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NEW YORK — Barely a hurricane Sunday but massive and packed with rain, Irene flooded towns, killed at least eight people and knocked out power to more than 2 million homes and businesses as it plodded up the East Coast, saving the strongest winds it had left for New York. The streets of the nation’s largest city were eerily quiet, its transit system shut down because of weather for the first time in history. Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned late Saturday that no matter whether residents of low-lying areas heeded his calls to evacuate, “The time for evacuation is over. Everyone should now go inside and stay inside.” The National Hurricane Center said that although tropical-stormforce winds covered a vast area of the mid-Atlantic states early Sunday morning, the only hurricane-force winds — 74 mph or above — covered a relatively small area over the Atlantic Ocean, east of the storm’s center. Those winds were expected to retain hurricane strength until they finally reached land around midday Sunday over New York’s Long Island. Tornadoes were reported in Maryland and Delaware, and several warnings were issued elsewhere, including New York and Philadelphia. Irene caused flooding from North
Carolina to Delaware, both from the seven-foot waves it pushed into the coast and from heavy rain. Eastern North Carolina got 10 to 14 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service. Virginia’s Hampton Roads area was drenched with at least nine inches, with 16 reported in some spots. More than 1 million homes and businesses lost power in Virginia alone, where three people were killed by falling trees, at least one tornado touched down and about 100 roads were closed. Emergency crews around the region prepared to head out at daybreak to assess the damage, though with some roads impassable and rivers still rising, it could take days. Some held out optimism that their communities had suffered less damage than they had feared. “I think it’s a little strong to say we dodged a bullet. However, it certainly could have turned out worse for the Hampton Roads area,” said National Weather Service meteo-
rologist Mike Montefusco. In North Carolina, where at least two people were killed, Gov. Beverly Perdue said Irene inflicted significant damage along the North Carolina coast and some areas were unreachable. “Folks are cut off in parts of North Carolina, and obviously we’re not going to get anybody to do an assessment until it’s safe,” she said. Television coverage showed evidence of damage across eastern North Carolina with downed trees and toppled power lines. A falling tree also killed one person in Maryland. A surfer and another beachgoer in Florida were killed in heavy waves caused by the storm. The storm arrived in Washington just days after an earthquake damaged some of the capital’s most famous structures, including the Washington Monument. Irene could test Washington’s ability to protect its national treasures and its poor. A nuclear reactor at Maryland’s Calvert Cliffs went offline automatically when winds knocked off a large piece of aluminum siding that came into contact with the facility’s main transformer late Saturday night. An “unusual event” was declared; the lowest of four emergency classifications by the Nuclear Regulatory
Floodwaters rise at dusk from the Albemarle Sound on the Outer Banks in Nags Head, N.C., Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 as Hurricane Irene leaves the North Carolina coast. Hurricane Irene knocked out power and piers in North Carolina, clobbered Virginia with wind and churned up the coast Saturday to confront cities more accustomed to snowstorms than tropical storms. Commission, but Constellation Energy Nuclear Group spokesman Mark Sullivan said the facility and all employees were safe. Near Callway, Md., about 30 families were warned that a dam could spill over, causing significant flooding, and that they should either leave their homes or stay upstairs. St. Mary’s County spokeswoman Sue Sabo said the dam was not in danger of breaching. Irene made its official landfall just after first light near Cape Lookout, N.C., at the southern end of the Outer Banks, the ribbon of land that bows out into the Atlantic Ocean. Shorefront hotels and houses were lashed with waves, two piers were destroyed and at least one hospital was forced to run on generator power. Continued on page 6
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Bali News Tourist attractions anticipate myriads of domestic tourist visits Denpasar (Bali Post)—
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The queue of motorcycles in the tent outside the Gilimanuk Harbor (in front shop complex) still occurred until Saturday afternoon from Friday evening. It was predicted the peak of homecoming from Bali to Java would happened on Saturday night until Sunday.
Rapid increasing vehicles cause a queue for seven hours Gilimanuk (Bali Post)—
The number of private cars that would cross to Java through Gilimanuk Harbor on Friday (Aug 26) to Saturday morning (Aug 27) rapidly increased. Even, on Friday night the queue was until reaching the area of Cekik T-junction or about five kilometers from the ticket counter. It was estimated the vehicles reached four thousand and the peak of homecoming would occur on Saturday night until Sunday morning. The line of private cars even occurred until Saturday afternoon. Rear end of the vehicle’s queue on Saturday afternoon reached Gilimanuk Village with a distance of about one kilometer. A number of homecomers admitted they should wait averagely for seven to eight hours from entering the queue until getting into the ferry. Ali, 46, was one of the homecomers from Denpasar who would like to go to Banyuwangi admitted to have lined up since 05:00 a.m. Local Time from the entrance. He just could enter the harbor’s ticket counter at 10:00 a.m. To minimize the queue, the ticket counter formerly used to serve bus was then temporarily functioned to add services for car ticket counter. Similar queue virtually happened to the lane of motorcycle. Since the night before, the resting tent in the harbor area accommodating sixteen rows of motorcycle was always
crowded. This condition occurred until Saturday afternoon. As a result, the number of motorcycles caught in the queues was getting more and more. Even, the tent outside the harbor or in front of the Gilimanuk Harbor was also thronged with motorcycles of homecomers. Despite using an electronic ticket, some homecomers claimed to have been harmed by a ticket clerk. Especially the ticket buyers who did not prepare exact fare, they complained to get no intact changes. As experienced by Effendi, a homecomer from Jember, he just realized to get a change of IDR 33,000 from the cash payment of IDR 50,000. Actually, with the ticket price of motorcycle at IDR 16,000 he should received a change of IDR 34,000. According to him, similar case was also experienced by others. “Although it is only a thousand, but if multiplied by many motorcycles, how
much will it be? I do not know whether it is due to inaccuracy of cashier or intentional act,” he said. Previously, Operations Manager of Gilimanuk Harbor Authority (ASDP), Ospar Silaban, said the motorcycle ticket had applied electronic system and its security had been guaranteed. Meanwhile, Chief of Gilimanuk Sea Region Police, Made Prihanjagat, when met on the sidelines to control the queues at the security post of Gilimanuk last Saturday said that condition at night was indeed very crowded. It also occurred during the daytime. He had predicted the long queues were unavoidable because the volume of vehicles soared and was imbalanced with the transporting vessels and they should take turns. Security officers had attempted to arrange especially along the driveway to Gilimanuk from the entrance gates to Gilimanuk Harbor. (kmb26)
Bali will be flooded by domestic tourists during the celebration of Idul Fitri. Idul Fitri celebration of this year coincides with the schedule of long weekend. Therefore, it can be taken advantage by citizens who do not celebrate the Idul Fitri to spend holidays. Island of the Gods is the destination ascertained to be mostly thronged by domestic tourists from various regions. Unsurprisingly, a number of family tourist attractions began to prepare a huge number of programs and promotional packages ahead of the Idul Fitri holiday, including the anticipation against the booming visitors. Such anticipation was also carried out by Bali Safari and Marine Park (BSMP) or the Safari Park and Bali Zoo. Both favorite family attractions in Gianyar region was ascertained to be invaded by visitors on holidays. “Every Idul Fitri holiday is always bustling. Estimated, similar condition will be repeated where visitors will be booming. We estimate the number of visitors to Safari Park during the Idul Fitri holiday will reach over 3,000 p e o p l e p e r d a y, ” s a i d Astrid Iswulandari, Public Relations Officer of Safari Park on Friday (Aug 26). To enliven the Idul Fitri holiday, added Astrid, her party had prepared a number of promotions. Among others, there was Idul Fitri Food Fair where several tenants were invited to join and followed by charity activity by conferring door prizes to visitors. “Since it will be remarkably crowded, the office staff like us will also be
involved to handle visitors in order staff on duty will not be overwhelmed,” she said. Comparable condition was also perceived by management of Bali Zoo. According to Made Pariasa, HRD Officer of Bali Zoo, this year ’s Idul Fitri holiday was estimated to be invaded by myriads of visitors from outside Bali. He said that most of them would be local visitors who wished to take advantage of the long Idul F i t r i h o l i d a y. M o r e o v e r, Bali Zoo offered discounted rate program for admission fee to visitors holding Bali Identity Card. “We are unable to predict their number, but it’s always bustling during the Idul Fitri holiday,” he said. Meanwhile, Secretary General of the Indonesian Hotels and Restaurants Association (PHRI) of Bali C h a p t e r, F e r r y M a r k u s , also said that occupancy rate of hotels on the Island of the Gods during Idul Fitri would reach 90-100 percent. By and large, they were domestic tourists who would like to take advantage of the Idul Fitri holiday season and most of them did not celebrate the feast day. “From three days before until five days after Idul Fitri, domestic tourists will throng numerous hotels existing in the tourist resorts across the Island of the Gods,” he said. Those domestic tourists, he said, would not only engulf the hotels existing in Kuta tourist resort but also hotels located in the center of Denpasar to Sanur area. Period of their stay could be relatively long because the current Idul Fitri holiday season was also quite long. (par)
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Bali Plait Sold Out in Export Market Antara
Balinese people plait has sold out in export market by foreign exchange amount worth US$1,2 million along January to June 2011. “This number encouraging businessman due to the foreign exchange enjoyed by small businessman,” said the Head of Export Division of Industry and Trading Office Bali, Putu Bagiada SE in Denpasar on Thursday. He said the selling result of plait by women is increasing about 87,6%. The first selling results US$659,000 in the first six months in 2010 into US$1,2 million in the same period this year. The hiking foreign exchange blessed by creativity of craftsmen who were able to create artistic artworks but also has reasonable price, said him. The trading of plaits in 2010 decreased due to global economy crisis but craftsmen were still producing plaits for fulfilling household necessity and religion ceremony.
