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The bad weather condition happens in Bali for the last few days causing flood and toppling trees. Data Division Head of Meteorological, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) of Region III Denpasar, Nyoman Gede Wiryajaya, said on Saturday (Jan 28) that such condition would consistently occur within a week to come.
Bali hit by heavy rain and strong wind
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DENPASAR - Within the past few days, the very high intensity rainfall was accompanied by strong winds and lightning.
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Data Division Head of Meteorological, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) of Region III Denpasar, Nyoman Gede Wiryajaya, said on Saturday (Jan 28) that such condition would consistently occur within a week to come. He added that such con-
dition was the impact of Tropical Cyclone Iggy taking place in the Indian Ocean. He said the tropical cyclone had been already under way since January 26 in the waters of the Indian Ocean south of Java Island. The cyclone indirectly had an
impact on some parts of Indonesia including Bali in the presence of strong winds, high waves, extreme weather, heavy rain, thunder and lightning. These conditions were estimated to still strike Bali within three days to one week to come. However, he affirmed the Tropical Cyclone Iggy would not get to Indonesia, especially Bali. “The conditions occurred recently will not potentially become a storm. The tropical cyclone will not be going to get to Bali because of
our position is away. However, the impact indeed gets to Bali with a condition as occurred these days,” he said. He added the Cyclone Iggy was now continuing to move closer to mainland Australia. It was common during the rainy season and strengthened when it reached the ocean but would fall back after reaching the mainland. Explained, the cyclone was going to follow the path of the sun.
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Human Rights Watch Sunday called on Indonesia to drop treason charges against five peaceful protesters, a day ahead of their expected trial in the remote province of Papua. The New York-based rights watchdog said Indonesian security forces in October had used “excessive force” including ba-
tons and firearms to break up a pro-independence assembly in the provincial capital Jayapura, killing at least three people and injuring more than 90. Eight police officers were let off with written warnings for disciplinary infractions but five Papuan leaders were charged with treason -- and are expected to stand trial on Monday, it added. “The Indonesian government
should show its commitment to peaceful expression by dropping the charges against these five Papuan activists,” the group’s Asia deputy director Elaine Pearson said in a statement. “It’s appalling that a modern democratic nation like Indonesia continues to lock up people for organising a demonstration and expressing controversial views,” she added.
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Pursuing the trial would “only deepen the resentment that many Papuans feel against the government”, Pearson said. HRW also urged Indonesia to release at least 15 other Papuans, including independence leader Filep Karma, and about 60 other people mostly Maluku activists, over “peaceful acts of free expression”. Continued on page 6
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Battered by waves
Parapet and compound wall of Segara Temple at Gilimanuk collapse Negara (Bali Post)—
Parapet and compound wall of Segara Temple at Gilimanuk collapsed as battered by waves and strong winds on Friday (Jan 27). As a matter of fact, the safety parapet of the Segara Temple had long cracked and almost broken. Since it was neglected, it now completely collapsed. Based on the information gathered on Saturday (Jan 28), the collapsed parapet initially occurred along two meters only. But, when the high winds accompanied with big waves ensued last Friday, the length of collapsed parapet increased. Even, it had reached 15 meters. Collapse of the parapet was practically followed by the movement of land on the parapet. When the land moved, part of the ZDOOV FROODSVHG DORQJ ÂżYH PHWHUV 1RZ WKH ruins of the collapsed parapet could be seen from the ship docking on the LCM pier. Persistent bad weather lately was feared to H[DFHUEDWH WKH FROODSVHG SDUDSHW “The land on this parapet is still sandy land and unstable. It can collapse any time, let alone be pounded E\ ZDYHV ´ H[SODLQHG RQH RI WKH JXDUGV RQ WKH IUHLJKWHU SLHU $GGLWLRQDOO\ WKH chamber shrine of the temple was also under threat of abrasion if it was not immediately addressed because the edge of parapet and the chamber shrine only stayed three meters. &KLHI RI *LOLPDQXN &XVWRPDU\ 9LO-
ODJH , .HWXW *DOXQJ VDLG WKH FROODSVH RI the parapet was caused by the waves and winds ensuing within the past week. Besides, it was also the impact of pressure of the vessel’s propeller running aground VRPH WLPH DJR $V FRQVHTXHQFH WKH ZDter hitting the parapet was getting harder. ,Q UHVSRQVH WR VXFK LQFLGHQW *DOXQJ claimed to have reported it to customary apparatus and headman. 2Q WKH RWKHU KDQG WKH +HDGPDQ RI *LOLPDQXN ,*1 5DL %XGKL FRQILUPHG to have received the report and checked the collapsed parapet and compound ZDOO RI WKH 6HJDUD 7HPSOH $FFRUGLQJ WR him, the village officer had reported the matter to the regent. He hoped it could be soon addressed so the Segara Temple would not be eroded, too. (kmb26)
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Badung Market ‘overwhelmed’ by seasonal traders Denpasar (Bali Post)—
Seasonal traders seemed to overwhelm the traditional markets in the city of Denpasar ahead RI *DOXQJDQ IHDVW GD\ DV VHHQ LQ WKH %DGXQJ Market, one of the largest traditional markets in the region, Friday (Jan 27). Based on the record of the PD Pasar Denpasar, the number of new seasonal trader reached 15-20 percent. $V SUHGLFWHG LW ZRXOG FRQWLQXH WR LQFUHDVH XQWLO the peaks, namely three and two days before *DOXQJDQ “Currently, the number of seasonal trader just reached 20 percent. Probably, three or two days EHIRUH *DOXQJDQ WKH QXPEHU ZLOO EH HYHQ PRUH considering this moment is also very eagerly awaited by people who want to get a blessing on the feast day,â€? said Director of PD Pasar Denpasar, I Made Westra. +H H[SODLQHG WKDW RQ QRUPDO GD\V WKH QXPber of trader was estimated to reach about 100 people, but at this time it reached 120 traders. By ordinary, these seasonal traders came from all regions in Bali. Âł,Q RUGHU QRW WR DIIHFW WKH H[LVWLQJ SHUPDQHQW traders in the market, seasonal traders cannot do selling at arbitrary locations, but they can only sell at a predetermined location, namely around the courtyard area of the market,â€? he H[SODLQHG Though the time of peddling was not restrict-
ed, Westra said the seasonal traders could only operate for three hours on normal days. “They usually prefer to peddle in the morning because more buyers visited the traditional market in the morning. Probably, it only lasts for three hours and after selling out their merchandise they will go home,â€? he said. They usually sold a variety of supplies for prayers and rituals, ranging from young coconut leaf, ritual paraphernalia, food and fruits. Âł7KUHH WR WZR GD\V EHIRUH *DOXQJDQ DUH WKH peak operations of seasonal traders,â€? he said. Meanwhile, condition of the biggest market downtown looked very crowded with visitors who thronged various locations selling necessities of life. Hundreds of motorcycles and dozens of cars looked to be parked around the area of Badung Market. “During the holiday season, the volume of vehicles entering the Badung and Kumbasari 0DUNHW UHDFKHG XQLWV 7KLV ÂżJXUH GRHV QRW include the vehicles parked outside or around the two traditional markets,â€? he said. Regarding the revenue of PD Pasar, particularly from the seasonal traders peddling in the market courtyard, Westra was unable to give any details because his party had not made the calculation. Âł2EYLRXVO\ WKHUH PXVW EH D UHYHQXH SDUWLFXlarly from the seasonal traders, but we do not know for sure the details,â€? he said. (bit)
