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Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Brad Pitt war film wraps up London Film Festival Associated Press
LONDON — Brad Pitt was bringing the London Film Festival to a storming conclusion Sunday with “Fury,” David Ayer’s mud- and bloodsplattered tale of a tank crew in the closing days of World War II. The film offers a brutal depiction of combat, but Pitt says filming it has made him a better father to his six children with Angelina Jolie. “This role is a real study in leadership and learning to command respect and because of this, I am now a better father,” said Pitt, who plays a hard-bitten sergeant in command of a Sherman tank crew played by Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Pena and Jon Bernthal. “This film is about the soldiers’ exhaustion from the cold, hunger and the accumulative effect on a daily basis,” Pitt told reporters before the movie’s blacktie European premiere. “We took that to heart. I hope ... soldiers will walk away from this and feel they are recognized.”
“Fury” is an appropriately unflinching finale for a festival that awarded prizes to films that tackled corruption, gang violence, honor killing and war. Andrey Zvyagintsev’s “Leviathan,” a tragic satire of small-town Russian corruption, was named the festival’s best picture. Ukrainian director Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy won the first-feature award for “The Tribe,” a teen-gang drama set at a school for the deaf and performed entirely in sign language, without subtitles. Actress Sameena Jabeen Ahmed was named best British newcomer for
her performance as a British-Pakistani teenager on the run from her family in “Catch Me Daddy.” The documentary prize went to “Silvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait,” a searing look at the country’s civil war by Paris-based director Ossama Mohammed and Wiam Simav Bedirxan, a schoolteacher who filmed life in the besieged city of Homs. Director Stephen Frears was awarded the British Film Institute’s Fellowship, in recognition of a career that has traveled from the battered streets of Margaret Thatcher’s Britain in “My Beautiful Laundrette,” to 18th-century France in “Dangerous Liaisons,” seedy Los Angeles in “The Grifters” and Buckingham Palace in “The Queen.” The 73-year-old director said that he’d become a filmmaker by accident, and quoted playwright Joe Orton, subject of his 1987 film “Prick Up Your Ears.”
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What They Say In this Aug. 28, 2014 file photo, from left, Writer/Director David Ayer, U.S actors Logan Lerman, Brad Pitt, and Jon Bernthal pose for photographs alongside an original Sherman tank used in the filming and a Jeep, during a photo call for the film, “Fury,” at the Tank museum, in Bovington, Dorset, southern England.
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“May Mr. President (Joko Widodo) find success and do much better for the nation and state,” said former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Jay Leno with top US humor prize
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The joke was on Jay Leno as comedians saluted the former “Tonight Show” host Sunday when he received the top U.S. humor prize. Jimmy Fallon, Jerry Seinfeld and Wanda Sykes celebrated Leno’s famous work ethic and poked fun as he received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in Washington. Garth Brooks, Kevin Eubanks and Chelsea Handler also paid tribute. Fallon, who replaced Leno this year on “The Tonight Show” after Leno stepped down for the second time, said it was a good time to honor Leno, “a man who has done so much for NBC, so much that we had to celebrate his career on PBS.” On the red carpet before the show, Leno, 64, said “The Tonight Show” years were the best of his life. He said Fallon is bringing “a new dynamic” to the show, and “it’s fun to see it change.” “The truth is, my time was done,” Leno said later in accepting the prize. “When I left ‘The Tonight Show,’ I didn’t leave dead broke like Bill and Hillary. I was able to save.” The award honors people who have had an impact on American society in the tradition of Samuel Clemens, the writer, satirist and social commentator better known as Mark Twain. Past honorees include Carol Burnett, Ellen DeGeneres, Will Ferrell and Bill Cosby. Leno said he had no idea this award was coming and that other honors are phony because people campaign for
them. Leno built his career in standup comedy and still makes more than 100 live performances each year. He inherited the “Tonight Show” from Johnny Carson in 1992, beating out David Letterman, and was the top-rated late-night host for years. Handler and Sykes, two leading female comedians, thanked Leno for giv-
ing them wider exposure on late night TV. Seinfeld said he’s been friends with Leno for 38 years and that the longtime NBC funnyman was his idol. “There’s no one more deserving to get this wonderful award obviously than Jay,” Seinfeld said. “No one — except and I really don’t want to sound bitter here — except maybe me? I mean come on.”
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo gestures to the crowd during a street parade following his inauguration in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014.
Welcome Mr. President! Agence France-Presse
JAKARTA - Joko Widodo, Indonesia’s first leader without deep roots in the era of dictator Suharto, was sworn in as president Monday but faces huge challenges to enact a bold reform agenda. The inauguration, which was attended by foreign dignitaries including US Secretary of State John Kerry and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, capped a remarkable rise for a softly-spoken politician who was brought up in a riverside slum.
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Mark Twain Prize honoree Jay Leno tells jokes after being presented with the prize at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, in Washington.
“It is my honor to be here. I feel there is huge enthusiasm across the country to welcome the new government. As a friend of Indonesia, we harbor high hopes and optimism for Indonesia in the future,” said Prime Minister Australia Tony Abbott.
Widodo, known by his nickname Jokowi, worked his way up through local politics before securing the presidency in July following a close race against controversial ex-general Prabowo Subianto. He is the country’s first president from outside an ageing band of political and military figures who have ruled the world’s third-biggest democracy since the end of the three-decade Suharto dictatorship in 1998. But fears are growing that a hostile parliament dominated by parties that opposed Widodo at the election, and the new leader’s status as a novice in national politics, could make it impossible for him
to push through reforms aimed at reviving Southeast Asia’s top economy and helping society’s poorest. At a ceremony in parliament, Widodo, wearing a black suit and traditional cap, stood for the national anthem alongside outgoing president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, before taking the oath. “In the name of God, I swear that I will fulfil my obligation as the president of Indonesia as best as I can and as fairly as possible,” he said. Lawmakers and visiting dignitaries packed out the parliament for the ceremony, and there was applause when
Prabowo walked in after speculation he would not attend, the latest sign of a thaw after weeks of political tensions. After the ceremony, Widodo and his new vice president, Jusuf Kalla, will travel in a horse-drawn carriage accompanied by a parade to the presidential palace. In the evening the new leader, a heavy metal fan, is expected to join rock bands on stage at an outdoor concert. About 24,000 police and military personnel were deployed to secure the day’s events. Widodo has set out an ambitious reform agenda to tackle the country’s many problems, but there is concern the notoriously fractious parliament could prove a hindrance. However Prabowo’s appearance at the inauguration was the second sign of easing tensions in just a few days after he unexpectedly met Widodo Friday for the first time since the election and pledged support, and raises hopes for the new leader’s prospects. Continued on page 6
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“I wish good luck to Mr Jokowi and Mr JK to run the new administration of Indonesia,” said Prime Minister Malaysia Najib Razak.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Bali News
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Residents buy water at IDR 250,000 per truck Bali Post
BANGLI – The drought of the last few months of the dryseason, is in fact devastating to the majority of residents of Landih village, Bangli. Due to the difficulty of obtaining clean water, from natural sources, the residents have been forced to buy water at the exorbitant cost of up to IDR 250,000 per tank. This amount of water only lasts for about 15 days.
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One of the residents of Landih village is taking water in one of the existing springs. Although the water discharge is small, the resident is still waiting patiently to get a gallon of water.
The difficulty of obtaining clean water was acknowledged by the Head of Landih village, Ketut Sedana, on Sunday (Oct 19). He said that to meet their clean water needs, residents have had to buy their water from anywhere between IDR 200,000 to IDR 250,000 per tank. Sedana said that the clean water issue, is an ongoing one, having become a classical problem faced by these residents on an ongoing basis for some time. However, during the dry season such as now, the water crisis is aggravated, and more of a burden to the villagers. According to Sedana, the water crisis engulfing Landih is one of the causes of the high rate of poverty (RTM) in the village. “The lack of water triggers the cycle of poverty in Landih where people have to incur additional costs in order
to purchase water for their basic needs,” he said. All the present time, even though the village has a truck to provide water, sold at a more reasonable price to the public, this truck has not been able to meet all the water needs of the people. Responding to this condition, the village authorities are focused to procure an additional truck so that the price of water in the community can be reduced. The village Head also revealed that to his knowledge, the government had already installed a pipeline and had even made reservoir for the village. Unfortunately, the pipeline, having already been in place for some time, has yet to contain any water “Furthermore, I do not really understand from which source the water will be taken,” he explained. (ina)
Organic fertilizer delivered to three counties TABANAN - Evidently, the use of organic fertilizer made of cow dung has started to be coveted by farmers in Bali especially in Tabanan. With the increasing demand for organic fertilizers, coupled with the government subsidies, farmers are not only managing organic fertilizers on a large scale, but some farmers are also processing the fertilizer on a small scale for their own needs. In addition to meeting the needs of Tabanan farmers, the organic fertilizers processed by Tabanan farmers are also sent to other counties such as Klungkung, Jembrana and Buleleng. High demand is causing the cow dung fertilizer to be hard to come by in Tabanan because it has been managed by the farmers themselves. Organic fertilizer producers who do not have such cattle breeding capaci-
ties as the Tabanan Serasi Waste Bank are forced to bring in raw materials from Banyuwangi. The Head of the Tabanan Agriculture and Horticulture Agency, Nyoman Budana, recently revealed that the market demand for organic fertilizers was quite large. For Tabanan, the fertilizer production is currently available in sufficient quantities for local use and is capable of supplying other counties. According to Budana, in Tabanan there were five farmer groups producing such organic fertilizers on a large scale, namely the Diman Agung, Penarukan, Sabe Ramia, the Kerambitan Agro and Somia Pertiwi in Penebel. “Previously, the five groups had already passed several laboratory tests and held business location permit (SITU), business license and a number of other
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
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Fifth Favehotel launched in Bali
Water crisis hits Bangli
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verification tests required by the Bali government,” he said. Aside from the large scale production groups, Tabanan also has a similar small scale production groups. By and large, small-scale production is used to meet local needs. Many farmers have become interested in using organic fertilizers through the government effort to encourage the use of the eco-friendly fertilizers. One way the government had encouraged farmers was by providing subsidies for using organic fertilizers. Apparently, the government subsidized IDR 800 per kilogram of organic fertilizer. Farmers just needed to add IDR 100 per kilogram. The allocation of the organic fertilizer subsidy was made to 3,000 hectares of land. Besides, this the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) was implemented. “SRI is funded by the central
government over an area of 1,500 hectares. The activities of the central government are intended to facilitate
the use of organic fertilizers, seeds and some chemicals in limited quantities,” said Budana. (kmb24)
SEMINYAK – Continuing the growth of Indonesia’s popular budget hotel chain, Archipelago International launched the newest favehotel property on the Island of the Gods. Located on Bali’s major thoroughfare, favehotel Sunset – Seminyak will be the fifth favehotel to open on the island. Uniquely designed, favehotel Sunset – Seminyak will be an upbeat value hotel with a fun atmosphere, fresh feel and friendly services. Surprisingly different to most low-cost accommodation options, the hotel is set to be a top choice for budget conscious travelers to Bali. This new “fave” will sit in fashionable Seminyak on the northern end of Sunset Road, offering the best things that Seminyak has to offer all within easy reach. Inside the hotel, guests will find high quality facilities not usually found in great value hotels, such as 100% high knot count cotton bed sheets and duvets, in-room massages,
32” LED TVs and a swimming pool. The 100-room hotel will also feature two modern conference rooms, an eclectic coffee shop and plenty of parking space, as well as complimentary, reliable and truly high speed WiFi throughout the entire hotel. Seminyak is one of the most popular areas in Bali, owing to its high density of high-end shopping and clusters of fine eating places. With so much to see and do in the area, Seminyak has rapidly become one of the most well known tourist spots on the island. “Seminyak area is a perfect match for a favehotel - an area immensely popular with young hip tourists seeking chic designs and trendy concepts without high price tags. favehotels offer just that. They provide stylish, inexpensive accommodation options with super clean and functional rooms at a reasonable price, and they never compromise on style or character.” Said Mr. Jules Brookfield – Vice President of Technology and Integration of Archipelago International.
Calendar Event for September 28 through October 28, 2014 8 Sep Kajeng Kliwon Pamelastali/ Watu Gunung Runtuh Pura Penataran Agung Maha Gotra Tirta Harum Sri Srengga Nyalian Banjarrangkan Klungkung 30 Sep Paid-Paidan Pura Dalem Seme Jawa Marga Tabanan 1 Oct Urip 2 Oct Patetegan 3 Oct Pengeradanan 4 Oct Hari Saraswati Pura Pasek Tangkas Dalang Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Sayan Bongkasa Abian Semal Pura Watu Gunung Bima Pura Agung Jagat Karana Surabaya Pura Aditya Jaya Rawa Mangun Jakarta Timur Pura Pemekasan Banyuning Timur Buleleng Pura Agung Wira Lokha Natha Cimahi Jawa Barat Pura Kawitan Bendesa Aban Baturning Mambal Abiansemal 5 Oct Banyu Pinaruh 6 Oct Soma Ribek Pura Jati Jembrana Pura Kawitan Batu Gaing Bangli Pura Tirta Wening Surabaya Pura Desa Lingga Wana Abang Karangasem
The production of organic fertilizer
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Mrs. Maria Rosaline as HM favehotel Sunset Seminyak, Mr. Jules Brookfield as VP Technology from Archipelago International, Mr. Wayan Suastha, Ibu Satrio Wahyuni, Mr. Aditya Wahyu Lesmana, Mr. Rudy Nugraha Pradana as Owner and Board Director from PT. Tri Wahyu Pradana during rice cone cutting.
7 Oct Sabuh Mas 8 Oct Pagerwesi Dan Purnama Sasih Kapat Pura Labang SinduJiwa Ubud Pura Kehen Bangli Pura Wira Bhuana Magelang
Jawa Tengah Pura Padang Sakti Denpasar Timur Pura Payogan Agung Ketewel Sukawati Gianyar Pura Gaduh Dauh Puri Denpasar Pura Masceti Tampak Siring Pura Dalem Ularan Tatasan Kaja Denpasar Pura Siwa Tohjiwa Penebel Tabanan Pura Luhur Giri Slaka Alas Purwo Banyuwangi Pura Sada Kaba-kaba Kediri Tabanan Pura Gunung Lebah Ubud Pura Puseh Ketewel Sukawati Pura Dalem Cemara Serangan Denpasar Pura penataran Agung Bhatara Tiga Sakti Besakih Pura Meru Cakra Lombok Pura Lempuyang Madya Karangasem Pura Penerejon Kintamani Bangli Pura Pulaki Buleleng Pura Gunung Lebah Ubud Pura Thirta Negari Karangasem Pura Thirta Empul Tampak Siring Pura Penataran Agung Tegalalang Pura Luhuring Akasa Cemenggaon Sukawati Pura Desa Denjalan Batuyang Batubulan Pura Puseh Werdi Agung Sulawesi Utara Pura Pasraman Suci Renon Denpasar Pura Penataran Bumi Agung TMII Jakarta Pura Luhur Waisnawa Buleleng Pura Ulun Danu Songan Batur Kintamani Pura Agung Surya Bhuana Jaya Pura Papua Pura Gumang Bugbug Karangasem Pura Taman Sari Busung Biu Busung Biu Buleleng
Pura Pasek Gelgel Pedungan Denpasar Pura Agung Pasek Tangguntiti Tabanan Pura Agung Pasek Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Pasek Tangkas Kediri Tabanan Pura Kerta Banyuning Barat Buleleng Pura Dalem Tenggaling Sangguan Singapadu Pura Kawitan Arya Wangbang Pinatih Peguyangan Singaraja Pura Bujangga Waisnawa Jembrana Pura Taman Bubuan Seririt Singaraja Pura Penataran Pande Dalem Batur Mengwi Pura Dalem Pingit Tegalalang Pura Ida Ratu Pande Besakih Pura Penataran Agung Pinatih Tulikup Gianyar Pura Kumuda Saraswati Ubud Pura Batur Arya Sudimara Tabanan Pura Dalem Majapahit Marga Tabanan Pura Linggih Pajenengan Ida Dalem Tarukan Cemenggaon Sukawati
13 Oct Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan 18 Oct Tumpek Landep Pura Mutering Jagat Dalem Sidakarya Sidakarya Denpasar
23 Oct Tilem Sasih Kapat
19 Oct Redite Umanis Ukir Pura Sanggah Gede Dukuh Sagening Tegal Tugu Gianyar 22 Oct Buda Cemeng Ukir Pura Pajenengan kawitan Arya Tauman Gelgel Klungkung Pura Pasar Agung Besakih Pura Pasek Bendesa Pasar Badung Legian Kuta Pura Gde Gunung Agung Munggu Badung
24 Oct Hari Bhatara Sri 28 Oct Anggara Kasih Kulantir dan Kajeng Kliwon Enyitan
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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Science
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
International
Fast-track weight loss no less effective than slow Agence France-Presse
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In this Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 photo, Wei Xi Wu, of China, watches as “Mask with Protruding Eyes,” is unloaded at the Bowers Museum, in Santa Ana, Calif.
Rare ancient Chinese bronzes go on display in US
Associated Press
SANTA ANA — When the mysterious people of China’s Sanxingdui packed up and moved away 3,000 years ago, they left behind no written language and no indication of who they were, where they were going or why. What they did leave was a gigantic cache of intricately fabricated, larger-than-life bronze art works — each created at a time during which historians doubted technology even existed to make a bronze on such a grand scale. They also left several dozen elephant tusks, in an area where elephants were not believed to have been introduced yet. For whatever reason these objects were made and then discarded, they themselves are moving now, just as their creators did three millennia ago, and will go on display Sunday at Southern California’s Bowers Museum, the first stop on a rare U.S. tour. “China’s Lost Civilization: The Mystery of Sanxingdui” includes more than 100 ancient pieces, some never seen outside China. The exhibit will remain at the Bowers until March 15, after which they will move to Houston’s Museum of Natural Science. “You look at these figures and they’re really unworldly,” said the museum’s president, Peter Keller, as he stood in the shadow of an 8-foot (2.5-meter)-tall statue of a man in bare feet, flowing robe and elaborate headdress. Keller was waiting inside the museum for workers to uncrate a 125-pound (57-kilogram) companion piece — a floppy-eared, bug-eyed bronze “mask” about the size of a sofa. “China is full of mysteries, but to me this is China’s greatest mystery,” Keller continued as he gazed at the mask that contained a smile
as enigmatic as the Mona Lisa’s. “Who were these people and where did they go? That’s a mystery that’s been bugging archaeologists since Chinese bricklayers stumbled across the treasures in 1986, said Suzanne Cahill, an authority on ancient Chinese civilizations and the exhibition’s curator. “Wow, 1200 B.C. people are doing stuff like that and we think we’re so technically evolved,” she said. “It’s kind of humbling, actually.” Although there is evidence of bronze works at that time in China’s Central Plain, some 750 miles (1,200 kilometers) away, none come close to being this elaborate. The Chinese first discovered they were on to something special in 1926 when a farmer uncovered a few relics in Sanxingdui, on the outskirts of Sichuan province’s capital city of Chengdu. But it wasn’t until 1986 that the country was awed by a find the Chinese would label one of the great wonders of the world. That was when workers began pulling the gigantic head, now named “Mask with Protruding Eyes,” out of the ground, along with the really tall guy who has since been nicknamed “Standing Figure.” Fifteen years later, more relics were found in another pit 25 miles (40 kilometers) away in Jinsha. Scholars suspect they were made by the same people, who also mysteriously abandoned that area. Little has subsequently been learned about these people, other than they abruptly vanished about 350 years after making the bronzes. “They certainly don’t look Chinese,” Cahill said of the bronze images of people. “They barely even look human.”
