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Thursday, April 28, 2011

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The giant Wisnu Statue which is one of teh attraction in Garuda Wisnu Kencana. After the riot happened in Garuda Wisnu kencana (GWK) on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, the entrance to the tourism site looked normal.

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After huge riot GWK return to normal Mangupura (Bali Post)-

After the riot happened in Garuda Wisnu kencana (GWK) on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, the entrance to the tourism site looked normal. Based on the observation yesterday, the entrance which is located near the ticket booth was clean.

WEATHER FORECAST

Before, the road leading to the entrance of GWK filled with trees cut down by the daily workers who were fired by the management. There is great hope that in

the future, to avoid the same incidents, the businessmen in Ungasan and other areas in Bali must tighten the communication with their workers and the locals in the area.

The head of Ungasan Customary Village, I Wayan Sugita Putra, SE, said “communication must be done intensively in order to prevent the same thing from happening again.

Not only with workers but also with the locals especially when the management want to make new policy which has direct impact to the surrounding area.”

Sugita urged all businessmen in the area to create a good situation

because the area is tourism sites.

The company management must make their decision base on the regulation in Indonesia. He was also asking regarding the continuation of the GWK project.

“Many tourists who come the place are asking when the giant statue will finish. It will be a great attraction for the tourists who visited Ungasan,” he added.

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SANAA, Yemen – Yemeni residents in scores of cities and towns across the nation launched a civil disobedience campaign Wednesday to bring down the country’s long-serving president, activists said. The campaign is the latest in Yemen’s uprising that started in early February, inspired by revolts across the Arab world. Massive near-daily protests have called for the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, the country’s ruler of 32 years.

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ists, residents in at least 18 cities and towns got involved in the disobedience campaign, with shops and schools closed and government offices shuttered. The daylong closures are planned twice weekly until Saleh goes, activists said.

Saleh has clung on to power despite the street protests and defections by many loyalist, including his tribesmen, military officers and ranking government figures. More than 130 people have been killed by security forces and Saleh’s supporters since the unrest erupted. Wednesday also saw deadly violence.

In the southern port city of

Aden, units of the Republican Guard clashed with anti-government demonstrators who were marking the anniversary of the 1994 outbreak of Yemen’s civil war that saw Saleh’s army suppress an attempt by the southerners to secede.

One protester was killed and dozens were wounded in the violence Wednesday that involved tanks, armored cars and heavy weapons, according to local activist Wajdi alShaabi.

Elsewhere, two soldiers were killed and three others wounded when masked gunmen attacked a military checkpoint at the entrance

of Zinjibar, the capital of southern Abyan province that has been a hotbed for Islamic militants.

Col. Ahmed al-Muhsini of Zinjibar intelligence office confirmed the attack over the telephone and told The Associated Press that the assailants fled afterward.

Yemen, along with prevailing poverty, rampant corruption and lawlessness, southern secessionism and a Shiite uprising in the north, has also had to deal with brazen militant attacks and a resurgent al-Qaida branch that has been active both inside the country and beyond its borders.

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Pagerwesi festivity Chicken in demand, employees go home earlier CELEBRATION of Pagerwesi Day for residents of Singaraja and the surrounding areas is indeed special. They welcome it vivaciously and even more than the celebration of Galungan. On the Penampahan Day of Pagerwesi, Tuesday (Apr 26), government offices looked silent because employees went home before the business hours ended. They came home early to cook and prepare the ceremony of Pagerwesi Day falling on Wednesday (Apr 27).

The more crowded sight than on usual days occurred in a number of traditional markets in Singaraja. As in the Anyar Market, the chicken traders overflowed until the road body of Jalan Diponegoro. They were spilling out because of the high demand for chicken used on the Pagerwesi Day. They were keen to find out location at the closest point to the motorway to be reached more easily by buyers who were lazy to get into the market.

Not only chicken traders, a dozen of canang oblation traders looked to sell their goods on the pavement of the road from morning until afternoon on Monday. As a result, vehicles lost their parking lot, and the parking attendant had to direct the vehicles to park along the road body. No doubt such condition made the traffic conditions in the heart of Singaraja chaotic.

A parking attendant on Jalan Diponegoro told that the chicken traders spilling onto the road body made the consumers difficult to park their vehicles. Additionally,

the droppings and smell of poultry remarkably disrupted the comfort of visitors who would enter the market.

He said he did not dare to ban those poultry traders selling their goods at the parking spaces. If prohibited, he could kindle a problem. In response to the condition, the parking attendant claimed to submit to his fate and had no choice by directed the vehicles to park on the road.

Director of Operations of PD Pasar of Buleleng Regency, Made Agus Yudiarsana, stated that based on the consensus of four related institutions namely PD Pasar, public order officers (Satpol PP), Department of Transportation and Subdistrict Head of Buleleng, the traders were actually banned to do selling on the road body or on pavement of Jalan Diponegoro. According to Yudiarsana, the canang oblation and chicken traders should not have to overflow until Jalan Diponegoro.

Moreover, location of the traders in the market area remained available.

Even, the traders were allowed to sell their goods on the road body of Jalan

Durian especially before holidays.

“We have prepared the location and allow the traders to do selling on Jalan Durian. Our officers have never collected any daily charges to merchants selling outside the market (on the road and pavement— Ed),” he explained.

Meanwhile, personnel of Satpol PP of Buleleng Regency seemed to have understood about the market conditions before the Pagerwesi Day. One of the members claimed to be reluctant to discipline the traders overflowing until the curb. The officer let the traders spill onto the street because such condition occurred ahead of the Pagerwesi Day. “We can do nothing. Many traders indeed go out by holidays like Pagerwesi. If we discipline them we fear it could trigger a commotion between the officers and traders,” he said.

In the meantime, a number of government offices had been deserted around 1:00 p.m. Some officials joined the entourage of Regent Bagiada to attend the village competition at Tista Village, Busungbiu

Rabies handling in Bali

Until 2011, 48 of 258 villages remain to be infected Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Since first transmitted in Bali in 2008, the rabies disease caused by dog bites continues to spread a threat to (Balinese) society. Until entering into the first quarter of this year, from a variety of publications, the dog bite cases remain to embellish few mass media.

To resolve the problem, it requires a real action carried out by all parties. Moreover, there is a desire to make Bali free from rabies in 2012. The first stage of dog vaccination carried out by Bali Province has accomplished some time ago. Vaccination itself has a direct impact on the handling conditions of rabies in Bali, where there is a decrease of rabies cases in human

by 40 percent in the first quarter of 2011 compared to 2010. The latest achievement of the first stage vaccination program has been proved that mass vaccination program was effective and humane solution to save the life of community from rabies.

Therefore, it needs to be resumed with the second stage mass vaccination programs.

Division Head of Animal Health, Bali Animal Husbandry Services, I Wayan Mardiana, with permission of the Head of Bali Animal Husbandry said the first stage vaccination program and other control activities such as socialization and education to the community and school children had showed good results. Even, his party would continue the pro-

gram into the next stage with more simultaneous and targeted at the fourth week of May to July this year.

“We will target villages declared to be positively infected by rabies and other threatened villages in 3 regencies namely Klungkung, Bangli and Jembrana,” he said while adding the second stage mass vaccination would target about 300,000 dogs.

He observed that rabies vaccination activities made on April 5-19, 2011 was targeting 352,764 dogs with vaccine amounting to 610,171 doses (continued vaccine or booster to dogs with 257,407 doses), while additional elimination was performed to 957 dogs, so the overall cumulative reached 150,528 dogs.

“Based on the data of nine regen-

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The crowded situation in the market a day before Pagerwesi Subdistrict. Meanwhile, other employees and officials who did not join the entourage of the Regent seemingly preferred to go home to prepare the Pagerwesi festivity. “Some

have gone home, sir. Today is the Penampahan of Pagerwesi,” said an employee at the Secretariat of Buleleng Regency Government. (kmb/ole)

cies and city, the dog population is currently estimated to reach 407,643.

In other words, around 257,000 dogs in Bali can provide protection and defense against the spread of rabies,” he said.

Related to the handling of rabies cases in Bali, Wayan Mardiana said that Bali Province allocated a fund worth IDR 2 billion for vaccination

and IDR 500 million for elimination, while the Directorate General of Livestock gave a budget of IDR 187 million for vaccination and IDR 21 million for elimination. “We will continue working hard so that at the end of 2011 there will be no more cases of dog bites. Therefore, Bali will be free from rabies in 2012,” he said. (bit)

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A dog is being vaccinated by the health officer.

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Young generation reluctant to work in agricultural sector Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Indonesia is an agrarian country and depending on the agricultural sector. However, in this era the agricultural sector gets less attention from the young generation. Why can this happen? Attention of the government to this sector is very small.

Besides, farming is considered a less promising job.

What happens today is that younger generation tends to be more interested in other areas outside the agricultural sector. Yet, their role is very important because farmers need their minds to improve the agricultural business. Lacking of enthusiasm among young generation in this sector is also evidenced by the decrease in the number of students attending the education in the faculty of agriculture in a number of universities in Bali. “These conditions inspire us to consider the establishment of a forum caring for the agricultural sector in order it could be better than before,” said Chairman of the Association of Indonesian Farmers (HKTI) of Bali Chapter, Prof. Nyoman Suparta, last Tuesday (Apr 26).

Admittedly, at the moment the condition of agricultural sector in Bali remained to move forward slowly, even the contribution of ag-

riculture to Bali’s GDP only reached 18 percent. Similarly, the progress of the agricultural sector was slow enough so that it gave less hope to community who wished to pursue in this field. It was aggravated by low budget allocated for agricultural sector in Bali. He said the facts had become consideration for young people wishing to enter higher education in the agricultural sector. “Of course, these conditions are not good if we want to promote our agriculture in the future. I do hope the faculties in the circle of agriculture in Bali could continue to develop themselves,” he said.

