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Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Disney prepares a toy offensive with ‘Infinity’
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GLENDALE, California — With cartoony posters plastering the walls and toy figures standing at attention on nearly every flat surface, a once ordinary conference room on Disney’s Glendale campus has AP Photo/Walt Disney Company been transformed into the colorful war room for This undated publicity photo released by the Walt Disney Company shows the video game, “Disney Infinity: The Toy Box.” “Disney Infinity.” do stuff like race vehicles, create and play games and construct buildings — cooperatively or alone — as well as go on specific adventures in their own realms. Each toy stores and transmits the character’s history through an “Infinity” reader. The new additions include Sorcerer Mickey from “Fantasia”; Woody, Jessie and Buzz Lightyear from “Toy Story”; Wreck-It Ralph and Vanellope from “Wreck-It Ralph”; Phineas and Agent P from “Phineas and Ferb”; Jack Skellington from “The Nightmare Before Christmas”; Rapunzel from “Tangled”; and Anna and Elsa from “Frozen,” a new Disney film set for release Nov. 27. The second infantry joins such previously announced characters as Jack Sparrow, Hector Barbossa and Davy Jones from “Pirates of the Caribbean”; Mike and Sulley from “Monsters University”; Lightning McQueen, Mater and Holley Shiftwell from “Cars”; Mr. Incredible, Violet and Dash from “The Incredibles”; and the Lone Ranger
and Tonto from “The Lone Ranger.” “In the beginning, when we picked our first set of characters, it was more about going around and saying why we wanted those characters to the various groups around the company,” Vignocchi said. “As time went on and the creators began to see what we were doing with ‘Infinity,’ the roles kind of changed a bit, and they started approaching us with excitement.” The game — or platform, as Disney likes to call it — will be available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Wii U, as well as accessible through Nintendo 3DS and PC, and on tablets and smartphones. The toys work seamlessly between consoles, meaning a Mrs. Incredible figure can go from a PS3 in your living room to the Wii in your friend’s basement with her superpowers intact.
Jennifer Lawrence: ‘I always knew I’d be famous’ Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK — Jennifer Lawrence says growing up in Kentucky she always knew she would be famous. The Best Actress Oscar-winner for “Silver Linings Playbook” tells the September issue of Vogue magazine that she used to “lie in bed and wonder” about what would make her well-known. She says, “It wasn’t a vision. But as it’s kind of happening, you have this buried understanding: Of course.” The 22-year-old also confesses her childhood was “unhappy” because she was “anxious.” Her parents even sent her to a therapist.
That’s another trophy for Sir Alex, says Moyes
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Kerry trip to Brazil, Colombia could be chilly
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Marine debris complained by tourists
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A tourist from Spain, Afakaru, said that Balian Beach was very natural. Even, it was far from tourist hustles and bustles. However, the beach sanitation lacked of maintenance as besieged by debris.
It was when she got cast in 2007 in the TV series “The Bill Engvall Show” that her mother realized she no longer needed counseling because acting made her happy. Vogue’s September issue goes on sale Aug. 20. This magazine cover image shot by Mario Testino and released by Vogue shows actress Jennifer Lawrence on the cover of the September 2013 issue. The issue will hit newsstands on Aug. 20.
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Typhoon batters Philippines; 1 dead, 45 missing
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The ambitious project from the company’s interactive division that combines real-life toy figures with virtual worlds. “This is like being in my bedroom,” says “Infinity” executive producer John Vignocchi while bouncing around the space, gleefully showing off concept art, prototypes and a mock-up of a store display. “This is really the most comfortable place where you could talk to me. It’s where every massive fight and every major decision concerning ‘Infinity’ has gone down.” It’s fitting the space has been dubbed the “Infinity” war room because the Walt Disney Co. is readying for a years-long siege — not just a one-time battle — for consumers’ attention with the multi-platform franchise. At its fan-centric D23 Expo on Sunday, Disney unveiled a second wave of characters coming to “Infinity” this fall and winter after it debuts Aug. 18. “Infinity” utilizes real-life toy figures to depict Disney personalities in sprawling virtual locales where those same characters can
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TABANAN - The allure of Balian Beach, Lalanglinggah village, Tabanan, is favored by many foreign tourists. One of the attractions they enjoy is surfing. Unfortunately, the tourist arrivals have not been responded with adequate supporting public facilities. Even, the marine debris is found across the shoreline. Such condition surely interferes with the comfort of visitors.
The marine debris around the Balian Beach is a common phenomenon, especially during the rainy season. Jumbles of the marine debris were carried by the overflowing water of the river from the upstream. They varied, but mostly comprised the pieces of wood and twigs. The heaps of the debris filled up the overlay of coastline whereas the beach was visited almost every day by visitors from various countries as a favorite surfing spot. Meanwhile, many tourist accommodations have also been available near the beach. A tourist from Spain, Afakaru, said that Balian Beach was very natural. Even, it
was far from tourist hustles and bustles. However, the beach sanitation lacked of maintenance as besieged by debris. “Local waves are great for surfing. Unfortunately, the debris is quite a lot on the beach,” he said, recently. He hoped the debris could be cleaned up on a regular basis so that it would not interfere with the view and comfort. As the observation of Bali Post, only a few people took care of it by cleaning up. A few people amassed and sold it to antique collectors. Wayan Bawa, 53, a resident of Lalanglinggah village, for instance, did it last week. This guy amassed various
types of wood debris along the coast. A small bag of marine debris was sold for IDR 20,000-IDR 25,000. The wood taken was only of medium size and had unique shape, while the rest was taken advantage for firewood. “After floods, a lot of woods usually scattered around this area,” he said. Bawa and his friends earned a livelihood from the marine debris. He admitted such wood debris regularly occurred when the river floods. Moreover, near the beach lay an estuary of a great river. It was the final destination of the overflowing garbage, then spread away by the waves onto the beach. (kmb30)
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Grand opening of Grand Whiz Hotel Nusa Dua
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Petition to reject reclamation
NUSA DUA - Grand Whiz Hotel Nusa Dua organized a grand opening on Monday (Jul 29). It is the second hotel after successfully operated similar property in Kuta, and was officially opened by Cosmas Batubara, Chairman of the Intiland. The presence of the hotel chain under PT. Intiwhiz International as a subsidiary of the Intiland Development in Nusa Dua area is very potential for organizing the Meeting, Incentive, Conference and Exhibition (MICE).
Bali House urges Governor Pastika to revoke decree Denpasar (Bali Post)—
Various components of Balinese people coalesced into the Bali Dwipa Care Forum (FPBD), Rejecting the Reclamation Movement (838 Getar Forum) and Bali Community Alliance Rejecting the Decree No.2138 made a petition on the rejection to the Benoa Bay reclamation and the issuance of the decree on the reclamation permit by Governor of Bali Made Mangku Pastika. As scheduled, the petition would be submitted to the Bali House on Tuesday. One of the contents of the petition was urging the Bali House to issue a recommendation that instructed Governor Pastika to revoke the decree on the Benoa Bay reclamation permit given to PT TWBI at the area of 838 hectares. “This petition was signed by various elements and components of the Balinese community that rejected the reclamation. One of the points in the petition is asking the Bali House to take assertive attitude by issuing a recommendation that instructs the Governor of Bali to revoke the decree,” said Chairman of the FPBD, Gede Bangun Nusantara, in Denpasar, Sunday (Aug 11). Furthermore, he said there were three points carried in the petition. Firstly, it urged the Bali House to immediately revoke the recommendation of the House No. 660/14278/DPRD dated December 20, 2012 which was then used as the basis by the Governor of Bali in issuing the Gubernatorial Decree No.2138/ 02-C/ HK/2012 dated December 26, 2012
on the reclamation permit. Secondly, it urged the Bali House to issue a new recommendation to the governor to revoke the decree on the reclamation permit. Thirdly, it urged the Bali House to issue a recommendation to the Governor of Bali, in this case, the Head of Forestry Agency to discontinue the zoning amendment process being conducted by the Forestry Agency in accordance with the request of the Badung Regent to the Governor of Bali No.556/5568/Diparda dated December 27, 2011, from the Protection Zone to Utilization Zone at Benoa Bay. Besides, they also urged the Governor Pastika to immediately revoke the decree. “It is time for the Bali House to act decisively and apply its political authority against the legal violations committed by Governor Pastika who has issued the decree that has infringed many rules. Even, the Bali House could impeach the governor,” said Bangun Nusantara. He added that the gubernatorial
decree infringed 4 pillars. Firstly, it violated the Law No. 27/2007 on the Management of Coastal Areas and Small Islands on the Coastal Water Concessions (HP3). Secondly, it broke the decision of judicial review made by the Constitutional Court (MK) against the Law No.27/2007 particularly the article 50 paragraph 2 where the authority of the governor to issue the HP3 permit had been revoked by the Constitutional Court. Thirdly, it violated the Presidential Regulation No.45/2011 concerning the Urban Spatial Plan of Denpasar, Badung, Gianyar and Tabanan (Sarbagita) in which one of the articles mentioned that Benoa Bay area belonged to a conservation area. Fourthly, it violated the Presidential Regulation No.122/2012, chiefly the Article 2 Paragraph 3 mentioning that reclamation could not be undertaken at conservation area and sea lanes. (kmb26)
Amlapura (Bali Post)—
were only pieces of bamboo containing rice and the police on duty checking them seemed to have been cheated. Meanwhile, the bus driver initially being nervous was relieved while smiling. Related to the crowded backflow at Padangbai, it was inspected by the Deputy Chief of Bali Police, Dewa Anom, and Unit Chief of Bali Police Mobile Brigade, Rudy Haryanto. They were received by Chief of Karangasem Police, Rudy Efendi. From the records of police officers, the homecoming backflow from Lembar to Padangbai on Saturday (Aug 10) reached 2,349 people consisting of 2,349 travelers on foot or boarding 12 buses, 205 cars and 545 motorcycles. Meanwhile, the passengers departing from Padangbai to Lembar reached 2,422 people, with 450 motorcycles, 4 buses and 162 cars. Meanwhile, on the
second day after the Eid holiday or on Sunday, the backflow passengers dropping at Padangbai amounted to 1,167 people. Among them, 826 people traveled by motorbike, 233 people by car and 1,167 people by bus. Then, passengers departing from Padangbai to Lembar reached 1,918 people where 820 people were by riding motorcycle, 14 buses and 237 by cars. The harbor authority (ASDP) mobilized 22 vessels of totally 26 crossing vessels alerted. Meanwhile, Supervisor of the ASDP Padangbai, Ketut Suparta, said the weather at sea in a few days until Sunday was very good. He acknowledged if the waves were previously high, but it lasted temporarily and then returned to normal. The wind was blowing at 10 km per hour, while the waves had the height of 0.5 meter to 1 meter. (013)
Backflows start to throng Padangbai
Homecoming backflow through Padangbai Harbor began to sharply increase since one day after the Eid holiday, Saturday (Aug 10). The backflow was getting more crowded on Sunday (Aug 11). Related to the increasing homecoming backflows, police officers began tightening the security and inspection of passengers and baggage. In the examination of bus passengers on Sunday, police found a suspicious package of used rice sack. Inside the sack was found a large tube or sleeve. However, when it was opened, in fact, the sack held four pieces of bamboo containing rice. It was called timbungan rice and allegedly it was the provision of the passenger. Of course, the finding had made the police surprised. When opened, they
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Tenth of members of several youth organizations in Jembrana rallied to reject the plant of a movie making in the regency.
Dozens of youth social organizations and NGOs reject film shooting Negara (Bali Post)—
The components of Jembrana young generation consisting of the youth social organization (OKP), student, customary village and communities expressed their refusal against the shooting of Bali Big Brother film in Jembrana. Even, thousands of mass coalesced into the elements of youth organizations, students and customary community of Jembrana planned to come down onto the street on Monday (Aug 12) to declare their demand. Previously at the end of last month, a number of young generation elements held a consolidation to address the rampant exploitation of minors committed by individual foreign national and its networks. The youth social organization consisted of National Youth Committee (KNPI) of Jembrana, Pancasila Youth, Panca Marga Youth, FKPPI, PPMI, GP Ansor Jembrana, Forkot, Muhammadiyah Youth, PKMJ, Peradah, Sabha Yowana, Hindu Youth Communication Forum, GAMKI and some student elements. In the meeting was decided to firmly reject any kinds of activities, events and behavior that could plunge the teenagers into the form of minor exploitation, free sex involving teenagers and other massive free sex and the systematic destruction to the morality of younger generation. Secretary of the KNPI Jembrana, I Komang Ariada, said the statement was made in the meeting held on July 30. Aside from rejecting and asking the authorities to thoroughly investigate the human trafficking, the young generation strongly rejected the shooting of Bali Big Brother film made at Perancak village. “There are seven points made related to human trafficking,” he explained. Chairman of the Sabha Yowana Jembrana, Ketut Arya Tangkas, justified the statement of the younger generation. Information compiled last Sunday mentioned if the notification letter on the demonstration action had been sent to Jembrana Police on Sunday (Aug 11). On the other hand, the Spokesperson of Jembrana Police, Wayan Setiajaya, told last Sunday if his party had not got information related to the notification from the Chief of Intelligence Unit of Jembrana Police. (kmb26)
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This modern hotel with typical Balinese architecture offers two distinct concepts, namely villas and hotel rooms with a unique strength and need. With a total of 16 units of villa and 46 units of hotel rooms, it is divided into four types consisting of the Standard, Superior, Deluxe, Premier and Junior Suite. Besides, the hotel rooms are also equipped with various facilities such as cable television, Internet access, mini bar and safe deposit box. Aside from in-room amenities, this magnificent hotel also provides facilities such as meeting room, hall, restaurant, spa, business center, wireless internet network, bicycle rental, shuttle bus and swimming pool. “Armed with
adequate facilities and strategic location, this hotel will become a favorite hotel for both leisure and business travelers,” said Susilo Moedjianto Tjahjono, President and Chief Executive Officer of Intiwhiz. Although it looked modern, added Moedjianto, the hotel located in the elite tourist resort remained to highlight the local uniqueness. For example, it still featured Balinese traditional ornaments, traditional architectural style and landscaping garden by planting rare trees and presentation of traditional music. The existing buildings remain to apply the traditional concept featuring the division into head, body and leg
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in perfect combination with modern materials. “Physically, it will remain to have a reflection of local style, so that staying at the hotel will continue to feel the Balinese intimacy, not that of other regions,” he added. Moedjianto added that Grand Whiz Hotel Nusa Dua was the second
hotel after the successful opening of the Grand Whiz Hotel Kuta. “The presence of Intiwhiz hotel networks in Nusa Dua, Benoa is based on the consideration that the area is very potential in the tourism market and the region is very suitable for a wide range of international activities,” he said.
Calendar Event for July 10 through August 10, 2013
10 Jul Buda Kliwon Ugu Pura Dalem Tarukan - Pulasari Peninjauan Tembuku Bangli Pura Pasek Gelgel Boading Kaba Kaba Tabanan Pura Pemayun Banyuning Tengah Buleleng Pura Desa Bubunan Seririt Buleleng Pura Agung Gunung Raung Tarokaja Taro Tegallalang 17 Jul Buda Paing Wayang Pura Dang Khayangan Dalem Dukuh Kuda Sekaan Bangli 20 Jul Tumpek Wayang Pura Majapahit Jembrana Bathara Ratu Gede Celuk Sukawati Bathara Ratu Widyadari Cemenggaon Sukawati Pura Panti Gelgel Pengembungan Sesetan Denpasar Bathara Ratu Allit lan Ratu Lingsir Singakerta Ubud Pura Pedarman Dalem Sukawati Besakih Pura Pedarman Mengwi Besakih Pura Pedarman Kaba Kaba Besakih Pura Pedarman Dalem Bakas Besakih Pura Dadya Agung Pasek Gelgel Pegatepan Gelgel klungkung Pura Pemerajan Agung Sulang Dawan Klungkung Pura Padharman Dinasti Dalem Sri Aji Kresna Kepakisan Besakih ( Dalem Klungkung ) Pura Penataran dan Pasraman Kuta Rejo , Kendal Rejo Tegal Delimo Banyuwangi Pura Jala Sidhi Amerta Juanda Surabaya 22 Jul Purnama Sasih Kasa Aci-aci Penaung Taluh Penataran Agung Besakih Pura Tirta Besakih Pura Purnama Cemangon Sukawati Pura Amrta Jati Kompleks ALRI Pangkalan Jati Jakarta Selatan Pura Jagatnatha Kota Singaraja Pura Dang Hyang Tulus Dewa Desa ApuanSusut-Bangli Pura Jagatdhita Selong-Lombok Timur Pura Agung Pasek Gelgel Gobleg-Banjar
Buleleng Pura Puseh Batur Kintamani Pr. Asah (Alas Harum) Dusun Batur Kintamani Pura Dalem Kedewatan Celuk-Sukawati Pura Agung Mandara Giri Gunung Semeru- Lumajang Jawa Timur Pura Pengubengan Besakih Pura Penataran Agung Sukawati Pura Bukit Mentik Gunung Lebah-Batur Kintamani Mr. Agung Puser Jagat Meranting Batu Kanding-Nusa Penida Pura Luhur Candi Narmada Tanah Kilap Desa PemogaN Denpasar Selatan Pura Panca Tirta Sido Luhur Bakanheni Lampung Selatan Pura Ponjok Batu Tejakula Buleleng 24 Jul Buda Wage Kelawu Pura Penataran Agung Teluk Padang Karangasem Pura Melanting Cemenggaon Sukawati Pura Penataran Ped Nusa Penida Pura Pasek Pengembungan Bongkasa Abiansemal Pura Pasek Bendesa Reyang Gede Penebel Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Banjar Jawa Banjar Jawa Tengah Buleleng Pura Gaduhan Jagat Desa Singakerta Ubud Pura Masceti Tegeh Mancawarna Sanding Tampaksiring Pura Penataran Batupelang Kamasan klungkung Pura Paibon Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Kedonganan Kuta Pura Guwa Besakih Pura Basukian Besakih Odalan Ida Ratu Pucak Pameneh/Bukit Kiwa Tengen Penataran Agung Besakih Pura Jati Ubud Pura Melanting Ubud Pura Dalem Peed Nusa Penida Pura Sad Kahyangan Penida Desa Sakti Nusa Penida
Pura Penataran Agung Anyar Liligundi Bebandem Karangasem 30 Jul Anggar Kasih Dukut Pura Dalem Batuyang Batubulan Pura Dalem Pasek Gelgel Mengening Kediri Tabanan Pura Pasek Undagi Timpag Kerambitan Tabanan Pura Desa/ Pura Pucak Banjar Taman Bedulu Gianyar Pura Puser Jagat,Dalem Dukut, Puri Sukun Nusa Penida Pura Dalem Purwa Banjar Kawan Bangli Pura Desa Ketewel Sukawati 31 Jul Buda Umanis Dukut Pura Agung Pasek Gelgel Sibangkaja Abiansemal Pura Dalem Samprangan Gianyar Pura Paiobon Dukuh Segening Serongga Kelod Gianyar 4 Aug Redite Kliwon Watugunung Pura Penataran Agung Mahagotra Tirta Harum Srisrengga Desa Nyalian Banjarangkan Klungkung 6 Aug Tilem Sasih Kasa Pura Dalem Seme Jawa Desa Kukuh Marga Tabanan 10 Aug Hari Raya Saraswati Pura Pasek Tangkas - Gempinis Dalang Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel - Sayan Bongkasa Abiansemal Pura Watugunung Bima Pura Agung Jagat Karana Surabaya Pura Aditya Jaya - Rawamangun Jakarta Timur Pura Pemaksan Banyuning Timur Buleleng Pura Agung Wira Lokha Natha Cimahi Jawa Barat Pura Dadia Agung Bendesa Tangkas Kori Agung Pusat Gerih Desa Gerih Abiansemal Badung Pura Kawitan Bendesa Aban Baturning Desa Mambal Abiansemal
He then gave an example that in October 2013, Nusa Dua would be visited by thousands of delegates from around the world attending the Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) Summit. “We will take advantage of the opportunities as well as possible,” said Moedjianto.