PARIS - Weight-loss guidelines have long counselled dieters that kilos shed too quickly are likelier to creep back than those lost at a slower pace. But an Australian study, published on Wednesday, says this is wrong. Over the long term, fasttrack and slow-track dieters are equally likely to regain most of the weight they lost, according to a paper published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. Research led by Joseph Proietto of the University of Melbourne divided 204 obese men and women into two groups. One group entered a weightloss programme of 12 weeks, the other a more gradual 36 weeks. The 12-week group were restricted to a diet of 450800 calories per day, while the other group had their energy intake reduced by about 500 calories per day. Those who lost 12.5 percent or more of their bodyweight from both groups were then placed on a three-year maintenance diet. By the end of the trial, individuals in both groups
had regained some 71 percent on average of the kilos they had shed. “By contrast with the widelyheld belief that weight lost rapidly is more quickly regained, our findings show that regain is similar after gradual or rapid weight loss,” the team said. “Our data should guide committees that develop clinical guidelines for the management of obesity to change their advice,” they added. Dieters are generally told that a weight loss tempo of no more than 500 grammes (1.1 pounds) per week is best. The researchers noted some interesting short-term differences in how the two groups responded. Among the fast-dieting group, more achieved their weight loss target -- 81 percent compared to half of the other
group -- and fewer left the programme. These initial successes may be partly explained by a process called ketosis which kicks in with low-calorie intake -- the body burns fat to produce breakdown products called ketones, which are known to suppress hunger. “Losing weight quickly may also motivate participants to persist with their diet and achieve better results,” said the authors. But this made no difference in the longer term, with the weight piling up again over time. “For weight loss, a slow and steady approach does not win the race,” Corby Martin and Kishore Gadde of the USbased Pennington Biomedical Research Center said in a comment.
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PARIS - It may not have been love as we know it, but around 385 million years ago, our very distant ancestors -- armoured fish called placoderms -- developed the art of intercourse. So suggest a team of evolutionary scientists, who point to the fossil of a placoderm species blessed with the name of Microbrachius dicki. Measuring about eight centimetres (four inches) in length, M. dicki lived in habitats in modern-day Scotland -- where the first specimen was found in 1888 -- and in Estonia and China. Placoderms have previously been found to be the most primitive jawed animal -- the earliest known vertebrate forerunner of humans. But they now have an even more honoured place in the book of life. Microbrachius is the first known species to copulate in order to carry out internal fertilisation, according
to a paper published on Sunday in the journal Nature. Male fish had bony, L-shaped genital limbs called claspers which transferred sperm into the female, a more effective way of reproduction compared to spawning in the water, the study says. The females, for their part, developed small, paired bones with which they locked the male organs in place in order to copulate. “’Microbrachius’ means little arms, but scientists have been baffled for centuries by what these bony paired arms were actually there for,” said John Long, a professor of palaeontology at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia. “We’ve solved this great mystery because they were there for mating, so that the male could position his claspers into the female genital area.” Until now, it was thought internal fertilisation occurred much later in the evolutionary tale of
vertebrates. Covered with thick, bony plates covering the head and trunk, placoderms ruled the world’s oceans, rivers and lakes for around 70 million years. They were then were wiped out around 360 million years ago in a mysterious mass extinction. For decades, they were deemed by many palaeontologists to be a curiosity -- an evolutionary branch that failed. But work by Long and others found them to be far more important. The critters handed on features such as jaws, teeth and paired limbs that are seen today in reptiles, birds and mammals, including humans. If the new study is right, the “claspers,” over hundreds of millions of years, evolved into the penis. Microbrachius’ copulatory skill was uncovered last year when Long stumbled across a fossil in a collection at the University of Technology in Tallinn, Estonia.
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“Bali Rejects Reclamation” held art event Bali Post
DENPASAR - Long after dark, the Padanggalak Beach in Denpasar is increasingly thronged by community wishing to see the Bali Rejects Reclamation Art Event, Sunday (Oct 19). Flood of visitors reaching thousands of people also indicated if not a few people who rejected the Benoa Bay reclamation plan by investors. The art performance initiated by the Kedaton Petilan Kesiman customary youth club was fairly spectacular. At least, a total of 250 artists were involved, ranging from musicians, poets, theater groups, street artist, digital artists, artists and dancers from 11:00 in the afternoon until 11:00 night. Uniquely the event was inaugurated with the parade of Gebogan made from recycled plastic waste. Meanwhile, the appearance of the artists was facilitated with six stages, namely the Giri Stage, Fly-
ing Stage, Moving Stage, Segara Stage, Audience Area and Picnic Area. The Flying Stage began to fly effectively in the air around 5:00 p.m. Besides, the area of the art event was also always kept out of plastic waste. Sanitation committee seemed to pick up the scattered waste throughout the event. “Concept of the show is nyegaramountain, where nyegara means there is mountain space (the main stage—Ed) and there is also segara meaning ‘the sea’ nearby. Ultimately, there is sky manifested
Sex? It all started 385 million years ago
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014
in the flying stage. Since we apply the concept showing the concern to the ocean, so the presence of reclamation will threaten the marine habitat,” said the Chief of Kedaton Kesiman Petilan customary youth club, AA Ngurah Sudianta Yuda. He added that the Bali Rejects Reclamation Art Event posed an expression dedicated for the elected President Joko Widodo inaugurated on Monday (Oct 20). Jokowi was expected to see the struggle of Balinese people, mainly the young people, in rejecting the Benoa Bay
reclamation plan, including the intention to revoke the Presidential Regulation No.51/2014. Yuda added that hamlet residents and customary apparatus of Kedaton Kesiman fully supported the event. Even, there were about 520 hamlet residents directly getting involved in maintaining the security event. This condition was clarified by chief of Kedaton Kesiman customary hamlet, AA Putu Gede Yudana Putra. “As parents, we keep on watching because the customary youth club (STT) is our next generation and this activity is positive. Okay, it is a rejection to reclamation but it is expressed through the art, not unclear action. Based on such consideration, the Kedaton Kesiman customary hamlet and Padanggalak region help secure this event,” he
“Bali Rejects Reclamation” held art event at Padanggalak Beach. The art performance initiated by the Kedaton Petilan Kesiman customary youth club was fairly spectacular. At least, a total of 250 artists were involved, ranging from musicians, poets, theater groups, street artist, digital artists, artists and dancers from 11:00 in the afternoon until 11:00 night. IBP/Suryawan
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DENPASAR - The next government under Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is expected to increase infrastructure development, particularly in the tourism industry sector. “Indonesia still lacks supporting infrastructural facilities in the tourism sector. The country’s tourism already has various attractions but it still lacks supporting accessibility,” Tourism Faculty lecturer I Putu Anom of the University of Udayana, said. He said that Indonesia had various tourism
attractions in many regions with natural and cultural enchantments enriched with creative economic products by the local people. “Indonesia’s natural and cultural diversities are not inferior to those of other ASEAN countries, yet the number of foreign tourist arriving in Indonesia still only ranges at about eight million per annum,” Putu Anom, who is also a Badung Disrict’s Tourism Promotion Board (BPPD) member said. He said that to increase the number of foreign tourist arrivals the government should improve supporting tourism infrastructures on
land, sea and in the air. Anom also suggested that the government should give attention to and supervise the tourism development which ignores tourism ethics and aesthetics. “Some violations on green belt and chaotic tourism development are still found,” he added. He expressed the need for clear tourism zones which would provide quality tourism destinations. Quality tourists are expected to provide more foreign exchange and expenditure during staying in the country.
said accompanied by subgroup (tempekan) head, I Wayan Puja. It was said that almost all hamlet residents were getting involved in this event, starting from the four subgroups, lumetenan, active hamlet residents to single hamlet residents and senior figures. In line with the customary youth club, Yudana admitted that his party also rejected the Benoa Bay reclamation plan considering the area was in direct contact with the shore. “When the Serangan Island reclamation happened, how many hectares of land have gone? And we fear because this is a spiritual and religious place, and it is not only used by us. If it happens, we will do melis or purificatory rite procession on highway. Are our gods delighted to do it on highway?” he questioned. Yudana added that Padanggalak Beach formerly spread across almost on the area of 80 hectares. However, the recent data on the map block mentioned if the Padanggalak area only remained 20 hectares. “It was just the reclamation to 80 hectares of land on Serangan Island. But when reclaiming 838 hectares today, what will happen? Maybe Kesiman will sink, so where should we go? In case of reclamation, the nature will surely find its own balance, it’s my logic,” he added. His party hoped that any government policy should refer to the Tri Hita Karana or the eco-friendly concept. It included letting the nature remain as it is. “Never try to go up against the nature. When we do it, it will fight back as well, that’s what we are afraid of,” he concluded. (kmb32)
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Fire engulfs protected forest AMLAPURA – A fire in the protected forest at Pule hamlet, Pempatan village, Rendang, scorched 10 hectares of land. Drought, coupled with strong winds caused the fire to spread quickly. Because the location of fire was hard to reach, the fire could only be extinguished after five hours of efforts. know what caused the fire. According to him, the fire burned such an extensive area because of dry land and and strong winds. However, he ascertained that the fire only scorched the bushes and did not burn the trees of the forest. “The flames only reached 3 meters high and were unable to burn large trees, but they quickly spread due to high winds,” he explained. In anticipation of the potential of a fire, local rangers regularly patrolled the area and also urge residents not to light any fires or throw cigarette butts carelessly. “We are still investigating the cause of the fire and will intensify the patrols,” said Tunas. (dwa)
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MEXICO CITY — Federal police have taken control of 13 municipalities in southern Mexico where local police are suspected of links to organized crime and possibly to the case of 43 missing students, a top official said.
The fire which engulf the protected forest in Pempatan village, Rendang, Karangasem Regency
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Impact of water crisis
People rarely bathe, three rushed to hospital Bali Post
One of the water reservoir which is avalable in Karangasem
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AMLAPURA - Evidently, the most severe clean water crisis is being faced by residents of Jatituhu hamlet, Ban village, Kubu, Karangasem. Because of the water shortages, residents here rarely bathe. Due to such poor health conditions, three people have fallen ill and been rushed to hospital. This was announced to locals by hamlet chief of Jatituhu, Nyoman Sumera, Sunday (Oct 19). He said that it has not rained in the barren village for 5 months. As a result, the rainwater in the cistern has already run out and residents face a severe lack of clean water. In order to get water, some residents had looked in the base of a ravine located in a steep and very remote area. “I myself want to buy clean water. Unfortunately, the water vendors driving tank trucks cannot serve our area of our difficult terrain. The road ascends on a steep unpaved ridge. Water vendors fear that their heavy tank truck cannot make it along this ridge and might fall into the abyss,” he said. The unpaved road leading to the village causes thick dust to fly high when wind blows when a motorbike drives passed. Due to respiratory infections caused by the dust, causes fevers. Two people had to be rushed to a health clinic and hospitalized at Gerombong, Kubu, namely Nengah Misi and one of his sons. Meanwhile, another resident Nengah Warta suffered a more severe disease. From the clinic at Gerombong, he was finally referred to Buleleng Hospital. “Our
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Chief Rendang Resort Ranger (KRPH), I Wayan Tunas, revealed that around 2:00 p.m. the fire was discovered in the protected forest. Surrounding residents along with the rangers, military and police personnel of Rendang attempted to extinguish the fire with makeshift tools but the fire persisted. Even with the assistance of the Karangasem Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) the fire could not be immediately exstinguished. Due to the geography of the area, the officers had to walk to reach the scene of the fire located about one kilometer from the road. “Since the officers had to walk, the fire-fighting effort was more difficult,” said Tunas. Residents panicked when the fire headed towards Puseh Temple. Fortunately, the fire was stopped 100 meters away from the Temple. Tunas said that he did not yet
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residents wanted to buy water, but no vendor is willing to sell to it there. Where must we go to ask for water? We ask the government to give attention to our residents by paving the road to our village, so that we can buy clean water,” said Sumera. Apart from Kubu, residents on the mountains and hills of Karangasem also facing clean water shortages as it has not rained there in a long time. Rainwater in the cisterns there has also dried up. Meanwhile, the water in the 12 geo-membrane retention basin projects with a budget of tens of billions of rupiahs has also run out. Furthermore, the Telaga Waja water pipeline project with a budget of hundreds of billions of rupiahs has yet to run any water. Residents at Batudawa Kaja are also experiencing a water crisis. Just like at Jatituhu, Kubu and surrounding areas, the residents in Bejug Batudawa Kaja are not served by water vendors, agin due to the village roads not being paved. The ascending dirt road is not suitable for use by water tank trucks. “We expect the government to pay attention to our residents. Hopefully, the road to Bejug Batudawa Kaja will be paved, so that our residents can buy clean water,” said customary hamlet chief Wayan Putra of Apadsari in the territory of Bejug. Intense heat and strong winds in the barren area of Kubu causes people to fall ill more easily. A number of residents in Karangasem were also reported to suffer from diarrhea and vomiting requiring them to be rushed to hospital. Ultimately they could recover. (013)
In this Friday, Oct. 17, 2014 photo, municipal police officers suspected of involvement in the disappearance of 43 students in Guerrero State, are marched to waiting transport at the Mexican attorney generals’ organized crime unit headquarters, in Mexico City.
The municipalities are all within a roughly 125-mile (200kilometer) radius of Iguala, the town where the students from a rural teachers’ college disappeared more than three weeks ago after a confrontation with police. Twelve of the municipalities are in Guerrero state and one is in Mexico state. Among them are the tourist destinations of Taxco and Ixtapan de la Sal. National Security Commissioner Monte Alejandro Rubido said Sunday night that authorities investigating the disappearance of the students found “irregularities”
and “presumed links to organized crime” in the 13 municipal police forces. Federal police have assumed control of public security in the municipalities, the police chiefs have been sent to a special center for “certification” and their guns are being tested, he said. Federal forces had already disarmed local police in Iguala and Cocula, and arrested a total of 36 police officers. Both the mayor and police chief of Iguala are fugitives and accused of links to the local drug cartel, Guerrero Unidos, believed to have worked
with police in disappearing the students. The disappearance of the students has outraged Mexicans, with thousands of protesters marching recently in Mexico City, Acapulco and elsewhere to demand their safe return. On Friday, Mexican officials announced the arrest of Sidronio Casarrubias Salgado, the purported leader of Guerreros Unidos. He was detained Thursday on a highway leaving Mexico City, federal prosecutor Tomas Zeron said. Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam had said he hoped the arrest would bring new leads in the case. Rubido said Sunday night that the search for the 43 students is being carried out by land, air and water with the help of relatives and the International Red Cross.
Fire exposes illegal Chinese factories in Italy
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PRATO, Italy — There was no fire alarm at the garment factory outside Florence where Chen Changzhong worked and lived. Heat finally startled him awake the morning of Dec. 1, 2013. Before him was a maze of burning fabric. He raced through the building, the only worker to survive. Seven people died at the Teresa Moda factory in Prato, a largely Chinese manufacturing district in Tuscany. It was the deadliest in living memory, exposing the true costs of cheap clothes and the pursuit of profit over safety in the thriving, illicit economy that has grown in the wake of Chinese immigration to Italy. The fire spurred authorities to redouble enforcement, with a campaign of factory inspections kicked off last month. It inspired the Chinese consulate in Florence to rally more than 400 Chinese businesses to pursue stronger safety measures. Five people now face homicide charges including — in a rare move — two Italians who owned the building. Prosecutors contend they failed to meet basic safeguards such as fire alarms and adequate fire extinguishers. Defense lawyers say their clients are not guilty. For years, thousands of Chinese migrants have been smuggled to Italy, finding work at factories that ignore basic safety standards, and billions of euros have been smuggled back to China, police investigations show. The savings on tax and labor have given businesses that break the law a crushing competitive advantage. In a sign of the growing global impact of
Chinese crime, the justice ministers of China and Italy last month signed a memorandum of cooperation on investigations in the fight against transnational organized crime. “Chinese communities are very closed and difficult to penetrate,” said Franco Roberti, Italy’s chief anti-mafia prosecutor. “Until now, we haven’t had the possibility of relating with Chinese investigative authorities.” Gino Reolon, the provincial commander of Italy’s financial police, said Prato serves as a laboratory for the study of Chinese organized crime. “It’s like a virus, a new disease,” he said. More than 40,000 Chinese live in Prato, some 15,000 illegally. The area has one of the highest concentrations of Chinese in Europe. Many migrants started their own businesses and created a kind of outsourcing in which merchandise wasn’t exported; China itself was. Teresa Moda was one of thousands of Chinese factories that churn out cheap “fast fashion” garments, taking advantage of the proximity to Europe, their main market, and the cachet of the “Made in Italy” brand. Yet the clothes are made by Chinese workers in Chinese factories. In this June 19, 2014 photo, Chinese workers stand in a sequestered textile factory in Prato, Italy. The compound, which had been divided into four different factories, was closed because of illegal bedrooms, too few fire extinguishers, no well-marked, easily accessible fire exits, no first aid kit and a dozen gas canisters found during the raid.
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Farmers at Ceking attraction get increasing compensation
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GIANYAR - Within the past two days, the apparatus of Tegallalang village taking advantage of the Ceking terraced rice fields as a tourist attraction was made furious by the bamboo installation art activity fitted amidst the rice fields with the wording Not for Sale. As a result, it kindles many questions and interpretation. It is unknown for sure whether the Not for Sale is used to address investors wishing to buy the land or the management of the Ceking tourist attraction getting the results from the presence of their fields.