Opportunities for the locals to work on informal sector Denpasar (Bali Post)—
Within the past week, the face of Bali looked different from the usual days. Bali occasionally congested by traffic jams and rampant migrant workers in informal sector hawking commodities in a number of road sections and road shoulder was not as busy as the usual days. This indicated Bali ‘lost’ its krama tamiu (migrant workers) who were homecoming to their village, especially to the Island of Java. The roads usually crowded by hawkers and other informal sector perpetrators ultimately turned silent, including the market activities dropped dramatically because they have gone home. As a result, Bali residents found difficulty to meet most of their needs, especially food like fritters, meat balls, kebabs and so forth, because the sector was generally handled by those migrant workers. Even, many motor wash and laundry services were closed because the business perpetrators were homecoming. So far, most informal sector in Bali has been taken over by migrant workers as recognized by the Head of Bali Industry and Trade Agency, Gde Darmadja, on Friday (Aug 26). “Almost 90 percent of the opportunities in informal sector are filled by migrant workers, while the rest by Bali residents because younger generation seem to pursue tourism sector becoming the leading sector in Bali,” he said. He affirmed if Bali residents wanted to take the opportunity in informal sector, this long holiday moment was apparently the right time by creating processed food with a distinctive flavor. Moreover, it was the time where local people were difficult to find their food needs. “For instance, Balinese residents can make creativity and innovation by creating meatballs or fritters with new flavor. Now is the right time to market it. At least, when Bali will be invaded by thousands of informal businesses, they have managed to take those opportunities. And do not mistaken, this informal sector can bring in good income when packaged properly rather than being an employee,” he said. In line with the Head of Bali Industry and Trade Agency, an education observer who is also the Head of Coordinator of Private Higher Education for Region VIII, Prof. Dr. I Nyoman Sucipta said that younger generation of Bali indeed had high creativity and innovation. However, they lacked of entrepreneurship. “Simply have a look at in the kite and ogoh-ogoh (papier mâché demon) festival, they seem keen to create a variety of creativities and innovations that resulted in outstanding works. Unfortunately, their creativity and innovation in the field of entrepreneurship is very minimal,” he said. According to him, the education on entrepreneurship should at least be introduced from early age when the younger generation attended high school/vocational high school because such understanding would grow their creativity and innovation in the field of entrepreneurship. “Here is the important role of formal education, non formal education and government,” he added.
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The perfomance by Suara Hati Foundation from Buleleng Regency.
Art movement of Western Buleleng BARREN land in the region of Western Buleleng, especially in the area of Pemuteran, Gerokgak, in fact does not discourage the interests of the art figures in the region to develop their art and culture. Art movement of the region continues to bloom. The arts developed are not only from Gerokgak, but also from other subdistricts in Buleleng. They consist of classical arts and modern arts in collaboration with the other arts living across the archipelago. In this region lives an art troupe named Sabda Winangun whose personnel come from various ethnicities. The music and dance highlighted pose a harmonious fusion of various ethnic arts from the archipelago. In addition, the area also has Suara Hati Vocal Group whose members are consisting of the children from Benih Kasih Orphanage, Karangsari Hamlet, Banyupoh Village, Gerokgak. Those orphanage children have got accustomed to presenting their conscience vocal in the form of collaboration. Flute is dominant musical instrument in combination with melodic guitar, bass guitar, angklung bamboo, Sundanese drum, cymbal and kenyur. While playing the music, they sing various Indonesian folk songs through the arrangement of creative melody. A number of their song and musical collaboration comprises the Putri Cening Ayu from Bali and Manukdadali from West Java. When making presentation in the Bali Arts Festival, the appearance of these children could create an emotional and touching feeling. Moreover, they also often present the songs entitled Tetangisan and Gundul Gundul Pacul denoting an emotional expression of the players. The man having great merits in spurring the art climate in Western Buleleng are the artist I Wayan Sujana
and Janny Michael Fourre known as General Manager of Matahari Beach Resort & Spa. Additionally, the former Head of Culture and Tourism Agency, Ida Bagus Puja Erawan, which is now serving as the Secretary of Buleleng House, also often provides them with moral and material support. When making a presentation, the Suara Hati Vocal Group is like to show off the talent of art without boundaries. Musicians, singers and dancers are almost indistinguishable. At first, they play a musical instrument, then sing and suddenly dance gracefully followed by a beautiful sound of music. Their performance is truly amazing as if proving that the orphans do not always live in isolation. More interestingly, the art presentation by the children is not only a collaboration of music and musical instruments, but also coupled with the collaboration of players representing the children of the archipelago, namely from Bali, Java, Timor, Kupang, Alor and Flores. “Indeed, it is not easy to teach children about multi-culture existing in the orphanage in the region of Western Buleleng. Suara Hati was pioneered in early 2009 and then played a few special types of musical instruments from various ethnic cultures existing in Indonesia,” said Janny Michael Fourre. Aside from the band, Janny
Michael Fourre and Puja Erawan recently held a painting exhibition of the Buleleng painters. One of the painters was Suma Argawa. In addition, the Komunitas Rare Kual that got accustomed to playing music denoting a blend of Balinese gamelan music and western music such as rock and blues was also given the opportunity to grow in Western Buleleng. Such outdoor painting exhibition was organized at the hotel’s courtyard. The paintings on display were finely combined with natural vegetation and bright small spotlight and conjured up the art presentation into living and vivid arts. Of course, branches and leaves of the plants were moving naturally as flown by the wind and looked like uniting with the theme of painting. Moreover, most themes of the paintings highlighted the ideas reflecting the symbols in Balinese Hinduism linked to human life. Jany Michel Fourre said the presentation of music and painting exhibition aimed to support the Buleleng artists to continue their creativity. The art activities in Western Buleleng also introduced more about the cultural treasures of Bali in general and Buleleng in particular to the guests. “Likewise, this event is also intended to motivate the young artists to love their own culture,” said Fourre. (ole)
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Japan faces more confusion amid leadership vote Associated Press Writer
TOKYO — The five candidates vying to become Japan’s next prime minister promised Sunday to resolve the country’s nuclear crisis and revive its battered economy, amid widespread public cynicism about a revolving door of leaders. Japan — which is set to see its sixth prime minister in five years — has fumbled recently to find leadership to tackle formidable challenges, including recovery from a massive earthquake and tsunami in March and the battle to bring a nuclear power plant sent into meltdown by the disasters under control. Even before the disasters hit, the nation was already ailing with seri-
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Candidates for the leader of Japan’s ruling Democratic Party, from left, former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara, former Transport Minister Sumio Mabuchi, Trade and Economy Minister Banri Kaieda, Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Farm Minister Michihiko Kano, join their hands prior to a debate in Tokyo Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011.
Al Qaeda number two killed in Pakistan this week materials from bin Laden’s compound showed clearly that Atiyah was deeply WASHINGTON - Al Qaeda’s new sec- involved in directing al Qaeda’s operaond-in-command was killed earlier this week tions even before the (May) raid. He had in Pakistan, U.S. officials said Saturday, in a multiple responsibilities in the organizamajor blow to the group still reeling from tion and will be very difficult to replace,” the death of Osama bin Laden. Atiyah abd the official said. U.S. and Pakistani intelligence ties al-Rahman, a Libyan national, rose to the number two spot when Ayman al-Zawahri have been strained since the unilateral took the reins of al Qaeda after bin Laden American strike against bin Laden, and was killed in May in a U.S. raid in Pakistan. Pakistani intelligence did not confirm One U.S. official said Rahman was Rahman’s death. Sources in Pakistan said four people known killed in a strike to have been killed by an unmanned in a U.S. drone drone on August strike on August 22 22. He was killed were local militants in Waziristan in and not al Qaeda. northwest PakiAlthough most stan where intelliU.S. officials degence officials bescribed Rahman as al lieve members of Qaeda’s No. 2, one al Qaeda are hidsaid his rank wasn’t ing, other U.S. ofas clear, saying he ficials said. could be considered “Atiyah’s death is one of the top three a tremendous loss leaders of the organifor al Qaeda, bezation. Regardless, cause (Zawahri) Rahman’s death, if was relying confirmed, would heavily on him to signal another sighelp guide and run nificant setback for al the organization, Qaeda’s core group especially since REUTERS/National Counterterrorism Center/Handout bin Laden’s Al Qaeda’s new second-in-command, just days before the death,” one U.S. Atiyah abd al-Rahman, is pictured in tenth anniversary of official said. this handout photograph obtained on the September 11, 2001 attacks. “The trove of August 27, 2011. Reuters
ous problems such as an aging population and stagnant economy. None of the five candidates looking to replace Naoto Kan as prime minister is expected to win the needed majority of 200 votes in balloting among legislators in the ruling Democratic Party in the first round of voting, set for Monday. If no one gets a majority, a runoff between the top two candidates
would follow. The winner of the Democrats’ leadership vote is almost certain to become the nation’s next prime minister because the party controls the lower house of Parliament, which chooses Japan’s chief. Public interest has been stunningly low, underlining the widespread disenchantment with politics. A debate Sunday among the candidates was not carried live on any of the major TV networks. “In Japan these days, a prime minister who lasts even one year is a miracle,” said Minoru Morita, who has written several books on Japanese politics. He predicted more confusion ahead, including a possible split in the ruling party in coming months. Japanese media reports said Sunday that Economy Minister Banri Kaieda, 62, had a slight lead over other candidates after securing the backing of the ruling party’s behind-the-scenes power broker, Ichiro Ozawa.