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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English FA wants technology to determine penalties
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CEO of Deutsche Telekom Rene Obermann holds a press conference to discuss the topic of secure e-mailing in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Aug. 9, 2013.
German companies to automatically encrypt emails Associated Press Writer
BERLIN — Two of Germany’s biggest Internet service providers said Friday they will start encrypting customers’ emails by default in response to user concerns about online snooping after reports that the U.S. National Security Agency monitors international electronic communications. The plan by Deutsche Telekom AG and United Internet AG is the digital equivalent of putting an envelope around a postcard. Currently most emails are sent across the web in plain view of anyone standing between the sender and the recipient. Initially the encryption will only be secure between customers of Deutsche Telekom’s T-Online service and United Internet’s GMX and WEB.DE services — which together account for two-thirds of primary email addresses in Germany — the companies said. “Germans are deeply unsettled by the latest reports on the poten-
tial interception of communication data,” Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann said in a statement. “Our initiative is designed to counteract this concern and make email communication throughout Germany more secure in general.” But Computer security specialists said the plan appeared to be little more than a publicity stunt, because the technology being used to encrypt the emails while in transit was outdated and didn’t guarantee they were safe from prying eyes while on the companies’ servers. “The technology employed doesn’t prevent ‘listening posts’
from being established on the system,” said Germany’s Chaos Computer Club, which bills itself as Europe’s largest association of hackers. NSA leaker Edward Snowden has alleged that the U.S. intelligence agency and some of its foreign partners routinely sift through online traffic as part of an effort to prevent terrorism. A spokesman for Deutsche Telekom, Philipp Blank, told The Associated Press that the company doesn’t grant foreign intelligence agencies access to its traffic in Germany. But he added that “of course we are bound by German law.”
Leasing solar a cost-saving option for homeowners Associated Press Writer
Ben Kunz wanted to do “the green thing” and save on his electric bill without paying a lot of money up front. So instead of buying a solar system for his house in Cheshire, Connecticut, he leased one. “I thought it was a pretty good deal,” he said. “I lean a little environmentalist so I’m concerned about global warming.” Increasing numbers of U.S. homeowners are relying on the sun to meet much of their hot water and electricity needs. In fact, residential electricity produced by solar in the first quarter of 2013 was almost 10 times higher than that generated in 2008, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association. But the potential for more is huge. Consider this: “The amount of solar energy falling on the United States in one hour of noontime summer sun is about equal to the annual U.S. electricity demand,” the Energy Department says in its SunShot Vision Study. “Saving money and being energy efficient rank really high with consumers today,” said Kit Selzer, a senior editor at Better Homes and Gardens. A Gallup poll in March found that 76 percent of Americans thought the country should put more emphasis on producing domestic energy from solar power. So what’s stopping more folks from going solar? “We found that a lot of people were afraid to go solar because they were too afraid of what they didn’t know,” said Ketch Ryan, who had a solar energy system installed in her Chevy Chase, Maryland, house several years ago.
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Nature of Bali can be harmed by officials
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LONDON — Having successfully persuaded FIFA to introduce goal-line technology, the English Football Association now wants cameras to be allowed to settle other contentious situations in games. New FA chairman Greg Dyke says it is a “no-brainer” that referees should be permitted to defer to video replays for penalty and offside decisions. While England is just one of the 209 FIFA members, its opinions on rule-changes carry more AP Photo/Jan Kruger/Pool weight as a member of the sport’s Dr Paul Hawkins, the inventor closed rule-making panel. of the Hawk-Eye technology, The International Football speaking to the media durAssociation Board only approved ing a Goal Line Technology goal-line technology after FIFA presentation at the Emirates President Sepp Blatter reversed Stadium, London London his long-standing opposition to it Thursday Aug. 8, 2013. following the 2010 World Cup. Hawk-Eye’s camera-based system makes its European debut on Sunday at Wembley Stadium for the Community Shield between Premier League champion Manchester United and FA Cup winner Wigan. The system, which uses 14 cameras, sends a signal inside a second to the referee’s watch and ear-piece indicating that the ball has crossed the line. “Sunday is an important day, with the coming of goal-line technology,” Dyke said. “I just believe when we look back in 25 years we’ll say, ‘That was only the beginning.’ “I think it’s inevitable there will be more use of video technology to help referees.” Dyke just doesn’t want the flow of matches affected. “You always have to weigh off — how much does it slow the game, how much does it spoil the game and the rest of it?” Dyke said. “But over time, it’s bound to happen. Refereeing is getting harder and harder... and anything that helps the referee should be looked at.” Particularly when it comes to awarding penalties and spotting dives. “I think (for) penalty kicks is a no-brainer at some stage,” Dyke said.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Bali Post
A motorist passed a hotel project in Kuta, Bali Island. The hotel and restaurant sector is the main engine of Bali’s economy, contributing nearly 30 percent of the province’s growth.
Hotels, restaurants contribute 30 percent to economy Antara
DENPASAR - The hotel and restaurant sector is the main engine of Bali’s economy, contributing nearly 30 percent of the province’s growth, Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) office in Bali I Gede Suarsa said. “The hotel and restaurant sector plays a vital role in the Balinese economy. The ups and downs of the key sector may reflect the economic growth of this tourist destination area,” he said. The sector grew well thanks to the rising number of domestic and foreign tourists in the province, he said. More than 766,000 foreign tourists visited Bali in the second quarter of 2013, a 5.36 percent increase compared to the previ-
ous quarter. The increase in the number of tourists raised the province’s hotel occupancy rate by an average of 3.87 percent. He said the occupancy rate of one-star hotels and three-star hotels rose by 12.63 percent and 9.76 percent respectively, while the occupancy rate of five-star hotels fell by 0.83 percent. According to the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) of Bali chapter, the low occupancy rate of several starrated hotels resulted from the
rising number of hotel rooms in the past few years. Despite the low occupancy rate, the province’s income from the hotel and restaurant sector continued to increase, he said. He further said the trade and restaurant sectors in the second quarter of 2013 grew 2.26 percent and 2.74 percent respectively. Just in June, 275,887 foreign tourists visited Bali, up by 12.94 percent compared to the same month last year or 11.74 percent compared to May 2013.
AMLAPURA - Pancadatu or precious metals becoming the foundation of Mount Lempuyang as the abode of the Lord Ishvara or Hyang Gni Jaya has been targeted by outside investors for three times under various pretexts. However, due to the firmness and togetherness of the surrounding communities, the attempt of the investors could be messed up. It was revealed by the priest of Lempuyang Luhur Temple, Jero Gde Mangku Wangi, while delivering sermon (dharma vacana) regarding the existence of Lempuyang Temple in front of hundreds of people went on a pilgrimage in the local temple. He said that as an attendant and liaison in the temple, his party had got a challenge for three times. In 1996, when Karangasem was ruled by the Regent I Ketut Merta, there was investor looking for permit around the foot of Mount Lempuyang. A total of 10,000 hectares of land was about to be utilized for location of gold mine. Such investor plan was opposed by Mangku Wangi together with communities living around the mountain. Later, he said, in 2007 there was another investor from outside Bali having an interest in the precious metal content of the mountain on the pretext of making an underground dam. At that time, seven points had been drilled. Surprisingly, local residents were not allowed to see the sample of drilled soil from the seven points. The driller party directly put the soil sample into a crate and took it to Java. Finally, in 2010 the Bunutan residents encountered that heavy equipment had suddenly been placed at Bunutan and entrusted in the house of resident. At that time, residents were restless. After being checked, said Mangku Wangi, there had been a drilling machine. Since the residents were restless, his party also asked for an explanation. Finally, the officials made socialization at Bunutan. However, the officials and the regent of Karangasem were absent at that time with the reason of attending an invitation. “At the end, the socialization was held in the wantilan hall of Lempuyang Temple and mostly attended by the division heads of the regional working units (SKPD) of Karangasem County. With the presence of the division heads only, no one dared to speak. Luckily, due to the patronage of Ida Batara or venerated deity, the drilling equipment to be used for drilling the wells for the reasons of meeting the agricultural interests of Bunutan residents was also canceled,” he said. According to him, if only for the reason of making the well used for irrigation, why they did not build a dam and artesian well in Kubu subdistrict because residents in the area remained to face drought and clean water crisis to date. “Repeatedly, some people suddenly came and wanted to make dam or artesian well. When asked, the officials of Karangasem and Bali Province claimed to not know. It is impossible for the outsiders such as those from Jakarta to know about the contents of the bushes in the hills of Lempuyang, if the local people have not told them due to their interest. If our nature including Bali will be damaged, it means it has been harmed by the officials. They have authority and can make any policy. It is impossible for small people to harm Bali. As common people, we do not have power and money,” he said. Mangku Wangi, as an attendant undertaken through generations in the Lempuyang Temple, would maintain the panca datu of the local deity. Not only shedding sweat, he was also ready to shed his blood to maintain it. According to him, there was a bhisama or stipulation of the Lord Pasupati Lingsir abiding on Mount Semeru. He sent his children to Bali and chose seven mountains in Bali as their abode. He asked his children to keep Bali, so that Bali Island was stable and no longer shook. The seven mountains in Bali included the Mt. Tolangkir or Mt. Agung, Mount Batur, Mt. Lempuyang, Mt. Seraya, Bias Muntig, Mt. Batukaru and Mt. Tapsay. All the mountains were based on panca datu, in which two of them were gold and ruby. Hundreds of pilgrims from a number of regions in Bali such as Kuta, Tabanan, Gianyar and Buleleng and local residents of Karangasem went on a pilgrimage by taking advantage of the holiday. They welcomed the sermon of Mangku Wangi with applause. They moved because only then they found a priest after officiating over a ritual and served the people to say prayer but still had time to take microphone and conveyed his sermon. By and large, in other temples, after saying prayers, the pilgrims would straight go away, without any further ado. “Thank you Jero Mangku for your sermon, it’s for the first time for me to see a priest giving a sermon,” said a pilgrim from Gianyar. Mangku Wangi himself rejected what he had presented was a sermon. According to him, the sermon belonged to high level and was difficult to account for. “I’d just like to give a brief explanation on the existence of the Lempuyang Temple, as an attendant here through generations,” he said. (013)
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A number of springs and beaches on the Banyupinaruh celebration in Gianyar were thronged by people performing the purificatory rite (panglukatan) on Sunday (Aug 11). As seen on Sunday morning, several beaches in Gianyar were visited by people for that purpose and bathed. The visit increased quite dramatically compared to usual days. Dozens of lifeguards (Balawista) of the Gianyar Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) were alerted to supervise the activities of the community. In addition, the area of Tirta Empul Temple in Tampaksiring was also thronged by people from the morning. The visit surged by midday. Thousands of people in Gianyar performed the purificatory rite on the Banyupinaruh. Despite the cold weather, it did not discourage them to do the self-purification in the springs and beaches. One of the visitors from Kendran, Tegallalang, Anak Agung Gde Putra, said despite the rather cold weather, the vivacity of people to perform the self-purification ritual was high enough. The Head of the BPBD Gianyar, Anak Agung Oka Digjaya, said that in response to the increasing public visits during the Banyupinaruh, his party had alerted the lifeguard from the BPBD Gianyar. A total of 20 lifeguards were placed at four posts, such as at Lebih Beach, Masceti Beach, Purnama Beach and Rangkan Ketewel. “Each officer in the post will monitor the activities done by communities spreading along the coast,” he explained. As the observation along the beach, the visit by the community was not just carried out in the morning. On Sunday afternoon, the visit to the beach for a vacation also significantly increased. Lebih Beach being famous for its culinary attraction was also visited by many people wishing to relax. (kmb16)
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Secretary of State John Kerry listens at right to a translation as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks to reporters during their meeting at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Aug. 9, 2013.
The crowded people is seen on one of the beach in Gianyar on Banyupinaruh day
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Gerbang Samudra II vessel evacuated Negara (Bali Post)—
After running aground for dozens of hours at half a mile from the pier of Gilimanuk Harbor, the Gerbang Samudra II vessel laden with vehicle of the homecomers was finally evacuated on Sunday afternoon (Aug11). The vessel formerly getting stuck in a rock and the warning light chain was pulled by two tugboats brought in from Ketapang Harbor. get difficulty to attract the vessel. The team finally discontinued the evacuation and waited around to Sunday noon. Around 12:00 a.m., the vessel owned by PT Sarana Gerbang Samudra Surabaya was pulled by two tugboats. The evacuation process ran quite slow due to the vessel’s burden.
Finally, after an hour of the withdrawal effort, the vessel carrying dozens of motorcycles and private cars of the returning homecomers to Bali could berth at Pier I of the Gilimanuk Harbor. Cargo unloading of the vessel was carried out about 30 minutes after the vessel ramp door was opened. A number of passengers that had been waiting for their motorcycles and car to land could finally breathe. They had waited for over 24 hours to get their vehicle back. The harbor authority lodged the passengers previously evacuated by inflatable boat at a number of inns at Gilimanuk. Asmono, 35, one of the pas-
sengers waiting for his motorcycle claimed to wait for alone and finally relieved because he could find his motorcycle intact. His wife and son were accidentally sent to Denpasar on Saturday by using the first bus. “I asked them to go first back to Denpasar, while I was waiting for the vehicle all day,” he explained. After unloading the cargo, the vessel had been checked. However, the harbor master asked the vessel not to be operated first until getting a thorough examination. Operations Manager of the ASDP Gilimanuk, Wahyudi Susianto, said the vessel was temporarily delisted from the crossing schedule at Ketapang-
Gilimanuk. According to him, the wind was estimated to be fast enough in this August and potentially disrupted the smoothness of the crossing service. Meanwhile, the harbormaster of Gilimanuk, Made Rai Ardana, said the Gerbang Samudra II vessel was still being checked at the Ketapang Harbor. The examination at Gilimanuk was less reliable because the location did not match the requirements. Preliminary examination indicated if the vessel incident was caused by bad weather. The vessel was swept away to shallow waters and got stuck in the yellow light. (kmb26)
Deterring illegal migrants
Denpasar Municipality keeps watch entrances Denpasar (Bali Post)—
A surge of migrants coming into the territory of Denpasar always happened after the Eid holiday. In other words, the number of seasonal migrants in the backflow was always higher than the number of migrants leaving Denpasar in the homecoming season. In order to counteract the influx of migrants without the required population administration, the Denpasar Mu-
nicipality through the Population and Civil Registry would conduct strict monitoring in the entrances like the Ubung Terminal and Benoa Harbor Terminal. The Head of Denpasar Civil Registry, Nyoman Gede Narendra, accompanied by Spokesperson of Denpasar Municipality, I Dewa Gede Rai, revealed the matter on Sunday (Aug 11). According to Narendra, supervision against the migrants from the entrances of Denpasar had become
a regular agenda conducted by the Denpasar Municipality after the Eid. He said the measure was conducted as part of the orderly administration of the population. “Documenting the newly arrived residents include those that have previously lived in Bali in general and in Denpasar in particular and the new settlers coming to Denpasar. The orderly population administration is very important because it relates to security issues,” he said.
Narendra added the discipline of population would be done in stages starting from Ubung Terminal, Monday (Aug 8) through Thursday (Aug 15). Population census was also intended to deter the entry of illegal migrants into Denpasar area from 06:00 a.m. to finish. Meanwhile, similar data collection would also be conducted at Benoa Harbor on August 16 and 24 by deploying the Population Mobility Control Team. “We’ve
been preparing the team for the activity,” he said. Aside from increasing the surveillance at the entrances of Denpasar, he said, his party would also intensify the surveillance in each subdistrict. The policing operation would be concentrated on the areas known as the ‘pockets’ of migrants. “In doing the migrant policing, we must surely involve the local village officials,” he said. (kmb13)
Kerry trip to Brazil, Colombia could be chilly Associated Press Writer
BOGOTA, Colombia — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s attempts to build warmer relations with two U.S. allies in Latin America may be hindered by resentment after reports about an American spy program that widely targeted data in emails and telephone calls across the region. Kerry is visiting Brazil and Colombia this week, his first trip to South America as the Obama administration’s chief diplomat. It comes at a time that disclosures by National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden could chill talks on several fronts. Those include trade and energy, and even discussions about the Oct. 23 state dinner that President Barack Obama is hosting for Brazil’s president, Dilma Rousseff. Kerry arrived late Sunday in Bogota, the Colombian capital. The country is holding peace talks to end a half century-old conflict with the Western Hemisphere’s most potent rebel army, a rebel force diminished
in strength thanks in considerable measure to U.S. military and intelligence support. Colombia’s president, Juan Manuel Santos, said Thursday that he wanted clarification from Washington on whether U.S. intelligence-gathering in Colombia had overstepped the countries’ joint operations against drug traffickers and illegal armed groups. The U.S. has supplied Colombia with eavesdropping equipment, technicians and aerial surveillance. Santos said in an interview with The Associated Press that Vice President Joe Biden called him about the issue following revelations by Snowden that U.S digital
snooping has targeted allies as well as foes. Santos said Biden offered a series of technical explanations. Asked if he was satisfied with them, Santos replied, “We are in that process.” Biden also called Rousseff to express what Brazil’s communications minister, Helena Chagas, said was “his regret over the negative repercussions caused by the disclosures.” Biden invited Brazilian officials to Washington to get details about the spy program. Rousseff told Biden that the privacy of Brazilian citizens and the country’s sovereignty cannot be infringed upon in the name of security, and that Brazil wanted the U.S. to change its security policies and practices. During Kerry’s visit, the U.S. wants to show its support for the peace talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, which are taking place in Cuba.
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Fire crews extinguish blaze at Venezuela oil refinery
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On Saturday night (Aug 10), the evacuation team had attempted to pull the vessel by using tugboat during high tides. Two divers posing the fishermen from Gilimanuk had also been involved to release the vessel’s wheel in the warning light. Unluckily, the effort seemed fruitless. The tugboats remained to
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CARACAS - Firefighters in Venezuela put out a blaze in a storage tank at an oil refinery that was caused by lightning on Sunday and led to the evacuation of people living nearby, a top official at state oil company PDVSA said. Thunderstorms this weekend have drenched much of the South American OPEC nation, which has suffered repeated accidents at its oil refineries in recent years. Lightning bolts ignited two storage tanks at a different refinery just last year. No one was hurt in the fire, but residents within a 1 km (0.6 mile) radius were moved away from the scene while fire crews fought the blaze in a downpour at the 187,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Puerto La Cruz facility in the eastern state of Anzoategui. “The fire has been completely extinguished,” Asdrubal Chavez, PDVSA’s vice president for refining, told state TV. He congratulated the fire crews for their “sustained effort which allowed us to control this impor-
tant fire in record time.” Separately, PDVSA said operations at its 146,000-bpd El Palito refinery had been stopped on Sunday by a power cut that was also a result of the torrential rains. President Nicolas Maduro said earlier on Twitter that he was in direct communication with the teams tackling the blaze at Puerto La Cruz. Officials stressed that the evacuation of homes around the refinery was just a precaution. In one of the global oil industry’s worst accidents for decades, a gas leak caused an explosion and fire last year at Venezuela’s giant 645,000bpd Amuay oil refinery that killed more than 40 people and wrecked hundreds of nearby houses. The country became a net gasoline importer last year, largely because the Amuay disaster forced PDVSA to import fuels to meet domestic demand. Maduro’s predecessor, the late Hugo Chavez, nationalized most of the oil industry during his 14year rule and used export revenue from high prices to fund generous social programs that ranged from subsidized groceries to brand-new apartments.
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A firefighter walks near a refinery fire in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013. Lightning set fire to a storage tank at Venezuela’s Puerto La Cruz oil refinery and residents were moved out of the immediate area while local media showed images of thick black smoke rising from the facility.
