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Oscar-winning filmmaker backs out of Clinton doc Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK — CNN and NBC on Monday backed out of high-profile television projects about Hillary Rodham Clinton they had been working on for months. NBC said it was pulling the plug on a planned four-hour miniseries on the Democratic former first lady and secretary of state. “Hillary,” which was to star Diane Lane in the feature role and appear before the 2016 election, was the target of external protests and internal unhappiness at NBC. Earlier Monday, an Academy Awardwinning filmmaker who was making a documentary about Clinton for CNN said that he was backing out because few people would cooperate with him. The network said the film would not be produced. The Republican National Committee had protested both projects, fearing they would lionize Clinton when she might be a candidate for president. The RNC said it would not allow either network to air televised debates among potential
Republican candidates for president for 2016 if the films continued. NBC Entertainment issued a statement saying that “after reviewing and prioritizing our slate of movie and miniseries development, we’ve decided that we will no longer continue developing the Hillary Clinton miniseries.” The statement gave no reason for the change, and spokesman Richard Licata did not immediately return a call seeking comment. The announcement by NBC’s entertainment division this summer that it was making “Hillary” took people in the network’s news division by surprise. They were concerned that the news division would be blamed if the entertainment series took liberties with facts or leaned too far in making a positive or a negative portrayal of Clinton.
NBC News Washington correspondents Chuck Todd and Andrea Mitchell made their unease about the miniseries public. CNN, meanwhile, had contracted with Charles Ferguson to make a documentary on Clinton. Ferguson won the 2011 Academy Award for his documentary “Inside Job,” about the 2008 financial meltdown. But Ferguson wrote in a column posted on The Huffington Post on Monday that he concluded he couldn’t make much of a film: Clinton wouldn’t agree to be interviewed, and of the more than 100 people he approached only two who had dealt with her agreed to speak on camera.
FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2013, file photo, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks about Syria in the South Court Auditorium on the White House Complex in Washington.
Imprisoned Bollywood actor released for 2 weeks Associated Press Writer
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Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, center, stands outside his home after being temporally freed for two weeks from an Indian prison in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Oct.1, 2013.
MUMBAI, India — Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was temporarily released Tuesday from an Indian prison where he is serving time for illegal possession of weapons linked to the 1993 terror attack in the financial capital of Mumbai. The 54-year-old actor said he would spend his two weeks of leave, granted by prison authorities for good behavior, at home with his family. “I am a law-abiding citizen,” he told reporters after leaving Yerawada Central Jail in Pune, a city near Mumbai. “I will go back at the given time.” Dutt became popular for his Hindi film roles as a reformed thug who follows the teachings of pacifist freedom fighter Mohandas Gandhi. According to industry estimates, he is currently involved in projects worth at least $20 million. He was convicted for illegal possession of weapons linked to the 1993 terror attack, when 13 powerful bombs packed into cars and scooters exploded over a two-hour period across Mumbai. The bombs killed 257 people and injured 720. He has said he knew nothing about the bombing plot, and wanted the guns to protect his family — his mother was Muslim and his father Hindu — after receiving threats during the religious riots that preceded the bombings. The Supreme Court in March confirmed his conviction, but reduced his sentence to five years from six, including 18 months already served.
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President Barack Obama
First time in 17 years
US federal government shuts down Agence France-Presse
WASHINGTON - The United States federal government shut down for the first time in 17 years on Tuesday, as Congress failed to end a bitter budget row after hours of dizzying brinkmanship. Ten minutes before midnight, the White House budget office issued an order for many government departments to start closing down, triggering 800,000 furloughs of federal workers, and shutting tourists out of monuments like the Statue of Liberty, national parks and museums. Prospects for a swift resolution were unclear and economists warned that the struggling US economic recovery could suffer if the shutdown drags on for more
than just a few days. Only workers deemed essential will be at their desks from Tuesday onwards, leaving government departments like the White House with skeletal staff. Vital functions like mail delivery and air traffic control will continue as normal, however. On a day of dysfunction and ugly rhetoric in the divided US political system, Republicans had repeatedly tied new government funding to attempts to defund, delay or dis-
mantle President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. Obama, heralding the first government shutdown since 1996, told US troops in a video that they deserved better from Congress, and promised to work to get the government reopened soon. Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Obama’s budget director, said agencies should execute plans for an “orderly shutdown”, and urged Congress to swiftly pass bridge financing that would allow the government to open again. Obama earlier accused Republicans of holding America to ransom with their “extreme” political demands, while his opponents struck back at his party’s supposed arrogance.
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House Speaker John Boehner rebuked Obama in a fiery floor speech after an unproductive call with the president. “I didn’t come here to shut down the government,” Boehner said. Republicans accuse Obama of refusing to negotiate in good faith, but the White House says Obamacare is settled law and says there is no way to stop it from going into force, with a goal of providing affordable health care to all Americans. The crisis is rooted in the long running campaign by “Tea Party” Republicans in the House to overturn or disable Obamacare -- the president’s principal domestic political achievement -- key portions of which also come into force on Tuesday.
More broadly, the shutdown is the most serious crisis yet in a series of rolling ideological skirmishes between Democrat Obama and House Republicans over the size of the US government and its role in national life. “One faction of one party in one house of Congress in one branch of government doesn’t get to shut down the entire government just to re-fight the results of an election,” Obama said, referring to his own re-election. He spoke in a televised statement from the White House. Obama warned that a government shutdown could badly damage an economy which has endured a sluggish recovery from the worst recession in decades. Continued on page 6
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Karangasem House unanimously rejects Besakih inclusion in KSPN It will write to Minister of Tourism and Economic Creative Amlapura (Bali Post)—
The Karangasem House in the joint commission meeting with the executive on Monday (Sep 30) unanimously rejected the inclusion of Besakih and Mount Agung in the National Tourism Strategic Area (KSPN). Based on the official attitude on the rejection, Chairman of the Karangasem House I Gede Dana accompanied by Deputy Chairman Nyoman Celos and Nyoman Karya Kartika stated the House would immediately notify the attitude of the Karangasem House rejecting the inclusion of Besakih in the KSPN to Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy. The reason of Karangasem House to reject was based on the Regional Bylaw No.17/2011 about Spatial Plan of Karangasem where Besakih belonged to sacred area. Similarly, the Regional Bylaw No.16/2009 concerning with the Bali Spatial Plan mentioned if Besakih region also belonged to sacred area. In addition, as soon as hearing about the Government Regulation (PP) No.50 including the area of Besakih and Mount Agung into the KSPN by central government, the circles of Balinese community rejected it as the assertiveness delivered by the Hindu Dharma Council of Indonesia (PHDI) of Bali Chapter. The working meeting was attended by all legislators of four commissions of the Karangasem House. It discussed about the issue on the Besakih inclusion in the KSPN, building expansion of the SMAN 1 Bebandem high school on the land that had not been legally become the property of Karangasem County as well as the transparency in the civil servant candidate recruitment in Karangasem. Representative of the executive was the Assistant III Wayan Supandi. The Head of Karangasem Tourism and Culture Office Wayan Purna said when people widely rejected the inclusion of Besakih in the KSPN, his party held a meeting. From the
minutes of previous meetings in his office, there was no discussion on the inclusion of Besakih in the KSPN. Similarly, when the Karangasem Tourism and Culture Office made coordination with the Bali Tourism and Culture Office, there was no suggestion about the matter. “Our conclusion, both the Karangasem Tourism and Culture Office and Bali Tourism and Culture Office never proposed Besakih to central government to be included in the KSPN,” said Purna. Personally, the officials in Karangasem disagreed if Besakih would be included in the KSPN. However, since there was a regent, the Assistant III would deliver the
rejection to the regent of Karangasem. Strong rejection against the Besakih inclusion in the KSPN was voiced to convey the conscience for the sake of temple sanctity by Wayan Pandu, Nyoman Winata, Luh Purnaminingsih, Gede Dana, Nyoman Celos, Nyoman Sadra, Wayan Sunarta and Perdana Putra as representative from Rendang subdistrict. Perdana Putra or fondly called Matek said that Besakih and surrounding areas had always been targeted by investors from long time ago. In 2009, investor from outside Bali even had made preparation to build a golf course and installed stakes at beautiful rice field at Tegenan area. The effort of investors targeting the Besakih for such
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The performing bus created by SMKN 3 Sukawati vocational school.
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Besakih Temple purpose was firmly rejected by residents and farmer community. Similarly, the plan of including Besakih Temple into a cultural heritage was also rejected. “We agreed to reject the inclusion of Besakih in the KSPN. The area of Besakih and Mount Agung are sacred one and pose the upstream of Bali. Never bother it other than in its function as the sanctified region. We are concerned if Besakih as the upstream is bothered will result in the decrease in the image and sanctity. Even, it can result in some restrictions. If the Besakih area indeed
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needs arranging, we have to arrange it based on the concept and understanding of Balinese people, not based on the concept of others,” affirmed Matek. In the meeting, Chairman of the Karangasem House Gede Dana directly asked whether the executive also rejected, and if rejected, whether he would jointly deliver it in a single letter or not. According to Gede Dana, even if the regent of Karangasem did not agree to people’s aspirations and the Karangasem House, the House itself would submit the letter of rejection to the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy. (013)
In the development of performing arts and tourism, the SMKN 3 Sukawati vocational school, Gianyar, has now owned a roving performance bus. Such large bus poses the assistance from the Ministry of Education and Culture, Directorate of Vocational School Coaching (PSMK) Jakarta. “As planned, this bus will be used to present performing art in the field by the students,” said Principal of the SMKN 3 Sukawati, I Ketut Suandi Gunastra, Monday (Sep 30), amid the
trial session at local school. Such jumbo-sized bus could be converted by opening the side of the bus into a stage measuring about 5 x 5 meters complete with a roof. As planned, it would be used to make a performance in the field so the art activity of the students could be seen by community at large. “The performance should not necessarily be made in a room. Besides, we no longer have to worry about the making of the stage,” he added. The bus could also be borrowed by
other schools when needing to perform an art show so that the performing arts in Gianyar would be more vibrant with the presence of the jumbo-sized bus. Meanwhile, the Assistant I of Gianyar government Cok Rai Widiarsa said the bus assistance of the SMKN 3 Sukawati was expected to provide a breakthrough and new innovation in the performing arts so that the performing arts could be enjoyed by wider community, and certainly supported the vibrant tourism of Gianyar. (kmb16)
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Favehotel arrives in Jakarta’s Chinatown IBP
JAKARTA – Archipelago International opened the Jakarta’s 7th favehotel, favehotel LTC Glodok on September 27th, 2013 Set at the heart of Jalan Hayam Wuruk on the top floors of the Lindeteves Trade Center (LTC) in Glodok the hotel is surrounded by an abundance of shopping malls, some of the city’s best restaurants and North Jakarta’s famous nightlife venues. Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International airport can be reached in about 35 minutes while other major points of interest including the Presidential Palace, the National Monument (Monas), the Ancol Dream Land Park, Mangga Dua Square, Old Batavia’s Heritage district and the Jakarta Fair Ground are a mere minutes away. Poised as an international standard 2-star following its award-winning standards for leading budget hotels, the 203room “fave” offers stylish, modern guest rooms, many of which enjoy views of Jakarta’s glittering skyline. Each room is super-clean and equipped with top of
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the line beds and cotton linen, complete with LED TVs, high-speed WiFi and compli-
mentary bathroom amenities. The lounge and bar facilities and the all-day Lime café-
shop makes the hotel ideal for leisurely travelers, while the several functional meetings
Calendar Event for October 4 through 28 , 2013
Roving art performance bus Gianyar (Bali Post)—
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4 Oct Tilem Sasih Ketiga Odalan Ida Ratu Geng Penataran Agung Besakih Odalan Ida Ratu Raja Puraus di Merajan Seloding Besakih Pura Ulun Kulkuk Besakih 6 Oct Saniscara Pon Julungwangi Pura Panti Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Desa Kayuputih Buleleng 8 Oct Anggarkasih Julungwangi Pura Tirtaharum Tegalwangi Bangli Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Wanasari Tabanan Pura Pasek Tangguntiti Jakatebel Tabanan Pura Pasek Bendesa Sangsit Buleleng Pura Dalem Waturenggong Taro Tegalalang Pura Ibu (Pura Kaja) Wanasari Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Tulikup Pura manik Bingin Sidemen 9 Oct Buda Umanis Julungwangi Pura Penetaran Gana Bebalang Bangli Pura Dalem Gede Banjar Pande Bangli Pura Puncaksari Pdi Sangeh Abiansemal Pura Dadia Agung Pasek Sanak Sapta Resi Sidan Gianyar Merajan Pasek Tohjiwa Jakatebel Merajan Pasek Prateka Batusesa Merajan Jeroan Dauh Cemenggon Cemenggon Pura Puseh Penegil Darma Kubutambahan Singaraja. Merajan Pasek Subadra Kramas-Gianyar Pura Dalem Maya Blahbatuh Gianyar Linggih Bhatara Kayu Selem Besakih 17 Oct Wraspati Wage Sungsang Pura Kawitan Tangkas Kori Agung Desa Tangkas Klungkung Pura Siang Kangin Tampuagan Tembuku Bangli Odalan Ida Ratu Mas Penataran Agung Besakih Merajan Pasek Gelgel Petemon Merajan Pasek Gelgel Melinggih Odalan Ida Bhatara Bang Tulus Dewa Besakih 19 Oct Purnama Sasih Kapat Bathara Tiga Sakti Penataran Agung Besakih Pura Meru Cakra Lombok Pura Lempuyang Madya Karangasem Pura Penerejon Kintamani Pura Pulaki Buleleng Pura Tirta Empul Tampak Siring Pura Puseh, Pura Desa, Pura Penataran, Pura
Luhuring Akasa, Bhatara Hyang Basukih Desa Cemenggaon Sukawati Pura Tirta Negari Singapadu Pura Puseh, Desa, Penataran Tangsub Sukawati Pura Penataran Agung Tegallalang Pura Desa Denjalan, Tegaltamu, Tegehe, Batu Yang lan Batuaji Batubulan Pura Puseh Singakerta Ubud Pura Nataran Sanding Tampaksiring Pura Bakuang Ceningan Nusa Penida Pura Pasek Getas Kawan Kedewataan Ubud Pura Agung Dukuh Sakti Pangku Subami Braban Pura Pasek Gelgel Carik Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Klanting Dukuh Krambitan Pura Pasek Bendesa Mas Gadungan Selemadeg Pura Agung Pasek Tohjiwa Wanasari Selemadeg Pura Penataran Pasek Kayu Putih Bandem Karangasem Pura Puseh Werdi Agung Bolang Mangondow Sulut Pura Dukuh Segening Wangsiang Karangasem Pura Dalem Khayangan Arya Gajahpara Sukaluwih Tejakula Buleleng Pura Pasraman Suci Renon Denpasar Pura Penataran Agung Kertabumi Taman Mini Indonesia Indah Jakarta Pura Luhur Waisnawa Asah Badung Sepang Buleleng Pura Ulun Danu Batur Songan Kintamani Pura Agung Bhuwana Skyline Jayapura Papua Pura Dalem Bengkel Banjar Benoh Ubung Denpasar Merajan Suci Geriya Penataran Banjar Gemeh Denpasar Pura Pejengaji Tegalalang Pura Panti PasekGelgel Desa Meliling Kerambitan Pura Pejenengan Dukuh Ogan Desa Sangkan Gunung Rendang Karangasem Pura Dadia Dukuh Segening Desa Swastika Buana Saputih Banyak Lampung Tengah Pura Dukuh Sakti Belatung Kukuh Kerambitan Pura Gumang (Bukit Juru) Desa Bugbug Karangasem Pura Kawitan Arya Samping Banjar Langon Kapal Pura Pejenengan Pule Sari Desa Dukuh Sidemen Karangasem Pura Segara Penimbangan Banjar Galiran Desa Bakti Seraga Buleleng Pura Puseh Yeh Ulakan Desa Suana Nusa Penida Pura Bukit Mentik Gunung Lebah Desa Batur Kintamani
Pura Pasek Tangkas Kori Agung Kukuh kerambitan Pura Penataran Ubud Pura Luhur Giri Kusuma Dauh Peken Blahbatuh Pemerajan Agung Jambe Guwang Sukawati Pura Taman Sari Busungbiu Busungbiu Buleleng Pura Giri Jagat Nata Ketewel Sukawati Pura Dang Khayangan Penataran Agung BaturningMambal Abiansemal 22 Oct Penampahan Galungan 23 Oct Hari Raya Galungan 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 Pura Mustika Dharma Kompleks Kopassus Cijantung Jakarta Timur. 24 Oct Wraspati Umanis Dungulan Pura Watukaru Tabanan Pura Lempuyang Luhur Karangasem Pura Kentel Gumi Klungkung Pura Pasek Gaduh Umadesa Kediri Tabanan Pura Pasek Kubayan Wangaya Gede Penebel Tabanan Merajan Pasek Tohjiwa Tiyingan Merajan Pasek Gaduh Umadesa. 25 Oct Sukra Paing Dungulan Pura Ulun Suwi Jimbaran, Badung Pura Luhur Cemenggon, Sukawati Pura Pasek Ubung Denpasar 26 Oct Saniscara Pon Dungulan Pura Segara Jembrana Pura Dalem Gede Losan Klungkung 27 Oct Redite Paing Kuningan Pura Dalem Tegal Tamu Sekar Mukti Batubulan Pura Kubayan Umagunung Sempidi Badung 28 Oct Soma Kliwon Kuningan Pura Desa Gelgel Klungkung Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Sawah Selemadeg Pura Pemerajan Agung Benawah Kangin Gianyar Pura Panti Pasek Gelgel Pelapuan Busungbiu Pura Kahyangan Tulus Desa Apuan
rooms provide a sophisticated space for business and conference needs.
