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Australia remainsbiggest source oftourists

Britain raised the terrorismthreat level in its advice for citi-zens traveling to Germany andFrance to “high” from “gen-

Associated Press Writers

STOCKHOLM – RobertEdwards of Britain won the 2010Nobel Prize in medicine on Mon-day for developing in-vitro fertili-zation, a breakthrough that ignitedheated controversy in the 1970s buthas helped millions of infertilecouples since then have children.

Edwards, an 85-year-old pro-fessor emeritus at the Universityof Cambridge, started working onIVF as early as the 1950s. He de-veloped the technique — in which

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Soldiers patrol onOctober 4, 2010 infront of the Louvrein Paris. Francesaid on October 3that it was stayingvigilant and hadtaken into consid-eration the USState Department’swarnings ontravelling in Eu-rope because of“the potential forterrorist attacks”.The US StateDepartment earlieralerted “US citi-zens to the poten-tial for terroristattacks in Europe...current informationsuggests that Al-Qaeda and affili-ated organizationscontinue to planterrorist attacks”.

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U.S., UK raise terrorismthreat level in Europe

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Reuters

WASHINGTON/LONDON – The United States and Britain warned their citizens on Sun-day of an increased risk of terrorist attacks in Europe, with Washington saying al Qaedamight target transport infrastructure. The U.S. State Department issued a warning directedat American citizens traveling in Europe, without singling out any specific countries, sayingtourists should proceed with caution.

eral.” It left the threat level athome unchanged at “severe,”meaning an attack is highlylikely, and said it agreed with the

U.S. assessment for the continentas a whole.

The moves came after a week inwhich a number of European offi-

cials had broadly confirmed mediareports that new intelligence indi-cated possible attacks on the conti-nent. Western intelligence sourcessaid militants in hide-outs

in northwest Pakistan had beenplotting coordinated attacks on Eu-ropean cities, the plans apparentlysurviving setbacks from a Septem-ber surge in drone strikes and anarrest.

Test-tube baby pioneer Edwardswins medicine Nobel

egg cells are removed from awoman, fertilized outside her bodyand then implanted into the womb— together with British gynecolo-gist surgeon Patrick Steptoe, whodied in 1988.

On July 25, 1978, Louise Brownin Britain became the first baby bornthrough the groundbreaking proce-dure, marking a revolution in fertil-ity treatment.Continued on page 6

(FILES) A handout picture taken on July 12, 2008 shows IVFpioneer Professor Robert Edwards at Bourn Hall Clinic, the

first clinic in the world to offer IVF to infertile couples, inBourn, Cambridgeshire, eastern England. Robert G. Edwards

of Britain won the Nobel Medicine Prize on October 4, 2010 “forthe development of in vitro fertilisation,” the Nobel jury said.

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By inspecting congenital hypothy-roidism since the baby was born, itcould prevent the occurrence of men-tal disorders and the abnormal growthof the baby. “Congenital hypothy-roidism is a thyroid hormonal forma-tion disorder which can cause stuntedgrowth and brain development,” saidRetayasa. Rate of the congenital hy-pothyroidism incidence was about 1in 4,000 births.

Then, how to do this early detec-tion? According to Retayasa, thephases of screening were done bytaking blood samples of the babiesconcerned and then sent to Jakarta forfurther examination. If the result in-dicated any interference on the thy-roid hormonal formation, then thebaby would get the treatment like hor-monal administration. “By earlytherapy and medication, the hor-monal formation disorders can betreated so that the growth and braindevelopment of children will be bet-

Denpasar (Bali Post)—The ranks of criminal investi-

gation police (Reskrim) of SouthDenpasar Police managed to se-cure the subsidized diesel fuel onFriday (Oct 1) afternoon. Hun-dreds of liters of the diesel fuelwere alleged not to be completedby legal documents. However, dis-closure of the case gave impres-sion if it was covered up. It wasknown that a number of officersof the South Denpasar Police werenot willing to give any informa-tion when reporters wanted to con-firm the case.

Based on information in thefield, the disclosure of dieselsmuggling case took place in thearea of Serangan Island. Previ-ously, the members of mobile de-tective unit (Buser) of SouthDenpasar Police received infor-mation there would be a pick-uptruck carrying illegal diesel fuelto Serangan. Immediately, the in-formation was followed up by do-ing surveillance. On Friday after-noon, a pickup with plate licenseDK 9611 EM passed at the scene.

After snorkeling in NusaLembongan, a Chinese tourist,Peng Tao (60) died on Sunday (3/10). According to information col-lected by the Bali Post, Tao wasstaying in one of the hotels in Kutawas unconscious after the bountyship he was on landing in TanjungBenoa. Several hours before it, Tao

Snorkeling, ChineseTourist Died

spent some time snorkeling in NusaLembingan Island, Klungkung. Whenunconscious, Tao was helped by In-donesian Red Cross (PMI) workersand brought to Sanglah Hospital. YetTao died on the journey there and wassuspected have died due to a heart at-tack. Tao’s body is planned to be sentback to China. (san)

Early detectionEarly detectionEarly detectionEarly detectionEarly detectionto hormonalto hormonalto hormonalto hormonalto hormonaldisordersdisordersdisordersdisordersdisordersAvoid child from mental disabilityDenpasar (Bali Post)—

Government through department of health is now promot-ing a program named New Born Screening. It is an earlydetection of diseases that are fatal or in hereditary on thenewborn infant so that later on can be prevented throughtherapy and medication. The New Born Screening programhas been applied to several hospitals in Bali, one of which isto Wangaya Hospital. According to I Wayan Retayasa, oneof the perinatologists in Wangaya Hospital, the New BornScreening had been conducted in Wangaya Hospital sincetwo years ago. The screening was performed by detectingthe formation of congenital hypothyroidism or abnormalhormone produced by the thyroid gland.

ter,” he said.In Indonesia, the New Born Screen-

ing examination is merely intended todetect congenital hypothyroid. “Actu-ally there are many screening exami-nations such as galactosemia, congeni-tal adrenal hyperplasia up to toxoplas-mosis. However, up to this time in In-donesia can only be performed oneinspection namely congenital hy-pothyroidism,” said Retayasa.

According to him, to conduct thescreening examination was indeedentailed some mass requirements suchas the availability of inspection facil-ity in the laboratory up to its medica-tion. “So, it will be useless if the pa-tient is checked without the availabil-ity of medication,” explainedRetayasa,

Nevertheless, he expected the NewBorn Screening in Indonesia couldcontinue to grow so that the abnormali-ties occurred to children could be morewidely known and prevented. (san)

IBP/Jay

Pick up car carrying the illegal diesel oil is confiscated by South Denpasar Police

Hundreds of liters of subsidizeddiesel oil secured by police, Itscase is impressed to be covered up

Officers immediately made aninterception and of course thedriver was asked to present hisdocuments. The driver with un-known identity could not presenta valid document. On that account,he was seized along with the evi-dence to Headquarters of SouthDenpasar Police. “Right now, thedriver is being checked by the in-vestigators. Then, evidence in theform of hundreds of liters of die-sel fuel remained to be secured,”said a source in the police, Sun-day (Oct 3).

The source who did not wanthis name to be published admit-ted he did not know exactly howmany liters of diesel fuel securedby the South Denpasar Policewere. Obviously, such diesel fuelwas stored in the 30 -liter jerrycans and transported by L-300pick-up truck. Allegedly, the sub-sidized diesel fuel would be soldto industry and fishing boats.However, police managed to se-cure it first.

Based on monitoring of BaliPost in South Denpasar Police last

Sunday, the pickup truck convey-ing the diesel fuel was parked infront of the Criminal InvestigationPolice of South Denpasar. The carconveyed several jerry cans whosecontents were known as dieselfuel. When this newspaper askedthe local official, the pickup truckconveying the diesel fuel was acatch belong to the member ofmobile detective unit. “He (thedriver) was just captured two daysago. Now, he is still being exam-ined by the investigators,” re-marked one of the officers.

Well, when reporters wouldlike to take pictures of the evi-dence, one of the officers at-tempted to ban. “Sorry, please donot take a picture. If you wish,ask permission first to the chiefof subdistrict police,” he ex-claimed. This matter indicated thearrest was covered up. Mean-while, Chief of South DenpasarPolice, Leo Martin Pasaribu,when asked for his confirmationvia telephone, he answered inbrief. “The case is still being in-vestigated,” ‘he said. (kmb21)

3International Bali News Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Denpasar (Bali Post) –The uncomfortable things for

those foreigners enjoying their holi-day in Bali especially in Kuta is nowhealed as Kuta Police Criminal Re-search under Head of the unit, FirstInspector Gede Ardana, successfullycaptured a pick-pocket specialistgroup on Saturday (2/10) at 00.30am local time. The five robbers werecaptured after robbing a wallet offSaluptore Librizzi (48), an Austra-lian at Popies II Street, Kuta. Theyhad their own characters when theyare acting their crime.

One of the main robbers wasMade Depin (21) fromKarangasem, who acts as execu-tors. Meanwhile, for other robberswere initialed PL (7), PR (7), PH(8) and PT (8), and they are the

The information collected from sev-eral residents in the two villages, lastSaturday (2/10) and Sunday (3/10)stated the program was promised toBukti Village as much as 70 units andin Tunjung Village 36 units. The totalwas collected by the workers from thesocial agency that looked over thehouses condition on location. Afterwaiting for a long time, the programdid not happen.

Actually, residents have been pre-paring land also some building mate-rials such as stones to support this pro-gram. Also for those disadvantagedresidents who don’t have lands wasforced to buy their neighbors lands incredits so they can get help from thisprogram. “Because the rule to get a fix-ing is to have their own land, so I haveto buy my neighbor land by creditingit,” says a Tunjung resident.

With their disappointment, residentskept asking the village head althoughthe head also admitted did not knowwhy the help was cancelled. Informa-tion received from a resident men-tioned that this program was movedabruptly to villages in Gerokgak Subdistrict.

Village Head of Tunjung Village,Ketut Kardita, when confirmed, clari-fied there have been these complain.

Surabaya (Bali Post) –The crowding foreign tourists to

Bali made government to make analternative which is stated to beMenado.

The lovely nature view, its fish-ery and its volcano made NorthSulawesi to be a second tourist spotafter Bali.

The living kolakan fishes underthe Pacific Ocean, Mindanao andNorth Sulawesi is the similar tothose tourist objects Bali. Plusthere’ll be access from Bali –Menado, Surabaya-Menado andJakarta-Menado (All Return) fromseveral airplanes that can be enjoyedeveryday.

This was clarified by the NorthSulawesi Tourism Board/NSTB Ex-ecutive Director, Widijanto, inSurabaya on Sunday (3/10). Hestated, the tourist objects in Menadoare diving center, Bunaken, Kolakan

Disadvantaged Residents DisappointedDisadvantaged Residents DisappointedDisadvantaged Residents DisappointedDisadvantaged Residents DisappointedDisadvantaged Residents DisappointedFixing House in Bukti and Tunjung CancelledFixing House in Bukti and Tunjung CancelledFixing House in Bukti and Tunjung CancelledFixing House in Bukti and Tunjung CancelledFixing House in Bukti and Tunjung CancelledSingaraja (Bali Post) –

Disadvantaged residents of Bukti and Tunjung Villages,Kubutambahan Sub district, admitted disappointed with the fix-ing houses program on that villages from Bali Province Govern-ment were cancelled without any clear reasoning. When actuallyworkers from Bali Province Government and Social Agency ofBuleleng Regence have been coming several times to check thetwo villages and promised to have fixing houses program this year2010. Although until now it is still not happening.