Cambodia election committee confirms Hun Sen party win Cambodia’s election committee has confirmed the ruling party’s election win, despite opposition protests. The National Election Committee said PM Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) secured a narrow victory in the 28 July polls. But the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) said it would not accept the results unless allegations of electoral fraud were addressed. The poll results are the
worst for the ruling CPP in over a decade. The election committee said the ruling party secured 3.2m votes to the opposition’s 2.9m votes. The final allocation of seats for the 123member parliament remains unclear and has yet to be announced. Political parties could still file complaints over the results, the election committee said. ‘Complaint’ In the immediate aftermath of the
poll, the CPP said it won 68 seats in parliament to the opposition’s 55. But opposition leader Sam Rainsy said the result was 63-60 in CNRP’s favour, and has called for an independent committee to investigate poll irregularities. The government has so far rejected the request and tightened security in the capital, Phnom Penh, last week. “We will file a complaint against the results in accordance with the law,” deputy CNRP head Kem
Sokha told reporters on Monday. “The CNRP wants to resolve the problems peacefully and we want to have a process that everyone can accept,” he said, adding that protests would be the last resort. Both the US and the European Union have expressed concern over the conduct of the polls and have called for an investigation. The dramatic drop in the CPP’s share of the vote is a serious setback for the prime minister, who has
been in power for 28 years, says BBC South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head. The rise in support for the opposition is being attributed to frustration over corruption in official circles, and the rough treatment meted out to opponents of Hun Sen, our correspondent adds. Hun Sen, 60, who once said he intended to stay in power until he was 90, has since said he only intends to be leader until he is 74.
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Mega Semadhi wins 10th annual Rip Curl Cup IBP
Japan economic growth slows in quarter
PADANG-PADANG - After being pipped at the buzzer by American Chris Ward in the final seconds of last year’s Rip Curl Cup, Bali’s Mega Semadhi finally reaped the rewards of a Rip Curl Cup victory, locking into a classic late afternoon PadangPadang barrel with one minute and 40 seconds remaining to leapfrog from third place into the lead and win the 10th annual Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang Invitational. Semadhi, a Pecatu (Bukit Penin-
sula) local, was absolutely ecstatic with his win in his 10th Rip Curl Cup appearance, as he was so close to tasting victory last year just to have it snatched away from him in the final seconds by California’s Chris Ward. “This win means so much to me, here at my home and in front of my family, and because of last year too”, said Semadhi. “In those final minutes I was trying to be patient, thinking that if I could lose in the final minutes like last year, I could also be the one to win in the last minute too. When that last set came
in I said not this one, not this one, I gotta pick the right one. And then it was like a fairly tale come true when I heard the score and that I won.” Semahdi is currently studying to be a Hindu priest, and perhaps part of his studies is about patience as today it certainly paid off for the young man. Just a couple of weeks ago he was runner up in another ASC competition at Balangan Beach, and was bested by fellow Balinese goofyfooter Raditya Rondi, who held the lead in the final today until the final minutes.
Putting on a very impressive performance today in his first trip to Bali and his first ever surf at PadangPadang was runner-up, 16-year old Jacob Willcox from Margaret River in West Australia. Willcox looked very comfortable in the often intimidating lineup, winning his first round heat by taking down locals Garut Widiarta and Marlon Gerber, besting Rizal Tandjung and Dede Suryana in the quarterfinals, and then Laurie Towner and Sean Peggs in the semifinals to get his Finals berth. “This is my first time in Bali and
first time to surf Padang-Padang, so I’m super stoked to come in second and happy for Mega, because he really deserved the win,” said Willcox. When asked what he thought of the wave at Padang Padang, he replied, “It’s a great wave, similar to some of our barreling waves back home, so I felt at home out there. It was great to be out there with the Bali boys, they were all ripping, and it was such a close final and they were all chatting with each other and stuff. This is definitely one of my best experiences ever at a contest!”
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TOKYO - Japan’s economic growth slowed in the April-June quarter, official data showed Monday, raising questions about whether Tokyo’s bid to stoke growth was taking hold and if it would launch a series of tax hikes.
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In this June 28, 2013 file photo, shoppers view shoes on sale at a department store in Tokyo Friday, June 28, 2013. Japan’s economy grew at a slower-than-expected rate of 2.6 percent last quarter, suggesting demand has been slow to pick up despite strong public spending and ultralax monetary policies.
The Cabinet office said the world’s third-largest economy expanded by 0.6 percent from the previous quarter, slower than a revised 0.9 percent increase between January and March. The latest figures missed analyst expectations of 0.9 percent growth in the quarter. The pace of expansion also slowed on an annualised basis with a 2.6 percent increase, from a revised 3.8 percent in the first quarter. Annualised data show how the economy would grow if the quarterly performance was stretched across the full year.
A weaker yen and rising domestic demand helped to more than double profits at major Japanese firms in the April-June quarter, according to SMBC Nikko Securities. However the broader impact of an economy-boosting plan launched by Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe remains uncertain. The premier’s administration is mulling a series of sales tax hikes aimed at doubling the rate to 10 percent by 2015, but some observers have warned the increases could stall Abe’s growth plan.
Mega Semadhi finally reaped the rewards of a Rip Curl Cup victory, locking into a classic late afternoon Padang-Padang barrel with one minute and 40 seconds remaining to leapfrog from third place into the lead and win the 10th annual Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang Invitational.
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US issues import ban on some Samsung products
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NEW YORK — Apple won a partial victory in its long-running patent dispute with Samsung on Friday when a U.S. administrative panel found Samsung in violation of two Apple patents and blocked imports of some Samsung devices. But the U.S. International Trade Commission cleared Samsung on four other patents in dispute. President Barack Obama’s administration has 60 days to veto ITC rulings. Over the weekend, the administration invalidated a June order that sided with the South Korean company and banned imports of Apple’s iPhone 4 and a variant of its iPad 2. The patents involved in Friday’s ruling aren’t related to that June order. Samsung Electronics Co. and Apple Inc. are in a global legal battle over smartphones. Apple argues Samsung’s Android phones copy vital iPhone features. Samsung is fighting back with its own complaints. The legal disputes come as competition in the marketplace intensifies. Samsung has been cutting into Apple’s dominance in phones and is now the leading smartphone manufacturer. Samsung is also pushing into Apple’s territory with its own Android tablet computers. These cases typically involve older products that are no longer widely sold. Two of
the phones cited in Friday’s ruling were both 2010 models — the Continuum and the Transform. But a victory in such cases could affect what features are included in future devices and could slow down a rival’s momentum. Apple could also seek to ban imports of phones released since the case was filed in 2011. Samsung spokesman Adam Yates said the company was disappointed in the ban, but he said the ruling did reject Apple’s effort “to use its overbroad design patents to achieve a monopoly on rectangles and rounded corners.” Yates said Samsung will continue to release new products and has taken measures to ensure they will continue to be available in the U.S. In a statement, Apple said the ITC “has joined courts around the world in Japan, Korea, Germany, Netherlands and California by standing up for innovation and rejecting Samsung’s blatant copying of Apple’s products. Protecting real innovation is what the patent system should be about.” Last year, a federal court ruled that Samsung owed Apple $1 billion in damages for infringing on non-essential Apple patents. But the judge refused to impose an import ban on Samsung phones and later struck $450 million from the verdict, saying the jurors miscalculated. An appeals court in
Washington heard arguments in that case Friday, but it has not issued a ruling. In June, the ITC ruled that Apple violated one of Samsung’s patents, a “standards-
essential patent,” meaning holders are supposed to license them to all companies on “fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory” terms.
Visitors to Tanah Lot peak during holiday season Antara
DENPASAR - Visitors to Bali’s tourist resort of Tanah Lot are expected to peak on the fifth day after the Idul Fitri D-Day next week, the Tanah Lot manager said. “It will coincide with civil servants’ collective leave so that many domestic tourists will visit Bali’s tourist spots, including Tanah Lot,”
Tanah Lot Tourism Area Manager I Ketut Toya Adnyana, said. He said that the domestic visitors to Tanah Lot was expected to in-
crease more than 100 percent from normal days when some 5,000 to 6,000 people came to visit the Tanah Lot Hindu shrine. Ketut said that during the peak next week, about 14,000 to 15,000 domestic tourists were expected to visit the Tanah Lot Hindu Shrine. He said that on the second day of Idul Fitri holiday on Friday, about
12,000 - 13,000 visitors arrived in Tanah Lot. He said that visitors to the tourist site which was located in Beraban village, Kediri Subdistrict, Tabanan District, had been increasing since last week. Ketut said that in anticipation of the influx of visitors on the peak day, his side had prepared four reserve parking lots outside the main
Temporary tattoo hawkers in Kintamani Bali Post
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This July 26, 2013 file photo shows models of Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S4 smart phones being displayed at a showroom of its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. A federal administrative panel has issued an import ban on some Samsung devices on grounds they violate Apple’s patents.
BANGLI - Among the people who are busy hawking fruits and trinkets in Kintamani tourist object, there are a number of people offering temporary tattoo service. Through the art, these service hawkers are trying to earn a livelihood amidst the throngs of tourists
coming to enjoy the beautiful view of Mount Batur from a distance. Unmitigatedly, in order to get the fortune, they seem determined to pursue tourists just to offer their skill in painting skin. Putu Sudiani, a temporary tattoo service hawker met on Sunday (Aug 11), said there were many hawkers of temporary tattoo service in Kin-
tamani region. Approximately, they amounted to hundreds of people. She had deeply involved in this profession for long enough. Even, it had been started since she was still attending school. “I have been tattooing since my school days. At that time, I did it after school and offered the tattoo service here,” she said. She added the henna painting
skills on the part of the body was gained by self-taught. Without special education, she dared to start the business. “No one taught met before. A first, I was just observing and then kept trying,” she explained. Her skill was peddled from early morning until late afternoon. The income she earned was erratic. Sometimes, during the holiday
parking area with a capacity of accommodating 450 vehicles. His office also prepared a convenient waiting room for drivers who delivered visiting guests to Tanah Lot. “We also assigned 50 security personnel, consisting of police, transportation service officials, village security guards or local security personnel,” he added.
season she could get up to IDR 300,000 per day. “During school holidays, the temporary tattoo service is usually favored by a lot of school students. The ink in use is not permanent and only lasts for two weeks,” said Sudiani. However, on usual days she could only get the earnings of some IDR 20,000-IDR 100,000. (ina)
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California wildfire that has injured 12 nearly contained
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A Filipino boy stands as waves hit a wall at a park in Navotas, north of Manila, Philippines on Monday, Aug. 12, 2013.
Typhoon batters Philippines; 1 dead, 45 missing
A wind-driven wildfire was nearing full containment on Sunday after raging for five days through brush east of Los Angeles, injuring 11 firefighters and one civilian, state fire officials said. The so-called Silver Fire erupted south of the Riverside County town of Banning and by Sunday evening had charred some 20,292 acres in the San Jacinto Mountains, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. Two of the firefighters suffered minor injuries on Sunday and the other injuries occurred earlier. The extent of their injuries was not immediately available. The injured civilian was severely burned in the blaze, which has raged since Wednesday through tinder-dry scrub land and grass about 85 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, officials said. The blaze was about 90 percent contained as of Sunday night. More than 1,400 firefighters continued to construct and improve containment lines helped by water-dropping helicopters and bulldozers. Full containment is expected on Monday, officials said. Residents of more than 500 homes had been forced to flee at the peak of the blaze, but evacuation orders for the bulk of those communities, about 20 miles west of the desert resort of Palm Springs, were lifted on Friday evening as the fire threat subsided. An evacuation remained in effect for several hiking trails and campgrounds in the area. The cause of the fire remained under investigation. The blaze, which destroyed 26 houses and a commercial building and damaged two other homes, is the latest to cause significant property losses during a U.S. summer fire season that experts predict could become one of the worst on record. Earlier this year, a Colorado wildfire that ranked as that state’s most destructive on record ravaged nearly 500 homes and killed two people. In Arizona, 19 members of an elite firefighting crew died on June 30 while battling a wildfire.
Typhoon Utor, described as the strongest globally so far this year, slammed ashore in mountainous eastern Aurora province with sustained winds of 175 kilometers (109 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 210 kph (130 mph). Footage from ABS-CBN TV network showed a woman swept away by a raging river in neighboring Isabela province. The woman waved her hands for help as she struggled to hang on to debris while being buffeted by huge waves in the muddy waters. It was not immediately clear what happened to her. “We have no official report yet, and we do not know if up to this time she has not been rescued,” said Norma Talosig, a regional civil defense director. She said the woman lived alone in a low-lying area in
San Agustin town and refused to be evacuated. In mountainous Benguet province, a 22-year-old man died on the way to a hospital after he was pulled out from a landslide that hit the roadside canal he was clearing, said regional civil defense official Andrew Alex Uy. The typhoon triggered waves of up to 2.5 meters (eight feet) and left scores of fishermen missing. In northern Pangasinan province, 25 fishermen on board three boats failed to return home, said provincial police spokesman Senior Inspector Ryan Manongdo. Twenty people from the eastern provinces of Catanduanes and Camarines Norte also were unaccounted for. Authorities were hoping they just took shelter in coves
and nearby islands, said Office of Civil Defense regional director Bernardo Alejandro IV. “I hope they’re just waiting for the typhoon to pass and will show up as soon as the weather clears,” he said. As of Monday afternoon, the typhoon had crossed the Philippines’ main northern island of Luzon and was off the country’s northwestern coast with winds of 140 kph (87 mph) and gusts of 170 kph (106 mph), government weather forecaster Jun Galang said. He said the typhoon may intensify over the South China Sea as it moves toward China. He said the storm carried a lot of rain but was moving fast, so the rainfall was not concentrated in one area. Utor was forecast to make landfall in Guandong, China, on Wednesday.
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FILE - In this July 30, 2013, file frame grab from Rossiya 24 television channel, Lon Snowden
Edward Snowden’s father to visit him in Russia ‘soon’
Lon Snowden, father of US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, has got a Russian visa and will visit his son “very soon”, his lawyer says. Mr Snowden told the US ABC network he wanted his son to return home provided the justice system is applied “correctly” in his case. He added that his son had “spoken the truth” and made great sacrifices. Edward Snowden has been granted asylum by Russia despite requests from the US that he be returned. Lon Snowden appeared alongside his lawyer Bruce Fein on ABC television. “We have visas, we have a date, which we won’t disclose right now because of the frenzy,” Mr Fein said, referring to the planned visit to Moscow. Edward Snowden arrived in Moscow on 23 June from Hong Kong, after making revelations about a secret US data-gathering programme. He then spent more than five weeks in Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport’s transit zone. He left the airport last week after having been granted the necessary documents.tyevo Airport’s transit zone. He left the airport last week after having been granted the necessary documents.
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INDONESIA Police detains alleged fundraiser of Myanmar embassy plot Agence France-Presse
JAKARTA - Indonesian police have arrested the alleged fundraiser of a failed plot to bomb the Myanmar embassy in the capital Jakarta in May, an official said Monday. Authorities were also investigating whether Muhammad Syaiful Sabani, detained in the central Javanese city of Yogyakarta on Friday, is linked to a recent bomb attack on a Buddhist temple in the capital, police said. Both the embassy plot and temple bombing highlighted growing
anger in Muslim-majority Indonesia at the plight of the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, where most of the population is Buddhist. The police’s elite anti-terror squad arrested Sabani in a car park near a hotel in Yogyakarta, national police spokesman Ronny
Sompie, told AFP. “He has been named a suspect for helping to raise funds to finance the bombing of the Myanmar embassy,” he said. Sompie said a second man was arrested along with Sabani and police were investigating whether he was linked to the
embassy plot. Police foiled the plot on May 2 when they detained two men with a backpack holding five pipe bombs, who had allegedly been planning to launch an attack the following day. Later the same month they detained the alleged mastermind of the plot and a second man suspected of being the bombmaker. Sompie said Sabani was linked to the alleged mastermind and bombmaker, and “was assigned
to source funds”. “We believe he could be behind several robberies at gold shops,” he said. In the Buddhist temple attack, a low-intensity bomb exploded at one of Jakarta’s biggest temples on August 4 as hundreds of worshippers prayed, lightly injuring one person. At the time police said the bomb package bore the words “we are responding to the screams of the Rohingya”.
Hundreds evacuated after Mt. Rokatenda erupts Government to boost economic growth to 6 percent Agence France-Presse
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MANILA, Philippines - A powerful typhoon battered the northern Philippines on Monday, toppling power lines and dumping heavy rain across mountains, cities and food-growing plains. The storm killed at least one man in a landslide and left 45 fishermen missing.
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JAKARTA - The Indonesian government is keen to boost economic growth to six percent amid the global economic meltdown, said Finance Minister Chatib Basri. “We had set a 6.3 percent growth target for this year, but it may be difficult to achieve this. To achieve an economic growth of 6.3 percent, we should have a 6.6 percent economic growth next month, which is difficult,” added the finance minister on Monday. The government is planning to boost economic growth by increasing consumption. “The president calls it a ‘keep buying’ strategy because consumption is the biggest contributor to gross domestic product (GDP). So, if consumption is high, GDP would be high,” Minister Chatib explained. Currently, GDP is dominated by household consumption, which accounts for 55.44 percent, followed by government expenditure at 8.63 percent, exports at 23.15 percent, and imports at 25.68 percent. The minister also noted that an increase in the volume of money in circulation during the post-fasting holiday of Lebaran had led to a rise in economic transactions and contributed to household consumption and economic growth. “The World Bank has predicted that after Idul Fitri, Muslims will spend some Rp110 trillion. Compared to the state budget at Rp1,600 trillion, this means that travellers will spend close to 10 percent of the state budget in one month,” he said. The extension of the thirteenth month salary in June 2013 and the acceleration of budget spending are expected to have an impact on government consumption and the national economy, beginning third quarter of this year. “Household consumption and government expenditure will boost the economy because investments are expected to reduce, with no guarantee of export growth,” Chatib noted.The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) has recorded Indonesia’s economic growth in the second quarter of 2013 at 5.81 percent (year-on-year) and accumulative growth in the first semester of this year at 5.92 percent. The national economy, which grew at 5.81 percent (year-on-year), was supported by household consumption, which grew at 5.06 percent, government consumption at 2.13 percent, gross fixed assets (PMTB) at 4.67 percent, exports at 4.78 percent, and imports at 0.62 percent.
MAUROLE - More than 500 people have been evacuated from a tiny Indonesian island where a volcano erupted at the weekend, spewing rocks and lava that killed five villagers, an official said Monday. Mount Rokatenda, on Palue island in East Nusa Tenggara province, threw red-hot ash two kilometres (1.2 miles) into the sky Saturday and unleashed torrents of molten lava onto a beach, killing three adults and two children as they slept. Officials had previously put the death toll at six, but on Monday revised it down. Rescuers have been battling through roads blocked by ash to reach affected areas and try to persuade reluctant villagers to leave their homes. “The evacuation process is under way,” Yosep Ansarera, head of Sikka district, told AFP. Palue is part of Sikka. “More than 500 people have been transported by boat from Palue to a shelter in Maumere,” he said, referring to a city on the nearby island of Flores. “They came from two affected villages.” However, he added, “dozens of people remain in their villages, refusing to be evacuated as they don’t want to leave their livestock and homes”. Those who have so far left the island are some of the 3,000 people in need of evacuation following the eruption, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for the national disaster agency. They were inside a three-kilometre exclusion zone around the crater. Authorities had urged people to leave
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Indonesian police officers help villagers who have been affected by Mount Rokatenda’s eruption on Palue island to disembark a boat upon their arrival in Maumere, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013. Nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated from the island according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency. the area and banned all activities inside but many had refused to abandon their homes. Officials still hope to evacuate the remaining 2,500 people in the zone. Ansarera said that the volcano appeared to have stopped erupting on Monday. “It’s not erupting any more, the volcano seems to be normal,” he said. But Surono, head of the state volcanology centre, warned: “The volcano still has the potential to erupt again. “Rokatenda remains a threat for those living inside the threekilometre zone.” Bakri Kari, a member of the rescue team, said two boats were being used to transport those affected off the island. However, rescue efforts were
proving difficult as “a lot of infrastructure has been damaged”, he added. “The main bridge... was destroyed, so it’s difficult to reach the displaced.” Rokatenda had been showing signs of increased activity since October. Some 2,000 people had already been evacuated to Flores before the weekend eruption, leaving around 8,000 people still on the island. Indonesia has dozens of active volcanoes and straddles major tectonic fault lines known as the “Ring of Fire” between the Pacific and Indian oceans. The country’s most active volcano, Mount Merapi in central Java, killed more than 350 people in a series of violent eruptions in 2010.
