Obama ruled out a deadline for ending NATO’s military assault, saying only that it would be over “in a timely fashion.”

“Gadhafi and his regime need to understand that there will not be a letup in the pressure that we are applying,” Obama said, even as

Libyan rebels clashed with mercenaries fighting for Gadhafi and less than a day after NATO intensified its bombardment of the Libyan capital. Britain’s leader, hosting a news conference with Obama, said the two agreed on a need to “be turning up the heat in Libya.”

The Libyan crisis and the broader Arab uprisings across North Africa and the Middle East will be major topics as Obama, Cameron and leaders of other wealthy nations head to the Group of Eight gathering in the Normandy resort of Deauville, France, for talks that begin Thursday. The world’s top economies are scrambling to figure

out how to help countries with democratic transitions without being seen as heavy-handed.

For Obama and Cameron, the bullish language on Gadhafi came as the international community has stepped up both the air campaign and diplomatic efforts against him in a bid to break a virtual stalemate between the rebels in the east of Libya and Gadhafi, who maintains a stranglehold on most of the west.

The NATO mission, authorized by a United Nations mandate, is intended to save lives but not to create a regime change — as Cameron reminded everyone on Wednesday.

In essence, however, Gadhafi has

become a target, as has his presidential compound. NATO’s official line is that the compound is a command-and-control center and that it is not trying to kill Gadhafi.

Despite the unified AngloAmerican position, there were signs of growing resistance from Russia, which did not veto the intervention at the United Nations, at the extent and intensity of the bombing campaign.

On Wednesday, Russia’s NATO envoy, Dmitry Rogozin, went so far as to accuse unnamed NATO members of laying plans for a ground invasion and exceeding the U.N. mandate.

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US President Barack Obama

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Soon Aston Favehotel Seminyak Bali SEMINYAK - Aston International continues to grow its hip twostar favehotel group of hotels with the announcement of a second favehotel for Bali, the “favehotel Seminyak”.

The new hotel has been under development for almost one year now and is scheduled to open in summer 2010 affording a for a select service hotel unusual prime location right on fashionable Jalan Petitenget in the midst of Bali’s posh Seminyak area.

The favehotel Seminyak will feature 123 guest rooms, several meeting facilities, a cafe and a swimming pool and was conceptualized to offer young and budget oriented travelers an attractive value proposition in an otherwise high cost area of Bali.

Aston International’s VP of Sales & Marketing, Norbert Vas, said, “This will be the second favehotel

in Bali after we recently opened the favehotel Denpasar on Jalan Teuku Umar.”

Favehotels, said him, have been conceptualized to bring attractive design and “sex appeal” to the otherwise rather predictable two star hotel sector and this new and attractive location is just a perfect match for fave.

Favehotel is a new select service brand established by Aston International, one of Indonesia’s largest Hotel Groups, aiming to offer inexpensive, fresh, attractive and contemporary two-star hotels to smart budget minded travelers.

Since its inception in July 2009 favehotel brand has been on the forefront of the budget hotel sector; redefining the industry’s standards for select service hotels through imaginary design, mid market features such as high quality beddings and LCD televisions

and a small environmental footprint.

Aston entered the Indonesian market in the late nineties and has an underlying portfolio consisting of 35 properties including hotels, condotels, resorts, serviced apartments and boutique villa resorts, of which 25 are operational and 10 under development due to open between now and 2011.

Aston properties currently operate under the five-star Grand Aston, four-star Aston, three-star Aston City, and two-star fave Hotel brands.

But the company is also developing Luxury Villa resorts under the Royal Kamuela and Kamuela brands and three-star hotels under the affordable lifestyle Quest Hotel label.

With a proven track record of success, Aston has a very definitive vision of the future; to be universally recognized as the preferred hospitality management company in Asia Pacific.

Temple Ceremony Calendar Event for May 25 through July 8, 2011 25 May Buda Pon Tolu Catur Temple Buwana Sanding Tampaksiring 26 May Wraspati Wage Tolu Peninjoan Temple Besakih - Karangasem 1 Jun Buda Keliwon Gumbreg Pasek Gelgel Kukuh Marga Tabanan Pasek Gelgel Dukuh Selemadeg Tabanan Puseh Guwang Village Sukawati Merajan Pasek Ketewel Ketewel Merajan Pangeran Tangkas Kuro Agung Jeroan Sading Dalem Setra Batu Nunggul Swana Nusa Penida 8 Jun Buda Paing Wariga Merajan Pasek Gaduh Kayubihi Bangli 11 Jun Tumpek Uduh/Pengatag Puseh / Village Temple Batuan Sukawati Pasek Bendesa Kekeran Mengwi Manik Mas Besakih - Karangasem 15 Jun Buda Wage Warigadean Kepisah Sumerta Denpasar Pasek Gelgel Gerih Abiansemal Badung Puncaksari Penarukan Peninjoan Bangli Bangun Sakti Besakih - Karangasem Antegsari Kaba-Kaba Kediri Tabanan Pesimpangan Batur Pande Kaba-Kaba Kediri Tabanan 17 Jun Sukra Umanis Warigadean Odalan Ida Ratu di Penataran Agung Besakih - Karangasem Odalan Ida Ratu Puraus Merajan Salonding Besakih 19 Jun Redite Pon Julungwangi Panti Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Banjar - Singaraja 21 Jun Anggar Kasih Julungwangi Tirtaharum Tegalwangi Bangli Pasek Tohjiwa Wanasari Tabanan Pasek Tangguntiti Jakatebel Tabanan Pasek Bendesa Sangsit Sangsit Buleleng Dalem Waturenggong Taro Tegalalang

Ibu (Pura Kaja) Wanasari Selemadeg Tabanan Pasek Gelgel Tulikup - Gianyar Manik Bingin Sidemen - Karangasem 22 Jun Buda Umanis Julungwangi Penetaran Gana Bebalang Bangli Dalem Gede Banjar Pande Bangli Puncaksari Sangeh Abiansemal - Badung Dadia Agung Pasek Sanak Sapta Resi Gianyar Merajan Pasek Tohjiwa Tohjiwa Jakatebel Merajan Pasek Prateka Batusesa Mr. Jeroan Dauh Cemenggon Puseh Penegil Darma Kubutambahan Singaraja 30 Jun Wraspati Wage Sungsang Kawitan Tangkas Kori Agung Desa Tangkas Klungkung Siang Kangin Tampuagan Tembuku Bangli Odalan Ida Ratu Mas Penataran Agung Besakih Merajan Pasek Gelgel Petemon Odalan Ida Bhatara Bang Tulus Dewa Besakih - Karangasem 6 Jul Buda Keliwon Dunggulan Wakika Temple Kupang, NTT Agung Girinatha Temple Sumbawa Besar NTB Dukuh Sakti Temple Dukuh Kediri-Tabanan Atambuananta Temple Kutamba NTT Webananta Temple Kupang, NTT Giripati Mulawarman Temple Pontianak Mustika Dharma Temple Cijantung I Jakarta Timur Mustika Dharma Kompleks Kopassus Cijantung Jakarta Timur 7 Jul Wraspati Umanis Dunggulan Watukaru Temple Tabanan Lempuyang Luhur Temple Karangasem Kentel Gumi Temple Klungkung Pasek Gaduh Temple Umadesa Kediri Tabanan Pasek Kubayan Temple Wangaya Gede Penebel Tabanan Merajan Pasek Temple Tohjiwa Tiyingan - Klungkung Merajan Pasek Gaduh Temple Umadesa 8 Jul Sukra Paing Dunggulan Ulun Suwi Temple Jimbaran - Badung Luhur Temple Cemenggon, Sukawati - Gianyar Pasek Ubung Temple Ubung - Denpasar

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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News Tornado death toll rises, no more survivors found Reuters

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Residents try to extinguish flames on a small plane which crashed in a residential area in Faridabad, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, early Thursday, May 26, 2011.