A Libyan gestures among the charred skeletons of some 50 people found in a makeshift prison next to a military base abandoned by elite loyalist troops in southern Tripoli. IBP/afp
Gruesome find in Tripoli as rebels call for aid Agence France Presse
Libyan rebels have started work to get the capital up and running again, as a gruesome find near a base of Moamer Kadhafi’s elite troops appeared to highlight the brutality of his regime. Rebel fighters said on Saturday they had captured the base of the elite 32 Brigade, commanded by Kadhafi’s son Khamis, after a NATO airstrike and seven hours of fierce fighting. In a building nearby an AFP correspondent saw the charred remains of some 50 people who residents said were captives killed on Tuesday with rifles and grenades. National Transitional Council (NTC) chief Mustafa Abdel Jalil, meanwhile, promised the elusive Kadhafi and his senior aides they would be given a fair trial in Libya if they surrendered. Speaking in the eastern city of Benghazi, where the rebellion began in February, Abdel Jalil also called for emergency humanitarian
aid for the capital, stressing the need for medical supplies. “We are calling all the humanitarian organisations and telling them that Tripoli needs medicines, first aid products and surgical material,” he told a news conference. Blaming “sabotage by Kadhafi’s forces” for shortages of water and electricity in Tripoli, he said: “We are working on resolving these problems.” While fighting was still under way on various fronts, the focus was increasingly turning to a post-Kadhafi era, with calls for reconciliation and a peaceful transition. NTC spokesman Mahmud Shammam said in the capital the rebels would start distributing 30,000 tons of petrol to Tripoli residents immediately, and would be providing cooking gas within the next 48 hours. They were also working to restore the Zawiyah refinery, Shammam said, pleading for patience and calling on all public, private and oil sector employees to return to work.
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Aston’s Crimson Resort in the top 10 Luxe Destinations IBP
JAKARTA - Aston International proudly announced that its affiliated Philippine Resort, the Crimson Resort And Spa Mactan, was recently awarded and recognized by Philtoa (Philippine Tour Operators Association) as one of the Top 10 Luxe Destinations in the Philipines, during its 2nd Anniversary celebration held at the Makati ShangriLa last July. In only its first year of operation, Crimson has proven itself to be a top contender in the hospitality industry in Cebu, delighting both local and international guests. A sprawling 6-hectare resort with 40 luxurious Villas with plunge pools and 250 Suites, the resort combines both comfort and style with its contemporary Asian design and boasts of four (4) concept-themed restaurants, a Grand Ballroom, various water sports facilities and is home to a 2,000 square meter
spa called Aum. The Crimson Resort & Spa Mactan is managed and operated by Filarchipelago Hospitality Inc., and is an affiliated Aston International Hotels, Resorts & Residences. Aston entered the Indonesian market in the late nineties and has since then become the leading hospitality management company in the Indonesian archipelago offering a fast growing network of hotels, condotels, resorts, serviced apartments and high end villas with supporting offices in Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Yogyakarta, Surabaya and Bali. Aston properties currently operate under the 5 star Grand Aston, deluxe villa Royal Kamuela and Kamuela, 4 star Aston, 3 star Aston City and Quest, boutique budget class Neo hotels and select service favehotel. With a proven track record of success, Aston has a very definitive vision of the future - to be universally recognized as the preferred hospitality management company in Asia Pacific.
Temple Ceremony Calendar Event for August 7 through August 30, 2011 7 Aug Redite Paing Pahang Pasek Toh Jiwa Kekeran - Mengwi -Badung Pasek Sadra Peguyangan - Badung
15 Aug Soma Keliwon Krulut Pasel Gelgel Kekeran Temple Mngwi Badung Merajan Pasek Subadra Temple Kramas-Gianyar
9 Aug Anggara Wage Pahang Batu Madeg (Meru Tumpang Sanga) Besakih Hyang Tibha Batuan Sakah
20 Aug Tumpek Krurut Pasek Gelgel Temple Br Tengah Buleleng Dalem Pemuteran Temple Jelantik Tojan - Klungkung Pedarmaan Bhujangga W. Temple Besakih Taman Sari Temple Gunungsari Penebel - Tabanan Dalem Tarukan Temple Bebalang Bangli Benua Kangin Temple Besakih Merajan Kanginan Temple Besakih
10 aug Buda Keliwon Pahang Luhur Puncak Padang Dawa Baturiti Tabanan Silayukti Temple Padangbai-Karangasem Aer Jeruk Sukawati Dangin Pasar Batuan-Sukawati Penataran Temple Batuyang-Batubulan Desa Lembeng Ketewel-Sukawati Pasek Bendesa Dukuh-Kediri-Tabanan Kawitan Dalem Sukawati Gianyar Kresek Banyuning-Buleleng Puseh Temple Bebandem-Karangasem Merajan Pasek Kubayan-Gaji Merajan pasek Gelgel Jeroan Abang-Songan Merajan Pasek Subrata Temaga Merajan Pasek Gelgel Bungbungan Sad Kahyangan Batu Medahu. S Nusa Penida Buda Kliwon Penatih-Denpasar Penataran Dukuh Nagasari Bebandem Karangasem Pasek Bendesa Temple Tagtag Paguyangan Pulasari Temple Sibang Gede Abiansemal Batur Sari Temple Ubud Penataran Agung Temple Sukawati 13 Aug Purnama Karo Gelap Temple Besakih Dangkahyangan Temple Pengukur-ukur Pejeng Merajan Gerya Temple Kebon Tabanan Candi Goro Temple Tianyar-Kubu Karangasem Ponjok Batu Temple Tejakula-Buleleng
21 Aug Redite Umanis Merakih Parangan Tengah Temple Ceningan Kangin - Lembongan Dalem Temple Celuk Sukawati - Gianyar 24 Aug Buda Wage Merakih Bendesa Mas Kepisah Temple Pedungan - Denpasar Selatan Natih Temple Banjar Kalah - Batubulan Puseh. Temple Silakarang - Singapadu dalem Petitenget Temple Kerobokan - Kuta Dalem Pulasari Temple Samplangan - Gianyar Kubayan - Kepisah Temple Pedungan - Denpasar - Selatan Pasek gelgel Temple Banjar Tanahpegat - Tabanan Paibon Banjar Bengkel Sumerta - Denpasar Pasek Temple Lumintang - Denpasar Panti Penyarikan Medahan Sanding - Tampaksiring Pasar Agung Temple Kaba-kaba - Tabanan 30 Aug Anggar Kasih Tambir Dalem Puri Batuan Temple Sukawati Dalem Kediri Temple Silakarang - Singapadu Dalem Temple Sukawati Dalem Temple Singakerta - Ubud dalem Lembeng Temple Ketewel - Sukawati Paibon Pasek Tangkas Temple Peliatan - Ubud
Balinese Temple Ceremony EVERY Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc. The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion. The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines. In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.
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A reveller throws powder at others during a J’ouvert celebration at Ladbroke Grove in London which marks the start of the Notting Hill Carnival, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011.
Police out in force at London carnival Agence France Presse
London’s police were out in force as the Notting Hill Carnival got under way Sunday in a bid to stop Europe’s biggest street festival descending into a repeat of this month’s devastating riots. The two-day showcase of Caribbean culture in west London attracts up to a million revellers to watch troupes of dancers in exotic costumes perform on floats as powerful sound systems pump out music. But this year’s event is a huge test for the police in the wake of the riots, and they are packing the area with 5,500 officers on Sunday and 6,500 on Monday, around a thousand more than last year. The festivities almost did not take place at all following the unrest, which was the worst in England for decades. The riots, which started in the north London district of Tottenham on August 6 before
spreading across the capital and to other cities, caused enormous damage and left five people dead. Add to this the Notting Hill Carnival’s reputation as a magnet for troublemakers, and many commentators thought it inevitable the event would be axed. Organisers were not ready to admit defeat in the face of an outbreak of civil disobedience, however, especially because the carnival itself originated as an act of defiant celebration in response to race riots in the 1950s. The carnival was founded in 1964 following the disturbances in Notting Hill six years earlier, which saw clashes between whites and newly arrived immi-
grants from the West Indies. “We are not going to let a minority stop us from doing what we want,” Ancil Barclay, the festival’s co-director, told AFP. “Cancelling the event would have had a negative impact and would have sent a bad message with the Olympics next year.” London Mayor Boris Johnson also urged people to “let the true spirit of London shine through”, saying the carnival could help heal wounds left by the riots. The carnival will finish three hours earlier than normal to allow crowds to disperse before darkness falls. Several shops have boarded up their fronts as a precaution.