The agricultural sector care forum initiated by the HKTI Bali was also based on other consideration such as the strengthening of farmer’s invocation along with the academician, agricultural practitioners and government. The forum was expected to give thought and actualize the effort more tangibly in the field. “At least, this forum will kindle a change leading to a better condition of the agricultural sector in Bali because 60 percent of Balinese people get involved in this sector. The forum comprising the academician, agricultural businesses, including the HKTI Bali and elements of government will be declared on May 2, 2011,” he said. (kmb)

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A farmer is working on the rice field.

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The workers are closing down the road leading to Garuda Wisnu Kencana using giant tree.

Fire 42 local workers, GWK rampaged by mass Mangupura (Bali Post)—

Due to decision of management firing 42 daily workers, Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) was rampaged by mass. Daily workers that were also local residents of Ungasan Village, cut down some trees until closing the road access into the tourist attraction on Tuesday (Apr 26). They expressed their disappointment in response to the decision made by the GWK management.

Huddle of residents feeling oppressed by decision of the management threatened to block the road access into the GWK until their demands were satisfied. “We are not satisfied with the decision of management as they casually dismiss us. If we are not addressed, there is no agreement and continue to dismiss us, we will then shut off the driveway leading to GWK,” shouted the crowds.

Such an action also instantly caused the community leaders and a number of related officials to be confused. To find out the best solution and reduce the anger of residents, the management and a number of community leaders held an instant meeting. Some leaders attending the meeting including the Village Chief of Ungasan Wayan Sugita Putra, a legislator of the

Badung House Made Duama, head of the tourism labor union (SPSI) Komang Suka and General Affairs of GWK Anak Agung Rai Dalem.

“Essentially, our people were disappointed with the decision made by the management to lay off 42 local workers. Moreover, 22 people are from around the GWK. We here will also fight for and escort the desire of residents to be reemployed in the GWK. As known, far in advance we have an MOU that management will involve the local community to be employed in the GWK,” said Wayan Sugita after having discussion with the management of GWK. Meanwhile, Duama said, from the results of discussion with the GWK management, they promised to re-employ the workers based on their skills and abilities pursuant to

Broken-down dike left unrepaired for two years Semarapura (Bali Post)—

Coastal erosion in the Klungkung Regency, even Bali in a whole, is apparently hard to handle. In Klungkung, the abrasion is increasingly getting serious throughout the existing coastal territory. One of them happens at the coastal territory of Tegalbesar, Negari, Banjarangkan. Aside from destroying the roads and melasti (purificatory rite) destination due to the narrowing of the beach, the abrasion also scrapes the productive land.

Ironically, the melasti location has been petitioned an improve-

ment to Klungkung Regency since the past two years, yet up to now there has not been a positive response. “We are going to submit it again to Klungkung Regency.

Hopefully, it could be immediately addressed,” said Hamlet Chief of Tegalbesar, Wayan Muka, Tuesday (Apr 26).

In response to complaints of local residents, relevant agency in Klungkung Regency Government was touted to have made a site inspection. However, there was no follow up. The indifference to the abrasion has made the residents worried, especially when the waves

went up. The water overflowed until reaching the road area. Moreover, the current tidal waves were difficult to predict. Formerly, tidal waves occurred in the seventh to tenth month, while in the other months the seawater was calm.

“But now, the seawater condition is unpredictable. High and low tide is not clear. It worries us as tidal waves can ensue anytime and exacerbate the damage,” said Muka.

The road and location of melasti could no longer be taken advantage due to the damage and narrowing of the beach. On that account, the location of melasti was diverted to

the east. “If not addressed, we fear the location on the east side will grow severer so there will be no longer any location for melasti procession. At the moment, location for cremation during the Ngaben ceremony at the hamlet located on the western section has disappeared,” he added.Abrasion also eroded the paddy fields of local residents with the extent of around 100x900 square meters. The most alarming condition was the Tegalbesar Hamlet flanked by two rivers, where Bubuh River in the eastern and Melangit River in the western side. (kmb20)

the labor laws in effect. “Actually, there is no excessive problem. This may be just a miscommunication,” he said. Duama judged that management just wanted to convert from the status of daily workers whose contract had terminated and would be re-evaluated to be re-employed.

The statement was also confirmed by General Affairs of GWK, AA Rai Dalem. It was only the matter of communication that was not going well. In this regard, his party promised to implement new stages of mechanism in accordance with to directive of government. “We really did not want to go further, let alone harm the society. But, we will also follow the national measures, in terms of cultural, national and community environment,” he explained.

Nevertheless, people who looked angry insisted and demanded the management to make a written agreement. “We remain at our standpoint and give us a permanent contract and set forth in a written agreement. If the contract agreement cannot be accomplished today, then tomorrow (Wednesday—Ed) we’ll be back to do a demo with a larger number of mass,” threatened the resident.

After the demand of residents was confirmed by management, the mass finally disbanded in an orderly manner and reopened the road blockade. Their action came to an end around 2:00 p.m. Local Time and the condition was back to normal so that visitors could enjoy the tourist attraction in GWK after the road access was blockaded by residents for four hours. (par)

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Japan imperial couple visit tsunami zone Agence France Presse

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan – Japan’s imperial couple made their first visit to the country’s tsunamiravaged northeast coast Wednesday to comfort thousands of survivors still huddling in evacuation shelters. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, living symbols of the nation’s unity, were to visit a devastated coastal port town, followed by a trip to a sports gymnasium in Sendai city that houses hundreds of evacuees.

The emperor, 77, and empress, 76, arrived in the morning from Tokyo by plane at an air base in Higashi Matsushima, Miyagi prefecture, some 350 kilometres (220 miles) north of the capital, television images showed. Bowing to military rescue and relief workers who greeted them, the couple received a briefing before being taken by helicopter to Minamisanriku, a coastal town with a pre-quake population of around 20,000 people.

Since the disaster, 496 bodies have been recovered there and 656 people are still listed as missing. The tsunami destroyed more than 3,800 houses in the town, leaving over 6,000 people

sheltering in evacuation centres. The emperor — who delivered his first ever televised address to the grieving nation on March 17 — and his wife have in recent weeks visited evacuation shelters further south, in prefectures near Tokyo.

But the trip on Wednesday was their first to the area that suffered the most devastation in the March 11 disaster, Japan’s worst post-war calamity which killed more than 14,500 people and left almost 11,500 missing by the latest count. The Imperial Household Agency said the couple will Monday visit disaster-hit Iwate prefecture and travel on May 11 to Fukushima prefecture to meet people forced from their homes by Japan’s nuclear crisis.

Emergency crews are still battling to cool reactors at the tsunami-hit Fukushima atomic power plant, which has leaked radiation in the world’s worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl a quartercentury ago. Japan has enforced a 20-kilometre (12-mile) no-go zone around the plant, where workers are dousing reactors and fuel rod pools with water to prevent the nuclear fuel inside from overheating and fully melting down.

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Japan’s Empress Michiko talks to evacuees at a shelter for survivors of the March 11 tsunami in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Wednesday, April 27, 2011.

Cambodian police stand guard near by the CambodiaThailand border in Samrong, Oddar Meanchey province on April 27, 2011. Hopes of an imminent ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia faded on April 27, after Bangkok pulled out of talks with its neighbour and deadly border clashes entered a sixth day.

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Thai-Cambodia fighting flares again as talks collapse Reuters

PHNOM PENH – Thai and Cambodian troops clashed with heavy artillery for a sixth day on Wednesday near two disputed 12th-century Hindu temples, the Cambodian defense ministry said following a night of shelling that killed a Thai villager.

Talks between Thai and Cambodian defense ministers to end Southeast Asia’s bloodiest border dispute in years were abruptly canceled, dashing hopes of an imminent end to fighting that has killed at least 14 people and sent more than 50,000 into evacuation centres.

Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwon had been expected to meet his Cambodian counterpart, Tea Banh, in Phnom Penh, but he instead was flying to China for previously scheduled meetings. “We welcome talks but only if Cambodia stops the shooting first,” said Thai Army spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva took a more conciliatory approach, saying talks between defense ministers have merely been “rescheduled.”

Many experts say the fighting over territory and sovereignty is fueled by political interests, as each government seeks to discredit the other by appealing to nationalists at home, especially as Thailand prepares for an election due by July. A change in government could be in Cambodia’s interests.

Analysts said the Thai military could also be flexing its muscles to preserve its sizeable stake in Thailand’s political apparatus and to

satisfy conservative elites at odds with the country’s powerful opposition forces.

Thailand says it wants a bilateral solution to the dispute. Cambodia seeks international mediation and independent monitors in the disputed area as agreed by Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers in Jakarta in February. “The two countries appear to be calling for different kinds of talks.

Cambodia is calling for ceasefire talks, which Thailand says are pointless,” said Surachart Bumrungsuk, a security expert at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok.

MAJOR TEST FOR ASEAN

Those differences are posing a major test for ASEAN, a 10-member bloc with ambitions to become a regional community by 2015 and a viable counterweight to China’s growing clout.

Tibetan exiles get new PM in Dalai Lama’s old role Associated Press Writer

DHARMSALA, India – Harvard legal scholar Lobsang Sangay will be the next prime minister of the Tibetan governmentin-exile, officials announced Wednesday, a role that will see him take over political leadership from the Dalai Lama.

The Dalai Lama had said he would give up politics but remain the the spiritual leader for Tibetan Buddhists. The change, yet to be written into the community’s constitution, reverses 300 years of tradition in which the top monk guided the Tibetan government.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner has said, however, that in the 21st century it is correct for leaders to be elected and representative. He also has suggested that negotiations with Beijing — which has vilified the Dalai Lama for his vocal resistance to China’s heavy-handed rule over Tibet — would be less complicated under another Tibetan figurehead.

Sangay, a senior fellow at Harvard Law School with extensive experience in international law and conflict resolution, won the election with 55 percent of the votes cast by tens of thousands of Tibetans around the world, chief election commissioner Jamphel Choesang said in the north

Indian town of Dharmsala, where the exile government is based.

Sangay has said he would move to Dharmsala from Boston if he won the election. It was not immediately clear when Sangay would take office.