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After a massive sell-off on European stock markets last week triggered by a flurry of disappointing economic data, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin and Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron are to meet German counterparts Wolfgang Schaeuble and Sigmar Gabriel in Berlin. Boosting investment and growth are the official topics on the agenda but France’s public finances as well as Germany’s investment record will also likely be discussed. On the eve of the visit, Sapin and Macron called on Germany to increase investment by 50 billion euros ($64 billion) in the next three years to match the amount Paris is seeking to save from public spending. “Fifty billion euros savings for us and 50 billion of additional investment by you -- that would be a good balance,” Macron was quoted as saying by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in pre-released quotes in German for Monday’s edition. “It’s in our collective interest that Germany invests.” Recent data has suggested that the German economy -- traditionally Europe’s growth engine -- is stalling, threatening to pull the eurozone back into recession and put the brakes on the global recovery. France, grappling with skyhigh unemployment and a ballooning budget deficit, has been spearheading a campaign for Germany to soften its stance on
fiscal austerity and loosen its purse strings to provide muchneeded stimulus. Both Italy and France have stepped up their calls for the European Union to switch course to focus on growth, not on balancing budgets. But these demands are being batted away by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who insists the way out of the crisis is for all eurozone states to stick to agreed rules on the size of their deficits. It is a simmering row that could threaten to come to a head at an EU summit in Brussels at the end of the week. While Berlin and Paris agree that something urgent needs to be done, the two nations still appear to differ on what exactly the solution is. French President Francois Hollande’s government has refused to approve further spending cuts needed to meet the EU’s budget deficit target before 2017, arguing that more austerity would only further slow a stagnating economy. But Germany is adamant that all member states stick to the EU’s budget rules and press ahead with much-needed structural reforms. Berlin is also concerned about the lack of progress in Paris in getting its finances in order and in reforming its economy. Nevertheless, it has refrained from making any public comment in recent weeks on the French budget so as not to antagonise its key ally and trading partner.
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FrancoGerman minisummit to tackle growth, budget BERLIN - French and German ministers are meeting on Monday discussing ways of boosting growth in Europe’s two biggest economies, as Paris called on Berlin to step up investment.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen, right, speaks with an unidentified participant during a conference on economic opportunity at the Federal Reserve Bank in Boston, Friday, Oct. 17, 2014.
Yellen: Greatly concerned by widening inequality Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen sounded an alarm Friday about widening economic inequality in the United States, suggesting that America’s longstanding identity as a land of opportunity was at stake. The growing gap between the rich and everyone else narrowed slightly during the Great Recession but has since accelerated, Yellen said in a speech at a conference in Boston on economic opportunity. And robust stock market returns during the recovery helped the wealthy outpace middle-class America in wages, employment and home prices. “The extent and continuing increase in inequality in the United States greatly concerns me,” Yellen said. “By some estimates, income and wealth inequality are near their highest levels in the past hundred years.” Yellen’s extensive comments on economic inequality marked an unusual public departure for a Fed chair. Her predecessors as head of the U.S. central bank tended to focus exclusively on the core Fed issues of interest rates, inflation and unemployment. Indeed, the Fed’s mandate doesn’t explicitly include issues like income or wealth disparities. But since taking over from Ben Bernanke in February, Yellen has made clear she is deeply concerned about the financial challenges that ordinary workers and families face.
Throughout this year, she has stressed the need for the Fed to keep rates low to boost economic expansion and hiring. She has said that the unemployment rate, now at 5.9 percent, doesn’t fully reflect the health of the job market: Yellen has expressed concern, for example, about stagnant incomes, the number of part-time workers who want full-time jobs and the many people who have given up their job searches and are no longer counted as unemployed. In her first speech as Fed chair, she highlighted the hurdles faced by three unemployed workers. And in congressional testimony in February, Yellen called income inequality “one of the most disturbing trends facing the nation.” Her remarks Friday, accompanied by extensive data compiled by her staff, expanded on her concerns. Between 1989 and 2013, Yellen noted, the average income of the top 5 percent of households rose 38 percent. For the remaining 95 percent of households, it grew less than 10 percent. The widening gap in overall wealth is even more pronounced. The average net worth of the bottom 50 percent of families — a group of about 62 million households — was $11,000 in 2013, Yellen said. Adjusted for inflation, that figure is 50 percent lower than in 1989. By contrast, the average real net worth of families in the country’s top 5 percent has jumped from $3.6 million in 1989 to $6.8 million in 2013, according to the Fed’s data — an 89
percent surge. Many analysts argue that widening income inequality is hurting economic growth itself. The wealthy are receiving higher pay and rising investment earnings. Yet those households tend to spend less of their money than do low- and middle-income consumers who are dealing with sluggish wage growth. Because consumer spending accounts for roughly 70 percent of U.S. economic activity, less spending tends to slow growth. Yellen did not discuss the state of the economy, interest-rate policy or how her views might affect the Fed’s actions. Nor did she address criticism that the Fed’s super-low rates have helped sustain the wealth gap by fueling stock gains and facilitating mortgage refinancings. The affluent benefit disproportionately from stock-price increases and home refinancings. Instead, Yellen outlined four areas she described as “building blocks of opportunity” — early childhood education, affordable higher education, business ownership and inheritances. The Fed will next meet Oct. 2829. It is expected to end the monthly bond purchases it has been pursuing to put downward pressure on long-term rates. But it’s also expected to retain language that it plans to keep a key short-term rate at a record low for a “considerable time.” Most economists don’t think the Fed will start raising short-term rates before mid-2015.
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On Sunday (Oct 19), the apparatus of Tegallalang customary village and Ceking Tourist Attraction Management came to the home of Ceking landowners (farmers) at Kebun hamlet, Kedisan, Tegallalang. Arrival of the village apparatus was intending to ask about the installation. But from the meeting, it got information that the installation was not a protest against the tourist attraction management, but rather as a response to investors from around the world wishing to purchase the land. From the meeting, it was also revealed that all this time the farmers owning the terraced rice fields only got compensation worth IDR 500,000. Such amount was only intended for a few people, from the seven existing owners. The meeting between the Tegallalang village apparatus and the farmers yielded an agreement on the compensation provided for the land owners. When asked for his confirmation, Chairman of the Ceking Tourist At-
traction Management (BPOWC), Dewa Putu Oka, justified that village apparatus with the management had come to the house of farmers posting the Not For Sale installation art. According to the owner (Mr. Madri), the installation was carried out by an artist from Ubud. It was intended to answer the intention of many people coming to his home inquiring whether his property was to be sold. “The wording is just used to answer the inquiry of many people who come to his home asking if the land is for sale,” said Dewa Oka quoting the land owner. He also justified the increasing payment of compensation for the next three years. All this time, the compensation was only given to seven farmers and the amount depended on the location of their land. The compensation worth IDR 500,000 was then increased to IDR 2 million per object of land. Meanwhile, the others got 50 percent of IDR 2 million,” he said while adding if the installation art would be dismantled. (kmb16)
Within the past two days, the apparatus of Tegallalang village taking advantage of the Ceking terraced rice fields as a tourist attraction was made furious by the bamboo installation art activity fitted amidst the rice fields with the wording Not for Sale.
Prolonged dry season, price of black grape increases
Bali Post
SINGARAJA - Evidently the prolonged dry season this year has caused grape growers to be able to smile happily. It happened because the price of grape soars and the fruit production increases compared to during rainy season. If a kilogram of grape was usually bargained at IDR 4,000, it has increased to IDR 8,000 per kilogram. A grape collector at Temukus village, Banjar subdistrict, said on Sunday (Oct 9) that dry season was an opportunity to get benefit for farmers because the price of grape increased compared to during rainy season. Such opportunity was used by farmers to maintain the plant in order to produce maximally. As a result, most farmers at the village could sell their grape production at a quite expensive price. One kilogram of grape was currently purchased at the price of IDR 7,000 to IDR 8,000 per kilogram. “During dry season like nowadays, the price is considerably higher than during rainy season,” he said. Meanwhile, a farmer from Ban-
jar village, Banjar subdistrict, Putu Budiasri, said the production of his vineyard during the recent dry season drastically increased. Previously, she only got a ton for once harvest, but this season it increased to five tons. Other than getting higher harvest yields, Budiasri was also pleased because the price of grape in this season also increased. Due to this condition, she admitted to get more profits compared to during rainy season. “We get quite significant increase and the price is also good, so that we can get more profits after deducted with production costs including the purchase of fertilizers and pesticide,” she said. Separately, the Head of Buleleng Agriculture and Livestock Agency, Nyoman Swatantra, when contacted on Sunday confirmed that production of black grapes in the region showed a significant surge. He said the vineyards could harvest for three times within a year. The production in this dry season was much better than during the rainy season. The support of this dry season could prevent the flowers or pistils from falling off easily. Besides, during
this dry season the vineyards were attacked by less disease. He gave an example that during rainy season, the flowers or pistils easily burned or fell out and attacked by more diseases, so that this condition would obviously affect the production of each hectare of vineyard. However, in this dry season, farmers could get better results, so that their revenue would also increase compared to the previous season. “Indeed, from our observation in Banjar, Seririt and Gerokgak subdistrict, the production of grape increased substantially compared to during rainy season. Flowers or pistils will not easily fall out and are even attacked by fewer diseases, so that the production can be maximal,” he said. Aside from increasing production and price, continued Swatantra, the impact of this dry season was on the increase in the quality of Buleleng black grapes. The fruit became more mature and the taste was much sweeter than the grapes harvested in rainy season. Maximal maturity and sweet taste would surely increase the selling price of grape
at the farmer level. “Now, it tastes much sweeter but in rainy season it tastes somewhat sour. Well, with this excellent quality, the price will
automatically come up. Based on our latest observation, the price has reached IDR 10,000 per kilogram,” he added. (kmb38)
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Evidently the prolonged dry season this year has caused grape growers to be able to smile happily. It happened because the price of grape soars and the fruit production increases compared to during rainy season.
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Japan trade, justice ministers quit amid scandals
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TOKYO — Japan’s trade and justice ministers resigned Monday after allegations they misused campaign funds in the biggest setback so far for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s conservative administration. The two ministers were among five women Abe named to his Cabinet in a reshuffle early last month. Their resignations may help to control the damage to his relatively high popularity ratings, but are a blow to efforts to promote women in politics and business as part of economic revival policies. Yuko Obuchi, daughter of a former prime minister and a rising star in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, resigned early Monday as trade minister, saying she needed to focus on an investigation into discrepancies in accounting for election funds. She did not acknowledge any wrongdoing. Justice Minister Midori Matsushima resigned after the opposition Democratic Party of Japan filed a criminal complaint against her over distribution of hand-held fans or “uchiwa.” Matsushima also faces
complaints over using parliamentprovided housing while keeping security guards at her private residence in downtown Tokyo. Speaking to reporters shortly after he accepted Matsushima’s resignation, a somber Abe told reporters he was also responsible because he appointed the two women to his Cabinet. “I deeply apologize to the public,” Abe said. Within hours, Abe named replacements, choosing Yoichi Miyazawa, 64, a former finance ministry official as trade minister. Miyazawa, from Hiroshima, served as a secretary years ago to his uncle, former Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa. Abe chose Yoko Kamikawa, 61, a female lawmaker who has worked on demographic issues, as the new justice minister. Abe’s first term in office, in
2006-2007, was marred by gaffes and resignations by his Cabinet ministers and he stepped down, citing ill health. His current term has been smoother, particularly in the first year as the stock market soared along with his popularity ratings. Pressure for faster action on economic reforms has risen, however, as the recovery faltered following a 3 percentage point increase in the sales tax in April. Political funding scandals are a chronic problem in Japan and key factor behind the revolving-door politics of recent decades. “These rules are in place precisely because vote-buying using gifts used to be very common in Japan and still is according to some accounts in the rural areas,” said Koichi Nakano, a politics professor at Tokyo’s Sophia University.
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Nepal to end rescue operation on trekking route Associated Press
KATMANDU — Nepal was wrapping up rescue operations in its northern mountains Monday, saying all the hikers believed to have been stranded on a trekking route by a series of deadly blizzards are now safe. At least 38 people, including trekkers from Canada, India, Israel, Slovakia, Poland and Japan, died in the blizzards and avalanches that swept the Himalayas last week, battering the popular Annapurna trekking circuit. The last flights by rescue helicopters in Mustang, Manang and Dolpa districts were planned for Monday, said Yadav Koirala of Nepal’s Disaster Management Division. All the casualties were in those three districts, located northwest of the capital, Katmandu. “We believe that all the trekkers and guides have been helped and as far as we know there are no more people stranded on the route,” Koirala said, adding that
some soldiers would remain camped out in the area. So far, 34 bodies have been identified. Most of them have been flown to nearby towns or Katmandu for autopsies. Rescuers retrieved the bodies of nine Nepalese porters Sunday from a mountain slope. The bodies were spotted a day earlier by a rescue helicopter, but it took hours for rescuers to reach them on foot. Also Sunday, Nepalese officials closed a section of the popular Annapurna trekking circuit because new groups of hikers had been streaming into the area where most of the victims died. The snowstorms were whipped up by the tail end of a cyclone that hit the Indian coast a few days earlier. Hikers were caught off-guard when the weather changed quickly. Most of the victims were on or near the Annapurna trekking route, a 220-kilometer (140-mile) collection of trails through the Annapurna mountain range.
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Prabowo attends Jokowi’s presidential inauguration
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JAKARTA - Chairman of The Great Indonesian Movement (Gerindra) Party Prabowo Subianto attended the inauguration ceremony of Joko “Jokowi” Widodo as Indonesia’s seventh president at the Parliament Building on Monday. He arrived along with the leaders of political parties supporting the Prabowo-led Red and White Coalition (KMP: Hatta Rajasa of the National Mandate Party (PAN), Aburizal Bakrie of the Golkar Party, Anis Matta of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), Suryadharma Ali of PPP, and Akbar Tanjung of
Golkar. On his arrival, retired general Prabowo received applause from the members of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR). Jokowi paid a visit to Prabowo Subianto, who celebrated his 63rd birthday on Oct. 17. They held a closed-door meet-
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Japan’s Justice Minister Midori Matsushima gestures during a press conference to announce her resignation, at her ministry in Tokyo, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014.
British royal couple’s second child due in April
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LONDON — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have confirmed that their second baby is due in April — the first time they’ve offered a month for the royal birth. Kensington Palace also said in a statement Monday that the duch-
ess, who has been sidelined by a prolonged bout of severe morning sickness, continues to improve. The former Kate Middleton and Prince William are scheduled to welcome Singapore President Tony Tan when he arrives on a four-day state visit this week. She is also expected to attend the Wildlife Pho-
tographer of the Year 2014 award ceremony. The duchess canceled several engagements after her second pregnancy was announced in early September. She had acute morning sickness during the first trimester of her pregnancy with Prince George.
ing at Prabowo’s residence located on Kertanegara Street IV, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta. “I have been informed that this afternoon, the invitation will be conveyed by the MPR speaker. As a citizen and a son of the nation, if I am invited, it is important that I should be present. But, I have
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Supporters of Indonesian President Joko Widodo carry a large Indonesian flag following during a parade following his inauguration in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014.
Thousand flock to Jakarta’s main street to see President Jokowi Antara
JAKARTA - Thousands of people congregated at Jakarta’s Thamrin and Sudirman streets here on Monday noon to catch a glimpse of the newly inaugurated President Joko Widodo’s and Vice President’s procession for the first time. According to Antara’s observation, thousands of people have gathered on the main streets, particularly near the Hotel Indonesia roundabout, since morning. In the meantime, the march itself is scheduled to start at around 1:00 p.m. West Indonesian Time. The streets of Thamrin and Sudirman have been
closed since Monday morning. As of now, the crowds continue to swell at Thamrin and Sudirman streets, despite the hot weather conditions in Jakarta. “I do not mind waiting in this heat because I want to see President Jokowi,” noted Irma, a local resident. In the meantime, Andi, another local resident, said he was amazed to see the large number of people who have enthusiastically gathered to follow the Monday’s march. “This is a new chapter in Indonesia’s history. I hope Indonesia will become better under the leadership of the new president,” he added.
another personal commitment that requires me to travel abroad. If I can, I will complete my commitment on Sunday evening (Oct. 19), and I will do my best to be present for the inauguration,” Prabowo stated on the occasion in response to questions regarding his attendance at the presidential inauguration. Prabowo and Jokowi were both running for presidency earlier this year. In the head-to-head presidential election held on July 9, 2014,
Jokowi and his running mate M. Jusuf Kalla garnered over 53 percent of the total votes, while Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa won almost 47 percent of the votes, according to the National General Elections Commission (KPU). Jokowi (53) is an entrepreneurturned-politician. He was the former mayor of Central Java’s town of Solo during the period between 2005 and 2012. In 2012, he was elected as the governor of Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta.
Albert del Rosario. There is particular concern about the influence of IS in Indonesia, which has a population of some 250 million Muslims and a history of Islamic militancy, and in neighbouring Malaysia. Authorities in those countries have watched with alarm as scores, possibly even hundreds, of their nationals are believed to have gone to Syria and Iraq to join the fight for a hardline Muslim caliphate. Malaysian police have arrested a total of three dozen people this year for suspected IS-related activities. Jakarta has sought to ban support for IS ideology while police believe up to five Indonesians -- including two suicide bombers -- have died fighting with radical groups in the Middle East this year. Indonesia launched a crackdown
on extremists more than a decade ago after a series of attacks on Western targets, and managed to weaken major militant networks. In the Philippines militant group Abu Sayyaf, which has links to AlQaeda and also recently pledged allegiance to IS, last week released a German couple after a harrowing six-month hostage ordeal. The extremists had demanded that Berlin pay them a $5.6-million ransom and withdraw its support for US offensives against IS jihadists in Syria and Iraq. It had threatened to behead one of the hostages unless the demands were met. During his meetings Kerry will press Southeast Asian countries on areas “where we believe and hope that the individual countries can do more”, the State Department official said.