He also clarified that these disadvan-taged residents very hoped of this helpfrom the program and that’s why theybought lands and prepared some mate-rials together, “I actually don’t knowthe reason why this help hasn’t comeyet. The same thing happened at BuktiVillage.”

What’s weird, not long a go aworker from Bali Social Agencycame back to check the houses inTunjung Village. As informationfrom the workers, the program willbe realized in the year 2011 budget.Although in the newest checkings,the help will be only given to 15 units,much less than the 36 units, “What’smuch weirder, from the newestchecking the residents in DusunTonggak won’t get any help when ac-tually it’s the most disadvantaged onein Tunjung Village.”

For that, Kardita suggested that thehelp should be added to the five unitsin Dusun Tonggak. According to him,the worker agreed so there will be 20units helped in this village. If allgranted, Kardita still admitting worriedas there still 16 houses that are on thedata have been cancelled to be helped,“I still think of those cancelled ones,when actually their conditions are dis-advantaged too.” (kmb15)

Pick-Pocket Specialist Group RevealedBy Police Four Robbers Underage

pick-pocket actors. “The five robbersare intensively investigated. For thefour underage robbers, they will besuited with the Child ProtectionLaw,” Head of Kuta Police, AdjunctPolice Commissioner I Gede Ganefo,SH, MH last Sunday (3/10).

The former Head of SouthDenpasar Police revealed this kindof groups from Karangasem is anew modus. The robbers dividedtheir works by having these underage kids who are faking as beggarscome up to the victim. Then rob-ber Depin will come close to vic-tim and take its wallet from thepocket. As he got it, the wallet wasthen thrown to the kids.

This was done as if the evidencewas not on him so it won’t be known.The evidence will be brought away

by the four kids. Luckily at thattime victim knew and fast attacktroops were also around, so Depinwas captured and brought to theKuta Police Department to be in-vestigated.

Depin tried to decline as he saidthat the evidence was not on him.Yet other fast attack troops man-aged to capture the four kids whogot the evidence. Then Depincouldn’t do more and admitted hisactions, “These robbers are slyalso with this modus. Yet robbersjust admitted that they have doneit once. We will develop this case.”

More over, the wallet that waspicked has AUD 700. If it’s con-verted it reaches IDR 5 Million.The evidence is now saved and thefive robbers are jailed. (kmb21)

Menado: Second Tourist Central After Balifishes, volcano and corals. To de-velop the tourism, based on the LawNo 10 about tourism since 2009forming the NSTB, “What’s inter-esting since NSTB was built thenumber of tourist visits have in-creased 150 percent.” They are 75percent local tourists and 25 percentforeign tourists. In 2009 the num-ber of foreigners to North Sulawesiespecially Menado have reached45.000 people. While for 2010 it’stargeted to be 90.000. Yet that tar-get has reached last September.

Tourists that came were dividedto different seasons. For example inDecember many foreigners comeespecially during Christmas andNew Year, while in January to Feb-ruary is a low session. ComingMarch, there are lots of Japanese andKorean tourists coming. Europeanusually comes April and May whilein June is the same as January-Feb-

ruary. In July-August, Menado isfilled by tourists again until Eid AlFItri. To support the Menado tour-ism, there’s at least 2.600 hotelrooms including five stars ones.Widijanto asked those investorsfrom Java and Bali to invest inMenado city, “As Menado this timebecame the main gate to buildingand development for industries inEast Indonesia.”

PT Wenang Permai Sentosa, AKRLand Development child industry,developer of Grand Kawanua Inter-national City (GKIC), offered an in-vestment opportunity and an inter-national standard estate, “This is aKondotel development like in NusaDua Bali. If in Bali it’s successfulwhy not in Menado.” The Kondotelalso completed with malls and houseshops which will be focused on foodand entertainment and adored byMenado people. (059)

A police officer ispatrolling on KutaBeach. The safetylevel is increaseddue to some securitydisturbancesthroughout thenation.

IBP/Eka

Gianyar (Bali Post)—Two construction workers, namely

Mohamad Mukhlisin alias Muklis, 18,and Triyono alias Turi, 30, fromBayuwangi, East Java, stealing theproperty of foreigner, Frank Williams,in a museum at Tengkulak Hamlet,Kemenuh, Sukawati, Gianyar, was suc-cessfully arrested on Sunday (Oct 3).Both perpetrators were arrested at hishome in Bayuwangi after they werepursued by the team of mobile detec-tive unit of Sukawati.

Aside from the two perpetrators,police could also secure a fence of sto-len goods in Banyuwangi, namelyEffendi alias Bondet, 22. Now, the threegang members getting involved in thetheft of foreigner’s property hadcrouched behind the bars of SukawatiPolice.

Information collected mentionedthat both theft perpetrators previouslyworked in the residence of the victim.Frank who has a museum would liketo paint and repair his building. Bothperpetrators worked in the residence

Two building workersburglarize property of foreigner

of the victim. Unexpectedly, approxi-mately at 1:00 p.m. Local Time a fewdays ago (Sep 5), both perpetratorswere desperate to steal the victim’sproperty consisting of two laptops, aCD player and camera. The theft casewas then reported to Sukawati Police.

Based on the result of investigation,police suspected the two constructionworkers that suddenly disappearedfrom their workplace. Police eventu-ally did an investigation to pursue theperpetrators until to Bayuwangi, saidChief of Sukawati Police VB. Musak.

Armed with the characteristics andidentity on the origin of the perpetrators,officers of the Sukawati Police had com-mitted a pursuit since a few days toBayuwangi. Finally they managed to un-cover the syndicate of theft perpetratorsthat after stealing they hid in Bayuwangi.The theft perpetrators just arrived inSukawati at early days on Sunday. Fromthe results of examination was knownthat the theft was only performed by twoperpetrators, and another served as afence, he explained. (kmb16)

International4 Tuesday, October 5, 2010 News

The election, watched by the Westfor signs whether Bosnia will movetoward the EU and NATO or sinkdeeper into stagnation, was marredwhen officials said they would probepossible fraud in voting for the Serbpresidency member.

Since the last election in 2006,mistrust has deepened between na-tionalist Croat, Serb and Muslimleaders, and political gaps have wid-ened between the country’s two au-tonomous regions, the Muslim-Croatfederation and the Serb Republic.

The late wartime President AlijaIzetbegovic’s son Bakir, seen as moreprepared to work with other ethnicgroups than incumbent Haris Silajdzic,led the race for the presidency’s Mus-

AFP

SEOUL – North Korea’s young heir apparent accompanied his fa-ther Kim Jong-Il on two visits to China this year in preparation for aneventual power transfer, a report said Monday.

The leader’s youngest son behaved like a bodyguard to his ailing fa-ther during the trips in May and August and travelled under an assumedname, Yonhap news agency quoted sources on the North as saying.

Kim Jong-Un, believed aged about 27, apparently cemented his po-sition as heir when he was appointed four-star general and given keyparty posts during last week’s rare communist party meeting.

His official photo was published in state media for the first time.Analysts had speculated that Kim Jong-Il’s visit in August was aimed

at garnering support for the hereditary power succession from China,the impoverished North’s sole major ally and economic lifeline.

“Jong-Un, dressed in a suit, acted as if he was a bodyguard and ac-companied Kim Jong-Il closely,” Yonhap quoted a source as saying,adding the trip would be used to showcase his loyalty to his father.

But the young protege did not attend key meetings with senior Beijingofficials such as the meetings in May and August between Kim Jong-Iland Chinese President Hu Jintao, said the source.

South Korea’s National Intelligence Service said it could not con-firm the report.

A North Korean ruling party delegation visited Beijing late last weekin an apparent move to brief Chinese officials on the party meeting, thelargest for 30 years.

Hu on Saturday pledged to strengthen ties with the new leadership inNorth Korea, saying Beijing would work with them to “promote andexpand cooperation” and “strengthen communication” on regional andinternational issues.

“Now with Kim Jong-Un becoming the de facto next leader, he willsoon visit China just like Kim Jong-Il did in the past,” said the sourcequoted by Yonhap.

Kim Jong-Il, after his status as leader-in-waiting was confirmed at a1980 party meeting, visited China three years later.

AFP

SUVA – Fiji opposition leaderMahendra Chaudhry vowed to fightcharges brought by the Pacificnation’s military regime Monday af-ter being released on bail followingmore than three days in custody.

Chaudhry, a former prime minis-ter of Fiji, and five other men werearrested on Friday and accused ofstaging an illegal assembly at ruralRakiraki, in a development regionalpower Australia described as veryconcerning.

“All of us have been bailed outand the case goes back to court onWednesday,” Chaudhry told AFPafter appearing in court accused ofbreaking emergency laws that pro-

AFP/File

File photo shows former Fijianprime minister Mahendra Chaudhry.

Fiji opposition head freed, vows to fight chargeshibit public meetings.

Chaudhry said he was not re-quired to enter a plea but intendedto fight the allegations.

“The charge as it was read out inthe court is that we assembled at oneof the accused’s residences unlaw-fully,” he said.

“We’ll certainly be defendingourselves. We had no unlawful pur-pose in mind.”

Chaudhry became Fiji’s first eth-nic Indian leader when electedprime minister in 1999. He wasoverthrown a year later in a coup ledby nationalist George Speight.

As leader of the Fiji Labour party,he is one of the main oppositionvoices in Fiji, where the media areheavily censored and political par-

ties cannot issue statements seen asdestabilising the military regime.

In July, Chaudhry appeared incourt on a raft of charges unrelated tohis latest alleged offence, includingmoney laundering and tax evasion.He has denied any wrongdoing.

Asked if he was being targetedby the regime of Fiji’s self-ap-pointed military ruler VoreqeBainimarama, Chaudhry replied:“I’d rather not answer that at themoment.”

Bainimarama, who seized powerin a 2006 coup, imposed emergencyregulations that ban public meetingswhen he abrogated the constitutionin April last year, prompting con-demnation from human rightsgroups.

Australian Foreign MinisterKevin Rudd said he was concernedat Chaudhry’s detention andCanberra believed the emergencylaws used to arrest him were anabuse of power.

“The government has consis-tently expressed concern about theuse of the public emergency regula-tions by the regime and the abuse ofthe rule of law... (we) will continueto monitor the situation closely,” aspokeswoman for Rudd said.

Chaudhry’s arrest came in a ruralarea dominated by the sugar indus-try, once a mainstay of Fiji’seconomy, which has collapsed fol-lowing a failed attempt byBainimarama’s cash-strapped gov-ernment to modernise crushing mills.

Reuters

A woman casts her voteat a polling booth during

parliamentary andpresidential elections

Bosnian wartime leader’sBosnian wartime leader’sBosnian wartime leader’sBosnian wartime leader’sBosnian wartime leader’sson to become presidentson to become presidentson to become presidentson to become presidentson to become presidentReuters

SARAJEVO – The son of Bosnia’s wartime Muslim leader was setto become one of its three presidents, election results showed on Mon-day, and analysts said he seemed ready to work with other ethnicgroups in the divided country.

lim seat with more than 80 percent ofSunday’s votes counted.

“We are going to stabilize thesituation in Bosnia and to bring abetter future to the citizens ofBosnia,” Izetbegovic told ReutersTelevision. “This means the peace,better conditions for development ofeconomy and employment.”

According to early returns andparty claims, the Alliance of Inde-pendent Social Democrats (SNSD)of Milorad Dodik, who threatenedsecession from Bosnia during theelection campaign, was far ahead inthe Serb half of the Balkan country.

But the SNSD’s candidate for theSerb seat of the tripartite presidency,Nebojsa Radmanovic, was only

three percent in front of the next can-didate after 70 percent votes werecounted. Thirteen percent of ballotswere ruled to be void.