Across the Eastern Seaboard, at least 2.3 million people were under orders to move to somewhere safer, though it was unclear how many obeyed. Annette Burton, 72, was asked to leave her Chester, Pa., neighborhood because of danger of rising water from a nearby creek. She said she planned to remain in the row house along with her daughter and adult grandson, although with a wary eye on the park across the street that routinely floods during heavy rains. “I’m not a fool; if it starts coming up from the park, I’m leaving,” she said. “It’s the wind I’m more concerned about than anything.” As the storm’s outer bands reached New York on Saturday night, two kayakers capsized and had to be rescued off Staten Island. They received summonses and a dressing-down from Bloomberg, who said at a press conference that they recklessly put rescuers’ lives at risk. The storm hugged the U.S. coastline on a path that could scrape every state along the coast. By Sunday morning, it had sustained winds of 75 mph, down from 100 mph on Friday. That made it a Category 1, the least threatening on a 1-to-5 scale, and barely stronger than a tropical storm. Nevertheless, it was still considered highly dangerous, capable of causing ruinous flooding with a combination of storm surge, high tides and 6 to 12 inches of rain. “Everything is still in effect,” National Hurricane Center spokesman Dennis Feltgen said. “The last thing people should do is go outside. They need to get inside and stay in a safe place until this thing is over.” Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett warned that the state will not necessarily be out of danger once the storm has passed: “The rivers may not crest until Tuesday or Wednesday. This isn’t just a 24-hour event.” Ed Rappaport, deputy director of the National Hurricane Center in Florida, said the storm is so large that areas far from Irene’s center are going to be feeling strong winds and getting large amounts of rain, he said. “It is a big, windy, rainy event,” he said. Irene was the first hurricane to make landfall in the continental United States since 2008, and came almost six years to the day after Katrina ravaged New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005. Experts said that probably no other hurricane in American history had threatened as
many people. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told 6,500 troops from all branches of the military to get ready to pitch in on relief work, and President Barack Obama visited the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s command center in Washington and offered moral support. “It’s going to be a long 72 hours,” he said, “and obviously a lot of families are going to be affected.” In New York, authorities undertook the herculean job of bringing the city to a halt. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority shut down its subways, trains and buses for a natural disaster for the first time, a job that began at noon Saturday and took into late that night to complete. On Wall Street, sandbags were placed around subway grates near the East River because of fear of flooding. Tarps were spread over other grates. Construction stopped throughout the city, and workers at the site of the World Trade Center dismantled a crane and secured equipment. The city was far quieter than on an average Saturday. In some of the busiest parts of Manhattan, it was possible to cross a major avenue without looking, and the waters of New York Harbor, which might normally be churning from boat traffic, were quiet. About 370,000 people living in low-lying areas of the city, mostly in Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, were under orders to clear out. New York has seen only a few hurricanes in the past 200 years. The Northeast is much more used to snowstorms — including a blizzard last December, when Bloomberg was criticized for a slow response. Airlines said 9,000 flights were canceled, including 3,000 on Saturday. The number of passengers affected could easily be millions because so many flights make connections on the East Coast. Greyhound suspended bus service between Richmond, Va., and Boston. Amtrak canceled trains in the Northeast for Sunday. In Philadelphia, Mayor Michael Nutter declared a state of emergency, the first for the city since 1986, when racial tensions were running high. “We are trying to save lives and don’t have time for silliness,” he said. In New Jersey, the Oyster Creek nuclear plant, just a few miles from the coast, shut down as a precaution as Irene closed in. And Boston’s transit authority said all bus, subway and commuter rail service would be suspended all day Sunday.
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Ferry sinks in Indonesia 12 people suspected dead Associated Press
KOLAKA - An overcrowded ferry sank off eastern Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 12 people, officials said, as searchand-rescue teams scoured the choppy waters.
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This photo taken on August 18, 2011 shows an office worker (C) on the back of a motorbike after catching a ride with an “ojek” service in the Indonesian capital Jakarta.
Indonesia’s traffic nightmare a dream for ‘ojeks’ Jakarta’s crippling traffic jams cost the Indonesian capital billions of dollars a year, but there’s one group of battling businessmen who thrive in the smog-filled streets: ojek drivers. The appalling traffic problem is an opportunity for thousands of motorcycle taxi (ojek) drivers across the teeming city of around 10 million people, so much so it is attracting the attention of entrepreneurs such as Nadiem Makarim. Makarim, 27, graduated from Harvard with a master in business administration and, upon returning to his homeland, decided there was money to be made out of Jakarta’s traffic nightmare. He founded a company called GO-JEK as the first professionally run ojek service in the city, offering a higher standard — any standard — of service than the rag-tag army of freelance ojek drivers who currently ply the streets. “The traffic issue isn’t solvable in the next five to 10 years, so Jakartans will need a convenient and affordable mode of quick transport and delivery,” Makarim told AFP. “My business exists because of a lack of infrastructure.” Indonesia’s decrepit roads, ports, railways and bridges are often cited as a major obstacle to growth and investment, but for Makarim it’s an opportunity. His target market is not only
those commuters who normally use ojeks to zip between the lines of barely moving cars and trucks, but people who generally avoid high-risk motorcycle travel. GO-JEK’s website promises improved safety thanks to careful driver recruitment, a call centre to help “solve any problems in the field” and a transparent, distancebased fare system for people who are “tired of haggling and getting ripped off on the polluted streets of Jakarta”. The site (www.go-jek.com) offers GO-JEK Tweets and reviews, profiles a “driver of the month” and spells out the company’s social mission to “improve the livelihood of hard-working ojek drivers in Jakarta”. “As the value of Jakartans’ time increases along with their income, we firmly believe that more and more people will need a mode of transport that can actually get them to meetings on time, or even to get them home to spend time with their children,” Makarim said. “Our role is to make the existing market more efficient and bigger, not to compete with existing ojek drivers on the street.” Five months after establishing his company, Makarim has about 200 drivers and plans to expand into delivery services through alliances with e-commerce and retail partners.
He also plans to collaborate with local transport officials to “help develop feeder systems to bus ways and rail”. It is not only GO-JEK that is profiting from Jakarta’s chronic traffic jams. Independent ojek driver Hermanto, 21, said the congestion was his bread and butter. “I love it when the traffic gets more congested in the city. The worse the traffic, the more we get hired,” he said. Ojek drivers can earn about 150,000 rupiah (more than $14) a day, a comfortable living in a country where millions of people survive on less than $2 a day. “I worked in a cellphone shop before I did this. I like being an ojek driver more as I receive cash on a daily basis,” said driver Panca Herda, 21. The Indonesian capital ranked last of all in a global survey of commuter satisfaction in 23 cities published in June by business research firm Frost & Sullivan. Their Journey of Experience Index poll of almost 15,000 people around the world found travellers in Jakarta were the most miserable of all, gloomier even than those in Rio de Janeiro and Cairo — also notorious for dire gridlock. Respondents in Copenhagen, Seattle and Sydney were most satisfied with their commuting experience, based on criteria such as speed, cost and overall comfort. (AFP)
Ninety-three people, including the captain, were rescued, but officials feared others were trapped inside the sunken vessel, said Brig. Gen. Sigit Sudarmanto, a police chief on Sulawesi Island. The Windu Karsa, traveling from the town of Bajoe to Kolaka, went down just after midnight in waters off southern Sulawesi as many passengers were sleeping. Survivors told investigators that the ship capsized hours after a leak was discovered in the rear. “Many of those pulled from the water were not wearing life jackets,” Sudarmanto said. “They just had on pajamas or sarongs.” It’s not clear how many people were aboard the ship. The manifest — generally unre-
liable in Indonesia because tickets are sold onboard to passengers who are never registered — listed only 57 passengers and 20 crews, Sudarmanto said. Many were heading home to celebrate the end of the Islamic fasting month, Ramadan. Rescue official Budi Rahardjo said 12 bodies were recovered. Rescue teams took to the air and sea using a helicopter, six ships and a speedboat to search for more victims, but high waves were hampering their efforts, he said. Ferries are a main source of transportation in Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelago nation, with more than 17,000 islands and a population of 240 million. Sea accidents are common due to overcrowding and poor safety standards.
Two billion text messages expected to be sent during Lebaran Antara
JAKARTA - The Ministry of Communication and Information predicts two billion text messages will be sent one day before and one day after Lebaran or Idul Fitri (Aug 30-31). “We predict there will be a significant surge in telecommunication traffic during this year`s Idul Fitri holiday season. People will send at least two billion text messages during the holidays,” the ministry`s spokesman Gatot Dewa Broto said here on Saturday. He also predicted people would make phone calls lasting a total of 2.5 billion minutes and 250 terabyte of data services during the holiday season. Gatot called on people to use telecommunication services efficiently. “If the phone or internet line is busy or full, please wait for a moment and
then try again,” he said. He also suggested people not to send text messages containing Happy Idul Fitri to all of their contacts simultaneously. He said the queue in the SMS Gateway was expected to be very high given the current mobile phone users and FWA that had reached over 200 million numbers. Gatot also suggested people to use internet services efficiently to avoid problem in data traffic. “Customer can deliver report or complaint to our contact center at the number 159,” he said adding that the government and telecommunication providers were ready to anticipate the rising of phone call and internet use during Idul Fitri holiday. Earlier President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on all government agencies concerned to give the best possible service to Idul Fitri home-bound travelers this year.
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Bali Today Thousands of Bali tourism’s human resources uncertified Bali Post
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Travelers waiting at Ngurah Rai Airport. Merpati Nusantara Airlines is preparing three extra planes ahead of the Idul Fitri festivities to carry homeward travelers from Denpasar to Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya.
DENPASAR - Human resources in tourism sector in Bali, especially in hotel industry estimated to reach 42,000, have not entirely had certificate in tourism profession. Of the total existing number, only 20 percent or 8,400 people who have acquired the certification.