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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Strap on your computer, wearable tech taking off
Indonesia proposes easier travelling mechanism
Associated Press Writer
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KUTA - Indonesia has proposed a mechanism that will make travelling within the Asia-Pacific region easy and safe, said Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Mari Elka Pangestu on Tuesday.
SAN FRANCISCO — The digital domain is creeping off our desktops and onto our bodies, from music players that match your tunes to your heart beat, to mood sweaters that change color depending on your emotional state — blue for calm, red for angry. There are vacuum shoes that clean the floor while you walk and fitness bracelets, anklets and necklaces to track your calorie burning. “Everyone agrees the race is just beginning, and I think we’re going to see some very, very big leaps in just the next year,” said tech entrepreneur Manish Chandra at a wearable technology conference and fashion show in San Francisco Monday that was buzzing with hundreds of developers, engineers and designers. Wearable technologies have long been a sideshow to mainstream laptop and smartphones, but this year Google’s glasses and rumors of Apple’s iWatch are popularizing the field. Analysts forecast swift growth. Last year the market for wearable technology — encompassing everything from hearing aids to wristband pedometers — totaled almost $9 billion. That should climb to $30 billion by 2018, said analyst Shane Walker at IHS Global Insights. Humans have been wearing technology for centuries, from strapped-on compasses to pocket watches. The current surging industry is centered in the Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay area, where mostly smaller startups design their products locally and have them manufactured in Asia to take advantage of cheap labor. Monday’s con-
ference was one of several focusing exclusively on wearable technology in recent years. As wearable technologies proliferate, humans will need to adapt, said Georgia Tech professor Thad Starner. He advises Google on its glasses, which are lightweight frames equipped with a hidden camera and tiny display that responds to voice commands. Starner has worn his for several years. “We’re talking about paradigm changing devices,” said Starner. “Capabilities that people haven’t thought of before.” He said that, unlike computers and tablets that people engage with, wearable computers are designed to be in the background, secondary to the wearer’s attention. “It seems like a paradox, but when you pull the technology closer to your body, there’s a seamless interaction, it’s more an extension of yourself,” he said. But there are sure to be cultural and social issues. Google Glass — and some emerging competitors — have raised concerns of people who don’t want to be surreptitiously videoed or photographed. And what about interacting?
“We are still discussing its implementation since we will be required to prepare supporting facilities such as the synchronisation of data between member economies,” she added. According to the minister, synchronised data from all economies will reduce the time spent by
tourists on administrative matters before entering the destination country/economy. Meanwhile, Indonesia’s Minister for Law and Human Rights Affairs Amir Syamsuddin said he will look into the security aspect of the proposal. Indonesia is the host for APEC
meetings this year in Bali from October 3 to 8. Taking the theme of “Resilient Asia Pacific, Engine of Global Growth,” Indonesia has set three key priorities for the APEC meetings this year - attaining Bogor goals, achieving sustainable growth with equity, and promoting connectivity.
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Jenn de la Vega wears a device on her hand as she gives a demonstration on a Technicolor mobile app that measures analytics for emotional response to content that will give feedback to the content creators at the GLAZED Conference, a conference for the business of wearable technology, in San Francisco, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. At Monday’s conference, attendees slipped on monitors that measured their heart rates and temperatures to reflect whether they really were enjoying a movie, and shot photos through their Google Glasses of Vibease, the world’s first wearable vibrator controlled by smartphones, promising long distance intimacy.
“Do you really want a touch screen on the front of your t-shirt? Is it socially acceptable to be poked all over your body for somebody to use your wearable computer?” asked Geneviève Dion, who directs a fashion and technology lab at Drexel University. The answer, for some, is no. In a newly released survey from
Cornerstone OnDemand, 42 percent of workers said they would not be willing to strap on wearable tech for their jobs, with older and more traditional employees more reluctant than their counterparts. The survey polled 1,029 Americans aged 18 and over in August, and had a 3.1 percentage point margin of error.
Delta picks Microsoft for pilot tablets Associated Press Writer
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FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2013, file photo, Microsoft’s Surface Pro 2 is introduced, in New York. Delta Air Lines plans to buy 11,000 Microsoft Surface 2 tablets for its pilots to replace the heavy bundles of books and maps they haul around now.
MINNEAPOLIS — Delta Air Lines plans to buy 11,000 Microsoft Surface 2 tablets for its pilots to replace the heavy bundles of books and maps they haul around now. Other airlines, including American and United, have been buying Apple’s iPad for that purpose. Delta says the Surface tablets will save it $13 million per year in fuel and other costs. Right now, each pilot carries a 38-pound flight bag with manuals and maps. Delta plans to test the tablets on its Boeing 757s and 767s, which are flown by the same group of pilots. The airline is hoping for Federal Aviation Administration approval next year to use the tablets throughout a flight, and it hopes to be using the devices on all of its other planes by the end of next year.
One reason Delta picked a Microsoft device was that it’s easier to give pilots separate sections for company and personal use, said Steve Dickson, Delta’s senior vice president for flight operations. Pilots will be able to install personal software and keep their own items such as photos on the personal section of the devices, while another portion will be dedicated to Delta’s software, Dickson said. “We trust them to manage that side of the device,” Dickson said. Another reason for picking the Surface tablet is that Delta’s training software also runs on the same Windows operating system as the tablets, reducing the need to redo that software for another device, Dickson said. Delta has already done a test program where pilots could bring their own devices, including iPads.
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Indonesia has proposed a mechanism that will make travelling within the Asia-Pacific region easy and safe, said Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Mari Elka Pangestu on Tuesday.
Indonesia to boost renewable energy techology cooperation Antara
NUSA DUA - Indonesia will encourage cooperation in the renewable energy technology among members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APECT), Marzan A Iskandar of the Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) said. “Indonesia has big renewable energy potential. What remains to be done is to combine it with command of technology,” Marzan stated here on Tuesday. Developing countries like
Indonesia own abundant energy resources. But this potential has not yet been maximally tapped because of their command of technology which was still far from that of developed nations, he asserted. He continued that Indonesia had big geothermal energy potential as a source of renewable energy, reaching 29 thousand megawatts. “Of the potential, only about 1,343 megawatts have been exploited,” he pointed out. Geothermal is viewed to be one of the
solutions to overcome Indonesia’s need for energy because it has a stable capacity for a time span of 20 to 30 years. He predicted that there would be an increase by at least five percent in the development of renewable energy up to 2025. The government has set itself a target of 17 percent increase in renewable energy development up to 2025 as suggested by Presidential Regulation No. 5 / 2006. “We can achieve the target with a strong commitment and policy,” he stressed.
Ahead of APEC Summit
Security at traditional crossing enhanced Bali Post
DENPASAR/TABANAN - Information Chief of the IX/Udayana Military Regional Command, Wing Handoko, doubling as the Commander of Regional Information Taskforce Unit affirmed that readiness in securing the APEC Summit was constantly improved. The security was not only undertaken inside the area but also at the entrances into Bali. Even, traditional crossing was also covered by the security. A number of personnel were alerted at vital locations in order to anticipate the undesirable things. Accompanied by Deputy Commander of the APEC Summit Security and Information Taskforce Kadek Arya Atmawijaya, Wing Handoko explained the increased security at the entrances was made by checking identity card and other identities. “Implementation of this inspection is well integrated and coordinated with police,” he said. Aside from security issues discussed in the press conference, Wing Handoko also appealed to all residents, especially those living around the Ngurah Rai Airport, not to fly kites during the APEC Summit on October 1-10. It could interfere with the flight smoothness and security of the APEC Summit delegates coming to Nusa Dua. He also delivered a very strategic role of the media in supporting the implementation of the APEC Summit. To that end, all media were invited to make the APEC Summit successful in accordance with their respective field. Both print and electronic media were expected to provide positive and balanced information, so that people would be getting objective information pursuant to the reality in the field. “Do not let the publicity be controlled by special interests and deviate from the real facts. Media have a very strategic role in presenting the true facts in the form of reports that are easily understood by the public,” he added.
At Tabanan
Security has been tightened in the districts of Tabanan and Badung in Bali Province, ahead of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting, which is being held at the Nusa Dua resort from October 1 to 8. “We tightened the security with the help of the Dstrict Military Command personnel and have checked every motor vehicle plying on the main roads to find any sharp weapons or drugs,” Tabanan resort police spokesman Adjunct Senior Commissioner Dekananto Eko Purwono stated on Tuesday. He noted that all motor vehicles entering the area of Tabanan were being checked to ensure security at the APEC meeting. “We are checking all motor vehicles in our effort to create a peaceful situation in Bali during the APEC meeting,” Purwono said. Meanwhile, TNI and police officials were also deployed around the three entry points of the Bali Tourism Development Corporation (BTDC) in Nusa Dua, which is the main venue for the APEC meeting. TNI and police officials were seen guarding the around the north gate on Pratama Street, which is the main gate and the south gate on Tuesday. Motorists without special identity cards from APEC have been forbidden from entering the BTDC area. BTDC officials have already distributed thousands of special identity cards to tourists, who are staying at a number of hotels, and workers from hotels and restaurants located in the Nusa Dua area. (kmb21/nik/kmb)
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Inspection of temporary migrants
Cargo ships and box vehicles combed out Singaraja (Bali Post)—
The lineups of Sawan Police continued to examine the temporary migrants coming to Bali by sea and overland in Buleleng. Ahead of the opening of the APEC Summit in Nusa Dua, the examination was conducted more rigorously. On Monday (Sep 30), the lineups of Sawan Police in cooperation with Buleleng Marine Police conducted a search to cargo ship docking at Sangsit Harbor. In addition, they also conducted a raid against box vehicles passing through the Jalan Raya Singaraja-Amlapura road section. A number of officials also conducted a raid against construction workers from outside Bali working in the Sawan subdistrict. For surveillance against freighter landed at Sangsit Harbor, the officers conduct a search against the goods carried by the ship. Temporary migrants who boarded in the ship were also checked related to their identity card. In addition, the officers of Marine Police alerted a patrol speed boat to be used any time required in the waters around the Sangsit Harbor. Meanwhile, the examination of box vehicle was also constantly conducted. Then, every box ve-
hicle passing through the SingarajaAmlapura road section was stopped and searched. Such an action was undertaken in anticipation of the entry of explosives and weapons to the Bali region. Other than examining every ship landed and box vehicle, the officers also conducted a raid against the temporary migrants from outside Bali who worked in the area of Sawan. In the raid made last Monday, a total of ten home builders from Banyuwangi were ensnared for the allegation of violating the population administration. The ten workers were gathered at the office of Bungkulan Headman. Chief of Sawan Police, Nyoman Kartika, said that his party indeed continued to tighten the entrance from the direction of Amlapura and the waters in the north. “We do this to safeguard Bali ahead of the opening of the APEC Summit,” he said. (kmb15)
The police officers are inspecting a newly arrive ship at Sangsit Harbor, Buleleng
Utilized for peddling, municipal police furious
City Park in Klungkung County looks chaotic because the park that must beautify the appearance of Semarapura town is even filled with small shanties taken advantage for peddling and other businesses. Not only that, several shade trees and public facilities that should also beautify the town appearance often disappear caused by the action of individual resident. Responding to such condition, the Klungkung Municipal Police (Satpol PP) came down directly to perform inspection to a number of road sections where the city park had been broken, Monday (Sep 30). Two of the targets were Jalan Ngurah Rai and Jalan Puputan Klungkung. Chief of the Municipal Police, Nyoman Sucitra, said that his team found that many city parks were even taken advantage as location of peddling on Jalan Ngurah Rai, such as at the east of the Military District Command headquarters used as a place to sell mosaic stones. In addition, the city park in front of the Military District Command headquarters was also often used to place chicken cage. Meanwhile, along the Jalan Puputan, the Municipal Police also found a damaged city park as had
been transformed into illegal shanties. The traders here sold mixed rice, ritual oblation to fruit salads. Sucitra said that his party had sent a reprimand letter earlier to a number of traders that established illegal shanties in the city park six days ago. “As a follow up to our letter, we send the last reprimand. If they are still stubborn tomorrow (Tuesday—Ed), we will dismantle theirs by force,” he said. Sucitra said the traders and businesses on the road side that so far had annexed the space of city park and sidewalk had admitted to be ready to clean up their stalls or their belongings from city parks and sidewalks when raided last Tuesday. He said the discipline referred to the Regional Bylaw No.11/1996 on the Public Order, especially chapter 9 where it was not allowed to disrupt the places used as supporting facilities of the urban beauty such as city parks, monuments and tourist attractions. In addition, it also referred to the Regent Decree No.155/2012 on the establishment of green open space. “If they are not disciplined from now on, the city parks can disappear,” he explained. Apparently the city park was not only damaged because they were taken advantage for peddling place. One of the staff of the Klungkung Sanitation and
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Landscaping Agency (DKP), Ketut Romi, who joined in the inspection, said the existence of several shade trees at some road sections to beautify the city look were also threatened. He said there were many requests for cutting down trees at a number of roads. Not only that, a total of 250 champak trees planted along Jalan Rama disappeared shortly after being planted. Likewise, the euphorbia and variegata trees planted on Jalan Kecubung to beautify the face of Semarapura town also disappeared without a trace. Similarly, he revealed that a number of public facilities such as concrete seating and tables in the Puputan Klungkung Square were also damaged. With such conditions, Sucitra emphasized that socialization to local community on the maintenance of city parks and public facilities was important. “More importantly, there must be a vigorous effort to make people aware,” he concluded. Meanwhile, a number of business owners disciplined as their business took advantage of the city park and sidewalks also asked the Municipal Police to act fairly. Similar condition could also be found at almost along the other roads in Klungkung. (kmb31)
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Jembrana worth having an airport
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Amid the discourse about the airport placement outside Badung, Jembrana County is also virtually worth for the airport. Even, the provincial government actually has a vast land in Pekutatan subdistrict remaining to be used for rubber plantation. On that account, it is not necessary to make land acquisition and land compensation. It was disclosed by the Regent of Jembrana, I Putu Artha, when met on Monday (Sep 30). According to him, based on the study, the location was feasible to use for the airport location. Unfortunately, Jembrana faced difficulty related to the Bali Spatial Plan that did not allow Jembrana to have an airport. “Actually, if the location is here, there are no constraints, no land acquisition is needed and the study has proved it feasible. The land belongs to provincial government and is now cultivated for rubber plantation,” said Artha. Approximately, it spreads across 1,300 hectares. Previously, it had been proposed to be the airport location, but it was not approved by central government. Although the plantation was located in Jembrana territory, the region never enjoyed the results. Regent Artha also deplored the other counties that did not consistently implement the spatial plan. From the beginning, Jembrana was
allocated for industrial area, but in fact many factories were also established in other counties. “For instance, we want the Pengambengan to be made a fishery center from the beginning, but similar facility is also established at Kedonganan, while factories can also be found in Tabanan,” he added. At the moment, the area of fishery industry was being developed at Pengambengan through minapolitan program or fishery-based business city. Aside from the centralized factories at the location, the local government was also building road access, in-patient health center and school. Currently the assistance from central government stayed to be focused on the core area for dredging the dock and door establishment so that boats and fishing boats could enter and anchor. He recognized there was a delay due to the process at central government faced a difficulty. As consequence, the process should be started from the beginning again and accompanied with evaluation. According to him, the county government currently had entered the stage of the Detail Engineering Design (DED) making. Another effort was to perform the land acquisition on the arising area across 22 hectares of land that would be included in an integrated industrial park. (kmb26)
President Xi Jinping and state leaders sheltered under umbrellas in driving rain at a morning ceremony in the expansive square, while school children and a military band were wrapped in plastic ponchos under a leaden sky. But as the weather cleared and the square reopened to the public, tourists crammed in, many holding flags and wearing Mao caps. The scene was dominated by an incongruous giant 13-metrehigh (43-feet) vase of fake flowers and fruit, an installation which has attracted criticism online as an unnecessary expense. Transport networks were jammed full of holidaymakers as the 10-day travel period, which started Saturday, hit its peak. Vacationers were expected to log a total of 430 million trips, the official China News Service said, with tourist sites and highways across China expected to see large crowds over the coming week. Railway ticket halls and platforms were filled with travellers, weighed down with infants, luggage and cameras. Around 400,000 passengers left Beijing from its four train stations on Monday, the Beijing News reported, citing city railway authorities. A train station in the eastern city of Nanjing was expected to send off 610,000 passengers in the first four days of the holiday, with ticket halls and platforms at stations around the country filled with travellers. Passengers at a station in northern Taiyuan city stood backpack-to-backpack as they shuffled toward their platforms, streaming around rows of metal seats and filling the aisles of the vast hall, images from China News Service showed.
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Tourists walk in front of Tiananmen Gate on the National Day, the 64th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. Tens of millions of Chinese travel and visit tourist attractions to spend their week-long National Day holidays.
SKorea displays new missile at military ceremony Snowden among finalists for EU human rights prize Associated Press Writer
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea displayed its longest-range missile capable of striking all of North Korea and other sophisticated weapons at a massive military parade Tuesday, a display of force meant to show Pyongyang that any provocation would be met with strong retaliation.