“On one side we’ll have the Dalai Lama, who has historical legitimacy and global popularity,” he told The Associated Press in an interview in March. “And on the second, we have a democratic government functioning in exile. We are showing China that, if Tibetans are allowed to choose, they are capable of forming a stable democratic government.”

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The Dalai Lama gestures as he leaves the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala, India, Tuesday, April 26, 2011. The Tibetan spiritual leader Tuesday led a prayer session to mark the 49th day of the passing away of 20-year-old Phuntsog who immolated himself near Kirti monastery in Aba town in Sichuan province on March 16.

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Hard Rock Hotel Bali Participate in Earth Day 2011 EARTH Day is a day that is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s natural environment.

Earth Day was founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970.

While this first Earth Day was focused on the United States, an organization launched by Denis Hayes, who was the original national coordinator in 1970, took it international in 1990 and organized events in 141 nations.

Earth Day is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network,and is celebrated in more than 175 countries every year This year, Hard Rock Hotel Bali participated in this community-led environmental campaign in support of the Hard Rock ‘Save the Planet’ mantra, by conducting Beach & Street Cleaning around the Kuta Beach area to maintain the cleanliness of the street at Kuta.

The program started at 4.00 PM until sunset with 200 management and staff hand on hand to make Kuta Beach a cleaner place. “Our aim is to encourage individuals to take responsibility for the environment through a range of affordable actions. Climate change and other environmental challenges impact every corner and community on the planet. And it is truly impressive to see so many communities responding to the challenge with grassroots enthusiasm and commitment. In this context, Earth Day Campaign is playing a leadership role by providing practical action to make a difference.” commented Aulianty Fellina Rizal, Director of Marketing Communication of Hard Rock Hotel Bali. (BTN/015)

Temple Ceremony Calendar Event forApril 27 through May 23, 2011 27 Apr Pagerwesi Day Laban Sindu Jiwa Temple Kedewatan Ubud Kehen Temple Bangli Wirabuana Temple Magelang Jawa Tengah Padang Sakti Tangtu Temple Denpasar Timur Jogan Agung Temple Ketewel Sukawati Gadung Pengiasan Temple Dauh Puri Denpasar Pasek Gelgel Temple Buruan Kaja Tabanan Pasek Gobleg Temple Kerambitan tabanan Pasek Gelgel Meliling Temple Tabanan Masceti Selasih Temple Sanding Tampak Siring Paek Gaduh Temple Buduk Dadia Pasek Gelgel Temple Kelabang Moding Merajan Pasek Gelgel Sekalan Marga - Tabanan

8 May Redite Umanis Ukir Sangah Gede Dukuh Segening Temple Tegal Tugu Gianyar

2 May Tilem Jiyestha Bhujangga Waisnawa Gumrih Temple Jembrana

17 May Anggar Kasih Kulantir Penataran Tangkas Temple Sukawati Dalem Lagan Temple Bebalang Bangli Puseh Lembeng Temple Ketewel Sukawati Pasek Gelgel Penulisan Temple Kerambitan Tabanan Gaduh Temple Sading Dalem Gandamayu Temple Klungkung Pura Sanghyang Tegal Temple Banjar Taro Kaja Tegalalang

7 May Tumpek Landep Day Pasek Gelgel Temple Pedungan South of Denpasar Agung Pasek Temple Tangun Titi kaler Tabanan Agung Pasek Silamadeg Temple Selamadeg Tabanan Pasek Tangkas Temple Kediri Tabanan Kerta Temple Banyuning Barat Buleleng Dalem Tenggaling Sengguan Tenggaling Sengguan Singapadu Kawitan Arya Wang Bang Pinatih Pinatih Peguyangan Singaraja Bhujangga Weisnawa Temple Tegalcangkring Jembrana Taman Desa Bubunan Temple Seririt Buleleng Penataran Pande Dalem Batur Jati Banjar Pandean Mengwi Dalem Pingit Temple Br, Taro Kaje Tegalalang Dadia Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Selat Village Sukasada Buleleng Batur Arya Warih Kepaon Cengolo Sudimara Tabanan Ida ratu Pande Temple Besakih - Karangasem Mr. Pasek Toh Jiwa Temple Toh Jiwa Tangungtiti Penataran Pande Kusamba Temple Klungkung Penataran Agung Pinatih Tulikup Temple Banjar Menak Desa Tulikup Gianyar

11 May Buda Wage Ukir Pasar Agung Temple Besakih - Karangasem Pasek Bendesa Pasar Badung Temple Legian Kuta Gede Gunung Agung Dukuh Temple Munggu Badung Hyang Agung Ibuwanasari Temple Tegal Puseh Village Temple Temple Bebalang Village Bangli Dalem Perancak Temple Badung Pasek Bendesa Hyang Selat Temple Kerobokan Badung Kekeran Langit Temple Sading Mengwi

18 May Buda Umanis Kulantir Pasek Tangkas kaler Temple Tabanan Gaduh Benoh Temple Ubung Denpasar 22 May Redite Keliwon Tolu Dalem Alas Harum Temple Kaba-kaba Kediri Tabanan 23 May Soma Umanis Tolu Puseh/Balai Agung Ubung Temple Kupang Penebel Tabanan Kawitan Sakula Gotra Temple Kepuh Kaba-kaba Kediri Tabanan Bhujangga Rsi-Tambak Bayuh Temple Bayuh Paibon Tangkas Kori Agung Temple Ceningan KanginNusa Penida Batu Madeg Temple Besakih - Karangasem Penataran Agung Penatih Temple Banjar Saba Penatih

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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seizes 26 tonnes of Thousands gather in India China melamine-tainted milk powder for Hindu guru’s funeral Reuters

Associated Press Writer

PUTTAPARTI, India – Thousands of tearful devotees, including top politicians, gathered Wednesday for the funeral of Sathya Sai Baba, one of India’s best-known Hindu ascetics who was revered as a divine incarnation with miraculous healing powers.

The 84-year-old guru’s death Sunday triggered an outpouring of grief from followers who included top Indian politicians, movie stars, athletes and industrialists.

Hindus usually cremate their dead, but infants and people considered pure and saintly are often buried. The guru was buried inside the same auditorium at his ashram, or spiritual center, in the southern Indian town of Puttaparti where his body had been on display and where he gave his sermons.

As Sai Baba’s nephew performed the last rituals, Hindu priests chanting verses from sacred texts instructed him to anoint the guru’s body with oil, herbs and flowers. The body was then covered with a piece of orange cloth, the color of holiness in Hinduism.

A heavy maroon curtain then surrounded the body, and the actual burial was a private moment, with just immediate family and close associates present. A slew of Indian television channels aired live broadcasts of the funeral.

Most remembered Sai Baba as a pious, selfless person who worked to help others with the billions of dollars donated to his charitable trust. However, he had also been dismissed by some in the past as a charlatan who passed off magic tricks as miracles.

On Wednesday, senior politicians joined the throng of mourners in the packed hall. Since Sai Baba’s death, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh; the leader of the ruling Congress party, Sonia Gandhi; and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar have been among the visitors to the auditorium.

Religious leaders from different faiths, including a Christian priest and a Muslim imam, addressed the crowd prior to the funeral. Several enormous portraits of the guru — with his halo of dark, frizzy hair and in his trademark orange robes — decorated the hall. Outside the auditorium, several thousand devotees watched the ceremony on a large screen.

Within India, Sai Baba was a well-known face, with his photograph adorning millions of homes, car dashboards and lockets worn

by Indian and foreign believers.

Sai Baba ashrams exist in more than 126 countries. The guru was said to perform miracles, conjuring jewelry, Rolex watches and “vibhuti” — a sacred ash that his followers applied to their foreheads — from his hair.

BEIJING – Chinese police have seized more than 26 tonnes of milk powder tainted with melamine from a ice cream maker in a southwestern city, state media said, three years after milk tainted with the industrial chemical killed six and made thousands ill.

The Chongqing-based company bought the milk powder from a company in the southern region of Guangxi at a lower-than-market price in March, the official Xinhua News Agency said late on Tuesday.

The powder, produced in Inner Mongolia to the far north, was first sold to the Guangxi company in 2009, Xinhua said, adding most of the powder was found to be lumpy when it was seized.

No dairy products made from the milk powder ended up on the market as the company had closed for regular maintenance shortly after buying the powder, the report

added.

Company managers at three companies have been detained in connection with the tainting, Xinhua said.

The food sector has been beset by poisonings and toxin scandals that have shaken consumer confidence. Numerous government crackdowns have apparently had little effect.

In 2008, at least six children died and nearly 300,000 fell ill from powdered milk laced with melamine, an industrial chemical added to low quality or diluted milk to fool inspectors checking for protein levels.

China said in March at least 20 percent of domestic dairy companies would lose their operating licenses following inspections of fresh milk and infant formula producers.

Three children died this month after drinking nitrate-laden milk in what police judged an intentional poisoning.

British solo rower rescued off Australia Agence France Presse

SYDNEY – A British woman attempting to row solo across the Indian Ocean has been rescued off the West Australian coast after her drinking water pump failed.

Roz Savage, 43, set off two weeks ago from the western Australian city of Fremantle bound for Mumbai’s Gates of India monument, an epic 6,500 kilometre (4,000 mile) journey expected to take between five and six months.

But strong winds meant that after rowing 300 nautical miles, she was only 100 nautical miles from Fremantle. She called for help after her drinking water pump failed.

Crayfisherman Lance Litchfield told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that he found her 20 nautical miles off Leeman, north of Perth, and towed her to shore on Tuesday.

“She was fine. She just needed someone to come out and get her

and tow her in and as I say the currents were pretty strong,” he said.

“She was going two steps forward and three steps back probably for the last two weeks, so she wasn’t really getting anywhere.”

On her blog, Savage said she planned to replace the faulty equipment and attempt to make the crossing again.

“The weather is good for a departure any day between Wednesday and Thursday of the following week. After that, not so sure.

So we are under pressure,” she said. Savage has already crossed the Pacific and Atlantic oceans solo in her 23-foot (seven-metre) rowboat, dodging fierce storms and near-drownings.