Residents set to clean up debris of their house $)7(5 WKH IRXU GD\ FODVK EUHDNLQJ out since Tuesday afternoon (Jan 24) at Suka Raharja Hamlet, Sidowaluyo Village, Sidomulyo Subdistrict, South Lampung Regency, the residents no longer slept in the moor. They did not dare to dwell in their house for two days though personnel of Mobile Brigade Police and $UPHG )RUFHV JXDUGHG EHLQJ HTXLYDOHQW WR WRS DOHUW 1RZ DOO SHRSOH KDG JRQH home, including the young couple KoPDQJ 0HUWD DQG 1L :D\DQ 6XWUL ZKR had to give birth to a premature baby. %DOL 3RVW MRXUQDOLVW *LULDQD 6DSXWUD DQG SKRWRJUDSKHU $GKL\DVD UHSRUWHG IURP WKH scene. The aid of a tent for each family enabled them to stay at home near the debris of their house burned and razed to the ground. Some residents were still living in WKH VTXDUH RI 1DSDO +DPOHW ZKLOH VRPH RWKHUV ÀHG WR WKHLU EURWKHUœV KRXVH DW WKH QHLJKERULQJ KDPOHW RI %DOL 1XUDJD ´%XW most residents have dared to go home, including the young couple Komang Merta DQG 1L :D\DQ 6XWUL ´ VDLG WKH SULHVW RI Puseh Temple, Jro Mangku Made Karuna. Jro Mangku who is also a teacher of reli-
JLRQ LQ WKH 6' 1R 6LGRPXO\R SULPDU\ school denied if the young couple gave birth to their baby in the refuge. “The baby was born in their house, but SUHPDWXUH $Q[LHW\ GXH WR UXQQLQJ DZD\ to the moor made the birth of baby prePDWXUH ´ KH H[SODLQHG (DFK UHVLGHQW ZDV seen cleaning up the debris of their house. They were quite busy re-arranging the burned goods scattered around the house. Hands of most residents were stained by dust and charcoal. “I am sorry, my hands are dirty,â€? said the resident when taken to shake hands. Three housewives consisting of Mrs. 1\RPDQ 6XGLRQR 0UV 0DGH 6DUGL DQG Mrs. Made Sudiadnyana whose house were adjacent also looked busy tidying XS WKHLU EXUQHG JRRGV 0UV 1\RPDQ 6XGLRQR H[SHFWHG KHU QHZO\ WKUHH PRQWK home worth IDR 400 million, 2 units of tractor, water pump, grass cutting machine and plow worth up to IDR 40 million per unit could be returned. “Hopefully, my belongings obtained ZLWK JUHDW GLIÂżFXOW\ FDQ FRPH EDFN DQG so can the two of my houses,â€? hoped 0UV 1\RPDQ 6XGLRQR
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi calls for changes to constitution Reuters
DAWEI, Myanmar - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on Sunday for changes to the military-drafted constitution in her first political trip since ending a boycott of the country’s political system last year and announcing plans to run for parliament. Thousands of people lined the roads shouting “Long live mother Suu” as her motorcade moved through the rural coastal region of Dawei about 615 km (380 miles) south of her home city, Yangon, the main business centre. The trip, only her fourth outside Yangon since her release from years of house arrest in November 2010, demonstrates the increasingly central role of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate as the Southeast Asian state emerges from half a century of isolation. “There are certain laws which are obstacles to the freedom of the people and we will strive to abolish these laws within the
framework of the parliament,” Suu Kyi said to cheers from supporters after meeting officials of her National League for Democracy (NLD) party in Dawei. The NLD, though well known in the country, has had limited real political experience. It won by a landslide a 1990 election, a year after Suu Kyi began a lengthy period of incarceration, but the then regime ignored the result and detained many party members and supporters. The NLD boycotted the next election, held in 2010 and won by a military-backed party after opposition complaints of rigging. Her address on Sunday offered the most extensive detail yet of the policies she would bring to parliament. In particular, she said she wanted to revise a 2008 armydrafted constitution that gives the military wide-ranging powers, including the ability to appoint key cabinet members, take control of the country in a state of emergency and occupy a quarter of the seats in parliament.
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A news camera films the offices of News International company headquarters in London, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012.
British police arrest 5 in tabloid bribery probe Associated Press Writer
LONDON — The criminal investigation into British tabloid skullduggery turned full force on a second Rupert Murdoch publication Saturday, with the arrest of four current and former journalists from The Sun on suspicion of bribing police. A serving police officer was also held, and authorities searched the newspaper’s offices as part an investigation into illegal payments for information.
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Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (2nd R) talks to reporters after receiving the Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Award for Democracy from Pakistani President and widower of Benazir Bhutto, Asif Ali Zardari (L) and his daughter Asifa Bhutto Zardari at Suu Kyi’s home in Yangon January 25, 2012.
The arrests spread the scandal over tabloid wrongdoing — which has already shut down one Murdoch paper, the News of the World — to Britain’s best-selling newspaper. London police said two men aged 48 and one aged 56 were arrested on suspicion of corruption early in
the morning at homes in and around London. A 42-year-old man was detained later at a London police station. Murdoch’s News Corp. confirmed that all four were current or former Sun employees. The BBC and other British media identified
them as former managing editor Graham Dudman, former deputy editor Fergus Shanahan, current head of news Chris Pharo and crime editor Mike Sullivan. A fifth man, a 29-year-old police officer, was arrested at the London station where he works. Officers searched the men’s homes and the east London headquarters of the media mogul’s British newspapers for evidence. The investigation into whether reporters illegally paid police for information is running parallel to a police inquiry into phone hacking by Murdoch’s nowdefunct News of the World.
Peru: 27 killed in fire at rehabilitation center Associated Press Writer
LIMA, Peru — A fire swept through a two-story private rehabilitation center for addicts in a poor part of Peru’s capital Saturday, killing 27 people and critically injuring five as firefighters punched holes through walls to rescue residents locked inside. The “Christ is Love” center for drug and alcohol addicts was unlicensed and overcrowded and its residents were apparently kept inside “like prisoners,” Health Minister Alberto Tejada told The Associated Press. Authorities said
26 people died at the scene, and prosecutors spokesman Raul Sanchez said Saturday night that one of six men hospitalized in critical condition died later. Peru’s fire chief, Antonio Zavala, said most of the victims died of asphyxiation. All the victims appeared to be male. The local police chief, Clever Zegarra, said the cause of the 9 a.m. fire was under investigation. “There has been talk of the burning of an object, of a mattress, but also of a fight that resulted in a fire. All of this is speculation,” he told the AP. “I’ve been here at the scene
from morning to evening but for the moment the exact cause of the fire is not known.” One resident of the center on a narrow dead-end street in Lima’s teeming San Juan de Lurigancho district said he was eating breakfast on the second floor of the center when he saw flames coming from the first floor, where the blaze apparently began. Gianfranco Huerta told local RPP news radio station that he leaped from a window to safety. “The doors were locked; there was no way to get out,” he told the station.