It was South Korea’s biggest Armed Forces Day ceremony in a decade, and the first since North Korea conducted its third atomic test and threatened nuclear war earlier this year. About 11,000 troops, 190 weapons systems and other equipment and 120 aircraft were featured in the parade at a military airport just south of Seoul. Among
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South Korea’s domestically built Hyunmu-3 cruise missiles are displayed during a street parade marking the 65th anniversary of the Armed Forces Day in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013.
them were GPS-guided, Hyunmu-3 cruise missiles with a range of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) that South Korea developed in recent years. It was the first time the domestically built Hyunmu-3 was publicly shown, according to Seoul’s Defense Ministry. President Park Geun-hye said in a speech at the ceremony that South Korea must maintain its strong alliance with the U.S. and establish missile defense and pre-emptive strike capabilities to let North Korea know “the nuclear weapons and missiles it is obsessed with are useless.” “We must build up a strong deterrence against North Korea until it puts down its nuclear weapons program and make a right choice for its own people and peace on the Korean Peninsula,” she said as visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel sat nearby. The Korean Peninsula is still officially at state of war because the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty. About 28,500 U.S. troops are deployed in South Korea. Other new weapons on show for the first time Tuesday included the Hyunmu-2 ballistic missile with a range of 300 kilometers (185 miles) and Israeli-made Spike missiles aimed at neutralizing North Korean coastal artillery.
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BRUSSELS- U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden is among three finalists for the European Union’s top human rights prize. European lawmakers on Monday narrowed down the list of nominees for the prestigious 50,000 euro ($65,000) award to Snowden, Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, and imprisoned dissidents from Belarus. The pro-environment Greens’ caucus said Snowden, who leaked a trove of documents on U.S. surveillance agencies’ programs, deserves to win because he “risked his freedom to protect us.” Still, the 16-year-old Yousafzai, who survived a Taliban assassination attempt last year when coming home from school in Pakistan, enjoys wide backing and is seen as the likely front-runner. The winner will be announced next week. The Sakharov prize is considered Europe’s top rights award. Previous laureates include Nobel Peace Prize winners Aung San Suu Kyi and Nelson Mandela.
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DENPASAR - The United States has requested Indonesia to provide a helipad for President Barack Obama in view of the APEC Summit 2013 in Nusa Dua, Bali. Head of Communication Representative of Regional Military Command IX Udayana Lieutenant Colonel Wing Handoko said a helipad has been built in Nusa Dua to be used by President Obama for the APEC Summit. “We have coordinated with the US government regarding the construction of a helipad for President
TOKYO - The dollar fell in Asia on Tuesday as the United States lurched into its first government shutdown in 17 years due to a budget standoff. The greenback bought 98.16 yen in Tokyo afternoon trade after US lawmakers missed a midnight deadline to avert the shutdown, down from highs of around 98.70 in morning trade and 98.21 yen in New York on Monday afternoon. The US government shutdown early Tuesday triggered agency closures and hundreds of thousands of furloughs as Congress missed a deadline to pass a budget. “The economic impact (of the shutdown) is unclear. That’s why investors are holding off on their trading,” said Kosuke Hanao, head of foreign exchange at HSBC in Japan. Earlier in the day the Bank of Japan’s quarterly Tankan business confidence survey hit its highest level in over five years. That was followed by Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe saying he would press on with a sales tax rise seen as crucial to shrinking a huge national debt. Later Tuesday the 59-year-old leader is expected to spell out details of an economic stimulus plan aimed at softening the impact of raising the tax burden. A corporate tax cut may be part of the package. “If that doesn’t impress us, the yen is likely to strengthen on the back of the US problems,” Akira Moroga, manager of forex products group at Aozora Bank, told Dow Jones Newswires. In other trading, the euro edged up despite a political row in Italy that threatens the future of the country’s young government. The single currency fetched $1.3547 and 132.93 yen compared with $1.3524 and 132.81 yen in US trade. Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta is battling to save his coalition from collapse after former premier Silvio Berlusconi said he was pulling his party’s ministers out of the cabinet. Letta is due to go to parliament on Wednesday for a confidence vote in his government, which was formed barely five months ago. The dollar was mostly lower against other Asia-Pacific currencies. It slipped to 62.35 Indian rupees from 62.78 rupees the previous day, to Sg$1.2531 from Sg$1.2570, to 31.21 Thai baht from 31.39 baht, to 43.31 Philippine pesos from 43.53 pesos, to 11,239 Indonesian rupiah from 11,655 rupiah, and to Tw$29.54 from Tw$29.56. The greenback rose to 1,074.01 South Korean won from 1,073.88 won. The Australian dollar strengthened to 93.86 US cents from 93.11 cents after the nation’s central bank held interest rates at their record low of 2.50 percent. The Chinese yuan changed hands at 16.01 yen from 15.97 yen.
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Obama in Nusa Dua,” he said. Besides a helipad, the US official has requested a special parking lot for two presidential planes at Ngurah Rai International Airport. “They (US) have contacted us; hence we are accommodating to their requests. We will give equal attention to the security of all
economic leaders,” he said. The construction for Obama’s helipad began in July, with a diameter of between 46.5 metres and 52.5 metres. However, Handoko stressed that the security procedure is the same for all economic leaders, but in this case, the US has coordinated with Indonesian officials
for some special facilitation. “We predict that the helipad will also be used by other leaders who need additional security. Further details will be coordinated later,” he said. Apart from the US official, the Russian official has also requested for special parking space for his presidential plane during President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Bali. “It has been confirmed by the Ngurah Rai International Airport,” he said.
Beginning October 1, some APEC delegations are expected to arrive on the God Island. Therefore, the Indonesian Military and National Police have increased the security level at Bali’s gateways, particularly in Nusa Dua, the location of the summit. At least 11 thousand personnel of the Indonesian Military and National Police have been deployed to secure the conference, which will be attended by 21 leaders of APEC from October 7 to 8.
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Getting into Nusa Dua must present identity card Bali Post
New iPhone 5S are on display at an Apple store in Richmond, Va., Friday, Sept. 20, 2013.
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World’s ‘best brand’
Apple unseats Coca-Cola Agence France-Presse
PARIS - Coca-Cola has lost its crown as the world’s best brand, a closely watched survey said on Monday, unseated by the iconic iPhone and iPad maker Apple. This marks the first time the soft drink missed the top spot on the “best global brand report”, a line-up created in 2000 by marketing consultancy Interbrand, a unit of the Omnicom advertising conglomerate. “Every so often, a company changes our lives -- not just with its products, but with its ethos,” said Jez Frampton, Interbrand’s chief executive. “This is why, following Coca-Cola’s 13-year run at the top of Best Global Brands, Apple now ranks #1,” he said. In fact, Coca-Cola dropped two places in 2013, also losing to Google, the search engine, which came in second place. Apple has always been on the list, beginning at #36 in 2000, but has slowly climbed the ranks.
But Interbrand warned Apple needed to keep a close eye on archrival Samsung (#9), especially on the crucial smartphone market. “To maintain its number one position over the next year, Apple will have to slow rival Samsung’s momentum in the mobile market and never lose sight of what it does best: ‘Think different’,” the consultancy said. According to Interbrand, the Apple brand is worth $98.31 billion, a 28 percent rise from the previous year with the Google brand weighing in at $93.29 billion. Computing giants IBM and Microsoft fill out the top five. Meanwhile, some recent rising stars have now lost their lustre. Blackberry, the embattled phone maker, has disappeared from the list completely and Nokia, once the mobile phone leader, tumbled from 13th place to a lowly 57. Social network Facebook meanwhile jumped to the 52 spot from 69.
NUSA DUA - Security of Nusa Dua area becoming the venue of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit on October 1-8 was made extra strict. Such extra strict security has been visible at the entrance into the area since Monday (Sep 30). Joint forces comprising police, military and local security officers did not only check luggage, but also asked everyone coming into the region to present their identity card and tell their purpose of passing to security and police officers in charge of the entrance. According to information in the field, people wishing to go to Nusa Dua area should be equipped with a special identity issued by the APEC committee and the Bali Tourism Development Corporation (BTDC) as the resort management of Nusa Dua area. Not only that, during the international event, Nusa Dua area would be sterile from any motor vehicle, except for vehicles that had been equipped with a special sticker of the APEC Summit. On the other hand, the Badung government also deployed hundreds of pecalang personnel or customary security taskforce in securing the implementation of the international event. Local government had reportedly made socialization related to such big event to the community including the element of pecalang to participate in making the economic meeting of the world leaders from 21 countries successful. Meanwhile, Chairman of the Indonesian Economist Association (ISEI) of Bali Chapter, Prof. Dr. Ketut Rahyuda, said that Indonesia would use the moment as the host and the APEC leadership to make
a meaningful contribution to the process of regional economic integration in the Asia-Pacific region as happened in 1994 as indicated by the birth of Bogor Goals. The leadership of Indonesia next year would be very important because the APEC was at the crossroad. On the one hand, the APEC should continue its role as the locomotive of regional and global economic growth. On the other hand, the APEC was also expected to increase the resilience of local economy in the current global economic slowdown and it was the opportunity for the economy of Indonesia to utilize the concrete results for the community. Under the theme ‘Resilient Asia-Pacific, Global Growth Engine’, the APEC 2013 would strive to ensure that the Asia-Pacific region maintained the strong economic growth and resilience and was able to quickly recover from the shock and contagions from other regions. Indonesia along with the 20 other APEC countries tried to make the AsiaPacific region an engine of global economic growth. “APEC 2013 will also become an opportunity for Indonesia to take advantage of regional economic cooperation to advance the national interests in the development of the capacity of Indonesia’s domestic economy, promote job creation and boost investment and exports in Indonesia,” he said. In addition, Indonesia as the host of the APEC Summit would also certainly encourage positive benefits for the Indonesian trade promotion, especially for the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) both in the investment, tourism and socio-cultural sector. (kmb27)
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An Indonesian soldier checks a local rider near the venue of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 1 , 2013. The members of Indonesian Defense Forces and National Police fan out in the area to secure upcoming the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
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WASHINGTON - A Senate panel has approved the nomination of Caroline Kennedy to serve as U.S. ambassador to Japan. By voice vote on Monday, the Foreign Relations Committee endorsed President Barack Obama’s choice, the former first daughter who has promised to carry forward John F. Kennedy’s legacy with humility. Caroline Kennedy helped propel Obama to the Democratic presidential nomination with her endorsement over Hillary Rodham Clinton, the only time she’s endorsed a presidential candidate other than her uncle Ted in 1980. If confirmed, Kennedy would replace John Roos, a former Silicon Valley lawyer and top Obama campaign fundraiser. At her confirmation hearing, Kennedy noted the significance of her nomination 50 years since her father’s presidency, focusing on his tenure rather than his assassination on Nov. 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas.
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FILE - In this Dec. 30, 1999 file photo, clouds float over the Millennium Island, Kiribati, in the South Pacific.
‘Climate refugee’ fighting to stay in New Zealand Associated Press Writer
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A man from one of the lowest-lying nations on Earth is trying to convince New Zealand judges that he’s a refugee - suffering not from persecution, but from climate change. The 37-year-old and his wife left his remote atoll in the Pacific nation of Kiribati six years ago for higher ground and better prospects in New Zealand, where their three children were born. Immigration authorities have twice rejected his argument that rising sea levels make it too dangerous for him and his family to return to Kiribati. So on Oct. 16, the man’s lawyer, Michael Kidd, plans to argue the case before New Zealand’s High Court. Kidd, who specializes in human rights cases, told The Associated Press he will appeal the case all the way to the country’s Supreme Court if necessary. Legal experts consider the man’s case a long shot, but it will nevertheless be closely watched, and might have implications for tens of millions of residents in low-lying islands around the world. Kiribati, an impoverished string of 33 coral atolls about halfway between Hawaii and Austra-
lia, has about 103,000 people and has been identified by scientists as among the nations most vulnerable to climate change. In a transcript of the immigration case obtained by the AP, the Kiribati man describes extreme high tides known as king tides that he says have started to regularly breach Kiribati’s defenses - killing crops, flooding homes and sickening residents. New Zealand immigration laws prevent the AP from naming him. The man said that around 1998, king tides began regularly breaching the sea walls around his village, which was overcrowded and had no sewerage system. He said the fouled drinking water would make people vomit, and that there was no higher ground that would allow villagers to escape the knee-deep water. He said returning to the island would endanger the lives of his two youngest children. “There’s no future for us when we go back to Kiribati,” he told the tribunal, ac-
cording to the transcript. “Especially for my children. There’s nothing for us there.” The man’s lawyer said the family is currently living and working on a New Zealand farm. Last week, an international panel of climate scientists issued a report saying that it was “extremely likely” that human activity was causing global warming, and predicted that oceans could rise by as much as 1 meter (3.3 feet) by the end of the century. If that were to happen, much of Kiribati would simply disappear. Though that is a dire prospect, New Zealand’s Immigration and Protection Tribunal has said it is not one that is addressed by laws dealing with refugees. In a decision recently made public, tribunal member Bruce Burson said the legal concept of a refugee is someone who is being persecuted, which requires human interaction. He said the tribunal rejected the man’s claim because nobody is persecuting him.
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Tanzania suspends two major papers for sedition
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Arusha - Tanzania has suspended two leading Swahili-language daily newspapers on sedition charges, the government said Tuesday, a move criticised by rights groups. The authorities on Friday suspended the privately-owned Mwananchi and MTanzania for 14 and 90 days respectively for publishing “hostile articles aimed at inciting the people to lose confidence in state institutions and thus endanger peace and national unity,” a government statement said. The Committee to Protect Journalists said Tanzania often relies “on an arsenal of anti-media laws” that allows the information ministry “wide discretionary powers to ban” publications. “The government could have taken their grievances against Mwananchi and MTanzania to the Media Council of Tanzania, an ombudsman, rather than summarily suspending the publications,” the New York-based CPJ said. The authorities singled out two articles in Mwananchi -- The Citizen in Swahili -- for criticism. One was a July 17 story on a new salary scheme for civil servants, which the government complained was based on a confidential document that the paper should not have had access to. The second story, published in mid-August, was titled “Muslims Pray Under Heavy Security,” and was accompanied by a picture of a police dog. The government said the photograph implied that “the police had taken dogs to Islamic places of worship. This was not true.” The government also banned MTanzania over articles that alleged police involvement in attacks against citizens and suggested government failures in stopping attacks, the statement said. The statement singled out three articles: “The Bloody Presidency,” published on March 20, “Revolution Cannot Be Avoided,” on June 12 and “The Government Stinks of Blood,” from September 18. The government has warned the paper several times to stop publishing “inflammatory content.”
US federal... From page 1 “A shutdown will have a very real economic impact on real people, right away. Past shutdowns have disrupted the economy significantly,” Obama said. Consultants Macroeconomic Advisors said it would slow growth, recorded at a 2.5 percent annual pace in the second quarter. A two-week shutdown would cut 0.3 percentage point off of gross domestic production. It would also have a painful personal impact on workers affected -- leaving them to dip into savings or delay mortgage payments, monthly car loan bills and other spending. Markets are likely to be even more traumatized if there is no quick solution to the next fast approaching crisis. Republicans are also demanding Obama make concessions in the health care law to secure a lifting of the current $16.7 trillion debt ceiling, without which the United States would begin to default on its debts for the first time in history by the middle of October.
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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott delivers a speech during a business breakfast meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013.
Australian PM wavers on asylum during Indonesia trip
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JAKARTA - Australia’s new Prime Minister Tony Abbott Tuesday said he remained committed to crushing the “evil scourge” of people-smuggling but appeared to waver on some of the key elements of his hardline boatpeople policy. On a trip to Jakarta, where officials have complained his plans to tackle asylum-seekers arriving by boat threaten Indonesian sovereignty, Abbott said he was encouraged by the response he received at a critical meeting with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. “I made it very clear that this is an issue of sovereignty for us and I think I can say that on the Indonesian side, there was a willingness to be as co-operative as was possible to ensure this evil scourge is ended,” he told reporters. “We are 100 percent committed to stopping the boats, we are 100 percent committed to the policies that we took to the election and the policies that are necessary to stop the boats.” Abbott won a landslide election in September with his “stop the boats” mantra, which involved plans to tow asylum-seeker vessels from Australian waters and buy boats from Indonesian fishermen to prevent people smugglers buying them first.
While his policies helped propel him to power in Australia, they caused consternation in Indonesia, with Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa and lawmakers lining up to criticise them. But on his visit to Jakarta, his first overseas trip since becoming premier, Abbott has striven to strike a conciliatory tone as he seeks to strengthen business ties with Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. He twice refused to definitively say whether the turn-back plan would actually be implemented. “Can I just scotch this idea that the coalition’s policy is, or ever has been, ‘tow-backs’,” he said. “Tow-back” is a term that has been widely used to refer to his plans for Australian navy boats to take boats back to Indonesia when it is safe to do so. It has been the main reason why officials in Jakarta became concerned that his policies may breach Indonesian sovereignty. “Our policy, which we’ve repeated till we’re blue in the face, is that we
reserve the right to turn boats around where it’s safe to do so,” he said. “There’s a world of difference between turning boats around in Australia waters, and the Australian navy towing them back to Indonesia,” he said, without elaborating where boats would be dropped off, if not in Indonesia. Abbott assured Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday that Australia had “total respect” for Indonesia’s sovereignty in a bid to ease tensions over the asylum-seeker issue. His tone is in contrast to remarks made by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, who recently declared the government was not seeking permission from Indonesia to implement its policies. Abbott also declined to say he was committed to the buyback of fishing boats, ridiculed by some Indonesian officials, and said that the policy was only to make money available for fishing communities “to ensure as far as we can we’ve got people working with us rather than against us”.