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SEMARAPURA - Semarajaya museum was built on the former Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs (MULO-Dutch Middle School) and former SMPN 1 Klungkung Junior High School located within the complex of Kertha Gosa and main entrance gates (former royal door of Klungkung), precisely on Jalan Untung Surapati, Klungkung. In the Museum are exhibited the items from prehistoric times to the objects used during the Klungkung struggles. The Semara-
jaya museum was inaugurated by the Minister of the Home Affairs on April 28, 1992. In the museum can be seen the items used as ceremonial paraphernalia by the kings of Klungkung and photo documentation of royal descendants of Klungkung. The museum building has a unique architectural style giving the impression representing the blend of ancient Dutch architectural style and Balinese traditional style. The building was built by Dutch government after the collapse of Klungkung kingdom on April 28, 1908. Precisely, it was built in 1920.
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MOSCOW — His legs were hurting, the rain was pouring and he was trailing late in the race. Doesn’t matter. This is Usain Bolt. And nothing gets in the way of him and first place, especially when he’s driven as he was Sunday in the 100-meter final at the world championships. Bolt blew by Justin Gatlin with about 30 meters to go and never glanced back. He also didn’t even crack a smile when he crossed the finish line because this took a lot more work than the world’s fastest sprinter usually needs. Gatlin was second and Bolt’s Jamaican teammate, Nesta Carter, took third. Of all Bolt’s titles, this one will have a special meaning, considering he false-started two years ago in the final to lose his crown. Now, it’s his again. “It’s always great to get back your title,” said Bolt, who won in 9.77 seconds. “I’m happy with myself I got it done.” Many of Bolt’s top rivals were missing from the field. Gone were Tyson Gay (doping offense) and Jamaican teammate Yohan Blake, who was
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Jamaica’s Usain Bolt celebrates after winning gold in the Men’s 100-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013.
the reigning champion but skipped the worlds because of an injured hamstring. Shortly after the race, Bolt sauntered around the track with his country’s flag tied around his neck like a cape. These days, he has to be the Superman of his sport. Given all the recent doping scandals, track needs someone to save the day. For now, he will settle for blowing away the dark cloud over his proud sprinting nation, which saw some of its most decorated sprinters fall from grace. Asafa Powell, Sherone Simpson and Veronica Campbell-Brown all tested positive for a banned substance and weren’t at the worlds. “I’m just doing my part by running fast, winning titles and letting the world know you can do it clean,” Bolt said. “My focus is to continue doing what I do.” And that means running fast times, even on a drenched track. What started as a steady drizzle turned into a downpour just before the gun sounded. So much so that Bolt clowned around when he was introduced to the crowd, pretending to open an umbrella.
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MASON, Ohio (AP) - Roger Federer usually feels good when he arrives in Cincinnati for a tournament he has won more times than anyone else. This week, not so much. Federer is trying to reconstruct his game and keep his back healthy at the Western & Southern Open, a Masters series tournament he won for an unprecedented fifth time last
year. He likes the fast blue surface and the quiet time away from the courts. Throughout his career, he’s used the tournament as a springboard to the U.S. Open. He’s in more of a rebuilding mode entering the event, which opened Sunday with two men’s matches. After a stunning loss secondround loss at Wimbledon, Federer’s had surprising exits in two other tournaments to lower-ranked players. He’s also been both-
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Switzerland’s Roger Federer returns the ball to Germany’s Daniel Brands during their Suisse Open match in Gstaad July 25, 2013.
ered by a bad back. “But now I’m fit again and I’m mentally motivated, which is very important at this part of the year right now,” Federer said. He’ll play the winner of the Mardy Fish vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber match on Tuesday. Wild card Ryan Harrison of the United States beat the Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-6 (3), 6-4, and Julien Benneteau of France beat Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 6-3, 6-2, to get the tournament started on Sunday. A couple of over-30 Swiss stars will get the attention this week. Martina Hingis is playing doubles as part of her comeback after a six-year retirement from the WTA Tour. Hingis, who turns 33 next month, is teaming with Slovakia’s Daniela Hantuchova. It’s their third tournament together. They lost their second match at Carlsbad and were knocked out in the second round in Toronto on Thursday. Hingis was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame last month. She’s the first player to compete in Cincinnati as a Hall of Famer. Top-ranked Serena Williams will be fresh off her third Rogers Cup title. She beat unseeded Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-0 Sunday in Toronto for her eighth WTA title of the year. No. 1 Novak Djokovic is trying for his first win in Cincinnati after reaching the finals and losing four times, including last year to Federer. Federer arrived in Cincinnati earlier than usual after skipping the Rogers Cup in Montreal last week to work on his game and his
health. It’s been a rough summer for Federer, who turned 32 last week. He suffered a second-round lost at Wimbledon, beaten by 116th-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky. His earliest exit from a Grand Slam event since 2003 ended a streak of reaching the quarterfinals in 36 straight major tournaments. Federer then decided to play in a couple of clay-court tournaments. He lost to 114thranked qualifier Federico Delbonis in the semifinals at Hamburg and was beaten by 55th-ranked Daniel Brands in his opening match at Gstaad, Switzerland. Federer has been experimenting with a larger racket - he plans to use it in Cincinnati - and trying to overcome a back injury. “I was ready to get over the Wimbledon loss as quick as I could, which I did,” Federer said. “I took a short break and then started practicing extremely hard and things were great. “I tested rackets and was ready to go to Hamburg and Gstaad and really play tournaments I really enjoy playing, but I couldn’t enjoy them in the end because I just had too many problems with my back and my body.” Normally, he’d be trying to fine-tune his game and build confidence this week heading into the U.S. Open. He’s got a lot on his to-do list this year. “Getting my game back together, really, and my body,” Federer said. “So far so good. I’m motivated. I’m feeling better and I am entering Cincinnati with a good mindset. Right now, it’s key.
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LONDON - David Moyes was not claiming too much credit after collecting his first piece of silverware as Manchester United manager in the Community Shield at Wembley on Sunday. United beat Wigan Athletic 2-0 in the season curtain-raiser to give Moyes a successful start in his bid to fill the huge boots of Alex Ferguson who stood down in May after leading United to 38 trophies in 26 years at Old Trafford. “I class that as another piece of silverware for Sir Alex,” Moyes told a news conference. “I was in charge of the team today but it’s a reward for winning the Premier League under Sir Alex last season and I won’t take too much credit for it.” Robin van Persie scored both United goals against Championship side Wigan who upset Manchester City in the FA Cup final last season to earn their place in the Community Shield. The Dutch striker opened the scoring with a superb long-
range header, continuing the prolific form he showed in netting 30 goals in his first season at United. “It was a great header, a brilliantly guided header,” Moyes said. “He’s (Van Persie) been very easy to work with, very receptive and helpful.” Moyes recognised the importance of keeping Van Persie fit to spearhead United’s bid to retain the Premier League title but remained adamant that his club did not want to sell Wayne Rooney. The forward missed the Wigan match due to a shoulder injury but will join up with the England squad for Wednesday’s friendly against Scotland. “We don’t want to sell Wayne,” Moyes said in a terse response to suggestions that Rooney wanted to join Chelsea and had been forced to train with
the reserves. “I have not fallen out with Wayne and the reason he trained with the reserves was because he wanted to because he wasn’t allowed any contact.” Moyes remains hopeful of adding to United’s squad after a frustrating summer in the transfer market. “I hope so, we move on every day and the transfer window gets closer and closer,” he said. “But if we have to start the season with what we’ve got then I’ll be happy.” Wigan never seriously threatened United whose goalkeeper David de Gea did not have to make a single save. “We’ve done the job, kept a clean sheet and I’m pleased although we could have made better use of our possession,” Moyes said.
WORLD CUP
Italy’s meeting with Argentina in Rome is the pick of the crop. The two teams met in four successive World Cups between 1978 and 1990, the last of those games ending in a heart-breaking semi-final defeat for hosts Italy with a Diego Maradona-inspired Argentina winning on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Their only meeting since then was Argentina’s 2-1 win in Rome in 2001 when Osvaldo was still a teenager living in Buenos Aires. Osvaldo, who has scored three goals in eight appearances, has been recalled by Italy for the match, having previously fallen foul of coach Cesare Prandelli’s code of ethics. The 27-year-old was dropped from the Confederations Cup squad after getting into a public row with AS Roma interim coach Aurelio Andreazzoli during the Italian Cup final against Lazio in May. Born in Buenos Aires, Osvaldo was raised at Huracan where he made his professional debut and moved to Italy as a 20-yearold to join Atalanta. He qualified to play for Italy through his great grandfather and became the latest in the long line of oriundi, as foreignborn national team players are known, when he made his debut in 2011.
match, but coach Oswaldo OIiveira could not count on striker Nicolas Lodeiro, who was with the Uruguayan national team. Coritiba, led by former Brazil and Fenerbahce playmaker Alex, could have taken the lead against Vasco da Gama at home, but it was not able to overcome Pedro Ken’s goal less than five minutes into the match at the Couto Pereira stadium in Curitiba. Titleholder Fluminense continued to struggle on Sunday. It got ahead of Flamengo at the Maracana but conceded three unanswered goals in the 3-2 loss to the rival. The team led by coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo has won only once in its last nine matches and
is only 14th in the standings. Flamengo got the win — its second in three matches — with two goals by striker Hernanes and one by midfielder Elias. Corinthians, Brazil’s secondmost popular club behind Flamengo, moved into fourth place with the 2-0 win over Vitoria at the Pacaembu stadium in Sao Paulo. Midfielder Ralf scored in the first half and former AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato sealed the victory by converting a penalty kick just after halftime. Sao Paulo’s disappointing run continued after the Brazilian powerhouse conceded a 78th-minute goal in the 2-1 loss to Portuguesa at the Caninde Stadium.
Matches take place from Aug. 17, 2013 to May 11, 2014.
Aug. 17 Jan. 1 Dec. 21 Feb. 1 Dec. 7 Jan. 18 Dec. 4 Nov. 2 Mar. 29 Feb. 11 Apr. 26 Oct. 19 Nov. 23 Sep. 22 Feb. 22 Mar. 8 Sep. 1 May 3 Apr. 12
Arsenal
Nov. 9 Mar. 15 Dec. 26 Oct. 26 Apr. 5 May 3 Aug. 24 Sep. 28 Dec. 14 Sep. 14 Mar. 1 Apr. 19 Mar. 22 Nov. 30 Dec. 28 Oct. 20 Jan. 28 Feb. 8
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Cardiff City
Nov. 30 Feb. 11
Chelsea
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Oct. 26 Apr. 12 Dec. 7 Mar. 29
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Apr. 5 Feb. 1 Mar. 15 Sep. 14 Feb. 12
May 11 Apr. 5 Aug. 31 Mar. 8 Feb. 22 Mar. 22 Aug. 25 Nov. 24 Oct. 5 Feb. 1 Dec. 26 Apr. 19 Dec. 28 Nov. 3 Sep. 21 Dec. 14 Jan 11
TBC Oct. 19
Dec. 14 Feb. 22 Sep. 21 Aug. 18 Dec. 28 Oct. 27 Jan. 18 Feb. 8 May 3 Dec. 1 Apr. 5 Apr. 19 Dec. 26 Mar. 8 Nov. 9 Jan. 29 Nov. 9 Oct. 21 Jan. 28 May 3 Apr. 26 Feb. 22 Dec. 21 Jan. 1 Mar. 8 Jan. 18 Aug. 31 Sep. 21 Aug. 18 Feb. 8 Dec. 3 Dec. 14 Oct. 19 Nov. 23 May 3 Apr. 19 Sep. 30 Jan 11 Dec. 28 Nov. 30 Dec. 26 Mar. 22 Nov. 3 Aug. 24 Mar. 1 Apr. 26 Feb. 12 Dec. 21 Nov. 2 Mar. 15 Apr. 12 Feb. 1 Oct. 5 Jan 11 Nov. 23 Dec. 4 Sep. 14 Jan. 1
Fulham
Aug. 24 Dec. 7 Sep. 28 Mar. 1 May 11 Mar. 29
Hull City
Apr. 19 Oct. 5 Sep. 14 Jan 11 Nov. 23 May 11 Dec. 28
Liverpool
Feb. 8 Jan. 18 Dec. 21 Apr. 26 Oct. 5 Jan. 28 Nov. 9 Jan. 1
Manchester City
Dec. 14 Mar. 8 Jan. 18 Feb. 1 Dec. 28 Oct. 5 Mar. 22 Aug. 31 Dec. 26
Manchester United
Nov. 10 Mar. 29 Jan. 28 Aug. 26 Sep. 14 Dec. 3 Feb. 8 Apr. 12 Mar. 15 Mar. 1
Newcastle United
Dec. 28 Feb. 22 May 3 Nov. 2 Mar. 22 Mar. 8 Aug. 31 Sep. 21 Oct. 19 Jan 11 Apr. 5
Norwich City
May 11 Sep. 21 Oct. 26 Oct. 6 Nov. 30 Aug. 17 Dec. 26 Jan. 18 Apr. 19 Feb. 8 Dec. 28 Jan. 28
Southampton
Jan. 28 Dec. 3 Apr. 12 Jan. 1 Sep. 28 Apr. 26 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Mar. 1 Dec. 7 May 11 Mar. 29 Mar. 15
Stoke City
Mar. 1 Dec. 21 Dec. 4 Dec. 7 Aug. 24 Jan. 1 May 3 Mar. 29 Jan 11 Sep. 14 Feb. 1 Apr. 12 Sep. 29 Nov. 2
Sunderland
Sep. 14 Jan. 1 Apr. 26 Dec. 4 Mar. 15 Apr. 12 Aug. 17 Feb. 8 Sep. 29 Nov. 10 Oct. 5 Oct. 27 Dec. 21 Jan. 18 Jan. 28
Swansea City
Sep. 28 Apr. 26 Feb. 8 Apr. 12 Mar. 1 Dec. 21 Jan. 28 Dec. 7 Sep. 16 Jan. 1 Aug. 17 Dec. 3 Mar. 29 May 3 Nov. 9 Oct. 19
Tottenham Hotspur
Mar. 15 May 11 Mar. 1 Sep. 28 Jan 11 Feb. 8 Apr. 19 Oct. 26 Dec. 14 Jan. 29 Nov. 30 Nov. 10 Sep. 14 Mar. 22 Dec. 28 Apr. 5 Aug. 25
Dec. 1 Mar. 15 Dec. 26 Mar. 1 Aug. 24 Feb. 11 Dec. 14 Nov. 2 Apr. 5 Feb. 1 Mar. 22 Sep. 28 Apr. 12 Sep. 1 May 11 Dec. 3 Sep. 21 Aug. 17 Mar. 8 Feb. 22 Mar. 29 Oct. 26 Dec. 7 Sep. 22 Aug. 19 Nov. 2 Apr. 5 Feb. 22 Feb. 12 Nov. 30 Nov. 23 Apr. 19 May 11 Dec. 7 Apr. 26 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 May 3 Jan 11 Jan. 1 Sep. 28 Dec. 21 Nov. 23 Dec. 14 Dec. 26 Feb. 1 Apr. 19 Feb. 12 Nov. 30 Aug. 24 Aug. 31 Mar. 8 Mar. 22 Dec. 14 Feb. 22 Apr. 5 Nov. 9 Feb. 8 Aug. 24 Oct. 5 Dec. 21 Jan 11 Sep. 15 Nov. 23 Feb. 12 Apr. 26 Oct. 19 Mar. 15 May 11 Dec. 7 Mar. 1 Mar. 29 Jan. 18 Mar. 15 Oct. 26 Dec. 26 Oct. 5
West Bromwich Albion Oct. 6 Nov. 25 Mar. 29 Feb. 11 Nov. 2 Jan. 18 Feb. 22 Dec. 21 Feb. 1 Dec. 3 Mar. 8 Jan. 1 Dec. 7 Aug. 17 May 11 Sep. 21 Aug. 31 Apr. 12 West Ham United
Dec. 26 Nov. 2 Aug. 17 Nov. 24 Apr. 19 Sep. 21 Nov. 30 Mar. 8 Apr. 5 Oct. 19 Mar. 22 Jan. 18 Feb. 11 Feb. 22 Aug. 31 Dec. 14 Feb. 1 May 3 Dec. 28
Source: Barclays Premier League F. Chan, 12/08/2013
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West Brom
Tottenham
Swansea
Sunderland
Stoke City
Southampton
Norwich
Newcastle
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former team. The playmaker was constantly jeered by Cruzeiro fans. Santos, 15th in the standings with 14 points, but two games in hand, has drawn two straight matches since being routed 8-0 in a friendly against Barcelona. Botafogo missed its opportunity to gain sole possession of first place after allowing a secondhalf equalizer to Goias at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia. Striker Rafael Marques opened the scoring in the 51st, but defender Andre Bahia found his own net in the 68th while trying to clear a cross into the area. Seedorf returned to the squad after being rested in the draw against Atletico Mineiro in the team’s previous
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Manchester United’s manager David Moyes holds the trophy after their win against Wigan Athletic at the end of their English FA Community Shield soccer match at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013.
SAO PAULO — Cruzeiro and Botafogo retained the Brazilian league lead despite disappointing home draws over the weekend. Cruzeiro was held to a scoreless draw with Santos on Sunday, while Clarence Seedorf’s Botafogo drew 1-1 with Goias on Saturday. The teams moved to 25 points from 13 matches, with Cruzeiro ahead on goal difference. Third-place Coritiba, which lost 1-0 to Vasco da Gama at home on Sunday, is two points behind. Club world champion Corinthians, a 2-0 winner over Vitoria, is four back from
the lead. Defending champion Fluminense is near the bottom of the standings after a 3-2 loss to rival Flamengo at the Maracana, while six-time champion Sao Paulo lost 2-1 at Portuguesa to stay winless in 10 league matches and drop to second-to-last in the 20team table. Cruzeiro was looking for its third win in a row but was not able to get a young Santos’ team in Belo Horizonte. It dominated most of the match at the Mineirao Stadium but couldn’t capitalize on its scoring chances. The match marked the first time Argentine midfielder Walter Montillo, now with Santos, played against his
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BERNE - Italy forward Pablo Osvaldo could face the country of his birth in Wednesday’s friendly against Argentina as the two old rivals meet for the first time in 12 years. World Cup hosts Brazil will attempt to keep the momentum going after their Confederations Cup win in June as they visit Switzerland in another of the nearly 50 friendlies being played on the first international date of the season. There are several neighbourly clashes with England meeting Scotland at Wembley, Belgium hosting France in Brussels and Sweden entertaining Norway in Stockholm. Other teams will be travelling much further, including world and European champions Spain, who face an exhausting round trip to steamy Guayaquil to play Ecuador, and Uruguay, who travel half way around the world to visit Japan. Uruguay’s trip will at least give striker Luis Suarez a break from his troubles at Liverpool, where he has been told he must apologise to his team mates before he will be welcomed back into the squad following a failed bid to move away. Victor Genes will make his debut as Paraguay’s fourth coach in only two years as the South Americans visit Germany in Kaiserslautern. The former under-20 coach replaced Gerardo Pelusso who quit in June after a 2-1 home defeat to Chile kept the 2010 World Cup quarter-finalists bottom of the South American qualifying group for the 2014 finals in Brazil. Beleaguered Mexico coach Jose Manuel de la Torre badly needs a win against Ivory Coast in New York following his side’s disappointing CONCACAF Gold Cup exit against Panama while the United States, who won the tournament, visit Bosnia in Sarajevo. European clubs frequently complain about the August date, which is played before many domestic leagues have kicked off, and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, president of the European Clubs’ Association, once described the games as “nonsense matches.” Rummenigge is Bayern Munich’s CEO and is hardly likely to be pleased that two of his club’s players, Thiago Alcantara and Javi Martinez, have been included in an experimental Spanish squad for the trip to South America.