The Indian Ocean voyage — her longest single row to date — will cap the “Big Three”. The keen environmental campaigner is hoping to raise money and awareness about ocean pollution.

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make decision that make riot in the society. He was facilitating the dispute between both parties which resulted in the reemployment of the daily workers who most of them are the locals in the area.(Par)

Indian police officials spread the national flag on the transparent casket containing the body of Hindu guru Sathya Sai Baba inside Prashanthi Nilayam in the village of Puttaparthi, some 200kms north of Bangalore on April 27, 2011.

And in the country’s second largest city, Taiz, tens of thousands of protesters demonstrated Wednesday in main streets against a Gulf Arab initiative which gives Saleh and his family immunity against prosecution, activist Nouh al-Wafi said.

The authors of the initiative, the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, will meet Sunday in the Saudi capital Riyadh where its foreign ministers are to fine-tune the draft proposal for ending Yemen’s crisis.

Yemen’s opposition parties said

Tuesday they will soon sign the deal, which Saleh has already agreed to. It calls for the creation of national unity government and would have Saleh transfer power to his vice president within 30 days of the signing of the deal. In exchange, Saleh and his family would received immunity from prosecution.

But the proposal, appears to have opened a serious rift between opposition parties and the hundreds of thousands of protesters on the streets, who are suspicious and instead demand Saleh’s immediate resignation.

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NII problem must be overcome :Din Syamsuddin ANTARA

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The head of Indonesian National Police Forensic Lab. Brig. Gen. Andayono, second right, shows bomb making materials confiscated from terrorist suspects arrested in a series of anti-terror raids this week during a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, has been battling extremists since 2002 when al-Qaida-linked militants attacked two nightclubs on Bali island, killing 202 people, many of them foreign tourists.

Four terror suspects adept at making bombs Antara

Jakarta - Police said four of the alleged terror suspects arrested recently were adept at making bombs. “They are Pepi, J, E and F,” National Police Headquarters` spokesman Senior Commissioner Boy Rafli Amar said here on Tuesday. He said the four suspects learned the expertise by themselves.

He also said the police believed Pepi was the mastermind behind the planned bombing near Christ Cathedral in Summarecon Gading Serpong, Tangerang, Banten province.

Police arrested Pepi in Aceh on Thursday (April 21) after they arrested 19 other suspects in several places in Jakarta. The police antiterror Densus 88 unit discovered explosives at the house belonging to Pepi in Harapan Indah Housing Complex in Bekasi, West Java, on Saturday, April 23.

Boy said the evidence discovered so far included a hand grenade, explosive mixtures, empty bomb casings and a ready-to-use bomb can, a welding tool, an iron bar and a clock.

“We also discovered 25 books and clippings,” he said. A total of 20 suspects have been arrested so far in connection with book bomb terror and the bomb terror in Serpong.

Boy meanwhile said that J had been prepared to become “a bridegroom” or a suicide bomber. “J was prepared to become a bridegroom to conduct

bombing,” he said. He said it was still on a preparatory stage and who would be the target was not yet known.

He said “J was Pepi`s friend in one of the universities,” he said. Police discovered bombs at a gas pipeline last Thursday at a about 100 meter from the Christ Cathedral.

On March 15 the police meanwhile discovered book bomb parcels in three locations and another on March 16. The parcel addressed to Ulil Abshar Abdalla, the chief of the Utan Kayu Community, exploded when the police tried to dissolve hurting two officers and a security guard.

The other parcels were aimed at Pancasila youth figure Yapto Suryosoemarno, chief of the National Anti-Narcotics Agency, Gories Mere and noted musician Ahmad Dhani.

PKS denounces Bintan‘s planned beach party fashion show Antara

Batam, Riau Islands - The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has denounced the Bintan district tourism office‘s plan to organize a beach party fashion show as part of its efforts to attract tourists. “PKS strongly condemns the plan and asks the Bintan district tourism office to abandon it,” chief of the party‘s branch in Riau Island province Abdulrahman said here on Tuesday.

The Bintan district administration is planning to hold a beach party fashion in the middle of May 2011 to attract as many domestic and foreign tourists as possible.

Abdulrahman said there were still many other ways to attract tourist arrivals in Lagoi tourist resort without having to organize such fashion that had sparked strong reaction from many sides.

“Don`t pursue seasonal benefit at the expense of large interests,” he said.

He said the fashion ran counter

to the role of Riau Islands province as a center of Malay culture which is very identical to Islam.

“The plan to hold the fashion obviously ignores the Malay culture as the parent culture of Riau Islands,” he said. The fashion not only contradicted the Malay norms and culture but also violated pornographic law, he said.

“Because the event violates law, we ask the police not to issue a permit to hold it,” he said

Yogyakarta - The government should be able to completely solve the problem of the NII (Indonesia Islamic State) Movement so that it would not thrive and harm the state interest, Muhammadiyah Chairman Din Syamsuddin said. “Virtually, the NII Movement is an old movement but the government since its presence did not settle it completely,” the chairman of the country`s second largest Muslim organization, said here on Tuesday.

He said that the NII Movement which have affected younger generations should awaken the government to eliminate it or even liquidate it.

“After all, Islamic organizations in Indonesia felt themselves that they had done something to protect Muslims from its teaching,” the

Muhammadiyah chairman said. He said that if the government did not firmly settle and solve the problem, the NII movement will thrive and grow in Indonesia.

“Even, they will use religion as a means of justification. Therefore, the way out that the government should use to fight in bud its main root,” he said.

Din said that the radical teaching has developed not only because of wrong perception on religion but also of non religious factors such as social, economic and political factors.

“Muhammadiyah firmly supports the Unitary State of Indonesia (NKRI) based on the Pancasila ideology. Therefore, Muslim generations should not be influenced with thoughts that would form a country with an other ideology,” he said

RI-Aussie joint patrol exercises to be concluded in Ambon Antara

Ambon, Maluku - An Indonesian-Australian Naval joint patrol exercise (Ausindo II) will be closed here on Wednesday (April 27), a spokesman has said. Head of information division of the Ambon Naval Base IX Major Wahyu Broto said in a press release here on Tuesday that the Australian Commander of Northern Command Air, Commodore Kenneth Noel Watson will also attend the closing ceremony.

In addition, Commodore Rahardjo Dwi Prihanggono, commandor of the Naval Base IX will also attend the ceremony, he said, adding that opening of the

joint patrol exercise was held in Darwin, Australia.

According to Major Wahyu Broto, preparations to close the international training activities had been carried out. As part of the preparations, an Australian warship HMAS Ararat has already birthed at the pier of the naval base, and P3C Orion aircraft will also land at Pattimura International Airport.

Meanwhile, two Indonesian warships that took part in the exercises namely “KRI Sultan Nuku-873” and “KRI Sura-802”, had birthed at Halong pier, and a Cassa aircraft U-622 will also arrive at the Pattimura airport, he said

RI reiterates concern over continuing ThaiCambodian hostilities Antara

Jakarta - Indonesia as the current chair of ASEAN has once again expressed deep concern over the continuing hostilities between Thailand and Cambodia over their border problem, the foreign ministry said here on Tuesday.

“An immediate end to the recent outbreak of fighting is needed to avoid the further loss of lives, material damage, and sufferings to displaced civilians. The use of force is inconsistent with the vision of an ASEAN Community united as one,” the statement said.

Indonesia was calling for both parties to show courage in putting to the fore the urgent need for a ceasefire. At this critical juncture, Indonesia also called for both parties to meet their commitment to find a peaceful solution to their dispute.

Indonesia recalled that only barely two weeks ago, at the meeting of the JBC in Bogor, Cambodia and Thailand had resolved to address the issues between them through diplomacy; however complex the issues are. Indonesia believes such diplomatic path must be persevered

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Bali Today Sanur quiet during pagerwesi Antara

Denpasar – Sanur Beach was very quiet on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, not similar with the usual day. This was because yesterday was Pagerwesi Day which was celebrated by the Hindus in Bali. There was not much tourists and locals seen on the beach.

There were only a few domestics tourists swimming on the high tide beach. Some of them were walking or just sitting on the beach while enjoying the beautiful scenery of Sanur Beach. Ayu Kusuma Dewi, a local, said “we came to Sanur Beach to relax. I came here with my friends after we finish praying for Pagerwesi Day.” She said that some of her friends were even going to swim but after seeing the high tides, they cancel their thought. Ayu who study in one of the high school in Denpasar was surprised to see the beach very quiet.

She thought that it will be crowded during holiday like yesterday. More people chose to stay at home during the holiday. Pagerwesi

Day is celebrated once every six months and was established as one of the local holiday in Bali by the Governor, Made Mangku Pastika.

This is done to give the opportunity to the Hindus to pray in the temples.

During Pagerwesi Day, the Hindus pray to the God in the form of Paramesti Guru, Hyang Pitara in order to ask for safety and welfare from them. The Hindus had been started to pray in the morning and they went to temples such as Jaganatha Temple which is located on the heart of Denpasar.

The roads in Denpasar were also very quiet especially on the area where it is usually very busy. Most of the offices were closed except for the junior high schools because they must carry out the national exam.

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Kites started to fill sky in Bali Sempidi – The raining season which is soon going to end marks the start of kite playing time. This can be seen on Sempidi Village, the place connect Denpasar and Badung Regency. The sky in Sempidi is filled with various kind and color of kites.

A local villager, Wayan Sanjaya, said “it is better to play kites right now because the weather condition is improving and the wind started to blow.” The hot sun didn’t make the kids hesitated to play the kites.

They easily can buy the kite because

many sellers sell it. The price is also very cheap, varied from 5,000 rupiah up to 15,000 rupiah.

Many kites can fly at once because the wind was quite hard. The similar situation also can be seen on Mengwitani Village in Tabanan Regency. The kids are playing on the rice field after praying for Pagerwesi Day. A young kid from Mengwitani, Putu Waskita, said “we already wanted to fly the kites here from few days ago. Today (yesterday – ed) is holiday so me and my friends want

to play all day.” He also said that they are not flying the kites for competition but only to be enjoyed the uniqueness and beauty.