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The bodies of people who were killed in a fire lie on the ground as firefighters try to revive others after removing them from the Christ is Love center for drug and alcohol addicts in Lima, Peru, Saturday Jan. 28, 2012.
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Bali Dynasty Resort upgrading the kids pool IBP
KUTA - The Bali Dynasty Resort will be making some minor improvements to its’ facilities from the 1st of February 2012 with an upgrade of the kids pool and the construction of a new spa. In order to further enhance Resort facilities for Kids as well as being considered one of Bali’s Best Family Resorts, Dynasty Resort will be adding a “Kids Water Fun Zone” and refurbishing the kids pool. They will also be building a new spa facility which will provide 10 air conditioned rooms and 16 massage beds.
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Temple Ceremony Calendar Event for January 4 through 26, 2012 1 Feb Buda Keliwon Dunggulan. Pura Wakika Kupang, NTT Pura Agung Girinatha Sumbawa Besar NTB Pura Dukuh Sakti Dukuh Kediri-Tabanan Pura Atambuananta Kutamba NTT Pura Webananta Kupang, NTT Pura Giripati Mulawarman Pontianak. Pura Mustika Dharma Cijantung I Jakarta Timur 2 Feb Wraspati Umanis Dunggulan Pura Watukaru Tabanan Pura Lempuyang Luhur Karangasem Pura Kentel Gumi Klungkung Pasek Gaduh Umadesa Kediri Tabanan Pura Pasek Kubayan Wangaya Gede Penebel Tabanan Merajan Pasek Tohjiwa Tiyingan Merajan Pasek Gaduh Umadesa 3 Feb Sukra Paing Dunggulan Pura Ulun Suwi Jimbaran Pura Luhur Cemenggon, Sukawati. Pura Pasek Ubung Denpasar 4 Feb Saniscara Pon Dunggulan Pura Segara Jembrana Pura Dalem Gede Losan Klungkung 5 Feb Redite Wage Kuningan Pura Dalem Tegal Tamu Sekarmukti-Balubulan. Pura Kubayan Umagunung Sempidi-Badung 6 Feb Soma Keliwon Kuningan Pura Dasar Gelgel-Klungkung Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Sawah/Selemadeg-Tabanan Pura Pemerajan Agung Benawah Kangin Gianyar Pura Panti Pasek Gelgel Pelapuhan-Busungbiu Buleleng Pura Kahyangan Tulus Desa Apuan. 7 Feb Purnama Kawulu Pura dalem Batur - Bangli Pura Pasek/Ida Ratu Pasek Besakih Ngusaba Ngeed Banua Kawan - Besakih
Pura Dalem Suci Sidemen - Karangasem 11 Feb Saniscara Keliwon Kuningan. Pura Taman Pule Mas-Ubud Pura Ularan Takmung-Klungkung. Pura Bukitjati Gulingan-Kawan Bangli Pura Dalem Tegehe Tegehe Pura Dalem Tahak Tahak Pura Dalem Batuaji. Batuaji Pura Dalem Tegaljaya Batubulan Pura Jenengan Maspahit Cemenggaon-Sukawati Pura Dalem Guwang-Sukawati Pura Sadha Kapal Pura Sakenan Serangan Pura Pekendungan Keiri-Tabanan Pura Pasek Gaduh Grokgak Gede Tabanan Pura Dalem Sanding Tampaksiring Pura Dalem Purnajati Tanjung Puri Tanjung Periuk Jakarta Pura Dalem Tenggaling Guliang-Bangli Mr. Dukuh Tetek Peguyangan-Denpasar Pura Agung Blambangan Banyuwangi Pura Dalem Agung Sri Nararya Kresna Kepakisan Gelgel -Klungkung Pura Panti Paksebali Klungkung (Perang Jempana) Pura Penataran Agung Margowening Desa Balonggarut, Sidoarjo, Jawa Timur 12 Feb Redite Umanis Langkir Pr. Sakenan Serangan Denpasar Selatan Pr. Batuaji Ubung Ubung-Tengah Denpasar Barat Pura Dalem Pahuman Bhujangga Penatih Denpasa Mr. Pasek Gianyar Kerobokan Pr. Alas Harum Batur Kintamani, Pr. Alas Angker Kintamani Kawitan Dalem Empuaji Aan-Klungkung. 15 Feb Buda Wage Langkir Pura Tanah Lot Kediri Tabanan Pura Bucabe Mas Ubud Pura Puseh Desa Ganggang-Canggi Batuan Pura Pasek Pertukangan Kediri-Tabanan Pura Pasek Bendesa Gulingan Mengwi
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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Iran says oil could reach $120 to $150 per barrel Associated Press Writer
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Commuters ride on the roof of a train as they come back to the city after attending the ďŹ nal prayer of Biswa Ijtema in Dhaka January 22, 2012. Thousands of Muslims joined the Akheri Munajat, the ďŹ nal supplication as the second phase of the Muslims congregation concluded by seeking forgiveness and blessings for mankind on Sunday, local media reported.
Three dead, over 100 hurt, in Bangladesh violence
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D A A - Three people were killed and more than 100 in ured on Sunday in clashes between Bangladeshi police and activists of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) trying WR VWDJH DQWL JRYHUQPHQW SURWHVWV LQ GHÂżDQFH RI D EDQ ZLWQHVVHV VDLG Two people were killed in Chandpur, southeast of the capital and another in a town further south as thousands of BNP workers took to the streets, chanting demands for the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government, witnesses said. Mohammad Shahidullah, police superintendent of Chandpur, FRQÂżUPHG WKH WZR GHDWKV WKHUH DW least one by gunshots. “The situation is now under
control but still very tense,� he said by telephone. Police on Saturday banned proposed demonstrations in the capital and other main cities by the BNP and its allies because of fear RI YLROHQFH ZKLFK LQWHQVL¿HG DIWHU Hasina’s Awami League also called for a rally in the capital, Dhaka, on Sunday. The two parties, which have EHHQ ¿HUFH ULYDOV IRU \HDUV DQG ZLOO face off again in an election due
next year, both announced plans for demonstrations on Monday. “We are bracing for a tougher time ahead,â€? said senior Dhaka poOLFH RIÂżFHU %HQD]LU $KPHG $KPHG said security forces were also determined to thwart attempts by Islamist radicals to disrupt the peace. The military said a coup attempt in December was mounted by servLQJ DQG IRUPHU DUP\ RIÂżFHUV ZKR have links with radical Islamists.