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LONDON - David Moyes was not claiming too much credit after collecting his first piece of silverware as Manchester United manager in the Community Shield at Wembley on Sunday. United beat Wigan Athletic 2-0 in the season curtain-raiser to give Moyes a successful start in his bid to fill the huge boots of Alex Ferguson who stood down in May after leading United to 38 trophies in 26 years at Old Trafford. “I class that as another piece of silverware for Sir Alex,” Moyes told a news conference. “I was in charge of the team today but it’s a reward for winning the Premier League under Sir Alex last season and I won’t take too much credit for it.” Robin van Persie scored both United goals against Championship side Wigan who upset Manchester City in the FA Cup final last season to earn their place in the Community Shield. The Dutch striker opened the scoring with a superb long-
range header, continuing the prolific form he showed in netting 30 goals in his first season at United. “It was a great header, a brilliantly guided header,” Moyes said. “He’s (Van Persie) been very easy to work with, very receptive and helpful.” Moyes recognised the importance of keeping Van Persie fit to spearhead United’s bid to retain the Premier League title but remained adamant that his club did not want to sell Wayne Rooney. The forward missed the Wigan match due to a shoulder injury but will join up with the England squad for Wednesday’s friendly against Scotland. “We don’t want to sell Wayne,” Moyes said in a terse response to suggestions that Rooney wanted to join Chelsea and had been forced to train with
the reserves. “I have not fallen out with Wayne and the reason he trained with the reserves was because he wanted to because he wasn’t allowed any contact.” Moyes remains hopeful of adding to United’s squad after a frustrating summer in the transfer market. “I hope so, we move on every day and the transfer window gets closer and closer,” he said. “But if we have to start the season with what we’ve got then I’ll be happy.” Wigan never seriously threatened United whose goalkeeper David de Gea did not have to make a single save. “We’ve done the job, kept a clean sheet and I’m pleased although we could have made better use of our possession,” Moyes said.
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Italy’s meeting with Argentina in Rome is the pick of the crop. The two teams met in four successive World Cups between 1978 and 1990, the last of those games ending in a heart-breaking semi-final defeat for hosts Italy with a Diego Maradona-inspired Argentina winning on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Their only meeting since then was Argentina’s 2-1 win in Rome in 2001 when Osvaldo was still a teenager living in Buenos Aires. Osvaldo, who has scored three goals in eight appearances, has been recalled by Italy for the match, having previously fallen foul of coach Cesare Prandelli’s code of ethics. The 27-year-old was dropped from the Confederations Cup squad after getting into a public row with AS Roma interim coach Aurelio Andreazzoli during the Italian Cup final against Lazio in May. Born in Buenos Aires, Osvaldo was raised at Huracan where he made his professional debut and moved to Italy as a 20-yearold to join Atalanta. He qualified to play for Italy through his great grandfather and became the latest in the long line of oriundi, as foreignborn national team players are known, when he made his debut in 2011.
match, but coach Oswaldo OIiveira could not count on striker Nicolas Lodeiro, who was with the Uruguayan national team. Coritiba, led by former Brazil and Fenerbahce playmaker Alex, could have taken the lead against Vasco da Gama at home, but it was not able to overcome Pedro Ken’s goal less than five minutes into the match at the Couto Pereira stadium in Curitiba. Titleholder Fluminense continued to struggle on Sunday. It got ahead of Flamengo at the Maracana but conceded three unanswered goals in the 3-2 loss to the rival. The team led by coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo has won only once in its last nine matches and
is only 14th in the standings. Flamengo got the win — its second in three matches — with two goals by striker Hernanes and one by midfielder Elias. Corinthians, Brazil’s secondmost popular club behind Flamengo, moved into fourth place with the 2-0 win over Vitoria at the Pacaembu stadium in Sao Paulo. Midfielder Ralf scored in the first half and former AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato sealed the victory by converting a penalty kick just after halftime. Sao Paulo’s disappointing run continued after the Brazilian powerhouse conceded a 78th-minute goal in the 2-1 loss to Portuguesa at the Caninde Stadium.
Matches take place from Aug. 17, 2013 to May 11, 2014.
Aug. 17 Jan. 1 Dec. 21 Feb. 1 Dec. 7 Jan. 18 Dec. 4 Nov. 2 Mar. 29 Feb. 11 Apr. 26 Oct. 19 Nov. 23 Sep. 22 Feb. 22 Mar. 8 Sep. 1 May 3 Apr. 12
Arsenal
Nov. 9 Mar. 15 Dec. 26 Oct. 26 Apr. 5 May 3 Aug. 24 Sep. 28 Dec. 14 Sep. 14 Mar. 1 Apr. 19 Mar. 22 Nov. 30 Dec. 28 Oct. 20 Jan. 28 Feb. 8
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Jan 11
Cardiff City
Nov. 30 Feb. 11
Chelsea
Mar. 22
Crystal Palace
Oct. 26 Apr. 12 Dec. 7 Mar. 29
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Apr. 5 Feb. 1 Mar. 15 Sep. 14 Feb. 12
May 11 Apr. 5 Aug. 31 Mar. 8 Feb. 22 Mar. 22 Aug. 25 Nov. 24 Oct. 5 Feb. 1 Dec. 26 Apr. 19 Dec. 28 Nov. 3 Sep. 21 Dec. 14 Jan 11
TBC Oct. 19
Dec. 14 Feb. 22 Sep. 21 Aug. 18 Dec. 28 Oct. 27 Jan. 18 Feb. 8 May 3 Dec. 1 Apr. 5 Apr. 19 Dec. 26 Mar. 8 Nov. 9 Jan. 29 Nov. 9 Oct. 21 Jan. 28 May 3 Apr. 26 Feb. 22 Dec. 21 Jan. 1 Mar. 8 Jan. 18 Aug. 31 Sep. 21 Aug. 18 Feb. 8 Dec. 3 Dec. 14 Oct. 19 Nov. 23 May 3 Apr. 19 Sep. 30 Jan 11 Dec. 28 Nov. 30 Dec. 26 Mar. 22 Nov. 3 Aug. 24 Mar. 1 Apr. 26 Feb. 12 Dec. 21 Nov. 2 Mar. 15 Apr. 12 Feb. 1 Oct. 5 Jan 11 Nov. 23 Dec. 4 Sep. 14 Jan. 1
Fulham
Aug. 24 Dec. 7 Sep. 28 Mar. 1 May 11 Mar. 29
Hull City
Apr. 19 Oct. 5 Sep. 14 Jan 11 Nov. 23 May 11 Dec. 28
Liverpool
Feb. 8 Jan. 18 Dec. 21 Apr. 26 Oct. 5 Jan. 28 Nov. 9 Jan. 1
Manchester City
Dec. 14 Mar. 8 Jan. 18 Feb. 1 Dec. 28 Oct. 5 Mar. 22 Aug. 31 Dec. 26
Manchester United
Nov. 10 Mar. 29 Jan. 28 Aug. 26 Sep. 14 Dec. 3 Feb. 8 Apr. 12 Mar. 15 Mar. 1
Newcastle United
Dec. 28 Feb. 22 May 3 Nov. 2 Mar. 22 Mar. 8 Aug. 31 Sep. 21 Oct. 19 Jan 11 Apr. 5
Norwich City
May 11 Sep. 21 Oct. 26 Oct. 6 Nov. 30 Aug. 17 Dec. 26 Jan. 18 Apr. 19 Feb. 8 Dec. 28 Jan. 28
Southampton
Jan. 28 Dec. 3 Apr. 12 Jan. 1 Sep. 28 Apr. 26 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Mar. 1 Dec. 7 May 11 Mar. 29 Mar. 15
Stoke City
Mar. 1 Dec. 21 Dec. 4 Dec. 7 Aug. 24 Jan. 1 May 3 Mar. 29 Jan 11 Sep. 14 Feb. 1 Apr. 12 Sep. 29 Nov. 2
Sunderland
Sep. 14 Jan. 1 Apr. 26 Dec. 4 Mar. 15 Apr. 12 Aug. 17 Feb. 8 Sep. 29 Nov. 10 Oct. 5 Oct. 27 Dec. 21 Jan. 18 Jan. 28
Swansea City
Sep. 28 Apr. 26 Feb. 8 Apr. 12 Mar. 1 Dec. 21 Jan. 28 Dec. 7 Sep. 16 Jan. 1 Aug. 17 Dec. 3 Mar. 29 May 3 Nov. 9 Oct. 19
Tottenham Hotspur
Mar. 15 May 11 Mar. 1 Sep. 28 Jan 11 Feb. 8 Apr. 19 Oct. 26 Dec. 14 Jan. 29 Nov. 30 Nov. 10 Sep. 14 Mar. 22 Dec. 28 Apr. 5 Aug. 25
Dec. 1 Mar. 15 Dec. 26 Mar. 1 Aug. 24 Feb. 11 Dec. 14 Nov. 2 Apr. 5 Feb. 1 Mar. 22 Sep. 28 Apr. 12 Sep. 1 May 11 Dec. 3 Sep. 21 Aug. 17 Mar. 8 Feb. 22 Mar. 29 Oct. 26 Dec. 7 Sep. 22 Aug. 19 Nov. 2 Apr. 5 Feb. 22 Feb. 12 Nov. 30 Nov. 23 Apr. 19 May 11 Dec. 7 Apr. 26 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 May 3 Jan 11 Jan. 1 Sep. 28 Dec. 21 Nov. 23 Dec. 14 Dec. 26 Feb. 1 Apr. 19 Feb. 12 Nov. 30 Aug. 24 Aug. 31 Mar. 8 Mar. 22 Dec. 14 Feb. 22 Apr. 5 Nov. 9 Feb. 8 Aug. 24 Oct. 5 Dec. 21 Jan 11 Sep. 15 Nov. 23 Feb. 12 Apr. 26 Oct. 19 Mar. 15 May 11 Dec. 7 Mar. 1 Mar. 29 Jan. 18 Mar. 15 Oct. 26 Dec. 26 Oct. 5
West Bromwich Albion Oct. 6 Nov. 25 Mar. 29 Feb. 11 Nov. 2 Jan. 18 Feb. 22 Dec. 21 Feb. 1 Dec. 3 Mar. 8 Jan. 1 Dec. 7 Aug. 17 May 11 Sep. 21 Aug. 31 Apr. 12 West Ham United
Dec. 26 Nov. 2 Aug. 17 Nov. 24 Apr. 19 Sep. 21 Nov. 30 Mar. 8 Apr. 5 Oct. 19 Mar. 22 Jan. 18 Feb. 11 Feb. 22 Aug. 31 Dec. 14 Feb. 1 May 3 Dec. 28
Source: Barclays Premier League F. Chan, 12/08/2013
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Swansea
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Southampton
Norwich
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former team. The playmaker was constantly jeered by Cruzeiro fans. Santos, 15th in the standings with 14 points, but two games in hand, has drawn two straight matches since being routed 8-0 in a friendly against Barcelona. Botafogo missed its opportunity to gain sole possession of first place after allowing a secondhalf equalizer to Goias at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia. Striker Rafael Marques opened the scoring in the 51st, but defender Andre Bahia found his own net in the 68th while trying to clear a cross into the area. Seedorf returned to the squad after being rested in the draw against Atletico Mineiro in the team’s previous
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Manchester United’s manager David Moyes holds the trophy after their win against Wigan Athletic at the end of their English FA Community Shield soccer match at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013.
SAO PAULO — Cruzeiro and Botafogo retained the Brazilian league lead despite disappointing home draws over the weekend. Cruzeiro was held to a scoreless draw with Santos on Sunday, while Clarence Seedorf’s Botafogo drew 1-1 with Goias on Saturday. The teams moved to 25 points from 13 matches, with Cruzeiro ahead on goal difference. Third-place Coritiba, which lost 1-0 to Vasco da Gama at home on Sunday, is two points behind. Club world champion Corinthians, a 2-0 winner over Vitoria, is four back from
the lead. Defending champion Fluminense is near the bottom of the standings after a 3-2 loss to rival Flamengo at the Maracana, while six-time champion Sao Paulo lost 2-1 at Portuguesa to stay winless in 10 league matches and drop to second-to-last in the 20team table. Cruzeiro was looking for its third win in a row but was not able to get a young Santos’ team in Belo Horizonte. It dominated most of the match at the Mineirao Stadium but couldn’t capitalize on its scoring chances. The match marked the first time Argentine midfielder Walter Montillo, now with Santos, played against his
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BERNE - Italy forward Pablo Osvaldo could face the country of his birth in Wednesday’s friendly against Argentina as the two old rivals meet for the first time in 12 years. World Cup hosts Brazil will attempt to keep the momentum going after their Confederations Cup win in June as they visit Switzerland in another of the nearly 50 friendlies being played on the first international date of the season. There are several neighbourly clashes with England meeting Scotland at Wembley, Belgium hosting France in Brussels and Sweden entertaining Norway in Stockholm. Other teams will be travelling much further, including world and European champions Spain, who face an exhausting round trip to steamy Guayaquil to play Ecuador, and Uruguay, who travel half way around the world to visit Japan. Uruguay’s trip will at least give striker Luis Suarez a break from his troubles at Liverpool, where he has been told he must apologise to his team mates before he will be welcomed back into the squad following a failed bid to move away. Victor Genes will make his debut as Paraguay’s fourth coach in only two years as the South Americans visit Germany in Kaiserslautern. The former under-20 coach replaced Gerardo Pelusso who quit in June after a 2-1 home defeat to Chile kept the 2010 World Cup quarter-finalists bottom of the South American qualifying group for the 2014 finals in Brazil. Beleaguered Mexico coach Jose Manuel de la Torre badly needs a win against Ivory Coast in New York following his side’s disappointing CONCACAF Gold Cup exit against Panama while the United States, who won the tournament, visit Bosnia in Sarajevo. European clubs frequently complain about the August date, which is played before many domestic leagues have kicked off, and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, president of the European Clubs’ Association, once described the games as “nonsense matches.” Rummenigge is Bayern Munich’s CEO and is hardly likely to be pleased that two of his club’s players, Thiago Alcantara and Javi Martinez, have been included in an experimental Spanish squad for the trip to South America.
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SEMARAPURA - Semarajaya museum was built on the former Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs (MULO-Dutch Middle School) and former SMPN 1 Klungkung Junior High School located within the complex of Kertha Gosa and main entrance gates (former royal door of Klungkung), precisely on Jalan Untung Surapati, Klungkung. In the Museum are exhibited the items from prehistoric times to the objects used during the Klungkung struggles. The Semara-
jaya museum was inaugurated by the Minister of the Home Affairs on April 28, 1992. In the museum can be seen the items used as ceremonial paraphernalia by the kings of Klungkung and photo documentation of royal descendants of Klungkung. The museum building has a unique architectural style giving the impression representing the blend of ancient Dutch architectural style and Balinese traditional style. The building was built by Dutch government after the collapse of Klungkung kingdom on April 28, 1908. Precisely, it was built in 1920.
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MOSCOW — His legs were hurting, the rain was pouring and he was trailing late in the race. Doesn’t matter. This is Usain Bolt. And nothing gets in the way of him and first place, especially when he’s driven as he was Sunday in the 100-meter final at the world championships. Bolt blew by Justin Gatlin with about 30 meters to go and never glanced back. He also didn’t even crack a smile when he crossed the finish line because this took a lot more work than the world’s fastest sprinter usually needs. Gatlin was second and Bolt’s Jamaican teammate, Nesta Carter, took third. Of all Bolt’s titles, this one will have a special meaning, considering he false-started two years ago in the final to lose his crown. Now, it’s his again. “It’s always great to get back your title,” said Bolt, who won in 9.77 seconds. “I’m happy with myself I got it done.” Many of Bolt’s top rivals were missing from the field. Gone were Tyson Gay (doping offense) and Jamaican teammate Yohan Blake, who was
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Jamaica’s Usain Bolt celebrates after winning gold in the Men’s 100-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013.
the reigning champion but skipped the worlds because of an injured hamstring. Shortly after the race, Bolt sauntered around the track with his country’s flag tied around his neck like a cape. These days, he has to be the Superman of his sport. Given all the recent doping scandals, track needs someone to save the day. For now, he will settle for blowing away the dark cloud over his proud sprinting nation, which saw some of its most decorated sprinters fall from grace. Asafa Powell, Sherone Simpson and Veronica Campbell-Brown all tested positive for a banned substance and weren’t at the worlds. “I’m just doing my part by running fast, winning titles and letting the world know you can do it clean,” Bolt said. “My focus is to continue doing what I do.” And that means running fast times, even on a drenched track. What started as a steady drizzle turned into a downpour just before the gun sounded. So much so that Bolt clowned around when he was introduced to the crowd, pretending to open an umbrella.
Federer trying to re-energize game in Cincinnati
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MASON, Ohio (AP) - Roger Federer usually feels good when he arrives in Cincinnati for a tournament he has won more times than anyone else. This week, not so much. Federer is trying to reconstruct his game and keep his back healthy at the Western & Southern Open, a Masters series tournament he won for an unprecedented fifth time last
year. He likes the fast blue surface and the quiet time away from the courts. Throughout his career, he’s used the tournament as a springboard to the U.S. Open. He’s in more of a rebuilding mode entering the event, which opened Sunday with two men’s matches. After a stunning loss secondround loss at Wimbledon, Federer’s had surprising exits in two other tournaments to lower-ranked players. He’s also been both-
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Switzerland’s Roger Federer returns the ball to Germany’s Daniel Brands during their Suisse Open match in Gstaad July 25, 2013.
ered by a bad back. “But now I’m fit again and I’m mentally motivated, which is very important at this part of the year right now,” Federer said. He’ll play the winner of the Mardy Fish vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber match on Tuesday. Wild card Ryan Harrison of the United States beat the Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-6 (3), 6-4, and Julien Benneteau of France beat Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 6-3, 6-2, to get the tournament started on Sunday. A couple of over-30 Swiss stars will get the attention this week. Martina Hingis is playing doubles as part of her comeback after a six-year retirement from the WTA Tour. Hingis, who turns 33 next month, is teaming with Slovakia’s Daniela Hantuchova. It’s their third tournament together. They lost their second match at Carlsbad and were knocked out in the second round in Toronto on Thursday. Hingis was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame last month. She’s the first player to compete in Cincinnati as a Hall of Famer. Top-ranked Serena Williams will be fresh off her third Rogers Cup title. She beat unseeded Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-0 Sunday in Toronto for her eighth WTA title of the year. No. 1 Novak Djokovic is trying for his first win in Cincinnati after reaching the finals and losing four times, including last year to Federer. Federer arrived in Cincinnati earlier than usual after skipping the Rogers Cup in Montreal last week to work on his game and his
health. It’s been a rough summer for Federer, who turned 32 last week. He suffered a second-round lost at Wimbledon, beaten by 116th-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky. His earliest exit from a Grand Slam event since 2003 ended a streak of reaching the quarterfinals in 36 straight major tournaments. Federer then decided to play in a couple of clay-court tournaments. He lost to 114thranked qualifier Federico Delbonis in the semifinals at Hamburg and was beaten by 55th-ranked Daniel Brands in his opening match at Gstaad, Switzerland. Federer has been experimenting with a larger racket - he plans to use it in Cincinnati - and trying to overcome a back injury. “I was ready to get over the Wimbledon loss as quick as I could, which I did,” Federer said. “I took a short break and then started practicing extremely hard and things were great. “I tested rackets and was ready to go to Hamburg and Gstaad and really play tournaments I really enjoy playing, but I couldn’t enjoy them in the end because I just had too many problems with my back and my body.” Normally, he’d be trying to fine-tune his game and build confidence this week heading into the U.S. Open. He’s got a lot on his to-do list this year. “Getting my game back together, really, and my body,” Federer said. “So far so good. I’m motivated. I’m feeling better and I am entering Cincinnati with a good mindset. Right now, it’s key.