The kids also understand that they cannot play near the electrical wire because it is very dangerous. They can get electrocuted if the rope stuck on the wire. Every region in Bali has its own kind of kites and each has its own uniqueness.

During kite competition, there are three main categories of kites, they are “bebean”, “pecuk”, dan “janggan.

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The people are fliying their kites during Bali Kite Festival held in Padanggalak, Sanur.

Sanur Beach is very quiet during Pagerwesi Day. Most of the people choose to stay at home during the holiday.

Beach World Project received second letter The provincial enforcement team for Bali has delivered the second written waning to the Beach World Project within the Nusa Dua Complex.

The letter, addressed to the I Made Putera, the director of PT Bali Sunrise Beach, ordered work to cease on the Beach World water park, bar, restaurant and spa facility being constructed on Lot C-O of the Bali Tourism Development Corporation Complex (BTDC) because the project violates zoning laws demanding a minimum set back of 100 meters from the high-water mark. The Beach World Club Project stands only 45 meters from the water’s edge.

The head of the provinces enforcement team, I Gede Putu Jaya Suartama, cited the developer’s “bad faith” in continuing to construct the project despite receiving their first “cease and desist” order one month ago.

Suartama said the purpose of the warning process was to minimize material and social displacement by halting a project clearly in violation of the 2009 Zoning Law (RTRW).

Promising to intensify scrutiny of the project site, Suartama threatened stronger action against the project and the developer if work continues. “If construction continues, don’t blame us if the project developers and the owners suffer even greater material losses,” he warned.

Typically a third warning is issued 30 days after the second warning has been delivered.

Following a third and final warning enforcement officials can then take the further steps of sealing the project and, in some circumstance, even undertake the demolishing of the offending structure.

The Beach World Complex is seen by many observers as a key test case in the governors 2009 Zoning law that will clarify if the island’s provincial administrators are able to successfully impose their view of good spatial planning on the regencies and metropolitans areas of Bali.

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Balinese Culture

Looking for Foundation To develop Dewa Ruci underpass Denpasar - The chief of National Road Building Agency from the Department of Public Works, for Bali, West and East Nusa Tengarra, Susalit Alius, said that although engineering plans for the Simpang Siur Underpass Project in Bali are now in their final phase of completion, a number of technical obstacles remain to be overcome for the underpass project to proceed.

Said Alius, “the technical obstacle we confront at the moment is that we are still unable to locate the technical installation drawings for the Dewa Ruci Monument in order to determine

the structure of the statue’s foundations.” The drawing are needed so engineers building the underpass can determine how to protect the monument during the construction of the underpass.

Explaining the problem, Alius described how the underpass will be constructed within the distance of a few meters from the monument’s base meaning any mistakes or miscalculation could damage or irrevocably destroy the landmark. “We have already looked in various places and asked various sources for the drawings, but all to no avail,” he said.

In addition to the missing tech-

nical drawings, Alius spoke of problems presented by the high ground water levels in the area of the proposed underpass. During the construction phases, continual pumping of ground water must take place and once the underpass is put into operation a total of eight pumps evacuating six cubic meters of ground water every minute will be needed to operate around the clock.

The underpass will stretch for a road distance of 800 meters including a 40 meter underground tunnel section connecting the southern part of the island with the Sunset Road.

Holy Water at Beji Langon Temple [Holy Water at Beji Langon Temple] Beji Langon Temple is situated at Kapal Village, Mengwi Subdistrict, Badung Regency. As a matter of fact, there are many Beji (springs) temples in Bali.

Beji is identical to bathing place but not for general public.

It is consecrated or made sacred

by Hindu community because the natural water existing in the Beji area is taken advantage for the benefit of religious and traditional ceremonies.

Adjacent to the Beji Langon Temple can be found a number of showers taking out water (as seen on photo) used for bathing place by the surrounding community. Its crystal clear water

can be directly drunk without the necessity to boil. Allegedly, the Beji Langon was established in the eleventh century.

The Beji situated about 10 km north of Denpasar is a tourist object at Kapal Village.

Not long ago, Badung Government indeed had established several tourism villages such as the village of Kapal, Baha, Mengwi, Bongkasa and some others.

These villages keep a unique and attractive potential that are worth visiting by tourists. The Beji Langon itself stretches in a cool environment with the backdrop of verdant trees remaining eternal within the vicinity of Penet River that is suitable for

rafting. Its springs come from a natural cave beneath a rock cliff.

Then, on the rock cliffs visitors can observe some reliefs and deity statues, while the greatest is the elephant statue (as seen on photo). Those sculptures and relief remind us of the artistic reliefs found in Goa Gajah and Gunung Kawi tourist object.

Beji Langon Temple located approximately 300 meters south of the Sada Kapal Temple is frequently visited by European tourists. Beji Langon is also interesting enough, so it will be advisable for you to visit the object while taking a natural bath. A representative parking lot has been provided for car that is not far from the Beji. (BTN/Yas)

BE CELENG BASE MANIS (Pork in Sweet Soya Sauce) OVERVIEW: This delicious sweet pork dish with a hint of ginger and plenty of chilies to spice it up often appear on festive occasions, when a whole pig is slaughtered and there’s plenty of meat available.

INGREDIENTS: 2 tbsp coconut oil 5 shallots, peeled and sliced 5 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced 600 gr (1 ¼ lb) boneless pork leg or shoulder cut in 2 cm (3/4 in) cubes 8 cm (3 in) ginger, peeled and sliced 4 tbsp sweet soy sauce (Kecap Manis) 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tsp black peppercorns 2 cups chicken stock 6-10 bird’s eye chilies, left whole PREPARATION: 1. Heat oil in a wok or heavy saucepan. Add shallots and garlic and saute for 2 minutes over medium heat or until lightly colored.

2. Add pork and ginger, continue to sauté for 2 more minutes over high heat. Add sweet and salty soy sauce and crushed black pepper, continue to sauté for 1 minute.

3. Pour in chicken stock and simmer over medium heat for approximately 1 hour. When cooked, there should be very little sauce left and the meat should be shiny and dark brown. If the meat becomes too dry during cooking, add a little chicken stock.

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Tulamben TULAMBEN is the most famous area for diving in Bali and therefore where you are more probable to the photographers and the writers internationally recognized of the meeting. The bay of Tulamben, like the rest of Bali, is located in richer the marine biogeografy zone of the world.

Being in the northeast coast, the bay have very rich plankton waters of the main current of the ocean that moves from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean. This, joined with the fact that the three main sites of the plunge provide totally diverse physical atmospheres, means that Tulamben contains an imposingly diverse underwater ecosystem. The beach is the fist-classified black volcanic rocks that become sand in shallows. This black sand does not provide the reflective characteristics of the white sand like the limestone stone, combined with the amount of plankton in the water, it does not explain the relatively low visibility (12-25M). Nevertheless it provides a dramatic resistance, that brings outside towards the colors of the chorales, gorgonians, the fish and the other marine life. 100s of

the macro-species that live here mixes and puts wonderfully in resistance with the sand.

Tulamben is a wonderful place to learn to plunge themselves and to learn on underwater life. There is sightings occasional of the MolaMola (Sunfish), Manta rays, whale shark, the tuna and the other pelagic but is the permanent population of Tulamben. The shipwreck of the freedom of USAT the most famous site of the plunge of Bali. Circa constructed to east WWI cargo vessel was equipped of the arms for WWII, torpedoed by the Japanese of Lombok; in spite of attempts to tow the ship to North Bali it took in too much water so it was beached in Tulamben. On the years any re-usable thing was cleared. In 1963, with the land tremors of the eruption passed of the Agung assembly, the ruin slipped more far under the hill where still it lies (as near the beach as it can be and still to be underwater).

The freedom almost lies parallel coast outside of approximately 30m to the beach in the hill of the sand and is advisable for all the levels of the qualification and the experience.

The ruin lies in depths from 9-30m; the lowest part of the ruin, where it touches the hill of the sand, is in 510m. The depth throughout the center of the ruin is 16-20m. The edge more under the ruin, the future plain the hill, is 20-28m (in the high tide).

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BUSINESS Japanese retail sales slump after disaster Agence France Presse

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An Exxon gas station near the Watergate complex in Washington, DC shows gas prices at $5 USD per gallon on April 20.

Obama on Tuesday stepped up his campaign over politically damaging high gasoline prices, calling on Congress to cut $4 billion dollars in subsidies to oil industry giants.

Oil above $112 ahead of Bernanke news conference Associated Press Writer

SINGAPORE – Oil prices hovered above $112 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as traders awaited comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke about U.S. interest rates and economic growth.

Benchmark crude for June delivery was up 18 cents at $112.39 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract lost 7 cents to settle at $112.21 on Tuesday.

In London, Brent crude for June delivery was up 7 cents to $124.21 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange. Traders will be closely watching a Bernanke news conference after the Fed meeting later Wednesday for hints about whether the central bank will extend a program of buying Treasuries known as quantitative easing that has helped spur lending and economic growth and contributed to a 50 percent surge in oil prices since Au-

gust.

When Bernanke announced QE2 in August, oil was about $75 a barrel. Loose U.S. monetary policy has helped weaken the dollar and has been one of several factors for the surge in oil prices.

A U.S. energy supply report showed mixed signs about demand.

The American Petroleum Institute said late Tuesday that crude inventories rose 4.9 million barrels last week while analysts surveyed by Platts, the energy information arm of McGrawHill Cos., had forecast an increase of just 1.6 million barrels.

However, inventories of gasoline dropped 2.1 million barrels, the API said. The Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration reports its weekly supply data later Wednesday.

In other Nymex trading in May contracts, heating oil fell 0.3 cents to $3.21 a gallon and gasoline slid 0.4 cents to $3.36 a gallon. Natural gas futures were down 0.5 cents at $4.45 per 1,000 cubic feet.