“A total of 13.24 percent of voidballots in the race for the Serb presi-dency member indicates a possibil-ity of fraud and will have to be thor-oughly investigated,” SuadArnautovic, an election commissionmember, told a news conference.

Since the 1992-95 war that killedabout 100,000 people, Bosnia hasheld five elections but has lagged inpolitical and economic reforms andremains near the back of the queueof Western Balkan nations aspiringto EU and NATO entry.

MAIN RIVALDodik’s main rival had been

Silajdzic, Bosnia’s wartime foreignand prime minister, and analysts saidtheir animosity had put reformsneeded for EU and NATO integra-tion on hold.

N.Korea’s Jong-Un was inChina with father: report

AFP/KCTV/File

North Korea’s young heir apparent Kim Jong-Un, pictured centre,accompanied his father Kim Jong-Il

Hotel Activities Tuesday, October 5, 2010 5International

Temple Ceremony

EVERY Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annualCeremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Ba-linese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine whicheach family possesses. Because of this practically every fewdays a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in someVillage in Bali. There are also times when the entire islandcelebrated 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 consid-ered its birth day and celebration always takes place on thesame day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When newmoon is used then the celebration always happens on new moonor full moon. The day of course can differ the religious cel-ebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some templecelebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakihtemple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and mostof the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importanceof the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed withpieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, deco-rations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold andChinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the fourcorners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, whiteor black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped inthe shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrel-las soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, longflags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. Infront of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles,decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, riceand other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are thegirls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangementsof all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Everyvisitor admires the grace with which the carry their load ontheir heads.

Balinese TempleCeremony

Calendar of Event (Sep 24- Oct 7, 2010)25st – “Saraswati” holiday, the day devoted to

Sanghyang Aji Saraswati symbolized as a beau-tiful goddess of knowledge, sciences and arts,when blessing ceremony is given to holy scrip-tures of science and arts, held at every familycompound.

Temple Festival at:- Pr. Watugunung, Bima, NTB.- Pr. Agung Jagat Kerana, Surabaya- Pr. Aditya Jaya Rawamangun, Jakarta- Pr. Agung Wiraloka Natha, Cimahi, Jabar- Pr. Giri Jaya Natha,Balikpapan, Berneo.- Pr. Bhuwana Suci Saraswati, Ds. Ngaru-

aru, Kec. Banyudono, Boyolali,Solo, Jawa Tengah.- Pr. Pasek Tangkas Gempinis, Dalang,

Tabanan- Pr. Pasek Gelgel Sayan Bongkasa

Abiansemal- Pr. Dadya Agung Bendesa Tangkas

Koriagung, Ds Gerih, Abiansemal- Mr.Pulasari/Sentana Dalem Tarukan, Ds.

Penida Kelod, Bangli.- Mr.Pasek Kubakal, Ds. Kapal.- Mr.Pasek, Ds. Dalung.- Pr. Pasek Dukuh Ambengan, Ds. Sebudi.- Pr. Pemaksan , Ds. Bandalem, Buleleng.

26th –“Banyu Pinaruh” day, when the Balinesemostly go to the beaches, river and spring to pu-rify them selves and pray for wisdom with earlyin the morning

Pr. Gaduh, Ds. Sesetan, Denpasar.

27th .Temple Festival at:- Pr. Jati, Jembrana.- Pr. Kawitan Batu Gaing, Bangli.- Pr. Tirta Wening, Tambaksari, Surabaya.

- Pr. Desa Linggawana Kertha Mandala,Ds. Abang, Karangasem.

29th – “Pagerwesi”, holiday, the word literallymeans “iron fence” when Hindu followers wor-ship “Sanghyang Pramesti Guru” as lord of uni-verse and pray for strong mental defence againstany negative temptations. Held at every familytemple and holy place throughout Bali.

Temple Festival at:- Pr. Labaan Sindhu Jiwa, Ds. Kedewatan,

Ubud.- Pr. Kahen, Bangli- Pr. Wirabuana, Magelang, Jateng- Pr. Padangsakti Tangtu, Kesiman- Pr. Jogan Agung, Ketewel, Sukawati- Pr. Gaduh Pengiasan, Dauh Puri,

Denpasar- Pr. Siwa/Pasek Tohjiwa, Penebel- Pr. Pasek Ketewel, Sempidi, Mengwi- Pr. Pasek Gelgel, Buruan Kaja, Tabanan- Pr. Pasek Gobleg, Kerambitan- Pr. Pasek Gelgel, Meliling, Tabanan- Pr. Masceti Selasih, Sanding,

Tampaksiring- Pr. Dalem Ularan, Br. Tatasan Kaja,

Denpasar- Mr. Pasek Gaduh, Buduk- Mr.Pasek Gelgel, Ds. Kelabang Moding.- Pr. Pasek Gelgel, Sekalan Marga- Pr. Sada Br. Gaduh Desa Kaba kaba,

Kediri, Tabanan- Mr.Pasek Gelgel , Depaha, Ds. Depaha,

Kubutambahan, Buleleng.- Pr. Desa Linggawana, Kertamandala,

Abang, Karangasem- Pr. Lebah Ubud

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NUSA DUA - Aston Interna-tional announced the opening ofBali’s newest luxury boutique villaresort, The Nusa Dua Retreat Bou-tique Villa Resort & Spa on Octo-ber 1, 2010.

The new property was in itsproject phase referred to as theAston Nusa Dua Retreat but nowopen as the “Nusa Dua Retreat Bou-tique Villa Resort & Spa” withoutthe Aston branding. The new hotelis one of the Aston groups nonestandardized and highly individual-ized luxury properties following theAstons intention of creating a plat-form that allows the group to show-case and highlight individual hotelsand enable different personalities toshine. Other high end resorts man-aged by Aston such as The TaumSeminyak and a luxury villa resortin Langkawi are currently in anearly stage of development and willsoon compliment the Aston groupsgrowing portfolio of highly indi-vidualized and small to midsized

Aston International Open Nusa Dua Retreatluxury hotels.

The Nusa Dua Retreat has beenavailable for private viewings by se-lected tour operators since Augustthis year and is currently undergo-ing a trial opening phase welcom-ing amongst others the famous Ko-rean super model Jessica Gomez.

Situated in the charming hillsidecountry of the Bukit Peninsulaabove the world class resort desti-nation of Nusa Dua, The Nusa DuaRetreat, will afford stunning viewsover the Indian Ocean and easy ac-cess to the nearby secluded KutuhBeach.

Being a boutique villa resort withthe character of an elegant hide-away retreat the new property hasbeen kept small and will feature 41private pool villas of which 23 offerroof top sundecks and 1 lavish threebedroom residence. Resort facilitieswill include a full service destina-tion spa, a large infinity edge centerpool, a smart casual café overlook-ing the surrounding hillside coun-try and nearby Indian Ocean, a ro-mantic semi fine dining restaurant,

a pool lounge and bar and a state ofthe art gym and Yoga studio.

Norbert Vas, AstonInternational’s VP of Sales & Mar-keting said “Compared to our othervilla resorts in the main areas of Balisuch as Seminyak, Sanur, Nusa Duaand Ubud this new resort will bequite different and unique in thesense that it is a truly remarkable“retreat” with a very appealing andsecluded location. Privacy is themain focus so residents will not onlybenefit from spacious villas withover seized pools and the charminghillside location but also have ac-cess to one of Bali’s most beautifuland pristine beaches, luxury trans-portation service to Nusa Dua andKuta and creative service conceptssuch as private butlers, personalizedexcursions and VIP airport meet andgreet assistance. We want to touchguests on an emotional level so ser-vice will be the main point of dif-ferentiation”.

With its strong record of successin managing more than 30 hotelsand resorts throughout Indonesia

and a commitment to preserving thedistinct identity of the Nusa Dua Re-treat, Aston aims to attract well sea-

soned and demanding vacationerswho above all value individuality andserenity.

Tuesday, October 5, 20106 News

Police believe the attackersthrew a grenade Saturday night atthe main square in the town ofGuadalupe, but were still trying toconfirm the type of explosive, saidAdrian de la Garza, the director ofthe investigations agency of NuevoLeon, where the town is located.

Six children, the youngest 3years old, were among the injured,said Francisco Gonzalez, the statedeputy health director. He said theinjuries were not life-threatening,and most of the victims had re-turned home from the hospital.

It was the fourth such attack intwo days in the area around the cityof Monterrey, which has been reel-ing from a turf war between theGulf and Zetas drug gangs.

On Friday night, three separategrenade attacks happened: near thefederal courts, outside a prison andnear the U.S. Consulate inMonterrey. A security guard wasinjured in the attack at the courts.

Nuevo Leon Attorney GeneralAlejandro Garza y Garza said theymay be revenge for recent opera-tions against drug traffickers. Hedid not specify which ones, but 22suspected drug gang memberswere killed in a Sept. 15 shootoutwith soldiers in Ciudad Mier, an-other town in Nuevo Leon. Last

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A police officer inspect the area where a grenade was detonated by unidentified people

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MONTERREY, Mexico – An explosion at a plaza in northeastern Mexico injured 15 people, anattack authorities blamed Sunday on drug cartels targeting the civilian population to cause chaos.

week, marines captured 30 sus-pected Gulf cartel members inTamaulipas state, which bordersNuevo Leon.

“We believe this might havebeen an attack against the civilianpopulation. They are trying to cre-ate chaos and anxiety in the popu-lation,” Garza y Garza said.

Soldiers arrested eight suspectedZetas members in Guadalupe early Sun-day, although the operation appearedunrelated to the attack on the plaza.

The soldiers were patrolling thetown when they saw three carsbrake suddenly and try to reverseand flee, according to the DefenseDepartment statement. Soldiers ar-rested eight people and found 8rifles and ammunition in the cars.

Although drug gangs frequentlyhurl grenades at police headquar-ters and government installations,they rarely target crowds of by-standers.

The last such major attack wastwo years ago, when assailantsthrew grenades at thousands of rev-elers during Independence Day cel-ebrations in the western city ofMorelia. Eight people were killed.

Still, civilians have been in-creasingly caught up in Mexico’sbloody drug war, which hasclaimed more than 28,000 lives

since President Felipe Calderondeployed thousands of troops andfederal police to fight the cartelsin December 2006.

In Acapulco, meanwhile, policecontinued to search Sunday for 20men who were kidnapped whiletraveling together in the Pacificcoast resort city.

Authorities were investigatingwhether the missing men had tiesto drug gangs, said FernandoMonreal, director of the investiga-tive police in Guerrero state, whereAcapulco is located.

The kidnapping was reported topolice Friday by a man who hadbeen among the group but said hewas at the store when his compan-ions were abducted. He said themen, ages 17 to 47, were mechan-ics from Morelia, capital ofCalderon’s home state ofMichoacan, and saved up each yearto vacation together.

Police have since been unableto contact the man, and Monrealsaid he found his story suspicious.

“They were not tourists. It’svery suspicious that 20 men go onvacation in Acapulco without theirfamilies,” he told The AssociatedPress. “We are not ruling out thepossibility that they had ties to or-ganized crime.”

The plot involved al Qaeda andallied militants, possibly includingEuropean citizens or residents, thesources said. In Washington, U.S. of-ficials said Osama bin Laden and thetop al Qaeda leadership were likelybehind the plot, adding that the de-cision to issue the alert was basedon an accumulation of information,rather than a specific new revelation.

Some security officials havedrawn comparisons to the brazenMumbai attacks in 2008 that targetedcity landmarks such as luxury hotelsand a cafe and killed 166 people. TheU.S. State Department travel alertsaid public transportation systemsand other tourism-related facilitiescould be targets, noting that past at-tacks had struck rail, airline and boatservices.