9 dead as small plane crashes near New Delhi: police Agence France Presse

NEW DELHI – A small plane crashed into a residential area near the Indian capital New Delhi late Wednesday, killing nine people, local police said.

The single-propeller aircraft went down in Faridabad, a town on the outskirts of New Delhi, damaging several houses and sparking a fire.

“We have so far removed nine bodies, seven of them seem to be from the plane and two on the ground,” deputy police chief in Faridabad Praveen Mehta told AFP

by telephone.

Local news channel NDTV said the plane was travelling from the eastern city of Patna to New Delhi carrying a patient in a critical condition to a private hospital in the capital.

It also said seven people, including several doctors, were on the

plane when it crashed, but it put the total death toll at 10, including three victims on the ground.

Television pictures showed a large crowd of locals at the accident site, some showing off the mangled debris of the plane, including a damaged propeller and a piece of twisted fuselage.

Australia’s Keating, Costello touted for IMF job Agence France Presse

SYDNEY – Former Australian prime minister Paul Keating and ex-treasurer Peter Costello are both understood to be interested in heading the International Monetary Fund, a report said Thursday.

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde is the front-runner for the post, receiving wide European backing, after Dominique StraussKahn quit following his arrest on charges of attempted rape, which he denies.

Keating and Costello’s reported interest came as the biggest emerging economies in the IMF said it was time to abandon the “obsolete unwritten convention” that a European leads the organisation.

Australia has made clear it believes the IMF’s legitimacy will be undermined if it is again perceived to have appointed someone to the top job based on nationality rather than merit. The Sydney Morning Herald said that Keating, a reformist former treasurer under Bob Hawke before serving as prime minister from 1991 to 1996, would run if approached by current Treasurer Wayne Swan.

“It’s the only job that would interest him,” the paper cited a confidant as saying.”It’s a job quintessentially crying out for political leadership and common sense. It needs to be someone who can broker deals between the US and China.

“If Swan approached Paul se-

riously with some weight behind him — with the support of some of the major non-European countries — I think Paul would be interested.”

Keating is currently a Visiting Professor of Public Policy at the University of New South Wales.

Costello, who was treasurer from 1996 to 2007 — the longest serving in Australian history — has yet to nominate himself but is a staunch believer in breaking the European stranglehold on the job that stretches back to 1946.

“Australia should be leading the push for the nations outside Europe to have a representative say in the IMF and to have the IMF reformed to represent the world in the 21st century as opposed to the world of 1946,” he said.

JOPLIN, Mo – The death toll from a monster tornado that savaged Joplin, Missouri, rose to 125 on Wednesday and tornadoes overnight in nearby states caused at least 15 more deaths.

Three days after the deadliest single tornado in the United States in 64 years, rescue teams with dogs sifted through rubble in Joplin without finding anyone alive on Wednesday.

Authorities said the operation was still a search and rescue, but hope of finding more people alive was fading. The number of people injured by the massive tornado was revised up to more than 900, according to local authorities, from 823 earlier in the day.

Officials were no longer saying how many people are miss-

ing because they believe the figure of 1,500 missing mentioned earlier in the week was inflated by double counting or people simply being out of town.

Some families continued a desperate search for missing loved ones amid the ruins of homes and businesses.

Fifteen-month-old Skyular Logsdon, whose blue teddy bear, red t-shirt and pants were found wrapped around a telephone pole after the storm, remains missing, his great grandmother told Reuters on Wednesday.

His injured parents were found and taken to a hospital after the tornado. But the little boy has vanished.

“We’re still hopeful,” said Deb Cummins, great grandmother of the missing boy. She said they have checked every possible hospital.

NAM....

From page 1 “We are resolved to recognize their inalienable right to self-determination, with the achievement of the independence of the State of Palestine on the basis of the 4th of June 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital and a just solution to all other aspects of the question of Palestine in accordance with international law and UN resolutions,” the Declaration said.

To become a member of the UN, Palestine needs at least two-thirds of the total 193 UN members‘ votes. Palestine has so far collected supports from

112 countries, of 128 needed.

“To get recognition as a UN member, we need at least 130 votes before September 2011,” Maliki said.

NAM will garner a collective support for an international recognition of Palestine, Maliki said.

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa earlier said that NAM has been very consistent in supporting Palestine, but there are still 29 NAM member countries, including several ASEAN members, which have not recognized Palestine for various reasons.

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From page 1 One of the cruises was the Rhapsody of the Seas belonged to Royal Caribbean International with a capacity of 2,435 passengers and 765 crews. The ship had docked in Lombok recently.

According to Sapta, the shift of operators to mega cruise ships would become an opportunity for Indonesia as one of the world cruise destinations.

“Yet, this also will be a challenge, especially in preparing adequate facilities and infrastructure,” he said.

To encourage and realize it, his party would organized a seminar bearing the theme ‘Cruise Development of Indonesia: How to Meet the Challenge of the Increasing Tonnage and Capacity of the Cruise Ships” in the Soesilo

Soedarman Hall, Sapta Pesona Building, Jakarta, on May 30, 2011.

The event aimed to strengthen the programs as well as to improve the coordination and synergy among the stakeholders, particularly in the maritime sector, by supporting the construction and port development along with the infrastructures. “Supporting infrastructure is closely related to the increase of number and quality of service provided for cruise ships visiting Indonesia,” he said.

The seminar would present home and overseas speakers such as consultant of yacht management, practitioners, international cruise ship operators and port authorities in Indonesia. (010)

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Two Garuda planes receive bomb threat Antara

An Indonesian Navy soldier stands guard as a Navy bomb squad secures the Junda International Airport following a report of several suspected packages containing explosive materials in Surabaya on May 25, 2011. A Garuda passenger plane had been grounded in the scare before continuing its schedule after the Navy bomb squad found suspected packages containing explosive materials, an official said.

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SURABAYA - Two Garuda Indonesia planes at Juanda Airport here received a bomb threat from an unidentified person on Wednesday.

Commander of the Juanda Air Base Supranyoto confirmed the bomb threat which was faxed to the airport.

“The general manager of state airport operator Angkasa Pura I phoned me that he had received a fax containing a bomb threat. According to the fax, two Garuda planes serving the SurabayaJakarta route would be blown up.

We later ordered all of our men to comb the passenger and cargo compartments,” he said.

He said his men found three packages suspected of containing explosives in the G-8 waiting room. However, they found no bomb.

One of the packages contained jelly, he said.

To anticipate unexpected happenings, he said, the bomb-defusing squad also checked the Garuda plane which was about to fly to Jakarta after taking it to a special apron.

“The Garuda plane with flight number GA-313 was taken to a special place to see if there was a hijacking or terror attempt. The passengers who had boarded the plane were ordered to get off,” he said.

“One passenger was found carrying powder. But after being checked it was material used to make herbal medicine,” he said.

RI hopes to be high income country in 2025 Antara

JAKARTA - The government expects Indonesia to become one of high income countries in 2025 by developing its potentials particularly in the economic sector.

In its written statement issued on Wednesday, the Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs said Indonesia is listed as the world‘s 17th biggest economy, with per capita income reaching around US$3,000 in 2010.

If everything goes on as planned,

Indonesia will belong to a group of high income countries in 2025, the statement said. Indonesia is rich in a variety of resources which can be turned into the main engine of the national economy, it said.