TOKYO – Japanese retail sales recorded their steepest drop in 13 years in March, the government said Wednesday as last month’s massive earthquake and tsunami dampened consumer sentiment. Retail store sales in March tumbled 8.5 percent from a year earlier, reversing a 0.1 percent gain in February, the ministry of economy, trade and industry said.

It was the sharpest drop in 13 sales rose 5.1 percent, according jor nuclear power plant, causing fears of a shortfall in electricity years and the second worst on to the official data.

“Voluntary restraint among supply as summer approaches. record since the government started compiling the data in consumers played a big role,” in Minami added consumer senti1980, the ministry said. The the retail sales slump, said ment was gradually recovering.

“This situation will not last forMarch 11 disaster destroyed Takeshi Minami, economist at houses and stores along the Norinchukin Research Institute. ever. Sales of durable goods such “Looking ahead, moves as cars will start picking up,” northeastern coast and prompted consumers across the nation to among retailers to close stores when the nation enters full rehacut spending on non-essential or shorten business hours (to bilitation from the disaster, he save electricity) will likely affect said. items, economists said.

The retail data came a day afAuto sales plunged 32.8 per- sales,” he said. Retail sales will cent in March from a year ear- remain weak for the April-Sep- ter the Japan Department Stores lier, with machinery sales down tember first half of the current Association said sales in March shrank 14.7 percent in March, 17.3 percent. Sales of clothes and fiscal year, Minami said.

The tsunami damaged a ma- also the biggest drop in 13 years. textiles fell 10.0 percent but fuel

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The sun sets in the earthquake and tsunami-devastated city of Ishinomaki in northeastern Japan.

The country has seen its sharpest drop retail sales in 13 years and the second worst on record since the government started compiling the data in 1980.

Asian stock markets gain on brightening US outlook Associated Press Writer

BANGKOK – Asian stocks headed higher Wednesday after better-than-expected corporate earnings and rising consumer confidence sent Wall Street its highest levels in nearly three years.

Oil prices rose above $112 a barrel as traders awaited comments from Federal Reserve

Chairman Ben Bernanke about U.S. interest rates and economic growth. The dollar dropped to a 16-month low against the euro and was slightly down against the yen.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.5 percent to 9,697.81, as stocks in the country’s behemoth export sector rose. Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s No. 1 automaker last year, rose 0.2

percent. Honda Motor Corp. added 1.5 percent and Nissan Motor Co. gained 1.3 percent.

Shares of Canon Inc. jumped 6.4 percent, a day after the digital camera giant announced that full year earnings would take a hit from disrupted production due to Japan’s earthquake and tsunami on March 11. But the company also announced that sales had increased 11.1 per-

cent amid brisk demand for its point-and-shoot cameras in emerging markets and demand for laser printers and other office equipment in the U.S. and elsewhere.

South Korea’s Kospi index slipped 0.5 percent to 2,195.13 despite the country’s economic growth rate accelerating sharply in the first quarter of this year.

Gross domestic product ex-

panded 1.4 percent in the three months ended March 31. However, high inflation for food and gasoline weighed on consumer spending.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 0.4 percent to 24,105.07. Benchmarks in Singapore, Taiwan and Indonesia also rose. Australia’s S&P/ ASX 200 was down 0.7 percent to 4,879.20.

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Horror “Insidious” the year’s most profitable film Reuters

LOS ANGELES – They say lightning doesn’t strike twice. Don’t tell that to the trio behind “Paranormal Activity,” whose microbudgeted haunted-house follow-up “Insidious” is crossing the $50 million mark globally and could double that by the time it leave theaters.

That would give the indie horror picture, made for under $1.5 million, the best cost-to-gross ratio of the year, a good measurement of profitability.

“Insidious” has taken in $44.5 million in North America after four weekends, and roughly $4.5 million in Russia and two smaller territories (final figures are still being determined). It opens in the U.K. and Brazil this weekend.

Based on its performance so far, those involved with the film say “Insidious” should reach $90 million globally, and probably more.

The key players who backed the film — Jason Blum, Oren Peli and Steven Schneider — stand to make millions. While it won’t make the $193 million grossed by “Paranormal” globally in 2009, no one is complaining.

“It shows that there is still a market for quality genre movies, and that it is possible to make film on a micro-budget,” Blum told The Hollywood Reporter.

For years, studios have tried in

fits and starts to make genre movies at a nominal cost. But it’s been a challenge. Paramount’s microbudget division Insurge Pictures had great success earlier this year with “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never,” which cost $13 million to produce and has grossed $95 million worldwide. Paramount formed Insurge after the runaway success of “Paranormal Activity,” which the studio distributed domestically.

Blum, Peli and Schneider produced “Insidious” via their Haunted Movies banner, which has a five-picture financing deal with Canadian distributor Alliance. Sony picked up all U.S. rights at the Toronto Film Festival last year for under $1 million, and in turn gave the film to its fledgling distribution partner FilmDistrict.

Directed by James Wan and written by Leigh Whannell, both “Saw” veterans, “Insidious” stars Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne as a couple who move into an old house with their two young sons and a new baby. The producers were able to keep the production budget down by convincing the talent to take deferred payments.

Critics liked the film, and wordof-mouth among audiences has ensured that weekend business has never dropped more than 30 percent. By contrast, the $40 millionbudgeted “Scream 4” plunged 62 percent in its second weekend, and will be lucky to crack $50 million.

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A clip from “Insidious”.

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Workers put up an English field maple tree in Westminster Abbey in London in preparation for the royal wedding, Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Prince William and Kate Middleton are to marry in Westminster Abbey on April 29.

Britain prepares for biggest royal wedding since Diana Agence France Presse

LONDON – Britain is putting the crowning touches to the preparations for Friday’s wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton as the world gets set to tune in for the biggest royal occasion for 30 years. Two billion people are expected to watch live on television and the Internet to see the eldest son of Princess Diana and his commoner bride tie the knot after a romance that began at university in Scotland eight years ago.

A musical run-through was set to take place on Wednesday involving military bands and the choir that will sing at Westminster Abbey, and on Thursday there will be a full dress rehearsal for everyone except William and Kate. Armed forces participating in the event were due to practise along the parade route in full ceremonial uniform as most Londoners slept in the early hours of Wednesday.

Rain is set to fall on the big day but that is unlikely to dissuade hundreds of thousands of revellers from cramming into London, with the first die-hard royal fans camping out in front of the Abbey since Monday.

Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lopez in new “Ice Age” Reuters

LOS ANGELES – Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lopez are joining the voice cast of the fourth “Ice Age” cartoon, “Ice Age: Continental Drift.” Also on board are Canadian hip-hop star Drake, comedians Aziz Ansari and Wanda Sykes, and Nickelodeon mainstay Keke Palmer.

Returning to the Fox franchise are Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Seann William Scott and Josh

Peck. The cast was revealed Tuesday during a meeting on the Fox lot with potential promotional partners, licensees and retail partners. Romano and Queen Latifah took participants through the “Continental Drift” story.

The first three “Ice Age” films have grossed nearly $2 billion at the worldwide box office, putting Fox and production partner Blue Sky Studios squarely in the animation game. Their winning streak continues “Rio,” which has grossed nearly $300 million in less than three weeks.

“Ice Age” is becoming a year-round

brand for Fox. A Christmas television special is being planned, along with a mobile game and online game.

In “Continental Drift” — which hits theaters on July 13, 2012 — Renner will portray Gutt, a selfstyled master of the high seas.

Lopez will play Shira, a sabertoothed tiger who melts the heart of Diego, played by Leary. Romano returns as Manny and Queen Latifah as Ellie, both mammoths. It was not known what roles the other new arrivals would play.

Around 1,900 guests including foreign royals, politicians and celebrities including Elton John, David and Victoria Beckham and Rowan Atkinson have accepted invitations to attend the exclusive ceremony. British police have launched a massive security operation involving some 5,000 officers, including armed protection specialists, and warned that they will “robustly” deal with any protests during the wedding.

The excitement around the ceremony partly reflects the public’s enduring fascination with Diana, who died in a car crash in Paris in 1997 and whose emotional funeral

was held at Westminster Abbey.

William, the 28-year-old secondin-line to the throne who works as a Royal Air Force helicopter pilot, proposed last year to Kate, 29, the daughter of self-made millionaires, using Diana’s engagement ring.

But it also stems from the fact that it is the grandest royal wedding since blushing bride Diana tied the knot with William’s father Prince Charles — the heir to Queen Elizabeth II — on July 29, 1981. The couple divorced in 1996 after revelations of extra-marital affairs. Friday’s ceremony will aim to bring events full circle more happily.

“William and Catherine, as they will be known, are saying ‘we are the future of the British monarchy and we are going to be a success,’” royal expert Robert Jobson told AFP. The couple have personally overseen “every detail” of their “exquisitely beautiful” wedding day, said St James’s Palace, William’s official residence.

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Himalayan farmers give early pointers on climate change Agence France Presse

PARIS – Himalayan villagers have won the backing of climate science for their suspicions that snow cover, water resources and the ecosystem are changing in their region, a study published Wednesday said. The authors of the research carried out by Britain’s Royal Society say this is the first time that subjective perceptions about climate change have been put to a wide scientific test.

And, they argue, it shows that local knowledge, far from being snubbed or sidelined, can be a useful tool for combatting the climate threat. Researchers interviewed 250 people living in 10 villages in Singalila National Park, in the Darjeeling Hills of India’s West Bengal state, and in eight villages in Ilam district of Nepal.

They asked them about 18 possible indicators of climate change in the past decade. These interviews were then followed up with a looserstructured questionnaire in meetings at 10 other villages in the same area, the aim being to cross-check the results.

Three-quarters of the interviewees said they believed the weather had been getting warmer over the past 10 years, while twothirds said the onset of summer and the monsoon had advanced. Nearly

half the respondents thought there was less snow on the mountains than before and 70 percent said water was less plentiful.

Roughly half said they believed that some plant species were budding earlier than before and that mosquitoes had appeared in villages where none had been seen before.

At least a third said new crop pests or new weeds had emerged in places where they farmed.