BRUSSELS - Indonesia, Asia’s leading exporter of timber to Europe, on Monday signed a long-awaited pact with the European Union to fight the trade in illegal timber, a driver of environmentally damaging deforestation. The deal, negotiated over six years, aims to ensure that all Indonesian timber entering the EU is produced legally, and makes Indonesia the first Asian nation to enter such an agreement. “This agreement is good for the environment and good for responsible business,” said the EU’s Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik, who joined Indonesia’s Minister for Forestry Hassan Zulkifli at the signing ceremony in Brussels. Illegally harvested wood represents about 50 percent of timber exported from Indonesia and 20 percent of timber products imported into the EU. Main destinations in Europe are Germany, Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain and Italy. But an EU law introduced in March prohibits the sale of illegally harvested timber, meaning businesses must ask
for evidence that products comply with the rules. The deal has yet to be formally ratified by both sides, but once it is fully implemented, Indonesian timber products will be systematically checked for their traceability with the help of the EU. It will boost the EU’s Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade plan, part of global efforts to stop the illegal logging practices that are destroying the world’s tropical forests. Indonesia is home to the world’s third-largest expanse of rainforests, after the Amazon and the Congo basin, and is often cited as the third biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, mainly caused by deforestation. It has said demand for cheap timber products is one of the main reasons it struggles to control what is known locally as the “forest mafia”. The EU imported $1.2 billionworth of timber and paper from Indonesia in 2010, about 15 percent of the country’s total exports in the forestry sector. Brussels first signed a similar accords with Ghana, followed by Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Liberia and Central African Republic.
Garuda orders ATR72-600 planes to serve medium cities
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JAKARTA - Garuda Indonesia has ordered 35 Avions de Transport Regional (ATR) 72-600 planes to serve medium cities. “Garuda Indonesia has ordered ATR72-600 planes to develop and strengthen the routes in the domestic market,” said the airline company’s President Director Emirsyah Satar at the signing of a cooperation agreement between Garuda, ATR, and Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) on Tuesday. He added that the ATR planes will be operational in a number of secondary cities to support the Master Plan for the Acceleration and Extension of Indonesia’s Economic Development (MP3EI). The development of the routes, he said, would increase national connectivity, which is in line with MP3EI. “The procurement of ATR72-600 planes is in line with the government’s plan to develop air transportation infrastructure, following the inauguration of new airports in Indonesia in the next two years,” he said. He said a number of new airports will be opened, especially in new economic growth regions and tourist
destinations in remote regions. As per the cooperation agreement between Garuda, ATR, and NAC, Garuda will procure 35 ATR72-600 planes to serve short-haul flights. CEO of ATR Filipo Begnato, meanwhile, said the first plane would be delivered in November 2013, while the rest will be delivered in stages until 2017. “The agreement is part of the ATR72-600 expansion plan in Southeast Asia, where the fleet has become the new standard for air connectivity development and is also part of our commitment to support the development of aviation industry in this region,” he said. Chairman of NAC Marin Moller, meanwhile, said the cooperation is strong, considering the fast development of aviation industry in Southeast Asia. The chairman added that ATR72-600 is the right choice for operations in small airports and isolated locations. Deputy Transportation Minister Bambang Susantono said the cooperation was good because it would improve connectivity in Indonesia. “The Ministry of Transportation is currently striving to develop airports in secondary cities,” he said.
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IBP Purancak Temple is also mentioning as Pura Perancak situated in the coastal area right at Purancak Countryside, Negara sub district and Jembrana Regency. In order to reach the location of
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Purancak Temple
this temple which is also situated in the estuary of Purancak River, we have to go the west direction and goes to through the good road with the car or other motorcycle. After going through the journey within 9 Km from the district town, all visitors who visit this
temple will arrive at non-irrigated dry field. This land is fully planted by the coconut trees with beautiful panorama that make a comfortable atmosphere. Pertaining to the name (Abhiseka) of Purancak Temple, it is inseparable from the holy journey
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(Dharmayatra and Tirthayatra) of Danghyang Dwijendra, a famous Siwa Religion Adviser. From the domestic sources, there is opinion that the name of Purancak Temple is come the word of Perahu Encak (Balinese Language meaning leaky boat or breaking boat). There is also from domestic source say that the this temple’s name is come from word Ancak (The tree name, sycamore bodi), because when Danghyang Dwijendra crossing the sea in west part of Bali Island that is also recognized as Sagara Rupek, he firstly arrive at the location where the Purancak Temple existing now. He wait his wife and son who go up the leaky boat that had been patched by spool gourd leaf (Waluh Pahit), while Danghyang Dwijendra go up a bitter fruit Waluh (spool gourd) by using his both hand and feet as oar. When he waiting his wife and son, he was seat under a tree which is called Ancak Tree and at the same time he do conversation with a cow farmer. Since he was seat under that tree then The Temple is built right in this location hence this temple is named by Purancak Temple. But in conjunction to other domestic sources that is estimated the Purancak Temple is also taken away from the name of this countryside where he firstly arrive and do pray while waiting his family. This temple is kept by a priest ev-
ery day who waiting and monitoring everyone who cross the way. The priest will remind and admonishing if there anyone who pass and neglect to conduct the pray based on the regulation stated by I Ngurah Ragsasa, the powerful and handle hegemony over there. Dhangyang Dwijendra and his family continue his holy journey and pass this temple. When he arrive at this temple area, the priest as a temple keeper who is also observe everyone crossing this area, he admonished and asked to Danghyang Dwinjendra to do pray in this temple. When he reach in the silent moment of praying, suddenly inscrutable fact happened that this temple breaks. When witnessing this inscrutable occurrence, I Ngurah Rangsasa with all his supporter are feeling very fear and then run to his house meanwhile the temple priest is very braze and request to Danghyang Dwijendra return the temple back to the perfection like previously. Dhangyang Dwijendra finally fulfills his request and then he do pray again to return the temple condition like previously. By blessing of his spiritual strengthens and Chastity, the temple become intact return. The priest look so happy to witness all this experiences then Danghyang Dwijendra bestow the Kalpika to the priest in order to glorify as a proof that he was done a holy journey to this place.
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Blatter should go over 2022 Qatar-strophy Associated Press Writer
PARIS - Qatar-strophic. Qatar-clysm. The headlines will write themselves if FIFA turns the world of football on its head this week by deciding that the 2022 World Cup cannot be played in summer. Moving the tournament from its usual June-July slot to another time of year when the heat in 2022 host country Qatar isn’t such a health hazard would clearly be disruptive, and not just for football. Quite how disruptive -ranging from moderately to massively so - isn’t yet clear. That will depend to a large extent on what new dates FIFA picks: May or November, for example, at least wouldn’t clash with the Winter Olympics in the first few months of 2022. Still, this much is certain: This whole mess was completely avoidable. The danger of staging the showcase event in the extreme heat of a Gulf summer was laid out in black and white by FIFA before its executive committee picked the oil- and gas-wealthy nation in 2010, in a secret ballot overshadowed by allegations of influence trading and corruption. “Very hot, sunny and humid summers,” FIFA’s fact-finders stated in their 34-page report that evaluated the Qatari bid. Expect average afternoon temperatures of at least 37 Celsius (99 Fahrenheit), rarely dipping below 31 Celsius (88 Fahrenheit) in the evenings, they added. And, leaving absolutely no doubt, they warned: “The fact that the competition is planned in June/July, the two hottest months of the year in this region, has to be considered as a potential health risk for players, officials,
the FIFA family and spectators, and requires precautions.” So can’t FIFA bosses read or is it just that they didn’t care? Did the 14 executive committee voters (from 22) who backed Qatar against the United States in the final round of voting put personal interests, whatever they might have been, before those of the sport they are meant to safeguard? Or did they believe that Qatar will deliver promised solar-powered, air-conditioning technology to cool the stadiums and other venues? If so, are those promises no longer valid? Why is there a need less than three years later to debate possible wholesale changes to everyone’s schedules and plans? At this point, three years too late, the causes of this public relations disaster - yet another - for FIFA are less important than what the next step should be: the resignation of FIFA President Sepp Blatter and the bulk of his executive committee. Because if they decide at their closed-door meeting on Friday that a summer World Cup in Qatar isn’t reasonable then that can only mean it wasn’t reasonable when they opted for it in 2010, either. That, in turn, would mean that collectively, regardless of how its members voted as individuals, FIFA’s decision-making body displayed very poor judgment, so poor that it surely can’t be completely trusted to now deftly clean up this mess of its own making.
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FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday Dec. 16, 2010, showing FIFA President Sepp Blatter, right, being welcomed by AFC president Mohammed bin Hammam upon his arrival in Doha, Qatar.
No. 1s Djokovic, Serena advance at China Open
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BEIJING - Top-ranked Novak Djokovic cruised while Serena Williams was made to fight for her win in the China Open on Tuesday. Djokovic put away Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic 6-0, 6-3 in the first round, while Williams lost her serve twice to 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone before prevailing 6-4, 7-5 in
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the second round. Djokovic’s run of 100 weeks at the top of the ATP rankings is in danger this week from Rafael Nadal, who defeated Santiago Giraldo of Colombia 6-2, 6-4. Nadal will retake No. 1 if he reaches the final. Williams found herself having to grind against Schiavone in their second set, losing her serve twice and having to break back each time. Schiavone, who won
only one game off Williams at the U.S. Open, won her most against Williams in eight years. Meanwhile, Venus Williams, a wildcard recipient like Schiavone, fell to Sabine Lisicki
of Germany for the first time in four years, 6-1, 6-2. Lisicki didn’t face a break point and broke Venus three times. Djokovic will take on Fernando Verdasco in the second round after the Spaniard beat Indian qualifier Somdev Devvarman 7-6 (6), 6-3. Nadal’s second-round opponent will be Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany. In other men’s matches. fifthseeded Richard Gasquet of France
beat Florian Mayer of Germany 6-3, 7-6 (2); sixth-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland overcame Andreas Seppi of Italy 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, and eighth-seeded John Isner of United States beat local Di Wu 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-3 after nearly two hours. Former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki beat Monica Niculescu of Romania 6-3, 6-1 to remain on course to face Williams in the quarterfinals.
Novak Djokovic of Serbia reaches for the ball as he plays against Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic during the China Open tennis tournament at the National Tennis Stadium in Beijing, China Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013.
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Man City boss Pellegrini hoping to snap Pep jinx Reuters
Manuel Pellegrini’s record against Pep Guardiola is a sorry one but he gets another chance to finally put one over his tormentor when Manchester City host holders Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Manchester City’s Samir Nasri controls the ball during a training session at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, northern England October 1, 2013. Manchester City play Bayern Munich in the Champions League tomorrow.
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During his time in La Liga the Chilean was in the opposing dugout to former Barcelona coach Guardiola on eight occasions and only avoided defeat once when his Villarreal side drew 3-3 in the Nou Camp in the 2008-09 season. His brief stay at Real Madrid included two El Classico defeats by Guardiola’s Barca and the trend continued at Malaga where he soaked up another four losses against the Catalans. The furniture has been rearranged in European soccer, however, and Pellegrini will feel his expensively-assembled Man City side will start as equals to Bayern who have yet to really spark under Guardiola even if they are unbeaten. Pellegrini was head-hunted by City at the end of last season partly because of his tactical nous in the Champions League in which he had Villarreal and Malaga punching above their weight. He has never failed to survive the group stage in his previous Champions League campaigns and City’s opening day 3-0 win away to Viktoria Plzen has raised hopes that they can finally make their mark on the competition having twice fallen short of the knockout rounds. Despite that emphatic victory in the Czech Republic Pellegrini’s opening weeks in charge of City have been far from smooth with two defeats in their opening six Premier League games, the latest a 3-2 loss at Aston Villa on Saturday. Pellegrini was baffled by his side’s loss at Villa, having dominated for long spells, but said it would have no adverse effect on morale ahead of a visit from the European champions. “It’s always better to play in the Champions League when you have won the Premier League game before but the team is playing with trust and confidence so I hope we can do a good match
again next Wednesday,” he said. “In general, I was very happy with the way we played.” City could be boosted by the return of midfielder David Silva who has been out since the end of August. Guardiola’s start at treblewinning Bayern has been efficient rather than spectacular with Saturday’s 1-0 win at home to VfL Wolfsburg indicative of their form so far. “It is very difficult at this moment to improve with Bayern because they won the last three competitions but he will find a way because he is a very good manager,” Pellegrini, who does not have that dilemma at City, said. Bayern began the defence of their European crown with a 3-0 home win against CSKA Moscow and there are already signs that the Bundesliga giants are playing a more intricate, possessionbased game than under the more direct Jupp Heynkes. Against CSKA Bayern completed 753 passes, more than any other team in the opening group games, and Bayern are unlikely to change that blueprint throughout the campaign, even if Guardiola admits his side have room for improvement. “We need to do some things better even though we won against Wolfsburg,” Guardiola, who won 14 trophies in four seasons in charge of Barcelona, told reporters. “I am certain we will put in a good performance against Manchester.” Bayern lost to City two years ago when they had already qualified for the last 16 and defender Jerome Boateng, formerly of City, believes under Pellegrini the Premier League side can be even more of a threat in Europe. “I think so they are stronger, new coach, changes in tactics. They play even better together now. Not like two years ago. They are more of a team,” he said.
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Galatasaray hires Mancini as new coach
Associated Press Writer
A N K A R A , Tu r k e y - G a l atasaray says it has hired former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini to replace Fatih Terim as coach. Galatasaray said in a state-
ment on its website Monday that Mancini signed a three-year contract and will be paid 3.5 million euros for the upcoming season, with his salary upped to 4.5 million euros for the next two campaigns. Terim’s contract was terminat-
ed by the club last week after he rejected a two-year extension. One of Turkey’s best known coaches, Terim last month started his third stint as manager of Turkey’s national team. Galatasaray plays Juventus on Wednesday in the Champions League.
Gobbi’s late goal helps Parma draw at Fiorentina Associated Press Writer
FLORENCE, Italy — Massimo Gobbi scored a late equalizer as Parma snatched a 2-2 draw at Fiorentina in the Italian league on Monday. Parma had not scored in its previous three games in Florence, but took the lead on the stroke of halftime when Walter Gargano’s shot was deflected over the prone Fiorentina goalkeeper Neto. Fiorentina leveled in the 64th
minute when Gonzalo Rodríguez leapt highest at the near post to head a corner across into the right side of the goal. The hosts went ahead 12 minutes later when Juan Vargas controlled the ball between two Parma defenders before turning and firing past Antonio Mirante from close range. But seconds from fulltime, Gobbi — who was practically on the goalline — headed in Jonathan Biabiany’s cross to earn a competition point for Parma.
“There is bitterness, disappointment,” Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella said. “In the first half we didn’t do very well, partly down to the great work of Parma, while I saw a different Fiorentina after the break. “We had a different tempo and style, which is why we deservedly went in front. We really should have won the match, we should have kept the ball, instead we kept trying to break them down and we conceded a goal.”
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Chelsea’s manager Jose Mourinho covers his mouth during a press conference in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, before his team’s official training ahead of a Champions League group E match between Chelsea and Steaua Bucharest.
Agitated Mourinho walks out of media conference Associated Press Writer
BUCHAREST, Romania - Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho walked out of a news conference on Monday ahead of a Champions League match at Steaua Bucharest after becoming increasingly agitated at questions about his squad selections. Mourinho has spent weeks responding to questions about Juan Mata being dropped from the team. Now that the midfielder has been recalled, Mourinho was frustrated to be quizzed on Kevin De Bruyne’s absence for Tuesday’s game. “You have this tendency to only ask about the guys that are not selected,” Mourinho said. “See you tomorrow,” With that, the Portuguese coach made a swift exit off the platform, leaving midfielder Frank Lampard sit-
ting there in front of reporters. Before then, Mourinho had explained why De Bruyne was left in London alongside his fellow Belgian Eden Hazard, who has an ankle injury. “This is fantastic because nobody asks me about Mata,” Mourinho said. “You are three weeks speaking about Mata, and now you are speaking about Kevin de Bruyne. So you are not interested in the players that are playing? You are interested in the players that are not playing. “He was not selected. It was my decision. Only 11 can play and 18 can be selected. I try to decide by what they do on the pitch when they play and what they do in training.” Mata was recalled after impressing against Tottenham after coming on as a second-half substitute as Chelsea recovered a 1-1 draw.
El Arabi condemns Bilbao to 2-0 defeat at Granada
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Parma’s Massimo Gobbi, left, vies for the ball with AS Roma’s Gervinho of the Ivory Coast, during their Serie A soccer match at Parma’s Tardini stadium, Italy, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013.
MADRID - Athletic Bilbao missed a chance to climb above Villarreal into fourth in La Liga when a Youssef El Arabi double condemned the Basque club to a 2-0 defeat at Granada on Monday. Bilbao had made a solid start to the season after flirting with relegation last term but they turned in an error-strewn performance devoid of inspiration at Granada’s Los Carmenes stadium. El Arabi fired the Andalusian side ahead from the penalty spot in the 53rd minute after Ander Herrera fouled Yacine Brahimi on the edge of the area. The Morocco international scored his second eight minutes later when Pape Diakhate flicked on a Diego Buonanotte corner and he headed past Bilbao goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz. They were Granada’s first goals at home in four matches this season and lifted them to 12th on eight points from seven games. Bilbao stay fifth on 12 points. “It’s important to win at home
and we put in a huge effort,” Buonanotte said in an interview with Spanish television broadcaster Cuatro. “It’s all about building confidence and winning games.” Bilbao midfielder Herrera said his side would have to improve their away form if they are to achieve their objective of qualifying for Europe. Ernesto Valverde’s side have won all three of their matches at their new San Mames stadium but have lost their last three on the road after an opening-day win at Real Valladolid. “If we want to be up at the top of the table we have to perform away from home as well,” he told Cuatro. “There’s no point in looking for excuses,” he added. “We are a completely different team away from home and that’s what we have to correct.” Champions Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are the only two teams with a perfect 21 points from their seven games. Real Madrid are five points adrift of the leaders in third after losing 1-0 at home to Atletico on Saturday.