The statement said Indonesia is

in the process of transforming itself from factor-driven economy to efficiency-driven economy.

However, Indonesia‘s dream of being one of the world powers will not come true if a wide range of challenges remain unsolved.

Among the challenges are a lack of infrastructures, low quality human resources, urbanization and the impact of climate change, it said.

Therefore, in-depth planning is badly needed to benefit from the

momentum of joining the world‘s emerging market countries, it said.

For its part, the government has drawn up a blue print for accelerated economic transformation which must be supported by a number of breakthroughs in formulating short-, medium-and long-term strategies and policies.

The planning is put in the master plan for acceleration and expansion of Indonesian economic development (MP3EI) covering 22 main

economic activities in the country, the statement said. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is set to launch MP3EI at the Jakarta Convention Center on Friday (May 27). As a follow up to the launch of MP3EI, the government will set up a team to be led by the President to implement it.

During the launch of MP3EI, the President will hold a teleconference with the governors of North Sumatra, West Java, East Nusa Tenggara and Papua provinces.

Bank Indonesia assures protection of bank customers Antara

JAKARTA - Bank Indonesia will always protect bank customers as shown by the sanctions it gave to Bank Mega on Tuesday, deputy governor Halim Alamsyah said.

“The order of Bank Indonesia for the opening of an escrow account was especially aimed at maintaining the credibility of banking industry as a form of bank customers` protection. This will make banks to be more careful with regard to funds mobilization or funding,” he said here on Wednesday.

The order to Bank Mega indicated that customers with a goodwill would always be protected and in case a dispute occurred the bank concerned must open an escrow account with funds totaling as much as that being disputed.

The effort, Halim said, is part of BI‘s efforts to continue to direct the development of banking industry to be the sixth pillar of the Indonesian Banking Architecture to materialize banking service consumers‘ protection and empowerment.

Bank Indonesia on Tuesday gave sanctions to Bank Mega in connection with funds disputes with PT Elnusa and North Sumatra‘s Batubara district administration.

The central bank placed the sanctions after it assured that rules had been violated.

The sanctions include an order for Bank Mega to stop adding new customers and extend membership for Deposit on Call as well as Negotiable Certificate of Deposit for a year and opening new offices for a year as of May 24.

Bank Indonesia will also conduct a fit and proper test on PT Bank Mega Tbk.‘s management and executives and instruct PT Bank Mega Tbk. to review all its policies and procedures especially on funding activities including target setting, limits on and authorities of its branch offices, cash service offices and individuals in nominal or interest rate terms, office‘s working area regulation and new customer initiation mechanism.

Bank Mega has also been asked to improve its internal control functions and risk management including assuring sufficient number of auditors in each office, good checks and balances, supervision of the central bank on lower offices and implementation of the know-your employee principles.

The central bank has also ordered Bank Mega to fire employees below executive officials involved in the case of PT Elnusa and Batubara District administration.

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Photo taken May 25, 2011 shows scientists inspecting deposits of mud near the crater of a volcano in Porong in East Java province. A group of international scientists and experts attending a forum organized by Humanitas, an Australian organization on the mud volcano, locally known as “Lusi” arrived at the site five years after a disaster in which it erupted on May 29, 2006 in a populated area.

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Bali Today Hundreds of illegal villas operating in Bali Antara

Mangupura – The Head of Bali Villa Association (BVA), Ismoyo S Soemarlan, said that from 811 villas currently operating in Bali, only 425 units have the proper permit. “Based on the data in our association, 386 units of the villas in Bali have no permit or are operating illegally,” he added.

During the birthday event of BVA which was held on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, Ismoyo said that the effort to reduce the number of illegal villas in Bali is not done properly. For that reason, BVA will increase the socialization to diminish the illegal villas.

There are too many downsides of the illegal villas such as they don’t give any contribution on the development of tourism in Bali and also to the government.

The illegal villas also will create an unhealthy competition because they can determine the price on their own and they also could act harshly toward the re-

sources.

“Can you imagine an illegal villa is being built on a fertile land or near the river? It obviously will destroy the environment,” he added. The increasing numbers of illegal villas also give bad image on tourism in Bali because many of the visitors suffer from criminal act.

This because the security is not arranged properly, not suitable with the standard applied in hotel or villas in Bali.

“The tourists stay in the illegal villas tends to be the target of crime because the security is not suitable with the current standard,” Ismoyo said.

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Tourists enjoying their holiday in their hotel. Hundreds of villa in Bali suspected to be illegal according to Bali Villa Association.

The Reunion-Bali Art Exchange Project “TOMORROW MAYBE” is the name of the art exchage project between Reunion (France) and Bali (Indonesia). This project is initiated by several artists from the both islands.

Five Indonesian artists (Antonius Kho, Anak Agung Oka Agung, Made Kaek, Made Somadita, Syahrizal Koto) visit Reunion, a French island located in the Indian Ocean. During the visit, they exhibit their works side by side with the works of five Reunion artists (Cristof Denmont, Stephane Kenkle, Charly Lesquelin, Richard Blancquart, Jean-Marc Lacaze) at The Saile Charles Beaudemoullin Art Space, Le Tampon, on 3rd - 10th June 2011.

Following this first exhibition, the second exhibition is held at The Gaya Art Space, Bali, on 23rd – 30th June 2011 during the return visit of the five Reunion artists to Bali Island, Indonesia. In addition to exhibitions, the art exchange project consists of many other programs, including workshop, visit to local museums, galleries, studios etc. The Reunion-Bali art exchange exhibitions bear witness to the common experiences of Reunion Island and Bali Island as two melting pots of a variety of cultures.

Reunionese culture is a blend of African, Indian, Chinese, European (especially France), and insular traditions. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to visit Reunion Island,

finding it uninhabited in 1513 (other sources mention the year of 1635). The island was occupied by France, and since then has been one of the regions of the Republic. From the 17th to the 19th centuries, French immigration, supplemented by influxes of Africans, Chinese, Malays, and Malabar Indians, gave the island its ethnic mix. Ethnic groups in Reunion include people of European, African, Malagasy, Indians and Chinese origin as well as many of mixed race. Creoles (a name given to those born on the island, of various ethnic origins), make up the majority of the population. The predominant religion in the island is Roman Catholicism, though Hinduism, Islam and Buddhism are represented also, among others. Thanks to the island’s natural and cultural beauty, tourism is now an important source of income of Reunion.

Bali, with its well-known unique cultural richness, warmth of its people and beauty of its natural surroundings, has attracted visitors for such a long time to come and visit. In Bali, more than any other regions in Indonesia, the political and economical interests motivate ruling regimes to strive for the preservation of indigenous culture.

The Balinese tradition was preserved and used by the Dutch colonial regimes as a powerful tool to repulse inflows of political resistance (national-

ism, communism, Islam) from the neighboring islands, especially Java.

This Balinese cultural preservation in the colonial times, however, did not leave Bali in isolation. On the contrary, since the first decades of the 20th century, Bali has emerged as “the last paradise” that continuously attract people from all around the world to visit and stay in the Island of Gods.

While maintaining its traditional culture, Bali welcomes the diverse cultural influences brought by outsider.

The tourism activities that sprung up in Bali during the colonial times has been developed even further in the postcolonial era, when the government of the Republic of Indonesia successfully transformed Bali into the most important tourist destination in Indonesia. Due to its long history of interaction with outsider and its current position as a center of large-scale tourism industry, Bali becomes the site of multi-cultural mix. Today the Balinese continuously makes up the majority of the population of Bali. They live together with people of many other Indonesian ethnic groups and foreigners. The predominant religion in the island is Bali-Hinduism with Islam, Christianity and Buddhism are also represented, among others.