“The State Department alerts U.S.citizens to the potential for terroristattacks in Europe,” it said in an ad-visory on its website. A U.S. officialsaid President Barack Obama held

“(Edwards’) achievementshave made it possible to treat in-fertility, a medical condition af-flicting a large proportion of hu-manity, including more than 10percent of all couples world-wide,” the medicine prize com-mittee in Stockholm said in itscitation. “Approximately 4 mil-lion individuals have been bornthanks to IVF,” the citation said.“Today, Robert Edwards’ visionis a reality and brings joy to in-fertile people all over the world.”

Today, the probability that aninfertile couple will take home ababy after a cycle of IVF is 1 in5, about the same odds thathealthy couples have of conceiv-ing naturally.

Prize commit tee secretaryGoran Hansson said Edwards wasnot in good health and would notbe giving interviews on Monday.“I spoke to his wife and she wasdelighted and she was sure hewould be del ighted too,”Hansson told repor ters inStockholm.

Steptoe and Edwards devel-oped IVF from the early begin-ning experiments into a practicalcourse of medical and founded thefirst IVF clinic at Bourn Hall inCambridge in 1980.

Their work stirred a “livelyethical debate,” the citation said,with many religious leaders andsome scientists demanding theproject be stopped. When the Brit-ish Medical Research Council de-clined funding, a private donationallowed Steptoe and Edwards tocontinue their research.

In a statement, Bourn Hall saidone of Edwards’ proudest mo-ments was discovering that 1,000IVF babies had been born at theclinic since Brown, and relayingthat information to a seriously illSteptoe shortly before his death in1988. “I’ll never forget the lookof joy in his eyes,” Edwards said.

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meetings on Friday night and Satur-day morning about the Europeansecurity threat and was briefed on thesituation again on Sunday morning.

The alert was posted on the StateDepartment website at http:/travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_europe.html. Europe is worriedabout how reports of the threatsmight affect tourism. The U.S. alertfalls short of a more severe one inwhich the State Department mighthave warned citizens against travel-ing to Europe. Instead, the alert urgesthem to take precautions when theydo travel.

“We’re not saying don’t travel toEurope. We are not saying don’t visit... major tourist attractions or historicsites or monuments,” PatrickKennedy, undersecretary of state,told reporters on a conference call.Said U.S. tourist Tom Steier: “Youshould take these threats seriously,but right now I feel very safe inParis.”

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Brown, 32, reportedly is apostal worker in the Englishcoastal city of Bristol. In 2007 shegave birth to her first child — aboy named Cameron. She said thechild was conceived naturally.

William Ledger, head of repro-ductive and developmental medi-cine at Sheffield University, calledthe award “an appropriate recog-nition for a man who’s done somuch to change the lives of somany people.” “The only sadnessis that Patrick Steptoe has notlived to see this day because it wasalways a joint team effort betweenthe two of them,” Ledger said.

Aleksander Giwercman, headof reproduction research at theUniversity of Lund in Sweden,said Edward’s achievements alsohave been important for other ar-eas, including cancer and stemcell research.

“We received a tool that couldbe used for many other areas,”Giwercman said. “Many of the ill-nesses that develop when we areadults have their origin early onin life, during conception.”

The medicine award was thefirst of the 2010 Nobel Prizes tobe announced. It will be followedby physics on Tuesday, chemistryon Wednesday, l i terature onThursday, the Nobel Peace Prizeon Friday and economics on Mon-day Oct. 11.

The prestigious awards werecreated by Swedish industrialistAlfred Nobel, and first handedout in 1901, five years after hisdeath. Each award includes 10million Swedish kronor (about$1.5 million), a diploma and agold medal.

Famous Nobel winners includePresident Barack Obama, who re-ceived last year’s peace prize;Albert Einstein, Martin LutherKing Jr., Nelson Mandela andWinston Churchill. But most win-ners are rela

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 7Indonesia TodayInternational

AFP PHOTO / Bay ISMOYO

Indonesia soldiers run to find shelter from heavy rain after a rehearsal of the 65th anniversary ceremony inJakarta on October 3, 2010. Indonesian military forces will celebrate their 65th anniversary on October 5.

Antara

KUPANG - East Nusa Tenggara(NTT) provincial administrationwill allocate Rp400 million in 2011to promote the Komodo dragon asone of the 28 official finalists in theNew7Wonders of Nature.

NTT Culture and Tourism Officespokesman Ulbadus Gogi said hereon Monday that the funds would bespent on the procurement of infor-mation technology equipment tosupport to promotion of theKomodo dragon.

“There is no special fund alloca-tion this year for the Komododragon promotion but in 2011 wewill allocate Rp400 million,”Ulbadus Gogi said.

A passenger train heading toSurabaya smashed into the rearcarriages of a Semarang-boundtrain waiting at a station platformin Petarukan Pemalang, CentralJava province, on Saturday, offic-ers at the scene said.

Mohammed Khalik Mustofa,who drove the Surabaya-boundtrain, was arrested Sunday for al-leged “negligence which led todeaths”, his lawyer Tugiman toldreporters.

“Our client has been made asuspect by the police. We’ll waitfor further developments,” he said.

Nine people are being ques-tioned by police, including the trainstation head and both drivers,Kompas.com news website re-ported.

Police said 36 people werekilled and national railway opera-tor spokesman Sugeng Priyonosaid 36 people were injured, fiveof them seriously.

“Most of those hospitalised hadlight injuries. Victims will be com-pensated,” he said, adding that thewrecked trains had been removedfrom the railway tracks and that the“situation is back to normal”.

National police spokesmanMarwoto Soeto told AFP: “Thepolice and the transportation safetycommission are investigating ifthere’s human error.

“We’ll see if the fault lies withmachinists behind the train con-trols or those in charge of setting

Agence France-Presse

JAKARTA - Thirteen people were killed and dozens were missingMonday after flash floods smashed through a district in easternIndonesia’s Papua province, officials said.

The early morning floods were unleashed after continuous torrentialdownpours that began late Sunday in Teluk Wondama district of WestPapua province, national disaster management centre spokesman PriyadiKardono said.

“According to the data from local officials, 13 bodies have been foundand dozens of people went missing,” he told AFP.

Rescuers were struggling to get to the areas.“It’s hard to reach the affected area as many trees have fallen down

and blocked the roads,” he said.A local official said that hundreds of people had been displaced and

sought refuge in hilly areas.“Many children went missing,” district spokeswoman Titi Ningsih

Winzer said, quoted by the Kompas news website. Floods and land-slides are common in Indonesia, which is prone to frequent heavy rain.

Antara

JAKARTA - President SusiloBambang Yudhoyono will submitthe name of nominee for nationalpolice chief to the House of Repre-sentatives (DPR) before he starts hisfive-day state visit to The Nether-lands on Tuesday, a minister said.

“Let’s wait for (a further state-ment) from him before he leaves forThe Netherlands,” Minister/StateSecretary Sudi Silalahi said prior toa plenary Cabinet meeting at thepresidential office here on Monday.

But he declined to elaborate onwhether the President would pro-pose the nominee for the national

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JAKARTA - Indonesian police on Sunday arrested the driver ofa train that crashed in central Java, his lawyer said, after 36 peoplewere killed and dozens injured.

the track routes, among otherthings. Investigations will takeabout a week,” he added.

But the chairman of the Na-tional Commission of Transporta-tion Safety (KNKT), TatangKurniadi, said a “comprehensiveinvestigation” would require threeto four months to complete.

“We must consider every as-pect, the human factors and me-chanical factors, and investigatethe whole system before we canconclude whether there’s humanerror,” he told AFP.

President Susilo BambangYudhoyono has ordered a thoroughinquiry into the accident and hassaid that “should the investigationuncover negligence, there will besanctions,” presidential spokesmanJulian Aldrin Pasha was quoted assaying by The Jakarta Post news-paper.

Transportation Minister FreddyNumberi said the state railway op-erator would undergo a completeevaluation.

In June eight people were killedwhen several carriages of a packedpassenger train derailed as it trav-elled across Java, the most popu-lous island in the world.

Poor infrastructure, corruptionand weak safety standards are of-ten cited as factors contributing tofrequent transport disasters in In-donesia, especially on ferries link-ing the country’s thousands of is-lands.

13 killed, dozens missingin Indonesian floods

President to propose candidatefor police chief before Dutch visit

police chief to the DPR on Mondayor Tuesday.

“It could be today or tomorrowbefore he leaves for The Nether-lands,” he said.

Yudhoyono is scheduled to leavefor The Netherlands on Tuesday af-ternoon after attending the com-memoration of the 65th anniversaryof the National Defense Force (TNI).

Earlier, DPR Chairman MarzukiAlie said the government was likelyto submit the name of candidate forthe national police chief to the Houseon Monday evening.

“Let’s wait. The DPR leadershipwill announce the name of the can-didate for the national police chief

to the press shortly after receivingit,” he said.

Asked about the name of candi-date for the national police chief,Marzuki said he had no idea about it.

Coms. Gen. Nanan Sukarna,Coms. Gen. Imam Sudjarwo andComs. Gen. Ito Sumardi are amongthose widely tipped to replace Gen.Bambang Hendarso Danuri as na-tional police chief.

Yudhoyono told a press confer-ence last week he would propose acandidate for the national policechief to the House early in October.

The President said the election ofthe national police chief should notbe linked to politics.

Government continuespromoting Komodo dragons

According to him, the local gov-ernment would place the informationtechnology devices at strategic areassuch at sea ports, airports, and othercrowded public places to facilitatepeople to give their support to the theendangered giant lizard and its lushIndonesian habitat.

“Not only will we call on peopleto promote the Komodo but also pro-vide them with all possible facilitiesso that they can vote for the endan-gered giant lizards on Internet at pub-lic places,” Ulbadus said.

He explained that at those publicplaces there would also be officialsalways ready to guide the public ea-ger to support the Komodo dragon.

Ulbadus expressed hope thatwith the facilities provided by

NTT provincial government, itwould attract as many people aspossible to support the ancientgiant lizards on Komodo Island inFlores district.

The Komodo dragon (Varanuskomodoensis) is a large species oflizard found in the islands ofKomodo, Rinca, Flores, and GiliMotang in Flores district, East NusaTenggara.

It is the largest living species oflizard, some reaching a length of upto 3 meters and weighing around 70kilograms.

Although the Komodo dragonsnormally eat carrion, they will alsohunt and ambush their prey includ-ing invertebrates, birds, and mam-mals.

8 InternationaTuesday, October 5, 2010

Bali Today

A total of 399,988 Austra-lians visited the resort island in theyear to August 2010, up 47.25percent from a year earlier, headof the Bali provincial statisticsoffice Ida Komang Wisnu said.

Most of the Australian tour-ists came to Bali by direct flightsfrom their country and only 8,047of them by cruise liners, he said.

The Australian tourists weremade up of 23.83 percent of theoverall tourist arrivals in Bali inthe January-August 2010 periodreaching 1,678,170, he said.

The figure represented a9.11 percent increase compared tothe same period last year, he said.

He said the number of tour-ist arrivals from six of the top tensources of foreign tourists rosesignificantly while that of theother four declined.

Bali Post

BANGLI - An ocean of peopleon Sunday (Oct 3) poured into thestreet in the northern heart of BangliCity. They followed and watchedthe Ngaben procession of theformer regent of Bangli of the

Australia remainsbiggest source of touristsAntara

DENPASAR - Australia remained the biggest source of for-eign tourists visiting Bali in the first eight months of 2010, anofficial said.

The number of tourists fromChina rose 2.79 percent to 139,501from 135,710, Taiwan 9.94 percentto 88,448 from 80,452, Britain 6.49percent to 62,358 from 58,560, Ger-many 7.11 percent to 54,410 from50,800, and Singapore 54.96 per-cent to 54,147 from 34,943.