Merpati preparing three extra planes for travelers
Director of Indonesian Tourism Professional Certification Agency of Bali Chapter, Ketut Putra Suarthana, stated if compared to some foreign countries like the Philippines, Indonesia especially Bali remained to lag far behind whereas professional certification played an important role in enlarging the opportunities and minimizing the threats in the current globalization era. “Mandate of the Law No. 10/ 2009 concerning with tourism obliges all hotel employees to have a certification. Even, certification of star hotel will be delayed if the hotel employees have not yet been certified,” said Putra Suarthana. According to him, profession certification posed an appropriate measure in the improvement of human resources in tourism sector. With such certification, the holders would be easier to compete in tourism sector both at home and overseas because they had been equipped with competency of the field they deeply involved. “Labor in tourism sector in Bali who had certification remains few and far between. Gradually, every employee in tourism sector will be required to have standard working competency,” he said. In the future, he said that tourism industry required a tourism handling by more reliable professional, standardized and internationally certified workers to ensure the de-
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mand for standard tourist services. “Certification of profession can prevent the arrival of foreign workers in Bali. At the moment, certification owned by tourism labor is effective in ASEAN countries. Meanwhile, in 2015 the certification will be valid throughout the world,” he added. Sani Soemakno from the Indonesian Hoteliers Association (Iapindo) previously emphasized that every single worker in the field of tourism in Indonesia had to possess a certificate of tourism recognized by other countries. “So far, our human resources in tourism remain far defeated by foreign workers,” he said. The development of global era kept expanding the opportunities for foreign workers or expatriates to work in Indonesia. Automatically, this condition progressively narrowed the opportunities for native workers and at the same time would clearly be a threat and challenge. “Of course, local labor will not want to be spectators. They must continuously improve their competency to face the threat of foreign labor invasion which is increasingly more serious,” he said. Foreign workers who would work in Indonesia could not be restricted. Moreover, Indonesia had signed the agreement with several countries to conduct cooperation activities. Similarly, the number of Indonesians was not limited to work in other countries. (par)
DENPASAR Merpati Nusantara Airlines is preparing three extra planes ahead of the Idul Fitri festivities to carry homeward travelers from Denpasar to Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya. “The three extra planes are exGaruda Indonesia planes,” Merpati
district manager Sugiharto said here on Friday. The planes consisted of a Fokker 100 and two Boeing 300s, he said. Sugiharto said the planes conducted trial operations from the end of July to early August 2011. “Before we operate the exGaruda planes, we have checked their conditions and later painted
them,” he said. Sugiharto said the three planes would be made ready to anticipate a surge in the number of passengers ahead of the Idul Fitri festivities. Based on experience in the past years the number of passengers destined for Bandung, Jakarta and Surabaya surged ahead of Idul Fitri festivities, he said.
Bali imports capital goods worth $44.6 million Antara
DENPASAR - Bali imported a variety of capital goods worth US$44.6 million in the first five months of 2011 to boost its economic growth. The capital goods mostly consisted of manufactured products, Jeffrey Kairupan, official of Bank Indonesia office in Bali, said in a report on economic and financial studies on Friday. He said local businessmen, most of them tourism operators, imported a variety of capital goods in the hope of encouraging the local economy and increasing the local people‘s living standard. The imported capital goods included wheat, ships, floating structures, mechanical appliances, electrical apparatuses, jewelry and iron and steel products.
He said the imported capital goods were bought from about 30 countries, including China, the United States, Singapore, Russia, Vietnam and Britain. Most of the capital goods were imported from China with a total value of US$12.6 million, followed by the United States with US$7.4 million and Singapore with US$5.7 million, he said. It seemed that all parties had not questioned the high value of imported capital goods because they believed the capital goods would have a positive impact on the regional economy and the local people‘s welfare, he said. Export to Australia
Bali exports non-oil/non-gas commodities worth an average of US$2.1 million per month to Australia, an official said.
Bali’s non-oil/non-gas exports to Australia rose every month owing to the rising number of Australian tourists visiting the world-renowned tourist island, the head of the export section at the Bali provincial industry and trade office, Putu Bagiada said here on Friday. In the first semester of 2011 alone, Bali’s non-oil/non-gas exports to Australia totaled US12.5 million, he said. He said the significant development of the Bali tourism industry had a great impact on the province’s exports to other countries, particularly handicraft goods. The growing trade between Bali and Australia had had a favorable impact on the number of Australian tourist arrivals in the province because among the Australian tourists were businessmen and importers, he said.
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Monday, August 29, 2011
Balinese Culture Thousands of audiences watch the last ”Regalia” IBP
DENPASAR – More than 1,000 audiences watched the last show of “Regalia-In Search of Love Bali” which was held in Bali Theatre, an entertainment stage in Bali Safari & Marine Park, Gianyar. “The audiences were queuing just to watch the final performance which was held on Saturday, August 27, 2011,” said the Public Relation Bali Safari & Marine Park, Astrid W Iswulandari. She added that all seats, the gold and silver categories were filled with audiences. The performance astounded the audiences because it displayed the combination of contemporary acrobat and fire dance.
“The performance was held on the biggest stage in South East Asia. The aerial cube, german Wheel and firedance for just over 50 minutes give the spectators a world class entertainment in Bali,” Astrid said. He explained that the performance which was already performed since July was the collaboration between famous Balinese artist, I Made Sindia, with Jerome ‘Jay’ Maurel, a choreographer from x-treme production with the supervision of Peter J Wilson. The ability of both artists are amazing and it is proven by their previous work, Bali Agung, which is now become a regular show in Bali Safari & Marine Park. While Peter Wilson is the director who created the
wonderful show during the Opening Ceremony of Sydney Olympic 2000 and Asian Games Doha 2006. Astrid also said that the stage in Bali Theater which is equipped with amusement park received the award as Leading Amusement Park 2010/ 2011. The next mission is to create performance which is suitable with the vision of the park that wants to become the center of attraction. “Next, we will use the story from Kintamani area,” she added. Bali Agung is performed by more than 170 dancers accompanied by the animals in the park. It can be watch from Thursday through Sunday at 2.30 pm in Bali Theatre. During Idul Fitri, there will be also perfomace on Tuesday and Wednesday. (kmb18)
PANCONG (Coconut Cake)
INGREDIENTS: 2 cups freshly grated coconut, or 1½ cups desiccated coconut moistened with warm milk 1/3 cup glutinous rice flour 1/3 cup plain rice flour ¼ cup white sugar ½ tsp salt PREPARATION: Combine all ingredients in a deep bowl and knead well for 3 minutes, until the dough is smooth and does not stick. Dust a cake tin with a little rice flour and press the dough into it. Bake in moderate oven (180 degree Celsius/ 350 degree F) for approximately 35 minutes, or until the top is golden brown. (http://baliguide.com/ balifood)
BEBEK MENYANYAD (Duck Curry)
OVERVIEW: Ducks waddling along the banks of the rice fields or following the flag held by their owner (or his children) are a common sight in Bali. On festive occasions, duck is great favorite. Spiced stuffed duck baked in banana leaf is one popular recipe; this curry-like dish is another. Chicken could be used as a substitute for duck if preferred.
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Crew and member of Regalia show taking picture before performing the last show in Bali Agung Theatre, Saturday, August 27, 2011.
INGREDIENTS: 1 whole duck, weighing about 2 kg 8 cups coconut milk 2 lemon grass, bruised 2 salam leaves 1 tbsp salt 1 tsp black peppercorns, crushed fried shallots SPICE PASTE: 12 shallots, peeled and sliced 6 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced 4 red chilies 2.5 cm galangal (laos), peeled and sliced 2.5 cm kencur, peeled and sliced 5 cm fresh turmeric, peeled and sliced 2 tsp coriander, crushed 3 candlenuts 1 tsp dried shrimp paste ¼ tsp black peppercorns, crushed pinch of freshly grated nutmeg 2 cloves 3 tbsp oil PREPARATION: Cut the duck into 12 pieces and pat dry. Prepare the spice paste by grinding or blending all ingredients except oil. Heat the oil and sauté the spice paste for 2 minutes. Add the duck, increase heat and sauté for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the coconut milk and all ingredients except fried shallots and simmer, uncovered, until the duck is tender and the sauce has thickened. Garnish with fried shallots and serve with white rice. (http://baliguide.com/balifood)
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Tirta Gangga Park IBP
Tirta Gangga is a beautiful park with the huge water fountain and wide pond located at Abang Sub-district, Karangasem Regency in east part of Bali. Tirta Gangga Park is built in the year of 1948 by the Karangasem King of Anak Agung Agung Angluerah Ketut Karangasem. Before this park is found, there is big wellspring found in this area which the local society believe that this water come from the land is holy spring therefore they call this place is Embukan means wellspring. According to the local believe that this wellspring functioning as a bath place for the god and also used as drinking water for the local community from the nearest village. Therefore this wellspring is sacrificed by local people and keeps the park naturally. The King of Karangasem has got an idea to improve this park into a good looking and nowadays, it becomes one of the famous tourist destinations in east part of Bali. Tirta Gangga Park is also featured
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by the wide public pool with the cool and clean water where it can be used by everyone who visiting this place. It is situated on the foot Abang Hill with cool temperature in particular night time or morning time. The lush tropical garden are well surround the park and big fish ponds are running away at another ponds to give the impression for every tourist who pay a visit to this beautiful park. Some buildings and other decorations are intentionally made as according to the spirit from Puri Agung Karangasem (Agung Karangasem Palace), so it can be said that between Tirta Gangga Park and Sukasada Park (Taman Sukasada) which is located at Ujung countryside is a union. Tirta Gangga is strategically located beside of the main strait from Karangasem to Singaraja Town and it is just 20 minutes from the local town or 2 hours and 15 minutes from Denpasar Town. You may also join the exciting tour to the east part of Bali that we call it by Karangasem Tour and you will discover many places of interest in east part of Bali including Tirta Gangga.