Kerry in Southeast Asia seeking support against IS Agence France-Presse
Welcome... In recent weeks, Prabowo’s supporters in parliament had used their majority to abolish the direct election of local leaders, a move opposed by Widodo, and win key posts in the legislature. But analysts cautioned it was too early to say if the reconciliation would last or help Widodo. Widodo’s first test will be to reduce the huge fuel subsidies that eat up about a fifth of the budget, a move economists say is urgently needed but which risks sparking large street protests. He is also expected to announce his new cabinet later in the week. Six foreign heads of state, ministers, and foreign ambassadors to Indonesia also attended the ceremony. Among them were the President of Timor-Leste Taur Matan Ruak, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Nieill, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Haiti Laurent Salvador Lamonthe, and former Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda as special envoy of the Japanese government. Other foreign dignitaries included Deputy Speaker of the Chinese parliament Yan Junqi, Chief of the Vietnamese administration Vu Duc NDu, Foreign Minister of New Zealand Murray McCully, special representatives of South Korea Kim Tae-whan and Ham Jin-kyu, Thai Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Tanasak Patimapragorn, Dutch special envoy Dr Tjeek Willink, the United States Secretary of State John Kerry, the British Secretary of State Philip Hammond, and Russian Industry Minister Denis Valentinovich. Jokowi, the second president elected through a direct presidential election, will rule the country until 2019. He and his running mate, M. Jusuf Kalla, won 53.15 percent of the total votes in the presidential election held on July 9, 2014, while their rivals, Prabowo Subianto and his partner Hatta Rajasa, secured 46.85 percent votes. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono became Indonesia’s first directly elected president in the 2004 election, and he was reelected in 2009.
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JAKARTA - US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday visited Indonesia, home to the world’s biggest Muslim population, to press Southeast Asian nations to step up efforts in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) group. Kerry was among foreign dignitaries in Jakarta for the inauguration of President Joko Widodo, a former furniture exporter who is the first leader of the world’s third-biggest democracy to come from outside the political and military elites. During his one-day visit, the top US diplomat was set to use a series of bilateral meetings to urge Widodo, known by his nickname Jokowi, and other Southeast Asian leaders to take more action against the growing threat from IS, officials said. IS’s jihadist appeal is fanning fears that it could serve as a potent new rallying cry for extremists in the region, who had been largely brought to heel following deadly attacks. A senior State Department official said discussions on combating IS would be “at the top of the list” during the meetings. “Breaking it down, the effort to combat violent extremism, to block recruitment, and to protect against the solicitation of foreign fighters,” the official added. Discussions would include efforts “to guard against the return of hardened fighters to the region, debunking and denigrating extremist propaganda, blocking illicit terrorist financing”, the official said. As well as Widodo, Kerry is due to meet Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah and Philippine Foreign Secretary
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at the airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday Oct. 20, 2014, for the inauguration of new Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and meetings with other regional leaders. Kerry is in Indonesia for a brief visit aimed at building Asian support for the fights against Islamic State extremists and the deadly Ebola virus.
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Pengotan traditional village BANGLI - This is another unique village besides the traditional village of Penglipuran. It offers plenty uniqueness, which are different to those owned by Penglipuran. The people have a different socio-life. Their houses are arranged in unique patterns and made of Bamboos. Mass marriage is another uniqueness owned by the village. In this ritual, many couples are doing their wedding rituals together, which are held at their Penataran Agung Temple. These event is conducted a Sasih Kadasa (around April-October). The other different tradition worth knowing is the burial ritual. The corpse is carried by two people to the cemetery, running. Arriving at the place, the corpse’s cover is unveiled, making it naked. Then it is rolled down into the hole for burying that has been prepared. Afterward, it is covered, face up-down-ward, overlooking northwestward. Traditional arts also evolve well here, with arts like Baris Jangkang, Baris Jojor, Baris Perasi, Baris Perancak, Baris Blongsong, Baris Bajra, Baris Juntal and Baris Dapdap Dance. The dances are often performed at the village temple. The socalled Perang Papah is a unique tradition where performers hit each other using the stems of banana leaves. It is performed at Pedunungan Temple on Balinese calendar of Purnama Sasih Kenem (around December).
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Force India driver Nico Hulkenberg of Germany pushes back his car to the pits during the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, central Japan, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014.
Andy Murray clinched the Vienna Open title on Sunday with a 5-7 6-2 7-5 victory over David Ferrer, one of the Briton’s main rivals in the battle to qualify for the ATP World Tour Finals. Murray is now eighth in the Race to London standings, with the top eight players qualifying for the prestigious season-ending tournament from Nov. 9-16. He is one place and 110 points ahead of Spain’s Ferrer. The victory was Murray’s first over a top-eight player since he won Wimbledon in 2013 and handed him revenge for his thirdround defeat to Ferrer at the
Shanghai Masters 10 days ago. “It was a good finish to the week,” Murray told the BBC after wrapping up victory in two hours and 41 minutes. “Obviously, it was an important match in the race for the Tour Finals in London and it was a very, very tough match but I managed to get through it. “It was a very long match and both of us were in the locker room struggling, limping around and very stiff and sore so it was a nice one to get through.” Murray’s next tournament will be in Valencia with 500 ranking points on offer, before he travels to Paris where there are 1000 more up for grabs.
Force India retains Hulkenberg for 2015
Hulkenberg re-joined the team from Sauber at the end of 2013 and enjoyed an impressive start to the current season as he scored points in each of the opening ten races. Force India has previously said it is keen to keep its current driver line-up in place and Hulkenberg’s confirmation comes with the belief that 2015 will see the team make further progress. “It’s good to confirm my plans for next season,” Hulkenberg said. “This is a team I know extremely well and we’ve enjoyed a great year together with some special results. The team has big ambitions and I believe we can have a competitive package once again next year. “We have a strong partner in Mercedes and everyone in the team is motivated and hungry for more success. I have a good feeling for 2015 and there is a lot to
be excited about as we try to build on the results we have achieved this year.” Team principal Vijay Mallya said Hulkenberg was a motivational character within Force India and described himself as “proud” to be able to retain his services. “Everybody in the team is delighted to see Nico remain a Sahara Force India driver for next season,” Mallya said. “We rate him very highly and he has done a tremendous job this year by consistently
picking up crucial championship points. We know him extremely well: he’s a true racer and he knows how to motivate the team. I am convinced he is one of the best talents on the grid and I am proud that he will continue to race in the colours of Sahara Force India.” The announcement hints at contracts being signed at Ferrari, with deputy team principal Bob Fernley, it was one of the main reasons for the delay in confirming Hulkenberg.
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Andy Murray of Britain returns a shot during his men’s singles tennis match against Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai October 7, 2014.
Pirelli alters Brazilian GP tyre selection after backlash Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli will bring softer tyres to November’s Brazilian Grand Prix, following criticism from drivers. Pirelli originally intended to take medium and hard compounds to this year’s Interlagos F1 race, prompting Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso to declare the selection “surprising” and Williams racer Felipe Massa to brand the decision “dangerous”.
Following a meeting of F1’s tyre working group, Pirelli has obtained unanimous agreement from teams to change its Brazil allocation to medium and soft. Pirelli said the recent resurfacing of the Interlagos track - a specific issue raised by Massa in his criticism - had prompted the change. Pirelli’s motorsport director Paul Hembery said: “We’ve al-
ways said that we would be open to any changes if they were required. “After further technical analysis of the impact of the revised circuit surface, together with a risk assessment suggesting a low probability of compound overheating due to extreme track temperatures, we have made this change with the unanimous agreement of all 11 teams.”
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Inter Milan fights back to draw 2-2 against Napoli Associated Press
MILAN — Inter Milan came back twice to rescue a 2-2 draw at home to Napoli in Serie A on Sunday, while AC Milan climbed into fourth after securing a 3-1 victory at Hellas Verona thanks to a brace from Keisuke Honda. The match at San Siro sparked into life late on when Jose Callejon capitalized on an error by Nemanja Vidic to break the deadlock but substitute Fredy Guarin leveled almost immediately. Callejon thought he had scored the winner in the final minute but Hernanes equalized moments later. The result should relieve a bit of the pressure on coach Walter Mazzari — who left Napoli for Inter — after back-toback defeats. “The coach is very tired and very angry, he will speak on Wednesday about the match. He apologizes, but today it’s like that,” Inter sporting director Piero Ausilio said. “We were really playing at the top in the first half, there was only one team on the pitch and I think it’s undebatable that we deserved more than one goal.” Sampdoria remained third despite squandering a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Cagliari, while Lazio won 2-0 at Fiorentina and Palermo beat fellow pro-
moted side Cesena 2-1. Also, Torino beat Udinese 1-0 and Atalanta defeated Parma by the same scoreline. There was little sign of the crazy finale to come at San Siro, although both sides hit the post through Hernanes and Lorenzo Insigne. Callejon scored his first in the 79th minute, pouncing on the ball after Vidic had headed on a throw-in and smashing it past Samir Handanovic. Guarin had been on the pitch for barely a minute when he leveled, tapping in at the post after Mauro Icardi nodded on a corner. Mazzarri was sent to the stands for stepping out of his technical area and matters grew worse for Inter when Callejon volleyed into the far right corner in the final minute but Hernanes ensured the home side snatched a point in stoppage time.
Neighbors Milan fared better as Honda scored in either half to take his tally to six for the season and match Carlos Tevez as top goal scorer. Verona gifted Milan the lead in the 21st when an attempted clearance went wrong and Rafa Marques sliced Ignazio Abate’s cross into his own net. Honda doubled Milan’s lead shortly afterwards when he drove home Stephan El Shaarawy’s cross-field pass. The Japan international bagged his second of the game 11 minutes into the second half when he latched on to a long through ball from Adil Rami before drilling it into the bottom left corner. Nico Lopez scored a consolation for Verona three minutes from time but defender Rafa Marquez was sent off in stoppage time for a second yellow card to compound the home side’s misery.
“The lads make me proud to train them,” Milan coach Filippo Inzaghi said. “I didn’t think we’d be 3-0 up at such a difficult ground.” Like Verona and Milan, both Fiorentina and Lazio went into the match on the same points. Filip Djordjevic gave Lazio a deserved lead in the 35th minute, with his fifth goal in three matches after Antonio Candreva latched onto Lucas Biglia’s through ball and put in a low cross for Djordjevic to smash in at the near post. Fiorentina dominated the second half and Alberto Aquilani almost equalized with a bicycle kick that crashed off the upright. Lazio sealed a third successive win in stoppage time after a counterattack as Candreva squared the ball for Senad Lulic to tap into an empty net.
Napoli’s Jose Callejon celebrates after scoring during the Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Napoli at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014.
Liverpool hit by Suarez loss Reuters
Liverpool’s Joe Allen, left, and Queens Park Rangers’ Leroy Fer compete for the ball during their English Premier League soccer match at Loftus Road, London, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014.
BARCELONA - Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers conceded his team has been hit by the departure of controversial-but-prolific striker Luis Suarez as they prepare to take on Champions League winners Real Madrid on Wednesday. Suarez, who has joined Barcelona on a five-year-deal, was the Premier League’s top scorer last season with 31 goals as Liverpool ended two points behind champions Manchester City and earned a return to Champions League for the first time since the 2009-10 season.
They have already lost three league games this term and the manager admitted they were fortunate to beat Queens Park Rangers 3-2 on Sunday. “I signed a three-year contract with the objective of winning the league and we almost did in the second season,” Rodgers told Spanish newspaper As. “This natural progression of the team has been halted in some ways by the departure of Luis Suarez and the arrival of new players. “Still the club is in a good way as we have a young squad and we know that if we are going to improve then we need to take a short term hit,” he said. Rodgers was effusive in his praise for the 27-year-old Uruguayan who joined Barcelona despite receiving a nine-match international ban and a fourmonth suspension from all soccer-related activities over his
World Cup biting scandal. “I enjoyed each minute I was working with him (Suarez), he is a great guy. It’s true that he had some issues on the pitch but I only have good words for him. Each day he arrived and prepared himself as the top players do and rested when necessary. Magic, pure magic. “I made a team for him and while they initially were criticising his scoring rate he got 31 goals in the second year we were together. We helped him and he helped us to improve.” Liverpool face a difficult task in Champions League group B as they take on a Real side which has hit form, Cristiano Ronaldo in particular with 15 goals from the opening eight La Liga games.
Barca need to avoid Clasico obsession, focus on Ajax Reuters
BARCELONA - Barcelona need to avoid getting sucked into the Spanish obsession with El Clasico when they face Ajax Amsterdam in the Champions League on Tuesday. All eyes in Spain are on leaders Barca’s visit to Real Madrid next Saturday which could see the possible debut of Uruguay forward Luis Suarez after his four-month ban for biting Italian Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup. With so much interest, there is a real risk that the visit of four-times European champions Ajax could take a back seat and be treated as a mere warm-up. However, defeat in their previous outing against Paris St Germain means that Barca cannot afford to be complacent, even if Ajax are nowadays a provider of young talent for other European clubs rather than a force in their own right. Paris St Germain lead Group F with four points followed by Barca on three points and Ajax on two. “The most important game for us now is against Ajax and we want to play well in that so that we are in good condition for the El Clasico,” Javier Mascherano told reporters after Saturday’s 3-0 win over Eibar.
“You cannot live in the past or for games that are going to take place in the future,” he added. “The match against Ajax is important for us and we need to be fully focused on that. If we don’t play well on Tuesday then that can also change the mood and we want to play well and be ready for the El Clasico. “We need to continue improving aspects despite the win,” he added. “Even when we weren’t able to score we did not panic and kept on trying. “There is also a physical element as well because in the second half our rivals have problems against us. Playing with intensity and forcing the opposition back into their own area means that they tire.” Lionel Messi and Neymar both started against Eibar despite long trips for recent international matches and between them they have scored 17 of Barca’s 25 goals so far. Barca coach Luis Enrique admitted that Messi’s value to the team made it difficult to leave him out. “I look at who to give a break to including Messi but later I think to myself if you don’t play him you will miss out on the goals he scores,” he said. “I think over what they say and how the players are feeling. During the season he will have a break but I think it is a special moment for the team and him at the moment. “Sometimes I sit there on the bench and think to myself how lucky I am to have Messi. It is not just what he can do but also the stimulus he provides for the others.” Ajax are second in the Eredivisie and came from behind to draw 1-1 against Twente on Saturday with Kolbeinn Sigthorsson scoring in the second half.
Cruzeiro wins again Associated Press
SAO PAULO — Cruzeiro scored late to beat Vitoria 1-0 on Sunday, ending a two-match losing streak and increasing its lead to seven points in the Brazilian league. Defender Dede scored the winner with an 84th-minute header at the Barradao Stadium in Salvador, leaving the defending champion with a comfortable lead with nine rounds left in the competition. Sao Paulo moved to second place by beating Bahia 2-1 on Saturday, while Internacional dropped nine points back in third place after losing 2-1 to Corinthians at home on Sunday. Peru striker Paolo Guerrero scored one of Corinthians’ goals at the BeiraRio Stadium. Before Santos beat Palmeiras 3-1 at the Pacaembu Stadium in Sao Paulo, a 21-year-old man died after a confrontation between rival fan groups. Authorities said the man was run over by a car after he and other Palmeiras fans went onto a major highway to try to ambush two buses carrying Santos
supporters. Four fans remained hospitalized, including one with a gunshot wound. Their condition wasn’t immediately available. Cruzeiro has been atop the standings since the sixth round, but came into the weekend under pressure after consecutive losses to Corinthians and Flamengo. It dominated against struggling Vitoria and created many scoring opportunities despite being the visitors, and Dede finally found the net with a diving header from just six meters (yards) away. Dede had scored an own goal in Cruzeiro’s 3-0 loss at Flamengo last Sunday. Vitoria, which hadn’t lost in three matches, is just one spot out of relegation zone. Sao Paulo stayed within range of Cruzeiro thanks to goals by playmaker Paulo Henrique Ganso and goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni, who netted with a well-struck free kick in the win over Bahia at the Morumbi Stadium on Saturday. Internacional lost ground after its third defeat in four matches. Corinthians jumped to a 2-0 lead with first-half goals by Guerrero
and defender Gil, and Inter only got on the board with striker Nilmar in the 74th at a packed BeiraRio in Porto Alegre. Corinthians coach Mano Menezes, a former Brazil manager, was under pressure after the team was eliminated by Atletico Mineiro in the quarterfinals of the Brazilian Cup on Wednesday despite a 2-0 first-leg lead. The team lost the return match 4-1. Corinthians is fifth in the 20-team standings, 10 points from the lead. Atletico Mineiro moved to fourth place, nine points back, by beating Chapecoense 1-0 at the Independencia Stadium in Belo Horizonte on Saturday. On the same day, sixth-place Gremio drew Goias 0-0 in Goiania and Fluminense defeated Criciuma 4-2 at the Maracana Stadium with a goal by striker Fred and another by Argentine playmaker Dario Conca. Brazilian born Croatia striker Eduardo da Silva scored in Flamengo’s 2-1 loss at Atletico Paranaense in Curitiba, while struggling Botafogo remained in relegation zone after a 1-1 home draw against Sport.
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Marseille’s French forward Andre-Pierre Gignac, celebrates after scoring against Toulouse, during their League One soccer match, at the Velodrome Stadium, in Marseille, southern France, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014.
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PARIS — Striker AndrePierre Gignac scored his 10th league goal in as many games as league leader Marseille beat Toulouse 2-0 on Sunday to secure an eighth straight win and stay seven points ahead of bitter rival Paris Saint-Germain and Bordeaux. After center half Nicolas Nkoulou put Marseille ahead in the 21st minute with an effort that appeared to come off the top of his shoulder, Gignac made it 11 in 11 for club and country when he finished off a fine one-touch passing move in the 36th. Gignac, who struggled with weight problems when he joined Marseille four years ago, is thriving under new coach Marcelo Bielsa’s strict, disciplinarian approach. “We worked ferociously hard for four days during the week and the efforts paid off,” said Gignac, who says he is five kilograms lighter than he was last season, when Marseille was regularly jeered by its home fans and finished in sixth place — a massive 29 points behind champion PSG. “Everyone knows that last year we suffered and so we’re savoring things this season,” Gignac said. “Everything’s in place for us to have a good season, we’re sticking together, the team’s playing well. But we musn’t get carried away.” Bordeaux missed the chance to leapfrog PSG and move into
outright second place when it drew 1-1 at home to lowly Caen. Mali forward Cheick Diabate put Bordeaux ahead from the penalty spot midway through the first half, but striker Herve Bazile equalized in the 77th. Marseille has 25 points after 10 rounds, with PSG leading Bordeaux on goal difference. Meanwhile, midfielder Yoann Gourcuff scored twice as Lyon beat Montpellier 5-1 to make it six games unbeaten and climb up to fourth place, one point behind PSG and Bordeaux. Midfielders Nabil Fekir and Steed Malbranque and striker Alexandre Lacazette also scored, while defender Siaka Tiene pulled a goal back for mid-table Montpellier. The Argentine coach Bielsa has transformed Marseille, which equaled its record for successive wins in front of a club record 62,000 home fans at Stade Velodrome. “Equaling this record makes me very proud,” Bielsa said. “We were excellent in the first half and the second half was more even. I’m very happy with the job we did and most of the team played at a very high level. The only tricky moment for Bielsa came when, as he went to sit down on a drinks cooler near the touchline, he inadvertently sat on a small cup of coffee that one of his assistants had placed there seconds earlier. “I couldn’t even drink it, which is a pity,” Bielsa joked after the game.