However, the number ofJapanese tourists fell 22.67 percentfrom 218,298 to 168,806, Malay-sia 3.75 percent from 93,962 to90,438, South Korea 2.09 percentfrom 85,123 to 83,342 and France0.19 percent from 73,167 to73.027, he said.

Tourists packed at KutaBeach, Bali Island. Australian

tourists still the biggestvisitor of Bali. Bali Post/Doc

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The Ngaben ceremony that held in Bangli.

Attending Ngaben procession of former regentThousands of Bangli residents pour into the street

1990-2000 tenure, namely I.B.Ladip. The rest of his life was dedi-cated to spiritual life as higher priestwith title Ida Pedanda Nyoman Putrafrom Griya Giri Jati Soetha Sentana.

Peak of traffic congestion oc-curred on the route of Kintamani-Bangli for hours when the body of the

deceased was taken out of the funeralhome leading to the lotus-shapedbade tower. Before the body wasraised to bade tower, it was performedthe release ceremony with partici-pants consisting of public orderagency (Pol PP) of Bangli Regency,Panca Marga Youth Club, as well as

military-police officers of BangliRegency. The ceremony was chairedby Made Gianyar and Deputy Regentof Bangli Sang Nyoman SedanaArtha. Additionally, it was also wit-nessed by all officials in Bangli andChief of Bangli Police.

The entire community ofBangli City was glad to show theirdevotional service to carry the Badetower conveying the deceased. Doz-ens of higher priests from all overBali were also present accompany-ing the cremation procession of thedeceased’s corpse held at a dry fieldbelonging to Royal Palace of Bangli,precisely at Uma Bukal land consoli-dation site.

I.B. Ketut Ludra, the youngerbrother of the deceased, said that aslong as the body of the deceased laiddown in the funeral home manymourners came starting from thecommon people, former regent, andGovernor of Bali Made MangkuPastika also gave his last respect tothe deceased. The former expressedsincere gratitude for the help ex-tended by all Bangli public officialsand community to the success of theprocession. He also hoped the char-ity of the public would be rewarded

by the Supreme God. Meanwhile, procession of the

deceased’s cremation involved manyhigher priests. It was begun when thebody of the deceased was laid downat the funeral home until the peak ofthe procession. Virtually all higherpriests from throughout Bali cameto give their last respects.

In the meantime, when theNgaben procession was conducted,many higher priests were involved.There was one served yajemana orchief of ceremony, namely thedeceased’s spiritual teacher orpedanda nabe. Then, ritual on theBade tower was officiated by IdaPedanda Griya Sakti NyalianKlungkung and Ida Pedanda SelatKanginan Bangli. The guidinghigher priest was Ida PedandaSidemen from Tembuku, whileprayer on psalmodic pavilion waschaired by Ida Pedanda Istri GriyaPesraman Bukit Bangli with IdaPedanda Istri from Geriya SiladanTengah.

After the cremation, last Mon-day (Oct 4) was resumed with nudukgalih procession. Ultimately, it wasfollowed by nganyut procession tothe Sangsang River. (kmb17)

Balinese Culture

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Before the presence of new hybrid rice in Bali,

local farmers only harvest once a year for tahun

variety and twice a year for cicih variety. Both are

local varieties where to harvest it farmers cut the

stalk one by one using rice knife or anggapan.

Meanwhile, one of the favorite snacks during the

harvest time was wan. It is a snack made of young

white sticky rice or ketan that usually did not get

mature simultaneously. Its cake resembles uli but its

color is naturally green as it does not grow perfectly

mature yet. Uniquely, it was usually wrapped by

flower sheath of areca nut.

Ingredient: 500gram fresh young white sticky rice,

2 cup of grated coconut, ½ tsp salt, 100gr sugar, 1

glass of coconut water and banana leaf or sheath of

areca nut for wrapping.

Method:

· Roast the young white sticky rice until

cooked (dry and crispy). Pound them in stone mortar

or the like to take out their outer husks and then

sieved until they are thoroughly clean.

· Mix the young sticky rice with sugar, grated

coconut, salt, and coconut water. Stir and press

them well until smooth and mellow.

· Wrap the batter by banana leaf or sheath of

areca nut lengthwise. Take aside for some 5 hours to

make it dense and hardened. Now, it is ready to

serve! (BTN/punia)

Having a promenade or watch-ing birds at verdant rice field inBali is very exciting. Aside fromseeing nice rice terrace and beau-tiful birds, you may also encoun-ter farmers being absorbed incompleting their activities. As inthe household, they also organizevarious rituals for their rice fromthe very beginning of land culti-vation until by the harvest.

After planting rice, there areseries of activities to maintaintheir paddies. As a socio-religiousorganization, subak communitytreats their paddy as human byproviding them with life-cyclerituals. After cleaning up theweeds, farmers will performngulapin to regain the spirit orconsciousness of paddies. Then,42 days after the kick-off ritual(only one member selected to dothis), they organize collectiveritual at subak temple resumedwith one-day of silence or nyepi.During which, no one may do ac-tivities in the rice field.

When the paddy has got ‘preg-nant’ or is going to bloom, farmerwill perform miseh ritual. Strik-ing content of this oblation is as-sorted sour fruits and small penjor(bamboo log or midrib of sugarpalm) installed adjacent to theupstream shrine. As on human, thesour fruits mean to strengthen thepregnancy and expected the entiregrains could produce rice. Whenthe rice turns yellow, it is time for

Verdant Rice Field:

A Playground ofBirds and Hikers

the last ritual mabiyukukungmarked with the use of basketmade of plaited green coconut leaf.This ritual is resumed with the se-lection of rice known as DewaNini. By and large, it amounts to ahandful of rice stalk that will begiven offering in post-harvestritual at rice granary.

In technical matters, the subakregularly checks their water di-vider or temuku before entering thenew planting season. Due to natu-ral process and water flows, itscondition may have changed.Subak administrators will calibratethe measurement of temuku (ifmade of wooden log) pursuant tothe record book of water subscrip-tion. Measurement unit of watersubscription is called tektek. Thismeasurement is proportional to theextent of rice field so there will beno rice field having surplus of wa-ter or on the contrary. For instance,one hectare of land in the upperstream may need ½ tektek, whileat downstream will need 1 tektek.This happens due to disparity ofwater discharge.

Other than water subscription,there is also mutual assistancework. Let’s assume the subscrip-tion rate is IDR 10,000 per tektek.If a farmer subscribes for 1 tektekand he attends the mutual works,he is unnecessary to pay. However,when he uses more than 1 tektekhe should pay the excess pursuantto the rate.

In relation to water subscription,there are also some penalties. If asubak member cannot meet thetime limit of planting rice orproven to have stolen water, hiswater subscription for the ongoingplanting season will be terminatedor just imposed with particularfines. Some practices may slightlyvary from one subak to another.

Meanwhile, if you happen to seea sign of bamboo stem or treebranch plugged onto the bund ofrice field and tied with somegrasses near its upper end it iscalled sawen. It is used to conveya prohibition. Probably, it prohib-its others from mowing grass asfarmer just sprayed the paddy orthe grass itself will be cut by itsowner. Or if it is plugged on theclean up area of rice field, it standsfor that people may not step footinto it to take snail or eel at night.

Hopefully, your adventure torice field could become a memo-rable one and see more than ver-dant rice field, colorful birds andfarmers’ activities. Besides, youcan enrich the experience on see-ing the habits and activities of lo-cal farmers. Nice rice terrace may befound at other places around theglobe, but uniqueness of subak asabove can only be encountered inBali. It is an indigenous wisdom in-herited from more than one thousandyears ago. Come and be one of thewitnesses to see this surviving ancientagricultural tradition! (BTN/punia)

Wan Cake:Snack along the Harvest Season

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Lovina is one of the famous tour-ist places in north part of Bali whichown beautiful of calm sea water,blackish chromatic sand and the seawith its dolphin. One of the favoritefascinations in Lovina is dolphinwatching tour. Hundreds of dolphinscan be seen in the morning timearound 1 km offshore. We can see thedolphin attractions in this place likejumping. It is not fail to draw if thetourist has the time to see the sunsethere. Lovina area is also supported bythe number of tourism fascinationwhich is can be reached from this lo-cation. Places of interests aroundLovina are Hot Water Banjar, WiharaBudha (Buddies shrine), Gigit Water-fall and some countryside existaround the location.

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Lovina Beachthem are belong to Buleleng regency.The eastern countryside is calledPemaron about 5 Km west of Singaraja,and the western countryside is Temukusabout 12 Km west of Singaraja.

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BUSINESS

Agence France-Presse

BAGHDAD - Iraq on Monday announced new “ex-tractable” proven crude oil reserves of 143.1 billion bar-rels, the third-highest level of reserves in the world byOPEC figures.

“Iraq’s oil reserves which are extractable are 143.1 bil-lion barrels,” Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani told anews conference in Baghdad.

Shahristani said 71 percent of those reserves were con-centrated in the south of the country, 20 percent in thenorth and nine percent in the centre.

The new figure represents a dramatic rise from previ-ously announced known reserves of 115 billion barrels,and means Iraq leapfrogs Iran into third place in terms ofproven reserves, according to data released by theOrganisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

It also provides a major boost to the country’s hopes ofrebuilding its battered economy and dated infrastructure,crippled by decades of conflict and sanctions.

Iraq currently produces about 2.4 million barrels of oilper day, but last year awarded contracts with foreign en-ergy firms to exploit 10 oilfields in the hopes of upping itsproduction as much as five-fold.

The country depends on oil exports for 95 percent ofgovernment revenue.

It is also seeking to increase its production of gas, witha public auction slated for October 20 where internationalcompanies can bid for the rights to exploit three gas fields.

Agence France-Presse

LONDON - Nobel laureate economist Joseph Stiglitzhas warned a “wave of austerity” is sweeping across Eu-rope that could trigger a new recession, in comments pub-lished in a newspaper Sunday.

Stiglitz, who won the Nobel Prize for economics in 2001,also said the future of the euro was in doubt and raised theprospect that speculators may soon target Spain, which isstruggling to recover from a long downturn.

“The worry is that there is a wave of austerity buildingthroughout Europe and even hitting America’s shores,” ac-cording to Stiglitz in extracts from an updated edition of hisbook, “Freefall”, published in the Sunday Telegraph.

“As so many countries cut back on spending prema-turely, global aggregate demand will be lowered and growthwill slow — even perhaps leading to a double-dip reces-sion.

“America may have caused the global recession but Eu-rope is now responding in kind.”

He described the euro as “an experiment that may nowbe faltering” and said without a major institutional over-haul its 16 member states should consider giving up on thecurrency.

“It is perhaps better to admit failure and move on than toextract a high price in unemployment and human suffer-ing,” he said.

On Spain, Stiglitz — a one-time economic adviser toformer US president Bill Clinton — cautioned deep spend-ing cuts being introduced could prompt the country’seconomy to slow down and enter a “death spiral”.

“Spain may be entering the kind of death spiral that af-flicted Argentina just a decade ago,” said the economist.

“At present, Spain has not been attacked by speculators,but it may be only a matter of time.”

Iraq announces provenoil reserves of 143.1billion barrels

Top economist warns ofEuropean ‘wave of austerity’

Inflation, corruption couldInflation, corruption couldInflation, corruption couldInflation, corruption couldInflation, corruption couldimpact China’s stability: Wenimpact China’s stability: Wenimpact China’s stability: Wenimpact China’s stability: Wenimpact China’s stability: Wen

In a rare and wide-ranging interviewwith CNN, Wen touched on what until re-cently have been taboo subjects in Beijingand sought to brush aside international criti-cisms, insisting China’s communist leaderswere adapting.