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BUSINESS Lagarde: ”Act now” to save global recovery Reuters
Obama and Merkel vow action on global economic woes
JACKSON HOLE - The new head of the IMF on Saturday called on global policymakers to pursue urgent action, including forcing European banks to bulk up their capital, to prevent a descent into a renewed world recession. “Developments this summer have indicated we are in a dangerous new phase,” International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said at a conference for top officials and leading economists from around the globe. “The stakes are clear; we risk seeing the fragile recovery derailed. So we must act now,” she said. Two years after the end of the worst of the financial crisis, growth in the United States and Europe is sputtering as government debt burdens surge. Borrowing costs for European banks are rising as lenders balk at providing any but the shortest maturity funds on fears over bank exposure to shaky euro zone sovereign debts. Sharp swings in global financial markets have intensified strains. Complicating the picture is policymaker indecision on both sides of the Atlantic. European leaders are fighting over who should pay the bill for taming a raging sovereign debt crisis. In the United States, lawmakers and President Barack Obama fought a contentious budget battle earlier this summer that resulted in the loss of the nation’s coveted “AAA” debt rating from Standard & Poor’s. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned here on Friday that the fight had shaken confidence and sapped U.S. growth. Lagarde said the Group of 20 leading economies should use a meeting in November to address the global economy’s woes in a convincing fashion, and she used her speech — her first major policy address since taking the helm at the IMF in July — to open a new front in dealing with strains at European banks. She called for a “mandatory substantial recapitalization,” through private channels if possible, but otherwise through some form of public, Europewide funding, such as the European Financial Stability Facility. Lagarde also warned advanced economies away from tightening their belts so fast that it imperils recovery. “Put simply, macroeconomic policies must support growth,” the former French economy minister said. On
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Christine Lagarde, of France, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, and Agustin Carstens, governor of the Bank of Mexico, have coffee before the morning session of the Economic Policy Symposium at Jackson Hole in Moran, Wyo., Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. Friday, she made the same point in a phone conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama, in which the White House said they agreed on the need for policies to spur job creation. “Monetary policy also should remain highly accommodative, as the risk of recession outweighs the risk of inflation,” Lagarde said, adding that central banks should stand ready to jump back into unconventional policy actions if needed. In his speech on Friday, Bernanke stopped short of promising the Fed would resume the bond buying that has been the centerpiece of U.S. monetary policy for the last few years, but he said the central bank would discuss options for further easing, and the need for it, at its next meeting in September. European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet, who appeared alongside Lagarde, emphasized the need to safeguard price stability as a foundation for healthy growth. “It is something we consider absolutely essential for confidence,” he said. Lagarde suggested a fractured political process in Europe was contributing to insecurity. “Europe must recommit credibly to a common vision, and it needs to be built on solid foundations — including, for example, fiscal rules that actually work,” Lagarde said. Trichet echoed that theme. “We are ourselves challenged paradoxically not necessarily — as a group, as an entity — because our fundamentals are very bad. Our funda-
mentals are not very bad,” he said. “The problem is that we are challenged in our governance.” Lagarde said shoring up European banks was key to “cutting the chains of contagion” in the continent’s spreading debt crisis. European banks have been under pressure to raise more capital after stress tests last month showed a potential vulnerability to losses on European sovereign debt, particularly Greek bonds. The cost of insuring against bank defaults in Europe — as indicated by the iTraxx senior financial CDS index — has soared high above levels seen in early 2009 when the financial crisis was reaching its apex. Lagarde said individual European countries must also put in place deficit-cutting plans with a “credible finance path” — including continued support from the ECB. In the United States, the focus on long-term fiscal consolidation must not ignore the importance of fostering near-term growth, she said. “After all, who will believe that commitments to cut spending can survive a lengthy stagnation with prolonged high unemployment and social dissatisfaction?” she asked. Policymakers must also stop the slide in the U.S. housing market, which is dragging on consumer spending and slowing the recovery, Lagarde added. The nation could turn to intervention by government housing finance agencies and more aggressive programs to reduce homeowner debt, she said.
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the eurozone crisis and financial-market turbulence on Saturday and vowed action to bolster the global economy, the White House said in a statement. “The two leaders agreed on the importance of concerted action, including through the G20, to address current eco-
nomic challenges and to spur growth and job creation in the global economy,” the statement said. The White House also said Obama and Merkel discussed Middle East peace and would continue working on a statement by the Middle East Quartet — the European Union, the United States, Russia and the United Nations — that would provide a basis for the resumption of direct talks between the Israelis and Palestinians.
Banks scramble to add cash as Irene approaches Reuters
NEW YORK - Cash is king in a hurricane, but getting it is another question entirely. Banks across New York City are making provisions so people will be able to get hard currency Sunday and Monday, even if Hurricane Irene knocks power out and floods branches. One of the enduring lessons from the hurricanes of 2005 is that cash is crucial in a storm zone for basic staples, yet often difficult to come by. After Katrina, for example, ATMs across New Orleans simply did not work. With that in mind, people scrambled to ATMs on Friday and Saturday morning across New York and New Jersey, often withdrawing hundreds of dollars to prepare. JPMorgan Chase & Co kept its Chase branches open late Friday night and opened some early on Saturday, though like most every other business in the city they closed early ahead of the 12 p.m. EDT shutdown of regional mass transit. The bank has extra “cash
packs” ready to supply branches Monday morning and may deploy mobile ATMs, which are wireless and run on battery power, in hard-hit areas like the Financial District of lower Manhattan. Bank of America Corp said Saturday it may do much the same thing, but on a larger scale. The bank has commercial trucks with generators and builtin ATMs, both smaller cash-only units and full feature machines that allow deposits. It also has mobile branches — effectively trailer homes — with teller windows and offices. Across the board, other major New York banks also said they took extra precautions. “Capital One Bank topped off all of our ATMs prior to the closure of our branches in the Northeast. In addition, we have made appropriate preparations to reload cash if ATMs begin to run low of cash,” Capital One spokesman Steve Schooff said in a statement. A spokeswoman for Toronto Dominion’s TD Bank unit said it had been monitoring cash flows and refilling ATMs as necessary.
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‘Chicago’ is Broadway’s 4th longest-running show Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK — The threat of Hurricane Irene didn’t stop the cast and crew of the musical “Chicago” from celebrating a Broadway milestone Friday night with cake and a very big knife. At a small backstage party at intermission, the show marked its 6,137th performance — tying “A Chorus Line” for the fourth longest-running show in Broadway history. A loud cheer went up when Christopher Sieber, who stars as Billy Flynn, toasted the cast with non-alcoholic sparkling wine in the wardrobe room at the Ambassador Theatre. Bebe Neuwirth, who played Velma Kelly back when the revival began its near15-year streak, then plunged a large knife into a vanilla sheet cake decorated with a classic “Chicago” image of a sexy murderess. “Nice, Bebe, nice!” roared a member of the ensemble. Then Neuwirth, Sieber, Charlotte d’Amboise (a veteran Roxie Hart) and Nikka Graff Lanzarone, the current Velma, cut slices of the
cake and passed them around on blood red plates with red plastic forks. The next performance of the John Kander and Fred Ebb musical will give it sole possession of the fourth-place spot. Because of Irene, that performance has been pushed back to Monday night. When it finally leaps over “A Chorus Line,” ‘’Chicago” will also become the longest-running American show in Broadway history. Ahead of it are “The Phantom of the Opera,” ‘’Cats” and “Les Miserables,” all British imports. “What it says to me is that it stands the test of time,” said Carol Woods, who has played Matron “Mama” Morton in the show for over a decade. “People will always come and be entertained.” Set in the 1920s, “Chicago” is a scathing satire of how show business and the media make celebrities out of criminals. It has Bob Fosse-inspired choreography, skimpy outfits and killer songs such as “All That Jazz,” ‘’Cell Block Tango” and “Mr. Cellophane.”
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British rock band Def Leppard pose for a photo after their performance live on NBC’s ‘Today’ show in New York May 27, 2005.
Def Leppard pours “Mirrorball” of sugar on fans Reuters
TORONTO - It may be difficult to believe that after three decades of rocking hard — 65 million albums sold and hundreds of packed concerts — Def Leppard hadn’t released a standalone live album until this year. As the bandmembers put it, “Mirrorball: Live and More” came together without much advance planning, and owes its existence, at least partly, to them leaving their old record label which, the group thinks, may unleash a new burst of creativity.
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In this photo provided by The Publicity Office, from left, “Chicago” cast members Christopher Sieber, Nikka Graff Lanzarone and Charlotte d’Amboise watch as original cast member Bebe Neuwirth cuts a cake Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, in New York.
The three disc collection features live recordings of some of Def Leppard’s greatest hits such as “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” “Rock of Ages,” and “Photograph.” It has three new tracks, including anthem “Kings of the World”, and a behind-thescenes DVD. But a live album was never atop of the bands to do list. “The band’s focus has always been on writing and recording new songs,” guitarist Vivian Campbell
told Reuters. “It just never seemed appropriate for us to do a live record. It wasn’t something that we sat down and thought, ‘We are going to put out a live album in 2011.’ It just sort of happened.” Instead of playing one concert and recording it, or taping a series of shows and picking the best one for the album, Campbell and his bandmates — singer Joe Elliott, lead guitarist Phil Collen, bassist
Rick Savage, and drummer Rick Allen — picked the songs singularly from separate performances so the fans got the best of the best. “In a way it was sort of like cheating...but it made it more relaxed for us because we never once thought that we were recording,” said Campbell. NEW CREATIVE ENERGY
“Mirrorball” is Def Leppard’s initial release as an independent act after finding themselves without a major label for the first time after 30 years with Universal Records. Campbell sees that factor as a positive, creatively, because it should force the band to put out singles more frequently in keeping with trends in the recording industry that has performers releasing individual songs via download.
Director Sofia Coppola weds in southern Italy Associated Press Writer
ROME — Filmmaker Sofia Coppola went back to her roots for her wedding Saturday, marrying rocker Thomas Mars in the remote, southern Italian town where her great-grandfather was born. Coppola’s famous filmmaker father, Francis Ford Coppola, escorted the 40-year-old Sofia down the aisle to a waiting Mars, lead singer of the French band Phoenix and the father of their two young daughters.