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Inter Milan fights back to draw 2-2 against Napoli Associated Press
MILAN — Inter Milan came back twice to rescue a 2-2 draw at home to Napoli in Serie A on Sunday, while AC Milan climbed into fourth after securing a 3-1 victory at Hellas Verona thanks to a brace from Keisuke Honda. The match at San Siro sparked into life late on when Jose Callejon capitalized on an error by Nemanja Vidic to break the deadlock but substitute Fredy Guarin leveled almost immediately. Callejon thought he had scored the winner in the final minute but Hernanes equalized moments later. The result should relieve a bit of the pressure on coach Walter Mazzari — who left Napoli for Inter — after back-toback defeats. “The coach is very tired and very angry, he will speak on Wednesday about the match. He apologizes, but today it’s like that,” Inter sporting director Piero Ausilio said. “We were really playing at the top in the first half, there was only one team on the pitch and I think it’s undebatable that we deserved more than one goal.” Sampdoria remained third despite squandering a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Cagliari, while Lazio won 2-0 at Fiorentina and Palermo beat fellow pro-
moted side Cesena 2-1. Also, Torino beat Udinese 1-0 and Atalanta defeated Parma by the same scoreline. There was little sign of the crazy finale to come at San Siro, although both sides hit the post through Hernanes and Lorenzo Insigne. Callejon scored his first in the 79th minute, pouncing on the ball after Vidic had headed on a throw-in and smashing it past Samir Handanovic. Guarin had been on the pitch for barely a minute when he leveled, tapping in at the post after Mauro Icardi nodded on a corner. Mazzarri was sent to the stands for stepping out of his technical area and matters grew worse for Inter when Callejon volleyed into the far right corner in the final minute but Hernanes ensured the home side snatched a point in stoppage time.
Neighbors Milan fared better as Honda scored in either half to take his tally to six for the season and match Carlos Tevez as top goal scorer. Verona gifted Milan the lead in the 21st when an attempted clearance went wrong and Rafa Marques sliced Ignazio Abate’s cross into his own net. Honda doubled Milan’s lead shortly afterwards when he drove home Stephan El Shaarawy’s cross-field pass. The Japan international bagged his second of the game 11 minutes into the second half when he latched on to a long through ball from Adil Rami before drilling it into the bottom left corner. Nico Lopez scored a consolation for Verona three minutes from time but defender Rafa Marquez was sent off in stoppage time for a second yellow card to compound the home side’s misery.
“The lads make me proud to train them,” Milan coach Filippo Inzaghi said. “I didn’t think we’d be 3-0 up at such a difficult ground.” Like Verona and Milan, both Fiorentina and Lazio went into the match on the same points. Filip Djordjevic gave Lazio a deserved lead in the 35th minute, with his fifth goal in three matches after Antonio Candreva latched onto Lucas Biglia’s through ball and put in a low cross for Djordjevic to smash in at the near post. Fiorentina dominated the second half and Alberto Aquilani almost equalized with a bicycle kick that crashed off the upright. Lazio sealed a third successive win in stoppage time after a counterattack as Candreva squared the ball for Senad Lulic to tap into an empty net.
Napoli’s Jose Callejon celebrates after scoring during the Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Napoli at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014.
Liverpool hit by Suarez loss Reuters
Liverpool’s Joe Allen, left, and Queens Park Rangers’ Leroy Fer compete for the ball during their English Premier League soccer match at Loftus Road, London, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014.
BARCELONA - Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers conceded his team has been hit by the departure of controversial-but-prolific striker Luis Suarez as they prepare to take on Champions League winners Real Madrid on Wednesday. Suarez, who has joined Barcelona on a five-year-deal, was the Premier League’s top scorer last season with 31 goals as Liverpool ended two points behind champions Manchester City and earned a return to Champions League for the first time since the 2009-10 season.
They have already lost three league games this term and the manager admitted they were fortunate to beat Queens Park Rangers 3-2 on Sunday. “I signed a three-year contract with the objective of winning the league and we almost did in the second season,” Rodgers told Spanish newspaper As. “This natural progression of the team has been halted in some ways by the departure of Luis Suarez and the arrival of new players. “Still the club is in a good way as we have a young squad and we know that if we are going to improve then we need to take a short term hit,” he said. Rodgers was effusive in his praise for the 27-year-old Uruguayan who joined Barcelona despite receiving a nine-match international ban and a fourmonth suspension from all soccer-related activities over his
World Cup biting scandal. “I enjoyed each minute I was working with him (Suarez), he is a great guy. It’s true that he had some issues on the pitch but I only have good words for him. Each day he arrived and prepared himself as the top players do and rested when necessary. Magic, pure magic. “I made a team for him and while they initially were criticising his scoring rate he got 31 goals in the second year we were together. We helped him and he helped us to improve.” Liverpool face a difficult task in Champions League group B as they take on a Real side which has hit form, Cristiano Ronaldo in particular with 15 goals from the opening eight La Liga games.
Barca need to avoid Clasico obsession, focus on Ajax Reuters
BARCELONA - Barcelona need to avoid getting sucked into the Spanish obsession with El Clasico when they face Ajax Amsterdam in the Champions League on Tuesday. All eyes in Spain are on leaders Barca’s visit to Real Madrid next Saturday which could see the possible debut of Uruguay forward Luis Suarez after his four-month ban for biting Italian Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup. With so much interest, there is a real risk that the visit of four-times European champions Ajax could take a back seat and be treated as a mere warm-up. However, defeat in their previous outing against Paris St Germain means that Barca cannot afford to be complacent, even if Ajax are nowadays a provider of young talent for other European clubs rather than a force in their own right. Paris St Germain lead Group F with four points followed by Barca on three points and Ajax on two. “The most important game for us now is against Ajax and we want to play well in that so that we are in good condition for the El Clasico,” Javier Mascherano told reporters after Saturday’s 3-0 win over Eibar.
“You cannot live in the past or for games that are going to take place in the future,” he added. “The match against Ajax is important for us and we need to be fully focused on that. If we don’t play well on Tuesday then that can also change the mood and we want to play well and be ready for the El Clasico. “We need to continue improving aspects despite the win,” he added. “Even when we weren’t able to score we did not panic and kept on trying. “There is also a physical element as well because in the second half our rivals have problems against us. Playing with intensity and forcing the opposition back into their own area means that they tire.” Lionel Messi and Neymar both started against Eibar despite long trips for recent international matches and between them they have scored 17 of Barca’s 25 goals so far. Barca coach Luis Enrique admitted that Messi’s value to the team made it difficult to leave him out. “I look at who to give a break to including Messi but later I think to myself if you don’t play him you will miss out on the goals he scores,” he said. “I think over what they say and how the players are feeling. During the season he will have a break but I think it is a special moment for the team and him at the moment. “Sometimes I sit there on the bench and think to myself how lucky I am to have Messi. It is not just what he can do but also the stimulus he provides for the others.” Ajax are second in the Eredivisie and came from behind to draw 1-1 against Twente on Saturday with Kolbeinn Sigthorsson scoring in the second half.
Cruzeiro wins again Associated Press
SAO PAULO — Cruzeiro scored late to beat Vitoria 1-0 on Sunday, ending a two-match losing streak and increasing its lead to seven points in the Brazilian league. Defender Dede scored the winner with an 84th-minute header at the Barradao Stadium in Salvador, leaving the defending champion with a comfortable lead with nine rounds left in the competition. Sao Paulo moved to second place by beating Bahia 2-1 on Saturday, while Internacional dropped nine points back in third place after losing 2-1 to Corinthians at home on Sunday. Peru striker Paolo Guerrero scored one of Corinthians’ goals at the BeiraRio Stadium. Before Santos beat Palmeiras 3-1 at the Pacaembu Stadium in Sao Paulo, a 21-year-old man died after a confrontation between rival fan groups. Authorities said the man was run over by a car after he and other Palmeiras fans went onto a major highway to try to ambush two buses carrying Santos
supporters. Four fans remained hospitalized, including one with a gunshot wound. Their condition wasn’t immediately available. Cruzeiro has been atop the standings since the sixth round, but came into the weekend under pressure after consecutive losses to Corinthians and Flamengo. It dominated against struggling Vitoria and created many scoring opportunities despite being the visitors, and Dede finally found the net with a diving header from just six meters (yards) away. Dede had scored an own goal in Cruzeiro’s 3-0 loss at Flamengo last Sunday. Vitoria, which hadn’t lost in three matches, is just one spot out of relegation zone. Sao Paulo stayed within range of Cruzeiro thanks to goals by playmaker Paulo Henrique Ganso and goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni, who netted with a well-struck free kick in the win over Bahia at the Morumbi Stadium on Saturday. Internacional lost ground after its third defeat in four matches. Corinthians jumped to a 2-0 lead with first-half goals by Guerrero
and defender Gil, and Inter only got on the board with striker Nilmar in the 74th at a packed BeiraRio in Porto Alegre. Corinthians coach Mano Menezes, a former Brazil manager, was under pressure after the team was eliminated by Atletico Mineiro in the quarterfinals of the Brazilian Cup on Wednesday despite a 2-0 first-leg lead. The team lost the return match 4-1. Corinthians is fifth in the 20-team standings, 10 points from the lead. Atletico Mineiro moved to fourth place, nine points back, by beating Chapecoense 1-0 at the Independencia Stadium in Belo Horizonte on Saturday. On the same day, sixth-place Gremio drew Goias 0-0 in Goiania and Fluminense defeated Criciuma 4-2 at the Maracana Stadium with a goal by striker Fred and another by Argentine playmaker Dario Conca. Brazilian born Croatia striker Eduardo da Silva scored in Flamengo’s 2-1 loss at Atletico Paranaense in Curitiba, while struggling Botafogo remained in relegation zone after a 1-1 home draw against Sport.
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Marseille’s French forward Andre-Pierre Gignac, celebrates after scoring against Toulouse, during their League One soccer match, at the Velodrome Stadium, in Marseille, southern France, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014.
Marseille beats Toulouse 2-0
Gignac scored his 10th league goal
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PARIS — Striker AndrePierre Gignac scored his 10th league goal in as many games as league leader Marseille beat Toulouse 2-0 on Sunday to secure an eighth straight win and stay seven points ahead of bitter rival Paris Saint-Germain and Bordeaux. After center half Nicolas Nkoulou put Marseille ahead in the 21st minute with an effort that appeared to come off the top of his shoulder, Gignac made it 11 in 11 for club and country when he finished off a fine one-touch passing move in the 36th. Gignac, who struggled with weight problems when he joined Marseille four years ago, is thriving under new coach Marcelo Bielsa’s strict, disciplinarian approach. “We worked ferociously hard for four days during the week and the efforts paid off,” said Gignac, who says he is five kilograms lighter than he was last season, when Marseille was regularly jeered by its home fans and finished in sixth place — a massive 29 points behind champion PSG. “Everyone knows that last year we suffered and so we’re savoring things this season,” Gignac said. “Everything’s in place for us to have a good season, we’re sticking together, the team’s playing well. But we musn’t get carried away.” Bordeaux missed the chance to leapfrog PSG and move into
outright second place when it drew 1-1 at home to lowly Caen. Mali forward Cheick Diabate put Bordeaux ahead from the penalty spot midway through the first half, but striker Herve Bazile equalized in the 77th. Marseille has 25 points after 10 rounds, with PSG leading Bordeaux on goal difference. Meanwhile, midfielder Yoann Gourcuff scored twice as Lyon beat Montpellier 5-1 to make it six games unbeaten and climb up to fourth place, one point behind PSG and Bordeaux. Midfielders Nabil Fekir and Steed Malbranque and striker Alexandre Lacazette also scored, while defender Siaka Tiene pulled a goal back for mid-table Montpellier. The Argentine coach Bielsa has transformed Marseille, which equaled its record for successive wins in front of a club record 62,000 home fans at Stade Velodrome. “Equaling this record makes me very proud,” Bielsa said. “We were excellent in the first half and the second half was more even. I’m very happy with the job we did and most of the team played at a very high level. The only tricky moment for Bielsa came when, as he went to sit down on a drinks cooler near the touchline, he inadvertently sat on a small cup of coffee that one of his assistants had placed there seconds earlier. “I couldn’t even drink it, which is a pity,” Bielsa joked after the game.
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Pengotan traditional village BANGLI - This is another unique village besides the traditional village of Penglipuran. It offers plenty uniqueness, which are different to those owned by Penglipuran. The people have a different socio-life. Their houses are arranged in unique patterns and made of Bamboos. Mass marriage is another uniqueness owned by the village. In this ritual, many couples are doing their wedding rituals together, which are held at their Penataran Agung Temple. These event is conducted a Sasih Kadasa (around April-October). The other different tradition worth knowing is the burial ritual. The corpse is carried by two people to the cemetery, running. Arriving at the place, the corpse’s cover is unveiled, making it naked. Then it is rolled down into the hole for burying that has been prepared. Afterward, it is covered, face up-down-ward, overlooking northwestward. Traditional arts also evolve well here, with arts like Baris Jangkang, Baris Jojor, Baris Perasi, Baris Perancak, Baris Blongsong, Baris Bajra, Baris Juntal and Baris Dapdap Dance. The dances are often performed at the village temple. The socalled Perang Papah is a unique tradition where performers hit each other using the stems of banana leaves. It is performed at Pedunungan Temple on Balinese calendar of Purnama Sasih Kenem (around December).
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Force India driver Nico Hulkenberg of Germany pushes back his car to the pits during the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, central Japan, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014.
Andy Murray clinched the Vienna Open title on Sunday with a 5-7 6-2 7-5 victory over David Ferrer, one of the Briton’s main rivals in the battle to qualify for the ATP World Tour Finals. Murray is now eighth in the Race to London standings, with the top eight players qualifying for the prestigious season-ending tournament from Nov. 9-16. He is one place and 110 points ahead of Spain’s Ferrer. The victory was Murray’s first over a top-eight player since he won Wimbledon in 2013 and handed him revenge for his thirdround defeat to Ferrer at the
Shanghai Masters 10 days ago. “It was a good finish to the week,” Murray told the BBC after wrapping up victory in two hours and 41 minutes. “Obviously, it was an important match in the race for the Tour Finals in London and it was a very, very tough match but I managed to get through it. “It was a very long match and both of us were in the locker room struggling, limping around and very stiff and sore so it was a nice one to get through.” Murray’s next tournament will be in Valencia with 500 ranking points on offer, before he travels to Paris where there are 1000 more up for grabs.
Force India retains Hulkenberg for 2015
Hulkenberg re-joined the team from Sauber at the end of 2013 and enjoyed an impressive start to the current season as he scored points in each of the opening ten races. Force India has previously said it is keen to keep its current driver line-up in place and Hulkenberg’s confirmation comes with the belief that 2015 will see the team make further progress. “It’s good to confirm my plans for next season,” Hulkenberg said. “This is a team I know extremely well and we’ve enjoyed a great year together with some special results. The team has big ambitions and I believe we can have a competitive package once again next year. “We have a strong partner in Mercedes and everyone in the team is motivated and hungry for more success. I have a good feeling for 2015 and there is a lot to
be excited about as we try to build on the results we have achieved this year.” Team principal Vijay Mallya said Hulkenberg was a motivational character within Force India and described himself as “proud” to be able to retain his services. “Everybody in the team is delighted to see Nico remain a Sahara Force India driver for next season,” Mallya said. “We rate him very highly and he has done a tremendous job this year by consistently
picking up crucial championship points. We know him extremely well: he’s a true racer and he knows how to motivate the team. I am convinced he is one of the best talents on the grid and I am proud that he will continue to race in the colours of Sahara Force India.” The announcement hints at contracts being signed at Ferrari, with deputy team principal Bob Fernley, it was one of the main reasons for the delay in confirming Hulkenberg.
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Andy Murray of Britain returns a shot during his men’s singles tennis match against Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai October 7, 2014.
Pirelli alters Brazilian GP tyre selection after backlash Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli will bring softer tyres to November’s Brazilian Grand Prix, following criticism from drivers. Pirelli originally intended to take medium and hard compounds to this year’s Interlagos F1 race, prompting Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso to declare the selection “surprising” and Williams racer Felipe Massa to brand the decision “dangerous”.
Following a meeting of F1’s tyre working group, Pirelli has obtained unanimous agreement from teams to change its Brazil allocation to medium and soft. Pirelli said the recent resurfacing of the Interlagos track - a specific issue raised by Massa in his criticism - had prompted the change. Pirelli’s motorsport director Paul Hembery said: “We’ve al-
ways said that we would be open to any changes if they were required. “After further technical analysis of the impact of the revised circuit surface, together with a risk assessment suggesting a low probability of compound overheating due to extreme track temperatures, we have made this change with the unanimous agreement of all 11 teams.”
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Japan trade, justice ministers quit amid scandals
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TOKYO — Japan’s trade and justice ministers resigned Monday after allegations they misused campaign funds in the biggest setback so far for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s conservative administration. The two ministers were among five women Abe named to his Cabinet in a reshuffle early last month. Their resignations may help to control the damage to his relatively high popularity ratings, but are a blow to efforts to promote women in politics and business as part of economic revival policies. Yuko Obuchi, daughter of a former prime minister and a rising star in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, resigned early Monday as trade minister, saying she needed to focus on an investigation into discrepancies in accounting for election funds. She did not acknowledge any wrongdoing. Justice Minister Midori Matsushima resigned after the opposition Democratic Party of Japan filed a criminal complaint against her over distribution of hand-held fans or “uchiwa.” Matsushima also faces
complaints over using parliamentprovided housing while keeping security guards at her private residence in downtown Tokyo. Speaking to reporters shortly after he accepted Matsushima’s resignation, a somber Abe told reporters he was also responsible because he appointed the two women to his Cabinet. “I deeply apologize to the public,” Abe said. Within hours, Abe named replacements, choosing Yoichi Miyazawa, 64, a former finance ministry official as trade minister. Miyazawa, from Hiroshima, served as a secretary years ago to his uncle, former Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa. Abe chose Yoko Kamikawa, 61, a female lawmaker who has worked on demographic issues, as the new justice minister. Abe’s first term in office, in
2006-2007, was marred by gaffes and resignations by his Cabinet ministers and he stepped down, citing ill health. His current term has been smoother, particularly in the first year as the stock market soared along with his popularity ratings. Pressure for faster action on economic reforms has risen, however, as the recovery faltered following a 3 percentage point increase in the sales tax in April. Political funding scandals are a chronic problem in Japan and key factor behind the revolving-door politics of recent decades. “These rules are in place precisely because vote-buying using gifts used to be very common in Japan and still is according to some accounts in the rural areas,” said Koichi Nakano, a politics professor at Tokyo’s Sophia University.