“I do have worry for the managementof inflation expectations in China,” Wen toldCNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS” program.

“And that is something that I havebeen trying very hard to manage appropri-ately and well, because I believe corruptionand inflation will have an adverse impacton stability of power in our country.”

In mid-September, Beijing admittedthat consumer inflation had risen at the fast-est pace in nearly two years in August, assevere floods and unusually hot weatherdestroyed crops, driving up food prices.

The figure marked the 10th straightmonth that the consumer price index, a keymeasure of inflation, had risen.

Wen also acknowledged the diffi-culties of balancing the desires of China’s1.3 billion people with the need to main-tain order across the vast, ethnically di-verse country.

“I believe freedom of speech is in-dispensable for any country, a country in thecourse of development and a country thathas become strong,” Wen told the network.

“I believe, I and all the Chinese peoplehave such a conviction, that China will makecontinuous progress and the people’s wishes

Agence France-Presse

WASHINGTON - Corruption and inflation could have an “adverse impact” on stability in China, Pre-mier Wen Jiabao warned Sunday, also acknowledging that the people’s thirst for democracy was “irresistible.”

for and needs for democracy and freedomare irresistible,” Wen said.

He trumpeted the fact that acrossChina there were now some 400 millionInternet users and 800 million people withmobile phones.

And Wen revealed that he often logsonto the Internet.

“I have read sharp critical commentson the work of the government on theInternet and also there are commendablewords about the work of the government,”he said.

China’s communist leaders haveruled with an iron fist since revolutionaryleader Mao Zedong proclaimed the found-ing of Communist China in 1949, but in pastdecades have gradually opened somespheres such as economic activity.

But they remain wary of looseningcontrols on freedom of expression and dem-onstrations, and there are many high-pro-file dissidents and political activists impris-oned in China.

Wen insisted Sunday that any open-ing up “must be conducted within the rangeallowed by the constitution and the laws. Sothat the country will have a normal order.”

He said a four-trillion-yuan (586-bil-lion-dollar) stimulus package unveiled twoyears ago by China had steered its power-house economy on the right course amid theglobal financial downturn.

But he agreed China’s leaders were

on “high alert” against the possibility of anyeconomic bubble.

Global ratings agency Fitch Ratingswarned in mid-September that China facesa potential “hangover” from thegovernment’s massive spending spree.

Wen acknowledged Sunday that theimplementation of the stimulus packagemeant “there are fiscal and financial risks atthe level of local governments. We havesome financing vehicles of local govern-ments. They have some debts.”

One of the key challenges now fac-ing his country was to confront its structuralproblems, Wen said.

“I was one of the first ones to arguethat our economic development still lacksbalance, coordination and sustainability,” hetold CNN.

Turning to a row with the UnitedStates over the yuan, accused here of beingdeliberately undervalued, Wen accused USlawmakers of politicizing the issue saying atrade surplus was natural at his country’sstage of development.

“China does not pursue a trade sur-plus,” Wen said. “Some people in the UnitedStates, in particular some in the US Con-gress, do not know fully about China.

Asked what books he was reading,Wen responded that he often travels with“The Theory of Moral Sentiments” by Scot-tish philosopher Adam Smith and MarcusAurelius’s “Meditations.”

AFP PHOTO / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI

China’s Premier Wen Jiabao addresses the Greek parliament in Athens on October 3, 2010. Corruption andinflation could have an “adverse impact” on stability in China, Premier Wen Jiabao warned Sunday, also ac-knowledging that the people’s thirst for democracy was “irresistible.”

Entertainment InternationalTuesday, October 5, 201012

“Legend of the Guardians,” ananimated owl drama, surged to sec-ond place, earning 10.85 million, fol-lowed by “Wall Street: Money NeverSleeps” in the third-place spot.

Director Oliver Stone’s sequel tohis 1987 hit “Wall Street” seesMichael Douglas reprising his roleas investment shark Gordon Gekko,famous for saying that “greed isgood.” The movie co-starring Josh

Associated Press Writer

ATLANTA – Facing fallout froma recent arrest, T.I. raised money onSunday for his family’s newAlzheimer’s disease charity and ex-plained how the idea for it tookshape during a previous period oflegal trouble. The rapper, whose realname is Clifford Harris Jr., and hiswife, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, held aluncheon for the foundation called“For The Love Of Our Fathers,”which honors their fathers’ battleswith Alzheimer’s disease.

The Grammy winner would nottalk about his arrest last month onsuspicion of drug offenses, butsaid the inspiration for the foun-dation came in the aftermath of his2007 arrest on weapons charges.

“It’s very, very personally closeto our family,” said T.I., who servedseven months in prison for the fire-arms offenses. “And while I was, youknow, while I was going through my

Reuters

LOS ANGELES – Among thosewho must pay Don Johnson his $51.7million in “Nash Bridges” money arebillionaires Mark Cuban and ToddWagner and their 2929 Entertain-ment, the actor’s representatives said.

A judge ruled late Thursday thatit was Cuban and Wagner’s 2929,along with Rysher Entertainment andinvestment firm Qualia Capital —operated by Amir Malin and KenShapiro — that should foot the billfor money owed the actor stemming

Associated Press Writer

LAS VEGAS – Celebrities, fans, friendsand family members are saying goodbyeto Tony Curtis during public funeral ser-vices to celebrate the movie star’s life.

Longtime friend and pallbearer GeneKilroy tells The Associated Press thatCurtis’ wife, Jill Curtis, plans to eulogizeher husband of 16 years Monday in LasVegas. The 85-year-old Oscar-nominatedactor who starred in “The Defiant Ones”and “Some Like It Hot” died Wednesday.

An hourlong funeral is to be followedby burial and then a private reception atthe Luxor hotel-casino on the Las VegasStrip.

Kilroy says billionaire investor KirkKerkorian, actor Kirk Douglas and singerPhyllis McGuire are among seven honor-ary pallbearers. Curtis’ daughter, actressJamie Lee Curtis, is among family mem-bers expected to attend.

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Jesse Eisenberg, left, and Justin Timberlake on the movie Social Network.

‘Social Network’ fast-‘Social Network’ fast-‘Social Network’ fast-‘Social Network’ fast-‘Social Network’ fast-friends box-office successfriends box-office successfriends box-office successfriends box-office successfriends box-office successAgence France Presse

LOS ANGELES - “The Social Network,” Aaron Sorkin and DavidFincher’s take on the rise of Internet titan Facebook, topped the weekendbox office in North America, preliminary industry data showed on Sun-day. The film, starring newcomer Jesse Eisenberg and pop star JustinTimberlake, scored big in its first weekend out with 23 million dollars.

Brolin and Shia LaBeouf earned10.1 million dollars.

In fourth place was “The Town,”Ben Affleck’s fast-paced bank heistflick set in his hometown of Boston.The movie earned 10 million dollars.

Teen comedy “Easy A” about ahigh school girl who lies about los-ing her virginity to improve her so-cial standing, trailed in fifth placenetting 7.0 million.

“You Again”, a family comedystarring Jamie Lee Curtis andSigourney Weaver, was in sixth placeand earned 5.55 million dollars.

New films “Case 39” and “Let MeIn” were in the seventh and eighthspots; “Case 39” is a horror-thriller star-ring Renee Zellweger that earned 5.35million, and “Let Me In” a remake ofa Swedish film, netted 5.30 million. Inninth place was “Devil,” M. NightShyamalan’s thriller about Satan trap-ping victims in a Philadelphia high-rise. It earned 3.67 million dollars.

“Alpha and Omega,” an animatedmovie about a wolf pack in the wildsof a Canadian nature reserve, wasin 10th place with 3.0 million dol-lars in tickets sold.

Family plans public farewell for actor Tony Curtis

AP Photo/Isaac Brekken

Jill Curtis, widow of the late actor Tony Curtis, speaks to mem-bers of the media at her home Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010 inHenderson, Nev. Tony Curtis died Wednesday at the age of 85.

Grammy award winningartist Clifford ‘TI’ Harris,left, poses for mediawith his wife Tameka‘Tiny’ Harris, right,during an Alzheimers‘For the Love of OurFathers’ foundationhonoree luncheon at theLuckie Lounge Sunday,Oct. 3, 2010, in Atlanta.

Rapper TI, wife raisemoney for Alzheimer’s

AP Photo/Gregory Smith

... period of hiatus, Tameka had theidea of ... starting this foundation. AndI thought it was an outstanding idea.”

Cottle’s father, Charles Pope, hasAlzheimer’s, an irreversible neuro-logical disorder that causes its vic-tims to lose their memory, becomedisoriented and suffer personalitychanges. No cure is known. T.I. saidhis father and grandmother also hadthe disease when they died.

The couple said the charity willraise funds for disease research andpossibly offer relief to caregivers.Nicknamed the “King of the South,”T.I. has sold millions of albums andcreated the hits “Whatever You Like”and “U Don’t Know Me.” He recentlystared in “Takers,” a movie about anarmored car robbery gone wrong, andis working on a new album.

But his career has been threat-ened by legal trouble. In 2007, hewas caught trying to buy semiauto-matic weapons on his way to a BETAwards show.

Court decides who owes“Nash” money to Don Johnson

from his partial ownership of “Nash,”a TV series he co-created in 1995.Johnson starred with Cheech Marin inthe cop show, which aired from 1996to 2001.

Johnson was awarded $23.2 mil-lion in July, a sum that was bumpedby an additional $28.5 million in Sep-tember, but it wasn’t clear who wasresponsible for paying out all that cash.

Johnson’s legal squabble essen-tially was with Rysher, but the entityonce owned by Cox Enterprises haschanged hands a few times, and it wasunclear who has been benefiting fromlucrative international reruns of“Nash.”

Qualia owns Rysher now, and 2929owned it from 2001-06, so they are onthe hook with Rysher for the moneyowed Johnson, Los Angeles SuperiorCourt Judge Michael Stern said.“‘Nash Bridges’ was my idea,”Johnson said Friday. “Mark Cuban’scompany and Qualia took all the prof-its from the show’s syndication. I feelvindicated that Rysher, 2929 Enter-tainment and Qualia are all being heldresponsible.”Johnson had argued, suc-cessfully, that “Nash” so far has gen-erated $325 million in revenue, with$150 million of that coming fromworldwide syndication.

International Tuesday, October 5, 2010 13Life Style

Four gold medals were awardedto South Korean gamers Sunday atthe 10th annual World Cyber GamesGrand Final, a four-day contest atthe Los Angeles Convention Cen-ter of more than 400 competitorsfrom 58 countries.

South Korea previously domi-nated at the grand finals inChengdu, China, and Cologne, Ger-many. This year’s winning SouthKorean gold medalists were Young-Ho “Flash” Lee for “StarCraft,” Jae-Min “Knee” Bae for “Tekken 6,”Sung-Sik “ReMinD” Kim for“Warcraft III” and the three-manSanarae team of Young-Ho Jeon,

Agence France Presse

PARIS - Looking out over hisglobal empire of gourmet restau-rants, star-studded tables reachingfrom Tokyo to the Eiffel Tower,French chef Alain Ducasse de-cided this spring it was time forsomething new. So he took themenu of the Plaza Athenee, theflagship three-star restaurant thatgraces the luxury Parisian hotel,and decided to strip it back to ba-sics — in what he believes mayherald a radical new food trend.

“I want to remind people of thetaste of bread and butter,” Ducassetold AFP over a seven-course tast-ing session in the kitchens of thefive-star hotel, on Paris’ ultra-chicAvenue Montaigne.