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Man City boss Pellegrini hoping to snap Pep jinx Reuters
Manuel Pellegrini’s record against Pep Guardiola is a sorry one but he gets another chance to finally put one over his tormentor when Manchester City host holders Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Manchester City’s Samir Nasri controls the ball during a training session at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, northern England October 1, 2013. Manchester City play Bayern Munich in the Champions League tomorrow.
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During his time in La Liga the Chilean was in the opposing dugout to former Barcelona coach Guardiola on eight occasions and only avoided defeat once when his Villarreal side drew 3-3 in the Nou Camp in the 2008-09 season. His brief stay at Real Madrid included two El Classico defeats by Guardiola’s Barca and the trend continued at Malaga where he soaked up another four losses against the Catalans. The furniture has been rearranged in European soccer, however, and Pellegrini will feel his expensively-assembled Man City side will start as equals to Bayern who have yet to really spark under Guardiola even if they are unbeaten. Pellegrini was head-hunted by City at the end of last season partly because of his tactical nous in the Champions League in which he had Villarreal and Malaga punching above their weight. He has never failed to survive the group stage in his previous Champions League campaigns and City’s opening day 3-0 win away to Viktoria Plzen has raised hopes that they can finally make their mark on the competition having twice fallen short of the knockout rounds. Despite that emphatic victory in the Czech Republic Pellegrini’s opening weeks in charge of City have been far from smooth with two defeats in their opening six Premier League games, the latest a 3-2 loss at Aston Villa on Saturday. Pellegrini was baffled by his side’s loss at Villa, having dominated for long spells, but said it would have no adverse effect on morale ahead of a visit from the European champions. “It’s always better to play in the Champions League when you have won the Premier League game before but the team is playing with trust and confidence so I hope we can do a good match
again next Wednesday,” he said. “In general, I was very happy with the way we played.” City could be boosted by the return of midfielder David Silva who has been out since the end of August. Guardiola’s start at treblewinning Bayern has been efficient rather than spectacular with Saturday’s 1-0 win at home to VfL Wolfsburg indicative of their form so far. “It is very difficult at this moment to improve with Bayern because they won the last three competitions but he will find a way because he is a very good manager,” Pellegrini, who does not have that dilemma at City, said. Bayern began the defence of their European crown with a 3-0 home win against CSKA Moscow and there are already signs that the Bundesliga giants are playing a more intricate, possessionbased game than under the more direct Jupp Heynkes. Against CSKA Bayern completed 753 passes, more than any other team in the opening group games, and Bayern are unlikely to change that blueprint throughout the campaign, even if Guardiola admits his side have room for improvement. “We need to do some things better even though we won against Wolfsburg,” Guardiola, who won 14 trophies in four seasons in charge of Barcelona, told reporters. “I am certain we will put in a good performance against Manchester.” Bayern lost to City two years ago when they had already qualified for the last 16 and defender Jerome Boateng, formerly of City, believes under Pellegrini the Premier League side can be even more of a threat in Europe. “I think so they are stronger, new coach, changes in tactics. They play even better together now. Not like two years ago. They are more of a team,” he said.
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Galatasaray hires Mancini as new coach
Associated Press Writer
A N K A R A , Tu r k e y - G a l atasaray says it has hired former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini to replace Fatih Terim as coach. Galatasaray said in a state-
ment on its website Monday that Mancini signed a three-year contract and will be paid 3.5 million euros for the upcoming season, with his salary upped to 4.5 million euros for the next two campaigns. Terim’s contract was terminat-
ed by the club last week after he rejected a two-year extension. One of Turkey’s best known coaches, Terim last month started his third stint as manager of Turkey’s national team. Galatasaray plays Juventus on Wednesday in the Champions League.
Gobbi’s late goal helps Parma draw at Fiorentina Associated Press Writer
FLORENCE, Italy — Massimo Gobbi scored a late equalizer as Parma snatched a 2-2 draw at Fiorentina in the Italian league on Monday. Parma had not scored in its previous three games in Florence, but took the lead on the stroke of halftime when Walter Gargano’s shot was deflected over the prone Fiorentina goalkeeper Neto. Fiorentina leveled in the 64th
minute when Gonzalo Rodríguez leapt highest at the near post to head a corner across into the right side of the goal. The hosts went ahead 12 minutes later when Juan Vargas controlled the ball between two Parma defenders before turning and firing past Antonio Mirante from close range. But seconds from fulltime, Gobbi — who was practically on the goalline — headed in Jonathan Biabiany’s cross to earn a competition point for Parma.
“There is bitterness, disappointment,” Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella said. “In the first half we didn’t do very well, partly down to the great work of Parma, while I saw a different Fiorentina after the break. “We had a different tempo and style, which is why we deservedly went in front. We really should have won the match, we should have kept the ball, instead we kept trying to break them down and we conceded a goal.”
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Chelsea’s manager Jose Mourinho covers his mouth during a press conference in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, before his team’s official training ahead of a Champions League group E match between Chelsea and Steaua Bucharest.
Agitated Mourinho walks out of media conference Associated Press Writer
BUCHAREST, Romania - Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho walked out of a news conference on Monday ahead of a Champions League match at Steaua Bucharest after becoming increasingly agitated at questions about his squad selections. Mourinho has spent weeks responding to questions about Juan Mata being dropped from the team. Now that the midfielder has been recalled, Mourinho was frustrated to be quizzed on Kevin De Bruyne’s absence for Tuesday’s game. “You have this tendency to only ask about the guys that are not selected,” Mourinho said. “See you tomorrow,” With that, the Portuguese coach made a swift exit off the platform, leaving midfielder Frank Lampard sit-
ting there in front of reporters. Before then, Mourinho had explained why De Bruyne was left in London alongside his fellow Belgian Eden Hazard, who has an ankle injury. “This is fantastic because nobody asks me about Mata,” Mourinho said. “You are three weeks speaking about Mata, and now you are speaking about Kevin de Bruyne. So you are not interested in the players that are playing? You are interested in the players that are not playing. “He was not selected. It was my decision. Only 11 can play and 18 can be selected. I try to decide by what they do on the pitch when they play and what they do in training.” Mata was recalled after impressing against Tottenham after coming on as a second-half substitute as Chelsea recovered a 1-1 draw.
El Arabi condemns Bilbao to 2-0 defeat at Granada
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Parma’s Massimo Gobbi, left, vies for the ball with AS Roma’s Gervinho of the Ivory Coast, during their Serie A soccer match at Parma’s Tardini stadium, Italy, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013.
MADRID - Athletic Bilbao missed a chance to climb above Villarreal into fourth in La Liga when a Youssef El Arabi double condemned the Basque club to a 2-0 defeat at Granada on Monday. Bilbao had made a solid start to the season after flirting with relegation last term but they turned in an error-strewn performance devoid of inspiration at Granada’s Los Carmenes stadium. El Arabi fired the Andalusian side ahead from the penalty spot in the 53rd minute after Ander Herrera fouled Yacine Brahimi on the edge of the area. The Morocco international scored his second eight minutes later when Pape Diakhate flicked on a Diego Buonanotte corner and he headed past Bilbao goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz. They were Granada’s first goals at home in four matches this season and lifted them to 12th on eight points from seven games. Bilbao stay fifth on 12 points. “It’s important to win at home
and we put in a huge effort,” Buonanotte said in an interview with Spanish television broadcaster Cuatro. “It’s all about building confidence and winning games.” Bilbao midfielder Herrera said his side would have to improve their away form if they are to achieve their objective of qualifying for Europe. Ernesto Valverde’s side have won all three of their matches at their new San Mames stadium but have lost their last three on the road after an opening-day win at Real Valladolid. “If we want to be up at the top of the table we have to perform away from home as well,” he told Cuatro. “There’s no point in looking for excuses,” he added. “We are a completely different team away from home and that’s what we have to correct.” Champions Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are the only two teams with a perfect 21 points from their seven games. Real Madrid are five points adrift of the leaders in third after losing 1-0 at home to Atletico on Saturday.
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IBP Purancak Temple is also mentioning as Pura Perancak situated in the coastal area right at Purancak Countryside, Negara sub district and Jembrana Regency. In order to reach the location of
Destination
Purancak Temple
this temple which is also situated in the estuary of Purancak River, we have to go the west direction and goes to through the good road with the car or other motorcycle. After going through the journey within 9 Km from the district town, all visitors who visit this
temple will arrive at non-irrigated dry field. This land is fully planted by the coconut trees with beautiful panorama that make a comfortable atmosphere. Pertaining to the name (Abhiseka) of Purancak Temple, it is inseparable from the holy journey
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(Dharmayatra and Tirthayatra) of Danghyang Dwijendra, a famous Siwa Religion Adviser. From the domestic sources, there is opinion that the name of Purancak Temple is come the word of Perahu Encak (Balinese Language meaning leaky boat or breaking boat). There is also from domestic source say that the this temple’s name is come from word Ancak (The tree name, sycamore bodi), because when Danghyang Dwijendra crossing the sea in west part of Bali Island that is also recognized as Sagara Rupek, he firstly arrive at the location where the Purancak Temple existing now. He wait his wife and son who go up the leaky boat that had been patched by spool gourd leaf (Waluh Pahit), while Danghyang Dwijendra go up a bitter fruit Waluh (spool gourd) by using his both hand and feet as oar. When he waiting his wife and son, he was seat under a tree which is called Ancak Tree and at the same time he do conversation with a cow farmer. Since he was seat under that tree then The Temple is built right in this location hence this temple is named by Purancak Temple. But in conjunction to other domestic sources that is estimated the Purancak Temple is also taken away from the name of this countryside where he firstly arrive and do pray while waiting his family. This temple is kept by a priest ev-
ery day who waiting and monitoring everyone who cross the way. The priest will remind and admonishing if there anyone who pass and neglect to conduct the pray based on the regulation stated by I Ngurah Ragsasa, the powerful and handle hegemony over there. Dhangyang Dwijendra and his family continue his holy journey and pass this temple. When he arrive at this temple area, the priest as a temple keeper who is also observe everyone crossing this area, he admonished and asked to Danghyang Dwinjendra to do pray in this temple. When he reach in the silent moment of praying, suddenly inscrutable fact happened that this temple breaks. When witnessing this inscrutable occurrence, I Ngurah Rangsasa with all his supporter are feeling very fear and then run to his house meanwhile the temple priest is very braze and request to Danghyang Dwijendra return the temple back to the perfection like previously. Dhangyang Dwijendra finally fulfills his request and then he do pray again to return the temple condition like previously. By blessing of his spiritual strengthens and Chastity, the temple become intact return. The priest look so happy to witness all this experiences then Danghyang Dwijendra bestow the Kalpika to the priest in order to glorify as a proof that he was done a holy journey to this place.
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Blatter should go over 2022 Qatar-strophy Associated Press Writer
PARIS - Qatar-strophic. Qatar-clysm. The headlines will write themselves if FIFA turns the world of football on its head this week by deciding that the 2022 World Cup cannot be played in summer. Moving the tournament from its usual June-July slot to another time of year when the heat in 2022 host country Qatar isn’t such a health hazard would clearly be disruptive, and not just for football. Quite how disruptive -ranging from moderately to massively so - isn’t yet clear. That will depend to a large extent on what new dates FIFA picks: May or November, for example, at least wouldn’t clash with the Winter Olympics in the first few months of 2022. Still, this much is certain: This whole mess was completely avoidable. The danger of staging the showcase event in the extreme heat of a Gulf summer was laid out in black and white by FIFA before its executive committee picked the oil- and gas-wealthy nation in 2010, in a secret ballot overshadowed by allegations of influence trading and corruption. “Very hot, sunny and humid summers,” FIFA’s fact-finders stated in their 34-page report that evaluated the Qatari bid. Expect average afternoon temperatures of at least 37 Celsius (99 Fahrenheit), rarely dipping below 31 Celsius (88 Fahrenheit) in the evenings, they added. And, leaving absolutely no doubt, they warned: “The fact that the competition is planned in June/July, the two hottest months of the year in this region, has to be considered as a potential health risk for players, officials,
the FIFA family and spectators, and requires precautions.” So can’t FIFA bosses read or is it just that they didn’t care? Did the 14 executive committee voters (from 22) who backed Qatar against the United States in the final round of voting put personal interests, whatever they might have been, before those of the sport they are meant to safeguard? Or did they believe that Qatar will deliver promised solar-powered, air-conditioning technology to cool the stadiums and other venues? If so, are those promises no longer valid? Why is there a need less than three years later to debate possible wholesale changes to everyone’s schedules and plans? At this point, three years too late, the causes of this public relations disaster - yet another - for FIFA are less important than what the next step should be: the resignation of FIFA President Sepp Blatter and the bulk of his executive committee. Because if they decide at their closed-door meeting on Friday that a summer World Cup in Qatar isn’t reasonable then that can only mean it wasn’t reasonable when they opted for it in 2010, either. That, in turn, would mean that collectively, regardless of how its members voted as individuals, FIFA’s decision-making body displayed very poor judgment, so poor that it surely can’t be completely trusted to now deftly clean up this mess of its own making.
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FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday Dec. 16, 2010, showing FIFA President Sepp Blatter, right, being welcomed by AFC president Mohammed bin Hammam upon his arrival in Doha, Qatar.
No. 1s Djokovic, Serena advance at China Open
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BEIJING - Top-ranked Novak Djokovic cruised while Serena Williams was made to fight for her win in the China Open on Tuesday. Djokovic put away Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic 6-0, 6-3 in the first round, while Williams lost her serve twice to 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone before prevailing 6-4, 7-5 in
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the second round. Djokovic’s run of 100 weeks at the top of the ATP rankings is in danger this week from Rafael Nadal, who defeated Santiago Giraldo of Colombia 6-2, 6-4. Nadal will retake No. 1 if he reaches the final. Williams found herself having to grind against Schiavone in their second set, losing her serve twice and having to break back each time. Schiavone, who won
only one game off Williams at the U.S. Open, won her most against Williams in eight years. Meanwhile, Venus Williams, a wildcard recipient like Schiavone, fell to Sabine Lisicki
of Germany for the first time in four years, 6-1, 6-2. Lisicki didn’t face a break point and broke Venus three times. Djokovic will take on Fernando Verdasco in the second round after the Spaniard beat Indian qualifier Somdev Devvarman 7-6 (6), 6-3. Nadal’s second-round opponent will be Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany. In other men’s matches. fifthseeded Richard Gasquet of France
beat Florian Mayer of Germany 6-3, 7-6 (2); sixth-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland overcame Andreas Seppi of Italy 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, and eighth-seeded John Isner of United States beat local Di Wu 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-3 after nearly two hours. Former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki beat Monica Niculescu of Romania 6-3, 6-1 to remain on course to face Williams in the quarterfinals.
Novak Djokovic of Serbia reaches for the ball as he plays against Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic during the China Open tennis tournament at the National Tennis Stadium in Beijing, China Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013.
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WASHINGTON - A Senate panel has approved the nomination of Caroline Kennedy to serve as U.S. ambassador to Japan. By voice vote on Monday, the Foreign Relations Committee endorsed President Barack Obama’s choice, the former first daughter who has promised to carry forward John F. Kennedy’s legacy with humility. Caroline Kennedy helped propel Obama to the Democratic presidential nomination with her endorsement over Hillary Rodham Clinton, the only time she’s endorsed a presidential candidate other than her uncle Ted in 1980. If confirmed, Kennedy would replace John Roos, a former Silicon Valley lawyer and top Obama campaign fundraiser. At her confirmation hearing, Kennedy noted the significance of her nomination 50 years since her father’s presidency, focusing on his tenure rather than his assassination on Nov. 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas.
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FILE - In this Dec. 30, 1999 file photo, clouds float over the Millennium Island, Kiribati, in the South Pacific.
‘Climate refugee’ fighting to stay in New Zealand Associated Press Writer
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A man from one of the lowest-lying nations on Earth is trying to convince New Zealand judges that he’s a refugee - suffering not from persecution, but from climate change. The 37-year-old and his wife left his remote atoll in the Pacific nation of Kiribati six years ago for higher ground and better prospects in New Zealand, where their three children were born. Immigration authorities have twice rejected his argument that rising sea levels make it too dangerous for him and his family to return to Kiribati. So on Oct. 16, the man’s lawyer, Michael Kidd, plans to argue the case before New Zealand’s High Court. Kidd, who specializes in human rights cases, told The Associated Press he will appeal the case all the way to the country’s Supreme Court if necessary. Legal experts consider the man’s case a long shot, but it will nevertheless be closely watched, and might have implications for tens of millions of residents in low-lying islands around the world. Kiribati, an impoverished string of 33 coral atolls about halfway between Hawaii and Austra-
lia, has about 103,000 people and has been identified by scientists as among the nations most vulnerable to climate change. In a transcript of the immigration case obtained by the AP, the Kiribati man describes extreme high tides known as king tides that he says have started to regularly breach Kiribati’s defenses - killing crops, flooding homes and sickening residents. New Zealand immigration laws prevent the AP from naming him. The man said that around 1998, king tides began regularly breaching the sea walls around his village, which was overcrowded and had no sewerage system. He said the fouled drinking water would make people vomit, and that there was no higher ground that would allow villagers to escape the knee-deep water. He said returning to the island would endanger the lives of his two youngest children. “There’s no future for us when we go back to Kiribati,” he told the tribunal, ac-
cording to the transcript. “Especially for my children. There’s nothing for us there.” The man’s lawyer said the family is currently living and working on a New Zealand farm. Last week, an international panel of climate scientists issued a report saying that it was “extremely likely” that human activity was causing global warming, and predicted that oceans could rise by as much as 1 meter (3.3 feet) by the end of the century. If that were to happen, much of Kiribati would simply disappear. Though that is a dire prospect, New Zealand’s Immigration and Protection Tribunal has said it is not one that is addressed by laws dealing with refugees. In a decision recently made public, tribunal member Bruce Burson said the legal concept of a refugee is someone who is being persecuted, which requires human interaction. He said the tribunal rejected the man’s claim because nobody is persecuting him.