Cruise ship fuel removal stalled due to rough seas The Concordia ran aground on Jan. 13 off the port of the island of GIGLIO, Italy — Rough seas off Giglio port after the captain deviated Italy’s Tuscan coast forced a delay from his planned route and gashed in the planned Saturday start of the the hull of the ship on a reef. Some operation to remove a half-million gal- 4,200 passengers and crew endured a lons of fuel from the grounded Costa panicked evacuation after the abandon &RQFRUGLD DQG RI¿FLDOV VDLG SXPSLQJ ship alarm didn’t sound until the ship may now not begin until midweek. KDG FDSVL]HG VR PXFK WKDW VRPH OLIH Recovery operations continued, how- boats couldn’t be lowered. Some 16 people remain unacever, and on Saturday yielded a 17th body: The woman who wasn’t wear- counted for and are presumed dead. ing a life jacket was found by divers on On Saturday, the body found on the WKH VXEPHUJHG VL[WK ÀRRU GHFN FLYLO VKLSœV GHFN RQ -DQ ZDV LGHQWL¿HG as Erika Soria Molina, 25, of Peru SURWHFWLRQ RI¿FLDOV VDLG Associated Press Writer
TEHRAN, Iran — The head of Iran’s state oil company said Sunday that the price of crude will reach $120 to $150 per barrel, as officials in Tehran prepare to discuss a ban on crude sales to European Union countries in retaliation for an EU embargo. Head of the National Iranian Oil Company Ahmad Qalehbani also said that Tehran would expand its capacity to refine crude domestically, instead of selling it on international markets. The EU announced an embargo on Iranian oil last week to pressure Tehran on its controversial nuclear program. The embargo is set to go into effect in the summer, but Iran says that it may cut the flow of crude to Europe early. Iran says the EU accounts for only 18 percent of its output and that it can find new customers. It says the embargo will hurt the West more than Iran, in part by causing a spike in prices. “It seems we will witness prices from $120 to $150 in the future,� Qalehbani was quoted as saying by IRNA. He did not give a time frame for the prediction, nor any other details. The price of benchmark U.S. crude on Friday was around $99.56 per barrel. Qalehbani also said that Iran could find other customers for its crude in the short term, while in the longer term expanding its refining capacity to turn the crude into other petroleum products. “The sale of some 18 percent of Iranian oil, to a market other than the EU, is quite possible. But our long term idea is to increase refining capacities to produce valuable products,� he said. Qalehbani’s statement came as Iranian oil officials prepare to debate a ban on crude sales to European Union countries. Many Iranian lawmakers and officials have called for an immediate ban on oil exports to the European bloc before the EU’s ban fully goes into effect in July. They say this will hurt Europe before it can find alternative suppliers.
by Doris Sotomayor, Peru’s consul general in Florence. Sotomayor told The Associated Press that the body was found in a submerged part of the deck. Soria, who was wearing a service uniform, studied tourism in Peru and was born LQ WKH $QGHDQ FLW\ RI &X]FR VRXWKHDVW of Lima. The removal of the fuel aboard the Concordia is a key concern since the seas around Giglio form part of a protected marine sanctuary and are a favorite destination for scuba divers. So far, no leakage has been detected.
From page 1 Right groups accuse Indonesia of gross human rights abuses in Papua, a Melanesian-majority region rich in natural resources where poorly armed rebels have been fighting for independence for decades. Jakarta denies the allegations but refuses to allow foreign media or aid workers into the remote eastern province to conduct independent inquiries.
No potential... From page 1 When it rained, the sun’s position was in the south of the equator so the temperature in the south of the equator increased, resulted in low air pressure and then triggered many patterns of low pressure. Further, he said the low pressure was the seed for tropical cyclone. If the air pressure was below 1,000 and the wind speed at least 30 knots, it would enable the occurrence of tropical cyclone. “Right now, there is a low pressure near the Carsentaria Bay, Australia. If it turns to a tropical cyclone, it will kindle a greater impact than the cyclone happening now. We continue to monitor the development and the possibility to occur is still far,� he said. Related to the high waves occurring in some waters of Bali, his party had sent a warning to the Port of Benoa, Gilimanuk and Padang Bay to be wary. People doing activities in the sea, such as fishermen, were asked to be more alert because the high waves could reach five meters in the waters south of Bali and the condition was still going on over the couple of days. His party also urged the public to be alert to puddles that could result in flooding in the lowlands and landslides in the highlands. He affirmed the peak of rainy season was still going on until next February and would experience a decrease in March and April. Meanwhile, most parts of Indonesia would have entered the dry season in May. (wid)
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Bima Regent issues decision stopping PT SMN`s activities Antara
MATARAM - Bima district head Ferry Zulkarnaen on Saturday issued a decision stopping the activities of mining company PT Sumber Mineral Nusantara to conduct mineral explorations in the region. The decision was based on a recommendation from Director General of Mineral and Coal at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry Thamrin Sihite and a decision of the Bima district legislative body, spokesman of the Bima district administration Aris Gunawan said.
The recommendation dated January 26, 2012 among others suggested that the district head issue a decision stopping the mineral exploration activities in the subdistricts of Lambu, Sape and Langgudu, he said. The recommendation came a day after the district legislative
body had issued a decision on January 25, 2012 asking the district government to stop the activities, he said. Head of the West Nusa Tenggara Provincial Mining and Energy Office Eko Bambang Sutedjo said the recommendation from the director general of mineral and coal was not intended to ask the district head to revoke the company`s mining permit but to stop its mining activities in the region permanently. The district head`s decision affected 24,980 hectares of mining
area in the subdistricts of Lambu, Sape and Langgudu, he said. The recommendation of the director general of mineral and coal and the decision of the local legislative body came nearly a month after an angry mob torched the Bima district head`s office late last year in protest against his decision allowing the company to conduct mineral explorations in the region. During their rally on December 27 last year the demonstrators demanded the revocation of the
district head`s decision and asked suspect AS who had been handed over to the prosecutor`s office to be released. AS was suspected of having provoked the torching of the Lambu sub-district head`s residence on March 10, 2011. Two people were killed in the Dec 26 rally. Police have questioned at last 40 of their officers over the violence in the December 26 clash at the Sape ferry port in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara.
Import anything but heed RI`s regulations Antara
JAKARTA - Indonesia is open to the importation of any goods by foreign firms as long as it is done in accordance with regulations in force in the country, a minister said. “We welcome and invite investment into Indonesia but they must abide by the law, including the law on the environment,” Finance Minister Agus Marto Wardoyo said here on Saturday. He made the statement during an inspection of 113 containers filled with hazardous and toxic (B3) waste materials from overseas that had been impounded at Tanjung Priok port. Agus, Environment Minister Balthasar Kambuaya and customs and excise officials took a look at the 113 containers filled with sleek scrap mixed with a chemical substance that had been shipped from Britain and the Netherlands. The minister said that Indonesia allowed the importation of scrap steel but the 113 containers
were suspected to have been imported not based on regulations because they were still mixed with chemical substance, waste and soil. He said the customs and excise office and the office of the environment minister would follow up the finds. The containers will be made evidence for a legal process that should be settled immediately because they were hazardous and toxic materials. He said that the importers must account for the importation of the goods but presumption of innocence must be observed. “It would be seen whether they would be reexported or be taken to court,” he said. Wardoyo said that many countries actually knew that certain goods were B3 and were not allowed to enter Indonesia, yet their importers in Indonesia imported them. He said that Indonesia had signed the Basel Convention which regulated the movement of wastes among nations. Waste entering Indonesia should be equipped with a notification.