“The best bread, toasted just so,and served with butter at exactlythe right temperature,” he en-thused, wolfing down slice afterfragrant slice of the thick, crustybread sourced from one of thecapital’s best boulangeries. Pro-duce — bought in the right place,at just the right time of year to en-sure peak quality — is at the heartof the new menu, unveiled this

Associated Press Writer

LONDON – When Chris Carverran an ultra-marathon in Scotland lastyear, which challenges athletes to runas far as possible within 24 hours, heran 140 miles (225 kilometers). De-termined to do better in this year’srace, Carver added something extrato his training regime: beetroot juice.For a week before the race, he drankthe dark purple juice every day. Lastmonth, Carver won it by running 148miles (238 kilometers).

“The only thing I did differently thisyear was the beetroot juice,” saidCarver, 46, a professional runner basednear Leeds, in northern England.

He said more exercise would haveimproved his endurance, but to get the

AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

Young-Ho Lee, of South Korea, left, and Patrick Moeller, of Germany, are shown on the screen before theirStarCraft match at the 10th annual World Cyber Games in Los Angeles, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010.

South Korea dominatesSouth Korea dominatesSouth Korea dominatesSouth Korea dominatesSouth Korea dominatesWorld Cyber GamesWorld Cyber GamesWorld Cyber GamesWorld Cyber GamesWorld Cyber GamesAssociated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES – South Korea retained the title of grand championfor the third straight year at the Olympics of the video game world.

Hyun-Sub Kim and Tae-Kyung Parkfor “Lost Saga.”

Gamers from the United Statesweren’t far behind South Korea withthree gold medals. Earning the ac-colade was the five-manCounterLogic team for “LeagueLegends,” the six-man AmeriMiXteam for “Quake Wars Online” andAlec “Acai28” Castillo for “GuitarHero 5.” Castillo bested a playerfrom the United Kingdom on Rush’s“The Spirit of Radio” in the finalround.

“It’s a really fun song,” he saidafter Sunday’s closing ceremonies.“I beat him at the last second.” Play-

ers who previously qualified at re-gional competitions held across theglobe faced off in tournament-stylematches from 13 games for morethan $250,000 in prize money, aswell as televisions, netbooks andother gear. The five-man NaVi teamfrom Ukraine toppled a team fromDenmark to take $25,000 for domi-nating in the first-person shooter“Counter-Strike.”

Other gold medalists wereFernando “Pantaneiro” Rogoski ofBrazil for “Carom3D,” Charlie“Tenshii” Elliott of Australia for “As-phalt 5,” Kevin “daimonde” Santnerof Germany for “FIFA 10,” David“d.Daveyskills” Kelly of the UnitedKingdom for “Forza Motorsport 3”and Kalle “Frostbeule” MoertlundVidekull of Sweden for “TrackManiaNations Forever.”

AP Photo/Tim Hales

Professional runner Chris Carver prepares to drink beetroot juice inhis home in Otley, England, Friday Sept. 17, 2010.

Beet it: To exercise longer, try beetroot juicesame result he attributes to the juice —an extra eight miles — it would likelyhave taken an entire year. Some expertssay adding beetroot juice to your diet— like other foods such as cherry juiceor milk — could provide a performanceboost even beyond the blood, sweat andtears of more training.

In two studies conducted at ExeterUniversity on 15 men, Stephen Baileyand colleagues found cyclists whodrank a half-liter (about a half-quart)of beetroot juice several hours beforesetting off were able to ride up to 20percent longer than those who dranka placebo blackcurrant juice.

By examining the cyclists under ascanner that analyzes how much energyis needed for a muscle to contract,Bailey and colleagues discovered

beetroot juice allows cyclists to ex-ercise using less oxygen than normal.“The beetroot juice was effectiveeven without any additional train-ing,” Bailey said. “It reduces the en-ergy requirements on your musclesso you can last longer.” While thebeetroot juice was provided free byits manufacturer, Exeter Universitypaid for the research.

Bailey said the high nitrate con-tent of beetroot juice is responsible forits athletic benefits. Scientists aren’texactly sure how it works, but suspecthaving more nitric oxide in your body,a byproduct of nitrate, helps you ex-ercise with less oxygen. Bailey saidthe same effects might be possible ifpeople ate more nitrate-rich foods likebeetroot, lettuce or spinach.

AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS GUILLOT

(FILES) A picture taken on April 13, 2010 in Paris shows Frenchchef Alain Ducasse. Ducasse decided this spring it was time forsomething new. So he took the menu of the Plaza Athenee, the flag-ship three-star restaurant that graces the luxury Parisian hotel, anddecided to strip it back to basics — in what he believes may heralda radical new food trend. “we are are no longer in a cuisine of pompand ceremony”, said the chef.

Time for new ‘gold standard’,says star French chef Ducasse

week to the hotel’s elite interna-tional clientele.

“We’ve never been about bling-bling — but now we are definitivelygoing to get back to essentials,”Ducasse said. “There are no acces-sories — just like a very beautifulwoman does not need accessories.”

Of course, diners will be left inno doubt where they are — seatedunder the vast chandeliers of thehotel’s hushed, opulent interior.

But, said Ducasse, “we are areno longer in a cuisine of pomp andceremony. There will be moreluxury in the decor — but morepurity in the plate.” “Veal, Carrots”or “Vegetables, Fruits” —Ducasse’s new dishes sound a farcry from the poetic elaboration thatdefines gourmet menus the worldover, and nowhere more so than inFrance.

“Our modest ambition is to seta new gold standard for veal, duck,beef,” said the chef. Dishes of nomore than three ingredients willaim, he said, to “define the essenceof taste.” “Cuisine has become toocomplicated — this is about sub-ject, verb, adjective: duck, turnips,sauce.”

Tuesday, October 5, 201014 InternationalSport

A brace from Cristiano Ronaldo,a first Real goal from Mesut Oziland strikes from Argentines Angeldi Maria and Gonzalo Higuain putwinless Deportivo to the sword withReal 5-0 up after an hour. “We wereswitched on from the start andscored the goals early on which hasnot happened on other occasions,”said midfielder Xabi Alonso.

“We are pleased with our per-formance and our only motivationhas to be our game and our results.We can’t control what the otherteams do.” It was a perfect thirdhome win for Real who go a pointabove rivals Barcelona into thirdafter the champions dropped twohome points in a frustrating 1-1draw with Real Mallorca at CampNou on Sunday.

“We should have killed off thegame but we didn’t and we let twopoints slip from our grasp,” saidBarca coach Pep Guardiola. “Wewon’t get 99 points this season.Last season’s points tally is some-thing very difficult to get.” LionelMessi made his first league startsince injuring his ankle a fortnightago and netted his third goal of thecampaign on 20 minutes to putBarca ahead, but Emilio N’Sueequalised with a header three min-

AFP PHOTO/ DOMINIQUE FAGET

Real Madrid’s Argentinian midfielder Angel di Maria (R) vies withDeportivo Coruna’s Uruguayan midfielder Jonathan Urreta dur-ing the Spanish league football match Real Madrid againstDeportivo Coruna at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid,on October 3, 2010.

Mourinho’s Madrid click to hit Depor for sixMourinho’s Madrid click to hit Depor for sixMourinho’s Madrid click to hit Depor for sixMourinho’s Madrid click to hit Depor for sixMourinho’s Madrid click to hit Depor for sixAgence France Presse

MADRID - Jose Mourinho enjoyed his biggest win in charge of Real Madrid as his side crushedDeportivo La Coruna 6-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday to move two points behind lead-ers Valencia. Goals had been few and far between for Real with six goals in the first five matchesbut Madrid found their shooting boots and took their frustration out on hapless Deportivo.

utes before half-time.Madrid got off to a flying start with

Ronaldo, praised by Mourinho thisweek for his work-rate, heading in anOzil corner after just four minutes.Ozil then scored his first Real goalon 24 minutes cutting inside andbending in a shot with his trusty leftfoot.

The German international, 21, hasbeen a real hit since arriving fromWerder Bremen in the summer, es-tablishing himself as the club’splaymaker. On 34 minutes Real net-ted again with Argentine GonzaloHiguain crossing perfectly for com-patriot di Maria to bullet in a header.

Higuain was on the other end toscore himself on 53 minutes and anown goal from Ze Castro after thehour mark before Ronaldo struck asixth in the final minute to ensure therain-soaked fans went home happy.While Real have a flawless ninepoints at home, Barcelona have beenpatchy at Camp Nou dropping fivepoints in their first three homematches.

Two goals in three home matchesis a poor return for Barca and theMallorca draw, coupled with theshock loss to promoted Hercules,gives Guardiola food for thought. Thechampions drop to fourth, two points

behind second-placed Villarreal, 2-0winners over Racing Santander onSunday, and three behind pace-settersValencia, who they face at Camp Nouin their next league match.

Barcelona had to do withoutplaymaker Xavi due to tendinitis andGuardiola also decided to rest Span-ish internationals Sergi Busquets,Carles Puyol and David Villa.

Barca went ahead when PedroRodriguez’s clever flick set up Messiand the Argentine coolly dispatcheda curling shot on 21 minutes. Mallorcaequalised against the run of play withN’Sue heading in a corner shortly be-fore the interval and Barca could notfind a winner.

Earlier Villarreal beat Racing 2-0 on Sunday for a fifth consecutivevictory. Brazilian internationalstriker Nilmar scored his fifth goalof the season and Giuseppe Rossihis fourth as Villarreal wrapped upthe game early on.

In other matches, new Sevillacoach Gregorio Manzano enjoyed awinning league debut as his sidecruised to a 3-1 home win over rivalsAtletico Madrid.

Goals from Alvaro Negredo, Di-ego Perotti and Frederic Kanouteclinched the spoils for Sevilla, whomove above Atletico into fifth place.

Agence France Presse

LONDON - Liverpool wereleft languishing in the PremierLeague relegation zone after the18-times champions of Englandsuffered a stunning 2-1 loss athome to newly promotedBlackpool at Anfield on Sunday.Meanwhile champions Chelseaextended their lead at the top ofthe table to four points with a 2-0win over Arsenal at StamfordBridge that cast fresh doubt ontheir London rivals’ bid to amount a title challenge.

In the day’s other match, bigspenders Manchester City leap-frogged Manchester United intosecond place after a 2-1 win athome to Newcastle.

But all eyes were on Anfield,where Blackpool won for the firsttime since 1967 to leaveLiverpool with just one win in theleague from seven games so farthis season. Charlie Adam firedBlackpool into a 29th-minutelead from the penalty spot beforeLuke Varney scored what provedto be the Tangerines’ winner onthe stroke of half-time.

Sotirios Kyrgiakos ran on tohead in Liverpool captain StevenGerrard’s 53rd-minute free-kickto give the Reds hope. And the

Spanish league results

Sevilla 3 (Negredo 28, Perotti 35, Kanoute 51) Atletico Madrid 1 (Costa 57)Villarreal 2 (Nilmar 8, Rossi 13) Racing Santander 0Almeria 1 (Uche 76) Malaga 1 (Quincy 50)Osasuna 1 (Pandiani 72) Levante 1 (Sergio 79)Getafe 3 (Parejo 20, Manu 42, Miku 81) Hercules 0Barcelona 1 (Messi 21) Real Mallorca 1 (N’Sue 42)Real Madrid 6 (Ronaldo 4, 89, Ozil 24, di Maria 34, Higuain 53, ze Castro 60-og) Deportivo La Coruna 1(Rodriguez 78)

Italian Serie A results

Lecce 1 (Corvia 36) Catania 0Bologna 1 (Britos 64) Sampdoria 1 (Portanova 45-og)Chievo 0 Cagliari 0Fiorentina 1 (Gilardino 58) Palermo 2 (Ilicic 20, Pastore 37)Genoa 2 (Palacio 36, Toni 90) Bari 1 (Barreto 52-pen)Lazio 1 (Mauri 45) Brescia 0Napoli 2 (Hamsik 72, Juan 83-og) AS Roma 0Inter Milan 0 Juventus 0

English Premier League results

Chelsea 2 (Drogba 39, Alex 85) Arsenal 0Liverpool 1 (Kyrgiakos 53) Blackpool 2 (Adam 29-pen, Varney 45)Manchester City 2 (Tevez 18-pen, Johnson 75) Newcastle 1 (Gutierrez 24)

Liverpool hit new low as Chelsea extend leadGreek defender almost snatched apoint for the Merseysiders late onbut was denied by a brilliant savefrom Blackpool keeper Matt Gilksin a match where Liverpool strikerFernando Torres limped off afterjust 10 minutes with a groin prob-lem.