The artists involved in the ReunionBali art exchange exhibitions bear witness to the intermingling of cultures

in their respective islands. Their works show evidence of the constantly sought-after identity.

The essence of identity is being oneself, and not another. Identity is about belonging, about having one’s rightful place, about the distinction between one and another. Identity gives a secure “personal location” to individual, and provides a save “social location” to community.

Experiences of living in a “melting pot” like Reunion and Bali often blurs identities. The dissolving of different personal and social locations in the blending of cultures can lead to an identity crisis. The blurring of identities may raises confusion and oblivion, because the grips (“roots”) that previously secure the existential places of individuals and communities have vanished. On the other hand, the waned identities may induce reactions in the form of revivalism of old identities or redefinition of new identities – a “political” struggle that often raises tension in the process.

The works exhibited in the Reunion-Bali art exchange project raise awareness towards the significance and the importance of identity in the postmodern age. Postmodernism places on the center stage issues of identity that modernism suppressed.

Andreas Huyssen maps four identities that “are and will remain constitutive

of postmodern culture for some time to come”: national identities (especially those formed in response to imperialism), sexual identities, an environmentalist identity, and ethnic identities (especially non-western).

Postmodern paradigm challenges the formalist belief of a transcendent, universal art, and welcomes the advent of different expressions of identities in contemporary art. This leads to questioning as well as to hybrid forms of expression, as has been suggested by the works in the Reunion-Bali art exchange exhibitions.

The exhibitions raise questions concerning identity. The works exhibited reflect an intricate and disturbing process of defining a clear and secure identity, as well as the problems anchored in the fusion of identities. The making and the mixing of identities are the major issues that drive the artistic explorations of the artists involved in the exhibitions. The works were born by the creative imagination of the artists who live in multicultural crossroads, cultural spaces constantly in the process of being made by mixing of elements that came from anywhere, at anytime, and always in contact with the great currents that have shaped our world. Looking to their works, one sense a perplexedly critical situation of the self that is lost in translation and globalization. (Arif Bagus Prasetyo)

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Balinese Culture Temesi can recycle 90% of garbage Antara

DENPASAR – The “kitchen” of Temesi Garbage recycle center which is located in Gianyar Regency is successfully recycled 90% of the total garbage that enter the center. Approximately 1,800 tons of garbage comes to the center every month.

“So, only 10% of the garbage cannot be recycled and must be put on the final garbage placement (TPA),” said sales & science manager of Temesi, Diana Sari Scheib. She said that the

recycle center can produce many products such as fertilizer which is environmentally friendly.

Diana became a speaker in the seminar about garbage handling which was held in the exhibition about garbage management in Denpasar.

Approximately 400 participants took part in the event. In the topic entitled “The use of clean development mechanism to manage garbage in Temesi facility”, Diana said that the process was started in December 2004. It was stared with 3 tons

of garbage a day.

The location is also becoming a center of education for those how want to preserve the environment. “Temesi recycling is the solution of garbage with a simple technology, low risk, and decentralize and continue,” Diana said.

She said that even though all of the equipment is imported from abroad but they are easy to operate. Temesi recycling center is the result of cooperation with Rotary Club Ubud, Temesi Village, Gianyar Government, and the Healthy Airwave Foundation (GUS).

NAM takes stand against terrorism Antara

NUSA DUA - The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) issued a declaration here on Wednesday condemning any kind of terrorism.

The commitment was made in the “Bali Commemorative Declaration” issued in the framework of NAM’s 50th anniversary.

The NAM’s foreign ministers in the declaration underlined the achievements made by the NAM so far which should be used as a basis for promoting the NAM’s goals and principles for the next 50 years.

The ministers agreed to take a number of steps among others fight against terrorism. “(The NAM) will fight terrorism in all its form and manifestation done by anyone anywhere and for whatever causes in line with the principles in the UN Charter, rel-

evant international laws and conventions while emphasizing that terrorism must not be linked with religion, nationality, civilization or ethnic groups,” the declaration says.

NAM’s foreign ministers also state that NAM will also fight organized transnational crimes, terrorism, human trafficking, trade of illegal small and light firearms, piracy and illegal drugs through improvement of regional and international cooperation and partnership.

In entering the 50th anniversary NAM states again its commitment to strengthening its action and increasing its main role in defending and promoting the interests of developing nations.

The NAM which has 120 members is a different power and unity must continue to give inspiration and influence in global issues to

improve the life of the people and contribute to the UN and other international forums.

The Bali Commemorative Declaration contains 21 points presented by NAM foreign ministers.

Shaping global administration

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) whose members form a majority in the UN General Assembly plays an important role in shaping the global administration framework in the 21st century, UN General Assembly President Joseph Deis said.

“I call on NAM to take constructive and firm steps to strengthen and reform the main bodies at the UN,” he said at the 16th NAM ministerial meeting here on Wednesday.

BEBEK BETUTU (Roast Duck In Banana Leaf) OVERVIEW: The rich flavor of duck is greatly enhanced by a host of pungent roots, herbs and seasonings in this dish, which is invariably a great favorite with visitors to Bali. The Balinese have great admiration for the duck and consider it to be a particularly strong animal as it is, like the turtle, the only one able to survive on land as water.

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

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

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

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Bali is famous with its beaches. One of the beaches that located on Klungkung regency is Kusamba Beach. Kusamba Beach is one of the favorite places of interest in Bali which is famous with the beautiful beach. The boat line with the outrigger belong to the fisherman from countryside are decorating the black sand unfolding along the coastal. Nusa Penida Island is across view which is only occupied by 40.000 people. Kusamba own the marvelous view with the splashing wave from the ocean and it is surrounded the tropical atmosphere with soft sea breeze.

Name of Kusamba is factually not far from the struggle history of Balinese in fight against the Dutch colonist. During the war against the Dutch in Kusamba on 2324 May 1849, the Balinese hero had succeeds to make afraid the Dutch soldier and had killed the Dutch key man - Letnan General Michiel.

We can see the fisherman are looking after the prawn seed, send the rice, legume, fruits and other materials to Nusa Penida

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twice a day. The fisherman from Kusamba with the big boat and five crews can squire the material heavy as of 1,5 cargo ton to Nusa Penida. They can across the sea from Banjar Tri Buana, Banjar Bias Coastal and Kampung Island Coastal with 30 minutes until 2 hours time differences and it is depend to the type and transportation medium speed utilized.

Beside of that, this boat can also squire the passengers who wish to enjoy the beautiful coral and the white sand coastal in the island cross of Bali. Segara Beach in Kusamba is especially for the Hindu ritual activities which are often conducted the activity of Nganyut in line with Ngaben Ceremony (Cremation Ceremony). We can also meet a fish market in this place which is usually held between 10 am until 4 pm.

The strait between Bali and Nusa Penida Island is dwelt by a lot of fish, hence it is crowded by the white sail of fisherman boat decorates the sea around the Kusamba beach. At the west side of this coastal, especially in Banjar Batur, there are 40 families of fisherman as the traditional salt maker.

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BUSINESS US hides hand as IMF race heats up Agence France-Presse

Japan, EU set to take small step in free trade deal

WASHINGTON – The United States was tightlipped about its pick for the next head of the International Monetary Fund after Europe threw its support behind France’s finance minister, Christine Lagarde.

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As the biggest IMF shareholder, the US could cement Lagarde in the powerful global finance post if it joins forces with the seven European IMF directors on the IMF board.