These observations tally with scientific studies on temperature, rainfall and species carried out in the Himalayas or other regions, although there is no confirmation that the onset of monsoons has advanced, said the paper. Those who lived at high altitude (between 2,000-3,000 metres, 6,500-9,750 feet) were far likelier to say they had seen changes compared with those who lived at low altitude, considered to be below 2,000 metres (6,500 feet).

This, too, chimes with scientific predictions that mountainous and snow-covered areas are likelier to experience climate impacts before lowland areas. The paper, published in the journal Biology Letters, marks the biggest attempt yet to dissect local knowledge on climate change and compare it with scientific evidence.

Local knowledge usually has poor standing in climate science because it is often sketchy, short-term

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Nepalese farmers carry hay as they walk through a paddy field in 2009. Himalayan villagers have won the backing of climate science for their suspicions that snow cover, water resources and the ecosystem are changing in their region, a study published Wednesday said.

or skewed by personal experience.

For instance, if a farmer suffers two or three bad harvests, he may wrongly blame climate change, which is a long-term phenomenon, rather than poor farming techniques or a run of

Hackers swiped PlayStation Network user data: Sony Agence France Presse

SAN FRANCISCO – Sony warned that hackers stole password, birthday and other data about users of its PlayStation Network that connected PlayStation 3 (PS3) consoles to online games, films and more.

PlayStation Network and Qriocity

streaming music service were turned off April 20 in the wake of an “external intrusion,” according to Sony spokesman Patrick Seybold.

While the cyber attack was still being investigated, Sony said it believed that PlayStation Network and Qriocity service users’ names, addresses, birthdates, passwords, and

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Sony on Tuesday warned that hackers stole password, birthday and other data about users of its PlayStation Network that connected PlayStation 3 (PS3) consoles to online games, films and more.

email addresses were swiped.

“While there is no evidence at this time that credit card data was taken, we cannot rule out the possibility,” Sony said in an email message being sent out to PlayStation Network and Qriocity users. “It is also possible that your profile data, including purchase history and billing address (city, state, zip), and your PlayStation Network/ Qriocity password security answers may have been obtained.”

Sony shut off PlayStation Network and Qriocity to investigate the breach and bolster defenses, according to Seybold.

“We have a clear path to have PlayStation Network and Qriocity systems back online, and expect to restore some services within a week,” Seybold said.

Efforts to fix the situation include re-building the system to strengthen network infrastructure, according to Sony. Players were still able to take part in games offline on the consoles, but lost the ability to challenge others on the Internet, stream movies, or get other services. PlayStation Network launched in November of 2006 and boasts about 75 million registered users. Sony did not indicate whether it identified a culprit in the intrusion.

bad luck with the weather, which is short term.

But the paper says that intimate knowledge of the local environment can be a useful resource for testing theories and policies on such problems

as flood, drought and invasive species.

The Himalayas are exposed to climate change because changes to monsoon patterns and higher temperatures affect snow cover, which in turn affects water resources for humans.

Countdown begins for next-to-last shuttle launch Associated Press Writer

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The astronaut husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords arrived at NASA’s launch site Tuesday for this week’s flight of space shuttle Endeavour, and said his wife would be following him “pretty soon” — in plenty of time for liftoff.

Endeavour is set to blast off Friday afternoon on its final voyage.

It will be the next-to-last space shuttle mission. Navy Capt. Mark Kelly and his crew flew into Kennedy Space Center early Tuesday afternoon. The countdown began about an hour later.

Speaking on behalf of his five crewmates, Kelly expressed pleasure at seeing the astronauts’ wives and children, who flew in a little earlier and gathered nearby.

Giffords was not in the crowd.

She has been in Houston, where she is undergoing rehabilitation

for a gunshot wound to the head.

She was attacked Jan. 8 in her Tucson, Ariz., hometown.

“I’m personally looking forward to my wife, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, getting here pretty soon, to be here in time for our launch on Friday,” Kelly told the crowd of family members and journalists.

“It’s something she’s been looking forward to for a long time,” he said. “She’s been working really hard to make sure that her doctors would permit her to come. She’s more than medically ready to be here, and she’s excited about making this trip.”

Kelly was joined Tuesday by his identical twin, astronaut Scott Kelly. Both wore turquoise “Gabby” wristbands. Her staff said Giffords’ travel for Florida would be provided by NASA. President Barack Obama and his family also will attend the liftoff.

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Ferguson braces for United’s crucial week Agence France Presse

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany – Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson basked in the 2-0 Champions League semi-final first leg win over Schalke on Wednesday and admitted that his team now face a crucial seven days. United tackle Arsenal on Sunday and fellow Premier League title rivals Chelsea the weekend after with the return European leg against Schalke sandwiched in between.

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Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal celebrates after scoring against FC Barcelona during the final of the Copa del Rey soccer match at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia, Spain on Wednesday, April 20, 2011.

Brazil’s Ronaldo predicts Real Champions win Agence France Presse

MADRID – Former Brazilian international Ronaldo, who played for both Real Madrid and Barcelona, believes Real will win the Champions League semi-final first leg between the two sides on Wednesday. “My feeling is that Real Madrid will win the match,” he said during an interview Tuesday with Brazil’s Sport TV which was picked up by the Spanish media.

“I commented last week with some friends that Barcelona are the best team of the last 15 years. All the players in all positions know exactly what to do both when they have the ball as when they don’t,” the 34-year-old added.

“It is going to be a very difficult match. The outcome will be defined in the second game, but you never know what will happen in a ‘clasico’.”

Ronaldo joined Real from Inter

Milan in 2002. He won two league titles, one Intercontinental Cup and one Spanish Super Cup with the club before being sold to AC Milan in January 2007. He also played for Barcelona in 1996-97. The player announced his definitive retirement from competitive football during an emotional press conference on February 14, citing fatigue and a hypothyroid problem which played havoc with his weight.

He is one of only two players to win the FIFA Player of the Year award three times, the other being France’s Zinedine Zidane, who also played for Real. Ronaldo will bid his final farewell to football in a friendly against Romania in Sao Paulo on June 7.

Real face Barcelona at their Bernabeu stadium on Wednesday for the first leg of the Champions League semi-final. The two sides will face each other in the second leg on May 3 at Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium.

“I hope we get a positive result on Sunday against Arsenal and then from there, depending on that result, I may well make three changes for next week’s second leg as we’ve got Chelsea the weekend after,” said Ferguson. “It’s a crucial seven days coming up for the club. I think we’ve come to our peak.”

United are on the verge of a record 19th English league title, standing six points ahead of Chelsea and nine in front of Arsenal with just four matches left. And after Tuesday’s impressive win, they are virtually assured of a place in the May 28 final of the Champions League where either Barcelona or Real Madrid will be their opponents.

Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, a reported United target, kept the three-time champions at bay almost single-handedly on Tuesday before quick-fire second-

half goals from Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney brought United victory.

The result puts Ferguson’s side firmly in the driving seat ahead of next week’s return leg at Old Trafford, when they will seek to book their place in the Champions League final for the third time in four seasons.

“It was a very professional performance tonight,” added Ferguson. “The concentration, intensity and passing were all top class. They have all done fantastically well.”

Neuer admitted that United were just too good. “We had too much respect for our opponents,” said Neuer. “We weren’t compact enough, we weren’t aggressive in the tackles. We can be proud of what we have done. We will try and keep the adventure going to the end.”

Ferguson was impressed by

Neuer, who seems set to move to Bayern Munich in the summer.

“Manuel Neuer was incredible, it was perhaps the best performance I have seen by a keeper against us in my career.”

Rooney, sent off on his last appearance at this venue in the 2006 World Cup, believes United could have scored more goals after dominating from the early stages.

“We’re delighted but a bit disappointed in terms of not scoring more,” he said.

“We have done very well. We have to be professional for the second leg as Schalke can’t be taken lightly. They went to Inter and won 5-2 (in the first leg of their quarter-final).” Giggs was always confident of victory. “I thought if we kept creating chances then they would go in,” said the Welshman who, at 37, became the oldest player to score a Champions League goal.

Fifth package found in Celtic bomb investigation Agence France Presse

GLASGOW – Police investigating parcel bombs sent to Celtic Football Club manager Neil Lennon and two other well-known fans said Tuesday a suspect package had been found at a mail office in Northern Ireland.

Strathclyde Police believe the suspected device — the fifth to be intercepted — was posted at the same time as the previous parcel bombs.

The package was found at the National Return Letter Centre in Belfast, where mail which has not been picked up and which has no return-to-sender attached, is kept by the mail service.

It was reported that the package was not labelled with any particular address. “This latest discovery will become part of the ongoing investigation,” said

Ruaraidh Nicolson of Glasgow’s Strathclyde force.

“We’d like to stress that there is still no intelligence to suggest that these packages pose a threat to the wider public and we would urge people to remain calm. “The person or people sending these packages are clearly determined to cause fear and alarm to the individuals or organisations concerned,” added the chief superintendent.

Celtic boss Lennon was targeted along with his lawyer Paul McBride and member of the Scottish parliament Trish Godman after tensions between the two Glasgow football clubs worsened through the season.

The devices, which reports said contained liquid-based bombs, were found at various locations across the west of Scotland in the past month.

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Manchester’s Wayne Rooney is held by Schalke’s Christoph Metzelder, right, challenge for the ball during the the Champions League semifinal soccer match between FC Schalke 04 and Manchester United in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Tuesday, April 26, 2011.

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Rose, Bulls eliminate Pacers, 116-89 Associated Press Writer

CHICAGO – Sitting on the bench with four fouls and his team struggling, Derrick Rose pleaded with his coach to put him back in the game. Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau took the risk and his All-Star guard responded, lifting the Bulls to the second round. Rose scored 25 points, Luol Deng added 24 and Chicago finally played like a top seed, knocking off the Indiana Pacers 116-89 in Game 5 to wrap up their first-round playoff series Tuesday night.