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A Filipino boy stands as waves hit a wall at a park in Navotas, north of Manila, Philippines on Monday, Aug. 12, 2013.
Typhoon batters Philippines; 1 dead, 45 missing
A wind-driven wildfire was nearing full containment on Sunday after raging for five days through brush east of Los Angeles, injuring 11 firefighters and one civilian, state fire officials said. The so-called Silver Fire erupted south of the Riverside County town of Banning and by Sunday evening had charred some 20,292 acres in the San Jacinto Mountains, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. Two of the firefighters suffered minor injuries on Sunday and the other injuries occurred earlier. The extent of their injuries was not immediately available. The injured civilian was severely burned in the blaze, which has raged since Wednesday through tinder-dry scrub land and grass about 85 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, officials said. The blaze was about 90 percent contained as of Sunday night. More than 1,400 firefighters continued to construct and improve containment lines helped by water-dropping helicopters and bulldozers. Full containment is expected on Monday, officials said. Residents of more than 500 homes had been forced to flee at the peak of the blaze, but evacuation orders for the bulk of those communities, about 20 miles west of the desert resort of Palm Springs, were lifted on Friday evening as the fire threat subsided. An evacuation remained in effect for several hiking trails and campgrounds in the area. The cause of the fire remained under investigation. The blaze, which destroyed 26 houses and a commercial building and damaged two other homes, is the latest to cause significant property losses during a U.S. summer fire season that experts predict could become one of the worst on record. Earlier this year, a Colorado wildfire that ranked as that state’s most destructive on record ravaged nearly 500 homes and killed two people. In Arizona, 19 members of an elite firefighting crew died on June 30 while battling a wildfire.
Typhoon Utor, described as the strongest globally so far this year, slammed ashore in mountainous eastern Aurora province with sustained winds of 175 kilometers (109 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 210 kph (130 mph). Footage from ABS-CBN TV network showed a woman swept away by a raging river in neighboring Isabela province. The woman waved her hands for help as she struggled to hang on to debris while being buffeted by huge waves in the muddy waters. It was not immediately clear what happened to her. “We have no official report yet, and we do not know if up to this time she has not been rescued,” said Norma Talosig, a regional civil defense director. She said the woman lived alone in a low-lying area in
San Agustin town and refused to be evacuated. In mountainous Benguet province, a 22-year-old man died on the way to a hospital after he was pulled out from a landslide that hit the roadside canal he was clearing, said regional civil defense official Andrew Alex Uy. The typhoon triggered waves of up to 2.5 meters (eight feet) and left scores of fishermen missing. In northern Pangasinan province, 25 fishermen on board three boats failed to return home, said provincial police spokesman Senior Inspector Ryan Manongdo. Twenty people from the eastern provinces of Catanduanes and Camarines Norte also were unaccounted for. Authorities were hoping they just took shelter in coves
and nearby islands, said Office of Civil Defense regional director Bernardo Alejandro IV. “I hope they’re just waiting for the typhoon to pass and will show up as soon as the weather clears,” he said. As of Monday afternoon, the typhoon had crossed the Philippines’ main northern island of Luzon and was off the country’s northwestern coast with winds of 140 kph (87 mph) and gusts of 170 kph (106 mph), government weather forecaster Jun Galang said. He said the typhoon may intensify over the South China Sea as it moves toward China. He said the storm carried a lot of rain but was moving fast, so the rainfall was not concentrated in one area. Utor was forecast to make landfall in Guandong, China, on Wednesday.
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Edward Snowden’s father to visit him in Russia ‘soon’
Lon Snowden, father of US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, has got a Russian visa and will visit his son “very soon”, his lawyer says. Mr Snowden told the US ABC network he wanted his son to return home provided the justice system is applied “correctly” in his case. He added that his son had “spoken the truth” and made great sacrifices. Edward Snowden has been granted asylum by Russia despite requests from the US that he be returned. Lon Snowden appeared alongside his lawyer Bruce Fein on ABC television. “We have visas, we have a date, which we won’t disclose right now because of the frenzy,” Mr Fein said, referring to the planned visit to Moscow. Edward Snowden arrived in Moscow on 23 June from Hong Kong, after making revelations about a secret US data-gathering programme. He then spent more than five weeks in Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport’s transit zone. He left the airport last week after having been granted the necessary documents.tyevo Airport’s transit zone. He left the airport last week after having been granted the necessary documents.
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INDONESIA Police detains alleged fundraiser of Myanmar embassy plot Agence France-Presse
JAKARTA - Indonesian police have arrested the alleged fundraiser of a failed plot to bomb the Myanmar embassy in the capital Jakarta in May, an official said Monday. Authorities were also investigating whether Muhammad Syaiful Sabani, detained in the central Javanese city of Yogyakarta on Friday, is linked to a recent bomb attack on a Buddhist temple in the capital, police said. Both the embassy plot and temple bombing highlighted growing
anger in Muslim-majority Indonesia at the plight of the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, where most of the population is Buddhist. The police’s elite anti-terror squad arrested Sabani in a car park near a hotel in Yogyakarta, national police spokesman Ronny
Sompie, told AFP. “He has been named a suspect for helping to raise funds to finance the bombing of the Myanmar embassy,” he said. Sompie said a second man was arrested along with Sabani and police were investigating whether he was linked to the
embassy plot. Police foiled the plot on May 2 when they detained two men with a backpack holding five pipe bombs, who had allegedly been planning to launch an attack the following day. Later the same month they detained the alleged mastermind of the plot and a second man suspected of being the bombmaker. Sompie said Sabani was linked to the alleged mastermind and bombmaker, and “was assigned
to source funds”. “We believe he could be behind several robberies at gold shops,” he said. In the Buddhist temple attack, a low-intensity bomb exploded at one of Jakarta’s biggest temples on August 4 as hundreds of worshippers prayed, lightly injuring one person. At the time police said the bomb package bore the words “we are responding to the screams of the Rohingya”.
Hundreds evacuated after Mt. Rokatenda erupts Government to boost economic growth to 6 percent Agence France-Presse
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MANILA, Philippines - A powerful typhoon battered the northern Philippines on Monday, toppling power lines and dumping heavy rain across mountains, cities and food-growing plains. The storm killed at least one man in a landslide and left 45 fishermen missing.
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JAKARTA - The Indonesian government is keen to boost economic growth to six percent amid the global economic meltdown, said Finance Minister Chatib Basri. “We had set a 6.3 percent growth target for this year, but it may be difficult to achieve this. To achieve an economic growth of 6.3 percent, we should have a 6.6 percent economic growth next month, which is difficult,” added the finance minister on Monday. The government is planning to boost economic growth by increasing consumption. “The president calls it a ‘keep buying’ strategy because consumption is the biggest contributor to gross domestic product (GDP). So, if consumption is high, GDP would be high,” Minister Chatib explained. Currently, GDP is dominated by household consumption, which accounts for 55.44 percent, followed by government expenditure at 8.63 percent, exports at 23.15 percent, and imports at 25.68 percent. The minister also noted that an increase in the volume of money in circulation during the post-fasting holiday of Lebaran had led to a rise in economic transactions and contributed to household consumption and economic growth. “The World Bank has predicted that after Idul Fitri, Muslims will spend some Rp110 trillion. Compared to the state budget at Rp1,600 trillion, this means that travellers will spend close to 10 percent of the state budget in one month,” he said. The extension of the thirteenth month salary in June 2013 and the acceleration of budget spending are expected to have an impact on government consumption and the national economy, beginning third quarter of this year. “Household consumption and government expenditure will boost the economy because investments are expected to reduce, with no guarantee of export growth,” Chatib noted.The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) has recorded Indonesia’s economic growth in the second quarter of 2013 at 5.81 percent (year-on-year) and accumulative growth in the first semester of this year at 5.92 percent. The national economy, which grew at 5.81 percent (year-on-year), was supported by household consumption, which grew at 5.06 percent, government consumption at 2.13 percent, gross fixed assets (PMTB) at 4.67 percent, exports at 4.78 percent, and imports at 0.62 percent.
MAUROLE - More than 500 people have been evacuated from a tiny Indonesian island where a volcano erupted at the weekend, spewing rocks and lava that killed five villagers, an official said Monday. Mount Rokatenda, on Palue island in East Nusa Tenggara province, threw red-hot ash two kilometres (1.2 miles) into the sky Saturday and unleashed torrents of molten lava onto a beach, killing three adults and two children as they slept. Officials had previously put the death toll at six, but on Monday revised it down. Rescuers have been battling through roads blocked by ash to reach affected areas and try to persuade reluctant villagers to leave their homes. “The evacuation process is under way,” Yosep Ansarera, head of Sikka district, told AFP. Palue is part of Sikka. “More than 500 people have been transported by boat from Palue to a shelter in Maumere,” he said, referring to a city on the nearby island of Flores. “They came from two affected villages.” However, he added, “dozens of people remain in their villages, refusing to be evacuated as they don’t want to leave their livestock and homes”. Those who have so far left the island are some of the 3,000 people in need of evacuation following the eruption, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for the national disaster agency. They were inside a three-kilometre exclusion zone around the crater. Authorities had urged people to leave
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Indonesian police officers help villagers who have been affected by Mount Rokatenda’s eruption on Palue island to disembark a boat upon their arrival in Maumere, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013. Nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated from the island according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency. the area and banned all activities inside but many had refused to abandon their homes. Officials still hope to evacuate the remaining 2,500 people in the zone. Ansarera said that the volcano appeared to have stopped erupting on Monday. “It’s not erupting any more, the volcano seems to be normal,” he said. But Surono, head of the state volcanology centre, warned: “The volcano still has the potential to erupt again. “Rokatenda remains a threat for those living inside the threekilometre zone.” Bakri Kari, a member of the rescue team, said two boats were being used to transport those affected off the island. However, rescue efforts were
proving difficult as “a lot of infrastructure has been damaged”, he added. “The main bridge... was destroyed, so it’s difficult to reach the displaced.” Rokatenda had been showing signs of increased activity since October. Some 2,000 people had already been evacuated to Flores before the weekend eruption, leaving around 8,000 people still on the island. Indonesia has dozens of active volcanoes and straddles major tectonic fault lines known as the “Ring of Fire” between the Pacific and Indian oceans. The country’s most active volcano, Mount Merapi in central Java, killed more than 350 people in a series of violent eruptions in 2010.
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Mega Semadhi wins 10th annual Rip Curl Cup IBP
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PADANG-PADANG - After being pipped at the buzzer by American Chris Ward in the final seconds of last year’s Rip Curl Cup, Bali’s Mega Semadhi finally reaped the rewards of a Rip Curl Cup victory, locking into a classic late afternoon PadangPadang barrel with one minute and 40 seconds remaining to leapfrog from third place into the lead and win the 10th annual Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang Invitational. Semadhi, a Pecatu (Bukit Penin-
sula) local, was absolutely ecstatic with his win in his 10th Rip Curl Cup appearance, as he was so close to tasting victory last year just to have it snatched away from him in the final seconds by California’s Chris Ward. “This win means so much to me, here at my home and in front of my family, and because of last year too”, said Semadhi. “In those final minutes I was trying to be patient, thinking that if I could lose in the final minutes like last year, I could also be the one to win in the last minute too. When that last set came
in I said not this one, not this one, I gotta pick the right one. And then it was like a fairly tale come true when I heard the score and that I won.” Semahdi is currently studying to be a Hindu priest, and perhaps part of his studies is about patience as today it certainly paid off for the young man. Just a couple of weeks ago he was runner up in another ASC competition at Balangan Beach, and was bested by fellow Balinese goofyfooter Raditya Rondi, who held the lead in the final today until the final minutes.
Putting on a very impressive performance today in his first trip to Bali and his first ever surf at PadangPadang was runner-up, 16-year old Jacob Willcox from Margaret River in West Australia. Willcox looked very comfortable in the often intimidating lineup, winning his first round heat by taking down locals Garut Widiarta and Marlon Gerber, besting Rizal Tandjung and Dede Suryana in the quarterfinals, and then Laurie Towner and Sean Peggs in the semifinals to get his Finals berth. “This is my first time in Bali and
first time to surf Padang-Padang, so I’m super stoked to come in second and happy for Mega, because he really deserved the win,” said Willcox. When asked what he thought of the wave at Padang Padang, he replied, “It’s a great wave, similar to some of our barreling waves back home, so I felt at home out there. It was great to be out there with the Bali boys, they were all ripping, and it was such a close final and they were all chatting with each other and stuff. This is definitely one of my best experiences ever at a contest!”
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TOKYO - Japan’s economic growth slowed in the April-June quarter, official data showed Monday, raising questions about whether Tokyo’s bid to stoke growth was taking hold and if it would launch a series of tax hikes.
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In this June 28, 2013 file photo, shoppers view shoes on sale at a department store in Tokyo Friday, June 28, 2013. Japan’s economy grew at a slower-than-expected rate of 2.6 percent last quarter, suggesting demand has been slow to pick up despite strong public spending and ultralax monetary policies.
The Cabinet office said the world’s third-largest economy expanded by 0.6 percent from the previous quarter, slower than a revised 0.9 percent increase between January and March. The latest figures missed analyst expectations of 0.9 percent growth in the quarter. The pace of expansion also slowed on an annualised basis with a 2.6 percent increase, from a revised 3.8 percent in the first quarter. Annualised data show how the economy would grow if the quarterly performance was stretched across the full year.
A weaker yen and rising domestic demand helped to more than double profits at major Japanese firms in the April-June quarter, according to SMBC Nikko Securities. However the broader impact of an economy-boosting plan launched by Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe remains uncertain. The premier’s administration is mulling a series of sales tax hikes aimed at doubling the rate to 10 percent by 2015, but some observers have warned the increases could stall Abe’s growth plan.
Mega Semadhi finally reaped the rewards of a Rip Curl Cup victory, locking into a classic late afternoon Padang-Padang barrel with one minute and 40 seconds remaining to leapfrog from third place into the lead and win the 10th annual Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang Invitational.
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US issues import ban on some Samsung products
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NEW YORK — Apple won a partial victory in its long-running patent dispute with Samsung on Friday when a U.S. administrative panel found Samsung in violation of two Apple patents and blocked imports of some Samsung devices. But the U.S. International Trade Commission cleared Samsung on four other patents in dispute. President Barack Obama’s administration has 60 days to veto ITC rulings. Over the weekend, the administration invalidated a June order that sided with the South Korean company and banned imports of Apple’s iPhone 4 and a variant of its iPad 2. The patents involved in Friday’s ruling aren’t related to that June order. Samsung Electronics Co. and Apple Inc. are in a global legal battle over smartphones. Apple argues Samsung’s Android phones copy vital iPhone features. Samsung is fighting back with its own complaints. The legal disputes come as competition in the marketplace intensifies. Samsung has been cutting into Apple’s dominance in phones and is now the leading smartphone manufacturer. Samsung is also pushing into Apple’s territory with its own Android tablet computers. These cases typically involve older products that are no longer widely sold. Two of
the phones cited in Friday’s ruling were both 2010 models — the Continuum and the Transform. But a victory in such cases could affect what features are included in future devices and could slow down a rival’s momentum. Apple could also seek to ban imports of phones released since the case was filed in 2011. Samsung spokesman Adam Yates said the company was disappointed in the ban, but he said the ruling did reject Apple’s effort “to use its overbroad design patents to achieve a monopoly on rectangles and rounded corners.” Yates said Samsung will continue to release new products and has taken measures to ensure they will continue to be available in the U.S. In a statement, Apple said the ITC “has joined courts around the world in Japan, Korea, Germany, Netherlands and California by standing up for innovation and rejecting Samsung’s blatant copying of Apple’s products. Protecting real innovation is what the patent system should be about.” Last year, a federal court ruled that Samsung owed Apple $1 billion in damages for infringing on non-essential Apple patents. But the judge refused to impose an import ban on Samsung phones and later struck $450 million from the verdict, saying the jurors miscalculated. An appeals court in
Washington heard arguments in that case Friday, but it has not issued a ruling. In June, the ITC ruled that Apple violated one of Samsung’s patents, a “standards-
essential patent,” meaning holders are supposed to license them to all companies on “fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory” terms.
Visitors to Tanah Lot peak during holiday season Antara
DENPASAR - Visitors to Bali’s tourist resort of Tanah Lot are expected to peak on the fifth day after the Idul Fitri D-Day next week, the Tanah Lot manager said. “It will coincide with civil servants’ collective leave so that many domestic tourists will visit Bali’s tourist spots, including Tanah Lot,”
Tanah Lot Tourism Area Manager I Ketut Toya Adnyana, said. He said that the domestic visitors to Tanah Lot was expected to in-
crease more than 100 percent from normal days when some 5,000 to 6,000 people came to visit the Tanah Lot Hindu shrine. Ketut said that during the peak next week, about 14,000 to 15,000 domestic tourists were expected to visit the Tanah Lot Hindu Shrine. He said that on the second day of Idul Fitri holiday on Friday, about
12,000 - 13,000 visitors arrived in Tanah Lot. He said that visitors to the tourist site which was located in Beraban village, Kediri Subdistrict, Tabanan District, had been increasing since last week. Ketut said that in anticipation of the influx of visitors on the peak day, his side had prepared four reserve parking lots outside the main
Temporary tattoo hawkers in Kintamani Bali Post
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This July 26, 2013 file photo shows models of Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S4 smart phones being displayed at a showroom of its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. A federal administrative panel has issued an import ban on some Samsung devices on grounds they violate Apple’s patents.
BANGLI - Among the people who are busy hawking fruits and trinkets in Kintamani tourist object, there are a number of people offering temporary tattoo service. Through the art, these service hawkers are trying to earn a livelihood amidst the throngs of tourists
coming to enjoy the beautiful view of Mount Batur from a distance. Unmitigatedly, in order to get the fortune, they seem determined to pursue tourists just to offer their skill in painting skin. Putu Sudiani, a temporary tattoo service hawker met on Sunday (Aug 11), said there were many hawkers of temporary tattoo service in Kin-
tamani region. Approximately, they amounted to hundreds of people. She had deeply involved in this profession for long enough. Even, it had been started since she was still attending school. “I have been tattooing since my school days. At that time, I did it after school and offered the tattoo service here,” she said. She added the henna painting
skills on the part of the body was gained by self-taught. Without special education, she dared to start the business. “No one taught met before. A first, I was just observing and then kept trying,” she explained. Her skill was peddled from early morning until late afternoon. The income she earned was erratic. Sometimes, during the holiday
parking area with a capacity of accommodating 450 vehicles. His office also prepared a convenient waiting room for drivers who delivered visiting guests to Tanah Lot. “We also assigned 50 security personnel, consisting of police, transportation service officials, village security guards or local security personnel,” he added.
season she could get up to IDR 300,000 per day. “During school holidays, the temporary tattoo service is usually favored by a lot of school students. The ink in use is not permanent and only lasts for two weeks,” said Sudiani. However, on usual days she could only get the earnings of some IDR 20,000-IDR 100,000. (ina)
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Beach visitor increases, dozens of lifeguards alerted
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Gianyar (Bali Post)—
A number of springs and beaches on the Banyupinaruh celebration in Gianyar were thronged by people performing the purificatory rite (panglukatan) on Sunday (Aug 11). As seen on Sunday morning, several beaches in Gianyar were visited by people for that purpose and bathed. The visit increased quite dramatically compared to usual days. Dozens of lifeguards (Balawista) of the Gianyar Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) were alerted to supervise the activities of the community. In addition, the area of Tirta Empul Temple in Tampaksiring was also thronged by people from the morning. The visit surged by midday. Thousands of people in Gianyar performed the purificatory rite on the Banyupinaruh. Despite the cold weather, it did not discourage them to do the self-purification in the springs and beaches. One of the visitors from Kendran, Tegallalang, Anak Agung Gde Putra, said despite the rather cold weather, the vivacity of people to perform the self-purification ritual was high enough. The Head of the BPBD Gianyar, Anak Agung Oka Digjaya, said that in response to the increasing public visits during the Banyupinaruh, his party had alerted the lifeguard from the BPBD Gianyar. A total of 20 lifeguards were placed at four posts, such as at Lebih Beach, Masceti Beach, Purnama Beach and Rangkan Ketewel. “Each officer in the post will monitor the activities done by communities spreading along the coast,” he explained. As the observation along the beach, the visit by the community was not just carried out in the morning. On Sunday afternoon, the visit to the beach for a vacation also significantly increased. Lebih Beach being famous for its culinary attraction was also visited by many people wishing to relax. (kmb16)
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Secretary of State John Kerry listens at right to a translation as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks to reporters during their meeting at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Aug. 9, 2013.