Yet, after Lagarde officially launched her candidacy in Paris Wednesday, and Jose Manuel Barroso, head of the European Commission, declared his support, the United States took the quiet tack.

By tradition at the 66-year-old institution, a European is the IMF managing director, while an American holds the number-two IMF post and the World Bank presidency.

The resignation of Dominique Strauss-Kahn a week ago, after he was charged with sexual assault and attempted rape of a New York hotel maid, has focused the spotlight on the developing world’s drive to end the powersharing agreement.

Lagarde, who announced her bid amid swelling support in European capitals after StraussKahn’s May 14 arrest, has drawn backing outside Europe from one country — Congo, on Sunday — but cautious comments elsewhere, including the United States.

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Wednesday called Lagarde and Agustin Carstens, the governor of Mexico’s central bank, “very credible” candidates to lead the International Monetary Fund, without endorsing either.

The two are the first declared candidates in the race to succeed Strauss-Kahn, who denies the sex charges.

“Two very credible people now said they’d like to run the institution,” Geithner said at a Politico news event in Washington.

“There may be others that join them.”

Nominations close June 10 and the 24-member executive board is expected to select the next

BRUSSELS – The European Union and Japan look set to agree on the principle of negotiating a free trade deal linking the world’s third economy and the leading global market at a summ i t S a t u r d a y, d i p l o m a t s say.

After months of tough talks heightened by a history of trade friction, an accord between the two economic giants to move ahead would be significant even if falling short of hopes in Tokyo to wrest a formal launch at the weekend meeting.

“This summit cannot launch negotiations, but it can send a strong political message that we’re seeking to launch negotiations,” said an EU diplomat who requested anonymity.

EU officials say further work is needed to explore trade sticking-points and line up a to-do list of problems to overcome before the EU’s 27 member states approve the official launch of negotiations to ink a free trade agreement (FTA).

Prompted by Britain, EU leaders in March called for FTA negotiations to aid recovery in disaster-struck Japan — but on the proviso that Tokyo move to lift restrictions to trade.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague said earlier this month that the removal of tariff and non-tariff barriers could deliver over 40 billion euros ($60 billion) of additional European exports to Japan, and more than 50 billion euros of additional exports from Japan to the EU. Trade ties between the two have consistently shown a strong surplus in favour of Japan — the EU

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France’s Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (C) arrives upon a press conference to announce her candidacy to head the IMF (International Monetary Fund) at the ministry in Paris on May 25, 2011. managing director of the 187-nation IMF by the end of June.

Washington’s North American neighbors, Mexico and Canada, praised the qualifications of Lagarde and Carstens, but only Mexico has taken a position, nominating Carstens.

“Both candidates are credible,” Mexican Finance Minister Ernesto Cordero said. His Canadian counterpart, Jim Flaherty, called them “strong, qualified candidates” to lead the powerful Washington-based institution, the lender of last resort for struggling economies.

The United States took pains to be seen as neutral in the race.

Geithner evenhandedly called Lagarde and Carstens “very talented people.”

“Christine Lagarde is an exceptionally capable person. An excellent mix of financial, economic knowledge, talents and the kind of political skills you need to navigate this context. Agustin has that as well.”

Lagarde declared her candidacy shortly after the world’s largest emerging economies slammed Europe’s “obsolete” push to lock up the top job again.

IMF directors from China, Russia, Brazil, India and South Africa — the so-called BRICS economies — said in a statement Tuesday that the longstanding arrangement “undermines the legitimacy of the Fund.”

But Brazil’s finance minister, Guido Mantega, said Wednesday

his country was not ready to choose between Lagarde and Carstens, citing a need to hear what candidates had to say before deciding.

“I think it is good that their candidacies have been launched, in plural,” Mantega stressed.

He said that he had already spoken with both Lagarde, the French finance minister, as well as Mexican central bank governor Carstens.

Carstens “called me requesting our support, and he is going to come here next week,” he said.

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera praised Lagarde, saying she has “all the capabilities” to act as a “very good” IMF boss, but did not formally endorse her.

Geithner said that the United States would “ultimately” weigh in on the choice.

“We’ll play a significant role in not just making sure the process is fair but the outcome is good.”

Desmond Lachman, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington and a former senior IMF staffer, said he expected the US to cast the deciding vote in Lagarde’s favor.

“Geithner has to say what he says because he’s got to look like he’s open to somebody else other than a European taking office, but I don’t think it’s really serious,” Lachman told AFP. “If the Europeans are united behind Lagarde, I don’t think that he’s really going to object.”

c u r r e n t l y b e i n g J a p a n ’s third largest trade partner w h i l e J a p a n i s E u r o p e ’s sixth.

Tokyo’s better record “is partly a reflection of continuing market access problems for foreign firms in Japan,” a European Commission report said this year.

That view from the EU’s executive arm is shared by European business leaders, who say Tokyo is failing to offer companies real market access.

Prime Minister Naoto Kan earlier this month asked his cabinet to work on reforms demanded by the European Union, such as removing non-tariff trade barriers and liberalising public procurement.

And last week EU trade ministers acknowledged in meetings that recent Japanese proposals were “a good first step towards negotiations”, and agreed the two sides start drawing up over the next months their to-do list — known as a scoping exercise.

“Europe is important to Japan and Japan is important to the EU,” said the diplomat. “We’re struggling both of us from the new kids on the block, China, India, Korea.”

E U F TA n e g o t i a t i o n s lasted two and a half years with South Korea, 20 with the Gulf Cooperation Council.

“The more you prepare the negotiations through the scoping exercise, the quicker it will be,” said another diplomat.

Japan has been eager to launch free trade negotiations with the European Union as it believes the elimination of EU tariffs on cars and electrical appliances would benefit Japanese companies.

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Tang’s role in Chinese propaganda film in doubt

US television talk show personality Oprah Winfrey speaks US actor Tom Hanks on stage during the taping of the third to last Oprah Winfrey Show at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, May 17, 2011.

Associated Press Writer

HONG KONG – “Lust, Caution” star Tang Wei’s role in a Chinese propaganda blockbuster as the first love of Communist China’s founding father, Mao Zedong, has reportedly been dropped, raising the prospect that the actress is still suffering backlash after playing a traitor in the 2007 World War II-era spy thriller.

While “Lust, Caution” gave Tang international exposure, her role as a student activist who warns a Japan-allied Chinese intelligence official about an assassination attempt allegedly offended Chinese film officials worried about lingering anger over Japanese wartime atrocities.

The film’s director, Ang Lee, who won an Oscar for the gay romance “Brokeback Mountain,” was asked to edit dialogue so as to make the warning from Tang’s character less explicit. And Tang herself was reportedly blacklisted, not releasing another movie until last year’s Hong Kong-set romantic comedy “Crossing Hennessy.”

In September, Tang’s casting as Mao’s girlfriend was announced, signaling her rehabilitation in China. She joined a star-studded cast in “Jian Dang Wei Ye,” scheduled for release on June 15 to mark the 90th anniversary of the ruling Chinese Communist Party. The Chinese title translates roughly as “The Great Achievement of Founding the Party.” The official English title is “Beginning of the Great Revival.”

But as the release date nears, reports have surfaced that Tang was left out of the final cut.

Gao Jun, deputy general manager of Chinese theater operator New Film Association, told The Associated Press in a phone interview Thursday that Tang’s role was cut because historians questioned the factual accuracy of her character.

He cited “industry insiders,” but declined to identify them.

Gao, however, said the decision had nothing to do with her “Lust, Caution” role.

“It’s not a problem with the actress,” he said.