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Nepal to end rescue operation on trekking route Associated Press
KATMANDU — Nepal was wrapping up rescue operations in its northern mountains Monday, saying all the hikers believed to have been stranded on a trekking route by a series of deadly blizzards are now safe. At least 38 people, including trekkers from Canada, India, Israel, Slovakia, Poland and Japan, died in the blizzards and avalanches that swept the Himalayas last week, battering the popular Annapurna trekking circuit. The last flights by rescue helicopters in Mustang, Manang and Dolpa districts were planned for Monday, said Yadav Koirala of Nepal’s Disaster Management Division. All the casualties were in those three districts, located northwest of the capital, Katmandu. “We believe that all the trekkers and guides have been helped and as far as we know there are no more people stranded on the route,” Koirala said, adding that
some soldiers would remain camped out in the area. So far, 34 bodies have been identified. Most of them have been flown to nearby towns or Katmandu for autopsies. Rescuers retrieved the bodies of nine Nepalese porters Sunday from a mountain slope. The bodies were spotted a day earlier by a rescue helicopter, but it took hours for rescuers to reach them on foot. Also Sunday, Nepalese officials closed a section of the popular Annapurna trekking circuit because new groups of hikers had been streaming into the area where most of the victims died. The snowstorms were whipped up by the tail end of a cyclone that hit the Indian coast a few days earlier. Hikers were caught off-guard when the weather changed quickly. Most of the victims were on or near the Annapurna trekking route, a 220-kilometer (140-mile) collection of trails through the Annapurna mountain range.
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Prabowo attends Jokowi’s presidential inauguration
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JAKARTA - Chairman of The Great Indonesian Movement (Gerindra) Party Prabowo Subianto attended the inauguration ceremony of Joko “Jokowi” Widodo as Indonesia’s seventh president at the Parliament Building on Monday. He arrived along with the leaders of political parties supporting the Prabowo-led Red and White Coalition (KMP: Hatta Rajasa of the National Mandate Party (PAN), Aburizal Bakrie of the Golkar Party, Anis Matta of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), Suryadharma Ali of PPP, and Akbar Tanjung of
Golkar. On his arrival, retired general Prabowo received applause from the members of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR). Jokowi paid a visit to Prabowo Subianto, who celebrated his 63rd birthday on Oct. 17. They held a closed-door meet-
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Japan’s Justice Minister Midori Matsushima gestures during a press conference to announce her resignation, at her ministry in Tokyo, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014.
British royal couple’s second child due in April
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LONDON — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have confirmed that their second baby is due in April — the first time they’ve offered a month for the royal birth. Kensington Palace also said in a statement Monday that the duch-
ess, who has been sidelined by a prolonged bout of severe morning sickness, continues to improve. The former Kate Middleton and Prince William are scheduled to welcome Singapore President Tony Tan when he arrives on a four-day state visit this week. She is also expected to attend the Wildlife Pho-
tographer of the Year 2014 award ceremony. The duchess canceled several engagements after her second pregnancy was announced in early September. She had acute morning sickness during the first trimester of her pregnancy with Prince George.
ing at Prabowo’s residence located on Kertanegara Street IV, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta. “I have been informed that this afternoon, the invitation will be conveyed by the MPR speaker. As a citizen and a son of the nation, if I am invited, it is important that I should be present. But, I have
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Supporters of Indonesian President Joko Widodo carry a large Indonesian flag following during a parade following his inauguration in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014.
Thousand flock to Jakarta’s main street to see President Jokowi Antara
JAKARTA - Thousands of people congregated at Jakarta’s Thamrin and Sudirman streets here on Monday noon to catch a glimpse of the newly inaugurated President Joko Widodo’s and Vice President’s procession for the first time. According to Antara’s observation, thousands of people have gathered on the main streets, particularly near the Hotel Indonesia roundabout, since morning. In the meantime, the march itself is scheduled to start at around 1:00 p.m. West Indonesian Time. The streets of Thamrin and Sudirman have been
closed since Monday morning. As of now, the crowds continue to swell at Thamrin and Sudirman streets, despite the hot weather conditions in Jakarta. “I do not mind waiting in this heat because I want to see President Jokowi,” noted Irma, a local resident. In the meantime, Andi, another local resident, said he was amazed to see the large number of people who have enthusiastically gathered to follow the Monday’s march. “This is a new chapter in Indonesia’s history. I hope Indonesia will become better under the leadership of the new president,” he added.
another personal commitment that requires me to travel abroad. If I can, I will complete my commitment on Sunday evening (Oct. 19), and I will do my best to be present for the inauguration,” Prabowo stated on the occasion in response to questions regarding his attendance at the presidential inauguration. Prabowo and Jokowi were both running for presidency earlier this year. In the head-to-head presidential election held on July 9, 2014,
Jokowi and his running mate M. Jusuf Kalla garnered over 53 percent of the total votes, while Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa won almost 47 percent of the votes, according to the National General Elections Commission (KPU). Jokowi (53) is an entrepreneurturned-politician. He was the former mayor of Central Java’s town of Solo during the period between 2005 and 2012. In 2012, he was elected as the governor of Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta.
Albert del Rosario. There is particular concern about the influence of IS in Indonesia, which has a population of some 250 million Muslims and a history of Islamic militancy, and in neighbouring Malaysia. Authorities in those countries have watched with alarm as scores, possibly even hundreds, of their nationals are believed to have gone to Syria and Iraq to join the fight for a hardline Muslim caliphate. Malaysian police have arrested a total of three dozen people this year for suspected IS-related activities. Jakarta has sought to ban support for IS ideology while police believe up to five Indonesians -- including two suicide bombers -- have died fighting with radical groups in the Middle East this year. Indonesia launched a crackdown
on extremists more than a decade ago after a series of attacks on Western targets, and managed to weaken major militant networks. In the Philippines militant group Abu Sayyaf, which has links to AlQaeda and also recently pledged allegiance to IS, last week released a German couple after a harrowing six-month hostage ordeal. The extremists had demanded that Berlin pay them a $5.6-million ransom and withdraw its support for US offensives against IS jihadists in Syria and Iraq. It had threatened to behead one of the hostages unless the demands were met. During his meetings Kerry will press Southeast Asian countries on areas “where we believe and hope that the individual countries can do more”, the State Department official said.
Kerry in Southeast Asia seeking support against IS Agence France-Presse
Welcome... In recent weeks, Prabowo’s supporters in parliament had used their majority to abolish the direct election of local leaders, a move opposed by Widodo, and win key posts in the legislature. But analysts cautioned it was too early to say if the reconciliation would last or help Widodo. Widodo’s first test will be to reduce the huge fuel subsidies that eat up about a fifth of the budget, a move economists say is urgently needed but which risks sparking large street protests. He is also expected to announce his new cabinet later in the week. Six foreign heads of state, ministers, and foreign ambassadors to Indonesia also attended the ceremony. Among them were the President of Timor-Leste Taur Matan Ruak, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Nieill, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Haiti Laurent Salvador Lamonthe, and former Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda as special envoy of the Japanese government. Other foreign dignitaries included Deputy Speaker of the Chinese parliament Yan Junqi, Chief of the Vietnamese administration Vu Duc NDu, Foreign Minister of New Zealand Murray McCully, special representatives of South Korea Kim Tae-whan and Ham Jin-kyu, Thai Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Tanasak Patimapragorn, Dutch special envoy Dr Tjeek Willink, the United States Secretary of State John Kerry, the British Secretary of State Philip Hammond, and Russian Industry Minister Denis Valentinovich. Jokowi, the second president elected through a direct presidential election, will rule the country until 2019. He and his running mate, M. Jusuf Kalla, won 53.15 percent of the total votes in the presidential election held on July 9, 2014, while their rivals, Prabowo Subianto and his partner Hatta Rajasa, secured 46.85 percent votes. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono became Indonesia’s first directly elected president in the 2004 election, and he was reelected in 2009.
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JAKARTA - US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday visited Indonesia, home to the world’s biggest Muslim population, to press Southeast Asian nations to step up efforts in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) group. Kerry was among foreign dignitaries in Jakarta for the inauguration of President Joko Widodo, a former furniture exporter who is the first leader of the world’s third-biggest democracy to come from outside the political and military elites. During his one-day visit, the top US diplomat was set to use a series of bilateral meetings to urge Widodo, known by his nickname Jokowi, and other Southeast Asian leaders to take more action against the growing threat from IS, officials said. IS’s jihadist appeal is fanning fears that it could serve as a potent new rallying cry for extremists in the region, who had been largely brought to heel following deadly attacks. A senior State Department official said discussions on combating IS would be “at the top of the list” during the meetings. “Breaking it down, the effort to combat violent extremism, to block recruitment, and to protect against the solicitation of foreign fighters,” the official added. Discussions would include efforts “to guard against the return of hardened fighters to the region, debunking and denigrating extremist propaganda, blocking illicit terrorist financing”, the official said. As well as Widodo, Kerry is due to meet Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah and Philippine Foreign Secretary
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at the airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday Oct. 20, 2014, for the inauguration of new Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and meetings with other regional leaders. Kerry is in Indonesia for a brief visit aimed at building Asian support for the fights against Islamic State extremists and the deadly Ebola virus.
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Farmers at Ceking attraction get increasing compensation
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GIANYAR - Within the past two days, the apparatus of Tegallalang village taking advantage of the Ceking terraced rice fields as a tourist attraction was made furious by the bamboo installation art activity fitted amidst the rice fields with the wording Not for Sale. As a result, it kindles many questions and interpretation. It is unknown for sure whether the Not for Sale is used to address investors wishing to buy the land or the management of the Ceking tourist attraction getting the results from the presence of their fields.
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After a massive sell-off on European stock markets last week triggered by a flurry of disappointing economic data, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin and Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron are to meet German counterparts Wolfgang Schaeuble and Sigmar Gabriel in Berlin. Boosting investment and growth are the official topics on the agenda but France’s public finances as well as Germany’s investment record will also likely be discussed. On the eve of the visit, Sapin and Macron called on Germany to increase investment by 50 billion euros ($64 billion) in the next three years to match the amount Paris is seeking to save from public spending. “Fifty billion euros savings for us and 50 billion of additional investment by you -- that would be a good balance,” Macron was quoted as saying by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in pre-released quotes in German for Monday’s edition. “It’s in our collective interest that Germany invests.” Recent data has suggested that the German economy -- traditionally Europe’s growth engine -- is stalling, threatening to pull the eurozone back into recession and put the brakes on the global recovery. France, grappling with skyhigh unemployment and a ballooning budget deficit, has been spearheading a campaign for Germany to soften its stance on
fiscal austerity and loosen its purse strings to provide muchneeded stimulus. Both Italy and France have stepped up their calls for the European Union to switch course to focus on growth, not on balancing budgets. But these demands are being batted away by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who insists the way out of the crisis is for all eurozone states to stick to agreed rules on the size of their deficits. It is a simmering row that could threaten to come to a head at an EU summit in Brussels at the end of the week. While Berlin and Paris agree that something urgent needs to be done, the two nations still appear to differ on what exactly the solution is. French President Francois Hollande’s government has refused to approve further spending cuts needed to meet the EU’s budget deficit target before 2017, arguing that more austerity would only further slow a stagnating economy. But Germany is adamant that all member states stick to the EU’s budget rules and press ahead with much-needed structural reforms. Berlin is also concerned about the lack of progress in Paris in getting its finances in order and in reforming its economy. Nevertheless, it has refrained from making any public comment in recent weeks on the French budget so as not to antagonise its key ally and trading partner.
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FrancoGerman minisummit to tackle growth, budget BERLIN - French and German ministers are meeting on Monday discussing ways of boosting growth in Europe’s two biggest economies, as Paris called on Berlin to step up investment.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen, right, speaks with an unidentified participant during a conference on economic opportunity at the Federal Reserve Bank in Boston, Friday, Oct. 17, 2014.
Yellen: Greatly concerned by widening inequality Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen sounded an alarm Friday about widening economic inequality in the United States, suggesting that America’s longstanding identity as a land of opportunity was at stake. The growing gap between the rich and everyone else narrowed slightly during the Great Recession but has since accelerated, Yellen said in a speech at a conference in Boston on economic opportunity. And robust stock market returns during the recovery helped the wealthy outpace middle-class America in wages, employment and home prices. “The extent and continuing increase in inequality in the United States greatly concerns me,” Yellen said. “By some estimates, income and wealth inequality are near their highest levels in the past hundred years.” Yellen’s extensive comments on economic inequality marked an unusual public departure for a Fed chair. Her predecessors as head of the U.S. central bank tended to focus exclusively on the core Fed issues of interest rates, inflation and unemployment. Indeed, the Fed’s mandate doesn’t explicitly include issues like income or wealth disparities. But since taking over from Ben Bernanke in February, Yellen has made clear she is deeply concerned about the financial challenges that ordinary workers and families face.
Throughout this year, she has stressed the need for the Fed to keep rates low to boost economic expansion and hiring. She has said that the unemployment rate, now at 5.9 percent, doesn’t fully reflect the health of the job market: Yellen has expressed concern, for example, about stagnant incomes, the number of part-time workers who want full-time jobs and the many people who have given up their job searches and are no longer counted as unemployed. In her first speech as Fed chair, she highlighted the hurdles faced by three unemployed workers. And in congressional testimony in February, Yellen called income inequality “one of the most disturbing trends facing the nation.” Her remarks Friday, accompanied by extensive data compiled by her staff, expanded on her concerns. Between 1989 and 2013, Yellen noted, the average income of the top 5 percent of households rose 38 percent. For the remaining 95 percent of households, it grew less than 10 percent. The widening gap in overall wealth is even more pronounced. The average net worth of the bottom 50 percent of families — a group of about 62 million households — was $11,000 in 2013, Yellen said. Adjusted for inflation, that figure is 50 percent lower than in 1989. By contrast, the average real net worth of families in the country’s top 5 percent has jumped from $3.6 million in 1989 to $6.8 million in 2013, according to the Fed’s data — an 89
percent surge. Many analysts argue that widening income inequality is hurting economic growth itself. The wealthy are receiving higher pay and rising investment earnings. Yet those households tend to spend less of their money than do low- and middle-income consumers who are dealing with sluggish wage growth. Because consumer spending accounts for roughly 70 percent of U.S. economic activity, less spending tends to slow growth. Yellen did not discuss the state of the economy, interest-rate policy or how her views might affect the Fed’s actions. Nor did she address criticism that the Fed’s super-low rates have helped sustain the wealth gap by fueling stock gains and facilitating mortgage refinancings. The affluent benefit disproportionately from stock-price increases and home refinancings. Instead, Yellen outlined four areas she described as “building blocks of opportunity” — early childhood education, affordable higher education, business ownership and inheritances. The Fed will next meet Oct. 2829. It is expected to end the monthly bond purchases it has been pursuing to put downward pressure on long-term rates. But it’s also expected to retain language that it plans to keep a key short-term rate at a record low for a “considerable time.” Most economists don’t think the Fed will start raising short-term rates before mid-2015.
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On Sunday (Oct 19), the apparatus of Tegallalang customary village and Ceking Tourist Attraction Management came to the home of Ceking landowners (farmers) at Kebun hamlet, Kedisan, Tegallalang. Arrival of the village apparatus was intending to ask about the installation. But from the meeting, it got information that the installation was not a protest against the tourist attraction management, but rather as a response to investors from around the world wishing to purchase the land. From the meeting, it was also revealed that all this time the farmers owning the terraced rice fields only got compensation worth IDR 500,000. Such amount was only intended for a few people, from the seven existing owners. The meeting between the Tegallalang village apparatus and the farmers yielded an agreement on the compensation provided for the land owners. When asked for his confirmation, Chairman of the Ceking Tourist At-
traction Management (BPOWC), Dewa Putu Oka, justified that village apparatus with the management had come to the house of farmers posting the Not For Sale installation art. According to the owner (Mr. Madri), the installation was carried out by an artist from Ubud. It was intended to answer the intention of many people coming to his home inquiring whether his property was to be sold. “The wording is just used to answer the inquiry of many people who come to his home asking if the land is for sale,” said Dewa Oka quoting the land owner. He also justified the increasing payment of compensation for the next three years. All this time, the compensation was only given to seven farmers and the amount depended on the location of their land. The compensation worth IDR 500,000 was then increased to IDR 2 million per object of land. Meanwhile, the others got 50 percent of IDR 2 million,” he said while adding if the installation art would be dismantled. (kmb16)
Within the past two days, the apparatus of Tegallalang village taking advantage of the Ceking terraced rice fields as a tourist attraction was made furious by the bamboo installation art activity fitted amidst the rice fields with the wording Not for Sale.
Prolonged dry season, price of black grape increases
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SINGARAJA - Evidently the prolonged dry season this year has caused grape growers to be able to smile happily. It happened because the price of grape soars and the fruit production increases compared to during rainy season. If a kilogram of grape was usually bargained at IDR 4,000, it has increased to IDR 8,000 per kilogram. A grape collector at Temukus village, Banjar subdistrict, said on Sunday (Oct 9) that dry season was an opportunity to get benefit for farmers because the price of grape increased compared to during rainy season. Such opportunity was used by farmers to maintain the plant in order to produce maximally. As a result, most farmers at the village could sell their grape production at a quite expensive price. One kilogram of grape was currently purchased at the price of IDR 7,000 to IDR 8,000 per kilogram. “During dry season like nowadays, the price is considerably higher than during rainy season,” he said. Meanwhile, a farmer from Ban-
jar village, Banjar subdistrict, Putu Budiasri, said the production of his vineyard during the recent dry season drastically increased. Previously, she only got a ton for once harvest, but this season it increased to five tons. Other than getting higher harvest yields, Budiasri was also pleased because the price of grape in this season also increased. Due to this condition, she admitted to get more profits compared to during rainy season. “We get quite significant increase and the price is also good, so that we can get more profits after deducted with production costs including the purchase of fertilizers and pesticide,” she said. Separately, the Head of Buleleng Agriculture and Livestock Agency, Nyoman Swatantra, when contacted on Sunday confirmed that production of black grapes in the region showed a significant surge. He said the vineyards could harvest for three times within a year. The production in this dry season was much better than during the rainy season. The support of this dry season could prevent the flowers or pistils from falling off easily. Besides, during
this dry season the vineyards were attacked by less disease. He gave an example that during rainy season, the flowers or pistils easily burned or fell out and attacked by more diseases, so that this condition would obviously affect the production of each hectare of vineyard. However, in this dry season, farmers could get better results, so that their revenue would also increase compared to the previous season. “Indeed, from our observation in Banjar, Seririt and Gerokgak subdistrict, the production of grape increased substantially compared to during rainy season. Flowers or pistils will not easily fall out and are even attacked by fewer diseases, so that the production can be maximal,” he said. Aside from increasing production and price, continued Swatantra, the impact of this dry season was on the increase in the quality of Buleleng black grapes. The fruit became more mature and the taste was much sweeter than the grapes harvested in rainy season. Maximal maturity and sweet taste would surely increase the selling price of grape
at the farmer level. “Now, it tastes much sweeter but in rainy season it tastes somewhat sour. Well, with this excellent quality, the price will
automatically come up. Based on our latest observation, the price has reached IDR 10,000 per kilogram,” he added. (kmb38)
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Evidently the prolonged dry season this year has caused grape growers to be able to smile happily. It happened because the price of grape soars and the fruit production increases compared to during rainy season.