Minister asks for heavy penalty for multiple death driver Antara
MANADO - Coordinating Minister for the Peopl`s Welfare Agung Laksono said the police should level multiple charges against Apriani Susanti, the woman whose driving under the alleged influence of drugs killed nine people in Jakarta recently. He also hoped a court would pass a heavy sentence on her as a warning to all drug users in the country of the hazatds of their habit. “The law enforcers in this case should take care not to be seen as weak. If necessary, give her the heaviest possible sentence so as to deter other drug users or reckless drivers, “ he said here Saturday. A severe sentence for drug abuse would help to make the public respect law enforcing agencies, he added. Agung said her had talked with the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) and the police about
tackling the threat of drug abuse as had happened in Apriani`s casei. The tragedy that Apriani had caused was good momentum to revive the public`s awareness about the dangers of marcotic drug consumption. “At present, only 50 percent to 60 percent of Indonesian society are aware of the dangers of narcotic drug consumption. The Apriani case is a momentum to remind the public,” Agung said. The majority of drug users in Indonesia was in the productive age category , namely 15 to 25 years old. Apriani last Sunday (January 22) drove a car which also carried three of her friends at high speed and ran down a group of pedestrians in central Jakarta. Nine of the pedestiarns were insantly killed and three other sustained injuries. Police later said the foursome had consumed ecstasy and alcohol hours before the accident.
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Indonesian Christian worshippers listen during a Sunday mass outside the presidential palace in Jakarta on January 29, 2012. Hundreds of Christian worshippers held a Sunday mass outside the presidential palace in Jakarta calling President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to allow them the right to worship at their church in Bogor which they claimed had been sealed off by local authorities.
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Bali Today Fate of Bali farmers Facing poverty and high cost production Bali Post
DENPASAR - Assumption of some people udging the profession as a farmer is synonymous with poverty because their income cannot meet the daily needs seems unmistakable. Evidently, despite having worked hard to produce a favorable outcome, the income of farmers is still minimal because of the high cost of the agricultural production. As revealed by Wayan Murya, one of the farmers at Subak Legena and Subak Aya, Tumbak Bayuh Village, Badung, the land area of 7,500 square meters planted with rice in four months could only produce IDR 5 million. It had not been deducted with the purchase of seeds and other agricultural inputs. “It is the net revenue received when the season is nice. But, when the season is less friendly, the production expenses and income are equal, even when the harvest reaching 40 percent due to a bad season and pest attacks we suffered a loss. Our production cost is very high because we must pay the cost of labor, too,â€? he explained. Wayan Murya had deeply involved in the agricultural activities for decades. The main constraints experienced by farmers today were water DQG IHUWLOL]HU Âł:H VWLOO KDYH GLIÂżFXOW\ to manage the irrigation process, while the fertili er is relatively expensive DQG GLIÂżFXOW WR REWDLQ ´ KH VDLG Seeing the fact, farmers were generally less passionate to cultivate their land because the income obtained was not comparable to their hard work. The pro-people policy as touted by government so far surely became the farmers’ hope to still survive. Moreover, the government had previously planned to think about the fate of agriculture through one of the prominent programs ensuring the availability of production facilities and marketing the agricultural products of Bali. An agricultural observer from the Udayana University, Prof. Dr. IWayan
Windia, said the profession as a rice farmer was synonymous with poverty because their income was unable to meet their daily needs. It was also evidenced by the Exchange Rate of Farmer always moving in the range of 1 percent. In other words, the price received by farmers was very small compared to the price that should be paid by farmers. “Small exchange rate of only around 1 percent, the value-added of some IDR 2.5 million per year as well as the growth of the agricultural sector reaching 2.1 percent per year have indicated if the agriculture is the smallest among the existing sector,� he explained. Similar opinion was revealed by Nyoman aca, the Dean of the Agricultural Faculty of Warmadewa University.According to him, the absence of integration (link and match) among various parties, especially in connecting the vision and mission to increase the income of farmers in Bali, made this sector increasingly left behind. Even, a number of programs both in the form of aid and agricultural subsidies launched by government seemed excellent, but in reality they could not have reached the entire farmers. “Though government provides the subsidy of fertili er and seed, some farmers are still unable to receive it. This proves if the program launched by government has not been optimally utili ed by our farmers. More than that, the budget for agriculture is also considered inadequate and needs improving if we want to revive the agriculture,� he explained. (bit)
Indonesia, Malaysia sign sea territorial MoU Antara
NUSA DUA - The Indonesian and Malaysian governments have signed an MoU on sea territorial security in Nusa Dua, Bali, Friday.
The agreement was an effort to provide protection to the fishermen of both countries as some of them have been operating outside their borders.
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Assumption of some people judging the profession as a farmer is synonymous with poverty because their income cannot meet the daily needs seems unmistakable. Evidently, despite having worked hard to produce a favorable outcome, the income of farmers is still minimal because of the high cost of the agricultural production.
Tourists banned from swimming in kuta beach due to high tide Antara
DENPASAR - Tourists have been banned from swimming in uta Beach, Bali, caused by the high tide reaching 3-4 meters. “The ban has been imposed from Friday at 9 am Central Indonesian Time indefinitely. Tourists have been banned from swimming in the beach for a while, until the weather turns conducive,� said Coordinator of Water Tourism Rescue Agency etut Ipel. The ban was followed by the
removal of the swimming safety notice at the uta Beach. The notice board was used to put in post I to II length 50 meters, “We have banned some tourists who used to swim in the area,â€? he said. Meanwhile, the ban did not apply to surfers who want swim in high tide under the tight supervision of the Rescue Agency. “The height of the tide is Ă€XFWXDWLQJ EXW VLQFH DP LW LV getting higher and reached 3-4 meters. We do hope this weather will pass soon so that the tour-
ists can return to swim in uta Beach,� said etut Ipel. In the last two days, the sea in Bali was not conducive, although the Padang Bai Harbor (Bali)Lembar Harbor (Lombok Island) was closed. Meanwhile, the open-close system will be imposed on the Gilimanuk Harbor (Bali)- etapang Harbor (Banyuwangi, East Java) if the tide is getting higher. Bad weather in Bali, gale without rain has destructed trees, houses, buildings, and had four fatalities in Tabanan region.
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Balinese Culture BE SIAP BASE KALAS (Chicken In Spiced Coconut Milk) OVERVIEW: Coconut is readily available and inexpensive in Bali, so almost any type of meat or seafood is cooked in coconut-milk gravy; this chicken dish is particularly good. INGREDIENTS: 2 tbsp coconut oil 1 cup chicken spice paste 1 stalk lemon grass, bruised 1 salam leaf 600 gr chicken boneless, cubed 1 tsp salt ½ tsp black peppercorns, crushed 1 ½ cups chicken stock 1 ½ cups coconut milk, light Fried shallots to garnish PREPARATION: Heat oil in heavy saucepan. Add spice paste and sauté for 2 minutes over low heat. Add lemon grass, salam leaf and chicken pieces and continue to sauté for 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Pour in chicken stock, bring to boil and simmer AFP PHOTO/SONNY TUMBELAKA
Balinese pray during a Melasti ceremony prayer at Pandawa beach in Kutuh on the Hindu majority island of Bali on January 28, 2012. The Hindu religious ceremony is traditionally held at water sources aimed at purifying the mind, body and spirit ahead of the new year.
for one minute. Add coconut milk, bring to boil, and simmer until chicken is cooked and sauce thickens. If sauce becomes too thick, add a little chicken stock. Serve with Nasi Kuning or steamed rice. Helpful hints: Do not cover the pan during cooking, this to prevent the coconut milk from curdling. If you are worried about cholesterol, discard the chicken skin before cooking.