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Winfrey finale devoted to fans, her ‘safe harbor’ Associated Press Writer

CHICAGO – There were no free cars or vacations. No favorite things or makeovers. No celebrity guests on stage — though there were plenty in the audience.

The finale of Oprah Winfrey’s talk show, taped Tuesday and aired Wednesday, was all about the one thing that made her a billion-dollar success: the unique connection she made with millions of viewers for 25 years. In what she called her “love letter” to fans, she made clear that to her, all those TV friendships went both ways.

“Something in me connected with each of you in a way that allowed me to see myself in you and you in me,” Winfrey said. “I listened and grew, and I know you grew along with me.” Winfrey was the only person on stage with little background music and short flashback clips. The show went to com-

mercials with “Twenty-Five Years,” a soft song that musician Paul Simon wrote and recorded for her.

She called fans her “safe harbor” and became teary eyed when reflecting on her upbringing in rural Mississippi. “It is no coincidence that a lonely little girl,” Winfrey said, choking up, “who felt not a lot of love, even though my parents and grandparents did the best they could, it is no coincidence that I grew up to feel a genuine kindness, affection, trust and validation from millions of you all over the world.”

Winfrey told viewers that sometimes she was a teacher, but more often her viewers instructed her. She called Wednesday’s episode her

“last class from this stage.”

At one point she thanked viewers for sharing her “yellow brick road of blessings” — something she said back in November 2009, when she announced that she would end her show.

The program gave rise to a media empire, including a magazine and Winfrey’s own cable network, which she launched in January.

Wednesday’s show was the last piece of a months-long sendoff, but as the hour wrapped up, Winfrey stopped short of saying farewell. “I won’t say goodbye. I’ll just say, until we meet again,” she said.

She hugged and kissed her longtime partner Stedman Graham and shook hands with audience members before walking through the halls of Harpo Studios in Chicago, hugging and crying with her staff. She shouted, “We did it!” The last shot of the finale showed Winfrey walking away with her cocker spaniel, Sadie.

Group continues to protest Grammy category changes Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK – A coalition of musicians is demanding the Recording Academy restore more than 30 categories cut from the Grammy Awards, alleging the reductions unfairly target ethnic music and were done without the input of its thousands of members A protest was planned Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif., at an academy board meeting. It is part of a campaign by those upset by last month’s decision to reduce the Grammy fields, which this year to-

taled 109, to 78.

Grammy President and CEO Neil Portnow said changes would be in effect for the 2012 Grammys. He urged dissenters to work with the academy, which would examine the effect of the changes for the 2013 awards.

But protesters hope the process could be reversed in time for next year’s Grammy ceremony if at least one board member asks the academy to reconsider.

“Hopefully during that time, someone will rise and be brave enough and do this,” Bobby

Sanabria, a four-time Grammy nominee in the Latin jazz category and a leader of the movement against the changes, said in an interview Wednesday.

“He’s being arrogant in saying that it’s written in stone when we have a chance to get these categories reinstated,” said Sanabria of Portnow. He has called for the resignation of Portnow and the board of trustees.

The Academy announced the changes April 6; the move came after a more than yearlong examination of the awards structure, the

first in the Grammys’ 50-plus year history. Portnow said at the time that the changes would make the Grammys more competitive, and the awards more coveted. But the move upset many Academy members, who were taken off guard by the announcement.

Paul Simon wrote a letter to Portnow asking him to reconsider, writing, in part: “I believe the Grammys have done a disservice to many talented musicians by combining previously distinct and separate types of music into a catch-all of blurry larger categories. ... They

deserve the separate Grammy acknowledgements that they’ve been afforded until this change eliminated them.”

Sanabria, who is working with musicians including Eddie Palmieri and Arturo O’Farrill, said ethnic music was unfairly targeted, and called it a “subtle form of racism.”

“The effect will be that the music will be very, very homogenous, it’s already starting to sound like that already,” he said. “Society as we know it now is very multicultural and very diverse, and the Grammys always reflected that.”

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The Science Behind This Terrible Tornado Season

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An abandoned boat is stuck in the solidified salts of the Oroumieh Lake, some 370 miles (600 kilometers) northwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 29, 2011.

Iran’s largest lake turning to salt Associated Press Writer

OROUMIEH LAKE, Iran – From a hillside, Kamal Saadat looked forlornly at hundreds of potential customers, knowing he could not take them for trips in his boat to enjoy a spring weekend on picturesque Oroumieh Lake, the third largest saltwater lake on earth.

“Look, the boat is stuck... It cannot move anymore,” said Saadat, gesturing to where it lay encased by solidifying salt and lamenting that he could not understand why the lake was fading away.

The long popular lake, home to migrating flamingos, pelicans and gulls, has shrunken by 60 percent and could disappear entirely in just a few years, experts say — drained by drought, misguided irrigation policies, development and the damming of rivers that feed it.

Until two years ago, Saadat supplemented his income from almond- and grape-growing by tak-

ing tourists on boat tours. But as the lake receded and its salinity rose, he found he had to stop the boat every 10 minutes to unfoul the propeller — and finally, he had to give up this second job that he’d used to support a five-member family.

“The visitors were not enjoying such a boring trip,” he said, noting they had to cross hundreds of meters of salty lakebed just to reach the boat from the wharf.

Other boatmen, too, have parked their vessels by their houses, where they stand as sad reminders of the deep-water days. And the lake’s ebbing affects an ever-widening circle.

In April, authorities stopped activities at the nearby jetty in Golmankhaneh harbor, due to lack of water in the lake, now only two meters deep at its deepest. Jetties in Sharafkhaneh and Eslami harbors faced the same fate.

The receding water has also weakened hotel business and tourism activities in the area, and planned hotel projects remain idle since investors are reluctant to continue.

Beyond tourism, the salt-saturated lake threatens agriculture nearby in northwest Iran, as storms sometimes carry the salt far afield.

Many farmers worry about the future of their lands, which for centuries have been famous for apples, grapes, walnuts, almonds, onions, potatoes, as well as aromatic herbal drinks, candies and tasty sweet pastes.

SO FAR, 2011 has proved a year destined for the tornado record books. Nearly 1,200 tornadoes have swarmed the United States this year, according to preliminary numbers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Four of these storms have been rated at the highest tornado strength, an EF5. The death toll from these tornadoes has likely topped 500, a number not seen since 1953.

But why has this year seen so many and such devastating twisters? Scientists point to several large-scale climate factors, some of which have been at work behind the scenes since winter. And at least some of the mind-boggling tornado numbers, believe it or not, can be chalked up to humans — there are more of us around to see them.

La Niña’s exit

Some of the blame for the wild tornado streak lies with La Niña, a cyclical system of trade winds that cools the waters of the equatorial Pacific Ocean. (El Niño is La Niña’s warm-water counter-

part.)

Although we were in the grip of one of the most powerful La Niñas on record this last year, La Niña made a sudden exit about three months ago, said Bill Patzert, a climatologist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.

“La Niña would have been beneficial for all these people that have been so clobbered,” Patzert said. “If La Niña had maintained its strength, perhaps we wouldn’t have seen so many tornadoes.”

How do trade winds in the Pacific relate to deadly storms in the southern and central United States? It has to do with the jet stream, a high-speed air current that is essentially an atmospheric fence where cool, dry air meets up with warm, moist air — two of the main ingredients for severe storms. La Niña has a stabilizing effect on the jet stream, and pushes it to higher latitudes.

Without La Niña around, the jet stream has gone rogue, Patzert told OurAmazingPlanet. “This time of the year it should be farther north,” he said.