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Fire engulfs protected forest AMLAPURA – A fire in the protected forest at Pule hamlet, Pempatan village, Rendang, scorched 10 hectares of land. Drought, coupled with strong winds caused the fire to spread quickly. Because the location of fire was hard to reach, the fire could only be extinguished after five hours of efforts. know what caused the fire. According to him, the fire burned such an extensive area because of dry land and and strong winds. However, he ascertained that the fire only scorched the bushes and did not burn the trees of the forest. “The flames only reached 3 meters high and were unable to burn large trees, but they quickly spread due to high winds,” he explained. In anticipation of the potential of a fire, local rangers regularly patrolled the area and also urge residents not to light any fires or throw cigarette butts carelessly. “We are still investigating the cause of the fire and will intensify the patrols,” said Tunas. (dwa)
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MEXICO CITY — Federal police have taken control of 13 municipalities in southern Mexico where local police are suspected of links to organized crime and possibly to the case of 43 missing students, a top official said.
The fire which engulf the protected forest in Pempatan village, Rendang, Karangasem Regency
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Impact of water crisis
People rarely bathe, three rushed to hospital Bali Post
One of the water reservoir which is avalable in Karangasem
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AMLAPURA - Evidently, the most severe clean water crisis is being faced by residents of Jatituhu hamlet, Ban village, Kubu, Karangasem. Because of the water shortages, residents here rarely bathe. Due to such poor health conditions, three people have fallen ill and been rushed to hospital. This was announced to locals by hamlet chief of Jatituhu, Nyoman Sumera, Sunday (Oct 19). He said that it has not rained in the barren village for 5 months. As a result, the rainwater in the cistern has already run out and residents face a severe lack of clean water. In order to get water, some residents had looked in the base of a ravine located in a steep and very remote area. “I myself want to buy clean water. Unfortunately, the water vendors driving tank trucks cannot serve our area of our difficult terrain. The road ascends on a steep unpaved ridge. Water vendors fear that their heavy tank truck cannot make it along this ridge and might fall into the abyss,” he said. The unpaved road leading to the village causes thick dust to fly high when wind blows when a motorbike drives passed. Due to respiratory infections caused by the dust, causes fevers. Two people had to be rushed to a health clinic and hospitalized at Gerombong, Kubu, namely Nengah Misi and one of his sons. Meanwhile, another resident Nengah Warta suffered a more severe disease. From the clinic at Gerombong, he was finally referred to Buleleng Hospital. “Our
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Chief Rendang Resort Ranger (KRPH), I Wayan Tunas, revealed that around 2:00 p.m. the fire was discovered in the protected forest. Surrounding residents along with the rangers, military and police personnel of Rendang attempted to extinguish the fire with makeshift tools but the fire persisted. Even with the assistance of the Karangasem Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) the fire could not be immediately exstinguished. Due to the geography of the area, the officers had to walk to reach the scene of the fire located about one kilometer from the road. “Since the officers had to walk, the fire-fighting effort was more difficult,” said Tunas. Residents panicked when the fire headed towards Puseh Temple. Fortunately, the fire was stopped 100 meters away from the Temple. Tunas said that he did not yet
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residents wanted to buy water, but no vendor is willing to sell to it there. Where must we go to ask for water? We ask the government to give attention to our residents by paving the road to our village, so that we can buy clean water,” said Sumera. Apart from Kubu, residents on the mountains and hills of Karangasem also facing clean water shortages as it has not rained there in a long time. Rainwater in the cisterns there has also dried up. Meanwhile, the water in the 12 geo-membrane retention basin projects with a budget of tens of billions of rupiahs has also run out. Furthermore, the Telaga Waja water pipeline project with a budget of hundreds of billions of rupiahs has yet to run any water. Residents at Batudawa Kaja are also experiencing a water crisis. Just like at Jatituhu, Kubu and surrounding areas, the residents in Bejug Batudawa Kaja are not served by water vendors, agin due to the village roads not being paved. The ascending dirt road is not suitable for use by water tank trucks. “We expect the government to pay attention to our residents. Hopefully, the road to Bejug Batudawa Kaja will be paved, so that our residents can buy clean water,” said customary hamlet chief Wayan Putra of Apadsari in the territory of Bejug. Intense heat and strong winds in the barren area of Kubu causes people to fall ill more easily. A number of residents in Karangasem were also reported to suffer from diarrhea and vomiting requiring them to be rushed to hospital. Ultimately they could recover. (013)
In this Friday, Oct. 17, 2014 photo, municipal police officers suspected of involvement in the disappearance of 43 students in Guerrero State, are marched to waiting transport at the Mexican attorney generals’ organized crime unit headquarters, in Mexico City.
The municipalities are all within a roughly 125-mile (200kilometer) radius of Iguala, the town where the students from a rural teachers’ college disappeared more than three weeks ago after a confrontation with police. Twelve of the municipalities are in Guerrero state and one is in Mexico state. Among them are the tourist destinations of Taxco and Ixtapan de la Sal. National Security Commissioner Monte Alejandro Rubido said Sunday night that authorities investigating the disappearance of the students found “irregularities”
and “presumed links to organized crime” in the 13 municipal police forces. Federal police have assumed control of public security in the municipalities, the police chiefs have been sent to a special center for “certification” and their guns are being tested, he said. Federal forces had already disarmed local police in Iguala and Cocula, and arrested a total of 36 police officers. Both the mayor and police chief of Iguala are fugitives and accused of links to the local drug cartel, Guerrero Unidos, believed to have worked
with police in disappearing the students. The disappearance of the students has outraged Mexicans, with thousands of protesters marching recently in Mexico City, Acapulco and elsewhere to demand their safe return. On Friday, Mexican officials announced the arrest of Sidronio Casarrubias Salgado, the purported leader of Guerreros Unidos. He was detained Thursday on a highway leaving Mexico City, federal prosecutor Tomas Zeron said. Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam had said he hoped the arrest would bring new leads in the case. Rubido said Sunday night that the search for the 43 students is being carried out by land, air and water with the help of relatives and the International Red Cross.
Fire exposes illegal Chinese factories in Italy
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PRATO, Italy — There was no fire alarm at the garment factory outside Florence where Chen Changzhong worked and lived. Heat finally startled him awake the morning of Dec. 1, 2013. Before him was a maze of burning fabric. He raced through the building, the only worker to survive. Seven people died at the Teresa Moda factory in Prato, a largely Chinese manufacturing district in Tuscany. It was the deadliest in living memory, exposing the true costs of cheap clothes and the pursuit of profit over safety in the thriving, illicit economy that has grown in the wake of Chinese immigration to Italy. The fire spurred authorities to redouble enforcement, with a campaign of factory inspections kicked off last month. It inspired the Chinese consulate in Florence to rally more than 400 Chinese businesses to pursue stronger safety measures. Five people now face homicide charges including — in a rare move — two Italians who owned the building. Prosecutors contend they failed to meet basic safeguards such as fire alarms and adequate fire extinguishers. Defense lawyers say their clients are not guilty. For years, thousands of Chinese migrants have been smuggled to Italy, finding work at factories that ignore basic safety standards, and billions of euros have been smuggled back to China, police investigations show. The savings on tax and labor have given businesses that break the law a crushing competitive advantage. In a sign of the growing global impact of
Chinese crime, the justice ministers of China and Italy last month signed a memorandum of cooperation on investigations in the fight against transnational organized crime. “Chinese communities are very closed and difficult to penetrate,” said Franco Roberti, Italy’s chief anti-mafia prosecutor. “Until now, we haven’t had the possibility of relating with Chinese investigative authorities.” Gino Reolon, the provincial commander of Italy’s financial police, said Prato serves as a laboratory for the study of Chinese organized crime. “It’s like a virus, a new disease,” he said. More than 40,000 Chinese live in Prato, some 15,000 illegally. The area has one of the highest concentrations of Chinese in Europe. Many migrants started their own businesses and created a kind of outsourcing in which merchandise wasn’t exported; China itself was. Teresa Moda was one of thousands of Chinese factories that churn out cheap “fast fashion” garments, taking advantage of the proximity to Europe, their main market, and the cachet of the “Made in Italy” brand. Yet the clothes are made by Chinese workers in Chinese factories. In this June 19, 2014 photo, Chinese workers stand in a sequestered textile factory in Prato, Italy. The compound, which had been divided into four different factories, was closed because of illegal bedrooms, too few fire extinguishers, no well-marked, easily accessible fire exits, no first aid kit and a dozen gas canisters found during the raid.
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Fast-track weight loss no less effective than slow Agence France-Presse
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In this Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 photo, Wei Xi Wu, of China, watches as “Mask with Protruding Eyes,” is unloaded at the Bowers Museum, in Santa Ana, Calif.
Rare ancient Chinese bronzes go on display in US
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SANTA ANA — When the mysterious people of China’s Sanxingdui packed up and moved away 3,000 years ago, they left behind no written language and no indication of who they were, where they were going or why. What they did leave was a gigantic cache of intricately fabricated, larger-than-life bronze art works — each created at a time during which historians doubted technology even existed to make a bronze on such a grand scale. They also left several dozen elephant tusks, in an area where elephants were not believed to have been introduced yet. For whatever reason these objects were made and then discarded, they themselves are moving now, just as their creators did three millennia ago, and will go on display Sunday at Southern California’s Bowers Museum, the first stop on a rare U.S. tour. “China’s Lost Civilization: The Mystery of Sanxingdui” includes more than 100 ancient pieces, some never seen outside China. The exhibit will remain at the Bowers until March 15, after which they will move to Houston’s Museum of Natural Science. “You look at these figures and they’re really unworldly,” said the museum’s president, Peter Keller, as he stood in the shadow of an 8-foot (2.5-meter)-tall statue of a man in bare feet, flowing robe and elaborate headdress. Keller was waiting inside the museum for workers to uncrate a 125-pound (57-kilogram) companion piece — a floppy-eared, bug-eyed bronze “mask” about the size of a sofa. “China is full of mysteries, but to me this is China’s greatest mystery,” Keller continued as he gazed at the mask that contained a smile
as enigmatic as the Mona Lisa’s. “Who were these people and where did they go? That’s a mystery that’s been bugging archaeologists since Chinese bricklayers stumbled across the treasures in 1986, said Suzanne Cahill, an authority on ancient Chinese civilizations and the exhibition’s curator. “Wow, 1200 B.C. people are doing stuff like that and we think we’re so technically evolved,” she said. “It’s kind of humbling, actually.” Although there is evidence of bronze works at that time in China’s Central Plain, some 750 miles (1,200 kilometers) away, none come close to being this elaborate. The Chinese first discovered they were on to something special in 1926 when a farmer uncovered a few relics in Sanxingdui, on the outskirts of Sichuan province’s capital city of Chengdu. But it wasn’t until 1986 that the country was awed by a find the Chinese would label one of the great wonders of the world. That was when workers began pulling the gigantic head, now named “Mask with Protruding Eyes,” out of the ground, along with the really tall guy who has since been nicknamed “Standing Figure.” Fifteen years later, more relics were found in another pit 25 miles (40 kilometers) away in Jinsha. Scholars suspect they were made by the same people, who also mysteriously abandoned that area. Little has subsequently been learned about these people, other than they abruptly vanished about 350 years after making the bronzes. “They certainly don’t look Chinese,” Cahill said of the bronze images of people. “They barely even look human.”
PARIS - Weight-loss guidelines have long counselled dieters that kilos shed too quickly are likelier to creep back than those lost at a slower pace. But an Australian study, published on Wednesday, says this is wrong. Over the long term, fasttrack and slow-track dieters are equally likely to regain most of the weight they lost, according to a paper published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. Research led by Joseph Proietto of the University of Melbourne divided 204 obese men and women into two groups. One group entered a weightloss programme of 12 weeks, the other a more gradual 36 weeks. The 12-week group were restricted to a diet of 450800 calories per day, while the other group had their energy intake reduced by about 500 calories per day. Those who lost 12.5 percent or more of their bodyweight from both groups were then placed on a three-year maintenance diet. By the end of the trial, individuals in both groups
had regained some 71 percent on average of the kilos they had shed. “By contrast with the widelyheld belief that weight lost rapidly is more quickly regained, our findings show that regain is similar after gradual or rapid weight loss,” the team said. “Our data should guide committees that develop clinical guidelines for the management of obesity to change their advice,” they added. Dieters are generally told that a weight loss tempo of no more than 500 grammes (1.1 pounds) per week is best. The researchers noted some interesting short-term differences in how the two groups responded. Among the fast-dieting group, more achieved their weight loss target -- 81 percent compared to half of the other
group -- and fewer left the programme. These initial successes may be partly explained by a process called ketosis which kicks in with low-calorie intake -- the body burns fat to produce breakdown products called ketones, which are known to suppress hunger. “Losing weight quickly may also motivate participants to persist with their diet and achieve better results,” said the authors. But this made no difference in the longer term, with the weight piling up again over time. “For weight loss, a slow and steady approach does not win the race,” Corby Martin and Kishore Gadde of the USbased Pennington Biomedical Research Center said in a comment.
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PARIS - It may not have been love as we know it, but around 385 million years ago, our very distant ancestors -- armoured fish called placoderms -- developed the art of intercourse. So suggest a team of evolutionary scientists, who point to the fossil of a placoderm species blessed with the name of Microbrachius dicki. Measuring about eight centimetres (four inches) in length, M. dicki lived in habitats in modern-day Scotland -- where the first specimen was found in 1888 -- and in Estonia and China. Placoderms have previously been found to be the most primitive jawed animal -- the earliest known vertebrate forerunner of humans. But they now have an even more honoured place in the book of life. Microbrachius is the first known species to copulate in order to carry out internal fertilisation, according
to a paper published on Sunday in the journal Nature. Male fish had bony, L-shaped genital limbs called claspers which transferred sperm into the female, a more effective way of reproduction compared to spawning in the water, the study says. The females, for their part, developed small, paired bones with which they locked the male organs in place in order to copulate. “’Microbrachius’ means little arms, but scientists have been baffled for centuries by what these bony paired arms were actually there for,” said John Long, a professor of palaeontology at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia. “We’ve solved this great mystery because they were there for mating, so that the male could position his claspers into the female genital area.” Until now, it was thought internal fertilisation occurred much later in the evolutionary tale of
vertebrates. Covered with thick, bony plates covering the head and trunk, placoderms ruled the world’s oceans, rivers and lakes for around 70 million years. They were then were wiped out around 360 million years ago in a mysterious mass extinction. For decades, they were deemed by many palaeontologists to be a curiosity -- an evolutionary branch that failed. But work by Long and others found them to be far more important. The critters handed on features such as jaws, teeth and paired limbs that are seen today in reptiles, birds and mammals, including humans. If the new study is right, the “claspers,” over hundreds of millions of years, evolved into the penis. Microbrachius’ copulatory skill was uncovered last year when Long stumbled across a fossil in a collection at the University of Technology in Tallinn, Estonia.