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Tanzania suspends two major papers for sedition
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Arusha - Tanzania has suspended two leading Swahili-language daily newspapers on sedition charges, the government said Tuesday, a move criticised by rights groups. The authorities on Friday suspended the privately-owned Mwananchi and MTanzania for 14 and 90 days respectively for publishing “hostile articles aimed at inciting the people to lose confidence in state institutions and thus endanger peace and national unity,” a government statement said. The Committee to Protect Journalists said Tanzania often relies “on an arsenal of anti-media laws” that allows the information ministry “wide discretionary powers to ban” publications. “The government could have taken their grievances against Mwananchi and MTanzania to the Media Council of Tanzania, an ombudsman, rather than summarily suspending the publications,” the New York-based CPJ said. The authorities singled out two articles in Mwananchi -- The Citizen in Swahili -- for criticism. One was a July 17 story on a new salary scheme for civil servants, which the government complained was based on a confidential document that the paper should not have had access to. The second story, published in mid-August, was titled “Muslims Pray Under Heavy Security,” and was accompanied by a picture of a police dog. The government said the photograph implied that “the police had taken dogs to Islamic places of worship. This was not true.” The government also banned MTanzania over articles that alleged police involvement in attacks against citizens and suggested government failures in stopping attacks, the statement said. The statement singled out three articles: “The Bloody Presidency,” published on March 20, “Revolution Cannot Be Avoided,” on June 12 and “The Government Stinks of Blood,” from September 18. The government has warned the paper several times to stop publishing “inflammatory content.”
US federal... From page 1 “A shutdown will have a very real economic impact on real people, right away. Past shutdowns have disrupted the economy significantly,” Obama said. Consultants Macroeconomic Advisors said it would slow growth, recorded at a 2.5 percent annual pace in the second quarter. A two-week shutdown would cut 0.3 percentage point off of gross domestic production. It would also have a painful personal impact on workers affected -- leaving them to dip into savings or delay mortgage payments, monthly car loan bills and other spending. Markets are likely to be even more traumatized if there is no quick solution to the next fast approaching crisis. Republicans are also demanding Obama make concessions in the health care law to secure a lifting of the current $16.7 trillion debt ceiling, without which the United States would begin to default on its debts for the first time in history by the middle of October.
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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott delivers a speech during a business breakfast meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013.
Australian PM wavers on asylum during Indonesia trip
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JAKARTA - Australia’s new Prime Minister Tony Abbott Tuesday said he remained committed to crushing the “evil scourge” of people-smuggling but appeared to waver on some of the key elements of his hardline boatpeople policy. On a trip to Jakarta, where officials have complained his plans to tackle asylum-seekers arriving by boat threaten Indonesian sovereignty, Abbott said he was encouraged by the response he received at a critical meeting with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. “I made it very clear that this is an issue of sovereignty for us and I think I can say that on the Indonesian side, there was a willingness to be as co-operative as was possible to ensure this evil scourge is ended,” he told reporters. “We are 100 percent committed to stopping the boats, we are 100 percent committed to the policies that we took to the election and the policies that are necessary to stop the boats.” Abbott won a landslide election in September with his “stop the boats” mantra, which involved plans to tow asylum-seeker vessels from Australian waters and buy boats from Indonesian fishermen to prevent people smugglers buying them first.
While his policies helped propel him to power in Australia, they caused consternation in Indonesia, with Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa and lawmakers lining up to criticise them. But on his visit to Jakarta, his first overseas trip since becoming premier, Abbott has striven to strike a conciliatory tone as he seeks to strengthen business ties with Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. He twice refused to definitively say whether the turn-back plan would actually be implemented. “Can I just scotch this idea that the coalition’s policy is, or ever has been, ‘tow-backs’,” he said. “Tow-back” is a term that has been widely used to refer to his plans for Australian navy boats to take boats back to Indonesia when it is safe to do so. It has been the main reason why officials in Jakarta became concerned that his policies may breach Indonesian sovereignty. “Our policy, which we’ve repeated till we’re blue in the face, is that we
reserve the right to turn boats around where it’s safe to do so,” he said. “There’s a world of difference between turning boats around in Australia waters, and the Australian navy towing them back to Indonesia,” he said, without elaborating where boats would be dropped off, if not in Indonesia. Abbott assured Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday that Australia had “total respect” for Indonesia’s sovereignty in a bid to ease tensions over the asylum-seeker issue. His tone is in contrast to remarks made by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, who recently declared the government was not seeking permission from Indonesia to implement its policies. Abbott also declined to say he was committed to the buyback of fishing boats, ridiculed by some Indonesian officials, and said that the policy was only to make money available for fishing communities “to ensure as far as we can we’ve got people working with us rather than against us”.
BRUSSELS - Indonesia, Asia’s leading exporter of timber to Europe, on Monday signed a long-awaited pact with the European Union to fight the trade in illegal timber, a driver of environmentally damaging deforestation. The deal, negotiated over six years, aims to ensure that all Indonesian timber entering the EU is produced legally, and makes Indonesia the first Asian nation to enter such an agreement. “This agreement is good for the environment and good for responsible business,” said the EU’s Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik, who joined Indonesia’s Minister for Forestry Hassan Zulkifli at the signing ceremony in Brussels. Illegally harvested wood represents about 50 percent of timber exported from Indonesia and 20 percent of timber products imported into the EU. Main destinations in Europe are Germany, Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain and Italy. But an EU law introduced in March prohibits the sale of illegally harvested timber, meaning businesses must ask
for evidence that products comply with the rules. The deal has yet to be formally ratified by both sides, but once it is fully implemented, Indonesian timber products will be systematically checked for their traceability with the help of the EU. It will boost the EU’s Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade plan, part of global efforts to stop the illegal logging practices that are destroying the world’s tropical forests. Indonesia is home to the world’s third-largest expanse of rainforests, after the Amazon and the Congo basin, and is often cited as the third biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, mainly caused by deforestation. It has said demand for cheap timber products is one of the main reasons it struggles to control what is known locally as the “forest mafia”. The EU imported $1.2 billionworth of timber and paper from Indonesia in 2010, about 15 percent of the country’s total exports in the forestry sector. Brussels first signed a similar accords with Ghana, followed by Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Liberia and Central African Republic.
Garuda orders ATR72-600 planes to serve medium cities
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JAKARTA - Garuda Indonesia has ordered 35 Avions de Transport Regional (ATR) 72-600 planes to serve medium cities. “Garuda Indonesia has ordered ATR72-600 planes to develop and strengthen the routes in the domestic market,” said the airline company’s President Director Emirsyah Satar at the signing of a cooperation agreement between Garuda, ATR, and Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) on Tuesday. He added that the ATR planes will be operational in a number of secondary cities to support the Master Plan for the Acceleration and Extension of Indonesia’s Economic Development (MP3EI). The development of the routes, he said, would increase national connectivity, which is in line with MP3EI. “The procurement of ATR72-600 planes is in line with the government’s plan to develop air transportation infrastructure, following the inauguration of new airports in Indonesia in the next two years,” he said. He said a number of new airports will be opened, especially in new economic growth regions and tourist
destinations in remote regions. As per the cooperation agreement between Garuda, ATR, and NAC, Garuda will procure 35 ATR72-600 planes to serve short-haul flights. CEO of ATR Filipo Begnato, meanwhile, said the first plane would be delivered in November 2013, while the rest will be delivered in stages until 2017. “The agreement is part of the ATR72-600 expansion plan in Southeast Asia, where the fleet has become the new standard for air connectivity development and is also part of our commitment to support the development of aviation industry in this region,” he said. Chairman of NAC Marin Moller, meanwhile, said the cooperation is strong, considering the fast development of aviation industry in Southeast Asia. The chairman added that ATR72-600 is the right choice for operations in small airports and isolated locations. Deputy Transportation Minister Bambang Susantono said the cooperation was good because it would improve connectivity in Indonesia. “The Ministry of Transportation is currently striving to develop airports in secondary cities,” he said.
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Helipad for Obama prepared for APEC Summit
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DENPASAR - The United States has requested Indonesia to provide a helipad for President Barack Obama in view of the APEC Summit 2013 in Nusa Dua, Bali. Head of Communication Representative of Regional Military Command IX Udayana Lieutenant Colonel Wing Handoko said a helipad has been built in Nusa Dua to be used by President Obama for the APEC Summit. “We have coordinated with the US government regarding the construction of a helipad for President
TOKYO - The dollar fell in Asia on Tuesday as the United States lurched into its first government shutdown in 17 years due to a budget standoff. The greenback bought 98.16 yen in Tokyo afternoon trade after US lawmakers missed a midnight deadline to avert the shutdown, down from highs of around 98.70 in morning trade and 98.21 yen in New York on Monday afternoon. The US government shutdown early Tuesday triggered agency closures and hundreds of thousands of furloughs as Congress missed a deadline to pass a budget. “The economic impact (of the shutdown) is unclear. That’s why investors are holding off on their trading,” said Kosuke Hanao, head of foreign exchange at HSBC in Japan. Earlier in the day the Bank of Japan’s quarterly Tankan business confidence survey hit its highest level in over five years. That was followed by Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe saying he would press on with a sales tax rise seen as crucial to shrinking a huge national debt. Later Tuesday the 59-year-old leader is expected to spell out details of an economic stimulus plan aimed at softening the impact of raising the tax burden. A corporate tax cut may be part of the package. “If that doesn’t impress us, the yen is likely to strengthen on the back of the US problems,” Akira Moroga, manager of forex products group at Aozora Bank, told Dow Jones Newswires. In other trading, the euro edged up despite a political row in Italy that threatens the future of the country’s young government. The single currency fetched $1.3547 and 132.93 yen compared with $1.3524 and 132.81 yen in US trade. Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta is battling to save his coalition from collapse after former premier Silvio Berlusconi said he was pulling his party’s ministers out of the cabinet. Letta is due to go to parliament on Wednesday for a confidence vote in his government, which was formed barely five months ago. The dollar was mostly lower against other Asia-Pacific currencies. It slipped to 62.35 Indian rupees from 62.78 rupees the previous day, to Sg$1.2531 from Sg$1.2570, to 31.21 Thai baht from 31.39 baht, to 43.31 Philippine pesos from 43.53 pesos, to 11,239 Indonesian rupiah from 11,655 rupiah, and to Tw$29.54 from Tw$29.56. The greenback rose to 1,074.01 South Korean won from 1,073.88 won. The Australian dollar strengthened to 93.86 US cents from 93.11 cents after the nation’s central bank held interest rates at their record low of 2.50 percent. The Chinese yuan changed hands at 16.01 yen from 15.97 yen.
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Obama in Nusa Dua,” he said. Besides a helipad, the US official has requested a special parking lot for two presidential planes at Ngurah Rai International Airport. “They (US) have contacted us; hence we are accommodating to their requests. We will give equal attention to the security of all
economic leaders,” he said. The construction for Obama’s helipad began in July, with a diameter of between 46.5 metres and 52.5 metres. However, Handoko stressed that the security procedure is the same for all economic leaders, but in this case, the US has coordinated with Indonesian officials
for some special facilitation. “We predict that the helipad will also be used by other leaders who need additional security. Further details will be coordinated later,” he said. Apart from the US official, the Russian official has also requested for special parking space for his presidential plane during President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Bali. “It has been confirmed by the Ngurah Rai International Airport,” he said.
Beginning October 1, some APEC delegations are expected to arrive on the God Island. Therefore, the Indonesian Military and National Police have increased the security level at Bali’s gateways, particularly in Nusa Dua, the location of the summit. At least 11 thousand personnel of the Indonesian Military and National Police have been deployed to secure the conference, which will be attended by 21 leaders of APEC from October 7 to 8.
Security of APEC Summit extra strict
Getting into Nusa Dua must present identity card Bali Post
New iPhone 5S are on display at an Apple store in Richmond, Va., Friday, Sept. 20, 2013.
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World’s ‘best brand’
Apple unseats Coca-Cola Agence France-Presse
PARIS - Coca-Cola has lost its crown as the world’s best brand, a closely watched survey said on Monday, unseated by the iconic iPhone and iPad maker Apple. This marks the first time the soft drink missed the top spot on the “best global brand report”, a line-up created in 2000 by marketing consultancy Interbrand, a unit of the Omnicom advertising conglomerate. “Every so often, a company changes our lives -- not just with its products, but with its ethos,” said Jez Frampton, Interbrand’s chief executive. “This is why, following Coca-Cola’s 13-year run at the top of Best Global Brands, Apple now ranks #1,” he said. In fact, Coca-Cola dropped two places in 2013, also losing to Google, the search engine, which came in second place. Apple has always been on the list, beginning at #36 in 2000, but has slowly climbed the ranks.
But Interbrand warned Apple needed to keep a close eye on archrival Samsung (#9), especially on the crucial smartphone market. “To maintain its number one position over the next year, Apple will have to slow rival Samsung’s momentum in the mobile market and never lose sight of what it does best: ‘Think different’,” the consultancy said. According to Interbrand, the Apple brand is worth $98.31 billion, a 28 percent rise from the previous year with the Google brand weighing in at $93.29 billion. Computing giants IBM and Microsoft fill out the top five. Meanwhile, some recent rising stars have now lost their lustre. Blackberry, the embattled phone maker, has disappeared from the list completely and Nokia, once the mobile phone leader, tumbled from 13th place to a lowly 57. Social network Facebook meanwhile jumped to the 52 spot from 69.
NUSA DUA - Security of Nusa Dua area becoming the venue of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit on October 1-8 was made extra strict. Such extra strict security has been visible at the entrance into the area since Monday (Sep 30). Joint forces comprising police, military and local security officers did not only check luggage, but also asked everyone coming into the region to present their identity card and tell their purpose of passing to security and police officers in charge of the entrance. According to information in the field, people wishing to go to Nusa Dua area should be equipped with a special identity issued by the APEC committee and the Bali Tourism Development Corporation (BTDC) as the resort management of Nusa Dua area. Not only that, during the international event, Nusa Dua area would be sterile from any motor vehicle, except for vehicles that had been equipped with a special sticker of the APEC Summit. On the other hand, the Badung government also deployed hundreds of pecalang personnel or customary security taskforce in securing the implementation of the international event. Local government had reportedly made socialization related to such big event to the community including the element of pecalang to participate in making the economic meeting of the world leaders from 21 countries successful. Meanwhile, Chairman of the Indonesian Economist Association (ISEI) of Bali Chapter, Prof. Dr. Ketut Rahyuda, said that Indonesia would use the moment as the host and the APEC leadership to make
a meaningful contribution to the process of regional economic integration in the Asia-Pacific region as happened in 1994 as indicated by the birth of Bogor Goals. The leadership of Indonesia next year would be very important because the APEC was at the crossroad. On the one hand, the APEC should continue its role as the locomotive of regional and global economic growth. On the other hand, the APEC was also expected to increase the resilience of local economy in the current global economic slowdown and it was the opportunity for the economy of Indonesia to utilize the concrete results for the community. Under the theme ‘Resilient Asia-Pacific, Global Growth Engine’, the APEC 2013 would strive to ensure that the Asia-Pacific region maintained the strong economic growth and resilience and was able to quickly recover from the shock and contagions from other regions. Indonesia along with the 20 other APEC countries tried to make the AsiaPacific region an engine of global economic growth. “APEC 2013 will also become an opportunity for Indonesia to take advantage of regional economic cooperation to advance the national interests in the development of the capacity of Indonesia’s domestic economy, promote job creation and boost investment and exports in Indonesia,” he said. In addition, Indonesia as the host of the APEC Summit would also certainly encourage positive benefits for the Indonesian trade promotion, especially for the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) both in the investment, tourism and socio-cultural sector. (kmb27)
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An Indonesian soldier checks a local rider near the venue of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 1 , 2013. The members of Indonesian Defense Forces and National Police fan out in the area to secure upcoming the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
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Inspection of temporary migrants
Cargo ships and box vehicles combed out Singaraja (Bali Post)—
The lineups of Sawan Police continued to examine the temporary migrants coming to Bali by sea and overland in Buleleng. Ahead of the opening of the APEC Summit in Nusa Dua, the examination was conducted more rigorously. On Monday (Sep 30), the lineups of Sawan Police in cooperation with Buleleng Marine Police conducted a search to cargo ship docking at Sangsit Harbor. In addition, they also conducted a raid against box vehicles passing through the Jalan Raya Singaraja-Amlapura road section. A number of officials also conducted a raid against construction workers from outside Bali working in the Sawan subdistrict. For surveillance against freighter landed at Sangsit Harbor, the officers conduct a search against the goods carried by the ship. Temporary migrants who boarded in the ship were also checked related to their identity card. In addition, the officers of Marine Police alerted a patrol speed boat to be used any time required in the waters around the Sangsit Harbor. Meanwhile, the examination of box vehicle was also constantly conducted. Then, every box ve-
hicle passing through the SingarajaAmlapura road section was stopped and searched. Such an action was undertaken in anticipation of the entry of explosives and weapons to the Bali region. Other than examining every ship landed and box vehicle, the officers also conducted a raid against the temporary migrants from outside Bali who worked in the area of Sawan. In the raid made last Monday, a total of ten home builders from Banyuwangi were ensnared for the allegation of violating the population administration. The ten workers were gathered at the office of Bungkulan Headman. Chief of Sawan Police, Nyoman Kartika, said that his party indeed continued to tighten the entrance from the direction of Amlapura and the waters in the north. “We do this to safeguard Bali ahead of the opening of the APEC Summit,” he said. (kmb15)
The police officers are inspecting a newly arrive ship at Sangsit Harbor, Buleleng
Utilized for peddling, municipal police furious
City Park in Klungkung County looks chaotic because the park that must beautify the appearance of Semarapura town is even filled with small shanties taken advantage for peddling and other businesses. Not only that, several shade trees and public facilities that should also beautify the town appearance often disappear caused by the action of individual resident. Responding to such condition, the Klungkung Municipal Police (Satpol PP) came down directly to perform inspection to a number of road sections where the city park had been broken, Monday (Sep 30). Two of the targets were Jalan Ngurah Rai and Jalan Puputan Klungkung. Chief of the Municipal Police, Nyoman Sucitra, said that his team found that many city parks were even taken advantage as location of peddling on Jalan Ngurah Rai, such as at the east of the Military District Command headquarters used as a place to sell mosaic stones. In addition, the city park in front of the Military District Command headquarters was also often used to place chicken cage. Meanwhile, along the Jalan Puputan, the Municipal Police also found a damaged city park as had
been transformed into illegal shanties. The traders here sold mixed rice, ritual oblation to fruit salads. Sucitra said that his party had sent a reprimand letter earlier to a number of traders that established illegal shanties in the city park six days ago. “As a follow up to our letter, we send the last reprimand. If they are still stubborn tomorrow (Tuesday—Ed), we will dismantle theirs by force,” he said. Sucitra said the traders and businesses on the road side that so far had annexed the space of city park and sidewalk had admitted to be ready to clean up their stalls or their belongings from city parks and sidewalks when raided last Tuesday. He said the discipline referred to the Regional Bylaw No.11/1996 on the Public Order, especially chapter 9 where it was not allowed to disrupt the places used as supporting facilities of the urban beauty such as city parks, monuments and tourist attractions. In addition, it also referred to the Regent Decree No.155/2012 on the establishment of green open space. “If they are not disciplined from now on, the city parks can disappear,” he explained. Apparently the city park was not only damaged because they were taken advantage for peddling place. One of the staff of the Klungkung Sanitation and
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Chinese flock to Tiananmen and jam trains in holiday exodus Flag-waving crowds packed Beijing’s Tiananmen Square Tuesday to celebrate National Day which heralds China’s “Golden Week” holiday, as the country’s transport network strained with thousands of vacation travellers.