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Kehen Temple is a beautiful Hindu temple located in foothills, south part of Bangli Regency and it is about 45 Km from Denpasar town. Inside of this temple are, there is Panyimpenan Temple building keep 3 inscriptions which is relating to its contents and temple existence. It is strategically located in the high land, so we can see the beautiful view. It is a famous temple in Bali and many visitors from foreign country has visited it. The existence of the inscription at Kehen Temple can be explained as follows: ˆ Kehen Temple Inscription ‘A’ is mentioning the existence of 3 sanctums those are Hyang Api, Hyang Tanda, and Hyang Karimama ˆ Kehen Temple Inscription ‘B’ from 11 century is mentioning the empire functionary that is the Senapati Kuturan pu Kandara and it elaborate with the anathema words in oath ˆ The Inscription from 13 century (year 1204 M) is mentioning Hyang Kehen and Hyang Wukir. At the moment Hyang Kehen is equal to Kehen Temple and Hyang Wukir is Puncak Bukit Bangli Temple. ˆ It is one of Monarchic Temple,
International The temple under the aegis of king while ceremony execution and construction is delivered to local countryside custom ˆ As a sanctum which is used as a altar (oath) for empire functionary who disloyal to his obligation will incur the Sapata or very horrible anathema. The function of Kehen Temple as sanctum in execution of oath ceremony is supported by the existence of a circumlocutory canister by 4 dragon tails which is called canister Sarpantaka. Nowadays, the canister is placed in a building in form of Gedong ˆ Worshiping supremacy Siwa God in the form of Eka Dasa Rudra utilizes to request the godsend to the good human life and universe for blessing of fertile life, secure, prosperous and peaceful. The structure of Kehen Temple yard is arranged to have a terrace and it shows the existence of tradition megalithic which is continued as a symbol from the existence of mount that is one of the fertility sources. The temple festival can be divided into 2 types those are Piodalan Ceremony which is executed every 6 month, that is on Wednesday Keliwon Sinta (Balinese Calendar) and Ngusaba Ceremony which is executed every 5 years.
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BUSINESS Bankers resist regulatory restraint on bonuses Reuters
DAVOS - Budding bankers expecting the bumper bonuses of years gone by will have to think DJDLQ ZLWK RQO\ WKH WRS SHUIRUPHUV OLNHO\ WR EH SDLG WRS GROODU Business leaders and bankers at the annual Davos forum were largely dismissive of attempts to cap or restrict compensation in the financial services industry through regulation. But they said a combination of public anger, tighter scrutiny from watchdogs, tougher performance measures and a structural fall in profitability in banking in the post-crisis world would curb the excesses of the past. “Compared to four years ago its night and day, partially because the regulators are insisting on it...and partly because the supervisory board of banks have said we have got to balance the reward of our senior team with the reward of our long-term shareholders. And part of it is the business model has changed,� a senior investment banker at a major Wall Street firm said. 3DUW QDWLRQDOL]HG 5R\DO %DQN of Scotland, for example, said on Saturday that Chairman Philip Hampton would not pick up a share-based bonus, amid a back-
drop of public anger over a 1 million ($1.6 million) stock bonus for its chief executive. Compensation consultants estimate bonuses for 2011 fell by about 30 percent in 2011, with payouts dropping across major banks such as Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. Year-end bonuses at Barclays Plc’s investment bank are expected to be down about 30 percent this year, on average, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday. “Of course bonuses are falling, so is profitability,� a senior European banker told Reuters on the sidelines of the conference on Saturday, following a meeting on the future of financial services involving top bankers and regulators. Several business leaders, speaking candidly during closed meetings, pointed to growing social inequality and said there was a need for more effective tax collection from the best paid. And while critical of regula-
tory efforts to cap executive remuneration, some blamed overly generous compensation packages on a lack of shareholder engagement in the issue. “It should be up to the boards, not the regulators. Where are the shareholders of these banks?� the head of one investment bank told Reuters. Like others who spoke about the issue, he declined to be named. A speaker on a panel on compensation at the World Economic Forum meeting in the Swiss Alps said: “Institutional investors are not that interested because the amount of money that is involved is totally immaterial.� When asked for a show of hands on whether executive compensation should be regulated, nobody in the audience of nearly 100 people raised their hand. The investment banking head said part of the problem was that many bankers had come to believe that they alone were responsible for the profits generated in their business, rather than the role which they fulfilled.
Eurozone crisis biggest threat to world economy: Japan PM international community and the markets.â€? Noda said Japan “stands DAVOS - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda urged ready to support the European WKH HXUR]RQH WR JHW WR JULSV efforts as much as possibleâ€?, q u i c k l y w i t h i t s d e b t c r i s i s recalling that it contributed on Saturday, branding it the t o t h e E u r o p e a n F i n a n c i a l biggest threat to the g lobal Stability Facility, a warchest designed to forestall a default economy. “ I t i s i n d e e d t h e m a j o r in struggling economies. The prime minister warned source of risks for the global economy,â€? Noda, speaking via that European nations would videolink from Tokyo, told the face a long struggle to regain market credibility. Japan lost 'DYRV IRUXP LQ 6ZLW]HUODQG Âł:LWKLQ WKH HXUR]RQH WKHUH its triple A credit rating in 2001 should be major steps to al- and has still to win it back. “The forces of global finanleviate the concerns of the Agence France-Presse
cial markets assail nations relentlessly,â€? he said. “Once the credibility of a nation is lost there is no way to get it back easily. The European debt crisis is a clear case in point.â€? He was speaking the day after the credit rating agency Fitch FXW WKH UDWLQJV RI ILYH HXUR]RQH members, including Italy and Spain, citing their poor finances and vulnerability to sharp turns in market sentiment. )UDQFH WKH HXUR]RQHÂśV VHFond largest economy, lost its gold-plated triple A rating earlier two weeks ago.