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“Bali Rejects Reclamation” held art event Bali Post
DENPASAR - Long after dark, the Padanggalak Beach in Denpasar is increasingly thronged by community wishing to see the Bali Rejects Reclamation Art Event, Sunday (Oct 19). Flood of visitors reaching thousands of people also indicated if not a few people who rejected the Benoa Bay reclamation plan by investors. The art performance initiated by the Kedaton Petilan Kesiman customary youth club was fairly spectacular. At least, a total of 250 artists were involved, ranging from musicians, poets, theater groups, street artist, digital artists, artists and dancers from 11:00 in the afternoon until 11:00 night. Uniquely the event was inaugurated with the parade of Gebogan made from recycled plastic waste. Meanwhile, the appearance of the artists was facilitated with six stages, namely the Giri Stage, Fly-
ing Stage, Moving Stage, Segara Stage, Audience Area and Picnic Area. The Flying Stage began to fly effectively in the air around 5:00 p.m. Besides, the area of the art event was also always kept out of plastic waste. Sanitation committee seemed to pick up the scattered waste throughout the event. “Concept of the show is nyegaramountain, where nyegara means there is mountain space (the main stage—Ed) and there is also segara meaning ‘the sea’ nearby. Ultimately, there is sky manifested
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in the flying stage. Since we apply the concept showing the concern to the ocean, so the presence of reclamation will threaten the marine habitat,” said the Chief of Kedaton Kesiman Petilan customary youth club, AA Ngurah Sudianta Yuda. He added that the Bali Rejects Reclamation Art Event posed an expression dedicated for the elected President Joko Widodo inaugurated on Monday (Oct 20). Jokowi was expected to see the struggle of Balinese people, mainly the young people, in rejecting the Benoa Bay
reclamation plan, including the intention to revoke the Presidential Regulation No.51/2014. Yuda added that hamlet residents and customary apparatus of Kedaton Kesiman fully supported the event. Even, there were about 520 hamlet residents directly getting involved in maintaining the security event. This condition was clarified by chief of Kedaton Kesiman customary hamlet, AA Putu Gede Yudana Putra. “As parents, we keep on watching because the customary youth club (STT) is our next generation and this activity is positive. Okay, it is a rejection to reclamation but it is expressed through the art, not unclear action. Based on such consideration, the Kedaton Kesiman customary hamlet and Padanggalak region help secure this event,” he
“Bali Rejects Reclamation” held art event at Padanggalak Beach. The art performance initiated by the Kedaton Petilan Kesiman customary youth club was fairly spectacular. At least, a total of 250 artists were involved, ranging from musicians, poets, theater groups, street artist, digital artists, artists and dancers from 11:00 in the afternoon until 11:00 night. IBP/Suryawan
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Jokowi expected to improve tourism
DENPASAR - The next government under Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is expected to increase infrastructure development, particularly in the tourism industry sector. “Indonesia still lacks supporting infrastructural facilities in the tourism sector. The country’s tourism already has various attractions but it still lacks supporting accessibility,” Tourism Faculty lecturer I Putu Anom of the University of Udayana, said. He said that Indonesia had various tourism
attractions in many regions with natural and cultural enchantments enriched with creative economic products by the local people. “Indonesia’s natural and cultural diversities are not inferior to those of other ASEAN countries, yet the number of foreign tourist arriving in Indonesia still only ranges at about eight million per annum,” Putu Anom, who is also a Badung Disrict’s Tourism Promotion Board (BPPD) member said. He said that to increase the number of foreign tourist arrivals the government should improve supporting tourism infrastructures on
land, sea and in the air. Anom also suggested that the government should give attention to and supervise the tourism development which ignores tourism ethics and aesthetics. “Some violations on green belt and chaotic tourism development are still found,” he added. He expressed the need for clear tourism zones which would provide quality tourism destinations. Quality tourists are expected to provide more foreign exchange and expenditure during staying in the country.
said accompanied by subgroup (tempekan) head, I Wayan Puja. It was said that almost all hamlet residents were getting involved in this event, starting from the four subgroups, lumetenan, active hamlet residents to single hamlet residents and senior figures. In line with the customary youth club, Yudana admitted that his party also rejected the Benoa Bay reclamation plan considering the area was in direct contact with the shore. “When the Serangan Island reclamation happened, how many hectares of land have gone? And we fear because this is a spiritual and religious place, and it is not only used by us. If it happens, we will do melis or purificatory rite procession on highway. Are our gods delighted to do it on highway?” he questioned. Yudana added that Padanggalak Beach formerly spread across almost on the area of 80 hectares. However, the recent data on the map block mentioned if the Padanggalak area only remained 20 hectares. “It was just the reclamation to 80 hectares of land on Serangan Island. But when reclaiming 838 hectares today, what will happen? Maybe Kesiman will sink, so where should we go? In case of reclamation, the nature will surely find its own balance, it’s my logic,” he added. His party hoped that any government policy should refer to the Tri Hita Karana or the eco-friendly concept. It included letting the nature remain as it is. “Never try to go up against the nature. When we do it, it will fight back as well, that’s what we are afraid of,” he concluded. (kmb32)
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Residents buy water at IDR 250,000 per truck Bali Post
BANGLI – The drought of the last few months of the dryseason, is in fact devastating to the majority of residents of Landih village, Bangli. Due to the difficulty of obtaining clean water, from natural sources, the residents have been forced to buy water at the exorbitant cost of up to IDR 250,000 per tank. This amount of water only lasts for about 15 days.
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One of the residents of Landih village is taking water in one of the existing springs. Although the water discharge is small, the resident is still waiting patiently to get a gallon of water.
The difficulty of obtaining clean water was acknowledged by the Head of Landih village, Ketut Sedana, on Sunday (Oct 19). He said that to meet their clean water needs, residents have had to buy their water from anywhere between IDR 200,000 to IDR 250,000 per tank. Sedana said that the clean water issue, is an ongoing one, having become a classical problem faced by these residents on an ongoing basis for some time. However, during the dry season such as now, the water crisis is aggravated, and more of a burden to the villagers. According to Sedana, the water crisis engulfing Landih is one of the causes of the high rate of poverty (RTM) in the village. “The lack of water triggers the cycle of poverty in Landih where people have to incur additional costs in order
to purchase water for their basic needs,” he said. All the present time, even though the village has a truck to provide water, sold at a more reasonable price to the public, this truck has not been able to meet all the water needs of the people. Responding to this condition, the village authorities are focused to procure an additional truck so that the price of water in the community can be reduced. The village Head also revealed that to his knowledge, the government had already installed a pipeline and had even made reservoir for the village. Unfortunately, the pipeline, having already been in place for some time, has yet to contain any water “Furthermore, I do not really understand from which source the water will be taken,” he explained. (ina)
Organic fertilizer delivered to three counties TABANAN - Evidently, the use of organic fertilizer made of cow dung has started to be coveted by farmers in Bali especially in Tabanan. With the increasing demand for organic fertilizers, coupled with the government subsidies, farmers are not only managing organic fertilizers on a large scale, but some farmers are also processing the fertilizer on a small scale for their own needs. In addition to meeting the needs of Tabanan farmers, the organic fertilizers processed by Tabanan farmers are also sent to other counties such as Klungkung, Jembrana and Buleleng. High demand is causing the cow dung fertilizer to be hard to come by in Tabanan because it has been managed by the farmers themselves. Organic fertilizer producers who do not have such cattle breeding capaci-
ties as the Tabanan Serasi Waste Bank are forced to bring in raw materials from Banyuwangi. The Head of the Tabanan Agriculture and Horticulture Agency, Nyoman Budana, recently revealed that the market demand for organic fertilizers was quite large. For Tabanan, the fertilizer production is currently available in sufficient quantities for local use and is capable of supplying other counties. According to Budana, in Tabanan there were five farmer groups producing such organic fertilizers on a large scale, namely the Diman Agung, Penarukan, Sabe Ramia, the Kerambitan Agro and Somia Pertiwi in Penebel. “Previously, the five groups had already passed several laboratory tests and held business location permit (SITU), business license and a number of other
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verification tests required by the Bali government,” he said. Aside from the large scale production groups, Tabanan also has a similar small scale production groups. By and large, small-scale production is used to meet local needs. Many farmers have become interested in using organic fertilizers through the government effort to encourage the use of the eco-friendly fertilizers. One way the government had encouraged farmers was by providing subsidies for using organic fertilizers. Apparently, the government subsidized IDR 800 per kilogram of organic fertilizer. Farmers just needed to add IDR 100 per kilogram. The allocation of the organic fertilizer subsidy was made to 3,000 hectares of land. Besides, this the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) was implemented. “SRI is funded by the central
government over an area of 1,500 hectares. The activities of the central government are intended to facilitate
the use of organic fertilizers, seeds and some chemicals in limited quantities,” said Budana. (kmb24)
SEMINYAK – Continuing the growth of Indonesia’s popular budget hotel chain, Archipelago International launched the newest favehotel property on the Island of the Gods. Located on Bali’s major thoroughfare, favehotel Sunset – Seminyak will be the fifth favehotel to open on the island. Uniquely designed, favehotel Sunset – Seminyak will be an upbeat value hotel with a fun atmosphere, fresh feel and friendly services. Surprisingly different to most low-cost accommodation options, the hotel is set to be a top choice for budget conscious travelers to Bali. This new “fave” will sit in fashionable Seminyak on the northern end of Sunset Road, offering the best things that Seminyak has to offer all within easy reach. Inside the hotel, guests will find high quality facilities not usually found in great value hotels, such as 100% high knot count cotton bed sheets and duvets, in-room massages,
32” LED TVs and a swimming pool. The 100-room hotel will also feature two modern conference rooms, an eclectic coffee shop and plenty of parking space, as well as complimentary, reliable and truly high speed WiFi throughout the entire hotel. Seminyak is one of the most popular areas in Bali, owing to its high density of high-end shopping and clusters of fine eating places. With so much to see and do in the area, Seminyak has rapidly become one of the most well known tourist spots on the island. “Seminyak area is a perfect match for a favehotel - an area immensely popular with young hip tourists seeking chic designs and trendy concepts without high price tags. favehotels offer just that. They provide stylish, inexpensive accommodation options with super clean and functional rooms at a reasonable price, and they never compromise on style or character.” Said Mr. Jules Brookfield – Vice President of Technology and Integration of Archipelago International.
Calendar Event for September 28 through October 28, 2014 8 Sep Kajeng Kliwon Pamelastali/ Watu Gunung Runtuh Pura Penataran Agung Maha Gotra Tirta Harum Sri Srengga Nyalian Banjarrangkan Klungkung 30 Sep Paid-Paidan Pura Dalem Seme Jawa Marga Tabanan 1 Oct Urip 2 Oct Patetegan 3 Oct Pengeradanan 4 Oct Hari Saraswati Pura Pasek Tangkas Dalang Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Sayan Bongkasa Abian Semal Pura Watu Gunung Bima Pura Agung Jagat Karana Surabaya Pura Aditya Jaya Rawa Mangun Jakarta Timur Pura Pemekasan Banyuning Timur Buleleng Pura Agung Wira Lokha Natha Cimahi Jawa Barat Pura Kawitan Bendesa Aban Baturning Mambal Abiansemal 5 Oct Banyu Pinaruh 6 Oct Soma Ribek Pura Jati Jembrana Pura Kawitan Batu Gaing Bangli Pura Tirta Wening Surabaya Pura Desa Lingga Wana Abang Karangasem
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7 Oct Sabuh Mas 8 Oct Pagerwesi Dan Purnama Sasih Kapat Pura Labang SinduJiwa Ubud Pura Kehen Bangli Pura Wira Bhuana Magelang
Jawa Tengah Pura Padang Sakti Denpasar Timur Pura Payogan Agung Ketewel Sukawati Gianyar Pura Gaduh Dauh Puri Denpasar Pura Masceti Tampak Siring Pura Dalem Ularan Tatasan Kaja Denpasar Pura Siwa Tohjiwa Penebel Tabanan Pura Luhur Giri Slaka Alas Purwo Banyuwangi Pura Sada Kaba-kaba Kediri Tabanan Pura Gunung Lebah Ubud Pura Puseh Ketewel Sukawati Pura Dalem Cemara Serangan Denpasar Pura penataran Agung Bhatara Tiga Sakti Besakih Pura Meru Cakra Lombok Pura Lempuyang Madya Karangasem Pura Penerejon Kintamani Bangli Pura Pulaki Buleleng Pura Gunung Lebah Ubud Pura Thirta Negari Karangasem Pura Thirta Empul Tampak Siring Pura Penataran Agung Tegalalang Pura Luhuring Akasa Cemenggaon Sukawati Pura Desa Denjalan Batuyang Batubulan Pura Puseh Werdi Agung Sulawesi Utara Pura Pasraman Suci Renon Denpasar Pura Penataran Bumi Agung TMII Jakarta Pura Luhur Waisnawa Buleleng Pura Ulun Danu Songan Batur Kintamani Pura Agung Surya Bhuana Jaya Pura Papua Pura Gumang Bugbug Karangasem Pura Taman Sari Busung Biu Busung Biu Buleleng
Pura Pasek Gelgel Pedungan Denpasar Pura Agung Pasek Tangguntiti Tabanan Pura Agung Pasek Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Pasek Tangkas Kediri Tabanan Pura Kerta Banyuning Barat Buleleng Pura Dalem Tenggaling Sangguan Singapadu Pura Kawitan Arya Wangbang Pinatih Peguyangan Singaraja Pura Bujangga Waisnawa Jembrana Pura Taman Bubuan Seririt Singaraja Pura Penataran Pande Dalem Batur Mengwi Pura Dalem Pingit Tegalalang Pura Ida Ratu Pande Besakih Pura Penataran Agung Pinatih Tulikup Gianyar Pura Kumuda Saraswati Ubud Pura Batur Arya Sudimara Tabanan Pura Dalem Majapahit Marga Tabanan Pura Linggih Pajenengan Ida Dalem Tarukan Cemenggaon Sukawati
13 Oct Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan 18 Oct Tumpek Landep Pura Mutering Jagat Dalem Sidakarya Sidakarya Denpasar
23 Oct Tilem Sasih Kapat
19 Oct Redite Umanis Ukir Pura Sanggah Gede Dukuh Sagening Tegal Tugu Gianyar 22 Oct Buda Cemeng Ukir Pura Pajenengan kawitan Arya Tauman Gelgel Klungkung Pura Pasar Agung Besakih Pura Pasek Bendesa Pasar Badung Legian Kuta Pura Gde Gunung Agung Munggu Badung
24 Oct Hari Bhatara Sri 28 Oct Anggara Kasih Kulantir dan Kajeng Kliwon Enyitan
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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LONDON — Brad Pitt was bringing the London Film Festival to a storming conclusion Sunday with “Fury,” David Ayer’s mud- and bloodsplattered tale of a tank crew in the closing days of World War II. The film offers a brutal depiction of combat, but Pitt says filming it has made him a better father to his six children with Angelina Jolie. “This role is a real study in leadership and learning to command respect and because of this, I am now a better father,” said Pitt, who plays a hard-bitten sergeant in command of a Sherman tank crew played by Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Pena and Jon Bernthal. “This film is about the soldiers’ exhaustion from the cold, hunger and the accumulative effect on a daily basis,” Pitt told reporters before the movie’s blacktie European premiere. “We took that to heart. I hope ... soldiers will walk away from this and feel they are recognized.”
“Fury” is an appropriately unflinching finale for a festival that awarded prizes to films that tackled corruption, gang violence, honor killing and war. Andrey Zvyagintsev’s “Leviathan,” a tragic satire of small-town Russian corruption, was named the festival’s best picture. Ukrainian director Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy won the first-feature award for “The Tribe,” a teen-gang drama set at a school for the deaf and performed entirely in sign language, without subtitles. Actress Sameena Jabeen Ahmed was named best British newcomer for
her performance as a British-Pakistani teenager on the run from her family in “Catch Me Daddy.” The documentary prize went to “Silvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait,” a searing look at the country’s civil war by Paris-based director Ossama Mohammed and Wiam Simav Bedirxan, a schoolteacher who filmed life in the besieged city of Homs. Director Stephen Frears was awarded the British Film Institute’s Fellowship, in recognition of a career that has traveled from the battered streets of Margaret Thatcher’s Britain in “My Beautiful Laundrette,” to 18th-century France in “Dangerous Liaisons,” seedy Los Angeles in “The Grifters” and Buckingham Palace in “The Queen.” The 73-year-old director said that he’d become a filmmaker by accident, and quoted playwright Joe Orton, subject of his 1987 film “Prick Up Your Ears.”
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What They Say In this Aug. 28, 2014 file photo, from left, Writer/Director David Ayer, U.S actors Logan Lerman, Brad Pitt, and Jon Bernthal pose for photographs alongside an original Sherman tank used in the filming and a Jeep, during a photo call for the film, “Fury,” at the Tank museum, in Bovington, Dorset, southern England.
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“May Mr. President (Joko Widodo) find success and do much better for the nation and state,” said former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Jay Leno with top US humor prize
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WASHINGTON — The joke was on Jay Leno as comedians saluted the former “Tonight Show” host Sunday when he received the top U.S. humor prize. Jimmy Fallon, Jerry Seinfeld and Wanda Sykes celebrated Leno’s famous work ethic and poked fun as he received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in Washington. Garth Brooks, Kevin Eubanks and Chelsea Handler also paid tribute. Fallon, who replaced Leno this year on “The Tonight Show” after Leno stepped down for the second time, said it was a good time to honor Leno, “a man who has done so much for NBC, so much that we had to celebrate his career on PBS.” On the red carpet before the show, Leno, 64, said “The Tonight Show” years were the best of his life. He said Fallon is bringing “a new dynamic” to the show, and “it’s fun to see it change.” “The truth is, my time was done,” Leno said later in accepting the prize. “When I left ‘The Tonight Show,’ I didn’t leave dead broke like Bill and Hillary. I was able to save.” The award honors people who have had an impact on American society in the tradition of Samuel Clemens, the writer, satirist and social commentator better known as Mark Twain. Past honorees include Carol Burnett, Ellen DeGeneres, Will Ferrell and Bill Cosby. Leno said he had no idea this award was coming and that other honors are phony because people campaign for
them. Leno built his career in standup comedy and still makes more than 100 live performances each year. He inherited the “Tonight Show” from Johnny Carson in 1992, beating out David Letterman, and was the top-rated late-night host for years. Handler and Sykes, two leading female comedians, thanked Leno for giv-
ing them wider exposure on late night TV. Seinfeld said he’s been friends with Leno for 38 years and that the longtime NBC funnyman was his idol. “There’s no one more deserving to get this wonderful award obviously than Jay,” Seinfeld said. “No one — except and I really don’t want to sound bitter here — except maybe me? I mean come on.”
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo gestures to the crowd during a street parade following his inauguration in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014.
Welcome Mr. President! Agence France-Presse
JAKARTA - Joko Widodo, Indonesia’s first leader without deep roots in the era of dictator Suharto, was sworn in as president Monday but faces huge challenges to enact a bold reform agenda. The inauguration, which was attended by foreign dignitaries including US Secretary of State John Kerry and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, capped a remarkable rise for a softly-spoken politician who was brought up in a riverside slum.
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Mark Twain Prize honoree Jay Leno tells jokes after being presented with the prize at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, in Washington.
“It is my honor to be here. I feel there is huge enthusiasm across the country to welcome the new government. As a friend of Indonesia, we harbor high hopes and optimism for Indonesia in the future,” said Prime Minister Australia Tony Abbott.
Widodo, known by his nickname Jokowi, worked his way up through local politics before securing the presidency in July following a close race against controversial ex-general Prabowo Subianto. He is the country’s first president from outside an ageing band of political and military figures who have ruled the world’s third-biggest democracy since the end of the three-decade Suharto dictatorship in 1998. But fears are growing that a hostile parliament dominated by parties that opposed Widodo at the election, and the new leader’s status as a novice in national politics, could make it impossible for him
to push through reforms aimed at reviving Southeast Asia’s top economy and helping society’s poorest. At a ceremony in parliament, Widodo, wearing a black suit and traditional cap, stood for the national anthem alongside outgoing president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, before taking the oath. “In the name of God, I swear that I will fulfil my obligation as the president of Indonesia as best as I can and as fairly as possible,” he said. Lawmakers and visiting dignitaries packed out the parliament for the ceremony, and there was applause when
Prabowo walked in after speculation he would not attend, the latest sign of a thaw after weeks of political tensions. After the ceremony, Widodo and his new vice president, Jusuf Kalla, will travel in a horse-drawn carriage accompanied by a parade to the presidential palace. In the evening the new leader, a heavy metal fan, is expected to join rock bands on stage at an outdoor concert. About 24,000 police and military personnel were deployed to secure the day’s events. Widodo has set out an ambitious reform agenda to tackle the country’s many problems, but there is concern the notoriously fractious parliament could prove a hindrance. However Prabowo’s appearance at the inauguration was the second sign of easing tensions in just a few days after he unexpectedly met Widodo Friday for the first time since the election and pledged support, and raises hopes for the new leader’s prospects. Continued on page 6
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“I wish good luck to Mr Jokowi and Mr JK to run the new administration of Indonesia,” said Prime Minister Malaysia Najib Razak.
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