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Landscaping Agency (DKP), Ketut Romi, who joined in the inspection, said the existence of several shade trees at some road sections to beautify the city look were also threatened. He said there were many requests for cutting down trees at a number of roads. Not only that, a total of 250 champak trees planted along Jalan Rama disappeared shortly after being planted. Likewise, the euphorbia and variegata trees planted on Jalan Kecubung to beautify the face of Semarapura town also disappeared without a trace. Similarly, he revealed that a number of public facilities such as concrete seating and tables in the Puputan Klungkung Square were also damaged. With such conditions, Sucitra emphasized that socialization to local community on the maintenance of city parks and public facilities was important. “More importantly, there must be a vigorous effort to make people aware,” he concluded. Meanwhile, a number of business owners disciplined as their business took advantage of the city park and sidewalks also asked the Municipal Police to act fairly. Similar condition could also be found at almost along the other roads in Klungkung. (kmb31)
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Jembrana worth having an airport
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Amid the discourse about the airport placement outside Badung, Jembrana County is also virtually worth for the airport. Even, the provincial government actually has a vast land in Pekutatan subdistrict remaining to be used for rubber plantation. On that account, it is not necessary to make land acquisition and land compensation. It was disclosed by the Regent of Jembrana, I Putu Artha, when met on Monday (Sep 30). According to him, based on the study, the location was feasible to use for the airport location. Unfortunately, Jembrana faced difficulty related to the Bali Spatial Plan that did not allow Jembrana to have an airport. “Actually, if the location is here, there are no constraints, no land acquisition is needed and the study has proved it feasible. The land belongs to provincial government and is now cultivated for rubber plantation,” said Artha. Approximately, it spreads across 1,300 hectares. Previously, it had been proposed to be the airport location, but it was not approved by central government. Although the plantation was located in Jembrana territory, the region never enjoyed the results. Regent Artha also deplored the other counties that did not consistently implement the spatial plan. From the beginning, Jembrana was
allocated for industrial area, but in fact many factories were also established in other counties. “For instance, we want the Pengambengan to be made a fishery center from the beginning, but similar facility is also established at Kedonganan, while factories can also be found in Tabanan,” he added. At the moment, the area of fishery industry was being developed at Pengambengan through minapolitan program or fishery-based business city. Aside from the centralized factories at the location, the local government was also building road access, in-patient health center and school. Currently the assistance from central government stayed to be focused on the core area for dredging the dock and door establishment so that boats and fishing boats could enter and anchor. He recognized there was a delay due to the process at central government faced a difficulty. As consequence, the process should be started from the beginning again and accompanied with evaluation. According to him, the county government currently had entered the stage of the Detail Engineering Design (DED) making. Another effort was to perform the land acquisition on the arising area across 22 hectares of land that would be included in an integrated industrial park. (kmb26)
President Xi Jinping and state leaders sheltered under umbrellas in driving rain at a morning ceremony in the expansive square, while school children and a military band were wrapped in plastic ponchos under a leaden sky. But as the weather cleared and the square reopened to the public, tourists crammed in, many holding flags and wearing Mao caps. The scene was dominated by an incongruous giant 13-metrehigh (43-feet) vase of fake flowers and fruit, an installation which has attracted criticism online as an unnecessary expense. Transport networks were jammed full of holidaymakers as the 10-day travel period, which started Saturday, hit its peak. Vacationers were expected to log a total of 430 million trips, the official China News Service said, with tourist sites and highways across China expected to see large crowds over the coming week. Railway ticket halls and platforms were filled with travellers, weighed down with infants, luggage and cameras. Around 400,000 passengers left Beijing from its four train stations on Monday, the Beijing News reported, citing city railway authorities. A train station in the eastern city of Nanjing was expected to send off 610,000 passengers in the first four days of the holiday, with ticket halls and platforms at stations around the country filled with travellers. Passengers at a station in northern Taiyuan city stood backpack-to-backpack as they shuffled toward their platforms, streaming around rows of metal seats and filling the aisles of the vast hall, images from China News Service showed.
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Tourists walk in front of Tiananmen Gate on the National Day, the 64th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. Tens of millions of Chinese travel and visit tourist attractions to spend their week-long National Day holidays.
SKorea displays new missile at military ceremony Snowden among finalists for EU human rights prize Associated Press Writer
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea displayed its longest-range missile capable of striking all of North Korea and other sophisticated weapons at a massive military parade Tuesday, a display of force meant to show Pyongyang that any provocation would be met with strong retaliation.
It was South Korea’s biggest Armed Forces Day ceremony in a decade, and the first since North Korea conducted its third atomic test and threatened nuclear war earlier this year. About 11,000 troops, 190 weapons systems and other equipment and 120 aircraft were featured in the parade at a military airport just south of Seoul. Among
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South Korea’s domestically built Hyunmu-3 cruise missiles are displayed during a street parade marking the 65th anniversary of the Armed Forces Day in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013.
them were GPS-guided, Hyunmu-3 cruise missiles with a range of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) that South Korea developed in recent years. It was the first time the domestically built Hyunmu-3 was publicly shown, according to Seoul’s Defense Ministry. President Park Geun-hye said in a speech at the ceremony that South Korea must maintain its strong alliance with the U.S. and establish missile defense and pre-emptive strike capabilities to let North Korea know “the nuclear weapons and missiles it is obsessed with are useless.” “We must build up a strong deterrence against North Korea until it puts down its nuclear weapons program and make a right choice for its own people and peace on the Korean Peninsula,” she said as visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel sat nearby. The Korean Peninsula is still officially at state of war because the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty. About 28,500 U.S. troops are deployed in South Korea. Other new weapons on show for the first time Tuesday included the Hyunmu-2 ballistic missile with a range of 300 kilometers (185 miles) and Israeli-made Spike missiles aimed at neutralizing North Korean coastal artillery.
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BRUSSELS- U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden is among three finalists for the European Union’s top human rights prize. European lawmakers on Monday narrowed down the list of nominees for the prestigious 50,000 euro ($65,000) award to Snowden, Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, and imprisoned dissidents from Belarus. The pro-environment Greens’ caucus said Snowden, who leaked a trove of documents on U.S. surveillance agencies’ programs, deserves to win because he “risked his freedom to protect us.” Still, the 16-year-old Yousafzai, who survived a Taliban assassination attempt last year when coming home from school in Pakistan, enjoys wide backing and is seen as the likely front-runner. The winner will be announced next week. The Sakharov prize is considered Europe’s top rights award. Previous laureates include Nobel Peace Prize winners Aung San Suu Kyi and Nelson Mandela.
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Strap on your computer, wearable tech taking off
Indonesia proposes easier travelling mechanism
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KUTA - Indonesia has proposed a mechanism that will make travelling within the Asia-Pacific region easy and safe, said Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Mari Elka Pangestu on Tuesday.
SAN FRANCISCO — The digital domain is creeping off our desktops and onto our bodies, from music players that match your tunes to your heart beat, to mood sweaters that change color depending on your emotional state — blue for calm, red for angry. There are vacuum shoes that clean the floor while you walk and fitness bracelets, anklets and necklaces to track your calorie burning. “Everyone agrees the race is just beginning, and I think we’re going to see some very, very big leaps in just the next year,” said tech entrepreneur Manish Chandra at a wearable technology conference and fashion show in San Francisco Monday that was buzzing with hundreds of developers, engineers and designers. Wearable technologies have long been a sideshow to mainstream laptop and smartphones, but this year Google’s glasses and rumors of Apple’s iWatch are popularizing the field. Analysts forecast swift growth. Last year the market for wearable technology — encompassing everything from hearing aids to wristband pedometers — totaled almost $9 billion. That should climb to $30 billion by 2018, said analyst Shane Walker at IHS Global Insights. Humans have been wearing technology for centuries, from strapped-on compasses to pocket watches. The current surging industry is centered in the Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay area, where mostly smaller startups design their products locally and have them manufactured in Asia to take advantage of cheap labor. Monday’s con-
ference was one of several focusing exclusively on wearable technology in recent years. As wearable technologies proliferate, humans will need to adapt, said Georgia Tech professor Thad Starner. He advises Google on its glasses, which are lightweight frames equipped with a hidden camera and tiny display that responds to voice commands. Starner has worn his for several years. “We’re talking about paradigm changing devices,” said Starner. “Capabilities that people haven’t thought of before.” He said that, unlike computers and tablets that people engage with, wearable computers are designed to be in the background, secondary to the wearer’s attention. “It seems like a paradox, but when you pull the technology closer to your body, there’s a seamless interaction, it’s more an extension of yourself,” he said. But there are sure to be cultural and social issues. Google Glass — and some emerging competitors — have raised concerns of people who don’t want to be surreptitiously videoed or photographed. And what about interacting?
“We are still discussing its implementation since we will be required to prepare supporting facilities such as the synchronisation of data between member economies,” she added. According to the minister, synchronised data from all economies will reduce the time spent by
tourists on administrative matters before entering the destination country/economy. Meanwhile, Indonesia’s Minister for Law and Human Rights Affairs Amir Syamsuddin said he will look into the security aspect of the proposal. Indonesia is the host for APEC
meetings this year in Bali from October 3 to 8. Taking the theme of “Resilient Asia Pacific, Engine of Global Growth,” Indonesia has set three key priorities for the APEC meetings this year - attaining Bogor goals, achieving sustainable growth with equity, and promoting connectivity.
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Jenn de la Vega wears a device on her hand as she gives a demonstration on a Technicolor mobile app that measures analytics for emotional response to content that will give feedback to the content creators at the GLAZED Conference, a conference for the business of wearable technology, in San Francisco, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. At Monday’s conference, attendees slipped on monitors that measured their heart rates and temperatures to reflect whether they really were enjoying a movie, and shot photos through their Google Glasses of Vibease, the world’s first wearable vibrator controlled by smartphones, promising long distance intimacy.
“Do you really want a touch screen on the front of your t-shirt? Is it socially acceptable to be poked all over your body for somebody to use your wearable computer?” asked Geneviève Dion, who directs a fashion and technology lab at Drexel University. The answer, for some, is no. In a newly released survey from
Cornerstone OnDemand, 42 percent of workers said they would not be willing to strap on wearable tech for their jobs, with older and more traditional employees more reluctant than their counterparts. The survey polled 1,029 Americans aged 18 and over in August, and had a 3.1 percentage point margin of error.
Delta picks Microsoft for pilot tablets Associated Press Writer
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FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2013, file photo, Microsoft’s Surface Pro 2 is introduced, in New York. Delta Air Lines plans to buy 11,000 Microsoft Surface 2 tablets for its pilots to replace the heavy bundles of books and maps they haul around now.
MINNEAPOLIS — Delta Air Lines plans to buy 11,000 Microsoft Surface 2 tablets for its pilots to replace the heavy bundles of books and maps they haul around now. Other airlines, including American and United, have been buying Apple’s iPad for that purpose. Delta says the Surface tablets will save it $13 million per year in fuel and other costs. Right now, each pilot carries a 38-pound flight bag with manuals and maps. Delta plans to test the tablets on its Boeing 757s and 767s, which are flown by the same group of pilots. The airline is hoping for Federal Aviation Administration approval next year to use the tablets throughout a flight, and it hopes to be using the devices on all of its other planes by the end of next year.
One reason Delta picked a Microsoft device was that it’s easier to give pilots separate sections for company and personal use, said Steve Dickson, Delta’s senior vice president for flight operations. Pilots will be able to install personal software and keep their own items such as photos on the personal section of the devices, while another portion will be dedicated to Delta’s software, Dickson said. “We trust them to manage that side of the device,” Dickson said. Another reason for picking the Surface tablet is that Delta’s training software also runs on the same Windows operating system as the tablets, reducing the need to redo that software for another device, Dickson said. Delta has already done a test program where pilots could bring their own devices, including iPads.
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Indonesia has proposed a mechanism that will make travelling within the Asia-Pacific region easy and safe, said Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Mari Elka Pangestu on Tuesday.
Indonesia to boost renewable energy techology cooperation Antara
NUSA DUA - Indonesia will encourage cooperation in the renewable energy technology among members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APECT), Marzan A Iskandar of the Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) said. “Indonesia has big renewable energy potential. What remains to be done is to combine it with command of technology,” Marzan stated here on Tuesday. Developing countries like
Indonesia own abundant energy resources. But this potential has not yet been maximally tapped because of their command of technology which was still far from that of developed nations, he asserted. He continued that Indonesia had big geothermal energy potential as a source of renewable energy, reaching 29 thousand megawatts. “Of the potential, only about 1,343 megawatts have been exploited,” he pointed out. Geothermal is viewed to be one of the
solutions to overcome Indonesia’s need for energy because it has a stable capacity for a time span of 20 to 30 years. He predicted that there would be an increase by at least five percent in the development of renewable energy up to 2025. The government has set itself a target of 17 percent increase in renewable energy development up to 2025 as suggested by Presidential Regulation No. 5 / 2006. “We can achieve the target with a strong commitment and policy,” he stressed.
Ahead of APEC Summit
Security at traditional crossing enhanced Bali Post
DENPASAR/TABANAN - Information Chief of the IX/Udayana Military Regional Command, Wing Handoko, doubling as the Commander of Regional Information Taskforce Unit affirmed that readiness in securing the APEC Summit was constantly improved. The security was not only undertaken inside the area but also at the entrances into Bali. Even, traditional crossing was also covered by the security. A number of personnel were alerted at vital locations in order to anticipate the undesirable things. Accompanied by Deputy Commander of the APEC Summit Security and Information Taskforce Kadek Arya Atmawijaya, Wing Handoko explained the increased security at the entrances was made by checking identity card and other identities. “Implementation of this inspection is well integrated and coordinated with police,” he said. Aside from security issues discussed in the press conference, Wing Handoko also appealed to all residents, especially those living around the Ngurah Rai Airport, not to fly kites during the APEC Summit on October 1-10. It could interfere with the flight smoothness and security of the APEC Summit delegates coming to Nusa Dua. He also delivered a very strategic role of the media in supporting the implementation of the APEC Summit. To that end, all media were invited to make the APEC Summit successful in accordance with their respective field. Both print and electronic media were expected to provide positive and balanced information, so that people would be getting objective information pursuant to the reality in the field. “Do not let the publicity be controlled by special interests and deviate from the real facts. Media have a very strategic role in presenting the true facts in the form of reports that are easily understood by the public,” he added.