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Juan Del Potro of Argentina returns a backhand to Pedro Sousa of Portugal during their Estoril Open tennis tournament in Oeiras, outskirts of Lisbon, on April 26, 2011. Del Potro won 62, 3-6 and 6-3.

Del Potro struggles to opening claycourt tennis win Agence France Presse

ESTORIL, Portugal – Former US Open winner Juan Del Potro struggled to defeat Portugal’s world number 488 Pedro Sousa as the big Argentine made an unconvincing start to his claycourt season at the Estoril Open on Tuesday. Del Potro, who played only three events in 2010 due to right wrist surgery, emerged a 6-2, 3-6, 63 winner after nearly two hours, with qualifier Sousa putting in a respectable showing for the home crowd.

“I like playing here and I had a tough match today. He was playing well at home but I’m happy to go through,” said the winner.

Sousa, 22, playing his first match at the ATP level, took a set off the former top five player and saved two match points the second with a canny lob before finally falling. Along the way, he out-aced Del Potro six to four and broke the eighth seed twice.

Del Potro is playing this week on clay for the first time

this season after resting following his hardcourt outing in Miami. His last claycourt outing was the 2009 French Open. “It’s been a long time since 2009, but I’m ready to fight again to win matches,” he said.

The Argentine is trying to play his way into form with the French Open now less than a month away from May 22. After winning the first set, life got difficult for Del Potro, who lost serve in the second to trail 3-5 before Sousa served out to level the sets. In the third, it took a big effort from the seed to go through.

He finally wrapped up the win on a third match point as Sousa returned wide. Del Potro moved into a second-round clash with Colombian Alejandro Falla, who advanced as Spain’s Pablo Andujar retired injured at 4-6, 6-1, 4-4.

Del Potro currently ranks 48th after sinking to a low of 484 in early February. He began to build comeback momentum by taking a title at Delray Beach on hardcourt and reached semi-finals at San Jose, Memphis and Indian Wells.

The top-seeded Bulls can breathe a little easier after getting a dominant performance by their MVP candidate and an emphatic win that came on the heels of four dramatic games. They can also turn their attention to the Eastern Conference semifinals, where they’ll meet Atlanta or Orlando.

“Speechless right now,” Rose said. “I really can’t believe it. It’s a great accomplishment. I’m happy for my teammates, happy for my coaching staff. They did a really great job.”

Rose seemed just fine after spraining his left ankle in Game 4. He had it taped and acknowledged he was a bit apprehensive at first, but he wound up hitting 8 of 17 shots. He dominated in the early going and came up big in the third after the Pacers pulled within four. He scored 10 points over the final six minutes after returning with four fouls, and Chicago ended the quarter on a 23-8 run to blow the game open.

The Bulls hit 14 of 31 3-pointers, including five by Keith Bogans (15 points) and three each

by Deng and Rose. Deng also had seven assists and six rebounds.

Joakim Noah added 14 points and eight rebounds, and the Bulls won a playoff series for the first time since they swept Miami in the first round in 2007 and only the second time since the championship era. It was clearly their most impressive performance of the postseason even though Carlos Boozer scored just two points.

“All year long, we’ve focused in on going step by step,” Thibodeau said. “I think once you start skipping steps and looking at all the other stuff, that’s when you get lost. So we knew we were capable of playing better, although when you look at the series, to be

up 3-1, you’ve got to do a lot of things well, too.”

Danny Granger scored 20 for the Pacers and had some strong words afterward for Noah. He accused Noah of throwing elbows that ultimately led to a technical foul for A.J. Price after an altercation with Tyler Hansbrough and an ejection by Josh McRoberts later in the game.

“He’s a dirty player, honestly,” Granger said. “Everyone knows in the league Jo is not dirty,” Deng countered. Tyler Hansbrough had 14 points and 11 rebounds, but the Pacers trailed the entire way and committed 21 turnovers.

The Pacers had just scored

seven straight to pull within 61-57 midway through the third with Rose on the bench with four fouls when the Bulls put them away. Taj Gibson actually started the barrage with a 19-footer. Rose, who had just returned, then went to work.

Noah, who hit both free throws with 2.5 seconds left to make it 84-65, said: “I wasn’t dirtier than anyone else. It was a battle down there. I wasn’t trying to hurt anybody. I was just trying to win.”

The series win is another big step for a rebuilt team that leaped into the championship picture, igniting the fan base in a way not seen since Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen were leading the way.

Woods sidelined with knee injury suffered at Masters Reuters

MIAMI – Tiger Woods will miss next week’s Quail Hollow tournament in North Carolina with a minor knee injury but hopes to play again in a few weeks, the former world number one said on Tuesday. “I personally contacted tournament officials and expressed my regret in not being able to play,”

Woods said in a statement on his website. “This is an outstanding event, but I must follow doctors’ orders to get better.”

Woods suffered mild strains to his left knee and left Achilles’ tendon while hitting an awkward shot from pine straw left of the fairway at No. 17 during the third round of the Masters earlier this month.

Woods, who tied for fourth at

Augusta National, has been advised by doctors to rest and use cold-water therapy and soft tissue treatment.

While there is no time frame for healing, Woods hopes to resume playing in a few weeks.

Woods had planned to follow up the Quail Hollow tournament at Charlotte with an appearance at The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, from May 12-15.

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Derrick Rose #1 of the Chicago Bulls leaps to pass bewteen danny Granger #33 and Paul George #24 of the Indiana Pacers in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals in the 2011 NBA Playoffs at the United Center on April 26, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The Bulls defeated the Pacers 116-89.

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Lotus confirms Caterham purchase Team Lotus Enterprises has confirmed the purchase of British sportscar maker Caterham Cars, as reported by AUTOSPORT last week. The deal will enable the lightweight sportscar manufacturer to “expand its brand profile and product family,” according to Team Lotus.

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Lotus Formula One driver Heikki Kovalainen of Finland overtakes Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel in the pit lane during the third practice session for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, Saturday, April 16, 2011.

Buemi calm about Toro Rosso future SEBASTIEN Buemi says he is far from worried about the pressure situation he has found himself in at Scuderia Toro Rosso this year - with the outfit looking for an opportunity to slot tester Daniel Ricciardo into a race seat later in the season.

Toro Rosso chiefs have made no secret of the fact that both Buemi and team-mate Jaime Alguersuari need to lift their game this year if they are to keep their seats – with Ricciardo ready to step in if the outfit feels there is a good opportunity for him. But despite the stress that Ricciardo’s presence brings, Buemi

insists that he feels his situation is firmly under control.

“I’m calm, because regardless of results I’ve always done my maximum, and compared to my teammate I’ve never done badly,” he said in an interview with Italian magazine Autosprint.

“Also last year, despite not being the easiest for me, in the end I scored more than him and overall I did better than him in qualifying too.

“It’s clear that at the end of last season I had some problems, I wasn’t satisfied with my work, but I’ve worked hard over the winter and

2011 has started well. Red Bull gives young drivers a chance to get into F1, so you always know that besides you there are other guys that try to show their abilities and aim to drive for Red Bull. If you give up, it’s over for you.”

Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost said earlier this year that rather than his drivers feel their positions in F1 are under threat, both Buemi and Alguersuari should see the great opportunity they have – with the possibility of a vacancy at Red Bull Racing opening up for 2012 if Mark Webber chooses not to continue with the team.

Pedrosa hopeful of Estoril fitness DANI Pedrosa hopes that his recent collarbone injury will not inhibit his performance at this weekend’s Portuguese Grand Prix. The Honda rider finished second last time out at Jerez, despite suffering from the injury, and has since had an operation to decompress his left subclavian artery, leading to the Spaniard doubting his own fitness level ahead of the Estoril race.

“Last week I had the stitches removed, so everything is very fresh and I don’t know how I will feel at Estoril,” Pedrosa said.

“I’m excited to see if everything went well and if I can put these issues to one side once I’m on the bike. “I did what I had to do in these three weeks off [since the Spanish Grand Prix] and I look forward to getting back on the bike.”

Pedrosa’s Honda team-mate Andrea Dovizioso believes that, despite Estoril’s long start/finish straight, the RC212V machine will not be able to maximise its straightline speed advantage over rivals Yamaha and Ducati in Portugal.

“The circuit is very slow with the corners and it’s not the best to ride with a MotoGP machine, in fact, one of the more difficult tasks is to manage the power of the RC212V on this slow track,” the Italian said. “We will have four practice sessions to work on the set up and it’s important to start well from the first day.”

“Caterham has a unique place at the heart of the motoring world,” said Team Lotus owner Tony Fernandes.

“As well as being proudly and staunchly British, it has an enviable and uniquely unblemished reputation within the industry for performance, handling and engineering excellence.

“Caterham Cars has remained wholly faithful to Colin Chapman’s philosophy of ‘less is more’, and the DNA of the original Seven can still be traced to the newest additions to Caterham’s product offering.

“It is already a successful business with sales across Europe, Japan, Australia and the Middle East, and under the guidance of the existing management team, we now have all the ingredients and the launch pad to further evolve that spirit and take Caterham to new exciting horizons with innovative products and greater global brand exposure.”

The announcement comes before a decision from the British courts about the ongoing Lotus naming dispute, although there was no mention of a rumoured name change in the statement. The team said that the purchase

will signal the continued development of its famous Seven brand, using F1 technology.

Caterham Cars’ managing director Ansar Ali added: “This is yet another exciting chapter in the Caterham story.

Until now, the resources Caterham has had at its disposal have, naturally, limited the exposure of the Caterham driving experience and the legendary Seven has had to rely almost entirely on its remarkable reputation and legacy.

“We will remain entirely true to the philosophy that we, as custodians of one man’s motoring concept, have protected for nearly 40 years.

“However, the acquisition of the company by Team Lotus Enterprises will allow our existing management team to take Caterham’s core spirit of pure driving enjoyment to a hitherto unserved audience.

“While the Seven will now have the global springboard it deserves and will continue to be evolved yet further, we also have the opportunity to expand the Caterham family beyond the Seven and SP/300.R and breathe new life into our uniquely respected brand and mature it into a truly global business.”