The crowded people is seen on one of the beach in Gianyar on Banyupinaruh day
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Gerbang Samudra II vessel evacuated Negara (Bali Post)—
After running aground for dozens of hours at half a mile from the pier of Gilimanuk Harbor, the Gerbang Samudra II vessel laden with vehicle of the homecomers was finally evacuated on Sunday afternoon (Aug11). The vessel formerly getting stuck in a rock and the warning light chain was pulled by two tugboats brought in from Ketapang Harbor. get difficulty to attract the vessel. The team finally discontinued the evacuation and waited around to Sunday noon. Around 12:00 a.m., the vessel owned by PT Sarana Gerbang Samudra Surabaya was pulled by two tugboats. The evacuation process ran quite slow due to the vessel’s burden.
Finally, after an hour of the withdrawal effort, the vessel carrying dozens of motorcycles and private cars of the returning homecomers to Bali could berth at Pier I of the Gilimanuk Harbor. Cargo unloading of the vessel was carried out about 30 minutes after the vessel ramp door was opened. A number of passengers that had been waiting for their motorcycles and car to land could finally breathe. They had waited for over 24 hours to get their vehicle back. The harbor authority lodged the passengers previously evacuated by inflatable boat at a number of inns at Gilimanuk. Asmono, 35, one of the pas-
sengers waiting for his motorcycle claimed to wait for alone and finally relieved because he could find his motorcycle intact. His wife and son were accidentally sent to Denpasar on Saturday by using the first bus. “I asked them to go first back to Denpasar, while I was waiting for the vehicle all day,” he explained. After unloading the cargo, the vessel had been checked. However, the harbor master asked the vessel not to be operated first until getting a thorough examination. Operations Manager of the ASDP Gilimanuk, Wahyudi Susianto, said the vessel was temporarily delisted from the crossing schedule at Ketapang-
Gilimanuk. According to him, the wind was estimated to be fast enough in this August and potentially disrupted the smoothness of the crossing service. Meanwhile, the harbormaster of Gilimanuk, Made Rai Ardana, said the Gerbang Samudra II vessel was still being checked at the Ketapang Harbor. The examination at Gilimanuk was less reliable because the location did not match the requirements. Preliminary examination indicated if the vessel incident was caused by bad weather. The vessel was swept away to shallow waters and got stuck in the yellow light. (kmb26)
Deterring illegal migrants
Denpasar Municipality keeps watch entrances Denpasar (Bali Post)—
A surge of migrants coming into the territory of Denpasar always happened after the Eid holiday. In other words, the number of seasonal migrants in the backflow was always higher than the number of migrants leaving Denpasar in the homecoming season. In order to counteract the influx of migrants without the required population administration, the Denpasar Mu-
nicipality through the Population and Civil Registry would conduct strict monitoring in the entrances like the Ubung Terminal and Benoa Harbor Terminal. The Head of Denpasar Civil Registry, Nyoman Gede Narendra, accompanied by Spokesperson of Denpasar Municipality, I Dewa Gede Rai, revealed the matter on Sunday (Aug 11). According to Narendra, supervision against the migrants from the entrances of Denpasar had become
a regular agenda conducted by the Denpasar Municipality after the Eid. He said the measure was conducted as part of the orderly administration of the population. “Documenting the newly arrived residents include those that have previously lived in Bali in general and in Denpasar in particular and the new settlers coming to Denpasar. The orderly population administration is very important because it relates to security issues,” he said.
Narendra added the discipline of population would be done in stages starting from Ubung Terminal, Monday (Aug 8) through Thursday (Aug 15). Population census was also intended to deter the entry of illegal migrants into Denpasar area from 06:00 a.m. to finish. Meanwhile, similar data collection would also be conducted at Benoa Harbor on August 16 and 24 by deploying the Population Mobility Control Team. “We’ve
been preparing the team for the activity,” he said. Aside from increasing the surveillance at the entrances of Denpasar, he said, his party would also intensify the surveillance in each subdistrict. The policing operation would be concentrated on the areas known as the ‘pockets’ of migrants. “In doing the migrant policing, we must surely involve the local village officials,” he said. (kmb13)
Kerry trip to Brazil, Colombia could be chilly Associated Press Writer
BOGOTA, Colombia — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s attempts to build warmer relations with two U.S. allies in Latin America may be hindered by resentment after reports about an American spy program that widely targeted data in emails and telephone calls across the region. Kerry is visiting Brazil and Colombia this week, his first trip to South America as the Obama administration’s chief diplomat. It comes at a time that disclosures by National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden could chill talks on several fronts. Those include trade and energy, and even discussions about the Oct. 23 state dinner that President Barack Obama is hosting for Brazil’s president, Dilma Rousseff. Kerry arrived late Sunday in Bogota, the Colombian capital. The country is holding peace talks to end a half century-old conflict with the Western Hemisphere’s most potent rebel army, a rebel force diminished
in strength thanks in considerable measure to U.S. military and intelligence support. Colombia’s president, Juan Manuel Santos, said Thursday that he wanted clarification from Washington on whether U.S. intelligence-gathering in Colombia had overstepped the countries’ joint operations against drug traffickers and illegal armed groups. The U.S. has supplied Colombia with eavesdropping equipment, technicians and aerial surveillance. Santos said in an interview with The Associated Press that Vice President Joe Biden called him about the issue following revelations by Snowden that U.S digital
snooping has targeted allies as well as foes. Santos said Biden offered a series of technical explanations. Asked if he was satisfied with them, Santos replied, “We are in that process.” Biden also called Rousseff to express what Brazil’s communications minister, Helena Chagas, said was “his regret over the negative repercussions caused by the disclosures.” Biden invited Brazilian officials to Washington to get details about the spy program. Rousseff told Biden that the privacy of Brazilian citizens and the country’s sovereignty cannot be infringed upon in the name of security, and that Brazil wanted the U.S. to change its security policies and practices. During Kerry’s visit, the U.S. wants to show its support for the peace talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, which are taking place in Cuba.
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Fire crews extinguish blaze at Venezuela oil refinery
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After getting stuck for 27 hours
On Saturday night (Aug 10), the evacuation team had attempted to pull the vessel by using tugboat during high tides. Two divers posing the fishermen from Gilimanuk had also been involved to release the vessel’s wheel in the warning light. Unluckily, the effort seemed fruitless. The tugboats remained to
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CARACAS - Firefighters in Venezuela put out a blaze in a storage tank at an oil refinery that was caused by lightning on Sunday and led to the evacuation of people living nearby, a top official at state oil company PDVSA said. Thunderstorms this weekend have drenched much of the South American OPEC nation, which has suffered repeated accidents at its oil refineries in recent years. Lightning bolts ignited two storage tanks at a different refinery just last year. No one was hurt in the fire, but residents within a 1 km (0.6 mile) radius were moved away from the scene while fire crews fought the blaze in a downpour at the 187,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Puerto La Cruz facility in the eastern state of Anzoategui. “The fire has been completely extinguished,” Asdrubal Chavez, PDVSA’s vice president for refining, told state TV. He congratulated the fire crews for their “sustained effort which allowed us to control this impor-
tant fire in record time.” Separately, PDVSA said operations at its 146,000-bpd El Palito refinery had been stopped on Sunday by a power cut that was also a result of the torrential rains. President Nicolas Maduro said earlier on Twitter that he was in direct communication with the teams tackling the blaze at Puerto La Cruz. Officials stressed that the evacuation of homes around the refinery was just a precaution. In one of the global oil industry’s worst accidents for decades, a gas leak caused an explosion and fire last year at Venezuela’s giant 645,000bpd Amuay oil refinery that killed more than 40 people and wrecked hundreds of nearby houses. The country became a net gasoline importer last year, largely because the Amuay disaster forced PDVSA to import fuels to meet domestic demand. Maduro’s predecessor, the late Hugo Chavez, nationalized most of the oil industry during his 14year rule and used export revenue from high prices to fund generous social programs that ranged from subsidized groceries to brand-new apartments.
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A firefighter walks near a refinery fire in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013. Lightning set fire to a storage tank at Venezuela’s Puerto La Cruz oil refinery and residents were moved out of the immediate area while local media showed images of thick black smoke rising from the facility.
Cambodia election committee confirms Hun Sen party win Cambodia’s election committee has confirmed the ruling party’s election win, despite opposition protests. The National Election Committee said PM Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) secured a narrow victory in the 28 July polls. But the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) said it would not accept the results unless allegations of electoral fraud were addressed. The poll results are the
worst for the ruling CPP in over a decade. The election committee said the ruling party secured 3.2m votes to the opposition’s 2.9m votes. The final allocation of seats for the 123member parliament remains unclear and has yet to be announced. Political parties could still file complaints over the results, the election committee said. ‘Complaint’ In the immediate aftermath of the
poll, the CPP said it won 68 seats in parliament to the opposition’s 55. But opposition leader Sam Rainsy said the result was 63-60 in CNRP’s favour, and has called for an independent committee to investigate poll irregularities. The government has so far rejected the request and tightened security in the capital, Phnom Penh, last week. “We will file a complaint against the results in accordance with the law,” deputy CNRP head Kem
Sokha told reporters on Monday. “The CNRP wants to resolve the problems peacefully and we want to have a process that everyone can accept,” he said, adding that protests would be the last resort. Both the US and the European Union have expressed concern over the conduct of the polls and have called for an investigation. The dramatic drop in the CPP’s share of the vote is a serious setback for the prime minister, who has
been in power for 28 years, says BBC South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head. The rise in support for the opposition is being attributed to frustration over corruption in official circles, and the rough treatment meted out to opponents of Hun Sen, our correspondent adds. Hun Sen, 60, who once said he intended to stay in power until he was 90, has since said he only intends to be leader until he is 74.
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English FA wants technology to determine penalties
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CEO of Deutsche Telekom Rene Obermann holds a press conference to discuss the topic of secure e-mailing in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Aug. 9, 2013.
German companies to automatically encrypt emails Associated Press Writer
BERLIN — Two of Germany’s biggest Internet service providers said Friday they will start encrypting customers’ emails by default in response to user concerns about online snooping after reports that the U.S. National Security Agency monitors international electronic communications. The plan by Deutsche Telekom AG and United Internet AG is the digital equivalent of putting an envelope around a postcard. Currently most emails are sent across the web in plain view of anyone standing between the sender and the recipient. Initially the encryption will only be secure between customers of Deutsche Telekom’s T-Online service and United Internet’s GMX and WEB.DE services — which together account for two-thirds of primary email addresses in Germany — the companies said. “Germans are deeply unsettled by the latest reports on the poten-
tial interception of communication data,” Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann said in a statement. “Our initiative is designed to counteract this concern and make email communication throughout Germany more secure in general.” But Computer security specialists said the plan appeared to be little more than a publicity stunt, because the technology being used to encrypt the emails while in transit was outdated and didn’t guarantee they were safe from prying eyes while on the companies’ servers. “The technology employed doesn’t prevent ‘listening posts’
from being established on the system,” said Germany’s Chaos Computer Club, which bills itself as Europe’s largest association of hackers. NSA leaker Edward Snowden has alleged that the U.S. intelligence agency and some of its foreign partners routinely sift through online traffic as part of an effort to prevent terrorism. A spokesman for Deutsche Telekom, Philipp Blank, told The Associated Press that the company doesn’t grant foreign intelligence agencies access to its traffic in Germany. But he added that “of course we are bound by German law.”
Leasing solar a cost-saving option for homeowners Associated Press Writer
Ben Kunz wanted to do “the green thing” and save on his electric bill without paying a lot of money up front. So instead of buying a solar system for his house in Cheshire, Connecticut, he leased one. “I thought it was a pretty good deal,” he said. “I lean a little environmentalist so I’m concerned about global warming.” Increasing numbers of U.S. homeowners are relying on the sun to meet much of their hot water and electricity needs. In fact, residential electricity produced by solar in the first quarter of 2013 was almost 10 times higher than that generated in 2008, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association. But the potential for more is huge. Consider this: “The amount of solar energy falling on the United States in one hour of noontime summer sun is about equal to the annual U.S. electricity demand,” the Energy Department says in its SunShot Vision Study. “Saving money and being energy efficient rank really high with consumers today,” said Kit Selzer, a senior editor at Better Homes and Gardens. A Gallup poll in March found that 76 percent of Americans thought the country should put more emphasis on producing domestic energy from solar power. So what’s stopping more folks from going solar? “We found that a lot of people were afraid to go solar because they were too afraid of what they didn’t know,” said Ketch Ryan, who had a solar energy system installed in her Chevy Chase, Maryland, house several years ago.
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Nature of Bali can be harmed by officials
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LONDON — Having successfully persuaded FIFA to introduce goal-line technology, the English Football Association now wants cameras to be allowed to settle other contentious situations in games. New FA chairman Greg Dyke says it is a “no-brainer” that referees should be permitted to defer to video replays for penalty and offside decisions. While England is just one of the 209 FIFA members, its opinions on rule-changes carry more AP Photo/Jan Kruger/Pool weight as a member of the sport’s Dr Paul Hawkins, the inventor closed rule-making panel. of the Hawk-Eye technology, The International Football speaking to the media durAssociation Board only approved ing a Goal Line Technology goal-line technology after FIFA presentation at the Emirates President Sepp Blatter reversed Stadium, London London his long-standing opposition to it Thursday Aug. 8, 2013. following the 2010 World Cup. Hawk-Eye’s camera-based system makes its European debut on Sunday at Wembley Stadium for the Community Shield between Premier League champion Manchester United and FA Cup winner Wigan. The system, which uses 14 cameras, sends a signal inside a second to the referee’s watch and ear-piece indicating that the ball has crossed the line. “Sunday is an important day, with the coming of goal-line technology,” Dyke said. “I just believe when we look back in 25 years we’ll say, ‘That was only the beginning.’ “I think it’s inevitable there will be more use of video technology to help referees.” Dyke just doesn’t want the flow of matches affected. “You always have to weigh off — how much does it slow the game, how much does it spoil the game and the rest of it?” Dyke said. “But over time, it’s bound to happen. Refereeing is getting harder and harder... and anything that helps the referee should be looked at.” Particularly when it comes to awarding penalties and spotting dives. “I think (for) penalty kicks is a no-brainer at some stage,” Dyke said.
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Bali Post
A motorist passed a hotel project in Kuta, Bali Island. The hotel and restaurant sector is the main engine of Bali’s economy, contributing nearly 30 percent of the province’s growth.
Hotels, restaurants contribute 30 percent to economy Antara
DENPASAR - The hotel and restaurant sector is the main engine of Bali’s economy, contributing nearly 30 percent of the province’s growth, Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) office in Bali I Gede Suarsa said. “The hotel and restaurant sector plays a vital role in the Balinese economy. The ups and downs of the key sector may reflect the economic growth of this tourist destination area,” he said. The sector grew well thanks to the rising number of domestic and foreign tourists in the province, he said. More than 766,000 foreign tourists visited Bali in the second quarter of 2013, a 5.36 percent increase compared to the previ-
ous quarter. The increase in the number of tourists raised the province’s hotel occupancy rate by an average of 3.87 percent. He said the occupancy rate of one-star hotels and three-star hotels rose by 12.63 percent and 9.76 percent respectively, while the occupancy rate of five-star hotels fell by 0.83 percent. According to the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) of Bali chapter, the low occupancy rate of several starrated hotels resulted from the
rising number of hotel rooms in the past few years. Despite the low occupancy rate, the province’s income from the hotel and restaurant sector continued to increase, he said. He further said the trade and restaurant sectors in the second quarter of 2013 grew 2.26 percent and 2.74 percent respectively. Just in June, 275,887 foreign tourists visited Bali, up by 12.94 percent compared to the same month last year or 11.74 percent compared to May 2013.
AMLAPURA - Pancadatu or precious metals becoming the foundation of Mount Lempuyang as the abode of the Lord Ishvara or Hyang Gni Jaya has been targeted by outside investors for three times under various pretexts. However, due to the firmness and togetherness of the surrounding communities, the attempt of the investors could be messed up. It was revealed by the priest of Lempuyang Luhur Temple, Jero Gde Mangku Wangi, while delivering sermon (dharma vacana) regarding the existence of Lempuyang Temple in front of hundreds of people went on a pilgrimage in the local temple. He said that as an attendant and liaison in the temple, his party had got a challenge for three times. In 1996, when Karangasem was ruled by the Regent I Ketut Merta, there was investor looking for permit around the foot of Mount Lempuyang. A total of 10,000 hectares of land was about to be utilized for location of gold mine. Such investor plan was opposed by Mangku Wangi together with communities living around the mountain. Later, he said, in 2007 there was another investor from outside Bali having an interest in the precious metal content of the mountain on the pretext of making an underground dam. At that time, seven points had been drilled. Surprisingly, local residents were not allowed to see the sample of drilled soil from the seven points. The driller party directly put the soil sample into a crate and took it to Java. Finally, in 2010 the Bunutan residents encountered that heavy equipment had suddenly been placed at Bunutan and entrusted in the house of resident. At that time, residents were restless. After being checked, said Mangku Wangi, there had been a drilling machine. Since the residents were restless, his party also asked for an explanation. Finally, the officials made socialization at Bunutan. However, the officials and the regent of Karangasem were absent at that time with the reason of attending an invitation. “At the end, the socialization was held in the wantilan hall of Lempuyang Temple and mostly attended by the division heads of the regional working units (SKPD) of Karangasem County. With the presence of the division heads only, no one dared to speak. Luckily, due to the patronage of Ida Batara or venerated deity, the drilling equipment to be used for drilling the wells for the reasons of meeting the agricultural interests of Bunutan residents was also canceled,” he said. According to him, if only for the reason of making the well used for irrigation, why they did not build a dam and artesian well in Kubu subdistrict because residents in the area remained to face drought and clean water crisis to date. “Repeatedly, some people suddenly came and wanted to make dam or artesian well. When asked, the officials of Karangasem and Bali Province claimed to not know. It is impossible for the outsiders such as those from Jakarta to know about the contents of the bushes in the hills of Lempuyang, if the local people have not told them due to their interest. If our nature including Bali will be damaged, it means it has been harmed by the officials. They have authority and can make any policy. It is impossible for small people to harm Bali. As common people, we do not have power and money,” he said. Mangku Wangi, as an attendant undertaken through generations in the Lempuyang Temple, would maintain the panca datu of the local deity. Not only shedding sweat, he was also ready to shed his blood to maintain it. According to him, there was a bhisama or stipulation of the Lord Pasupati Lingsir abiding on Mount Semeru. He sent his children to Bali and chose seven mountains in Bali as their abode. He asked his children to keep Bali, so that Bali Island was stable and no longer shook. The seven mountains in Bali included the Mt. Tolangkir or Mt. Agung, Mount Batur, Mt. Lempuyang, Mt. Seraya, Bias Muntig, Mt. Batukaru and Mt. Tapsay. All the mountains were based on panca datu, in which two of them were gold and ruby. Hundreds of pilgrims from a number of regions in Bali such as Kuta, Tabanan, Gianyar and Buleleng and local residents of Karangasem went on a pilgrimage by taking advantage of the holiday. They welcomed the sermon of Mangku Wangi with applause. They moved because only then they found a priest after officiating over a ritual and served the people to say prayer but still had time to take microphone and conveyed his sermon. By and large, in other temples, after saying prayers, the pilgrims would straight go away, without any further ado. “Thank you Jero Mangku for your sermon, it’s for the first time for me to see a priest giving a sermon,” said a pilgrim from Gianyar. Mangku Wangi himself rejected what he had presented was a sermon. According to him, the sermon belonged to high level and was difficult to account for. “I’d just like to give a brief explanation on the existence of the Lempuyang Temple, as an attendant here through generations,” he said. (013)
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NUSA DUA - Grand Whiz Hotel Nusa Dua organized a grand opening on Monday (Jul 29). It is the second hotel after successfully operated similar property in Kuta, and was officially opened by Cosmas Batubara, Chairman of the Intiland. The presence of the hotel chain under PT. Intiwhiz International as a subsidiary of the Intiland Development in Nusa Dua area is very potential for organizing the Meeting, Incentive, Conference and Exhibition (MICE).