IMF leads global push for euro zone to ERRVW ‍ۋ‏UHZDOO Reuters
DAVOS - International Monetary Fund chief Christine /DJDUGH OHG D JOREDO SXVK RQ 6DWXUGD\ IRU WKH HXUR ]RQH WR boost its financial firewall, saying “if it is big enough it will not get used.â€? Lagarde, supported by the British finance minister, George Osborne, said the IMF could boost its support for the euro ]RQH EXW SUHVVHG LWV OHDGHUV WR DFW ILUVW 6RPH DWWHQGHHV DW the Davos Forum still doubted the viability of the currency union. Countries beyond the 17-country bloc want to see its members stump up more money before they commit additional resources to the IMF, which this month requested an additional 500 billion euros ($650 billion) in funding. “Now is the time - there has been a lot of pressure building in order to see a solution come about,â€? Lagarde told a Forum SDQHO GLVFXVVLRQ RQ WKH HFRQRPLF RXWORRN IURP ZKLFK HXUR ]RQH leaders - most notably Germany - were conspicuously absent. Âł,W LV FULWLFDO WKDW WKH HXUR ]RQH PHPEHUV GHYHORS D FOHDU simple firewall that can operate both to limit the contagion DQG WR SURYLGH WKLV VRUW RI DFW RI WUXVW LQ WKH HXUR ]RQH VR WKDW WKH ILQDQFLQJ QHHGV RI WKDW ]RQH FDQ DFWXDOO\ EH PHW ´ she said. Lagarde’s comments rounded out a crescendo of calls at WKH 'DYRV )RUXP IRU WKH HXUR ]RQH WR ERRVW LWV ILQDQFLDO GHfenses. The annual five-day conference began with German Chancellor Angela Merkel deflecting pressure to do so. In a carefully worded keynote address, Merkel suggested GRXEOLQJ RU HYHQ WULSOLQJ WKH VL]H RI WKH IXQG PD\ FRQYLQFH markets for a time, but warned that if Germany made a promise that could not be kept, “then Europe is really vulnerable.â€? On Friday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pressed Europe to make a “bigger commitmentâ€? to boosting its firewall. Two bankers who attended meetings with Geithner at the Forum said on Friday the United States was looking for the HXUR ]RQH WR URXJKO\ GRXEOH WKH VL]H RI LWV ILUHZDOO WR trillion euros. There was no immediate comment from the U.S. Treasury. Osborne said the currency bloc must beef up its firewall before other countries increase their funding to the IMF. Âł, WKLQN WKH HXUR ]RQH OHDGHUV XQGHUVWDQG WKDW ´ VDLG Osborne, the only European minister on Saturday’s panel discussion on the global economic outlook in 2012. “There are not going to be further contributions from G20 countries, Britain included, unless we see the color of their PRQH\ ´ KH DGGHG FDOOLQJ IRU WKH HXUR ]RQH ÂłWR SURYLGH D significant increase in available resources.â€?
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Hazanavicius wins at Directors Guild for ‘Artist’ LOS ANGELES — The Directors Guild of America Awards are the latest Hollywood film honors to go silent. Hollywood’s top filmmakers group presented its feature-film honor Saturday to Michel Hazanavicius for his silent film “The Artist,” giving him the inside track for the best-director prize at the Academy Awards. “I really love directors. I really have respect for directors. So this is really very moving and touching for me,” said Hazanavicius, whose black-and-white silent charmer has cleaned up at earlier Hollywood honors and could emerge as the best-picture favorite at the Feb. 26 Oscars. The Directors Guild honors are one of the most-accurate forecasts for who might go on to take home an Oscar. Only six times in the 63year history of the guild awards has the winner failed to win the Oscar for best director. And more often than not, whichever film earns the directing Oscar also wins best picture. French filmmaker Hazanavicius, whose credits include the spy spoofs “OSS 117:
Cairo, Nest of Spies” and “OSS 117: Lost in Rio,” had been a virtual unknown in Hollywood until “The Artist.” His throwback to early cinema centers on a silent-era star whose career crumbles when talking pictures take over in the late 1920s. First-time nominee Hazanavicius won over a field of guild heavyweights that included past winners Martin Scorsese for “Hugo” and Woody Allen for “Midnight in Paris.” Past nominees David Fincher for “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and Alexander Payne for “The Descendants” also were in the running. Accepting his nomination plaque earlier in the ceremony from his stars in “The Artist,”
Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo, Hazanavicius recalled his childhood education in great cinema, including Hollywood classics such as “Red River” and “Rio Bravo.” Hazanavicius said he felt he was being welcomed by the Directors Guild for a language they had in common: cinema. “Maybe you noticed, but I’m French. I have an accent. I have a name that is very difficult to pronounce,” Hazanavicius said. “I’m not American, and I’m not French, actually. I’m a filmmaker. ... I feel like I’m being accepted by you not as Americans but as filmmakers.” Director Michel Hazanavicius, right, and Berenice Bejo arrive at the 64th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012.
Actress Zoe Saldana, left, co-writer and co-director Lee Sternthal, center, and actor Bradley Cooper pose at the premiere of “The Words” during the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.
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Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana celebrate at Sundance Associated Press Writer
PARK CITY, Utah — Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana came to the Sundance Film Festival to promote their closing-night film, “The Words.” The two actors play a married couple in the movie, which follows an aspiring writer who gains fame when he finds an old manuscript and passes it off as his own. The pair avoided any appearance of their reported off-screen romance by staying apart from one another while posing for photos and giving interviews to support the film. Saldana did affectionately touch Cooper as they passed in a hallway, though. Both had been to Sundance before, where
snow fell throughout the festival and the weather dipped into the teens. Still, Saldana maintained her fashionista edge. “I did bring warm stuff but I also brought fashion-y stuff. Come on. You’ve got to pay the price, even if it’s too cold,” she said. The 33-yearold actress wore green suede shoes with spiked stiletto heels despite the slushy conditions. “They’re kind of fabulous. They’re also lethal. So I have to be really careful, and somebody has to be careful not to piss me off,” she said with a smile. “Yeah right. I’m just trying not to fall. It’s like ‘Please don’t fall. Please don’t fall,’ if I’m walking.” Cooper’s first time at the festival was 12 years earlier with the eventual cult comedy hit “Wet Hot American Summer.”
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911 call reveals frantic efforts to help Moore Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES — A 911 recording revealed frantic efforts by friends of Demi Moore to get help for the actress who was convulsing as they gathered around her and tried to comfort her. Moore was “semi-conscious, barely,” according to a female caller on the re-
cording released Friday by Los Angeles fire officials. The woman tells emergency operators that Moore, 49, had smoked something before she was rushed to the hospital on Monday night and that she had been “having issues lately.” “Is she breathing normal?” the operator asks. “No, not so normal. More kind of shaking, convulsing, burning up,” the friend says as she hurries to Moore’s side, on the edge of panic. Another woman is next to Moore as the dispatcher asks if she’s responsive. “Demi, can you hear me?” she asks. “Yes, she’s squeezing hands. ... She can’t speak.” When the operator asks what Moore ingested or smoked, the friend replies, but the answer was redacted. Asked if Moore took the substance intentionally or not, the woman says Moore ingested it on purpose but the reaction was accidental. “Whatever she took, make sure you have it out for the paramedics,” the operator says. The operator asks the friend if this has happened before. “I don’t know,” she says. “There’s been some stuff recently that we’re all just finding out.”