Before kick-off some Liverpoolsupporters staged the latest protestagainst feuding American co-own-ers Tom Hicks and George Gillett,who many Anfield regulars blamefor saddling the club with a debtmountain they believe has restrictedtheir ability to sign top-class play-ers.

But manager Roy Hodgson re-fused to blame off-field distractionsfor Liverpool’s poor start, tellingSky Sports: “It was a start we couldnever envisage but we’ve got to livewith it and do something about it.”

Delighted Blackpool counterpartIan Holloway added: “What pleasedme, coming to Anfield, is we man-aged to keep our game and scoretwo goals. “That’s the unexpectedbit. “I’m just proud of the lads. Itwas like the Alamo in the secondhalf. We’ve got lots and lots to learn.We need a little bit of fortune andwhat a fantastic save from MatthewGilks at the end.”

Didier Drogba put Chelsea intoa 39th-minute lead in Sunday’s late

game, flicking in Arsenal old boyAshley Cole’s cross before Alexmade the points safe in the closingminutes with a swerving free-kick.

Once more Arsenal were theequal of the title-holders when itcame to creating chances but, notfor the first time, their finishing letthem down in pursuit of a first ma-jor trophy since 2005.

“The game should have beenover before it started,” said Arsenalmanager Arsene Wenger after a de-feat that left the Gunners sevenpoints adrift of Chelsea. “We hadchance after chance and never putthe ball in the back of the net.”

Drogba’s goal was his 13th in 11starts against Arsenal and the IvoryCoast foward, having helped hisside bounce back from last week’sdefeat by Manchester City, said:“This one is much better because itput us 1-0 up and then we played abit better.”

Earlier, Manchester City’sAdam Johnson came off the benchto score the winner in a 2-1 vic-tory over Newcastle as RobertoMancini’s side climbed to secondin the table.

Johnson had only been on thepitch for a matter of minutes beforehe fired City in front with a quarterof an hour left at Eastlands afterCarlos Tevez’s early penalty had

been cancelled out by Newcastle’sJonas Gutierrez.

“What is pleasing is that theplayers have shown that there issubstance in the result,” City assis-tant manager Brian Kidd told

ESPN.Defeat for Newcastle was made

worse by the early loss of HatemBen Arfa with a suspected brokenleg after a crunching challenge byCity’s Nigel de Jong.

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It was Del Potro’s second matchafter a wrist injury in January and fol-lowed another first-round defeat in theThailand Open last week. “It’s diffi-cult to come back to play against thesekind of players. A lot of them are verygood, especially Feliciano on this(fast) surface. But I’m glad to comeback,” said Del Potro, who had beensidelined since the Australian Openin January.

“I need more time to improveagain to play at the same level that Idid last year, but it’s very difficult. But

Agence France Presse

MADRID - Tour de France cham-pion Alberto Contador says he mayquit cycling if he is banned for dop-ing. “If this is not resolved favourablyand in just fashion then I would haveto consider whether I would ever getback on a bike,” Contador told Span-ish broadcaster Telecinco as he fightsoff after a positive test for clenbuterol,a banned substance, during this year’sTour.

Contador has been provisionallysuspended by the International CyclingUnion (UCI) after he announced his

Agence France Presse

CHICAGO - Carlos Boozer, atwo-time NBA All-Star forwardobtained by Chicago from Utah inthe off-season, could miss asmuch as two months after suffer-ing a broken right hand, the Bullsannounced on Sunday. Boozerfractured the fifth metacarpalbone on Saturday in a non-basket-ball injuy and surgery will beneeded to repair his hand, theBulls announced just two days be-

AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA

Sixth-seeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain hits a return during hisfirst round match against Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro atthe Japan Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on October 4, 2010.Lopez beat Del Potro 6-3, 6-0.

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TOKYO - Feliciano Lopez ruined last year’s US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro’slatest come back game on Monday with a convincing first round victory at the Japan Open. The29-year-old Spaniard took 16 points in a row at the start of the second set to secure a 6-3, 6-0victory over the Argentine in just 71 minutes.

a good thing is it’s getting better. To-day, I played sometimes good tennis,sometimes bad.”

Del Potro lost his first service gameof the first set despite hitting a coupeof aces, but he soon broke back thanksto a Lopez double fault at 15-40.

But that was as good as it got forthe Argentine, who held his serve onlyonce more in the match before fallingaway in the second set.

“Apparently he is the same player,he has the same strokes, he is verystrong, but this is the second tourna-

ment he is playing after the injury, soI understand,” said Lopez. “I will seehim playing better, for sure, but ittakes time to play at the best levelwhen you are away for a long time. Ithink he is going to be back,” addedthe Spaniard.

Elsewhere seventh seed ErnestsGulbis of Latvia became the first seedto fall when he bowed to DmitryTursunov of Russia 6-3, 6-4, whileDaniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain de-feated Eduardo Schwank of Argen-tina 6-4, 6-4.

Bulls lose Boozer forup to two monthswith broken hand

fore their first scheduled pre-sea-son exhibition.

Boozer signed a five-year dealworth almost 75 million dollarswith the Bulls after playing thepast six seasons with the Jazz. Heaveraged 19.5 points and 11.2 re-bounds a game last season forUtah.

The Bulls hope Boozer andJoakim Noah will provide insidepower in hopes of improving upontheir first-round playoff oustersthe past two seasons.

Contador says may quit if banned for dopingpositive test Friday - but he insists he isthe victim of contaminated food, say-ing he ate some contaminated meatbrought in from Spain.

Even so, Contador, who tested posi-tive for a minute quantity of the sub-stance on July 21, professed himself inhis interview broadcast Saturday nightto be “very optimistic” that he will beabsolved. “I think this will all be re-solved in a favourable manner,” insistedthe three-times champion.

UCI chief Pat McQuaid saysContador could have his fate decidedby scientists from the union and WorldAnti-Doping Agency (WADA).

World cycling’s ruling body itselfsays only a “very small concentration”of the drug had been found and that thecase warranted “further scientific inves-tigation” because the Cologne labora-tory which detected the clenbuterol isknown to be able to detect the tiniesttraces of drugs.

“The concentration found by thelaboratory was estimated at 50 pico-grams which is 400 times less than whatthe antidoping laboratories accreditedby WADA (World Anti DopingAgency) must be able to detect,” theUCI said Friday, adding that analysisof a B sample “confirmed the first”.

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FERNANDO Alonso believeshe and Ferrari must brace them-selves for some ‘pain’ in the nextfew races if they are to come out ontop in the closely-fought worldchampionship battle. TheSpaniard’s triumphs in Italy andSingapore have thrust him firmlyinto the five-way contest to win thetitle this year - with his champion-ship chances having looked quiteslim earlier in the campaign.

But despite Ferrari’s resurgence,Alonso feels that he and his outfithave not yet experienced how toughthis title battle is going to get.

“I have kept in touch with theteam all the time and I know that inMaranello, everyone is delightedwith [the Singapore] win,” Alonsotold Ferrari’s official website.“That’s how it should be and I’mhappy too, even if I know the hardpart is still ahead of us.

“These two consecutive winshave reduced the gap that had builtup but we are definitely not leadingyet. Now it starts getting serious, wewill have to experience some painand it is time for everyone to givetheir all, without taking a singlebackward step.

Alonso braces for ‘pain’ in next races

Loeb said before the rally thatthis prospect made him more ner-vous, as he feared disappointing thelocal fans. But he duly claimed hisseventh consecutive championshipby dominating the event and admit-ted he was taken aback by the sup-port he received.

“For sure it is an incredible feel-ing, and especially to win,” saidLoeb. “When I arrived here, I knewthat there was a possibility to winthe rally, to win the championship,and all that in my home town. “Soit was a great challenge, and also abig pressure, because I knew thateverybody was waiting for this here,in the region. There was a lot ofsupport from a lot of people. Thefeeling was really great. It was in-credible.

“I was expecting this rally to bepopular, but I was very surprised tosee so many people for the rally, Icould not expect that there wouldbe so many people, everywhere: onstages, on the road sections, wav-

AFP PHOTO / PATRICK HERTZOG

France’s Sebastien Loeb (R) and co-driver Monaco’s DanielElena celebrate their victory on the podium of France’s newWRC round, Rally Alsace, on October 3, 2010 in front of theEuropean Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France.

Loeb emotionalafter home title win

Sebastien Loeb said he could not have imagined a more emotional way to clinch his seventhWorld Rally title than victory in his home region on last weekend’s Rally of France. The eventmoved from its famous Corsica base to Alsace this year, partly to make it more accessible forspectators than its previous island location, but also meaning that its concluding stages tookplace in Loeb’s home area.

ing in front of their house, in the ser-vice park, everywhere. And all thatin a very nice atmosphere. I was re-ally happy to see this.

“It has been a perfect event, likein Corsica in 2004, when we wonboth championships at the sametime. Here, it is even more specialbecause it is really at home for me.”He admitted that he had been tooemotional to drive fast in the finalstage, based in his home town ofHaguenau.

Asked if he had been tearful onthe stage, Loeb replied: “A little bityes, especially when I saw myfriends waiting for me after thecheckpoint. It was incredible. I wasnot able to drive fast in that stage. Itried, at the start, and then I said‘okay, just drive through.’”

The huge turn-out of spectatorsfor the event led to constant delaysas the officials worked to ensure thatthe crowds were in safe positions onall the stages. Some drivers criticisedthe organisation of the rally, but

Citroen team boss Olivier Quesnelsaid it was a price worth paying.

“It was the first time in Alsace,so there were some problems, butwe prefer this with plenty of peoplethan a very well organised rallywithout anybody,” he said.

Former world champion PetterSolberg, who finished third, agreedthat the atmosphere had been in-credible and had nothing but praisefor the organisers’ handling of thecrowds.

“I have never seen anything likethis for many years, so much sup-port from the spectators - to Loebespecially, but to all the drivers,”said Solberg. “We would have togo back to Portugal many yearsago to see something like this. Itwas unbelievable, everywhere.This is what we want to have inevery rally.

“The police have been fantastic;it was the best support from policethat I have seen in any rally. Theorganisation has been very good.”

“There are still five drivers in thehunt for the title. So many times thisyear we have seen that the situationcan change really quickly, so any-thing could still happen. What is cer-tain is that if any of the five put afoot wrong, then it will be evenharder for them. I stick with my be-lief that the key is to always finishon the podium and then do the mathsin Abu Dhabi.”

Despite keep his ambitions incheck ahead of the final four racesof the campaign, Alonso says he does

take heart from the fact that hisFerrari has appeared competitive onboth low and high-downforce tracksin recent weeks.

“The wins in Monza andSingapore inspire confidence, espe-cially as they came after a difficultseason, in which our championshipchances have often hung by athread,” he said.

“Winning on two very differenttypes of track confirms that our caris very versatile and so we can tacklethe coming races without any fear.”