Bali House urges Governor Pastika to revoke decree Denpasar (Bali Post)—
Various components of Balinese people coalesced into the Bali Dwipa Care Forum (FPBD), Rejecting the Reclamation Movement (838 Getar Forum) and Bali Community Alliance Rejecting the Decree No.2138 made a petition on the rejection to the Benoa Bay reclamation and the issuance of the decree on the reclamation permit by Governor of Bali Made Mangku Pastika. As scheduled, the petition would be submitted to the Bali House on Tuesday. One of the contents of the petition was urging the Bali House to issue a recommendation that instructed Governor Pastika to revoke the decree on the Benoa Bay reclamation permit given to PT TWBI at the area of 838 hectares. “This petition was signed by various elements and components of the Balinese community that rejected the reclamation. One of the points in the petition is asking the Bali House to take assertive attitude by issuing a recommendation that instructs the Governor of Bali to revoke the decree,” said Chairman of the FPBD, Gede Bangun Nusantara, in Denpasar, Sunday (Aug 11). Furthermore, he said there were three points carried in the petition. Firstly, it urged the Bali House to immediately revoke the recommendation of the House No. 660/14278/DPRD dated December 20, 2012 which was then used as the basis by the Governor of Bali in issuing the Gubernatorial Decree No.2138/ 02-C/ HK/2012 dated December 26, 2012
on the reclamation permit. Secondly, it urged the Bali House to issue a new recommendation to the governor to revoke the decree on the reclamation permit. Thirdly, it urged the Bali House to issue a recommendation to the Governor of Bali, in this case, the Head of Forestry Agency to discontinue the zoning amendment process being conducted by the Forestry Agency in accordance with the request of the Badung Regent to the Governor of Bali No.556/5568/Diparda dated December 27, 2011, from the Protection Zone to Utilization Zone at Benoa Bay. Besides, they also urged the Governor Pastika to immediately revoke the decree. “It is time for the Bali House to act decisively and apply its political authority against the legal violations committed by Governor Pastika who has issued the decree that has infringed many rules. Even, the Bali House could impeach the governor,” said Bangun Nusantara. He added that the gubernatorial
decree infringed 4 pillars. Firstly, it violated the Law No. 27/2007 on the Management of Coastal Areas and Small Islands on the Coastal Water Concessions (HP3). Secondly, it broke the decision of judicial review made by the Constitutional Court (MK) against the Law No.27/2007 particularly the article 50 paragraph 2 where the authority of the governor to issue the HP3 permit had been revoked by the Constitutional Court. Thirdly, it violated the Presidential Regulation No.45/2011 concerning the Urban Spatial Plan of Denpasar, Badung, Gianyar and Tabanan (Sarbagita) in which one of the articles mentioned that Benoa Bay area belonged to a conservation area. Fourthly, it violated the Presidential Regulation No.122/2012, chiefly the Article 2 Paragraph 3 mentioning that reclamation could not be undertaken at conservation area and sea lanes. (kmb26)
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were only pieces of bamboo containing rice and the police on duty checking them seemed to have been cheated. Meanwhile, the bus driver initially being nervous was relieved while smiling. Related to the crowded backflow at Padangbai, it was inspected by the Deputy Chief of Bali Police, Dewa Anom, and Unit Chief of Bali Police Mobile Brigade, Rudy Haryanto. They were received by Chief of Karangasem Police, Rudy Efendi. From the records of police officers, the homecoming backflow from Lembar to Padangbai on Saturday (Aug 10) reached 2,349 people consisting of 2,349 travelers on foot or boarding 12 buses, 205 cars and 545 motorcycles. Meanwhile, the passengers departing from Padangbai to Lembar reached 2,422 people, with 450 motorcycles, 4 buses and 162 cars. Meanwhile, on the
second day after the Eid holiday or on Sunday, the backflow passengers dropping at Padangbai amounted to 1,167 people. Among them, 826 people traveled by motorbike, 233 people by car and 1,167 people by bus. Then, passengers departing from Padangbai to Lembar reached 1,918 people where 820 people were by riding motorcycle, 14 buses and 237 by cars. The harbor authority (ASDP) mobilized 22 vessels of totally 26 crossing vessels alerted. Meanwhile, Supervisor of the ASDP Padangbai, Ketut Suparta, said the weather at sea in a few days until Sunday was very good. He acknowledged if the waves were previously high, but it lasted temporarily and then returned to normal. The wind was blowing at 10 km per hour, while the waves had the height of 0.5 meter to 1 meter. (013)
Backflows start to throng Padangbai
Homecoming backflow through Padangbai Harbor began to sharply increase since one day after the Eid holiday, Saturday (Aug 10). The backflow was getting more crowded on Sunday (Aug 11). Related to the increasing homecoming backflows, police officers began tightening the security and inspection of passengers and baggage. In the examination of bus passengers on Sunday, police found a suspicious package of used rice sack. Inside the sack was found a large tube or sleeve. However, when it was opened, in fact, the sack held four pieces of bamboo containing rice. It was called timbungan rice and allegedly it was the provision of the passenger. Of course, the finding had made the police surprised. When opened, they
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Tenth of members of several youth organizations in Jembrana rallied to reject the plant of a movie making in the regency.
Dozens of youth social organizations and NGOs reject film shooting Negara (Bali Post)—
The components of Jembrana young generation consisting of the youth social organization (OKP), student, customary village and communities expressed their refusal against the shooting of Bali Big Brother film in Jembrana. Even, thousands of mass coalesced into the elements of youth organizations, students and customary community of Jembrana planned to come down onto the street on Monday (Aug 12) to declare their demand. Previously at the end of last month, a number of young generation elements held a consolidation to address the rampant exploitation of minors committed by individual foreign national and its networks. The youth social organization consisted of National Youth Committee (KNPI) of Jembrana, Pancasila Youth, Panca Marga Youth, FKPPI, PPMI, GP Ansor Jembrana, Forkot, Muhammadiyah Youth, PKMJ, Peradah, Sabha Yowana, Hindu Youth Communication Forum, GAMKI and some student elements. In the meeting was decided to firmly reject any kinds of activities, events and behavior that could plunge the teenagers into the form of minor exploitation, free sex involving teenagers and other massive free sex and the systematic destruction to the morality of younger generation. Secretary of the KNPI Jembrana, I Komang Ariada, said the statement was made in the meeting held on July 30. Aside from rejecting and asking the authorities to thoroughly investigate the human trafficking, the young generation strongly rejected the shooting of Bali Big Brother film made at Perancak village. “There are seven points made related to human trafficking,” he explained. Chairman of the Sabha Yowana Jembrana, Ketut Arya Tangkas, justified the statement of the younger generation. Information compiled last Sunday mentioned if the notification letter on the demonstration action had been sent to Jembrana Police on Sunday (Aug 11). On the other hand, the Spokesperson of Jembrana Police, Wayan Setiajaya, told last Sunday if his party had not got information related to the notification from the Chief of Intelligence Unit of Jembrana Police. (kmb26)
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This modern hotel with typical Balinese architecture offers two distinct concepts, namely villas and hotel rooms with a unique strength and need. With a total of 16 units of villa and 46 units of hotel rooms, it is divided into four types consisting of the Standard, Superior, Deluxe, Premier and Junior Suite. Besides, the hotel rooms are also equipped with various facilities such as cable television, Internet access, mini bar and safe deposit box. Aside from in-room amenities, this magnificent hotel also provides facilities such as meeting room, hall, restaurant, spa, business center, wireless internet network, bicycle rental, shuttle bus and swimming pool. “Armed with
adequate facilities and strategic location, this hotel will become a favorite hotel for both leisure and business travelers,” said Susilo Moedjianto Tjahjono, President and Chief Executive Officer of Intiwhiz. Although it looked modern, added Moedjianto, the hotel located in the elite tourist resort remained to highlight the local uniqueness. For example, it still featured Balinese traditional ornaments, traditional architectural style and landscaping garden by planting rare trees and presentation of traditional music. The existing buildings remain to apply the traditional concept featuring the division into head, body and leg
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in perfect combination with modern materials. “Physically, it will remain to have a reflection of local style, so that staying at the hotel will continue to feel the Balinese intimacy, not that of other regions,” he added. Moedjianto added that Grand Whiz Hotel Nusa Dua was the second
hotel after the successful opening of the Grand Whiz Hotel Kuta. “The presence of Intiwhiz hotel networks in Nusa Dua, Benoa is based on the consideration that the area is very potential in the tourism market and the region is very suitable for a wide range of international activities,” he said.
Calendar Event for July 10 through August 10, 2013
10 Jul Buda Kliwon Ugu Pura Dalem Tarukan - Pulasari Peninjauan Tembuku Bangli Pura Pasek Gelgel Boading Kaba Kaba Tabanan Pura Pemayun Banyuning Tengah Buleleng Pura Desa Bubunan Seririt Buleleng Pura Agung Gunung Raung Tarokaja Taro Tegallalang 17 Jul Buda Paing Wayang Pura Dang Khayangan Dalem Dukuh Kuda Sekaan Bangli 20 Jul Tumpek Wayang Pura Majapahit Jembrana Bathara Ratu Gede Celuk Sukawati Bathara Ratu Widyadari Cemenggaon Sukawati Pura Panti Gelgel Pengembungan Sesetan Denpasar Bathara Ratu Allit lan Ratu Lingsir Singakerta Ubud Pura Pedarman Dalem Sukawati Besakih Pura Pedarman Mengwi Besakih Pura Pedarman Kaba Kaba Besakih Pura Pedarman Dalem Bakas Besakih Pura Dadya Agung Pasek Gelgel Pegatepan Gelgel klungkung Pura Pemerajan Agung Sulang Dawan Klungkung Pura Padharman Dinasti Dalem Sri Aji Kresna Kepakisan Besakih ( Dalem Klungkung ) Pura Penataran dan Pasraman Kuta Rejo , Kendal Rejo Tegal Delimo Banyuwangi Pura Jala Sidhi Amerta Juanda Surabaya 22 Jul Purnama Sasih Kasa Aci-aci Penaung Taluh Penataran Agung Besakih Pura Tirta Besakih Pura Purnama Cemangon Sukawati Pura Amrta Jati Kompleks ALRI Pangkalan Jati Jakarta Selatan Pura Jagatnatha Kota Singaraja Pura Dang Hyang Tulus Dewa Desa ApuanSusut-Bangli Pura Jagatdhita Selong-Lombok Timur Pura Agung Pasek Gelgel Gobleg-Banjar
Buleleng Pura Puseh Batur Kintamani Pr. Asah (Alas Harum) Dusun Batur Kintamani Pura Dalem Kedewatan Celuk-Sukawati Pura Agung Mandara Giri Gunung Semeru- Lumajang Jawa Timur Pura Pengubengan Besakih Pura Penataran Agung Sukawati Pura Bukit Mentik Gunung Lebah-Batur Kintamani Mr. Agung Puser Jagat Meranting Batu Kanding-Nusa Penida Pura Luhur Candi Narmada Tanah Kilap Desa PemogaN Denpasar Selatan Pura Panca Tirta Sido Luhur Bakanheni Lampung Selatan Pura Ponjok Batu Tejakula Buleleng 24 Jul Buda Wage Kelawu Pura Penataran Agung Teluk Padang Karangasem Pura Melanting Cemenggaon Sukawati Pura Penataran Ped Nusa Penida Pura Pasek Pengembungan Bongkasa Abiansemal Pura Pasek Bendesa Reyang Gede Penebel Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Banjar Jawa Banjar Jawa Tengah Buleleng Pura Gaduhan Jagat Desa Singakerta Ubud Pura Masceti Tegeh Mancawarna Sanding Tampaksiring Pura Penataran Batupelang Kamasan klungkung Pura Paibon Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Kedonganan Kuta Pura Guwa Besakih Pura Basukian Besakih Odalan Ida Ratu Pucak Pameneh/Bukit Kiwa Tengen Penataran Agung Besakih Pura Jati Ubud Pura Melanting Ubud Pura Dalem Peed Nusa Penida Pura Sad Kahyangan Penida Desa Sakti Nusa Penida
Pura Penataran Agung Anyar Liligundi Bebandem Karangasem 30 Jul Anggar Kasih Dukut Pura Dalem Batuyang Batubulan Pura Dalem Pasek Gelgel Mengening Kediri Tabanan Pura Pasek Undagi Timpag Kerambitan Tabanan Pura Desa/ Pura Pucak Banjar Taman Bedulu Gianyar Pura Puser Jagat,Dalem Dukut, Puri Sukun Nusa Penida Pura Dalem Purwa Banjar Kawan Bangli Pura Desa Ketewel Sukawati 31 Jul Buda Umanis Dukut Pura Agung Pasek Gelgel Sibangkaja Abiansemal Pura Dalem Samprangan Gianyar Pura Paiobon Dukuh Segening Serongga Kelod Gianyar 4 Aug Redite Kliwon Watugunung Pura Penataran Agung Mahagotra Tirta Harum Srisrengga Desa Nyalian Banjarangkan Klungkung 6 Aug Tilem Sasih Kasa Pura Dalem Seme Jawa Desa Kukuh Marga Tabanan 10 Aug Hari Raya Saraswati Pura Pasek Tangkas - Gempinis Dalang Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel - Sayan Bongkasa Abiansemal Pura Watugunung Bima Pura Agung Jagat Karana Surabaya Pura Aditya Jaya - Rawamangun Jakarta Timur Pura Pemaksan Banyuning Timur Buleleng Pura Agung Wira Lokha Natha Cimahi Jawa Barat Pura Dadia Agung Bendesa Tangkas Kori Agung Pusat Gerih Desa Gerih Abiansemal Badung Pura Kawitan Bendesa Aban Baturning Desa Mambal Abiansemal
He then gave an example that in October 2013, Nusa Dua would be visited by thousands of delegates from around the world attending the Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) Summit. “We will take advantage of the opportunities as well as possible,” said Moedjianto.
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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GLENDALE, California — With cartoony posters plastering the walls and toy figures standing at attention on nearly every flat surface, a once ordinary conference room on Disney’s Glendale campus has AP Photo/Walt Disney Company been transformed into the colorful war room for This undated publicity photo released by the Walt Disney Company shows the video game, “Disney Infinity: The Toy Box.” “Disney Infinity.” do stuff like race vehicles, create and play games and construct buildings — cooperatively or alone — as well as go on specific adventures in their own realms. Each toy stores and transmits the character’s history through an “Infinity” reader. The new additions include Sorcerer Mickey from “Fantasia”; Woody, Jessie and Buzz Lightyear from “Toy Story”; Wreck-It Ralph and Vanellope from “Wreck-It Ralph”; Phineas and Agent P from “Phineas and Ferb”; Jack Skellington from “The Nightmare Before Christmas”; Rapunzel from “Tangled”; and Anna and Elsa from “Frozen,” a new Disney film set for release Nov. 27. The second infantry joins such previously announced characters as Jack Sparrow, Hector Barbossa and Davy Jones from “Pirates of the Caribbean”; Mike and Sulley from “Monsters University”; Lightning McQueen, Mater and Holley Shiftwell from “Cars”; Mr. Incredible, Violet and Dash from “The Incredibles”; and the Lone Ranger
and Tonto from “The Lone Ranger.” “In the beginning, when we picked our first set of characters, it was more about going around and saying why we wanted those characters to the various groups around the company,” Vignocchi said. “As time went on and the creators began to see what we were doing with ‘Infinity,’ the roles kind of changed a bit, and they started approaching us with excitement.” The game — or platform, as Disney likes to call it — will be available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Wii U, as well as accessible through Nintendo 3DS and PC, and on tablets and smartphones. The toys work seamlessly between consoles, meaning a Mrs. Incredible figure can go from a PS3 in your living room to the Wii in your friend’s basement with her superpowers intact.
Jennifer Lawrence: ‘I always knew I’d be famous’ Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK — Jennifer Lawrence says growing up in Kentucky she always knew she would be famous. The Best Actress Oscar-winner for “Silver Linings Playbook” tells the September issue of Vogue magazine that she used to “lie in bed and wonder” about what would make her well-known. She says, “It wasn’t a vision. But as it’s kind of happening, you have this buried understanding: Of course.” The 22-year-old also confesses her childhood was “unhappy” because she was “anxious.” Her parents even sent her to a therapist.
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A tourist from Spain, Afakaru, said that Balian Beach was very natural. Even, it was far from tourist hustles and bustles. However, the beach sanitation lacked of maintenance as besieged by debris.
It was when she got cast in 2007 in the TV series “The Bill Engvall Show” that her mother realized she no longer needed counseling because acting made her happy. Vogue’s September issue goes on sale Aug. 20. This magazine cover image shot by Mario Testino and released by Vogue shows actress Jennifer Lawrence on the cover of the September 2013 issue. The issue will hit newsstands on Aug. 20.
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The ambitious project from the company’s interactive division that combines real-life toy figures with virtual worlds. “This is like being in my bedroom,” says “Infinity” executive producer John Vignocchi while bouncing around the space, gleefully showing off concept art, prototypes and a mock-up of a store display. “This is really the most comfortable place where you could talk to me. It’s where every massive fight and every major decision concerning ‘Infinity’ has gone down.” It’s fitting the space has been dubbed the “Infinity” war room because the Walt Disney Co. is readying for a years-long siege — not just a one-time battle — for consumers’ attention with the multi-platform franchise. At its fan-centric D23 Expo on Sunday, Disney unveiled a second wave of characters coming to “Infinity” this fall and winter after it debuts Aug. 18. “Infinity” utilizes real-life toy figures to depict Disney personalities in sprawling virtual locales where those same characters can
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TABANAN - The allure of Balian Beach, Lalanglinggah village, Tabanan, is favored by many foreign tourists. One of the attractions they enjoy is surfing. Unfortunately, the tourist arrivals have not been responded with adequate supporting public facilities. Even, the marine debris is found across the shoreline. Such condition surely interferes with the comfort of visitors.
The marine debris around the Balian Beach is a common phenomenon, especially during the rainy season. Jumbles of the marine debris were carried by the overflowing water of the river from the upstream. They varied, but mostly comprised the pieces of wood and twigs. The heaps of the debris filled up the overlay of coastline whereas the beach was visited almost every day by visitors from various countries as a favorite surfing spot. Meanwhile, many tourist accommodations have also been available near the beach. A tourist from Spain, Afakaru, said that Balian Beach was very natural. Even, it
was far from tourist hustles and bustles. However, the beach sanitation lacked of maintenance as besieged by debris. “Local waves are great for surfing. Unfortunately, the debris is quite a lot on the beach,” he said, recently. He hoped the debris could be cleaned up on a regular basis so that it would not interfere with the view and comfort. As the observation of Bali Post, only a few people took care of it by cleaning up. A few people amassed and sold it to antique collectors. Wayan Bawa, 53, a resident of Lalanglinggah village, for instance, did it last week. This guy amassed various
types of wood debris along the coast. A small bag of marine debris was sold for IDR 20,000-IDR 25,000. The wood taken was only of medium size and had unique shape, while the rest was taken advantage for firewood. “After floods, a lot of woods usually scattered around this area,” he said. Bawa and his friends earned a livelihood from the marine debris. He admitted such wood debris regularly occurred when the river floods. Moreover, near the beach lay an estuary of a great river. It was the final destination of the overflowing garbage, then spread away by the waves onto the beach. (kmb30)