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Firefighters are seen here searching for survivors in Joplin, Missouri. Rescuers and anguished families are still searching for hundreds of missing people, four days after a tornado battered this US town, killing at least 125 people.

German salad warning after food poisoning deaths Agence France Presse

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Germany has warned consumers to be especially careful when eating tomatoes, lettuce, and cucumbers which are believed to be responsible for an outbreak of food poisoning that has left three dead.

BERLIN – Germany has warned consumers to be especially careful when eating tomatoes, lettuce, and cucumbers which are believed to be responsible for an outbreak of food poisoning that has left three dead.

Initial findings by the Robert Koch Institute, the national disease centre, “indicate that the most recent contamination by EHEC (enterohaemorrhagic E. coli) is

most probably due to consumption of raw tomatoes, cucumbers and leaf salad,” the ministry for consumer protection said late Wednesday.

The agency called on consumers to wash vegetables carefully, especially those originating in northern Germany where most cases of food poisoning have been reported over the past fortnight.

Health officials say some 140 people have become seriously ill with haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS), caused by EHEC, and at

least three have died. There are hundreds of other suspected cases.

The officials say the number of cases is very unusual as there are normally just 1,000 EHEC infections and 60 cases of HUS per year.

Children are normally most at risk, but in the latest outbreak adults, mostly women, have been felled by the disease which can result in acute renal failure, seizures, strokes and coma.

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Bin Hammam vows to beat FIFA graft probe Agence France Presse

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Manchester United’s Portuguese forward Bebe (R) shoots past Juventus Italian midfielder Claudio Marchisio during a testimonial football match between Manchester United and Juventus for Manchester United’s Gary Neville at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on May 24, 2011.

Man United banish 2009 talk ahead of Barca rematch Agence France Presse

LONDON – Manchester United are seeking to banish the memory of their 2009 humbling by Barcelona as they prepare for Saturday’s Champions League final at Wembley.

Two years ago, Sir Alex Ferguson’s side arrived in Rome brimming with confidence, ready to justify their status as the bookies’ favourites by becoming the first side to clinch back-to-back titles.

Ninety minutes and one passing masterclass later, and United were left dazed and confused after a dizzying evening on Barcelona’s famous midfield “carousel” as the Catalans wrapped up a 2-0 win.

Ferguson has never spoken in detail about the reasons for United’s defeat that night, and his reluctance to reflect on that chastening loss has been mirrored by his players ahead of Saturday’s re-match.

Midfielder Michael Carrick, whose reputation took a battering after an anonymous performance in the Stadio Olimpico, insisted that 2009 would have little relevance at Wembley. “It doesn’t matter about 2009 to be honest,” Carrick said.

“It’s a different game now. It’s a

one-off so we’re concentrating on Saturday.

“We’ll play to our strengths and try and win the game. You’ve got to respect the strengths that Barcelona have because they’re a terrific team but we’re there for a reason as well. “We believe we’ve got a very good team. When we play well and do what we’re good at we’re a match for anyone. As I said, it’s all on the night and who plays best on the night.”

Defender Rio Ferdinand said he had never dwelt on Barcelona’s decisive second goal in Rome, when he was left in no man’s land by a wicked cross from Xavi which was duly headed home by Lionel Messi.

Asked if he had ever wondered how the diminutive Messi had managed to leap highest, Ferdinand’s response was emphatic: “No. It was a great cross and a great header.

“Looking back, you don’t want to watch those kind of goals going in,

you don’t want to watch any goals going in,” Ferdinand said. “This time hopefully it will be a different result.”

United striker Michael Owen had not joined by the time of the 2009 final, but the former England international confirmed the subject had been off limits amongst his team-mates.

“We try not to speak about it much to be honest because you don’t want any negative thoughts going through your mind before this game,” Owen said. “We’re focusing on what we do best, how we can play against them and not really looking back. “There’s a few players changed since then. It’s a different time, a different venue.

“I mean if you were to look back on that game, the first 15 minutes we were outstanding. If we’d scored then it might have been a different game. We’ve got to make sure we do score on Saturday.”

SINGAPORE – Asian football chief Mohamed bin Hammam vowed to clear his name after sensational corruption claims he says are aimed at derailing his bid to oust longtime FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

The Qatari on Thursday defiantly refused to withdraw from next week’s presidential vote and pressed on with his campaign despite being summoned to answer allegations at a hearing of the world body’s ethics committee in Zurich Sunday.

“He’s not withdrawing his candidature, despite any rumours and speculation,” a spokesperson told AFP, adding that bin Hammam was “confident” of being cleared by the committee.

“He’s going there, he’s going to present his case and he’s confident he’s going to be cleared.”

Bin Hammam has said explo-

sive claims he tried to rig next Wednesday’s FIFA poll — where he is trying to deny Switzerland’s Blatter a fourth term as the most powerful man in football — will “vanish in the wind”.

“This move is little more than a tactic being used by those who have no confidence in their own ability to emerge successfully from the FIFA presidential election,” he said in a statement Wednesday.

“I am confident that there is no charge to answer and that I will be free to stand in the FIFA presidential election on June 1 as originally planned.”

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president was carrying on with his regular engagements and flew from Doha to Zurich Thursday to attend a FIFA finance committee meeting, the spokesperson said. “Nothing has changed. As far as he’s concerned, nothing has changed,” the spokesperson said.

Hungarian referee for Champions League final Agence France Presse

PARIS – Hungarian Viktor Kassai will referee this weekend’s Champions League final between Barcelona and Manchester United in Wembley, UEFA announced on Thursday.

Kassai, 35, refereed five Champions League games this season, including the last 16 game between Inter Milan and Bayern Munich, as well as the

group stage match between Manchester United and Valencia.

He will be assisted by countrymen Gabor Eros and Gyorgy Ring with the fourth official Istvan Vad and the two additional assistant referees Mihaly Fabian and Tamas Bognar.

Reserve assistant referee Robert Kispal completes the allHungarian refereeing team for Saturday’s game.

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Hungarian referee Viktor Kassai pictured during the 2010 World Cup round of 16 football match between U S A a n d G h a n a a t R oya l B a fo k e n g s t a d i u m i n Rustenburg, June 26, 2010.

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Ulissi wins Giro 17th stage in controversial finish Agence France Presse

ROME – Italian Diego Ulissi of the Lampre team won the 17th stage of the Tour of Italy over 230km from Feltre to Tirano on Wednesday after Giovanni Visconti was demoted for pushing in the finish.

Visconti was first over the line but after going for a non-existent gap down the inside between Ulissi and the barriers in the runin, he pushed his 21-year-old rival out of the way.

That also forced Pablo Lastras to swerve out of Ulissi’s path. Italian champion Visconti was then

demoted to third with Ulissi given the victory and Lastras second place.

In the heat of the moment, seconds after the end of the race, Visconti accused his rival of riding dangerously. “It’s incredible, sometimes it’s us ourselves who put our lives at risk,” he said.

“I shouted several times at Ulissi, I was arriving at twice his speed, if I hadn’t lifted my hand I wouldn’t have managed to stay on the bike.

Ulissi is young and he behaves that way, he’s very rude, I’m happy I overtook him but bitter about what happened.”

Kim Clijsters stunned in 2nd round at French Open Associated Press Writer AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez

Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki holds up the NBA basketball Western Conference trophy after the Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 100-96 on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, in Dallas.

Mavs top Thunder 100-96 to book trip to NBA finals Associated Press Writer

DALLAS – Dirk Nowitzki wrapped his hands around the silver ball trophy that goes to the Western Conference champions and smiled. After five years, he and the Dallas Mavericks are kings of their conference again, earning another trip to the NBA finals.