The early evening ceremony took place in the garden of the palazzo that the elder Coppola renovated in the historic center of Bernalda, a city near the Gulf of Taranto in Italy’s Basilicata region, according to Mayor Leonardo Chiruzzi who performed the ceremony. “Everything went well,” Chiruzzi told The Associated Press afterwards. “It was simple, calm, in the garden.” The bride wore a sheer, lavender tulle dress and Mars a gray suit with a flower in the lapel. The bride
and her father were preceded down the aisle by the couple’s older daughter and other children. After Coppola and Mars said their “si” in the civil service, she tossed her bouquet and a friend caught it, Chiruzzi said. The newlyweds and the father of the bride, wearing a white linen suit and pink shirt, then popped out of the palazzo briefly to greet onlookers. She was holding a glass of bubbly. Its her second marriage; she divorced fellow filmmaker Spike Jonze in 2003.
Bernalda, near the UNESCOrecognized troglodyte settlement of Matera to the north, was home to Francis Ford Coppola’s grandfather, Agostino, before he emigrated to the United States at the turn of the last century. Chiruzzi said the wedding was simple by design. “If they wanted to do a Hollywood wedding, they wouldn’t have done it here,” Chiruzzi said by phone on the eve of the nuptials. “(They) chose to do it here because it’s here — it’s here that is beautiful.”
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When a slimmer iPhone just isn’t good enough Reuters
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In this July 28, 2011 photo, Bergur Sigfusson, the CarbFix experiment’s technical manager, surveys Reykjavik Energy’s Hellisheidi geothermal power plant in Iceland.
That CO2 warming the world: Lock it in a rock Associated Press Writer
HELLISHEIDI, Iceland — Sometime next month, on the steaming fringes of an Icelandic volcano, an international team of scientists will begin pumping “seltzer water” into a deep hole, producing a brew that will lock away carbon dioxide forever. Chemically disposing of CO2, the chief greenhouse gas blamed for global warming, is a kind of 21st-century alchemy that researchers and governments have hoped for to slow or halt climate change. The American and Icelandic designers of the “CarbFix” experiment will be capitalizing on a feature of the basalt rock underpinning 90 percent of Iceland: It is a highly reactive material that will combine its calcium with a carbon dioxide solution to form limestone — permanent, harmless limestone. The researchers caution that their upcoming 6-to-12-month test could fall short of expectations, and warn
against looking for a climate “fix” from CarbFix any year soon. In fact, one of the objectives of the project, whose main sponsors are Reykjavik’s city-owned utility and U.S. and Icelandic universities, is to train young scientists for years of work to come. A scientific overseer of CarbFix — the man, as it happens, who also is credited with coining the term “global warming” four decades ago
— says the world’s failure to heed those early warnings, to rein in greenhouse-gas emissions from coal, gasoline and other fossil fuels, is driving scientists to drastic approaches. “Whether we do it in the next 50 years, or the 50 years after that, we’re going to have to store carbon dioxide,” Columbia University’s Wallace S. Broecker said in an interview in New York. The world is already storing some carbon dioxide. As a byproduct of Norway’s natural gas production, for example, it is being pumped into a sandstone reservoir beneath the North Sea. But people worry that such stowed-away gas could someday escape, while carbon dioxide transformed into stone would not.
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO - Tim Cook has big shoes to fill and he can’t do it by just pushing out snazzier versions of the iPhone or iPad. Apple Inc’s newly minted CEO needs a revolutionary product to prove he has the chops to succeed Steve Jobs, and that may be a full-on assault on the living room by as early as 2013, analysts and industry experts say. Jobs has called Apple TV — a 4-inch-square box launched in 2006 that connects your plasma or LCD TV to the Web — a hobby, but it is also one of the rare missteps in the course of Apple’s meteoric ascendance. If Cook can succeed where Jobs has failed, he would put to rest questions over whether he has the vision to lead Apple, in addition to widely respected operational skills. “The TV is the obvious gap in Apple’s product line up,” CCS
Insight’s John Jackson said. “There’s pressure to constantly innovate, (but) there’s more than sufficient momentum at Apple right now that they don’t need to reinvent the movie screen the TV, the car or the horse and buggy in the immediate term.” Getting Internet programing off computers and onto television sets has long been viewed as the next big thing for consumer technology companies, but none has succeeded so far with a product that has gained wide appeal. Cook and the $350 billion company he now leads would be jumping into a field crowded with Microsoft, Google, Sony and Samsung. “The Holy Grail is the living room,” said David Rolfe at Wedgewood Partners, which devotes 9.5 percent or about $1 billion of its portfolio to Apple. “They would get into it, only if they can make a significantly better product than what currently exists.”
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Customers purchase the iPhone 4 shortly after the phone went on sale with the Verizon Wireless network, in Boca Raton, Florida February 10, 2011.
HK study finds molecule that offers fertility hope Agence France Presse
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A doctor works with a human egg in a fertilization treatment. Hong Kong scientists said they have discovered a molecule that binds human sperm to an egg, in a breakthrough which offers new hope for infertile couples
Hong Kong scientists said Friday they have discovered a molecule that binds human sperm to an egg, in a breakthrough which offers new hope for infertile couples. The study by researchers at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) found a key molecule on the coating of the human egg, called sialylLewisX (SLeX), which acts as a binding agent to help the sperm and egg stick together. “This research provides an enlightening answer to a basic important question and human
fertilisation — how does a sperm bind to an egg?” William Yeung, one of the researchers, told AFP. “But this is only a first step that will lead to more discoveries,” said Yeung, who is also a professor at HKU’s department of obstetrics and gynaecology. The identification of SLeX will help to pinpoint patients whose infertility results from a lack of the substance. Armed with this information, they will then be able to choose a fertility treatment known as intracytoplasmic sperm injection, which directly injects a single sperm into the egg, said the researcher. The study, which began in 2009,
found SLeX on 70 percent of all the 195 unfertilised eggs tested. The eggs were donated by patients. Researchers expect the discovery to be put into clinical use in two years. The study was conducted jointly with research groups from Imperial College in Britain, Academia Sinica in Taiwan and University of Missouri in the United States. The study said that infertility affects about 15 percent of couples of reproductive age, citing figures from the World Health Organization.
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Mata scores on debut as Chelsea beats Norwich Associated Press Writer
LONDON — Juan Mata scored on his Chelsea debut to complete a 3-1 victory over Norwich on Saturday in a Premier League match overshadowed by teammate Didier Drogba being knocked unconscious. Mata, who joined from Valencia this week, netted in the 11th minute of stoppage time, which resulted from Drogba requiring treatment on the pitch after being accidentally punched by Norwich goalkeeper John Ruddy. While the Ivory Coast striker was taken to hospital, Chelsea said he only had “mild concussion” and would be released on Saturday night. “He is showing some good signs of recovery for us to be a little bit more tranquil,” Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas said. Frank Lampard restored Chelsea’s lead from the penalty spot after Grant Holt canceled out Jose Bosingwa’s early opener. Chelsea was kept off the top of the standings on goal difference by Liverpool, which beat Bolton 3-1 after goals from Jordan Henderson, Charlie Adam and Martin Skrtel. Also Saturday, Franco Di Santo
scored twice as Wigan beat Queens Park Rangers 2-0 and Mikel Arteta’s penalty gave Everton a 1-0 win at Blackburn, which failed to score from two penalties against U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard. There were scoreless draws between Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Swansea and Sunderland. At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea got off to the perfect start when Bosingwa scored his first goal since November 2008. Just six minutes had elapsed when the Portugal defender found the back of the net from 25 meters (yards) via the inside of the post. Norwich, though, was back in
the game in the 63rd after Chelsea goalkeeper Hilario needlessly came racing off his line to claim a cross and collided with Branislav Ivanovic, allowing Holt to hook the ball into the empty net. It got worse for the hosts as they tried to regain the lead, with Drogba knocked unconscious after an aerial challenge with Ruddy. Doctors raced onto the pitch to treat the 33-year-old striker, with the game stopped for seven minutes while he was loaded onto a stretcher and carried off wearing a breathing aid. The game turned back in the Blues’ favor when a breakaway by Chelsea brought a penalty scored by Lampard.
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Chelsea’s Juan Mata runs with the ball during their English Premier League soccer match against Norwich City at the Stamford Bridge Stadium, London, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011.
Soldado late show fires Valencia to victory Agence France Presse
Madrid - A dramatic late double strike saw Roberto Soldado complete a hat-trick as Valencia beat Racing Santander 4-3 having appeared to be heading for defeat as the new La Liga season finally got underway on Saturday. The season was supposed to start a week ago but a strike of a different
kind - as players downed tools over wages - meant it was delayed for the first time in 27 years. Hosts Valencia are aiming to consolidate after their third place finish last season despite losing a key player in Juan Mata to Chelsea but they lacked shape and rhythm in their first league game of the season. It started well with Soldado sliding the ball home after keeper Anto-
nio Rodriguez spilled a Pablo Hernandez shot after just one minute on the pitch but he went on to head into his own goal six minutes later before the lively Lautaro Acosta gave Racing the lead after 14 minutes. The game appeared to be going away from Valencia as Adrian Gonzalez took advantage of a poor defensive clearance to add to Racing’s lead on 56 minutes but then defender
Valencia’s forward Roberto Soldado celebrates scoring against Racing Santander at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia.
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Adil Rami reduced the deficit (58). The stage was set for Soldado who turned the game on its head with two quickfire clinical finishes after 88 and 90 minutes. Earlier a double from Imanol Agirretxe gave ten-man Real Sociedad a 2-1 victory over Sporting Gijon. Sporting had the second worst scoring record in the last campaign with just 35 goals and while they had the greater possession early on they created little danger and it was the visitors who went ahead from a well-worked move.