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Fireworks send Beijing air pollution soaring Associated Press Writer
BEIJING — Clouds of smoke from Lunar New Year fireworks sent air pollution in Beijing soaring under a new more sensitive measurement system, reports said Sunday. Readings of fine particulate matter called PM2.5 reached 1.593 milligrams per cubic meter on the Jan. 22 eve of the holiday, about 100 times worse than the amount considered good for 24-hour exposure, the city’s environmental bureau said. The reading drew wide publicity in the local media on Sunday. The popular Beijing Youth Daily praised the city government for taking a more critical look at air pollution, while urging residents to consider the environmental
effects of setting off fireworks. By noon on Sunday, as people headed back to work after the weeklong holiday, the level stood at a relatively good 0.039. Concern has grown over air pollution from automobiles and other sources, prompting the city this month to begin announcing measurements of PM2.5 — particles less than 2.5 micrometers in size. That’s about 1/30th the width of an average human hair. Because of their small size, the particles can lodge deeply in the lungs and
are believed to pose the greatest risk to health. Beijing is frequently cloaked in yellow haze, with buildings a couple of blocks away barely visible. On particularly bad days, schools cancel outdoor activities due to the risk of respiratory problems and hospitals report increased numbers of people — particularly the elderly — seeking help because they’re having trouble breathing. Long-term exposure can cause a range of illnesses, especially to the cardiovascular system. FILE - In this Monday Jan. 23, 2012 file photo, a man prepares firecrackers on the Chinese Lunar New Year’s Eve in Beijing, China.
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New taste for Thai elephant meat Associated Press Writer
Twitter’s new censorship plan rouses global furor Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK — Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow countryspecific censorship of tweets that might break local laws. It was a stunning role reversal for a youthful company that prides itself in promoting unfettered expression, 140 characters at a time. Twitter insisted its commitment to free speech remains firm, and sought to explain the nuances of its policy, while critics — in a barrage of tweets — proposed a Twitter boycott and demanded that the censorship initiative be scrapped. “This is very bad news,” tweeted
Egyptian activist Mahmoud Salem, who operates under the name Sandmonkey. Later, he wrote, “Is it safe to say that (hash)Twitter is selling us out?” In China, where activists have embraced Twitter even though it’s blocked inside the country, artist and activist Ai Weiwei tweeted in response to the news: “If Twitter censors, I’ll stop tweeting.” One often-relayed tweet bore the headline of a Forbes magazine technology blog item: “Twitter Commits Social Suicide” San Francisco-based Twitter, founded in 2006, depicted the new system as a step forward. Previously, when Twitter erased a tweet, it vanished throughout the world. Under the new policy, a tweet breaking a law in one country can be taken down there and still be seen elsewhere.
BANGKOK — A new taste for eating elephant meat — everything from trunks to sex organs — has emerged in Thailand and could pose a new threat to the survival of the species. Wildlife officials told The Associated Press that they were alerted to the practice after finding two elephants slaughtered last month in a national park in western Thailand. “The poachers took away the elephants’ sex organs and trunks ... for human consumption,” Damrong Phidet, director-general of Thailand’s wildlife agency, said in a telephone interview. Some meat was to be consumed without cooking, like “elephant sashimi,” he said. Poachers typically just remove tusks, which are most commonly found on Asian male elephants and fetch thousands of dollars on the black market. A market for elephant meat, however, could lead to killing of the wider elephant population, Damrong
said. “If you keep hunting elephants for this, then they’ll become extinct,” he said. Consuming elephant meat is not common in Thailand, but some Asian cultures believe consuming animals’ reproductive organs can boost sexual prowess. Damrong said the elephant meat was ordered by restaurants in Phuket, a popular travel destination in the country’s south. It wasn’t clear if the diners were foreigners. The accusation drew a quick rebuttal from Phuket Governor Tri Akradecha, who told Thai media that he had never heard of such restaurants but ordered officials to look into the matter. Poaching elephants is banned, and trafficking or possessing poached animal parts also is illegal. Elephant tusks are sought in the illegal ivory trade, and baby wild elephants are sometimes poached to be trained for talent shows. “The situation has come to a crisis point. The longer we allow these cruel acts to happen, the sooner they will become extinct,” Damrong said.
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FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 31, 2011 file photo, elephants are fed with fresh sugarcanes at the elephant camp in Ayutthaya province, central Thailand.
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Police investigate fan gesture at Liverpool Cup tie Reuters
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Barca draw to leave Real seven clear in La Liga Reuters
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Bucks trample travel-sick Lakers Reuters
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Mercedes GP adamant test delay will help team with new F1 car Mercedes GP remains confident that it has made the right decision in opting to delay running of its new car until the second pre-season Formula 1 test, even though it is the only frontrunning outfit to adopt such a tactic. The Brackley-based team announced last year that its 2012 contender would only hit the track at the second test in Barcelona. At the time, it was widely expected other outfits would follow suit because of the extra development time made available by skipping the first test. However, even though its main rivals in the end stuck to their original plans to get cars out for the opening test in Jerez, Mercedes-Benz vice president of motorsport Norbert Haug is sanguine about his team’s plan. “If you have half-a-year’s timeframe to develop a car, then 10 days can be crucial,” Haug told AUTOSPORT in an exclusive interview. “That was our decision. We want to test the proper car, finalised in each and every detail. That’s why we need development time. “It’s important to point out that it was a conscious decision. I know that all of the other teams will be there with their car [at Jerez] but this is not
unusual. Other teams that have been in a catch-up process have decided to go run first at the second test, so this is not a new event. “We fully appreciate that the other teams have different plans and are ready at the first test. But we are not delayed, we are just following our process, and then we will see what the outcome will be.” Pre-season testing is limited to only 12 days, meaning that Mercedes will have just eight days to get on top of its new car before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Haug added that the team has big ambitions for the first test as well, with its hoping to put mileage on new parts and also get valuable data on Pirelli’s new 2012 tyres. “We will have a couple of parts to learn from at the first test,” he said. “We can use the new generation of tyres, which is a good way to draw a baseline because you have the data with the old tyres to compare it to. “We need to learn more about the behaviour of the tyres on our car.”
Ducati plays down H[SHFWDWLRQV IRU ۋUVW 0RWR*3 WHVW DUCATI will be content just to be within 1.2 seconds of the pace in the first MotoGP test of 2012 next week, according to team boss Vito Guareschi. The Italian squad is starting from a clean sheet with its 2012 bike after a win-less ‘11 season, and Guareschi warned that he is not expecting immediate results. Asked by Gazzetta dello Sport about his expectations for the 31 January-2 February test at Sepang, Guareschi said: “We’ll have to see what our rivals have done: it’s been said they’ve worked hard, especially Honda. “A good result could be to finish the three-day session within one or 1.2 seconds off the quickest riders. With a completely new bike, that kind of result should not be scorned.” The Ducati GP12 made its track testing debut at Jerez last week in the hands of Carlos Checa and Franco Battaini, but Guareschi said it was purely a shakedown and would not be drawn on the early indications about the bike’s form. “I’m not saying anything about the results of that test,” he said. “But in any case the imperative was not to risk anything, since we used the two bikes that then had to be sent to Malaysia. The objective was to understand whether everything was okay, and for that we need to be content, since they ran with no problems. “Now it’s up to the teams. Jeremy Burgess and Juan Martinez, the two chief technicians, will decide how to set up the programme. We have a completely new bike and we need to work on its complete set-up, for both chassis and electronics. “The 1000cc bike has more power, but the important thing is to put that power down on the asphalt.”
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Ducati Moto GP riders Valentino Rossi of Italy (front) and Nicky Hayden of the U.S. pose on a Ducati Desmosedici Seater on the snow during the “Wrooom, F1 and MotoGP Press Ski Meeting”, Ducati and Ferrari’s annual media gathering in Madonna di Campiglio in this January 12, 2012 handout.