Yet Nowitzki didn’t flash the wide, toothy grin of someone relieved to have accomplished his goal. Because, he hasn’t.

Unless the Mavs win the next round, too, and become NBA champions for the first time, their whole glorious postseason — and that silver trophy — won’t mean as much. It’s a lament heard by many superstars, but Nowitzki’s indifference amid much of the frenzied celebration around him showed just how serious he is about it.

“I was already thinking about the finals,” he said. “This is nice for a day, but we set our goals in October to win it all. We haven’t done it yet.”

Dallas capped its climb back to the NBA finals with a 100-96 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night that ended the Western finals in five games.

The young, up-and-coming Thunder made things tough on the older, now-or-possibly-never

Mavericks as they had throughout the series. And, as he has throughout the postseason, Nowitzki made the plays that mattered most. His latest highlights: swishing a 3-pointer with 1:14 left that put Dallas ahead and making a pair of free throws with 13.3 seconds left to seal it.

“It feels good to finally go back,” Nowitzki said. “This time, hopefully we can finish the job.”

The Mavs’ only other trip to the finals was in 2006. They were up 2-0, with a big, late lead in Game 3, but wound up losing to the Miami Heat in six games.

They’d won only a single playoff series since until a tremendous run this postseason — going 12-3, with wins in 10 of the last 11 games, including a sweep of the two-time reigning champion Lakers.

This Dallas team filled with veterans all seeking their first rings has been playing with what coach Rick Carlisle calls “a laser-like focus.” It showed when

they clawed back from a 15-point deficit with 5:06 left in Game 4, and again in this game, when the Mavs were down by six with 4:37 left.

They outscored the Thunder 14-4 the rest of the way, with many of their most-accomplished players making the key plays: Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion and Jason Terry.

“It goes to our veteran leadership, our experience, us being in every possible situation we could possibly be in,” said Terry, who along with Nowitzki are the only holdovers from the ’06 team. “We know what we’re going through offensively and defensively. We know we have to get stops and we’re able to do that. When you have that belief and that trust in what you’re doing it’s just a confidence and more times than not you’re going to be successful.”

Nowitzki scored 26 points, nine in the fourth quarter. For the series, he averaged 32.2 points, 11.8 in the fourth quarters.

PARIS – Kim Clijsters wasted two match points and was eliminated from the French Open on Thursday, losing to Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the second round.

Clijsters, who had won her last 15 Grand Slam matches after taking the titles at last year’s U.S. Open and this year’s Australian Open, failed to convert either match point in the second set.

The two-time French Open runner-up, who was playing with her right ankle taped, made 65 unforced errors in the match and lost 11 of the final 12 games. The 114th-ranked Rus finished with only 22 unforced errors and had only eight winners in the entire match.

Also Thursday, five-time champion Rafael Nadal is scheduled to be back on court — two days after being stretched to five sets for the first time in his French Open career.

Maria Sharapova is also set to play.

Clijsters had her first chance to close out the match when leading 5-2 in the second set, but Rus saved match point and held to make it 5-3 before breaking Clijsters to get back on serve.

Clijsters then had another match point in the 10th game, but Rus saved it again and eventually pushed the score to 5-5. With the momentum shifting, Clijsters double-faulted for the seventh time — one of her 28 unforced errors in the set — to allow Rus to break and serve out the second set.

Clijsters injured her right ankle while dancing at her cousin’s wedding in April, sidelining her until the French Open. She last played at Roland Garros in 2006, when she reached the semifinals.

But since returning to the tour in 2009 following the birth of her daughter, Clijsters had won three of her four Grand Slam titles.

Rus, the 2008 Australian Open junior champion, reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.

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Belgium’s Kim Clijsters returns the ball to The Netherlands’ Aranxta Rus during their second round match of the French Open tennis tournament, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Thursday, May 26, 2011.

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More Webber woe as Vettel sets practice pace Sebastian Vettel posted the fastest time of opening free practice in Monaco, edging out Fernando Alonso and Nico Rosberg as team-mate Mark Webber suffered gearbox problems. A week after hopes of kick-starting his 2011 championship campaign in Spain faltered on race day, Mark Webber received another setback on his return to the scene of another 2010 victory.

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Red Bull Racing’s German driver Sebastian Vettel drives at the Circuit de Monaco on May 26, 2011 in Monte Carlo during the first practice race of the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix.

Di Resta rules out shock Monaco result PAUL di Resta has played down talk that uncertainty over tyre strategy at this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix could help him deliver a giant-killing performance. With a high chance that Pirelli’s super soft tyres will deliver an unpredictable event, there is talk that there could

be some surprise names on the podium at the end of the race.

Di Resta says he is not letting himself dream of such a shock though - and thinks that if he can come away from Monaco with points that would be a good enough result. When asked if he was pon-

dering his chances of a shock podium, di Resta said: “That is a bit unrealistic, but if we came away from here having scored points then we would be delighted.

“We’ve been close to getting into Q3 on a number of occasions this year, and we’ve got into it once.

“I suppose you have to have the same approach here to make that happen. Again the mechanical setup can have a big influence on how committed you are and how quickly I can get up to speed.

“There are a few variations, but I think we’ll have the same approach, with qualifying the key which will free up race strategy and give you an open mind.” Di Resta said he had been left a bit wideeyed by the prospect of racing at Monaco – despite having competed here earlier in his career when he raced in F3.

“Now you see the track is all built, I suppose it is a bit daunting when you think of what speeds you’re going to be doing,” he explained.

The Australian, who has seen Red Bull Racing team-mate Sebastian Vettel win four out of the five grands prix held so far this season, proved victorious in the backto-back races in Barcelona and Monaco a year ago, helping him to overcome a poor start to the campaign and thrust himself right back into title contention. Needing to do the same in 2011, however, Webber has run in to problem after problem.

The latest came on the opening day of the Monaco Grand Prix, when his RB7 was unable to complete a flying lap because of persistent gearbox problems. To make matters worse for the Australian, Vettel emerged fastest of all, as the field got to grips with some extra complications in the 90-minute session.

Already contemplating a fresh strip of asphalt in what will become the sole DRS zone on race day, the drivers also had to contend with a water leak on the start-finish straight, which interrupted proceedings for ten minutes, as well as the usual detritus found on a street circuit. The session was littered with incidents, not least for both Tonio Liuzzi and Michael Schumacher, who suffered separate accidents that curtailed their efforts.

The German at least wound up in the top ten when the chequered flag fell, book-ending the leading group

with Vettel, albeit lapping some 2.2secs slower than the reigning world champion. Between them, Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa both underlined the growing Ferrari threat, in second and fourth respectively, with Nico Rosberg in the second Mercedes sandwiched between them.

Rosberg and Alonso will both have thought that they had a legitimate claim to top spot, but the German was displaced by Alonso, who then found his hopes dashed by Vettel’s late lap, which left the Red Bull driver 0.113secs clear at the top.

McLaren twins Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button were fifth and sixth, barely a couple of tenths apart, while Pastor Maldonado and Adrian Sutil provided some encouragement for Williams and Force India alike after difficult starts to the year. Vitaly Petrov, in the best of the Lotus Renaults, completed the leading runners, while teammate Nick Heidfeld came closest to usurping Schumacher.

Sebastien Buemi and Daniel Ricciardo were twelfth and 14th for Toro Rosso, either side of Rubens Barrichello, with Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Perez next up. Lotus again proved to be the best of the ‘new for 2010’ teams, with both Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli finishing above Paul di Resta in the second Force India.