At Tabanan
Security has been tightened in the districts of Tabanan and Badung in Bali Province, ahead of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting, which is being held at the Nusa Dua resort from October 1 to 8. “We tightened the security with the help of the Dstrict Military Command personnel and have checked every motor vehicle plying on the main roads to find any sharp weapons or drugs,” Tabanan resort police spokesman Adjunct Senior Commissioner Dekananto Eko Purwono stated on Tuesday. He noted that all motor vehicles entering the area of Tabanan were being checked to ensure security at the APEC meeting. “We are checking all motor vehicles in our effort to create a peaceful situation in Bali during the APEC meeting,” Purwono said. Meanwhile, TNI and police officials were also deployed around the three entry points of the Bali Tourism Development Corporation (BTDC) in Nusa Dua, which is the main venue for the APEC meeting. TNI and police officials were seen guarding the around the north gate on Pratama Street, which is the main gate and the south gate on Tuesday. Motorists without special identity cards from APEC have been forbidden from entering the BTDC area. BTDC officials have already distributed thousands of special identity cards to tourists, who are staying at a number of hotels, and workers from hotels and restaurants located in the Nusa Dua area. (kmb21/nik/kmb)
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Karangasem House unanimously rejects Besakih inclusion in KSPN It will write to Minister of Tourism and Economic Creative Amlapura (Bali Post)—
The Karangasem House in the joint commission meeting with the executive on Monday (Sep 30) unanimously rejected the inclusion of Besakih and Mount Agung in the National Tourism Strategic Area (KSPN). Based on the official attitude on the rejection, Chairman of the Karangasem House I Gede Dana accompanied by Deputy Chairman Nyoman Celos and Nyoman Karya Kartika stated the House would immediately notify the attitude of the Karangasem House rejecting the inclusion of Besakih in the KSPN to Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy. The reason of Karangasem House to reject was based on the Regional Bylaw No.17/2011 about Spatial Plan of Karangasem where Besakih belonged to sacred area. Similarly, the Regional Bylaw No.16/2009 concerning with the Bali Spatial Plan mentioned if Besakih region also belonged to sacred area. In addition, as soon as hearing about the Government Regulation (PP) No.50 including the area of Besakih and Mount Agung into the KSPN by central government, the circles of Balinese community rejected it as the assertiveness delivered by the Hindu Dharma Council of Indonesia (PHDI) of Bali Chapter. The working meeting was attended by all legislators of four commissions of the Karangasem House. It discussed about the issue on the Besakih inclusion in the KSPN, building expansion of the SMAN 1 Bebandem high school on the land that had not been legally become the property of Karangasem County as well as the transparency in the civil servant candidate recruitment in Karangasem. Representative of the executive was the Assistant III Wayan Supandi. The Head of Karangasem Tourism and Culture Office Wayan Purna said when people widely rejected the inclusion of Besakih in the KSPN, his party held a meeting. From the
minutes of previous meetings in his office, there was no discussion on the inclusion of Besakih in the KSPN. Similarly, when the Karangasem Tourism and Culture Office made coordination with the Bali Tourism and Culture Office, there was no suggestion about the matter. “Our conclusion, both the Karangasem Tourism and Culture Office and Bali Tourism and Culture Office never proposed Besakih to central government to be included in the KSPN,” said Purna. Personally, the officials in Karangasem disagreed if Besakih would be included in the KSPN. However, since there was a regent, the Assistant III would deliver the
rejection to the regent of Karangasem. Strong rejection against the Besakih inclusion in the KSPN was voiced to convey the conscience for the sake of temple sanctity by Wayan Pandu, Nyoman Winata, Luh Purnaminingsih, Gede Dana, Nyoman Celos, Nyoman Sadra, Wayan Sunarta and Perdana Putra as representative from Rendang subdistrict. Perdana Putra or fondly called Matek said that Besakih and surrounding areas had always been targeted by investors from long time ago. In 2009, investor from outside Bali even had made preparation to build a golf course and installed stakes at beautiful rice field at Tegenan area. The effort of investors targeting the Besakih for such
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Besakih Temple purpose was firmly rejected by residents and farmer community. Similarly, the plan of including Besakih Temple into a cultural heritage was also rejected. “We agreed to reject the inclusion of Besakih in the KSPN. The area of Besakih and Mount Agung are sacred one and pose the upstream of Bali. Never bother it other than in its function as the sanctified region. We are concerned if Besakih as the upstream is bothered will result in the decrease in the image and sanctity. Even, it can result in some restrictions. If the Besakih area indeed
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needs arranging, we have to arrange it based on the concept and understanding of Balinese people, not based on the concept of others,” affirmed Matek. In the meeting, Chairman of the Karangasem House Gede Dana directly asked whether the executive also rejected, and if rejected, whether he would jointly deliver it in a single letter or not. According to Gede Dana, even if the regent of Karangasem did not agree to people’s aspirations and the Karangasem House, the House itself would submit the letter of rejection to the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy. (013)
In the development of performing arts and tourism, the SMKN 3 Sukawati vocational school, Gianyar, has now owned a roving performance bus. Such large bus poses the assistance from the Ministry of Education and Culture, Directorate of Vocational School Coaching (PSMK) Jakarta. “As planned, this bus will be used to present performing art in the field by the students,” said Principal of the SMKN 3 Sukawati, I Ketut Suandi Gunastra, Monday (Sep 30), amid the
trial session at local school. Such jumbo-sized bus could be converted by opening the side of the bus into a stage measuring about 5 x 5 meters complete with a roof. As planned, it would be used to make a performance in the field so the art activity of the students could be seen by community at large. “The performance should not necessarily be made in a room. Besides, we no longer have to worry about the making of the stage,” he added. The bus could also be borrowed by
other schools when needing to perform an art show so that the performing arts in Gianyar would be more vibrant with the presence of the jumbo-sized bus. Meanwhile, the Assistant I of Gianyar government Cok Rai Widiarsa said the bus assistance of the SMKN 3 Sukawati was expected to provide a breakthrough and new innovation in the performing arts so that the performing arts could be enjoyed by wider community, and certainly supported the vibrant tourism of Gianyar. (kmb16)
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Favehotel arrives in Jakarta’s Chinatown IBP
JAKARTA – Archipelago International opened the Jakarta’s 7th favehotel, favehotel LTC Glodok on September 27th, 2013 Set at the heart of Jalan Hayam Wuruk on the top floors of the Lindeteves Trade Center (LTC) in Glodok the hotel is surrounded by an abundance of shopping malls, some of the city’s best restaurants and North Jakarta’s famous nightlife venues. Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International airport can be reached in about 35 minutes while other major points of interest including the Presidential Palace, the National Monument (Monas), the Ancol Dream Land Park, Mangga Dua Square, Old Batavia’s Heritage district and the Jakarta Fair Ground are a mere minutes away. Poised as an international standard 2-star following its award-winning standards for leading budget hotels, the 203room “fave” offers stylish, modern guest rooms, many of which enjoy views of Jakarta’s glittering skyline. Each room is super-clean and equipped with top of
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the line beds and cotton linen, complete with LED TVs, high-speed WiFi and compli-
mentary bathroom amenities. The lounge and bar facilities and the all-day Lime café-
shop makes the hotel ideal for leisurely travelers, while the several functional meetings
Calendar Event for October 4 through 28 , 2013
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4 Oct Tilem Sasih Ketiga Odalan Ida Ratu Geng Penataran Agung Besakih Odalan Ida Ratu Raja Puraus di Merajan Seloding Besakih Pura Ulun Kulkuk Besakih 6 Oct Saniscara Pon Julungwangi Pura Panti Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Desa Kayuputih Buleleng 8 Oct Anggarkasih Julungwangi Pura Tirtaharum Tegalwangi Bangli Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Wanasari Tabanan Pura Pasek Tangguntiti Jakatebel Tabanan Pura Pasek Bendesa Sangsit Buleleng Pura Dalem Waturenggong Taro Tegalalang Pura Ibu (Pura Kaja) Wanasari Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Tulikup Pura manik Bingin Sidemen 9 Oct Buda Umanis Julungwangi Pura Penetaran Gana Bebalang Bangli Pura Dalem Gede Banjar Pande Bangli Pura Puncaksari Pdi Sangeh Abiansemal Pura Dadia Agung Pasek Sanak Sapta Resi Sidan Gianyar Merajan Pasek Tohjiwa Jakatebel Merajan Pasek Prateka Batusesa Merajan Jeroan Dauh Cemenggon Cemenggon Pura Puseh Penegil Darma Kubutambahan Singaraja. Merajan Pasek Subadra Kramas-Gianyar Pura Dalem Maya Blahbatuh Gianyar Linggih Bhatara Kayu Selem Besakih 17 Oct Wraspati Wage Sungsang Pura Kawitan Tangkas Kori Agung Desa Tangkas Klungkung Pura Siang Kangin Tampuagan Tembuku Bangli Odalan Ida Ratu Mas Penataran Agung Besakih Merajan Pasek Gelgel Petemon Merajan Pasek Gelgel Melinggih Odalan Ida Bhatara Bang Tulus Dewa Besakih 19 Oct Purnama Sasih Kapat Bathara Tiga Sakti Penataran Agung Besakih Pura Meru Cakra Lombok Pura Lempuyang Madya Karangasem Pura Penerejon Kintamani Pura Pulaki Buleleng Pura Tirta Empul Tampak Siring Pura Puseh, Pura Desa, Pura Penataran, Pura
Luhuring Akasa, Bhatara Hyang Basukih Desa Cemenggaon Sukawati Pura Tirta Negari Singapadu Pura Puseh, Desa, Penataran Tangsub Sukawati Pura Penataran Agung Tegallalang Pura Desa Denjalan, Tegaltamu, Tegehe, Batu Yang lan Batuaji Batubulan Pura Puseh Singakerta Ubud Pura Nataran Sanding Tampaksiring Pura Bakuang Ceningan Nusa Penida Pura Pasek Getas Kawan Kedewataan Ubud Pura Agung Dukuh Sakti Pangku Subami Braban Pura Pasek Gelgel Carik Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Klanting Dukuh Krambitan Pura Pasek Bendesa Mas Gadungan Selemadeg Pura Agung Pasek Tohjiwa Wanasari Selemadeg Pura Penataran Pasek Kayu Putih Bandem Karangasem Pura Puseh Werdi Agung Bolang Mangondow Sulut Pura Dukuh Segening Wangsiang Karangasem Pura Dalem Khayangan Arya Gajahpara Sukaluwih Tejakula Buleleng Pura Pasraman Suci Renon Denpasar Pura Penataran Agung Kertabumi Taman Mini Indonesia Indah Jakarta Pura Luhur Waisnawa Asah Badung Sepang Buleleng Pura Ulun Danu Batur Songan Kintamani Pura Agung Bhuwana Skyline Jayapura Papua Pura Dalem Bengkel Banjar Benoh Ubung Denpasar Merajan Suci Geriya Penataran Banjar Gemeh Denpasar Pura Pejengaji Tegalalang Pura Panti PasekGelgel Desa Meliling Kerambitan Pura Pejenengan Dukuh Ogan Desa Sangkan Gunung Rendang Karangasem Pura Dadia Dukuh Segening Desa Swastika Buana Saputih Banyak Lampung Tengah Pura Dukuh Sakti Belatung Kukuh Kerambitan Pura Gumang (Bukit Juru) Desa Bugbug Karangasem Pura Kawitan Arya Samping Banjar Langon Kapal Pura Pejenengan Pule Sari Desa Dukuh Sidemen Karangasem Pura Segara Penimbangan Banjar Galiran Desa Bakti Seraga Buleleng Pura Puseh Yeh Ulakan Desa Suana Nusa Penida Pura Bukit Mentik Gunung Lebah Desa Batur Kintamani
Pura Pasek Tangkas Kori Agung Kukuh kerambitan Pura Penataran Ubud Pura Luhur Giri Kusuma Dauh Peken Blahbatuh Pemerajan Agung Jambe Guwang Sukawati Pura Taman Sari Busungbiu Busungbiu Buleleng Pura Giri Jagat Nata Ketewel Sukawati Pura Dang Khayangan Penataran Agung BaturningMambal Abiansemal 22 Oct Penampahan Galungan 23 Oct Hari Raya Galungan 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 Pura Mustika Dharma Kompleks Kopassus Cijantung Jakarta Timur. 24 Oct Wraspati Umanis Dungulan Pura Watukaru Tabanan Pura Lempuyang Luhur Karangasem Pura Kentel Gumi Klungkung Pura Pasek Gaduh Umadesa Kediri Tabanan Pura Pasek Kubayan Wangaya Gede Penebel Tabanan Merajan Pasek Tohjiwa Tiyingan Merajan Pasek Gaduh Umadesa. 25 Oct Sukra Paing Dungulan Pura Ulun Suwi Jimbaran, Badung Pura Luhur Cemenggon, Sukawati Pura Pasek Ubung Denpasar 26 Oct Saniscara Pon Dungulan Pura Segara Jembrana Pura Dalem Gede Losan Klungkung 27 Oct Redite Paing Kuningan Pura Dalem Tegal Tamu Sekar Mukti Batubulan Pura Kubayan Umagunung Sempidi Badung 28 Oct Soma Kliwon Kuningan Pura Desa Gelgel Klungkung Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Sawah Selemadeg Pura Pemerajan Agung Benawah Kangin Gianyar Pura Panti Pasek Gelgel Pelapuan Busungbiu Pura Kahyangan Tulus Desa Apuan
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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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Oscar-winning filmmaker backs out of Clinton doc Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK — CNN and NBC on Monday backed out of high-profile television projects about Hillary Rodham Clinton they had been working on for months. NBC said it was pulling the plug on a planned four-hour miniseries on the Democratic former first lady and secretary of state. “Hillary,” which was to star Diane Lane in the feature role and appear before the 2016 election, was the target of external protests and internal unhappiness at NBC. Earlier Monday, an Academy Awardwinning filmmaker who was making a documentary about Clinton for CNN said that he was backing out because few people would cooperate with him. The network said the film would not be produced. The Republican National Committee had protested both projects, fearing they would lionize Clinton when she might be a candidate for president. The RNC said it would not allow either network to air televised debates among potential
Republican candidates for president for 2016 if the films continued. NBC Entertainment issued a statement saying that “after reviewing and prioritizing our slate of movie and miniseries development, we’ve decided that we will no longer continue developing the Hillary Clinton miniseries.” The statement gave no reason for the change, and spokesman Richard Licata did not immediately return a call seeking comment. The announcement by NBC’s entertainment division this summer that it was making “Hillary” took people in the network’s news division by surprise. They were concerned that the news division would be blamed if the entertainment series took liberties with facts or leaned too far in making a positive or a negative portrayal of Clinton.
NBC News Washington correspondents Chuck Todd and Andrea Mitchell made their unease about the miniseries public. CNN, meanwhile, had contracted with Charles Ferguson to make a documentary on Clinton. Ferguson won the 2011 Academy Award for his documentary “Inside Job,” about the 2008 financial meltdown. But Ferguson wrote in a column posted on The Huffington Post on Monday that he concluded he couldn’t make much of a film: Clinton wouldn’t agree to be interviewed, and of the more than 100 people he approached only two who had dealt with her agreed to speak on camera.
FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2013, file photo, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks about Syria in the South Court Auditorium on the White House Complex in Washington.
Imprisoned Bollywood actor released for 2 weeks Associated Press Writer
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Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, center, stands outside his home after being temporally freed for two weeks from an Indian prison in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Oct.1, 2013.
MUMBAI, India — Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was temporarily released Tuesday from an Indian prison where he is serving time for illegal possession of weapons linked to the 1993 terror attack in the financial capital of Mumbai. The 54-year-old actor said he would spend his two weeks of leave, granted by prison authorities for good behavior, at home with his family. “I am a law-abiding citizen,” he told reporters after leaving Yerawada Central Jail in Pune, a city near Mumbai. “I will go back at the given time.” Dutt became popular for his Hindi film roles as a reformed thug who follows the teachings of pacifist freedom fighter Mohandas Gandhi. According to industry estimates, he is currently involved in projects worth at least $20 million. He was convicted for illegal possession of weapons linked to the 1993 terror attack, when 13 powerful bombs packed into cars and scooters exploded over a two-hour period across Mumbai. The bombs killed 257 people and injured 720. He has said he knew nothing about the bombing plot, and wanted the guns to protect his family — his mother was Muslim and his father Hindu — after receiving threats during the religious riots that preceded the bombings. The Supreme Court in March confirmed his conviction, but reduced his sentence to five years from six, including 18 months already served.
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First time in 17 years
US federal government shuts down Agence France-Presse
WASHINGTON - The United States federal government shut down for the first time in 17 years on Tuesday, as Congress failed to end a bitter budget row after hours of dizzying brinkmanship. Ten minutes before midnight, the White House budget office issued an order for many government departments to start closing down, triggering 800,000 furloughs of federal workers, and shutting tourists out of monuments like the Statue of Liberty, national parks and museums. Prospects for a swift resolution were unclear and economists warned that the struggling US economic recovery could suffer if the shutdown drags on for more
than just a few days. Only workers deemed essential will be at their desks from Tuesday onwards, leaving government departments like the White House with skeletal staff. Vital functions like mail delivery and air traffic control will continue as normal, however. On a day of dysfunction and ugly rhetoric in the divided US political system, Republicans had repeatedly tied new government funding to attempts to defund, delay or dis-
mantle President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. Obama, heralding the first government shutdown since 1996, told US troops in a video that they deserved better from Congress, and promised to work to get the government reopened soon. Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Obama’s budget director, said agencies should execute plans for an “orderly shutdown”, and urged Congress to swiftly pass bridge financing that would allow the government to open again. Obama earlier accused Republicans of holding America to ransom with their “extreme” political demands, while his opponents struck back at his party’s supposed arrogance.
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House Speaker John Boehner rebuked Obama in a fiery floor speech after an unproductive call with the president. “I didn’t come here to shut down the government,” Boehner said. Republicans accuse Obama of refusing to negotiate in good faith, but the White House says Obamacare is settled law and says there is no way to stop it from going into force, with a goal of providing affordable health care to all Americans. The crisis is rooted in the long running campaign by “Tea Party” Republicans in the House to overturn or disable Obamacare -- the president’s principal domestic political achievement -- key portions of which also come into force on Tuesday.
More broadly, the shutdown is the most serious crisis yet in a series of rolling ideological skirmishes between Democrat Obama and House Republicans over the size of the US government and its role in national life. “One faction of one party in one house of Congress in one branch of government doesn’t get to shut down the entire government just to re-fight the results of an election,” Obama said, referring to his own re-election. He spoke in a televised statement from the White House. Obama warned that a government shutdown could badly damage an economy which has endured a sluggish recovery from the worst recession in decades. Continued on page 6