After a neat exchange in midfield the ball was played to Carlos Martinez who crossed for Agirretxe to head home after 34 minutes. The 24-year-old striker headed in his second mid-way through the second half but a penalty conceded by Martinez, for which he was redcarded, gave Miguel De las Cuevas the chance to pull it back to 2-1 after 68 minutes. Real clung on, however, as Sporting defender Alberto Lora was also dismissed for a second yellow card in the last minute.
Leverkusen’s Barnetta out for the rest of the year Reuters
BERLIN Bayer Leverkusen and Switzerland midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta must undergo an operation on his right knee and is likely to be out of action until next year, the Bundesliga club said on Sunday. “Barnetta will probably not
be available any more in the first half of the Bundesliga season,” the club said on its website (www.bayer04.de). T h e 2 6 - y e a r- o l d , w h o scored both goals for Switzerland in their 2-2 Euro 2012 qualifying draw against England in June, sustained the injury during a pre-season friendly.
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Wozniacki wins 4th consecutive New Haven tourney Associated Press Writer
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — No one has ever beaten Caroline Wozniacki in New Haven, and Hurricane Irene couldn’t do it either. The world’s top-ranked player stayed ahead of the storm Saturday and won her fourth consecutive New Haven title, defeating Czech qualifier Petra Cetkovska 6-4, 6-1 in the finals. Wozniacki, the top seed at next week’s U.S. Open, improved to 17-0 at Yale. “I just have a good momentum every time I play here,” she said. “The balls are good. The tournament is nice. You always play better when you like to be around a tournament. I’m really pleased to be in this situation — win four straight times in a row, it’s really unbelievable.” Cetkovska, who is ranked 40th, had won seven consecutive
matches since the start of qualifying. She beat fifth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska, fourthseeded Marion Bartoli and second-seeded Li Na. But she couldn’t stop Wozniacki, who also is the top seed at the U.S. Open. “I’m really happy to be here, to go so long, so far in the tournament,” Cetkovska said. “Now when we are in the final, we want to always go further. So obviously I wanted to try to win, to do even better. But today it was just a little bit too much. Caroline, she’s just playing great.” The match, moved to 1 p.m. from 5 p.m. to avoid Irene, was played outdoors at the Connecti-
cut Tennis Center. It included a 1 hour, 40 minute rain delay in the first set. After that band of rain moved through the area, officials said they believed they would have a window of about 1½ hours for tennis, but had made contingency plans to move the match into the nearby Cullman-Heyman indoor tennis center, just in case. The match lasted 1 hour and 20 minutes. “I was like, ‘OK it looks like it’s going to start raining, let’s go indoors so we can go to New York,’” Wozniacki said. “We got a window and were able to finish. It was nice to play outside, in front of the crowd.”
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Caroline Wozniacki, of Denmark, celebrates with her trophy after defeating Petra Cetkovska, of the Czech Republic, 6-4, 61 in the finals of the New Haven Open tennis tournament in New Haven, Conn., on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011.
Usain Bolts cruises into 100-meter final at worlds Associated Press Writer
DAEGU, South Korea — Slow out of the blocks this time, Usain Bolt relied on his devastating acceleration Sunday to wipe away the field halfway through and sweep into the 100meter final at the world championships. Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius also had to make up for a slow start and, pouncing on his carbon-fiber blades, ran past several able-bodied runners to qualify for the semifi-
nals of the 400 in a historic breakthrough for Paralympic athletes. Bolt let his powerful long legs do the work after seeing Jamaican teammate Michael Frater ahead of him after the starting gun, and he eventually won the heat in 10.05 seconds. The final is set for later Sunday. Bolt was looking around with 20 meters to go and was soon stroking his hair after crossing the line as the South Korean crowd of about 35,000 cheered in awe. During Saturday’s heat, he had
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Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, center, crosses the finish line ahead of South Africa’s Simon Magakwe, right, and Zambia’s Gerald Phiri in a heat of the Women’s 100m at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011.
a perfect start and slowed down, but this time he was forced to practice his midway speed. In a word — awesome. “I want to have Bolt next to me,” said 2003 champion Kim Collins, who also advanced. “He may need to run a world record tonight.” For two years, though, Bolt has not threatened his world record time of 9.58. The fastest time went to Bolt’s teammate, Yohan Blake, who crossed in 9.95 seconds. Nesta Carter also went through to let Jamaica claim almost half the lanes in the final. Walter Dix was the lone American through, as even France won two places with Christophe Lemaitre and Jimmy Vicaut in the final. World indoor sprint champion Dwain Chambers was disqualified for a false start and former Olympic champion Justin Gatlin finished only fourth in his race and was eliminated. With unstoppable showmanship, Bolt was dancing on the track to the stadium’s theme tune, two hours before the final. Beyond seeking a third gold in the marquee event of a major championship, Bolt is also looking for gold in the 200 and 4x100 relay next week. In contrast, the ambitions of Pistorius do not reach beyond getting into the final of the 400, but his achievement Sunday was also outstanding. Pistorius recovered from his
traditional slow start to pounce with power through the final bend and finishing straight to take third place in the final heat of the event. His time of
45.39 seconds was the 14th best of all competitors. “I have worked extremely hard to be here,” Pistorius said. “And it has been phenomenal to run.”
Eto’o saves day for Anzhi on Russian debut Anzhi Makhachkala debutant Samuel Eto’o saved the day for his new club by scoring an equaliser to rescue a 1-1 draw at Rostov in the Russian Premier League on Saturday. The 30-year-old came on as a substitute in the 57th minute, prompting great excitement in Rostov’s 17,000-seater stadium, where 1,500 Anzhi fans had travelled to witness their new favourite’s first appearance. “It was not an easy game,” said Anzhi manager Gadzhi Gadzhiev. “I think Rostov were playing beyond themselves, so we needed to give all we had to avoid a defeat.” Belarus midifelder Timofei Kalachev put Rostov 1-0 up in the 72nd minute, beating Anzhi goalkeeper Nukri Revishvili with a well-struck 25-yard free-kick inside the left-hand post. Though Eto’o initially failed to produce anything spectacular, his mere presence put pressure on
Rostov by forcing two of the hosts’ defenders to stay back to keep him under constant close observation. But their efforts were all in vain as in the 80th minute Eto’o levelled, firing into the net from the edge of the six-yard box after Yuri Zhirkov dribbled into the box and teed up the Cameroon captain. “I think a draw is a fair result,” said Rostov coach Sergei Balakhnin.”We would have needed to play much better to win. We still have a lot of homework to do to improve our play.” Eto’o is the most decorated player in African history, having won the Champions League three times — twice with Barcelona and once with Inter Milan. Press reports said that his transfer from Inter cost Anzhi 21 million euros ($30m). The four-time African player of the year also won three league titles with Barca and one with Inter, while with Cameroon he has twice won the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Rossi frustrated by crash in qualifying Valentino Rossi was left frustrated after a crash early in qualifying for the Indianapolis Grand Prix left him languishing down in 14th place on the grid. The seven-time world champion lost the front end of his Ducati during the 10th minute of the session, forcing a switch to the spare bike for the remainder. Afterwards Rossi said that the “slightly different set-up,” of the spare GP11.1 had left him with no feeling from the front end and contributed to his second worst qualifying session of the year. “We took a nice step forward this morning that we hoped to confirm in qualifying, and instead I fell right away,” Rossi said. “We really could have done without that crash, but the front closed right when I touched the
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Valentino Rossi, of Italy, rides a Ducati out of his garage during the qualification session for the Indianapolis MotoGP motorcycle race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011.
brake. “From there, the whole session was difficult because the second bike had a slightly different setup. I lost one pair of new tyres
Teams’ request for new tyres denied Formula 1’s leading drivers will be forced to start the Belgian Grand Prix on the same set of tyres that they qualified on, despite lobbying from some teams ahead of the race to try and get replacement front sets. A number of drivers are understood to have suffered blistering to their front tyres in qualifying - and with all those who reach Q3 having to start the race on the same tyres they used for the pole shoot-out, some could be exposed to trouble in the race and require an early stop for new rubber. There was lobbying of both Pirelli and the FIA from some teams to try and be allowed to replace the blistered sets claiming that they were damaged enough to be allowed fresh ones for the start. However, the FIA has stood by its stance that tyres can only be replaced if damage to them – which can include blistering – has been caused accidentally. If a set-up choice resulted in teams blistering their tyres, then that is not sufficient reason to be allowed replacement sets. As a precautionary measure, Pirelli flew in 17 new front tyres overnight – to add to the three spare tyres that were already in the Spa paddock. This would ensure that if the FIA agreed teams could use new tyres there were enough sets for the top 10 drivers who have to start on their qualifying rubber. Such approval was not forthcoming, though. The issue is believed to particularly affect the Red Bull Racing drivers, with both Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber understood to have suffered blistering to both their front tyres. However, Lewis Hamilton is also believed to have suffered blistering on one of his front tyres, as did Scuderia Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari. Tyre blistering is normally a result of excessive tyre tem-
perature, and one of the contributing factors to it rearing its head at Spa is believed to be the camber settings that a number of teams have been using – which may have gone outside the recommended parameters laid down by Pirelli.
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Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany steers his car at the qualifying session, ahead of the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011.
and I had to start with a set of used ones. I wasn’t able to get back the feeling from this morning, when the bike felt better and I could push harder. “It’s really a shame because we wanted to try to start from the second row again, like at Brno, and instead we’ll have to work hard tomorrow. Anyway, we’ll give our best effort in the race because we weren’t so far off this morning.” Rossi’s team-mate Nicky Hayden start eighth, with the privateer Desmosedicis of Hector Barbera and Randy de Puniet among the bikes separating the pair.